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Wild Fugitives ; - commouly the superior strategist who wins. One November day I was In the The Virginia woods alone, when the far-off music of a pack of hounds In full cry was Archibald Rutldge in Quarterly (October, '31). (Author of "Plutatlon Game Trails," borne to me. There were fox-hunters "Children of Swamp- and Wood"). on the place adjoining mine, and evl- A general misconception concerning deatly they had their quarry started, wild animals and one that causes a Because foxes, like deer, have their re- good deal of real suffering to tender gular runs, and because in those hearted people is th wild things woods their runs are known to me, I exist in a state of terror, both because was able, since the race was coming of their natural enemies and because in my direction, to take a position en- of man. But to one who has roamed abling me to see the fugitive, the woods most of his life, nature is Hardly had I settled myself before no madhouse of terrors, and her child- the fox came within sight, stealing ren are characterized by serenity and along In his inimitable wary fashion, joy. He was trotting rather idly, his fluffy Wild creatures, as far as we can brush straight out behind him; at In- fairly judge, have no imagination, tervals he would pause to look ahead, They live from moment to moment, to listen, and to look back. There is occupied with but one Idea at a time, no more characteristic pose assumed They are untroubled by either the past by a fox on the move than the one he or the future. Our own acute spiritual commonly takes when he comes to a awareness and our clairvoyant, vola- log in his path. Putting his forefeet tile imagination serve to make life for on it in order to secure strategic ele- Us both terrible and beautiful. vation, he will survey the whole stage Of the mythical terrors that we of the forest. I saw my fox take this Imagine for wild creatures, perhaps stance; and for about two minutes he none Is greater than that supposedly did not move. Wild creatures pursued Inspired in the fox and the deer by by hounds have come to learn that the the pursuit of hounds. As far as I real danger is often ahead rather than have been able quietly to observe, over behind. After satisfying himself that a long period of years, neither the fox the coast was clear, the fox, instead of nor the deer Is much concerned over crossing the log and following the the chase; and at times the fugitive path, turned down the prostrate tree, appears to derive a positive degree of ran Its length, and then, through densa pleasure from it, discovering In it the bay-bushes, returned to the path, elements of an exciting game. But a better manoeuver was to come. A pet buck of mine that I had raised A storm had uprooted a huge yellow with a bottle was on terms of friendly pine; the dead top lay fringing the Intimacy with my hounds; and in the path; the roots had torn up with them autumn, when he had his new antlers a great half-moon of earth. Where the and when his physical well-being was pine top touched the path, there was a at its height, he used actually to pro- wide slash of water. The fox avoided voke the dogs to give him a race. It the water, yet did not pass it, but, at was a strange yet accountable sight to its widest part, leaped across it see the proud stag, mincing arrogantly, straight into the shadowy shelter ot lowering his head and bulging his the old piue-top, from where he ran neck, approach the hounds drowsing down the log, climbed the strange In the sun by the old barn. He would mound of earth, and there lay down, paw mischievously at them, snort In some ten feet off the ground, their faces, feign to menace them with In due time came the hounds, puz- ids gleaming horus. After this mock zling out the trail. At the water they thi-vitening had gone on as far as the became completely bewildered, and for houni/s could stand it, they would some moments they cast about vainly "take lotice," rousing themselves, at for the lost scent. Oue dog went al- which the budc would bound away in most under the fox, which never artincial panic. Stimulated by what moved. At last the oldest houud gave appeared to be the deer's real fright, notice that the fugitive had run the the dogs would take up the chase, log. Instantly the fox leaped lithely sending the lithely Joyous fugitive fly- dowu the farther side of the embank- ing down the avenue, over fences, rnent on which he had been craftily through thin strips of woods, back reposing, and 1 saw him bobbing away along the river, and thence to the serenely through the woods. He must avenue agalu, and so up to the house, have been a good half-mile away be- As the buck would near home, he fore his pursuers straightened on his would miraculously transform himself tracks; and by that time he was prob- from a wild deer into our tame one, ably making a new puzzle for them. would break off the race, and would For In such cases the fugitive is gen- not even deign to look back at the erally the real master of the situation: hounds which, with tails waving and and insofar as I have observed him, long ears flying, were clamoring on his his attitude betrays less fear than a trail. As soon as the dogs had come certain amitved curiosity, and a cer- to where the dec.