Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, October 10, 1913, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextII glDBIBN fn1 flSSUVIUS again active; sub terranean rumblings and earthquakes have occurred ; fresh devastating outbursts of lava may be expected any moment." So ran the telegraphic ru mors In the Roman and the foreign press shortly after my arrival In Naples, says a writer in the London Chronicle. From the window of my room, with Its superb view of Vesuvius, at the Hotel de Geneve the same room that I was wont to find each night thick strewn with volcanic ash during the terrific eruption of April, 1906 noth ing out of the normal was to be seen. Vesuvius was simply Indulging In those light, leisurely whiffs of light smoke that have become a habit of Tiers In her calmest, laziest moments. However, on a volcano fifteen miles In girth a good deal may be taking place Invisible from the Naples side. I would, therefore, go to see for myself, and hear, too, what account the men of science in yonder observatory on the heights had got to give of the be havior of the fiery mount whereon they keep perpetual vigil. Fine View of the Crater. Since the 1906 eruption the crater bottom which Matteuccl then estimat ed at from 2,033 feet to 2,275 feet deep, has been rising fast. Never was it visible to such great advantage as on the day of my latest visit Just after X last left, on March 12, 1911, a mass of the cone 130 feet high crashed Into the crater over an area of 700 yards, forming a declivity that rose to within two-thirds the height of Its Inner walls. Then, on January 21, 1912, came a trong earthquake with loud rum blings. For a space of twenty minutes the crater throat was sucking down thousands of tons of rock and cinders till the big central Assure was de stroyed. Descending to the observatory, I found absorbed In his mathematical tabulations the venerable Prof. Oiu teppe Mercalll, the world-famed vul tanologlst and expert in seismic sci ence. He is a priest of the Roman Catholic church whom the Vatican has let alone In his new government poet, and he says mass In a tiny ora- period lb about' ended; but nothing mementous has happened yet" Prof. Alessandra Malladra, to whom his illustrious master Introduced me was far more explicit He Is a much younger man, full of reet and enthusl asm In his work. Before Mercalll brought him here as vice-director, Mai ladra had acquired fame at the geo physical observatory of Demodossola as the greatest living authority on the geology and seismology of the slm plon. In his present position he has become famous for his daring descent last May deep down, nearly one thou sand feet, into the crater of Vesuvius. "What a risky time you must have had," I remarked, encouraging the pro fessor to talk on his experiences. "Well, it was nerve trying work," was his modest reply, "for constant landslips are occurring on the Inner walls and slopes of the crater, and there are steep preclpces to scale. Then I had a good deal to carry, what with my mensuration and temperature taking Instruments, and my photo graphic apparatus. Once on the cra ter floor I found myself In spots where I could with comfort have pitched a tent and remained Indefinitely while there were other tracts, even close at hand across which I had to haste la imminent danger of asphyxiation. "I proved the highest point of the crater to be 3,851 feet above sea level. Before the 1906 eruption it stood 4,275 feet. I found the .center of the crater floor 861 feet deep. The lowest parts reach down to 987 feet. In other words, I found that on the crater floor, which to the casual gazer from above appears almost perfectly level, I had to negotiate hillocks 126 feet high. Be sides, what seem from the verge of the crater to be scattered lumps of stone, I found to be monoliths measuring from 18 to 10 cubic meters. As re gards temperature, a notable discovery I made was that since Doctor Chap pello descended by 167 degrees centi grade. The most intense heat is con centrated at the great yellow sulphur flsBure." "Do you think, professor, that Ve suvius has entered upon her death agony?" I queried. "Oh, far from It! True, there are visible symptoms of creeping paraly- 9 ft M tr r.