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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1915)
niDDY M illuj rauxD cooyticnr ay cnsrr aunoras CHAPTER XII Continued. 15 The party was now In full awing. Borne twenty were In the reception room, dancing or watching the dancers. The evening grew In life and merriment. Mr. Doremus, back trom his Interview with Flodle, was In fected by the revels. He blossomed suddenly and unexpectedly Into hilar ity, and encouraged and stimulated by the gayer of the young actresses, be came, In spite of hlmBclf, the center of the party. The company did not let him off till Alfred Smallish, blushing furiously, appeared in the doorway. "Supper is ready I mean er sup per Is served!" he announced, and coughed Into his hand. The three soubretles who bad been pelting Mr. Doremus with pinks, now surrounded htm, bound him with ever green garlands and carried him off en slaved, through the office, where Flo dle was presiding over tables of salad and sandwiches, into the reception room, where they enthroned him on an old Spanish chair, and waitsd on him like hourls. The gentlemen rushed back and forth with plates and nap kins; everybody began to talk, and laugh. Beer bottles popped. 1 Hall was now becoming desperate. It did not seem at all so easy as he had expected. If only Flodle hadn't got her back up so foolishly! Well, he must, at least, be off with his old loves before he was on with the new. And, for that, he must have the an swers of the two women. He left the company and walked into the studio, now deserted, to look at the clock. Heavens! It was already halt after eleven. Something would have to hap pen In a hurry, if Carolyn Dallys appeared' in the door way, smiling. She was wearing com color, in a costume no man could have described five minutes after he had seen it Carolyn's clothes were always not only original but characteristic of her. She sauntered In, and dropped upon the couch, to look up at him good-naturedly. Hall's hopes rose. It was go ing to be easy, thank heaven. She didn't at all have the smile of a pros pective owner. "Well, Hall," she began, "you don't seem particularly anxious to see your blushing bride. I had almost begun to think you were deliberately avoid ing me." "Avoiding you! Nonsense, Caro lyn!" Hall laughed easily and tossed her a box of cigarettes. "Really, I've been so confoundedly busy with all these people, and " She broke in placidly: "Well, you're not busy now, are you?" Hall began to be afraid. "Oh, no, of course not. Why?" He watched her as if she were about to strike him. "Well, then, I've made up my mind, Hall." "What do you mean?" he asked, and assuming a carelessness he was far from feeling, he walked to the table and took up a flower, idly. "Why, I told you over the telephone, didn't I? . Look pleasant, Hall," she said; "it's 'yes.' I've decided to accept you." Hall grew faint. It was not alone the words that alarmed him. It was the cold-blooded tone in which they were uttered. There was a dellberate ness, a fixity of purpose in it that threatened his complacency. Carolyn still maintained her usual jocular man ner, but there was something keen and steely beneath it that he had never be fore felt. He rose to meet it with all his skill at acting. ' "Lord, Carolyn," he exclaimed, walk ing up to her impatiently, "you didn't really take me seriously, this morning, did you?" He burst out into forced laughter. "Well, that is funny; think of you of all women getting cahight like that I It's perfectly absurd! You can't make me believe you thought I was In earnest, you know I That's ab surd!" So the agile trout, when he first feels the hook in his mouth, thinks that by a bold struggle he can regain his freedom, and thrashes the pool with hectic energy. But Carolyn, with all her humor, was a shrewd cool fisher of men. Calmly, surely, she kept her line taut She had struck four mil lions! Not for a moment had she lost her composure. Slowly she spoke; she almost drawled. "Why, yes, I did, Hall! Surely. You seemed to have a lucid Interval, you know, this morning, and I believed every word you said. And what's more," she added, "I believe it now!" Lazily, to and fro, her feather fan was sweeping. Hall floundered again, wildly. "Oh, come on, Carolyn! Can't you take a Joke?" "Yes," she answered smilingly, "when I see the point of it Will you kindly explain?" The point. Hall well knew, was in his own mouth. He dashed up and down the room fretfully, making fer vent gestures. Poor fish! He still imagined he could get