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The World.

No scene is continually and untE-
ingly loved, but one rich by joyful
human Labor; smooth in field; fair in
garden; full in orchard; trim, sweet,
and frequent in homestead; ringing
with voices of vivid existence. No
air is sweet that is silent; it is only
sweet when full of low currents Of
under sound-triplets of birds. and
murmur and chirp of insects, and
deep-toned words of men, and way
ward trebles of childhood. AS the
art of lite is learned, 1t will be found
at last that all lovely things are also
necessary-the wild flower by the way
side, as well as the tended corn; and
the wild birds and creatures of the
forest, aa well as the tended cattle ;
because man doth not live by bread
only, but also by the desert mama ;
by every wondrous word and unknow-
able work of God. Happy, in that
he knew them not, nor did his fathers
know; and that round about him
reaches yet into the infinite, the
amazement of his eXlstence.-Ruskin
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Some of the points made by Mr..
Hilker within the understanding of
the layman are as follows.
When contemplating the earth in
its relation to time, we might consid-
er its birth as coincident with the first
accretion or in-falling of particles
from the planetesimal nebula. But
this first nucleus was not a planet nor
can ii be considered as such until all
or nearly all of the nebulous material
had concentrated into single whole.
(Saturn is here excepted as an un-
usual condition.) During this process
of accretion. an enormous amount of
heat was generated by the gravita-
tlonal pull on the outer surface which
resulted in local liquefaction of the
rock mass and its consequent out
pouring in the form of vast lava flows.
Up to this time the earth was in the
embryonic or formative state. There
fore, let us consider Its birth as the
time at which these lava flows cooled
to sufficiently low temperature to
allow the surrounding envelope of
vapor to condense and fall upon the
earth more or less as what we know
as rain.
The question of age then, in the
sense we shall use 1t, may be ap-
preached from three distinct angles
The physical angle takes into consid-
GRAFTON the rate of cooling, internal
heat due to pressure, tidal Stability
and the disntegration of certain rock
forming minerals. The biological an
gle has to do with the evolution of
living forms, while geologically the
evidence is taken directly from the
earth itself-its structure, the stratifi-
cation of the rocks. and the deposi-
tion of the sediments.
In 1862 Lord Kelvin, applying Four
nier's theory Of thermal conductivity,
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-14
COURAGE.

Fear God, and take your own part
There's Bible in that. young man see
how Moses feared God, and how he
took his own part against everybody
who meddled with him. And see how
David feared God, and took his own
part. SO fear God, young
man, and never give in! The world
can bully, and is fond provided it sees
a man in a kind Of difficulty, of get
ting about him. calling him coarse
names, and even going so far as to
hustle him; but the world, like all
bullies. carries white feather in its
tail, and no sooner sees the man TAX
Ing off his coat. and offering to fight
Its best, than 1t scatters here and
there, and is always civil to him af-
Observation-Disclosures.
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icdl, Ior example. Eminent scientists
for more than half century have
been working on the problem. To a
layinan 1t seems as If any calculation
must be merely an intelligent guess,
inasmuch as several of the factors
must necessarily be based on estimates
And, truth to tell, the scientists cal
culations have differed SO widely that
the layman has had large variety in
the WAY of choices.
For example, the man who preferred
to think that the earth is of compara-
lively recent formation could tie up
to Lord Kelvin, who in 1862 by the
temperature method put its minimum
age at 200oo,ooo years. The fan who
wanted an Older earth could run with
the biological calcuators; Poulton in
1886 estimated the minimum age at
400 millions Of years.
And now comes Lord Rayleigh, the
British scientist, with the announce
ment of n calculation which shows
that the earth has been in approx
mately Its present state for two OF
three billion years.
Lord Rayleigh bases his calculation
on the rate by which radioactive sub
stances decompose. Radium, uranium,
thorium and other elements are not
stable, hut after many years turn into
lead. BY noting the amounts Of lead
present, and its distribution with ref
erence to the known deposits of radio
active minerals, Lord Raylelgh finds
that their proportions must be the re-
suit of enormous periods of time.
This calculation will please both
the biologists and the geologists The
biologists say that in Cambrian times,
the earliest age that biologists can
date with certainty. three-quarters of
the plant and animal forms of today
were present. Cambrian times We're
about 60,oOo,o00 years ago. Students
of living things clearly see that the
beginnings of life on this planet must
have been much farther back than
Cambran times.
Although formerly the geologists es-
timated the age of the earth at max
imum of 10O000,00O years only. IT has
been found that for various reasons
this should be multiplied ten or twenty
times, so that from the geological
point of view the age of two or three
billion years is reasonable
The Scientific American recently
published an interesting article on the
age Of the earth by II. V. Hilker with
the graphic chart herewith reproduced.
In addition there is an editorial COM
ment as follows:
Just as there Is no definite limit to
human ingenuity, so there is none to
the different ways in which the ap-
proXmate age of the world may be
estimated. Nor is there any to the
degree of divergence which may be
found between estimates made, by
two different scientists, in substan-
TALLY the same way The necessary
assumptions are so broad, the uncer-
tainty so great MS to how much faster
or slower physical processes may have
run millions of years ago than now,
that no calculation of the earth's age
can be more than an intelligent guess.
Indeed. many of the calculators en-
phasize this by giving upper and
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-14
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 16
LUKE, THE BELOVED PHYSICIAN

