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form and position. weighed and meas
ured it. but what the earth really is
remains mystery Tunnels piercing
the earths crust. The deepest mine in
the world. near Rybnik, in Upper Silesia.
dug 1sa3-19oo. is only a mile and quar-
ter deep.
Is the globe liquid or solid? No one
knows. Until recently science supposed
a liquid fncandeScent center covered by
thin crust The rate of increasing heat
observed in mines and the molten matter
thrown out of volcanoes furnished cal
culations that made out the crust to be
less than seventy miles thick.
Modern geology, however. refuses to
admit such thin shell protecting us
from such furnace. The enormous
fluid mass of the interior, following the
attraction of the moon, would smash
against the crust twice, daily. in terrible
interior tides.
We would live in perpetual earthquake
whose violence cannot iaeine. Vast
crevasses would open under our feet, and
white-hot molten matter would pour out
of them-as in the supposed days when
the crust was first forming over the
molten ball condensed from fiery nebulae
Now. the speed of earthquake waves
and the feeble intensity of actual crust
undulations. discovered and measured a
Potsdam by Herr Hecker, prove that our
situation on the earth's surface. while
unstable enough. is nothing like so dam
gerous Is an incandescent fluid interior
would make it.
The latest theories suppose the rigid
ity of steel throughout. both solid and
elastic. But this. too. says Flammarion.
is only theory. We do not know what
is under our feet. The only way to be-
gin ascerta lining is to dig the big hole.
But what about the increasing heat,
observed i'm mines Theory apart. it
seems very real. 1t does not trouble
Camille. Science and industry are ready
to meet it, and who knows that the heat
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will continue to increase IN the same
ratio as We go deeper down"
i And in what ratio In mines. the heat
increases on an average one degree
| centigrade per thirty-three yards depth
| but it is not the same all over the world.
| In some mines the heat increases one
degree centigrade every sixty Yards
| down. in others. every one hundred
yards, while in vet other parts of the
earth it goes up one degree centigrade
with every fifteen or even ten Yards
depth.
! This scarcely taliies with a thin crust
and a molten interior
! But what else could cause the varying
(, heat observed in mines? Scientific men,
both of America and Europe. are coming
TO believe that it may be radium-or a
still more powerful radiating substance,
| as yet unknown.
A fascinating article. written by one
| of our foremost scientists for recent
American magazine, gives the calcula-
tons which show what a small pro-
portion comparatively of radium scat
tered among the rocks beneath our feet
would make up the heat lost annuai lily
by the earth in rolling through fri2id
space. And those calculations indicate
the active radium layers TO be not far
from the surface They NAV begin at
three miles depth
Here is fascination, Oh. for the com
ing days of the big hole. 1t will trans
form the situation OF every one of us.
1t will make a glorious new world of
gold and platinum-and a splendid civili-
cation of undreamed-of forces.
There is a strong theory of modern
science, as you doubtless know, by which
the mass of the heavier metals are stu
ated deeper down than we have ever gone
to find them. Aluminium, the lightest, is
scattered all over the clay of the earth S
surface. bu. our gold and platinum is
found in accidental layers heaved up from
below or washed down in sand from
m n IN fny,S No., So,
cataclySms.
VIM
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the opposite sex. and their dispositions
and manners had suffered accordingly.
There had been bad feeling between
the parties at law for months. hut tin,
last straw was added when the two
neglected young ladies persisted In
singing. Gee. ] Wish I Had a Girl"
You May Have Class, but You've Go,
No Style, and other similar popula /
melodies when 1.-THE belle of the neigh
borhood" happened to he passing, es-
corted by a gentleman friend
Il would have stood even for sing
ing. sa id the irate and proud mamma.
but when they called my daughter such
names as Drug store blonde and Sally
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spectator. preferably on a Monday morn
ing when the docket is fun and you will
find what Won seek in abundance. for
il Is there that the main characters OF
the most interesting drama earth are
Seen AZ their best or rather at their
worst II is in the Police court and
The Juvenile Court where the vaudeville Of
life with its quick change from the ri
diculous To the pathetic is being enacted.
