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SUGAR AMD ALCOHOL SHUyFLE. If ycu do not eat candy it will do you no harm If you are a hard worker to contract the habit If you will substitute a box of candy for a ••crock" of bootlegger's stuff you will be money in pocket, you will feel all the atimtilus that you need and your brain will not be aiffected either t&m- porarily nor permanently. Alcohol and Eugar chemically consist of the same proportions of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen, but organically they are aifferently constituted. Nobody knows just why the atoms of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen have different values in the one case than In the other, but they differ in their value S8 flva cird.s in euchre are different in value from the same five cards in poker. Nature plays a different game with alcohol than with su?ar. In half an bot.r after eating half a j.ouud of cand} there is an imemnse lelease of enorgy, and prohibition will have no terror for the man who con- tracts the candy babit, and hs will have no terror tor his family. THE GENEROUS FARMER. ICffort^ were directed to make the most of the tremendous crop of ap- ples, but vast quantities went to waste. Owners of orchards were gen- erous to their friends and city peo- ple who could go and pick or gather apples and convey them home are well iiupplied wit)h the fruit. This gen- erous side of the farmer's character is sometimes overlooked by city critics. In no other Industry will it be found that so much generosity is manifested. Compare the dealings of the grocer, the dry goods or the hirdware man with the farmer, and *t. r.-;il be found that farmers as a class are open-handed benefactors in contrast with city business men. Of course there ao-e some surly and close- tisted fannera, but even they have fheir friends and their generous mo- ments. Plowing ha^ been a little backward on account of tha pressure of Other work. Fall wheat is doing well, with some reports of Hessian f;y from Norfolk. Snow has fallen and may be permanent. Attention naturally turns to stock at this sea- son. Cows of good quality are in demand at prices varying from $100 to ?150. HoEses are not in such de- mand, and the use of tractors is evi- dently going to affect the number of farm horses. The horse continues to be indispensable, however, \r< many ways and while there may t? a l?ss general demand, his scarcity ni.iy in- crease his value. Hogs .re scarce, but prices are still falling, though lit- tle pigs are not ch?up. Hay is going up and is selling in Wentworth as high as $40. There is plenty of silage with surplus ct^rn still in the fields. A FINANCIAL MILLENIUM. Sugar has been an index iu the f.iH cf pri<;e6. and also of the trend of .profiteering. 'But the profiteering w;>iild have been Impossible without the creation of the great modern gambling machine, the limited iiabil- iiy company. If this device of com- merce be not denatured it will de- nature and destroy commerce and civ- ilization la the We-'t as tharoughly as autocracv has destroyed them in the oast. •The Umtted liability company has bei'ome the means of obtaining unlinMted credit fram the public or lu other words of transferring the liabiltty from the original owners and investors to other people who take their ch;inc«. The fiction tha.t new capital is put iato the business and should receive dividends as a part of the investment is the flaw in mod- ern businei-9 methods, and If some way be not toond to remedy it the losses due to it wiU become ever more aod more disaedrous. The sugar boom was not based on investment, but on tie Kte* that the public could be taken advantage of. that sugar wtis a nec?ssity and that It was scarce, and that people would pay six or eight or ten times its normal price for it. It does not matter which of the factors was miscalculated "Ihe fiction failed to gain credence. Some men may have grown wealthy ove^ the speculation, but a great many lost money to the amoun-t altogether it is said of »200.- eoe.OOO or more. When we have ba- come a Httle more civilized we will organize a reiteration of J'inauce which must first pass on all stock fluctuations, which will represent all the bmks, all the big interests, in- cluding the tanuers and labor men. and the Government, and which will fix the amount of capital which will be ligitimate to interest Tn any busi- ness that the dividend r.U? which it will be legitimate to p.iy. But we shan't do this before the yeir 2020, even if then. bec5Mi.se it vr.l! only ba possible in a commtinity where eve-y mm wishes to do w'.iat is squire aijd hone.si. and when such a "â- -â€" •r.'inity exists it will not need a 1 :> I Fluance. All business w» > os run on fair and honest lines and so businessman will dream of overcharg- ing his neighbor. NO ROOM FOR THE UNEMPLOYED. For a long time the leaders of the world in society. In politics, in big liii.»iness. In education and in religion hare existed without the necessity of liaving to de.