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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
The Legislature Meets.

Raleigh, IAN. 8.-The 1913 session
Of the North Carolina General As
sembly convened today at noon and
proceeded at once with the electie n
of the officers who were chosen in
the Senate and House caucuses last
night. For the Senate the officers
are:
President pro tem-S-nator Pharr,
of Mecklenburg.
Principal Clerk O. Self OF
Jackson.
Reading Clerk M. Phillips. of
Guilford.
Sergeant-at-Arms w. G. Hall, OF
Cumberland.
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms-G G
W. Hinsiey, of Anson.
The House organized with Hon
George Connor. of Wilson, as speak
er and the other officers chosen
were:
Principal Clerk-T. c. Cobb. OF
Burke
Reading Clerk-Alfred Mclean
of Harnett.
Sergeant farms H. Moring
of Wake.
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms-E
]. jenkins.
Engrossing Clerk-M. D, Kins
land, Of Haywood county.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
ACE NO BAR.
Everybody in Scotland Neck
is Eligible.

Old people stopped with suffering
Middle age, cuurageously fighting.
Youth protesting impatiently;
Children, unable to explain;
All in misery from their kidneys.
Perhaps little backache first.
Urinary disorders. drols sy may
quickly follow
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sick
kidneys.
Are endorsed by thousar ds.
Here's Scotland Neck testimony:
Mrs. W. S. Bradley. Roanoke ST..
Scotland Neck, ~ L Us: Il have
been convinced that !'osn's Kidney
Pills are good kidn'y medicine.
One of my children had kidney
weakness and | used ID ans Kidney
Pills in this case, getting them at E.
T. Whitehead Co.'S. drug stDie. the
results were very satisfactory.
For sale by all d-ale, =. Price so
cents. Fost, r-MHbDrn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole a, ents for the Us:l',-d
States.
Remember the me-D"sn s.
and take no other
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
University Notes.

Chapel Hill, Jan. 13.-Dr. Charles
L. Roper. head of the department
of economics at the University of
North Carolina, and author OF seve-
raj books in the field of finance. in
discussing the present method Of
taxation and the deficit in the treas
ury of North Carolina. says the gen.
eral property tax. which is the big
source Of revenue in this State.
must either be abandoned or be ad-
ministered with the utmost ability
and justice. Looking to this end Of
equitable asse ssnent Of taxes in this
State, DR.. Roper advocates the Gre
alton Of the Office of a State tax
commissioner, citing the example of
West Virginia, one of the most sue
cessfull Eastern States in the mat
ter of taxation. where such an Office
is factor in the taxation machine
ry, Further. the economic profess
sor urges the making of the county
as a unit. instead of the present
unit, the township.
DR.. A. S. Wheeler. OF the depart
ment Of Chemistry in the Universi-
ty, is the inventor of an improved
thermometer for the use of chemis. s
and scientists. This thermometer
has the advantage of enabling the
Investigator to read correct tenn
peratures without resorting to cal
culation for correction of errors. 1t
is used for melting and boiling point
determinations, and is manufactured
in Berlin as the subject of German
patent.
C.. 7. SMITH.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
PreSide0Y:s Altitude.

Trenton. N. j. 9.-Pr..sidenf-
elect Wilson's a'ti,u tr~ar.is the
contest in both II 'us-, OF { 'npress
over the ab ,lish nent Of he senior
ty rule" in ,he make UP If commit
tees ard gett!emea. Of the CENTS;
in the method oi naming Of c,rn''.
tees and the e.eeting Of 'minlttee
members is believed today t. h- ore
of "hands off +" He appears to feel
that the House should re organized
along progressive Ii: es Under the
Leadership Of their own members
without the necessary Of his taking
any part in the contest.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
Report OF State Tax Commission for
1912.

The Report of the State Tax Com
mission for the year 1912 has been
received. A copy of the Report will
be mailed free to any one interested
in tax matters, on request to the
State Tax Commission, Raleigh, N.
c..
The Report giv.s complete sta
tistical analysis Of the working of
our tax system. Some features COW
cred by the report az, Valuation ..
different classes Of property by
town, township and county divisions;
assessment of public-service and
other corporations; tax rate and
bonded indebtedness Of counties.
cities and towns; tax receipts from
all sources other than general Prop
erty tax. given by counties, etc.
For the year 1911 there was in
crease in assessed valuation Of I'll
property in State Of 1891 per cent
as compared with 1910 and of 20 per
cent as compared with the former
quadrennia1 assessment period of
1907. Total tax valuations in the
State more than doubled from 1901
to 1911, the figures being three hun-
dred and forty-one million for 1901
and seven hundred and forty millit n
for 1911.
The Commission recommends that
the Legislature find some other
means than an increase in the rate
of the general property tax, if it
should be found necessary to have
more revenue than is provided by
the increase of property valuations.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16

