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A Call and a Climax
By MABEL CHASE ENGLAND
Copyright, WW, by Aaaoolated Literary tress.
bell tn the little west
Burlon announced the
Tbe school
jern town of
pour of Boon.
i Phl'ip Malvern untangled his long
legs from the hammock where he
Itad been lying, stretched hla arma
above hla head and yawned wearily.
"Confound thla hole!" he muttered.
"I wish I'd atayed In college and let
iny whole bally ayatem go to smash
If It wanted to. Silly lot of parrots
doct ors are I Go Weat go West
go West.' That's all they can think
of when a fellow gets a bit oft bis
teed."
tie slammed his book under a
bush, aimed a kick at a mongrelly
looking cur that showed a tendency
to Investigate and sauntered lazily
Mown the sun-baked street to tbe
postoHlce. There was only one let
ter, a short, characteristic note from
tils uncle, telling him that a daugh
ter of his old friend. Col. Darton,
fca staying near Burton with her
tancle. Max Whlttler, for a few weeks,
and advising him to call. She had
been making a tour of the world, be
said, and was now on her way east
Philip whistled dubiously. Yes. he
knew old Mar Whlttler crusty old
chap! Had a place a jnlle or two
out. Me tossed a penny In the air.
Heads 1 go tails I dont. Bosh!
Probably some prim, prudish old
blue-stocking. Tails, by Jove!"
The moment fate had decided
against It a contrary Impulse swayed
him. He'd go! Anything was better
than this everlasting deadly monot
ony. He'd get some fun out of her,
somehow.
Accordingly at 8 o'clock he climbed
Into his big touring car and chugged
Aimed a Kick at a Mongrelly Look
' Ing Cur.
off down the dusty road. Arrived at
bis destination, he walked quickly
up the gravel path and pushed tbe
electric bell with a will.
The door was opened by a pretty,
demure-looking girl in a gingham
dress and big, blue, enveloping apron.
He looked at her uncertainly.
"Is Miss Darton at borne?" be in
quired. She glanced at tbe huge car by tbe
gate and then at him in evident as
tonishment. "I'm sorry Miss Darton baa gone
down to the village," she told him.
"Ye gods!. She must be that frum
py individual I met footing It along
tbe side path," be commented in
wardly with a sigh of thankfulness
for bis escape. He took out hla card.
"I am Borry, too. Will you give
lier thla, please?"
Tbe girl glanced at the card a she
took It. "Oh, but," she hesitated,
"Mlsa Darton will be disappointed.
She has spoken of you won't you
Walt?"
Tbey moved over snd took posses
sion of tbe chairs. Tbe girl sat un
comfortably, rolling and unrolling
the corner of ber apron with nervous
fingers: very pretty fingers they
were, too, thought Philip Malvern,
surveying with approval tbe soft,
rounded arms, bare to thr elbow. He
grasped the situation at once and 1
gan to talk, fluently, amusingly, It
consequently Her eyes met hla tn
thy but interested amusement. "Bully
eyes, too." he thought. "They'd turn
the heads of some fenowa."
"What a great, big automobile!"
he commented presently, looking out
at bla car where It stood by tbe gate.
"I've always wanted to ride In one.
I It is it fun?"
"Oh. great!" he erelalmed eagerly.
"Come on out with me now and we'll
take a little spin."
"Ob, I couldn't!" she gasped,
shrinking back In her chair. "And
besides, I have to stay here till my
cousin till Miss Darton comes back.
There's no one else at home,
"Then will you come wun mo this
evening please!" he begged. "I'll
have the car up here by B o'clock."
"But don't you think hadn't you
better take Miss Darton? You came
to see her, you know."
"Oh, well, this is different. Why.
your cousin probably cut ber eye
teeth in an automobile, and has lived
in one ever since. It'd be no novelty
to her. I want you to come."
"Very well, then," she agreed. "If
you think if you're sure she won't
mind."
"Don't believe she'd come If I
asked her. She must be more or less
done up after careering round the
country for three years. Do you ever
long to travel?"
"Oh," she sighed, "more than any
thing else I can think of. And to see
New York and all those beautiful big
cities! Didn't you bate to leave it
all to come out here?"
