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A BIock OF Buildings burned ia Crys-
t,tHDrtngs, Mississippi.

New ORLEANS, March PA Crys'
tai Springs, Mississippi, special says
A fire broke out here last night in the
heart OF the town, by which o whole
block Of buildings was consumed. The
following firms lost heavily, some Of
them everything they possessed
Humphries & Barnes, T.. T. Stock
house, ]. w. Bailey, l.. Tussten burg,
A. Latterhas, A. FarDecich, N. Hart
l.. Baeher and Henry Hudson.
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oirY COUNCIL.


Mayor Cabell aud all tho aldermen
present except Mr., heay,
Mayor cabell stated that the ohjeot
Of lhe meeting was 10 take action Ia
regard 10 the eleetion Ia the Second
ward for alderman; aud read his yaio
10 tbs resolution adopted At thu Last
meeting, Ia reference 10 said election.
Alderman Newsom moved n recon-
slderatlon Of the vote by which the
resolution was passed, Adopted.
Whereupon the question was put,
shall this resolution be passed not.
wllhulandlnR the mayors objections
thereto when The resolution was re-.
lecied and the veto sustained, ayea I,
nayen o,
Alderman Newsom moved that tho
mayor appoint another day Tor the
special election of alderman In tho
Second ward, Lost,
Alderman Newsom moved that there
he Two ballot boxea. No action,
The rules were suspended 10 take up
other buslneaa.
Alderman Jotl asked the attention
OF tho council TO the condition OF the
city fnnncer, aud stated that ON the
flrSt of the month the city would be-
short about $1,000, Mr., Ginber was
present aud made proposition 10
furnish tho money on certain condI.
lions,
Alderman Ervay moved that tho
matter be referred 10 the finance COM
mittee with power 10 not. Council
adjourned,
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4 BRILLIANT EVENT.
Opening Of the Texas aad Pacific Railway
Employees Club, at Marshall,
Last Evening,

fuii Accounts al she CsEsmsns he
scripiion ~ she ceremony aaa rnF-
psses Of lhe sinb,
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A, lewiH.
~ lltiilttllil

Il, Duncan OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, ~
The result having been announced,
among other speakers j. w. Sichepck
congratulated the meeting upon its
choice. In closing his remarks he said:
81 will support him, as will all of the
voters OF Thomas Phares.n The meet.
Ing, without further action, adjourned
10 Kingdon's saloon, where'the health
Of the coming city marshal y was toast
cd In bumpers OF beer.
The latter part of Scbenck's speech
caused n good deal Of excitement and
talk among the friends OF the various
candidates on the streets. The quota.
tion attributed TO Schenck being de-
MED by the friends OF Mr.. Phares and
stoutly affirmed by the friends OF 9TH
er candidates. The reporter desirous
of ferreting out the truth, In his rounds
was shown the minutes signed by the
chairman and secretary OF the meeting,
from which the above quotation was
taken. Mr., Phares WINS then waited
upon. He denied any knowledge OF
the matter and denounced the use Of
his name as unauthorized by him!
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A hadica, rsw'wewl Places u OeIored
tichmona IA tho Yield,

Last night u 0olored pow-wow was
held inthe concrete building on Market
street, some ilfty or sixty sovereIens
participating In the deliberations. The
meeting was called for the purpose OF
placing n coored candidate In the field
Tor the Office Of city marshal at the On.
suing election Several speeches were
made for and against the policy, those
In favor OF the movement being largely
In the majority. A. Lewis aud 4. Dun
can were placed In nomination, aud
vote, after some wraDgle, had, which
resulted az follows:
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WASHINGTON

thFee'a aaEieFs ~ . hiiiioa ~ Les.i
Tenders DesiFaT 81 Postal ssFsiee
'eairseis-'r he hsyasua hsiains
fsEee a. Asush ,areiiaa W asaiss'
son tseursie. 10 itssaaa
Noon Asaoolstad i'Taas llspoTt,l
WAsnIs0ros, March 20, House
Mr, haflrldge, Of Georgia, from tho
Judiciary commlllee, reporled bills for
removing tho political disabilities VI
lHcAf j., johnson, Of ueOrglni lsaaG A,
Reed, NJ Louisiana, Henry e. Thomas,
VI Nlrglniai JOhn j Mason, " lDdi'
anai Philip Stockton, " Texas, w, H.
~ Clair and II, L. Paige, NJ Virginia,
aud Washington darnillwny, OF Ala
hAma, which we're presented,
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ooR ELM AND LAMAs SITS.
A A'vdAtissh Our Sya'n'I Doing Business
GOLDSMITH, ROSENTHAL & co.
DOLLAR STORE.
th IA and 7i6 Elm Street,