LESSON TEXT-LuRe 1:1-4; Acts /:
1; Acts 16;9-15; Col. 414; II Tim. An.
GOLDEN TEXT-"A friend loveth at
all times and brother is born for
adversely. Prov. 17;17.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Luke's Story of
the Great Physician.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Luke. Paurs Friend
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
1C-Eow Luke Helped Paul.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-Luke's Contribution to Christianity.
l. Luke tho Historian duke l is !;
Ct. Acts ~.
Luke was a writer of great distinc-
ton. His style Is clear and pic
turesque. The pieces of writing left
us are the Gospel of Luke and the
Acts. According to Acts 4, the gos-
pei was written to set down in order
the things which Jesus began to do
and to teach, and Acts l :3 to show
what the risen and ascended Lord
was continuing to do and to teach
While here on earth He only began to
do and to show certain things but
from His place of glorious eXaltntion.
He Is continuing His mighty work by
/ the Holy Spirit through the disciples.
Concerning the contents of the Cos
pei, he asserts first. that the source
of his information was recorded state
ments of eye witnesses. He assures
US that these statements have been
verified by him. Second that he had
made n systematic statement of these
facts in order to strengthen the faith
of his friend, Theophius.
II. Luke the Beloved Physician
| (Col. 4:14).
He evidently was skilled physician
as his descriptions of the diseases
which Jesus cured shows His de-
scription of the symptoms of the dis
eases shows his capability. 1t was left
to the physician to portray with vivid
eXactness the virgin birth by means
of which the Eternal Son became In
carnate. He was not only skillful but
tenderly sympathetic. This sympathy
is shown In his portrayal of the
Great Physician in His compassion for
&
pie. What untold good skillful and
sympathetic Christian physician can
do! No one gets so closely into touch
with human life as doctor.
IN. Luke the Companion Of Paul
(Acts 16 :9-15).
l. Paul's Need of Physician. There
is clear evidence that Paul had some
physical ailment which made the serv-
Ice of Il skillful physician most desir-
able. When the call came to go to
Europe with the gospel. Luke joined
Paul and became one of his most help
full companions. This is one example
of what faithful Christian physician
can do
.. Luke's Fidelity. "Only Luke is
with me-" He was no mere far
away friend. He stood by Paul in
storm and calm. Paul was now in the
cold Jail awaiting execution. What a
great comfort it must have been to
know that this faithful physician was
with him. He was with him at Philip
pi. Miletus, jerusalem Caesarea, be
fore Felix and Festus, on the voyage
to Rome with him in the Roman Jail,
through the Roman trial, and perhaps
spectator of his execution. 1t cost
Luke a great deal to do this, but he
no doubt considered it labor of love,
even feeling the call Of God as really
as Paul. Nothing is known of Luke
after Paul's death. Tradition has some
Interesting things to say, but no word
of certainty.
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WHO EROS WAS

In classic mythology Eros Is the Greek
name of the deity termed Cupido OF
Amor by the Romans. He was the son
of Mars and Venus, and was generally
represented with golden wings, and
armed with a CULVER of arrows. which
he shot into the bosoms of those gods
and men that he would inf1ame with
the passion Of love. He was the con-
slant companion of his mother, and
was often represented blindfolded.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-14
Rubber Is Composite

