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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1915)
JL- HUNTING FQR HEALTH In Its Pursuit Peter ( Perkins Found His World Changed. By DOROTHY DOUGLAS. ICopyright. 1915. by Hie McClure New pppr Syndicate.) Poter Perkins came Into temporary possession of the old Stanwood prop erty through mutual friends of his own and tho last remaining member of the Stanwood family. He did not know Madge Stanwood, nor was he in any way interested In making the girl's acquaintance so long as he had obtained a three year's lease on her property. ' Peter was run down, physically, while the Miss Stanwocd was finan cially embarrassed. The transfer of property was a step In the right di rection for both parties concerned. It left Madge free to go Into the city and pursue congenial labor, while Peter Perkins could seek the robust health he had lost In his effort to find that vague pedestal called fame. His channel had been through art, and Peter had succeeded to a flatter ing degree before his health or the lack of it had sent him to the coun try. The Stanwood property was sadly dilapidated. The gardens, both vege- lahla DnH flnrul urai-a all hilt tt-rppkn! the lono cow was a pitiful sight to a lover of animals, while the few hens and rabbit were forlorn creatures. The orchard, once bearing choice and rare fruit, required pruning, lopping and care to an alarmfrg extent, but with It all Peter folt sanguine as to the results he would obtain from healthy labor on the proporty. ' Peter had worked with feverish In- spiratlon on his art, and by so doing had arrived on the precipice of a nerv- ous breakdown. The Stanwood place came as a blessing to him. Since he might not make further use of his brain during Its process of rebuild' lng ho rejoiced In the physical actlv lty that would be demanded of him during his three years In the country It was difficult at first to fling off the Inertia that gripped him after lenv lng the steam-heated studio and his paints and models; but the trimming ot shrubs that was necessary, since It was late autumn, sent Peter out with hedge scissors and an augment ing sense of teal. Having come orig inally from tho Wost, Peter was at heart adapted for outdoor life. Farm ing and tho artiHt's temperament went strangely hand In hand in Peter men tality. It was not difficult then, dur ing the lull of the artist's brain, for the farmer to come readily Into ac tivity. When the shruobery had been trimmed the trees In the orchard came next. Poter ,'erktns was com panioned and served only by old Gregory, who was both an Intelligent gardener and a handy man about the house. "No soMal Intercourse and no pottering with paints. Remember that!" had been tho doctor's parting words to Teter. "For one year at least." And('o Peter had forgotten the , uinasuiv ui Bemud ut u " "i r ' -si ma Kin wncra ne naa annum uuu- yy nltoly fallen In lovo with, and he had locked up his paints and brushes In the attic room and had bravoly given the key to oil Gregory. "Don't give It to me even If I fire you for not doing so," he hnd com manded Gregory, and the old man kept tho key. Beforo tho cold weather came the cowshed was mended, tho chicken cocps whitewashed find a cockerol and some line hens added to tho meager flock, and all other preparn lions for an excellent springtime were modo. The poor little rabbit was given a ninte and, that being the last of the domestic arrnngements among the barnyard life, Tctor and Gregory turned their attention to their own habitation. , During the winter months they painted every Inch of the Interior of the Stanwood house and mended roofs and drofty doors ami windows. Creeping vine were trimmed so that with tho springtime rosebuds would seek ailuiiHslun to the old living room with Its great stone fireplace and lofty ceilings. i It was not until the arrival of , spring, when the verdure wes bril liant and the fruit blossoms in full fed odorous bloom, that Peter really threatened Gregory with dis missal. "It's a chanc In an artist's life," bo stormed at the Imperturbable serv ant "Those blossoms are perfect there never was au orchard so beau tiful. I could win a thousand dollar prise with Just small sketch." His tone had become somewhat wheed "The blosoomt'll bo out again next year," was all Grognry said, and Peter raved In vain for the keys to his paints and brushes. He eyed Peter with glow ot pride. Somnthow he fo't responsible for the glow of health that was slowly progressing In Peter's body. "Whptevcr