The morning call., 1894-06-03

confession. He stated that upon his refusal 10
pay the amount OF money due DR.. Parkman
called him a thief and a liar, and declared
thai he would have him turned on: OF the
college. This language and threat made him
ungOverna0ly angry. and while in that excited
condition he seized the first thing within reach
and 1t proved TO be a grape vine which lie had
been using In demonstrations 10 one OF MS
CLASSES. With this he struck DIR. Parkman one
blow which killed him instantly. When he
realized that the doctor was dead his first
thought was 10 make away with he body He
locked himself IN his laboratory, burned the
clothing OF his victim, then dissected the body
and burned portions OF 1t in the furnace when
ever he had the opportunity 10 DO so. IL was
generally believed that he had DIR. Parkman
call on MN for the purpose of killing him. a
strong effort was made 10 have him
pardoned, but the atrocity Of the crime
and the strong popular belief that DIR.
Parkman had been deliberately murdered
had such an effect upon the Governor that lie
refused to pay any attention To the many petit
tions sent to him on behalf of the prisoner.
MOUNT TACOMA OR RAINIER-J. A. r.,
City. Mount Tacoma, sometimes written
Takoma and Takhoma, aud also called Mount
Rainier, is the highest peak OF the Cascade
range, and is in the southern part of Pierce
County, Wash. 1t is said 10 be OF vol
canic origin. IGs sides are partly covered
with forests Of large frs and pines up to GER
tain line. The height OF the mountain is
14.444 feet Professor Davidson OF the Geo
detic and Coast Survey. in answer TO question
about This mountain, said: I'm 1S54-57, from
my triangulaton stations on Puget Sound, !
determined the height and position of the
mountain, and also detected, with the aid
Of a powerful accommodating telescope,
what ] believed TO be glaciers on a
COMPARATIVELY small scaIe.u Several parties
have made the ascent OF the mountain. The
first attempt was made by Lieutenant A. V.
hautz. now general OF me United States on the
retired list. General kautZ, who WAS then
lieutenant connected with the engineer corps,
made The first attempt to ascend the mountain
in 1855. All of the lieutenants party gave out
at the foot OF the glacier The courageous lieu
tenant then attempted to overcome this great
difficulty. but IL was too arduous an under.
taking and he reluctantly gave up the effort to
reach The summit. In view OF what he did
do he was given the credit of being "tbe
first man who assembled Mount Tacoma"
After this failure he returned to the
military post at Fort SteilacoOm. The second
attempt was made by Hogan Stevens, son OF
Major /. /. Stevens, then Governor of Wash
ington Territory. TINS was in 1870 and he
was accompanied by L. b. Van Trump OF Yelm,
ThuTston County, Wash. The party succeeded
in reaching the south and middle peaks. The
Bayiey party assembled the mountain IN 1883,
and 1t was assembled by Z. n. Fuller and his
daughter Fay, who Is the first woman who ever
made the ascent OF this mountain. A very ID
terestiDg account OF the manner In which the
ascent was made by Stevens and Van TRUMP,
written by Van Trump, was recently furnished
TO the Sierra Club.
Is French and translated literally is fat Tues
day. 1t is the last day OF the carnival and Is
noted in Paris for the travesty of an ancient
Roman custom, which was the formation OF a
procession marching To offer an OK in sacrifice
10 the GODS In Paris the OK, which is always
the prize beast of the season, is paraded
through the streets. His horns are gilt and he
Is decorated with colored ribbons There is in
the procession number OF merTymakers, who
are dressed IN fantastic costumes, and as they
march through the streets they send forth dis
cordant sounds from all sorts OF tin insttu.
ments or Instruments made OF very thin brass.
1t being the day before Lent those who take
part In the festival gel all the ENJOYMENT
hey can out OF the day. AS early as 1927 the
FESTIVAL OF Mardi Gras was introduced IN New
orleans by the French population OF that city,
and for time it was participated In only by
that class OF the community. subsequently
the other portion took part In the fun OF the
DAY. For that day The city is under control of
"ReX." the King OF the carnival There are
TWO professions: the one during the day is The
procession that escorts Rex through The city,
ana the other In the evening is generally called
tie pageant of the Mystic KreWe of Comus
Inc kfeWe gave It's first display In 1857. In
recent years ST. Louis has had festival on
Mardi Gras. In San Francisco there nave been
TWO sucn festivals.
HUMAN LIFT. NJ. s., City. 1.-THE average
OF lille enjoyed by given number OF people OF
the same age" says writer on this tonic "i.
often called the mean duration OF lfe' or the
expectation of life.' but this latter is clearly
of age suppose 800 reach the age OF AS wears
then a man aged 20 years has an equal chance
of reaching 40 years. and % years would be
the expectation OF life. But it clearly does nod
follow that taking the 900 who have survived