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and he advanced little, still all of a grin
If We could crack Joke as they cracked your
crown he says, lit wouldna be a bad joke.
See you here, man. l said in confidential
tone, g know whence this springs, and | blame you
not All is fair in the courts of love, l says, " and
l have been lover myself, and know. But ye
make mistake, a grevous one
Aye says he, listening.
Il want not your wench,' | says. Il am here
to-day and gone tomorrow Moreover, l have
wife But, damned" l says, you cannot blame
me if | admire your sweetheart's pretty face
Aye, she's braw, he said shortly, and appeared
be considering
'Tis compliment, I take it, to have your wife
the butt of admring eyes, said so long they
remain at respectful distance. And, damme! if
] was not wed myself should envy you your favor.
"Favor?" says he staring.
why ves' | said "'Twcs but last night Mrs
Battle told me you to wed. Ist not so? Any
way l made her my compliments, and would ha
bussed her if she would ha let But, rip me! she
fetched me a clout of the head that stung"
l laughed. He stared; and then in cautious
voice said he:
Il will be thinking 1 have been wronging ycu
my lad"
"Wronging!' I said bitterly. AYE you may
say that. You have been a Judas to me that
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wished you only well; And there was little matter
of a wedding gift" | went " Tis not much |
can afford; but l had destined jewel worth ten
guineas for the 1ady's finger in happier circum
stances"
His face changed and he came nearer Man, |
was mistaken" he said earnestly. But yen
admit twas suspicious Ten guneas! Aye, it
takes a deal of earning He looked towards the
advancing villagers. Maybe l could alter it yet
he said medtatively.
Come, say you were mistook," l urged him,
and played with the jeweed ring my finger
Maybe" he said, and then without word more
he strobe off slowly in the direction of the crowd.
l watched him eagerly, you may think and saw
he held parley with them and after that they broke
up, and spied the justice and the constable in
talk with him; and next they disappeared and
left to the gaze of some women and children
and laborer two that had more curiosity than
vice in them.
1t was little after, and the sun was beginning
to shine with good grace and warmth, that the
constable made appearance with two of his
watchmen, who set about unlocking the stocks
forthwith.
We'll, Master Duck says l, quizzing him, ''it
seems It's you have trespassed on the King peace.
He opened his mouth, and gaped like fish out
of water. 1T has been proven to us" said he sol
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as dramatic a tale as one may find,
even in all the annals of Mont Blanc.
Finally, after the gallery had been
driven ninety six feet without find
ing anything more rocky than
prune stone, Eiffel retired from the
undertaking. DR. Jansen, however,
had the gallery carried on by Payot
another seventy-fve feet, and then
he too abandoned the quest, and
decided after all to build on snow
But the question was, Would the
observatory in such case sink or
swim? An interesting experiment
to answer this was carried out at
Meudon. A column of lead weighing
seven hundred and ninety-two
pounds, but only one foot in diam
eter, was placed on piled up snow
brought to the density of that on
Mont Blanc's crest. The lead sank
less than one inch, and thereupon
DR.. Jansen decided to 60 ahead.
The little building that acted as
a pioneer was six feet high, and to
the doctors bewilderment it showed
signs of subsistence after two seasons.
He was not dismayed, however, and
the construction of the observatory
proper, partly of iron and partly
of wood, went forward at Meudon,
near Paris The following wear If
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A Peculiar Instrument

THE principal instrument used in the Jansen
observatory is called a meteorograph, which
constructed by Richard of Paris at cost of thirty
metric pressure, maximum and minimum tempera-
tures the direction and force of the wind and
1t is most ngenousy put in movement by weight
of two hundred pounds, which descends about
twenty feet and is calculated to keep everything
going for eight months-the length of time which
is contemplated may sometimes be left to itself.
Until this establishment completed the low
est winter temperature of Mont Blanc was unknown.
1t was found, however, that the mercury descended
to forty-fve degrees below zero at least. big
very valuable work is being done for France, Switz-
erland and Italy, all of which nations directly
interested in the maintenance of the worlds highest
observatory
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was constructed, and then taken to pieces and
forwarded to Chamonx. Here big caravan was
fitted out under the trusty Frederic Payot, and
by the end of the season one-quarter of the ma
teral had been advanced to little patch of rock,
the Petits Rochers Rouges, seven hundred and
fifty feet below the summit. The early part of the
following occupied in digging out the
most advanced camp, then buried under thirty-fve
feet of snow At last, however, the material was
hauled to the summit dome by little windasses,
and was swiftly erected by men who had thoroughly
rehearsed the work down in the valley
A couple of days of hard work inside rendered
the little building habitable, and then Doctor
Jansen himself assembled with energy, courage,
and tenacity altogether amazing considering he
was man "a, of seventy and SO badly lame that he
On three separate occasions the dauntless scientist
hauled to the summit in a sledge. And in
places he was put carefully in sling and hauled
up terrific rock walls and ice pinnacles by means
of the wndlasses.
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Financiers Were Willing

