yA K ter sores ww comnts THE FRUITS OF FRIENDSHIPS Thoughtfulness of Othe of Others Wins and Makes Friends. New ideas on a subject that is rather old are to be found in a lit- tle book entitled ‘How to Live on Twenty-four Hours a Day.” The author is an Englishman, Arnold Bennett, who firmly believes that the average man of affairs wastes a great deal of his precious time- income and does not use his brains as he sheuld feom the standpoint of mental health and the interest and zest of life. The average man, Mr Bennett holds, adopts a wrong atti- tude toward “the day,’’ which he associates with the business hours. The sixteen hours’ that remain to him are poorly arranged and badly used. Sleep, of course, is a neces- sity, and Mr. ‘of those whe would have us drasti- cally reduce our allowance for that form of rest. But he insists that, aside from sleep, the mental facul- |" ties want change, not rest, and that the man who thinks he is too tired to read or pursue some other intel- lectual occupation is only tired of a particular activity and needs an- ‘iter kind of activity. To begin with, Mr. Bennett pleads for a modest experiment — the setting apart of an hour and a half every other evening for some useful and agreeable mental exer- cise—reading, drawing, carpenter- ‘The full use,’’ he says, and a half hours a week will quick- en the whole life of the week and " inerease the interest which you feel in even the most banal. occupa- tions.” In addition, Mr. Bennett, with other philosophers, urges half an hour to an huur of ‘complete Solitude”’ every day. This he re- gards as of priceless value, for it is ecnducive to reflection, to heart- searching, to stock taking, to deep and high thinking. He suggests a railroad carriage as a good place for reflection. Aly enough, because everybody else is sure to be buried in his paper be kept for odd minutes, but this is simply a crotchet that has no necessary connection with his ad- mirable argument for care and thought in disposing of one’s daily budget of time. The newspaper furnishes not only useful and im- portant information, but. stimulates the very mental activity and the in- terest in other questions and things . that the average man needs in Mr. Bennett’s view. Each man must arrange his time budget for himself, with reference affairs, social obligations, family requirements. n- pleasure, variety and inspiration which so many miss or throw away through sheer lack of attention to the matter. ee LEAP-YEAR. ie somewhat elderly but still kandsome and well-preserved bach- elor had long been an admirer of the young lady, but never had dar- ed to tell her so. At last, however, he mustered contest: to say: “Miss Jessie, Iw: er. hy so ce ste asked “Because then I should be bold eeeuh, , Perhaps, ‘to ask you to mar- With a charming smile she shook er ae should have to tell you no, . Baxter,”’ she said. “If you great deal too ook ‘int—and a little wile inter the eeuke lady, too. Ce SBS DONALD KNEW. “To cut of a man’t There was a pas a uae another question. does ‘defeat’ mean, ma- Ele Donald, aged four, was in- Tee mama, ”” was his logical ES ldnon: « Defe: at? means to cuv a man’s feet off.” at eal ay A SHADY BUSINESS. He—Alas! I can never marry you. She—Why-so? He—Because your father is in e@ of business. He—Why didn’t you tell me your- self he was an awning manufactur-| was Da ert Se ita EES TO STOP SNORING. medical journal submits the ee lowing advice for the benefit o! Jady who wishes to eure her ag band of the. habit of snoring: bow and gently but firmly bite his .s aaron 4 (angrily)—‘‘How faid— Bennett is not one} skould be It is good, curious-| tha: at this char- “Raise yourself 5 ftly on your el-|acter as-a ruler? What “hid his sons dc when ue ‘ose fault was this? dare tha the elders of the nati to me in that way?! quest? a such impudence. You|their request? What did Jehovah nerve to call your-|hid the prophet do? New. warning, at now, ‘Then het was done mai ¥ Ae one thing is needful; and y hath chosen that better part wich shall not be taken away from er. When you read that story of the Good Master commending the sister who seemed to slight her share in 8, you cannot bi Se apparent laziness one. piated over the pay activity | of the o But the Good Teache: condemning the hospitality of Mar- bes he was commen the larg- ‘deeper, hospitality’ 2 Mary. To hou as to all, there is but one Habe that is absolutely necessary. _ Thai is not food and dainties; it is ee furniture and was greater refreshing in e friendship of the one who sat at his ‘eet than in all ae food that the