nT NOTES AND COMME The London Times, which has been giving publicity to many disa: truths, declares thi British sys- te be- cause it does not fit a boy Pant a a last resort, is of value 0 the nation.” There is much. asininity in discus- | sions of man as a chine. Money represents achievement, courage, brain: the visible “evidence most % ften efficiency. Who makes it, nine times | out of ten earns. it. when earned, raises a presumption valuable service to society in favor of the possessor. ‘‘Money-maker” is a badge of honor, not of dishonor.” But the Times touches the quick. ‘here is no wealth worth while unless | there is ie a dh Bak oe if criminals, girls, our Scone ipa ive! been saved in the nurseries. Our pre- | ventive measures 3 A are Hock: | TSes. Educa- | Abilities ctaraabersia nothing. On personal character nations are build-| bas sa edt everything that is} h while. system of educa-| athe t fails to apply this cardinal | jomes and country alike must topple | to inevitable ruin. Word comes from, London that an ‘inventions _ board,” mposed of British scientists, has bead formed to assist 1 ernment in relation to and that Lord Fisher, who recently. Pate as first sea lord, will be at its head. Idea is to bring to the support of Bri ish scientific sdstnati been utilizing from the outset. With this evidence that the nation recognizes the importance of science as an aid in the great struggle Brit- ish scientists and inventors, whether on the board of inventions or not, will naturally be put upon fails to produce important results. tha ch ee ti eo eg every € tional strength in the the war British arms and the British »Em- ire. 2 eS oe HE GERMAN-AMERICAN SITUATION. Will It“Lend-to-War?_ ihe last word has been said, and that reply Germany's minister to Pres, Wilson’s last note is far from assuring, and may he si: med up as raising the Hapa and evading special plead- ing. Ever ‘since the mapping out ean over WI e has no rights’ of exclusion, hee this country and Germany have roversy, accentuated times by sinking the ships we Meni nations, and finally by the the great British Ting the ak sitania ives, including 115 Americans, under circumstances of wicked, wanton cruelty. the law ions, recognized world Aged ince ye began, mal he rights of neutrals and.of piceiratsee respected on the open sea by all belligerent, Gi ny, ‘while not denying the: rights under _ international ” claims that Great Britain's attitud ‘ood stuffs, etc., justifies her sub- marine warfare only” means she has of proper retaliation for this deprivation. 1e negotiations between Germany n,-So far as settling the rights of neutrals and Ly Sa on th high ‘seas is concern ere are two supreme considera- tions. by whic must i she adopts: and the rights of her citizens; and second, her moral that forced into this war, and is facing pris battled Europe in defense of her very existence. That foodstuffs the rule of contrabrand, and that her. submarine wi b03 made necessary, reat, announcement to cut off all imports of food and other arpa to her ex- snes and that, faced by starv: (POR ee RE ee ae es Re ee ation, | # no cer recourse than t ithike back by the submarine, ‘the only. means, at thee “disposal. She search and provision for the nately of neutrals and non-combatants, and this being so, these rules should be waiv She also claims that the British Admiralty has offered inducements to and thi is fact exempts such ves- sels from the operations of inter- national law, and while she asserts with her obligations to her own citi- zens. these grounds she justifies the destruction of the Lusi- ja, and re: pie from America the assurance form to the rules of naval warf - the and inventiveness which Germany has | ing le, | exigency. er fany people in this country think|— wr ‘aisiichns still higher at the Kaiser’ sti at| the cherry pie t| the New England States. be} di obligations, se humanitarian; ideals which she has always pro- fessed. Germany claims to song get a it th and | haggard dada bar ae destiny,” and war i acl ‘ievement, as set forth boldly great book, which ie become, so to speak, the German Bible. This author asserts that: “In the interests of the world’s civiliza- mn. it is ou: ity to enlarge Ger- many’s colonial empire. Thus alone can ve at ieally, or at least natian- ally ui s throughout ermay the Aone: for only then wi ognize the German civilization is the sna neem factor of human pro- gress. recognize that the casiois Yor high “ideals, that desire for action, in short, iteelfy is an instrument of cultural ess.” Penner inva {i and when it in remembered that Nietzsche's writings also h thought, in whic ideal as “a war against modern civil |ization in. al