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diton is often Objectionable. These OBJ
stacles to its larger use are SO easily re-
moved that one wonders why there should
be any ground for complaint at all. Ger
tain 1t Is that IL our own mines propose
to compete with Spanish pyrite they will
have to make their product not only as
good as, but even better than the Others
There is no sound reason why one should
buy from the home producer If the article
he offers is not as good as con be OBJ
tanned elsewhere.
1t understands itself as our German
friends say. that there is a certain physi-
cal condition of pyrite which renders it
peculiarly adapted for the type of fur
mace now used The successful roasting
of the pyrite depends not only upon It's
content of sulphur, but also and particu-
larly upon its density. If the material
is of too dense a structure the opera
ton of roasting is not only unduly pro-
longed, but the chemical changes do
not penetrate to the center of each lump
and there is a serious loss in sulphur
and an additional loss in value If the
residue is to be used as an iron ore.
If the structure is too open there may be
too rapid evolution of sulphurous
fumes and the chambers may have too
great a volume of gases to condense. 1t
is begging the question to maintain that
If two samples of pyrite contain the same
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w THIN the last few years there
w has grown up in this state an in
" dustry of present Importance
and still larger promise, the mining of
pyrite to be used in the manufacture of
sulphuric acid
The shipping mines are confined to a
small area in Clay county, although it
is known that there are other deposits
that could be brought into use. The in
dustry now centers around Pyriton, Clay
county, a branch of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, from Stockdale, af-
fording transportation facilities.
Pyrite, sometimes called Fools Gold, Is
a sulphide of iron containing, when pure,
1873 per cent of sulphur and 1877 per cent
of iron. When this material is roasted
with free access Of air, its sulphur goes
off as sulphurous acid and this Is
changed into sulphuric acid by mixing
1t with the fumes given off from mix
ture of nitrate of soda and sulphuric acid
In properly constructed lead chambers.
In some parts of the country pyrite con-
tains sufficient gold to render it's extrac-
ton profitable, but the Alabama pyrite,
so far as known, does not carry enough
gold to warrant the expense connected
with its extraction. But some Of our
pyrite does contain enough copper to rem
der 1t valuable for the extraction of this
metal after it has been used in acid
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present price of metallic copper, from
1910 to $40 a ton With ia per cent of
copper the value rises to S17.S5 ton. The
cost of extracting the copper depends on
circumstances and each case has to be
considered in and for itself
1t is seldom that pyrite as offered to the
trade carries more than 43 per cent Of
sulphur. In the state of pruity it car
ries 1913 per cent, but in commerce one
never secures the pure article. There is
always more or less rock mixed in with
the pyrite and this brings the percentage
of sulphur down. If the content of sui
phur fall below 3S per cent the acid
makers complain and below this they do
not care to buy, except under unusual
conditions A very large proportion of the
pyrte mined for acid making is sold
on analysis and this method should al
ways be employed. The sliding scale sys-
tenn is much the best the material above
a certain grade having bonus attached
and below this grade penalty.
The manufac turers of chemicals and
commercial fertilizers in this state, Geor-
gia, Florida, Mississippi, louisiana and
so on, use both Spanish and domestic
pyrite and some of them use sulphur
from Sicily and Louisiana.
Complaint has been made that the do
nestle pyrite is not as well cleaned as
the Spanish and that its physical con-
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window, and he sees a ship at anchor.
1t was taking on its last bale of cargo.
1t was Just ready to call for Tarshish.
That was the ancient name for the
modern country of Spain. And so he got
into a rowboat and pushed out to the
ship and set sail for the west instead of
setting out to travel over the Assyrian
deserts to the northern capital of Nine
veh. And. my brother, you know as we'll
as 1 know that the reason most of us
flee our Nlnevehs is because we are not
willing to make the sacrifices God wants
us to make.
Why He RebeIed.
