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year. mile in rs years-four miles century, Though
this is too small amount to have been noted by any
present means of measurement since accurate observa
tions began to be made, it is by nsgnid-
cant amount.
By Darwns calculation it that formerly the
earth revoved its axis every eight hours, but
reduced its present by the process that
has reduced the moon.
At the time when the moon and earth revolving
so rapidly they were much to each other than
now; indeed, near that the tides they produced
each other were many times great those pro-
duced; great indeed the tidal wave which then
rolled the world that it is hardly possible sup
that any form of life could have endured the
ditions.
Going further Mr. Darwin proved that the
originally thrown OF from the Of earth by the in
creased centrifugal motion of the contracting sphere Of
the earth, as water Is thrown OF from grindstone.
Furthermore. by his calculations of the retardng n
ence of the tides he that this could
CURED less than 100000 more than 1o0.oo00o0
years ago. All geologic time therefore, must be brought
much within these limits for after the birth of the
an immensely long period must have elapsed before
the conditions such upon the that life could
have endured them So that his calculations in
remarkable manner with those Of Mr. Wallace and Of
Prof. Newcomb
But 100000 years is a long time. and slowly work
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miles wide he finds that at the rate, the total
thickness of rocks would be formed within the above
mentioned length of time For at the rate of
sion of the continents the whole land surface of the
earth is lowered foot in 5000 years the sediment
deposited along the shores of the continents One foot
from 100000 square miles (the surface of the
earh is equal to 10 feet deposited 5000 years
the belt stretching 80 miles out from 900 miles OF
shore line; 177,200 divided by 10 multiplied by 5000
equals 2S,000000
Such is the reduction to the age of the world made
by the recent investigations both of astronomers
and geoogsts Assuming the truth of the nebular n.y.
pothesis Prof George Darwin obtained results remark
ably similar from calculations concerning relations
of the to the earth The produces tides up
on the earth and conversely the earth must produce tides
upon the moon. As long ago shown these tides
tard the daily motion of the revolution of these bodies.
The tides are equivalent to the earth about
three feet hfgh striking twice day on the
shore of the continents. This has 4
brake on Wheel and impercepttbly but surely
Its motion AS the is much smaller than earth
and hence has less momentum, its motion has been a.
fected much its tides than has earth
Whereas the revolyed axis very rapidly
1t now requires whole month to resolve and keeps
the same face toward the earth all the time
1t is estimated that to produce the present amount of
the diameter Of the must contract 22o
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This woman says that after
months of suffering Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
made her as well as ever.
Maude e. Forgie, of Leesburg,V W.,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
II want other suffering women 70
know what Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege.
tablEC CoHI du1 has donelfor me. For
months I suffered from feminine illo
20 that I thought I could not live. I
wrote you, and after taking Lydia e.
Pinlkham's Vegetable Compound, and
using the treatment You prescribed
felt like q new woman. I am now
strQqs, and we'll asever, aud thank you
for tho good you have done me-"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia &. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been tks
standard remedy for female ills,
andhas positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation. ulcera-
ton, f1broid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear,
Ing down feeling, flatulency, ind1ges'
Gon, dizziness or nervous prostrs stion.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands e
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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through the streets. The women OF
Brittany jeered them and spat upon
them as they writhed and trembled
In the pillory. But the stoning, the tor
lures, the lashings and the infliction
OF indignities never made a brave man
out OF coward. AS civilization ad-
vanced, scorn, disdain and humiliating
penalties took the place Of capital pun
1shment and physical chastisement,
and this became greater agony to
the coward than death ITSELF To be
stripped of his uniform and drummed
out of the army with his comrades as
witnesses was more poignant tor
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ture for the coward soldier than to sit
on his own CONN and have his heart
torn with bullets-because he was a
coward.
Neither environment nor education
can alter mental condition which
does not exist from choice and whose
existence is hated by him in whom it
exists. The physical coward lis de-
serving of pity rather than condemna-
ton, but even while we pity we should
debar him from any place in the army,
the navy or the constabulary where
bravery is the essential quality of
membership, just Is we would debar
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put to bed that night she looked 20 un.
happy that her mother asked her II
she had not had good time. Eleanor
looked up tearfully. 49,.
Did you bring me all the way to
the city just to hear that thing that's
been coming up through the register
for the last six months s?"-Harper's.
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Hardly Worth While.

