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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-02
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Washington gas was absolutely without
sign OF life at the session OF the stock
exchange today. 1t was offered freely at
prices from four to seven points below
the high record OF 30 The opening OF
fering included one block OF twenty
five shares at 70 cash. and the oner
was not taken Finally a sale was
made at a, and after CALI thirty five
shares were sold at IS. After that the
stock was on the floor at TN and even
as low as e, with no takers
Attendance at the stock exchange SEES
sion was slim and, save for the gas situa-
ton, there was little of interest. There
was much demand for Capital Traction,
but little of the stock has been In the
market for weeks and the pressure Of
demand forced the price from 1871 to 1873,
to 40. and finally to 14O sales OF frac-
tional lots being made at each advance.
With Potomac Electric consolidated
leading the list. there was a live market
for local bonds. The consolidated IS
sold at 1851, at 1885 and finally as high
as 1854. Potomac Electric first is
sold at no.
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City Workers and the Country Habi

From the Norwich IN. y, Sun.
When fields ripe for the harvest are
calling for help the farmer is often adj
vised TO unite with the social economists
of the cities in efforts to transfer the city
idler to country job. Many who have
tried it find that this solution Of the work
famine and the labor famine is not SO
easy as it looks. Work is work always.
and the city laborer cannot loaf and hold
his job He has hard lines. and would be
better off in time. like these, when pros
perity smiles on the land, IL he could set
tie upon q steady thing in the country.
But there's the rub. man and all his
family must be broken into country life
in order to succeed on q farm.
Most all Of the unemployed OF the cities
are not over one generation removed from
country life. They or their fathers were
reared there. To these memories of coun-
try life are not encouraging. They may
be mistaken in supposing that life on the
farm is the same as 1t was twenty or
thirty years ago. Country life means to
them isolation. They have not even kept
in touch with the fields and the woods
Farmers might perhaps do better by using
the new conditions Of country life to keep
the wase-earners around them from drift
ing to the cities. The country hebit has
been born in them. What they need most
is incentive to stay on the land whore
they are wanted and avoid The crowded
cities where they are not wanted. espe-
cially after youth has bean Slapped in the
treadmill of poorly paid toll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-02

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher.
EGGS.-Nearby fresh Virginia. 21a22
west Virginia and southwest Virginia,
Fl; Tennessee. 20.
BUTTER.-Creamery. fancy. 2sisa27
western frsts, 26a261a: seconds. 25a28:
process. fancy. 22a23: fair to good. 19a2O
store-packed. fresh, In.
CHEESE.-New York state factory,
new. large, 16a 1871.
POULTRY.-Chickens. spring. per h.,
16a17; hens. per h.. H. roosters, per h.,
8: keats. per h.. II; turkeys. hens. per
H., 10: turkeys. toms. per h., Is; ducks,
per h.. 10.
DRESSED POULTRY. : Turkeys. per
ROSTERS. per h.. 8: chickens, spring, per
h.. 16a1S; ducks, per h., 10a12.
ETABLES.-Potatoes, No. l. per
Dbl, 1.75a2.25; cucumbers. per basket
60a75: onions. per bbl. 2.OOa2.5O: cab
bages. per Dbl. 1.00a1.25; eggplant. doz.,
5Oa75; squash. per basket, 3Oa5O: peas.
per bbl., 2.50a4.OO; corn. home grown.
per doz., Sa25: string beans. home
grown, per bbl.. 25Oa3.OO: lettuce, per
basket, 1.O0a1.25; tomatoes. home grown,
per box, scars: radishes. per 100, 100;
peppers. per bbl.. 1.5Oa2.0O; new beets.
per bunch. 2a2h; new carrots. per
bunch, 2a3.
Dbl, 1.5Oa3.OO: oranges. Cal, per box
2.5Oa35O: grape fruit. per crate, 4.O0a
500: pineapples, per crate. 2.0Oa3.0O;
canteloupes. per crate, oOa2.OO; water
melons, each, 17a3O: blackberries, per
Of. Gall; peaches. per carrier, 2.O0a3.5O
plums. per crate. 175a2.25.
HAY AND STRAW.-Hay, western
No. ], 16.OOa165O; No. 2. 145Oa15.OO
mixed. 11.O0a14.OO. Straw, rye, bundle
%. OOa24.O0: rye. machine thrash, 15.O0a
1000; straw, wheat, per ton. 1O.OOa11 co.
straw, oat. per ton, 10. 5Oa11O0
SEEDS.-Alsike, per bu. 1O.OOa1O. %;
clover, per bu., 6o5a675; timothy. per
bu.. 2.OOa2.25; crimson clover. 5.50a6.cO.
LIVE STOCK.-Cattle, extra, per cwt
5.5Oa6O: medium, per cwt., 4.OOa4.75; or
binary. per cwt., 3.0Oa35O. Hogs, pei
cwt, gross, 6.5Oa7.OO. Sheep, per h., 3a
Az: lambs, spring. choice, per h.. Z;
medium, 6. Calves, choice. per h., III
medium, per h., 6.
WOOL AND HIDES.-Wool, washed,
free of burrs, per lb.. 33a35: wool. un-
washed, per b. 2Sa29. Hides, green,
per h.. II: hides, dry. per h., 1Oa1+;
skins. green. each. 1.30a1 $50; dry flint
hides. per H.. 12a15; dry sailed hides,
per h.. 12a14.
GRAIN.-Wheat, new, per bu.. S5a
1.OS. Corn shelled. per bu., s4a9O: ear,
per Dbl, 4.4Oa4.65. Oats, western white,
No. 2, per bu., 68a72: mixed. 62a64.
Bran, per ton. 2S.OOa3OOO Middling,
per ton, 3O.OOa32 90.
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Government Securities.
Childish Ways Of swinburne.

