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S, • The programme for the con ference of the Governors of the various States being held in Rich mond, deals with proposed legis lation which will be considered in the various States this winter. Whan you have a bilious attack give Chamberlain's Tablets a trial. They are excellent. Eor sale by all dealers. ; Geo. H. Hodges,"the Democratic , candidate for Governor of Kansss, Aiir'-yT'—- THE ALAMANCE GLEANER. !l j The Panel In! the Wall I Strange Happening In the | I Tower of Bellalre § | Castle 1 I | By AGNES G. BROGAN | As I strode through the shadowy twilight toward the Castle of Bellalre a score or more of years seemed to fall from my weary shoulders. Once more I" was a care free youth, wbll* each dimly outlined peak and turret pointed iuy confident way tq. happi ness. Unconsciously 1 pushed my cap raklshl.v linck upon my forehead, while the lines of cur*-which time had "traced upon that brow "aud the fast silvering lock of. hair above It were forgotten. . llere In one of the high, open spaces I paused, looking down Into the valley, where tiny homes were huddled to "I FEARKD TO " SPEAK, AT.UO3T TO BBBATHB, LIST SUB SHOULD VANISH." gether like dovecots. To these hum ble villagers this castle, set upon a hill, hud been a constant source of awe Inspiring wonder, and Its inmates were regarded with almost worshipful admiration. I Bellalres, father and soti, had lived In the isolated mansion as long as the oldest Inhabitant could remember, and often as a lad 1 bad sat at my grand father's side as he mended his nets In the sands listening to thrilling tales of the haunted panel room. It was high In the tower, tipis room, and -when winds howled without the dead women of the family Bellalre came back agnln to view the scenes of their trlnm|)b and cruelty, for they bnd been heart wreck ing damsels, these ladles alll And If oue watched very closely In the light of a flickering tire, my grandfather said, one might still see their Stocking faces reflected In the polished wainscot lng. And sometimes wben they bad gone a token would be left behind—a rose, perhaps, or a bit of silken scarf. I smiled now at the old folk tales, lingering there In the purple light, and thought sndly of the lad who bad dared to raise his eyes to the last fair da ugh ter of Bellalre, for tbrougb all her sweet gradousness, through all the rbappy youthful years that he had been allowed to bask in ber smile, sbe bad never"for one moment forgotten, this proud maid of her race, that be was, nf(or all, but a village lad wbose place was low In the valley. I bad not blam ed ber for this. She had always seem ed so far, so Ineffably far. aboVe me, but to let me believe for a'bilssful time that my dreum of love might come true, to bold the door open wide that I might have a glimpse of that glorious, possible beyond and then coldly and relentlessly to close tbat door against me forevermore—there lay the bitter sting, the wound that all tbe passing years had failed to befll. "You buve promised, flelols." he had pleaded—this poor piteous youth wbo was myself—"you have promised to be my wife." "A reckless promise," the girl return ed, "much better broken than kept. I •hall marry my father's choice. It Is a duty 1 owe to iny family and myself, for this man, wbo Is good- and kind and old. will make of my brother the physician be longs to b* and my father nets! be troubled no longer concerning (natters of money, while I—l may travel where 1 will." So sbe gave me ber cold little band, and tbe youtb-tbat was I -went stum bllog blindly down tbe bill to tbat lower place from whence be hod come But to remain there longer was an bearable. Tbe old grandfather realli Cd this as I bade him goodby. and I went alone with my heartache out Into the busy world. And here I met the brother of Helots. He was even Dow studying to be a physician, and so ibe tale was told. / "It was not my fault. Paol. tbat she sent yon away," the boy said. "I know." I answered. "Yon bare always been a good friend to me. Bob. It is tbe women of your family alone Wbo are fait bless-1 be woman of Bel lalre." Mill Intent upon past memories I continued my upward Journey. Far above loomed tbe gray towers of tbe castle, and suddenly from tbe high window gleamed a light How often I bad watched- tor this light at even tog. aittlog before oar narrow cottage door! And when It abone ont a allvery patch across the sea it came to mo as *-^TU^^B^^ RO 'G^NIGHT,PANL," GRAHAM, N. C., i'HUUSDAY. DECEMBER 19. 