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T ì stery That Link» a Dia- i j a Lump of Graphit«, ET OF THE MOLECULES. V,-fi Exactly the Same Elements Form S - - . i Q .fisrsnt Sut» tances la the Rid- d.a— Changing a Maas of Charcoal into a Minute but Pure Gem. Carlton, one o f the seventy or eighty primary element« out of whlch^dl mat ter Is formed, occurs, pure, tn two en tirely différent and contrasted forma. These are. first diamond and. second, graphite or plumbago (pencil lead). If each of tbene substances was a com pound or mixture o f different elements, comprising la both cases carbon, as the pr.uc'.pal constituent there would be no cause for mystification. But they are absolutely the asms unmlxad thing, ah though in appearance and In properties they are totally unlike! The molecules o f each are tbe eam e- they are molecules at carbon, and noth ing else—but In ooe the molecules are no arranged that they form a trensper s o t excessively hard, solid crystal, en dowed with marvelous powers o f in fracting light which make It the most dassllng o f ail gems, and. tn tbe other, tbe same molecules are so arranged that they form a dull. soft. Mack or gray substance that leaves a dirty atreak when rubbed upon paper. The secret Ilea within them. It la in tbe internal play o f tbe molecular force«, bat what makes those forces act so differently when they bare pre cisely tbe same material to work upon? Burn a diamond and It turns to graph- Charcoal ts a third form o f carbon, ordinarily produced by tbe charring o f wood, whereby all tbe other elements contained tn tbe wood are removed, leaving the carbon in tbe form o f a soft, black substance which. In some ways, resemble* graphite. Charcoal and a few similar sub stances are »U e d amorphous, or “ shaiteless” carbon, because they are never crystallised, aa diamond always, and graphite sometimes, la. Yet char coal. too. has tbe royal diamond blood. Tbat blood sometimes sits on tbe throne and sometimes slaves In tbe mine; but despite the torn o f chance below, it is always Itself. Charcoal can turn to diamond, and the things tbat make It turn are great M t combined with great pressure. Here. In outline, la the process, aa It rus iwea pertormea id isooretoriee, es iwrtnlly by Iba Fm ich cbkmlst. Ilota •an. Into • mas» o f molten iron a quantity o f purr charcoal is put Than ***• Way Oiaaaaa la Spread and It the liquid Iron, wbkh dissolves the * ** Could “ Bo * Avoldod. The dangerous and dirty habB at charvoul vary much ns water dissolves sturar. Is placed In an electric furnace careleaa apittlug, coughing and «noaa- and heated In a temiieruture of nearly tag la without doubt the moot cOsMjf 5.000 degrees P. Immediately It la careleaaneaa that clvtllaed soclaty ha i plunged luto cold water, tn order to dulges In. The saying, "No spit, be cause a quick cooling. consumption." is literally true, and tbB The result of the sudden cooling la i meant that consumption would ba the formation of a »olldlbed shell on largely avoided If thia habit could ba the surface o f the Iron which power abolished. fully eompreoses the Interior part. It baa been shown by careful a rt** tlftr experiments that In the act m coughing or anawring, unless a hag » kerchief or other object la bald la frmtif o f the noaa and month, microscopic partlclea at aailva and nasal socraBoa are discharged Into the air In which, •ran In a quiet room, may ba carrtad a distance o f Cram ten to fifty yards from the place where they were ex pelled. Many o f those droplet* can be seen If one arlll cough or snooaa In It ts believed that this Is substan front o f a mirror or window pane. tially the way tn which nature herself Moot o f them, however, are too email makes diamonds. In tbe great die to ba risible to the naked eye One mond mines o f South Africa there la can now readily understand how vary evidence that tbe gems were formed Impolite It la to cough or aaeese with In the bowels o f ancient and long since out holding a handkerchief In treat o f extinct volcanoes, where, o f course, his face, for such a person literally both intense heat and enormous pres spits on objects and people, perhaps on sure were available In unlimited quan food, within a distance o f from tea to tities. But nature In her huge volcanic fifty yards about him. laboratories works ou a scale which The germs o f tuberculoata, diphtheria we cannot Imitate, so that there Is no and perhaps grip, colds, pneumonia, cause for surprise In the fact that, whooping cough, measles and scarlet while she can make diamonds as big fever are conveyed through expectora as walnuts when aba chooses, are can tion. Many perfectly healthy people make uone even as big as a pin’s bead not suffering from the disease cany The largest artificial diamond la leas the germs o f pneumonia and diphtheria than « millimeter In diameter. But tt -and other contagious diseases la tbttr Is geitoin42P«raond, and with that fact mouths and