SUFFERED-SEVEN YEARS.
WITH CATARRHAL DERANGEMENTS OF THE
PELVIC ORGANS.
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS
SPENT IN VA!N-PERUANA
CURED.
SENATOR MORGAN AS PROPHET.
Miss Kate Browiv.
Misa Kate Brown, recording secretary
of the L. C. B. Association of Kansas,
in a letter from 605 N. Seventh St.
Kansas City, Kan., says:
For seven jears 1 have net known
what it was to spend a well day."
I caught a severe cold, which I neg
lected,. It was at the time of menstru
ation and inflammation set in and pros
trated me. Catarrh of the Kidneys
and bladder followed, my digestive
organs gave way, in fact the cold disar
ranged my whole system.
"I spent hundreds of doIIcrJ with
doctors and medicine, qut derived but
little benefit until I began treatment
with Peruna. I kept taking it for near
ly nine months before I was completely
cured, but I kept growing better, grad
ually, so that I felt encouraged to con
tinue taking Peruna until my health
was restored. I send my thanks and
blessings to you for Peruna." Miss
Kate Brown.
A neglected cold is frequently the
death.
It is more often, however, the cause
of some chronic disease.
Tho ia nnt an orean in the Dody
but what is liable to become seriously
deranged by a neglected cold. Diseas
es of the kidneys, bladder and digestive
organs are all frequently the resun 01 a
neglected cold.
Hundreds of dollars are spent on
doctors and medicines trying to cure
these diseases, but until the true cause
of them is discovered there will be no
use in using medicine.
Dyspepsia medicine, diarrhoea medi
cine and constipation medicine is of
no good whatever when catarrh is the
cause. The catarrh must be treated.
The cause being removed, the derange
ments will disappear.
Peruna cures catarrh of thedisgestive
organs, the urinary organs or any of the
internal organs.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Peruna
write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to eend you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Addreas Dr. Hartman, President of
the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
Great National TJnd ertaJcinsB, Ha
Thinks, Will Eventually Come.
"Let me see," said Senator Morgan,
the veteran legislator from Alabama,
"the last time I heard of It there had
been about 1159,000,000 of the Pacific
refunding debt paid Into the Treasury.
Suppose we add to this the Chinese In-.
demnlty, and the. proceeds of the sale
of public lands for half a decade. That
would make a Bum of about $200,000,-
000. Now, suppose we' make of that
amount a fund for great public im
provements. -
"First build the Isthmian canal; Thq
canal will pay for Itself within fifteen
years after Its completion, but with the
money that comes In from the canal
other public works of Improvement
could be started. We would see the
Chicago drainage canal extended to the
Gulf of Mexico. That would be a great
Improvement and would soon pay for
Itself. Then we wonld see the Inside
route from New York to Florida made
navigable for the largest ships afloat
That would be useful to commerce and
of great strategic value In the event of
war.:
"Then we should build great fortlfl
catlons at Havana, at San Juan, Porto
BIco, and In the Danish West Indies,
which will eventually be our property.
This would flank the British line ex
tending along our coast, and which has
menaced us for years In the event of
war with that nation. Great publio
highways could be built, parks estab
lished, and all these works accomplish
ed from the tolls on some of the Im
provements mentioned."
When Senator Morgan took up the
Isthmian canal fifteen years or mors
ago In the Senate every one thought
that It was a visionary enterprise. Now
that the construction of the canal seems
to be an assured fact those who heard
the Alabama Senator are wondering
whether they have heard a prophecy.
Washington Times.
mm
J. H.
BA luteal.
GNOMES AND DWARFS.
Tales of Folk-Lore Mar Have Been
Founded on Pygmies of Africa.
It Is just possible that this type of
pygmy negro which survives to-day In
the recesses of inner Africa may even
have overspread Europe In remote
times. If It did, then the conclusion is
lrresistltble that it gave rise to most
of the myths and beliefs connected
with gnomes, kobolds and fairies.
The demeanor and actions of the lit
tle Kongo dwarfs at the present day
remind one over and over again of the
traits attributed to the brownies and
goblins o our fairy stories. Their re
markable power of becoming Invisible
by adroit hiding in herbage and behind
rooks, their probable habits in sterile
or open countries of making their
homes in holes and caverns, their mls
chlevousness and prankish -good na
ture, all seem to suggest that it was
some race like this which inspired most
of the stories of Teuton and Celt re
garding a dwarfish people of quasi
supernatural attributes.
