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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26
A Confederate on Lincoln.

Il was soldier IN the Confederate
army, and spent four years doing my
utmost to defeat all that Abraham
Lincoln was trying to accomplish. He
succeeded and / have no regrets on
that account He was an infinitely
greater man than George Washington
ever was or could be. Washington
had no difficulty in determining who
were his friends and who were not
His enemies were principally on the
water, on the other side OF It, or OH
GERS and soldiers sent here to enforce
the mandates OF a tyrant His friends
were his neighbors, who, In addition TO
their struggles for existence In a new
country, were oppressed by taxation
without representation. The line was
clearly drawn from the beginning.
With Lincoln 1t was Different His
enemies were IN every department Of
the government. They filed the civil
offices, they commanded his skeleton
Of an army, they trod the decks Of his
ships, such as they were. Where they
could with IMMUNITY be open. they
were bold and outspoken. Where it
was policy they were willy. compiaisant
and cautious 1t required two years,
or half OF his first term. to learn who
were friends and who were enemies.
but he was equal TO the emergency.
And through It all little child could
approach him with perfect confidence
but the most willy statesman could not
swerve him a hairs breadth from
what he believed TO be right"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

Horace Greeley Griffin. one OF the
three young negroes OF TuskeSee train
ing whom the German government Dor
rowed and took to West Africa to show
the wild negroes how 10 grow cotton.
IL at his Texas home again. He has
had enough OF West Africa He does
not Ike the wild negroes much better
than he likes the tropical rains Some
OF them be suspects OF eannihslism and
the men are not so strong as they look.
and honest toll Is hateful to them
zone southern negro who has been
used TO labor a correspondent quotes
young Grimm as saying. -cxn DO more
work IN one day than a Wild African
can do In a week The wild African
looks ignorant. brutal and repulsive,
and in truth they are brutes. They
worship the devil and build mud idols
to the devil They believe in the ex-
istence OF q God. but think that be is
too good TO be OF any use 70 them.
They say that God win not fight for
them, while the devil is good fighter
and loves a 1ght above anything else. .
Il think that the Institution OF slsv-
cry as we once had it In the United
States was q blessing Gods bless
ing. The negroes OF America have
been redeemed BY II from he'll and
degradation. and II may be that God
has been preparing them to redeem
tke dark continent"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26
GIVES COWS FoR DIAMONDS.


Pioneer Pro&pector In South Africa
Tells of His Experiences.
j. Il. Robinson has been recountinx
10 an interviewer his early expert
ences in 1879 while In search OF South
African diamonds. Having given eight
oxen and wagon loaded with sugar
and tobacco TO a Griqua In exchange
for a 23-carat gem, the news spread
ike wild fire through the country side
that a white man was giving away
wagons and oxen for bits Of stone.
Il set all the natives who came 10
work TO seek for diamonds on one side
Of the river" says Mr.. Robinson ~and
fetched up my own fifty men TO hunt
for diamonds among the bushes and
scrub on my side OF the vaaI. / NAV
say that / had bought the land on
both sides Of the river. 50 that I was
working on my own property. Next
morning at sunrise when I was hav-
ing my coffee l was startled by a loud
hallao-ballooing. and looking out I
saw the whole gang Of my men rush
ing toward me In g state OF wild ex-
element
zone OF them had found diamond
Of a good size; they all had come to
see Whist l would do with II What
will you give me for itT says he. Z
win give you ten COWS I replied. and
sent the man into the herd to take his
pick and he marked ten OF the beat
cows as his own They had never
dreamed Of making such a bargain
Ten cows for bit OF stonel on they
went again and found diamonds every
day. they all became rich and I sccu-
INFLATED a good store of precious
stones.
After we had accumulated a large
quantity we decided we had better
send them to London We made belt
full Of small pockets. in each of which
we placed a diamond When the belt
was filed my partner girded II about
bis body and started for Cape Town
He never took of the beir until he
reached London And 1t wss In this
way that the first consignment OF
African diamonds reached London -
Detroit Free Press m
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26
GROWING JET BLACK ROSES
nan an Discovers the Secret Lon.
Sought by Florists.

