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b flic s' c if ipoplieitataîkîng of notnsng aise but ýésee, and believes that the war la îearlng the end; what must their feelings b. at the spectacle et thase ftvo hundred thousmnd naw volun- teqrs raised in three days; et these êýqwds besfeging t-ha racruiting et - çts-in theuixteenth met fthe ~ "à-~O<masses et men st-ilpres.- Iag <orward at t-wo aad t-hree o'eiock ta tli.inring, to rais. their bande,. and, -in latches of ten t10 a bundred, 1(teStiie oth that makes thens sol- eth 12,00 or 16,00 tactories that, aemodng ýt o' Lord Xlt-cheaer, ai'. ý*ulg ùt mubilons' for six mll- lion oldimrslu the. sprint. the 11w ,$lo.-pf pounls sterling that Eng- aede dlly 'ethout visible ef- qw;hsla Eaglaïid's force; hit-her- t~ebaze'flt"ft as b4et a .86dl!- n~* o'.It tle beiag 'tfr*mf< ~, -b day ito energy that 's *ctual rosei awd dfselplined fbr ettaliât. Te to the Lait. "4Y,5 -oAýld the 'trivil1er, "MY ple bouseiSeper t-at ever lived, or'lie4 wss bàten bye iüi. ~ lad $hrast bhr lt. tiheaU),'I NOTES AND COMNLENT5I M4ono Will aeme ,Admira Baty WhOse squadroi !cf battie cruimers met 4ahd eted theï Geas tln tthe or;ii a relliwous senti- m.iintallst or a àe 'o~ie Psi Wrd onÎaefe ~s» wli.n ho says - t ýho elpects e- Fu#s tii tbe smar ?, nia Wigf îVilval in Greoarltaln te fa-. prj ailte nr.rýmn u alt awaig inlnd<oma se- .garments, and it-promises -te ré- e main in favor well into the spring. -pr f Ou.ets"eton 5.ISUd complae- There leaiaready a hint here and there,8 eie.,She muse-'Iolt the future however, that designers and manufî m-e- humle ~eaai~a paye onturers are tentatîvely reachung out )r.lis'With ê simple faith of a for an attractive uccessor; -1n-onie of ~pp~ wariort'suc as e woaethe smart shops the other morning; a -chracter Wordàwerth depicted, he most attractive afternoon dress was ,discerna through the present becloud- displayed; it was made in Rusalan o!- ed. day and firelitenight the purpose 'etwsvr simple, -and sparingiy1 of an overruling -Power to make this lraeete ol r igi at world, after the surcease of carnage, a'onm tehenl rmignfa, betrplace ini which ito dweii. bing banda of ostrich in the same i hade of blue as the dress, edging thkec 'Somne men have had their confiderce high-standing coliar the cufs and shaen y tisthe iower edge of ý he blouse pep- ini Heaven considerabiy sae yti lum. The effect was pleasing andt wr. They have been unable to re- perfectîy appropriate for the warmer' èoncile. the cruelty and the urireason weather.- witb an4y thought of tender mercy anid rmigfoSpi Ht loving-kindriess in their Creator. Tbey 'Iim nsfoSpagHt have assumed that God has abdicated: Whether ostrich as trimming for1 in favor of a deviidom, whose purp3,se bats will be favored to any grent de- fienda incarnate are accernplishing gree, is stili a question; that it wiil be wlth machine gun pnd grenade. -lbut used considerably, as in the past sea- if we could - see -the world afar off son or two, for fancies odd littie stick and -gain the large perspective of ups, bajis, rosettes, an<l similar effects slow prtÎcesses of time through aeons on the chic small bats wbich are be- te come, we should net reach the ing irtroduced as first models for haaty conclusion that God bas (le- spirig, bas already been conrried. serted the earth He made. We wouid Many hand-made bats are beirîg find! with this valiant fighter Lhat' there is somnething left te live for, af ter aIl the race is net doomed to Lai- uire, rior ils the future sbrouded in \rc- tic nigbt. %t. The seekers after noiseîeFsness will owe much teHI-iam P. Maxim if hle. is able to carry into effect bis plan'i for a ".cbugîess" locomotive. Future, ages are likeîy to find our era uncivil- t ized largely in this, that -manýs fitt uproar mingling with bis toi" wxas the' rule rather thari the exception, and thaf we were as noisy as we were; busy. At present a bideous racket seemns to be inspear-abie frem our no- . tien of pregress. In our insistence j upon high-speed living and the - servation of ime we demand nigbt