-;cend to manual labor. In the course of the centuries the id;-a has become ingrained in the mas.ses that the ideal of life is to be able to l.\ii without working. Gradually :he part about the ability to live without working dropped out of sight, and during the last century as education advanced, the view has become gen- eral that people can live without working. A lot of people and some nations have given this v'ew con.?id- eration with the result that a lot of trouble has arisen en every hand. Those who want to live without work- ing must rely on those who do. and if they cannot make what seems an adequate r?tuTn for the privilege they enjoy thei.- position is precarious, and has become still more so since the war. VVoU educated people have nev- er had any illusions on the matter and the conscientious among them ha-.e tried to make some fair return by the exercize of their brains or such dis- position cf their talents for tlie public welfare as appeared just and honest. The very dangerous idea has been spread abroad of late that a man has no responsibility for others, but only for himself. This, too, has arisen from the observation of the habits of those who are well-to-do but who, like the priest and Levite. pass by on the other side when real distress is in evidence. It is quits forgotten as a rule, both by capital and labor, that the Good Samiritan was a capitalist of soma sort, but if the capitalists since his time had followed his ex- ample in spirit and practice, we should have had fewer economic problems on hand to-day. We will n^ver get over our difficulties, how- ever, until everybody gets the idea that work is a necessity, and idle- ness a crime, and chat if any man will not work, either with his bodily or mental strength, he has no right to eat. Perhaps a Paradise in the Pa- cific ocean might be provided for all who wish to live without working where they could exist on water pro- ducts and spiing water. •Civilization has no room for the unemployed whether voluntary or involuntary, and there can be no final settlement of economic and social problems until this evil ot unemployment has been wiped out. PIONEERING IN ELECTRIC SCIENCE. Mr. W. S. Mu:ray, ihe electrical ex- pert who has been relied upon by Sir Adam Beck in his estimates in the Chippawa Power Canal and Radial projects, and who is regarded as the greatest iutliorily iu America, hiB n-rilten ii thf Electric Railway Jour- nal an article recommending the ere ation of a super-power zone in whica p( wer could be utilized to the limit cf cap.Hcity so that one horse power could b<> made to do the work of three and one pound of coal the work of two. This is because the average load factor of a locomotive is only ten pei- cent., and the average load factor of the great central power stations is only 35 per cent. The average load in the great iono of the super power survey is only 1.^ pej- cent This ii the same thing as saying that it you keep a horse and only use him thre^ hours a day his load factor is only 12' J per cent. If you work him ten hours a day ha is probably not actual- ly using his strength, actually pulling, more than half the tim» so that his load factor would bp considerably under 20 per cent. But aa electric machine caa work all the time, and if its power is not utilized at on© point in a super power zone, it caa be turn- ed on instantaneously ' at another point. Mr. Murray says that in a territory between Boston aud Wash- ington averaging 159 miles inland from the coast and coraprising 80,000 EQuare miles, or about two per cent of the land are.i of the United States there is a demand in machine capac- ity for 17.OuO.tOO horse power. 10.- OO.no for industries and the rest for railways. By centralizing the p')we-, sources the load factor could be raised from 15 to 50 per cent., a clear gain of .55 per cent. It i< this principle which has been applied in the Hydro- Electric System and which renders the Hydro Radial plans so substan- ial and solid. People who figure on eltctricity as they do on st.