That rubber as it serves you is no
direct tree-t0-home affair, but that
more than 500 different pigments and
ingredients enter into 1t TO make it
usable, Is pointed out by the chemical
engineers of one of the tire manufac-
turers of Akron. These, he says, are
vital to produce rubbers that meet the
varying demands for toughness, elas-
ticity and hardness. The rubber in
the rubber band. the heel on your shoe,
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Insure Your False Teeth

Keep your jaw gripped on your false
teeth! If you have policy Of jnsur-
ance covering loss by theft, pilfersge,
or larceny Of your toilet articles"
scientific apparatus" and 'jewelry,"
do not feel easy about the loss Of your
false teeth, for 1t has been judicially
determined that false, teeth are NO
more toilet articles" than false ears
would be. Nor are false teeth "scien-
tihc apparatus" though they might be
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Permeates Whole World.

We are enjolned to see whatever
there Is in the world as being en-
veloped in God. l bow to God over
and over again, Who Is in fire and in
water. Who is in the annual crops as
we'll rs in the perennial trees.-Togore,
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deemed the product of scientific appa-
ratus. And neither are they "jewelry,"
any more than false hair or false eve
would be regarded as such. though all
such contrivances improve the per
sonal appearance.-The Docket.
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Not Weaker In Some Respects.

Women are generally classed rs the
weaker sex, yet the average woman
who goes about her ordinary house
hold tasks In conscientious way, say
those who have figured out the prob
lem, performs feats of strength and
endurance that would put many a So
called strong man to shame.
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Bone Graftina.

Sir William MacEwen told the
Royal Society of Medicine recently OF
the case of boy whose humerus was
entirely gone. and his mother wanted
the arm amputated because she said Il
was worse than useless as the boy
had to use the other arm to look
after ~ Six wedges from SIX limbs
of three different people were taken
and introduced into the boys arm.
They Ill grew. and the boy got -
well that he fought with another boy
and breke the arm. /,
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lot When asked about 1t he said.
well, I'm regular scrapper when
with my own gang. but there's boy
visiting here and don't know whether
l can lick him or not; so I'm waiting
till hes gone home. l like our yard
best anyway"
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or the treads on your tires are not
just simple vulcanized mixtures of
rubber and sulphur. The compounds
are complicated, they have long since
passed from the stage of simplicity
which they occupied practically until
the development of the automobile got
under Way.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-14
insects Used for cochIne,l px,,

Nineteen thousand insects are re-.
quired to make one pound of cochineal
dye. Only the bodies of the females
are used. They are wingless and each
one produces over 1000 young which
spread over the plants rapidly.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-14

Said the man who was trying his
best to appreciate good music: when
a piece threatens every minute to be
tune and always disappoints you, it's
ciassical."-Christian Register.
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Fake STAMINA on Markst

Forging of rare postage stamps for
collectors albums is business of
large proportions. Hundreds Of faxed
stamps are placed on the market every
year. most Of them being bought by
unwary collectors
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-14
Playinu Safe.

Harry's folks noticed he was con-
tent to play In his own yard and
wondered why he didn't tease to go
and play with the boys on the vacant
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-14

Egyptians Expert Builders.
The Egyptians sometimes used
stones 30 feet in length In their
masonry.
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Value Of True Reiioion

While just government protects all
In their religious rites. true religion
Affords government its surest support
-Wsshingt0n.
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Previous to the time Of Alexander the
Great Eros was conceived as hand
some youth; but in later times the
poets describe him as wanton boy.
from whose cruel sports neither gods
nor men were safe.
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Zo1uRaNsIgH
PITS It's Age at
M0 ar Tree
Billion NaES
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN
&X3lG2STyysR sRC6Tg9S2yS
C6C6 II J&lNAUASNAIGN5S ,ff1

h-N 10 q thllpuN uill-
nal and one of the sub
jects about which he
is very curious indeed
is the age of the earth
on which he lives. He
Is working at the
problem all the time,
and from several diff
ferent angles - the
physical, the biolog-
icdl and the geolog-
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IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
Sl1nadaySchool .
' Lesson '

