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A new clement, insidious and pre-
judicial to the equal administration
• f justice, is said to have crept into
the law courts of Pt.ris with the ad-
veet of women attorneys. The acu-
men which once went to the disen-
tanglement of involved points of law
is now being directed to the solu-
tion of this fresh problem. The
leaders of the Paris bar aro uis-
erectly hinting that the learned
magistrates are not wholly insert -
bible to the physical charms of the
women pleaders and that logic is
no longer enthroned in its pre-emi-
nent niche in the temples of jus-
tice. The women speak so fair and
with such a tuneful eloquence that
justice is now and then caught nod-
ding. Those who have been placed
1:► custody or who have property
rights in jeopardy are said to have
been quick to discern the truth and
to avail themselves of this extra-
legal appeal.
There aro professional regula-
tions against advertising, but re-
cently the editor of a legal publica-
tion bit upon the clever expedient
of publishing the photographs of
women pleaders in his journal.
Thus it was possible for the public
to ava'l itself of the most charming
members of the profession. Now
that particular publisher and his
journal have fallen into disrepute
with the leaders of the bar. It --is
alleged that such a practice should
be discountenanced because it sub-
jects the less well favored femin-
ine pleaders to a handicap in their
quest for clinets. Whether this
protest is absolutely sincere niay be
doubted since it comes from the
hien, not from the women. Although
women have now invaded almost
all of the professions, it would seem
that the process of adjustment so we utter, the flash of anger. the
far as the ,nen are concerned is not 1 burst of petulance, the whisper of
FOR SIIOCESS OR
FA/LBRE this lesson happen ? 1Where wa•
that region ? What was Saul try-
ing to do 1 In what condition din
David find him 1 What was the
suggestion of David's comrade
What did David do? How did Sao;
icceive this treatment 1 What sort
:,f an example does Da%id set in
th's incident?
Lesson X.--Satd and Jonathan
Slain in Battle. Where did this
battle occur? What forces were
arrayed ageinst Israel l What help
lad Saul sought on the night be -
1 re the battle 1 Who died with
1 im on the field? What Heroic
qualities did he show at the last
Why did Jonathan have to perish
along with his father 1 What is the
Golden Text ?
Lesson XI.—David Made King
Over Judali and Israel. — How
many years did David pass in his
wilderness ex..o and adventure?
What qualities did ho develop dur-
ing those years? At the last over
what realm did he become king?
H- w old was David when he enter-
ed •ipon his reign 1 How long was
he king? What is the (;olden
Text?
A Man's Career Is Often Made or Marred
By Small Things
For who hath despised the day of
small things l--Zach. iv. 10.
The real things that tend to make
or rear our careers are often the
small things. The vital issues of
defeat or victory away spring from
the vr••iest trines. The most fatal
defects or weakness, too, can be ap-
parently insignificant, escaping ob-
servation like. the tiny worm which
pierces the duck's massive founda-
tion or cuts through the ship's side.
The prophet does not always speak
in rapt visions or restrict his mes-
sage to a heavenly Jerusalem. His
dc,ntinant motive is to arouse to a
sense of each day's importance and
to conduct as the essential factor
i . religion. And as the minutes
control the hours, and mere frac-
tions of time the months and years.
ro our character is the resultant of
single acts and thoughts which he -
come in their turn irresistible ha-
bits and impulses, like the separate
delicate threads which can be weld -
cd into an unyielding chain.
The painter's canvas glows with
life and beauty by his deft use of
bits of pigment—small fragments of
cclor that give rise to figure and
landscape of
SURPASSING CHARM.
Eo the gentle traits, the modest
qualities, the quiet tastes, the un-
obtrusive deeds, the unselfish atti-
tude, the little attentions. It is
just these small things which ren-
der our life fragrant, giving genu-
ineness and character to our relig-
ion.
But there is another view of the
text. We are judged less by the
trend of our life in its vastness and
sweep, by the nim a: extent of our
purposes and ambitit •, than by the
little acts that make up each day's
passing record—the chance word
es en yet complete. They are still( -------
wrong, the bitter taunt, the petty
gi utiticatien—acts trilling and tran-
sient in themselves but expressive
J character to the casual observer.
