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The Caldwell tribune., 1905-11-25
PETROLEUM IN PERSIA,

Large Deposits Are Known to Exist-
Developments Beginning.
There appears to be a rather broad
petroliferous belt extending In q north
west-southeast direction from Kurdis-
tan down through Mesopotamia, an
Client Assyrla, and Chaldea and the ad-
joining portions Of Persia to the Per-
sian gulf, says the New Orleans Plea
yune. There are many indications that
this belt Is prolonged to the east, pass
Ing through Baluchistan into India
In the Persian section the surface in
d1cations are excellent. Bitumen ia of
frequent occurrence. Crude petroleum
often oozes from the ground, and on
certain streams layers Of oil are en-
countered several inches thick. The
natives often dip easily from the sur
face of these streams the oil which
they require for use as a combustible
or as an illuminant.
Various unsuccessful attempts were
made toward the close Of the last con.
tury to develop the Persian oil fields
In 1901 Mr.. Darcy, an English
capitalist purchased the oil conces-
sion and devoted his energies to de-
veloping single form of exploitation
In a limited region, special attention
being given to solving the questions
or transportation. The lack Of fuel
would, OF course, cease to be felt when
Oil was once secured. SURVEYS wera
made, oil found, pipe lines projected
etc.
The great borings at Kasr-i-ShirIn
proved successful. At the close Of
l9O8 two gushers were in active onera-
non' oil having been reached at depths
varying from 200 to 300 feet.
The fact that productive oil strata
can be easily tapped at that point
having been settled, attention has haon
directed during the last year to tho
question Of the pipe line and to tho
possibilities Of reaching the oil strata
nearer the sea. 1t has been decided
to begin boring operations in Tho
Karum river, whittier light era n a. s,Iu
mount from the seaport of Moham.
merah.
The main facts in evidence at thi,
time are two, namely: First oil foyv.
ing abundantly, has been reached hv
drilling to depth Of not over 300 foot
at an elevation Of 1925 feet above tho
sea and at distance of 800 miles FROM,
udewater; second, English can,+o1 a.
actively engaged in prospecting for
similar wells nearer to the sea coast
but has completed all the preliminarIas
for the construction Of a pipe line to
the more distant flowing wells ~ No.
esBarys "S
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-11-25
|PopuledS 7ience.


