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The herald., 1895-05-04

ragua was misled into believing that the
United States would render assstance?'
''Not in the least. said he. -'There
has been no misundei standing further
than such as might arise from hope or
expectation. General Barros, the special
envoy, was here and personally canvassed
the situation. Then he proceed to Mica
ragua and was in personal communica-
tion with the government Nor is it true
that l have encouraged the expectation
that the United States would intervene.
| have kept my government advised in
every way at my command, but it has
not been on the lines of claiming that
the United States would intervene.
A special to the World from Teguscig-
alpa. Honduras. says: A telegram from
Managua reports that Nicaragua has
money enough to pay the indemnity Eng
land requires, but not enough to meet the
extra expenses of sending the squadron
to collect the bill if that should be de
The herald., 1895-05-04
THIS IS ANOTHER. STORY
Senior f1endonca, the Brazilian Minister, Has
No Adylces

Senior r1endonca, the Brazilian Minister, Has
WASHINGTON. May 3.---Senor Men
donca, the Brazilian minister here. ha s
no official information concerning the
reported demand made by Italy upon the
Brazilian government for an answer
within even days to Italy's demands for
losses sustained by the italian subjects
during the revolution. He is. in fact
at present in ignorance of the nature of
the Italian claims. He recalled that Italy
preferred some claims in 1864 growing
ont of alleged losses sustained by Italian
subjects during the war between Brazil
and Paraguay and Uruguay.
But after some correspondence at the
time they were allowed to lapse until the
republic was declared after the dethron e.
ment of lDom Pedro. They were again
presented in modified form but were
considered soNridiculous by the Brazilian
government that they were not pressed.
Senior Mendonca does not know whether
these claims are involved or only claims
arising out of the Da Cana rebellion Of
1892 at Rio De Janeiro. Upon tn e sug-
gestion of the Associated Press reporter
that Italy's demand for an answer
within seven days was rather peremptory,
the Brazilian minister replied:
Brazil. of course. will settle any just
claims against her. but Brazil is no more
in position to be urged by peremptory
demand than the United States.''
Personally" he added. 81 do not be-
1eve IN the collection Of debts by ulti-
matumS." ..
The herald., 1895-05-04
Wa, cauoht N 10, Angeles

SANTA ROSA. May 3.--After being
out twenty-four hours the jury in the
case OF the people against John Eaton.
tried for burglary, were discharged this
afternoon. they, being unable to agree.
Eaton was: arrested in Los Angeles for
the robbery of Henry Bells store at
Windsor last fall. He claimed, however,
that he was innocent, but that the crime
was committed by a companion named
Henderson. with whom he had been
stopping at the Windsor hotel. Another
trial will be had.
The herald., 1895-05-04
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KILLED BY A FLASH
Boy fleets Death In an Electrical Storm II
Wisconsin,

Wisconsin -
MILWAUKEE May 3.-A severe, cleo
trical storm accompanied by terrific thun-
der. heavy winds and rain, passed over
Wisconsin today. AT :Kellnerville, near
Manitowoc. John Anderla,- 44-year-old
boy. was killed by bolt Of lightning
while lying in bad. At the town Of York.
near Neillsville. the house of Joseph
Sutherland was shattered by bolt. OF
lishtni ng. Mrs. Sutherland, who had
taken refuge in the cellar, was killed.
Her husband was stunned. Near Beloit
the barn OF Frank Ensigle's farm was
struck by lightning and burned. -Four
horses and thirteen head OF cattle per-
ished -
The herald., 1895-05-04

manded. The government Of Honduras
has made an earnest appeal to the other
Central American states for. defensive al
liance. saying it is now known that
nothing can be expected from the United
States.
The herald., 1895-05-04
The Utah Convention

SALT LAKE. Utah, May. .3.-The con-
stitutional convention spent the day in
final revision OF the work of the conven-
ton. 1t is expected that adjournment
will take place next week.
The herald., 1895-05-04
Plotting Reported

