0!G 11 WELL
MILES DEEP
Scientific and Mineral Discover
ies of Great Importance
Are Predicted
MIGHT YIELD GREAT TREASURES
f.. Camilla Flammarlon Propocca Dig.
jlng Geothermlc Ho'e Several
Tiiles Down Would Have Army Do
Work.
On December 30 last I brought up
ur:aln the Idea which 1 bad expounded
a long time ago of digging a geother
mic well to explore the internal con
stitution of the globe, writes Car.iUle
Flamniarlon, the great astronomer.
Now that the effervescence produced
by the catastrophe at Messina has
calmed a little, requests have come to
me from many quarters to exactly de
scribe my plans.
The plan Is to dig as deeply as pos
sible straight down from the earth's
surface to find an economic and al
most Inexhaustible source of heat, to
verify the rate of caloric Increase, to
find out If the materials constituting
the terrestrial globe are in a state of
fusion In a word, to do rationally and
directly what has been done slightly
and a little by chance up to the pres
ent time In mines.
Suppose that this work were under
taken. As the well must be very deep
It r.: :st uloo be very wide, and I
imagine that a circle of 200 metres In
diameter would be sufficient. Where
should the earth taken out be thrown?
Inta the sea. However, this well must
not be dug on the seacoast, on ac
co'int of the danger from marine infil
tration, but on a plain at a distance
of several kilometres and approxi
mately at the level of the sea. For
this reason Belgium, Holland or the
French district of Les Lnndes might
be chosen. As for the debris. It could
be taken away by rail to the place
destined for dumping It
Admitting the classic rate of heat
Increase one degree Centigrade for
every thirty-three metres of depth
we would find, doubtless, a tempera
ture equal to that of boiKng water at
a depth of three kilometres. That
would be a wonderful source of heat
which could be utilized on the spot or
elsewhere.
T3ut, for different reasons. It would
Interesting to descend further,
it, the geothermlc rate of old the
ses is to-day a moot question. Sound
. In different districts have proven
It varies according to the nature
o.' the ground. In one place the haat
Increases one degree each thirty-three
metres while In another fifty, sixty, or
even 120 metres are necessary to pro
duce this Increase. In other places,
esp?cially In the neighborhood of vol
canoes, the thermometer rises one de
gree In a descent of fifteen, or even
ten metres. Thus the temperature of
boiling water would be met in some
places at a depth of 3,000 metres, in
others at 10.000 metres, in still oth
ers at 1,000 metres. It would all de
pend on the kind of land where the
experiment was made.
The idea of digging a well to a
depth of four, five or six kilometres
or deeper appears, without doubt, a
little foolish. What about the money
for the realization of this foolish pro
Ject? This prodigious undertaking
should not increase by even one cent
the budget of the civilized countries
which would take part in this work.
Soldiers could be employed and a for
eign legion of a new order could be
established, whose mission it would
be to explore the interior of the
earth. Soldiers are fed, clothed and
housed for exercise with the rifle and
cannon. This would change the kind
of exercise, that is all. Squads would
be organized to dig and others to
shovel out the earth. Other squads
would be employed in taking away the
debris, others in making and placing
in position the immense iron arma
ture of hoops to support the sides of
the well and others would construct
the necessary workshops and labor in
the foundries. .
Such a work would require years
and years, but what matter? Our per
manent armies are always there.
Gradually also we would see that the
millons thrown, every year by the na
tions into the bottomless abyss of the
war budget might be utilized In a less
barbarous abyss. On the other hand,
the earth taken out from this im
mense hole might be used to make
mall islands, the exploitation of
of which would produce, in the long
run, a profit not to be underestimated.
And who knows what riches, what
curiosities geological and paleontologi
cal might not be revealed by this In
vestigation into subterranean depths?
