The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 23, 1896, Page 26

Shell Money Is the Gurrency in the Realmi of the Barbaric King To-Kinkin. Anent the talk on silver and gold, which one hears everywhere, there is an island chieftain out in the Pacific who will haye nsither, nor wiil any of the 200,000 people over which he holds sway. This chief is To-Kinkin, the ruler of the | Bismarck Islands. In the land of To- Kinkin nothing is good but shell money, and this chief has been so thrifty in times past that he has accumulated $50,000 in shells and has them all garnered in a strong house of his own building, against a rainy day. You can visit the island possessions of this barbaric king and scatter your goid around afwill, but you cannot allure the natives with it. They will not have1t. If a man was starving there and a meal’s victuals depended on the purchasing of it with the vellow metal, or with white, either, he would become food for the ravens. Lieutenant Peter Kolbe, the extensive trader and planter of the Bismarck Islands, who is now at the Palace, tells the sirange story of the finances of these islands. In all his dealings there he uses the shell money, and he says itistheonly kind that is any account. “The question of ‘sound money’ is just as importent there as it is here,” said Lieutenant Kolbe to a CALL representative yesterday, “and shell money 1s the stan- dard. If you bhaven’t got shell money you can’t do anything. “If I was offered the alternative of $10,- 000 in gold there or $10,000 in shells, I would take the shells every time. The gold would be worthless unless I shipped it out,and to do this I would have to stand the expense, or what is called the exchange. Not exactly the exchange either, for no native will consent in any way to have anything to do with gold. Silver would rank in the same category. These metals are simply dross there and of no more value than the glittering pyrites which one seas in the mountain pathway. “This shell money of the natives, of which Chief To-Kinkin has so much that Le has become the Creesus of the islands, as well as the ruler, has been money back before the time to which the mind of the earliest white explorer runs. It may be that it has been money there for hundreds of years. “The money is made from the cowrie shells and the native word for it isde- warra. It is a little ivory-like looking shell and is found 300 miles from the Bismarck group on the shores of the Vil- laumer Islands. It is just scarce enough and pretty enough to make it valnable as a medium of exchange. “Into each little shell the natives bore a small hole and then string it on pieces of rattan, the rattan being about the diame- ler of a stout twine string. “Six feet of this money is worth about four marks, or $1, and when the possessor wants a quarter’s worth of anything, or a dime or a nickel's worth, he chopsoff a section with nis knife and hands it over. “Usually the money is worn in a coil about the native's neck or over hisarm when he goes shopping. Small pieces, which correspond to the change or chick- enfeed of this country, he carries in his hand or in his hair, for the natives are not very well supplied with pockets. “Chief To-Kinkin, who may be called the Vanderbilt of the Bismarck Islands, because of his relatively enormous wealth, has 50,000 fathoms of this money, for, be it known, the fathom is the unit of value there, and values are reckoned up or down from it. The thrifty chief has his cash all locked up in a strong native house, and there it has been, or a large part of it, for almost twenty years. “Nobody has ever robbed Chief To- Kinkin, and he has grown more prosper- ous as the years rolled on. He got the foundation of his fortune by selling islands to traders and missionaries some years ago and taking Snider rifles in ex- change. These guns he sold by retail to his subjects. “Rifles were a great rarity there and possessed ah enormous value. The result was that the chief had the natives coming from far and near to him and bringing their shell money, which they had exerted themselves in an extra hazardous way to obtain. He was soon ‘on velvet,’ as you say in America, and he stayed there. “He doesn’t draw any interest for this money, but stored it away, and as it is his storehouse has become to all intents and purposes a bank. If a boy there wants a rifle and goes to Chief To-Kinkin to get the money to buy it the chief charges him 10 per cent for a short loan. In this and other ways he makes his shell money earn other money for him. “A wife there costs from" §10 to $1b, ac- cording to whether or not she is good o icH = e A 2 Wrgagme? THIS IS MONEY IN 26 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 1896. : People Who Have No Use for Money Metals. looking and amiable of disposition.” I'| should say you could geta good wife for this sum. Then you have the wife there to help earn other money. Those father- in-laws out there are hard and unfeeling. They won't give up their daughters unless they are paid for them. In hisdilemma probably a young man