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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-21
Dispute stopped the Train.

On a train going from Client to
Brussels such q fierce discussion
about the war arose among some OF
the passengers that the alarm was
given. the train was stopped and the
disputants were compelled to get out
and finish the discussion ON the
eround.-N. Y. Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-21
IT IS DANGEROUS WORK.
Efforts to Save the Burning Essen
Mime No. 3. at Haxleton,

Pittsburgh, Pa, April 17.-Work b
being continued bratticiug Essen Mine
No. 8, at Hazletine, to check the flames
which have been raging since Friday
afternoon. Day and night forces OF
men continue to work. The fame.
have not spread any since Saturday
night. The a from the burning cos1
is making the work exceedingly dan
gerous.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-21
Extent of Ocean Cables

At the present time the extent OF
ocean cables is nearly 100000 miles.
The total distance of all land wires
it is impossible to state with exact
ness. but it is rather more than ten
times the total for the cable systems.
In the United States alone there are
about 100000 miles of wire in use
Ainslee's Magazine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-21
sh.ke.pearenn Relic Found.

A well-authenticated Shakespear
can relic, an earthenware jug. given
by him to his sister Joan. is on safe
in London. 1t is shaped like a mod
ern coffee pot. decorated with heather
NEUROLOGICAL figures in hold relief. and
topped with a silver cap and edging
of engraved silver.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-21
Nn Rann To PIou.

In view of the almost innumerabl.
kopjes mentioned as existing in the
Transvaal. some curiosity is *
pressed. says the ST. Louis Star, rs
to where the Beers do their farminas
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14
Yearn DO No, burden Him.

President Diaz of Mexico is ap-
preaching the allotted years Of man,
but, like most elderly men, will not
confess that age is telling on him.
Powell Clayton, United States minis
ter to our neighboring republic, re-
Gently told a good story of the veneer
able statesman and soldier. One day
after having dined at castle Of Cha
p~ultepec with the president, they Wis
tied the military academy Of Mexico.
Here in the gymnasium the students
were taking exercise, and many OF
them displayed great skill in rope
climbing. One of these ropes was AZ
feet long and hung from a ring in the
roof. Suddenly, with a smile, Presi-
dent Diaz stripped off his coat, and.
grasping the rope, began to climb hand
over hand to the top. He came down
in the same manner and with as much
ease as n of the students. He was
hardly ever out Of breath when ne
reached the ground, and laughed when
Gen. Clayton helped him on with his
coat.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14
Fitted Up at
Expense of
100000
By an
American
A Costly
Bedroom


would have daunted any one but an
American. It was found that the mag.
nifcent trophy at the head of the bed.
stead was so large that no single piece
Of ivory could be obtained Of the re-
quired dimensions.
The firm talked Of reducing the
carving, but Mr.. Marchand would moi
hear Of 1t. They found a tusk Of the
requisite size at last, but it took seven
months to find it, and the cost Of the
ivory and the journey as far as Uyan.
yembe, Africa, where the mammoth
tusk was discovered, ran Mr.. Mar.
chand into a further expense of near.
ly $4,000. The hangings of the bed.
stead were Of a special purple. damask
costing s24 a yard, exclusive Of the
initial cost Of the loom cards. The
wardrobe was nearly as expensive az
the bedstead; $145, 900 was the exact
price paid for 1t. When the trifina
additional expense of dressing table.
$64, 900; wa%shstand, $36, 600 and table
de mutt, $14,35O, are taken into &C
count 1t will be seen that the entire
suite aggregate the enormous sum OF
$487, $50. The chairs, of solid carved
ivory, with ebony and gold inlay, In
creased this amount to something over
$500, 900. After figures like these
such trifing Items as S3,6 5 for a che.
val glass. $6,15O for a chimney piece
and overglass, $2,45O each for tn,
four doors Of the room, S1,14O each fol
the %overdoors and $500 for the wash.
stand table fittings fade into Insight.
heance. The total cost was s96S. 700.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

