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some interesting points. Flammarion
used the double-sides bell.shades,
which were filed with colored solu-
tions, and at the same time he pro-
vided beds, covered with colored glass.
The best results, however, were at
tained in four little hot houses, one
of which is covered with ordinary win
dow glass, and the other three with
blue, green, and red glass. The gla:s
used for these houses was carefully ex-
amined, and only those pieces taken
whose intensity admitted only mon.
achromatic light Heat and all other
conditions are the same in the four
houses. The screen-llke device shown
in the other cut represents number
Of thermometers made Of colored
glass while In the extreme right Is
radiometer for the observation Of the
intensity Of the light. Flammarlon
first selected for his first experiments
plant from which, through its Pc
cullar forms of growth, We can judge,
at any time, Of its healthy condition.
This vas the Mimosa pudica, the well
known sensitive plant whose leaves
act only upon exterior irrltations when
the plant is in perfectly normal con-
dition. Young plants of trlfe ovcl
an inch in height were planted on the
same day and in the same manner in
all of the four houses, and were care
fully attended to. After three months
notable difference was 10 be seen.
Under the blue glass the plants did
not die off, but neither did they show
any signs of. growth. In the white
house they were we'll developed and
had grown to an average height Of
four inches. In the green house the
plants were a little etiolated-that Is
to say, they showed instead Of the
normal green color yellow-white
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80 - -
/: CENTRE OF POPULA-
+: TION
=: OF THE
(: UNITED STATES.
{: IS deg. 80 m. 53 s. w. Long
(: 80 deg. II m. Sc sec. N. Lat
/: ERECTED BY
f: THE CHICAGO HERALD.
THE CHICAGO HERALD.

This monument was dedicated with
elaborate ceremonies by the people Of
Columbus and the contiguous country.
Eloquent addresses were delivered by
notable Indiana orators and lively in
terest wa. felt in the event by the en-.
tire Hoosier State. The centre was
then about twenty miles east Of Col
umbus. 1t Is now about seven miles
north Of the same city. Hence it Is
moving north and west.
In time, with the great increase in
population which is coming for the
Northwest, 1t may shift to Chicago. 1t
is by no means impossible that changes
in the growth Of the population will
bring the centre, even If it is carried
west Of the west shore Of Lake Michi-
gan, back to Chicago, where 1t will
remain fixed indefinitely.
The centre Of population Is the CEN
tire Of gravity of the population Of the
country, each individual being assumed
10 have the same weight. The method
of determining that centre Is rs fol-
lows: The population Of the country
is first distributed by square degrees"
as the area included between consecu-
tive parallels and meridians is desig-
mated. A point is then assumed ten
tatiyely IS the centre. and the cor
rections in latitude and longitude to
this tentative position are computed.
In 1890 the centre was assumed to
be at the intersection of the parallel
Of 30 degrees, with the meridian Of
SO degrees west Of Greenwich. This
would have made the centre Of pop
ulation Of the United States just two
miles due north of Seymour, In Jack
son County, Ind. From this assumed
base the verlfcations were made and
the true centre was located.
The movement of the centre has
been steadily westward. On the ac-
companying map its unwavering marcs.
toward the west. with occasional dips
to the south and north is shown. In
1790 it was east of Baltimore twenty
miles. In ten years it had moved
forty miles westward. The annexation
Of Louisiana brought it south and
west, and in 1920 it was sixteen miles
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color, but their development had been
magnificent, their height averaging six
inches. The greatest development, how
ever, had taken place in the red house,
where the plants not only showed their
usual normal color, but had reached a
height Of seventeen inches-that Is to
say, fifteen times the original size, and
were blooming splendidly. Flam-
marion then took two other plants and
attained almost the same, or, at least,
very similar results. Experiments
carried on with strawberries showed
also the same results; under the red
light they developed marvelously. 1t
will readily be understood that these
experiments, especially with regard to
valuable, rare plants, are of the high.
est value.-Philadelpbia Record.
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Where to Be Good.

