A GREAT CENJRAL SUN
Madlcr's Theory Is That It Is the
Star Alcyone.
THE CENTER 01 GRAVITY.
THE HUDSON RIVER.
According to the Astronomer, the
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Body Around Which All Created
Matter Within Our Ken Revolver
It lias been the d renin of all the ro
luautie aHtronoinei s since the I line of
Copernicus to prove the existence of a
central sun, Buys Lawrence HoiIrph,
writing lu the New i'ork Tribune. l:y
this is mount n heavenly body as mui'h
larger than the nun an the sun Itself
Is larger than the earth, round which
the mm. with nil Hh planets, must re
volve. It has l.eeu proved that the
sun mill all its satellites are niHliing
forward through space with enormous
velocity, but whether the motion was
lu n straight line or a circular path
was not proved for some time.
Itut even If it was proved a curved
path anil that there probably existed
a central sun that transcended the
enrth's lord in size, why couldn't we
Bee it? The only answers are that It
would have to be nonlumlnous or else
so far away that the Unlit hadn't reach
ed tis yol. Itut If all the stars. Includ
ing our sun. were children of this bis
sun, Just as the earth Is the child of
the sun and the moon of the earth,
they would have had to have been
flung off from the big sun with a
greater velocity than that of light in
order for the big sun not to be visible
end still be luminous; nlso the big sun
would have to be luminous if nny of
Its children were, for that is the In
variable law of the heavens. So the
problem simmered dowu to finding u
star or group of stars that would take
the place of the central sun.
The motion of the solar system hav
ing been settled as to fact, quantity
and direction, astronomers set about
to And the ceuter of gravity of the
-whole astral system, for there. If auy
where, the central sun. was to be
found. An astronomer named Mad
ler thought he had found the star to
satisfy the uecessary conditions lu the
constellation known as Taurus, or the
Bull. A closer search proved the spe
cial star under examination to be lack
ing In some of the conditions, so thM
one was left and the search begun
auew. This same astronomer persist
ed lu his search with a wonderful
faith In his theory and at last found
a star fulfilling lu the most wonderful
and complete manner the necessary
conditions. Kvery one Is familiar with
the beautiful little cluster known as
the Pleiades, or seven stars. The teles
cope, however, shows fourteen stars
clustered about the beautiful and bril
liant star Alcyone, which Is the op
tical ceuter of this group. .
The proper motions of all these hove
been determined with great exactness.
They are all In the same direction and
are all nearly equal to each other, and,
What Is still more important, the mean
of their proper motions differs from
that of the central star, Alcyone, by
only one-thousandth of a second of
arc in right ascension and by only
two-thousandths of a second in decli
nation. Here, then, is found a niog
nlDcent group of suns either actually
allied together and sweeping together
through space or else composing a
cluster so situated as to be affected
by the same apparent motion produced
by the sun's progression through the
celestial regions.
But an extension of the limits of re
search round Alcyone exhibits also the
wonderful truth that out of 110 stars
being within 15 degrees of this center
there are sixty moving south that Is,
In the same direction In full accord
ance with the hypothesis that Alcyone
Is the center, forty-nine showing prac
tically no motion, while only one sin
gle individual that moves at all con
trary to the computed motion. Thus
was Madlor's profound speculation
Justified. Furthermore, assuming Al
cyone as the grand center of the mil
lions of stars composing our astral sys
tem and the direction of the sun's mo
tion to be as before mentioned. Mad
ler investigated the consequent move
ments of ail the stars In every quarter
of ihe heavens.
Just where the swiftest mntlous
should be found In accordance with
this assumption there tbey actually e::
Ist, this either demonstrating the truth
f the theory or else showing a well
nigh Impossible series of coincidences.
Therefore the concluson given out by
Madler is 'that Alycone. the principal
star of the Plelndes, now occupies the
center of gravity and Is at present the
jfreat central sun about -which the uni
verse of stars and all created matter
within our ken is revolving, each en
tity in its own special path.
It Has Been Known by at Least Twen
ty Different Names.
In the course of the past -100 years
the Hudson has been known by at
least twenty dlffereut names, and even
today In New York, at nny rate It Is
indifferently referred to both os the
Hudson and the North river.
While Henry Hudson Is universally
acclaimed as the discoverer of the no
ble river which bears his name, It Is
well known that nearly n century be
fore Hudson's successful exploration
John da Verrazano, a Klorentlne, en
tered the mouth of the Hudson ond re
ported that he had passed up the river
about n league In a boat, not venturing
to sail his vessel, the Daupliine. up a
river with which he was unfamiliar.
