I. lecturer on, "sex problems," be- lieves the gambling elemsnt in à r m age .oa bt) êliminated 1y having, the-couple live under the gmrero for two months_ previous to' t e mafrrnage.J Has it ever Pecurred lto r' lis that oDe wïIy to inerease tlýiw garnbling',element ia to be eternall.-v taiking abolit-' "ex problema"? FUI1 the coupli's minidw with .,the' idea o! problema and- you create those probleme for them. Convinýe a a oouple,,that their relation, is ýa comýpli6ated affair, ful of grave ansd dangerous questions, and you giye Vbem a -daagerousà -poi'nt o! view. h hishard enough for latgood Maýy people who'really. love each otV6r' Vo get over the inevitaible discorda io! married life without having those dîscorda givea a philosophical and idÃŽentifieë basis. Wha t young couples - eouild know je thaftVhe sexprcYbleal at the 'bas'e, le the proIblem o1 mû- tual con:sideration and necessary muet imiportant "sex pr-ùblems" at the pres.ent day je to find a way -o! s toppi 'ng so mrnuch'iiseless t&Ik about "&ex prc,,béemi"'." Great Britain bas declared a pro- tectorate over Egypt and thus de - prived the I<hrdive, who is in Visn- na,.o! about $40000a a.It bas a40o- de-prive-d the Sultan of Tuirko-y o! an arsnual tributs o!f3C00QO which, will irritate Enver Pasha and hie Geërman ofricers. The Sultan, cfcuswill be vexed it 1loeing ancahes- Tirkislh province and will îssjb ine another firman, de- Clering a lj% war on behailf o! Ger- mani- agaîist the infidel British. beeing that Germany le equaily ia- Iil, it ie not to be wondered at that the follow"r. o! Islam do nôV seem Vo talcs tise holy war very mt;cls Vo eart. -- Thi UnionJack will now fly frein t-beC'a-pe Vu Cairo. T-bers is a susal-pie.ce o! German territo-ry on ths rua- Claled German Eà à t Af nica which, no douSt in due eoisnse, wi11 te- incoî-porated in the British EmJ- - pire. . But E33pt's mission ie defin- - ftel>' assured. She becemes an, Bis- pire. Proîibly Egypt proper, which only stretches some 050 miles * South ce! Cainu, wilh a-bsonb Vhe ÂAglo-E-gyptian Suidas, - whiph - tret.ches another 1,200 miles sout;- wande and includes the whole u W per valley o! the Nihe. The Egyp- - ian GDve-ameitt may la due course incorporate this Impenial domain in Egypt prcperi and thus Vhs Egyý- tians themselves gain greatl>' by- Vhe definite elisinatioa cf Turkish nuls.1 "3lOT11iliJ', ON I'IRING LUNE. She's a Big Bintisih Howltzcn li>osniie '"Ilaek 3MArla2' Whoi -A Bnitie-h officer sends f-nom Vhe 1.~ front a grimly bumorous d-escrip- t ion o!fVise recent additions toVhs tartiller>' arm o! Vhs expedi-tionary force. l'Our at-e i,' e- writes, 'las beink graduah3- rein!orced and we -- arecabie now Vo reply t-oVhe Ger- !-an beavy bowitzers wit-h shehl tliat la, even %Neightîer Viien their mucis- vauinteci 'B;:-ack Marias.' The l>ow- itzene I refer Vo le 'Mother.' She ha-s been so chiteaed by Vise Tbn- mieg, and Vhs n-s-me le noV ;nappro- pritte. She le o! matroal>' dimen- sions, but come-ly-yw-thal, andhas dune-excellent vork wFhile ghe lias beer with us, and mure than ic-ne o! lier fcrnmihy o!flfehd batteries ecatter- cd roud Vthe front c-wes its exis- t-en.-uc Vu îhir attentio>n 'Mother' -has dwut-tzi.1 to Vhs Ces-masseight-inch 1seav y howit-zers. 'Motlier'e - sel weigh-, 300 poucsdds. She rangea most îs;î;tlandi, incleed, iohe lias F-atifous- cirect hIson German gîta-, in he peet 1ortnight. A direct [li~t ih uly reoorded b>'thbe airnlà .,i wlsen Ilhe wheil actuali>' etikWU tihe e-aseîy's gun. 