away from the hook. "Good heavens, I have explained, haven't I? Why, I only wanted to hear what you'd say!" "Well, you've heard; I say 'yes!' his Specialty. A certain man of New York, known familiarly as "P- C," admits that his early retool record was not deserving of academlo reward. But he got one medal. He grew up in Louisville and there attended a small school presided over by a lady of the old regime, a tender and kind-hearted soul. Each year, when the last day of school came around, the scholars and their parents gathered for the award of prises, and the gentle schoolmlstresss could not bear to let any child go dls- 6r BAY way Now what?" She took a cigarette from the table and gracefully lighted It, puffed out the smoke, and yawned, . As sho drew in ber line thus, bis frenzied strugglos were getting short er, but more violent. "Oh, hang it all, Carolyn, you know I was only fooling, of course I Why, we were laughing all the time, you know that! I had no Idea you'd ever accept me! Do you mean to tell me that you are In love with me?" he asked bitingly. "Not at all! I see no need of lying about it, whatever. But you certainly do amuse me." Her eyes danced. "Well, I should say It was hardly enough to accept a man simply be cause he amused you!" This was the best Hall could do, now; he was get ting winded. "Oh, yes," she replied Jauntily, "on the contrary, I'm quite sure that I shall want to be amused all my life especially when I'm married." "Heavens! Do you consider that we are engaged?" She looked at him with surprised eyes. Her fishing was approaching a climax. She began to wind In her line to short length, speaking Incisively. "See here, Hall, you're not trying to get out of it, or anything, are you?" Hall gasped, wearied with the duel. "Now, Carolyn, let me explain just how it is I'll have to tell you some thing I want to hang it you make It so damned hard for me what I mean Is" Carolyn rose and looked him in the eye. She laid her hand on him; and, soft as was its touch, he felt as if It were gripping him like a handcuff. "Hall, see here! Are you trying to get out of it, or aren't you! Just tell me that!" "Why why, I think you're carrying the joke a little too far, Carolyn, that's all honestly I do I" Carolyn now had him at the edge of the boat. She jerked him in with a laugh. "My dear old Hall," she said, and her voice was honey-sweet, "I'm carrying it only far enough to want to wear that ring you bought today for me. Where is it?" She actually be gan to feel in his waistcoat pocket. He backed off in terror. "I haven't any ring!" Carolyn smiled. "Well, never mind. We don't want anyone to know jUBt yet, anyway, do we? Rings can wait Now come over here and sit down, and I'll tell you exactly what we're go ing to do." She proceeded to lead htm, too dazed to resist, toward the couch where they sat down together. "Now be brave," she said, smiling, 1 11 let you hold my hand. You do just what I say, and you'll never re gret it. I hate engagements; they have neither the excitement of court ship, nor the satisfaction of matri mony. So, at Just nine o'clock tomor row morning, you are going to call on me and we'll, toddle down to a justice of the peace." We'll Just cut out the white veil and downcast eyes and everything. All you'll have to do is to put a gold band on my finger; and my share will be to say Twill' and become Mrs. Hall Bonlstelle. What's the mat ter?" fiaa was staring toward the door. "My cousin Jonas," he said. "Oh, bother!" Carolyn's eyes shot fire. "Just as we want to arrange everything." Jonas Haseingbury, tall and gaunt, eating a lettuce sandwich, strolled in, as cool and self-possessed as the most experienced cotillion leader in town. He was perfectly sure of himself; without wealth, or power or social training, he was blessed with an ego ism that a king might have envied. Jonas had never been embarrassed in his life, Hall looked at him, for the first time with relief, and rose. , "Miss Dallys," he said, "let me pre sent my cousin, Mr. Hassingbury." Jonas put the sandwich behind his back, and bowed. Carolyn looked up at him, annoyed. Dallys? Jonas -queried, never heard o' that name before, to my knowledge. What be ye, Portuguee?" With the grace of a veteran, he dropped down beside her on the couch. At any other time Carolyn would have welcomed his quaint charm. But her eyes were now tor Hall, and she was anxious. Her answer was vague. Jonas, however, did not appear to notice it. His work was plain. He had to make himself attractive, and get rid of Hall. He launched