_ NOTES AND COMMENTS ‘The peace strength of the Ger- “man army will be very little short as of 900,000 men when the latest leg- eo in numbers. , x ured also by other elements of true ‘preparedness—discipline and or- @anization. So great is this that (ene Hints What Is and Will Be Popular. Metallic laces are to fashionable than ev: ‘when the latest law has been put | Make into full effect, Germany will be| ¢, ‘able to put approximately 300,000 ‘trained men on her French border in thirty hours or less. This means actually what it Breat force will be ready to move fin a day and actually moved with- ut confusion or delay by railroad wchedules always prepared to posi- Yions on the French line in two or four hours more. This fact, the significance of which can be appre- ciated even dimly by considering what the administrative complexi- ties of such a performance must be, gives a vivid meaning to the phrase, ‘Europe eamp.”’ is an armed Besides, Germany’s more than 800,000 men with the colors, she has in the reserves — 4,370,000 i men, and when the full results of says, that this} 9 thing so imposing heavy as velvet. Moreover it pulls lyr velvet down, and so m: corsage ornal men: White age ig used now for t- over linen suits, as they jpey, wrinkles and creases as liaen the law of 1913 have been complet-| doe; ed, that is, in 1937, she will havo a fully trained reserve of 8,400,000. The building up of this vast power has been the work of years, « work persistently and™ consistently car- ried forward year by year, upon a " fixed principle of increase, This principle is that there shall be of privates with the colors in peace about 1 per cent. of the population. Thus the law of 1913 provides for ‘about 661,000 privates. The increases in the military es- tablishment of Germany since 1880 have been won by taking advantage of every crisis in European affairs, the military expert of the London ‘Times tells us. The increase of 1913 is supposed to be based on the military results of the Balkan- ‘Turkish war, since somewhat modi- fied by the inter-Balkan war, upon the weakening of Austria-Hungary, The chancellor, explaining the bill, said: ‘The sacrifices will be heavy. God has assigned to the German people a place in the world and a role in history which demand con- tinual sacrifices. Our pride should make us bear them with good heart,” —_—___ A RIVAL TO THE SUN. Substitute for Daylight in Many Businesses. bert E. Ives, a praminen tnd of the city’s gas plant, and has produced, he says, fina) tat Sion has passed the test and Pay por incandescent aagses with a special mantle which is 80 placed in the ies | of the vest, eto, In telling a ne discovery, Dr. Ives said: recent inyention has a field of Ene in certain industries, such as textile manufac- turing, dyeing, color printing and similar arts. In color ue the presses ¢an be run only so long as - the ink ik put in by daylight lasts. ee the aid told at night. manu ture and the manufacture of feel ell the - threads. Even in the. adagtlins "hey net itch th: exactly, reas this “invention they wilt be able to tell the eee o ah ead at any time. Diamond buy- in he Sovlight Siraees depend upon _the color of tissues to tell iene ‘they are diseased or not, and as a room or eloset, or it used to light a table so that oe a ee as by. A at any _ time of the day or, & a Paw Knows E ory ling. Willie—Paw, do you know, every- et , Paw--Yes, my son. Why? Ww: lie--Well, why doesn’t a rose smell ey as long as a moth ball é ee jad? Paw i 8 os you were in "hed, a few second: "The majority of skirts will very short. o! g Ha or ing ne inseparably with glittering cut jet fringe and be | tryme WHAT YUAN SHI SAYS. | A Remarkable Document Issued by The Chinese Napoleon. Here is a remarkable Tereanal red asty in history for bound up with the public spirit or self-seek- ig its quis als che provinces, with the re- 8. !sult that this ancient nation, with i its 2,000 years of despotism, adopt- ed with one bound the republican system of government, eve; ahs might dell in in the sechston of my own partic: Date in the vee e a cae age ye Pie che aastca aloe en honored me with the press- ing request that I should again es- ressy occasions have skirts as short those tailored suits, and such a thing as | a street dress with a skirt that ous. All skirts will be narrow, or least narrow in effect, and most of them will have the uplifted drap-| of ont. Draperies will follow the outlines of the body and skirts, and whether pleated or plain will keep to close lines. There will be many flounced skirts, but even these will be