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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1915)
Immune to Love Germs By H. M. EGBERT (Copyright, 1915, by W, Q. Chapman.) The three professors looked Inquir ingly at the younger member of the fecnlty as he entered the room. If pity bad been known In the year 2215, It night have been said that pity was reflected upon their faces. As It was not, the look must have been merely curiosity. The white-robed, sterilized nure would have been called beautiful three centuries before. But her wealth of blond hair was bidden by the hideous hood that was the fashion, and in her loose garments she looked more like a mandarin. ' She, too, gazed curiously at tbe young fellow who entered and took his station respectfully before tbe pro fessors. "No. A 69 W P 14," began the eld est professor, addressing him by the name be bore, "you are still decided to become the subject of this experi ment?" "Yes, sir," replied the young man, "You are making It in the interests of civilization. You have weighed the consequences? You know that It will mean persecution, ostracism, and. worst of all, the existence within your system of a dlabollcol germ, which has become so rare that it is neces- sary to demonstrate its existence by performing this Inoculation?" "I have considered all the consv quences, gentlemen," replied the young man. Tbe three professors addressed the nurse. "No. B 27 F F 7," began the second professor, "you, too, have volunteored to sacrifice your happiness for the "Yes, sir," Replied the Young Man In sake of science? You, too, are under' solna this martyrJom with a full knowledge of tbe consequences?' The other two asked her almost the same question, though not In Idontical words. There was a faint smile upon the nurse's face as she replied. "Yes, gentlemen, 1 am prepared to suiter this martyrdom," she answered "Then you have both been warned, as Is required by law," said the oldest professor. "I shall now proceed to In oculate you both with the rare germ known as dlplococcus amoris, found only in Patagonia and FIJI. It was a weighty experiment. Dur ing tbe three centuries that bad elapsed love had become rarer and rarer. Marriages were now and had long been regulated by the state. Spasmodic cases of love had been re ported to the medical faculty, but ex cent for these epidemics, now becom ing rarer as the principles of hygiene were better understood, there had not been a case In years. It was the desire of the physicians to observe a genuine case of love order to revise the text-books of thl disease, that had led the professors to cast about for two suitable sub Jects. As soon as the disease developed they were to be placed for a period of years upon a desert island, avoid the spread of the malady. They would be supplied with food and home and left there until the viru lence of the disease was believed -to have abated. "It is a splendid thing to sacrifice ourselves for science," said A 69 W P . 14, enthusiastically. "Yes, it is Indeed," answered B 27 Cn. Nevertheless the same faint, almost lnscrutnble smile played about her features as she spoke. Tbe young man wondered whether the nurse bad fully realized the nature of the experi ment, tbe suffering that It would en tail. However, he said nothing, but bared bis arm for the Inoculation with tbe rare microbe, a supply of which bad come from the FIJI islands only few days before. The first professor, having steri lized his needle, drew up a minute quantity of gelatin cut of a tube. In this substance were millions of tbe deadly dlplococcus. He Inserted the point Of the hypodermic Into the young . man's arm. A 69 W P 14 did not flinch at tbe pain. Then, having with drawn the needle, the professor per formed the same operation on the young woman. Everybody noticed that the same faint and Inscrutable smile played about her features, but nobody com mented upon that fact. Even In 2215 it was the privilege of young women to smile. Tbe operations completed, the p: feasors solemnly shook bands with the victims. "In three hours," said the middle professor, "the symptoms should be gin to take effect. This Is 115 o'clock, At 118, therefore, yoa will both be- hour the boat will be waiting te con vey you to your Island home." The professors withdrew, leaving the young victims together In tbe lab oratory of the science building. Situ ated on the seashore, In the curve of the wooded heights of Brooklyn, It was an Ideal spot for experimentation. he hum of the great distant city only came faintly to their ears. In three hours' time the vessel would anchor off the dock to carry them away to the South seas, there to remain for a term of years until the deadly virus bad been eliminated. The young man shuddered as be thought