The show is always different. and one
act makes for the next III a never
ending and unceasir2 train
7, is moi strange that in a court where
~ necessity the Judge must act dis
rrict attorney. counsel for the defense
and Jury. all in one. one NAV &C,
closer tn the lower strata of humanity
thar any -ther place Tic kaieinoscopic
lsceUSaS. which are Soxeveg ahoNsng GA
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Whether ii agrees with her religious
system or not 1t recognizes the aid she
gave was Of the most practical and
generous kind. and probably helped In
save hundreds of Cuban lives when
She came To the island at the close of
the war.
The dedication of the memorial show
ed the affection in which she is held.
The procession included Cuban artillery
and rural guards. American troops and
invited guests from AL parts of the is
land. some from the United States.
The governor of the province of Santi-
ago de- Cuba. the provincial council, the
mayor and the city council. American and
Cuban army officers, many of them vet
Grams of the war. foreign consus and
diplomatic attaches, also took part i'm the
celebration.
The establishment of the new head
quarters San Juan hill is the first step
on the part of Mrs. Tingley to have head
quarters In every part of the world. That
in the New Forest, England, is the next
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quietly and take dat woman's gasin
without techin' her lessum." There fore,
the much sought after Marlborough
hauled back and blipped her a couple in
de face This was followed by the swear
ing out of warrant and the brining of
Marlborough Poindexter Johnson into
court by the deserted and afflicted Kat
rina.
Katrina sat in her best bib and TUCKER
in the front seats of the United States
branch of Police Court when the prison
ers were deposited in the cage from the
BLACK Maria" which had just completed
the daily gathering OF its crop from the
station houses Among the first TO come
in through the rear door was Marlborough
Poindexter Johnson. He looked intently
a bout the crowded courtroom until his
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gaze rested on the reason for his being
there. He beckoned No response. He
beckoned again. She went to him and
after an argument lasting several minutes
she went to the attorney. Peering
through her discolored and swollen optics.
and having some visible difficulty in doing
so She begged that the case be dropped
and the prisoner released. The district
attorney, however. was obdurate and told
her that she would have to wait and
state the ca Sc to the Judge.
"Jedge, yeronner" she said thickly
through beaten lips. dat man was jes
pticulish friend of mine an / jes cyan't
understand what l went and had i'm
pinched for. Why jedge. yeronner. dat
man amt nothin' but a boy and he
wouldn't hut nobody. He was jes' a
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ma and Marlborough 1t seems. had been
"keepin' comp'ny fer bout two years
when a 'purt WALLER GAL named Susan
Doom moved into the alley. Mr.. john
sons interest in Katrina suddenly began
to wane and the declining affection was
plainly discernible in the neighborhood of
Miss Doon's domicile. Katrina vocifer-
ously expostulated against fate to her
erstwhile sweetheart when he passed the
corner of the alley where she had lain
in wait for him while he was calling on
Susan.
AS Marlborough told the court there
were several friends nearby and it was
strictly against his conception of what
dignity should be subjected 10 to stand
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ley city"
order which are often the result of neigh
borly feuds that. given an inch of lee
way. would make the Breathitt county
disturbances look tame in regard to the
unrelenting spirit exhibited between
complainant and defendant. Two little
white girls were taken before Judge
Kimball several days ago charged with
disorderly conduct. The complaining
witness was the mother of a very at
tractive little girl who lives a feH
doors away from the defendants. The
girls mother took the stand and told
the court that her daughter was one OF
the recognized bellies of Southwest
Washington and that she had many
callers. The other two girls. said the
mother. were not much sought after by
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IT was plain to the Judge that he Of
the high sounding name had prevailed
upon the sentimental and too forgiving
Katrina only to get out of trouble. To
have heard him plead for another
chance before he was sentenced one
less experienced than the presiding
Judge would have taken every promise
he made as coming from a man who
was thoroughly penitent and who
wanted to leave dat yaller gall and
go back to his soft-hearted and low
ing, if very black. Katrina. And The
judges intuition was correct. as was
demonstrated when Johnson slipped a
note to an attache of the court as he
was led back into the cage. which
Johnson asked to have put in an en-
velope and mailed for him. 1t was ad-
dressed to Susan Doom, Willowtree al
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little rough and didn't compromise how
strong he was when he was foolin' with
me. Con jedge an let i'm loose. He
amt gwine fer act no more foolishness'
The Judge however was not of the
opinion of Katrina. He knew of that
still unanalyzed part of the human
makeup that can always be worked
upon il gone at in the right way.
