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...Boonton, N. J., the Board of Fire Wardens held a contest to raise funds for a new fire truck, asked the citizens of Boonton to guess how long it would take a fully wound watch to run down. One T. C. Carbonell guessed 34 hours 35 minutes. In 34 hours, 34 minutes, 52 seconds, the watch ran down...
...hear. But last Friday evening he seemed essentially an expert juggler of fallacies. His reasoning was hollow. However eloquently it was presented, its convincing power wears off the more one thinks of it. His three main accusations against the Theory of Evolution were that it was silly, a mere guess, and a menace towards the Christian Religion...
...second place, Evolution is no mere guess. Great masses of convincing evidence surround us on every hand. Living animals, prehistoric fossils, such findings as the Java Ape-Man, and the development of domestic animals, etc., show that Darwin's genius was not misdirected. Also, instances are known where we can see Evolution plainly going on, where we can see certain species of wild animals actually changing under our very eyes. Few scientific theories present as over-whelming an array of supporting evidence as Evolution...
...prospectors discovered platinum in the Transvaal and organized the Transvaal Platinum, Ltd. to exploit their discovery. Capital was raised, ore was extracted and tested. A first-class mine was developed, although how permanently profitable it may prove is anyone's guess at present...