The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-09
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States governments search for yalua-
Bile foodstufrs- Maearoni wheat, I'M
ported from Prussia at a cost OF $lo'-
600. annually yields 100000. sor-
ghum was brought from China In 1864
at a cost OF $1,000. The nations
source OF income from that crop Is s4o.-
100000 annually.
Astronomers long ago came TO the
conclusion that the moons surface Is
very hot during the height OF the lunar
day. which lasts two weeks. and very
cold during the lunar night, which Is
equally long. These extremes OF TEN
perafure reach their height at the lunar
noon and midnight and are greater
than any natural temperatures on b
earth.
Twenty years observation OF phthisis
over a district IN Dartnoor u North
Devon. England. has convinced insesti-
gators that populations exposed 10
strong prevalent rainy winds have a
higher death rate from consumption
than populations sheltered from them
The contrasts In the phthisis death rate
In the sheltered and exposed parishes
are very marked.
From the point OF view OF the engi-
neer. one OF the most interesting OF
all undertakings In the way OF tunne
building il the new railway tunnel JUST
completed under the Hudson river Dc
tween weehawken and New York lbs
peculiar interest arises from the act
that the tunnel not only had 70 pass
through soft-nowing river mud, or SIT
but thar there was no firm. immoyabie
foundation 10 work upon Overhead
was the great river. with It's tides snd
It's lnnumerabie shipping. and under
meath. not solid rocks 20 be penetrated.
buf a vast depth Of soft mud. too deep
70 enable the engineers 10 lay the tun-
mel on its bottom Yet II has been
completed within contract time. In less
than three years. and is believed 20 be
available for the heaviest kind Of rail-
way trahic.
The astronomers SIRE besirring them
selves IN preparation for the return OF
o Of the most famous OF all comets.
that which bears the name OF HALEY.
II Is the greatest comet Known 10 have
been seen NJ more than one return Its
average period being about Is years
IL wss last seen In 1895. and will. ae-
eorcing 10 the mos, recent calculations.
be visible again early In 1910. The OBJ
yeci OF the astronomers at present Is
10 predict the moment Of lis perihelion
passage with the utmost possible accu-
racy. Doctor fiolctschck. OF Vienna.
thinks n viii be visible with teie-
scopes as early as January. 1910. and
that by March everybody may e II
With the naked eye. Later In she year
/. Is likely 20 make a startling display.
several hours before sunrise. IN b
northern quarter OF the sky.
Among the many natural curiosities
OF Arizona. but one that Is not often
visited by ordinary tourists. Is b sin
gular b~owi-shaped depression In va
rnpai county called -Mon;ezuma's
Wen II Is nearly circular. and be
tween 500 and 600 feet In diameter at
The brlm. IL lies In the midst OF a
nearly level ares The sides are verti-
cal 10 . depth OF 30 or 40 feet Below
that they merge into a sloping taius,
which extends down TO a circular pool
of water. alleged by popular tradition.
as are 30 many other not very deep
areas Of water. to be bottomless This
remarkable formation has usually been
described as q pit crater" OF volcanic
origin. But Prof. William p. Blake
believes IL to be the result Of the fall
ing OF the roof OF a aver. formed In
the limestone strata by running water.
The water OF the pool. be says flows
out through a subterranean channel
into the valley OF Beaver Greek