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New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
THE WEDDING RING.

8 7. s. OElmwood NebD: VIII you kindly
Ftate on which hand and which finger the we'd
cng ring has been and is being worn?
An ancient Latin saying points out the ring
for each finger. viz: Miles Mercatur. Stullus.
Maritus. Amator," that is 10 say, applied to the
order OF the fingers Of the hand: The soldier
wears the ring his thumb, the merchant on
his index finger. the blockhead on his middle
finger, the husband on his fourth ring) finger
and the lover on his little finger. The fourth
finger. however which we also call the ring
finger. is now and generally has been the wear
er Of the wedding ring. and that il was the
nnger Of the jeff hand is evidenced by passages
II many authors both OF antiquity and the
Middle Ages, who even give as reason that
tA-s finger Was by a nerve directly connected
With the heart. But although in the opinion OF
al author ot The 1lidd Ages only the Virgin
Mary had the privilege of having the wedding
ring put on her right hanc. we are led To infer
tIoIn many paintings that the wedding ring not
'-ly was worn sometimes the right, some
tllnes on the left hama. buJ also that at different
times almost every finger contested the little
ungers hereditary right 10 this honor. Ia Eng
and at the time of Queen Elizabeth the ladies
ALle gentlemen never wore 3 wedding ringD wore
after marriage the ring on the thumb. For its
use on lle lnceN, which with The Jews was
considered as sacred, there are numerous in
stances from the fourteenth TO the seventeenth
century Also ia MurllO's painting representing
tle wedding Of ST. CatEariue, the Christ Child
puts the ring On the index Of the saint on
RaphaeIs SrosaliziO" the ring is placed on
Marys middle finger. in CoreggIo's Wedding
2f St Catharine' the ring finger is adorned
with the ring, while in favor Of the little finger
speaks the example OF Queen Louise Of Hohen-
zollern tcied july 10, 1SlOD. It seems that the
middle finger Of al mostly avoided. II is
ringless even when ali the other fingers are Gov
=red with rings. A painting Of Lucas Cranach
representing Sibyle, tbs wife Of the EIector Of
SaHoay, goes TO eXemplify this. To-day the
Wedding ring is worn on the ring finger, though.
according 10 various countries, at times on the
right, at times on the left hand. In this con-
nection II may not be without interest 70 learn
hat in the clOiSter Of Perugia IS preserved
the sO-called wedding ring Of the Virgin Mary.
which is exhibited every year St. Joseph's
Dav.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
A BROKEN HEART.

T. a. W Brazn. Ind): We often read Of
maldehs who died, or a broken heart" 10
the expression mere metaphorical locuton or
Is II founded upon Il pathological fact?
The expression IS not always metaphoricai;
It is sometimes literally true. although. as a
matter Of fact, males considerably more
liable TO rupture Of the heart than females. and
the occurrence becomes comparatively more
frequent after the hftle'h year. The affection
IS believed 10 have been first described by Har-
vey. hut since his day several cases have been
recorded. among others IN Dr Townsenl's "Cy-
copcdia OF Practical Medicine" and other au-
thorties cited IN Tibs's Things Not Generally
known In a short pamphlet in 1904 by The
Society for Promoting Christian knowledge on
The Physical Cause OF the Death OF Christ
tho author, Or. l.. Symes Thompson, even holds
that tho actual cause OF Christs death WAS
agony OF mind, producing rupture Of the heart.
Mental shock lie writes whether OF sorrow
or OF JOY, has frequently occaslgucl sudden
death. and rupture Of The heart has been OBJ
served not, might have been supposed. 10
occur when the tissues Of the heart az, degeu-
Grated but when nothing has previously oc-
CURED impair their strength Il is only
strong muscle that underRoes rupture from the
energy OF It's own contraction. 1t is not the
aurlc!e that rupturcs the thin right veu-
ulcIe, put the thick walled left ventricle. which,
CCAtIacunS violently upon It's contents. the
blood being unable TO escape with sufficient
rapidity through tho a0rta. and the valves be-
ing perfect, FORCES the blood 20 react upon
the ventricular wall. which IS torn the point
of least resistance and the blood escapes into
the pericardium. l. is probable that
some OF the deaths that have occurred as n
consequence of severe shock fright or excessive
JOY may have been caused by cardiac rupture
shock G IA" Ana in me "Handhook Of
Medical Science Dr. Loomis. in the article on
The rupture OF the heart, writes. The immo-
dlate cause is usually some strong mental agi-
tation or physical effort. such as ft OF pas
sion, hurrying for the cars. etc. but It some
feet rest"
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aiterWard set or not DO not know. nor by
whom. if any one. il was set. O. Late April
20 squad oe cavalry traced Booth % a barn
IN Virginia. they surrounded it. but he refused
TO come out. thereupon they set fire 70 II. and
then one Of them. Boston Corbett. contrary 70
orders thrust his musket through 4 crevice and
fired AZ Booth. Probably he hit his mark
though some think that the hunted wretch at
this last desperate moment shot himself with his
own revolver. Be this it may. the assassin
was brought forth having bullet in the base Of
his brain, and with his body below the wound
paralyZed. He died on the morning OF April ~,
90 They captured eight Of his aCcompliCcs seven
and woman. OF these Herold Atzeroit
and Payne were hanged July :: O'Laughlin.
Spangler Arnold and Mudd We're sent to Dry
TOrtugaS. there TO be kept At hard labor I'm the
military prison for life save Spangler whose
term was six years Mrs. Surratt was also found
guilty, and hanged on July :. John II. Surratt
escaped for the time, but was apprehended and
tried in the District Of Columbia IN 1867, but
the result was that on September - 1865 a
nOllc prOsequi WAS entered and he was set free
Besides those who have been named the gov
eminent charged several other persons with
completely in the plot; but there was not suifi-
cient evidence 70 prove that any one of them
aided or abetted had n guilty knowledge Of
the conspiracy, yet there was enough evidence to
place them under such suspicion.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
THE HARE.

