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The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Victor Hugo'S Bed.

In the accompanying picture Is shown
the bed in which Victor Hugo died.
Regarded merely as piece of furniture,
it is in no way remarkable, but because
it was the property OF this illustrious
Frenehman, his countrymen value it as
a priceless relic, and not a day passes
that many Of them do not make a pill
grimage to the house in Paris in which
1t Is ensi1rineds
This house is, indeed, a veritable Hugo
museum, since in IL may be found many
things which were formerly the poet
property. The chairs and sofas which
he used in his old home, and some of
which he fashioned with his own hands;
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
The Art of Darning.

How seldom it is one finds an Ameri-
can woman who can darnl AS a rule
what ought to be really beautiful work
is carried on in a rough and ready sort
of way. and the garment so mended is
entirely spoiled by the cobbling the
careless worker is apt TO make, says
the MINNEAPOLIS Tribune"
There are. indeed. a whole host of
ways of darning.
Perhaps the best of all for stocking
and stockinette materials is the web
stitch. This the French woman, as a
rule, and the German woman always
can carry out SO perfectly that it is
quite impossible to tell where the hole
commences and the darning ends. 1t
is arranged by making a foundation of
wool or angola. as the case may be.
from side TO side of the hole, catching
up the threads from which the tear
commences A fresh length of wool
must then be taken, and with it a chain
stitch work from one edge Of the knit,
ting TO the other. The matter is quite
simple one. and only needs practice.
Children can very easily be taught this
really fascinating work, and Will even
pick NJ the threads more quickly than
an older worker.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
BabylOnian Ceremony.

When a vassal in old Babylon distin-
gaished himself in any way the monarch
vas won't to confer a high rank on
him, ana the manner in which this cere-
mony was performed is clearly shown
IN the accompanying picture. which
is taken from a recently discovered
piece Of sculpture.
The ruler depicted in It Is AIerodach-
Baladan II. who was King of babylon
from 40 to 721 before Christ. and the
vassal standing before him is war
rior who has just won a notable victory.
According TO custom the figure Of the
King is represented as being much
larger than that Of the v,.ssal, and his
costume is also sOmewha. different He
wears a long robe. which is fastened
by a girdle; or his feet are richly
adorned shoes; q pointed cap covers his
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Thief CleverneSs.

A magistrates clerk has been known
TO have his tie pin stolen while in
court, and one in Birmingham few
years ago lost his coat in the same
way; but a more remarkable example,
perhaps. of a thiers eleverness under
the very eyes * the police was that
Of the burglar at Clerkenwen, who
managed to conceal two diamond rings
while the police were searching him,
and passed one Of them 10 his wife in
the cell while the police were looking
on. The rings were under his tongue.
and one Of them passed from his mouth
to his wife's when he was kissing
her good-by.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Lessons in Courtesy.

There is a very amusing story in the
current issue Of the German Journal
'-Asien."
Some time ago an embassy from
Japan went to Holland, and the mem
bers attracted great attention from an
the Dutch people whom they met. One
little boy, however, Sho had never
seen men ike them, did not like their
appearance, and as token OF his dis
approval he planted himself in front OF
them, and, sauciIy raising his thumb
to his nose, extended his four fingers.
What does that mean7' asked the
Japanese ambassador Of the interpre-
ter, for never before had he seen this
juvenile and very popular method OF
expressing contempt
The interpreter. who was a distin-
guished Dutchman, pOndered and then
said: THE little boy Is bidding YOU
welcome TO Holland. The gesture which
he has made is a token Of good will. "
On the following day the Interpreter
sincerely regretted that he had not told
the truth, for. at the royal audience.
which was attended by all the mem
berS OF the court. the ambassador and
his attendants astOnished everyone by
approaching the monarch and making
the same gesture which the little boy
had made on the previous day.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Seeing the Wind.

Strange as this statement may seem
Il is perfectly true. On the first windy
day go into the garden, taking with
you the brightest saw you have. If the
wind is blowing from the north. hold
the saw with it's ends pointing, one to
the east. the other to the west Take
the saw as IL you were going to cut
the air upward. and let the teeth which
are on top. tilt over till the fat part
Of the saw is on an angle of 10 degrees
with the horizon. Now. If you look along
the teeth Of the saw you can see the
wind pour over the teeth as plainly
a 5 the water over the waterfall.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Weights for Soldiers.

