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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10

RCCTANs yiscera cum gemitu"
-"beIching forth its bowels
IL with a groan." Thus did the
Latin poet describe vol
canic eruption.
How deep do the bowels Of a volcano
extend? contend down to the bottom
Of the solid crust of the earth.
Compression produces heat. Pile up
fifty feet or more of rock and the pres
sure Of gravity will cause enc degree Of
heat at the base. Every successive fifty
feet OF the earth's crust will mark an
other degree Of heat.
The stratifeG crust of the earth is
estimated to be about twenty miles
thick, maximum. The heat at decfh
Of ten miles is about 1000 degrees =Fa-
henheit- At that depth there arc fossil
plants and animals which. when alive.
could not have endured a temgc-at ,1re
much exceeding 100 degrees. They we're
deposited there hundreds Of millions
years ago. How then about a cooling
earth? They are ten times warmer than
when alive.
How much heat now radiates through
the earth's crust and from its i-sansely
heated core 70 the surface? Not one
sixteenth Of degree And this is your
cooling world! The rays of the sun
counterbalance that infnitessmal radia-
ton a thousand times CT more. And this
is your cooling world
Whence comes the material Of the
strike the earth's almost here every
twenty-four hours They seem to swarm
throughout all space Most Of them are
so small that they are called cosmic
dust. but muItitudes of them are Of con
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
Bill Was There.

Bill was just a common sort,
Never dreamed OF wealth nor fame;
Flooded on and didn't try
Schemes to set the world afame;
Kept a-going all the time,
Busy here and everywhere;
When task turned up to do,
Bill was there.
Didn't cong-egate around
Evenings at old Perkins store;
Where the other boys would tell
All they ever did-and more.
He Just rose at morning light,
Weather stormy. weather fair:
Always work on hand to do,
Bill was there!
Never heard him whine around
Cause things didn't go just So
In the joy he whistled loud,
IN the pain he whistled low.
Took things as they came.
Smiling If twas joy or care,
Never faItered: when things came
Bill was there,
So he didn't make no stir,
Lived 4 quiet busy life;
Lived a life that didn't have
Room for petty thoughts and strife,
He had simple work to do
Want no call 10 do nor dare;
Just a constant watch, you know
Bill was theTeI
Such a man as Bill drops out
And the world goes just the same;
Doesn't hear Death speak the word
When he calls him by the name.
just the common, plodding sort
Bill has certain gone to where
They'll remember how and when
Bill was therei
Minneapolis Times.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10

~ RESENT-DAY English is poly
- glot and nondescript tongue, the
sweepings and siftings Of half
the world. The old solid mono
syllable words which were wont to SUI
fee for the usages of daily life are reck-
oned vulgar. obsolete, inadequate; they
must be replaced or coupanioned by a
multiplicity OF derivative terms an
iIlimitabIe throng OF alien phrases; IN
til our mother tongue would seem 70
resemble Hamlet" in the fady's de
seriptions. "aI made up of quotations >
Could not some Of these strangers and
foreigners be re-exchanged for certain
real English words. now Ianguishing in
3 most unmerited obseurity? Lingering
in remote country corners and out-of-
the-way places. there are many desira-
bic words which one might fetch back
into common use. We stigmatize them
as provinciaIisms. because in our stu
pidity we fail to recognize them as an
gels unawares.
Some OF them carry the meaning of
whole sentence wrapped up in one word
While you are laboriously going round
about to refer to the -gleaning-of -the-
Iast-appIes- ft-on-the-top-of-a-t tree, the
Wessex man says "colepexy" and has
done with it.
While you are clun:sily explaining that
what you want is some sPectal-impromp-
tu-contrivance-to-m st-the special re
quirements-ot-a-c certain thi.-g the sea
faring man shall cheerfully observe that
he has rugged you up ''timonoggy-
When you tumble for words to de-
scribe graphically the blue, shriveled,
pinched. starveIfhg appearance Of a per
son beuumbed with cold your provincial
friend succinctly remarks: Her did
look shrammed,"
To kern, for instance. is to turn
from flower to fruit (cf ''kerneI'D; to
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10

