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The qu uestion itarism has been a stream powerful| not whether anything of it ie left, hes — to Imundate nearly the whole| if its sources are dry; and there is of Europ to think -th fast. Who is foolish enough| no doubt that they are drying up t it would disappgar in a Os stk abet as: On sue “pulse” and are these same spots the source of the earth's electricity? _ _ In answer to this question Prof. Scriven Bolton, the well-known as- tronomer, of Waterloo Observatory, Bramley, Yorks, England, describes a sun spot as “a seething ocean of incandescent metallic Yapors; a bird’s-eye view of 2 small portion of the solar surface, -highly -magnified, “This disproportion,” says, ‘is of purely terres origin. mers say, y be explained on the assumption “that the earth is a body inherently receptive to the electrical agencies which constitute aie gen- erating properties of sun spots. the spots are carried in front of the earth, a connection is presumably aatabiiahed, followed by premature dissolution and final extinction of the spots. The magnetic needle, which is often ee during the passage of large pots. Stn spots may be totally in- visible to ay Mnbabitant on another planet. There are still several things for } part of the sun? Is there a cool belt astronomers to explain about the sun, one of which is the original of the colossal bonfires which blaze up from the sun with the speed of explosions, and which are very inadequately named prominences. Two of these eruptive giants showed themselves last er one on May 29 and another on J with fa attention by Pro son Pettit, through the forty-inch telescope the Yerkes Observatory, Williams , Wisconsin, and an ac- count of his observations appears in the Astrophysical Journal, published by the University of Chicago. “The first of these eruptions spread itself over a patch of the sun's sur- face into which the earth might have ca greater splash. It was 271,000 miles in length. The eruption itself shot upwards with enormous rapidity. At one time it traveled 287,500 miles in six hours, or at the rate af nearly 48.000 miles an hour, | half miles a second. sais continued its career for three days t reac ed its test height ‘ot ree) 000 kilo- meters, nearly half a million miles. At the beginning it had a claw-like structure at its base, and thereafter went up spirally, seeming like a great elastic band that was ever be- ing stretch till it snap: Problems connected with the sun formed a striking feature of the re ciation at Cardiff, d sear aly of the discovery of a new star in Cygnus, what Prof. Edwin inves ‘ite says in the Lon- don Graphic’ about the 2 aa varia- bility is of special interes “That bright disc in the Ne which igs the source of all our heat and energy, and possibly of all life as we know it,” writes Prof. w, ‘is only a symbol of what the sun really Through a telescope it does not appear a bright disc at all, but one that: {8 se cevered by small clouds that its surface has been said to have a rice-grain structure. “For, after all, the sun cannot: be imagined as a solid body. It might be’a gaseous one, with an inner tem- perature incomparably higher than the paitry 5,773 degrees Centigrade which it reveals to our measuring instruments. Once it was thought that great sun spots swept across the sun its body was revealed in the depths of those monstrous/| .. “whirlpools, but that, again, is a sup- position now discredited. The dark- ened area of the a1 spots is an optical illusion. “The outer skin is certainly made up of the incandescent gases of hy- drogen, helium and calcium. Of that the methods of examination perfected some years ago by Prof. Hale have made sure. But the little cirro-cumu- lus clouds, the ‘rice-grains’ below em are rather an awkward_prob- lem. They are metallic, and it was supposed at one time that they were the condensation clouds of metallic vapors belew them, even as we might suppose water vapor in the earth's atmosphere to condense under certain conditions of temperature into rain water. But this explanation will not answer, because still higher in the sun’s atmosphere are vapors of sili- con and carbon which have not con- densed. Why have they remained eous when they are farther re- moved from the central and hottest in the sun’s atmosphere, above which it becomes hotter again? “Th: an awkward question, which, as a matter of fact, presents itself.in other hot stars beside the sun—Sirius, for example. An explan- ation, not wholly satisfactory, is that the appearance of condensation in the rice-grains is another illusion, produced by the irregularities of tem- perature. The darkness of sun spots might similarly be due to the im- creased opacity of the veil of gas due to the whirlpool. motion. Both sup- positions would leave us to a = that the sun might be gas ‘con of strife, the people have fel- = Jiowed and not ied. it has been a qj }iand of leaders and not a realm of, | revolutionists, The giants of the king- ‘were not of the street, but sat on thrones. Two thousand™years ago the Chi- nese built a wall ac their north- ern frontier to keep out the plunder- ing bier tribes. To-day this wall Nankou Pass, the summit of one the hills of northern Chi-li, stands the last..reminder of this bulky bar- rier, and directly underneath run the tunnelled archways of the Peking- Kalgan Railroad. From underneath KING OF SIAM. its former barricaded exclusiveness th is most exclusive of peoples is stretching out its hands of welcome. The much talked’ of “open door” swings on hinges from within as read- ily as it is swung inward by forces demanding admittance from without. Rama VI., Siam’s king, who is now traveling in China and Japan, his northern cousins, is a -bachelor—the first bachelor King of Siam, His a| crown is an ancient one and his king- dom -is unconqu msubdued. h-| This young. man.has taught his. peo- ple many of the ideas of Western civilization by showing