Stephen S.. Marchand, an American
millionaire in London, is the fortunate
possessor of the most beautiful bed
chamber in the world. The immense
apartment, seventy-six feet by twenty
two feet, is of elliptical sform. The
walls are made with deliberately carV-
ed panels in the style Of Louis XIV, the
background is finished white enamel,
and the carvings and holdings are
gilded, says the Philadelphia Record.
The wall and dado work alone cost
S64, 900. The wall inside the panels
is hung with purple and gold Genoese
velvet, manufactured by a Lyons firm
at a cost Of 1913 a yard. The wall hang
ings alone cost Mr.. Marchand S1O,85O.
The ceiling is deliberately carved and
decorated by special artists from Paris
and cost $19,35O. The curtains and
curtain draperies we're of the same ma
terial as the wall panels and cost 49,,
600, exclusive of vitrage -undercurtains
at 1880.
The carpet, a handsome, hGad-tied
purple Administer, had to be specially
dyed, and cost SAL a yard. This for
the whole bedchamber cost SIS 1850.
But the chef d'oeuvre of the whole
apartment was undoubtedly the bed
stead and bedroom suit. The bedstead
alone cost $3.50, 900. OF massive ebony,
with elaborate carvings of solid ivory,
and lnlaid with gold hligree, it oecu-
pied the finest artisans Of France for
nearly two and a half years. At the
outset a serious difficulty arose that
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

In design. Prof. Despradelle has
made an adaptation Of the Egyptian
obolisk, and in creating a structure Of
-such mammoth proportions has shown
a loftiness Of conception and daring Of
execution that are worthy of the high
position to which his triumph has
raised him.
To the unprofessional eye, the beau
tiful lines and graceful symmetry Of
the design will appeal strongly. The
technically trained mind is at once i'm
pressed with the absolutely successful
solution Of the problem Of achieving
the magnitude Of dimensions, and at
the same time |concealing the brutality
Of size.
The perspective shows an immense
sloping base nearly 800 feet square
filled with mosaics of uniform design,
the outer border of which is a line OF
dve-pointed stars.
Numerous sets Of broad steps lead
up to the top Of the base on three
sides. On the front side is situated a
large ampitheatre, with seats which Is
designed for witnessing military
m~anoeuvres, civic ceremonies. z
ants. etc. On either side are broad
stairs. each ianked by a row OF twelve
srouching lions. Of gigantic size, on
pedestals.
On the pedestals are inscriptions
such as the following; Nothing
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

him out Of the Victories he had won
in art. he declared. lie wrote q letter
to the park board denounoing the soci
ETY. and the Judgment Of ITS COMMITTEES
They we're u~nfavorably disposed to-
ward him because he was not a mem
Der Of the society. he said, and they
had come with their decision prepared
beforehand. There was an art trust
he said, with an office In Wall street
which controlled the public art Of the
city, and none could break in save
those who were favored. He begge1
for another judgment by untrammeled
experts, by sculptors who we're not
controlled by the trust. The appeal
fell upon deaf ears. The park board
referred his passionate letter to the
society against which It was directed
and nothing more was heard OF IT,
Then the government of Venezuela re
fused to pay him for his work. the
statues Of Gen. Sucre and Gen. Paez
had been sent to Caracas. but the
statue Of Liberty was still in the foun-
dry. Turlni was in despair. He had
no money and he knew not where 10
turn for financial assistance. The
mortgage on his house fell due and the
property was sold. When the Dewey
arch project took form the sculptor
threw himself into the work with some
Of his old-time ardor. Possibly he saw
In 1t a chance to regain his place In
the artistic world. He toiled cease
lessly on a colossal figure, and SO en-
crossed was he in the work that he
forgot to eat. On the morning of the
eighth day of his labor he seemed to
be the victim Of great mental dePes-
sion. It may be that he felt he could
not complete the work he had under
taken. When he had dressed himself
he staggered into his wife's room and
fell dead across the bed-New York
Sun.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