Her shyness seemed to vanish in a
wave of eager enthusiasm.
"Well, yes I did hate it Just at
first, but now well, I'm really be
ginning to get fond of the place. But
you you must certainly come Eatt
sometime."
He wondered to himself It the East
would spoil her, shy little fluttering
thing that she was, with ber vague,
golden dreams of the big world out
side. What Joy it would be to tako
her around, to watch her wonder and
bewilderment and delight. She must
certainly come. He would talk to
Miss Darton about it.
In his eagerness to strengthen her
desire he launched into a vivid de
scription of the amazing Joys and
wonders of the far cities; he told her
of the Immense buildings, the crowd
ed streets, the marvels that met one
at every turn.
Indeed, In his sudden enthusiasm,
and Just to watcn her eyes grow
round and big, he called on all the
arts of his imagination and added
many awesome touches of his own,
described strange happenings un
known to man or beast, and added
thrilling tales of wild enchantment.
At last, realizing that the sun was
slipping down behind tbe trees and
the shadows growing long across tbe
grass he rose hastily, apologizing for
bis thoughtlessness.
At that moment the woman he had
met on the road turned in at the gate
and came slowly up the path. She was
less frumpy seen at close range,
Philip decided. He sprang down the
steps to meet ber.
"Miss Darton," he exclaimed. "I am
dreadfully sorry to have missed a
chat with you. I've been waiting an
hour or more. I'm Phillip Malvern,
you know. My father "
"Oh, yes. Indeed," she responded
cordially, "your father wrote me
about you. And I am srrry, too, but
I'm glad you found Ellse. Your father
was anxious that you two young
people should meet. He thought It
might make it pleasant er for both of
you."
"Why er yes, of course," he
stammered, out of his perplexity.
"She I that is "
Miss Darton looked at him In as
tonishment. "Hasn't Ellse been good to you?"
she asked, smiling somewhat anx
iously. "She can be very provoking
and willful, I know J haven't chaper
oned her around Europe for three
years without realizing that."
He stared bewllderedly. .
"Ellse then she pardon me. I
thought you were Miss Darton," be
stammered, an awful conviction surg
ing through him."
"I am," she laughed; "our names
are the same. We are cousins, you
know. Now what" a light was be
ginning to break tn her eyes "what
has that young minx been up to?"
''Nothing nothing at all!" Phillip
assured her hastily. He glanced back
Indignantly at the porch. It was
empty. With a somewhat abrupt
leavetaklng he strode out of the gate
and began viciously to . crank hla
machine Shy. Indeed! Timid little,
fluttering thing! Hla tales of the
glowing eastl A hot wave rushed
over him from head to foot What
must she1 think of him?
He leaped Into his car and whizzed
off down the road, with a reckless
and evergrowing violence of speed.
Suddenly a memory, like a flash
of white light, Illumined the dark
depression of his mind. His expres
sion changed. He brought his car
ton an abrupt halt.
"By Jove! Eight o'clock this even
Ing. She promised!"
Seizing the wheel once more he
proceeded onward at a staid and
decorous pace.
"I won't matb myself up quite
yet." be decided.
CITRON AND GINGER
In a once famous cook book, long
lnce out of print,, la -'ven tbe fol
lowing recipe for preserving citron:
Peel and cut up tbe citron and for
the pulp of each fruit weighing one
and one-half pounds us one and a
balf ounce of sugar, on lemon and
one and a half ounces of green ginger
root Put the citron In enough water
to cover it and let it boll until clear.
It will take about balf an hour. Then
drain and put it Into fresh, cold wa
ter to stand over night In tbe morn
ing boll the ginger root, which should
be sliced thin, In one and a balf euu
tuls of water. When tbe water seems
to be highly flavored, but baa not yet
begun to boll down, stir the sugar
into It. Wten the sugar ba melted
dd tbe citron and lei the whole cook
until tbe fruit has a crystalline ap
pearance and tbe sirup around It Is
almost Jellylike. Then remove the
trult and put It in hot sterilized Jar.
AW tbe lemon, sliced very thin, to
Jbe strjH. let !t cook a few minutes
tabger ana pour it hot over tbe fruit
In the Jars. On citron weighing one
and a half pounds after cutting into
chunk, will make a full pint of preserve.
