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have In quarter of century flung on the
refuse heap of their laboratory. But IL is
safe to assume that it represents many sub
stantial fortunes. The bare fact of the Gu
uous discovery was announced to the Brit
fish Astronomical Association by Sir VIII
liam Ramsey, and caused quite sensa-
ton ameng the scientists present. The
twenty-five years accumulation of radium
must still be in existence, for the element
Is indestructibie. 1t is more than likely
that by this time some OF Ii has been dis
persed by the winds. and that for years the
thousands of pedestrians who daily pass
along the street in question have been
walking upon the rarest and costliest sub
stance now known. How much of the ra-
dunn has been removed by the dustcaris
will never be known That proportion OF
1t cannot be recovered. But Ii is not i'm
probable that in the yard of the chemical
laboratory some quantity OF II may still
remain.
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RAD1uM MINE IN LONDON.
Chemists Throw Away Unsuspectet
Fortunes.
From the London Mail.


In the vicinity of a certain well-known
London thoroughfare within five minutes
walk of st. Pauls Cathedral there is an
unworked mine of the most precious COM
modify the world has ever known-radium
At this period In the history of the newly
discovered substance, when governments
in whose countries it is found are jea1ously
for bidding its expectation and chemists
are diligently searching for even milligrams
of it. the discovery Is made that right in
the heart of London there is a substantial
deposit of the coveted element yet un-
tapped.
London's radium mine was created in this
way: For twenty-five years well-known
firm Of analytical chemists, metalurgfsts.
and platinum manufacturers has been en-
gagged in the extraction OF uranium from
the ore. From certain by-products of nrani-
UNI radium Is obtained. For twenty-five
years the firm in question has thrown away
these by-prUducts as, valueless Uncon-
scioilsly the chemists have flung through
their laboratory doors a fortune whose
magnitude cannot be estimated. The pres
emit price Of radium Is 12s. miliigram
or one thirty-fheusandth part Of an ounce.
Such thing a. an ounce OF pure radium
has never been found. It 1t could its value.
according to . great authority. would be
l7soAe0
Ii is isnpossibae to estimafe the amount
~ radium which the chemists In question
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VANISHING WHALEBoNE.
The Decay of an Old British Industry
and It's Pathetic Aspect.

From the LONDON Express
The sensational sale of whalebone at
Dundee at the record price of f3.eeo ton
was no doubt quite gratifying to the ven
dor but there was pathetic aspect to it
of which a few people had any definite
conception. Whalebene at 5000 ton
sounds another note-nearly the last-in the
long drawn kneH of the whale.sone cutter.
There was time when whalebone cut
ting was a nourishing industry in this
country, employing a great number of men,
The day Is approaching when the whale
bone cutter will be nearly hard to find
as the dodo.
you want to know about whalebone."
said an old cutter, one OF the very few
remaining in London, to an Express repre-
sentative We'll, / know all about whale-
bone; at least, / ought to- seeing that L
came into the trade when l was fourteen
years Old and was seventy-f1ve yesterday
My father was a whalebone cutter and my
fathers stepfather was a whalebone cutter
before him. My brother was whalebone
cutter and my son understands whalebone
cutting. though there is not enough of the
trade left to make it worth his while TO
follow it,
The little old man was sitting in his little
old shop surrounded by umbrellas, fishing
rods and a tank of live dace.
when 1 went into the trade" he con-
tinued, that was in 1872 whalebone cut
and the umbrella trades. Manufactured
whalebone was Is. pound then. and when
the price rose to Is. Sd. pound the UNI
brella makers cried out that they would be
ruined.
Now the price is 40s. a pound. The
year after I entered the business I re-
member carrying a blade of whalebone fif
teen feet long to the British Museum as
present from my master.
IA great many things were made of
whalebone ia those days. Stays, Of course.
and umbrella and parasol ribs. Those old
umbrellas were good ones to wear but
they rolled up something like a lettuce in
appearance. We still make artists sketch
ing umbrellas and carriage shades of
whalebone. but they are expensive.
Then we used to use whalebone for fast
endng to the underside of the shafts of
light gigs. to give elasticity and strength
without weight Brooms were made of
whafebone. and how those old brooms used
to last 1t was used for chimneysweeping
machines; 1t was also cut into hair for
dandy brushes for horses"
Later on whalebone was put into the ham
dies of the best cricket bats, though as it
to see how 1t can lend any extra spring to
the bat AS a matter of fact now that
whalebone is SO dear. black wood is being
put in to look like 1t. And l have no
doubt 1t does just as WELL" said the old
man. with chuckie.
This veteran can remember the time
when eight vans, each carrying four tons
of bone used to be seen standing outside
the shop twice a month, after his master
had been down eathe docks to buy. Fancy
what that would mean at f3,00o a ton.
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tage which she does not possess now Owe,

