North Carolina Newspapers

?3 '.r . . ....I- I'.' .... i T')i1iiii - - ' i I . T . . . " ' 1 r ..v- . ............ (This is the centennial j year of the Democratic parky, which became- a National organization in 179fe ' London has gone into the renovating business in earnest. The city is spend ing $2,500,000 in cleaning and re building one slum. The typewriter is a blessing, to business men, it is death to the charm of all private correspondence, and its extensive use in original composition would inevitably dilute literature be yond the selling point," declares Charles Dudley Warner. "t7; ! Saye the Lewiston (Me) Journal: A corporation was run mug ueumu un der the management of a man who was paid $5000 a year. What did the di rectors do ? The didn't hire a .cheaper maD. They found a better man and paid him $7500 a year, and now,. as a result of his skilled improvements and intelligent economies, the corporation is making money. This is -, a fre quent experience in the commercial and industrial world. The result, of Mrs. Langtry's suit against a London bank which de livered up her jewels, worth $175,000, on jo , forged order last summcr;5 is somewhat out of the usual order ofjcle cisions. She gets $50,000 fron the bank and the continued ownership' of" the jewels on condition that when they are found they must be sold and that any sum ovet $125,000 realized from: go to the bank. "This," the sale shal says the Sp ringfield Republican, "is forcing Mrs. Langtry to share with the bans the consequences of the latter's failure to properly .in recovered." perform its functions case the jewels are never We are certainly more civilized than the Europeans in the matter of deal ing, exclaims Harper's Weekly. Duel ing in the United States is out of date, and 'nowhere is it necessary to the comfort bf any American that he should fight a duel. In Germany, Austria, and Russia, and to a less ex tent in France, men in military or, court service must fight- one another, with deadly weapons in certain cases, whether they want to or not. If they quarrel with too much energy in the presence of witnesses a' duel must re sult. They may both be averse to it; they may repent of having quarrelled at all, and be most anxious to go about their business and let the matter drop, but that privilege is denied them. They must , fight or lose caste and standing, and even military rank. The German Emperor, Who is charged with being the greatest upholder of duel ing in Europe, is of course exempted by his rank:- from everSbeing subject to the working of .his own, medicine. i The death of Cornelius S. Bushnell, of New Haven- Conn. , recalls to the Chicago Times-Herald one of the most celebrated oi navalbattles, which "led to modern e warship construction and revolutionized naval warfare. - Mr.1 Bushnell was the man who supplied the money to build the famous Moni tor, planned by John Ericsson. The arrival of that remarkable vessel in Hampton Roads at the moment that the Confederate ram Merrimao - was playing havoc with the Federal wood en warships stationed there is, one of tne most dramatic scenes in all his tory, and the duel between the two vessels that followed, though a drawn battle in appearance, marked an epoch of the war. From that time it became impossible for the Confederate Gov ernment to organize a navy. Had not the Monitor appeared at the very time it did, so as to bar the way of the Confederate war vessel, the'Merrimac, after destroying the United States warships, the Cumberland and Con gress, might have proceeded down the ; coast and raised the blockade. Had that been done in 1862 no power on earth could have prevented the estab lishment of the Southern Confederacy. It was that blockade ' more than any other one thing that isolated the se ceding States from Europe ' and -shut off their supplies. At that time arm ored vessels were as yet a dream, and what they would be in the actual col lision : of t war an: entirely unknown quantity. Every naval Power in the -wontt, tnereiore, was interested in that fight, and it marks the beginning of the modern naval era. In truth it may be said that the brave little Moni tor, that afterward sank in ,- a stormy sea like so much pot metal, ' was the beginning of the splendid" navies of .'