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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-02-13
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Samuel A[udd Blandford section di-
rector of the United States weather
bureau died at his home in Boise Tues
day evening at O'Clock. For num-
ber of years Mr.. Blandiord was stationed
at Portland, Ore, and the remains were
shipped there for interrment. He was Il
member OF the Masonic order and also
of the ROYAL Arcanum.
Bosie is moving to have fire escapes
placed on all the public school buildings
of that city.
Mrs George l. Wall has been named
for postmaster at Blackfoot.
Joseph H. GaIlager is dead at his
home in South Boise. lie was 50 years
OF age and had lived in and about Boise
for the past IL years, coming there from
Jefferson, Iowa.
Weiser's broom factory is in actual OPP
Grafton, turning cut six dozen brooms
per day.
A contract has been let for the build'
ing of bridge across the payette river
north of Van wyck, at Kimball's cross.
ing, to II. II. Bowman Of Round Valley,
Contract price is $500 Bridge to be a
five span press truss 265 feet long
Wort to begin February Il.
The Knights of Pythiaz are about to
erect temple in Boise. The plans
have been drawn and the building Is to
cost in the neighborhood oi 600
Gcorge emith has bcrn committed tc
the Blacl<foot insane urylum from tm-
nett.
4 corporation TO be knoWn as the FL
more County Fair association has beer
formed at Mountainhome. Arace track
grand stand, and necessary bailiingi
will be erected in the near future,
pocatello Advance The sugar fac
tory at idaho Fall- has closed its run TO
the searon with an output OF abou
s,0oo,G COO posnds. At one cent poun'
bounty. the amount authorized by tn
last legislature for The first year tn
sugar trust will De entitled 10 draw frcn
the people Of this state $4,000 bounty
part OF the output however, wa
made during Ianrafy' Tn thai part q
it the state is to pay only half cont
posnd This will reduce he amount t
be paid by the state,
The interior department has arrange
for complete survey Of the boundar
line between Idaho and Montana. How
ard B. Carpenter OF California has bee
appointed 20 conduct the work. It
expected the survey win take abor
two years. Under the contract th
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-02-13
FIRE SWEPT CITY
Baltimore, Maryland, Visited
BY Most Disastrous
conflagraiion.

BALTIMORE, February S.-When dark
ness fell tonight the people Of this strick
en- city knew the worst was over The
flames which for more than p hours
had swept rcsisilsssly through the heart
Of the city were checked. An army Of
firemen from many cities, working un-
weariedly, and aided by a muddy little
stream, finally conquered Worn by a
night and day Of terror the great crowds
that watched the ruin Of their city turn
cd homeward, and at midnight the
streets were deserted save for the police
and militia that gnarded the burned
area. To the south a red glow rises and
falls, marking l40 acres Of devastation,
10 Squ2rc- OF property that yesterday
presented values to the extent OF from
SO 100000 to $l25,OOOO 900. Not even a
close approximation can be made Of the
( loss.
An expert, the city building inspector
estimates the less in buildings at Sl5,-
600, 900. On the other hand, it is said
that insurance estimates do not place
the total loss at greater figure. Sc
far there has been no systematic attempt
to fix the values that we're represented
in the district, in that which is tonight
a devastated waste.
The insurance men after canvassinl
the situation and comparing notes be
lieve the losses to be paid will not ex
ceed $50, 100000.
Not single life has been lost and not
a human being has been dangerous.
injured. The hospital lists consists o
minor burns, with the exception OF ia
cob Ilgingrintz, fireman from York
Pa He has fractured leg. and il
bailey burned,
The district swept by the fire com
prised 70 blocks and nearly 25Oo build
ings.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-02-13
Prohibition WHISKY.

kaneas City STAR a iiodge City
bootleeger admits thar he made most Of
the stuff he Soldas whisky. His formula
wast clne gallon. OF alcohol. two gallons
OF water. one pound Of prumes. half
pound OF tobacco and one ounce Of
glycerin. 1ioil the prune~ ard squeeze
the juice out, and the same with the
tobacco, and thoroughly mix. This,
he says proudly, "makes fine drink,
and is warranted to do the work He
used to keep it in kerosene cans to
avoid suspicion,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-02-13
JAPS STRIKE FIRST
They Catch the Russian Fleet
Mapping and Put Several
Ships Out of Service.

