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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
Table Manners in Argentina. .,

awe encamped near a swamp,
SAYS gentleman describing a meal
he had with some cart drivers IN
South America, ''and supped on
sliced pumpkins, boiled with bits OF
meat and seasoned with salt. The
meal was served in genuine pampa
fashion. One iron spoon and two
cows horns split in halves, were
passed around the group, the mem
beers of which squatted upon their
launches and freely helped them
selves from the kettle. Even in this
most uncivilized form of satisfying
hunger there is peculiar etiquette,
which the most lowly person in
variably observes. Each member Of
the company in turn dips his spoon,
or horn. into the centre of the stew
and draws it in direct line towards
him, never allowing it to deviate to
the right or left. By observing this
rule each person eats without inter-
ferine with his neighbor. Being
ignorant of this custom I dipped my
horn into the mess at random and
fished about for some of the nice bits.
NV companions regarded this hcrrlo
breach of politeness with scowls OF
impotence. They declared, with
some warmth, to the COOK the
foreigners did not know how TO eat;
1 apologized as well as ! could, and
endeavored thereafter to eat accord
ing to gaucho etiquette. New YorA
World, 49,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
Superstitions Of the Turk.

There is no land on earth where
more superstitions prevail than that
of the unspeakable Turk. Some OF
them are interesting. If by any
chance sparrow or swallow flies in
the window and circles three times
around the room it is sign that a
blood relation of some one present is
about to die.
There are many signs and hap
penings that are supposed to predict
marriage. For instance, if horse
sneezes when young girl passes in
the street she is positive that her time
is nearly come. If her hair becomes
.unfastened she knows that she will
soon be sought for, and if she goes to
eat peach and finds its kernel split
she is equally certain that she will
soon be welded. San Francisco
Chronicle,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
"a nFlyinE Switch.v

A flying switch is not mechanical
.on+r;vance. It is manmuvre OF
railroad men, by which the locomotive
Of a train is run upon one track and
the train. or part of the train, is run
mon another track. When the flying
switch is to be made the engineer
canses the train to travel at a consid-
cradle speed, the coupling between me
engine and the train is then undone'
and the engine, at q greater speed'
runs from the still moving train upon
the track already ready for it. imme-
diately the engine has passed the
switch points the switch is changed 70
throw the train, running with It's own
momentum, upon another track. a
living switch is also called running
switch. New York Dispatch.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
Tomatoes.

Tomatoes were used as food in the
south of Europe three centuries since.
A writer in Chambers's Encyclopedias
(new edition) gives 1888 as the date
of their introduction into Spain, but
Dodonous, writing more than twenty
wears before that, speaks OF them a.
even then to be found in the gardens
OF some European herballists. Gerarde
grew them in his garden in 1897, and
earlier. He says in his Herbal:
sIn Spaine and those hot Regionl
they used to eat the Apples prepared
and boiled with pepper, salt, and oyle.
but they yeeld very little nourishment
to the body, and the same naught and
corrupt. Likewise they doe cate the
Apples with ollie, vinegre, and pepper
mixed together for sauce to their
meat, even as we in these cold coun,
tries doe mustard. - Notes and
Queries. t
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
The Biggest Man on Earth

citizens Of this vicinity yesterday
had an opportunity to behold the
greatest living man in avoirdupois.
John Hanson Craig, with his wife and
.three-year-old child, was visiting James
Anderson and James MCPHERSON, rela-
tlves. Craig's home is in Danville,
Hendricks County, but he has been in
the show business since his babyhood.
In answer to questions he said: IT
now weigh 902 pounds and am thirty
seven years old. At birth / weighed
II pounds; ct eleven months weighed
" pounds, at two years 206 pounds.
At that time took the 81, 900 premium
at Barnum's baby show in New York
City in the year 1858. At five years /
weighed 3O2 pounds; at thirteen years,
4O5 pounds; at twenty two, 725
pounds; at twenty-seven, 1853 pounds;
at twenty eight, TIA pounds; at
twenty-nine, 791 pounds; at thirty,
S06 pounds; atthirty -one, 1856 pounds;
and my present weight is Just GOT
pounds. am six feet and five inches
high, measure eight feet and four
inches around the hips, eighteen inches
around the ankle, twenty mine inches
around the knee. sixty-six inches
inches around the thigh next to the
body. ! require forty -one yards for q
suit Of clothes, and three pounds Of
yarn for stockings
Mrs. Craig is a good-looking blonde,
weighs 1870 pounds, and formerly &C.
companied her husband in the role Of
snake charmer as ''Zola Ayres." When
asked how long they had been married
she laughingly remarked that they
were just now enjoying their second
honeymoon, as they were divorced in
January and remarked but couple
of weeks ago. Mr.. Craig explained
the trouble, stating that his wife had
expressed desire to learn fashionable
dressmaking, and that he objected.
She applied for divorce, it was
granted, and she went to Terre Haute
and learned her trade. She then re-
turned home and they were remarked.
Mr.. Craig has been all over Europe,
and in every important city in the
world. They went from here to Day
ton, where Mrs. Craig was born and
raised. Frankfort ind. Dispatch :.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27

