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Railways in M»«»»tnre M tktr* is some prospect of tbe mon- ment assuming rather large propor­ tions. No one has ever known the extent of the boarded wealth of the late Empress Dowager, though all kinds of rumors have been current aa to the accumulation of colossal sums. Now that by reason of the present disturbed condition of the country the meeting of the interest charge on the debt must impose considerable strain it would certainly not be surprising if sales were effected of some of the hoarded gold If only with the object of facilitating the prompt payment of the coupons on the foreign debt, a matter concerning which the Chinese government has always displayed scrupulous care. IN THE LAND OF COURTESY The building of miniature railways in gardens has become quite a fad in England. Our photograph shows a remarkable example, at Sheffield, which has a tunnel 25 feet long, equipped with signals and everything else a railroad should have. Another built at Norwich by a retired army officer has 600 feet Of track, four stations, three bridges, two tunnels and forty cars and locomo­ tives. DIAMOND CLEAVING The art of lapidary is one of the most delicate employments of mechan­ ical farce known. The practical dla- jmond cutter learns many facts about [precious stones which are sealed books |even to mineralogists. For instance, it is the lapidaries iwho have found out that diamonds coming from the different districts jvary remarkably in their degrees of [hardness. It appears that the hardest fdlamonds come from New South 'Wales. An unfamiliar fact is that dia­ monds are made to assume approxi­ mately the required shape by slitting and cleaving and by "bruting," which ts the nibbing of one diamond against another, before they are submitted to the polishing wheel. In cleaving the diamond is cemented on the end of a wooden stick, and a steel blade is driv en with a smart blow In the direction of the natural plane of cleavage. Dia­ monds that have been cut by the lapi­ dary's wheel lack some of the bril­ liance possesed by those that have limply been cleaved. ANCIENT MANCHURIAN TOWER One of the Interesting objects re- Icently revealed to occidental eyes in 'Manchuria Is this ancient tower, which .Stands near the city of Chang-Ching. !Tbe upper and lower parts are de­ faced by time and weather, but elabor ,ate earrings to be seen on the mid-por­ tion. CHINESE SEAWEED AS FOOD. Freer commercial contact with China may quite possibly Introduce into our table menus varieties of spicy concoc­ tions from seaweed About 130 nutri­ tive kinds of seaweed are in daily con­ sumption in the far east and the culti­ vation of seaweed crops is regularly maintained Mtore than $600,000 worth of one preparation alone is consumed every year In China In the form of dried gums which can be liquefied in­ to delicate jellies. In Europe Eeaweed has not been at all considerably used fcr food, though blancmanges, salads, green vegetables and a sort of tapi­ oca fluid have been forms in which Scotch, Irish and Mediterranean peas­ ants have partaken of the substances of seaweed. In certain parts of Japan seaweed is subjected to careful culti­ vation, competing species being sup­ pressed and rocks previously planted with the weed, being sunk in suitable bays MAKING A NEW WORLD. The planet Jupiter, whose volume is 1,279 times that of the earth, and su­ perior in dimensions and weight to all the other planets put together, is Just now attracting the attention of as­ tronomers. M Giacobini of the Paris observatory, who has mad6 a special study of Jupiter, has described a red spot which possesses a relative fixity, but within the last year its mobility has increased to great proportions, and its longitude by about 30 degrees. , That is all that we can say scientifi­ cally. Is it really the formation of a new continent? Can we draw this de- duction from this phenomenon so dlffl cult to seize? It is possible, but who can 6ay so with certainty? M. Camille Flammarion. however, expresses him­ self with far greater confidence In this matter: "We are assisting £t the cre­ ation of a world. Under ohr dazzled eyes a new world is b^ing/created in the infinity and in Jupite- we hail the world of the future." AFRICANS WHO EAT CLAY Natives of West Africa, in French Sudan, practice "geophagy." Although the practice is common in many parts of the world, this particular case is remarkable for the systematic way in which the dirt is collected, and for the fact that it occurs in a well culti­ vated region, where food is abundant. The earth consumed Is a clay, which is found intercalated among the grits of the region In beds of various thick­ ness. The deeper layers are preferred and for this reason the natives dig galleries, which are so crudely con­ structed that falls of earth frequently occur, cometimes with fatal results. When an unlucky miner is thus burled no