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NOTES AND COMMENTS No matter what juggling Germany ith their own ce to the gold basis. down to about 85 cents on the dollar. f shi the mark into bongs ae the bonds fi _ into money, and si laim as 3 their debt is largely | ‘They ¢l held by their own people, an com- in pore! mat- is a delusi ey to ‘come back ry "the specie | f have brought goo prices will have to sell their goods at the gold prices, and the process will D 08 ¥| notice that Fashion if | THE FASHIONS aneen aoe of the four: a quiet dignity and Bist sae Siege thie pene te blow has taken Mader: ation to be her watchword. 0 ~ reme shortness of the skirts was too exaggerated, she has ordained that skirts shall be longer. The average length of the aes to-day is about six inches from the floor. are some Paris Re which have gone to made ae with skirts that reach the floor, but the majority of them ve y medium, and i is not at all likely that the days of trailing skirts will come “e! at eX- spell ruin to many them. Seardeennk hi: cheat d who have incurred debts on the in- ) Seyi y Rites. lated price will have a tearful time pega ATER Rpts Baris by the niger comttion artificial means. is season the %4 Ae aug e Oe et bee conspicuous te ie cieped tes is inevitable that Germai one might say, for most of the dresses have something like greenback party|hang in straight, soft folds. Noth- 1e 4 in a measure true wif Great Britain has kept nearer the gold standard than the other. nations, but there m: money that must follow. see yi ae oe tnae the block- of under-sea boats “ia Beonsling - havgaly bases air. impression upon tt The Zeppelins are even less adaptable The Zep- would become an easy mark for hostile craft. gh es WILL EUROPE BE CHILDLESS? No Defeminized Race of Women Can Become Mothers. Dr. William Lee Howard, a distin- their husband’s jobs for half their wages, English women are working in the en- gineering trade alone, and hundreds English, men’s work in all kinds of trades and | 92! occupations. Bleed kind of A. ou Pete be made women, eir bodies Sina of vitality AS fae hours of man’s labor? Will even the ee of Uke ae garments enable these women to their physiques at par throughout the unaccustomed strain and later bring forth children fit to cope with th wor! In an interview Dr, Howard said: “No; positively not! ers, and that is precisely what is be- ing foreed upon the women toilers of ope—defer luro} min’ “Physical “aor ‘requires muscular effort, wiring the muscular strength oppane for her new work woman war toiler of Europe forces that are essential for her wo- manhood. * “The falling birth rate of the belli- gerent countries has already aroused German scientists to pats mga ous aftermath of th pletely upset their Sanat for ave re stocking of the race. “To understand why my direful prediction may come true you understand that physiology of woman differs from that of man in this re- t—that man was born to work an and woman must so con- ts their forees as to be able each produce along their ih lines the sh possible for the ra In man are certain glands, a ai the thy- roid, which are situated at the base of the dary and the functions of have been hitherto unknown, Brief Report, Pat Garvey, ion foreman. at unkeyville, was formerly in the ‘Tr eae of sending long and detailed re- to the ee igi Oftentim imes ey daily repoi ‘but railroad reports.” this aehtre was receiv- ed by Garvey, the memorable cloud- burst and flood occurred at Trunkey- ville. This is the laconic report that Garvey Aree in) Didn't Say What Kind. She (pouting)—Before we were le—Yes, that there are some pretty bad dreams, eiiia. where the vralttcad ne the: The Straight Lines of the New Silhoue: ing has been taken from the width of al three to three and a half yards around 3 the hem is still considered a conserva- tive width. Straight Lines Favored cts pre- e more practical styles, afternoon and evening dresses thers eR aS draperies to be Apron effects, too, in the form of soft pleated or gathered bits of the mater- ial, hang loosely in front of some of the dresses. e waistline in the new fashions is SUS a en the normal position whe ably not be stationed there for any length of time, gaining popular favor at a great rate, many one-piece dresses, are ee with the akirt attached low cate te cuhae tied loosely at that point or arranged at the normal line. Navy Blue Serge for Autumn The dark blue serge dress for an- tumn is unbiquitous, and when it is not Eetxtied