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Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1894-07-19

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Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1894-07-19
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Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1894-07-19

Gtieaeo, 16. Suit. - Mufrlbrer
berurio9ten etnen Sturm in ben 96fen
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-18

that the Silurian Age developed billions
upon billions of molusks, While the De-
vonian Age following IL found the warm
seas literally swarmlng with fishes These
animals existed In such immense quantities
during the two periods named that their
(, ssillzed remains build up thousands OF
feet OF rocky formations The third part
OF the Palpozoic period, called the Carbon
ferrous Age. abounded In such "A growth OF
aborescent forms OF life that we can not
even grasp an idea OF what 1t was. Plants
that are now tiny spores, scarcely TO be
seen by the passer-by, were in that age
gigantic frees The massive coal lie Is laid
down upon our continent show plainly that
an enormous amount OF carbon must have
been preclpitated from the air, rs well as
laid down In the form OF vegetation, In
order 10 form the great beds OF coal, in
some places more than twenty-five thick
and covering In one State, Missouri, 100,
600 square miles
So long were each OF these sayesn into
which biologists divide the Pal@ozoic time,
that they subdivide the Sllurlan Age into
the upper and lower. which are again sub
divided into three divisions each. The De-
vonian Age Is subdivided into four great
periods and the Carboniferous toto three.
the one called the permian being the third
As an inkling OF the wond erful formatIo
Hamil OMAN series of the Devonian subd-
vision of the Palgozoic formation, In the
State OF New York. comprise more than
1000 feet OF rocky Satisfactorily one mile
in thicknessi
The estimate OF time for the Palmozoic
eriod Is as follows; Six periods of the ST.
lurian, 1850. 900 years; four periods OF the
Devonian. g 15o, 900 years; three periods of
the Carboniferous. 2. 200.0 years; total
Pal@ozoic time. 100000 years bringing
us down 10 about 1s. 900. 900 years ago
Tho Mesoxoic Stage.
Our next view exhibits the earth as IL
advanced into the Mesozoic stage OF exist
ence. OF middle life OF history.
The framewo OF tie Americas has been
filled out more completely from the verte-
brate Of rocky islands shown In the previ-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-18

the equator 1000 miles In thickness and
extended nearly to the poleS That belt
contained the future seas and oceans. the
coal beds end rich earth that were millions
and millions OF years later TO render the
earth at abode for man.
These carbonic and hydrogen vapors
were constantly condensing. as they came
In contact with the extreme cold OF outer
space, thereby becoming precipitated to
the hot earth belox, to again be sent fly
Ing upward In the form Of steam and gas
This produced constant rain night and
day for more than 500. 900 years. and a
period followed this when rain storms were
violent and almost constant for millions OF
years more
Our world being now formed In the shape
OF ball slightly hattened ut the poles,
we will watch 1t during its further devel-
opment, for grand and mighty work
must yet be done upon her by the forces OF
Vulcan before she can become the abode
OF life. We have left her astronomical
history now. and must begin upon her
geological career
We first behold her as an azoic earth
90. 900, 900 years later, during which period
mighty changes have taken place The
crust has cooled slowly until the white-hot
core Is covered with many miles OF stone
But the pent-up fires within are constantly
heaving aud gushing upward through vast
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-18

must have been still far less than that OF
water The moon having parted from
this infant earth we will leave her TO full
ill her own density; to become An inhab-
tied globe. with seas and continents.
mountains. lakes and islands: 10 after
wards die out 10 a cold and airless rock
rs we now behold her. n fit type OF what
our earth Is to become In the fullness OF
time
While our gentle attendant was passing
through her cycle OF life she possessed sew
eral brightly shining luminaries to warm
and vivify her. The brightest and largest
Of these suns apparently. because so m nch
nearer TO her, was the one upon which We
now reside.
"a sun. say your" Yes, sun. For We
are living and moving upon the ashes OF n
dead sun-upon the storm beaten and
earthquake shaken mass OF cinders left
from the dying out OF small sun. En-
craving No 2 shows this sun after she was
we'll advanced in years Her once white
spots obscuIed her fair face These spots
were vas, masses OF scoria, which had be-
come slightly cooler and had In many
cases anchored them selves to the more
condensed material OF the core OF the
body. Around those 9islands OF red hot
lavRn gigantic cyclones of fire swept and
swirled, while the war OF elements was SO
great that a mass Of basaltic rock the size
OF Rhode Island might have been tossed
about as a pea In a boiling po'. IL has
been -, 100000 years since she parted
from the parent sun: still, she is an In
FAINT
Five million years must pass and we
view her once more in No All! what a
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-18

