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THE PITTSBURG DESPATOR SUNDAY APRIL. 24. 1Q92.,
ro over the outside of the house again. Per
taps I had better take a look at the lower
windows before I go up."
He -walked swiltly round from one to the
ether, pausing at the large one which looked
from the hall onto the stable lane. This he
opened and made a very careful examina
tion of the sill with his powerful magnify
ing len. ".Now we shall go upstairs," said
he at last .
The banker's dressing room was a plainly
furnished little chamber, with a gray carpet,
a large bureau and a long mirror. Holmes
vent to the bureau first and looked hard at
the lock.
"Which key was used to open it?" he
asked.
"That which my son himself indicated
that of the cupboard of the lumber room."
"Have you it here?"
That is it on the dressing table."
Sherlock Holmes took it up and opened
the bureau. "It is a noiseless lock"," said
he. "It is no wonder that it did not wake
you. This case, I presume, contains the
coronet. We must have a look at it I" He
opened the case, and, taking out the diadem,
he laid it upon the table. It was a magnifi
cent specimen of the jeweler's art, and the
86 stones were the finest that I have ever
seen. At one side of the coronet was a
crooked cracked edge, where a corner hold
ing three gems had been torn away.
"Now, Mr. Holder," said Holmes, "here
is the corner which corresponds to that
which has been so unfortunatelr lost.
Might I beg that you will break it off?"
The banker recoiled in horror. I should
not dream of trying," said he.
"Then I will." Holmes suddenly bent
his strength upon it, but without result, "I
feel it give a little," said he, "but though I
em exceptionally strong in the fingers it
would take me all my time to break it. An
ordinary man could not do it. Now what
do tou think wonld happen it I did break
Sir. Holder? There" would be a noise
ske a pistol shot. Do you tell me that all
this happened within a few yards of your
bed and that you heard nothing of it?"
"I do not know what to think. It is all
dark to me."
"But perhaps it may grow lighter as wo
0. What do you think, Miss Holder?"
"I confers that I still share my uncle's
perplexity."
"Your son had no shoes or slippers on
when you saw him?"
IT 'WOUI.D CRACK
"He had nothing on save his trous
ers and shirt."
"Thank j ou. We have certainly been
favored with extraordinary luck during this
Inquirv, and it will be entirely our own
lault if we do not succeed in clearing the
matter up. With your permission, Mr.
HolJer. I shall now continue my investi
gations outside."
He went alone, at his own request, for he
explained that any unnecessary footmarks
micht make his tasc more difficult. For an
hour or more he was at work, returning at
last with his feet heavy with snow and his
features as inscrutable as ever.
"I think that I have seen now all that
there is to see, Mr. Holder," said he. "I
can serve you best by returning to my
rooms."
"But the gems, Mr. Holmes, Where are
thev?"
"I cannot lelL"
The banker wrung his hands. "I shall
never see them again," he cried, "and my
son? Tou rive me hopes."
"My opinion is in no wav altered."
"Then, for God's sake, what was this dark
business which was acted in my house last
night?"
"If you can call upon me at my Balccr
street rooms to-morrow morning between 9
and 10 I shall be happy to do what I can to
make it clearer. I understand that you
give me carte blanche to act for you, pro
Tided only that I get back the gems and
that vou place no limit on the sum I may
draw?"
"I would give my fortune to have them
back."
"Verr good. I shall look into the matter
between this and then. Goodby. It is
i'ust possible that I mav have to come over
:ere araia before eveninc."
It was obvious to me that my companion's
mind was now made up about the case, al
though what his conclusions were was more
than I could dimly imagine. Several times
during oat homeward journey I endeavored
to sound him upon the point, but he always
fllided away to some other topic, until at
ast I gave it over in despair. It was not
yet 3 when we found ourselves in our room
once more. He hurried to his chamber and
was down again in a few minutes dressed as
a common loafer. With his collar turned
up, his shiny, seedy coat, his red cravat, and
liis worn boots, he was a perfect sample of
the class.
"I think that this should do," said he,
glancing into the glass above the fireplace.
"I only n ish that you could come with, me,
"Watson, but I fear that it won't do. I may
be on the trail in this matter, or I may be
lollowing a will o" the wisp, but I shall
soon know which it is. I hope that I may
be back in a few hours." He cut a slice of
'beef from the joint upon the sideboard,
sandwiched it between two rounds of bread,
and thrusting this rude meal into his pocket
be started ofi upon bis expedition.
I had just finished my tea when he re
turned, evidently in excellent spirits,
swinging an old elastic-sided boot in his
hand. He chucked it down into a corner
and helped himself to a cup of tea.
"I only looted in as I passed," said he.
"I am coing right on."
"Where to?"
"Oh, to the other side of the West End.
It may be some time before I get back.
Don't wait up for me in case I should be
late."
"How are yon getting on?"
"Oh, so so. Nothing to complain ot I
have been out to Streatham sine I saw tou
last, but I did not call at the house. It is a
very sweet little problem, and I would not
have missed it for a good deal. However, I
must not sit gossiping here, but must get
those disreputable clothes off and return to
my highly respectable self."
I could see by his manner that he had
stronger reasons for satislaction than his
words alone would imply. His eyes
twinkled and there was even a touch of
color upon his sallow cheeks. He hastened
upstairs, and a lew minutes later I heard
the slam of the hall door, which told me
that he was ofi once more upon his conge
nial hunt.
I waited until midnight, but there was no
eiga of his return, so I retired to my room.
It was no uncommon thing for him to be
away for days and nights on end when he
was "hot upon a scent, so that his lateness
caused me no surprise. I do not know at
what hour he came in, but when I came
down to breakfast in the morning there he
was, with a cup of coffee in one hand and
the paper in the other, as fresh and trim as
possible.
"You will excuse my beginning without
tou, Watson," said he, "but you remember
that our client has rather an early appoint
ment this morning."
"Whv, it is after 9 now," I answered, "I
yiould not be surprised if that were he. I
thought I heard a ring."
It was indeed our friend the financier. I
was shocked by the change which had come
over him, for his face, which was naturally
of a broad and massive mould, was now
I pinched and fallen in, while his hair seemed
to be at least a snaae wnner. tie entered
with a weariness and . lethargy which was
even more painful than bis violence of the
morning before, and he dropped heavily
into the armchair.
