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Ben Franklin,s "Stick. ;.

Mr.. Fergus, who has the old woodcut
of Gen. Grant, has another and curious
memento of other days. It is printers
stick, which was presented to Mr.. Fer
gus when he was at work at the case in
London. 1t differs from the stick used
by printers Of the present day in that it
is not SO deep by nearly one-half, and
can be broken so that two measures can
be ''set" in it at once. 1t was used in
setting type for bookwork.
81 brought it to this country with me,
said Mr.. Fergus, land one day missed
it. l Iwent around among some of the
offices, and one night found it on the
case of a German printer. told him
it was my stick and he gave it up. /
don't say that he took it, for I don't
know that he did. You may know why
l value it so highly when tell you it
was once the property of Benjamin
Franklin. Chicago Tribune.
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and the whisper that Russell was an
Englishman began to hurt him, 1t was
very little use to contradict that rumor
by showing that his great-grandfathe
had been born on Cape Cod. The ext
gency required something much better
than that Rooney grew quite despond-
ent thinking about it.
"Everywhere / go l find this thing
agin' me, said he. Couldn't you rake
up some relatives in Ireland? We must
find something to Offset this business"
Russell had begun to be interested in
the fight; and he took this question un
der serious consideration. At length
he remembered that Rays coachman
was named William Russell. The iden
tity of the names had once been the
cause of an amusing little scene. Rus
sell at once hunted up the coachm;a
and inquired where he was born.
dublin, be the blessin' av Heaven,
exclaimed William, promptly.
Russell shook him warmly by the
hand.
81 want to borrow the certificate o.
your birth,' said he.
'BleSS yer heart, Sor, haven't SUCH q
thing"
"Never mind; give me the dates and
Pll cable across for the properly-certi-
fed papers. We can get them here in
time to elect me-"
Russell secured his facts and bribed
the coachman to silence. Then he
cabled at once for the papers which ar
rived without delay. Rooney was more
than delighted.
"This wins the day for u.s." said he.
sYou don't look quite forty-two but
most of the men who'll see this paper
are not quick at figures"
The canvass progressed finely. Rus
sell joined several Irish societies and
it may be added parenthetically, was
surprised to find that they were excel
lent organizations, doing much good and
promoting hearty sociability. He
made speeches, and proved to.be very
successful liar on variety of subjects,
none of which meant any thing to him.
fro BE Continued
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The Rasso and the King.

tits related of Signor Bagagiolo, whose
big bass voice used to sound sonorously
at Covent Garden few years ago, that
once when he was supposed to be repre-
senting the king in "Hamlet" he was
urged by an intelligent stage manager to
exhibit some signs of terror. He de-
clined on the ground that it would be
undignifed in king to be afraid of any
thing, and continued to comport himself
with a wooden stolidity which, as his
explanation seemed to show, was intend
ed for regal bearing. On the operatic
stage there are not few vocalists with
no more idea of interpreting character
than was possessed by the good humored
bass, and there is reason to believe that
for this cause good many regular visi-
tors TO the opera houses have but a very
faint idea of the plots of many well
known works.-Saturday Review.
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HOW PEOPLE SAY eooD-BY.
Observations ON the Subject from Trav-
cling Salesman OK Chicago.

