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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-21
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/ thought maybe that Port Jervs affair
would stop old Albion's mouth but it did
ent. That was the funniest concern. The
coroner Il ring leader in the lynching and
then sat upon the BODY and when asked
about it said he didn't ge~ anything for
killing him. but would get $50 for sitting
on him. His verdict was that the negro
came to his death at the hands of persons
unknown and yet the states attorney was
there pretending to hunt for the murderers.
lie ard the coroner played blindfold. they
say. What is Albion going to do about it?
| am too old to believe that legislation will
do anything for Il lazy man or Il bad man
ager or for who sits down and broods
over bis misfortuneS. / know some who
won't mend the front gate nor
put pane of glass i'll the window nor chop
the stoyewood nor bring the water, but
they go tramping around talking politics,
while their wives and children are support
ing the family by raising chickens and eggs
and picking berries to take to town. And
there are politicians mean enough TO fool
these people, and to make them believe
that somebody is imposing on them and
has gObbed up their share of the money.
Heard Il man say not long ago that labor
was too high, and corn ought to bring
dollar bushel He is worth $50 1000.
and now he is slipping around as third
party man, and wants to go to congress. A
poor man who would vote for him is close
kin to an idiot
But there have always been such people,
and always will. | reckon, and I'm TOO old
to fret about what ] cannot help. Never
theless, | love all my felowmen. except
some, and all my felloW-Women. May they
live long and prosper. BILL ARP.
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ro+o+os Certain small planets deviate
somewhat from this general plane, but
tbci,. number in a single zone and their
very iusiguiGcance show them TO have
undergone some special perturbation. we
cannot help feeling that the origin or WORLDS
Is connected in some way or oth'r WIN i!e
sun. around which they graYiiate Ike emil
dren iudissolubly attached, TO their 1ather.
During the last century Button, RANT
and Iapace were impressed with tins
thought. and it still strikes us today with
the same force, despite certain dlilculleS
in detail yet unexplained. The most prop
able hypothesis, the most scientific theory,
is that which presents the sun as 4 con
denscd ncbula. and as having existed since
the unknown epoch when this nebula more
t6an filed the space occupied 10y the pres
ent solar system. an immense slowly re
volyine gaseous lens, whose exterior cir
conference reached tie zone marked by
the orbit of Neptune. or even farther, for
Nentuue does not form the real limit OF the
system But perhaps the distance be
tween the planets has gradually increased.
Let us imagine an immense gaseous mass
nIaced in space Attraction is an in-
berent force Of every atom OF matter. The
densdst portion OF this mass gradually at
tracts ali the surrounding parts, and III
the slow fall of the most distant molecules
toward this most attractive region gen
kral novels IS produced, lhlpe1cctly
directed toward the center, winch soon
draws the entire mass into a rotary mo
ton. The simplest form, in virtue also
of this law Of attraction, IS the sphere;
this is the form which a drop OF water OF
a drop of mercury takes when free to
move. and this is the form first assumed
by the revolving gaseous mass.
Mechanical laws prove that the rotary
morton Of the uebula increases in proper
ton as the gaseous mass condenSes and
tIiminishes in volume. In CONSEQUENCE
of the more rapid movement the poles be
come nattencd, and, little by little, the
mass assumes the form of an enormous
lens of gas. II is possible that it might
finally rotate gas fast enough TO develop
upon its exterior circumference q centrlt-
usal force superior TO the general attrac-
ton of the mass. as when Il sling is rapidly
revoyed The inevitable consequence IS
a disturbance OF equilibrium resulting i'll
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) PEOPLE HERE AND THERE.