We have the pleasure of announcing the following particulars
LAT We shall hereafter business upon Sft
RATE OF PROFIT ALL goods I'm our line hah HAS e'
been attempted by any house i'm the city.
End. Webave Of the above fact marked Gown @s
throughout entire establishment ifoi" ~" P
s,ail article in PLAIN hsures
whether of the $500 at such low ra'e Oh
"a deviation in price VIII be ehHei9 o"s "' "oH
10y the piece or DOZEN
lth we shall make every article In the house SO AA
TIVE IN PRICE 1t will NOT require "scieh'ihc '
who command ~ large salary 10 sell our soods'
Mn, We sb. do strictly businessa as our goo"s WI"
be teo near money value to sell on credit anu we -.
money % loan, neither boOkkeepeFs nor c"i'e''"
such accounts
no,n s nnra,oore 10 reasonable extent but expect OUh
PRICES and GOODS o the most AIIhAoih'" N
TUKES Of oar business.
7tl. expect by this system
70 double Business the First YEAR
To Greatly Reduce Expenses and Risks
TO use Goods Larger Quantities anu
no Buy Them Cheaper on that account.
To sell stock Oener
no have less goods out of STYLE
TO make all the cash discounts possible
TO do live and popular trade and hnaiV
To he the leading Ladies', Gents an" 0"i"
FURNISHING and MILLINERY HOUoE
NORTHERN TE&AS-.
To the Wholesale Trade:
We will offer special Inducements
GOLDSMITH, ROSENIaAA :"
TIA and Elm Street.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

YALE & BowIzNG,| a9ar be .ietar
iCHAs. H. DozIER. n " .'''.
Ninth Judicial District Court, Parish of
~ Rapides, Ia.
MOSES LOBE st Co,
cHAs. H. DoziIrrR. S'f fSYss,los
Parish Court, Parish Of Rapides, La.
pY VIRTUE OF AND TO SATISFY
- two writs of Fieri .Faeias, issued
and to me directed in the above entitled
and numbered suits. l have seized and
will offer for sale, at Public Auction, at
the front of the Store lately Occupied by
c. I'll. Dozier, In Pineville, La, between
the hours prescribed by law, on Ia IA
sAfeANAY, the 3rti day of AUGUST,
A. d., 1878, nos -ts
the remaining md unsold portion of the
contents OF sait Store lately occupietl
~ z. II. Doliet consisting of Dry
Goods, Shoes, Nt5s, Clothing, etc, us
per inventory Oh lie in Sheriff"s office.
Seized as the property of c. II. Dozier.
Terms - Twelve. months credit or
bond, the Purchaser being required to
furnish good and approved security.
= II. NJ. ROBINSON.
y D -, i51s' Sheriff
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NEW THIS DAY.
Succession Sale,

