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the chemistry of the day, and, just as
evidently, he did not mean to reveal his
discovery for the benefit OF science. nor
for the benefit OF any packets except his.
Notwithstanding the failure OF the
chemists TO extract anything from DR..
Syx's ore, the public at large never doubt
ed that the secret would be discovered
In good time, and thousands OF pros
pectors focked to the Teton mountains in
search OF the ore. And without much diff
ficulty they found It. Evidently the doc
tor had been mistaken in thinking that
his mine might be the only one. The new
miners hurried specimens OF the green
speckled rock to the chemical laboratories
for experimentation and meanwhile be-
gan to lay up stores OF the ore in antici-
patton OF the time when the proper way
to extract the metal should be discovered.
But, alas, that time did not come. The
fresh ore proved to be as refractory as
that which had been obtained from DR..
Syx BUT In the midst Of the universal
disappointment there came a new sensa-
ton.
One morning the newspapers glared
with dispatch from Grand Teton station
announcing that the metal itself had
been discovered by pnpspectors on the
eastern slope OF the main peak.
1T outcrops In many places" ran the
dispatch, and many small nuggets have
been picked out OF crevices In the rocks"
The excitement produced by this news
was even greater than when gold was dis
covered at the South pole. Again a mad
rush was made for the Tetons. The
heights around Jacksons hole and the
shores OF Jacksons and Jenny's lakes
were quickly dotted with camps. and the
military force had to he doubled to keep
on the curious and occasionally menacing
crowds which gathered in the vicinity.
and seemed bent on unearthng the great
secret locked behind the windowicss walls
of the mill, where the column of black
smoke and the roar OF the engine served
as reminders of the Incredible wealth
which the sole pnssessor of that secret
was rolling up.
This time no mistake had been made.
It was fact that the metal, In virgin
purity, had been discovered scattered In
various places on the hedges OF the Grand
Teton. In little while thousands had
obtained specimens with their own hands
The quantity was distressingiy small, con-
stdering the number and the eagerness OF
the seekers. but that II was gendine ar
temisium not even DIR. Syx could have de-
MED. He, however. made no attempt to
deny ~.
Yes" he said, when questioned. II find
that ! have been deceived. At first
thought the metal existed only In the
form OF the green ore but OF late I have
come upon veins OF pure artemisum in
my mine. | am glad for your sakes, but
sorry for nv own. Still, IL may turn out
that there is no great amount of free
artemisium after ALL"
while the doctor talked In this manner
close observers detected lurking sheer
which his acduaintanees had not noticed
since ariemsum was first adopted as the
money basis OF the world,
The crowd that swarmed upon the
mountain quickly exhausted all Of the
visible supply of the metal. Sometim
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eye.
As indicating Just now snent Is rnis COM
bined polar iiattening OF twenty-seven
miles. II is only i-z1 Of the earth's mean
diameter. Comparing this with the
stretch between the earth'n greatest nat
ural height and it@ deepest natural hol-
low-as exampled In Mount Everest 10
the Himalayas. and the Tuscarora deep.
OF the kurile islands-this mountain
ocean stretch Is only seven miles. or
l-ssish OF the mean diameter
SO Tar az any practical necessity sx-
listed, this work begun by the United
states government ia ISL, might save
been directed AZ determining the weight
Of the EARTH or the degree 81 heat that -
supposed 90 exist q, its center. tiui FOR
more than y thousand Years AZ peoples
have been measuring great arae 81 the
eapihs surface with reference to SIS cir
conference total Aristotle. even. made
his computations. as ava other Greeks.
long before the Arabs. IN 50. laid th~fr
measuring rods 70 the sands Of Nesare~
isrria- Fcrnsi. q Ffenchman IN 1907
counted the revolutions ~ a carriage
whpst AZ ne travelled with the par1s
meridian and Ia SO doing came near 20
The truth. Smell. e hundred years later.
adopted the system of triangular meaH-
nFerneuts and marked the path Tor all
scientists phu have followed II WAS
with Tits triangular system that tns
lnitea States government 50 recently
reached isE findings that are row 90 De
given t. tne world
- basis for reaching the ynrrsaanai
diameter ~ mo Earth fhe tnited stnfex
survey cast TIRE longest sfra1gtf lisse
ever measured ~ insirumeufN Is was
lsid alouE Use track ~ ihe ts4fty .ninin
parallel ~ latitude. from 4 point renr
cape May ughs. az the southeastern fIp
% New Jersey straight westward 10
Feint Arena, 30 Mehdocln0 county tat
ifornia. This line was begun ia 1871. ara
only fscentlt Nss fae LAST triangle 3ald
showtng that ihe absolute distance be-
tween cspe Mag nghi and p.ant Arenas
D. As-as miles Delaware t,sy the lHs-
trict 81 caiumhts ard thirteen states and
territories are CROSSED b. thEs par@B,.