siderable size and a few are or great
weight. 4 hundred million years Of ac-
emulation of these bodies must add
sensibly to the earth's crust. AS the
size Of the earth is thus augmented the
pressure of gravity increases. This in
creases the heat of the earth's interior
and causes it to expand. The expansion
causes assures through the solid crust
and through the assures tie intensely
heated matter is expelled to the surface.
Then comes volcanic eruptions-"eruc
ans viscera cum gemitu.'
II the pressure of gravity causes heat.
one may AK, why are the waters of
the ocean at greatest depth icy coId2 I
answer: Because water is incorapressi-
lie. When I stated to an astronomer
many years ago that pressure produces
heat. he corrected ne. saying: Com
preston produces heat" Just So"
replied. pressure causes compression
and compression produces heat.
II water were eompressible its neat at
five miles depth would make the ocean
boil. Water is ore OF a very few in
compTessfbIe substances.
The hypothesis CT cooling worlds is
further disproved by the fact that heat
rays do not radiate through interstellar
space
Finally. the hypothesis of boundiess
fire mist at the imaginary outset Of crea-
ton postulates a miracle. which science
repudiates- There is no miracle in world
formation by accretion. and il is limit
less in time. whereas the nebular theory.
as expounded by Prof Newcomb IN his
Popular Astronomy" allows less than
ten million years for Fast life on our
planet and only i've million years for
continued life thereon
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10

- )ME Of the accounts OF the volcanic
outburst in the West Indies have
~ been marked by a high degree Of
accuracy as well as much descrip-
tive power, SAYS the New York Sun"
A number of words and phrases. how
ever, that are very commonly used in
popular descriptions Of volcanic phenom-
ena might better be avoided because they
are likely 70 convey q false impression.
We have read much, for example, of
the great outpouring of ashes from Mont
PeIee which covered the land to q con
siderable depth and we're waited By the
winds far out over the sea The term
volcanic ashes" is unfortunate because
it is apt to convey the idea that the So
called ashes are the residue Of combus-
ton. while in fact they consist Of the
finer particles of the elected matter and
may more properly be called volcanic
dust All biologists now disapprove Of
the expression volcanic ashes. as the
matter TO which the term is applied is
not ashes and an incorrect idea is given
to many readers
We have also read Of smoke pouring
from the eraters Of the volcanoes in erup-
tion. There is no doubt that it looks
like smoke; a great deal Of it appears
10 be smoke Of the most intensely black,
bituminous variety. but it is steam that
is escaping.
Sometimes this steam, ilIumined by
the sun. is as white as any cloud; at
other times when it is escaping with
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
LETTER CARRIER FORCE
SHOULD B REOROANIZED
By Hon GEORGE W cRoMER Representative From Indiana

FAVOR reorganization carrier force
the United States Pcsoc Department regard
unjust limit 1900 in the of the Govern
salary 81 900 These
examinations which avoraby compared those given app
for clershps They be energy, honesty sobet
and regular habits Their work has be performed regardless
weather conditions bearing stamp thew
in duty bound face any hardship and any
which may confront
mo other class of labor comparable Importance this
United States handicapped by being bound
limit of 900 The knowledge amb
tou talented young be- If he the
Government the capacity letter he
compensation of than 81 900 year enough to
deter young from attempting the United
The high carriers
of this country speaks well for the whose energies confined
If the for their promotion from the
through other branches of the Government until they
the their condition would be much the
consider only fair that the salary placed
at at least $1,000 which than the average salary paid the
Government clerks
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
BALLAD OF THE
LADY OF THE NIGHT

