NOTES SND COMMENTS Since the race is evoloving, the found acceptance among ancient eks and orinentals are taboo the usages of to-day pass in favor of a better to-mor- row. ‘They pass so palpably and patently, often so swiftly, that it is easy to see them go, and none more so, porhaps, than alcoholism, Although the flowing bowl still con- tributes incalculably to the gayety of nations and the pleasures of men, there are many and no uncertain signs that the race is evolving out of the stage when drink is counted an amusement and a help. When the lovely legends of Valhalla formed paradise there was promis- ed the dead heroes the supreme re- ward of an eternal orgy of intoxi- ¢ation, intoxication blissfully con- tinued without a ‘‘morning after.” ‘Public opinion has areveled so fer Since then that Valhalla could be the keaven of only the dregs of hu- manity, and even then perhaps fall a eae short of their ideal of real happi Dr. Archdall Reid, who happily is in the front men, has shown that in the old days a drinking bout did not interfere with the labors of the chase, which soon effaces its inconvenient effects. And in the next stage when men were farmers and worked by rule of thumb methods they still could in- dulge copiously without working a whit the worse for it. crafts- jiman of the middle ages edad a ‘ertain steadiness of hand and clarity of mind, but he had many holidays and leisure periods when be unlimited debaucheries. Of course chauffeur. The>least intemperance spells death and pain to hundreds and big money losses to boot. That is why these professions are prac- tically purged of inebriates. There has been a big advance toward so- briety among seamen, too. For the owners of the costly modern steam- ers teeming with human lives and | # Jaden with expensive cargoes can- rot afford to take the risk of tipsy crews. It is the same in all the oc- cupations of these latter days. Ev- erywhere is delicate and costly ma- chinery which must be worked sys- tomatically and regularly, and this ge needs a steady hand and a clear Everywhere are demanded head. the order, the stability, the acute- , the foresight which tipplers nes: cannot supply. It is only in belated lands that even a farmer can imbibe his whis- mer and other intoxicants in the old He can do it because he uses peony old fashioned tools and In are exceptions, to be sure, in the unusual instances, the hard drink- ers are sunk ty the lowest levels of society, ‘the ooze which defiles our dainty civilization,” Nine-tenths of crime is attributed to drink, 25 per cent of poorhouse inmates trace their low estate to the bottle. “The | ° most prolific of all the causes of|" pauporism’’ is stated by Charles Booth to be drink, Bernard Hough- ton, who has made faithful re- searches, finds ‘‘the general mor- tality due to alcohol much exceeds the figure of 10 per cent. of the to- tal deaths.” The insurance com- panies support him in his decree which goes to indicate that the strong, the self-respecting, the rep- resentative types of the race have evolved out of alcoholism that the coming race will be sober by na- ture. porwieeani, weeny ements OF EGYPT. edive of Egypt, is “pe Pas- of. travel, he goes out ae abe aOR avec oped ae ‘introduced many excellent work, father, is mnt. with one and is passionate- dy devoted to. rie beautiful Circas- a ee has rue ¢ him five charm- in laughters an mn 5 1g : oi a2 omising son. love of ota all ae to. cultivs Malta is only een miles in in breadth. < ~ length and nine ii me $ 01 ae difference between what we re and what we know we ought to ae is the grost ‘opportun unity i ie rank of scientifie| it has bee 5 could turn to his cups for almost modern working ar-| me: a is rt that walketh not in the| pi x etches Be the easiest gen mpany. | th THE CALL OF Better Not Enter “Thou therefore endure hardness a3 a good golvisr of Jesus Christ.’’ —t im., li, a nert ship and not ease that attracts wi capacit; We eg ernie cachusiasm for steede oF daring, and_w w be willin wenn slippers instead of high mething essential t thought of great sacrifices and if we a not feel the sa is de- as been a religion o} ship. It has been the glowing en- thusiasm of its euple for the en dade aiononpakerincial tte Of Ohrist that has counteracted the cold and sterile aspects of its philo- ecphies statements and you will have NOTHING MORE TO FEAR. ‘act of Jesus of Nazareth |* Re in luxurious fittings, but ie hausaGr. jal service they are rendering so- long as religion is a hiding cia yet the deserts of wrongdo- THE HEROIC If You Are Afraid ot the Sword You Had! Christ's Service. ing, as long as it invites men with promises of ease, of heavenly rest earthly pees it will attract only the eee When it shall stand and say tar aot “Here is a great ere are tasks that will sans us dearly,” the strong will flo cae its banner. ¢ Christian life is ‘o| fight constantly t | the ysis wraps, oe the sloth d of our natures. It is hard me reales temptations to ate slight violation o! IT