These facts are given by two officers
who conducted experiments 10 determine
the effect of weight on soldiers in full
marching order. The FIVE men who vol
unteered as subjects marched a distance
of fifteen miles and eighty-two yards.
The different weights carried were for
ty-eight, fifty-nine. and siXty-five
pounds. With the first weight il was
found that a man at moderate temper
ature could cover the distance with
ease; in hot or close weather slight in
convenience was experienced, which dis
appeared when the march was over, so
that the men could begin the next day
as well as ever.
The weight of fifty-nine pounds did no
harm in moderate weather. but proved
fatiguing when il was hot, and effects
were felt the next day When the men
carried the third weight the i'll effects
were very marked.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

and in every other respect he Is Of
the greatest scientific interest.
All the other giants who have been
seen in Europe were from 10 TO Is CEN
timeters smaller than he is. their aver
age height, according 10 the late Prof.
Virchow, who made a thorough study of
the subject, being from 210 % 227 cent?
meters Those who have apt seen Ma
chow can obtain an adequate idea Of his
height from the fact that the top boots
which he wears, and which hardly reach
to his knees, would cover two ordinary
persons up TO the waist, and could be
used by two twelve-year-old boys as
places in which they could completely
conceal themselves Moreover. the mat
tress on which he sleeps is nine feet long.
and at every meal he eats three pounds
OF meat, together with a large quantity
of bread, potatoes and other vegetables.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Telling Chimneys.

FEELING chimneys is one Of the moss
exciting occupations in the world. The
removal of a chimney one or more hum
dred feet in height is naturally a very
difficult mechanical problem To tear Il
down, beginning at the TOD, brick by
brick. would of course, be a very eX-
pensiye operation. A costly scaTolding
would cave to be erected a number OF
men enaplFy'ed and many weeks OF
months consumed in the operation. On
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
High Kite Flying.

Santos umont has several rivals in
the kite brigade Of the German army.
A number of fascinating experiments
have been carried on recently with
kites for raising men high enough in
the air to reconnoiter the surrounding
country. A string of four immense
kites are flown. first TO a height Of
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
The Russian Patriarch.

The city of Roston-on-Don IS frequent,
ly visited by a corn dealer one hundred
and twenty-four years old. This ven.
cradle centenarian is a Cossack named
Avdei Avlonkhow. He has eleven chill
dren living. eight sons and three daugh-
tiers A ninth son died three years ago
IN his ninety-sixth year, he being the
eldest OF the family. Avdei Avlonkhow
has been married twice His sons and
grandsons number twenty-siX.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Red Man Tree.

Another Indian outbreak" this tine
In the peculiar formation of the trunk
of a Welsh Oaki When looked at
from either of, two sides the
shape of an Indians face is yis-
ible, the features and suggestion OF
a red mans" headdress being quite
distinct The trunk Is nine feet in
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Tortoise Steed.

No sixty mi1e-an-hour automobile or
wild Arabian nag for this gentleman. He
much prefers deliberate and painfully
slow travel via tortoise-baek, as the
picture shows. The rider Is an ami
NAL trainer in a German menagerie.
and his speciality is educating huge
South Sea Island tortoises for racing
-.--r-..-.o. W that- thau are dasignatad
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

vases and other fi.le specimens Of porce,
lain. which IT took him several years 70
collect; some Of his books and manu-
scTipts-these and several other appro>
PIRATE relics may be found here.
The reason is obvious. Since the time
OF Voltaire no writer has made such an
impression on his countrymen or evoked
so much hero worship as Victor Hugo,
and in establishing this museum his adj
mirers have simply sought TO leave a
durable record Of their loyalty and love,
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
TalleSt Man.

According to scientists who have care
fully examined him, the man whose pic
ture accompanies this story enjoys the
distinction Of being the tallest person
in the world. His name is FeodOr Ma
chow. and he comes OF an old Russian
family. He is now about twenty-five
years old and is 22S cendmeters in height.
He especially surpasses all other giants
now living in the length - ais head,
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

ting the rooster tame enough 10 drive;
but, with infinite patience and with the
assistance of his father. he at last sue
ceeded and for some months has been
driving Edward X hitched to the light
road wagon shown In the accompanying
picture. The rooster is very Obedient.
and-starts and stops at the word of COM
mand as would a horse or dog.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

the other hand. TO fell chimney is a
dangerous undertaking. recurring unus-
ual skin and experience. The shaft must
be so controlled that it viii fall exactly
calculation, however. slight. would OF
course. work considerable havoc. After
considerable experimenting the plan gen
orally adopted is to first remove a sec
tion OF the Ease of the chimney. prop
ping 81 M meanwhile with wooden sup
ports. Wen All is ready this foundation
OF wood Is set afire and the watchers re
tire to a safe distance. The trick is tc
80 arrange the supports that when tho
crash comes the chimney viii fan in the
desired direction. It usually happens
that a tall chimney breaks almost ex-
actly in he center in falling long be
fore it reaches the ground
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Nine Lives; Five Legs.

