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New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

nigh ceilinged room with roof partially OF glass
and with windows set high IN the walls far above
.a- reach OF curious eyes. Full preparations had
.aer made The twO men were TO work together,
and guard was 10 be stationed az the single door
his door led smaller room, sort OF reception
Lab winch II turn connected with the main hall
II the building.
Son. Professor Dexter alone IN the laboratory,
,---lg iIlIatiently for The Thinking Machine. and
-r-ng IN his mind the preliminary steps III the
--.0r he had undertaken. Every instrument was
place al else was put aside for these experiments,
inch either 70 -eVOlutlOnIZe the motive power
The world or else demonstrate the utter useless
u radiuIn as Z practical force Professor Dex-
-..- u Bowen. one OF the instructors Of the uni
i lady 10 see YOU, professor" he said as he
-I-G hIm Z card She said il was q matter Of
--ea- Importance 70 YOU
Professor Dexter glanced a. the card as Bowen
--uei and out through the small room INTO
hallway The name. Nine Iherese du
---sIaIguy, was wholly unfamiliar. Puzzled q ut
--a and perhaps impatient TOO, he carefully lald
--- steel with rs burden of radIum on the long
Die. and started out into the reception room
Almost II the door he stumbled against some
hing recovered his equilibrium with effort and
brought up with an undignIied jerk.
The color mounted 70 his modest ears as he heard
tg1uan laugh pleasant, musical, throaty sort
-pple that under other circumstances would
.--.e been agreeable Now being directed at hls
discontinue was irritating, and the proteS-
lace tlnglcd u little tail woman rose ana
--l- toward hIul
Please pardon me" she said contritely. but
t---e still flicker ot q smile upon her red hI'S-
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07
BY Jacques Futrelle

1t was my carelessness should not have nIaced
my suit case in the door" She lifted it easily and
replaced It in that identical position. Or perhaps"
She suggested 1nquirngly, some one else coming
out might stumble as YOU did,"
No, replied the Professor, and he smiled a
little through his bushes; there is no one else in
As Nine. du Chastagny Strengthened up with a
rustic OF skirts to greet him, Professor Dexter was
somewhat surprised at her height and the strong
lines OF her inquire. She was apparently of thirty
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

~ NE ounce OF radiumi Within his open
palm Professor Dexter held practically
the worlds entire supply of that singular
and seemingly IneXhauStibe force which
was, and IS, one of the greatest of all
scientific riddles As far as known there were onlv
q few more grains eXistenCe-four in the Curie
laboratory in Paris, Berlin, two in St Peters
burg. At Leland Stanford University, and one
III London. All the remainder here-here in
the NarVard laboratory, tiny mass Jumped on a
small piece OF steel
Dexter was little awed and a little appalled, at the
responsibility which had suddenly devoved upon
him naturally enough, with this elimination of
project which he had cherished for months Briefly
this had been gather into cohesive whole the
many particles OF the precious substance scattered
al the world for the purpose of elaborate ex-
perlments 70 its motive power practicability.
Now here Il was
It's value, based scarcity OF supply. was meal
CJlable Millions OF dollars would replace it.
Minute portions had come from the four quarters
of the globe, III each case by special messenger and
each separate grain had been heavily insured by
Lloyd's a staggering premium. 1t only after
months OF labor backed by the influence of the
great University OF HarVard, in which he held the
chair of physics. that Professor Dexter had been
able to accomplish his purpose.
Al least famous scientific name had been
loaned 10 the proposed experiments. that of the
distinguished eXperinenter and logcian, Professor
F Y. Van Dusen, 50 called The Thinking Ma
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

but the radlum came into my possession in quite
natural manner. | am English so | speak the
language; but my husband was French, as my name
indicates, and he, like YOU scientist He was
little known to the world at large, however. as he
was not connected with any institution. His ex-
per1ments were undertaken for amusement and
gradually led to complete absorption of his inter-
est. We were not wealthy Americans count it.
but we were comfortably we'll off
hat much for my affairs. The letter | gave
YOU from Nine Curie will tell you the rest as to who
| am. Now, when the discovery of radium was
made by NJ. and Nine. Curie my husband began
some investigations along the line and they
proved to be remarkably successful. His efforts
were first directed toward producing radium; with
what object | was not at that time In the
course OF months he made grain after grain by some
he spent practically all little fortune Finally
he had nearly ounce"
Most interesting commented Professor Dex-
ter. Please go on.
= 1t happened that during the production OF the
last quarter OF an ounce my husband contracted an
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

