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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
A Bantam to the Rescue.

One day a flock of sparrows were
noticed flying excitedly around house,
and on going near l saw that a young
sparrow had fallen from a nest under
the tiles and was too young to fly
back.
Suddenly a bantam cock stepped for.
ward. He evidently quite understood
the state Of affairs, for he picked the
little mite up very tenderly in his beak
mounted an empty cart that happened
to be conveniently near, flew from il
on to the tiles and, stretching his neck
out over the edge replaced the sparrow
in its nest.
In doing so, however, he overbal
anced himself and tumbled to the
ground. But after pluming his feath
ers for a minute he strutted about th'
yard none the worse for his adventur'
and evidently very proud OF his ex
plot.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
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An amusing story Is told Of Mr.
sanger the zoologist, and a bora
what steps would you incline IN taEe
SIR In the event Of yonder tiger ef'
fecting his liberty7" Every long ones y
replied the laconic zoologist
Mark Twain does not let his Now
YORK friends forget him. He recently
wrote from Florence to one of them:
My house Is the villa Quarto. So I
snail get up my autobiography for a
quarto edition. Don't say anything 10
the fellows who are writing their lives
in octave"
once, while in Pittsburg, Andrew
carnegie had a telegram sent. and
STOOD waiting, as is his custom, until
1t reached the operator. He listened
attentvely to the clicking of the KEY.
then Immediately wrote a new tele-
gram. as follows: "The other MESA ge
mine; spelling the operators"
When he was IL years old the late
Sir Henry Keppel, the little admiral"
OF the British feet, and his brother
Tom were asked by their father what
profession they would select and both
decided for the navy. Father
thought" Sir Henry wrote in his
memoirs. I'VE should have separate
professions. AS we disagreed, 1 hit
Tom in the eye. which he, being big
ger, returned with interest. When we
had had enough, father decided we
should both be sailors"
Ambassador Choate and his daugh-
ter went recently to the restaurant
made famous by DR.. Samuel Johnson
using it as headquarters. 1t is the
custom there, on Thursdays. to re.
gale guests on lark pie, such as John.
son used to eat, and the Choates were
served with one of the pasties. Choete
was in the chair that johnson was
wont to occupy, and had just begun his
meal, when his daughter exclaimed
isn't it funny. pa? You are in John
sons chair and eating a tradition
Eating a tradition retorted the am
bassador, struggling valiantly; "judg
ing from my present sensations, mus
have got hold Of one of Johnson'i
larks."
Foxes are few at Burlingame, SaI
Mateo County's fashionable resort, anC
following a dead anise seed bag on liv,
horses has become rather tame sport
so, when the word was whispered re
Gently that live coyote price, tire
dollars and fifty cents had been Sc
. cured, there was great Joy, nue.
brushing of pink coats and vigorou
polishing of horns. The chase cam
near being failure on account Of tn
coyotes ignorance of his duties. Ii
stead of running. he sat still an
, looked friendly and puzzled. Noise
of various kinds were made, and whe
the coyote at last decided to move, b
proved himself a descendant of the al
! imal Mark Twain made famous. Whe
he had a good start the hunt followed
The chase was hard, and the trump
d stolen. The coyote, thoroughly enjo,
: ing the sport, was peacefully lopin
across the San Mateo landscape, in al
F, vance Of the hounds, where he we
seen by a Chinese cook. There is
Chinese superstition that the flesh {
wild animals makes one brave, so tn
a cook obtained gun and slew the bea
. just as the hunters were becomir
o excited over who would be in at Il
J death" They were all there, al
s their wrath was such that the Chine
l. felt the need of a courage-inspiriI
Z coyote steak at once.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
4 JAPANESE WAR soha.
1t Describes Prowess of the Japanese
During War with China.


