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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
Babylonian Lion.

- NE OF the oldest, and at the same
time most interesting bits OF picto-
Oriai work which has been preserved
from antiquity Is that OF the lion OF
Babylon. and so careful was the workman
ship that even after the lapse OF several
thousand years not only the outline but
the color are very distinct. The figure was
used very generally for decorative pur-
poses In ancient Babylon.
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In Atty years the average height Of
British men has risen an inch, to i've feet
eight and one-haf inches.
To each shipping company which
adopts the refrigerator system and
guarantees to make the voyage from
Buenos Ayres 70 Lisbon or Vigo IN fifteen
ana a half days, the Argentine government
win ray a monthly subsidy OF 5000.
Eggs Of the aptornis, a recently extinct
wtngiess bird, bring very high prices. fine
eolored specimens fetching as much as
500 70 81 900 apiece The apteryx, or New
Zealand ikiwi, Is a bird which. though stil
living. Il becoming scaror from day to
day, and It's nnai extinction Is only a ques-
ton OF years. These ldwi breed very slow
~, only one OF two very largo eggs being
laid during tho SEASON. and as yet there Is
no record OF the successful raising OF
young in captivity.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

n NE Of the earliest forms OF finder
Il box Is shown in the accompanying
Oillustration. The box consisted OF a
rough wheel against which the flint
was pressed so that the twirling OF the
wheel would send a shower OF sparks into
the finder laid in the trough OF the box. In
this way some OF the sparks were sure TO
ignite. The box was an English invention
Of the seventeenth century.
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At the wedding OF a Southend fireman
the members of the local fire brigade
formed up outside the church and made an
arch with their axes. uhder which the bride
and bridegroom walked. The firemen then
drew the welded couple hsme In a car
rage. blowing their whistles as they passed
through the streets.
Halfpennies are very scarce Ia Australia,
90 much 80 that an attempt once made in
Melbourne TO run a halfpenny evening
paper soon failed because people had not
the coin wherewith to purchase Il. And II
halfpence are rare. farthings are curiosl-
ties.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

THE machine gun Is of very recent man
ufacture. yet the idea of such a weap-
on dates back to a surprisingly remote
period. The mitrailleuse gun. which Il gen.
orally supposed to have been invented in
lb0l, was as a matter of fact, anticipated
by more than three hundred years. A de-
sign for such gun made In 1880 is linus
trated herewith.
John Burns. prospector. walked into
Virginia CITY, New, recently, with hands,
feet, ears and nose frozen, having spent
the night between WadSworth and Viz
ginia In a snowstorm walking around a
pine tree to keep from freezing TO death.
he was out twenty hours.
out OF forty-nine school children In the
lowest class at Nordhansen, Germany, the
medical oficer reports that thirty-eight had
drunk wine, forty spirits and all more or
less beer; while out of class of twenty
eight girls sixteen confessed to having been
drunk.
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A hinder Box.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
What Artists Say.

IT is not very often that the quaint. say
Ilngs and anecdotes Of artists get into
print This worthy body is generally
very retiring, and their puns and saylnss
are generally among themselves. There
Is a good story told Of the foremost Amer1-
can artist, ]. 8. Sargent.
Some years ago, when Sargent ana Fred
erick Barnard (the illustrator OF Dickens)
occupied studios in South = washington
square New York. the landlady OF the
house supplied Sargent with his breat1fasI
but he beinR a rather late riser, the break
fast wound very often remain on the hoor
az the ton OF the stairs for some time pc
fore A was taken in. The family cat was
well known on these occasions TO sample
tha butter and toast. on this particular
morning Mr. Barnard, who wanted 70
sneak To Sargent, picked up the tray ano
,s rvlaa IL In. Sargent at once began "
Of the meal. Taking an egg,
,rh,sh was quite cold and cracking IT, ne
$3.50 yI.ed. SAY Barnard, old man, DO you
i,novv how 20 tell a good egg when 80
Sec a ~ Nose II, chappy," was the lacorio
ren,v nut as quick as a nash came "a
49, retort "If had nose ike yours
that ,vould be very easy"-Barnard pelhs
~ nossessor of an unusually large nose.
Mr. carroll Beckwith, the portrait pA4tts
80, taIis in his own inimitable way the
soiiovinR good story:-"A friend OF Hiine
.onertiv visited the gallery OF olstin,
.,,SsheS amateur, and was escorteu
thro,,yh the collection by his daughter.
.syy6en he remarked to her the apseil ny
-, tha work OF American painters io
Tenlied with surprise, No. papa ohly mas
nj sterpieees.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
Alonao oano,s prilliant BON MOI