Iase which she does not possess now oyer
your own glassworkers.
Your establishments here are first class
pnt you are just bit behind us In the
matter OF glass invention. This new glass
VIII not break, and can be nodded into any
desired shape.
With goblet made of this kind of glass
you can hammer a nail into board of the
toughest wood. You can bore hole in q
glass pane and patch IT. Tea kettles and
pots made of 1t will no more crack under
the most intense heat than would steel.
certainly think the glass would make ex-
celient hreproof theater curtains-better fat
than asbestos. In the windows OF your
skyscrapers. too. the new glass. being un-
breakable. would resist all the wind power
that the heavens could blow on them.s
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Refers to Business Agreement.

Mr.. Lorenz then reverted to the agree
ment he drafted in connection with his
deal with the Groffs. The agreement was
drafted by the witness in pencil, and type
written copies Of it were made by the wit
ness nephew. The copies were returned
by the Groffs, unsigned. They were mis-
placed, and although diligent search has
been made for them, the witness declared,
they could not be found.
Mr.. Lorenz next made an explanation
regarding the mutilated letter that has
figured prominently in the trial. When
said the witness. the letter in its original
form was laid aside as paper he should
keep. 1t was accidentally torn, thrown in
a waste basket and later dumped into a
furnace. 1t was in the summer time, and
there was no fire In the furnace. Several
days later, having missed the letter, the
witness said. he searched for it, found the
pieces In the furnace and pasted them to-
gether
A later conversation which the witness
said he had with Diller b. Gron was re-
lated. He mentioned to Mr.. Groff, he testi-
fled. the conference had with Machen dur
ing the lake trip. and 1t was agreed that
he should not visit postmasters throughout
the country at that time. but should let
matters drift along for time
The testimony of Mr.. Lorenz next turned
to the Oil transactions of himself, Machen
and others in northwestern Ohio.
The government objected to Mr. Lorenz
being allowed to testify regarding the value
OF his Oil properties In Ohio, and a long
and eloquent argument followed Justice
Prftchard admitted the evidence "for what
1t may be worth
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FOR T@ R0AT AND LUNGS
Miss Lula Dorsey of Washington
Cured of Long Standing Throat
and Lung Trouble by Father
J Johns Medicine a. Best. for
Coughs and Colds or Money Re-
funded.

used two bottles Of Father Johns Medicine
for throat trouble and found Hsgosd in every way
I had been troubled with my throat for q long
time and IT was the only medicine that gave me-
relief. and haaliy cured me. think 1t 10 good
medicine for all throat and lung trouble. l win
s.remmeaA II TO n, sufferers. fsigned) Lula Dor
s,.y. ~ BrsSsa's Court. Washington. d. o. nsmem-
ler. NOT a patent medicine; no poisoasus drugs or
alcohol: so years In use; prevents pneumsuia go
consumption.
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CURTAINS OF GLASS.
Bavarian Invention Improves on As
bestos for Theater Protection.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
Glass for freproof theater curtains to take
the place of asbestos is proposition coming
as the result OF discovery by Bavarian
glassmakers. A product of one Bavarian
factory. IL is announced, is maileable as any
metal. as well as capable of being drawn
out in sheets or threads. and Is absolutely
nonbreakable.
Cooking utensils made Of the new material
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Close Of Direct Examination.
Thought It Quite LIKELY.

From the ch:caeo Tribune.
Harold, dear" purred his young wife.
are you sure You VIII never grow tired Of
ne?''
ressing her brown hair. But there's my
club. you know
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OF Were ST. 25 and
O0Co $3.50.

