The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

mom; - h'i TO HOLLAND n Bet ween "Moyrv; haw u' "n gay, "Th: l thruug. pom: and qunrl to it "u"- I :‘npwifivn Mural i< the adjc ', ”mm of the sessim hy the Presixlcnt under the power:- confer- red upon him by the Constitution of 1875. On the other hand, the Socill~ in: and Republican Socialists have proposed the nomination of a perman- ent commission of it members. with powe; to visit any part of the front and 2w: military estublishrtteior or any the tl, tair weri tim, in ct th 'mrav mm tiored for Octcl"r 1, I been z'nguis 1915? How amen? them six "Ynu t'orco me to follow a profes- sion that is not mine," General Gal.. lieni mid in a recent tit-hate from the : umkm's stand of the Chamber in a munvcnt ut' pathetic despair. The profession to which he referred was that of debater and of general intelli- gence agent for the benefit of the de- putie'e. On lt single day the Minister sf War was interrogated tIO times. The following specimens xiv» an idea of the runyr of quest:ons: ence, but sinre the reply engages his responsibility as Minister, he must in each case know that the information is exact. All that would be insufficient to ex- hauit GUllieni's energy, but he has, in addition, to reply, either from the speaker's stand in the Chamber or through thr, Journal official, to all wrts of questions posed in writing by the members of Parliament. These _Iuestions occupy from a dozen pages upwar?1 every day, covering the wid. est imaginable range of subjects. The Minirtvr of War. of course, does not prrsunzliiy cunduct that correspond- Mr. Hoover, heading the distribu- tion, tries to make it plain that help must be given not once nor a dozen times, but again and again. It must be regular, not sporadic till the mil.. lions win back their political and eco- nomic independence. Belgium will not exchange her birthright for Ger- man pottage, and the world will not allow her to be starved into submis- sion. m Three millions, we are told, are in the bread line in Belgium. All sorts and conditions of persons are depend- ent for the dole of food on charity from beyond the seas. For one meal a day of bread and soup thousands may wait for hours, meagrely clad, in snow or rain, and then be turned away. Yet there are persons who think this country has already done more than} it should. The undertaking binds only Russia, France and Great Britain, as signers alone with Germany and Austria, of the treaty which was made " scrap of paper"; but Italy and Japan have lnnouneed their assent to it, and there can be no question whatever but that it will he faithfully carried out. The Allies would deserve the contempt of all mankind if in any conceivable circumstances they left Belgium to her fate. "England has saved herself by her exertions, and will, I trust, save Europe by her example," Watt the last public utterance of the younger Pitt. Belgium could not save herself. but she saved Europe in the darkest houri it had known since Austerlitz. Any hope that Germany may have Ind of “in; a Beparate pence with Belgium will be dissipated by the ac- tion of the Allies in rtathrmine in the most solemn terms their guaran- tee not to put an end to hostilities un- til that unhappy country has rees- tablished its political and economic Independence and secured ample in- demnitication for the injuries it has suffered. There never was any doubt of their intentions, to be 'sure, but emphasizing it at this time will do much to hearten the Belgians and to give them fresh confidence in their ultimate delivery from oppression. As the Belgian Foreign Minister, reply-' ink to the Russian Foreign Minister, who made the announcement, well said, there must be complete confi, dence on both sides. _ THE FRENFH WAR MINISTER it NOTES AND cdii.iiiGFiei ht.