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* * - Anecdotes Recall Naughty Nineties Delightful stories about famous people of '.he nineties and after, are "as thick as autumnal leaves" and Just as colored, In the reminiscences ("Life Was Worth Living") of W. Graham Robertson, the- painter. Mr. Robert- son he has a genius for making friends and what is more difficult, keeping them was for years the close friend of Sarah Bernhardt and Ellen Terry. And at one and the same time, too! Then he knew. Intimately, Whistler, Sargent, Rossetti, Burne- Jones, Henry Irving, Oscar Wilde and well, pretty nearly everybody In the artistic world worth knowing. * * Oue day Robertson found the di- vine Sarah in the highest spirits, evi- dently raised by some paragraph she had chanced upon in a newspaper. "Tuere goes the last of them!" she cried, with a flourish of the paper. "The last of ... .?" he gaped, unintelligontly. "The last of the doctors who gave me only one more year to live when I was a girl. There were any amount of them, and now they're all dead and here I am!" Another time he was dining with Boruhardt and old Madame Guerard. who always lived and travelled with her. The cocversation fell upon the role.i In life which each should choose to play. "I should like to be a queen," said Sarah at once. "My clear child," protested Madame Gucrard, "what people do you think would ever stand you? You would find yourself with your head off in a week." El'en Terry luul a collection of odd little cottages In unlikely places within reach of London and was per- petually disappearing, all by herself, Into one or another of these burrows. One was a tiny public-house (saloon) called The Audrey Arms, and she was obliged by her lease to keep the busi- ness going! But she discouraged cus- tom by the quality of the "swipes" she served, and the trade went to an- other little "pub" in the same row of cottages, which sold much better beer. Just think of bein? served with a "pat of 'arf an' art' " by Ellen Terry! What bliss! In due course. Graham Robertson was bidden by Ellen Terry to come down to The Audrey Arms for breath of fresh air." "a "On'./ one customer dropped in dur- and painter, why he had Introduced some inexplicable object into a pic- ture. "To puzzle fools, boy, to puzzle tools," came the unexpected reply. "But," remarked Burne-Jonea, re- lating the incident to Graham Robert- son, "I don't altogether recommend the practice." Whistler had long wished to paint a portrait of Disraeli, and one day he came upon his longed-for model sitting alone in St. James's Park, London, apparently absorbed in thought. Plucking up his courage (Whistler afraid!) he endeavored to recall himself to tho mystic Prime Minister and finally made his request. Disraeli remained silent throughout; then, after au icy pause, murmured: "Go away, go away, little man." Whistler went, and with him Dis- raeli's chance of immortality on can- vas, adds Graham Robertson. * * * Ann Pavlowa, world famous dancer, was passionately fond of her beauti- ful home at Hampstead adjoining good old Hampstead Heath with its lovely garden and lake, the latter built specially for her swans. "Ivy House." for so it was named, had once been the home of Turner, the cele- brated painter, aad Pavlowa would say, "I am glad to be living In a house that used to belong to an art- ist!" Not because Turner was Tur- ner, be it noted, but because Turner was an artist: She loved her swans and was quite unafraid of them, recalls Walford Hay- den (who for twenty years was with Pavlowa as a music director.) She would seize them rapturouslyl and play with them by the water's edge for hours and they never injured her in any way. Despite the fact that she had danced "The Swan" dance In- numerable times, she never allowed herself to become self-conscious in her love for the swans themselves. * * Each time Pavlowa had to leave Ivy House on one of her prolonged world tours, she would go into every room and say god-bye to her birds and flow- ers, says Mr. Hayden (in his book, "Pavlowa.)) When she would come back into the drawing room she would be weeping. She would sit on a chair and pray, blessing her home in the Russian manner before leaving it. * She never failed to observe this rit- ual except once. This was on the last occasion when she left Ivy House on her departure for the Continental tour during which she died When leaving the house this time, Pavlowa astonished everybody by her hurry. ins my visit when we were at lun- She seemed to be running blindly cheon In the bar iK.r!or," he recalls, "and I stepped out to serve him. It was my sole experience as a potman and I trust that I gave satisfaction and good measure." * * A friend of Henry Irving's Wal- ter Pollock who used to give a wonderful!