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TRAES COUNCIL 9
COMPOSITION.
Robert E. Lee.
(By Wm. Hildebrand, Eighth Grade .\)
Robert Edward Lee was born in
Stratford, Westiorelanid county, Vir
ginia, January 19, 1S07. In 1811, the
family moved to Alexandria, where the
father, Richard llenry Lee, could send
his boys to better schools.
At the age of eighteen, Robert en
tered the West Point Military Acad
emy, and during his four years' stay he
never received a bad mark or demerit.
His clothes were always clean, and his
gun highly polished. He graduated in
1829, second in his class, and entered
the Engineer Corps of the United
States and second lieutenant.
Lee served with distinction in the
Mexican war, under General Scott, as
engineer. In after years Scott said
that his greatest success in Mexico
was due to the skill and valor of Ro
bert E. Lee.
After the Mexican war, Lee went to
West Point as superintendent of the
Academy. Three years later he went
to Texas as lieutenant colonel of the
Second regiment. In 1859, while spend.
ing a short time with his family, Lee
received orders to proceed to Harper's
Ferry with a body of marines, and
quell the John Brown's raid. Lee
succeeded in doing this.
When the civil war broke out, Lee
was offered chief command of the
Union forces, but declined when Vir
ginia seceded. He went at once to
Richmond and was made major-generaP
of the Virginia forces.
Lee was now fifty-four years old;
muscular, and in perfect health. He
never drank liquors or used tobacco.
When General Johnston was wound
ed at Seven Pines, Lee assumed com
mand of the Confederate army, and de
feated McClellan at the Seven Days'
battles around Richmond.
Lee had hitherto been regarded as
having too great a caution, but his
plans for the assault on General Mc
Clellan indicated a nerve approaching
boldness.
In 1862, Lee decided to invade Mary
land. At Antietam Creek, he met an
army under General McClellan. The
battle lasted all day, and until dark
ness made it impossible to continue.
On the night of the 18th of August,
Lee recrossed the Potomac unmolest
ed
Lee gained popular victories at Fred
ericksburg and Chancellorsville, but
the battle of Chancellorsville was
clouded by the'death of the great
Stonewall Jackson.
In 1883, Lee decided to invade Penn
sylvania. He met an army under Gen
eral Meade at Gettysburg. The Con
federates were slaughtered, and the
men lost in this battle here never re
placed.
In 1864, General Grant assumed com
mand of the Union army and in the
battles of the Wilderness, Cold Harbor
and Spotsylvanla Courthouse, Lee was
victorious.
In 1865, after displaying his skill as
general, and most estimable qualities
a man, Lee was compelled, to sur
der his half-tarved army to Gen
- Grant, April 9, 1885, at Appomattox
Courthouse.
After the civil war, Lee was made
Sprelidesnt of the Washington College,
which position he held until his death,
on October 12, 1870.
Perhaps no man ever lived so great,
so nmselsh as Lee. Duty was the key
note of his life.
HOLY NAME SOCIETY,
The Holy Name 8oelety has Just re
celtved a ew beanner made in Lyons,
mnce. It is an exquisite piece of
work, In connection with the Holy
Nameo Society, there has been organ
ised a Holy Name Gymnastic Club for
the young men members of the Holy
NUame Society. The club is Increasing I
pidly and promisea to become one
o the lesdlng ubt la the city.
The oceas are I. Nolan, paresident;
U. CnM, vlepresdemt; G. Herbert,
aeertusy; B. Borae, treasnrer; H.
.Stram. seetbarm; Louas W.
Pemm sad rther Das ' I spiritual
diaetor, are members of the board of
ters t. MarY Hall has been
turned over to tho elub and s be inSl
Sted p as a Wmaassln t
ADAMS' HAva 1 i
Our Christmas Edition.
As has been its custom for many years, The Herald to-day presents to its
readers its annual Christmas Edition. We have made every endeavor to make
this number more attractive, more interesting; more entertaining than any of
its predecessors, and leave it to the judgment of our readers whether we have
succeeded in doing so. In the reading columns will be found much matter
relating to the Yule Tide season, and in the advertising columns you have
a ready index to assist you in making selections for your Christmas giving.
