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MOONS WHITE sTREAKS.
Theory That Lines Are Due to So
dunn and Other Minerals.

From the Literary Digest.
The bright rays or streaks on the
moons surface are explained by III. G.
Tompkins an English astronomer, on
new theory based on terrestrial analogy.
The wilderness of the rays he would ac-
count for on the superstition that the
white material consists of soluble salts of
sodium and other minerals. Says Science
Abstracts:
I'm the case of the earth. these salts are
many parts of the globe. such as the arid
alkali tracts of north India and Persia
Originally existing below the surface
either as beds of solid salt or salt-impreg-
mated strata, when they come into con-
tact with the subsoil water they rise to
the surface in solution. and. on the water
drying are left as a white efflorescence
The CONFORMATION of the deposit depends
on that of the ground. Radial configura-
tons can be traced in many volcanic re-
g:ons of. the earth. They due to in
truson of liquid matter from below.
which, by pushing up center of volcanic
activity, causes the formation of radial
assures and upheaval of strata round 1t.
They are not always visible on the sur
face. If such iupheavals occurred in the
neishborhood of saline deposits. the sa-
line strata would be pushed upward along
with other strata. and this would bring
them within reach of evaporation at those
places and result in efflorescence on the
surface. which would follow the direction
of the upheaval and radaI formation
would thus occur.
ION the moon all the condit ons for
such state of affairs exist. The moon
having probably once been part of the
earth the existence thereon of sodium
and other terrestrial minerals is to be ex-
pected. The water. in its free state. does
not exist on the lunar surface. there is no
rea son why il should. not once have ex-
listed in the soil. and. with the lunar cli-
mate. there would have heen strong evap-
Grafton at some time. Consequently any
soluble salts in the crust would come to
the surface. and owing to the absence of
clouds or rain, which might temporarily
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reverse the process of evaporation. the
salts would rise more or less continuously.
would remain permanently on the surface.
and follow the configuration of the
ground. If on the earth water and rain
were to disappear from the surface.
similar state of things would ensue. and.
in addition to the countries now affected.
the areas occupied by the ocean would
have to be taken into account, with the
enormous quantities of salts at present in
solution. An objection to the above ex-
PLANTATION is the invisiblity OF the lunar
rays when the suns altitude is low (ac-
cordng to. w. III. Pickering under > de-
grees or 10 degrees), which has been re-
garded by some as ind eating physical
change of material. This invisibility. how
ever. may be explained on the ground that
there is little or nothing except their al
debo dntrins;c whiteness) to notify the
presence of the rays. and that fair
amount of illumination is required to pro-
duce a contrast between the white ma
terial of which they are composed ana
the surrounding country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-04
CHRISTMAS ROSES HABIT
UNFoLDS ITS BLOSSOMS IN THE
SEASON OF SNOW.
Does Not Appear to Have Close AT.
fnity With Others Of the
Rose Family.
From Suburban Life.

From Suburban Life.
The Christmas rose (Helleborus niger)
is a familiar plant to old world gar
deners. 1t has very distinct characteris-
tics, and does not appeal 20 have a close
affinity even with any err member Of
the genus. In the old world. during late
November. 1t commences to unfold its
flowers very slowly. At first these are
greenish white, but. toward Christmas
time. they gradually grow whittier. Some
are pink tinted, and all assume this color
when aging. Climatic conditions are 80
different in this country that it does not
seem probable they will ever become
popular. They might be grown as pot
plants for the novelty of the thing but
they will never be grown outdoors to any
great extent.
/ have a few clumps growing in a spe-
cially sheltered spot. in corner having a
southern exposure. The house gives them
protection from the north and west winds,
and large trees. some distance in front.
shade them from the midday sun. Better
conditions it would be hard to find. But.
even so grown, they must be protected
with loose. strawy horse manure. or the
leaves become badly scorched.
Getting frost-bound is the worst part of
still, not blooming until the warm March
days come: and even then they must be
protected with hand lights, in order to
have perfect flowers.
Flowers Of Commerce.
Years ago. at the Butterworth place,
in South birmingham, Mass, the variety
known as Major, Maximus or Altifolius
was grown i'm quantity for commercial
purposes. The idea, at first, was to have
them bloom at Christmas time They
were grown in an ordinary cold ROOM
protected with lights and shutters, and
all conditions seemed perfect. But they
would not bloom until February. and
then the charm was gone.
Although conditions in the north are
not favorable. yet there must he many
places in the south where Christmas
roses can be successfully grown and do
full justice to the name.
The Christmas rose grows freely in or
binary soil. provided the situation is mod
erately moist and shady: though it 10 best
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-04
Society Girls Run Tea Shop.
From the Philadelphia Times.

