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it is only the natural point of the diamond (which will cut glass; that pbhiained by polishing will not. ers ha inch howitzers, but still the : board stood firm. However, their snipers got at it and before long it was perâ€" forated with bullet holes. Some of the snipers who hadn‘t loopholes were a little too eager to get a pot at it and showed themselves a bit too "Things seem io be moving in the uirection of finis now. 1 should imâ€" agine that Rumania joining in would have a great deal to do with it. When we had the news from the brigade we immediately had a board painted up in German, telling them of the news, which they prbbably already knew. However, it annoyed them, and they proceeded to sling all the muck in the district at it, from bombs to eight inch howitzers, but still the board "Things seem to | uirection of finis no agine that Rumania "Needless to say, we had casualties, and those, coupled with the ones of July 1, have rendered us temporarily ‘down and out,‘ so to speak, so we were relieved and we are having a quiet time here. We did quite well with decorations. Five of my platâ€" con got distinguished conduct . medâ€" a!s and I managed to get a military A second lieutenant has written as follows from the Somme front to his relatives in England: "Since writing we have taken a further active part in the ‘great push, with considerably more success than we had on July 1. We went over at night time, 11 p.m., and managed to take the Boche by surprise, and withâ€" out much difficulty or many casualties we got three lines of trenches and about ninety prisoners. "(On the whole it was great fun, and the raiding of the dugouts was most profitable to all of us. All the men got helmets (a Tommy‘s greatest amâ€" ute bombar guns that i be taken p tGERMANS ARE DAZED BY FIRE "betore go teach all my hoch!" and it the Hun was If even now the British advance is slower than the French, it is for a reason which is no discredit to the British troops. The physical feaâ€" tures of the country have to be considâ€" ered, and also the nature of the Gerâ€" man defenses. _ This part of the Gerâ€" man line is stronger than that in the south; the attack had been better preâ€" pared for there. _ Nor it is any time to gain ground by the needless sacriâ€" fice of fire. _ In no part of the offenâ€" «ive on the western front is that conâ€" templated. _ It is rather by the slow, steady, determined pressure of an irâ€" resistible force that the Germans are to be driven back. _ In such a moveâ€" To do that took time. _ There were "slackers," to be sure; there always are. There were labor troubles which revealed a singular lack of patriotism. Yet the total results compel admiraâ€" tion. After less than two years Great Britain has something like two million men at the front, well trained and full of enthusiasm,. Nor is this all. _ From the very beginning the flower of her youth gave themâ€" selves to the cause of their country and of freedom. _ There are awfal gaps in their ranks now, but those who knew and loved them are grateâ€" ful for such a record of valor and deâ€" votion. _ The charge that cither they or those who have been all these months waiting the word to fight failâ€" ed in the full meashre of service is the offspring of ignorance. As Majâ€" or General Maurice has pointed out, there was nothing for them to do but wait. _ Why, it is asked, were the French left to withstand the assaults at Verdun alone? The answer is easy. _ It was all a part of the Alâ€" ing into the war robbed Germany of an easy victory. _ By her sea power she prolonged the struggle and gave Kitchener the chance to raise, equip and train the army that is at last showing its mettle in the field. NOTES ANDCcoOMMENTsS More than she did then Britain could not have been expected to do. She had neither the men nor the muniâ€" tions. _ Thus the burden of the fight on the west front inevitably fell on’ France. â€" That was her allotted duty, and nobly she has performed it! Yet| it must not be forgotten that the Briâ€" tish and Belgian troops, though unâ€" able to clear Belgian soil of the Germans or to hold the imponanti port of Antwerp against an overâ€"| whelming force, nevertheless held the coast from Calais to Nieuport with] great valor and checked every effort to flank the French