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The herald., 1898-03-30
THREE LIGHTNING STORIES
Melted Watch and Hairpins and
Negroes White Spine Tales

A party of commercial men lounged in
the easy chairs in the rotunda of the Brown
Palace hotel last evening.
LAS 1 was going to remark" said the
cologne man, II was travelling in Texas
few years ago, and spent few days at
place where gang of men were building
new railroad. There were at least 200 of
hem. On this particular day a thunder
storm came up and bolt of lightning struck
almost in the center of the men. A dozen or
more of them were stunned by the blow and
koncked down. One man, who was stand
ing very near where the bolt struck, had
his clothes burned little. He was all right
in few minutes, and went about his work.
About quitting time he put his hand in his
pocket to look at his watch, and, much to
his surprise, found his pocket empty and
the bottom of it torn out. He went back
to where he fell when the lightning struck,
and found rough chunk of silver, all tiiat
remained of his watch. The heat from the
lightning had evidently melted it, and it
burned its way through the pocket and fell
to the ground"
"If that Dry wont convince you on the
spot, have one that will" said the pork
packing man from Kansas City.
Before 1 go further, let me state that
this story is an actual fact, and no footing.
In Arizona last summer Mrs. j. H. Allen,
wife of the financial agent of the United
Verde mine, was seated in a room with an
other woman, sewing. thunder storm was
raging outside, when suddenly clap of
thunder came and a flash of light which
blinded the women sewing. After they had
recovered from the shock Mrs. Allen found
that bolt had come down the chimney
and as 1t flew across the room it brushed
against her back hair and melted all the
hairpins that had held it up few minutes
before A further investigation revealed
the fact that the bolt had struck the cor
ner of bed in the adjoining room shat
tering the wood. Strange as it may seem,
Mrs. Aliens hair was not even singed.'
The other members of the party moved
uneasly in their chairs, excepting the Chi
cago man. Turning to his companions, he
said:
"While in Georgia year ago last spring
a darby was struck by lightning and lives
to tell the tale. He was riding home across
a cotton-feld during a thunderstorm, when
bolt of lightning struck him between the
shoulders. 1t ran down his back, burned
a hole in the saddle and killed the mule
under him. He fell off the mule and walked
home in the RAIN bemoaning the loss of his
suit of clothes, which had been badly torn
by the lightning. Upon his arrival home.
when he went to change his clothes, his
wife made the discovery that the lightning
had made a white stripe down his black
back. He carries that mark to this day.
Denver Post.
The herald., 1898-03-30

| California had their origin away back In
| the Mexican era-nearly seventy years
ago. The jealousy between north and
south California once resulted In civil
war. Monterey was the capital Of the
north and Los Angeles Of the south. and
each section had governor. The war
ended IN the subjugation of the south and a
union under Alvarado of the north and the
south.
Some Of the Indian myths that have come
down to US are as beautiful as those of
| Greece Mr.. Quinn gave one of tribe that
| once lived on the Arroyo Seco that in the
main thought bore a striking resemblance
to the Grecian fable Of Orpheus and Fury
dice. The fable of the Pleiades and the
Morse myth of Gyall. the river of death
and its glittering bridge. have their coun-
terparts in the folk lore of some of the ex-
tinct tribes Of the San Gabriel Indians.
The early American era is full of Incl
dent and adventure OF all historic rides,
Juan Flaco's, made from Los Angeles to
San Francisco, was the fieetest and the
most daring. Flaco carried message
from Lieut. Gillespie. besieged on Fort
Hll, to Commander Stockton, 600 miles, in
four days, riding day and night through
lut UtdTL VI Tie cueIuy COuhtIy
The speaker said that he gave illustra-
lions rather than argument to show the
exceeding richness of our local history.
The scenes of the Incidents given were in
our own neighborhood.
California, with past unrivaled in the
variety of its historic phases. legend. ira
dition, romance, adventure, intrigue, rev.
olution, war, conquest, peace. prosperity;
California, with the light and shade of it's
shifting civilizations and a largess of ma
terial for an epic grander than the Had
and more fascinating than the Odyssey,
has allowed relic collectors and literary
pot-hunters to capture the great mass of
her historical material and turn it into
merchandise
The state of Wisconsin, with half a
billion less wealth and half a century less
history than California has spent nearly
million dollars on her historical collec-
tions-California nothing.
OTHER TOPICS
DR.. George w. White, president Of the
Southern California university, followed
in an address ON 1.-THE Relation of the
Christian College 10 the Public Schools
Prof. J. NJ. Greenwood, president of the
National Educational association, who was
to have been the next speaker, was not
present, and 1t is understood will not be
here, something having occurred to detain
him at home.
Prof. H. T. Ardley of Stanford gave an
interesting and instructive address on
applied Art in Education" preceding DR..
White. The lecture was illustrated with
coiored plates of geometric designs and
conventionaiized drawings of flowers.
The program today will be as follows:
High school auditorium. a. m.-"The Use
of Pictures" 7. H. Kirk; Drawing" Prof.
Ardley; Child Study" T. P. Bailey; 1.-TWO
Hours in School," E. p. Cubberly. Los An
geles theater. 1 p. m.-"Public Schools as
Viewed by the Press" Col. Otis; "Tne Trus-
tee and the School," DR.. A. E. Winship;
Relation of Trustee and Teacher" Mrs.
Emily v. Wright. The section work will
be carried on as usual.
The herald., 1898-03-30
SHAKESPEARE AND WHEELING
How the Poets Words May Be Twisted
to Please the Cyclist