DAVENPORT, William NJ Davenport, OF
Leydcn, Mass, is quite blind, but notWith
standing this disqualification manages tt
run Il I00-acre farm of his own and not
only buys his own stock but can tell al
that he wants to know about the quaIitie,,
Of Il mich cow simply by passing his hands
over it. There is no foolng him about the
age, build or quality of an animal
EDISON.-Mrs. Edison likes to light up her
house with wax candies. And her un0b
servant husband goes on lighting up other
folks houses with his electric sparks
MUDGET.-NlrS. Mary Midget, OF Passaic
has been talked into insanity by two rival
sewing machine men who were struggling
for her trade. Dogs and shotguns must be
scarce i'll Passaic.
GE0RGE.-Henry George believes thar
writer's paralysis cramp comes from
the use of steel pens. "Whoevcr heard Of
it in the days of the quill pen?' he asks.
The objection may be made that the
cacoethcS scribendi the mad rage for writ
ing that characterzes the nineteenth cen
fury, did not exist III the days of quilts and
parchment, when writing materials were
scarce and costly. Modern New York prob
ably does more writing in II week than all
Europe did in a century Of those days be-
fore the cheaPening OF paper, pens, ink and
Howclls and other up-t0-ddte literary men,
uses Il typewriter to compose with.
VERNE.-Jules Verne thus describes his man.
ner of writing his romance; Il am now at
my seventy fourth novel, and hope to write
as many more before l lay down my pen for
the last time. l write two novels every year,
and have done so regularly for the last
thirty-seyen years l do so much every
morning, never missing a day, and get
through my yearly task with the greatest
ease | am very severe on myself, and il
writing | correct and correct. l don't believe
in dashing off work. and | don't believe that
work that is dashed off is ever worth very
much" He works in the morning and passes
the afternoon in amuScmentS or healthy eX-
ercse He spends four or five evenings
week at the theater or club, and is steady
reader of all that appears relating to scien-
fific news, natural history, discoveries or az
plorations.
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Fall gentle rain in blessed, trimming drops;
Cool with thy kiss the city's burning streets;
Moistcn the meadows where the hot sun beats
And fan refreshing on the thirsty crops.
The warm wind for thy cordial greeting stops;
The painting flock a merry welcome pieats;
The famishcd fields unfold n thousand
sweets,
The grass bends dimpling on the mountain
tops
Fall gentle rain! while the rejoicing land
Smiles thankful where each radiant gem
appears;
Fall like a benediction from His hand
Who makes the storm and sunlight OF the
spheres;
Who sends thee to make glad the living and
TO mourn the dead that knew no love or
tcarsi FRANK l.. STA NToN.
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A REMARKABLE TRANSFORMATION.

