Oldest House In The United States

Dr. Carver, of St. Augustlne, Fla., is said to live in the oldest house in the United States. The house was built in 1562, and was occupied by Spanish monks beiore St. Augustine was founded. Jn the house Dr. Carver has surrounded himsolf with a collection of antiquitites connected with the history of Florida and the Spanish, who once ruled it, that is of itself a veritable museum. Dr. Carver's collection of curioslties contains relies connected with the first Spanish settlers that date back lnto Mooiish history one tnousand yeara ago. And, by wfty of proving that there j ia nothing Ticw ander the sim the famous nickel-in-the-slot machine has a progenitor in Dr. Carver'g collection. lt is il siot machine used In the fore part of tliin. century to dellver packages of tobbaco by dropping an old-fashioned big copper cent in the slot.