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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

physical phenomena of modern spiritualisrn. All
who have attended spirtuastic seances familiar
with the invisible and perverse ghost which, for
apparent reason other than to mystify, fur
niture to gyrate violently rings bells, plays tam
bourines, 1evitates the medium" and favors the
spectators with sundry taps, pinches, even blows
Precisely thus it with the doings at Mompesson
House, where many of the salient phenomena of
modern spiritualism were anticipated nearly two
hundred and fifty years ago.
1t was about the children that the disturbances
conferred, it was in their room that the manifesto
tions usually took place, and-what should have
served to direct suspicion to them at once-when,
in the hope of affording them relief their father
separated Them sending the youngest to lodge with
neighbor, and taking the oldest into his own room,
It remarked that the neighbours house immedi
ately became the of demoniac activity, did
the Squire's apartment, which had previously been
virtually undisturbed.
The personal testimony of the Rev Joseph Clan
will, a clergyman of the Church of England,
eye witness of some of the phenomena the most pre-
else and circumstantal in the entire case, strongly,
albeit unwittngly, supports this view of the affair
Il was verify persuaded" he writes, and am SO
still, that the noises were made by some demon.
1t appears that he passed only one night in the
haunted house, and of his several experiences there
is that cannot be set down to fraud plus
imagination, with the children the active agents.
Doubtless his countenance betrayed the receptive
of his mind, and it is not surprising that the
naughty little girls proceeded to work ndustriously
upon his imagination. He speaks of having heard
under the bed painting sound, which, he is
certain, caused Z" a motion strong that it shook
the room and windows very sensibly'; and it also
appears that he was induced to believe that he saw
something moving in linen bag" hanging in the
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room, which bag, on being emptied, was found to
contain nothing animate. Therefore-spirits again!
After bidding the children good night and re-.
turning to his room he wakened from
sound sleep by tremendous knocking on his door,
and to his terrified inquiry, In the name of God,
who is it, and what would you have?" received the
not wholly reassuring reply, Nothing with YOU
In the morning, when he spoke of the incident and
remarked that he supposed servant must have
establishment that one of the house lay that way
had business thereabout." This being so, it
could not possibly have been anything but ghost.
Thus the argument of the superstitious
clergyman. And all the while, may readily
imagine, little Miss Mompesson chucking in
wardly at the panic into which she had thrown the
reverend gentleman.
Chi1dren's Precocious Franks
IF it is objected that girl of ten could success
fully execute such sustained imposture, one need
only point to the many instances in which children
of equally tender years little Older have since
ventured on similar INVESTIGATIONS, with even more
startling results. Incredible as it may seem to
well known fact that boys and grls-especially
girs-under certain conditions of heredty and en-
vironment, take morbid delight in playing pranks
that will astound and perpex their elders. The
mere suggestion that Satan discarnate spirit is
at the bottom of the mischief will then act as
powerful stimulus to the elaboration of even more
sensational performances and the result if detection
does not soon occur, will be full fedged potter
geist, the crockery breaking furniture throwing
ghost is technically called
The singular affair of Hetty Wesley is case in
point. &c. too, is the history of the Fox sisters,
who were extremely juvenile when they discovered
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the hottest broth of molten metal ever brewed.
The chemist seized it with the little tongs used
by jewellers and plunged it into jar of ice water,
which dubbed and boiled instantly at the contact.
In that instant the cooling metal exerted its ggan
tic pressure the substance within, exactly the
vast heat in the earths interior produces diamonds
and forces them up in the volcanic pipes of blue
ground in South Africa. No mechanical power yet
devised can produce such pressure that exerted
every particle of the last few drops of liquid
metal, which, like the rest contains proportion of
found it's place. The metal is cold and solid
Mossan attacks the charcoal with hammer, and
removes shapeless lump of fretted ron which
contains in the form of real diamonds the powdered
sugar put into the crucible five minutes previously.
Surely no more wondrous fairy tale was ever told
than this narrative of work in the laboratory of
one of the greatest living scientistsl
A Long and Costly Process
pUT the process of winning the diamonds from
- their contorted matrix is long and costly one,
such as would never pay shareholders in the De
Beers Corporation. Moissan digs for his diamonds
not with explosives pick and shovel but with
erodent acids which destroy the iron, but cannot
inure the precious stones wthin-a long and tedious
process In the end the last vestige of metal is
eaten and dissolved and the last test tubes residue
contains the hard won gems.
/ am not working for profit, the scientist told
me smingly. Il doubt whether we shall ever pro-
duce diamonds which will flood the market and
close the South African mines. My best gems prob
ably cost three thousand dollars carat But am
content with establishing the fact that by artificial
