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10 TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 21, 1919. ELOISE HOWARD OF PINE VALLEY PAINTS PICTURES OF FAMILIAR OREGON SCENES Girl, to Whom Sagebrush Gave Inspiration, Displays Water Colors, and Etchings in Portland Museum Four Medals Are Won in Art Contests. them to make five by cards, rather than four only. Played at no trumps the play was as follows: r'ln-janas-mMnnms tt-1 ''JUL I i NllllllllllllllllllllllllJlllklillillliir - R ' I MlllllllJjT ( U I I j ' - nj.t.-.imuiTL.i.iUjj intfiMiMrfii ami-.ninin.HTi ar i ffr '"'J v1 I IX fi l - 1 4 ilar to that 5 1 . ... J IB t Trick. A Y B Z 1 K 4 2 10 2 J 7 4 A 3 2 9 K Q 4 4 Q 10 34 5 S A 3 6 6 4 K 74 64 7 5 84 7 94 8 2 9 2 J ' 9 3 64 S 10 : 10 5 3 7 111 6 J 9 A4 j 12 8 Q 10 J4 13 Q A K 8 'Denotes winner of trick. Z-Y score five by cards, or 50 plus 40 honors in all 90. Trick 1 A, who could not tell as to the particular strength of his part ner's suit, but whose own suit is with in one round of establishment, led his own suit, hearts, and, it being; headed by three high cards In sequence, cor rectly led the king:. King holding the trick, he followed at Trick 2 with the jack, which he knew would force the ace or hold the trick and at the same time enable his part ner to locate the jack, as well as queen. Z. perforce, plays ace. Z knows that A's suit Is now established and his aim henceforth must be to prevent his securing a lead. To this end all his finesses must be taken against B. who. having no card of his partner's suit to lead hib. Is not dangerous, especially as he himself holds no established suit, or none that may be easily established. Knowing the diamonds will be good at any time, Z therefore started with clubs, leading the queen, with the ob ject of finessing. Dummy played low and B committed the serious error ol playing the king, thereby at once es tablishing the suit. One of the strong est principles governing whist play is so to play as to make the game as easy as possible for one's partner and as difficult as possible for one's opponent, and why players should constantly vio late this principle and make the game easy for their opponents Dasses com prehension. Hadi B's king been in dan ger, or even had he a card of his part ner's suit to lead him (he knowing the suit to be established), there would have been some Justification to the act, though In the latter case he would have gained nothing and would better have postponed the play until such time as he would be compelled to play it to prevent its falling to the ace. In the first case the play would have been imperative. However. having taken the trick, he found himself in the lead with nothing to lead.- His own suit was out of the question because of dummy's strong tenace. The diamond lead also was bad because of dummy's strong holding In the suit. However, It offered the only chance of putting his partner in the lead. It being pos sible, of course, that he held the ace, so at Trick 4 he led the 10 of diamonds, with the result that dummy got in, and at Trick 5 led the ace of clubs, fol lowing at Trick 6 with the king of diamonds, and at Trick 7 with the small diamond. Z recovering the lead with the diamond 9, and at Tricks 8. 9, 10, 11 and 12 making his three remaining clubs and his two re maining diamonds. Trick 13 went to the dummy with the ace of spades. HIGH PRICE OF FLAX WARRANTS ITS PRODUCTION IN OREGON Even at High Figure Twine Trust Is Adding to Its Money Chest by Charging $4 a Pound. D PINE VALLEY is approximately 20 miles from Snake river on the eastern edge of Baker county, and probably never was heard of by the celebrated artists and exhibitors of the world. The sagebrush wasn't exactly what one could call inspira tion for a person handy with a paint brush. Despite all the odds, a little girl in Pine valley. Eloise Howard, be gan to paint pictures of familiar ob jects about her. Miss Howard has had on exhibit In the Portland art museum the past week a collection of water colors and etchings that will delight the eye of appreciative Oregonians, who will rec ognize among them many familiar scenes and faces. Miss Howard is ar ranging for a trip abroad to study in France. Italy, Spain and England, giv ing most of her time to mural decora tion, as this, the artist believes, is more lasting and offers a better field. Four Medals Won. "When I can really paint." she says. "I want to come back to Oregon, and then if Mr. Ford has made his little car cheap enough for an artist to keep one I'm going to paint the Columbia. That is one of the things I most want to do." The first time Miss Howard viewed really good pictures was when she was 18 years old and attended the Seattle