of the awful fate In store for them. Now that the act was Irrev ocable be began to think of the sac rifice, He remembered a hundred friendships, tbe college days wben be bad been the heart and soul of his set. All these memories he must leave behind him, to go out to a savage island with this nurse. Yet, as he glanced at ber, be began to feel a novel Interest in ber that be had never felt before. Life with ber would at least be companionable. He was not so sure, now, that be bad done a foolish thing. "Do you regret the sacrifice, B 27 F F 7?" he Inquired, curiously. "Not a bit," answered the young woman. "May I ask why you are smiling?" She smiled more significantly. "That Is my secret," she answered. "Some day I will tell you." "When?" "When we are alone together." "But we shall never be more alone than we are now." "I know. But you see, A 69 W P 14, the virus has not yet begun to take effect In you." "I know It hasn't. I wonder how It will feel. They say that the first sign Is fever. I wish I had a shorter name for you," The girl still smiled at him. He was half piqued and half Indignant Don't you begin to feel the effects of the virus?" be inquired. "Not yet," she answered. "I don't believe I ever shall," "Why not?" "That ts part of the secret, too," she said. He turned Indignantly. He bad meant to turn away. Instead of which, to his surprise, he found that be was standing nearer to ber than be bad ever stood before. And, as his arms went groping blindly for some mysteri ous purpose be found that they had closed about her and were holding ber fast. Tbe harder he tried to escape her, the more tightly he held her. The girl made no attempt to es cape, but continued smiling. "What Is it?" he whispered. And suddenly the realization came to him. It's the poison the love virus!" he exclaimed. The girl nodded. She nodded so hard that her wealth of hair came tum bling down from under the hideouB hood. He caught a strand between his fingers and pressed It to his lips "What am I doing? Why am I do ing this?" he cried. "Is it is it tbe symptoms?" She nodded again. "It begins that way, she answered. "What a curious disease," said the young man, thoughtfully. "Do you know, I don't believe I shall really mind being exiled . with you on our Island, Of course, a woman s com pany Is apt to prove tedious. One doesn't expect the same Intellectual companionship that a man's company affords. And then, I don't know that I shall have very much to say to you But you will be useful for cooking my meals, and sometimes I will tell you things, and The girl for the first time uttered a hearty laugh. The young man seemed In a daze, He passed his hand across his forehead. As I was saying," he resumed, "It will be delightful helping each other In the little things of the day, and In the evenings we'll sit and chat by the camp fire and compare notes and ex periences" The silvery ripple of her mirth seemed to fill the room. Again the young man was struck silent. Why are you laughing at me? he cried at length. "Don't you want my devotion? Don't you want me to wait on you, to learn from you, to sit at vour feet as your slave? Is there somebody else you prefer? I can hardly wait for the boat to arrlva. 1 I 1 I believe I love you. Is this love?" "Yes, this Is love," said the girl. "How do you know? Do you love me? Do you feel the virus?" "No," Bhe answered, thoughtfully, I am sure now that I am Immune against It. I didn't tell those old pro fessors, but r-.U women are." Why? Why? Why?" shouted the young man. "Because, you see," she answered, we have known all about it all the time." XJAYAQUIL, like New York, Is one of the cities which had to be. Chicago might have been somewhere else and likewise Paris, London, Vienna, or Berlin, but not Guayaquil, No Intel ligent scheme of world building, no readjustment of countries or of boun daries, no racial conquest could mini mize the Importance of the spots whereon Guayaquil and New York stand. These Bpots are International commercial nodes, such because the conformation of the oceans and the continents being what it is, at these points the lines of travel meet and cross. But more than this It is here that tbe lands and the seas Join on terms of the greatest mutual advan tage In all that goes to pay tribute to man's commercial activities, says the Bulletin of the Pan-American Union. Guayaquil has all the natural ad: vantages. It Is at the meeting of the sea routes. Only San Francisco and Panama along the whole Pacific coast of North and South America can rival it in this respect. But the three oc cupy separate spheres and so are not rivals in any sense. Guayaquil is on the only navigable river from middle California to Cape Horn, and this riv er, or rather fluvial system, furnishes highways to all