A dim, path leads to the Lady Of Night,
OF the Dwelling of Despair:
She casts a shadow over the light
The shadow Of eyes and hair:
Her cheeks are bloom, but her eyes are
blight.
For the death of the Soul is there.
I was not by when her soul it died.
And why should the gods decree
To scourge me over the world so wide
The lady's slave TO be-
To sit like a ghost at her chill f1reside
Where dead soul stares at mo?
In the bleak of winter. the bloom of
When the winds Ger the meadows
Or the storm-beat lilies loom cold and
gray,
I dwell in the dreary place.
With grief that eats Loves heart away,
Before that Souls dead face.
".
And [ cry 20 the gods to set me free
From fetter and thorn-red crown;
To send the Darkness to cover r7e.
Or the fathomless deep to drown
Put the lady smiles unpityfngly
And laughs my clamors down.
Y
I cry in vain to the Sea of Night.
With the cry OF the crucified:
/ fain would die TO the lady's sight
Though not as her soul hath died:
But I wsken, as one in morning light,
With prayers and dreams denied.
And the winter is long. and the sum
rner a sigh.
Where the rose is crimson CLEAN,
And the stars are wraiths in a ghostly
sky,
And the sun a soulless dream;
While Life, unheeding, hurries by
And is lost like sea-whelmed
stream.
VII
and Fate is thran to the Lady of
Night.
In the Dwelling OF Despair;
And I pray AL souls that love the light
To say for. me one prayer
That may pass from the Iady's sight
And the dead Soul that is there
Frank L stanton
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Used to It.

Policeman-It's queer how you'll run
Motorman-Oh, I don't know. It's a
daily occurrence with me.-DetroIt Free
Press.
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was not oy when her soul it died.
And why should the gods decree
To scourge me over the world so wide
The lady's slave TO be-
To sit like a ghost at her chill f1reside
Where dead soul stares at mo?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
VOLCANOES AND COSMOLOGY
By WILLIAM HENRY BURR.

ICTRgCTANs viscera cum gemitu''
r. -"beIching forth its bowels
IL with a groan." Thus did the
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
SPORTING NEWS OF THE WORLD

It came out last night at Madison Square Garden that Major Taylor, far from retiring from the track, is now on his way to Australia to compete in the big stake events to be run there this winter. He had q guarantee of $5,000 and slipped away unostenta- tiously. His wife went him.
 A contract was signed on Saturday under which Joe Nelson will ride at the Buffalo Velodrome, Paris, from April till June. Nelson is a remark able development of young riding abil- ity. He is only 171s years old and two years ago he was a schoolboy. Now he holds the one mile record be- hind pace and nearly every paced rec ord from one mile to twenty inclusive. In France, where they permit pacing machines two feet wide to be used, the record for the hour is something more than AS miles. It is an open se- cret that one of the objects of signing Nelson is to have him try to accom- plish 90 miles in the hour behind the more favoring French style of pace
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
An EmpIoye of the Fa.S era1 Govern uent Who Receives Only
 ThDt Much Pay.

Among the long list of government employees the distinction of being the smallest sa1aried of any falls to Charles Henry Gibbs, keeper of the "bug light" at Nantucket, who an. nually about the goth of July receives 9 check for one dollar, his years sal ary, ana he promptly goes to the bank and cashes it with as much concern as if it were for $1000, ,000 instead of 100 cents, says the Boston Herald.
 What is known as the ''bug light house. is situated on hill near Monomoy, on the south side of Nan tucket harbor, and at the time when the island was at the height of it's fame as a whaling port was consid- cred m invaluable guide to vessels entering the harbor at night. It ranged with the light on Brant Point in such d manner as to indicate the channel entrance, but for over 20 years it has not been used at all, the shifting sands of Nantucket bar and the building of the jetties bringing it several hundred feet out of range. The name ''bug" was applied to the light by the old mariners as a nick name, evidently from it's resem- blance to a firefy when seeh at 8 distance.
 However, the government still re- tains the lighthouse and is willing to pay man one dollar year to live there. The keeper has no work to do, but is allowed to keep hens and breed cats for livelihood. Mr. Gibbs is one of Nantucket's eccentric char acters and lives alone, coming to town cnly when his stock of pro- visions is getting low.
 He is a native of the island, and in early life learned the cooper's trade, afterward going whaling for over 20 years, and made several voyages .'round the Horn," visiting nearly every sea on the globe. Since giving up the sea he has made living at whatever kind of a job he could se- cure, and about eight years ago he accepted his present place as keeper of the lighthouse.
 Despite his three score and ten years Le even now hires out to neigh boring farmers in having time, and is an expert berry picker, claiming he can pick more berries in day than the iveliest youngster on the island.
 Mr. Gibbs wears neither shoes nor stockings in the summer, but in the winter resorts to the old-fashioned leather boots. He says he does net get lonesome, for his cats keep him company, and he always has one event 70 look forward to each year the coming of his check in July when he indulges in few delicacies for his table and one or two heads of tobac- co for his enjoyment during the long winter months.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
All We're shrexvd.