tBy REV. p. h. FITzwATER D. D..
Teacher OF English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
&C. 1923. Western Newspaper union.)
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FOR SALE 1920 Titan Tractor and
and plows. Also Marquis Seed
| Wheat
H. r. REINEMER.
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ports to find out what prices farmers
must get to enable them to STAY on
the farm. 1t will endeavor by every
available and legal means to get liyinp
prices from the market, including or
ganized effort to limit production. if
that should appear necessary.
Il expect the League farmers TO
keep up their splendid efforts In pol
itical action and the League work is
left in good hands. AS is well known. T
resigned from the nationa1 executive
committee Of the Nonpartisan League
a year ago and since that time have
been connected with it only as direc-
tor of organization. In the League
work we have clearly demonstrated
how farmers can get proper political
representation and believe the farm
ers will stick to these fundamental
principles, which we worked out and
tried out in years of strenuous con-
flict.
Mr.. Townley also declared that he
intended to give his entire times to
the work of the new organization.
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SAND CREEK NOTES

The dance at Lue Carrs last Sat
urday night was well attended and
everybody had a good time.
Why does apples suddenly turn to
potatoes when left in a box for some
time?
We had foot-race at Sand Creek
the other night and Artie Mccartney
was the prize winner
Dad G. lost his last chance of get
ting married a while ago. He carried
his girl to dance and also box of
apples turned to potatoes and at the
dance he lost his girl
Mrs Tumen of Great Falls is enjoy
ing visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thornberg.
Ellis Taylor is working at Wits.
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OBITUARY

Don DOrson Booth, son OF Definition
and Mildred Booth, was born June 15
and departed this life, to dwell eter-
nally with Him who said Suffer the
Little Children to come unto me, and
Forbid Them Not for Such is the
Kingdom of Heaven" on March II,
1923, aged eight months and twenty
seven days.
He leaves to mourn his departure
his heartbroken and loving parents
and five brothers and five sisters and
host of other relatives and friends
whose hearts have been won to him
during his short stay on earth.
Gem of our hearth, our household
pride,
Earths undefiled.
Could love have saved, thou hast not
died,
Our dear, sweet child!
Humbly we bow to Fate's decree;
Yet had we hoped that Time should
Thee mourn for us; not us for thee.
Yet tbs sweet balm to our despair,
Fond, fairest boy,
That Heaven is Gods, and thou art
there,
With Him in joy;
There past are death and all it's woes;
There LIES sweet stream forever
flown,
And rapture's day no sunset knows.
The funeral services were held at
The home and were in charge of Rev.
9. w. Loomis, Pastor of the First U.
3. Church. The remains were laid to
'est in the Riverview Cemetery.
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the last to bid farewell as it sank in
the western SKY.
Because it won the admiration of
the happy young man and the beauti-
full woman who came to make their
home here when the first White men
came to the land they built their cabin
in its shade. OFTEN on quiet summer
evenings when the moon sent its soft
| light over the pines and mountain
peaks, the young man and the beauti-
ful lady would come and sit under
the tree telling again the old, sweet
story. The pine sighed sad refrain
as the balmy Ibreezes swayed its
branches Dear, yet faint to It's mem
DRY, is the prattle of the happy chill
dren who played in its kindly shade.
Now the red men are gone; the vast
wild herds that once roamed the
prairie and plains have disappeared;
civilization has crept over the land
Gnarled and bent are the limbs OF
the pine. The wind plays sad, weird
melody in it's harplike branches. Only
the shadows Of the traders, miners,
sourdoughs, and outlaws can be seen
slowly winding their weary way down
the faint trail of memory, but the
pine still stands as a monument to all
that is and to all that has gone be-
fore.
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An OId-Timer

Uona's Prize Story
In the foothills of the Rockies near
a time-worn cabin stands an old pine
tree. 1t was young in the dim and dis
tant past, young when the hand of
civilization had not yet passed over
the land. For years it has stood like
a silent, majestic sentinel; a witness
Of the sun dance and bloody wars of
the Indians. Here the lean gray wolf
howled out his woes to his hungry
companions, and vast herds of buffa-
loes, antelope, and deer roamed the
boundless plains. AS the pine was the
first to catch the bright beams of
the sun as it sent it's rays over the
pale tinted horizon, SO was 1t also
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WELDON LOCALS

