Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Plattsmouth daily herald. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1883-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1892)
THE SUN WILL CEASE. A TIME FROM MUST COME WHEN HEAT THE SUN MUST CEASE. M-urlnK M.m'n Itnya to (omr-The OrnU Orb f Light hii.I I.lr., May lMt 3.000.000 Y-r. Iut Not 10,000,000. Tli Srrrrt of the Suu't Heat. It N-t-iiis t h- worth wliilo to collect Uwtht-r what ni.ty In) said on tho sub-j'-i-t of tho duralioTi of lifo 011 tlm gll It in a noteworthy fart that tho jMt.s.-i-li)ity of the t-oiitiiiiK-il existence of thw human rare ih'iwiuls fuul;tiii-iitally niion the jiu-.-tin of Jieat. If li-at, r what is vali-nt to h-at, l-rt not la.st, tlit n man cannot last, either. There i.s no shirking this plain truism. course ic is ohvioiis that the avail able heat n'iitr;illy comes from the kuc So far as the coal K,H'S. wt? have already oliherved that as it is limited to quantity it can afford no erennial supply. JJonttless there is in the earth Koine nantity of other materials cajiahlo of oxidation or of underoin other chemi cal change, in the. course of which and as an incident of Mich change heat is evolved. The amount of heat tliat can OKsihly arise from rucIi sources is strictly limited. There is in the entire earth ju.st a certain number of units of heat is.siblo from such combinations. bat after t lie combination has been ef fected there cannot bo any more heat from this source. Then as to the internal heat of the earth duo to the incandescent state of its interior. Here there is no doubt a large store of energy, but still it is of limited quantity, and it is also on the wane. This heat is occasionally copious ly liberated by volcanoes, but ordinarily the transit of heat from the interior to the surface and its discharge from thence by radiation is a slow process. It is, however, sufficient for our present parplse to observe that 6low though the escaie may be, it is incessantly goinsr on. There is only a definite number of units of heat contained in the interior of the earth at this moment, and as they are gradually diminishing, and as there is no source from whence the loss can be replenished, there is here no supply - -of warmth that can be relied on perma nently. It goes without saying that the wel fare of the human race is necessarily connected with the continuance of the sun's beneficent action. If the sun ever ceases to shine, then must it be certain that there is a term beyond which hu man existence, or indeed organic ex istence of any type whatever, cannot any longer endure on earth. But we have grounds for knowing as & certainty that the sun cannot escape from the destiny that sooner or later overtakes the spendthrift. In his inter esting studies of this subject Professor Langley gives a striking illustration of the rate at which the solar heat is being squandered at this moment. lie remarks that the great coal fields of Pennsylvania contain enough of the precious mineral to supply the wants of the United States for 1,000 years. If all that tremendous accumulation of fuel were to be extract ed and burned in one vast conflagration the total quantity of heat that would be produced would no doubt Ik? stupendous, and yet, says this authority who has taught us so much about the sun, all the heat developed by that terrific coal fire would not be equal to that which the sun pours forth in the thousandth part of each single second. When we reflect that this expenditure of heat has been going on not alone for the centuries during which the earth has been the abode of man, but also for those ieriods which we cannot estimate except by saying that they are doubtless millions of years during which there has been life on the globe, then indeed we begin to comprehend how vast must have been the capital of heat with which the sun started on its career. And yet we feci certain that the inces eant radiation from the sun must be producing a profound effect on its stores of energy. The only way of reconciling this with the total absence of evidence of the expected changes is to be found in the supposition that such is the mighty iruiss of the snn, such the pro digious supply of heat, or what is equiv alent to heat that it contains, that the grand transformation through which it is pulsing proceeds at a rate so slow that during the ages accessible to our obser vations the results achieved, have been imperceptible. But the energy of the system is as surely declining