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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-06
THERMOMETER MYSTERIES.
How the Boiling and Freezing Points
Are Found.
From the London Express.

From the London Express.
The making of a thermometer may be
either a delicate scientific operation or one
of the simplest tasks of the Skilled me-
chanic according to the sort OF thermome-
ter made. With the extremely sensitive ana
infinitely accurate Instruments designed LOT
scientific uses great care Is taken, and they
are kept in stock for months, sometimes
years, to be compared with instruments
that are known to be trustw worthy But SO
much time cannot be spent over the COM
paratively cheap thermometers in common
use, and these are made rapidly, though
always carefully.
Mercury is generally used for scientific
instruments, but most makers prefer alco-
hol, because it is cheaper The alcohol Is
colored red with aniline dye which does not
fade The thermometer maker buys his
glass tubes in long strips from the glass
factories. The glassblower on the premises
cuts these tubes to the proper lengths and
with his gas jet and blowpipe makes the
bulb on the lower end. The bulbs are then
filled with colored alcohol, and the tubes
stand for twenty-four hours. On the fol-
lowing day another workman Mods each
bulb in turn over a gas jet until The col
ored fluid by its expansion entirely dlls the
tube. 1t then goes back into the hands OF
the glassblower. He closes the upper end
and turns the tip backward to make a lit
tie glass hook which will help keep the
tube in place in the frame.
The tubes rest until some hundreds of
them, perhaps thousands, are ready. Then
the process of gauging begins. There are
no marks on the tube, and the first guide
mark to be made is the freezing point, 80
degrees Fahrenheit. This is found by
plunging the bulb into melting snow. No
other thermometer is needed for a glide,
for melting snow gives invariably the exact
freezing point. This is an unfailing test
for any thermometer when accuracy may
be suspected. But melting snow is not
always to be had, and a little machine re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-06
MY Woodland Path.

Written for The Evening Star by c. II. Doing.
How well know my woodland path,
Its greetings and its aftermath,
Its wiDdings and its vstas dim
That stretch beyond the forests rim;
Its fragrance in the wild rose time,
Its mingled scent OF fern and thyme,
That rise like incense where 1 tread,
At purple dawn sunset red.
/ know its leafy coverts where
The brown thrush and the cat-birds aret
And where in spring with joy are heard
The first notes OF the hooking bird,
And all the blithe bards OF the wood,
In roundle rune anu interlude.
/ know where emerald MOSES edge
Its ribboned course through briar and sedgsy
Where partridge berries shine between
The clustered leaves Of wintergreen;
And where the morning sun breaks through
The cedar boughs to drink the dew.
And there at noon, on languid wing,
The wanton breeze goes wandering.
I know its cradle hollows deep,
Where winter long the violats sleep,
ouescent till the gales of spring
Blow off their leafy covering.
/ know its restfu shady spots.
Its turnings where it cross lots,
And skirts the meadow grassy edge,
Meath fringe of wild flowers in the hedgA
So well know its time-worn mark,
Ny feet will trace 1t I'm the dark;
And, from its to where II ends,
love 1t as love my friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-06

offer, whereupon the Ibcal inspector Of the
division answesed With an air of mys-
terry:
1--WE have notHing,E sir. which we can
make public Active inquiries are stu IN
mo further medical 'evidence2' asked the
coroner
turned toward Sir Bernard inquiringly,
and as did so my ere caught face hid
den by black vef, SEATED among the pub
lie at the far She u the room. 1t was
Ethelwynn herseff-c4me there to watch
the proceedings and h1ar with her own ears
whether the polide hed obtained traces OF
the assassin!
Her anxious coantehance shone through
her veil haggard ana white; her eyes were
fixed upon the coroner. She hung breath
lessly upon his every word.
we have no further evidence, replied
the inspector.
There was pause. The public, who were
there In search of some solution of the be-
wildering mystery which had been publish
ed in every paper through the land, were
disappointed They had expected at least
to hear some expert evidence-which, If not
always reliable, is always interesting. But
there seemed an inclination on the part of
the police to maintain silence which in
creased rather than lessened the mystery.
We'll, gentlemen" exclaimed DR.. Dip
lock, turning at last to the twelve local
tradesmen who formed the jury, you have
heard the evidence In this curious case, and
your duty is to decide in what manner the
deceased came by his death-whether by
accidental means by foul play. l think
in the circumstances you will have very lit
tie difficulty in deciding. The case is a
mysterious one-a very mysterious one. The
deceased was a gentleman of means who
was suffering from malignant disease, and
that disease must have proved fatal within!
a short time Now this fact appears to
have been well known to himself, to the
members Of his household and probably to
most OF his friends. Nevertheless, he
was found dead in circumstances which
point strongly 20 willful murder If he was
actually murdered, the assassin. whoever
he was, had some very strong incentive In
killing him at once, because he might well
have waited another few months for the
the fatal termination of the disease. That
fact, however, Is not for you to consider,
gentlemen. You are here for the sole pur-
pose of deciding whether or not this case
Is one of murder. If, in your opinion, it is,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-06