Wpais fields rralrtes plAine. naouniaina
lakes and rivers are along SIS track. ard
yet this measures eus Il a. absolute as u
a chaikiine. stretched faui. had been iasG
petHeen tee two points, WIN the Dis
lance tetWe@n these established. ths
miles downward 80 the earth's axis were
easy u Computation
u determining The polar Alameter lire
had been run Independently from Lake
Superior through Central fHiuaiS. This
and the line ~ q handrea years ago run
through Ecuador, ia South America. were
taken as bases for the longitudinal diam
eter.
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1T Is my belief that Dr. Max Syx is
deceiver.'
The person who uttered this opinion
was a young engineer. Andrew Hall, who
had charge of the operations of one OF
the mining companies which were driv-
ing tunnels into the Grand Teton.
What do you mean by that?' asked
President Boon, who was the principal
hacker OF the enterprise
II mean" replied Hall. ''that there is
no free metal In this mountain. and DIR,
Syx knows there Is none"
But he is getting II himself from his
mine,' retorted Pres Boon.
$50 he says, but who has seen it7 No
one is admitted into the Syx mine his
foremen are forbidden to talk. and his
workmen are specially imported negroes
who do not understand the English lam
guage."
But" persisted Mr.. Boon. chow, then,
do you account for the nuggets scat
tered over the mountain And, beside,
what object could DIR. syx have In pre-
tending that there Is free metal to be
had for the diggingr''
''He may have sated the mountain. for
all know" said Hall. las for his OBJ
ject. confess 7 am entirely In the dark.
but. for all that. / am convinced that
we shall find no more metal II we dig
ten miles for IT,"
Nonsense" said the president. 'ff we
keep on we shall strike II. Did not DR..
Syx himself admit that he found no
free artemisium until his tunnel had
reached the core of the peak? We must
go as deep as he has gone before we
give up"
II fear the depths he attaIns are be-
yond most peoples reach" was Halls
answer. while thoughtful look crossed
his clearcut brow. but. since you de-
sire IL. of course the work shall go on.
I should like. however. TO change the
direction OF the tunnel"
Certainly" replied Mr.. Boon; bore
in whatever direction you think proper.
only don't despair"
About month after this conversation
Andrew Hail. with whom a community
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they found IT in a thin stratum at the
bottom of creyices. where it could be de-
tached in opalescent plates and leaves
of the thickness of paper These super
fetal deposits evidently might have been
formed from water holding the metal in
solution. Occasionally deep cracks con-
tanned nuggets and wiry masses which
looked as IL they had run together when
molten.
The most promising spots were soon
staked out In miners claims, machin-
cry was procured. stock companies were
formed and borings were begun. The
enthusiasm arising from the earlier finds,
and the fattering surface indications.
caused everybody to work with feverish
haste and energy, and within two months
100 tunnels we're piercing the mountain.
For long time nobody was willing
to admit the truth which gradually
forced itself upon the attention of the
miners. The deeper they went the scarcer
became the indications OF artemisium. In
fact. such deposits as were found were
confined to assures near the surface.
But DIR. Syx continued to report a sur
prising increase in the amount of free
metal In his mine and this encouraged
all who had not exhausted their capital
to push on their tunnels In the hope of
finally striking vein. At length, how
ever, the smaller operators gave up In
despair, until only one heavily capital
lied company remained at work.
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The Doctors voice ceased. ana Instant
lv ciappsd my eye to the hole. He had
changed his position SO that his black eyes
now looked straight at the aperture. Nv
heart was in my mouth. for at first |
believed from his expression that he had
detected the CLEAN OF my eyeball But II
so. he probably mistnok Il for Bit OF
mica In the rock. and paid no further At
tention Then his lips moved. and !
put my ear again TO the hole. He seemed
to be replying to a question that the fore
man had asked
III they do" he said. they will never
guess the real secret"
Thereupon he turned on his heel kicked
a bit OF rock Off the track and strobe
away toward the entrance The foreman
paused long enough TO turn out the cleo
trie lamp and then followed the doctor.
