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Dr. Wiley I chief of the Bureau of Chemistry of the Department of Agri
culture. He i the man who recently studied the effect of boric acid and borax
on the "poison squad."
OLD CURIOSITY SHOP.
QUAINT NEW HAMPSHIRE STORE
FILLED WITH ANCIENT RELIC8.
Historic Clock Brought to Little Town
of Walpole About 150 Years Ago
Among Possessions of D. W.
Smith, the Shopkeeper.
Walpole, N. H. Walpole has an old
curiosity shop of more than local
fame. For a number of years Wal
pole has been noted for its summer
visitors. Through them the little old
curiosity shop has gained a wide
reputation, and with its property, a
lifelong resident of the town Is now
pointed out as one of the sights of
the village.
Walpole is one of the roost historla
places In the state, and lies in a his
toric country. Just across the river
the first blood of the revolution was
shed at the Westminster court house
and the first bridge across the Con
necticut was constructed. Here was
the first settlement in this part of
New England. Most of the houses are
135 years or more old and many date
back even earlier.
About ten years ago Daniel W.
SHIP HAS. A NARROW E8CAPE.
Meteor from the Heavens Just Misses
the Ocean Liner.
New York. The narrow escape of a
liner from destruction by a meteor is
related by Capt. Anderson, of the Afrl--an
Prjnce, one of the vessels of tho
Prince line. Writing to his principals,
le says:
"On the evening of October 17 I was
in the bridge with the second officer,
when suddenly the dark night was as
Ight as day and an immense meteor
shot, comparatively slowly at first, be
'a use the direction was so very per
pendicular to our position, then more
-anldly, toward the earth. Its train
:if light was an Immense broad elec-:rlc-colored
band, gradually turning to
-range and then to the color of molten
metal.
"When the meteor came into the
tenser atmosphere close to the earth
II appeared, as nearly as it is possible
lo describe it, like a molten mass of
metal being poured out. It entered
Lho water with a hissing noise close to
the ship and the consequence had it
struck the ship would have been an
nihilation without doubt and hot a
soul left to tefr the story of another
mysterious loss of a vessel in every
way fitted to undertake the voyage. I
am of opinion that some such cause
must be attributed to losses so mys
terious that neither steamship en
gineering nor ordinary theory can ex
plain them."
The Cotton Crop
New State Will Raise 1,000,000 Bales
the Present Year.
Kansas City, Mo. Some cotton
brokers estimate that Oklahoma and
Indian territory will raise 1,000,000
hales this year. This means $50,000,
oOO paid in cash in about one-half the
geographical area of the state, or al
most $50 per capita to every man,
woman and child. The cotton is run
ning from 35 to 37 per cent. lint. In
!uthrle 1,350 pounds of seed cotton
produced 5S0 pounds of lint. The
staple is good and late weather condi
tions have been favorable to color. '
The complaint of all cotton men Is
the shortage of cars and the scarcity
of labor. To-relieve the pressure
railroad companies are moving both
baled and seed cotton in open flat
cars. Tho danger iom fire is great,
every passing locomotive scattering a
shower of sparks. Once Ignited a bale
of cotton is almost Inextinguishable.
Fire eats Into the lint faster than
water can follow it. The safest way
Is to pick out the burning Cotton by
hand. Fire has been found in cotton
bales after they had floated 200 miles
down a river. Many costly fires have
Food Expert
Smith, then quite an old man, became
Interested in family relics and heir
looms and began Blowly to gather to
gether a collection of antiques. Since
that time he has picked up many valu
able and historic articles from the
most improbable places. He takes
the material collected from miles
around to his little red shop, near the
center of the town, and there It lies
until tinder his masterly touch it is
transformed from a rusty relic of the
past into a thing of beauty.
Mr. Smith's shop itself looks its
part. - It Is situated well back from the
road, and Is as ancient looking as the
contents within. Mr. Smith himself
Is a quiet, unassuming person. He is
white-haired and old, but his kindly
eyes shine forth a welcome to all visi
tors. If one Is able to strike him in a rem
iniscent mood he will tell interesting
tales of his most valuable pieces, re
lating the deeds and lives of tho first
Inhabitants of the town over 200 years
ago.
Many articles were picked up under
peculiar circumstances, and their his
tory is most entertaining.
This building is his workshop and
TO RAZE A NOTED PRISON.
4ISt!h
RICAL LANDMARK OP PARIS
WILL BE TORN DOWN.
