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Show t~'t hH.Itaua und Uhlo, and from the western boundary line of "Washington,. to a line dr~l\vn straight south from the eastern shore llne of l..nke Mlchlgari. 1etropotamla comprised the upper half or Indiana and hlo with the same eastern and western bouodnrles. Chersonesus Included all of the present lo ·er peninsula of ~tichlgao and a small portion of the present upper peninsula. Silvanla Included the re t of the upper peninsula, the upper third of the present state of \Ylsconsln and .a portion of the eastern part of Minnesota. .Mtchlganla comprised the central third of \VIsconsln and Arsenispla the lower third. Illlnoia would have taken In the upper third of the pre ent state of Illlnols and the western boundary of Metropotamla. Polypotamla would have In· eluded the central third of Illinois with the ~arne eastern boundary and Pellslpla the lower thlrd. a triangular tract bounded by the AI· Ohio and Ml tsstppl rivers. though .Jefferson's report was adopted, It was never put Into operation and eYentnally the old .. Torthwest Territory Instead of being divided up Into ten stares wa divided up Into five-\Vtscon~in, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. At about the s~me time anotller state was being formed which was destined never to be repre entert by a star In the flag. That was John Sevier's state of Franklin. formed 1n the eastern part of the present state of Tennessee when :rorth Carolina, which owned thP Tennessee country. ceded Its western lands to the federal government, then took them back but refused or was unable to help protect her citizens beyond the mountains from the Indians. After a stormy career the tate of Franklin pnssen out of e lstence and t_tnme Into the nlon as part of the state of Tenne see. The history of ·• .. ,.ollchucky Jack" Sevier's tate of Franldln ts a fairly familiar one to most Americans, but 1t is doubtful if many of them know that half a century Inter another lrtate of Franl\.lln was proposed and came near being a reality. If It had. the Civll war might never ba\"'e been fought. ndrew Johnson (later tn 1842 President) was a state senator In Tennes ee. Be was also a bttter opponent of lavery. He first Introduced a bill which would ha\·e eliminated Jn Tenne see the slave!'l as a basis for representation In congress. If this measure had gone througb 1t would lw ·e resulted In rhe emancipation of e\"'ery slave in that state. Rut 1t falled. Te t he Introduced a b111 direct- er half L tah, Friday, uly 5, 193S fdvale, ~vestward lng the go,·ernor to corre~pond with the governors of Virginia. North Carolina and Georgia In regard to the ce sloe of their mountain counties wblch. wltb ea t Tennessee, were to be erected as a new state called Franklin. This new state, populated by mountaineers wbo did not own slaves. would have made a free state In the heart of South and, serving as a sort of pearhead against the Institution of slavery, might have eventually brought about the gradual nbolltlon of that Institution. The bill failed Jn one hou e by a very clo e vote. so again the Immortal Ben Franklin missed having an American commonwealth bear his name. American history affords two or three other Instances of proposals to erect new states from establlshed commonwealths. At one time there was an effort made to form a state named •·susquehanna" from a part of Pennsylvania, and In the early days of the Republic there was a to divide VIrginia and propo~al mnke a state In the we tern part called "\Ve t ylvanla." Eventually. of course, the state was divided. Thnt was In 1861 when VIrginia seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy while the western Dear Mr. Wynn: Ye terday I happened to be on the I<.:nst Side, and just a I passed two men, I heard one man say. In n loud voice. ''I'm a brick." In an Instant the other chnp punched him In the jaw and lnsed him flat In the sidewalk. How do you account for Sincerely, that? U. \VOOD RUNTOO. Answer: One man said he was a brlcl{, and