The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-28
LOOKING CLASS.

Andrew Carnegie thinks that million
nires are much abused and long-suffer-
ing race. He said so In speech to the
Congregational club OF New York the
other day, and undertook to show that
this class of people are great blessing TO
the community. Inherited wealth. he
said, was a curse to man, but acquired
wealth was blessing. The millionaire,
he asserted. was the natural product of the
age. which rewarded brains an industry
with greath wealth. 'To give with dis
erection 10 mid the poor Is the only way in
which wealth can be rightly used" he
declared. Then he cited many men OF
wealth who left behind them almost I'M
pcrishable monuments OF their bepovo-
lence In closing, he said, wealth is
divinely gwen. aud he who Is so blessed
cannot bs to liberal in the use OF his
meney in the way calculated to do the
most good to mankind.
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see that William Il roy Curtis. who
has been devoting his talent and energy
10 Pan-Amercan affairs, is going to start
magazine TO be called Foreign Trades.
He 10 popular and knows great deal
about foreign trade. having assisted Mr..
Blame in the great Pan-American con-
gress that assembled in Washington soon
after the Maine statesman became secre-
tary of state under General Harrison. 1t
may not be known, but he has one Of the
finest collection OF Colunbiana pictures
of the discoyereS In this country.
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To arrive at any conclusion as to th,
weight OF the sea would be difficult in the
absence Of sufficiently accurate and exact
figures as to area. Mr.. Schooling, writer
in Longman's Magazine, has confronted
and dealt with the problem. He has been
measuring aud weighing the sea, and 40
cording TO his calculations ''the number OF
gallons in the whole sea is 313. 600, 900, 600.
000,000,000, which, if il could be poured
away at the rate of 1000 gallons q second
would take nearly Il, 1000, GOO, 900 years to get
rid of. II we could sell it even at SO low
price as q shilling for 10000 gallons, the bill
would come TO cisco 600. 600 00nnnn
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Supposing Che sea to be formed into
round column reaching TO the sun. the di.
ameter Of the column would be nearly 2L
miles. The P,riflc would form 53,00O,OO
niles of its total length of 93,00o,0o0, and
tKtAtlantic 100000. IL it were column
Of ice, and the entir. heat of the sun could
DC cOncentrateu upon III, III WOulu all De
melted in one second and converted into
gas in eight seconds, which illustrates the
heat of the sun rather than the size of the
sea. The weight of the sea is LEGS, 900, ,0O0,.
000000, 900 tons, and il a contractor took the
Job to move it at even so moderate price
as thousand tons for n penny he would
require TO be paid theamount of the ma
tional debt 10000 times over in reward fol
his labors.
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Mrs. james Perkins who has been visit
ing friends in Harris during the past
week, returned TO her home in this city
yesterday.
Miss Maggie Durfee OF this city is
visiting friends in Lippitt.
Mr.. j. ii. Edwards. first mate OF the
steamer Connecticut, spent Sunday at
his home in this city.
Mr.. William II. brainard returned to
this city yesterday morning after a short
visit with his family in Mystic.
Mr.. Frank McCahey ard Mr.. Cum
mings Of this city visited friencs in
Phenix on Sunday.
Mrs G.. X. Warren and Miss Warren of
Newport are in this city.
Masters Richard and Charles Sherman
OF Middletown are visiting their sister.
Mrs. ii. Cottel or this city.
Mrs. Barlow of this city is guest of
Rev George ii. Butler and family OF
Portsmouth.
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