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open “It is known that all the corre- spondence of suspected Socialists is opened by the authorities. Lately the police are even overheating all con- versations on the telephone and us- ing this means to ascertain the opin- ions of dWerent members of the So, cial Dcmm‘ratic party." thinker Ion. is Mrs. Exe-. very discreet. "Often trains are stopped and the passengers searched, but not from fear of spies. It is even probable that the police keep a deseriptise list of " Socialists suspected of peace propaganda. as many members of the Socialist party have noticed them- selves being photographed in the streets. “In I" big stations Und termini there are many p0 deteetives. "No' less seven:- is the u-nsorshi] in Rhinetand. There is surious unws monzst the miners in mnsoquenm of the I.tohibi'ion by the Crosttrtttwnr of all digcussions concerning the pr" ant state of affairs in Germany. Ir this way the authority.., hope to pro vent an outburst of diseontunt. It Socialist papers the word 'capitalism in invariably cut out by the censor. sentence. A Whulr row examined because a new that a letaftet was IKE: protesting against n wir were the ' init I knew polio ttooded with detach sent in numbers at These are dissolve: pretext, and all the taking part in th police: men safest 0in 0t German Poliee Are Continually Raid- in]: Dwelling Houses. Day by day the Berne "Ttwwacht," the organ of Swiss Social Drmocracv. " iar 'wo mnmy ll par I t y $1,000 That a creature of men's hands should have such diabolic power for the destruction of human life is I mournful comment-17 on the mien» plieation of modern science to the ends of warfare. When the average fort can endure hut one shot, and a town is a rubhrh bean after the gun it fired twice, what hope has more trot and blood agnin>t such cannon- ading? Yet the spirit of France,' against which this German gun is! directed is undaunted, and no terror can drive her soldiers from their posts) until thl-y die. ', 1an of the latest 'heroic’ deeds of , pulice in Stuttgart was the arrest four Social Democrats. The police Idle-d them in a most brutal way. 0 boys who witnessed the arrest re detained from two o'elock in Day by day the Berne "Tagwncht," P oman of Swiss Social Democracy, ls what is rally happening in Timmy. In the latest issue that has iche-d this country, it describes the Iitical activity of the police. Th colts-l Abe-ttmet" (16%- Ineho “a", used by the German ytuerortioiiiti7ii'aGiriiC' tense. of Verdun, is one of the most formidable machines of demolition ever devised. The gun weighs nearly 100 tons. From 3 barrel more than 16 feet long it throws s shell weighing nearly half a ton . distance of 14 miles, and more. It requires the ser- vices of 200 men to handle the wee- pon, and it is discharged from a dis- tance of 900 feet. The members of the gun crew wear protectnrs, and throw themselves flat to avoid injury from a shock which breaks all win- dows within a radius of two and a half miles. The foundations, 26 feet in depth, are mined throughout, so that the engineer in charge, when there is risk of capture, may fulfill his solemn oath and blow up the mon-, ate! W NOTES AND comm-N13" m-, of the 1 bed by a m Ltl'F.' IN THE IRON [AND ar 'e blank spaces, where passages article have been suppressed. numbing is under a specially eutrveillance, The local police A were sent from the famous school at Halle. But even these 'ere not found sufficient to ard public order. Stuttgart is with detectives, who are pre- l numbers at every meeting. are dissolved on the slightest ' and all the names of persons part in the meeting taken h nd he require w-"l'n what is a fee; Pa-tt Freethinker, my. y man who isn't m.rriedt."l It nk on but ttt ft Your new maid seems Discreet. h Irving Fisher, of Yale from the culllly detached air and 't happe t--- an economist, tr Mb $90. On t sivler, the blinking in- n infant, "with no Yan- ery." lie is too young imllate to he interest- tt ar died momist, says that Ah On the frame mini earning ca- ed adult is worth an translate into the valuation at- to her child? To a dy suspected tendencies is lt. A num- under pre- Wer allowed 3n: passages oppressed. are V9" 're will be worn quite as much as in ‘seasons past. more perhaps, as they are more fascinating than for many a Fear. This is another martini] and economical notion. Charming Sport Blouses. Simplicity of cut, combined with the daintiest possible of linen, voile, or- gandy, or tub silk is the recipe for the most popular of the summer blouses, to wear with tailored suit, sport coat, or separate skirt. One of the pret-) tiest seen this season was fashioned) of a pale pink figured batiste having deep culls and sailor colar of white. It was made with open throat and Gil ‘unu