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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-31

space II now occupies. II is hardly possible for It
after that TO continue to furnish much heat
It does now, but 1t must then cool of with great
rapidity.
This reasoning is based on the suppostion that
the sun is not yet a solid body but is so hot that
of gravity upon the is great that the gas Is
compressed into much smaller proportionate com.
pass than It Is the earth. The force of gravity
on the surface OF the sun Is q times that en- the
earth, so that a weighing $50 pounds the
earth would weigh nearly two tons on the sun So
great is this pressure Of gravity the gases Of
the sun that are they reduced to onc-quarter the
density Of the solid nucleus of the earth. But so
long MS the nucleus of the sun continues to be
gaseous It will continue to grow hotter as 1t dimn.
ishes in size So soon, however, 1t loses SUI.
fcicnt heat to allow the material to take on the
solid FORM a crust will be formed and the radat-
Ing heat will rapidly diminish Probably, also,
the heat radiated will diminish long before that
time, though the sun Is growing hotter, be
cause of the diminishing size of the globe.
Tho only way that the astronomers can see to
avoid this slow paralysis of the SUM- and so Of the
whole solar system is that lately proposed by Prof
Langley in a sensational article depicting what
would happen II a dark world moving at an incred
ibc suced in space should come so near
that the two would collide. In this case the orig-
nal heat of the sun might be restored, but the ca
tastrophe would practically produce such an ex
panson Of It's volume and such an increase of its
radatirg power that everything on the earth would
be burned up, producing about such phenomena rs
are described by the Apostle Peter. Indeed. the re-
semblancc between the words Of the apostle and
the theory of the Washington astronomer was as
striking as 1t was unexpected. much so that some
readers may not know from which source the fol
lowing quotation is taken:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-31

A. tho soil. however rich q may
b.. cannot be productive without cul-
turc So the mind without cultivation
can never produce good fruit seneca
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-31
A TERRIBLE CONDITION.
Tortured by Sharp Twnees, Shooting
Pains and Dizziness.

Hiram Center. 5l8 South Oak
street, Lake City. MINI. says: Il
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-31
No Runnlru About.

Mrs Calder reading an adj
Shopping by mail How rIdlculous!"
Mrs Ascum Why So
Mrs GudGyr- Why. how can one
shop by MALI You can only buy things
by mail
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-31

the Carth's surface Is, on the average.
washed away by the streams every
5000 years and deposited at the bot.
tom Of the ocean This amounts 10
more than 500 feet in a million years.
As the main elevation of North Amer
lea Is as feet, and that Of Europe ell
feet, Il follows that by the operation
Of present forces Europe will be
washed into the sea In 1000 GOO years,
and America in 100000 years
What providence has in store for MS
after that, no man knows II the sunk.
en- portion shall rise at the end OF that
period as It did at the end Of the coal
period, there will be dry land to live
on, but 1t is doubtful II II hav" such
stores of iron and coal as have blessed
the present race Of human beings.
There are Two other sources Of heat
to which we may look with much con.
iidcnce and hope It was moro than
n dream of Ericsson TO invent an on
gine which could be run by collect
ing the direct rays Of the sun through
immense sun.dials. thus generating
the heat necessary to set In motion
the wheels Of industry But the sue
Cossful carrying out Of hic plans
would necesSitatc the transfer of our
great manufacturing Coulors t. the
rainloss regions Of the world where
a.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-31

gradually through the increasing reign
OF cold and the lengthening OF the
earth's day For it is evident that the
sun cannot keep on radiating heat at
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-31

the present rate. or indeed, at any
rate. forever AS Lord Kelvin has
well said, we know that the sun Is
cooling OF just as certainly as We
should know that a hot stone which
We encountered in a field was cooling
of. though We had not seen It long
enough to measure the rate of its
cooling, Heat is not permanent
quality Of any known object. The sun
must be losing its heat, and hence in
time will become a cold and lifeless
object
II things continue to go on as they
now do, astronomers tell us, the sun
will lose ta lIfe.givIng heat long before
10000 900 years have elapsed Like all
other cooling bodies, the sun must be
diminishing In size. Its diameter must
be contracting Newcomb estimates
that in less than 5000, 900 years The
suns diameter will contract to one.
half It's present length, so that the
sun will occupy only one.eighth of the
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-02
He Was Fed once a Day.

