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p. all metals; it may be drawn into the finest wire or beaten into a transparent film finer than the thinnest tissue, and yet, mix the smallest quantity of antimony with gold and it is not ductile at all. Copper and tin mixed together produce an- allm;~ with. a higher gravity than either of its constit- ents, and the same weight will occupy less bulk. COpper and anti- mony produce a beautiful violet blue alloy. an alloy of copper an ed a reasonably har ed bronze, which was d metal call- suitable for ed a reasonably hard metal call- ed bronze, which was suitable for cutting instruments. and although not as hard as flint. was easier to work and did not break. Then be- gan the bronze age of history. An alloy is a compound of tWo or more metals. Alloys generally possws pr0perties vastly different from the parent metals. For in- stance. gold is the most ductile of By mixing together eight parts by weight of bismuth, five parts of lead and three parts of grain tin, an alloy is produced which will melt at so ._low a temperature that a spoon made of it Will melt when it is immersed in hot tea and yet the melting point of each of its components is at least twice that of boiling water. A small quantity of manganese makes iron almost indifferent to magnetism, while a bit of tung- sten will. increase its magnetic powers. COpper is a good con- ductor of electricity, but if a little arsenic be mixed with it it becomes almost a non-conductOr. 'A little tungsten makes steel vex-v much hard-er. Lead and antimony are used for making type metal because the alloy has the peculiar property of eXpanding when it cools. ’ DURHAM DRHGBlST PLEASES CUSTOMERS Macfarlane Co. report custom- ers greatly pleased with the QUICK action of simple buck- thorn park, glycerin/e etc., as mixed in Adler-i-‘ka. This simple remedy drains the old foul matter from the bowels so THOROUGH that ONE SPOONFUL relieves al- most ANY CASE of constipation, sour or gassy stomach. It is so powerful that it is used success- fully in appendicitis. Adler-i-ka never gripes, and the INSTANT action is surprising. iuITiv'2959 October 21, 1915. Hardware The Red Front Hardware Store is the place to get )our Guns and Ammunition. Althmwh the war is racing and prices in A11111111nition h a- x 9 gone up, still “e have 1101: 1211 ised 0111' piices. Have you got. 2L Gramâ€" ophone '3 If not you should have one. We have some good ones, and our prices are right. We also have a. well selected stock of Records for you to choose from. Who would be With- out a. Flashlight when you can secure them and Batteries at our Store so cheap. You can well afford to give your old Razor away when you find out the price of our New ones, and our Razor Shrops are just as cheap, as we re- ceived a fresh supply this week. ‘ W. BLACK m a 3?“ of AM" 'SIJNDAY SBHflfll. :mesia council onSa SaturdzPy a strong‘ imputation from _Eugeni3 and ECeylon presented petitions from! Lesson IV,â€"Fourth Quarter, FOI‘ {the ratepayers of the villages 00L 24, i915. hpraying the council to take the necessary steps to have electric THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. light supplied to them by the H‘ dro Commission. This “ill Text of the Lesson, ii Kings vi, 8-17. doubtless be secured‘ though there Memory Verses, 16, 17â€"Golden Text. mgy be a little delay in com- pleting the contracts to satisfy all parties. A representative of the Commission was present to giYe information. Mr. Fred Brown had his buggy considerably damaged by being run into bv another vehicle “hen returning from Markdale fair last week. Mr. and Mrs. R. Wheeler) have returned from Toronto. to reside here for the Winter. Sergt. Thos. Davis, son or Mru Davis. who has been for some timu at the front, was reported in the casualty list of the daily papers last week as wounded and suffer- ing from shock, but no official re- port yet to his parentS. Miss May Jamieson, nurse, of Montclair, N.J.. is home visiting her mother and invalided soldier brother. Mrs. D. McTavish, who was tak- en very ill with heart weakness while returning from the W’o- men’s Institute meeting some days ago is, we are pleased to re- port, improving. Married.â€"At Sherbourne street Methodist church, Toronto, on Thursday, October 14, 1915. by Rev. 