has no other chance to get money than from the chief. . ““After the chief’s rifle speculation he had all his loose money strung on long LI TO-KINKIN’S LAND. CHIEF TO-KINKIN. pieces of rattan. Sixty feet, or ten fathoms, is a fair price for a wife. “I know another chief down there, a chief known as To-Garu, who has about 20,000 fathoms of money. He cuts quite a figure as a financier, also, but of course does not take rank with To-Kinkin. has garnered his cash in much the same way, is worldly wise and knows how to take care of it. He I should not omit to state that there are some other kinds of shell money in circulation there, but its circulation is himited, and is not like the dewarra, the money of the people. little black shell, in which a hole is First, there is a punched, and itis put on astring. Ten inches of it is worth 25 cents. This is known aspele, or tele money. Then there is another shell there, a ten-inch string of which is worth from eight to ten marks, or say $2. There is a pigtail on the end of the string, and the pigtail adds to the value, as a man will soon find if he has a string of it and happens to lose the pig- éome Interesting Facts JAbout Foot-Racing. Records to Date Made by Amateurs and Professionals at Home and Abroad. Having spent some months on the sub- Jects of training and health, it occurred to ne that I had educated my readers to the sitch of becoming interested in athletic serformances to the extent of appreciating s list of the best-on-record for the different ithietic events. Acting on this idea I 1ave carefully compiled a table of times ind distances. These will come in handy ust now, as the spring season is over and he fall is near, when so much is done in ‘he way of altering the records, especially n the Eastern States. The first thing that comes under our :onsideration is the fifty-yard run. This s a distance which is not very popular, iecause it is too short. H. M. Johnson, BERNARD J. WEFERS, Amateur Champion Sprint Runner. 1e professional, ran this distance on ovember 22, 1884, in New York, in 54 iconds. L. E. Myers, at that time an ama- ur, coverea the same distance the fol- wing December 12 in 5} seconds in the moe city. ~On this coast the distance has sen covered by A. S. Henderson, then an nateur, in 53 seconds. Arnother odad distance is 75 yards. A sofessional by the name of James Quirk in the distance in Canada on October 30, 88, in the very fast time of 72{. No less 1an six amateurs have been credited with wering the distance in 73 seconds, but these are overshadowed by the perform ance of L. H. Carey of Princeton, N. J., who is credited with 7 3-5 seconds on May 9, 1891, which is a mere fraction in- side the time of the others. 4 For 80 yards there seems to be only one record, but that is a very fast one for sn amateur, and one who was not reputea to be 'a quick starter; that is, one who leaves his mark promptly. Wendell Baker ran the distance against time in'8 seconds at Boston, July 1, 18388, We shall hear more of this runner. The 100-yard run is, in one sense, the most populsr of all field and track sports, simply because the majority of aspiring young men believe that they will begin at this and see how they develop and in what direction. Consequently twice as many men enter for this distance asany other. The record table is elaborate, as will be seen from the following: The best professional records are 94-5 seconds. Johnson, who was just named, and who died in this City in 1890, ran the distance in Cleveland on July 31, 1886. Harry Bethune accomplished the same | g/l feat in Oakland on February 22, 1888. Up until 1890 there were no less than eight | i amateurs contesting for the honor of run- | ning 100 vards in 10 seconds; so to keep peace in the family they were all allowed to hold the best on record. Among these were R. 8. Haley and V. E. Schifferstein of this coast. However, in 1890, John Owen Jr. won the championship at Wash- ington, D. C., on October 11, in 94-5 under circumstances that silenced the most cap- tious critic. Everybody who was inter- ested heaved a sigh of relef to think that all these 10-second records were wiped off ihe slate—and some of them were claimed to be shaky—and replaced by one authen- tic record that would doubtless stand till doomsdsy. That was six yearsago; and when I look the matter up I find that the time mentioned (9 4-5) is credited to the following amateur athletes: C.W. Stage, Cleveland, Ohio, September 2, 1893; J. V. Crum, Chicago, Iil., June 15, 1895; B. J. Wefers, New York, September 21, 1895, and May 30, 1896. However, Owen’s and last named are the most reliable. Australia has two men who have held up the standard by running the distance in 9 4-5—W. T. McPherson at Auckiand on February 6, 1891; J. B. Herhpton, at Can- terbury, N. Z., February 6, 1892. As for England, she has never produced a man who could beat 10 seconds, and conse- quently her listis aslongasa graduating class of a seminary. We are naturally pleased to notice in that list the name of L. H. Cary, our own champion of 1891. The