Es nGeef :. Rss OF No. 1877.
Probate Docket, Parish Court-Parisb
i of Rapides, Louisiana.
PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF
4 sale issued by the Honorable the
Judge of the Parish Court for R;lpides
Parish, State Of Louisiana, aud to me
directed In the above Succession, COM
manding me to sell for the! PAYMENT of
a Judgment claim of the New Orleans
Canal aud Banking Company, / shall
offer for sale at Public Auction, on
SATURDAY,, the 9th day of AUGUST.
A. D., 1878,
at II O'Clock NJ, the following described
property belonging to said Succession,
The undivided one-half interest in
and to certain tract or parcel of land,
situated, lying and being on the left
descending bank of Bayou Boueff. in
the Parish of Rapides, about thirty
three (33) miles from the Town of Alex
andria, bounded, on the North by lands
of the Estate Of Wilson and George G..
smith, on the East by lands of Lem
Pearce and Bayou Boueff, on the, South
by Bayou Boueff, and on the v est by1
lands of George B. Marshall and Madam
NJ. K. johnson, containing five thou
sand six hundred $500 acres, more or
less. The same being Che community
interest of Mrs. Esther P. Tanner in
ana to said property, with all the build
lngs and improvements situated there
on, with the exception of one hundred
and seventy-six I76) acres of land on
the upper portion OF said plantation,
upon which the sGgar-house, dwelling
and improvements are situated, and
which has been decreed to be the sepa-
rate property of Jabez Tanner. =
Terms-CASH, subject to appraise-
nent. ) 4bip@jH'H. M. ROBINSON,
- !, Sheriff and Special Auctioneer.
July Up. F's $14. -
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THE TOWER OF LONDON.
: ! t1@'7
A Palace and a Prison for Eight
'.'G a13 Centuries. s49omed oAT

On the bank of The Thames, half q
mile below London Bridge, is the ia.
nous citadel or fortress, a place Of
intent interest to the student of Eng
lish. history. It is not a single struc-
ture, as its name would Indicate but
a number Of towers inclosed within
an area ola little more than twelve
acres. During the 800 years Of its
existence, London Tower has served
the purpose, Of a royal palace, a royal
fortress and a royal prison. It is
now a royal arsenal and museum. -
AS your correspondent, visited its
halls and dungeons many as'sad,
dark, bloody page Of England's his
tory crowded into memory Kings
and Queens aud Princes; noble wo-
men and brave men, as well as Grim.
inals and traitors, have dragged
their chains over those floors, or met
a bloody death within those walls.
Old soldier guides, dressed in the.
costume Of Henry VIII, with pres
tentious manner and much show Of
authority, conduct visitors through
the Tower, Solomon in all his glory.
was not arrayed like one of, these
guides. They wear bright red coats
trimmed with gold and silver, tinsel;
knee breaches, long white silk stock
ings and red slippers; broad brim.
med black velvet hat, trimmed with
ribbons, and a large ruffie around
the neck. % aH9 g" sl7am ;laidR
The old archway known as .'sTrai.
tors Gate,'' opening from the edge
of the river, is large, gloomy por-
tai, through which offenders against
the Government we're secretly con-
veyed to prison. With what dismal
forebodings the prisoners must have
parsed that gate - the gate that
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The total dry goods importa.
lions at 'thejport1o of New York for
June shows a decrease Of $500, 900
as compared with the same month
!ast syearf ear, but butt de- decline IN Of of only
$4,000 as compared with the same
month in 1876. $3.50. - ~
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DEMOCRAT,
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH.
r r M 81:

THE DEMOCRAT is published VI akly at
FOUR DOLLARS per annum-TAt Dol
LARS and FIFTY CENTS for sig IL, .ntbs--
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. No sinh.
S:ript'"n taken for a less perioi than
six months.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at tie rate
of-0sEa DOLLAR ner square for the first
Insertion and FIFTY CENTS for each
Subsequent one. Eight limos or less
(breyisr. type) constitute square.
OBITUARY NOTICES. Marriages, Public
Meetings, Cards of Thanks, etc, to be
paid as advertisements
PERSONAL CARDS--when admissible
charged double the usual advertising
rates.
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aTiHE railroads ,of,I lths1 United
States have IN use $4,000, 600 car
wheels Those on fast passenger
trains are renewed every ten months /,
but freight cars use the same wheels
sometimes ten years. The average
life Of d Wheel is $4,000 miles, and
at that rate it takes zoo, 600 a year,
at d cost, Hess the oold wheels, 2of
Sc, 100000. .woad d aaai.
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gold anil bands, and crosses richly

