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shore of the bay and then, winding inland,
completely encircles the mountain. This is
dotted with villages, all within hearing OF
the volcanic rumblings and bellowings
Four miles down the bay road from Ma
Piles lies Portici it's 12eo0 population dwell
ing peacefully upon lava thrown down TO
the sea by the eruption of 1851. On this
black bed stands the Royal Palace, built by
Charles III, in 1913. Resfna, one mile fur-
Their is the favorite suburban seat OF
wealthy Neapolitans. Its $4,000 residents
dwelI partly upon the ruins of Herculaneum
and of Retina to which. latter city Pl1ny
the Elder set out during the great eruption
which destroyed these cities and Pompen.
He came by boat to save the Roman garTi-
son but finding the harbor deluged WITH
ashes, he went on to Stabiae. where ne aieo.
Resina is the town from which the ascent
of yesuvius is made, and Is the 'chiei aooue
of the Vesuvian guides.
Rebuilt Sixteen Times.
Sixteen times has the burning mountain
overwhelmed Tore del Greco two ana
half miles further on; yet within four and
a half miles from its destroyer the seven
teentb town fiourishes with $4,000 popula-
ton This little city has been the sorest
sufferer from Vesuvius. each lava heed
driving and forming the rocky founoation
for new edifices There is saying among
the Neapolitans, Naples commits s''' an1
,rorre paws for them.
After the eruption of 1861 an eartnquaAe
fssnre in the streets of this ili-fateo loWh
was descended by men who iouna tnen-
saa,,es inside a church buried by the PROD.
n ,,n,s of q previous eruption. Tore del
Greco is the center of the Mediterranean lean
coral fishery and Is surrounded py Iicn
,,;ra,,a r5s as well as fruit orchards. From
IT'S grapes some of the choicest wines OF
Ita,v are made notably the Lachrymae
Christi. a., A.
,mnziata a large fishing town of 5000 peo-
rIe. Turning a mile inland here the trav-
aJar xyieyvs the ruins OF P0mpeil
Previous to the year A. ID. %. sesuvius
ans as an active volcano. At that time the
summit was a large crater. for centuries
regarded as totally extinct. The first warn
ing of renewed eruption wlthin historic
times was the earthquake of 63. Moderate
earthquakes followed at intervals until the
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of de billionaire's graft, and by dat and
odder hard woik he scrapes togedder few
millions, so he can operate on his own
hook. Den he makes fat killing out of
de count and says: How much is bid for
a divoice?"
De count is in tears of rage, for he can't
get cent more dan was deposited by de
old man at de time of de marriage. True,
says Willie, wit horrid laugh you
wouldn't get. even dat If it wasn't up in
your lawyers hands, for I've got de rest.
But do not despair, me dear count; CHI. do
not despair. l will give you two millions
not to let Eveline have divoice.''
Good neavens!' cries de count. "Dere
are things I would not do-not even for me
creditors. Eveline has already smashed
most of de old family china over me conk,
and l fear she will toin her hands to de
requires. Can me creditors ask more?"
BE calm says Willie. your creditors
can go chase deirselves; my two millions
are for you. You need not live at home
and can have all de chocolate caramels and
absinthe your high-born appetite demands
Done wit your says de count
Den Willie marries his typewriter, buys
six ottermobles and a yacht, goes to all de
shows at Coney Island and even den has
bales of Doodle left. He was trust buster
for fair, and District Attorney Jerome
couldn't find him when de grand jury
wanted to find out where he got it.
In de next act Eveline comes home, and
is interviewed by society reporters, and
gives cut de properest way to dress front
hair and salad. Den she looks up Willie,
and she says to him: willie" says she, "all
l need is money to get me divoice and den
l am yours
Willie he takes de center of de stage and
all de limelight, and he says, says he: "Wo-
mani" he says, Woman on your way! I
have married me typeist and already she is
de leader of de swiftest set of Rocky-Bluff-
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| fused to bring out the relics of the patron
saint. Finally, forcing him to produce the
| skull, they carried it in procession alleged
to have Immediately auieted the demon of
/ the mountain. Thirty-two years later,
| while our patriot fathers were in the midst
of their struggle for freedom, a column OF
\ liquid fire burst from the crater and rose
! to three times the height of the mountain.
This was followed by black cloud emitting
/ flashes of lightning and advancing toward
| Naples, where the theaters were fmme-
paraded An eruption lasting year ana
| q half commenced in 1913 Lava was emit
ted for fifteen hours. and the sea boiled 100
yards from the coast.
Gaining in Frequency.
That the vesuvian eruptions are gaining in
| frequency Is attested by the record of the
nineteenth century, SURPRISING as 1t does
| that of the eighteenth. The first of note
occurred in 1922. when the top OF the great
cone fell in and lava stream mile IN
width poured out. Vapor condensed INTO
rain inundated some districts. Altogether
500 feet of the cone was blown away, leav-
ing a hole 93S feet deep in the crater.
Twelve wears later q river of lava nine
| miles long wiped out town of 500 houses
One stream threatened Pompeii with an
other interment.
in 1865 and caused deplorable loss OF
property to the cultivated region above;
Twelve years later a new cone was raised
to a height greater than that attained py
any in historic times.
Great outburst in 1879.
Blocks of stone forty-five feet in cireum-