/ exact imitation of the famous actor, was paralyzed one night when in the preseuc > of convivial friends, Irving said, suddenly. "Now let us have that imitation of me that everybody Is so fond of." "Oh, I couldn't ... "I " stammered tho unhappy victim. "Go on, go on," -aid Irving. "Here," handing him a book, "read a page of this imitating me." * Pollock meekly took the book and i away from the home she was never to see again. Applied Genesis Little Wilfred had been absent from Sunday school, and the teacher called to inquire why. "The real reason," said the boy's mother, "is because I fear he is learn- ing things that only tend to make him mischievous." "Mischievous!" exclaimed the aston- ished teacher. "Really, I don't under- stand how Sunday school could have that effect on him." "You see," explained the parent, "it's like this. The last time Wilfred went to Sunday school he came home convinced that people are made of dust, and I found him trying to draw vacuum r -.mitry CS^ntleman. began in a half-hearted and shame- " ' faced way, then warding to his work, ' finished In his best manner amidst the usual applause, chuckles, Robertson. Irving waited till the laughter hail ceased and then said slowly and with perfect sincerity: 'My boy, I never heard you read 'so well before in my life!" It is an old trick with reporters, trying to obtain an interview with a celebrity who doesn't appreciate the ] honor and there are some who don't to use flattery by asking their vic- tim for a "message to the people." A! theatre?" Daughter of Dominion*' Secretary Weds Sunday School Lesson Miss Doris Thomas, daughter of the RL. Hon. J. H. Thomas secretary for the British dominions, was married to Mr. Robert Feamley-Whittingstall at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields church in London, England. Here are the bride and groom leaving the church after the ceremonv. Why do you always attend the performance at the certain scribe once tried the dodge on Bui lie-Jones, the famous painter. "Tell them," said the great man. "that I hope they are very well, aud that I am pretty well" And off ho went. Hume-Jones, In his younger days, "So I can enjoy the show without thinking what the critics have said." A man with a poor memory has no business to become a liar ii _. ^ t ^ _,, Nearly every girl believes a lot of asked Danto Gabriel Uosscttl, tho poet other girls are jealous ot her. Tilling By Electricity Favored in Far East Rural electrification in Al-orla is be- ing assiduously developed by the authorities. The country depends largely on its vines and Its agricul- ture, especially cereals and olives, and electricity is used for much of the work in this connection. Electric power is also being extended to such operations as sawing, cream separat- ing, dough kneading, and so forth, be- sides its growing use. generated by large tractors, for harvesting and threshing. One of its most important uses is for deep plowing, so important for vineyards where the rainfall is ir- regular and insufficient. Formerly the native used to turn only the surface of the soil with hand implements, and was satisfied with very low yields, but now with electric power available the soil is turned to a depth from 40 to 80 centimeters. Algeria is being forced to turn to machinery owing to lack of suitable labor. Only Turkish-Made Clothes To Be Worn in Turkey Istanbul, Turk. Turkish officials from President Kemal down, and thoir families, must wear clothes ot Turkish manufacture, the Turkish Cabinet decided in a meeting at Angora. President Kemal is required to forgo his London tailors and An- gora women their Paris gowns as a part of the Turkish Government's new economy measure. Salaries of officials wil be reduc- d as one effect of the $10,000,000 -ut fn the 1932 budget and duties on ::i ported luxuries will be greatly In- ."ased. ^ The Human Touch Sir Alexander Clogg in the Con- gregational Quarterly (London): In- dustry can never le shorn of its hu- man touch except at the loss of ef- liciency. Men, are men even when they become to some extent cogs In a machine, but the better the men aud the women, the more silently and smoothly run the cogs, and it, is the duty of the directors to encjurage and contribute to all that promotes the well-being of their \vorkpeople. Youth Can Teach . Much to Grown-ups New York Grown people have to keep on learning in order to be of any use to young people with whom they come in contact, declared Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, in au Infor- , mal address at the fifth anniversary meeting of the Parents' Magazine. ; "The things we teach young peo- , pie are not nearly so important as what we learn from thorn." Mrs. Roosevelt said. "We must always be prepared to meet each new age as | we come to it. That is what helps us to pass on an atmosphere of ex- I perienco and of a life lived with ( understanding, which, I believe, is probably the best thing we can do for children." Mrs. Roosevelt said that her con- tacts with young people In her own | family now range from one of 24 i years to a grandchild of one year. ' which provide her with plenty of ! opportunities for diversification in ')ocnming adjusted to them. Bird Song and Weather The song of birds is affected by , weather changes, according to au i English naturalist. H. G. Alexander, who has been making a study of the , effects of atmospheric conditions on our feathered friends, says Charles i Fitzhugh Talman. In his Science Ser-' vice feature. Why the Weather? (Washington) : i "Changes in weatlier, especially the onset of severe cold or snow, have ;ui influence upon the amount of bird son',-, but the effects are different for different species. "Freezing weather reduces the ' amount of song of the ground-feed- : ing species, such as skylarks and : thrushes, while cold winds have- the samo effect upon more arboreal foot- ers. I "Some specie', including the coal- tit, respond vocally to suuahiue, and some, such as the blackbird, are en- ' couraged by rain. The investigator suggests that sunshine or rain may affect the food supply of these birds ' and thus induce sons, but rain stimu- lates blackbirds