criminals Shaw aud Maddox Of New Scot
land Yard. held him in respect. ai,.. admir-.
ed his acute intelligence and marvellous
power of perception.
Yet his attempt to evade question which
so closely concerned my own peace Of mind
and future happiness tried my patience II
he had really discovered some fresh facts ]
considered 1t but right that 1 should be &C.
quainted with them.
Has your opinion changed as to tbs
identity OF the person who committed the
crime?" asked him rather abruptly
Not in the least" he responded, SLOWLY
lighting his foul pipe. How can it, in the
face Of the letter we burntT'
Then you think that jealousy was the
cause Of the tragedy? That She"
NO, not Jealousy" he interrupted. speak
ing quite calmly. THE facts 1 have dis.
not Jealousy"
Hatred. then?"
mo. not hatred"
Then what?"
That's just where 1 fail to form q
theory,' he answered, after brief silence
during which he watched the blue smoke
curl upward to the somber ceiling of my
the motive"
You will let me assist your" 1 urged.
eagerly L am at your disposal at any
hour"
No" he answered. decisively. You are
pre1udlced, Ralph. You unfortunately still
love that woman"
"A sign escaped me. What he said was.
alas, too true. I had adored her through
those happy months prior to the tragedy.
she mad come into my lonely ba cheIor life
as The one ray of sunlight that gave me
nope and happiness. and 1 had lived for
her alone Because Of her 1 had striven to
rise In the profession, and had labored hard
so that in little while l might be in a
position to marry and buy that quiet coun-
try practice that was my ideal existence
And even now, with my idol broken by the
knowledge of her previous engagement to
the man now dead, l confess. that I never
theless still entertained a strong affection
for her. The memory of a past love is
often more sweet than the love itself-and
to men 1t is so very often fatal.
mad risen to pour out some whisky for
my companion, when of a sudden my man
opened the door and announced:
There's a lady to see you SIR"
"A ladyp we both exclaimed with one
voice
Yes, SIR, and he handed me card.
L glanced at 1t. My visitor was the very
last person l desired to meet at that mo-
ment, for she was none other than Ethel
wynn herself.
I'll go. old chap" Jevons cried spring
ing to his feet and draining his glass at
Single draught. ''She mustn't meet me
here. Goodbye till tomorrow. Remember,
petray no sign to her that you know the
truth It's certainly a curious affair as it
now stands; but depend upon it that there's
more complication and mystery in 1t than
we have yet discovered"
GO be continued)
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man At as helpmate and wife. Well, /, too.
must confess myself very much misled ]
believed her to be all that you imagined;
indeed, If her face be any criterion she Is
utterly unspoiied by the world and its wick
edness. In my careful studies in physos-
nomy l have found that very seldom does
perfect face like hers cover an evil heart.
Hence. 1 confess that this discovery has
amazed me quite as much as 1t has YOU /
somehow feel
81 don't believe it," 1 cried, interrupting
him. Il don't believe. Amber. that she
murdered him.I can't believe it. Hers Is
not the face of a murderess."
Faces sometimes deceive" he said,
quietly. "Recollect that clever woman
can give a truthful appearance to a. lie
where a man utterly fails"
81 know-I know. But even with this cir
cumstantial proof l can't and won't be-
lieve IT."
''Please yourself. my dear fellow he
answered. Il know 1t is hard to believe i'll
of a woman whom one loves so devotedly
a. you've loved Ethelwynn. But be brave,
bear up, and face the situation like a man."
II am facing it, 1 said, resolutely. 81
will face it by refusing to believe that she
killed him. The letters are plain enough.
She was engaged secretly to old Courtenay,
who threw her over in favor of her sister.
But is there anything so very extraordi-
nary in that? One hears of such things very
often"
But the final letter."
II pears evidence Oh U6lflS WTltteu III Tic
first moments of wild anger on realizing
that she had been abandoned in favor Of
Mary. Probably she has by this time quite
forgotten the words she wrote. And in any
case the fact of her living beneath the same
roof, supervising the household and attend
ing to the sick man during Mary's absence
entirely negatives any idea of revenge"
Jevons smiled obviously, and 1 myself
knew that my argument was not altogether
logical
"Well?' l continued. And is not that
your opinion?'
mo. 1t is not he replied, bluntly.
'Then what is to be done?'' 1 asked, after
a pause.
1.-The matter entirely rests with you,
Ralph" he replied Il know what l should
do in similar case"
What would you do? Advise me-" I
urged eagerly.
II should take the whole of the CORE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-06
CHAPTER XII.
I Receive a Visitor.