But I cannot close this sermon with
out noticing another fact. Jonah was
angry because God repented of the evil
that he had said he would do unto the
Ninevites and he did not. Why? Because
these Ninevites were gentiles and not
Jews. In the sight of Jonah they be-
longed to the barbarians. He would not
have cared so much if they had been
Hebrews, as he was Hebrew. But they
belonged to a class outside of his own
nationality. And from time immemo-
rial the Hebrews always looked upon
their God as their own God exclusively.
Thus, by accepting this repentance of the
Ninevites, God was practically saying:
Jonah. I am a God to the Hebrews.
Jonah, I am a God to the Egyptian.
Jonah, / am a Cod to the white and to
the black and to the yellow skinned and
TO the Malay | am God to all people, OF
all classes. Come unto me, all ye that
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ton can not supply more than about
one-third of it. The consumption Is In
creasing rapidly. but the quality of some
of the domestic pyrite is not what 1t
should be. Too little attention is paid
to clean mining and entirely too little
to the preparation of the pyrite after 1t
reaches the surface There is too much
country rock in car load lots and the
proper sizing of tho material seems to be
wholly neglected in many cases.
Pyrite miners in some parts OF the ooun-
try stand much in their own light. They
do not seem to care much what kind of
material they send out appearing to think
that pyrite is pyrite and that any 43 per
cent ore will burn as well as any other.
As a partial result of this Indifference
we see the imports growing from 1865
tons in 1896 to 515.722 tons in 1906
The growth of industries calling for sui
phurlc acid and its derivatives and sui
phite liquor accounts in some measure for
the increased common complaint among
the makers of commercial fertilizers that
much of the domestic pyrite carries not
only less sulphur than the Spanish. but
also and in particular that it does not
burn as well.
But 1t is in respect to the utilization of
all Of the values in pyrfte that we wish
to speak particularly. The residue accum-
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amount of sulphur they are of equal value
for the acid maker. Such may or may
not be the case. As matter of fact, 1t
is we'll known that of two samples of
pyrite of equal sulphur content the one
is much more valuable in acid max
ing than the other because of its physical
condition. This difference in physical
condition relates not only to the size and
form of the pyrite charged into the fur
mace, but to the nature and amount of
the impurities present and to the struc-
ture Of the ore itself. 1t might be worth
a good deal to the pyrite miners II they
paid more attention to such matters.
During the ten years ending with 1905
there were produced in the United States
1,S4O,546 tons of pyrite valued at $6,659,199,
an average of 1892 a ton. During the
same period we imported 900 tons
valued at s11.671. 096. an average of 1884
a ton. During this period we imported.
chiefly from Spain, nearly twice as much
pyrite as we produced The consumption
of pyrite in this country has risen from
SOS $50 tons in 1898 to 716,0O2 tons in 1905.
and is probably at this time in excess of
$50 900 tons a year.
The demand for pyrite, from manufac-
turers of sulphuric acid and sulphite
liquor Cthis latter used for bleaching wood
pulp in the manufacture of paper, has
grown SO large that the domestic produe-
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new features, among them an assistant,
and after a preliminary round OF calls at
railroad speed, he relegated all calls, ex-
cept those on the sick and dying, to his
assistant, a worthy man enough, but
who cannot take the pastors place In
the affections of the people OF tho church.
AFTER that l began to lose interest.
After the morning service the minister
holds a reception In front OF the pulpit
and says he will be glad to greet any in
the congregation, but there isn't much
satisfaction in moving along in line for
mere handshake as IL one were at re-
, ception."
"Of course l realize that our minister
Is not an exception" the cousins wife
said. VERY few of the up to date city
clergymen make calls They are not like
dear old John Hall. In spite Of the fact
that his congregation th,n was as large
as any can think of now he managed
to call on every member of it once
year. going a second time to some whom
he did not find at the first visit
"A young woman employed in ono of
the Broadway stores told me with tears
in her eyes Of DR.. Halls coming express
ly to the store to see her because he
could not find her at her boarding house
during the day. That girl would never
stay away after that from one OF his
services. and that visit to the store was
the means OF five or six of the empioycs
becoming devoted members Of his church.
