The sun., 1908-06-21

NMtOuB KINGS, ana En0y formed the AuanC0
OF Working Priests. To qualify as n member
II In necessary to be French priest, to
carry on manual labor for FIVE hours day
as maximum and Ave hours q week as q
minimum, and in no way 10 neglect the
duties Of the ministry. The alliance has
now over 200 members and publahes a
monthly magazine Of sixty -four pages called
the TroG d'Union (the Hyphsa). It has pro-
noted this exhibition, which gives O good
Idea Of what industries the priests hav0
taken up.
There are paintings and sculptures by
clerical artists. Two cures exhibit tapestry
work. Abb6 Boudon shows potted farm
products, and Abbe Arlio from Perigord
pates de foie aux cepee. Sparkling wines.
cognaos. honey and incubators are also
there. Wrought iron work. automobile
parts. photographs. post cards and as
paragus roots are on Gale.
One cure makes lotions for the eyes
and teeth, another raises chickens. pigeons
and rabbits. Another IL an expert book,
binder.
Many priests have been unable to take
part in the exhibition, being too poor to
spare the time or the money necessary
to send their products to the show. but
the alliance hopes to establish permanent
exhibitions in Lyons. Paris and Lille for
the sale of it's members works.
South African tradition credits Kruger
with having had great wealth which il
scattered about in various places some-
what after the manner Of the famous Capt.
Kidd's treasure. Some Of Kruger's millions
were supposed to have gone down in the
sailing ship Dorothea off the coast OF Natal
about the time the late President Kruger
left the Transvaal for Holland.
So strong is this belief even in England
that last year London syndicate financed
ship and sent It to the coast of South
Africa to search for the submerged wealth.
The Alfred Nobel. as the vessel was called,
was fitted with the latest appliances for
enabling divers to remain under water and
with all possible modern aids to discover
treasure. The skipper was Capt Gardiner
and the crew were picked men. They
started of twelve months ago and are now
returning with only quantity Of old china
which will certainly not compensate the
adventures for their expedition.
They went first to whore the Dorothea
sank, but could not find any trace of treasure,
80 they made round the coast of Swakop-
mund in tho hope that some wealth might
be found in the wreck Of the Dunbeth.
Here il was discovered that even the cop
per and brass fittings had been taken by
previous visitors. This part of the vent
ure cost $4,000.
The treasure hunters then moored close
to the old Dutch East Indian Middleburg,
which sank in Saldanha Bay. Here the
china was secured and ten feet Of sand
had to be pumped out before even this
was obtained. Operations were next con-
Quoted on the wreck of the Thernopylas
in Three Anchor Bay, with no result and
then on the wreck of the America of Wood
stock. a suburb Of Cape Town. which was
another disappointment.
The money available for the speculation
being exhausted further treasure hunting
had to be abandoned. The public in Cape
Town we're allowed to inspect the boat at
ten cents head to swell the funds little.
and more revenue was obtained from this
prosaio source than any other. Now the
seekers Sor wealth are on their
homeward voyage. to be welcomed by a
still moro disconsolate syndicate.
The recent murder of the artist Stein
he'll and his mother-in-law and the banker
Remy and other crimes occurring in Paris
within the last week or so have caused
much discussion as to the expediency Of
any country being as lax in it's punishments
as is France. A high police official who was
the other day said:
There are probably 10000 dangerous
criminals in Paris who are capable of COM
hitting murder. and perhaps 100000 who
live by dishonest means, but though our
detective service Is intelligent and cleverly
handled it is undoubtedly handicapped at