"I do not know what I have done to be so
severely tried," said he. "Only two days
ago I was a happy and prosperous man
without a care in" the wprld. Now I am
left to a lonely and dishonored age. One
sorrow comes upon the heels of another.
My niece Mary has deserted me."
"Deserted you?"
"Yes. Her bed this morning had not
been slept in, her room was empty, and a
note lay for me upon the hall table. I bad
said toher last night in sorrow and not in
anger that if she had married my bor all
might have been well with him. Perhaps
it was thoughtless of me to say so. It is to
that remark that she refers in this note:
'My dearest uncle I feel that I have
brought trouble upon you, and that if I had
acted differently this" terrible misfortune
might never have occurred. I cannot, with
this thought in my mind, ever again be
happy under your roof, and I feel that I
must leave you forever. Do not worry
about my future, for that is provided for,
and above all do not search tor me, for it
will be fruitless labor and. an ill service to
me. In life or in death I am ever your lov
ing Mary. What cou'd she mean by that
note, Mr. Holmes? Do you think it points
to suicide?"
"No, no; nothing of the kind. It Is per
haps the best possible solution. I trust,
Mr. Holden, that you are nearing the end of
your troubles."
"Ha, you may say sol Yon have heard
something! Where are the gems?"
"you would not think 1,000 apiece an
excessive sum for them?"
"I would pay 10,000."
"That would be unncessary. Three thou
sand will cover the matter. And there is a
little reward, I fancy. Have you your
checkbook? Here is a pen. Better make it
out for 4,000."
With a dazed face the banker made out
the required check. Holmes walked over
to his desk, took out a little triangular
piece of gold with, three gems in it, and
XJKE A rlSTOL SHOT.
threw it down upon the table. With a
shriek of joy our client clutched at it.
"Yon have it!" he gasped. "I am saved!
I am saved!" The reaction of joy was as
passionate as his grief had been, and ho
huzged his recovered gems to his bosom.
"There is one thing you owe, Mr.
Holder," said Sherlock Holmes, rather
sternly.
"Owel" He caught up a pen. "Name
the sum and I'll pay it"
"No, the debt is not to me. You owe a
very humble apology to that noble lad, your
son, who has carried himself in this matter'
as I should be proud to see my own son do,
should I ever chance to have one."
"Then it was not Arthur who took them?"
"I told you yesterday and I repeat to-day
that it was not."
"You are sure of itl Then let us hurry to
him at once and let him know that the truth
is known."
"He knows it already. When I had
cleared it all up I had an interview with
uim, and finding that he would not tell me
the story I told it to him, on which he had
to confess that I was right, and to add tho
very few details which were not yet clear to
me. Your news of this morning, however,
may open his lips."
I'For heaven's sake tell me, then, what is
mis extraordinary mvstcry.'
'Twill do so and I will show Ton the
steps by which I reached it And let mo
say to you first that which it is hardest for
me to say and for you to hear. There has
been an intrigue between this young roue,
Sir George Burn well, and your niece, Mary.
They have now fled together."
"My Mary! Impossible!"
"It is, unfortunately, more than possible.
It is certain. Neither you nor your son
knew the true character of this man when
you admitted him into your family circle.
He Is one of the most dangerous men in
England, a ruined gambler, an absolutely
desperate villain, a man without heart or
conscience, who looks upon every woman
as his prey. Your niece knew nothing of
such men. When he breathed his vows to
her, as he had done to a hundred before her
she flattered herself that she alone had
touched his heart He has an insane wife,
driven mad, it is slid, by his erneltv, and
no doubt he made up a plausible tale from
this, with a promise of marriage when his
wife sboule die. The devil knows best
what he said, but at least she fell into his
power, became his tool, and was in the
habit of seeing him nearly every night"
"I cannot and I will not believe it,"
cried the banker, with an ashen face.
"I will tell you then what occurred in
your house last night Your niece, when
you had, as she thought, gone to your room,
slipped down and talked to "her lover
through the window which leads into the
stable lane. His footmarks had pressed
right through the snow, so long had he
stood there. She told him of the coronet,
his wicked lust for gold kindled at the
news, and he bent her to his will. I have
no doubt that she loved you, but there are
women in whom the love of a lover extin
guishes all other loves, and I think that
she must have been one. She had hardly
listened to his instructions when she saw
you coming downstairs, on which she closed
the window rapidly, and told you about one
of the servant's escapade with her wooden
legged lover, which was all perfectly true.
"Your boy Arthur went to bed after his
interview with you, but slept badlv on ac
count of his uneasiness about his clubdebts.
In the middle of the night he heard a soft
tread pass his door, so he rose, and, looking
out, was surprised to see his cousin walking
very stealthily along the passage until she
disappeared into your dressing room. Petri
fied with astonishment, the lad slipped on
some clothes and waited there iu'the dark
to see what would cpme of this strange af
fa'r. Presently she emerged lrom the room
again, and in the light of the passage lamp
your son saw that she carried the pre
cious coronet in her hands. She
passed down the stairs, and he, thrilling
with horror, ran along and slipped behind
the curtain near your door, whence he
could see what passed in the hall beneath.
He saw her stealthily open the window,
hand out the coronet to some one in the
gloom, and then closing it once more, hurry
back to her room, passing quite close to
where he stood hid behind the curtain. As
long as she was on the scene he could not
take any action without a horrible expos
ure of the woman he loved. But the in
stant that she was gone he realized how
crushing a misfortune this would be for you
and how all important it was to set it right.
He rushed down just as he was, in his bare
ljtet. opened the window, sprang out into the
,t'now, and ran down the lane wnerehe could
see a uarK. ngurc in me mooniignu oir
George Barnwell tried to get away, but
Arthur caught him, and there was a struggle
between them, your lad at one tide of the
coronet and his opponent at the other. In
the scuffle your squ struck Sir George and
cut him over the eye. Then something
suddenly snapped, and your son, finding
that he had tne coronet in his hands, rushed
back, closed the window, ascended to your
room, and had just observed that the cor
onet had been twisted in the struggle, and
was endeavoring to straighten it when yon
appeared on the scene."
"Is it possible!" gasped the banker.