A1onSo Cano'B Brilliant Bon Mot.
THE following amusing anAcdote IL re-
lated of Alonzo Cano:-In 1858 he re-
eeived commission to cArve a statu-
cite Of St. Anthony of Padua for a
Judge or Granada When finished the
Judge came to see II, expressed himself
pleased. and inquired the price. The an
sWer was one hundred doubloons This
eAclteo astonishmeht in the patron and he
therefore, ventured to inquire how MANY
cays the artist had spent upon It, To this
Sano replicd:-"F1ve ard twenty davs >,
But" sad the calculating Judge. that
comes TO four doubloons a day"
AOur Lordship reclpons wrong" an
s"ereo Cano, FOR have spent fifty years
IN learning how to execute 1t In twenty
That Is all very WELL" replied the other
OUT nave spent my patrimony and my
youen 10 studying at the university and in
a higher profession, and now here I am
Suoge IN Granada and IL get a doubloon
Gay II IL as much as / do" The artist
scarcely stayed to hear him out.
higher profession, indeedF he ex-
claimed, why, the King can make Judges
OUT on ciods OF the earth, but It is reserved
LOT goo alone to make Alonzo Cano, 4" upon
saying which he took up the figure ana
dasned IL TO pieces on the floor. The Judge
In the utmost alarm for his own So fefv
rushed away from man who could TINS
demolish saint. II was indeed a canitaI
onence, but appears never to have Reached
the ears of the Inqulsition.
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The late Herr Theodor Kutzner. a Berlin
millionaire, has left to that city the sum
of 2,8O0,0OO marks to create a fund 10 he
known as the "Theodor and Karl Kutzner
Foundation" The revenues Of the eapital
left to the city are 10 be used for providing
pensions Of go marks each, to be given TO
servant girls, seamstresses and embroi-
derers. They must be at least thirty-six
years old.
In recent years the construction Of rail-
ways proceeded in Germany at the rate of
about 62l.5 miles a year. The entire mile
age exceeds at present 34.1S3 miles The
electrlhcation OF railways is still confined
to few suburban lines, where the system
works satisfactorily.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

handle. The wool Is from the Boorooma
station, in the State of Victoria, Australia.
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England possesses twenty-eight cows for
every hundred OF the population. Aus
tralia has $50.
Medicine In the Kitchen
EXPERIMENTS have shown that
drugs which are now used only in for
Imally prescribed mixtures or pills are
capable of Introduction into the more
welcome output OF the domestic kitchen.
II IS often difficult when a medicine has
TO be taken frequently and over Ions
periods Of time to be sure that the patient
does not grow careless or borgetful. If,
however. instead of taking his Dill after
his daily meals, that p were, without
altering the taste of the dish and without
losing its own efficacy, combined with the
patients dinper, instead Of preceding OF
following 1t, the physicians orders would
be more consistently carried out by con-
nivanoe on the part of the cook than they
are with the cooperation OF the chemist
such q relegatlop of the dispensers duties
TO the hands of the chef can only be
achieved BY familiarity on the part Of the
medical man with the work Of both his
subordinates.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
safeeuardinR king Edward.


Safeguarding King Edward.
THBN Il Is decided that King Edward
M shall travel from one point to an
w other over line Of railway instrue-
lions to that effect are sent to the
general manager Of the company whose
system is to be used.
The general manager, together with the
traf1c manager and the other heads OF the
line, then hold q consultation and decide
how the train is to be worked. When this
is done all the arrangements are printed
in pamphlet form and sent to each OF those
persons In the service Of the company VINO
require to know them. These instructions
have TO be kept strictly private,
phe exact times at which the train passes
certain points are given, and the detailed
system Of telegraphing from one point 70
another all along the road is set out IN
full. a
A PILOT train consistlng of an engine and
two or three guards brakes, leaves the
station hfteen minutes before the royal
train and maintains shts interval through
out the journey.
The most interesting part of she instruc"
tons, however, are those concerning the
condition Of the line at the time when the
royal train passes, and Of the Working OF
the royal train itself.
ThSre are two chief guards on the train,
who are accompanied by representatives
from the locomotive and traffic depart
ments. A third guard, with lamp and
fog signals, accompanies the rear guard OF
the train. Should the royal train pc
stopped for any reason this guard duty
Is to 20 back up the line for certain DIS
lance and place the fog signals on me
metals TO warn any trains which may be
following. A fourth guard, riding with me
front guard of the train. Is supplied win
tbe same implements. and, II necessary
he goes ahead.
Accompanying the train Is party OF
teleRraphists, under the charge of the tele-
Rraph superintendent. They have with
them ali the instruments and appliances
bv which communication can be eStao-
Ushed between the train and the telegraph
wires which run alongside the railway.
In order to minimize the risk of acci-
dents happening to bridges carrying trains
over the railway, no Hight engine or goods
train Is allowed to pass over these viaducts
later than ten minutes before the pilot
train Is due and until the royal train has
passed.
Rahvlonian Lion
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