Prison of St. Lazare, Where St. Vin
cent de Paul Med, Now a Moral
Plague Spot Was Sacked
During Revolution.
Paris. The famous prison" of St.
Lazare, one of the great historic land
marks of Paris, is about to be pulled
down, and what for some years has
been a moral and physical plague Bpot
will give way to fine, open squares
and commodious dwellings. Romantic
and tragic memories cling about the
old structure. St. Lazare, as its name
Indicates, was at first a lepers' hospi
tal built at the end of tho eleventh
century on the site of a basilica dedi
cated to St. Laurent. It sprung rap
idly Into fame, for kings used fre
quently to visit it in token of humili
ty and faith.
In 1632, leprosy having practically
disappeared In France, tho hospital
was handed over to St. Vincent do
Paul, who established there a number
of priests of his mission known as
the congregation of St. Lazare. St.
Vincent himself died at St. Lazare,
and his cell Is still shown to visitors
with two stones worn hollow by the
knees of tho saint. St. Vincent's suc
of Oklahoma.
taken place at compresses and rail
road yards In the two territories this
season.
The demand for laboY In Oklahoma
and Indian territory was never be
fore so great. It is desirable, to run
com i) res sea the greatest possible num
ber of hours. A number of compresses '
arc Idle on Sundays because tho men j
are unwilling to work seven days a
week, though offered $2.50 on Sun
day. Keeps Currants 26 Years.
Hagerstown, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Le
vin D. Spessard, of Chewsvllle, Wash
ington county, gave a reception at
their home in honor of Victor D. Har
tle and his bride, the latter being a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Spessard.
At the dinner, which was served to
the CO odd guests, were pies made
of currants that had been canned by
Mrs. Spessard 20 years ago. Tho cur
rants were as good as if put up only
la3t year.
Has Much Public Business.
Notwithstanding the public build
lags owned by New York city it payi
la rents $332,000 annually.
home, where he spends all of his tima
when not traveling about the country.
One of the most Interesting rooms Is
filled with the skeletons of former
glory, which he has gathered together
from every direction. In one corner
Is an apparent pllo of Iron junk, but
from this will coma an anclcjit clock
of mrjostlc proportion. Pits of bro
ken china almost worth Its v.'clght in
pold will be cunningly glued togothor.
Datte-ed pes ter seta will be ham
meted into shape ajaln.
Ia the r.cxt room may be seen tho
objects ready for tho finishing
fetiches.
Aa soon as he finishes an article Mr.
Smith stores It in his rooms upstairs.
Here several rooms are filled with
beautiful pieces of furniture, precious
ehir.i brought over from the old
country many years ao, pewter
plates r.nd platters cherished by the
thrifty Puritan housewife, as well as
the many curious Implements used
In thone days.
The most valuable thins In the shop
Is a clock which .Mr. Smith picked up
several years ago In a fnrmhouao
away bnck on the hills. Tho children
had ployed with the works until they
were almost beyond repair, and tho
ease was about to be consigned to tho
woodpile. Its exact ape is not known,
bat It is certain that It was brought
to Walpole by one of the early pion
eers, John Kllburn, about 1750. This
clock Is especially vnluable to tho
town, as Mr. Kllburn was prominent
ly connected with its early history,
it Is Mr. Smith's intention to present
it to tho library of Walpole.
Mr. Smith hn3 several high boys, bu
reaus and desks brought from Holland
and Kngland fully 150 years ago. some
of which are beautifully carved and
Inlaid. A picture embroidery made
before the revolution is another valu
able relic, as Is a flintlock pistol cap
tured from a British officer in the bat
tle of Bennington by one of the an
cestors of a prominent family near
here. Other ancient firearms, includ
ing a sword from the battle of Hunk
er Hill, are numerous.
In china Mr. Smith has several rare
pieces of old Dedham ware which are
estimated to be at least 125 years old.
Its Taste.
"My husband," she said, "doesn't
know what whisky tastes like."
"Neither do I," replied the man
who could quit drinking whenever ho
wanted to. "The stuff we get Is all
diluted with prune Juice or something
else that spoils the real taste of It."
His Experience.
"After all," said the philosopher,
"the real joy of a thing is in the anti
cipation of it."
"Well," replied Henpeck, "if there's
any joy in matrimony that must be
it" The Catholic Standard and
Times.
cessors neglected the work commenc
ed by him and the house was turned
into a sort of reformatory for insub
ordinate priests and unruly sprigs
of nobility for whom their parents
had secured "lettres de cachot."