months, by two different subjects, who,
according to DR.. Luys, had had no
means Of inter communication, as emit.
ting q green light from the injured
organ.
If it can be established that certain
diseases produce in those suffering
from them variation in the color OF
the emanations, which are perceptible
to the hypnotic subject, the existence
and nature of the disease will be certi-
fed by the tint.
Among the experiments which have
been classified as of q speculative kind,
and distinct from those Of practical
worth, none are more interesting than
those that involve the presentation to
subjects in the hypnotic state OF varl-
oussubstances and medicines contained
in Theoretically sealed tubes. The
manifestations, according as the tube
is presented on the right or the left
side of the subject, indicate emotions
of Numerically opposite nature.
Thus when tube containing ordinary
red pepper was offered to the left, or,
as the doctor calls it, the blue side,
Of q girl subject in the hypnotic
state, symptoms of keen pleasure
we're discernible, which changed
suddenly to an expression Of
violent disgust when the tube was car
ried Ia the red or right side. Accord
| ing to the doctor, the human being is
double, and does not feel the same OF
his red as on his blue side. Thyme
presented to one patient produced ter.
rifying hallucinations; in another II
called forth an expression of calm de-
light. Singularly, in the application
Of thyme, there was physiologica
effect, also, on the thyroid gland O.
the throat, the size of the neck being
increased from thirty to thirty three
centimeters, or somewhat more thai
an inch. Morphine in one patien
bred fancies of an evidently terrifyin!
nature, in another an intense drowsi
ness. The effect of frankincense pre-
sented to the left of the neck was al
emotion Of terror. Some water in
tube held near the left side Of a hyp
motto subjects head caused series
spasms resembling those usual to pa
tients suffering from hydrophobia.
The doctor maintains that in eac
case the patient was in total ignoranc
of the contents of the tube.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
The Glove Of Commerce.

The small evergreen tree from which
cloves are taken was originally native
of the Spice Islands, but it is now
cultivated in warm climates in all parts
of the world. This Glove OF commerce
is the unopened flower of the tree.
They are quite small, but grow in
large clusters along the branches.
After gathering, the buds are smoked
by wooden fire and dried in the sun.
Both the taste and smell Of the cloves
depend on the quantity Of oil they
contain. Sometimes the oil isseparated
from the cloves before they are sold,
and the odor and taste are in conse"
quence much weakened. If You desire
to know something of the form OF the
bud in the natural state soak few
cloves for short time in hot water.
The petals OF the flower will soften
and readily uuroll. Chicago Herald.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
How an EngIishman Lives.

