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#+ « NOTES AND COMMENT $ ‘‘No one would have believed it to look at you.‘"‘ Between Friends. ‘"My husband has an eye for the artistic." According to Frof. Bergonie, the principal repast should be taken at 7.20 a.m., and should be completed by two others, of lighter nature, taken at 4.30 and at 8 o‘clock p.m. We would remark that in France and some other countries an early morning repast would not be pracâ€" ticable on account of an absolute lack of appetite for heavy food which is fe]t at that time, at least by a great number of persons. The Romans had the same habit, points out the Scientific American, so that this must be due to the effect of climate, as it does not depend upon the race of the person who may at any time inhabit such countries, According to this, it follows that most Europeans and Americans use exactly the wrong hours for taking their repast, that is, from 12 to 1 welock, and from 7 to 8, for the early moraning breakfastsâ€"coffee, ete.â€"can hardly be counted. Esâ€" pecially to be remarked is that the evening meal acts to produce enerâ€" gy just when the organism is about to rest for a long period, and this ean orly act to overload the liver, being unused for a long time. Again, in an electric station, the engmeers regulate the coal conâ€" sumption so as to concord with the variable demand for current. But human beings, according to him, although they work at stated hours, earry out the absorption of food quite by chance and without being vccupied with making the food supâ€" ply concord with the periods of most work. Fortunately, the liver acts as a reserve of energy, owing to its glyâ€" cogenic function, but its capacity is, of course, limited. Take, as an example, a repast composed of 1 part fatty elements, 1 part of proâ€" teids (meat), and 4 to 5 parts carâ€" bohydratesâ€"sugar, starch, etc.4 the utilization of the energy commences almost at once, and the amount of energy available increases up to some three hours after absorbing the food ; then it decreases slowly. The more one considers the preâ€" servation and maintenance of food supplies as an essential element of the "grand strategy of the war," as it seems to be developing under pressure of the desire for retaliaâ€" tion, the plainer it appears that the campaign against Hungary is more important than has heretofore been thought. Hungary is to a great extent the granary of the dual alâ€" liance. If Hungary, which alone is prepared measurably to make up the shortages in other sections, should ‘be prevented from producâ€" ing, a situation _ unquestionably serious would promtply arise. The presence â€" of German â€"reâ€"enforceâ€" ments in Hungary and the vigorous effort now making to clear the country of Russians would indicate a recognition of the danger which confronts the German cause there. Not to protect Hungary is to fail to protect the great source of food. ‘ Bcicntist Deelares We Do So at the Wrong Time. That we eat at exactly the wrong time, at least in some countries, is the somewhat remarkable concluâ€" sion which Prof. Bergonie of the Bordeaux University reaches as the result of his researches, and it is very apropos at thisg time when we have the Taylor system of best use of the human motor. Moreover, Roumania must not be lost sight of. That country, which is still neutral, is a fairly large proâ€" ducer of breadstuffs for export. She is a particularly large producer of Indian corn, the crop for 1910 being 5§2,500,000 bushels. The same year she produced 58,548,689 bushels of wheat. Some of the German needs might conceivably be supplied from that quarter. However, we must remember that the figures given are ‘the production for normal times. In spite of the willingness of women to help and the ldded‘ diligence of the men at home, it is highly improbable that the producâ€" tion during a war like the present ean equal that of normal times. On the face of the statistics for 1912â€"which seem to be the most complete available at presentâ€" Germany â€" and Austriaâ€"Hungary would seem to be able to maintain themselves fairly .well on their own resources of foodâ€"assuming, of course, that they can manage to maintain the same level of producâ€" tion. Ciermany is a big importer of wheat, rye, oats and ‘barley. But Austriaâ€"Hungary, which in this particular case means chiefly Hunâ€" gary, is a big exporter of wheat. In 1912 she exported 103,260,000 bushâ€" elsâ€"about 18,000,000 bushels more wheat than Germany found it neâ€" cessary to import. Taking Germany and Austriaâ€"Hungary together we find that the imports of breadstuffs of both for 1912 exceeded the exâ€" ports by only about 35,000,000 bushâ€" els. This is a comparatively small percentage of the total consumpâ€" tion, and these countries, under stress, could presumably get along fairly well without it. * wHEX TO EAT. Inquirerâ€"Does one Fish live in this building ! Janitorâ€"Yessah. Dere‘s Mr. Salâ€" mon on de second floor. Bome people are always talking about