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Artificial Thawing.

The short summer season OF Alaska
drives the progressive agriculturist.
who is endeavorng to secure salts
factory results fror. rich soil. to in
vent some means by 'ch it may be
worked as early as possible. The frozen
soil is also ruinous to the dredging
machines, which are designed to bore
into the earth and bring out the gold
producing ore.
The mining engineer has devised an
elaborate device which VIII thaW the
ground early in the season, making 1t
possible for the dredges and plows
to do this work. Pointed pipes In ten
and twelve foot lengths are driven into
the soil at regular intervals. These are
connected by means of hose and MT
tings to large steam pipes, incased in
wooden fittings, and extend to steam :
generating plant some distance away.
Steam is turned into this distributing
system, and in a short time the frozen
soil in all the area covered by the
steam pipes begins to soften SO that
1t can be worked.
The process was invented primarily
to assist mining, but is being employed
to "A limited extent in the farming in
dustry just being developed in the
northern territory. inexpensive plants
for developing steam will be devised
for the benefit of the farmer who is
out Of reach of the steam apparatus
used in working the large mines
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.CL0R|ES OF OLD RACUSA
ARE RECALLED BY WAR

RaSusa is an instance Of splendor
fled and fame forgotten" SAYS a state
ment issued by the National Geographic
Society today dealing with the dual
monarchy's advanced Mediterranean
base. place that must win 4 new sig
nifcance in an AuStro- Hungaria -Ital-
ian struggle for control of the Atiria tic
sea This little port city situated
near the southern tip of Dalmatia,
among the earliest ohjectives of un
successful Montenegrin invasion. was
once one Of the richest cities OF Eu-
rope-almost the Hamburg or New
York of the world of the middle ages
In the days of its prosperity its ships
We're found wherever Europe traded.
and its merchants held accounts seat
tered to the uttermost ends of the
earth familiar to the west
But the elories of Ragusa have faded
and dimmed, until today mention Of il
coming from the war zone stirs no
memory and awakens no interest in the
minds Of the people of this country.
very few of whom have ever had occa
sion even to Know its name Yet Ia
gusa was brave. a wealthy persist
ent little republic through many gen
erations before the discovery of the
American continents. Like our great
republic. Raausa was an asylum for
eXiles of whatever nation, faith or pol
itics. IL Was democratic in its toler-
ance long before the French revolu
tionists made the word freedom a
world wide fetish Ragusa was a mer-
wealth and commerce than with poll
tics or policies
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a competent cooking teacher. The
Products of the State of Missouri Is a
play calculated to stimulate the pride
of the natives of that commonwealth.
The Chicago Plan presents the entire
system of city government and admin
istration for that municipality.
special series of plays is being pro
duced three evenings a week in some
York and Brooklyn. Each evenings
program consists of six reels of Wag-
merriam opera, with both vocal and in
strumental musical acoompaniments::
The Mastersingers" and "Parsifal'
have been produced. and others are in
preparation Children are charged 10
cents and adults %, and the proceeds
go toward a school beneficiary fund.
The music accompanying a photo
play adds to or detracts from it's sue
cess according to its appropriateness.
In some theaters the selections are
made with great care. The production
of Zangwill's Children of the Ghetto
gram composed of Hebrew folk songs
and other typical Jewish music, which
to many people was as pleasing as the
play itself Well selected compositions
from the best composers were assem-
bled to accompany the production of
'eNeptune's Daughter" when it was first
produced in most of the large cities. A
number of musical collections have
now been published, designed to aid
the manager in selecting music adapt
ed to the spirit of the play being
filmed The incongruity of Every
body's Doing It. or 20 Promise Me
as an accompaniment OF a scene show
ing a child being dragged from its
mother. or some gruesome tragedy, Is
becoming a tragedy itself to many Il
helpless manager who depends upon
his musician to adapt the selections
to the play.
The matter Of musical instrument
for use in The photoplay theater of
moderate price is now receiving con-
sideration. It is likely that new In
struments will be invented especially
adapted to this use. The piano is apt
to be fiat and weak and an orchestra,
in a five-cent house. is too expensive
A pipe organ with chimes would pro-
vide ideal music to accompany pictures,
but is also too expensive. simplified
model of a pipe organ with a piano
keyboard, "a set of chimes and pedal
notes which can be played with the
feet has recently been placed in a
Chicago theater and is much compi-
mented.
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THE EVENING STORY.
A HEART TEST.
,copyrieht. 1913, ny W Werner,