illness which later proved fatal, " Nine
du Chastalgny resumed after a Slight
pause, and her voice dropped respect
fully did not know the purpose of
his experiments: | only knew what
they had been and their comparative
cost. On his death bed he revealed
this purpose to me. Strangely enough.
1t was identical with yours, as the
newspapers have announced it-that
is, the practicability of radium as a
motive power He was at work on
plans looking to the utilization of its
power when he died; but these plans
were not perfected, and unfortunately
were in such shape as to be unintelli-
glble to another"
She paused and sat silent for
moment. Professor Dexter, watching
her face, traced a shadow of grief
and sorrow there, and his own big
heart prompted ready sympathy.
And what" he asked, was your
purpose in coming to me now?
| know of the efforts you have
made and the difficulties you have en-
countered IN gathering enough radium
for the experiments you have in mind, "
Nine. du Chastalgny continued, and
1t occurred to me that what | have.
which is of no possible use to me,
might be sold to you or to the uni
versity. AS | said, there is nearly an
ounce of it. 1t is where can put my
hand on it, and you of course are to
make the tests to prove it IS what it
should be"
Soil 49, ,,oe-a5 p-ofae.o- Do,-.o
New-York tribune., 1906-10-07

Cll1c. ne interest OF tnlS master
mind IN the work was a triumph
to- Professor Dexter, who was
young and comparatively un-
known. The elder scientist. The
Thinking Machine. was 4 court
of last appeal IN the sciences, and
from the moment his connection
with Professor Dexter's plans was
announced his fellows all over the
world had been anxlOusly await
ing Z nrst word
Naturally the task OF gathering
So great q quantity Of radlum had
not been accomplished without
extensive and sometimes sensa-
uonai newspaper comment all over
the United States and Europe
/ was not astonishing, therefore,
that news Of the receipt Of the
NAL portion Of the radlum al Var
ard had been known IN the daily
press and with Il a statement that
Professors Van Dusen and Dexter
would immediately begin their
-2Derments.
The work was % DC done IN the
immense. laboratory II N3rVard
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-03-15
A LITTLE HORSE SENSE.
Some Plain Words and Suggestions
by One Who Knows Where
Of He Speaks.

When q man goes out nowadays 10
buy q rood horse. he must take along
from $3.50 to $500. Let's try TO have
one 10 sell. now and then.
II is all right 20 sell the best geld.
ings, when Il can be done 10 good ad-
vantage. but don't sell the best mares.
II is like killing the goose that lays
the golden egg; but with the present
scarcity and high prices. many farm
ers have made this very mistake,
Only the choicest mares should be
used for breeders
n a colt IL found 20 b. very head
strong. throw him. Be kind and quiet.
but arm.
Put a good strong halter on him
Take a strap with a ring In II and
buckle II around the OF fore leg Just
below the fetlock Joint Buckle a sur
cingle around his body. fasten one end
OF & rope 10 Il and pass Il through
the ring In the strap.
Take your position on the right side
Of him. bring the rope over HIS back
from the on side and pull his foot up
TO his body and keep II there Pull
HIS head around 20 you. press against
his body and repeat the words: Lie
down."
when he Is down and has given up
loose the rope. handle him all over
pet him. and then tell him 20 get up
This lesson seldom has 10 be re-
peated. Il gives him 10 understand
that you are his master. and he will
thereafter usually obey every sugges
tion.
Put all the harness In good condi.
ton before the spring work eoNr-s on
Farm Journal
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had time 20 zee al this and theu
my entrance wrought a sudden change
Clon and Louis sprang to attention:
madam and her. sister came 20 the
table and sat down and made shallow
pretsnse of being at their ease. But
madcmoiselle's face was pale, her hand
trembled; and though madamis greater
self-comnand enabled her to carry ON
the matter better. l saw that she was
not herself. Once or twice she spoke
harshly TO Louis; she fell at other
times into brown study: and when
she thought l was not watching her,
her face wore look Of deep anxiety.
wondered what all this meant; and
| wondered more when. after the meal.
the two walked in the garden for an
hour with Clon. Mademoiselle came
from this interview alone and | was
sure that she had been weeping. Madam
and the dark porter stayed outsids
some time longer; then she. too. came
in and disappeared.
Clon did not return with her and
when ! went into the garden Ave
minutes later Louis also had vanished.
Save for two women who sat sewing
at an upper window. the house seemed
10 be deserted. Not a sound broke tho
afternoon stiffness OF room OF garden
and yet felt sure that more WAS hap
pening In this silence than appeared on
the surface. began 20 grow curious
suspicious; and presently slipped out
myself by way Of the stables and skirt
ing the wood at the back of the house.
gained with a little trouble the bridge
which crossed the stream and led TO
the village.
Turning round al this point, could
see the house and moved a little asies
into the underwood and stood gazing
at the windows. trying TO mridole the
matter. II was not likely that NJ. do
Cocheforet would repeat his visit so
soon; and. besides. the women's
emotions had been those OF pure dis
may and grief unmixed with any %
the satisfaction 90 which such a meet
ing. though snatched by stealth. would
give rise. discarded my first thought.
therefore-that he had returned un-
expectedly-and sought for another
solution.
ITO BE Continual
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ITO BE continuoAi
Losing Hair.