how square they are, and we don‘t notice any corners sticking out of them, at that. * The man who has no friends reaâ€" lizes the disadvantages of having no one to tell his troubles to. There are lots of things in this life better than money, but it genâ€" erally takes money to buy them. Life is made up of surprises. Have you ever noticed that the things that don‘t seem possible happen so often ? One enemy will generally do more to make a man talked about than a dozen friends. The race is ndtr;fvrv;yjs' to the swift. The faster a man runs into debt, the more he gets behind. in any event; the practice it proâ€" poses, is beneficial. To take a single illustrationâ€"it is â€" widely known by medical â€" practitioners hat anaemic girls may long be )reated with want of success until they are compelled to cultivate the habit of early to bed. And though strong and vigorous young men with apparent impunity continue to hear the chimes at midnight, midâ€" dleâ€"age announces itself ‘by some dullness of the faculties on the days following such experiences. That different individuals need difâ€" ferent amounts of sleep is certain, and it is perhaps true that sleep, like other habits, may be carried to excess; yet once ‘the elasticity of youth is gone most of us are better and more fit when we avoid late hours. * If we could see ourselves as othâ€" ers see us, conceit would be a drug on the market. No really big man allows his head to outgrow the rest of his anatomy. Our opinions cost us nothing, so long as we keep them to ourselves. Take care of the night before and the lfnorning after will take care of itself. You always have to look out for some fellows, and others wil} bear looking into. Music hath charms, but at the same time it isn‘t the song birds that make the best potpies. Man is made of dust, and is genâ€" erally out for more, / Success only comes to the man who goes after it with a club. Many a man‘s idea of contentâ€" ment is having more than he can use It‘s when a fellow is hard up that he feels he should be let down easy. Seeing is believing, but even the blind man may be convinced he is right. Many a fellow is leftâ€"handed who still feels that he does everything right. Have a little sense and the dol lars will take care of themselves. A soft answer turneth away wrath, but a soft snap is surer. . Is there not something substanâ€" tial in the oldfashioned view that sleep before midnight carrits a speâ€" cial and particular merit?! There may be, says the ‘"Hospital," a simple and obvious explanation of this creed, but we are satisfied that, You can hasten the child‘s proâ€" gress by moving its legs in imitation of walking while it lies on its back in bed. Make these motions corâ€" rectly and methodically, and make them as nearly as possible like the motions used in walking. With the average healthy child these lessons, both active and passive, should be: gin about the ninth or tenth month and the child should be able to walk a few steps soon after it is a year old.â€"Youth‘s Companion. First of all, teach the baby to creep. When it has acquired that accomplishment, begin the walkâ€" ing lessons. Hold the baby upâ€" right, with its feet resting squareâ€" ly on the floor, and then carry it forward slowly while another perâ€" son raises first one foot and then the other, and plants each ahead in its turn. Move the child‘s body so that its centre of gravity is transferred from one foot to the other alternately. In that way the child will learn very quickly to balance itself, and soon it can stand alone for a few seconds. By and by it will try to move forward of its own accord. I In recent years, doctors and othâ€" ers who are interested in child study have advised that babies be ‘"let alone.‘" They declare that much handling of the infant is not good for the health of its body or of its mind. Dancing the baby, tossâ€" ing it in the air, and ‘‘riding it to ‘B.nfbury Cross,"‘ kissing it and playing with it tire the child, and excite it injuriously. The little baby needs absolute quiet, and the less older persons disturb it and talk to it, the better. * That is all sound doctrine, but by and by the time comes when â€" the child needs a little wise help if it is to develop properly. Left alone in the bed for the first few months, it will get all the exercise it needs by kicking and clawing the air, provided its limbs are not swathed in too many clothes or. weighed down by heavy bedclothing; but when it has learned to use its muscles and gained some idea of space and direction, and when its bones have begun to harden, it is time to teach it the difficult art of walking. It cannot learn that in the bed, and will learn it on the floor by itself. WISE AND OTHERWISE. Teaching the Baby to Walk. Sleep Before Midnight. A Fish All Right. HEALTH in that part of it growing in the tree than in other parts. This is necessary to make the branch strong enough to support not only itself, but also the smaller limbs growing out from it. Of late years Prof. Shorts has done