gold anil bands, and crosses richly
set with gems. Queen Victoria s
crowa is of rich crimson velvet, with
ermine border, and richly ornamen
ted with gold and silver and precious
stones. It weighs a little over thirty
ounces. Professor Teunant, Nine
ralogist to the Queen, has given tile
following list Of gems in Her Majes.
TVS crown: "One large ruby, famous
ass belonging TO Edward the t.Blask
Prince" 500 years ago; one large sap!
:phire purchased for the crown by
George ", 16 sapphircs, II enc
raids, 4 rubles, 1868 brilliant ala
monds 1868 rose diamonds, 4 drop
shaped pearls, and s7s pearl" ~ :
e'IIn this room are many other EN-.
blems Of royalty; sncL as State
swords, a scepter Of gold five feet
long carried before the sovereign al
coronations, a. gold sacremental SER!
vice used at the coronation feast, a
silver baptismal font for the use OF
the royal family, diamond bracelets
for the Queens and'goiaeinf a s1ptrrssi for
the Kings. The whole collection
valued at .s15, 100000, is Displayed
beneath a large plaSe-glassj case and
is we'll guuardeailby soldiers. fLdnl.
don Correspondence St. Louis Post.
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7,--IHE receipts of breadstuffs and
provisions at Boston, during the past
SIX months sbow3an important gain
in many of the leading articles, the
increase Of corn over the correspond
i:p's period Il 1871 'bsibg l,26s,osp
bushels, and that of wheat 1914, 20z:
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MISCELLANEOUS.
JUDGMENT.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF RApiDEs.
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CoUKr,
MAY TERM, A. D., 1878.
BERTHA BERNSTEIN, \ @ ST. sos
y WIFE, ,al
s.'t vs.. a No. 1904,
HENRY HEYMAN,
HUSBAND.
THIS CAUSE HAVING F EN-
l. called pursuant to assignme and
the trial having been had, and P dutiff
having proved her demand, and cne law
and the evidence being In favor OF said
Plaintiff, Bertha Bernstein, wife of
Henry Heyman, and against her said
husband. ~,
1t is therefore ordered, adjudged and
decreed, that said Plaintiff, Bertha
Bernstein, do have and recover ofsaid
Defendant, Henry Heyman, the sum Of
Five Thousand Dollars, ($5O0O, O0l to-
gether with five per centum per annum
interest thereon, from and after the 22d
day of April, A. D., 1873, with the rec
ignition of her legal mortgage fol the
restitution of her dowry to date, from
the 18th day of April A. d. 1874, upon all
the property of her said husband, Henry
Heyman, which, Is declared to be exec.
utory. 49,. .-,.- ~ 49,. ..... I,
1t is further ordered, adiudged and
decreed, that the community of acquets
and gains, heretofore existing between
the said Bertha Bernstein, wife, and
nenay 1eya ah ',, nns3ana, De ana the
sa'lie ~. 10 neispy uiss0lVea ana ahnniied,
anu t,is sa'u bertha befhstein is hereby
h hecsa;, 70 s ot separate IN properly from
;. ea sa'u nusoaia, anu tnaS sne oe ana
snma eontroi S Of Iar onarge VI anu r.
and administer the same free f rom ne
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IF YOU Wa MIA GOOD; DURABLE
i and EASY RUNNING SEWING
MACHINE, BUY THE e WILSON /"
IRON MOORE BlOSSAT. THE ONLY
.AUlHiORIZED. ;AG EMF IN RAPIDES
PARISH. OFFICE: CORNER SEC
ONDand DEsOTO STREETS, ALIEN
..ANDRIA,1.A. jatg,. r,fae al i,a,ns,
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: NO. 49,.
aTuEOD0SlA BURR.
THE STORY OF HER REMARKABLY LIFE
1885 AND TRAGIC DEATH.