From the Spectator.
Edmund Gosse has brought together
various recolections and notes from
diaries of his intercourse with Swim
burne during the "10s" We get a strange
picture OF the poet, with his big head
and sensitive nervous organization. which
SO quickly changed from quiet to the ex
IRENE of excitement. The only person Of
whom Swinburne stood in awe was his
uncle, Lord Ashburnham although real
affection and sympathy existed between
the two. The poet was one of the few
people who were allowed the run Of the
marvellous library collected by the older
man, and Mr. Gosse tells us OF Swim
burne coming back from stay at his
uncle's house with dazzled eyes. bab-
bling Of illuminated bestiaries and old
manuscript romances in Burgundian
of the musical sense We are told the fol-
lowing amusing story: "A lady. having
taken the rest OF the company into her
confidence. told Swinburne that she would
render on the piano a very ancient Flor
entine ritornello which had just been
discovered. She then played Three
Blind Mice and Swinburne was enchant-
ed. He found that it reflected to per-
lection the cruel beauty of the Medicis."
Mr.. Gosse describes the poet reading his
own works aloud, often with great ef-
feet and beauty. But sometimes. in
reading he lost control of hts emotions,
the sound became a scream. and he
would dance about the room. the paper
nuttering from his finger tips like a
pennon in gale.
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F. Oyster Of the board Of education, w.
" Cox. chairman of the boards commit