ference were hurled down the mountain by
the spectacular outburst of 1872 Two lava
floods rushed down the valley on two sides.
ashes were shot thousands of feet in the
| air and the sea rose for miles. More than
20 geo 600 cubic feet of lava was elected in
a single day. A cloud of smoke envelopeo
.~{s-<e, tod
were caught under a hail of burning pro-
jectiles and close to a lava torrent. An un.
krGwn number, Including eight medical
students, were buried beneath TINS seetnins
stream. Two dead bodies were picked up
and eleven victims found still alive.
Since 1879 Vesuvius has been variously
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( Mr. Paul looks up from his paper one
hnornlng. and he says: DE Countess Ba-
zoonus has got her divoice from de count,
] see"
so soon?" says Miss Fannie ut was
Very noble of de count to give her a divoice
wit only one settlement from her pa"
IT'S de result of competition" says Mr..
Paul. DE times being hard. American
iheiresses do not increase so fast as form
inoblemen. In fact. de stock of eligible no.
lblemen Increases faster just when de stock
of American heiresses decreases, and from
de same cause-bad times. Something
should be done about 1t. 1t should be
planked in de next dish of national plat
forms
I Does 1t mention who de countess is to
marry next?' asks Miss Fannie.
Not here" says Mr.. Paul. Dat glad
tidings was printed wild de foist dispatch
dat she was to get her divoice No pape
ldat gives us de news of de brass band set
would wait for de divoice to tell us who de
next happy man is.
: Yes. l remember" says Miss Fannie
''De countess is to marry Harry next. He
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disturbance eliminated in the great catas-
trophe of 20. destroying not only Pompeii
and Herculaneum. but Stabiae, ,Retina and
Oplontum.
OF the succession of ancient eruptions
which followed that depicted by Bulwer.
the most severe fell in 203, 472, 512 and 293.
The first recorded discharge of lava since
the last days of Pompeii occurred in 1896,
or thirty years before the Normans con-
Quered England.
Eighteen Thousand Killed.
The first great modern eruption was that
of 1851. eleven years after the Pilgrim faith
ers landed on Plymouth rock. For a long
time before this outburst the peaceful era
ter had become so overgrown with vegeta-
ton that it offered a jungle for wild boars
while cattle grazed on the slopes a little
below. But a sudden tidal wave of lava
utterly unexpected, engulfed $1,000 people
many of the coast towns being wholly and
the remainder partially wiped out. Another
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color pasteI burnt wood miniature and
etching will be eligible. For contributors
blanks and full Information application
should be made to the secretary, Miss Grace
Atwater, the Iowa.
The Boston Society of Arts and Crafts is
now holding unique exhibition Of eccles-
iastica1 art objects to which all the dele
gates to the great triennia1 convention Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church have been
invited, the object being to interest church.
men in the work of the craftsman. One of
the notable features of the exhibition is
collection of liturgical and ecclesiastical
printing and another. is group of three
beautifully wrought aims basins. There are
besides these examples of embroidery, book
binding, Woodworking, cabinet-making and
the like, each exhibiting the manner in
which it might be both tastefully and APP
propriately adapted to ecclesiastical pur-
poses.
X X
The first important exhibition of the sea-
son in New York will be that of the Water
Color CLUB, which will be held in the Fine
Arts Galleries from November % to Decem-
Ter IL. This will be followed by the loan
exhibition of American and foreign paint
ings to be held in the same galleries for the
benefit of the Eye and Ear Infirnary,
which in turn will be succeeded the last of
December or list of January by the annual
exhibition of the National Academy of De-
sign.
X
In the Vanderbilt gallery of the Fine Arts
building, New York, there have recently
been exhibited two great Iunettes painted by
Mr. Edwin H. Blashfield for the new Mime
sofa state house. One represents the coming
of the white man to Minnesota and the
nj tanr~ 11Ar rCrfn, y1y1k
center of agricultural activity. Mr.. Blash-
field, it will be remembered, was the painter
OF the ceiling in the rotunda of the Library
Of Congress
The late George F. Watts, whose cele
brated painting Love and Life" hangs in
the White House, began in an open space
near the London post office to build
ciolster which was to constitute hall of
fame for the humble. On the walls are IA
spaces for commemorative tablets recording
heroic acts of self-sacrifiee In London-such
for instance as rescues from fire or drown
ing or runaways. Thirteen of these were
placed during the painters life time and a
committee has since been formed to carry
on the work.
y X
The Art Club of Cleveland, Ohio, Is to
open Its Goth annual exhibition on Novem-
Der p. It is to consist entirely Of pictures
never previously exhibited
X
X X
Many will be glad to learn that Mrs. Min
deleff, the well-known miniature painter,
who, for several seasons, has been absent
in the north, has this fall made her home
In Hagerstown. Md. Mrs. Mindeleff was
one of the first in this city to devote her
SELF to the painting of miniatures and her
work for many years has been distinguished
Tor Its exquisite finish While at Stony Man
last summer she executed quite number of
these dainty lkenesses of prominent Wash
!ngtonians
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As to Vices.
From Pack.

