The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-11-25

by forcing water over the mountains
from stream on the other side. The
parties who own the waterworks have
n fortune in them. Water, in fact,
costs so much in Mercur that the mills
using it do not allow the steam TO
escape, but run it oil into pipes up the
mountain. As the steam strikes the
cold pipe it condenses and flows back
so that it can be used again.
An enormous amount of gold of the
world is locked up in India During
visit to that country few yesrs ago
] found that gold had gone out of cir
culation. The people seemed misera-
bly, poor, but they had quantities of
jewelry. Girls dressed in cotton often
wore gold and silver bracelets and
anklets, and many barefooted girl
had gold rings and gold bells on her
toes. For ages the East Indians have
been oppressed. They have not dared
to loan their money for fear they
would lose it, and they have preferred
to put it into ornaments. This GUS
tom prevails to-day, even though
there is now under the English secur-
ity OF property. Among the chief
hoarders are the Indian raiahs, who
wear tho most expensive of jewelry. 1
saw many gold rings set with precious
stones worth $1,000 and upward, and /
found gold chains for sale everywhere.
Sir David Barbour estimated tho
amount of the gold boarded in India
during the half century previous to
1885 at $3.50, ,0O0,0 This was the
accumulation of only fifty years. He
estimated that $500, 900, 600 woarth OF
silver was boarded in this time, and
states that nearly oil of tho gold and
silver which came into India in return
for its exports was thus kept. The
Hindoo buys little from other
countries. He lives on rice or coarse
grains. A cotton rag in most cases
forms his clothing. All the money he
gets he keeps, and if this boarding is
to continue it is certain that great
part of the gold will eventually be
absorbed by the East Indians. Tho
English have realized this for long
time. They have attempted to remedy
it, but in vain. About ten years ago
they tried to get the boarded gold and
silver into circulation by offering high
rates of interest for money, but the
natives would not respond. There are
about 800, 900 native bankers in India,
who lend to the peasant, but the most
of their business is done in kind, the
money lender advancing so much
grain with the understanding that he
shall receive SO much back when the
crop is harvested.
Another gold hoard was discovered
not long ago upon the death of the
maharajah of Bu-dwan. This was
opened up on the death of the mahara-
iah. 1t consisted OF seven rooms filled
with gold and silver and precious
stones. Three of the rooms were locked
and the doors bricked up. One room,
forty-eight feet long, fourteen feet
wide and thirteen feet high, was filled
with gold plates and cups, gold and
silver ornaments and precious stones.
II nearly all of the rooms, vaults, were
found containing money, and IN one
vault there were 10, coo gold mohurs.
All OF the vaults were so protected that
it was not possible for the Government
to find out exactly how much they
held, and even the exact number oil
the vaults is not known. This treasure
is now in the hands of the maharajah'i 4
descendants.
There is undoubtedly vast amount
of gold In China. There are mines in
different parts of the empire. and g
great deal OF gold is brought down
every year from Siberia. 1t comes to
Pekin and, and is there melted down
into small bars of about the size of the
little cakes known as lady fingers. 1t
is almost pure, often running over