How important, then, to be on our
guard Zest such things acquire the
mastery over us. They must not be
despised, for they may lead to traits
and tendencies that may overwhelm
our lives, leaving wreckage where
et,ce were smiling streams and hap-
py homes.
The sage who knew the stars bet-
ter than the roads of his native
town, the philosopher so intent on
the secrets of the skies that he fell
into a ditch by the wayside-- are not
these but instances when in the
vain grasp after the illimitable and
vague we despise the small things
that are real and near? So we nar-
row too generall our
CONCEPTION OF RELIGION
)o the atmosphere of church or sy-
nagogue, to swelling music, to
stately ceremonial, the solemn lit-
anies and holy vestments. But
even these may fail in their pur-
pose if we realize not the sacred-
ness of small things which we ig-
nore or despise—the deed that up-
lifts although it is unheralded; the
word that inspires, although titter-
ed so gently that your neighbors
do not hear it ; the hand clasp wh'ch
puts your brother firmly on his feet
without public applause.
The small things, then, 'Ehich are
usually vital and decisive for suc-
cess or failure are not in the far
heavens or across the distant seas.
They are close to us, so close that
they are indispensable for our
groi `ri, our discipline, our perfect
development. Hence, they dare
not be desnise'l by those of us who
w ish to rise to higher things.
REV. DR. ABRAM S. ISAACS.
quick to seize upon a pretext tolIFHE SUNDAY
frame an indictment, but they cnn 1
scarcely expect to achieve anything
but an opera bouffe success.
SCHOOL
INTERN.t'1'ION,tL LESSON,
SEPT. 2.
Lesson II.—Saul Chosen King —
'i'u whom did the people come for a
king? Who was selected by Samu-
el? What impression would his
'arsenal appearance naturally pro-
duce 7 I)id Israel need a military
head just then 1 What signs of pro-
mise appeared in the new king?
When hegot a new heart and was
changed into another man did lie
remain a changed man 7 What was FOREST CLAD MOUNTAINS.
Lesson III—Samuel warns Saul and yellers break glistening and rumb-
th People.—W hen did Samuel de- ling beneath cocoa palms that arch
liver this warning? What sort of over the foam, bowing in the teeth
+
ISLAND OF MILLION hUES
A TWO DAYS' GLIMPSE. OF
BEAUTIFUL J_1MAI('A.
A Latid of Woods and Springs
Givers the Visitor Many
Pleasant Memories.
As the Royal Mail Steam Packet
steamer approaches Jamaica there
appears -first a vast pile of rounded
snow clouds, which tumble apart,
and reveal the purple peaks of the
Blue Mountains. The cool, health-
ful trade -wind blows in from the
sea and makes the heat more cn-
uurable than that of the American
sumnrner, while in winter it tastes
and smells of a spring noon.
The ship raises both clouds and
peaks, the foothills that seem to
tumble over one another to climb
the highest, and as the Indian sum-
mer haze clears the island is re-
sealed i0 a million hues. Poised
on the ridges, plantation houses,
with their white walls and red roofs
stand out against the sombre bluish
green of ravines, and like winding
silver threads waterfalls and
streams sparkle in the sunshine as
they tumble downward toward the
sea. Well has the island retained
a name close to the original—Zay-
mace, isle of "woods and springs."
AFRAID OF THE PIRATES
('.1PT.tIN -1N1) CREW '1'H'tFE
!WEEKS ON WRECK.
FOUR MILES IN HIE AIR
THRILLING .tI)1'F:\TL ill: OF A
1t'OM.t N P.tItAl'H t• 1'IS'1'.
Experience of Fifteen Sailor,, Miss Viola Sf enter Wa. Almost
Whose Ship Slruek Sunken frozen to Death in Balloon
Hecf• Ascent.
Fifteen sailors have landed at Miss Viola Spencer, thous.
Liverpool with a thrilling tale of parachutist, has had a thrilling ad-
shtpw•recked peril ante _ng Malay venture and a utast remarkable es -
The
from death.