Without being luxurious, the whole
globe has played him serving man to
spread his table. Russia gave the
hemp, or India or South Carolina the
cotton, for that cloth which his wife
lays upon it. The Eastern Islands
placed there those condiments and
spices which were once the secret rel
ishes of the wealthy. Australian
downs send him frozen mutton or
canned beef, the prairies of America
meal for his biscuit and pudding, and
if he will eat fruit, the orchards OF
Tasmania and the palm woods of the
West Indies proper delicious gifts.
while the orange groves OF Florida and
the Hesperides cheaper for his use
those "golden apples" which dragons
used to guard.
| His coffee comes from where ieweled
humming birds hang in the bowers OF
Brazil, or purple butterflies futter
amid the Javan mangroves. Great
clipper ships, racing by night and day
under clouds of canvas, convey to him
his tea from China or Assam, or from
the green Singhalese hills The sugar
which sweetens it was crushed from
canes that waved by the Nile or the
Orinoco, and the plating of the spoon
with which he stirs it was dug for him
from Mexican or Nevada mines.
The currants in his dumping are a
tribute from classic Greece, and his
timed salmon or kippered herring q
token from the seas and rivers Of
Canada or Norway. He may partake,
if he will, Of rice that ripened under
the hot skies OF Patna or Rangoon; OF
cocoa, that food of the gods, "plucked
under the burning blue of the equator.
For his rasher of bacon the hog ex-
press runs daily with 10000 granting
| victims into Chicago; Dutch or Brit
tany hens have laid him his eggs, and
Danish COWS grazed the daisies Of Ell
shore to produce his cheese and but
ter.
If he drinks beer, it is odds that Bel
GUM and Bavaria have contributed tc
It the barley and the hops, and, when
he has finished eating, it will be tbs
Mississippi flats or the gardens Of the
Antilles that fill for him his pipe with
tobacco. -Longman's Magazine.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
The Inventors Losses. !:

I'VE read very often Of inventors,
profits, but we hear very little OF IN
ventors' losses. Not long since the
suicide of an aged man in this city was
reported. He had been left a fortune
amounting to nearly $4,000 in addl-
ton to very excellent business. All
the profits Of the latter and the Tor
tune itself had been entirely spent IN
fruitless effort to invent clock that
would not require winding. He hada
sort of perpetual motion idea. and, OF
course, !, it was not practicable. An
English writer estimates that more
than million pounds sterling have
been wasted in Great Britain by in
ventors who have vainly sought to
solve the secret OF perpetual motion.
A prominent inventor who is III
the iron trade, in which he has
amassed an enormous fortune, re-
Gently said he believed more money
had been spent in this country IN
fruitless endeavors to invent horse
shoe machines than in any other line
of mechanical research. Horseshoes
can be made by machine successfully,
and with great profit. This is done
at the famous Burden Iron Works in
Troy, built up by the invention OF the
elder Henry Burden, long since dead,
Of the first practical machine for turn
ing out horseshoes from bars Of iron.
I hear that $3.50, 900 have been spent
by other inventors in this country IL
an effort to rival the Burden machine
Some of these efforts have been partly
successful and no doubt others will al
SO succeed. But isn't it remarkable
that SO much money has been spent
in line of manufacture regarding
which we hear SO ttle?---New Yorl
Mail and Express.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
An Egg Tax.

The State finances in Russia are re-
cruited by graduated income tax
commencing at one per cent. on IN
comes between 1000 and 1000 rubles,
aruble equals eighty cents) and IN
creasing at the rate OF one-tenth per
cent on every additional thousand or
fraction Of thousand ruHes. A duty
Of q quarter kopec about one-twentieth
Of a cent? is also imposed on the eggs
of all kinds Of poultry, which tax on
food realizes several millions Of rubles.
Temple Bar.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-06-27
"E Pluribus Unum, on Coins.

The legend "E Pluribus Unrm,
which appears on number of United
states coins. was never authorized by
law It's first use is said to have been
mon a coin struck at Newburgh, N.
v in 17S5, before the adoption OF our
Constitution. st. Louis Republic.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-02-09
MOUNTAIN HOME IDAHO SATURDAY. FEBRUARY o 1895.

regularly for consideration on Monday.
when hot debate may be looked for.
In the house the following concurrent
resolution passed.
Whereas. There Is bill now pending
before the senate OF the United States.
commonly known as the pooling bill
the object OF which is to enable all the
railroad companies in the United States
70 form themselves into gigantic trust.
controlling the transportation business
Of the whole country and thus placing
the commerce OF the nation and the en-
ployment and wages of nearly a million
laboring men at the mercy OF q vast
corporate monopoly, controlling more
than Sll,0o0. 600 900 of capital: and.
Whereas. We believe that the effect
of the passage OF said pooling bill can
not be otherwise than disastrous 10 the
people and tend to still further PROSTATE
them beneath the iron heel OF corpora t.
greed and rapacity; therefore be it
Resolved. That our senators be I'm.
structed and earnestly requested to
vote against and use every effort pos
sible to prevent the passage OF the said
pooling bill"
The other proceedings were OF
routine character and both houses ad-
journed at noon
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-02-09