All persons are hereby forbidden
tc in any way obstruct the drains on
either side of the public roads ir
Conoconara, Scotland Neck, Rose
meath and Palmyra townships, under
penalty Of the law. Those who have
ob5tructed by filling in said drains
with poles or dirt are hereby notified
tc immediately remove said obstruc.
ton. Do not allow your plows to
be dragged over the drains. Ob-
struc'ing the drains is against the
road law. We cannot have good
roads unless the drains are kept
open We appeal to all the citizens
OF said townships to cooperate with
us in keeping said drains open at all
times.
J. H. DARDEN,
Supt. Conoconara Township.
l. H. SMITH,
Supt. Scot. Neck Township.
w. c. ALLSBROOK.
Supt. Roseneath Township.
R. H. WHITE,
Supt. Palmyra Township.
This January 7. 1913.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
wilson County a Leader.

TIE publication in q newspaper in
the State that farmer near Dunn
in Harnett County, had secured
forty-two bales of cotton from twen-
ty acres caused Mr.. J ohm L. Bailey
to come one better and call atten-
ton to the fact that Mr.. J. Y. Bark
ley, tenant on his farm near Elm
City in this county raised On twenty
acres forty-four bales weighing
from 42O to 500 pounds.-Wilson
Times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
VOL. XXX.
Notice of Summons.
North Carolina Halifax County.
In the Superior Court.
Mary Drew

Emper n Drew. y
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled
as above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Halifax county,
North Carolina, TO dissolve the bond:
of matrimony now existing betwee'
the plaintiff and the defendant up IT
the ground stated in the Revisal Of
1908 (PelD, section 1861, subsection
l, as fully set out in the complaint
in said action; and the said defend
ant will further take notice that ht
is required to appear at the mex
term Of the Superior Court of Hall
fax county. North Carolina. to be
held at the court house in Hrlifa.
on the fifth Monday before the frs
Monday in March, 1918, and answer
or demur to the complaint in SAL
action, or plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief demanded il
said complaint.
This End day of January, 1918.
S. M. GARY,
Clerk Superior Court.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
Message CT the GoYernfr.

The message of Governor Kitchin.
submitted to the legislature yester-
day. has first of all the commend
able quality Of breviy. Though it
covers the important needs of the
state in the suggestions it contains,
it is not verbose and one does not
have to wade through a great mud
die of words to get at its recon-
mendations. 1t is terse, pithy and to
the point and its suggestions are in
line with the progressive demands
Of the best thought of the State.
Very fittingly the governor in al
most the first paragraph Of his mes
sage calls attention to the deficit in
the state treasury and urges the
general assembly to "cut the gar
ment to fit the cloth" and to he
careful not to appropriate money in
excess of probable revenues. He
recommends constitutional amend
ment giving the governor the veto
power. He again recommends a
statewide primary law and a cor
rupt practices act. A general
search and seizure law, he thinks, i S
needed for the better enforcement
of the prohibition law. Better pub
lie schools are needed and he urges
liberal policy towards them. He
thinks that every able bodied con-
vict that can safely be worked on
the public roads should be worked
and that the others should be kent
on the farm, that the states prison
headquarters be moved to the farm
and that the penitentiary buildings
be put to other uses. He recon-
mends. the indeterminate sentence.
the parole and a pardon board. In
line with the better thought of the
day he recommends that where there
is wife or children dependent upon
prisoner that the county or state
be required to pay one-third of the
value of such convict's work to the
support of such dependents. In
homicide cases one-third should go
to the dependents of the deceased.
Other suggestions are that light
and power plants should be placed
under the jurisdiction and made sub
ject to the corporation commission;
that railroad companies should be
required to draw mileage from the
mileage books on the trains, an in
crease of judicial districts from 16
to 20, increased pensions to Con-
federate veserans, better child labor
laws, including factory inspection,
license for all foreign corporations
doing business in the state. state
highway and drainage commission
anil that the state take county bonds
to aid them in building roads, a
vital statistics law, physical va!ua-
ton Of railroad property, Torrens
land title system, improved fish and
oyster laws, special committee to
investigate fire insurance conditions
and rates, amendments to the anti
trust law. and legislative reform.
These things are all in the minds
Of our people and we believe that
the majority of the legislators feel
t'le necessity for action a!ond the
lines of the governors message,
Raleigh Times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
Letter to
Dr.. Kilmer & Co..
Binshsnten, N. \.
Prove What Sw.np-Rset Will Do For You.