=" kiiAhH1an Discovers the g~cre. -.
Sought by Florists.
fiorists in New YORK were o-as.s..
Interested to-day in the annannear,,a'-.
mat an EnglIshman has discoyeras
now to grow Jet black roses 49,
winch has been vainly ATTEMPTED for
many years. II dozen OF them could
pe onered for sale today IN the citv
leading florists agreed that tbare
would be no difficulty In obtaining
$1,000 for the bunch.
On few estates along the Bbsna
practically black roses have ba~r
grown for the last ten years. but iii
ehorls to eliminate a reddish tint Il
tne center Of the bud have SO far Fan
Cd No secret has been more clossIy
guarded By the German gardeners fbsn
this one Of developing even COM
paratiyeiy black flower. Visitors are
allowed to look at the bushes and hnds
on special occasions, but what ln0-a
dent has been put into the sofl ~
Drlng about the abnormal color has
not been told even to close friends
In California specialist has also
been partly successful in producing
roses practically black, but, according
10 announcement in London, II re-
manned for peddler Of shoeiaces to
attain perfection. 1t was said today
by New York florists that undoubtedly
the color Is the rasfrit NJ q cha-,to.,
introduced in the soil.
Ihe same principle, however is said
to be involved as in the development
OF blue hydrangeas, which are pro-
duced by putting iron into the soil In
which the plants are grown.
The black blossoms would be most
popular as Indications OF mourning.
but 1t was agreed by florists that the
day is yet distant when any one Of
the freaks will be seen In their win.
dows.-Baltimore Sun.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26
English Tongue in Lead.

The United States are by far the
largest Of the civilized nations except
Russia, which has 100000 inhabi-
tants. The German empire has So
100000: Austria-Hungary. 47,0oo-Oooi
Japan, 100000; the United King
dom, 100000; France, 100000;
Italy. 100000. and Spain. 100000
China has 100000, but she does not
count in a calculation of this sort
Owing to the rapid growth Of the
United states the English language is
now spoken by more persons than use
any other civilized tongue. Charles
Y said he spoke German to his horse
French to men. italian to his women
friends and Spanish to God. In his
DAYS. three and a half centuries ago,
spain was a land on which the sun
never set. England was only small
spot on the map and the English Ian
guage held only a minor place in the
civilized tongues. To-day 13o.oooooo
or people speak English, 100000
sneak German, 100000 employ Span
,sh. including the inhabitants OF the
latin American countries. and 10000
600 speak French.
Moreover. the lead for English IS
rspldly lengthening. Nearly two-thirds
or all the people who speak the Eng
lish tongue are IN the United States.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

~ = s.fpoosed to make an lps,s.,,,.-.
= uie rations served, according - ~ ,,'4
.lasy oiue book. The Insnee'fion -. =
.. % follows: The eommls.s-,,
stewart. steward takes the very choicest -
~. - NE mess and carries II on .
p'al1er 70 the officer On deck. The oes
~ eakes It and declares that Jack .rs-
!, ,,.a lnusea 2 lucky fellow to be 20 veil
PROVIDED y. for. Even II anybody darea
Ina, = maze Kick to him, after that, nat.
uroiiy ne wouldn't believe him"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26
GRAFT IN THE NAVY.
Sailors Are Starved That Officials May
Fatten Their Own Purses

Sailors Are Starved That Officials May
Fatten Their Own Purses.
Desertions from the American navy
are Of startling occurrence. In almost
every port where our vessels touch the
blue jackets are unlawfully quitting
the service. Within the past two years
the crews of two warships have been
reported n a mutinous state and the
dissatisfaction is growing. The res
sons for this state of things are sew
eral, but the principal one is bad food.
"The food served on some Of the
ships" says a sailor. is a disgrace TO
the country. Many times we are IN
able to eat the stuff that is served to
us. and 90 about our work hungry,
waiting until next meal time, hoping,
often in vain, that the next mess may
mean more appetizing rations. The
rations purchased are Of the cheapest
and most inferior quality. | have seen
canned beef actually green with rot
tenness served at mess. Even the
bareback is oftentimes mouldy, and
liver and bacon is a dish we dread, for
the liver is nearly always decayed- We
call II 'petrifed liver
"who Ia to blame for thisf Why,
the paymaster and the commissary
stewards, Of course. They are allowed
certain sum by the Navy Depart
mont for each mans rations- They
-. tha rstions from stores at the
20 r,ouS ports we touch st. BY buying
chaan and rotten stuff. they can put
t,dy sum in their pockets. It's
graft pure and simple. and I'm not
afraid 10 call 1t by that name. Iney
aon,t care A continental for the well
fare Of us men so long as they can put
= little money in their own pockets.
practically the same story Is told oy
cooks assistant In q statement 10
ths New York Tribune. Il have served
on three ships" he said. and never
vst found rations that were it to eat
I nifty the men. but what can 90
ONLY recently had pork sausage CIV
an me 10 serve az mess, and mad 20
wash them in copper, oy oruel "
tha comrnissary steward. IN order 70
set the green of them. Inc eanneu
beef Ia often mouldy on the surhAes-
I have seen cases where there "ers
traces of maggots in it. have selssa
macaroni which smelled so BAD una.
r hsva had TO hold my nose when
placed IL on the table. The men AZ ~
nowerless 10 kick. They would NOT %
listened 10. All they can do Is 10 iea's
tbs grub and so hungry.
.and do the officers allow this s'Aes
:, sn,,r.Ys the reporter asked
.sThs officers rarely discover nos
n.a things are. The deck omess ~
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26
FACTS ABOUT EARLY ROADS