During War with China.
When Japan sent a party Of naval
officers and sailors to this country to
take charge Of the cruiser lasagi.
built by the Cramps, they taught one
Of tire japanese war songs to their
American acquaintance. Here is how
the Japanese version ran in part:
Tenshin joyaku hakai hashl
Togo heiwa no giwo shiranu,
Momai ganko no chan-chan ga,
Burei kiwamaru furumaiwa,
Setshi yakuwan kogai hifun,
Nippon danshino udemaide.
Yaban no gume a yaburanto.
Translated the song Is as follows.
1.-The Tientsin treaty has been
broken. The extremely discourteous
conduct of the barbarous and stubborn
Chinese, falling TO recognize the value
of peace in the east, causes teeth to be
set and arms folded, while public SEN
timent is sorrowful and angry.
ITO break this dream OF barbarism
by the power ST the Japanese soldiery.
our re-enforcements are continually ad-
,yancing, with flags floating bravely.
Both In the desperate battle Of the
Gulf of Pechill and in an attack on the
province of Seikio, we displayed the
national prowess by Strengthening the
Chinese fighting against our country
I'VE are marching through coun
try in which the scorching heat bis
tiers the flesh. We are passing through
fire and water, but we do not care
The enemy's projectiles come like hail
The corpses were piled mountain higf
at Hello. Blood discolors the waters
, Of Wei-hai-wei, but our soldiers, nevel
retreating an inch, easily capture thu
Chinese fort.
"Grasping 400 provinces with on
, hand and planting the flag of the Ris
? ing Sun on the castle of Pekin, let u
return In triumph. For you are to b
an example Of the military clan, In
, creasing the fame OF the nation.
Human life is only fifty years.
= we are reluctant to lose 1t, we becom
e disloyal to the emperor for genera
: lions.
Two ways lie open before us; tn
loyal way is to die. Let our motto b
to continue fighting until we fall e'
= hausted.
e This is the most satisfactory sol,
:. ton. How DESTROYS. How Joyful
y New York Sun.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
Dixie BUILT AGES SINCE.
Re n aims of an Earth work Evidently
Constructed in Prchi.toric Times.

n c N AIMS OF an WORK
Constructed in Prehistoric Times.
The Western States and Territories
contain many evidences that this con-
tinent was once peopled by a race
well advanced in the arts OF civiliza-
ton. A wonder of apparently pre-
Gently by surveyor in Northern Ida
no. 1t is the well-preserved remains
Of a dixie, and lies along the east side
of a swamp known as Hoodoo Lake,
Kootenal County, in country thickly
covered with timber and underbrush.
The dixie is 5000 feet in length, is
built carefully of rock and covered
with earth. In dimensions It is four
feet in height and three feet wide on
top. The dixie is broken In two or
three places for a rod or two, and at
one point apparently 1t has been cut in
recent years. There are also evidences
that parts of the dixie have been bro
ken and swept away by floods In times
long past. Trees over 100 years oiG
growing on the crest of the dixie also
attest In some degree to its antiquity
The surveyor, William Ashley, was
at first inclined to the belief that II
was an old morain Of the glacial pc
Rod such as are frequently encoun
tered In the Northwest. Upon close In
vestigation, however. he was convinced
that It was the work of man owing
TO the singular regularity Of Its form
md tho materials which compose IL
The earth's surface must have under
gone some great changes since The
construction of this dixie, for the pres
ent geological formation Of the localit,
renders 1t useless either for reclama
ton purposes or to keep back the wa
ter. 1t could not have been the worl
of Indians. Its origin is suggestive o
vast expanses of time and recalls tn
work Of the ancient mound builders.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
Longest Road In the World.

In 1901 the great Siberian railway
was thrown open to the public. There
was then in operation a total of 1,444
miles in Manchuria and 1869 miles in
Siberia, continuous Russian line from
Moscow to Port Arthur of 5, 429 miles
and the new trains de luxe, which will
begin running this summer, will give
virtually through service from Paris
to Port Arthur, a distance of 1928
miles, 5000 miles OF which is over
Russian lines.-From James W. David
sons "The Great Siberian Railway"
in the April Century.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
CITY TO BE WITHOUT WOMEN,
'one VIII Be Allowed In Utah Town
70 ne FOUNDED by ceIibste..