A sudden squall Impelled lilni to re
turn to his ship. Verrazano called the
Hudson "the river of steep hills." This
was In 1"i24. Some years later Verra
zano's brother made a map of the re
gion, and he named the mouth of the
Hudson "San Germano."
In 1.125 n Spaniard niinied fionipz.
who came to America on an exploring
trip, made n chart upon which he des
ignated the Hudson as "San Aiilonlo."
When some eighty years later Henry
Hudson In his efforts to reach the Knst
Indian possessions of the Hutch East
India company by a northwestern
route accidentally ran Into the Hudson
he promptly dubbed It the "Manhattes."
from the name of the Indians who
dwelt at Its mouth.
Hudson sailed slowly up the river ns
far ns Albany, and his experiences
with the Indians and his observations
of the surrounding country were so
gratifying that lie returned home with
glowing reports of the new found
country.
The Dutch at once realized that great
commercial advantage might be gained
In the new territory, nnd various com
panies were organized to colonize nnd
exploit It.
In 101ft n charter was granted to the
New Netherlands company, nnd the
river was there referred to ns "De Itl
vlere van der Vorst Mauritius" In hon
or of Trlnce Mnurlce of Orniy-'e.
In various other charters granted at
this time nnd public documents In
which the river was mentioned It was
spoken of as the "Oroote ftlvlere." the
"Noordt river." the "Itlver of the Man
hnttans" and the "Mo de Montague."
In addition to these names, the In
dians had n number of others for It.
among which may be mentioned "Sa
natntea." "Shawnatawty." "Cahohata
tea" ond "Cohongorontns."
As late as 1754 the river was referred
to by a French writer as the "River
Orange."
When the English took possession of
New Netherlands they persistently
called the river "Hudson's river," ond
despite the many other names by
which It was known that name finally
"stuck." although ninny of the early
colonists spoke of It os the North river
In contradistinction to the Delaware
river, which wos commonly known os
the South rlver.Clnclnnarl Enquirer.
A Story of Stevenson.
After oue of Dumas' plays which ho
sow presented In Paris and In which a
man employs an unworthy stratagem
against a woman Hobert Louis Steven
son wrote: ,
"I came forth from that performance
In a breathing heat of Indignation. On
the way down the Froneais stairs I
trod on an old gentleman's toes, where
upon, with that suavity which so well
becomes me. I turned about to apolo
gize and on the Instant, repenting me
of that Intention, stopped the apology
midway and ' added something in
French to this effect: 'No. You are
one of the persons who have been ap
plauding that piece. 1 retract my apol
ogy.' "Said the old Frenchman, laying his
hand on my arm ond with a smile that
was truly heavenly in temperance.
Irony, good nature and knowledge of
the world. 'Ah. monsieur, vous etes
bien Jeune' (Ah, sir, you are very
yonngi."
Sickness and Superstition,
For the cure of epilepsy, or the fall
ing sickness, numerous were the
charms that were luvoked long ago.
A very common remedy among the
poor people about London and partic
ularly in Essex was to cut the tip of
a black cat's tail in order to procure
three drops of blood, which were to be
taken lu a spootifut of milk nnd re
peated three days successively. If the
patient was informed of the composi
tion it lost its etlicacy. The patients
also were to creep bead foremost
down some three pairs of stairs' three
times a day for three successive days.
London Answers.
Cordwood Counsel Fse.
A Barton county farmer sought ad-
Tice-irom a uoiaen city attorney
about suing bis wife for divorce on
the ground that she did not agree with
him on a horse trade he bad made.
,Tbe attorney advised him. and the
farmer agreed to pay him for it in
cordwood. A few days later the wife
and one of the little children went to
town with the first Installment of the
wood and unloaded It in the lawyer's
Shed. Kansas r.ltv Star. - 1
The Cosmological Question.
The business of life allows no spare
time any more. One cannot get ricb
nowadays In office hours, nor become
great, nor keep telegraphically Inform
ed, nor do bis share of talking and
listening. Everybody but the plumber
and pnperbanger ' works overtime.
How the earth keeps up a necessary
amount of whirling In the old twenty
four bour limit is more than we can
understand. But she can't keep up the
pace much longer. She must bave an
extra bour. And bow to snatch it from
the tail end of eternity Is the burning
cosmological question. Dallas Lore
Sharp In Atlantic.
