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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-17
BELOW NEW ORLEANS.
Water Pouring over a Crevasse 200
Feet Wide.

Water Pouring over a Crevasse 200
Feet Wide.
New Orleans. March 16.-News has
been received by telephone that "a Gre
vase. already 200 feet wide, has oc-
CURED ten miles below POinte Ia
Hatchie. about sixty miles below New
Orleans. The damage viii be confined
% "a small portion of PaIquemlne par
ish.
The break reported 90 have occurred
below PO.ute la Hatchie viii not af-
feet the river situation at this city.
The distance TO the gulf from the
scene OF the crcyasse is not far and
the water going through viii quickly
reach the sea. The sufferers win De
small truck and rice farmers. The
state engineers said today that the
levee al the point where the crevasse
is located was only from six 90 seven
feet high. Advices received at 8 %. M
state that the ends of the levee we're
washing slowly and the crevasse was
then estimated 90 De 2l0 feet wide
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-17
The GIRL WILL WALK.

New York March l6-F0r thc first time
In This country the LorenZ machine has
been used in an operation for hip disease.
The operation was performed by Dr.
Frederick Mueller. a pupil of DR.. LOrenZ
A girl almost D. years old. had suf-
fered from disease of the hip. which
drew her right foot up 90 and touching
her left carr Do was mado normal In
form Bon forty minutes. Hcr leg four
inches shorter than the other was drawn
into It's proper position and of equal
length with its mate. and the girl. after
coming ont of the ether lay stil and
white. but without pain and completely
mendcd. Dr. Mueller said. The opera
ton was long and painful 90 AN except
the patient herself hut the shining Grip
of silver did the work Tor which Dr.
L0renz built it and the SRI VIII walk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-17
UNION PACIFIC FAST
MAIL TRAIN WRECKED

Grand Island. Neb., March 1G.-Fast
mail train No l0Z. east-bOund, on the
Union Pacific, colIided head on with a
freight at Brady's Island early today.
Herman Hopkins of Omaha, The news
agent, who was standing on q platform,
was killed and Conductor 81. C.. Wal
lace of Omaha had a Lex broken
None of the passengers was hurt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-17
lROQUOIS CLUB BANQUET.
Notable Speeches Made by Prominent
Democrats.

Chicago. March l6-Prominent Demo-
Gratis from an parts of the country gath
cred here today 20 attend the banquet OF
the IrOQuOis club al rhet Auditorium no.
tel Preceding the banquet of the club
many nOtables in the party held long
talks together, discussing suggestions for
the presidential campaign of next year.
The speakers at the banquet made
strong pleas for a unified party and the
adoption of a platform that would meet
with general approval.
Mayor Harrison. who today was ronOm-
mated by the Democratic city cOnveu-
ti0n was the first speaker. After well
coming the visitors TO the city he re-
spOnded 20 the toast, 1.-THE City of Chi
cagO.
He was followed by Edward NJ. Shepard
of New York who spoke of Present Du-
ties of a Patriotic Opposition.
The postmaster announced without
reading their contents. that letters of re-
gret had been received from Grover
Cleveland. W j. Bryan. Richard Oluey.
David b. Hill. William IL. Hearst. A. j..
stevenson. Horace Boles and a number Of
other distinguished Democrats who were
unable TO attend.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-17
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PIERCED HIS HEART.

= Iowa city, Ia, March l6.-JacOb =
= Brum. "a workingman, ended his =
, life today in "a sensational man =
= ner. He loaded a gun with a three =
2 cornered file and, the trigger be-
? ing broken. he placed the butt Of =
= the gun in the stove and the muz- =
= zle against his breats and waited =
= for the heat TO fire the Wrap0u :
. The file went through his heart
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-17

Butte. March 16-Cougrcs-mau Joseph
Dixon received 90 TELEGRAM today from
SIR Loeb. President Rooserelts private
planned t0 visit Butte and Helena Nav o.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-17
stencil Was Awful.

