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TIE FARAWAY STUBS
Their Color Serves as an Index
to Their. Age.
WHAT MAKES THEM TWINKLE?
Two Theories That Deal With This
Astronomical Enigma? The Interven
tion of Fragments of Disrupted
Worlds or the Effect of Air Currents.
This is a question that has exorcised
more thau oue gentleman of science.
Of course it is known that only the
stars twinkle, the planets giving out
a steady light. That Is the way we
tell a star from a planet with the
naked eye.
But why does tlie star twinkle at all?
The auswer to this seems to t>e on ac
count of the greater distances of the
stars, the nearest Used star being sev
eral thousand times farther from us
than the farthest plauet. So around
this as a starting |>olnt have been built
two theories. Oue Is that as the
visual angle, or angle subteuded by
the star from the eye, is so very small
that very small bodies lu space com
ing between the star and the eye
would give the effect of twinkling.
Now, as regards those small bodies
actually being lu space as hypothecat
ed there Is uo doubt for there are mil
lions of fragments of disrupted worlds
flying around In orbits about our sun.
The only question is whether there are
enough to cause the eternal twlukllug
that Is observed. Scleuce caunot say
that enough do not exist, for she can
uot perceive the existence of the small
est fragments that actually could cause
this effect, even with her Quest Instru
ments.
To illustrate, then, my meaning as
regards this covering of the visual
angle, suppose you tike a dime be
tween your thumb anj. linger aud hold
It between your eye aud the moon un
til it Just covers the moon. It will be
found to be quite close to the eye. Now
take a quarter and hold it so that it
Just covers the moon. Its distauce is
ut once seen to be about four times the
dime's from the eye. Thus It is seen
that the farther outward the object is
placed the larger the object necessary.
This is lu accord with what is known
as the law of inverse squares.
But now take a dime or even a pin
head, aud uo matter how far you hold
it from the eye it will easily cover the
largest star in the heavens. This is
on uccount of the enormous distance of
the star, the Hues drawn from its sides
to the eye luclosiug an angle so minute
that almost anything will till It. So
thus we see that this theory is uot im
possible, though lH'rhaps somewhat im
probable.
The other theory bases its argument
ou the air currents. Air currents are
caused by light and heated air rising
aud cold and heavy air Hiking its place.
Now, when llpht goes from a heavy
to a light gas.'or vice versa, it is bent
oue way or the other. So this would
eertaiuly bappeu to tho light from all
the heavenly bodies. The reason It is
not noticed lu the case of the planets
or the sun Is that they send us many
more rays as compared to the stars.
Many reasous are put forward to
show the truth of this theory. A star
twinkles more on the horizon than it
does In the zenith, for its light has to
come through a greater thickness of
atmosphere; also greater twinkling is
observed In winter than in summer,
and when rapid and brilliant twinkling
is seeu It is a very good prophecy of
rain or suow, as it shows the upper re
gions of the air to be in a slate of
rapid motion of varying air currents,
hot aud cold currents meeting, com
mingling and rotating probably.
This also accounts for the chauges
lu the brightness of a star, for at times
a part aud uot all of Its light is bent
away from the eye. It has been no
ticed also that a star's color has some
thing to do with Its twlukllug on ac
count of the different refractlvltles of
the dlffereut colors. A white or blue
star, such as the Dog star, twinkles
most; next comes the yellow and last
1 the red. If oue cares to look for a red
: star. Betelgeux Is one and can be
found lu one comer of the constella
tion Orion.
A rather interesting thing has been
ascertained In astronomy as regards
the relation between the color of a star
aud Its age. The white or blue stars
, are considered young or In the prime
of life, with many more million years
to their career, while a red star, as
Betelgeux. is on the wane and will grad
ually go out In the next few million
years. See If It doesu't! The yellow
stars of course come betweeu the blue
and the red lu point of age. It Is en
couraging to find that our own sun is
classified as a white star. ? A. L.
! Hodges In Cincinnati Commercial Trib
une.
Weighing Diamonds and Gold.
The weight of diamonds aud other
precious stones is expressed In carats,
grains and quarter grains. They are
pearl grains, oue of which Is equal to
four-fifths of a troy grain. Four quar
ter grains make one grain and four
grains one carat. The Uueness of gold
is also expressed In carats. I'ure gold
Is twenty-four carats tine. The car
ats. therefore. Indicate the proportions
of alloy. Most of the gold used by
jewelrs is about fourteen carats fine,
having ten parts of alloy.
The Pessimist.
The pessimist stands beneath the tree
of prosperity and growls when the
fruit falls on his head.? Success Maga
zine.
He Is often the wisest man who Is
not wise at all.? Wordsworth.
