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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-31

ii approaches the sun, it also rises To
that general plane on which all the
planets travel. so that, when calcu-
latfans show that it crossed Jupiter's
path about March Is. 1909, we are in
terested To know II. The two bodies
were then distant from the sun about
$50. 400. 900 miles. There Was then
wide space to cover. and I'M immense
number Of asteroids tn pass; but, as
an ocean liner avoids the fishing fleet
off the coast of Newfoundland. 50 the
comet steers to one side and runs no
risk of collision.
And now the comet il In sight. far
beyond the orbit of Mars, having been
detected ON September II by Profess
sor woit of Heidelberg, Germany, 1t
will not cross Mars path till about
February -, 1910. more than two
months after We have begun to see ii
with the naked eye, Steadily increas-
ing In speed. by March 81 it il due
to cross the path of the earth. 1t
dashes across the orbit Of Venus about
April 20. and on May 10 is at peri
helion.' its nearest to the sun. swing
ing about that body ut distance of
ut top speed.
Now begins its retreat back into
space. About May 30 il is again cross
ing Venus path. and the 10th Of June
the earth's. Mars orbit j. recrossed
about the middle of July, and Jupiter's
Il year later. The comet will then be-
regarded as past history, for it will
have gone from view, both telescope
and camera failing In report anything
further. But So exact are the opera
tons of mathematics that. ON any day
and at any hour. a skilled astronomer
can tell just wher. tAe comet il. how
fast il is going. and how near il IN tn
the sun or the nearest planet.
We have spoken of the comet as
twice crossing the earth's path. 1t Is
manifest that the earth aud comet
might happen to meet at one Of these
crossing points. Hence Il collision. do
you say We will discuss that in Il
later article. But. according to the
calculation followed above. the earth
was at the first crossing about 0cta-
Der 20. 1863. and will he Ill the second
about May |. 1919. A. the comet will be
at those same points on April and June
Is. it is clear that the two bodies
miss each other by a wide margin.
About the middle ut May the comet Il
expected IL reach thu nearest point
to the earrh's path and the two bodies
will for two or three weeks be near
each other. The nearest possibility 0f
approach Is about 6,0a0.e0 miles, or
"A times the distance al the moon: but
the comet will never he less than twice
that distance from eur globe. Il i
manifest therefore. that there il
nothing t" dgead-
At its last visit IA our sky. the
comet was visible frun August T.. 1885.
to May :. 1856. period of less than
nine months. Ii IL for some such
length Of time that mankind viii again
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YOUTH IS RELEASED
ON BONDS
LAD WHO TRIED TO BURN JAIL
AND BURNED HORSE AND
BUGGY GIVEN BAIL.

ST, Louis, oct. 3a-~Eight -year-Uia
Harry Mcdonald. Who tried IL burn
the St Louis county jail 1T clarston.
after he had stolen a horse and buggy
and driven 10 miles into the country.
put the horse in a stable and burned
the barn and beast, was released tn
day oa "A bond al 5000. signed By his
father. james Mcdonald.
The mother told Circuit Judge
Murdmau that the boy had taken TIL
rig merely tn get away from doctor
who operated ON him recently for ada-
noids. Ali.nists have recommended
the removal IF adenoids from the nas.s.
passage OF children as tending tugar
both moral and physical Improvement.
II i thought also that such an opera
tinn develops the mental aptitude u
school children.
Mrs, Mcdonald said Harry WAS on-
Grated upon recently and maintained
a childish fear of the physician. Sh.
SAYS her child does not k-oH the diff
ference between right and wrong. aud
is not responsible. Harry W&gI appear
next Friday before Judge Nardman ia
the Juvenile court
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Copyright 1909 BY Frederic Camp
hsllt
Coming frcm "A distance Of 900. 900. 900
miles greater than that If the most
remote planet. and returning from an
absence of IS years. it now desolses
upon us to trace the movements of
that great comet. already discovered
i'm our sky, and soon tn be seen for
months by everyone who has eyes.
1t il true that the comets motions are
followed only in our immediate ficin-
ity But the curve which II makes
while In our view proves the curve
that il will make when beyond, 81
that we are able To track thu monster
as il we saw it every day.
We need first 10 understand the ar
arrangement of the members OF the solar
system. to which both the comet and
the earth belong. At the center Is
the sun; round about this body, iii
concentrie paths. revniNe eight planets.
These. in the order of their distance
from the sun. are as follows: Mer-
curry. Venus. Earth. Mars. Jupiter,
Saturn. Uranus. Neptune Between
Mars and Jupiter there is a swarm of
little worlds. known as asteroids. not
less than 500 in number.
The first four planets named are
small. The other four are large.
Those nearest the sun travel most
swiftly: those farthest the most slow
~. Mercury il seldom seen. because
So close to the sun as usually To be
lost in its bright rays, Venus Is the
brightest star in the heavens, and the
nearest TO the earth. Mars Is the
world suspected Of being Inhabited.
because of its canals" Jupiter II
our largest planet. Saturn is the Won
derful world eiraied with rings. IRA
nus and Neptune are not seen except
with the telescope, These planets
shine only with the suns reflected
light. All other stars are suns
The planets travel not perfect cir
cles. but ellipses. little longer one
way than the other. and. not in the
center. but AT one Of the two foci af
each ellipse, nearer one end than the
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5zz12Szz95lV &AS
6a0laS NH cHeL9cN1