Before quaint little house on 10TH
street below Walnut rampant dragon
breathes fiery smoke from out sign
whose newness is still apparent. Frily
little curtains shut the rooms off from
the gaze of the general public passing by.
and here from 4 till 6 O'Clock society folk.
especially the butantes, are now gath
ering to gossip and chatter of the gay
doings Of the season. For this is the
home of the new tea shop, ''Ye Sign of We
Dragon which the Misses Owen oil
Chestnut Hill have just opened.
Tired of having nothing to do but social
affairs, they determined to try and start
real tea shop, such AS flourish by fh-
score In London Everything Is complies
as to detail and the tea brewed is said
to equal nectar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-04
excepted. the last independent state in

excepted, the last independent state in
the dark continent.
To most of us Morocco is only a name
which we recall having learned in the
school geography. but have forgotten
about since. If 1t occurs to us at all 1t
is to wonder whether it has two RS
cor two 'c's,' or neither. or both.
And now France has come. and her
gether with the successful war of Mulai
Hafid against his half-brother Mulai
ADD el-AZiz to depose him from the sui
tanate. has compelled us to add the trou-
bles Of Morocco to the long string already
in mind, and to remember that in the
summer of 1907 there was a lombard
ment at Casablanca, and little more
than year earlier a treaty signed at
Algeciras. 1t was in some such mental
confusion that l visited Morocco. but
after seeing the extent and permanency
of the French occupation in the Casa
blanca region, / made up my mind that
the rest was of little consequence. ]
found them occupying some 5000 square
miles of territory. in which they were
making highways. building bridges and
projecting harbor and railroads. with
every sign that they We're there to stay
The fact that they were there in vio-
lation of the treaty of Algeciras and
against the wishes of the natives is not
important, because the occupation. has
been watched so long in silence by the
European powers as to mean their ac-
quiescence while SO far as the Moors
'go. France can have their country wheth-
er they like it or not. if she
thinks it sufficiently worth while
This is bluntly put. but it is what lies
behind mass of beautiful but hypocrit-
ical diplomacy, and upon 1t the future
of Sunset Land hangs.
If France succeeds in the wedge Of
Morocco which she is occupying. the
days of that country as an independent
state are numbered, and land which
has been long neglected will become a
part of the world about it.
Chance for Agriculture.
There are 10000 square miles there
erIand besides. Nor is the territory the
desert that some imagine. 1t has the
good fortune to be walled off TO the
east and south by the Atlas mountains
which serve as q barrier to the scOrching
winds from the Sahara. and at the same
time throw back over the country the
cool breezes from the Atlantic in the
form of rain. There are seasons when
crops. as at present farmed. suffer from
drought, but there is an average rainfall
of from 70 to 81 inches yearly. and with
some conservation and irrigation this
would answer all purposes. Wonders
have been worked in our own country
with less than half of that
Alphabetically the country surely has a
future. Even now the Moors get remark
ing that their only pillow is curved stick
of wood. and that having put the seed
in the soil they arc content to sit by and
watch the crops fight their own battles
with weeds and weather until harvest
time. The wheat OF Morocco is indif-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-04
ferent but good barley. oats and corn
are raised. not to speak of peas. beans,
olives. figs, dates and nuts.

