One of the most impressive Indications of modern c!en
t!Bc progress pooh from the Sold of astronomy, says
tbe Weahlngton Pot The limit of tbe universe art
now brine reached by the strong eye of the photo-
grapninx leieecope, in the view of otu star le
claltsta. Enough observational basts for the
belief ha already been added to philosophical
ground for the conclusion that the exteu-
but finite, to c rents a sharp difference 'ft '
of opinion which ! receiving the acri- V ."
oua attention of the highest and jWvS'
moat Judicially minded authorl- :"'
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This conclusion Is counter to X'v i' -
the conception more nonulai t-
with the unknowable worship
ing past The rlew still held
by the mass of people who
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aiirOWTTID JAPAJTXJI IOLDIZB.
j (lencral Huron Nogl, who waa thrown
from hli horse at Toklu and seriously
Injured, won undying fame through hi
; rapture of Port Arthur from the Hue
Inns. lit la a Samurai, and la fT
-year of age, He drat achieved mill
; tary renown In the war with Chins In
, 1S1H, wlkn be also figured In the cap.
i tore of I'ort Arthur from the Chinese,
jtlie men under III command storming
successfully (he famous Itaeshan fort.
After he had wrested lNrt Arthur from
(loner! Stucamd, In tlie Inst war, he
marched north -with Iila tnxips. and
materially assisted In the rapture of
Mukden, and the niter defeat of Kouro
pntkln. Huron Nogl la nol.il a a strat
egist and organizer, and lin served a
Governor of Formosa. Itefore Inking
terung deals
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fire thought to the subject at all Is expressed by a Ger
man poet, who wrote In the earlier decades of the past
century of a man "called Into the vestibule of hearen,
tripped of bis robe of flesh." and guided by "a mighty
angel through long reacbe of planets circling on the right
and left and vast Sabaraa of darkness" at such velocity
that "the light with leaser speed came on to meet them."
The dream poet voiced the conviction of hla time by nar
rating that finally "the man sank down, crying: 'Angel,
I can go no further, for end there Is none !"
"Some astronomers now state their belief that we can
see through the expanse of nebulae and star to outalde
vacancy," said Professor Aaron N. Skinner, who. In charge
of the equatorial work at the United States Naval Ob
servatory, Is making a catalogue of 9,000 of the known
tare. "But." be added. In the course of bis talk with a
Post reporter, "the question arises. Should It be true that
we can In time penetrate even to the limits of the ether
of our universe, what la there beyond, across space which
light cannot traverse? Indeed, we might assume the ex
istence of a plurality of universes, beyond any hope of
cognizance by us, Just a there are a plurality of suns
that we can see. For myself, however, I am too busy
with the more tangible work I have on hand here to In
dulge much In these speculative discussions.'
Professor Skinner Is now nearlng the end of twelve
years' work occupied In definitely cataloguing a strip or
one of the 000,000 stars approximately catalogued be
tween 1850 and I860, comprising a list known as the Bonn
Durchmusterung. In later years, also under German In
itiative, the leading observatories of the world under
took the tremendous Job of determining the exact position
of these half-million suns, being those down to the ninth
apparent magnitude. (Stars become invisible to the un
aided eye at the sixth magnitude.) The Bonn Durchmus-
ena visible from the
earth, owing to the
lack of enough observ
atories, so that the star
. of first to ninth magnitude
numlicr about a million. Pro
feasor Skinner stated thnt the
star alreiuly een with the aid of
modern Instrument number several
million, of these only a amnlt fraction
being definitely located, catalogued, and
counted.
Tlie task to which astronomers set them
selves twelve years ago was o divided among the promi
nent observatories that to the WaHhlngton Institution was
assigned the toue lying between U and 18 degree south
ward from the senlth. each observer slightly overlapping
or duplicating the work or hi neighbor to make the strips
match positively. Another year of observation and com
putation will complete the part asxlgned to the Washing
ton Naval Observatory. The work Involved accurate ob
servation at different time of every one catalogued. In
cluding 800 aero or base stars, from which the position of
the others are reckoned, so that about 20.0(10 eliservatlona
had to be made. Further, every hour sient In observation
required at least three hours of mathematical computation.
