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THE TORCH OF REASON. KANSAS CITY. MISSOVRI, MARCH 19. E. M. 303 (1903.) THE N E W STORY OF SOLAR S Y S TE M . THE u a lly fa llin g back to th e su n in c o n tin u a lly d e crea sin g o rb it, in c re a sin g th e ir speed a ro u n d th e su n iu th e sam e in v erse ra tio w ith w hich th e y d ecrease Electro-German Astronomy Exposed th e d ia m e te r of th e ir o rb its. W h at little m a tte r is c o n d e n se d too fa r o u t BY FRANKLIN H . HEALD. from th e p la n e of th e s u n ’s e q u a to r to THE LEADING WATCHES OF THE WORLD Dr. B a u r, in a n a rtic le in th e T orch be c a u g h t by th e new ly fo rm in g p la n In 2, 3 or 4 Ounce S ilverine Screw Cases o f R eason F e b ru a ry 5, say s, a m o n g st e ts as sa te llite s , is a ttr a c te d to th e sun '4 fn d e n e r ’ c tlv aa , ' - «• 1 »«i «.• 1 «j- .. -veV * '**'» i .G .-•MR S till c o n tin u in g his fo reig n re m a rk s, D u eb er-H am p d en — IS size, “ Special “T h e re is a n a rtic le in y o u r T orch R -w ay,” 23 jewels, $32; sam e, 21 jew els. fo reig n to logic as well as to th e A m e ri signed by a c e rta in H eald , a n d tre a tin g $24; “ New R -w ay ,” 23 jew els, $2B; ‘Jo h n th e ‘N e b u la r H y p o th e s is .’ I sh o u ld can la n g u a g e , he s a y s : H an co ck ,” or " N o rth Am .” 21 jewels, th in k th a t if a n y b o d y in te n d s to w rite “ It does now n o t m a tte r w h e th er we ¿21; “ P u e b e r W. C o.,” 21 jew els, $19; a b o u t su c h a heavy a ffa ir as th is p ro b w ith one of tw o p o ssib ilities: sam e, 17 jew els, $16. lem , he w ould first s tu d y th e law s of agree h i r s t fc we m ay accep t th a t th is im m en se E lg in —“ V eritas,” 23 jew els, $29; sain« e le c tric ity .” ball th rew off th e so-called p la u e ts , o r or “ No. 149,” “ 150,” “ 181,” all 21 jewels, A n sw erin g , I will say , h o p in g to n o t \\e m ay say th a t in th is m ist th e re were $25; " F a th e r r im e ,” 21 jew els, or new give th e im p re ss io n of eg o tism , t h a t 1 fo rm ed sev eral c e n te rs. T he A s tro n o “ B. W. R ay m o n d ,” 19 jewels, $20; " R a y my does n o t p re te n d to say th a t th e have s tu d ie d e le c tric ity a g re a t deal p la n e ts were c a st off a fte r th e c o n d e n m o n d ,” 17 jew els, $18.50. \ \ alt h am —“ V a n g u a rd ,” 23 jew els,$29; 1 h a t is th e Rock Isla n d ’s rate from an d find it to be a very s u b tile p a rt of sa tio n of th e whole m ist, because th is sam e, 21 jew els, $25; “ C rescent S tr.” , K ansas C ity . In effect d aily , F eb ru ary e x p a n d e d m a tte r. 1 also Hud th a t lig h t, w ould be n o n esen se. No; d u rin g th e 21 jew els. $20; “ A ppleton, Tracv & Co.,” 15 to Ju n e 15. T ick ets are good in to u r e le c tric ity ; like, liq u id , c o llo id ia l or fo rm a tio n of th e m ists an o th e ir c o n ‘•P re m ie r,” (new ) 17 jewels, > 18.50; sam e ist sleeping cars, which th e Rock Isla n d d e n s a tio n to a d en se gas, th e p la u e ts solid m a tte r, a re all b u t m a n ife s ta tio n s were c a st otf, fo r th e e a rth was, on its (n o t “ P re m ie r” ), 17 jew els, nickel, $16. ru n s daily from K ansas C ity to Lo* The above g u a ra n tee d to pass R-VVay Angeles and San Francisco. T hese cars of h eat o r e n e rg y a n d th a t th e y a re in b e g in n in g , a ball of red -h o t gas. Now In sp ecto rs. m ake q u ick e r tim e to S o u th ern C alifor a d m it th a t - th - « e I te rc h a n g e a b le , in a s m u c h th a t e ith e r n o th in g h in d e rs - us W alth a m —“ • P. • 8 . B a rtle tt” or Elgin n i a th a n sim ilar cars over any o th e r - - to ..................