attempt is made to rescue him, as it is believed that the divinities of the mines require an annual victim. It is stated that individuals not infrequent­ ly consume seven and a half pounds of clay dally. WIND TO PREVENT FROST To the long list of the means her* tofore proposed of protecting fields, orchards and vineyardB against frost a new one has recently been added by a French scientist. He points out the fact that frosts are not feared when the wind blows; he is thus led to sug. gest the creation of artificial wind by the Installation of electric fans among the plants to be protected. He con­ siders this plan applicable chiefly to vineyards, but also possibly useful in orchards. DRIVES A MOTOR CAR AT 94 HOARDED GOLD IN CHINA Sales of gold have undoubtedly been made by the Chinese authorities and from cables which are now coming to hand from China it would seem that One of the most enthus ias t ! ; tor car drivers of Bridgetown, Ind., Is Eli­ jah Cahill, 94 years old and the father of 19 children all of whom has out­ lived. He Is often to be seen spinning over the country roads, but he never attempts a speed of more than thirty miles an hour. Memorial of Roman Pillars StU-i I BURN STACK OF PROPOSALS A small roomful of letters, each one 'containing some bachelor's yearnln plea for a mate, were burned the otl er at Santa Monica, Cal., by order o the mayor's advisory council of woe en. Thus ended a matrimonial fluri which was .started accidentally, wht^ it became known that there were fifty widows In Santa Monica who held tlx- balance of power politically. The stoi of the ascendency of the widows s; Santa Monica reached the ears of tl Oatman Bachelor's club of Oatmau Ariz., which at once forwarded a pn, posal to marry the fifty. Lonely bach elors elsewhere hastened to enter their offers, and finally letters began arriving by hundreds. All the letters were stacked In a storeroom, and all destroyed without even having been brought to the notice of any mateless woman. PRIDE OF THE PEACOCK v One man who came out with su­ perb plans brought a militia colonel's commission from the governor of a i^Vestern state and the full uniform of * a major general. At first he hesi­ tated to clothe himself in all his glory, and, therefore, went through a process of evolution, beginning first with part of biB uniform and then add- tjjog more as his courage rose. Dur- this process he became the stand­ ing Joke of St. Petersburg; but later, ' Wtom he bad emerged in foil and final •plendor, be became a man of mark, indeed, so much so that various dlf- Acuities arose. Throughout the city Ore various corps de garde, and the sentinel on duty before each of these, while allowed merely to pre- pent arms to an officer of lower rank, ifroat. whenever he catches sight of ^ general officer, call out the entire guard to present arms with the beat- teg of drums. Here our American was a source of much difficulty, for when­ ever any sentinel caught sight of his l>rnow epaujfs in tfet distance the ,eT^tal^nTor|dlerhfierehlPihtUred erCCtCd in Trlpo" over the 8rav® of 1 !n. 80,dler.8 whlch "»• dufl in a Roman cemetery. Th- columns of Imperial Rome therefor have bVen "us^^ln *nvadlnj Roman*, this time as a monument to their dead guard Was instantly called out, arms presented and drums beaten, much to the delight of our friend, but even more to the disgust of the generals of the Russian army and to the troops, who thus rendered absurd homage and found themselves taking part in some­ thing like a bit of comic opera.--From the Autobiography of Andrew D. White. CONTROL OF TORPEDOES A German inventor recently gave a thoroughly successful demonstration of the effectiveness of an electric sys­ tem for the control of torpedoes and boats from a distant point. While the craft seemed to be under the absolute control of the operator, it was also shown that it was proof against inter­ ference from electric waves generated elsewhere within its sphere of In­ fluence. The boat moved forward and back, turned right and left, described figures, was guided to definite points, rang bells, exhibited flags and lights, fired guns, etc.. giving proof of effec­ tive cos trot. Tbe nucha n ism la, how- ever, far from perfect; the speed is not great, the responses to the opera­ tor's will are hesitating and Inexact and the range is limited to a few score yards. The exhibition, in fact, was notable only as the beginning of the evelopment of a mechanism of possi­ ble great Importance. HAIR OF PROPHET'S BEARD In acknowledgement of the expres­ sions of loyalty which have been sent by the Albanian Mahommedans the 8ultan has sent the 8herif Mehmet Bey on a mission to the Albanians. Mehmet Bey is carrying with him a hair from the beard of the Prophet which the Sultan has presented, as a sign of his friendship, to the moeoue at Vuchltru. MOSCOW'S PAWNSHOP Fifteen years ago Moscow started a city pawnshop. Since then It ha* lent more than $27,000,000 on nearlv 7,000,000 articles left in pawn. Travel In Spain Made a Pleasure De­ spite Some Small Physical Discomforts, When the moment for departure baa arrived, the train announcer in a Spanish railway station chants, "Se- n-o-o-res viajeroa al tre-e-en!"