Shakespeare, 1t would seem, must have
known something about the bicycle, for
throughout his PLAYS he makes frequent
reference to the wheel. 1t must be that
Hamlets father had visited bicycle acad-
envy where beginners on the wheel were
plenty for his ghost said:
What falling off was there"
This most excellent description is paral-
leled by another in the same play, in which
reference is made to an accident, the new
woman of the early sixteenth century be-
ing evidently the greatest sufferer. The
first player says
Break all the spokes and fellies from
her wheel"
Then the Fool in Lear" gives advice to
coasters, of the merits of which the mocern
rider may judge for himself:
Let go thy hold when a great wheel
runs down hill, lest 1t break thy geek
with following It,"
There were evidently bicycle thieves in
guard their precious wheels. In the ITEM
pest" Alonzo says to the king:
1--WE, too, my lord,
Will guard your person while you take
your rest,
And watch your precious Safety"
In that same play Ariel undoubtedly
heard the king and his attendants coming
on their wheels when she sang:
"Hark! now hear them; ding-dong bell"
There is no doubt that Achilles in Troll
lus and Cressida" travelled on wheel,
for he says 10 his myrmidons:
ATTEND me while Wheel"
It appears from a quotation made by
the king in "All's Well That Ends Well
that the law required lamps to be carried
at night, and that violation of 1t was
followed by death. He says:
"Let me live after my flame lacks OIL"
Chains were not noiseless, and bells were
used in the days of the COMEDY OF Err
rors," as is shown by conversation be-
tween the Dromio Of Syracuse and Adrl-
ana, which runs thus:
"a chain, a chain, do you not hear it?
What, the chain? No, no; the BELL
The availability of wheels in dangerous
service is illustrated in "Coriolanus," when
the winged messenger says to COMMUNIST
"Spies OF the Voices
Held me In chase, that I was forced to
wheel
Three of four miles about; else had, sir,
Half an hour since brought my report"
The tire which Shakespeare rode was
evidently filled with hair instead of air,
and even its color was of Importance. In
Much Ado Abaut Nothing" Margaret
says:
81 like new tire within excellently, II
the hair were thought browner."
Puck's prophetic remark about placing
q girdle around the earth in forty min
utes is fully equaled by that Of Launce
in the 1.-TWO Gentlemen of Verona" He
says
"Then I may set the world awheel."
Surely this prophecy has been fulfilled.
Invention.
The herald., 1898-03-30