nutter \[ut'SLlOlL Among ths, smartest " the new, Governor Capper of Kansas, stated sport suit, are many of silk jersey,', great truth the other day, when he or, 'us it is pvvhaps tttor? '-ter.1tral1y,saiii that agriculture was the one in. known, Itirlian silk. These suits are _ dustry which will never hiwe a "bread oftrn made with coat of [lain color,, line," and yet it is a deplorable fact, emrsruld green, for instance. worn With that not only the young people are " smart. short skirt of black and white,' Boeking to the cities, but parents are tstripes. White or crettm ”We tooWalso going. This is true in Canada, is a favorite, combined with coat of as it is here. I can recall the time suutrlvt, emerald, or bristht blue. Thenvhen your beautiful city of Toronto coat is usually euffed, collared and had less than 30,000 people, while it belted with the material. The Silk now boasts of a little less than half jvrsey coats and sport cunts of other', million. materials will be worn with all typesr Forty-two per cent. of the farmers " (rock this "ummer; for in spite 0fjof Canada (and the same is true here) tho popularity of the plain Blouse and _ are operated by tenants. In 1910 skirt, thrre 'ure any number of at- ‘ only 37 per cent. of the farms were in trm-tiu- tub frocks: being shown just the hands of tenants, and in 1880 only rtrru', "v." I am quite ttttrp. that theyiM per cent. were so mam-atoll, NM the blue skies, and green grass of the summer fields, the mountains and the shore, where some of us are fortunate enough to dream the summer through, and others are privileged to spend in playtime Week or two. We harc. been gradually accustom- ing ourselves to the vivid reds, yel- lows, greens, and the various start- ling plaids and stripes which blend so (festively and harmoniously with - .7w"-" """we". v. on"... uucu urvuaca, a sport skirt or two, with a chic sport coat, and one's wardrobe troubles are solved during the daylight hours; af- ter, it is a simple matter to select a dainty dance or dinner dress of net, or one of the exquisite summer fabrics nnw in favor, and don it in perfect peace. i A good supply of smart linen blouses 'lain Coat and Striped Skirt. "What Shall I Wear Today?” If all predictions prove true the coming summer should be a most eco- nomical one for the family with daughters. Fashion saw: "Sport clothes from dawn till dusk, and after dark, as simple or as eiahorate an evening frock as the fancy demands." Besides being decidedly practical and money-saving, this regime should be comforting and comfortable to a de- gree; just stop for a moment and con- sider how many puzzled momenta will be saved, and how many times one will be spared that eternol question, "what "tall I wear to-day?" Snme Charming Etreets. The Fashions Middy Suit of Linen. 70-4 I I am told that it is not infruquvnt or unusual in these communities to Tsee the sign of the firm name on the Inain entrance gate to a farm in the West, and when it reads something like this, "John Stanley and Sons, Proprietors," it is a safe prediction that there is no sentiment in that home in futor of moving to town. Agriculture in Canada and in the US. is the most important industry, and those in Governmental positions, and cm) the cities, are recognizing this fact, hem-r 'hv 1hantte in the at- titude and in public sentiment gener- ally towards in tumor is marked and suggwstiw. Ex'vn the comic pa- {HTS 11mm (wax-J t.» rrrvieature the: farmer mvi 11:3.1- .-;inxina.ted to a Another factor employed in this movement is the policy of progressive farmers in taking their boys into partnership with them-iiivinst the young men an ineentive to stay at home and buckle down to hard wr,rk in an effort to make gum] and mm.- ahead. 'armer and have 1 Teat extent the "h:; The funniest pietc Man is a highly gregarious animal, and his society needs must not he neglected if he is to be retained in any particular environment. The establishment of community centres with the eorresponrling social advantages and grout-er opportunities for the study of music. art. literature, ete.. and for better spiritual progress is doing the work. Already their efforts are being felt, for investigation lately made in the West shows that in 30 communities in six States in which organized effort is made to cheek the drift of young people to the cities, the number leav- ing the farm in 1915 was 20 per cent. less than the number ropnrtml in 1914. Many farmers in the U.S. realizing the lure of luxury in the city, and the present discomforts attendant upon the isolated life of the average farm, are making plans to meet the situa- tion. They propose to arouse new intorcst in rural education. commun- ity contu- organizations, home im.. pron-men! work rte. Forty-two per cent. of the farmers of Canada (and the same is true here) are operated by tenants. In 1910 only 87 per cent. of the farms were in the hands of tenants, and in 1880 only 25 per cent. were so operated. Not all of these land owners, who now have tenants, have moved to the town or city, but, certainly a very large number of them have, and the propor- tion is growing rapidly and steadily. By Chas M. Bice, Denver, Colo. It is becoming more and more a serious question how to retain the boys and girls on the old farm and prevent their hegira to the city. If lthe present increase in urban popula- Ition, and the corresponding deertace ;in rural population continues, without (cheek, our nation must soon face one 10f tho moat serious problems it has yet encountered. How are we to produce enough food and raiment to sustain life in the cities if the pre- ‘sent proportion of those who flock to the cities is to be kept up much long- ‘er? is a question which students of “economics are already seriously con- sidering. It is a true saying that "the world looks to the farms for its living." The man who produces the things the world must have to sustain life will never have to worry about the bread and butter question. U. S. census reports show that barely a majority of the rural com- munities manage to hold their own in the matter of population, and a few have made slight mains, while a third of the counties have lost considerably. silkcordslippednnderatahoneither peoplewho side of the blouse. The colored lawn things abou and organdy blouse is growing in fa- The best In vor, in fact the colored waist seems have reform to be taking preference over the plain vote much 0 M white waist to a marked degree. There semination 1 is something particularly pleasing farm-more w about a softly tinted blouse of crepe any other six " de Chine, Georgette, or of the new is apparent h wash fabrics, combined with a tailored railroads are rt suit, that makes its appeal to all. velopment O' '.r Strictly tailored linen waists of white ral resource n for morning or sports wear are us- traffic possil ‘n ually smart and much in vogue, but bankers, m d for the tailored suit and more dressy and others i e wear, the tinted blouse is the favor- hand in the ' ite. There are any number of at- and are twir ;_ tractive middy blouses for all sorts highest post ll of summer daytime wear. Often- veloprneut o e times these are made of the same ma- the land. T] I, terial ond color as the skirt, thereby lilitics in st forming a complete costume and again his imlcpend they are of a contrasting Color and traction whi, material to wear with various skirts. all othcr occ Attractive Hats. (, Denver, Fe In compliance with Fashion's do? --, cree, that sport clothing be supremely TIE S” Ifavored, the hat shops are putting', Worth many attractive, severe little' hats which may be appropriately worn , ‘with either tailored or sport suit., INTERN Many of these are hand-made fabric hats with just a bit of a ribbon, a bow: ‘or ornament, by way of trimming.' Some chick models of Teto.nne and The Great M others of ratlne in soft colorings, are fosscntially sport hats, but the plain en T Jh/mps‘. Milans and hand-sewn hats 'of braid may he worn with either. Vtailored suit or sport costume. Air; 1. The Bil guru braid is one of the most effective Scripture deal of the new braids, in white or a suit and with im color, combined with hemp or Milan. need of the t The shiny braids are much in Vogue soul wivstlin, for early tailored wear, in bluck or closes,not n colors, trimmed with flosvevs or rib- chosen individ hon. Patunt leather and varnished lifted to eterr 'foliage is most cffectire for trimming Kreut multitu ‘thcse glazed hats. the Eternal Ci KEEPING BUYS-AND Gillis m; THE FARM. These patterns may be obtained at your local McCall dealer or from the McCall Company, Department W.. 70 Bond St., Toronto, Ontario. chad 4min the front with a white now seen in dual nature. body and Hull, Ile.,h and spirit, is interdependent. Each needs the other: the luuiy to t-trcnv,rthvn the spirit und the spirit to subdue the flesh. Jesus proclaimed a gospel that helped each to help the other, that "ed them both into the ideal life. An "evangelist recently asked, “if a man is hungry, shall I give him the go:- (pet or shall I feed him t" The answer ls, both. For the second development, Iof our community life we need thati 'both shall be done together by the gsame group. When the politicians only are looking after the needs of the body-air, watev,"lieht, food, and shelter, and the preachers only are looking after the needs of the spirit, then comes disaster in church and state. The needs of the spirit are the needs of the body, and the needs of the body are the needs of the spirit. A sound community program must minister to them together in their Joint relationship. 