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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-24

Nothing could he more absurd than
the Democratic claim that everything
good in the constitution now before
the people was the direct work OF the
Democratic minority in the conven.
ton. This claim has no basis what
ever In fact. Only In a general way
did politics cut any figure in the pro.
ceedings, The organization was of
course Republican. and sixteen OF the
twenty-five committees were headed
by Republican chaIrmen. bat in the
general course of the proceedings
there was scarcely an instance in
which party lines were drawn.
The defeat Of the Walla Walla sub
sidy scheme il cited As a particularly
fine feather In the Democratic cap.
As matter Of fact. the special cham
rions OF this job, Sharpstein and
Rlsiock. were Democrats. There was
however. nothing like party division
upon the subject. and Republicans
and Democrats alike were on both
sides of il. The tide land
measures are also cited. and IL Is
asserted that whatever spsod there Is
in the provision respecting these lands
Is the result Of Democratic Honesty
While. in our judgment. there is not
merit enough in the matter 80 afford
much basis for vanity, such a. there
is IL not certainly due In any way 10
the Democratic minority, 1t Is nes
forgotten that when the tide land
discussion was at It's height an effort
was made by = caucus Of the pesao-
cratic members Ia define - party pos
Icy. but that twas tmTossihlete come
10 an agreement
Indeed, rs We look hack over the
record of the proceedings at Olympia,
We can recall hut single instance
where united Democrats aesian Sc
cured any positive result, and that
was In the matter of the specisl
woman suffrage clause. it vas origin.
ally proposed IA submit this question
In iSAo. bat the Democrats. uniting
with few aisErunSlca Republicans.
made a stand anA soc0rs,i is sabtnis.
sien this YEAR, Here. indeed Is glory
enough foe escAf psfty
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Seattle. July u. 1850

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF KING
L county, Washington territory In the
matter of the estate OF samael Denny. de
ceased, No. SOD, order 10 show cause ON sale
of real estate.
John William Denny and James Me-
Combs, executors of the last will and tesla
ment of Samuel Denny, deceased, having
fled their petition herein, duly verified,
praying for ali order of sale OF portion OF
'he real estate of the said decedent, for the
purposes therein Set forth, and IL appear
ing unto the court that said petition sets
forth all the necessary facts Ia authorize
sale of said real estate, IL is therefore
ordered by the court that nj persons inter
csted in the estate of said deceased sppear
before said probate court on the Soth day
of July, 1889, al IL o'clock a m of said day
AZ the court room OF said probate court NJ
the court house in the city OF Seattle, and
then and there show cause, N any they
have, why an order should not BE- granted
10 said executors to sell 80 much OF the
real estate of the said deeeas q - shall be
necessary Tor the purposes set forth in said
petition.
Ii il further ordered by the court that
copy OF this order be publishes NJ ieast
four successive weeks in tae SEATTLE Posi-
INrRi;i6EScER, ewsBaper pr nt q and
published aId of general circulation in
said King county.
Done IN open court this 18Th dsv of June.
1889 RICHARD OSBORNE,
Judge of said Probate Court
TERRITORY OF MAsHiSGroN,l -
COUNTY or KING, ,
I, Richard Osborne, judge and ex-ofsicio
clerk of the probate court of said King
county ,,io hereby certify that the foregoing
is a fuil, true and correct copy OF an original
order TO show cause, granted by said pro
bate court on the 18Th day of June, lss9, In
the matter OF the estate Of Samuel Denny.
deceased
SET my hand and affixed the seal oi our said
PROBATE court this 2s'h day of June, iss9.
Seal RICHARD OSBORNE,
Judge aud ex-oiiicio Clerk oi the Probate
Court of King county, Washington Ter.
ritory.
flrsf niihiiparfnn Innn % IsSa
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The iris1 81 politiCAl sentiment IN
Virginia il illustrated ey sav uo,sasna.
ton II Phil. Mskcnnsy tos sae COVER.
norship, NckenRey "a prossss.snssi.
and his nomination Vpaa platform
dsxlarins isr "snel3eusal projection So
il designed 10 h08d the Democrats
masses. Who arc largely f9r pestcyaiam
within the party organization. Vtr.
ginla. /, & sad. w3i never aasla =. a
free trade state. 70 T. e4sy g., s~e
where the rresesi.sa sentiment. se~
almost universal in N,rw5nsa. wal iea.s
the state. Therv csf be bat la.s oue
x,x,s.A,ssse
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NoTIcH-ro THE STOCKHOLDERS o

