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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-22
RECLUSE BLOWN Up
BY OWN INVENTION
Roof Blown Off Browns Labora-
tory Without Leaving Any
Clue to His Discovery.

BOSTON, September e1-Tn the death
% Freeman Barnes. p member 81 one OF
the oldest and weaithiest families In Bos-
ton. yesterday from burns and bruises
received in an explosion OF chenico .s
Is evidence tending 20 prove the old saw
that truth IS stranger than fiction For
fifty years the man was a recluse. lie
inherited a fortune the day hc reached
his majority. The following day De
welded an heiress. and tho day after Tint
hr started with his bride on a trip around
the world The girl was swept of the
deck in storm and Barnes returned
here and dissipated his fortune "a n year
he was a drunkard Tor about seven years
lie reformed IN a night and did not taste
liquor afterward 10 the hour of his death.
Barnes was at work on an invention
when ne was killed He was supported
by relatives. and was confident that he
vas on tho eve Of perfecting an invention
that would restore him to fortune and
give him undying fame Ten years ago.
Barnes started experimenting. after
spending nearly two decades in studying
with the one object IN view lie lived
In No. 30 Harrison Avenue. and De- made
his landlady his only confidant He spoke
20 her seldom. but a short time ago he
said that In one Of his drunken caroslsais
he had a vision OF an invention. snd that
II was the determination % realize this
that he reformed
The man died without the slightcss
KNOWLEDGE being obtained OF his work
His laboratory. In the garnet above his
bedroom. was completely demolished. the
roof being blown clean of the house
When De was dying he managed o. half
raise himself In bed. and. gasping FOR
breath be said.
II had 1t at last. and I'll live % lct
the world IN % know IT,"
A physician pressed him back on The
bed and In few minutes he was dead.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-22
LYNCHBURG TOBACCO MARKET.

LynchburE. Va. september o.. 1905.
The sales Ok tobacco on the Lynchburg mar
ket f-r tho two weeks ending Sep-en,her "A
1905 as reported by j. 7 cglesby. Of Lynch 3
" Warehouse. we're az follows.
sod week ending SeQter1ter 9Th gs SO
pounds, sold week ending September 18th.
$50 pounds, increase f1r week ending Sep
tewner 18Th. 7oH pounds
sold from september 1. 1905 % September 49,
lro $500 pounds. sold from September J. Iao5
% september a. 1895. $50. COZ pounds. Increase
f.. 1905 IS so pounds
The receipts the past week were composed
o. rely II IriniaEs. which was Of fairly good
quality and con Hilton. The prices ranged from
$3.50 20 81 % per JOE pounds, which was quite
satisfactory 20 the planters
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THE PRODUCE MARKET.
Receipts Good - Market Firm
Without Changes in Prices.

With the exception OF slight changes
in vegetables, due 20 warm weather ana
tho consequent bad condition Of the
GOODS. tho Wholesale produce and fruit
market was without change yesterday
SO far as the price list vas concerned.
The receipts were large. and the demand
being active, the block" did very
good business all day. The commission
merchants have advices of good ship
ments OF things 20 e4t expected 20
reach here this morning. and the retail
e-s Will have no trouble finding tho
truck they need for big Saturday trade
when they visit Cary street this morning
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n S & N6itoIk&WeStRln

ONLY ALL-RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK.
IN Eject May H. 1905
FOB NORFOLK. 's.e a. n. '9co p. NJ.
FOR LYNCTBrRG the WEST ana the
SOUTHWEST 9t1 A NJ. f210 noon $50
7 Pullman Parior and s.eepfnE cas-
cafe Dining Gags. Trains arrive daily from
NCrfa * .it 80 A. NJ. - 80 y M IRON, TIE
Ouice s2s E Main ST. Flyer: 5 hrs -
W D. E'----l . Il ROsLEY.
'r-- Na7A- GER Dist. pass. Ager~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-22
nav YoRK PRooucE MARKET