The dwarfs of the Kongo forest can
be good or bad neighbors to the big
black people, according to the treat
ment they receive. If their selfish
depredations on the banana groves or
their occasional thefts of tobacco or
maize are condoned, or even if they
are conciliated by small gifts of such
food left exposed where it can be easi
ly taken, they will In return leave be
hind them In their nightly visitations
gifts of meat and products of the chose,
such as skins or ivory.
I have been Informed by some of the
forest negroes, says Sir Harry H.
Johnston in McClure's, that the dwarfs
will occasionally steal their children
and put In their places pygmy babies
of ape-like appearance changelings, in
fact bringing up the children they
have stolen in the dwarf tribe. These
collections of pygmies, which one can
scarcely call tribes, certainly exhibit
SEEN IN A GREAT CITY.
Fathetio Incident of the Cold Streets
A Deadly Struggle.
Through the bleak street the cold
wind whistled. In front of the bril
liantly lighted shop one slender figure
stood motionless with outstretched
arm. Inside was bustle, confusion and
warmth, but the rays from the electric
lights, which shone through the win
dows only accentuated the piercing
cold without.
Hours passed; the frosty air became
more biting and crowds of gay shop
pers passed without a glance at the ap
pealing hand stretched out to them.
It was growing late, the streets were
deserted, when, suddenly, without
warning, a man rushed, bareheaded,
from the shop, a look of grim deter
mination upon his face. Without an in
stant's hesitation he grasped the figure,
still standing there, in a firm embrace,
and silently, unseen in the streets of the
big city, began a struggle which could
have but one ending.
Back and forth the two rocked in each
other's arms, back and forth, without
a word, but step by step, the outsider.
stiff and cold, was being drawn toward
the open door. A moment more and the
two were within, and the conqueror,
loosing his hold, stepped back, left the
slender fieure swaying from side to
side and drew a long, fierce breath.
"Darn them Indian figures!" said the
cigar-shop man, according to the New
York Times, "they might be made of
lead from the heft of 'em."
Should Keep Out of the Draft.
First South American Ah, good
afternoon, senor. Looks like a re vol u
tion.
Second South American Yes, I've
been predicting one for several days
My rheumatism always bothers me just
before such changes.
Something Cojd.
Would you like to buy a can of
canned peaehes as delicious in flavor,
as sweet and as genuinely good, as
even your mother put up for you? If
so, ask your dealer for Monopole
Peaches and don't let him give you
any other Kind. jHonopoie reacnes
are put up from the very finest extra
selected fruit in the heaviest of : syrup,
and we guarantee them the best to be
had in any place at any time. Don't
forget the name Monopole, ana see
that you get it from your grocer.
Wadhams & Kerr Bros., packers,
Portland, Ore.
OPPORTUNITIES IN RAILWAY BUSCISS
By J. a. Barrett; General Sup. Chicago- Alttm Railroad
Added to the stability of demand for
young hands,- and the consequent value
of the supply, a railway company, with
its many departments, . each subdivided
into special branches, offers a wide field
for congenial employment. In this respect
the government of the United States
alone surpasses a railway. -
The young man who enters the service
must not only have ability and character
sufficient to satisfy the chief of the -m-ployment
bureau, but he must also prove
acceptable to the head of the department
in which be has chosen to enlist, to the
nfhVinl oxaminer of the company, who
examines the applicant for vision and hearing, and Jo the com
pany's surgeon, who makes an exceedingly thorough physical
examination. s'
The care in the selection of railway men does not end with
employment. There is no better plan devised for the actual
and intimate knowledge of an employe's merit than the con
tinuous records which this railway company systematically
keeps. The public at large has no conception of the perfection
of the methods by which the officials of railways determine
upon .the advancement of their men. The order of promotion
of employes, who are. .at all times protected by civil service
rules, is practically the same as applied in the army and navy.
Ability and merit"" are, of course, first considerations, but
seniority is always considered, all other things being equal.
After a young man. enters railway service there is no posi
tion, no matter how, high, which he cannot hope to attain.
The Presidents, eeneral managers, and other executive officers
of the principal railroads in the United States to-day have
arisen from the humblest in the service. In fact, the whole
system of railway appointment and promotion gives the widest
latitude for individual merit, wnicn, ir conspicuously snown,
receives conspicuous reward. The old day of personal relation
ship and politics has passed; the railway field lies invitingly
open to the young man with ambition and energy.