throats. It becomes nec to start W»q>. who can aay what may essary that not only recognizably rick ba done dome day ? people shall desist from careleaa spit There are a number o f meteors which ting. but that the apparently wall, who have fallen upon the earth from outer may be "germ carriers,” should also apace that contain microscopic dto- be careful in expectorating. - m moods resembling the artificial ones. Towns and cities should mafea tbetr None o f them Is large enough to be o f anti-spitting laws morn than Jokes any importance except aa scientific ▲s a matter o f fa ct they should not curiosities, but as such they fill the pass such an ordinance uadi they see mind with wonder Where and bow ready to enforce It From a health ware they created—In what world or what star? The principal metals found tn mis teors are Iron and nfc-kel. with occa tion o f them should be made mora than sional traces o f cobalt copper, alumi • Joke num. tin and magnesium.—Garrett P. Serviss In New York Journal. Therefore is it not reasonable to suggest that you owe your own dollar great respect? Save it to die best advantage and spend it with the greatest judgment. Open an account with this strong bank and let us help you conserve your resources. 4 per cent interest on Savings. United States National Bank 1889—“ O L D E S T B A N K IN N E W B E R G ”-1 9 1 5 YOUR FALL SEEDING Consult us about your needs Plows, Harrows, Monitor Drills Grass Seed, Etc. Newberg Feed & Seed Co W hen In Need of a Plom ber = = CALL i - ll— E. L. EVANS, 501 1st St, Newberg Phone Black 28 Residence Blue 6 J. L. VAN BLARICOM tapie and Fancy Groceri« Fresh Fruits and Vegetables An Okl Proverb. The fam iliar proverb “ Fine feathen make fine birds” has bean traced awaj beck to the time o f tbe pyramid build are. It la found tn Merogtyphlca si early aa tbe reign o f King Cheops. Ii baa also bean found to very early Chi naae documents. It la almost as oU as the human race.—New York Amert Unseemly Herts. Joy Rider (stopped by rural collate Me)— Haven’t we got any rights left ii this country? Doesn’t tbe const!tntioi guarantee us life, liberty and the pur suit o f happiness? Constable-it don’t guarantee no man tbe pursuit of hap pluses at ninety milts an boor.—Judge Fewer ef Wind. Farm and Fireside says: “The pow< o f wind is measured by tbe cube o f I retorttj. A wind blowing tan miles i boor gives a windmill eight timas i ■ocb power aa a Uva mila wind” M ETA F. H. GRIFFETH Pure M ilk and Cream is conducive to Rood health. This is the kind w e sapply our customers. SEX' ATTRACTION. > 5 O ur D airy is frequently inspected by the State * D airy and Food Commissioner and has been highly com mended by that official. Give us a trial. We cannot escape from the fact that sax attraction la tbe «re s t event In hu man Ufa. Sex Is tbe controlling force in nearly all o f human efforts. War. for That&nce. ts only an exaggerated form o f the eex Instinct Neither lit erature nor art would exist to any ap- They Are, Asserts a Critic, Bath U ffy and Unmusical. "On the whole, owing partly to the enormous proportion o f monosyllables partly to the prevalence o f sibilant aad dental sounds, tbe words o f the Bog ush language are overwhelm ing^ ugly and unmusical.” As proof of this as sertion, Charles Leonard Moore ad 'Incense and Icomii l i a f t a long list o f commonly usad natnqa o f things that In our language are tofM r bad than good. I "Ocean" Is grandly mouth fiUtgHM jt pictorial, but “sea" ts Ignoble. ”e ff* at least questionable, “sky” weak’ and thin. The clipped dissyllable “ heaven” Is decidedly poor. “ Firmament” how ever, la magnificent and "paradise” fine northerner continued, “ I suppose tbat “ Earth,” "inn,” “stars” are three low. Is an abbreviation for General.” plebeian symbols for tbe tafal apian Tbe word “abbreviation” gave the d on o f the visible world. tittle fellow pause. However, be was Turn to the words describing man’s equal to the occasion and recovered own person. “ Face.” “ eyes.” “ nose.” It “ No. sab.1 ’t&in’t “ mouth.’' “ legs,” Mr. Moore thinks a r d ot Ma shore nough name simple commodity of vile names, as meets xxx, 33. Bo Shall My Right- for mgn’s possessions, tt la to ba hoped, me Answer fo r Me In Time to that Adam had better taste than to call, Washington Carter, bat day Jest his cava a ” boose.” “ Mansion” oi< leG en for short.” —Youth’s Com “palace” might da “Carden.” “ valley,” ^forest” are good. “ Metropolitan" is fine and gave Keats an excellent line-*' “ Upon the gold clouds metropolitan” - ! but “ city” la affected and “ town” tnl tolerabl* For tbe sound o f moat o f our verbal Mr. Moore baa a criticism as harsh, and It Is only our adjectives that MS I praises, and then cautiously. ” Au- | gust,” “splendid." “ noble,” “ gorgeous.” “ magnificent,” “ graceful.” “ Indomlta- < Me” —these be thinks really patrician ,1 among the vulgar rabble o f our other#- words. A Rabelais Hoax. Rabelais, being out o f