Bonaparte Baron Adolphe de Rothschd, and
the President of France himself supported Jansen
A preliminary survey, however, showed no visible
rock on the storm swept dome; whereupon it
calmly proposed to build upon the This
idea received with almost universal increduity
Those best acquainted with the glaciers of the
mighty peak thought it altogether impossible to
establish a building on the summit, since the i'm
mense thickness of the snowy crust would prevent
foundations from ever being obtained solid
rock.
But soon the great engineer Eiffel, of Tower fame
came on the scene and said he ready to
struct an observatory on the very apex of Mont
Blanc, provided rock foundation could be found
Evening star., 1907-09-01
By JEROME NFIELD

NJ one need be reminded 1nat Il
~ the mere ascent of Mont Blanc
is a serious physical feat for a strong
man in prime condition. with steady
head and provided with trustworthy e. =
ropes and first class guides and
pOrters. The tremendous crest Is
swept by fierce blizzards even in -
midsummer; and man has yet
fathomed the eternal ice and
that bald dome. More over, the
mountain has cost hundreds OF
climbers their lives | mention these
points to emphasize the astonishing
feat of carrying up all the necessary
building material for fully equipped
astronomical and meteorological OBJ
servatory, and then erecting this
the summit, nearly sixteen thou
sand feet above sea level Surely
here is romance of enthusiastic
sCiencel
The idea was due to DR.. ].
Jansen of Paris, director of the
observatory at MeudOn and preSl-
dent of the French Academy of
Sciences. He made many aSCents to
carry spectroscopc observations,
and many times nearly lost his life
the way On occasion an l.
immense ice mass fell from a tower
ing serac, missed the old scientist
by foot, and then went crashing into fathom-
less creVaSSe in the glacier
Crawling steep ice slopes. suffering severely
from mountain sickness, Jansen and his guides
would climb painfully to the summit of the dome
Here the doctor, half frozen in mid August, and
barely able to stand erect in the furious icy gale
looked down on panorama that enchanted him
and made him resolve at all costs to establish an
observatory novel point He seemed above
and beyond the world altogether Below him were
dotted the snowy SUBMITS of immense mountains,
far stretching glaciers of blue and green ice, with
the torn and splintered aguilles of Chamonix; and
in the distance the immense plains of France, the
Italian Alps and even the far off range of the Apen
nine. DR.. anssen was much struck with the advan-
tages to science that might be expected from as
Economical and meteorological work in pure
atmosphere. On his return to Paris he communicated
his views to the Academy of Sciences.
hIDl he id will he Oft he fret
portance for astronomy, physics and meteorology
that an observatory should be erected on the sum-
NIT of Mont Blanc. l know it is a difficult under
taking, but think our engineers solve the prob
lem Whenever we wish
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not more than nifty feet below the snow surface.
Eiffel further said that he would pay for all the
rocks do outcrop three different sides of the
summit, great distance below it. Eiffel in
structed NJ X. Imfed, we'll known Swiss
veyor; and the latter soon had horizontal gallery
driven into the forty-nne feet below the
summit and on the French side. Imfeld also
one of the ablest and most experienced of all the
Chamonix guides Che had then made over hundred
asCentS).
wooden hut that could be taken to pieces
and transported easily made below in the
famous climbing village, and this to form the
entrance to the tunnel, well protection for
the men. 1t erected all its sections numbered,
then taken down again weighed, and divided into
loads These distributed among the most
skilful and robust of all the mountain porters-men
not likely to suffer from giddiness mountain
sickness
An Interesting Diary
ascent of that house. On August I s the last
ton reached the summit. A position for the tun-
nels mouth determined, and the wOrknen
began to clear away the and blast the ice to
erect the hut. All had pretty bad time, however.
The men struck for thirty francs day, chiefly be-
they suffered badly from frost bite. The
tunnel advanced only five six yards day.
Sometimes the furious winds blew the wOrkrnen
ice precipices, and they would have been
dashed to pieces had they not been carefully roped
together. Five days later while they resting
on the Petit Plateau, avalanche fell from the
Dome du Gouter and killed three men The rest
gradually deserted through mountain sickness, or
because resident doctor was maintained Later
on Dr. JaCOttet of ChamOniX volunteered his
services gratultOuSly. This unfortunate sud-
denly became i'll and died in delirium the summit.
The transport of his body down into the valley is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-09
FAMOUS DIAMOND
AS BIRTHDAY GIFT
Edwards Sixty-Sixth
Anniversary Today.