--"Gen- j tlemen travelers to the train!"--in a rhythmic phrase so weird, forlorn and musical that, as Mr. Harry Franck declares, it "sinks into the soul like a voice from the abyBmal past." But now as ever, the Spaniard Is more polite than punctual, and the gentlemen travelers need not hurry. Their train will not. In one of the rare bits of travel by rail that diver­ sified his "Four Months Afoot in Spain," Mr. Franck reached the sta­ tion a minute or two after the plat­ form gate was locked. "The train I had hoped to take had, officially speaking, departed. A rail­ way hanger-on in rags and hemp san­ dals, however, climbed the iron pick­ ets and shouted a word to the engi­ neer. Then, beckoning me to follow, tie trotted back and rapped authorita­ tively on the closed window of the ticket office. ^ "'Senor,' he said, as th? agent looked out, 'be kind enough! to sell ^his caballero a ticket.' " 'The train is gone,' answered the agent. " 'Not, so, senor!' replied the bundle Df rags, haughtily. 'I e,m having it held that this cavalier may take it.' " 'Ah, very well,' responded the offi­ cial; and having sold me the ticket, he handed to the hanger-on the key of the platform gate. As I passed through it, the latter held out his hand, into which I d:*opped a copper. " 'Muchlsimas graclas, caballero,' he said, bowing profoundly. 'And may pour grace forever travel with God.' " The third-class carriage, "a hare wooden cell of the size of a piano crate," was packed with ten persons, ind with all the bags and chattels un 3er which nine of them had been able to totter to the station. The heap, placed between the two plank benches, equaled a cartload, and was crowned by a crate of cackling hens. Yet despite undeniable physical dis­ comforts, the delightful manners of the peasant travelers made the jour­ ney agreeable. The talk was general ind merry; nine times he was invited to share a fellow traveler's lunch; each passenger dropped at a way sta­ tion departed with the benedictions of tils fellow-travelers.--Youth's Com­ panion. Walnut for Gunstocks. A number of attempts have been made by gun manufacturers to obtain walnut from the United States for gun- stocks, but the wood has invariably been found unsuitable for the high class gur»s, and it has not heretofore been used for guns of poor quality. The difficulty is not in the strength of the wood, but in the color, which is dark brown, with none of the yeMow and light brown streaks that are found so attractive for gunstocks. The wal­ nut that has been used for British gunstocks has come from Italy, Swit­ zerland and France. It Is said, how­ ever, that the last tree suitable for gunstocks in Italy has apparently been cut, so that the supply is now French, but the prices for the French walnut are going up so high that they may within a few years become prohibitive The French walnut is now particular ly in demand for veneering purposes u being found more profitable, as a rule, to cut It for veneer than to sell h for gunstocks. Thus it is quite like- \y that a situation will develop where American walnut gunstocks will be in demand. How Diviners Are Guided. Frau Tukory, the wife of a well-to- do Hungarian land owner, who is said to have a special talent for discover lng minerals with»a divining rod, de scribes in a Budapest newspaper tbe different sensations which she ex­ periences. When searching for a lost vein of silver near a mine in Germany be longing to Professor Pfahi, of Bonn university, she says she felt violent twitchlngs in her right arm. This was a sign to her to turn to the right and a few yards further on shooting pains in her arms and breathlessness told her that she was above th& spot. The vein was found the next day near the surface. On the other hand, when she discov­ ered petroleum in Hanover she had a feeling as if her head were being bound tightly with a cloth. Frau Tukory first made a name as a diviner by discovering coal on M. Jan Kube- lik's estate In Bohemia.