5, The twofold gm dual nature. body and .to spirit, iv. interulvpvr.dent. the other: the body to m spirit and the spirit to flesh. Jesus proclaimed a r 4. Body and Soul. There is no des- cription of the Holy City by the pro- phets and seem which does not spe- ieifieally declare that the physical needs of life are met. They declare land again that. there shall be no “out end no complaining, no sorrow, no 'crying, that God shall wipe away ull 'tears. This lesson does not merely give a figurative description of a shephard meeting the need of the sheep for food, water, and shelter. Thet prophets and the apostles Were face to face with the active physic- al needs of the poor. They endeavor- to meet them. When they write their visions of the City of God they liter- ally mean that hunger and pain have been removed and shelter has hem provided. For they see that city built upon earth. Their dreams had foun- dation. It is no mere discmlmdied bliss that is duseribed, but an actual condition of community life from which the sin of the soul and thy need of the body have been removed. If the church to-day cared as much about , the hunger of the body as the prophets, and the apostles, it would have n more!, vital mesmge for the sin of the mold _ 3. Is the individual lost? For a be one of potassium chlorate, used long while the church has been think..'three times tl day; or a gargle of ing only of the individual. It is truly _ bicarbonate of sodium-one teaspoon- said that Jesus has discovered hini.Hul dissolved in a teacupful of hot We can never stop thinking of him. water and used (when warm) every The crowd cannot deal with him alone. tive hours. It is best always to re- To find him and save him we must main indoors for 24 hours, and pre. find his relationship to the crowd and, fernbly in bed, whenever suffering Lthe crowd’s relationship to him. We _ from a beginning eold or sore throat. must lift the pressure of the crowd‘A laxative medicine (whether tsuffer, from his life. We cannot leave him ing from constipation or not) should in the jail after the slum has robbed'be. taken. A bottle of the etterves. his life of strength and surrounded ( cent citrate of magnesia ot' a dose of it with evil. We cannot take him out , castor oil. If the pain in the throat of the crowd. We must change the is severe, cold applications are sooth. slum if we are to do this. This will imt---eloths wrunl: out of cold water not take responsibility away from ingend applied to the neck, changing dividuals; it will increase it. It will them as 300" “5 they become warm. not let them escape by Buying it wan-Sucking small pieces of ehoppcd ice not their fault; it will set them to'pr'oves grateful also. If the fever work to change the conditions th tl is high and there is an unusual amount overcame them. of restlessness and irritability al- 4. Body and Soul. There is no lies. q ways call in a Physician. 1 'd. A community religion. The les- {sons for the quarter have been the story of the development of a com- munity religion. The little company of the disciples is enlarged into a com- monwealth working out their common life together; then comes the story of their reaching out, touching far cities and gathering in other peoples; the host of witnesses, heroes, and martyrs of the faith are unseen help- ers; they belong to the Company. Now comes the vision of the great result '--a glimpse of that great far-off day when the life of God shall fill the earth, when for the common people the rough places shall have been made simple and the crooked places straight, when in the jlmtice nnd' righteousness of the common life all flesh together shall see the glory of the Lord revealed. The purpose of our religion is not simply the salva- tion of souls, but the redemption of the World. The Great Multitude-twins. Gold- en Text: Revelation . 7. 16. 17. i I. The Bible and the crowd. TV Scripture deals with men in the mar', and with individuals. It ".;ccs th, need of the crowd and of the single soul wrestling with its destiny. l. closes, not with a vision of a few chosen individuals or a chosen people lifted to eternal blessedness, but of a great multitude winning through to the Eternal City. One of the greatest needs of Christianity is that its preachers and teachers should learn to think religion in group terms. They must get the vision of God which Jesus declared was minutely personal and yet is also wider than the race. The ancient prophet shows us the: compassion of God brooding over the helpless children and the dumb beasts' of that great city of Nineveh, “six- score thousand that knew not their, right hand over their left, and also much cattle." Jesus shows hi" the, heart of God as the tears stream down his face when he thinks of the, needs of the