NOTES AND COMMENTS More time is spent in our public ‘schools in maintaining order than in teaching, asserts an exasperated ishment would make for greater educational efficiency. many difficulties the average person not realize. There are slat is the only symbol of authority. Unless they have their ears pulled ‘or their shins kicked these young- sters do not feel that they have deen reprimanded While sympathizing with the ex- asperated teacher few people will agree with her that a return to cor- poral punishment is the only rem- edy for this state of affairs. There are other and more efficient ways of making boys behave. After all, lack of discipline primarily arises from the fact that the children are not thoroughly interested in their work. The unruly boy would for- set his pranks if he found his lesson absorbing. To make the work ab- sorbing to such a distracted child is not an easy matter. It may even be above the ability of the ayerage teacher. A sounder remedy than the rod might be to take these unruly boys and put them in separate who would know how to make the work so appealing to them that they would forget their pranks. casosiw nT ane There was never much doubt as to the approval by the Parliament of the special or non- concurrent ‘‘military contribution tax.’’ There was much kicking and grumbling, but the government made its appeal to necegsity, to pawriotism, and was sure of success. Indeed, the reichstag would have been dissolved if it had rejected the bill. Tt was, however, left free to amend nopvital features... As orig- inally framed, the bill taxed all in- eomes above $2,500 (or - 10,000; marks), while now the minimum is 5,000 marks. It is called by the Eero oiaente financiers “‘a rich man’s burden,’’ for he who has an annual income of $1,250 is consid- ered in Germany, and in the rest of Europe as well, a well-to-do per- son. tax, moreover, is pro- gressive, and rises from 1 to 8 per cent. as the incomes increase. Tt is a fact nee a tax like that of Germany does not hit the aver- age man, or the great majority. of the people. This largely explains the readiness of the social demo- erats to vote for, or refrain from voting against, an additional and heavy military contribution that they,do not think at all warranted by the actual military situation in Europe. WHALE HUNT IN JAPAN, Adventurous Time Trying to Catch Fish, While engaged in scientific re- Ji fi an J 8 which hunt the “e; Bei and blue whale of the Pacific. Here is an extract from his story of ie hunt as told in Outing “TI was clinging to a rope phased fae tigi to focus -gaw tho Beer muscles tighten asthe tip of the Sonate dropped an inch or two, and I caught a|n glimpse the gigantic hats m shape r swirling green water. the water “The book must be full of ti . graphical aoe: judging by thes ara pbings/turn o Sate’ ‘Enough. No doubt the teacher is up against |" ‘classes in charge of expert teachers. German vai de it | b: “Biddenly" I rushing upward throngh the péople’s die! f par ly on the surface, Partly below j only it. f area which includes a panto es 10,000 and. extends Bk miles by : Error Somewhere. forty ‘cones “the earest hospstal ag wl Turing nk ye uence ls | 00! Ook. ‘How. are ga coming Lae aitton e s mohecneas pete Kid—What is it that occurs once | proachi Young Folks Bob and Betty. Once Bob and Betty went down the beach together in their bath- ing-suits, and on the sand right in front of them they saw a great red crab, with a big, round body an long claws; he was walking side- ise nee the little rocks. “Let's it’s you, becanie me have your pic-|; ture in our Bobby found a long stick, with) j.. which he poked Mr. Crab to see him open wide os claws, for Bobby [ia new that is t e was wiser, and hi Ga and tried to bark the child- ren away Soe “That's right, Buggins,’’ sai Bobby, laughing. ‘‘You look after out, Bobby said ‘Betty. “He ae bite your hand. “ll be very careful, ‘fraid cat !”” said Bobby, as he tickl . Crab, who began to walk ve eee in cay own funny fashion. Mr. Crab grew very cross, and began to open his great claws and look at Bobby’s feet; but Bobby did | not think of them “Ow! ow! ow!” cried Bobby, sud- enly. Cross oe Mr. Crab had put out his g: cl aw and ened the toe hung on tighter than ever, while Bobby shook his foot in the air, and danced on one leg as long as he could. Then be tried to run away, ne Hor was only giving Mr. Crab THE SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JULY 27. Lesson IV. fused. Exod. 4. 