--Vienna Cor­ respondence London Standard. « College Playgrounds. Greek and Latin may be unpopular with the rising generation, but there can be no doubt that the Graeco-Ro- inan stadium has made a hit (says the Springfield Republican). The uni­ versity of Wisconsin expects in ilve years to have the finest in the coun­ try, and is already pitying Harvard. It Is to cover seven acres, and will be part of a playground of 120 acres, which can be enlarged if necessary by filling up a bay. For baseball three acres will be allowed, for tennis a ninth of an acre. The gymnasium, with its approaches, will fill five and one-third acres, and the boathouse two-thirds of an acre. The historic football fields at Camp Randall will be turned over to the co-eds. To pro­ vide playgrounds for a big school is a serious business, and the present plans allow for sixty per cent, of the maxi­ mum of 4,000 who might want to play at tbe same time. World-Famous Institution. Lloyd's recently celebrated its cen­ tenary in Ix>ndon, but this does not mean that this great organization for collecting maritime Intelligence is but a hundred years old. Its agencie* through which every coast In the world Is Jealously watched were es­ tablished In November, 1811, but Ooyd's goes back to the seventeenth century when underwriters used to meet at Kdward Lloyd's coffee-house, In Tower street, to transact business and exchange information, in 1774 the institution was moved to the Royal Exchange, where It has since re­ mained '3i of the SOME THINGS THE BUSY WORKER IS DOING FOR THB ADVANCEMENT OF CIVILIZATION MUST KEEP BUILDING No Business, In This Day of "Hustle," Can Afford to Be at a Standstill. HOW SOME BIG MEN PROCEED Recognizing the Difference Between a Salesman and an Ordertaker, They 8trlve to Bring and Keep Their Force to the Top Notch. What is the difference between a salesman and an ordertaker? Tbe salesman can make sales, can con­ vince the prospective purchaser that tbe merchandise offered is just what Mr. Buyer needs, and he has enough ginger everlastingly to keep on ham­ mering his convincing arguments Into tbe mind of the prospective buyer as long as there la tbe slightest chance for a sale The ordertaker usually is a man willing to remain In the store and make 4 sale If he can do so without much extra trouble. There you have the salesman and the ordertaker. The one is profitable to his firm. If employed; and, if In bus­ iness for himself, is usually success­ ful; the other Is merely an expensive piece of furniture, if employed by others, while If he reaches the stage of being in business for himself it Is seldom that be meets with financial success, and, as often happens, tbe sheriff closes tbe store. In a large business establishment the dead timber can be weeded out. but with the average dealer It is a problem to get good salesmen, and at times the dealer himself is one of tbe "dead ones " Some big business men call perlodl cal meetings of their entire sales force. At such gatherings the man at tbe helm tells his clerks and salesmen exactly what he expects to accomplish during the coming month, year, or sea- BETTER STICK TO ONE THING If One Can Discover Early In Life for What He Is Fitted He Has the Best Chance. The man who starts out as a clerk, then takes a Job In a bank, later switches to a railroad clerkship, and at thirty-five years of age finds him­ self earning less than $100 a month, doesn't stand much chance of making a success compared to tbe man who worked alongside him as a clerk and who stuck to his original Job is now drawing a salary considerably in ex­ cess of $5,000 a year. Maybe thirty- five Is too lo*v an age to fix as the limit for determining a man's ability to succeed, but if he has reached that age without making a good start in the right direction he probably never will do so. Making a constant study of one's work, no matter how unimportant it may seem, is another fundamental principle of success. There Is room for Improvement in every line, and the man who takes enough Interest in his Job to try to do things better every daj» Is the one who will climb the fastest Of course it Is under­ stood that courtesy and honesty are absolutely essential. So is good health, and It is to the Interest of every employer as well as to the em­ ploye for the latter to be In the best possible physical condition. I don't know of any one rule lor ac­ quiring success that will apply to all cases, but 1 believe that the points 1 have outlined are of chief Importance in attaining that end In commercial careers in a duIbuvu, ibj «.< frvr »«* -- -- calls for "the right sort of man, work­ ing for the right sort of employer." Together tbey will make each other successful. Plague of Councillors. London is plagued with a multi­ plicity of councillors. Despite tbe abolition of the old vestries and the creation of borough councils, London has 144 governing bodies, some of which, of course, are quite small and lukewarm to the mass of the people. The government, addicted to royal commissions, is likely to appoint one to inquire into the matter. There is a general wish that the big suburbs should be included in the metropolis, and incidentally the extension would enable London to regain its prestige as the most populous city in the •world. son, and be asks his men to extend their co-operation. He takes them in­ to his confidence and tells them of tbe handicaps and advantages that af­ fect the business. The results of a get together meet­ ing of this kind cannot be otherwise than an asset to the employer. The clerks bear of the future plans, know what Is