About ten years ago. said Montana
capitalist to the writer, Il had in nay en-
ploy an lrishman, Il clever but totally uned-
ucated fellow, who did odd jobs about my
home i'll Helena. You remember what
feyerish state that whole country was III
about that time over the rich finds in gold
in the country adjacent. My Irishman
caught the fever, and one day astonished
me by asking me to loan him $500, with
which he wanted to buy Il prospectors
outfit. The fellow begged so hard, and
money was easy anyhow, so | let him have
it. He bought him Il mule and some tools
and lit out for the mountains alone. In
about month he came back to Helena
with that mule fairly staggering under
load of the richest ore. He hired three
men. bought three more mules went back
to the hills, and struck town shortly after
wards with four mules loaded as The first
one had been. \ representative of an
English syndicate happened to be in Hele-
ma about this time on the lookout for min
ing investments. He saw the lrshmanS
little pack train, took a sample Of TIE ore,
had it assayed, went ont and examined the
G.: i'm, and then made the IrShmaU a pro-
position that mighty nearly scared him to-
death. | was sitting in my office at the
time when in burst Mike ii a state of
terrible excitement
:. What do YOU think, Sor, Tn offered
for me clain?' he gasped One million dol
lars and twenty foive per cent OF the net
pr fits.
OF course ! told him 10 sell which ne
did. It proved Il good investment for all
concerned. as the Englishmen have taken
millions of dollars out of the mine
but now comes my point. Instead of
committing the usual folies that poor men
always indulge in when they become sud
denly very rich, Mike set about to get the
highest benefits of his wealth. There lived
in Helena an English lady. widow of an
English officer, who was possessed of a
high degree of culture and refinement
though in very needy circumstances. Well,
sir. the first thing Mike did was to go to
this lady and bargain for an education.
He placed himself absolutely under her
dictation; lived in the same house, and she
taught him how to hold n knife and fork,
how to enter and leave room. Then fol-
lowed the rudiments Of a literary educa-
ton and year or so Of travel. I met my
Irish laborer in the parlor Of a London ho-
a more perfect gentleman in appearance
in your life"
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cradle traditions of Asia and of the Aryan
race. our ancestors, or look upon the nipple
mcnts of the stone arms, arrows
lanccs, knives and scrapers OF cut Hlht, ana
the stones used i'll sings i'll the tunes oil our
primitive barbarity-and we scarcely dare
InnaL of ZEN or twenty thousand years.
But even when we grant that our race
which progresses so slowly, has lived It
hundred thousand years, what IS thAt com
pared with the fabulous number Oh ages
that have preceded us III the history OIL ouf
If we give but a hundred thousand years
TO the duartcrnary or present age, 1t follows
that the tertiary period rel&neu during thc
preceding five hundred thousand years lle
secondary period during two !hlllloh lhte9
hundred thousand, and the primary period
during six million four hundred thousahd'
and the primorClial period during ten NIL
lion seven hundred thousand yrars-naklhS
a grand total of twenty million years
And again, what is the history OF me com
pared with the whole history of the globe,
since it took the earth more than three
thousand million years to become SOLID ana
to have it's external temperature reduced 10
200 degrees? And how many more millions
must we not add if we wish 10 represent
the time which elapsed between the tenn
perature of 200 degrees and of ~ degrees,
which is probably the highest temperature
at which organic life could exist?
The study of worlds opens before US !, hori-
IONS of time rs immense as those WIllch are
brought to view in space 1t gives us u
glimpse both of eternity and of intinity.
We all admire the beauties of terrestrial
nature, green hills, fragrant fields, habbling
brooks. woods with thin mysterious shadows,
groves filed with singing birds, mountains
crowned with glaciers, the immensely or
oceans clouds bOrdered with the gold and
scarlet of glowing sunsets, sublime SunrlSes
that tinge mountain peaks with their ruddy
glow and send their first rays to SHINE among
the gray vapors of the plain We admire
the works of man which crown those of ma
ture-bod yiaducts thrown from mountain
TO mountain to be traversed with steam; ships,
wonderful buildings that cross the ocean
brilliant and busy cities; palaces and temples;
libraries which are intellectual museums;
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-21
JUST THINK OF IT.
THE SUN IS GRADUALLY LOSING ITS
HEAT AND BRILLIANCY,
And The Earth Making Changes So That
Eventually 1t Will Be Uninhabited,
and the Seas will Dry Up.

The very structure of the terrestrial
globe, it's flattening at the poles, the ar
rangement of its geological formations, the
character of its lower primitive strata, us
volcanoes which still smoke and vomt forth
burning lava, its earthquakes, the regular
rise in temperature as descent is mace
towards its center, are all facts That unite
in proving the earth to have been uiiih-
habited and uninhabitable in prlmllFe
times, and in showing that 1T was at lirs1
III the condition of q hot, luminous ana III
candescent sun On the other hand II the
annual revolution of our planet around the
SIN is examined, as well as the orbits OF
the other planets, it is seen that they all
revolve nearly in the plane of the solar
Equator and all in the same direction, which
Ia also the direction in which the sun itself
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-21

to have occupied alone, $500 of the time
that has elapsed since the epoch when the
earth became habtable.
The primary period which follows, has
for its type the establishment of coal-bear-
ing vegetation and of the kingdom OF hShes,
and seems to have occupied the next 1I-lUO
of time.
The secondary period, during which srlen-
did confCrac took The lead IN the vegetable
world, and enormous saullan reptiles 10
the animal kingdom, lasted the next l--iUO
of time The earth was at that time peo-
pied with fantastic creatures that gave
themselves to persistent combats III the
midst Of the unHubducd elements;
Thus, according; to the comparative. tmck-
ness of the rocks formed i'll successive Pc
RODS, VIE see that. during 9G-lOD ot the
time elapsed our globe has been covered
with living nature entirely dlltcrcht ir9m
that which now adorns it, nature lela-
lively terrible and uucouth, and as distinct
from the one we know as THAT OF announcer
world Who at that time would have
venturcd to raise the mysterious Yall OF
the future and 10 divine the unknown en-
och when man was to appear on the planet,
once more trausformcdE
Tie tertiary period, whose sole accession
of life svns mammals and animal specie
moYe or less resembling the human race,
next came TO receive the heritage OF pr1nl-
tive ages and take the place OF the proceed
ing period Its duration was not more than
3-10O of the whole time.
Finally the Quarternary age arrived,
bringing the human race and cultivated
frees. 1t does not represent more than
LEO part of the scale of time, probably
only 100 part.
How our ordinary ideas OF nature are
enlarged and magni6cd by such reflections.
We seem to have gone far into the past
when we gaze upon the old pyramids still
standing in the plains of Egypt. ON the
obclisls covered with mysterious nero
glvphics. on the silent temples of AsSyria.
the ancient pasodas. of India. the Idols OF
Mexico and Peru. or contemplate the ven
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-21
A ReavltifuI Horror.