NOIICEMAN JOSEPH LUSSIER, Of
lWillimantic, has queer freak chicken.
The question which perplexes the OBJ
server is whether the freak Is a hen
or duck. The hen-duck was Matched last
May, and II has always borne the eccen-
trtcitios herewith described. Her breed is
the white Wyandotte. It has the head of
"a pullet and other characteristics, but its
walk. posture, &c, are like the duck.
When walking its body assumes the up-
right position, as in the picture. Its tail
Is short and stubby and has that peculiar
waG such as only the duck can give II,
and its legs and feet resemble those of a
duck. though the feet lack web. When
It tries to cackle II makes a sound which
Is seemingly mixture of a cacl5le and a
quack II eats from the ground like a
duck and drinks a great amount of water.
As yet the freak has not laid an egg or es-
sayed to swim, and these may determine
later to which family it belongs.
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Dried currants given to horses OCCASION
ally, instead of oats, are said to increase
the animals powers of endurance
Machine Gun of 1880.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

most important Of the ash destroy
ers Is the common rorqual, or Iazoa
back, 80 well known 10 herring nsn '.,
men. and whose presence Is rather We We
coined on the fishing grounds, since ny
tokens an abundant capture on herrinB.
reaches the length OF sixty or seventy Iee..
The number OF herring devoured oy zen ~. ~
twonty OF these timers, or fin Whaie9 W.
as many have occasionally been seen On
the barring Rround-svould nearly equal me
catch Of the fishermen, and, taxing w
average for a year, would probably eNceeu
IL Eight hundred Arctic smelts nave 49,.
taken from the stomach Of one exam ~ ~
CBeddard). This whale, apparently oy ~
intefiiRence and familiarity with the ~
errnen's WAYS, IL sometimes quite pV,u'
conninS close TO the boats and brushing tne
nets AZ they are drawn to seize the - -
ring. Their combined tax on the lisii
nust be enormous az well as constant
hut. while the activity OF the ootli .. =,
rorouai makes It's presence conspicu0us ~ ~
the shoals OF herring. Il is far INFERIOR n
hulk 10 the huge Sibbalds rorqual, She
Stevnireythr of the Iceianoers, Wnlch az
taios a length Of about eighty feet. Thougn
its dietary il varied, consisting OF snrlnps
on the Norwegian shores It also devours
Ash in the Arctic seas, and must pc
nlsced among the FISH destroyers. Inc
enormous numbers of the Arctic capehn
necessary TO maintain a body OF about
seNyentv tons in weight is in itself a strik-
in9 feature. A few hundreds of these 81
rantic whales would probably consume as
many Ash and shrimps in year as GER
tain enterprising nations bordering on the
North Sea.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
Disappearing Plants.

the Southern mountains certain 1ow-
ers nave been lost for nearly a century
! ana rediscovered BY chance in a different
loeahty. thriving and abundant. In some
cases the interval Of time has been shorter.
anu on the other hand all of them have
not been found vet. No one knows the
oAuse OF their disappearance. nor by what
means they were removed nor why they
prefer their new habitat. One curious feat
that these vanished flowers, or
s 81 us are not as a rule Insignificant
plants that one might overlook. On the
contrary, the beautiful variety OF sumach
, .,iir,u after Michaux, a French botanist,
MI,ch was lost 30 many years and has
onlg recently been found again. bore great
panicIes OF creamy blossoms first. and later
I'll, .hick clusters OF velvety and crimson
go a. 1.s leaves also turned a rich Grim
sun Ia autumn, so that It seemed to flame
anu SLOW on the mountain Sides
t, ,,,lg.irer lost plant, also a shrub, the
,.,l. la was striking beauty II be-
lonseu 10 the heath family and had long
splhes or white blossoms, each blossom
IKE a 81 Andrews cross, in vivid
Ssi AS with It's lustrous green foliage. II
mas , now vanished as compieteiv AZ n n
lau never existed. Some of the plants
49, fortunately collected in 1878 bv a gen
s i,' near Augusta, Ca, so that II mas
oass.l' feared In less than a quarter OF a
otsten no reason Is known for this loss
UHNDIA among
whom It once bloomed. A heath Is nsusiiS
Marcy plant and one which meets any
ehanse OF condition easily.
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Inc Swiss Federal Council has nut h.
dore the Federal Assembly a bill 10 nre-
vent the export of electrical energy mr.
ceedlng from the Swiss waterfalls vitS
out special authorization from the Fed
eral Council. All concessions which form
part OF existing international treaties are
exempted from the above restriction
A girls school at Singora, siamese Ma
laya, was opened November with forty
seven pupils, a number which has since
Increased to siUty-three. Apart from the
missionary school this Is the first school
for girls to be started in Slam outside
bangkok. There is no prejudice in Siam
against education, and there is plenty M
evidence that all over the county oficials
snd others in good positions would wei.
come any provision of education for their
daughters. The great difficulty, of course
as also In the case Of boys, De the want OF
trained teachers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
Floating islands.