INTERESTING among the strange
traditions of trades is the origin
of the fur hat comrsnnly worn by
men today. Several centuries ago il
mendicant Friar made pair of san
dais from q hare's skin. At first he
wore them with the fur side out for
looks sake. but the rough skin hurt
his feet. and induced him to line his
sandals with fur cut from other skins.
After a long pilgrimage one hot day
he removed his sandals and discovered
that the fur lining had formed a firm
fabric around his feet. Being "A wise
man he reasoned that the heat and
moisture from his feet had caused
this miracle. and after some expert
ments he was able 10 form a rude
covering for his head by applying hot
water to hares fur. This was the be-
ginning of the making of felt" and
st. Clement, for that was the Friar's
name. Is hailed today as the patron
saint Of the hatters.
Historians have their dates mixed
on this question. but it is reasonably
certain that hats were made of felted
fur as early as the eighth century.
The beginning Of the hatnaking in
dustry in America Is also in doubt.
but as far back as 1882 the London
hatters complained that the coionists
were making hats at rate too great
to suit them. which would indicate
that the Industry must have been
brought over to tho new world at AN
early date. To-day there are more
than 10000 journeyman matters in the
United States who make something
like 10000. 900 hats every year. The
principal ccntcrs OF this industry are
Danbury, Conn: New York city;
Newark and the Oranges, \. J.. and
Philadelphia. with scattering factories
at other points in the east, Danbury
claims to be the greatest hat center.
1t has 50 factories. with II product of
about 100000 hats yearly.
Almost every man wears u fur hat. !
Very few ladies have the faintest idea
how hats are made. yet the process Of
manufacture IL of the greatest inter-
est in all its details. To begin WITH !
the material used - the fur Of the -,
hare, the coney and the muskrat. b.
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iauk upon this stupsndous spectacle,
only We must remember that. with the
telescopes, some are already enjoying
what the rest must So for a briefer
time with tn. naked eye For months.
however, everyone will he favored. Fur
Ii comet is not like ii meteor. flashing
and expiring: nor like an eclipse.
matter Of u very few minutes ur
hours and visible only in certain
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MEN ARE DISCIPLINED.

Washington, Oct. 2s,-Frauk A-allev
Perkins. acting superintendent uf THE
United States coast sea3ettc survey,
Mas today suspended without pay, and
John ] Gilbert. inspector 81 hydro
gfaph3 and topography. reduced frnm
ss.paa Is $4,000 a Year. Is thu result Z
charges uf administrative Irregular
ties. The action was taken by Acting
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nc
Harg.
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HAIIEY,S COMFT
5y/2'eoeuc Ca11beM 0c2
2lREUL2ElYT ocne 2E14RZ1zElyZof
4SzRQ1QzH RESPONSIVENESS

it is 31h years travelling back to the
sun from its most aistaa- mat. known
as the "apheiion." Though Il comes
from much greater distance than
Neptune, IT makes no appraag il IL that
planet. its path bearing off by quite
an angle. Hence, as ii draws near
we do not need To think Of it as pass
ing any planet before Jupiter But. as
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other. tie sun is found. \ p.rloI.~ssi
comet also travels an ellirse. but
much more flattened or eccentric, So
that its path may run nearer the sun
iii one direction. and farther back into
space in the other. than that of any
planet
As Halloy's comet Is usually about
- years in making its complete orbit
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PROMINENT KNIGHT DIES.