Prove What Swamp Rect Will Dc For You.
Send to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hamton, N. Y, for sample bottle.
1t will convince any one. You will
also receive a booklet of valuable
Information, telling all about the
Kidneys and bladder. When writ
ing be sure and mention The Com
monwealth. Regular fifty-cent and
one dollar size bottles for sale at all
drug stores.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
rhe-, Are Cthars.

In our adoiesoent inexpcr:encS We
cherished the notion that hotel clGrks
and hook store attacLcs were the
most conspicuous Of tie uHintellicents.
Yesterday. however, telegraph cper.
stor objected 10 cur using 'juxtaposs"
IN night letter. "We dent silow
code words" said he. And for tha life
Of us we couldn't thirs OF a snAppy
comeback
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
Chamberlai,', Ceush Rep.iy.

This remedy has no superior for
coughs and colds. 1t is pleasant to
take. 1t contains no opium or other
narcotic. 1t always cures. For
sale by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16

An Aliens Foot-Ease powder in
foot bath gives instant relief to
C1ilhlains and all foot aches Then
for lasting comfort, shake Aliens
Foot Ease. the an,iseptic powder, in
your shoes. Al Druggists, 25c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
aest Form Of PRAYER,

When the hearts Of men and wom.
sn are filed with heavenly lore. .
power which makes for Righteousness
constantly emanates from item.
Those who pray withe their lives o.
fer the most effective prayer. even
trough they do net utter word
Chauncey Giles.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16

Suffered day and night the tor
ment of itching piles Nothing
helped me until used Doan's Oint-
nicnt. The result was lasting"
Hon. John K. Garrett. Mayor,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
New keroITes.

The noyelis:s o! the Gay are taking
the new" women for their heroines:
women whom life has struck blow
after blow until they have Learned the
art OF laughter: women who know how
TO Jest in the face Of Disappointment:
women who have = comforting sense
o! humor.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16

A healthy man is a kim in his own
right; an unhealthy man an unhap-
ny slave. For impure blood and
sluggish liver. use Burdock Blood
Bitters. On the market s. years.
81 90 a bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
RAAutY Hint.

Red elbows, says the Evening News.
are happily thorn which may be re-
moved. Saw off the red elbows. soak
them In q bleaching mixture OF I'M
-'el:nS "n'a, stee. thew, ~ carholie
acid. and they will never trouble you
sgain. Cold feet may be treated elm
Harry
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16

Chronic Ccsstipsfisa csved.

Give years ago hal ,i.s worst
use Of chr mic con, t:ration | ever
kn-w Of, and Chamber!a'ns Tablets
cured me- writes 5. + Fish Brook
lyn. Mich. For sale by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
etork Partial TO Miners pemIeii.

There seems &c be an especial AZ
Unity between the stork and tho fam
ly Of Frank Bartofski. miner II
Dickson City. IA. IN ten years the
,ird has brought - babies, including
hree pairs Of twins, and one set Of
riplets. Ten c! the Children are l,v-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16

Accidents will happen, but the
best regulated families keep DR..
Thomas Eclectic Oil for such emer-
pencies. Two sizes 25 and SOC at
all stores.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
A Natural Question.

A Natural Question.
"Hre>y. I'm going in for the simple
life while" "Ail right. my dear.
said Hubby, as he reached for ~
check book "How many gowns viii
that renuirec"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-01-16
Subscription Price $I.OO Per Yesr
NUMBER 3.
FOR WOMEN ONLY.

That Dr.
alcohol erouna
medicinal forest Dr.
the
peculiar O
This is what F.. Of gstreet
q ! !: :
Ky- O rite nd tel what
/GS0&A medicines have I n
Nm for o b,t tar,
thankful
| Prescription drcadfu disease
| ~ 7 feel like a WhenJ wrote
you 10. advice only weighed
II thank much FOR Kindness have
@ q may
\E/S God bless
be Of
suffering seeking health
hos
OF delicate questions which
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-24
SECRETARY AND MRS.
DANIELS TO RECEIVE
Five Hzndred North Caro8n3aas Ex-
sxacd to Atac0A SoCiaa A0Ah IN
Washington 1htseMsAy.
(Ry ". T..