The adjourned inquest was resumed on
the day appointed in the big room at the
Star and Garter at Kew, and the public,
eager as ever for sensational details. over
flowed through the bar and out into the
street until the police were compelled to
dispense the crowd. The evening papers
had worked up all kinds of theories, some
worthy of attention and others ridiculous
hence the excitement and interest had be-
come intense.
The extraordinary nature of the wound
which caused Mr.. Courtenays death was
the chief element OF mystery. Our medical
evidence had produced a sensation, for we
had been agreed that to inf1ict such a
wound with any instrument which could
pass through the exterior orifice was an
absolute impossfbility. Sir Bernard and
myself were still both bewildered. In the
consulting room at Harley street we had
discussed it a dozen times, but could arrive
at no definite conclusion as to how such a
terrible wound could possibly have been
caused.
1 noticed a change in Sir Bernard. He
seemed mopish, thoughtful and somewhat
respondent. Usually he was busy, bus
Ting man, whose manner with his patients
was rather brusque, and who, unlike the
majority of my own profession, went to the
point at once. There Is no profession in
which one is compelled to exercise so much
affected patience and courtesy as in the
you to death with long and tedious histo-
ries of all their ailments since the days
when they chewed a gutta-percha teething
ring, and to appear impatient is to court a
reputation for flippancy and want of atten-
| ton. Great men may hold UP their hands
and cry "Enoughi" But small men must
| sit with pencil poised, apparently intensely
interested, and listen through until the pa
tient has exhausted his long winded recol-
| lection of all his ills.
Contrary to his usual custom, Sir Ber-
nard did not now return to Hove each even
| ing. but remained at Harley street-dinine
alone off a chop or a steak, and going out
afterward, probably to his club HIS change
of manner surprised me. I noticed in him
| distinct signs of nervous disorder; and on
several afternoons he sent round to me al
| the hospital, saying that he could not see
| his patients and asking me to run back to
| Harley street and take his place.
| On the evening before the adjourned In.
quest I remarked to him that he did not ap.
| pear very well, and his reply, in q strained
| respondent voice, was:
Poor Courtenay has gone. He was my
| best friend"
| Yes, 1t was as I expected, he was sorrow.
| Ing over his friend.
! When we had reassembled at the Star and
| Garter he entered quietly and took sea
beside me Just before the commencement
| Of the proceedings.
| The coroner having read over all the depo
| sitions taken on the first occasion, asked the
police II they had any further evidence t.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-01
DIVIDEND NOTICE.

THE GERMAN SAVINGS AND LOAN
Society, 526 California St. For the half
year ending with December 81, 1901,
dividend has been declared at the rate
OF three 90 per cent per annum on all
deposits, free of taxes, payable on and
after Thursday, January 2. 1902.
GEORGE TOURNX,
$3.50 Secretary.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
HEAVILY INSURED.
Mysterious Death Of . Man Who Car
ried e34O.OOO OF Life Insurance
and Had Applied for More.