- had stoped, they tain assurance in his own superiority, stopped too. The fun was over, and which subtly reflects contempt upon everybody was happy. Each had had the foHon-ing pack, his "dally dozen." ] Considering predatory creatures and During my lifetime I have been prl- their prey, we have to admit that a vlleged to see certainly more than a stalking or a chase often euds la death, thousand wild deer pursued by hounds, But in practically all sucb cases, the and I have yet to see a deer in distress victim suffers merely the initial shock, because of this pursuit. So superb is which Is, so far as we can fairly judge, the deer's natural vitality, so keen are atteuded by little pain. Death in the its senses, so familiar Is It with the wilds seems to ma merely the opera- forests where it ranges, and so ade- tion of one of nature's Indispensable, quate is Its speed that it can take ex- and. upon the whole, beneficent laws. cellent care of Itself. Nor are we to , > forget that such a fugitive may take whatever course it chooses, whereas Its pursuers have to unravel its mazy trail. Deer play in front of dogs; they dodge; they skulk; they exercise an almost incredible preclence to do what Is least expected. If ever hard pressed, they take to water, and wherever the deer is found, it Is commonly found in sui'li numbers that fresh trails are constantly crossing one another. As a result, dogs pursuing one deer will usually rouse others, so that the whole affair, instead of being the stern pur- suit of one unhappy fugitive, is far more likely to be a sort of relay race, or merry-go-rouiid. What Is true of the deer's elusive- ness, and failure to take very serious- ly the pursuit of the clamoring pack, _ . ,, Is true likewise of the fox, between "rince Of Wales which and the dog there exists an an- cient and honorable enmity. Many a time I have been afforded an oppor- What New York Is Wearing BY ANNEBELLE WORTHINGTON Illusirsted Dressmaking Lesson Fur- nished With Ef--i/ futtfrti "What's this, daughter. You let Mr. Brown, whom you barely know, kiss you." "Now, father, let's get this thing right. I didn't let him kiss me, I merely let him try." *- ing the war. The Germans worship- ped a God who was a German. ! our God a United Churchman, or does he belong to the Anglo-Saxon race? A goo 1 lady was shocked at the sug- gestion that perhaps Jesus of Nazar- eth had a swarthy skin- Imagine a Jesus who did not look like "us"! Denationalize God, recognize him as Lesson IV. Jesus and the Father Spirit who "inspires" the 4: best we know in human character, Sunday School Lesson Burma Delegate January 24. the Samaritan Woman John 9-26. Golden Text Christ Jesus worship him honestly, reverence ^im came into tha world to save sin ners. 1 Timothy 1: 15. ANALYSIS I. LIVING WATER, 4: 7-16. II- FACING THE FACTS, 4: 17-19. III. . SPIRITUAL RELIGION, 4 : 20-26. IV. CHRIST'3 FOOD, 4: 27-42- INTRODUCTION In order to avoid even the work of the disciples withdrew to Galilee. They took the shorter, Samaria route. It was noon (the sixth hour, Roman : eckcning, v. 6) when the party came in the personalities around us, dedi- cate the best we have to the highest we know that is the true worship. IV. CHRIST'S FOOD, 4: 27-42- At this point we have a good illus- tration of John's characteristic lack of interest in a story for its own sake, once it has illustrated the truth he wishes to tell- The woman disap- ., the surprise of the returned dis- food, v. 32. He had derived so much spiritual satisfaction from doing his Father's will and helping some one that he forgot all about phvsical hun- ^,,,B, v. , , "='"* | Ker> v . 3.1. i n th e multitude whom the to Jacob s Well. There it was t.iat ^ oman wag bpin(?ing to him f rom t);e village (v. :?0) he saw the speedy h-ir- Jcsut met the Samaritan woman. /. LIVING WATER, 4: 7-16. This encounter was all the more re- markable because Jew and Samaritan so bitterly hated each other. The vest from the good seed he had sown, v. 36. The Samaritans were not satisfied with hearsay. They came to Jesus broiling heat of noon may be part of j themselves and found him to be their the author's symbolism to make more | Saviour. So must we all pass from vivid the teaching that is to follow 'an unnuestionimj credulity to a first- about the refreshing water of life. { hand, thoughtful faith- Recognizing him by his dress to be] a Jew, the woman was surprised to be "The Guardian" Lives On Montreal Daily Star: British journal- accosted by the stranger. An ordi- nary Jew would not speak to a wo- . man, much less a Samaritan and j lsra haa lost one of it3 most such she evidently was- Jesus began ' gu'shed figures and the newspaper by asking her for a drink. To