parts of a large and compact area of the most fertile and productive agricultural lands in west ern South America, an area of ap proximately 14,000 square miles. Down and into this zone lead the beBt trails from the high lands of Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia. Qulf of Guayaquil. The Gulf of Guayaquil is the largest opening along the whole west coast of South America. It is shaped nearly like an equilateral triangle with one tip bent. The straight side, running nearly north and south, extends about 140 miles from Cape Blanco In Pern Wireless Telephony, Wireless telephony means that the billion and a halt people living on this planet have been virtually gathered Into one room where they can listen to one man's voice. The human rac has snuggled together like a family about a fireside on a cold evening and can chat comfortably with one an other, Wben print became popular It was said that the human voice had lost Its power. But we see, on tbe contrary, that Its range has been ex tended Indefinitely. Tbe vibrations of the air expelled from the mouth, too faint to be felt and speedily quenched, can be magnified and borne by the waves of the frtcttonlcss ether to the ends of the earth, there to be recon verted Into audibility. The sound passes through the silence as tbe rays of the sun can pass through a lens of Ice and set a piece of wood on fire, "1 REASONS Included a strange blonde woman, who was Identified by Mrs. Dunstan as tbe young widow of Hiram Ward, tno brewer. The Interest of Dorothy and Chester By KEITH KENYON. Rtpnrtllv alncs that evening, ana G Riverside fruit market, Guayaquil. haps more properly speaking a small archipelago named the Estero Salado, the Salt Estuary. It is about twice as extensive as the Guayas delta but drains a smaller territory, not count ing the rivers above Guayaquil. These are the main waterways, but in addi tion scores of lesser rivers and creeks flow directly Into the Gulf of Guaya quil, Many of these lesser rivers come down from the high mountains lying Immediately to the east, for it must be remembered that the Gulf of Guaya quil at the point where the tip begins to turn up reaches inland almost to the high Andes. What we have called the greater harbor of Guayaquil, lying behind Puna Island, Is entered by the Jam bell channel to the southeast, which at its narrowest point Is about six miles wide, or the Morro channel on the northwest, a little over a mile wide. The former is the customary entrance, as the Morro channel Is dif ficult and dangerous for large vessels, on account of the numerous small islets and banks. Vessels drawing 23 feet of water can ascend the Guayas river up to the city of Guayaquil; larger vessels anchor at Puna on the Island of Puna in the greater harbor. Held Back by Poor Sanitation. With all its advantages so clearly marking It out as a great world mart one naturally asks, Why has not Guay aquil advanced farther than It has on the manifest road of destiny? The rea sons are many, and each has played its part in keeping Guayaquil in the background. There Is, however, one reason, which without doubt more than any other has had this effect, and that Is the reputation for insanitary conditions which Guayaquil has borne for over a century. Port sanitation is a port's chastity. Without It, Its sister ports of all the MILITARY HOSPITAL. ON SANTA ANA HlL-L. One-Man Jury. A tailor who was defendant In a case tried In court seemed much cast down when brought up tor trial. "What's the trouble?" whispered his counsel, observing bis client's dis tress as be surveyed tbe Jurymen. "It looks pretty bad for me," said tbe de fendant, "unless some steps are taken to dismiss that jury and gut lu lew lot. There ain't a man amongst 'em to La Puntllla in Ecuador. From these two capes the land and water lines of the two remaining Bides converge northeast and southeast, respectively, to a point about two-thirds the alti tude of the triangle. Here the south ern line running northeast bends sharply to nearly due north and the northern line running southeast bends northeast. This change of direction produces the turned-over tips pointing lorth. At the base of the smaller tri angle forming the tip lies the Island of Puna. Behind Puna Is the Inner bay or greater harbor of Guayaquil. The extreme tip of the small triangle loses ltsolf In tbe Guayas river. The Guayas river itself, however, Is a delta and one of the two Buch that flow Into the turned-up tip of the Gulf of Guayaquil. The city of Guayaquil and the les sor port Ib situated about 33 miles up the Guayas river at a point where this river divides Into two main branches, both coming down from the north, the Daule and the Bodegas. Above Guayaquil these two rivers each divide and subdivide into innu