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The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-23
SHIPS AND WHALES.
Vessels and Cetacears Collide Sometimes
 with E!sas: rous ETec.s


 The steamship Petersburg; of the Russian volunteer fleet, had a un:oue 1 eSpcrIencc near Minicoy, in the South Indian ocean. says Chambers Journal. A snarp shock was felt by all on board and she stopped as though gr: :?ped in a wise. The sea was found to be colored with the Efc-blooI of two huge whales, which lay floating in their last agony. One was cut through by the steamers sharp stem and the other killed by re- Pcated blows of the screw propeller.
 The German steamship Waesland bound from Antwerp to New York, ran into and killed a sleeping whale. A small steamer, the kelioe, col lidcd with whale near Sea ham harbor and wounded it badly. The celebrated yacht Gencsta narrow ly avoided collision with a dead ceta- ccan during the jubilee race around our island. Tn 1889 Q Shields steam ship, the JaH1cs Turpie, nearly cut a whale in two one starlight night. The schooner O. II. Marrett was almost wrecked by passing whales in the north Atlantic. Many of the school struck her repeatedly with such vio- fence that her whole hull shook and articles in the officers rooms were thrown to the floor.
 In 1890 Q small sailing vessel, the Ocean Spray, bound from Galveston to England, struck sleeping whale and received damage. On the morning of the 11th of July, a whale fifty feet long made it's appearance close alongside the steamship Port Adelaide, Capt. c. NJ. Ecpworth, R. \. R., in 43 degrees south, 75 degrees cast. He followed the vessel for four days, never more than seventy yards away, and general ly close astcr-l, much to the cdif;catior of numerous passengers. He threw up the sponge i'll il degrees south, 97 de- grees cast, after travelling nine hun dred and eighty statute miles, cer- tainly without resting and apparently fasting.
 In November the ship Earnoc1, Capt. Parson, was under sail in % degrees south, q degrees west, when large whale lashed the sea into foam with his tail so near the ship that the chief officer, who happened to be below for ward, came quickly on deck to see what had happened. He actually felt the impact of the water against her bows.
 In June, 1891, while her 1aiesty's ship Immortalite was stcaming from Arosa bay to Gibraltar at the rate of twelve knots an hour, she stopped short as though submerged danger had been located. It was presently found that she had cut deeply into a whale, and it became necessary to go astern in order to get rid of the incum- brancc. Four months later the Anchor line steamship Ethiopia collided with a whale when about eight hundred miles from New York.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-23
The Books of Confucius.

The Chinese scriptures or sacred books were compiled and partly com posed by Confucius himself. They are divided into five books-viz.: 1. The Viking, which treats wholly of cos mogony. ?. Shu-King, the acts and wise maxims of Yaoa, Shun and other Chinese kings and philosophers, who arc now held in great veneration. 8. Sinking, which contains 311 sacred poems. 4. Ec-King, or The Book of Rites" which is a repository of max inns and directions for everyday life of all sorts and conditions or people. B. Chun-Tsicn, which is history of the time of Confucius. These books, taken collectively, arc usually referred to in lists of bibles of the World" as ''The Five Kings" The word king" in this connection simply means book"
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-23
N Gei;c Of O.hrnn.Inn

One of the most interesting relies of old London is it. Johns gate. Clerl,en- well. which. because t does not hap pen to lie in one of the main arteries of the big city, is not so well known, even to Londoners, as it should be. It is the only remaining portion of the important Priory Of St. John, which dates from the fourteen th century. The old gateway has . literary interest at- tached to it, for in the room above the archvay Dr. Johnson worked for Cave. the printer, for small weekly stipend; and the Gcntlcman's Magazine. which to this day bears picture Of the arch, way on it's cover, was first printed here. The archway had latter!y be- come much defaced and weather-worr. but it has recently been restored as a memorial to the dQ!le Of Clarence, who was first sub prior of the Order of St. John. The order a. noyv revived cn, braces the St. John Ambulance associ, atiOn and is busy Id other good works.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-23
AntianitY of the Peach.