! THE STORY OF HER REMARKABLE LIFE
!. 2g AND TRAGIC DEATH.
4 The bcauts &antl acco mplislments,
as well as social position of The
lodosia Burr Alston, her eyentful life
tand her premature and tragical
\ death, have thrown around her name
Ia spell of romance and sympathy
(which recent, events have greatly en-
|hanceti,, After her marriage in New
EYor k, Fin January, 1901, at the age
of eighteen, she accompanied her
husband % South Caroltnan where
she resided for several years, inter
rupted, thy, occasional visits to the
home other father Herlast voyage
menced M December, 1912,
when, with Impaired health, at the
ErequestDfbotll her husband Cat this
time the Governor of South Carolis
nall and hssr. father, she embarked
from Charleston for New York in a
small pilot boat, vessel, called the Pa
triot. From thatftlay she has never
been heard from. BY many it was
conjectured that the vessel had foun-
dered in gale Of wind at sea and all
had persisted. BY others it has, been
Staten OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
by pirates, and'aHs OH boari murder
ed. Similar statements have an
peared in the public prints and a.
painful obscurity rests upon the fato
Of this unfortunate and lovely lady,
But a recent discovery has been
made in our State which dissipatcs I
this obscdrity and makes certain the
modcsof hef anti,neiy. end "a few 4
months agoithe late Professor Pool 4
showed me an exquisite photograph
OF the original painting lot TAeodosia :
Burr, now in possession OF his broth q /
er, Dr. w. G.. Pool, who now resides .
near Elizabeth City, of which he d
gave the following account: .nDr. 81
Pool is native and resident and It
Elizabeth City, in Eastein North 81
Carolina. Some eight or ten years 4
since he visited, in his professional
capacity, family near Cape Hatte-,g
ras, and although they we're in mod !
crate circumstances, lie observed,
hanging on The wall an exquisite oil .,
painting ola beautiful womansa On.
inquiry lie discovered that this had !.
been found, with some other articles,aui
by the man offthethouse fnom about d
eight years Of age, ' when a youth, on j
q vessel that had beer wrecked near
Cape Hatteras in a furious storm
that occurred in the winter Of 1912
Or 1873. The vessel was a small u
one, and all on board we're drowned.
This picture was presented to Dr.. 4
Pool, and from this the photograph
vas taken. This settles beyond all
question the manner Of the death Of
The loved and lost Theodosia. It q
vas near the dreaded Cape Hattera1s
so often before and Since the death
place, Of + the fearless and the gallant;
rith the wild foam Of the Atlantic 4
or her winding sheet and the fierce
'orth wind for her requiem, did this
gentle spirit wing its flight to anoth- 6
r world. -[Col. Join II. vheelcr'sls
Address before the North Carolina
Historical Society I,.f,s; T..,a..t,g
.,,,,t -
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Republican l Y Party Party Falling to Pieces.