expected of them, and nine times out of ten they put a shoulder to the wheel and boost business, em­ ployer, and themselves. For example, we will suppose that you are a wide awake dealer in a small city. Last year's business was good, but In your own mind you can see that during the coming twelve months business could, with a little extra effort, be materially Increased. Don't you think that if you were to tell your sales force of the exact con­ ditions they would be more than will­ ing to help you increase your sales? Your clerks may know the exact conditions as well as you do, but still they've got to be told It is up to you to make salesmen out of your or- dertakers. and tbe best way is to go after them good and hard. Make your statements plain and to the point. This creates enthusiasm, puts dollars Into the merchant's pockets, and In­ creases the annual business Individual Instances often require individual attention But this depends greatly on the stuff the merchant him­ self is made of. He cannot afford to belittle the work of his employes. If one of your clerks makes a sale where you yourself had given up hope or had fallen down because you did not handle the buyer right, give the clerk full credit for his work. He will ap­ preciate It and it will mean money In your pocket. Don't try to think of excuses for your own failure. The fact is that you were unsuccessful, while your clerk, who, perhaps, knew better how to handle that individual custo­ mer. did make the sale. There Is no harm in telling him of his excellent work, and that you bad personally failed Of Course, All Are Not Endowed; Alike, but One Can Always Make the Best of Things. It is necessary to recognize that what is difficult to one may not b« difficult to another. It Is no great credit to the latter to do a thing he Is endowed by nature to do, only aa> he has perfected nature by practice., A man born with an excess of physical! energy must use It. To overcome! mere physical difficulties Is to 6uch a one a mere nothing; to another this, may require a severe exercise of will. Did you ever approach a hill or mountain that looked steep to the per­ pendicular from a distance? If you have you know that when you actual­ ly got to It there was but a long and not highly inclined plane for you to ascend, with perhaps once in a while a little sharp rise. Suppose you live at the foot of this hill road and think each year that you will climb it because at the top there is a wondrous view of ocean, river and lake--a sweep of view that takes in a state and looks over the mountains of another--from the top. But year after year passes, and the road seems steeper and your courage for climbing less. Thousands pasa your door coming from far to behold this wondrous view. They spend money and time and wear and tear to feed their souls on a world vista which, you might have almost for tbe ask­ ing. Figuratively, this is the way nine- ten tbs of the men and women of the world live. There Is something beau­ tiful, wonderful, splendid at band-- perhaps it is something in their na­ tures to be developed--but there is the road which looks so steep to climb or some lion in the path to dis­ pute their way. They never learn that the charm of knowledge would be small were there not so much to bo overcome on the way to It WEAK POINT FOUND Insignificant Link Proved De­ structive to Seemingly Well- Constructed Chain. OFFICE BOY FIRM'S UNDOING 'Fresh" Answer Lost Contract That Would Have Saved Concern, but Youngster Was Not the Only One to Blame For It A chain Is only as strong as Its weakest link, and vast business ma­ chinery Is frequently dependent for smooth running upon exceedingly ob­ scure cogs. A large manufacturing concern of the middle west recently learned the truth of that statement by costly experience. Anticipating a large demand for its product, the firm bought heavily of raw material, extending several short time notes to pay for it. And then, almost simultaneously with its deliv­ ery, came a sudden announcement of the formation of a great "trust" in the purchasing field. That meant, of course, that Instead of there being numerous markets that could be shared with competitors, the unfortun­ ate manufacturers found themselves face to face with the necessity for securing tbe entire business of tbe combination--or going to the wall. The entire sales force was ordered to work, and the resulting campaign was one that for sheer brilliance would be difficult to surpass. It was particularly ticklish work, not only because of the keenness of competi­ tion but because the personal equa­ tion figured so strongly. The product of one manufacturer was essentially no better than that of another, and the outcome of the solicitation depend ed chiefly upon demonstration of ade­ quate service in the handling of the goods. The campaign was tactfully bandied along those lines, with 6teady Insistence upon "personal attention." and