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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
WHY WE SHAKE HANDS.

The P-ussian officer who held it his duty to kill q
mere soldier who offered to shake hands with him
had, from the official Prussian point Of view, q
complete case. Handshaking implies certain de-
gree of equality. and 1t IS not possible for Prus-
sian officer to imagine any equal except another
Prussan officer Clearly. any act suggesting such
a thing could not be eSpiated by any punishment
short Of the immediate death Of the offender
The custom of handshakng dates back to pre-
historic times. relic OF those savage days when
strangers could not meet without suspicion OF muir
derous purpose. Then all men went abroad with
v-ea pons and Shields, and when they met would
stand in pleasant converse each with his shield
upon his left arm and with right hands clasped so
that there would be chance for a sudden swing
Of the knife or bludgeon. The right hand was in
varaby used for the weapon, with the result that
& right handed The reason for this
lay undoubtedly in the fact that the left arm was
alwevs employed IN the important work OF shield
ing the heart Among the common people OF the
AIyan the old pledge of amity in yielding the
right hand TO be grasped and held has since re-
Hlaneu the chief token Of open friendship. IN the
Had returning chiefs were greeted with extended
hands" Even that remote day the early sig
nifcance Of the handclasp had been lost in the
nObieT meaning of civilized life. But 1t remains
sautation in which a greater or less degree OF
&c atty IS claimed conceded It is. therefore,
possible for humble person to shake hands with
the President Of the United States. but not with
officer Of the PrusSian ArTny.-(darper Weekly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31

among them NJ Beauver1e ana TToleSSof HA0l+ S-0AA
Ward. ,.u.4,,.~
They are working along the line Of demonstrating
the feasibility Of treating plant diseases IN way
similar to that In which animals are renoeIeI I'M
mune to attacks Of Illness. Many succeSsLui Ae-
suits have rewarded their investigations ,,es
Cuttings of begonia, for example. were amy
to grow in soil which had been inpregnated WIN q
species of fungus which is an attenuated FORM OF
a parasite destructive to plants, rejoicing ~ INC
Latinesque of Botrytis cinera AFTER Ino Gu
lation or rather, inpregnatfon by absorption, tHe
begonias were placed in a separate BED, ana ths
hordes of PhiIiStines IN the shape on scores Oh P
sites were loose upon them . -.
They resisted the attacks perfecIIy sho"ih8 iIIe
beneficial results of the new kind or VaccihdllQn
for plants One imagine the morning GOSSIP
Of two old sunhower ladies across the back yaFo
fence during parasite scare -. 49,. -,
Good morning Have you heard that tne para
sites struck the garden or the JoheseS III th0
very next block? Isn't it dreadful?
it makes life scarcely worth living 10 De ~
such constant dread Of the clnera plague all tie
time Have you been vaccinated? III,
No" airiIy and disdainfully replies tne neIEH-
Dor 81 don't believe in these new ranged vaccine
notions I'll live and die the way my granoIlotheIs
have done before without getting the sap OF
those awful fungi in my veins. Have you beeht
yves" faIters the other, sheep1snIy. turning
her glowing face away "A cousin or mine WIo
lives in the greenhouse laboratory OF that queer
man down street was enthusiastic over MS vac,
cine ideas when she came back that she peIsuaqsq
ali of us to be vaccinated, too. by him tninH
It's better to be the safe side. anyway -
(KauSaS City Star.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
loh were to be replaced by frame of solid

