The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-07-10

Co. yoa eosnS : zbillioa o. 4 - ss-SsAsla
y tss AMY, papa. thet's 70 great feat;
edo you know how many make IS,
lion ~ tho father next iuunirsd. "a
:" Not. exactly but win see what Web
ster says In his great dictionary. Here II
u. a million az millions; a. mauy mil.
lions - there aTe units in million,'n
Now NY saon, this is q very large num-
Der, and d. you think you can count it q
Certainly can."
How long ao.you think it will take You
you do notAdnG else but countin
Perhaps all day. or easily in two days."
MTake your slate and pencil and let ma
make q little calculation. As your tongue
is very-nimble, will allow sthat Won can
COMMIT two hundred a minute. How many
VIII this give You in an hour % ~ s.
"Why, only "a, OO0.p
"Only 2ss,OOO,6 \ -->,,--0
"This tells You that two days are not
enough, even If you count without eating
OF sleeping; for it would only give Won
576, GOO, which is far short of a billion"
Give me. q whole year, and will count
it, !" said the son.
II you do" said the good-natured ia.
ther, with twinkle in his sye, "I will
give you twenty gujneas, and take you to
France and Italy next summer. Come,
use your pencil again, and see how far q
pear Will carry you towards the billion, al
lowing that you work three hundred and
slxty.hve days, and twenty-fo hours
each day Multiply $500 counted in q
day by 365, and what result have Won ~
;. why, papa, only lO5, 100, GOO. I give
1t up, for do not believe could count it
in all my life.sme.,'
you are at it, keep up the calculation, and
hnd out how long it would take to count a
billion. Be careful in your multiblications
and additions, for small mistake where
the figures are 80 many will make great
differqnce in the result. will look over
YOU. Yen have made the calculation, and
Perfectly amazing. To count million
lines million would most certainly take
35l2 years, 25 days, hours and twenty
minutes at the rate Of 200 for every min
lte. This no man could possibly do"
A DULL CLERN.-Pickernel,a successful
Try goods merchant of Boston, was waited
lpon at his hotel by o gentleman farmer,
VINO was DESTROYS of getting boy for
whom he was guardian Z" a place" in Bos-
on. VI course he was an uncommonly
uitien, and one every way fit, as he should
udge, to be a merchant. Pickernel
hought over it, and said he would try and
make place for him. In due time the boy
rived at Plckerneps store, his broad face
uddy with health, and soapy from the
morning wash, his hair slicked, his clothes
lew and uncomfortable, and stiff dickey ,
utting his ears.
Ha, you are the boy, are youf 2"
s'pOse So" said the youngster
Well, come in here, then. am very
usy, but will examine you in a few
tactical questions"
The boy came in, and, sitting down on
ia In "a ]
hough he felt entirely at home, waiting {
ne questions.
" WELL" said Pickernel, "suppose a lady
lould como in here to buy dress of fif-
zen and half yards of calico for eleven
nd half CENTS q yard, what would it
The boy looked 1t his questioner. at the
ea,ling and the floor, in state Of great be-
How much kaliker =" he asked.
Fifteen and half yards"
!" What price 2"
Eleven and half cents.n E
Well" said he, "I'm darned if 1 be-
ave any woman wanted SO much cloth for \
dress as that"
That was throwing up the sponge, and ii
lckernel put another question. OF
=" How much would five and half
FUNDS of tea come to at seventy-five
nts and three quarters per pound. and
w much money would you have left ~
He received this pretty much the same
the other, and, after waiting minute,
asked: G
Was it green or black tea7"
without answering, Pickerne1 put an g
her question.
" Suppose I should send you out with
70 dollar bill, and you should buy four I
an and q half pounds of beef at seven
d q half cents q pound, how much
1ney would you have left 2" 2 2
The boy looked at him q moment, and St
On INDUCED in q low whistle. an
s. You don't suppose" said he, eyou e
aid get beef anywhere at seven and sp
If cents pound, do your" N
Piakernel gave up at this. He asked Sc
n no more questions, but sent him back an
next day, with letter stating that he Of Of
Int think he would answer. 70,
Two FAcEs.-I know little girl who Oh
3 two faces. se
When she is dressed up in her white .
ess and blue sash, and has on her blue ~
l shoes, and around her neck string of S
arl beads, then she locks so sweet and -,
I'd that you would wish to kiss her, for ~
, knows that company is going to call on
: mother; and she expects that the an
lies will say, "Wbat o little darling!" on
What lovely, curls !" or "What a -!
eet mouth v' and then kiss her little red ma
8, and give her some sugar-plums.
And the ladies who praise her think she
very lady like, too, for abe always says
yes ma'am,n and !" No ma,am,n vVRen =
} ought, and says "Thank YOU" SO IT
eetly when anything is given her. fac
But when she is alone with her mother, of
N she is sometimes very naughty. IF mn
cannot have what she would like, or een.