its forms,” and wl gospel of avistreratam, ciate the German | incentive 0! end justifies the Sai ce ooy ae German Kultur. With Nietsche, the |German citizen’ contemplates. a new world, a new humanity—a regenerat- ed, purified and beautified “over man.” Nietzsche's “Der Wille zur Macht,” or, will to power, contains the entire philosophy of average German in a mst shell. m this we can understand how er fective in ecfeoting the sphere of German “Will to power. Of course, (Asmevica: will not. recog- nize any abridgment of the rights of her citizens pet because’ of an ar- bitrary mapping out of a zone. |The. physical limitations cf the eub- marines do not exempt from conform with the 2 at visit, search ai provision for s rage ocoap Aonscotbetante' before taking the ex- treme measure of sinking the ship in- “An this is forcibly set forth in te President’s munications he a ae Cantar sta phe ees In other words, we ref 4) subscribe to the doctrine that the ights of humanity ae subordinate to the necessities of wi 0 an advantage thé allies hold in position and naval strength and for which ‘the U.S. isin} right. sible. Ro wey respon any refuses, gr ‘at least BA a gar taal is, and she will not cede the rights of feavel Ndihegtt mer ace on the merchant ships of. belli- *| gerent nations, and if “this is the last word on the’ subject, I no other alternative than a declaration at, OF a square ackdown of posi- Hert yond Party-ur-they other: ny can rest assured that America tate. with all the force of inexhaust- ible resources and her wonted brav- CHAS. M. BICE. 2, 1915. PIE CULTURES. (By Peter MeArthur.) ‘An article published some days ago, which I mentioned the fact that the cherry pie was at one ding chistes the supreme test ewife, or rather, the test bg which it might be Ler dlgae whether a petent to be a housewife, has Re opig me a ‘Good story from Dr. Hugh Mac- Callum, of Laaond Aécording to’ ne lays a much wi part than I suggested in the life “of e 8a “At a medical Penntet eho once attended our great Dr. Osler, of Oxford, stated that Dr. Wels Mitchell, of Philadelphia, haa once put his cul- ture to the final te: Mitchell, who was present, n “He gav ee Mitchell applauded enthusiasti- PN ctarally the assembled medical men wanted to find out how pie should be eaten for tl one that any of them might be obliged th ‘ime. ould pet said Dr. Mae. Callum, ae that ate it with a spoon ora that he rested He pits.” Thi: mation conta possi- wii ce ‘mach ioe tne a s to the s of fac a clas ait even . abibrtee, ha ie making their own cherry pies luring this cherry season, that. ee Sot always be used with their ‘0 the writers of. books of ce eaie et roca the fact that in the case of the che: & cherry pie is eaten ‘ti id the best pie that is made. pe ee ee Not Seen in Daytime. A farmer worked: his: harvest hands from 4 o'clock: inthe until 9 o'clock at night. for work hollered the big oe hse asking him if he le was advised to aie: do “ get there?” the appli- cant aske “You go down this field,” said the “turn down the to the bs “ieee ‘o the left and "fol- low the lan: “What Oe is the house painted?” asked the applicant, ‘oubttully “I\don’t know,” arvest hand. ny ain’t never — ft in day- light yet.” U ish, ea, your wife strong-mi ed e ou ape retsaht ears eating sweets? ving a tuberculous constitution. atient—Sure, eee She’s . got sores follows in of the} i spunk enoug] @ pass» up infectious diseases, especially whoop- the candy and pastry and all that as| ing cough and measles. Sometimes it long as she’s ‘allowed to eat it her-| is caused by unskillful interference self. with tuberculous joints or glands the effort to heal them: Only expert Every time a man looks into a’ mir- ror he imagines he sees the reflec- Back ofthese’ considerations de the German viewpoint concerning “Na- tion of a hero, A GERMAN” TEA PARTY” on tHE WESTERN FRONT oe, in this picture the Kaiser and his brother, Prince Henry of Prussia, are seen on a visit to the headquarters The three sat down to tea and discussed the ct General vai Heeripgen, who is in plans of campaij command opposite Rheims. HEALTH se | Sexes bet - | ed; even td The headache grows road | come: Pimples on the Face. ere are various kinds of pimples which affect the face, and all are de- cidedly objectionable. One form spe- cially afflicts 1 who are naturally sensitive to their appearance, and become often very depressed at the resistance of -| the trouble to ae remedies the doc- tor advises. need never worry; with a, little Patience all will come This complaint, .. technically termd dene aigoalige Asappears syn taneously when full growth is reach- when no particular treat- ment has been followed. many The best thing these. boys or girls |“ can do is to bathe the face aN and) ante for ten’minutes.in very hot wate! hen rub it» dry with ae Pougheat towél ‘Hey cant proc fore this, any blackheads angus be out with ‘thumb y must ile all the air, and for the low: Tp 00 vegetables. dow should be a little dpen st nigh: aiteren unwholesome et in the ks way of abusing” inthe wecsensl bits eh secanlata mysteriously the first step to en is to have. the Sune Ses and properly cleansed. ond is to eat plenty of ea fruit cot green vegetables. to avoid salted meat pork; with highly spiced food of any kind.