which were to be replaced by frame Of solid
silver
The jewelled map, by the way, is no twentieth
century idea, for long before the dawn of the
present century the Shahs of Persia reckoned
jewelled map among their most valued possessions.
The map in question. to be perfectly accurate, is
great globe of gold. representing the world. and
upon it the coored effects of the familiar sphere OF
the school room obtained by studding the area
OF each country with precious stones
A few months q French bride received from
geographically inclined friend a silver sugar bowl
having the contour of terrestrial globe. This
bowl. the cover Of which was formed by the
Northern Hemisphere bore on its exterior an &C
curately engraved map of the world. and on this
map the route that the newly married couple wero
about to take in the course of a very elaborate
honeymoon marked by q line of laps
Iazuh. while the names of the towns at which the
happy couple would make less prolonged
stay lettered in enamel.
This gift had in its distinct meaning, bur,
on the other hand it is difficult to understand why
the friends of the Spanish Premier CanoVas who
assassnated in 1897 should elect to send to his
widow beautiful and elaborate map Of the Phil
ippine Islands.
The map in question, which has been valued at
100000, however, very remarkable
gift be gathered from its description, which
records that 1t in relief and in solid gold. with
each city marked by ruby. The inscription
outlined in sapphires, and the dedication appeared
in brilliants while the frame of gold and precious
stones surmounted by bust OF Canovas IN the
same precious metaI.-(Philadelphia North Ameri-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
TO TEACH INDIANS HOW TO COOK

culinary expert, to teach cooking IN the Indian
school at Rapid City. Kan. is significant that the
government has at last recognized cookery as a
cIviIizng agency. Science has long proclaimed that
man is what he eats. and the Indian is living
example of the truth of this proposition He is
tough and CORY like his own underdone meats, and
It is for Miss RanclOSe and other cooks to make
him mild and gentle patent breakfast food
But II Is not the Indian alone who needs reform by
culinary means. That horde of so-called civilized
beings who daily congregate at quick lunch coun-
tiers fast developing under the barbarous nour-
ishment they receive, traits savage and cruel
those of the aborigtnes. Government should take
this class also under it's wing and to ii that they
provided with the proper sort Of food Else we
Will degenerate and exchange places with poor Lo.
who will have evolved into a higher type upon the
victuals furnished him by the government cooks
(St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
UNVEILED MAPS.
Shahs of Persia Possessed Such Things Many
Years Ago.

Jewelled maps of great value are among the pos
sessions of certain famous men Not long ago one
was presented to Colonel Marchand. the French ex-
plorer of Fashoda fame, by number of his adj
mirers 1t comprised a map of Africa in blue
enamel, with the routes followed by the gal
liant traveller traced in brlants. An especially
large diamond indicated the latitude and longitude
of the town which brought fame to the intrepid
Frenchman.
The map, which but for political reasons would
have been presented little time ago. was
probably suggested by the jewelled map of France
that the Car presented to the French nation IN
1900 which, exhibition at the exposition OF
that year, added to the treasures or the
Louvre. About square yard In size, this rec
ord map took three years to make and cost more
than 100000
1t is difficult to conceive of so large sum being
expended upon single map, but when 1t Is polnteC
out that this work of art is veritable mosaic or
gems the problem presents no further mysteries.
AS matter of fact, each department in the coun-
try was represented by a special stone, such as
malachte, onyx agate and jade. cut to exactly
were ma rked in platinum and the in lapis lazuh;
each large cities. TO the number OF 100, was
as in the case of Fashoda in the previous example
of tewelled cartography, represented by a gem
Thus, a ruby occupied the site of Paris an Opal
stood for Bordeaux turquoise for Lille, an enleF-
aid for Marseilles and diamond for Lyons. go
This map the time of Its exposition
mounted on marble embellshed with ermine ana
was surmounted by the Russian and French flags.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
ETHER WAVE EXPERIMENTS.

At a meeting Of the st. Louis Academy Of Sci
ences Professor F. E. Nipher gave an account Of
his experiments in the production Of ether waves
by means of explosions. These 1t will be seen, are
mechanical not electric. He IS now using brass
tube six feet long and one and one-third inches in
diameter for the explosive. which is laid in train
from end to end. This tube is placed within large
brass tube one and three-eighths inches in diam
eter which is wound with 25,700 wndings OF No %
copper wire This coil is connected with delicate
D'ArsonyaI galvanometer. The coil is placed with
its avis in the magnetic meridian. When gunpow
der is exploded IN the inner tube the gavanometer
gives indication OF a change in permeability of the
heated channel within the coil. The results were
said be yet inconclusive and the apparatus IS
TO be somewhat modified with a view to making II
more observation-disclosures
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
ORIGIN OF LETTERS.