FIRST American Steam Railway Sixteen
Miles Long Used to HauI Coal.
The first steam railroad Ia operation
10 this country was used by the Della
ware and Hudson Canal Company in
1879 TO carry coal from it's mines to
the canal for shipment 70 New York
The track was sixteen niles long. The
rails, Of rolled iron Izx2A inches, were
spiked. broad side down, TO hemlock
Joists laid on cross ties ten feet apart
The engine in It's trial trap made ten
miles an hour.
The Baltimore and Ohio was the
first American road to organize on an
extensive system Begun In 1928, II
had In 1885 a TRACK mileage OF lis.
The first trains between New York
and Philadelphia ran on the Camden
and Amboy, which road was begun
In 1892 and completed In 1887, and IL
now part OF the Pennsylvania railroad
system. The Pennsylvania was char
tered In 1916. Construction was be-
gun IN the following year and the
Egad was opened In 1854 Trains to
Chicago were first run over this road
In 1853.
The first Western State to possess a
railroad was Michigan. IN 1885. III
ncis. Mississippi and Indiana followed
In 1880, 1s41 and 1912. Railroadinz in
California began in 1855 and ia tAe
COS seven OF our Western States fol-
lowed. Arizona had no railroad prior
to 1879. and Oklahoma gave no pas
turags 70 the iron horse until 1888.
In the pioneer days Of rzflroad ding II
was sometimes necessary for the con
ductor TO run forward over the roofs
OF the cars to shout orders to the en-
gineer. Travelling at night was gener-
ally avoided. though one road adopted
the expedient OF running ahead OF the
locomotive fiat car loaded with sand.
on which a bonfire was kept burning
as headlight On some early lines
horses were used to help the trains on
upgrades, so that the cry get horse
may be Of earlier date than Is sup
posed
In 1898 Germany had 10000 miles Of
railroad; Great Britain, q, 600; France,
5000; Russia, $4,000, and Austria
Hungary. 1900. No other country
had a mileage in I've fgurestexcept
the United States, with the modest ng-
ure Of $4,000, nearly 10000 more than
all OF Europe York Sun
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26
Butter Made of Cocoauue

4 new butter Is now being made
from the milk of the cocoanut This
milk, when subjected to a temperature
Of over Is O., runs into a yellow oil,
which is imported in great quantities
from India and Africa. The better
qualities OF it are obtained from Cey-
Ion. Cochin China and Australia. The
nut produces go per cent of oil and
one acre Of land planted with cocoanut
trees would produce over 400 pounds
Of oil. This has hitherto been used
Tor fats for soap, or for machinery oil,
and the better qualities employed in
the manufacture of textile goods.
In France this oil Is now subjected
to special treatment and converted
into butter.
DR.. Heuner, German chemist, pro-
poses to buy up all the cocoanut oils
and transform them into what he
terms vegetable butter"
The cocoanut butter, like that made
nom cows milk, contains per cent
81 soluble acids. 1t will keep from
nfteen to twenty days without show
ing any sign Of acid reaction, and it
contains from twenty-five to thirty
umes less water than ordinary butter,
"nhe Its slowness in oxidizing makes
specially suitable for pastry and
CAKES as they will not get stale SO
quickly when made with it as with
other butter.
Another advantage claimed for the
eOcoanut butter is that 1t seems to be
an antseptic medium, while milk is
most favorable to the culture of mi
erobes
Al the central hospital of Vienna
anu IN various hospitals in Switzer-
aao experiments have been made with
.uis new butter and the results have
'een pronounced satisfactory.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

txTEMP0RlZING A CIPHER.