29 to 6. 1, Golden Text, Matt. 5. 4. Having determined to obey the command of Jehovah and return to While Moses d/his seal of indorsement upon their errand. Verse the meeting Afterward—Following f Moses and Aaron hovah, the God of I et my people . hold a jfeast unto me in the wilderness— [Mex do not immediately present their demand for the entire liber- ation of the Israelites from bond- age, but proceed to test the king’s temper and attitude he Oa ks, But in utter Teh able csaant me,” owned | ty came over to Mr. © whipped him with her Beach aavel; then she poured a pailful of water over him, and Buggins barked at him as hard as any little dog could bari and still Mr. Crab would not! p. cy os whined, and Betty cried, “O Bobby, do you Suppose he will said B. | “Bobby,”? whispered Betty, as if she did not want Mr. Crab to hear, “Jet me untie your bathing-shoe,” and she leaned over very, very quietly, and untied the tapes and oosened the heel of the thin -can- yas shoe. “Now, Bobby, see if you can’t pull your nae out,’’ she ordered, gave a long tug, while she} held ne heel of his shoe, and out) came Bobby’s poor, scared $29 with all five toes still growing on i and oyer rolled horrid old Mr. Cr. a ith the bathing-shoe held in his| bis strong claw, which never would | let go so long’ as it grew on Mr. Crab’s body. So Mr. Crab did not eat little EBs for luncheon that day; all he h: was a little apvarback- shoe, ae out a bit of good meat in it.— Youth’s Ooapeee: ES ISLANDS PLAGUE-STRICKEN. Terrible Drama Be vette Enacted In life is being enacted in the little islands of Gorumna. Lettermore and Labermulen, off the Conne- mara coast. dread scourges hoid, pve and tuberei in. misery one the -blackest spot_in any of the great industrial centres. The people in this place lack not merely the decencies of civilization. Lpraiilion and Genuine ee will 1 find one continuous acre of till- nagh,’’ which they eat raw “say They have fish les # can be got, re year’s end to year’s end they never see a morsel of meat, Many of them never ae pie, During the past few tors have died there an e] emis of es fever. sickened a esent. medican oficar Dr. OrKeliy 5 is the a disease-amitten mountain. ates the latest epidemic the ter- tor of typhoid has bitten’ so deeply ‘that even the tiny children run see the fever cart a o any famil typhoid in the house their neighbors will not go near Kid—The fetter E. A terrible but plane drama of | Passage. ta aha | é bat a the eae of Pharsoh Been nob for information, ntempt, concerning the God in whtes Geiss tee Senbive ta wes fi vor of him. The God Hebrews— | Even the Hebrews themselyes had | no’ ot yet risen | ception of Jehovah as the one and | eles, re here set over against the eas: which other ise might ye oose the peo: m their wo ‘kot the , | king ciecks niheie Petition ‘with- ° ff even swer and abruptly changes the subject by accusing Moses and Aaron of meddlesome in- eceenes with the daily tasks of the pi Get y aet unto your burdens—The | # command is to Moses and Aaron as representatives of the people. any—In the estimation of Pharach there were already far too y Hebrews in the land. To les- ‘on their urden and grant them ibe their strength and make them so much the greater menace land which held them in slavery. Se The taskmasters are the Egyp- slave-drivers, while are ebrew scribes or clerks, whose duty it wag to keep an account of the number f the bricks made and the other ike seranmed by each india 7. Straw make —The Egyptian bricks were nae "ot mud from the Nile mixed with straw. It on customary to stamp the name the reigning king upon the separ-| |, Moses’s Request Re- 5 isure for_religious feasts and cere-| © monies would tend only to increase | to the = es. Mr. Balfour as Bookman. Mr. Balfour’ = absences from the British House ually put pace to mer me. There is nothing Mr. Balfour takes so seriously as his written wor: He goes further than most authors in conscientious: re- written certain portions of his ‘‘The Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour. Criticisms of Beauty,’’ he made known through his Ben but not exactly on their ne that any purchaser of the first edition who returned his copy would re- the revised version for noth- nd | i ee The methods of the member not according to ity standards, exactly pushing— aes ‘of course, the first edition had risen to a premium | ——_- PINES ON FEVER