If these columns are carefully studied and a list prepared before starting out
to shop, your buying will be made much easier than if you wait until you get
to the stores to make your selections. Also you should begin right away to
do your shopping while the goods are fresh and in some kind of order, for you
must remember that, with the great rush now on, the stores will find it almost
impossible to keep things in the best order. Another thing you might remem
ber is to buy only according to your means. The intrinsic value of a gift cuts
little figure at the Christmas time; it is more the sentiment attached that
brings the real joy. The small gift is just as priceless, sentimentally, to the
receiver as the most costly one. Therefore, be guided accordingly. The Herald
wishes for you all a most happy Christmas.
Dock Board Squabble.
The Algiers Improvement Association showed the benefit of wise counsel
when it indorsed the resolutions of the New Orleans Progressive Union in the
Iock Board matter, and thereby went on record as being opposed to the action
of Governor Hall. We must express our opinion that Governor Hall's action
in summarily removing a member of the board was absolutely indefensible from
any standpoint, either of ethics or of the welfare of the city of New Orleans.
In the nature of things and according to all precedent, to the victor
belongs the spoils, and the Governor has a perfect right to appoint his sup
porters to any offices that may fall within his gift. At the same time, it is
only proper that he should confer with the commercial bodies of this city in
a matter that is of such vital importance to the commerce of New Orleans. It
is a courtesy that is due the city. and we feel sure that Governor Hall will
recognize this fact. If after such a conference it is found that the Governor
can improve on the present conditions, there will be little opposition left. The
present Dock Board has done a world of good in improving our port facilities,
and when it is considered that their commissions are at the most thankless
ones, without remuneration of any kind, we must concede that they deserve
some consideration. Therefore we are heartily in favor of a conference be
tween the Governor and all our commercial exchanges, in order that a peaceful
and dignified solution of the matter may be had. Above all things, the Dock
Board should be preserved as a non-political body, for only thus can it be of
real service to the port.
The Alhambra Gymnastic Club.
Things are beginning to move for the new gymnastic club on this side of
the river. During the past week the Club has purchased two lots of ground
in a splendid locality, on which to erect their new building. Plans are in
progress for the building, and from present indications the new club will be
one of the finest and best equipped in the city. Special accommodations will
be provided for the ladies of the town, and this alone should induce many
men to join. The announcement of the purchase of the ground has already
brought many new applications for membership, but many more are still to
be heard from. Every man in Algiers who has any civic pride whatever should
send in his application, as a mark of faith in his little town. If you want the
outsiders to boost your town, you must do some of the boosting yourself. The
Alhambra Gymnastic Club is to be congratulated on the steady progress it is
making.
Se PELLING TROPHIE8.
Last January, in the spelling contest,
the Belleville school, scoring 16 points
and one first place (6th A, Miss Shook
teacher), took second place in the city.
It- was passed by the Washington
s school, city champions, and passed the
Davis, the Franklin No. 2, etc. Tues
day, Dec. 10, 1912, the trophies were
g awarded at the Esplanade Avenue
High School.
Brilliantly lit, the school presented a
n pretty scene as the many bright-eyed
e girls and boys inspected it, before go
ing to take parts in the program.
In this, "America" and the "Star
Spangled Banner" were given by the
entire audience; the Belleville trophy
was received by little Miss Elvina Leo
nard, who had been selected by her
t team mates to represent them, and it
was given by Chas. Colton. The other
t members of the team are Rita Humph
ries and Daisy St. Germain.
IF YOU PLAY 500?
A. M.: In order to settle an argu
ment, please answer the following: In
a game of five hundred, if a no trump
hand is bid, can the Joker be used at
any time, or only when the suit card
Is exhausted?
On this point A. M. Paine, in his
little booklet entitled "Rules for 500,
Compiled by a Devotee,' gives the fol'
lowing:
"On 'no trump' bid, the hand is
played without trumps; except when
the Joker is used, it is the only trump
card. It can be played on any suit led,
provided the player does not revoke
to play it. If led, the leader names
the suit he desires played to it, and
the other players must play that suit
if possible.
"In 'no trump' hand the Joker is
pometimes not considered a trump,
but simply highest card of any suit
the holder may desire. It cannot be
named a suit on which the holder has
previously revoked, however.
"The principal difference between
these two practices in play is: If the
joker is considered a trump it cannot
be played so long as its holder has
cards of the suit led, while if merely
highest card of any suit the holder
may desire, it can be played at any
time, provided the player has not pre
viously revoked on the suit led."