will wo do with the fruit, chickens. er,Kt, milk and vege tables that we will be having before long?" questioned Peter as be real Irod tho rrolltk' tendencies that work at Stanwood farm was beginning to .mako evident. "We will have a hun dred Una rule rabbits If wo don't watch out." he Isughod. The ques tion, however, wim r. ani-lnna "mm Nancy is a real beauty now," ho add ed as they watched the slock, fattened cow chewlnn her spring cud with bo vine conteutmeni. "Think of the Pne .Ill K. . .. .1 . . . tun Mini iiii ua wuniwi, I Ul and I can t get away with It." Everything that Teter and Gregory n-uchort multiplied with astonlshlrs rapidity. Each act-used tho other ot pcssealnf a weird charm with grow ing things. With the development of vegetables and frultf, to tuy nothing - ( of the birnynrd of proline hens and , fancy rich milk, the question of dis posal cf the produce became an Im pel at I v one. Did Orcgory, however, had a schema on his worn sleeve, but be kept It to himself until he bad made a round fit all the smsll cottage that sui lounded the (urn. Tbcy war tiny bits of property owned and lnhablteo largely by young married couples with small children. It was not easy to provision the homes with fresh vege tables and the grounds did not per mit of gardening. The suggestion that Gregory made to these house wives was that he supply tbem with eggs, cntcKens, iruit ana vegetaDies at a nominal price. Housewives one and all flew to the rescue of Peter and Gregory, and considered themselves very lucky In obtaining farm prod ucts so close to their own doorsteps. The question of milk was difficult, as .Nancy might not supply an entire community, and one and all wanted Nancy's rich milk. "It means," laughed Peter, "that Nancy will have to occupy a smaller portion of the shed. We will have to get a couple more like her." He eyed Gregory for a moment very thought fully. "You know, of course, Gregory, that I am not going to take the profit from this business. No, I am not,'' he added swiftly, seeing the incredul ity In Gregory's face. "You are go ing to take a certain per cent, but all the rest is going into that hole In the old chimney corner against the time Miss Stanwood returns. You see, It Is really her farm, and" A pretty farm it was," said the old gardener disgustedly, but with added affection In his eyes for Peter. Nevertheless, the cow, the chick ens, the orchard and all are really be longing to her. You see It do you not, Gregory?" Yes, I suppose I do, grumbled the old man, and turned away lest Peter Perkins see that which had risen In his eyes. Suffice to say that Stanwood farm became a paying proposition that quite exceeded the dreams of the temporary owner. The hole In the chimney corner was stuffed with bills and silver, and the day came when another brick had to be dislodged and another bank started. The brushes and paint had been taken from the attic room, and Peter reveled anew In the blossoming or chard and his loved art. One or two marvelous sketches found their way Into the New York shops. Peter had regained health, both mentally and physically, and it was a most attractive looking artist who looked up suddenly one sunny day In early spring to see a wood nymph Btandlng gazing admiringly at his canvas. His brushes were suspended In the clear air, so lovely was the girl. Her wide hat seemed made to shelter the beauty of her oval face and her deep blue eyes held a hint ot fear In them. She would have fled save that Peter stopped her. "If I could put you In this picture," he suggeBter, frankly, "I could most probably make several thousand dol lars from the canvas." The girl blushed shyly and drew a trifle nearer. There was awe In her glance. The orchard, as It appeared on the canvas, seemed to breathe ot spring and to sway with the breeze. Certainly the petals were fluttering down. "It would be a pity," she said softly, "to hold myself responsible for so great a loss to you. Since I am boarding In the Rose cottage It will give me pleasure to pose for you for a few moments each morning." "Hours!" breathed Peter eagerly. It so happened that old Gregory was left with more work on his hands than on the days before the nymph bad arrived. One day he peered through the branches of the trees and gave vent to a low whistle when his eyes rested on Peter's model. Madge Stanwood, the last of the old family, was standing beneath a gnarled apple treo while Peter's brushes were rapidly sweeping her Imago onto the canvnr There waB that In the eyes of Peter, and It