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NOTES AND COMMENTS If Count Okuma, who was. the Wormer premier of Japan and is now president of a noted Japanese has been ‘correctly plain statements to his men. He tells them that the fact ‘that their skins are of a darker hue the ‘‘white races’’ is of little importance, but he also tells tnem ‘that they are inentally and physi- wally inferior to these races, and , then he gives advice as to the me- ‘thods of overcoming these defe: ts. {_ This advice ought to interest us, }for it is not the vaporings of an ‘irresponsible jingo, but the sober | he (words ‘of one of the elder statesmen jf Japan. He reminds his people ‘that England’s greatness is “the re- “sult of long and arduous struggles, ‘and that ancient Japan flourished tonly so long as she strove against| © * her enemies; he tells them that the “brain ‘possesses a spiritual, invis- ible quality which grows only when it is forced fight against dif- ficulties and hardships,” and that ‘the standard of mental culture in Japan has been low in the past be- cause of a lack of struggling. He counsels them to forget that their imperial system is their re- figion, that it will remain so for- ever, and that it will save them from ultimate decay, but he cau- ‘tions them that mere reliance on ‘a principle leads to national decay. He calls attention to the anti-Jap- ‘British Columbia, and warns his people that it presages the gravest |}, international crisis of the age; he ‘ells them that it is not the time for dissentions aur themselves, and appeals to rain ‘themselves for the eral struggle which is sure to come. Presumably, or demonstrably, ‘one of the early human reasons for gratitude was cover from incle- ‘mency—a damp hole in the hill or an eyen damper hole in the rock, with a barricade at th ?Pgainst the night prowling carni- vora. If these early nerves could have quivered with anything more subtle than anger, eagerness, or ‘horror, there would have been com- fortable little shudders in the fig- ures, whether distended by gorging ‘or even wasted by famire, stretch- _ ed out on uneven but protected | ™ floors during, a storm. The sense of shelter as something ‘won or happened upon rarely when they have scooted out of a downpour, dripping, into a} is one of the door opened hospitably or discover- ed accidentally. Humanity immur- ed in great buildings loses the feel- ‘ing of gratitude for four walls and roof. , z A sense of shelter abides in a émall house’ conspicuously exposed to rains that beat upon it. Then there is a palpable intervention be- ‘tween the inmates ele- ‘The latter are actively en- ed in an effort to overcome re- nd find victims, and the more violent the effort the more ‘the interior Seed of the in- ttervening roof gro chim mey pots coming agvies in the wind ould make a sensible addition to ‘the liveliness of the gratitude. —t____. A LESSON IN SWIMMING. How a Coon Mother Taught Her Her Young the Art. mornin; Tites a cor- 94 a small stream that runs along the paraee of a nearly timbered ane: I had been quiet for some ~ Fie ee to the song of a bird, Sree vheard a rustling in the bushes whimpering cries of some animal, Buddenly a mother ¢ mT ‘these babies; perhaps they were eos against what was about. “to happe: When the mother reached the stream, she plunged into the water and swam about for a few moments in great enjoyment. Then. she re- turned to the shore, and taking one Of the little ones in het mouth as a cat carries a eee she started back into the isis would hold him ae te neck, and a, what purchase she could get in the water, throw him as far as possible from her. If he “appeared to be enjoying herself, ‘ Bi aie Geen ungster was from happy. At first LT almost thought pet ee intended to drown her off By he half. pee up bank, where he sat and shivered, * while she repeated the performance with ‘his brother. Then the family rned quietly into the swamp, e@ mouth| # Some Indian Tribes Eat It In Var- ns Young Folks A Braye Little Boy. Harry Parkes, and hi mother lived in a small house on the edge all the w: ith all sorts fearful thought ne dark, rainy night, when the wind was ‘a gale, Harry heard his mother coiling ‘im in nswer- ways, so he jumped o ran into her room to find out what was the m: “Aye you sick, mamma?’ he ask- Ge anxiously, going close to the mother lay, tossing me Feat saith pain and fever. P FUEEAX se MEXICO. i President of the Te Turbulent Kad nows His Country. ~~} kind of a man is this Vic- “hs who presidency “through the murder of President Madero,” the man_who has refused that he should not be a candidate for tthe Presidency in the forthcom- fee elections. “He seems to be a between third and first class fares. Victoriano Huerta is a man of mart 8, of education, of high mili- tary trad achievements. g from ignorant ‘peasant stock, Huerta comes from a f with ‘According to the best information obtainable—for sources of informa- tion differ because some are friend- s, dear, very peck » she man- go for Dr, Carson Harry, you can I Will you He’s the nearest. afraid to go, son?’ Harry hesitated just a minute hou: You right through the oe for jus' lage, and it was cnet It was very dark, but Harry knew the way 80 Ww he night, and was h But he got he: ‘doctor in time to save his mother’s life. _ mn afraid, but uu go any way’ he brave spirit se of w mee soldiers and great sae are made. ‘rust in God and ae ae aeuee, ” That was Harry’s — he EARTH AS FOOD. ious Forms. The habit of eating earth or clay most unpleasant cha: acteristics of the Southern ‘‘crack- ers,” the southern continent, use earth as food. The Pawnee Indians used to eat a yellowish clay, which they shaped into eS at were dried in en roasted over the oi When ‘the clay became red with w: . balls Mir ftlenseb served with fish, Some of the Mackenzie River Indians used t6 resort to. the earth as in time Famins They dug < out the ay that they found § in ig the of & their meal before loaves of bread South ‘America, the Indians in the uplands of Bolivia eat a light clay that is tearly white in color; this they use ¢ither raw or in the baking their pmone te negroes of the Guinea coast, a! ell as amo; West between layers stone in the banks “of 6 ives of Java’ prepare little cakes ‘of ay containing ochre; these are. aoe the publi Bs The “hairy Ainus,’’ the ri- ee of. northe ie various plants that. wire use for food. In Persia, certain classes of the population think varieties of clay are delicious lux- uries, and ‘in the foot-hills of the but one look of his’ mother decided him. a Tl be afraid, but Tl) go just the mamma,’’ he aed, Pe he hurried on his clothes “lenter the military school the ort spe removed, moistened | +}, and eaten, These clay | pi, ©|nel in command of a epare a. | Clay ; this they eat with boiled pota- | w, little distance away, and the shrill toes. sama ‘a strong, supple Bag EE cannot srs oo nly i ly, but intellectual capacity ex- help tm atraid 2 shall dies vamat? {pressed by an active brain, quick A rx (an peteention, decisive in “detion con el ts stl ba jAs a child he was eurromded by help yout doctor,” said | comforts and luxuries dreamed a Ie Ee tniak, jof by the great ses of "the Me 3 can people. Aristrocrat, by Nature. An aristocrat by nature, he was ‘surrounded during his early years 1 | by outdoor life, much of which was -| spent in the saddle, Of his scholastic training little is known in detail. But one thing is told as a fact well known in Mex- oo She President Huerta. ico. When Porfirio Diaz was in- formed in 1875 that this “Son of the fi Huertas of Chihuahua’ desired to al pultepec, the statesman was highly leased, for well he knew the an- cient line the achievements, -|the financial stability of the family | P' of Huerta. There, at the military school, Huerta epent four years. After be- ing graduated he at once joined the seeds to which he was assign: regiment. Huerta left Chavaltenes and joined his regi Between that date and the year 1801 occurs a hiatus ittle is known of once more; this time into the ‘hall light of day—a man who had served twelve long years of ac- tive routine army life, now with the rank of Lieutenant-Colo- military sta- tion. It was a difficult pea far removed from the capital city, with ‘its allurements of scat “ite, ah its gaieties and ge and luxury, re Huerta settled down vale ie fores to keep the peace. to. serve nd order; to pasta the fatemaces some opportunity, | however little taken advantage kept is temper ruffled, his tiserpline uninterrupt- Chief Geographer. A successful encounter. with a band of brigands whom he out- witted and then exterminated, re- port to Mexico City, there to M| choose what post pe ies best un- der ae fuk Depart hoice was not ae ‘command- with the flour uae — Peat In the Ural Mountai fi iti i ‘ith their cakes of clay are sold in the mar: "kets with other foodstuffs, eee Mls eee New Cook. “What new dishes have you had whom she met one morning: “Oh, a whole new singer SE replied He cate ieces of cut haa and she's : only te. | departed from Mexico a P jus, mountain ranges, survey- ing hundreds id thousands of 8d) miles, and becoming inti- aequainted with every nook nny water course of bi dificult country, until; when he once more emer; in 1902, ‘he robably p: ore intimate, | any other living He fin ished this snbrey and map- making ank of a Brigadier Genees. A ae en- gaged in the work he had many op- | portunities to visit his large ances- een