.. r - '- , vu-uay. io iois Jul. casuntui con- tributed; and his memory is deserving of honor., r . JUl men go down to the sea in ships', v Pith a trembling hand andf altering lips, j ye spread our sails on the deep unknown, Eaea for himself and each alone. , , 'ijhS'k&strong tide floweth unceaslnglyj . GdOtctjixOnly knows our destiny. ; V . , . . . ; And ships may meet, as yours and mine; "Vyith a tender gleam, the deck-lights shine; There are wide-swept words of kindly cheer mg. a smile, perchance a tear; Then on, for the ever-hurrying sea Sings of the shadowy yet-to-be! And the light 'dies out of each shining track; The coarse was chosen, we turn not back; No hands are clasped o'er 1:he soundless blue, But hearts though severed may yet be true; And a sweeter story ne'er shall be" ' KThan of memory's ship-lights spoken at sea. Emma Huntington Nason. "NUMBER FIVE:1 HAUNCET WARD : was a ? confirmed bachelor. All his friends so affirmed and he himself ad mitted the indict ment. "i suppose JL am entirely too particular," tsaid he to himself as he mused , . oyer his bachelorhood. "Now. there was KatyDeane, very pretty; womanly, musical, and all that, but she wore number five shoes, endure to have a wife pould not whose shoemaker I would be ashamed to meet. 'Nellie Keene's weak point was her hands. I should have said strong point, for her technique on the piano was masterly, but her hands were so larke ; why, I am sure she could reach tei . notes as easily as I can an octave. To see such hands offering me my cup of soffee every morning would render me absolutely miserable. Susie Hunt wa i perfect until you heard her speak, bu ; her voice ! A half hour of it gave me a headache for all day. What wo ild a lifetime of such screeching hare done? ! Driven me wild, I'm afr lid. It doesn't seem to me that I am so very, unreasonable after all. . I only want- a woman with a fine figure ; a pretty no, I mean an intelligently beautiful face; fair complexion, fine eyea I'm not so particular as to color ; and blonde, naturally waving hair ; a soft, low, womanly voice ; good musi cal ability and a delight in classical music. A woman of mind, of course, noti too literary, and a good house keeper. That is all. I certainly ought to be able to . find such a combination, andj I won't marry until I do. If I asked for money, or were in any way unreasonable, it would be different, butjl ask no 'impossible! she.' It is true I am thirty, and have never yet seen- my ideal, out jl u wait another thirty; years oetore i, marry a woman does not meet my modest require- ts." -W- Chauncey Ward was a businessman. His sign and cards read L. D. Ward & Company. is place of business was simply an ie, and his corps of employes were .ciDallv "an the road." Ooeniner out of the office was a suite of pleasant rooms, where Mr. Ward kept bachelor's hallL One of these, which served as a private office as well as parlor, a fine upright piano, and near neia it on the wall was a " bell telephone. ' "A streak of economy putting it in here," Tie explained to a friend. ''Saved just fifteen dollars.'' ow is that?" inquired his friend. telephone m the office would been sixty dollars a year, as that e price of one's place of business. At one's residence it is forty-five dol lars ja year, and this is my residence, you know." ' 5 . "Ha, ha!" laughed the friend, "Quite a dodge. I'll remember it." One blustering April day Mr Ward found himself a victim of influenza, and surrendering the office to his clerk, withdrew to the seclusion of his parlor, where he sneezed and snuffled in lo nely solitude, growing hoarser as the c ay wore on. He felt too miser able to play the piano, his eyes were weeping so constantly that he could not , read, and he was listening, dole fully to the airs played by his magnifi cent music box- when a call came from the telephone. He stepped to the door, of th a office, but Smith wasout ; there wast othing to do but toanswer the callHmself. It proyed be from a customer in an adjoining village. The man was a little stupid as well as a little deaf, and with all his efforts Ward could not make him understand. The matter was an important one' and so inj spite of trembling limbs and aching head, and the accompaniment of snetezes and flourish of handker chiefs, the poor fellow strove to make the business intelligible to his distant customer. He was almost despairing when a musical voice spoke through the telephone, "Let me assist you, Mr. Tard." Chauncey started. "Who is that? Ah, the girl at the Central office. What a sweet voice 1" These were ! lis thoughts.. His words were, "I shall be most grateful if you can do anything to help me, I am so hoarse." v "I understand," said the musical voice, "and I can hear you with much 'less eljfort than the gentleman in B . ; Tell me what you want to say and I ; will xi speat it to him. " Fol owing this suggestion Ward found that the girl was quick to hear and comprehend, and he could hear her cl sar musical tones repeating with au enviable distinctness of enunciation his wcrd of directness or explanation.' (The - customer, satisfied atr last, : closed, his part of the conversation, :and "Vard expressed his thaiQ to the gwl father kind assistance. - ' !, ''Nothanks are necessary,"! was the i reply, .and the circuit was at once brpkeja and further speech' made im- possipie. Ail the rest of tha evening who men 3 offic, orm "A have