in the mountains, in chairs carried on
the backs of big coolies.
Frank and / were chatting togeth-
err when he suddenly screamed, and,
throwing his arms about me, fell. The
black vomit poured from his mouth
upon my white coat and told me in
stantly that he had been stricken by
the deadly black cholera.
THE coolies fed panic stricken at
the sight, but l covered two of them
with my revolver and forced them to
return Frank was dead within Is
minutes after he fell We made him
a rough pine box and buried him,
marking the spot with stones. Then,
with my two coolies, started for Ran
COON, expecting that l myself would
be stricken any moment. The coolies
knew the black vomit had fallen upon
me and were afraid to come near to
me. To my surprise | was not strick-
en-, and reached Rangoon after ter
rible trip.
My other coolies had reached there
the day before, and when / arrived i
was at once arrested and, without a
hearing, thrown into prison, charged
with having murdered Frank. The Of
| fcials would not accept my explana-
ton and could not get them to make
an investigation. Then began three
months of the worst torture man
could endure and still live. was in a
foul, dark cell, dripping with mildew
and decay. Once day guard would
bring me bowl OF some filthy concoc-
ton that only nauseated me. For days
| went without food, lying on the
damp floor of my dungeon.
at last | received call. from the
British resident, and after that was al
lowed to have loaf OF bread and a
pint of water a day. | became deliri
Gus with fever and in my conscious
moments was sure was dying. After
seemingly endless weeks of suffer
ing an expedition was sent to find
Franks body,
ut was at last brought to Rangoon
and there an autopsy showed that he
had died from cholera, as | claimed
was released in almost a dying con
dition. When had recovered suf
ficiently to travel went TO Sing9 IRE
sent in my resignation and 4
Manila. ] never care to see C.inf
AGAIN"
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"Rest Cure" In ENGLAND.

"Sleep and be beautiful! Rest and
preserve your charms!" That Is what
wise Englishwomen are saying to
themselves nowadays and what they
are doing most religiously. Many
make point OF lying down for halt
an hour before luncheon and before
dinner, or after eating, II 1t suits them
better, on couch heaped with cush.
ions, And to make the rest sweet the
cushions are filled with fragrant herbs
and flower petals. Some very dainty
women have cushions packed with
rose leaves. Lavender tops are used.
too, and pine needles. which have al.
ways been famed as sleep inducers.
Some women insist that hops, loosely
stuffed In the cushion covers. are the
best thing to make one drowsy.
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pardon me- | have been in the saddle
sM hours. have ridden nearly 30
lniies since noon. am dead with
fatigue. At least give me time IN roe,
DIT before taking up the way again
/ admit that the manner OF INV on.
trance was informal; but how was
10 know! There was not even a
knocker on the door by which to make
known my presence to Won" Tho
truth Is, did not want TO 90 NJ onoo
No one likes to stumble into an adven.
ture-enchanting as this promised IA
be-and Immediately pop out of IT. An
iuea came to me, serviceable rather
than brilliant 81 am an American
MY German is poor. | speak no
french. l have lost my way, 1t would
seem; am hungry and tired To ride
six miles farther now is a physical i'm.
possibility: and | am very fond of nv
horse"
He says he is hungry, Gretchen"
said the English girl. dropping easily
INTO the French language as vehicle
OF speech. Il was a wretch, / know
but l simply could not help telling
that lie; | didn't want to go; and they
might be conspirators.) Besides.
went on the girl, he looks like a gen
! tleman.'
We can not always tell a gentle
man in the candle-light," replied
Gretchen, cycling me critically ant
shrewdly and suspiciously.
AS for me, | gazed from one to tn,
other. inquiringly, after the manner O
one who hears tongue not under
standable
Hes rather nice" was the Englisl
girls comment; land his eyes strik,
me as being too steady to be dishon
est"
l had the decency 10 burn In tn,
ears. had taken the step, so now
could not draw back. sincerely hoped
that they would not exchange any EN-
barrassing condolences When alon
women converse upon many peculia
topics; and conversing IN tongu
which they supposed to be unknown
to me, these two were virtually alone
But, my dear child" the other r.
turned argumentatively, 1--WE can nc
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GIRL IN AUTO BEATS EXPRESS
Risks Life and Imperls Passengers,
But Wins Five-Mile Dash.