re flected Itself In the eyes of the girl, which made old Gregory laugh softly. Love In Its most wonderful form was making the spring a paradlBe. At that very moment ot old Greg ory's musings Peter Perkins had said Wonderful girl!" In an awed and breathless tone, and Madge had re turned softly: "Uut you are a wonderful man. Peterklns," and her 'one hnd been more awed, more breathless than Potur's own. (Queen - of THE MlllfIC T HERB are numerous things of priceless value to the world upon the threatened frontiers of the warring countries, and among the richest of these treasures is Venice, the dream of gen erations of tourists, of students of art and history and of lovers of romance and beauty. Few cities In the world receive veneration from more widely scattered sources, and few stir bo many pleasant anticipations on tho eve of a first visit to them. This year, however, the city will be deserted by its visitors. Venice, a honeymoon ob jective and the tourist's earliest across-sea aspiration, has become an objective for Austrian air fleets and battleships. Something of the charm of this city of world-pilgrimage Is told by one of its most noted friends, Karl Sticler, whose picture of the Queen of the Adriatic forms the basis of a bulletin Issued by the National Geo graphic Bociety: He writes: Iiefore the Campanile we realize for the first time the widespread power ot Venice, that fairy city which sprang not from the earth, but the sea; still touched with the glamour of the East, and yet mistress of western culture so rich in arts and arms, in loves and hatreds! Venice is a sphinx whose enigma we never wholly pene trate. In vain we strive to find an Image that shall express her mysteri ous essence. The unique brooks no comparison. Center of Life and Movement. As In the old times, even bo today, the center of life and movement is the piazza of St, Mark's, although it offers but a pale shadow of the lite of for mer days. Here on Bunny mornings all the foreigners assemble; here lounge the ciceroni, and on the neigh boring piazetta the gondoliers. Itiner ant venders of all kinds push their way among the chairs that are Bet out in front of the cafes under the open arcade. Hut the most brilliant spectacle Is at night, when hundreds of gas Jets are alight In the huge bronze cande labra, when the gold Bparkles In the jewelers' windows and the Bound of gay music Is borne across the piazza. Then the crowd gathers from all sides. great evangelist; its historical sanc tity consists in its intimate connection with the fortunes of the city and of her rulers. It was the theater of their triumphs and the refuge for their cares; all that she has achieved and suffered Venice has done under the protecting wing of St. Mark's, The Church of St. Mark contains trophies from all parts of the world; every stone has a history. Those two great pillars at the entrance to the baptistry were part of the booty of Acre. The bronze folding doors were once in the Church of St. Sophia at Stamboul. The marble columns, which stand right and left of the main por tal, are said to have been taken from the temple in Jerusalem. The fa mous group of four horseB, which Btands above the main portal, is of the antique Roman period, and was for a long time in Byzantium, the cap ital of the Empire of the West. The Doge Dandolo, at the age of ninety-five, led on the Venetians to the storming of Constantinople (1203). He was nearly blind, but a fiery life still glowed in his veins. j What St. Mark's is as the; expres sion of the religious spirit, that the ducal palace is for the secular power of Venice; it has scarcely a rival, even in Italy. The doge's palace, as it now stands before us, was begun in the fourteenth century and completed in the fifteenth after a long Interrup tion. Here every line is classic, ine very position of the palace, itB rela tion to the Church of St. Mark, Its two fronts one commanding the piaz etta and the other the sea declare the Inner significance of the building; it is the foundation, the very corner stone of all Venetian splendors. Splendors Not Unmarred. But yet a little shadow rests or. these splendors. A slight shudder mars the enchantment, for the hands of Venice are stained with blood- much noble blood sacrificed ; to un worthy passions. There is the Bocca dl Leone, Into which envy threw its secret accusations. Here sat the coun cil of ten. ConsiKllo de' Died. That was a word of terror to all citizens of Venice. In this tribunal she had a CAP , vnCf fori- ' fe Sft "" I TIM I "WJt 1 t : Admitted Steele Mackaye Has Beer Acknowledged Master of Dra matic Art for Twenty Years. Thirty years ago, when ; Wilton Lackaye first went upon the stage, he was rehearsing a part In "Paul Kau var," under the direction of the au thor, Steele Mackaye, who, while ad mittedly a capable stage manager, was. regarded as old-fashioned by the moderns. During rehearsal Lackaye and Mackaye had a slight difference to how a certain part should be acted. "Do you argue with me?" Mackaye demanded with magisterial severity have been an acknowledged mas ter of the dramatic art for twenty years." "Yes," Lackaye retorted, "but nof this twenty." Officer, Do Your Duty. If man evoluted from the mon key," remarked Dlnglebatz, "he at least has the satisfaction of knowing that his ancestors were remarkably Intelligent." "What's the answer?" queried Snlckelfritz. They were educated In the higher branches," replied Dlnglebatz. u ' . T:. ..-. MtA li atiiliaaatfwrnyiP . . - -I A Pest. "As a rule I have a kindly feelln? for my fellow-man." "Yes?" "But something should be done tc the chap who starts to tell an ancient wheeze just when you sit down tc hear your favorite record on the pho nograph." Sincerity Test. "What's your idea of an honesl man?" 'An honest man," replied Mr. Cum rox, is one who likes the same musK in private that he says he likes wher his wife Is giving a muslcale." hi n m iir ON THC OHAND CANAL Words Worth Remembering. The highest representatives of men who have endeavored to search out the deep things during the Christian era are Dante and Milton. ... It seems dally more amazing to me thai such men as these should dare to play with the most precious truths (or the most deadly truths) by which the whole human race listening to them eould bo Informed or deceived all the world their audience forever with pleased ear and pnsslonate heart and yot to this submissive Infinitude ot souls, and evermore succeeding and succeeding multitude, hungry tor bread ot life they do but play upon sweetly modulated pipes; with pom pous nomenclature adorn the councils ot hell; touch a troubadour's guitar to the courses ot the suns; and till the openings ot eternity before which prophets have veiled their faces, and which angels desire to look Into, with Idlo puppets ot their scholastic Imag ination, and melancholy lights of frantic- faith In thulr lost mortal love, John Ruskln. Ji-neflU of Deep Breathing. A strong advocate of deep breathing says that by Its practice she cured bcrselt of nervous headache, neuralgia In the faco, stiffness from overwork, Indigestion, cold In the head and In somnia, not having had the expense ot a physician for two "oars, and not having touched a drop of medtclnt for 13 mouths. A Slight Repressive Influence. "Do you feel that your work Is ot any real benefit?" "Yes," replied tha censor. "While wa cannot prevent war from being terrible, wa are at least doing every thing possible to render It unlntor etttni" Dictated To. Yeast You've got the word die tated at the bottom of thla letter? Crtmsonbeak Yea. 1 know It "But It's In your own handwriting r "Yea; my wife road 01 write It. Here come the nobili with their wives. The gondolas throng the piazetta and the mercerla seeniB far too narrow for the press of people. The nolBe and the passion which runs through the publicity of Italian life continue deep Into the night; then luBt hasty words are Bpoken, yet once more stolen glance is shot from beau tiful eyes, and the happy Individual for whom It Is Intended understands the farewell. Around tl.j steps of tho piazetta all of white marble, so that you cannot miss them, even at night the gondolas gather again and then Beparate on their different ways through the dark and dead-silent canals. St. Mark's stands alone among all the temples of the world. Although ago and the moist sea air have spread their veil over theBe walls, yet the brilliant coloring and the mighty out lines shine through all the gray dim ness of the past. The bronze horses above the great door are rearing; the eunolns and arches stretch their great curves In Intensity of power; pcl nortlon of the great building seemB alive and animated; yet In the whole reigns the profound and noble peace proper to the house of God. Church Now 800 Ytara Old. It Is now exactly 800 years ago since ih hulldtiiK of St. Mark's was com pleted; Us ecclesiastical sanctity is bestowed on It by the relics of the Rays Invisible to the Ey. Science tell" us that In addition to the rays of the sun which we see. there are rays