remainder are J. P. and W. M. Ten- nant 1868, Wilson 1869-1871, Baker 1870, Portal 1¥79, the Lucas brothers in 1580, ‘Wharton 1886, Cary 1891, Bradley 1893 and Downer 1895. Iam willing to admit that all this array of evidence is confusing, but introduce it to 1aake the record complete. The performances of Wharton, Bradley and Downer are most generally accepted. The performances of Haley and Schiffer- | Seward ran this distance in 1934 seconds stein have been mentioned, the formerin 1882 and the latter in 1888. These consti- tute the best and accepted records of the Facific Coast. Next we take up 120-yard running. This is an uneven distance, but very popu- lar for a handicap meeting. It is particu- larly soin England, where it is used as much as 100 yards. The very best time on record is 1134, by George Seward of the United States, at London, Engiand, May 3, 1847. G. A. Bradley, for the past four years amateur champion sprinter of England, accomplished the distance in 11 3-5, a remarkable performance, cer- tainly. The honors in ‘America are di- vided between L. E. Myers, who ran the distance in New York, May 30, 1882, in 12 seconds, and A. 8. Henderson, who achieved the feat on the Olympic grounds, near Golden Gate Park, K Sep- tember 9, 1891. The latter, therefore, stands as the coast record. Passing over a number of interesting in- termediate distances, we come to 150 yards. The best performance is 1414, by Harry Hutchens, the English professional, the fastest man that ever lived. This was done at Sydney, Australia, March 2, 1887. The best amateur time .is 14 4-5, by two Englishmen, C. G. Wood at London, July 21, 1887, and C. J. P. Moneypenny, Cam- bridge, February 27, and March 1, 1892. C. H. KILPATRICK, Champion Half- Mile Runner of the World. The same time has been made in this country by C. H. Sherrill, New York, May 17, 1890, and by Jobn Owen Jr., who re- peated the performance in one day, at De- troit, “Mich., September 13, 1890. Other professional performers are Westhall of England and Forbes and Johnson of America—15 seconds. Next we take up 200-yard running. This also 'is an uneven. distance, and seldom run, but it will be interesting to consider some times that have been made. at London on March 22, 1847. Two ama- teurs contest the honors at this distance— E. H, Pelling, at London on September 28, 1889, and A. R. Downer, at London, Sep- tember 15, 1894, and May 11, 1895, The best American time is 20 seconds, by ‘Wendell Baker, at New York November 8, 1890. Our coast record is 21 seconds, by Henderson in two successive heats, Sep- tember 9, 1891. One of the most interesting and popular distances is 220 vards. It is at this dis- tance that the amateur surpasses the pro- fessional, for on examination we find that B. J. Weiers has rnn the distance in 21 1-5 seconds. He accomplished this at the intercollegiate games held in New York on May 30 last spring. . The English rec- ords, both amateur and professional, are 21 4-5 seconds, the former by C.G. Wood at London on June 25 and July 22, 1887. The professional record—21 4-5—was ac- complished by Harry Hatchens at London on May 11, 1885. The best on record for the Pacific Coast is 223/ seconds, Septem- ber 23,1882, by R. S. Haley. The fastest time that has been run in late years was at the championship games in 1892, when E. Mays covered the furlong in 23 seconds. As this was accomplished around a sharp curve, while all the great performances in the East are on straight patns, I consider the performance an excellent one. Two hundred and fifty yards is some- what of a favorite among runners. W. T. Macpherson of Australia is credited with the fastest time ever made, having run the distance at Auckland, N. Z., in 24 3-5 sec- onds on February 7,1891. The professional record is 251, by H. Hutchens, at Botany, Australia, January 24, 1887. England’s amateur record is 24 4-5, by E. H. Pelling, at London, September 22, 1888, America is considerably be- hind in this particu- ) lar, as the fastest that we have been able to do is 25 4-5. This was run by C. H. Sherrill Jr. at New Haven, Conn., on June 15, 1888. Three hundred yards will next occupy our attention. The best performance at this distance is 30 seconds, by Hutchens. The reader will notice that 1t isan average of 10 seconds for each 100 yards. This time was made on January 2, 1884, at Edin- burgh. Our best amateur time is 311-5 sec- onds, by Wefers, at Travers Island or: Sep- tember 28, 1895. A. R. Downer holds the record for Scotiand, having run at Gias- gow, June 10, 1895, in 312-5. England’s best time is by C. G. Wood, at London, July 21, 1887—3114 sec. ' Three hundred and fifty yards is a dis- tance that has occupied some attention from runners. L. E. Myers is credited with having run the distance in a440-yard race in 36 4-5 seconds. Hutchens ran it in 38 2-5. Mortimer Remington, an Ameri- can, had the peculiar fortune of making a best on record in, England, though he could not do so in his own country. He made this distance'in 37 3-5, at London, July 11, 1891. The best ever credited to an