THE AHA DAILY BEE : TUESPAV , OCTODER 4 , 1898.
Canadian Shrine of St. Anne do Beanpre
Beginning to Rival Lourdcn.
INCREASING NUMBER OF YEARLY PILGRIMS
Connlrlrn Nenr nnil Itrmotc Con
tribute to the TlirotiK" < ( AllliiK
Humanity Kri-UltiK Uplift nt
tli - Xov World Mi-ecu.
Scribes and Pharisees and doubting Thorn-
ftses are among the myriads ot devout pil
grims who yearly flock to the far-famed
Dhrlno of Saint Anne de Ueaupre. During
the last Hummer the New World Mecca on
the northern banks ot tlio St. Lawrence has
been visited by more than 120,000 people.
On a. single day , 7,000 persons ascended the
holy stairs In kneeling posture From every
Btato In the union , from every protincc In
the domlnon aud even from remote New
Zealand , devotees have traveled to the clus
ter of convents und churches , ancstllng
among the blue Laurentlan hills , twenty
miles cast of Quebec.
Across the long narrow road , ngalnst the
hillside , Isthe llttlo old church 1'anclenne
ogllso do Ste. Anne do Beaupre first built In
AT
pilgrim * through the sacred edifice and to
apply the healing relic to the afflicted. A
broad-shouldered , ruddy Irish priest beamed
on the newcomers and laughed welcomes
right and left. Ha was not of the stuff
that begets morbid dreams to work on
iho emotions of religious enthusiasts nnd
plots dramatic effects to set fanatical Im
aginations In a flame. Hero was a down
right sort ot man , with a deal of practical
common sense , with no humbug about him
and no nonsenie but the kind that finds vent
In a hearty laugh. These arc the charac
teristics that have endeared Father Holland
to all pilgrims. Impartial observers could
confidently expect sincere ana uncmbelltsbed
statements from this man.
"Those , " said the priest tersely , pointing
to two great piles of crutches , that reached
from the floor to celling on each side of the
center door , "those things speak for them
selves. " Crutches not -hundreds but In
tens of hundreds crutches with the cross-
i bar worn and the arm-pad frayed from long
usage by the lame , steel frames for limbs
I crippled from thigh to ankle , Iron boots for
i misshapen feet , steel corset and band for
I spinal deformity , knee rests , pillows , band
ages , car trumpets In fact , all kinds of
mechanical contrivances for human sufferers ,
wcro heaped In pyramids from tiled floor to
vaulted roof.
A llccput Sllrnclf.
Especial Interest was attached to the his
tory of a pair of crutches recently left In
the church. Anthony O'Donnell , a pilgrim
f
r
1660 by grateful Breton sailors , who ascribed
their preservation Umlne'aTtolent storin on
the river to St. Anne's Intervention and
vowed ito erect a chapel tn her honor , when
ever they were permitted to conio to shore.
Here , top , is the sacred fountain , whoso
'waters are believed to possess powers of
miraculous healing. Farther along aud
higher up the cliff , overlooking river and
country for a vast extent , Is the edifice
where the Holy Stairs Scola Santa have
been erected In Imitation ot the steps
mounted by the Savior in the palace of
Pontius Pilate. Convents for members of
religious orders nnd retreats for pilgrims
stretch along the crest of the cliff. There is
literally nothing In 'tho ' village of St. Anne
that has not some connection with the
hrlnc.
As the crowds jostled along the board
walk , leading from train and boat to the
Basilica , a blind beggar stood , ns of old ,
by the wayside , making mute appeal to
passers-by with his tattered hat. Hero was
a subject for St. Anne's wonderful working.
Was the saint deaf 'to ' this poor denizen ot
her own hamlet ?
"Ho , you ! What nro you doing here ? "
called out a rude , coarse-voiced fellow , add
ing , contemptuously , "Why don't St. Anne
cure you ? "
Ignorant of English , the habitant beggar
bowed gratefully , evidently thinking some
thing had been added to the stock of pennies
in the old hat.