NEW PATTERNS.
Mrs. Evelyn Corbett announces to
her friends that she wll, na the ibture,
represent the pattern department of
the Pictorial Review. Mrs. Cor.ett
will have her new 9iece located at t
Cuaml steat where she Wll be plueas
t meaet ber mar bleeds.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Orange Grove No. 9, W. C.
At the regular meeting of Orange
Grove No. 9, Woodmen Circle, the fol
lowing officers were elected to serve
for the next year: Amelia Smith,
guardian, 625 Belleville street; Lizzie
Borden, clerk, 549 Vallette street; M.
Stalcup, assistant clerk; Anna Vander
linden, past guardian; Mary Jacobs,
I advisor; Hattie Tufts, banker; Shade
G. Smith, attendant; Julia Erickson,
chaplain; Dr. J. Ernest Pollock, physi
cian; Josephine Mock, inner sentinel;
Mrs. J. Matchett, outer sentinel; Grace
Pruitt, Emma Short and Ida Hymel,
managers; Jno. A. Barrett and E. J.
Mothe, undertakers.
8ts. John Chapter No. 35, O. E. 8.
Sts. John Chapter No. 35, O. E. S.,
elected the following officers at their
regular meeting Monday night: Mrs.
N. Reynolds, worthy matron; E. W.
Burgis, worthy patron; Mrs. E. W.
Burgis, secretary; Mrs. C. A. Suther
land, treasurer; Mrs. A. J. Amuedo, as
sociate matron; Mrs. L. Goodlet, con
ductress; Miss Olga Nelson, associate
conductress; Mrs. S. G. Smith, Ada;
Mrs. Bialas, Ruth; Miss Maude Tufts,
Esther; Mrs. G. W. Pollock, Martha;
Mrs. C. Nelson, Electa; "Mrs. G. Frisch,
warden; Wm. Lucas, sentinel; Mrs. C.
A. Borden, chaplain; ,Mrs. A. Vander
linden, marshal, and Mrs. C. Corbett,
organist.
Virginia Lodge No. 136, K. of P.
Monday night Virginia Lodge elect
ed the following officers to serve dur
ing the next year: A. Stecklin, chan
cellor commander; Louis Fist, vice
chancellor; Walter Wright, prelate;
Jno. Pendas, master of work; Wm. Ow
ens, masterat-arms; C. Krogh, master
of finance; A. F. Kaufman, master of
exchequer; L. P. Gisch, keeper of rec
ords and seals; Waiter Goodwin, inner
guard; J. E. Thorning, outer guard; S.
G. Smith, Grand Lodge representative;
Win. B. Owens, alterbate; .. G. Smith
and L. F. Giach, general relief commit.
tee; S. G. Smith and Wm. Owens,
trustees; Jno. A. Barrett, undertaker;
Dr. J. E. Pollock, physicuan.
MATHEWES TO MOVE.
Announcement has been made that
J. Crates Mathewes our furniture deal
er, will remove his stock of goods to
the city l a few weeks where he will
comUmie to condest a wretal frnltame
bheLse M r. Mathwe states, hew.
ever, that he mes Ms. Mathewes wnl
matmes to rehs IS ear diculetL
a
A FRIEND IN NEED
te
of Just a Bit of Life as It Cropped
Ve Out on a Railway Train.
er
A TOUCH OF REAL HUMANITY.
g.
ut
The Rough Looking Mah Who Proved
et That His Heart Was Big and In the
to Right Place and the Shabby but
)u Grateful Foreigner He Befriended.
st "Whenever I bear anything nowa
n. days about 'man's inhumanity to
man.' " said a Providence citizen the
ts other day. "1 am reminded of a little
at incident. I was coming back from
1e Boston with a friend on the midnight
train, and. getting on board at the
Id Back Bay station, we found a seat
near the rear end of the car.
"Soon after the train pulled out I
happened to look around and saw thr
conductor apparently expostulating
with a rather shabby looking specimen
of humanity who was sitting in the
last seat. At first I thought the man
el was (trunk, but as I watched I saw
that be was a foreigner who couldn't
t understand English. lie was holding
n out a crumpled one dollar bill to the
, conductor and saying 'New York' over
and over again.
