. s : : - : ¢ , ¢ , , > . , ¢ : ~ BUEN gts Peat ie She ay SEM edit of on ge Sou Cag a hE ok oe Me a diy tall BS Leal, Mand tithe tet Mae Bnd ot Ope Baath din Be heh? Lriticn 6 Aa Me Le afin S £ Wears : : 3 x Bee, ‘ . Hh 5 al AM ao a pn Lah 14 . NOTES AND COMMENTS At last one physician rises to pro- test against the present propaganda of longevity, the discussion of the méans of attaining the age of four geore, or even four score and ten. A long life, he reminds us, is not necessarily a happy one, and there is point in the old preference for a short life and a merry one. Our friend, the lone dissenter, has made a Pickwickian discovery. No one is carrying on a propagan- da of longevity for the sake of long- evity. Health, peace, contentment, serenity are implied in the on of longevity nowadays. We ‘Yonger talk of a ‘‘merry”’ life, like institutions, The ‘merry a 3 e.0 life’”’ has Sena hee that we mod- |... erns frow Our age really stands for iain liying and high thinking, for moderation, love of nature, philosophy and good hu- jor. There is hardly an exemplar or preacher of longevity who does not emphasize the necessity of physical and mental habits that make for quiet happiness throughout the range and procession of years. And this, indeed, is the best feature of the propaganda of longevity. * The best rules do not necessarily insure a long life, since humanity is ex- posed to accident, to little rani disease, to Ticesees ealam: But the rules now so often Soa by young old men are invariably conducive to healthy, worthy, cheerful existence. They forbid no- thing ‘eave that which destroys! i body, mind, temper and human dig- nity. ee os Having rejected three of the ma- jor bills of the Asquith government, the majority in the House of Lords seems to haye concluded that it would be poor policy to reject the fourth and last bill of the ‘“‘major’’ seriesealled the Scottish temper- ance bill. A compromise has been reached, the government accepting amendments suggested by the lords and the latter swallowing their ob- jections to certain features of the dill or to certain omissions. In a nutshell, the bill provides that in each local unit in Scotland the electors be given the opportun- ity to decide whether they wish to abolish: all licenses and have strict| § prohibition, or to reduce the exist-| t ing licenses by 25 per cent., or to retain the present number. Pro- hibition cannot, however, be enfore- ed in any locality unless 55 per cent. of those voting—and not less than 85 per cent. of the total electorate in any event—vote for it. What the lords insisted on at| first was a fourth option—the sub- stitution of disinterested manage- ment for private ownership and profit in the liquor trade. This feature they have dropped. It was unacceptable to the government be- eause the option might divide tho temperance vote. The passage of the bill is assured, and the temper- ee eee er eh Sten forward, even though they fear not many places will give the seamiaite majority for prohibition: Ginger Snaps. ~ fave the A law fof i eapcrinicn of wse- less noises would be hard on the Siren e of the worst “blunders are} t it, Som: ade with the best intentions. Ears ues cannot be pla- = ceed wah lo Perhaps Jou: ean best serve the cause a oe by keeping out of the No sian Eaeallae Bites select an ugly heiress for a heroin n an argument a * photographer “naturally takes the negat: of your: enemies by not acting the fool. When grouch pee aisiiohe then ounibe the tug of wa. jome +h as their rhea ee this is not ‘eon much lor There isa soar born every minute, and sometimes he is twins. ~Motto of the greedy man: What is yours is part mine; eke is mine ju come across of men who were willing to become infamous in‘order to be famous. Can You Guess? What is a young woman he re- _ fuses you 1—Muel no-in, _ Why should a teetotaler nat have Sees se he won't sup- rte: WHT Siitter like a cowardly “ak dier —Bee: der fire it. runs away y did Willi am Tell shudder from his ie an ar- irds ii Sees like a Gagne “eeablsbment fey sue promisso: when the eeeaten are Soran: bul ihe ae sesnlened should tof w w ause as ee as it is un- ‘5 Young Folks The Mouse Who Dared. Little White Ear ran to his mo- e = “What shall Ido?’ he squeaked. “A big Human pene is lying across her side! I'm er. if i words. “The Human Being will move soon y never rest long.” “But there’s some cheeso near n it’s a trap. Don’t w tiresome !’’ exclaimed Fa- ther Mouse, who had’ just come along. ‘We want cheese badly| + ough.” White Ear crept back to the hole. with its openwork sock, aoe black, ea slipper. ae eee Now it Kappened a their stores below were low ; the piece of cheese what they wanted. Nothing but Mother Mouse’s warnings kept Fa- ther Mouse from making a dash for it. ay should get back betore she had time to move,” he urged. But Mo- ther Mowe Sook her head. They nibble at a piece of was the only thing that was lett in the slander, and then they all went to bed Bri early Ste cate t the hole. ing. No- 6 bow had not m: She sae not have turned head! “She sleeps soundly,” served Mother Mouse. “The cheese is there,’ replied pees Mouse. But his wife shook her news; ¢ hole: hey iia tesed ie aiillnccs of he sleeping Human Being, and the Gee see teyerset tha dheses they all agreed that it would foolish to try to-get it, You never ena Human Being will aos or what it will do. ole. Being ; ea large looked the cheese. At ere White Ear could bear it no lon He “taucezed aarohes the and mad lash for cheese. ise moment he started, tis father and mother saw him, and Mother Mouse snatched at his tail—but she was too late. hole, Vhite Ear grasped e ese, ushed it towards the hole, and through it; then ‘he got safely} © through himself—and° turned look at the senuer he had passed. Human Being was just as quiet as before, and her blue bow did not ern: flutter. w that he was safe back with a oe pat with we some of his booty, and ane the me away for supper. As White Ear had hi not ses aa all that they would let him eat of the cheese,he rush- ‘And then Re Mouse gave Bs him move— Being 1 She slow- th “Mother |’? he cried, as he ran ck to Mrs. Mouse. ‘‘What do you suppose? She was a Human ——__- $___ HER PRIZE Soe ES BEGGING. Woman cee $20,000 in Will for t Research. + ae prize me will perhaps never e awarded is among those offered fe the French Academy of Sciences for the encouragement of research. enty thousand ola lie in wil with any planet of the s other than’ Mars. This curious sae was a instead by. a woman nam 10 lied in 1899, pas left. ‘thea sae eee founding it in her will. The reason why Mme. Guzman excepted the Pree Mars is not explained. She solar system ee ‘eile $20,000 ee sos ee If you stand on the deck of a ship and look forward, the port side is on your left, the starboard side on your right. The title admiral dives sits origin om an Arabic -al-bahr, meaning ‘‘lord oft the Peckhexi--“‘You are not married yet, are you?’ Youngb: ack-—‘‘No, en Im engaged and sees Be ood s heing married.” ice Tes a whole lot better t ae you knew.” Redoute quate figise wan exactly bo rat ay. | the actions of Jehov: * ee es too -near the nt to be rewarded 5 THE SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY INTERNATIONAL LESSON, AUGUST 81. Lesson XJ.—Israel at Mount Sinai. Exod. Chap. 19. Golden Text Heb. 12.28. The narrative intervening be- tween our last lesson and this one includes a number. of impoi lack Moses’s earnest intercession Jehovah, was miraculously sup- plied. Then came Israel’s war with erelelae familiar to Bible readers principally becasthe of the indent on the mountain top in which Aaron dd Hite pubucsied the hands of is while he prayed for Israel’s victory. Not long afterward, Jeth- re 6 idiai ory immediately following the departure of Jethro. Verse 1. the third month— According to Exod. 12. 1, 2, the de- tioi month shal ban “unke fou the bane uths it shall be the first But woe after ue departure out of WV denies of Sinai—The unhab- ited district in the immediate vicin- @ mountain, Sinai itself is usually identified with Horeb, and located Hear the southern point of the peninsula between the Gulfs of Suez and Akabah. Rephidim—Somewhere in the vi- cinity of Sinai, perhaps just north- west of the mountain itse unto God— Went up the mountain to be alone in fbiita ion and prayer- The house of Jacob—. cobs de- seendants, the Israelite 4, Bare you-on tae gs—A beautiful figure Nene solici- tude of Jehovah for his people: The their first attempts to | fly, ever ready to support them on eriatdad yinedulien. teh ecanc exhausted. CANADA’S SOLE SURVIVING FATHER OF CONFEDERATION. Sir Charles Tupper. HEALTH The Nervous Heart. gvweewue Many persons whose hearts are organically sound nevertheless’ suf- fer much from various functional disturbances of that waperee or- gan. The stress gives rise to a great! & many disagreeable or fatal symp- | hon toms that do not at all threaten life, but often greatly meer the