NEW YORK. May A special t, the
World from Managua says: A bowling
mob is rushing through the streets shout
ing, death to Zelaya and his advisers. y
An outbreak is imminent. The troops
are confined to the barracks all ready for
an emergency. Reinforcements are COM
ing from Leon.
A special to the World from Corinto,
Nicaragua. says: Ca. tain Trench, whom
the British appointed governor. denies
that he has. ordered any arrests made.
Captain Trench ordered the embarkation
of the greater portion of his men. Only
fifty-eight British marines remain on
shore now.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05

cepts OF tho Koran remain a dead
letter. An uncle OF the present shah,
Ardashir by name, who enjoyed q
wide reputation rs great drinker, Is
said to have made away with six bot
ties OF this beady, strongly alcoholic
wine ut one sitting.
But to return to the women--ami-
able, pretty creatures when young,
spiteful and quarrelsome when faded.
In Europe the wet nurse Is a person
Of great consideration In the houses
OF the wealthy-in Persia she simply
lords 1t over oil. She 10 looked upon
In fear and trembling, and whatever
she says Is law. She Ia, for the time,
shown more respect than the unfor.
tunate mother, and the whole house.
hold shakes ut her slightest word.
In after life, too, this veneration con.
tinues In a sensible degree. Men who
have climbed to the highest positions
In he state show an ffectionate def.
erence to their old nurses that bosd.
ers on flial affection, and, us a mat.
ter OF fact, tho average Persian be.
lieves that no owes more to his foster
Misunderstanding, he thinks-imbibed
his talents with the milk he drank,
than to the real one who gave him
birth.
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Paid for u SOkc.

An English writer tells the story of
his first siXpcnce, which he earned by
an unprecedented joke. His father
had been for twenty-sevcn years en-
gagged In a suit In chanccry, ana had
just gained his cause. The expenses Of
the suit, however, had swallowed up
the entire estate, the residue being
merely three shillings and sixpence.
The writer says:
My father ranged the seven siXpences
on our breakfast table.
my boy" said he, "see what comes
of going to law In Great Britain! Your
mother has told you that have won
my suit In chancery!"
Eyes, papa"
"Well, then, look! That Is all get Of
IT," and he pointed grimly at the six
pences.
I Opened wide my eyes. "All you get
Of the whole suit?" I echoed, with a
puzzled air, convinced that a suit in
chancery was composed, as other suits
are, of Il coat, waistcoat ana trousers.
"Why, papa, those are only the but.
tOns!'
1t was this deplorable joke that
earned me my siXpence, for my father,
laughing, tossed me one across tho
table, and rushed Off with It like a dog
pelted with bone.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05

water pipe. Nearly every Persian
girl learns to recite page after page
OF tho favorlte national poets, Fir
duzi, Djellal Eddin, Saadi, but es.
pecially tho songs Of Hafiz, whose
anacreontic poetry treats exclusively
OF love and wine. These recitations
will DO interlarded with conversations
about their worth and beauty, about
romance, the national legendary lore,
or oriental literature or science In
general. The pipe, filled with fra
grant Ispahanee or Shirazec, travels
meanwhile necessarily around. and
servants bring In dish after dish Of
sherbert or ten.
A great deal has boon said about
Persian wine. The Persian poets,
Hahz especially, had waxed eloquent
centuries ago whenever touching the
subject. TO a non.Persian palate,
however, only tho Shiraz wine seems
worthy OF praise. That, to be sure,
has most delicate and fine flavor,
comparable to none other. The
wonder Is that this wine has not
long ago become staple article OF
export with the Persians, for it is
certain that every European connois.
seur who puts his lips to 1t Mt once
declares It delicious, Some dozen
or SO of the curiously shaped bottles
In which 1t Is put up, bottles that
look much like an exaggerated copy
OF the pocket brandy flask, once found
their way into II London restaurant
and were eagerly bought and drank.
But no attempt has been made to
introduce Shiraz vino in large guam.
titles into Europe or America.
1t Is not expensive, even the most
exquisite brands OF 1t rarely exceed.
Ing In cost q half dollar for quart
bottle. OF this wine the average
Persian nobleman or grandee con.
sumes-when ut home and safe from
intrusion-incredible quantities, fol
In this. a. in other respects, the pre-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
Mexican Shark Industry.