We are on the verge OF a discovery which VIII
affect no ones happiness habits. but which mas
an unparalleled academic interest SIT Jonh Evans
rernara BILE finds in Crete have already oeen noIeo
In thase columns The writing upon the clay tap
lets from Knossos has been thought TO show tnat
letters we're evolved from picture writing on CIe
tan soil about four thousand years ago 1nlS, -
we have observed would give TO Europe the s5t
attaching to the most powerful weapon OF ClVIuza
tion: for the letter is ntght1er than tns
But possibly shall have to bow 70 the EaS. as
oil For now the same inchoate alphabet mas oSeu
found at Boeotia and the question arises WneIne5
Craf or Boaotia was the first When that IS settled
We n11Ist search Phcenica and Egypt for the germ
of the idea Meanwhile We may back the EI1silsH 81
explOrer of Crete against the German student oL
Rdsotia. And the classical taunt against Ins
Boeotians IS turned against the scorner--tLonooA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31

cake he was eating. which was duly added TO the
apron-hence the Persian sun. The lion was an
obvious afterthought. The Turks used horses
tail the rank of a pasha being known by the mum,
her OF carried. and probably this suggested
The much bifurcated pennon of early Western
chivaIry familiar 10 every one who has studied
In the Middle Ages, devoted to display and mill
tary arrogance, the flag stood In relationship 70
stood to himself; it insured recogniton In the
melee and supplied raiIying point for the nght--
ers such as nothing else could have done This led
to an etiquette of hags. which apportioned shape
and size TO every rank of the peerage, from the
royal standard itself down through varied array
of banners. gonfalons. pennons, ensigns ana tner
"bits of red rag and kept the heralds college
husv besides supplying the poets with admirable
local coloring for their battle pieces Does not
Scott tell us in famous lines:
Then fell spotless banner white.
Lord Towards Lion fell;
But still Lord Marmion's falcon few
With ygavering flight while hercer grew
-Uondon Globe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
lowed 70 dry and are harvested several times a

lowed TO dry and harvested several times a
year by the natives.
The apparel Gazette the great dealers auth9T,
tty everything that people wear, says: The
ivory nut is used almost solely in the manufacture
OF buttons though some factories also make poker
chips from them The nut however, has super
seeded the ARCHAIC mud. rubber and bone buttons in
vogue formerly 1t admits Of wider and moro varied
treatment for this purpose than any other known
substance and is easily worked The United States
consumes more than one-half of the worlds prod
uct OF ivory nuts and ntne-tenths of the vegetable
ivory Is manufactured into buttons
when the nut reaches the button factory 1t IS
three slabs. In the process OF cutting out
thread holes drilled and countersunk. The but
ton Is then sent to the polisher, who uses the
shayings and powder made IN drilling 10 polish
them IN their white state. Afterward they are sent
20 the designer, who traces the buttons in in
debIe dyes the designs needed to make them
match the various weaves. coloring ana textures
of fabrics After receiving these outlines II the
buttons are to remain smooth and receive another
are to be stamped with a segregated pattern they
put into pressing machine htted with dies OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31

Where in the whole world is another thing mean.
tngless in itself, that has signhed much or
served greatly in the dramas OF national life
the flag? One tradition says the Saracens first
carried orthodox standard into battle. and thus
gave the idea, they gave many others, to the
Crusaders. But. obviously, the flag is far older
than this. ana IT is interesting its develop
ment from the first tnanimate object borne aoft
STAFF, so as to be generally visible, down to
the complicated blazonry OF a royal banner in our
ages The Egyptians thus carried before their
hosts the figure of sacred animal q spear and
the Assyrians. as their carvings tell US inspired
the hopes and centred the attentions of their SOL
ders In the way.
The royal standard OF the Persians for MANY
centuries backsmith's apron. and il is said
q local prince, In passing hermt's cell on the
way TO battle morning. asked the inmate for
MS blessing, something expressive put on that
artiess cognizance. The hermit. possibly little
touchy, saints will be when disturbed at
breakfast time. threw the chieftain the fat round
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
BURNING GAMBLING APPLIANCES.