T. G. s. Bay City, Mich): Is it fact that
the hare sleeps with open eyes? And, II so,
why?
The reason why the hare sleeps with open eyes
was given US long ago II is very simple: Be
cause his eyelids are too short. and he therefore,
cannot close them" But, as a matter OF fact
the hare closes his eyes IN his sleep as well as
does any huntsman who tells this story on his
account IN the first place We are so told by
common sense. An animal which on account
u its mode Of life IS compelled to nan in dust
and in snow, 81 rain and in wind In the omen
field, would hardly be made by nature q IIrio,,e
creature incapable Of closing its eyes Fur II
needs only an examination OF the hare's evelids
20 realize that they can be closed without effort
being long enough TO completely cover his eyee
II Is easy TO see how the story originated In
the first place, the hare S. very rarely found nan
ping. IL IS also well known that, once comfort
able in his form. he dislikes unnecessary even
disc. He VIII then rather permit being an
preached than get up his legs He remains
perfectly quiet and stares with his ewes wide
open AZ the approaching hunter or dog But
20 sooner does he apprehend danger than he
suddenly rushes away. Since not a hair of the
animals body had been seen stirring before IL
must. of course, have been sleeping: and that IT'S
yes were open was plainly seen; hence the hare
sleeps with open eyesi Since people want and
also get everything explained. they readily ac-
repted the further explanation that the nare's
eyehcs We're too short TO be capable OF closing.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
RED NOSE

a. I. T Worcester. MasS.D- What is the cause
Of the permanent reduess Of the nose. and how
can such nose he restored TO its normal color?
The permanent rcdncss OF the nose is due to
an external and internal cause. With persons Of
tender skin 1t is commonly produced by un-
favorable influences of the weather frequent and
sudden changes of temperature. prolonged stay
in the open air. and by an extensive though
slight freezing The chief internal cause is ex-
cessive drinking. In both cases the final re-
suit IS the same, namely, extension of the
blood vessels, while the appearance Of the nose
leaves one in doubt to whether its a abnormal
rcdneSs IL due TO freezing or 20 drinking The
enlarged blood vessels are but little affected by
the external application OF toilet vinecarS sui
phur preparations. and the like. An efficient
means or Temedying abnormal rcdness consists
IN scarltying 10y scratching the cxtremities of
the small veins concerned. This process how
ever is liable To result in an even more serious
dlshguring or the nose than the abnormal red
ness. In order to thoroughly restore the nose il
IS necessary that these external veins he COM
p!eteIy destroyed This IS best accomplished
by means of an electric apparatus as designed
hy Professor LasSar of Berlin. An clectrometer
Is made To drive a ConCuSSOr (aS used in 6lline
teeth. The latter is provided with 4 STAMP
working in a vertical direction ana TO the CEN
trifugal end Of which bundle of about forty
thin gilded platinum points have been attached
Ky the application of the needles kept on for
some minutes to the nose, bleeding of the
skin is produced. The bleeding IS arrested in
simultaneously by compression. Six or eight
sitlngs are said to be sufficient in most cases
to restore even purple nose permanently to
superficial destruction Of the excessive blood
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
INDIANS.