—A Physician. : Alaa Meningitis. ase is caused when the see ‘peat attacks the ‘eae 3a jough adults sometimes have is usually a disorder of childhood, vad it ii in children under ten stn ue S gubessig of menin- fits often bears Pitectieiver with | mi what seems great abruptness, but the history of the case will generally show loses his ees the rouse carapes appetite and is fatigu least exertion; headache and grows irrita h the child is constantly. ight terrors or gritting of ‘the| the teeth. Se all the symp- ee re ae iting that occurs Rnbhanslentie if ete ing is very suggestive of this trouble. more violen' and is sometimes so agonizing that , the child screams the pain; often there are convulsions. “ ae re may lack of agr ent between the tem- perature and the pulse is characteris: tic of tuberculous meningitis, and enables the physician to distinguish it from other diseases that ways ‘it resem| This stage of the iiness i is succeed, ed by pnother,. in which there is less headache ay yomiting, but wl is characterized by MN, ae then stupor, whi be- 3 coma, from which the child cannot be roused. In this final stage} thi e a 44 8 and’ breathing are-very irregular, oe epee may. be pana lost of the tients die in a state ae deep ‘uncon- sciousness. Tuber. considered as: an alm fatal.disease, and since that is the case, parents mot give too much Sere to children who are suspected of it ost. universally physicians should be permitted to un- dertake that sort of treatment. — Youth’s poreniere ars, of age who, belong to fami-| nami e often: complains of} with ‘culous meningitis must be| pl: PRISONERS OF WAR. Camps and hospitals for prisoners many to-day. ante af aiiieh ‘contain Beterean 10 006 and 20,000 prisoners, ‘The latest in- formation gives-the number of prison- ers interned as 800,000. e lot of the prisoner is something like that of a Mexican peon or a Vir- is not confined to a dom eamp compound. ff he chooses labor, he is it to an em) some- y fling him, and his lot is an un- enviable on A neutral correspondent in Ger- in interesting ac- camps. It is a high wooden Peenice eurdoudted ur vor by an tater bristling web, of double’ barbed ste. wo fences Bins fone pee guard side run the guard houses Sees |the kitchens, canteens, bath: houses es ahd ‘then the prison There are no win- eit Bares tone only r na layer -of tarred paper we po) in berths are built along raised up along the walls during the. day. Food reruletions are much the same. asis for the dis- 2,700: calories (heat: units) declared by German sci- for the mainten- tobacco in a c: e prisoners themselves do the work in the kitch- ens, serve the nd perform all the other menial tasks in the camps. They d to amuse them- elves as best they can by primative theatticals and some gam: “When it | treated,” says this yy aad mee eS ne received conflicting answers. general conclusion, I drew, however, many’ are withou' them gifts of food, ching todd by the desirability one ne batted organizatién for the dis- kefootla of gifts to British prison- Such an organization is to be found jin the Red Cross of which thousands jot Atal prisoners of war can say ‘ame unt nee th with the wi ges Canadian Red Cross hi department in London, which has Peer sending 800. pare cele week t0 prisoners’ camps. amour of course, insufficient, as it can a be anteenped by an increase in public eet 5 the detention of a doz- ‘of indignation. In sj \ claims on the publics’ qe itis to fe , however, that of Canadians poy. languishing in their orlioh, you can do so by means of the 8. ich | Subscriptions’ should’ ee opel to 17 King Street East, Toront ee | | Restrained Applause. | A noted humorous lecturer, cate was invited to deliver an address an audience of convicts oe a Avestern penitentiary, notic ie audi- tors laughed heartily, but aid sr ap- laud. After the lecture the warden of the institution rental an apology. in’t Ee very apprecia- little,” the warden. of just, sitting there with their hands ‘olded,” aie well” the lecturer laughed. vt they sat wit of movement is restricted to a SI id. en phe kingdom of Seba in Egypt. by people who grudge him the seraps| to ep “concerning thes a me 2. yi asked ae tice “has i th, se was in prison and ye | 0: is uns eerie. concerti of’ the, ed Grose is, arily yunded. | f INTERNATIONAL LESSON, AUGUST 1. Lesson V. The Queen of Sheba Visits | but Solomon, 1 Kings 10. 