BUILDING THE OTAY DAM NEAR SAN DIEGO
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The new Otny dam, near San Diego, Cal., rising on the site of the dam which was washed out in 1910 with a loss of
2T> lives and a property loss of $2,000,000. is being rushed to completion by the municipal engineers of San Diego. When
completed the data will be 450 feet above sea level and will have an estimated storage capacity of 16,000,000 gallons.
FIRST SEAPLANE LAUNCHED AT THE SUEZ CANAL
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Tht* tilnt seaplane ever launched ut the Suez canal Is here shown beinj; put Into the water in the presence of Brit
ish officers.
MRS. BICKNELL DECORATED '
.mi s. i-.rnot i . i>ic KI]i 11, in emirge or
a Bed Cross bureau in Paris, lias boon
decorated by tbo queen of Belgium for
distinguished service. Mr. Bicknell
lias recently boon in barge of Belgian
relief work for the Bed Cross, and
their daughters are doing canteen
work.
Too Much to Believe.
Nate Salsbury of the Chicago Post,
has an entirely new version of "ther’
ain't no sooh animile" story, which he
told to members of the American Press
Humorists’ association while the con
• vontlon was being held in the Windy
city.
The “hero" of this yarn was o
wabbly individual who stopped to gaz»
into the window of a restaurant where
some proud fisherman hud placed or
display a lnigli muskcliunge nicely
moan ed on a hoard.
The man gazed at the trophy foi
some time, and then, as he turned t<
go. lie put his whole soul into the ex
llama • ion:
“Well, the man who says he cough
that tisli is a doggone liar.”—Youngs
town Telegram.
Depreciation.
He—My friend was very much stir
prised t<> find how bright our boy wa -
She- No wonder lie was surprise!
after associating with you.
FINE HEADQUARTERS FOR YANKS
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TIi'S is- "Iinrs Cochein,” tin* liendiimirters in Germany of tin* Fourth Ai ter
Icau army cor is.
DECORATING A YANKEE HERO
Capt. Harry II. Sciumcs, one of the heroes of the Sr, Mihlel salient drive,
''•‘dig decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross. He was the skipper of
a Yankee tank which tumbled into tit, Hunt de Mad and was completely suit
merged. The captain, after escaping through the turret door, found that his
1 driver had been unable to get out. Captain Seuiines, under machine gun Arc
j returned and rescued him.
IMPROVED SJKIPOHM 1NTEE!IAT!0!»»
Lesson
(Hv REV. P. E. EIT WATER. D. D..
T-n' ti- r of Eriglish Rlblf in the Moody
Jiihi*- Institute of Chli-agoD
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l.ESSQN FOR JUNE 1.
r-AITH, WHAT IT IS AND WHAT
IT DOES.
LESSON TEXTS—Hebrews 11:1-40; 12:
i 'id iI.DKN TEXT—Ye believe in God, be
lieve also in me.—John 14:1.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-M itt. 8:5
! 13, Mark 2:1-12; Rom. 1:14-17; 3:21-30; 5:1;
! l John 5:4.
PRIMARY TOPIC- Story of a Man Mno
Believed in Jesus. (John k 1-2>.J
JCNIOR TOPIC—Heroes of Faith.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC—The Victory
! of Faith.
I SENIOR AND ADULT TOI’IC-The
I Pla< e of Faith in Religious Life
In Hebrews, chapters 110 the
grounds of faith are dearly set forth.
I In this lesson its nature and glorious
triumphs are displayed.
I. The Nature of Faith (11:1-3).
1. Faith is the eye of the soul, en
abling it to see the invisible (v. 1).
It is not merely Intellectual assent to
that which commends itself as being
reasonable, but it Is the soul's attitude
toward God.,
2. Faith seizes the things of the
future and lives and walks in their
power in the present (v. 1).
8. It enabled the “elders" to obtain
a good report (v. 2). It made God's
promises so living anil real to them
that it became the dominant fore© in
their lives.
4. Faith enables us to understand
how the worlds were made <v. '!). No
man was present when won in;m»
worlds, so the foundation t°r our
knowledge is Hi*- Word of God. The
one who has faith wholly believes
that Won!.
II. The Triumphant Victories of
Faith (11 :4 .1s).