NOTICE-To THE STOCKHOLDERS OF
~ the builders Material Company OF
Seattle: Whereas, = Is desired TO lacrosse
the capital stock OF tbe Builders Material
Company as seattle, therefore the under.
signed, being a majority of the trustses az
said company, hereby call a meeting a,
the stockholders OF said company, To- be
held ON Saturday, the Sist dxy OF August.
isss, az the hour OF 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing Of said day, al the eompany's Office. in
me city OF seattle, Tor the purpose of con
sieering proposition of the sid boar; n,
trustees daily adopted al a meeting OF said
board, held July ., lisa, for the increase OF
the capital stock Of sa,d company from the
sum OF $4,000 10 TIE sum OF 500. 0oo.
y. l.. CLARE.
J, 7. HAsDsAsFR.
III. Z. PEARsE,
Tealsfess
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The legislature Shaca 81 ~ s.s,-fssf
oetshsr /. ana sne~t ~ nlrnsuss q
few weeks latrv, wsii have r~esa.esis..,.
sics sssreels hess ianpagsAns tAaa ,A,sss
which r~ssssi ssFSaa the caasstssss.,r.. =.
convention. Mia sAe ps4nesrsss ~
the constitution A. bass. i Vii ~.
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VffitE of COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY
WAsHiSsroS, June q. lSse.
WHEREAS, BY satisfactory evidence nre
senied 10 the uudeFsigt cd. 1t hss t.sr,,
,3aae 20 appear that .ssThe Washing,nn
National Bank of Seafile." in the CITY ri
seattle. IA the coHnty OF King and ier,f
Tory OF " Washington. has e,1s, s.list wfth ~
the provisions Of she statutes OF ths. If,Tit..i
states. required 20 be complied with before
ah psiasi0Is shall be authorized 10 com
hlsiiee The business of banking.
Vow therefore ]. Jesse D. Abraharas
deputy and Acting cornptrolleF OF me
,us.a,ssissy, 90 hereby certify that "The
Washington National Bank of -eatts. in
the city - sesitle, IN the county Of Kiny
aha territory 90 W shiegfon, Is authorized
W commence the business OF tankify az
pr9Fiaea IN section ffty-0ne hundred ana
United states % sne
IN testimony whereof Witness
~ my hand and seal of 0fie.
,,..S THIS Zsh day ~ June. ISse
]. Il. ABRAaANs
Deputy and Acting Cogct,
No s.a5a '''s = ''fe'aey'
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sTEsasHn LINES