The hay fever serum or nolIan+lro
OF Dr. Dunbar Of Hamburg is shown
W nave proven very effective. Having
nrst proven that hay fever is due to
TIC pollen poison from grasses, ce-
reals and other plants, the investiqator
sought a preventive by repeated vac.
clnatlon OF animals with the poison Of
pollen' The antitoxin thus produced
IN the blood serum neutralizes the
poisonous effect of pollen in the evos
and nose. The serum Ia not in1actod
unoer the skin, like others, but simply
applied to nose and eyes.
The precision Of modern ohsarvo-
tons brings to light unexpected facts
AT the Paris Observatory Jean Mas.
cart has noticed that the surface of a
tn1n layer of mercury is not plane but
undulated like water disturbed bv the
plunge OF stone, and has also de+ec+.
eu announcer movement that proves m
Dc true tide, due to the sun snd
moon The measurements have been
maze repeatedly during the month
WIN the six microscopes of the instr,,.
nlent' Inc tidal motion is slight. hut
greater than the possible errors
Inc "auxetoDhone" is an attachment
tor reinforcing the sounds given forth
Dy monographs and gramophoneA in
vented by Mr.. 9. A. Paraona +he e.,
vehtor OF the steam turbine. and NJ
horace short A small valve Of po.
cullar construction controls the "a.
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crown set with imitation stones for
the image Of the Virgin In the basilica
Of the Vatican, in place of crown con-
tanning gems valued at $7,500,OO0,
which is to be deposited in the vaults
of the Vatican.
Il might as well be dead as alive,
for l have nothing to live for" said
an unknown tramp to another tramp
whom he had met few minutes be-
fore on the road near Leigh. England.
Don't say that mate" Neplted the
other. At that moment bolt of light
ming killed the first speaker.
In feudal days Japanese courtIers
wore wide trousers twice as long as
their legs SO that they trailed after
the wearer. Belasco introduced them
in 1.-THE Darling of the Gods" but
they so convulsed the managerial audi
ence at the first dress rehearsal that
literally he had to ''cut them OUT
and off.
Miss Cowther, tho largest and ferc-
est gorilla ever captured, has just ar
rived at the London Geological Gar
dens. She is feet inches in height,
measures 42 inches around the chest
and possesses great strength. Occa-
sionally she has fits Of rage, but usual
ly she is very shy and hides her face
from visitors with her hands.
The armies of continental countries
are the first branch Of the service.
The cost of the French army is $685.
100000 per annum. Germany can put
into the field vast well-equipped
army for $16O,OOO,OOo a year. The
Russian army, another tremendous ma
chine, costs $2OO0OO,O00 a year. In.
Guiding India, England is paying $685..
100000 a year.
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this type, and they were regarded an
the finest ahoat.
France at that time had fourteen
battleships, each Of over 10000 tons
displacement, the largest being the
Bouvet, of 12,2O5 tons. There ara
now twenty-six battleships, each Of
more than 10000 tons, in the French
navy, the heaviest being the Demo.
cratic class, now building, ships Of a..
635 tons. Italy, in 1895, had ten hat.
tleships ranking above the 1O,OO0ton
class, the heaviest being the Lepanto.
a 15,900-ton ship, built in 1888, and M
heavily armed and armored that abe
almost found it difficult to get out Of
her own way. She Is now ranked 40
a second-class battleship; but she 10
not considered fit to stand even In
that line. The Italia, sister ship to
the Lepanto, was built in 1880, and
was for many years the largest bat.
tleship afloat. She represents an early
attempt to build a monster battle.
ship, but, apart from size, she has !,
never been considered at all formida.
BILE. Italy now has fourteen battle.
ships, each over 10000 tons, the heavi..
est being the Regina Margherita, 49,,
124 tons.
In 1895 the United States and Ger
many were equal as to battIeships Of.
over 10000 tons. Each had four; the
United States had the heaviest shlp,
in the Iowa, Of 11,34O tons. GermanyR
four were uniformly 10000 tons. Now
Germany has eighteen heavy battle
ships, and six building. The United
States has twelve, with thirteen build
ing and two projected. The heaviest
German battleships to-day are her r.
997-ton class; the heaviest In the Uni.
TED States is the Connecticut class,
10000 tons.
The wars Of the United States with
Spain and Japan with Russia have not
been without their lessons to the naval
powers, and the tendency Is to build
larger and heavier battleships, 30 that.
they may carry more tremendous bat.
teries. The determination to buildl
these enormous ships was arrived at
only after considerable discussion. II.
was thought by some naval construc-
tors that more units, each Of consid-
erable power, were to be desired above
few battleships of the greatest
power.
1t was thought that the Dreadnought
would be the last word in warshlp
construction for many years, but now
it appears that Japan is to build three
battleships Of 10000 tons each. Ger
many is reported to be considering
2O,OOO-ton warship, and France next
year is to lay down one Of 2O500 tons.
Perhaps the contest will end in uni"
versal peace, for there is limit "
battleship construction, and If 1t 10
not reached in the Dreadnought 1t at
least must be near.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-11-25

"That's all right" said the depress-
ed-loeking young man with the lack
luster eye. IF she wants to go with
him she can l amt got nothin' to say
to that l guess there are others. I
amt goin' to lose no sleep about 1t
not me. You Jest see. She'll be tryin'
to square herself after awhile, but it
don't go.
"Say! She didn't give me no rest.
Shed come into the store every day
an make out she was waitin' for a
car when we first got acquainted. l
was dead on to her. Then she brought
her friend in some evenin's after she
got home from work, an they'd get a
strawb'ry ice-cream sody. seen what
she was after, but didn't let on. Next
thing she got to comm in an usln'
the telephone. took notice she never
went in to Spigg's pharmacy to tele-
phone or nothin else. No, they ain't
got no closed booth there, but you bet
it would have been just the same If
they had. I'd always get smile when
6ile COME Ill an dHoluef WueH Sne WSut
out. But jest acted perlite an didn't
let on.
"Why, there was some days she'd
be in half dozen times. Sometimes
1t would be stamps an sometimes she'd
want to look in the directory. Wunst
in while she'd buy bottle of per,
fume or some notion, an she'd always
pick time when I could wait on her
Sure, I'm there all the time; but
that don't cut no ice. There was times
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-11-25
IN M ,EMHgg IHl4EI7jIgP7gh 3
M|9z&Z2 zBGzzIZIn