Speaking generally, if a young- man is physically strong,
morally clean.' has average capability to work and think. and,
above all, firmly, believes that railway work will prove con
genial, my advice- to him is to enter the employ of a railvraj
company. If, upon the other band, a young man realizes thaf
he does not possess the foregoing essentials, he had better keei
out-
death was certain. ' Common humanity pleads for this. - Human
life may appear to come to a stop in many cases, and no one
can say that if time is allowed for this it will not go on again.
This, even the most learned In medicine, cannot explain away
or deny. . . . , .. -
My Lungs
: "An attack of la grippe left me
with bad cough. My friends said
I bad consumption. I then tried
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and it
cured me promptly." '
A. K. Randies, Nokomis, III.
Too Extravagant.
"No, sir!" roared the stern father,
"you may own horses and lands, and
from time to time Individuals of ordi-! automobiles, but you can't marry my
stature ana wun leaiures nor,
"WliynotY"
"Young man, you've got the Pana
ma hat habit; that's why." Newark
News.
nary
strongly resembling those of the pyg
my type.
Unpleasant for Both.
An Irishman whose face was so plain
that his friends used to tell him it was
an offense to the landscape happened
also to be as poor as he was homely.
One day a neighbor met him and asked:
"How are you, Pat?"
"Mighty bad! Sure, 'tis starvation
that's starin' me in the face."
"Begorra," exclaimed his neighbor,
sympathetically, "it can't be pleasant
for either of yez"
An Opening.
Stage Director What shall I do
with the wealthy young amateur you
engaged this morning?
Manager What can he do?
Stage Director He says he is will
ing to play the smallest parts.
Manager Cast him for the armor in
the baronial castle scene. Judge.
Left Helpless.
Mrs. Brown So your girl has left
you? What for, for mercy's sake?
Mrs. Black Absolutely for nothing.
Mrs. Brown Oh, that's it? I re
member you told me she wouldn't leave
you lor anything.
He Took Advice.
"Why have you failed in life?"
"My employers always told me that
a man with my brains could make
more money doing something else."
Judge.
Kitchener Still Fancy Free.
General Kitchener, it is announced,
will be superintending the military
maneuvers at Delhi, India, in Decem
ber. This disposes of the rumor- of an
engagement matrimonial which gossips
had set lor the Christmas season.
PUBLIC ORIGINATES MANY SCHOOL FADS.
i Br, r. I. Soktaa. Supt. Schools, St Louis.
Perhaps the most dangerous fads' are not of the
teacher's creation, but originate ia the community
itself. " The people are collectively honest, and their
verdict is wise. Opinions of classes and Individuals,
however, no matter how loudly or emphatically ex
pressed, are at times unwise. The history of past
decades has seen the rise of many, and the decline
of some,, of the fads of this origin..- There is, for
instance, the faddish idea that a laborer needs no
education, that workfen are spoiled by too much
8 jhoolingthere is the three "E" fad; there is the "education
makes criminals" fad..
The "quick promotion" fad has done immeasurable harm.
Children, against the wish and view of their teacher, have, in
places, been forced into higher grades than the one for which
they were fit, and their educational progress has been impaired
and ruined thereby. The teacher and principal who in such
cases quietly and pleasantly, but at the same time firmly, stands
his ground is a blessing to the child and to the parent.'
Among the worst fads of our day Is the "extreme indul
gence" fad. The practice is bad Vhich lets the child ha-e his
way when he is unreasonable, and .lets him regulate his rela
tions to school and home In accordance with his pleasure In
stead of in accordance with clear duties. "I wish you -vould
make him come to time," said a kind mother to a teacher who
had sent for her on account of the frequent tardiness of the
child, ''but the fact is, I cannot make him get up in the morn
ing, and he will not go to bed when it is time." If the parent
abdicates the educational control of his child, he makes er
nicious error and indulges in a common, but objectionable, fad.
CITO Permanently Curea So tits or nervousnesi
rl I V aftor fint Hut's nof Pr. Kline's Great Nerrt
Sestorer. Send for FREE -J.OO trUl bottle and treat,
iga. Da.B. H. Kuhl LU1..U31 ArchSU Philadelphia.!
Worse.
"So Smith acted as judge"
"At a church raffle. Foolish man!"
"No, no; not at a church raffle at
a baby show."
"Idiot!" .
Pain Hamlin's Wizard Oil. TJee the
last on the first, and you will neither
have one or the other.
Undisputed Points.
Attorney for the Defense You are a
blackguard and a bluff, sir!
Attorney for the Prosecution And
you, sir, are a shyster and a rogue!
