NOTES AND COMMENTS In England they are laying plans for an elaborate celebration of the centenary of Anglo-American peace. The British committee has Lord Young Folks Grey for chairman, with Lord Rothschild and Lord Revelstoke as Wedanseet and includes besides fifty men ‘‘representative of both | t! political parties, eminent church- men, literary men, artists, and| Bey leaders of the commercial life of| hom This committee has called for a fund of $300,000, of which it is proposed to apply $40,-| 44y .000 to the purchase of Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire, the an- cestral seat of the Washingtons, to i i i]-| Little Bear. “Is it like a nee atop be maintained as a place of pil-| Tittle Bear, are conde @rimage for Americans in England | {12 , birch-tree with leaves that and ‘‘as a centre for British-Ameri- ean fellowship for periodical meet- ings and social gatherings.”’ Other main features of the plan are the erection of a suitable me- morial in Westminster Abbey, to| < which the Dean and Chapter have in the given their consent, and the foun- ing to look wise. * dation of a permanent chair of| ue v6 do you see bee:tree” be ‘Anglo-American history, to be held | ye ice himself. Wy, | Bon in succession by eminent American and British historians, and the en- dowment of a scheme of annual prizes in the elementary and sec-|°* ondary schools for essays on topics germane to the objects of the cele- bration. foes Meanwhile, a committee in the United States, with Col. Roosevelt as honorary chairman, and another in Canada, haying the official ap- his Whenever Father Bear and Wi ere ther Bear?’ Little Bear asked, one ies to be sure!’’ answered Father flutter, or what is a bee-tree like, “A bee-tree,” Bear, ‘‘is any kind of a hollow tree and store foie “Please feu Tamaboupisl’ bexged Little Bea “Well, "Goldilocks? in the north woods. He filled a a “little y mi ra Little Bear’s Bee-Tree. bout ‘hy he was always left at do you find honey, Fa- “in a be-tree, Son Bear, in a bee- “CWhat i is a bee-trée like?’ a: er Bear, and how does it answered Father which the bees build their nests Fa- try- ‘How fame greaere r Beart? “mast Little Bear, Bear, you find a bee-tree eee on a bear knows where t bee-teee ; that is all—you thd it phe: to look f Yes, yes ati no, Son Bear,’’ Father Bear ered, “not even ae way Goldi- k's father found ee-tree |” father pas bee-tree the way most m sked | faith. id I find a bee-tree?”” asked al THE SUNDAY SCHODL STUDY Tis INTERNATIONAL LESSON, NOVEMBER 9. of Others, Rom. 14.7-21. Golden Text, Rom. 14.21. Verse 7. The verses selected as the basis for our temperance lesson to-day are a part only of a longer passage (Rom. 14. 1 to 15. 6) Shieh the apostle Paul discusses the broader’ theme of Christian toleration, or the relationship be- tween the’ strong and the weal Tn preceding he has spoken of Christian sacrifice, of the relation of the Christianvdis- ciple to others not of the faith; he has discussed such subjects Christian vengeance, the relation between the church and the state, e@ one great obligation of bad Christian disciple, and the law love. chapter he brozee w He have 5 own mind with regard to iedentihid and nonessentials of “dail conduct. 7 against censoriousness, adding also an exhortation to Bist trong in faith that they place no obstacl in the pee of their meeaber fellow- lo | C re None Every life is lived in relation, none at us liveth to - himself— 7 inister box with honey made of sug: Dy Oe amend PORORD ee hen an caught a bee and/in isolation and Sir Wilfred Laurier, are en-| Fo 6 uo'in the box. When the bee|, 8. Unto the Lord—The apostle gaged in plans for celebrations and red all we sweetness he|is thinking of the relationship _ o! had gathe memorials on this side of the Atlan-}could carry, Fat Goldil cks | every ain Lb the divine life, fic, -while the city of Ghent will take| opened the box and let the bea ao. |rather than to other h : ee e iain of the|You must know, Son Bear, that} 10. But thou—Thou f ‘ gg eRe pcrayas bees a as Fe ae areky line to their] The judgment-seat of God—His treaty which began the century of | )oct,. ei cea a| imme: presence, in which all peace. pele ‘Goldilocks’. father. fol- things become manifest. — i