The stencil at Hikucra and tie destruc-
ton OF all buildings. and the lack of food
rendered o. dangerous place for further
residence. About nine DAYS after the dis
aster as many of the people as could DE
taken were sent away on the steamer
Excelsior t0 other islands of thp group
or 20 Tahiti. Others followed Ou the
DURANGO and Zeelee. To relieve The ma
uVes, who have sustained losses aggre-
eating N01Uo gold. the government hts orr
dercd subscription 90 Dee taken 81 this
colony Don which France is expected Co
join. With the money raised DO is under
stood that diving machines viii be pur-
chased and given 90 the destitute surviv-
orS. Machine diving win be allowed dur
ing year or more ON several islands
which have been closed hitherto 20 ma
chine operations
Supplies Sent Promptly.
Supplies amounting 10 twenty tons. sent
from San Francisco and carried free by
the steamship Mariposa. have been trans
Iefred 90 the French gunboat Zeelee 90
be transported 90 the destitute natives
az once. The merchants here have lost
heavily through the insolvency of uumer-
GUS creditors who persisted in The gale.
The merchants claim that most of the
half-milHou damage is their loss. The
impression prevails here that 60 would
have been better 90 send money Co the
natives. instead of supplies. United
States Consul DotV states that while he
ates the kindness Of those who contrib
utcd supplies, DE thinks that unless
money is sent for diving machines Tor the
natives the subscriptions had better cease
in the United States
Heavy winds and high water have been
reported from many South Sea islands.
in the MarqueSas Islands the wind was
very strong houses we're blown down and
trees felled. Heavy rains caused the
river 10 rise and change ITS course caus-
ing much damage. one boy WAS drowned
i'm the river.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-17

that the relief from thirst came In the
form OF condensed water AR. Gilbert se-
cured tneconseut of Dr. Brunau 20 distill
water. The administrator was at nrsL
skepticaL but having refused consent he
was given small quantity of fresh water
from a miniature condenser constructed
by Mr. Gilbert. Straightw9y the doubt
vanished and De placed Mr. Gilbert On
charge of "a party 60 search for suitable
material for a condenser on a large scale
At length two tanks and some frames on
an iron bed for tubes and some TUBS
were selected With this primitive ma
distilled daily Tor several days Mr. Shef-
field suffered from an attack of blood
poisoning, due 90 his labor 0n preparing
corpses for burial lie narrowly escaped
death
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-17
DANCER Of Starvation.

About l.W0 survivors were in danger OF
starvation or of perishing from thirst or
disease. Shelterless uude. weak and dis
couraged. e. is not 90 De wondered at that
a few OF the natives became lOOters Of
their neighbOrs goods. However. ON the
whole. the order was commendahlc. 10 Is
10 the lasting credit of the Americans
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-17
THE WEATHER.

FOR SALT LAKE.
Probably showers; cooler.
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HOW FikE6 MAY START.
Several Things That Will Cause
 Spontaneous C0mNustion.

Damp lampblack will ignite from the suns rays. The same can be said of cotton waste moist with lard or other animal oil. Lsmpblack and little oil or water will under certain conditions ignite spontaneously. Nitric acid and charcoal create spontaneous combus. ton. New printers ink on paper when in contact with steam pipe will ignite quickly. Boiled linsced oil and turpen. tine In equal parts on cotton waste will ignite in few hours under mild heat and will in time create enough heat to ignite spontaneously, says Cassier's Magazine. Bituminous coal should no be stored where it will come in contact with wood partitions or columns or against warm boiler settings or steam pipes. This coal should not be very deep if 1t is to be kept on storage for a long period. If piled in the basement of building it should be shallow and free from moisture and under good ventilation. That liable to absorb moisture should be burned first If on fire small quantity of water shower ed on this Bind Of coal cokes 1t and re- tards any great supply of water reach. ing tbe fire, thus necessitating the over hauling of the pile. Iron chips. filings or turninga should not be stored in a shop in wooden boxes. The oily waste which is not infrequently thrown among thera adds to the danger of fire from this aource. The sweepings from the machE,e shop, if kept on hand, should nevrr be placed over iron shay ings. This mass of disintegrated iron Is enough 10 incite heat and combus- ton. Iron and steel filings and turn ings when mixed with oil will ignite spontaneously after becoming damp. A steam pipe against wood will cause the latter to ignite spontaneously after be- ing carbonized, particularly if super heated steam enters the pipe, thus in- creasing tue temperature.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-05
f.Hi~rI ntlS.