He-A girl loses her hsir cartier
than does a man.
She - Well. why shouldn't shell
When she has TO give a lock OF IL
to every Tom. Dick and Harry she
meets at the summer resort?-Yonk-
ers Statesman.
''unto she Third and the FOURTH
Helen was in the habit 81 saying
her prayers at her grandmother's
knee. but as she heartily disliked go
ing to bed. the summons % PRAYER was
not a very welcome one At first she
eontented herself with invoking the
Creators blessings upon the imme-
diate family. but with her growth In
wisdom she conceived the idea OF
postponing her bedtime By lengthen-
ing her prayers. The lengthening pro-
cess began with the aunts. uncles and
cousins. then the intimate friends q
the family we're honored. and finally
she extended her petition to include
tbs neighbors One evening when She
reached the very end Of her list she
said: God bless Mrs Brown. Cod
bless Mr.. Brown Grandma. have they
got a dogT"-Lippineott's Magazine
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In my face for madam's eyes mirrored
dim reflection OF trouble as
she looked at me, and mademoiselle
ate nervously and at random. At
any rate. fancied so, and FASTENED
to compose myself; and the two. in
pressing upon me the simple danties
Of the table. soon forgot, or appeared
to forget, the incident
Yet In spite Of this contretemps. that
first meal had a strange charm for me.
The round table whereat We dined was
spread inside the open door which led
to the garden. so that October sunshine
fell full on the spotless linen and
quaint old plate. and the fresh balmy
air filled the room with the scent OF
sweet herbs.
By-and-bye. As the meal went on.
polished floor. and the last insects OF
summer hummed sleepily outside. and
the two gracious faces continued to
smile at me out OF the gloom--for the
ladies sat with their backs TO the
door, began to dream again. be-
gan TO sink again into 'Olly-that was
half pleasure, half pain The fury Of
the gaming-house and the riot of "a
tons seemed far away. The triumphs
Of the fencing-room-even they grew
cheap and tawdry. | thought OF ex-
istence as one outside It. balanced
tails against that, and wondered whctb
er. after all, the red soutane we're 50
much better than the homely jerldn,
OF the fame Of a day than ease AMI
safety.
And life at Cocheforet was all after
the pattern Of this dinner. Each day,
I might almost say each meal, gave rise
to the same sequence Of thoughts. In
Clon's presence. or when some word
Of madam's, unconsciously harsh. re-
minded me Of the distance between
us, was m-self At other times, in
face Of this peaceful and intimate life.
which was only rendered possible by
the remoteness Of the place and the pc
culiar circumstances In which the la
dies stood, felt a strange weakness
The loneliness OF the woods that en-
circled the house, and here and there
afforded a distant glimpse of snow-clad
peaks; the absence of any link to bind
me to the old life. 80 that at intervals
it seemed unreal; the remoteness OF
the great world. all tended to sap my
will and weaken the purpose which
had brought me to this place.
On the fourth day after my coming,
however, something happened 10 break
the SPELL II CHANGED that came late
to dinner and entered the room hastily
and without ceremony, expecting to
find madam and her sister already
seated. Instead. found Thorn talking
in a low tone by the open coor. with
every mark OF disorder in their appear
ance; while clon and Louis stood at
a little distance with downcast faces
and preplexsd looks-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-03-15