ferent but good barley. oats and corn
are raised. not to speak of peas, beans,
olives. figs, dates and nuts.
There is. besides. opportunity in raising
stock. So far this is little developed,
owing to restrictions on export. AS
showing Morocco's backward industrial
sheep. goats horses. mules. donkeys and
most other live stock out of the country.
Until recently a similar restriction was
placed upon cattle. but this has been
broken down to the extent of allowing
them to be exported to a number Of not
more than 10000 year.to any one ma
ton.
Wool may be sent out of Morocco, and
sheep ar@>0aised somewhat for that pur-
pose. Likewise the hides of goats may
be shipped. and this forms one of the
country's industries. Goat skins to the
amount of about 100000 annually are
sent to the United States. They are the
only product we get from there in any
quantity. Goods of all kinds shipped
from Morocco are subject to an export
tax of about one-tenth of their value
Mineral Resources.
What the mineral wealth of the coun-
try may be Is uncertain. The Atlas noun
tains are believed to contain deposits Of
value, but tests so far are insufficient
No agricultural or mining possibilities
can mean anything to the country. of
the farthest west without transporta-
ton 20 make them available. A compre-
hensive system of public works is de-
manded if modern methods of developing
the country are to be attempted. 1t is
III the construction of public works that
the need of European authority and re-
sponsibility in Morocco Is most apparent
The native government. even when it is
willing to permit of something in that
direction ls not powerful enough to af-
ford protection to. those who would UNI
6ertake sudh improvements. Without
protection it is out of the question to do
anything in the interior of the country
as the hostility of the Moors is always to
be expected. What has been accomplish
ed SO far has been limited, therefore, to
the seapOrts.
Above everything else. perhaps, Mo-
rocco needs harbOrs. Along all her 1.OOO
miles of coast there is at present safe
anchorage nowhere except at Tangier
ami that is none too good or sufficient
There Is not a pier where a vessel can
load or unload, nor drydock where she
can be overhauled.
The west coast, which otherwise would
be the natural outlet for most of the
country. is particularly unfortunate. 1t is
a shallow, unprotected beach all the way.
and even the smallest coasting steamships
have to anchor half mile to a mile of,
and thence send passengers and freight
ashore in open rowboats manned by the
Moors. This is possible only in calm
weather. so that vessels sometimes have
to wait couple of weeks before at
tempting it, or give it up as a bad job
and 90 on. Conditions are too precarious
for II to be safe for sailing vessels to
take chances along the coast at any
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-04
DARK ACES IN MOROCCO
DISTANT FROM EUROPE TEN
MILES AND TEN CENTURIES.
No Telegraph Lines, No Railroads,
No Internal Improvements-Some
Good Land for Farming.