A Splendid Chance.
"Turkey raising la an arduoua bus
ness." said Thomas Q. Rogers a
wholesale poultry dealer of Baltimore
"Day and night you must look after
your birds, the same as you look after
horses.. . , .
"California turkeys are very fine
Tbey are very well taken care of. It
Is no anap to work on a California
turkey farm, I tell you.
-I was visiting a California turkey
farm last month, when a boy applied
for a Job.
" 'Your references are good.' I'll try
you,' said the farmer. ..
. " 'Will I have a chance to rise, slrr
tbe boy asked.
" 'Yea,' said tbe farmer 'A grand
chance. I'll w.nt you to bave the feed
mixed by 4 o'clock every morning.' "
The Surprise of
the Spiritual
By REV. HUGH T. KERR
Paator Fultarton Avanua Praibvtarlaa
Lourcn. vmcafO
3Ca
TEXT The. Wnsrtnm of heaven Is ll
unto treasure hid In a field, the which
when a man hath found, he hideth, and
for Joy thereof goeth and Belief h all that
he hath and knoweth that field. Mat
thew XIII, 44.
The discovery of bidden treasures
was one of t, expectant surprises of
the past, sold the Rev. Mr. Kerr. Tho
secrecy of the soil wos once the saf
est security. Nero become the laugh'
Ing stock of his people because he
was Induced to Investigate a marvel
ous treasure-trove in a distant part ol
bis dominions said to bo waiting for a
finder. Men of our day, too, bave be
come the laughing stock of their fel
lows by selling their all to Invest In
mountains of rock said to contain
acres of gold and strntns of shale and
to secrete rivers of oil. But this man
of the parable was no laughing stock,
but the wonder of his age and the
envy of many men.
Without searching for It, he discov
ered a treasure. The glittering gold
shone before his very eyes. Accord
ing to the law of the land It was hla.
His heart danced for very Joy and In
hla Joy he parted with everything he
bad and possessed himself of that
miracle-working field.
God la better far than mountains of
gold, said Jesus. To And God. to
possess him, la worth the sacrifice
of every other thing. God Is the
greatest discovery a man can make.
Job cried out for God. Philip asked
after the father. Tennyson said the
greatest desire of his life was to have
a new vision of God. Let us follow
the path of thla unnamed discoverer
and, if we can," learn his secret.
He was surprised into his discovery.
It was all so unexpected and so amaz
ing and so wonderful that he could
not believe his eyes when the glitter
ing gold and the shining silver lay
spread out In a heap at his feet.
So does God sometimes surprise the
souls of men. We would not be seek
ing him had we not already been
found of him. Our search for God
has been so long and so patient as
has his search for us. Sometimes he
discovers himself to us and ere we
know It we are in his presence. Like
Livingstone in the African wilderness
suddenly facing his discoverer, so
does God discover us. Nlcodemus may
search for God i tne secrecy of the
night, but in the broad daylight Jesus
reveals himself to the surprised Sa
maritan woman. Zacchaeus may climb
the tree to see the Christ, but Jesus
unexpectedly calls Matthew from his
customary place.
So do men stumble upon God In life.
Men are surprised into the spiritual
by the very act of the eternal spirit
they are not looking for God, they are
found of him. Paul went "with slaugh
ter In his heart to Damascus and lo!
he found not tbe Christians but the
Christians' God. Verily, said the
prophet, thou art a God that hldest
thyself. The spiritual life from be
ginning to end is one long series of
discovery. Tbe bidden treasure of
God'B all-pervasive presence Is ever
revealing new wonders to our souls.
He was surprised Into a new men'
tal temperament. Tbe very grammar
dances with Joy. The words as they
fell from tbe lips of Jesus are bub
bling over with a new found delight.
The man walks as it were on air and
lives his life in gladness of a present
possession. So rejoiced is he in his
new found treasure that be again
hides it away as something too pre
cious to exploit, and holds his secret
for a little while at least, in selfish
monopoly.