mounte snug caudatione: Trains, when used, will very pleadess some of them eyen scari- ee is used to trim handbags, about the top with a narrow frilling of deep cream va- lenciennes lace, fulled well around the eapnete: ‘he kimono form will be retained dressy effects, but is combination with the necessitating the retention of a yery large armhole. This cut will much used in r dices and 8 evening wraps. erally speaking, day ces separate blouses will sleeyes, with frills or ince Stalling over the hands. ostume, suit and wrap fashions for the cabs season will be char- acterized n ich by novelty as ty fare and beauty of cabelas and colorings. Or- ental form is still maintained, but the Eastern influence is lessening Se and is already on the decline from a noyelty standpoint. ing liberation from too uniform dress, and there will be more indi- viduality than heretofore from the mak- pee for what is his con- fe proper dress for the Peiicnshte woman of 1913-14. De- ¢ this variety, however, there is an accordance. Thus, while some makers show long coats and others |? short are th oppos Harmony torsek the tac the long coats ee is vay ways a break the waistline, Teeale about aye a girdle, ihe ar Bee self. At last he decided that he would peeen to parley and Bar rgain with i good man,’’ he said, “I'll tell you what I’H do, I'll give you all of the money I have in my pos- session with the exception of £5, and I will give you that if you will give me the pisto].”” set = ie vit,” said Sandy, The pate handed over his money and handed over the piel bnt no sooner had the man ured the gun than he turned it point: -blank at Sandy and said: “Now, sir, I want you to give me back sane ave taken from , mo, or bg a low your brains ou Sandy fooked ab the ‘travellor for ls with a sonny. Scotch smile and slowly replied “You may blaw awa; Siete aaa poother in’t.”” “T's a "An old lady leaving chuteh after sevice which had been attended by oy do as their ee Wie anges else Women of good taste are demand-| ‘i , Bea the republic mig! sume a heavy burden, and on the |x on, which the republic was pro- jclaimed I announced to the whole Paced that never touches the ground will be ridicu- A jheaven above and neath. Yet of late ignorant per- sons in the provinces have fabri- Yuan Shi Kai. cated wild rumors to delude men’s minds, dduced the ca- to base their erroneous spec’ cula- tions, It were best not to inquire al as to their motives; in some casos r fate hangs upon a hair; the slightest negligence may forfeit who bear this arduous re- sponsibility, feel it my bounden uty to stand at the helm in the pe at | successfully breasting the wild wi “But Tis those in office are striving with all their might to ef- fect a satisfactory solution, specta- tors som 10 find a difficulty in maintaining a generous forbear- y hay 0 forget that I, who have sieeve Gib oshiigniaen: presented it-| the nati Ww. possible and p! lescence, ie that the future of ‘ht become irrepar- able, others might not reproach me, but ‘my own conscience would never | leave me alone. “My. thoughts are manifest in the galt ot high heaven; But at this construction and dire cri- 7 | Seas sis te shall these mutual suspi- = plone find a Once more I is- e this Seen af YOu, my fellow countrymen, “place | the safety of China ne all other considerations it b y : aes _anszohy. evilly-disposed pers bent on nthe ele rs cuse for sonine diesensi sion to the jeopardy of the situation, I, Yuan Shi Kai, shall follow the. ce = my fellow-countrymen such nen beyond the pale stare me i A Good Tralt, “I'm suck 9 poor conversational- ie she sae eth would you se me to di SyesHees ihe habit, madam, euitivate the habit!’ Age re plied quickly, afther. ’ Milligan—Ift I be what laving seeurity ‘aguil ter ake endl eon will yez thrust me till nixt “Bing dit cr groost) Cental aly. ‘hin, sell me nied a .|T eatch this ee fat one. ¥*| John, dene 7 Young Folks A Story About a Wilful Pussy: It looks so nice ant Mother Cuiders miauwed trotted over es her charge, who and corn to escape the of that,” she cried, catching Ae ene legs with her te: Wid a fiz and a sansa ee poor little pussy bounced out a: d_meek- mother to their aw, and dceieey Sag leg, he vowed ven- ance on his strict parent. “Just wait till I get a chance |? he one squint ting at her with ‘his left e; what I us 6 s then” mother knew nothing of s. She was fast purring herself to sleep. “Te I only dared go out cayeelf ‘wished oe naughty young, rascal, “what a time I ee en “4m: mle ec sounded Beneath’ the stable door. pone ‘stable window and peer rn my that you, Oadger ? he asked. big black cat, straying on the moor, where there were big iron things, that made folacee ‘your legs, and were such nice things to eat. would risk it. in Stee ping a n monday he join- Cadger, and the two rowled off ive the’ Sea be Out of sight of the stable they ee a i lest t came ec tt fat bunnies Red, time they ani. about, a little “ro ae me frightened and thought he the ala ae to the barn. But, Bone <a eps Vv napped his foot, foe ie le; ae pull ed, but he couldn’t get. away. Then he began to cry, and wished nee done what his mother adece hearing the yells, across, but despite all’ his he couldn’t flees Mas ain, The elp him the more Mac came efforts his wled. ‘At last, in a fit of temper, the black eat scrambled home, ¢an just get Aue s the trap the way you went into nd reer of the First Napoleon on which | fate pussy ! poor pussy |’” came faintly through, his dreams, and he ® | his foot on a bit of the cruel thing] i RS being restored in the prov- ape anes Maes foot was free, altho little pussy’s leg was twice it’s usu- al size. “Run away home now,”’ the man said kindly, but Mac was only able e got from his he home! Her eyes were swollen with erying, for she thought she’d lost plump m 0 5 And Mee told Cadger afterwards he’ would never disobey mother again. For it’s better to stay at home and get fat mice to eat than to run away and get foot caught in a trap. st Domestic Amenities, He was mumbling tough steak and cold coffee and making himself generally disagreeable’ \ ‘Don’t grow! #0 over your food, it ‘aid his wife, ‘ going to take it away from you.” Impertinent Things. The phonograph talks The pitcher has lots of. lip. The dictionary eine us ce. The wagon sticks ite tongue out. We get sauce. from the fruit jar. Probable. R: eb k six hens an’ a rooster from: Pete Possum’s coop | yesterday? suet Does Pete suspect _ any- 5 La ean thinks it was de owner, acces "Phe Latter Kind, The Man—What kind of A Aplags low can you give me for Drafsman—Do you want ane to liye in or just to refer to? : A man, in speaking of 2 relative! who was hanged, says he died 1 due ing a tight-rope . performance. sman—Did ‘you _ ever gone out, there would not i sas by pac erush sa by eee pees es a W run away anddo told | w; erying | did Ph. ‘nobody is ih abet ious luck? That's fhe 2 THE SUNDAY ‘SCHOOL STUDY INTERNATIONAL LESSON, SEPTEMBER 28. Lesson XIII. Deliverance and Dis- obedience—Review. Golden Text, Neh. 9,17. (Questions for Pupils.) Lesson I.~The Child Moses Sav- ed from Death.—What happened to the Israelits after Joseph's. soe How did Pharaoh seek to prevent them from increasing too rapidly ? Who w orn at this time? How was ces rom Pharaoh’s decree? Who 8 watch what ehould Pet ae him? Who discovered the bab: Re basket? What was done mi Lesson II.—Moses piped for His Work.—Where did- Moses paced aft STILL MAKING EXCUSES We Are Going On Exactly the Same Way as Our Fathers of Old. “And they all with one con- sent begun to make excuse.— Luke xiv., 18.” Here is a human nature if there is any such collective reality in the world! We are all of us good making excuses, even though - we are good at nothing else: This one thing at least we do! Is it a lapse of memory—a failure to keep an site Sra yielding to tempta- open sin? Our excuse is sui upon the instant. ick to forgive ourselves, even fences of our lives: but to the whole problem of o ‘elation to” society a large. Deed a eager idealist ‘begin to talk about the abolition of ng] child labor, the equalization of tax: edin| markable sight? V b ture et ithe sight? St | quest did he go to Pharaoh? Wha aoh say tee Jehovah did he answ a’ Fe. nese What did he ear “the task- peek to dot How were the la- of the Israelites made more Gieutt? Against whom did they ©! complain when their burdens were V.—The ot did Pharaoh for his What was done to the waters of the Nile? With what animals and in- sects was Egypt infested? With what diseases were both animals and men tormented? What natural phenomena terrified the inhabit- Bite What t did Pharaoh command 01 to Plagues et] of ol atic ton, the e: ment of inter- the field of industry, cAbianiabee of go will, bringing in of the kingdom of God) i en imm< upon th liate- ited to tl sanatite ecu which our text taken, ‘We All Begin ‘‘To Make Excuse,” ‘as to why these things cannot be done. From the very beginning of ‘iety_ men no dificulty. gers ding innumerable excuses for not making the world better than it is. Never has there been any trouble in explaining and Teta inaction in the face of » injustice and oppression. eae abomination: ever