1t was a Payne avenue car, rather
crowded, too, Oh last Sunday night.
In one corner sat two little urchins,
taking up as little room as possible
Indeed, they occupied about as much
room as one adult. The boys were
evidently Of the class which run about
the street on weekdays in bare feet.
They could not, however, be included
in the "bad boy" class. They were
evidently not used to- sitting quietly
and orderly, and fdgeted about in real
distress. Their eyes roamed from the
floor to the people, and back to the
floor again. Finally one said to the
other, in a confiding whisper: "Golly,
but ye have to be good in a car, don't
ye|-Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
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= = & =
$ RED gh0W MAKES PLANTS gR0W
d Flammarion's Investigation Of the Influ-
g enec Of VariousKinds Of Light
" on Vegetation.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The experiments in regard to the
influence Of the different parts Of
the sunlight upon the growth of
plants have been carried on for sever
al years. especially by the famous bot.
anist Sachs, who proved that red rays
Of the sunlight especially favored the
growth Of plants and flowers. Such
Investigations have now been again
taken up by NJ. Camille Flammarion,
a celebrated French astronomer. Flam-
marion established, in connection with
the Observatory at Juvisy, near Paris,
an experiment station in the form Of
& small garden as represented IN one
of the cuts, where he studied the mat.
ter and conducted his experiments. A
report recently published contains
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Judge, and by marrying the young
yiscount she entered the famous Lau-
derdale family, than which there are
none greater known in Great Britain.
On the death Of her father-in-law her
husband becomes the fourteenth earl
Of lauderdale, and her home will be
in the historic and beautiful Thrill
stane castle, built by the Lauderdales
six centuries ago. 1t is one Of the
proud boasts of this ancient Scotch
family that the heads of the family
have always married Scotch women,
and that Of the thirteen portraits of
the countesses Of Lauderdale which
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Accepted the Insult.

At the close Of performance given
as a benefit to John Brougham, the
actor and dramatist, one Of the au-
dience threw upon the stage purse of
gold. Brougham picked it up, and,
after examining 1t, said: Ladies and
gentlemen, circumstances compel me
to pocket the insult, but docking GRIM
l should like to see the man who would
dare to repeat t."-Argonaut. .s,..a..
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hang in Thirlstane castle not one but
Is conspicuously lovely. When the pres
ent heir of the earldom chose Miss
Gwendoline Lucy Williams for his
wife he showed that he was no less
excellent judge Of feminine beauty
than his ancestors.
The viscountess is famous for her
abundant suit Of blonde hair, and hav-
ing been assured of her undoubted
likeness to the good Queen Eleanor,
she has had her portrait painted in a
gorgeous velvet gown oil the twelfth
century mode, and in her blonde hair
a wonderful pearl diadem. such as
Edwards faithful consort wore.
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Fhs HsW Gsntrs
el Population ia
ths United Statss
Observation-Disclosures

The census bureau has declared Col
umbus, Ind, the centre Of popula'
ton of the United States. Columbus
is In Bartholomew County, on the east
fork of White River, in the finest
farming land in Indiana. The city has
s13o inhabitants, an increase Of 1869
since 1890.
Since 1890 the centre of popula-
tion Of the United States has shifted a
little to the north and a little to the
west. 1t is still in the State Of In
diana, not far from Columbus, the
capital of Bartholomew County, IN the
southern central part Of the State. On
the old pivotal point arises q monolith
monument erected there May 10, 1891,
by the Chicago Herald. On one of
the sides of the column Is the follow
ing inscription:
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cades esbetween 1850 and 1870. and the
centre moved north near to Cincin-
nati.In another decade it had cleared
Cincinnati in its westward progress,
andafn 1870 it had settled in central
southern Indiana.
The past ten years has carried the
centre westward about twenty miles
and northward about seven miles.
There is no reason to b lieve that it
will not continue on it's course with the
sun and shift to the north Until it
settles near Chicago, there to remain.
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Owls Neat In Church ORGAN

For some time past efforts to locate
a squeaking noise in the pipe organ at
Bethlehem Church, at Sheboygan,
Wis, had proved fruitless. A few
days ago, when the organ was over
hauled in one of the large pipes a live
owl was found. which is now in pos
session Of the Organist. Eow the owl
got into the organ is yet to be ex.
planned. -
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"A FAMOUS BEAUTY.

Lady Maitland, who is Said to Resemble
Good Queen Eleanor.
The Yiscountess Maitland Is one Of
the artistic beauties Of English society
belonging to the set that includes the
Marcbioness Of CRANKY, Lady Pcyn-
tersand others who make friends Of
the great artists and are more or less
skillful with their own brushes and
colors Lady Maitland is slim, blonde
young Scotch woman, the daughter of
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A Vain Wish.