1912. •till Kail power to KUI ui| mm, . And what a strange trick was this which fate had played! After all the years of silence and separation to meet Hob upon a train and to recognizee In the distinguished physician my boyhood's old time friend. Bob himself wns overjoyed at the meeting. "You have evidently been .prosper ous, Paul." be said, with an luclutdve glnnce which rested approvingly upon my belongings and my person. "Yes," 1 answered briefly, "1 have been fortunate, and you?" Bob's face sobered. | "As far as money goes I am not quite sure," he replied. "But 1 am do ing good where it It sorely needed." He smiled. "1 am physician In charge to your old friends of the village, j Paul." "Married?" I questioned cnrtly. I Bob's laugh raug put "Why. no." he replied. "I have been too tm»y to tblnk of marriage." I cleared my tbroht. Strange how difficult It was to meutlon her mime. "And Helols." 1 nuked—"Flelols knd her husband live with you?" Bob looked at me quickly. "Is It possible I bat you have.not beard?" be • •aid. "They are both dead The old • man didn't live long, and Ilelols died a year after you went awuy." It was a long time before either of us spoke. "Paul," Bob said Impulsively, "why can you 'not stop off at Bellalre upmi your return and pay me a visit? It would do me a world of good, old man." So this twilight walk of mine was the outcome of bis heurty Invliatlon. t it was all so exactly us 1 bad left It one and twenty years ago— flip low celled hall wltli Its went fireplace, even the cheery faces of the old housekeep er and her husband, whom time hud touched so lightly, while Hob, with his warm welcome and old enthusiasm, seemed still the happy hearted boy. It was drawing near the hour of mid night wben the telephone summoned Bob to bis study, and be came buck to say that be was needed immediately In the village. "1 am sorry,'' he added regretfully, "but Martha will make you comfortable, and you will And plenty of books and cigars up in the old punel room." Tbe old panel room. This was where we bnd spent so many happy evenings together, sbfi' and 1. With conflicting feelings, I made my way up the oaken stair. Firelight flickered rosily ufmu the sbtntng panels, and nt the farther end of the room a softly shaded lump threw Its radiance about the reading table, leaving all else In shadow. As my eyes became accustomed to the dim light I was startllogly aware of the distinct outlines of a woman's white clad figure showing agalust the wain acotlng. For a moment my heart hum mered away in foolish fear; then feu ture by feature, line by line. the'Vlslou revealed ltsi tf. It was a painted por trait of Helols, a life sized, perfect portrait fitted cunningly Into a single high carved panel. I examined It close ly. Her wonderful dusky hair was knotted loosely at the back of ber shapely head, and In its soft waves nestled a rose. So tbe past came back to me |K>ign antly, with a reality so great, so true tbat-1 held my urms out to Iter nnd spoke her name. Then as she brood ed over me. calm and pitiful. I called again. "Helols," 1 cried. "Ilelols.'" aud I declare to you I did not /Icep or dream. Neither had my morbid Imug Inlbgs Imposed upon my reason. Whnt happened Is u fact—an ludlsputable fact As though Iq nnstver to iny yearning call, tbe tall picture swayed uncertainly toward me: then with charming d.l flldeuce Helols hersell stepped from the oakeu frame anil stood before my very eyes. I fear ed to -speak, nlmost to breathe, lesi sbe should vanish from me. "Dear," I said brokenly- "donr. I have loved you always, but never s. much as now." Ilelols drew back against the panel