The peach is an improved variety ot the almond. The almond has a thin shell around the stone, which splits open and exposes the stone when ma- ture. This outer skin has simply be- come fleshy in the peach, so that is all that gives it it's specific character. It seems now clear from investigation in the history of ancient Babylon that in their gardens, now nearly four thou sand years ago, the peach was cultivat- ed then as it is now. It must have been many years before this that the peach was improved from the almond, and this fact goes to show the great antiquity of the fruit.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-23
New Use for Rubber.

Good results are obtained by using rubber in connection with an anchor rope in equalizing and relieving strain in dredging, and in measuring the depth and swiftness of currents. For merly a severe strain was caused by sudden jerking in a pitching vessel. This is now overcome by what is called 9 rubber accumulator, which consists of seventy rubber discs or buffers on middle rod, so arranged that by com pression they act as spring. The buyers are cylindrical in shape, two and one-quarter inches in thickness, and separated from one another by metal discs one-eighth of an inch thick, and two inches larger in diameter than the rubbers, which on expansion do not overlap the metal surfaces. In this device it is found that compres- sion can be had of five feet, which is sufficient to distribute tho strain along the entire length of the ship. The ap- plication is made by running the rope from reel located aft to the middle of the foremast, and then passing it through the rubber accumuiator to the end of the anchoring boom, which is spar thirty feet long. From this the rope with two hundrcd-pound weight attached is dropped vertically into the
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-23
THE TONGUE AND SPEECH.
Imperfect Articulation Rarely 1mpedes a
 Man in His Work.

Imperfect Articulation Rarely lmpedes Man in His Work.
 For making the and the tongue has to be partially applied to portion of the palate next the teeth. Not only, however, must the contact be in- complete, but it's place is indefinite may be half an inch farther back. To make sh and zh the contact has to be made rot with the tip, but with the upper surface of the tongue, and must be an incomplete contact. Though for making the liquids the tip of the tongue and the sides of the tongue arc used. vet the requisite is not any ex- act adjustment of the tip, but an inn perfect contact with the palate, says Herbert Spencer, in the Contemporary Review. For the tn tip is used along with the edges of the tongue, but no perfect adjustment is required. either to tlie cdres of the teeth or to the junction of the teeth with the palate, where the sound may equally well be made. Though for the and q com plete contact of tip and edges of the tongue with the palate is required, yet the place of contact is not definite, and tic tip takes no more important share in the action than the sides.
 Anyone who observes the movements of his tongue in speaking will find that there occur no cases in which the ad- justments must have an cxactness corresponding to the extreme power of discrimination which the tip possesses; for speech this endowment is useless. Even were it useful, it could not be shown that it has been developed by survival of the fttest, for though per- feet articulation is useful, yet imper- feet articulation has rarely such an eff feet as to impede q man in the main tenance of his life. If he is a good workman, a Germans interchanges of b's and p's do not disadvantage him. h Frenchman, who in place of the sound of tn, always makes the sound 7, succeeds as a teacher of music or dancing, no less than if he achieved the English pronunciation. Nay, even such an imperfection of speech as that which arises from cleft palate does not prevent man from getting on if he is capable. True, it may go against him as a candidate for parliament, or as an "orator" of the unemployed (mostly not worth employing). But in the struggle for life he is not hindered by the effect to the extent Of being less able than others to maintain himself and his offspring.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-23
I AN oLo-TIME "PsRsoNAL."
Bsronet Advertised for a Baroness, and
 Without Success,

A Baronet Advertised for a Baroness, and
 Without Success.
 Those who believe that the matrirno- nial advertisement originated with the modern Sunday newspaper should con- suit the Ipswich Journal of August 21, 1902, which contains this advertise ment:
 "To the angelic fair of the true Eng fish breed, worthy notice. Sir John Dinely, of Windsor castle, recon mends himself and his ample fortune to any angelic beauty of good breed, fit to become and willing to be the mother of Q noble heir, and keep up the name of an ancient family en- nobled by deed of arms and ancestral renown. Ladies at certain period of life need not apply. Fortune favors the bold. Such ladies as this adver- tisement may induce to apply or send their agents Cbut no servants or matrons) may direct to me at the castle, Windsor. Happiness and pleas ure are agreeable objects, and should be regarded as well as honor. The lady who shall thus become my wife will be a baroness and rank according ly as Lady Dinely of Windsor. Good will and favor to all ladies of Great Britain. Pull no caps on his account, but favor him with your smiles, and paans of pleasure await your steps,
 Notwithstanding this tempting offer to the fair sex Sir John Dinely died bachelor in 1898, an inmate of the poor knights quarters in Windsor castle.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-23
RUSSIAN EXPLORATIONS.
The Government Is TclI Supplied with
 Reliable Maps.