them an ex- ample. His treatment of women came as a result of his admiration of the English and their national character. The King of Siam is considered al- most unique as a man who foreswore polygamy; although he ws expect to practice it. The Biggest of Statues. The largest statue in all Asia is in the province of Pegu, in Burmah. It is a recumbent figure of Buddha, nearly 200 feet long, and lies on a brick platform 300 feet in length. This remarkable image is said to have been built by a king who, about two centuries ago, united under his rule all the peoples of the Irrawaddy basin and neighboring regions ._ The priests of Pegu declare that it was carved from life, while the Prince Gautama was asleep, the ar- tist catching him at a moment when slumber had overtaken him in the midst of meditation concerning the welfare of mankind. This is presumably fable, inasmuch as there is nothing in the writings of the Buddha's disciples to indicate that he ever set foot outside of India, though many towns in Ceylon, in Thibet and in China claim the honor of having entertained him. . The Hindu prince, Gautama, when twenty-nine years old left his king- dom to travel about and study human affairs. After devoting six years to this occupation he returned from his voluntary exile and, like Jesus, preached. Then it was that he took the name of Buddha. It is supposed that the gigantic statue was originally roofed over and protected by a temple of light con- struction which was destroyed by fire. ™ day it lies in the open, ex- posed 10 the weather. Humor. Jokes apparently divide people as surely and unmistakably as territor- fal boundaries. “It is a fact,” observes a writer in the Anglo-Swiss Review, ‘that Amer- icans consider Punch the ‘unfunniest' of papers. On the other hand, mod- ern American jokes of the newspaper variety often amaze more than they amuse Englishmen; who deny that |Scotsmen stand the supreme test see- ing they, and they alone, can joke their own individual and national characteristics. As a rule, English humor is characterized by good hu- mor. Australia has developed a hu- mor of her own, but it is apt to be |merciless, like nature herself in the island-continent. There is a fund of humor in the Swiss dialects which we hope to tap when we have found the writer capable of it.” Cedar Bark Nests. A new idea for hens’ nests, to keep insects out of them, is to make them of cedar-bark. Bugs, as every house- wife knows, strongly object to cedar. through, though it would be gas * der almost inexplicable pressure at For this purpose the bark is shredded and the buds of the tree may: be in- cluded with it. ja Seaseny “ohens ae and This would make the chances of the scenario writer one in 160, but his chances are really much smaller. Out of the fifty companies producing pictures either regularly or irregular- ly, only about twenty-five buy ontside “scripts.” Consider now the undoubt- ed fact that even the buying com- panies have their decided favorites, and the chance of the outsider be- comes too elusive for arithmetical pursuit. This is not written to dis- courage the amateuf scenario writer —that is impossible, Scenario editors will tell you that the amateur’s first effort is often good and acceptable, embodying in all like- lihood some original dramatic event in the writer’s life. The utter lack of art in dramatic composition does not entirely obscure the dramatic values in the “script” and it is ac- cepted. Immediately the idea-trkes possession of the writer that he is ahewly discovered genius, ‘and noth- ing can thereafter make him doubt himself. He remembers that Ibsen was well past middle life when he scored his ‘‘best bits." He keeps on trvine There have heen instances determined scenario writers. aacrific- ing their savings in an effort to pro- “| duce their scenarios aj their own ex- i pense. One of the most exacting tests of scenarios is the ending of the “seript.””. The rule is that the ending must be happy. The minimum is one. When works of standard fiction are to be filmed and there is no happy ending, it is the duty of the adapter to provide for it by ‘“‘morce majeure” —thus “The Tale of Two Cit its screen version ends happily. Budding playwrights with a trend to tragedy will never reach the screen. On the other hand many a poor scenario has been saved by the chances it offered to the herotne to wear sixteen different gowns. It must be remembered that women who were no part of the audiences in classic antiquity and a negligible part in the days of Shakespeare form at leas! 60 per cent. of the audience in a motion picture theatre. Wedding ceremonies are therefore: tremendously popular, and cover a multitude of sins against the hoary definitions 9f the drama. The second” primary condition is that the scenario must be suitable for the exploitation of the character- istic abilities of some definite star. inety per cent. of motion picture scenarios are built around some-star, more or less dazzling: The “fans” are “‘star-crazy.’’ When Rex Beach's story ‘‘The Barrier” was filmed, many so-called expert judges of screen plays predicted failure because there was no well-known star in the cast. After “The Barrier’ had succeeded on the screen the actor who played one of the pathetic parts exceedingly well immediately received offers from pro- ducers who saw star possibilities in him. One of the successful scenario writers is the one who can outguess the audiences. Scenario editors are always on the alert for that kind of dramatic genius. A clever short story writer devoted some effort to a mo- tion picture scenario, taking his work quite seriously. He had everything declined with thanks. Then the two evolved a scheme which brought ex- cellent results. First “A" got his heroine {nto an impossible situation, where according to all appearances she would either have to jump from the cliff or marry the villain. No other extrication seemed humanly possible. Then he turned