It was no pale-faced aesthetic , no visionary
recluse who stood nt the doom ay to guide
from a well known place In one of the east
ern states , had TSecn broughtito St. Anne's ,
suffering from paralysis of ono side. He
wns placed before the altar rail of the rear
chapel , where ho knelt in earnest prayer.
Meanwhile , service was proceeding In the
main church. The afflicted man pressed hla
lips reverently to the relic nnd the offi
ciating priest applied It to head , shouldei
and side. Confidently believing that only
lack of faith could prevent his euro anil
wrought to highest pitch of agonized ex
pectation , the sufferer awaited answer tc
his prayer. The relic was again applied.
"How do you feel ? " asks the priest.
"A llttlo better , father , " comes the low
response. Was Imagination beginning tc
work , or was a miracle about to take place !
There were many supplicants kneeling at thi
| altar rail. All was n.ulet and no especial
I attention wns directed to this paralytic.
"Continue praying , " says the priest ;
"don't bo discouraged. "
A little later the priest bends over th <
man and Inquires , "Havo you courage t (
leave your crutches ? Can you come wltl
me , now ? " The paralytic springs to hh
feet and leaps up like a child that had neve ;
known deformity , throwing aside hli
crutches In an ccstacy of delight ; and t
parish priest , who had been silently watchIng -
Ing this case , snatches up the dlscardet
crutches and , waving Uiem above his head
rushes Into the main church. The cry goei
through the throng , "A miracle ! A mlra
cle ! " There Is silence for a moment. Thor
men and women begin to laugh and weep
MAIN SATUR OF S. ANNE.
hyttcrlcally and the vast assembly bursts
Into a magnificat and finds relief for over
wrought emotions by ilnglng triumphant
praises ,
"How did It affect you , Father Holland ? "
"Oh ! " said the Irish priest , evidently dis
gusted with himself , "Ohl t was crying like
a sheep , "
Scarcely less remarkable -was the case
of Sister Mary Bernadotte of Watcrtown ,
N. Y. She was carried Into the church
utterly helpless , suffering from spinal af
fliction , and was placed before the altar
rail. The sisters ot the same order , who
accompanied her , began to pray. Then
the tltno came for their train to leave and
Sister Mary was told that she must go.
The other sister arose to depart. To the
utter astonishment of nil , she , too , who
had been a helpless Invalid for months ,
and whom the doctors could not cure ,
arose from her chair , steppe * out nnd
walked steadily to the altar rail , where a
full heart poured out Its gratitude.
"What ! " crle < l the priest ; "are you
cured ? "
"Yes , father , " answered the Invalid with
Joy too great for expression.
Cunt tliulnu DinilitliiK Tlioimi * .
"Don't you think she could imagine
that ? " inquired a doubting Thomas In the
crowd.
"She certainly could If she had the
Imagination which you evidently possess , "
responded the holy father. Another sceptl-
Ml listener suggests with tact that there
was a possibility ot thcso two afflictions not
helng organic.
"Paralysis and spinal trouble might have
resulted from mental conditions , which
great religious enthusiasm removed. Now ,
what about people suffering from cancel
; who conio hero ? " this doubter asks of
Father Holland.
Name and address wcro given of a
woman , afflicted with cancer , who had re-
| cclvcd treatment In the Quebec hospital
and whoso case was there pronounced In
curable. As a last resort , the woman was
brought to St. Anne's. She was set down
'a the church. The relic was'applied ' and
prayers made In her behalf. Cnrrled bnck
to the hotel , she grew rapidly worse. .
Priests nnd physicians thought death near
One of the fathers carried the relic to hci
hotel and applied it , but in vain. Thi
woman was told to prepare for death. Sh (
then took the relic of St. Anne In her owl
hand and cried out , "Oh ! I am cured ! "
This woman , who had not been able t <
stand for months and whoso cancer the doc
tors declared incurable and certain to re
sult in early death , ascended the wholi
length of the holy stairs , step by step , un
aided , und went about the village ot St
Anne alone for a whole week , before depart
Ing for her homo.
