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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-30
. Vandals Among Students
Destroyed Great F'rescoes

The director of the Sorbonne decid-
ed to cover Van Weerts great frescoes
with glass, to save them from the
students. In the Pharmaceutical
academy several frescoes left without
this protection were utterly destroyed
by the students.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-30
One Spark from a Cigarette
Murdered a. Whole FamjI


A whole family. man, wife and three
children, were wiped out by a spark
from a cigarette.
The peasant Belkovic and his family
were returning from a visit. The
woman and the children rode in a
straw-covered wagon drawn by two
young horses, the father and husband
galloped by the side Of the wagon
smoking. a cigarette. A spark from
the cigarette seems to have ignited
the straw and hay without attract
burst out, the dress of one of the chill
dren having caught on fire. At the
cutlery raised, the horses before the
wagon took fright and ran away, and
the farmer trying to stop them, was
thrown and dragged by his stirrup
His body was found with the brain
dashed out.
The burning wagon was dragged by
the horses for mile or more, until
it collided with tree. The three
children were found dead and the
mother so badly burned that she died
a few hours later.
American Duels. So-Called;
Threw Dice for Their Lives.
Within three days two talented
young men committed suicide both
leaving letters indicating that they
were the victims of American duels''
and had drawn the black ball. The
American duel exists on the continent
only, the duelists throwing dice to de-
eide which of them must kill himself
within a certain period The latest
victims Of this absurd comedy-trag-
edy are Bakonyi, student Of law, and
Misik, student Of medicine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21
MoSKns WHO DINE AT A TABLE.

The New York geological garden In
Bronx park boasts three very intel
iigent monkeys-Dohong. Pretty Peg
gy and Polly-who were caught by the
m while enjoying a meal al fres-
Their table may no be
OF the best In the world. but they
have learned to use a fork and TO
drink out OF cups and mugs without
disgracing themselves or their tutors,
Curator Ditmars and Simian Keeper
Miles. The trio dine In public only
twice a week. on Saturdays and Sun
days. and on those days are watched
by sdmirinx hundreds
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21
DANGEROUS SHOWER BATH
isH e Of waite Ai.ost Drow.sd -
A1vxnf srsss resth.

Vols - Of Water Ai.ost Drownsd a.
A1vxnf srsas resth.
4 story il told 4 the Worlds Work
e. = youth who. partly from ignorance.
partly from a spirit OF foolhardy nd
venture. put bis life in jeopardy. lie
Ind his companion were spending q
vacation 10 the Yosemite Valley, and
had been fishing for mountain trout
on the Illiionette.
Tomorrow" be said. Il shall take
q shower bath under the l.7O0-foot
fall"
You are q fool" said his eompsn-
bn.
Not at ALL" cnmr the reply. The
liver is very low. What there IL OF u
,urns TO spray in the FIRST hundred
,eet; It viii simply come down like
rain. Why. you'd go under the Bridal
Veil YOURSELF Only that's prosalc.
This is something big Come on"
mot l."
But / was there TO see. The water,
as he had said. came down. q consid-
cradle part OF IL. in rain and spray that
few out on the wind incredible dis
tances. But 10 crawl down. dressed in
a bathing suit. closer 20 the main
the rocks. with a murderous swish In
the air and a roar IN the airs Ike a
railway train. was daring 10 fooihardi-
ness. At any moment q veer1Dg wind
might swing the whole mass upon the
tall. slim figure backing tentatively on
all fours down the jagged talus slope.
his eyeglasses glinung cheerfully. A
steady breeze kept the fall swung out
a little the other way. and the spray
bnrgeoned out far up the other slope.
The rosr was d~eafening.
All AT once the wind shifted The
water swung back. and In a fash the
human figure was blotted out In a
celuge that turned me sick. For a
second that seemed an hour. II play
ed On the spct 6endishly. IL seemed te
me. standing horrined there. and then
slowly IL swept away.
And then there was a movement a
crawling movement down
there on the slope. snd ! scrambled
the slippery rocks 10 hep a blink
Ing. creeping. much-surprised youth.
bleeding from a hundred cuts. up 10
where his clothes lay. He was still
dazed TO speak When his breath
returned and his extra glasses were
perched again on his nose. he said.
The oceans fell upon ne. Come
TO New England"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21
HOW JOE cor TO CONGRESS.
Texas etstesm.n Won III. Pfrs Nom.
~iastioa by . strstaxem.