 Reliable Maps.
 A vast but fascinating problem con- fronts Russia on her Chinese frontier problem which cannot be disposed of i'll one or even two generations. No power, however, knows better how to wait than Russia. Time is on her side. and as the necessary preliminary to all wise action is knowledge, the Russian general staff has been lcaliing the full est use of the opportunities which treaties afforded to gain accurate in- formation concerning the Chinese ter ritories and everything appertaining thereto.
 Not corner of the whole empire, save what comes within the sphere of influence" of the French, but has been intersectcd by Russian government ex- plorers and armed expeditions during the past thirty years.
 These explorers, include botanists and gcOlogists. Of course. but the 1nil1- tary expert rtand the skilled topoGraphef are the aninating soul of these expe. ditions.
 Occasional glimpses into their pro- cecdings are allowed to the world, but every fact of military or political sig nifcance is carefully conserved in the archives Of the Russian intelligence department.
 The minute information concerning all the northern and western tcrrito- rics of China, which is now in the pos session of the Russian staff, is not only such as no other power possesses. but is incomparably superior to anything in the hands of the Chinese govern mcnt itself.
 Hence it is that whenever a question of boundaries arises Russia is prepared with elaborate maps Of the regions, tc which Cuba has lot only nothing to oppose, but which sie is not even able to criticisc.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-23
ES1:i- 3i,; t;c Ea=a:y.

If you see a wor2cn i:r the street cars occupied with rubbing t:2e tips of her fingers up and down on her faoc. don't imagine that she is cray CT attempt, ing to Incs.neT:zc anyone. She i; not She has been rea4in.s n t,le wonlan'a corner os soGc da;.,,1- ,,1 ;,o2icr t'sat to cut wit time aA5lrtcfoye r-tiI, .l.,s+ :. yPurlla: should occl:1y some-df h>- leisure Inas. saEinG her face gently, to rub tl.e wrinkles out.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-23
Caste in India.

Some idea of the extent and petty distinctions of caste in India can be obtained from Q few figures like the following from the last census: Over one thousand three hundred divisions of caste arc named, while over seven thousand arc not specified; five hun dred and twenty-one kinds of Brah- minS. A single division of the mer- chant class has four hundred and eleven subdivisions, while the outcast numbers hundreds 0f classes.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-18
A Juliactta Sensation.

w. G. 'iing, editor Of the Ju-
liaetta Press, is under arrest or
the charge of conspiracy, insti-
tuted by f. j. Brattan. Brat.
tan-is accused by some Of his
neighbors with driving his wife
insane by cruel treatment, Bing,
it seems, was in party Of
masked men who took Brattan
out on New Years night for the
purpose of demonstrating with
him. This remonstrance termi-
mated in putting roap arouno
Brattan's neck and hoisting hin
from the ground, but lowering
him in time to save his life.
Bing. however states that thi
occurred after he left and was
never contemplated by him,
The affair has created a greal
sensatic n in the Potlatch coun-
try.-Ex.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-18
What Paper Is Made Of.

Paper is one Of the most law
ishly used articles OF modern
times. Tie material. Of which
ttan e made are almost AZ
,tnuftsfrd men rs the
uses to v hich the finished article
is put, There are somethine
over two thousand patents coy
ering the making of paper. |,
may lie manufactured, under
some one of them, from tho
leaves of trees; from hop plants
hean stalls, pea vines, from
the trunks and stems Of Indian
corn and every variety of grain
from moss, clover and timothy
hay, and more than a hundred
kinds Of grasses; from straw and
cocoanut fiber; from fresnwater
weeds and sea weeds; from
sawdust, shavings and asbestos
from thistle and thistledown
from banana skins, tobacco
stalks and tan bark; from hair,
wool, fur, old sacking and bag
ging and from almost any other
kind of imaginable refuse.-Ex.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-18
Cessation From Tariff
lliscution.