CHE Foo. Feb "a hotilla OF Japa-
nese torpedo boats attacked the Russian
fleet lying in the open roadste.ld at
Part Arthur at midnight last night.
Two battleships, the Retvizan and
CMrevitch, and the crusier Pallada
were disabled and beached The Rus
SLAMS turned on their searchlights and
opened fire without result The attack
continued until daylight, when tie tor
pcdo boats Withdrew.
A telegram from yiceroy AIexieff,
to st. Petersburg soys; "a Japanese
squadron of Is battleships and crusiers
today began bomhardment Of Port Ar
thur. The fortress replied and the
squadron weighed anchor in order to
participate in the battle.
"Our losses" the viceroy continues,
"are two naval officers and 81 men
wounded and nine men killed and on
the coast batteries one man killed and
three wounded.
During the engagement the battle
ship Poltava and the cruisers Diana
Aslok and Novlk were each damaged on
the water line. The damage TO the fort
ress was not important"
The latest returns Of Russian wal
ships in the far cast total "a, including
eight battlesliips, Is cruisers, seven gun
boats and SO torpedo boat destroyer
and torpedo boats.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-02-13
ONE 1894 SILVER DOLLAR

Or amy other silver dollar old or new sufficient
ear coming WORLDS FAIR ct ST. Louis but one OF that
the t.
will be accepted payment in e for SN MONTH suoscr
tiont o
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-02-13
Sheep in United States.

Advance sheets of the annual wool re-
view issued by the National Association
OF Wool Manufacturers fix the total
number OF sheep in the United States,
April l, 1903, according to a census ta-
ken by the association, at IS, ,2s4 600
OF these Montana had the largest
number. 5,lOO,00o; Wyoming the next
largest, 4,lO0.OOo; the next largest bands
are Idaho, 100000; Utah, s,259, 600;
New Mexico, 3 3,25o,OOO; Ohio, 2,2OO, 900
Colorado, 100000; Oregon, 2,ooo,OOO
Texas, LAO, 800; California, 1925, ,ooo
and Michigan, 100000.
Montana had the largest yield of wool
in 1908, $4,000, 900 pounds Of washed
and unwashed, with total value o
S5,547Ts0; Wyoming had the next
largest yeild, 2s,7oO,0oo pounds, having
total value OF 81 100000; Idaho'i
yield was l6,eoo,0OO pounds worth 81
Tle,Oo0; Utah YIELDED 1887 900 poundi
worth s., ,2s2 ,l75; New Mexico RAISED
10, 100000 pounds valued at 1914, ,203
Colorado s.5000OO pounds valued 81,
292 $50; Oregon l5,5o0,0 600 pounds val
ue s2,4ls,O00; Texas 0,0Oo,o9e pound
value 81 ,497 900; Califurnia II, ,7sl 20
pounds value 81 $685. Michigan Q,
100, Goo pounds value 81 ,229, 500. Al
this is exclusive OF pulled wool.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-02-13

government will pay Carpenter 500 for
every mile Of boundary permanently
established.
Frank 5. Harding late Of McNlinnyille.
Ore, has purchased a half interest in the
Wciser Signal and will assume the man
agement Of that paper, Mr.. Harding is
a newspaper man OF experience and for
number Of years was proprietor Of the
McMinnville Register, which he sold
last November.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-02-13
THE PARMA HERALD

far,nt Idaho, frstcas weekly
paper giving county and state in condensed read
The PARMA HERALD your moneys
newspaper we've desire to invade the held o the depart
M address 81 SIX months 81
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-02-13
How te appreach the Editor.

Parties wishing to enter Il printing OF
flee at THE scasun should be governed by
the following rules Advance TO the in
side door and give three distinct faps
or kick the door down; the 'devil, will
attend TO the alarm. You will give him
your name, postofIiee address, aud the
number Of years vou owe for the paper.
He viii admit you. You viii advance
to the center Of the room and address
the editor with the following counter
sigsl EStend the right hand about two
feet from the body, thumh end index
( finger clasring $40 bin, which drop in
+ 10 the extended hand of the editor. at
the same time saying. ~Were YOU look
ing for me2n The editor viii grasp
your hand--and the bin and say You
betg" After giving him the news con-
( cernius your neiehborhcod yon win be
( permitted to retire with a receipt for an
old obligation properly di-clarged.-
/ Marcu (Iowa) News.
12O acres. all underfe fence part
! IL in cultivation. Q acres in al
falfa. Good two-rOOm house,
good eellar and we'll $4,000
takes this property.
BATES < LANcs
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-07