NEW YoI1N. so. erh~r ---FIoyR Dll.
s,.ats Hye F-ru. H4r.ey-Flrnl.
Wheat Fece pts $3.50 bushels Suot parity
practically nei Unchanged. Mas s. 1885.
September 1880. December s---c
lHr---I.r easy. $50 - 5s.s0 elevator Du-
f-.us t-- a-- Do IRA 1sarttlrs MAJ. SD
s-. ...s. So. T. .en'oer. '-'sc Oats
H~et-Firn Cu- Nea,s-s-eaty Lard
STEADY. western prime. Ss.sgs ln. refined
steady. shore clear. sc salis 81 Ta-l1u- r.r-,.
Fetro. surr--Steaiy Ros.n-Stesty. Turp-n-
tinc-Stca-y
F.ce-sieaay Maias.es-ou.et coree-sro,
30. gl.et- So inNo.N.. sac. n.i.d. STEADY
Fltures closed ~ net decline n iea21 po.n-s
Sugar Raw steady. FAIR refining .-c cer-
tr'tasai. f'sc no-ssses sugar tA-c-. reanel.
Butter steady and unchanged chess
Firm. state. flN cream SMALL i-t-c. large
c-i0rei l"rli-i.c skins. "a 1880 Erca-
Firmer. nearby. mixed -oa-,c. western Arsrs
Peanuts-Qlie, and uncasnzsa Frslehts-
changed. sweets. weak. Jersey. PER nasket. An
S.. Eastern shore. per barrel. 5oc q 81 Is.
'anhaees-tluiet ana nrnarEeJ
Cott0nsee1 Ou-Mol-rafaly active and srout
prime summer yellow. Csc prime white. asa
&c., prime winter yellow. sac
CHICAGO September 60 Heavy realizing
sales au1 the decided opinion N the bears
backed hy short sales that a reaction ia the
local wheat market to-day. after strong
opening % react and o. close % the nnsI
quotations ~ yesterday. A. tne cu1 - tne
session December wheat was unchanged 90
lsc higher corn was down i+0'sc oats We've
isn%- lower Provisions were Mp .1--i.c
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RAILROADS.
r. F. CO, ?.

r. F. CO p. s s::s:s,ss; !,
Trains Leave ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
S = Da.iy- BYRD s.. TThrogsa.
100 A. 81 Week Days-Eiba. Ashland 40
SO A. M-Daiiy-Byra st. Through Local
10 5,g,-week I.Ays-Byrd. St. roqsh.
fpp r A-Weck DaFs-Byrd 81 Frederic<S-
.-it rwodction.
rs j. " -ua.v-Main -. Through.
o-4' = N-Week Days-Elba Asn.and Ac-
M-.Dali y-Rvrs g, Through.
rains Arrive chmond-Southward.
o." a. week Days-Elba- Ashland Ae-
Sas Week Dav.-Byrd St Fredericss-
., 4, M-llaiv-Evri S. Through.
"" ~ eek pays-Byrd ST Through
M-DsIiv-Main ST. Through.
t,-,1-o--,W'.e,es Days-Eiba Ashland Ae-
sts = M-Dai'y-Iy-i 81. Through.
''' - -nai.y-Byri s.. Through. Local
P NJ -Dafv-Main S. through
az e. Imam Sieot ~ or Parior Cars on
mono p - = ~. week days ana local accom-
.,--, - arrivals ma departures and eonnee-
N.,p DIX r. " Cr-rP " p TAYLOR.
A7''. % Prest-. Cent surt Traf MEr.
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6. 6 Q.
Sunday Outings
Old Point, Ocean View,
BuckrOe, Pine Beach
and Norfolk.
Round S1.25.-Trip
Every Sunday

TO Old Point. Buckroe. Ocean View Pine
Beach and Norfolk. Two fast trains
Leave Richmond $50 and A NJ every
Sunday. Three hours longer at Ocean
View and Pine Beach than VIA any other
route. Ten hours mt the seaside Visit
jamestown Exposition site. Only route
running two solid trains 10 the seaside
Cape Henry and Virginia Beach. $3.50.
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Chesapeake O. Ohio Railway

Cincinnati. indlanapoils. ST. Louis. chlea-
co. IouisVilie Nashville. Memphis.
2'i5 2 II. and 400 NJ daily.
Westbound Local Trains:
go A VI daily End 6.i5 P. NJ. week days.
Newport News. Norfolk and Old Point,
300 A II. and 400 P. NJ daily
Local FOR Newport News and Old Point.
l2 NJ aof IN p n daily.
James River Line:
1880 VI. daily; 5-i5 p. NJ week days
Arrive Main Line from Wet: - 90 A NJ
81 NJ. az p NJ. T.R p VI From
Fast, 800 4. NJ. 'i1.i5 NJ 200 p M
500 T. 81 James River s.s ~ NJ = 81
T A. TDaliy ''Ex sundayl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-22