Eleanor was the little daughter of q
musician whose first oratorio was to
be given at a great musical festival in
the city. Eleanor had never been
away from home, and her mother
thought she would regard the journey
to the great city as a special treat
The oratorio was pronounced a great
success. But when Eleanor was being
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Quality =.

appeal 70 the WeIl-1nformed In svu1s
walk Of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing: Accor-::
ins}y. It ID, ot.claimed that syrNp;of. Fig.
and Elixir Of SIENNA i the only remedy Of
known value, but ono Of many reasons
Why it is the best Of personal and family
laxatives 10 tho fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves tho internal organs
on which it acts without any debilitating
after effectsand without having to increase
the quantity from time to time. J
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
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Philosophy of: Cowardice

condition. Its requirement is not
sought. It's possession Is despised by
those in whom It Il Unborn, for it is as
surely q part of psychological equip
ment Of some natures % courage is
the equipment of other natures, says
the New York World.
The ancient Greeks stoned their
towards to death. The North Ameri-
can Indians tortured them with fire.
The early Romans lashed them
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The Coward Cannot Help Being Timld
observes Pity.

1t is safe to assume that no brave
man would be: coward II he could.
1t is equally safe to assume that there
iives, no coward who would not be
brave II It we're possible for him to ex-
change the one quality for the other.
Cowardice per sc is not a voluntary
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The present educational policy of
the Chinese empire includes the evic-
tion of Buddhist monks from their
monasteries in order to secure school
buildings. :. ..s~m~ ~ 4.t,< ~.
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Absorbing.

Silas-Ha! Ha! Reuben got
bunkoed again.
Cyrus-Do tell! What was it this
time?
Silas-Why, Reuben saw an ad
that stated that for one dollar they
would send him some of the most alb
sorbing literature he ever read.
Cyrus-And what did they send
him?
Silas-Why, they sent him a pam
phlet entitled "How Blotters Are
Made" and another entitled points
on Turkish ToWelS.'
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bles, bearing down sensations, etc.,.
On June Goth, 1907, four and one-half
years later, she said: Il haven't had
kidney trouble since. I repeat my
testimony
Sold by all dealers, so cents a box.
F'oster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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ney troubles. Is that
relief lasting? Let
Mrs. James NJ. Long.
of 113 N. Augusta
St., StauntOn, Va,
tell you. On January
31st, 1908, Mrs. Long
wrote: "DOan'S Kid
ney Pills have cured
me" (of pain in the
hool] ,,r;~ or1v &~
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What a Poultry Man Says About 20
Mule Team Borax.

AS I am In the poultry business, I
had ten white chicks to wash and
prepare for show. I used "20-Mule
Team" Soap fo- washing the birds,
and can say from years Of ex-
perience washing white birds, never
before have found a soap or
Borax that cleaned my birds so fine
and easy. I had a great deal of COM
ment on my birds being so white.
J. A. Dinwiddie, New Market, Tenn.
All dealers-A, 1 and S lb. cartons.
Sample and booklet, SC. Pacific
Coast Borax Co., Chicago.
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the armless man from participation in
boat race or the legless man from
a contest of speed against men with
leEs.
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THE TIME TEST.
That 10 What Proves True Merit.
/MZ/'.t1t~.,wf

Doan's Kidney Pills bring the quick.
est OF relief from backache and kid
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The Contented Man.
The man who is thoroughly content
ed IL likely to be q bore or q tramp.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
POOR NEW YORK.