“ misltium ir ts SUDIC - Tt with t a) at won". It t Nor can back r is busy now' th f hnspi 2d nurse that in I " the 3a e the a No "ouht Would w Ll buildings were requisi~ c :13 hospitals before Cr'.' How many have mm! since Octubcr l, luny hotels were than lily establishm ' front. " Le certain hospitals ame ward are al- uir only twice n " unfy six at a tals inm- more the ntte:.t t wxr it be 118 O iti Austerlitz te rt queer to you and the mm "r ofticut, nmetimes th tt line m with t ment pink chiffon and the pink in turn veil- ed with the dark blue black. or other shade of the blouse. Raglan and Drop Shoulders. , Becoming and graceful for all types is the drop-shoulder, especially when the blouse or frock is fashioned of a soft, drapy stuff like crepe Georgette, chiffon or some of the soft sik crepes. The fad for trimming these soft ma- terials with colored beads is one of the most artistic and effective notions we have seen for many a day. A blouse in Russian style, imported re- cently by one of our smart shops, was fashioned of a dull eopper-eolored crepe de Chine. It closed straight. down the front and the raglan' shoulders were outlined front and back with a banding of burnished heads, in several tones, shading from gold to Copper. The loose waist was held in slightly at the normal waist- reef, Witt While th 1m fas 1 Much lace is being used on dresses aside from ftounees. One of the favor- ite methods is to veil a deep band of lace in the bodice, as shown in our flrat illustration, and another use is shown in the sleeves and front panel effect on the other frock. The metal laces, rather heavy in weave, are especially effective for veiling purposes. The gold and silver bandings are most at- tractive. Often in the costume blouse the lace is attached to a fresh color- ed lining, or is veiled first with pale ideas thi s am In the fascinating Fandango, danced in the second act of Goyescas, the dancer wears a charming little frock of yellow, with two deep black lace itounces Joined to veil the skirt from below a deep yoke depth; the frock is so dainty and graceful that it should incline us all to Spanish lace flounees } Sunni-I- Combs and Scarf: Worn. _ The Spanish influence, they cull our tendency this season toward ruffles, fuunces, laces, full short skirts, and basques. Whether it will really be an important issue in the summer fa- shions is yet to be seen; go far it is being noticed only in a strong lean- ing toward the deep Spanish Munce of lace on dance and dinner dresses, and on lingerie summer frocks. nym l l " _'i"ii, /<\ ill "if / .\I.\2 lt tf" _ ii'ii"ii'ciiiiir- Ill, / I [m y. I f cy;'; I I . I I j f I [, '!ll,, th a twisted cord of the beads asselled ends. It was a War- which mum he appropriately with separate "irt for the without a coat. (harming Us" of Lace iii], Novel Skirt Drapery. The Fashions " ti' I 45059 P are some miner cum. A my 5 spring. the map 113' of I'm'L'iW' [mums are <in:plirity it-. married who can handle n huedle Yes, ' them, if she will keep ter end. The Vogue of Lace. 7023-7041 coat. It some t'tttltt ring. the mug 8'27 Iryuta. A month '/oivive him. married him mummy,- i4 not explained any mar: 1’272-2 1h. mum“! bum of Cols mos- :A;z;_;-~ to him. The main thought an ttls m be that Philip's xvork p.. Mne ::wi Ih- N‘nzzrh‘r -Ii1:e every Hus, proiwlrr. i thankful to efface hing swil’ vnrl leave the happy soul alone v :m " newyfound joy. in, Ay.otus- flhe Philistine city ot' Ashdod, where evangelist finds new work to do. In Caesarea he seems to have settled (Acts 21, 8), and found a sphere of service where there was enough to do for many years. His fvur daughters were also preachers; they fortunately lived in a place where the public ministry of women raised, nu scandal such a: forced Paul to dis-‘ (“Hum sums-:- it in many churches. an. A certain water-The gospc-i Crt ll preaching ves:ulurly began with the baptism of John (Actsl. 22), up our Thus oldest gospel still shows {Mark I. 4). ing th This preparatmy doctrine of cleaus-ih'ijdi, ing, vividly presented in acted parable utfairs by baptism. was preached by the where. "posthr: as the nm-usmry precursor: Duri of .