The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1890-1908, September 27, 1898, Image 7

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N I’mla •tm When th*a* newromem ar* 111. lk*r* la a great, roomy hospital, with snoay •ala. m akKh lh*jr ar* rin bed a*ay aft *r bavin* b**a give# a * kitnom. balk There they do#* aaay. we* fed a#4 watt I car*# for. until lb* h<>.,.n«l doctor* pro- ' muff** **«»* When a bright Idea rumen to a really *ue girl, an outburst of very pretty en thusiasm t» sure to follow Vt'hai seem ed an unueually bright Idea irniw 1 to Kdlth Verney one afternoon when »h» in pouting because her father had told her that she must eeotn>mta» until the hard Ilmen paused, and she cali brated Ita arrival with a few step* of an oilginal da me that shook things about and scared her favorite tabby through the window She would "earn motley by writing a atory for a magazine," an shy would. "How glad 1 am 1 thought of it!*' ahe exc lulmed to herself as she atopped be fore the class to admire for a moment the glow In her cheeks. "Won’t r>upa he surprised when f bring him the cheek to lie cashed Youth rarely doubts Itself, and youth with a literary Inspiration never does, an ahe began work Immediately How lucky I bought such a good sup ply of ereatn laid paper before papa or dered economy.” she thought, "and I’ll use the gold pen Clarence gave me last Christmas.’’ The name of Clarence-brought anoth er bright thought Into her head. "Why," she cried, "he used to write for a paper in college! Perhaps he'll help me.” Now. Clarence's literary career had been confined to doing the football notes for The Weekly ftah-rah, and he could give more advice regarding a Hying wedge than an acceptable bit of fiction, b'lt that didn't matter, and he main tained such a splendid silence In re gard to all subjects except false rul ings by dunder headed umpires that the loquacious Miss Verney considered him a delightful conversationalist, and he had the chief characteristic of one. He was as silent as the sphinx Mid as at tentive a listener ns the recording an g€!]. “I'll get him to .criticise my work as 1 go along, and perhaps 1 can get some frond suggestions from him. Now i must think out a plot. No: I’ll think of a title first.” She puzzled her head for awhile, then took a copy of The Century and read a few titles so as to get inspiration. •■Handy." “S’manthy’s Cat." "Jerry" - "Oh. pshaw!” she cried. "These are all dialect stories, ai}d I don't want to ' •*•*»» Hem **ib»* *.M wa* m *m < amiM «• M»* taawtilM. *kk M } . umaMy ad *k*a* at arte* ikaaa i ta. ba mm* «•*-* I* *k* r*i R-an akak fit all Mu# kakt bhbmc**# ikai *mm* la Um IMaaC tfcr*o *a* •***♦ • aama mmmmtma atm thm* miM Mr**-* la*< ktM thwd ClUa Mahall*' to* bad a# <Ma*l»*e ***a Ik* **ai a*4 M* aha ka4 MaatM ko mm* Mm mmmm aw* wbM a* rased, if aarlMaa Nila i *4 (• ta* tM ai ik« m*m tow* Warn , Mm aa# ia*M»< laa* m* kaa* la Ik* [ 4mC as Ik* Itamt. bac- ImuCmm* m > *a*-lar Ma*M4 leak k» k la arm* I a*4 *•*!*« I* •al'l kaa la Ik* keaCHal - i*>*>-aJ as aikoaMM ktr la §• >• IC* am I tot tom*, al ahkh ak* amm*4 a itWa ' afraM Mabelia »*MI#4 flam »# Ik* »- m>ioa Me. c*M* f, o«# kraal aa4 toak i *4 a# tala kta Cm* «ltk »a •*« *y*a a* ‘ fan <4 friaMMy ««*•*#«» ikai to# **k .*i«t aa* **aai4*-lr f*rom ikai Cat la* •m* i«t IHanlorC «c* ltok*t«a*a C**M*4 | -r» aftaM H'a apto* ir-toM* *#4 Ik* j little t tone to a bowl <oi tk* Wit' *#r*t*b el lb* mm*. ‘ mu* Ik* 4~-«or. ahe »*■ < *|v*4 Itobell* to »k* «m»i to l ' l kaa i Hal mar* • •a* Cay »b*a l**P*- <or bianfarC .ato* tola Ik* koBPHaI k* rairtoC a araalf bar**l to kto kan4to Ti.,M moral kg toMtoa,." •aM Ik* la#p**|or to rr-mk "Ikml yaw aaat to am «rbal I ba** br«m*hi yaart’* I Mi*-Hr »m*le<l la k*r q«**l way tla ha 4 vary taw * orCa aa4 Iko** only for »ar* macatakc. Tl»* Me loapM-lmr 414 imi wall tor an aiMWOfi MH i>p*w*4 Ik* par* *1 nn4 4'a ptov*4 tk* laalnteal Hill* tow* 4oM It oa*n l a *•*■ «* btoa#* «■<•*» **«§**« up in Impnmllrto f*rni-m« too heavy to band I* but a Hill* Mu* *n4 while to** r•! auk a hl«k •*•!