a.good deal of speaking at Canadian clubs and other gatherâ€" ings. They say ‘he never reads a novel. His chief hobbies are garâ€" dening and wood carving. Why Boards Have Knots. Some boards have knots because they are made from trees having many branches. The knot in the board is part of the root of the branch in the trunk of the tree. When you see a knot it means that before the tree was cut down and the log sawed up into boards, the limb was growing out from the inâ€" side of the tree at the. spot where the knot occurs. The wood in the knot is harder than the rest of the board because more strength is needed at the base of a branch and In 1908 Prof. Shortt was appointâ€" ed one of the Civil Service Commisâ€" sioners under the new Act, the idea being to take a step forward in the direction of the abolition of the patronage system, to. "take the civil service out of politics.‘"‘ â€" _ In his Life of Lord Sydenham in ‘‘The Makers of Canada‘‘ series, Prof. Shortt describes the course of events in the momentous days of the establishment of responsible government in Canada. In collaâ€" boration with Dr.â€" Doughty, the Dominion Archivist, he edited a eollection of constitutional doeuâ€" ments on the period from 1763 to 1791, many of which are made acâ€" cessible for the first time. . A secâ€" ond volume deals with the period from 1791 to 1841. These works led to the selection of Prof. Shortt and Dr. Doughty as joint editors of a new tenâ€"volume history of Canada. When the first Labor Commisâ€" sion was formed under the Lemieux Act, Prof. Shortt was appointed chairman, his colleagues being Wallace Nesbitt and J. G. O‘Donâ€" oghue, to apply the Act in the disâ€" pute in April, 1907, between the Grand Trunk Railway and its maâ€" chinists. In 1911 he was zreated a comâ€" panion of (St. Michael and St. George in the Coronation favors. Mis Books. Prof. Shortt is a wellâ€"known writer on economic and historical subjects. Some years ago he conâ€" tributed to the Journal of the Canâ€" adian Bankers‘ Association a series of articles on the development of the Canadian banking and currency systems which represented an imâ€" mense amount of research and which were much discussed. Peérâ€" haps his bestâ€"known contribution to current problems is his "Imperâ€" ial Preferential Trade from a Canâ€" adian Point of View," a study of the British fiscal situation. It reâ€" vealed his belief in freedom of trade, coupled with recognition of the fact that wide variations of inâ€" dustrial and social conditions make it impossible to maintain that any one fiscal system is expedient for all times and places, and also his faith in the efficiency of autonomy as the only enduring basis of Imâ€" perial coâ€"operation and unity. _ ‘ who‘has herself become well known for her services in directing the inâ€" terests of Canadian women into helpful channels. ler. Later the village disappeared altogether, although another hamâ€" let which sprang up some miles disâ€" tantâ€". bears the nameâ€" Kilworth B_ndge. As a boy the coming poliâ€" tical economist was a hard worker. He was a good student at the High School at . Walkerton, and he ‘"put himself through‘‘ Queen‘s, as most university students did in those days, by teaching school. After graduation at Queen‘s he went, in 1884, to Scotland and took postâ€" g;dute work at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities, repeating his record at Queen‘s by becoming in each institution a medalist in philosophy. His long vacations he spent tramping through Great Briâ€" tain and continental Europe pickâ€" ing up firstâ€"hand knowledge of Old World social and industrial condiâ€" tions. His interest steadily conâ€" centrated on political economy, and, returning to Canada, he was, in 1889, appointed lecturer in poliâ€" tical science at Queen‘s, and three years later he became professor in the same subject, the chair evenâ€" tually being endowed by the late Senator Gowan and oth@r admirers of Sir John A. Macdonald, whose name it bears. Meantime, in 1886, Prof. Shortt married Elizabeth Smith, M.D., Since Youth His‘One Real Interest Has Been Economy Study. Prof. Adam Shortt, of the Civil Bervice Commission at Ottawa, 18 ieneul’ly described as ‘"Canada‘s ading political economist.‘‘ Prof. Shortt was born in an old Ontario mill village called Kilâ€" worth, on the banks of the Thames, near London. His father was a milâ€" PROF. ADAMX SHORTT. Prof. Adam Shortt. Auay M "Bol Well, in that case she left him as she found him.‘" bottle will k sweet for eight days,. A mmy alternating curâ€" rent at a pressure of about 4000 volts has succeeded in the desired results of killing harmful bacteria without altering the chemical comâ€" position of the milk. "I hear that Doodley‘s wife has ieft him without any reason!