-piritual baptism, with "Holy spirit fortuui Lilli than" The eunuch has accordingly If "trl learned that he must break with his ['fl1'Y', past and mulw upen eonfessim of hi. 3111311; ncw Man-ivy: An interesting and an _drmoli, :2ch ir.terpo':ution (verse f17) Rive; would ll, Philip'-- topiy and the ouruul'r, hut th, M. Opened his mouth -Anothen. Lil-lien] phrase. appropriate to solemn and weighty utterance. This wripturo was naturally the favorite Old Testament text for ammtuliv sor- motrs. But it was a great udumtago that on this occasion the pruwher's trnxt was chrnsen for him. M. His judgment --In the Hebrew oppression and judgment-that is, an unjust trial. The Greek translator thinks of the absence of forms of justice. Iris. gcrwration-'rhe Hebrew has us for his 'tenrrtation, who (among them) considered? M. Answered- Mn idiom Luke has taken over from biblical languages, when: the verb need not imply an- swering spoken words. M. Opened his mouth-Another Lil-lien] pht-use, appropriate to "he saw his glory, and hi: s/ik/L' him." M. Iris judgment _-In the Hehrmv: I 32. The quotation is from a very im- (perfect translation, so that we must ‘study the Revised Version of the or- iginal.or some modern commentary to realize what the prophet meant. Of course detailed mistranslations do not affect the general sense. The “ser- vant of Jehovah" in this great pro- phecy was Israel to begin with. Com- pare the scathing: denunciation cf his infirmity in Isa. 42. 1812. But as: the prophet contemplates the work for which God has called Israel, he ideal- izes more and more, till at Last his conception rises utterly beyond the reach of a nation, or the best men in' it, or even such a prophet as Jeremiah. In chapter 5,'t we can only say that itri 31. How can lehe history of the interpretation of Isa, 53 is a comment- ary on the question. 28. Reading-Aloud, as the word usually implies. Since Greek MSS. were written without division of words or punctuation, reading aloud was the easiest way of taking in the meaning, and it became a habit. The prophet Isaiah-The book that bore his name. Chapter 53 lies, in fact, within the great section that was written a cen-, tury and a half after Israel's time. 27. A eunuch. and as such exclud- ed from the congregation of Israel by the law. He could hardly have been a proselyte, but the Septuagint was open to him-the papyri of upper Egypt shows us how Greek was spoken in those distant regions-and in its pages he would come as near as he could to the true God. 27. i ed from the law, . . :11": -..v "Y"."'" responsible offices in the Govern- of the divine monition is not explainyiiiGi' service. _ ed. If we know the plain prose ofl ' the event we might say it was only - some strange coincidence. Luke is, WAR COMPENSATIONS- main! concerned w h its bein taken . ---- as m: Lord's doi g. 'ryliri,'1"d') of Philosopher Discusses the After-Ef- the seven, as Ar 5 21. 8 makes lady: feds of Strife. certain, and no: the apostle. Desert/ Forget for a moment, hard though and therefye so absurd , place for it is, all the horrors of war-widows, an evangelist to travel In that the orphaned children, maimed men, the monition or impulse can only be di- sad gaps in so many home circles, a vine. devastated countryside, and the like 27. A eunueh, and as such exelud-H-and consider what is the effect of ed from the congregation of Israel brwa/' on a petion. as a whole. Lesson xH.--Philip and the Ethiop. ian, Acts 8. 26-40. .Golden Text: Acts 8. 30. These patUrns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or trom The Mega}! Co., 70 Bond Street, Department THE SUNDAY LESSON Many of the dainty sheer cottons, miles, organdies, crepes and similar fabrics, are being made up in the re- gulation shirt-waist-dress style, with perhaps a bit of colored embroidery or a band or two of ribbon for trim- ming. Ribbon, in the tsuit Bummer co1orings, picot-edged, or plain taf- feta or moire, is being used quite extravagantly on frocks and blouses of all descriptions. They are dainty, summery, and may be easily tacked on or taken off when the frock re- quires tubbing. loose, should give an indication of the shape of the arm. A tight-fitting cuff will serve to do this becomingly; thir, that skirts must curve over the hips, unless they are the full-gathered models, aryl must be as full below the hips as possible. one or two imporant facts in mind: flrat, that the new shoulder line is flopingg sgqond, that sleeves, while carried her revenge to th Verse 26. Th INTERNATIONAL LESSON MARCH 19. 