"But the doctor might have been mis
taken , " Interrupted an unsatisfied auditor
"Has there been a case of n person radlcall :
nnd plainly defective from birth who hai
been cured here ? "
"Why ! riiio case of young niley fron
noadtng , Pa. , was of that description , " an
swered Father Holland. "This boy was bori
blind. His people held a certificate fron
the doctors that ho could not bo cured
Ills mother brought him hero , a few week ;
ago. Mother and son knelt at the alta
rail. The mother was silently praying
whllo the relic was passed over the boy'i
eyes. The boy , before leaving the altar
opened his eyes , picked up a C-cent pleci
and found and picked up a pin on the floor
The strange thing about It was that thi
llttlo chap couldn't understand glass. Whei
wo showed him the jewels in glass cases , hi
tried to put his little fist through the glasi
and couldn't understand what stopped him
That boy Is now nil right and his people an
erecting a tablet to commemorate the ml'
raculous cure. "
A moro Impressive monument to religious
belief and human gratltudo than the Interloi
of the basilica could not bo found. Nelthc :
artistic skill nor money has been spared tc
honor St. Anne by lavish decoration of the
great church. At the end of the centra !
aisle , Immediately in front of the altar rail
stands the statue of St. Anne. The flgnrf
Is mounted on a pure onyx column of chnati
green shade , around which are entwlnec
votlvo offerings. A ratling , filled will
moro crutches , encircles the sijuare baee ol
the pedestal. The glass across the relic , al
the foot of the shaft. Is worn with the
kisses of devotees. Flowers and missives
addressed to St. Anne , He beneath the statue ,
Behind the figure of the saint extends the
whlto marble altar railing , on which arc
sculptured In has relief emblematical groups ,
On every hand are what appeals to artis
tic sentiment and pleases ths eye ; but In
the great Basilica arc many things thai
call up tender echoes of human suite-rings ,
The walls are covered wlt'i ' iruiMe tablets
on which are Inscribed In gold letters ,
"Rood St. Anne , Pray for Us , " "Thanks tc
Good St. Anne , " "Bonne St. Anne , Mercl , "
"St. Anne , Mere de la Vlerge-Marle , prlez
pour nous , " signed by people , religious or
ders and communities In all parts ot the
United States and Canada. Flowers costly
boquets from the florist , the gift of the rich ,
and little , shame-faced wild flowers , picked
from the fields by the poor Ho at St ,
Anne's feet. Notes , written with the faith
and simplicity ot a child , addressed to St.
Anne , are placed beneath the sacred statue.
"Thanks , Oood Saint Anne , " reads ono of
these halt unfolded notes , written In
scrawly , cramped hand. Pitiful , In the ex
treme. Is the missive which Implores , "O ,
Saint Anne ! Save my child ! "
"Thousands go away uncured , " said a Ile-
demptlonlst father , as If to temper the ex
uberant zeal of some of the pilgrims about
him. Just then a bent and enfeebled old
man came groping his way down one of
the side corridors , stopping and feeling the
wall of each arch to the lateral chapels till
ho found the entrance to Our Lady of Pity.
Ho was half blind and suffering from some
nervous paroxysm. Presently the moaning
and weeping of one. crying for aid from th < s
very depths of woe , sounded from the chapel
of Our Lady of pity , and the spectator *
aeemeJ like criminals , spying on tbu poor
creature's agony.
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Steam Power Gradually Retreating from
Ite Fortification.
CROWDED OUT BY ELECTRIC POWER
I'oiiulnrltr nnil Chcnpnc * * of Tclc-
lilionon In S eilen Trolley Linen
< o A in menu-lit
Jloilern lrourc i .
"Manifest destiny , " ns electrical engi
neers put It , Is reflected tn many direc
tions , George Gould announces that electric
lower Is fo IKS substituted for steam on the
elevated roads of New York City. Ono of
he leading surface roads of that city Is
low putting In the underground electric sys-
em , similar to that In use In Washington.
The first change will letlro hundreds Of
team locomotives : the second will send hun
dreds of horses to grass.
The Buffalo und I.ockport railroad Is
another steam road which has arranged for
electric power. This road Is made up at
a. branch of the Erie , which runs from I.oek-
> ort to North Touawauda , a distance of four-
ccn miles , and It also reaches UuiTalo , eleven
miles , making a total of tweuty-flvo miles.