LONDON, Nov. S.-(SpeciaD king
Edward, on the occasion of his sixty
sixth birthday tomorrow, will re-
ceive a present that will certainly be
eft for "a king" This viii be the ia
nous Cullinan diamond, which will
be presented to his Majesty in the
name of the Transyaal government.
The diamond is alleged to be worth
100000, and is regarded as one of
the largest and finest stones the world
has ever known.
In accordance with his custom of
many years, King Edward will pass
the day quietly at Sandringham, sur
rounded by his family. In the tele
grams of congratulations all the
crowned heads of Europe, President
Fallieres of France, President Roose-
welt of the United States, and the
many ambassadors of Great Britain
to foreign powers will be represented.
There will be a number of congratu
latory messages also from leading
municipalities of the United King
dom and from Canada and other parts
of the empire.
When Edward assembled the throne
there was evidenced loyal desire to
celebrate his birthday annually as a
great public holiday throughout the
empire. A strong factor against this
was the fact that the British people
had grown SO accustomed to obser-
wing Queen Victorias birthday, May
oath, through reign extending over
three score years, that with character
istic British conservatism they had
come to look upon May "A as per-
manent national holiday.
Perceiving this sentiment, in
which he himself shares, the king
has requested that his birthday be
allowed to pass without extraordinary
official observances. This renuncia-
ton by the king of the usual royal
prerogatiye to have his birthday eel
ebrated by all his subjects has re-
suited in a less formal and official,
but none the less royal, observance
of the anniversary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-09
FURNITURE SALE A
GREAT SUCCESS

Our big November sale is a splen-
did success and even surpasses our
expectations said Manager G. G..
Davis, of the Allison Furniture Co.,
yesterday THE first three days have
been highly satisfactory, notwithstand-
ing we were hardly prepared for a
rush, but we have succeeded in get
ting our big stock marked wn,and
are ready now to take care of our
customers in a satisfactory manner.
All our goods are marked in plain
figures; the regular price and cut
price alike, and great opportunity
is given one this month to furnish
the home at slight cost"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-09
CORN AVERAGED
NEARLY IS FEET

BELLEFONTE, PA, Nov. 8.-(Spe-
cial)-One of the biggest, if not the
biggest, yields of corn and stalks
grown in Centre county this year was
cultivated by Jerome A. Confer, on
his farm on Marsh Creek, in the Bald
Eagle Valley. He has field OF about
IA acres, and its average height is
IA feet inches. 1t is 8 feet from the
ground to the ears of corn. In fact,
they are so much above the reach of
an ordinary man that the corn had
all to be cut and laid down in roder
to husk it.
The corn is of the golden grain
variety, and in its cultivation Mr..
Confer used very little fertilizer, and
only the usual amount of plaster.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-09
QUAIL ARE KILLED BY
HUNDREDS IN SUMTER
Slaughter is the Greatest
Ever Known.

fAmericus gunners who go daily
after the quail bring in fine strings
of them, finding the birds fairly plen-
tiful, the season having just opened.
But at the present rate of discrimi-
nation poor Bob White will soon be
in the class of the cooling dove-shot
out of existence Hunters here Oft
times bring in as many as hundred
quail each, which is equivalent to
killing eight whole covies of a dozen
or more birds. But the sport is great
and the hunters here are enjoying it
to the fullest extent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-09
WILLIAMS KIDNEY PILLS