1.0M Still Unrorziren ago Am 'nfortziwn. I Breile---You say Bob kisses you she said shr'x neveritutttitv3t your will? But you surely l now I hear slr,, har'ean stop that! l Juite---Possib1vt. One never knows "W." An angel---The manner pl; sun suppose! "Hide in that corner. There will be more builds,” he cried. And there were. So, picking them up he told her to hold out her apron, and dropped them in. Then, looking out of the window she saw a man shot, whiih. frightened her, and “u both ran to the cellar. Madame Mrnljes!s" ,'cs.sud with him. and almuat at mm " .-‘h-'Il harried awzn' part ot thc Mum. and the: Irul- lets began to full. Hw- 'ovother pieked them up and can from room to main. finally pushing her into the mrne.- of roor_n port eyposed. whildrc Look at Franco. Before the trib- ulations of the Frtmeo..Gcrman War, what was her state. Outwardly pros- pePous, hut inwardly rotten. She lost lives, treasure. provinces; but the effect of tho war has been that France is rejuvenated. and is vastly diffun-nt from the France of 1870. Sin- is sound. strong and has taken to her- self lu-w life, because she har, been purged by war. _ _ ”v.7. -__-..-...,., '""""P'"" , Britain, with its long war of his- Atory, has avoided the fate of other 'empires, inasmuch as just when the critical peace period began to length- en to the danger point, war again came. 5 To read a summary of our history for the last 250 years, from the Dutch War of 1665 onwards, is to read, with short peace intervals, of a nation at 1war. Has war supplied something to your Empire which after dissolved em- pires lacked. It may bring a rush "o caustic criticism; but it is a fact that war seems to prevent national decadence. The cost is tremendous; the sacritices great; but the Get re- mains. Something, nationally, is gained from war. Peace brings prosperity. and pros- perity means wealth. Wealth nit-ans luxuries, easy living, a rush of vice, and the exit of virtue. Thum- al- ways are the heralds of a nation's decadence, and an empire's dissulu tion. It in: jum- He " I iawyer ot wide 9391 "The question I desire to raise is P""""".' and has Hf! many high and this: If it was possible for the Ger- _rT.tnsible.oiriees In the Govern-mans and Austrians to establish a ,ment’s serVice. _ glead in heavy field pieces before the l, ------F. _._.... {war and to do it without the know- WAR COMPENSATIONS. Hedge of the present allies, is it not f ---- within the bounds of possibility that Philosopher Discusses the After-Er. the Germans may establish a lead l fects of Strife. in naval guns during the war? It is ', 'not enough to be told that we may . Forget for a moment, hard t.h.ough safely trust to our secret intelligence gr[hatigdtgleiilIdorle’i?r:noimw3râ€"Wldorlf' branch and to our experts. Nations sag gaps in so '/lr/rfJ'd, Tizrri'les. if which have been caught napping once devastated countryside, and the like may be caught napping.tWice. 'After ---and consider what is the effect of what happened at Liege, Namur, 'war on a nation, as a whole. Warsaw, Kovno, Nova Georgievsk, l It is evident, and past experience and elsewhere, common prudence tells is the proof, that a nation is not the us not to trust blindly either to es-' same after it has passed through the pionage or to experts. l awful furnace of war. t . All ancient empires have, after ac-' The Shells at Dunkirk. l quiring their possessions by war, lived "Doubtless it was a very stupid ttet, and prospered so long_as they still on the part of the Germans to reveal; waned. There is a national stamina, by the shelling of Dunkirk the exist- t5 pride, haar.d.ntsus, “ Irtrility, a some- ence of a 17-inch naval gun, but the' 3:13,, ' tIU) ”dogging: "imam; Germans