With colored beads or em- broidery it is the exception. Some of the and embroidered designs are quite labdvatey-but tn ushore it fo 7417-7381 ~ An Attractive Afternoon Frock from, and they have the advantage Pp pted by Pari ait ‘on account of "their ibs the colors that are used for second mourn- the other extreme, however, and have| i it fends a fashionable tou ing, and the same is true of gray also, ' Among the other fashionable colors, , warm ac y, I tion to these, bane in Pear a shades is favor The aniiondte “of the hour is well depicted i in the Ailnstea tian of ee one- piece frock shown. e. sign is such that it pes. be = dewloped in two materials if desi ered side sections of ti See as aa as e sleeves and dae body, might be of ain a mainder e ae oe rE. re collar. is aan at the throat, for women seem to! ‘or autumi Al bodice: whith ende lactegad Wm point ea Mactuiling Ager tUecieag eek aes duced in this season’s frock: skirt the large ee pockets are the novelty 1S 2 cmbyoldcred to match the front of the These paterns from your local McCall dealer or fas aoe Sa Call Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, THE SUNDAY LESSON INTERNATIONAL LESSON OCTOBER 22 ey Lesson IV,—Paul’s "Defense Before Agrippa—Acts 26, Golden Text Acts 26. 19. eetse,j Herod Agrippa II was the ast of th -d forth his hand—Compare 13. 16 and Acts 21. 40. erhaps enthus- iasm or franaticism is is nearer the idea than “madness.” ately conscious of rudeness wi obviously respected, may have lasted an hour; Paul doul less quoted law and prophets largely 0 prove his great thesis. This pro- ee on Festus the gf Rs that ‘aul was “a great man of letters,” as the Greek for much learning literally suggest: 30, Paul’s appeal’ to the notoriety of the facts is made to Agri erippe, since n 18. 20 Jesus similarly emphasized pews. licity of his himself Walia. detsrralfied “tho, gubllctty” off his last act. His enemies wwantedto Gl hit “ina corner”, (Matt. 26.5): he forced them to do it in the sight of the sun, was a professed Jew, inc feu ble: reat eraraincibee the ill-fated Mariamne, had Maccabean blood in his veins. had that sithin him thet “believes. all things” 7), grippa ere ficacen dime foreign to his rs! Greek of this farolstien. The a pe eaten very slight change found in one impor- ant manuscript, or an equivalent con- jecture by Dr. Hort, gives the sense pdopeadiecthe parantieasa? ‘thou p suadest thyself, art confident.” Christian—The ‘amitany eesictann| —see lesson study note for May 7—| —makes it difficult Berns realize s anew Ww. E above at! ee to mrgeent this. 1 The Authorized Version makes Agri | pa speak seriously, but the whole sen- tence is incapable of such Paul’s answer alone is en show that the king was not a. hope Ithon it is evident that ni avy ful convert; what a different ring blue and black are the iS au-| such a hop ecpanld have brought into tumn colors, still ¢ is q a| his voice! uld to owe ieral ly, «| could pray to God”; but the verb is ot the deeper compound tha is use Christian _ prayer. in Acts 27, 29, and is the ordinary word for prayer in pagan vernacul alas. Paul iad shorlehes See hop sath Since in the indicative, “I do pray.” With adh (trouble)—With a tithe of | the encouragement d_version’ o Agrippa’s remark implied, Paul.would have eagerly pleaded all say t i grippa’s sister, yy who Rigel Thusbands| with some Santan sume that Luke heeed of thiseconversation ultimately | from one of the assessors. re caees Pat. rece! heavy ha Ader: atiot an Trish riff man, called Pat Doolan, was eel into. the hospital suffering from rheu-! have enjoyed his new quarters very- well, only he was debarred from sendi ine ‘for or ‘receiv. ing pesca liquot ie day, however, "Pat iter mined to ma ach the subject to the surgeon, and, ayaariitigliy when the latter visit- Is aia inqui were any complai nocently asked ‘tor. ri ‘ehiange o: “What change i aa ey ae the si »” Says Pat, Or Toike : bot- tle a ‘auvobb, sor, as Oi’m feelin’ mortal xd and Oi think the sone ower 0’ good.” f diet. ‘would you sai twinkle in his eye. “It’s a bottle of hs I wish I could get for myself Ts it, sor?” said Pat, not in the least abashed. order me two bottles, and I'll give you one of them, bedad.” If salt is used for sweeping carpets, it will keep out moths. straight unbroken line down ee ons men. m collar to hem. prefer the cats ase to the high, even oo pote fore typical of the style -| from your body. = organ.