lowed the bee as far as he could see then—This verse belongs e year remains for preparation, the right direction; and at last Fa- Sianere with verses 1-11, to which the treaty having been signed on| ther Goldilocks reached the be ee. longer passage it oe a conclu- res} Christmas eve, 1814—and, strictly tre speaking, peace did not begin with this formal act, for the battle of} « New Orleans was fought Jan. 8, Pal 1815. en At first Bee an article in to | wor the | rivi mo: scientific and medical support the no-breakfast theory. In morning, it says, the body is freshed and strong, and should be best able to tackle the day’s work without a meal of solid quantity. But no sooner is this proposition laid down than qualifications are nicely fitted thereto. The person] he re- J tree ! now how to find a ie tree until yon ego to Be fe oe e’s nest! Out who has heavy or manual labor to| after Little e and helped himself to honey.’ h, I wish I could find a bee- e!” cried Little Bear a ‘No, no, Litt no! ther Bear insisted. you won't onsibility, apostle has pointed eae a sufficient reason ear |’? that ods be: pera the ae e and the er, when he fae: upon a long, ss-covered om and began +t dance ands “When Tm a vig I’m going to| life, and that is ‘the exeruning “Ot | Paterson and Me find s bee: Bear ust the a Little tree, and nose! perform does well to eat a substan- | Tan Little Bear, fast, very fast. tial breakfast. for a while without it, but it is! pry safer to fortify himself for a long]| firs: morning and forenoon. The brain | oth worker or professional man should ee breakfast lightly, on coffee and| oop rolls, say, or one egg, or a little oat- | Mother He might get along | y.¢. ‘T found a bee-tree | tree!’ shouted Little Bear, ishing the bees from his nose, it with one paw, then with the er paw. ‘Oh, I did find a bee- found a bee-tree!’ Bear. and the Bear oed Father © Bear, three ran meal. This can do him no possible pace after the yon on ta] | honey wa's so sweet Little Bear di es) Mia Sor pre co et Pork ‘ot _care if the bees did sting his tive goo mate! ; Thus once more science confirms pater: ee sanpy, dey acs ree common sense. The no-breakfast search of honey.—Youth’s Com- idea is an idea carried by faddists | panion. ‘to absurd lengths. A light break- Scena fast, a fairly substantial lunch and Third Places : more substantial dinner between regimen that is sane and good for| able institutio re E take | number of penbaildean aeae ates most people, provided they elai reasonable exercise and enjoy fair|{y7 health. out out breakfast—or lun system has been abused or diges- ‘tion impaired by lack of exercise, over-feeding, loss of sleep. Instead| « of resorting to a fad, correct bad| «“ habits and get back to normal ele an’ ing under sound guidance. Fh she TIN IN NOVA SCOTIA. A Discovered in Lunenburg County, Rese It will profit one little to ee en ich—if the securely in a thin shaw Bright Sunday morning he was examinin; ms for more comfortable eloth-|§ Margaret was under examin; was pinned up “Have you any clothes at home ?”” was asked kindly. “No'm. What have you got on?” Please, abe is me aunt’s shawl, me dre: next, an’ then hasily Ascertained. s @ preacher in a country wllage walking to his pastorate rect Near Lake Harris. in of one of dhe Gariahioners fish: It is reported that a new tin dis- ing in a creek. covery has been made in Nova Sco-| ‘‘Now, John,’’ said the minister, act of nearly 4,000 acre has been taken up by prospectors in Lunenburg County, near Lake Har- ris, which is about 20 miles from & pl nam in this vicinity there are one or more eruptive porphyry dikes, and |” the quartz veins follows fissures due | s ou extent of the ore justifies expendi- ture for the erection of a mill and power plant. Water power is avail- PE SoHae ehucaten deghisays men a ie! cried lustily, n tired he cried still more Nonaly. She waited for a few mo: Why He Failed. ; Weary Willie—Lady, I wuz pe I had rosperous merchant, an mnorable hly ho ” ten bloomin’ an’ hig an’ ae Somat WAR to po “ite eary Willle—My daughters in- isted a marrying highly educated id I had ter support ten fami- Not Doing His Share. The big sister decided the children could not sit up until mother came Tom: 6 sister Te- , ae