labor. yet we conspire te give thosec wbo "bave te go te bed by day" nole chance to sleep.r The list of needîess noises ils long9' and varied, and as the strident clarnor t/ iricreases each rgew voice must raise ~ itself above the already prevnilirig I I pandemonium in order te be heard.j f _ Since the wayfnririg mari ne longer9 starties at an ordinary "bhonk,' theI with the shriek of a demnon in agoriy.t Nobody warits to see the hand of i 0t progrese stayed, especially in this day wheri a zbloody carnival of demoli- tien is in full swing, and millions ofd men are urider orders te tear downr ail that the ages bave upreared. ButP aureiy the future years wiii see te it Drop Shoulder*Froclc-Band-Trimmed i that this amaziag turmoil we make . Skr ila muted te a comparative whisper ini order that the stili amaîl voice of thte sbown this season. The ncw br-aids, life of the spirit may gain a hear- are mestly shiriy; glace efferts wulbý ing. ipredeminate, altbough one qsecs some i effective dull-finished hérmps andh WAR MACHINE 1S GROWING. tagals. A riew glace braid frr'm Par-.1 - je resembles riotbing ýo much asibe i Britain's Strength Most Alarming'scales of a ifisb, anid il is appropriate-r Feature te Germany. ly nazned "fisb-scale" straw. Somner England'a war-macbine ila mourit- 1lowers will be used on the riew bats, Iîxg up; every day that passes adds and ciuantitieg ef ribbon. The new te its isize. There you have the colora in milliery are, gerierailyn thlng that frightens Germariy most, speaking, black, whicb is quibe as writes M. Andre Chevrilieri in the strerig as ever, geranium-pink, ab- "Revue de Paris." She is now at sinthe, polished-goid, mintgreen, anti the height of" her effort; she ia stili baby chick; the last a charmnirly espable of hurting, but the wear and suggestive titîe. tear on her resources la new visible Azneng the attractive millinery no- r in everything. lier human fuel la tiens being displayed in the s'hops, and c h Now that su much attlention la being given le dat-ails, antii censequence ~or ~ ibis tsiit*ored asuit, and wtt.noon frock, ad àIta appmoprai In*storbo.h uat 1eé *iisdere. 'The vâIuMiêua bag 01 sof* ,moroee ý e.nd IIke tile-sthex'. ln daft îlorinp, thie blIack patlIeathtr bag, Iined wIthiïbfrIght- red or erea.med-colored mrâ, sI1 and, tl*'en, l epurges, alico ilned wIth bI-L'lgi s, are. good formi with tailored. suite. There are soine attractive novelty striped- bath- ers aiso being used with dark tailor- ed suite very tffectively. Antique bro- cades, Japanese embrolderies, and dyed laces are fashioned into effective and artistic baga for the aiternoon gown. Severai of the newest fashion fea- tures are iilustrated in the afternoon frocks illustratig this letter; the cape-coliar is one, the drop-shouider and attractive sieeve is another. The band-trimmed skirt îs new and effec- tive, und the fuli-pointed tunic is emart and becoming. Patterns cari be obtained a1t your local MeCali Dealer, or f rom The Mc- Cali Company, Department "W", 70 Bond Street, Toronito, Ontario. THE ûSIJNDAY LESSON INTERNATIONAL LESSON, FEBRUÂRY 20. thal drag an eridiesi train of trou b after il. Il seema te be curedi, les: ever it and around il were heaped victime get up, stop taking Medi- o la.Te h tednslgt cine, and relurri te their normal occu- .of cstals of cthatternatspoonh patins. The nunth uferwrd-on the endi of a long pole, anid wben tbey acknowledge t-but t-bey have thley wcre flaming weii poured tbcm neyer really felt weIl since the erigin- on the centre of t-he pyre. A flame ai nttack. TisaI is truc of cases that icapcd up. Some one ighted a torcb did net seem especially severe aL the madie of straw anti camphor aI the time, as well as of Lbcfse alarming flame anti applieti iltet the four cases tbat- are cemplicated wilb pneu- corners; m elb.cd ghec w-as poured here rnonia or wilb serieus ear or Ibroat and Ibere; and soori tbe wbole pyre trouble. In tact, the more serious on- was ablaze. Anti while it burneti, the sets are usualiy more carefuily treal- mourners kept leasing upon il