Gus view. The cartoniferous area has
been added The great Appalachian chain
has been uplifted above the sea- New En-
gland was a peninsula Tbs Gulf OF Mex
leo washed the sides OF the Sierra Nevada
The great United States was vast basin
OF salt water dotted with islands. while
the Northern Atlantic was filed with a
mass OF land which was afterward to be
hurled by gigantic currents and upheavals
continent Mesozoic time Is divided into
the Triassic period. the Jurass!c period.
and the Cretaceous period, each OF which
lasted long enough to develop the most re-
markable class OF animals OF which mag
inaton could possibly conceive. Reptiles
OF all patterns and sizes ruled the earth
Gigantic lizards, "vith eyes two feet In
diameter" turtles nearly large enough to
lay out into city lots. and numerous other
reptiles. some OF them with wings, and all
OF them having Greek names long enough
Nature had a partly made earth. warm and
dauk. with the air filed with carbonic gas;
so she developed a lot OF monsters TO ill In
the time and keep things moving
We estimate the time during this period
at 0, 100000 years although there are
grave reasons for assigning part OF this
time to the preceding period. But the New
Red Sandstone per.oi. which Is assigned to
the Devonian by some biologists, belongs
In this formation. When We consider the
vast chalk deposits laid down by micro
scopic animals, together with numerous
other strata. such AS the rock salt beds OF
the Triassic period and the sandstones OF
the Jurassic. interstratifed with gold
bearing quartz. We must concede very
long period to the Mesozoic
Ia England there are immense beds or
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tined to evolute upon the surface or one or
the other OF these tiny speckS
We need no engraving TO present TO our
sight the thinly distributed mass OF mat
ter, for the place vas as near being dark
void as we can conceive.
: This disk. when n million miles wide In
its diameter. must have contained matter
attenuated to at least one-eig ht- hum
dredth the density Of air. In other words
space occupied by II was greater avoid"
than the most perfect vacuum producible
10y our air pumps Yet, strange as IL may
seem, this state represented a condensa-
ton OF matter that had been going on for
thousands OF millions OF years, extending
back to period long anterior to the birth
OF Neptune Our first view OF Terra ex-
hibits her as a rlngled planet, somewhat
like Saturn. except that the ring Is {
compound as with Saturn, and the planet
AIRY matter had not condensed to near the
extent
The ring contained the matter which was
destined to become the carth's satellite,
Luna We see Saturn to-day with his three
rings slowly preparing for the birth OF new
satellites to add TO the number he al
ready possesses, but tho work goes on so
slowly that VIC can see but the most mi
mute displacements occurring during the
long periods OF time 1t has been under OBJ
servation. These great cosmical changes
are slow. but sure.
The Birth OF the Moon.
Our earth, at the stage shown In en-
craving No /, was about AS times greater
in bulk than at present; so Its density
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-18

rents In the warm rock We're IL not for
this the level earth would be covered with
water. impregnated to saturation With
carbonic acid gas, to the depth OF hundreds
OF feet But the contraction OF the crust
under the cooling process has folded up
great ridges OF rock, and has thereby LITE /
il above the terrible abyss OF waters so
that dry land appears But what an In
hospitable shore IL Is A great dry. hot
granite rock thousand miles long marks
the birth OF a new continent the first one
south OF the Arctic Circle
America, called the Anew World" Is geo.
logically the old. awe may walk, says
Agassiz, "along its summit and feel that
we are treading upon the granite ridge that
first divided the waters into northern and
"a southern ocean, and IL our imaginations
carry US so far. VIC can look down TO It's
base and fancy the sea washed against
this earliest shore OF n lifeless world" A
little land at the poles. V-shaped strip
exten ling from the north polar land do 1n-
ward to where Lake Superior now Is, and
from thence northw esterly TO the Arctic
Sea. together with a few islands WILDLY
scattered, and all the rest wilderness of
black waters. That Is tho azoic earth
2s. 600. 600 years ago.
The Paleozoic Earth.
Our next view shows the earth after an
other tremendous period had elapsed, es-
timated at 5000. 900 years The first pale
ozoic period wa. characterized by terrific
convulsions, during which thousands OF
mountain tops were thrust upwards
through the waters. forming islands Thus
the earth might be said to have been In its
aisland perfod.n
study into the Silurlan. Devonian and
Carboniferous Ages To whatever conclu
sion biologists may arrive reg ariing earlier
forms OF life, there Is no doubt whatever
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-18
Overflow of News.