Ali the world knows that every eat
has at least nine lives. but a cat with
five feet is sufficiently abnormal 20 have
its photograph published The 9th foot
in this case was attached to the cats
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
BICYCLE RIDING EXTRAORDINARY.

I of a bicycle while balancing the same
on two ordinary stools The slightest
deviation. as can readily be seen. would
cause him TO fall TO the fiOor and posi-
Div meet with serious Injuries
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
ELEPHANT ON DECK.

ure In the Eastern countries the ele-
plant usually makes the voyage on deck
firmly tied to masts and bulWarks and
exposed to all sorts Of weather, as IS
shown iu the accompanying photOgrE phi.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
DEEP SEA CHURCH.

nalf a dozen religious services are held
upon it's decks every Sunday for the
200 and more boys who inhabit IL. The
accompanying photograph shows the
Sunday school class in session on the
ships deck.
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Monster Bell.

The largest bell IN the world is to be
found in India. II is made entirely OF
bronze, and is therefore Of great in
trinsic value apart from its interest
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

The most daring and difficult feat at
tempted on a bicycle is said TO be the
one i'm the accompanying photo. The
rider literally erawls through the FRANC
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

One would hardly suppose that a fowl
could be trained to drive The steed in
this case is a barFed Plymouth Rock
rooster, which wSs raised by James S.
Warne. Of Washington. \. J. About
year ago Master George Rogers. the
fowls owner, read of the pacing os-
triches of Southern California, and de-
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
Fountain Maid.

Many fountains have been said to be
haunted, but it IS safe to say that In
none is a spirit so readily recognized
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

England he's a schoolship which be-
longs 10 the National Refugees for
Homeless and Destitute Children IL is
q model ship Ia every way, and is
especially notable from the fact that
The Washington times., 1903-11-22
TOWER OF SKULLS ON TERBA ISLAND.

partially covered with coating of lime.
1t is composed entirely OF the skulls and !
thigh bones Of Christians, the remains
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

A large tower constructed entirely or
skulls still stands on Jerba Island, on
the north coast Of Africa. The tower Is
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

cided at once that ali he needed to make
himself the happiest boy in the world
was an ostrich trained TO drive Instead
he trained a chicken. The rooster stands
sixteen inches high, weighs twelve
pounds and is very strong and fleet Of
foot. His name is Edward X. Master
George found some little difficult in get
The Washington times., 1903-11-22

The shipping OF elephants by sea has
always been a serious problem. The ami
mails. despite their great strength. are
extremely timid and sensitive to expos
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-10
DIES FROM INJURIES
Farmer Falls From His Wagon,
the Wheels Passing Over
His Body.

Springvillc, Sept e-Charlcs Chase
while en- route go Sanpete yesterday AFT
ernoon with a load Of vegetables and
iruit. met with fatal accident while
road.
From reports he fell from MS wagon
and the wheel passed over his body.
MI Joseph Hughes Of Spanish Fork
found him sitting by the roadside ia
daZed condition and assisted him into his
buggy and brought him back to Spanish
Fork where ny. Chase was given me0i-
cal 8-t. He died at 81 .. 10. He was
conscious up until tho time OF his
death ard would not allow anyone 90 iu-
form his family OF friends about his ac-
cident believing mis- injuries were not
of a SeriO-s nature and that he could
Soou resume his journey His health
mas been poor all summer.
II ne body was brought home this morn
ing To his grief stricken family. The
funeral services viii be held ar the
home tomorrow at p. m. The deceased
was an old settler of Springvihe, having
come mere m the spring Of lH5N
lie was born in North Rochester. o..
sept. J, 1873. He came with his parents
20 tan when he WIS but 10 years OLD.
lie was q lumberman by trade, for
number Of years having run a sawmhI
lu connection with his brothers in Hob
ole Greek canyon. Iie leaves a widow
ana eight children TO mourn his untime-
" death.
The Hungerford academy opened ON
Monday, Aug. 81 with the following in
Structors: Mr g. +. Romig. principal.
MISS l.. r. RAIDER assistant principal,
SyJnc OF New York. teachers. Miss MAY
baskerville, instructor in music. Miss
-lzabeth Kyle, matron at the boarding
The former principal Mr. II. g. Brown.
mas gone 70 teach in the government 1T
dian school at Tucson, Ariz.
Inc district schools opened Monday
] 200 pupils
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-10
FAILED TO FIND TYPHOID.
Commissioner standish and DR.. Oden
Return Empty Handed.