with a stilled sob. and there was that In her eyes which I bad never seeu tbere before. As 1 sat helpless she glided with SII almost Imperceptible movement Into that pic tured inanimate tliiutf which buny upon tbe wall. Dazedly I pressed in? bands against the canvas, then care fully searched eneli corner of the nsun Tbe key was still turned lu the lor* a» I had left It, and tlie hallway, when I looked out. wus quite deserted. Then as I stood "utterly bewildered some thing upon tbe floor at my feet nt tract ed my attention--It wns a fresh rlnnamon-rose. With fingers thut fuin bled ttrangely I placed tlte flower In my notebook. "And sometimes." grand father bad said, "they leave a token behind, these wonietT of Kellalre. a rose, perhaps, or a bit of. silken scarf." My visit was to end tbat evening snd after a delightful day spent In viewing old familiar scenes Bub was prevented at the last moment from accompanying me to the statinu Wben I readied that small structure It was only to find that my train bad pulled ont, so I retraced my steps. I listened to tbe echoing sound of th> •Id brass knocker. Aud. ns the grext door swung open liefore me. fhere In all her winsome, living, gbiwlug re allty Stiasl Helols. She crie+out ami would have tied at sUht »f me bad I not rmuclif her hands. "And now," I questioned compelling ly, *s'lio nr* your Tbe girl's eye. fell liefore mine; tben •be raised them bravely. "I am," Bb* replied, "the daughter of Helols." Trying to grasp tbls stupendous fact. 1 Bat staring dumbly. "I am said to be like my mother," tbe girl continued, "so like tbat Uncle Bob requested me to keep out of tbe wsy while you were •Here, tbst your short rWt might not be marred by painful memories. My entrance Into . tbe panel room last night was there fore accidental. Tbe story which uncle bsd told me was forgotten wlicn I beard four cry of distress." - 'Helols.' yea called, snd so 1 came." "Too also bear ber 'nameT I aeked slowly. Tb* girl nodded.' I leaned 'toward ber. "1 am trying to understand," 1 said, "but I woold awear tbat yoo stepped from that pic tors last night—directly from out tb* frame." Sbe stood op before me. A mischie vous smile wblch tbat other Helols bad never known bovered about ber Hp*. "Some time," eh. promls**~?b* my*, tery may be explained." And. that is how I came »« my tlsiV 011. tut- wild joy of tramming about the wood* of Hcllaire with He loin. of bendiiig'nliove the old piano at evening wlltle she sung to Hob and ins the sweet lore songs of twenty years ago. for sitrel.v thin wns uiy own Heloia radiant In her fresh .voting maidenhood. Surely the one Long dream of-my life would u't last lie realized. And then across my bright hopefulness -cauie the solierlng thought of oue and twen ty yenrsu One and twenty years-she herself had scarcely lived tluit long. So again with a heartache I prepared to leave Rcllalre. "Going tom.rrtiwl" Bolt exclaimed Incredulously whfii I announced my departure, and Ilelols lingered that night to meet uie on the stair. She was so alluringly lovely that I. frown ed In self defense. "Why are you leaving us so abrupt ly?" she asked as her steady eyes challenged mine, and as I knew- she would have the truth I answered; "I go because I love you. flelols—be cause I dare not offer to you the bur den of my years." And as she moved sllewtly away from me I knew full well the meaning of despair. Late 1 sal thill night In the jtaneled room, thinking hitter thoughts as I almless •y fingered the withered petals of a rose. Clear and distinct shone out the portrait of the Inst daughter of Bellalre, and, ft. I leaned forward sertilfnl7.lng the painting, slowly It moved toward me ns 11 door that Is openi'l falling uiolselessl.v hack against a second panel fitted In the wall, while In Its place, still framed In the gre:it cnrv.ed bonier, stood. Ile lols. I caijgiit uiy breath sharply at the wonderful resemblance, the re markable Illusion. "Veil see." she said, ns thuugh ex plaining JI simple matter, "tills secret panel of an olden time opens into my g?Wln£ room. When I move hack so"— sbe withdrew a step or two—"the paint ing returns again to It* pro|»er place. It Is. after all, merely a door and the mystery no mystery at all." Melols sank down before the fire. "I'anl," ah®. r > " Ct ir-ss "SHS WIS so AM.l'BINfltT I.OVBLT THAT 1 FIIUWMKD IS hUI.K DKfOiSK." said—for she had learned to call me so —'i'uul. I have often wondered at your mennlHg when you spoke' that night to the 'lady of your dreams.' 