Us ~
instioa by . strataxem.
The $4,000 Zee said 10 have been
earned IN Wall street by Senator Bail.
ey Of Texas gives point 10 a story told
by a man from Texas upon the man
rer In which Bailey got his start
Bailey" said the Texas man. ~was
a struggling young lawyer 10 the new
section into which he had moved.
Time lad rolled mound 70 nominate a
Domocratlc candidate Tor Congress
The day OF the convention had been
set IL was conceded that a certain
old man ia Congress woald 10 gwen
the nomination.
Having much leisure sud but little
money. lac thought be would walk TO
the convention. After be had beea
on the road for some time a farmer
drove Up behind him. 'wanisr gii
Ia an rder be ssid % the young law.
yer. and Bailey accepted gladly.
Going 70 the c7nrengi0ny asked
Bailey after a while. Yep. said the
Ever hear OF a young Law
yer named Bailey round hsrey asked
Nope said tie farmer.
Good speaker and bright fellow. ! IN
deTsiand-' suggested Bailey. 's'pose
80 said the farmer. Yea continued
and he VIII be over there TO-
day and / tell you what wen Do.
Wen call on him 10 make = speech
You 49, all your friends. tel ihcsn
about Bailey sad well call on him.
The farmer said al right 40 more
was saie shau; the matter until there
Was a lapse IN The conversation dur.
M the preliminary movements u the
1ody. Suddenly the old farmer np
,nd suggested thar the Convention
boar from Mr.. Raiiey. = rls.G- young
% these dissin's.' he sald. an
! fellow who talks Ike putin out
Ire Raileyi Bailey. Bailey more
han = dozen yelis went ~. and nai
- came forth Joe ilallry made one
4 the hotties; speeches Of BIS life and
De EPsho; ~ the whole ihing was
ha; the 'risln' young lawyer OF these
got the nomination Tor Con.
and II now senator BAILEY n
'cxAG-No~ Orleans Tinses. Demo
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21

Il don't Q any way TO ~ Gny
money" said the boy. with an AZ
grisvsd air. '-rhere Isn't any wood
TO saw around here. and II there was
! haven't got 4 saw What other ways
did you make money when you were
4 boy. par
Il hustled" replied Allison. II
didn't sit around and try to con a
loving parent. got out and showed
myself willing and cheerful and In
dustrious and tackled anything that
came along. | didn't mind how rough
or hard work was a. long as IL was
honest ia like TO see you like that
I'D be proud OF you then"
-Was grandpa proud OF your
II think you've twisted that chain
o. much as Is good for H." said ALI
son NOW run along"
The evening following Ailison's boy
did not return home In time for din
ner. Mrs. Allison said he had been
away all day and she was beginning
20 worry about him. He got back.
however. about dusk. His face was
dirty and thers was a wide streak
down the front OF his new tweed suit
which looked like axle grease. bur
which he said was molasses. His cap
caked with mud and nour. his
knickerbockers and jacket were torn
and there was -four On his shoulder
and egg on his waistcoat
1--WE been hustling." be announced.
Il got a Job from Tiedman's deliver
ing groceries and I've made nfty
cents. Gee. but I'm hungry lie
didn't give me the nifty cents. though.
because let a case OF eggs drop out
Of the wagon You'll give II 20 me.
though. won't you. par / earned IL
You 20 up 10 the bathroom and be
skinning those rags or" said Allison.
-in come up and talk 70 you pres
snuy."-Chicago News
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21
EMERsoN's TRUE PLACE

