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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-01
N I'M NoIfa'A%Mss tsIn
sus,.ss...sxs Sctscdle In ESect
July 4. 1907.
LEAVE RICHMOND, nYID-srREEr
STATInN

LEAVE RICHMOND, DYnD-sTREEr
sTATI0N.
900 A. NJ, paily --4..~....ond and Ne{.
folk VESrlBULE LIMIT
ED. second-class tickets not
accepted Oh this train.
DOE A H.. Dai.v, THE CHICAGO FL
PREk9." for LynchGuru,
Roanoke. Columbus, and
Chicago. Pullman Sleeper
Roanoke TO Columbus; slsoI
Tor Radforc. Bristol. kno8s
Vile. Chattanooga. and In
r 40 p. H., Daily. for Norfolk. SUFFOLK.
and intermediate statiozs.
II 80 p. ", Daily, for Lynchbufg ana
Roanoke. Connects af Hoa-
ncke with Wzshtnxton and
Chattanooga Limited. Pull.
man Sleepers Roanoke 10
Memphis and New Orleans.
PULLMAN SLEEPER between RICK
MOND AND kfNChBuRG ready f2r &C.
cupancy at 3 +: NJ; also. Pullman Sleeper
yoefergbury 20 Roanoke
Trains arrive Richmond from Lynch
burg and the West daily s:iS A. n.
and s56 T.. NJ. From Norfolk and TIA
East ifso5 A. NJ ana Vestiouled Limited
Up M. once: SIS Main street.
r.. W. COURTNEY.
DISTRICT passssnssy AGENT
General Passenger Agent.
General Offices: Roanoke. Va. -
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Cards. Blll-Heads, statements. Letter.
Heads. Note Heads, Circulars, Hdndbils.
Dodgers. &c, printed by the Dispatch
Company at low prices. Will giee you
good work at same Prices you pay for
inferior work. Send Us Jour orders and
we will guarantee satisfaction in every
particular ts+t.
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Work of the Police.

The police report for the month shows
1886 arrests have been made I'm the city.
as follows: For misdemeanors 296; FOR
felony 40. and for ordinance violations, IS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-01
,xcn VIRGINIA NAVIGATION
NYsNf> COMPANY,
JAMES RIVER
DAY LINE.

Steamer POCAAON AZ .S.asCS AIM
DAY. WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY at =
A! NJ. fOr 4Soriolk, Portsmouth, Old
Point Newport News, Clasemont, and
Iames-river landings, and connecting at
0id Point and Norfolk for Washington.
Baltimore, and the North.
s;a.e-rooms reserved for the night at
moderate prices.
Eiectric-cars direct 70 the wharf. Fare,
only $50 and 81 TO Norfolk. Music by
Grand Orchestrion.
Freight received for aboye-named places
ara ali points in Eastern Virginia ana
North Carolina. IRWIN WEIgfGER,
General Manager:
A II. Drewry. President. so is
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RAlLnoAD LINES
q III :sE ;szE s
so A@A CHESAPEAKE
S4nurSs0s@ OHIO RAILWAY.
Effective October rs, 1897.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND, BROAD
STREET STATION.
$50 A. Nj, Danny, wItn Parior car, for
Norfolk, portsmouth, Ola
Point, Newport News. ana
principal stations. Connects
daily with OLD Dominion
steamships for New YORK.
$40 z. NJ, Daily, with Pullman, for
local stations, Newport
News, Old Point. Norfolk.
and Portsmouth.
1000 a. NJ, Local train, except Sunday,
for W. Chiffon Forge. Con-
meets at Gordonsville Tor
orange, Culreper, Calver-
ton, Manassas, Alexandria,
and Washington; at Union
Station, Charlottesville, for
Lynchburg; at Basic for Ha-
gerstown.
2:10 p. NJ. Daily, with Pullmans to Gin.
cinnat Louisville and ST.
Louis. Stops only at impor-
tant stations. Connects AT
COvington daily for Virginia
Hot Springs Meals served
on Dining-cars. No. Z, Local
Train, except Sunday, fol-
lows above train from Cor
louisville 10 Stanton.
$50 P NJ. Accommodation. except sun
day, for Charlottesville.
1870 p. NJ, Daily for Cincinnati, with
FF. V. Pullmans to Hinton. w Va,
and Gordonsville 10 Cincin-
natl and Louisville. Meals
served on Dlning-cars. Con-
meets at Stanton. except
Sunday. for winchester. Va,
and at Covington, Va, daily,
for Hot Springs.
TRAINS LEAVE EIGHTH STREET
STATION.
1870 A. NJ, Daily, Tor Lynchburg ana
Clifton Forge. Connects al
Bremo, except Sunday, for
White Hall. except Sunday at
Balcony for Lexington ana
at w. Clifton Forge with No.
! for Cincinnati.
400 p. NJ, Except Sunday Local ac-
commodation for Columbia.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND,
BROAD-sTREET STATION.
$40 A. NJ, Daily, from Cincinnati.
1115 A. NJ, Daily, from Norfolk and OLD
$50 L. NJ, Daily, from Cincinnati and
Louisville.
$50 p. NJ. Daily from Norfolk and Old
Point.
7:45 Z. NJ, Except Sunday, from
w. Clifton Forge.
TRAINS ARRIVE EIGHTH STREET
STATION.
$50 A. NJ, Except Sunday, from Colum-
bia.
GEO p. NJ, Daily, from Lynchburg and
Clifton Forge and, except
Sunday, from Lexington and
White Hall.
JOHN d. POTTS,
Assistant General Passenger Agent.
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4 n I ATLANTIC coast
As Va La LINE.
Schedule in Eject November -, 1907.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHM0ND-UNION
DEPOT.