The ship on which they sailed On Thursday Miss Spencer was
from New Zealand was the .New Or- engaged to make a parachute de -
leans, but the vessel which brought scent at a sports meeting near Not -
them Home was tato liner Stentor, tingharn, England, but when the
from Singapore, which picked them balloon rose to a height of about
up and saved their lives. 2.000 feet she found herself unable
"We were bound for hamburg to liberate the parachute. The re -
with phosphate rock," snid one of sult was that she was carried help -
the sailors in an interview. "We lessly by the balloon for a distance
sailed at the beginning of May, af- et' thirty miles. She managed to-
ter picking up our cargo at Ocean keep her frail seat until the bal-
Island. Wo went all right as far loon descended, by which time she
as the Straits of Macassar, off the was almost perishing from the cold.
coast of Borneo, but there we At ono time the balloon rose to
struck a sunken reef. a height of about 20,000 feet, which
"Tho ship was badly damaged, is about four miles.
and the water gained in the hold. "I had a horrible feeling," said
But, we kept the pumps going, fur Miss Spencer, "that I should be
we hoped she would get clear so frozen. How I wished I had brought
that we could beach her my wrap or coat, I had only a mus-
lin blouse and a blue serge coat.
IN SHALLOW WATER.
"Tho engines were kept at hill 1 FELT THE COLD KEENLY �-
speed astern all the time, and at
last the ship got off the reef, but
before she could make any headway
she had struck another reef and
settled down.
"Capt. Humby ordered the boat
out. and we abandoned our ship,
taking with us all the belongings
we could get into the boat.
"We saw as we rowed away that sea ; hut, happily, I escaped that
she had finished settling down. Her fate, but, where, of all places in --
bridge, the forecastle and all the the. world, do you think we dj�f
upper parts were above- water, and come down 7" she asked. "Actual-
you
she had broken iii half, j: jna clover field ! Could it- fiaye•
been Tie tette Talk aboui,.'landing
in clover !" and the' fair i'arachutist
laughed merrily.
"But I felt confident after a
time." Miss Spencer declared,
when I was up in the air a height
of 10,000 feet, but at.20,000 it was
unbearable. My hands were quite
numbed, and I had to knock them.
against the wooden ring of the para-
chute to restore the circulation.
"And next," Miss Spencer con-
tinued, "I had an awful fear that.
the balloon would bo blown out to.
she was well out of the water, fore
and aft, at high tide.
"We did not go far. _All round
that part of the coast there are
fierce Malay tribes, descendants of
the old pirates, and we thought it "that if I could only manage to -
was safer on the water than on the keep my seat in the parachute the
balloon would come down all right.
What alarmed me most was the pos-
sibility that I should faint from cold'
and fall off. At one time. before I
had gone up very far, I tried to
console myself by humming snatch-
es of a comic song. and a queer idea
struck me to sing `Up in a Balloon,
Boys," but I stopped short, be-
cause in view of my dangerous po-
sition I thought it was improper
and imprudent. Unfortunately. I
could not recall any hymns," she•
added.
land.
"So we went hack, to stay where
there were provisions and some sort
of safety at least.
"For three weeks we lived on that
wreck. All the time we kept a con-
stant watch—
FOR TWO REASONS.
There might bo a vessel passing
and, on the other hand, there
The,crux of the situation in Tur-
might be a boatful of armed natives
key, we imagine, will come some , • nt any moment, as the rock on
time hence, when the constitution g which the ship had struck lay close
is fully established and parliament ht radical defect 1 1..; shore, and we could be seen from
is at work. During the prevalence As the ship draws nearer the sea the land.
"All the arms wo had wo kept
of revolutionary fervor the various close handy, especially when wo
nationalities can easily sink their saw, too many tunes for absolute
rivalries and animosities. But ) cf t e r urle comfort, small bands of natives
"when the silence and the calm g g n.arching along the shore and
g g watching the wreck.
come on" the Turkish empire will What forth of. government pre- Why "At last our distress signals,
Lesson XII. Third Quarterly Re-
view. Golden Text, 2
Sam. 5. 12.