New York-Imperiling her own life
and the lives of scores of passengers
on a Long Island railroad express
train, Marjorie Bourne, daughter OF
former Commodore Frederick G.
Bourne of the New York Yacht club,
in an automobile engaged in five.
mile race with the train between Islip
and Oakdale, l.. ].
In response to her urging her chauf.
feur drove the high power auto with
such reckless disregard OF the speed
laws that he beat the train to the
crossing at w. Bayard Cuttings place,
four miles from the start, and dashed
across the track at breakneck speed
only few feet ahead of the locomo-
tive.
Passengers on the train said II was
one OF the most reckless feats in
which they had ever known woman
to engage, and II anything had hap.
pened to retard the automobile, even
slightly, when 1t reached the crossing,
Miss Bourne and her driver unques.
tionably would have been killed and
the express train might have been
thrown off the track, bringing death
or injury to many passengers.
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Sells Rat Tall as Rare FIower.

Warsaw, Ind.--A tramp went to
the home of Arthur A. Saunders, in
the south part of Kosciusko county,
and, in the absence of the head of the
family, sold Mrs. Saunders what he
represented to be a rare plant, but
which subsequently developed to be a
rat with its caudal appendage pro
truding from the earth In pot in
which it had been placed by the man.
The tail OF the rat had been cleverly
attached to stick with thread. Mrs.
Saunders, desiring to place the plant
in a more presentable receptacle, was
about to transplant 1t when she dis
covered that she had been swindled
TO the extent of so cents.
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courteous on my part to fall asleep in
my chair. | am very hard to awake.
The English girl poured out the
wine and passed the goblet to me.
touched my lips to the glass, and bent
my head politely. Then / resolutely
proceeded to attack the pheasant and
ham. l must prove to these women
that at least was honest in regard to
my hunger. / succeeded In causing
formidable portion of the food to dis
appear.
And then / noticed that neither of
the young women seated herself while
I ate. | understood. There was no
hostility in this action; nothing but
formality. They declined to sit In the
presence of an unwelcome stranger,
thus denying his equality from a so
cial point of view. l readily accepted
this decision on their part. They
didn't know who | was. They stood
together by the fireplace and carried
on conversation in low tones.
How shall describe them? The
elder of the two, the one who seemed
TO possess all the authority, could not
have been more than 20. Her figure
was rather matured, yet it was deli
cate. Her hair was tawny, her skin
olive in shade and richly tinted at the
cheekbones. Her eyes, half framed
by thick, black-arching brows, remind
cd me of woodland pools in the dusk
Of the evening,-depths unknown, COOL
refreshing in repose. The chin was
resolute, the mouth was large but
shapely and brilliant, the nose pos
sessed the delicate nostrils character
istic of all sensitive beings-that is to
saw thoroughbreds; altogether con
fusing, bewildering beauty At one
moment believed her to be Latin al
the next | was positive that she was
Teutonic. could not discover a sin
ole weak point, unless impulsivenesf
shall be called weakness; this sign Of
,mnulsiyeness was visible in the lips.
-" CTo RE CoNTINUEDI
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offer hospitality to strange man TINS
night of all nights. Think OF what Is
to be accomplished"
$50 something was to be accom-
plished? | was right, then, In deceiV'
ing them. To accomplish somethihs
on a night like this, far from habita'
tion. had all the air of conspiracy
"Feed him and his horse, and III
undertake to get rid of him before that
detestable Steinbock comes. Besiues'
he might prove valuable witness IN
drawing up the papers
(PapersO
az never thought of that. 1t VIII not
do to trust Steinbock wholly. Gretch'
an turned her searching eyes once
more upon me. confess that hau
some difficulty in steadying my own
There are some persons to whom one
oon not lie successfully; one OF them
stood before me. But rather lancy
nassed through the ordeal with at ie's'
ba1f victory. "Will you so your way
aster an hours rest?" she asked, speak
irg in the familiar tongue
~ nromise." 1t was easy TO MAKE
th;s promise. | wasn't diplomat iol
nothing. knew how to hang on u
dodge under, to go about.
FOLLOW me-" Gretchen commanded
briefly. 40 gloomy
We passed through the GLOOM =,
salon A damp, musty odor struck M my
sense of smell. was positive tha' I'M, IIs
castle was uninhabited, save iol ' tht
nisbt. Three candles burned on Inc Il
msntel giving to the gloom mys '',,
rious palpitating effect Inc I'M,
neyond was the dinlng,room' rleni ;,
neneled in wine-colored mah s,I ,
This was better; it was cheeriu ~
loo o. cracked in the fireplace, Iner'
we plenty of candles There e,, was oas
niano TOO. This belonged 10 the o ,a,
t,e. heavy tarpaulln covering la'
neaned at one side. There was +" , n,a
hoeany sideboard that woui'
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ILL HEALTH AND MoRelpNEss.
Unfortunate Result Of Intense Passion
for sympathy.