merable branches running out fanlike. So that the Guayas river system is shaped somewhat like an hourglass but with the one end many times larger than the other. Guayaquil is at the neck of the hourglass, where the main stems of Mie Daule and the Bodegas Join to form the Guayas. But almost immediately as It flows south the Guayas begins to divide and re dlvlde Into a delta flawing Into the closed In end of the gulf. What we have called the second delta Is per- COUNT NOGI'S FAMILY NAME Excitement In Japan Caused by Op position to Soldier's Wish That It Should Die. l o-roat tn-do has been made In Japan over the reviving of the late Count Nogl's family by the appoint ment of a new Count Nogi not reiaieo. to the grim soldier of Port Arthur and Mukden particularly as me aci is m- rectly in opposition to the last will of Count Nogi himseir. lieatea discus sions were held at large publlo meet ings opposing the creation of the new Count Nogi, says East and West News. Tbe subject is an extremely oeucato one and cuts deep Into Japanese spir itual susceptibilities. The imperial view is that so great a name should not disappear from living Japan an idea that Is baslo In the imperial fam ily itself, and Is the essence of the survival of title among the ancient lords or dalmos, to whom hundreds of titles have been preserved by adopt ing sons In default of direct Issue. The surviving relatives of (Journal Nogi have been made to see the light, bar world treat It as a place to be shunned and refused association. No boycott Is more complete or more merciless than the boycott of quarantine, and quarantine against Guayaquil is scarcely ever lifted. Ecuadorians have complained and do yet complain against what they term the injustice of the permanent quarantine. They point out that where for periods of six months or more there has been no case of yellow fever or plague at Guayaquil, yet there has been no re laxing of the quarantine regulations. Plans and projects for a compre hensive scheme of sanitation for Guay aquil have been made and elaborated for over 50 years, but the really scien tific work of investigation does not date back farther than about 16 years ago, although the river was dredged and the city Bupplled with a water system In 1870. These investigations culminated over a year ago in a con tract with J. G. White & Co. for the comprehensive sanitation of Guaya quil, Including drainage and water supply. St. James of Guayaquil Santiago de Guayaquil to give the city Its full title, was founded on St. James' day, July 25, 1531, by Sebastian de Benal cazar. It was declared a city four years later, but was abandoned and restored In 1537 by Francisco de Orel lana. In its earliest history It suffered much from attacks of buccaneers and pirates, and has been on several occa slons more or less destroyed by fire tor Guayaquil, unlike other Spanish American titles, Is built mainly of wood. withdrawn their opposition and hand ed over tne heirlooms to tbe new Count Nogi, who Is of tbe dalmlo faro ily that gave Its name to General No gl's clan. The opposition party threat ens to reopen the question when par liament opens. v Hard Labor. So, you want more money, do you?" remarked the stern parent Why don't you go to work? You nev er earned a cent In your life." "Why, father, how you do talk." rejoined the young man. "I'm sure no one ever worked harder than I do In trying te get a dollar out of you now and then." A Problem. "What's the matter, Bessie?" "I'm trying to decide whetter 1' rather have a man offer me his burn ing love or treat me to Ice cream. Modem Reflection. "Do you believe that things general. ly come In cycles?" "Well, I've seen joma awful thing come on motorcycle." "Evidently Jack Elliott Is getting serious in his attentions to that old brewer's young widow," said Mrs. Morehouse as she looked out from her comfortable porch rocker across tbe golf links where Jack and young Mrs. Ward were approaching tbe club house. It does look that way," replied Mrs. Atwater, between sips of tea, 'and lust as everybody had concluded that he and Dorothy Winters would make a match of It." "Some say the widow's fortune looks good to Jack; but I wonder what Dor othy thinks of it?" Knowing that Mrs. Atwater was on cordial terms with the rather exclusive Winters family, Mrs. Morehouse hoped to glean some Interesting detailB. I'm sure I don't know," said Mrs. Atwater shortly. "I notice her out with Chester Hill a lot lately." So far as fortunes go, Chester's will more than equal Mrs. Ward's, 1 suppose. Why, bless my soul" and Mrs. Morehouse opened her narrow eyes to their limit mere ism Dorothy this minute with Chester in his new car!" A moment later a slender, auburn- haired girl in a brown corduroy suit and a soft bat came swinging