"You then roused nis anger by calling
him names at a moment when he felt that
he had deserved your warmest thanks. He
could not explain the true state of affairs
without betraying one who certainly de
served little enough consideration at his
hands. He took the more chivalrous view,
however, and preserved her secret"
"And that was why she shrieked and
fainted when she saw the coronet," cried
Mr. Holder. "Oh, my God, what a blind
fool I have been! and bis asking to be al
lowed to go out for five minutes. The dear
fellow wanted to see if the missing piece
were at the scene of the struggle. How
cruellv I have misjudged him."
"When I arrived at the house," contin
ued Holmes, "I at once went very carefully
round it to observe it there were any traces
in the snow which might help me. I knew
that none had fallen since the evening be
fore, and also that there had been a strong
frost to preserve impressions. I psssed
along the tradesman's path, but found it all
trampled down andindistinguishable. Just
beyond it, however, at the far side of the
kitchen door, a woman had stood and talked
with a man whose round impressions on one
side showed that he had a wooden leg. I
could even tell that they had -been dis
turbed, for the woman had run back swiftly
to the door, as was shown by the deep toe
and light heel marks, while wooden leg had
waited a little and then gone awav. I
thought at the time that this might be the
maid and her sweetheart, of whom you had
already spoken to me, and inquiry showed
that it was so. I passed round the garden
without seeing anything more than random
tracks, which I took to be those of the po
lice, but when I got into the stable lane a
very complex story was written in the
snow in front of me.
"There was a double line ef tracks of a
booted man, and a second double line which
I saw with delight belonged to a man with
naked feet I was at once convinced from
what you had told me that the latter was
vour son. The first had walked both ways,
but the latter had run swiltly. and as his
tread was marked in places over the de
pression of the boot it was obvious that he
had passed after the other. I followed them
up, and found that they led to the hall
window, where Boots had worn all the
snow away while waiting. Then I walked
to the other side, which was 100 yards or
more down the lane. I saw where Boots
had faced round, where the snow was cut up
as though there had been a struggle, and
finally where a few drops of blood had
fallen, to show me that I was not mistaken.
Boots had then run do wn the lane.and another
little smudge of blood showed that it was
he who had been hurt When he came to
the high road at the other end I found that
the pavement had been cleared, so there
was an end to that clew.
"On entering the house, however, I ex
amined, as you remember, the sill and
framework of the hall window with my lens,
and I could see that some one had passed
out I could distinguish the outline of an
instep where the wet foot had beep placed
in coming in. I was then beginning to bo
able to form an opinion as to what had oc
curred. A man had waited outside the win
dow, some one had brought him the gems,
the deed had been overseen by your son, he
had pursued the Chief, had struggled with
him, they had each tugged as the coronet,
their united strensth causing injuries which
neither alone could have effected. He had
returned with the prize, but had left a frag
ment in the grasp of his opponent So far I
was clear. The question now was, who was
the man, and who was it who brought him
the coronet
"It is an old maxim of mine that when
you have excluded the impossible, whatever
remains, however improbable, must be the
truth. Now, I knew that it was not you
who hsd brought it down, so there only re
mained your niece and the maids. But if it
were the maids, why should your son al
low himself to be accused in" his place?
There could be no possible reason. As he
loved his cousin, however, there was an ex
cellent explanation why he should retain
her secret the more so as the secret was a
disgraceful one. When I remembered that
you had seen her at that window, and how
she had tainted on seeing the coronet again,
my conjecture became a certainty.
"Ana who could it be who was her con
federate? A lover evidently, for who else
could outweigh the love and gratitude which
she must feel to you? I knew that you went
out little and that your circle ot friends was
a very limited one. But among them was
Sir George BurnwelL I bad beard of him
before as being a man of evil reputation
among women. It must nave been lie who
wore tho&e boots and retained the missing
gems. Even though he knew that Arthur
had discovered him, he might still flatter
himself that he was safe, for the lad cSuld
not say a word without compromising his
own family.
"Well, your own good sense will suggest
what measures I took next 1 went in the
shape of a loafer to Sir George's house, man
aged to pick up an acquaintance with his
valet, learned that his master had cut his
head the night before, and finally at the ex
pense of 6 shillings made all sure by buying
a pair of his cast off shoes. With, these I
journeyed down to Streatham, and saw that
they exactly fitted the tracks."
"I saw an ill-dressed vagabond in the lane
yesterday evening." said Mr. Holder.
"Precisely. It was I. I found that I
had my man, so I cafcio home and changed
my clothes. It was a delicate part which I
had to play then, for I saw that a prosecu
tion must be avoided to avert scandal, and I
knew that so astute a villiau would see that
our bands were tied in the matter. I went
and saw him. At first, of course, he denied
everything. But when I" gave him every
particular that had occurred, he tried to
bluster an took down a life preserver from
the wall. I knew my man, however, and I
clapped a pistol to his head before he could
strike. Then he became a little more
reasonable. I told him that we would give
him a price for the stones he held 1,000
apiece. That brought out the first signs of
grief that he had shown. 'Why, dash it
all!' said he, 'I've let them Ko at 600 for
the three.' I soon managed to get the ad
dress of the receiver who had them on
promising him that there would be no pros
ecution. Off I set to him, and after much
chaffering I got our stones at a thousand
apiece. Then I looked in upon your son,
told him that all was right, and eventually
got to my bed about 2 o'clock, after what I
may call a really hard day's work."
"A day which' has saved England from a
great public scandal," said the banker, ris
ing. "Sir, I cannot find words to thank
you," but you shall not find me ungrateful
for what you have done. Your skill Has
indeed exceeded all that I have ever heard
ot. And now I must fly to my dear boy to
apologize to him for the wrong which I
have done him. As to what you tell me ot
poor Mary, it goes to my very heart. Not
even your skill can inform me where she is
now."
"I think we may safely say," returned
Holmes, "that she is wherever Sir George
Burnwell is. It is equally certain, too,
that whatever her sins are they will soon
receive a more than sufficient punish
ment" The End.
The American Bulrush.
The cat-tail of the American swamps is
almost exactly the same plant as the Egyp
tian bulrush. It is no longer used for mak
ing paper as it once was, but from its root is
prepared an astringent medicine, while
its stems, wheh prepared dry, are excellent
for the manufacture of mats, chair bottoms
and the like.
One or the Rlch-st Mines
Ever discovered Is the mine of health that Is
round In a bottle of HosteUor's Stomach
Bitters. Its "output" is unprecedented.
Richly does it "pan ont" In tile paying ores
of vitality and regularity or organlo action.