fay might bea Do we not all. reed often to hear are careful and gs, about houses—that we that good and IMPERISHABLE TREASURE e friends and human fellowship? And when we would entertain our fopnds might we not well think less the things we would set before ser thin cP ihe cichen of person. tee our own selves, we can give are likely to miss The great need of every life, that for which our hearts are hungry, i is nol food and drink, it is not even books or thinking, is not silver See is just folks, Beople, to hearts, to taste the fruits of friend- ship. ‘The one thing needful, that which gives happiness, peace, and prosperity, is just this ope: heart, this otanttataees of others wins ani Ik listen, whe face to face. oon forget what we have had or eaten in the homes we have visited; but we never lose what our friends have given us of themselves. The house that has the Eres treasure may be one where there i r was Pact sc fcod and tables, about clothes and | &*' or| No man can er, to read open| Yo! no plate to be stolen, but where hearts are rich through habits of soul communion. y man lifts himself with. renewed vigor as he looks along the road to the home where love waits, where eyes will look deep ‘into his; the woman knows not the toil and drudgery of he day’s work for the thought of the fellowship with those she loves. any are take, missing the riches of friend- ships in the machinery and minis- trations of hospitality; we are so entertain our friends © are starve their hearts. people want this they of all and first of all, JUST TO KNOW PEOPLE, just to have the open way into our real j No matter how much work a man may do he will do nothing worthy if he is too busy to make friends. The value of our investment in the world depends largely on the man- ner in which our own self is drawn eut and enriched through the touch of 1 b Bb eat by himself alone; all great- ing in to ourselves want m of other beings. He who chooses to find friends has that better part. The snare of they stand before the better and higher things; we meas talucalinn: siness that we miss life’s real bles- sings. He who chooses friendship choos- ge that which he ean never a oon sat by ‘the hearthside in the home. Friends become insep- Beek soul possessions. if you would show true hospi- | 4 talitgto 2697 Tet your first concern be that his heart. is fed: ho ar home wants you e wants your bread and t de- hearts are closed to one another. HENRY F. COPE. THE S. S. LESSON INTERNATIONAL LESSON, Ss) . 20. Third Quarterly Re- Golden Text, 2 Sam. 5. 12. Lesson XII. view. QUESTIONS FOR SENIOR SCHOLARS. interpret their How was the the retiring judge to chosen king? Wh rr elements in Se s character fitted him especial is new position? at elements ‘of unfitness for rul- ership did he manifest as king? On vee 4 ground was he eventually re- jected? What external circumstan- a led to the pueda of David at the court of posi: n the army during Saul’s reign? Re call the yeas which ot What. led to the rejection of David by Saul? Com and contrast tne character of ‘Saul with that of hés son, Jonathan. mpare and contrast the chatacters of David ‘{and Jonathan, Describe briefly the experiences of David while an ex- court. State the traits in that made him the superior of Saul as a military leader; as king. Recall the cos. ing, events of sae _ peas ed stad , David's lament ani Jcnathan, sae he Veht hts throws f prog: anne “Which was the bet- ter form of government, that under the panne ation: of the judges, or administration of feces perio. Gueee What events of this peri- primitive political and nial aondeeeen In what respects wid a man of his own time? In what respects was he in advanc. of the age in which he lived?” QUESTIONS SOR ANTERMEDI- ATE SCHOLARS. i ple iL Israel, time? Wie wi ey became he people} eel about it? Wh: ae did Samuel do In spite of , What did the Georle say? “Lesson II.—Saul Chosen King — it | which are ceremonial? pone did David held atycourt and | y d anaes in the young shepherd of y the lessons of this te Losson I re se for a King | tha ia this’ case king? Who was selected by Samu- el? What impression would his personal appearance naturally pro- duce? Did Israel need a military Hee just then? What signs of pro- mise appeared in new king? When he got a new heart and was changed into another man, did he main a chen ea What was his radical defect Lesson TH Basnuel are Saul and Samuel de- sort of able against public officials, was guiltless of? Why was it an offense te him that the people clamored for a king hat wise counsel did he give? What did Samuel promise to uo for them alw ee es ean "Rejected by ie Lor chief _ of ee had Saul committed’! What was this What great ve He ie se which are moral or itioee hat of a man—take him all i Saul? What was his chief fault? Lesson. V.