ter of the status of women, Divorce is
easy,
In fact of seven causes laid down by
CONTAGIOUS are allowed. one Of these
permits man TO divorce his wife per
talking too much,
AmonS the lower classes divorce is
extremely frequent, 1t is less so
among the upper classes. mainly be.
cause coneuhtnage is common, The
divorced wife patiently endures her
lot, and leaves the house of her lord
with blessing for him upon her lips,
1t is rare thing for a woman in
Japan to seek divorce. though husbands
frequently give sufficient cause, The
fact that the care of the children would
fall upon the Wife should she obtain a
divorce is sufficient deterrent to the
mothers who are poor and the eondi.
ton of extreme subsection suffered by
nearly all Japanese women probably
deters wealthy wives from seeking di
Norce,--New York Sun,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-07
Germany's Gift to
An American Museum
Wonderful Gold and Silver Plate Reproduced for Har-
wards Germanic Collecton--O Originals Graced
Many Medieval Banquet and Are now in King
Palaces and Continental Treasure Houses of Art

its highest development and it is faI
call from the archaic sculpture of this
ancient chalice to the finished
modelling of some of the later speech
mems, when the silversmith had be,
come a trained artist and one of the
most important in the medieval Ger,
man city.
Several causes contributed TO this
importance of the medieval silver
smith,-as the worker in precious
meals was called whether the result
was produced in silver or gold, often
indeed in both metals with the further
addition of inlaid work. particularly
shields and armorial bearings, of the
most delicate description. Despite
the ignorance and lawlessneSs of the
dark ages the period began early to
develop a tangible civilization in its
small. badly paved and unlighted
cities and wherever an individual be.
gan to amass wealth he began 70
spend it on the dornment of his daily
living. Eating and drinking consti
tuted so important part of this daily
living that the production of gorgeous
yesess. of one kind and another. ia
adorn the banqueting board was a
natural evolution-the more so as the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-07

Cambridge. Mass April Sin the
new Germanic museum of Harvard
university there has been recently in
stalled a remarkable collection of re,
productions of old German gold and
silver work-the only collection of it's
kind in existence-presente to the
museum by representative citizens
of modern Germany. There are some
55 pieces, the originals of which
adorned the cathedrals, municipal
banqueting boards and private resi-
jences of Germany in the 18th, 14th,
18th and 10th centuries, and they
illustrate both the wonderfully pains
taking and minute art of the period
ana the general diffusion of taste
toI beautiful objects.
Such work is now practically a lost
art for the rapidity of modern life
leaves little space for the leisurely
labor that the German gold or silver
smith layished upon the almost
microscopic figures that cover his
handiwork,-t long professions OF
knights and brughers, the careful de.
lineation of scenes from Scriptural
history, the minute development of
ecclesiastical symbolism, the careful
studies of hunting scenes in the open
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-07
DIVORCE IN JAPAN.
Nearly One Marriage Out Of Four a
Failure in the Husbands Opinion.

Nearly One Marriage Out Of Four a
Failure in the Husbands Opinion.
A recent issue OF japanese stats.
ical pamphlet in Japanese and French
reveals some curious facts Of social
character.
According to this report there were
in Japan in the year 1889 297 42S mar
riages. The age of marriage seems to
be nearer that Of commonly recognized
ages prevailing in Europe and America
than most persons suppose
OF men only married under the
age OF 10, and only 1903 under the age
ot 10. Nearly $500 married between
the ages Of lG and Is. The number
OF marriages increased rapidly up 10
the age OF "A, when 1t was rather more
than 10000. After that age fewer and
fewer men married and less than a
thousand married between the ages OF
as and 40. though a few men married
IN extreme old age.
In the case OF girls there were only
IS marriages under the age Of Ia, and
the age at which the greatest number
Of marriages was reported was between
20 and 81 Only about 800 women
were reported as marrying between
the ages Of 40 and Al, but perhaps Jap.
anese women are prone, like their
western sisters, TO cease having birth,
days after they pass 30 There were
a lev marriages Of very old women
up TO and beyond the age Of 80.
The civil state OF the women marry
Ing i significant More than "a, 900
" the whole number arc reported al
maidens, and nearly $500 as widows
which nearly 1880 were divorced wo.
mon.
Astonishing the divorce stats
ties OF japan In this report It Is
shown that with fewer than 100000
marriages reported III the year. there
were more than $1,000 divorces. The
proportions Of divorces to marriages
Was about | to A.
The fact Is that japanese civilization
Is most consplcuously weak In the mat
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-07