littîe ed Iban t-be ligbler unes, and il is pirches of ghee mixed w~ith grains oflen the people wbe wilI nol ake a and fruits, scent, saffron and spices. week te gel well who are later obliged Wben the frientis of tbe dead mari le t9ke a year. go back, lhey will find nothing but We nccd net tbink that we mus9t a few fragments of bones and heap cali on our frientis wben w-e have the of ashes. And sorne of those ashes grippe. We de net tbink il unfee<- ¶lîcy xiii Lakt' back te the' bospital, ing te avoid tbcm w-bcn t-bey have ux-her(, they will put bhem int a uitIle scarlet fever or smallpox, and the xvoodcn coller that bears the deati same rule ie good wilb grippe. Teacb-' man's name. In lime, the coffer xviii ers shouid aveidti Ieir sick pupils,ý be sent to bis famrily in India, and and sick parents sbeuid avoiti their - from the Sussex Downs bis ashes will childrcn; kissing ought t-o be pract-iced very sparingly ini grippe times, for the diseuse is very frequently spread by means of kisses. The unguardeti cough or aneeze le responsible for almost as mnany cases; that us why sîrelt cars, shopa and ail crowtied public places are places of danger. Unfertunately, many cf us have net yet learried tisaI we break t-be golden rule every ime we sneeze wilhoul l.ak-' irig every pracautiori Le kc2p iL a strlctly privaI" malter. M .aL i. best for t-he grip1-e patient us e st for bis frierids anti the- public generally-îhat W houIalI stay yutel in bis own hontie anti in mu5t t-a es, in bis ow-u beti, iii the wor-st is over-Youtb's Cumpanion. S.:ting in the suri for haîf an bior eacb day wiii strengîhen mweuk nerx-es. Cocea i,-;the beti rin- fi-thore wbo are erideavoring lu overi-ime the craving fo)r ulcobolic liîiuurs. Gargle fur the thruat can lie maii, witb viegar antd sage, anti a piece ()- of rag dippeti in x~grantdlpkInel on '-. frcio ,îi ,l 11 i i i - 1 ret-urri home, te be sprinkled on bbc breast of some Iridian strearn. BLIND KNJGHT STILL W ORKING SMR JOHN KENNEDY. BUILDER OF MONTREAL HARBOR. St. Lawrence River Made Navigable for Occan Liners te Mont- rcal hy Hlm. e& and' w.pauued Imide a titi. jRe clos=w, - wlele stood thiree, pIatforme lfully swept atida'prinkled *t~ ater; fland thus purlfied, it was heàped with Ilblocks of wood lor the burniing4 The body, under its bright pali,IA~y ot side on the graàsy siope; when'the The. world has beea suffering tbis preParations had been Made. the winter Cromanother oi the periodicai, mourners gathered, round it. They outbreaks of the. grippe. It has raged sprinkied it with cieansing water; the not only in thia country, but the newsj face was exposed again, and honey I>aIet tell us, ia EuroDe also. Now and ghee, and minute portions of the there are two things that are certainly1 eight metals, and other ritual things true of grippe : It -l'as perhaps the, were passed' between the pale lips. Most contagious sa etheiant Then the rnourners gathered round almost any precautions are justifiable in a semicircle; and, squattîng on te avoid it. Aithough it i. very easy their haunches, with their hands f old- to catch it, there is no possible justi- ed and their eyes downcast, they fication for believing, as some persons charited their singsong chants, nowV do, that because il. is prevaient they shrill, now soft, now a murmur, anid mt h ave ifnt. for theow sak e At lasit the time for the 'burninýg othrsif io fo ou on skeweand the ceremony of havan that a c- ought to exercise the most anxious corpanisi.Te ita de ns careto voidhavn g nd pr~ai~gthe right use of four kinds of things: the disease.odrfrsthrgntiiehigs Grippe is not oniy badtu tohave; it 'IS oomehfberotinselntiriiveghee, sm often worse after we have had it- Sm a enwliggesm if an llibernicismn is permissibie. It preparirig the raisins, the almonds --- -------and other food. When ail was ready King Bluster -King Bluster is a tyrart, His voice le loud and -bold, His cioak sweeps eut bîhind 1t11m, Hie breath is bitter coltî. - He beride the tracs anid abakes themn, Disturbs the migbty sen, Anid everybody fears hlm, And