Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-10-04
THE FIGURE CRANK.

He Tells Some Very Interesting Things
About the Number 7.
ibid you ever consider how prominent
O part the figure plays in the history
OF tho world? dare say you have not"
The speaker was a we'll known ;nsur-
ance man, who is known as ''crank on
figures" and he was addressing World
reporter. at is remarkable" he con-
tinned, '.and II you will jot down what
tell you about the numeral dare say
You will lind it very interesting. In the
first pl ace when God made the world lie
rested on the seventh day There are
days in the week; there are letters in the
name OF Jehovah. We all know OF the
fat and 7 lean kline; the years OF
plenty and the years OF famine; the
fruitful ears of corn and the 7 barren
ears Jacob served years for Rachel.
was cheated with Leah, and waited
years more for his reward. Laban. his
father-in-law, followed Jacob for days
and when Jacob died Joseph lamented
days At the siege of Jericho priests
with trumpets went around the CITY
and at the seventh blast the walls fell
seven times ten Hebrew scholars trans
lated the Old Testament into Greek for
the Alexandrian library. When Peter
asked; Lord how many times must !
forgive my brother; is it enough 7
times? Jesus replied: 4 say unto
you not 7, but 10 times T.
"a Just man falls times and riseth
up again, says the proverh. There are
attributes of the Almighty, fits OF
the Holy Ghost psalms of penance,
supplications in the Lords prayer; the
Catholic Church has sacraments; there
were 7 wounds on Christ on the cross.
In Revelations there are angels with I
chalices filled with divine wrath; also 7
lamps with 7 flames are there men,
! toned. Rome Is built on hills. as are
also Constantinople, Nuremburg, Ham.
burg and Lisbon. We all know OF the
z sleepers,' the 7 youthful Christian
martyrs who escaped to a cave near
Ephesus fell asleep and slumbered for
| two centuries.
There are seven wonders OF the
world, Z wise men of Greece; Mohammed
had heavens in his paradise: during
the years war under Frederick ii. his
tory mentions very important battles:
i buo war an btietSu luG AdIlAHta
and Christincs lasted years, the Franco
/ Prussan war lasted Z months. and the
Tth Regiment was the first to distinguish
/ itself, and here in New York the Tth
/ Regiment is the crack militia body.
Ancient Thebes, also Athens. Bagdad
and Morocco each had Z gatea; 7 cities
claimed the honor Of being Homer's
birthplace; there were steps to the
tomb OF Darius, the Persian King. and
steps 10 the throne of solomon.
''rhe human head has 7 openings,
the River Nile mouths, there are I
Canary islands, Ionian islands, col.
oFs in the rainbow, : tones TO q musical
scale. 7 precious metals. stars in the
constellation Of Pleiades; there are I
cardinal virtues; the entrance TO the
celebrated dome at Cologne has 7 pillars
set up on pedestafs, surmounted By !
statues.
You don't get point at whist until
yon have seven tricks. John L. Sullivan
won the puRilistie championship from
Paddy Ryan on the 7th day Of February
and left New Orleans for his fight with
Kiirain on the Tth of July, and Till
was the death signal OF the Montana
Vigilants That is all ! can think Of al
present. but l think IL will show that
7 Is the most prominent Of all numer.
sla. ~ Y. World