«- ------------- c an be c h a n g e d in to e ith e r of th e o th so -se p a ra te d b alls were su b je c te d to “ W h ee le r,” 17 jew els, nickel, ad ju sted , line. C ars are op erated over both th e iffe re n t in flu e n ce acc o rd in g to th e ir $ 1 1 ; sam e, g ilt, $9; sam e, H am p d en , “ S cen ic” ami “ S o u th e rn ” lines. Folder ers. I find th a t all sp ace is filled w ith d size an d d e n sity . T h ere is no re a s o n a nickel, $10. E lgin, W altham o r H a m p full inform ation m ailed on re e x p a n d e d m a tte r betw een th e so lid ble c au se why we sh o u ld u o t u n d e r d en , nickel, 15 jew els, $7; Elgin or giving quest. m a tte r, a n d t h a t e le c tric ity c a n be s ta n d th e d iffe re n t c e le rity of r o ta tio n W alth am , nickel, 7 jewels (non-catch- If you are going to C alifornia, (40 g a th e re d from it by fric tio n a n d sto re d of d iffe re n t p la n e ts an d th e ir s a te llite s .” able h a ir sp rin g ), $5; H am pden, 7 jewels, NOW. A fter J u n e 15 it will cost you fo r a tim e a n d u sed as need ed , e ith e r L ik e th e v o taries of Bible lore, he is gilt. $4.50; “ S ta n d a rd ” or C e n tu ry ,” $3. nearly $20.00 m ore th a n a t p resen t. I he above in gold-tilled screw cases, L o w rates t o M ontana, Id ah o , U tah as e le c tric ity , h e a t, lig h t o r pow er. I w illing to c h an g e th e m ean in g of w hat .......K .. teed tw e n ty years, $3.50, or in g u aran and P u g et Sound are also offered by th e a lso find t h a t solid m a tte r c o n ta in s th e N e b u lo r H y p o th e sis say s of its e lf, h u n tin g , $5.50 m ore In 25-vear screw Rock Islan d . W rite or call. W e’ll Bb o r h u n tin g , $8.50 m ore th an gladly give you full inform ation. th e sam e p ro p e rtie s a n d th a t w hen we m ak in g a day m ean 400,000,000 y e a rs if J A. Stewart, D. P. A. m ak e th e p ro p e r c o m b in a tio n s to c au se n ece ssa ry , iu o rd e r to m ake it co n fo rm silverine cases. 9th and M ain Sts., K ansas C ity. th e d is in te g ra tio n of solid o r liq u id to new d isco v eries an d dodge rid ic u l- IDEAL GENTLEMAN’S WATCH m a tte r th e fric tio n p ro d u c e s th e h e a t o u s s itu a tio n s . I agree w ith him th a t a mQi, <>; u i »• th e c o n d e n s a tio n of m is ts in to g s s is t i s t v l V . I d i S " o r e x p a n sio n w hich is pow er, m o tio n , lig h t, e le c tric ity , o r w h atso ev er we wish th e v e rie st n o n se n se an d so also is th e (“Ju e rg e n s e n ” sty le—alw ays nice), gold h u n tin g case, g u aran teed 25 years, to m ake of it. C o n tin u in g his c o m w hole N e b u la r H y p o th e sis as o rig in - p la in t he s a y s : a lly p ro p o u n d e d by L a Place. W hen ? i ’en ! f? ta,r-k’ - 15 *15 ’ “ l)u«her 'G r a n d ,” 17 jew els, ad ju sted , $17.50 “ 1 will say t h a t th e N e b u la r th e o ry a m ist or a n y o th e r so lid m a tte r ch an g es “Jo h n H an co ck ,” 21 jewels, e x tra fine, is very N e b u la r to H e ald , b ecause it in to gas, it c a n n o t c o n d en se , b u t on $28 50. in open-face hinged case, 50 cts., does n o t s t a r t w ith a sea of red hot gas, th e c o n tra ry , e x p a n d s a n d o ccu p ies screw’ case, $1 less. b u t o n ly w ith m is ts tu r n in g a ro u n d a' All w atches g u aran teed new, p erfect; th o u s a n d s of tim e s m ore sp ace th a u it c e n te r a c c o rd in g to th e law s of e le c cases lat -st designs, h an d -ch ased (no die tric ity . A cco rd in g to th ese sam e law s o c cu p ied w hen solid. T h ere can be no work “en g rav in g ” ), and acco m p an ied by -TUE- th e m ists becam e m ore a n d m ore d en se su c h a th in g as a “d e n se g as.” Jt is an m ’f’rs and rny g u a ra n te e . I pay freight, a n d th e n o n ly th e y began to g e t red Irish* b u ll a n d all his ju g g lin g w ith and w atches k ep t in o rd er one year if h o t, in c o n se q u e u c e to th e law s of c o n th e se “ b a lls,” to w hich he is w illiug to well used. d e n s a tio n .” — AND— Send for prices of lad ies’. 16 size, solid allow a n y m o tio n w ith o u t re q u irin g a gold, silver and o th e r w atches not listed H ere he show s th e fa lla c y of th e N eb rea so n , is u n n a tu r a l a u d c h ild ish . above, d iam onds, opals, silver, plated u la r H y p o th e sis, a n d also his own in T ru e , th e re is uo reaso n why we an d optical goods, m usic boxes, jew elry, c o n s is te n c y in re a so n in g , o r a ttem p t, sh o u ld u o t u n d e rs ta n d th e m o tio n s of ch ain s, clocks, F re e th o u g h t and o th er O nly tra n sc o n tin e n ta l line badges, Ingersoll spoons, and my tra c t, passing d irectly th ro u g h in g to re a so n in E n g lish . He h as e v i th e p la u e ts a n d s a te llite s a u d all o th e r “ T heism in th e C ru cib le” — free. d e n tly m a n u fa c tu re d a law fo r e le c so lid m a tte r ou its r e tu r n o r fa llin g DENVER, tr ic ity w hich is c o n tr a r y to n a tu re , back to th e su u , p ro v id ed we u n d e r O T T O W E T T S T E IN , c o m p e llin g a body of m ist to becom e C O L O R A D O S P R IN G S , s ta n d , t h a t as e x p a n d e d gas, sw ellin g - - Illinois m o re a n d m ore d e n se as it b e a ts. T h is u p from th e su n , it has a u d c an u ev er La G ran g e, PUEBLO, is e u tire ly im p o ssib le, because as m a t lose th e m o tio n it had w hen a p a rt of The Mormon Temple. L E A D V IL L E A N D te r h e a ts it e x p a n d s a n d o ccu p ies m ore th e su n . As a p a rt of th e su u a t th e sp ace a n d c an n e v e r c o n d e n se o r c o n S A L T L A K E C IT Y . s u n ’s e q u a to r each a to m of gas h ad a t r a c t u n til it b eg in s to cool. T h e re c an The M orm on T em ple a t Salt L ake C ity «peed of 4000 m iles p e r h o u r from rig h t T hree sp len d id ly eq u ip p ed tra in s be no su c h a th in g as red h o t gas. As to left, an d w heu se p a ra te d by e x p a n s no d o u b t th e m ost su