" *Finally the conductor shook his
head. said something I couldn't catch
and went on. The foreigner, a rather
decent looking young fellow, gazed at
p blm despairingly, then buried his face
is in his hands and begann to cry. With
the usual callous indifference of the
traveling public to the troubles of any
it one else. I paid no more attention to
11 the man and prepared to take a nap.
"I was just beginning to doze when I
became aware that a man was stand
te ing beside me in the aisle, speaking to
,, me. I sat up and looked at him. He
was a rough appearoing man, far from
a prepossessing, clean shaven, with a
re sort of bulldog face.
e- "'Say. gents.' he began. 'I want to
know if you wouldn't like to help a fel
1 ler out.'
k "I stiffened Instinctively, determined
to refuse to let him make a 'touch.'
"'There's a poor young foreigner
back there.' he went on with a jerk of
his thumb toward the alien, still sit
ting with bowed bead. 'and he's up
against it for fair. He can't speak a
word of English, and he wants to go
to New York, where he has friends.
"'He got the idea somebow be could º
do it for a dollar, Ill be's got; but, of I
d course, be can't, and they're going to I
n put him of the train when we get to !
Providence. It's mighty hard on a fel
e ler like him, and there ain't any tell
Il Iog what'll happen to him getting put I
off n a strange city at 1 o'clock In the i
morning. I thought maybe you'd be I
Y willing to give a little to help him 1
o along.'
d "He stopped, looked as straight in I
the eye and smiled sheepishly as if be I
e were ashamed ofwhat be was doing. I
e We gave him a dollar, and be went on
through the car, and there were few of
S the passengers who didn't respond to º
the appeal. He came back counting I
the money, and as be got to our seat I 1
heard him say: 1
" There's a dollar more needed-I'll I
make it up myself' and be pulled out I
a couple of fifty cent pieces and added I
them to the amount.
"The conductor and the brakeman t
were standing at the door of the car I
near the foreigner's seat.
e .'Here.' said the man who had col
lected the money to the allen; 'give me
e your dollar. I'
"Dumbly. but trustingly, the young
fellow banded It over. and. giving it I
to tbe conductor with the rest, the ball
Sdog man said grufIly:
"'There's blh fare.'
"It slowly dawned on the alien what I
bad been done for him, and as the con- i
doctor punched thbe rebate check and*
handed it to him the gratitude into bli
face was lndescrlbable. He couldn't
speak. but be took his cap off and
bowed again and again to the officidal.
but the latter pointed to the passenger
wbo was sitting tn bhis seat across the
aisle and told the youth tbat be was
tbhe one to thank.
'Thbe foreigner crossed the aisle tillt
he stood squarely In front of his bene
Sfactor, took off his cap and, with tears
of gratitude in his eyes, bowed agaain
and again. It was evident enough that *
the benefactor was embarrassed by a
this unexpected outburst At first he
waved his hand around the car to indi. C
cate that everybody had had a hand in
it. But be couldn't make the foreigner
understand. The latter kept on bow
Ing, whereupon the uncomfortable In
dividual in the seat gruntel and turn
ed to look out of the wintdow. o
"I have never seen." concluded the
man who was telling the story, "a
kindlier-if I were a girl I should may a d
sweeter-act of charity in my life it
tlag across the aisle, this bhard faced
man bad beard tbe story of the for
sgner, helpless, alone and trightened.
and out of pure goodness of heart.
without any necessity for dolng It, be
had taken upon himself th ungratefrl
task of sollciting money from the rest *
of the people to that car to help out a
man be'd never seen before and would
probably never m again.-"-Providence b
JournaL, t
The New Star.
"How did you become a actor? I
snppose you studled Shakespeare and
other masters for many weary bours."
"Not exactly," respooded the promd
aent star. "1 became an astor by mak- .
tug a thme bus hit in a placl"-- I
Pittaborth Post.
Th beet pet of baoty is that wbhih
o pieture a express-Baeo.
Real Evidence.
"ty only objection to the yogan
man," aid the father. speaking of the I
youth who propose to his daughter,
"Is that be doesan't seem to have the
last it of sense or foresight,"
"But," aswered the mother, "be has
as much -ne as you had who you
asked for my hand"
"Coaomd It!- That's Jt why I eb
jet to him."-Iecbangs c
Theh Casse
"Jack has a dsd aeprte "
"ew tean he help It MiSt saek a i
am7I . Aae n,
I A BIG 0OLD BRICK
d The Trap That Jernegan Baited
With Salt Sea Water.