40 Pairs ChilPs $1.5e Kid Boots, Sizes
3 to lib and c widths only
30 Pairs Bib reliable Patent leather
Laced and Button Shoes-Sizes to II.
70 Pairs Childs SIPS Kid Dancing
and House Slippers-Sizes ranging
from to l.
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tableful of Kid, Patent Leather
and Tan Laced and Button Boots, that
sold up to $3.50. broken Sizes ranging
from to o.
IS Pairs soft Kid and Patent Leather
high heel $3.50 Evening Slippers-Sizes
3 to 8.
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told OF visit he made to this city In July.
1885, He called at the Post ONCE Depart
ment to get his mall and to pay his re-
spects to Mr.. Machen. Mr.. Marche directed
the attention of the witness to the Croft
fastener. MIR. Marche. with Mr.. WIllett.
the city postmaster, and Major Bell, ac-
conpanied the witness to the Swing
ROOM" where the fastener was on exhi-
bition. There the witness met Mr.. Samuel
Gron. They discussed the fastener. and
the witness expressed a desire to secure an
interest In the device. The next day s. A.
Gron took the witness to see Diller b.
Gron. As result of several conversations
the Grons agreed to give the witness
nalf interest In the profits to be derived
from the sale of the fasteners. Mr.. Lorenz
Tor his part. agreed to pay the GrOffs $780,
ana to go from city to city and interest the
various pestmasters In the invention.
menf. based on his conversations with the
Groffs. and mailed the same to them.
On the occasion Of his visit to this city
IN July. 1895, the witness testified, he did
nor see Mr. Machen. When he called to
pay his respects, as stated, Mr. Machen
was not at his Office
Mr.. Machen, the witness, continuing.
said. was a member Of a party that took a
trip On the great lakes in August 1895.
Mr.. Lorenz was also a member Of the
party. During the outing he mentioned to
Mr.. Machen, he said. that he had acquired
an interest In the Croft fastener and in
country with the view of inducing post
masters to make requisition for the de-
vice.
MIR. Machen stated to me-" Mr.. Lorenz
testified. that such a trip would be USE
less. for the reason that the department
had already adopted the fasteners, and
that they would be put in use in the sew
eral cities just as fast as the appropria-
lions would permit, no matter whether
postmasters made acquisitions for the de-
vice or not.
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IF. Lorenx Called

George e. Lorenz, one Of the defendants.
then was called to the stand. After the
usual preliminary questions. Mr.. Lorenz
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06

fish home on. the Cornwall coast, where the cheerful woods and fields stretched down almost in reach of the sullen sea. Here dwelt his wife, quiet Mistress Thatch, and here his brawny daughter. Seldom a word came to this rural home from the father, burning aud robbing, sinking and staying out upon the western seas. But from the stores of pelf which so often slipped so easily into his great arms, and which so often slipped just as easily out of thenL came now and then some thing to help the brawn grow upon his daughters bones and to ease the la bors of his wife.
 Eliza Thatch bore no resemblance to houri; her hair was red, her face was freckled; she had enough teeth left to do good eating with when she had chance, and her, step shook the timbers of her little, home
 Her father had heard from her 2 little while ago by a letter she ha.; had conveyed to Belize His parental feelings, notwithstanding he had told Bonnet he knew no such sentiments, were stirred When he had finished her letter he would have been we'll pleased to burn a vessel and make 8 dozen passengers walk the plank as memorial to his girl. But this not being convenient, it had come to him that he would marry the wench to the gayly bedecked young fellow he had captured, and it filled his reckless heart with wild delight. He drew his cutlass, and with a great oath he drove the heavy blade into The top of the table, and he swore by this mark that his grand plan should be carried out
 He would sail over to England; this would be happy chance, for his yes sel was unladen and ready for any adj venture. He would drop anchor in the quiet cove, he knew of; lie would go ashore by night; he would be at home again. To be at home again made him shout with profane laughter, the little home he remembered would be so ridiculous to him now. He would see again his poor little trem- bling wifeshe must be gray by now and he was sure that she would tremble more than ever she did when she heard the great sea oaths which he was accustomed to pour forth now. And his daughter, she must be strap ping wench by this time; he was sure she could stand 8 slap on the back which would kill her mother
 Yes, there should be wedding, a fine wedding, and good old rum should water the earth. And he would de- tail a boats crew of jolly good fel- lows from the Revenge to help make things uproarious. This Charter boy and Eliza should have house of their own, with plenty of money-he had more funds in hand than ever in his life before and his respectable son-in- law should go to London and deposit
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Copyright. lsOa by D. Appleton Co.,. New York.