Washington. u. G.. June 2l.-Ne
fewer than soc North Ca rohniAns are
expected to attend the reception TO be
given by Secretary and Mrs JosePhus
Daniels THURSDAY. June %. from $40
to 7:3e o'clock. Invitations were ia
su ed today TO the members or the
North Carolina Society Of W2shinStO GA
and TO many others from the State
who are living IN the city. The State
society members are the guests or
honor or the occasion, others being
iayited to meet them.
Assisting Mrs. Daniels in receiving
the guests will he the wives OF Norfa
senators and representatives
The reception will be held on b
h.a,aiful lawn a. Single Oak.
Secretarv's residence. And the nars~s
land wiu play
The invitation ca rds are particular
Nv IN one corner Is ~
Nor;h seal. with the motto.
.Esse Qsana rsaefi. the color being
| sky blue and white
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-24
rwo Thousand Abandoned
/ Mines in Mexico Which
NAV Yet Yield Millions
of Dollars
OF THE AZTECS
. LOST IN THE WATERS

Cortez Found = Old
Workings Which Now Pay
Big Dividends "Real
Del Monte and the Won
derful Mines of La Luz
They Have Produced Hun
dredS Of Millions and Are
Now Owned by Americans.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-24

Chsck1 snoa15 BE- Fed hsrA-hef-A
eggs only 3 few DAYS
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-24

poor umtR he wade A7s great strike.
We in nov WUrfh tent II NsfFffens, end
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-24
Mining Thc1ts~

1 s1a teld that q great deal Ell sit
rer. and gold is stolen by h Aexi-
|cAA miners. The average Aztec has
hat ittte idea Of property rights, aud
he take s what he car nna as q ght
from Cod. IN some OF h mines the
workers are searched by three diaeT-
emf sets 81 men. The poems VIII COZ
lceaa the metal nde their arms, aR-
iAer their toes. in their ears ana. in
i3Act, in every ether cenceivahle place.
lTher are bareiootea and b~arele:se1.
and IN HAay cases work almost AXE
iNNA<4nk little more than . bTeech-
1 c4eth. IA some Of the cd native
3Miaes hey carry the ere Gut Epon
3iAaNers. IA many places they SOFT Tn
ere before Il is crushed or treated
with quicksilver
or the D R&iRAa csuHtea by Hum
ASadt in a1eo- mi enc was ~eFNc
tSctentiiceiiy. and , large part ef y
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-24

incFeas>d product Of the country Ia
day comes from the modern mining
met introduced by the foreign
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-04-29

seeking TO convert the sinner and TO give
the down-and-out fair chance in the
race for life. And we are joining hands
with our brethren Of other churches in
evangelistic and missionary campaigns
in the hope of bringing about union by
practical service which we fear can new
er be brought about by the arguing Of
doctrinal differences.
1t is the boast of some faiths that they
never change. 1t is our boast that we
grow with growing world. Growth is
the sign of life. China boasted Of her
stability through many centuries. but
the awakening OF that vast empire has
been one of the wonders Of the age.
Not to change is to invite the compan-
ionship Of the dead. To know how to
adjust ones self as well as communion
to the changing conditions about US with
out losing anything Of power, is a work
which requires the vision and the skill
of the true prophet. And the churches
which can adjust themselves TO the
needs Of the age are sure to find them
selves in tune with the most worthy
voices of all time
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-04-29
TRAVELLING Men

Find that our service spares them ma
ny an hour. 1t is sometimes inconveni-
ent to wait for late train and a big
sale may be lost on account of IL. Fol
that reason we have machine always
on hand to do your bidding and get you
to your next town in short order. Give
us trial. Azbill's Livery Stable. 60-tf
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-04-29
Hair Goods,

| make your combings into switches.
braids, transformations and other hair
goods at small price. / also remodel
hair goods, add hair to your old braids
and transformations. Rraids colored
and re-woven at moderate price. Mrs.
Maud Mackey Walker, 207 W. Main st.
Phone 545. Residence 2O2. 52-tf
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-04-29
What do You Know About
Your Clothes?

See that most entertaining and instruc-
tive moving picture, The Clothing In
dustry, from sheep to weaver" Every
body's viewing it.. Bring the whole fam
lily. To be exhibited at the Grand Op-
era House Tuesday night, April 29th.
S. Stanifer 60-2t
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-04-29
For House Painting

Call H. NJ. Thurman, Phone 277. He
is an experienced painter and thorough
ly reliable in every way. Reference
any one for whom he has ever done any
work. As II
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-04-29
Experienced DeliveYman
Wanted.