«.l*4 rap *b4 a l«- ll* vnal IrimmH with rUßßlnc P*to Mu* i-onpoM*. •u Hell* Klerrm ’ ” rrtoC !tob*»l« I write one like that I •*» fiobig t° I wiite a story that will have a hero In j it like Julius Ktaeger or Henry Miller and a heroine like - well," and she look a good look at herself in a hand mirror that lay on her desk. Suddenly she laid down the mirror with great decision and said: I muat b-gln at this atory. Let me see. I guess It Will Ire better to write It first and think of the title afterward. Why. us fours*l How stupid of me not to re -1 member that ! read once that Dickens often had his atorles finished before hit ting un titlea for them! J-et me think.” She proceeded to think In about this j fashion: "The heroine must be a sweet and cul tivated girl, a graduate of Vassar and all that, whose father has failed In busl | ness. A man who Is wealthy and whom she hates makes love to her. and his suit Is favored by her father. But she j loves another. I,et me see—who ahall that other be'.’ I'll make him her fa ther’s secretary Papa’s typewriter and secretary is a horrid frump of a girl, but that doesn't matter. I wonder If she gets her dresses made by a charity sewing circle. But let me see where was I? Oh, yes! He is her father’s sec retary and has a drooping black mus tache and looks lovely in evening dress. Of course he is a perfect gentleman. Why, I can make him a nobleman of fallen fortunes who is living Incognito. That's splendid, and I think It’s quite original too. I musl try to keep every thing in my story as original as possi ble.” "There, now. I think l have a lovely plot. 1 never thought It was so easy to get up u plot before. Ail one has to do is just to Hit down and think, and it all comes into one's head so nice. Now 1 must get names for my people- What shall I call my hero? Reginald? Alger non? Jack? No: I have it. I'll call him Clarence. Clamor won't object, and I’ve always liked his name. I wonder if. he’l! be sun- t<j come tonight.” AC this point she unconsciously looked at her self in the minor again. “I don’t be lieve this frock becomes me nearly so well as the pink one Dear me. It is al most dinner time! I shall put on the pink on*-.'' to she proceeded to diets, 'the liter THE AUOUBTA *k*c km «t*a kiktoi cca* **» mm atm 'tto kac -m* km mmm mam «*ma ** j «k» ma*4 M»tk» inm ck-at tm mm i Mb CkC **** mm *mm »*n<* ak* *«• i ■tok<* a «k« toßwitoiiai mmc*c * * M w k tot torn Ik* »k*M* «**• «>.i*m km km*’* »♦* cm** aw Hir w *Mk <k* kak bm a era *kto#laMttok kk Ik* aattw*- tat w# *. am* *» *»* tm#'. mm *m»* mm kto* *toto *k* m •mat ami MM kka ta lma» ika •**»-- cm kom mtto mm* ****** mm warn; w«k km **» **»»**• ** me amaa la mmm* Imt *** am cam a«c Mlkka Matotom am to ] a* .i i iMitoiMakto akC m kaca • mm mm* ***** ** '** ***** ***** I attorn •**« atm Mto mm tmhrn «•- imhm* to tk* knit* kiiattim •*** trtmc •a m#m mam totomat to ***** Ik* to* »«M* my as k*» m*c mk mat Me *t UM itoHCm Ck Ik* «•*«**• wwto' •toil tk» km ka4 aamiaM km# tm Ira aw #*■—*# mtokfk kkH»*c«t UTe-oi to Ik* toatmwa tm* k*4 toaaM taka* la mi'tokt kto tow* aa*k a# meat . . « #*4 aM Ik* lto»to‘«to»*a**Mwm aatol. am *» Ik* toUM.hC • *■! too* ia* -kata !