means man can vie with the rarest and richest pro-
ducts of Natures laboratory. l confess l am not
always successful Sometimes the iron is not pure,
and gases develop in the molten mass, producing
air bubbles used emergency exits for the squeezed
particles. And SO the necessary pressure is evaded
and failure results. And remember that with my
greatest success can produce only tiny particles
of diamonds, while Nature will force up stones great
your fist, like the Cullinan out of the Transvaal
pipes
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vanish into thin air when jected to great heat.
Moissan knew that all that was necessary to
transmute worthless carbon into diamonds was vast
heat and immense pressure. To inadequacy in
both he attributed the failures of predecessors in
the line of research Their best efforts in the
line of heat went up to mere two thousand de-
grees Electricity. he knew, would give heat almost
and produced an electric oven, giving heat almost
uncomfortable up to eight thousand degrees Fahren
het. In such a temperature our bodies would van
ish in fraction of time leaving not atom behind.
Moissan's oven is small, neat, and unpretentious.
Two blocks of limestone followed out fit one top
of the other, leaving little cavity in the center.
Two grooves leading to the lower half of the hollow
stones incased in iron and fastened together by
screw clamps when adjusted Two electrodes con-
nected with generator of enormous power
pushed into the groove until they touch crucible
is the sugar other substance to be submitted to
the great heat.
The moment the current is turned on, binding
white flames burst out of the oven either side,
And yet so poor conductor is the limestone
ployed that one may rest his hand on top of the
furnace while this terrific heat is generated.
An Amazing Operation
THIS heat, however, is only one essential; unless
L both heat and pressure in equal degree could
be applied simultaneously, failure would result 1t
occurred to the chemist to communicate the pressure
by means of molten iron, plunged instantly into ice
cold water. And in this way Moissan turned the
carbon of sugar into diamonds, to the amazement of
the worlds scientists. He filled his little charcoal
crucible with broken bits of and carbon of sugar
Then he put it back in the lower half of his electric
stove adjusted the upper stone and turned on the
current There came roar and a hiss that might
be heard block away; the dazzling flames burst
forth either side with glare like that of light
ming, and cloud of strange white vapor yelled the
anxious wizard as he hung his formidable ap-
paratus. have been present more than once, at
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great French chemist Henri Moissan, has found
in his sugar basin the potential gems men seek
when President Roosevelt was similarly honored,
and is true disciple of the venerable Berthelot,
greatest of living chemists and biologists.
A fairy story of science indeed! That the poor
coffee, should have in her cup the material of radi
ant necklace and royal riviere! Yet the sugar is
carbon, the diamond is; only the diamond is
bon subjected to vast cosmic processes in Natures
known. And now Natures method has been mi-
tated by the chemist in his laboratory, who has at
last produced her rarest gem in his electric furnace
Some Early Experiments
As far back 1928 Gannal in Paris thought he
"A had solved the problem He treated carburet
of sulphur with pure phosphorus and tiny sparkling
morsels fell into his trembling hands. Alasl they
his tubes. Cagniard de Latour and later on
Despretz, continued the fascinating experiments.
Despretz used charcoal subjected to enormous heat
by of the electric arc and a blowpipe He
produced gemike stones hard enough to cut rubies,
and triumphantly told the French Academy he had
succeeded in making real diamonds by artificial
means. 1t was great blow to him when Marcelin
Bertheot the venerable scientist and philosopher,
proved that the gems could not be diamonds at all
Next came two English chemists, Hannay and
Marsden, illustrating the uncertainty of the chemists
work. Marsden did one day produce real diamonds,
but could never afterward repeat his success His
best efforts produced only crystal hard enough
to scratch diamonds This called carborun-
dunn, and is manufactured at Niagara for indus
trial purposes The great Berthelot himself next
took up diamond making in his lonely tower ninety
feet high but ceased experimenting the moment
Moissan came into the field and announced humor-
ousy that he had found in his sugar basin the worlds
rarest gem. Never Koh-i-Nur examined by
keen dealers more eagerly than the tiny gems made
in Moissan S laboratory were inspected by Frances
savants. And they were diamonds-no doubt of it.
They would cut ordinary specimens, which would
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Moissan's invitation,
and each time the
upper stone was re-
moved three minutes
later with a gigantic
pair of tongs. 1t was
not hard to realize
the amazing heat de-
veloped by the daz-
cling white light that
burst out, and even
with smoked glasses
sent one staggering
back with averted
eyes. The charcoal
crucib1e was white
hot; and in it was
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AMERICA alone
~ imports twen-
ty-fve million
dollars worth of dia-
monds every year; to
supply the world
means ten times as
much. No wonder
modern science has
sought for a genera
ton to effect a trans
mutation before which
the fabulous philoso-
piers stone would be
mean and Intellectual.
And science has sue
ceeded at last. The
E1 IL
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02
pralnards Today