The debilitated snould work this mine ror
"all it is worth." So also should the consti
pated, the billons, the dyspeptic, the rheu
matic, and persons "troubled with lnactlyitv
of the kidneys or bladder and la grippe.
THE COMING BIBLE,
Tremendous Sensation Bound
' to Eesnlt From Its
Publication.
SOME STABTLIM CHANGES.
Religions Sentiment Will Be Con
spicuous by Its Absencet
1ND THE EPICURE'S PHILOSOPHY
Will Hare a Prominent Plaea in the New
American Translation.
FAMILIAR PASSAGES RETOLUTIONIZED
rCOBKXSrOXDIXCX or THX DISrATCH.1
Baltimore, April 22. However it may
be received by those who have the benefits
of the "higher criti
cism," there will be
ion e thing very
much resembling a
.sensation among the
laity upon the ap
pearance of the new
translation to be
known as the Amer
ican Bible. Prof
Paul Haupt, the
noted Semiticscholar
of Johns Hopkins
University, who is
to edit the work, has
the Book of Ecclesi-
Prof. PaulSaupL
assigned to himself
astes, and to those who are familiar with
this, one of the best known portions of the
Bible, the changes made will be nothing
less than startling. All the strength and
beauty of the wise king's words are brought
out as they have never been before, but all
religious sentiment is conspicuous by its
absence.
One of the earliest precepts of pious
teachers, sacred among the memories of
childhood, ""Rember now thy Creator in
the days of thy youth" for this and other
equally familiar passages we shall look in
vain. Here is the song from the ninth
verse of the eleventh chapter to the end as
it will appear:
New Version or a Familiar Passage,
Bat rejoice, O youth, In thy childhood,
And let thy heart cheer thee In the days of
thy manhood:
Walk In the ways of thy heart,
And in the sight of thine eyes,
Banish morosoness from thy heart,
But keep away evil from thy flesh,
For childhood and manhood aro fleeting.
.Remember thy well In the days of thy vigor,
Ere there come the days of evil,
And the years draw nixli
In which thou wilt say I have no pleasure.
Ere is darkened the sun, and the light of the
clay,
And tho moons, and the stars.
And the clouds return after the rain;
When the keepers of the honse tremble.
And the men of power bend themselves)
J.ne grinding maids cease
And the ladies that loolc out through the
lattices are darkened;
The doors are shut toward the street,
He riseth at the voice of the birds.
And all the daughters of song are brought
low,
Ho Is afraid of that which Is high,
And fears are in thevway? '
THie almond tree blbssometb,'
The locust crawleth along with dlfflonlty,
Tho caper-berry breaketh up.
The silver cord Is snapped asunder.
The soldenliowl erased In,
The bucket at the well shivered.
And the wheel breaketh down at the pit.
Mauls going to his eternal honse.
And the mourners go about in the street.
Vanity of vanities, salth Eccleslastes,
All is vanity, and all that la coming Is
vanity.
The six concluding verses of the book, as
found in the authorized version, and which
contain among
other things the
injunction "Fear
God and keep His
commandments,for
this is the whole
duty of man," are
omitted entirely.
All the religious
sentiments which
in the King James
translation are
throughout inter
woven with philoso
phy the most epi- Dr.WUXamB. Barptr.
curean Prof. Haupt regards as interpola
tions in direct opposition to the teachings of
Ecclesiastes and evidently written to weaken
the force of the author's words.
An Entirely New Doctrine ot Ufa,
"The conclusion of the whole matter" is not
"Fear God and keep His commandments,"
but "amuse yourself while you are young
and try to be in good spirits. Do what you
feel inclined to and enjoy what pleases your
eye. Be no hermit or ascetic, but do not
ruin your health." The opening verses of
the quotation given form the basis of the
well-known German students' song, "Gaude-
amus Igitur, which was originally a peni
tential song of two stanzas.
The word "well," which Professor Haupt
substitutes for "Creator," he interprets as
meaning "the mother of fhy children," and
refers to a similar idea in Prov. v., lC-lSr.
"Drink water out of thine own cistern, and
running water out ot thine own well, so
shall thy fountains be dispersed abroad,
rivers of waters in the streets. Let them
be only thine own and not strangers with
thee, so shall thy fountain be blessed ancT
thou shalt have joy of the wife ol thv
youth."
The sun Is the sunshine of childhood when
everything seems bright and happy; the
moon is symbolical ot the more tempered
light of boyhood and early manhood, while
the stars indicate the sporadic moments of
happiness in mature age. More and more
the number of rainy days increases, but
seldom interrupted by Might moments.
And when we are going down the hill there
is no sunshine after the rain, but the clouds
return and everything seems painted gray
on gray.
meaning of the Symbolic language.
The keepers of the house are the hands
and the "strong men" the bones, especially
the backbone. The grinding "maids arc the
teeth and the statement that the ladies
that look out through the windows
are darkened is. an oriental metaphor to
express the fact that the eyes begin to lose
their luster and the night becomes dim.
Advanced age brings retention so that the
doors are shut' toward the street Because
his sleep is short "he riseth at the voice of
the birds," and when hearing begins to fail
all the daughters ot song are brought low.
He is afraid of that which is high; he hates
to climb a hill or to go upstairs and dreads
a long walk. His hair becomes white like
the blossoms ot the almond tree just before
they fall. The locust crawleth along with
difficulty because the chrysalis is opening
and when the caperberry breaketh up the
soul is treed from its earthly shell. The
silver chord is the spinal column and the
golden bowl the brain. When the bucket
at the well is shivered the heart loses its
power to propel the blood through the body
and when the water wheel breaks down the
whole machinery comes to a stop, and this
stoppage means dissolution.
1 hare not personally communicated with
WZKimih -rt?TRjKSj5
'J ti?'Ht&-JS'
the gentleman who is to translate the Song
of Solomon, Dut
I was assured by
Prof Haupt's
assistant, D r.
Christopher
Johnston, that
in tne American
Bible it will not
be given a reli
gious interpre
tation. It will
, be treated as a
dramatic love
&N -Doem. nerhaps
the only speci
men left of He
brew dramatic
poetry. The
opening verses
Dr. Charles A. Brlggs. of Eccle'iastes
will be little changed in the new version.
Inspiration of the Authorised Version.
