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EARTHS IN SOLAR SYSTEM
Thousands of Asteroids, Mostly Small,
Known to Be Swinging Around
the Sun.
Swinging around the sun between
the planets Mars and Jupiter there are
more than a thousand little earth*,
ranging In diameter from three to 48b
miles. These are known as the aster¬
oids, aud although they pursue their
individual ways in the solar system
much like our own globe they are
too small to support any sort of life,
being unable to hold nu atmosphere.
From time to flme new asteroids are
discovered, not by astronomers pa¬
tiently peering at the heavens through
a telescope, but by means of the photo¬
graphic plate. A thousand have al¬
ready been found, but it is likely that
thousands of smaller asteroids remaiD
to be discovered.
The four largest asteroids. Ceres,
Pallas. Vesta and Juno, are respec¬
tively 485. 304, 243 and 118 miles In
diameter. A few more asteroids may
exceed 100 miles in diameter, but the
great majority are simply huge rocks
five miles or less in diameter. I’nlik*
the major planets, the asteroids are
not spheres, but simply jagged rocks,
huge mountains hurtling through
space, whirling round and round on
their axis as they journey about the
sun.
Possibly, as some have suggested,
they may he the larger fragments of
periodic comets of unusual size that
have In the course of ages been shorn
of their appendages.
LIKE GEM IN RARE SETTING
Lake Kluahne, Close to Arctic Circl*,
Is Beautiful Spot Seldom Vis¬
ited.by Man.
Lying amid the heights of encir¬
cling mountains as a mere dewdrop
in a titanic crinkle of the continental
surface, is the 50-mile, length of Lake
Kluahne, once reputed source of the
Yukon, flowing from it 1,200 miles
or more north, northwest and south¬
west to Bering sen. Barely 350
miles south of the arctic circle, south¬
ern boundary of perpetual snow ami
Ice. it is compassed about with moun¬
tain ranges aud peaks rising abruptly
from its waters, says Christian Science
Monitor.
The shores of the lake are bare of
vegetation, save for the dwarf birch
and the hardy northern willow, tundra
grasses and lesser brush.
Lapped In the perpetual silence of
the unpeopled North, sternly Isolated,
.untouched by human presence, save
for at long Intervals a casual Indian
or passing prospector, Lake Kluahne
hats In its very silence and sternness
of aspect a beauty of that hardly ex¬
pressed, indefinable, but none the less
deeply felt nature which, conscious of
It or not, is a main factor in holding
the prospector or other man of the
opeti places in his wandering ways, in
the sand deserts of the South, or the
mountain ^wilderness of file extreme
Northwest alike.
Diamond Setting.
The following method of setting
diamonds has Reen found to lie the
best: First drill the hole for the dia¬
mond to the usual depth, a lift!*
deeper than the greatest dimensions
of the stone. The drilling should lie
don iftf'ithout lubricant, as oil of any
kin# ends to prevent the spelter from
Bowing smoothly.
This being done, the hole should lie
closed in slightly, just enough to make
it out of round. The spelter is now
poured Into the hole, filling it com¬
pletely, and the diamond, held in a
pair of tweezers, is pushed info the
liquid spelter In the hole until it
strikes the bottom. In doing this an
amount of spelter equal to the dis¬
placement of the diamond is pushed
out of the hole, and when this drop of
spelter makes its appearance it is cer¬
tain that there are no vacant spots
under the stone.
After the spelter has cooled the end
•f the rod in which the diamond is
located can he shaped up in the cus¬
tomary manner. The fact that the
hole is slightly out of round prevents
the core of spelter from working out
of the end of the rod.
Introduced Lilac to Europe.
Jhere are men who in a lesser
splye have been givers of gifts which
are efioyed by millions, though their
©wn muss may have slipped out of
the memory or’nL says the
Boston Transcrift. de
Such a man ‘.va-» Ogier Ghiselin
Busbecq. He was j0n in the pi enfant
town of Coniine-, in Flstoder.-. now
half French, half! Belgian, with the
River Lys between, almost four bun
rflrefi years ag( aid educated in that
university at Loiitlin which now, alas,
tn laid low. Be- ti—q was a collector,
and. when he w os-• nr b’ tlie Emperor
F' t'dlnand as an^pssador to the »«1
tal! Sttieffnan th»j rU ’' gnifleent. on his
return brought - ript and coin
and plants honai ’ Vienna. And
thes plan'jji the lilac. ’
among e was
Ancient Battle Standards.
It Is probable that the first flag was
earried by the Sarkcens in their bat
ties with the Crusaders, the latter
adopting the idea, vhich thus spread
over Eurone. Long before that there
had been national standards, however,
ns the ancient Egyptians carried be
fore their hosts the figure of a sacred
animal on s spear. A stuffed cat ini
paled on a stick was the forerunner of
the banners now used. In the days of
the old Persian empire a blacksmith’s
aiu'on was carried aloft at the head
of the array, while the standard of
the Turks wgs «t horse’s uUL
THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA., JANUARY 1. 1920.
i BORN OF EMPRESS’ DREAM
Psrsiarv Legend Concerning the Design
and Construction of the Beau¬
tiful Taj Mahal.