MAJ Of me world. never. When !
entered the room, where the two aides
stood waiting for mt 10y the table,
wa myself again.
"Clon mada you understand. them
the younger woman said kindly.
Eyes Mademoiselle," answered. on
which saw the two smile at one
another, and added; "He is a strange
cr ature wonder you can bear 10
have him near YOU"
"Poor man! You do not know mis-
stcry?" madam said.
~ have head something OF IT," sn-
swered. Louis told me-"
well, do chudi'r at him. some
times" she rep. led In a low voice. 'FIs
hes suffered and horribly, and FIR us.
But I wish II had beer on shy ether
service Spies are necessary things.
I,rt one does not wish TO have TO do
without them ANYTHING IN the nature
Of treachery Ia so horrible"
Quick, Louisl the cognac, II you
have any therel" mademoiselle ex-
claimed. II am sure you are-still
feeling III, Monsieur"
mo, thank you" muttered
hoarsely, making an effort to recover
myself. Il am quite well. II was an
old wound that sometimes touches ma"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-03-15
The PROFITABLE BEE.
Some Paragraphs Suggestions Which
Are Specially Pertinent at
This 1ime.

The honey bee is benefactor TO oun
race. Bee culture requires no outlay
for land upon which to raise crops for
no plant has as set been discovered
that is profitable to grow for honey
alone.
The bee takes nothing from the fer
tility Of the soil but gives II one OF tho
greatest fertilizers known-the cloyers
which would become extinct were v
not for the bees work In fertilizing the
bloom.
With a favorable location. and .
natural ability and inclination for the
business, there Is no question about
bsekeeping being one OF the most prof
table pursuits.
Some folks who have kept bees did
not succeed on account OF the moth
worm. But worms very rarely. n ever,
destroy a colony OF bees in normal con
dition.
A colony harhoring a defective
queen. or no queen at all. will sooner
or later succumb 10 the awful enemy.
unless helped by uhe apiarist.
A colony OF bees will no moro thrive
without a queen, Than will plants with
out sunshine or moisture.
Bees viii sometimes ball their own
queen and kill her. either because
there is something wrong with her. or
for the reason that she has been han
died and thus acquired strange
scent.
beginners should start with one or
two colonies and increase as they learn
how 10 handle and prof. by them.
Bee culture requires no great outlay
Of strength at any time. but 10 be sue
cessful there must be a faithful per
formance OF many little details.
There Is much moro In a colony OF
bees than the honsy and wax they rep
resent They offer 10 any Intelligent
and inquisitive mind a rich field OF
thought.
Nature Is rich IN resources. and the
honey bees are In close relation with
it-Farm Journal.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-03-15
Getting RID Of ouaek

My way OF working quack grass In
THIS vicinity Is to pillow shrllow soon
after harvest. and n very soddy. use a
breaking pillow. which leaves tho sod
smooth. Then before Il freezes we'
cross-plow with a disk pillow. which
will leave the sods loose and pulyerize
\. G then take a spring tooth harrow
and work the ground dovn smooth and
are ready for a crop in the spring. For
small patches OF quack grass. says tho
Orange Judd Farmer. we cover with
straw OF any litter watching with caro-.
that any leaves Of the plant do not
appear for a year.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-03-15

Capt Kaempf. OF the Deutschland.
was entertaining little group 90
passengers with sea stories.
why is IT," said Capt RAempf.
that iandsmen are so ignorant OF the
sea? Seamen are not 30 ignorant OF the
land. II is only. in fact. through
knowing tho land well enough to avoid
II that seamen keep their ships Rhoat
But landsmen's ignorance OF the soa
lit Is deplorable.
On Bremen one day I saw a farmer
looking at the shipping in the hartsor.
A 'longshoreman was explaining the
shipping to him. Finally I heard tho
'iongshoreman say:
=" II Is low water now, sir.
The farmer took his pipe out OF HIS
mouth and pointed It solemn'y to-
wards a heaviIy-laden tramp steamer
that was passing.
" IT'S a good thing for that ycNss.
going past that II ia low water. he
said. The waters near over the .Sss
OF her now. Louisville Courier
Journal
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Not a beauty.