exposition. She came to Portland to study in the school of the Portland Art association, leaving six years ago for New York, where she has been studying at the National Academy Design and the Art Students' league ever since. She has been painting prin cipally portraits, but has entered sev eral murals in beaux arts contests and has received four medals in these. She turned her New York apartment into a studio and lived close to the academies so she could concentrate on her work. Upon returning here early in the summer she has been visiting friends In the city and doing sketches. In the exhibit at the museum there are in a glass case the tools used in making etchings and plates showing the steps in both acid and dry-point process. The process is si of engraving. Dry-point etchings are drawn upon the plate Itself with a white pencil and the copper is cut with a sharp pointed tool. Lampblack is rubbed into the lines so that the worker may see them as she goes along. The best portrait etchings are made in this way, as they are softer and there is less danger of harming them than in the acid process. Prints are then made from the finished plates. Miss Howard studied etching under Preizig, a Bohemian, at the Art Stu dents' league, and under Charles Meliatz, one of the foremost etchers in the country. She has made portraits of at least half a dozen Portland resi dents and these are among the dis play in the museum. Great variety is shown in the types and character studies. A bit of the exhibit in the glass case Above are shown portrait of Mia Elolae Howard and picture of her at work. Below are reproduced two of her ex hibits mt Portland museum of art. Is the smock covered with batik work. a dying process adapted from the Jap anese. This Is extremely difficult to make, as it requires waxing of the material to prevent the dye from going on certain parts. That which seeps through cracks In this surface adds much beauty to the design by supply lng- a tracery of delicate lines and tints. This reminded Miss Howard much of butterflies' wings and she took the beautiful Insect as the motif for her blouse. The completed smock is worth about 150. Several days work were required to complete it. .11111111 lifflfflWIHM 111 ,. T HE following hand illustrates a number of valuable points and is an unusually good lesson hand. It is a hand which admits of considerable diversity in the matter of bidding, and it is also instructive as showing how easy it is to drop tricks and how one ehould constantly on the alert in order to foresee, and, if possible, prepare, for contingencies which are liable to arise. Again, it is an unusual hand, in that each player at the table has a per fectly good first-round major suit bid. The players composing the table were the sort of players of which it is de voutly to be wished there were a greater number who believe in get ting the most possible out of every deal and who make it a point to play a hand over and over again until they are assured as to the treatment which brings the best possible results, regard less of which side is the gainer; who believe, in other words, in putting into every hand the best possible attack and the best possible defense. The hand was played therefore at all the different bids and in a number of dif ferent ways, and it is interesting to note how readily it adapts itself to the various treatments it received and in each and every case embodies valuable suggestions: 974 A 9 4 K Q 8 5 A Q J 3 KQJ86532 8 4 2 r . . . 5 4 Y 9 A B Z 4 K 7 3 10 7 4 2 K 10 9 7 6 2 ner. As a matter of fact, the infer ences which a bid conveys to one's partner, often causing him to adopt some policy which he would not other wise do, should form as great a factor in determining one's bid as the prob able chance of the bid in' itself being successful. This I do not think many players take the trouble to consider, if, indeed, they are aware of its im portance. In the case undr considera tion the hand contains seven winning tricks conceding one trump to the ace and a bid which leaves but one trick to be supplied by one's partner is generally looked upon as sound. Y holds himself a no-trump bid and had he been the player originally to bid he would undoubtedly have bid no trumps. The heart showing on the part of A, in which suit he has no protection, debars him, however, from calling "two.no trumps." so as he has no five-card to indicate, his only course is a pass. B, who was unable to help his partner at hearts, but who had a good spade suit with a guarded outside king, over called his partner's hearts with "two spades," and as a consequence Z, who was protected in hearts, though not in spades, was unable to go on with no trumps and shifted to "three diamonds A peculiar feature of this hand Is that if the holdings of Z and Y had been reversed, that is, if Z had held Y's hand and Y had held Z's hand, each in turn could have persisted with no trumps. Y having protection in hearts and a good helping hand in addition would have gone "two no trumps" after the adverse declaration of hearts, and I not the time to take any chances, and L. having protection in spades, would l ts should unhesitatingly have Dlaved fact that he had two spades to give his partner, and that his partner by deliberately overcalllng his hearts with a suit of no greater value intrinsically had virtually denied assistance for him Y thereupon went "four diamonds," and the bidding closed with Z as the player and A the one to lead. As the result of play Z made a small slam. This, however, was owing to a dropped trick on the part of B. His rightful score was five by cards only. Singularly enough it was on the very first trick that H made his misplay. A with a high three-card sequence led his own suit preferably to his part ner's, and, correctly, led the kng. which fell to declarer's ace, B discarding to the trick. B rightfully should have played a trump. This, to some players, may seem almost heretical, and, in deed, as B later pointed out. he could not tell but that his partner might also noid the ace of his suit, and in such event to play a trump would have been equivalent to trumping his partner's ace, an implication to which he did not in any sense want to lay himself liable. He argued, moreover. that as he held four trumps to the 10 there seemed a good chance If he kept his trumps intact that he migh eventually be in control of trumps. To a certain extent bis reasoning is good dui ne snouid have taken into consld eration that there was & no-trump hand against him, a hand which presura ably was protected in three suits. The shift, to diamonds after his showing ol spades proclaimed definitely, If in deed the dummy hand had not so in dicated, that Z was unprotected in spades. It was reasonable to Infer therefore, that he .was protected In hearts, and since A, .B's partner, b the lead of king had shown the pres ence oi eitner ace or queen, it was not unreasonable to place queen with A and ace with declarer. Moreover, dummy's cards were unusually strong. ah tnings considered, therefore, it wa A 10 Q J 10 6 5 4 A J 9 6 3 8 The score was love-all, second game. Z, the dealer, bid no trumps, as at the score I think most players would do, though there was some discussion later as to whether, because of the shortage in spades, the diamond was not the better bid. The presence of a singleton is certainly not an asset to a no-trump bid. but neither is it necessarily a de terrent. A went "two hearts," and bis bid, too, caused some discussion. It was decided, however, that it was Justi fiable and that the presence of eight trumps to a high sequence quite made np for the lack of the outside trick. The greatest objection, to the bid was in the possible deception to the part- have gone on. with no trumps after the adverse declaration of spades. Also, if A's and B's holdings had been reversed and A had called "two spades" over Z's no trump, Y would unhesitat ingly have said "two no trumps," and in the event B had gone "three hearts." Z, having protection in hearts and in ferring his partner to be protected in spades, would have gone on with no trumps. Under existing conditions, however, it was impossible to persist with no trumps, so, as stated, Z shifted and called "three diamonds." Y later ad vanced the argument that clubs would have been the better shift because of the fact that a long weak suit, as a rule, is a better trump than a side suit. Had Z held more clubs than dia monds, say six or more, clubs doubt less would have been the better declara tion, but as betwen two five-card suits, one with nothing higher than queen, the stronger of the two suits would impress most players as being the bet ter announcement. A called "three hearts," despite the small trump and made sure of th tricks. The difficulty with many play ers is that they do not take into con slderation that circumstances alte cases, and what under some conditions would be unequivocally wrong unde other conditions would be unqualified! right. B's failure to trump the trick cost him just 57 points, as It enabled Z to make a little slam. B's king of cluos was the only card that took trick. A did not take a single trick. one trick dropped," 1 hear som players exclaim; "oli. that is nothin and hardly worth considering." Th one trick dropped often leads, howeve to other tricks being dropped. Besides that one trick often turns out to be the trick which enables the adversary to make