Observations ON the Subject from Trav-
cling Salesman OK Chicago.
'When Pm on the road" said trav-
cling man at the Sherman house, 81
make study of the different manners
In which different people bid their
friends good-by. A business man comes
on the car with his wife, gets seat for
her, puts her bundles in the rack,
presses her hand, and perchance gives
her matter of fact kiss and is gone,
and the whole has been done so quietly
that no one has taken any notice of it. A
young lady accompanies her young lady
friend to the train. After going from
one end of the car to the other and
back again they find seat that will
answer. The young lady is going up
the road ten miles and will be gone till
the next day. We'll, good-by, Lii
says one. 4 do hate to say good-by,'
says the other. 4 wish you were going
with me- oh, so do T. We'll, good
by 'Good-by.'
"Then they kiss. Hope you'll have a
nice trip so do L. 'Ishall be lone
some till you come back 'Oh, pshawr
What's wrong, dearY 4 forgot the
novel was going to read on the train.
Too bad, but you can get another
what pretty dress that lady at the
end of the car has, 4 think the stripe
is too narrow We'll. guess the train
is starting. SO good-by.' Another kiss.
'Good-by.' And thus they go on as long
as the train win wait for them.
"Then there is the lovers good-by. It
is very different from any other. In
many good-bys there is much more said
than is meant, but the lovers mean much
more than they say. The ely look that
flashes from eye to eye has whole world
of meaning in it for them. And the
good-by clasp of their hands telegraphs
whole volumes of affection from heart
to heart. And when they kiss-well,
there isn't person in the car but would
like to steal q taste of their bliss. And
sometimes there are amusing things
occur in the hurry attending the good
by salutations. A train was on stopped
at an Iowa town one day and an honest
country couple entered the car. Their
appearance and manner indicated that
they were unaccustomed to travelling
"The wife was provided with seat,
and the husband, who was to be left
alone, went outside and talked through
the open window to her. She was Civ
ing him detailed instructions how to
look after the household during her alb
sence. The engine began blowing off
steam and it was necessary for her to
speak very loud to make her husband
hear. The noise suddenly ceased just
when she was in the middle Of one of her
sentences, but she. did. not seem to be
aware of it, and the passengers all
smiled as she shouted on the still air,
And don't forget to change your under
clothes every Sunday. Idon't know of
anything more mixed with teas add
smiles than are tie 600 -bys spoken az
the railway stations. "-C Chicago herald.
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ANOTHER FLOOD IN 5000 YEARS.

A Prediction That the Ocean VIII Sub
merge the Northern Continent.
The map of the world, as geographers
have outlined it, shows that there is a
vast preponderance of land north of the
equator. Humboldt estimated that Asia
stands at an average height of 1,150 feet
above the level Of the ocean; South
America, 1,130; North America, 750;
Europe, $40 feet. The average height of
all the land above the sea level-omit-
ting Africa and Australia, which are
mostly south Of the equator-is about
800 feet. The landed surface Of the
northern hemisphere is about 44.O00,0 900
square miles; that of the southern hemi-
sphere about 100000 to 16, ,00O, 600
square miles, leaving difference of say
28,000,000 square miles of land of an av-
erage height of 900 feet above the sea
level.
But as there is the same visible excess
of water on the southern side that there
Is of land on the northern, and as the
depth of the seas is about the same, it
follows that the weight of the excess of
submerged land in the northern hemis-
phere must be added to the $4,000, 900
square miles, doubling the height of it,
making the landed surface of the north
ern at least 1,840 feet above the average
surface of the southern hemisphere, both
its continents and ocean depths. What
is there south of the equator to balance
this enormous weight? There must be
something or the earth would not main
tain its poise.
If there was nothing, water level in
that region would be impossible. Pro-
fessor Merriman believed that the bal
ancing weight might be found in that
100000 square miles of unexplored re-
gion lying within the antarctic circle. If
it does exist there in the shape of ice, as
all scientists believe it does, these inn
mense mountains of ice must necessarily
be of an average of over two and half
miles to make the southern hemisphere
equal in weight to the northern.
But this state of things cannot always
exist. At present the sun fingers eight
days longer in the northern than it does in
the southern hemisphere. This is owing
to the earth's third motion, that of slow
wabbling on its axis. This caused it to
dpJlOrtCA AOdiCSb lu6 sui Ou OoC. 81.
1918, and it will approach equally near
on July 2l of the year 11748. We Of the
northern hemisphere will then be in the
midst of terrible winter, providing the
whole of the land north of the equator
has not been submerged; but there is
good reason for believing that North
America, Europe and Asia will then all
be under water.
This terriblea catastrophe will be
brought about in this way: The south
ern hemisphere will then receive 40 per
cent. more heat and light than it does
now. This will melt the great ice ac-
cumulations at the south pole. One
mile of that supposed two and half, if
melted, would raise the sea level at the
north pole about 800 feet, at London $50
feet, at New York 200 feet. When all
of it should melt the waters would stand
500 feet deep on the top of Lake Superior,
and wash the base of the Rocky mount
ang throughout their entire length. st.
Louis Republic.
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ent the company (Which meant Russell
of course) should run itself. But Rus
sci found that the sale of the certifi-
Gates, regulated as it must be by the
manufacture of machines, barely sufficed
for the necessary expenses. The COM
pany was living from hand to mouth.
That balance which Russell had used as
loan fund to relieve the exigencies of
his own position was no longer sufficient.
There had been delay at the factory;
some mechanical problem had to be
solved, and practically no work was be-
ing done. The sale of certificates had
been carried to the limit, and the treas
ury was bare. Russell needed q thou
sand dollars, and he didn't know where
to get it. For long time he held out
against temptation; and then, perceiv-
ing that affairs would soon be straight
ened out and the manufacture of motors
proceed again, he yielded to the pressure
of immediate need, and authorized an
overissue. That is, he sold certificates
on machines which had not been built.
This was, in reality, a method of forcing
a loan. If the men who bought the GER
tificates had discovered the state of the
case they would have had no redress
under the law excert by suit against
Russell personally, which, as he had
nothing, would have been useless pro-
seeding. He knew that in such case
compromise would be easy. If the worst
came he could go to these men and say:
ssYou have bought these certificates.
They are worthless. You can sue me,
but you have no redress against the
company. You should feel satisfied if
you get your money back. will pay
you that on condition of your silence"
It would not have been the first loan
that had been forced in that way in the
commercial history of New York.
Having authorized one overissue, 1t
was not SO hard to bring himself to do
it again, and he did 1t, much to his dis
credit.
About this time Ray turned his atten-
tion to the Motor Company's affairs once
more, and it was not long before Russell
began to be afraid that the old financier
''smelt MICE" He was more fright
ened than he had ever been before in
his life, and nearly tainted away when,
one day, Ray proposed to go with him to
the factory and make an inspection.
He succeeded in putting off the catastro-
phe for q time long enough to give him
an opportunity to consider. Ruin Of the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-03-06
A PiscatorIal Curiosity.