The LazaristB having stored large
quantities of provisions in view of a
possible famine the mob of Paris
sacked the establishment on July 13,
1789, the eve of the storming of the
Bastille, and released 40 prisoners.
During the terror many "cl-devants"
were confined there before being tried
by the revolutionary tribunal. It was
from St. Lazare that Andre Chenler
was led to the guillotine. After the
revolution the surrounding lands were
sold and built upon, St. Lazare itself
remaining a prison, but only women
were confined there.
Many celebrated female offenders
have been lodged at St. Lazare while
awaiting trial, among them the fam
ous Mme. Humbert.
From the hospital which adjoins tho
prison a long subterranean passage
leads to tho plain of St. Denis and in
1871 a number of federals esoaiied
from Paris through this tunnel.
Of recent yenrs the prison has been
used solely for the confinement of
tho pitiful outcasts of society who
are gathered in from tho streets and
boulevards of Paris.
Letters Save .Detective's Life.
Trenton, N. J. A package of letters
In his Insido pocket saved the life of
Isaac I'pdlte. Updlle Is a detective
employed by a railroad company, and
It Is his business to catch trespassers
on tho railroad procrty. He camo
across threo tough looking Individuals,
and, catching one of them, ho ehulned
him to a barbed wlro fenco while ho
turned his attention to the others.
One of the men suddenly pulled a re
volver from his jKickct and ordered
Updito to release his partner. Cpdlte
paid no attention to the demand. The
tramp pressed his revolver against
Cpdlte's sldo and Hied. The bullet
cut Its way half through a package
of letters and railroad tickets and
stopped, in the excitement the tramp
was releasod from tl.o fence and the
three escaped in the darknc.su.
He Mistook.
He was treating bis pretty city
cousin to the opera.
"Wouldn't you like to step out and
get u libretto, Josh?" sho said, as tho
first curtain fell.
"No," said ho, "by gosh. I wouldn't.
A feller what can't set out a show
'thout sneakln' out 'twlxt every act
for librettos and cocktails and slch
ain't no man, 'cordln' to my way of
thinking."
CIL WELLS IN THE APENNINES.
f-rench Corporation Obtains Valuable
Concessions From Italy.
Rome. Tim existence of deposits
of petroleum of considerable Import
ance Is not generally kr.cwn even to
the Italians.
As early os ISM a French company
obtained a concession from the Italian
government to explore a certain tract
In the Apennines, uear riacinsa, and
to exploit any deposits of p-troleum
found there. The success of this com
pany was sti.lieient to cause the form
ation of another French syndicate four
years n?o and last July I '.u se two
were absorbed by a (lenocre company
with a enpitnl of $3,no(,fion. The wells
already bored are some 95 In number,
of which 70 are practically exhausted.
The remaining 25 produced about 13,
200,000 pounds of crude oil in 1905.
and with tho elsht wells now horine
it .Is expected that the total produe-
tion for 1900 will reach oveV 22.000,000
pounds. The concession of the new
company comprises about ll.Oon ncres
nnd. as It is said to be all petroleum
bearing, a great development or this
Industry may be expected In the next
few years.
The wells, none of which nre "push
ers," reach a maximum depth of 1,300
feet and the engineers in charge say
that these which are exhausted may
be made to yield again by deepening.
This has not as yet been undertaken,
perhaps because by tho terms of the
grant. It Is necessary to bore new wells
in order to maintain control of the ter
ritory. It Is curious to note that, a
central motor Is used to operate by
means of cables the pumps ef the
various wells. It Is said that In the
refining process as carried on here
there Is a net loss of three per cent.
$2,000,000 TO REMOVE A LAKE.
Steel Trust Will Drain It Because It
Floods a Minnesota Mine.
Duluth, Minn. The 1'nlted States
Steel corporation Is preparing to spend
nearly $2,000,000 In draining Trout
lake, seven miles from Grand Rapids,
Minn., and reducing what is now a
beautiful body of water four miles
long and a mile wide, to a mere mud
hole.
Trout lake Is near tho Canlsteo
mine, which has been opened by the
steel trust. Into the deep shafts that
have been sunk water from the lake
pours constantly, making It neceBsnry
tw work the pumps day and night.
With the enlarging of the underground
workings, tho expense from the ex
cessive moisture in the soil will in
crease. So the trust decided to get
rid of the lake.
For some time agents of the corpo
ration have been purchasing and ob
taining options on the land abutting
the lake shore. This work is about
finished, and It Is expected that be
fore long a deep canal will bo built
that will carry the water Into Swan
river, several miles away.