New York thrives on the money which the 5000 banks throughout the United States keep in that city. Com pared with Philadelphia and some other leading towns, New York pro duces of itself relatively very little wealth. But it uses the money of S0,- 100000 people.
 When recently the crookedness of some New York banks caused first a series of failures and then a financial panic there, the banks all over the country began to withdraw their de- posits from New York. This cash did not belong to Wall street, but it was merely kept on deposit there. The owners had right to take 1t away at any time they saw ft
 One might suppose from the cries that come from Wall street that the 5000 banks not in that town were committing a crime by demanding their own money. As a matter of fact, the New York banks locked their doors and refused to permit outside banks to get their own money except by paying large bonus for something that already belonged to them
 The cash which New York sends South and West to move crops every autumn is cash which the banks from those sections have loaned in Wall street. It Is not New York's money although, judging by that towns com ments, anyone not familiar with the true facts might suppose otherwise
 Now we witness the spectacle of Americas so-called financial center being the only spot where a premium is paid for currency. The reason is because that city suffers money fam. inc, since the rest of the country has withdrawn only a part of the casr which it had been lending there. Wha, would happen If the rightful owner. should take all that belongs to then may only be imagined.-Philadelphis Press.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
MISS LIBERTY S PROTEST

Miss Liberty, with .he Pig Stick in one hand and Christmas tree in the other and mounted on one of the new $20 gold pieces of the St. Gau- dens brand, rode into town yesterday morning. At the Pennsylvania railroad station in Jersey City she was met by one of Uncle Sam's coin carriag ges and driven directly to the Treasury.
 It is an open secret that the popular leading lady is grsat!v dissatisfied with her part in the latest r,ld pro- duction She is now in her l31st year and her more charita5e friends have ascribed her present peevishness tc old age, but people who have been consistently snubbed by her are giving another reason. They say that sht feels the slight of being separated from Tn God We Trust" which gave her the open sesame 10 the most ex. elusive circles.
 How do I feel?" she repeated angrily after the reporter put tn. question to her How would you fec in this uncomfortable position l Wa: never so humiliated in my life. They have got me coming thro' the rye w:tf my skirt dragging behind me and both hands occupied so I can't lift it And, horror of horrors! look at m, right foot planted on rock as though l was waiting for shine!
 And that's not all" she added with a tinge of bitterness in her voice I'm billed in agate type while tho name and address of the coin is 1T scare headlines. But 1 suppose
 ought to be thankful I'm on the sur face at all. You know poor F. Pluri bus Unum was crowded off and i! hanging on the edge with its teeth"
 Is that an eagle you are carryint on your back?" asked the reporter. 1 If it is he has good reason t scream. On the level, he has to b. identified every place we go. Mos people think it's Long Island duck. New York World
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
THE HypoCHoNDRIACs WAYS

The hypochondriac is one who de- votes undue attention to his own ph% sical or mental condition, and who is unduly anxious regarding his health.
 This state of mind does not. at first thought. seem a very serious trouble, but when the question of health occu- Dies the entire attention of an indi- yidual, the condition is most un- happy one, especially for his family and his friends The tendency. even in mild form. narrows his field of usefulness and pleasure, and gradual ly sets him apart from his fellows. This is especially true since his fears are rarely strictly limited to matters of health. His anxiety to be perfectly well is generally accompanied by an anxiety to be perfectly comfortable and perfectly safe. an anxiety which i.self paves the way to mental discomfort. and causes the overcautious tu appear a coward.
 1 The hypochrondriac may offer the picture of health, or may have some real i'll regarding which .le is undrly anxious
 1 Let us study the typical hypochon- driac as he presents himself to tho physician. The consultation is preced- ed bv one or more letters e,'.iqining hIs tyact condition naming the pre- viols ctnsultants and describing tho various remedies he has taken At the time of his visit volumincus notes are consulted. lest some detail be omitted In hls description anatomical terms abound: thus, he has pain in his lungs heart or kidney. not in his chest or back Demonstration by the physician of .he soundness of these organs is n,et ly arguments at which tine hypo- i chcndriac is generally adept
 The suggestion that he derotez ur,- due attention to his own condition i. met with indignant denial. ort,pos ll, that he should exercise, travel, ,;sgs,g ge in games or otherwise occupv him. self. fall on deaf ears. but he is al. ways ready to try new drug.
 If a medicine is found with whc se ingredients the patient is not air r-;l,l,
 familiar. it's use is likely to produce a beneficial effect for a few days, aftr1 which the old complaints resrrn- Dr | George Lincoln Walton in Lippincott's
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15