lines. And again the British control of the sea prevent. ed the Germans from using Antwerp as a naval base. . Otherwise the case of the Allies would soon have been desperate. _ The German hatred of England is not unconnected with a realization of the fact that her comâ€" Much illâ€"judged criticism of Briâ€" tain‘s part in the war would never have been uttered had the critics takâ€" en the pains to acquaint themselves with the facts In the first place, the most obvious sphere of British acâ€" tion at the beginning of the conflict was the sea _ Her army was small in comparison with the armies of her neighbors; but she had a powerful navy, and it had been fortunately mobilized in home waters. _ Thus it was able to shut the German fleet in its own ports, to drive German comâ€" merce from the ocean and to insure the safe transport of troops. The lastâ€"named task was so essential to the success of the Allied operations on land that it is no exaggeration to say that its fulfilment averted an irreparâ€" able disaster. ‘ ed strategy. _ The plan of campaign ontemplated holding the British in cserve until they were needed. O#s ti drive the | W1 301 Lieutenant Surrender it who hadn‘t loopholes were eager to get a pot at it themselves a bit too the result that our snipâ€" e fun." it worked admirably, as s so dazed by a five minâ€" iment of 75s and field _ was a relief for him to isoner. tish ( O 2 * 12 7 . _‘ ®ven in separate collars to be worn pressure of an i"â€"| with dresses and suits, the style that + the Germans @"e) yoes well up in the back and almost In such a moveâ€" touches the hair is one of the very re doing ‘their full newest from Paris. Most collars conâ€" | tinue to be very large, though some wxils mx prprege [ SimtallFâ€"ones are seeh. AZED BY FIRE, A Skirt of Many Gores. Writes That They _ In t'he matter of separate _skirts, Willingly there is a striking novelty which has 3 made a strong appeal to many women. int has written as This is the fourteenâ€"gored skirt, of omme front to his which an illsstration is shown here. d: Not even the number of gores has e have taken @A deterred them from taking a fancy h e o s s reat fun, and ts was most All the men greatest amâ€" he to this skirt, the novelty and the effecâ€" tiveness of it having far outweighed the task of making it. _ The most efâ€" fective developments are in two maâ€" terials, making the alternate gores of the different materials, _ Needless to say, in this lies the chief beauty of the skirt. One may use the same maâ€" terial in two contrasting colors or contrasting materials in the same shade. _ These skirks are often made in two colors of serge, as black and white, or brown and white; or they are made in combinations of serge and New Gored Skirt with Simple Waist Tunics are quite fashionable this season and there is a large variety of different styles. A novelty seen very recently was in the form of a long' tunic reaching to the hem of the slv(irt.| but it was placed only across the back | of the skirt, barely starting from the | hips. The dress in question was made | of soft navy blue silk and the tunici was of very fine serge in a matching | shade. | Collars, high in the back and open in front, on the order of the one in the illustration, are very good style. many charms. _ The long tunic partâ€" ed in front and attached to the rather shortâ€"waisted body can be worn to adâ€" vantage by the woman of average proâ€" portions. In the accompanying sketch is a dress which shows the Directoire inâ€" fluence very markedly. â€" This type of dress strikes the eye at once as being very distinct from other styles. At first glance one might easily mistake it for a coat on account of the large collar rising high at the back of the neck, the equally large revers and the doubleâ€"breasted effect of the short, fitâ€" ted body. _ At this season of the year a dress in coat effect is especially desirable, and one of this type has We have lately been hearing rumors from Paris that the period of the Diâ€" rectoire is likely to make itself felt again in our dress. â€" Although these rumors have not been confirmed from all sides, here and there a costume appears highly suggestive of this perâ€" iod, so it will hardly be looking too far ahead to give it some consideraâ€" tion. Period styles keep recurring every little while, and for