The Bchemians who 20 handily do.
feated the Brewers on Decoration Day
In i0lnning contest, win endeayor to
put away the Brainards this afternoon
In like fashion. The game gives prom.
Ise of being q close one a. both teams
viii do their best from the fact that II
the Brainards win they win move up
out Of last place ami Astoria will drop
into Il. The aght for the cellar cham,
plonshIp win Be one worthy Of seeing.
An imported umpire for the oocaaion
win come down from Portland and u
rated "a an AL man 30 II can be
taken that there will be none Of the
ludicrous horse play as in the game
Thursday, Manager Brown has an.
nounced that the pump up on the Hill
II again In working order and he has
promised that the diamond will be
eprinkled for the game today, 30 that
the players win not have to use guide
Hines In order to make their way through
the dust In trying to find the ball.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02

Yesterday Mrs, Ferguson's Sunday
school class had an enjoyable picnic
over al Knappton. The party took the
steamer yolga up 70 the forks at Deep
River at the head of navigation and
then returned to Knappton. After a
delightful al fresco luncheon the quar-.
antine station was visited and thor
oughly Investigated, then an adjourn.
ment was made TO the woods where
everybody gathered feus. The return
trip was made about 7 o'clocsk In rough
weather and the whole party was tired
out after a long and pleasant day. In
all there were over 90 present, including
Mr., and Mrs, Rev. G. Q. Rarick, Mrs
White, Mrs. Fine, and Mr., Hawthorne,
who Is Mrs. Ferguson's brother.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02

AL the regular meeting of the Cham
her Of Commerce 10 be held Monday
night there will be up for consideration
the matter of sending delegates 10 tb,
Oregon Development League Copven.
tion to' be held Ia Portland from Che
Goth To tho 22nd.
THE question 81 whether Or not Al.
toria will contest In the Rose and Flow.
er Show At Portland 10 take place on
the same date. for the prizes which are
offered. amounting 10 5000, will also
be given consideration.
The question of whether Or not a
ship or ships win be chartered 10 send
wheat direct to export markets, win II
10 understood, receive some considera-
tlon. now that some Of the leading ship.
ing companies Of Europe have agreed
10 give Astoria The same rate as those
granted ID Puget Sound Points, or 80
cents q ton less than the rates that
have so far been granted to Portland
np the two rivers.
II IL also probable that an important
visitor will be on hand and II may be
that he can be induced 10 discuss the
seawall proposition.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02
LOCAL OPTION CAUSE.
OF TROUBLE
SHERIFF GOES TO SEASIDE TO
SHERIFF P0MER0Y GOES TO
TROUBLE THAT MAY BE THE
oUcoME OF AN INJUNCTION.