The towns of Ilovey and Colc-aln
are situated at one end of Trout lake.
They are beauty spots, especially In
summer, because of the lake, which is
a favorite resort for campers and fish
ermen. Hut these towns have nothing
to say about the fate of the lake be
cause they are practically controlled
by the iron mine Interests.
REFUSES TO BURY DEAD.
Richmond (Va.) Clergyman Does Not
Believe In Funeral Services.
Richmond, Va. The people of Rich
mond were much surprised when It
became noised abroad that Rev. John
W. Dougherty, pastor of the Apostolic
church, had refused to conduct the
funeral services over the remains of
Joseph Heywood, who was killed by
falling from a smokestack. The
funeral took place from the Denny
street Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. Charles H. Oallagher, the pastor,
officiating. When asked to explain his
course Mr. Dougherty said:
"My authority Is tho word of Ood.
In my ministrations as pastor I have
served for 18 years, and my present
convictions are the logical conse
quence -f long periods of devotional
thought. As to the burial or dead
bodies, of course, I raise no objections.
It Is a necessary and sanitary prac
tice. My protcxt. Is raised only where
religious observances are called for.
I hold this to be n violation of (be
urlnclples nnd practices of Christ.
Christ came to resurrect, not to bury.
Hie dead, and ultliough he was burled
tie burst his scpuleher, defying death
ind the chnrnel customs of those who
would bury the dead. I therefore hold
hat the dead should bury the dead.
My mission Is to save the living. It is
nowhere in script lire recommended
'hat the dead be buried by church ob
servances. Christ distinctly by precept
md example to tho contrary of this
iractlcc."
Will Keep Eyes on Men.
Superior, eVIs. -Several girls or this
city have formed a girls' protective
HBKocluflon. It Is a sort of lovo trust.
Its purpose Is to keep tab on young
men of tho city. They will keep each
ither Informed as to actions of tho
men f nd protect members of tho soci
ety from attentions of any youth
against whom there Is the slightest
breath of suspicion. If a member
hears of any young man falling by
tho wayside she Immediately roKrls
to tho rest. That young fellow Is
thereafter tabooed. On the eontrary.
If a young man shows signs of refor
mation this also Is noted. Ho Is cor
respondingly encouraged. The disco,'.
iry of the organization has created
qulto a furore among young men of
the city. All are wondering how
Ihey stand on the books of the society,
Giant California Cedar.
rn-r-raiiir 1 1 iiriiiirT?iiiiiiTf iiImimimiI n m t"lii'i'n ihmi.i
From atrrrotrmpll, C"PJrtM, kjr ln.len.ixvl I n.ierwood, K. T.
Room In the Old Hutching house first In the valley built arcund ar
eight-foot Cedar tree, Yosemite valley, California.
GOLD IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
AURIFEROUS DISTRICTS FOUND
IN TWO OF ISLANDS.
Ore is Low-Grade but Can Be Mined
With Profit Bullion Bars Are
Sent to Manila For
Shipment.
Manila. The chief subject of Inter
est In the tslunds at this time Is gold
mining. After two or three years of
pioneer work on the part of enter
prising prospectors results are begin
ning to nppear and even those who
were most skeptical uro no longer sit
ting In the seorner's chair. It has
been demonstrated beyond the pernd
venture of a doubt that these islands
contain gold In paying quantities. It
is a low-grade ore proposition, how
ever, such as that of parts of the Klon
dike and all of the auriferous region
of South Africa, and offers no induce
ment to the man with the pan or cra
dle. In this case It takes gold to get
gold. The two gold bearing districts
are the province of llenguet, in tho
northern part of tho Island of Luzon,
and the Island of Masluiie, In the
south. On many claims In both of
these places considerable development
work has been done. Probnbly In the
neighborhood of $t00.000, exclusive of
labor, has already been expended In
actual cash.
Meanwhile nearly every day sees a
bar of bullion come Into Manila from
one or other of the various claims,
bearing rich and eloquent testimony
to the fact that there Is gold here
and that it is being extracted. These
bars range In value from $.100 to $1,
200. The quartz from which this gold
is taken assays, according to reports,
all the way from $.1 lo $140 and $150
a ton. Of course, the latter figures
are extremely exceptional, but con
Chicago Of 1845
Directory Published When Metropolis
was a Small Town.
Chicago. What Is believed to bo
the oldest city directory lu exlstenco
Is arousing great Interest among Mem
bers of the Chicago Historical society.