Have you neglected your Kidneys
Have you overworked your nervous
system and caused trouble with your
kidneys and bladder? Have you pains
in loins, side, back, groins and blad-
der? Have you flabby appearance
of the face, especially under the eyes?
Too frequent desire to pass urine? If
so, Williams, Kidney Pills will cure
you,-at Druggist Price SOC.
Williams Mfg Co. Props, Cleve-
land, o.
Sold by w. A. REMBERT.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-09

BOOKKEEPING COURSE
$500 per Mouth.
COURSE
$500 per Month.
TELEGRAPH COURSE Unlimited
Scholarship $4,000.
Write SOUTHERN BUSINESS COL
LFGE e. SCHOOL of TELEGRA-
PLY, Newnsn, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-09

you don't love me as you used
to-, declared the termagant wife. Be
fore we were married you considered
me absolutely perfect"
YES" interrupted the downtrod-
den husband, but now you're per-
fectly absolute.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-09

did Mr.. Borem ever call upon
your asked Miss Knox.
Eyes, he called last evening"" said
Miss Wise. Il was quite delighted
when the girl brought up his card"
"De1ighted?"
Eyes; you see if she hadn't brought
up his card | might have gone down
to him, thinking it was sor cone else"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-09

Only two months, less two days, re-
main for booze and bachelors. Next
year prohibition and the old maids
will put both out of business.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-11-09

I'VE never realize the full value of
a thing until we lose it, said Gaddie.
NO" replied the foxy merchant,
especially if the thing we lost was
insured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-06

The first concert of the Boston SYM
phony Orchestra this season took place
at the New National Theater yesterday
afternoon. and was very largely attended
by an audience that COMPRISED the best
in official and musical circles Dr. Muck
is again welding the baton. and although
he has much new material in his force
he has welded II into a thoroughly har-
monious mass. SO that his readings are
perfectly performed and the high stand
ing of the orchestra for interpretative
work Is fully maintained. The program
yesterday was Schumann's overture to
"Genoveva." an opera which failed to
try when produced and which is now
rarely performed; a Bach suite in r
minor and Mendelssohns symphony in A
minor, known the Scotch symphony
There was polite applause. but not any
enthusiasm manifested at the work of
the orchestra, although in the Bach suite
in which there were seven movements
all of which were daintily played with
mute and strings. there was much inter
est shown. and fairly generous approval
after each. The Mendelssohn symphony
had been heard here several times be-
fore, and musicians were familiar with
its vigorous harmony and it's beautiful
melodies. but il was played entirely
through without any pause between each
of its four movements. so that the ten
sion of the audience was continuous from
beginning to end.
entirety was a 10y and delight to all
music-lovers such as are found in the
performances of no similar body Of
players,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-06
Accused OF Shooting Brother.

Assault with dangerous weapon was
the charge fled IN the Police Court today
against Albert Brown. colored. who is
alleged 10 have SHOT at his brother. Har-
vey. five times and to have inflicted
three wounds. Prosecuting Attorney
Ralph Gwen requested that Brown be
committed 10 jail without bond, to await
the outcome % Harvey's injuries. and
such was ordered bv the court.
Harvey Brown is in the Providence
Hospital, suffering from gunshot wounds
in tine head. neck and breast
Albert and Harvey, the police say. had
quarrel. ana Albert made threat $
against the other. He went Immediately
to secondhand store ard procured a
gun. it is stated, and then remained in
waiting for Harvey IN Navy place. When
Harvey approached Albert fired five
times, it is alleged, three shots taking
effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-06
WANT ROCK CREEK ARCHED.
Sentiments Expressed by Members
of Georgetown Citizens Association.

