The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-06-08

planet is not true globe, because of ITS
former plastic condition before the for
nation and cooling of the surface.
When the globe was soft it was more or
less yielding, and then the rotation of
the earth TO which I have referred tended
TO drive of. as it were. the matter in the
equatorial regions; so that the distance
through the center OF the earth between
the two sun faces as far as possible re-
moved from the poles of rotation, or those
parts of the earth which the imaginary
axis comes through is rather greater than
the distance between the points where
the axis come to the surface. The rea-
son OF that fact, and that it must have
been so, has been beautifully established
by several experiments. That the earth
ives once hotter than it is now is there |
fore proved. both by the Irregularities of |
its surface. and by its shape as whole.
We must not imagine, however, that
there has been but one change. The
minor irregularities are all gradually
changing by inner energies and the ac-
ton of air and water, and it may be that
even the largest ones are young, CON-
pared with the age of planets surface.
Nor does the change end here; the .qua-
torial protuberance itself may but after
oil mark point 10 great circle of
change. which has compelled the earth
to rotate now about one axis and now
about another. Matbematicians consider
it highly probable that the axis of the
earth may have been in ancient times
very differently situated to what it is at
present, and. indeed, that ''it might have
gradually shifted through 10. 20. 80, 40.
or more degrees. without at any time
any preceptible sudden disturbance of
either land or water Thus it appears
that nature prevents oatastrophes by the
verv hugeness of the scale on which she
works. Norman Lockyear in Good
Works.
Paris letter: Did I ever tell you the
story of young Mr.. Jessie Grant which
amused London for an hour or two last
| Summer? Mr.. Jessie Grant was present,
as be often was, at great party in a
great London house, and found it dull.
Complaining to friend that the enter
tainment did not meet his views, he was
reminded that it was open to him to 60
away EYES," responded the young
hopeful, II know that, but you see
don't want to break up the party SO
early"
Rochester Democrat They tell a
very good story on deacon in q neigh
boring town. He thought he recognized
a young lady friend leading little boy
up the street, and stepping to her side,
he asked: "Why, Mary, where did you
get that child?" The scarlet face in.
stantly turned to his was that of an entire
stranger. and her quick reply fully salts.
fed him. II came by it honestly" was
all she said, and the good old man had
something to think about all the way
home to dinner.
The Bennett. May duel ia at length
described. Only Bennett, May and thu
two Seconds were present two physicians
however, being near by. The word wal
given. May fired. but Benefits cal
snapped. Bennett claimed the right t
fire, which, after some demurrer, wa
, accorded to him. He then fred in tn,
air. The parties touched hands. and tn
affair was over. May, being the challenge
party had originally chosen sabers, bu
Benefits friends refused to accept thi
arrangement, and May then named pis
tolls.
8 Stockton Independent: A widow j
. Armstrong county, Pa, bought husban
paying 500. 900 for him, and few day
!, after the bargain the miserable fello
went off with the money and some othe
valuables belonging to his wife and th
r neighbors. The Philadelphia Time
( chides the lady for her lack Of wisdom
q paying 80 much for one man. and chea
, one at that, when she might have pu
chased half of the Pennsylvania Legisli
ture for the money.
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8 An enterprising Brooklyn sexton, ha
: ing introduced the father of young ma
d to the mother of young woman ar
. thus Contributed to bringing about Il
!. marriage OF the young people, got s:
from the old gentleman for securing
wife portioned with $2500 for his 30
y and tried to get $75 from the old lady #
q getting husband for her daughte
d When he went into Court, he was MOI
suited OF course.
8 Philadelphia Day: When two colort
It clergymen are cheered in the Gener
"a Conference of the Methodist Episcop
!. Church South, the time ought not to
very distant when the American Met
odist Church will be again united,
y certainly shows that the issue upt
d which they separated is dead, and th
s. it is foolish to any:longer maintain 90
parate organizations.
O. The Boston Journal gives this remet
for the currant worm, which has bet
M such pest for several years: Thr
~ spoonsful of hellebore dissolved in
10 common pailful of water, put on Il
bushes with a syringe, will send all Il
worms out of this world. if not to perc
a. ton, without causing any harm to eth
10 bush or ourrant.
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