some time we have had no strain of the Direcâ€" tboire in our dress, so there will be litâ€" tle wonder if it should return very soon. _ And there will be little regret, too, for there is a certain dignity and stateliness about the costume of this period that makes it a favorite among many women, ‘ ITHEFASHIONS Re flecting the Directoire Style #367â€"7 7379 h \ _A thunderstorm, as is well known, is always characterized by strong upâ€" | ward currents of heated air, which | by experiment has been shown to amâ€" | ply account for the breaking up of (all rain drops which would otherwise \fall through the currents. Hence at \the summit of the uprising air curâ€" rent of the storm, within the thunderâ€" ;doud, a rapid electrical separation, |\as in the foregoing experiment, goes on, the first of which is positively | charged rain drops, and free negative ions. The charges of the positive |ions are also continually increased by :the successive division and coalesâ€" { cence of the added rain drops. Patientâ€"Oh, I ‘just opened my eyes and there I was. Not Mislaid. Doctorâ€"Well, and how did you find yourself this morning. He was injured during the battle of the Somme, and on recovering conâ€" sciousness found that he had lost the power of speech. While in a hospital in London he dreamed that he was back in the trenches and that a shell burst near him. He shouted at the top of his voice, and on waking was spoken to about it. To his astonishâ€" ment he found he was able to reply, and he has now completely regained his speech. Welsh Soldiecs Recovers the Power in London Hospital. Many remarkable instances of the recovery of soldiers of the power of speech, lost through shell shock or wounds, have been told. The latest is that of a Weishman, Private Morris, who had his voice restored in a dream. Excessive condensation anywhere in a thunder cloud produces an excess of electrification and electrical discharge and a "rain gush" follows, but as sound travels faster than rain falls we hear the thunder before the "rain gush" reacheos us." It follows that the thunderstorm is not the beautiful simple vortex with horizontal axis pictured in books. Inâ€" stead, we have the air floating in from all sides, and the warm air rising, cooling by expansion and thus buildâ€" ing up the typical thunder cloud, all moving forward under the control of the prevailing cyclonic wind. Then, as a result of strong connecâ€" tion, rain forms at a considerable alâ€" titude where the air is cool, so cold at times that hail instead of rain is often formed. DREAM E_STORES HIS SPEECH The ultimate controlling factor is temperature, which seems to vary in consonance with the sunâ€"spot period, but with modifications due to an ocâ€" casional excess of volcanic dust in the air. A thunder storm may begin at any place where a layer of warm air unâ€" derlies a colder one, for the lighter warm air is sure to force its way through the heavier cold layers and this rising produces the thunder storm in the manner described. Experience teaches that on land, at least, thunder storms occur most freâ€" quently in the early afternoon, beâ€" cause the air is warmest at that time, and generally in summer time. At sea they are said to be most frequent at night, and in winter time, because of _ wellâ€"known thermal _ conditions that prevail next to the water and in the air above. By allowing drops of distilled waâ€" ter to fall through a vertical blast of hot air of sufficient strength to proâ€" duce spray, he obtained these very significant results, viz.: that the breaking up of these drops of water was accompanied by the production of both negative and positive electric ions. These ultimately fall in the gentâ€" ler rain of the storm. Thus the same process that produces the giant cumuâ€" lus cloud of the thunder storm, with its violent uprising current of moist air, also gives the separation of elecâ€" tricity required to produce lightning and thunder. The positively charged drops fall to the earth whenever the upward air current becomes weak enough to perâ€" mit their passage through it. The negative ions are carried up into the higher part of the cloud, where they unite with the cloud particles, and facilitate their coalescence into negaâ€" tively charged drops. It has been reserved for Dr. G. C. Simpson to finally hit upon a very simple