'Mothen' le sua-cco-mpa-ied la>"Arch-i- blad,' whicls is.oeso! the n-sw anti- -aerop1 ne guns. ,'Arche' ila mount- ed oýs motor horn>' , and yeeterday brought clown a Taube aeropia-ne, ui-ucs Vo our deliglit. HaR fines a tiis'ten Poun-d shrapnel shshh1 and is daily bec-oming more expgrt la bis attention Vo howtile airciraft. Our five-inchs battory is sV,11 doiag its pocd work, and is ee-nitanVhy keep- sng hostile batteries quiet. 'lAfter -a -hostile baVVer1y -hadý been shelhed a short ime a«go our air- ma reponted next day (that only four o! Vhse à x Gernisa ugns ad, been moved -o aiew poiitio so 8 that 1 appeared that hs other'wo whicb ho d been lefV behind were o! no funtiher use." Profesalonal Conversation. - ighwaynisn - Law 1 W-hy, .0 bi~m. :1 * Skia-Troubles andi Diet. There is reason ta hlive 4h1 there ii- a close..conntc!tion betweew many frao ke rùl and the, * iet., One significant thing i.>té singular stubbornneeýs of ina»y ".in disorders and their mysterioi te- dency Vo recul: even when the physi- cian von1ýinues th'e form o!f 4rea4- men ttat at iz'st eemsd to'à c t 'à ' a cure. Among these rebellioûj sicin troubles arý,_acne, ezen 5 psoriasis, an~d urticar a.' Alfor diseases are likely to respond to treatmient at first, but too ýoftews tbey retura obstinately, as a streami (À water returns wben it bhas' beeýx swept .back ýby a-.broýom. That commun characteristie bas setý the phyt3icians searchingi for somne commcî'n uûderlying cause. As, a result o! their investigations, '.it, iB generall1y believed that there ie a direct *relation betw een the meta-. bolism-that is to ' say, the chemi- cal changes by which fooc[is trans- formed into body isue-and the condition o!fVihe in. But although we accept it as a~ fact th atnanykindg -o! skia trouble a re dependent on the djet., it is still nece6'earY Vo experiimept w*ith each case until we have foùnd the par- ti ula r die t that is be ,t fo r -t. A fter that bas been acco'mpflihed, there ie-constant need for the patient to exercise ail Vh eself-control he pos- sesses, for Vbese*obstinate skia dis- orders cannot be4cu'tr4d 'n* a few days or eyvon -a 1ew-iveks.: A. regulated diet does not meats ingthat. artiecfoLfood. One-lead. "isucb a regulation ofthe qu:ntity and qulicty of, food and drink, its mode o! preparation, aad the time and metbod of its consumpftion as shal.1 conduce' to the, restoration and maintenance of tbe bealtb of the body includin3 the nlin."' The patient. therefore, muet co-operate faithfully with his physician or the cure will fail .-Youtb'a Companion. - Ia making a muetard phaster -use the white of an- egg instead o! wa- ter, No iblistering o! the skia wihi be cauÃse-cl. Heal-tb js Vo ho judge,.noV from mers weit and.tbiguess, bij flrm- nesi o!fifesh, redneaa',o!f and cheeka, and straightnée ao! boas. Paint warts witih tinoture o! iodlas once a week, and ru-b casebon- aVe o! ioda into them'each time a!- er washiag the bhanda, and the' wil-hquickly dîsappear. So man>' sufferens' fnom indiges- tion make Vhs fatal mistake of thiaking Vo lIsea Vhs ,evil bWv noV tacin-g a suff iisat amà Uat o! nour- isbment. but this lis one o! Vhe, worst.V-tiungs-that-cean b-. dons, for b> not giviag them & proper amnouat ,o! work Vo do ths digestive organs geV atill weaker. A day or Vwo la bed à s oae r! the hest cures for a sligbt cold, espe-, cial-ly if a chihd la delicate. Don't coddle a ehihd, but ahi Vhe saspe do noV attempt Vhs precesa called "hardening" by -s oshle mothera. It fnequeatly ends ini Vhe Ãkihing o! a ehîld, on else in permanenthy injur ing Vhs