on both sides of the spectrum which are Invisible to the human eye. but which are distin guished by the camera. The ultra violet rays rays which are less than three-hundredth millionth! of a milli meter In length cause human being nil sorts of aiaconuon, uiciuuiug among other things sunburn, tired eyes and even blindness. They are one of the greatest men aces the eye has. It has long been be lieved that they cause snowbllmlnest. A number ot experiments conducted under t"t conditions show that they muse fatigue of the eye. and In old age lead to cataract, and, therefore, to blindness. PositWn of Advantage. Harne (to Shedd, who has Just fin ished a long letter) "Funny that you should write long letters to your wit when you have ao little to say to her when she l present" 8hedd-"Not at all. Wnen 1 m wrltliii I have the Hoot." Boston Transcript power which could only be compared with that of Robespierre or the blood thirsty Marat. The complete truth about Venice cannot be learned In the lofty ducal palace, where the ceilings are full of gold and where art, free and untrnm- meled. created her masterpieces. We must go down even as tar as the Poz- zl. Into the dungeons below the level of the water, or we must mount Into the hot leaden cells (I Piombi) then we begin to conceive what was the secret canker gnawing at the root of all this beauty; then we feel with unspeakable horror what is the shad ow on the conscience ot the proud Queen ot the Adriatic. Tells of a Strange Plant Speaking on "Plant Adaptations" at the Royal Botanical society recently says the London Chronicle, FrofeBsor llottomley drew attention to a curlou feature ot certain climbing plants, the spiral tendrils of which might be said to reverse after having proceed ed In one direction for a certain time. One might Imagine the tendrils waltzing around for a time and then saying: "Do you reverse?" and turn ing the other way. People generally, he added, did not realize the wealth of knowledge that was at their disposal. One had only t' take a chair aud sit under a tree and learn botany. Friendship, It Is an Inestimable blessing for any man or woman to possess a friend; one human soul In whom complete con dence may be reposed; one who know the best and worst ot us, and who loves us In spite of all our faults; who will speak the honest truth to us while the world flatters us to our face and luughs at us behind our backs who will give us counsel and reproof In the day of prosperity and self-con celt, but who, aguln, will comfort and encourage us in the day of difficulty and sorrow, when the world leaves us alone to fight out our own battle. Devoid of Feeling. She There was a man on the crowded car that I came home oa who Is a perfect brute. He Why, dear? She Why, I trod on his feet dozen times and he never offered me his seat Boston Evening Transcript Strive Lawfully. It a man also strive tor masteries. yet he la not crowned, except he strive Uwfully.-ll Timothy IX ASH OF THE LACKAYE WIT HERZEGOVINA AND .ITS GOATS Scene in Nostar Cruel Comment. "You know, there Is an air I hearc lately humming through my brail this morning." "That's no air; what you hear lr your brains are their wheels hum mlng." Ponto's Place. Sol Sodbuster What's that funnj little coop under the back part ol your automobile? Hiram Haycock That's for the dog that used to trot along under th buckboard. Puck. Sad, but True. "Do all people who marry In naste repent at leisure?" asked the seekei after knowledge. 'Not all," answered the cynic Some of them merely forget tha thoy are married." A BARGAIN. "1 bought this for a mere song." "Indeed?" "At ary rate, I gave a note for It" Wealtty. "He la very wealthy?" we asked at the man with the diamonds zipped by In his motor car. "Goodness, yes, friend answered He even has his own private break fast food factory!" Indianapolis Star. In Style. Visitor So you have three new ba bies at your house. What do you think ot that? Willie Oh, I suppose someone start ed a "Buy a Baby" movement and mi thought she'd stock up. Puck. light Proof of It "The Esquimaux live on a diet- "Hold on, there, you're wrong. They live on the fattest kind of food." "Well, I'm sure our teacher told tit they eat candles." A Dazzling Series. "Life with Daubson Is Just one woman after another." "He must be a fearful rake." "Nothing of the sort He drawi cover designs for popular magazines. ' the censors permitted, we would be hearing frequently these days of battles In Herzegovina that would make us think of how Han nibal fought his way