-A .11 tory on the volcano. As director of the Royal Vesuvlan observatory he las succeeded to the late Professor Matteuccl, whose heroic devotion to luty throughout the last fearful out break sent his name ringing through very civilized land. MW11, the fact is," began Professor Hercalll, as he showed me a well filled Krapbook of recent foreign press out ings about Vesuvius, "most of these porta are Inventive or exaggerated. The tourist season here has for one eason or another considerably slack in ed off In late years; but since these timors have gone abroad the moun aln has become unusually alive with rUltors. The smoke funnels In the naln crater have been active all along. Itlll, their activity Is evidently In ireaelng, and there are not wanting ilgci that Vesuvius Is stirring from ter long slumber. Yes, her repose A3 SLtN.TROrl Ponpui sis, since Monte Somma over yonder was once the true center of Vesuvlan energy, and Is now, however, practical ly extinct The vapors arising there at the present time are due to the fact that, owing to the ordinary outlets of the volcano being temporarily smothered with accumulated debris, the Immensely high pressure beneath Is finding vent by Its more ancient apertures. But though Vesuvius is suffering severely from this restric tion I give her still from 1,000 to 1,500 years of fairly vigorous activity. The old age of a volcano Is a very Indefi nite period." "One more question, professor. Do you apprehend some momentous de velopment In the near future?" "Alas, I do. Never before, so far back as data aid us, has Vesuvius slept so long and sound a slumber as that from which she is now stirring. Something critical Is going to happen." HOW SOME WORDS ORIGINATE Construction of Language as Much a Piece of Carpentry as Building of Ordinary House. Word building Is as much a piece of carpentry as Is house building. Only It takes longer. Sometimes a century or more. And by that time the word's first meaning Is usually changed. For example, the old word for "neighbor" was "sib." One's good, neighbor was known as one's "good sib." This became shortened to "god Bib," and later to "gossip." Then the word's whole meaning changed and gossip no longer meant good neighbor, but applied to the sort of talk ex changed betweep good neighbors. Take the word "farmer," too. The old word for "farmer" was "boor." (And "boor" later was used for de scribing farmerlike or rough persons.) The farmer living nearest to one was known as the "nlghboor." and this phrase, In course of time, was twist ed to "neighbor." You've heard the proverb. "Little pitchers have big ears." Well, it doesn't refer to the utensil that holds water or goes to the corner side door. Pitcher" was a slang term with some such meaning as our word "chap" or "fellow." Thus. "Little fel lows have big ears" is a more sensi ble rendering o' the proverb. RECORD OF "THIRTEEN" YEAR Period of American History Thai Brought Much Good to Nation Europe Was at War. In the year 1813 the thirteenth con gress of the United States assembled. That portentous conjunction did nol bring evil to the nation in which we are all most Interested. It Is true, remarks the New York Sun, that the republio was then in armed strife with Great Britain, but the year wit nessed a succession of American tri umphs on shore and sea Commodore Perry's victory was one of them, giv ing us control of the" great lakes, which prepared the way for the treaty of Ghent In 1814 and the glorious peace that has now endured for al most a century between the two great English-speaking peoples may It. never be broken or sullied by fault of ours! James Madison was Inaugurated in 1813 for his second term. Europe was at war. That year saw the inception of the alliance and the mighty operations which resulted in the overthrow of Napoleon. The "bat tle of the nations" at Leipsic foretold Waterloo and a long period of peace and prosperous development , In that year Argentina threw off the yoke of Spain and established her In dependence. The resources of the printer's art were enriched by the process of ster eotyping. There were born that year, among millions of others who exer cised more or less influence on the re sultant line of human progress. Rich ard Wagner, Henry Bessemer, David Livingstone, Isaac Pitman, Stephen A. Douglas, Admiral Porter and John C. Fremont, the Pathfinder. Such Is a part of the record of a thirteen year that did not turn out very badly on the whole for the world we live in. MOST ALL CHILDREN ARE FOND OF PONIES !iPMniiiiwTOiBiiiiw:iiM ls iA 3b5'i s - P'-Fmj if ' f " t - YAK At a child's pony the Shetland has no equal. Children and Shetland ponies seem to have for each other a natural affinity This pony combines with the highest order of equine Intelligence a disposition wonderfully free from vice and trlcklness.' CHINESE FIRST TO USE TEA How the Custom Originated It Told In Legend Dating 2,000 Yeart Be fore Coming of Christ. The Chinese claim to be the first users of tea as a drink, and how It originated Is told In a pretty little legend that dates from 2,000 years be fore the coming of Christ A daughter of a then reigning sov ereign fell In love with a young noble man whose humble birth excluded him from marrying her. They man aged to exchange glances, and he oc casionally gathered a few blossoms and had them conveyed to her. One day in the palace garden the lovers met and the young man en deavored to give her a few flowers; but so keen was the watchfulness of her attendants all she could grasp was a little twig with green leaves. On reaching her room she put the twig In water,- and towards evening she Irank the