constitution. When thers le siekessa la ths bouse iV is a good plan Vo keep a smnahh chah o! carbolic acid solution in9ane corner o! the bedroornfor dieiafecting ýpurpusas. A liitte of this solution sprinkcd la th2 S'O"ep- ing roome, etc,at, an>' time wilh keep them lan a sanitany çondition, whicb is vsry important. TRAVELING FORTS. >Now Beheg Use inlaths Fild of' IVan in Western Eutrope. Although anu engins new fe) war- f-ane, the armored motor car lias proved -extremel>' uaefuh, especiail>' for outpoet and scouting dut>'. Fast, sulent, and mobile, it cuvera a vast amouat o! groýind on the sphendid ruade that criéc rose Vhe fiehd (4 wan la westeyn E-urope. Môet, o! the cans ans i'ncased la a light f rame o! to.ugli steel plate that ranges in thickaess trom tVhree-sixtsenthe o-t an incli o a quarter uf an lanch, andi that le imperviuus Vo rifle and m." chine-gîta fire. Aih the vuhnarab parts o! Vhs mutor, suc-h as the r diatur and -stesning gean, andi some o!-the newst cars the whe- are protected b>' the steel coverna The -wheéels3, -both wood and wiu- are saýd Vo witbstand the rough( sort o! usage. Acccidents Vo t tires are mi4ch leas commun th, ayone would expect " TIse ca canrry a igbt armament-oas or t' machine-gunese omounted Vint th ah e sag througb a compi cicle-and a large supply o! a munition. The cnew, whicli m number froni four Vu eiglst or m( mien, are armed wit.h rifle-e anà volvers. - Some o! hs cars bave steel superstructure that nsa f r Vhs chassie frame high enou-gb enable the crew Vo stand îsprig and that hs capped witb a doit, roof, f nom whieh ibullets and shns nel issuail> fi>' off at a sbasýp an-; without even dentiag hesateel. Our Language. A Real aaatiinident.,at salisuuyplain. Fromi left to right are: Mr. W. R. Cri"' iey, Captain -A. C. OCritehley, .Captaia O. A. Critchiley, and Mr. J. A. Critchley. CapVain 0,-A.,Crîtcdhley lsa a Canadian ownïiî 8 large ranch ia A-l'bertà who has ta-kenai-11b is sons tb serve Great -Bitiain in the :war: ' Tlhsy are acow ail lanSt-,ratbeona' sHHrse in camp at Salfisbury, sxceptMr-W. R. Critchlsy, whOe 1; run-aing a iachine-gun detacmient la. an infantry bat- talion. Ail are six feot or oser, - tihe fatdier belng six feet three inche . Oa.ptain A. C. and Mn. J. A. Critchley are in the Canadien regul-as-a,' and have played in -their regimental team (Stratbc9aa's Horse) for some time past, and this tear,. rt presei-it hoida t-he Western Canaclian polo cha-mpionship, and lia doise so for the past two years.- The father and other bro:dssr are also fine players, and the family in com- bination make up a most formidable tsa'm. THE SDAY SCHOOI tESSO Nl INTERNATIONAL LESSON, - JA.NUARV 10. Lesson Il. Deborah andi Barak De- liver Igrael.-Judg. 4.4-23; 5.1-22. Golden Text. Psa. 84. 17. Verse 4. Tihe wife o! Lappidocth.- Deborah was a marnied womaa. 8h. was a wlfe in Vhs home, anad, un- d>cnbtedly, Vhs mother o! cbildrea: This is a ver>' eaniy evidence ihat gre-at leM[erohship Ia Vhs state lai noV- inconsisteat with wi!ely and motberly faithfulnessA nd attention te the- du-tics o! Vhse-home; - Mqse -bas -be*n said about Vhs parti-cishar sphèe cio!womea w'itb hs imu4plica- tin that thi asphere la Vhs ' bome- ahons. No wi!eîcor imà bter fias -Vhs rlght Vto negleet sither bh» uisbamd or ber chihdrn, buV wdma's sphère le a-ny place o! service whiesb wiii liehlp Vhs cause o! humaaity. - This was Deborab'a sphère. 5. Dwelt under the pahm-tree o! Deborah betweea R.amah a.nd BsVh- el in the bill-country o! Ephraim.