The Wellsville IN. " Reporter is au-
thority for the following: Mr.. Asher p.
Cole has shown us trout with two
heads, two sets of gills, four eyes, two
mouths and but one body. The heads
unite just back of the gills. Each head
works independently of the other. If
meat be placed before the creature both
heads proceed to devour it, the two
mouths taking food at one and the same
time. All of the gills are in good work
ing order. Such a freak of nature is, we
believe, entirely unprecedented. The
little piscatorial rarity seems as lively
and healthy as any of his single headed
brethren.
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worst kind stared him in the face. If
he could not deceive Ray the game was
up. He thought of dozen plans, and
at last hit upon one which was so sim
pie that it looked almost childish, and
| yet he believed that it would work.
The machines were stored in rough,
dimly-lighted room at the factory.
There were about a deaen of them in
two rews. There should have been
| twenty to make the accounts come out
right. Russell secretly visited the fac
tory ahead of Ray, and, on some pre-
tense of showing the machines to better
| advantage, he had some worhmen put a
big mirror against the wall behind the
| rows OF motors, This wall had no win
dows, for the light was admitted at each
end of the room. The edges of the
mirror Russell carefully concealed.
Then he had short and confidential
interview with the engineer The room
was heated by steam pipes in win
ter. 1t was then May, and hot day,
too, but Russell got the engineer to
switch the steam into this room full
head. Then he closed the windows, and
in about an heqr the temperature rose
| to that or the hot room in Turkish
| bath.
Ray came out about Ave o'clock in
the afternoon. He was in hurry, and
Russell knew it. Russell showed him
through various parts of the building,
and at last they climbed the stairs to
the room in which the motors were
stored. 1t was like fiery furnace
when Ray, already putting with his
climb up the steep stairs, put his head
into it.
| Great heavens!" he exclaimed, mop=
ping his forehead, 'swhat section of the
internal regions is thisaa
sit is necessary to keep the machines
at a high temperature for few days."
Russell explained, with shaking nerves.
They work the better for it."
The room was not very light, but the
machines were plainly visible from a
little raised platform near the stairs,
:'Let us stop here" said Russell;
''there is more air.
''I'll have to get out of here, said
Ray; ''fm roasting.n
Ho ran his eye hastily over the ma
chimes counting them. The illusion of
the mirror from that point was good.
81 make twenty-six," said he.
'Thank heaven" said Russell, under
his breath; "the old man has not only
counted the images in the mirror, but
he has seen two of them double"
They descended hastily.
''Every thing seems to be going right -
said Ray when he had regained his
breath.
YES" replied Russell, with sigh of
relief. "We have had few narrow es-
capes out here, but trust our troubles
are over"
At the door, however, he encountered
Deering. He had never known of the in
ventor's visiting the place before. Here
was a new source of.danger. Gould it
10 possible that Deering, too, was sus-
nioious?
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anese portiere on the right. Both
caught sight of the little group on the
hearth rug at the same instant. Ray
said ssJingo" and slammed the door be-
hind him. There was smothered ''oh
my!" from Mrs. Ray as her ample form
parted the portiere with a rattle.
s'What's the matter with them?"
asked Alice, laughing. "Are they
crazy?"
NO." said Russell, rising slowly,
''but they think that am. Perhaps they
are right, but my madness shall be
harmless, even if it can not now be
ccred.
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nation and the campaign opened with
general laugh in his favor.
But serious obstacle soon presented
itself. The strength of the vote in the
district was Hibernian in its tendencies,
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RISING SUN, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1891