easily up tbe porch steps, and beside her puffed a fat, florid man of perhaps forty, dressed In faultlessly tailored motoring togs. They gave a nod of greeting to tbe two observant women and passed around to tbe other Bide of the porch. Until a month before that, Jack and Dorothy had been together so often and were bo obviously happy when together that an engagement had been expected as a natural outcome, but one evening when he was to es cort ber to a dinner dance at an ex clusive club she received at the last minute a brief note from him telling that an annoying business associate had made it impossible to get away without giving offense that would endanger his hard-earned chances of being taken Into tbe Arm. He was Bending Larry Morton to take care of Dorothy that evening, and be begged her to accept bis abbreviated explana tion and his willing substitute until he could arrive and explain in full. But the evening had passed without his arrival. Percy Anson shook a plump, pink finger at Dorothy as she passed out of the dressing room on her way home, and whispered something about the necessity of her keeping a watch on Jack Elliott, whom he had seen at the Dtnsmore hotel at six o'clock with a "ripping sort of blonde woman." Dorothy blushlng- ly wondered whether anyone who heard that stage whisper knew of Jack sending a substitute to take his place as her escort that eve ning, but Just then good-natured Larry came and gently pushed her along to tbe waiting taxlcab. She tried to be cordial as they drove home, but bare civility was all she could accomplish, for her mind was busy trying to recon cile Jack's explanatory note, which had not explained, with the chance im pertinence of Percy Anson, which had explained. Larry had to hurry away to catch a train for a business trip south, which was agreeable to Dor othy, who longed to be left alone. After she went to bed she planned one minute to avoid meeting Jack to give him an opportunity to simplify bis false explanation, and the next .minute she reproached herself for let ting a foolish remark from a gossipy clubman make her doubt that some good explanation would be given for what unquestionably did look bad. Then She reflected that Jack's failure to come before the end of the dance, as he had intimated he would, might mean that' his full explanation would not be forthcoming. After an almost sleepless night she went down to breakfast with a gloomy determina tion to be perfectly indifferent to any explanation Jack might make. Which meant that she was going to be unreasonable, no matter what bis explanation. At nine o'clock the telephone rang Although Dorothy sat almost within reach of it, and although she felt sure that Jack was at tbe other end of the wire, she sat apparently ab sorbed in tbe morning paper while the maid answered the call and In formed her that It was for her. "Good morning, Merry Sunshine!" called Jack, not aware of tbe cloud ed atmosphere he was trying to pene trate. "Am I .going to be forgiven for my sins of omission?" "Good morning," answered a coldly calm voice. "Have I had the full ex planation of your sins of omission?" "Really, Dot, pleaded Jack, "there are a lot of people In earshot, which makes it awkward to explain in full. Can't I come out this evening and do that?" "I'm dining out this evening," she replied coldly, "but I happened to hear enough last night to know that there Is a good deal to explain; so much in fact, that It will be quite satisfactory to me if you postpone the explanation Indefinitely." Well, that won t be satisfactory to me," retorted Jack, "and it's not fair to deny me an opportunity to explain. You certainly know, Dorothy, how much It means to me to us. 1 had hoped to have me get Into the firm, end" "Indeed, I'd have to take a great deal for granted to say that I know all that, but I must remind you that you are taking things for granted, and If there aro so many people In earshot, the sooner this conversation ends the bettor." The conversation fcnded abruptly after that, and Jack dug into his desk with such ferocity that two stenog raphers wero kept going at a break neck snood all day. Uoroihy went out In the back yard iuul personally su pervised tlm resetting of tulip bulbs until noon, aud afisr noon h!io slept to lanko up for tho sleeplessness of the night before. That nvening, as she went Into '.he big t'.lnlcg room of tbe litcesler l.r-lf-! 