One of the features of the anti-vice crusade in
Philadelphia was the burning the other day of the
gambling appliances and slot machines which had
been seized in the work. The Law and Order So
ciety the city, of which d. Clarence Gibboney is
the secretary, had devoted itself to the effort TO
rid the city of what had oemoralzed many boys
and young men. The public burning Of the para
phernaa which found in the gambn places.
including all forms of machines and apparatus for
games of chance, took place in the presence OF
many persons, nearly a thousand of the gambling
appliances being destroyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
BOMB THRoWERS WORK IN Sale EICA

The destruction Of the Royal Ottoman Bank was
Of the chief of the dynamite outrages by the
bomb throwers in SalOnica. where the Bulgarians
sought 10 revenge themselves their Turkish
rulers -Four men got out of carriage IN front OF
the institution cut the Threats of the two guards
at the gate and threw dynamite bombs into the
bank building. AT the time another party
similarly assaiGed Tie building of German Skft-
tie Club adjoining The bank at the An IN
slant later tremendous explosion occurred under
the two buildings almost com gletely destroyiCg
them and doing much damage TO others near. OF
the thirty men in the buildings only one was
killed but score hurt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31

made but the pawnbroker takes the chances, ana
the most of them are good judges Of human nature
I have things in my safes that know Ill, co bI
/ know the parties who pledged them viii come
and get them. When 1 get customer TWO Try 70
with for many years OF course when Il one re- CT
these comes in and offers article and asks ror
certain advance. he generally gets it unless II is
out of all Now. if that had been regular
customer who offered the skeleton guess would
have managed way 10 let the man nave the
money, even if it had been necessary to let him
keep the skeleton. Well, the fact is. didn't want
the thing around tie place here anyway."-Wash-
iDgton Star.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
q STATUE FOR ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION

Karl Bitter has been appointed by the louisiana
Purchase Exposition Company TO take charge OF
the sculpture work the fair grounds. "a glimpse
Of the work being done IN Mr.. Bitter's queer
studio the old Erie Railroad roundhouse at Ho-
boken, n. J, would interest almost any one. One
OF the Modest figures IN all the three hundred and
fifty groups that being made is the statue rep
resepting Indian Territory. 1t is Of a group
OF fourteen figures symbolic Of the fourteen States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
GREATEST HOARD OF GOLD IN WORLD.

Nearly one thousand three hundred tons Of gold
lie to-day in the vaults of the Treasury of the
United States-the greatest hoard of the yellow
metal ever gathered in the history Of the world.
-Four hundred tons of this gold piled. like bags
of salt within the four walls of the Sub-Treasury
in Wall-st, New York. Outside the Treasury hoard
there is in circulation through the country nearly
equal amount OF gold coin. making more than two
thousand i've hundred tons OF gold in the United
States bearing the imprint of the eagle The value
o. this Is more than 81 $50 900 N0O-lSuCcess.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
PLANTS ARE NOW INocULATED.

Science has not contented itself with hunting out
lymph and virus which will give immunity from
disease to humanity alone; it has turned it's
ton to incubation for the vegetable kingdom as
well. Remarkably interesting experiments have
been carried on by French and English scientists
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31

Purchase that are encircIe the upper sources OF
the cascades the hill at the end OF the exposi-
ton grounds. Carl A. Heber is the artist to whom
Mr. Bitter assigned the making Of the model for
the statue. The figure is that OF Indian woman,
and is of such great size that the working
II look like pygrnies in comparison.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-08-27
Dt6sefan:W a6rtbten.