The spiritual life must ever sur
prise men Into a very Intoxication of
delight. The early church was one
great merry making community. The
people of that age did not understand
the abounding Joy and the overwhelm
ing gladness that possessed the Chris
tians who sang In the midst of defeat
and who rejoiced In tribulation. When
Gods surprises the soul there Is
abounding Ugbt-heartedness and a
burst of melody. Every revival of
true religion baa been accompanied
with a burst of song.
The miners of Wales went down in
to the darkness with gospel songs up
on their Hps. In the prlson-houBe ot
Pbllllppl Paul and Silas sang songs
of Joy until the very prison was smit
ten as with an earthquake. God, pity
us for our dry-as-dust religion! There
Is no gospel in the religion of many
of our people, and the missing note in
our modern Christianity is the note of
abounding Joy and spiritual cheerful
ness. Our missionary meetings are
too often places of tears and trage
dies. Our prayer aervlces are too
often a rendezvous for dispirited fol
lowers. Awake, awake, put on thy
beautiful garments. Our Christ la a
conqueror and our treasure is pure
gold.
He was surprise 1 into a new Inter
pretation of sacrifice. In bis Joy he
goeth and aelleth all that be baa, and
buyeth that field. There Is nothing
to weep over In that transaction.
There Is no use to ahed tear over
that sacrifice. Indeed, there Is no sac
rifice. Men talk abou. sacrifices, aatd
tbe Immortal Livingstone; God know
I never made a sacrifice. This from
Uie man who wore hit life out to heal
the open sore of tbe 'world, and we,
with out -etty self-denial talk about
sacrifice!
If we wish tbe priceless treasure
we must pay the price.
Determining On' Attitude.
Every man determine his own atti
tude to the life of bcaven by hi re
ception or rejection of Christ's teach
ing. Ret. John Wbltohead, , Metho
dist, Boston. ,
Organized tabor.
Organized labor ba too ' largely
overlooked the deeper side of life In
It struggles for material thing.
Rev. W. H. Foulke. Presbyterian,
Portland, Ore.
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
THAT WILL
HELP THE HOSTESS
"Counting- the days 'till Chrlatmaa,
Sweet days of tender care
Hint loved one may on the blessed morn,
Kind longed-for treasures fair.
Thus drennilntr, hoping and wultlnff
That holiday draws near,
When '1'eaca on earth, good wlllt to
men.'
Itlng out the Joy belts clear."
That Is what we are ' nil doing,
"counting the days 'till Christmas"
with more or less complacency ac
cording to how we are progressing
with the thousand and one things that
must be dono
I want to tell you about a "star"
party a mother Is planning for a bevy
of youngBlers, aged from 8 to 12. The
Invitations are red stars, the writing
in white or gilt. On arriving each
child is to bo given a crown with a
gilt star In front. Then there will
be a hunt for gilt stars scattered
through the rooms and a prize of a
box of candy In a star-shaped box.
Then there are to be puzzles, made
by cutting large Mar into bits, first
pasting on thin wood, the", cutting
out. A quiet time will thus be Insured
for fifteen minutes.
The dining-room Is to be decorated
with hundreds of gilt stars suspended
by Invisible threads of black from tbe
colling and there are to be stars of
greetiB around tbe room with a beau
tiful stars done in tiny electric lights
over the table. Tbe Ice cream Is to
be In star shaped molds and the cakes
small in shape, each with a tiny light
ed taper.
When all are seated the mother in a
few brief words will tell the reason
of using the star and asl. the children
to remember why the star shone In
the east so many, many years ago.
Learning to be a good neighbor li
splendid achooHr.f for the land of the
alnt.
Holiday Parties for Children.
At this season most mothers are
planning for some kind of holiday
parties for the children and busy
times are In prospect for all house
holds with children home for vaca
tion. Rooms festooned with holly,
mUtletoe and the lovely trailing
ground pine need no other decorations
besides red bows of tulle or ribbon
which may fasten tbe wreaths. I
helped a dear little mother of three
plan this pretty party and I am glad
to tell all about It. When all arrived,
some twenty or more happy, excited
youngsters, we asked two of tbem, a
boy and a girl, to go into a side room
from which they soon emerged draw
ing a sled to which they were har
nessed by red satin ribbons. On the
sled were white crepe paper snow
balls, one for each child. They were
easily made by taking a piece of cot
ton the Blze and shape of a real snow
ball and covering It with a strip of
white crepe paper 9 Inches long and 6
wide. The narrow edges are pasted
together and It Is then gathered at
tbe top and bottom. The paper Is
stretched In the middle to fit around
the ball of cotton. Then roll the ball
lightly In gum-arabic water and then
roll In diamond dust or what Is called
Christmas tree sparkle or snow. Have
a large wreath of holly hung In a door
or arch way and each guest tries to
throw the snow ball through it. All
those who get theirs through on the
first trlnl receive a candy enne.