appre- hensive sufferer: from them. Persons who are-thus affected liye | i ina constant state of fear about their hearts. They palpitate at the least excitement, like hysterical ; girls; they acquire the pernicious | "| habit of living with a finger on their | own pulses, and believe the small- | est Byun? ‘of pain to be due to an| angin: At Tat they. betake themselves to seen many sch onsed. - Hom Brought you u rated you from ‘ther oe wor- shipping other g 6. My Gare this time forward Israel’s relationship to is to. be a uliar covenant relationship. Israel be- comes Jehoyah’s own giatentions kingdom of brisste and a holy na- tion. trangers shall ae tand vine-dressers. eS priests of Jehovah’? ‘sa. 6). ee 7 to 15 inclusive record the preparations made by Moses to the people silssermable betwee the peals of thunder. 17, Out of the peter ov nearer to the mount. 18. Smoked . . , quaked’— The whole manifestation was awe-in- spiring and overpowering in its ef- fact upon the minds of the people. The language er is that of etic narrative, n aaat in which ah are brought within the range of human compre- hension. 21. Break through: unto hors e 2 mountai seers for the purpose of es oe their curiosity. (eee Virtues. of tee Lettuce has a soothin the nerves and is seein ee suf- ferers from insomnia. ‘omatoes are good for a torpid liver, but shou! la be avoided by. uty people. {eer and onions are nerve ton- -Soater has great aperient quali- ties ss eee is better than medicine for constip: Beets are 5 fattening and. are good for people who vat to put on flesh? ©) So are potatoe: ~ Parsnips. eee the same vir- tues as sarsaparilla. sparagus stimulates the kidneys. Bananas; are beneficial to suffer- ers from. chest complaints. Only Joking. ohapy: uy awaiting his father’s ‘yeturn eee “You're not goin! ig to give me a hiding, are you, pa?’ inquired a ig hopeful 1, with a nervous. Did’ 1 tell y you this morning) that I wad settle with you for your avior when came ome 1” ane! father “Yes,” said Johnny. Moselulleer ing, like, when you told the. ‘Brover you would settle with him.’ "| torpor and drowsiness: should al was. rather appre ehensives ne “but I thought you were only, jok-| get laughs them out of “thelr fears, and dismisses them hi When genuine: nervous heart it is usual- letics, or of overindulgence in some | man’s cor direction; especially, perhaps, fabecoo “cWhen the tae te" dia: cover modern life sets too hard a pace; the worker cuts down his vacations or omits them aioeniee and neyti ye e es permanently tired, just as the hand of a sufferer from writer's cramp is permanently ti It shows its fatigue by,-extrem inritability. It palpitates . briskly without guanine? and for ypar- ent reason; it works too rapidly at one time, and too slowly at an- other; it suffers from vague and fleeting pains, and it often misses or eems to miss a beat. Its owner is never able to lose consciousness of it. It is easy to tell what such a) rh heart needs, much easier than it is to get it—rest! This subject is im=; portant enough to be considered in’ another article.—Youth’s Com- panion. Children’s Sleep. Soaety information as ae) the health a child may be gained by eare-| fal watching of its Sttitudes move: ments, and expression during wr | ‘|The child who sleeps best with mouth wide grows. pack is most likely Fiitevine sees ‘whieh im-| its breathing; if it can only | sleep when_ He sete have a nn kiek uld ee far, wale oat or heart us | fections-are shown at.an early om ES he pillow, so eioulders are Lt s vay in any part the head will be found to be carried to the affecte = during sleep, so that breath: ing, headache, or earache may be;.©! diagn: irritation in the is the constant emled sleep, ee and uneasy, | common symptom of the onset! Sf serious co ed any Sa eue also | be expected, as these frequently, je feverish ailments, such as’ pi fearlatina and" measles. Convul-| ~-Policeman—‘‘Do you have’ to take care of the dog?’ Nurse Girl—" one: the missus says I’m too young and inexperienced. I only look m, after the children. ze See and that forks aS cradle ales te world: ee for | she—Then ‘Bae in! i Tm ie in the VALUE OF GOATS. Butt of Our Jokes One of the Most Useful of Animals. Somewhere the legend exists that e devil, by any other living creature. ancient times the honor sacrifice us was conferred upon it, and in modern times the goat, no matter how venerable, is ‘ored, when presented on dining table, by bei n name of one of the most docile ani- the butt for jokes in comic papers, and there have been few who have use the igs member of the animal king- ‘At. last achampion aes been found, s forth iy, with: sega and tells of as|the unsuspected value of the goat culosis or worryi death for fear our spite his solemn oat mi the tests he should haye made, why | w not obtain our milk from an animal that could not have tuberculosis if it tried. He -cal “the of goat milk and the ease of 8. his cou) need long existent, but apparently not sufficiently felt. nybody can Reet a goat, Dr. Bull ells us, and e to. From a {akg point of view it is argued that the owners of these hardy little creatures may enjoy. greater ee than does the possessor mpered, pedigreed cow of the most Se euionple breed. It is well known that goat’s milk is ‘icher, ee nutritious and more easily w’s milk, ‘and as = eee for children and ii inva: ‘lids it is stated by the most emin- lent physicians to be unsurpassed. ns The Largest Chrysanthemum. There seems to be almost, no limit to the size of fruit-and flowers. a plant-breeders produce. (have doubled or trebled the size ol some of the common vegetables and many of the flowers that fill florists’ shops, but in/no case, per- haps, have they accomplished more remarkable results than in that of the chrysanthemum. ‘all the flower-buds except the ter- ‘Be shat we -four inches in c'reumfer- ‘hat is many times the size same methods toes, cherries, and other fruits abd vegetables? ‘How to Remove ‘Speck ‘From Eye. The quickest and safest. way of Yemoying a particle from the eye is described by -Hugh “Wrigley, Philadelphia, in a letter to Popular 8 rious little}, “- sive attacks are nearly always pre-/ Mechani that ~ when lg eee cea yaad ceded by the tight =o of the/ working at an emery wheel a spec 1d Crista taeahehiees Pots eUe cheers [olde in ol ateel few ints, Ge eee gh “ake off your coat, my son, and| t the palms, vee Hise stiffening or upon a fellow workman felt along come along with me?” said’ pa,| Curling up of the | the tap: pels of his coat until he foun slap iedaian ecee a protruding horsehair. This he pulled forth and formed it into’ a Joop iby folding it doubly: lid was turn over a pencil ; ss peak of steel was oud and re. by draiing the loop of bree: tae. over it. This is painless and cannot injure the ale sensitive eye. Wasp stings are best treated by SnpLnS ee Biearbonate of F potash. - d|ed. Why should we In|and sin?’ Why s! ‘ing | been lured to the By removing | ; ‘at | has | toilet. water and other The eye-| # FOR A REVIVAL OF HATRED Of Lies, of Shams, of Deceits, of Corruptions, a Wickednesses, of Iniquities Hate the evil.—Amos sal is doubtful if in ae “hil tem- red age religion S any ror oe eet splendid Leben, for hat- aspicuous ae ol the eon of an older oul a fiercer day. do read with segetaction the Sagres tory passages which mar—as we ex- press it—some of the noblest of the Psalms, and few of us there are who Be would pledge ourselves, as our fathers ‘with a Bole hearted | en- sient to te that hate thee’”’—to whe. foe with a ar A hatred.’”’ Gentleness, Idndness, faith, meekness, temper- former ae certainly would be re- garded as a reversion to an out- grown and ou rbar ind into love is in gen- eral beneficent I have n: “Peace on the Earth’? is certainly destined to be the] y much as his little finger to stay the universal reign of “go. men. ave yet reached the point where the spirit of hate ean wholly be dis- pensed w mush of concession’” myself immersed in these days to return now and then to the blood and iron hated as passionately as they loy- not hate now, as they did then, all vice and erime ould we not still hate war and ‘poverty and disease? Why should we not still hate ‘with a perfect hatred’’ everything that: is meant in our text by the fearful word “‘eyil’’? Where is there man, from Moses condemning the a| good Beane - of former times when men | of yest ene « to. Wesley denouncing’ as ‘‘the sum of all villains sees hatred of evil has. as his love been a) single movement for the ‘uplift oe come so entirely rid plagues and social al to need no more the purging power of hostile passion Hatred and Love are more nearly related # sometimes think in this easy-going bad. William Watson is right when‘ he says in his great poem on a bert Bur: Be. him the powers that formed him brave, § Yeiswesk Weveeest abel tater! a| The mighty gift of Hatred gay above All other gifts benefic, save The gift of Love.’’ i. venture