QUESTIONS FOR SENIOR
SCHOLARS.
u judge had he been? W hat kind . the trades. Blue smoke c
r f a publicpservice bad he render- upfrom the sugar estates and negro
ed i What sins, sometimes charge- clearings thousands of feet high.
able against public officials, was he The eye delights in little white vil-
prove an exception to the rule of ceded the absolute monarchy in guiltless of 1 was it an offense leges under bamboos and palms, which w o managed to keep (lying,
other lands if those rivalries are Israel T Who was the last of the to hire that the people clamored for half hidden in sheltered bays and were seen by the Dutch steamer
not revived and if they do not cause iudges7 What reasons dick tho a king? What wise counsel did be coverts and neatly laid out banana 1)e Eercns. They bore down and
agitation and at least parliament- People give fur requesting a king t give 1 What did Samuel promise to plantations and orange groves, took us aboard, except Capt. Hum-
ary conflict, just as they have done How did Samuel interpret their d' for there always ? while towering over all are the for- by, the chief engineer and the stew -
in other composite realms, such as request? How was the first king Lesson IV.—Saul Rejected by the est -clad mountains, capped with ard, who would not come. They
chosen 1 What was the attitude of Lord.—What chief offenses had cloudy turbans. stuck where theywere to do sal -
the United Kingdom, Austria -Hun- the retiring judge to the newly Saul committed 1 What was this Port Royal is reached, and the wage work.
gary. Prussia and Russia. For Tur- chosen king? What was Samuel s crowning sin 1 What great princi- Royal Mail steamer fires a gun to "The Dutchman touched at Sing -
key is really one of the most con- greatest legacy to Israel? What plc did Samuel announce? \Which announce the fact. The conning of aeore, and there we took the liner
glomerate of all, and the antagon- elements in Sail's character fitted set of duties are 01 chief importance the steamer is an event that is cele- for home."
him especially fur his new position?
—those which aro moral or those Mated by honor -cls at the wharf. ,T,
isms among her tribes and peoples What elements of unfitness for rul- which are ceremonial? What sort To lie in the harbor of ('ort Royal , , ,
aro not a bit less vital and aggres-for even a da • is worth a lifetime PROVING HIS HONESTY.
of ship did he manifest as king? On c•1 a man—take him all in all—was y
sive than those between Celt and %that ground was he eventuall • re- Saul 1 What was his chief fault ? in a romantic library. The scene Yon say you have confidence in
Saxon, Pole and Prussian, Czech jected ? What external circurnstan- Lesson V.—David Anointed at is essentially British, yet quaintly the plaintiff, Mr. Smith?"
cea led to the introduction of David Pethlehetn.—Where is Bethlehem? foreign.
"Yes, air.'
and Austrian, Croat and .lingyar' at the court of Saul'1 What osi- rKingston, too, in its present cnn- "State to the Court if you please,
If /such an ominum gatherum can P For what is it noted 1 What pro- dition is a sight worth seeing, for what. caused this confidence."
tions did David hold at court gan phot wentingthere in search of a d? out of chaos a new city is emerg- "Why, you see, sir, there's alleys
settle down to ordered constitu- •rt the ahoy during Soul's reign 1 tore king? Whom die he find?
tional life and continuo in it with- Rccall the events which led to the1What was the Ind's %oration? How ing. Hotels are reopening, and the reports 'bout eatin'-house men, and
out fire -striking friction an eighth anointing of David to he kingintemporary shops are busy again I used to think—" vas he anointed 1 Whathdid this with sharks' teeth, turtle shells and "Never mind what you thought;
wonder of the world will be acltiev- Sail's stead. State the birthplace, ceremony mean ? What influence
parentage. and boyhood of David. other island curios. tell us what you know."
ed \ hat led to the ro ection of David came be David 1 ?lid he imnicdi- Even in two days one ?nay catch "Well, sir, one day 1 goes clown
,1,_�_ l ately become a king T What was a clear to Co ken's shop, and sez to the
by Seidl Compare and contrast Iris appearance? What had he
DOCTOR DRUMMOND. tl.e chnraeter of Saul with that of GLIMPSE OF JAMAICA. waiter. 'Waiter,' sez 1, 'give's a
learned as n shepherd 1 weal pie.' Well, just then Mr.
