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WHAT IS AN] .tiing Theory of a Philadelp Two years ago last Tuesday Acdree it/.bergen iu search of the North Since then nothing definite lias beard of him. That he is dead the generally accepted belief, but to thc manner of his death no two .{enlists agree. \ curious mystery attaches itself to .disappearance. Andree, when last !eD, was travelling uorthward at the of thirty miles an hour, which (toulil have brought him to the Pole Q ]eSi? than two days. Since that day t. ha? made no sign, and his friends Klieve that with hi6 ingenuity and ,ve means at hand he should have .iDJ some way of communicating "?tb the outside world. Instead he ?jj disappeared as completely as ?ough he had been swallowed up. \ well-known electrical authority, ???Wtorj Harrison, editor of the Elec trical Age, of New York, has recently ?onie forward with a theory that the iplorer met his death in a very sud ? and awful manner by being liter j swallowed up by the earth. Mr. irrison's researches have led him to t|jeve that a danger more to be ided than the ice and cold awaits e intrepid explorer in the form of immense volcano situated at or near e Pole. There is much scientific evidence to ve that a: each of the earth's axes ere is an enormous opening extend g to the interior of the earth which ioaees the life of anyone who ap aches them. Andree, with his balloon, may have ..D swept into this opening or burn 1 to death by a breath from the ?ited interior of the globe. The ID who advances this explanation is ot given to spinning fantastic theo ?. He has been known for years as Triter entitled to all respect on sci atic subjects; he is a man of schol :hip. and his opinions and theories ethe result of careful scientific in stigation. One day last week, when Harrison was visited by a Sunday es reporter, he discussed his tory in great detail, quoting many ll known scientific authorities in noboration. The theory suggested by Mr.. Harri o is briefly that the earth is, to be tt with, merely a great molten body Tered by the thio crust of earth on ich we live. This interior heat, it ast be supposed, is the result of mc sort of combustion, a burning up various gases and molten solids. It of course, inconceivable that this bustion ean go on unless it is fed oxygen, and it seems equally clear t this vast supply of oxygen must e from outside space. The line of orung is clear enough to this point, en the question naturally arises, does this supply reach the inte o? the earth? he various volcanoes of the world as so many pin points as compared th the entire surface of the earth, thc enormous fire which has been ing for thousands of centuries, is inconceivable that such a fire d be maintained with such diminu ?e drafts and fines. All this points }ritably to the conolusioh that there it he somewhere as ecoruiuUb vent Ijopeniog to the centre of the world, there were such an opening it ld naturally be at the poles, where is so much less motion than on revolving surfaces of the globe, earth, moreover, in cooling from Quid to a molten and finally a solid ly, would also be more likely to e such an opening at these points at any other. A perfectly clear of rezoning is thus established plain such a formation; e theory of this earth chimney is entirely new to science.' It was advanced by a scientist named s some 'seventy-five years ago. theoretical opening has ever * gone by the name of Sims's * ole. number of scientists have since en upon.the possibility of its ex oce, and an immense amount of ecce has been collected. Mr. son has collected this and. ar ed it in a very attractive and con ing manner. He meets all objec to the theory in discussing it an array or scientific facts and Utions from world famous s?ienti en which goes far to silence enti ce argues, for example, that it is 'ely conceivable that a hole many ?sin diameter could bc in opera di thoufc its making a disturbance ?y kind ip the yest of fcnV^orld. moon, for example, which is a fa smaller body than the earth, has ti or of tarse enters, which would ?te for a flue or chimney for such a ose. The Arctio flooryas far as 1 knowD, shows many signs of great ?nie disturbances in the past ages &e world and the great ice fields ably hide much more evidence of [kind from our viewl ne crust of the earth, aa all the ?t? knows, is amero ?nell aa oom' with its diameter. The fa sr? [ace, ip other words, ia but n?ty. 1 in depth ; br about one hundred %%%%%%%% DREES FATE? New York Scientist. hia Time?. and sixtieth of thc diameter. An orange has a thicker skin than the planet upon which wc live. It would be an easy matter, therefore, for this great mass of molten earth in its effort to get a breath, as it were, of oxygen, to burst a hole through this delicate shell of hardened earth. The earth in rotating has a centrifugal motion which would tend to make the crust at the poles thinner and weaker than anywhere else. It may be seen, therefore, that the earth in cooling may have kept this vent constantly open; and if at any time it became closed up it would be possible for thc great interior force to open another vent at the same place. It will occur to everyone that since the world contains such an immense body of molten matter protected by so thin a sheet it is