b sta n tia l and daily TO Aj ALL POINTS W EST. so o n as m a tte r is e x p a n d e d in to gas, it sio n , it k e p t rig h t on iu th a t d ire c tio n well co n stru cted religious edifice in th e T hrough Sleeping and D ining C ars is e n tir e ly c o lo rle ss a n d re m a in s c o lo r U n ited S tates, if not in th e world. Cor and Free R eclining C h a ir C ars. w ith th e sam e speed. T he best an d less u n til it is illu m in a te d by th e m o n e r stone laid April 6, 1853; cap stone The m ost m agnificent scenery in e a sie st way to u n d e rs ta n d th e m o tio n s tio n of lig h t, o r c ry s ta liz e d by co ld April 6, 1892; and d edicated April 6, A m erica by d ay lig h t. of m a tte r is to s tu d y c a re fu lly th e Stop overs allow ed on all classes of in to solid m a tte r. He does n o t te ll us 1893; over forty years of c o n stan t labor b e a u tifu l a n d s ta r tlin g ly sim p le th eo ry lx tick ets. ’ , - - , ~~.ng consum ed in its co n stru ctio n . T his w here th e m is ts com e fro m , b u t th e y For c h ea p est rates and d escrip tiv e o r m ore p ro p e rly , now e sta b lis h e d fac t, m agnificent stru c tu re 200 feet long. 100 a re th e c o n d e n se d gas of e x p a n d e d lite ra tu re , address is 1 b u ilt of a p ro ce ssio n of p la n e ts . T h is th e o r y feet “ ‘ wide, : " e n tire ly of U tah w hite H enry V. L u y ster, T rav. Pas. Agt. m a tte r b ey o n d N e p tu n e , w here th e new reco g n izes th a t m a tte r c an be in e ith e r g ra n ite , beautifully carv e«1, sym bolic of 315 N. Y. Life Bldg. w o rlds a re fo rm ed a n d in h e r it o r c o n th e M orm on faith , su rm o u n ted by six of th re e c o n d itio n s —so lid , liq u id o r K ansas C ity, Mo. tow ers, the highest being 230 feet from tin u e th e m o tio n s of th e su n w hich th e g aseo u s, d e p e n d in g u p o n th e a m o u n t th e g ro u n d , su p p o rtin g a bronze sta tu e a to m s of e x p a n d in g gas n e v e r lo st as it of h e a t to w hich it h as been su b je c te d , of th e angel M ar ni. The cost of th is was g ra d u a lly p u sh e d o u t in ev ery d i a n d th a t it has tw o m o tio n s, i e., e x b u ild in g is alx>ut $6,(XX),(XX). T h ere are re c tio n from th e su n by c o n tin u a lly p a n sio n a n d c o n tra c tio n , w hich are m an y o th er a ttra c tio n s a t Salt Lake C ity e x p a n d in g m a tte r o r ra d ia tio n a t th e c a u se d by h e a tin g an d cooling. I t rec- of in te re st to th e trav eler or to u rist, s u n ’s su rfa c e . T h e u p w ard p re s s u re of og n izes th e fa c t th a t w heu r e tu rn in g w here a day can be well sp en t. T he Rio -olid m a tte r fa lls back in to th e su n . G ra n d e is th e only T ran s-c o n tin e n ta l th is e x p a n d in g gas from th e su n has th e c o llisio n of its fall (see “H e at as a ro ,,te passing directly th ro u g h Salt Lake G IV E S N O T IC E been m e a su re d by P ro f. P e te r L ebedew M ode of M o tio n ,” T y n d a l, p. 492) and C ity , w here a stopover is allowed on all hat H o m eseek ers’ w estbound tic k e ts of M oscow , R u ssia. I t leaves th e s u n ’s th e ch em ical fric tio n c a u se d by its dis- classes of tick ets. The service