County Commissioner IT. n Standish
and DR. Odeu assistant county physi-
clan. failed TO find amy absolute proof
yes terday that there ever had been "a
Gaze OF typhoid fever in the Bullock fam
ily, who live on the banks of the stream
running down Lambs canyon They
visited the scene of the alleged source
or the present epidemic yesterday. and
returned practically no wiser than whom
they went uu.
When seen last evening DIT II. r. Stew
art. the city health commissioner said
that when he visited the canyon Sunday
he was told at the Roach ranch that
there had been case OF typhoid i'm the
Bullock family. He said further that a
brother OF the supposed sick man adj
mltted mat his brother had had the dis
ease. The members of the family said
the boy had been in bed about month
but had not employed the services Of d
physician. 1T is stated that the sym
toms Of the disease which the man in
question suffered greatly resembled that
OF typhoid. But Yesterday the members
Of the Bullock family stOutly denied that
the boy On question had the disease.
There were seven cases of typhoid few
CT reported TO the city board Of health
yesterday up 20 > O'Clock. as follows,
making forty-eight since Sept T.:
Miles A RCmney. aged 81, and CLYDE
Romney. aged e. 126 ID street. John How
ard. aged q, Holy Cross hospital: Mrs
9rson Hogan, aged %. 243 Iowa avenue.
SNet ---. aged %. corner Second ami
Q streets, Leslie Earls. aged 12 1+3
Fourth East street; J. O.. Jacobs. aged
D, 90 South Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-10
ACCIDENT AT ELEPHANT MINE.
Premature Blast Seriously Injuries Ed
Dalton-Partner ESCAPES.

Marysvale. Sept Sat the FIeDbant
Hune here last night the II O'Clock shift
nao Just gone to work when the mev-
VINO mad Just gone off shift heard two
Sh0ts, immediately followed by cries Tor
help coming from the mine The men
at the cabin Immediately ran to the
mouth OF the tunnel and upon inquiry
Were informed that one of the men at
They then entered the tunnel and found
70 DaIton wing on the floor unable 70
move and nieedtng profuseiy from his
SIDE, where ne had been struck b7- flv-
ing rock. They Immediately took the
wounded man 60 the cabin and cared for
nun as best they could under the circum-
E,4iI'eS ana sent a man to town for
uetp. br- LoWring Of Junction was sum
noned and arrived at the mine about 9
= CI'ch- pom examination the doctor
found buried i'm his side stone about
GlSht inches long and three inches wide
The rock had been hurled with sIcn
lorce that Il hac torn the mans shirt
ana dragged part of &c inside the wound
The doctor found that one of the kid
heys was. All. mabgledJfa and two of the
mlestlnes cut in two.
The young man will be taken to one
OF the hospitals I'm Salt Lake tomorrow
ana there thoroughly examined The
probabilities are that ne will never sur
wye from his injuries his lower intes-
un'S being partially paraIyzed Mr. Dali
. Ion ana MS partner had just gone 20
work and five fuses We're prepared for
shooting. Dalton lit two. spit another
ANA was cutting another to suit and
Was saving something about the fuse he
walked some distance away. when the
first shot exploded knocking Mr. Dali
Ton 10 the floor with the above result
AIr. Dalton partner received a few
u is thought that the fuse i'm some way
was directive thus exploding sooner
tuaR II should. Mr. Dalton has "a v-ise
and family living at Annabela who will
reach mere tonight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Leslie W. Snow to G. A. Thomp-
son, lot 81 block J, Kimball's sub
DIVISION --.-......- ..-...--..-S lJ'
Hubbard Investment Co. to Robert
Mcknight. lot .. block 5. Oakley
subdivision o.. e.. .......-......-......
Henry QuayIe to William V. Boston.
2l4xl0 rods southeast from north
west corner lot 4, block ~, plat f.
Fred A. Slade TO Lillian Shade. lots
IA and 10, block . Ehrichs subdivi-
Mrs. Helen NJ. Holman 10 William
A. Holman. lots 10 TO Il. block :.
Buena Vista ... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Hubbard Investment Co. to Minnie
B. Buchanan. lots 9 and 10. block
Z. Oakley subdivision .-............
William Wright to Zina b. Cannon
GA acres, southeast Wuarter sec
ton B. township ! south, range
NJ. IT. Lautz to William =. Pratt.
lots so and 81. InglewOod ....-..... 2lJ
Elmira Sherman TO Edward 5.
Hubbard, lot 4. block a. plat ca.
James MAY to Mary A. X Man.
part northwest quarter section Z,
township south. range ] east.
Ida s. Guernsey to Ira a. Hart.
lots 26 and q. block e, East Water
loo. 90 90 .-......-....---.-. "a
Elizabeth Harris to Ida a. Bassett.
l6i2Xi124 feet southeast from 1855
feet east Of northwest corner lot
2. block y, plat 3 .--------- .--.-....
Ida A. Bassett to Elizabeth Harris.
4l&4X43 feet northeast from 6i2
rods north, rods east Of south
west corner lot 2. block 81, plat E.
Anderson Real Estate Investment
Co. to +. NJ. Johnson. 125Xl6 feet.
southwest from 2 RODS west of
northeast corner lot 6. block %.
plat F .... ............................ 900,
Agnes Fl. Clampitt to Louis g.
Marks. 2iaXg rods northwest from
10 rods north Of southeast corner
lot 2 block -, plat B.............. .535
Charles A. Emisc to Otilia Gilbert
la2N522 feet northeast from south
west corner lot .. block 81. plat A. 500
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-10
MARRIEs HIS sTEPDAUeHTER.
Jeremiah Dennis, az, and Josephine
Washington, Is, Married at Manti.