The Court Come, come, gentlemen,
let us get down to the disputed points
of this case.
BURYING ALIVE A FREQUENT PERIL.
By Alexander Wilder. M. D.
It is said that at the pnblic mortuary of Paris
about one in every 800 persons supposed to be dead
actually comes to life- again. At any rate, some
hundreds must be buried alive in the larger cities of
America, for few of the precautions are taken that
are required in several European countries.
The fact is that medical certificates are often per
functory, and given simply to meet the requirements
of the law. As many are consigned to the, mad
house without indze or jury almost, so others are
nlaced in the erave upon the word of a physician, who has
not made a critical examination of the case. If the undertakers
were to tejl the facts that have come under their eye the blood
would run cold with horror.
Few months nass without some article in a newspaper to
lull apprehension in regard to the danger of being buried alive.
If alarm is raised some medical hypnotizer is ready to tell the
public that there is no occasion for alarm; that medical science
is so advanced, and knowledge of this matter so thorough, that
such a thins is well nigh impossible.
Physicians are often not philosophers, and it is by no means
wonderful that sometimes they are not skillful in relation to
the nhenomena incident to the waning of life. I he medical
tfrt is not so much the accumulated wisdom and experience of
ages and centuries as the exploiting of the most recent notions.
We do well to obtain our conclusions from a wider field end
a higher inspiration.. The matter now under discussion is of
too much importance to every one to be dismissed without
absolute assurance. We do not wish our anxiety to be soothed
unless the causes are removed.
I have often been told that the modern practice of embalming
made death certain. I admit it; but those who are' too poor
to pay for this furHr&T luxnry most yet take the chances in the
old-fashioned way. Ihere is no'doubt, however, that the num
ber annually pnt to death by the embalniers is sufficiently large
to demand attention. An investigator of this subject in New
York has openly declared his belief that a considerable num
ber of human beings are annually killed In America by the
embalming process.
Before burial ther should be detention in. a mortuary till
Mothers will find Mrs. OTnslow's Sooth
ing Syrup the best remedy to use tor their
children during the teething period.
As He Called It.
"But why," asked the man who
always wants to know "why do you
call that little jump you made from a
tower into the water a 'leap for life?'
They tell me it is not - at all danger
ous." "Well," repled.the artist, "don't I
make a livin' by it?"
What was the Reading?
Too much reading is given as the
cause of the downfall of a New Eng
land young man who became a burglar.
Until a list of the culprit's favorite
authors is published Sir Conan Doyle
and Mr. Hornung will be under suspicion.
An
Invrlalhle
- Means bad air, and whether it
Enemy to Health
comes fioui the low lands and
marshes of the country, or the filthy sewers and drain pipes of the cities
and towns, its effect upon the human system is the same.
These atmospheric poisons are breathed into the lungs and taken up
by the blood, and the foundation of some long, debilitating illness is laid.
Chills and fever, chronic dyspepsia, torpid and enlarged liver, kidney
troubles, jaundice and biliousness are frequently due to that invisible foe,
Malaria. Noxious gases and unhealthy matter collect in the system because
the liver and kidneys fail to act, and are poured into the Wood current until
it becomes so polluted and sluggish that the poisons literally break through
the skin, and carbuncles, boils, abscesses, ulcers and various eruptions of an
indolent character appear, depleting the system, and threatening life itself.
The germs and poisons that so oppress and weaken the body and destroy
the life-giving properties of the blood, rendering it thin and watery, must
be overcome and carried out of the system before the patient can hope to
tret rid of Malaria and its effects. '' ,;'
S. H. S. does this ana quietly produces an enure
change in the blood, reaching every organ and stimu
lating them to vigorous, healthy action. S. S. S.
possesses not only purifying but tonic properties,
and the eeneral health improves, and the appetite
increases almost from the first dose. There is no Mercury, Potash, Arsenic
or other mineral in S. S. S. It is strictly and entirely a vegetable remedy.
Write us about your case, and our physicians will gladly help you by
their advice to regain your health. Book on blood and skin diseases sent
free. the swirr specific co. -A.tiatav, g
IMPOSSIBILITY OF LONG RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS.
