Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-08


edy of errors continued for about fifteen
minutes when the messenger was struck
by a brilliant idea. He doubled up large
blue sheet of blotting paper, stuck 1t
wagged violently to his impatient chief
on the inside. The under secretary caught
the signal of distress there was creak
and a rattle as a swing chair shot half
across the room and the sound of Ian
guage" on the inside as the irate official
rushed across the room to unlock the door
What happened to the messenger when
he got inside no one waited to see.
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There Is little wonder that the aspiring
young newspaper man, whose first assign
ment carried him to the geological survey
felt like seeking some other profession after
he had run against genuine scientific
treatise on matters geologic. Perhaps
many an older man in the service would
have been staggered to learn that until
the presence of the Algonkian rocks was
determined the writer entertained the work
ing hypothesis that a large laccolith OF
porphyry might have been intruded at
horizon near the base of the Paleozo1c for
mat lions, but the appearance of the pre-
Paeozoic rocks in the heart of the noun
tains with no evidence of the hypothecated
laccolith. renders it improbable that the
uplift can be primarily connected with por-
phyry intrusion" However, it was crafty
ing to know that "all the sheet rocks and
many bikes are included geographically
under a single name, monZonte-porphyry,
expressing the composition, in winch the
aIkali feldspar, orthoclase and the soua-
lime feldspar. plagoclase. are estimated 10
play approximately equal roles. Inc lui1
Their composition of the rock is eNpresseo
by saying that it is a quartz bearing norm
blendic monzonite-porphyry.
Many a man would perhaps sleep sounder
at night If he We're only aware that tno
hornblendic monzonite-porphyry intruslons
and the monzonite stock are by 1ar tHe
most important of the fgneous masses III
the Rico mountains. The rock is in compo-
sition a neutrality-suspicious. IN when Or
thoclase assumes a prominent position III
large phenocrysts, while p!agloclase occurs
in part in the groundmass. The rock Is
more closely related to the stock monzonlte
In composition than to the carrier norm
blendic neutrality-suspicious..
Imagine the thrill that ran down ms
spine when he learned that contact meta
morphism Of the calcareous strata adJd-
cent to the monzonite stock Is very pro-.
nounced at nearly all places where the
former rocks are exposed in the vicinity or
the intrusive.
But after all he derived the most salts
faction from learning. much to MS sur
prise that eff the quiescent neVe was ever
permanently frozen in the nlvated areas
many of the 'bergschrunds must nave
been situated we'll above the spherold OIL
perpetual frost.
x x * y K
The newly opened Washington headquar-
ters of the national republican committee
are in the second story of the old Metropol-
itan Club building at II street and Vermont
avenue. On the same floor are the rooms
of the Christian Scientists. and as VISITOR
ascends from the lower floor he sees on the
wall at the turn of the stairs sign which
reads christian Science Reading Room
and bears a hand pointing directly 10
the national committees room. This condl-
ton has led to many amusing incidents.
While Star reporter and several others
were waiting for Secretary Heath yester-
day an old rustic-lOOking gentleman saun-
tered in. calmly took seat, picked up a
copy of the Syracuse Kansas, News that
happened to be lying table and pro-
ceeded to peruse it. For nearly half an
hour he sat reading and never said word,
his only movements being to push his hat
further back on his grizzled head and stroke
his Straggly beard a couple or times. fln-
ally looking up he addressed Mr Albert
Brown, who was diligently pounding away
at a typewriter and remarked:
II ben told | cud git sum tracks tellin'
bout Christian Science heer, but l don't
see nuthin' like tibet erount heer.
Mr. Brown informed him that he in
the wrong place and directed him down the
hall where the tracks were to be OBJ
tanned.
What mought this office be?% inquired
the old man.
ct Is the headquarters Of thep national
republican committee" interjected The Star
reporter. who was thus addressed.
"Bedog eff they's much Christian Science
bout thet," he CALCULATED and out he went.
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1T may appear strange to YOU" said
diamond expert to Star reporter yester-
day. but damp. murky weather practical
ly kills the diamond business. No dealer
n 90, 90 ,Ia III,
purest white diamond will on one of these
dark foggy days take on a straw color,
and to all appearances is off color AL
ways pick out diamond clear day
but see to it that you have a good light on
the gem, for many dealers tint their cell
ings and walls delicate hue, which gives
the stone a blush tint which it does not or
should not possess in a clear light
x i
One of the improvements introduced
about the Senate chamber by Sergeant-at-
Arms Ransdell is an arrangement of three
red incandescent lights. which are placed
over the south door Of the Senate SO that
they can be seen from the main door Of the
House of Representatives. on the other side
of the Capitol This is done to save mem
bers trip across the big building when
the Senate is in executive session and closed
to the outside world, which fact is always
signaled by the burning Of the red lights.
These signals are known to every member
Of the House, but the tendency Of men to
have eyes and see not Is shown every day
the Senate goes in executive session by the
arrival of a large number of members I'M
der the very signals that have shone in
their eyes during their entire walk across
the building. They know the lights are
there, but they attempt to enter the Senate
chamber before they become aware of the
secret nature of the proceedings, and have
| to retrace their steps
Was you thrashin' your boy this morning
fer playn' hockey"
II wouldn' whip him fer that, COS I've
played hockey myself when | was a young
ster. but l can tell you that when 1 was
a boy l didn't call my father down fer his
bad grammar. Life.