Green-I wish holes could be made
to stay in water.
Breen-Why?
Green-Because then they'd take to
playing golf at sea, and there'd be
some land left for agriculture.-Judge.
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north Of Woodstock, Va. In 1910 the
pioneers of the West brought 1t north,
and In 1850 it had moved south again.
Texas had come into the Union. The
growth of the great West had switched
it back to the North in 1860, and it was
near Chillicothe. Ohio. War reduced
the population Of the South In the de-
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Buggies, Wagons,
Pianos, Organs,
Musical Instruments.
If You w ant

Bggyhe running best riding with the longest staying
Top Bugges Carriages Phaeton etc.
The best Wagon made, Owenboro and Russell Wagons
Anything Harness ine Buggy Robes Whips Saddery etc we
furnish it you prices cheap as the cheapest
best Piano the market to
the Call let show them
Sheet Music this section aud
line classical operate and instrumental
And last the sad necessity yours when shall
Undertakers He and
akersG ar o services
cordially invited visit store and let anything
you 10 zee OF
Evening journal., 1901-12-27
A RnttIesnnl.e,n Fnnrs.

You often hear Of rendering a rattle
snake harmless by pulling out its
fangs. Then. again, you read OF cases
where a serpent so treated has bitten
persons fatally. The reason for this is
that poisonous snake is deprived only
temporarily Of its venomous powers by
the extraction of the two lnclsofs In
the upper jaw, at the bases Of which
are the poison glands. OF course you
know that the fangs are hollow, so
that when the animal strikes the ven
ON gushes through them into the flesh
Of the person struck. Now. by draw
ing the two teeth the snake may be
rendered harmless for n few weeks.
but after n short time the two teeth
Just behind the original fangs move up
and take their places, making connec-
tlon with the poison glands and thus
becoming poison fangs as good and ef-
fectlye as the old ones.
Evening journal., 1901-12-27
BOY WAS SHOT
WHILE AT PLAY
Santa Claus Gift Does Pain.
full Injury TO New
Castle Lad
sneeIal % lhs nvenInl Iournal.

New Castle. Dec. 27.-Chicken thieves
again are operating in this city and ad
iacent community. One night recently
Samuel Ioppln heard commotion
among chickens. He hurriedly dressed
and started down stairs when the watch
dog gave chase and frightened away the
chicken thieves. The next night Mr.
Toppin thought he heard someone among
his chickens but did not investigate. The
following morning his dog was found
poisoned.
Michael Bishop fell ON the pavement
yesterday and badly lacerated his face
While playing with toy rifle yesterday
Charles Shearcr. small boy, shot An
drew Gallagher. Jr., his playmate. The
shot entered the boys arm, but made
only slight wound.
The basketball team OF Company / will
20 10 Wilmington tonight to play the
West End organization in the West End
Reading Room. The Company III team
defeated the Wilmngtonians in the last
game and expect 10 score another ton ght
The o. l.. IL. assembly is making big
preparations Tor n New Years supper.
ana many Invitations soon will be issued.
In a row among crowd of negroes on
Christmas night Thomas Harris. young
colored man, WIS severely slashed with a
razor.
A party OF intoxicated colored men be-
came quarrelsome in Shawtown on
Christmas night whom crowd OF young
men went among them and ran them
away.
John Fleming and son. Of Philadelphia,
formerly ot here, are the guests OF rela-
tives
Mr.. and Mrs William Budd, Of Peters
burg, Va, are the guests OF Mrs Budd's
father Alexander b. Cooper.
Daniel McKane, Of Philadelphia, is the
guest OF New Castle friends
Mr. and Mrs William Hewitt ant
Miss Ida Davis, OF Chester, who have
Deen visiting relatives here, have return.
ed home.
Miss Hattie McKane. Of Philadelphia
is the guest OF Miss Carrie Straub.
Mrs. David Boulden Is visiting Glas
gov relatives.
Charles Dewey is slightly indisposed.
James Yates and Joseph News. o.
Chester, We're visitors 10 New Castle yes
terday.
Evening journal., 1901-12-27
NRHPOIT PEOPLE WANT MORG CARS
Are Dissatisfied With City Railway Com.
paDy's New Schedule