Br Prof. W. L. Moore. Chief of ffte V. S. Weather Zi.-eaa,
At the present time I know of no -cien
tlfic man who essays to make long range
weather predictions, and I would especi
ally caution the public against the 1 npoc
ture of charlatans and astrologers, wh
simply prey upon the credulity, of tht
people. I believe it to be impossible fot
any one to-day to make a forecast bas-etl
upon any principle of physics or upon an;
empiric rule in meteorology for a great e.
period than two or three days in wintei
or for more than three or four d.iys in
summer, and there are times ia winter
when the movements of air conditions
are so rapid that It Is extremely difficult
to forecast even for the space of ot day,
The weather bureau takes the public into Its confidence In this
matter and does not claim to be able to do more than it is pos
sible to accomplish.
No credence whatever should be placed In the forecasts
contained in almanacs or otherwise published months in ad
vance. The scientific staff of the government weather service
contains men learned as astronomers and as physiologists.
Does not the reader suppose if there were any information to
be derived from the positions of the planets or the phases
of the moon which would enable them to make weather fore
casts: months in advance that these scientific men would make
use of U?
PBOF. MOOBK.
NOW MEN ARE YOUNG AT FORTY.
- By C. S. Street. Enallsh essayist
By young men I mean, of course, men who are
visibly and characteristically young, who by the
mere rate of years may be anything up to 60. Now,
in the early part of the last century a man was a
man at 20 or so, a middle-aged, man at SO, and old
at 50. At the present time he is a boy up to about
35, a young man up to 50, and is hardly regarded
as old until he has exceededDavid's maximum of
life by six or seven years.
The merely young in years, those who had the
exclusive title of youth- a few generations ago, no longer, so to
speak, have the place to themselves. The young man of 20
no longer triumphs in his young manhood over his seniors.
They are young men, too. Young men of 40 bar his way and
elbow him aside. In all ages and in all languages the praises
of youth have been joyously or pathetically sounded. But it
has been reserved for our practical age to learn the lesson in
its fullness and to draw the proper conclusions.
ONCE DUG IN A SEWER.
To-day Thomas F. Walsh Is One of
tbe World's Minims Kinea.
Thomas V. Walsh, the Colorado min
ing king, is a partner of King Leopold
of Belgium. The" old Belgian monarch,
whose habits have
not gained for. him
any great amount
of respect In Eu
rope or on this side
of the water, ex
pressed a desire
when he entertain
ed Walsh at din
ner, some time ago,
to study American
progress for the
benefit Of his peo-.
thos. f. walsh. pie, and was in
formed by his guest that he could see
the concentrated progress of the Amer
ican people at the St. Louis exposition.
He then declared his purpose of mak
ing us a visit
The Colorado Croesus, as Thomas F.
Walsh has been called, met Leopold at
Paris two years ago and the latter was
at once Impressed by the personality,
skill and courage of the American.
They talked minerals and mining and
the King Interested Walsh In a project
looking to the development of his
mines In the Congo Free State and
they have since worked In harmony.
Walsh is an interesting figure. He was
born in Ireland fifty-one years ago and
came to the United States in youth. He
DIDN'T HURT A BIT!
KING LEOPOLD.
Best Cough Syrup. T-vst Good. U
in imn Nn d DT arnccinis.
u , im n
JOHN POOLE, PORTLAND, ORE.
Foot of Morrison Street.
Can give vou the best bargains in Boilers
and Eng-iiies, Windmills, I'umps and Gene
ral Machinery. Wood Sawing Machines a
specialty. Sts us before buying
ir fh I V
We extract, crown and bridge teeth
without inflicting pain. Our methods
are modern and meet with the approval
of the most exacting. Call and see us.
Examination fres. Fees reasonable.
Both 'phones: Oregon South 2291: Co
lumbia 36S. Open evenings till 9. Sun
days from 9 to 1Z
MhiiBBBBBV
WISE BROS., Dentists.
rOUTLl.MJ, UKSUUfl,
206, 209, 210. 211.212. 21S. Failing Bldf.
vor. intra ana wasningua bib,
took what work he could find, digging
at one time in a sewer at Worcester,
Mass. ' During the famous Leadville
boom he' went to Colorado and estab
lished a hotel He then turned his at
tention to mining and made a $100,000
Btrike In the Black Hills. This was
the foundation of his wealth. He long
cherished the idea that gold and silver
could be found in the Ouray district of
Colorado and when he attempted to
demonstrate-the correctness of his the
ory, the Camp Bird mine was discov
ered, which has yielded a million dol-
A SAM0AN SKYSCRAPER.
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: You forgot to buy a bot
tle of Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral when your cold first
came on, so you let it run
along. Even now, with
all your hard coughing, it
will not disappoint you.
There's a record of sixty
years to fall back on.