/
In concluding a review d
our recent tariff legislation ii
/ tle >Political Science Quarterly
Pref. r w. Tausig, of Harvard
flies a protest against continued
agitation If the subject.
Apart from the right or WRONG
the expediency or inexpedincy
nf protective duties, it is certain
ly to he wished that this partic
ular question should occupy a
less prominent place in the
minds and votes of the Ameai-
can people than it has occupied
heretofore, The extent to which
the prosperity Of the community
depends ON high import duties
has beeu ludicrously exaggerat-
ed by their friends; and the hen
eits which will accrue from
lower duties have been almost
az much exaggerated on the 9th
er side. A satisfactory solution
of the currency difficulties is OF
more real Importance than the
modification of the tariff system
one way or the other. Even
more important-is the solution
OF thoee great social questions
which move more and more INTO
prominence, and which must in
eyitably command more atten-
ton than they have received
from legislation and from polit-
ical parties in the past. The
robiem Of public ownership or
uhlic supervision OF the means
-
of Transportation; the mode in
which the great monopoly indus
tries shall be dealt with; the
question as to labor, the hours of
work, the legal rights and act
ual dtings cf labor organizations;
lhe redistribution of taxation py
inheritance taxes, by income
axes, lay taxes on the unearned
ncrement.--all demand more
thoughtful attention than they
have received. 1t may be that
the Populist movement, with all /
its absurdities and extravagan-
"es, marks the beginning of a
ulster attention to such pressing
problems. AT all svents. it is
certain that these must event
lally push aside issues of clm
-aratively minor importance
like the tariff. Review Of
Reviews.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-18


1t appears from the latest sta
tistics that America. or the West
ern hemisphere, had at the end
OF 1892, 218'S71 miles of rail.
rad. or $1,000 miles more
than all the rest of the world.
The roads OF the United States
at that time comprised about
10000 miles which was more
than the combined milage of
Europe, Asia ard Africa We
have 25.12 miles Of road for ev
cry 10000 inhabitants against
only 4.22 miles for Europe.
This shows at a glance the i'm
portance of our railroad system
in our plan of our prosperity
Ex.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-18

The cost of the Mexican war
was $60.00O,OC0.
The total number of men in
the worlds navies is $4,000.
In the last 200 years France
has spent eJ93,o00,C00 in war.
The engines in first class
steele man-of-war cost nearly
100000,
In the British navy the an
pual cost Of maintaining a man is
1876.
Even little Belgium spends
every year 46.O6o,oCO francs on.
her army.
AT Bannockburn 135,e00 men
fought and $4,000 were killed or
wounded.
The French army costs every
year 675,0Q0,Q00 francs, and the
navy 209,000,00O.
Our own army cost in 1892
$46,895, ,456: our navy in the
same year cost $29,174,139.
The peace footing of the Rus
sian army calls for the service of
10000 horses.
At Austeslitz 10000 men
were engaged, and the dead and
wounded numbered $4,000.
Austria spends every year
100000 Aorins on the army.
Twelve forms equal IS.
In less than 3o0 years Great
Britain alone has spent Fl, $685.
.O00,0 in war.
The army of Bolivia costs the
people of that impoverished coun-
try $1,S00,0oO a YER.
AT Waterloo there were i45,-
600 on both sides. If which 51,..
GOO were killed or disabled.
The estimated cost Of the late
civil war in. this country was
$6,00O,0Oo,Ooo.
Down to the year1S76 Krurp
had delivered to various Euro
pean nations over $4,000 can.
non.
The army and navy Of the
Argentine Confederation ar,
kept up at an annual cost Of $13
100000.
The wars of the last 70 year.
have cost Russia SS5,000,00l
pounds and the lives of 6s4.0ol
! men.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-18

There is not likely a citizen in
Idaho or the great Northwest,
and but very few in this nation
who does not sincerely regret the
value being taken from silver by
demonitization, and would be
glad to have it restored and see
every silver mine given new life
and the white metal again take
it's place among the money Of
the world.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-18