er sta: e is over in the next Ohester Basin, the nearest railway field, digging more bait. i i from ab! brought id not care ; Willie | . Let us eb ahetelave judge— apostle includes himself with e again and general character of ee sa higher principle of action than an of discovering the error in another's pee care that it a stum- way, g of the sere s | improper articles of isti because of their previous seecciation with idol | worst, ver, insists ‘able to rise to} andard involved even these nee need not in themselves be defi] or wron, sive “ieee to him who Saar tatetl a Pau ‘0 him who is of at pelled i lion eoueventn which you yourself are persuaded that it is ri upon you as e who is doing wrong continu- ally ir, The kingdom of God—An echo ue 28 Lord’s teaching. Things which make for peace Attete are i only ms for friction and misunderst\nding have ‘been’ 6. moved. ———__-¥. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS. John MeDougald Interprets the ustoms Tariff. Tariff making is of immense im: rates on partly dressed lumber a short time ago. A change in he pretation made in the winter 1911-12 transferred ‘a whole class: r less taxation ‘for some industry ; ee these are all matiert of dnterpret ation. who, under the supreme ii ikerity of the Minister of Customs, is in charge of the branch of the service which makes those interpre. tations is Mr. John MeDougald, Commissioner of Customs ae can- Soot, illus- The lumber case mentioned able in the vicinity. resence|came quiet. At last he s of tungsten and copper complicates | and this was what the sister Hea, the metallurgy for tin and vice ee ai. you cry a bit now; I’m ir versa, t tungsten should prove the more valuable constituent. A Scotch minister who was taking tea with one of his parishioners re- wailed techie bentebe that te tea pot had but a poor “Aye she replied, “it’s just like yenel it has an unco bad delive colo pet Quick Work. “You seem tohave a badly dis- gald was red eye. “Yes, rested his fist’ A ma there for oh a fraction of a sec-| evidence of its good Ae look at the apace he 4] Customs, of whic! ead. Ti e- rely a simple interpretation oo ihe letter of ‘the eee Se as faith he ‘cited the avproval of John MoDougat who hi een Commissioner and bil Lesson VI. Abstinence for the Sake _| cause of the trouble. of the Customs Board ee eaees the Liberal regime. In the end, it wi remembered, the case was taken to the courts and the new interpretation was set aside. The point I wis) use they know that the real responsibility rested on the Minister of Customs himself, Disereetly Silent. Through it all the dour commis- sioner kept a discreet ot “unvary- ing silence. That was his duty, but that is also the type are man he He is one of the most silent men in the service of the opinion and listens ccarefilig: speaks just enough to make meaning clear and not. one word re He is as Pouaniiest in his employment of words as the tradi- noua Scot is of pennies. John McDougald has had a re- mack abie career in the public ser- tration just before it went out of office after its short tenure in 1896. © was appointed in May and Ee hi Wilfrid: Laurier came ints office nye Hon. William Paterson ae ven control of the nd ted by a moribund ody administration, was true to the new men who had re- -G. Mr. John MeDougald, ©. ceived the sonfidenes of the people. ald were soon working together: us” fast friends, aurdotheir anni eophlenices aay never shaken to the On, |more the amie r tical allies ; ference to this faithful public off He was loyal to the Liberals, a hei is loyal to the Conservatives, but he is no mo’ An renin Servant. There is a good deal of oriticiam heard of the i id he was the colleague of Sir Charles Tupper in representing the constituency from 1881 to 1896. There must have been some great by side. At all events, Sir Charles a i the Desist a good he made his Sophity mate Commis- sioner of Custo: Mr. McD eigeiae is Scotch of the Scotch. His father was Dougald ea be ld, and his mother Eliza- beth Fraser, and he efore entering pdcrs polities. In the department e is known as an rea on ae Le of trade and tariffs, » In Between. Not many companions of Richard Brinsley Pneree cared to engage the dramatist in an encounter of wit. The