In recent year the equipment ot twelve-Inch teleicope
with photographing attachment has greatly extended tlie
range of human view, for while tlie eye, tiring, sees lea
In protracted watching, the photographic plate, accumu
lating Impression with time, see more. Professor Skinner
found it especially serviceable In distinguishing the minor
asteroid planets from fixed stars, and remarked that It
capacity for seeing what the eye could not aee through the
telescope was notable In the case of the discovery of a
maze of nebulae In the field of the pleladea where with
the eye hardly any nebuloua trace waa discernible. The
photographic method of cataloguing stars baa been quite
successfully used In Europe. ,
"These plate," said Professor Skinner, "give very ac
curate results, but the method Is yet too new for u to
depend entirely upon It"
The work upon which be I engaged has been done en
tirely by telescopic eye observation, and the Naval Observ
atory has not so far been equlpiied with an Instrument
for doing the aanie thing photographically. It would cost
$50,000.
Speaking of the financial support given scientific work,
Professor Skinner remarked:
"Many private and university ohservntorles are handi
capped because the donors do not understand the full
requirements of the work. Such la true of the observa
tory In California to which Mr. Yerkes, the late street
railway magnate, gave the big telescoiie. Wealthy men
are Inclined to give liberally enough for equipment that
people can see and touch, but are apt to forget that it
requires several times as much money to use an Instru
ment than It costs, In order to bring the results for which
It ia supposed to be designed; results, of course, wblcb
only the learned can fully appreciate."
MHJTAEY TACTICS
IN CHINESE SCHOOLS.
An Eastern correspondent wrltea:
"While visiting the native city I en
tered the courtyard of the yauien, or
magistrates' official quarters, and saw
a number of youngster being drilled
by an Instructor In uniform. They
mains to be seen. The boys were all
dressed In Jumpers and pants of rusty
black. Their drill waa watched by a
mandarin, who was dressed In silk
robes down to his beels. He wore also
a silk tunic of dark cholocate color dec
orated with many trinkets and he bad
an embroidered pouch banging from a
girdle underneath hla Jacket The drill
Instructor wore a white uniform."
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THE MAKING OF A NEW ARMY.
arent at It most energetically and car
ried out the aimpie movements In an
excellent manner. My guide who, like
many Chinese, can not negotiate word
beginning with the letter y proudly
drew my attention to the fact that these
boys were 'lung aoldla.' It Is notorious
that this sort of thing Is going on
throughout the empire. Whether any
, significance can be attached to It re-
Tbeae and other signs Indicate military
awakening.
A Loat Subscriber.
The Kedah postofflce authorities
have a somewhat blunt way of putting
things. Copies of a Penang paper post
ed to a subscriber were the other day
returned marked "Addessee hanged for
Murder." Bangkok Times,
For that
Dandruff
Oar Billions of Ancestors.
Mas anybody ever atopjiod to think
how many mule and female ancestors
It took to bring us Into the world?
First of course, It wus necessary to
have a father and mother, and our
father and mother must have bad a
father and mother, and so on back
through fifty-six generations to the time
ot Christ.
A careful calculation of all these an
cestors shows that there must have
been 13!t,moi7,480,ri34,l7l birth to
bring one of us into the world. And
this la only from the time of Christ,
and not from the beginning of the
world.
According to one authority. If from a
single couple for five thousand years
each husband and wife had married at
the age of 21, and there hud been no
deaths, the population of the earth
would be 2,100,015, followed by 144
ciphers. To hold such a population It
would take several worlds the size of
ours. Sunday Magazine.
A Similar Misfortune.