Sometimes the Mexicans catch four
or five sharks In the day, sometimes
only one or two-their luck depends
on the season OF the year. In the
hot summer months, a run OF man
eating sharks from the South REIN
forces the common local species
known as "sun sharks" These Us.
sumo larger proportions than the
harmless local variety, and furnish a
greater supply Of oil; but all the
year round Francisco was sure OF a
constant supply OF one kind or anoth.
or. Ho laid their livers on little
platform in the sun, which renders
out tho oil, causing 1t to drip slowly
into barrel beneath. From q sin.
gle liver he obtained from u gallon to
five gallons. The last amount was.
OF course, taken from tho large man.
eaters; but no shark was too small
for him to cut up.
1t was oil fish that came to Fran
cisco's net, or rather, line. When he
had filled barrel with the oil, he
nailed down the head and set 1t to
one side to wait until he had sup
ply Of several hundred gallons. This
cargo he loaded into his large fishing
boat-home made, like the surfboat-
and sailed away north to tho town Of
San Diego, In Southern California, the
nearest Of any size belonging to the
United States. There he got rid OF II
to merchant for fifty cents gal
lon.
The dried dorsal fins, tied up In
bundles. he sold to the representa-
tive Of q Chinese firm for future sale
to his fellow countrymen by whom
they are esteemed Us a great table
delicacy. Occasionally, even the Skin
itself, found q ready sale, for 1t IL
made into "shagreen," and used by
cabinetmnkers, who appreciate Iii
fine rough inner surface, considering
that 1t gives superior finish to thu
harder and more valuable woods thar
the finest sandpaper. And the back
bones? They, too, are a source O
revenue. OF the many exquisit,
walking sticks favored by the Ameri
can and Mexican swells on the Pacif
ic coast, none are more beautiful
than those made OF this MATERIAL
| chambers Journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05

from the rest OF the population. Al
the Persian merchant has to travel q
great deal about the country buying
up the goods, in city after city and
village after village, which he on his
return wishes to sell in larger guam.
titles to the small traders, he has to
choose between a life of virtual ce.
libacy-since his absence from home
fills about two.thirds OF his time-or
else to adhere to the custom of see
ghayism. In other words he Is per.
mitted both by the law and by the
manners obtaining in the land, to
marry for specified time any won.
an he chooses, the rights Of his first
and legitimate wives always reserved.
This custom Is one reigning, SO far as
/ know, In Persia alone, being per.
mitted to Sheeites TO which Moham'
medan sect the Persians belong) but
not to Sunnites, such US the Turks,
Afghans, Arabs, etc.
It's certainly IN odd custom, and
1t, besides, Is the fruitful source oil
most Of the lawsuits In Persia, since
every child born Of q seeghay (oi
temporary wifc) Is entitled to inner.
itance on the death OF the father
1t goes without saying that the le'
gitimate wives Of the Persian mer'
chant IRE not quite as enthusiastic
believers In this queer custom u.
their husbands.
Lastly, let mo say u word about
the Baabite women. These are I'D
herents Of q sect founded by Baab
some fifty years ago, and rs such dc
not observe number Of the rule,
which sit SO heavily on tho rest Of
their Persian sisters. They do no,
veil their faces. and they do not have
to share the affections OF their hus
bands with other wives, since thu
Baabites are monogamists. The fam
lily life OF the Baabites Is, therefore
the purest and resembles most close
~ that OF the Christians.
Wolf Won SCHIERBRAND.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
JUMPED OFF BROOKLYN BRIDGE
This Man Made the Leap with a Big
Strong Pnraclluic.

This Man Made the Leap with a Big
strong Pnrnciiutc.
The danger of getting arrested on the
Brooklyn bridge was braved last Tues
day 10y u bcardlcss boy with para.
chute In search of job rs a freak
who jumped off and sailed down to
the water. Ht0had arranged with
some friends to pick him up. ana they
did 1t. His name was Ambrose Mcnier.
The young man made his jump ut
G:3O q. M. from the middle of the
bridge All the preceding night he had
spent with n press agent. who drove
him out on the bridge In a cab. When
the middle of the span was reached the
driver pulled up his horse. got down
and began to tumble with the reins.
to divert suspicion while the man ar.
ranged his parachute. No policeman
got on" and down he sailed.
The cold water made him forget his
lines. and one Of the men In tho
waiting rowboat leaned over and cried:
"Yell, blast II. ycll!' lie obcyed with
a series of shricks which made tho
people on the passing ferry boats think
q shark had hold of him. When enough
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
HOME LIFE IN PERSIA.
NOT DEVOID or INTELLECTUAL
PLEASURES.
THE Average Persian Asvsrss His
Wet Nurse More Than His Mother
..oussr System 81 Temporary
Maseiasss. The eaabits Creed.