Well" asked Hall. what have you
heardg''
I told him everything.
ut fully corroborates the evidence of
my own eyes and ears he remarked.
and we may count ourselves extremely
lucky II IL not likely that DR. syx viii
be- heard a Eecond proclaiming his deeep-
ton with his own lips. II IL plain that
he was led to talk as he did 10 the fore
man on account OF the latfer's having in-
formed him OF the sudden discharge Of my
men this morning, Their presence within
carshot a. our hiding place during their
conversation was. Of course, pure acct
dent. and 50 you can see how kind fortune
has been 10 us. expected to have 10
watch and listen and form deductions
for week. az least. before getting the In
formation which ave lucky minutes have
placed IN cur hands"
While he WAS speaking my companion
busted himself In carefully plugging np
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v.-wonders OF the New Metal.


v.-wonders Of the New Metal.
~ r THIN a fweive-month after the
Visit or President Boon and his
fellow financiers to the mine In
The Grand Teton railway had
W been constructed from jack
sons Hole connecting with one
OF the Pacific lines. and the distribution
OF the new metal was begun. All Of Dir.
Syx'r terms had been accepted. United
States troops occupied permanent en-
campment on the upper waters OF the
Snake river TO afford protection. and as
the consgnments of precious ingots were
hurried east and west on guarded trains
the mints all over the world resumed their
activity. Once more a common monetary
standard prevailed. and commerce revived
as IL touched by a magic wand.
ArtemIsium quickly won Its way In pop
ular favor. Its matchiess beauty alone
was enough. Not only was It gladly ac-
cepted In the form OF money, but its sue
cess was instantaneous in the arts. DR..
Syx and the inspectors representing the
various nations found It difficult to limit
the output to the agreed upon amount.
The demand was ineessant
Goldsmiths and jewelers. continually dis
covered new exceiiences In the wonderful
metal. Its properties OF translucence and
refraction enabled skilfiii artists TO per-
form marveIs. BY suitable management
chain OF artemisium could be made TO
resemble string of vari-colored gems
each separate link having tint OF its
own. while, MS the wearer moved, delicate
complementary coiors chased one another.
in rapid undulatlon. from end 20 end
a fresh charm was added by the new
metal TO the personal adornment OF wom-
en- and an enchanted splondor to the
pageants OF society Gold In its paimicst
days had never enjoyed such a vogue A
ma. sasl
party, where artemisium abounded. pos
sessed an Understandable atmosphere OF
luxury and richness, refined in quality
yet captivating 20 every sense. tmagina-
tive persons went so far ms 10 aver that
the sight and presence OF the metal exer-
cised strangely soothing and dreamy
power over the mind. like the Influence OF
moonlight streaming through the tree
tops on a still. baimy night
The public curiosity In regard TO the
origin Of artemisium was boundiess The
various nations published official bulle-
tins In which the general facts--omitting
OF course, such Incidents ~ the singular
exhibition seen by the visiting financiers
on the wall Of Or. Syxs office--werc de-
tailed TO gratify the universal desire for
Information.
President Boon not only submitted the
specimens OF ore-bearfng rock which he
had brought from the mine To careful
analysis, bnt also Appealed TO several OF
tho greatest living chemists and mineral
ogisis To aid him; but they were all equal
~ mystificd The green substances con-
fained Ia tho ore. although differing
slightly from the ordinary chrysolitc. am
ewered all the known tests Of that min
.faL II was remembered. however that
pr, syx had said that they would be
likely 70 mistake the substance for ehrys-
oli,c. and the results ~ their experiments
Justified his prediction. Evidently the
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the hole In the rock. Whom II NJ M
10 his satisfaction he turned On I'M -
in our tunnel
'Did you observe" he asked ~
there was second tunneiY"
What do you sayY"
when tho HIGHT was on IN thero I ~
the mouth Of smaller tunnel entd<ln
the main one behind the cars on the ~
Did you notice III"
''Oh. yes replied, II did obssrvs ~
kind OF dark hole there. but ip&l1n
attention 60 IL because was 20 abe&1I
In the Doctor" y;
Well" rcioined Hail. smiling. ~ n
worth considerably more than / oi6fGI
AS subject OF thought ] md 4 u
more absorbing than DR.. 6yx n141
see the track In ~"
NO. l had 10 ackuowiedgA r. e
not notice that. But, cantiuweta 3 y!
tie piaued by his manner. being I bstn3
OF the main tunnel. don't ~ eay@t1~
remarkable in its having ina ~
ut was rather dim In that ~. -
fIail. sim smiling In a soneWha& efesla'
ing way, "but the railroa6r4STh ~
there plain enough. And wteltw ~
think Il remarkable or not. sDes9 iiss
10 lay ynn a wager that that 0efs eess
70 secret worth a dozen N ~ - -
have Just overheard"
aiy good friend. /" l moMM4 aa'
smartIng little. II shall nj )9p y
match my stupidity against ~ pNuy
cacity. haven't cats eyes u - -
Han Immediately broke oHt
and. shaping me good-nstursd9 = -
shoulder. explained.