. - Tha Color Scheme.
"Why do some lawyers carry green
bagsr 1
"In some instances they expect to
bag that kind of game." New Tork
tress. ...
self esteem. Wordsworth.
A Kindly Inquiry.
Falrlle Jack, bave you that ten
pounds I lent you the other day? Flyn-tie-Not
all of it, old chap, but what 1
have will 'do me a day or two longer.
Jolly kind and thoughtful of you to In
quire, though. Illustrated Bits.
The bow cannot possibly strnd al
ways bent, nor can human najire sub
sist without recreation. C Mantes.
Ready Wit.
Many good stories nre told of the
"1'oet" Craig, for so ninny years a
familiar figure on the Loudon crlci.el
nnd football grounds. On one oee:i
hIoii Craig began at the Oval. "(Jen
I tleinen, this is my favorite ground,"
nrn Home one niierrupieo:
"Craig, you said that at l.eytoii Inst
week."
"Yes, sir," returned the unabashed
poet, "mid I shall say It at Canter
bury next week. The ground on
which the noble game Is being played
before an assembly of Intelligent and
enlightened purchasers of my poetry
Is always my favorite ground for the
time being."
Hut Craig knew how to keep an Im
pertinent Interrupter In his place.
Once a stout, red faced man broke In.
on one of Ills' speeches wllh: "Craig,
you're making a lot of money out of
fools. When are yon going to set up
n 'pub?' "
"When you come and live next door
to inc. sir!" was the answer, and the
red faced man turned crimson.
Another man at Hie Oval mice said:
"Now. Craig, tell us how muc'i
you've made out of bad poetry."
".More, I venture to say. sir. than
you've made out of bad milliners!"
Loudon Scraps.
The Wall Street Game.
The burning qiiesllon on Wall street
Is always whether stocks will go up or
down. If any inn n were able to an
swer It correctly he could make him
self a millionaire In a day. but specu
lation Is neither a fortune telling nor a
gambling game, and (lie inn n who be
lieves otherwise Is hound to lose his
money nnd to Join the ranks of the ills
consolate, disgusted and depleted who
inn We the outcry against the evils of
Wall street, says Leslie's Weekly.
The winner In Wall street Is gifted
wllh the same business characteristics
that bring success In nny line of enter
prise. He utilizes them In buying nnd
selling stocks. Just ns he would If he
were engaged In merchandizing. He
knows, for Instance, that prosperous
conditions are reflected by what are
called the bank exchanges, by rallwaj
earnings, the record of failures, the
condition of the Iron market, the bal
ance of trnde and especially the out
look for the crops.
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ways. A good recipe calls for n pint
of milk, four large eggs, one heaping
tablespoonful of flour, one of butter
and a teaspooiiful of salt. Let the
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the boiling point. Iteat the butter ami
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after beating the yolks and the whites
separately. The whites should be beat
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some of the cheese through the omelet.
Tho more cheese used the better. Let
the omelet bake for half an hour or
until It Is solid, so that It will not
"run" when dipped out with a spoon.
It should bnke In a hot oven. New
York Tribune.
CorVi, Oata and Wheat as "Seedo."
School children In the crowded pnrt
of New York do not spenk of corn and
oats and wheat by those names, but al
ways refer to them ns "seeds." The
other doy In one of the big schools the
teacher was talking to ber pupils about
gardening. She ended with a request
for each pupil to bring a few seeds tbo
next day to be planted in the window
boxes. The following morning the chil
dren appeared mostly with either oats,
wheat or corn. While putting a few
grains of each in the earth the teacher
referred to them by their familiar
names. One of the girls in the class
took courage to "set the teacher right"
and said: "Some one must 'a' told you
wrong, teacher. That." pointing to the
wheat, "is bread seed, au that yellow
stuff ain't corn; it's pigeon seed. We
always call them that In the block
where we live." New York Sun.
Poser For tha Husband.
Returning home from Atlantic City,
a Frankford man drew a photograph
carefully from his pocket and showed
It to his wife. Said he, "There's a
mnn who's in lov? with you."
It was not a good picture, one of
those cheap plngpong photographs.
The husband bad not beeu In a condi
tion to be well "tnkeu." und there was
little likeness. Ills wife looked at the
picture for several minutes, very much
puzzled. Finally she spoke up:
"Why, it's Jim: Where did you see
blm? And where did you get this?