"The authorized version, in spite of its
matchless beauty," said Dr. Johnston, "is
obscure and unintelligible. Three cen
turies of study, with vastly improved
and more scientific methods of re
search, have" greatly advanced our knowl
edge of the original tongues, and, moreover,
the language of the Elizabethan period is
now too archaic to be easily understood by
the average reader. Yet moU people are
so familiar with the authorized version, as
many memories are associated with it, that
any alteration seems little short of a sacri
lege. Indeed, there afe not a few who vir
tually attribute to the authorized version
the authority of inspiration. Largely, how
ever, this feeling is due to the obscurity of
the language, which lends itself easily to a
variety of interpretations and invests the
oft-quoted texts with a mysterious and or
acular character specially attractive to
manv minds.
'JThe revised version is an unsatisfactory
compromise. It makes, indeed, certain im
provements; but
at the same time.
following closely
the model ot the
authorized ver
sion, and endeav
oring to introduce
as few changes as
possible, it pre
serves the archaic
character which
renders the latter
so obscure. But.
the sacredness of
the Bible bv no
means depends up
on the obscurity
of its language, Prof . Crawford H. Joy.
nor does a proper reverence for it necessi
tate the employment of any archaic disguise.
The translators ot the revised version lay
stress upon the fact that the version of 1611
is an English classic. But the study of
English and the study of the Bible are
widely different things. The revised ver
sion, therefore, has not been and can never
be a success.
Fallare of the Revised Edition.
"On the one hand, it can never supersede
the authorized version, which will always
hold its own, both for devotional reading
and for liturgical purposes. On the other
hand, it does not attempt to offer a
new translation, removing the difficulties
of the older version and thus rendering
the Bible intelligible to modern readers.
The proposed new American Bible, which
will cdntain both the Old and New Testa
ments together with the apocrypha and the
pseudepigrapha, it, indeed, it" should com
pete with any of the versions now in use,
will eventually supersede, not the author
ized, but the revised version. The author
ized version should be supplemented by a
translation of the Bible in modern English,
prepared with the help of advanced Hebrew
and Greek scholarship, and illustrated by
the light shed on this remarkable book by
the advances made in recent years in the
fields of oriental history and archxology
and the higher criticism.
"I presume in view of the specimens of
the new version you have given me and the
personnel of the translators that it is super
fluous to inquire as to their attitude toward
the higher criticism?"
"The higher criticism of the Bible, "re
plied Dr. Johnston, "has received much un
merited abuse from those who do not fully
comprehend its nature and scope. It, is,
however, merely the exercise of the reason
ing faculties wtth which man has been en
dawed by the Creator. The Bible is not
itself the inspired irord of God, but con
tains that word, and critical investigation
is necessary in order to determine what was
the original word of God and what has been
added by man. Let anyone, for example,
cut out from the New Testament the genu
ine sayings of our Lord and paste them
together, refecting all additions of narrative
and commentary, and he will easily see
what is inspired and what is not
Xho Object of Higher Criticism.
"A number of distinguished scholars all
over the world are now engaged in the
literary studjr of the Bible, but, obviously,
all critical investigation Dccomes an im
possibility if the book be considered as
verbally inspired. The olject of the higher
criticism is, therefore, to separate the ever
lasting inspired substance and quintessence
of the Bible from later additions and inter
polation", and to assign to each book in the
sacred writings its proper place in the de
velopment of the chosen people."
But in addition to embodying the results
of archaeological and. critical research it is
necessary to supply a historical background.
U.he prophetical
books, for example,
as well as most of the
psalms, can hardly
be fully appreciated
without an accurate
know ledge of their
authorship, object
and date and the his
torical circumstances
which gave rise to
them. The new
American Bible pro
poses to supply all
this information.
It is, ot course.
impossible for one
Dr. J. F. MeCurdy. man to undertake a
work of this character. Prof. Haupt, there
fore, decided to assign each book of the
Bible to one distinguished scholar, so the
Old Testament, for example, has been in
trusted to 21 of the most competent special
ists in this branch of research in America.
England and Germany, and a number of the
most distinguished scholars have agreed to
translate the German contributions into
English.
Men Who Are Doln; the Work.
The American Hebraists who have con
sented to take part in the work are: Prof.
W. B. Harper, President of the Chicago
University, who will share the burden of
editorial responsibility and translate Zecha
riah; ProC G. F.'Moore, the learned Andover
exegetc, who will render Judges; Prof. C H.
Joy, the distinguished Harvard professor,
who will translate Ezekicl: Francis Brown.
editor of the great Hebrew dictionary, who-
is prepanng-a translation ot Joel; Dr. J.i.
McCurdy, of Toronto University, who will
contribute a translation of Micah; Habak
kuk will be rendered by Prof. W. H. Ward,
editor of the New York Independent; Prof.
E. L. Curtis, the successor ot Prof. Harper
at Yale, will translate Zephaniah, and Ruth
will be rendered by the famous Dr. C. A.
Briggs, of New York.
The Hexateuch will be entirely in the
hands of English scholars, and the distin
guished Canon of Kochester, Prof. T. K.
Chcyne will translate Isaiah. Even Aus
tralia will be represented, as ProC Andrew
Harper, of Melbourne, will translate Oba
diah. Here is Psalm cxx. as it will appear:
A Song of the Return.
I cried unto Jehovah In my distress, and
he beard me.
0 Jehovah, save my life from the lying lip,
from the deceittul tongue.
What will heglve unto thee, and what will
he add unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?
Sharp arrows of a warrior, with coals of
the broom plant.
Woe is me that I sojourn with Heshech,
dwell beside the tents o. Kedar.
Long- enough has my soul dwelt with the
haters or peaoe.
1 am all peace, but whatever I say they
are for war. Feabk Atkiisoi.
Buuxirz is a powerful disinfectant, and kills
roaches, bedbugs and other Insects the in
subt it touches them. U cents.
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MR. EEID TALKS SHOP.
The French Newspapers as Bead by
Onr Ex-Minister to France.
LIKES THEIR LITERARY STYLE.
The European Disposition to Enjoj life
Reflected in Its Tress.
PEOPLE READ MORE NOW THAI ETER
rcoTntEsroTOTircr or thi DtiPATcn.i
Washington, April 2a No man in
the United States is better posted on news
paper matters than the Hon.WhitelawKeid,
who has just returned from his mission to
France, and who will now leave diplomatio
life to resume the editorship ot the New
York Tribune. It is now 36 years since Mr.