as the en ergy of the clock declines as the weight runs down. It seems that the sun has already dis sipated about four-fifths of the energy with which it may have originally been endowed. At all events, it seems that, radiating energy at its present rate, the sun may hold out for 4,000,000 years, or for 5,000,000 years, but not for 10,000, 000 years. Here, then, we discern in the remote future a limit to the dura tion of life on this glolx?. We have seen that it does not seem jjossiblo for any other sourco of heat to be available for replenishing the waning stores of the luminary. It may be that the heat was originally imparted to the sun as the result of some great collision between two bodies which were both dark before the collision took place, so that, in fact, the two dark masses coalesced into a vast nebula from which the whole of our sj-steinhas been evolved. Of course it is always conceivable that the sun mty be reinvigorated by a rejietition of a similar startling process. It is, however, hardly necessary to observe that so terrific a convulsion would l fatal to life in the solar sys tem. Neither from the heavens above nor from the earth beneath does it seem possible to discover any rescue for tk.e human race from the inevitable end. The race is as mortal as the individual, and, so far a. we know, its span cannot tinder any circumstances be run out beyond a no. iber of millions of years which can ct tainly be told on the fin gers of both nan ds, and probably on the lingers of cue. Robert S. Ball in Fort nightly Review. LIZARDS IN SINGAPORE. Got Int The Cnlil, Clammy CrmttuMS !!! riHiim bjr (Score. There are lizards in Singapore large, scampering, suddenly dropping things, of Jill sorts of colors. You see them on the walls of your hotel, in the sunshine, and admire them. At evening, sitting with fan and iced drinks, one suddenly falls on you. and it is colder than your toddy. How can any organism bred in this seething sjot be so cold? You go to led, you and jour wife. Each has ti canopied conch, rods remote from the other, for sleeping apartments are ample. You stretch out on a light mat trass over which is one sheet. For upper covering pull up the darkness and draw the mosquito nets. There is no need of a sheet over you any more than there is for a wanning pan. The night orchestra, strange sounds of tropic insects and trees and airs outside, finally lulls you asleep. Presently plunk! and then a scamiering of some nimble clawed thing on the floor near your iK'd. My lady, over at the other side of the vast waste of chamber, squeals, A mouse!" You assure her t hat it couldn t be mice, "Mice don't fall from the ceiling like a lniup of mud. It's only the lizards!" 11ns cheerlul intormation elicits no squeal. With mice out of the question what woman would not be brave? Then is a hush in the distant couch, a silent- too still tor sleep, xou know your partner lies over yonder listening hard for more lizards. Presently there are more little dull thuds. The lizards seem to be falling in several places. They seem to be chasing each other or some venomous prey or possibly making away with your shoes. When one is fagged out with sight seeing, to lie awake in inky darkness in the midst of a lizard carnival is a little hard on the nerves. Ah, something is pulling at the canopy of jour bed, as if a young kitten were trying to climb itl lhere comes a very subdued voice from the distant corner: "This is awfuL Won't you get up and strike a light?" "And step on the bloomin cold beasts with my bare feet! You try it; you'r nearer the matches than I!" "But we can't lie here like this. Call somebody!" And one of the omnipresent ''boys,' who seems to have been on guard at the threshold, comes softly in. "The lizards will not hurt you, lady. They catch the mosquitoes and spiders. Sometimes they get under the nets on the bed; but don't you mind." Reassuring, very; but madame was ready for one tropic dawn hours before it came. Buffalo Express. Entor Uqnor Cure. To those seeking a rescue from liquors curse or other evil habits brought about by morphine, tobac co etc. The Knsor Institute at South Omaha offers one of the most relia ble and bent platen to o with the absolute certainty of a permanent cure. Write or visit the institute. A Sensible Min. Would use Kemp's balsam for the throat ami luntf. it is curing more canes coughs chls, asthma, bron cliitts, craup ami all throat ami lunjf troubles, than any other rein ed'. The proprietor has author ized any