is tb uie xones of the unseen girl rang in uis cats! . - "The sweetest voice in speech I ever neara," he mused, -x wonder how she looks. She must be blonde; no brunette could, speak so softly." i . It will be surmised from our friend's admiration of blondes that he himsel w wo cm ytueiibc ; JLtio c .reveries were interrupted -by another call ithrouch upxopuuue. jLixm iime in was from a young friend who was in the hos pita suffering with a broken leg. ' say, Ward, old boy," said the poor lenuw, -can you ao something to cheer me Tip a little?" "Can't talk a bit, Charley," roared wara hoarsely, "outi'ii wind up the music box for you." So the box was wound, and began playing its cheery melodies to tho hospital patient, who apparently was charmed by the sweet tones, for after a time came the call. "Good night, Ward, I'm just going off to sleep. Several times during the next "dav or two aia tne sweet voiced telephone operator assist Ward in his efforts to communicate with distant friends and customers, and it may safely be agined that his delight in hearing her .JJ 1:1: r i iuowuiuua xreytJULiou 01 ins own woras was so great that .his convalescence was consequently delayed. But the tantalizing thing was that she persist ed in declining all thanks and in clos ing the conversation as soon as it came to be between her and Mr. Ward alone. HeWas not satisfied, and when he once persisted, after she had broken the circuit, and called her back to thank'her, she said, "If you feel un der obligations, you can repay me by letting your music box sing to me. " Ward did not wait for further words, but instead of winding the box he seated himself at the piano and poured forth his thanks in an impro visation. He was a skilled musician, but his chief delight for years had been to give expression to his own un premeditated thoughts upon the pi ano, ana tnis silvery voicea gin was an inspiration. He had never played more brill iantly, and he was therefore disap pointed to find, as he ended his rhap sody and went to the telphone, that no word of acknowledgment came for his efforts to please his unseen friend. "Coquettish, I fear, after all," mused Ward, and he was surprised to see how much this thought grieved him. Unconsciously to himself he had endowed this unknown telephone girl with all the sweet womanly qualities her voice had seemed to indicate, and he could not bear to have the illusion destroyed." Yet why should he caro anything about a girl whom, he had never seen, of whom he knew nothing, save that she had a musical voice and worked for her living? That last thought was not 'wholly agreeable to him. He had not outlived the old idea that a woman must be supported by some one, and that to labor for her own subsistence was m a degree lower ing to her dignity. She was ignorant, perhaps, of the necessity of making any acknowledgment for his music, and yet she had seemed to know .what belonged to good manners. He had been very foolish to think of her at all. No doubt if he should see; her the disillusion would be complete. With these thoughts he tried to dis miss her from his mind, and was pro voked at himself to find that it was-not altogether possible. After an hour or so there came a ring of the telephone. It this Mr. Ward?" asked the wll known voice. "Yes," was the reply, rather gruffly given. , "I am afraid you thought me very ungrateful for your magnificent music," said the girl, "but there came a very urgent call which took me away before you were through, and pre vented my saying how good you were to spend so much time and skill on poor me." The words were enough to prove to JtVard that his improvisation had been fully appreciated, but as here was a chance for a little conversation with her he determined to improve it. i "You have never allowed me to thank you for your kindness tome," he said. "Why should I expect you to thank me for that which was only a payment of a debt ?" "If you did not expect it of me," said the girl somewhat falteringly, "I certainly expected it of myself." Our friend felt that his remark had not been quite kind in tone, and hastened to say, "Please do not misun derstand what was a lame attempt at a pleasantry. . I acknowledge that I feared I had bored or offended you by my long winded musical communica tion, but now that I know I was mis taken I am well pleased. , I have only one wish now, and that you can easily satisfy," "And what is that wish?" "To know the name of the younf? lady who has proven herself of such great assistance to me. There was a sound of laughter in the voice that now asked, "Why do you call me young?" It was a thought tnaflhad not before suggested itself to him. To be sure it was not inevitable that she should be young. He felt his face flush hotly in thus betraying himself. But he col lected his thoughts and replied gal