Louisville, KY, Dec. lo.-It devel-
oped Thursday that II. C. Whayne, q
Louisville business man who was
found dead Wednesday night in the
vicinity of Jacob Park, with a gunshot
wound in the breast, carried insur-
ance on his life of $340,O 900, and had ap-
plications pending for $4,000 more. 1t
was upon the fact thatMr. Whayne car
ried such a large life insurance and was
said to be suffering from rheumatism
that a theory of suicide is based. Cor
oner Kelly said the circumstances
were such that the case would require
exhaustive investigation. The inquest
will be held Saturday. Near Mr..
Whayne's body when found, but on
the opposite side of wire fence, was
a shotgun with one barrel empty and
the other loaded and cooked. bis
friends and family declare that death
was due to an accident and that the
gun was discharged while he was
climbing through the fence.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
FIGHT BARRED FROM MICHIGAN
Gov. Bliss Notifies Sheriff ut Detroit
to Prevent McGovern.COr.
bett Contest.

Lansing, Mich, Dec. 20.-Gov. A. T..
Bliss will not permit the McGovern-
Corbett fight which was to have been
held in Detroit next month before the
Metropolitan Athletic club, as had
been planned. He wrote Friday after
noon to Sheriff Dickson, of Wayne
county, calling his attention to the
law on the subject and telling him
that he expected him as sheriff to see
that the fight was not held in Detroit.
In the letter the governor calls the
sheriff's attention to the decisions of
the supreme court against fights in
Michigan and tells him that if he needs
assistance to prevent the fight it
will be given him.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
WORK DONE N CONGRESS
Second Session Of the Fifty-Seventh
National Assembly Keeps
Busy In Washington.
SUMMARY Of THE DAILY PROCEEDINGS.
III. s.n... A<ree. to the Ho.se Rese.
lutlon for Holiday Recess freA
December 10 to January 6-The
House Passes. the Pension ADpro-
pFLation Bill.

Washington, Dec. 16.-A concurrent
resolution was agreed to in the SEN
ate yesterday providing for an adj
journment of congress from December
20 unfit January s. The omnibus state
hood bill and the bill to promote the
efficiency of the militia were discussed,
and a bill was introduced to provide
a government for the island of Guam.
Washington, Dec. 17.-In the senate
yesterday Senator Dillingham; con-
cluded his remarks in opposition to the
omnibus statehood bill and by unani-
nous consent it was agreed that there
should be no further discussion of the
measure until the senate reconvenes
on January S. The militia bill was also
discussed. Several minor bills and res
olutions were passed. In executive
session the treaty of friendship and
general relations between the United
States and Spain was ratified.
Washington, Dec. 1s.-The pension
bill, carrying $13o,s47,ooo, and an
urgent deficiency bill, carrying $1.14s,-
400, was passed by senate. Currency
bill substitute, permitting national
bank note issues up to Is per cent: of
paid capital, was introduced.
In the House.
Washington, Dec. 16.-Bills were
passed in the house yesterday to pro-
vide for the allotment in severalty of
the lands of the New York Indians;
senate bill for union railroad station
in Washington to cost $4,000,0O0, and
an urgent deficiency appropriation
bill. A bill was introduced to establish
a military camp for the use of the
United States and national guard
troops in the vicinity of Camp Doug
lass, Wis.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE house
yesterday passed the bill transferring
from the treasury department to the
department. of agriculture the power
to esta blish regulation for the suppress
sion of contagious diseases among live
stock, and devoted the remainder of
the day to the legislative appropriations
bill, on which rapid progress was
made.
Washington, Dec. 1s.-The house
passed legislative appropriation bill,
with an amendment embodying the
Hepburn bill appropriating 100000
for enforcing the Sherman antitrust
law.
Washington, Dec. 1e.-The house
passed bill to reduce the duties on
the products of the Philippine islands
coming into the United States from
rs per cent. of the DoIilnngley. rates (the
present duties) to Is per cent. of
those rates. The Mccall resolution,
calling for the correspondence in the
Venezuelan imbrog , was adopted. L.
Washington, Dec. .0.-The pure food
bill was passed by the house, ~ to 81.
Penalty is provided for shipping or re-
ceiving adulterated' food or imitation
of other products, in states or terri
tories. False labelling as foreign
product is prohibited.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
FOUND GUILTY.
Five Former Members st. Louis HOuse
of Delegates Convicted Of Brib.
ery-Must Go to Prison.