Don't open set of account books when you do kindness for anybody.
 Advantages always look larger than disadvantages, even when the scales are balanced.
 Don't marry money. You can spend the money, but you can't spend the trouble you may get with it.
 Somehow when brother and sister quarrel 1t comes nearer to what man and wife say than any other thing.
 Occasionally you know a man you can't help admiring, but who is such fool that you want to beat him to death.
 Somehow scrambled egg reminds us of failure. The cook didn't get the egg out whole, so she scrambled 1t. Some people make scrambled eggs of half they do.
 When mans folks are away and he goes to restaurant to eat it seems pretty tough to pay 35 cents for meal. At home he doesn't realize that he is paying nything.-Atchison Globe.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-05
PLANT EVOLUTION
Cultivation Has Done Wonders For
 Fruit md Vegetables.

Fruit and Vegetables.
 There are few more wrongly named things in the world than the Jerusa- lem artichoke. In the first place it nev- CT came from Jerusalem at all. And in the second 1t is not really an artichoke, but sunfower with its tubers devel- oped by cultivation.
 Cultivation has done wonders for fruit and vegetables.
 For instance, through its means peaches, apricots and nectarines have been developed from the almond, to which family all three fruits belong.
 There is little apparent connection be- tween the wild crab of the hedgerows and Newtown plppin, but both are members of the same genus. Indeed, 1t is from this same wild crabapple that the whole of the 700 odd existing varieties of apples have been raised.
 Technically speaking, too, the pear is an apple, and so are the medlar and the mountain ash, which latter is not an ash at all.
 Is turnip cabbage? Yes, one va riety at least of 1t is. This is the queer vegetable known as kohirabi, which. although classed by scientists among the Brassica. or cabbage, family, has huge roots just like turnip.
 The cucumber is really fruit and not vegetable. The same remark ap- plies to the tomato, which is really fruit also.
 The gooseberry is currant. It is not the least like it in either appearance or flavor, yet both belong to the sane family of Ribes.
 The onion is charming little flower, its various species bearing white, vel low, blue and rose colored blossoms, many produced in beautiful dropping clusters. Originally the onion was a towering plant, but the cultivation of certain of its varieties has produced the now world famous vegetable.
 When is a chestnut not chestnut? When 1t is q horse chestnut. This is another of the curiosities of the classi- fication of horticultural nomenclature. The horse chestnut is Esculus, and the other kind Castanea.-Stray Stories.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-05
Sea serpcnts Breathe Air.

Like all other serpents, the sea ser. pents, though permanently inhabiting the sea. are air breathers. The lateral hattening of their tails greatly helps them to swim in any direction, and 1t specially enables them to rise rapid. ly to the surface of the water to breathe. That they may do this the more easily and securely their nostrils are placed at the very end of the muz- gle and are furnished with valves, which secure them from being entered by the water in which they live.
 Unlike other snakes, they cast their skins in small pieces. Their eyes are not adapted to see well out of water, and thus they cannot when in the air take a good aim to bite. They feed on small fishes. which they paralyze by means of their poison. and thus they have nothing to fear from the spines of the fishes they eat.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-05
The Revolution In n Nutshell,

The following contribution to historic literature on the American Revolution was made by q little lady to short sto- ry competition in Philadelphia news paper. The writer a schoolgirl of ten years, epitomzes the whole Valley Forge experience in the following terse sentences:
 ''There was Revolutionary war. The British revolutioned Philadelphia. So MT. Washington took lot of soldiers to Valley Forge. MT. Washington haden't eny thing for the soldiers to eat, so they had to go barefoot Mr. Washington felt verv bad, so he asked Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Frank lin felt bad. to, so he asked the king of France. The king of France sent lot of soldiers, so we licked the British"
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-05
A Bismarck Incident.

It used to be the privilege of Aus. tria's representative at any conference of representatives of the German states to smoke. the others refraining. This was supposed to be an acknowl- edgment of Austrias supremacy. At the first conference that Bismarck at tended as Prussia's representative he began to puff smoke across the confer ence table as soon as the Austrian dip. lomat lit up. That set everybody pres ent to smoking on equal terms, and Austria's supremacy got blow.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-05
The Millionaire Malady.