lantly, "Youth is not a matter of years, and both your deeds and your voice prove that you have a young heart.' v The laughter was not now subdued, but rang out in a clear, silvery peal, that was even more musical than her speech. After waiting a- moment he asked, "Are you not going to ,tell me the name of my assistant?" "Oh, replied she carelessly, am Number Five." :: Mr. Ward shuddered. "Number Five, like a convict without a name. " He could not call her simply a num ber. "That will not do," he answered. "If you do not .tell me your name, I shall call you Mother Hubbard. " ; Again that merry laugh. Then a moment of : hesitation, and after that she said coldly, "My name is Lester." "Miss or Mrs. ?" asked he, but in re gponse came ) the words, "That's all, 0wod-bve." It ws but a few days after this that Ward again attempted to open a con versation with Miss or Mrs. Xiester, but could obtain no answer. His call for "Number Five" was responded to in the shrill feminine tones with which shop girls generally, call "Cash, cash, .nd which are such a . terror to a sen- fritiVe ear. ; ; .M' -' .' - . - "Has Miss Lester left the office?" heinduired. - , "X aou i a.uuw any huuu peruu-u, . ,-r J i. 1- was the reply screached in his ear. "Where is Number Five?" was his next attempt. "I'm Number Jfive. ,f What do you want?" . " ' 1 ' "Nothing," growled he in his gruff est tones, and thereaiter Kept away from the telephone, putting upon Smith the task of all communications. Tf. was earlv in September, and Chauncey . Ward was beginning to ihinV of his semi-annual visit to New York, when one day Smith at thetele nhone besan to carry ou a conversa tion with some one without asking hiss fimnlover what to say. Half ol a con versation is always amusing, and piques' the curiosity to know what the other nan migut ue. juj.hii a pumo in this conversasion was : . - -"No." "No." "I don't know." "No. Whoareyoti?" "Number Five?" At these words. Mr. Ward started up "Who is talking?" he asked. "I don't know ; it is a girl who says she is JN umber ive and asxs 11 you are sick." Ward rose with some excitement. "Has she a shrill, screechy voice?" vUh, no, indeed; she has a very nice voice, I think. "Let mehere,said Ward, pushing Smith rather rudely away. "Is it Miss Lester?" he asked. "It is Number Five," was the reply with the remembered sound of laugh ter in. the tones. "Where have you been this long while? inquired Ward eagerly. "I have been very ill. "Are you sure you are quite well now Are you aoie to oe at worj t Ought you not to have stayed at home another week? Ward was amazed at his own anxiety in asking these questions. He was surprised at the solicitude he felt as he noted the evident weak ness .and weariness 01 tne woman in her voice, as she replied. "I am not very strong, but I could not afford to be idle any longer." "Have you no one to take care of you?" he asked. Theie was now a sound of tears in the voice that sadly replied, "There are several who are depending upon me." "Please, Miss or Mrs. Lester, I don't care which it is, do not be offended with me, but I must say what is m my thoughts, you are too weak to be permitted to go home alone. Let me call for you and take you home in my buggy. I can come at any hour. " pause. 'You can trust me. In- aeea, you can. j. maice tne proposi tion with only a feeling of humanity. You are sick, yous need a little of the attention and care which an old. for- orn bachelor like mj self can give honorably, and simply in the case Of common brotherhood. Say that I may come." There was a silence. Ward fancied he heard a smothered sob, and his heart beat rapidly at the thought that she was suffering, but he would not urge her further. It certainly was asking a great deal of her, but if she trusted hfmBhe should .not regret it. was, "I am not sure that I am doing right, but 1 am really very weak, and will trust you. You can come at six. Mow will l Know you?" Ward described his horse and car riage, and the place at which he would be waiting for her, and at the ap pointed hour was promptly on hand. One after another, girlish sand wo manly figures came down the stairs and took their various ways, but no one looked as if expecting him. "Has she fooled me after all?" thought he ; but just as he was con cluding that he was the victim of a hoax, he saw a light figure come wearily down the stairs, and after hesitating a moment, cross the side walk to where his carriage stood. She was rather tall and light, her face was hidden by a veil, but all doubt as to her identity was dispelled by her ap proaching and saying in the well known voice, "Is this Mr., Ward?" In a moment he was on the pave ment and assisting her into the buggy. As he took his place by her side he inquired, "Where shall, I drive?" "Forty-sevenCarrol ; street," was the reply. They drove in silence until the busy portion of the city "had been left, and then, turning .to his companion, he said, "I have missed you a long time. Have you been ill long? And when did you come back to the office?" "Yes, I have had a serious illness, and I only returned to the office work regularly yesterday. I was very weary last night when I reached home, and to-night was feeling that I should never be able to get there, when you made your kind offer. I believed you to be a gentleman, and I accepted it. " "I believe I am a gentleman, Miss Mrs. which is , it?"