the “script” over to “B’’ whose duty it was ta get the heroine out of her trouble in the most plausible way that could be found. Taking turns in tying and un- tying impossible knots they succeed- ed in securing a gratifying flow of checks payable to their order. Before the “feature” came into vogue and the unit of motion picture entertainment was the single reel— 1,000 feet—there was naturally a greater number of subjects and the ehances of the scenario writer were a little better. The compensation in those days, however, was ludicrously small. Very Httle was paid for a scenario. Indeed, the average direc- tor always felt competent to write his own scenario on short notice. story is told of one director who used to gather his players in New York and then take the ferry to Fort Lee, N.J., where the studio was situated. He started to write his scenario on his cuffs after the boat left the New York side. To-day even a scenario of average quality brings from $200 to $500. Much larger sums have been paid and are being paid for available “seripts.”” Most — are igs ;} om the story. No tailed ‘‘script’’ is submitted until the editor has seen the story. e story has the right | possibilities, the building of the scen- ario is an easy matter. The weirdest of all scenarics are the comedies. Of these probably the most interesting are those written by one who has long been absent from ties” ia ! ! time has been writing his own stuff, trusting to gusts of inspiration. The famous comedian would often get up in’ the middle of the night at the Los Angeles Athletic Club and jot down pad after pad of notes. These were then filed away, others were added— there were revisions, and thus a “script’’ developed. Very frequently it was nothing but ill-connected serles of funny episodes rivaling each other in absurdity. Barents, in 1596, was the first ex- plorer to winter in the Arctic. the screen. Charlie Chaplin for some. Paty i hoapbogiien: trial size 25c, t all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottgwa. THE ENGLISHMAN. Candid Critic Describes Some of His Peculiarities. “The Englishman. professes to be a novice and a fool, but in reality his only and besetting fear is lest he may make a fool of himself; but he will allow no one .to tell him either that he is a fool or that he is fright- ened of appearing one,”’ writes Mr. A. E. Kemble in the English Review. “His personal and clan pride are really as living and apparent as his @agerness to conceal them ie intensa, No one is less anxious to insult, but no one is more vasily Insulted. He is wenerally conscientious, and yet there is nothing he is so ashamed of as his conscience. He will perform some act of self-sacrificegand blush guiltily when he is accus®i of it. He will share his last shilling with his friend and feel insulted if he is thanked. He is polite to his enemies and studiously rude to his friends. He is chivalrous to women, but he has built up a sysiem of iaw worthy-ef the cruellest misogynist. Englishmen are ridiculously soft-hearted, and yet they insist upon posing as strong, silent men. “The English are the most senfi- mental people in the world, yet they are always at pains to pose as the most practical. In-England they do not latigh aloud! It is not because they do not love laughter, but be- cause they are vividly aware of the danger and the blasphemy of hurting the feelings of others. When they do laugh, they laugh with their eyes, and often when they appear most melancholy are they most full of mirth. The practical joke they hate because it is cruel; it is the whip of satire and the scourge of cowardice, and for them the kiss in Gethsemane and the sponge dipped in vinegar on Calvary remain for ever ghastly memories. ; “The English are the most peaceful people, and yét the most military na- tion on the face of the earth—or, at any rate, the most warlike. The rea- son is simple. It is because once war becomes necessary they accept it in the spirit of a holiday and regard it in the light of a monstrous joke. Eng- land’s greatness has been achieved not through her good fortune, but through her baffling heterodoxy. Youth will not be denied, and Eng- land remains young while the old world grows “Romance is still loyally loved in the Land of Strange Fancies, and when the worlds are reeling in space and the oceans rush headlong to the abyss some lone mad Englishman perched on a tottering mountain-top will be laughing at the thunder and the pandemonium of the Crack of Doom.” A Wonderful Valley. The Amazon Valley is said to be the greatest undeveloped region in the world which is yet untouched. The soil is said to be extraordinarily fertile. The forests offer woods of Tare value. Of vegetable oi] nuts, a tenth part only is known to the out- side world. Resins, gums, spices, medicinal plants, fibers abound, in infinite variety. pok grows along the banks of most of the main river, but not a pound of it is exported to the United States, although sigan imported 7,000,000 pounds last y from faraway Java. There are rE wd alized areas said to contain coal, iron, one, silver and precious metals of ds. They have not yet been pilinecied. Odessa’s Harbor. The harbor of Odessa, in South Ruesia, is formed by several stone Licrs and a long breakwater and is vrotected in every direction. It is the only port in Southern Russia where ships drawing thirty feet can come directly to the docks, and the docks are large and better equipped than those of any ‘other Black Sea port. The depth is thirty-five feet on one side anc thirteen to seventeen on the other. “If mothers only knew the er of D. D. D.”’ tes Mrs. A. Ashby of 635 Y: St., Toronto. Write her for ar story < Lame! ie, D.'D. cured her baby ofa case of ec: tely covered the head ¢ cod fou? We keep off peplichins these statemen' weekly from all really marvelous pode secured by the wash. ¥_ not get a bottle eat D. he D. chert il pe Soup, too 2.2. J. A. Hacking, Druggist, Listowel.