to lift my voice, there’ red of persons or classes or oe 8 or ! Never atred directed’ at any individual or group of in-/ dividuals! Pe atred that shall! plein that e. way of the Lord may 5] pared, and the xe- ceptable x year Par Phe. Lord forienithy sv. John Haynes: is HOW PLANTS LURE INSECTS. Eat Living Things Almost as Thor- | oughly As Do Animals. Among the strangest of all ae $s products are the insect-eat- ig, or carnivorous, plants. They atially catch, eat, and Sass yari- ous insects by a process practically as thorough as that of the Sida snoat retnavieable ck theles th axawe in a wild state in- the forests of North Carolina, ands of gapin s, into which. the etter ee ‘or insect is ene eda impriso: ped like clam shells, when, closed, form ra) nds leaves are baited ‘ith a sweet juice which attracts the insect. The leaves are covered with minute hairs, which corres- pond very closely ‘to the arrange- ments of the nervous system in ani- Is. the edge of the leaves 3 which, ‘he. 1 -] are rows of long,, fine te When the eae insect: has| Jeaf by the » at- tractive juice he steps. upon one more curious are | certain plants in Borneo ~ which distill liquors for the their victims. le pitchers, which are filled with hard alcoholic liquors. aatiis uave yet succe alyzing the liquors with ‘any satis- factory results, but it is evident that they are of differen’ net: since different species of Tpocniauta ves remove al possibility of escape. In the plants that catch frogs there is a sharp thorn near the pit- cher on which an frog is iigualea and thus Bele fas' ad: of all the pro- ductions of nature is the plant pop- as the “goose plant.” 2 5 5 Ew prdud]; Beautiful, coat repulsive. Tt hasan lor resemibling that of decayed meat. The p) fan isa carrier plant, and atbracts the carrion fly, which is the agent of fertilization. Oh, Woman, Thou Art ae Berlin’s (Germany) daily use of face powder, ¢o) Sree " 1b acces. sorjes has been set forth 1 = on and are striking. ‘Three- quarters of a ton of face See 350 pounds of black and brow eyebrow poncils-are- used daily in the city, according to these etatis- — Seven hundred pounds of cold as- sumes that it is the women—require 400 sticks of red lip-pomade every twenty-four how's, PS) and it ranked along the ground, presenting thous | Gead| m soned. The lagvanot piteilant eden, oul nek to| two yalves, sl - | qualities of silk "i pice of solft silk.on the ‘uside ~of Fashion Hints.’ Fascinating Belts. How long it seems—and yet it is only a year or two—sinee we avoid- contrasting belts rdles we would tl lague. “Breaking the lines of the figure’’ we called it, . among seven in the» category of ics. But if ever a “was a movable | quantity it is toria) is one Stine s crime is just as likely as not to be the next sea- ~ son’s supreme duty. And thé conspicuous case in point just is this very matter of the insistent waistline. This season has witnessed a re- markable revival of interest in the leather belt, which had decidedly languished for several years, hile broidered linen ‘belts have long geometrical designs; we have colored leather belts from one to six-inches in width. A six- inch-suede belt in callot blue, old pink, emerald green or black is worn witl le one-piece white frocks or with the lingerie blouse and the inguin white or cream-~ colored While suski wide belts will inevi-_ tably crush to a certain extent, they must not be pulled tight. Let them- come down the real waist — ineand allow the corsage to blouse over them all around, Fashion Hints, Magpie veils are new ‘Tailored dimity dresses cee morn- ing-are at favor, Hand embri cider is ae on many — black inflate bathing si The large patie a wa white satin has r to & Sica tile ee has a band of cerise marabou, which — ies a border. A touch of brilliant color is ne- cessary. to the success of many cos- umes at presen A gown of black taffeta is draped with a sash of striped taffeta in tones e blue and yellow. The new models evolved by the cekalaes Soiuusieta sayor much of the far east ‘all hats of velvet or moire’ are turned up at the back and banked | beneath the brim with flowers or. loops of ribl The new coat suits show the two tiered skirts, uae = it, and single button faite ie three- inate Fieigth at f soft damask len. You can prolong the wearing a stockinga to much greater extent by sewiig a Se Refrain is Often Best. She (at the piano)._-How do you | enjoy this refrain? He--Very much. The nee “Fou vefrain ee betier T like