anaheim-gazette 1906-05-17

FOSSIL CORKSCREWS QUEER FREAKS OF NATURE THAT ABOUND IN NEBRASKA. Gigantic Spirals of Mineral Fashioned So Mathematically as to Be Easily Mistaken at First Glance For Works of Art. Nobody knows with certainty what the so called "devil's corkscrews" really are. They are found by tens of thousands in Nebraska, most particularly in Sioux county, and some of them are as much as forty feet in height, without counting the gigantic "roots" presently to be described. Quartz is the substance of which they are made, but how they came to be imbedded, numbers of them together, in the sandstone cliffs of that region is more than anybody can tell, unless, perhaps, one theory, to be mentioned later, is to be accepted as correct. You are traveling, let us say, on horseback through that part of the country, and, as often happens, you see, standing out from the face of a sandstone cliff, a gigantic spiral. If, as geologists have proved, the sandstone rock be chipped away a corkscrew shaped thing of quartz is exposed to view, fashioned so mathematically as to be easily mistaken at first glance for a work of art. The white spiral may be free, as a sculptor would say, or, in other cases, may be twined about a sort of axis, as a vine would run around a vertical pole. Somebody awhile ago gave to these spirals the name "devil's corkscrews" for want of a better and as expressive of the mystery of their origin. Scientists discussed them in vain, and many theories were formed in regard to them. There were authorities who declared they were fossil burrows excavated in tertiary times by gophers of a huge and extinct species. And, to confirm this notion, the bones of some burrow dried up the remains of plants were left behind but accumulated detritus at the bottom of the ancient lake converted into solid rock—receded their way through the lava this way and that and exposed view of the modern travel faces of the cliffs the fossil of prehistoric water weeds just stood when they grew huge thousands and probably no years ago. Their tissues were as they decayed by silica froter, particle by particle, and by magical means, their have been preserved for the and admiration of the presidents on the earth. Such is the theory now accepted by scientists in region of the "fossil corkscrews" sibly it is not correct, but if there is room for the exercise body's imagination in the course of this veritable romance of client history of the world.—Herald. Personal Beauty. If either man or woman wore the full power of personal must be by cherishing nobility and hopes and purposes, something to do and something for that is worthy of humble which by expending the care the soul gives expansion and to the body which contains it. A Man of Action. Hicks—There isn't a man who can keep the conversational rolling like our friend Gayra—Nonsense! He never says worth listening to. Hicks—does a lot of things wrong about. Philadelphia Ledger. He who feels contempt for ing thing hath faculties that never used, and thought with Somebody awhile ago gave to these spirals the name "devil's corkscrews" for want of a better and as expressive of the mystery of their origin. Scientists discussed them in vain, and many theories were formed in regard to them. There were authorities who declared they were fossil burrows excavated in tertiary times by gophers of a huge and extinct species. And, to confirm this notion, the bones of some burrowing animal were actually found imbedded in the substance of one of the "screws." This seemed to settle the matter for awhile, until the controversy was started again by the discovery of the osseous remains, under like conditions, of a small deer. Nobody could assert that a deer was ever a burrowing animal, and so that notion had to be abandoned. Other theorists declared that the "fossil twisters," as some folks called them, represented the prehistoric borings of gigantic worms that lived in the very long ago. Yet others suggested that they were petrified vines, though it was difficult to explain how or why the "poles" on which the alleged vines seemed in many cases to have been trained had been so admirably preserved, or, for that matter, originally erected. In the midst of so many contradictory theories the problem seemed likely to defy solution indefinitely. The one that held out longest and gained most adherents was that of the extinct gophers. It accounted for the "root"-a shapeless appendage often nearly as big as the "twister" itself and attached to the lower end of the latter—which obviously, as it seemed, had been the nest of the rodent animal, the "corkscrew" representing the spiral hole by which it made its way to the surface of the ground. What could possibly be more easy to comprehend? Professor E. H. Barbour, however, has declared—and his decision is accepted provisionally until somebody offers a better—that the corkscrews are of vegetable origin. They are, he asserts, the fossil remains of ancient water weeds of gigantic size, which grew millions of years ago on the bottom of a vast sheet of water that covered all of Nebraska. These must have been the biggest aquatic plants that ever existed, and when the huge lake that overflowed the region in question A Man of Action. Hicks—There isn't a man who can keep the conversation rolling like our friend Gayra—Nonsense! He never says worth listening to. Hicks—does a lot of things wrong about—Philadelphia Ledger. He who feels contempt for ing thing hath faculties that never used, and thought with its infancy.