Now, my dear, don't fret because James
has gone into politics. A man must have
some vice and 1t is better to have 1t poll
tics than gambling drinking. Or
But the newspapers say such awful
thirgs about him
.sThat's the advantage of politics over all
others my DEAR You don't have to watch
him yourself"
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outburst in 1876 was remarkable for having
thrown perpendicular stream of lava high
in the air.
From scattering eruptions in ancient,
medieval and early modern times the out
bursts had increased to nine in the seven
teenth century. The eighteenth was to in
crease this to g.
Terror in Naples.
In 1107 the volcano sent forth a cloud of
ashes so dense that at midday in the streets
of Naples the blackness of the darkest
night reigned supreme. The shrieks of
terror-stricken women pierced the air, and
the churches were crowded by the populace.
The relics of San Januarius-his skull
among them-were carried In procession
through the streets. Thirty years later a
stream of lava one mile wide and contain
ing 100000 600 cubic feet burst from the
mountain side. The next notable eruption
was that of 1T60, VIXEN new cones formed
at the side and gave forth lava, smoke
and ashes Seven years later the King of
Naples hastily retreated into the capital
from the palace at Portici. threatened by
fl esh outburst and found the Neapolitans
again in confusion
Terrified prisoners in the Jail wounded
their keeper and attempted to escape, while
a frenzied mob set fire to the cardinal arch
bishops gate because that functionary re-
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A Concession.