Next we hud the game of Christmas
candles. A weo tree brilliantly lit
with tnpers Is placed on a table Jir t
the right lit-lplit ; a child at a time is
to be blindfolded, then turn nround
three times and told to blow hard.
The one who blows out the most can
dles with one hard puff receives a
gauzy stocking tilled with goodies
After tills we played " 'Twas the
Night Before Christmas" Just like our
old-fashioned game of "Stage Conch."
Only nil the children had names ol
the characters in the well knowa
Christmas lyric. At. the words "St
Nicholas" all changed sea... The very
lust game before refreshments we
called "Christmas Stockings" and tho
children were perfectly delighted. A
sheet was pinned up on the side ot the
wall upon which a lire place had been
roughly sketched with charcoal and
red chalk. Every child was given a
doll size stocking with a good sized
pin; then each In turn was blindfolded
and told to pin the stocking to the
mantel piece. If successful a tiny
fuvor was slipped Into the stocking
before the eyes were unbllnded. if not
the Btocklng was left empty. On the
table for the centerpiece was a huge
snow ball "Jack Horner" pie with
scarlet ribbons running to each place.
It was made by taking wire and ma
king a frame 18 Inches In diameter
with an opening at the top large
enough to take In the favors; then It
was covered with sheet wadding, then
with whit j crepe paper. Liquid glue
wub brushed on and diamond dust
plentifully sprinkled over It. The gifts
are wrapped In tissue paper tied with
silver cord and then attached to the
red ribbons going to each place. A
wreath of holly went around the snow
ball and there were Individual Christ
mas trees for each child on which
the wee candles were lit, then the
guests were summoned to the dining
room. As the hours were from five to
seven quite a substantial supper was
served, consisting of cream of chicken
soup, wafers and wee finger rolls,
slated nuts, fruit salad and Individual
Ice creams in shape of Santa Clans,
a sprig of holly in his arms; lady
Angers and maccaroons with lovely
bell-shaped candy boxes filled with de
licious peppermints.
MADAME MEIlRi.
Wool Embroidery.
Wool embroidery Is the latent trim
ming for afternoon gowns. Some nf
the combinations seen are blue wool
on white gazon de sole; gray wool ou
gray tulle over satin of the same
shade and mauve wool on blue llnon
sole.
The wool used Is the same kind
that is employed for knitting or cro
cheting. On heavier materials it is
used In various bright colors In an
oriental effect, and Is very striking.
Silver Dress Trimmings.
Silver dress trimmings may be
cleaned by covering them with pow
dered magnesia and leaving thorn for
two hours. Rub the magnesia well In
and brush It off with a brush.
The Bernhardt Girdle
THE much talked ot "Bernhardt gir
dle" la one of tbe latest Parisian
novelties. Like many other at
tractive pjeces of self-adornment, tbe
purchase of this exceedingly smart
girdle entails some expense. Any girl,
however, who 1 a bit bandy wltb her
needle and general sewing equipment,
can easily avoid the expenditure by
making tbe girdle berself.
The "Bernhardt girdle" Is mad of
NEW FEATURES IN STYLES
Strapping Cut on th Bla Are Used
to Finish Traveling or Motor
Coat. '
Strapping cut on tbe bla are used
a a finish to many of tbe tailored
traveling or motor coat. Tbe strap
ping not only define the seams, but
outline tbe collar and cuff and pock
ets and tbe lower edge of tbe coat,
giving a smart touch to tbe garment.