‘ The new method of purification is said to be not only the most effiâ€" cient but the least expensive methâ€" od yet discovered. An electric curâ€" rent necessary for a single 16â€"canâ€" dle lamp will sterilize perfectly 14,000 gallons of river water in 24 hours at a cost less than 1 cent per 1,000 gallons. The apparatus is said to be simple, not very expenâ€" sive and may be installed in priâ€" vate homes. Electrfity also has been recentâ€" ly applied to killing germs in milk co that the contents of a capped bottle will keep sweet for eight It has long been known that ulâ€" traâ€"violet rays of light have very remarkable germicidal effect, quickly destroying the vitality of the most virulent diseaseâ€"producâ€" ing germs. Through the discovery by Dr. Cooper Hewitt the ultraâ€" violet rays may ‘be produced in great quantity at very small cost by means of the mercury vapor lamp. All efforts against waterâ€"borne disease for large communities have been only part?; successful heretoâ€" fore, because complete sterilization cannot be accomplished by any method of filtration now known so as to be practical for use on a large scale. & s The Most Efficient and the Least CC Exnensive. Recent experiments in Paris, Marseilles and other French cities offer enceuragement that electricity may prove to be the longâ€"sought means of cheap and effective water purification. Purity of water supâ€" ply is generally recognized as most important for the health of the community, and large expenditures are made annually by cities to maintain a reasonably pure and safe supply for drinking and cookâ€" In millinery one found the inâ€" fluence of war everywhere, but with the exception of a certain kind of sailor everything was small, fitting the head and representing some style of army headwear. _ The shapes were not over small, that is, they did not show much of the hair, but they clung to the head and did not shade the face. Georgette, who leaped into proâ€" minence last spring after taking over the house of Francis, who had held the distinction of being the tailor to the queens of Great Britâ€" ain, features zouave coats to her tailor costumes more than the short and better known _ coat. â€" Her zouaves are direct copies of those worn by the Algerian troops who are fighting under General Joffre. The selfâ€"advertising coloration of the field uniforms of the French army has been so serious a drawâ€" back, and the acknowledged superâ€" iority of the grayâ€"blue of the Gerâ€" man army has been so universally recognized, that the change in colâ€" or from bright blue and briiliaunt searlet to a concealing color like gray was too important an issue to pass the designers. The French name for the shade s ‘‘blue soldat,""‘ which is more sentiâ€" mental than descriptive. All Show Military Coats. All the designers in Paris showed some kind of military coat and all of them used to the utmost the fashion for pockets. Khaki color, which the French women like, will undoubtedly give the preference to this new blue in serge, gabardine, tussah and silk. Even satin coat suits were shown in it. Not only was the color inspired by the history of the battlefield, but the coat was cut in imitation of the field overcoats which have the fronts folded ‘back and buttoned. This cut is easy to copy, but the maâ€" terial is very difficult to secure, because it is requisitioned by the French government for war uses. Callot, for example, whose colâ€" lection was one of the best in evenâ€" ing frocks she has made in several years, pue forth as a feature a solâ€" dier‘s tailor suit in the new blue that has been accepted by the French army and for which Paul Poiret is said to ‘be responsible. _ The dressmakers thought it imâ€" probable that the present war would strongly influence ‘fashions until it was over; but it has had a strong effect already if one is to judge by the new gowns shown in Paris and which later will set the stvles here. to that swinging army cape effect at the back of gowns which she mannequined herself last season 3nddWhiCh she likes very much inâ€" eed. Callot holds to narrow skirts ; Premet continues to cut her hems into points instead of making them even; Cheruit has modified the width of skirt which sheâ€"advocated last summer and has given herself over to more pronounced Louis XV. styles ; and Georgette has kept The new gowns already have been brought from Paris by our most enâ€" terprising buyers, says a Paris letâ€" ter. There is nothing to frighten ohe in them. They do not signify that all the clothes we possess must be discarded. Certain lines are acâ€" centuated, the two silhouettes that have been opposed to. each other all winter remain as they are. The Present War and Styles. es cad ie mm PURIFYING WATER. Never Had Any. What Paris Shows. TORONTO pass before them, and move over to join the army of the German Crown Prince and advance on Paâ€" ris. French was watching, and saw that Von Kluck had dropped his guard and had exposed his jaw; and the lightning English sparrer, the man whose fists were armies, struck like a flash. The Germans, off their guard, received a blow they could not parry. They lost hundreds of big guns and thousands of men. The French were doing their part, 60,000 soldiers in taxiâ€" cabs and autos