forth, therefore, on a description of the town of Branford while Carolyn yawned be hind her fan At the first pause Hall broke In. "By jove, Carolyn, I've got to get some photographs in my room I promised to show Mr. Doremus! Cousin Jonas will take care of you all right, Carolyn He's a great man for the ladies!" and with this slid out of range of her pro test Carolyn pulled herself together to make the best of it. This yokel must be got rid of at once. She leaned to ward him with ardor. "Oh, Mr. Hassingbury, do you really think I'm pretty? You must have known so many beautiful women in Branford!" "Yes, that's right!" said Jonas, with appointed. When commencement day came f . C.'s name also was read out for a special medal. It was awarded "For cheerfulness during the recrea tion hour." Studious Girt Neglects Her Hair. I heard Max O'Rell once tell the story of a young lady wbo acquired three languages while doing her hair, said a prominent London man. Then she trotted her three languages round, and found to her surprise that no one seemed particularly anxious unction. "1 certainly have, miss. Why, I've burled three wives a'readyl 1 reckon I know pretty near as much about women as anybody." "Then you're Just the man I've been looking for!" suid Carolyn. "I want you to help me; will you?" She Jumped up eagerly. He rose also. "What appears to be the trouble?" 'Why, there are two women here that I'm Just dying to have your opin ion of. Come out with me and I'll In troduce them to you, and let you talk to them; will you?" 'You bet I will. Just lot me see 'em! I guess if anybody can size 'em up, Jonas Hassingbury can!" And with that he followed her out into the other room, and Carolyn deliv ered him over to Rosamund Oale. CHAPTER XIII. Hall, meanwhile, was near the boil ing point of his rage. He bad been defeated by Carolyn's cleverness. He was furious at ber, at himself, at everybody. Hore were two women, now, who had a hold on him and be fore long there would be three I Never! Hall swore It with a round oath. Mrs. Royalton, at least, would not triumph. She hadn't Carolyn's brains, she hadn't Rosamund's disarming beauty. She was, when It came right down to it, more or less of a fool. Why not Ignore her, and make a last attempt to win Flodle? He looked up at the clock. Oood heavens! It was already twenty minutes to twelve! And his four mil lions were no nearer than ever. He Jumped up impulsively, and strode to the door. The company had about finished supper. The little orchestra had started up again, and had begun on a new turkey-trot. Ab a proof of its in sidious charm, who but Jonas Hassing bury himself had succumbed! He was dancing with the fair Rosamund. Mr. Doremus, still surrounded and petted by the three pretty actresses, was tell ing a funny story. There was a sharp squall of laughter as he finished. Where the devil was Flodle? Hall peered from behind the portieres, so as not to be seen himself. In a mo ment she emerged from the stockroom with a plate of Ice cream, and, smiling, passed it to Mr. Doremus. Then she looked up, and caught Hall's eye. He It Was Already Twenty Minutes to Twelve. beckoned and she carelessly ap proached the studio. As she crossed the threshold Hall caught her by the wrist and drew In. She looked up at him, a little fright ened. "Flodle," he exclaimed wildly, "Flo dle, I can't stand it any longer. Don't keep It up any longer, dear I Say, 'yes,' can't you? Flodle, for God's sake " She looked him up and she looked him down, and anger was in her eyes. "I gave you my answer, Mr. Bonlstelle. Didn't you understand me, this after noon?" She backed off, preparing to leave. He seized her again. -'Flodle, I won't take no for an answer. I love you too much!" He fumbled in his pocket and drew out the ring. "Here, take this, Flo; wear it, won't you? And, as soon as I can get Mr. Doremus In here, I'll put another one on your finger that'll make us man and wife!" She took it, and tossed it across the studio. It bounded along the floor. "No, thanks, Mr. Bonlstelle! You'll have to excuse me, I'm busy." "But heavens, Flo, look at the clock! It's nearly twelve! I have only fifteen minutes more, Flo! Don't turn me down! Oh, I want you so, Flodle won't you " (TO BE CONTINUED.) Origin of Crescent Professor Rldgeway, in England, ad vocated a new view, according to which the Mohammedans got the idea of the crescent, not from the new moon, but from the ancient and long continued use in Asia Minor of amu lets made by fitting two boars' tusks together at the base. The figure thus