- 70 Stands Now TO IL a Monument TO
Giovanni rurinL whose failure TO
Complete Il wa the Cause Of Ms
Death.
On the brow Of a hill in Central
park. opposite West Eighty-fourth
street stands a pedestal without a
statue. on It. once rested the eques-
trian statue Of Gen. Simon Bolivar,
hberator OF Colombia. It is not likely
that It viii ever hold another. AS It
stands now Il is a monument to a
sculptor who died Of a broken heart
He was Giovanni Turin, who expired
suddenly one morning in August OF
last year in the midst Of his labor on
the Dewey arch. The statue Of Boil
a was calculated to startle man ana
beast, and for that reason, presumably,
It was almost completely hidden by
foliage. The Venezuelan government
offered to replace It with one OF the
same subject that would be more In
keeping with the surroundings. The
park commissioners accepted the offer
without hesitation. They saw In It a
chance to get rid Of an Objectionable
monument without giving oifense to
its donors, and so great wal their zeal
to do away with the statue that they
did not wait to tear It down until its
successor was completed. Turin was
selected by Venezuela to make the new
monument. At the same time that
government commissioned him to IKE
cute a gigantic statue of Liberty and
bronze memorials to Gen. Paez, all Of
which we're to be erected in the city of
Caracas. The sculptor took up the
work with all the enthusiasm Of his
race. He was an Italian, and he was
surs that both fame and fortune were
now within his grasp. He used up all
his ready money and when that was
gone he m~ortgaged his house. Finally
the clay model Of the Bolivar statue
was completed, and Turini eagerly
sought the judgment Of the commit
tee of the National Sculpture society,
which acted as an advisory body to
the park board in all matters pertain
ing to public art. To him there could
be but one decision. The visit OF the
committee to his studio was simply
a matter Of form, he thought, and the
artists who composed it would not
only pass favorable judgment on the
statue, but would congratulate him on
his splendid treatment Of the design.
He had chosen as his model the eques-
trian monument Of Bolivar which
Tadolini executed for Caracas. He
sought not originality, being content
to produce a replica of what he con-
sidered a great work of art. But alas!
for all his fine hopes. The committee
studied his model with the character
istically cold precision Of the Ameri-
can expert and straightway reported
against its acceptance by the park
authorities. The members said that
the model failed to reach the standard
Of artistic excellence that it should
have in order to entitle it to a place
in any Of the public grounds or parks
Of the city. This blow crushed the
sculptor. It came as a bolt from a
clear sky. Anger succeeded profound
grief. It was all a conspiracy to cheat
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

When Lord Charles Beresford was IN
China one Of the best servants 1t was
his lot 20 have was a certain China.
nan named Tom Fat. Unfortunately
Tom Fat did not always devote his
undoubted intellect to worthy objects;
he learned TO initiate his masters
handwriting so 'cleyerly that he forged
checks amounting to over $4,000 IN
two years. And on n occasion, when
Lord Charles vas protesting a spirit
Of broad federation toward the heather
of all denominations, n Of his friends
ventured to inquire what he thought
would be the ultimate fate Of his Chi
nese servant, whereupon Lord Charles
instantly replied; THAT fat win Ger.
tainly be In the irei"-New York
Tribune.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

much Of a surprise to~the speaker or
writer al to any one else. Thus,
while delivering a lecture, a profess
sor says "tropic of Cacecorn," intend
ing to say tropics of Capricorn and
Of Cancer" A man going to walk
says he is going to get a breash Of
freth air." an inquiry is made for the
"portar and nestle" Another says
''the pastor cut the shermon sort" A
physicist is reported to have said,
Get the instrument out of needle"
for get the instrument out of level
and defect the needle" A curious
one is "beggs and aeon" for breakfast,
or that of the churchman to a
stranger, Excuse me, sir, but you
are occupying my pie" The author
suggests that these alterations are
due to incipient aphasla or agraphia,
and that they show that our ordinary
experience borders at every point on
the abnormal or pathological condi-
ton. In short, that we are all to
some extent mentally unbalanced.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

ly moist with water. The resulting
mill cake" as 1t is termed, is reduced
to the condition Of fine meal in a
breaking machine, and the meal is put
into a press between copper plates and
pressed into cakes Of the desired thick
ness. These cakes are then broken up
into pieces and granulated IN 4 spe-
cially constructed machine. or. IN the
case Of powder for heavy ordnance.
the cakes are cut into cubes IN ma
chimes which divide the cake FIRST into
strips, and then again cross-ways. The
graduated powder 10 busted" 10 re-
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