when Wall street first caught the
,ever for industrial combinations
and began the reorganization of every
thing in sight, says the Brooklyn
Eagle. one of the votaries of high
suance found himself In Chicago In
extreme need OF communicating with
bis New York office.
He had almost completed an ar
rangement for the consolidation of sew
eral western enterprises, but In order
IN get the final authority he needed
from New York, he must explain all
be had done by wire to his partners.
There was no time TO write. He had
no cipher code. Fer long time he
tried to think out some way TO send
tbe information so that 1t would be
plain to bis partners and meaningless
to any one else. His secret was a val
liable one, and once sent over the wire
might be sold out to his rivals In Wall
sreet for large sum.
At last he decided to take the
chances in plain English. Accordingly
be wrote the message and gave 1t to
bis assistant to send
Half an hour later, when the assist
ant came back, he asked him IL he had
sent It.
aNot Just that way" said the clerk.
81 rewrote 1t, the first word on a
Postal blank, the second on a Western
Union, and so on. | sent half by each
company, and neither half meant any
thing. Then / sent a second message
by one line, saying, Read both mes
nges together, alternating words"
The scheme was too simple for the
high dnancier to have evolved, but 1t
worked perfectly.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26
Q GOD
Short tories

40 Springfield, Mass. recentIv dam
ages or one cent were awardsS D.
naro finkellhof in suit against tba
&c" FORK Central Railway. Tho
pia'hun grievances were detailed an
FOUR sheets Of legal size paper nWhen
no ! get the moneyr' Finkelhof ~
CURED, interestedly.
Harvey Waters, an expert on n.+an.
cases, had occasion to write Putt
Nnoate on some important ouest,on
anu when he received the renIv vas
unable to read word Of It. so TOOK
the misslve to Mr.. Choate and asked
nun what he had written. Mr. cboata
replied: Il never can read nv writ
ing after the ink Is dry. but II vou
VIII tell me what it is about viii
ten you what have written" Ana
he did.
Inc elder Dumas once was wearing
lhe ribbon Of a certain order having
recently been made comnanasn+
and an envious friend remarked uDon
y ny dear fellow" he said. that
GORDON Is a wretched color. One would
mink 1t was your wooden vest that
was showingl" "Oh. no. nv dear
y E replied Dumas, with a smile.
you're mistaken. It's not a bad
color; 1t Is exactly the shade Of the
grapes that the fox couldn't reach
An Iowa man, who had been ac-
customed to receiving railway passes
and dead-head tickets at tbeatres re-
Gently visited the fair at Portland
When he was confronted with a sign
announcing the admission charge Of
nrty cents TO the grounds, he was in
clined to balk. Here" he said to the
friend with him, 81 don't like the idea
of paying fifty cents to get In there.
Wait a minute and I'll hunt up Lewis
and Clark, the fellows who are run
ming the show, and see II can't get
a pass"
A long-winded member of the Mas
sachusetts Legislature was delivering
a political address in a town not far
from Boston, and the village folk gath
cred In the town hall to hear 1t. He
had been speaking quite a while, when
finally an old Scotchman arose and
walked out of the hall. At the door
one Of his countrymen was waiting
with his hack TO drive the orator to
the station. rs he done yet. SandyT"
asked the Scot on the box. The old
man turned about. aye" said he,
hes done lang ago, but he will ma
stop"
Mark Hanna once heard a boy In
his employ say. II wish l had Hanna's
money and he was in the poorhouse"
The Senator smiled grimly, and on re-
turning to his office, sent for the boy.
$50 you wish you had my money and
was In the poorhouse, ehT' he said;
now, supposing you had your wish,
what would you doT' The youngster,
one of the ready-witted Irish variety,
said with a droll grin: WEI, l guess
I'd get you out Of the poorhouse the
first thing" This adroit answer
brought the lad an increase Of pay the
next week.
A preacher In a small New England
town received a call from large and
wealthy parish In Boston. AS Gus
tomary under the circumstances, the
clergyman requested time for prayer
and consideration, for, he said. be did
not feel sure of his light. A week
or two elapsed. A friend happening
to meet the youngest son OF the
preacher-a lad of somewhat trreyer-
ent turn-asked: well, Sam. how's
things with your father7 Is he going
to Bostonf' 81 think So" replied the
youngster; 'he's still praying for
light, but mas packing"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