The sentiments expressed at meeting
held Monday night OF the Georgetown
Citizens Association were that the cjti-
zens Of Georgetown are still in favor OF
the proposed arehing of Rock creek. and
that the movement on foot TO treat Rock
creek valley in an open manner-to beau
tify It by terracing, grading. etc.-NiIi be
fought by the West End citizens.
II IS contended by the residents Of
Georgetown that the creek is not arched.
Georgetown Will always DC Georgetown,
IS it will always have that distinct dl-
vidng line. whereas If the stream We're
hidden Washington and Georgetown
would be one, both legally and ographi-
callv
The committee appointed at the last
meeting of which William Dougal IS
chairman, for the purpose of having the
old high service reservoir removed, re-
ported that the officials of the War De
partment had promised that the matter
would be carefully considered. 1t Is pro
posed by the association to have Con
STeSs make pubic park Of the site.
y resolution was adopted whereby
Frank Paul LeetCh Or. George ". Wood
and *. Paris were appointed com
mittee TO invite new members into the
association. and to encourage former
members to interest," themselves in
Georgetown civic affairs.
MessTs. Frank P LeetCh and George
j. yesterday were elected members Of
the association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-06
Problem Of the Imperfect.

Tie Problem of the imperfect" was
The subject of an address by DR.. Edward
L Richardson a. the opening meeting
Of ,he Seventee nth season of the Society
for Philosophical Inquiry, yesterday aft
ernOon.
The subject is stated to be one of the
profound problems of philosophy that
has been handed down through the ages.
and, while the speaker did not attempt
to answer the question. he read the solu-
tons that have been advanced. from the
time Of the Hindo and ancient Persans
to III present day The Influences Of
Christian thought also was considered, as
we'll as the opinions of Leasing. Schopen-
haUer and Augustine.
After he had finished, the question IF
the world is a unity, and derived from a
perfect principle. why is there imperfec-
ton in the world?' was placed before
the meeting for discussion by President
J. MaChride Sterrett
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-06

By the terms Of the will Of William II.
Winters. dated October T. 1907, and flied
today for probate. his entire estate Is 10
h" distributed in equal shares among
his children, James H, Sarah A, Thomas
A. Rosetta. Lillian A, Emma J., Ele-
anora and Matte. James F. Bundy is
named as executor.
The will of John II Poole, who died
November !, dated September %, 1862
was filed for probate yesterday, To a
brother James E Poole, and to a sis
ter, Alice Ann Liz, is bequeathed 500
each. and to son and daughter 500 each,
out of relief association policy, and so
also is beQueathed 10 the testators wife.
Stella r Merrillatt. who died October
% by VIII dated January - 1905 be
Queatns all her personal property and
money due her from the Press Feeders
Union 10 Mary E. Croggan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-06

Trouble over a quarter yesterday caused
the arrest of Frank Richardson, colored,
by Policeman Thomas on q charge of
disorderly conduct.
When arraigned in the Police Court to-
day Richardson maintained that he had
not been treated right.
i plays pool up there a 18th and Il
streets northeast and ] plays SO we'll that
l beats them ali. he told the Judge SO
they tries to get all the money they can
out of me. because | beats them. Yes
terday they took a quarter from me and
wanted 1t. Then dey took me down 10
the station. Dey treated me very bad
down there, Judge; why. dey even treat
ed me-treated medley treated me ridicu-
Ious.''
Ten dollars, the judge announced
Dat fine don't make no difference -
the defendant remarked. Il tole him how
] felt a bout it -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-06

Your mirror will tell you Satin skin pow
der works beautifying wonders 25c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-06
Ben Hur.'

The management of the New National
Theater makes the announcement that,
instead Of two chariots being used IN the
Dig race in the fifth act of Ben Hur.
which is to be the attraction at that play
house next week Klaw & Erlanger, by
special arrangement. have agreed TO give
Washington Ylaygoers a glimpse Of what
ii means to produce this famous race with
three cha~!ots struggling for supremacy
This will mean that The New National, for
tie first time, will offer Ben Hur' in
more elaborate manner than ever be-
fore.
Interest in the advance sale Of seats for
Fen HuT." which started this morning at
the box office. is Us keen as that which
marked the previous staging of TINS drama
here To the student of Biblical history
Ben Hur' is q rich mine of treasure.
To the casual playg0er il is d revelation
of dramatic power and spectacular
beauty.
During the engagement Of the play at
the New National next week mat NEE
will he given Wednesday and Saturday.
For all evening performances the cur
tain viii 60 UP promptly at O'Clock
and a o clock for the matinees.