Spot cotton closed quiet. nniadunr Yp,,,4s
%. middAns gulf 1000. sales IS bales
Cotton quiet. miiduns 49, gross rece,n,s
b.ll bales sales. 2s bales. stock SIS f,a bales
Total to-day az all p,rts-Ne- receipts. qSosf
bales. export 90 Great Britain. oq99 bales -
the Continent 1880 bales. stock. 36.84G hales
Consolidated a. all pOrts-Nct receipts fs7 "
bales. export to Great Britain a. o70 Bales 10
France. 6isS bales. O. the Continent g. fe2
bales. ~ Japan. 2'o bales
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TOBACCO MARKETS

Richmond va. September o. 1915
Tobacco Dark-Firei 0ReorIere3l- Market con-
tn-r- quiet az prices quoted Rereiprs ana
offerings very light Brights- T-ncnarre1
Quiet but firm Lisht receipts cured
a. uu hanged quotations.
N0te-Afuch x the tobacco arriving IS in a
damaged condition. and such tobacco sells
iru Planters are cautioned 20 lock- after the
order % the!r tobacco before Sending e -
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DANvuLLE TOBACCO MARKET.

(Reported oy Dibreu Bros)
DanviAe. Va. September a. 1915
The quality Of tobacco sold on the loose ear
market the past week was about the same
ae last. the offerings nhowing up a larger
percen- age Of stalk cured tobacco, with fewer
primings. Prices are somewhat hrmer We
have had nice weather during the week and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-22
GRASS WlDOWERS' TRAIN FROM
WAYNESBORO, VIA c. & o. ny.
CONTINUED UNTIL MONDAY
SEPTEMREp o1rL

This special train. operated by tho
Chesapeake and Ohio from Wayuesboro
70 Richmond on Monday mornings. Will
be continued on Monday. September 18th.
and Monday. September gath. Tickets
sold on Saturdays good until Monday. at
one fare FOR the round trip. plus twenty
I'VE cents.
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lheuorted ~ Roesers Mc-abe a COZ
II Iit1BIRJ. VA sep PEANUTS
spanish .-ul. 81 81 bid seek rra. ti-al.v ex-
hals'ed- No offerings Nire.~iss s@.r htr.
s-4 asked .or fancy sto.o aacnln- picked.
81 -eci Smelling s.gk. Zee Firm ar1
active. GOOD demand
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-22
Seaboard Air Line Railway.

southbound Trains Leave Richmond Daily
$3.50 A M--Local % Nor.ina Raleigh. Char
'otte Wilmington
-a' = Through Sleepe-s and Coaches, At
lanta Eirn'ng1aU savannah. Jackson
Vile ana Florida points.
l'tN p VI Through Coaches and Sieeners Sa-
vannah. Jacksonville. atlanta Birming-
ham ans Memphis.
Northbound Trains Arrive Richmond Daily
$40 A. NJ & $50 p. r.. 8 80 = NJ.
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Firm. N. sprlns wheat 1>a,-c 81. s.. ..,l
,Nc-s No. o. Itl. a-rz4t5.ac 80. corn. 4,I.c.
No. yellow. 4si=c 80. , cats. 3Gsc. No !
white. 54ia g55iqc.. ~. white s-u5tisc. So.
= rye, ole. FdIr tD choice mailing. 440a-c No.
naXseed. sl,oi.. No. Z northwestern. san.
Clover. contract grade. So. snort RIBS.
sides Go,eeJ. s. 1855. mess pork per barre .
SO 6oal6.6-ia. lard. per i00 pounds. ssh short
clear sides boxed, -. so4ss3iz. Whisky. basis
u high Wines Sizs. Butter Market steady.
crearaeries. I9u14c. diaries. l1d40iec. Eglv
Firm, at marx. cases Included. la isc.. M ST..
-oc., prime nrsts. G1ac., extras, -4c. Cheese
steady 1T Ij1ul1Ac.
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All Che warehouses had small breaks
Yesterday made zap almost entirely ~
prlmings These goods sold an the way
from 81 So to So S peg hundred one OF
che warehouses put ont "a few piles of
old sun-cured stock. and while 10 was 81
the commoner grade. 10 sold very wei.
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BALTIMORE. MD. September Il FLOUR
steady and unchanged. Wheat-Sp0t contract
5laa u5sc Corn-fsasier. spot 54t. Q545sc ;
southern white. o5gu5izc Oats-Flrmer. No.
, mixed. 36.903lc. Rye-Firm. No. western.
domestic 660olc. Butter-Flrm and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm az &c Cneesc-ActlNc and IN
changed, large, lla4c., small lS4c. sugar
Slealy and unchangel.
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Southern Railway.