—Youth’s Companion. esi ages tt au very eae wheter the Ae Al 4 MAIL CARRIER’S Fs la the surgeon, with a] q Injuries To The Eye, eso many ways in which ur eyes can be inj stput one dally: wine oF pity Hatt is remarkable that they are not injur- ed oftener than they are. One rea- son is that employers are taking much more care to protect the ey ‘to grind tools on emery wheels, the aye (enventy eee ai chips; protective goggles now save a industrial injuries they, are called— are always serious, because they hap- pen to men who are the wage earners S| of their families. the non-industrial injuries, which greatly outnumber the se sae he are of a kind that may hi to anyone ab any time. n astonishing number of accidents oceur se careless mothers let} », cau less their children play with such things as buttonhooks, scissors, forks and], other Jaye pat should never get into the of infants. And that more chide, do not suffer in their ily games coas aes a special dis- pensation of Providence, when y consider the ee sticks and the ich, ag fiery dangerous street. game, called vthe cat,” which boys play by hitting smartly with a stick a mina block of wood sharpened at ends_so that i flies through the air; the hapless passer-by must protect himself as best ae can. painful accidents can be ered ie the simple coeant of “looking where you go. Do not stoop suddenly to pick up some' thing in the dusk; you may strike your face on the edge of a piece of furniture that you Do not use you direct the edge or Boint of it away n your eye has fast as you can to some expert in eyes 0 has the proper instruments, the trained fingers and the knowledge of chemical cleanliness necessary work on this delicate and Rules for the Sick Room. , Don't lose your head. Di ke sudden nois« jon’t let windows rattle o or doors click or ning squeal Don't discuss the paneneg con- ction ee her even if normal. discuss the mares con-| ain wate anyone else in her hearing 't discuss aon of a otter person or pers: Don't tell the patient what medi- cine you are giving. her. Don’t lean on the foot of the hed, sit ‘on the side of it, or knock agains’) 10. Don’t keep the sick room dark. 11, Don’t let ae odors of cooking | reach the sick r Don’t rae mat “that sick persons) should have an all-over bath every day bales the. doctor salsectopner cic n't onglomeration of | Biedine bateesin the sight of the patient. 14. Don't let flies or pone cape ae from ep sick r 15. regula: 16. be Sane the doctor’s advice implicitly. 17. De ventilate, 18. shade the mateo eyes | from oe. glare of a lam) | ADVENTURE. | Exciting Experience With a Mountain Lion. Tk was a cold, blustery, day. in mid jecember and the westerly wind rag- ae across the Montana hills). ‘The ith snow that had fallen and that the wind was rifts. Reynolds, the mail carrier, had [ridden out from Rocky Ford to end of Sixteen Mile Range, where his Saas stopped, and now, late in the afternoon, he was fighting: his home again in the teeth of the biting wind and snow. He was well-prepared foes ths Gols toe baalle) «fue with a high éollr, he had wrapped blankets round his body «and |his oi were covered with three pairs |of woolen socks and heavy fur-lined ee The slopes of Sixteen Meld j Range were covered with a dense for- fe of pine and fir, and the road through the woods is hoth narrow and |} ing. It is a great trapping coun- | jtry, and bear, ell wolves and moun:| Hat | wind lions are all to be found in hog i -ayuaetnoeht unusual for | the mail carrier to eateh s ight ct era! of these animals du me had never had lhis trips, but yea have any. On this afternoon as disk wos coe ping on, Reynolds came round a curve in the road a large | of the trail. At the sight of the man the lion turned and ran into the dense forest, and Reynolds thought no more peat it. He bei vide on a,mile or so sii rise aa eee and jumped forward. Reynolds turned his head just in time to see the lion jump for had been stealthily following him ever since he first saw it. reynolds, dug Ante toe ’ | horse’s side. but he was too lat escape the lion’s leap. keep its hold. The ce struggled, but the lion hag a d the man by the back:of the ane cr its sharp teeth. Fortunate= ly the collar of Reynold’s fur over- sort ae ae tora from his flesh. carrier tried to free his ight wan from the blanket that he ha wr ped round him, but the terri- res of work-j,each shot. workshops iare men have | j it Greece from the heen hurt do not “tinker” with #¢ your-| mn.of ght ween greek famally, which self, or let anyone else do so, but £0 a5| years