F. Oyster Of the board OF education, w.
V. Cox. chairman of the boards commit
tee on ways and means. says:
In every instance where site for
school is asked, not less than thirty
square feet per pupil. exclusive of ground
occupied by the building. should be bought.
The board of education has repeatedly
asserted it's position in regard to this
matter. and again insists that such course
be followed.
Your committee feels that the lack OF
Fairgrounds about buildings is largely
due to the former practice Of Jumping ap-
propriations for grounds and buildings.
1t has consistently advocated the separa-
ton Of these items and the submission to
Congress Of a clear statement of the needs
of the schools in both respects, in order
that proper buildings may be erected, and
at the same time proper Fairgrounds may
be provided"
President Oyster has asked the Com
missioners to give the board the esti-
mated cost Of the buildings and sites mem
toned in the letter. Commissioner Mac
farland had notified him that the intor-
nation will be forwarded soon.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, August 2.-Further appre-
hension regarding possible damage to the
wheat crop in the northwest by black rust
caused a firm opening in the wheat mar
ket today. initial quotations showing a
gain Of 7sa1c. compared with Saturday
ANAL figures. Nearly all of the grain,
however. was soon lost on selling by ele-
yator interests.
to 1O5h. In the first few minutes the
price reached 1.O5A, but soon sold OIL
again to 1.O4ss. A serious deterioration
in the condition Of the corn crop Of Okla
homa, as shown by the state report. inspir-
ed considerable buying Of corn. Prices at
the opening were &c lower to 1sahc
higher, September being at 661s to 68A
After touching 66 the price quickly ad-
vanced to $685.
Selling by country commission houses
caused moderate weakness in the oats
market early in the day. September
opened hc to sc lower, at IS to 1874, and
later solo at 3Sssa:sSla
Provisions were quiet and firm. Prices
at the opening were a shade TO 12l5c
higher.
Decided weakness developed in the fina
hour, owing to favorable crop reports
from the Canadian northwest. Sep tembel
wheat declined to 1924. The market
closed weak at almost the bottom, Sep
tember being of isaic at 1884.
The corn market became weaker during
the last half of the session. owing to the
heaviness of southwestern markets and
because OF the break in wheat Septem-
Der sold of to 65ss. The close was weak
with September down q, at 65ssa65%.
Close. Wheat-September. 1.OSh; De-
cember, 1.Ol34: May, los.
Corn-September 65ssa6JA; December
54,aa54as: May. 55i4a55ss.
Oats-september. 37A; December. 37,z
May. 39isa4O.
Clover-Cash. 1l.25: March. 1925.
New York Grain Prices.
NEW YORK August 2-Flour-Re-
ceipts. 1912 barrels: sales. 1000 barrels
Market steady, with a fair inquiry.
Wheat-Receipts. 24.SOO bushels. Rust
talk was responsible for strong open.
ing in wheat today. but the market later
eased of under realizing and a bearish
Oklahoma state report September, 1.12Na
1.131s: December. 1.1Oha1. lO7s.
Rye-Dull; No. western IS, fob. New
York.
Corn-Receipts. 81, 600 bushels.
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Frog Industry In France.

From Popular Mechanics.
1t Is in France that the frog was first
generally used for food. and it is in that
country that the industry Of frog farming
has been most largely developed. The
green frog exists abundantly throughout
France wherever there are marshes.
ponds or sedgy margins OF rivers or
bays that contain fresh or slightly brack
ish water.
The best outfit for frog raising is one
or more shallow ponds or reservoirs filed
with grasses and other water plants. 1t
should be so situated that the water can
be partially drawn OF so as to facilitate
the labor OF catching. IT, as Is often
the case. the pond already abounds in
frogs, they are simply protected and left
for year or two to propagate. II food
does not prove abundant the owner throws
in live earthworms. as the frog is q
carnivorous animal and prefers the food.
worms. larvae or insects. fresh
and in normal living condition. IL NJ
frogs exist in the water they are planted
either living or I'm tie form Of eggs,
which hatch when the water becomes
warm In April.
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Perilous Rescue Of a Dog.
.om the London Mail.

After lying for three days on a ledge
In the steep cliffs near Dover and St
Marearets bay wire-haired terrier be-
longing 10 Mr.. Chatwin, a Dover natural
list. was rescued yesterday after a
periious adventure by young man named
Smith. Mr.. Chatwin. while walking near
the cliffs. missed his dog. He eventually
saw II on ledge about eighty feet down
the cliffs.
He was unable TO rescue the canine and
Two days later Smith volunteered 10 be
lowered down 10 get the animal. which
was now on another ledge nearly 300
feet below. After two descents Smith
succeeded In rescuing the dog. which had
been badly injured by it's falls
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, August e.-Butter-
Barely steady: receipts, S,72S packages.
Creamery specials. 81 CONCEAL price,
2O; extras. 2Sls: third to first. e51sa26:
common to special. 22ha25; western
factory. 1sa21li
Cheese-Easy: receipts. III boxes.
State. full cream. specials. lax a16k
do. fancy, IA do, common to good,
IlOaa1SA: skins, full to special
2Aa11H.
Eggs-Firm: receipts. 1858 cases;
state. Pennsylvania and nearby selected
white hennery. 3Oa32; do. fair 10 choice,
gathered stock. 25aS0: brown and mixed
fancy hennery, IS; do fair to choice
gathered stock 24a21; western extra
first. 2sha25: nrst, 23aea; seconds
20a21.
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Laundering Irish Lace.