strives bis wrath te fiee. King Blu.iter rose one mtt-riiinj7, His temper ail] awry, Because the sun was 'imililng Abeve him ýn the sky. H1e swept the cloutis loguthvr To bide the beamîng su.n A&nd tore away in fury, lus mati day's xxork, begun. He rageti acress the city, He bowvied acrose the plain, H1e lasheti the waveq t-e lillotv.s, And oe'dercd eut the rain. He dreve tbe sbips befor" him, Anti be buried tbem as in pîlay, But the sun smiled eut in gettinz - He'd stormeti bis broath auAay' The Scarecrowe's Story Ali sîmmer long I slood in the' cern- field and did my work as best I knew buw. Il was net bard. The farmer mrade me in May, just aLler hie plant- cd the corni. île made me of ttvi;, poles, an olti ceat, a hat, and crîougb Rtraw te stuif bhe coul. The uprigbt pole, wbich ho stuck in the grounti, helti me up. The shorter pole, whicl- he fasteneti crosswise on the taîl polc near the top, gave me rny two armc_ Theri wben the ceait vas butteneti over the straw andl the cap was in iLs place, 1 feit that I xvas a fine scare- crew. My woi-k was simpiy. te standl there and frighten away the crows by mak- îng them think 1 xxas a mari. 1 could 1net move if I warited te; but th 1croxvs, which are very wise iri' some thirigs and very foolish in others, aI- ways seemed le be af raid of me. They 0puiled up huIs oL yeurig cern on bbe 1far edge of the field, but tbey kept well away Lrom me. Sometimes a wbole flock oft'them gathered in a tree near the field andi sceided me for an heur aI a lime. What a chatter they made! But 1 neyer let lbem worry me or turn me from my duty. The farmer Ir'.isled me to guard hiý, rM'lie a Sir John Kennedy, ot built, and floods became a thing of Better at Figures. en.gh Baheor n hnw ernedy, the past. Sir John served on a Royal Mother <toý new-.ly mnarfled Oa2ugh- zdl who knew this famous civil enin Commission in this connection, and, ter>-"You don't mean to say, Marie, t-or, or kneox hi.; work, agreed that following bis valuable report, the that you have kept your grorpry book the royal honor has been most wftrth- great guard pier was buiit and still threc mnonths and haven'tha.1anccd it ily bcsýtow,ýed. A pathetic interest, toO, %water was secured for the harbor, yet?", attach?.i; to tbis nýhto. forr and the picturesque but perulous ice Marie-"Oh, no, mamrna! 1 let the John toîsN' kîghtood, Sîrshoves right up on the water frontgocrblnei.H'semhe- blin He o~t i~ vo- ~ }i.itv .ter at figures than 1 amn, and I k(now he's horiest, for he always tells me that he has forgotten to charge snme- thing which shouloi have bevn in." Ruhher Famine in Germany. Rubber is worth more titan its weigbt in goid to Germany. There is no othcr substanre more iii demand and harder to get. It is necessary in the manufacture of war munitions as iveil as in the tbousand and one articles in everyday life. The- fact that there are practiéally no rubber- urý t vehicl es now sovs how griot us the ruîhheir famine in Germnany. A l)ainty Touch. "AndI her mnean husloin. thitiki shus ,ýextravagant. Wý ý h y 'y " ' ) e ' s t i : î . J t t heî'au.e jeu h- ' i InLg hios rnonogranu ý; ampetion bhi dog ict. Sure Proof. you think? Optimnist,- .s he? Whv, 1, twice what he o-wns. Oif course, no bachellor likes ic!rî.r roasted, yet it Sit)nomore ucn fortable than heing marrieti art kupt in bot water. iAre Partners t ' 'm HLs Fuil Share Means FaiIur- ; ai Failure - J -heathea dr ness?1 eow are tbey i -geing to e bqç41ibtçý4ex et lu' 1. - far as iù nsu spr«oZ od, bacons. *Hi. torchbes"1resAre ;millions sut- t-bat ef Ju4#l*aiifor brraclmrrn - inr:r Ovei 2 ground; siidaiw:5-da.I a iÇu.T 0J insc- f.~Otp eti'etehed aal e itedcretonnie, - anilacertain. shmlow ehannelnpo relw stg selc thi: simUsand i-hum*bs agents-.p ~-ol ià Le"ait. M te À el.. p relyiXeI» A.aontheenpaw gry, derstaad.- tké-«.b'mede*bock and wl.cr'atamm 'cesrw1elovater&. lt-s ramzikseie sitwoud- miss théeliner, te se thbe body sud G7 es ad » -then' <A1y lavisbly upon it. 4«toewmt" ,T)kruII b prty l aeofe #s aof ow sory, ovexun wt miss the spiit On thae t-ber t'a- QW çiIa # 5Mwwt, Uîjie1 ~ -~ t-~ ~ rat», were ereeteit ,very àspriag and te reg&= a;ctasaf oa fl pljid soin. bu an bhelà 0wbowii), iow- Pcan' lbéîrwruet Priam t-aledbwii -Y .