While tbe vogue for kimono sleeves,
mandarin coal and other oriental
things e.vlt. It la not surprising thai
tbe Japanese sash finds favor. Tbe
broad, soft silk 1 tied wltb abort
loop extending to the shoulder blade
and long end reaching all but to the
ground.
Marabou wrap, or cape, a tbey
are called by courtesy, wilt bave un
usual line this fall. Bom are long
In back, extending almost to the waist
line, and tther are little more than
scarf 1. back, while the depth In
front suggest the so-called dolman
of two generation ago.
gun metal cloth and ornamented wltb
embroidered serpents of golden brown
color; tbe serpent are being destroyed
by tbe mongoose, a little animal made
ramous by Klpllug. Tbe girdle is
very ornamental, and may be worn
either wltb tbe tabs front or back, ft.
together with collar and cuffs, wou.'d
make an attractive garniture for an
otherwise untrtmmed gown.
Something quite new tn footwear
are bigh buttoned shoe, finished with
a turnover piece of the leather, calli d
a "collar," around the top. Thl col
lar Is tied together with a cord and
tassel and Is usually of a leather con
trasting In color a well a kind wltb
the material of the shoe.
Black and white effect are all in
. great vogue for both evening ' and
arternoon dresses, a well as for
street frocks. Black and white is the
thins- In PaHa at vtMaan, 1. J -
, ......a) " a ., I'modHl. 11 IB
thought that we shall bave a black
and white vogue for fall, wltb navy,
. royal blue, raven' wing and brown
' used In combtnr.tlcn with black for
all type of dresses and costume.
, Tailored models are mostly made
: of rough material In cheviot and
i - . - . , i . . i . . .
afiiKm. a ivw unru-iwiHiea maomsn
effect are Included In th showing,
but are not a popular a the rough
ly woven fabric.
For afternoon and street arease
the elbow lengtu sleeve I generally
used,N although tbe sleeve length
reach's; above tbe , elbow on nion
: go w us is neipea to th desiteu iergtu
I by h luce uudei iv.
life
DRINKING HABIT IN EUROPE
Munich Royal Brewery Is Powerful
Temperance Sermon Many Men
and Women Squander Lives.
On the authority of a labor union
report some time ngo It was Btatcv!
that one reason American skilled l:i-
bor Is superior to European, both in
quality and quantity, is because Ann r-
cans artnK less. The following rioni
a letter In tho Emporia Gazette, by
W. A. White, Is nlong this line. Tho
portion of the letter quoted bn'ow
has reference to Munich and Bavaria:
The Munich royal brewery Is really
a great sight. It was a powerful tem
perance sermon. Imagine a great dark
building nearly ns lurg-9 ns the main
building of the Knnsas State Normal
School; Imagine It erected in ilio
medieval style of architecture, with
few windows, massive walls, low ceil
lings, great wide rooms, and stone
floors. Put long rows of uncovered
rough tables In the dark rooms. Put
men and women at the tables. lllo.U
their faces. Puff out their bellies.
Blur their eyes,- let the animal "rok
out of their countenances and put
them to eating and drinking and kib
bling In the dusk of the grent room
by the hundreds nt 10 o'clock In 'he I
morning when they should be nt I
work. Here and there In the throng
put some old sonk mm: or wount.
whose face has become besotted and
whose soul has withered under tiie
fire of years of over eating and over
drinking, and then put around him
scores who are gradually edging up
to his estate. Then to know that this
scene In the royal brewery Is being
duplicated in Munich In hundreds of
similar places where men and women
are squandering God's good, s'Tong,
clean bodies and souls, and fretting
away useful lives, and one realizes
the great loss that those mile 'ami
miles of hop vines In Bavaria bring
to the Bavarian people. Everywhere,
on the sidewalks, In the cafes, lu the
parks and gardens. In the restaurants,
In the beer halls, all day and most of
the night, men and women are at It
eating, drinking, loafing, wasting
themselves for nothing In God's world
but an artificial sputter of pleasure In
the brain. It 1b hell or If hell is
worse, it is qrueler than it should be."
THE RESUR
RECTION Sunday School Lotos far Dec. IS, 1SI
Specially Arranged for Thla Paper
LEFSON TICXT-Matthew 3:1-20. Memory-
verses, c, 0.