came to back up the English, but General French‘s blow had taken the nerve all out of the Germans, and their retreat beâ€" came an m:gnohb rout,. Thus was Paris sa and the German plans completely frustrated by a mere handful of England‘s first expediâ€" tionary force, _ _ _ _ But one doesn‘t need to be a boâ€" tanist in order to recognize a blooming idiot. f CHAS. M. BICE Denver, March 30, 1915. This gave them a chance for much needed rest, but the Germans were tired out, to. The cool footâ€"work of the English had exhausted them, they were tired out trying to hit the tiny foe which always eluded their blows. The lightning blows seni in by the Germans were terrific, the Ninth Lancers were mowed down like grass, the 8th Hussars were almost wiped out. Bullets flew around General French as around the most ordinary soldier. For thirteen days in this great running battle, he kept his men as coolâ€" headed almost as himself. â€" At last the English reached the Marne. The German general, Von Kluck, made his mistake, heâ€"turned his flank to the English, intending to Others must have time to eat and sleep, and the wounded must be taken: care of. All these things were done perfectly and no general in history ever had such a perilous retreat to direct. General French was dashing about everywhere in his auto, and measuring the physicâ€" al force his little army had left. He knew not only the exact strength of his own army but the strength of his apponent as well. There were horses to save, and the roads would hold only so much traffic, and there must be no jams, eool heads must plan it all. Some must fall far behind and dig trenchâ€" es, so_that the retreating army could hide and put up their daily and nightly fight with the Germans. Ten thousand Custer Massacres all rolled into one were at hand or a rout such as history has never beâ€" fore known. Some must stay and fight, while the others fall back and prepare the trenches. The hercuâ€" lean task may be realized when we consider that there was artillery to move and thousands of tons of supâ€" plies and ammunition to be transâ€" ported in autos. Footâ€"work and a cool head, sideâ€" stepping and protecting his body would have been the tactics of a great ring fighter. French followed these tactics exactly. But the thing that makes Britain gasp, and will make the world wonder when apâ€" prised of the details of that great retreat from Mons, was not a prize fight, but the most frantic and terâ€" rible rush of the greatest and best disciplined army the world has ever known. For a man to have kept his head in all that, as if the event were a mere prize fight, with only a knockâ€"out at stake, instead of the annihilation of $0,000 men, is the thing that the world will wondâ€" er at. It was on August 22, 1914 that the English and Germans first met in battle at Mons, the English having only arrived on the seene the day before, and were informed by the French that ‘"There are not more than two German corps in front of you.""‘ General French and his men had just come to the scene and he had taken the Frenchmen‘s word for it. Sunday afternoon came the surprise. _ A courier brought a message to General French from Joffre, the French General. It said in effect; ‘"Four German army corps are coming up against you. We have fallen back." The strong French line had gone and was 30 miles in the rear. French‘s army of 80,000 held out against the oncoming tide of Gerâ€" mans. It was an all but irresistable onâ€" slaught. If General French had stood his ground and fought, in all probability it would have been a clean knockâ€"out, for he had greatly inferior numbers, if he ranm‘fi't would be a complete rout and probâ€" ably annihilation. Germany had calculated that this first round would be a knockâ€"out, and probably no army in all history has ever taken the beating and lived through the milling, keeping its legs and head, as did the English army through the thirteen awful days in which the Germans put in their lightning strokes. â€" The charge of the Germans against his little army was the mightiest and fastest cyclone of the great struggle â€" that sweep toâ€" wards Paris beats anything the anâ€" nals of war have ever known. The Allies and Germans had just touchâ€" ed ‘"‘mits,‘‘ in the parlance of pugâ€" ilistic nomenclature, before the onâ€" slaught began, and then the enemy with overwhelming numbers and equipment, rushed in with a tornâ€" ado of blows they had been saving up for over forty years. ficy which no Englishman likes to proâ€" nounce, but it has gained an honâ€" orable meaning by recent exploits. The rétmt“n’ General French and his army from Mons, is, one of the grandest and most brilliant miliâ€" tary achievements in the world‘s history. â€"It adds a brand new page to British gallantry, and pute the name of Sir John French on the highest pinnacle for military acâ€" complishments. retreat from Mons in Belgium, are slowly m%:ut as the war proâ€" gresses. ~‘"Retreat‘" is a word By this new arrangement with the British Red Cross Bociety the relatives of men in the Canadian contingents will be kept in constant knowledge of the progress that their wounded relatives or friends are making and will} also, where humanly possible, be told the whereabouts of those who are offiâ€" cially rted as "‘missing.