Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1893 — Almost a King. [ARTICLE]

Almost a King.

The Earl of Derby, who died recently, was seriously considered as a candidate for the throne of Greece after the retirement of King' Otto, the Bavarian, in 1862. At the time he was Lord Stanley, a member of the House of Commons and one of the most intimate friends of Lord Beaconsfleld, then still Benjamin Disraeli, This interest, ing historical event first became published two years ago, through Froude, the English historian, who found letters referring to it ih the correspondence between Beaconsfleld and Mrs. Brydges. ■ Although Disraeli favored the candidacy of Stanley be expressed the belief in a letter, dated December 9, that the Stanleys would prefer Knousley to tlje Parthenon and Lancashire to the plains of Attica. Philadelphia Times. WOOD pulp is rapidly becoming one of the most universally used of manufactured articles. Not only is it found available for making many of the necessaries and conveniences of man’s life, aside from newspapers, but it is also appearing in artistic coffins in which to bury him. It is interesting to note in this connection that there are very few areas of spruce lumber in the United States west i 4 the Adirondacks. The light of the sun is equal to 5,563 wax candles held at the distance of one foot from the eye. It would require 600,000 full moons to produce a day as brilliant as one of cloudless sunshine. The mariner’s compass was known to the Chinese as early as B. C. Ilia.