figures of a dinner party. One OF the
finest of the Germanic museum speci
mems, for example, is a great silver
dish for this purpose presented to tho
ancient town of Luneberg in 1856 by
Burgermaster Hieronymus Witzen.
dorp. 1t is carved with stories from
the history of Rome in which We may
still see Roman knights riding in pro
cession out OF cities which the artist
has no means Of depicting as any
thing but essentially 10th century Ger
man. Near this large basin now stand
two golden lions Of the same period,
whose tails served as handles and
from whose mouths the servants
doubtless poured water over the hands
OF many an eminent fellow.citizen al
the long dinners that figured so
jovialiy in the history OF the typical
medieval city. Seventeen OF the
pieces in the Harvard collection come
from the plate once housed in this one
old town and presented to it by kings.
dukes, foreign embassies and prorni
nent citizens. among them an apotbe-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-07
cARELEssNsss OF EMPLOYERS.

II every business man who suffers
from detaultiug employee were
obliged TO prove not only the EN-.
aloyee's crime, but the absence OF
substantial business Carelessness ON
his own part which afforded both the
opportunity and the temptation for the
offenSc, how few convictions OF these
dolaulters there would be. II
Is curious that almost the only
temptation" which receives any par,
ueular attention from moralists either
in the pulpit or elsewhere Is that oc,
castoned by one man offermg
spirtuous beverages to another who
may be inclined to indulge in potations
To excess. by some odd distortion OF
moral values the custom of Treating
has been singled ont as though 1t were
the greatest or most important ol
these actions or omissions Ivy which
we cause our neighbors or employees
To offend. Who ever heard a sermon
OF lecture on the duty of keeping
reasonably strict oversight on ones
employees, or ON the duty of having a
business system which shah reduce
the opportunities of dishonesty to a
minimum, The duty of not putting on
the character of another u greater
burden than 1t can safely bear is IA
important as any duty in the realm OF
morals, aud the matter OF temperance
is but one branch of It, and by no
means the most important An OK,
animation Of the daily criminal cal
endars in the courts of the large
cities concusiyely proves this fact
George w, Alger in Atlantic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-07

same AGES a chalice for the com
munion wine of the 18th century at a
time when the work of the silyersmith
was devoted almost entirely TO the
adornment of the medieval churches.
After the downfall of the Roman en-
pi.e and the general blotting out OF
the older civilization the church had
alone kept any of the traditions OF this
former period OF culture. The old 18th
century chalice, with its accompany
ing plate to hold the bread of the
communion service was, therefore,
probably the work Of some monkisb
silyersmiJh willing away the long
hours OF his cloistral seclusion.
Naturally this pious craftsman had in
herited something Of the old Roman
traditions OF art with little of its
technical ability and nothing OF its
pagan sentiments. and the result Is a
goblet shaped like the goblets OF
pagan Rome but carefully adorned
with chiijlike pictures OF incidents I'm
the old testament. The collection as a
whole however. represents the art at
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-07

plate already preserved in churches
and cathedrals set the robber baron
or the petty duke or lordling visible
example of elegance. Plate, moreover,
was a good investment in days of
plenty, for in times of financial dis
tress ii could be readily melted down
and turned into coin at short notice.
Such gold and silver plate, there
fore, long antedated the invention OF
so comparatively modern utensil as
the table fork, and in a time when
forks were unborn and fingers took
the place of them, much of the silver
smiths work went naturally to the
adornment of basins for hand wash
ing, of which there are several
splendid specimens in the Harvard col
lection, and yet other vessels for pour
ing fresh water on the extended
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-07
Russia's Grin on Manchurls.