Undoubtedly the pastor of large city
church is busy, but I notice this. that
many OF them who have no time to call
on their parishioners have time to write
books and to preach often in places dis
tans several hours from New York, and
to speak at conventions and all sorts OF
meetings not Immediately connected with
their church.
Probably were our minister more like
tho DR.. John Hall type would not be so
Indifferent about going to church But
then I was born and brought up In
country town. That makes a difference"
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A Real Friend.

Caroline Lockhart In the January Lippin-
COTS.
Red Wright was a man of quick and
furious temper. while Jim Donovan was
as calm and Unconditional as his partner
was violent.
Tho two prospectors were cooking break
fast in their mountain camp one morning
when the coffee pot happened to be
REDS particular charge. The bacon.
under Donovan's supervision, was almost
done, SO Red set the coffee pot on the
fire for final boil One OF the sticks
burned in two and the pot upset. Red
flew into a rage, and. jumping for the
coffee pot, he kicked 1t from one end OF
the camp to the other. and back again.
Donovan watched him with calm interest.
and when Reds" fury had expended it.
self Donovan pulled his six-shooter and
filled the coffee pot full of holes.
by gracious, man. cried Red wiring
ing his hands What did you do that
for? We can't make no more cofee!'
do you think I'm goin TO stand hero
ana see a son-of-a-gun Of a coffee pot get
the best of a friend Of miner demanded
Donovan as be returned to hts bacon.
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member of the congregation every other
week or so. No one escapes.
I'm one set of envelopes one is asked to
put a certain sum every week for for
eign missions, say. The next set sohcits
contributions for home missions. The
tract society, church extension, the poor
of the church, disabled ministers and half
dozen other worthy objects are all rep
resented by a set of envelopes.
Those envelopes used to get on my
nerves I would tuck them away in a
drawer, and every time 1 opened the
drawer and saw them l felt guilty.
Felt Guilty.
"No one ever dunned me or asked
what did with the envelopes, but all the
same 1 felt guilty when / didn't put
something in them Then there were the
collections in church, no end of appeals
from the Womans Aid society. Christmas
offerings, Easter offerings and pow rent,
besides a lot more collections for indiyid-
ual cases needing assistance.
THE needs of suffering humanity were
kept 80 before me that felt like apollo
giving whenever l appeared at church in
a new gown or hat. SO tho winter 1 went
west gave UP my sittings and have not
taken another.
but there is my cousin and his wife.
who are church members and used to go
to church three times q day In their
home town, and who now scarcely ever
go to church With them 1t is certainly
not q question OF Strengthened circum-
stances"
The cousin was found in his library
smoking an after dinner cigar.
"lou ought TO be at Sunday school"
remarked the visitor.
! Our Sunday school meets in the morn
ing" he returned with bland smile.
you go then, perhaps"
well, I can't say that do. served
my time though az Sunday school
| teacher before / came to New York
"And you don't go to church now?'
well, l pay for part Of pew in
Blanks church and we sit in 1t once in a
,, while, but really must confess we have
gotten into the habit Of staying at home
Sunday mornings and going visiting in
the evenings"
ITS a wonder your minister doesn't get
after you
"Ah. that's Just It. 1 don't believe the
minister knows or cares whether we are
in our places or not. and besides he Is
one of the new fashioned ministers who
don't call on their congregation His
assistant gets around once year or an
afternoon usually, when no one Is at
home.
i when we first came to New York we
attended church regularly. and the min
| lister then In charge, and he had no assist
ant. made a point of calling on every
member of the congregation, sometimes
dropping in at the place OF business of
men whom he did not meet at the church
or at their home when he made an after
noon call.
THAT made us feel quite at nome IN MS
church. But he left. and MS successor
who is a very fine man. introduced many
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ulates rapidly and the question at once
arises. what can we do with this stun?