Come. come. nowl n yeu ~ y ~
Ing back at felIaw like thai. 1rs
sorry ] ever undertook this sdtesluN
Cro be centlnHed1
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Hall now placed his eye again at rhe
aperture. and was unable entirely to re-
press the exclamation that rose TO his
lips. He remained staring through the
hole for several minutes without utter
ing word. Presently | noticed that the
lenses OF his eye We're illuminated by a
ray Of light coming through the mole, but
he did not stir.
After long inspection he suddenly APP
piled his ear to the hole and listened In
tentiv for at least I'VE minutes. Not a
sound was audible to me. but, by an oc-
casional pressure of the hand, Hail signi-
fled that some important disclosure was
reaching his sense OF hearing. AT length
he removed his ear.
Pardon me- he whispered. .'for keep
ing you so long In waiting. put what
have Just seen and overheard was % n
nature to admit of no interruption. RE
is stun taking. and by pressing your ear
against the hole you may DC aoie 10
catch what he says.
"Who IL 'hc'?'
Look for yourself"
placed my eye at the aperture and
almost recoied with the violence of my
surprise. The tunnel before me was brill
liantiy illuminated. and. within three feet
OF the wall of rock behind which we
crouched, stood Dr. Syx. his dark profile
looking almost satanic In the sharp con-
trast OF light and shadow. He was talk
ing to one of his foremen. and the two
were the only visible occupants OF the
tunnel. Putting my ear to the little open
ing, l heard his words distinctly
$780, end OF their rope. Wen they've
spent pretty lot OF money FOR their
experience. and I rather think we shall
not be troubled again by artemiStum
seekers for some time TO come"
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iasfde, and 81 sneet upon m lsnsiA =
tho hsr was faken into strict 1870
A single pale ~ if.sss romaiisstsf ~
rosi s. 49, Stretched arfoss ne caee'',,
ihef we're NOT rrstef upen me s'g.s.
het gpan tripods eassfaiiY iessfsa W.
stFie ~ meaaFins haF utilized y
gfileafa wosA $3.50 carried n 49,
flied Rsth nfdfsHz ~ and ~9s Aaef
e. the ffatxsaa roint HsfHx Il
w9ss af tag same. femprfafafe. ~ 49,
pnFeF varied
- aHmnipiMg tbis geeg2apA'eh ~ y.
tsuee. tise etrxF a,Ng AsH W. a*srf1s a..
she degrees - tnnNsgtc ~ seis . V" =.
- clocks. carefully ct. Measures ". "a
distances Oh time aisiie the hrisesfop< ~ =
p N IN miles TIE TAO RESULTS afefv<,s
waYe brought together in cefnpsfis'n y,
rnufuai proving Tri2eneHle atf1SR
was obtained in 81 eniepl9fiens
Thus. 81 the work N more tazh W.,
ter ~ century. tac ralfed STATES /.
ard Neqielg survey has gFeri1shet. "
0id aadiag3 rfhape lls ~ofs
have bsen * fn8ch len1 Yaiiia Rad y ~. "
-. Il has added dlgAifed proof % A.
ceptea fact
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has been impaired that the earth was OF
grange shape but In text books OF higher
grades recognition of a doubt has been
accorded room m some texts Now the
United States government is authority
for the settlement OF the question. This
fattening Is 80 comparatively slight
however that IN an earth model OF
inches diameter, the polar depressions
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ion;h part OF the 2i.sa9 miles circumfer-
cnce formerly credited 20 the earth at ths
equator. viii not he affected by the eN-
cess is2 miles % the governments fnd-
ing
hut it Is regarded as something to have
helped 70 set the seal Of silence upon "a
controvxrSy that has existed for several
hundred wears. IN the outline biographies
OF the primary schools the Information
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EAR7HS SIZE SOUND BY THE UNITED STATES

0YS, r 4 cost ~ nearly thirty years ct
l( labor and an expenditure "
T ~ Ns1wn tho United states coast
and gcpdatie' survey announces
the equatorial diameter ~ the earth an
1928 miles and The polar diameter 1Se
miles. According 20 this finding the
theory u nAstenea poles Il established
ne fset ~ the Insignificant margin 81
iIAx ulieA az the Arctic ana Antarctic
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circles. Multiplying the equatorial diam.