Wet Nurse More Than His Mother
..oussr System ~ Temporary
Marriages. THE esabits Creed.
Especial Teheran (PersiS) letter.
Home life Is not quite so devoid of
intellectual pleasures, nor as dull as
the low state OF education OF the
modern Persian would lead one to
suppose. The Persian enjoys the so.
ciety Of his womankind OF every spe.
cies, and while he undoubtedly Is
their bondmaster and their undispu.
ted lord, he Is on the whole, very in.
dulgent to his wives, his seeghays
and his slaves. They play on the
Persian Lutte to him and they tell
him stories OF the interminable,
wildly imaginative sort, in the true
Scheherezade style. They are lively,
laxative, good-natured, and they
make both good and affectionate
wives and mothers. A natural tai.
emit for music, for artistic embroid.
cry and for entertaining gossip Is
theirs, and they share with the men
that thorough liking for and appre.
citation Of poetry. Persian women,
even Of the lower classes, all know
how to play on the lutte or three.
stringed guitar, and with the music
they improvise Songs Of every kind,
or they compose, on the spur Of the
moment, sonnets, love songs, or odes
"a fact not 80 astonishing when II
Ia known that every third Persian
word rhymes and that prosody is
taught to every child.
Like the men they smoke-almost
necessarily, and nearly always the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05

through the air gathering volume and
breaking against the walls like the
waves Of Cony Island. The average
man would not know sound wave II
he saw one, but II he were told that
u big one was coming over telephone
wire he could probably rush to get out
of the way rs II It threatened to cngulf
him.
Now. however, the sound wave has
mt last been photographed, and people
can know what 1t looks like. Here Is a
picture Of one. which closely rcsem.
bles the tail OF a snake. Each sound
wave. It appears, Is made up VI
countless wavelets. The wave which
made the tail Of the snake was a strain
Of music sung into photograph spe.
cially arranged for the purpose. 1t
represents the voice OF Mrs. Hughes
when singing her middle notes with
great intensity"
II the middle notes made the tail Of
II snake, 1t might be asked what the
top or bottom notes would be. This
was tried, ana equally remarkable re-
suits Were achieved. the pictures of
which were recently published In the
Medical Record. One of the most pc
culiar of these illustrations took the
form of daisy, with II well-defncd
center, ana the leaves Of the flower
spreading symmetrlcally on every
side. This was produced by extremely
low notes, very softly sounded, "some
Of them by 4 In the first space of the
bass cleft"
Sometimes geOmetrical forms were
produced by the highest notes Of the
voice and some OF the lowest, but all
differed. One took the form Of II tree,
another looked like bunch Of sea-
weed, while third bore strong re.
scmblance to Il man slipping on bun.
ana peel. The most melancholy tones
produced the most erratic forms
Those sharply sung We're well defined
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
In AsIlantce.

In Ashantee no man IL ever allowed
to see one of the kings wives, and
should he happen through accident, to
get glimpse of one of the sacred
creatures" he Is forthwith put to death.
The law of that country allows the king
to have 1888 "helpmeets" ana no more.
These wives all live on two long streets
In the City of COOmasie, the Ashantee
capital, the quarters occupied by them
being locally known by u word signify
ing "heaven."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
rA II CH1OAaO HAaGH,

Besides these nurses the child Of
the well-to.do Persian up to the age
OF eight or nine, commands the serv-
ices Of female page-about what o
nursery governess would be in Eng.
land-who Is his playmate, his con-
slant companion, his only instructor
and his best friend. For this pro-
tector OF his childhood, too, the Per-
sian shows great deal of regard
when grown up.
Among thu merchant class Of the
country family life 1: quite different
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
A New Breed Of Trout

A new breed OF trout has been
propogated at vne Minnesota State
fish hatchery Mt st. Paul. 1t is an
Albino, with pure white body, dotted
with pink spots, and has pink fins
and pink eyes. The fish Is freak,
and the superintendent has now
about 700 OF the trout In the tanks -
New York Sun.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
The SOa AnemonO.

The sea anemone resembles in shape
a morning glory. Its mouth opens
like the cup OF that flower, and above
1t are seen number Of tentacles
waving In the water. Its food con-
sists OF anything it can got, but gen.
orally 1t gets tho minute insects that
float In tho sea. At any alarm it
closes its cup and is then hardly dis.
tinguishable from the rock on which
1t Is rooted. 1t has a set OF sucker
muscles that attach 1t SO firmly to
the rock that 1t will sometimes be
torn In pieces rather than let co.
[st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
|. HOW SOUND WAVES LOOK.

Some Resemble Daisies, While Rail.
rOad Smashups Also show.
People have been hearing a lot about
Sound waves since Edison invented
the photograph, and many have spok.
on about them as IL they rushed
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
PRETTY At A DISTANCE.