They had been friends They had.
indeed been very intimate friends.
hut something had happened which
had severed their friendship forever.
nj least :" they felt They We're very
angry
For two wears they had lived IN ad-
Joining houses. Their husbands We're
Young business men who brought
home fair sized salaries. When the
women became friends the men nata-
rally also became friends. The tour
young married people were much to-
gether. and found each others society
very pleasant. During the long WIN
ter evenings they played cards FIRST
at one house. then at the other Dur
ing the summer they took all their
plavtimes together. And the women
were constantly running back and
forth If Fanny Holt made cake
Lucy Frost had to have a portion of
it, And if Lucy even cooked pota-
toes in fancy way she had to take
Fanny some. They We're like sisters
And the greatest shock either ever
received was when old Miss Nesbftt
one dav said to them both. You're
too thick. That means you'll have TO
get thin. I've never made as much
of any woman as I've seen You ma re
of each other. And l had sisters. too.
FANNY and Lucy We're deeply of
Tended They both said. odd mischief
maker and would hardly speak to
Miss Nesbitt thereafter But Miss
Nesbitt persisted in her opinion.
You'll see" she said to everybody.
And in course of time everybody did
see. There was a terrible rupture
The simplest thing in the world
caused it. A dynamite cartridge is
insignificant enough in size. but
nothing can make bigger explosion
Both Lucy and Fanny took a fancy
to the same fall hat. an entfcing con-
coction of black velvet and whine
wings. which Mrs Macintosh had
just presented to public view in her
show window. Both intended to buy
1t unknown to the other. Fanny got
it. Then Lucy. still determined, had
Mrs. Macintosh duplicate it. And
pearing in it. Fanny was more than
surprised: she was vexed She was
blond. and she looked beautiful in her
hat. Lucy was dark and looked plain
in hers SO Fanny told Lucy that
the hat was not exactly suited to her
told her tenderly. of course. But
Lucy chose to be nifty. In the first
place. Fanny had got the hat she
wanted. and now she was telling her
| that its duplicate was unbecoininy.
! And so. being quick tempered, she
! said the first thing that came into her
| head. which was. My hat looks Just
as well on me yours does on you" :"
i FANNY replied tartly that il did not.
SO they quarreled and slammed doors
| in each others faces and behaved
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forms now When they had been
scrambling around he never could be sure
that he had counted them right. but now
there would be no trouble at all.
II believe I'll go back there and count
them, and then I'll go break the news to
Unc' Billy" muttered Peter.
So he turned about and hoped back.
You see, he had not gone very far. When
he came in sight of the sad scene there
lay old Mrs. Possum and the babies just
as he had left them Peter wiped his
eyes by drawing the back Of one hand
across them. and then he began to count.
One. two. three. four. five. six. seven"
counted Peter He had just opened his
mouth to say eight when the most as
tonishing thing happened. Old Mrs. Pos
sum suddenly scrambled to her feet and
spoke sharply AT the sound of her voice
all the baby possums scrambled to their
feet and began to run around. Some
climbed up ON their mothers back and
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the best I can do. She's in a dreadful
stuck-up neiChborhood, poor soul, and
aS she had been ailinc more or less
ever since she went there | guess she
hasn't got much acquainted Well. It's
TOO had-too bad. Then, having de-
iivered her message. she turned to 60.
Eu"NS FAC. was scarlet. but IT
a dreadful day was all she mum bled
Afte: MisS Nrshitt Went out she SAT-
down I" think Then she began TO crv.
And ali her long cherished anger
toward Fanny fed aMaN in her tears
The thought of Fanny III and alor.
and IN need Of friend was almost
more Than she could bear She packed
basket from her cupboard and MAD
hers@f ready Tor the walk in tie
storm. She NIS hrrathless between
hurry and agitation when she entered
the Holi mouse
Fanuv'@ husband met her Yes. you
IAN see Ter. he said IN answer 4"
l.ncHs question 'Shes alone Just nov
stairs"
Lucy followed nm, to Fanny's door
lie motion"d to her and Sic entered
ran ny LAY with the soft breathing
closed and she Was smiling, As Lucy
went gently toward the bed her lids
,ttted ana their elances met why
Lou she said IT'S really you. j
dreamed about you last night, and +
told Dick you'd be here today | was
gong 10 send for YOU IL YOU didu,t
come You see I'm so much better. the
doctor says. And the baby.
Lucy was on her knees beside tn.
he'd. "oh. my dear" she said Pm 50
ashamed and so Sorry
There. there" soothed Fanny. 1T
was my fault as much as yours 1t is
over and past now. and you're her.
ana I'm better. and the baby--
Guess what We eau her dear"
Lucy held her breath. She shook ber
head dumblN.
\ mischievous look came oye-
Fannys eyes. She waited 2 moment.
We named her Lucy. she whispered
tTHE ENnA
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Lucy didn't forget her. The thought Of
Fanny con Stantiy ranked and her
heart remained full of bitterness.
One wild. dark October morning
Miss Nesbitt called 10 borrow a bit of
vanilla favoring from Lucy. Nine $
out she explained. "and I can't 20
to the grocery in such weather as this.
And I've got TO make cake this morn
ing"
ITS a dreadful day." Lucy said.
Miss Nesbitt. having got the vanilla,
fingered Il suppose you've heard the
news" she said. THE Holts have got a
little girl baby, and Fanny's real low. !
saw Mr.. Holt last night. He's worried
to death. They've GOT nurse. but they
can't cot a hired girl for love or
moneN, ana he's staying out o. fhe
office and trying to do the work him
self If / wasn't as rheumatic as sin
I'd go over and offer to help. I'm go
ing to send over some baking. That s
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Little Stprle,
20 Bedtime
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1915. BY J. q. Lloyd.j
Peter Rabbit Misses a Chance.
Copyright. 1915. BY J @. LloydJ
By this twill be most clearly seen
That wits must be both sharp and keen