SCHEME OF A CLEVER ROGUE.
1 The Smooth Swindler and His Accom
plice Showed How Easily They Could
t Extract Gold From the Ocean-FIeec
ed Their Dupes and Then Decamped.
Various inventors have been working
u for years on the theory that there is
plenty of gold in sea water if only
e some process of extraction could be de
u veloped.
I Some years ago the Rev. Prescott J.
e Jernegan was the salt water wizard of
t the hour. From the day his bubble
burst and he left for Europe nobody
I seems to know what has become of
him. Jernegan, who posed as a clergy
man, and C. E. Fisher, once a floor
walker in a New York department
r store and before that a diver, got to
gether in the fall of 1891 and for a
whole year carefully considered the
problem of extracting gold from salt
water. It is true, their whole field of
thought compassed the use of salt wa
r ter as an accessory only, the real ma
terial from which the gold was to be
extracted being the American people.
Very artistically Jernegan, to whom
r was left the matter of publicity, per
mitted some vague rumors to leak out.
"A leading clergyman had a marvel
ous money making device. The world
was soon to be stunned by a fact that
would make the possessor of the orig
inal secret so rich that all the multi
millionaires would be paupers in com
parison." When they had stirred up
public curiosity Jernegan and Fisher
went to New England and there set ur
some mysterious machinery.
On Narragansett bay was an old half
dismantled wharf, and at the sea end
of this the two erected a cheap frame
shanty about 8 by 10 in size, with a
square hole cut through the floor and
looking directly down into about fifteen
feet of water. An electric wire from
a small battery was run along the p11
tag of the wharf and attached to a
mysterious box, with heavy iron
clamps and holes all through to per
Smit of free passage of the water back
and forth.
Finally the great secret was divulged
These two men bad discovered a way
of taking all the gold they wanted from
the salt water at a cost so trifling
that it was ridiculous to mention it
Two wealthy persons, one a Provi
deuce Jeweler and the other a New
York florist, were approached by Jer
aegan with what seemed to be such
a trustful and childlike proposal that I
they both embraced it eagerly. It wa
that, all his apparatus being ready for
experiment, they would come to the
shanty on the wharf prepared to gc t
through a night's vigil and witness th I
result, accompanied by any sclentich
friends they cared to bring along.
The idea, as outlined by Jernegan
was to send a current into a pan of
mercury held within the box, the recep t
tacle then being sent to the bottom of I
the sea and drawn up after several
hours, when it would be found that
the mercury had absorbed gold from
the ocean.
When the night of the experiment
came the box was prepared in the I
shanty, two chemists. friends of the I
capitalists, bringing their own mercury I
with them. The box was lowered to
the bottom, and then the party of five I
began their wait. Soon after daylight I
Jernegan announced that it was time t
to draw the box up again. This was
done and the whole party eagerly set I
to work to find out whether any gold
bad been received. When the hobemists I
announced that gold to the value of I
$14 was foand mixed with the quick- I
silver all were stunned by the discov I
ery and realized at once the vast pose I
sbilities in more extensive operations.
the original experiment having been I
practiceally made with a toy apparatus. I
The story spread like wildfire, and I
the modest Jernegan was prevailed I
upon to organize a company. Stock
was somid, and after getting possession
of thousands of dollars the promoter
sailed away to Europe. The success of I
the great experiment was explained
afterward. Fisher, the diver, had gone 4
out from the shore in his diving suit.
opened the box and, taking out the I
mercury that had been brought by the
chemists, substituted a vial of his own I
that had been strongly impregnated I
with gold.
Both before and since the Jernegan 1
fraud many attempts have been made
to extract gold from salt water, some
of them fraudulent, some genuine and I
based on scientleific grounds that have I
etom time to time appealed even to
deep students. all so far have
tled dismally. Thbugh traces of gold
are to be found in salt water, com- I
mereIal applcation is practically im- I
poUlble-New York Press.
A Censeent uferem.
"Is your mother a sufragette, Rob.
ertP I
"Yep she's always sufferling. If it
ain't with her shoes or her corset it's
becanse somebody that owes her an
tavitation had a party and didn't ask
Sto It."-Chieago Record-Herald.