Turkish Women Think They Arc Hand
sOmne, hut They're Not.
The lives Of Turkish women are dull
and mOnOtOnOus In the extreLns, but
Friday, being the day they go to
mosque or to visit their cemeteries, they
often take that opportunity to look at
the soldiers passing by.
On the Bcchiktache road you soc
numbers Of them squatted on the curb
stone, where they remain for hours.
chatting and looking about them. They
make Il pretty picture en- massc. with
their bright dresses Of every hue har-
mOny of color Is unknown In Turkey -
and they carry parasOls, which are also
always of the gayest cOlOrs.
They must be much attached to their
parasOls, for you never see them-'cvcn
rs late as 8 or o o'clock Mt night but
they have their parasols open, getting
shade from something. 1t cannot b.
the sun. No flatterer could call Turk
ish women either pretty or elegant, for
they are simply mass Of clothiug
without any shape. They have very
large feet. clad In white cotton stock.
ings, ana they walk badly, so that their
charms-nO doubt they have many =
only become known on acquaintance.
The 'yashmak" Ii u very becoming al.
dition to their attire. 1t makes thu
plainest woman look nice.
| You sometimes get rather hhoc.;
when 1t Is taken Off, 80 many women
bear the trace of smallpox. Their bills
for cosmetics must often Da II little
startling; hands, feet. hair, eyes and
complexion are generally "imprOved
according to their ideas. To see the
soles Of their feet, the nails mud palms
of their hands dyed brown with henna
Is the reverse of pretty, ana the "bean'
ty" of orange colOred hair tan to per
ceive. They always tell Franks that
only In Turkey do you see beautiful
woman.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
Color blindness,

In the United States forty persons
out Of every thousand are color blind.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05
Just the Ikino,

t.: !: :. ;'I::':ss IL, !: ;::is ~:
spD ;t:s Ss:s ss e 4: ' ~:
Northwest. T6sir double daily tssis ssSyjes
and anc equipment. s6srs iad1esmsat which
Pullman oTst-elsss and tcuTist slsepsrs fIo3
Chicago 20 Pseiae Coast Points without
vos full inisrmsties address year asazsse
ticket agent OF
Gen. Pa... and rs.. H. H. 8 ShiSssS. NJ
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-05

yelling had been done to attract no.
tlcc tho man was pulled into the boat
ana the oarsman made for the foot of
Pine street.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-10-16
Early Printing.

The following are the earliest
known examples of printing-tw in
dulgences, printed usually on one
side only Of a single piece Of velum
and two magnificent Bibles. OF
these one is known to be the first
complete book that ever was printed
by the wonderful new invention,
which, as the early printers go often
proudly state in their colophooS, pro
duced "letters without the aid OF
any sors Of pen, whether Of quill, OF
reed or Of metal"
The first piece Of printing which is
actually dated is tie famous indu1-
gence of Nicholas Y tosuch as should
contribute money to aid the king Of
Cyprus against the Turks. This in
diligence has the printed year date
1854, and a copy IN The Hague mu.
scum has the date ''Nov. Is" filed in
with q pen. Mr.. Duff tells US that
'in the years 1854 and 1855 there was
a large demand for these indulgences
and seven editions were issued.
These may be divided into two sets,
the one containing 81 lines, the other
80 lines, the first dated example be-
longing to the former"
This 80 line edition is shown to
have been printed by Peter Schoefer
de Gernsheim, by the fact that some
Of the initial letters which occur in
it appear in another later indulgence
Of 1889, which is known to have
come from his press.-Saturday Re-
view.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-10-16
Low Temperatures.

Some recent results In French
chemical experience have attracted
considerable attention from the fact
that by new methods a temperature
has been obtained far lower than
hitherto known-namely, 273 de-
grees C. below zero or 4e1 degrees
F. below the freezing point Of water.
This temperature was obtained, it
seems, by using series of cold wells
according to 8 simple and original
plan. In the first of these wells
there was used q mixture Of carbonic
acid and sulpurous acid and by their
evaporafioa = temperature was So
cured of 10 degrees c. below zero.
In this cold well was then immersed
a condenser In which the vapors Of a
still more volatile liquid, proto8ide
Of nitrogen, OF ethylene, were con-
densed and thus reached $50 degrees
below zero. In another well 210 de-
grees was marked and again 273 de-
grees In the case Of these last
named wells, nitrogen, carbonic, OK
ide, marsh gas and atmospheric air
under pressure Of 40 amospheres
were employed, and the instruments
with which measurement Of the low
er temperatures were made consisted
Of hydrogen thermometers gradual
ed by comparison with the sulphurie
ether instruments. It Is thought
that the low temperatures obtained
By these experiments will lead to
some new chemical combinations OF
an important character.-New York