MARSHES. Yast Forests Built Up in France Over Stagnant Wastes. Some very interesting facts con- “\cerning the mighty pine RaAaia the southwest of France, whicl . Arthur L. 8. naaeiey, who writes “In the early part of the nine- ndes, marshy, partly tree ered with a low, dense growth. vacieleinsliy: dawn eigen sparsely inhabited on account of tio icinensetadia: dimen Bueloug along the shores of the Bay of Bis- cay, which, due to their constant Pron inward “anElinsd go lees: villages, and forests, and obstruct- x : 4 areas, wh [it offered to the eye nothing but white monotonous. repetit ; ats hillocks, ee destitute of vegetation, and violent aoe of wind occurred the surface of the dunes was entirely changed— bricks; and excavations : in Bayt have ‘brought to light a| eb eee anor ber of these bricks bearing the| {°° namo of Rameses II., father of the| > {BS & Shower of Partcles 08 fine Pharaoh reférred to in ouf lesson| that nothing was destroyed. The age. 4 Gather straw for themselves—| Sand, Sradnaty Sroco smongss, the They would not be able to secure| Tepe ty if ther, vere | inundated good straw, but would be compelled {he tops of trees appeared quite to find a substitute in the field rub- bish of every kind, including twigs, stems, roots, and withered ae g|To prepare this for use in green and healthy even at the mom- ent of their being submer: “The damage cai * these “| moving sand dunes so increased that the Government officials had fe sraelités, ay upon them—Require of “= © ste ee = = em plantations, or rather the forests, 9. Let Lae not regard ling ayes rom the coast words— is Moses and A 5 of in encouraging the people is: tne that they might hope for favorable reply to their request, 12. Throughout all the but meaning rather ‘far and wide. 3 Stubble for straw—Compare verse 7 above. “14, Officers. e beate: —The Hebrew os ai time- keepers suffered with the delin- The remaining verses of our les- son (5. 15 to 6. 1) give ike complaint Je- hovah, would so deal with Pharaoh that the stubborn king would yield of the land. a ny The Reason. Muggins—I Souder why Dolly Dashaway is so popular? Buggins—She’s one a those girls fellow feels he can propose and yirtually drive the Hebrews out xe covered with maritime pines. CHINESE FOOTBALL. Country. | iton or Rugby- layetl according to rule. ¢ football of Cah ‘There the contest is curi- ae ii riot. | the streets, and every Dive hag a whistle uate assis= them. es- pereytes so that g, | their needful re ee were hills became valleys, and 5 A Very vane atlas Than In populs: Our ae Associa- | ¥' ‘| Pearson, in /HEALTH Apoplexy. Apoplexy is usually the result of escape of blood into the brain sub- a rupture occurs only when the arteries of the brain are u t poonusd of the blood within the ar- ‘of the haps by a hearty meal, by lifting a 2 heavy weight, or running for train, or by strong ope fright, or joy. The. first aympion ‘stroke of a serers tient lies motionless with congested face and dilated pupils, breathes noisily, any as a slow, strong ulse. From this state he may never revive, but in many cases consciousness returns. it i i the right'side is paralyzed, the patient is often unable to talk in- felligibly ; he may run his words to- gether, or use a word that is clearly not at all the word he means to use. That is called aphasia of an artery by a bit of in (called an embolus) that is detached from a blood-clot, or from a ge ye heart valve. poplexy teame the ae of a bloet ‘vessel occurs only when Hoey are diseased. Therefore it i common in old age, al- ‘eu it may appear in younger Persons whose arteries are degener- ated in consequence of gout or other diseases. The form that is due to embolus may occur at any age, ee it arises from a diseased heart. f the patient recovers from the Guone effects of a stroke, there is usually some Smprovement in the 2 Beh ‘and eventually fatal attacks a ate ikly - to occur.