A. c. (Ballston Lake. n. ": By what process
do our Indians become citizens OF the United
States?
Whenever any of the chiefs. warriors. or heads
of families of The tribes mentioned (Stockbridge
Munsee tribes of Indians. residing in the countv
of Shawana, Wis., in Section 2,3l0 having fled
with the clerk Of the District Court of the United
States declaration of his intention to become q
cltlZen OF the United states. and TO dissolve a N
relations with any Indian tribe two years nra
Vious thereto. appears in such court, and proves
TO the satisfaction thereof. by the testimony OF
TWO citizens. that for five years last past he ha
adopted the habits of civilized life: that he h@e
maintained himself and his family by his own
industry; that he reads and speaks the English
language: that he is we'll disposed To become a
peaceable and orderly citizen: and that he has
suiilcient capacity TO manage his own affairs:
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
NEW-ENGLAND STATE DEBTS.

c. D. K. CMcLean. Tex.): Would you tell me
the state debts of each of the New-England
States, viz: ~ Maine, ~ New Hampshire. 90
Vermont. "a Massachusetts, (5) CONNECTICUT
and (6) Rhode Island, and what that state deot
would be 10 each inhabitant
% S1.6530OO Fiscal year 1000. C2) $393.7OO.
81 S195.5OO. a. $15,576,595 (direct debit. the
contingent debt is sos 75S. $50. 80 1912. 2.1O0 90
$27OOO00 Fiscal year 1000. These are the
bonded debts of the respective states, according
TO the returns for the fiscal year 1905. except
when otherwise indicated. To find how much
this would be to each inhabitant, all you have
to do is TO divide the debt OF each state by the
number of its inhabitants. For this purpose
We give you the population of these states ac-
cording TO the census of 1900: ID 694,46 %
1.5S8, 90 343641. a. 2.S05.346 (5) 90S,4 ,42O,
90 42S $50.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
THE INDEX FINGER AS A NUT CRACKER

l. /. brooklyn, n. ": Nut crackers which
are based on leverage, make us suppose that it
requires great strength TO open nut, and in fact
every one knows from experience that without
such little machine 1t is hardly possible to
overcome the hardness OF a nut And vet one
can open hundreds OF nuts In a very short
time without any implement and without any-
effort whatever. merely with the aid Of the index
hngeT. This may sound Incredible but one
need only 10 try 10 be convinced. Place the
nut upon a stone or block of wood. but so
that the joint stands perpendicular. In this
position hold II fast with the index finger Of
your left hand. strike with the right fist hard
upon the index, and the nut will at once break
asunder. Light blows will not accomplish the
feat. One must strike hard, 1t may happen
that nut will fly away. but this only proves
that the joint was not held IN a perfectly per-
pendicular position. which is Indispensable 20
success. The point OF the nut should also be
turned toward the chest.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
RIGHTS OF WlDOWER.

Old Subscriber Cambridge, n. ": If a mar
ricd woman dies, owning real estate and leaves
no viii. does her husband inherit any portion
OF il?
The husband is entitled to courtesy Cthe use
for his lfe) in the real estate Of which his wife
died seized, and which is uudisposed of by will
If issue of the marriage has hecn born alive
and the courtesy be not barred by a divorce
for the infidelity of the husband If the wife
dies intestate, leaving no descendant. the hus-
band takes all the pei sonal property, and the
real estate goes to her own blood relatives
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
THE HOTTEST PLACE ON EARTH.

w O. (Freeport, Long Isand); Where is the
hottest place earth?
on one Of the Avail Islands IN the Gulf Of
Persia The largest Of these islands. Bahrain.
IS said 10 surpass all the others In heat. The
mean temperature for the whole year is o.
Fahrenheit July, August and September are in
supportable to every one, with the exception or
the natives At midnight the thermometer then
shows over % degrees. at ! o'clock IN the morn
ing IO5 To JOS degrees and at o'clock In the
afternoon as much as 40 degrees Of heat
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
'a22.''