ao, Mr, Venizelos wos a on ‘or sensitive th he half-hearted supporto: of any '™ | trouble with them, and never expected i r. pr sharp mountain lion standing in the middle “ fied aie. was bucking and kicking so, {wildly thet Reynolds could not do ; much. eas ile’ the lion swas doing oe the fur col- the Hat hictaciod Rererlivt unk i: “though. the activity of the horse "ob Tiged tention ta the his head and his six-shooter, ind, Seizing the saddle horn as firmly as behind lip aero, and fell backward. ae horse at o1 gan to run as fast a ie ctuld, and Ke wan aonis time befors Reynolds crud stop it, Then he turn- ed ai etn eas trying to get wag hit in the shoul, ‘nd it oan stand on its right f The an aw discharged isting cane ridge. ball struck the lion in the head, sat it fell de e ut lion and tied it securely to the saddle; | no the skin was too valuable to lose. In this manner he made his way through the fast-falling Right to his cabin. Tt le had to tell his Tite neal Suea that evening roun the supper table, THE GREATEST OF GREEKS. Venizelos Is No Self-seeker, But He Loves Power. Opportunity is again knoe! at the door of Mr. Eleutherios Venigelon, eee t, in whose of his country. aides’ Tonia the peril to invasion of Serbia his best to forestall it by in viting the allies to land at Saloniki. k family, the University of Athens. to Crete, he took a prominent part in the insurrection against the Turks. The rest fell to the bel Reynolds. cant his horse, eich - It is so far from the ground that a_ boy or girl passing ‘low would never see it, up among the tangle of limbs and leaves, bat every uirrel colony knows ven e big oak is hollow, and has an ele- cate that pane es the patrons of the library wu ywn even faster than the mbles squirrel can run on the bark outsi near ae brook hed home, his mother sealed him eral and sent him book once more. That e he had better luck, for he found the yrs ed out the largest acorn could sand. and ran home hat I havi found, mother!” he ey proudly. “And there are lots and lots more under the big oak,” But his mother only scolded him a id | not oe after | sta; eS) . iN pur on oS second time, and said, “You father ted look after the acorns this fall! I t_ you for a book! See that you ee it next time!” = Twinkle-Byes hurried off again. oot dot well that he had forgotten wieese but he could not think what it Ww: One bright October morning not| without the book, she said, “O go the mother of little Twinkle-! Twinkle-Eyes, what a boy you Eyes Squirrel asked him to ver|are! What shall i ee with you?” 0 the Branch Library and get a new were, Twinkle-Hyes found it so inter- esting that he was Very sorry he had t gone there sooner. While his mother was chatting with Mre Dandy, Squirrel he talked with th some of the pictures and told stories mre them that he teased to. found the in eae full of amazing treasure joes ~=who really pean bak. Wahi annie his neighbors called him. a & the whole Chipmunk Grove..—Yout Companion. . FROM OLD SCOTLAND |<" NOTES OF INTEREST FROM HER BANKS AND BRAES. ie | What is Going On in the Highlands |° and Lowlands of Auld Scotia. The 1 lighting eqeictions have been a eenensione wr the dismissal h ieee lamplighters but Greece to appoint a new High : Gaumilacloners‘Phecoran shorn wes tee |Mr. Alexander Zamis, afterwards| |, The total casualties nina Maha Premier. Mr. Venizelos declined of-) Wel! men sin bioke fice under him, but retained his po- | i \ | | New Picture of Venizelos. sition as leader of an overwhelming majority in the Cretan Legislature, and pursued unrelentingly Tus oboe of Ao union of Crete to Gre en this was finally Hett oe ed ay the Powers abandoning their Turkish rule ee Be to the assembly were held in e See Mr. Venizelos was chosen ae Te: 619, and of tee 21 have been fatalities. Edinburgh Ager Senatus has decided to recommend to the ate sity Court that women oneal ad- he first canteen in Glasgow Har- bor, which will be co wucted by. the .C.A., was opened by the ae at St. An- r drew’s Square, has bee n approved of, For the first time since it w: in- stituted by the weavers 60 ¥ sy 3% “Sm ahernie | Paisley Trades Moliaes — was not observed this y Sherif Fyfe, presiding at a General with wage disputes in munition ida count French inspected vars in Fife and Edinburgh, and_ befor leaving presented a number of rmili- tary medals and D.C. medals to men of geateia regiments, John Ross, a well-kno' Hosactavmes’s Gee Stirling ana Braco districts, and an elder e | Church of Scotland no 