Therefore. much to the misery of ka-
trina, the court found Marlborough
Poindexter Johnson guilty of assault
and sent him to make little rocks out
of big ones at Warden McKee's re-
ceiving center on the Eastern branch.
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| these floors. and they will rob the hole
i Of many awful dappers

these floors. and they will rob the hole
of many awful dangers.
All this is wonderful. but the money TO
dig IL? II will be greater undertaking
than the Panama Canal. whose success in
the hands Of America. nevertheless. says
F9ammarion. is its greatest encourage
ment. He makes no secret that he looks
to have the hole dug in America. while
indicating parts of Europe that might
suit. 1t must not he near the ocean from
the danger of infilteration. yet the debris
must be hauled and dumped into the
ocean.
An American millionaire gave Camille
! Fammarion his telescope which is worth
a fortune. 4 French millionaire gave him
his chateau of Juvisy.
Here is a secret of his confidence: mil
lionaires OF America and Europe have
promised their backing to the Big Hole.
They will lose nothing in the end-if
they choose To ask for their profits says
the astronomer But their ideal is high
er. The fabulous profits of the hole. in
gold. platinum. radium and unknown pre-
cious substances, will become the riches
of the people of the world
All the populations are TO be finally
transformed by the wealth of the hole
because the success of the first will bring
about others. and the middle of the TWEEN
tieth century will see enough big holes in
operation to bring about rustless age. a
civilization of the precious metals. an era
of the diamond. and a period of radium
when men may become like demigods.
Deeper down.
Unlimited wealth is deeper down among
the heavier metals, five. six or eight miles
deep. 1t is too great wealth for any set
Of spectators. Naturally the govern
ments will claim their part with the mil
ionaires. Flammarion welcomes the gov
ernments. They will not only furnish
money and material-but. particularly
men.
Evidently the soldiers of the standing
armies Of the world are ready at hand to
work on the Big Hole. Each government
will create foreign legiOns of picked men,
emf huSed 10 go on such a work of romance
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MRS. Katharine Tingley,
N1 Head of the Universal
Brotherhood and Theo-
sophical Society, Having Pur-
chased the Battlefield of San
Juan Hill, is Now Building
There an Academy Similar in
Purpose to the One at Point
Iona, Cal. Mrs. Tingley
Won the Affection of the Gu
ban People When. at the
Close of the War With Spain,
She Went There with Sup
plies and Nurses and Saved
the Lives of Hundreds of Gu
ban and American Soldiers
Left Ill and Suffering When
the Conflict Ended-In
Honor of the Troops Who
Fought in the Battle She Has
Erected a Superb Memorial
Arch.
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A VISITOR Sees Pecul-
n lar Examples of Humor
and Pathos in a Session of
the Washington Police Court
Family Quarrels and Minor
Incidents Are Given Thor
ough Airing Before the
Judge-Many Cases Need
Moral and Not Legal Settle
notwithstanding Witness
Often Desires Quick Release
of Prisoner When Case Is
Called for Trial-Peculiar
Incidents in Local Courts.
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The bella yfbq neiehborhood passed
with her QontlQman friend

the screen in this hope of last resort FOR
the masses are serious matters Of deep
est import to the principal actors in the
tragedies and comedies which are TO he
seen every day. IT is in these theatnrs
Of life that justice is dispensed for the
poorer classes: where petty differences
between rate ncighbors acre adiudicated
aud the sort of gossip one hears over
The hack fences is aired Ia curious and
motley throns that gathers daily in the
sitting rooms.