'itb tbe Dun stans and Chester Hi:i, ruo caw Jack among a it'i.mr r'y ot six, which Jack's apparent Interest In the young widow had kept pretty good pace with theirs, bo that on the day they ISSiES Hill in each other had seemed to grow panag f VVireleSS Aerial Mate rially Increased. Possibilities That Have Given Great Encouragement to Those Undertaking Them. A series ot remarkably successful and Interesting experiments were con- all appeared on the country clubhouse Successful Experiments Have Shown- porch, Dorothy and Jack had dririeo well apart, without a full explana tion having been given her. She knew that she had Intentionally made it im possible for Jack to explain fully, yet she felt hurt at his failure to do so; he knew that so long as his eiplana- flucted by th(j Un,ted SMm g,gnaj tion was withheld sne was jut."- corpg at the recent maDeuvers In in thinking him a detectable cad, yet Ma8Bachu8ett8 ln maintaining a wire- be was so angered at ner arro8""v 1(j8g aer(al fay meang of bQX kUe8 an(, manner toward mm ana ner tnereby increasing the efficiency of an ance of Chester Hill's attentions tnat ord,nary fleld wlreleB8 outflt ,rom 6 he delayed his explanation. , . time8 Tne te8tg were conducted It remained for fatuous Percy An- . , . son, wno naa unwillingly fl,er of man-lifting kites. trouble, to set tnings ngni. ju Favorable strong and steady winds. L,nesier am was iui w 8 tne Soontlflc American, tn re- phone, Percy came along tne poriu portlng the expCrlment, enabled Mr. arm in arm wun groucuy """ Perkins to send up a string of kites to Ardmore, head of the firm of brokers &n aUltude of 1600 teet Messages to which JacK nad long suugui u- mission as a member of the partner ship. At the same time Jack and Mrs. Ward came up the front steps, and, without knowing of Dorothys presence, went around to that side ot the porch. Helgho, Mrs. Ward," called Percy, and 'Hellp, Jack! Congratulations, old boy! Ardmore has Just been tell ing me about your adoption Into the firm. A well-merited compliment, 1 have no doubt." And Percy laughed heartily at bis little Joke. By the way, Elliott," said Ard more bluntly, "my sister writes me that you are all sorts of a brick; says her husband Is trying to get well fast lest she begin scheming to get you for her second husband.' Then turning to Mrs. Ward, he added In explanation: "My sister was com pelled to be here several hours be tween trains a month or so ago on hor way to some Jumping-off place where her husband had been Injured in a railroad wreck, and as I was laid up with the grip Elliott was good enough to help me out by taking care of her until her train loft." "And he didn't tell me a thing about It at all," pouted Mrs. Ward smilingly. He didn't have to tell me, for can prove by Dorothy that I told her about- seeing him at the DInsmore with a stunning blonde. Eh, Doro thy?" The smiling Percy blandly drew Dorothy into the conversation. Now. Percy, don't expect me to re member all the things you ever told me confidentially." Although Doro thy laughed lightly and looked straight at Percy as she replied, she gave to Jack the fleeting end of a glance into which she put an expression of such penitent understanding that he knew the blundering Percy had brought about the explanation so long delayed onri an nnfnrnllv minnlied bv Dorotbv'B , , cnn.ohnn in in. jnin tnev will lead to a system Dy wnicn the clubhouse a moment later to see a the range of the ordinary field wlre- nnwlv dfiiwated room which Chester less will De materially mcreasea. univ The Wireless May Be Sent to Great Altitudes With Kites. transmitted from the set of fleld wire less attached to this kite-supported' aerial were received 160 miles away with distinctness, although the ordi nary range of the set was only 25 miles. One thing that aided materially in obtaining this result was the fact that the kites flew so steadily that the aerial was always maintained at- a constant altitude. Quite .as remarkable as the Bending power of the wireless was Its receiv ing quality. Messages were received with distinctness from the battleship Georgia while off Newport and from the government station at Arlington, Va., and Bermuda. These experiments were but the first of a long series that will be con ducted, and it is the belief of those who are Interested In the matter that Hill called to them to come and ad mire, Ardmore led the way, followed by Percy and the widow, leaving Doro thy and Jack together in the rear. Dorothy. I know 1 dont deserve to be forgiven for delaying an ex planation you were entitled to a month ago, but" "But because 1 listened to Percy s gossip and wouldn't listen to your at tempted explanation, I didn't deserve to know the truth." Dorothy looked away before Bhe blushlngly added: Then, of course, when I saw you so often with Mrs. Ward, 1 thought she was the blonde he had seen you with. "And I Buppose you thought her millions had lured me, Just as I was beginning to think Chester Hill's had lured you. Dearest, we don't want to see those old decorations; let's stay out here and see tbe sunset." But It they saw much of the sunset they must have seen It