The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-22

Worlds Fair Notes. |,
The makers of DAILY REPUBLICANS
Scott. Webb Perfeoting Press. Mesers.
Walter Scott & Co.. Of Piainfield, n. j.,
have been honored by contract from
the Chicago Daily Tribune office, where
they are setting up Scott-Webb Per
fecting Press that will print In ore
hour g6. 900 copies OF eight pages each.
They expect TO have 1t running In 30l'
days. They have a beautiful one MI
Machinery Hall that prints $4,000
coples per hour. Four stereotype
plates were set on IL and the press
started in minutes. One OF tho sew
eral great advantages OF their press is
the ouickriess with which II can be got
ready. as can he seen at the REPuBLI.
CAN office.
The square-rgged Whaling bark
Progress, OF nearly so years OF service. [
Is a remarkable and instructive exhibit. i
IL is all ready for service and has a
museum with thousands Of objects.
Is cents.
The Only Herald has q model, metro
politan Office and u lunch room, first
class, and run on low prices for EN-
pioyees. Visitors are permitted to buy
and eat there.
The Morgan Engine Co, of Alliance,
D..
car that travels the length OF Ma
chinery hall by the force OF a % h. p. !
electric motor. 1t lifts 20 tons by a 10
h y. IN. They build thcm TO lit 1901
tons.
ON Monday and Tuesday Whining
ton's City Council Clerk W. S. Lednum
Invited. instructed and Installed ex
Councilman Capt. Thomas Johnson
Into the duties Of manager or the IL. *
II. Co.'S marine exhibit. He departed
Ito Wilmington, and tho Worlds Fair
will mics tho philosophical services
of most efficient and conscientious
man. ."."
PEANUTS.
A poor Italian started peanut
stand 25 years ago at the corner OF
Madison and Desplaine streets. de
bought that corner property 10 years
Iago for $50 coo. He now gets sl2 600
ID ents from IL per year and still owns
llhe prennut stand conducted by his
nephew.
one OF CbicBRo's prominent law.
I've rs was once ali Italian boy imported
to New York City by padrone.
..... AVAILABLE CLOCK. -...
| On account OF its extraordinary
UNIQUE and unprecedented advantages
las an objective instrument OF utility
lin the instruction of youth. the En-.
lpeIke Decimal Clock should immedl-
',ely be placed In the department OF
mathematical instruments In every
college academy, high and othel
schools where Decimals have been OF
are being taught. 1t will make the
Imetric system a Joy to youth.
Leopold Engelke, OF Philadelphia,
Pa. du:ing his recent two years 60
liourn in Europe invented tho Decimal
lClock which lie thinks Is sure to fol-
How the decimal or Metric system OF
Weights, measure ard distance. and
Ibring all nations into uniformity as to
stating the hour OF the day and that II
may also he applied to degrees OF lati
ude and longitude. It's most app0r-
ant convenience ID for railroads. One
lay equals 10 hours. equal 1000 mill
lutes, equal 100, coo seconds.
one hour equals 100 minutes. equal
10000 seconds.
one minute equals 100 seconds.
five o'clock is noon. Ten O'Clock is
midnight.
The hour hand rises from midnight
TO noon and descends from noon to
midnight, following the suns apparent
motion.
At the figure 10 The hour hand com
mences ard closes each duy, the MIN
late hand each hour and the second
lhand each minute.
Mr.. Engelke has invented a clock
THAT must greatly interest tie scholar
| " and scientific world. 1t indicates
The work OF hard study by all able In
tellect. ...z.....
We are not authorized to state. but
lpresume lie would send the printed
1faco und explanation to any person en-
Ielusing Il stamp. as he gave US one. II
lis en- exhibition at the Berg ner and
Jingle Drawing Co.'S exhibit in "Agrl'
Isuituraln gallery, MIR. Engelke being
Ithelr representative at the Worlds
llair.
WILD WEST RANCHMAN.
Col. II. &. IalKip, OF CannonuaIl, N
ID, has been aIanchman since 1865. He
was born in Pittsburg 1876. lie is an
Indian trader but ranch business paye
far better.
He has SO0O neef hides that he will
soil at great bargain, and will make
The deal as safe ana satisfactory by Y
:. mail as II the buyer were personally
present. He owns one.fourth OF the
f, Sitting-Bull Log Cabin Co.." who will
pay $500 10 any person who can prove
they mako any lnlsthtemeHl HuouI lllt
custer Massacre, which is illustrated
with tho paraphernalia of war and In
allan life. or about the great chief
Rain.in-the.Fuce. whom they exhibit
as the Indian who killed Genera
Custer.
He is charged also with having Gu
tho heart out of General Custer
, brother, but it il not proven, Chief
10 not generally do that. lie is, will
the other chiefs and Indians, and sit
, Bulls log cabin. great attraction
lie lie a U. S. prisoner. and this com
pany gave heavy bonds in some thou
sands OF dollars for the return OF hu
body. William Zahn. a well.knowl
scout, is interpreter, and speaks th'
Sioux language with ease.
At this Midway" show we suppo6'
you can get better idea OF what thu
wild Vest actually is like than a
Buffalo Bills. which il thrilling and III
iicates the Hon. WIN. +. Cody coult
forthwith marshall most effective
force in cuse the Government needed
Ibis services to subdue an Indian war
II is equestrianIsm with quick AM
lEharD shooting Dar excellence,