"fhares With Hawthorne snc Poe
Primary Of American letter."
Emerson shares with Hawthorne and
Poe the primscy OF American letters.
Whitman must be counted with them
as an original force In poetry. His I'M
agination had more volume and flow;
lie had command. al his best OF q tell
Ing freshness and effectiveness OF
phrase: but In power OF organization.
In dlscernment OF spiritual qualities.
be falls far below the Concord poet
For II Ia as a poe; tina; Emerson must
be reckoned with: the limitations OF
ia prose. the lack OF order In his
thought and OF thorough and large
structure IN bis style. are due 10 the
poets method In dealing with bis sub
jecu- He has enriched our literature
with a few poems OF such directness
5f vision such captivating simplicity
OF imagery. such ultimate felicity OF
phrase. that they VIII lay bold OF the
Imagination OF remoie generations.
He was not great in volume OF me
ton in tcal force and sweep Of I'm
in that fullness OF life which
comes TO the poet whose genius is
charged with elemental power as was
and Shakspeare's- lie did not
look al Christianity with the fresh and
original insight which he brought 10
other subjects. He saw .se disorder
Of society. but he did not seem 10 real
lze the tremendous significance OF sin
moral evil. And although he said
and profound things about
be failed TO take the measure
~ the divinest personally in history
l failure due In part to the force Of
he religious reaction in which be
lived. and IN part 10 his fundamental
OF lie.
In spite OF these limitations. he re
In many respects the finest
Of the cd race In the new
tie loffics; interpreter OF its
fundamental idea and mission; one Of
he decpes; and nohiest OF It's teachers:
u Il life 50 simple. so hlameless. so
poised between vision and task
hst 10 recall 8; is to catch 4 glimpse
Z the spiritual order OF life. aud to
IN the dreams Of the pure and
he sreat-Hamli;on Wright Mabie in
he Outlook.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21

-Whca Max o'seli came to Montreal
sone years ago. said a man from that
city 10 n Detroit Journal contributor.
-we axcd ~ a ligae Joke on him. We
had noticed how gracefully he could
unite a c4us,lc criticism with a ccmDli.
ment. a faculty that enabled him to say
the sharpcst things without Offending
tho people he was criiicising. We
were goiag TO put the faculty 10 a test.
I'VE had him lunch with IA. and
there were az the table beside himself
an E~nglishman. a Scotchman. an Irish.
man and a Frcnch.C Canadian. when we
got our Fuee or bis guard we demand.
ed an honest opinion OF the different
raccs we represented. ~ the opinion
had 60 be given IN the presence OF all
four. the situation for him was n
rather delicate one. But IL never
seemed 90 trouble him. and he gave his
opinion without n moments hesitation.
-"rhe Scotchman.' be said. and be
clenchcd his right hand tightly and
pretended to try and force II open wssii
! sleft The Eneilshman-'and he went
through the same performance. open.
Ing the hand at the end after an appar
ent struggle. The Irishman-' aud he
held out his hand wide open. with the
palm upwards. The Frcnchman-
aud he made a motion with both hands
as n he were emptying them on the
table.
There was not n word OF explana-
ton. but we all understood thoroughly.
and had a hearty laugh. Max o'Rell
had maintained his reputation"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21