The 7! ', Republican party had no lead
ers. Il IT loo. looked up to great and ear ear.
Il. nest men, but it had no Ilalf-dozen
leaders. Wade, Chase and Giddings,
Stevens and Cameron, Seward and
Greeley, Lincoln, Sumner. Stanton
Andrew Wilson, Hale and Fessssee.nn,den.
Paalfffse e,yI,ap and d.. Adams, were equals; no
one, or three Of them, claimed prece-.
dence. The cement Of the party Y was ,u,
= prdiaeiple:: not any idolatry, like
that a.. WHICH b made ~ the Wing cling to
and ID echo Che Webster and Clay, The
men who, created the Republican
party we're men ofconvictions. They
sought, more Or less directly, but ip
dead ca, earnest, to Init and kill slave
ry., T The '. men whom VIC the Republican
party has created are not men Of
convictions t1IIpns. , They seek only TO use
for party or personal ends the power
they have a. inherited. ! I
: Lacking its old .cement*a great
purrpo'sse s-,ll! party is falling to
pieces, like powders from a wall
without mortar. It's managers have
been SO dull and timid in using their
great victory, they have 50, wasted
their opportunities, that they have
50 wasted 81 their cir, opportunities that
they have suffered the Southern
question-'tlieir whole capital--to
faN'prematurely into allegiance. On
their own theory they stand to-day
withIno raison d'etre, do excuse for
their existence. :; Their, strengthylay
in a'public:opinion we'll in formed as
to Southern purpose and9hie nature
of Southern civiiization,y aud watch
full of the possible reaction from it's |
sore defeat. The events of the ten
years before the var Saarp were What
taught and . trained that 20 opinion.
But Ut, q generation has come upon the
stage since: Tie aae ;tiilY young sa men,
the I, e., van an;s of party m movement, were
then I, zen i nth their cradles. They knew,
nothing of those events as they took
place, and the history of them is not
yet wriiten!a NE have heard a more
than one manwtwentysdve years, old
ask, with haturaldignbrapcc s.yYas
there feSerfoaojmobgin Boston, and
whatsdawas it q abont7'' -.[lWendeIl
Phillips. sai,sot s,i 81 s.y,,,r Il
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See brushing and rising and roaring,
See II trying to touch a tall STAR;
1t seems in the sky to be soaring
Like a flag of fierce flame from afar,
See 1t tnrntng and burning and bra
A. wing; ''4 - ~
See 1t streaming and cleaning and
red! .-... =.
All the smoke in the air nov is waving
Like winding sheet of dull lead.
Hear 1t laugh with wild glee at each
futile endeavor ~
TO qaepch or to quell its exuberant
tits flaming and free and fantastic for
ever;
1t delights and exults with no pane
Of remorses. II,
With no pain, with but passion-mad
passion-it quivers q
With Its pennOn of scarlet, the blood
lest hue.
With Its cleaning streams and its roar
.g ing rivers, Il " N
1t dares to do all things that flame,
dares to do. '.'''iH "'
~ HstiiiT az tr-,a - aGH III
How it darts, how It dances and dashes
AS though it had taken for aim, ipI'.
10 reduce all the world into ashes
And to fling all the stars into flame !!
1t is glittering and glowing and glariug,
And raging it rings it's own knell;
1t is showing its wonderful daring
tits turning the skies into helll q
3" How it lazily fingers
gr With its swell and it's fall;
With its fiery fingers
Weirdly waving Il pail;
With it's horrible Kisses, .,
IS Like the wind in storm;
ii With its blisterimg kisses, "a ~
.s On face and Oh form! .a.,lI
y OF its flashes
Bnreft,
5A*ifiil Only ashes ha nei
q ..ea.. Are left; ..,........,
. Till its cries
'3 ~ Tell its doom Ha
4 isd And it dies /
-.. f In the gloom.
ias gas g. D..
have told you the tale of the terrible
fire; 81" "aH sAaG
1t has sung its last song to it's luminous
1t has Sung It'll last song, it has breathed
!. it's last breath, t,a 7..4,s.tg
1t has lived without life, it has died with
out death, a.. i:'s - RI IS nj
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IF You WANT A GOOD, DURABLE
Il and EASY RUNNING SEWING
NJ ACH!NL, BY THE "WILSON'
From MOORE BtOSSAT, THE ONLY
AUTHORIZED AGENT in RAPIDES
PARISH. OFFieE:~C0RNER. SEC
oND and DEsoFo STREETS, ALEX
ANDRIA, LA. 10 is,e .r. ,-,1,.----,
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EhNON ana GkANf. FERGUSON!ii
&.SCHNAcK, WATCHMAKERs and !,
JEWELERS.. - ~.
, CHASe s|F, IN FleuREs,-We are in in. q
for Fl9|s|,t that l',i twenty, letters Of
the alphabet can be changed 6eO.nIh
44Es, 4ol, 733, 2so, 43s, 100000 of times, '
all l;i Of y which changes could not bs 81!
written by the population Of tic,
whole world in a. thousand years IS. =
Again, ltwelve persons / can inter
change their respective positions,
four hundred and ninety nine million,
one Thousand six hundred times,
but it wouldztake, them not less than,
one Thousand eight hundred and
fortyseight years to accomplish this
nnmberfof changes, if they moved
every minute for twelve consecutive
hoursrdaily, If any twelve of our
readersdoubt the correctness of this
statement they shodld, get together
and try the experiment.. i L t, they
perform sthe task Unless time than
one thousand eight hundred and
fIof'rrty eight years. they will please
notify US BY postal card. The fifty
I'VE I've, cards = ds,. Of an i ordinary pack of
playing cards, with thirteen Is each
q q me ?, four ~ players, can be ,distri-
b onsed IN 5s,6l4,7s7, 56,4ss, 7s2,saa,.
zaf,44o,O 600 different ways. So If
the player doesn't get a good hand
the first deal, he may be more, sue.
e !sist on the forty seventh ouin.
t'lllon u. shullle,, if not sooner. TLia
TACT may encourage him,