-,M l< de17G *k1, *I ua.qwtoyedevo ea ièe brgghtldo u mt"lnd 5.- za le a =y.o be 4w am = k la 3%Lam it .tue"sa corn, anid there 1 stood ut my Post ini ramn and shine, day and night, through the long, hot summrer retntbs. When the cdrn was wvell groin the crows couid do ne more mischief, but stili I stayed at my post. IL was pleas- ant, vhien tbb cern slood in long ranks up and down the field, te wîutcb the ears, soft anid white at firrsi andl cQyered xvitb long silk, grow fulli ndi yellow.- One moonlight night a fameily <if rffrcons came and had a feaisi onthLie coin. 1 tried te frighten them .îwa.-,, but they paid ni) attention ten-,.,. At lasI when tue nigbts we,;rc getîing frosty, the farmer gathered the îîîrn and cieaned up tbe stalks; but stili ho left me standing there Lu wat-h i.'.er tbe bare field. W'hen the first snow ca-me, I legan te get -loreseme andl Lu1lo1g for' a more comfortable joli for th« -wînter. Ail tbrough the sommer and the fall I had fourid ne fault, b-ut it l ifi tot seem fuir te expect me te stay at nty post ail] winter. But one day some- tbinig bappenie< that madeo me content- ed and happy again. A flock of spair- rows camne to caîl on mc and madIe tbemselves quite ut hume. PeLiple say that sparrows are fooIish lîirtB, îu't thutse sparrows knew botter t1than tie 1 afraid of me, as the crows haïl li-un1. 'The xvird %waý bitter col, ant i hty- w--,,- glad of the. shelter that t hey fçund iride my roul andi undeltimv hat. Tbey ex-en fou nd footl hy pcckIi-,g a'xjivaitheo sirax thaàt ituflei Ir.- coat. They were x-ery sociable 'irl.S too, and tolt me mnany thingi-, obout the far-awav v.%,orldî that 1I badi nver kriown before. We bet-ame rfreat f riends. Onie day a boy xxbo xx-as pa-ýsug in thbe bigbway, just beyond thbe fence, stopped te watch th-e ,parro. Ltai were visitirig me. After he had gone aîorig some of tbe sparrox'. fol- lowed him borne. Laler they <-ame back te tell me that be badl placed boxes in bbc apple trees near bis home as shelter for the birds, anti hoUt thrown eut food for them Le euat. So my life is useful, after :îli ati I arn happy- I gt&ardcîl the young corn from the o:roxvw, I have .-k'!ei-- eti and fed the cclii anti hungyy par- rows, and 1 have set a gool exaxnpleb for those who pass by. LAt not that somethirig for a ragged sarcerow te 1be proud of?-Youth's Companion.ý Lesson VIII.-The Christian Brother- hood at Jerusalem., Acte 4. 32 le 5. 16. Golden Text: 1 Pet. 1.22. One very obvieus tbing needs say- inr about this experiment in cern- muinism. Il vas the unforeed cutcrime of the Larnily foeeling for the Christian brotherbocîl stimia.teti hy the convic- tion that the Adxenl was very rieur, and al w.orldly arrangements %verc temporary. It workç-d hadiy, in that il hrougbt eut a sho,--k<ing conset]uerce of the weaknesF, cf human nature, everi wilbin Ibis idyllir famiiy life. Verse 32. Mluifittide-The regular word for the ruik and file cf bbe churcb. Tbey realized Puul's ideal as expresse inir Phil. 2. 2. 33. We see agairi xxat the lwelve received as their one funiction, the gospel of t-be resurrection iriciudirig the tilineation cf His life and words wbo by that resurreclion was tieclarcd te be "Lord" (compare Rom. 1. 4). '34 For-A striking link: "great grace" cornes wberi brotberly love bas hati ils perfect work. Possessors- Was bbc ricb yeung ruler among' t-hem? ene wonders. 36. Barnabas-The actuai oengin of Ibis riame is tbought te be "son of Nebo," the messenger of the gode in the Babyleniari paritheori. But ne doubl Jews who could use il xvould always assume it te meari "son eo- propbecy," derix'ing it from the (ceg- nate) word regulariy uscd for prophet in tbe Oli Testamnt. The Greek equix-alent lucre is a combination of exhortation and (margin) consolation encouragement i., fairly near. Il is thse firet nojpn in Phil. 2. I. Son of h. . -- 'c likt s-on of t .4 t' t --1<- .1.