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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-30

"" and Mrs. W j. Newton entertained sev-
! oral friends A. dinner Wednesday a; their home
Mrs E~scHc i'arry entertained at her home.
| ~" g.l N,lta HycrS ayonn". on Wednes,ay cen
i lhE with music and dancing Refreshments Were
Mrs Frcd siee and nttrc son q Oklahoma.
t itlg' Ro,ruhcrry NJ ~ south Mineral street.
guest Of her Tarrn ' Mr AND Nj" Mrs. Il. SCI Ross
| berry. win dgratt sunday for Topeka. where size
The ladies'. Il tn Congregational CHURCH gave
: S"ricl Friday afternoon The Mestianles Doanc,
| Mrs II. II. James of No 81? West Second
st,,eet is visiting in Winfield and Bartlett: Kas
| Mrs. y. Z. Maitland entertained on, .rresdG:.
Gy"n mn With ,ards and ia id GSmbpmentaG y
Mrs. II. II. McNeal and two daughters are
Mrs f;''i II reaGe Williams and little son were
! the guests Of Mrs Oscar Mcconnell at puenweE
/ Mis- Daisy ,cowland. who has been the guest
Of her aunt, Mrs w. ~, + James. departed Tues
! Mrs. Z; g. Phares and daughter have returned
! Mrs. +. o. Bartlett and the Misses Elizabeth
and Ryaud Grigg have returned from Philadcl-
| phta and Atlantic City, p,. ,,.... .,,o
saSs 'tS of Miss No Tii' tlander 'F' w. ~
visiting i5 at 3' the X6Tthern Like resorts ~
| Mics Ella Beeaer is in Okiah ma City. the
s@ M q de @fs aG so departed last week for
/ Colorado and salt Lake city: ,.., .,.,, =,
Miss Mss Margaret Duaphv has returned to her
hi With # tI 4s an M whi taF Two weeks
r M a 'n s 1as6s M. M i Patton, E Is Ne Hs
Mr. and MIR Clark c'raycroft and Mr.. Il. II.
Il uderniik. Pneville. Mo.
Air and Mrs. Fred Manchester are ut Niacknac
Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Aldrich have returned from
Mrs Howard GRAY and little daughter. Char
lotte. have returned from extended trip
Mr. and Mrs T. G. Wear spent last week at
Mrs. J. T. Pearson and SON Graham. returned
Tuesday from visit with Mrs. II. +. Kin.sbury
Miss ora Rughee of No el4 jackson avenue
was married on wednesday evening at $50 at St.
Phillips Episcopal Church 10 Mr.. Walter lap
ham of Chanutc. kag.
Miss VIENNA Lindsay Of ChanUte. Kas.. the
guest Of Joplin and Calena friends for several
DAYS prior TO the Bucbee Lapham wedding.
The Misses Marie and Kate Toohev have re-
| Mr. and Mrs. Ed V. Jackson have gone 10
wichita Kas.. To reside.
| Mis-. George W sweet and daughter Edith
ere the guests OF Mrs. W. l.. Aaron. No s23
Wall street.
i Doctor and Mrs. a G Knox are visiting at
| Mrs. W. c. Wetherill and little daughter Of
! Canon City. Colo. the guests OF Mrs. VIII
! L Cleveland of No. 5l5 Wall street.
Miss Edna Buckley of No. 9IJ joplin street has
returned from a visit with her aunt. Mrs. Ed
| snyder. at Fuller Mo.
| Miss Kate Dolan departed Monday morning fol-.
| Nevada. Mo. where shn will visit Mrs A. ID.
| Nandiver prior to extended visit in the West
MI and Mrs. NJ. 6. Burlington of Wichita
kas. were the guests last week OF joplin friends.
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can cans I'm mo,hsr Mrs Tom Conlon; departed Tues
, Mr.. and Mrs. = 7. Hunter. who have hecn
the guests of Mr.. ana! Mrs e. T. Paytun. have
returned 10 their home in Bedford In
Mrs. John Stofi.r ana children who have h, on
visiting in the city. returned To their home in
fpIt Madison Wednesday
Mrs. \. II. Sprasue spent Wednesday In Pal
Dyrs
Mrs. /. p Garland Of Bowling Green and
Miss DOROTHY HARRISON Of Curryville who have
been the guests of Mrs. Jack Garland have re-
turned home
Mis- Lee and jewel Hoy Of Kansas City have
returned home. after q visit to friends here
Miss luna Kenyon is visiting in St Louis
Miss Glessie Donovan Of frankfort Mo. who
turned home
Miss GLADYS McTucker of Barry Ill. is the
guest - Mr.. ". NJ. Friela.
Mr. and Mrs. George 4. Mahan and son. Du-
lany. are in Salt Lake City.
Mr.. aud Mrs. stuart johnson have returned
from visit in Henderson. ~. Miss Margaret
Johnson accompanied them here and win he
their guest Tor several weeks.
a party, consulting of the Misses Bernadinc
I.SIre,. Laura May Mcclure. Bette Bartlett.
MafGc CIniRshank Fannie Perkins sadie Colds
tn;y Jessie Blaily and Robert Robinson III
Mh"ri AYES Giles Gibbs. W. Il; i.cIav. George
Iiuftcn. VI. HrmStcr ana Lewis Buckworth We're
guests at picnic at Smiths PARK
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MACON. MO.

