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The Xâ€"ray room, though small, has received high praise. The laboratory, the medical stores, the disinfector, and other feaâ€" tures of the equipment are all of the best that can be got. "The whole atmosphere is cheerful. There are beds in the wards by which noe does not lingerâ€"beds where the signs of pain or of exhaustion are woefully patent. For the most part smiling faces greet one, and the men are laughing and talking in contentâ€" ment as they sit knitting or smoking. Just outside of the terrace is a row of beds. Every man fit to come out spends so many hours of the day out here, where he may watch his strongâ€" er fellows playing bowls or football. No wonder that the wounded _ heal quickly, and the prostrate dream and sleep themselves smoothly back to strength." The staff consists of 20 officers, 88 nurses, and 120 nonâ€"commissioned officers and men, with many female cooks ad servants. All this will mean a considerable outlay of money. It should be remembered that this hospital is a Canadian institution ir every way. It is manned by Canadian doctors and nurses, by Canadian nonâ€" commissioned officers and men; it reâ€" ceives Canadian wounded, and is supâ€" ported and kept up by Canadian moâ€" ney. It only. remains for the Canaâ€" din”oplo-awlolotoglveflnir wholeâ€"hearted financial . suport to this Canadian Wg.:'ht“" our own C cmses y ____ â€" SeomltdeE~HrCIEL, 'llosemtlwu,tothebrindior- generals, whose headquarters were naturally very much nearer the firâ€" ing line. I mention this to give force ‘to what I am going toâ€"say, and that s that we shall never bring this war to an end without more complete naâ€" tional concentration upon it. Toronto, June 28.â€"Amongst the many hospitals, where our sick and wounded soldiers are being brought back to health, there is perhaps no institution which will appeal to Canaâ€" dians more than the Duchess of Conâ€" naught Hospital at Cliveden, a beauâ€" tiful country house, along the upper reaches of the Thames, which was given to the British War Office by Waldorf Astor. The covered tennis court, probably the finest in the country, with its apâ€" pendages, out by the golf links and close to the football ground, within the screen of the woods, has been turned into a hospital building capaâ€" ble of holding over 100 patients. This accommodation has since been inâ€" creased to 500 beds. . _ * 2 _ The following interesting descripâ€" tion of this hospital is taken from a London paper. t PX 3. We may be truthful and courteous, honest and tactful, highâ€"minded and considerate of the feelings of others â€"in a word, true gentlemen and genâ€" tlewomenâ€"and yet "diplomatic," and that is the best way of being diploâ€" matic and a way in which all of us may be diplomats, and very effective In a small way, but an informall’ig“ed in loops and rings about the one, we could and should all be diploâ€"| toPs of the shoes. & mats. Notes of one nation to nn-’ . Buckles have given way to single vther are couched in scrupulously poâ€"| Jt buttons on low shoes, and there lite terms. So should be communi-l‘“'e more varieties of strange ornaâ€" cations between individuals. Dis-“"e",t“ti"“s that one could dream of patches between nations are worded| !" Six months °fhs“"d‘§’:’° ; k carefully; each word is scanned to see| _ The shoe men have su enly awakâ€" that it may hide no offensive meanâ€"| €N¢d to the value of changing styles. ing where none is intended. So should N# styles mean better business. By we be careful of our speech, to see!;};: t‘v’::ri:;'efl;;tdyw::: “;?):ethll{g; that there be naught offensive in lt"else. So thé fancy shoesigre given We often say of a man or woman | to the laundress or go into the poorâ€" that he or she is "diplomatic," a euâ€"| POX. All °f’Wh‘Ch makes the shoe vhemism.. too freqauently. for a hint| dealer happy! We often say of a man or woman that he or she is "diplomatic," a euâ€" phemism,, too frequently, for a hint at deception or untruthfuiness. It is a mistake. Your real diplomat is not untruthful; nay, the greatest of dipâ€" lomats are truthful, but they have learned the art of extracting the sting that too often goes with the bald assertion of a truth. All the diplomats are not in the chancelleries of great nations. There are diplomats abroad on the streets every day, and the pity of it is that there are not more of them. The word "diplomacy" has a bad odor to many because of the cynical