600 A. NJ, Daily. Arrives Petersburg
y.S A. M. Norfolk II 70 A.
NJ. Stops only at petersburg.
Wayerly. and Suffolk. Va.
800 A. NJ, Weldon n:9s
A. NJ, Fayetteville AIS ~
NJ. Charleston 1870 L; w.
Savannah 1850 A. NJ. jack
sonville 1850 a. NJ, Port
Tampa 6:2O p. NJ. Connects
a qIv Wilson 3aI,y Win N Scso 4 M sr.
Wilmington $50 Z. NJ. Pull
man Sleeper New YORK 10
2:55 p. NJ, Daily. Local Arrives Pc
tersburg S:42 Il. NJ Makes
$50 p. NJ. Daily; Arrives Petersburg
6l5 Il. NJ. Makes all local
stops, Richmond and Peters
7:3O p. Nj. Daily. Arrives Petersburg
s;0i r., NJ. connects with
Norfolk and Western Tor
Norfolk and intermediate
points. Emporia 9:l0 (con-
meets with A. and ID. Tor
stations between Emporia
and LawTenceville), Weldon
9:l2 p. NJ, Fayetteville 1901
A. NJ, Charleston 6:02 A. NJ.
Savannah sos A. NJ, Jack
ssonyille I p. NJ. Port Tampa
IN SE II LINE TO MIDDLE
GEORGIA POINTS.-.Arriv-
ing Aiken 7:2S 4. NJ. Angus
10 $40 A. NJ, Macon II A.
NJ. Atlanta 12:15 =. NJ. Pull
man Sleepers New York 10
Wilmington, Jacksonville.
Port Tampa. Aiken, Angus
Ia and Macon.
Hoop. NJ, Daily. Arrives Petersburg
l2.35 A. NJ, Lynchburg $50
a. NJ, Roanoke 1850 A. NJ,
Bristol 1915 F. M Pullman
Sleeper Richmond 10 Lynch
s:56P NJ, Daily Arrives Petersburg
93l =. NJ, Weldon ii:20 Il.
NJ. Makes local stops be-
tween Petersburg and Wei
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D 7 G D Richmond, PredarickS
AsJ l. * l. buFg & Potomac.
AT u O'CLOCK NOON.
LEAVE BYHD-STREET STATION.