Naples, June 16-The volcanic energy OF
Mt. VesuyiuN shows no sign OF abatement.
A most magnificent sight Is presented i'll
Atrio del Cayalo IL valley between two sum
mits Mt. Somma and Nesuvius proper. Here
the lava elected has formed an immense
bridge across the valley and it is constantly
gaining fresh accretions. The lava CLOVIS with
u white heat and at night the bridge is mag
nificently beautiful. Hundreds of persons
from Naples daily ascend the mountain by
means Of the railway to look at this freak of
the lava A new erruptiye mouth has opened
on Mt Somma The center of the principal
crater shows increased activity and huge
masses of lava are frequently elected.
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the separation of an external ring. This
gaseous ring continues TO revolYe III the
sam, time and at the same rate of speed;
Lut lis ncbulouS progemtor will never again
he attached to it, and will continue to un-
dergo a progressive condensation and ac-
celeration of motion. The same thing Oc-
c,,rs MS often as the speed Of rotation, or
the centrifugal force, exceeds the force of
attraction. Also, it is quite possible that
secondary centers of condensation may be
formed even in the interior of the nebula.
The telescope shows us nebulae iii the
tant heavens whose forms correspond
10 these transformations, and we here rep
resent three of them. The first Gig. 10
is found in the constellation of the Hunt
ing Dogs. and gives an example of cen
traI condensation, beginning with solar
tfocus mt the center of Il spherical or lens
shaped nebula; the second is found in
Aquarius, ana presents a sphere encircled
by IA ring, the edge OF which is seen re.
calling in n striking way the formation of
such a world as Jupiter: the third belongs
TO the constellation of Pegasus; it is re-
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From The New Nation.
Three Chicago ladies'. wives OF wealthy stock
operators We're chatting together in the gal
lery of the Chicago board of trade last week.
Their husbands had been buying May corn for
weeks. Prices had gradually and steadily ad-
yanced and every point upward meant
small fortune for their husbands. There was
summer in their faces, and the roar in the pia
below was like the music of great waterfalls.
Competition was at full tide All freight lines
to Chicago were running special schedules
as to lay down May corn ut the earliest pos
sible moment. Corn billed for New York was
even stopped at Buffalo and ordered back to
Chicago, As the ladies stood there in the gal
lery the uproar increased il brokers' check
had been refused Then came n whirlpool
and the three husbands were bankrupt. The
ladies still chatted brilliantly for some fifteen
minutes, when a messenger from below an
nounccd the catastrophe, and they Instantly
disappeared
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path of progress. From century to century
the planet insensibly lost its rudeness, the
conditions of life improved, living things
multiplied and. ut the same time, were
differentiated from the primitive stock,
and became possessed of organs at first
obscure and rudmentary, but finally devel-
oped and perfected.
The prinordial age, during which incipi-
ent life was represented by aigae, crusta-
ceans and vcrtibrates without q head, seems
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EXDelied from iiuSsia.

Berlin, June 13.-Ihe American legation
here has received note from Poultney Bge-
low, whose expulsion from Russia was an
nounced last night stating that he and Fred
erick Remington, American artist, had been
driven out of Russia. They are now at Til
sit in east Prussia, from which place they
will return to Berlin in q canoe.
The morning call., 1892-03-30