'one VIII BE Allowed In Utah Tow
10 be Founded By cslibste..
The "City Of Celibates, ,s 20 ho
founded within few miles Of Provo
an mat at least is the impression
Vi attaches Of the American honse
VINO were on duty when a picturesque
party Of foreigners arrived and regis
tered These men, eight in number.
are looked upon as the founders OF this
new city, which will allow no woman
"itnlh lts walls, says the Denver Post.
ABOUT o'clock this morning a party
Oh men, much resembling Italian brig
ahds as portrayed In comic opera. en-
lered the American house. They had
gold rings in their ears, wore shirts of
spectacular hue, corduroy suits and
wlGe-brimmed hats. One man. who
was civilized up to the chin-that is.
ciad In modern American fashion-ap-
peared to be in charge. He put the
Following names on the register. his
own being first:
John Buffalo, Peter Yovanovich,
huhd 1omaserVlch, Luke Yocaceric,
Luke Yovanovish, Vase Yovaceric, Mi
ter Luksick and another that was H.
legible. Buffalo did not say whence
the party came, but it was CLEANED
from his conversation that all had Just
come from Ellis Island under his
| guidance.
Buffalo was not inclined to be com.
municative, but he said enough to fos
ter the impression that he headed q
little colony that was going to locate
near Provo. The sturdy sons of sunny
Italy with him would form the bone
and sinew Of the colony. and there
would be no women allowed within tt
purlieus. One OF the Yovanich broth
ers, it seems, had been deceived by (
woman back In Italy and, drawing ,
number of his friends and relatives
about him, decided to go to the new
world and found a microcosm wher'
the foot OF woman would never be al
lowed. Nothing was said directly sbou
naming it City Of Celibates. but iron
the conversation of the party that wa
the inference.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
Do Something for the Boys.

Secretary Shaw makes a rev tersa
remarks every little while on THE
Boy" The Secretary is pretty sure to
make the friendship Of boys generally
because he talks directly to fathers
when he says that boys want the COM
panionship OF boys and that the home
should welcome the boy as much as IL
does the baby and the man. Secretary
Shaw calls attention to the fact that
the world is producing higher type OF
womanhood than of manhood; thai
there are more young women whom
you would welcome to your homes as
daughters-in-law than young men
whom you would welcome as sons-in-
law. He says there is no excuse for
this, although there are reasons,
among which is that about the only
place where the boy Is sure of cordial
greeting is where you do not desire
him to 60
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
CITY OF vLADIvosToK.
Water Supply IL Inadequate and In
.urauce Rates Are High.

II is interesting to learn something
Of the cities Of Siberia In view Of the
trouble between Japan and Russia in
the far east, says the Municipal Jour
nal and Engineer. Vladivostok is sit
mated on the Gulf Of Peter the Great
in Siberia, Just north Of Korea. and
occupies a natural position that would
be admirable for large city were ad-
vantage taken Of the surroundings.
At present the water supply is made
ouate and bad, although there are
number OF natural wells and the drain
ara facilities are good. The city SPENDS
5000 per day for a water supply for
its 10000 inhabitants, giving an aver
age of nine gallons per capita daily.
Occa sionally there is a serious fire ana
the fire department is not capable OF
handling 1t. Consequently the insur-
ence is high. The property valuation
is $6,OO0.000.
comparing the water supply OF the
c,tv with that Of cities Of the same
s,zs in the United States. we find that
Rinxhamton, N. Y, has population
OF 8e.e47. the per capita consumption
q. about 1853 gallons per day. and the
exnenses for the year, including tne
e1tar service. amounted in 1892 to
uttle over SS17 per day. Brockton'
Mass population 10000. has per
can,ta consumption of 1928 gallons
daiI and over half of the services are
metered. The total expense OF run
ming the plant, including maintenance
and construction, was In 1901 U.s.
900 20 giving a daily cost OF about
So14 Roth OF these cities own theii
oxvn nlants and will serve as model'
from which the authorities OF this 81
berian city could pattern plant io'
their city. .1
Tba great needs OF this city, accord
ing to reports, are suitable reservoir
cater works and a city electric
uoht nlant. The cost OF these utill
rs has been estimated and plan
drawn. but nothing is being done .
carry them out. A Russian co"pan'
hos offered to build the water WORK
60 s515 600. or little more than IN
now CITY pays for water. An Engisl
Ann has offered to put in the electric
light plant and the municipal board
now considering it. The whole uou ,
bile lies in the chaotic condition OF II
fairs. The city is a fortress win
.or,mandant whose jurisdiction woui
naturally embrace the entire fortress
hrt there is also military governo
90 tbs entire sesboard province, VIII
his Official residence at Niau,Vos' ~
In addition there is an admiral OF IN
p Of the city, who is elected
aannoSnted." presiding over sma
council and inadequate revenues ir0'
taros 10 pay the increasing expense
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
simplicity in Toys.