day by day the manufacturers grew more sanguine. Finally, to their great Jubilation, verbal assent to a contract was secured It certainly looked as if their commercial safety was assured. Then one morning--an extremely cold morning--the tele­ phone bell rang in the office of tfc* manufacturers. As usual, the nearest person an­ swered it. In this instance it waai the youngest and "freshest" of the of­ fice boys. "This is Blank & Co.," said the voice at the other end, naming th« purchasing coalition. "Will you send a boy right over to us? We " "Gwan," broke in the office boy. "Don't you think we're anything to do but send out kids?" There was a short pause. Then: "All right," said the voice quietly. "Send one when you're ready. Good- by." Within an hour tbe much desired contract was signed--in favor of oth­ ers! The voice had belonged to the1 president of the purchasing corpora­ tion! The office boy was, of course, dis­ charged. But the blame for his error in Judgment belonged rightfully upon the shoulders of those whose laxity made it possible for any but a care­ fully trained and naturally adapted ex­ pert to handle so difficult and so vital­ ly important a post as that of tele­ phone operator. SCIENCE NOTES. Cuba imports most of its stone from Canada There are about sixteen deaths for every birth occurring at sea. Official figures show that New Zea- I r> »> OC AAA AAA IUUU u viy 1 j WV(WV|WV ouvvy. Soda will brighten cblna that has been burned or darkened by long use. By the addition of pulverised mica concrete is made to imitate granite. Pulverized street rubbish and coal tar have been found to make good fuel briquettes in Amsterdam. English engineers have succeeded in building a paper making machine that will turn out 650 feet of newspa­ per, 175 inches wide, a minute. ROSE THROUGH HARD WORK Most Business Men Who Are Called Successful Have Climbed the Ladder Steadily. Most successful men in the rflislness world are those who have risen to the top through hard work and conscien­ tious application to the duties given them to perform. Many of tbem have grown up in the various enterprises of which they are now the heads. The boys of today have the same oppor­ tunity. it Is up to them to develop all their qualities and to fit themselves to take tbe places of the men above tbem. The ability to rise. meet, and master situations spells success. In my thirty-two years of experience t#tbe banking business I have bad oc­ casion to observe the work of hun­ dreds of young men who suited out as clerks, probably at salaries of $25 a month. That Isn't very big pay, but it is Just twice tbe salary I received when I first went to work In a bank. Mh# many of tbe young men i have watched, 1 often felt discouraged and wondered if there was any use after all In trying to get to the top. That is where so mnny boys fall. They ex­ pect to be promoted after they have worked three months, and If tbey are not many of them quit their Jobs to take up some other kind of work. They do the same thing in their new place of employment and the result Is that they are soon Incapable of rising any higher. They are failures because they haven't the determination to stick to their chosen vocation and be con­ tent to gradually work their way to tbe top. If people would take a saner view of what constitates success there would be more successful people.--Chicago Tribune. Not Friendly. "How are your relations with the Flubblt family?" "My relations are always quarrel­ ing with the Flubblt family." Priceless Memento of Dickens. A London dealer recently offered to collectors of mementoes of Charles Dickens no less an article than "Mas­ ter Humphreys' Clock." ThiB was orig­ inally fixed at the entrance of Wil­ liam Humphreys' shop at Barnard castle, Yorkshire, and led to Charles Dickens obtaining Master Humphreys' assistance when collecting informa­ tion for "Nicholas Nlckleby." Employer's Interest In Men. Employers are interested not only in the work done by their employee, but also in the development of those employes, according to Professor Wal­ ter Dill Scott of Northwestern uni­ versity. "A man In a weakened and exhaust­ ed condition may succeed in accom­ plishing his daily work, but be is not rendered more efficient by such an ex­ perience." he said. "Health and vigor are essential for development. On# minute of Intense and interesting ap­ plication results in more development than hours of languid, listless labor. "The executive Is Interested not alone Ir tbe dally accomplishments of his men The permanence and de­ velopment of the organization is de­ pendent upon the growth of tbe man within the organisation." Fixed. "Has Dinny got a stiddy Job yit Mrs. Mulcahey V asked Mrs. Branav gan. "He has that," said Mrs. Mulcahey. "They've sint him to the plnitlntchary for twlnty yeara"--Harper's Weekly. ri ids I rC*» *. V LET OPPORTUNITY PASS TOO MANY PER8I8TENTLY NEO- LECT THEIR CHANCES.