N&SAs NE. Tenn. Oet. Ga.-nr. l.. -
White, oEe al tile most Widely known
men iii the south, and for - Years SUI
pgeme keeper 81 records and seals ~
the supreme lodge knights nf Pythias,
died II his home IN this city tnlar,
= ged Is years
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FOUND DEAD IN JAIL.

Nevada city. Cal. oct. aa.-Ceorze Il
Bailey. q weil-knagvn resident If this
city, WAS found dead to-day i'm thu
City jail, with his brains blown aut
by pistol shot Bailey had been
drinking for several days and Was
locked up last night He had eaa-
ceaied ii revolver i'm his clothes,
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SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION.

Seattle, oyt. '2a-The United state
geological surEeS is preparing II
establish Il government school II in
struCtion iii milne rescue work al tIf.a
University ri Washington. the Gust
If instruction t. hs. betrayed by NASH
5nstan esta1 operators
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-07

months use of them. - Mrs. :. A.
WILLIAMS, X. i. ID. No. Ia, Box 80.
Gardiner, Me.
No woman should submit to surgi-
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia T.. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made exclusive
ly from roots and herbs, a fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic and renewer Of
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town in
the United States bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia
r.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
II cures female ills. and creates radi-
ant, buoyant female health. If you
are ill., for your own sake as well as
those you love. give it trial.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice Is free,
and always helpful.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-07

Men past middle life have found
comfort and relief in Foley's Kidney
Remedy, especially for enlarged pros.
trate gland, which is very common
among elderly men. l. +. Morris,
Dexter, Ky. writes: up to a year
ago my father suffered from kid
ney and bladder trouble and several
physicians pronounced 1t enlarge
ment Of the PROSTATE gland and ad.
vised an operation. On account of
his age we were afraid he could
not stand II and recommended
Foley's Kidney Remedy, and the first
bottle relieved him. and after taking
the second bottle he was no longer
troubled with this complaint" Sold
by all druggists.
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ISL M N III [3 III Y
TELEPHONE oNE-FoUR- TWO

win Institute. In the afternoon they
will witness the floral parade from
seats in the grand stand.
In the evening there will be an in
formal dance in their honor at the Tri.
State club house.
Wednesday from to Z in the after.
noon reception will be given in non
or OF Mrs. Lucy White Hayse grand
daughter of Jefferson Davis.
In the evening a boat ride on the
steamer, Pattona, will be in their hon
or. In the afteroon on Thursday q
reception will be given by the sponsor
in chief. The big ball will be given
ri rsday evening which will be the
at b liant ball ever given in the
South. Each morning automobile rides
will he given to the places of interest
i'm Memphis The Sarah Lew Chapter
will give a reception at the Countr,
Cut for the Sponsors and Veterans
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Rabbits in His Whiskers.

ST Perkins had never been surprised
in All his life. When II showed in
the latter part of April. he allowed
he'd sorter felt IL in the air for some
time; when Jcdge Abbot's barn burn
ed 81 thought IL was about time; and
when the town hall was struck by
lightning. he'd told 'em that them
lightin' rods wasn't any account when
they were first talkin' of putin 'em
up. Mrs. Perkins had just about given
up all hope OF ever exciting her huS'
bands wonder when a friend told her
of marvellous conjurer who was show
ing at variety theater in Boston. She
took 81.
When the conjurcr called for a vol.
untcer from the audience. Mrs. Per
kins urged her husband to go up on
the stage. He did. She watched eX-
pectantly as the professor" extracted
a s. gold piece from Sis ear. passed
watch through his back, and eX.
tracted yards of ticker tape
from his shoes. ST looked bored Fin
ally the conjurer began to coax at Sis
beard and. to the amaZement of the
spectators. out hoped three little
white rabbits.
wal" said Mrs. Perkins, trium-
phantly when 81 resumed his seat, Il
guess that surprised ye some, didn't
/ it?"
ST seemed almost surprised that she
should think So why. no." he finally
/ drawled II didn't like to say nothin'
about 1t. but I've been sOrter suspect
ing that them rabbits wus thar for
I some time. -Eyerybody's.
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IS
REPUBLICAN