schedule in Erect November ~, 1So7
AT u O'CLOCK NOON.
LEAVE BYHD-STREET STATION.
40 A. NJ. Daily. for Washington and
points North. stops only at
Milford and Fredericksburg.
Pullman SIeepers to New
York.
$40 AN, Sunday only, for Washing
ton and points North. stops
at Elba, Glen Allen. Ash
land, Taylorsville, boswell,
Ruther Glen Penola, Mil
ford. Woodslane, Guinea,
Summit, Fredericksburg.
Brooke, and Whitewater,
s:45 A. NJ, Daily except Sunday. for
Washington and points
North stops at Elba. ASH
land, Taylorsyille. boswell,
Ruther Glen, Penola, Mil
ford, NOodslane, Guinea,
Sum m {, Fredericksburg.
Brooke. and Whitewater.
1900 NJ. Daily, except Sunday. for
Washington and points
North. Stops at Elba Glen
Allen Ashland. boswell,
NJ ford. Fredericksburg.
Parlor car. Also, connects
with Congressional Limited
7:35 p. NJ. Daily for Washington and
points North Stops at Elba
Ashland. boswell Milford
fredericksburg. Brooke. and
Whitewater and other sta
tons Sundays. Sleeper Ricn-
mond 10 New York.
ARRIVE BYRD-sTREET STATION.
$40 A. NJ. Daily. Stops at Whitewater.
Brooke, Fredericksburg. Mil
ford. boswell. Ashland. and
Elba, and other stations
sundays Sleeper, New York
10 Richmond.
2:i5 P. NJ, Daily. except Sunday. Stops
q t Whitewater, Brooke.
Fredericksburg. u m m {,
Guinea, Woodslane. Milford.
Penola. Ruther Glen Dos
well. Taylorsvllle Ashland,
Glen Allen and Elba. Par
lOr car from Washington.
no =. NJ, Daily. Stops only at Frede-
ricksburg, boswell aud Ash
land. and Elba. Pullman cars
from New York
S:30 p. NJ, Daily Stops AZ Widewatei.
Brooke. Fredericksburg
summit. Guinea Woodslane
Milford. Penola Ruther
Glen. boswell Taylorsviue
Ashland, Glen Allen. and FL
ba Sleeping-car.
FREDERICKsB'G ACCOMMODATION.
DAILY except Sunday)
400 =. NJ, Leaves Byrd-Street Station.
$50 A. NJ. Arrives Byrd-street Station.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY except Sunday)
6:42 a. NJ. Leaves Elba.
G:2O p. NJ. Leaves Elba.
$40 A. NJ, Arrives Elba.
600 =. NJ, Arrives Elba.
c. A. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager.
+. T. D. MYERS, President. no q
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RAILROAD LINES.
"a IL 60 ~ - \
IN SOUTHERN
z|AK RAILWAY.
Schedule Effective November a, io"
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. VA.

Schedule Effective November zh' io"'
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. va.
Ix.OO Night No. IL. southern E~f'en ~,
daily for Atlanta. August TO
points South. Sleeper osaI,xbury,
Charlotte. Columbia, and Aus s,nps
Sleeper open at $50 Il. N; Su0r5
at all stations between 80 Ist on
Connects at Danville, salisbury.
and Charlotte with the Wasnlhsssoosn
and southwestern Lsmi.eu ors 10 70
carrying sleepers New io!k
Ashevllle. Hot Springs. Ch xnrsl "a
GA, and Nashville. New hork o ~
Memphis; Ne yar, YORK TX T a. Msw and
first-class day coach ee.we sc
washington and Memphis: Conne ,n
tons are made for al p, os enen
Texas and California. Sleeper opc"
for occupancy at $50 r. III. cor
1900 noon. No 2. solid train dahy ior
Charlotte. n. c., connects a at Moss,
railroad AZ Keysvlle for Clarks-
Vile. oxford. Henderson, and p i,,i
ham. and at Greensboro IoS pua
States fast mail. solid train. daily
for New orleans and points soutn,
which carries sleepers New y fSrk 10 10
Jacksonville. Through sleeper s pi,.
bury 10 Chattanooga. also, fu!-
man tourist sleeper every Neunes-
day Washington to san FRANCISCO
without change. =. -.
GOO p NJ. No. II, local. daily, except
Sunday. for Keysvllle and interme-
diate points.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
6:2S p n, from Atlanta. Augusta.
Ashevlle. and Nashville.
$40 A. NJ. from Keysville.
Local, FREIGHT TRAINS:
Nos 81 and 60. between Manchester ana
va
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-01
ARRIVE At RICHMOND.
Y0RE-R[Vsa LINE VIA WEST PoiSr
THE FAvoRiTE ROUTE NORTH.
LEAVE RICHMOND.