A friend, whose lips lie motionless
lee sun, Jonathan. - Compare and Lesson VI.—Dasid hued Oolinth.— Trains eotne and go two or three (+ooken come up, and, sez he, 'Now
Whose nanno I breathe, not with- ti ntraat the characters of David What gigantic champion defied the times a day between the city and (he Mr. Smith! What ye goingto
and Jonathan. Describe briefly the the mountains. One may whiz up , „
out pain ; armies of Israel t Why were the have 7
experiences of David while an ex to Papine in an electric cur and
Yet, what rich gifts he left to us— Irtnelites dismayed 1 Who came to "'Weal pie.' says I. 'Good,'
(e from court. State the traits in then drive to Gordon Cown, in the
The cheerful children of his David's character that made him their relief 1 What gave hire re -s hills returning comfortably in the says he; 'I'll have one, to:' so • 0
brain ; the superior of Saul as a military
markable courage! What weapons morning. One may also travel to sets down an' eats ono of his own
Leetle Katetso an'Dieu Dunne leader; as king. ?fecal? the dos -did he mei Why did be choose 1;wartun b train, passingthroe h weal pies right afore me."
Disc feller will not pass away. ing events of Saul's ndministrntion; What? Which contestant won 1 the great banana filds tthe f ,. t ''11u1 that cacao your confi ren'e
Wha effects were produced on the in him 1"
You, who have broken bread with Jt natDavilhnn an Ir�lhc light tlt over �igtthrans 1d'hilistinea, on the Israclitea, and r/(Ctahe rr ngcsring Mount tnke the %isTtorhup the "Yes, indeed, sir ; when a- eat-
hrm, on his character. Was the estate �'' Davio's dawning enreer? What, zigzag face of the mountain, whence in' -house keeper sets down of •re
Have lingered, laughing late at li:.hntent •of the kingo++m •in lsracl a gt.alitics in the young shepherd of ! one may look down nn thriving his eustcmners an' deliberate' eras
nicht, step in the line of progress or of lltthlchem remain for us to imitate 1' ranches, plantations and native one of his own weal pies, n� man
Yen will know why mine eyes are retrogressionhe1 Which Was the bet Lesson 1'i[. Saul Tries to Kull homesteads halt buried in coffee, can refuse to feel cnnfidenre — it
dimDavid.—What impression on the , •p shows him to be an hone it man.
With tears that blur the lines I It r form of government, that under r 1 y cassava, bananas, scar lr oinset-
lh • administration of the judges, or co ►le was made h David's �•ic- t as and purple hongainvillias. Then
write tory over the giant 1 How was )•i TO() MUCH.
that under the administration of down the other aide of Mount Dia -
Dere'', one, he's frim', I'm not the kings? 1Whnt •indications of yid compared with Saul in the holo, among the finest scenery in Hicks—What did your wife say
forget,— greetings of the women 1 What ef-
1)nt small Cure of ('nlumette. progress can you truce in political feet was %crow ht on the kings What the island, into the automobile when sun got home at 4 o'clock this
and {oris? affairs curing the his -reads of St. Ann and the cool air morning 1
1erieat period by the lessons of this sc•rt 411 an oat] spirit was it that of Monengne—a cool night and n Wicks—Great Scott! Look here,
Time nulls apo brings us frost and quarter 1 •\That events of this •peri- t'ssessed him! 1)id he try to check cool drive buck to the bunt, arriv- old ►uan, haven't you anything else
nesters. , d reflect priniiti%e political and it or die he yield to it 7 What did ing on board in time for luncheon.
Set changes of the changeless in cin) conditions 7 In what res eets he try to do to David 1 How dirt Even in this brief visit one gets a
"ars David act under • these trying cir
• was David a man of his "ion time ". g Bnnpshot of Jamaica to keep in
He 1•a�.cd awry mid early April It, what respects was h in ndynnce cunistances1 What great duty is mind and frame as a pleasant me-
`1i"'cis• taught ns in the study of this les- mor
Ar ttearthe world were moved to "f the age in which he lived? son? y 4,
D. It +ssignol sing on an' on, QUESTIONS FORs. iNTF:it11i:1►I Lesson III.— Friendship of 1)n- FALSE.
ATE SCHOLARS. I -
and Jonathan. --When did this Truth crushed to earth will
Mere sadder now, inose he eea friendship begin 1 What was the
Lesson 1. ---Israel Asks fur a King ground of it T On what wax it ri a again,' quoted the ►n,raliz-
-W'ho ruled the people of Israel based 1 \hat reasons had Jona- "According to
rt this time 1 What was his char- than to refine fellowship with 1)a- the demoralizer, '
ae•ter as a ruler i What did his sone %id 1 What did David's success _+
de%%hen they eceame judgez1 mean for Jonathan' Mention some r eggs.