estab-| world one of its greatest forces for lish the essential friendly contact with good through the death of C. P. Scott, those whom you would win, have them managing director of the Manchester do you a favor. His appeal to human Guardian. He was its editor for flfty- kindness, going beneath all racial and religious differences, was successful. While the stranger was quenching his thirst, the woman with familiar impudence twitted him, "How is it that you, a Jew, should ask drink of seven years, and he had brought It Into the very forefront of the world's really great newspapers. A man of unim- peachable integrity, brilliant Intellect and keen discernment, he held before Or,>- ,if the siv:2; t new ideas which Paris favors so much, is this new sports type. The front-buttoned bodice is given a Ixisque effect. The neckline is espe- cially becoming. And don't you like the intricate lines at the front of the ! .. irt? They're very slimming. The . i'-ciiia! French model in Span-' ish tile sheer woolen, choose a brown waffle surface woole t for its collar and cuffs. The buttons toned with the brown woolen. Mi.de has many possibilities for this i jdel. It is equally smart in tweed- like woolens, wool crepe, canton-failli crepe silk and velvet. Style No. 3425 is designed for iizeo 14, 16, 18, 20 years, 3(j and 38 inches bust. Size 16 requires 2% yards 54-inch. me, a woman, and a Samaritan at him a staff of distinguished writers that?" v. 9. Ignoring her banter, he who were eminently well qualified to told hei of "living water" that is. give those ideals vivid and convincing running spring water as contrasted ! expression with the stagnant water of a cistern. Mr ScoU wielded an influett ce per- See Gen- 26: 19. In our lesm "living h lmpai . alle ied by any other Eng- water svmbolizes the spiritual life ,. that never becomes exhausted. He llsh edltor slnc9 tha <**** ot Delane - said to her, in effect, "You are trying I and ue enjoyed a reputation within to satisfv yourself at the stagnant ! the raiiks of his own calling excelled pools of life's sin and folly- You are [by none. He made the Manchester failing in your quest. Life has grown ' Guardian notable m>t only for Its stale for you disappointing. The gift sturdy spirit of independence, but also that I offer you will meet your soul's | for lta uign literary quality, and he Miss May Oung, only woman delegate at the Burma round table conference in London, appeals to her fellow delegates to "trust Britain". deepest need bring out the best that , , t OM th outatandlng newa in the Empire. His editorship was an inspiration to all with whom he is in you. One satisfaction after an- other, conies to those who live my j kind of life." She missed his deeper meaning. She ** associated, and he did honour to answered him half in jest, half in | the profession Ills great gifts adorned, earnest, v. 15. She wanted her life mad more comfortable. Religion for too many of us is just being comfort- able in this life and safe in that which is to come. II- FACINC THE FACTS, 1: 17-19. j Finding her inclined u> be flippant, her by suddenly con- A Religious Salesman A certain minister was trying to raise money for a religious purpose. Raising money seemed to be out of his line, and he want for advice to D f h L M d _.. . . Moody decided _ her with the seamy side of i to gee wbat could be done and gug . her own life- "Call your husband. , ted to thfl n thal t , cal , As Professor Dow says, "Before Jesus HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in i stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap evU~can"be cured."'" "Under'the pone-' asked his friend how muoh he In it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Patter.: Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. can do anything for us, he insists on our, must be faced before the on some of his prospects. Very logically they set out first to call on a rich widow. On the wajr Moody 32,209 Schools Attended in '30 trating gaze of this uncanny stranger tended to ask her to give. "Oh, the woman felt as if all of her past perhaps $250." Moody made no corn- life stood exposed before him. See her ment( but when tney rea ched the exaggeration in v. 39. The reply of house he hed forward and sa)d to Jesus in vs. 17, 18 was probably only "Thou hast well said-" In reporting the conversation to her friends she Resumes Hunt London. The Prince of Wales has taken to the hunt again. Both he and tunity to observe the behavior of a fox his brother, the Duka of Gloucester, at some distance ahead of the dogs; ! were hunting on Jan. 2nd with the and usually the pursued appears to Belvolr hounds, this being the Prince's take a wily and sardonic delight In out- first day this season. The Prince of witting the pursuers. It must be re- Wales abstained from fox hunting the membered that most of these chases entire season before last, but was out In the wilds are tests of mental rather a few times last winter before leaving than of physical supremacy. It Is