drtitftfist to jive you a nam pie bottle free, t convince you of the merit of this reat remedy, harjic bottles "0c ami 1. PLACES OF WORSHIP. CATnoLic t. Tain's Church, ak. between Fifth and Sixth. Father t'auiry. Taster , HorviCfB : Va.tnttt 8 iintl lo :'M A. M. Sunday School at 3 :.To, with bviit-ilicllou. and Ciikistian. Corner I-oeust Services iiioriiiiii; Calloway pastor. (Sunday Mfiiool ioa Hl'I'IU fets mid tvenlnii. Khter M. El-isvoi-AU St. Luke's liurch, corner Third and Vine. Kev. II h. I't.rjief p. ai-tor. Ser vices : 11 A. M. a u 7 :3u P. u . Sunday School at :30 I". M. (iKKMAX M kthoimst. iirner Sixth St. and (iranite. Ucv. Hilt. Tator. Services : 11 A.M. and 7 :'M v. M. Siiuuay School 10 :30 a. m. Dr. Tslmage Tells a Story, The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage tells with great gusto the following experi ence, which he attributes to his brother, also a clergyman: "He had just recovered from a long spell of sickness, says Dr. Talmage, and weak in body, emaciated and pallid, he was walking slowly along a street near his home when he was ac costed by a big, burly fellow, who said to him cheerfully: "'Say, is your name Smith Jim Smith?' " No,' replied my brother, 'my name is Talmage.' " 'Well, I didn't know. I'm for a man named Smith. They say he lives near here. lie's dying of consump tion, and I thought as soon as I clapped eyes on you that you might be the man. " 'Sir, said my brother, I am a cler gyman, ana X may iook thin ana pale, but you must not judge of consump tives by that. In my time, now, I've preached funeral sermons over scores of fellows just as big as you. Apoplexy, you know, catches you big fellows every time. 1 nope l shall not be called looking says Dr. Talmage, "the bif upon "lint, fellow did not wait to hear my brother to the end." New 1 ork Herald. A Paris llaspickers Colony. In the Rno Mercadet, near the out skirts of Paris, is a vast open space sur rounded by a ragged stone wall. The ground is littered with rubbish, a few stunted trees and shrubs, a long, strag gling line of low, rickety dwellings this is the "Cite Maupy," a famous col ony of ragpickers. They have been their own architects and builders, and the hovels are curiosities; they have utilized paving stones, the sheet iron signs of insurance companies, and even sardine cans; but there is a picturesque quality to these humble dwellings, and they surely do not lack color and neither do the inhabitants; there is a real count ess, for one; at least she says she is. A poor cripple has sold his body to the Academic de Medicin, while they cheat themselves of their prey by giving him a tension to help him live. Pall Mall Gazette. AVhen Animals Are III. Said a prominent veterinarian: "Ani mals when sick are the most helpless and appreciative of all creatures, and the way of administering relief and medicine in many instances is as novel as it is effective. The most savage and revengeful animals during spells of se vere pain are as docile and tractable as a child. . Relief must come from a hu man being and come quickly, and they seem to know it. The most vicious horse when groaning with pain would allow a mere child to administer relief, and many of the wild animals when in sickness seem to forget their savage in stincts." Philadelphia Press. Harmless Fooits. Dr. White, of Harvard university, de clares tomatoes and oatmeal to be harm less and valuable foods, and points at the simple fact that the only danger in eating buckwheat lies in the fact that it is likely to be served up hot in the form of improperly cooked cakes. These may, and are very likely to upset the diges tion. Pittsburg Bulletin. Dead Loads of Fan. First Boy Havin any fun? Second Boy He, he! Dead loads. We've got a can o' nitroglycerin under a ole hat, an we're waitin fer somebody to come long an kick it. Good News. I feel it 1113' duty to say a few words in re;irl to Kly's Cream Halm, ami I lo so entirely without solicitation. I have used it more or less half a year, ami luive found it to be most admirable. I have suffered from catarrh of the worst kind ever since I was a little boy and I never hoped for ;u-e, but C ream Halm seems to do even that. Munv of inv ncmiaiiitaiiceH have used it witu excellnnt results. Oscar Ostum. 