Three slra: 25o., enough for an ordinary
eoldi ftOe..lust right tor broaehltla, hoarse
ness, hard eolds, etc.; SI, most eonomieal
ZOc oazome eases man ind on mum,
4. V. AXAA Wi miww.
ABSOLUTE
SECURITY.
Genuine
Carter's
Little Liver Pills.
Oust Bear Signature of
Set Fac-SImlle Wrapper Below.
TaT7 sasall smd as saaT
tOt&keassagaxt
FOR HEADACHE.
CARTERS
m PI
UWMatftdkllMal
ITTLE,
IV Eft
LLS,
FOR DIZZINESS.
FOR BILIOUSNESS.
FOR TORPID UVER.
FOR CONSTIPATION.
FOR SALLOW SKIN.
FOR THE COMPLEXION
itrTwr(TegetM3av4e?&5Z
-xaaarsmam
CURE SICK HEADACHE.
m
SIGNS FAIL IN A DRY TIME
OF THEflSH NEVECFAH3
K A WET TIMt
rSA&0t?VEWWTttllB
Trie P-ISH as a
start has a history.
Thia is told in n
interesting booklet
wnicn ia .yours ioi
the et&King.
A. 0. TOWBR Ca
BOSTON. MAS,
Makers of
WET WEATHER
CLOTHING
CfTO
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
c
Founded 1B70
A Horn School tor Boy
Military and Manual Training
WrHo for lllumtratod Oataloouo
IE
Samoa claims the original skyscraper, although it concedes that we build them
somewhat higher. The government buildings of Samoa are of the type shown,
the picture giving the entire construction. The framework and the fibrous roof
allow for hurricanes, which are supposed to pass through, leaving the structure
intact. This particular structure is in Tutuila domain under control of the United
States, our first colonial venture.
St. Helen's Hall
PORTLAND, OREGON.
A Boarding and Dy School for Girls.
Has a Normal Kindergarten Training Depart
ment, which has a separate residence for Kin
dergarten classes. The Boarding Department
nrnvlries n nheerful and well arranged" home
for young ladies. For Catalogue or other tav-
r 10
ANOR TEBBETTS. Principal.
formation apply to
MISS ELEJ
Fancy Chinook Salmon...
There's as much difference In Canned
'salmon as there is in Coffees or Spices.
If you want the blood-red kind, the
fanciest to be had, ask for
MONOPOLE.
WADHAMS & KERR BROS., Packers.
Portland, Ore.;
lars a year since 1S97. Walsh ranks
to-day among the richest mining kings
of the world. 1
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE.
Yankee Ingenuity FounJ Kxpedients
to Prevent Decay of Stone.
The process of stone preservation
now being used on the exterior of the
new government printing ofBce In
Washington, the
largest printing es
tablishment in the
world, is a product
of Yankee ingenui
ty and was first
employed in rescu
ing from decay the
Egyptian obelisk
in Central Park.
. New York City,
seventeen years
ago.
Tbe obelisk, or
or Cleopatra's needle, as. It is more pop
ularly known, began to show evidences
of crumbling decay in 1885, although
it bad withstood the rigors of air and
element since 1560 B. C, when it was
erected in the Temple of Amen at
Hellopolis, Egypt A few years be
fore Christ was born it was removed
to Alexandria, and placed in the Tem
ple of Caesarien during the reign of
Augustus Caesar. In 1877 the Khe
dive of Egypt presented the ancient
monolith to the United States, and
after consuming three years in its re
moval to this country, it was set up
in Central Park in 188L The pedestal
is nine feet, four and one-half inches
square at the base, is seven feet high
and weighs 49 tons. The monolith Is
70 feet in height, is seven feet square
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at the base, five and one-half feet
square at the apex and weighs 224
tons. The destructive effects of our
climate had already accomplished some
damage on Its surface 780 pounds of
loose stone being removed before meas-
ures were taken to preserve It. j
A commlsslnon composed of. promi
nent scientists examined the stone and .
decided that the wearing away was
caused by the action of acids and alka-1
lies in the air. resulting from the coal
consumed.- The commission resolved
to employ the Caffal parafflne process '
of waterproofing the obelisk. Paraf- j
fine, which is known to resist the ac-;
tion of all acids and alkalies, was used
as a base, and the compound after be- j
lng spread over the surface, was set
into the stone by means of heat.
The process did not change the nat
ural color and texture of the stone, and
checked the decay. So satisfactory
was the result of the experiment that
the same treatment has been since ,
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