5 Oas Seit bes FL. @loboalb, bes
gatrons ser Si6;eie ct. gloub, wel=
DIES auf ben Z. September fdlt, mire
am Is. September in Der gatbebrale
bur9 elm Yontifcalamt, weldes Der
bo9p'ite Serr 8ti9of Srobee celebrtz
rem mtrb, feierlid besansen.
5 Die gtnmeibuns Der Stride Der
pom bo9u. Serrn Sos. Stephan in
&rain Somn paftorirten ct. autu=
nius= @emeinbe, rpel6es Set auf BEN
Is. September anberauu,t NOT, muBs
tie unermarteter 9inbrrnife wesen
unlisbiamer @eiie ausseiest werbeu.
5 Ia6 brei @oden LANCER ab=
peienbeit lit Der tempordr als Pfars
rer Der gatbebrale anseitente bo9w.
Serr SEQ. arentb Sreitas pom Yitts=
burg, Ya., ieiner alteu 9eimatb, nod
ct. gloub suridsetebrt. Sn ieiner
Besleituns befaub f@ iein gruber
gietor, mel9er W%iuneiota's seianbe
9uft auf einise @o&en semieBen Mill.
S Ser als @slanbter Der @ereints=
ten Staater BON Rabrib mad @ien
TRANSFERRING Serr Storer. Gin 9err
aus Cincinnati unb etn Wanu, auf
Ben bic &atbolifen nit sere9tem
Stols bliden f0nnen, mar lesten Srei=
tag @ait bes bo@m'iten gr3bii@ofs
Srelanb In ct. 9aul, Der feline Sufs
frasanbii9ofe gu etnem 8eiu9e in ieis
ner er3biid0fi@eu &eiiben3 etnluS,
Inn benielben @elesenbeit gu seben,
bic ebrenrpertbe 8efanntidaft bes
@ienerz@ eianbteu gu MAIDEN. Sod
m'ter giidof Erobec reiite Donuer=
flag Mbenb mad ct. Paul uub febrte
Samitas uon 2ittle Sails, no I'M
Gonpent Der ebrm. Sransistaneridme=
fern i'm Beiiein bes Oi6selan=S bereu
Ste Sdwefter Maria gliiabstb als
Obertn 9ewdblt wurSe, mad ct.
gloub surid.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-08-27
2tttls Gaus.
Ole @ousreblsute gudmam pom bie,

| Die Gonsreblsute 8udman BON bier
unb S~teuenicn pom grootiton iinb be
naGri9tistwotben. bab rd9iten Mon=
tag BITE anselesenbeit besisli9 Serle=
suns Der 9anboffiee pon gaB Gate nod
Semibii ODER gs,~bleibuns berlelben
In gaB Gate Dor 2anbcommiiidr &i
darblon In @aibinston CUR Sera
tbuns fommen iou. - SoIepb Ducot
liest i'm st. @abriel's 9oipital in ei=
mem belinnunsslolen 3aftanbe. gr
|i9lief iisenb auf benz giienbabnselei=
ie Elm unb woIte eben aufiteben, als
er uon einem uorbeifabrenben .3use
Der Nortbern. Pacific setrofen wurte.
3mei &ippen iinb sebro9en, unb Der
&opf lit uerlest; er uerlor iebo@ tei=
men Eropfen 8lut. gs muB als Elm
@unOer betra9tet wsrben, baB er ni@t
ieinen iofortisen Cob fanb. = Sn Gn=
betra9t Der uielen atnber, melde bic
Yfarri9ule Der 9er5- Seiu : 9emeinte
beiu9en, bat ii@ bo@w. Pfarrer Ill
tenborf ueranlaBt seleben, nod eine
neue eebrtraft fur Ben nd9iten S4ul=
termtn AT ergaatren.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-08-27
gaui @eatre.