- he a3ked abruptly. "You surely will tell me your name now." "I am not married," she acswered. "And now one more kindness. Let me see your face ?" Without a word she raised her veil and disclosed a pale, thin face, which even in health lacked elements of beauty, and tyet which bore, even in illness, traces of modesty, intelligence and sweetness of disposition Having trusted him thus far.: Miss Lester seemed disposed to trust him still farther, and a very few queries sufficed to put him in possession of her history and present circumstances. , - Her father was a disabled, soldier, with a slim pension, her mother a par tial invalid, and v there vwero several younger childrep ; and all were largely dependent upon her exertions for sup port , The father did such light work as offered itself, suited to his strength. The. mother culd do nothing but keep the children out of mischief. '- "They are all ; waiting for me to come and cook their supper," said she, smiling wanly; ' ? "Poor child!" As the tears sprang to her eyes at the pityHmd 'commiseration expressed in his tones, he felt af if he must take hier, likea tired child, in his arms and soothe1 her" grief; p He thought' hoth ing about the size of her hands or feet, the color of her hair or complexion, he. only -felt that she was an overtired, brave little woman, struggling along under burdens which even his brqad shoulders would find too heavy to be borne. How could he help her? This was the question that puzzled him day and night. He thought not of her hands calloused and brown with toil, not of the fact that her hair was neither golden or wavy, nor that she was a working woman. He only remembered i mat duo wo uouvaw. urave, irua hearted woman, sorely neediner svm pathy ahd aid. How could he help her ? . He answered the query satisfac torily to himself for several evenings by being ready at the close of the day to drive her to her little home. Then she quietly said that she was well now, and needed not to farther impose on his kindness. 'T?nf T Tironf An if "Nevertheless you must not," she persisted, adding that it would only place her in an embarrassing position in the eyes of her neighbors, whose good opinion she highly prized. "1 will not annoy you any more, said he, "for I am going to New York to-morrow ; but when I return " The sentence was not completed until his . return, when he discovered that Mr. Lester was just the man he needed in his office. He then discov ered a stout German girl who needed a good home and insisted upon placing her in Mrs.. Lester's household as maid- of-all-work. His final discovery wad that he needed the sweet voiced tele- phonergirl so near at hand that tele phone communication would be need less. 8 "What number shoes do you wear, my dear?" said Mr. Ward to his wife as Christmas drew near.. "Number five," was the smiling re ply. . Mr. Ward did not look at all horri fied, but as he took his wife's hand, no longer callous and brown, but smooth and shapely, in his own, he said, "I should have been disappointed if you had made any othei reply. Five is to me the dearest number in the world." Womankind. Modern Weapons Against Savages. In an article entitled. "The Italians in Abyssinia, Ueneral Uosseron de Villenoisy says: "The battle of Adowa, where Mehelek's troops over threw well-armed European forces, at tacking the infantry in hand-to-hand fight, and taking entire batteries with out their being able to fire a single round, has disconcerted those who hitherto insisted that it would be im possible to get anywhere near troops equipped with modern arms. This is because firing in actual warfare and in peace practice have nothing in com mon. While in the latter case the target is clearly discernible and the distance readily estimated, in war the enemy Keeps well out of sight, and there will always be slight undula tions of the ground, hedges, bushes, or maybe even herbs or tufts of grass. which more or less obstruct the view, and hence the fire is aimed at random, and almost invariably too high. There is always a dangerous zone at some distance, where the bullets fall thick. est, and by advancing beyond this the enemy can avoid most of the danger This is what happened at Adowa, and! what will always be fatal to young, ; impressionable troops, while