experiment that solves the mystery. Science has put forward various tentative hypotheses to account for the thunderstorm, such as freezing and thawing weather in the upper atâ€" mosphere, air friction and many other theories which experiment has demonstrated to be worthless. As to Separate Blouses ° i The waists to go with separate ;'skirts and suits are, as a rule, very , simple. _ White and pale fleshâ€"colored blouses are still favored, though the , fashion of having the blouse match ’in color the suit with which it is to _ be worn is again coming in. â€" For this reason there are some dark blouses |seen. _ Satin and Georgette are comâ€" ;bined for waists that form part of the ;co-tume. The sleeves and upper part ‘of the waist are generally of Georâ€" gette and the lower part which comes nearest the skirt is of satin. â€" Striped !satin is also used for waists combined ;with Georgette or chiffon. A charmâ€" ing model for dressy wear was made of blue and white striped satin with white Georgette. It had a large capeâ€"collar. ‘ Ever since the mythology of Greece, which attributed flashes of lightning to the vengeful bolts of angry Jove, countless explanations of the phenomena _ of thunderstorms have appeared, but more or less wide the mark. SCIENTIFIC CAUSE OF THUNDERâ€" STORMS. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall Dealer or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond Street, Torâ€" onto, Ontario. satin, broadcloth and velvet, or tafâ€" feta and serge., Taffeta or corduroy in two colors is very often employed with good results also. By Chas M. Bice, Denver, Colo. |\_â€"â€" "Safety First" With Firearms. |__Each year the shooting season reâ€" cords a long list of accidents due to | carelessness of hunters in the forest | and in the use of firearms. A gun goâ€" ‘ing off accidentally and killing the | owner, climbing fences with the gun | loaded and cocked, or shooting at a | companion in mistake for an animal | are stereotyped causes. With the Iknow]edgc of the danger of handling firearms, it is surely incumbent upon 'huntcrs to exercise every precaution | and keep continually before them the motto "safety first." General Duport has been made Chief of the General Staff of the French army. The general is a man of energy and has exceptional ability, and his appointment has met with the approyâ€" al of all the ranks of the French army, Dog Meat Eaten. Among the Chinese a particular species of dog is said to be reared for the table. It is a small dog of a greyâ€" hound shape, with a muzzle much more elongated than in terriers. The flesh of black dogs is preferred to that of animals of any other color on account of the greater amount of nuâ€" triment the black dogs are supposed to nossess. * When the poison is a strongy acid, the stomach pump cannot be used for fear of further injury to the already lacerated gullet, and the enema is the best treatment we can adopt; but in cases of food poisoning the tube is a valuable adjunct to the treatment. The collapse may‘ be serious enough to require energetic treatment with stimulants, either by injecting stryâ€" chnine, or by giving brandy or cofâ€" ffee, or both, either by mouth or by means of an enema, according to the condition of the patient.â€"Youth‘s Companion. * To care a sore throat gargle with sulphur and water. _ If very bad add lemon juice and honey. A hot lemon drink taken at bed time will often check a cold. _A bit of black sugar wilhcure heartburn. A glass of raspâ€" berry vinegar or lemon juice and watâ€" er will quickly stop hiccup. Health Notes. Ice water is bad for the stomach and the complexion. If anybody‘s finger is burned dust the burn with powdered charcoal to keep it from smarting. Peroxide of hydrogen is a valuable antiseptic to have in the house. It makes a pleasant mouth wash and throat gargle when diluted, and will remove blood stains very satisfactorily if used before the stain is dry For that reason do everything you can to support the strength of a badly poisoned person. Even after the stomach has been emptied and the acute symptoms have subsidel, the danger of collapse may be very great. Warm blankets and hotâ€"water botties are helpful, but it is not of much use to give stimulants by the mouth unâ€" til the stomach has been emptied. When a cold seems to be developâ€" ing, put four drops