the other fellow must have been a bricklayer. Dear Mr. Wynn : I just receiv.ed a letter from a friend of mine In which he ays he Intends comJng clean from Denvt-r. Colo., to 'ew York on a bicycle. Do you believe he can do lt? Truly yours, HA 'SI~. FEET. Answer: He can come that tar on a bicycle. but not clean. Dear Mr. \Vynn: In our little toPn there ba started a movement which Is called •'The orne .1\lovement." Own Your Own Can you tell me \Vhat this Is and BUTCHER ~"'. PRODUCED THE f.lr=ll IsLAND, -me e~ce ;ra1He- ~ MOST ~S MEI.TlNG POT OF CI'JlZENS 10BE, ~~ED PFTER ~ ElliS~ A NEW ~I( &m::lQ W}«) OWNED If PRIOR 10 rr.; oB~G WEN 0/ER 'BY NeW YORK STATE. .. •• •• ••• •• •• :~ : MOTHER'S OOK B SUMMER MEALS the wa1·m •eather ts D URI.1,.G the time to let down on all un- part of the state voted to remain tripes. At under the Star and that time It wa suggested that the new state be called ''l{anawha," but when It came Into the Union In 18G2 It came as \Vest VIrginia. ~ \Vestern Newspaper Union. ED WYNN, The Perfect Foot THE ISLAND OF A ELLIS HAIL THE FOURTH UESTION BOX by MOST CITIZENS OFTHEUN PAGE THREE why It Is calJed a BUilding-Loan Truly Yours. Scheme? A 'N APAHTME ~T. Answer: 'I' he Idea Is a simple one. The building companies advance the money to build you a house and you pny them so much money every month. By the time you have become absolutely disgusted and dissatisfied with the place, it Is your work and moth r has the re t from work. A ripe banana with a glass of good milk Is ufllclent luncheon tor a light meal. Bananas as frutt are used o tre. quently that It I hardly nece sary to mention how well they serve In Peel a banana. roll In alads. chopped nuts and lay on a lettuce leaf or In a nelrt of water ere • Serve wlth a ro e of mayonnal e. Tbe banana should be dipped Into french dre log to moisten Jt b fore rolling It in crumbs; thl add a peclal zest to lt. neces ary work so that mother may have a llttle vacation a well. In· formal serving-letting the youngters do the work-lt will be a change from cbool work, and It Is a good thing to train them to do all kind of llou ebold task . The girls, of course, are expected to have thi training before they go Into their own home • or how will they know how to deal with household matters and spend the money C> Western Ne spo.p r Union. given to them for the upkeep of the Boys, too, 3hould begin home? early to leat·n bow to cook lmple foods, be able to make a goo cup ot coffee, prepare a crl p pf ce of ton t, and erve a well-cooked egg. The e accompli hment are not only helpful but often neces ary In cases ot illness or ab ence of the hou ewtfe. It Is not always easy or agreeabt~ for a good housekeeper to turn over the work to her children. but -row 1t Is most gratifying In result Is the Ume to serve the meals on the porch or In the garden : the young folks will enjoy taking the extra steps and the novelty wlll ser\"'e to delight the whole family. Serve the breakfa~t buffet stylf' as the English do. Everybody hn.., a few covered dl hes to keep things hot. and wltb hot coffee and toast. one may make a flne breakfa9t. Rcrnmhled eg rs, sliced bacon. ausages-even bot riddle cakes or Reading Declaration of lndepend· ence From the Balcony of the waffles may be made on the por<-h. State House at Phltadelphla.A perfect plcn1c Is one where From n Old Print. everybody does hfs hsre ot the DAWN OF LIBE TY Gets Job 63 Years Dear Air Wynn : Two frlemls of mine left yesterday on a camping trip. As they left me I noticed that each one bad a stone jug In bls hand. They told me they were tal\ing them along to Don't J'OU use for their pillows. think stone Jugs are rather bard Answers Ad, Lands Perthings to sleep on? manent Employment. Truly yours, MARY N. JU~ ~E. New York.-ln 1872 be ans ered Answer: Your frlends probably help wanted ad In a newspaper a Intend filling the jugs with traw got the job. Today,63 years later, and to make them soft. he still bas lt, bavlng set what 1s believed to be an American recDear 1r. \ rynn : ord for continuous employment with 1 took my fir... t trip to Chinatown one concern, and he doe n't ant and the Bowery last Sunday. 