St. Louis, Dec. 2o.-The joint trial
of five former members of the house
of delegates, which began Tuesday,
ended Friday night in verdict of five
years for each man in the peniten-
tiary. The defendants, John A. Sheri-
dan, Charles j. Denny, Charles Gutke,
Edmund Bersch and I. E. Albright,
were convicted on charges of bribery
in connection with the passage of the
suburban street car bill, to accom-
plish which, it was charged, $4,000
had been placed in deposit, to be used
as required. The five defendants, after
hearing the verdict, filed motions for
new trial, and each was released on
bond,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

The post Office department has in
store q little surprise in the new envel.
opes about to be issued. The design
is different from anything we have
ever had in the envelope line. It is
nearly square in shape. and there is
only one border line. OF course pic.
ture Of Washington appears on the
stamp. and there is little scroll
about the head with the words, unit.
ed States" In 1t. The paper will be
sEatermarked Series of 1902" The
envelope will be of the &c value, and it
is proposed to have it finished by the
drst Of the year
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

The king Of England has had his
wish granted. and crown will here
after appear on all the stamps which
bear his likeness. The first to display
this is the new set issued for Cape
Colony, which appeared the other day.
His majesty's portrait appears in an
oval and Immediately above the head
appears the crown. In the upper cor
ners the value Of the stamp appears
In bold figures. The stamps will not
be put into general circulation before
the end of the year, though the Sd
stamp is already on sale. The stamp
is very handsome.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
PostmaAter in Trouble.

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. 19.-Nels C. Matson,
postmaster at Middletown, Des Moines
county, Iowa, who has been wanted by
the government authorities since May
S last, for the ENLIGHTENMENT of post
Office money order funds to the extent
of $500, was arrested in Pekin Wednes-
day morning. He acknowledged his
guilt and was taken before United
States Commissioner Howe, who fixed
his bond at $4,000 and ordered him re-
handed to the county Jail.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
CAR RUNS AWAY.
Crashes Into Double-Heaaer Freight
sud Kills Two and Injures
Three Men.

Bradford, Pa, Dec. 2o.-A car hcav-
lily loaded with lumber on Mays Sid
ing, near Wetmore, on the Philadel-
phia & Erie railroad, ran away early
in the morning down steep grade
and rushed into a double header
freight going east. The lumber on
the car showed forward and pinned
both engineers in the wreck, killing
them instantly and injuring three
others.
The killed: Engineers James MUIR
ply, Kane, Pa, and Charles Dieffen-
bach, Erie, Pa.
Injured: Fireman Graw, Kane;
Brakeman Davis, Erie, seriously; c.
Chiesel, Erie, slightly.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
ARE Wiling TO ARB|1RAE|
European Allies Express Readiness
to Accept Proposal Of the
United States.
HAeuE TRIBUNAL MAY Be CALLED UPON
President Castro, OF venexuela, Bows
to Terminate Present Dificulty-
Minister bowen Asked to Arrange
Tefms.

Washington, Dec. 2o.-What is re-
garded here as good start has been
made by the United States toward
having the Venezuelan claims settled
without war. Great Britain, which
had assented to arbitration, was fol-
lowed Friday by Germany and Italy,
both of which governments gave re-
plies to our ambassadors. Briefly
summarized the attitude of the pow
ers on arbitration with Venezuela is
as follows:
Great Britain-Will welcome arbi-
tration and will not insist on the
United States guaranteeing payment
by Venezuela.
Germany-Will consider arbitration,
but wants a specific guarantee as to
payment and time Of payment.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25

Prince, collie dog of Brooklyn, ate
the other day porterhouse steak, lne
reward for his sagacity in giving the
alarm when fire started in his mas
ter's big stable. Fifty cows and ten
horses were in the stable, and it has
been Princes duty to guard them.
When he smelled smoke he ran to Le-
vines house, 300 feet away, and awak-
ened him by barking. Levine turned
in an alarm and rescued the horses
and cows. The building was de-
Stroyed.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-25
SENT TO PRISON.
Solitary Confinement ut Hard Labor
for Life Punishment Of Brutal ;
Murderer in Michigan.

Hastings, Mich, Des. 19.-Mathias
81. Utzler, alias John Brantlinger,
pleaded guilty of the murder of Mrs.
Robert Garrison inJ ohnstown township
Monday morning; He had previously
admitted that be ravished his victim
after death. Judge Smith sentenced
the prisoner to solitary confinement
at hard labor for life in the state
prison at jackson and Utzler was
taken there Monday night.