1. Faith of the antediluvian saints
(vv. 4-7). As representative of tins
period three men are pointed out:
(a) Abel (v. 4), who displayed his
faith in his worship. IT: took his
plane before God as a sinner and of.
| feri-d a bloody sacrifice. thereby show
! ing that he looked forward to • hris, s
i atonement, which is substitutionary
I a life for a life, (b) Enoch, who dis
j played liis faith in his walk in fel
' lowship with God (v. f>). (c) Noah,
who by faith stood loyal to God in a
time of universal apostasy and w*ck
| ne. 1 ness (v. 7). Noah’s task was a
stupendous and difficult one. He exe
cuted it In the fnee of many a sneer
and taunt, but his faith carried him
through, securing salvation for him
self and his family,
2. Faith of the Hebrew saints (vv.
8-1S). (a) Abraham (vv HO. 17-10).
Abraham went out not knowing
| whither he went, hut he knew that
1 the Lord had spoken and that was
| enough. By faith he offered up Isaac,
believing that God was able to raise
him up from file dead and fulfill his
; promise that in Isaac the promised
! seed Should obtain. (I*) Sarah through
faith received strength to conceive
| see.] when she was old. counting ldm
. faithful who had promised (vv. 11. 12).
: (c) Jacob by faith pronounced a
; prophecy concerning Joseph's sons
(v. 21). By faith lie penetrated the
I unseen and pronounced destinies
j which should I.xperienred by them
' both, (d) Joseph by faith foresaw
I tin- entrance of hi-, people into the
promised land and made them swear
| to carry his bones there for harm!.
! for even his body must not he b-ff
behind in the lam! if Judgment and
death (v. 22). (e) Moses (vv. 212s).
Faith in tie- heads of Ids parents
caused ttu-m to disregard the king's
decree. Faith caused him to turn his
hack upon the homes of Egypt and
: identify himself with ids enslaved
brethren.
III. Faith’s Grand Exemplar (12:
1. 21.
flirist taking upon himself human
nature and parsing through the trials
of life to a triumphant goal Is the
supreme example for us. Those who
fix their eyes upon him will (1) lay
aside every weight. To run with sue
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Tilings which may nut bn sinful in
themselves, If they Impede our
progress must bo laid aside. (•_>) Lay
nsldo the sin which doth so easily
beset 11s, (.'{) Itun with patience the
race set before* ns. ft) Looking unto
Jesus. Our eyes must he steadfastly
fixed upon him. Having him as our
example we will endure the cross. To
follow Jesus means suffering and
trials.
Love as a Word.
Love, even ns a word only, must
| stnnd alone, it Is one of the great
| monosyllables of our great language
Love. It is the invisible grnvlta
I Hon of life. With Its invisible cords,
I viewless but potent, it draws" hearts
together over eternal spaces, and holds
them together in an indissoluble bond
In Time and Kternity.
The Wonder of It!
"Lord, when I look on my own life
it seems thou hast fed me so care
fully, so tenderly, that thou const
have attended to no one else. Hut.
when 1 see how wonderfully thou
hast led the world, and are leading
it. I am amazed that thou hast had
time to attend to such as I.”—St.
Augustine.
Why Man Falls.
Man could not fall so low were he
tot so great. U Is the abused God in
t man that turns hint into a devil.
To Clean Windows.
There seems to In' considerable
f, r- nee . i opinion as to the best way
to clean windows. Housewives usually
depend upon ordinary warm soapsuds
nnd on laundry soap for making it.
After drying the glass with clean, < i>
cloths, paper is used for giving It ;l
finish polish. On damp days when
moisture gathers on the glass, wiping
off the windows with warm dry‘cloths
Is said to clean them very well. Man.t
i experienced cleaners do not use soap
' for window cleaning, but plenty of
j clean warm water applied with a
! sponge. The quickest way to clean
j windows on a bright day is to wet
' whiting with water to the consistency
i of cream and apply it to the windows
j with a small piece of cloth. When
; quite dry. remove the whiting with a
larger dry cloth and finally polish with
newspaper.
Hanging Curtains.
To make thin sash casement cur
tains hang evenly, make the casing
for the curtain rod, Insert the rod and
lumg the material from the fixtures.
Now draw down the window shade as
far as you wish the curtain to come
when finished. With bottom of shade
ns a guide the hem may he pinned or
hasted and the curtain will hang
straight. This will he found much
better than measuring the stuff and
hemming before hanging.
When hanging curtains that are long
er than the usual sill length, measure
I half the width of the window, lay your
curtains out on the door, put a plait
flip full length of the curtain, near the
back edge. Now put your curtain up
I over the pole and pin It to get the
right length; take it down again and
baste so that the pole will slip through
easily. Turn the superfluous length
over the hack, fold Into a three-inch
hem and stitch in place. Thus you
avoid either cutting off the curtain or
having an extra length hanging un
evenly next to the window shade.