|
| Mrs {. u puPois who has been visiting,
| friends ia tuIiln Mo returned born. r.c-u.Iy
i:ari Bil!tnes departed Tues,iay for GaleSbifg
| hi
| y l. NI,ttucvs attended tIo Jacksonville Fair
Miss Bertha E.dn5on of IndeT,en,leuco Mo il
| visiting Mrs Ieleh:rf
Dprf"r ana Mr. ~ ~ Asturt- If Clarence
| No. v,sited i' in Macon Tn.s.iay 81
WIN Scars returned ,~rr,f;Iy from Ia Plata
| No.
Mir and Mrs Hoe E.nta II Chicago are visiting
! friends i'm Macon
The Misses yay caldwell and lev Wood at
| tended the fair nj Jack-onville We,lneslay
Mis- Ethel ,'Yok Is tin. yt;rst OF ETOukfislG
| friends
g Beck or Hurilaud u4gsed through here
| Wednesday on lis yav home after a visit in
| Texas '''
| Ai.s. Joe Jaeger. j.. and daughter attended
| the Iack.orylI III Fair TUESDAY
| Mss Ruin Martin ,f E!ri.syil:. No is visit
ing friends hero.
Mis- Tiulia Miller who has beer, visiting in
Ncy cambria Nc returned home Yesterday.
Miss on, Moran reiurura home. 'Tiiesiav after
a mn through ,.,.nraIa
Mr. ana Mr. Z. . Woods and daughter sii.s
lev returned recently nom canada
Tho Misses Aura and sue Hayner. amy and
T.irv Simmons Ruth Thomas and Mamie Moore
ATTENDED, tho Jacksonville Fair TUESDAY
Tuesday Tor Quincy. III where they VIII attend
col ego
Tho Misses N.IIn Moore Hattie stone 3'O~iUc
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CARBONDALE. ILL.

Miss sella Rendleman of Makanda is visiting
relatives. ,.f.i ,,f~ M.rv
MIS- Firnis Bowyer employed one Of the
teachers i'm the Centraia schools the coming year
attended the annual Marion County Institute at
Mr.. and MIS- w c. Mar.en visited friends in
Marion last sunday.
Mrs Ed Hodge son and daughter. OF Jackson.
Miss are guests Of Professor and Mrs. W. L.
Feits and the Misses Mile and Mary Hodge
Fred COnstocl,. who has been on an EXTENDED
visit to Doctor and Mrs c. +. Mead OF Pinckney-
vile. is at home.
Miss Blanche Button is the guest of relatives at
La Grange. Nv.
Miss Helen Wilson. who has been the guest oil
friends at Bloomington. Ind. mas returned home:
The Misses Lillian Teeter. Ella I.ightfoot ana
Cearor Crow. attended the annual Williamson
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CHESTER, ILL.