From the woman's Home Companion.
Irish crochet lace may also be laundered
very easily at home. Wash with soap and
water. rinse thoroughly, then dip in thin
cold starch. putting a drop of bluing in
the starch. as the lace is very apt to turn
yellow IL none is used.
Have several thicknesses OF blanket COW
cred by an ironing sheet on the table. 1
Law the lace right side down on it. cover
with a cloth. and iron until dry, pressing
down hard. Then take your crochet hook
and carefully pull out each little pcot,
raise all the petals of the flowers, then
press the balls into shape with your An
gers. Even a large piece like a coat or
waist can be done at home just as we'll as
AT the cleaners by following these direc-
tons.
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COTTON CROP CONDITION.
Government Announces Tie Per
Cent Of Normal July 25.

A cotton crop condition of 71.9 per cent
Of normal on July % was announced by
the Department Of Agriculture today.
against 74.6 a month ago. 50 year ago
and 500 ten-year average July 23.
The average condition OF cotton July %.
1907. was IS and $40 July %. 1906 The
average condition by states July %, 1909,
and ten-year average July %. respective
ly. follow:
Virginia, II and 81; North Carolina, II
and 81; South Carolina, Il and 80. Geor-
gia, IS and 81; Florida. 81 and 81: Ala
bama, IS and so: Mississippi, "a and so:
Louisiana, So and 81; Texas, 10 and 81 ;
Arkansas. rs and 81; Tennessee. SO and
SO: Missouri. IS and "a: Oklahoma. 70
and 81,
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TREASURY Statement.

ginning of business today was as follows:
Trust funds-Gold coin, 1862 o.. $50; sill
yer dollars. $4s7, OOS. 900; silver dollars Of
1890, 81, 10000; silver certificates out
standing, $4S7, OOS, 600.
General fund-Standard silver dollars in
general fund. $5.195.124 current liabilities,
500, S64, 400; working balance in Treasury
Offices, $685. 739.9O2: in banks to credit Of
Treasurer Of the United States 1885,
422; subsidiary silver coin. $26,571, 113 /;
minor coin, 81, 43O,97S; total balance in
general fund, sos, 437 ,754.
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Quite Enough Room.

From iippincotts.
Il fancy you've asked too many peopls.
The table won't hold them
oh. no. More people can be placed
~ table now than formerly. Why, a
fashionable woman in evening dress
takes W. about as much room as a rolled
ND umbrella"
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

NGLESIDE-kennedy Brothers to Cath
arine r. O'Toole. lot GO. block ID; $40.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS-Louise y.
Stanton to William j. Dante. lot 8;
SO.
BLOOMINGDALE-Lit 1. Post to Alex
ander D. Mckenzie dot 30. block Z:
SO.
HAMILTON ROAD-Joseph A. Joyce ct
al. ito William H. Holloway, lot on
said road: 81.
CHEVY CHASE-Fulton r. Gordon ct ux
TO Angelo Ghiselli. part square 1857;
$3.50.
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BALTIMORE GRAIN.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. August .