By this twill be most clearly seen
That wits must be both sharp and keen.
Big tears rolled down Peter Rabbit $
cheeks as he started to tip-toe away
from that dreadful place where old
Mrs. Possum and all the baby possums
lay stretched on the ground. Who
could have killed them? Who could
have killed them? Who could have
done such a dreadful thing" he kept
saying over and over to himself as he
stole away.
Then he thought of Unc' Billy Possum.
He wondered if Unc' Billy knew yet
Poor old Cnc' Billy" muttered Peter
as he wiped away a tear. Il wouldn't
wonder if this would break his heart so
that he will die, too. 1t would break my
heart if any such terrible thing happened
to my family just couldn't live. Poor
Unc' Billy, I wish / could do something
time we ought to get together and let
Unc' Billy know how sorry we are for
him and how we would like to do some
thing for him..
Just then Peter heard something that
made him pause and sit up to listen. II
was funny cracked voice trying to sing,
and this is what Peter heard:
'.Ah love nah liz babies
That MI NAH holler-tree.
All reckon Ahm AS happy
As any one can be.
1t was Unc' Billy himself up i'll a tree
not very far away. Oh cried Peter to
himself with a little catch i'll his voice.
He doesn't know vet. and II just can't
be the one to tell him. This is terrible,
lust terrible" He choked all up because.
you know, he felt so sad. Then he tried
to decide what he ought to do. He felt
that he ought to tell Unc' Billy. 1t would
he dreadful to leave inc Billy to find
it out for himself. But somehow Peter
felt that he couldn't be the one to break
such terrible news. Ordinarily there is
nothing Peter likes better than to be the
bearer of news. but this was too awful.
While he was thinking it over and trying
to get up courage to tell Unc' Billy an
other thought came into his head. Here
was a chance to find out just how many
babies Unc' Billy had had. 1t would be
an easy matter TO count those little still
Evening star., 1915-05-27
Chapels Of Salt.
From London Tit Bits.

From London Tit Bits.
At Wieltczka, a small town nine miles
from Cracow, where the German and
Russian forces have been fighting. are
the most wonderful salt mines in the
world. These are on seven different
levels, connected with the surface by
eleven shafts, and have over sixty-five
miles of chambers and passages. The
mines have been worked since the
eleventh century, but their productive
power seems unending. They are re-
markable for the many chambers which
have been cut, some of them with
statues and candelab bra. including two
large chapels and high affairs, with all
their ornaments complete. a large dane
ing saloon and many other rooms, each
of them having been cut out of rock
salt. within them is also the Lake
Prysikes. 1876 feet long, l20 feet broad
and varying in depth from 10 feet to
26 feet says Mr.. George Hume in his
book, "Thirty-Five Years in Russia.
Evening star., 1915-05-27
some popped into the big pocket in her