crowded life of Jews-l alem. l 'the comic columns are people who do and say ttinte about matters in any other single industry. The reason is apparettb--big subject; while the railroads are also helping in the de- velopment of the eountry'.q agriealtu- ral resources, because of the vast traffic possibilities of the farm. Even bankers, manufacturers, merchants and others in the cities have taken a hand in the great game of commerce, and are using their irftucnue for the highest possible attainment and de- velopment: of agriculture throughout the land. There an- wozlziw Yul possi- Hiities in More for the f: 1mcr, and his independent life is an added at- traction whhh 1hr Fan-m oliVrs above all other occupations. Denver, Feb. 27, 191“. THE iijhiij'it [5339: The best newspapers and magazines have reformed greatly, and now de- vote much of their space to the dis- semination of information about the INTErtNtTroNAL LESSON MARCH 26. I Inromation about the tag agriculture than to glwpc about city Mu, about the An energetic worker for the cause [of the allies, has been compelled to ‘move from one of the New York 'hotels, where there were many Ger- man sympathizers on account of hav- ing her mail tampered with, and from having received threatening let- ters, one written in German and one in English, both conversant on the private life and also on Mrs. French's activities in the cause of the allies. One letter cautions "Have a care." She has been contemplating a lecture tour for the relief of the Serbinns, Belgians, and the Lafayette fund. _ _ ' The treatment for the symptoms, such as chilliness. fever, stiffness and tenderness in the muscles of the neck, soreness in the throat and pain- fulness when swallowing-the hoarse. ness and dry, hacking cough-is by medicine. First a gargle. This may be one of potassium chlorate, used 'three times a day; or a gargle of (bicarbonate of sodium-one teaspoon- 'fut dissolved in a teacupful of hot water and used (when warm) every five hours. It is best always to re- main indoors for 24 hours, and we ,fembly in bed, whenever suffering ‘from a beginning cold or sore throat. ‘A laxative medicine (whether suffer- ing from constipation or not) should TORONTO Colds and Their Cure. ' Exposure to cold and wet is It usual cause of sore throat, and it may be of rheumatic. or gouty origin. Local irritation, as from drinking hot drinks or inhalation of noxious cases, will cause an acute catarrhal in- fiammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx, soft palate and uvula. ;Going out of doors when very warm, (not protected by wraps, will cause an inflammation in the throat. House- keepers run out into the yard to hang 'up towels, ete., and nine times out of ten never put on a scarf or coat, and then wonder why they suffer so fre, quently from attacks of sore throat and cold. Much of the ill-health we suffer from can be traced to careless- ness and heedlessness on our own part. It is contrary to reason and good judgment to sit down to cool off, when: very warm, where the wind will blow; directly upon one. The many thought»; less things one does every day will,' cause a sore throat, which may be severe enough to result in a fatal ill- ness. loss the contrary is indicated by well alone, and 5 {established seientiile and empirical that. the WIN (knowledge. Civilization has dulled; "Why it's 'our. instincts in this respect, but it your cousins 'survives to a certain degree in our re- mother, and 'lish for certain foodstuffs. This re-l "I wish ."t .lish should not be mistaken for the the curd. "Vi inordinate fondness for certain things, and I Ko coa: Every one can distinguish between an day. Our dog occasional intemperate indulgence and "'Coastinr,rl y natural taste and relish. Ithat, but all 3 The proper flow of the dieestivelrairi.' lt FPO fluids is essential to good digestion. Wilbur start " liberal portion of fruit is suggested window agrair by most dietitians, and it is u curry! "Are there mun belief that fruit is a wholmumu mother ttsled ford. lt should he rememlmn .l. huw- "Oh, yes! I ever, that acid fruits are often irri- yellow ion TL): toting to the mucus membrane, and striped onus. if the habit is long continued on a whvelivarrowr naturally weak digestion or with bn- mother, the l hits, it will still further interfere with long vine ul digestion. Almost every one who is right across t using grapefruit or other acid fruit "Why, what for food, makes a mistake by eating- his mother. an it before breakfast or at any Mme our ruircnms on an empty stomach. It should lug While Will, eaten after breakfast instead of he- mother mimic fore as is the habit. and Ship" " Man in an omnivorous animal and cannot "ont to permit himself to he hurried at meals. It is impossible to bolt such food as the average person