He has lately purchased 30,000 acres of land in Tennessee for this
purpose.
It will be interesting to watch the outcome of this experiment.
As a rule, experiments of this kind are not successful.
It is to be hoped that this new undertaking will prove to be an
exception.
Our workingmen certainly need help. All over the world they are
complaining, and many people believe that, unless their condition is
improved, they will resort to violence against the rich.
So all efforts in their behalf are particularly interesting at this
time.
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It is announced that the Emperor of Germany, who is fond of roving about
the world, will start on his much-discussed trip to the Holy Land about
the middle of next April.
He is to start from Hamburg on his yacht with his two eldest sons, and
he will return in six weeks.
It is reported that he will then pay a visit to the Sultan at
Constantinople.
Europe watches every move of the Emperor's with the greatest interest
and with curiosity as to whether it has a political significance.
Progress
Invention and Discovery
[Illustration: Spring-post for Bicycles
SEE THIS GROOVE AND GIB
DICKINSON-BROS. ENGRAVERS.]
A NEW SPRING-POST FOR BICYCLES.--This post does not seem to have the
objectionable features that other spring-posts have.
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