Has it any value that we may avail our
selves OFF,
The answer to these questions depend
upon the nature of the residue If it is
dead" burned and in not too fine con-
dition it may be disposed of to the blast
furnace men at once as iron ore, sale be-
Ing based on analysis. If it contains an
extractable amount of copper this may
first be removed and the final residue sold
to the blast furnaces. But no adequate
reply can be made to such questions I'M
less one knows what the residue really is
how much iron 1t contains, how much sui
phur. how much copper. If any
As already remarked, some OF the Ala
bama mines appear to carry an increasing
percentage of copper with depth. If this
be true it follows that the question Of
profitably removing the copper becomes of
increasing Importance. As the mines ara
deepened the copper increases and more
and more copper-bearing pyrite will be
sent to the acid makers. The residue
from the burners will become more and
more valuable until n point Is reached
where the value of the copper is more
than the value of the acid and the acid
becames n by-produet. We have an apt
illustration of this in the recovery coke
ovens where the value of the so-caled
by-products exceeds that of the coke
and the coke itself becomes a by-product.
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labor and are heavy laden, and will give
you rest" And I see Jonah sitting upon
that hillside hear him say with angry
lip: NAY, Lord. nay. II thou art to be
a God to the Hebrew, then be God to
the Hebrew race alone"
Are we not all Jonahs? DO We not want
to hem in the work of Jesus to our own
social and national cliques? Do not some
of us say: What is the good of sending
missionaries to China? Let China keep
on worshiping its idols II 1t wishes. We
are not responsible for what China does"
Do we want our Christ to be the Christ
of the harlot and the laborer and the
black man? Are we trying with an In
tense yearning desire to bring all social
classes into our churches and have the
poor and the unfortunate worship
Christ by our side in our own church
pews?
Nineveh's Fate.
AS I come to the end of this sermon I
want to lead you for a moment within
the mighty walls of this great capital of
the north. I want you to see the mighty
rivers that flow through 1t. / want you
to SEQ its dams and sluices and great
canals. I want you 10 see its castles and
palaces and temples. Nineveh was not a
village Nineveh was the mightiest cap
ital of the east 1t covered an area of
over 400 square miles. l want you to see
the princes and princesses and mobiles
and common people now jostling each
other L want you to hear the songs of
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praises as they sing them to the great
God who has forgiven them their sins.
Then I want to tell you that this mighty
people and this mighty city after they
had heard the warning call of Jonah and
repented of their sins, fell again into sin.
Their last sins were worse than their
former sins. Two centuries later. in G25
B. c.. God wiped out that city on account
of those sins from the face of the earth
and so obliterated it that for n thousand
years no one knew where this mighty
capital of the cast had stood. II dsap-
peared more completely than did Pompeli
under the burning lava OF volcanic Yes
uvius.
1t disappeared so completely that,
though Xenophon in 400 Il. c. led his
great army over it's ancient site, he
could not tell where the people of Sem
nacherib's capital had dwelt. So. like
Nineveh we who have once repented of
our sins may fall again into sin and be
eternally destroyed.
May God grant that the apostasy of a
Nineveh or a Judas shall not be our
spiritual doom. May we, one and all,
every day of our lives continue to fight
the good fight of faith as did Paul, who
was the mightiest servant of Christ tina.
ever lived He said, - keep under my
body and bring 1t into subsection lest that
nv any means when | have preached 10
others | myself should be castaway.
Art thou becoming a spiritual castawayY
"Doest thou well to be angry with COO
Copyright 19Jl by Louis klopsch)
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dreds Of people who could not read a
to professional reciter of Homer's Iliad;
and when he came to that exquisite scene
the very gallery gods" who had never
in which the silver-haired King Priam
ventures into the Grecian camp and begs
''the swift-footed Achilles" to restore to
him the body of Hector. can you doubt
that ''the people lifted up their voice and
wept," until the sound of their sobbing
drowned the voice of the reciter?
When Roseius, the great Roman actor.
and the instructor of Cicero. recited from
the stage the finest line. perhaps. that
Terence ever wrote, Il am a man. and
nothing human do I regard as foreign
from me- who doubts the tradition that
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From the New York Sun.