Jim Madison has again moved ou
to the Figure Eight county to com
plete the bridge he started earlier il
the winter, and hopes to have it com
pleted before the breakup.
Three of the counties popular Off
Gals, Mr.. Martinsen, Mr.. Horsford and
Mr.. Rorvik stopped in Weldon short
/ time last week.
Mr.. H. Delaney of Oswego made a
flying trip to Circle last Sunday.
MIR. Harry Tracey, who has been out
in the western part of the state most
of the winter, returned to Weldon Sun
day. Mr.. Tracey reports things pretty
lively around the oil fields at Shelby.
Say folks, did you read the lion
story in the last issue? Gumptious
wasn't it? And the plot was laid here
in McCone County, too.
A lioness, No! But crowned with
the sidereal glory of the stars, as
grand soul as ever launched upon
this mighty tide of time. AS fair a
flower as ever graced these sun kiss
ed Mills, or breathed blush to the
rosy fingers of the morn.
We cannot conceive by what form
OF esoteric alchemy Of logic one
should assume the role of critic whose
Indigestion has given them a cronic
case of mental alteration.
With the exception of one or two
that lion story was pretty
well written anyhow.
Once more have the jungles vibrated
with an awful roar. A roar of mon
ster yet unknown, roar as of the
many mingled unto one came rolling
Der the barren hills and died away
n the distant valley like the moan of
departing soul plunging through the
sulphurous regions of the damned.
We pause for an instant to specu-
ate as to the form that needs must
De behind that awful sound. Can it be
hat another huge and stocky lion
las migrated to these lonely hills?
1ark Again we listen till that sound
S caught once more upon the passing
wave of thought, when 10, at last it
lawns upon the mind 1T is NO LION |
tut only the fleeting echo OF the bray
# Balaam's Ass.
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IFOR SALE-Several head of well
broke work horses, weighing from
1900 to 1900. Three sets of cheap har-
ness Two discs, one 8 foot and one
10 foot One Van Brunt drill, 10
foot. Inquire of
DAVE JAMES.
CIRCLE, MONTANA.
e. q. Marks, the horse buyer, will
be in Richey on Monday, April 2, and
will buy all horses, broke and unbroke
at the stock yards. Must be in fairly
good condition. Single or in carload
lot. 3 1880
NOTICE-Improved and partially inn
proved lands for rent on shares. AL
so grazing and pasture land Write
B. Kesselheim or Nicholas Ulrich &
Co., Billings, Mont. 322 Hart-Albin
Building, Billings, Montana.
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THE UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH

G. w. LOOMS, Pastor.
Services for Sunday March 25th:
Sunday school 10 A. M.
Mrs. f. c. Nassau, superintendent
Morning orship IL A. M.
SPECIAL SERVICE. SPECIAL MI.
SIC.
Big meeting for boys and girls at
2:30 P. M. In charge of Miss Florence
Monroe. All boys and girls are invited
Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
Z P. M.
Leader, Miss Florence Monroe.
Special Service of interest to young
and old
Evening Worship s P. NJ
Special Program in charge of Miss
Monroe.
Services every night next week.
All are invited to attend these SER
vices.
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Miss Monroe led our singing an6
gave an interesting talk in Monday
morning assembly. We nope she gets
to come again before leaving Circle
Principal G. g. Hoole of the Daw
son County High School was a visitor
Tuesday. He came out to see if Mr.
James would be interested in posi-
tion in the Glendive High School next
year.
Fred Suffer has quit school now as
the roads are getting SO that he can
run his old Ford.
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ST. FRANCIS CHURCH

Palm Sunday, March 25th:
No services at Circle.
Good Friday, March GOTH
1880 2. M. Stations of the Way of
The Cross.
Easter Sunday, April LIST:
500 A. NJ. Mass at Brockway.
1890 A. M. High Mass at Circle.
FATHER RAUH.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends
and neighbors who so kindly assisted
during our late bereavement.
Mr.. AND MRS. D. d. BOOTH AND
FAMILY.
MR.. AND MRS. C. E. HAYES AND
FAMILY.
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Miss Florence e. Monroe, of Buffa-
10, n. T., an experienced and efficient
Gospel singer, has been assisting Rev.
G. W. LOOMS i'll pre-Easter series
OF Special Services this week. She will
remain in Circle untfi after Easter
Sunday.
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Don't forget the Royal Neighbours
Ninth Annual Ball to be given April
End, 1923 at the Princess Theatre,
Circle, Montana. Dance Tickets $1.00
Supper Tickets $1.0O.