Reid' began his newspaper career as the
editor of the Xenia Xicus and it is 32 years
since he began to be famous as the war cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Gazette. I met
Mr. Beid just after his return from France
and had an interesting chat with him in his
room at the Normandy Hotel about the
newspapers and newspaper men of France.
He is a pleasant talker and in the half
hour's conversation which I had with him
he gave me some interesting facts about
the great journals of Paris.
"There is," said he, "considerable differ
ence between onr newspapers and those of
Paris. The French newspapers pay more
attention to form, while we pay more at
tention to news. The news is everything
in the AmericaiTnewspaper, and the style
is a secondary consideration. We devote
columns to certain classes of news that
wonld not get lines in a French journal.
Take, for instance, the matter of some
minor improvement in a city where the
paper is published. Such a thing might be
worth a column in America, while it might
not receive five lines in Paris. '
Have No Craze for Foreign News.
"The, French do not care so much for
foreign news as we do,and they are I, think,
more interested in literature, art and the
drama than we are. These things form an
important part of their daily journals, and
the articles about them are so well written
that it is an intellectual pleasure to read
them. The leading articles are furnished
by some of the most noted writers of Paris,
and the newspaper proprietors and contrib
utors are men of wide influence. A great
many of the leading men of France either
have been or are now connected with the
newspapers. Some of the most famous
statesmen 'of the country write regularly
for certain journals, and the standing ot the
better class ofwriters is very high."
"The President of the Syndicate of tho
Paris Press is Monsieur Hebrard, who is the
editor of Le Temps, the great evening paper
and perhaps what the French themselves
would call the "leading serious journal" of
Paris. He is also a noted and able Senator
and his paper, while not strictly speaking
an organ of the Government, has the closest
relations to it.and is apt to havesemi-offipial
news; and on account of its information,
trustworthiness and ability, is one of the
papers you must read."
Kseps a Day Ahead of the People,
"Then all the world reads the Figaro,"
continued Mr. Beid. "Its editor, Monsieur
Francis Magnard, is a man of extraordinary
good sense, and he has the faculty in sudden
emergencies of saying to-day just what
everybody will be thinking to-morrow. He
rarely writes an article over half a column
long, but there is no editorial writer in
France who is more regularly or more
eagerly read. His paper is a great finan
cial success, and numbers among its con
tributors manv of the most brilliant men of
letters In France. The Petit Journal is the
most widely circulated paper, not merely
in France, but in the world. It has a bona
fide daily circulation of over 1,000,000
espies. It is most respectable and trust
worthy, condenses its news absolutely and
arranges it systematically and is altogether
n very satisfactory paper to read. Its in
fluence is always on the side of law, order
and good morals, and it is never likely to
be very partisan."
"How about French statesmen and the
newspapers?"
"Many of them are or have been con
nected with the newspapers, was the reply.
As I have already mentioned, Mr. Hebrard
is a Senator. One of his daily contributors
is one of the most distinguished Frenchmen
now living, Monsieur Jules Simon, a former
Cabinet Minister, and now a Senator. .
The Column Jules Simon Writes.
"Monsieur Jules Simon writes a charm
ing little article almost every day under the
general heading 'Jlon retit Journal,' and
that is one of the things which can never be
skipped. No matter how pressing the work
in the Senate, or how keen his interest in
his own special bills he almost always finds
time to furnish this article. Sometimes it
touches keen political disputes; at other
times it is an estimate of some famous au
thor, or a reminiscence of the politics of a
more stormy period, but it is always ex
quisitely worded. In fact the style is per
fect Monsieur Simon is a member of the
Academy.
"It was considered a great piece of good
fortune when the Government persuaded
him to head the commission sent by France
to the Labor Conterence called by the Ger
man Emperor in Berlin, where he was
recognized as easily the leading man of the
whole conference, and where he made a pro
found impression upon the Emperor. An
other Senator and member of the Academy
also, John Lemoinne, has also been one o'f
the most famous leader writers of France,
Erincipally on the Journal da Debats. His
ealth'has not been good of late years, and
he is not now writing so much.
All Seem to Bo Public Slen.
"The first Minister of Foreign Affairs with
whom I was brought in contact was Mr.
Spuller. He had been for years the bosom
friend of Gambetta, and the editor in chief
of Gambetta's paper, the Repvblique Francaise.
He is now in the Chamber of Deputies and
was until recently one of its Vice Presi
dents. He retired from the Cabinet at the
downfall of Tit-arM's Ministry.
"The nresent editor and proprietor of tho
' JUpuUiqua FfancaUa is Monsieur Joseph
Beinach, also a Deputy and a very able
member of the Moderate Republican group,
who constitute the strongest element of the
Government's support He is an excellent
writerand an admirable speaker.
"There i nobody in the Chamber of
Deputies whom people are more eager to
hear than Monsieur Paul de Cassagnac. He
is the owner and editor of the great Im
perialist organ L'AuionU, and he writes in
it constantly. On the other hand, thAreat
.leader of the Radicals in the Chamber of
Deputies is Monsieur George Clemenceau.
He is the political director of La Justice,
which he also owns. Dozens of othersmight
be mentioned. Newspaper men in Paris
take as naturally to public life as a duck
does to water."
The Frenchman Enjojs life.
"How about business matters in the
French newspapers," I asked. "Do they
receive much attention?"
"Business is by no means so prominent in
France either in the papers or in the daily
life of the people as it 11 with us," replied
Mr. Kcid. "The French are as shrewd in
business as we are, and they arc as fond of
money and money-making, but they model
their lives on a different plan, and what
seems to me to be a more sensible plan than
ours. The American devotes himself al
most body and soul to his business until he
is 55 or GO, and he then expects to spend the
remainder ot his liiein ease and pleasure.
The result is that his habits are so fixed
that he has lost the power ot enjoyment
from anvthing else than his business. The
.Frenchman gets his pleasure as he goes
along. He takes a holiday whenever he
can, and he is always ready lor a laugh or
tor any pleasure of life. He sets aside a
Jpart of his day for pleasure and rest, and he
likes to read about other things in his news
paper than money and business. Nearly
every French newspaper publishes a serial
story, and these form a very important part
for some of the French journals."
"How about such stories in an American
newspaper, Mr. Beid? Would it not pay to
introduce the feuilleton into American
journalism?"
Two Opinions on Story Publications.