foot-stool. He got down upon one knee
to look for it, steadying himself by the
arm of her chair. She spoke to tell him
where she thought the pencil had gone,
and he looked up into her face. The
attitude was suggestive-kneeling at
her feet. He was sure he loved her; she
looked kindly down at him; he had it on
his lips to tell her.
At this moment Gilbert Ray entered
by door from the hall, and Mrs. Ray
appeared simultaneously through jap
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-03-06
Five Silver weddings.

Abner Little and Nancy were married
in Hollis Jan. 20, 1902. AT the time of
his death, in 1868, at the age of so. ten
of their thirteen children were living,
the mother dying sixteen years earlier,
at the age of 65. OF these children five
have lived to celebrate their golden we'd
ding-namely, Elizahsth Oittle) How
ard. Caleb Little. Esnry Little, Ruth
qittlel Nevins and Caroline N;ttle)
Hurd- Hollis (Mass.l lines.
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CAPITAL $500. 900.
The ableGuarantee& Trust Go
N. W. couNER NINTH AND MARKET sTs..

VWx&AKANM& ~ &&< XIV AGs&Ae
The services OF we'll organized Trust Company
in the capacity OF Administrator, Executor, Guar
dian, Trustee. Receiver. Surety or any office of
trust is generally acknowledged to be much more
satisfactory and efficient than that OF an individual
The officers of such a concern may; die, but the
Company goes as usual with the business en-
trusted to il and complete all its undertakings
without any interruption. This Company is au-
therzed by its charter to settle Estates and act in
all such capacities named above. Its charges
are moderate and reasonable. The officers are
always pleased to give information in regard to
Rpy matters pertaining TO its business not gener
ally understood. and they invite correspondence.
INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS.
Deposits Of money received and interest paid
thereon as follows:
2per cent deposits payable on demand.
2 l-2 per cent on deposits, payable after 10 days
notice.
8per cent deposits payable after 80 days notice.
Foreign Exchange bought and sold. Letters OF
Credit issued. and Investment securities of the
highest character tor sale
OHIO NOwLAND Sec and Tres.
WILLIAM BUSH. President,
PRESTON LEA Vice President
WILLARD SALISBURY. JR.. Solicitor.
DIRECTORS:
Wilmington VIM. Bush Preston Lea. Willard
Gaulsbury, Jr.. VIM Fl Swift. Samuel Bancroft. Jr.
Il. II. Carter, DR.. James A. Draper, Edward Bring
hurst Jr., Geo. w ~Bush. Christian Fe iger M.
Barhsdale VIM. uPont, Thomas Jackson, VIM. 4.
Porter Joseph Swift VIM. g Pennypacker. ] Smith
Brennan. W. W. Pusey. Georgetown A. P. Rob.
snson. Dover Geo v. Massey, H. A. Richardson
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CHAPTER KIN.
,..~~-.-~ ~-

Another sumplercafne. andiwore away.
very unhappily for Russell. fIe. was
continually pressed BY debts and difas
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-18
VESSELS OF THE FUTURE.
Ocean Racers Will Be Built
Without Masts.