police officers. The mayor after hear ing decided to remove the police com missioners and did so. Then they took an appeal to the superior "ourI and that court upheld the mayor.
 How far the hearing against Com missioner Sullivan will go is come sur al The action of the mayor is more interesting because of its rumored ramifica,ions.
 It may De well to recall the stren- uous coIteste for an appoint tne... tO the police board by Mayor Martin. James P. Manning was to go out, and he wanted to succeed himself Le- gions of friends worked in his behalf and the mayor-elect was undoubtedly regretful that he could not say yss to their petitions. His miai had been sct on James R. Maxwell, whom hs diG appoint. Now there are stories around which say that if Sullivan is removed Manning will go back to the old place
 Sullivan was appointed as demo- crat by Mayor Studley. There would be nothing to hinder filling his place with a democrat, and the wise ones say that it is well to wait and see the cards come out.
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FOR THE CONGRESS.

The intervening of Presidential election, with it's diverting incidents, ought not to obscure the country's perception of the main points of pol icy that 1t is the business of the pres ent congress to deal with. The rail- roads should have protection as well as regulation; they should know their rights as we'll as their duties; they should be made to serve the public faithfully and efficiently and they should be allowed to earn good re- turns upon their investments and their efforts as business organizations. The completion of MT. Roosevelts railroad policy at the present time ought to give stable equilibrium to the railroad situation for a generation to come. Again, as respects the big industrial corporations, MT. Roosevelt has shown that the law is supreme and every body is now ready to admit it. But al though the authority of law is vindi- cated, the statute provisions of law have been shown to be very made
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
SETON TALKS HERE
Will Speak on Travels in Rocky Mountains at College
 Street Hall.
YALE DRAWS LECTURER
Author of Famous Animal Stories Makes Few Public Ad-
 dresses.

Ernest Thompson Seton, the animal explorer and naturalist. who has writ ten so many charming books and whose magazine stories are the delight of both children and grownups, will lecture in College street hall this even ing, January Is, at 8 p. m, under the auspices of Yale university and the New Haven University Extension. His lecture will be upon his late Northern Travels in the Rocky Mountains" and will be profusely illustrated with beau tiful views of scenery and animal life taken by MT Seton himself during the past summer.
 To study the habits of wild animals MT. Seton spent the entire summer ex- ploring the far north-that vast, and little known country in the region of the Great Slave and Great Bear lakes. He was accompanied by number of men of science from the Smithsonian institution at Washington. The trip was made for the purpose of obtaining pictures from life of the animals of the far north, including various classes of deer, musk OK and wood buffalo. and to obtain information about the country. A part of the summer was spent within the arctic circle. Only five white men have visited the region previously, and no full scientific report has ever before been made of this country and Its many beauties and wonders.
 MT. Seton is one of the most inter esting and fascinating of lecturers and always draws large audiences when he comes to New Haven. where he has many friends. He sails for Europe the last of January, to deliver course of lectures in London. Oxford and 1 Cambridge. He writes to the lecture committee, that he has had to refuse and give up all lectures in this coun- try in order to have time for scientific research and the books which he Is | writing, but that he has such warn feeling in his heart for Old Yale, that he Is never able to refuse an invi. tation to lecture under the auspices oi the university"
 William Winter, in the New York Tribune, says: MT. Thompson Setor has opened new field. He, tells us things that we did not know before His talk is vital with the spirit of ad venture, and, whether grave or play full he wins by his correctness ant truth of the word pictures which ht paints"
 pleasure of attending his lecture thi: evening will enjoy not only beautiful pictures but an evening of rare enter tainment
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
Slip Covers
 WELL MADE"