"a good deal is said these days about
| people not going to church and about
how to get them to go to church, and
! nothing whatever is said about the rea-
sons some people have for staying away
from church," remarked the family man.
at wouldn't be bad Idea, L think, to
give the other side Of the story"
what is your reason?' was asked
Have to stand too long waiting for
a seat. OF late we have given up trying
to attend any church which has live
preacher and good music.
Baptist, Congregational, Presbyterian,
Episcopalian, it's all the same. One must
/ stand, as a rule, until after the service
begins, being jostled and stepped on by
other persons who sweep by and up the
aisles into the best pews.
| 1--WE used to try to get there early, and
| found we had only the longer to stand.
Tben we went later and were sent from
| downstairs to the gallery, and in one
/ case from one side of the gallery 10 the
! other. although the church wasn't nan
| filed That was the worst or II, always
finding the church practically empty and
having to gaze at long rows of empty
pews.
ooh. yes. | know what you are going to
! say-that the pews are rented and must
be held for the owners till after the
service has been begun, and that IL
| want to be sure of seat / ought to hire
one.
"Now. | won't rent pew, or half q
new or one sitting even; first, because
I can't afford it, and next because
don't believe in it. Probably If 1 had a
new I would be just as Indifferent as
most pewholders are to the ISLANDERS, 30
I don't intend to give myself the chance
At Christian Science Churches.
"Take the Christian Science churches,
! for example. The same persons go Sun
! day after Sunday to two services and sit
in any chair they can get and seem glad
of the chance They don't rent pews and
sittings in those churches; neither do the
| good music. went once and was bored
| almost to death-and yet Christian Sci
ence churches are filed to the doors"
GIVE stopped going to church because
| every time 1 did go / caught cold,' put
! In a listener. 81 would not be comfort
| able in my own parlor If the front door
was opened and shut and the parlor door
| opened and shut every second or two, and
! that is how it Is In most churches.
I ANY one sitting at the side end of
! pey literally gets 1t in the neck every
time the church door opens, and for
couple of days afterward he feels All
banged up-at least. that is what hap
pened to me. The theatres and opera
houses know better than to have the
outer steet doors within few feet Of the
auditorium"
81 used to go to church regularly when
q girl. but have dropped off of late be-
cause it costs too much remarked a
woman. At the church i attend they
make a speciality Of little envelopes
which are handed or mailed to everS
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and yet his native taste unerrngly guild
ed him to a correct decision as to its
literary merits.
A plain farmer or mechanic hardly ever
heard of Professor Bartlett's equations"
setting forth the relations between vol
ume" and mass" and density and
weight" He may never have heard of
"the law of gravitation,' but he does
not need either Professor Bartlett or Sir
Isaac Newton to teach him that lead is
heavy and that feathers are light.
1t was a quite illiterate man who, upon
seeing Joe jefferson in rip Van
Wrinkle" said: THAT ar man holds up
his eend (end) as well as any on en-"
If you had lived at Athens In the days
of Socrates you might have seen hun
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It is simply power or capacity of the
mind. This definition does not involve
the notion that the human intellect is
nothing but a bundle of faculties; for a
thing that does not exist can have no
faculties
Reasoning is the act or sae power Of
passing from the known to the previously
unknown of deducing conclusions from
premises
When the mind performs this act we say
1t reasons and the mental power by
which this act is accomplished we name
the faculty of reasoning" And so when
the mind discerns or appreciates the
beautiful or the sublime, we say that it
is exercising the faculty of taste.
One of the earliest words that babies
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made him tremble in the right place.
A professor the University of vir-
ginia was visiting a plain. unlettered
farmer, when the name of DIR. McGuffey
was mentioned. Hes a great writer.
amt hep said the farmer.
Il don't know that he has any great
reputation as a writer" was the reply.
We'll, he deserves it," said the farmer.
why do you think sop
'I'll show you" and he produced
copy of MeGufey's Fifth Reader, opened
It at Hamlets soliloquy on Immortality;
read It through aloud, and with evident
delight. and then said: Now If that
amt good writin' never saw none" He
was so unlettered as to believe that Nc
Guffey was the author of that passage.