Men who have sacrificed health and youth, scrimped their families and in- jured their digestion in the acquire ment of "pile" often think they are public benefactors and that humanity in general owes them debt of grati- tude for being so rich. In consequence they resent as cruel injustice the fa- tigue, chagrin and newspaper notoriety that money invariably brings in its trail. It would be about as consistent for little boy who had gorged himself on purloined apples to feel injured when an averaging stomach ache fol- lowed gluttony.-Eliot Gregory in Gen. tury.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-05
What He Is Worth.

"What curious habit we have," re- marked the street car philosopher, "of saying that man is worth so and so many thousands of dollars. I knew men who have many dollars who, judg- ed from any reasonable standard that 1 know, are not worth anything at all. It is refreshing to hear occasionally of men who do happen to be worth a great deal even though they are rich and who are anxious that people should forget they have money and think of them only for their qualities All the same, 1t always gives me an un- pleasant turn when I see a mans worth put down in dollars" - New York Commercial Advertiser.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-05
Ancient Table Manners.

A description of a dinner given in 1850 shows that there has been a vast Improvement in table manners since then. AS rule, one knife had to serve for two people, and often bowl of soup was used by two persons. For this reason the party giving the din. ner arranged his guests in couples, try ing to place people together who would be congenial and not adverse to this common use of table appointments.
 Spoons were seldom supplied to the guests, and the soup was drunk di- rectly from the bowl, the latter usually having side handles by which 1t was held. In less refined company there were no separate soup bowls, only one large porringer, which was passed around to the guests in turn. The diners helped themselves to the pieces of meat they desired from the common dish with their fingers.
 Napkins were considered luxury. and were only provided in very aris- tocratic and wealthy families-Phila- delphia Iuouirer.
 Though the truth of the story thu, King James l. of England once knight. ed loin of beef is disputed, the house in which the ceremony is said to have occurred is pointed out, as well as the table on which the sirloin lay. The scene of the historic jest lies between Highlands park and Chingford, near London. It is curious house with quaint, low pitched ceilings and fine garden with fruit trees of great size. It was on his return from one of his hunting expeditions in Ripping forest that the British Solomon is said to have given practical proof of his favor for the roast beef of old England.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-05
Our Eccentric Phrases.

Why do we always talk of putting on G coat and vest? Who puts on a coat before a vest? We also say putting on shoes and stockings? Who puts on shoes before the stockings? We also put up signs telling people to wipe their feet when we mean their boots or shoes. And father tells boy he will warm his jacket when he means to warm his pantaloons. We are 8 little eccentric tn our phrases at times.
 Making Allowances.
 Bronson-I don't see why you should be so angry at your son for marrying. We have to make allowances for the young, you know.
 Munson-Confound it, that's what I'm kicking about. not only have to make an allowance for him, but now I'll have to make one for his wife too. -Kansas City Journal.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-05
MOOrish Baths.

In Spain, while the Moors were in the ascendency, luxurious hot baths wers established. They were used in con. nection with the religious rites of Is lam. The Islamites were required to bathe frequently. The manner of bathing was as follows:
 After undressing, the bather is wrap. ped in wooden coat, sandals are put on and he walks to the hot bath. After e thorough hot bath all parts of the body are rubbed. The soles of the feet are rubbed with pumice stone, then the body is anointed with oil and sprinkled with perfumed powders.
 When the Moors were driven out of Spain the first thing the people did was to destroy the Moorish bath houses. This was done because of religious prejudice against the Moors.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-05
An III Chosen Song.

In order to make him forget his do mestic troubles, which were driving him to suicide, some friends of Herr Gustav Krautwinkel arranged cheer full evening at restaurant in Berlin. Unfortunately, one of the party began to sing a song entitled Lost Happi- uess." Hardly was the first verse fin ished when Herr Krautwinkel jumped up, pulled revolver from his pocket and shot himself.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-05
His Auspicious Beginning.