It has been known to rain iron. In
France and other countries bordering
on the Mediterranean, as well as In
India. On the Goth Of April, 1918, at
Aigle, in the French department Of
the Orne, 1t rained a vast shower OF
stones supposed to be Of volcanic ORR
gin. The French institute desired M.
Blot, an enthuiast in the cause Of sci
ence, to investigate. and he went to
Aigle for hat purpose. When tested
these stones were found to contain
sulphur, iron In the metallic state,
magnesia, and nickel. In the famous
cruise o. the Challenger the dredger
brought up from the depths of the At
lantic numerous magnetic articles
which there is every reason to believe
fell from the sky, and thence subsidized
to the depths Of the ocean.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

to its almost inconceivable height OF
$500 feet. The sides of this are mo-
saiced up to a height of 300 feet, and
on the front side a tapering panel
of decoration III up about 1000 feet.
The whole structure is one Of the most
beautiful and graceful imaginable, and
is in itself a true beacon of the prog
ress of art Of the end Of the twentieth
century.
Prof. D%espradelle has not yet made
known his selection for a site for this
monument, but its erection is said to
be assured. Shortly after the award of
the first medal by the Salon, the
French government cabled an offer for
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

great was ever achieved without sue
cess" "A century from the birth Of
Washington has changed the world.
On each Of three sides Of the central
shaft rise monoliths Of $50 OF 275 feet
in height.
The main shaft has a base about 200
feet square, and gracefully tapers away
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

Scientific research has just destroyed
an interesting piece Of ancient history.
For centuries Pharsala, in Southern
Thessaly. has been regarded as the
scene of the famous defeat Of Pompey,
which gave the dominion of the world
into the hands of Caesar. According,
however, to the Messenger" and the
journal d'Athenes," Capt. Dousmais,
of the Greek Engineers. after an ex1
haustive study Of the ancient battle
fields OF Thessaly. affirms that beyond
question the battle between Pompey
and Caesar was not fought at Phar-
sala. but near the modern Karditza.
which is about so miles to the north
west.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

Gen. Leonard Wood, while a student
at Harvard, was interested in all ath-
letic sports, but chiefly in running and
walking. AS a result of his early
training his average stride is owe 4t
inches, while the regulation army steI
is % inches. and he can cover more
ground in a day than any other man in
the army.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

Sig. Constantine Macs, the Italian
a~rchaeologist, says that 5000 bronze
tables, constituting the records Of
Rome from its foundation to the time
OF Vespasian, are buried in the marsh
at Ostia, near Rome, having been car
ried to Ostia after being rescued from
the fire which devoured the capital in
the year 50 OF the Christian era. Sig.
Macs suggests that the marsh should
be completely drained in order to re-
cover this historic treasure.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14
Gunpowdar.

The materials Of which gunpowder
are composed are saltpeter, charcoal
and sulphur. The proportions OF these
Ingredients vary according 10 the pur-
.poaefor which the powder is 70 be used,
but an average composition Is salt
peter, rs parts; charcoal, 10; sulphur,
a. These materials are first perfectly
dried and separately reduced 10 inn
palpable powder. These are then mix
"a and sifted together. moistened with
water and ground for some time be-
tween large millstonea. kept constant
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14
CATARRH

or Inflammation of this delicate pink
membrane.
The system is weakened in win
fer. The delicate lining is more
susceptible to irritation or inhamma-
ton. and thus we have pneumonia,
grip, colds, coughs, fevers, etc, all
catarrhal conditions which may
easily be checked by one catarrh
cure-Pe-ru-na.
That's the only way out of it.
You may dose forever-you will
not be well until you try the true
cure and that is Pe-ru-na. You
may think your trouble is some
other disease and not catarrh. Call
1t what you will, one thing is sure,
your system is affected and must be
treated, and Pe-ru-na is the only
remedy which reaches the right
place and does cure.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

A Chicago physician has invented
for himself a house which he claims
20 be absolutely noise-proOf, that is
protected thoroughly against the in
trusion of street dins, which persist in
spite Of the existence of an anti-noise
ordinance. He has stuffed all the
cracks about the doors and windows
with strips of rubber, and in order to
admit the air has perforated these
with zigzag holes. The so1nd waves
are said to die out by repeated rshec-
lions in the crooked passages.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

