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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-17

of Fourth avenue and Twenty-secOnd
street; Rev. Adolph Geyer, pastor.
Mass at S and 1890 a. m.
st. Paul's Belgian Roman Catholic.
Twenty-fouTth street and Eighth -and-a-
half avenue; Rev. J. B. Culemans. pas
tor. Mass at and 1890 a. m. Sun
day school at 2 p. IN. Vespers at
p. IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-17

Free Methodist tent. Forty-first
street and Seventh avenue. Revival
services at TO- 80 a. m. and and 7:45
p. m. Revival services at 7:45 each
evening next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-17

First Methodist. corner of Fifth ave
nue. and Nineteenth street; Rev. r. B.
Williams. pastor No preaching serv-
ice or Sunday school owing to remod-
cling of church. Epworth League at
$50 p. m; meets on lawn of Mrs. J. F.
Robinsons residence; A. NJ. Bruner in
charge, with Prof. Philbrook directing
musical program.
Spencer Memorial Methodist church,
corner Forty-third street and Seventh
avenue; Rev. J. r. Rutter. pastor. Ser
vices 1915 a. m. and 1870 p. m. Sunday
school at $50 a. m. Junior league at
$50 p. m. Epworth League at $50
p. m.
German Methodist. corner of Sixth
l.. Litzrodt. pastor. Services at 10:45
a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sunday school
at 9:15 a. m. J. J. Helg, superintend-
ent. Etworth League at Z. Junior
League at 2 p. m.
Free Swedish Mission, corner of
Eleventh street and Fifth avenue. Sun
day school at $50 a. m. Services at
1915 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 8
O'Clock.
Wyman A NJ f. Mission, Thir-
teenth street and Fifth avenue, Rev
d. w. Brown, pastor. Services At
1915 a. m. and p. m. Sunday
school at l p. m. Prayer meeting Wed
uesday at p. IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-17

a. m. Y. P. c. U. at GAS p. m.
Services at 10:45 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
South Park Chapel. Presbyterian,
Elm street and Fifteenth avenue, Rev.
W. S. Marquis, pastor. Sunday school
at 2:30 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-17

Christs Home Mission. 22O2 Third
avenue. Services at 1890 a. m. and
7:45 p. M. No collection of money at
meetings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-17

Salvation Army barracks. 1909 Sec
ond avenue. Services as follows:
Holiness meeting at IL a. m. Young
Peoples meeting at 1870 p. m; free
and easy, p. IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-17

Y. NJ. c. A. building. corner of Thir
avenue and Nineteenth street Boys
meeting at 2:30 p. m. Henry Voss will
speak. Mems bible study class at 4
p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-17

Memorial Christian. corner Of Third
avenue and Fifteenth street: Rev. o.
w Lawrence. pastor. Sunday school
AT OILS a. m. Children's day exercises
at 10 a. m. Y. p. s. c. f. at ESQ
p. m. Services at 1O:45 a m. and
1870 D. m.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12
ERWfM.

Philo Otis and Martin Johannison
drove a bunch of cattle to Clark fol-
A. w. Stone last week Wednesday.
Chris Gregget and wife, Of Willow
Lakes, visited F. e. Scott and wife
last week.
The recent showers give promise
Of a good crop we'll started this sea
son.
Herbert Latin, OF DeSmet, was
an Erwin visitor Sunday of last week.
elders aud pop on ice at the drug
store.
L W. S~toeckoel, Of Bryant, was in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo North and children we Mt
TO Madison Friday for a short visit.
A. r.. Hollister went to Lake Pres
ton Friday to have some dental work
done, and do some other business.
Mr.. Grifing was seen on our
streets last week Friday.
Will schenck was a passenger
south last Friday. morning.
Eugene Whiting was visiting in
Erwin last Saturday.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12