CALLS FOR FORTITUDE to stand for things that are high, to be willing to be called fool for some deed of faith, to choose the unfading prizes of honor and trutn pad eight ehere ach are struggling for the eae that peri Tt calls for Oils tne world: Ligue toxcien i of soft sentiment} 3 serving the The theo logy, of Christianity as ae af the oppressed without making an enemy of ¢ sor eee See bis iolawers must bea: a gat a fool because you choose the right before revenue, the good of others before your ow ness for ine things wey count Pi est and most worth while. And a) uch ever will find the stay and in- spiration of their living in the great hero of Nazareth. HENRY F. COPE. THE S. S. LESSON INTERNATIONAL LESSON, OCT. 25. Lesson IV. The Joy of Forgiveness. Golden Text, Psa. $2. 1. Ver Blessed—The word thus eR EEA RES passages in the Old Testament paral implies the same de ward spiritu- the reed inthe:New Gee! ecunse} of the a ot mean if combined and us ea ‘steangremion-Dinsdionc to- laws of Jehovah. ee or precrerny for the transgression 0 of tl comman sight of the shortcoming or failure, thal t is, obliterating. the i saoare, of @ mark”; (c) the canceling of a debt. or ater the withholding of s aan entry ead the sinner sh vah who imp’ eth not iniqy No Bue perfect sincerity, bit is set forth as the fundamental condition of forgiveness 4, Kept sinned grievously, ong he refused to admit ae ta he suf- fered the tortures of a con- scribes s the 0 was away, ven hk solid pence of the body being affected and shaken by effect of bitter remorse eupnte e e My y moisture was changed —Tho | vital sap and natural fe baeee of e body, as well ea ie solid frame- ere consul 5, This verse, aaa as it were, es of cessive stages of the process of for- giveness. ‘or se of this, be- F :—Becau cause Jehovah is a piace and for- gi ving God. In this succeeding verses Ae 10) tl g out the 0 him. poin 0 per] youth Se happi- all who e ness of hovah their gracious heavenly Father. + @ wie a thou - ee be ON 8. LW bimeeit. bee yang hae : : nthe contrary, found—Or, phe aa uu art my hiding pla This aie expresses in peautital metaphor athe grateful recognition ot ’s mercy and prot experianced by the repenting soul. se Ase to God rather thar of him; hence the use of the se pee ab on in these verses. me about—Not only is ie prey guarded ae danger in the secure hiding place which he has found, but here Palin as it were he is mailed with eee of mu- and so’ of deliverance. i. instruct “thoe-—Jehovah speaker, re- srcae s appeal, instruction, coun- Hee upon thee—The counsel, together ith the watchful care of Jehovah, aaa to the traveler in the path- life security an e not—The horiation begun in ed. Satety. psalmist’s ex- erse 6 is re- su: This verse points out speci- ally the kindliness and gentleness of ehovah 8 guidance, who does — God G syle his harsher miaitde st also that the mney traits of charac- ter, almost wi sh result, in Sone oe e bi ita compass him about, protecting him ever from any real harm.or perman- ent injury. UU. Be'gla = ey dehovah, and re- oer verse godly pereons to engage in pra; eon mons all such as have, like Marge, i prowpied' as shi ci moment fills Ais soul age an ate ot ava mistake of Cl V0 der Aptis irection “ine Mist “watch was made, A watch may also be used. readily fOr Aucomamea setae) oe aee hand 0 the sun, and the south is exactly | ‘gna I “in the time of finding adi ection, as|t s it is natural “that pota 6 the| ** ach at this 8 dolp! the A Watch as a Compass|* ss. _ TRICK THIMBLES hich just brought Nan re “To Her Majesty Queen ‘With the permission ait your most Gracious majesty the court magician will perform in the queats audience chamber at the hour of 3 “MAGICIAN DAN." tg rts girl ees her hand: Heiss satelling the note @o such sweaters slks that she well knew a tre Promptly at te Bove, Apputstea Dan Appeared at the door of ae Saturn with materials for his tricks, ‘aising two thimbles in the air, he announced: THE PERFORMANCE BEGINS ‘Your majesty, the performance will hall place one of the thimbles. The other thimble I put on top of the one {which covers the pellet. Presto, fehange!” { Dan waved his ‘air, « magic wand in the few mysterious gestures HOW THE COIN DISAPPEARS and Se announced: “7 the pellet ie mble thimble, anere was the pellet, while the bottom thimble was OTHER ASTONISHING FEATS Amid smal apultaes Dan went on with his next feat magician bowed low In ackn apa kerniss in the air, The coin was conclude my performance ai id Dan, as he produced a glass FOLDING THE HANDKERCHIEF filled almost to the rim with ink. To ver sufficient the magician for tertatnnent, as Dan bow ntly to baa Feely can himself out 2 oF aa wish I knew how he did thos splendid tricks,” she murmured to Ler- self. Perhaps you would like to know just how Dan DID accomplish these feats, In the thimble trick, the bottom thim- (e) in the cork ledge. Of course, after GQBLETS FILLED WITH “INK” the upper thimble was in posit was a ton, tf simple matter to turn the