The road was formerly operated by four
team locomotives. The new equipment of
ho road consists of tour forty-live ton
electric locomotives made by the 'Jeneral
jlootrlc company. The passenger eqi.lp-
nent comprises icn electric motor cars ,
mounted , on eight wheels.
The power H all furnished from Niagara
alls by the transmission line. The dlstrl-
lutlou is at Lockport. Touawauda and
Buffalo. On the first trip tltu electric loco-
natives hauled sixteen heavily loaded nnd
six empty freight cars , all standard Krlo
pattern.
The theory of handling the passenger
service has been changed entirely. Instead
of long Intervals between trains the cars
nro run on half-hour headway. This re
quires fhe cais to operate the twenfy-nvo
miles between Lockport and Buffalo. The
speed Is high. Over their own right of way
the cars ran on their first trip at the rate
of fifty mites per hour , Including stops.
The new cars are much admired , and the
raffle has already become double that of
he steam road. The rates of fare have
jeen reduced 23 per cent. There Is every
ndlcatlon that a still further Increase will
take place In the passenger frame.
'IVIciilmiiy lit Sweden.
Everyone has read of the remarkable use
of the telephone system In Sweden , partic
ularly In Stockholm , and It has often been
pointed out that this Is the most exten
sive system In the world when population
Is considered. The figures , which have been
so variously quoted , really give no adequate
Impression of the completeness and general
popularity of the Swedish telephonesystem. .
Even the fruit women and fishmongers In
the markets and at street corners have their
telephones , and the small shop that has not
a 'phono is the exception rather than the
rule. This general Installation In storca
presupposes numerous calling subscribers ,
and telephones In private residences are al
most universal.
The secret of this remarkable state of
things 'Is ' to bo found mainly In the cheap
ness of the convenience. A householder can
secure ample communication for $10 a year ,
This payment entitles the subscriber to the
free use of the wires In Stockholm nnd
throughout a radius of nearly fifty miles ,
The highest charge for service Is only J2f
per annum. There are two other classes ,
namely , $20 and $15 rotcs. ,
In the private dwelling , rate of $10 a yoai
the messages arc llmj edjto 100 per annum
nnd a charge of twoipents for each excess
message , compared with a $ GO or $80 rate It
American cities for limited service and i
charge ot 8 to 10 cents for each excess rnes <
sage.
Stockholm is served by two telephom
companies , ono a state Institution and tbi
other a private concern , which , by the way
is the moru largely patronized. Almos
every lamp post Is provided with a telephom
attachment , by which It Is possible to col
up the nearest cab stand for a carriage 01
notify the police or fire departments.
While the service Is first-class In even
respect , all the modern improvements beinj
supplied , yet notwithstanding the remark'
ably low prlco for service , the company payi
an annual dividend of S per cent.
HOD in to .Siirend.
In reply to ym inquiry as to the probabli
effect of our new possessions on the elec
trlcal trade , an expert says that probabl ;
the largest drafts on the electrical tradi
will bo for tclcpho'no and telegraph appa
ratus and supplies and electric light machln
cry. If the coffee , tobacco , hemp and suga :
Industries are to modernize according t <
American notions , there must be a consider
able demand for motor-driven machinery
The electric fan business will unquestlonabl ;
have an enormous boom , as one of the firs
sources of anxiety of every man in a ho
climate Is how to keep cool. The condition ;
on the vast sugar and tobacco estates It
Cuba seem to be especially favorable for thi
use of a system of electric transmission. Al
attempts to devise a machine that will effl
clently cut down the sugar cane have failed
In cutting the cane the negro laborers strlkt
their machetes Into the lowest joint thcj
can sco. If they separate the cane som <
Inches above the ground they are fined foi
It , ns the root Is Injured by the false am' '
uneven growth which follows. This Is ex
actly what machines invariably do. Where
the ground is moro or less bumpy , as 11
almost invariably Is , the mechanical blade
cannot bo relied on to cut low nnd ever
enough. If an electrical cane cutter thai
would do this could bo devised , and tin
canes were brought Into the estate's ynn'
by light electric railways and corrcspondlnp
electrical applications were made to the
machinery within the works , the making o !
sugar would aasumo a new phase. The de
velopment In electrical railways is. likely tc
bo phenomenal. There is not a slnglo line
of electric railway In Cuba , though it has
four cities of over ( JO.OOO population. There
were , before the outbreak of the recent
Cuban insurrection , about 3,000 miles ol
telegraph lines In the island , and about 1,00 (
miles of railway , of which a largo part con
sisted of the narrow gauge roads in use on
the sugar estates.