^am-power n-;ually know nothing about electric- ity, and this is what has led to so niuvU oi'uosition to Ihe Kydr.i Rad- iali. .^s real ltnowled!?e on ihess m.uters spresds Sir Adam Beck's po- sitiou as a pioneer in the applicntion of the most advanced science will he r-.'.coRT'.ized. T Tom oiiviA's Bcao is uotcot'MG V40WV HM^To en w *r»e 7 1 Be OWTE A OM.i'M Au BwMT VMttrmfri voroam \totei? Vow WP? "Rj.OAN ! I ^M^eo To ^ee. »f I cooujy • lTCAMecx;-rjDaTFj»ie.l I'lLSAve , E SCO ^ piece! OH.ouir Wove KiPO/MaJ ^ SM KWOÂ¥J PeTTEta. tUAJi „ THAT I V6& SCO vol Wea Voo Do! oou'r 3A^ LOT OF "ni/iJfiS 1 WAWT To TALic To \<oO AB«'T.' =«:^*vJm -"^ ' \ FOOLISH FRANCESCA I By Olive Wadsley PEOPLE OF mimi VERY FUPEHSTITiOOS PEASANTS HAVE LITTLE FAITH IN MEDICAL SCIENCE AND NO REGARD FOR CLEANLINESS. r>!S€Si3 in tho llalk.xns is looked upcn by tho people as a result of fate. The peasantry has been educated in superstitions ratner than in the lawi of sanitation. They aro opposed to the kining ol mosquitoes, rats, flies and vermin, lilieving that they are n pan of life. They know nothing 6bout the carriers of dUease. The (.mportatice of protecting their food supHes from winged insects has not t»?«- imprc?»cd I'poc thenv Little cr no atieiHi't '8 made to drain mo.i- cuito pcoJs or marshes, »c that th^ EaJlmi States claim the d'stlnction of having some of tile worst malarial st'c'-ions on earth. Ihe peasant has little faith in med- ical science. 'How can a bug give us tvphus?" they ask. "Every living thini; harbors insects. Why not man?' If th" good God sends us dis- ease and misfortune, we believe that \w knows best." , In most districts in the Balkans the h-..uses of the rural population are st^iall and poorly constructed. Many of them are buiU cf mud and strait and have no provision for sanitation rt- ventilation. The only air arimit- tfd to the homes is obtained through accidental imperfections in construe* tion. A few of the hous?s have two Kicries. the lower floor being occupied by the hors's aud cattle, the upper bv tlie fair.iiy. In such houses as these families live crowded together under ll;e iiios: mhygeanic conditions. Years pass »v(rhout a doctor entering the hu'i.?. Wefase ^oes untreated. In ih-> ccu-itry" C's ricts dentistry is vir- tu.iliy unkric",'!x- Bath tut.i are rare ia the Balkant. e.cr. in the larger cities. The peoiJi^^ in that part of Europe rarely w«9h. She opened her eyes, then with pas- sionate swiftness put her hand and drew L«on's head down again. With his lips on hers he lifted her bodily in his arms and bore her to the sofa, and laid her down on it, and then kneeling put his arm round her again. "Do yon love me?" His voice was scarcely audible. "Is this love?" Eyes of youth looked at him. soul of womau answered the quesLion it- self. Frankie h^lf sat up and took his hand in her two hands and looked long into his eyes, then very gently and tenderly she kissed him as moth- ers kiss their little children good night, one kiss on the brow, one on each cheek, and one on t^e lips. "Do I love yen?" she whispered "Yes ana yet and yes." His conquering arms seized her again. "Is it really true? Has it all really happened?" Frankie was as human even if a transcecdent lover. She sudenly rtit- fled up Leon's thick hair with both hands and gave it a littie tweak. "Is that real?'" she U'Jghed: then in a second sha caught ui) again in* her love. "Aud 1 never knew. 1 didn't even gues.s. I thought I hated you. Do you reraeber how horrid you were to ma. do you remember how rude I was?' "A darling little devil baby!" ha said, kissing her hair and begiuniug a iong and eulogistic defiaitiOD of her charms. "And I'm as »lain as plain," Frankie said, acstling up against him. He laughed at that. '"But I am." Frankie said gaily, "and I don't care a bit, if you don't. Ot course I'm very attractiva in spite of it!" She threw back her head and laughed. "We shall be rather the long and the short of it.'' she said, surveying hire. "You six foot three and me five foot two. Never mind, darling, H= the little bear said, '.^11 the more to love me with, my dear!' And talk- ing of bears that's what you are your- self â€" a Russian bear with blue eyes and a temper." .K quick flow of Ru.ssiau wr>rds an- ••wered her. "Lovj words! " she qties- 'ioncd anxiously !Loon kissed bar again and again. "I adore you. i adore you." Ills eyes blazed at her. he was hold- ing her .so light that she eot>!d scarce- 'y V.reathe. "W'ljen will you marry me?' his vehement voice whispered. 