royal ddukee i in the follow- e ing story were more couragéous, but not more successful, than most of the playwright’s_ frien lan, were walking in St. mes’s Street, wie Ay happened a meet the dram it been discus- , and instantly replied, “Why, I am between bo! Cause of the Trouble. The church choir had resigned, and the parson asked what was the “Well,’’ re- plied one of the officers, “you have yourself to blame. You know you ai ‘Providence having seen fit to afflict all our ir wi bi bE colds, let us join in singing ‘Praisi God from whom all plactiies flow,” ” {HEALTH Our Duty To Our Teeth. an annual, or ai erfunctory use o! -brush onee or twice a , is enough to de for the health of the mouth an id As a matter of fact, that is te from being enough. scolding | * ntious dentist; we just = careful three hun- from a conse nares be & ‘ow frequently teeth be cleaned?” Thi clean your teeth immediately after eating, no matter how often BS 80 Bodin the acai of kindergar- ten f it, ae establish the habit for life, | fresh cold 9 we head turn when | or -|the ‘town that might vi -|Yah-Yah, who fics one /of the) ®. y boy. ‘Bheridan smiled, took e: enti by an | oe arm faith, your royal inieea es I believe % {the end of the Let tooth-brush drill favorite nursery game, with Penalties and p Teach your child also ea & anti- back feet tor those are the teeth with which he Teach him t ach him to be careful with them alto good teeth mean good looks, good areas tion, and avoe breath.—Youth’s Companion, Health Hints. An apple eaten before breakfast | ™ serves as a natural stimulus to the digestive organs. In fact, any fruit | ™™ ea: Eee. nutritious at break- “ei is well to remember that a Many people seem to think that] ° That is much better | #® ; Use One Talent to Good Ba t WE STAND WITH IDLE HANDS He Who Really Wants to Serve God Can Usually Find the Chance ealed, the poverty which must be abolished, the polith eal corruption which mi ex: Susie the panduatuel strife which | i ied, the injustices which Sa be banished given—and then, on the other hand, survey the poor abilities and feeble the good; we have the passion to serve and the ambition to achieve; ere are some of us who would a some altar with idle man; us—nay, most | Ber of us!—there is undoubtedly a place God in the ranks of the army of fincere desire, more often than not, f}our particular. case, there i may some-|P etely ie seems to create its own opportunity, But even though this be not true in s reason whateve our feeling ise our one talent to good ea There is no one of us who is no: fal some ue in the world, howeve: or a »| speak ow s though under >{oath. When we sell we can put hon. est goods upon were our own hearthstones u| Sadly sacrifice our all, if we only |be a “To be honest, to be earn a little and to spend a little less, to make sary ani with some Pa with ieee is a tas! for all that a man has of fortitude and delicacy.’’—Rey. John Haynes Holmes! fe ; that came —han were injured, but no one, so far as I know, seriously. © troops threatened to fire, but, fortunate- ly for us, did not do so. id. er, who was car- ried home in triumph, amid general enthusiasm. We had been rather roughly handled during the scuffle, in which we could not avoid taking a times be broken. up treated eat ne snuffing warm salt water up the nose from the palm of the hand. A teaspoonful of salt to the pint is about the right pro- portio! ‘Asthmatic people should lead a quiet life, have ple guard against excessive nervous fatigue and physical strain, STRENUOUS RELIGION. Mohammedan Mosques See Some | Soran ale Mohammedanis: much social system ae a soles ion. The mosque is no more tas a church Tike “| political battles in Pictou in those|than it is a fraternal club- days with the dour McDougald and|house or temple. ‘The people do the impetuous Tupper fighting side | not consider it IEprOnee to. eat or re; strangers, and as a meeting-place for the folk of the towa. And, as B. Wavell shows in ‘A Modern Pilgrim Mecea,’’ the in mosque sometimes sees even stran- ger sights. On the Jast day of Ramadan, or period of fasting, a cee: arose in have had seri- ous consequences, cal Wahabi sect be in the great mosque while some people were isiting the tomb ot the a