of spirits of camâ€" phor on a lump of sugar and allow it to dissolve in the mouth. _ This will often break it up. . Never stand or sit with the arms folded. _ By so doing the shoulders naturally slip forward, the chest beâ€" comes flat, and deep breathingâ€" which is one of the essentials to health and good looksâ€"is impaired. _ In many cases it is not possible to tell at once just what kind of poison is causing the trouble, but it is cerâ€" tain that whatever it is it must be reâ€" moved from the body as quickly as possible. _ There are two ways of reâ€" moving poison quickly from the stomâ€" achâ€"either by a stomach pump, whick the doctor will bring and use, or hy an emetic. The simple mustardâ€"andâ€" water emetic can do no harm, and you should give it while you are waiting for the doctor. _ Plain table mustard â€"a tablespoonful stirred in half a pint of slightly warm water and swalâ€" lowed quicklyâ€"has saved many a life. Besides washing out the stomach, it has a slightly stimulating effect, which is an excellent thing, since acute poisoning is often followed by a danâ€" gerous collapse. _ \ The symptoms of acute poisoning are generally so terrifying that the doctor is quickly sammoned; and that is well, for he will be needed. When a case of acute poisoning ‘o¢â€" curs it generally has one of thr!e| origins. ~ The man has swallowed the. poison by mistake for a medicine; he has tried to commit suicide, or he has eaten something that for one reason or another is not fit for food. â€" When we hear that a whole family, or an entire community, has suffered from poison, the third reason will be the correct one. It may be that the food , taken is inherently poisonous, as. in the case of poisonous mushrooms; or | it may be that food, originally pure,| has suffered chemical changes be-! cause it has been kept too long, or| has not been properly cared for. [ Acute Poisoning. TORONTO 22, And now â€"Emphatic: he recalls his previous neglected counsel, which events had justified, only to induce | them to listen now. |\ _ 28. An angelâ€"To the pagans whom \Paul was addressing the word would \simply mean a messenger. _ The God |â€"Note Paul‘s delicate consideration for the men‘s religious susceptibilities. | Another day he would plead for his | God as the one God; now it is enough to identify him as the God to whom his own life and service were given , The order of the Greek is "of the God whose I am . . . a messenger." The whole stress is laid on the God; the messenger is nothing. Priests in the Greek Church have their heads shaved quite bald. 26. A certain islandâ€"Quite indeâ€" finite; the name of Melita was no part of the revelation. do ? Wwhy, it was God‘s intrument in achieving his purpose to save them. Had not the centurion and the soldiers | cut away that hardly recovered boat . (verse 31) at Paul‘s instance, they | would not have been saved after all. God saved them by the ascendancy which that man won over his shipâ€": matesâ€"and his prayer won it. | 25. I believe Godâ€"And therefore: "am of good cheer," exactly as in‘ Acts 16. 34. They needed a further| and _ stronger appeal before they ; could follow his axample (verse 36). | 24. Fear notâ€"The form of the Greek implies that even Paul‘s stout spirit was not untouched by the fearâ€" ful peril. _ He had "spent a night and a day in the dcep," and he was not a phlegmatic fooi who can despise dangâ€" er. _ Mustâ€"The little word that deâ€" termined all Paul‘s action is to deâ€" termine his human destiny, _ Granted theeâ€"God did not alter his will as to the life or deith of these two hundred and seventyâ€"six mon because Paul askâ€" ed him for their life as a "favor" to himsclf. _ His prayer was an "inâ€" wrought supplication" (so read James 21. Without foodâ€"Not absolutely; the word describes "loss of appetite" in the medical literature with which Luke has so much in common. _ Paul stood forthâ€"Commentators well comâ€" pare the splendid ode in which Horace describes the "just man, unshakable," who remains unmoved amid _ the sbtorms of "restless Hadrea." _ It does not seem that the despairing men acâ€" cepted Paul‘s comfort yet. _ The turnâ€" ing point apparently comes after verse 29, where, having exhausted all posâ€" sible action, the men take to prayer; see margin, and note on Acts 26. 