A 1'nyliiK J'nil. .
Electric railroads have struck a. new and
handsomely paying lead. Many of them arc
going into the amusement business , as nc
auxiliary to the operation ot their lines
The president of a Pennsylvania tractloc
company conceived last spring the project
of giving < he passengers on its cars , anc
the general public also , a free vaudeville
performance. The theater was not starlet
ns a money-making scheme , but simply ae
a fc der of the road traffic , but It has
actually turned out ito be moro profitable
than the road Itself. Next year , so success
ful has the venture been , the company it
going to give the public the best show that
money can buy. So Important Is this new
departure In street railroading that at the
recent street railway convention In Boston
ono of the papers moil exhaustively dis
cussed was that on "To What Extent Street
Railways Should Kngago In Amusement
Business ? " The opinion on this question
was that It Is largely dependent on local
conditions , such as the area and population
of cities , the climate , Ihe tastes of the
people and the nature of the surrounding
country. Where the places of amusement are
owned nnd controlled by the city , the prac
tice of charging an entrance fee tothe place
of amusement for which the 5-cent fare
way bo In uomo cases taken as an equivalent
nnd also an extra too for nny special at-
ractlon within the pleasure ground Itself
s recommended. It wa the general belief
hot the promotion ot amusement enterprises
was n good method of stimulating business ,
and that whllo tt might raugo a congestion
on n certain part ot the line , this portion
night serve as a feeder to the others. There
s , however , another sldo to tbh question
arising out of the liability < tu tn-oUcnts
vhoro so Urge a number of persons have
to bo transported to ono place In a short
> crod ! of ( time , and the consequent loss to
.ho company , In the form of payment for
damages. It appears < ihat In some cases this
lability has cut a very large swath in the
profit column of the amusement business of
electric railroads. The question , however , Is
favorably looked upon by street railway
managers , and It Is believed that If this sort
ot service Is properly handled large profits
nay accrue from It.
I'roKrcxN lit Ulci'trlenl KaUliitf.
Taking for his text the "reverend" promoter
meter of the late electrolytic salts swindle ,
ho lucrative activity ot Keeley and of Pen-
nock , of battery notoriety , Jacquc L. Morgan
lays bis addresses to modern electrical
aklrs , whoso operations , he nays , are char
acterized by Impudence , which Is successful
only because It Is so colossal as to paralyze
ill attempts to gauge It. The antediluvian
cjcctrlc belt scientist still charges his har
ness with red pepper , nnd the electric bottle-
man produces the gentle Illusions of his
craft with essential oil of mustard ; the dls-
lonest jockey simply lets his mount loaf
tloiig till ho la on the homestretch , when
ic connects his noble steed with the electric
gear under his saddle , and" the effect Is In
stantaneous. The burglar now discards the
jimmy" and drill , nnd melts his way nolsc-
essly Into the treasure safe with a carbon
and a few feet of wire. The loaded dice of
ho gambling cheat Is a clumsy device along
side of the magnetic roulette ball. Con
cealed under the arm of the croupier's chair
ire buttons corresponding to the red , black ,
odd , even , high , low nnd rows ot numbers.
