THE EDITORS one of the two greatest living authorities on Mars-that's all." "Let's hold the Mars story for August," suggested the Technical Editor. "Yes," put in the Human Interest Editor, "if we don't look out we'll give people an overdose of science. Here's an article, now, that's got to go in July. How's this for a title: 'Women Who Wear Explosive Gowns'?" "Pure sensation," objected the Technical Editor, "nothing but yellow journalism." "But it's true," answered the H. I. E., "and being true it's none the worse for being sensational, is it? There are actually fourteen tons of artificial silk manufactured every day, and what do you think is the raw material out of which it is made? Guncotton! Women are dangerous enough in ordinary attire, but imagine the havoc which might be created by a beautiful young person in a gun- "We must, also, get in the account of the building of the Grand Trunk Pacific railroad, which is to run across the northern end of the American continent, from New Brunswick on the east to the Pacific at the west, with branches up into far Alaska and to a port on Hudson's Bay. They expect to ship the great wheat harvests of the new province of Alberta by steamer from Hudson's Bay. It will be a shorter trip than from New "And don't forget," put in the Hu- "But July's a dull month," objected the Technical Editor. "All the magazines are likely to be dull then. What's the use of putting all that good material into one number?" "There are plenty of still better stories coming," said the H.I.E. "We've got to crowd in all the best articles we have on hand now to make room for other and better ones already on the way. Don't worry about the supply running out. 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