"I can't say," was the reply. "It is hard
to determine what constitute the most at
tractive features of a great newspaper; al
most impossible sometimes to tell what in
creases and what decreases its circulation.
We have published a number of good nov
els, but I have never noticed any apprecia
ble increase in our sales from them. The,
people read them, and if they are good we
hear commendations, and if bad the com
plaints come in; but I couldn't prove that
they have really ever affected onr circula
tion. By the way, I met Dana, the editor
of the New Yoik bun, just as I was starting
to Washington and had a few moments' talk
with him. During this he spoke of news
paper novels, and told me he had been buy
ing a story by W. D. Howells aud also one
by Mark Twain. I asked him it he thought
tbey had been profitable ventures, and he
said they had pleased the Sun readers, but
whether they had paid from a dollar-and-cents
or circulation point of view he could
not say."
"Speaking of newspaper individuality,
Mr. Beid, how about signed articles in
newspapers? Does the use of signatures
injure the paper in which they appear?"
The Individuality of Newipapsrs.
"If signatures were general I would say
yes." The people get to look upon the
newspaper as an- individuality; and when
no signatures are used, they reiv upon its
statements or opinions, in proportion to
their general estimate of its character.
When, on the other hand, 60 names appear
at the end of 0 piecss of news, or of edi
torial matter in its columns, the result is
confusing and if detracts from the news
paper as a whole."
The conversation then turned to the il
lustrated features of onr newspapers. Mr.
Beid said that he thought newspaper illus
tration might be overdone by the American
papers.
"In so far as pictures are associated with
the news of the day," said he, "they are a
good thing, but I do not believe in putting
pictures in the papers merely for the sake
of having pictures. The methods of fast
printing and the quality of the paper which
a large diily muit use make it impossible
to have newspaper pictures works of fine
art; but they olten add to the expression of
the news and convev better ideas of men
than can be given with the pen. The pict
ure of a new witness in a sensational trial
taken by a good artist when he is in the act
of giving some testimony which is to startle
the world next morning "is sure to be a good
thing to have.
Secret of Xin Petit Journal's Circulation.
"Paris is so located that nearly every
part of France can be reached by the trains
before the death of that day's paper. The
life of a daily newspaper is, you know,
only a little over 12 hours, and an outside
circulation larger than that in the city
would onlv be possible in a country like
France. The urovincial naners of France.
though many of them are good, are not
equal to the papers oi fans ana tney ao
not compete with the Parisian journals as
those of our outside cities do with New
York. I don't think wn will ever have a
paper of a national daily circulation. Le
Petit Journal sells lor one cent and its profits
are very large. Its chief director is its
founder, M. Marinoni, who began its publi
cation in 1861. Its circulation was first in
creased by f euilletons and in 1864 a single
novel gave it a jump of from 80,000 to
230,000 within a few week."
"You say the price of this paper is onlyl
cent, Mr. Beid? How about our big
newspapers: will they be cheaper than they
are?"
"I think not," was the reply. "Almost
the cheapest thing that is created by man
on this earth for sale is the newspaper at its
present price. Three cents is little enough,
and I don't believe the best newspapers will
a;ain reduce the prices they now charge.
We will, of course, have many smaller
newspapers and many 1 cent papers."
Increase of Newspaper Kaadln.
"An interesting thing, by the way, Mr.
Beid," said I, "is the more rapid increase
of newspaper readers than the increase in
population. The cities of the same popu
lation take proportionately a much larger
number of newspapers to-day than for
merly, and this proportion is said to be
steadily increasing, what do you think of
that?"
"That it is only another illustration of
the old saying that if a newspaper ha3 any
real reason for living, other newspapers are
not in its way. People will buy it lor what
it is. Then, if a new paper is started, they
will buy that,to read the other side. Many
people now read four, five or more daily
newspapers, where formerly they confined
themselves to one; they wish to see all
sides.
"Itis agood thing for the newspapers; and
I think it also a good thing for tne preven
tion of hide-bound views and the promotion
of a liberal spirit among the readers and
throughout the community at large. Of
course it is not without some drawbacks;
people don't read so thoroughly, and they
are sometimes less influenced even by the
best work." Fkank G. Carpenteb.
THE HAN WAS A LIAB.
Why a Test of a Cherokee Medicine Xaa
Ended In a Failure.
The Cherokee medicine men make use of
several stone talismans, commonly crystals
found among their native mountains, says
James Moouey. One which I' saw among
these Indians was a translucent purple stone
abont an inch long, with a sharp point
With this the qonjurer claimed to be able
to find lost or stolen articles, or to tell the
whereabouts of game in the mountains.
To test the matter I threw a coin into the
grass at random, while he was not looking,
and told him the money was his if he could
find it. Procuring a string about a yard
long, he tied one end of it around the mid
dle of the stone. Then holding the stone
suspended so as to swing freely, he ret it
whirling in a circle with a stroke of his
finger, at the same time reciting in an un
dertone some secret formula. The stone at
first revolved rapidly, then more and more
slowly, and finally stopped with the point
toward the North. He walked a few steps
in that direction, gave the stone another
twirl and again repeated the formula. He
explained that this must be done seven
times, and that on the seventh trial the
stone would point to. the exact spot where
the money was lying.
Having gone through the whole perform
ance he finally halted at a place altogether
wrong. Alter hunting in the grass for
some" time, he was oblised to give it up.
He declared that his failure was due to the
fact that he was not fasting as he should
have been to use the stone. The other In
dians said the stone was all right, bat that
the man was a liar which was perfectly
true and that, although a pretty good doc
tor, he knew nothing of magic. They as
serted that in the hands of certain conjur
ers whom they named the charm never
tailed.
English Terms American Locomotives.
American engineers will have to look to
their laurels in the manufacture ot steam
locomotives. "Up to this time American
locomotives have been the favorite engines
in New South Wales, but the Government
of that countrv, after a scries ot tests, has
decided to adopt the latest English six-coupled-wheel
engines for its lines.
A Stan.
There Is occasionally a man whose word Is
as good as his bond, and whose bond is as
good as gold. Such a one is W. L. Need
Earn, a prominent citizen and business man
of Orrsburg, Mo. Mr. Needham has been
selling Chamberlain's Cough Remedy tor
several years and recommends it to his cus
tomers "because in his experience it has
proven to be the best for colds, croup and
whooping cough. He says it is the most
popular medicine that he'handles. and gives
the best satisfaction of any. Filty cent
bottles tor sale by druggists, xxsa
KICHES FROM INDIA.