THE FAvORiTE ROUTE NORTH.
LEAVE RICHMOND.
4:3O p. NJ. No. l6, Baltimore Limited.
daily, except Sunday; for West
Point. there making close connec.
ton on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays with steamer for Balu-
more: also, with stage at Lester
Manor s0r Wal<erton and Kappa
hammock on Tuesdays, thursdays
o.ao a ~ NJ No. 10. local express. Mon
days, Wednesdays. and Fridays, tor
West Point and intermediate sta
tlons. Connects with stage az Les
ter Manor for Walkerton ana TAP
nahauuock: also at West point
with steamer for Baltimore. stops
at all stations, ..
500 4. NJ. No 46, Local Mlxed; LAYS v,r
ginia-Street station Tor West Point
and intermediate stations, connect
irg with stage At Lester Manor Tor
Walkcrton and TaDpahannock.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
OH A. NJ, daily: ,.-,,.
iO:4O a. NJ, Wednesdays ana friuays
s.oo % "M NJ. daily. except Sunday, from
west Point and intermediate sta
steamers leave West Point at P. NJ;
MONDAYS. Wednesdays, and Fridays, ana
Rsitimore az Z ~ NJ. Tuesdays, Thurs
u1 TSlexe s"o Office al station foot OF Virginia
street Open from > \. NJ, 10 r NJ,
snd from o:SO p NJ. TO 4. NJ. City ticket
af fIH e0S east Main street,
- To ". fFic Manager. Gen. Pass Agent.
W 81. GREEN. General Superintendent.
Wasn w 'WV"risT7-RrRY. Travelling Pas
senger Agent, 900 east Main street. Rich
mond. Va. DC
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Office
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1850 p. NJ,
1856 Z. NJ,
The Lamar register., 1897-12-25

lengthen OF. little by little toward CO.
incidence with the year, and that the
moon meantime must pause in its out
ward flight and come swinging back en-
swinging spiral. until finally. after
the lapse OF untold aeons. 1t plows and
ricochets along the surface of the
earth and plunges to catastrophe de-
struction. But even though imagina-
tion pause far short of this direful cul-
mination, it still is clear at modern
calculations, based on inexorable IT,
dal friction, suffice to revolutlonize
the views formerly current as to the
stability of the planetary system. The
eighteenth century mathematician
looked upon this system as a vast ce-
lestial machine which had been in
existence about 5000 years. and which
was destined to run on forever. The
analyst of today computes both the
past and the future of this system in
millions instead of thousands of years.
yet feels well assured that the solar
system offers no contradiction to those
laws of growth and decay which seem
everywhere to represent the immut-
able order of nature.
The Lamar register., 1897-12-25
The rhr.e-volumed Novel.

Some time ago the burning question
among publishers in London was as to
the three volume novel: Should it con-
tinue to exist. or should it be extin-
guished to make room for the one
volume book at a quarter of the price2
That question having been fairly set
tied against the three-volume form.
now comes a new one, concerning cut
or uncut pages for books. The people
who write against the uncut form are
usually busy newspaper men. who
have no time to WELD the paper knife.
One of these says: From the stand
point OF political economy the present
old-fashioned system Is utterly wrong
and particularly so in novels, which
a-e meant to be read by busy people
and not treasured by bibliomaniacs.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Heinemann
published a novel, of which over 100,
600 copies are now in circulation. The
book was sent out with its leaves un-
cut. It takes at least a quarter of an
hour for each new reader to cut those
leaves. This means that no fewer than
rs 900 precious hours of the public
time have necessarily been occupied
in the profitless work of cutting the
pages of that one book alone. The
oookbinder's guillotine would do the
work in a fiftieth part of that time.
And the bookbinder is earning his liv-
ing"
The Lamar register., 1897-12-25
Llas,.i rrn.snc,. Of weo.l.

Over a. pr crnt. - aoo.i may b. convert,
- tnia hqlt- The -tfuucrsf hydraulic pres
ufe weuH pot squsezs enshHf Of 1 per
seat ef H.Atsture frgm dry Nod; but by
taff aua cnuv-riuc if iute charcoal by
means = bat the gases aud smoke, 70 tha
sttfat ~ fuity - TzT ernt. of the wight q
IT, ueasi RAY D. 7ssIidsased inta pYroliE
asyus acid fri,m which are phtainsd wool
aiogtet Nceiafe = iiWe aqd wo'-i tars A
vpfd pf Hnos NriEhiuz afsu pounds pro
e1fgs at-luf -fSH ponpds - ryneiiSneslus
sstf snd 10 poauiis u shafuaat The pyrp-
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Hf-t sifuhci. 50 rannis u acetate - lime
Hnd ais91t tsenif uts gaiinns u tar besides
fhirsy breAsis u sharctssL
Affet ~ pJniilEusans acId u neutralifed
wiih Nsae TIE Hvui siruhai IA dlsftlled "a.
fhs iiHae hosainE the srvfats ADD In solu-
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cirerssl a. TIE United Sfafes Wo-si alephai
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fsr maaEfkctgrinx md usetH nical piirp.tsss
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aa.y tass. Be rpus oat and grabs ths horss
runsway Whrsl b. merely Gets out Of tbs
Nay
The Lamar register., 1897-12-25
/" MY WIFE'S LIFE. ;"
How | was the means
of saving it.