fought and malice, of its age |, we are still making excuses, We are} 7 ‘with one consent,’’ for not doing really virtuous peat never has ‘kind. If Se aren straightway tries quer the one and banish the other. i bP sees an evil flourishing in the Re Tries To Destroy It, and if he discovers some latent good he seeks to foster and uphold e present and thus he 1 e caete himself at once and gladly to the c: . Never is he concern with ranaitione, or probabilities, or expediences. Always does he seek simply the right aie do it with all his might. inacti acquiescence, place in his scheme or life. when he fails es no excuse, “though defeated, battles Ixcuses are a poor substitute for virtue. analysis as one of our mi Not those who tell, however platst- win, are the chosen ones of earth. —Rey. John Haynes Holmes. FOREST FREE FROM FIRES. First Year For Long Time That British Columbia Has Escaped. Every year for several years the total amount of timber destroyed by 7 | fire in British Columbia is gaid to eee their kill for a *aavital Painight on the fourth day! What message did Pharaoh then send to more COadger | Moses Lesson VII.—Crossing Sea.—Where did the tarry in camp for a few days? He at | h Ww te Bey tians comig after han did God prevent the Egyp- tae ba attacking them durug the night? How did he»make aay of escape for the Israelites? Whi happe en Fenpied i follow the —Th reached | nai? upon Moses t did Moses warn the ‘wont ape the mountain to meet God? yy, Leseo lommand- fe WI What au God give Mo- seer waited at the cunt Sinait With w reminder did G sae 2a 2 Whot 4id each family feast? Aunt the | ¥° the Israelites | zation eard | fig! the portant Be: ep aueoshed without injury to the tim- “Organization tells, and organi- v D. land to permit concentration ; with lookout houses built on the elevated. pontions of land and a series of tel- ing on and occupies time rangers when tes. are Ree ‘on active fire apne work, eat value ee ‘the solide ee Gps: by the Governt was instanced in each of the thee forest fires whic! At the Valdez Island fire three dle dis- trict fire wardens were on the scene rou, wi a the recent fire in the quamish V. yy three crews, that} in tirely’ esis by nij Each previous year the pilose Mfo| had boon obliged to pay honor their parents? we regard human led. Why should we refrain . from wronging our “e hbor even in thought as well in. word ab did tia people read them the and the rest of the Book of the Covenant sson XII.—The Golden Calf.— ere Yong did Moses tarry at the top of Sinait What aaah ing him? What did the think when te matt at y e ue they Inconsistent. ‘au cae just tthe bills, | yer who was not ary bill for extra. Tae to fight fires in emergency. © “fighting force’ fd, ad vekaonlied: ab the’ Relay fire alone exceeded $20, 000, sea eeded §' fe ar Been Sees on for lees than “We not be too ‘too full ef erators. themselves,” stated MoKay. The operators: Peter up our éfforts eendialy, i ome! laced trains and ieee own Re eh ee) au have taken Sha lee Toad in f in Sighting th the fires, even where their own limits have not been immediately throat- ened.”” : ek x ee ‘Rest, Employer—It takes half my time gay your mistakes ! ‘Boy—Oh, va T will take my vacation, next week, and y: can rest up! ‘Phe story is told of a young Jaw- ovorwhelme, ~ | of liquid. pares Nasal Catarrh. le who oo ae this com- secretion lying at the back of the nostrils. The sufferer should get a bottle of compressed nasal tablets, An, them for you if he Bele not got them in stock. Diseais warm come out 5f the lone m ana evening, and if mae me will in {ime clear away all the mucous, the ca- tarrh has become chronic the treat- ment musi i month. smoking E ‘ei od bringing the smoke di lookouts and a wala is still | ‘trils so that ‘t will « ate in contact ce ay affected pari chronic snes deatnes: ey repay when there is at tino Bin ry ly the Deeg “tails. iy ae disease is the most com- ry: pt w woollen clothing, and the feet kept dry, for the welfare of the aed and ae depends a great deal upo: the of fect. If ihe ears ache with the cold when out in must cotton at. Pee ei a Dein PSA ‘Hints. 4 se + wholesome food and drink | pee water. to bed early and get up early, quidong and | Ta breathe | ele ies ia ore: Nothing hee yet es vat found to | supersede et foo water. he cheapes toons may be the | most ox 3 pensi Spo ed 0 or taluted food is fit ony then orack it, rite flannel, and app); he steam from i rey het found ar K joint to ith | em Spee ee Be. a a vo. 4 not 1a eu hor SYiade you ane J were bor i} each a tly any ie fiend. OnE that way.” x