strained and nerves taxed, for their finger
tips were not sufficiently developed to form
the small letters. Better to send him to the
back yard to make lines in the dust with a
stick, and allow all his activities to come
into play.
On the psychic side. the same principle is
true. We form our judgments in the lump;
then comes the finer determinations. In
nature study we should not begin with CELL
life, but with the larger manifestation-the
animal-in which the child is inter-
ested, and then lead to the finer
development afterward. From the
standpoint of embryological devel-
opment. feeling is fundamental The
Importance of kindergarten and man
ual training in bringing all the ac-
tivities of the child into play was de-
scribed. Touch is also fundamental, and
at IL years the thinking machinery should
be developed. Esthetics and morals are the
fundamentals of child nature. We must
look out that the fundamentals are deeply
ingrained in the child's nature. and then
nature will take care of it's own.
USE OF THE EYES
Prof Bernard Moses of Standard uni
versity was on the program for the next
address, but, failing to arrive, Dr. Lewis
Thorpe gave a brief practical talk on ''The
Use and Abuse of the Eyes, more directly
applicable to those of children.
Nearly all eye troubles he said, ARE
due to some abuse, and nearly all occur in
childhood. Pupils are expected to fix their
knowledge through their eyes. We are de-
pendent upon visible knowledge. School
training is dependent on eye training. If
we, as a nation. are to avoid wearing spec
taces as commonly as we wear clothes, we
must look to the care of the eyesight.
''All young babies have blue eyes. the
difference in coloring comes later by refrac-
The herald., 1898-03-30
OLDEST TREE IN PARIS
In the Jardine des Plantes Is an Aca-
cha Planted $50 Years Ago

The oldest tree in the great botanical
garden, the Jardn des Plantes, at Paris, Is
an acacia, planted 200 years ago. This tree
Is covered with wrinkles Of old age" and
supported on "crutches" 1t has with
difficulty withstood recent tempests. It's
wounds have been covered with plasters,
and its failing trunk bound and stiffened
with rods and braces. A determined eff
fort is being made to save its life, and
much qualification is expressed because u
has this season once more put forth leaves.
But the managers Of the garden have post.
ed q bulletin announcing that another tenn.
pest will be likely to end the old trees caa
reer.-In Nature.
The herald., 1898-03-30
ABLE EDUCATORS TALK
MANY SUBJECTS TREATED FROM
THE PLATFORM
A PLEA FOR LOCAL HISTORY
Prof. Edwards Shows the Advantages
of Manual Training and DR..
Thorpe Talks on the Eyes

The second days session of the city teach
ers' institute was called to order at o'clock
yesterday morning in the high school audi
forum. A chorus by the Harmony club
was the first number on the program, af-
ter which Prof. w. A. Edwards, president
of Throop Polytechnic, read forcible pa
per, the subject of which was Our Deeds,
The herald., 1898-03-30
A CAT FIGHTS ITS MASTER
After Biting Him Twice the Animal
Attacks a Policeman

Marc Aymonf, resident of Palisade
avenue, in West Hoboken. had an Angora
cat. which he valued highly, and Of which
the family made great pet Yesterday,
while Mr.. Aymong was feeding the animal
it apparently became mad. 1t sprang al
Mr.. Aymong, biting him savagey on the
leg in TWO places.
The police were requested to shoot the
cat, and Patrolman Quick was sent to act
as executioner. The animal attacked
him and would have bitten him also if he
had not knocked it out with his club. The
officer then put bullet into its head M.
Aymong had his wounds cauterized.-New
York Times.
The herald., 1898-03-30
Isaac Bromley's wit

One evening Isaac Bromley was at bill
lizard room, accompanied by a friend. An
accomplished amateur was playing with
marvellous skill at the game. At likes re-
quest the friend introduced him to the
player. mr.. Squat" said Ike. really. you
are one of the most remarkable players
ever met" Scott" said the player and
the friend simultaneously. mo-" said Ike.
gravely and firmly, "a man who can play
billiards like that must spell his name with
a q."-Argonaut.
The herald., 1898-03-30
"KATIEP' ONLY A CAT
Fell From a Window and Policeman
Called an Ambulance

Policeman Byrnes of the West One Hun
dred and Fifty-frst Street station was
walking along One Hundred and Forty
sixth street near Amsterdam avenue yes
terday afternoon when a woman rushed
out of one Of the houses, and between her
sobs cried: "Oh sir, my Katie has fallen
out of a window"
Byrnes excitedly rang for an ambulance.
and when the policeman and ambulance
The herald., 1898-03-30
Prices $500 to $500

surgeon got into the backyard they found
that Katie" was a cat. The ambulance
returned to the Manhattan hospital with
two angry men inside and an indignant
policeman on the sidewalk.-New YORK;
Times.
The herald., 1898-03-30
John Bull May Lose His Temper

While France keeps nagging the British
on the Niger, Russia botihers them in North
China. Mr.. Bull has been known to lose
his temper over partnership intended to
keep him looking in two dlrectonsfor bent
pins.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
The herald., 1898-03-30
Pears