sV''IdI HIsFHICn 10 I bt STAT.
BALTIMORE, Md. August 2-wHEAT-Easi
spot contract. liz: spot No. red western
l-l3i2 August. "9a.af.l0: September, 1.O9i a
lrts steamer No. red. LOT; receiptA. 90. 38l
bushels: exports. COCO bushels: southern nv
sample. 9ia1.I0. southern on grade lO1Isal 10
CORN-Steady: spot contract as.
OATS Unsettled; old No. white 54a54b:
old No. white 52a53: old No mixed 5lIaa
%: receipts !. SS1 bushels
RiF-Sominsl: No. . western export SIS asked
No. western domestic. SIS asked; receipts 62S
bushels.
HAY-Firmer; No. l timothy 1I5Oals. 90: No
j clover mixed. 1850
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Steady: steam to Liver.
pool. per hushel lad August Cork for orders
per quarter - Sd August September.
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FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. August To-day is
bank holiday and all exchanges here
and at Liverpool are closed.
PARIS. August 2.-Closing: Three
per cent rentes. IS francs ~ confines
for the account.
Exchange on London, Is francs 1871
confines for checks.
BERLIN. August 2.-Exchange on
London. 20 marks ~ pfennigs for
checks
Money, 81 per cent.
Private discount rates, "a per cent.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Resular call. 12 o'clock noon-Washing-
ton DIV hwy. and Elec A. $1,000 at ssh. ,,,
81 600 at losis. $1,000 at 1o3is. $1,000 at 1881,
900 at 1881. 5000 at 1885, 5000 at 10Sss.
81 900 at 10. $1,000 at ITO.
&C Capital Traction. at lSs, 5 at $780, 10 at
Washington Rwy. and Elec pfd. 50 at ea.
Washington Gas q at r.
Bell Telephone Of Pa. 10 at 124. Is at 124.
After call-Washington Cas- 35 at IS.
Potomac Electric Cons. IS. 81 600 at 1884,
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BANKRUPTCY COURT-Justice Gould.
In re Thomas A. Owen: sale ratified.

Mary, after the week is out / shan't
need your services the boarding house
keeper told her cook; your cooking
doesn't suit me-
But tina boarders seem to like it,,
na'amr'
Yes. That's why must get another
cock"-Bchemiau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-02

Mrs. Mary A. Sewell, who had attai ned
the ripe old age OF ninety-oue years and
one month, died at the residence of her
son, Augustus Seweil. at West An
napolis, Md. She was the widow Of
Thomas Seweil who died some years ago,
and was born june 8 ISIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-02
THE COURT RECORD.
District Supreme Court.
EQUITY COURT-Justice Gou

EQUITY COURT-Justice Gould.
In re lunacy of Fannie E. Malone;
committee appointed; bond, $500: attor-
ney. r. e. Doan.
ance granted compliments solicitors,
Gardiner & Hopewell: defendants So
licitor, D. O'C. Callaghan.
Hippolite Egg Company agt Wilson ;
hearing on rule continued to October l.,
1909; compliments solicitor, /. II. Ln-
ton.
MCGOWAN agt. Parish: executrix made
party complainant: complainant's So
licitors, Nathaniel & c. r. Wilson.
Magruder agt. Drury; certain payments
by trustee ordered: compliments So
icitors, N & c. r. Wilson; defendants
solicitor. j. E. Ray.
McEuen agt. McEuen; rule TO show
cause. returnable August s; complain
ants solicitor; c. W. Fits:
The Edes Home agt. Waters: decree
set aside: compiainant's solicitors. Bran
denburg & Brandenburg.
Smith agt. BuzZard; decree set aside !,
compliments solicitors. Brandenburg &
Brandenburg.
In re estate Of Alpheus w. Weaver: A.
w. Weaver appointed committee: bond
$500; petitioners solicitor. Crandal
Mackey.
East River View Land Company ast
plainant's solicitor, H. B. Moulton: de-
PENDANTS solicitors, Leckie. Fulton &
Cox.
Won Ringharz agt. Reilly: leave - in
crease loan granted; complainant So
licitor. Leigh Robinson: intervener's So
licitor. w. j. Lambert.
CIRCUIT CoURT-Justice Gould.
George D. Witt Shoe Company agt
Futreli: judgment by default for SEQ 20
and Judgment OF condemnat ton: plaintiffs
attorney w. X. Quinter.
Donahoo agt. Potomac Granite Com
pany; Judgment by default for $622. rs:
plaintiffs attorneys. T. L. Jeffords and
J. C. w. Beall.
BANKRUPTCY COURT-Justice Gould.
In re Thomas A. Owen: sale ratified.
PROBATE COURT-Justice Gould.
Estate of Joseph w. Parrish: leave
to deposit $50 In lieu OF bond for costs
on appeal: attorney, Leigh Robinson.
Estate Of Jeremiah Van Horn: order
to sell stock and assign judgment; at
torney, e. c. Dutton.
Estate OF Mary j. Bird: letters Of ad-
ministration granted to Henry C. Stew
art: bond. $4,000: attorney. NJ. n. Rich
ardson.
Estate of Earl v. Nicholson: order to
make disbursements; attorneys, Crosth-
waite & Colladay.
Estate of George A. Fraser: order to
sell infants interest in real estate: at
torneys, Leckie. Fulton & Cox.
Estate OF Johanna NJ, Barnes; will
admitted to probate and letters tesla
menary granted to George o. Barnes;
bond. 800: attorney. e. 8. Luby.
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Louisville Bank Consolidation.