Some peasants in a village in Bur- gundy, France, filled with desire to show their cure their appreciation of his services, decided to fill a large cask lying empty in his yard with wine, to be presented with an address of thanks. Each grateful peasant stole to the cask at night, and emptied, into it his tribute of affection and re- spect for his pastor. Next morning the cask was rolled into the presence of the cure, after moving speech had
 endelivered; but when it was found that the cask yielded nothing but pure and Iimpid water, the peasants looked uncomfortable. Each of them had wanted to save his own pocket at the expense of his neighbors.-Lon- don Mail. -:
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
r.he GroYrth of words.

According to the late Richard A. Proctor, the phrase T guess" to English ears so ridiculous, is really identical with the old expression "r wis., meaning 'I know" The word ssguess'' has changed it's meaning en- tirely in England, but has partly pre- serveditin America, where, of course, the native says T guess when he is more or less in a state of certainty. There are many other examples of words that have played fast and loose with sg'' and "w,' such as guardian" and sswarden, 2 guard and ward. 7 ssguichet'' and wicket .'-London Chronicle.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
POLO NOTES

Forme- Waterbury Players We'll
 Spoken of.
 The ovation given to Pierce Satur- day night showed that Lowell people have not forgotten the man from Paw tucket. Lowell Citizen.
 Heffernan of the Chelsea team had but thirteen stops in the game the other night against Worcester. This speaks volumes for the half back work Iof Doherty.
 Little Mallory is playing better polo as the season advances. Whatever other changes might be made in the Providence team, Mallory should be retained. Providence Exchange.
 Fred Jean is a star of the first mag nitude and it cannot be doubted that he is master at floor working and juggling. As a driver, however, he is not the peer of either Lewis or Hart I-Fxchange.
 Cashman has little or nothing to say in regard to his position on the Clin- ton team, but that same player tells by his actions that it would not take much to have him pack bag and bag gage and leave the reservoir district for good.-Lowell Sun.
 Manager. Fox continues to demon strate that he is not by any means a sshas been'' at goal tending. His ex- hibition of pluck and speed in several games during the season have carried 1 the enthusiasts back to the scenes of last year where Fox showed his worth. Lowell Sun.
 George Cunningham and Bill Par sons have had a falling out. "Cunny'' didn't go into scrimmages with his | old time yigor and for awhile Wise William sat i'll wonderment. Then Willie got to suspecting that Cunning ham wasn't sufficiently interested in IProvidence's success and they passed words between each other which has resulted i'll Cunningham's banishment. l Whether "Cunny's" retirement is tenn lporary or permanent time only can tell.--Lowell Mail.
 Tommy Holderness, Loweal's clever half back, who travels under the title lof Pop" has been playing under. diff 1 faculties for the last week or so, and if he thought the team could do without him he would take to the bed where hate and under the doctors care, but has played in every game despite his condition. The spectators were not aware of the fact that he was i'll until the night before last in the Clinton game He has kept up appearances as we'll as possible though according l to, the other players he has suffered un- told agony during the games.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
CouIdn't Have Been.

HowesI saw your Uncle Harry riding past in his automobile yester- day. At least I supposed it was he. He has an auto, hasn't he?
 Barnes-Yes, but if he were riding past it couldn't have been Uncle Har- ry. Had 1t been he, he would have been under the machine tinkering at the machinery.-Boston Transcript.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
Blind Hrasseurs.

A Leipsic physician expresses the opinion that on account of their deli cate sense of touch blind persons are specially qualified for practicing mas sage. In Japan this is done very largely.--N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
P.POllak & Co.

If you want a nice Portrait made in Crayon or Watercolor. made satisfac- torily for next Christmas, bring your photo to us now. It will be delivered in time you need it. All work guar anteed-if not satisfactory. no pay asked. @
 F.. 145 Bank Street.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
oil aa FueI.