- Because o! Vhe inoursions o! Vhs Canaanites, 1V was no Jonger safe for Vhe s lasltes Vo have their seat o! fgoverninent, as iV wsre, or, ns- S teh place o! judgmeat, la Vhs nortbeastenn part o! their bordera, and hence Vhs>' wsnt up into Vhs hfihl-country o! Ephraim. The judges at in an open place, uiualh under the gaVe o! Vhs -city or iizhsmr- ket-phace, where many péophe could, begatbened ogether for s *e1ialan- nouncements., "The eanrliestl seats o! -Ierael's worahip, Vhe earliest ral- lies Vo lber patriotism, were upon Mounît Ephraixa" (George Adam Smith). 6. Ald as sent and called Banak. -Deborah 'aa.w vsny quickly wbat Vhe greateset need o! Isnaeh1 was, and she also discovered that Vhe ime wae ripe for a decisive bhow. So s sent for Vhs man on whom she hought victony wouhd rest. Barak mnobîlized hie troupe on Mount Ta- bor. Ked-esb in Galilèe le Vihe old, important and very ottea mention- ed city o! tise Old Testament. R1e- ference ie ma-de to 1V in the Tel ehl Amarna letters and la the Eg3-ptiane '-l 1fS Othes- refcerences la nef stilIl the -in ver lel. wn- Thse -bu- isith- wihV bat- Vhe Aa otis- go wa-s aIl>' ses lis bae sune ena for- bat ght lie noV vic- u r- ind kly ent lcaow mors law than moat o! your Tise Fuiehacbnai sked an En-gi lawyers 1 sparmsker wisat he waa mn9king. Bis Side-partner---ýo Weil, most "A vard, " was Vie repi>'. lawyeros have gOt you skianed as a&_ -How mucb ha-vs you gut donc - igh-waymaa. waa Vhe next cquestion. "A yard." 4nytlslng- la That LUne. "Where did Vhs spai-cc Grateful Patient--Doctor, bow tram" can I ever reps>' you for y-our kind- "The yard." And Vhs FrenLlia nesa Vo me'? was ver>' mucb surprieed ettVhs Dotor-Doesn'V metter, odlmanr. cddt>'o! Vhs answers and ama Choque, mqln-ey order or cash, et Vise simphicit>' o! our languagi - Time isn'V always monsy Vo fths Thons me>' >e germe icn kisses, vsa-p Who does a credit busine. ever>' girl thinka aie is immune., up ten thousead me-a at bis feet. "At bis feet" ila ~very pictunesque expression to indicate Vhs eager- neassof the s aelites te fellow Vhe caîl o! Déborah and Bcarak. Tbey came enla uch a umberis and were se ready for the f ray that Vhey virtuai- ly crowded rounid bis- feet. il. Now Heber the Kenite had »e- parated himsel!f-riom Vhs Kenites.- This verse seeM te be introduced Vo show bow je waa tha't Bisera (See versa 17) could- fiee sway Vo tise Vent o! Heber the Keanite for refuge. 12. And they, Vold -Sisera.-Tbe aew - df -Vhs movements among Vhs Israelites was brought Vo Siaera ia -hlm, headquartero-by *bis scouts. 19;'Sisera - athered Vogotihen aIl his 'Chariots, ove-n ins ehundred ýchaîr1ots o!, irôn.-These -wsre the- awful implernenta used by Vhs h'ea- thea people -apaiust tbe Israelites. Thdy wêsmi* .,d enta cof tcrtÃŽreî Ais Vhs fliStiÈg.between theéIs-ael-- -i>ïa and thdir enemies was ha-ad-Vo- tebadcle , 1V in reedihy see'a how terbetheme-irn achariots, which wsre arranged wlth teetb and 'other sharp protuberances, appeared Vo ths Israélites. From Haroaeh bo! Vhs Gentiles, - unto Vhs - river Kishon-This wua Vhe far-fiung-battis lins which Bs- era, threw out, reaching f nom Mount Tabor- over Vo ,Mount Carmel, al- Vhough it is evident thiat bis fonces wene msased at Vhs River Kiehon. 14. And Déborah eaid uato Barak, Up.-Deborah was, close a- tVhesaide o! Bzar, as Barak evideatly was depeaiding entirely upon ber. Hes moves -Whea she commande. Hie command, however, bringe Vhs ean thousand Israchites a!ter hsm. - 15. And, Jéhovah discomflted Sffs- ena.