II is there that the cases inspired by in
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HEN looking for
diversion, a change
from the everyday.
uIonotonous man
ner of passing
spare time. some
thing that will APP
peat in one mo-
uent To a sense
OF humor. and in a
flash To the sym
patiiies, go TO the
Police Court. as a
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4 MILE FLA Nj :
MARION wants all
the governments to
join in digging
toward the center
of the earth.
He calls il a we'll
OF exploration, but
il " III d trans
for m civilization
and make a glori-
Gus new world Of
gold and platinum.
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The big hole is the job OF the twcnti-
eth century. flying through the air Is a
trife in comparison: beneath our feet are
secrets to make men like demigods.
We know nothing about the planet We
inhabit. Geography deals with the sur
face; astronomers have determined its
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TOWARD the Center of


j the Earth - Camille
Flammarion Wants to Dig a
Big Hole as Deep as Mod
ern Industry Can Go-To
Make a Glorious New World
of Gold and Platinum-1s
the Interior Heat Caused by
Observation-Disclosures Have
Offered Camille Backing-1f
All the Governments join
Will America Begin the Gil
gantic Job of the Tween
tieth Century,"
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AN JUAN HILL,
which took It's
place on the pages
of history because
of deeds. committed
there in battle. is
to be devoted to
the uses of peace.
The battlefield up
" h C II Theodore
Roosevelt led his
Rough Riders in
the war with Spain,
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and incidentally prepared the way Tor
his eventual ascension 70 the White
House, has become the home or the
Cuban Philosophical Society.
In order that this could be accom-
plshed a woman had ~ purchase the en-
tire plot of ground and she only got il
after active competition. but Mrs. katha-
rine TinSley president Of the Universal
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The illustration showing some of the
work on the hole necessarily omits an
important detail. This is the flooring at
various depths and the netting in be-
tween them to catch workmen who may
fall. The elevator trains go through
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should have free transportation Tor her
workers and supplies to Cuba, or any of
the new possessions where she might he
10 help lessen the suffering that 70 lowed
in the train of the war.
Desiring To continue the work, Mrs.
Tingley made the journey OH the United
States transport ship Berlin, aud took as
headquarters one of the largest buildings
in Santiago the Plaza DE Dolores As
Sistance was rendered 10 thousands of Suf-
fering Cubans. as well as to many United
States soldiers who still remained on the
island.
Before leaving the island Mrs. Tingley
made pilgrimage To San Juan hill. and
so impressed with the beauty of
the spot that she thereupon announced
her intention of having schools there.
1t has taken some ten years TO realize
the promise, but now il is a fact accom-
pliShed
Both the United States and the Cuban
governments wanted the property. The
owner declined to sell. giving as has
reason that he did not want to turn the
land over for any other purpose than one
that would benefit humanity and efface,
by deeds of peace, the pangs and hatreds
of strife.
1t was only on this basis that Mrs.
Tingley was able to come into possession
Of It,
The memorial designed by Mrs. Tin
gley in honor of the soldiers is situated
directly in front of the famous Sur
render Tree" beneath which the articles
for the surrender of Santiago were sign
ed by Shafter and Linares.
A laurel wreath in bronze surmountS
the arch. and on the two side plates
are quotations from the writings of
Nine Blavatsky and William c. Judge.
who preceded Mrs. Tingley as the head
of the organization.
In addition to the arch a granite
shaft. with appropriate inscriptions, has
been erected on the line of the Spanish
intrenchments. which the Americans
carried in their charge of victory.
The United States government.
through Col. Webb G. Hayes, secretary
of the Cuban Battlefield Memorial As
ISOLATION. Commission. obtained permits
sion to erect a monument 10 the Ameri
can soldiers on Kettle Hill. which is
part of the domain purchased by Mrs.
Tingley.
Therefore. with all these memorials
either planned or finished it is GER
tairty that the deeds of valor that put
San Juan Hill in history will not b.
permitted to die from the minds of
those who go there TO visit
Cuba has welcomed Mrs. Tingley.
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Deeper down. Deeper down there may
be metals too heavy to have ever come
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Special Correspondence Il, The star.
= r. u. 1
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jiired van;ies and wounded feelings come
for judicial settlement The scales OF
justice In the Police and Juvenile courts
are the balance scales OF the corner
grocery on which the majority rely for
their measurements Of right and wrong.
