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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. -; 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, - 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. CAP * ~ 1 / ■t mt L? iv> f< V > if* Vf 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. "7-CcM. iH ~IO ( \ -> 8 iy IS m 11 m it-.. V I 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.— London Answers. _________ r / S’ 'i 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.