when I'd be busy at the fountain,
wasn't there? guess know. She
was tryin' to make crush, that was
what was the matter with her. But
you bet was wise. When she comes
In with that other feller 1 didn't bat
seen her before. She smiled an said
Good evenin'.' guess she was tryin'
TO make him think she had line on
me. But that was ali right. 1t didn't
worry me any. II she thought she
could work me by bringin' him around,
she had another think comm, that's
all.
"Yes, she lives in the next block. l
don't know as there 10 any reason why
she shouldn't wait In here for the car
or telephone or buy what she wants.
Sure. That's all right. I know she
hasn't been in since told Hank to
wait on her. Yes, she may be on her
vacation. That's all right, too. Maybe
she never had no idea of firtin'. All
l say is that I amt losin' no sleep
about her goin' with this feller, an
If she thinks she can square herself
she's got another think comm.
"Imagination2 Who? Me? What
do you mean by that? Well, If you
don't mean nothin' that's all right. I
don't care what you s'posed. Perhaps
am. Won sccm to know heap about
it. Maybe l ain't told you everything,
either. Maybe there amt nothin' more
to tell. Aw, you make me tiredv--
Chicago Daily News.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-11-25
"rhe Morning Come,b."

The private secretary of the EN-.
press Of Japan is a Christian woman,
and a member Of the Congregational
church.
Since 1910 the American Board has
raised for missions the sum of $685..
600, 900 and has sent to the foreign
field more than 2,UO0 missionaries.
In 1872 there were only nine bap.
tized native Christians in Japan; now
there are more than $4,000 who con.
tributed last year over 100000 to the
cause of the church.
The London Missionary Society has
just completed the erection of =
$4,000 building at Leone, Tutuita. to
be used as a school for Samoan girls
Every cent Of this money has been
given by the natives.
Marvellous changes have occurred
In the heart of Africa during the Ia al
twenty years. At that time there
were only three missionaries In Ugan
da, and eighty-seven baptized native
converts. To-day in the same country
there are eighty-eight missionaries
and nearly $4,000 native Christians
among whom are $500 evangelists and
teachers.
Forty years ago the Rev. ]. Hudson
Taylor founded the China Inland Mis-
sion; now there Is a staff Of nearly
i've hundred workers. Each speaker
at recent anniversary while depict
ing the progress in centers and out sta
tons. laid stress on the changed atti
] tuds Of the people toward missiona
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-11-25

mission into the trumpet Of com
pressed air supplied from a pump OF
bellows. The action of the apparatus
is compared in the Scientific American
to that of an air relay, whereby not
only are greater power anl volume In
parted to the sounds, but the full
ness and richness Of tone are height
ened. 1t is said that on a calm DAY
the auxetophone can be heard distinct"
ly at a distance of two or three miles,
and that in speech every word may
be clearly distinguished as much aS
500 yards away.
Everybody has noticed how frlction
generates electricity, whether on tno'
back Of aapetted cat, or on ruDDe"
glass or gutta-percha rod, or az tnS'
fingers ends of a person who mas VIZ
orousIy shuf1ed his feet over ory
carpet. Sparks can often be oraWn
from swiftly moving belts on macnh
cry, and in weaving and BplnnAnS'
processes the fibers sometimes accuu
ulate troublesome electric cnaFSU."
A method known az the Chapman prov
ess has been devised for neutraiihnS
the static electricity generated In cUS
ton and paper mills, printing pr
rooms and other places. 1t conSs~ .~
of transformer stepping up an AlsSs. Ss.
mating current to 10000 or 2O,0o0 vow
and an inductor composed OF nne 80
wires encased in hard rubber anu -
ranged with its points placed IOt .hs
the web or other object In wnlcn ~
static electricity Il to be neutEAi'. -.
Charges passing from the pointS ""
duce the desired effect. 5.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-11-25
ES o 7-TE@A
lgRPjGEik]E 3 ]E!jlIlg5