'thA 0PFo-lTioH STEAMSHIP Nil
n.lsgion, Frank ~ortn. gnsstsy. earrS.
Tag freikai and passengers Al r,vfas.ss
ssasss I'LL sal from san FRANCISCO s,r
SssHfsf t.<sF@s a HateAss AT
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II IL time that some definite srtion
we're szksn wffh reference % opsnsng
up The streets o. r~arrange8 - TIE
em1nen after the FIRE The railroads
we are Told, are rslsying their tracks
on she osss ffsea IN entire e9asenspf 81
tie ordinances esynhnssg sbsFa - fbs
nexfy created EAElrosd avenue
Thls of course should nos oe Per
nsssas. wIl nos the saslsorisses take
coxuszsnes OK shis nasfsv1
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I,NATEGSkEI tNgafE. NO. rAI0 d
u p ssrsts sFwsy Tha~~stxy eENutag. Is !
esssk. II ,sAS e<& .. ~S24tse ts1ss~ s.s~ts
seattle. Al rssrss hsrx ~ asse Ssszs "a sod
ss<s21ng ayr Csstiss , - szSess "a .sssrA
: J. EIslNE~. y. q
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" sNvSsg ssrwes o4~ ~ ne sx<s $50
tssass III lawn sc Hss<si ks.sz sscss @sks ssase
- . esg4tss ~ YEAR, 90 re-sss9sssss ss<szs
= 3ss5mSsan fe&Ftsssy sexsexssess ca.
s~ASsxsssu sssstxx szkaa&sz
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Advertisements asssssr the hessas 81 Ln~t
pss,s.1 Sssr -aie. Per krnt. and -fsusts0f1s
Msssfrss sla ~ inserted al Ins rsse %
sessss a wssrsa sps ars1 sn~srtt1ns crlst .
xrstss ssss e4fa saa~~stsent tnasftsor- RAY
szeas sssxys in advance
xdTfGY-The hassnssz osyles Of TIE Posi-
r~xrsIs.sxrrs IL hereafter os open until
snn alssss sss. advertisements ssil BE-
rsrssxesf - 70 tsss hour.
The ssll0winx testers are awaiting stEsr-
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,HRTsTTaS ssFF~sE

NA ANn AE> & J. CAsTEx HEAY.
VI en- ass iesxAsFsN Lszass1aa lis 80.
ezs-a ssTse4. Z, q. BOX ! ssxsszs. VT.
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MYSTICAL

MS WILLARD. ROOMS h and q. / s,ex.
VI Front street Voice culture. piano
guitar, elteution; physical culture class. n
= m ~Stnrsiavs ~
IoHN kJSL GRADUATE oF THF
~ lseTsig CaaseFy atssgy u Nnxgt1 will
vIssf ssaEi e weeklE arssi can take frni,ed
nafansr ~ pupils. Piano and vs,ise et,l-
ss4Fe- Address ~ apply - Kanke . = -
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NOTICE.

To the stockholders OF the Guarantee Loan
Il Tiust Co., of Seattle:
whereas. il is desired 10 increase the cap
ital stock of tpe Guarantee Loan Il Truss
Co. OF seattle, therefore the undersigned,
being majority of the trustees OF said
company. hereby call meeting of the
stockholders of said company 10 be he'd
on Saturday the eth day OF September. lssa,
al the hour of O'clock in the afternoon OF
said day, al the company's Office in the
city OF Seattle, Tor the purpose of consider
ing n proposition of the said board of trus-
tees. duly adopted at a meeting OF said
board, held July IL, 1889, for the increase
OF the capital stock OF said company IRON
the sum of fifty thousand dollars To the
sum OF two hundred Thousand dollars.
l.. 5. j. HUNT. .
+. b. DOWNING,
J. ID. BOWMAN.
g. II. HElLBRON,
ID. n. BAXTER.
SEATTLE Inlv 10 1850
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INCFSTNENTx.

DAkrIES HAVING MONEY To INVEST
will do wei To call az the Office of the
Puget sound Mutual Building and Invest.
ment Co, 5oi fesler avenue, to inquire
Into their system of Investments, shares
Immediately
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~ unnUnn IN - city,
Gn1r>, -
q - - = <------ -.----.--. '----. $500 -
s.
- 8owanQ oe1rpuses $500
~ - - o44BVne - - - -
-
141rouo = eoD51nnnnes - RlomTAgTKl-
o. oGue1a.
II pou9JuYx3ItesEcgB - On sale -
uUou1mg anenc5esz
~ ynAnC7ncp. & Palace HosaS s<ws
-
- 41DDEnu. CAL-Gdways3s i Wefeexs
~ 1Sue Reoe1
Buu11AuD. Ons--Wslrox News seand.
BAuoAn CRY. MOI 8lkk. n kApe
SOsIS. css.--c. smith 4 son. rsfs<enss
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. - THE
~ Builders Material Company have
about perfected arrangements 10 promptly
deliver To customers rubbie and dimen-
sion stone. pressed brick, lime,
cement, plaster, hair, lumber trough and
dressed, lath and shingles in any desired
quantity. Temporary office in 1.-The Fair
tent 1O~ Second street
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Iosv.