From The World Today.
II YOU sit down before a map of the
Mediterranean coast you will see that at
one point Africa comes within ten miles
OF Europe This is at its northwest cor
ner-the Mauretania of the Romans, the
Morocco Of today Its mountainous
shores are visible from Spain and every
steamship passing through the straits.
while Tangier, it's principal seaport. is
only twenty miles from Gibraltar that
. giant rock which England thinks of af-
fectionately as the key to her vast TWEEN
tieth century colonial system. ~
The dooryard OF Europe. indeed. Yet
Al-Moghreb AlAksa. as the MOors call
their country although geographically
near is as far from Europe politically
socially and industrialy as If it were be-
yond the antarctic circle. II is separated
not by miles but by years 1t is still
living in the dark ages and with no
wish TO turn on the light
With the exception of n short line from
cape Spartei' to Tangier-used only for
reporting ships-and the recently con-
structed wireless system from the last.
named place to Casablanca the country
OF the farthest west is without a tele-
graph line. Railroads 1here are none.
and when few miles Or narrow gauge
track were laid couple OF years ago at
Tangier 10 haul stone for d breakwater
The dummy engine was an idea
TO the natives that they could express
themselves only by clubbing il 1.-The
steamboat on land IL was the intro
duction OF similar track and engine at
Casablanca which led 10 the massacre of
EUROPEANS there in the summer of 1901.
No Roads.
Outside of the cities there are not even
any roads and only three bridges in all
Morocco. Heavy transportation is by the
hacks of donkeys. mules. camels or wom-
en-. Men and horses are spared for the
lighter tasks
Phoenicians Romans Portuguese. Eng
lish Spaniards. have occupied bits of the
country along the coast through the cen
turtles. hut have made no lasting i'm
preston. Much of the interior is = pri
neval wilderness. never penetrated by
Europeans. who number only few
thousand in the coast cities against
ten million natives. SO Morocco, in dis
tsnce Europe's nearest African neiShbor,
has remained the most untouched by her
influence. standing today the last bar
haric empire and, Liberia and Abyssinia
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not to have plants close to the roots of
strong-growing, deciduous trees: the
shade of hemlocks or pines would be bet
ter. But the trees must be at a dis
lance, SO that the shade will not be too
dense; 1t would not do to plant them di-
rectly under the trees. They should have
q mulching Of light horse manure all the
year round. This retards blooming. but
1t prevents freezing and thawing. which
is very detrimental. and also the scorch-
ing OF the handsome foliage. Propa cation
Is easily done by division of the roots
after blooming, or i'm late summer, but
the plants should not be disturbed very
often.
Christmas roses are frequently used as
pot-plants. and have good lasting quail
ties when cut OF late, they have been
specially grown on the continent for fore
ing or rather for pot-culture. for they do
not bear forcing in the way that other
plants do. In fact, to have them in bloom
by Christmas. the time when they are
most in demand. it is only necessary to
pot them and store them in a cool frame
until wanted.
Lenten Roses.
What are known as Lenten roses GHel-
leborus orientalis and its varieties. Col
chicus. Abchasicus and Caucasicus} are
very different plants: though often con-
founded with Christmas roses, and some
Tunes SOLO as SUCH. Inc leaves OF ChrlSt-
mas roses all come from the root stock
there are no leafy stems, as in Lenten
roses. The latter do not flower natu-
rally until April. Some protection is nee
essary. or the handsome foliage will be
badly married by spring frosts.
The: cultural requirements. otherwise.
are the same as for the Christmas rose.
In many ways they are more interesting,
but especially because they can be more
successfully grown outdoors. They are
easil raised from seed. and, there are
several varieties. crossing the different
varieties has resulted in many new forms.
which differ slightly in colorng. The
Lenten rose grows one and A half to two
feet high and the flowers droop.
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Furry in Finance.

From Town Topics.
Reporter-Now, what was the worst
money panic you ever saw?
Great Financier-Last week. when ten
cent piece rolled to the floor OF q street.
car and five women claimed it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-04

II wonder what the President would
have done at Pompeii when it rained hot
ashes and molten Laval"
Seized the occasion. in all probability.
to go for q nice walk.'-kansas City
Journal
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-10-01
An Early MiIlais Critic.
(Eyerybodv's Magazine !

kENeryDOuy MdSdZlnoJ.
Sir John Millais tells this story on
himself. He was down by the banks
of the Tay, painting in the rushes of
his famous landscape, Chill Octo-
ber," which has thrilled us all with
the ineffable sadness and mystery of
the dying summer. He worked on so
steadily that he failed to observe a
watcher, until voice said:
"Eh, mon, did ye ever try phota-
graphyT"
"No," said the artist; Il never
have. "
"It's deal quicker, quoth his
friendly critic, cycling the picture
doubtfully.
Millais was not fattered, so he wait
ed minute before replying Il dare
say it is.
His lack of enthusiasm displeased the
Scot, who took another look and theT
marched off with the Parthian shot
LAY, and photographers mucklt
sight mair like the place, too. -
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-10-01
WHlTWELL DEPART MENT
Miss Louella Bull is authorized
to receive and receipt for subscrip-
ions to the News.