'VV. T. G Brown, Miss Tiilie Wright of Dauphin, Manitoba, to Mr. Stanley Thurston of Toronto. The young couple are on their honeymoon here, visiting the Thurston, and we join in the con~ gratulations and many good wishes for their happiness and prosperity. A number of the ladies of the Methodist church joined in a quilting in the school room 01‘ the church on Monday afternoon at the invitation of Mrs. Clayton. one of the oldest members of the church, who is presenting the pastor’s Wife with three friend- ship quilts. Thre needlewomen en~ ioy-ed the usual social cup of tea. ‘I MrS. Silas Shunk \‘iSited friends at W'oodbrid‘ge and King City the past week. “Principal Holland was taken ill on ‘Sunday with gall stones, and will probably be unable to teach for a few days. Principal White of the high school was also ill on Monday and off duty. 1. Mr. and Mrs Munshaxv, Mr. Weese and Miss Long, were at Meaford on Sunday. â€"- Frank Patton and Howey Mc- Cauley. new recruits on Monday. together with Joe LeGard, Elwyn Jamieson and Fred Bellamy, 9:9 to Owen Sound on \Vednesday to en- ter on training. Fourteen from Flesherton have now enlisted to: the war. V Miss Oldham visited over the week enl with friends at Hanover. Mrs. 'Wes Breen, who was at Orillia on an extenied visit and rest. has returned home improved in health. Mr. Hugh McPherson. who was taken to Owen Sound hospital la3t week. and operated on for appen- dicitis. is reported recovering. Mr. Albert Stewart and Mr Alex BECRRO have returned from the \vest‘and report a‘ big harvest, but threshing somewhat delaved by Wet weather. Em. Frank Tate of Lucknow mo- tored m er on Saturday. and ii“ De accompanied home b} Mrs. Tate and the children. Mr. Frank VanDusen of CheSIey paid his mother a short visit a few days ago. IVII‘S. W. 5t. Armstroncr Was 21 delegate to the Epuorth League com ent1on at Dundalk last \\ eek I.r ’Will Somers of the Standard Bank. Calgary. left for the “est on Monday, after a holiday at his old home in Osprey. Miss Olaf Henderson is leaving on Tuesday to reside in Toronto. I Mr. Jim Henderson of Moose Jaw paid his uncle. W. J. Bender; son, a short Visit before going to his old home in Osprey. VIr .and Mrs. W. H Thurston an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Florence Estella, to Mr. N. Havelock Durrant of Mitchell, The marriage will take place quietly the end of this month. On Wednesday evening the bride to oe will receive a miscellaneous shower from her young ladv friends here. Miss Hutton of Durham visited over the week end at Mr. T. J. Fisher’s. D. Clarke of Ottawa i9. her mother. Mrs. J. W. n2. who continues ver‘» Text of the Lesson, ii Kings 'vi, 8-17. Memory Verses, 16, 17â€"Golden Text. Ps. xxxiv, 7â€"Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M. Stearns. In last week's lesson the conduct 0! Elisha, the man of God, was truly grand as he made it manifest that he did indeed stand before the living God, not cringing to nor fawning upon any human greatness nor seeking any- thing from any one but the Lord alone. His covetous lying servant could not understand it and brought upon him- self the leprosy of Naaman. “Take heed, and beware of covetousness,” for “covetousness is idolatry” (Luke xii, 15; C01. iii, 5). The opening verses of our lesson chapter tell of Elisha going with the sons of the pronhets to Jordan to ob- tain material to enlarge their dwelling, which had become too strait for them. We are not told what school this was, but probably the one at Jericho, for that was nearest to Jordan. and per- haps the same young men who search- ed in vain three days for Elijah. It looks as if there was an increase in the number of students. and-if so it may have been because of the translation of Elijah. This I do know that the truths concerning the coming of Christ and associated events always lead to increase of interest in Bible study. The lost ax recovered by a bit of tree cast into the water. which made the iron swim, makes me think of the tree which made the waters of Marah to lose their bitterness (Ex. xv, 25) and of Him who is the tree of life, who alone can recover the lost or sweeten bitter waters. In our present lesson the king of Israel was delivered several times from the king of Syria because of the time- ly warnings of Elisha, so that the king of Syria believed that he had a traitor in his army who was a friend of the king of Israel. He called his servants to inquire which of them it was who revealed his plans to the king of Isra- el. It was thus that he learned that there was no traitor among his peOple. but that there was a prophet in Isra- el who could tell his king everything. even the words he spoke in secret (verses 8-12). Then the king of Syria determined to capture Elisha and sent horses and chariots, a great host, who came by night and compassed the city of Do- than. where Elisha was (verses 13. 