are constantly doing stupid which is repeatedly baptised in blood things. lt " possible that they yred and fire. And, judging from history, this pp to persuade “5 to believe empires which, after much fighting, that it is a field gun and not a naval; rest in peace on their laurels and gun. At any rate, there is no doubt; their possessions, inevitably collapse. as to the existence of at least one, Britain, with, its long war of his- German 17-inch naval gun. We may‘ tory., hats. avoided the 'fate of other be quite certain that Krupps have empires. inasmuch as JAtst when the manufactured more than one of these critical peace period began to length- guns. We may even go as far as to 'iUt the danger point, war again assume that they have. manuactured To read a summary of our history many of them. it is significant that for the last 250 years, from the Dutch the 16-inch hownzers used by the War of 1665 onwards, is to read, with Central Powers are Austrian guns short peace intervals, of a nation at manufactured at Skoda. What was war. Hay war supplied something to Essen doing while Skoda was turn-, "." Empire which after dissolved em- ing out its heavy howitzers? Clearly,' Ftre8 lacked. I may My"; a rush the answer to the question is that 1 'o,gat.'at,i.c see';'))'?,','"':,';)':',',,,,",,')',',:.,,,',',": Essen watt turning out heavy .nevtl 1 leeadenee. The cost is tremendous; guns. It may be said ttt thineh I he sacrifices great; but the Get re- _n.av.al. guns are uselys with“. bat, l nains. Something, nationally, is tleships or battle cruisers in which to i gained from war. mount them. Herc. again, we are at , Dunno b-l.,.-. -.-.-__e,,, . _ All ancient empires have, after ac- quiring their possessions by war, lived and prospered so long as they still waned. There is a national stamina, It is evident, and past experience is the proof, that a nation is not the same after it has passed through the awty) furnace of war. Lord Robert Cecil. “Minister of l Blockade." I Lord Robert Cecil, who until reg cently held the post of Under-Secre-' tary for Foreign Affairs, has been ap- ' pointed "Blockade Minister" in the British Cabinet. He will be chnrged with the administration regulating the blockade as well " with the gen- eral responsibility for the policy and practice of the Government with re-" spect to trade passing into and from neutral countries. Lord Cecil is a Unionist and thus increases the forces _, of that party already in the Cabinet by one. He is a lawyer of wide ex- perience and has hold many high and responsible offices in the Govern- ment's service. , tite Possibly! One never know.., e can do until one tries. I to folks! "I will v n we." ' and her. little brother wrre um nv when it was bombardeu per tustriuns. Thcir mother re- lfw the cellar, and called to tho Get CHILDREN IN Whit Hadn't As Yet. \ccuutumed to Sin-11.: and Bullets. " but the snw.ll buy the rwllar; " Better think three times heft”: ax- tracting a dollar from your pu-.'ke! to invest in'a get-rich-quick p: 'iid- sition. "Riches have wings, they any." "Yes, and whenever I go after 1 they migrate." about um thi!d, Humid] and out third American in its use of coffee and tea; it shows a decided prefer- ence for tea, but drinks less of it than the mother country, making up the difference with eoffee. The Her- mans and the Austrians use onl.. a negligible quantity of tea. . Germany, fiV Austru-lhirw. pounds, und two-thirds of hand. lbs I than mw g“ uses fifteen and "ne-eighth pounds per n-upilu annually. while the United tuter, u.v ninr and a half pounds; Germany, fist, and unw-r-ith pounds; Austru-thinwiry, um and two-iifths, pounds, und the United Kingdom. two-thints of a pound. On the other hand. thc l7niu-d Status Luv; Icom (if 2", Billion Pounds Annually ton. gunned Holland Comes hm. The people of the world annually consume more than 2 1-2 billion pounds of coffe. Tht-ce-fourth,,. of this is grown in Brazil, a country that has become rich from its coffee industry alone. Europe and North America hear approximately the samc relation