eier by the fraction 1iH6. the circumfer-
ence of the earth az the equator Is found
10 be gt.@9a2 miles
tiut none u these figures viii interfere
With the continued use Of the present
metric tables. The findings OF the United
states survey II only 6 Of a mile under
the established diamstrie measurements
II the past, The meter as the forty-mili-
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAITEfs
dn o. at with a
xams eho
meets n World after months
Dr. syr prprc Of
hmr o dneae the nd n
Acrmtt NJ dnanh Ian
mfle myihl hg h q
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The gallant ofirer ~ The fefsy-a7~
infantry. eho cap'area ihs FsEigaHs -
iilzou.
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SYMPATHY FOR THE 3oERs.
One Traveller. Experiences.

To the Editor OF The Times:
Your issue with the editorial upon the
letter of Sidney O'Brien concerning the
ill-treatment of Roman Catholics by the
Beers has been sent rue by friend who
knows | have been there" / can quite
confirm from experience this letter of Mr.
O'Brien. The Transvaal constitution ex-
pressly forbids any Roman Catholic
church 10 be built within the republic.
The common Dynamo there for US Cath
oIics is followers of the scarlet woman. "
and in consequence OF religious persecu-
ton continual and eyer-present. in that
bigOted Lutheran republic. or rather die
tatorship-it is not real republic
was forced either to throw up my religion
or leave II. left it. This happened a
few years ago Probably Kruger is more
lenient now. as sop to my Irish
countrymen. in order to induce them TO
join him in fighting England. But once
let Kruger gain the day and have full
control again | am confident he and
his ignorant followers will hang every
Catholic they can lay their hands on
Knowing what | have seen in the Trans
vaal. and disliking England as | do. 1
would rather see the British win and an
initiate every Boer in existence. as it
would be better for civilization generally.
The Beers are the meanest. most selfish.
most immoral. and most degraded white
people on Gods earth in spite Of their
hypocritical use OF the Protestant Bible.
PATRICK O'MALLEY.
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United States is and always has been purely
imperial in character They would have
INSTRUCTED the annexation of Florida as an
act of SURPRISING foolishness. If they had
been alive and kicking at the time. and
they would have viewed the taking over OF
the Northwest Territory with shuddering
horror as scheme to bring the Sioux and
the Dacotahs within our borders without
the consent of the governed" They would
have roared against the treaty of Guada-
loupe Hidalgo as a nefarious scheme to as
simulate horde of Mexican Mestizos who
could not be citizens and MIST not be
subjects" They are doing what their kind.
small in numbers. smaller in brain. and
nothing in national influence, have always
been doing.
Until the expansion skull has been
violently opened il will never allow of eX-
pansive improvement within. After the
circular-saw effects of next November have
loosened il we may confidently look for a
change-for sudden and luNuriant growth
and the speedy evolution of common sense
also. let it be hoped. of American pro-
gressiveness and patriotism which, in COM
bination equal that glorious thing we call
Exhaustion
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To the Editor Of The Times;
noticed in recent issue Of The Times state
ment that Hon J. g. Brady. Governor OF Alaska
has recommended the branding of seals by elee-
tricity. hoping thereby to preserve the herd from
svterminntiou Would it not be better to wait
awhile and more fully determine the effects OF
this branding! :,
,lntan Ray Alaska in the fall OF 1893. and the
snot which had been branded was found TO be q
MAJ 81 fostering sores. The seals thus afflicted
uara barely able to move about. am told th-t
Ave Of them were discovered in this condition.
which number must be taken large per-
rentagc since less than fifty seals were killed at
that point.
The Treasury agent. on his way down from
the seal Islands, this fall. heard Of this report and
made enquiries concerning it. The statements |
nave made were verified. One brand mark does
NOT lessen the value of a skin very materially
The furtier simply takes more skin Tor making a
garment the brand mark being cut on and prob
ably thrown away.
branding certainly viii not lessen the number
killed a. every seal within reach Is taken. Be
sides the brand cannot be seen at the time it
is killed. ALASKAN.
Washington Jan IL.