—Youth’s Compan: Inyoking Restful Sleep. Many rise fox their bed in the morning unrefreshed by the night’s rest. been one long muddling dream. The brain and body ee been robbed of en, and have the room thoroughly ventilated. Retire neither hungry nor too well satisfied. Have the head Feclning sbnost on a level with the ly, not on a pil- low that strains a ion, and keep the head well out of the bedclothes ese measures fail, warm footbath, and slowly oe a glass of hot milk or water before re- tiring. Hot water internally and ex- ternally works wonders as a sleep inducer. a ee ENGLISH BIRTH RATE. Fewer Children Than Any Country Save France. The London correspondent of the Journal of the American Medical iation sends these figures and comments relative to ie falling birth See a Great. Britain: “ Aeoo! inks 40°a" report: jus is- sued by ‘the census Office this See France, Germany, Holland, or Sweden. It {has fewer children than countries but France, and fewer older persons than any except deliveri leetures on ‘Infant Welfare,’ drew peenton to the falling birth rate existed since 1878. siied that the process was less ite the in that, xoept in ae Tabet oe the fami- consequently ty the towns, uel Ves, without Ba serious danger of bel feane hes oe ard pressed, | tricts could not continue, for their ing. acce; Stealth, as wales Soa Bermit irth rates, too, falling. The! == inv Gre eoans wil | character of the population Was The Alarming Feature? ~, | the ball across the ore (3 ne by tenditig: to me. more - iniddle= Di bing over the roof; aged, and.if the population was Professor—Doesn’t it make you As you may i Acaies gi- be replaced, average families of sad to see women wearing feathers| gantic men yelling: oa fighting all | four | five were required—a a the poor little birds on their| over the public streets are pretty | point of vital import the na- i 2 certain to caine excitement’? ion, for no nation of forty millions eerie Man—It isn’ the feath- uld stand against one of sixty ers that ae me sad—it’s their} Ay the world loves a good liver, millions. That was the political as- bills! ‘more or less. ect. ‘ fe selected for my text. posite side have lost their power. | x, Their fitful sleep has | nec) Have the bedclothes as $ light as} ible. se try contains a. larger .proportion of |-w; , young adults than e*ther oe pieces’ of the game he ve ‘be eee board: of nights an ane moves, and checks, and sl And one by one Sheek in the closet lays. would convince ae 1 son: onde epecaly on its human side, neficent that there can fetal aa no interpretation of its henomena which does not take on some semblance of the divine reality which it is purposed to describe. “Rubaiyat,”’ which wning expression of the is faa jon sa the “Master of the Show”? is Playing His Game of Destiny. to | Men and women are the pieces with which the movements of the gam! ae marked and its progress indi- ted. of us are pawns, nights Hal riches here and there a castle or a queen. But, high or low, great or small, it makes no dif- ference. are simply moved helplessly a: od necessities of the game may “sistate at the ae and soone; later are swep its board Soa “back in the lone ae ow, it would seem as though there could. hope- less picture of human existence than this. And yet is it so hopeless, after all? See what Omar is actually telling us. —‘‘Rubaiyat,’” Omar Khayyam. | t off | a OPTIMISM OF PESSIMISM Just to Explain the Universe of God Rationally Is to Justify It Morally This universe, he says, is presided over by a supreme Intelligence, which acts with deliberate foresight and determined purpose, fe this universe, he adds, interpreted as a ‘game toh ‘this great Intelligence is playing person- ally for stakes that are at least im- portant enough to be worth the striving for. And then he concludes the whole by declaring that you and -|I are the pieces which this Intelli- gence is using for the winnin is g of BS game: ott what is there so terrible in such an interpretation of life a: this? ae Geass a ue Beaty of the chess g: at is a ane fepeaiae detail hat: is vital is the idea that there is a in this universe who is trying to work out some mighty plan, and that He is eine you and-me as the means for the. Achieving of His Purposes. God as He tes best? A child screams for help in a flaming tene- ment, and the aaa fireman of em. who is picked to stake his life on the slim chance of res mine explodes, and the miners above ground fight for the steps in answer to the call for vol- anteers. Here is life at its very best. But if such is the case in our itely grander scale, in our relations with God?