Jas. Price has been making some
nice improvements to the interior OF
his store, preparing for big winter
trade.
J. @. Ketner, who was formerly in
business in Whitwell, is now conduct
ing general store in Pikeville, and
doing an excellent business.
John Morrison has just finished
painting very attractively the house
occupied by J. H. Meagher, owned by
J. L. Seay.
Some naughty boys have been send
ing in some first class lies to the News
regarding the movements Of our bellies
and beaus, and if caught up with Will
be punished. Forgery is a penetenti-
airy offense.
A glance by a News reporter Friday
N the shattered door of Kelly q Gray
SON S safe showed badly wrecked ar
ticle. The robbers inserted the dyna-
mite in the combination tearing mp
the entire inside of the door, and de-
stroying the mechanism
W. A. Brown & Son, the new
hardware dealers, are now open for
business. They have retained j. ii.
Barnes and Luther Grant, Ealy's ac-
commodating force of clerks, on their
staff
In another column will be found the
advertisement of D. T. Layne q Co.,
of Whitwell, who advertise Fall Mil
linary, Mems Boys and Childrens
Clothing and Ladies Cloaks Last
spring they inaugurated just such a
sale as this, and met with phenomin-
al sales, and so decided to attempt to
repeat the success. Henry Layne is
the manager of this enterprising con-
Germ, and everything he says goes as
solid truth, so you may confidently ex-
pect to find just what you want in his
store
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-10-01
Southern Railroads.

The greatest drawback of the roads
of the far South is the fact that the
majority of their lines are single track.
Here is where millions are being spent
and it is quite safe to predict that ten
years hence the single track road will
have disappeared entirely from the
main lines of all the big systems.
From the standpoint of dollars and
cents the Southern railway is leading
in the Improvement cf its trackage,
its equipment and its rolling stock.
The panic of the past year has delayed
the vast amount of Improvement work
that is being done, and when money
becomes easy again this road will
push its millions into facilities for tax
ing care of some of the traffic needs
of the South. American Industries for
September.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-10-01
Receiving Criticism.

Editor News;
Week before last I wrote piece for
publication in regard to the box sup
per the Methodist people had at the
old Hall for the purpose of paying the
preacher Since then | have been get
ting more or less criticism for so do
ing. | want to state that what |
wrote was absolutely the truth. So
far as churches are concerned l have
nothing against either denomination,
but | think that all churches and
church people should treat parties that
don't belong to their church with due
respect and l also think that people
who don't belong to the church should
treat the churches right.
Now as to the box my son bought at
the box supper two weeks ago that
contained nothing but scraps, with no
name on box and which cost him
eighty-five cents. l believe that it is
wrong to get money in such way to
pay the preacher or anyone else. This
money has never been paid back to
him for said box, but no one wants
the money back. There is certain
young lady in this town that has been
talking around that old Mrs. Condra,
Geo. Condra' s mother, fixed the box,
and that | was carrying it around tO
make it appear that some of the Meth
odist people fixed the box up. | want
to say that all had to do with the
box was to carry it home from where
he left it at Mr.. Will Rankin's. ]
showed the contents of the box al
Dykes & Northcut's stable while | was
on my way home, the only place the
box was opened until | took it home.
As to any of the Methodist people
fixing this box up, don't believe any
of the church members had anything
to do with it, unless this young lady
belongs to that church If ] haven
been wrongly informed she knew all
about who did tne fixing.
j. E. CONDRA,
Whitwell, Tenn, Sept. %, 1908
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-10-01
Correspondent Called Down.

Editor News:
If you will allow us space in YOUR
paper, we would like to say few
words to the Looneys Greek writers,
who have been writing false reports on
us girls They are writing from there
and heading their letters Whitwell,
and we would like for them to attend
to their own business and let ours
alone, for they have not written a
word of truth about us, and we want
to say to all of our friends and rela-
tives that when they see our name, in
piece connected with such people
they may know it is false If we were
those correspondents and could not get
pieces from Looneys' Creek printed
and had to head them Whitvell, we
would just not write any more.
LAURA TERRY,
OTSIE HOLLOWAY.
MINNIE PICKETT.
RUTH PICKETT.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-10-01
HOw's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, Ohio
We, the undersigned, have known F.
}. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
WALDEN. KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood ant
mucous surfaces of the system. Price
75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the hest
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-10-01

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is
used nearly everywhere because it not
only heals irritation of the throat and
stops the cough, but it drives the cold
out of the system through its laxative
principle by assuring free and gentle
action of the bowels, and that is the
only way to cure cold. You can t
cure it as long as you are constipated.
Insist upon Kennedys Laxative Cough
Syrup. Sold by J. w. Simpson, Jas.
per, Tenn.