Iosg.
I BETwgEN CLARK & CAPFx's
- tarnitnFe stors, eoFner PIKE and fifsa
streets ssd {. q. Whit ieseiry ssoFe on
fh1Tt street, = hiaFk knlsfsst pErse eesssAlt.
inS $50 "a gUit sat plain gold ring the
iSftey vsttEahAe A. n3agrtsEe gift wal the
nHsieF please sse ktls8 eouaEh "a reFaru the
rtaS Ia CLARK & CsF~as sleFv Mrs. "
CsEea
I osST-sA CBECK ON pENTgR HoR-
&. ten 4 Ia. paysa4c Ia h r.. Burnett,
o. SE5sa payment hsx bsea stspf%4s
q 5eg sils lesye A. bsnk pf Dexter Harigsa
& Co
4 0>g~A CHItpS G0CKET AND
. eaaia. y keepsake Hluch prs ssss. saF
SEics sto~rzl reward all b. paid So
hAkserx ss7xss-
I oST-AcCol,NT BOOK. wgTH 4 7
Il nxW4ey sr,istca Ga arss Fsxr. Fgnsssf
r'tGga a. tbs ostiec szsk ess LIBERAL %
w&r2
NOfHg u HEREBY GIVEN THAT
te,s,f Esstsa, Asxlnx Srxxrsi - the sssstrsss
0sucTSHlH. 1rsssR gstser. I yczrS a4s5ehs
ss>sa5 n IL brso - n /. "a rtxhs 49,.
A. 4 ffSke. Efssaaiss2s. a r
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IL Nxra: rsseA 20 Ht&z4Hx q ggsssA
aFrs~ ss-sTs ftE ssS WEtA 1Ee 4A-Sa zsl
f~rsty 2x9 sI1aa pats flpsteT WsN h~c
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= SFns'Er at-sfN.
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II N alskAS. sTgNoGRAFHgK, !
lSs Aitsas asera, Col4mhsa, tssweea
TAAr1 and fo4Txs
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STONEfIETTERx

NEN ENGLAND MARBLE AND GRAN.
4 ie works, Fox & Crosbie. l.roprtetors,
~ Kinds of cemetery and building wuys
aose with artistic skin. a fun supply ~
nantes constantly on hand. pasisiyely
-. 1917 sLsa cheaper Than ans other nrm on
tile eessi. designs with prices slsyuishesI
90 Application free of change Pike stree.
r---Nsss Q fonrfh ana Vim :. AL.
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srEsosafpBERa

- 1ENGssgAPHERs- FRaTTA DsN~.1N
sxp@ss ssezassxTs issssYs szsss "a sse. syst ,sy.
Sea tAxssaka sssAGy, resz3sz g. SeMiia bs.sek
fsssEEts sFraxt
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-02-16

hundreds more of those articles in the warehouse
Finally he understands that this is business.
The boys teach him that it is unmanly to pay so
much heed to his mother and to give her his money!
he also learns that he can bully the new boy, just
as the principals vent their iltemper on the inter-
mediate clerks.
He finds that if he is less anxious to do every
thing WELL and if he is bit cheeky and independ-
ent and can manage to do very little, while always
apparently doing something, he is pretty safe and
may have good time, but he has always to recol-
lect that though he must be honest and truthful to
his employers, he is not to show the attitude
to outsiders and that to neglect to fill the mama
gers ink-bottle has far more disastrous conse-
quences than the neglect of moral duties about
which his over-punctihous mother once told him.
This is summary of the office-boy's training.
He is a scape-goat from his first day of service he
he is the vassal over whom every clerk apprentice
and assistant may WELD little scepter of author
ity his duties are what it may please them to die
tate but it is no mans duty to see that he gets
any teaching. He grows on Mr.. Weer's system
of education-he is projected into the vortex to
swim if he can. No one undertakes even nomi-
nally to teach him any kind of vocation and there
is probably no handleraft in which his time would
not be better employed.
As to the exposure to all kinds of moral nfec-
ton which this unprotected mothers hope suffers
all day long, probably when all things are balanced,
those whose evil influence perverted his plant boy
hood may find themselves made partially liable.
That man is not to be envied who in
addition to his own blots is called upon to account
for the smirches on the soul of even poor little
office boy.-[Sydney, Australia, Dawn.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-02-16
Progress Abroad.