English amateur is 39 1-5, by k. C. Bredin, at London, April 13, 1895. GEo. BAIRD. [The conténuation of these records will appear in next Sunday's issue.] A novel means of defense has been tried at the town of Holgvin, Cuba. As proof against’'a sudden onslaught that town has been surrounded by thousands of yards of barbed wire, ————— A Duteh court-mariial has decided that it 1s not insubordinate for a soldier to re- fuse to wash his face when ordered to do so by his commanding officer, and the nigh military court of the kingdom has confirmed the decision. tail. *The pig is highly honored animal in these islands. That is why his tail, beautifully colored, adds value to such coin current in the realm.. “Chief To-Kinkin, the political and finan- cial magnate, is about 40 years old, though he looks somewhat older. He is just now in Berlin, as one of the features of the German _exhibits, from the Bismarcks, which are islands of German New Guinea. “I have peen in these islands many years, and find life very pleasant there. I was formerly in the German Government service in these islands.” Lieutenant Kolbe's wife is the notable ex-Queen Emma of Samoa, daughter of Jonas M. Coe, who for. many years was United States Consul to Samoa. She is said to be worth several million dollars, the wealth being in extensive plantations and numberless vessels and stores in Ger- man New Guinea. The Old Ferry Glock The old ferry clock, which has timed the going and coming of all who enter San Francisco by the bay for a generation past, has experienced another vicissitode of its fortunes and now adorns the front of the temporary structure which has been erected at the foot of Market street by the Postoffice Department. The old clock, which has been gazed upon by no less than three Presidents ana an innumerable number of people less dis- tinguished, has had an eventful history. It was brought from the East about thirty years ago in a ship which was wrecked in the bay soon after its arrival, and after be- ing submerged for a month was raised and cleaned. It was placed upon the summit of a building then used as a ferry landing, and again removed when this was replaced by a larger structure. At the time of the demolition of the old build- ing, in order to make way for the new one now being erected, the clock fell into the hands of the junkman who bought the old shed and who again sold it to the Board of Harbor Commissioners, who ele- vated it upon a tower of its own. There it rested in peace for nearly three years, always keeping good time, excepting when the fog became so thick as to clog the works. These attacks of influenza.were occasion- al, however, and such as would afflict almost any self-respecting clock in so exposed a position. So excellent has been the gen- eral behavior of the clock that its time has always been accepted as standard, and hundreds of people have regulated their watches and appointments by its infalli- ble records. Three months ago the same junkman purchased the building that had to be removed tc give place for the Postoffice and the clock with it, and again the Har- bor Commissioners bought it back that it might return to its old duty. Here it will remain until the tall tower of the new ferry building looms up over the bay, and in this the old ferry clock may find a per- manent abiding-place; but the junkman, who has already bought and sold it three times, is confident that he will buy that clock back again. The clock is held in affectionate remembrance by thousands as the first object upon which they paused to gaze as they entered the City, and its dis- appearance would be painfal to them. It is regarded by many as an old landmark that should be preserved as carefully as the one in Independence Hall at Philadel- phia. Fish may have deformities, just like human beings. For instance, a fish may be humpbacked. There are fish whose natural shape is such that they are called humpbacked, but aside from these there is occasionally taken a fisk which is, in a greater or less degree, misshapen, in this manner. A fisherman tells of a fish he once caught that had a slight bend in it. When in repose the fish’s body was not straight, but bent slightly sideways. ———————— All the letters of the alphabet are con- tained in the following: “A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” An Old Landmark Hotel Nearly every traveler through California "has seen and wondered at the great tree known as “Fremont’s Cabin,” but few are aware of the existence of the original «Hotel de Redwood,” which, happily, has been preserved by its present owner. Years ago, when the stage wound its accustomed way over the mountains be- tween San Jose and Santa Cruz, a French- man, who occupied a tract of land near the summit, planned tbe establishment of a way staticn in his magnificent grove of redwoods. This idea met with the hearty approval of the stage-drivers and of all who found it necessary to pass fre- ‘quently over the mountains. In the midst of an assemblage of giant trees stood a mighty redwood, fifty-two de