One OF the tendencies Of Ill health
10 to make one morbid. People who
are constantly thinking about their all
ments, worrying about their troubles.
suffering pain, often develop morbid
passion for sympathy. They want to
tell everybody OF their aches and
pains, to describe their symptoms. says
writer. Have you ever known a
woman who has acquired the doctor
habit, woman who loves nothing in
the world quite 30 well as an oppor-
tunity to tell the doctor of her all
ments? She has poured them out to
unwilling ears, to forced listeners.
till she longs for some one who can
really appreciate 1t all. who sympa-
thizes with her in her troubles; SO
she sends for the doctor or goes to
see him. This becomes almost a
mania with some women, who have
few outside activities to divert them.
Their minds naturally revert to them
selves and they think OF their unfor-
tunate condition until they become
saturated with the poisoned thought
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THREE MONTHS IN
A CHINESE PRISON
NEW YORK MAN WAS FALSELY
ACCUSED OF NUMBERING
HIS COMPANION.
BLACK CHOLERACAUSED DEATH
1. C. Stewart Thrown Into Dungeon
That Was Dark, Wet and Dirty
- Food Was Scant and
Nauseatine.

Denver, Col. Homeward bound
from China, l.. c. Stewart, of New
York city, has reached here and will
remain for "a few weeks in the hope
of regaining his health which was
broken by three months confinement
in a prison in the celestial kingdom.
1T seems like nightmare to me
now" said Stewart, as he told of his
experiences. up here in Gods coun-
try where the air is clean and the sun
is bright one can scarcely imagine
that this world contains such hell
holes as that horrible Chinese dun
geon. AS | look back upon my three
months living death II almost seems
as If | owe my life to some miracle.
Il had been in the British customs
service for about eight months. 1t
was my duty to go hundreds of miles
into the interior and collect revenues
at different points. My starting place
was Canton and deposited my col
| lections at Rangoon. 1t was an awful
| trip made on foot, on horseback, by
canals and by coolie trains.
I'm a little Chinese town, whose
name l have forgotten, far in the in.
terror, ran across young English
man named Charles Frank. met him
at the house Of French padre. Frank
was broke and was anxious to get
out of the country He begged me to
take him along. had we'll equipped
coolie train and plenty of provisions
| and as | felt sorry for the DOOR fel.
low, | agreed.
"The trip started favorably enough
and Frank seemed to be in good
health and overjoyed at the prospects
of getting back into civilization again
We safely reached the mountain pass
between Rangoon and the river front
whose course we had been following
and were about half way to the sum
nit We we're riding, as is customary
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Essentials Of a Great Man.