pote is supposed to be buried there, These visitations? consist in standing in front of the vast and reciting a long salutation the deceased. By the Wahabis they are held to be idolatrous, This man started custom, and a able audience, one of whom, a ean Arab, ed to be in the mosque at the time, observed these indecorous proceedings, and ordered the ar- rest of the aay without troubling make inquii Nothing Tithe happened aot a gan to assemble, we were impression that they had seen the new d.I at once lied seh By see what might be ing on, mixed up in the crowd aac as ae row began, The mob broke open the door and rush- ed into the building, from the bal- | Cony of which a ee ng-lufiged ora~ tor add: The arrival of several companies | me / And may the; is Turn, A foreman a had charge of a Paulding, that was being erected in e North of England one day stood Guana two bricklayers for about an hour. At last one of the work- say, boss, ever play draughts i “Yes, layed draughts.” Bricklayer—“‘Then it is your turn 0 move, or you will lose two men.’? Those Who Succeed Us. It’s just a few years Of heartache and scheming, And then there’s an end Of toiling and dreaming. Our places are filled By those who come after; know more Than we do of laughter! £ What Was Needed. “What I rays said the id al ‘4s refori olice rex| form, I mee social ae i want t| temperance reform, I ant—I wa Vat Ree called ont a listener at the hack of the all, you want is chloroform.’ Tus st So. tist—The ea in this case erary men. Mieco Poaceae authors,’ so tos} Knew Each Other, “Saunders nak Ec A are close pest aren’t ‘Yes; ni neither ee borrow a cent from the other. from popular ‘time. “I don’t know what I oid have done if it hadn’t been for you,” Ula Den were all taken from prominent lit-| at sia Fashion Hints. Seen in Paris Shops. Buttons used as trimmings always used in some contrasting color. Coats have tailored collars and ea blouses are trimmed with Vivape not in the draped class lap over in_uneven lines to the left side, chu and long jabot are out- pissing the flat collar so long fay playa are fuller about the shoulder, and they are long and close ere are quantities of brilliants used in the evening costumes for the older women, Stiff boned corsets are not worn, as the new gowns show every curve of the natural figure. The pores corsage ornament is single flower, serene five or six ey i diam andi ste of lace or clatet fa of tulle, lace, or mous- seline de sois is in high favor. Long searfs of brocaded velvet or satin bordered with bands or fur satin is ribbons are.fastened to and Valenciennes lace. There isa aa skirt, that flares a little, at- ached to a tight little bodice with 4 long sleeves, much trimmed with in- sertions of lac Ww eet of the skirt. eae tunic ical in two is fas- ached together on the ahauiders and one point under rolled blue satin ribbon is fastened a the waist a ‘olled _ loosely, ing or a ringlet, most people realize, is deftly done and does not give one the appear- ance of having a Thos go in for ean aeht powder on the claimed the Giicharaed bddey os would have done time,’ wa: e dry comment of his attorney. Matter of Time. Father—You must know, sir, that. By senguter will get nothing noe death, Sui Sega that’s all right! Ihave enough to ‘ive on for two or three years. eeove from school, carried this note from his father to-the teacher— “Please don’t let my son learn any more German to-day. His throat is thn sore he can Harely speak Eng- Ey bad storm having come up in the night Mrs. Hall roused her family and they hurried Hl their pote Tar th to r the cel- The ieee Seale daugh- wwho was just beginning to be A small boy, after a day’s ab-|! eae a Tt was in the cyclone season and Jor, but it is admiral a is slightly faded or Tara ray or a bit lifeless. It is sifted with a powder ming un ‘Ata ni ae at softens the ace tb . remarkable legree. Bi remember the 2 point abont ate that it should not hair, or any Row ‘that has. iittle color and yitality. povdelar as to wl she wore, peuaert nee though hal frying. inquired’ anx- iously, ‘Aunt Nellie, would you ate your, hobble ‘skirt if you Were astened—before rete ;—into her | H ‘oom, and, al-| t ner fer how oe but. Gad the" ibe easy on him. a . 3 are