to the consumption of cuf- fee that Brazil does to in produw tion, these two continents using Int-ar- ly four-fifths of all the coffee Ill! world produce; Hoifand drinking lor, you may be able to put a 17 inch gun into a ship designed for a 15-inch gun. And there is another possibility. The Germans may have out-monitored our monitors. They may have put their 17-inch gun into monitors or into some new type of ship designed to convoy and cover transports. Have we got an effect- tive answer to the 17-ineh naval gun? Please forgive my hungry vigilance." "The expert may declare that it is impossible to put 11inch guns into a ship which was not designed to carry them. Here, attain, I say that the expert is not a safe guide. If you can put a 15-inch gun into a moni- the merry of the expert. What of the Hindenburg? _ "it is known that several German capital ships 'were due to be com- pleted several months ago. There may have been more. The fog: of war hangs thickly over the German shipyards. One of the new ships, the Hindenburg, has undoubtedly been completed. Has the Hindenbure been armed with 17-inch guns? Have other capital ships of the same class been armed with 17-inch guns.'. If not, what was the gun which fired on Dunkirk made for? "I think it will be admitted that we are putting most of our energy into the organization of vast armies and that in consequence our navy is rap- idly receding into the baekeround. If this navy were to fail us an urmy of ten million could not save us. We nevertheless assume that the navy is not subject to any unforeseen vicis- situde. That theory may hold good in a short war. Does it hold good in a long wart fleet being equipped with 17-inch tuna and in the course of a lengthy article sounds the warning note quoted above. He continues: James Douglu, DIVII critic, in an article in I London daily paper, dil- cunses the pouibility of the German fleet being equipped with 17-inch "Reason for a long time has white. pered in the en: of Englishmen I sea power for granted. History teaches us that hunerv virilnm-n in the price ld in}: punt." Wisdom of Preparing to Meet Possible Menue Stroneg Needed. BRITISH NAVAL CRITIC VIGILANCE. WARNS AGAINST THE 17-INCH GUN DRINKS MUST COFrlti, the Hahn“ [ml Take Flight t united ' pound Did It on Land. the that hanr'ry viruiiri'i, groan-st coffee, ' the Klolw. " 'tte:titthtlt pounds u Cautulu :dm "ttPita, was URGES m Apart from this, there ir really no hon-Y need to limit the quantity commml --__r-- by a child, and the average amount Not att Faurrtirm Girl. that 1m udult should drink daily “Your lose," he said. "would teive should be, roughly, three pints. 'me the nlrength to lift mountains" It ir, necessary :5 a cleanser for all. "Dearest," she murmured, "it will the intent” organs ans-much an a bull'gnly-he necbnary hr yuu to raise the is for the exterior of the body, 'md,dutst." Mt It in a mmmun error of Ill-Illltl'h rereisid " lurru, tiUttt for hi, I and nurses to curtail the 'hill, v.1 h virrhty. The i :vnmr of H lilr-, to drink water whenever thirsty, un- "ppliattce "xtairhul ordrr, io. der the impression that too much thar "5'ka water is bad for it in every way” _--.--.-.,-, This is only correct if the child is very. Beth h'aar.eaued. hot, simply because the sudden chill Lady Humanizing former m" on an over-heated frame is verr'---WUt! You in prison, Henry? liable to set up ill elfects. and applies I am surprised! cquully to anything cold. So was I. mu'am. or I schoulri mini:- t Wing and it i, n halt the p like the um Strect cars, steam can, pulO hull,. and the like nhould add a Hm to their ttoticcs forbidding >piuiuy on the floor. They should "lo, wart, the pulp Jie. éthi follows: IF YOU Ml'S'l' SNEI‘IZE UK COUCH. Do IT IN York HAND» KF.Rt IliKF. come. we trust, when he will In promptly and unceremoniously grub- hed by the collar and (Insured "tf to u sanitary cell in the nearest. pulice Minion. where he belongs. Policemen ought to he acme members of the first line of defense, anyway. The indefensible habit of cxpevtor- ation and