29 (October 22). _ It is at least suggesâ€" tive that at that point Paul virtually takes command, _ They "prayed for the day," which no prayer would hastâ€" en, and God instead sent them a man with his wits about him. _ Have gotâ€" tenâ€"Literally, gained. The word has irony in itâ€"it was the "gain" of a minus quantity. Injuryâ€"A _ word often denoting a criminal assault on the person, a combination of insalt and injury. 17. Undergirdingâ€"Passing thick cables under the keel and fastening them tightly on deck amidships, to prevent the timbers‘ starting with the tremendous strain of the mast. This operation, technically known as frapâ€" ping, is naturally unfamiliar in our time, when shipbuilders have learned how to forestall such dangers, Syrtis â€"The dangerous sandbank to the southwest. The gearâ€"Almost cerâ€" tainly the mainsail, leaving one or two small sails set to keep the ship steady. _ It seems that the ship was turned as near the wind as possible; and while pointing nearly north, she thus drifted a little north of west. This is exactly the direction of Malta. 20. In the absence of sun and stars they could, of course, have no knowâ€" ledge where they were drifting. Takâ€" en awayâ€"More exactly, "was being stripped off"; one hope after another vanishes. Furniture (margin)â€"The word is general; they collected all the equipâ€" ment that could possibly be spared and pitched it over. _ The addition of with their own hands is intended to suggest what a desperate sacrifice it was. 16. Under the leeâ€"So as to get shelâ€" ter enough for these necessary preâ€" cautions. _ Caudaâ€"Still called Goudo, We were ableâ€"The we implies that Luke lent a hand in a job which any willing ‘landlubber" could tackle. In the next verse we have operations that demanded the skill of sailors. _ Preâ€" sumably all of them joined in pulling the rope by which she was trailing, and as she was, of course, waterâ€"logâ€" ged, it took some pulling! _ The word with difficulty is Luke‘s reminiscence of the effort. ‘THE SUNDAY: LESSON 15. Face the windâ€"She would have had to run northward and then someâ€" what eastward to make Phineka; and in such a gale it was impossible to run so near the wind. 14. Down from itâ€"From Mount Ida in Crete. Tempestuousâ€"The original is the word from which we get our typhoon, The wind that sweeps down from Ida is described as coming "in heavy squalls and eddies‘ _ Called Euraquiloâ€"A combination of Eurusâ€" east, and aquiloâ€"northeast; it came, accordingly, â€" from _ eastâ€"northeast. The called suggests that Luke repeats the seaman‘s term; compare Kingsâ€" ley‘s ode, "Welcome, wild northeastâ€" erl Verse 13. Their purposeâ€"To reach Phcenix (verse 12). There is a harâ€" bor still called Phineka, which does "look southwest and northwest"â€"for this, it must be admitted, is the only possible rendering there. _ Ib is just at the back of Lutro, which has usuâ€" ally been identified with Phcenix, and has produced the strained interpretaâ€" tion in the Revised Version (see marâ€" gin). Lesson V.â€"The <+Voyageâ€"Acts 27. 1â€"38. â€" Golden Text.â€" 1» INTERNATIONAL LESSON OCTOBER 29. 1po â€"six mon because Paul askâ€" their life as a "favor" to His prayer was an "inâ€" pplication" (so read James uncouscious reaction of the i the ‘inman spirit, which essence of the truost prayâ€" , then. did Paul‘s nrayer | _ This is the testimony of the Bible:â€" in the spirit | "Say ye to the righteous nation, it er and the ; ishall be well with it, but woe to the| by so much d ; wicked," selfish, fractious, hard and | in the spirity Icmcl people. It shall perish. Charâ€"| is rearing.â€" This world is a huge manufactory. Manhood is its chief product. _ Good character is its intended outpuat. Home, school, town, city, church, press, art gallery, museum, library and univerâ€" sity are all at work producing charâ€" acter! "Building up yourselves on your most holy faith."