LOUISVILLE, KY, August 2.-The Sec
ond bank consolidation in one week in
Louisville was effected today. the First
National becoming the property of the
Kentucky Title Savings Bank. For the
present each institution will maintain it's
identity. Over 100000 is involved.
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Too Bad.

From Ipp!nco,t's.
Where's your mistress maid,
Upstairs, sir, arranging madames
hair"
And madame? Is she with herr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-02

The new butler-I beg pardon. sir.
Would you mind my keeping a private
auto Of my own. sir TO use when I'm not
wanted. sir: hnd the fresh air chirks
me up a bit.-Life.
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The World of Finance and Trade
Washington; New York; London.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co, bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange, Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board Of
Trade
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

Quotations furnished by f.. F. Hutton 4 Co.,
members New York Stock Exchange; Thomas L.
Hume. manager. 1901 st. NV.
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WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT

D q pet
Private discount rates, Pa per cent.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16
Worlds Greatest sulphur MIne.

One Of the strangest mines in the
rie of Louisiana. In this mine there
are no shafts. No one goes into 1t
with pick and shovel, and they need
no cutting machinery or safety lamps
the work. From this mine more sui
phur Is taken than from any other
place in the world and, as result
Of it's discovery, the United States
producing country.
Here is the unique method of min
ing the sulphur:
Boiling water is forced down the
space between the 10 and 6-inch
pipes, which turns the sulphur into a
liquid, and this is sucked up to the
top through the smaller pipes by
compressed air, whence it flows by
gravity into great watts. Some Of these
watts are $50 feet long, 250 feet wide
and 40 feet in height. They are made
of heavy planking, and, as the sui
phur flows into them, it becomes a
solid mass, like lot of coal or iron
ore. When it is desirable to move it,
the sulphur is broken into Jumps
with hand picks and shoveled into
cars like so much coal.
Some of the single wells actually
produce 500 tons of sulphur daily.
This region now supplies more sui
phur for the worlds use than the
combined Italian volcanoes, from
which formerly came the principal
supply for all countries. And, while
the Italian sulphur is about so pei
cent dirt and other foreign substance
the Louisiana product is SO per cent
pure.-Van Norden Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1909-12-16

The libel uttered by Or. Woods
Hutchinson In the Saturday Evening
Post should be eontroverted. He
says that "nowadays the home and
the farm are the only places whsre
women are habituaIIy overworked and
underfed." He beIleveing that women
fare better working for wages In
factories and elsewhere. It is a bit
Of fIattery to the women to encourage
them In their struggle for subsis-
tence. The doctor Is probably trying
to solve the problem Of excess Of
children In families Of limited In
come. II the doctor is not a young
man he can we'll remember when
the boys and girls were nearly all
rt home on the farm with plenty to
do and eat. This crowding into the
cities Is more Of a folly than neces.
slty, and should be discouraged. He
would aIso try to minimize the efforts
of the workers In the city and have
them think that independence 10
synonymous with success or partial
success and content.