—Rev. John Haynes Holmes. FORESTRY IN SOUT AFRICA. ee ¢ Policy Inangurated by The ral Government. The report rev ee ee the Chief eM e of Forests in South Africa for the year See lee on December 31st, 1911, is one of con- siderable interest by way of com For such a young Union the pro- gress made is remarkable, and con- siderable credit is due to the For- est Department for the efficiency already attained in administration Forest Reserves in the Eps of South Africa in December, 1911, was acres. Besides this, also 42,587 acres reserved for grow- ing railway ties, on which raleeg funds alone were expended, mak- ing a total reserved area of 1,842,- 137 acres. This area is divided into possil ven mn ies, — roughly. Do not sl & speaking, a conservancy to. € sleep in a huddled es provinos in’ the. Uns gel Gou- servancy, consisting usually of sev- eral reserves, is administered by a *| District Forest Officer anda tech- nically trained Assistant Forester. Under them are chiefs of reserves, forest guards, rangers, etc. more important positions are all filled by technical foresters, usual- i Shelly trained men ave course in the Ox- @ man; organization very closely resembles that of the Cana- dian Government forest reserves. Under their supervision, jorest surveys are being made for tl 16 de- mareation of new reserves, od ex- isting reserves are being p rom fire by burni or Be fire-belts, around the reserves and by planting up their perimeters ith trees jess inflammable | q, result of these pre- cautions, there were burned during, the season of 1911 only seven hun= dred acres, or 0.04 per cent. of the total area. the reserves themselves“ im- provement cuttings are being car- ried on under the direction of forest officials, for the removal of defec- tive timber and ‘weed trees, and these operations not. only have much. improv e ies. Compos- ition of the foresta, but have proved inne justifiable as wel Replanting is al, avey: aero on int] serves, the total area replanted at the end of 1911 being 48,136 acres. Several species of exotics are being le| introduced with considerable. suc- Nurseries are maintained, seed and eps of for- the public at cost. About au thousand dollars worth of seed was sold: by the De- « and the est trees are so! Mitt 2,806,402 oyer $42,500.00, ings, valued at —_— No Other Explanation. “Do you believe in luck?” “Yes,-sir. How else could I ac-, count for the success of my neigh- bors? | 1 Condescension. e—May Isee you home? Boe Nes ‘but you may wai ms start Phere i is always plenty of room at the top, the bottom and on all sides for successful men, » fo a School of Forestry and in Ger- | fal partment durin ‘the year, together. ae ‘Why, he ise my—"‘Why, tai < Fashion Hints _ Seen in Paris Shops. The a ey bracelet is the faceted me _| bangle bracelet. The new tiohair dust coats have raglan shoulder: Separate Si or waistcoats * coats are very popular. hegre or set-on sleeves are in s great favor as ever. Pea e will come to the front for Giactient street dresses. Plaid silks are spare aee in fay- or, especially clan colorings. Poplina, both plain Lit figured, are as much liked as ever. Embroidered or shirred arms are ghly |chiffon, taffeta, and 1 h re many iguaee of ao messaline will be seen this Velvet and tulle trimmed ae ‘are being much worn in Paris. In the dressiest suits the skirts are the most elaborately draped. Lisle gloves are probably the best for all-around use in hot weather. Foulard frocks for young girls are being made with two tiered skirts. Plain and brocade velvets ‘are ex- peat to be in good demand this Navy and brown will be the staple color in plush for combination suits. Children’ s coats still have the belt or sash, placed to give'e low waist ae skirts of white serge sith ioe uae stripes. are always ood sty. Challis makes admirable ae for children to wear on cool summer ® a fille plaited flounces made of tulle or lace are increasing in favor. Blue stockings and blue shoes ap- pear with white dresses and blue sashes effects .are promised again for ae coats, but may be longer. Sleeves tot evening gowns vary in Jength from the mere cap to three- quarters. A bunch of flowers and long streamers make a charming touch on a parasol. Some of the new blouses have frills Be what looks like a Gibson plait. A oe summer nee pate ue ae streamers of ribbon sae tucked hekeath the ae ‘tulle elts are being used on motor and | Heels coats and half belts on ; of se ‘A woman married to a ‘‘good felx ; low’’ usually has a bad time of it, . “You mean to say, se that you feed your pigs one day and stary st reak of lean equally?” *) Jimmy—“‘Just i ze know ‘a gana who li 25 no? a ue ) RRS AR MR EE ps i OO NESE E k «A eG WPT Sag WT ARN” UL TE Ee tar ede: . . ; Ree ee ee eg Ee oe ee PD Pe Oe Pe ee Oe Op Fe ee) ee er ae) ea eee ie ‘more practical gar-{ _