Farm work is we'll along, and plen
ty of moisture to bring vegetation
forward. No kick coming"
MIR. and Mrs. w. H. Wheat, now
of De Smet, but for twenty years
residents of Drakola, were on Satur
day last looking over their old stamp
ing grounds, and shaking hands with
old time friends. The families OF
Byron Herrick and @. B. Leis we're
visited in due form.
Many will be glad to know that
Earnest Wilkinson has successfully
finished q f~our-year course in a first
class medical college, and is now
about ready to hang out his single
as a full hedged saw bones. He
comes home ia the full strenghth
aud vigor Of a we'll developed young
manhood, and it would seem quite
safe to predict for him a prosperous
future in the practice of his chosen
profession.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Herrick on
Sunday last had the pleasure of a
visit from Mr.. Hub Jones and family
OF Lake Preston. They we're recent
neighbors OF Mrs. Herrick's sister in
Minnesota, hence the peculiar pleas.
ure of the visit.
The valuable and pleas
ing accomplishments of ladies of
Drakola have been proyerbial. Some
excel in the fine art of managing
successfully a bucking husband,
others haul grain to market, and
supplies bach, while still others are
expert in the science of handling
droves Of cattle or driving spirited
horses with ease and safety. We
have one woman, and know Of only
one, who will go out, kill a sheep,
and dress it alone in a very short
time then cook a portion of it to the
Queens taste. All this we have
known for some time, and it now
develops tibet we have a woman who
Is a comparatively new arrival, and
possesses an usual accomplishment.
In mel desire TO be useful as we'll as
ornamental, she has a box fastened
On a sulky pillow, packs her baby in
the box, mounts the pillow, and speaks
to the horses as gently as to her
husband. and business moves. The
man mounts another sulky pillow, and
the days work is begun. II any other
locality should desire to compete
with US along this line, there is now
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12

Last week the printer made us say
that Coke Poppen, of Hollad, Iowa,
was here on business. That was a
mistake. Mr.. r. came for the pur-
pose Of attending the funeral Of the
Kessler child.
John Bauman's little girl is doing
nicely at the Pierre Hospital since
the operation was performed. She will
be home soon.
Mrs. T. Dickman was a De Smet
visitor Monday as was also Mrs. r.
III. Doeden, OF Bancroft.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Doeden, OF
Bancroft, were visitors in the neigh
borhood Of Spirit Lake Sunday.
A, Dirkson, from Bancroft, visited
at b. Claason's Sunday.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12
to worl

WANTED Girl to work in
restaurant w. M, LEACH.
-E. E. Needham, of Lake Pres
ton, was a DeSmet visitor Thursday.
Il. Zuver, of Oldham, trans
acted business in DeSmet Wednes-
day.
IS. w. Poage, OF Bancroft vicin-
ity, transacted business in DeSmet
Saturday.
John A. Fhroman arrived from
Madison, this state, Wedne sday and
on the following day took possession
of the Herheim photograph gallery.
Confirmation services we're held
at St. Stephens Episcopal church
Wednesday OF this week. conducted
by Bishop Morrison, of Duluth,
Mimi. The confirmation class com.
prised the following: Mrs. Crowell
and daughter and Raymond Bush,
of Lake Preston, and F. l.. Har.
thorn, r. S. Moody, and Miss
Florence Williams, of this city.
The 8 acrament of the first holy
communion was administered to a
class of thirteen Sunday last at st.
Thomas church by Very Rev. John
F. Hogan, Those comprising the
class were Nellie Kenney, Emily
Vermilya, Rose LITER, Mary Sturgeon,
Frances Vermilya, Zoe Sturgeon,
Ilene Brooks, Charles Tracey,
John Connors, Joseph Harmon,
Bernard Burns, William Cavanaugh,
and Roy Cary.
A mission OF one week, com
mencing Sunday, May 14th, will be
held at st. Thomas Catholic church,
conducted by Reverends P. j. Null
conry, S. j., and Thos. G. McKeog,
S. j. The mission will commence
with the Solemn High Mass. The
order OF exercises is as follows:
6 800 A. NJ. Mass and short instruction.
900 A. NJ. Mass and sermon.
300 p, NJ. Stations of the Cross.
400 r. NJ. Children's Mission.
700 r. NJ. instruction for Catholic adults
who have not made their first com
munion and for non-Catholics.
7:3o p. M. Roasry, Sermon, Benediction
of the Most Holy Sacrament.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend this mission.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12
Marked by Bad Clothes and nm Alb
sence of baggage.

bcMcc VI bhB8h9Cs
"They are a curious crowd" says q
writer describing the conscripts of the
French army. these boys of twenty
and Of twenty-one, In various stages Of
sobriety, as they throng on to the plat
forms Of the railway stations and, UNI
der the fire of gentle and superior sar-
casm from the young men in uniform
who have already done a year or two,
climb into the third class cattle pens
which are to take them to the threshold
of their lives In barracks. The sons of
wealthy men elbow the scourings of
the street.
"Ali wear their worst clothes, except
those who do not possess a second suit.
The chief popularity about the whole
of them is an entire absence of luggage.
A young friend Of by wv was n of
them. His luggage for the two days of
his first visit to Paris consisted of q
comb and an extremely aged tooth
brush, and before leaving Paris he ask
ed me to keep his oyercoat for him till
he returned. They will only spoil 1t,
and 1t is a new one,' was his plea.
II counted the valises of a whole
train. load Of conscripts who accompa-
MED my friend. and they numbered ex
actiy four. Those four viii have their
lives teased out Of them tomorrow
was the verdict of a private under
arms upon the platform"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12
for remarke.