The Inventor Can Have Them by
Meeting the Needs of the Conntry..
A KEW MATERIAL FOR PAPER.
Eggs Sunk In the Fay at yew Tork Tfer
Preserved ty the Salt,
THE ODDS ASD E.NDS 0P ECIEXCH
IWBITTZS TOR TUB DISPATCH. J
A Calcutta lawyer has written a pamphlet
with the object of showing what a splendid
field India offers for the utilization of the
inventions of countries more advanced in
the scale of civilization. He dwells partic
ularly on the necessity for appliances and
contrivances for the conversion locally of
raw materials, whether vegetable or min
eral, into manufactured articles in the least
possible time and with as little waste as is
compatible with efficiency and thorough
ness; and also on the need for improved
machinery and apparatus for the various
stages in the preparation, manipulation and
manufacture of tea, indigo, cotton, silk,
jute and hemp. In the manufacture of tea,
from its initial stage to the time it is ready
to be consigned to trade centers for export
or disposal, many machines are already in
use for rolling the leaf after withering, and
for firing, sifting, etc., but tea garden pro
prietors would gladly welcome such ma
chinery as would reduce the expense of pro
duction and import With regard to in
digo, there is no doubt that the manufact
ure, which is now comparatively crude, can
be greatly improved by chemical and other
processes. Complaints have become so com
mon in England as to the adulteration of In
dian grown cotton that effective cotton
pickers and cleaners wonld soon become
popular. A device for these purposes has
been already tried, but it was so complex
that its mam result seems to have been to
emphasize the necessity for a practical ma
chine. The writer of the pamphet, after dis
cussing this branch of his subject, adds
significantly: "American inventors might
with advantage take up this subject" In
the silk industry all efforts have shown the
impossibility of getting native spinners to
produce, by spinning, anything like an even
thread, for they prefer to dab on to the
spinning thread lumps of the ends of say
six cocoons at a time in order to complete
their task speedily, and an inequality of
thread is the natural result of such hasty
and clumsy handling. This uneven thread,
full of fluff and rough joins, is, and will,
continue to be, the bane of Indian silk until
some practical remedy can be introduced.
Improved methods of converting the stems
of plantains and the leaves of acave and
pineapple plants into material for textile
fabrics, and the peparation, degummingand
decorticating of ramee, rhea and a host of
other Indian fibres without steepingin water,
or requiring skilled labor, would be sure of
adoption on a large scale.
At present the Indian paper mills utilize
principally wheat ami rice straw, jnte and
hemp cuttings and old gunnies. Some of
the mills, however, use grasses, old ropes
and canvas and only one mill in the whole
countrv employs wood pnlp, as compared
with 600 wood pulp mills in Germany. An
other process which is successfully used in
other countries would prove peculiarly ac
ceptable in India, viz., the method by
which, after removing the thorns and steep
ing in a suitable solution, the large and suc
culent leaves of the cactus plant are adapted
as food for cattle. According to the data
given, it wonld appear a difficult thinj to
mention a good, sound industrial invention
that cannot be profitably introduced in the
country from which the thoughtfully writ
ten and exhaustive pamphlet emanates.
The Preservation of Eirss.
An advertisement which states that all
kinds of dairy produce will be supplied to
order to the most remote country districts
is a familiar reversal of the natural order
of things in New York. It arises out of
the fact that the best of everything is
usually sent to the market in which there
is the greatest demand for it Those who
drink sherry have but a poor chance of en
joying their favorite tipple in Spain, and
Madeira is the last place in which a decent
glass of the once favorite wine of that ilk
can be looked for. Not long since afloat
loaded with freight cars containing a large
quantity of fresh ggs was sunk in the
upper bay while on the way to the city.
When the float was raised, some little time
afterward, the eggs were found to be none
the worse for their immersion in the salt
water. This incident serves to recall the
fact that common table -ealt, mixed with
slaked lime, is an excellent preservative of
eges. The salt and the lime shouldbe mixed
in a pail of water in the proportion of one
pint and two pints respectively. A barrel
is half filled with the well blended mixture,
and the eggs to be preserved are laid in it
If the eggs are kept well covered, and care
is taken to replenish the fluid when evapora
tion has reduced it, it is claimed that
this method is perfectlv effective for at least
a conple of years. There is no doubt that
if it is adopted in country houses jt will
save the necessity of sending to the city lor
fresh eggs.
Barnlnff the Candle at Both Ends.
Dr. Cyras Edson does not mince matter
in discussing the cause ot the majority of
the ills and ailments of Americans. He in
sists that the American lives altogether too
fast "He works harder than does any other
man or woman on earth. His business is
always with him; he has no rest, no cessa
tion, no relief from the strain. His daily
routine is one of intense and ever-present
excitement"
This unnatural strain has to be met in
some wav, and to sustain his rapidly ex
hausted 'system the business man is com
pelled to consume large quantities of food,
and is frequently driven to the undue use of
stimulants. Dr. Edson urges the intro
duction of a little common sense into the
situation, and prescribes less haste in the
making of riches and more exercise and
fresh air. This is the best and only remedy
for a people that are rapidly drifting into
chronic neurasthenia and dyspepsia. If
Americans will only give their nerves and
stomachs a fighting chance they will soon
be as robust as any nation on earth.
Utilization of Cottonseed Bull Pulp.
Travelers in the South have frequently
been impressed with the annual waste of
several hundred thousand tons of cotton
seed hulls, and it is satisfactory to know
that steps are now being taken to utilize
this waste. Improved appliances are likely
to lead to the use of the reluse in the manu
facture of certain classes of paper almost
exclusively. The cottonseed hull is like the
scale of a fish, and when it is treated it be
comes pure cellulose. It is absorbent to a
wonderful degree, and will in all probabil
ity enter largely into the future manufact
ure of blotting paper, even if blotting paper
cannot be made entirely from it. It can
also be used to advantage in the manu'act
ure of postal cards, some excellent speci
mens of which have already been made
from it
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A stenographer who writes to ask whether
it is possible to improve the wearing quality
of a pencil will find comfort in the fact that
by Immersing a lead pencil in a jar or lin
seed oil until it is thoroughly saturated,
lead, wood and all, it will be found that the
lead has been toughened and softened, and
the pencil will outwear two of the untreated.
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