curious that it does not at ??mes break through, devastat ing enormous sections of the earth's | surface. Tho theory of thc existence of these great polar chimneys makes the prescut stable condition of the earth seem the more c( ceivable. Instead of the earth beingcu^ped with eternal fields of icc, it seems probable, therefore, that they are the immense safety valves of the earth. Wh..J then is the condition of the poles of the earth? Even if it be proven that these world chimneys exist, the effect on the polar regions still remains a mystery. Mr. Harri son believes that this escaping heul may have served to transform thc polar section for a considerable area into land capable of sustaining some form of vegetation, and even of sup porting animal life. This section, if it exists, would be circular in form and surrounded by a sea formed from thc water from melted icebergs. The open polar sea. of which there has been so much 'speculation, can be readily accounted for on this theory. The opeuing into the earth itself may, besides, be surrounded with geysers and similar formations. The theory which Sims urged was that the opening was a veritable fun nel through which poured enormous volumes of oxygen, forming a huge vortex which swept everything in its path inward to thc very depths of the earth. If this theory be true a vast funnel of air several miles in extent is constantly sweeping down, sucked in by the internal fires of the earth, which no human force could contend with. It will be remembered that Mr. Har rison points out that Andree had made several plans for sending word as soon as possible to the outside world. ? All the explorers who have gone before have either made their way out or got some word to civiliza tion in less time than has elapsed since Andree disappeared. The friends of this explorer, therefore, argue that he must have met with some very sudden fate to be silenoed so quickly and completely as he has. It will be remembered that thc ex plorer took with him, in addition to his ordinary outfit, a generous supply of food tied to the rigging of his bal loon, which would support him even in case he lost the car of his balloon, until he might reaoh some civilized point. He was known, besides, to be very resourceful. When he started for the Polo he was travelling, as stated, av a speed which would oarry him there in less than two days. For many days after? his departure the same wind continued, so that he would presumably havo been swept over the Pole and quickly on past the more dangerous regions on the other side towards civilization. In the light of these facts, Mr. Harrison* s theory seems the more probable. If the Harrison-Sims theory be true Andree was swept on to his awful fate and perished miserably in little more than ? day after his . departure. His balloon, with its freight,'was swept swiftly down into this great crater as a fly /might1 he drawn into a great chimney. There seems to be no other theory, which accounts for Andree's complete disappearance. It is probable that this crater could not be S3en, or at least that the dan ger could not bo realized until the balloon was within the clutches of this awful maelstrom, and then it would be swept onward and downward irre sistibly. - Abeut one month ago my ohild, which is fifteen months old, had an attack of diarrhoea accompanied by vGaiiting. I gave it sceu remedies as aro usually given in such eases, bat as nothing gave relief, we tient for a hby sioian and it was anaer his care for a week. At this time the child had been siok for about ten days and was having about twenty-five operations of the bowels every twelve hours, and wo wcro convinced that unless it soon obtained relief lt would not live. Chamberlain's Collo, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was recommended, and ? decided to try it. . I soon notic ed a change for the bettor; by i tn continued use a complete core was brought about and it is now perfectly heal?ty.--C. li. Bog?, Stamptown, Gilmor Co.? W. Va. For sale by Hil? OrrDittgCe. W. 0. T. TJ. DEPARTMENT. Conducted by tho ladies of tho W. C. T. U. of Anderson, S. C._ The following, taken from a Nat. Temp. Tract, gives the ingredients of what some of the stuff that men pour down their throats and soak into their stomachs aro made of: * 'Bourbon or rye whiskey is manu-1 factured with high wines, commonly called fusil-oil whiskey, made to-day and drank three days after; contains also oil of bourbon, vinegar, syrup, water, French coloring, bluestone, and other poisonous chemicals. Cost from 05 cents to $1.00 a gallon; retails from $5.00 to $6.00. Stook ule or porter is diluted with strychnine; oil of vitriol and aquafor tis to make it keep. Lager beer is made out of a little malt, plenty of water, some inferior hops, resin, tar. saleratus soda, with four different kinds of chemicals to make it keep after brewing." Is there any wonder that those who drink this poisonous swill become disproportioncd in body, red nosed, flush faced, and fired with thc flames of lust and hell? No wonder that the statistics say that a largo proportion of the idiots, or "natural fools" born into thc world are lue children of drunken fathers. It is stated that, in Norway, in ten years of free liquor traffic, insanity increased fifty