resolutions adopted by the Napa Board of
Supervisors, which led to the calling OF the
convention, and then MI. Estee OF the COM
mittee on organization and resolutions,
announced that his committee was ready to
report.
The report embodied memorial to Con-
gress and resolutions asking for National
Canal Convention TO be held in st. Louis in
June; also calling the attention of the po-
litical conventions to the Importance of q
speedy completion Of the canal. 1t is as
follows:
To the Honorable the Senate aud House of
Representatives, of the United States The
California State Nicaragua Convention respect
fully represents that the construction OF the
Nicaragua canal Is necessary 10 the successful
defense OF tile Pacific Coast In time of war and
TO the commercial success OF the whole nation In
lime OF peace.
That when the canal shall be completed the
distance by wafer between San Francisco and
New York will he shortened by nearly 10000
miles.
That the sailing time from San Francisco to
New Orleans viii then not exceed II days; to
New York, 10 days; to Liverpool, 81 days; and
when possible TO do so. the manufacturing States
OF The East and North ana the great producing
States OF The West and South Will each receiye
incalcnable benefit by the completion of this
great WORK.
That in The very nature OF things at this time
reasonable freight charges between the two most
parts of The far West and Europe are impossible.
This Is true because the distance by water
around the Horn is too long and by land there Is
no effective water competition.
That the construction OF ship canal across the
Islhmus OF Nicaragua is, therefore, the only
remedy for the evils complained of.
Ii Is an admitted fact that the success or fail.
ure OF the tillers OF the soil depends on the
price charged for the transportation OF their prod
ucts 10 4 market than on the qualify and guam
lily OF what they produce. Nor do the farmer
The morning call., 1892-03-30
COLUMBIA RIVER CANS.
The Pacific Company to Establish q Fa
tory In Astoria.


tory In Astoria.
1t was stated in telegram from Astoria
on the 9th inst that the Pacific Can Com
pany of this city was about to establish a
large factory at that place that would be In
running operation by next June.
Inquiry at the headquarters of the COM
pany on Townsend street yesterday gained
the information that factory is going to be
established In that city. but 1t will be a
physical impossibility to get 1t In operation
inside of one year. The building will bs
quite large. probably 100 feet square, and If
there were nothing more TO consider 1t
would even then be out of the question to
get 1t up this year The plans and specifica-
lions have just been completed and were
forwarded to Astoria last nigh t
Then must be considered the machinery,
which Is complicated and bulky, and must
all be made by order In tho East. The or
ders will be given as fast as possible in con-
nection with the construction Of the
building.
The company says that it will undertake
to furnish cans for the entire Columbia
River canning industry. both fish and fruit.
and the outlook is favorable. At resent
there Is no can factory In the Northwest :
either the cans are shipped from other
States or else are made by the Gamers
themselves, which, in the latter case, is not
altogether profitable or satisfactory.
As soon as it was understood that the
Pacific Company desired to establish a fac
tory on the Columbia River the towns and
cities began to compete for 1t, and Astoria
won by Offering TO pay the taxes for five
years on plant large enough to furnish all
the cans used OH the river. The officers of
the company say that the Astoria branch
VIII In no sense Interfere with the Cali
fornia industry.
The morning call., 1892-03-30

for America to allow Great Britain to get
control of this great waterway, which she
Is sure TO do If immediate assistance is not
given the company.
Ex-Congressman Vandever opposed the
adoption of the memorial at this time He
did not think that the people of California
wanted 20 indorSe the proposed subsidy Of
S100.o00.0o0.
Mr. Ketchum spoke again for the memo
rial. He thought it proper measure at an
oppUrtune time.
Mr. Mccormick offered as a substitute a
resolution protesting against the guarantee
OF bonds by the Government. but 1t was
voted down.
The memorial was finally adopted with
the words build" and manage stricken
out
The resolutions providing for national
canal convention were next taken up and
adopted without much discussion.
On motion of Mr.. Estee, the date of this
meeting was inserted to read June g In
order that 1t might take place before the
national political conventions.
When the resolution calling the attention
OF the aforementioned conventions TO the
Importance of the speedy completion OF the
canal was read lively discussion ensued.
Marion Cannon of the State Grange OPP
posed it fiercely. He offered as a substitute
a resolution opposing the guarantee of
Government In speaking to his resolution
Mir. Cannon said: Has not California had
enough OF Government subsidies In assist
ing to build up private fortunes? Why give
money to canal company which would
straightway combine with existing trans
pOrtatton companies? Why are we here
to-day? is II not because great monopoly
founded upon Government subsidy has
forced US TO seek cheaper means OF trans
portation?'