water In which the twig bad been kept. So agreeable was the taste that Bhe even ate the leaves and stalks. Every day after wards she had bunches of the tea tree brought ber, which she treated In the same way. ' Imitation being the slncerest form of flattery, the ladies of the court tried the experiment and with such pleas ing results that the custom spread throughout the kingdom and the great Chinese tea Industry became a fait accompli. Steps. "Mammy, dear," said little Matty, "what Is a stepmother?" "If I should die and your dad should marry again, the lady would be a step mother." "Oh, I see," remarked Matty; "you'd step out and she'd step In." Hit Experience. "Tommy, what is the hardest wood that grows?" asked the father. "I don't know, pop," replied the boy; "but I know I tried to split some of it once-" HOW TO MAKE RABBIT TRAP Carefully Remove One End of Ordi nary Soap Box and Cleat Along Sides and Bottom. This is how I make a rabbit trap: I take a box, such as one can get at the store a soap box is the right size and carefully take out one end, first nailing cleats along the sides and the bottom, so that the box will not fall apart when the end Is removed, says a writer In the Farm, Stock and Home. Then I build up the other end as shown in the illustration, and bore a small hole through It for the bait-stick, and with my Jack-knife make a notch still higher up, to hold the brace stick In place. Then I clean the top together, and nail the end to it, and from the front end of the top to the brace stick run a cord. I fast- Rabbit Trap. en the top to the box with a couple of small hinges. If one has nothing better, two strips of leather will do first rate. Then bait the tran with a piece of apple, setting It in a run way, and go to It every morning and evening. Immune. "Bobby," said the lady in the street car, severely, "why don't you get up and give your seat to your father? Doesn't It pain you to see him reach ing for the strap?" "Not In a car." said Bobby. "It. does at home." Ladles' Home Journal. Raises the DouahJJetter .ALL GROCERS In How Long? ' A number of men gathered in the smoking car of a train from Little Rock to another point in Arkansas were talking of the food best calculat ed to sustain health, says the House keeper. One Arkansan, a stout, florid man with short gray hair and a self satis fied air, was holding forth in great style. "Look at me!" he exclaimed. "Never had a day's sickness in my life. All due to simple food. Why, gents, from the time I was 20 to when I reached 40 I lived a regular life. None of these effeminate delicacies for me. No late hours. Every day, summer and winter, I went to bed at 9; got up at 5. Lived principally on corned beef and cornbread. Worked hard, gents worked hard from 8 to 1. Then dinner: olain dinner: then an hour's exercise, and then " "Excuse me," interrupted the atraneer. who had rpmninpH Rilnnt "but what were you in for?" Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regu late and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. Klltrnr-Cnn tvl tinv oronnloa asy to take. Do not gripe. Carelessness. Old Lady (who has been lunching with her son) "Here, William, you left this quarter on the table by mis take. It's luckv I Raw It hppfliisa tho waiter had his eye on it." Life. A New Yorker has invented a motor truck with four rear wheels instead Sf two. BO mounted nn chnrt nTlca that the load is equally distributed among in oi mem regardless ot the rough ness of the road. Owing to expansions of industries and to general prosperity throughout Norway, the circulation of bank notes In 1912 was several millions greater than in 1911, aiid exceeds 100,000,000 crowns ($26,800,000) for the first time. SUFFERED AWFUL PAINS For Sixteen Yean. Restored To Health by Lydia E. Pink- Vegetable Compound. m bams Moretown. Vermont "I was trou bled with pains and irregularities for sixteen years, and was thin, weak and nervous. When I would lie down it would seem as if 1 was going right down out of sight into some dark hole, and the window cur tains had faces that would peek out at me, and when I was out of doors it would seem as if something was going to hap pen. My blood was poor, my circula tion was so bad I would be like a dead person at times. I had female weak ness badly, my abdomen was sore and I had awful pains. "I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound and used the Sanative Wash and they certainly did wonders for me. My troubles disappeared and I am able to work hard every day." Mrs. W. P. SAWYER,River View Farm, More town, Vermont. Another Case. Gifford, Iowa.-"I was troubledwith female weakness, also with displace ment. I had very severe and steady headache, also pain in back and was very thin and tired all the time. I com menced taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and I am cured oi these troubles. I cannot praise your medicine too highly." Mrs. InaMoo BLaglb, Gilford, Iowa.