The Rest of All Evil
As a gsneral thlng when a man and I
his wife fall out over money it is a I
5lg that he has it and she wats it, or
she hase It and he wants it, or neither I
hes it and both want it.-Galveston
News
ortune tlves many too much, but ,
no oe enoumbgh.--Labehrlus.
Dipiematie.
"Bow did you get rid of that Incom
petent typewriter girl?"
"tI ges I told you I didn't want to '
bart her feelings by dlsparaing her I
work."
"Ye flow did you ax ttt"
"I told her she was altogether too
pretty to be working in a puble of.
Seea and she went away uas pleased m
oold be'-Clevelatd PlaIh Dealer.
8o Shyr
*Wam't the hsrdedeHgthdt trly UMY
"Very. She was even skhy trn yeamn I
whsmIu eame ve I8tug Le sb
THE EARTH CRUST
Its Density, Its Thickness and the
Pressure It Exerts.
A BAR TO WORLD EXPLOSION.
The Reasons Why This Old Planet of
Ours, With All Its Pentup Fer-y
Volcanio or Gaseous Forces at Wor..
Could Ievoer Be Blown to Fragments
Some writers have accounted for I
asteroids on the theory that they :,,
the fragments of a world that frw,
some unknown cause has been exih I
ed in its orbit. Similarly, many ha-,
thought that perhaps at some dist:i.'
time, when the seas shall have Is.
drunk up into the cracked and thit~,
ened crust of the age shrunken et;rt!:
and the volcanoes-those vents of t!;
fiery Interior-shall have become cvh,-l
ed and extinct, the pentup gases Ier,.r
ated from the descending moisture t,;
the still great Internal heat may :a
tually explode the old earth like a
veritable bombshell.
But that can never happen.
In 1883 Krakatoa, a sleepy old ,(.!
cano on a small island In the strait
of Sunda, between Java and Sumatra.
began to show marked signs of uneasi
ness. Round the volcano the quakingl
earth opened enormous fissures in th."
bottom of the sea, down which rushe.'
Niagaras of water. Then the fissur,
closed and confined the engulfed floo,
in the hot subterranean depths. Thi.
water was quickly' converted inrt
steam, the steam Into dissoclatedl
gases, without room for expansion
It exerted a pressure equal to that
of the strongest dynamte.
The great chimney of Krakatoa
sealed since the memory of ma n
barred the normal path of escnpe
Higher and higher mounted the pres
sure under the huge mass of the vol
cano; then, of a sudden, came a blast
that actually shook the earth. Never
before in historic time had there been
such a shock. The whole top of the old
mountain was blown into the sky. The
recoil was distinctly felt clear through
the terrestrial balL
This great cataclysm has been cited
as an Indication of the power of the
pentup forces that may some day dis
rapt the earth itself. Let us examine
the underlying principles that must
guide us In passing judgment on the
correctness of this theory.
An explosive compound is a combust
Ible combined mechanically or chem
ically either with oxygen or with an
oxidizing substance that will burn with
out the help of atmospheric oxygen.
Among the most powerful high ex
plosives are nltrogelatin and plcrict
acid. each of which has a density more
than one and a half times that of
water. The products of their combus.
tion are nearly all gaseous, whereas the
products of the combustion of ordinary
black gunpowder are less than halt
gaseous The larger part is the solid
matter that makes the smoke.
The energy that a high explosive can
exert depends on the volume of the
gases liberated and the temperature to
which the beat of the explosion can
raise them.
The exact temperature of the gases
liberated by a high explosive at the in
stant of detonation is not absolutely
known, but may be approximately
learned through chemical experiment
Nor is the amount of pressure known
with absolute certalnty. It is probable.
however, that nitroglycerin. nitrogela
tin and plcric acid, when detonated in
a confined space, exert a pressure some
whenre between 800,000 and 500.000
pounds to the square inch.
If we assume that the earth crust
has a density five times that of water
and that its average thickness is fifty
miles, then it follows that it exerts a
pressure of more than 500,000 pounds
to the square inch; if the crust is a
hundred miles thick, then the pressure
Is more than a million pounds to the
squanre inch-a pressure certainly grent
er than the expansive force exerted by
the most powerful bigh explosive.