some popped into the big pocket in her
apron.
Peter gasped and blinked his eyes very
fast and hard. He began to think that
something was the matter with his eyes
and he rubbed them with both hands. But
there wasn't anything the matter with
them. There was old Mrs. Possum and
all the little possums just as much alive
as ever they We're Then Peter remem-
bered how he had once seen Unc Billy
fool Bowser the Hound by pretending that
he was dead.
Why gasped Peter. old Mrs. Pos
sum must have been giving them a les
sonv'
"Of course snapped Mrs. Possum, who
overheard what Peter said. What did
you suppose 1 was doing"'
But that Peter never told her. All at
once the day was bright and beautiful
and glad again and full of happiness for
Peter. and he went his way. lipperty-lip-
perty-lip. joyously. There was only one
thing that troubled him. Il wish I had
counted those babies when I had the
chance" he thought
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Still Has Transit Trade.

"Ragusa is fortified port and an
outlying naval base. Ii still has some
transit trade with the interior and its
industries include the output of liaueur
oil, silk and leather products. For a
short time during the Napoieonic wars
ii gave promise of regaining somewhat
of its old prosperity. In 1914 its indie
pendent career was definitely ended
and il was annexed to Austria.
THE city is chiefly of interest as the
tiny republic, the lighthouse on a rock
that endured throughout the dark and
middle ages. weathering all storms ana
teaching by example democracy, toler-
ance and peaceful enterprise, until. AL
the beginning of the hineteenth cen
tur. with tie beginning of two mighty
republics. the l'nted States and France.
the tiny beacon was no longer needed
and 1t was silently eAtinguished.
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Refugees Among Its Founders.

The fortified castle of a Roman noble
was The nucleus of this famous south
European city. Before the avalanche Of
barbarian invas asion--Avar hordes, ac-
cording to most authorities-refugee
from neighborin6 Latin communities
fled to the mobiles stronghold and took
refuge under the shadow of its walls
These refugees brought and conserved
the technique and civilization of
Greece and Rome, and, in a short time.
a town arose around the castle. well
builded and thoroughly fortified. Ra-
gusa is mentioned in the seventh cen
tury.
"A colony of Slavonian people joined
the Latins and greatly added to the
citys power for resisting the encroach-
ments of its hostile neighbors. Sara
cen, bulgarian. Bosnian, Venetian,
Hungarian and Serbian wased relent-
less war with the little state. which.
in some cases, beat off its enemies and.
in others, was forced to acknowledge
certain dependency. 1t never wholly
surrendered its republican selfgovern-
ment, however. though Constantinople,
Venice, Hungary, Bosnia and Serbia
We're. at various times, recognized to
a degree as oNerlordS.
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Buildings Ancient Structures.

"Ragusa today--the gem city Of tile
Mediterranean'-is an inconsequential
seaport in the Austrian crownland of
Dalmatia. Every line of the quaint
little city is monument to the i'm
portance and the power that are flown.
1t is medieval town, still walled In
by heavy masonry, and still lowered.
Ra guSa is floored with the tiaggings OF
the middle ages. Its homes and build
ings are ancient structures, and over
all is reminscence.
The town is builded on a rocky
ridge that juts out into the Adriatic
sea. Its harbor is small and ill-adapt-
ed TO the needs of modern commerce
and the heavier vessels that visit here
anchor at Gravosa. twin city, sit
uated on a deep, sheltered bay. across
the promontory. north Of Ragusa, four
miles distant Mostar, capital of Her
zegovina. is fifty miles to the north
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Often Called Little Venice. =

"Ragusa-or. AS ii is often called
Little Nenice-was, in many ways, "A
model republic, though miniature. In
the time OF its highest splendor il
did not possess more than 500 square
miles Of area but il endured through
all manner of bitter TRIALS. prod<iced
energetic, prosperous citizens through
centuries. maintained stable and "A
wise government in ages when the
country all around it was in frantic.
passionate unrest. and was as WILLINGLY
the haven Of the oppressed as is the
United States today. And, like the
later republic. the United States, the
foreign policy of Ragusa was always
peaceful one: the enlightened little
state. wherever possible, submitting its
differences with other lands to arbi-
tration.
Despite its peaceful temper. however,
Ragusa well knew how TO defend iis
interests, where the course of war
necessary one. Ragusan armies and
Ragusan ships nobly preserved their
country in the midst of jealous. pow
erful enemies. But Ragusan diplomacy
did more: il preserved the stale in the
face of OVerpowerinlr cOnuuerorS
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Mrs. Awhile l was going down
town on the car this morning the con-
ductor came along and looked at me as
if 1 had not paid my fare.
Mr.. A.-Well, what did you do?
Mrs. Al looked at him as If I
hs,d.-Stray Stories.
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MOTION PICTURE
IR.UMPHS.
II.-High Standards of Movie
Literature.
By Frederic J. Haskin.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