of th e Rio T will be placed on sale F eb ru ary 15 to s u rfa c e a t th e e q u a to r p rin c ip a lly , in te g ra tio n o r re u n itin g w ith th e m at- G ra n d e lin e s is unexcelled. T h re e tra in s April 30, l ’O3, in clu siv e,at th e follow ing te r of th e su n , c au ses a lm o st e x a c tly daily betw een Ogden and Denver, carry- r a t e s : w hich is its m o st sw iftly m oving ¡p art, th e sam e h e a t w hich it c o st th e su n to ifig classes of m odern e q u ip m en t. If $25 from M issouri riv er points, Sioux a n d tra v e ls w ith th e sam e speed (4000 o rig in a lly e x p a n d it in to g a s . It rec- you are co n te m p la tin g a trip to th e E ast, C ity to K ansas C ity, inclusive. m iles p e r h o u r) fro m r ig h t to le ft, a n d ognizes th e fac t th a t th e h e a t th u s re- w rite th e undersigned for inform ation $30 from St. Lem s. tra v e ls in a n e v e r-in c re a sin g o rb it tu r n e d keeps th e su n c o n tin u a lly sup- regarding rates via th e “ scenic line of $31 from Peoria. plied w ith h e a t to ---------------- be ra d ia te d aw aw ay ay „„ as th e w orld.” H en ry V. L u y ster, T ravel- $33 from Chicago. a ro u n d th e s u n u n til it becom es so gas crua nf of Ovnorwt~zi e x p an d e d m a tte r ------ a n d 1 .<-------- th u s p o jn in g ts p assen g er A gent, 315 N. Y. Life Bldg. These rates not exceeded from in te r co ld lieyond N e p tu n e , t h a t th e m o st of o u t th e rea so n s of th e o p e ra tio n of th e m ediate statio n s, and will apply via it is c o n d e n se d in to s p a rk lin g c ry s ta ls , S o la r S y stem so sim p ly th a t a b rig h t P o rtlan d but not via S acram ento. T ick g re a t c lo u d s of w hich can be seen in a boy of te n y e a rs old m ay u n d e rs ta n d . e ts routed via U nion Pacific, Oregon I t show s why m a tte r is in th e ceaseless zone at rig h t a n g le s to th e m ilk y way, m o tio n ; th a t th e fa llin g of solid m a tte r T he ablest publication of the kind in the W orld. S hort Line, O. R. A N. am i S o u th ern a n d on th e p la n e of th e s u n ’s e q u a to r. c re a te s h e at, w hich again e x p a n d s it Sixty-four p ares. Illustrated. Published Monthly. Pacific stop-overs will be allowed a t any U pon th is p la u e a re th e p la n e ts s a te l in to gas a n d sw ells it u p o r ra ises its Price <1.00 a year. Por T W E N T Y -F IV E CENTS statio n west of Pocatello as far so u th on lines in Oregon as A shland. Each sto p -----------------M W»H to th e g S re . w a t p h i u e u ig v h , ts h of N be e p m tu ailed n e , to any addresa TH R EE nONTM S. lite s, a s te ro id s , z o d iacal lig h ts, an d w eight over not to exceed ten days. T icket so th a t it can c o n d e n se a n d fall again Addres> f r e e t h o u g h t m a g a zin e . m o st of th e solid m a tte r w hich is g rad - to c re a te m ore h eat. m u st l»e deposited w ith tick et ag en t a t «13 E. Indiana S t, Chicago, in each sto p p in g point. My Prices . . . . for Comparison ! $25 To California! RIO GRANDE WESTERN DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILROAD < X U U V O U I I I J ^ . IL r e c - x x x v V z i’ OV W I N C L Th« Free Thought Magazine S outhern Pacific Company.