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November 26, 1913.<br />
gary." By William Canton. Cloth.<br />
218 pages. Six illustrations by Eleanor<br />
Fortescue Brickdale. Price $1,50<br />
net.<br />
This wonderful yet sad story is said<br />
to have been firet written by a friar<br />
named Little Dietrick, who was so<br />
affected by Elizabeth's piety and troubles<br />
that he devoted his whole time<br />
to searching out everything that<br />
might be known about her life history.<br />
The story reveals the gross ignorance<br />
that prevailed in the days of<br />
the Crusades; people giving up life<br />
freely in an endeavor to rescue from<br />
the Turks the sepulchre where Jesus<br />
was supposed to have lain. Yet, the<br />
church influenced Elizabeth to walk<br />
barefoot, give up her children to the<br />
care of nuns and devote herself to<br />
the nursing of lepers and victims of<br />
other diseases, and the poor, while<br />
for no reason whatever she uncomplainingly<br />
submitted to the cruel<br />
blows of her confessor. An outcast<br />
from her husband's home, after he<br />
had died in the Crusade, she bore<br />
meekly the wrongs practiced Iby her<br />
brothers-in-law against her and her<br />
children, because these so-called<br />
brothers had usurped the title and<br />
riches that rightfully belonged to her<br />
and hers.<br />
It is grievous to read all the uncalled<br />
for sacrifices, and monstrous<br />
wrongs that were practiced under the<br />
guise of religion, and oh, what an<br />
absurdity to canonize her, like Joan<br />
of Arc, after she had passed into<br />
From an Illustration in Color by Paul Branson<br />
for the New Holiday Edition of Kenneth<br />
Qrahame's "The Wind in the Willows,"<br />
Fublished by Charles Scribner's Sons.<br />
trations by Paul Bransom. Price $2.00<br />
net.<br />
A book for children, in which the<br />
adventures of a mole, a water rat, a<br />
''adger, a toad and other small anihials,<br />
including weasels and fleld<br />
hiice, are narrated. They display<br />
their characteristics and manner of<br />
'Wng; in the fields, the wildwood,<br />
*Ipng the river banks, under cellars,<br />
*•> by conversations and stories of<br />
heroism, and adventure- and social<br />
'inctions as told by themselves. It<br />
gives a child new ideas about these<br />
A FAMILY<br />
eternity. CHARLES She SCRIBNER'S certainly had the SONS, heart<br />
of a saint but NEW was YORK. woefully misguided<br />
"The and wronged. Wind in The the book Willows," is absorbing<br />
Kenneth in interest Grahame, and Illuminated, makes one thank<br />
Cloth<br />
by<br />
ful covers, that '350 we live pages. in a Ten more colored enlightened illus-<br />
time and enjoy a free gospel.<br />
clever little creatures, to read such<br />
a book as ihis, and tneir industry and<br />
perseverance claim tne lespecL aaa<br />
close attention ot the most thougniiess.<br />
It teaches the unlailing truth,<br />
that each and every living thing has<br />
a distinct place, and is necessary to<br />
the fulfillment of the plan of our<br />
great Creator, and fills a need that<br />
uo other may flll,in working out the<br />
laws of Nature. No one can say whicn<br />
is useless or unnecessary, lor only<br />
God can measure the work they are<br />
expected to do, and the joy they contribute<br />
to the world at large.<br />
"Autobiography of Ge<strong>org</strong>e Dewey,<br />
Admiral of the Navy." Cloth, 337<br />
pages. Thirty-flve illustrations. Price,<br />
$2.50 net.<br />
Notwithstanding all the requests<br />
made to Admiral Dewey for descrip-<br />
\tions of different events in his life,<br />
from publishers and others, except<br />
for his official reports, this is the<br />
PAPER.<br />
flrst account he has ever authorized<br />
to be printed of the events in his life<br />
up to the wonderful victory gained at<br />
Manila Bay and later.<br />
For Commodore Ge<strong>org</strong>e Dewey<br />
alone, the grade of Admiral was created,<br />
and so instead of being retired,<br />
he is now, at the age of seventy-flve<br />
years, in active service as Commander<br />
of the Naval Forces of the United<br />
States.<br />
To any one who may possibly imagine<br />
that the victory of Manila Bay<br />
was a sudden success, a mere bit of<br />
great luck, the reading of this Autobiography<br />
will reveal that it was<br />
really the logical climax of a lifelong<br />
preparatory service in the navy,<br />
in which he participated in the victories<br />
credited to others; for at the<br />
age of twenty-nine years he was a<br />
Lieutenant Commander, and at the<br />
age of only twenty-four, fought in the<br />
battle of New Orleans under Admiral<br />
Farragut, and as second in command<br />
of the Mississippi. It was really<br />
Dewey who accomplished the destrucexceedingly<br />
modest way, stating facta<br />
and happenings as if it was the narrative<br />
of a mere historian, rather than<br />
that of the leader of the nation's naval<br />
hosts himself. Few words are<br />
used, but they reveal so much, especially<br />
the true greatness of a man<br />
who can quietly serve his country,<br />
while worthy of that country's greate.st<br />
praise. To one who desires to<br />
know the whole work of the navy<br />
during the past 75 years and get it<br />
from an unbiased viewpoint, we believe<br />
that this is the most valuable<br />
and readable book ever printed.<br />
Give "honor to whom honor is due,"<br />
and the greatest honor is due Admiral<br />
Dewey for the greatest naval<br />
victory ever won. Every American<br />