believe that nave done nothing which
Il was not my duty to do" Heard was
applauded when he took his seat.
This ended the wordy combat and In
the absence OF a motion which might
have been made to reprimand the prin-
erals In the affair the house proceeded
NJ the question before II and the ex.
eitement subsidized. Through the inter-
mediation OF friends OF both parties.
Goodnight and Berry OF Kentucky act.
ing for Breckenridge and Dockery and
Hatch for Heard. an amicable adjust
ment of the difficulty was arranged.
Just before the session concluded Heard
rose and said his friends advised him
To withdraw what he said. and II he had
not done so would do II now. Breckin-
ridge accepted the olive branch and
gracefully apologized to Heard and To
the house. AT the request of Goodnisnt
of Kentucky the entire colloauy was
stricken from the Record and Heard
went over and shook hands with his late
adversary
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-02-09
IL rmE IDAHO LEGISLATIVE
No Change ON the Senatorial Ballot
populist Editor HAIRED.

Boise. Idaho, Feb lin the senate to.
day something Of sensation was ere.
lted by an order made by Presiden,
Mills depriVing the Boise Sentinel pop
ulist, of the privileges Of the floor The
sentinel had published an article IN
which II stated that the democrats had
been given chairmsnships as rewards
Tor voting for Shoup. In another arti-
rle it said that the republicans were
not In power in the Legislature.
In the house MIR. Crane presented a PEE
tition in which the commissioners OF
Kootenai county set forth the depIora-
blc financial condition existing not only
IN that county but all over the state.
and asking the Legislature TO pass law
postponing the date OF the sale Of prop
.rty for delinquent taxes.
Senator Days senate resolution. peti-
tioning congress against the proposed
abolition OF the office of surveyor-gener-
Al was passed by unanimous vote The
proceedings We're In the main featureless
but the committee on state affairs pre-
sented an important report on stat.
finances. The states indebtedness Is
stated as follows:
Outstanding warrants. sl56.6i4 81: es-
mated interest on same. $4,000 total
si3. .357.5g. The militia deficiency Is
Si.a650s. Grand total OF Indebtedness
s2i2,9Gt.lS. To pay this indebtedness
here is tho following Cash IN the
general fund. $l5.531, on taxes due from
'ounties. $500 900. probable poll taxes.
$1,000. Deductins $4,000 for delinquent
axes. leaves a balance Of revenue OF
s2li.3S2,0l, or $4i4.53 In excess Of the to-
al Indebtedness. The estimate ~ ex-
penses for the next two years is $685.
$50. The committee recommends that
The levy be reduced from ~ to 20 cents
1n sI0a.
Two senatorial ballots today resulted
Sh~up -. Sweet 1S Clagett a. DAILY
md Punt We're paired and Steen was
absent. The latter has been called To
Milton. or, by the serious Illness of his
brother There is no indication that a
.hange is near. though rnmors that
something is planned for next week are
again IN circulation.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-02-09
rrRRlBl, Torn u, nARnrp WIRE.
Mrs. sullivan OF tennessee Misealeulated
the Direetion OF u Runaway Team.