maxims and sinister practices of such eminâ€" ent exponents of the art as a Talleyâ€" rand or a Metternich. But real dipâ€" lomacyâ€"the art of reconciling naâ€" tions to each other, of promoting peaceful relations, of fostering trade and commerce, of ironing out disâ€" putes without resort to forceâ€"this is indeed a noble art. on the necessities of the _n'x;;lw;tâ€"il'l; front. The Bishop of London was with our troops at the front, and on his return wrote a stirring letter to the Spectator on what he saw and heard. "I have conversed," he said in part, "with nearly every general in the field, from the commanderâ€"inâ€"chief, WimMGi sesscs y _ . ~ CCeeenliaaedd "Moreover, no advance is possible through the network of trenches, barbed wire, and machine guns until all this has been blown away by arâ€" tillery fire before the infantry adâ€" vance. Any one who could look at the battle line as photographed from an aeroplane would see this in a moâ€" ment. The whole mind of the nation must be concentrated on this one problem now." â€" NOTES anDpcommEents [ _ _ [ 3 2270+ "~Cen there is practicâ€" ally nothing going on, two hundred are killed and wounded. I stood at one of the clearing hospitals receivâ€" ing their daily toll one afternoon. In all outpost warfare there must â€" be some daily casualties, but â€" it is the opinion of every general at the front that this daily waste of life is caused 3 want of concentration on the part of the nation. If the batteries had tnstinted supply of ammunition, they tould keep down the enemies‘ fire and save the lives of hundreds of our men. That is the point. The whole mind of the Empire must be concentrated "Every day RED CROSS NOTES. when there ; will be brought strength. LLNT 3 ' h was with ind on his ter to the and heard. | id in part, 1 in the | The doors of a certain new kouse had shrunk horribly, as is the way of the modern door made of unseasoned wood. The builder would not send the jointer to repair them, so the householder tried the ironical method and wrote. "Dear Sir,â€"The mice can run under most of our doors, but our cat cannot follow them. Will you please send ‘a man at once to make room under the doors for the cat, and much oblige?" Princess Mary receives over three hundred letters a day, of which she answers a very fair proportion. There are no Old Settlers noo So loyal, kind and true, The pioneer‘s frail, worn and grey, Lang Syne has struggled through, And we‘l!l follow on the trail Till we step within the vail And meet them on yon bright sunny morning. But time with silent sway Ever changing passed away Bringing amid life‘s ups and downs, Other cases for every day; = Yet whatever did befall We were hopeful through it all And the sun rose aye as bright in the morning. St. Marys. the woods Filled our youthful hearts with fears, When their savage eyes were seen Through the shanty logs betweenâ€" Where they howled in the woods till the morning. more Than mortal strength could bear; > For like derelects exiled % Far in the pathless wild We had nothing left but toil for the morning. « wrong. Sometimes to cheer our weary hearts We crooned an old Scotch song Till memories of the past Our bosoms filled so fast We thought our hearts would break in the morning. days Our hearts will ever ken, And we heard the lintin sung The rugged rocks among In her lilt on the bright sunny mornâ€" ing. We had kind old neighbors there Who were ready, aye, to share The endless struggle that seemed bush, Her lovely note eweetly trills, We came across the sea * For we were young and free And gladsome are the thoughts of life‘s morning. But, oh, the days seemed long, And our best laid schemes went We Where w The skirt is simple, and full in the extreme. Inserts of the white orâ€" gandie are used as the only trimming. The hat is of striped ratine. This is also navy blue and white, and faced with navy straw. A huge pompom of cut ostrich feathers is used on the crown. It is a‘ delightfully inâ€" formal hat, and suitable for almost any kind of sports, seashore or everyâ€" day wear. For golfing, sailing and country wear generally,â€"the shops are showâ€" ing some new wool stockings in black and white stripes, Wool, mind you! Soutache braid is used on white shoes, binding the button fly and deâ€" signed in loops and .rings about the tops of the shoes. For many long, long years We toiled as pioneers When prowling wolves that roamed From Scotland‘s heather hills, From her bonny winding rills, Where