London uses 211 1,323,602 gallons Of
water a day.
There are twenty eight cemeteries In
the county Of London.
There are 9,965, 1863 books in the pub
lie libraries OF London.
The gross amount Insured against
fire In London is E1,01O,351 ,455.
DR.. James S. Hepburn, of East Or
ange, N. j., compiled the first Japa-
nese- English dictionary.
Susan B. Anthony wore bloomers
back In the fifties, but declared 1t
mental crucifixion," and gave 1t up.
Charged with striking woman on
the street, John Moore, of London, en-
tered this defense: II thought she was
my wife"
One of the fads of the Princess Of
Wales is to impress on every one In
Great Britain the Importance Of learn
ing to swim.
The bicycle industry Is still flourish
ing in Great Britain. One firm Of max
ers has just placed contracts for a
new building amounting to over 1885,
600.
Woman haters should find the Con
vent of st. Catherine, on Mount Sinai,
much to their liking. No woman has
entered the place in fourteen hundred
years.
The Countess of Jersey ia described
as being q clever, cultivated woman,
who reads and thinks, and who has
been one of the most energetic Of So
ciety globe-trotters.
Everett E. Parri. connected with the
Maine United States coast survey, is
the tallest man in the State, standing
feet I inches in his stocking feet,
but weighs only 215 pounds.
There are practically no illiterates
In Norway. The men are perhaps the
finest in the world physically. Army
service is universal: only 2.3 per cent
of youths are rejected for physical de-
fects.
The Grand Duchess Olga of Russia
Is known as "The Princess of Peace"
She is the Cars youngest sister, Is "a
years of age, and was married four
years ago to Prince Peter, Duke of o.
denburg.
During the recent sojourn of the
Shah of Persia In Paris one of his IA
vorite amusements Is said to have
been to have his secretary read to him
the oldest of the begging letters, Of
which vast numbers were sent to him
daily.
= The seventy third anniversary Of the
first teetotal pledge taken in England
was celebrated in many Lancashire
towns on Sept. 1. The document (sign-
ed by seven mem, which is still pre-
served, was drafted in Preston on Sept.
i, 1882.
At netting of the Preston (Eng-
land) Board Of Guardians the chair
man announced that the athletic field
day for imbeciles had been held, and
gracefully added: II am sorry that
not more members Of the board were
in attendance"
a.
Easter Island was the first to visit
that out-of-the-way spot in twelve
months. The 200 Inhabitants are ap-
parently content to live apart from the
rest of the world, since there is prae-
tically no emigration.
These are the san kei," or three
most lovely sights" Of Japan: First,
the sacred island, Miyajima, in the In
land sea; second, the long, low, sandy
peninsula Of Ama-no-hashidate on the
western coast; third, the archipelago of
Matsushima, near sendat, ON the Pa
cifc shore.
The Pope has ordered a firm Of
Florence jewelers. to manufacture q
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-11-25
The True Motto,

God wants our lives, not only our
SOULS" says Henry Drummond. Some
of us act as If the only important
thing was that God should save our
souls and take them to Himself
when life is over. The idea that God
wants our lives for Himself, here and
now, we do not relish at ALL That Is
where we make our mistake, and
dwarf and narrow our Christianity,
and lose power and joy. For me to
live is Christ, and to die Is gain -
There is the complete motto Of the
true Christian, living in one world and
toward the other. Let us adopt it.
Let US live 1t.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-11-25

The British are about to begin the
construction Of the largest. heaviest,
most powerful and most costly battle
ship ever built, and intend to have
the pennant flying from ner mast with
In sixteen months after the date on
which the first keel plates are laid.
This 1nvincibe and invulnerable war
vessel Is to be named Dreadnought,
and the British admiralty has designed
her to be capable Of eQualing her
name. She will mount more heavy
guns than any two battleships now
af1oat; will be able to withstand an
attack from a submarine, and II she
happens to touch off a floating mine
will be able to continue afloat until
port Is reached. In addition to these
enviable virtues, the Dreadnought will
also have great speed, and, If she
wants to turn tail'' her engines, de-
veloping speed of 21 knots an hour,
Will enable her to Outdistance any too
pressing foe. Even II overtaken, the
very thick armor plating will enable
her to stand unusual punishment, and
for dealing with torpedo boats she will
have small battery Of one-pounders
and six-pounders. She will also be
armed with torpedo tubes, but will be
unique In having no secondary bat
terry,
No details Of the armor to be placed
on the Dreadnought have been given.
but 1t Is known that she will be the
most completely armored ship afloat.
Her armoH alone will weigh about g.,
OOO tons. In gunpower the Dread
nought Is designed to be the most for
midable warship ever seen. No bat
tleship in the world today carries
more than four 12-inch guns, but the
DreadnOugh will mount no fewer than
ten, or two and a half times as MANY
as any ship at1oat. This enormous hot-
terry OF 12-inch rifles will have q COM
bined muzzle energy of 100000 foot
tons. Each Of these big guns will
throw shell weighing $50 pounds. the
combined battery being able to throw
over four tons Of projectlIes at one
discharge. The Dreadnought will he
able to throw this immense weight ~
metal a distance Of five or six m1Ias
at which range the shells would pierce
the armor Of practically any battlesh,n
afloat
Progress in BattIeships.
There has been a wonderful ad-
vance in the development of battle.
ships within the last ten years. In
1895 Great Britain had twenty-three
armored ships. each Of more than 10
GOO tons. To-day, If there are includ-
ed the ships being built, she has sixtv
IN 1898 the heaviest British battle
snip was the Royal Sovereign, of a.
26O tons There were eight ships Of
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-11-25