•*<*# ik*m ak am*4 a*M a act to CM * to*WC* to Ifc* «to*C* a> Ik* Mark tw ***• kmk m» Tk* *m *to.»pato*f k'WfHCI »*ap# awe*. h*4 *M lk*« patototo oa M* Mto« MM* Ha belt* .to Ik kC I* la to latawk Tke Mto*t maam k*rto» call mm Ik* ItemkttoC kllto motto I as tot •wan. up to a Mamba* H**tt «h*4 mil* kabtol* * h* a*M |omm akaU karl torn. * Ml* W» «»• WMWMtC. alttoaMk Ikt wa*4a Ware •*« „ i-t-i —* i« ik* mu* a» *«#• atm aaaCtfC atom Ika kapw warC towrato lay *m Ik* lakto wkwm tk* aa*w* kaC pta bm> aktw ak* t<wk*4 Mil* HatoOl* MMa tor «w* ibalMC* Ik# graat H katmw warn b«k»i»c •» hungry loaguva everything In I heir path The young totter mw Ibai it oaa lime to make a 4a*h for *alely. •Pltriot' Pta»r*t!" ahrl*kad the liillo girl g* b* movad toward the d >or The Cor lor only trted lo #.«uh* her and hur ried ••# With a »ilength born of the ary Instinct Usd not ysl affected her sufttelently *•• make her forget her »P l*eursvtee While dressing she hit on s name for her heroine. **lb would < all her fonslsncs It hsd a fine sound, besides cun\ egi uf! lutnr Idea us the char acter. At dinner ah< tens very much elwotb rd. and whan her father and mothrr tried t« draw hgr Into conversation she maintained a chilling superiority Hhe would show Ihsm that she was nol a mere butterfly *and convince them that h*r education had not been wasted When ahe got her atory finished, ahe might even Join Ihe Professional Wo man's league, but that would need fur ther consideration. She didn't like the sound of "professional." Besides, liter ature Is a calling, nut a profession, and something of a fad with the Isist peo ple. dhe found alp- really could not work until Clarence had arrived and she had told him all about it It was In vain she Iliad to make a start on her story. Hhe would writs a few words, then In spite of herself gel up and walk about the room. Bui he came al last. After they had shaken hands, a rere muny he performed with much vigor and enthusiasm, she exclaimed: "You can't guees what I’m going to j do!” , . Clarence looked at her animated fae* for a moment. Then an awful aua* j picton aelsed him. "Homethlng you'd never expect. His face became ashen, and when h« j tried to say, "You are going to get mar ried.” his voice merely made a gurgle in his throat. Hhe didn't notice this, hut rattled on. “I knew you couldn’t gueiw. Well, I'm going to write a story for The Cen tury." Clarence heaved a sigh of relief and nervously mopped his brow . Then she proceeded to tell him the plot of It. “Don’t you think it la Quite original • she asked and then read the answer In his eyes. "I thought you would, for It is you know. I thought It all out by myself. Now, I think it would be a good idea for u» to talk the whole story over before I begin, and If there are any weak points In It we can pick them out and fix them up. “By the way. do you know vvhat iff meant bv 'the technique of the short story?’ j remember that the man who writes the criticisms for the back of Harper's Magazine once praised the technique of some short stories, and I asked papa what 'technique' meant. He -a'd it meant having a pull with an editor so that you could sell your sto ries, but I think he was just poking fun. It can’t mean plot, for T remem ber now the stories were by Mr. Mat thews. and they had no plots. Well, never mind. “Oh, 1 saw the editor of The Century once and, do you know, he is quite a sad looking man? I’ll have to put as much pathos Into this story as possi ble. but the plot provides for that. I think if I can make It sad enough he’ll give me a big check for it. RAkKTTK. 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Mto IMewC «•*■* OHM tokoMa tot wkaw ato mmmm atm kto »4kto»»m ptottatotn kka ■■XjTir— krn Ilka. *'oaa*4 to toto imp mum » um Matt Mto tome toto to** kto to kaktokrc Cm atom ito P|«i11'!«. ‘IM tttm i»» 1 t«Mt »m» «*« •*«• ckttoCto a*#* ib k to «%oatoc to M* tm* kllto #*•** aatoki OM katoto ! -at «k*« MI Iktof'WW t*Wto ai torn# Tk* mat Cat fto >»wtoi*l*l *wt. * .m4* a ».