produced certainly bears a closer re semblance to a typical crescent, as it is represented on the Turkish flag than does a new moon. The wide dis tribution of these amulets, however, suggests that they may have had a common origin In some symbol per taining to the moon. They are found as far away as New Guinea, while In Africa they are In common use, made, however, of lions' 'claws Instead of boars' tusks. Dinner Cooked on Public Street. In nearly every street of the cities of Japan there Is a public oven, where, for a small fee, people may have their dinners cooked. to engage her. They really could not stand the look of her head. She dis covered the cause of her failure at last, when one very Irritable old gen tleman she called on told her that he would prefer one language to three If a brush and comb were thrown In with the one. She had sacrificed habits of tidiness to the attractions of Irregular verbs. Each year the Import of opium from India Into China is reduced by 5JCJ chest. mm TWO BRAVE B0Y8. Wlfen tho flrebolls ring In the city and you know that a house is on fire, It does not frighten you, because you know that the brave firemen will be there soon and put out the fire. But in the country thore are no fire men or engines, and the people have cause to be alarthed when a fire breaks out. Thomas and William lived on a farm. Thomas was fourteon and Wil liam twolve, but they were sturdy lads and knew how to work. One morning thoir father and mother went to the city to be gone all day, and after the boys finished their work they went Into the woods for berries. They bad filled their palls and were returning home when William said: "Father and mother must have come back early. I can see the smoke from the chimney." Thomas did not answer for a min ute, and then he said: "That smoke Is not coming from the chimney; It looks as though one of the buildings Is on fire." Both boys ran as fast as they could, and then when they were nearer Wil liam said: "It's the barn, and we must get the horses out." The -poor animals were kicking about in their stalls and frantically tugging at their halters. "We must wet our handkerchiefs and tie them over our mouthB," said William, running to the pump. It takes more time to tell about It than it took the boys to do this. Then they ran into the barn and untied the two horses and led them out. Thinking that they would look out for themselves, the boys began pump ing water to pour on the flames. They wet their heads again and went into the barn with pails of water, when the horses came running in and acting In the most frantic manner. One of them knocked William to tho floor, and in the smoke Thomas did not see him, and supposing that he would catch one of the horses, Thom as caught the other, and led him out and tied him to a tree. When William did not appear he began to be frightened, for the flames were coming up through the floor, but Thomas did not stop to think of that. He knew William was In the burning barn. Wetting his face and head again, he ran into the barn. His feet struck something, and he felt to see what It "I Can See the Smoke." was. It was William, who had struck his head in falling, and the smoke had made him faint. Thomas dragged him out and laid him on the ground and went back for the other horse that happened to be near the door Just then. The flames had singed his tall and mane, and he was a sorry-looking animal. Thomas tlod him to a tree, and then went to William. Ho wet his face, and after a while he oponed his eyes. "What is the mat ter?" he asked. jflomas tola mm. "And now we must save the house and other build' ings," he said, "by putting out this flro. You get the dinner horn," he told William, "and blow loudly as you can." Tho pump was near enough to the barn, so that he did not have to run far, and Thomas pumped and carried palls of water and threw on the burn Ing floor. His poor arms ached and his hands smarted, but he did not stop, and by the time the horn was heard by the farmer down the road, Thomas had succeeded in nearly extinguish ing the flames. The lower part of the barn was damaged, but by bis hard work Thomas had kept the fire from spreading and saved the house. He had saved his brother, also, for if Thomas bad not been brave and gone Into the smoking barn William would have been burned. When their father and mother came home that night, they saw from tho road that the barn was burned, and when the boys told them all that hap- pened, they thought they had two brave boys. When their mother kissed them good night