â€"Jude, i., 20. An outbreak of typhoid fever in St. Ann‘s Convent, Victoria, caused the death of two sisters, and the seriâ€" ous illness of twelve others. Trail‘s electrolytic copper refinery which has now been in operation for a few weeks, will shortly begin the shipment of electrolytic copper. A panther, which measured nearly seven feet from tip to tip, attacked two children at Cowichan Lake, and was shot. Logging operations of considerable dimensions are being conducted by the B. C. Manufacturing Company of Lulu Island, in Glen Valley. A heavy windstorm | which caught the Steveston fishing fleet one day reâ€" cently causéd the loss of four Japanâ€" ese fishermen. South Vancouver has sent 1,300 men to the colors since the outbreak of war. Of these, 862 left families or dependents. Dog salmon, which used to sell for 5 cents each, are now 25 cents in Vancouver. More than 1,500 Indians were emâ€" ployed this past season in hopâ€"picking in the Chilliwack and nearby sections. A shipment of 150 steers to Chiâ€" cago, from Lethbridge, brought over $13,000 to the shippers. Straw bailing is in progress in many parts of the Fraser Valley. Straw is selling at 25 cents per bale. The question of a Greater Vancouâ€" ver is being revived in that city. Twentyâ€"two mineral claims were reâ€" corded at Nanaimo during September. Fish are again arriving in more plentiful quantities at Prince Rupert. Whaleâ€"hunting steamers are still busy on the west coast. New Westminster has completed its work in Boundary road, Lulu Island. | FROM SU'NSEI AST A roll of honor *containing more | than 100 names of men from Coquitâ€" lam municipality who have enlisted for active service is being prepared. WHAT THE WESTERN PEOPLB : Salmon fishing along the Alberni \Canal has been at its height durin A s | & & BE pOING |\the past few weeks, and good hauls muumume |are being made by the boats that are | properly equipped. Progress of the Great West Told _ j aggregate production for the in a Few Pointed mines of British Columbia this year of from $45,000,000 to $50,000,000 is Paragraphs. the prediction made by Hon. Lorne Tha nmaction af a (ivrantar Vancounâ€" A. Campbell, Minister of Mines. y n "Yes, sir," answered Freddy politeâ€" ly, "but what are shooting stars for? And why is half an hour too long?" The Dod Star solemnly winked his left eye and wagged one of his points, "You‘re very curious for your size," he "Well," growled the Dod Star, "it‘s every one whispering about?" like this: we haven‘t sent a shooting star across the sky in almost half an hour, and that‘s too long a time to wait! _ We‘re trying to decide who is to go. Do you see?" PEDOCIECAW , NZRERL MBE PEBeRRE MR e i t n s stars. _ He had counted nearly one| The stars had stopped whispering hundred of the brightest ones, when‘und were watching Urskule. Freddy his eyelids closed and he fell asleep. _| held his breath and waited, Suddenâ€" At once his body became very light! ly there was a loud hissing noise and and he felt himself lifted in the air.| Urskule started downward, becoming Up, up he went, until he found himâ€"| brighter as she went. 8 self among the stars. Wherever he, "How pretty it is!" exclaimed looked he could see nothing but |un Freddy. â€" But what if Urskule should large and small, bright and dim; and fall on some house below? _ What if all of them seemed to be whispering she should fall on his house?* He about something. â€" There was a very turned toward the Dog Star to ask if bright one, which Freddy knew was there was much danger, but lost his the Dog Star. He waited until it had | balance and began to fall Faster and finished talking with another; then he faster he fell, until he could hardly asked, ‘Please, Mr. Dog Star, what is catch his breath. _ Then, out of the "Well," growled the Dod Star, "it‘s darkness, he heard his mother‘s voice, every one whispering about?" | _*Freddy" she said, "you should have like this: we haven‘t sent a shooting | been in bed an hour ago instead of lyâ€" star across the sky in almost half an ing out here on the damp grass and hour, and that‘s too long a time to | going to sleep." At once his body became very light and he felt himself lifted in the air. Up, up he went, until he found himâ€" self among the stars. â€" Wherever he looked he could see nothing but lh:; large and small, bright and dim; a all of them seemed to be whispering about something. â€" There was a very bright one, which Freddy knew was For almost ten minutes he waited patiently; then he began to count the stars. _ He had counted nearly one hundred of the brightest ones, when his eyelids closed and he fell asleep. Suddenly a shooting star lighted up the heavens with a stream of dazzlâ€" ing light. The next instant, before Freddy had time to make a wish, everything was dark again. . He waitâ€" ed a long while, hoping to see anothâ€" er shooting star, but nothing happenâ€" ed. Freddy had played all day long, and at evening he lay on the grass in the back yard and watched the stars. . Strength and Beauty of Character Depend Upon the Materials We Put Into Our Life. [Boves cIRLs Man Is Always a Builder go THE BUILDER OF CHARACTER Your life and mine are worth all the | good they embody and express in con. | duct. _ No more. No Tess. By as | much as we build ourse}ves up in faith, in the spirit of holiness, through pray.