4 telegram the Reveille fflin
Seattle says the report Of an e.
rnrtion Of Mount Tacoma is Il.
lake. WeIl-that is no proof
that it isn't true. 1t is like the
ease Of hog-stealing before n
Dutch justice il Iowa, thirty
years ago. Out 'ften witnesses
'curswore they saw the defendant
steal the hng, while six swore
they didn't see him steal it. the
iustice believed in a ma
jority ruling, 50 hesnmmed up as
i'llows; We'll. de prisoner got a
majority und viii haf to bis
charge him. und he goes sine die
or NIT oud date" Imperial City
News.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-18
Tennessee Contest.

Nashville. Tenn, Jan. TO-
Governor Turney today sent the
senate an address and petition in
which he says that he having re-
ceived the highest numser OF
egal votes for governor says
he rs informed on the face of the
rtturns that Evans has a plu-
0ality and gross frauds have
aeeo rerpetrated. He therefore
ses the legislature to permit
him TO appear in joint session.
to contest tie returns.-Ex.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-18
COTTONWOOD REPORT.

Entered IN ihs Postofice at Cotton
sood. idaho, as Seco..d-class matter,
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-18
An Evergreen State Cow.

The AMERICAN says that Prosser
Falls has a cow that eats bari
wire, can unlock a burglar proof
safe. licks the numbers of
freight cars, has kicked the man
in the moon, will climb a tree
for that little leaf on top, has
eaten the editors washing, with
her horns pulls the slikes'nut OF
the railroad ties and can eat a
barrel of cement for lunch. II
wants a photograph of the inte-
rior, believing it will give an
idea of a machine that will save
the fine gold in the rive-.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-18


sepater Vests rev Currency
bill vide: ier tie destruction
Of all tie Trfasnry notes and
god and siget certificates and
tlie isstlance a m equal amount
ai coin. Notes redeemable in
either gold o. silver. Itprcvides
also for4he coinage of all silver
Il the Treasury into standard
silver dollars Of 4I2l grains
each. and for the coinage ofany
silver Bullion brought 4, any
mint in the United States.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-18

II VISA good speech that Sem
ator Dubois made on Friday on
the silver question. The Senate
OF the United States ought to
be competent to draft a sensible
financial measure, and Senator
Dubois pointed out the first esse-
eutial that must be considered
in that .connection-Salt Lake
Tribune.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-18

The senate Of cur &rfte has
passed i ftsolntion Is snbmis an
amendment TO the constitution
for womap suffrage. The res
o aiian PASSED the senate with
Out a aissanti9g voice.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-01-18

The manager Of a French
press clipping agency, who deals
IN newspapers OF the entire
o I'd, mads a calculation as to
who is oftenest mentioned as a
public character. Nal oleon l..
stands first. Then comes The
Emperor of Germany then
prince Pismark, and, in the
fourth place. Mr. Gladstone.
-
"Well, Harry, what are you
doing nowadays7"
"Writing for thn pfess.p
"Thankless sort OF work, ain't
itfs
BLISS your heart. no. Bout
everything | write is returned
with thanks
Arizona republican., 1895-08-09
PHENIx. AUGUST 8, 1895.
EpIIoR BIRDS TROUBLE,

WILCOX Nems: "Another newspaper paper man in the tolls. According to a special from Nogales to the GGzette, AL len [. Bird of the Oasis is in jail, in de- fault of $500 bail, in which amount he was bound over on Saturday to the Pima county grand jury for criminal libel, the charge being made by Collec. tor of Customs Webb of that port.
 "Editor Bird is well remembe bered iE this county, where he conducted his paper for six months previous to his re- moval to the Line City. The object of here noticing the difficulties of our brethren of Nogales, is simply to re- mind the Oasis man of some advice rendered the editor of this paper, and, as coincidence, we might say in the presence of Collector Webb, how naughty, bad and wicked it was for one paper to be scrapping with another, and how careful said Oasis man was in such matters and how smoothly it wob. bled along on account of exercising great foresight in such matters.
 He may now know how easy it is to get where he did not dream of. Again, this same careful editor made it a spe. cial hobby to refer to our libel laws as