A bountiful story, which Is not gen¬
erally known, of the creation of the
Taj Mahal Is hidden away In the
pages of the Persian manuscripts. The
emperor wished to commemorate his
undying devotion and esteem for his
helmed consort, hut nothing satisfied
his amhltlon, until one day Arjumimd
told him that in a dream she had seen
■the noblest and most perfect of
monuments, which If actualized, would
he unparalleled in the whole world for
Its matchless beauty. The emperor
sent for experts from all over the em¬
pire and commanded them to design the
architecture of the dream. They la¬
bored to no effect; they could not vis¬
ualize the dream. At last one day an
old venerable I’ir’ ascetic presented
himself, who said; “1 can help you to
obtain what yon seek.”
Me then presented a mysterious po¬
tion to one of the architects, before
whose dazed eyes the lovely monument
in all Us glory was revealed, The
magic of the potion lasted while he
drew the plan in all Its detail, then
he fell hack exhausted. The etm tress,
seeing the design of her vision real¬
ized, was full of joy and the emperor
at once set to work to have this edifice
constructed. The impossibility of lay¬
ing a tlnn foundation next presented
itself. The swampy character of the
banks of the silvery Jumna made it
impossible to erect any construction
that would stand, until, In another
dream, it was revealed that the basis
must he of silver. Today the Taj
stands, like an ethereal drop of flaw¬
less pearl, on its foundation of solid
silver—breathing forth the poetry of
its conception :
“Sweeter to rest together dead,
Far sweeter than to live asunder."
—Asia Magazine.
COURT AT LEAST CONSISTENT
Judge Remitted Fine When He Com¬
mitted Indiscretion for Which
He Punished Lawyer.
Our famous president, Abraham Lin¬
coln. during his early career as a law¬
yer, traveled a circuit in Illinois. Judge
David Davis and Lincoln were close
friends?"says the author of “Lincoln's
Own Stories,” and the judge always
showed a keen appreciation of Lin¬
coln’s stories.
“I was never fined but once for con¬
tempt of court.” said a man who was
a clerk of court in Lincoln's day.
“Davis fined me five dollars. Mr.
Lincoln had just come in. and. leaning
uver my desk, had told me a story so
irresistibly funny that I broke out In
a loud laugh. The judge called nip to
order, saying—
“ ‘This must tie stopped. Mr. Lin
coin, you are contdanll.v disturbing
this court with your stories.’
“Then he said to me:
' "‘?ou may fine yourself five dollars.'
“1 apologized to the court, hut told
the judge that the story was worth 1 Jit
money. Shortly afterwards the judge
'called me to him.
“‘U’liaf was that story Lincoln told
to von?" he asked.
“1 told him', and tie laughed aloud, in
spite of himself.
»< 4 Remit your flue “ he ordered. i
Skeletons of Extinct Bird.
Of the ten known existing skeletom
of the great auk in the world, the
United States is Hie only country pos
scssing two. Greater Boston lms these,
one being in the museum of Ihe Bos
ton Society of Natural History amt
the other, tn tlie Ifllrvaril university
miispum.
The Boston museum contains also
an egg of this extinct bird, in view
of the fact liiat a single egg lias
brought as high as $535, ibis is con¬
sidered a most valuable relic.
This flightless sfta-bird formerly was
distributed along the northern coasts
and islands of North America, In It*
coat of solter coloring with a vest of
i fc»n y white it resembled nothing sh
j , l|U) .j, as ,, sport man in evening dress,
j $j nce jt was flightless, the bird was
easily exterminated, the natives relish¬
ing it as a food. It probably was
wholly exterminated by 1844.
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Havana's High-Sounding Nstne.
Tiie full name of the capital, of
| c n |, a San (’liristoha) de la Unbans.
j n (ggq H ro y a i decree confemsi upon
f^e city the sounding title, “Urye del
Nuevo Mnndo y Anteinural de ias In
( j| HR Occidentales,” which signifies
“Key of the' New World and Bulwark
() f ^ West Indies.” Tn emphasis,
the coat-of-arms of the munieipality
hen-s a symbolic key and repres&nta
' tioA.s of the fortresses of Morro, Fnntn
and Ftierza.
j n pv.o the city rose to lie the.com
niercial center of . the Spanish-Ameri
<- a n possessions, and the principal ren¬
dezvous of the royal fleets that ear
ried on the trade monopoly between
Hyatts and America,
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First Malleable Platinum.
The first veritable platinum ingot
wag made by a French chemist, Ca
haneau, in 1783. Charles III of Spain, .
called him to Madrid and created
n special chair of mineralogy, physics
an ,| chemistry for him. In hts lahora
tory he found the secret of rendering
new metai malleable, and this is
the way lie revested the fact to one
his patrons; “Tkree mouths later,
a i the home of the Count of Aranda
there appeared upon a rTie an ingot
koine 10 centimeters cube (about four
inches), with a beautiful metallic Ins
ter; it was malleable pl itiuuu. ”—New
v ~k Hecaid.