Whose fault was this 1 How did cf the qualities of Jonathan's
the people feel about it? What friendship. What other notable
historic friendships can you recall 1
W hat was the use of n covenant
in this rase 7 What is the Golden
Ttet1
Lesson IX.—David Spares Saul's
Life.—Where did the incidents of
Ile would not have his friends re-
pine.
!fe f.•ught. and wrought, and
made a name;
Hie week- rd gladly make it mine.
Bete.%e ine, not for wealth or
fame,
Ilut j•i:t be.•atise he had to go
At.( lase it, when he loved it °n.
esi's 1\'armae. in Th • Canadian
lilcigazine fur September.
did the elders of the nntion re-
quest 1 What did Samuel do with
tecir request i What died Jehovah
}.id the prophet do ' in spite of
warning, what did the people say?
Then what was dune 1
tc do all this afternoon 7
:\ Bible and a cake of chocolate
are included in the kit of all Ger-
man soldiers. _--
This is a wide world. but a lot of
people in it live on a narrow mar-
gin.
that," re;oined Lady (to caller)—"You won't
mind my going on with any work
while you're here, will you 1 Then
I shan't feel I'm wasting time."
Farmer Marne,—"I've bought a
laroineter, Hannah, to tell when Don't he satisfied with walking
it's goin' to rain. ye know !" Mrs. nround nn your uppers while wait-
Barnes—''Tr tell when it's goin' ing for a dead man's shoes.
to rain' Why, 1 never heard o'
such extrevagance! What do ye When a pian tikes unto himself
s pose. Providence haz given ye a wire he is apt to exchange a lot
th' nccumat.iz fer 1" c,l little troubles for a bis one.
there is no truth
1
SCENE WAS TERRIFYING.
Miss Spencer then described the
scene as it appeared to her in the
clouds.
"I remember being impressed
with a sense of awf i t stillness 1111.11,around," she remarke "It was.
terrifying. But I got accustomed
t, it. The moon was shining clear -
le and all around was bathed in
its pale light. It was impossible
to ace the trees, but one of the most
beautiful sights 1 saw wee the re-
flection of the noon in a river as
we passed over it. It seemed to
dance on its placid surface. A
pretty scene of a different charac-
ter was the lights of Nottingham
as the balloon bordered upon it. It
was all so strange with the large
buildings looking mere specks down
below."
Miss Spencer then explained how
the mishap which led to her re-
rnarkable adventure occurred. The
parachute was attached to the bot-
tom part of the hallonn, and her
seat was n little webbing loop not
more than four inches in width. On
either side she clasped the ropes
fur support. in appearance the loop
would he like a garden swing.
The parachute is detached by pul-
ling a piece of curd whieh releases
n steel eatrh round which are twin-
ed the strings of the parachute.
"I TUGGED AND TUGGED,"
Enid Miss Spencer, "but I could not
release it, and 1 ata convinced that
the crowd must ha%e trodden on
the apparatus when it was on the
ground. 1 shall never again go ui►
if the crowd conics into the en-
closure.
"Of course 1 had no control over
the balloon, which was forty feet
above me. The joy and relief I ex-
perienced when me little pocket an-
eroid barometer showed me that the
balloon was conning clown was great.
'It dropped near a little village
called Thrursington, near Rearshy,
in Leicester. 1 iranmediately jump.
ed off, and scarcely had 1 (otic ea
before the balloon started off again,
and 1 chased it across two ade.
Lc ring a house, I gave up the int,
and I stayed at an adjacenthens()nis
fur the night. At t, o'clocnext
morning 1 diseovcrcd the bnll'•on
half a mile away. It had dropped
i• sornehndy's hark garden. and
not only seared, hut half stifled the
people in the cottage with its es-
cnping gas.
in the ordinary way, Miss Spen-
ce, said she would have descended
with her parnchute in ten ,ninnies.
The crowd at Heanor, near Not-
tingham. where the sports and gala
were held. enxinitaly waited to se0
her come dawn. When she failed
to do 80 there was a search for her
all night long. in which several rnn-
tor cars were engaged.
Althnugh Miss .Spencer has merle
nn parachute descents, this iQ the
first time ouch an accident has hap-
pened to her.
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