4.1 Warren Ave., Chi cuo 111. Wanted: An energetic man to manaire branch office. Only a few dollars needed. Salary to start 7 ner mouth and interest in business The Western Co., Kansrts City, Mo Some Foolish People allow a couirh to run until it gets bej-ond the reach of medicine They sav "Oh. it will wear away," out in most cases it wears them away Could they be induced to try th successful Kemp's Balsam, which is sold on a positive guarantee to cure, thev would see the excellen effect after takintr the first dose Price 50c and $1. Trial size free. At all druggists. The wisdom of him who journey eth is known by the line he selects the judgment of the man who takes the "Burlington Route" to the cities of the east, the south, and the west, is never impeached, lhe in ference is plain. Majrnificent Pull man sleepers, elegant reclining chair cars and world-famous dining cars on all through trains. For information address the agent of the company at this place, or write to J. Francis, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Omaha. Now Try This- It will cost you nothing and will eurely do you good, if yom have Cough, Cold or any trouble with Throat, Chest or Lungs. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to give relief, or money will be paid back. Sufferers from La Grippe found it just the thing and under its use had a speedy and perfect re covery. Try a sample bottle at our expense and learn for yourself just how good a thing it is. Trial bottle free at F. G. Fricke & Co. Drujr Store, Large size 50c. and $1.00 The population of Plattsmoutk Is about 10,000, add we would say at least "neo-half are troubled with some effection on the throat and luners. as those complaints are, ac cording to staaistics, more numer oua than others. We would advise all our readers not to neglect the opportunity to call on their drug gist and get a bottle of Kemp's Bal sam tor trie tnroat ana lungs, i rial size free. LargeBottle 50c- and ?1 Sold by all druggist. Itch on human and horses animals cured in 30 minutes by oolford s sanitary lotion. lhis never tails, Sold F. G. Fricke & Co. druggist, Plattsmouth. For years the editor of the Burl- mcrton lunction, (iMo.) .fost, has been subiect to cramp colic fits of in digestion, which prostrated him for several hours and unfitted Him tor bnsiness for two or three days. For the past year he has been using Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrheea Remedy whenever occa sion required, and it has invariabl civen him prompt relief. 25 and 20 cent bottles for sale by F. G. Fricke & Co., druggists. According to the census of 1S90, Chicago takes rank, bv virtue of her population of 1,098,570 people, as the eighth largest city on the globe. Most of us desire, at one time or another, to visit a city in which so many persons find homes, and, when we do, we can find no better line than the "Burlington Route." Three fast and comfortable trains daily. For further information ad dress the agent of the company at this place, or write to J. Francis, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Omaha, Nebraska. The ?Iissori Pacific will sell round trip tickets May 9 to li inclusive, to Portland. Oregan, tne lJresD3 terian general aisembly being held their May 19 to June 2. lickets good un til Mav 19 and returning inside 90 days at $00. going via one route and returning via another. Apply at ticket office for particulars. Specimen Cases. S. II. Clifford, New Castle, Wit was trouoiea witn neuralgia ana rheumatism, his stomach was dis ordered, his liver was affected to an alarming degree, appetite fell away and he was terribK- reduced in flesh and strength. Three . bottles oi Electric Bitters cured him. Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, 111., had a running sore on his lee of eight years' standing. Used three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven Dottles .uucKiens .Arnica Salve, and his leg is sound and well ohn Speaker, Catawba, O had nve arge fever sores on his leg, doctors said he whs incurable. One bottle Electric Bitters and one box Buck- len's Arnica Salve cured him entire ly. Sold by F. G. Fricke & Co. Tukskvtkiii an. Services in new church. cor ucr Sixth and (iiaintc sin. Kev. J. T. liaird, pastor. Sunday -sc! ool al ;30 ; I'leaching at 11 a. tn.