Redwood, Mountains, and lts Golden-Day History. Among Forest Giants in the Santa Gruz drooping with their weight of green luxu. riance, travelers were wont to rest, en- livening the time with jovial repartee. Over the entrance is rudely cut the name, “Hotel de Redwood,” -and the word ‘‘letters’”’ above an opening in the door marks the site of a postoffice which peeded no appropriation. The first room was presumably office and dining-room. The presence of numerous bottles is sug- gestive of a bar -also. To the ieft is the opening into the hollow trunk of the red- wood which lent its name to this wayside inn. This room within the tree is seven. teen feet in circumference. From it the descent is made to the cellar. Altogether, this is probably the most unique hotel to be found in the world. feetin circumference, whose boughs nearly | But the old man believed that his estate \\\\\\)\ N \\\\\\Q\-\ i by AW N \ e " W AN \ A Landmark in the Santa Cruz Mountains. swept the ground and whose hollow trunk was clearly available as one apartment of the ‘“‘hotel.” An excavation was made among the wide-spreading roots, thus sup- plying a cool storage place for liquid re- fresbments. A cabin was erected inclos- ing part of the tree and a platform built and furnished with seats where the weary traveler might rest in the cool shade of the branches wiich stretched outward and downward. All around, great trees with the grace of mighty strength uplited their maryelous heights toward the heavens. Voiceless giants are the red- woods, for they have never learned the mystic song of the pines. The Frenchman selected the imposing appellation of “‘Hotel de Redwood,” and for years he held sway as proprietor of a stage station, a position of no little conse- quence in the “days of old.” Steps lead directly from the highway, but so well have the trees protected the building with their heavy foliage that the quaint old hostelry does not now attract even a passing giance. On the bench against the massive tree- trunk, and in the shade of boughs down- was rich in more than visible wealth; that it abounded in gold, not inconvenient ore, but ready-made coin buried there years before by Mormons who passed through California. Yet all this treasure was, in his belief, gnarded by watchiul men who would at once be cognizant of any attempt to secure it. He stated that once while making some excavations he bad found a can of gold coins, which he examined and then left temporarily on the fence. A strange man immediately ‘appeared and made inquiries concerning the coins. The Frenchman gave the desired information, whereupon he was told that all the buried wealth belonged to the Mormons, and that whoever disturbed it did so under penalty of death. He declared that he knew of and had marked various localities where treasure was buried, but that under no circumstances would he dare to touch it, believing thgt his life would be taken by some of the secret guard. Those days of his prosperity passed, and, for lack of gold, he was compelled to reek a new home*.-but the forest mon- archs still faithfully protect the little dwelling. Krrie L. THOMPSON. Men Have as Many - Foibles as Women. Penelope Powelson Reads a Many-Pointed Lecture on the Text “Why Will Women?” It is the literary fashion nowadaysto see in nearly everything a “keynote of the age.”” The expression is a taking one; newer than ‘fin de siecle,” not so com- monplace as ‘‘characteristic,”” and has that vague impressiveness which so many meaningless phrases possess. We are apt to be most deeply influenced by what is not perfectly clear to us, like that con- verted African Barrett Wendell tells about, who found in an old “Book of Common Prayer” no words quite so fraught with spiritual meaning as “Augusta, Princess- Dowager of Wales.,”” Psychological re- search, scientific study, out-of-door recrea- tion, each and every fad, according to its devotees, is “the keynote of the age.” I am convinced, bowever, that no one of these is the true-blue, simon-pure, take- no-other keynote. There is one that em- braces and transcends them all, and it is found embodied and expressed in that recurrent phrase which in these days meets our eyes at every turn—‘Why will women ?’ It is funny, this ceaseless anxiety, this constant agitation of everybody over the failings, the fancies and the foibles of women. One would suppose the woman question was_something quite different and apart from the man question—the hu- man question. It would reaily be rather dreadful, when one thinks about it, if we women actually followed out all the good advice that is offered us. The degree of painful verfection\ to which we might at- tain is alarming to think of. The very best man living is sure the average woman occupies more space in 8 streetcar than he does, but he is mistaken. Let her spread her skirts as she wi!l, they may brush against and in front of her fellow-passengers; but, as they generally sit, more women than men can find ac- commodation in a streetcar. They do not seat themselves, spread out knees and elbows, and begin to