eats without injuring the health. With the animal kingdom the sense of smell, as well as the sense of taste, onters largely into the enjoyment of the meal. This should be the t'rtyc with mankind. Odor and taste. . properly exercised. have a tendency to stimulate the tiuids essential to pwmr digestion. l Chewinc the food a rtraror.able lcmrth of time should assist us in on- flyingr the taste and flavor. One of the csosorttials to good digestion is to out those things which we relish un- Mrs. S. Barton French. HEAL TH Eat Slowly. hroat Now Wilbur had more than a hun-,! h we tired blocks of many different shapes.) tless- Of them he had built a pretty house! part. with many steps before it. On top of it t good‘he put a roof garden made of pink} Cram, the English historian, declared day was to be inevitable. This struggle if“ battens all life. TV strain upon faith hf." has all the dead drag of nil: l A Musuroless Weight. .fallh i It is well to remember. however/posse that there is a court of last resortlite. within the soul. However hard it'amon be to mow the authority of faith in we an words, it is hard to prove it in terms is the of life. Faith never was faith that out (1 rested only on what is seen. We men‘cess [ who fling our gaze out beyond the.and l stars, to spaces beyond all vision, are _ under not going to limit Our knowledge to not r things that lie this side the moon.'day, , The moon is but the stepping stone est li to things beyond. Likewise wn carry: their within our souls something that rnach- tory I es at last. the throne of God. No man ( self. Who is true to himsvlf. and to other {w m men, can miss God. Out of whatever ml it ‘uulllul luau " lull (may can a toihtrtt hope. They fuil lrecause they are fundamentally weak in faith. They bmome backward looking men. 'lho men who Permatumtly help are the men who permauctnly believe. TV men who believe are the men who hope. They are hopeful because they are in the struggle, rm out of it, They feel the burden of the world, and try to carrv it. It is "the battle of the gods" which, before it came. carnation of vigo day talks a your, There are mm v. when the Mammy cannot lead what hope. They fuil fundamentally we bvcome btuehward men who perman men who permao men who believe hope. They art. m are in the 31111::ng They feel the inn The othm Jay I heard twenty-mm year; ago Mat "Now faith things hum-:1 things not Mm In het, Lord Chancellors have often', Little 5Iatu'?r.v---"Mamma, what is been of humble origin. Lord Eldon a spinner?" Mother-A Spinster, my and his brother, Lord Stowell, were deer, is a woman to be envied, but the sons of n coal-fitter in Neweastle.,don't tell your father I said so." Lord Reading, the Lord Chief Jus- tice of England, went to sea, as a boy, before the mast. His maiden speech was made to the captain when all hands mutinied against the bad food. He won his use. Sir Hiram Maxim, who machine-gan is the dominant factor in the present war, was a bare-footed lad in the hack. woods of New England sixty years ago. As a lad he worked a lathe in a coach-builder's shop, the machinery of which was turned by a water-wheel. Edison, whose inventions have re» volutionized things, started life sell, ine newspapers on the train, and was afterwards a telegraph lad. Sir Thomas Lipton begin business as an errand-[my in a grocer‘s shop, at half-a-cruwn a week. "ow Some Famous Men Started in Life. The late Professor Herkomer. v.ho painted the portraits of half the iris- tocraey, started in life in a humble caggcitl in a nigger troupe. In a little while he was bark again, with his: blocks, which he spread out on the rug before the cheerful fire- place. For a whole hour he was busy but very still. Then he told his mo- ther to look. When they had come back to the pleasant living room, Wilbur's mother arranged the roses and the green vines in big bowls. Suddenly Wilbur jumped up and said, "Oh, I know what I want to do!" and started for his own room. _ "Oh, yes.' Lots of them. There are ‘yellow ten roses and those funny, red. striped ones. Oh, there's a whole wheelliurrowful, I'm sure. And, mother, the wind has blown down a lam: vine of your pretty smilux. right across the path." "Why, what useful eyes: you have!" his mother. answered. "Let us put on our rainconts and go out." While Wilbur held the basket, his mother snipped " big. flagrant roses, and spicy greens from the cedar hedge. Finally she cut " the long vine of smilax. To Wilbur's sun prise, she threw it round his neck like a wreath. Days Which Witness the Greatest Struggle in Lands of that, I rain. Winn” windov "Why it's for you, my boy, from your cousins in the East'." said his mother, and then she read it aloud. "I wish you were here now," tan the card. "We have much snow. Paul and I go coasting down the