PRINCE BISMARCK is not permitted
by his physician to receive friends.
Mrs. LEASE may be nominated for
Coagre in Jerry simpsons district.
REPUBLICANS elected w. H. Penman
mayor of East Chicago, Ind, and four
of the six aldermen.
@. F. GLIvY, arrested at Pueblo,
Col, is wanted for a murder COM
mitted at Auburn, Cal, three years
ago.
Dr.. A. A. RAMSEY, a pioneer of Mon
roe County, Iowa, died at Abba. He
was at one tine m smber of the Legs
lature.
AN oil wei was struck at Portland,
Ind, by the Enire Company, the capa-
city OF which is estimated at So barrels
daily.
Troops charged with drawn swords
on anti-Jewish rioters in Grajewo,
Russian Po and, killing four and
wounding 100.
FOUR of the sa'oons In Jerseyville,
Ill, closed their doors. Stagnation OF
business and high licenses were given
as the causes.
The grand jury at Muncie, Ind in
dicted Mike Go man and Frank b ma
dam for the murder Of Lawyer Lemuel
Bailey two weeks ago.
THE Controller OF the Currency has
declared dividend of 20 per cent. for
creditors OF the First National Bank cf
North Manchester, Ind.
ANTHONY HowELLs. Consul for the
United States at Cardiff, Wales. Is Wis
iting his home at Massillon, Chic, en-
leave OF absence until June.
ROBERT MCEwAN shot and killed.
himself at the home of his father at
East Burlington, III. He was de-
spondent over long illness.
THE next meeting OF the Missouri
Chautauqua Assembly will be held at
Scdalia, Juno u TO July &, inclusive.
Thoma, Il. Reed or Bourke Cochran
will address the assembly.
MOTHER DRExEL, formerly Miss
Katherine Drexel, the Philadelphia
belle who funded the Order OF the
Blessed Sacrament, has assum ID cha go
Ct the st. Catherine Indian SchoOl at
Santa Pc, N. 81.
REPRESENTATIVE MEIKLEJoHN has
introduced . bill In Congress granting
to the East Nebraska and Gulf Rail,
way Company. right OF way through
the Omaha and Wfnnebago Indian res
ervation In Nebraska.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-18

sected by ca enormous arm OF the North
ern sea. while In South America the val
legs of the Amazon and the Rio de La
Plata are united In vast sea which d.
vides the continent into two parts. 1t was
during this long period that some OF the
most stupendous changes took place In the
conhguration OF the globe, so far as the
surface was concerned. Previous changes
we're mostly beneath the waters, but a
grand fashioning OF the land must now TAX Q
place
The Cenozoic time Is divided into two
great periods. the tertiary and the post
tertiary. he tertiary Is subdivlded into
three grand periods, called the eocene,
miocene. and the pllocene. The post ter
tiary extends upward through the glacial
epoch and the terrace epoch
We cannot stopt) examine the wonder
full animals which developed upon the
reriods, but we Will examine the geo.
graphical changes During the millions OF
years which supervened We find that the
great sea arm OF North America was cut
off by the rising OF great walls OF rock in
the north Then he sea grew smaller and
smaller by slow degrees while it's salt was
de posted slowly I'm layers upon its bottom,
until after an enormous time had elapsed
the great sea became comparatively
small lake, still somewhat mpregnated
with salt and other solublemineralS But,
though small in comparison. IL occupied an
area FIVE times the size OF Lake Superior,
at the close OF the Miocene period. L.
covered the spot where Golden City and
Denver now stand, and the @Bad Landsn
and SAGE brush plains OF the West, over an
area OF 100000 square niles
The Mississippi and Ohio Rivers then
emptied into the Gulf OF Mexico near
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-18