Plainly, no quantity of high exploslve
detonated under the crust of the earth
rwould be able to lift it, and consequent
ly we know that no world of the size
of the earth can ever explode from its
own pentop Internal forces.
If. then, no high explosivre force is
mmflent to blow up a world the size
of the earth, how can worlds explode?
There is only one way in which the
heavenly bodies can become possessed
of sumclent energy actually to blow
up, and that Is by collision.
The stars are flying about in space
with velocities that range all the way
from five miles a second to 500 miles a
second.
If two celestial orbs, traveling each
at a velocity of 200 miles a second, met
in a head-on collision they woold be
fused and gasfled by the impact, and
the beat generated would be sumclent
to break up the matter of both Into Its
ultimate elements and to expand it into
nebulous baze. This Is the way in
which sclence says that new suns, new
nebulae and new stars are born.--Hud
s- Maxim in Youth's Companion.
8erry He Spoke.
He-I'd IIke to know what enjoy
ment you can find in going from store
to store looking at things you haven't
the least Idea of buying. She--I know
I can't buy them. but there is a sort of
melancholy pleasure in thinking that I
could bave bought them If I had mar
ried George Scads when I had the
chance Instead of taking you.
Reolleetin is the only parandise from
whlchb we cannot be turned out.
Richter.
This Was In 180.
kays the London Times of May, 1806:
"A decently dressed woman wuas last
light brought out Into Smithfield for
-l, but the brutal conduct of the bidM
'--s induced the man who was or pre
tended to be her bhusband to refuse to
mel her, on which a scene of riot and
.msion hIghly disgraceaful to our po
e took lace."
Windser's Royel Palms.
W-nssr. Dershlr, has been the
hume et abkmas seerigs for emo
eI eih aenui
Want
FOR SAALL
FOR SALE
.... d i r,. d " -
FOR SALE
o(f furniture.
4. Alin sti
FOR SALE
,, I,-, in good tlr'
FOR SALE
n;lass L. C. holI
'nditi on. a Fotee
;,,]drcj D., carle T
FOR SAL.
Sfft -horsepower hou
.- motor; will sell ,
to THERO.
711 Ill
FOR SALE.
.\ fti: T-class set of bu __
n o:: r.-w; will sell for a
':" Vltte street.
LOST.
.\ -, i:ite cat. Retr b l
Irrte, str-et and receie rsm
LOST.
An enameled sah ph
Jun,. Pin enameled wiily
mP-nots. Reward if 1tisl
Herald.
FOR RENT.
Comfortable furanlsh
for one or two gentleMs;
vate. Apply 323 Banhmrg
NOTICL
I. L. Tumey wishus i
public that he has wegli
Oak $:.350 a cord; lht
pine, $3.o0. Leave of"
yard, head of Alix A !g I
Eliza street.
DIED
Corcoran.-On Thuir,
2:15 o'clock a m. MI
coran died. Deceasd
daughter of Isabella
Corcoran, was born I1
four years ago. TYh
place Friday eveajlg e
from her parents'
street. Interment a l
cemetery.
Beninate.-O-n
4 o'clock a. 3., SaUh
Nicolo Beninste.
tivhe of Camtoreal4
ty-eight years old. y
teen years she has
She was a member of
olic Benevolent
neral took place W
at 3 o'clock from be
S41 V'erret street,.
St. Mlary's cemetery.
BAPTISMS AT C
HOLY NAME OP
Earl Thomas Ha~
Haag and HenriettS
sors. Thos. and Irm
Mary Cecile TallM,
Tallon and Aloysda
sors, Andrew GareSa
NEW QUARTERS
.Mrs. Lee G. How4
of the Interstate Trl
who is head of the
this corporation,
new building Inl
have their opeala
Monday, the 23rd lC
has had numerous
of deposits when the
this central localitY.
pects a great 1 1
ready large bursl4
that they are located
est settled sectlo
,r inumt'er of bUsia4I3
ALGERINES
On \Wednesday,
Charity Hospital
their graduation
the number gradlUd
ines, some of wM
to our resldsnts: M'
lin, who has bea
who has made as
one of the leers of
also say the sa I
lezun. Mrs. XolM
Dr. MonleZU, wiM
the Worlflng s'5
Store. The o 6
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