the mavis on the hawthorn Oxfords come in all colors and all sorts of combinations. High white shoes are seen of canâ€" vas, calf, buckskin and satin. Some have gunmetal buttons and others have tips of black patent leather. The latest summer frock is coin dotted, in deepest navy blue, upon a ground of white organdie. The blouse has a novel arrangement of white orâ€" gandie, used as a yoke on the bodice, with corded edges. A regular oldâ€" fashioned fichu is used as aâ€"collar, crossing at the front, with Valâ€"edged ends. ‘The small vest is made of the same material The girdle is made of the coin dotted organdie. Embroidered materials are enjoyâ€" ing a great vogue. Colored stripes of every description are seen, and the more exelusive costumes show coin dots (usually embroidered on silk â€" or cotton crepe) in profusion. The colâ€" ors of these dots are varied, tan, red, Nile green, navy blues and lighter blues being the most popular. W U Frock of Coin-‘otud Organdie. Simplicity of line and novelty of material is the keynote of the efâ€" fective summer costume. The day of the overâ€"trimmed, Valâ€"inserted sumâ€" mer dress has gone, and we are sure that mo woman who makes her own clothes or helps the home dressmaker is sorry for its passing. Everything this séason is plain, with full skirt, white "net or batiste vestee, and dainty handâ€"made tucks to give disâ€" tinction. dreamed of yon wild glen, would never see again, CC OEAAA 0n Rdat h «t itle id THE OLD PIONEERS. Fashion Hints e +spent youth‘s happiest WILLIAM JOHNSTON. Fashion Notes. in Mlile. Helene Dutrieu, twentyâ€"five, pretty, petite, and winsome, is the world‘s champion air woman. She arrived in New York aboard the S.S. Rochambeau from France, where in the early part of the war she helped to guard Paris. Fresh from the battleâ€" fields, she wili lecture on the use of the aeroplane in the war. For her daring in making night flights, she was decorated by the French Governâ€" ment with the Legion of Honor. Three times while the Germans were advancing on Paris she warned the French of the approach of the German aeroplanes. She was not a member of the French military aero division, all her flights being made unofficially. For the last few months she has been connected with the French amâ€" bulance corps. She is a winner of speed and distance prizes in the New York contests of October, 1911, and the King of Italy‘s prizes at Florence the same year. Mile. Dutrieu first became interested in aviation in 1908, when she saw Wilbur Wright in his aeroplane. "I didn‘t say they were fine. I merely said I must say so." It is interesting to note that when "Jennie" attained her jubilee six years ago, her picture was painted by Mr. David Ingles, a Selkirk artist, and nephew of Mr. W. B. Creighton, of Scotland Road, Stanwix, in whose possession the painting still remains. "How could you say those are fine biscuits?" inquired the young wife‘s mother, in a private interview. His Wish. "It is a woman‘s fate to suffer in silence," she volunteered. "If they‘d only let us suffer the same way," he rejoined. In addition to its extraordinary longevity, the bird had also establishâ€" ed a remarkable breeding record. During the twenty years she has been the property of Mr. William Haugh, she has regularly hatched at each of her two settings ‘during the year from nine to twelve goslings. At her last setting last Summer "Jenâ€" nie" produced eight eggs. Two of these were taken from her for «preâ€" sentation to interested friends, and she successfully hatched every one of the remaining six. The whole of these lived and thrived, and, fed with a view to the Christmas table requireâ€" ments, they were sold, at that time in Carlisle marketâ€"birds ranging from 151b. to 171b. in weightâ€"at 9d. per lb. Although "Jennie" was not a big goose, her eggs were seldom unfertile and her progeny invariably "scaled" well. Taking, therefore, her rearâ€" ing of goslings at the modest average of 16 per year, in her two settings during that period, and assuming that she commenced breeding in the usual course in her second year, "Jennie" must in her 55 breeding years have mothered something like 860 goslings. The remarkably long life of "Jennie" is partly attributed to the fact that her mother was of a Spanish variety, which are supposed to live longer than English breeds of geese. The latter, however, are seldom allowed to demonstrate their tenacity of race, seeing that as soon as they begin to