—David Anointed at Bethlehem. is-Bethlehem? For Sipe - oe phet ture teen Whom What was the lad’s vocation? How Vhat Did he imme: ately become a king? | What was ately become a king? What was What had he ‘a cent. Goliath.— What. ieee champion defied the Why .were the Bethlehem remain for us to imitate? impression people was made by David's vie- tory over the giant?) How was Da- ared with Saul in the greetings of the women? t ef- fect was wrought on the king? What sort of an ‘evil spirit was it that possessed him? or did he yield to i6t “What did jo to David? How did 2 cir- ahs cumstances? What great duty is éayght us in the study of this les- nt Te on VIL pS, of Da- J n did this Oy" oe et i‘ What was the eee 7 On what was it What reasons had Jona- friendship. ‘ historic friendships can you recall? was the uge of a covenant What is the Golden’ eX Lesson IX.—David Spares a Life.—Where did. the incidents this lesson’ happen? « e ae eed ‘What was Saul try- taking Martha’s mis-|/;' W|have lived to the age suggestion of David’s comrade? did David do? How did Saul receive aie treatment? What sort of an éxample does David set ia this TnoHene esson X.—Saul and Jonathan Hae in Battle—Where did this attle occur? at forces were sain against Israel? What h had Saul him e field ? hat heroic cee did he show at the der Why did Jonathan have to perish alae with his father? What is the Golden Text? Lesson XI.—David Made od Over Judah — How wilderness ar What qualit'es did he develop dur- At the last over ec upon his reign? How long wa‘ he king? What is the Golden Text? eS GENERAL INFORMATION, Tit-Bits of Knowledge About ’Most thin, - e are nearly 2,700 crossing sweepers in Load: In the British Army to-day there are 40, pag tcetotal soldiers, The coldest hour of the. twenty- four is ive o’clock in the mornin Every year fully 20,000 of the Bo e Sees of India are killed b; snake Desvauiy uobone person in a hun- red knows which is the second largest city . the British Empire. She ealoeaoh gfpatus Ge Rew Gardens, London, is arger than any other in the w orld, nearly 300 species being repres The last cen- a population o about 6,000,000 nearly 4,000,000 nei- er write im the new Holland-Amorica lin- Europe. which the passen- per Press Directory there are now published in the United Kingdom alone no fewer than 2,353 newspa- ndon contributes 404, including thirty-one dailies Probably the oldest man ANG ‘adji Raouf, who lives in Con- stantinople, and is said to be 182 saddle-maker, and it the house he was His father ts EHS to small town of Werda,, in the kingdom of Dahomey, is celebrated for its temple of serpents, a long 2 8 3 3 3 mm, = & ae ees 3 Es 4 Eg = S, 5 oe Be 3 a8 frogs brought to them as offerings native: ‘The letter-carrier and_postmis- tress of Fishlake, near Doncaster England, has carried letters for thirty-seven years, her averag being pevaateane mules journey day. mileage is about 228,900. Cracking Walnuts NNOUNCE that you can place an English walnut in the joint of your arm rack it without. difficulty by simply exercising the strength of your muscles. Place a ‘nut in the joint of your left arm. But_first —| aoe two other walnute Ju-your right Teh a arm, and strike it an with e strongly c euparenalg cause your audience to believe it was the Bnglish walnut. under your arm that broke. Pretend ‘to drop very carefully the fragments trom your arm, and show the nut you have erackéa in your hand instead of tho other, Youthful Criminals other little boy ee don hla: way. to the drug. store 40 “Lets take his penny away from him,” one bad boy suggested to, the ois sapltea’ hin joiskced “eotapatiion: “it's best to wait until he goes in and buys chocolate with it, and then we'll steal the chocolate. Wot's the use of doin’ extra work?" oe eae Painting Wild Animals From Life ironx Park lio. house, in the | Central Park, New York, is fitted up with a urique studio, which About thirty artists can be accommo- dated at once, a lion ~ With the animal inside the cage a perfect light and no bystanders, to isturb them, the artists are free to Billte—what's ae ara 9 and equse a crab bit. your toe. ge eS men are born rich, some acquire riches and some get into politics and thrust riches upon emselves. : After a woman makes her mind to have her own way she gets and restrain her. In parts of South Africa much mage is done