Miss Mae Burch OF Pujob spent Sunday in this
city.
George Weinrich spent last week in St Louis
Captain and Mrs. Lishtner Of Percy spent
TUESDAY hero.
Mrs Naomi C;sult spent last week in St Louis.
John Buyatte made a business trip to ST. Louis
Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie schrader is visiting relatives in St.
Louis
Miss Julie Dollss returned from s., louis
Wednesday. accompanied by her niece. julia
HempIer.
Mrs Henry Jcstman is visiting relatives in St
Louis.
Mrs J. NJ. Hicks OF Nationwide. Ill. was the
guest of Mrs. II. t'iay Homer last week.
Ms Chris Lueirs OF st. Louis is visiting rei1-
Harry Conor OF Prairie du Rocher and Milton
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lon have returned home after visiting his sister.
Mrs Willis Carlisle.
vitIn H.; f pp ,,d GGl'd,rn Oh W., IiaS i''
Miss frankie MuGd and niece. Miss Virginia
Davis departed Thursday for Waterloo. Ala.
Mrs. Charles Hammond and daughter. ruth.
visiting Mrs. :. Miller
Miss Lydia Gut entertained several friends
"Wednesday evening at her home in West clay
street.
Mr.. and Mrs II. q. Ferguson Will depart Mon
dav for Texas. where they VIII make their fu-
tue home
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Mrs. G II DUBOIS who has been visiting
friends III CalIIo. Mo. returned home recently.
Eurl Billings departed Tuesday for Galesburg.
Ill.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
A,merpnerle Nuelea,ion.

Prof. Carl Barus recently read TO
the American Physical Society paper
on tho variation of atmospheric nrcic-
alton and its dependence on weather
conditions. His method consists in
producing condensation by sudden cx-
pansion and In observing the size OF
the corona formed in the resulting
mist. Previous Investigations OF his
own enable DIR. Barus to calculate the
diameter of the individual droplcts
when the diameter of the corona ia
known. A measurement of the weight
of the mist formed in given space
thus makes II possible to calculate the
number of droplets and therefore of
nuclei. DIR. Barus has made extended
observations of this kind and the dc.
pendence of the number of nuclei upon
various weather conditions was clear
ly shown. For details reference
must be made to his printed paper.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
Electricity In l,ortI,uI,ure.

The effect OF electricity on seeic
and plants has been tried by Mr..
Plowman. OF the Harvard Botanic
Gardens. Currents of from one-haif
Ia 200 volts were sent through tho
soil between carbon or metal plates.
Seeds planted near the anode or POSI-
lively electrified plate were killed by
currents Of o.003 ampcrc. or more. II
continued FOR twenty hours or longer.
Seeds near the cathode or negatively
electrified plate were bu, little affect.
cd. The author concludes that ness.
tive charges stimulate. while positive
charges paralyze the embryonic pro.
;oplasin OF plants. Seedlings grow in
soil or In n water culture" through
which n weak current flows. turn
their roots toward the anode. nppar.
entity because the negative electricity
Of Ions from the cathod. In moro
stimulating than tie positive IoE,
from the arodc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
1hr lIanda and .l,e Brain.

In recent lecture Prof. Cunning.
ham took for his subject. "RiIht.hant.
cdncss and Lcft-bfainedncss. So far
ns evidence gees 1t seems probable
that right-handedncss was charac.
tcristlc of man Mt very early period.
II Is an inherited quality In the same
sense that the potential quality OF ar.
'icuiate speech In man and of song
in birds are inherited possessions. In.
vcstlgatlon shows that right.handed.
ness liz due to n transmitted functional
prc-emircncc OF the left brain. and
this factor prevents an oscillation OF
the condition from ere side to the
other in those curious cases in which
the right and left sides OF the body
are reversed and the thoracic and
abdominal viscera transposcd. The
greater part. II not the whole. of the
motor incitations which lead to articu.
late speech go out from the speech
center in the left cerebral hemisphere.
Left-handed people speak from the
right brain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
LIMIT TO A MANS RIGHTS.
~~~~
Many Which Moiera sys., Of Govern.
Eent Hedges Him About
~~~%~~-