OOI.KMN TKXT-"Io. I nm with ytm,
alway, even unto the end of the world."
Matt. 2S:2n.
Jf-sus wan In the rravo three dvs, from
Friday, April 7, to Sunday, April 9, A. D.
80.
The Resurrection wn early Sunday
mcrnlnir, and was from a tomb In a gar
den near Calvary.
The home nf the rtlelplea during tha
fortv days wns In JnruMlem.
The apponrauc. n of ,Te.Hu were In the
vlHnity of Jempalr m. and In Onlllee.
Tho AHccnsinn wus from Mount Ollvot.
RULES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Important Changes In Liquor Traffic
Regulations Have Been Made
Measure Is Strict.
Important changes have been made
In the law regarding the liquor traffic
In British Columbia, bringing that
province more into conform!! y with
the eastern provinces In the restric
tion applied to the liquor traffic. Tho
measure Is a much stricter one than
any heretofore passed In the prov
ince. The changes are In the direc
tion of more effective safeguards to
the order, peace and good morals of
tho far-scattered settlements and
camps, which are yearly coming Into
closer association with each other
and with tho lurger centers of popula
tion. Under this act a hotel must be
a genuine place of entertainment,
with sleeping and table accommoda
tion, and not a mere drinking place
The number of licenses In small com
munltles Is greatly reduced. Regula
tions are made as to tho character
and record and race of the license
holder. There Is local option to the
extent that two-thirds of the residents
must petition for the license, ull
adults, men and women alike, having
a voice in this matter. The fees are
Increased In some cases by CO per
cent, in others Btlll more. Largo pow
er are given to the superintendent
of police, and to inspectors In the
withholding, superintending, or can
celing of llceifses. There are also
wholesale and even drastic limitations
on purchasers, and the use of the In
terdict is greatly enlarged. 8unday
sale of liquor to excursionists is sup
pressed, and the general effect of the
legislation ts towards an orderly ob
servance of the day. Enforcement of
the law Is 'assisted by placing the bur
den of proof on persons found with
liquor on the premises. Thus not
only In respect to the unorganized dis
tricts, but throughout the provinces,
tbe changes are in the direction of
greater restriction and stricter regulation.
Noted Author on Drink Evil.
In noting the number of men of art
and letters who have arrayed them
selves as opponents of liquor-drinking
and the alcohol cult, the name of Mr.
Hall Calne, the well-known English
novelist, may well be given a promi
nent place. In the preface to his late
novel, "Drink," the author writes the
following clear-cut statement of his
recognition of the gravity and urgency
of the drink problem In the life of the
present day and demands for it the
application of effective methods for
its solving. His declaration reads:
"It seenyi to me that the problem
of Intemperance Is one of the gravest
and most urgent that has ever con
fronted humanity, and that the first
necessity Is that of a clear compre
hension of the root of the evil. Is
habitual Intemperance a disease or a
sin? If It Is a disease the victim ts
an object for compassion, and the
cure lies at tbe doors of tbe physi
cians. If It 1 a sin the transgressor
Is a subject for reproof and pvr-tsh-ment,
and the duty of moral regooera
tton In In the band of the rlergy. IT
If I both a disease and a ln. the
leKlslator share with the physician
nd the clergv tbe task of healing and
controlling It" -
A' Great Peril.
The peril I great to tbe man of
force who ba mad money It I
touch greater for tho son of that man
vrbo Inherits high power without self
control and the capacity to endure j
bardnes. Ilev. William Horace Day.
CongTegfctionalUt, Lo AnguU-a, CaL
It Is hard to conceive of a greater
disappointment, or a deeper mental
and pplritu.il gloom than the Egyptian
midnight darkness, without a star of
hope, which closed about the disciples
when JcHiis their Lord wus dead upon
the cross, nnd every precaution was
takm to nuike certain that bo was
really, Irrevocably dead.
The enemies of Jesus guarded
against every possibility of mistake
as to the reality of his death. Thla
Is a very Interesting example of the
Providence of God. For If Jesus did
not die, ho could not be raised from
the dead. Moreover If the proof that
Jesus really died came from hla
friends, people would question wheth
er they did not In some way deceive.
But the enemies of Jesus were very
anxious that be should be really dead.