The German emperor has given his consent that
the bust of lady should have place among the
memorial statues of the Berlin University The
lady thus distinguished is the Countess Louise
Bose, who at her death few years ago left nearly
the whole of her considerable fortune to the Berlin
University to enable poor medical students to pur-
sue their studies, and to help medical men to en-
large their knowledge by making scientific jour
neys of discovery. This is beginning to the
opening of German universities to women, and we
hope it will cheer on their way the brave ladies who
have lately formed society at Weimar, which un-
der the name of 'Frauenverein Reform has for
it's aim the opening to girls and women of all the
professions at present monopolNed by men. How
great and difficult is their task, anybody acquainted
with the 'woman question" in Germany will I'M
derstand.-[ Pail Mall Budget.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-02-16
Office Boys.

wANTEDAn office boy Apply in own handwriting Messrs'
B.& B., Box 1000 G. P O.
This is the frequent announcement that the poor
widow or mother reads with heart full of nervous,
yet hopeful anticipations Johnny is straightway
ordered off to wash his hands, letter of applica-
ten is framed and the youth sits down to write.
He makes two attempts and the second is consid-
cred neat and clean enough, so his aboured school
boy round-hand is enclosedin sheet full of angles
and dashes by his mother, and they both wait the
reply with beating pulses. Johnny feels with a
heart full of awe that he is stepping from the days
of school and holiday into whirlgg of men and
business, and he grows more serious with the con-
seriousness that this is new era, and he is no
longer entirely boy If he is accepted he enters
his new sphere fully aware of his ignorance, and
anxious to do everything right, and learn and get
On fast. He regards every little sub-assistant
book-keeper as great man versed in the wonder
full quick and surprising ways of business; man
to be obeyed and believed. He says "Sir," to
everybody. The extent of awe with which he
answers the call of the manager or partners, is in
describable. His ears buzz when they speak to
him, particularly when they do so in loud, ill-em-
pered, hectorng tones. He is given work to do
and he tries hard to do it well but he finds himself
angrily called for by host of masters. In the
midst of their varied commands, he is bundled off
by the manager to fetch some clothes
from the taors, or to run on some
private errand, and he is ordered to look
smart about it, but before he reaches the door, an
other shouts to him "Here Tremor Take these
letters to the postoffice and run now or you'll miss
the mail" He hestates, does not know which
master to obey, is too frightened to explain and
gets into trouble. When he returns his work is in
arrear; more trouble! The more conscientious he
is, the more he gets laughed at and cursed and
bullied. After a while he gets somewhat hardened;
he even learns to swear little himself when he is
with other boys. His life would be a torment to
him if he did not. He is soon taught to lie and
he has early opportunities to observe how honor
able and worthy thing it is to be slightly dishon-
est so long as the act can be termed "smart.
His lies are at first told under orders. ''Tremor!"
says the manager, "Pm going upstairs if anyone
calls, say I've gone home for the day. "rrem-
or, take this down to G.. & Co.'s. It's a cheque
for Mr. G.. dye see? If any of the clerks ask
you what it is, say you don't know AT first he
is amazed to hear the manager say, "Well l can
only let you have one, it the last one we've got"
when he knows that the manager is aware there are
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-02-16
REVERIES OF A BACHELOR.