whe- ths luuEs are Attacked sua N,
syaptomt of epnsuin ptfoa appear, then
eegtas The s'rugglc between affection .nd
taat Destroying disease witch sIsys its
lhsn tAnts snngAlly n Is happy i,.ae
70 tHg struggle Wtr1 disease il conquered
sra teaitH rcstoreii. sseh an issue does
nos sisags end the struEgir, but II did IN
thc s4su u NJ X Morris. Mrruphis. Tsna-.
uho az hrs vtfe pasttng aud ~ezk zkeniue
ana phgstetaus heipirsS, and thea snE-
Esstct ike staple remedy that ,sroarh ~
the cure lie tells the story thus;
ssrea ysaTs ago ny vlfe had severe
stfAes OF ieag traahte ahich the ply.
,asfA1s psuequneet cousuza ptioh The
sonSh Wzs sttrcmrly dtstFeEstug. rspe-
stAllr - ntght and was ircqueuiiy
.urafled sith the spiftiuz Of blood The
aeStpfe teiuE unaiic TO help her I in
eneei her 70 Try ttE. Ayer's Eherrr PreteEal
and ~at safprtsrd sf the great feiiri il
EAse heloTr usiuc ore whoir bottle she
~as csFce 80 that nov she Z. strong sut
qaHr hsauhT That this sseticinc saved
my Wttes ittc . have not the least doahs
J elNayt Keep Dr Ayss's Cherry Pictorial
y tHe HoEss Wheucvrf auv Of ny family
hase q Geld o. coaEh rc use Ia. aud are
The Lamar register., 1897-12-25
is 4 SUCCESSFUL DRUMMER.
Prominent Southern Belle Travelling for
a Grocery House.

Prominent Southern Belle Travelling for
a Grocery House.
A niece of General Beauregard and
a cousin of General Albert Sidney
Johnston of the confederate forces is
a travelling salesman. She is Miss
Edith Christy, the daughter OF Louis
lana colonel She has been travelling
for a fancy grocery house for the last
year and has got together large busi-
ness She never had any business
training previous to becoming a
drummer and said when asked about
the matter: My training was in do
ing fancy work and attending cotil-
lions. balls. parties. calling and receiv-
ing" Miss Christy is a blonde, with
her full share of the beauty of her
southern people. Her father, now dead.
was a colonel in the command of Cen
eral Jubal Early and the family is one
of the best known in New Orleans
Mrs Christy and young son are in
New Orleans and the daughter will join
them before Christmas, after a trip of
five months, which was prolonged by
the presence OF yellow fever in the
southern city. She is an energetic
business woman and does not mind the
discomforts of "drummer'sF life in
the least. Her territory includes Kan
sas, Missouri, Louisiana and Texas and
1t Is due to her efforts that the firm
she represents does the largest busi-
ness in the fancy grocery line in those
states.
The Lamar register., 1897-12-25
How. rhi.i

We offer one Hundred Dollars reward
for any case OF CataTrh that cannot be
sured by Halls Catarrh Cure
.. , CHENEY & CO, Toledo o.
We the undersigned. have known r.
l. Cheney for the last is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their Arm
West k Truan, Wholesale Druggists.
Halls CHtarrh Cure is taken Internally.
arfing directly upon the blood and mu-
-ous surfaces Of the system Testimo-
aials sent free. Price Isc per bottle Sold
ty all dTuEgiHts
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Lamar register., 1897-12-25