through the Alps, for down in that country there are passes so narrow and slopes so steep, just where desperate fights have taken place, that even Napoleon might S'ell have been deterred. Warfare is bringing sad havoc in Its wake to the folk of Herzegovina. Not only are towns being ruthlessly de stroyed, not only are the men and boys mustered Into the armies of Franz Jo zef and away, but, among others, In vading armies are living off the coun try and that means using up the great herds of goats upon yhlch the prov ince largely lives. In fact, the one trouble Herzegovina has ever given the Austrian Is Its revolutionary spirit over the goats. So true is this, so deep the feeling on either side, that the place has often been dubbed "a nation at war about the goat!" "The goat," Baron Ritt, governor of Herzegovinia, explained in an inter view In Mostar, "Is the great factor in the life of our people. A goat ranges in value from $4.80 to $5.60 and a man's wealth is often stated In terms ot his herd. The state has long been striving to suppress the goats, as they destroy the vegetation which we feel the great essential for the rehabili tation of Herzegovina; while the peo ple who care nothing about reforesting the mountains, for the benefit of fu ture generations, raise the cry that the goat is to them everything, and that we are no better than despots. All of the Goat Utilized. Their praises of the goat are, ot course, well founded. As the rein deer to the Eskimo, so Is the goat to the Herzogovine. Hide and hair, meat, milk, horns, all are utilized. Then, too, the goat is hardy and hunts its own food, wherefore the people ask: " 'Why prefer the vegetation, which there would be no animals to devour, to the goats, who seem already to find all that they need?' Accordingly, to pacify them, the goat-tax has been made very low and it Is regulated by the number of ani mals a man may possess, In direct ratio. A peasant who has but ten goats returning to his barns from the mountains each evening, pays eight cents a head, while he whose herd is 100 strong. It is felt, can pay more per capita. "Now this Is the government's side of the matter. Forests are absolutely necessary to Herzegovina, to regulate the climate, If for no other reason. We need them, too, to yield a humus, and thus stop the spread of the Karst, or desert region, and we also need them to regulate our water supply. We are trying to reforest and make the moun tains green In order to get all these benefits for the peasant. But he doesn't see It that way. "Different methods are being em ployed to accomplish our purpose. One of the commonest, Is to blast, with dynamite, holes for the trees, then carry soil to the pit and create here a forest reserve. Frequently what ap pears from the road as a mere slope ot rock Is covered with tiny oaks and other very young trees and Is edged with signs, prohibiting pasturage In the area. On the sly, however, and frequently from mere laziness or Bplte, the peasant will drive his goats Into the area and then, when he Is fined heavily for the destruction that re sults, he, too, becomes an opponent of the government Creating Forest Reserves. "According as these plants thrive at the outset, we judge If It will pay to plant further in the locality and also In just how many years such tract may be termed fertile. Some places have been covered by green vegeta tion In two years and are then held as reserve to the end of the third year, when they become partly for ested. Sheep are the first animals ad mitted to the new pastures, as they do not rise on their hind legB to de vour the growing tops of the plants. Then, the year after opening to the sheep, the cattle are admitted, as these also do not reach the tops, and, finally one year still later, the goat Is admitted, the shrubbery being now high enough to care for Itself. "Parallel plots of these reserves are laid out over the province, so that when plot No. 1 is entirely reserved, in the next there are sheep and its neighbor has sheep and cows. In the fourth, sheep, cows and goats graze together. Each year the previous re serve will be ready for sheep and the other areas each advance one stage, so that, eventually, the entire barren Her zegovina will be fertile and green. "Some dozen years ago we Intro duced the latest Innovation, 1. e., the resurrection Idea. A field Is taken by the government, cleared ot everything, declared reserve and then the weeds, which had previously been crushed by the nibbling of cattle and smaller herds, so that