exhibit signs of a diminished interest in their "clocking" they are generally plucked for the market. "Some people said that when ‘Jenâ€" nie‘ died," remarked the present Mrs. Haugh to a "Cumberland News" reâ€" presentative, "that we should send her to Tullie House, but as she was born on the place we thought .she should remain on the place and we buried her in the orchard." A Different Matter. "I must say these are fine biscuits!" exclaimed the young husband. The goose, whose history was well known to the inhabitants of Houghâ€" ton and surrounding villages, was bred by Mr. â€" Haugh‘s mother, who formerly resided at Close Green, and at the time of Mrs. Haugh‘s death twenty years ago, the goose, which was named "Jennic," was 36 years of age. On the death of Mrs. Haugh the goose, which was a great pet, beâ€" came the property of Mr. William Haugh, in whose hands it has been during the whole of the 20 years since. The age of the bird is thus clearly established as being, as alâ€" ready stated, 56 years. Mr. William Haugh, Close Green, Houghton, near Carlisle, has just lost by death a goose at the well authenâ€" cated age of 56 years. J A Remarkable Houghton Goose. Brave French Lady Bird MOTHER OF NEARLY 900. The removal of dead branches can not affect the vitality of the tree, no matter when done. Nor can there be any serious effect if here and there branches, which are too close or which tross, are removed. The thinning out of small, twiggy branches for the purpose of thinning the fruit is not a harmful process in early summer. The drain on the tree is less than it would be to bear an abnormally heavy crop of fruit. There are a great many trees which might be relieved of a surplus of fruit during May and early June to good advantage. There are occasions, however, when one desires to complete work of pruning begun early in the season. There need be no fear of inpuring the trees by taking off a moderate numâ€" ber of branches when the leaves are on, in spite of the fact that the reâ€" moval of leaves debilitates a tree. If done early in the summer the injury is less than after the summer growth is nearly completed. Tree Trimmers Must Avoid Peeling Off Bark, Says Expert. In practice summer pruning on a considerable scale is not advisable. It is difficult to see, when the leaves are on, just which branches should be removed, except in the case of dead branches. One must be on his guard, also, to avoid peeling off the bark when it peels readily. Prunning is lese expeditiously done in summer than when the trees are dormant. * Mike was employed as handyman at a big shipâ€"building yard in the North of England. On him fell most of the disagreeable jobs, and he was much in request for lifting the heaviâ€" est weights. On the eve of a recent launch, when the huge vessel was standing ready on the stocks for the morrow‘s great event, Mike went to the foreman and demanded his pay. _ toâ€"morrow." Russia‘s population increases at a rate of about three millions a year. If you are afraid a cold is coming on douche your nose by means of a "nose cup," to be got in a drug store and then gargle your mouth with the same solutionâ€"a half teaspoonâ€" ful of common table salt to a tumâ€" blerful water, as hot as can be horne without scalding the nose and mouth. "What for?" asked his foreman, in astonishment. "Surely you‘re not thinking of leaving us?" _ _ "*Deed, and I am," replied Mike sourly. "Since I‘ve been here I‘ve done some heavy lifting, but"â€"and he pointed first to the finished ship, and then to the barricade on the bank of the riverâ€"‘"I‘m hanged if I‘m goâ€" ing to lift that thing over the fence Always breathe through the nose; there are some people who think the mouth is made for breathing, but they are misguided. The inside of the nose has spaces where the air is warmed before it is breathed into the lungs. Colds are catching; every now and then the papers tell of epidemics of colds. Then look out for the man who talks thick,â€"and who is conâ€" stantly sneezing, blowing his nose and making a general nuisance of himself. Sore throats should be treated until they are cured. Adeâ€" noids and inflamed tonsils are a fruitful soil for catarrh germs; in children especially they ought to be removed. Wear always warm footwear and stout watertight shoes. Never get the feet wet. Many women won‘t wear rubbers or "arctics"; but all women should; and then they won‘t so often be going to doctors ~about pains in the back. "Put