promptly eured."-K. MoRsis. Memphis.
Team.
The question "Is consum ption cura.
hie p Il still debated, and stiif debAtabie
II - easy TO say that this was not case of
consumption. Vet the physicians said II
was They should know. As a matter
OF fact. Dr. Ayers Cherry Pectorai has
wrought 20 mauy similar cures that u
seems to argue the curahieuess Of con.
SUMPTION IN its earlier stages, by the use
81 this remedy. There Is no better n,edi-
clue tor puiEonary troubles than DIT.
Ayers Cherry SectorAi Il gives relic. IN
eases OF Asthma, and Bronchitis, where re-
lief has bees heretofore unattatusbie. IL
promptly cures Coughs aud Colds. La
Grippe. and alt affections OF the throat
aud lungs Heretofore. DR. Ayers Cherry
feetoFal has been put up in fun sire
bottles oniy, at ff.po per bottle. To meet
4 worldwide demand Tor a smaller pack
axe. the remedy is now pnf up IA half sire
bottles. AZ halt priee-so cents Write for
Or. AYcffE Cutcbook Orcel aud learn more
oi the cures elected by DR. Ayers cherry
rsetotAL Address ]. c. Aver Co. lowell.
The Lamar register., 1897-12-25

The Levy & Levin Mercantile Co.
10Th and Larimer SITS. Denver. carry
the finest line OF Pure Wines and Llq-
uors for Medicinal and Family use. In
the state. When in need OF straight
goods In their line. Il will pay you TO
order from them. Send for price list
Prices are reasonable and mail orders
promptly attended 10.
The Lamar register., 1897-12-25
THE TIDAL FRICTION.
ACTING AS A PERPETUAL
BRAKE ON THE ROTATION.
Change in Scientific yiews-No Contra
dietion of the Laws of Growth and
Decay which Represent the Immut-
able order of Nature.

ERHAPS the most
interesting accom-
pl 1 s h m e n t s of
mathematical q g.
tronomy-fro o IN a
mundane $ t a n d.
point, at any rate
are those that
refer to the earth's
own satellite. says
DIR. II. S. Williams
sp uarpar'a Nfaga-
The Lamar register., 1897-12-25

m DIR. II. 5. Williams
in Harper's Maga-
zine. That seemingly staid body was
long ago discovered to have pro-
pensity to gain little on the earth,
appearing at eclipses an infinitesimal
moment ahead of time. Astronomers
were sorely puzzled by this act of in
subordination; but at last Laplace
and Lagrange explained 1t as due to
an oscillatory change in the earth's or
BIT. thus fully generating the moon.
and seeming to demonstrate the abb
solute stability and permanence of our
planetary system, which the moons
misbehayior had appeared to threaten.
This highly satisfactory conclusion
WAS an orthodox belief OF celestial me-
chanics until 1858. when Prof. Adams
of Neptunian fame, with whom COM
pick analyses were a pastlme. reviewed
Laplace's calculations and discovered
an error which. when corrected. left
about half the moons acceleration un-
accounted for. This was n momentous
discrepancy which at first no one could
explain. But presently Prof. HeIa-
holtz. the great German psychist, sug-
gested that key might be found In
tidal friction. which, acting as a per
petiial brake on the earth's rotation,
and affecting not merely the waters
but the entire substance of our planet.
must in the long sweep of time have
changed It's rate OF rotation. Thus the
seeming acceleration of the moon
tardation OF the earth's rotation
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shortening of the month. Again the
earth was shown to be at fault. bat
this time the moon could not be st-
onerated. while the estimated stability
of our system. instead of being re es-
tablished, was quite upset. For the
tidal retardation is not quite an osrl-
latory change which will presently
correct itself, like the orbi.al wabblr,
but perpetual change, acting always
In one direction. Unless fully conn
teracted by some opposing react'cn
therefore (as It seems not to bel, re
effect must be cumulative. the ultimate
consequences disastrous. The exsct
character of these consequences was
first estimated by Prof. G. II. Darwin
In 1879. He showed that tidal friction
in retarding the earth must also push
the moon out from the parent plaret
on a spiral orbit Plainly then the moon
must formerly have been nearer tue
earth than at present. At some ve~y
remote period 1t must have actually
touched the earth; must. in other
words, have been thrown OF from the
then plastic mass of the earth. as a
polyp buds out from its parent polyp.
At that time the earth was spinning
about In day OF from two to four
hours. Now the day has been length
ened to twenty-four hours and the
moon has been thrust out distance
of a quarter million miles; but the end
is not yet The same progress of
events must continue till. at some re-
mote period in the future the day has
come 60 equal the month. lunar tidal
action has ceased. and one face of the
earth looks out always at the moon.
with that same fixed stare which even
now the moon has been brought to
assume toward her parent orb. Should
We choose to take even greater liber-
ties with the future 1t may be made
to appear Though some astronomers
dissent from this prediction) that, as
solar tidal action still continues. the
day must finally exceed the month and
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