his contract, to go game, or, as in this case, a little slam, and th intrinsic value of the trick becomes therefore greatly in excess of Its usual value. The habit besides is a bad on to form; avoid forming It If possible. The hand was next played at trumps, and again B presented his ad versaries with a trick and enabled BY MRS. WILLIAM P. LORD. R. LEI.N'ER advocates abandoning the use of convict labor in flax pulling. This is a step in the right direction, giving hope of reviving an almost moribund Industry. On a properly prepared field flax can be cut, for It has a small tap root which con tains no fiber. And the very high price of fiber warrants the utmost care in its ultlvatlon. The Bale of a few tons of fiber to a mill in Ireland "almost equal to that formerly grown In Belgium" is oted in the March number of the Bel fast Linen Trade Circular for 32750 a. ton. Oregon flax straw under Mr. Bosse's competent hands produced a fiber pronounced by experts superior to Belgian. Is It not worth while when such prices can be obtained to make most careful preparation of the soil "fine n onion bear was the dictum of Mr. Basse. The farmers should then be paid, according to the quality of the straw delivered, from 350 to 3100 per ton. Flax is a short crop 90 days from seed to harvest is the rule and when ready to harvest it must receive prompt attention. The Belgian method, which was adopted by the Women's Flax as sociation as being best adapted to our conditions. Is to pull the flax when the straw Is turning in color, but before he seed fully ripens, so as to retain the seed In the bolls. It Is plain to see if a field has to wait the conven ience of pullers, the straw becomes verripe, sunburnt, hard to ret and seed rattles from the bolls when straw pulled, to the annoyance of the farmer the following season and the loss of seed, which I am told by a uyer of linseed is now bringing 36 a bushel. Even at this figure, 32750 a ton. the linen trust is adding to its money chest, for it is selling our fishermen at Asto- la seine twine at 34. a pound and to he shoemakers linen thread at 36. Would it not be worth while to direct attention of the investigators of high living prices to the discrepancy in the cost of fiber and Its manufacture? Early in 1915 a member of the Bel fast Spinners' association arrived in Canada, his errand being to awaken Canadians to the needs of Belfast mills for fiber. At that time Ireland had not ven seed, which was usually obtained from Riga, Russia. (Ireland had the wasteful habit of retting the flax with out removing the seed.) In the last two years Ireland has had a crop of 160,000 acres, three times its normal acreage, and all of this commandeered by the English government for use in the wings of aeroplanes. The want of this linen in American planes was one of the contributory causes of so many accidents on the training fields. A re cent article on aeroplane construction rejoices in finding that sea island cot ton, which is long fibered, may solve the problem of the want of linen. But sea island cotton Is limited In production. This Irish spinner, seeing some of the fine fiber made by Mr. Bosse, came to Salem to lay before our people the needs of the Irish mills. It was this appeal which material ized in the generous appropriation of the legislature, then in session. The apathy of the people of the state on this subject is due to the way the flax was handled by the first superinten dent, who had a very limited knowl edge of fiber making, but was a past master in running up an expense ac count. But with a flax climate greatly nferior to that of Oregon, Canada has made good. In 1916 it sold to England the product of 8000 acres for 37.000.000. Last year Canada raised 18,000 acres and this year has an acreage of 25,000. Copying from an Ottawa paper: "One of the biggest factors in aiding this tremendous development has been the vast need for linen for airplane construction. With the broadening of aerial activities the world over the fu ture for the industry looks brighter and brighter and Canada is intending to do her utmost to maintain the lead she has wrested from Russia, which formerly produced four-fifths of the world s supply of flax. A corporation s now planning to invest 32,000,000 In a linen mill." Australia is becoming interested in the flax problem and prposes to take a hand. An Irishman, a resident of Aus tralia, advocates cutting as the solu tion of the labor problem, which is most acute there. Traveling In the orient two years ago, we met Australians and discussed the problems confronting na tions. At that time ordinary unskilled labor was only to be obtained at $5 a day. But in Japan, always on the alert. they, are shipping out