your chest protector on your feet," is excellent advice. Cover your chest well, of course, but not enough to impede breathing, upon which good health depends. Workers out of doors can digest coarser food than clerks, so the latâ€" ter have to take exercise in the open air as much as possible. Pure air means the greatest possible amount of oxygen, and this means pure blood and pure blood means a strong virile constitution, capable of withstanding colds. Both overeating and eating too much sugar and starches are habits tending to colds. A great many litâ€" tle children are constantly having colds in their noses; this is oftenâ€" times not because they don‘t get enough to eat, but because they eat things not fit for children to eat. How shall â€"we avoid taking cold? To begin with lead the physiological life; is the advice of a wellâ€"known physician. Get up in good time; bathe well; eat three meals of wholeâ€" some food a day and don‘t hurry about it. Be in the fresh air all the time day and night; and get in the sunshine whenever you can and it isn‘t too hot. Be very moderate in the use of alcohol and tobacco; better by far have nothing to do with them whatever. Better not smoke until you are twentyâ€"one, and then maybe you won‘t care to. Sleep with the windows open. However, avoid draughts; this can be done by means of screens of a clothes horse with a blanket over it. Avoid dusty, damp or foul air; work only in rooms well ventilated. Go to bed early and sleep at least eight hours Wear suitable underâ€" clothes all the year aroundâ€"thick in the Winter, thin in the Summer. The night wear must, of course, be changâ€" ed from that of the day. Wear woolâ€" en socks in bed if the feet are cold. _â€"Tea, the tipple of women, should be taken always freshly made, and in moderation. To Save Doctors‘ Bills. It is a serious mistake to. think the common cold is ‘a < trifile Even what is often laughed at at a "Sumâ€" mer cold" may lead to many grave diseases, especially to pneumonia and consumption. WHAT PRUNING DOES. He Struck at That. HEALTH 36. Amenâ€"That is, "so let it be," but oniy as Jehovah should say so too (see Jer. 28. 6). However Daâ€" vid‘s servants might wish David‘s deâ€" sire to be fulfilled, it could come to pass only as Jehovah willed. 37. Make his throne greaterâ€"This would please David, rather than disâ€" please him. (See verse 47; 1 Chron. 17. 11â€"27. For the fulfillment of this desire, 1 Kings 10; 2 Chron. 9.) 39. Horn of oilâ€"For the composiâ€" tion of the holy oil see Exod. 30. 23â€" 25. This was part of the regular equipment of the tabernacle (Exod. 81. 11; 39. 38). l 7 Out of the tent â€" Or tabernacle, made by <David for the ark of the covenant on Mount Zion (2 Sam. 6. 17). % § 98 x 40, Piped with pipesâ€"Instruments used on one occasion by a company of prophets (1 Sam. 10. 5). The music of the prophets was especially approâ€" priate to usher in the reign of Soloâ€" mon. 22). The greatest of all Jehovah‘s leaders was to be "Messiah," the Prince (Dan. 9. 25), or "the Anointed One." Blow ye the trumpetâ€"To attract Adonijah‘s patry at Enâ€"Rogel so that they should understand what had been done. This also would draw the faithâ€" ful followers of David to the support of Solomon and cut short any show of armed rebellion by Adonijah. Abâ€" salom had used the trumpets when he was made king (2 Sam. 15. 10). They are mentioned again at the proclamaâ€" tion of Jehu (2 Kings 9. 13) and of Joash (2 Kings 11. 14). 35. Prince over Israel â€" A title given by Jehovah to those who were to lead his people (1 Sam. 9. 16; 10. 1; 2.5 380; 2 Kings 20. 5; 2 Chron. 11. Ship‘s Officerâ€"Oh, there goes eight bells; excuse me, it‘s my watch beâ€" low, Old Ladyâ€"Gracious! Fancy your watch striking as loud as that! Aeroplanes may have as important uses in peace as they are developing for themselves in war. Since the submarine became active it is claimed that one of these war vessels can be spotted by an aeroplane even when the ship is under water. It is proâ€" posed to send out aeroplanes to scout for seals, and when the herds are located the fishing fleet can sail diâ€" rectly for them, instead of wasting time in the hunt. Operations of the sailing sealers during the last seaâ€" son were not successful, and the beâ€" lief in Newfoundland is that the utilâ€" ization of the aeroplanes as scouts will add materially to the catch in the Gulf of St. Lawrence next year. instances of kingly anointing see 1 Sam. 10. 