â€" |er and the practice of ri:hheou-n.u, | by so much do we become living stones | in the spiritual Wk which our race is rearing.â€"Rev, William H. Morgan, to which "polity owes its stability, life |its happiness, faith its acceptance, | creation its continuance, Obedicnce." | In the building of character we obey the same great laws. What we gathâ€" ‘er and how we govern. The characters which stand preâ€"emiâ€" nent are those which are the expresâ€" sion of the Seven Lamps of Architecâ€" ture. _ Socrates, Plato, Marcus Aureâ€" lius, Savonarola, Willian of Orange, John Knox and Wesley. Good character is growth, a developâ€" ment, a building. Man is always a builder. _ Mis buildings show thought and purpose. _ Whcther it be a mud hut, or the house of a cliff dweller, a palace, a pyramid, or a parthenon, we read therein men‘s souls. Whatever else man may have beenâ€"cruel, tyranâ€" nous, vindictiveâ€"his noblest buildings always have reference to religion. They bespeak a vivid sense of the \Unâ€" seen and of his relation to the Unseen, The Crowning Grace of All. Ruskin tells us in his "Seven Lamps of Architecture" that the laws of archâ€" itecture are moral laws. _ He finds these laws to be sacrifice, truth, powâ€" er, beauty, life, memory, and, 2s the crownir:g grace of all, that principle acter is the goal of earthly existence both for individuals and for nations. A Danishâ€"American who has been visiting the country of his birth this summer and spent several weeks in the districts along the Danishâ€"German border, writes to a friend in London that practically everybody there, on both sides of the frontier, is in mournâ€" ing, for all these people have relatives or friends fighting in the German front. The Germans have sent the regiments consisting of young men from northern Schieswig to the most exposed positions and the number of Danishâ€"speaking men who have lost their lives is already larger than the total number of Danes who fell in the war against Prussia and Austria in 1864. At Burnaby the board of works adopted estimates for work to be done in the various wards amounting to $20,990, about $12,000 of which will be expended on Hastings street east and Barnet road. At the Matsqui tax sale this year thirtyâ€"seven parcels of land were sold, bringing in $4,057.26, which was apâ€" proximately $1,000 more than the charges against the land sold. There were 124 parcels of land which passed into the hands of the municipality. Victoria â€" Automobile â€" Association conferred with the Auto Club of Southern California in regard to havâ€" ing uniform direction posts at all the important crossroads from Mexico to Alaska. A total of $322,000 has been added to the funds of the City of New Westâ€" minster as a result of tax receipts up to the end of September, the concluâ€" sion of the first discount period. Freddy rubbed his eyes and went inâ€" to the house _ As he lay in bed, he tried to understand why the stars did not wish to be counted _ Then he fell asleep, â€" while outside his bedroom window a large bright star with many points winked and winked all night .â€" Youth‘s Companion, send a shooting star across the sky in order to startle people and make them forget how many of us they have counted. There! They have deâ€" cided to let Urskule go. She‘s a reâ€" lative of Neptune, the star you see straight ahead that doesn‘t twinkle." Freddy nodded his head. "So," continued the Dog Star, winkâ€" ing very _npiflly, “_once in a while we Danish Germany Suffers More. middle The tendency to valent emong . t} wealthy than amor emergency, or p outside the comm: sides. Anyone the newspaper s prisonment for t of 10,000 marks. tant may We GEJ () M we OU th BRT\ Ch 4\ attem near part furt} the ; survi force bora W & re mar A \ Remnaat That nour STT V H CASSC 34 ANS DJ M CÂ¥