‘"‘ This will ourefi take a great load off the minds of those relatives and friends of our brave Canadian soldiers and will enable them to correspond with them regularly. n This new branch of the Red Cross work will dt:uo be fl:fi mlll of shortening great gu sepaâ€" rates the soldier on active service from his loved ones at home and will bring comfort and joy into many a home in Canada. A new field of work has now openâ€" ed for the Red Cross, a work that will commend itself to every Canaâ€" dian and especially those whose brothers, sons and husbands have crossed the water to fight in the great Armageddon, It will be a relie® to many to hear that someâ€" thing is now being done to trace those who have been lost in the war. There must be few people in this country who do not each morning scan the casualty list to see wheâ€" ther any of those dear to them havye been wounded, or in some cases killed, Now that the "Prinâ€" cess Pats‘‘ are in the trenches and part of the expeditionary force is either in France or on its way there and will therefore soon be in the firing line, these lists will be watched with even greater interest than before. The names "that we wish least of all to see are those of the killed, men who have fallen on the field of honor in the greatest cause that they could die for, the cause of freedom and ~‘righteousâ€" ness; to look down the oofumn of casualties and see the name of one wounded is almost a relief, for he might have been ‘"‘missing‘‘; the wounded list conveys no uncertainâ€" ty ; it is true and one accepts the news with more hope, ‘"‘Missing‘ leaves an emptier feeling. One fears long suspense, or worse than all, utter darkness. A short time ago an information bureau was started in connection with the British Red Cross Society for the purpose of keeping the reâ€" latives and friends of wounded and missing British soldiers cognizant of their progress and whereabouts. It was felt that a similar scheme might be started by the Canadian society and the message received from the commissioner shows that this has been done. Canadians will therefore be able to hear how their wounded sons and brothers are progressing and to know of their safety if missing or captured.~ _ News of interest to every relaâ€" tive and friend of the Canadian solâ€" diers who are now in â€"France and of those who will in the near future be in the zone of operations has been received at the head office of the Canadian Red Cross Bociety from Colonel Hodgetts, Canadian commissioner in London, in which he says that he has completed arrangements for the information bureau to forward particulars reâ€" garding wounded and missing Canâ€" adians. This work will not conflict with the official returns but will supplement them by furnishing subâ€" sequent information to relations as to their conduct and progress, The work will be carried on upon the same lines as the British Red Cross and with their coâ€"operation. f It has often been remsrked by candid students of the Gospels that Jesus‘ disciples were, on the whole, a sorry lot of men. One betrayed the Nazarene outright to his enâ€" emies. Another denied Him thrice when He was most in need of friends. Ali filed like frightened sheep when He was arrested. "Inâ€" ability to understand the Master was constant throughout the whole period of His ministry. Think of the stupid intolerance of John in forbidding ‘"one casting out devils in (Jesus‘) name," for no other reason than that ‘"he followeth not with us!"‘ Think of the amazing pride of the sons of Zebedee in seekâ€" ing to be seated one on Jesus‘ right hand and one on His left, in the promised kingdom! What must have (been Jesus‘ wrath at the deâ€" mand of the disciples that He should bid fire come down from heaven upon the Samaritans who would not give Him shelter. Again and again did the Master patiently. explain the meaning of what He: was saying and trying to do. Again and again did He ‘"rebuke them‘" . for their follies and sins. But eveh to the very end they misunderstood and thus failed Him! Took Men as He Found Them. That Jesus was aware of the charâ€" acter of His disciples is evident from a hundred different passages in the Gospels. All the more imâ€" pressive, in view of this fact, is His willingness to work with such men and to commit unto their hands the destinies of the stupendous moveâ€" ment which He had initiated. It would seem as though it would have been a wiser course to have tried His disciples as they were chosen one by one, rejected them as they were found wanting, and then seâ€" lected others for similar trial, until at last He had secured followers whose moral courage and spiritual insight were in some measure comâ€" parable to His own. But such a process of selection