she said, "I am proud of my heroes, but we must hot forget the One who watched over and protected vou, and thank him in our prayers." Making Her Happy, "I told you last Sabbath, children,' said the Sunday school teacher, "that you should all try to make someone happy during the week. How many of you have?" "I did," answered a boy, promptly "That's nice, Johnny. What did you do?" "I went to see my aunt, and she's always happy when I go home again." Keep Something In Reserve. Don t tell all yon know. Maintain some reserve. There is nothing more useless than a dry well. TWO ODD OPTICAL ILLUSIONS Thre Circles Seem t Chase Erch Other In 8am Direction Wlr Hoop Are Quit Puzzling. Thore are some tricks that ran be played on a person's eyes which are pure Illusions. Hold this paper a foot or more from your eyes and turn It gently round to the right or loft In small circles, keeping your eyes fixed on the three rings, As you move the papor round llko the hands of a watch you will find that the rings In those circles seem to chase each other in tho same direction, and the longer and more Intently you look at It the faster they go. Circles can be made with spokes In them which to some persons seom to Circles Chase Each Other. be going in the opposite direction to that In which the paper is turned, but the Illusion is not' so perfect unless the circles are much larger than there is space for In this column. Here Is another curious optical illu sion that has puzzled a great many persons who have tried .to account for it: If we suppose these to represent wire hoops, which of thorn is nearest you, A or B? The aiiBwer Is that It Is the one you first make up your mind is nearest you. But now If you look steadily at It for a few moments your eyes will get tired of that Idea and will suddenly shift that hoop to the farthest away from you, in spite of your wishing to keep it as It was, and B Wlr Hoop Illusion. after you have looked at It In Its new position tor a space It will go back again. If you do not decide which Is the nearest to you at first, but just look at the middle hoop steadily, you will see them one way, perhaps with A In front and toward you, and then A will suddenly go back and B will be in front. THE SAW ESAU SAW "Esau , sawed wood. E3an Wood would saw wood. All the wood that Esau Wood Baw, Esau Wood would saw. In other words, all the wood Esau Baw to saw Esau sought to saw. All the wood Wood would saw! And, oh! the woodsaw with which Wood .vould saw wood. But ono day Wood's woodsaw would saw no wood, and thus the wood Wood sawed was not the wood Wood would saw if Wood's woodsaw would saw wood. Now, Wood would saw wood with a woodsaw that would saw wood. So Esau sought a saw that would saw wood, and one day Esau saw a saw saw wood as no other woodsaw would saw wood. In fact, of all the wood saws Wood ever saw saw wood, Wood never saw a woodsaw that would saw wood as that wood saw Wood saw would saw wood, and so I saw Esau Wood saw wood with the woodsaw Wood saw saw wood." TEACH BOYS MILITARY DRILL Australian Youths Enter Ranks of "Junior Cadets" at Age of Twelve Must Be a 8oldler, Australian boys begin their military career at the age of twelve years, when they enter the ranks of the "Ju nior Cadets" and drill under the In struction of their schoolteachers. Their target practice is limited to shooting what 1b popularly known as the "twenty-two" rifle. At the age of fourteen the school boy Is graduated into the "Senior Ca dets" and here his military training begins in dead earnest. Pie learns to care for his rifle which tho govern' ment furnishes to him. The state also give him an olive drab military uni form. He learns the movements of squad and company formations and learns to deploy as skirmisher. The Australian schoolboy becomes a soldier Irrespective of his own wishes In the matter, or those of his parents. Truancy officers, such as In this country watch the attendance at school, In Australia hale Into court the parents of boys who are absent from their military drill, and It is not an infrequent occurrence for heavy fines to be levied on parents who are Indifferent to their sons' military edu cation. The American Boy. The Common Practice. "Johnson," said the teacher, "If coal is selling for (8 a ton and you pay your dealer $24, how many tons will he bring you?" "A little over three tons, ma'am," returned Johnny promptly. "Why, Johnny, that Isn't right," cor rected the teacher. "No, ma'am, I know It ain't," said Johnny, "but they all do it." Be Good to Mother. The days now are