So Airr LEAVE nr~-T-r0>-D.
--,- .I0V 1T schedule figures published
Tx - ~ fior ans are not guaranteed.
~ p, ~ 01f'y-To-ai Cor charlotte.
--. " - D7.'v- limited Puffcs Pullman te
srf eng Birm. nrhar Nsw orleans.
r1affan0oea ara all The south
01~f frr Chase city. oxford.
go y ~ ~ ana ~--ofvr
I, 81 ~ surday-Key-viii. Local.
$50 = - ~ 7''r--I ..-1'te.. Pullman ready S:U
T. ~ e- on 'hr south
NfnTr- rT~-rn LINE
50 M.-Except sunday-No. fs-Barinnors
a'lS " p .M,.15lE5Eoe7t sanaay-so. io-LocaI to
as 4 M-Exccp' sunsav-N,. 7-roeai 70
west Point S'ea~7erz cali .. Yorktown
anf clay Psrk N.0sa~z Wednesdays.
FTdavs, NJ Gi0uce--e- Point Clements
en, Almonds Tues'avs Thursdays. sat
TRAINS ARRIVE pr~rDroVo
80 = " T.-1 p. " From all ths south
$50 - IT Prom Charlotte. Raleigh. Durham.
g.. hase C-tv an7 Local stations
y. II rom kevsviue ant Local Ststi1ne.
$40 Ne Prom Baltimore ana west
io.f5 \ " W q. 5.fs ". y, 7s-Froa
- West Point anf local stations
80 ~ ana NJ. - sion Quinton. Tunstaiia.
" ---se a-1 Tester Manor.
g. W. Nh-STFf'P~ ~ p A.
p, % z. Main g P'rN-ona Va
II r S'FN0FR 6 T VAPDWICK
Cen Nvr p,es Traf MEr {:
w Tav1.o- Q ? A:
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nALT MORE. MD September - -seabasrl
"r --"e. common ans prt- rre--N1talag d.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKET.

'he farmers are busy ga,her.-s in ,ae crop.
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.

Richmond. Va. September q. 1900
QUOTATIONS..
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
4 Different Place.

From the New Yurs Tribune
Prof. Matteuci. superintendent Of the
Vesuvius Observatory, was dining with
some Americans at the Royal Hotel in
Naples
The dining-room fr0nted the sea. The
waves crashed against the massive en-
bankment Of stone, and showers of white
spray rose high in the sunlit air
This Is heavenly. But what is it ike
in your observatory when Vesusvius is
active?' a young woman asked
1T is not Ike heaven said Prof. Mat.
teUCCi 1t reminds me Of Il story about
a Neapolitan widow whose husband had
been dead some years. one night she was
persuaded 70 go to a spirituallsts' Sc
ance, and there the spirit of her dead
husband appeared and spoke with her.
Ny dear Augustine said the widow
to the shade. are you happy now2'
I am very happy, Augustine an
swered.
Happier than when you were on earth
with me?' asked the widow
Yes. replied the shade; am far. far
happier now than I was on earth with
you
The widow was silent a moment. Then
she said:
." Tell me, Augustine; what is it like
in heaven?'
Heaven said Augustine I am not
in heaven
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
rnwise Political Agitation