read the paper, ob- livious of all else. They do not sit side- wise, one knee thrown over the other, gaz- ing from the window and occupying space enough for two. They do not secure a corner seat, spread an arm along the ledge of a window and extend their knees at an obtuse angle along the space where three people could sit comfortably. Two women companions in a car will sit close together, their feet on the floor, knees together, elbows at sides and hands in their laps, and converse. Two men talking together will edge around until they face each other, put their hands on their knees, thrust out their elbows and spread them- selves over all the unpre-empted adjacent space. And women, never—no, they never resort to that unpleasant babit of taking a seat near the door, crossing one knee over the other and compelling every ingoing or outgoing passenger to aid in cleaning their boots. “Why will women endure to drag the dust of the street along in their skirts?’ a masculine friend asked of me recently, and upon that he stooped down and with his handkerchief carefully whisked the dust of the streets from bis polished shoes. Then he put the handkerchief in his pocket. In this same connection might be men- tioned something I saw a gentleman—a professional man, apparently—do on the ferry some time since. He sat on the upper deck nureing his thumb. Evident- ly something had hurt it. Presently he spied a pin on the deck, and bending for- ward secured it. With this he proceeded to pick and poke at hisinjured thumb until he had extracted a sliver, after which he stuck the pin carefully upon the 1apel of his coat. Now, aside from what one would suppose to be the well-known fact that a pin, which is made of brass, is a bad instrument for performing these ‘minor surgical operations, there are a good many points besides that of the pin itself to be considered in connection with this little episode. How was the man to know, since we all do use pins for such purposes, that that particular one had not been in some poisonous wound? A good many involun- tary inoculations with painful and serious disease come about in just this fashion. Ten to one if the next use that pin was put to was not to pick the teeth of the economical human being who picked it up. Picking up pins is a dangerous and uncleanly habit at all times, but one to which men are far more addicted than are women. Who ever saw a woman stoop to pick up a pin in a public place? But I have known a man to keep a crowd wait- ing on the Oakland ferry while he deliber- ately picked up a pin from the stairs. Business often calls me into the neigh- borhood of Montgomery and Sansome streets. [ think I never walk there, how- ever, that I do not see life-and-limb-threat- ening banana or other fruit skins lying on the sidewalk. When, as I occasionally do, I find these in the upper part of the City, I reflect that it is the work of careless or illy taught children, for women do not eat fruit in the street. But children do not wander through Montgomery and Sansome streets to any great extent, and I am afraid I bave seen more than one of my brothers walking thereabouts eating bananas, dropping the peels upon the side- walk for some one to step upon or kick into the gutter. Which reminds me that in the many published articles for and about women I read one some time ago by some medical pundit, who arguea the mental inferiority of the gentler sex from the fact that, as he asserted, women al- ways eat between meals, thereby showing themselves to live upon a childish level. I do not know how generally true this asseriion is. Itis my own custom toeat when I am hungry, regardless of orthodox times and seasons. Todo otherwise seems to me unreasonable. Adfter all, when the whole story is told, isit not true that men and women area good deal alike, and that the foibles of each arise more from environment than from essential differences of character? It is a curious feature of modern thought, the amount of advice, instruction, analy- sis, criticism and nonsense written for and of women. Isometimes wonder if, after all, we women are not very largely to blame for it. When we will gather ourselves into con- gresses to talk about ourselves, into clubs to read papers to ourselves on ourselves in every possible relation under the sun, when magazines are published by our- selves for the exploitation of ourselves in everv possible way, the other half of the world can hardly be blamed for supposing this to be the subject of paramount inter- est to us. The most of us know, when we think of the matter, that it is not, and our brothers know it, too, but it sometimes seems as though we kept our thoughts for private consumption. Judging from the small amountof real thought thatappears in print a great deal must be secreted some- where. Perhaps, some aay, it may be un. earthed, when men and women alike may reap the benefit of the discovery. Mean time, however, it is worth while to re” member that for just about every “Why~ will women” there is a corresponding “Why will men.”” PENELOPE POWELsoN.