"Why 1 that bridge considered un
safe?" "For the same reason that the Eng
lish parliament la not thought to be
giving popular legislation proper sup
port." "What reason Is that?"
"The general weakness of Its peers."
Baltimore American.
Finishes It.
'When you have written a story do
yon not go over It and give it a finish
ing touch r
"No; tlie first editor I send It to
usually does that" Houston Post
A little learning Is a dangerous thing,
and too much often unfits a man fm
making an honest living.
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There Is one thing that will
cure It Ayer'i Hair Vigor.
It is i regular scalp-medlclne.
It quickly destroys the germs
which cause this disease.
The unhealthy scalp becomes
healthy. The dandruff disap
pears, hid to disappear. A
healthy scalp means a great deal
to you healthy hair, no dan
drulT.no plmples.no eruptions.
Tn best kind of a testimonial
"aid far over slaty ytars."
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fill
tie IJMAtalbsMMMHa) f
yers
nil.
COUIT KCTOtAU
UKMUUL KOUL
command at Port Arthur he participa
ted In the brilliant J a pa now victories
at Klnchow and Naushau Hill. After
the war opeued be Is alleged to have
expressed the hoe that none of hla
three sons would survive; and, strange
to say, all fell victims to Uuaslan bul
lets. AN INDIAN M0S68.
Creek Chief Weal Lend HI Follow,
era to Settle Meslee.
Chllto Harjo, better known as Craxy
Snnke. a full-blooded Creek Indian, 1
planning to become the Moses of hi
people. All bis lire
be haa been fight
ing tlie government
. JJi'V In rain endeavor
'Vs l to t,reveDt
j? I sorption o, hi
borne and the laml
of hi people by
the whites and
fj s1" f now old and bnv
n Ajf ken ,n "i,lr,t h
CSAZT SHAKE. o( Mnmlv ,,,
would flee from the long-dreaded In
evitable. For five years he has been
the leader of tlio more dlwontentiHl
and resentful Indians of the Five Civ-,
lllzed Tribe. Now be Is trying to (IIh
pose of all the land In the Creek na
tion that Is held by hi followers and
lead tliem to Mexico to colonize there.
There ho believes they can lead a nat
ural primitive life undisturbed by the
white man. Crazy Snnke I 70 year
old, so that the task before him, even
If neither the United States nor Mexi
co lnterK)!d objection, would be tin
arduous one.
I Mere than l.lh.lf.
John Kemlrlck Hang waa dlwusslng
In a New ork club rne of plagiar
ism, says tlie New York Tribune.
"The niau admitted that plagiarism
wa suspected or him," said Mr. Itsi.g
smiling, "tie almost admitted It was
proved, lie reminded me of a Yoiikers
boy I used to know.
"This boy aald to hi chum one morn
ing: "'I bid under the parlor sofa !;t
night to hear what young Softlelgh)
would say to my sinter.'
, "'Well, what did be sayt the other
boy asked.
"'He only talked religion Slid poli
tics, and he kicked iue about thirty
time on the head.'
"'He knew you were there, I guess,'
said the second boy,
" 'I'm afraid tie suspected It'"
at. Vilu Taar ana all Kntw fMMe
Brmunur rur-d br lr. Klia'! tir-ak
,.r. hauirr. Hand KhV K il trial aotll- ft ml
maun. Lit. h. U. Kllaa, Ld.au Ana b, I'kUaa.
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4nM Ulnar,
"Whatl" exclaimed the angry mo
diste. "You mean to say that Mr. De
Flaslier used all the samples we sent
up to make a fancy quilt? Why, ah
Is sn old crank."
"Hut Mrs. pe tlaur Is worth
hundred tbouaand. "
"Keally? Well. In that case I sup
pose she Is eccentric."
"And she will Inherit half a million
by the first of the year."
"Half a million? Why, write the
lady a note at once and tell her aha
ran have another bundle of samples
snd compliment her on being so de
lightfully bizarre."