We have not observed that Senator
Morgan's proposal 20 place in the Dem
ocratic national platform a plank de
claring that the Democracy is a white
mans party has been received with fer
vor in the Southland. The substance Of
the comment upon it is that, while theo-
retically commendable, such declaration
would be politically unwise. Such a view
is expressed blythe Baltimore Sun, which
goes on to say:
There is, We believe, at TINS present time a bet
ter feeling and greater harmony between North and
South than there ever was before from the admins
tration Of Washington Why introduce an issue
that viii set back the shadow On the dial2 There
are plenty Of important ISSUES % engage the atten-
tiou Of the people in the next campaign which are
practical ard timely. The tariff must be reformed
and the shdckles taken from trade; the island Dos
sessions must have better government and the peo-
pie in the far East whom we bought and annexed
should have laws under which they can make a liv-
ing and prosper"
There is reason to believe that the Suns
opinion is that of many Southerners, es-
pecialIy of the younger school, who would
be glad to get rid of the race issue in
politics. Senator MOrgan's declaration
would simply make the race issue a na-
tional one, and arouse a deal OF unwise
agitation that would in the end accom-
pIish nothing. Mr.. Morgan, in TACT. Ike
Gov. Vardaman, who talks so glibly of
the repeal of the fifteenth amendment,
raises a false issue. White supremacy or
black domination, shouts Vardaman. is
the pressing issue. Wei, where in this
broad land is there any danger of black
domination2 Where is the black mans
party that a white mans party could
grapple with and overwhelm?
John Sharp Williams brushes all this
sort of talk aside with the remark that
it is mere hysteria." He would make his
campaign for the Senate in Mississippi
on something other than the race issue if
he could, but his opponent seeks indorse-
ment Of his view that the repeal Of the
fifteenth amendment can be accom-
plished. This has forced Mr.. Williams 10
fOregO discussing real isues In order 10
devote himself to what he calls a pre-
tended issue" In his speeches Mr.. VIII
liams declares that the repeal of the If
teenth amendment is a purely academic,
and not presently practical question,
and he declines to deIude the voters by
holding out to them any prospect that
the status Of the negro under the Federal
Constitution can be changed in his time.
He tells his hearers that to doubt the
ability Of the Southern people TO main
tain the integrity Of their race and its civ
ilization is to doubt their own capacity
for se!f-government. 4 am willing to let
the negro question in Yankeeland alone"
he admits, IF the Yankees will let the
negro question in Dixieland alone"
That the North and the South are get
ting together on some phases Of the race
question nay he gathered from the. tenn
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
Reformed Smelling in Conrress

Far be It from the functions. charac-
ter. or desire of this newspaper TO be q
prophet OF evil We love peace and har-
mony and sweet concord. At the same
time. our sense Of responsibility impels
Us TO herald coming events. whether they
be Of pleasant or unpleasant nature
Thus, we foTetOld several weeks ago Of
the trouble in store over the attempt to
reform the photography of the language.
We saw the storm gathering and we
gave warning Now it is about to break
upon this town in full fury. and its clam
or. if We mistake not the signs of the
times, will stir the nation
The legislative department holds the
national purse strings, the executive de-
partment controls the driving power-aud
a tremendous driving power # is at pres
ent-and the judiciary department is the
arbiter between the two. Already the
judiciary department has sternIy frowned
upon the activities Of the Amalgamated
Association Of Reformed Spoilers, Limit
ed, financed by Andrew Carnegie.
Hereafter when the executive depart-
ment addresses the judiciary in written
or printed speech it will not mutiIate the
language, or leastwise It has promised
not to do so. And now the legislative
department is taking hold Of this great
question. Hesitatngly. the Committee on
appropriations Of the House is approach
Ing the issue. From the craftsmanship of
that committee the present Speaker was
chosen He knows the committees pow
er and-he knows the Houses power as
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
Editors in Politics.