Newport, Dec. 27-The Marshall
Iron Company has shut down for the
annual inspection OF boilers and to
make general repairs.
The Nonesuch Gum Caib held a shoot
On Christmas day, but owing to the in
clement weather, only small crowd
attended. Richard King and |. 10.
Southard carried on the honors.
The new one-hOur schedule ON the
Newport line OF the Whining
ton City Railway Company is
unsatisfactory to the people here, es-
pecially the worhmen.
Gilbert Whann and sister, Kate. Of
Philadelphia, spent Christmas with
their father here
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Seiifert, OF
Philadelphia. are spending a few days
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs A. w.
EversOn-
Mrs. Clayton, of Wilmington. is the
guest of her daughter. Mrs. W. l..
Duff.
b. h. Fluharty spent yesterday with
relatives at Clayton.
Mr. and Mrs. john Winthrop, OF
Philadelphia spent Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. G. owen Garten.
MT and Mrs. Edward Phillips, Ol
Wilmington were the guests of Mr.. and
Ms James Cranston yesterday
Mr. and Mrs. James Challenger. oil
New Castle, and Arthur Gamble. ol
Wilmington, were the guests Of Mr.
ard Mrs w. r. Finn yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Crawford, Mist
Helen Crawford and MIR. and Mrs
George Stuart and children spen
Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs
Howard Crawford. of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Othoson speni
yesterday with relatives in Chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. G. Slaw spen
Christmas day with Frank Slaw. o
Chester.
Frank Kilvingtn. Of Wilmington
was the guest of friends here on Wed
nesday.
Joseplh p. Gathers, superintendent 0
the Delaware Paint Company spen
Christmas with his family In Philadel
phia.
Walter Crawford of Rockland, spen
yesterday with his parents here.
! The eannual Christmas cantata %
Newport Sunday school will be hell
In The M. 10. Church this evening.
Evening journal., 1901-12-27
QUAINT COLLEGE LAWS.
Rules Prescribing the Dress of Har-
ward students In ByRone Days.


The curious laws regarding students
dress which prevailed at Harvard up to
the middle OF the last century are Illus
trated by two eighteenth century waist
coats which are among the collections
Of the Boston Art museum. One was
worn by a member of the class of 1T40
and the other by his son In 1884.
The latter waistcoat is olive green In
color conforming TO the college regula-
tions which required either blue gray,
plain black. "nankeen"-a kind of buff
or olive. The coat and breeches which
originally went with II, as one may
read I'm the old time Harvard Laws"
were blue gray. Freshmen Of that date
were allowed only plain buttonholes,
sophomores leaped to the dignity Of
having buttons on their cuffs, juniors
might have inexpensive frogs to their
buttonholes except that they might not
have them on their cuff buttonholes,
and the senior enjoyed frogs, button
holes and buttons complete. Seniors
and juniors were permitted also to
wear black oxford gowns, such as are
worn at graduation today, and a might
gown" or dressing gown, was per-
missible on certain unimportant occa-
slons. II cost mot more than 10 shil-
lings" for every appearance Of gold or
silver adornment.
The rules of costume were changed,
OF course. from time to time. In 1923.
for example, the prescribed dress con-
sisted OF q black mixed coat, single
breasted, with rolling cape square
at the end and with pocket flaps, the
waist reaching to the natural waist
with lapels Of the same length" 1t Is
explained that "black mixed" called
also Oxford mixed, was black with not
more than one-twentieth nor less than
one-twenty-fift part of white. The
senior was allowed to support his dig
nifty with three "crow's feet" of black
silk cord on the lower part OF his coat
sleeve Two crows feet were permitted
60 the junior, one to the sophomore and
none at all to the freshman. The waist
coat was of black mixed or Of black or
when Of cotton or linen fabric, of white
single breasted, with a standing collar
The pantaloons were of black mixed.
Evening journal., 1901-12-27
uor.e. and Cold

Colonel Sir r. II. Holdich. writing in
"The Indian Borderland" Of the terrible
storms and wind and snow which over
take the traveller on the high passes Of
the Herat mountains. remarks on the
superior power OF the horse TO with
stand cold. In one such storm over
twenty men perished and many mules.
All the dogs with the caravan were
dead but. so far as | can remember,
no horses. Yet some OF the chargers OF
the Eleventh Bengal lancers got slowly
on their legs the day after the blizzard
literally sheeted with ice as an ironclad
sheeted with steel" II Is "A fact worth
noting that the horse will stand cold
where a mule or a camel will not and
where dog will die.
Evening journal., 1901-12-27