4 great future is predicted for oil fuel. The utmost secrecy is officially observed. as to the results of the oil experiments carried by vessels of the British navy, but there is apparently some reason for the belief that they have been of highly satisfactory na. ture.-Scientifc American.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
His Last Bet.

Gooligan and Hooligan Con Che way down from the twenty-sixth story, the scaffold rope having broken)-- Gooligan!
 "Phwat, Hooligan."
 "Th' drinks thot have the finesht wake O tn two."-N. Y. Times.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
Cruel Man.

He There's something very att tractive about you.
 She (aged 43 and unmarried Oh, do you think so, you fatterer?
 "Yes, I do. That's very pretty silk shawl.''
 And then-well, never mind.-Phila- delphia Bulletin.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
Brass City Liquor Co

After our successful combination sale of last week we have decided to extend it for another week:
 "A bottIe Monogram, sold at ...... 50 A hottie Blackberry Brandy, ,sold at 50c A bottle Gal Port. sold at ...... 35c A hottie Cal Sherry. sold at .... 45c
 Total ............... $1.70
Gunnison news-champion., 1902-11-21
High School Notes.

Bs puril.
FRIDAY afterpooa the pupils OF n
Pepe's room we're guests OF the high
school A large number visited %
chemistry class which had some yer
Interesting experiments 10 perfssn
At O'clock school was dismissed an
a large number gathered 10 witness b
gsme OF too.ball between the Gran
mar aud High schools. The game Wa.
very interesting aud some fine play
ing was done The score was | 8 TO | J
in favor of the High school.
At o'clock there was bsskei
ball game between two divisions Of
the Basket ball club with Myrle Ca
vim and Avis Eells as captains. The
score was TO in favor OF the fer
me as team.
Players Position Players
Myrie Colvin GUARD Cara Shack leford
Jessie Holloway Guard Mabel Walker
Niusna Alien Center Nora Arch =
Carrie Bells Goal-thrower Ada Caldwell
6enevieve Purrer p" Avis Bells
Referee Myrtle Myers Umpires Grace stevens
and Eva " ilson. Linesmen. Mabel RagHn q az.
ra Estes. Julia Redden and Fannie Winters.
scorekeeper, Mr.. Tucker Timekeepsr Nj iss
Midlaugh
Miss Allison is drilling her pupils
for an entertainments to be given at
Christmas time Ii promises 10 be- a
very ENJOYABLE all air.
"Wednesday afternoon after recess,
Miss Middaugh aud number II
high school pupils visited Mr.. Pope.
room.
Next Saturday there will be a
Basket ball game between divisions
and ? of the Basket ball club. The
girls are practising hard and there
will probably be a good game. Oue
is also being arranged for Thanks
giving day.
NJ iss Evans has been preparing for
an entertainment to be given by tie
pupiss in her room the day before
Thanksgiving The little folks are
always entertaining.
Gunnison news-champion., 1902-11-21
Jumped Their Bills.

Early last Monday morning W. +.
johnson and e.. A, Thompson, with
their families, took sudden depart
ure overland fot parts unknown
iesving behind number of unpaid
bills The men had been getting out
ties during the Summer and owed a
bill for provisions to the firm of
Holmes a. Quinn Of hundred dol
lars or mere. They were caught by
the sheriff of Saguache county and
Undersher Il Sno1grass left yesterday
to bring them back for trial. They
kindly left note with some tools,
requesting some one to please return
them to Mr.. HOLMES. Thoughtful.
wasn't il?
Gunnison news-champion., 1902-11-21
How's This /?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catsrrt
Cure.
r. J. CHENEY Il Co, Toledo, q.
We, the undersigned, have know
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fiuaB-
cially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their firm
WEST a TRAN, Wholesale Druggist
Toledo, ONO.
WALDING a kINNAN & MARYIN
Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nsliy. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price Sc.
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Hali's Family PIli's are the best.
Gunnison news-champion., 1902-11-21

have left all my accounts with j.
g. Downey. All parties indebted To
me please call at Mr. Downey's Office
opposite Wolfe a Eastman's livery
barn and settle their accounts and
oblige. :. A. Romans.