Iron mines, mines of precious metals,
seams of gold, platinum and silver:
radium, fossils from the most ancient
times, without speaking of all the un
known world which lies In those
abyssal. And, above all, geology
would thus follow in the footsteps of
her elder sister, astronomy. Ia it not
a little humiliating to have brought
the stars Into our range of vision by
the power of the telescope, to have
measured . their distances, to have
weighed and analyzed them, and yet
to remain in Ignorance of what lies
at a few kilometres under our feet?
We may think what we please of
this geothermlc well: but our conclu
slon will be this: Let us get to the
bottom of the problem; let us work,
1st us seak.
SILKNCED THE HOWDY.
Hnppy Retort of a rolitlctan Which
Won Hint n Majority.
Judge Emory Speer, who presides
over tli4' United States Circuit and
District Courts for the Southern
runtrlct of Georgia, and whose de
cisions In peonage cases hove recent
ly attracted wide attention through
out the country. Is the possessor of
a nimble and facile wit. In earlier
days, beforo he had attained the er
mine, Judge Speer was a politician
and a power on the stump.
Shortly after reconstruction he
ran against Allen D. Chandler for
Congress. It was his wit, his good
humor, and his unfailing courage
that carried him through the cam
paign without a serious difference,
and finally brought him to victory.
.- On one occasion when the young
candidate was addressing a very
democratic and hostile audience, a
brawny countryman was observed
fighting his way through the crowd
to the speaker's rostrum. It was
evident that he had spent the pre
ceding night with John Barleycorn,
for his clothes were rumpled, his
hair dishevelled, and his face of a
fiery red that rivalled the noonday
sun in brilliancy. Shaking a bellig
erent fist under the nose of the ora
tor, he exclaimed:
"Sir, you are a demagogue!"
' The crowd howled, but Speer was
not disturbed. He waited for the
noise to subside and then, with a
smile and in a tone of entire good
humor rejoined:
"And you, sir, if you would wrap
a fiw wisps of straw about you,
would bp a demijohn."
The delighted audience roared
with appreciative laughter and the
discomfited patriot slunk away. It
is said that in no voting precinct of
the district was Speer's majority
larger than that in which this happy
retort was made. i
She Was Sympathetic.
Doia was stupid, but she had one
redeeming quality; she was sympa
thetic. At. any rate, that was what
the old boarders told the woman
who writes, and it was " what she
learned for herself on the fifth day
of her sojourn in the boarding
house. For four consecutive morn
ings Dora had seen the woman
scribbling away at a furious pace.
Finally even her dormant faculties
were Impressed by such literary ac
tivity. "My," she said, admiringly, "but
you must have brains."
The woman laid down her pencil.
"Dora," she said, wearily, "I haven't
an ounce of brains."
Clearly Dora's disillusionment was
painful, but her syympathetic na
ture sustained her.
"No?" she said. "Well, you need
not mind me. I ain't very smart
myself."
Signs on the Links.
An Irishman was walking along
a road, says the Philadelphia Public
Ledger, when he was suddenly
struck between the shoulders by a
golf ball. The force of the blow i
almost knocked him down. When
he recovered he observed a golfer
running toward him.
"Are you hurt?" said the player.
"Why didn't you get out of the
way?"
"An" why should I get out of the
way?" said Pat. "I didn't know
there were any assassins around
here."
"But I called 'fore,' " said the
player, "and when I say 'fore, that
is a sign for you to get out of the
way."
Oh, it is, Is It?" said Pat. "Well,
thin, whin I say 'foive' it's a sign
that you're going to git hit on the
nose. 'Foive.' '
Spiritual.
In maktng a sharp turn, the rear
end of a street car struck an express
wagon laden with Jugs of whisky.
Nearly all the Jugs were precipitated
to the pavement, with the natural
disastrous result. The driver of the
wagon alighted, and, pointing to the
pile of demolished earthenware, said
to a bystander, "That's hell, ain't
it?"
The spectator, who happened to
be a minister, replied, "Well, my
friend, I don't know that I would
say that, but's at least the abode of
departed spiritB."
Sweet Enough,
Tom "And when you proposed
she gave you a sweet answer?"
Dick "She did, Indeed.'