thim= ‘hat the pellet would roll out. wi boat upon which the coin lay, COIN CLINGS TO BREAD Before beginning the handkerchief un. eyed ing the Honey Fos Eee toward is audience the side andker~ chee eek to that Sie whieh th coin clu Ink ens ‘was not used in eH os experiment. ‘The inside of the glas: Mned with a piece o} ty out the black clothe tei it within he handkerchief, ELECTRICITY IN KITCHEN % w PROMINENT FEATURE IN MANY ENGLISH KITCH=NS, 1 Cooking, Washing Dishes, Prepar- ing of Vegetables Done by Sees aoe a pit would not As sean S, Cc cther vonptables, ‘charpening knives and for many other purpos Small motors are attached to the various machines, which was wont to take eS aah valuable ti ime and cause the employ- ment of persons to so spend their time is accomplished in incredibly afa- by those who are sup: cd tb kage that thee siete That it zenith of perfection forse inary cooking is pererted,. piece being no heat, smel the sine pee ing of a switch an electric kettle can be brought to electric frying pan, sae Pelt eek wall do a toget tea tnt without any smell or annoyance of burning. KING EDWARD RESPONSIBLE. inside jan electri ted separately, wlion maori posse ‘0 bak Uterent kinds her re He ward . farted the range fever in En gland by installing an ‘electric Stove in Ww Small establishménts gradually fol- lowed the lead, an electric ‘oves are to be oead a us even the’ smallest, ony in end GERMANY. TAs 2 2} 2 KINGS. Many Different States Cause of Fin- ancial Difficulty. In a book sae ‘The Future of den on the country. Owing to the fact that the individual states of the empire maintain their own separate governments, ne: possesses more than.a hundred the federal character of the German ry would be so dee ree at one stroke. Kitao Dis Dines Like a Kin ITAO composed himself to es more good from Ti im this way than he eaten But his companion, Matou, the cat, some tempting morsel in which she could bury her teeth. had gone not more than a hundred. rom a oe 2 of her master, wes met — several FASTENED THE SAUCEPAN after her, sen ep2d_helter-skelter Aue the bywi io. great was ane fright that she did his _mas © fel ies tag attached to Matou DROPPED THE PULLET Pan, he dropped the chicken. this dainty fell right Into the Sean tled to the cat's tail. Away fled Matou, more frightened than eye! This time she made directly for the home of her master. tao. was astonished, indeed, when mo appeared, arias behind her the me in @ saucep: gods have Sreviba me with din- mer aaetiiat And as he proceeded to PROVIDED WITH A DINNER enjoy ‘this feast he remarked, with gusto: tila pullet 18 At tor @ king to dine “tele ala: he know es wnat trots he had spoken. Had he done 0, per haps, woul lee salen the pullet so calmly, nor ga gratefully, shared It with Matou, c Beware of the little fellows. Mos- ~ ihe are more bloodthirsty than Catching the ads into the supply. he muttered what he would do if GREAT WAS HIS WRATH he caught the rascal, Mr. Brown we FELL HDPAVILY d, Mr. Brown gave up the chase, But he dia not give up his plan for BpeAnine. the boy. He was.even more fore. hen ho pes thought donnie, for some ded what to it De- ath the ad of the box he eae led a happened exact! ‘would. Early next morning Mr, Brown aros@ ¥ ag he ex- PLANS REVENGD Bowing the per, ie oe window, he a 0 whi caiauoed the "staple which: Tastened rfl lid of the box, a strange thing happened. The 11d flew backward THE BOY SHOT UPWARD 8 shot ido ao the ie Habe into the the angry gentleman who was aurea to receive im, The spring had done its work faith ki happened without @ great deal of trou- dle, can't you? asy for a man to get in the It’, veil clase if he’s grade. “JU. REEF: SMILING.”” Treasurer of Banking Tnstitution Has Legend on Doo: n the door leading into the pri- vate office of the treasurer of one ee the Hartford LORS ey ‘ag ing japertei nay may. be by all comers a plain white anf a which S these two monet “Keep Smil- Shak the treasurer the significance: A feigned, sincere smile is a veritable battering- ram to knock hard things Sometimes I smi myself, when I run ced a that, newplns wil smile as oe the card, an at them to ahs the act ‘vate See tells of a visitor who came to LA “T am ce ere that leg oartily. ete Aaah BBO; rien a gue was rag! Cal- id ae “the pnpitels were visitor, died, when a man came around with Lone ‘af the doctors to measure the bodies. . As they finished the sec- end as ene y peer lin was given better attention rey suacvetad. The smile aS ‘it! That's right! ‘Keep smil- ny SRR RAS A Fair Exchange ) Mise co before had Willie been tn the eee Has tethiiitto, ths tures ight over many things, but sored all did he admire @ Jersey calf. ae lke to buy tt" he sata ts the. own ieee” oar would you “4 in change for it?” is esponse. ! y baby ely ane the boy. ae ee haves an ee w er had a hatch out more ' ird © ds quic] nape “es on eee they re- quire only te) The lav eent aes i Europe is the” Prater, in Vienna, measuring eigh- ty square! miles. on the down @ exe