-..d k p. in. The . U. S. h of ihl" church intetf every Sahhath evening at 7 :15 in the lin.seinent of the cliucrh. All arc invited to attend tlit-ci-meeting. Kiust MieriionisT. Sixth St., bet wen Main arid Trail. Kev. L. K. Uritt. L. It. na.stor. Services : 11 A. m.. 8 :x) H. M Sunday School 9:30A m. I'rayer meet ii'g Wednesday eveu- liniMAN Titvsi'.VTKitiAN. Corner Main and Ninth. !v. Wltte. uasror. Services usual hours. Sunday school a :3() A. M. Swkkdhh fViNouvoATioMAU Urauite, be tween t Ilth and Sixth. Coi.ohk.1i Hai'Tikt. Mt. Olive, oak, between lentil anil lleventh. Kev. A. T.ofwell. pas tor. Services it a. in. and 7 :aO i. m. Trayer ineijiinu weunesuay evening. Youx; Mkn's t'niu'-TiAN Association Koiiius in W aterman block. Main street. Cos pel meet intr. for men only, every Sunday af ternoon at 4 o'clock. Kooiiip open week days iroin mm a. in., la y : p. in. SOUTH l'AIIK TAKKHN ACLK. KeV. J. M V'jod, ! astor. Services: Sunday School Via. in. : r reaeliiiiL', 11 a. ni. and 8 p. mi prayer meeting Tuesday night ; choir prac- i.icrriUfy nignr Aliare welcome. The First Step. Perhaps you are run down, can't eat, can't sleep, can't think, can't do anything to your satisfaction, and you wonder what ails 3-011. You sliould Heed tlie warning, j-ou are taking the lirst step into nervous prostration. You need a nerve tonic and in Electric Bitters you will find the exact remedy for restoring your nervous system to it normal, healthy condition. surprising results to! low the use of this great Nerve Tonic and Alterative, Your appe tite returns, good digestion is re stored, and the liver and kidneys re sume healthy action. Try a bottle. Price 50c, at F. G. Fricke & Co's drugstore. 6 AMttle lrls Experlencein a LlgMt house. nr. and Plrs, .Loren irescott are keepers of the Gov. Lighthouse at Sand Beach Mich, and are blessed with a daughter, four years. Last April she taken down with Measles, followed with dreadful Cough and turned into a fever. Doctors at home and at Detroit treated, but in vain, she grew worse rapidly, until she was a mere" handful of bones' Then she tried Dr, King's New Discovery and after the use of two and a half bottles, was completely cured. They say Dr. King,s New Discovery is worth its weight in gold, yet you may get a trial; bottle tree at h. G. rrickey Drugstore. How's This! We offer 100 dollars reward for any case of catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. Props, Toledo, Ohio, We the undersigned, have known F. I. Cheney for the last lo years. and belive him pefectly honorable in all buisness transactions and fin ancially able to carry out an oblig ations made by their firm. WTest&Truax, Wholesale Drug gist, loledo Ohio., Warning lvinnan & larvin, Wholesale druggist lole do Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cnre is taken inter nally, action directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces 01 the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggist; Testimonials free. HENRY BOECK The Leading FURNITURE DEALER AND UNDERTAKER. Coastantly keeps on hand everythin yoa need to furnish your house. CORNER SIXTH AND MAIN 8TREET Plattsmouth Neb Lumber Yard THE OLD RELIABLE. A WATEBIM & SSOfi PI LUMBER ! Shingles, Lath, Sash, Doors, Blinds Can supply everw demand of the city. Call and get terms. . Fourth Btreet in rear of opera homsc I a In 1 II K. I . JilDE AC0CKH0J?SE,TOw t HICAGO Of CUUrtt, I u lat 1, X$VIP WHICH IS BOSS- ITS MERITS FORCuANING AND WASHING THE CLOTHES, n ASSURE" IT A WELCOME. w nerve vcn. u iHOi FAIRBANKS IS THE BEST FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD US. ALL GROCERS KEEP IT. ' tE. only BY CHICAGO. O-O - TOv- House Furnishing Emporium. "T TT 7" HERE yon can get your house furnished froia V Vi; kitchen to parlor and at easy tearms. I han die the world renown Haywood baby carriages, also the latest improved Reliable Process Gasoline stove Call and be convinced. No trouble to show goods. 19 I. Pearleman OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE F q vwom Sn 02 WILL KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A Full and Complete line of Drugs, Medicines, Faints, and Oils. DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES AND PURE LIQUORS Prescriptions Carefully Compounded nt all Hours. TRY THE tf;E:f:il:L:f). Advei'Msiias: - asid - ETob - Work HT-clII Information EatesOn --IPZPlica, ti on. A. B. KNOT BUSINESS 31 A ' AG Eli. SOI Cor Fifth and Vine St. PLATTSMOUTH - NEBRASKA Mexican Mustang Liniment A Cure for the Ailments of Man and Beast A long-tested pain reliever. Its use is almost universal by the Housewife, the Farmer, the Stock Raiser, and by every one requiring aa effective liniment No other application compares with it in efficacy. This well-known remedy has stood the test of years, almost generations. No medicine chest is complete without a bottle of Mustang Liniment. Occasions arise for its use almost every day. All druggists and dealers have it. 1 'I