on his South American trip. There are 32, .09 schools or col- leges in Canada which were attend- ed by 2,490,623 pupils at the end of there are 83,144 teachers. The schools in Canada are attended by about one-quarter of the population ot the Dominion. They involve an average expenditure of $68 for each pupil enrolled according to a recent bulletin ot the Canadian Government. The schools controlled by the Pro- vincial Governments number 30,685, In which 2,285,045 pupils are enroll- ed; the privately controlled ordin- ary day schools number 795, with 92,275 pupils. There are 182 busi- ness training schools, with an enrol- ment of 29,120. The schools for In- dians, which come under the control of the Dominion Government, num- ber 342, with 15,743 pupils, and the 205 universities and colleges are credited with 78,440 students. The average daily attendance In the schools was 77 per cent, for Can- ada as a whole, which the official re- port observes ''is a marked improve- ment In this respect in the past de- cade; the percentage having risen from 64.7 per cent in 1919." the lady. "Madam, we have- i-niiif to ask you Particu'iarized" the Tins" which' he had for J2000 to help build the new brought -home to her conscience. She! Mission." was unable to hide her real character She threw up her hands In horror. So are we. "What you are speaks so] -oh, Mr. Moody, I cannot posaibly loudly, I do not hear what you say. "'I .,,.,,.. you more than one thousand!" Those who regard the woman in this story as merely the type of the Samaritan people, see in her five hus- bands the gods of the five mitions set- tled in Samaria by the Assyrians (2 Kings 17: 24-34), the sixth being the God of Israel whom they "do not know" (v. 22), that is, do not worship according to the pure rites. III. A SPIRITUAL RELIGION, 4: 20-26. The sudden turn of the conversation to deal with true worship would stem Gamaliel Bradford, In D. L. Moody began a theological discus- sion. She was the victim of an un- spiritual religion churchy, but not godly. She thought of God as in a place the temple on Mount Gemini, v. 20. We say of a church, "This is God's house-" But everywhere is Coil's house. He is to be reverenced in the iiprson of everyone we meet. If we fail to honor him there, our reverence for special places is mockery. The- woman worshipped a God who was a Samaritan. Do we worship a "It is customary to seal a pro- posal with a kiss is it not?" "It used to be, but nowadays It Is considered best to have a wit- ness" An unwelcome guest is one of the Sod whouTi^iUshe^ "w.'d. : dTdur:|bK things going. i London Scientists Believe Substance Pure Vitamin D j London Dr. Robert Bourdillon has just announced that after months of experimenting at the National In- ' stitute for Medical Research, he and a group of five London scientists had j Isolated a substance they believed to be pure vitamin D. "We have isolated a pure whit* crystalline substance which we have named calfiferol and which we hava every reason to believe is pure rita- min D," he said. "It Is certainly vitamin D in a purer state than has ever existed before." Recalling th e fact that vitamin D has long been known as a cure for rickets, Dr. Bourdillon said the Im- portance of the discovery apart from its scientific merit was that the vita- min could now be administered In correct doses. He added that their success came almost simultaneously with that ot Professor Wlmlaus and other Ger- man scientists who produced tha same substance recently while work- ing on the same lines. The Integrity of Canadian Banks Le Soleil, Quebec (Llb.i: Since the beginning of the crisis there has bean I no banking disaster In Canada. Our 'great financial institution have resist- '>d the depression with such strength that they deserve our admiration and our confidence. Other countries hare not been as fortunate as we hare. Bank failures have been exceedingly numerous in the United States. In lie last ten years at least 6,987 banks in the States have gone under with $2,586,000,000 of deposits In the last two years more than thren thousand bunks disappeared. Here in Canada we have been fortunate in saving mil our Institutions, and we i>> ii'-ve that all serious danger Is now p i --d. We Iiave turned the corner of the crisis. I * - A FRESH START We have all heard about the storm- driven ship whose crew was half fran- tic for water. At last another ship came near, and they cried, "Water! \va-ter! we are perishing with thirst." ."Dip down into the ocean," was tha answer; for they were off the Amazon, I which, hurls its mighty flood ot fresh 'water far out into the briny Atlantic. 'In the samo way there are many who 'are longing for a fresh start, a new 'chance, who have tha opportunity 'every day of their lives if they will only reach out and take it "Every day 'is a fresh beginning." MUTT AND JEFF- By BUD FISHER Not a Bad Idea, at That. ow AcoooT O 5LACK 1 AIN'T GOLF BALX% THIS ooT* poft HEY, MOTT-XOU DIDN' H/\ve A GOLF BALL OM -me: ree BACK VWHM YOO TOOK