full and busy, but don't let them be so full that you for get to take time to bring in the wood for mother, or to show In other ways that she is very dear to you. Every body likes a boy wbo Is good to bis mother. fK i ; 1 $ By MARK DANIELS, (Oenernl Superintendent and Landacnpe Engineer of Nntlonnl Porks.) CRATER LAKE National park has been termed by many the eighth wonder of the' world. Nestling In the heart of a great moun tain which, in ages past, was a living volcano, 6,000 feet above the sea, with Its sapphire surface unruf fled, reflecting the many-hued surfaces of the 1,000 feet high crater walls which surrounded It, It is undoubtedly one of the most exquisite gems of color to be found in the world. Its blue surpasses the blue of the Bay of Naples In richness and intensity and itB somewhat weird surroundings, pregnant with mystory and solitude, are In perfect harmony with the placid repose of its surface. There are glaciers In many coun tries, high peaks, water falls, cascades, forests and fields of wild flowers to be found In many lands, but there Is only one Crater lake. Individuality is as difficult of attainment in scenery as it Is in persons, and in Crater Lake Na tlonal park one finds It to an extreme degree. The people of the United States are particularly fortunate In the posses sion of their national parks In that al most every one of them has a marked and striking individuality and con tains within Its boundaries some tea tures which will leave a lasting im pression and will be a source of Joy and pleasure when other things am forgotten; but of all the sights that can be had In the scenic reservations of our country, perhaps none will strike the observer with such force and will leave as lasting an impres sion as Crater lake. Crater Lake National park Is In the Cascado range of mountains In south em Oregon. The lake Is circular In form and about six miles In diameter. Its surface Is at an elevation of 6.17? feet above sea levol and is an average of 1,000 foet below the crest of the surrounding crater rim. The great cavity in this mountain was once the crater of an active volcano which, at one time or another, collapsed, leaving a receptacle several hundred feet In depth which is now Alloc! with spar kling blue water, clear as a diamond and of a blue that doflcs description. Arranging for Tourists. To make this unique gem of ex qulslte beauty available to the travel ing public has been no simple problem. The park Is traversed by roads from the west and from the south and the approaches are along easy gradients and through wonderful forests and alongside beautiful canyons, but upon a closer approach to the ascent to the rim of the crater, the difficulty of reaching the lake becomes more and more serious, and the problems In volved In establishing proper accom modations for the tourists and main taining them throughout the season becomes more and more complex. , The superintendent's house Is lo cated several miles from the rim of the crater and at an elevation of 6.000 feet above sea level. This altitude, while more than 1,000 feet below the rim of the crater from which a view of the lake can be had, Is still one which, at this latitude is covered with snows for many months of the year; It, Is however, the most practicable place at which to locate the govern ment headquarters and to establish a small village consisting of a few stores and supply stations. It Is not, however, at the rim of the crater and thorefore could never, under any cir cumstances, be a place where tourists would be content to stay, for there Is ever tho mountain top with the lake beyond beckoning the traveler to the goal of his pilgrimage. TURNING X-RAYS ON SOUND Scientists Have Found They Cannot Always Depend on Laws That Are Theoretical. Tho theoretical deductions of Boltz mann and Maxwell on the constitution of gases lead to certain conclusions respecting the rate of proportion of sound waves through gases. For the most part gases obey these theoretical laws, but oxygen presents anomalies. This departure fromlhe normal be havior of gases on the part of oxygen was attributed by Richard to the neu tral Ionization of the gas, and conse quently a systematic study' has been made by Kupper on tae influence of various lonlzators on the velocity of sound In various gases. On submitting atmospheric air, oxy gen and' nitrogen to the action of X rayB tho velocity of sound propagation through these gases Is greatly In increased. The ultra-violet rays from a quarts mercury vapor lamp gives rise, In the case