The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-18
A TEN CENT WORLD.
HOW A JERSEYMAN EXPLAINED HIS
IDEAS OF THIS GLOBE.

How the Earth, Which Was Once q
Molten Mass, Got It's Mountains and Seas.
IF any one doubts that the earth was
once molten mass and that its noun
tain chains, its great tablelands and the
recesses for the seas were the results of
the cooling ard settling of the surface
and then its shriveling to fit the ever
shrinking center, let him sec a world
made" said the observant Jerseyman.
''That sounds simple" said one of
his hearers, "but l haven't noticed that
there were any worlds being made just
now upon which progress was any faster
than right here, and | can't say that |
have observed much change in this old |
globe since began to watch it. "
81 have made many globes, " declared |
the Jerseyman, mot merely insensate |
things to represent what we know of the |
natural and political divisions of the |
earth, but miniature worlds of the days !
of chaos, with every particle in them
aglow with heat and all in motion.
And then have watched them become
cold, immobile and dead, with black
ened, roughened surfaces, and it requir-
ed no great stretch of imagination to
feel that within the few moments which
the whole operation required one had
bridged over millions of years in the
history of planet and seen it pass
through every stage of its existence,
from that of light giving body to that
of our own dead and desolate moon.
Come with me-" he continued, "and L
will show you the history of our world
since it first took form"
With that he led his little audience to
workbench and drew forth a chunk
of charcoal covered on all but one side
with plaster of paris, blowpipe and
! jewelers. soldering lamp.
81 will make the globe of dime, "
he said And he placed silver 10 cent
piece on the charcoal. Then he lit the
lamp, and with the blowpipe directed
the flame upon the dime. Soon the char
coal began to glow and burn away about
the dime in broad hollow, and then
the dime turned first black and then
red, and as it approached white heat
it drew itself together until presently it
was globule of molten silver.
If you have never seen such a ball OF
glowing, melted silver, you have missed
one of the prettiest of sights. On the
outside there forms very thin skin OF
black oxide, which serves like wom-
ans VEIL to heighten the charms be-
meath it. With the blowpipe still adding
heat to the globe, the silver became as
LIQUID as water, and the gases emitted
by the heated charcoal made it roll
about in the hollow as mobile as quick
silver, while within the globe the metal
could be seen agitated by intense cur
rents. These currents changed their dl-
rection as the point of flame from the
blowpipe was moved from point to
, point, and every moment the surface
agitation was so great that the rest OF
the oxide would break and disclose the
dazzling metal beneath.
All know the beauty of quicksilver,
and many have seen the glow OF melted
lead or tin or the red glare of iron as 1t
was poured in the foundry or furnace,
but none of these compares with the
, beauty of molten silver Melted gold
, has a beauty of its own, but not like
that of silver The light which comes
, from the melted silver seems as brilliant
as that from an arc electric light, but
/ not dazzling; it is white, with tinge
! of heavenly violet, and the swirllne
' metal seems translucent like pearl Of
? the finest water.
, "Now we will let it COOL, said the
. .Jerseyman, removing the blowpipe from
b his lips and letting his inflated cheeks
+. resume their natural condition. Ih'
!. charcoal was placed ON the bench. Sooi
!. the agitation of the surface OF the tiny
Il globe of silver ceased, and the quiescenc'
4 of the dull outer coating showed that
q skin of metal had cooled and set II
:. place.
e "Now watch the mountains and val
a leys form and see the mighty earth
y uuakes shake the crust, exclaimed Tn
Jerseyman, and as he spoke the crust
which had been smooth and even, begn
to wrinkle. Sometimes the wrinkle
= would form long continuous lines acros
r half the globe. Then in spots the Who'll
q surface would quicker up and again al
. of these would straighten out only {
;. form new series Of FUCKERS and Wrinkle
in other places. 1t was all over in hal
= a minute. and the globe was set enoug
:. to drop into glass of water to cool.
!. "Now look at it," said the Jersey
!. man. handing the globe to his visitor
, and with it q strong magnifying glass
- "There is a Skinner of water ON i
" caught in the interstices OF the rougl
" ened surface. That is three or lou
70 times as much water in proportion
m our earth has ON it, SO you have Deiol
Il Won all the features of sea and lane
, mountain and valley. =,
!. It was indeed so, and, although u
:. glass revealed only the more prominei
:, of the features, there was no difficult
e in seeing all the others with the mind
Of eye.-New York Sun.
Lavish with kilograms.
d. "Sending telegram" says Phil
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