The ocean racer of the future Will De
mastless steamer, driven by twin
screws, in the Judgment of naval ex-
| perts. The huge vessels will not look SO
| much like ships as they do now, with
their masts, yards and sails; but they
Will be more ship shape, to use a some
what paradoxical expression.
When the plans of the City OF new
York were under consideration, the
owners were strongly urged to build her
without masts. Such strong arguments
were presented in favor of this lnnoVa-
ton that the directors OF the company
were much inclined to make 1t. Ihey
feared that the travelling public. might
not like the change, however, and out Oh
difference to this feeling had the steam
ship built with masts. 1t is predicted
that IN the near future other directors OF
transatlantic lines will take a different
view, and will begin the work OF intro
ducing mastless racers.
With singie-screw steamer masts
are necessary" said Captain Sargent, OF
the steamship Ohio, of the American
Line, ':.but with twin-screw vessels they
are no advantage. They are useful only
as derricks in loading and unloading the
vessels, and for no other purpose. With
vessel that can make nineteen or
twenty knots the sails are of no use in
increasing the speed, and their effect is
mperceptible. In most of the steam
ships the yards have already been re-
moved, and only the fore and aft sails
remain. These count for nothing in
helping the vessel to balance herself, and
to my mind are of no value.
| can't say that the masts are OBJ"
stacles to the progress of a fast steam
ship by their resistance to the atmos-
phere, as this amounts to nothing in
boat of 10000 horsepower, but my OBJ
lection to them is largely on the grounds
OF expense. They are expensive, and the
cost of maintenance of spars, sails and
cordage amounts to a considerable sum
yearly. Nothing is gained by this ex-
penditure. 1t cannot be said that the
masts are necessary for the display of
signal lights, for the flagstaff does for
that.
Outside of their use as derricks, for
which they are certainly very convent
ent, masts are out of place on a fast
steamship, to my mind. They are very
heavy. being of iron, and with the spars
and sails constitute dead weight which
must be carried. I have no doubt that
the coming fast steamship will be mast
less, and her appearance will be much
improved by being go, think. "-[Phil.
Record.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-18

During the celebration of a we'd
ding at Pittsburg the company be-
came so boisterous that the police
ralded the house and the bride.
groom, with twelve other men, was
arrested and sent to the workhouse
for thirty days. Meantime the bride
remains disconsolate.
The Constitution of Maine was
adopted in 1920 It prohibits the
ioanlng of the State credit, and linn
It's the debtcontracting power of the
legislature. 1t also forbids the legis-
lature to charter corporations by
special acts.
A poor carpenter in Springfield,
Ohio, is said to have fallen heir, by
the death of an unknown relative,
to 100000, and, unlike most heirs
OF the kind, to have actually re-
'ceived the money.
A German capitalist has offered
reward of $4,000 to any astro-
homer who can satisfactorily prove
to him that the sun, the moon or
any one of the stars is inhabited, or
that it contains any solid matter
whatever.
The total amount of money in
circulation in the United States on
June lst was $1,5O4, 278,5O9, against
Sl,431, 1861 a year ago, an in
crease during the year of $73, 1884,
800. This shows gain of more
than 5 per cent, and business has
generally felt the stimulus of the
administrations financial policy.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
The Toledo Weekly Blade and Cam.
paign of 1892,

THE TOLEDO WEEKLY BLADE, the
most prominent Republican weekly
published, is the only political week
ly newspaper in the United States
that is edited with 'speei4l REFERENCE
to circulation II every past Of the
Union. 1t has subscribers in every
State, territory and nearly every
county Of the United States. 1t has
always above 100, 900 subscribers, and
during late Presidential campaign
had 200, 600 subscribers. People Of
all political parties take it. Aside
from politics it is a favorite family
paper, having more and better de
partnents THANH t.n be afofqea by
paPefs Of siHall Circulation. seria!
and Short Stories, Wit and Humor,
Poetry. Campfire tSoldiers), Farm,
Sunday School Lessons, Talmage Ser
mons, Young Folks, Poultry. Puzzles,
Household, (best in the world, Ans.
wers to Correspondents, etc, etc.
Only One Dollar year. Send postal
to the BLADE, Toledo, Ohio, for a free
specimen copy. Ask, also, for conf
dental terms to agents u yet Want
to eac.!? earn Jew dollars cash. i :,