On Monday last we were ~pleasur-
ably surprised to see an old timer
in the person, t r. Graham, drive
up and hail US with the old Sine
familiarity. He is bustliug in the
interest of the j. L. Case threshing
machins. The passing years seem
to sit lightly on Toms shoulders,
and he is the same good natured
fellow, Of twenty years ago. With
him was Fred McCaskell doing our
people in the interest of Robinson
Co, Of De Smet.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12
correspondence.
BANcRoFr.

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Tobey was frightened by the appear.
ance Of a baby boy in their home a
few days ago,
Mr.. Fred Kuudtson is building a
new house for himself east of the
Ross Lumber Co.'S yard.
The w. q. t. U. gave a gold medal
contest in the church last Friday,
Bessie Holland carrying off the
honors.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12

Very Low Excursion Rates to San Fran
cisco and Los Angelus,
Via the North Western Line, will be
in effect from all stations May |, 2, 3,
8, Ii, II, aad ID, with favorable re
turn limits on account Of General
Assembly Of Cumberland Presbyter-
ian church at Frenso. Two fast
trains to California daily. "The
Overland Limited electric lighted
throughont,) less than three days en-
route. Another fast train is the Cal
ifornia Express" with drawing
room and tourist sleeping cars. The
best Of everything. For rates, tickets
etc, apply to agents Chicago a
North Western BY.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Robson and Miss
Sleeper were up from De smet last
Sunday.
Come to tho dance Saturday
ing May 18th, at the |. Q. 0. f. hall.
A good time promised.
Fred Froman, a nephew of Mr..
Schenck, is helping him with the
dray line.
Mr.. Murphy changed the name of
the Porter house to the Hdttland
hotel.
Go to the drug store for cold
drinks and ice cream.
Miss Miller closed her term Of
school last Friday in the j.. Fl.
Hodges district.
Frank Scott shipped a car load Of
hogs Tuesday.
Miss Laura Bouchie spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Cbas. Parsons,
The Slogan Comedy company
played here to a full house Friday
evening after which they conducted
a dance and a very enjoyable even
ing was spent.
Mrs. John Bond closed her board
ing house Tuesday.
We under stand Mr.. Snyder and
Mr.. Stone will both put in a furnace
in their residences this summer.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12

WASrED-A limited number Of
in mnsic-sioIin, piano, organ,
or other Instrument. Harmony and
thorough bass. Mrs. Dell Beach,
DE Smet, S. ID. Consult by postal,
Organs repaired and clea ned
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12
NOTICE.

As / am out of the city much of
the time, my accounts have been
left at the Germania State Bank
where they may be paid.
j. III. BoucHIE.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12
Very Low Rates to st. Louis, NJ

Very Low Rates to st. Louis, Mo.
Via the North Western Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold on May ID to
%, inclusive, limited to return until
May "a, inclusive, on account of Ma
tional Baptist Anniversaries. Apply
to agents Chicago & North Western
R'y.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12
NOTICE.

The accounts Of DR. y. Il. Coulter
have been left 1t the Germania State
Bank for collection. Prompt settle
ment Of these accounts is greatly de-
sissd.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12

Rooms To LET-Will rent two fur
nished rooms, or four unfurnished
rooms for housekeeping. Inquire at
this office, or of f X. Junkin.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12
FOR SALE.

A fine team of Registered Perch
eron brood mares. j. E. HoLTz.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12

For sale or rent, the G~lendenning
house on corner north of Congrega-
tional church. j. E. Holtz, Agent
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12

For sale-A good FIVE room house.
Apply to Chas. p. Ely.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12
The Fashionable Driver.