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Missed His Step.
Orville Gaulle—It is my intention to
marry your daughter, sir. I have con¬
sidered ttie step 1 atn about to take.
Old Kill.vuns—You have, eh? Well.
1 have an idea you're going to take
about eight steps without touching
them.
An Appropriate Name.
Funner Korn tassel—Waul, it's too
hud you received the notice of lay
little darter’s Mirth too late to put it
in ilie paper. Saay, kin yer think of a
good name for her?
Kdiior of tlu> Bingtoxvn Bugle—
Sure; call her Ad. delayed.
Mean Thing.
Leading Lady—That fat comedian
is Just too impudent.
Understudy—AVhat’s he been up to
now ?
Leading Lady—As he sang “Let Us
Clink Again Our Sparkling (Masses”
he looked strangely at my diamonds
Doesn't Believe This.
"Do you believe everything he
says?”
"I used to, until he tried to toll me
the other day that you couldn't lose
any more money playing doltar-tjinit
poker than you could playing 10-ceut
limit"
Happy Thought.
Dolly—When one semis a parcel b.v
express why do they always ask the
mime and address of the sender.
Percy Why-er-so they’ll know
where to return it in case it ls-er
lost or stolen, (lonelier know.
Wise' Kid.
The New' Superintendent- (his first
visit at this particular school)'—Well,
children, what shall I talk to yon
about?
Kid (on the front row)—AI tout five
minutes.
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GREAT SAVING.
“There’s one thing 1 never cess*
to congratulate myself about.”
“What is that?"
"You don’t need tires for the steer¬
ing wheel."
Quite an Art.
There’s really quite an art. you know
In twinging up the young—
We teach thfe.baby first o talk
And then to hold his tongue.
A Mixup.
Bodge—Did. Blinks get excuses con¬
fused?
Podge—Yes; told the boss that he I
httd been detained at the office and I
bis wife that he had been up with tint j
baby. I
A Tight Squeeze. ,
Irena— 1 just danced with that Mr. ,
Allarms.
Harry—Well, you seem to have pull- j j
cd through all right. J
Irena—Yes; hut it was a tight
squeeze.
Powerful Stone-Crusher.
What is reported to-be the largest
gyratory stone-crusher ever built has I’a. i j
been completed at Allentown,
l’be machine is to be used fog crush- ■
mg limestone for chemical
dux,' etc. It has two jaw openings,
each 00x100 inches, arid all estimated j
capacity of 2,500 tons'per hour, mine- j
mg to eight inches. The crusher coni-1
ylete weighs about 800,000 pounds, is;
li feet 8 inches high from foundation
to top of hopper, and has a shaft 21 j
lops ami 40 inch,, in dianMLter
Schemer.
u I mus t tell you. Edgar, that I can¬
not cooS.”
“But those excellent meals I have
liad at your house?”
‘‘Were all prepared by our cook. -.
“Do you think we can get her away
from yopr folks when vye are wed?”—
(giuisvUlc Co’urier-Jounml..
Father Was in Training.
Ethel—The bride nearly fainted
(iuring the ceremony and had to be
supported by her father until It wa:
over.
Egbert—Yes; and now I hear het
father is supporting both of them.—
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In Cordial
Appreciation
of the confidence and good
will shown us in your gen¬ Hi
erous patronage during
—- 1919 . —
We wish you a Happy and
Prosperous New Year, and v
pledge our best efforts to
CLOTHE you, with our sin
cere friendship, fair treat
ment and good merchandise
during—
1920 .
EVANS TRADING CO.
Store f r
Glass’ Self-Serve
THE CASH & CARRY PLAN
In the larger cities and communities throughout the United ©
States this CASH ~ and CARRY plan for Retail Groceries
has proven the most satisfactory an d 'he most economical s)
method of reducing the high c( s <u o 1 ;g.
Everybody is anxious non' to see how a dollar or a few cents @
he saved Our plan of eliminating the expense of deliv
ein e?y, will enable to reduce the f
book keeping, clerks, etc., us
prices so as to save you money.
Below we quote you prices on a few articles. Cgj
We going after (he Grocery trade of the people who a
are economically and will be slad to have you come @
want to buy fully explain this new method. g
in and let us you
24 lbs. Obelisk Hour $1.69
24 lbs. Ballard’s seif rising flour 1 69 f
_ 24 ibs. Luxury self rising flout 1.59 ©
8 lb. Bucket Lard 2.43 @)
8 !b. Bucket Cottolene 2.69
| ib. i’Y I* 1 It * C ■’* i C S LoifCC -37 4
Uan , corn .14
Rr} f) -w-j Jl C?cl S .14 m
^ 1 I ^ A*
uan lonraioei* .
Ciu6CS6 _ , .38 f
« Li T .21
f \ Re$ & ~ C)t , Uef
^ L/cillUvt! j L fel * <■„ ‘ pprn •' * \ .12 ©
Cereal, Package .19 m
Lemons, dozen 5 ® m
Potatoes, pound .
ABE GLASS & SON
FORT VALLEY, GA.
Open Jan. 1, 1920.