'Dear,' you said. '1 have liTved you always, but never so much lis now.'" I bent over her eagerly. "The mean ing is plain." I answered. "It was you whom I loved even then. Helols—you who were the fulfillment of all I bad koped for and lost." With a little glad cry she put out ber hands to me. Hegeyes Were shining. KIIII I fought iigulust the sacrtflee. "I am old, child," I said, "worn aud old. My hair in turning grgy," "It Is thick hair," she answered, "Child." I asked, and my voice was reverent with the wonder of II all—"Is It possible unit JOII can i-anp-for sn old, dull fellow like me?" •> Ilelols laughed softly, happily. "Yes. It Is |K)sy|lnc. Paul." she sijld, "quite possible. Indeed. I-l liked yoll tbst very firvt moment— fdn had such s 'comfortable' way of saylug 'dear.* '* So my lea re taking was not a sad one. for we passed tnroiigli tlie castle gates together, Helols nnd I, while be fore us stretched a world of love and promise. Champ.gne toltlM, No mn> hlo» ba* a. yet l*-eo Invented In France vnich can sti|s-rsede man ual lalsir Iti tbe manufacture of cbam pagne bottles flic men performing tbla difficult work nre well paid. Deap.at 6M. The greatest depth of tb* aes yet dls covered la SI/IHI feet ■**t», Carrots and Par. nip* Beeta. mrnda aud parsnips all con tain a, large iiercentage of sugar. Car tots sad pnrsnlim when young and ten der are very nutritions. „ TH. Mar*i. Tbe Marsl were a brat* people of sbuthern Italy, who. after several con tests. yielded to the Itoman. about 801 B. O. During the civil wars they and tbelr alljes rebelled, having demanded and been refustd the right, of Human citizenship 1)1 It U After many auc t.sses and reverses they sued for and obtained peace and tbe rights tbey re quired. 87 B C- The Marsl being Socil of the llomaiia. this waa called tbe So rial war. Egg Yelks. Ilemetnber tbst Ihe yolk of an egg If placed In a cup and covered with a lit tie cold wafer will keep /or a coapl. of days. Tbe water can easily be poor ad off wbeu the yolk 4. used Rat Pisa. fn tb* year IWW rut pies wer* fre quently eaten In the neighborhood of Nottingham. England. One Inn made a feature of periodical rat suppers Frank Buck land records tb* Immunity from .curvy of GHM* members of s INFLUENCE OF THE j TUBE BRED SIRE The Connecticut Farmer iajra that calves from poor milkers ahould not be raised. Of courae tlie paper .peak, of belfer calves. Now, tbat depends alto-' tether whether you bare a atrong, pre potent aire behind tbat belfer or not Bucb a air. will often produce hear? milkers from low producing motbera. W. hav. bad the experience of repeat ed Instances of tbls kind. The cow. Sarah of Jefferson, though a pure bred Guernsey, could not be made to pro duce over 226 pounds of butter a year. Bb. was brad to tbe prepotent air* Eapanore 11. and produced tbe belfer Bernhardt, that ytelded 401 pounds but ter fat In ber Brat milking period at two years of age. Tbla. with other facts derived from a study of eminent aires In our own herd, aays tbe editor of Hoard's Dairyman, where we have bred every member of It but one bull and two cows, convince, u. that tbe great and preponderating Influence In shsplng tbe character of the coming cow la the aire. There fol lows tben tbla conclusion: A poor aire, poor cows; a good aire, good cows. The dominant Influence of the sire .la aeen very clearly In the breeding of grade herds. How often do we aee tbls shown In the placing at tbe bead EL Photo byConnectlcut Agricultural col I eg. The Jersey cow has for gen.ra- Uons been bred for a milk .xtrem.