From Puck.
Hnns-"Py, chiminy! II can't fight bet
ter as you. I'm a Dutchman.',
Pat-"Begorra! Ye're Dootchman al
ready
''Veel, den make Ii q Irishman.''
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she-sYou told me when we were married
that you were well or"
Hell was. but didn't know N"-Chi'
cago Daily News.
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The Washington Water Color Club pur-
noses holding its ninth annual exhibition in
the Hemicyele of the Corcoran Gallery from
November ii to December TO- inclusive. APP
pncation has been made for the use of the
Hemicycle for that space of time and
though the board of trustees do not meet un-
til next Monday, it Is reasonable to suppose
that the privilege will be granted. II so
November 4 and will be designated Tor
the reception of exhibits. Works not here
tofore exhibited in Washington In water
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-06

revenue during the year was $685.
1910, or 60 per cent, the total receipts
amounting to $l43,382, ,624.34. The ex-
penditures were 1852, 1862, 1870, an in
crease of about 9 per cent over the
previous year, being thus $S,979, ,492 SO
in excess OF the current revenue. In
cluded in these expenditures was a to-
tai appropriation of $l2, 1856, ,637.35 for
the continuation and extension of the
an increase of s., ,9O2 ,237.35 over the
amount expended for this purpose in the
preceding fiscal year. Large as this
expenditure has been the benefcent re-
suits attained in extending the free dis
tribution of mails to the residents of
rural districts have justified the wisdom
of the outlay. Statistics brought down
to the lst of October, 1904, show that
. on that date there were 27,139 rural
routes established serving approximate
ly 100000 of people in rural districts
were pending at that time 1850 petit
tions for the establishment of new rural
routes.
Unquestionably some part of the gen.
eral increase in receipts is due to the
increased postal facilities which the ru-
raj service has afforded. The revenues
have also been aided greatly by amend
ments in the classification of mail mat
ter, and the curtailment of abuses of the
'second-class mailing, privilege. The
average increase in the Volume of mail
1902 and ending June, 1905 (that por,
tion for 1905 being estimated), is 40.47
per cent, as compared with 25.46 pei
cent for the period Immediately preced
ing, and 1892 for the four-year period
immediately preceding that.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-06
CONSULAR SYSTEM
improvements Needed in the American
Diplomatic Service.

- Our consular system needs improve
ment. Salaries should be substituted
for fees, and the proper classification,
grading, and transfer of consular Off
GERS should be provided. 1 am not pre-
pared to say that a competitive system
of examinations for appointment would
work well; but by law it should be pro-
Vided that consuls should be familiar,
according to places for which they ap-
ply, with the French, German, or Span
1sh languages, and should possess ac-
quaintance with the resources of the
United States.
The collection Of objects of art con-
templatcd in section 1886 of the revised
statutes should be designated and estab-
lished as national gallery of art; and
the Smithsonian Institution should be
authorized to accept any additions to
said collection that may be received by
gift, bequest, or devise
1t is desirable to enact a proper ma
tional quarantine law. It is most un.
desirable that state should on it's own
initiative enforce quarantine regula.
tions which are in effect a restriction
upon Interstate and international com
merce. The question should properly
be assumed by the government alone
The surgeon general of the Nationa
Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service has repeatedly and convincingly
set forth the need for such legislation
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-06

enced in the cases Of Beavers, Green
and Gaynor, and Benson. Were these isor
lated and special cases, / should not
call your attention to them; but the
difficulties encountered as regards these
men who have been indicted for Grim
inal practices are not exceptional; they
are precisely similar in kind to what
occurs again and again in the case OF
criminals who have sufficient means to
enable them to take advantage OF
system OF procedure which has grown
amounts in effect to making. the law
easy of enforcement against the man
who has no money, and difficult of en-
forcement, even to the point Of some
times securing immunity, as regards the
man who has money. @ :.
ted States should run thruout it's bor-
ders. The wheels Of justice should not
be clogged, as they have been clOgged
in the cases above mentioned, where 1t
has proved absolutely impossible to
bring the accused to the place appoint
ed by the constitution for his trial. >.'
Of recent years there has been grave
and increasing complaint Of the diff
Guilty Of bringing to justice those Grim.
inals whose criminality, instead of be-
ing against one person in the republic,
is against all persons in the republic.
because it is against the republic itself
SAdOl any CIl duu IIOui CuS
very nature of the case it is often ex.
ceedingly difficult to secure proper pun,
ishment of those who have been guilty
Of Wrongdoing against the government
By the time the offender can be brought
into court the popular. wrath against
him has generally subsidized; and there
is in most instances very slight danger
indeed Of any, prejudice existing in the
minds Of the jury against him.
At present the interests of the limo
the interests of the government, that
is, the interests Of honest administration
that is the interests of the people, art
not recognized as they should be.
No subject better warrants the at
tention Of the congress. Indeed, no sub
iect better warrants, the attention o.
the bench and the bar thruout the Uni
ted States.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-06