baboons, who | '0 whom did the people come. for a De cu fod Tn what Bee: did him? _ Wha 3 the a go about in large marauding-par- ties. es, foe S|made during Rouptania. is the most illiterate fe ng. ‘According’ te Mitchell’s Newspa:| the He still works at his |™*. kuilding in aie h the priests keep ei Her entire| * ‘angry if some man doesn’t get busy u THE FUTURE SAEESE BRITAIN’S DREADNovants | AND COMING DESIGNS. Year, One of 19,200 Tons With Turbine Engines. The coming of the Dreadnought, |, oe all the world knows, has mea: complete revolution sé naval con- ane naval Toe Ay future Power view of the pause which has been the present eae shipbuilding, to examine how the re a. cruiser. é battleship, renert circulated, will be similar in all important re- cents. to say, she will displace a 200 Sn battleship voted. p the group of four St. at when en mble the Invincibles, impr ea and will complete the group of four 25-knot cruiser battleships. SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENT. be seen that there is no- organization. year ii ossible thet there may be new and alatling. departures. From hints thi dropped, the Admiralty will be com: pelled to ask for no fewer than five m battleships Mo oreign ships make in the next few months Germany, it must be remember- ed, has to-day building or sanction- ed seven battleships of Dread- nought type (against the British or_poss ree, Invincible type (against the British four). And un- ler her fixed programme she will lay down three more monster bat- tleships and one more monster crui- ser next year, the battleships, it is Needs displacing 21,000 tons or ore. ritish programme 3 ie & $s 5 a S. & thirteen or fourteen. margin of four or fi it would give, would be far less than what the ‘strict two Power standard etnies if we assume that the , then, British. program Eun and one improved Tn- e clai —it is probable t will Ey, down one ara prov fe evaniconte tout battle- san that is to say, each carrying tyelve 12-inch guns. But the fifth battleship may quite possibly be AN EXPERIMENTAL SHIP, new type, built rapidly and tested with the object of gaining experi- e for a new class sehich will ae in the tl Two Monster Ships Begun This] j ab us be a vessel of 25,000 opi inion of most f | semble the present year two monster That. im has eae bee Tor | battle- ships driven by pro to try merchantmen a But that it will finally come may: be taken as certain. The British battleship of ae may tons, Se ee eight or ten 86 ton guns, which will be so arranged as to fire on ates broadside, She will re- new Has ships in fee twenty 4. or 6 inch writes H. W. Wilson in the London | §¥™%. for defence ues torpedo Daily Mai attack, and w: pt Tt will as of interest, then, jn | om. m the are ma failing of the ofiginal Dreadnoug entire "| absence of a medium battery. SY -Maaemoiselic Elise ited to the large ints and| ¢¢ Sreandettdee on el ue be i ‘will scarcely go b Nor would aiiiy-= thine opin, ‘exclaimed e wise t so in. view of the} pretty ee fn ct that almost all foreign Powers| “And what fs this SHORE tacar” smil- are faithfully copying British de-| Insly oad Hise's f: ‘Eh, bien! ‘Thou anes how our lovely queen, Marie Antoinette, often es- feds mili the cows, and they say that even the king grinds out flour in a tittle mill there,” tens Gn theresuoills all-car "Yes," nodded the tather, ieee they. feelyocis auch ievge she vill Ge Se Wrobelich be nalts ate filenasont Gee ek oe chateau, father?" Sion by steam. ‘Thus she wa ia Tinh wenk oa, Sauchostasticwies "te hee ere ea Paris is, oh, so tiresom “BORNE IN A CHAIR” Blise's father gravely one this and) to Blise’s great delight, ie a neighboring chateau, where she had been spending a short visit, ‘Then how they romped! “It's such a relief,” merrily remarked Mademoiselle Lucle, ue forget all one's grand ners for a time and play at being peas- antontaren Every one agreed her. y be sure they were so! a _you may promised themselves: similar treats In the near future, But as Q its to Nn, 80 Mademoiselle Blise and her friends found it impossible t carry out their plans. This was beca' uy r and all the other noble ladies and gentlemen were in gravest peril, and were AEs it they escaped with their live: ” Flower Enem T IS rather interesting to note that wilted—that. {s to say, they have viliea each other. 