'At once? Say nt once. I want you all for my own." '! cant yet, darling. " Frankie said j rather faintly. "There's 'Carmen' to- I ••norrov,-. you know, aud after that ! Mimi' anir-*Tcsca.'"' ' "What does that matter?" he urged | inpatiently. "Don't ycu care tor me i m i-e ihuti all that?"- | Fraiikio tried to think coh^renlly: | ~ho wa:; h'lppy now. at tliis minute, in ', wRv she had never dreamed sh? . .V Mild b.^. It did not sseni possible jhilJ v.lio slept." she said to Leon. He came to her and smiled: his I "acp looked transfigured. "Oh. EWne." | he- said with a big sighâ€" "by Jove, i I'm happy!'' "You'll have to kiss Frankie good night now." Mme. Kain^sald. "No, | tycon. I insi--t. Tomorrow is the pre- ] n'orc. E-.^d a premiere that witho-.t wcu-wcU'-' no; have been hilf so v.-on- lorful. Cani'.en wiil sing now with her soul as well as in her voiec! Kiss vour possession good uight and let me ,out her to bed." Lecii laughed shortly, half tuvned tway. and then, visibly crmquering riis annoyance, bent over Krankio and lii.<«ed her lightly. "Nut like that," she saW. Leon flushed. Without looking at Mr.ie. Kain. he put his arms round •"'rankie and kissed her mouth; then, without speaking, left the room. CHAPTKR XX. The Courae of True Love. Tbere U no night in all the days ot I shares the darkened hours. I Frankie , her hands beneath her head, her face toward the soft sky. : lay and Itved through hor hour of â-  leve again. The memory that until [ Uiat evening had hated "Leon, had j been utterly wiped out by his love. All her life she seemed to realize I she had been waitkig for love, need- I ing. wanting it. seorching for it. She remembered Kit, and all the days of dreadful loneliness after he had gone 1 Now she would never be lonely again. And Leon was a wonderful person: he was everything that was attractive. "Oil." said Frankie. sitting up in bed. "I'm so happy!" A Httle sigh of sheer iiappiness qu'v- ered in her throat. India. Uio life to believe she would ever see Leon and not feel like this, and so she wanted naturally to see him alwavs* but b€*ind the thrill and the ecstasy the real of aa hour ago remained, and even In the midst of her wild Joy the memory of to-morrow and its great event made her heart beat, faster. "But. darling, you do waut me to be a success. I'hiuk of CarLssinia!" Leon kissed the irord.-^ from her lipg. "I don't want you even to remem- ber any Que else ia this hour,'-" he said roughly. "you belong to m« now. all your thoughts must be mine â€" '' HLs quick", vehement nature resent- ed jealously any slightest reminder of any claim save his own. '^'raiikie. dyon hear? You'ru mina aow aud .voa're never to forget it." He kent over her. "Baby, do you hear?" Before shu could answer, while she was still cnuscious of a sense of fear, light flared up in th« room: Mme. Schubert Kain stood looking at them. "Oh. Carissima." Frankie cried. She flew across to the outstretched «rm aud flung herself into fhem. Th â-  e were te^rs ia the great singer's fyes. "So you have waked up the thera when she had been a nobody, tha days in London when she had been i. waitress, the dreadful time when iier voice had goneâ€" all these things wer« past now; they could never come bick again. The love of o'ae being stood forever between her aud happiness. F.~ankie was not religious; sh<> had never been taught to be in India: and in Loud.Mi -he had been too tired ;o bother much about anything except getting up in lime and going to bed as soon as pos- sible, but !-he got cut of bed ou the night of happiness and knelt bv the window for an instant. No words came, but ironi her heart .in inarticulate prayer was bom. \s .-^e soranib'ed b.tck into bed the prav- er became words: "Thank whatever power there is in heaven for Leon." She fell a.s:eep at last just as tho clouds grew golden at the edges. L.ttv breakfast, late rising, and a very hurried scramble into a fluffy h'ouse and the best skirt because Therese so coyly refused to give th.J name cf the m'sicu' who awaited mademoiselle in tho salon. Leon, of course" Frankie chucjtled gaily at his sub- terfuge. She would go in and look at him and say in her mast distant man- ner: "To what do I owe the honor of this visit, m'sieii?' And! then â€" oh. wrll, then, both she and Leon would not wait an instant longer for their meeting. She flew f.lon^ the corridor , h?r w'.iite skirt proviuj" \''!'~y uaacconimo- .latlng when it cnne to a lover's speed; aiul flashed, a white, thin thing, with black silk stockings and small, black satin shoes, into the salon. (.â- n the sofa a ma:i was sitting He rese at or.co Rnd came toward her. It was IHinvor^ 'I s:-iy, Frankie, you d > look rippin."