him to assume no oIner cIotnes; ne was always in naval full-dress and cooked hat, and his duties were those of a private secretary.
 "The only shrewd thing I ever knew your Sir Nightcap to do,' he said, was to tell me you could not read nor write He spoke so glibly that I be- lieved him. Had it not been so should have sent you to the town to help with the shore end of my affairs, and then you would have been there still and I should have had no admiral to write nay log and straighten my accounts
 Sometimes, in his Quieter moods, when there was no provocation to send pistol balls between two sailors quietly conversing, or to perform some other demoniac trick, Blackboard would talk to Dickory and ask all manner of questions, some of which the young man answered, while some he tried not to answer. Thus it was that the pirate found out great deal more about Dickory's life, hope and sorrows than the young fellow imag-
 
 cred that Dickory was greatly interest ed in Bonnet's daughter, and wished above all other things in this world to get to her and to be with her.
 This was 8 little out of the com mon run of things among the brother hood; it was their fashion to forget, so far as they were able, the family ties which already belonged to them. and to make no plans for any future ties of that sort which they might be able to make. Such thing amused the generally rampant Blackboard, but if this Dickory boy whom they had on board really did wish to marry some one, the idea came into the crafty mind of Blackboard that ne would like to attend to that marrying himself It pleased him to have a finger in every pie, and now here was pie in the lingering of which he might take novel interest.
 This renowned desperado, this bloody cutthroat, this merciless pirate possessed a homea quiet little Eng
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1sss fortune in bank. IL would DC royal fun to think of him and Eliza highly respectable and with money in the bank. A quart of the best rum could scarcely have made Blackboard more hilarious than did this glorious notion. He danced among his crew: he singed boards; he whacked with capstan bars; he pushed men down hatchways; he was in lordly spirits, and his crew expected some great ad- venture, some startling piece of devil try.
 Of course he did not keep his great design from Dickory-it was too glori- ous, too transcendent. He took bis young admiral into his cabin and laid before him his dazzling future.
 Dickory sat speeches., almost breathless. As he listened he could feel himself turn cold. Had anyone else been talking to him in this strain he would have shouted with laughter, but people did not laugh at Black beard.
 When the pirate had said all and was gazing triumphantly at poor Dick ory, the young man gasped word iii answer; he could not accept this aw- full fate without as much as 3 wave of the hand in protest.
 But, sir" said he, "if--''
 Blackbeard's face grew black; he bent his head and lowered upon the pale Dickory; then. with tremendous blow, he brought down his fist upon the table.
 "If Eliza will not have you," he roared; '.if that girl will not take you when I offer you to her; if she or her mother as much as winks an eyelash in disobedience of my commands, I will take them by the hair of their heads and I will throw them into the sea. If she will not have you," he rs- peated, roaring as if he were shout ing through 8 speaking trumpet in q storm, eff I thought that, youngster, I would burn the house with both of them in 1t, and the rum I had bought to make jolly wedding should be poured on the timbers to make them blaze. Let no notions like that enter your mind, my boy. If she disobeys me, I will cook her and you shall eat her. Disobey mel" And he swore at such a rate that he panted for fresh air and mounted to the deck.
 It was not time for Dickory to make remarks indicating his disap- proval of the proposed arrangement.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
FIGHT WITH ENLARGED BULL
Young Lord Dalmeny with Cool Head and Clear Eye Finally Shoots
 the Wild Animal.

Lord Dalmeny, earl Rosebery's heir, had the other day what is described as an exciting encounter with mad bull in Dalmeny park. It was hot contest. which ended in victory for the young earl, through sheer agility, skillful ma- neuvering and cool rifle shooting
 Lord Dalmeny was out shooting when he learned that bull which had come to Ratho station by train, evidently driven to a frenzy by the railway jour ney, had broken away from it's keepers and taken up quarters in Dalmeny
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
Romance in Real Life.