1..'he to retire. funniest thing I thinl~ I ever saw as twenty William \V. Hanold Chinatown a was a lgn In front of two when he answered the ad. He hotel which read, "'Room~ f>Oc and became one of the five employees of :15c." 'ow what could possibly be H. \V. Johns, pioneer asbestos man the difference between a 50c room ufacturer. Today, at eigh tl'·fl e. de and a 55c room? clinlng retlrement or pension, lr. Truly yours, Hanold Is still at work in the headI. TOOKABUS. quarters of the company. Answer: They put mou e traps Sailboat Enthusiast. in the 55c rooms. The only thing be resents at all WNU Service. In the passing of the good old days C As.soclo.ted Newspaper•. Is the popularity of motor boat , because: Peon Pays 60 Centavos "1 found It bard beginning, four for Use of Another Name or five year ago, to get peopl to San Salvador.-A new racket hal:) go out salllng with me. I bad been been reported from La Union. Pa- doing It regularly. I lo\"'ed lt. But there were more and more boats cific port of El Salvador. ailedwhere I An Indian peon Inquired at the with kicker bay, Sheepshead and post office recently for mall for Gravesend bay Salome flaltmayer. ' 1 ben a kert and my friends all wanted to go lf he was of Swiss nationality, be around In boat wltb kicker ." Tbls aft'e(>tfon for sailboats wa repliled that his father's name was early. Be was In the navy lngralned Juan Ana taclo Baruca and bl and ht best loved hlp. '60s, the In mother was Sebastlna Gaitan, but that he had purchased the name of tbe 1\lohlcan. hnd 8 propeller which could be hot ted out of the water llaltmayer for 50 centa o . .. J bought the name," he added, and he could u e her san entirely. •'from a icaraguan gentleman, who Hanold wn an expert nt handling told me that It was a very dlstln· a ma11 allboat. Wins Special Mention. gulshed name In Switzerland and It was a cutter which led 8 party cheap at 50 centavos. There were others more expensive, and I bave from the Mohican up a devlou river friends who are now Demetrio near Mazatlan, Mexico, after tbe piBonaparte, Balblno Eelison and Ja- ratical steamer Forward. The Forcobo \Vashlngton. but they had to ward, a former British gunboat. old pay from 80 centavos to a peso for at VIctoria, B. c.. and acquired by thelr names." a crew which Included renegades Ago; Still at W or from Union and Confederate armle • was out to prey on ve el carrying liver ore from the we t eoasrt of .Mexico to San rancl co. he helped herself to some United States navy coal, the Mexican government asked lively help and the Mohican took lntere t. \Vhen the party from the Mohican reached the Forwar~ which had grounded 40 miles up the twisty channel of the Teacapan river, most of the crew ot the pirate hlp had gone asbore, taking not only smail arms but howitzers. The commandIng officer In the cutter, Ensign J. M. \Valnwrfght. was fatally wounded and Hanold was In charge. Tb report ot the secretary of the navy for 1870, which tells all this, say too, "W. W. Hanold, yeoman, deserves special mention.'' To "Kick the Buc t" The expression "kick the bucket,n which we consider slang, had It origin tn the time of the ancient It Is directly traced Erryptfans. to the language of the Egyptians and It I Illustrated In the hteroglypblcs from whlcb we ha e gained our knowled"e of thl people. In the Egyptian language th word for ..kl<>k" I "khekh," meannd back. Tho. Ing to return or In the hieroglyphic , the act of kicking the bucket Is Imply th return of an empty bucket-that l • body without life. The bucket was used con tnntly by the Egyp. rltlng tlans In their tgn ymbol of. death. Though It seem a strange coincidence, thts Is b 1t one <'f numerou tn tance wher In the custom and Jangnarre of anhnve been tran cient people ferred Into the lang interpr t tlon of mo ern u age.-\Va ... hlnu. ton Po t. e e ~~·········. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~··············· |