1; 16. 13; 1 Kings 19. 16; 2 Kings 9. 3, 6; 2 Chron. 23.11; see also Jotham‘s parable, Judg. 9. 9. Bring Him Down to Gihonâ€"Gihon was probably in the valley of Jehosaâ€" phat, on the southeast of Jerusalem (see Chron. 32. 80; 33. 14). The pool of Siloam was near by. In verse 9 we read that Adonijah chose Enâ€" Rogel (a pool of water) as his place of mustering. Each party could see the other from their respective meetâ€" ing places. That a pool of water was chosen by each leads to the thought of purification as a part of the anointâ€" ing. 33. The servants of your lordâ€" Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was captain of the Cherethites and Peleâ€" thites (2 Sam. 8. 18; see also 1 Kings 1. 38), who formed the royal bodyâ€" guard (see also 2 Sam. 15. 18; 20. 6, 7). A large body of armed men, evidently, was to accompany the priest, the prophet, and Solomon. Mine own muleâ€"Mules and horses seem to have been used by the Israelâ€" ites for the first time in the reign of David. Mules were used especially by the king‘s househoKM (see 2 Sam. 13. 29; 18. 9). To ride on the king‘s mule was a special mark of distincâ€" tion. For a similar Oriental custom see en. 41. 43; also 2 Kings 10. 16. 30. As I sware unto theeâ€"Whether David had actually made such an oath is not clear. In verse 18, Nathan tells Bathâ€"sheba to say to David that he had so promised her, and in verse 17 Bathâ€"sheba makes such a statement to David. But nowhere do we find David (except here in verse 30) makâ€" ing such a statement to Bathâ€"sheba. At any rate, David, although stricken in years, was sufficiently selfâ€"possessâ€" ed to see that the only thing to do was to crown Solomon king. t 82. Call to meâ€"The priest, the prophet, and the captain of the bodyâ€" guard were called to show the people that the proceeding had the king‘s sanction, and that Solomon, not Adoâ€" nijah, was the chosen successor. 31. With her face to the earthâ€"In verse 16 she bowed to David, as was usual in approaching the king; here she makes a deeper obeisance in reâ€" cognition of the favor shown her by the king. In the tablets from Babyâ€" lonia and Assyria the ambassadors before a king are represented with their faces , actually touching the ground. Live Foreverâ€"Oriental exaggeraâ€" tion (see Dan. 2. 4; 3. 9; 5. 10; 6. 21; Neh. 2. 3). Bathâ€"sheba, however, imâ€" plied that in Solomon and his succesâ€" sion David would live forever. Verse 28. ~Call to me Bathâ€"shebaâ€" Bathâ€"sheba, on the advice of Nathan, had gone in to David to tell him that he, David, had promised her that Solâ€" omon should be king (verses 11â€"14, 15â€"21; see also 1 Chron. 22. 9â€"18). 29. As Jehovah livethâ€"The comâ€" mon form of oath among the Israelâ€" ites tJudg. 8. 19; Ruth 3. 13; 1 Sam. 14. 39; 19. 6; 28. 10). The prophets looked upon it as the established form of oath (Jer. 4. 2; 5. 2; Hos. 4. 15). THE SUNDAY SCHOOL II. The Anointing (Verses 38â€"40). 34. Anoint him thereâ€"For other INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JULY 11. New Use for Aeroplanes. T AyS go on t Oc on 6 e 4 ..h.'»flm ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO Stones are of so many shapes that it is easy to discover every kind of nimal. In the yard there may be a real jungle or a zoo. In little stones Bright Eyes finds little animals; in big stones Bright Eyes finds eleâ€" phants; and in the tall stones she finds giraffes. "For others‘ sakes I sanctify myâ€" self."â€"John xvii., 19. Here in this text do we have an imâ€" mortal rebuke of that strange paradox of the spirit, a selfish religion. How many have been the men in all ages and places who have tried to sanctify themselves, not "for others‘ sakes" but their own! To avoid the agonies of hell, to gain the joys of heaven, to revel in the ecstatic raptures of mystiâ€" cal devotion, to possess the odor of sanctityâ€"in a word, to win assurance in this world of salvation in the next â€"this has been the dominant motive behind the familiar exercises and sacrifices of manifold varieties of reâ€" ligilous experience. It was this which placed St. Simeon upon his pillar, which led the good St. Louis to the Holy Land, which inspired the mesâ€" sage and fired the zeal of Whitefield and Edwards in the great revival. Pathetic is it to soe the virtue which has been distorted by this ignoble aim. English literature has no more steadfast character than that of John Bunyar‘s pilgrim, Christian. And yet it was this man, who, when the