TO CURE A COID IN ONt DAV
Take LAXATIVE II HOMO Qt'lNINK Tal.trla
Pruxsbu raluntl munoy II It (all. torura. t. W
OKOVK'H tlgnatura ! on aaob bus. J5c.
Tba Imperial Board of Health In Ur
maoy ba Issued a statement that "total
abstinence from strong drink Is not tnju
rlous to health."
Protested Proverba.
"You can't Judge by upMarances."
Can't you, though I How else can you
Judge an actor but by his appearances?
"Never say die." Nice, prosperous
undertaker you'd make with that mot
to, wouldn't you?
"Give the devil his due." What's
the use of bothering, he's sure to get
It
"Swing Is believing." Not always.
Your wife sees you when you come
home late from "sitting up with a sick
friend," but she doesn't believe you.
"Faint heart never won fair lady."
Well, what of It? Ours Is a brunette.
Itoston Transcript
flow's This?
W onr On Uuntrad Dollar Reward fm
an r eaaa of Catarrh that oanuol b eurad bl
UaU'i Catarrh l ure.
T. i, CHUNKY A CO., Pror.. Toledo, O.
Wa, ib unuarilKnad, tint known K. J,
Choosy fur to laal IA yean, and Iwllav hire
EirlacilT bonorabt In all bualnaH tramao
soil flnaoclall; abU to carry out any ob
llxatlum made by tbalr nrin.
war A Tbuaz. Whulanala Urug ilita, Toledo, O.
Waldinu, K innam 4 Mi ay is, w Uulaial lirug
glata, Toledo, O.
Hall' CaiarrhCnrali taken Intarnall, a.-t.
In directly upon lha bl.Kxl and uiuooui iur
laie. ol tha ayatein. Fries 16s. r bottle,
told by all LiruigHu. Teitlmoulal Irs.
ilaU'i family full at lb bash
Th leopard Is the most cowardly ol
annuals.
Onlr Teat.
"Is there any known test for true
love?" asked the very young man.
I "Nothing except marriage," answer
ed tbe home-grown philosopher. "If
that doesn't evaiwrate it you have got
tbe real thing."
TERRIBLE TO RtCALL.
Cbrlatma Adam.
Mamma You have addressed your
letter "Mr. Santa Claus Adam." Why
did you put the Adam there, dear?
Thnt Isn't Santa Clnua' name.
Cabbie Well, who Is tlio Christmas
Adam, then?
"What Christmas- Adam? I never
beard of one."
"There's a Christmas Eve, and there
ought to be a Christmas Adam, I should
think." Kansas City Journal.
First Prarer Conarrea.
The first prayer In Congress was
made In 1777 by tire Hev. Jacob Duche,
rector of Christ church and a man of
considerable learning. He afterward
turned traitor to the cause of Inde
pendence. Tbe Sunday Magazine,
The Hldeoa Dress Coat,
Conslcence, which makes cowards of
us all, la being abolished, but tbe dress
coat, which mnkes waiters of us nil,
persists. Puck.
Many a rich man Is unable to offei
anything bettcr-thau a poor excuse.
Five Weeks In Bed With Intanssly
Painful Kldnay Trouble,
Mrs. Mary Wagner, of 1307 Koamilh
Ave., Bridgeport, Conn., says: "I wot
so weakened and
generally run down
with kidney dla
enso that for a long
time I could not dc
my work and was
five weeks in bed.
There was continu
al bearing down
hirf ii- pa"1! terrible back
aches, headache
' and at times dlir.v
spells when every
thing was a blur
before me. The passages of the kidney
ecretlons were Irregular and painful,
and there was considerable sediment
and odor. I don't know what I would
have done but for Doan's Kidney Pills.
I could see an Improvement from the
flrnt box, and five boxes brought a final
cure."
Sold by all dealers. 60 cents a box.
Foater-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
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