Schedule In effect November IL, 1901.
An trains Illuminated with Plntsch
% Express trains.
Trains leave Wilmington, Delaware
Avenue station. for
NEW YORK. week days. '526, s9.S9,
lted), '62l fli2, *l052 y. m. Sundays,
90, '9.Ss, .n.S5 a, m; '2.55, '5.lS (Royal
Limltedl, t.42. 'l0.52 p. m.
PHILADELPHIA, week days, s5.26 $50,
'645, 40, 500. 1888. tl0.52, 1O52 a. m.
1913. '255, 800, '455, '5.1S (Royal Limlted),
80, b.da, l.42, 'lO52 D. IN. Sundays, $50.
l.20. $50, '9.S9, 1858, 'l135 a. m; '2.55. 800.
-5lS (Royal Limited, 6.S5. ZAP, S56. '1O.52,
CHESTER. week days, $50 '645. Z2O.
500 1888, 'l0.52, 1882 a. m; 800 @455, 6.35,
90 +l052 p. m. Sundays, 100, $50. '9.39.
lO53, ills a. m; 800, 6.S5, ZAP, $50. 'l0.52
ATLANTIC GITT. week days. .645 a.
m; 'l2l9, l55 and '51S D. IN. (Royal Linn
ted9 Sundays, 40 a. m, '5.lS p. m.
CAPE MAY AND OCEAN CITY. week
days, '6.45 a. m; '2.55 p. m.
SEA ISLE CITY, week days, .6i5 a. m.
BALTIMORE and WASHINGTON,
week days. 4.14. 655, sS.04, FiLOi a. IN.
'l2.56. '2.O9. '340 f4.54, '6.20 (Royal Linn
ited), -S.0l, '1014 y. m. Sundays. '414,
'S0i, 9O5 a. m; s12.56. s209 $40, 5.37, '6.20
(Royal Limited), 'S.Oi. '1O14 p. m.
BALTIMORE and way stations, week
days, 6.55 a. m; 3.19 p. m. Sundays, 9.O5
a. M; 5.S7 p. m.
NEWARK. week days, sf14 655. 'S.04
.il0i a. m; 'l256 sl9. .4a; 6l2 'sol
'l0H D. m. Sundays. '414, sSO4, 905 a. m.
'l256 5.Sl, 7.s2, SOL 'l0.H p. m.
PlTISBURG, week days, sS.04 a. M
.45t, 'l0.l4 p. m. Sundays, 'S.W a. m.
$40. t10.14 D. m
CHICAGO. daily, 'SN a. m; 'S.4C p. m.
| CINCINNATI and ST. LOUIS, F414 a.
m; .l2.56, 'l0.14 p. m, daily
/ SlNGERlY, accommodation, week days,
655 a. m. 3.19, 6.12 p. m. Sundays, 9.O5 a.
m. $50. 132 p. m.
| I.ANDENBERG. week days. 454 D. m.
| Leave Market street station for Balti-
more. week days $50 p. IN.
| LANDENBERB. week days, $40 a. m.
ESQ, $40 D. m. Sundays, $40 a. m; $50 p
m
Leave Philadelphia for Wilmington
week days. 1856, $50, 49, 1926, 11.O0 a
M; '1220 1.37. 215, s30S '417, 500, $3.50
'5.4S (Royal IAmited), GOO, $50. s726, % 3S
ell 85 p. m Sundays, f335, s730. 500, 1i.Ol
a. m. 1920, '187 Las. s3OS. 435, s5.A
! (Royal Limited), $50, q 2G % Ss. 1890 u. m
Royal Limited" is composed exclusive,
ny of Pullman Parlor Observation and
Dining Cars. No extra fare except regu
lar Pullman charge.
Delmarvta. telephone ia
Rates to Western points lower than VII
q. 4. MILLER. Passenger Agent. wu
B. ). &1RTN. Man. Of Pass rrsr&
Evening journal., 1901-12-27
The Inst Nickel.

The Philadelphia Record tells Of y
little Sunday school boy who always
receives a nickel from his father TO
place In the collection plate. Last sun
day his father gave him two nickels,
saying, zone Is for the Lord. and the
other is for yourself" AS 1t was too
early to start for Sunday school the
little boy say on the porch steps, play
ing with the two nickels. After awhile
he dropped one of them. and It disap-
peared down a crack. Without a mo-
ments hesitation and still clutchlng
the remaining coin in his clinched fist,
he looked up at his father, exclaiming,
"Oh, pop, there goes the Lords nickel!'
Evening journal., 1901-12-27
APHoRIsMs.

Good counsels observed are chains OF
grace.-Fuller.
The beauty seen is partly in him who
sees h.-Boyce.
Admiration is the daughter Of igno-
co-Franlxlin.
In great attempts IT. is glorious even
TO fail.-Longinus
The one prudence OF life is concen-
ratIOn.-EmersOn.
The golden age is before us, not be-
hind us.-St. Simon.
Leyity I'm behavior is the bane OF all
that Is good and irtuous.-Seneca.
Better be driven out from among
men than to be dlsliked by children
Dana.
Loving kindness is greater than laws,
and the charities OF life are more than
all ceremonies
Have you 80 much leisure from your
own business that you can take care
of that of other people that does not
belong to you?-Terence.