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NOTES.
Arcturus, perhaps the largest star in
the heavens, thousands of times larger
than our sun, is traveling through space
at the rate of 32,400,000 miles a day and
nearing the earth at the rate of 3,450,000
a day. But it is not advisable to get a-
larmed at present for if it were heading
directly for us it would be 85,000 years
before the encounter would take | lace
That is it is distant from ub of 1!),000,000,.
000,000 mihs, or 11,5'M>,< 00 tin es the
the distance of our sun. In heat and light
giving power Arcturus is equal to 51 OS
such suns as ours.
Its diameter is esti
mated at at 62,350,000 miles. Talk about
distance and size and rapid traveling;
bow’s Arcturus?
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A FEW FACTS.
Here are a few solid facts:
The poet Tennyson could take a worth
less sheet of paper, and by writing a | < • t i
on it make it worth $65,000.
That 7-
genius.
Vanderbilt can writ«* a few words on i
sheet of paper and make it worth $5.1 00
000. That’s capital.
The. United Statescan take an ounce
and a quarter of gold and stamp upon it
nil “eagle bird" and make it worth $_0.
That’s money.
The mechanic can take material worth
$5 and make into a watch worth $l<i(i.
I bat s skiil.
The merchant can take an article worth
75 cents and sell it for$l. That's busin
ess.
A holy can purchase a very comfortaR v
bonnet for $2 75, but she j refers one that
costs $75. That’s foolishness.
The ditch digger works ten hours a day
and shovels three or for tons of earth for
Thai s labor.
The editor of this paper can write a
check for $80,0 0.0i 0 but it wouldn't l-e
worth a dime. That’s too Rad
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Ju November next, 100 leading female
temperance advocates will start on a trip
FRANK HASTY,
around the world in the interest of the
N otary Pimi«.
temperance cause. Miss. Frances Wil
lard and Lady
Agent for the follow ¡ng ! nsumm e < ’» m
* Somerset will beat the
head of the novel expedition. The inten
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tion is to petition ami exhort every crow li
ed head in civilized lands toexert all pos T he NORTH BRITISH ano MER
Bible influence to check the liquor trafl’.c.
GUASTILE J xhibas . i <’«. <>► l.<>\
They will go in a splendid steamer at a
cost for the tripof about $2'M),0<IO. Pray- DON ANI» EDINBURGH.
ers will Be held every day at noon and
I NEW YORK LIFE ASH III»
the entire company will i»e under rat In r
STANDARD LIFE kni «
rigid disipline. No attention w ill Re paid
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to sight seeing
Io aid the temperance < ’<». OF I »J I'lh’l I
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cause will Rp the main and only «>l>j«*<q.
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A monster petition signed l»y 3,OOOJX)O
N FW - Hr kni »,
women and 5 miles in length w ill I m * taken
with them.
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