THE PLEBEIANS.
Their Secession From Rome and Their
Rite to Power.
Plebeians were the commons of
Rome, who were originally forbidden
all political rights. They were for the
most part poor and were not allowed
to Intermarry with the patricians.
They served In the army without pay
and were sold Into slavery for debt
and could even be cut Into pieces for
distribution among their creditors.
Finding their condition Intolerable,
the plebeians In 407 B. C. seceded to
Mons Sacer, near Itomo, where they
resolved to build a new city. But this
step so alarmed the privileged classes
that they granted to the commons the
right of annually choosing from their
owu numbers two magistrates, called
tribunes, with power to protect them
against tho aggressions of the patri
cians.
After the lapse of about 200 years
the disabilities of the plebeians were
almost entirely removed, and between
the years SoMOO B. C. they secured
the dictatorship, the censorship and
the praetorshlp as well as the right to
be pontiff and augur. Thus the Bo
man republic, after two centuries of
existence, finally secured a democratic
form of government. ? New York
American.
Sweat and Perspire.
It is possible to tell almost exactly
when the more elegant "perspire"
drove out tho vulgar "sweat." Ac
cording to a writer In the London Gen
tleman's Magazine in 1791, "for some
time past ueither man, woman nor
child in Great Britain and Ireland of
any rank or fashion has been subject
to the gross form of exudntlon which
was formerly known as 'sweat.' Now
every mortal, except carters, coal
heavers and chairmen, merely 'per
spires.' For these twenty years past
the word 'sweat' has been gradually
becoming more aud more odious."
Before 1770 or so "perspiration"
commonly meant an insensible process,
"sweating" the grosser variety there
of. In one of his sermons Wesley re
marked that "during a night's sleep n
healthy man perspires one part In four
less when he sweats than when he
does not." That would be meaning
less today.
His Conundrum.
"Mlsfaii Walkah. kin yo* tell me de
dlff'uuce 'tween a cold In de head an'
a? a chicken coop wit' a hole in de
rufe?"
"No, Sam; that's a hard one. What
Is the difference between a cold In tho
; head and n chicken coop with a hole
! In the roof?"
"De one am a case o' influenza, an'
de uddah am a case o' out flew hens,
! sub."
"Ladles and gentlemen, the vocal
i wonder, Professor Wabbles Izzeers,
will now sing the popular ballad en
titled 'The Lips That Caress a Stogy
Shall Never Touch Miue.' "?Chicago
i Tribune.
What's In a Name.
Returned 'Traveler? By the way, Mr.
Mann, your daughter. Miss Etta, is
tnarrlnl. Isn't she? Old Resident? No;
she could have married a tine young
fellow once, but she threw him over
' on account of his name. She said it
was bad enough to bo Ktta Mann, but
I she drew the line at Etta Knox.? Chi
cago Tribune.
BABY TORTURED
F0R6M0HTHS
By Terrible Itching Eczema? Face
and Head a Solid Sore? Spread
to His Hand and Legs? Would
Scratch Until He Bled? Tiny Suf
ferer Immediately Relieved and
ENTIRELY CURED IN 2
MONTHS BY CUTICURA
.
" When my son Walter was three weeks
old, eczema appeared on his focc. We did
not know what
it was so went
to a doctor who
treated him for
three months.
Then ho wan so
bad that his face
and head were
nothing but one
eo re and his ears
looked as if thov
were going to fall
off, ro we tried
another doctor.
He said he could
cure him and wo
doctored there four months, the baby
Sever getting any better. His hand
and logs then had big sores on them
and as for his (sleepintr, we could not
think of it, the poor nttle fellow suf
fered so terribly. First I tied his hands
to the crib to keep him from scratching,
but when it got so bad I tied him in a
shawl or he would scratch himself all
, bloodv. When he was seven months old
we tried a set of tho Cuticura Remedies.
Tho flret application of Cuticura let
him sleep and rest well, in one week
tho sores wero gone but it stayed red
I and sometimes it would itch so wo
used Cuticura for two months, then ho
had a clear and whit? face. Now he is
two years and seven months old and
has never had eczema again. I hope
this letter will help somo who are suffer
ing from skin disease. Every mother
who has a baby suffering with skin
disease should just try Cuticura; there
is nothing bettor. Mrs. Louis Beck, R.
F.D.3,San Antonio, Tex., Apr. 15, '07. '
A single set of Cuticura Remedies is
often sufficient to cure torturing, dis
figuring, itching, burning, and scaly
humors, eczemas, rashes, and irritations,
from infancy to age, when all other
remedies fail.