money, one« Jricked tbe police Into taking him froa Marseilles to Paris on a charge of treason. Ha made up some package« of brick dust and labeled them “ Poisoi for tbe royal fam lly.r Tbe officers tool Babclais 700 miles, only to be told al tbe end o f tbetr Journey that It wal April 1 and tbe affair was a hoax. Ol course, aa Rabelais w e t tbe privilege«] wit o f the royal family, ba was for given. I f you are thinking SHEET ENGLISH WOROS. is the biggest factor o f peace, w ar and indus try in Mae world today. A ll nations are pay ing it homage a « never before. ------- , You Owe It to Yourself i your money. Largest Manufacturing in the County, PESTS OF THE TROPICS. Inserts Whose B it« la Like the Touch **,bf ftodhot Iron. ' T ,-.l The peotiferous Insects that infest the region tributary to tbe headwaters of the AmaXon make life miserable fo r aay one who may venture Into tbe region. Commander B. A. Edwards o f the Boltvta-Bnuil boundary com- mission declare« that there Is no as- caping them and that you are always scratchtng or slapping yonr body, ox- cept when you are under your mOs- qulto net—and even then If you are not asleep. In camp anta are a continual nui- sance. They eat your clothes, gnaw tbe softer parts o f your boots and rev. age tbe food. Many kinds Mte sav- agely. One kind, which the natives eatl ttashi. Hvee In pakmantoe or holy post»—trees «bat they hollow out them- selves. Their bite Is Ilka the touch o f a red hot iron, and If any one Inad- vertantly leans against a paloeanto the little red demons swarm out upon him Instantly, and so bits him that for an hour afterward his life Is al- most unbearable. Moat dreaded o f ail are the tucan- derma—black ants with bodies one and a half Inches long tbat live in the forks o f trees, but tbat often Invade your teat. They bite very bard and probably Inject soma sort of poison Into their victims, for tbe part bitten swells and pains excruciatingly. Tbe Mosquitoes, the Mte o f wtrtch la not only painful and Irritating, but Im parts malaria and yallow fever; various phlebotomoua files that Inject the forma o f what la called three day favor; wasps o f pll kinds; bses o f all rises: hornets as large as the smaller hamming birds; the matouebs and the tabana. a sort o f mangrove fly with a taste for them doom Its share toward making tbe Ufe o f the explorer In those re gions almost unbearable. 'There are filas that lay their eggs la year flesh or la your clothes. , - ’ > Where there Is say sort o f gross you cannot guard against tbe attack of tbs muqutro. a microscopic tick whose sojourn on your body «atusas a moat tantalising Itch that you can alleviate only by sponging your body night and ONE QF SARNUM’S FREAKS. How the Showman Pictured the Queer Animal to Hie Friend. . When P. T. Karuum waa in the mu aeum buslnem la New York one o f his j most Jovial friends waa Gaylord Clark, ( a famous litterateur In tbe daya o f our fathers. They were a well matched pair of practical Jokers. One day when Mr. Clark dropped In at the museum, aa was Ms custom. Mr. Barn tun. appar- ently much excited, hurried bis friend ln(p the private office and said: “Gay- lord. I was about to send for you. 1 waat your advice. I have a chance to pun base the moat wonderful o f all xoologlcal freaks It’s at first a per- feet fish, than It changes to a four lagged land animal, than tt climbs trees and” - “ Bah! You're Joking.” Interjected Mr. Clark. “On my honor I am not,” Impree- «Ively replied tbe showman- “ But the expense!” "Oh, bang the expense!” interrupted Mj, Clark, brimful o f enthusiasm over the business project o f his friend. “ I f you can get any such freak as that your fortune’s mads. But what’s tbe rhlng ceiled?” “ W ell.” replied Mr. Bertram. with Just the faintest suggestion o f a twinkle to bla left aye. “tt belongs to tbe batre- chlan family o f animals 'and to tbe vernacular la called tbe—tbe-tad polar - Tbe Old Time Burgoo*. Before anesthetics were known the surgeon’s only expedient waa to abridge Ms patient’s sufferings by working rap idly. In this the old time surgeons dkt wonders. One day the celebrated sur geon Malsonneuve bad to amputate tbe lag o f a poor devil, who began to bowl In advance. “ I’ll give you. a y watch,” ■aid tbe surgeon. “If the operation lasts-more than a minute.” TBe man accepted tbe offer, but eras obliged to forego tbe handsome watch, as the op eration took leas time than It requires to describe. To amputate an a m at the shoulder la a most difficult opera tion Dr. Langeobeck o f Oarnaay did It In two minutes. A young physician wbo cams to sea him perform tbe op eration adjusted bis spectacles to Ms aoao so as not to loom a single move ment. but when tbe spectacles were la place tbe operation was over. Improving an Shakespeare. A member o f tbe boat noaa staff o f Robert Mentali, tbe actor, talla o f a conversation ba overbeard “to front,” ou tbe occasion o f Mr. Maatell’s pro duction Of ’Hamlet” IB a western