fiber to New York. There is no question about pull lng flax, labor Is so abundant and lovi priced. There we saw wheat growing on hillsides, terraced, sewed in drills. hand cultivated, tied in tiny bundles. Two acres Is a large farm in Japan. A director of one of the Japanese mills paid Salem a short visit this year, hoo lng to add to his knowlewge of flax handling. Also a man was here from Mexico on the same errand. At the last state fair the present su perintendent of the state flax mill had a fine exhibit of fiber, probably made from Crawford's retting of straw In the Loppens tanks. A flax expert viewing it with me said this is a fine exhibit here is flax fiber worth 32000 a ton in an Irish mill. We vhall look for some equally good this year. Some eight years ago the O.-W. R. & K., at the suggestion of William Mc superintendent of a mill In the middle west. "Very fine fiber, all right, but It was not grown In the United States." "It was most assuredly grown in Ore gon," insisted Mr. Smith. The super intendent was not from Missouri, but Ireland, and he had to "be shown." When convinced, he exclaimed with emphasis: "My God. man, what have the people of your state been doing all these years, when such a fiber can be produced from your soil and you have done nothing with It?" That question still remains unanswered. Food Commissioner Mickle Warns Against Hawkers. State Official Explain Trlrka of Truckatera' Trade to Houitewlvem. nisi Like Yon Used to Look! DR. E. C AtjiPLrXD, MGR. My Hrarttee la I.lmitrd to MiKk C'laaa Ueatlatry Only at Price - Everyone Can Afford. how would you like to hive the beautiful teeth of your younger days? How would you like to win the admira tion and approval of your friends by exhibiting pretty, natural-looking teeth when you smile or talk? artificial teeth made in this office are always designed and set with the idea of appearing natural. They are never too perfect, but we set them at slight angles, place little irregularities here and there that make them ap pear just as if made by nature. all artificial teeth are selected with care that they may properly harmonize with the features and complexion of the patient. They also articulate perfectly and are guaran teed to give lasting satisfaction. all this is made possible through our complete laboratory equipment ; the skill and experience of graduate dentists of many years practice in this city, and a sincere desire to please our patients that makes us give a little more time and attention to little details that some dentists neglect. NATURE PLATES AND BRIDGE WORK 11THILE the housewives are so deep- ly interested in the high cost of living. In market conditions and like subjects, the state dairy and food com missioner. J. D. Mickle, has prepared for his official -bulletin to be Issued within a few days some suggestions tnat Bhould be considered by all house wives. It would be well for each club to read the commissioner's bulletin and keep In touch with the work he and his depu ties are doing to try and protect the consumer. There is a great tendency since tne war ended for persons to dis regard food regulations and so Mr. mickle sounds several warnings. His first section refers to cold storage and is air excellent explanation of this form or Keeping foods, justifying cold stor age and telling why he upholds It. ine second part Is the warning or message regarding hawkers. It Is follows: i ma department has Bounded warninra many timet in the paat regarding- hawkers or peddlers who sell fruits, vegetables or n1 from door to door. Notwithatandinc repeated waminti, complaints are continu ally comlnr to this office from housewives who have been cheated by these swindllnc vendors, many of whom are making their living- off the housewives of Portland. If you want fresh fruit or vegetables buy from your groreryman or your regular vege table man, whom you know, or at the mar ket where you can aee what you are getting. Do wot buy from the man whom you do not know. Mr. Hawker has to make his living out of the stuff that ha sells, often times he buys from Front street commis sion houses. Damaged produce la lumped off to him at so much for the lot; It may b peaches, pears, apples, potatoes, bananas or any commodity of that nature. Having made his purchase, he usually takes his purchase to the plnce where he keeps his horse and wagon. There he goes over tne stuff and frequently enough of good quality is added thereto to top out the box or sack and fur nish a good sample. Then ne starts to hunt for his victims. All hawkers or oeddlers who operate In Portland are licensed by the city. The man's license Is fastened securely on his wagon - or conveyance, but If his wares are particularly shady