Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-11-25

way; don't you really like to DO walked up
in the middle of the night to hear story
any more than do when get to bed first?''
He glared at her and she retreated, but
she knew that the shot had gone home.
He doesn't wake her up any more and ex-
pect her to laugh at some joke or story he
heard at the club.-Detroit Free Press.
What Has Become of the Gold?
Out of 81 900, 600 of gold produced in
the United States up to the end of 1891, it
is held that only about $685., O0O, 600 remains
in the country in the form of coin and bull
lion, while the enormous sum of s., 211,-
100000 had entirely disappeared. Where
can it be? Without doubt great deal of
it was sent to Europe We have the gov
eminent official returns. They show ex-
ports from 1843 to the end of 1891, in excess
of imports, of $40 1000, 900. This amount
deducted from the remainder of 81, 2l1, OO0,-
900 would leave balance of s741, 100000.
Here, then, is the enormous amount of
$741 ,0O0, 600 in gold which cannot be ac-
counted for. How much of it is hid away
in odd corners, in the old stockings of
frugal housewives, in the boards of misers?
The people must have large amount OF
gold coin so secreted. Handouts of gold
pieces treasured in broken teapots and
other such receptacles, and even iron pots
full, are sometimes dug up where they
were buried and forgotten.
1t would not be surprising if more than
a hundred million of dollars were so hid
den away by the people. Then there is a
large amount in plate and ornaments,
watches, jewelry and other forms in which
gold is consumed. But how much is sunk
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wreck and burning of vessels? Nobody
can answer. The most of this is lost for
ever. There are $741 ,0O0O 600 of American
gold taken out since the discovery of Cali
fornia to be accounted for. Where is it?-
New Orleans Picayune.
Whence the Water of the Great Lakes?
Where do the waters of Lake Michigan
come from? is an old question, and it is
question as old as the artesian wells
Where do their waters come from? Colonel
Foster, an eminent civil engineer, for many
years in charge of government interest on
the lake, was fond of talking on the first
subject.
every drop of those waters" he was
often heard to declare, "came from the
Rocky mountains" His theory was that
they were brought here subterraneously,
but he never to our knowledge marked out
the course of the subterraneous stream.
He announced this as his conviction long
before-indeed, he died before-the sinking
of artesian wells in Chicago and the conse-
quent discovery of the now undou bted fact.
William B. Ogden held the same view
and used at times to make himself very in
teresting in expatiating upon it. With
him, as well as with Colonel Foster, it was
no more than theory, but he adhered to
it firmly.
Mr.. Cregier, who is scientific before he is
politician, is won't to talk approvingly of
the theory in a manner to convince any
man.
The phenomenon is the running out of |
this lake through the others of the easterly |
chain and over Niagara falls of an meal
culable quantity of water, and this CON
tinually every minu.e in the hour, every
hour in the day, every day in the year, and |
every year in progressive timel-C Chicago |
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