—Wordsworth. A COSTA RICAN VOL Ten Picture of Poas and Its Surroundings On the island of Costa Rica markable volcano of Poas, has an altitude of about 8,500 traveler who makes the reaching the lip of the crater self at the brink of a vast pilar sided pit, at the bottom iles a motionless pool of yellow. The sense of deadly stagnation is undisturbed by cation of life. The almost walls are devoid of even a plant creation; not a bird win through the air, the surface is without a ripple, and even man voice sounds strange and gruous. Suddenly the silenken by a great and startling ground rumbling, and a hurdle of a dark colored liquid is the vast height from a spot nearof the lake. The column rises to a height varying from 500 feet. Almost instantly a vapor is evolved which surmounts and rises to an immer. A thousand feet below the lake or pool, along the shore it is necessary to move about because of numerous concealed with a slimy substance mainly of sulphate of lime large excess of sulphuric acid hardens in a few moments posed to the air, and covers the pits are covered with slush that render it almost impossibly tinguish between them and ground. If a foot goes thin crust it will be found few days the shoe will be desecrated the seams cannot resist the air. The lake at closer view is disbe covered with clouds of vapour is impossible to see for any Among other gases, sulphur present in considerable quan of vegetable origin. They are, he asserts, the fossil remains of ancient water weeds of gigantic size, which grew millions of years ago on the bottom of a vast sheet of water that covered all of Nebraska. 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Course of time—ages after the of the ancient lake had been into solid rock—rivers plowaway through the land, cutting and that and exposing to the the modern traveler on the the cliffs the fossil casts of the mic water weeds just as they when they grew hundreds of tis and probably millions of do. Their tissues were replaced decayed by silica from the wacle by particle, and thus, as if magical means, their likenesses preserved for the wonder duration of the present surviv- earth. Is the theory now pretty well by scientists in regard to the the "fossil corkscrews." Posis not correct, but if otherwise room for the exercise of anymagination in the consideration veritable romance of the antory of the world.—New York Personal Beauty. A man or woman would realize power of personal beauty it by cherishing noble thoughts ties and purposes, by having to do and something to live is worthy of humanity and expending the capacities of gives expansion and symmetry which contains it.—Upham. A Man of Action. There isn't a man in town keep the conversational ball like our friend Gayrake. Wicks use! He never says anything listening to. Hicks—No, but he lot of things worth talking Philadelphia Ledger. Feels contempt for any livhath faculties that he hath and thought with him is in How severe a young man is with the love affairs of a wildower, and how severe an elderly man is with the love affairs of a young fellow! The jealousy of the children when mother cuts the pie isn't anything compared with that they feel in later years when father divides it. — Atchison Globe. One Way to Get a Persian Carpet. A woman who accompanied her husband up the Khyber pass in Afghanistan tells how she saw a fine Persian carpet and coveted it. An assistant to AVERAGE HUMANITY. Most People Are Not Very Good Nor Yet Very Bad. What do we mean by a good man or a bad one, a good woman or a bad one? Most people, like the young man in the song, are "not very good, nor yet very bad." We move about the pastures of life in huge herds, and all do the same things at the same times and for the same reasons. "Forty feeding like one." Are we mean? Well, we have done some mean things in our time. Are we generous? Occasionally we are. Were we good sons or dutiful daughters? We have both honored and dishonored our parents, who in their turn had done the same by theirs. Do we melt at the sight of misery? Indeed we do. Do we forget all about it when we have turned the corner? Frequently that is so. Do we expect to be put to open shame at the great day of judgment? We should be terribly frightened of this did we not cling to the hope that amid the shocking revelations then for the first time made public our little affairs may fail to attract much notice. Judged by the standards of humanity, few people are either good or bad. "I have not been a great sinner," said the dying Nelson; nor had he—he had only been made a great fool of by a woman. Mankind is all tarred with the same brush, though some who chance There isn't a man in town to keep the conversational ball like our friend Gayrake. Wicks sense! He never says anything listening to. Hicks—No, but he lot of things worth talking Philadelphia Ledger. Feels contempt for any livelihood faculties that he hath had, and thought with him is in vain.