per cent, and thc percentage of idiots born increased one hundred and fifty per cent. Oh the awful shame and sor row, caused by this monstrous liquor business. It is the curse of creation. It subsists wholly on debased man hood, defrauded childhood, wronged and ruined womanhood and is the avowed enemy of < Jod and all that is pure. The saloon is thc hot-bed that hatches thc vulture of lust, licen tiousness and harlotry-thc dark lake whose waters open thc flood-gates of hell, and pour out bums, bloodshed, brothels, broken marriage vows, blast ed homes and hearts. When will wc awake as a nation, as a church, as a people? Let us turn upon this mon strous evil and pour God's eternal truth aud tremendous artillery upon it until it is forever driven from our midst, and bank into hell, from whence it came. Last Romp With the Tiger. I am not proud of my history, as it touches the drink habit. I tell it with a blush of shame and because I think God wants me to tell it. He has blessed it in the past to the sal vation of many who were under the paw of the tiger. I hope and pray he will bless it to-night. There seems to be in the minds of some the belief that a boy will be better fitted for after life by "seeing the elephant," "sowing wild oats," ''painting the town red." The young man of to-day who will make the best mau of to morrow is the young man who never will sec the inside cf a gin mill, or cross the threshhold of a house of ill repute. It is a lie born of thc devil that he will be better for "sowing wild oats." I had sold forty-four cars of goods in Little Rock, Ark., in three days, for which I was getting $10 per car commission, so you can see I was making a good salary. I was not a starved-out drunkard. As tc making money, I made more than I do now. I had a nice home, with every com fort, but at times I would get on a "whiz." 1 was then having prosper ous times. There are two things a man who drinks rum cannot stand. One is prosperity, the other is adver sity. If adversity comes, he drowns his sorrow. If prosperity comes, he celebrates. So I began a celebration. When I arrived in Kansas City, Mo., my next point, I was still celebrating. I hit the trade a little the first day or two, after that I never brought out my sample ease, but went right on cele brating. I kept this up until my "roll," as well as my expense rooney, was all gone. Then I took my watch, a present from Bishop John P. New man, and that "went into soak." If it had been the Bishop's own watch, it would have gone up all thc same. Then I took thc coat from my back and a diamond pin, and they "went into soak" with the watch. With my money gene, my watch and coat "in soak," I was wandering the streets of Kansas City without a cent, begging 10 cents from the passers-by on the street to get'a drink. When I had money, everybody else had money. When I was "busted," everybody elso was "busted." When I had money, they met me with smiles. When my money was gone, no more smiles for me. When I had money, it was - "Williamss have ?omething; joinusl" 4<No, I thank you." "Oh, take a soda, a seltzer, a lemonade, a cigar, join us." .When my monoy was gone, it was, "You old bum, you in here again?" "Give me drink." * 'Na, you aro pickled in whiskey now. You are soaked. Your skin is filled with red liquor. Go down to the wharf and jump off and say, "Here goes nothing." "Williams, if I had a dog and he would run wi.'h you, I j would kill the dog. If you will take thia drink and stay out of here, I will give you a drink.'* TLcy would pour tbc drink. If they had let mc pour it, J would have taken a drink, but as it was I only wet my whistle a little and, with what they call down South, "Nigger Whis key." Yes, they want thc old bum out of tho way to mako room for the young man. As you have given the privi lege of license, they will attend to getting the old bum out of the way, and at the same time make room for your boys to lino up. Fathers, you just push tho button, they will do tho rest. . Broken iu pocketbook, credit and spirit, I was met by a Cherokee In dian, a Mason brother, a drinking man to whom I had sold goods in Indian Territory. Ile got my watch, charm and ooat out of "soak," had mc shav ed, procured mc clean linen, as I had not had a shave or clean shirt for over ? three weeks. 1 could not give my money to a barber or laundry, with every nervo in me crying for rum. lie also got me a sober necktie. Yes, I had on a drunk necktie, and I did not know it. Everything about a man gets drunk, his legs, his mouth, his hat, his coat. "Man in Sin is in darkness and under thc rulerof thc darkness, which is Satan." It is doubly so with & muu under the paw of the tiger, led on by the devil. While hell joins in the chorus, and there goes up a shout of laughter from mocking devils. This mason friend took me to thc train, and bought mo a ticket to Fort Smith, Ark., where I lived. He put me in charge of the Pullman conduc tor with $10 in my pocket. So when I arrived at Fort Smith, I was still celebrating, beoause I had drank Pull man whiskey all the way down from Kansas City. For five days and nights I kept up this celebration in Fort Smith, with my son trying to get me home. I can see him as I talk to you, sitting at a table half asleep, then wake up and say, "Papa, please come home. Mamma has been oalling for you all day. She is so sick. I won't leave you, pap*. 