- ly rich In f.t rather than quantity. She will produce a hundred pounds of batter from lees milk than any other breed, with the poMlbl. .a- / caption of th. Guernsey. Th. Jer sey I. al.o th. moat tenacious In milk. Although aha la th. amallMt of th. recognla«l dairy brew!a. ah. will aaalmllate more feed for h.r weight than any other cow apd re turn a profit for It Th. fine J.r sey bull ahown Is at th.. head ot th. Connecticut Agricultural ool f leg. Jeraay b.rd. of a mixed lot of very medium cows s pure bred bull. Tbe resulting belfers In nine enses out of ten show tbe blood of the sire, and tbe Improvement of their milking qualities over their acrnb mothers also demonstrates It Keep right on with these heifers, breeding them and tnelr descendants to pure bred sires In tbe same llns, with constant weeding Out of the Infe rior ones and In a few years you have a herd of great producers at th* pall. The great difficulty In this mstter Is that farmers and many breeders even do not value highly enough the Impor tance of the sire. In making a selec tion by purchase the overruling consid eration with them la not quality first and price next, but rather the reverse. Tbls reminds us of a remark once made to ui by 0 very noted breeder of trot ting horses and Jersey cattle In Ten nessee, Major Campbell Brown. He said, "I have always failed In my Judg ment of the breeding value of a sirs when I allowed the Unsocial side of tbe esse to step In and Influence me." Sil.g. For IMI Production, For years allege has to bo an economical feed In tbe produc tion of meat Not until tbe paat few years, bowever, bas silage fed beef been recognised as superior to tbat pro duced by methods of feeding In wblcb silage bas not been employed. In tbe pocking centers of tbls country silage fed beef now commends a premium. This Is sn sdded srgument for tbe silo. Tbat llttl* touch of refinement In th* preparation of any food commodity wblcb makss It sougbt by tbe consumer Is a thing wblcb tbe food producer can well afford to give. It requires, about so mucb In cents to produce a pound of beef. If In the feeding tbat pound can be made Just a little better tban th* average pound tbe added val ue Is an added profit wblcb usually coats little.—Kansas Farmer. lee Water Bad F*r Dairy Cew*. Many a hard worked dslry cow will chill and shlvar this winter when .b* tskes a draft of Icy water from tb* tank. And at tbe next milking time ebe will still b* chilly snd will glv* M*S milk tban If ber inaldea bad not been froten up. It pays, to give tbs dairy rows warmed water—tbat la. wltb tbs cblll taken off. Winter milk production Is not s natural function of tbe cow. bat Is strictly sn srtlfldsl ar rangement by msn. If profits ar* ex rd tbe cow mast be humored a llt- A small tank beater will pay big llrldends in a dairy herd. Effect of D*h»rning a Bull, it la a somowbst debstsbl* question wbatber d.horning a ball Injur** bis character so that It will hav* any ef fect upon bis breeding powers. Bom* •bservera and careful breeders rather favor tbe opinion tbet dehorning a bull take, away from blm certain tralta or at least modi flee tt>«m to nch an ex tent tbat hla breeding powers are more or last Impaired. Others cannot IN that dehorning baa any Influence upon tb* breading powers of a ball. Tb* op eration la In no wise dangerous. *sp*- rially If don* after the fly eeeaon.- Hoard'a Dairyman. Roasting Coffee. In Norway, where superb coffee la made, a bit of batter la added to the beans while tbey are roaatlng In th* covered shovel used there for that pnrpoa*. In Franc* aa well a piece of butter tbe sis* of s walnnt Is pat with three pounds ot th* coffee beans sad USTT dessertspoonful of powdered sugar. This brings out both flavor aad scent and, moreover, givsa tbe alight caramel teat* which will be re membered as s pleasing part at Freach ' —T" - - - HOW VACANT LOT GARDENING PAYS Ooe Old Man Suppcris Family of Fivs on Utile Patch. BEAUTIF.ES THE BARE SPOTS.! - ■ r Th. C... of Ch.rl.. Bllg.r, On. Arm- | Ml and Poverty Striokun, an Exampl. j Sf What Thi. Form «f Charity Will Do For th. City. Is vai-aut lot gardening profitable? Practical experience baa shown with ont a doubt