should purchase and read this most<br />
NEW ALEXANDRIA, PA.<br />
Our L, M. Society has been quilting<br />
in the session room of the church.<br />
Some enjoyed a picnic lunch.<br />
Mr, Robert Graham, of the Seminary,<br />
preached for us November 2,<br />
Our delegates who attended the<br />
Covenanter Young People's convention,<br />
at New Castle, gave us a very<br />
flne report of the proceedings.<br />
Miss Lizzie Beattie, of iPhiladel|.<br />
phia and her sister, Mrs. Jas. Gibson<br />
and daughter, of Conneautville,<br />
have been visiting their mother, Mrs.<br />
Mary Beattie.<br />
Our Study Class met at the home<br />
of Mr, and Mrs. Elder Steel, November<br />
3rd, We enjoyed ourselves immensely<br />
with this estimable couple<br />
and their interesting children.<br />
Mr, and Mrs. Wro. Porter are<br />
spending a week with their son, Robert,<br />
and wife, of Indiana, also friends<br />
magniflcent autogiobraphy and read<br />
or tell it to their children.<br />
We have here also a map of the<br />
route taken STAR by Dewey's NOTES. squadron at<br />
in BlairsviUe, Pa.<br />
this famous victory, the hattie of PACIFIC COAST PRESBYTERY<br />
***McGill University, Montreal,<br />
Manila Canada, Bay.<br />
Jl^ETTER.<br />
announces a special course<br />
of lectures on Higher Accountancy, in<br />
I have recently returned from a<br />
the Arts Building, on Wednesday<br />
trip to Southern California in connection<br />
with the Fall meeting of the Paciflc<br />
Coast Presbytery. Incidentally<br />
evenings. The lecturer, says the circular,<br />
is "Mr, David S. Kerr, C, A,,<br />
member of the Association of Accountants<br />
in Montreal, member Dominion<br />
Association of Chartered Accountants,<br />
member Institute of Accountants<br />
and Actuaries in Glasgow<br />
(Scotland), Fellow American Association<br />
of Public Accounts." One scarcely<br />
recognizes our own modest David<br />
Kerr, son of the late Dr. J, Kerr, with<br />
all these titles, but we rejoice that<br />
he has so distinguished himself in<br />
his profession,<br />
***Rev, Dr, James Harper, of<br />
Xenia, Ohio, died November 6, He<br />
was born January 15, 1823, near<br />
From 'Blackfeet Indian Stones,' bv Ge<strong>org</strong>e Bird Grinnell. Published by Charles<br />
Scribner's Sons,<br />
tion of the ram Manassas, at this<br />
battle. In fact. Admiral Dewey declares<br />
that his schooling at Annapolis<br />
was as nothing, when compared to<br />
service under Farragut in actual war,<br />
Ht constantly asked himself the<br />
question in after years, when in doubt<br />
as to the wisest course to take,<br />
"What would Farragut do?" He also<br />
gives credit to the veterans of 1812,<br />
who exerted a great influence over<br />
him during the formative period of<br />
his life.<br />
The whole book is written in an<br />
I was privileged to assist at the Communion<br />
services in Los Angeles and<br />
Hemet congregations and take part<br />
in the installation of Rev. J. S.<br />
Thompson at Hemet. All of these experiences<br />
are remembered pleasantly.<br />
The Los Angeles congregation this<br />
year celebrated the tenth anniversary<br />
of their <strong>org</strong>anization, and the pastor<br />
and people there have certainly<br />
enough in their present circumstances<br />
to justify the recognition of<br />
this event. Here is an established<br />
work carried on vigorously by a congregation<br />
of between eighty and<br />
ninety devoted Covenanters, comfortably<br />
housed on the Sabbath in<br />
one of the best appointed church<br />
buildings FULLY in the NOURISHED<br />
denomination, and<br />
under Grape-Nuts the ministry a Perfectly of a Balanced devoted Food pas-<br />
(Continued on page ten,)<br />
No chemist's analysis of Grape-Nuts<br />
can bag11 to show the real value of<br />
the food—the practical value as shown<br />
by personal experience.<br />
It is a food that is perfectly balanced,<br />
supplies the needed elements<br />
for both brain and body in all stages<br />
of life from the infant, through tha<br />
strenuous times of active middle life,<br />
and is a comfort and support in old<br />
age,<br />
"Por two years I have used Grape-<br />
Nuts with milk and a little cream, for<br />
breakfast. I am comfortably hungry<br />
for my dinner at noon,<br />
"I use little meat, plenty of vegetables<br />
and fruit, in season, for tne<br />
noon meal, and if tired at tea time,<br />
take Grape-Nuts alone and feel perfectly<br />
nourished.<br />
"Nerve and brain power and memory<br />
are much improved since using<br />
Coleraine, Ireland, and became professor<br />
in the Newburg, New York,<br />
Grape-Nuts. I am over sixty and<br />
Theological Seminary in 1868, and in<br />
weigh 155 lbs. My son and husband<br />
1879 in Xenia, becoming Professor<br />
seeing how I had improved are now<br />
Emeritus in 1899.<br />
using Grape-Nuts,<br />
**iDr. John P. Carson's Brooklyn<br />
"My son, who is a traveling man,<br />
Congregation began the publication of<br />
eats nothing for breakfast ibut Grape-<br />
"The Central Gazette" with November,<br />
It announces a communicant<br />
Nuts and a glass of milk. An aunt,<br />
over 70, seems fully nourished on<br />
membership' of 2,307, 800 non-member<br />
attendants, 250 adherent, and 400<br />
Grape-Nuts and cream." "There's a<br />
Reason,"<br />
non-member Sabbath School scholars<br />
Name given by Postum Co,, Battle<br />
and conversions.<br />
Creek, Mich, Read "The Road to<br />
Wellville," in pkgs.<br />
Ever read the above letter? A new<br />
one are interest. genuine, appears from true, time and full to time. of human They