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every Humor consist* or Cuticura 6oap. (tic ) to
Cleanse tho Skin. Cuticura ointment IGOe.) to Ileal
the Skin, and Cuticura Resolvent (SOe.). (or In tho
torm oJ Chocolate Coated rills 2Sc. per vial of 80)
to 1'urlfy the Wood. Sold throughout the world,
ivtter Drug A C'hetn. Corp.. Hole Prop*., ltoston,
, Maaa
off- Mailed Free. Cuticura Book on 8Un Diseases.
Tho Lure of tho Arctic*.
Polnr life brings strange revelations.
A man who Is u model of nmlnblllty
nt borne Is a Ravage In those high lat
itudes, where .Mother Nature and hu
manity seem beut on revealing their
crudest characteristics. When a uian
goes to the arctics llrst he dislikes it.
If he Is cuught there one winter he
vows to himself that he will never re
peat the adventure. Yet when he gets
back home he discovers that the
"white silence" has a compelling fas
cination. I have never known n man
who could resist the chance to go
again, even at a financial loss. After
twenty years of experience, If another
opportunity came to me, it is doubtful
whether any consideration would pre
vent my taking up the work again.
Once the clmrm of those long months
of daylight, the mysterious deathly si
lence of those long nights, the white
glare of that brilliant moonlight across
tracklcss wastes of snow and ice, has
been felt a man is unable to resist the
siren call of the north that has be
come more to him than family, home,
friends or money. Cladly lie takes his
life in his hands and fares forth again
into those frozen seas.? Captain Kd
wlu Collin of Zlcgler Polar {expedition
in National Magazine.
Well Off.
Counsel? You speak of Mr. Smith be
ing well off. Is he worth $10,000?
Witness-No. sir. Counsel? Two thou
sand? Witness- No, sir; he Isn't
worth a shilling. Counsel-Then how
Is he well off? Witness-Got a wife,
Kir, who supports him. sir.? Now York
Journal.
To have a respect for ourselves
guides our morals, and to have a def
erence for others guides our manners.
?Sterne.
Who ongraves things for nothing?
Why Kirmsc, of course.
ACKNOWLEDGE IT
Alaskan Has to Bow to tho inevi
table ? Scores of Endorse
ments Provo It.
After reading the public statement
of this fellow-sufferer given below,
you must come to this conclusion:
A remedy which cured years ago,
which has kept the kidneys in good
health since, can be relied upon to
perform the same work In other cas
es. Read this:
K. C. Fenton, 3905 N. Cheyenne St.,
Tacoma, Wash., says: "I gave a state
mont for publication, telling of my ex
perlence with Doans Kidney Pills som
years ago and I am now pleased to
confirm all I then said In their favor.
I was afflicted with kidney trouble
and finally I became so bad off that
I was obliged to give up my work.
I had dull, heavy pains through my
kidneys and on one occasion I was
confined to my bed for almost a
month. The unnatural condition of
tho kidney secretions also plainly de
noted that my kidneys needed atten
tion. When I learned of Doan's Kid
ney Pdlls, I procured a box and be
gan their use. I felt great relief
from the first and before long my
trouble was entirely disposed of. I
have since had no return of kidney
complaint."
For sale by all dealers. Price BO
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New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name ? Doan's ? and
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FOR SALE.? A National Cash Reg
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Notice Is hereby given that Tuck
Flaherty will have chargo of my pro
perty and Is authorized to collect
rents due me during my absence,
lm. LEE GUTHRIE.
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and stick pins, brooches, rings, etc.,
In an Infinite variety of rich and
beautiful design! at Kern's.
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HAMPTON'S MAGAZINE, 66 West
35th. St. New York City. 6t
In tho Court of the Commissioner for
the District of Alaska, Division No.
1, sitting in Probate at Skagway
Precinct, before H. B. Le Fevre,
Commissioner and ex officio Pro
bate Judge.
In tho Matter of the Estate of Patrick
W. Renwlck, Deceased. Notice of
Time and Place set for Hearing
Final Account.
The administratrix having filed her
final account In the above entitled
Court and matter, notice Is hereby
given that Saturday, March 19, 1910,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at the
U. S. Court House, In said precinct,
I ath been by order set as the time
and place of hearing tho said ac
count. All parties at Interest are
hereby notified to be then and there
present and show cause why said ac
count be not confirmed.
Josie Olive Renwick,
Administratrix.
First publication Dec. 15, 1909.
Final publication Jan. 5, 1910.
Pullen Rouse
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Electric lights? Hot and cold
w a> er? Telephones
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board imd room by thed. y, week
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Dairy
mr$. fi. $. Pullen
Proprietress
Raw Furs...,
WE PAY
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IEER
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