AW OoHHetFu9 Ser.eI9 etH Wert9s
uoaer S@uppeu bes Pster Sritblanb
in Seuer /; berielbe brannte p~oIitdnbis
nie6er; eine Sub Tam In ben Slam=
men I'M, unb bic tn bemS @uppenlu n=
tersebra6ten @erdtbe murben .bur9
has Seuer %serit6rt. Bte bas Ssuer
entitanb, tonnte ni@t ermittelt mer.
BEN. Ser S9aben lit nidt bur9 8er=
fi9eruns sebedt. Der a@tb. s. 6.
Minnette lit anseitelt morben, I'M
bie am Is. September bier bestnnen=
Be goautp. Sair i'm sansen COUNTY n
3usetsen. Dteie Sair lit bic erite if
rer art felt uielen Sabren in Stear1s
County, unb aae Burger bieier Stabt
arbeiten 6anb In 9anb, Tim benz un=
ternebmen einen grfols gu ii9ern.
Seine Mittel unh feline Wiben rper=
Sen ssi@eut, um ben 8eiu9ern Der
gountp Sair einen redt i%ntereHanten
unb ausenebmen aufentbalt in Saut
Centre gu ft@eru. Der ipe,iele 3us,
wel9eu bic Great Nortbern ieben Gag
md5renb Der Staaisfairmo6e mad st.
Yaul laufen ldBt, wirb bier morsens
balb 7 l1br f~ortfabren unb abenbs
CUR &idtebr ct. 4aul I'M 7:05 uer=
laiien unb In Saut Centre 10 Minu=
ten mad II r1br etntreHen. = 6err
Setter Minnette pom bter, melder aua
"a. Suli In gesleituns bes bodw.
Serrn Sauilener, zines 8erwanbten
pom ihm, cine guropareiie antrat, bat
feline bier mobuenben gltern briefit9
piiieu ~laiien, baB tie am Z. ausuit se=
iuno unb moblbebalten In autuerpen
ensefommsn iinb unb baB tie suerit
e~uremburs unb bann Sranfrsi@ unb
ipdter Deutl9lanb, Selterret9 uub
bic S9uei3 bereilen werben.
xafe 0eorge.
gebliiber S9ubmader BADEN tbre
neue OampibreI@maldiuen ausitatz
tuns erbalteu, unb nit benz Srel6en
pirb in SEN eriteu Saseu Der aufans
sema6t. = 8tunen &ursem rperbeu
Sobn S6uma6sr unb SRI. Wars.
Wi9els ben gunb fir's 9eben i9lie=
Bsu.-Sn Der eriteu Ssptemberwo6e
uerben bier mebrers Seriteiserunsen
Dor it9 seben.
Tarmina.
Na9 g~infteuuns Der arbeit an uns
ierer neuen Stride baben bic Siesel=
iteinleser btelelbe am Wontas wieber
auisenommen. = 1nIsr Sorfidmieb
ytid. 9roB bat nit leinsr Sumilie bic
8obnuns bes S 9. aorte besOsen.
Sn Der erften September 8o9e ptre
Serr Serm. authorizing mad Ri@=
u,onb bas gu ~unlerer @emsinbe ses
b6rise Srdulein 0u;ia S@ulte als
graut gum Gltare fibren. : TIMER
bo9w. Serr Pfarrer P. Pantras, ..
g. g., mar Dienitus geiddfte ball
Der In ct. gloub. = Wttte lester
ISOLDE mar Contractor q. 9. Wabl
pon ct. gloub CUR Seii@tisuns Der
a,beit on u~nferer reueu Stride bier.
- Sermann gloms Be inbet IT'D et=
mes &opflsibens mesen auf Der &ranz
tenliits. SIN Der @obuuns Der Sa=
milie Nid. @roB itelIte iid CUR Sreuz
be Ser glteru Elm S69ter@en Elm.