We perspire a pint a
day without knowing it !;
ought to. If not, there's
trouble ahead. The OBJ
structed. skin becomes
sallow or breaks out in
pimples. The trouble goes
deeper, but this is trouble
enough.
If you use Pears Soap,
no matter how often, the
skin is clean and soft and
open and clear.
All sorts of stores sell it. especially
druggists; all sorts of people use it.
The herald., 1898-03-30
A MONITORS MOVEMENTS

WASHINGTON, March ga tele-
gram was received at the Navy Depart
ment this afternoon announcing the ar
rival of the monitor Terror at Charleston,
S. c., on her way from New York to Key
West, where she will be attached to the
already formidable fleet of warships I'M
der the command Of Captain Sampson,
commanding the North Atlantic fation.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-27

facts the signal service officers require
now easily sent up to the height OF ca
mile during moderate wind. An anso
matte instrument has been made thH
while weighing less than two pounds, VI
record temperature, pressure, humidi'
and wind velocity. In discussing ~
hopes and plans for the future Mr.. Mo"
has this 70 say in response to query id
dressed To him: r+f ~ i-N
cat an elevation of five miles but litt''
effect remains of daily temperature yarla
ton. At this Gltitude-one milc--tho Ti'
mospherc is frvc from the disturbing iniiu
ence of Immediate surface radiation, ant
consequently there Is but little change be
tween the temperature Of midday and mid
night. Distribution Of temperature In tbs
cold wave or rainstorm arcas may give
clew to the future direction of the storm
Indeed it may be discovered that thu
storm center at that elevation,w will not al
ways coincide with the geographical storm
center at the surface OF the earth Th'
displacement of this center may possibl.
qiyc some indication Of the future direc
ton of the storm."-Philadelphis Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-27
INDIAN TERRITORY JAILS.

Horrible Prisons In Which Between 100
aud 500 Prisoners Are Kept.
The other day prisoner was brought
to the bar in one of the federal courts of
the Indian Territory. He was told that
he could have his choice of Jail or O pen
itentiary sentence.
"Judge, said he, "let me go to the
penitentiary. For Gods sake don't send
mo back to Jail" ss4gH g. rA
At Ardmore the space between two brick
buildings Is inclosed by walls across the
front and rear of the lot. A roof partially
covers the Enclosure. The gable ends are
open, and driving rain or snow storm
vets the interior. The mud of the dirt
floors is often ankle deep. Such is one OF
the United States jails of the territory. I'm
der this she'd and in the mud the federal
prisoners awaiting trial are herded by
guards, who patrol the front and rear day
and night.
At South McAlester is the second of these
prisons. 1t is stone building 90 feet
wide by about 80 feet long. The sides of
the building are without openings of any
kind In one end is a door. In the oppo-
site end are two windows. The only air
that can enter is by the door and the two
windows. Men and women prisoners are
confined in this stone building. Recently
the number thus housed was 176. The
| smell which comes from the interior is
| such that few persons can approach ehe
| door without being sickened. At Mus
| cogee is, the third of the territory jails. A
| FIRE destroyed the old building In use, and
| new structure, crude for such purposes,
but a marked improvement on the other
| two jails, Is now In use. SEQ -
| These three places, two Of them without
| oounterparts in the whole country, are
employed to hold between 200 and 800
prisoners, either awaiting trial or under
sentence. They are the only jails for
population of 300, 900 white people. After
the first of the year the federal courts will
supersede the Indian courts, and the three
jails may serve as we'll for the Indian
population. To keep the 700 or 500 prison
ers within these 'sblack holes" the United
States pays $40, 900 year to jqilers and
keepers. st Louis Globe Democrat.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-27
KLoNDIKE RELIEF PLAN.

DR.. Nansen Says iceland -Horses Would
BE Better Than Reindeer From Norway.
I, DIR. .Fridtiof hansen, the arcticexplorer,
was asked recently what he thought OF
the plan of bringing reindeer from Nor
way to get relief to Klondike miners. He
said that II the reindeer were taken over
land across the country they would proba
bly reach Alaska In time To accomplish
the, desired object and II they could reach
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-27
w,LKIe COLLINS PLEASED.
A Photograph Which He Wanted For All
His Friends. ffi