—Wordsworth. Costa Rican Volcano. Island of Costa Rico is the revered volcano of Poas. The crater altitude of about 8,500 feet. The who makes the ascent on the lip of the crater finds him brink of a vast perpendicular pit, at the bottom of which motionless pool of yellowish water sense of deadly stillness and is undisturbed by any indl- life. The almost vertical devoid of even a vestige of station; not a bird wings its way the air, the surface of the pool but a ripple, and even the huge sounds strange and incon- Suddenly the silence is broa great and startling under-cumbling, and a huge column colored liquid is thrown to a light from a spot near the center lake. The column ordinarily a height varying from 250 to 350. Almost instantly a vast cloud is evolved which surrounds the land rises to an immense height. Sand feet below the lip is the pool, along the shores of which necessary to move about with care of numerous concealed holes with a slimy substance, consist-ly of sulphate of lime with a excess of sulphuric acid. This can a few moments when ex- the air, and consequently are covered with slight shells over it almost impossible to dis- between them and solid If a foot goes through this it will be found that in a shoe will be destroyed, as cannot resist the acid action. That closer view is discovered to aid with clouds of vapor and it able to see for any distance. Other gases, sulphur dioxide is considerable quantities, and open shame at the great day of judgment? We should be terribly frightened of this did we not cling to the hope that amid the shocking revelations then for the first time made public our little affairs may fail to attract much notice. Judged by the standards of humanity, few people are either good or bad. "I have not been a great sinner," said the dying Nelson; nor had he—he had only been made a great fool of by a woman. Mankind is all tarred with the same brush, though some who chance to be operated upon when the brush is fresh from the barrel get more than their share of the tar. The biography of a celebrated man usually reminds me of the outside of a coast guardsman's cottage—all tar and whitewash.—Essays of Augustine Birrell. Budapest. "Americans know absolutely nothing of one of the greatest cities of all Europe," said a returned traveler. "I refer to Budapest. Do you believe it has over three-quarters of a million inhabitants and is foremost in many of the arts and sciences? Take my word for it. Why, it has a university with nearly 5,000 students and 230 professors. The trolley was developed in Budapest. Most of the population is Magyar. Buda has the finest Jewish synagogue in the empire. The Danube, dividing Buda from Pest, is a beautiful stream, spanned by magnificent bridges. The largest electrical works in all Europe are in this wonderful city."—New York Press. A Persistent Nest Builder. One of the most energetic nest builders is the marsh wren. In fact, he has the habit to such a degree that he cannot stop with one nest, but goes on building four or five in rapid succession. And there is nothing slovenly about his work either. Look among the cattails in the nearest marsh, even within the limits of a great city, and you will find his little woven balls of reed stems, with a tiny round hole in one side. There is a certain method even in his madness, for the nest in which his wife is brooding her seven or eight eggs is less likely to be found when there are so many empty ones around. Then, too, he uses the others as roosting places for himself.—London Opinion. Vinegar. Vinegar is fatal to many kinds of bacteria. We read that during the great plague in London a couple earned the air, and consequently are covered with slight shells over it almost impossible to disbetween them and solid If a foot goes through this it will be found that in a the shoe will be destroyed, as cannot resist the acid action. that closer view is discovered to with clouds of vapor and it sible to see for any distance. other gases, sulphur dioxide is considerable quantities, and the smell becomes almost unrange the water is grayish and it is so acid that it almost tongue when tasted. Any moistened with the liquid incomes red and is ultimately The temperature at the while varying considerably, round 115 degrees F. During the greatest eruptions known a column of dark liquid rose mated height of 2,000 feet and at 300 feet in diameter. The produced on the lake by such an rare formidable, and long after con has ceased the whole craal with the roar of the troubled Chicago News. UNITED PARAGRAPHS. a sign of age in others is, a sign of sense in you. people think they have done if they express a willingness people in time grow almost fahearing of things that never rage man will stand without great deal better than if he pole. one thing sure—in a home there is always enough cooked any they always have it. Vinegar. Vinegar is fatal to many kinds of bacteria. We read that during the great plague in London a couple earned fabulous sums in nursing the wealthy and that their own means of defense was swathing the lower part of the face with cloths dipped in strong vinegar. Some one says, "My grandmother used a gargle of salt and pepper with vinegar for all us children, and she didn't have to go to a sanitary club to learn it." True, no doubt, a timely though utterly empirical use of that gargle has saved many lives.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. "Carat" as Applied to Diamonds. Although the term "carat" is applied to diamonds as well as to gold, it does not mean the same thing. Used with regard to the metal it expresses quality or fineness, 24 carat being pure gold and 22 carat equal to coined gold. But applied to the diamond carat means actual weight, and by this measure, 115½ carats are equal to an ounce troy. The value of a diamond is not merely so much per carat, irrespective of size, but increases in an increasing ratio with the weight of the stone. Ceremony. I think there is a great deal of difference between that species of ceremony which exists with acquaintance and that which should always exist with the best of friends—the one prevents the growth of affection, the other preserves in youth and age.—Letters of Maria Edgeworth. incely, Emperor and Earlington SHIRTS 163 Dozen selling for 50c, 75c & $1 Made of the best of material and of the latest patterns are fast colors. 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