with us about a week.” tral estates, an es le to keep an eye on them. rin addi- and affairs, able as | be wl But in 1892, at the | fe of 35, he and seem to have promoted diges- ‘emerg : ih tribes. sulted in his being ordered to re-|vah. tion to being a born soldier he is 2 orn. business-man, careful, far- sighted, punctilious. ing: fonts 3,000 head of ‘Dect ae c THE SUNDAY SCHOOL STUBY INTERNATIONAL LESSON, OCTOBER 5. Lesson I. Moses’s Cry for Help— Num. 11.4. Golden Text, James 5, 16. Verse 10. And Moses heard she i rdships and the lack of the kind of food to which ee had pees accusi yp’ The last eight chapters of Heals all of the book of Leviticus, and t'e firstten chapters of Numbers, covering the ritual and the laws concerning re- ligious san festivals, and ser- yices in t sanctuary, intervene tween our lesson narrative that of two weeks ago. The cant at Sinai has been broken up and ane peeps under the pode ip of ave resu r journey through the wilderness toward the of promise. The resumption a a march served to emphasize w the privation which they were Rapetie to ure -throughout eir wilderness pilgrimage. In burdens of Egyptian slavery ; hence © murmuring and complaint of| ihe people, both against Jehovah and against Moses, for having brought them into the desert. the people for their murmuring an with things in general. He there- lore proceeds, to expostulate with Jehovah for placing on him the en. i nieden and eeaeoetatiige oh jeadeHiip of such a fickle and ir- resolute peo: 11. Dealt “ll as thy servant— Made my lot so hard. The burden of all this people— The task of leading the people un- eupe Ex -3) 12. is placed on the pronoun, the plication of the Auestion baits that A aren himself, and not Moses, is poniblostontthe "existeunes apd pene state of Israel. A nursing-father—Foster-nurses, both pi and women, played an important part in wealthier He- bese tenilien ition of a single letter in the Hebrew, how- ever, would change the Sarees to foster-mother, which mi 13-6511, oues passages. Give us soriplaint of the pe a verses 4 and 5 of this chap- te I am not able to bear all this eople—Verse 13 is parenthetical, th is verse continuing the thought of verse 12. 15. Kill me, I pray thee—Moseq prefers to die .rather than tinue to carry unaided the burden resting upon: him. Out of hand—Forthwith. See my wretchedness — Experi- ence it further Hithoue prospect: of relief. 16. Elders of Israel—Heads of prominent families in the different con- Officers—‘‘Leaders in war, read with counsel, and arbitrators the people’s history # of more.complex conditions tled life brought with it a whee el- judges, som and others representative icers in’ othe: lepart- ae of public life. e tent of meeting — The pointed place of communion ine ii take of the . Spirit is upon thee—The Snir is ie can fies is. enduement of power with the seventy elders without pee be- min; impoverished . thereby. |’ Hefs, as elsewhere, one purpo f the narrative see) be to set. alforth the eee of poses ‘ah. seventy elders are to aid him in bearing the burden of guid- and governing the people. that pee eae for the snanifas: tation of his power the seventy men—As the cloud—The cloud ‘which “ever since the crossing 6} Seah symbolized for them ie eiestence of Jehovah in the day time ey fluence n why Spirit-and as a testimony to their appointment to leadership with ae led clause, sie i ine gift of prophecy was for an special occasion and wi peated. Old Gent~—Hello, Tommy, been fishing ? What did you catch. Tom- Moses was displeased—Both with! y to their distant destination _ 33. m Have I conceived 1 Empbasie sr flesh—The immediate | ter ‘P-| been put upon the. tected the latter, which he purpose- 3 the | th HEALTH Swimmers’ Cramp. SS swimmer, even the most on his gua: sudden and. disabling cramp. ‘The condition is fortunate- ye not very common,—at least, the healthy~ heart can stand dha tai perfectly well, but ened or diseas ar should not be asked to undergo it. The cramp that attacks the swim- mer is like any other eramp, but it disables the suff pistely. heute hes fas eaSunhe race his head aboye water. merely a sudden, involuniary con- ‘and | traction ofa single muscle or group of muscles. It is far more powerful an any voluntary muscular ef- fort, and it is exovedingly painful. t can affect a the muscles of the body, but a is rok common in the sty of the leg. Other agtigeisae “however, especi aay those ot the abdomen, are like- ly to be ected, and in severe cases the oo induces nausea and faintness. It is this faintness and the feeling of ‘panto that Saniasoomplays “helplsatioeg allah aut a cramp in the water so dan- | gerou: Strong exertion causes and that is one reason w! cramps, They occur growing children, and in the ag and they are also likely to attack those who suffer from gout, rheu- A ae or anem tiie avintune wee attacked by aeanipimuuat sob lose can Bese he is at home in the water, he oat throw himself upon his back and float. At the same time he should grasp the cramped muscle, knead it and rub it. Cramp seldom lasts ore than @ minute, and if he can ntrol himself, and keep his head above water for that time, he is afe. Then he can paddle gently to shore, or float on his back until as- sistance comes.