Washington. June 5.-The task of
breaking up the Solid South has com
monty been regarded as beyond hui
man possibilities. Even the fine ap-
peals of President Taft are widely
looked upon as futile. Democratic the
South has been, Il Is said. and demo
cratic ~ will remain. at least until all
memories of the Civil War shall have
been obliterated.
But however futile mere human en-
deavor may be. economic forces. com
bined with a political system that be-
slows to special privilege extraordi-
nary power. have given one Southern
State. so far as Congress Is concerned.
to the republicans absolutely Louisi-
ana can be depended on to cast it's
electoral vote for the democratic tick
ct as mere matter OF sentiment. 1t
can be trusted always to elect demo
cratic senators and representatives.
But they are democrats in name only.
Louisiana is true to the party label.
Republican" is still an abhorent word
In the state. SO II goes through the
farce OF electing republicans to con-
gress and calling them democrats.
This curious political phenomenon
has been emphasized by the attitude
OF Louisiana men in the present SEES
sion OF congress. In the house the
state has now six representatives, and
there is on vacancy. All six have
voted with the stand-pat republicans
at various emergencies. Broussard
and Estopinal. for instance, voted with
the speaker to defeat the plan to re-
wise the house rules. All six voted
against putting lumber on the free
list and two OF them voted for a duty
on hides.
In the senate Mr.. Aldrich always
counts on the support OF the senator
from Louisiana. They are much more
dependable than many OF the repuhti-
cans. Senator McEnery voted for the
Dingley bill. and he has announced
himself thorough going protectionist.
Senator Foster doesn't go quite SC far
yet. but in an emergency he Is aa2snd-
able.
The other daw when Senator Al
drich moved TO postpone the consider
alton OF the income tax amendment
all the democrats voted against him.
But when the clerk recapitui,ted the
roll call McEnery apparently vbserv-
ed that he had voted differently from
his leader. SO he changed his vote
TO be safely In the Aldrich column.
Evidently the Louisianas in congress
are carrying out the wishes OF their
constituents-or. rather, OF the or
ganized interests in their state which
control politics But why not frankly
change the party label?
preceding the wheat with some other
crop such as oats. barley or corn. In
order that the fertility OF the soil be
maintained by such rotation. legumes
and grasses should be included. II
II Is necessary 10 SOW wheat after
wheat great care should be taken to
destroy the volunteer growth as far
as possible by early plowing and fire.
quent cultivation before seeding, or
| by disking Immediately after harvest
In order to start the volunteer wheat
which may be destroyed later by
plowing.
No reports OF Hessian flies have
been received in Summer, Barber,
Sedgwick, Cowley, Kingman or Pratt
counties. Smut has been found and
some straw worms. The Hessian fly
still has time to develop.
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SOME FARMERS
ARE TOO WISE