A French traveller named Chaffanjon
asserts that he has seen a copy of the
treaty between Russia and China by
which the latter leased the railway
rights in Manchuria to the Russians
for ninety-nine years It contains
what NJ. Chaffanjon calls a master
clause, which virtually gives Russia
absolute possession. The clause pro
yides that If at the end Of ninety.nine
year China desires to enter into pos.
session Of the railway line she must
refund TO the company all the ex.
penses Of construction and all Of the
money spent In maintenance from the
first In other words, 1t Is coudi.
tion that China can never hope to full.
fiji
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-07
GENERALLY BELIEVED CARNAGE
WAS UNNECESSARY.
MAY BRING COMPLICATIONS
Russia Likely to Make Representations
at Pekln--china's Action In the
Matter AnxiousH Awalted--Raid
Denounced as Wanton and Disered-
table Business,

London. April 1.-The slaughter OF
the Wbetans entirely Kills such wan
ing interest as still exists here in the
apaueSe.Russian struggles, The
news ct the Wholesale bloodshed ex-
cites as general rule feeling Of
depression, first because the average
EngliShman scarcely sees that II was
necessary and, secondly, because there
is general apprehension that it may
lead to complications with Russia. The
extreme liberal papers seized ON the
slaughter at Guru as one of the worst
blots on the history of England.
The News declares that no more
"wauton or discreditabo business has
been hlewed by our proconsuls in In
dia since the time ~ Lord Lyttou."
Other papers of the same Political
views describe Younghushand' mis-.
sion as another Jamison raid, The de.
Tenders OF Younghushand action
quote Lord Lansdowne's statement in
the house cf lords that all Great Brit
ain desires Is new convention with
Tihctans and with China as to the SUE
Grain power of Tibet The opposition,
however, points out that China has re-
peatedly protested against the strength
of the escort with which the political
mission" Is accompanied, and declares
that as matter of fact Great Britain
is now at war, not with Tibet, but with
China. thereby endaugering China's
neutrality towards Russian and Japan
and risking the peace of the world,
This extreme view is ridiculed in Of
fetal circles. 1t is not regarded as
likely that serious international com.
pl.cations will follow this affair, but
Ch,na's action in the matter will be
rather anxously awaited The Rus.
sian minister at Pekin Is not expected
to let the incident pass without draw
ing some comparisons that will scarce.
ly be favorable to the British policy
towards the Chinese government
Mission Gees Ahead.
Tuna, Tibet, April 3-The fight
ng a Guru will not alter the politi.
cal aspect Ol lut bllllSh lliHSlph w
Tibet, which is going to Gyangt2, "a
had been arranged Col Younghus.
band has not received any communi-
cation since the fight from either
Chinese or Tihetan officials
Advantage in Russia's Busy Day.
Parts, April 3.-The British ad.
vance in Tibet is attracting wide.
spread attention here. the general
view being that 1t is due mainly to
Russia's preocCupation in the far east
Ofiicials are inclined to share in
this opinion. An ambassador said,
1T is manifest that Russla's hands
being tied gives Great Britain an op,
portunity to advance In Tibet As
a part of the same diplomacy, Great
Britain is reestabishing friendly re.
lations with France, thus neutralizng
any French, opposition to the Tihetan
program"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-07

or of the narrow streets and pointed
architecture Of his own rich little
cities. The new Harvard collection is
therefore interesting not only for its
examples of long-ago period of art
but also for its graphic representation
of long-ago period of uncommonly
picturesque history. Taken altogether
it illustrates a distinctly different side
of old German life from that rep,
resented by the sculptures and ar
chtectural casts already given the
museum by the German emperor, but
it does show like good feeling on the
part Of the German people toward the
new Germanic museum on this side OF
the water.
The oldest piece in the collection
at least the Oldest original for the re,
productions are naturally all of the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-07

Among the literary relics of John
Howard Payne, which are to be sold
next month at Philadelphia, IL a rather
extraordinary item The love let.
tiers Of Payne and Mary Wollstone.
craft Shelley are included among the
relies The correspondence was sent
to Washington Irving, with a letter
from Payne, in which he says he
thought Mrs Shelley had been using
him as catspaw to further her &c.
quainiance with Irving
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-07
Reflections Of a Bachelor.

Grass widows make very poor hay
even when the sun shines.
The biggest bargain counter OF the
world for women Is the altar.
Generally the more kinds Of foolish
ness there are In mans family the
more II Is concentrated In himself.
The best way for wife to make her
husband not afraid OF some other won
an is to make him afraid OF her.
When you ask a girl II she has real
any interesting books lately she begins
TO suspect you are In love with her.
New York Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-07
Thoroness.

What are the duties Of the United
states senate" inquired the visitor
from abroad
"You see. said the man who now
admits that he can't tell you MI
about everything. there Ii invariably
great deal to be said on both sides
Of any question.
Yes"
We'll. II Is the business Of the sen,
ate 10 see that II Is all said.