more than either thnrhes or robins, though the food U vt ry lilar." December 6. Lesson X 12 Timothy 4: 8-18. ' I have fought a good I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4: 7. ANALYSIS I. CALLED OF COD, Rom. 15 : 22-29. II. "SAFEGUARD THE FAITH," .Titus 1 : III. "FAREWELL," 2 Tim. 4: 6-18. I. CALLED OF GOD, Rom. 15: 22-29. Paul, at Corinth, was preparing foi that Jerusalem journey, destined to be so eventful. A friend of his (Rom. 16: 1, 2 1 was going to Rome, and he seized the opportunity to send a let- ter to the Roman Ct.: -.ians. The Christian group in R .:. originated. t . bably, among the pilgrims who had been at Jerusalem during Pentecost. Paul always believed that "every man's life is a separate thought of God." God had a work for each one to do. Having placed himself at his Father's disposal, his own sphere in \'.'s haii been made abundantly clear to him, Rom. 1: 1. The man who offers his life whole-heartedly to Jjfi will soon come to know where his work lies. Having completed his mission- ary activity in the Eastern pa*-t of the Empire. Pan! now turned defini 1 ?- 'y to Rome. His pioneering soul, however, did ..ot .iake of the Empire capital rne terminus of his ambition. Paul was always "pressing forward." "A man'? reach must exceed his irrasp, or what's a heaven for!" said Browning. "Or what's an earth for!" Paul would say. From Rome he would carry the gosi>el to Spain and the western parts of the empire, v. 24. His vision of world evangelization did not make him a visionary. Men. believing themselves "called" to some great enterprise have sometimes u'ivn UD all interest in practical affairs. Paul's enthusiasm was never divorced from common sense. He gave careful attention to details. The relations be- tween the Jewish churches of Pala- tine and the Gentile churches of Aria. Minor and Greece were none too satis-J factory. The poverty in Jerusalem? provided an opportunity of b ; ndi:'.a the two together. Paul, seeing that. took much pains to arrange a gener- ous co!U-ct : on for the youneer churche:; for the "noor saint* which are at Jerusalem." v. 2fi. The belated foil; who still maintain 'hat the minister ought not to talk ..bout money in tr.e nulpit have not so learned of P-iV. Missions and finance? are inscnaraKy bound together. II. "-51FEGI-.VRD THE FAITH." Titus 1: Paul's anxiety concerning his Jeru- salem visit (Rom. l.~>: 31 1. was only too we'l justified. When he came to Rome, he came in cha ; ns. Freed aft^r his first t-ia!. he evidently undertook another tri"ion.irv four during which he visited Crete. The new faith hail evidently come to Crete long before Paul's arriv.'. '" '" ~ a ihcr-'nt* w>re found in many citie. v. 5. He had been unable to complete the .vork of organization and he nstructed Ti*u th_' continue the appointment of over- seers, elders, bishops (all of wlivh terms ref r to th -v- office). With- out an orgnni/ed ministry every'.hi-iiz would soon fa'l into confusion ami .ay, ^irvMinded as the Ch r tia were with false doct'-ino and th" m-o- verbial dishonesty and 'mmori ty the Cretans. III. "FAREWELL." 2 Tim. 4: fi-H. Fachg his second trial, and fr,<n: his cold, damn duneeon 'n the M.v tine prison (if tradition is to Iv ed) Paul writes his *i>cond letter i his friend Timothv. "The time of departure is at hand." v. fi. ture" means unmooring. The brave ' larincr is .-lipping ihe cables v.-' bind his ship to the Miorp. and th is "ro monrvng of th> bar" as he pu^.- out to sea. M '.iim-ies of the old days in Ta 1 '- . come to him '"mories of games a ..! contest.; In l : fe's great arena he. ' has pkyed the gam\ "I have tested rarrv.'stly in the good contour. v. 7. "I have not swerved from appointed course. In everything i have acted upon what I believed : > have been the promptings of God's spirit. I have kept the faith, that is. Christ's faith in me. I have not bt- trayed the trust he nlaced in me. 1 have been true to tha larger vi< : n which emancipated nie from the cold and narrow legalism of my father.!." His last days are saddened by lone- liness. One friend has gone here, an- other there. Some have even deserted him in his hour of danger. "Or:v Luke" is with him "a friend in need.'' Longing to see his disciple Timothy What New York Is Wearing BY ANNEBELLE WORTHINGTON Illustrated Dressmaking Lesion Fur* nished With. Every Pattern 3173 Here are lovely slenderizing lines for the matronly figure. You'll love the new skirt cut with its clever diagonal lir.es to reduce hip bulk. The crossover bodice has ap- plied band trim that is very effective and becoming, besides producing n flat line much appreciated i y the larger figure. A patterned crepe <ilk is an excel- lent medium for this model. Plain blending shad'? crepe is used for bands and bow. I.ace is used for the tiny vestea. 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"To him be giory for ever and ever." With full sail and a flowing tide, the brave old mariner puts out to sea. HOME The soul's dark i'ot:.i^, battered and decayed, Lets in new lUh: thi mgll iiitiks that Him? 'i.is m. i'!<-. Stronger by uvukiKss. wiser men be- came. As they i;;-:i.v near to their eternal horn >. H:. Waller. t*- Roman Finds Made in Britain Surprising Roman finds have been located near St. A'.'jans. England. Curved city streets and elaborate buildings have bi->n uncovered. If a man is a 1 .!>!y la- under a delusion. MUTT AND JEFF By BUD FISHER Maybe You Can Figure It Out. A DOLLAR OFF TO PA'V JFF-