The following may be OF interest to
amateur photographers. When asked how
facial expression can enter into the photo
graph of person whose face is naturally
expressionless, Otto Sarony replied: such
q subject should be studied by photogra-
pher. In what does he joy, grieve, become
Interested, enthusiastic or hopefully There
Is always some subject which will animate
his soul and manifest itself in facial ex
preston. When that one thing Is found,
the subject will be at his best, and then
the photographer. must take his picture.
Mr.. Sarony related an incident which
illustrated this point Wilkie Collins Wis
tied the studio of his celebrated father.
While sitting before the camera his face
was entirely expressionless. Sarony en-
gagged him IN conversation. Suddenly
while speaking Of his favorite book, 1.-THE
Worunn In White" a most interesting
peculiarity of expression played over Col
|. iinss}zace. Sarony made q quick exposure
and had his subject ct his best Return
Ing TO England Collins wrote: You have
taken q photograph with q soul In it.
Those taken over here lack expression.
feel like giving your pictures TO all my
friends" A photographer and sitter
should DO In harmony. The former should
possess tact and personal magnetism. II
is better to be alone with the sitter. -Chi
cago Inter Ocean. a.f
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-27

Senator Morgan's Opinion Of Europes Far
tat,on Of Ohina and American Commerce
Senator Morgan of Alabama of the COM
mittee on foreign relations said recently
that It would be impossible, for the United
Stntes to remain oomplaceut should Euro
nan nations undertake the dismember-
mani of Oh, n. Senator Morgan said:'
ssIf partit !, involves the abrogation OF
trsaties. America would be left 20 make
tarns again with cach .EOSopean nntion
separately In the territory towhtch ats sov-
ereiQuty extcntied. q !Tbcrefpro, unlees the
powers now ambitious for territorial OK,
tension. take ipto account the lmportenSe
Of American coipmercisl reiations WIN
China It will be necessary' for the govern
ment to intervene In seR defense
'tIf the oession is abeolute, then A'neri'
oan interests must he taken care Of shrougn
the, treaties b0tweeno Amerlos apd tne
countries to.which the Absoluts cessione
are made respectively. II the territory y
given up merely, for time, thore WIZ DC
q mixed responsibility, and 1t Is goa'i
time for Intervention and the exefoisc Oh
American diplomacy. The German occu
patton of parto Of China and tho prospce'
tive occupation Of other partslhy VARIOUS
European nations Is an effort to complete
a Gordon of offense 30 American commerct
from. vladivostok to Marseilcs or a.
Liverpool That Gordon Is being stretched
to contract the trade OF coo. 100000 poo
pie who have direct trade, and intercourse
with the Pacific ocean. There Is Rrcin
doal In the Chinese problem that vitality
interests Americans and which seems e
demand immediate consideration from th'
state department and congress. "--Nev
Work Horald
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-27
A QUAINT OLD SCHOOL BOOK.
Samples of Some of the Peculiar Prob
lens That IT Contained.

Samples of Some of the Peculiar Prob
lens That 1t Contained.
h f. 7. Carson has come into possession
of quaint mathematical volume. The
title of the work Is 1.-THE Federal Calcula-
tor, American Schoolmaster's Assistant
and Young Mans Companion. This
book was published in Troy, N. Y, In
1902, the author being Daniel Hawley.
The author, in his preface, declares that
he would not have attempted TO perfect
the work had 1t not been for ON act of con-
gress, passed In April, 1899, establishing
eagles. dollars, dimes, cents and mills az
the common money OF account I'm the
United States this mode of keeping &C
counts growing SO rapidly that the author
presumed he was serving the public by re-
vising and adapting it.
Among the general problems at the close
of the work are number that seem pecul-
lar at this day. Among them are these:
"An ancient lady, being asked how old
she was, to avoid direct answer said !
have nine children, and there are three
years between the birth of each of them
the eldest was born when was 10 years
old, which is now exactly the age OF the
youngest How old was the ladyy"
"a gentleman went to sea at IL years
| Of age; eight years after that he had son
born, who lived 40 years and died before
| his father, after whom the father lived
| twice 30 years, and then died also. de.
mand the age of the father when he died '
"a man, driving his geese to market
| was met by q man who said, Good morn
| ing, with your 100 geese. i have not LOG
geese, says he but il had half as many
as now have, and two geese and q hall
besides the number have already,
should have 100.' How many had her"
The last three pages of the book are
taken up with what the author gives a.
"copies, among them being these;
"Whcn sorrow is asleep. wake 1t not. "
| "Malice seldom wants mark to shoo
at.
"Better unborn than untaught."
"He who seeks trouble never misses 1t.
Kings, as well as other men, mus
die. indianapolis News.