Whoever chooses to reflect n little
ON the maxim. "A man may do wha;
he will with his owr." In sure. II he
has hitherto iaborod under the dclu'
sion that this maxim has scmc founda.
tion In law or reason. To find himself
cnloying-or suffcring-thc sensations
OF extreme astonishmcnt. For. as n
matter Of unquestionabic fact. the
cases when man may do what he
will with his own are vastly less nu-
mcrous than the cases In which his
doing 30 is pcrcmpio: lily restricted by
his fellows. This IL no under every
government that ever existed. and
though the restrictions arc not quite
so many under the governments called
free as under those which are IRE.
sponsibic and arbitrary. yet they nrc
ever. present. and to ignore them In.
vitcs immediate punishment, often
very severe.
As nn extreme example. the man
who buys a revolver may be In
stanccd. He buys II with honestly
earned money. and It Is as much his
own rs anything can be. and yet he
must search far to ind place where
he can even carry II about in his
pocket, and us for firing 1t on. though
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
POPULAR SCIENCE

wieh observations OF this star led to
the most Disappointing results in
spite of the fact that the observations
themselves were very precise. Airy
sought ya.niy for the cause OF the
obviously erroneous values of the
alteration and paraiiax that were the
outcome Of the Greenwich work since
1857 ard the observations were finally
discontinued in iss2. DIR. chandler's
values for the variation Of ;he latitude
OF Greenwich. when introduced into
the crude results Of ohsery alton. bring
everything into good order. The
original work Is proved to nave been
excellent. and the values of the as'-
erIaiion. etc. sought for are trust
worthy. The reflex zenith tube is
asain to be put To use Al Greenwich.
Let the gentlemen who have recently
been complaining of the nnproductIye'
ness OF scientific research in Amerl'
ca as compared vita European re-
search. take rote Of this instance,
II they will look attentiveiy they will
see many others of like slgniieInce.-
New York Sun.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
Prallsm fer selsn,I....

In connection with the terrific ey.
clone which recently passed owe.
Sicily. II Is reported that throuEa tout
the day. whoa the storm WAS st its
worst. Noun; Etna sent up a thick
column OF steam from the vicinity OF
the Hccac Of the eruption Of 1892"
This could hardly be due TO the tor.
rental rains that fell. because most
likely the crater wnA above the cloud
level In such storm. More probably
the issue OF steam nnd other gases
may be ascrihci TO the diminu;ion of
atmospheric pressure. Ordinary air
pressure Is about fficcn pounds per
square inch. with the barometer Mt
thirty inches. 4 fall to s9.5 Is. there
fore. n drop OF onc.sixt!eth. or re.
duction In the weight OF the atmoS.
phcrc Of one pound for every four
square inches. On single square
mile this would amount to over one
thousand million pounds. or rather
less than 100000 tons. There Ia good
reason 10 believe tha, the outrush OF
steam and gas from volcanoes dc.
pcnds. as In coal mines. to n large cx-
tent on nlr pressure. and such fall in
the weight OF over every square mile
of surface nigh; corcoi,abiy produce
large effects In the deep eaverns Of
Etna.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02

One of the most batting problems
over which the match. making man.
mas OF Europe and some ambitious so.
eiety leaders OF New York are puzzling
Is the continued singic-blegsedness OF
little Miss May Goeiet. who returns to
New York this winter with the re-
mnrkabie reputation OF having refused
offers of marriage from four princes.
.wo dukes. two earls. one viscorni.
one marquis and two barons.
How ON earth?' exelaim the breath.
less matchmaking Eiammas OF Eu-
rope. who have quietly pursued Miss
Goelet and her twenty millions over
the continent and across the seas. and
why ON earth?" remark the amhi-
tious New York society leaders. come
Of whom have travelled the same
lengths after European title. Yet
the solution is so easy that the Amer.
lean eagle must have had quiet little
scream OF triumph over il. all TO him.
self.
when the disgracefui disclosures OF
tho European marriage syndicate.
which purportH to exchange lords and
things" for dollars. were made. one
beautiful flower sprang out of the
mud OF the scandal-the flower of the
American girls independence. strong
and sweet and vigorous Somebody
ought to hoist an American flag over
the discovery. American helresses
have always been acknowledged to
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02