The higher literary standards achicV-
ed bv the movies each season enhance
.hei,. educational value to the millions
cI B,oI,ls V, no :stt-.is them. The Wor't :
classics A., 3,...it .iimed in q way t::;''
preserves th.!;. literary valuc. "Ai!t
placing them witaiu the range OF popt;
I3i. understanding. The Dickens re
FiImvilic. The latest presentations
that of 'Barnaby Rudge, in five parts.
is now ready for the screen 1t Is an
elaborate production. showing OLD Lon
don streets, the houses of parliament
and old Newgate prison. Thousands OF
persons are included in the MOB
scenes oliver Twist David Cop
perfeld' and ''Old Curiosity Shop nave
each been filmed by the same company
will, excellent results. though less
ella horately.
Shakespeare's plays, The Last DAYS
"Felix Holt and Jane Eyre" are
are being filmed in Il manner to create
an interest in standard fiction. VICTOR
Hugos Les Miserables. Dumas
Monte criSto" and number OF
standard German works are also belhs
nroduced. while paradise Lost and
Dante's Inferno are now under con
sjderation The presentation of Au-
pusta J. Evans old southern novel
..Reulah" with an all-Star cast. is one
of the latest efforts of a large film com
pany.
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HORRD DREAM.

Conductor examining transfer) -
The feller that punched this transfer
made q mistake and punched it .
week ahead. You'll have to git or the
car and wait seven dayA
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The educational films include MANY
subjects. Botany, entomology and other
branches of nat
Many Subjects ural history are
rl Hl included in new
- films being
turned out almost every day. The in
dustrial processes Of various manufac-
turing establishments supply valuable
information regarding articles in daily
use in the home. The Gas Range and
Its Use" first shows every process In
the manufacture of range. and then
demonstrates Its use in the home under
Evening star., 1915-05-27

/
! years o
Longer Fiction Rex beaeh en-
! Reproduced on Films. hat all of
The longer works of modern fiction
would become photo plays The man
ager to whom he made this statement
disag greed with him at that time De
cause a production of popular novel
was formerly regarded as unprohiaple-
Time has sustained Mr.. Beachs con-
tention, however, and the royaitles ne
draws from the reproduction OF ms
novels on the screen are almost equai
to those from the original books and
more lucrative than the special photo
plays he has been induced to WRITE.
Gilbert Parker's Right or way
Lanewilrs Melting Pot" Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett's Dawn of Tomor-
row. are among the more serious
works which are becoming known to
larger number of people through the
films than they could ever have reach
ed in book form Anna Katherine
Greene, Richard Harding Davis, Rud-
yard Kipling, Cyrus Townsend BraoS'
George Barr McCutcheon, Arthur horn
blower and countless other popular
writer's are now becoming better
known to the movie patrons thah they
are to the book buyers.
While few writer's will go to the
length of agreeing with the Italian poet
D'Annunzio as to the movie being the
best way to perpetuate the treasures
of modern literature. they are begin
ming to regard it as worthy of their
art and not few of them are now en-
gagged in photoplay writing. In the
photoplay "Cabiria," DAnnunZio claims
to have written his masterpiece. All
movie scenarios have made rapid gain
in literary quality within the past two
years.
The question of censorship FOR the
photoplay is being fought out in the
courts of several states. The film man
ufacturers urge a freedom of pictures
equal to that granted the public press
and have number of claims in sup
port of their attitude. A national board
of censorship, representing the MIN
manufacturers, now passes upon the
bulk of the plays produced. They
contend that il would be detrimental
to their own interests TO pass an OBJ
jectionable play, as it would tend to
iujure the movie business in the eyes
of the public. They hold that certain
plays which have been passed and then
objected to have not been objection
able in themselves except to a special
class or small number of people who
are actuated by personal bias. On the
other hand, many persons regarded as
fair and broad-Inindcd are of the opin-
ion that q considerable number of the
plays noA being produced would be i'm
proved BY a vigorous censorship. 1T
is generally conceded that such censor
ship should be uniform, SO that play
which is objectionable in one locality
could not be produced in another with
perhaps additional advertising on ac-
count of it's having been prohibited.
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VIRGINIA.
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