-Tbe Ilaelites were flghting for Jelhovah, Vhs>' were ftghting liw- médiate]l under bis leadership. Whena a attis -went la favor o! the IBrashlVes, it was because Vhs>' ho- lieved Jehovah discomfited the eaemy. This furtlher evideaces-how close Vise Vie was between Vhs la- naltes a-ad tlseir God, a'nd how,, after ail. Vthe entire credit wae givea Vo him. Wits the edge o! Vhs sword.-Ae a-Iready stated,, ths flghti ng o! the Israclites with their enemies was lsand-to-hand conflict. It must- have been fiercç la its conta-et. Sisera aliglsted f reim hiechisa-ot, and fled away on hie feet.-Sisera evsdently wae a coward. He left his men to their own discumfiture. 1He Iimsecf woîsld fiee Vo safety. Thiw tact relieves so'meWhat the awful- ness o! Vhe asanîsern lawh-c4h he met hie cleath shsortjy afterwardsat the isands o! a wo-ma-n (Judg. 4. 17, 22). 16. But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after thse Ioste,-Event the charriots wsre, put Vo confusion, ýso that Výhs footmen o! Vhe Istaeiitee could pursue tVehsaeso! Vhe en-I emy. "NoV a dan heft," is Vhe em- S plat-le wgy lawhicb ths writer des- 1 cinbes Vhs awful loss that the enemy s -Appropriatc.- A wealtiy bnt miserl>' ba.ronet was cehcbrated for haviag'a ma-gai- ficenthy decorgted. diniag-ruoma, whihe hie viaads wers ver>' few. A ele-brated wit was iavited Vo dine on a certain occasion, ancl Vhesat asked hlm if be dida't Vbinik Vie noom elegant. "Ys"was Vhs repi>', "'but it le noV quite Vo an>' aste." "'And what change- - -wouhd you meke 1" asked tVehs ot. "Well," a-aawered Vhs wit, "if thie were my bouse, you kaowý, I wouhd have," îooking at Vhs ceil- ing, "lese gihdigand," bers ie glaneed furtivel>' at Vhs Vwibhe, " more carving." "'Say. Pa," sa-id ittle Jeban>', "what do tise>' menb>' 'vuigan os- tentation' 1" "Vuigar ostentation, ni> son," said bis father, who bad noV lived 50 years for nothing, "Is Vhs diepla>- madle b>' peu-ple wiso have more moes>' o make 1V V..ec ws have.'>_ Ih ae Yôngtera Folkj Rachaeh's' new sled wouhd bo- Vwo, childrna, -but.iV neyer he- more than, -oas. Barbara's ol sied was macl or one child, -but il usuall>' beld two, and often neithez oae was Barbara.- - On Satu-nday Vhs-e e e Vo be -races &on -Great Hill.- Great -Rul was wide enough for two alede Vt go- cown aide -by aide. Aay chil< who wis-hed.-nlgbt race, and the winnier wou-hd receive a silver bel Vo bang on, bis aled. As soon us Ra-cbaei beard o! the races, s put ber sied carefuly away. 'I shaîl noV use it tihllVhs day of Vhs races," aseaaid. "I want il Vo he ia guod order." - Barbara was as m-ueb interested la ths races as Rachael, but asedid noV put ber sied away. Iiow couIc as 7 - There were two childnsn visit- ing, ber f nom ths South who bac neyer been coaeting be-fore. 'Saturday came, and BarbarWs sied bad been used ever>' day and R-caes's noV at ail. Eight children raced-Vwo ecditimne. The starter gave the signal, andl away went Vwo children; the eohèns shouted and cheened them on ; a big 'boy stood at ths foot o! ths bll, Vo decide on Vhs race. The one who -huet Vuok- hieslsed baok eut of thbe way, end the wianer got on bis waiting Vo Vry again. - Then another pair raced, and an- othen, and another, until the four wbo bad won were ready Vo Vry sigala. There was more excitement and louders- souting, amoag the children, and the starter rang thbe silver -bell to urge the racers on to cdu their -beet. The two who won that race were Rsschael and Barbara - Rachael wiVb ber n-sw sied that bhad neyer been lent, and Barbara with heu- ohd battered, wurn une. "Ai ready for ttie-finish 1" shiott- ed thle starter. Ilachel andi Barhara tooir theis places. " One, tw(s, thsrep, go!