the unplensant thought of using a roller towel or a common drinkinr cup or a public toilet do not inspire nearly so much fur in our tim.. id mind us the cxecrablc wretch who perpetrates a wide-open sneeze upon the occupants of a car or room. Such n pedlar of infection i, a ttuir,atrce or the first magnitude. The time will we are personally convinced that open-face sneezing is a far more dam gerous thing for the bystander than is expectoration, beenuse the sneeze sprays the air with minute floating droplets of mucus or moisture in which are suspended live bacteria. and by- standem can scarcely avoid inhaling some of the spray. whereas sputum on the floor or ground soon dries- must dry before it can be blown about in the air, and even virulent disease germs can scarcely withstand this drying process, as practical expert ence has shown. When you sneeze you do it for the good of your health. No one has I right to interfere with your sneezing. But you have no more right to sneeze openly in public thin you have to spit in your neighbor's free. That doesn't sound exactly elegant. but neither does the open-Gee sneeze. In hurt, 1 A sneeze in a personal think. It is a protective function without which the body would suffer from many in. fectious conditions normally avoided by the act of sneezing. A sneeze not only forcibly eieeta droplets contain ing infectious organisms, but it ulna has in remarkable effect upon the cir- culution and nutrition of the lining of the nose, tending to fortify the Inu- cuous membrane ageing: mierobic in- vasions-or, if you will have it so, taking “cold." _ Clearly thi? would cover the lie sneezer with shame And ' aion. "Anything deemed detrimental to life or health found to exist within the municipality shall be a nuisance of this act," What is a "nuisance" in the uni- tary sense? A uncut: definition IR follows: The lumbermnn was much more willing to part with the helpless crea- ture than Uncle Henry was to have Rotter adopt such a pet. At last, how. ever, Uncle Henry gave in, and when they rode home in the afternoon the little bear went with them, carefully "Yes," said the man. "I have heard that, compared with its size when it is full grown, a baby bear is the smallest of all animals. This fellow weighs less than a pound. I don't know what we can do with it." "Oh, let me have it! Can't I take it home?" burst out Roger, speaking to the lumberman and to his uncle at the same time. Lying in the box on some rags wan the baby bear, a helpless little creature no larger than a kitten, whimpering softly and feeling round blindly with in nose. "How little it is!" exclaimed Roger, who had half expected to be afraid of a baby bear. “I brought it to the camp in t pocket; it is over in that box," I swered the tirst mm, pointing to corner of the camp. “I am sorry for the little beer," said one mun. He was routth-lookine, but he spoke in a kindly tone that made Roger like him at once. "What became of it?" tasked the other man. I There was much excitement in the lumber camp the day that Roger went there with his Uncle Henry. It had been I long ride thrth the woods, and they were cold when they ruched the amp, but there was a roaring ttre " which to worm themselves: and " they stood round it they heard the men, who hid come in from their work in the woods for dinner, tnlking about I bear that they had killed in her winter den. fairly safe. popular ion About Your Sneezing. no In Drink Water u. up!" wuliw HEALTH The Baby Bear. dril . sh to the camp in my water t sum vole uenry. It had, Aunt Mattie was indeed surpriuC through the woods, when Roger opened the basket in the when they ruched kitchen, but her heart wee quickly a wee e toning he touched by the helpleeeneee of the themselves; and " little creature of the forest that had it they heerd the lost its mother. Ptfrottt their wotk "What an we do with it? Moss inner. talking about an we feed it t" she naked. had killed in her They Boon nettled the food queltloll They took on old nursing bottle that r the little beer," Aunt Mattie found