These buttons connect by commutators to
electric magnets on the wheel , the ivory
nill having n soft Iron core of high perrae-
iblllly. There Is no piece of metal In ex-
stenco which possesses the dividend earning
possibilities ot the busy little magnetic core
ot the roulette ball. These are Instances of
ho turning of electrical principles to dls-
loncflt ends. One of Mr. Morgan's Illustra
tions of fakes , pure and simple , Is the Kan
sas "electric spring , " to which thousands of
people continued to flock for the cure of their
ailments , until It was discovered that the
mtlents got their shocks by standing on on
ron plato connected with a battery a short
distance from the well. As a personal ex
perience , Mr. Morgan tells of a "doctor"
who invited his approval ot nn "electric
lounge. " After showing the mechanism
of the lounge , which consisted of thirty-
two electric magnets underneath the sur
face , ho "explained that with the double-
throw switch he could get a steady stream
of magnetic lines through your system ,
much ns you would squirt water on a
chained dog , and with the other throw of
the switch ho had Instantly the short-arm
Jab effect derived from the alternating cur
rent. " The sequel of the Investigation Is
thus told : "Upon closer examination I taw
that one of the wires was disconnected.
The wily contractor had simply wound the
magnets with any old scrap wire he hap
pened to have , and then left the circuit
open , knowing that the machine was as
potent without the current as with It. An
employe of the firm that mode the machine
was present , and at my suggestion ho re
luctantly closed the circuit , nnd threw the
switch on the "short-arm jab" side for a
trial trip. The effect was marvelous. The
thirty-two magnets vaporized like shots
from a rapid-fire 6-pounder , the excelsior
stuffing took fire , and the doctor danced
around wildly nnd liowlcd , 'Turn her off !
Turn her off ! ' When the current was turned
off , and the dense white smoke from the
excelsior and the sickening fumes from the
burnt shellac and varnish had somewhat
abated , there was seen the- electric lounge
In a wreck , the chandelier In-tho same con
dition , a group of excited tenants who had
rushed In from the adjacent offlcos , nnd a
very woeful nnd disgusted "electrical doc
tor. "
KU-ctrlclty In the Pntont OHIrr.
The lost report of the commissioner of
patents gives sorno historical notes on the
influence of patented inventions In the crea
tion of electrical Industries. The manufac
ture of electrical apparatus and supplies be
gan to bo of importance shortly before 18SO.
In , that year 1,271 people were employed In
seventy-six establishments , producing -an
output valued at $2,6C5,036. In ten years
the output , which had risen to $19,114,714 ,
engaged the labor of 9,485 persons In ISO es
tablishments. Since 1SOO the increase in
the indubtry has been proportionately large.
The exports of "instruments nnd apparatus
for scientific purposes , Including telegraph ,
telephone and other electrical appliances , "
amounted In value In 1S87 to $3,083,900 , hav
ing Increased to this amount from $ SS,383 in
18SO nnd $1,429,783 in 1890. In 1890 there
were but three electric light nnd power es
tablishments in the United States , employ-
lug 229 persons and producing an output
value ot $458,400. The Investment tn elec
tric lighting stations and plants In the
United States today Is rMlnmti-d nt over
$600,000,000. The yttir 1SSO nlso marks the
commercial advent of telephony. At the *
close of 1SPO 'thero ' were In this country 067
telephone ) exchanges nnd 32 branch olllces ,
uslug C30.S45 miles ofvlro and employing
14.425 people. The amount tken Invested In
flolcphono property was estimated at nearly
$100,000.001) .
> I'm * for liloi'trli * Unit.
It has been suggested that the manufac
turers of electric heating devices might find
a market for the dynamite thaw or operated
by electricity , a thing for which there Is
now urgent demand. Dynamlto nnd other
forms ot explosive material which nro com
monly used for blasting are often frozen
for safety , ns they become Inert at low
temperatures. They have , of course , to be
thawed out before they are used , uud the
process Is so ticklish that It has always
been prolific ot accidents. The peculiar
suitability of electric heat for this purpose
has been suggested on the Jungtraii rallronJ ,
now being constructed In Switzerland. The
boring of the tunnel progressed steadily. In
spite of the severe climate- the high Aljn
In winter , and as there was no efficient way
of warming the high explosives used In the
blasting , electricity , which wan on hand for
light nnd motive power , wns utilized. On
this work blasting gelatine , which freezes
nt about 40 degrees fahrcnhclt , was used.