Hutchison. Kan. June "a farmer
whose general attitude OF Indifference
marked him as a member of the old
guard stood ON the station platform
al Peck this morning when the Hes.
sian Flyer" arrived. Fifty or more
eager. laughing. dust-covered land
owners hastened into the car to hear
the lectures on wheat by one of the
experts from the states agricultural
college in Manhattan. The backward
member stood sullenly by smoking a
cob pipe.
Better go in and hear the wheat
problems discussed" said ]. II. Miller.
superintendent of Farmers Institute
work.
Huh" grunted the farmer. 81 know
all | need to know about wheat
How much do you get?" Mr.. Miller
asked.
"Oh, get fourteen or fifteen bush.
els to the acre right along" the far
mer replied.
You can double that next year"
Mr.. Miller said kindly, "if you'll get
in line, prepare your seed bed AZ we
do and grow the kind we grow. What's
the use of going along this way? Now,
up in Manhattan--" But the re-
calcitrant walked away unheedingly
in the middle OF the sentence.
That fellow" a bright-eyed young
farmer said moment later. has n
whole section of land It's good land.
but he doesn't know how to handle It..
He can't do his work on time and he's
always getting left. His wheat is
mixed and 1t gets the lowest grading
He won't try the best strains of the
new Turkey wheat. He'd sooner go
on producing yellow berries"
Kansas still has some of the old
guard farmers. Happily not all are
are so stubborn as the one In Peck
They have been found listening TO
nearly all the lectures by the experts
In Attica yesterday afternoon one OF
that kind shrugged his shoulders as
he left the car and said; II knew all
that years and years ago"
We'll" cried one of the little group
on the platform. you have not prac-
ticed II. that's a moral certainty"
General conditions have everything
To do with the reception accorded the
wheat specialists. In some parts OF
Summer and Harper counties, parti-
cularly Summer, many farmers have
quit wheat for corn, oats and alfalfa.
In some places the gloom was heavy.
Farmers refused 10 organize insti-
tutes. Where the prospects were
brighter the men were more cheerful
and eager to learn new ways and
means. Some old timers say that
their turning from wheat was because
the land was wheat sick" as land
in the South cotton sick" The rem
edy for this, they all know. is crop
rotation. Many who were discouraged
two or three years ago have taken
10 the strong varieties of Turkey
wheats, like Kharkof and Malakof and
Defiance.
The experts have been amazed to
see so much soft wheat grown In the
southeast and south central counties.
Millers are trying to discourage It's
growing
4 common source of seed mixing Is
from volunteer wheat. the lecturers
told their hearers today. In order To
keep wheat pure and of good quality
the crop for seed should always be-
grown in a field free from volunteer
wheat This necessitates rotation
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Ladies Publish Paper.

The ladies of Durant Chapter,
of the Confederacy will make their
initial debut as editors and reporters
Saturday. when they will assume
charge for one day of the Durant Daily
News
The amount OF advertising matter
already solicited by the ladies will
cause the issue to be twice the usual
size OF the paper and insures its finan-
cial success as far as they are con.
cerned.
Much of the editorial space OF the
issue will be devoted TO civic league
work, in which the society is greatly
interested.
Editor Lewis Paulin and STAFF will
enjoy the day fishing. the ladies hav.
ing entire charge of the office.
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For Vets at Memphis.

There will be all kinds of amuse.
ments for the veterans. The auto
mobile races at the Tri.State Fair
Grounds will start Tuesday June s,
and continue daily until the 11th.
Some of the most noted drivers in the
country will be in Memphis for the
meet. and II promises to be the leading
feature OF the reunion.
It is stated that owing to the danger
of handling fireworks on gasoline
craft, the idea of giving a sham naval
battle on the river one evening during
the reunion had been abandoned. In.
stead OF this. Commodore Cordes will
have something fine in the way OF a
regetta Several races will be run by
the swiftest motor boats on the river
The course will be laid out so the
people can witness them from the
buffs
The committee on invitations has
mailed out nearly thousand to prom
inent people of the country Several
have accepted and promised to be
present. A number of governors will
be here. A few of thes fought through
tn Civil war. and those who did not
are sons of veterans.
The battle between the Merrimac
and Monitor. the bombardment OF
Charleston, the beautiful Niagara
Falls. will make up the big free shows
II has been arranged to have this take
place at the Tri-State Fair Grounds
Wednesday night, June Q. The general
manager of the Tri-State Fair will H.
illuminate the club house that night and
decorate the big grandstand as well as
number of other buildings. While
II Will take place on land. ii will be as
realistic as II II were on water. The
entire infeld of the grounds will be
utilized for this purpose. Already car
penters are at work placing the frame
work in position. from which will sus.
pend the scenery An exact immita-
tion OF the first iron-clads that battled
will be finished this week and placed
in position by Saturday night.
There will be hundreds of other
features connected with the display of
fireworks. Those most important to
the veterans will be the faces OF all
the leading Confederate Generals IN
fire. From beginning to end the pro-
gram will be one of the finest ever
seen in Memphis. winding up with one
verse Of Dixie" burning five minutes.
The management of the fireworks
company wish It understood that when
this song is touched off it win be a
signal for every person 20 Join in the
grand chorus and sing Dixie.