—Youth’s Compan- ion. Rest. Bodily rest can only be got by having the anuscles Sanity re- axe ordinary sitting posi- tion in a pate is not sufficient, as -| the lower Cen are still more or sats rigid, says Dr. Musgrove in “Ner akdowns.”’ — ‘Th ae Aaa be an easy one, with siete or a footstool to sup- an port the lower limbs just a trifle below the evel pe ih body. A bet- rest can be h however, ae lying full length = a couch or b with the arms and legs sprawling in the manner adopted the tramp when he takes a sleep by the wayside. ease, if not elegance. more than relax the limbs, for heart as well. aston when we are standing, w: even sitting. ——__—___. THE BU ee OF THE WOLF. Their, Ability to 6 Deteot a Trap Is Almost Uncanny. A bounty of $175 for a timber- mae seems rather large, At first thought, you might be inclined oe agree with a man who wi wrote to where Agee plains why so heavy @ -pric head brother to the fox. are familiar with 0) the; it is oe rare 80: Their ability to detect trays is traps on a couple. of gent and then put one middle of the trail. He hoped — when the wolf de- set in a careless’ manner, he ted | 88" and taken up the trai] again coat fifty feet farther on. - It is impossible to run them. the high bor eg Good Time Coming. *T tell you, Binks,’’ said the mil- lionaire, with great gusto, ‘‘talk There is none “to g a million, y ginger,” said, Mr. Binks, my—I ain’t been home yet. ‘rin 2 Jot of fun there is ahead obo : 3 Fishing Com of the “big | i tinue to kill aa ‘and sheep ; hence a FIGHT BIG OCTOPUS. Diver’s Telephone Keeps His Help- er Informed as to Battle. Fighting furiously for 45 minutes 5 below P on the surface of the water, giving them accounts of the remarkable battle as it progressed, and finally, practically uninjured, but in. faint- ing condition, escaping, was the re- e ee |markable experience of Walter Me- leep-sea diver, at Alden Banks,, near Anacor! Rae was engaged by the Apex pany to examine one amount of ink, water in the vicinity absolutely black, and making it impossible for the diver to see his assailant, James E. Hill, who was on the surface in charge of the assistants tood with the telephone odie hoards he man eres see pull at the life line as the diver was thrown off his feet. A few seconds said over the tele- ‘Now Don’t get, ex: cited "A Sov 1 tok hae got me.’ The. rest of the battle, as told by McRay and described by Hill, was ice “When 1 heard ‘thom words, Ken by MoRay as salitly aetthouth he were greeting a friend ‘on the street, ny hair stood o: “The octopus, Pedistaty. after tripping MeRay, had thrown two ut the prostrate oaiane oo tie MGs, dig his left arm tightly to his side, and the other between his yet with his right arm free, he was able to draw his knife from his belt and defend on the diver and sevral times he nearly collapsed. “At no ‘time, however, did he ap- pear to est excited 0 or yee his head. ‘or the entire 45 m! § which he struggled he gave moe ee bul- letins as to how it was pro- gressing. “After MeRay tats ceeded in subduing the oetopus tte proceeded to free himsel m the Fashion Hints Seen in Paris Shops. Much wool embroidery is used on the new fall costumes. Printed silks are a favorite ma- terial for afternoon costimes. ere are many scarf trimmed hats a: the sd models. Some of the most dressy frilla are gparkling with rhinesto: single rose of brilliant Saeioe is’ used as a ash. ‘aped skirts are ised short in front and widen in folds toward the i le revers is es touch which has been fh some walseboaiay “Flower sprigged challis and voile 4 e popular Baten for making | One piece frocl Evening idle are to be wide and draped, and will be worn be- ae the elbow and above the waist “Light blue and pink malines will be used in to touch up the black or white | iw necked gown. ‘y kind of sport ‘the bel: ae ied “lle knitted or wool is a charming mi me of the new ed to the knee over Oe Pa ie foot, a bow kn brilliant dresses is ne’ all weights and in many Sonia Tt is wash- able, cool,- auacantee and new. Strip terials are fashion: bl a chiffon jac! is effectively bined with a gray ie te silk skirt. The plainest of w: is given an air of Greate by a frill around the neck or outlinin: gnening