''To gratify the curiosity of the pub lie, MT. Dollaraline," purred the young person with the notebook. twill you please tell me if the first contribution you ever sent to magazine was ac- cepted?"
 The literary celebrity smiled genially. ,"I am happy to say it was," he an swered.
 What was it?"
 -Four dollars for a years subscrip- ton."- ."-Chicago Tribune.
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-05

Mabelle had been unusually quiet at church one Sunday. She was generally very restless listener. Her mother, ooticing 1t, asked her:
 "What made you so good during serv- Ice this morning. daughter"
 "I was thinking,' answered the child. "why the people who write hymns a- ways put something bad in them that the minister can't let the people sing. He always says omit the thiru or some other stanza. and he says 1t over twice, SO they'll be sure not to sing 1t, 70 1t must be something wicked. .a-leew Hoyk TmeA
Holbrook argus., 1903-09-05
QUAINT BATAVIA.
Java's Picturesque Town and the
 People One Meets There.

People One Meets There.
 Imagine town of giant dolls houses built in Burmese and Japanese style, trim avenues of beautiful trees, broad, clean streets and thousands of grown up dolls masquerading in oriental fan cy dress, the picture book of one's childhood animated-that is Batavia.
 The streets are paraded listlessly by gnngs of blue garbed convicts, who pick up cigar ends, bits of paper and fruit peel. The cleanliness of the streets is astonishing.
 A man in Batavia once threw piece of banana peel on the ground, and, looking back moment afterward, he felt reproached by the sight of that wretched piece of peel, the only blot on the immaculate cleanness of the streets. For awhile his dignity fought with his sense of decency. Then he re- turned, picked up the offending peel, and-feeling very foolish-carried 1t until he saw convenient opportunity for disposing of it.
 Representative of many nations con- gregate ill Batavia, blue gowned Jav- anese, wearing white pith helmets shaped like inverted saucers; portly Chinese merchants, dressed in a gro- tesque combination of yellow silk clothes and billycock hats of Hamp- stead Heath. their pigtais interwoven with blue silk; lean, tawny Malays, Hindoos. Javanese and eifeminate look ing Cingalese jostle each other on the sidewalks
 It is impossible for a casual observ- CT to distinguish the seX of a Cingalee, as the men have delicate, refined fea- lures. are clean shaven. fasten their long hair behind their heads in woman fashion and wear skirts that sweep the ground.
 merits a detailed description, as the Batavian Dutch ladies have adopted the native dress for morning wear.
 A long strip of native cloth, called sarong. is wound round and round the body beneath the armpits and reaches almost to the ankles. An abbreviated Eton jacket, called kopeia, covers the shoulders, and out of doors ladies' slip Iers are worn on stockingless feet, and paper parasol is carried.
 The Batavian Dutch do not make their toilets, unless they go out of doors, until the afternoon, so that one may see men in pyjamas and women in the native dress lolling on the veran- das or sitting down to meals at the ho. tels. The custom is lazy but sensible one, considering the climate.-Cham- bers' Journal.
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Electrical Oscillations.

Hertz years ago first produced rapid electrical oscillations and showed that they travelled through space with the speed of light and reappeared as cleo trical oscillations and sparks in suita- bly, arranged conductors at distance. Starting with waves twenty feet long in air and oscillating 50,000,000 times . second. he worked down to waves ono. tenth as long and ten times as rapid.
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lnefr Chance.

Jaspar-Young Scadsby has enough. Why doesn't he keep out of business and give others chance?
 Jumpuppe-But 1t is by going into business that rich young men like him give smart young men chance to make money.--Life.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-06-25
Flower Show.

Il is proposed by the ladies of the
Episcopal Guild of st. Anthony to give
a Hover show in this city some time
during the coming fall With this end
IN view they have been busily engaged
the past week in distributing young
1hlna Aster plants among the ladies Of
Parker, y. Anthony and vicinity, to be
grown and exhibited later in the season.
A large list Of valuable and beautiful
prizes to be distributed to the winners
viii be published in the columns of this
paper III few weeks, which it is hoped
VIII be an incentive to those who will
compete, to make the flower show one
OF the events Of the season. The enter
prise is laudable one and the PEAK
hopes it mag meet with the unbounded
success it deserves.