the brilc, be aimed a, nothing more
sacred than an empty bottle or nm
old tin can. why. almost anywhere ha
can be. aud is very likely to b.. fined
for doing that. And can a man neD
his real estate without the consent OF
his wife. Can he make will tying
up his property for m endless period
after his death or dIyldln. that prop
crty In ways contrary to what public
opinion deems right? Can lie plant
himself on his land and say to the na.
tIon: "You shall not build fort here. ="
or to the state. No railway shall pass
through this f.cid?"
Can he select at Will the side of the
highway on which to drive his own
horsc? Can he sound steam fog
horn us long as he likes In hts own
Tat. provided he can show rcccIptcd
bill for the instrument! There qucs-
t!ons might be extended into nm end.
less list and the answer to every ono
oil them would be Mo-" Il would
hardly be IN cxagscrat!on to declare
that man may not do what he likes
with his own because there Ia nothing
to which he holds an nbso,utc title.
and tina; ownership. such N Il Is. IL
always n matter Of degree.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
sprlno RsIIe,es WeIeh,.

secured In the corners OF the box. In
which supports are placed in such
manner as to bring a horizontal bar
over the center of the load. From
this bar Is suspended enIied spring
OF such tension and strength as will
permit a movement OF the shovel Mt
tached to the lower end when force
Is applied by the man unloading the
contents Of the wagon. An ordinary
scoop or fork may be used. arrange
ment being made to clamp the iinpie-
ment to n bar As shown In the draw
Ing. The central portion OF this bar
has a number Of perforailons. which
permit OF the attachment of the spring
connection In several different posi-
tlons. thus supporting greater or less
portion OF the load. II ID Intended by
the inventor that the manipuiaior OF
the fork or shovel shall bring por-
tlon OF his weigh; TO bear On II when
inserting II In the material to be un'
loaded. and on elcyating the lead tho
spring will exert Its strength To re-
duec the amount ct force required to
be put forth By the man.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
HOW DAILY LOST HIS CASE.
The Jury Went Out and Measured the
Well He Had DUG.

A civil suit was decided in n move!
manner In Justice Pursley's court re.
Gently. There wasn't more than S25
involved in the case, but 1t furnished
plenty of excitement for the court,
jury and attorneys.
The suit was styled DAILY VS.. Farrar.
II. G.. DAILY, the plaintiff. dug well on
A. NJ. Farrar's place. on South Bates
avenue. He failed to receive the full
payment for his work. he said. so he
brought suit for SIG. A jury was
called in to decide the justness of
Days claim, and the case went to
trial During the taking of testimony
someone remarked that the well
wasn't thirty feet deep.
why" exclaimed DAILY, who thought
he knew, since he had done the work,
..of course it's every bit of thirty feet
deep"
But Farrar took exception to his
claim.
eff the well is twenty-nine feet
deep" he asserted, "fll pay you the
SIG and all the costs in the case be-
Sides"
The jurymen and lawyers boarded
n street car and proceeded to the site
of the well. Here the lawyers began
to wrangle over the manner in which
the measurement should be made.
The foreman of the jury was getting
angry. He ordered the lawyers and
interested persons to retire to the
shade of neighboring barn. Then
the jury proceeded to decide the case
Indisturbed.
1t was obvious that a tape line
couldn't lie. 1t recorded exactly %
feet 11as inches as the depth of the
well. DAILY had lost his case by the
small fraction of fve-eighths OF an
inch.-Kansas City tSar.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
Conservation in Eurore.

The compulsory enrolment of citi.
zens for military or naval service Is
unknown in this country as perma.
nent institution. and twice only in the
history of the United States were
drafts temporarily resorted to by the
government for the purpose of raising
and increasing the armies in cases oe
special urgency. once in 1914 during
our war with Great Britain and once
on May 3, 1868. when a bill passed
both houses calling every able-bodied
citizen of military age to enter the fed,
eral service, or pay commutation,
fee of $500 for exemption, under pen-l
atty of being treated as deserter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
JOHNNY MAKES A PROTEST.
Cot the Cue Of This Yeun.s,:.s Leeinz