* criedti e Itvas easy- Vo see whici o! tise twu was Ilie favorite with the chul- dren. "Beat lier,.Barbana!" Vhs>' crisd, Thine wnsq not a single ciseer fo-r -aciael, but she sat with ber eyee straiglit ahead ; ase was bound Vo win. -HIaifwuy dowa tise bil neither hled -ssas aiead, whea saap! went Barbau-a'a rope ; but se simp.y lened oven and -held on Vo- tise o-ps o! the run-ners - Raohael,, seeiag Barbera lean ver, thought tintmight bhelp ber, to go fa;ster- Voop,- and, so -ase lesa- ed forward * lbut at Viat ber slsd stîck ard elmoatst bippsd for -an ins tant. Soon 1V waa gli-ding on igain, but, that hlt had host ber bhe race. "Hurrah-r for Barbara !" was the elad cry, as ber sled came la ahead. III doa'V ses wit macle me slow ip, " Rachael complained. I adn't usecl my sled for a whole se-k. " The 'boy aV ths foot o! thie hihl ýicked up ber uhed, and showed ber ;one nuet n tihe upper part o! the ,nners. "Yeu've got Vo race with some- ing that's -been îssed, whetlier it's bore or a sled," ise Vold lier. - ýoutih's Companion. V le tc gl ha 15 PL a YC AUnSit 1V Rd. Tise Allies wili do it if the>' cen. Wlîat ? Wiv, ait on Vie Ottoman. d e y 9UR ~RE AT liE-BT TO ÂFIIW2k Tle Voie: of That 'Coà ntry ln Its Miser;- Have Reached Up to hieaven Must I ain debtur both Vo tie Greeks -oka baek oves- tl;-t andt4)V tise harbariaas."-iomans 1bat û cngeI 1ine aï 1:14. ~a few scatteu-ed sc-huou1ý of a 2fl- tsi Ma hw nuc h ùws ndation ago, husanck (J s-h h Aisk a mata y how rxucilieoeand duttsd to-day ail oe- ch-. I i ifltilCtiehvVhakso! uas'.where tis elchlild1-el, CIs -Ir a<tt Yet une o! Vhe m<îst easihy .paid righiteoiisnes<s. "T1-e boif-as -îP.. ý debte le that for insu-e moalv: V he H-oteotth afral-e liardeet, tisat wfiil5icannot bE-!set- *tesobiieXafrnIlati- tled for cash. bau-e hthehghtuft-of».si There are honusrable deýbt-es nd shecd int-o their hithe-it-, a r. a' dishonorable debta. Nations- arelve Te-gennrts::-v -1. inde-bled Vo nations, Christendom sin-ceraieà l le in debt Vo> the heathen world -sueraie- htCs.ti What du we ows Vo Afical ne1 ~nfttotewh:I Cîir For entuies V bs fahen ie r Tracde- -bas spreadovcr -i nd hot Vo sîsfenia lon-g-seniesff injuries -M* fnom othen continents..'nTe -infam-o!linshv b?1tseac-îÎ ofcommerce. Euii.op:a -ni.d m?.- eue ôlave- traders spneed massaci-re ee>wsîepsln -~ a u admiser>' ahong her coasts, and terpdtisel s.AtrIca -S alîae't a fan, into Vthe interior.;Th.a-dvenýt wrpd iiscie. o! other races hougbout the, ages bas been hssociated- with -raptas, constant spolIation -o! goo)de -ad Ys are couspe lIed b>'-the ic-» estete and with; poisonous aicohoh. stances o! to-dayvot) favte' tWht :act Eunopeais nations o! "Iight and that iseither nmen noît- csati, -.aa- leacling" bave stoien - millions o! lim t-o tbemsà elvee. :'Ihe ià ]p'if-L.u- square miles o! territon>' wit-isout o! -knowing .more Vhaa tLs. as rigbt andl without compensation, cf otirown homne. cmu wn cut solel>' b>'tise power o! sheer vio- lei vital. Vo :ur; very- existence. elh heuce. Andl, Vo couaterbalance ahI sleeping sickness ia- Af rien - le this wickedness, what basrbeen dons mepae Vo Amenica, Vise plà g. 'e, -for berî Euirnne or 'Agia Fl .4...q.5....- -Then God sent Vie vallant and l>'y LivingstQo, tVhs patient heroje -Moffet, the daring martyr Hennin.gton 'and Vise saint>' Mac-- kayv, who feaniessi>' tbrew tisem- selves int-o the -breach and tîss-ed tise ide o! wroag. Ia their-wake have. folhowed no- blé mon agsd women wio, b>' their splendid ondeavors have dons. mucis Vo ibring n new hope.Vot wei-ni gh hopPlesa - peopie. The work liAs been slow, - but !ouaded îippa Vhs rock.