Tennyson's poem. "The Lord of Bur leigh was founded on a romance of real life which had for it's hero a former marquis of Exeter. As MT. Henry Ce- cil he fell in love with cottage girl named Hoggins and, pretending to be a poor and humble man, he wooed and won her. She was the Sarah. marchioness of Exeter. who died on Jan uary IS, 1797.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
CHAPTER xxx. 4 PROJECTED MARRIAGE


 Es MI FRANCE as 1t may ap-
 pear, Dickory Charter was not very unhappy young fellow as he stood in his fine uniform on the qVarter-deck of the Re venge. the fresh breeze ruf1ing his brown curls when he lifted his heavy cooked hat.
 True. he was leaving behind him his friends, Capt Bonnet and Ben Greenways with whom the wayward Blackboard would allow no word of leave-taking: true. he was going, he knew not where, and in the power of a man noted the new world over for his savage eccentricities; and true, he might soon be sailing, hour by hour, farther and farther away from the island on which dwelt the angel Kate-that angel Kate and his moth CT. But none of these considerations gould keep down the glad feeling that De waa going, that he was moving Moreover, in answer to one of his fnl- passioned appeals to be set ashore at Jamaica, Blackboard had said to him that if he should get tired of him he
 
 son why he should not put him on board some convenient vessel and have him landed at Kingston.
 Dickory did not believe very much in the lack-bearded pirate, with his Nsld tricks and inhuman high spirits, but Jamaica lay to the east, and he was going eastward
 Incited, perhaps, by the possession Of 8 fine ship. manned by 8 crew picked from his old vessel and from the men who had formed the crew Of the Revenge, Blackboard was in better epirits than was his wont, and so far as his nature would allow he treated Dickory with fair good humor. But no matter what happened, his unre- strained imagination never failed him. Having taken the fancy to see Dick 0ry always in full uniform, he allowed
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park It's owner and a number of as- sistants had attempted to capture it., but the fierce charges of the animal sent them for refuge into the trees.
 Lord Dalmeny exchanged his sporting gun for a rife and went in pursuit, fol- lowed by the gamekeepers. Lord Dal- nleny's first shot had no effect, and the mad bull tore down the narrow path to- wards the young man, but on each oc- casion. he darted out of harms way, the gamelleepers looking anxiously on for the safety of their young master. In the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
Origin of the Muir.

The huff when first introduced was the exclusive property of the nobility and originated in Venice. These muffa were very small, and consisted of a single piece of velvet, brocade or silk. lined with fur, and the openings fas- tened with rich jewels. Such arrange ments came in during the early part of the seventeenth century, but in tha previous century the ladies frequently carried piece of rich fur. which they used either as muff or neckpiecs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
Camels Not Superseded.

Owing to heavy port charges at Beirut and relatively high freight rates on the Lebanon railway during the harvest, some 4.000 to 5000 carnels. each with a burden of 500 pounds of grain, daily pass between the interior of Syria and the sea via Nazafeth.- The camel driver. however, claims half of the load as his reward, >and the farmer, after paying taxes, for seed, etc, has scant compen- sation for his labor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06

bulls third attack Dalmeny had a nar- row escape, only springing up an em- bankment in time to save himself from its horns. The bull was believing with rage, but the young nobleman kept re- markably cool till he got the opportuni- ty he wanted, when he took steady aim and shot the maddened beast through the heart The bull fell with a crash and in few minutes was dead.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
Population of Brazil.

The population of Brazil is 16.000,000, of which 1,500,0O0 are Italians. 1.000.- 900 Portuguese, 25,00O Germans. 4,000 English, 400 Americans and about 20,- GOO of various other natlonalities. The average number of immigrants is about 5000 a year, the Italians predominant ing; the German immigration is about BOO year
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06
Swift Travellers.

The rate at which Zulus can travel in an emergency is astonishing Some will cover as much as 50 miles in six hours. Eight miles an hour is an or dinary pace
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-06

The best Renovated Butter made. the Parksdale Butter, in lib prints. enclosed in four wrappers, worth 27c a lb. To increase the sale on this but ter we will sell it for q few days only at 23c a lib, 5 lbs for $1.00