There were two meetings scheduled
TO take place at Seaside last night both
Of which were likely to prove abortiye,
One meeting was called By the Prohibi-
tionists and the other by the anti
sProhibitionists. Both parties hired the
X. of P. Hall and there was q dispute
as to who had the right thereto. Hence
Sheriff Pomeroy's journey TO Seaside
and injunction proceedings in the
county court. Q. Q. Clarke. Of the
Antis hired the hall on May 2sth for
the lst Of June. and paid therefor, to
one Price, trustee Of the X. of P. and
the man who let the hall, the sum Of $5.
On May Slst Price re-let the hall to
G. A. Honsell Of the NJ. E. Church re.
gardless Of his previous contract, and
at the Same time returned his $5 to
Clarke in registered letter informing
him that he could not have the hail.
Why in 4 registered letter does not
appear Clarke only lives two doors
from the hall Perhaps at the sugges-
tion Of the minister Yesterday Clarke
obtained an injunction against Price
which eifectually bars him from letting
the hall to the Prohihitionist minister.
Price appears TO have become nervous
and wrote to the sheriff for protection,
saying he feared bodily harm. So the
sheriff has gone to Seaside--and nobody
will use the hall
The election which will decide the
mooted question is on Monday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02

This u The Last day Of the si.bo ex'
eursion rate from Portland 10 Seaside
and a big crowd Is expected down. The
train win come down In two sections as
tickets we're sold yesterday that taxed
the equipment ci the company. A large
crowd Of Aatcrians will also 70 down
taking advantage Of the new low round.
trip rate Of rs cents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02
High School Dance

High School Dance
The juniors of the Astoria High
School gave social entertainment last
night which included series Of vocal
and instrumental music and recitations
followed by dancing, The evening prov
ed most successful both socially and
financially. On some previous occasions
a rather rough element managed to mar
the evening, but last nights entertain
ment was entirely free from anything
disagrecahe. Miss Gertrude Kearney
very kindly supplied the music for the
devotes Of terpsichore and in the in.
terludes most excellent punch was serv-
cd. The proceeds OF the evening are to
be devoted to the function to which
the Juniors invite the seniors on class
day. The program is appended; In
strumental trio, Maude Ross, Mildred
Smith and Wilma Young, violin solo,
Mrs. John Allen; vocal solo, Mrs. Finch;
instrumental solo, Miss Anna Campbell;
recitation, Mrs Gratke; vocal solo, Mr.
William Giatke.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02
Drug Store For warrentOn---

DIR. c, +. Linton win tomorrow move
10 warrcnton where he has leased .
building and will put In q ilrst.class
!. drug store, stock for which was Or.
sered yesterday. Work will commence
nce to get the building in shape and
cxpects to be able to open up the
ter part Of the week Wanenton Ii
5rging rapidly to the front and Che
8doctcr ID bound to prosper IN his new
location.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02
No Comic Section Today

Owing 10 the slowness " freight
shipments over the 0. r. 4 NJ the
Astorlan's comic section failed 10 ar.
rive this week and this popular feature
Of this paper win not be served our
patrons until next Sunday. The man.
agement u sorry this break has occur.
red but II seems there Is no help for H..
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02

Peter Oleson, against whom the chief
Of police filed complaint alleging IN.
sanity, was examined yesterday morn
lag in tho county Jail. DR.. Alfred Kin.
ney was The examining physician and
he came to no decision as TO the mans
mental condition, but ordered him de-
tanned for a few days for further obser-
walton.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02
Certificate 81 Completion

Ia the city auditors, yesterday,
was filed The certificate Of completion
for the improvement oi forty.second
street between the alleyway and Bond
street. The contract price was ssoT
and L, A. Carter was the contractor who
did the work.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02
An Injunction

Deputy Sheriff MclAne went mp the
river III the Telegraph yesterday after,
noon. His destination IA the island
tailed TenassllIhe whore he has papers
10 serve Ia an injunction suit against
the Seaborg Packing Company. 7. X.
Johnston has asked for an injunction 70
restrain the packing company from
building d III any way Interfering with
hia holdings on the island.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02
Attention Finish Brotherhood.