seems never to Jesus‘ Agony When His Followers Disputed as to "Who Then Should be Greatest" ‘‘And H¢ called unto Himâ€" His twelve disciples.">=atthew x., 1. RED CROSS SERYICES. *4 DISCIPLES FALE) HIM odd, so musical. Bhe drove back next day, and this time th»> »the» part olhethe door was closed and o0 it she read the _ word _‘ ‘King." ‘That settled it, and the baby was at once baptized Nosmo King Wil lis. @hortly afterward she took little Nosmo out to see his nam* This time both doors were closed, and she saw the words, "No Smokâ€" Before they were through playâ€" ing the game, the garden was an enchanting place, where all kinds of flowers bloomed, and where the birds ate crumbs from their hands : it was a garden without caterpilâ€" lars or bugs. There was a little summerhouse in it, and a treasure box of children‘s books. There was even a little river flowing through the garden, on which floated tia~ canoes that never tipped over. Once a great rhinoceros with 4 horn on his nose, stepped in: he belonged to Mary Anna ; but Laare sent him tramping back to the jan gleâ€"and then there was anoth> "laughing time."" Bince that happy day the chi} dren have played the game of Mazic Garden over and over, whoneve» the days were dull and raiay a i there seemed to be mothing »!=~ to do.â€"â€"Youth‘s Companion . O course there really was not a name good enough for her now i+, tl' son, and Mrs. Willis‘ eyes wore wide open in search of something new. One day while driving sh saw on a barn door the word ‘‘Nosmo." The other half of the door‘ was open, and she could not see what was on it, but the name struck her as just the thingâ€"so "It is my turn!" announced Lanâ€" ra. ‘"And I want little pumps beâ€" side the rosebushes, just like the big pump on grandpa‘s farm, so that children could pump, and pump, and pump as long as they wished ; and besides, that would be a good way to water the roseâ€" bushes !*‘ The thought of so many pumps in a garden caused what Laura and Mary Anna enjoy mostâ€"a Clauchâ€" ing time.‘"‘ ‘"‘And.‘‘ Mary Anna went on, "I should like a path between the rose bushes, so that we could walk up and down the path and smell the roses."‘ Late in the afternoon of a dull day when the sun did not shine, the children began the game of the Magic Garden. It happened in this way : Laura looked out on the snowy back yard, and said, 1 should like to have a fountain in our garden, in the middle of a bathing place for the birds. The ‘bathing place ought to be round, and the water from the â€"fountain should come down gently, like the rain.‘"‘ "Oh, I‘d love it"‘ exclaimed Mary Anna, "and I‘ll tell you what I should like. I should like bird houses in our garden. I should like to have one shaped like a Swiss chalet, and one shaped like a Japâ€" anese pagoda.‘"‘ ‘"I should like to have some roseâ€" bushes,‘"‘ said Laura, ""with ‘piak roses and white roses.‘"‘ have enteredâ€" into the Master‘s mind. He simply took men as He found them, poured out upon them the riches of His spirit and then left them to do with these treasures what best they could. And the amazing thing is that in the long run His seemingly careless method justified itself. lxot little by little did these men, who on numerous occasions had proved to be so stuâ€" pid and cowardly, rise to the ‘"‘measure of the stature of Christ."‘ Especially after His death did they seem to be transfigured as by the indwelling spirit of God and fitted for the triumphant mission of the Apostolie Age ! Our Higher Spiritual Desires. In all this, now, is a significant lesson for our own day and generaâ€" tion. How often do we silence some brave word of idealism by the plea that men are not yet ready for such a message! How often do we discourage some great work of reform upon the ground that ‘‘you cannot change human naâ€" ture!"‘ How often do we turn a deaf ear to some glowing prophet of the soul because, forsooth, the kingdom of righteousness which he would establish upon the earth is impracticable so long as men are blind, weak, selfish! Not such was the practice of the great Teacher of ancient Palestine, and not such should be our practice toâ€"day. Unâ€" discouraged by the poor human ma terial with which we have to deal, we should go straight to the goal of our highest spiritual desires. Un deterred by the heedless ears of men, we should preach the loftiest message of the spirit of which ow minds can conceive. Taking men just as we find them, with all their imperfections on their heads, we should seek nothing short of God‘s Kingdom right here and now upon the earth. And lo! the miracle, to day as yesterday, that by the shee» power of our endeavor men are transfigured and thus fitted for the new and better day ‘â€"Rev.. John Havynes Holmes. The Magic Garden. Young Folks KAISER Punishment f« Hi A despatch from The Press Bureau‘s « mess at the British new version . of 4 gleaned from captur cers, who u,\"’ that ”l‘e is to be dist of it going to Italy to Germany. 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