of oxygen and of mix tures containing oxygen, to the forma tion of ozone, and in consequence to The establishment of the village on the rim of the crater overlooking the lake would be ideal, but in certain sea sons the snows are so late In melting that tourists might never reach the vil lage In the season of their travel. The solution, therefore, appears to be a double village or two stations, one at the lower level, which opens several weeks before the upper levels, and onn at the rim of the crater. By this means tourists may arrive at the lower station, where accommodations may be found, and proceed to the rim of the crater by foot when the road Is not passable for vehicular traffic. At the rim of the crater should be estab lished a secondary village In which Bleeping and eating accommodations are provided, together with stores and studios which might supply the wants of the tourists. ' Sailing and Pishing on the Lake. The desire of the tourist upon arriv- ing at Crater Lake National park is to reach the rim of the crater at the earliest time. Once there, his all-consuming desire is to descend to the surface of the lake and to sail upon this bluest sea about the phantom Island and in the shadow of the jagged rim. After he goes this far, his next consuming desire will be to hook the glorious trout which may be Been swimming In the depths beneath his boat. A trip of this sort will only fill him with a further longing to enclrcht the lake on land around the rim, so that he may drink In the sparkling colors and deeper shadows from all angles The problem, therefore, which confronts the secretary of the Interior Is the development of roads and trail about the lake bo that the tourist may receive full satisfaction and to do this, plans have been drawn and work be gun on the roads and trails and vil lage. Congress has appropriated money, which Is being expended through the war department, for the construction of an encircling road to be built around the crater. This road is under construction and a material portion of It has been completed. The three en trance roads, one trom Medford on tha west, one from Klamath Falls on thu south, and one along Sand creek on the east, have been completed and are now open to travel. The trail from the rim of the crater to the lake sur face Indicating the location of the pro posed rim village has been construct ed and will this year be widened and Improved. A lodge or hotel has been constructed on the rim of the crater and roads connecting It with the su perintendent's headquarters at Anna Spring at the lower level have been completed. The Demand and the Pay. ' Illness 1b no respecter of persons or pocketbooks, and vast Is the number of comfortable homes In cities as well as country where the family of the patient finds a $25-a weck nurse a strain on their purses equaled only by the physical strain of doing without her. Here Is the practical nurse's op portunity. Her very lack of hospital training comes as an asset, for it en ables her to accept far less than ber trained sister and widens her field Im mensely. The pay she usually com mands, $10 or $15 weekly, as it In cludes board, well worth the while of a young or middle aged woman who Is seeking dignified and remuner ative employment. Such a woman' opportunity to raise her salary little by little lies In proving herself earn est, thorough, and reliable to every doctor with whom she conies In con tact, and highly Indispensable and pleasing to her patients. Woman's Home Companion. a reduction In the velocity of sound. In the case of nitrogen and hydro gen the velocities are Increased, al though not to the same extent as when X-rays are employed. The rays of radium exert no appreciable effect, and neither do the variations pro duced by an alternating electric Held. Size and Brilliancy of Stars. Stars are designated by astrono mers as of certain magnitudes. Tho popular Impression Is that this refers to the size of the stars, which is er roneous. It applies to their bril liancy; the actual size and distance of but few stars are known only about seventy-five. Even In the most pow erful telescope a star Is only a point of light. It Is not magnified a par ticle, Its brightness only being accen tuated. The stars are all suns like our own great luminary, which, if viewed from a star would also appear as a mere point of light a scintillat ing star, and the earth and our whole planetary system would be lost to view. So It Is not Improbable that these distant sans have their own planetary system that w cannot m