14). In the morning Elisha’s servant. see- ing this great host was filled with fear. and said,“A1as. my master, how shall we do?” Elisha calmly replied “Fear not. for they that be with us are more than they that be with them” (verses 15. 16). Elisha could make the words of David his own, “Though an host should encamp against me my heart shall not fear’ ’_(Ps._ xxvii, 3). He could say with Paul, “11' God be for us who can be against us?” (Rom. viii, 31.) Oh. the rest of such confidence in God, the victory of such a consciousness of the unseen! Moses endured as seeing Him who is invisi- ble. David also realized in a remark- able degree the presence of the Lord. Our Lord Jesus when he was here was ministered to by the angels and said that He could have legions of them for the asking. As Elisha en- deavored to quiet his servant he said, “Lord, I pray thee. open his eyes that he may see." And the young man saw â€"_--., the mountain full of horses and chari- ots of fire round about Elisha (verse 17). Oh. for such a sight of unseen realities! But then comes the word, “Blessed are they that have not seen, yet have. believed.” “We wall; by faith. not by sight” (John xx, 2:): II Cor. v, 7). I do believe that the an- gels (not our friends who have. died) are ministering to the redeemed on the earth, the heirs of salvation (Heb. i, 14). I often say to my people and to the classes that I know that I have two congregations. those whom I see and the invisible angels who desire to look into the things of which we speak (1 Pet. i, 12). As the Syrians came to take Elisha “-- w look into the things of which we speak (I Pet. i, 12). 1 As the Syrians came to take Elisha he said. “Lord, I pray Thee smite this people with blindness,” and He did so. Then Elisha said to them, “Follow me and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek” (verses 18, 10), for it was really the king of Israel whom they were seeking. They only wanted the prophet because he was hindering them from getting the king of Israel. Having brought them to the man they wanted, he said, “Lord, open the eyes of these men that they may see,” and, their eyes being Opened. they found themselves in Samaria in the presence of the king of Israel. At the sugges- tion of Elisha he prepared great pro- vision for them, .and when they had eaten and drunk he sent them away to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel { (verses 20-23). . _ . _,_ -1--- LA ‘k‘n‘? n0 \UCLDGD -V -V’v It was certainly hopeless to think of accomplishing anything against a pow- er that could so control them, and such kindness from one who could so easily l-.. muuwww -- vâ€" _ have slain them all was too much for them. Such treatment from a people so remarkably protected by a prophet of the Lord completely subdued them. It looks like a great moral conquest. In chapter vii we see more of the -.. v-“rvv- power of God in causing the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots and horses and to flee for their lives, leaving everything behind them. ' “The wicked flee when no man pur- 3.2???” Nothing too hard for the Lord. ' . EAMPDEN. Mr. N. Anderson spent Thanks- giving with his parents here. The Misses Phillips of Toronto are spending their holidays With Mr. Wm. Sharp. Mr. T. Mather of Priceville vis- ited with the Sharp family re- cently. The Fergusons of Dromore spent Sunday with Mr. John Henry. Mr. and Mrs. 135. Anderson and family of London spent the hoi-- iday with. their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Anderson. The sacrament of the Lord’s. Supper was diSpen'sed here on Sunday. many availing themselves of the opportunity. Three new members were added to the r011. Mrs. Wm. Little spent tWo weeks at her old home in Detroit. " Miss Sarah Fulton is filling the vacancy in Vick-ers school for a short time. Miss Mitchell, our school teacher attended the school teachers’ con- vention in Durham._ _-4L V'CLI'LLVJJ ‘5: u...-......_. Mrs. McLean of 'Durham spent the week end with her mother, Mrs. Henderson. A. number from here attended Hm anniversarv services held at A? number from here attended the anniversary services held at Varney on Sunday and Monday night. mmg