that this Is s real chntlty. Helping others to help themselves I* one of tbe best movements ever In augurated lu this country.' For fifteen seasons men nnd women, aged. 11l or ont of work, have kept the wolf from thi dour by nothing more than a little plot of ground that would otherwise have gone lo waste. Figures speak for themselves. Tbe Isct that ground allotted by the Phila delphia Vacant Lots Cultivation as sociation netted nhout $22,100 to £t2 families during the past season shows tbat the work Is worth while. Accord lng to James 11. lri\, tbe superintend ent, and Cliurles Horn, his assistant. A TACAST LOT OARDKH. tbe average profit to a family amounta to about SSO. Some have less than tbls, but others have SIOO and. even more at the close of tbe season. A few can supply their own tables with vege tables and still be S,V) to the good. One man at least has supported a family of live on bis little patrb, and when lie first took charge of the gar den he didn't know a thing about tbe work. He Is Charles Itllgnr, old and on* armed, of I'bllnilelphlii. Hl* gur den Is at Wynne field. Bllger succeeded through persever ance. Every morning bet ween, April sad Beptemlier be could be found at blB miniature farm a I >Oll l 5 o'clock In tb* morning, and he kept tolling contin ually nntll .1 o'clock in tlie afternoon. He has a little shanty on the grounds, and here he prepared Ills food and stored his vegetables. Tbere Is hardly anything that Is In season In the vegetable line that could not h* found on llllgcr's patch, snd he Is justly proud of his crops. Uixt sum mer be had potatoes, tomatoes, corn, string beans, limn IMHIIIS, lettuce, pump kin. and cabbage.' during the harvest Masou he needed the assistance ot two mas to handle his crops. It ws. a fa miliar sight at that time to see flllger going along Ocorge's bill pushing with bis one band his wheelbarrow piled blgb with eatables. Several times the produce was hauled away by a horse and wagon, llllger Is already known for tbe line vegetables lie produces and ba. no trouble In getting customers. Farming it's* a mystery to Rllgur six y*ars ago. lie lost tils arm In a rail road accident and bsd dlOlciilfy In se curing employment. Then the garden WSB offered to him. This helped to keep himself, bis wife, bis widowed laughter and her children. Tbe grand iblldren assist In sup|>ortlng tbe fam ily now. Many other men have found Ibelr ex perience on these gardens to be belp ful. Several have obtained positions In tbe forestry reserv*, while others hav* Men red farms of their own. This outdoor work has also proved of grest benefit to tho numerous mothers snd children who have Iswn engaged In It, for besides providing fresb vege tables for th* tsbl* tli«y have received plenty of good exercise, which mean, good health. T.wn Boom Philoaophy. 1/ you are s kicker and see the shad ows of fsilure In everything that Is proposed to help tb* town, for heaven's ask* go Into some secluded canyon and kick yonr own shadow nn Ibe clay bank and give Ihe men who ar* work ing to build np the town a chance. On* Icng fared, hollow eyed, whining, carp big chronic kicker can do more to keep away bnsluess and capital from a town tban all the drafts, short crops, chinch bags.' cyclones and blHoards combined. -White Hall (III.) Register. An Art of H.r.ism. On on* occasion General Lee, while making sn observation, stepped to a aomewbat egpoMd position to s*eur* • batter view sad thus stood for a moment st penonsl risk wben General Oracle, wbo was In tbe party, qototly stepped before Oen.r.l Lee without obscuring hla view and remained tbn* covering the body of bis snperio? until tbe Mdglaaa waa lowered and tb* danger over-* simple, quiet act. but abowlng cnol bravery and a self sacri fietßg"Ptrn" - J HEAT OFTHE SUN Old Sol Has a Strong Pull at tto Capitol In Washington. SWAYS THE MAMMOTH DOME. On • Hot Oay Hl* Torrid llayo Will Drag th* Maaaiv* Iron Struoturo Way Out of Plumb—Turna tho Sam* Trick With Washington Monument. •0 ' • J Not many people bave any Idea as to the enormou* amount of beat that