lization with all Of its complexities.
Their country is being overrun by
strangers, the game slaughtered and
driven away, the streams depleted Of
fish, and hitherto unknown and fatal
diseases brought to them, all Of which
combine to produce a state of abiect
poverty and want which must result in
their extinction: :.sAction in their inter
est is, demanded by every consideration
of justice and humanity sf..
Needs Of the Natives.
Il The needs of these people are: ~ ss5
g The abolition of; the present fee sys-
TEN, whereby the native is degraded,
imposed upon, and taught the Injustice
of law. sl9s>-s ~ q
The establishment Of hospitals at cen.
trail points, 50 that contagious diseases
that are brought to them continually by
incoming whites. may be localized and
not allowed to-! become epidemic, to
areas. - 80" - IF 70. H,- IS
The development Of the educational
system in the form Of practical train
ing in such industries as will assure the
Indians self support under the changed
conditions in which they will have to
live. a. = =, III x .-g35.. .s.@s-.
The duties Of the office of the gov.
ernor should be extended to include the
supervision of Indian affairs, with neces
sary assistants in different districts
He should be provided with the means
and the power to, protect and. advise
the native; people, to>yfurnish medical
treatment in time of epidemics, and tc
extend material relief in periods OF
famine and extreme destitution.
t The Alaskan tnatives should be giver
the right to acquire, hold, and dispose
of property upon. the same conditions
as given other inhabitants; and the
privilege of citizenship should be Civ
en- to such as may be able to meet Ger
tain definite requirements. In Hawai-
congress should give the governor power
to remove all the officials appointed un
der him. The harbor of Honolulu
should be dredged. The marine hos
,pital service should be, empowered t
study leprosy in. the. islands. asl
special consideration for the report ant
Recommendations of the governor O.
Porto Rico. <g&i9 = inv = }..iq. 4
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-06
PRINTING ExTRAVAGANCE
Amount Of Printing Might Well Be De,
creased One-Half,

call your attention to the great ex.
travagance in printing and binding gov.
ernment publications, and especially to
the fact that altogether too many of
these publications are printed. There
is constant tendency to increase their
number and their volume
It is an understatement to say that
no appreciable harm would be caused
by, and substantial benefit would accrue
from, decreasing the amount of print.
ing now done by at least one-half.
Probably the great majority of the
government reports and the like now
printed are never read at all, and fur
thermore the printing Of much of the
material contained in many of the re
naming ones serves no useful purpose
whatever
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-06
THE MERCHANT MARINE
Growing Importance of American Trade
in the Orient Is Shown.

especially recommend to your imme-
diate attention the announcement of
our merchant marine by appropriate
legislation.
The growing Importance Of the orient
as field for American exports drew
from my predecessor, President McKin-
ley, an urgent request for it's special
consideration by the congress. In his
message Of 1898 he stated:
"In this relation, as showing the Pc
culiar volume and value Of our trade
with China and the peculiarly favorable
conditions which exist for their expan-
sion in the normal course of trade, I
refer to the communication addressed
to the speaker of the house Of repre-
sentatives by the secretary of the
treasury on the 14th Of last June, with
of state, recommending an appropria.
tion for a commission to study the in,
dustrial and commercial conditions in
the Chinese empire and to report as tC
the opportunities for and the obstacles
to the enlargement Of the markets in
China for the raw products and manu-
features of the United States. Action
was not taken thereon during the last
session. I cordially urge that the
recommendation receive at your hands
the consideration which it's Importance
and timeliness merit
In his annual message Of 1899 hi
again called attention to this recommen
dation, quoting it, and stated further:
ct now renew this recommendation
as the Importance of the subject ha
steadily grown since it was first, sub
mitted to you, and no time should b.
lost in studying for ourselves the re
sources of this great field for American
trade and enterprise
The Importance of securing proper in
formation and data with view to tn
enlargement Of our trade with Asia i
undiminished. Our consular represen
tatives in China have strongly urged
place for permanent display of Ameri
can products in some prominent trad
center of that empire, under govern
ment control and management, as an ct
fective means Of advancing our expor
trade therein. I call the attention o
the congress to the desirability OF carry
Ing out these suggestions.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-06
Currency Question.

The attention of the congress should
be especially given to the currency
question, and that the standing COM
mittee on the matter in the two houses
charged with the duty, take up the mat
ter of our currency and see whether it
IS IS not not possible to Sc secure an agreement
system; the committees should consider
the question of the retirement Of the
greenbacks and the problem of securing
in our currency such elasticity as is
consistent with safety. Every silver
dollar should be made by law redeem
able in gold at the option of the holder