And what did he tell you?"-PhIlodel-phia
Times.
To Tama Him.
"So you're going to introduce base
ball among the prisoners? 1 don't ap
prove. What will become of disci
pline?" "If a man gets too obstreperous," re
plied the warden confidently, "we'll
make blm umpire." Philadelphia
Ledger.
A Matter of Hours.
Bangs What Is the difference be
tween a woman's whist club and a
man's poker club? . Wangs Why, In
one you get home to dinner and In the
other to breakfast. Newark Star.
Advantage of Eduoation.
. "Are you satisfied with the results of
the course which your daughter fol
lowed at college?"
"Perfectly satisfied. She is going to
marry one of the professors."
Excesses In yontb are drafts upon
old age,, payable about thirty years
after date. Chicago News.
A Curious Needle,
' A curious needle was once In the
possessing of yueen Victoria. It was
made at the celebrated needle factory
nt Iledilllch nnd represents the column
of Trajan In miniature.
This Itomaii column Is adorned with
uuiiieroiiM scenes in sculpture, and on
the needle iwhlch was presented to the
queen on her visit to the famous fac
tory in December, lstlli scenes lu her
life nre presented in relief, hut' so
small that It requires a powerful mag
nifying glass to see them clearly.
This "Victoria" needle can. more
over, be opened and contains a number
of needles of smaller size, which are
also adorned with scenes lu relief.
London Spare Moments.
The Lone Star Emblem.
"The Lone Star emblem." said Ou.v
M. Ilryan in telling the story of the
Texas Hag to the Texas Veterans' as
sociation In 1K73. -was a fortunate ac
cident. In the old days overcoats were
ornamented with large brass buttons.
It happened that the buttons on the
overcoat of (iovernor Smith had the
Impress of a live pointed star. For
want of n seal one of these bullous
was cut off and used." 'l ite owner of
this overcoat and of Hie bill ton. Henry
Smith, was chief executive of the pro
visional government of Texas, which
in 1S.'!5 preceded the declaration of
Independence by Texas agaiieit Mexico
and the winning of Hint Independence
In the battle of Pun .l.-iclnto on April
21. 1S.HI.
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QRPHAN'S COURT SALE..
Estate op Steve Josvay, Deceased.
By virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court
of Jefferson county, there will he exposed to
public sale on the premises near tVlshaw, In
Wlnslow township, Jefferson county, I', nn
sylvunlB, on Monday, November 22nd, M0H,
at 1.H0 p. m. the following described two lots
of land si uate In the township of Winslew,
county of Jefferson and ntiiteof FennsylvHii
l, as surveyed mid pintle I by George Mel
linger April 22nd, lliui, for J. W. Dickey,
bounded and described as follows, to-wii:
Beginning at a post corner on line of public
road leading from bleanor a to Keyn.ildnvlilo
and on line of lands of Jefferson & Clearfield
Uoal & Iron Co.; thence south 8X i egreea w
minutes west alona; line of lands of naiti Jef
ferson & Clearlleld Coal it Iron Co., 4U2 feet to
a post corner; thence north 'ffl degrees east
120 feet to a post; thence north 0,degrees and
40 minutes west 120 feet to a fx ml corner;
thence north 8K degrees 30 minute' east 423
feet to a post orner on line of aforesaid pub
lic road; thence south 25 degrees east along
said road 220 feet to a post corner, the place
of beginning, containing 80,270 square feet,
more or less, being part of a larger tract of
land deeded to J. W, Dickey by Orlando Gray
and Einmeline Gray, his wife, by deed dated
June It. 1X9T). and recorded In Deed Book Vol.
73, page fill, and being the same property ,
deeded by J W. Dickey and wife to Magda-
lena Josvay by deed dated May 17, 1902. and .
recorded In Deed Book 96, page 107, and died- '
ed by the said Magdalena Josvay to eteve
Josvay by deed dated June 1st, 1908, recorded
In Deed Book 118, page 515.
Haying tnereon ereciea a gooo dwelling .
houe and baru and other necessary out-
building.
TEUH8 OF BALE: One-third of the pur- I
chase money to be paid at the confirmation
of the sale by the Court and the remainder
upon delivery of the deed to the nurchaser.
of Steve Josviy, Deceased.
Beynoldstllle, Pa., Ott 26, 1900.
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