1t is a pity that such great variety
of toys are given to the modern child
TO play with. Everything comes TO his
hand ready made, and leaves almost
nothing to his own creative genius. A
few simple playthings made the child
lust as happy, and much more in
yentive. Many little one will spend
hours building houses and laying rail-
road tracks with a box OF blocks for
his material who will In day cast
aside the most costly toy, IL 1t suggest
nothing new to his fancy.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

Wa offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fol-
snv case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured By
Halls Catarrh cure. 10 -
We. the undersigned. have known +. j
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe hin
nerfecfly honorable in all business transac
Hons and financially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by their firm.
WEST 4 TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o
WaLDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarr h Cure is taken internally, act
Inc directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Price 75c. per bottle
Sold BY all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

WIN all these various authorities pull-
lug IN different directions II is no
wonder that things are at a standstiI,
Inc city is in position to rival ST
esersDurg or Moscow, as the climate
~ never excessively cold; there IL If.
ue iog' harbor open all the year
round and cosmopolitan population
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
What Microbes Are.

Since Pasteur demonstrated the fact
that many human diseases are due to
minute living things which grow and
multiply in our bodies, there has been
tendency to call all microscopic or
gsnisms. whether harmful or not,
sag.rms'' or microbes" or bacteria"
indjscriminately. This confusion may
be cleared by the statement that pro-
tozoa are the lowest known forms of
animals and that bacteria are the low
est known forms of plants, while
germs" and microbes" may apply to
the disease-causing forms in either
group From Gary N. Calkins's "Pro-
tOzoa and Disease" in the April Cen.
tury.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
The wonderfuI cream Separator

does its work in 20 minutes and leaves less
than per cent butter fat The price is ridicu-
lousy low, according to size f2.75 TO 500 each
and when you have one you would not part
Herewith for fifty times its cost.
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE.
with SC stamps for postage TO the John A. Sal
zer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, and get their big
catalog, fully describing this re arkable Cream
separator, and hundreds OF other tools aud
farm seeds used by the farmer. tP. c. IL
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
-, 1nrsrchangeabIe.

remember that time is money,
.o,d the person who gives much al
vice. ~. - who Is
NOT working; "but sometimes 1t is very
dId,cult to effect the exchange :
VS. vhinstou Star.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
Friendly suggestion.

.q,m at a loss to know what to make
:, NV only son." said the trust magnate.
y u. seems to have no brains for bust
'' spermit me to hand you suggestion"
-.;o;red the merchant prince. Make a
' 'oc;sty leader Of him."-Philadelphia In
auirar
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

Nav Gidday-Im going to write a
love story. -, Whats I,
going to be aooutt -. ,nou vet
Nav Gidday-oh, 1 don't know wv. YET .s,
w. re- selected a lovely name for the
S - Philadelphia Press.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
w. L. DOUGLAS
$40 &sS SHOES p ssts

W. i. DougIas
shoes have by their
excellent styIe.
easy-fitting, an d
superior wearing
qualities, achieved
the largest sale of
any shoes in the
world.
They are just as good
e = those that cost YOU
q to S5-the only
difference is the price.
Sod EUs,ywhsss.
Look for name and
n price on bottom.
douglas usaa Co~ou,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

Folks say you only married me De-
cause l had money g.,
"Nonsensel My principal reason 40
marrying you was because n1'
none ILLUSTRATED Bits
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

vasInsTp lssIood eq NJ usAs 'uop
-Ipsn y 5uImooeq ST IIop SBI 10 900
uIoo qlIA sssuIddBH 'sIoJsq 1Bax
eul $500 ~ uvql cup Islsq usIp
-IJuo GAYS OF IBsE kIsAs eIom $500 IL
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
ABOUT correct.

Teacher-Can you tell me the differ
ence between caution and cowardice1
Bright Boy-Yes, ma'am. When you
are afraid yourself. that's cautioni
when the other fellows afraid, that's
cowardice.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
A Degenerate.

Kind Lady-Have you always been
a trampf Were you never any high
er?
Tramp-Ohl yes'm. I ulster be o
second-story worker and porch-climber.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
Never Had One.