chalk; also In France we find the same
formation. Now. the microscope reveals
TO US that every inch of this stratum Is
composed of tiny, indestructible shells. In
destructible, that IS. by ordinary con-
vulsions OF nature, because they are so ex-
ceedinyly small One cubic inch OF chalk
contains over 5000 microscopic shells
The chalk beds, thousands OF feet thick.
were laid down under water at the rate OF
the thickness OF a sheet OF tissue paper
annually.
During the Mesozoic time.sva4 mountain
chains were forced upward and then slowly
degraded or worn down. leaving the up
led edges OF the strata OF preceding
edges exposed. Upon these edges the new =
er formations were laid down. AS one ge-
ologist exclaims, "The surface OF the earth
seems to have teetered up and down as X
the land rested upon water soaked bog
That exactly expresses the facts as re-
vealed by an examination OF the rocky
leaves from the Silurian upward. II was a
9water- soaked bog,n but the bog rested
upon n thin crust OF rock, which in turn
pressed upon mass OF white hot semi
liquid earth material The thinness Is only
so by comparison with tho size OF the
earth. however. for IL IS estimated that a I
this period the crust averaged about thir-
ty-eight miles In thickness Many miles
OF this crust would be red hot, though
consistent
We must not linger longer with this fas-
cinating earth. but hasten onward to the
age OF mammals, those forerunners OF man.
The Cenozoic Earth.
The great continental areas are better
defined. The United States Is nearly BIZ
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over the legality Of the action, and Is
the cause OF much discussion.
The General was indignant when he
was told that he was under arrest, ard
rising In his buggy he shouted: Il
protest q yainst this acrest. | am an
American citi zen and have right on
this highway" Col. HCe Her, who was
on hor back, turned TO the group OF
officials and asked them IL they had
warrant His answer was that il they
did not have warrant they would get
out one in good time. While Randall
was descending from his Buggy an
other pair OF deputies were assisting
Hoetf' er of his horse and the pair were
half dragged, half pulled toward the
row OF deputies that guarded the high
way. Randall again demonstrated with
his cap.os over his arrest a illegal.
They roughly heuled him away, alter
nately protesting and pls aiding For
an instant IL looked as II the column
would make q rush TO rescus their
leader, although they were as weapon
less as band of oh school cadets.
A telegram was seLt to Chicago for
DR.. Grier and the best OF counsel, aud
one of the best criminal lawyers in the
State. Many citizens say that IL would
have been cheaper for all concerned To
have fed the army. They argue that
1t would have cost but 800 to feed the
men, whereas il has now cost the city
and county IS 20, and it is quite possible
that they are not through with the af-
fair
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Canada's Coal.

Some years ago an enormous de.
posit Of anthracite coal was dis
covered in Canada, and It was thought
that II duty was not placed upon it
our miners in Pennsylvania would be
driven from the fed. Somebody Sc
cured specimen OF the Canadian an-
thracite and sent it to sayantat Yale,
who was asked TO give his opin on
uron IL. He made an examination Il
n, and wrote back: my OPP MON, az.
ter careful examination Of this coal
is that the man who sits upon 1t on
the day Of judgment will be the last
10 bum"
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was surprise to the Commonweal
sympathizers. Two weeks. a Wash
ington dispatch says, my elapse, dur
ing which the trio will be free on bail,
before the motion for a new trial Is
argued and decided. The penalty pro-
vided by law is the same for each Of
tense, viz: A fine not to exceed 800
and Imprisonment in Jail for not more
II an sixty cay, or both, within the
discretion CT the count Accordingly
the maximum punishment which may
be meted out to Coxey and Browne Is
s 60 and 10 days, while CHI istopher
Columbus Jones is sub. ect to 500 and
sixty days.
BY curious Congressional error in
recent bill which reorganized the
District courts there is no Appellate
Court to which Police Court case can
be carried. The only method OF ap-
pealing from Judge Miller's sentence
will be by an application TO higher
court for writs of hateas corpus and
certiorari. Attorney Lipscomb has
announced that he will take this step
II Judge Miller overrules the motion
for new trial. However, such a petit
ton will not operate as a stay of judg-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-18
Sheridan's Preferences.