hill every day, Our dog, Whiskers, likes it. too." "'Coastitw'.t I'm sure I should like that, but all we have in California is rain. It spoils everyone's fun," and Wilbur stared gluumily out of the window again. "Are there any new ropes out '."' his "Hurrah."' he :houtml. “I hope it's Harold. Then we can play all the morning with my building blocks." He tore down the hall toward the door at top speed, but came back alone, and slowly, with only a card that the postman had brought. Two Kinds ol Winter. Wilbur stood looking out of the window watching: the rain and fret.. tine because it kept him indoors. "it only I had some one to play with."' he said, and he had hardly tinished speaking when the doorbell went "ting-a-ling." - - .761’ ie - - - BQYfiMs‘ii The Strain Upon Faith. towful, I'm sure. An the wind has blown down no of your pretty smilu 'trss the path." PPS" AND GO. u Co r0 Our, vicious pessimism n Mm fight splendid!) Nan-5c is quick, but whc hut they call a forlorn nus ago seemed the the substance the evidence Hebrews. ii., r th faith " m. There are ’50 funny, red, rre's a whole sure. And, Highest Civilization m utto est hitter cup we may press to UV In» of earth, we know that behind ll l in and below the strife that out; it, fill of death there is a faith that ntnisirig can crush. Man is greater th.vn his error and ignorance and sin. We Come Back From Our Sim. our ignorant Squandering of lite, We come bark from battlefield and ivrueh. trom all the wastage that C.Otr_r'4 tho earth. we come back to the Christ, to ourselves, to the inner Imp“ and faith that refuse to die. And many u man has found Ilia faith in them hard days who had lost it in otlwt and easier times. Evidently, from the beginning of the world, human h, arts have not had easy sailing. i','.. tin not inherit our deepest wisdom We fall heir to knowledge, to facts; ',1, “at panes-ions. but not to the wimp". " life. This we must learn. b' "l amentally it is all I question of what we one in the inner heart of UN. That I. the reason why faith is; not sfrr!i.r_d, ant on outward things. such us "'ut'- cess and prosperity and easy tiotrrtg we speak of reverence a! Christ to-day in these stern tin cause somehow we fed that i We men find One who speaks f own Inner faith. Whatever ll' do in our passion and ham. wh darkne Under the British plan it do” no! matter if msoldier in the trencher, is too poor to buy such photographs or if the relatives themselves are too poor to have them taken. The maso- ciation has a staff of photoeraplutm for the purpose and the aid or the British clergy as well. The system ot the British inning Men's Christian Association, by uhieh photographs of relatives; are supplied whenever possible to any British soldier asking for them, is de- scribed with ndmiration by the Paris Figaro, which urges that something similar be undertaken for the Hrrrrth troops. Lord St. Leonards was the mm of a man who kept I small barber'" shop at Lincoln; and Lord Tentnrdrn used to help his father to shave customers at a penny each. French Admire the British Y.M.l'.A. l'lan. anuvs. loo. What tun yum In .“ mm in thinking: it all out!" _ "Do my cousins; in thy rl:-', have smilux and flowers?" W'illr'r :-“.<ed. "To play with in wink r? Uh, not. When thvir mother want: --m'l:.x for their birthday cake who hm to My it at a greenhouse. Your coueiiur, see tiowors only at parties." "Why do flowers grow horn in win- ter and not there, where they law-1'" [ “Because we have warm rains." I Wilbur went thoughtfully t, the iwindow. "And I suppose that, if n idid not rain so much we should have. no figs, or prunes. or pvat'llci’, tumor," he said. Just then the sun {It'llod out, for in California the sun is. wry kind. "Oh, I see oranges unilm "ur tree'. Now I an gather them! And, mother, will you please write on a post card what I tell you. to and to my cousins? Then I'll print my “an. " the bottom." This was the pom. and: Dear Cousins. t am glad you are having fun with mow. " in warm to. day. I need no coat. I am going to pick up I. Wu] of wt, juicy oranges now, and I think I 1in Cali. fomin best, after o. Wilbur. --.Youth's Companion. His mother nodded hour went by. . "Now, husk!" tho " can make it better ya,“ raid Wilbur proudly. “May I hu the cmpty spools out of your small)”- PHOTOS OF KIN FOR TTtotu'y,' _ Avila,, it is the most beovt'tftt1 thing that I ever saw made with Mmks!" said his mother. baby roses In tiny match box“. Along the whole length of the rug and up to the house he had Ila-etched a co. vend “Mk. and on tho "L’mh that farmed the top of it he had placed the smali-lcaved smilnx eine-hir wreath. ll urrc to our passion and hate, wh fup we may press to U s: there be He in o the lid“. speak of reverence y me iativ-fuc to him 6am r mu tl _ be. Him Ir In 1y joy-