II. Heath Bawden describes In a
monograph OF the Psychological Re-
view, the results of an elaborate study
he has been making IN those mental
lapses Of thought which cause pecu-
liarities Of expression in reading
and writing Clapsus linguae and lap
sus calami) which every one has ex-
perienced and which are generally as
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

and aroused an unparalleled enthusi-
asm among the noted architects who
composed tho jury on awards. The
subject of the design is of especial in
terest to the people of America, being
a monument dedicated Ito the glory Of
the American people," and entitled
The Beacon Of Progress" The extra
ordinary size for which the monument
is designed will excite the wonder Of
nations, and upon its completion will
mark a new era of monumental archi-
lecture. 1t win be by far the most
colossal of artificial structures.
At a height Of 1900 feet from the
base, which will measure nearly 900
feet on a side, the capstone of the main.
shaft viii nestle among the CLOUDS. F,
The magnitude OF these dimensions
Is made more pronounced by a compar-
ison with some of the high structures
now in existence. To begin with, Bun
lIer Hill monument, to which Boston
ians proudly lead their visitors, is 221
feet high, practically o~ne-seventh the
height Of this proposed gigantic shaft.
The Statue of Liberty in New York
harbor, with its height of BOG feet,
would barely rise to one-ffth the
height Of this new wonder. The Wash
ington monument, the object of awe
and admiration throughout the
try, would have to nearly treble its
height of $50 feet in order that its
capstone should rest on a level with
that of Prof. Despradelle's creation.
Among the marvels in colossal struc-
lures in the old world, the Pyramid OF
Cheops measures 1856 feet from tip to
base, while the Pyramid Of Cephrenes
Is 456 feet high, these two pyramids
marking the greatest efforts Of an age
given to the colossal and grand in
sculptural achievements.
The Ei1el tower. a creation of our
own age, raised to the tremendous
height Of 300 metres, or 9S4 feet, sim
ply as a money-making investment,
pales into ins~ignifcance beside the
magnitude of grandeur OF this artistic
symbolism Of the progressiveness of
the American people.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14
Shafts Designed by Prof.
DeSpradeIIe.

Through the kindness Of Prof. Desire
Dospradelle Of Boston, we are able to
herewith present the perspective and
detail Of the grandest, most stupen-
dous and most artistic structure ever
conceived by man, the design for
which won for the author the first
medal in the Salon for 1900 at Paris
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

When prosperity and philanthropy
90 hand in hand, the progress OF a
country is beyond question. Germany
IS advancing in a business way. Her
trade operations show increasing ca
pacity for planning and fuller scope
in performance. But with the devel-
Opment in material things is noted an
increase in gifts for the benefit of
schools, Libraries, charitable institu-
lions and other objects. The provision
OF corporations and private manufac-
tuFers in aid Of employees is a further
token of a keener sense OF response
bility for the proper use Of wealth.
The world abounds with articles
marked, Made in Germany" Let not
the world forget the good deeds which
may be labeled-"Done in Germany"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

Coils p. Huntington, now that he
has bought out his associates in the
Southern Pacific railroad, is sole own
er OF a system embracing ferries,
terminals, river and ocean steamboat
lines and 1900 miles Of railroad, rep
resenting $3.50. OOO. 900 Of securities and
annual earnings gross Of $780, 900, 900.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

-Four hundred elk teeth were sold
in Spokane. Wash, the other day for
$1,000. The demands Of the members
Of the Order Of Elks and the growing
scarcity have increased the value OF
the teeth. Fourteen years ago a Mon
tana man paid only $50 for an Indian
h%eaddress than contained 500 elk
teeth. Last year a similar head-dress
containing only ESQ teeth sold for
$500.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

Overhead trolley system not only
damages underground pipes, but it
also Injuries trees. Wherever a cable
touches a branch II rapidly decays and
the tree eventually dies. Serious COM
plants Of this nature are made at Bay
Ridge. N. Y.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14
PopnIatlan Center Of oonn,rr.

The exact center Of population in
the United States. as disclosed by the
recent enumeration. Is a point al
which there is absolutely no popuIa-
ton a all The center Is an uninhabi-
tated spot Ia Jackson county, IND,
eastward from Brownstown.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-14

In Geneva glass refuse Is pressed Ia
paving blocks under a new invention
that has recently been put into opera-
ton. Several streets have already
been paved with this new contrivance
and give great satisfaction. not only
In appearance. but also IN durability.
Several other cities in Europe have
adopted tho invention.