There are fashions in horses, as well as hats. The great speed
Z q the Clay family, togather with kind disposition and other
z qualities needed in the family horse, have given them their pop
ularity in the east In fact, they are distinctly the fashion.
cLAfWiL, the handsome son Of G. r. Clay, 2ls, has all these
{ qualities. His dam BY Lyle Wilkes put him into the great J
; lamily OF trotters which, with their cousins. the Patchens, are
, related 70 almost every horse who has won fame on the trotting
ana pacing track Tor the past quarter Of a century. Claywil is
q seven years old, never used except for . gentleman's driver till
las' season. Heis black, LOO pounds in good condition, and
Z very fast With magnificent action.
His brothers and sisters who have been tracked are verys speedy
among which may he mentioned, Conner 2asas GaIeruisss 2o51a
Choral 2o6R Leola 2iot, Cling 2ai4. Caaybourone 2lI, Lee
2:l23 Arthur " 2l2l Clorine 2iaa. Clay 2:i54. This list might
be heightened to about 50 with standard records.
clsyvil stands 1t De smst every Saturday this season, Other
days a. home miles south Of Erwin. Fee only SIS for live colt.
cASSIAM ANDREWS:
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12

The Mitchell & Lewis
wagon and the Staver buggy
are names for quality. We
have them. Also plows har-
rows and a full line Of farm
implements.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-16
BURTON AGAIN INDICTED
indictment Against the Kan
sas

st. Louis, Nov. 1.-THE special fed
eral grand jury, impaneled to inquire
into the relations of Senator Joseph
Ralph Burton, of Kansas, with the
Rialto Grain & Securities Co., of st.
Louis, voted an indictment against him.
The indictment contains eight counts.
Senator Burton was not in court when
the indictment was returned.
This is the third time that Senator
Burton has been indicted for his con-
nection with the Rialto Grain & Sc
curities Co. The principal charge is
that he accepted money and agreed to
accept money from the company for
representing it before the United States
post Office department, while he was
serving in the senate, which is a vio-
lation of the federal law:
On the first indictment he was tried
and convicted and sentenced to serve
six months in the Irontonl (Mo.) Jail,
but the case was reversed by the Unit
ed States circuit court of appeals. He
was r%e-indicted and the case came up
for trial in st. Louis a few weeks ago
before Judge Willis Van Devanter, Of
Cheyenne, Wyo.. who quashed the in
dictment because it was defective.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-16
MUTINY AT RIO De JAHEIRO
One Officer Killed and Another
Wounded in Santa Cruz Fortress.
The Mutineers Surrender After the
Guns of Fort sac JOaO Are
Turned On Them.

Washington, Nov. 10.-Ambassador
Nabuco, of Brazil, has received dis
patches from the Brazilian foreign Of
flee regarding the mutiny in the Santa
Cruz fortress at Rio, announcing that
the affair resulted in the killing of Maj.
Digno Freire and the wounding of a
second lieutenant.
The ambassadors advices say that
the mutiny was one of non-cOmmis-
stoned men against their superior Off
GERS, and that after a short lombard
ment from the opposite fort of Sac
Joao in the harbor, and an attack by a
brigade of infantry from inland, the
mutineers surrendered.
Maj. A. V. DePederneiras, the mill
tary attache of the embassy here, was
several years ago commander of the
port at Santa Cruz, and expressed the
opinion that the mutiny probably grew
out of the punishment for some breach
Of discipline. Maj. DePederneires says
that the Santa Cruz fortress is an ar
tillery post, manned by a regiment from
that branch of the service, and is heav-
lily fortified by modern guns, and is one
of five forts at the entrance to the har-
Dor Of Rio.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-16
A LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT
A Weapon Procured for Protection
Proves One of Destruction.
Accidentally Kills His Wife With
a revolver He Had Bought Her.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 1S.-Jsmes t.
Thorburn, president of the William H.
Elliott company, of this city, accident
ally shot and killed his wife at their
home on Second avenue. The Thor
burn home was robbed recently, and at
his wife's request, Mr.. Thorburn, only
Saturday night, brought home a new
revolver, to be kept in the home for
her protection. Soon after they arose
Sunday, Mr.. Thorburn carefully eX-
planned to his wife how the weapon
worked, and then reloaded it. He no.
ticed a spot of oil on the revolver as
he was about to put it away, and I'M
dertook to wipe it off. In some man.
ner the cloth caught the trigger and
exploded a cartridge, the bullet strik-
ing Mrs. Thorburn in the temple, in
stantly killing her. A s~ix-year-old
daughter lay in her bed in the same
room when the tragedy occurred. Mr..
Thorburn is nearly crazed over the ac-
cident.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-16
PATTISON WILL BE LONESOME
The Candidate for Governor the
Only Democrat Elected on the
Ohio State Ticket.