they sent out several sldeshoots. Instead of one main stalk, are permitted to rise. Then such plants as are harmful to the majority are cut out and the land allowed to green with the others. The venture Is a paying one and thousands of acres have been covered by tne process. "Still another way of fighting the havoo done through the centuries by the goat Is in sowing vast amount ot seeds over the barrens by hand. We have very strict forestry laws In this region and violations are subject to Imprisonment. Instead of jailing the men, however, they are set to gather ing Beeds, which is far more pleasant, being out in the open, than remaining in the cells. Water Must Be Conserved. "Conservation of the water, too, needs to be considered along with the forest. In the winter we now have too much water by far In the deserts and In the summer not nearly enough. Streams dry up, and when It rains the water is sucked Into the soil be fore It can trickle down the moun tains, the stones carrying it off and 'causing it to disappear until Decem ber, when the country is flooded. Government cisterns have to be built, in consequence, each city keeping her cisterns clean, and In July and August each year laws are passed regulating how much water each householder may draw. "At such times the goats and cattle are driven Into the mountains by the children, six to eight hours' distance, to find running water and pasturage. Into the Bosnian Alps the cattle and sheep and horses and goats are driven together. The pastures there are guarded by the government, and it Is fixed just who may pasture In a given area and exactly how many head of animals he may bring Into such a space, in order to prevent the ruina tion of grazing. The end of April wit nesses thousands of goats driven into the mountains for the summer. Herd ers from each family accompany, and these spend the summer on the peaks. making cheese and white, round cakea of lard or butter, from which the folk wllj live In the winter." Now, though, the war has changed all this. Most of the goats have been driven oft, along with the cattle and horseB, for the armies of Franz Jozef. What remain must be tended by the women, who must also look after their homes, tend the wounded as they come back, and bury the dead. Mean while the reserves are being plundered by such animals as remain and the guards to these are busy elsewhere. Havoc, ruin will result, and destruc tion from which the region will not recover for weary decades to come. Gigantic Frog. Among the rare specimens not open to public Inspection In the Harvard Zoological museum is what Is claimed to be the largest frog In the world. It weighs about six pounds, Is 2? Inches long from tip to toe, and of a slaty black color. Its web feet are equal In size to those of a large swan. But three ot Its kind have ever reached the United States. Doctor Boulenger of the British museum was the discover er of the new species in 1906, while on an expedition In Central Africa. All known specimens have been found In two districts, called Kribl and Etulan, of the German colony, Kamerun a morning paper suggesting that the government help the poor authors and buy a bale of manuscripts, as they are asked to do cotton. It Is a hard winter for authors Magazines are buying nothing and printing the "old stuff In the safe" hence It Is extra hard to be obliged to pay exorbitant rates for postage both ways. Letter to the New York Times. Significant "la Tlodworth a poor man?" "I guess ao. Whenever he speakt ot money be has a tar away look lc hit eyes." Hardship to Authors. It leema to me that payinf letter postage on manuscript Is rather hard on poor authors. The average story costs about thirty cents to mall, a longer story 60 cents, a book some times a much larger amount I In clude returning the manuscript, as most editors refuse even to read a manuscript unless return postage la Inclosed. I recently read a letter la Cling to Absurd Forms. If he It a musician, the Englishman still clings to a clumsy and archaic system of Jeslgnating the length of notea. Thus he calls a whole note a semlbreve and a half note a minim. A quarter note ia a crochet, an elgth la a quaver, a sixteenth Is a semiqua ver and a thirty-second Is a demlseml quaver. Here the Ingenuity and the breath ot the English musician are exhausted. If, by any chance, he should write a one-hundred-and twenty eighth note he wouldn't know what to call It The simple American system doesn't satisfy him; he wanta aome thlag jcore recondite and difficult 1