?," he said. "Oh, Keg, where did you coma from?" Her firs: sudden disappoiLl- nunt was hidedii at once. "Got k<ave to come ov«r aud hear you sing, kiddis.' "Oh. Reg, you dear!" (He smoothed his much brilllantined hair very carefully and flushed with pleasure, 'Ripping to see yau again, Frankie. " "Come and sit on the sofa beside me. Of course you'll stay here. I'm certain Carissima won't mind I'll tell her how good you we.-e to me. She's such a dear, Reg. Oh. Reg, it is sweet of you to come all this way just to hear me sing! I'm traid it's fear- fully 'spensive." They wer« back again' at once iu their frindship where they had been obliged to leave off when Frankia had first been taken to Berlin. "A chap doesn't get the chance to hear â€" well-^to hear the girl he's keeu ou sing in opera every day," Danvers said stanchly; "and I say, P.-ankie, I've got you a present. " lie took a casa out of his pocket and opening it, disclosed a little plaia bracelet. "Rather pretty. Isn't it?'" he said broadly. "And it's got the date and everything. I had it put in the v&ry day I knew that the first night wis to be t:lia 12th. Let me put it on for you.'' He bent over her wrist. "Oh, Reg. you are a dearl " Frankie said, inslau.ly touched by tiie gift. 'I; was sweet of yju to think uf it; c;.' one els* woald have draamed of get- ting me a present. How can I thank you for it?" Danvers fastened the clasp care- fully; theu he looked up. and the ex- pression in his eyes was unmistakable, Frankie blushed a little and laughed nervously. â- Y'ou silly old boy! " "Just oue." Danvers said very gen- tly. "Iâ€" you don't know how 1 think of you, Frankie. I'll never care about any one else. A memory of his wanting to help her when he had been very paor him- self cania to Frankie. "Why, of course you may! " she said, loaning toward him. Danve.-s put his hands on her shoulders, and kneeling beside her. kissed her once. The door opened and L«on came in. Frankie, over Danvers's head, just saw his radiant face and th flowers he was carrying; then, before her eyes he altered almost uiirecogniaably. His face seemed to b.-oaden; he flushed deeply; ;his eyes look.'d sav- age. He stood by the door, staring. Dsanveis rose awkwardly, "Hello." he said, a look of bravado standing on his fac.\ "What's up, Fr.ankie.' Frankie stood up. too. "Leon." she said clearly, "this is Reg Denvers. Ivasi year in London he helped me ever so much when 1 w;ts very pior. before I knew Carissima: heâ€" ue came to-day to hear thd o:/era. " ".iire au.v more of your men friends to be permitted to this private -»- hinrsal first?'' Savinge asked uncon- trollab'y. "Here. I say." Danvers began: he half turned to Frankie: "Who on earth's this chap, Frankio?" "He's â€" he's th? man I'm goins to marry." Frankie faltered; her v;.ice shook :i little. Leon Umghed un- pleasantly. A ghastly silence set- tled own o. er them snddsiily. Frankie broke it. "Reg." she said, turning to Dan- vers. "will yoti go now. just for a lit- tie while, and then come back? .\nd thank you ever so much for this lovr- iy bracelet." Danvers lingered. "Sure I can't help you. kiddie?" he asl'.ed unhappily. "Sure. " she said ?t"itly. He walked past Leon and went out of the door, shutting it be- hind him. Leon put the flowers down and strolled to the fireplace. Without even glancing at Frankie. he took out his cigarette case, chose a cigarette, and lit it "Leon." Frankie said faintl;- â€" "darling, w'aat is tho matter?" ile smiltd at hor v,'i;hciu any mirth. "Tli> matter?" he echoed. "Suro- ly you sh.mld know betle- than I. I must apologiae for interrupting your â€" cr â€" agratablv^ tets-a-*£te jast now, I was not aware th;it I wrs no: alone In my privilege! or. ot course. I «hould not have beet, so discourtiJous as to c;m3 into your presence unan- nounced." I^ttukie felt as though an Ice-c.ilJ hnnd were slowly gripping her heart. "I don't undt^rsfand whit you mean.'" to till about Reg. Danvers. Oh. Ijeou, pfease. pleas* don't be like this! she said. "I've told you all there is What have I doncV (To be cp^iinned.) ^^ an X». December ^2. WHAT THE KINGi^OM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE. Ptiinted Textâ€" Matt. 13: 44-5a. GoJden Tfcxt.â€" "Tb'» kingdom of God is not eating and dr.nking. but right- eousness and peace and joy ia the Holy Spirit" (Rom. 14: 17,.' HiaCorlcai Setting, Time.â€" .\. D, :8. Place.â€" Galilee. Dally Readings. Monday. December 6. â€" The Worth of the Kingdom (Matt. 13; U-oS). Tuesday, December 7.