II had taken considerable persuasion
TO Induce the old z1y to trust herself
in an automobile: but nnaEiy she con-
scented because says the Ausomohl.e
Magazine. she WAS anxious to reach
the bedside OF her sick Hrancchlid IN
a village SOM twenty mlS~~ away
The owner Of the big automobile
who Was touring through Long lssand-
had beea very kind abo1; 4 He
CHANGED to be ne2 the station when
the old lady found she had missed her
train and when he o~vernesos her
lamentations he insisted tia; sAe
should accompany him. HIS route lay
through that particular ~ Of the haif-
dozen Long island villages named
Hampton where the sick grsudehld
lay.
They started st last and everything
went well until IN attempting 10 pass
a wagon which occupied most OF b
road the dying automobile went unex-
pectedly lnto the ditch. and rather VIC
leuriy Deposited It's occupants 10 an
adjoining neid-
Recovering from the shock although
somewhat confused from h rather
unusual method OF sllghtsrs. the old
LADY, asked OF the chsxrincd chauffeur;
lis this a Hampton
NO. mx'sm.- he managed to gasp;
this Is an accident
20 dexr.- said the old lady. Then
I hadn't oughtsr have got out here
had IT
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21
kMw%Cience

~~~~~~~~~

A fungus that rapidly destroys wood,
psyemenfs is giving trouble In English
cities using such paving. The fungus
spreads from infected blocks 10 sound
ones, and the only means OF checking
II seems 10 be careful inspection Of all
wood before laying and the prompt re-
nosai Of infected blocks
The curious habit OF carrying . Iva
sea In each OF its TWO claws
l. ascribed 10 the Melia. a genus OF
small crabs OF the Maldiys Archipel-
ago. NJ. B0rradalls states that the
crabs claws are too frail for use In
defence, and II 10 not clear whether the
are held as a means OF pro
lection or ms a trap for food
A prlmeyal forest containing 10000
eamphor trees. measuring from 7 10 lS
feet In circumference. has recently
been discovered In Formosa- IL 10
estimated that the yield OF camphor
gum FROM these tres viii amount 70
100000 pounds. The forest Is not
but contains other varieties. including
an abundance OF ''red-grained" oak
Some time ago Is. Walter showed
that an electric spark feels lis way
from b positive pole TO the negative
In a rapid succession OF preliminary
sparks OF inereas ng length BY SINE
excellent photographs with a moving
Gamers he has now pfoyen that light
ming similarly establishes a conducting
path through the air BY q series OF
minor nsshes. and that as a rule. the
lightning passes from the cloud 10 the
earth as a series OF continuous dk-
eharges
Before me Royal Microsoopiczi 80
eisiy IN London. Mr.. Y. II. Etrinssr has
described a new method Of photograph
ing object magnined by the microscope.
TIE Light Of the electric arc Itself ia EN-
pl9yed. that OF The lneandesceng car
bona being shielded. the ass; Itself Is
moAochromatic light. al the extreme
Limit OF Visibility. 10 obtained. With
ills ligh, excellent photographs OF
minute objects. nnder a magDlncalion
q -.2uo diameiers. were made md ca
hibited upon a scrern- Ar. sulnser
suggests that lenses specially corrected
Tor the ultraviolet rays would enable
photography 10 DO Tor the microscope
what il Las already done for the Iele.
&C Pc
In July 1919. T. l. Furan= OF The
University o. californis rediscosercd.
On Poster Greek. Ia SHASTA County. a
remarkable cave. which had been walt
et nee before by J A. Richardson IN
ISIS A party from the university has
sincr thoroughly explored the cave. a.
n part OF the Investigation now going
on 10 determine the antiquity q man
IN California. The bones 81 n large
Of animals hase b~~a found. Ia
anrisni representatives % The
the ispiF. the harse. The FOX.
tho wolf The bcaF. and - On. besides a
number u birds II T. remarked
That tho present Mounts inons ehars Or
u that part u California % enslnriy
% harmony with the etisience -
uiastotons. elephants and tspirH No
anqassiiousbie relics % man Lave
b ga found In tie cave
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21

There u surely nc country hail Z
world away In which the occsdcntal
tn vsIsr expects 20 much delight an
20 little adventure ~ In Japan
Yet Ernest Foxwen has Fccvntly
related tale OF terrible advenr
mrs experienced In Japan y A.
English but 4 few days AFTER
her arrival She was staying At .
little country village among he iiAL
and had gone out Ia the morning 70
gxthsr flowers. The path ran across
the uplaDdx. where there y = wild
and lonely stretch Of country extend
Ing for several miles: and the beauty
81 some wild flowers growing In b
tall grass led her 70 leave the trail
anthinkinzly. ami press farther and
farther into tho waving tangle- She
was q short womsn and II reached
ADORE her head
III / had been q foot taller" b
said- In telling her story. Il should
have laughed and been out In = min
ute or two. but those few inches bur
ed me alive.
Almost instantly I felt sick. as Jon
So al the beginning Of an earthquake:
for although ! must have been quite
ear the path. yet with tie grass all
round above my bead there was no
knowing what would happen might
be going right away al that very
moment. and the possibilities came Ike
q shock. / bessve / lost my head At
once / could not think. 20 l kept
moving one way. then another But
merely pushing through this tall. tough
gusS IL very firing work. even II 200
are on sioping ground and can jpdgs
II 10 lerel all round. the heart Il taken
out OF you from the feeling that every