Life's fairest things are free;
The azure sky, with spangled sheen,
The lambs at play in meadows green:
In sweet profusion blooms the rose;
Ger hill and vale the violet blows;
And free, in beauteous splendor, flows
The boundless, billowy sea!
Life's dearest things are free,
Nor to be bought with mines of gold.
Thy peaceful home, it's joys untold,
Its love that binds in willing thralL
Is free alike to great and small,
And, like halo over all,
Gods matchless love for theel
Emily II. Watson.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-11-25
Precious Gifts.

We hear so often that II a man
would acquire the things which are
valued among men he must pay the
price Of them, that we are apt to for
get the worth of the things which are
not required, and for which we do not
pay a price. Who could pay for the
bright sunshine, the cool air, the bab-
bling sound of brooks, the scent of
flowers, and the songs Of birds? Above
all, who could pay for the high gift
Of life, for the dowry Of reason, and
for the salvation of the immortal soul?
These are the gifts which God bears
In His right hand, and they are given
without money and without price.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-11-25

At recent ordination the young
man who was to be admitted to the
ministry related his religious expert
eRce, and told how his religious life,
and with it his beginnings Of prepara-
ton for the ministry, had their occa-
sion in the breaking of some threads
dozen years ago.
He was an orphan lad, and had
come up in a hard way, through a
cheerless childhood nearly destitute Of
good influences. While still boy he
was employed in a weaving establish
ment in Philadelphia. Although he
was not really vicious, he was coarse
and profane, and seemed quite unlike
" to come to any good.
One day the looms he was running
worked badly. The yarn contained a
good deal Of shoddy, and was so weak
that it broke frequently. Every few
minutes he had to stop loom to join
broken threads. The superintendent
was an abusive man, and ON his occa-
sional rounds did little but curse be-
cause the work was proceeding 80
slowly. The boys patience, also, di-
minished steadily, and his fear of the
superintendent increased as he found
himself making less and less progress.
At last 1t seemed as If almost every
thread in the loom broke simulta-
neously. The boy had but one vent
for his 0verstralned feelings. Before
mending single thread Of the warp
he uttered succession Of curses such
as never before had passed his lips.
Then came the reaction He had
often used oaths before, hut never
such as these. A feeling Of horror at
his own profanity came over him with
a flood of reyulsion, and mingled with
his disappointment. He burst into
tears and dropped on the floor, Sob
bing.
The superintendent came up, but he
did not swear as he usually did There
was sort of tenderness in his voice
as he said, Come, Billy, I'll help you
tie 'em up" Then as they worked
together, he added, "Billy, it amt good
for little fellow like you to swear
like that. believe Id quit 1t, if I
was you" Then, after another in
terval, he asked, do you ever 20 to
Sunday school, or anywhere? They
learn you there not to talk like that
I'd go, If was you. I'm a little mite
careless in my talk myself-more'n +
ought to be-but don't like to hear it
in boy"
So Billy took start toward better
things. The Sunday school gave him
new associations and new habits. Soon
he was a canvasser of the factory for
new pupils, and within two years he
was teaching a class which he had
gathered from the streets. He ad-
vanced in the factory, also, and as
assistant superintendent there and in
the Sunday school he mad a marked
influence for good.
He studied in night school at the
Young Mems Christian Association,
and secured some special religious
training there as well. At last he as
sumed temporary charge of an almost
abandoned little mission In a forlorn
part Of the city, and gave simple talks
on practical religious subjects.
80 grew his work and influence till
the time when 1t seemed best for him
to give his life entirely to 1t; and the
council called to ordain him heard
abundant testimony to his fearless
ness, sympathy and conservation. Into
the new web he is weaving bright
strands that will not easily break
Youths Companion.