1910 11. Here much will AAs reports prove correct which credit the Ger- man Admiralty with the intention of building vessels far larger and ully armed than any ach an experimental ship is to he built with great speed to obtain experience Hie oodaractor Wee guns, barbettes and machinery will be ‘iven well Be advance, before she voted, and they. may be Jaced in the summer or autumn of The same course readnoug) The new ship will not improbably carry a new monster gun, the inch, eight or ten of which He Me mounted, and will thus carry out the policy of “‘out- Dessau upuE Ae the Dreadnought.” been considered and only relue' Iv abandoned. All the bieinee are confidential, but the German naval handbooks will supply public with what is certainly an Siegel ossibly accurate infor- or nearly 30 tons more than the isting 12 inch weapon; will be Ha weighing about 1,300 pounds or 1,- ounds, as against the 12 inc! shell 73 850 pounds. foes remain. But there is some ope of (see rid of them an thus givin, A CLEAR FIELD OF FIRE, The ey 60 my is. eae e assigning paler which n o funnel Bhore water to eee the waste perdacts of combustion and there is the bare: hat that ages gas engines might bg feet long, and will fire a shell) “Zou but a short: time since.” ado) opted, nD firm of Vickers-! Mas! i also kill without nie any other flower with which they come in close contact, contrary, carnations and helio- tropes ha have the greatest affection for not sone people say that flowers can. Natt Wonderful Map Stones, whi 8 presented t country by the present czar."The map 1s forty Inches square, and is made of gold and precious stones, ‘The came from Siberia and the precious stones rom the Imperial Russian mines. It is frame slate-col jasper. (necessarily inclided)—England, Ger- many, Italy and Spain— « sented by a huge ruby, Havre merald, Rouen by 4 sapphire, Lille by rock crystal, Rheims by a s- 4s valued at $500,000, and came out of czar’s private, ce ‘The French jewelers said if 51 map was ordered from them a would charge double. that sum a \yr * * Had Given it Away UCILLE’S mother had taken her L for an outing in the Luxembourg a is. Now that the hour for ae oa hea. arrived, she called to the arta we “will now choco! shalt Pay with the a sous ‘s os i pe: a ue mama,” cried Lucille, “I have already Eiveh the two sous away to an_old: wo: “Tam 5 ogind You have disposed of ney such a SuRRaniS. way. How. did. you happen to prevent it to maller cruisers. | | Was Dragged to Death at Is His Horse by Indignant c Villagers. For tearing out his formes sv heart’s. earn because- she roken her er, vened senneee Meas bee oe eS dra to x ehiee he ae ee Ae the bystand: ers ra witnessed bie vengeance, rgani, when a youth of nine-— teen, fell in love several ‘years ago” ith Eloise its junior, a1 eM ices ses adalat odteae ih Nba eee Sate had found employment, in tl meantime, with an itinerant den- tist, who, taking a fancy to tl yeung Italian, finally ade) him his. partner, eq ed him. mat sia kim to accumulate enough to seh ae in Italy, a comparativ voby rich MSen Ese 3a r noo .{ the letters putea ceased. ~ talian was wor and anxi ined true to him. He was fident, too, that, had ee fallen her, _ as friend would inform me as a ‘was’ preparii ing to turn hamise however, he learned, month ago in Boston, that she vad rried a well-to-do miller of her erate village. s_love Tara to Let Ver- (oa hastened at. once to Italy, ey ight one of the sti om which itinerant aeneney age coaches © is fn Ae a crowd and a num- her of small Boe meanwhile questioning his patrons ecncerning his former fiance. Bee OUT HER TONGUS= e had expected, it was not joo es she and her nasbans appeared a the group about hi coach, elf unrecognizable i the long eae: he wore, he beckon- ed to the woman, who, encourage by her husband, agreed to a trial” with which he Cc lagers. Catching up a pair of forces she opene’ her lips, he seized ant ore ota lerge part of her tongue while the crowd looked on, frozen — with horror crowd's first tear him to pieces. him from the ‘coach, however 01 Be one shouted: “Tie him to his horse: and let it drag him. The supeeitod mst with iaetanted he horses was. gee Op TOLD YOU 80,” t Dinah was laboring ove: Sahn inthe side yard near cabin, when suddenly and ously a little negro, as it fallen done warn, yo! ‘bout, tion yo’ slabeeitely ‘ett d tcle yo’ ter quit foolin’ eroun’ ule Pas Sa IE ASORE SOW, DISGUSTED. an, you treasi cther man’s a ae ie “Don’t be is aa Pere 3 peat Mee Be a « f the entire Saal output of tl would about 60 per cent. 3 plied ‘by the British Empii Some men seem to etal be ending: offer to the public to si own ‘orway, where wom the franchise, there is tafe ol ploying them on the.police fo! the old woman?” ps e mothek ete ‘It, ou ee ae it ANS her in yment 01 fo nl a me | iow teased Lucille beanbag dens i