th* tun aenda off Into space. Th* earth (eta only a very small portion of Tt The bead of a pin placed twenty feet away from an electric, light get* In proportion to (be light on the sur rounding walls of a room about what the earth geta of tbe sun's light and beat radiated Into space. Tet that por tion tbe earth does get Is great enough to cause great structures to move. In fact all stone or metal buildings are constantly changing tbelr positions under tbe bot rays of tbe sun. Tbe great dome of tbe capltol building at Washington la tbe largest aurface of cast Iron In tbe world. A»d tbe effect of the continuous 'beat of a bot aummer day can best be appreciated, says Har per's Weekly, wben It Is known that this mammoth mass really sways back and forth under tbe scorching rays un til tbe top feather In the cap of the statue of Krwdom descrilies an ellipse the diameter of which on a bot ▼arles from four to eight Inches. Tbe giant plinth bone of tbe dome, resting on the roof of tbe old sand stone building, measures 130 feet oh s side. Tbe greatest diameter of tbe round dome is 125 feet while tbe wbole Iron structure I* 218 feet high from tbe old capltol's roof to tbe baae of Freedom on tbe apex. The cast Iron covering tbls surface is made in thin sheets, offering a good conductor for the beat which swells even tbe bolts and beams of the tnald* before tbe sun has made Its circuit Tbe southern side of tbe dome suf fers most from tbe beat being expos ed longer to tbe snn, which passes sooth of tbe u>nltb while on Its Jonr ney from tbe east to tb* west If tbe metal were expoaed to a constant beatlpg tbe result of the continuation of aucb expansion as that received on ▼ery bot days might prove disastrous, but as It is little If any permanent In- Jury Is slue* tbe Iron returns regularly to Its normal position as tbe eool nlgbt cmues ou. , But what seems more remarkable la the fact that muilile Is alao changed In volume so perceptibly by tbe sunlight that tbe msromotb xbsft of the Wash lngtou monument sways back and forth In tbe sun on a bot day. Tbe outer snrface being of hnrd marble the expansion Is much greater than It would be had granite Instead of mar ble been uaed. On a bot aummer day tbe sharp aluminium apex that crowns tbe obelisk points to a position at least four lucbes north of normal, but al ways returns to Its pro|wr position in the cool of the night. From the extreme top of tbe mono ment Inside s long pl|>e line runs per peudlculsrly to tbe bottom, leading to • small closet behind the elevator This contains a long pendulum, whose bob hangs In a vessel of merenry, which prevents Its oscillation. Two stationary trnnslts with highly msg nifylng lenses sre foenssed directly upon the suspended wire, and through these each quiver of tbe monument I* detected, tiring magnified on a line scale graduated to thousandths of an Inch. i Every morning at 10 o'clock a state ment of tbls plummet line la taken and reported to the war department and It was by this means that tbe ef feet which the sun's rsys have on the huge white shnft was discovered. Tbls plumb bob, of course, was placed In tbe monument for th* purpose of de tec ting sny settling It might nndergn. and, although tbe grent weight of Its msss bos pressed tbe ground for many decades, It baa sHtled only a slight fraction of an Inch In one corner. Tbla seems extraordinary when It Is realised that Its weight of 81.720 tons rests on a foundation only 12(114 feet square and 38 feet deep from s hetglu slmost fifteen times that of tbe depth The wbole rest* on the sandy hank of tbe Potomac river, with the enormous pressure of. five tons to the square foot Not only die* the sun's beat sway tbe big obelisk, but at times, wben a stiff winter gnle was Mowing It ba* been reported as much as two locbes out of plumb. Mi eery Ahead. "Mora tongl) lurk." wblspered hlr wife. "Well, wbnl now?" h» muttered. "Too know Miss Ureen never slnir> without her music V "Tea." "Well, she's brought ber 11111*10."- Detroll Kree I'rm The Pslnt tl View. 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