One day a group OF staff officers
were discussing in Sheridans pres
ence the qualities most essential for
a soldier. Some thought personal
bravery, others moral courage, strong
love Of country, while one insisted
rather obtrusively that obedience
unreasoning obedience-was every
thing. "Give me the man who al
ways obeys ORDERS" he declared, then
appealing to Sheridan, this officer
asked: "Isn't he the perfect soldier,
General?" "No," replied Sheridan,
shortly, Il prefer the soldier who
knows when 10 disobey them"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-18

From a lecture recently delivered at
Chicago by Mr. Olney II. Richmond. the
following interesting story OF the earth's
evolution Is taken:
I The evolution of the earth from the point
where II ceased to be a part OF its mother
sun. up TO time when It Is a full-hedged
world. In its prime. cannot but be an inter-
esting theme TO persons OF intelligence
We will take this infant, after few mill
lions of years had elapsed. The ring OF
matter which parted from the sun about
GO. 900. 900 years ago. had slowly gathered
itself into disk. thick in the middle and
thin. comparatively. at the outer edges
ready to form itself, under the unerring
law OF nature into small system. or but
little Importance TO the universe was the
Forthcoming Insignificant globe and satel-
lite. but OF the gre attest Importance to the
countless millions of beings who we're des-
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where cairo, ILL.,, now stands In addi-
tion. we n Jtice that the Islands OF the
North Atlantic had risen into broad con-
tinent which vas continuation OF the
older North polar continent, and was.
with its outlying islands at the south Of IL,
destined 70 become great highway, over
which the early races OF men could fee
from the gathering cold OF the Northland.
The estimate OF time We make as follows:
The Eocene period. 1,400. 900; the Milo
Gene period. 1900. 900; the Pliocene period,
2,000,0J0: the great Quaternary epoch.
100000. Tosal Cenozoic time. 100000.
The Glacial Period.
This brings rs down to the great glaci al
period OF the earth. which Is reckoued as
belonging to the quaternary period by
most biologists.
We show the earth at the beginning, or
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-18

change. Tho blemlshes We saw so long ago
aave Increased until they have inc ose /
her melted interior within a she'll Il lava;
red hot about her equator; gray and dark
about her slowly turning poles Why Is
thisf you ask Let me explain. Undt r
tho WE'LL known principles OF gravity. cen
tripetal and Centrifugal force, floating
body on circularly moving surface viii
seek the parts that move with the least
velocity. even as chips floating I'm a tub OF
water will seek the center OF riotion when
the water Is vhirled about the tub with a
stick Therefore. the poles became loaded
with masses OF cooling rock ages before
the equator became cool enough 10 become
dark red. Up TO this time the central sun.
although blazing away with twice Its pres
emit rover, had but little effect upon the
earth, because her own heat was 30 great
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-05-18

SENATOR ALLEN AR-the Judge made in
CUES quiries about hail.
and Frank Hume, a wei known who'e-
ga o grocer, who several times has run
for the Democratic nomination fer
Congress from the Virginia district
across the Potomac River, signed a
b nd in 500 for each of the tn ee con-
victed &C nm Onwea' ers.
Gen. Coxey left the room On the arm
of his wife, pushing through a curious
crowd, which made no demonstrate IN.
The conviction OF himself and Jones
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near tlfe beginning OF that time. Our poor.
tortured earth has been tried b. fire. by
water and by earthquake shocks for aGes
upon ages But now she must pass the
ordeal OF the air. For the air now con-
spired with all the others together TO bring
upon her the most extraordinary series OF
experiences that could be conceived.
First, we ask you to dismiss from your
minds the idea that the glacial period was
brought n bout through extreme cod Cold
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ORDERED TO KILL MRS. LEASE.
Crank Has Vision and Sends SO to buy
Flowers for Her body.

The Wichita, Kan, chief OF police
received a letter from some crank re-
siding at Kenyon, Mimi, in which
there was inclosed' so to buy pure
white flowers to be placed upon the
body of Mrs. Lease en- the day e her
funeral, which the sender sets down.
He says that the ,Nazarene came 10 him
in vision with d cross OF blood painted
upon his breast and commanded him
to kill Mrs. Lease.
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The three leaders of the comm On
veal, Coxey, Browne and Christ opher
Columbus Jones, have cen found gull
ty Of violating the laws of the District
of Columbia in their recent demonstra-
tion on the Capt. grounds. The jury
retifed after hearing a long charge
from Judge Mile, which left them
little alternative but ID convict If they
followed his Instructions. The verdict
was guilty as to the first charge-car-
rying tanners upon the Capitol
grounds-against all the defendants, and
on the second charge-walking on the