Tom "Ah! she said. 'Yes?'"
Dick "No; she said, Fudge."'
On To Themselves.
"Pa," asked little Willie, looking
up from his book, "what's a 'mls-an-
thro-pist?' "
"A misanthropist," replied bis pa,
"is the sort of fellow who, after
atching himself cheating at soli
taire, decides that all men ar liars
and frauds."
New Definition.
A priest wag describing heaven to
a class of hoys. He ended by saying,
"You may describe heaven In two
words 'eternal bliss.' Now can any
bey describe hell to m In two
words?"
A voice: "Please, sir, stsrnal
blister."
Raved Her.
Wife (during the spat) I dont
believe you ever did a charitable act
In your Itfs.
Husband I did one, at least, that
I have llvd to regret.
Wife Indeed! What was It pray?
Husband I savsd you from dying
aa old maid.
THE COLUMBIAN.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Bv Virtue of a writ of 1.Aunri
issued out of the Court of Common
: Pleas of Columbia County. Pennsylva
nia, and to me directed, there will be
sold at public sale at the Court House,
in the ohevi'Fs Office at Hloomsbiirg,
county and slate aforesaid, on
SATURDAY, JUNK 5th, 1909,
at 2 o'clock, P. M. the following de
I scribed real estate;
TRACT NO. ONE:-All that piece,
parcel and tract of land situate in Scott
Township, Columbia County, bounded
and described as follows, to wit:
Begin ningnt stone corner, in the pub
lic road, leading from Espy to Light
street; thence south in said ro.nl nine
degrees east fifty-six perches to a stone
corner in said road: thence bv land of
Sarah Snyder south twenty-nine and
, one-fourth degrees, east, forty nine and
nine tenths perches to a stone corner;
thence south sixty and three-fourths de
grees west, six perches to n stone cor
ner; thence south twenty-nine degrees
and one-fourth east, thirty-three perches
t a stone corner; thence by land of C.
W. Kline south seventy-seven and one
half degrees east, seveiitv-six and six
tenths rods to a stone, formerly pine
corner; thence north seventy-six degrees
east, eighty-one and five-tenths rods to a
stone corner in the nnlilin mml. lnlinr
from Espy to residence of Ellis Ring
rose; thence by centre of said r jad and
land of sfeid Ellis Ringrose. north twenty-nine
and three-fouiths degrees west,
one hundred and sixty-four and four
tenths rods to a stone corner; thence
north seventy six degrees east, forty
three and nine-tenths rods to a stone
corner; thence north twelve and one
fourth degrees west, nine and nine
tenths rods to a stone corner in the pub
lic road leading from the residence of
Joseph Heckman to Win. J. Hidlav's;
thence in centre of sai.l road and land of
Wni. J. Hidlay, south sevetitv-sevcn
and Oflf. fourth r1,irvr.,.a .,n.-f .... - 1.....
drcd and sixty and tight-tenths perches '
i" h Mono corner 111 me public road, the
place of beginning, containing
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY
EIGHT ACRES AND TWENTY
FIVE PERCHES
of land, being a iarm in good state of
cultivation, upon which is erected a
TWO-STORY BRICK DWELL
ING HOUSE,
bank barn and out buildings, fruit trees '
and running water. A ridge of lime-
stone suitable for a quarry is a'so upon i
the premises.
TRACT NO. TVO:-All that niece !
parcel and tract of land situate in the
village of Espy, county and slate afore- ;
said, bounded and described as follows. I
to wit: I
Beginning at the corner of Market and I
Second Streets.
Market Street; thence westwardly along
Second Street eighty-two and one-halt'
feet to corner of lot "of Ebenezer Case
"No. 54." tbence southwardly along line
of said lot one hundred and seventy
three and one-fourth feet to an alley;
thence along said alley eastwardly eighty-two
and one-half feet to Market Street
aforesaid, thence northwardly along said
Street, one hundred and seventy-three
aud one-fourth feet to Second Street,
the place of beginning, improved with a
TWO-STORY FRAME DWELL
ING HOUSE AND BARN,
out buildings and fruit trees.