1-10, 13. Golden Text, Prov. 8. 11. Verse 1. The Queen of Sheba— theba is sometimes pronounced Seba, and Sheba, the place where Solomon’s rntor ved. ia ontaaed ith Arabia: country. "The "eo of Sheba (some- with peer in 8 Testament times (see fame passed to and from bet tine and Arabia. The fame of Solo- mon. (his buildings, his wisdom, religious fervor—in his reign) would soon spree questions—Riddles. riddles was a pasti Orientals. . See (Judg. 14. 12ff.). amused themselves in thi: Queen of Sheba wa: on’s wisdom b; she had a deeper gu ed to learn thro him of Jehov: great train, with camels animals indi- cates that Peon: Bi) rich in both provender an Precious Sener capable now yields the onyx’ and the ped Id. In ancient times she is reput have pro- luced the fol towing gems: “adamant, amethysts, chrysolites, hmmatites, sards, sardonyxes, and several stones for which modern jewelers. have names.” was noted Psa. Solomon told her all her ques- tions—There was nothing too subtle in her questions eee him Bee grasp nor too deep for him to disi The queen’s pea aibngik knew no bounds. And when she saw all that he had done and everything he ere Was no more. spirit She could no longer compare Spy nak she had with what Solomon She came prepared to criticize; ae. was soon lost in admiration, lappy are thy men, happy are these thy servants—’ who were Hy a menial position, as well as the jiate surrounding Solomon, nick blessed pecaltven they all could hear the words of his Chron: 2. 12) and Cyrus. oe 1.8). 10. A hundred and t talents | ti of soe gift has pea ast sntimnsted. between one million and’ suates oa four million dollars of money. T are Solomon an exactly similar amount: “sixscore talents of gold” (1 Kings 13. 9. 14). Solomon gave ae visitor ‘all n added some- “He gave e he had di with" “the Best of ally ‘that upon which she would think with ei daar jeasure, and of — whicl ould speak wit e greatest ee Chee: ander Frese, The Open + Door, page 39f). sk ee aaa, ) UNIVERSITIES’ COMPANY There are many men in Canada | t who are anxious to So. and play their part in the Great War, who ar wily ing to go as officers, | ut from ons, are unable to obtain commissions. There are other men who would prefer to join the ranks pat ey realize the yrmous responsibility of the wast- an of life ‘which reels from the bad leadership of an improperly trained, of these men hesitate to go THE SUNDAY ScaOOL the beginning of 1 ie ie | mel district which furnishes the recrui 2) Th saehate mailitary. eau or ¢ for work. er TeAsol w to eo and Shere the gain stopped for tl in 18 A Morning Call. ‘olly were Seavalling a had stop- gin inden Village near by, and they were very curious to go over to the tents and sesshowothe Indians liv “Come, Pally, let’s go and find # Samm said to his little sis- Rise pantie hang; ata the hurried Gias tothe nearest group igbove that sheltered the tiny roa +t the entrance to the first tent, which looked to the children like a little Playhouse, there stood a beauti- smiled, and said ina sweet, high voice, “How d realized that the dark little cs wak a girl of about his own age. he came close to him and touched is light curly hair. My name is Sammy TI have brought you some sp I want to see man who beating that drum.” A-wah-nee—for that was the girl’s e children. sgn" which meant friends; so th all smiled, and some of them followed e newcomers. A-wah-nee led them to a large tent where a dozen Indians were making Le ug ee see e, the sun, ain a dram eat een as “ it ane haa mad n inverted pottery bowl. a -wee-nee called( “Yo-se-mie! Yo- se-mie!” and a boy about ten years father do: to the music of Indian song, dance ater flute and drum. A-wah-nee smiled at Sammy proud+ tb, and when ee ae finished, sho said, “Good, g jammy did ee a as music very well, but oat did what he had seen his e threw some pennies m all. ae had only five or six, but the boys seemed delighted to scramble in his mouth. The old Indian kept on beating his Are and paid no atten+ tion to the chi Then A- iidren. ene said, as she pointy ed her brown finger at Sammy, “You t | sing. but Sonny did not know any songs; suddenly he cee of pons ala sal ralaae to his hand, She kn about. th lv s moon. “You sing to them, Polly, meat the boab he ies ned, but as. she other told her in ol x thre of the older ction each Tate ie name—turned and: beckoned to them |a penny. to follow her. Polly drew back astonished and y saw a number of children and |S: reddened; but a voice behi dogs; one boy was mending an arrow,|them said, “Take the pennies, dear 1 [be polite ai “do ping a the ae people nee turned and toward thelr fete fey had followed them without being seen. “Why, father, we can’t take their money!” you expect them ‘Why not, if take Sah But I'll tell you what we'll do: this afternoon we'll bring them other gifts.”