OF all passengers carried by ocean cur
L rents floating islands are the most
~ interesting. Many OF them have been
~, FOUND voyaging on the Atlantic Theso
river - were originally parts OF low lying
90 st .nAs winch broke away under stress
1rba 'o IN, or Hood and floated out to va
me Orinoco, the Amazon. the Ia pists
80 Other tropical rivers often send forth
SSu IS pieces of their shores. some 90 tho
- OF land are Of large size ana 60 80,
tir,o. =, insects and vegetation, even at
ZINES including trees, the roots ~ ,,ss,sS
serve to hold the land intact v,h,io ~" .nSsn
DaaIches and leaves serve as sails TO- az
ninu, generally the waves brealr 49,, 49, -
so ,,,S shortly after they put to sea hit
tba,, LIES, under favorable conditions
'u TS travel long distances.
The longest voyage of q eoon. -.
according to government recans. isiand,
ps ~ IN lSSS This island was a. soon
~ Iorlda, and apparently II bad o. eIi
tts, W. acres. 1t bore no trees b,,t a. -
niaaAy covered with bushes. ana a. 80
60 -, was thirty feet high above ~
eIiirs, -, ~ was in the Gulf Stream trs1,o
t1 .us slowly and with occasional ,,nd,,is
tlons TO show where the Rro,n5 ' M una
t"oIhhg beneath II. Probably II Sot = We, We
- - oii us river anchorage in the en,,'.' -.
me year, Tor toward the latter ne %
y,t.sSIt mad reached the latitude IN yvSi-
hea,s ol' Del No large animal life bsd
Ss seen on it, though there must have
. zen myriads Of the small creeping tbinss
", s,l ABOUND in the tropics. BY the end
sust IL mad passed Cape Cod ana was
Veerlng toward the Grand Banks ~ 81
IoWSo tne steamer routes quite acc,,-
rateY ana a month later II was IN rniS
ocean, northwest Of the Azores.
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baron Briand Nordenskjold, vino has n
turned to Europe from South America
where he spent about eighteen months IN
exploring the wilds of the Andes noun
talns' reports. the existence OF ar Ieast
three tribes that, two years ago. were
practically In the state of men of the stone
age. ohe tribe had never been visited by
ltory OF another that refused to come
INTO any kind of communication with his
party. ''S
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
English Elections.

r5orGH there are strict laws
~ .gainst bribery in the English elec-
HAtions. standing for seat IN
Hament Is by no means an inexpeh-
sive matter. Even a small CONSTITUENCY
viii cost not less than 5000, ana u runs
from that UP to $1,000. -. -,
AZ one election a candidate paid OUT on
an average Of $50 for each vote, but TINS Is
reearded as the record price, the cost run
nI1g as low as a dollar a head.
tTbe purchasing Of a vote disqualihes the
can6Idate. even though he may o. lnno-
cent az any participation In the bribery
- - a result candidates and their work
s s.S ..sSsnts" they call them in England
are most careful that their @0'i0"S
be above suspicion.
Primers may be served a constituency.
hut payment even TO the women OF
:. Family Is regarded as bribery ana lne
% ndtaates are compelled 10 trust 70
s1eeches. house to house canyasses arc
literature. both for hand Distribution anu
in the form OF posters. -. .o,,a,. tha
cot Of the January election, ana yet there
are bot go seats 20 be hlleo'
Tbere were .SS5 fewer dsaths in London
In 1sO5 ending the year with the SATURDAY
before Christmas. than for the average OF
the last ten years
The municipality Of Nice has trained
dogs to draw a cord with Drosh hAeo
TO the end OF It through the 'inaii sewers
al the city, and 50 clean them
- pobarta has opened at WOolwich
tLsatre f0Eard the erection OF which
tbs British war Once. following the ex-
sn,Ia OF the Admiralty. has contributed.
- ts 20 be called the Royal Artillery Thea
re ~ holds twelve hundred soldiers and
ca be converted into ballroom.
The New York Society for the Protec-
lion OF Italian Immigrants has taken
stems 10 establish schools among the Ital-
ian labor camps OF New York Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey. The intention Is to
Interest local authorities so that they viii
support the schools when once estab-
hshed-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