of the blouse from throat to belt. Blouses with drop shoulders are cut out from a single breadth of wide material and form the upper Part of some the smart one iece gowns. Fashion see’ wung selection of Serie ce colors mar ees lad harmoniou: the new fall colors are Auktes: avai green, purple, Sevres green, red, scarab green, mandarin yel- ta. fa ‘the ung girl are made of soft woolly Tanterte al, wool astrakhan, the new duve- tyne, chinchilla, and striped novelty weaves. Close Biting hats, with outstand- ing trimming, are as.much in vogue as i gs may be either feather, {ners r loops of ribbon and velve is, fantastio water the big fish still held « death | shape. grip on ve left arm, and it was not until he was half out of the water oe it ie go and fell back into the 7, from which it was dragged with a pikepole, icRay was com- pletely exhausted when a brought. him to the to When examined by the crew of the scow the octopus was found to have eleven wounds in its boly: It measured nine feet in diameter, ee ie es La HONORS FOR WOMEN. Many Poe jBesons Are Named r Them. Two Ree omipsicies Maud of. Norway and Queen Alexandra of England—are geographically com- memorated in the new south polar region so lately placed upon the many Jane 380. mathemat tiny, frozen, , Sailors and explorations. So when her friend, Sir Edward eae was preparing for his third |", vo) orange marmalade, to him as her aes to the ak a8 stores. ree years later, when the i: Petes returned, Sir Edward ii formed her that an island had Vesti named in her honor, “Because of fame and friendship, he says,’ she wrote, merrily. “But I believe in. my heart. because “of something quite different — less sweet than friendship, perhaps, but certainly, as a woman’s achieve- ment, - Stag by most. men to ume. ematics—no! bia an excellent cook. As a bride she won the eahicabaden Doctor Somerville’s family, shared the contemporary enn against learned ladies, by making, r, | under the grave difficulties present. ed by an ill-equipped, ramshackle country ae the, clear ‘and.delicious ever can forget,” she rend in her joun “the ment. stomies. at my being “able| © % ‘ Over the SABRES the sere with ks. “They are fresh; but not in your class,” answered the saleslady with Titian hair, A od you ~ atl. Very smart is a little vest\resem- bling Tt should harmon- lor of the coat worn. Both short and long coat lengths hold g The latter drop \mid- way ietaaan aha hey and knee length; some of the former are shaped in sive nh style, barely Soran the r the enti! girl there are aatees little frocks of serge, chiffon, aepaainey charmeuse, an 00) ade. Some of them have quaint ~ heale Eton jackets, opening over vests of softly gathered net or chif- fon. A black or dark blue brightened with the wn is sash, woven with white lines of some- what crude shapes into a kind of Os tissue. ate is nated in front d falls a few centimeters. over the: skirt eu the hem — Grains of Gold. ae true way to mouri rn the dead to take care of ia living who be- long to them.—Burke. ~ The love of liberty i is the love of others ; the love of power is the love of ourselyes.— itt. tle Paul tells us that a will is of no force where the testa- tor liveth, which is good law as well spel._—-Lord Kennedy. tuous merely because they are tar and inoffensive. Tameness is not a virtue, it is merely the absence of viee.—J. jens do. not know what ripples of healing are set in mn when we * simply . smile on ons. another. Christianity wants: nothing 80, much in the world as. sunny pedple.— Beas, Drumm us, oh, give us, the man who could attend dinners, balls, where| sing and seer from all actions} of Imi his disgust, oe MY oF ho. follow the pur. he could see the drama; associate} Which defile, in onder tp nantes a day or two later, to find that the mane Saree eee arte K te pe dogged sal sulleaness, ore aba with aoa Be = rm-| Yourselves for the special m wolf had stopped when he scented ee t more in the same time—he will st that some |ing women. such,a post | tation of Jehovah's A prom ence. ge | the trap in the trail, but instead of | rest of her s. Mary. Somerville was |i# botter—he i persevere longer. he chose to be spond Chiel calc clerre ee ea play. promise stepping either to right or left, had | mathematics, rville was Sinkamue Caalgie: ithe “ah on 18 more in ee Ge nani carefully backed out of ea or mit. the ap very capable Nala > zone, and nm made a detour | Wife. - — ish lay, ow toa alt au oho we ee nee m Jehovah's command ey the carefully constru: an exquisite needlewoman, Chameleon Paint. ‘ Paint that changes color under El the part falls-below 120 deg. Fahren- eit the it resumes: its normal an engineer to stop z a machine Shel overheating has Idone any, damage,