You can not substitute any epithet
for great, when you are talking of
great men, Greatness Is not general
dexterity carried to any extent; nor
proficiency in any one subject Of hu.
man endeavor. There are great as.
tronomers. great scholars. great paint
ers, even great poets, who are very
far from great men. Greatness can
do without success, and with 1t. vii.
liam IL greater In his retreats than
Marlborough In his victories. On the
other hand. the uniformity of Caesars
success does not dull his greatness.
Greatness is not in the circumstances.
but In the man.--Arthur Helps.
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sea'food salad. asparagus, white breaa
ana unsalted butter. an alcohol.burner
over which hung teapot, and besides
an this there was a pint of La Rose
"hich was but hAlf.emptled. Have
you ever been in the saddle half
DAY? II you have. you will readily
sent collector of antiques into ran.
lures. and table upon which Law the
remains of q fine supper. NV mouth
watered. l counted over the good
things; roast pheasant, pink ham. a
appreciate the appetite that was war
ring with my curiosity.
Eat" babe she who was called
Gretchen, shortly
And my horse?"
Where is it?"
Tied to tree by the gate"
she struck Chinese gong From,
the kitchen appeared an elderly servi.
tor who looked to me more fitted to
handle saber than carving knife;
at least, the scar on his cheek i'm.
pressed me with this idea. q found
out later that he was an old soldier.
who lived alone in the castle as care
taker.
Take this gentleman's horse to the
stables and feed him." said Gretchen,
You will find the animal by the gate"
with questioning glance at me the
old fellow bowed and made off.
| sat down, and the two women
brought the various plates and placed
them within reach. Their beautiful
hands flashed before my eyes and now
and then sleeve brushed my shoul
der
Thank you," I murmured. 81 will
eat first, and then make my apologies.
This remark caught the fancy o
Gretchen. She laughed. 1t was tn,
same laughter had heard while stand
ing in the great hall.
} will you drink tea, or would 20,
: prefer to finish this Bordeaux" sh
, asked pleasantly
THE wine, II you please; otherwis
the effect Of the meal and the lon
hours in the wind will produce sleeI
mess. And it would be frightfully di.
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SIR ROGER, LARGE BUCK
GOAT, LIKES HIS BEER
II is Found Necessary to Cut His
Allowance Down to Two Sehoon'
ers q Day.

Clinton. Miss,-Sir Roger, a large
buck goat, the property OF James H.
Eustace, has been causing another
sensation.
Roger is black and white. He has
large horns and well-cultivated
bunch of chin whiskers, which wave In
the breeze when he starts to do but
ting stunt. Except to his owner, he is
not credited with being at all amiable
to human beings.
A few months ago he caused a com
motion among the young folks who
happened to be going home from
school one day and espied him in the
rear of the Eustace block, Church.
street, Sir Roger came from sheer
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farm in Lebanon N. H., his job being
to keep the dogs away from the sheep
Within few minutes he made the az
gregation of children keep their dis
lance.
Roger caused his sensation few
days ago by drinking beer at the Eus
tace bar. He had the mahogany to
himself as he was getting away with
the amber fluid which he seemed to
relish, Now Sir Roger has started out
to drink up all the beer he gets within
reach Of, and is being put down as a
topper and bad actor when he has
tanked a few ales
When the buckle made his way In to
where they were drinking at the bar
the other day chain and all followed.
There was scattering when he en-.
tered Mt the back door, and those who
didn't drop their beer in fright forgot
they had :hirst for the rest of the
day.
Roger lost no time getting his fore
feet up on the round railing at the tor
of the bar. Then he winked and
bleated to Anthony O'Malley, the bar
tender. A four-masted schooner OF
ale was showed over and Sir Roger
gulped 1t. 1t was great fun, and the
goat tucked away another In quick
time. never once looking up.
Finishing the second, he was ordered
off the bar and walked slowly to the
back yard. Twice day he calls fol
his ale, but lest Roger might start 9
rough house some time, his potions are
| limited to two.
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cross netween Cat and Doc

Findlay, GA little fox terrier of
e. Shabanow recently gave l..,h 10
three little a~uls . That a.e d cross
between the cline and canine ,Iibe.
The have faces like dog. paws like
a cat, while their tails and hair are a
~ross between the two. They whine
,1n meow lust like cal and dog.
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I,,non. Of Eat.

The humps of camels are mere Jumps
of fat. and not provided for in the
framework OF the skeleton. When the
animal is in good condition, the humps
are full and plump. On a long jour
ney. where food is scarce. the humps
are entirely absorbed. the skin cover
ing them hanging over the flank like
an empty bag.
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oypsles and Animals.

The gypsies are nearer to the AMI
mails than any race known to US In
Europe. They have the lawlessness.
the abandonment, the natural physical
grace in form and gesture of animals;
only stealthy and wary something In
their eyes makes them human.--Ar'
thur Symons.
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Rivers and Men.

Little rivers seem to have the inde-
Enable quality that belongs to certain
people In the world-the power of
drawing attention without counting It.
the faculty OF exciting interest by
their very presence and way'of doing
tninas.- n 6nry van Dyke.