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Ma has Just fixed over another pair
Of Brother Jim's trousers for me. an
she says II rip EN- up playing foot
bail again she'll speak to dad. But
what can ma expcc'? Pa wears en-
Till they're shiny. an then Jim gets
'cm and puts on the finishin' polish.
When they come to me they're sights.
An amt SO very pcrtlckier neither.
Ma isn't no expert ut fittin' over.
She Just scissors OF the legs. and
takes reef In the back-an' I do the
rest. II wasn't red headed an handy
with my fists I'D be In hot water all
the time. But the first boy that looks
cross-eyed ut my made.ovcrs and
sniggers gets to lookin' pretty serious
before the lump on his jaw goes down.
They brought fellow over from the
lanyard wunst to have fun with me.
When he sees Jim's pants that was
fathers an are now mine. he gives n
howl of great Joy.
Coin to school or comm home" he
says. with one eye shut and his
tongue stickin' out 1t was a old Joke
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
Velocity of the x.Rays.

After several years devoted to the
study of the question of the velocity
with which the Xrays traverse space,
Nj. Blondlot contrived a method of ex-
pcrimentation depending on prin.
ciple like the one employed by Roe.
mer TO determine the velocity of light.
The principle was utilized to deter
mine whether or no the velocity of
the X-rays was comparable with that
of electromagnetic waves and the re-
suits indicate that the two velocities
are certainly of the same order as the
Hertzan waves.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02

an I made mp my mind that II he
wasn't any better nt fghtin' than no
was Mt humorousncss could lick him
all right enough.
Fathers pants are big for Willie. -
he sang at the top OF his Voice. and
then danced nil around me lie I was
bein' burnt at the stake.
II was too much. | let out howl
and jumped for him. He was husky
scrappcr. but he wasn't rs mad us me.
We pranccd and rolled ali over the
gravel yard and when he holicrei
enuff these madc.ovcrs was in rib.
bons. an had TO run all the way
home--with people wonderin' whether
IT was fire or mad dog.
When ma seen those trousers CHE
threw up her hands.
What have you been dcin'. John?"
she cries.
'Defendin' the family honor" says
gloom ly-iike they do in story pa.
pers.
An ma just sighed an said no more.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE.
Old carkey's Naive Answers to a
LEADING Question.

Some time ago." said Attorney l..
Z. Safer of Columbus. Ohio. 81 defend.
ed an old colored man who wns
brought before Judge williams for
stealing. I did the best I could FOR
him and then left him to the mercy
of the Judge. who began to question
him. The darky said he was South.
erner and had not lived here long.
do you drink? asked the Judge.
mo, sir
Were you ever in the peniten.
tiary?
mo. SIR
Were you-ever in jail?'
mo. sir
Were you ever caught stealing be.
fore?'
mo. SIR
Were you ever brought here be.
fore?'
mo. sir
THE old darky was not inclined to
be tallsative. and answered every aues-
tion with rising vehemence.
"'Well. are you married mann
asked the Judge.
No. sir. your honor, never was in
no kind of trouble"
Safer said he always held that the
man did more for himself with tho
Judge than he did for him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
Per.ahin irrIn,.,r

A portable lrrisa,or especially adapt.
cd for treating tho roots Of plan;
With fertilIzing liquid Is here shown.
the Gu, bciag taken from the Scientific
American. The general shape OF thu
irrIga,or ls similar to that OF pitch.
fork. tho tines aad handle OF which
are hollow. a piston is adapted To bo
operated with the hollow handle. bcrv.
ins as n pump to draw tho fcrt!lixlns
liquid from n supply pipe entering Mt
the top OF the fork head and to force
II out through the openings In tho
tines. In operation the tines are
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
rerrestriaI Latitudes.

The discovery by Prof. S. C. Chand.
Ter of Cambridge that terrestrial lati.
tudes constantly vary by small but
well-ascertained quantities has been
the means of explaining many results
hitherto regarded as anomalous. Like
every other important advance in sci.
erce 1t brings a host of minor discov.
cries and enl.ghtenments in Its train.
One of the most interesting of these is
the explaratio of the anomalies in
the results OF observations with the
reflex zenith 'lbe of the Royal OBJ
servatory of Greenwich Tnis instru
ment was erected by Sir George Airy
late Astronomer Royal, for the pur.
pose of determining the values of the
constants of alteration and of nuta-
tion and also the parallax OF Gamma
Dracoris, the bright star selected fo.'
observation. A long series OF Green