A regular meeting Of Astoria Lodge
No. Q, United Finnish Brotherhood Of
the World, viii be held on Monday,
June 3, 700 o'clock p. M, in Odd Eel
lows Hall, Tenth and Commercial street,
All members, as well as visiting broth
er, are requested to attend.
CHAS. WIRKKALA,
Secretary.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02
New Time Cara Today

The new time card goes into cdec.
on tho A. 40 r. n. today on the
schedule a. previously published. 0ne
oi the features that viii probably con.
fuse the average Astorian for some
time d the time Of leaving Portland, In
the leaving which Ii 6,bS instead Of
7,Oo and before they get used to Il
viii result In many missing their trains,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02

Charles s. Fee, the general manager
o. the Hartman lines and A. d. Charl.
ton, assistant passenger agent for the
Northern Pacific, went through 10 Sea.
ride yesterday at noon on Mr.. Fees
private car Sunset. They were accom-.
panied by Passenger Agent jenkins Of
the A. a c. r. r.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02
Police Court.

But two drnnks faced Judge Anderson
in police court yesterday and rendered
the usual excuse Of having come to As.
ioria Oh business and dallied with the
towing bowl a triae too long and
thereby contracted unexpected business
with the police department. They each
received the usual penalty Of 80 or two
days.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02
Fines and ForfeI.ures--

In the month d May, il6 complaints
we're acted upon In police court AMI the
fines and torseitures totaled 1885 for
the month. This 70 but few dollars
less than the collections for The pre-.
ceding month,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02
ke.Assigned--..

Lieutenant Cooper, who, according 10
bis rating BY examination, was origin.
ally assigned 10 the Field Artillery. has
been re.assIsned 10 the Coast Artillery
with whom he has been right along.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02

Captain johnson, The local representa-
tive Of the firm Of Brown \ McCabe.
stsvedores, viii send over about . dozen
men TO Knapptou on Monday TO load
the German bark Tellus.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02

Az d meeting 81 the Columbia River
Packers Association yesterday after
noon The following prices were adopted
for salmoni
Flats, ,,.m.si.75 Talls....sl.05
Normals. $3.50 oyals.. $3.50
Half oyals. $3.50
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02
IERsE TALES Of HE TOWN
Rernoyal.

Removal.
Mr.. wieks, the architect. win move
from hia otilce III Commercial street 70
new quarters on tho second acor Of the
Savings Bank building. and Will be
found there on Monday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02
CHAMBER COMMERCE.
MEETING

AT REGULAR MEETING TOMORROW
NIGHT IMPORTANT BUSINESS
WILL TRANspIRE - ASTORIA AT
ROSE CARNIVAL.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-02

" Morning Astorian. so cents per
month. delivered by carrier.
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Sandy. Marrow ESCAPE.

IAN hoo's the guild wife. Sandy"
said one farmer to another as they met
in the market place and exchanged
snuffboxes.
did we no near that she's dead IN
buried?" said Sandy solemnly.
Dear me- exclaimed his friend
sympathetically. surely it must have
been very sudden?"
AYE. ii was sudden returned San
dy. I've see. when she turned i'll we
had ma time to send for the doctor, sac
| gied her bit poslther l had lying in
my drawer for year or twa an that ]
had got frae the doctor myself, but
hadna ta'en. What the pouther was
dinna vera weel ken, but she died
soon after. It's sair loss to me, / can
assure We. but it's something TO be
thankful for l didna TAX the pouther
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