reflected in each other's eyes, for they 6emed to find nothing of interest anywhere else. (Copyright, 1915. by the McClure News. (paper syndicate.) ed States government and Marcont officials are following the experiments closely. Eggs Three Cents Per Dozen, Prices of eggs, chickens and other poultry are so low in the Yangtze Klang valley that an English company has developed a large business ln shipping such products to Great Brit ain Virtually every Chinese family ln the remote country districts, as well in the towns and cities, keeps chickens. The price of eggs in the villages accessible to river transpor tation is now about three cents gold a dozen, Many of the eggs purchased along Tremendous Waste of Energy. With reference to the Immense loss ln wealth occasioned by the war. Theodore H. Price in World's Work says: "There is hardly a man who works up to the limit of his capacity. There are millions who try to do as little work as possible. The waste even in the most sclentflcally conducted In dustries Is enormous, and there Is an Immense amount 'of energy generated that Is not utilized at all. "It has been Jokingly said that the collective energy of the baby's cry would run the railroads of New York state if It could be conserved, and when we consider that only 15"per cent of the energy of coal is utilized, that the unharnessed water power of the United States represents millions ot horse power going to waste, and that probably less than 5 per cent of the available human energy In the world 1b productively employed, we must admit that a very slight in crease in industry or efficiency will recover an enormous loss of wealth."' Answered Call of World. Emile Verhaeren, tbe Belgian poet, might have been a priest, but decided that his wild nature could not be clamped within cloister walls. As a youth he attended the Jesuit college ot Salnte-Barbe at Ghent. There he met Maeterlinck. The fathers would have saved their young pupils ' from the world by making them priests, and the Yangtze Kiang are dried for the endeavored to inspire in them a pro- use of bakers in Europe and other parts of the world. The whites and yolks are dried separately. Hankow (China) Dispatch to Philadelphia. North American. Some Facts About Limestone. A ton ot absolutely pure limestone would burn to a little over half Its weight ot lime, or about 1,120 pounds, which, counting 80 pounds to the bushel, would give 14 bushels of lime to a ton. The weight of the burned product, however, generally averages more than this, owing to impurities ln the limestone, and also because in or dinary kilns the combustion Is not complete enough to drive off all the carbon dioxide. A cubic foot of limestone averages in weight from 145 to 175 pounds. which would make a ton ot limestone contain from eleven to fourteen cubic feet. found respect for the past, with a hatred of all innovation. After tlje school at Salnte-Barbe, Verhaeren studied law at Louvain. Admitted to the tar at Brussels, he Joined a coterie of young artists, and, like Gautier, he won a name for shocking the bour geois by fantastic freaks of dress and conduct The n.use called, and tbe law was deserted. "Discovery" Died With Inventor. A Los Angeles Inventor is reported to have compounded an ointment which was designed to render the hu man skin hard and bullet-proof, so that wars would be Impossible.. By successive applications he succeeded ln hardening the skin of bis bands and face to a remarkable degree. As a test be fired three shots from a re volver into his face and waa disap pointed on looking into a mirror to find that the bullets had penetrated the skin and drawn blood. He then South Africa Exporting Meat flred a chares from a shotenn whl-h South Africa has started exporting mew off the lower part of hl8 facei causing his death. The secret of his meat. Since May 14,354 quarters have reached England, according to the report of the department of commerce. All of these have come from Natal, and, taken as a whole, are said to have been of poor quality, bringing from 13 to 15 cents a pound, discovery died with him Too Much for Him, Gyer A friend of mine who makes moving pictures bumped up against his first failure last week. Myeir How was that? Gyer He tried to make a moving picture of two old men playing a game ot chess in a village store. . Editing the Movies. To a thousand editors the question was recently submitted as to wether the word "movie" is to be considered a legitimate English word to be used without quotation marks. Five hun dred voted for the word's admission without adornments, 220 declared that the word is still on probation and 280 failed to express an opinion, but are probably to be counted with tbe majority. menace to society. At mat but what owes me money for clothes.