Seized, taken into execution at the
suit of George B. Markle. Trustee, vs.
C. L. Pohe, Administrator of Wm. C.
Robinson, deceased. Laura Robinson,
and Charles Schug. Terre-Tenant, and
to be sold as the property of Wm. C.
Robinson, deceased.
CHARLES B. ENT.
J. Q. Creveling. SheriflT.
Attorney.
IN RE APPLICATION OF THE i
n IjUUMSBU KG LITERARY IN
STITUTE FOR AMENDMENTS
TO CHARTER AND CHANGE
OF NAME.
Notice is hereby given that a petition
was presented to the Court of Common
Pleas of Columbia County on the 12th
day of May, A, D.. 1909, by the Blooms
burg Literary Institute to make the fol
lowing amendments to its chaitcr, to
wit; Amending the name stvlo nnrl titl f
the corporation from "The Bloomsburg
iueiury insimue- 10 me "tsioomsburg
Literary Institute and St
School of the Sixth District"; increas
ing the number of trustees from nine to
eighteen; changing the time of the An
nual oiocxnoiuers Meeting from the
first Saturday to first Mnnitan i
designating the officers of the corporal
uuu as x-iesmeni, . v ice-rresiaent, Sec
retary and Treasurer; the manenr and
mode of election and appointment of
trustees: increasing the quorum of the
noaru 01 1 rustees irom hve to seven;
fixinir the canital stock at S
vided into 1097 shares, prohibiting d'ivi-
uenus upon me capital stock of the cor
poration and enlarging the purposes and
scope of the institution; whereupon the
following Interlocutory Decree was en
tered, to-wit:
And now May 12th, 1909J the forego
ing petition having been presented and
read, and it appearing to the Court that
due notice of this application and these
proceedings were given to the Auditor
General, on the 5th day of May 1909,
and the court upon consideration there
of being of the opinion that the said
amendments and change of name of said
coruoration will h lawful hnufi..ioi
and not injurious to the community and
1101 m cunmci wun me requirements of
the Constitution or the laws of the Com
monwealth, it is therefore ordered that
saia petition or writing be filed in the
office of the Proth
ana notice thereof be inserted in two
newspapers printed in said county, for
three weeks, setting forth that said ap
plication has been made, and that a final
decree will be made on the 1,1th day of
june, 1909, at 10 o'clock, A. M., in con
formity with th nrnuor t,f v,
unless sufficient reason be shown why
v.is same biiuuiu not De aone.
BLOOMSBURG LITERARY INSTITUTE,
5-3-4t. per N. U. Funk, Solicitor
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SHE PLANTS M fm&
How a Favorlto Msxlcan Graei lj
8aved from Exier.nlrntioii.
C. G. Prinze, for m-.'ny yr.m a
inn.ous plant ror.iMtor, c .-;' cm
Mexico and the :;rid ii;tons r
t'rited Strt:., fprv.V.s of n
;:: ss of Northern ! ;: o. M ViV
pii Texnna, ns such a tuvo: ;t" w-
n
1 'i.:
na::l;:s nr.lninU that It a i,:,uh .
terminated, or nearly so, exect when,
n.owlng under tho pi-otoi tio:; of
thorny shrubs, usually m .-t;-tUj
bushes. In Arizona durlne th.. v.-in.
tcr and spring the Indians tr'.nn It
long distances Into the towns to sell.
He ndds: "How many times I lmva
contended with the horrid mos-j ilte
bushes to gather nn nrmfi:l of th!
grass to carry Joyfully to my hungry
and Jaded homes. In such cases the
thorns, spines, not only protect tho
young growth nr.d leaves of certain
plants, but furnish shelter for otiier
tender and nutritious hrrbr.fia. In
urld regions, especially, sln-llnr In
stances of protection by thorn bushes
are numerous."