- A! rie,caheatisea Afriéa, -la bei startled into a frelci fevr ofu b>' Vhs news o! wisite meafi Christ baus-'ceen n, e-crueifi boi*se o! ihi.-,friende. q. Vlis - nd ,,Nai. F6r tic be-ginr,.,ng. - triell]tVu pui- v delat o 4 ti' bas bti!4 fui -ancf 1lit whole ucl- mer, F -t 2- IA The ure of Birmin Lagham bla.sýnow -,ai?,van-ed on.cent per I>amage esLîmýatecl at $8100, 000 Was caused .by« afire at tVhe, work&'of Miler 'u CO.,printers, Wa- ke;abaain. A Gcormn gull bas jusit been sisot b;y_ Mr. A. Vaux, cd Sheffield. A ring,é.n- italeg read "Rossitter, East Prussia,." A -4rge .nuimber, ,of strugglÃŽng hen-hour-akeepers in B ojjc~ ave decided to give up business, rather than pa,.ythe increazed. he»s tax.. At >,L'afgleybu-ry.(Herbs) pAriES .church. Mr.ý J. Weaer has just coin- pleted hi. Do yts oerevice.asfore- man o~f the ' eU -tin Xvs. lt je -notdflod . t. u, t«eipof'sry der Royal NâVy V'oluptseoReéve bas been issued to te *3)ske c ' Wettminstez. The Lancaeehire and Yorksahire,, and lLondon.as otbWsen ilailway Coinpanies 'propose darry- ing oub importaniteleetrifirnt-ion- ehemes in their sy:Etems ls Man- Thé Wai" Office ha-ve inprepara- tion a-ne-w concentration oamp; for Geinn pisnsatai-Stratf ord,1 where ýaecodtatîoîîn .'willýbe ft>und for betweensoo80:and 1,000 mn The Mayor'and CôrÉ&fatiôn- of Banbury, .:witly thel assistance -of Ieading nhip1itants, have furnished tour, houess for the reception of Belgienrefugees. Twenty thouzand territorials of, the Home týCounties; division are now a.rriving for training at Windsor, Staines and Egham, where arrange- ments have been n':ade for their bl- leting. Rejeced by the doctorb-for phyli- cal reasons, Percy H-obson, son of Counciilior Hobson of West Bridg- Lord, bas undekrgon-e an, operation ata ast of-$Ir>o so tas to fit bimzeif for action. aOecbild wasburnt to deiath and twoe athers severe-ly injured i-na fire wbichcecurred in Burl'y Street; Bethnas Green, caused, it ie -sip-ý posed, by- the children's clothing catching fire. The- Home Seeretary bas deelined to-conffrm thes recommenclation of the Southampton Licensing Jiisticç. 4ihat Jocal publiehouses -,hould're-' fuse to &erve ; womien after five o? 'doc-k in theagteTnoon. q The firet contingen.t of Indiais wounded soldiers Vo be trea.ted at Bnighton have arrived,'Ùhere . nd are quartered. in the, Royal. Pav-ilici Buildinge wbioh have been convert- éd into a hospitai., Having just -inEzed tihs firet Can- adian contingent, Mr. J. Peteru, -a ba.nk elerk of Prince Rupert,' tra- velledover 7,000 miles to England at bis own' expense to enlist in tbe Cenadian regixuent. Notices have now 'been plaeed by publicans in various, districts o! S. E.- Lane;hire, -that "owing to the alteration in the map of Europe" the price o! beer will be increase<i by one cent per half-pint. Althio'tgh 60 years of, age; Mr. Al. bert Gambrilil, of C'hatham, ii stibi serving thse colorw s. Ehool instruc'- ter ut Portsmnouth. Six of bis sons are* flgbting at the front, and a sevenith is-ýn the Auetraian navy.ý At the request o! the War Office the Mets'opolitan Aswlum, Board - Fadi ai~'te.