he Is always very careful not to drive his rig too near the place where the sale Is made, and his ap pearance Is always made at the kitchen door The purchaser seldom takes note of the man. he ieavea no bill or receipt; consequently, when once he is out of sight his identity Is lost and it Is like looking for the proverbial needle to find and Identify the offender Then people say: -Why do not the offi cials catch these fellowa?' If we had nothlr.g else to do but to watch prooaoiy we might be able to land some of them, but that Is only an atom oi Eat and Get Thin This Is turning an old nhras f- v..t but modern methods of reducing fat have maae mis revision poFsthle. ii you are overfat and al&o averse tn physical exertion: If you are likewise fond of the table and still want to reduce your ex cess flesh several pounds, do this: Go to your druggist (or write the Marmola Co.. so woodward ave.. Detroit. Mlrh ) mnii give mm (or send theml one dollar. For this modest amount of money the druggist ill put you in the way of satisfying your amoition tor a nice, trim, slim figure. He will hand you a large case of Marmola Prescription Tablets (compounded In ac cordance with the famous Marmoia Pre scription), one of which you must take after each meal and at bedtime until you begin to lose your fat at the rate of two. three or four pounds a week. Then continue the treatment until your weight Is what you desire. Marmola Prescription Tablets are not only harmless but really beneficial to the general health. You don't need starva tion diet or weakening exercises. Just go on eating what you like, leave exercising to the athletes, but take your little tablet faithfully and without a doubt that flabby flesh will quickly take unto Itself wings, leaving behind it your natural self, neatly clothed In firm flesh and trim muscles. Adv. Murray, always an enthusiastic worker for the development of a flax Industry for Oregon, sent out 'Tarmer Smith on a roving expedition to find out what he could which would be of benefit in that line to this state. Armed with samnle of fiber made by the lamented Mr. Bosse, he showed- it with pride to a MY FIFTEEN-YEAR GUARANTEE My quality has stood the test. Thousands have found it permanent. How else could I personally guarantee it for 15 years? Quality dentistry does not always mean extremely high fees. My low fees are within reach of all merely a fair profit on your work. REMEMBER "Every Patient Be Absolutely Must and Forever Satisfied 9t Open Nights v t is the motto of this office. Of the -thousands of patients who have had their dental work done here in past years. I HAVE NEVER REFUSED to make good any complaint, REGARDLESS of whether it was OUR fault or the patient's. I never argue the patient is ALWAYS RIGHT. Electro Painless Dentists IN THE TWO-STORY BUILDING Corner Sixth and Washington Sts-, Portland, Or. 0 the work that we hav to attena to, ana the result desired could better be accom plished It the housewives of Portland would not allow themselves to be made the victims of such men. io again wa repeat : Be ware of the hawker!" if he represents nim- If to be a farmer, be sure that he Is a fanner. If you must buy from him, make htm empty the box that he oeiiver to you If It Is a sack of potatoes be sure that he has not stuffed the middle of the sack with small ones or that he haa not rolled In the soarn of the sack and sewed It up so that you receive short weiRht. and In every esse ask him to leave you a bill with his licenne number thereon. If you will help this of fice and thereby help yourself to this ex tent, his trade will soon become unpopular and unprofitable and we will be rid of the hwkr. THE WORD OF POWER "Peace Be Still!" By Dr. JAMES K. TAtMACE Of the Council of the Twelve. Ckarck of Jeana Christ of Latter-day Saints; Salt Lake City, Hah. Notn For free copies of other articles of this aerlea, send request to the author. "In the bra-lnnlnK warn the Word, and the Word was with nod. and the Word nai (;od. ... Ana the Word su made rleah. and dwelt among ." (John 1:1 and 14). This sublime affirmation aa to the antemortal (Jodshlp of Jesus Christ, re corded by John, is in strict harmony with the Father's declaration to Moses It Is In accordance with the curse evoked by Adam's fall, which came through transgression, that by the strain of his muscle, by the sweat of his brow, and by stress of his mind, shall man achieve. His word of command Is hut a sound-wave in air. except it be followed by labor. Throuch the Spirit that emanates from the very Person that the creation of the world had been of Ue'ty. and which pervades all space. wrought through His Son Jesus Christ. whom He designates "The Word of nay l'or" t Pearl of Great Price, p. 6). There was and Is irresistible omnipo tence in the Voice of God. This Is evi denced by Christ's miracle in stilling the command of God is immediately oo- erative. Not man alone, but also the earth and all the elemental forces pertaining thereto, came under the Adamic curse: and as the soil no longer brought forth LEMON JUICE FOR FRECKLES Girls 1 Make beauty lotion for a few cents Try It! Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of Orchard White, shake well and you have a quarter pint of the best freckle and tan lotion, and complexion' beautifier, at very, very rmall cost. Your grocer hi-s the lemons and any drug store or toilet Counter will supply three ounces of Orchard White for a few crr.ts. Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion Into the face, neck, arms and bands each day and see how freckles ar.J blemishes disappear and how clear, soft and rosy-white the skin becomes. Yes! It Is harmless and never Irritates. Adv. the tempest. You know the story. The oniy gooa ana useiui iruits. but gave Master and some of the disciples were of Its substance to nurture thorns and afloat on the turbulent sea. It was misues, so tne several forces of nature night: and Jesus, after an arduous day ceasea to oe oDeoient to man as agen of ministry, was asleep in the stern of cies subject to his direct command. the little vessel. The storm Increased " bum. e can natural torces neat, in fury, and the disciples were terror- liRht. electricity, chemical affinity stricken. In their extremity of fear are dui a ew or tne maiiiti stations or they awakened the Lord, crying "Mas- eierna! energy tnrouKn wnicti tne ure ter, carest 'thou not that we perish?" ator's purposes are subserved: and these and "Lord, save us: we perish." re, man is able to direct and utilize Then He arose: and out through the only through mechanical contrivance darkness of that fearsome night. Into and physical adjustment. the roaring wind, over the storm-lashed me eartn snan yet be "renewed sea, went the voice of the Lord, as He and receive its paradisiacal glory", and -relinked the wind and nald unto the then soil, water, air and the forces act aea. Peace be still. And the wind ceaaed inS upon them shall directly respond and there wan a ajreat calm.' Turning l" tominanu oi giorniea man as to the disciples. He asked in tones of now they obey the word of the Creator, gentle yet unmistakable reproach: The vital Spirit that emanates from "Where Is your faith?" and "How Is It God and is co-extensive with space may that ye have no faith?" Gratitude for operate directly and with as positive rescue from what but a moment before effect upon inanimate things, and upon had seemed impending death was su- energy in its diverse nfanif estations. as perseded by amazement and fear, upon organised intelligences, whether -What snanner of man' la this", they unembodied. mortal, or disembodied, asked one of another, "t hat even the Thus, the Lord commanded demons wind and the sen obey Illmf and they obeyed Him. And thus He may Among the recorded miracles of speak directly to the earth, the air. the Christ, none has elicited greater diver- sea. and be heard and obeyed, for the sity in comment and In attempt at elu cidation than has this instance of con trol over the forces of nature. Science ventures no explanation. The Lord of earth, air and sea spake and was obeyed. He It was who, amidst Divine Immanence, which Is the sum of all energy and power, operates through out the universe. That through faith, even mortal man may set in operation the forces that act upon matter nas been explicitly de- the black chaos of creation's earliest dared bv Jesus Christ: -Kor vr-rlli- I stages, had commanded with immediate ay nnto yon. If ye have faith aa a effect Let there be light; Let there be KTain of mustard need, ye ahall aay onto a nrmament in tne mmsi oi tne waters: Let the dry land appear and as He decreed, so it was. The dominion of the Creator over the created Is real and absolute. A small part of that dominion has been com mitted to man. as the offspring of God, tabernacled in the very image of His Divine Father. But man exercises that delegated control through secondary this mountain. Remove hence to yonder placet and It shall remove; nnd nothlna: ahall he Impossible nnto yon. (Matt. 17:20). For the Book of Mormon, etc.. apply to Northwestern States Mlanlon. MO Kaat Madison St.. Portland, Orearon. For booh of 3tJO paw containing com plctc series of these articles, Dimbet. agencies, and by means of complicated Ins: 104. entitled "The Vitality 04 Mor- mechanism. Man s power over the ob- monism," apply to publishers! The Uov Jects of His own devising Is limited. ham Press, Boston, Mass. Adv. 6