, With its yellow leaves ami Its uuilnt
phrasing, the hook Is regarded as a
volume most valuable to the society.
Its owner, Lieut. William Moore, of the
Stanton avenue police station, Is con
sidering offers for Its purchase.
"A business advertisement and gen
ernl directory of the city of Chicago
for the year 1X4.VIHM'., together with
a historical and statistical account," Is
the title given the book by Its coin
Idler, .1. Wellington Norrls.
j The title page explains that the
hook was In its second year of publi
cation. Concerning the previous edi
tion the uutlior, evidently a person d
j consequence, remarks In his preface
j that he "can not refrain from an ex
! prcsslon of his thanks for the Halter
ing Interest" which his friends "liavn
taken In the enterprise." Although
admitting that he Is "Inllucnced by pe
cuniary considerations." be declares
that the volume Is none the less cor
rect. At the time of the appearance of tha
book the population clalmi-d for Chi
cago was lo,K(M. This total, however,
was accomplished by much careful
padding or the informal census, most
or which Is admitted by the author In
his preface or elsewhere. In his tabu
lated total he admits there were only
1,613 families In the "settlement."
Copious illustrations, mostly of
churches, appear among the opening
puges, witli a map of Chicago. A few
scratches on the map near Thirty
first street are explained by the artist
a "haystacks." Holow that point,
servative estimates, which appear re
liable, place the average yield on
some or the claims at $10 a ton. At
present only one mine has a cyanide
plant in operation and it has only be
gun, so that full demonstration of
what can be done with the aurlferoua
ore of I he Philippines hns not yet
been obtained. Moreover, no tnlnw
has more than one ten-stamp mill lit
operation, while most of them could
accommodate 300 or 400 of that ca
pacity at not much greater cost. A-
some of the mines are more than pay
ing their running expenses with this
limited machinery It Is argued that
the prohM-ct when capital Is applied
In large quantities nnd the mines are
run at something like their full cn
paelty Is almost boundless.
Fuciors which contribute to the op
timism f'lt are the nliiindsnt and con
tiguous supply of good timber In tho
mining districts and available water,
in llenguet transportation Is not what
It in lf.ii t be, but If presents no serious
obstacles, while In Masbate it Is excel
lent. Naturally, with the sight of lho
bullion bars arriving here and being
purchased by the banks for transpor
tation lo San Francisco, nnd with the
character of most of the men who are
Interested and showing their faith
In tin1 gold resources of the islands,
a feeling of confidence and optimism
prevails and It Is believed that wit hi n
a year or two the mineral wealth or
these Islands will make tlu world sit
up and take notice.
Has 17 Babies In 17 Year.
Dea Moines, la. Mrs. Mary Mcfn
tyro of (iiimes, Iowa, gave bliih, th
other day, to her seventeenth child.
She Is the mother of two pulrs of
twins. Sho has been.married I" year
and all her children are living. Mrs.
Mclntyre Is a Hist cousin of Pugilist
John I.. Sullivan.
in Old Directory.
and everywhere west of the river, the
country Is described as "prairie."
The town contained 43 lawyers. 2S
physicians, 17 clergy men. one dancing
master, and bail is hotels, six weekly
and two daily papers, besides support
lim "two flouting mills."
The book was presented to I. lent.
Monro by William Clancy, 4.";io Wood
lawn avenue, whose grandfather was
the original purchaser.
WILL TAKE FOOD FROM AIR.
Crookes' New Method of Making Ni
tric Acid Interests Scientists.
New York. When scientists read
the entiled report of sir William
Crool.es' discovery of a commercial
method of extracting nitric acid from
tlu atmosphere ihey said there wat
no longer any fear of scarcity of fond
from overpopulation, because the re
suit of the discovery would bo u
doubling of the win Ill's crops.
Nitric acid adds greatly to the pro
ductivity id the soil. Nitrate or soda,
used for Unit purpose now, litis grown
so scarce, It is said, It soon will be ex
hausted. At present the cost of ex
tract lug nitric acid from the air Is ex
pensive. Prof. Chillies F. Chandler,
head of the ileinrlment of chemistry
in Columbia university, explained, but
said Hint with the cheapening of elec
tricity, which Is employed in the proc
nitric acid manufactured by the
new method would be chcupcr than
nitrate of soda.
"When ii practicnl working procesa
Is perfected," said Prof. Chandler,
"every waterfall In the country will
bo available for Ihe production of the
atmospheric fertilizer. Scientists hav
been working on this problem for u
hundred years, but real headway has.
ouly been, made recently."