Methinks hear him in the night,
Trying to pacify from fright
And guarding from musquito's bite
Those twinlets
And as he bears one on each arm,
Longing in vain for peaceful calm,
He wishes 'em on baby farm
Those twinlets
Laying each child upon its back,
He gropes to find the ipecac,
And steps bare footed on tack
Confound those twinlets!
He thinks of freedom long ago,
And rest he can no longer know,
And wonders, why should fate bestow
Those twinlets
He envies then his old time friend,
Who time 'twixt stage and club may spend,
Secure from summons to attend
Those twinlets
Rail not, my friend, no loss of rest,
But nobly waves of effort breast
And thou shalt own that thou vert blest-
With twnlets!
And after lapse of years score,
Methinks ope his library door,
See hopeful sutton asking for
A twinlet
And later sitting at his ease,
While fair haired cherubs climb his knees,
Methinks hear: "Thank God for these
The children of those twinlets
-[Country Gentleman
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-02-16
Woman's Help.

Many man distinguished in the world of letters
confesses that he owes much of his success to his
wife. Mr.. Gladstone loves to tell of all his wife
has done for him. President Grevy also paid
generous tribute to his wife's usefulness. But
when the world talks of all man has done, it
seldom takes note of the help some woman may
have been to him; for instance, it is rarely said,
although tolerably well known, that Mendelssohns
sister, Fanny, wrote several of the exquisite
"Songs Without Words" that appear under his
name and contributed much to his musical fame
Wordsworth's sister, it is said, wrote his famous
poem of "The Dafodils' or the greater part of it.
while almost every great man is indebted to his
wife for as large an amount of research and cler-
ical work as Richard Brinsley Sheridan wife, the
lovely Miss Linley, did for him before one of his
great speeches in parliament [The Home Maker.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-02-16

The average school life Of the woman teacher in
the West is about two years, and the farther west
she goes the less time she teaches Elk,
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-02-16

A woman has no natural gift more bewitching
than a sweet laugh. 1t leaps from her throat in a
clear, sparkling roll, and the heart that hears it
feels as if bathed in cool celebrating spring
-FOUR Dumb Animals.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-09-19

J. ELFRETH WATKINS Curator of the Section
of Transportation and Engineering in the Ma
tional Museum, believes that with our present
knowledge of asr0statics and mechanics great
lines of steam air-ships to Europe and across
the continent are possibility, but he does not
think they can successfully compete with vesti-
bule trains and steamships. His idea would be
to make great cylinder of aluminium, 100 feet
in diameter, and 500 feet long. If aluminium
could be reduced to 81 pound-it is now So
this would cost about 100000, and the total
cost of the air ship hg about from $4,000 to
5000, COO This cylinder would have weight
of 100 tons, and when filled with gas lifting
capacity of 100 tons. Two tons would have to
be expended in braces, etc, and eight tons for
car, sails, engines and all machinery. This
would leave 10 tons for carrying capacity. which
would be divided int three tons for the aggre-
gate weight of so passengers; one and one-half
tons for 80 pounds of baggage for each; one
and onehalf tons for crew of 20 men, and
four tons for fuel and stores for a passage of so
hours. BY taking advantage of the continuous
southwest and northeast currents of sir. the
ship would travel at a rate of from 40 to so
miles an hour, or from 960 to ,240 miles a day.
The expenses Of such a ship would be about
$3.50 a day while in motion, or 81 900 for q
transatlantic trip aud $500 day while in port,
which would average three or four days so that
the fare for each passenger could not be well
less than 1920, or about what it is on a steamer.
There are difficulties OF landing which he
thinks would be in the way of travel across
the continent, except where through trip was
made. He suggests that way passengers might
be dropt down at thoir destinations by means
of paraehutes For local lines of 100 miles or
less he suggests "some system by which an
electric air-ship floating 90 or 100 feet from the
ground, sliding along double line Of wires
aud driven by an electro-motor similar to that
used by the overhead wire system for street
railways"