This explosive , however , uullke dynamite , is
In Its fro/en condition very dangerous to
handle. The contractors for the tunnel ,
therefore , made a safe and heated it bv
electricity. In this the gelatine was placed
and Kept at a uniform heat , and all chance
of Its freezing was obviated.
ISlcrtrlvlly oil Hoard a Yin-til.
The Russian Imperial yacht , lately com
pleted at n cost ot $1,750,000 , Is ono ot the
most elaborately fitted crafts ever built. Its
electrical equipment la specially notable. The
vessel Is lighted throughout by electricity ,
over 1,000 lamps being Installed In the apart
ments , cabins and corridors. The mast and
side lights arc nlso electric , and there Is a
double Installation of lamps , so that It ono
breaks another is Instantly lighted in its
place , a board In the chart house simultane
ously Indicating the breakage. There are
nearly twenty miles of electric wlro on
> onrd. The dynamos arc placed on the lower
deck , and are supplemented by two sets of
accumulator batteries In case of break down.
It Is , however , uoted as somewhat odd that
whllo the vessel Is ventilated electrically ,
she is heated by hot water Instead ot elec
tricity.
\o Dictation.
Detroit Journal : "Promptly at the usual
momout. the conventional stern voice
sounded forth from the darkness.
"Arabella. " it protested , "It's time you
sent that young man home. "
The slender nlrl rose to the occasion ; met
aphorically upeAklng , of course , since ihn
remained slttltiK where .she wa .
"Lot us have no dictation. " she exclaimed ,
earnestly , "by persons Ignorant of conditions
at the front ! "
MOIUJ I'HIU MU'S THAN COM ) .
Cnllluni fit-Mil for Ult.-i.TO nil Ounce
Other UlKli-l'rU-iMl MftnlN.
"Tho majority of pcoplo when asked to
name the most precious metals usually meu-
tlou gold as first , platinum ns second nnd
silver as third. " snld tlu proprietor of a
largo assny and refining establishment In
New York to a Washington Star writer re
cently. "If nsked to name others some
might add nickel nnd a few aluminum to the
list. Now. let us sco how near the truth
they would be. Hold Is worth about J2.10
per pound troy , platinum $13H nnd silver
about $12. .Nickel Is wolth about GO cents
and puie > aluminum from GO cents to $2 to
the troy pound.
"Wo will now compare these prices with
those of the rarer and less well known met-
als. To take them In alphabetical order ,
bailuni , thii metal which Davy Isolated from
Us ore , baryta , In 1SOS , sells for $9uO a pound
when It sold at all , and calcium la worth
$1,800 a pound. Clrlum Is a shade higher ,
Ita cost Is $1CO nit ounce , or $1.920 per pound ,
These begin to look like fabulous prices , but
they do not reach the highest point ,
chromium being $200. Cobalt falls to about
half the prlco of silver , while dldymlum ,
the metal Isolated by Mannndor , Is the > same
ptlee ns calcium. Then comes gallium ,
which Is worth $3.230 on ouuce. With this
tr.ctal the hlghoat prlco is reached , nnd it
may well bo called the rarest and most
precious metals.
"Oluclum Is worth $250 per ounce , Indium
$150 , Irldlum JG3S a pound , janthanluni $175
nnd lithium flCO per ounco. Nldlum costs
$12S per ounce , osmium , palladium , plati
num , potassium nnd rhodium bring , respect
ively , $640. $400 , $130 , $32 , nnd $512 per
pound. Strontium costs $128 nn ounce , tan-
tnuin $144 , tllurlum $9 , thorium $272. vaua
dlum $320 , yttorlum $141 and zlnconlum $250
an ouuce.
"Thus v\e see that the commonly received
opinion as to what are the most precious
irctals u quite erroneous. Barium Is more
than four times as valuable as gold , and
gallium moro than 162 tlme > fl as costly , whllo
ninny of the other metals mentioned ere
twlco and thrlco as valuable. Aluminum ,
which cost $8 nnd $9 a pound In 1890 , Is now
produced ns cheaply us are Iron , zluc , lead
nnd copper. "
Tint Antral.
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derstood and wept bitterly.
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sire belnc reduced to the necessity of Blur
ring ! Ah. mo ! "
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