Again, some plants retire bono:;.h
the surface of the cround at the loe
of the growing season, reniali.ir is secure
beneath the surface for months In 'he
form of bulbs, tubers and t riot-i-r. ;,;n.
At such times they are nearly sure io
escape destruction by anlr.in'.;-. Ex
amples are Solomon's sea!, Dut h
men's breeches. May apple, polricitrcd
and artichoke. Other plants n;-j pro
tected by water, and of theso Pro.i..
sor Beal says: "Not only the fiuwes
of ninny spocles of plants as they pro
ject abovo the surface of the wiit-r
nro protected from most unwelcrv.e
Insects, but the whole plants as wt.ll.
Mud turtle, certain fishes, water
mails, larvae of insects ent atom ic
rbnts, but most other nninia'3 are en
able to reach them in such places.
Water plantain, wild rice, pond lil.es,
arrowhead, plckered weed, pond.vee 1,
lizard's tall, bulrush, borrcrd, cattail
flag, water dock and many more cf
their associates root at the bottom,
with leaves floating on the surface o.
Tiojectlng above. Innumerable low
forms, known as nlgae, are at home
in lakes, ponds and streams, or on tha
surface of the water, while other
kinds thrive in salt or in protection
below the surface or by extending
a' .ve it, not only from nunwrous anl
n:als, but they have no competition
with others which can grow only on
dry or moist soil."
LEECHES OF PALESTINE.
Menace to Health and Even Life
Found at Pools and Springs.
Leeches are common in the springs
and wells of Palestine, and especially
so In Galille and Lebanon. In 1907
they were so numerous during the
cummer and autumn months that
nearly all the horses and mules suf
fered from bleeding at the mouth. In
some places they were got rid of by
placing fish in the springs.
The drinking water used in the
house is generally harmless, owing to
the practice of filtering the water
through a piece of muslin, which Is
done by the water carriers in filling
the pitchers. On the other hand the
thirsty agricultural laborer is more ex
posed to the danger, especially when
he drinks In the evening or during
the night
The leeches generally attach them
selves inside the mouth, in the larynx
and oesophagus, but Mr. Masterman
is convinced they are killed as soon
p.s they reach the stomach. At any
rate no special symptoms have boen
remarked in the case of persons who
have swallowed them entirely. When
the leeches are very numerous, and
Mr. Masterman observes as many as
three dozen on the same person, they
may be found In the nostrils and are
especially frequent in the larynx.
The presence of the leeches is in
dicated by slight but persistent hemor
rhages in tho mouth and nose, their
Intensity varying naturally with the
number of the parasites, and in cer
tain cases they may bring about seri
ous anaemia and even death.
PRIMITIVE ANIMALS RETURN.
Creatures of Which Kansans Thought
They VYera Rid Again Found.
Some time ago Kansas newspapers
printed a line or two about the discov
ery of a white weasel at Oak Mills,
uddlng that white weasels are ex
tremely rare. Lewis and Clark, In
1804, in the Journal of their famous
expedition, speak of having procured
from an Indian on the Missouri "a
weasel which was perfectly white ex
cept the extremity of the tail, wh'ch
was black." Perhaps this weasel was
the progenitor of the Oak Mills ani
mal. By the Way, it seems that Kan
sas Is coming back to its primitive
condition again, especially as regards
wild animals.
Many wild creatures that wero
thought to have long since disap
peared from our soil are making their
appearance again, says the Kansas
City Journal. A little more than a
year ago a paroquet was killed on the
Hemsburg farm, east of Potter. Paro
quets swarmed In this locality in the
early days.
Willing to Take a Chance.
Tho burly prisoner stood unabashed
before the Judge. It was his first
time in a court and before a Jury, says
a writer in the Argonaut., "Prisoner
f.t the bar," asked the clerk, "do vou
wish to challenge any of the Jury?"
The prisoner looked them over
carefully and with a skilled eye.
"Well." he replied, "I'm not exactly
wot you calls In training, but I guess
I could stand a round or two with
that fat old geezer in the corner,"
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