Mant. Sept. 9-Many curious things
happen IN this world and one of them
When jeremiah Dennis, aged 43, and Miss
Josephine HeslingtOn, aged rs. both of
AEtTysEale, visited the office Of the coun-
" clerk. Upon entering and looking
about the room. one of the EMPLOYEES Of
the office asked the visitors what was
wanted. and promptly in clear tone,
the gentleman made known his wants to
some extent, nj least. by asking for the
clerk Then a converse ton in tones little
ABOVE whisper was INDUCED in. which
resulted i'm the Issuance of marriage IL
cense. When the paper was filled out by
the clerk. he rolled il uD. as is custom
dry but the visitor told him to leave the
paper there, as they would call again
ana set IT, Upon this first visit the young
lady was dressed In street or travelling at
tire, and within short time possibly
less imam an hOur they returned the girl
dressed In a white costume. This time the
request of the grOOm-tO-be was that the
clerk perform a marriage ceremony.
which request was complied with. The
couple acted so curiOuSly that your cor
respondent searched the town over to
find someone from Marysvale who could
give him some Information a bout the
couple. as they seemed anxious that no
one should know anything about the af-
lair Fortunately. someone was found
Who informed the writer that Dir. Dennis
was an old resident OF the town named.
having lived there nearly am his life.
tnat he married widow lady some wears
ago who had number Of children: this
wears since.
the bride led 10 the altar Yesterday was
one Of the daughters OF the deceased wo-
man. thus making the groom steIffather
10 the bride. Our informant had beeD
told that the couple were married "A week
siree- so ~ was in one sense q surprise
while in another IL was not as if was
well known in their home town that
something might happen soon. However.
secrecy was intended by the couple from
appearances. as there is a court house i'm
hicniield- where they issue marriage IL
cfhses and also marry people. The cou-
pie were guests at the futile hotel dur
ing their stay az this city.
ManU. Sept. Dir and Mrs. William
ii. OlSten and daughter. SidOuoa left YES
terday for Denver, Colo where they will
spend "A short time visiting and enioving
an outing.
Funeral services over the mortal re-
mains of John Crawford were held i'm tho
North ward meeting house Sunday last
at 3 %. m. a large number Of sympathiz-
ing friends were present to pay their last
respects To their departed friend and 10
SNmpdthiZo with the relatives who are
lett 90 mourn the loss OF their father
The speakers at the funeral were John
Lowry sr-- Presidents j. r. Mafben John
j II. McAllSter. George r. Bench ~r
David Shaud and Bishop William T. Reid
Many vehicles filled with friends followed
the remains to the cemetery