word came of the impending destruction of his city, was guilty of the indescribâ€" able selfishness of abandoning his wife and ckildren that he might the more A narrow passage left open, acâ€" cording to the British Admiralty anâ€" nouncement, for merchant shipping by way of the Downs and Deal, is carefully guarded by torpedo boats and torpedoâ€"boat destroyers. Contrary to the general notion that a protective lane of torpedoâ€"boat deâ€" stroyers and other warships is mainâ€" tained by the Allies across the Engâ€" lish Channel, it is learned that there has been stretched from Folkestone to Cape Grisâ€"Nez a wire cable netâ€" ting, with meshes eighteen inches square. The cables clamped together in sections, are submerged to a depth of about 150 feet, and kept in place by anchor buoys. _ This submarine "deadline" the German Uâ€"boats canâ€" not pass. Surely Save Himself. "Now, he had not run far from his own door," says Bunyan of his hero, "when his wife and children * * * began to cry after him to return, but the man put his fingers in his ears l.ind ran on, crying, ‘Life! life! eternal '.!' #» It was the opposite of all this that Jesus had in mind when He declared Shout 1 of guarantesing this fate, He was too busy healing the centurion‘s daughter, How British Transports Travel Freely Across Straits of Dover. Ever since the German submarine activity began in the war zone around the British Isles wonder has been exâ€" pressed that the great stream . of transports, carrying British troops and supplies to France, has apparentâ€" ly flowed on unchecked by the underâ€" sea craft of the Kaiser. Only once since the war began has the Berlin official bulletin reported the sinking of a transport by a submarine, but London promptly denied that any such thing had happened, and all the eviâ€" dence at the time went to show that the submarine captain made a misâ€" take in claiming such a success. The German failure to interfere with this vital traffic of the foe was explained by travellers reaching New York from London and Berlin, who had opportunity in both capitals to speak with men in high official circles. More and More are We Seeing That the Essence of Religion Is Service. There are other kinds of play that Bright Eyes enjoys when she goes to walk. She looks at the leaves. Of some leaves she makes dolls, or Brownie fairies. Bright Eyes picks up a maple leaf and a little stick. In the maple leaf she makes two holes with the little stick. Those are eyes. Next she makes a hole for a nose; then a longer opening for a mouth; and then she can plainly see Brownie Leaf Fairy laughing. When Bright Eyes sees a long, humpyâ€"lumpy stone, she says, "Oh, there is a hippopotamus!" It does not look like a hippopotamus, but Bright Eyes puts it into her pocket or carries it in her hand, for of course it is not a very big stone. When she gets home, she puts the stone into water and washes it clean. Then, when the stone is dry, Bright Eyes takes her crayons and marks off ears where ears should be and legs where legs should be, and tail where a tail should be, and eyes where eyes should be. In that way Bright Eyes found an animal in that stone. On very warm days Bfight Eyes sometimes sits on the porch with her RELIGIOUS CONSCIOUSNESS "z00." On a sandy beach she finds animals in the queer stones and in the funny, fat pebbles. When Bright Eyes goes outdoors, instead of seeing walks, roads, and gnvg} paths, Bright Eyes sees a bright Eyes is a fairy who finds play in almost everything. You see, little pebbles, leaves and twigs will provide many goog,times, if only you know the magic that changes them into other things. HUGE SUNKEN NET OF STEEL. | That the German submarines have o egitg \been unable to get at the Allies‘ bas -I troopships and supply ships beyond 9x B;m‘h T;.n its f1l‘;:"l Freey the submerged netting, is explained, cross Straits o ver. by the fact that their 3,000 miles Ever since the German submarine cruising radius, while permitting ctivity began in the war zone around them to pass through the North Sea he British Isles wonder has been exâ€" and around the British isles and reâ€" ressed that the great stream of turn to their bases, falls short just ransports, carrying British troops before the protected area is reached. ‘BOYSEGIRLS ; s C ELA (64) *3 3 a g”‘é«,, &"‘}W% 5 ‘7) _ $ “:‘Pi â€" E) e=: ,&Jé?, C @ hm( GneG. h Magic. va quieting the epileptic boy, comforting the weeping Magdalene, counselling the rich young