1858, has ‘just died at the age of 94. At a sitting of se vGuniceak jon: Tribunal ‘or Scotland at { coahgetcatl a A of $100 peas was ‘imposed on a number of riveters who took part in a | Ata pendede ingle given. at the als - Sports ‘Gunite: it ‘was led Frenchmen an Belgian, ‘The hires has won two che R in- cating the Order of statement on dilut Hn of labor- ers a the Clyde, the Baga ry fu- nitions announeed tl jome 14,000 women are now ee ‘on general PGE tha Grah tins alee E07 yearly report of the General Board f Commissioners on Lunacy, shows of all cl {© At the quarterly meetin; nee Co-operative Society the showed |saes at $100/545" a inerease of $18, last year. | Peter Stewart, 1 ae of Perthshire, was recently pre- |sented with the Military Cros: 8 HM, the King at beta Pres, ras conspicuous servi Gri representa- f local ‘prion school boards, parish council, s been ecepontal that the Ad- anaier have definitely decided to earry out the housing scheme at Greenock for at BT ee of the workers at H, ‘pedo Fac- tory, at a eo ae of smo $100, 000. While attending a conference o! agricaltriste at the City Chambers, lasgow, Mr. John M, Hutcheon Dob- Dalkeith, vice-convener of the jounty Council of Bec and one o} own farmers Scotland, fell back i in his seat and ex- pired almost immediate! te tie The War of the Home Seekers. Two English workmen were dis- j cussing the war, ee be an awful long job, Sam,” said o: “Tt will,” replied ig “other. “You |see, the Germans is takin’ be ers, and the hoboASda and of German prisoners. If it keeps on, all the Russians will be in Germany and all the Germans in Russia, And then they'll start oll over again, fightin’ to get back to their ’omes! and went to | Athens. He reorganized the Goy-| ernment, giving ioe gh ees to the ing monarch, ai his son, King Constaatnay for | which he was rewarded by expulsion from office and a campaign of aes umny in the interests of a court p: exploiting aa Sounteg eorite bance russian desi Mr. ‘Vensielos could often addressed | ould inv served bet- | ter the cause Cot ar Serbians, of the enjoyments, e itis one of the wo ‘great levers with which the world is moved. ge is not lacking: in’ finesse, but “his haracter is thoroughly honest. BS 1 ( He Owned. U, “S-mple n went afiching in his mother’s pai “Not so simple = Baie ” declared oe amaeue sportsm: “T’ve spent money autting to a iste ae ith Tikelihood of catching fish was no whit greater.” Correct, One Way. r—Bobby, spell “yesterday,” Bobby. (with ‘his eye on the ca Se. der)—W—e—d— s—d—a— The Pleasures of Hope. ——Say, stranger, there aren’t re eh” in that pond; not Angler—What the deuce did you tell me that for? You've spoiled my whoJe afternoon’s pleasure. te THE GOSPEL AND WELL FAVORED Wickedness Is No Less Offensiye to God If Dressed in Silks and Satins. ect [xv —Into a far country,”—Luke, The young man aioe to history as ate Saar Son of icbseuin shee try mentally and vAtstboall long. be- he enter Gis “He pitched his tent toward Sodom,” Righteousness is not a thing of dia- grams and circumstances. ‘The Man. Who Is Down and Out. Had I been born of worthless and| cl vicious parents in the so called slums, or forced to live there tering un- avoidable | poverty. caus by =o or industrial: depre: . should bitterly resent the vicious and superior Inéss of many wI m izens of the haunts of vice and e obvio ged, homeless and hunj to say that the crime; us wrethednesses of the rag- gry. It is easy saving grace of Christ out. “What else has he got?” you ay. Not much, that’s true, The matter, however, is deeper than| external conditions. The far country is a mental attitude; the slums are in tie soul. Self-indulgence in a palace Syn is as. rroding in royal purple as in Wrath, malice, evil amie z, stealing, jealousy, envy, of the ‘brood of hell are not excusable - because fashionable, respectable and conventional. He Died For All. When Christ came to seek and save the lost, he looked for sinners—wan- derers in the cou from He did not look for clothes and equi- | sheila Banks He died His dering help, But the pel has always had a hard time with the el, favored, Faultily faultless, aut! regular, splen- didly ruthie tie reps ey ie eal the need ed? lacement and self-suf- ficlents his y Bde behind God's bless- ings of health, of being ‘sav- in the garden which He chiy and where He would have met No man ne mae himself until he finds to himself, he returned to his father. Find yourself and you will find God. —Rey. W. Francis Irwin, D, D. =a é