Teacher-Johnny. what is an ada
mantf
Johnny-You can't fool me. Adar-
never had no aunt.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

For bronchial trourles try Piso's Cure
for Consumption. 1t is a good cough
medicine. Al druggists, price IS cents.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslows's Soothing
Syrup the stremedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

Before boiling milk rinse out the
saucepan with a little hot water; it will
prevent the milk sticking to the bottom
OF the pan.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

Acting is supposed to be a profes
sion. but sometimes 1t is merely wall
Ia life
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
mods Jdrsdp0riUa
md Pills

o,a,cally and permanently cure It
' ',.sogtben and tone the stomach and
..ssr digestive organs for the natural
.-tormance Of their functions.
Accept no substitute for Hoods.
At had dyspepsia twenty-five years and
.-.t diferent medicines but got no help
I'm began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
usws taken four bottles OF this medicine
"a c.n now eat almost anything. sleep
IN have no cramps in my stomach, no
srrr,ne and no distress.T Mrs. WILLIAM
q R,RRErr, IA Olney St., Providence, R. l..
uood's SarsapariIla promises to
.,,re and keeps the promise.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

This is cold worId-put what does
the coal dealer carer
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
Not Crowded.

TITO Permanently cured NO 1ts or nervousness
TlIo after first day Of Dr. Kline Great Nervs
Rsstorer Send for Free &c trial bottle and treatise
Dr. X. II. Kline Ltd. 93s Arch St. Philadelphia. Pa
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

hoitskin, which Is everywhere conceded 10
So. ~" &c hnest Patent Leather yet produced.
Wr,os 20 Or sysists USED Shoes by mail. s5c.extrs
''eior Catalog. w.L.Douglss. Brockton, Haas
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

spirituous liquors form the chief ex
mort OF Germany to her colonies.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
Distress
4fter Eating

20 between meals, belching, vom-
n '''~ aatulence, fits Of nervous head
'us s main in the stomach, are all
10y. ~ntoms of dyspepsia, and the longer
p ! : rneolected the harder 1t is to cure IL.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

ion of the blood and unhealthy state OF
running ulcer, or abscess. They show
2 out through the proper channels. but
poison the blood. So thoroughly does
hat every little scratch, cut or bruise
put an old sore or ulcer suggests disease.
The evening world., 1904-08-19
RUNAWAY BOYS
GLAD TO Be BACK


The last two Of thirtssN eoy In
mates OF the Catholic Proteetory At Van
Nest who escaped the vigilance OF the
Christian brothers Of . pioaie In Lob
bausr's Park. Throg's Nack. yesterday.
returned tired and hungry and psnitent
10 that institution to-day.
The Other eleven orr found In the
woods Of Pelham Park By Q search
party Of the police of the wNstohsstsf
station. Most Of them we're glad 10 b
captured. for they had thrown away
their ooasS and cape. a. well ~ their
instruments. 30 that they might less
easily b recognised, and Il was cold
sleeping 90 tbs ground.
All were repentant when taken back
TO the Protectpry. and Brother Charles,
the hea dot the institution. said that
their punishment would not be severe.
The Protsctory Band was secured BY
the Thomas II. OlNeil Association. the
organization OF the Tammany leader Of
the Annexed District" In the Bronx.
TO accompany It on Its plcnlc to Lob
bauerS Park, and the entire band.
sixty In number, In the charge OF ~
eral Of the brothers, made the trip.
The evening world., 1904-08-19
WILLIAM 0'DR|EA IS
AGAIN ELECTED N. P.
Famous Irish Statesman Who
Had Retired to Private Life,
10 Again Returned to a Parlia.
Imsntary Seat.

CORK. Ireland. Aus. lA-w1tiam
o'Brien to-day was reelected Member
Of Parliament for Cork City unoppossd.
II b not known whether 10 win &C
cept. but the heal executive Of the
united IRISH League viii uss every e.
fort to Induce Nj. o'Bri>n to return "a
Parliament
Mr. o'Brien. Nov. 4 ia0. resigned Ill
sest In Psriiansnt for Cork City and
40 Q member OF the governing body o
the linked Irish League. owing 70 ar
terencss Of oplni "a with members o.
the Nationalist Parry. He said h,
would retire 10 private life. but specia
,orrespondsnce 10 The Evening Worlc
hAs. shown that kr. o'Bren apparentl,
could not keep ous Of ths stsenuou:
poMttcil arena In which ne has f1guYsf
Tor twenty-five year.