the fire will have its full effect in the: case of : calm and experienced, that is to say,, old soldiers. Napoleon's words still remain" true that A man is not a sol dier. '-" L'Avenir Militaire. ; , . Helgoland Sonp. i Whit do the Helgolanders do with their birds? Some are sent away to the Hamburg market, and: the rest kept for home consumption, iioast ing before a slow fire, with the tail on, over toast, is practically an un known art or at least one rarely prac ticed Everything goes into the pot for soup. "Trossel soup" is an insti tution much lauded. Mr. Gatke tells us how it should be prepared. Take care to commit some forty or fifty thrushes, according to the require ments of the family., to the soup pot, and do not have the fattest birds drawn, and if the cook is a true artist, no one will fail to ask a second helping. A favorite Helgoland dish is kittiwake pie. In November and December these gulls are very fat, and when prepared in Helgolandish fashion are considered a delicacy, although a' somewhat fishy one. The gray crow is also a very favorite dish. Cham; bers's Journal. Shell Masonry of Westminster Abbey. There is a singular feature in the early masonry work of Westminster Abbey, as, when removing or repair ing any of the more ancient stonework of the abbey, it is always found that the large stones are set or leveled with oyster shells. The shells are very flat and thick, measuring four and a half inches in diameter, and retain the small shell incrustations on the 6ut side. . As the story . of the abbey's foundation points to its association with fishermen the oyster, shells were probably' usd for special religioui reasons. Chicago Inter-Ocean. . : Drug Store. s?os., Wiliesboro, N. C. Keep on hand a full line of Fresh Drugs, Medicines, Oils, Paints, Varnishes land "Everything kpt in a First-Class Drug Store. . t f ..'!, Carelnlly - Store ' in tha Old Steve J ohnson Building, just opposite the Court House. . Be Sure to Call and See Them. DEALER IN-7 drMg PATENT MEDICENES, TOBACCO, CIGAKS, Cigarettes, Fancy and Toilet Soaps, etc., etc. Prescriptions promptly and accur ately filled. Situated in the -Brick Hotel Building. - ' " --v ' - - T TTTTITVTT tS TITITITV IT1 1 TIT tlfl yviitir&miJSTAiJLiis, ft. C. WELLBORN. PROP. Situated on Main Street, , east of th Court House. Good horses aBd new ve hicles of all kinds ready for the accom- mnriatinn nf thn trfivfllinor tinhlir Hnrai caroiuuy ieu iqu hi icuueu . w. vi v ui a trial and sea how we feed. m . ji jx a.a.' aj . a i : a r iirtTTTJADxr UM. ,J II li 14141 VT J.fcXl Wilke8boro, - North Carolina. Attorneys at Law, . TVILKESBORO.- N. C. , Will practice in the State and , Federal Courts.-, ' i -.:'":: . . . 1 8 A AC C. V7EELLBO RN r Attorney - at'- Law, n Will practice In all the courts. Desler la real estate. Prompt attention paid to oollection of claims. - T. B. Tmxr. H. L. Obkhol FINLEY & GREENE, Attorn eyo - at Law, ' wiliiebboro, n; O. i Will practice In all tlie courts. Ool ItctSons a specialty. Real estate sold on vThe State Department; officers feel that the ; Consular; irepofts 1 which are . prerlared at infinite pains, .and In some cases by much labor and research, by our consuls in all patts of the world are pot ixxlly appreciated at home.: : These reports aim, unde. r the present system, to point out to Alherican merchants and manufacturer ; thgbest ; markets for their products.; Complete data are furnished ; by the ' Cdnsuls, ' and it is made available at once for the news papers. It has been found that Ameri can! newspapers care yery little for such news, and even: the trade papers use i the material-- sparingly The re ports are published periodically In vol umes ' which' are distributed generally to business "men whose addressqs arc on the State Department list. . By the time this publication reaches them, however,' the information is old and in some cases its value is lessened. The department officers think that greater consideration should be paid : the re ports of our Consuls, especially as they , mean dollars arid cents to many busi ness houses in all parts of the country. The subjects treated of are as varied as the lines of commerce, and both exT portation, and importation are dealt with. It was remarked recently in the State Department that ,' the London Times awaited with, apparent interest the publication of the Consular reports, and made regularly an abstract of the information. ' It is the only paper in the world, so far as the department of ficials" know, which makes this use j of the commercial reports of American Consuls. , , '- LOGICAL. .' ' - , . He: And so jou wish to break off our engagement long as it is ? -, She: ; The longer a thing is, the easier It is to break off.- . , Prescnpfioas CoiflOMed R. t STALEY & GO So . Michigan has DJne 8tandinff. v 35,000,000,000 feet ol J