As is~nnly IL he expected. many az the
cases which come up before Judges kim
ball and Mullownv of tho Police Court.
aud especially Judge De Lacy or the
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The late President Mckinley was 40
much impressed by the character of the
service that Mrs. Tingley rendered that
he promptly issued an order that she
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-05-15
OK

Spray on a bright day, or on a
dark, damp day; it does not matter
so long as rain does not come within
Is or 20 hours. Spraying on dark,
damp days gives quickest and surest
results. Spraying on bright, warm
days must be followed by dew the next
morning to be effective.
The white coating, or spots, seen
on leaves sprayed dry, warm days, is
the dried out sulphate of iron; the
dew dissolves this so it acts on the
leaves.
Size of Weeds.
1t was formerly thought that the
best time to spray was when the mus
tard plants were in the third or fourth
leaf, now we know the best time is
when the first buds appear on the
majority of the plants, for then only
is practically all the mustard seed in
the soil terminated.
How to Make the Solution.
To make the spraying solution,
empty a hundred pound sack of the
sulphate of iron into a kerosene,
whiskey, or vinegar barrel, fill to the
chine with water and stir with a hoe
for a few minutes until dissolved.
Strain through several th1cknesses OF
cheese cloth tackled over manhole OF
the spraying machine.
How to Apply.
The solution must be applied with
a powerful spraying machine, produc-
ing a real mist free from drops. The
best pressure is 80-100 lbs. measured
at the nozzle, not at the pump.
A properly constructed machine will
deliver continuously the mist at 80
lbs. pressure, and at 100 lbs. the mist
lis driven onto the plants and ground
and rolls over and over, wetting the
underside of the leaves as well.
To do the best work, apply So gallons
to the acre.
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WEED KILLING AND MOONSHlNE.

About two years ago the subject OF
the thistle pest and the tent caterpillar
was published in The Ranch.
In The Ranch of December 1, 1908,
on page 4, the thistle question is print
ed again, as you say that new corners
and subscribers will continue to resur-
rect these same questions. I enclose
ways to get rid of spinous weed pests
and trees not wanted, especially the
alder and elder.
No. 1-Thistles, Foxg1ove, Bur and
Yellow Docks, etc. After they have
got a good growth, take sharp hoe
and cut them off close to the ground;
have some dry salt with you and put
spoonful on the crown of the weed;
if the crown is large put on enough
salt to cover it. In one week, if prop
erly done, you can pull them all out
with your fingers.
No. within 48 hours of the new
moon-either before or after-in June,
July. or August, go through the same
process of cutting off tops; no salt is
needed for young plants. If any Of the
weeds form a matted bed and can be
smashed with a heavy roller, do it in
the morning, then have ready some
strong brine, rain it down on them thick
with a sprayer having fine nozzle, so
there is enough to soak the crowns Of
them; they will not trouble you again.
No. $40 get rid of elders, alders,
and other pest trees, from two days be-
fore till two days after the new moon
in June, July or August, girdle the
trees about two feet from the ground
and take off the bark; while the wood
is wet, salt the tree the same as you
would dry salt meat; take some bur-
lap, wet it with dry salt, then carefully
put it on where the bark was and
bandage it tight on the tree; then
watch the leaves; they are like cats
they die slow.
No. 4-For large trees, proceed with
the same process of girdling, at the
same change of the moon, hack in well
with a sharp axe, scalp off about foot
of the bark up and down the tree. No
salt is needed for fir, spruce, hemlock
or cottonwoods. If you want some
spruce gum for medical purposes, nail
on a strip of tin on the lower edge or
the girdling and set your can to
catch it. CAPTAIN J. J. DAWSON.
Bay City, Oregon.
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SPRING FLOWERS.

The little s1sterS OF INC sun
Are Shining in the wayside grass;
They turn a glowing face to ours,
And light our footsteps as we pass.
Like sunshine broken into bits,
They dance along the greening lane
And signal with nodding heads
Behold! the spring has come again.
Sunset Magazine.