A citizen who has been visiting ths
Adirondack region tells a new story u
Ralph Waldo Emerson. who at one
time made a stay OF some time In the
section named. This guide. named
Steve. was asked what sort OF impress
sion the sage Of Concord had made W
on the natives We'll SIR" said
Steve, "he was a gentleman. every
inch OF him; as nice chap rs you'd
care to see-pleasant and kind. And
he was a scholar. too. allus figge, IN
studyin' and writin' though we III
think he'd had a better time a-huntin
an a-fshln'. but. sir, I'm here to state
that he was the allhredst. hOmeii'st
critter for his age that ever came int0
these woods"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-03-15
FARM NOTES.


A gasoline engine IS economical and
reliable.
Sugar bets viii grow and produce
a fine crop In both sugar and quantity
In soil with too much alkali for most
other crops. The greatest difficulty IN
SUCK soil Is In securing a good stand
Here Is a suggestion for storm DIOR
that the men folks can put on. We
have used Il In our home for two
years with great comfort and satisfae-
ton. At the lumber yard get what IL
called composition board, composed OF
thin strips of board between heavy
paper. Carefully mark this and saw
IL out 10 NJ the screen door. Then
tack IL I'm place and the storm door Is
made. In the spring take II of and
save until the next fall
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ment: then let them down again. and
the bees go on as II nothing had oe-
CURED.
IN commenting on tho contrivanoe.
the editor OF Gleanings In Bee Culture
says: The elevator hive-stand Il all
right, but altogether too expensive for
the purpose. There IL not enough
profit in Bookkeeping TO have cog
wheels. pulleys AM ropes. aud We must
reduce everything down 10 the sim
plest point possible. n the locality Is
liable to be inundated, better by far
make hive-stands sufficiently large IN
carry rs OF 20 hives with q platform
elevated above high-water mark the
year round. ! found such hive-stands
IN California. somo OF them six or eight
feet high. They were choaply con-
structed out OF fence-posts. with cross
bars suitably braced. Each stand would
hold from Is 20 so colonies. placed In
two rows. with an aileyway between
for the aplarist - Use.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-03-15
wET-LANp HIVE STAND.
Arrangement by which the Hives
Can Be Placed az Any ElsvA-
ton Above q Flood.

In answer 10 the question asked by
correspondent as 20 the care OF hives
on low lands. subject 10 foods. writes
an Iowa correspondent: I would sug-
gest the plan shown In the accompany
ing drawing When the foods ap-
proaches. send the negroes. who he
says. are afarid OF the bees. 10 the
wlndlass and wind up the hives 20 an
elevation above the langer-line. and
replace pin II TO hold the hives In an
elevated position nntil after the abate-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-03-15
Her Ernerlers~.

"star Of my life" whispered ths
ioyelorn youth.
And what star would you call me p
asked the beautiful girl.
Venus. Bewitchins. ensrlnnns
Venus"
"But would rather he Saturn"
why, my fair one7''
Because Saturn gets a new r,nT
occasionally"
From stars he changed the subject
to clouds, and said he thought II was
going to raln.-Chicago News.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-03-15

Orange Judd Farmer. Set the box on
legs. This has the double advantage OF
making II more convenient and also
keeping mice and rats from gnawing
holes In the bottom. a lid should be
provided, then II an animal gets loose
in the night he viii not be able 10
help himself and develop a case OF
acute indigestion. The expense OF
making a box OF this character Is nom
tnal.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-03-15
Improbable Hens.

Peter TumbledOvn told me that hp
could not see why his hens would not
lay. He keeps feed before them alt
the time went into his hen house
10 see what Kind OF feed ne gave. ~
was bran mixed with cold water. and
II was frozen solid. II had to stay
by them, for II was 80 hard they comic
MOI eat N. People might o. wen keep
mongrei hens n they ave going To- give
nongrel eare-Farm Journal
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Giving LIQUID Medicines.

My way when giving liquid me9i-
cines Is to take a piece OF rubber hose
about rs inches long. tie II On the
neck OF a bottle. ana put the end of
hose down the animals throat, There
is then no danger Of getting glass In
the mouth.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-03-15

left open sometimes even II great care
f. taken Fit them 20 close automat-
icalIy, and there VIII be no risk nor
need for care. says the Farm Journal.
The cut shows an easy way to make
n door close OF itself. The pulley may
be made Of a spool and a bit OF wire
The weight can be the kind used for
window sashes (as shown), or any
other heavy object may be used.