<» lai «Ato*e »**m m »»***■« am* tokaa.l to. all** a* «*aa*l»- » Iblmk . toM to! I. a ktoftat *•« to--'fa ktobaOi* IMe to • •'*4 tb* [to- a .4 ikt . al | of ito km tot m k .<.4 ta kto IM : km tam* aw wto P* i-t... *« hat #t<a tkoteki II *#i. [aMy Miami l* Ik** mtkai ak *** Ik-tabtol Ik k**t«b larntm makfeto kto wm ac to j .Mat »w Ik* rata.a.y .4 Ik* ktu* ' awl a* to maMC pm**o» ha. retoft a tom* let to* kkfc a ktot f***MC ato bat aa • ktM. »• km M»m» of m*aw» m • am to* hm Mwt*mi toow Tto ipmcHm •*» a tm.*m Tam ii**ii* >W maty a ato at *htp ** raw ■ mKmtmmmmrn [rrl ' 1 I fmi i #ig»* 4 H ! quite *o easily a* mtart girla. Itul abe will hr well and alrona In Ihe new In one, what, ah* •* aurr»un<l*4 by bind neon and all lhal hrarl ran wl«b. Hi* drarvat friend .ts laapmtwr Ctaitofi'i milt .Berlin a.I I* atllll Pierrot. KIJZAMKTH IUVMONU. "And, oh. there Is on.* thing I want I A» do very carefully! Thai Is the b»v-- siene between Clarence end Const W* ♦ld'll he proposes «•• h*i. < 'H! a bit what the e ' jH papers say that ahr la surprlaed *i to her. I don't‘he!, i such a thing, and I am not g...i»g my heroine say It ellhrr. 'flint now that I think of it l ►•**#. I ■ld It myself wh4i I was prft|>o*cd %•" Clarence Jumped as If he bad heard an umpire make a false ruling • Khr was all he could say, how- j ever. "Oh, It wa>* so funny! You know that , little goose Teddy Trundrtll?" Clarence glared aasent “Wsll, one evening when he was here | 5 to |' k 1 * ”*' """ ' ' " _-....- ‘('AN'T YOU UNDERSTAND?" HE CRIED. he got down on Ids kiu-r-s and began proposing to me. 1 really was awfully surprized, blit I jWit boxed his ears and sent him away heAie. "People say Hunt one can write only from experience on such matters as that, but I simply ant not going to have my hero propose!, l lkc Teddy Trundrill. No hero would. You wouldn't yourself, would you? 31;, HERALD. 4 tout If IUUUU tto* am •* lit kmm at * wm »M«*tc | m*> atka to* kto tbmMm** ** >«m» ttr* »‘l tkmca 4to*k to *#»»* - , «. ■ *4 pm *ta am* twtek ktea a *ti la •to t-ywa-a a* a wavttt m to* tomtk kCM <#»aapw«k» fkat* *■**• Ml Motto am «a k.aa * w.itakti m Ito »*♦»#* b ctim am am mt m#mt to tokor **a * ctoCMiawm to kmak totk »to wm as ato *# Mo tow wka 'toto km#' Mm M. .ktewt aattal.— k*-tM* to*, ikai ik* taabtota ton*w mmm ton kat ! to* tom totoo of ik* Cami* 1 tamam m.gb-t to to* HOM m ito Cto «W 4 w ftom as Mb* tkliapi'i k.iwtMt at tom* abeoM tab* Mki as ito# am to. 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II Oa* a mat bnlaol irkk. but it aa* an fault of wiat -Mavrr mint, my bat W* *f* r**4y to y>* in naalk.” *«tß* of lb*<n ak> •aartt They nolle tea by kl« lorn ant M»»*4 »p>aab*4 unlf«om that to waa Mretlaa from a *#b*r oi/un4 anrinMt I* Kii.MKft Tto Java toilt) t Wactr. A Ik latan noiuroiral l#lla ak •»»»• 4.ltaly *lory Of Ito mo.be** of fata Tk* r**lw in ikai mtawrf to «*ya. Uvt in kobrn ac ito «lm of Ito wa ami ik* aumbry* wb.B Unvrn hr »«r*m «f hun •es. bill a#4 *#• itom ta tk* falVwlac manner Ifwpiac rbwa »»• ok* as Ito#* hoi * ito oootkiy l*u il* lall fall Into It Tto trab naturally al omw art#** bolC wl ito tail IB Its -law#, and lb* monkey M.mrlim** a> rramlna with pal#, pull* lla tau Cal epp*«<*»e* t|Ul« k |y aaay ami with II Ito r«l>. boldlny lightly lo i*a end. Tton. I . l*l my II rouml and round la It* pa«». •* daato# ibr <rnb violently against ito rot ka un -111 It* atoll la broken, and II trblalna the reuutd of a n-naldt ralde aim-uni of auf fi ring by ruling lh* H*»h. The writer l-dnu out ibai the monkey* only *«' Ito trahg utnn they are unable to gel other fend. "Bui that can't be true about experi ence How can a man writer know ex- j .v'tly what a woman ie thinking when , C, a, d to? He can only know ; - feels Ilk** when he Is pro- ' , vetlets try to make ev- Ihetr novels different. , .