1 will die with you on the floor of this saloon. Please, Pa, corr? home with me." The boy finally grew discouraged, and went out and got two Knights Templai friends of mine, members of my Com mandery. They came into the saloorj and took me and put me in a cab and took me home. A Knight Teniplai can do about as he pleases with r. brother Knight, drunk or sober. When I arrived home I found wife in bed, suffering from nervous prostration, brought on by my lon j absence. I stepped up to the bedsid? of my wife. She would rise up ii bed and say, "Where's papa; where'i papa," and then fall back exhausted Friends, I am at war with a busi ness that makes such a scene as thi possible. I am fighting for the pro teotion of :oy home, and, while I an protecting my own home. I am put ting in a few licks for your own home I would expect God to paralyze ra; arni and volco if I did not raise ther ^against this foul destroyer. When my wife came to herself sh handed me this Bible and said "Paps, read it, for it is our only hope,' and I put a lot of it on the inside o me. That is a good place to hav your Bible. 1 found that God sai He was more witling to give the Hoi Spirit to those who ask, than we ar to give good things to our children So, on my knees, with God's Boo before me, I got thex "Calvary Cure. Jesus, the friend of the lost, jue threw His arms around me and save mc, and the best of itali is I am save up to date. We have told you of th last romp with thc tiger. The nex romp we have, will be with the lion c the tribe of Judah on thc play ground of the skies. For several years Mr. Williams ha been "On the road" for Christ, Sellin the good news of salvation to 4 "whose ever will," without money and witt out price. He is even more suecos; ful in. this than in his former busines: and is known throughout the land s "Tho Drummer Evangelist." An church league or society, wishing t secure his services for evangelisti and temperance meetings, should ac dress him as follows : Evangelist W. H. Williams, 2fc Myrtle Ave., Bridgeport, Conn. The Best Remedy for Flux. Mr. John Mathias, a well know stock dealer ol' Pulaski, Ky., says "After suffering for over a week wit flux, and my physician having faile to relieve me, I was advised to ti Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and D arrhoea Remedy, and have thc plc asm of stating that thc half of one bott! cured me." For sale by Hill -O Drug Co. _ ._ - An Ohio Judge has decided th; one cannot be prosecuted for forging document unless a revenue stamp affixed to it. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dyspe sis beoause its ingredients are sue that it can' i help doing so. 1 'The pu lie can rely upon it as a master rem dy for all disorders arising from ii perfect digestion." - James M. Thor an, M. D., in American Journal Health, N. Y. Evans Pharmacy. - "I expect I will be frightful tanned," she said. "I'm going to tl seashore." . "I was frightfully tann yesterday," broke in her small brot er,. "I was out in the woodshed wi father. " Philosophy of thc Heathens. ''As I understand it." said the heathen, ''you propose tocivili/.c mc.' "Exactly so." "You mean to get me out of the habits of idleness and teach mc how to work." "That is thc idea." "And then lead mc to simplify my methods and invent things to make my work lighter." "Yes." "And next I will become ambitious to get rich, so that I will not have to work at all." "Very likely. "Well, what's the use of taking such a rouud-about way of gcttiag just where I started? 1 don't have to work now."-Exchange. It is related of (?enerr.1 Nathan Bedford Forrest that on one occasion a loquacious widow asked him why his beard was still black while his hair was turning gray. (Jcucral Forrest answered that he could give no expia tion unless that "he had used his brain a little more thau his jaw." lt was this very quality that made (jen eral Forrest ono of the greatest sol diers of his time, the soldier of whom General Sherman said, 'After all, I think Forrest was thc most remarka ble man our civil war produced on either side. In thc first place, he was uneducated, while Jackson and Sheri dan and other brilliant leaders were soldiers by profession. Ile seemed always to know what 1 was doing or intended to do, while I am free to con fess I could never tell or form any satisfactory idea of what he was try ing to accomplish." - Speaking of these short rushes forward a queer thing happened at Guiguinto, where perhaps half of the soldiers in one regiment found hens. Before there was time to kill thc fowl orders came to go forward. A little further out thc regiment lay down un der fire for some minutes. Thon tho order came to charge. Up and for ward with a yell rushed the soldiers, but over the cheering rose another sound. Three or four hundred hens, objecting to being carried with head down with feet tied to the strap of a haversack, set un a frantic squawking such as was probably never heard along a line of charging military be fore. Thc Kev. W. 1?. Costley, of Stock bridge, Ga., while attending to his pastoral duties at Ellenwood, that State, was attacked by cholera morbus. 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