—Youth’s ion. ’s Compan- Canada exactly suited to the require- uch men, and its existence tice of every young man in Canada. The Universities of Canada are eae loyally together to raise com- pany Fashion Hints send regiment, the Princess | Patricias Canadian Light Infantry. | Siege companies are composed mn the Universities of Can-| ada, ine friends of such men, broadly speaking, from men of tha’ type. It must Be clearly Radersiotd that they are not all Uni y men, for tare face behie lar iadpdts) archi- seit iagiakers, Tene aee TE, and it We to the full. th a force wi der th er, Captain Gregor Barclay, for some time in England. ent military authority has declared | fy this to be the finest company whicl has ever sailed from Can: econd University Company of men of. a splendi embarked recently at was composed type and was Montreal. ‘The\ Third Universities’ (and note that the Compan; plural is ‘eliber- ate) is recruiting with fair rapidity it every that will reach the high mark of suc taine irst_ two compani There is ct obtaining oftleeed; but find picked men for Bases Company qdactacriditer -Bereart Platoon Besos and Section Lead- ers, on whom largely rests Me suc- cess of the CoRR pany. Indeed, Canada needs chiefly a pa School for non-commissioned of rder to nt-Major, recruiting grou) x the Universi- thes" Companies, m have | proved themselves good soldiérs, well Risciplined and efficient, with. fine! pheeice, It is‘hoped'that the Mari- ime Provinces will rival purnishing recruits, Indeed, in the Second Company, men doubtless Can- adians, came’ to “join from ‘Oklahoma, sage and Missouri, ruit can be examined, medical- ly ate attested i in. hit istrict, and transportation will he provided to. Montreal. All information can be aptained | S, Eve, 882 Sher- "Montreal, the auctepaive ’s ‘com- pers: and. “publicity we ‘atk ay fee sn to” join the Gimapiny fy. are looking for, and the Company find the mien required: Why Coms Give More Milk, Cattle rene ay erefore the cows did not | rmany 0) thirty prodtetion and by 160-“the? ha i Tneretted to six Uae 1870 to eight, ae foal, root aes they [vere all manacled,” Now, ere ae an organization in gr ‘tainly ra Hai an in it is hard icers. dl e general eiheiole is awe Of | abor x | With turned-over, gave an pe of a pint and a half i * | fashion ai His ate. = eee Luke—Are you for allies or for Germany, stranger? Affable Stranger—I’m — néutral— What to Wear and How to Wear it. ways some reason for his disapproval! Heaven grant that we may never fol- low his example and’ clad ourselves in ugly uniforms. ree and bs ef and all sewing d, 5 very none time oh but now the little factor girl 8 work with her high-heeled boots displaying glimpses of silk stockings. Luxuries have become. so common, in this rich country of op- portunity and waste, that we no long- er regard them as luxuries, but as the most ordinary In tye France, where the finest | silks in the world are woven, this heavy grain silk is in the lead. They, are careful, over there, that first ecret designs, texture ei] colors giving commissions to well qualified | of .silken eager for the coming sea- men from niversity ag Fis the| son. Winter silks are we now for its, the mar ket makers of Paris get: first chances tune is of extremely high-class thers laced e buyer of anything: until ip hia » When he is peranitted to mi his honorable se~ lect However, a little birdie says ‘that the finest of the-Lyons output has a matallic effect, and the stiff, heavy, Re brocades and’ plain silks are go- ig to be strong again.” Bieinen and eta: which “will rage this will disappear. ong the: eaaaye fabries of the next season ‘will be a | faille silk with velvet design. There promises to be a great apron fad—another note from the dim shad- ows of the past, Women wl knit eir fingers down to skin and bone last winter will resume now, to prepare for the soldier’s ne e snow-time. the over-watchful and all the ¥ While nay ‘are used, the sae popular knitting aprons are of white plaited organdy, in jabot effect, two-inch hems. if you wit y something nice for your small aacghten, Lie her a baby doll parieol, , the vice re skirts of the ‘oll form. a little The youngsters are inter« ested saute ‘fashions, an ae combines te been swindled in. eyery. eu {in Burop