Col. J. H. Estill, editor of the Savannah
News, has brought suit against the At
lanta Journal for $4,000 damages for al
legged defamation of character during the
late hotly contested Georgia gubernatorial
campaign. Col. EsuH declares that the
Journal grossly libeled him by charging
that he bought votes for himself for gov
ernor during the progress of the election
before which he was a candidate for chief
magistrate Of the State
We hope that the other four erstwhile
candidates in that unsurpassed mud-sling-
ing campaign VIII not attempt to collect
damages. 1t might cause wholesale bank
ruptcy. Mr.. Hoke Smith, the winner. as
serted that if Of all that was said Of the
candidates one-tenth were true, none of
them would do for governor, but all
ought TO be in the penitentiary. Many
unkind and untrue things were said about
Col Estill Mr. Howell, Mr.. Smith. and
the rest. Col. Estill is wealthy and would
not care for any monetary compensation
for his wounded feelings. He most en-
phatically needs no court decision to at
test MS high-mindedness and honora BILE
standing among Georgians, or among his
wide circle of acquaintance throughout
the land
We believe that people generally rather
resent the participation Of editors in pol
itics. personally. We have no sort Of
doubt that Mr.. Clark Howell was serious
Is handicapped in his race for governor
Of Georgia by reason Of being the editor
OF the Atlanta Constitution The same
may be said OF Mr. Hearst in the New
York campaign. If misguided ones will
insist upon entering the lists, however
they should be prepared to receive all the
hard knocks coming. and. if defeated.
take their medicine like men" People
do not accept campaign charges. unless
emphatieaIly and Enthusiastically sustained.
with any degree Of seriousness. We are
uniformed as 10 the exact nature Of
Col EstlIs complaint No doubt his feel
ings have been greatly hurt. But we are
quite sure that his good name remains
untarnished.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
IT WAS A LONG HUNT.
Truthful Hunter Was Chased from
August to January.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
After more logs had been thrown on the
fire and pipes lighted, the talk drifted
around to the Middle Fork Of the Amer
lean River and country roundabout. ''The
strongest remembrance ] have OF that
country is Of the big grizzly that chased
me out' said Bill Bailey
I was a-pickin' wild strawberries up on
the side Of the mountain when some peb-
bles, dirt, and one thing and another
came a-cIatterin' down; you all know
how it is on a side hill when something
heavy IS movin' above you. / looked up
and s'elp me if there wasn't a whoopin
big grizzly a-sneakin' me; yes, sir. doin
the sneak act right up on me. You ought
10 seen me 90 down that mountain; I'll
bet my tracks was a rod apart and in
some places I didn't leave TO tracks:
jest nacherally went through the air. But
the bear was hittin' only the high places
too. and the faster / went the faster he
came. I could hear his 'woof right be-
hind me, an sometimes I believed felt
his hot breath on the back Of my neck
But I fooled him good and plenty"
How"
I'd crossed the river on my way up.
an while the Ice would bear me. /
knowed it wouldn't hold up no l.500-pound
grizzly. so I headed for the river and out
on the ice. So did the bear. but not far
out He went through an I KEEP on;
didn't even stop TO see If Re got out.
was afeared he would"
oh; you said you was pickin' straw
berries"
SO I was. 50 I was; but I didn't tell all
the story for it would be too long. That
bear chased me from August to January"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-30
WOMAN AT THE SORBoNNE.
Nine. Curie Makes Her Debut as "a
Lecturer on Radio Activity.

Paris Letter to Pail Mall Gazette
For the first time in the long and glorl-
Gus history Of the Sorbonne we have seen
a woman Installed as professor. That
woman is none other than the d!gtin-
guished Nine Curie, so closely associated
with her husband in the discovery of that
singular substance which has received the
name Of radium. NJ Curie, who met with
a particularly cruel death in the streets
Of Paris some time ago, was regarded
by The French government as the actual
discOVereT of radiUm, but on the great
occasion when the world Of savants as
sembled to do him honor In the amphi
theater Of the SorbOnne he freely ac-
kn0wledged the large part that his gifted
helpmeet had taken in the preparatory
work, and in those researches that led
ultimately to the discovery. Indeed. Nine
Curie was so little behind her distin-
guished husband that she is regarded by
some books Of reference as the actual dis
coverer. This Is the remarkable woman
who has been appointed by the University
Of Paris TO lecture on radioactive sub
stances.
The new professor is still a young wom-
an. She is Of the pure type Of Pole, slim
in figure and light Of hair. You imme-
diately note the high frontal Development.
the gray-blue eyes seemingly sunk Tar
into the head. and of a great s0ftness OF
expression. The nose is we'll marked, the
mouth firm, and the chin indicative of a
strong will. She was already q doctor
Of science when she married Prof. Curie.
II was the similarity Of the studies they
were pursuing that first awakened the
current Of sympathy between the young
Polish girl, Mile. SSooGowska, and the
young and modest chemist.