where it had been was routth-lookine, laid "my meny you" before, and , kindly tone that filling it with tum milk. put the end an at once. of the rubber tube into the little beer'e of it?" asked the mouth, and it took its upper just on L ‘e hungry baby would have taken it. uld do. of motile: pli( hall: to their on the the pub» h AKDHIVE3 It b' pub confu n “an I Fio in Una walks in sunlight. another you All weary in the shade: One trends a path that i., fair I smooth; Another must prny for aid. It costar: so little; I wander why We give it so little thought. A smile-kind wcrds--a glam-v- much. And what magic may he wrnuul How little it costs if we give it I thought To make happy some heart each any! Just one kind word or I tender smile As we go on our duly way, Perehanee a look will sunk;- to clear The cloud from I neighbor's fave, And the press of I hand in sympathy A sorrowful tear ethure. The other utterance was the men- age he derpntrhed to Australia when the story of the heroism of Anzac was known. "The whole world knows to-day what I always knew-that Australian. are true to the core and loyal to the backbone." Here we two characteristic utter- ,Incu which have fallen from Sir George. Nearly a year IRO- explain- ing the were! of his unabated vigor on his uventivl-h birthday, he de, dared. " have aimed at health and happiness, and when confronted by I formidable obstacle I have just tried to knock it over; failing this. to get round it, if not, then under it; And if I" there manoeuvre: failed, I have been content to lie down in its grateful shade, Inuding it as a belu- tiful blessing in disguise." ty of KID It Again. the riscopc tr: r Aush‘uli: Right Hon. Sir George Reid, the lam High Commissioner for Australia. who ha been elected unopposed to the British House of Commons, for St. George’a. Hanover Square, London, will be a distinct acquisition to the House, and is already being referred to as the "Member for Anzac." His first speech as M.P. I'll characteris- tie of the man. "I have only three planks in my political platform." he said. with his usual bluntm-Is. "The first plank is tlu, war; the second plank in the whole war; the third plank is nothing but the war." yet there are people who consider the Net that they never drink waver un. adulterated something to be proud of Some Cturraeteri.tie l'llennm of Sir At ttrat the little beer elept meat of the time between In meek. end did ‘not grow he" feet enough to out Iortt. But one day in eyee ope-d, ;end Roger, who had been studying e book on Inhale, knew that it wee Ithen ttve weeks old. After that it "oon begun to be phyful. end in e few "reeks, as it at up end peered round 'with its ehinlng, bend-like eyen. it looked for ell the world like a live black Teddy-beer. It wen full wr' mie- chief and spent much of its time tumbling new“ the floor, after the clumsy fashion of a puppy, and look- ing for something to upset or for n mom] to ent. They named it Cram. whivh Roger found is the Latin word fur bar. As spring came on Ursus, then sevetal months old, became more and more active and intelligent. l'eueily he was full of goodnetured fun, and even when his temper Wes bad he did noth- ing worse than to hulk I little. Ne boy ever bed a better time with I pet then Roger had with Ureus durina that spring and "ummer.--Youth'. Companion. " ttttttiT wrapped up from the cold and nut ling in . small basket under the heavy robes. numb! r ot pan WAR ms PLATFORM Give It . Thought the war has been far be. rage in normal times, but r has made mon- money t period Him-c thr hiryclc- etstimatxd that om M," tlv. 1 Mar upward Another inst mventur of th , who is mm» from $325,000 a r mm manut nun manumchznnl. Ieviser of tho "Bur?" h riddle, with whieh s are equimml. has ot 'tirheri to Many in Britain. H m INV ENTUR,‘ " made morr I rind aim-o thr I imutol that on.- s t'orvnected with alrcady hruugh: or upward " " rather inuhnn-n equir Med with hum bruuuhl 'rh and of 3750.0 " insrunee is the f the Guttiwell ts filed in Entr e wrought I to fair and Wel amt wing " 7r