An experienced delivery man is wanted
at Hurst's Store Of Quality in the Clay
building. Phone or call at once. 60-tf
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-04-29
Shoe Store For Sale.

Only exclusive Shoe Store in Cynthi-
ana, KY; good business, prominent To-
cation; cheap. Immediate possession.
Reason for selling, death of proprietor
Address Arcade Shoe Store, Cynthians,
KY. 6O-2t
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-04-29

Our line OF Coffees are as fine as you
can get in any market. Give them a
trial. Covington Thorpe Co. 57-tf
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-04-29

Rooms 6Ol-6O3 Live Stock Exchange
Kansas City Stock Yards. 80 6m
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-04-29

Heavy, impure blood makes amuddy,
pimply complexion. headaches. nausea
indigestion Thin blood makes you
weak, pale and sickly. For pure blood
sound digestion, use Burdock Blood Bit
ters 81 at all stores.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-04-29
IoCattle Dealers.

| make an exclusive business of buying
stockers snd feeders on orders. The
best quality of cattle come to this mar
ket. Your patronage will be appreciat-
ed. Market quotations promptly fur
nished on application.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-02-21
MADE BY KING SENNACHERIB
Remarkable Series of Rock lnscrlp.
tons In Turkish kurdlstan Are
Described by a Traveller.

An interesting paper was read the
other day before the Society of Bib
lical Archaeology, New York, by
Leonard King of the British muse
nm. The subject was rock inscrip-
tons Of the time Of S~ennacherib.
king Of Assyria. They we're discov-
cred near Bayian, in Turkish Kur-
distan, more than fifty years ago.
King recently came across the series
Of rock inscriptions and sculptures
On the Judi Dagh mountain, in Kur-
1istan, to the northeast of Jerizireh.
when travelling from Persia to Sam
sun, on the Black sea. In the river
gorge near Bavian, S~ennacherib
carved a series Of sculptures and rec
ords, giving information on the wa
ter supply Of Nineveh, and on Ba-
bylonian chronology. Although the
gorge had been visited in recent
years by many travellers, none had
succeeded in reaching the inscribed
panels since the late Sir Henry Lay
ard, when a young man, took squeezes
Of them. Their inacceSsibility was
illustrated by the fact that when
King descended the cliff face to one
of the panels he found on a lower
edge the remains of a complete
packet of squeeze paper, which Sir
Henry had inadvertently left behind
him.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-02-21
NEW DEFINITION OF C. 0. D.
II Meant "come o%medlately Down"
When Explained to the lrate
Merchant Cohen.

Mr.. Cohen was a bankrupt. He
had given the town of Lancaster.
Pa, a striking Illustration Of how to
run a retail business on a grand
scale until the wholesale houses had
demanded payment Of him for what
he had bought. He went to New
York and entered the offices Of the
firm which had been stung by his
bankrupt activities.
T%hrobbing with optimism, he ex-
planned to Mr.. Oddenheim that he
intended to start a new business and
wanted to buy a long line Of goods.
Mr.. 0ddenheim stuck his head out
OF the door and yelled out abruptly
Isaac, come down herel Mr..
Cohen is here and wants to buy a
lot Of stuff. 1t is Mr.. Cohen Of Lam
caster. Mr.. Cohen, G. O. D."
At this Mr.. Cohen was greatly an
gered.
What do you mean ?" he inquired
with heat. at not my credit good
for ninety days2 What do you mean
by describing me as C. 0. DIP"
Now, don't be alarmed, Mr.. Co
hen" said the junior member of
the firm. "That C. O. d. does not
reflect on your credit. When !
called out to Isaac, l said C. O. D.
That simply means Come Omedi-
ately Down Popular Magazine.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-02-21
DISTANCE OF THE PLANETS.

The distance of the sun and plan
cts from the earth may best be per-
ceived by the following fact A train
of ears going at the speed Of a mile
a minute would reach the moon in
1859 days, Venus in so years, Mars
in 76 years, Mercury in ITO years.
the sun in 175 years, Jupiter in 74O
years, Saturn in 1,47O years, Uranus
in $3.50 years, Neptune in 5,O55
years. To reach the nearest fixed
star our train, steadily maintaining
its mile-a-minute speed, would re-
quire about 100000 Of years.
You may rely upon the general ac-
curacy Of the above schedule.