In order that he might never trouble
them again. Hence they did every
thing possible to accomplish their
purpose. The soldiers pierced bla
body with a spear, and blood and wai
ter flowed from the wound a proof
of death (John 19: 34, 35). The cen
turion, who was accustomed to exe
cutions, was convinced that he waa
dead, and so reported to Pilate. The
tomb In which he was burled was a
new one, In which no one had ever
been burled, and so there could bo no
doubt as to the Identity of the body
of Christ.
At the request of the chief priests,
the stone against the door of the se
pulcher was sealed, and a Roman
guard placed around the tomb, so that
no one could take away tbe body and
then pretend that Jesus bad risen
(Matt. 27:.N12-C6).
Jesus rose early on Sunday morn
ing. Of the method or circumstances
we know only what is stated here.
"Behold, there was a great earthquake.
Early In the morning, before the ar
rival of the women at the tomb. For
the (an) angel of the Lord descended
from heaven. A divine messenger, to
overawe the guards, and show that
Jesus rose, and was not taken from
the tomb by human power, and that,
the same body came forth that had
been burled. Rolled back be stone
from the door, and sat upon it, as a
guard waiting to give the needed In
formation to the disciples. Ilia coun
tenance (his appearance) was like
lightning, lu vivid and Intense bright
ness. And hl3 raiment white as snow."
This was heavenly apparel, the visible
expression of bis heavenly nature.
it seems that Mary Magdalene Brat
reached the tomb, and seeing the
stone rolled from the door, hastened:
to tell the news to Peter. The other
then came, and entering Into the tomb,
"found not the body of tbe Lord Je-.
sus" (Luke).
It waa fitting that the resurrection
should occur at tbe dawning of the
day. It wus the dawning of the
world's day of redemption. Mark adda,
"and Peter." For he would be the
saddest of all. This message would
be a drop of joy In his cup then, aa.
showing Christ's forgiveness.
The Ascension waa the only fitting
closo of the earthly life of Jesus.
When the disciples had been thorough
ly convinced by "many infallible
proofs" during forty days, that Jesus
was really alive, then be went home
to bis throne and to his Father In Uie
only way that would enable them to
realize that he was their ever-living
Ird and Saviour. The last view of
Jesus was not on the cross, but as
cending in glory, a living Saviour.
The resurrection of Christ la tbe as
surance that tbe death ot the body I
not the end of existence. For the soul
lives on without this mortal body, but
receives a body In tbe other world,
like Christ's glorious body.
The resurectlon life removes all
fears and doubts with the assurance
of a continued life hereafter, all we
have gained In this life being but a
preparation for that eternal lite.
The very soul of our re Igion 'Is
missionary, progressive, world embra
cing; It would cease to exist if It
censed to be missionary. If It disre
garded the parting words of I's found
er, 'Go ye, therefore, and teach all na
tions,' etc. The spirit of truth is the
life spring ot ull religion; and where
It exists, It must manifest Itself, It
must plead. It must persu.de. It
must also convert There may bo
times when silence Is gold, and speech
liver ;but there are time also when,
silence Is death, and speech Is life
the very life of Pentecost
The progress of the church through
missions ts one of tbe most hopeiul
signs of the time. Th era of mis
sions has been Its era of greatest ad
vancement at home. The awakening
of the nations all over the world; tie
fruits of mission work made u. snlTi.it
within the last ten years, are aa In
spiration to the whole Christian voild.
to larger giving and to deeper conse
cration. Convention and Joining thai
church are but the beginning of tho
Christian life. Christ's last cororoaud
was, "Go ye, therefore." Do uct wJt
for people to come to you, bat to u
tbui.
Live Long Without Food.
Carton sating birds, such a the
sagl and vulture, rs able to Uv
long time without food, wall sotn
specle ot sea bird have beon know
to go without food as long as XI days
Certain specie of bird, living cia
their own fat, have bsen knur o to rx
Ut for two months without s ino.sel
of food. From Uuae fact uatura tsl
bave draws the conciuiloa ih -t all th
famine proof tlrd have a dl irct ad
vantage over the w-niw vm iv.it la
ths rac for life la ih.- i:d. ,