Genesee. Idaho. Jan. Sl.--A serious
accident occurred three miles west of
Genesee Tuesday. John Sullivan was
hauling some wood 20 his house about
one mile distant, when the stakes in
the wood rack gave away, letting the
wood fall To the ground, soaring his
team ana causing them to run away
Mrs. John Sullivan was at the house.
and seeing the team running that way.
went out to stop them There being a
barb wire fence between her aud the
team, and supposing the team would
stop when they came a. the fence,
she went near the fence to stop them
But when the team reached the fence
they did not stop. hut passed through
H.. tearing down the fence and breaking
the barb wire. One Of the wires broken
by the momentum Of tho team. flew
10 one side and wrapped around the
left arm OF Mrs sullivan near the
shoulder. and dragging her some dis
tance IN this condition. She was finally
released from the wire but In a mangled
condition The wire had cut the flesh
ON the arm and severed the large artery
and bicep muscles completely, leaving
- - - hAAAf ifSil bAt ifit arm above
the elbow Drs. Conant and Harvey
We're at once summoned 10 the scene of
the accident. and the best possible sur
gical skill was used 10 save the arm
But such could not be done Today they
returned and finding the patient In a
critical condition the arm was ampu-
tated above the elbow
MI Al Raymond of Gehesee anf Miss
Nellie Cunningham OF American Ridg,
were united in the holy bonds OF matri-
mony at Moscow January s0 Mr. HAY
mond last year was captain Of Com
pany l. OF the Idaho National Guards
Al Genesee Miss Cunningham has "A
large circle OF acquaintances in and
near Genesee. For "A time she was as
sistant postmaster at Gencsee
At a regular meeting of the n a..
MIR Charles Kennedy was elected sec
ond lieutenant
Rev. Compton of Palouse. presiding
elder of this district. has been assisting
Rev u. u, Price in his revival meetings
the past week nj the NJ r. church
Rev. Price is "A very successful minis
ter and much interest is being taken
In his meetings
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-02-09
THE DEADLOCK AT Bolss
views OF Judge Hagan. One of sweet,
Narmest Supporters

Judge Albert Hsgan of Occur A AIenc.
"ne Of the warm supporters OF Willis
sweet In the latter's contest for the SEN
atorship from Idaho. is recovering from
severe Illness that he regrets all the
more because II has kept him from tho
scene Of activity AT Boise Judge Ha-
gan said yesterday that he saw many
indications that the Idaho legislature
would emulate the example set by the
one NJ Olympia two years ago
But one contingency will prevent a
deadlock until the end. and that IL the
withdrawal Of Judge Shoup." he said
The Sweet men are as firm as the rock
Of ages, and their position Is reinforced
hy the fact that they still constitute a
majority Of the republican membership.
after the doubtful supporters have final
ly Joined the opposing side"
What would be the result IT, as was
once predicted. the populists should di-
vide according to their locality the
northern members going To Sweet and
those of the south TO his opponent p
There are 10 populists from the Pan
handle: 20 ! don't think that Is to be-
dreaded by us"
Judge Hagan III proceed 10 the front
as soon as his recovery is complete.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-02-09

the people generally were opposed TO
division and he believed that they still
We're. The county division schemes
We're generally gotten up In the interest
of real estate men, who could find no
other means OF building up some town
He did not believe the move was an ex-
ception.
Mr.. Crane said in view Of the fact that
petitions forwarded 10 him against di-
vision had been stolen the whole aues.
tion should be remitted. restricting
consideration OF the bin on it's merits.
Mr. Neill Of Shoshone supported the
bill The committee OF the whole rec
commended the passage of the bill and
the house by vote of "a to S adopted
the report Those voting In the mega
tive We're Crane. Davis. Hughes. Ran
dolph. Sanders. wolters. j. n. Young
and Speaker cozier
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-02-09
WEI Hal WEI FELL
Chinese Stronghold Succumbed
to the Japanese.
ITS DEFENDERS WERE ROUTED
last stropgh hold of Impo.,n,e. .u
Chias's Coast In the Hsad.
Of the kaemy.

Che Foo. Jan. 3l.--The Japanese have
captured Wei Hal Wei.
The fan OF this last strategic point
held by the Chinese has been a foregone
conclusion for two weeks. but the Chi
nese have been making the greatest ef-
forts 70 hold IL. IL leaves the empire
open to Invasion Of Japanese troops 80
TAR as the seaports are concerned. and
no doubt viii hasten the peace negotia-
tions now In progress. With the bonn
bardment and capture of Chee Foo the
investment of Wei Hal Wei became
comparatively easy. Only meager de-
tails, however. have been received.
Tn Japanese fleet yesterday bobardd
IN fleets Mt Wei Hal Wei. landed troops,
captured three forts and silenced an
other by the heavy firing OF the fleet.
The japanese fleet yesterday lombard
I'd the aeets at Wei Hal Wei, landed
troops. captured three forts and silenced
mother by the heavy firing OF the fleet.
The Japanese forces were landed. at
tackled the remaining forts. drove the
Chinese troops back. after severe fight
ing. and are now In complete possession
of the place.