â€" Gradual Growth (.Mark 4: 26-32 1. V.'ednesday. Dec niber 8. â€" The Kingdom Spiritual: (Rem. 14: 13-li),i, Thursray, De- cember a. â€" The Klnkdom cf Trath (John IS: 23-38). Friday. December 10.â€" The Promised Kingdom (Luke U: 27-341. Saturday, December 11. â€"The Kingdom World-wide (Luke 13: 22-uij). Sunday. December 12 â€" Proclaiming the Kingdom (Isa. 62: â- J-12). Comments. Verse 44. We continue a study in the parables of our Lord. It is said thai the Holy Land abounds in hidden treasures. Where there are no banks, treasures are cft.;n buried. The idea of the parable is thut the kingdom of Christ aibandantly re- wards the individual discoverer. There is also the idea that as soon as we see the richness of Christ's king- dom we should enthusiastically em- brace It. Verse 45. Pearls are probably .>pecl- fied b^'ause of their rare value, and the teaching of tiie parable is aimed to emphasize the incomparabl':' value of the kingdom of Christ. Verse 4 6. The fact is also stress- ed that he who sought the pearl ot gj^eat price found it and possessed himself of it. Verse 47. 48. The knigdom is like a dragnet, cr seine, in that ail kinds of people are gathered into it. This is distinctly a missionary ji Table. Membership in the church o: Jesus Christ is nootoo a matter of careful selection, riohes, scholarship, social position, or even reputation. Christ's appeal will be answered by all. Verbe 43. "The sea is the world; tlKjse who draw the net are they who preach the gospel, and the angel's will g.thsr in a:;.i !,-.;.Ik.- out" (luajt. 13: •39-43; 25: 31-3-3). The final count and account wiil be rendered before the judgment-bar of God. Verse 50. There is plainly a doom awaiting the purposeely wickeo. Hhere have been strenuous and var- ious efforts to eliminate epunishment, but the Bible teaches both punish- ment and reward. Versus 51. 52. The Jewish scribes knew liip Moc-ic law. Christ's f-^'- â- ' v.ir.-; :ii_sl 1:.ilv.- ;i;^ laws of the kingdom of hea\en. They will set fonh the new and also give the true teaching of the old. Versus 51. 52. The Jewish scribes knew the Mosiac law. Christ's fol- lowers must know the laws of the kingdom of lieaven. They will !>e< forth the new and also give the trut teaching of the old. Versus 53, 54. Our I^ord's brotljers were not in the number ot the twelve i7: 5). Of his sisters nothing is known. Verses 57. 5S. It is jealousy that prevents a prophet from having honor in his own country. Ordinarily a man is beitter received by his own kind-ed and associates, but not when >e appears as their superior. HOW TO ADVERTISE. Decide ou your plan and then "strike hard." Tht • 'ory is told of a man who had a message for everyone in an audi-^ torium. He wanted to tell the peo- ple about his attractive proposition. He went to the man at the door and said: "How much will you charge me to whisper?" "I will charge you $5 to whisper,'' said the doorman. "How much will you charge m? to yell?" "I will charge you $25 to yell."' The man decided he would take five wl;lspers. When ycu are spending your money for advertising, spend it for "results." When an expensive mailing or large space is needed it is penny-wls? poI-» icy to "economize." When outside aid is needed, such counsel should be secuied. "It "pays.'" MYSTERIOUS METAL. Cs:ing $200 an ounce, zirconium is one of the most precious and useful metals employed by scientists and manufacturers today. It derives its Iname from the mineral zircon, varie- ties of which, known as jargon and hyacin'h. have long been used by jewellers for women's ornaments. The existence of the metal zirconium in zircon was discovered 130 years ago, but it has bee:i discovered ot recent years in large (luantities in a certain ore known as zrazilite. the deposit' of which in Brazil are practically in exhaustible. The value of v!rcoi,lum' lies in the fact that it is a wonderful substitute for other metals. Since platinum became so scarce, it has been used in its stead. TluB Ger- mans experimented with it with a vl- w cf getting armor-plate superior in hardness to stecM. It can with- stand such high temperatures that It has been found superior to all oUier uietil for linin.g electrical fuma-ccs. I' is used in the manufacture ot wirs filamentes for electric lights; for X- ray work and enamelling. The »ir- coniimi industry Is a' comparatively new one, int.'resfing developments be- ng forshadowjd by the discoveries already made. Althou.'^h 63, M, Degulne. chief of the Boulogne Fire Brigacle. rowed from Boulogne to FolKestone in five hours aad 25 minutes.