In the national Italian lottery German
trader living at Naples recently drew
prize Of $4,000.
At a ban in Bermuda a wonderful dress
was worn, in the making of which over
&c. 900 stamps were used. They were not
nut ON anyhow, but In an elaborate design.
on the front OF the bodice was an eagle
made entirely OF brown Columbian stamps.
suspended from the birds talons was a
globe made of very old blue revenue
Stannps. on each side OF the globe was an
American nag having stripes of red and
blue stamps, On the back Of the bodice
was collection of foreign stamps in the
form of a shield, in the centre OF which
was a portrait OF Sir George Summers. cut
from old revenue stamps. A picture bat,
covered with red and blue stamps, was
worn with this remarkable dress.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

he makes all his candidates take run
the surrounding park in their
bathing suits. Weather conditions are
never considered, as our illustration shows.
IL was taken recently while the hardy
swimmers had paused for few minutes on
their run through the deep snow to indulge
In good old fashioned snow frollc.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
Rarest Amerioan Plant.

Harest American Plant
Of all rare plants In America the most
rare Is the buckleya, which has dis
.Oappeared from all known places ex-
cept two-Pnlnt Rock, in North Caro-
ina, the refuge OF plants in hiding. and
Wolf Creek. IN Tennessee. It's foliage -
delicate and graceful and II bears oily
little nuts OF a rather agreeable flavor.
As for its flowers, they are rather odd,
having no petals and being OF two dis
tinct kinds, one growing solitary at the
ends of twigs and the other Ia tiny clus-
ters between a pair OF leaves. Its fruit is
a queer, long ri6ged drupe. dotted with
bright orange and sometimes with a long
fringe at the end DR.. Asa Gray carried
II to Cambridge. Mass, and Il seemed to
thrive, but he could never raise any more
from It. After long waa!.e Us secret was
found out 1T lives usually on the Caro-
lima hemlock, perpetual guest to THIS
host plant and doing no work for itself.
In other words, It IL a secret parasite, as
the mistietoe Is an open one. II b named
after DR.. Buckley. who loved flowers and
sought them under ali kinds OF difficnl-
ties.
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The largest roll OF pigtaii tobacco twist
ever made is on view in the shop window
OF a Chicago manufacturer. 1t Is three
land a quarter miles long and weighs $50
pounds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

A Curious Stamp.

THE Victoria Falls In South Africa
seem exceedingly remote, so that Il
comes as a surprise to find a picture
OF this famous waterfall deliberately
on postage stamp. Despite the
remoteness the Falls of Victoria,s IL is
promised, will eventually become a popu-
lar winter resort, The population which
mas already sprung up about them war
rants the use of special postage stamp.
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Highest Priced Picture.
I T may not be generally known, perhaps,
that the highest price paid for a picture
has not been in modern times but was
at so remote q period as that of Alex
ander the Great. who gave Apelles a sum
equal to S21l 900 for painting his portrait
The King was represented holding thun-
der, which, Pliny says, was 50 lifelike that
the hand seemed to come out of the pic
ture. Alexander was delighted with the
portrait, had A placed In the Temple Of
Diana. at Ephesus. and forbade any one
but Apelles henceforth to draw his like
ness
Apeiles attempted another portrait,
which at first sight did not please his royal
patron, but while It was being inspected,
says the veracious Pliny, a horse passing
by nelghed at the horse represented In the
piece, suppo3lng il TO be alive, upon which
the painter remarked that the horse was
better Judge OF painting than the King.
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DIR. William r. Brooks, director OF the
Smith Observatory at Geneva, N. Y, who
discovered the first comet OF the year, has
now twenty-five discoveries to his credit
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

together and rolling head over heels for
long distances (some travelling thus, it is
said, for thousands of miles,; holding the
hands above the head until the limbs are
withered; walking on spikes; dragging
about heavy chains, or sitting In one posi-
ton until incapable Of movement.
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The Tyrolese government sim pays for
the determination Of poisonous snakes II
is the one European government which
now does 50
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

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RELIC OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.