Columbus, o., Nov. 13.-Latest de-
velopments have cleared up the post
election situation in Ohio consider
ably. Practically complete returns
from the entire state ticket show all
the republican candidates except for
governor have been elected by sub
stantial pluralities. The figures given
out by Chairman Dick show a range of
from $1,000 plurality on lieutenant
governor to $4,000 on state treasurer.
Louis Houck, the democratic candi-
date for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, admits
his defeat. Chairman CARRIER of the
democratic state committee was ex-
pected to give out a statement, but it
is not forthcoming thus far.
Both parties continue to claim a
majority in both branches of the legis-
lature. The majority in either branch
will be very small, probably not more
than two or three for the party that
controls.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-16
A CONTEST AT LOUISVILLE
The Fusion Party Managers at Lou
isvil1e, Ky, Will Contest the
Recent Election.

Louisville, Ky Nov. 9.-The man
ayers of the fusion party met here and
announced that they had decided to
contest in the courts the election of the
democratic ticket for municipal offices
and members of the legislature. 1t is
alleged that in IA precincts no election
was held at all, owing to the disappear
ance of the election paraphernalia;
that in IA additional precincts the bal
lot boxes were confscated by demo-
cratic workers before the returns were
certified to, thus allowing the result to
be falsifed, and finally, that in a large
number of other precincts gangs of
armed thugs and %repeaters, abetted in
some instances by the policee, cast
many fraudulent ballots, besides pre-
venting lawful voters from voting.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-16
GOOD CONDITIONS PREVAIL
The Only Flaws in the General Trade
Movement Are Complaints of
Car Congestion.

New York, Nov. 11.-Bradst-eet's
weekly review says:
Excellent reports still come from
nearly all lines of trade and industry,
the only flaws being complaints that
car congestion in widely-separated Sec
lions affects prices, collections, cereal,
coal and coke and general freight
movements, and to a certain extent
thereby discourages some new orders.
Cold weather is still a stimulus to
trade, quarantine restrictions have dis
appeared, filling-in orders are numer.
Gus, and spring sales compare well
with a year ago. Jobbers and whole
salers report some transference of ac-
tivity from staple lines to holiday spe-
cialities. Manufacturers of these goods
are working full time. Industry, as a
whole, is very active. Iron and steel
interests report the past month a rec
ord breaker in all lines.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-16
COUNTY INfIRMARY BURNED
The Macon County CMissOuriD mfr
mary Destroyed by Fire-One
Patient Badly Burned.

Macon, Mo, Nov. 13.-Fire destroyed
the Macon county infirmary, an insti-
tuition for paupers and insane persons.
Mrs. A. M. Decker, n of the patients,
was frightfully burned about the face
and arms, but probably will o
moved from the building, under the di-
rection of Mrs. William Patrick, the
superintendent wife. Patrick himself
was ILL.,. All the patients have been
accounted for save one. who is sup
posed to have strayed away from the
grounds during the excitement. Loss,
S25, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-16
GETS RESTRAINING ORDER

st. Louis. Nov. 10.-Judge Adams Of
the United States circuit court has is
sued a restraining order directing
State Superintendent of Insurance Van
diver to appear before the federal court
in Jefferson City November 20, to show
cause why he should not be prevented
from enforcing his order excluding the
New York Life Insurance Co. from
writing further insurance in Missouri
and ordering that, pending the hearing
November 20, no attempt, in any man
ner, be made to enforce the order.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-16

There is nothing speculative about
the fate OF 4 banker who goes in for
speculation with other peoples money.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-16

1.-THE IL grows smaller by 16 inches
every "a hours" Such was the start
ling statement by Sir Robert Ball, the
Irish astronomer, to an audience al
the Bishopgate institute. A few mo.
ments later he Gained the a%pprehen.
sions Of his hearers by stating that the
sun was in no immediate danger of be,
coming a black blot in the heavens, but
would in all probability last for a few
million years. Sir Robert spoke of the
tremendous prodigality with which tbs
sun ~dispenses its heat-with a iocose
reference to it as the prodigal sun
and of the possibilities which arise
from that prodigality.