~ In-Vhes ot e:%jiensive at flaze at the bottorn la extroey wide. ]3loUse 'shaped cors-ag-es are secn among tise new dresses cdf the. haif season for de-butantes. -, Black and white chantilly OVer 'white or fIe-ah colored Iiniasgs are ýuch used' for pretty blouse.s.; 1t à a whiqperèd tfsat the sevèrely tailored -suit willba ushered in wit'h the mid'wiznter lashions, Use the harmeuse dres, whih isno longer srnart, for the fo-uxda- ion of-the 'gown of lace. One of !aalhion'ss fncie-s le tho- weariag o! & bright îvelvet roséeon the lapel of Vhç velvet suit. A skatinýg .ostumné o! -reen_.cor- dproy,ý rmdecjwith white fox> à extremely becoming and S-mart, Scotch, Plaids- in ailk and-w~ will'play an"important part ar»iong young glrls' -dresses> ti sesprnag. . Military blouses are -beingn3ade cifilesh eol-ored creped hi 1wt higb military coliars aind- white. silk braid binding.' .- hat, set at an absurd angle, Vo the picëtrhe _ at, feather laden and with flopping brim. l -NoV so'heavyl-or expensive a-s Vhe fur coat ie the coat -o! velvet and it can be put Vo the-Éame purpose as the ; 'uxurious fur coat,.-- There le a aew, material -being used that closely resembles-ccrdu- ro-y. IV iecalled .crystalline,. In,-evening gowns- o! the&type -of 1820 Vhs ileevez are in -imalpuffi, flnisbing ia g hard, straight !Une around thé, arm. A eharming mnilitasy baht is kno-vn as Vhs Petrograd-a sort- o! 'peaked Tamn o' Shanter, with a band -of Li r closie.Vo the head. RIand ýmacle trimming je the proj-!' per thing on mourning millinery. There should neyer be a wealtfl of aigrettes, feathere, or flowere,' Ia epite of the rivalrv of the onse piece frock and the topcoat teci and âblous are SVill thse most l;m- pextan t-ltems o! clothing.. The slender woman wI.U be bizcom- ingly dressed in a suit witb a drap- ped waist lne, with a etnaight sa'sh o! the matenial used in the suit.ý The jumper suit is fa8birsable, ibecoming and economical, as Àt cà rs -he macle from two on threc remn- nants. of material that one may Aind in Vhs. piece trunk., Cape styles have ýbeen aicept2ý,l 80o broadly that thiey have- exerted their influence in every.part o! wo- mi-n'a dress from caped 'è0]1aTZ-t capedglipers.f The -black gowa is doubly econi- iical.-because it can flot only-h worn longer than other go wns, -bu, ,becausa bits -o! chiffony vehatzt, df net can be utihized in it. Wben. choosing furtrimnVigi thb: colord! Vtheï 4tir -houîld .hegivei careful attention. Bro'Wn fuý loq'k î best with browa,-pinc, and yeJiksýw;- black fur la better witb busùe, green or red, I - Paitcnuttqu ond paten- ntz:- qltdat '-Pa, a-man's wife is his betterý bah!, isn,'t she ?" "iWe are Vold se, my son.e' "ThNen i-f a man m oe there isn'V anyt-hiag heft of i,1 thenel" - Life je short, ' and our -b-roth:r men are likeounselves,-vripe- fe.ct. . It la ibeat Vo judge aIl chait- abiy, Vo resent nothiag.-t-au bttVe{Iý Vo fergive match, and >Vo asihie over- man>' Vhiags. on Cl'il for, mQ droppin * ~ aerplaj Nvth ~iý s eemed turned eéverai $itig him The bor one ner thian ai City cr bombe, clotuds inc'%vit grul(. :t 64 ITy ihem fri--No. z la- d e if> 526 .1 ton, lto -27e. ge li. forir Poultry--( duekQ, drcFwi ce- ( i.e- (l $1.5,and-Pr' 1bPnc- ota ouaf,t oE tore ~an is $1.25 7-; o. t$17,8;on ce - $l1. 6endD, ie do. 3-4c. *ur beam, 5.35-aE un< bard are D a-r té, a u $ 1.25 174;.No. - er$1.22: No.e yeU.C6. lO.6 $ 2-f-47 8334e. cl. - N -Wclare. - Dalsste. Jan $7 ia ed$7.60 d- Wominnp. J$6 I chor;e, 675I14 $6.50; do. 6, SI- 2 -c 4 3e. $6 900 Ibo.. C., $ ar niue. J$n. f ~ eah $7 $7 t 90;.- ecoxgn on.3 S601$ ebcoe. 56.75 te cmWB. 4hse $6 I 1 $7.50; do>. ediu ci tt7er the ma $4,ad 87l10 90; bne a o$7 t Monreai Jan cartSze on tise ml Lare Ge ivn Fraceje ji dfng.the Pa',rÃŽ foýâr t il 1paà t f