The deepest haul Of q net ever
made in the world was achieved By
Americans of the Tonga Islands In
the South Pacific The rawl struck
bottom 1900 feet below the surface;
that IS considerably more than four
miles down. but even at that depth
animal life was found Those strange
beings lived in water whose tempera-
ture was constantly Just above the
freezing point, and under a pressure
of 5000 pounds to the square inch.
To sink that net AMI bring it back
again took whole day Of steady Ia
bor.-St- Nicholas.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

d NJ feckem-rm afraid my husband
M~ Hning some sort of mischief.
"A, Neighbors-Why do you think
IA ~ reckem-Because of his anxiety
nonth. - " tue sesshors iof
NJ Teighbors-And are you goingf
hundred yearsl
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26
one-Light Electric Plant

What Is said to be the smallest cleo
-. uxht installation in the world Is TO
he found in the village OF Bremen
nssr Dormbach, Thuringis- II COM
nr,ses a single arc lamp installed N
church. the lamp being operated oy 4
sn,su svnamo driven by the wheel OF
the village mill
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26
Willing to Oblixe.

v.s nnklns-A friend of mine tells me
p, ss.ed me a donkey the other day.
lpa..aAsl.ns-Yes, believe | did.
nolau,ins-Weil, l think you ought to
,nlkins-So do I.
P;saA , why don't your
IN aAins-oh, don't let 1t worry you.
ksy. "Aen meek the otner uon-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

". E. Cory, president Of the United
States Steel Corporation, is at the head
Of concern that employs 10000 men.
ua Is al bis office every morning at
q an and there he remains while there
Is work to do-sometimes until or
: o.c,o,k in the evening. Twenty-three
~ssrs $50 he was earning SIS a month.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26
And liz DID.

They were seated on the park bench
In the cleaning, and there wnsa't room
between them for sn argument
George. dear" murmared the maid.
after blissful silence extending over a
period Of some 81 seconds I'm afraid
1t viii be necessary for you TO see doc
tor about your arm"
Why do you think so, darling r.
Querisd the young man in the case
Because" she coyiy replied, 1T seems
to be out of place
-Oh, don't let that worry you" said
George 1T VIII come around al right"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26
x,ouialev Memorial Church.

A memorial church for William NC
EInlev dedicated at Portland Ohio,
b,s hoyhood home, Is erected on the
go. an which stood the church Nc
T,nlev Joined when he was II years
ola Mrs. Mckinley contributed to-
r.srs ,ts building. and Andrew Car
naria gave the organ.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

Collector-This IS the twentieth time
I've called with this bin.
Gilded Touth-Yes. and there are forty
more. jnxt ike you- coming in day after
day 70 worry me about their miserable
little bills. No wonder I'm al tagged
out Guess III take 4 run over 10 Ea-
rope 10 rscuperate.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

Stringer-I saw nickel-ir-tEEe-s ma
chine to-day that viii tell whether 4 Eaan
is n love or not
Joshem-Say, the inventor s7shz 10
make fortune out Of that machfus.
Most any man viii gladly give I'D
nickel 70 find OUT whether il Is love on
dyspepsia that ais him
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

Write Allen s. olmsted. lie Roy. y. Y, for a
free ple OF Allen s Foot BASE Il cures
swe&ting. hot swollen sching feet II makes
sew or tight shoes easy A certain cure for
corus. fngrowluE nails ard bunicEs- All drug
gists sell r. &c Don't scc~pt any substitute
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

SO fond was he OF fast driving that
Joseph Byrne, ambulance driver for
the German hospital. San Francisco.
used to send In false calls from the
stable at which the ambulance was
kept He had already killed two
horses by his driving when he was
caught telephoninS. and confessed
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

Say demanded the lazy grasshop-
ner. why don't you take things easy :
WHY do YOU work so hard ?"
because like it." replied the busy
hee You must have observed thst
usually when I'm at work I'm in Glow
philadelphia Press
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26
Proof Positive.
not drunk last night

ct was not drunk last night
"You were"
@rhat makes you think so
81 saw you trying to set your wstc ai
~ tns fare register on trolley carr
cleveland Leader.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

so you actually went to church,
Was the music goody'
~Oh. pretty fair. But they had the
homelsest chorus ever looked itr'-
Cleveland Leader.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

the ,.~ your husband lucky during
'-s ~, .ast race meeting7"
.iins ,e answered young Mrs. Tor
sOnls. he sprained his ankle and
attend. "-Washington Star.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

son ~. you Know" said the busy per
zoe 1ae hard work is beneficialT'
plias sourse know it's beneficial" re-
tie an e iazy man, that is, providing
Tor doing it" 1OsSn charge TOO MUCH
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-08-26

wife !. hnox-l suppose you and your
N, along well together.
slops Smith-Oh, yes-that Is, we get
ssthsr wei together when we are not to-