Do you appreciate that the wear and tear of dust in sum- mcr is harder on covering fab rics by twice than ordinary wear at any other season? Slip Gov CTS of linens, cretonnes or taf- fetas-not niakeshifts, but neat ly finished and we'll fitted-arc an output of our workrooms. Can we take your order now for spring delivery? Labor charges , to-day are at a minimum.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
LONG AND SHORT STATURE

Some interesting theories as to the size and weight of newly born children are being advanced by scientists. Some claim that the size of the child de- pends on the age of the mother. that the older she is the bigger and stronger the child will be. They say that in general the children of very young mothers are likely to be small and i'll nurtured while those born to women more than twenty-five are apt to be large and robust. Of course. there will be many exceptions. The woman of twenty-five being fully ma tured no nourishment is then expena- ed upon her development and thus the child is given all the better chance. The adherents in supnort n. the doctrine cite the Scandinavians. who make late marriages. They have maintained high stature and robust physique as national gifts. On the other hand, in the south of France and of Italy very young girls are given in marriage, and in consequence the race has dwindled in height and frame and even in energy and initiative. Hebrews in Poland are pointed out as a con spicuous example of the evil of early motherhood.
 Going further. they even apply the principle to account for the smallness of the Japanese and degeneracy oi the Hindus. It causes the average height and build of city people to be inferior to that of the peasants and 4 tends to cause physical retrogressior in the leisure class. wherein girls mar. ry young, as compared with the clas. of workers, in which the young wom- en have to take up trades or domestic service for several years before they can marry.-The Pathfinder.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15


 quate, and to some extent absurd and unjust. MT. Roosevelt lays down a policy for the changing of the statutes and for the better administration of the law. In its main outline this poll icy is right and wise. The great bus inesses of this country are legitimate in their commercial motives and in their general lines of conduct. The large way of doing business has come to stay. But these enterprises have to be subject to legal regulation, and they cannot be properly supervised by the individual states. The working out of actual legislation may prove difficult, but 1t is not impossible, and the Sixtieth congress ought to under take 1t and see it through.-Ameri- can Review of Reviews.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-15
SAWED BY CHEWING GuM.

Sarah Cameron. little girl who lives in Ridge avenue, Manayunk, chews gum and because she has ac- quired that habis James S. Rathbourna of Thirty-first styeet and Abbottsford avenue, Manayunk, has his set of store molars' today. Incidentally lit- tie Sarah is busy trying to chew two whole packs of gum which Rathbourne gave her, while she dreams of the pos sibility of some day wearing a Carne- gie medal
 Rathbourne, with his best girl on hts arm, was walking along Ridge ave nue last night on his way home from church. The young lady was partiou- larly entertaining and Rathbourne opened his mouth wide to laugh at one of her sallies of humor. Presto! his store teeth" left his mouth and disappeared down convenient grat- i ing.
 1 While the discounted man tried in every way to get the teeth a crowd | gathered and the usual policeman ap- peared, in this instance Jacob Blat- teau of the Falls of Schuylklll station. The officer got an iron bar and tried to pry up the grating without success.
 sarah Cameron. with her jaws work ing merrily, was an interested onlooker She saw an opportunity to distinguish herself and prove to her mother that chewing gum had it's uses as well as qulnine pills. Rushing into the back yard she got the clothes prop, took the gum from her mouth, fastened it onto the end of the prop and stuck i, through the opening in the grating When she withdrew it the precious molars were sticking fast to the gum
 Sarah promptly hundred them tc Rathbourne, who in turn handed he, bright new dime with which to pur. chase two packs of chewing gum, He Snd his sweetheart continued home olushing but happy. Philadelphia Press.