step IL probably buryinx you deeper.
II was like being drowned
II was not until unset. AFTER .
whole DAP In the blazing sun. without
food or water. constantly wandering
constantly pushing snd tearing at
20 srr and eerrsted that they
quickly make the hn Dds bleed that she
walked suddenly out on 10 open ground
and fell ~fs:nring in a heap When
she recovered stzrs were shining. and
she was Alone on an unknown noun
ufns6e. She slept from exhaustion
and the next dar followed = winding
mountain torrent over rocky lsDd her
shoes and thea her stockings worn
from her feet. only 10 Ind. at sun
that II had led be- 10 a narrow
gorge. without one inch Of foothoid OF
shore. The stream dashed through In
9 torrent that hopesessly barred the
way.
L~Eghr-hezcef with terror. hunger and
she crorchei for a time IN
despair. Then she suddeniy wzdet In
to the stream and stood cntl sitter
dawn waietdeep In water. while =
storm pested upon her from above
or Instinct. she believed that by
the cool rush snd sting Of the water
he- reason and strength ~er~ pre-
The next dsy she ret-zced her venry
along the waterccrrse hack 10
he heights: thence. fixing snew the
,osnr 70 which she direct her
she successfully made Der way
szck % civilization. When at length
be reeied Into the hut % a kindly
'spzneke woniza. she hsd been four
avs lost without food. and had walk
d until her feer were 50 torn add
acamed & was thought she mus; have
hem stipulated; but she fortunately
her health uncrfppled
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21
Al upa.sumins Royal pcrsonar,

m 1nar~uUftn~ t'lAt lfr~NuSEr.
The ~careicSsncSs OF the Duke OF Nor
folk about dress and his unassumin-
ways are very marked and have eau.
ell him to be the victim OF many curl
Gus mistakes. relates an English wr..
ter. My friend had a house neal
Arundel. and when she and her fam
Ily were removing TO London The duke
contemplated buying the place a. a
house for a member OF bis family. Cne
morning Mrs. - was In her bedroom
shortly after breakfast when a scr.
want came up TO tell her that a mes.
sengcr from the castle had called
"Whcrc is hey' she asked.
"oh, he's In the hall ma'am."
Knowing the dukes habits OF activ-
Ity In the country she felt some mis-
rivings and hurried downstairs to and
the Earl Marshal OF England sitting
quite patiently on a hail chair with
his hat In his hands. She ovcrwhelm.
ed him with apologies. OF course. but
the duke was most amused and laugh.
ingly said that he delighted In an ap.
pearance which protected him from
which would make his Life
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21

The requirements OF health al b.
counted on the fingers OF one hand.
They are good air. good food. suitable
clothing. cleanliness and exercise and
rest. The irst two requirements AFFECT
the blood. and 40 the blood calculates
all over the body. including the brain.
every part IL affected. Fresh air afrects
the purity OF the blood. The freshest
air IL out Of doors. and II 10 the duty
OF everyone to spend a certain amount
OF time In the open air. Good foods 10
not necessarily expensive food. Ex-
ercipe and rest should alternate and
balance each other. It IL quite poe.
sibis to take too much exercise. and
side Of the question nus be guard.
"a against a. carefully - IL sthse.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21

Tales OF astronomical proves
abound in George II. ~Eilwangcr's re-
rent book. The Pleasures OF the Ia.
BILE" One In particular makes the feats
OF the growing boy look small Indeed.
A drummer In the French army was
noted for his tremendous appetite. His
captain waxcrcd that the man could
eat q whole calf. and the drummer.
proud OF his distinction. promised tc
do honor to the captains compliment.
Accordingly a calf was prepares in
various sppctixing ways. The drum.
mer was dIsposing OF II. When he
had finally consumed about three
quarters of the rcpsst he paused. and
placing his knife and fork on his plate.
said TO his superior officer:
You had better have the calf
brought on. had you not. sirf An
these little kIckshaws will end by tax
ing up room"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-04-21

Though no gourmands we botf
Ike good things and II not great
eaters. we both have a fair appetite.
In the morning when we rise. we take
an carly breakfast. tea and bread and
but,erl At noon. q hos doeuvre.
meat vegetables dessert and code~
At 8 O'Clock. tea and cakes At $
O'clock. soup. hsh. meat. vegetables
sweets ard dessert. Food 10 very
dear In France. first on account Of
the great number OF mlddlemen who
intervene between the producer and
purchaser. next because certain ar
ticles-conce. sugar. etc.-are charged
with very heavy duties FEEDING IL
the heaviest expense OF our household:
II costs us seventy dollars a month
on an average lighting costa Ne
fcur dollars a month. beating four
dollars washing eight dollars A NO
man help comes for two hours every
day to help the servant and costa -four
dollar a month. We aiso pay ons
dollar a month to the aoor-polixhes
and two dollars 10 . circulating Is
brsry. Thai makes IN all an addition
twenty dollars = mouth There re
thsn $500 PR month Ny
wife takes twenty dollan for her per
expens-s-d~Huakcr. mminer.
etc. 1 keep the same for
nv tailor. bootmaku. shirtmaker.
-irur. etc. With the &lx0o which ~
I take my wife to the sbeares
,nce = month I occasionally take
drive with her. o. visit an
and I prcseut h<s. now
nd ssain. with flowers. q piece Il
nuaic. " some othsr trtnins gif6 |,