ruler, rebuking the Pharisees, instructing the multitudes, to worry very much about His own soul. His thought was not of Himself but of others. Indeed, K is just this forgetfulness of self in the welfare of His fellow men which constitutes that exaltation of character which marks Jesus as the supreme religious figure of the ages. Had He been Bunyan‘s Christian in the City of Destruction we may be sure that He would not have taken fiight until His wife and childâ€" renâ€"yea, His neighbors and townsâ€" men allâ€" had been warned and woll started upon The Road to Deliverance! To shift the religious consciousness from the viewpoint of others, this is the spiritual challenge of our time. And no feature of modern religicus life is more encouraging than the ansâ€" wer which is being given to this chalâ€" lenge. More and more are we confesâ€" sing that there is no sanctity save that which is identical with sacrifice "for others‘ sakes." _ "Little by littie ure we developing a new type of sanctified personâ€"a new saint. Not the St. Susa upon his couch of nails or the 8St. Teresa in her cell of ecstatic vision, but the matter of fact young physician, nurse, slum dweller, settlement workâ€" er, political reformer, social crusader, who rejoices, like Manson in the "Servant in the House," that he has a chance to "clean up the muck of the world"! In these brave souls Christ walks the earth again. In their unâ€" daunted fiesh His spirit is incarnate. Travellers from Berlin, however, who had access to officials in authoriâ€" ty there, said that it was admitted by competent authorities in the German capital that fourteen German submarâ€" ines had been lost up to three weeks ago. The conjecture is that many of these may have come to grief in the meshes of the British cable netting. Travelling at a speed of six to eight knots under water, these ships would thrust their way incxtricably into the tangle of steel before they could be brought to a stop and freed. In them to«lay, as in Him so long ago, &a‘fln truth expressed by Whitâ€" "Heaven‘s gate is closed to him who comes alone. Bave thou a soul and it shall gave thine own." new Helenâ€""Indeed I do. _ Why, Milâ€" dred, it makes her look but very little older than she says she is." those few words?" Another thing that Bright Eyes sees when she goes out to walk is the fun that lies in twigs. In summer the tiny twigs are all covered with leaves; but the leaves can be stripâ€" ped off, and then the twigs hold ever so many surprises. Of course, in autumn and winter the leaves will not need to be taken off in order to make a twig play. They will show some of their play secrets to anyone who will look carefully. Bright Eyes can find all the letters of the alphabet growing on trees and bushes. When she goes to walk, she gathers a big bunch of twigs from different kinds of shrubs and trees and takes them home. She strips off the leaves, if there are any; she places a newspaper on the floor and snips her little twigs into different lengths. Soon the letter L appears; then the letter F shows where two forks of the twig come one above the other. C is a curved twig, and G is â€"another. She combines other twigs to make A. B. D. H, and many other letters. The letters O and Q are the hardest to find. The German Government has never stated how many submarines it has lost. The English Admiralty, also, has maintained silence on the subâ€" ject, mentioning anly such cases as resulted in the capture of officers or crews of the German Uâ€"boats, whose presence in England would need exâ€" planation. Of the Same Opinion. Mildredâ€"*"Don‘t you think Miss Elderly looks much younger in i.<> You can play the twig game either indoors or out on the porch. If the letters are good, Bright Eyes takes some squares of cardboard, all of the same size, and sews her alphabet to the cardboard with raffia or with bright wool. That, too, is fun for inâ€" doors. That is the magic that Bright Eyes has applied to simple outdoor things; it is real magic that can turn almost anything into happy play, and can find happiness in little things by the roadside, like pebbles, leaves, and twigs.â€"Youth‘s Companion. scissors and a big bunch of leaves, and cuts funny Brownie Leaf Fairy faces of many kinds. She takes a litâ€" tle twig and runs it through a fairy face and another leaf, so that it gives the Leaf Fairy a dress and a pair of arms. Poor Peck. "Henry, you talk in your sleep." "Well, do you begrudge me even hat ?" 14 i t