Opaque Screens.
Tito ordinary wire netting for doors
and windows offers no protection from
prying eyes. This can he remedied
by giving the outside of all screens a
, coat of thin white paint. Strange as it
may seem, the paint will not he notice
able, and while those inside may look
>ut through the screens, outsiders eun
j not see into the room. The paint
should he made as thin as possible
i with turpentine and applied with a
I flat brush.
Renovated Tables and Bureaus.
It often happens that the tops of
: tables and bureaus are badly disfig
iircd. These may lie converted into,
'attractive pieces of furniture in the
following way: *>t plain, flat in old.
injf and nail it securely around the
,-dge of table or bureau top. Have &
[date of glass cut to lit into the frame
: juts formed. Put paper or cloth hay.
; ing a pretty pattern beneath the
i £|„ss. Flowered cretonnes give a very
dainty effect. Tea-rabies of this sort
are popular for serving tea on veranda
i or lawn.
Radiator Covers.
Make covers for radiators of crash
denim, and save both walls and cur
tains from the dust that is blown into
them bv the ascending heat waves,
To Wind Up a Curtain Roller.
Fslng a button book f*> wind up a cur
tain roller, when the spring lias ran
down, is a great saving on the linger*.
Sweeping Hints.
Before sweeping always wring an
old napkin out of water and pin the
ends of the linen around your head,
j This makes u most effectual sifter for
the dust. The doth hangs loosely over
| nose and mouth, not interfering with
! breathing In the least.
Stocking Knee Protectors.
Considering the high cost of chib
j dron's stockings, the thrifty mother
' wishes to protect the stocking knees,
as the children are <>n them so much in
I their play. Take the top or any part
that Is good of an old stocking (about
eight inches), hem one end and run a
small rubber in to fit just below the
knee. Fasten top to elastic together
with stocking. This has proved a sue*
cess, as the children wear their stock
ings out completely lu the ft-et before
nny holes come in the knees. You can
turn the protector around until worn
out.
Jackets of Velveteen.
Velveteen jackets are widely shown
in sport suits to be worn with it skirt
made of spurt fabric, says th-* Fry
Goods K onumist. One novelty suit
with velveteen jacket cut on Iwggy
I lines, with large, roomy pockets,
draped eoiinr, nod loosely belted, is
combined with a black and white knit
ted skirt, the background of white with
close lines In black.
The Tankette Hat.
The tankette hat is a new millinery
creation, Inspired by the tank of bat
tlefield renown. The bat shape, cov
ered with brown satin, follows the out
line of the military tank. Five yards
of ribbon are used for each "tractor,"
and hatpins simulate the guns.
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Afternoon Frocks, Simple and Chic
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Of nil frocks, those that (five most
satisfact ion in the wen lint; are the
simple, graceful and chic afternoon
gowns in which women spend so
much of their time. The materials
ami the colors that are popular for
them this season make them more ef
fective than ever, and designers are
making the most of their opportuni
ties by turning out colorful and grace
ful models, adapting the style to the
; age of the wearer. Everyone, from
the youngest little girl that has got
beyond babyhood, to grandmother. Is
allowed frocks of the lovely midsum
mer materials that are universal fa
vorites.
In the two frocks pictured the de
signer lias worked with printed chilTon
cloth and with plain georgette. The
frock at I he left is made of the print
d fabric In king's blue with a pattern
11 white over the surface, and has tot
1 ; girdle, collar and cuffs a plain oh if
i,ii '.a the same blue. The skirt lias s
: ih and a four-inch hem and the
ui-:,. is an eipmlly simple affair linv
- a sailor collar edged with a frill
i full sleeves finished with a cuff
c i tinted chiffons are often com
Mncd with plain taffetas for afternoon
frocks, and this combination is won
derfully good, encli fabric set off by
tiie other.
The last arrival for summer wear
appears in frocks of changeable taf
feta made up with plain georgette.
Color plays so great a part in the
beauty of these frocks that photo
graphs fail to convey their strongest
appeal. One of them Is shown in the
picture at the left In which a beige
and blue taffeta finds itself In com
pany with beige georgette. It a'sr>
boasts a tunic, shorter in the back
than at die front. Tills is finished
with a wide border of the taffeta and
the flowing sleeves are bordered In
the same way. A little embroidery is
added to them. A looped panel at tho
back takes Hie place of a girdle.
Blouse of Beige Chiffon.
A blouse of beige chiffon is frilled
j with ninny ruffles bound with navy
| blue -repe.