- on their experience ! 'Hereof proposal each , tar ns Itokie as people 1 aa> l are. • But ih * is not making progress with Ihe story Now haven’t you .onto suggestion to make? lin afraid Ifi siHill Ilia! love scene. Can't you h'-ip me with It? <>h. I know! You have, of course, proposed to lots of girls. Tell . me how you acted sod what you said j and what she aatd- I'll take notes.’’ She began to get he. papers In order, i while Clarence sat looking at her, per fectly dazed.. He Had never proposed 10 .1 girl ill his life. He hadn’t ihe courage:'but. though lie knew tier state ment in regard,to Ihat matter was a decidedly false ruling, he couldn't enter a protest. 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Tk* bat *hwpa aU lh* olaiee There la on* thine lhal render, the owl* different from alt other kftto— namely. ih*ir aye* ar* ranatrwetsd »•**# lielter In the dark lhan In rite llgkl ; It la not on the darkeai night* lhal they awe heat, but la lh* moralng aad evea- Ing .lush The whit*, or ham. owl ha* *u»n pierrikc sight lhal la lh* aighi bhen the barn door I# ahul and all light * xrluded It ran ae* the amalleat moua# Tha owl nrlilom laaue* from ll* retreat In ihe daytime, niw **• It make any Bound, but when It nan oul la the duak It la by no mean* ailenl. 'The aereerb ovl make* a hld*<»ti* not#*, and aorne people when they hear It eumdwd# had been trying to d<* for months—pro pose to Kdlth himself. Now I am ready.” she said as she took up her |>en. ••I «r *r." began Clarence, coloring "I 4f ft”— "Well!” she exclaimed encouragingly. "I—*r —or —never proposed." "What? Now, that's too bad! What ever ahall I do? But you surely must have thoughts of proposing some time.” "Kr— yes." "Well, ih*u. tell me how you would go about It. What would you aay? Hlm-e you say you have had no experi ence, what you would say would likely l»e original and all the belter for my •tory. Well, what would you say?" Clarence'* rondilton was nally pltl u|,|,-. though his fair tormentor did not appear to realize It. Never before did he long so vehemently foi glHmese, und never Iwfure did hi* tongue stick so tightly to the roof of his mouth. Well!" she repeated somewhat Im patiently a* she looked into hi* face !n --quiiingly. He seemed to gather cour age from Iter glance and managed to murmur: , "Kdlth. dear!" "But that Is only a Iwginnln*. Re alties. ihi* heroine * iisine is Constance, not Kdlth,” In hi* agony Clarence moved hia chair uneasily und moved it closer to her. •'l_er—er-Rdlfb, dear!" and he look ed at her appealingly. “Oh, now, you wouldn't stammer like thut. You would have a nlee little speech ready, telling her how much you loved her and all that." "I love you. Kdlth'" He was begin ning to find his tongue, and he caught her band as he spoke. "I've often—er— never mind the story. Widen to me." "Oh. but I must take notes. I'll have the loro take hold of her hand and say. •Constance, dear, I love you.' That Is not so had. tio on," and she began to write. He immediately reached out and caught her other hand. "Can’t you understand?" he rrled. “I love you and want you to bo my wife— you. you. not Constance!" She looked at his face wonderingly. “J have been wanting to ask you so long, but couldn't. I have loved you for years and will always love you Don't refuse me, or you wljl break my heart.” His despair had blessed him with long desired loquacity. "Why, ure you proposing to me In earnest?” "Yes. I’leaae don't laugh at me,” and he thought with horror of the fate of Teddy TrundrW. "oh,” ahe exclaimed, starting to her feel, "this is such a surprise!'’ Kv# probably made the same remark when she met Adam in the garden, and her daughters have been repeating It ever since. “I know I have no right to expect you to eonseiit, but—er—er—but I love you so much." and he looked at her hun grily, despairingly'. With a motion of her bands she brought him lo his ieet. itwit saw** greet fslsnllV le Sewn Is !*• ttMSHtMwee eg ns 1 will <WH emit the sort nuts light, gat having M *w*. NHr t* find fc* lt« prey The tight IS ism strong to , tvst.i u to tel urn to HS retrwgl. sod tl lake* 'etggr o« • tree. ffcmg It* fges|g« <tSi« amt teas# M Iff c*e«j, 00.14 *•«. and not knowing grticv# | nigk; |u itiark. h 1 1 mi mi •tilt nwilnc rfifirtiNhi* irMk ti« Ik>«4 TM great benivd owl la ofiai !afc*R for alt *ajpt* It If Hraai, Ilia born* bring ivtMn* but a law f«»t*art •firkins up b*hii»4 ib« ram It lia« tranavMkrrni «•>**. <m itrtal bjr t ytllvff The Hgjk at kindness The worm sunshine and in* gee 11* ■rphyr may melt the starter w ho k lm* I»l4 *l**H#n« ** to (hr irfnpmt. «u (hr volte# nt kinder*# will oftm tour# Ike brart wbkb nw #rvrrtiy oaibl win. The CUtck. **Tkk. t#pfc!“ Haiti a «buk. •tomi nm t« ibr ball. Kwry fciwrk Measures tnomeoi- smalt M T. A 1.1. KM. hut made no nttempt le free herself 1 from bis grasp. "Really. Clarence. I—er—«r." It she who was atsniniering n«». His ex illeinent was thrilling her. The Much or his hands seemed to grow on her Ilk# Intoxication, sail after a little further struggle she pul up her fat * te ba kissed For the remainder of the evening they were both too happy to talk, so of course the writer lui* nothing further to report, except that the story for Ths Century was never completed. Kdlth was altogether lia» happy to put th# necessary fmlhos in it to make It sal able. As to whether she had an ulterior motive in I’icp.ciag a love aevue with Claicut* the author doe* not venture an aptitlou A* ah remarked herself. "How can a man writ* r know exactly what a wo man Is thinking when she is proposed to?" or when she wants to be proposed to. \ hi Utcmakini. Thera is a , h.i iicrig legend with re gard to the origin nf lacemaklng ir Veiiif. t \ eiieilan lish. imau was some eouithih* IMP ' hanged to a pretty and Industrious ;;irl who gave him u finely woven fishing net mildc with her own huiid*. uml tin very first time he threw the net Into the sea h" drew to lund a beautiful piece of jieiritled seuiveed. Boon afterward war broke out, and all the young fishermen of Venice had to go with the fleet and fight In Ihe east, the girl's lover among them. Every day after her betrothed had gon. the young weaver sirl at her work, the petrified piece of seaweed close beside her. and as she plulted the meshes of Ihe nets she was constantly looking at this sou venir of her lover. rnconsclcusly her fingers reproduced the thin and delicate fibers of the sea weed in the fishing net, and this first lacemaking, primitive and coarse as It was. finully led to the Invention of pil low lace. The Human Brain. Sir William Turner shows that among civilized races men have the advantage over women In internal capacity of the cranium and in weight of the brain it self. While the average brain weight of the European male is from 49 ounces to !>0 ounces, in Ihe female it Is only from 44 ounce* to 45 ounces. The differ ence in size and weight begins at birth. Nor is the inequality confined to Euro pean races. It is observable among sav ages, though In a lesser degree. Man in not only the larger und stronger ani mal. but Is fitted w ith a larger and more powerful supply of brains. There are two great walls In Chinu. One I* 40 feet,thick and 50 feet high and surrounds Fokins- It is 10 miles in cir cumference. The other, the great wall of China, is nearly 1..100 miles long and wan built ovs? 2,090 yegg# ffgo,