r G. c. (New York;: Kindly inform me
where ana how did the slang expression "23"
originate? I know 1t was first used in New
York In George NJ. Cohan's play Little Johnny
jones'" but IT surely had its origin elsewhere
This expression is borrowed from the race
track. Only twenty-five horses are permitted TO
run in one race, hence a horse above this num-
ber is greeted with the exclamation %. or
'sEiddoo" which means. You do not belong
here" Get out Of here" or, to use another
slang expression. You are not in It," "Cio way
ba * and sit down." and the like.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

the court may enter decree admitting him to
and thenceforth he shall no longer be held or
treated as a member of any Indian tribe, but
shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges
and be subject to all the duties and liabilities to
taxation of other citizens of the United States
But nothing herein contained shall be construed
to deprive such Chiefs warriors, heads or
families OF annuities to which they or may
be entitled-Statutes of United States. Title
XXXII Chapter 3, Section 2,312.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
WATERING OF PLANTS

F. z. p Ridgeheld Conn): The decay OF
your plants, despite all the care you give them.
IS possibly due 10 the water you use in watering
them Water differs 10 kind and constituents,
and the OF the one the other kind affects
the plants differently. There is hard and soft
water. The water Of wells conduits and springs
is hard. This water Is intermSed with misoel-
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
JOHN WILKES BOOTH.

Subscriber Newton. n. j.: % When vault
Ing over the rail OF the stage after shooting
President Lincoln on the evening OF April H.
1860, Booth caught his spur in the folds OF the
aag and broke the small bone OF his leg be-
tween the knee and ankle. Whether bis leg was
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

urged. These suits We're brought To remove Left
hnsweIl and Devote for appointing election off,
GERS not on the assessment rolls.
The flrst volume describing the Hearst papy-
rus has been issued from the University of Calf
iorna Press. This volume is devoted to a roll
OF papyrus fourd in tomb near Ber-eI-Ballas
was In charge of explorations II dates prob
ably from about 1900 B. C.
The death of James s. BunneI by apoplexv
removed a man who had spent fifty wears of
continuous service with Wells Fargo & Co
Bunnell was native of Bridgeport Conn and
came 10 California at early date He arose
TO be auditor Of the company. and was prom
inent in the san Francisco Academy of Sciences
and literary societies.
The san Francisco Chamber of Commerce this
week indorsed the House bill providing for reg
ular presiding judges extra-territoriaI
courts In China, thus relieving cOnsuls of bur-
denSOme work
The Interior Department having granted the
Western Pacific Railroad permission to build Us
line across the Plumas forest reserve work will
be begun at once. The contracts were let some
time ago Tor about forty miles of road but moth
ing could be done until government sanction
had been secured
japanese from San Francisco are engaged in
perfecting Il strawberry trust at Los Angeles
which viii control the output and marketing of
an berries In the Gardena. Strawberry Park and
Moneta sections, where nine-tenth of tba hcr
ries are grown. The Japanese already, have
practical control OF tha Drop near San Eran
cisco.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

laneous mineral substances that make ii insult
able for watering plants. II is mostly calcfer-
Gus. though IL can be improved and made fit for
by boiling exposure to the air and sun
light. Rainwater and the water of ponds. brooks
and rivers is soft The best water for watering
plants is rainwater. especially that OF a thun-
derstOrm- II always carries with il the am
moniaCal substances so beneficial to plants II
dissolves the nitrogenous substances in the
ground quicker than any other water, and per-
ceptibly quickens vegetation. Next to rainwater
the water of ponds is available. account
or Its exposure 20 the sun and its vegetable con-
sttuentS ii contains nutritious matter for
the plants River water is the better the further
away It is from its source, for IL then comes
more In contact with sunlight and air. absorbs
oxygen and vegetable matter, and its injurious
mineral constituents have settled to the bottom
we also should be careful to stale water
nedled' II possible. in the To give in the
evening a cold shower cold sprinkliny
10 the plants after they had been heated during
tne j oay Is injurious. 1t chs and weakens
mem put a sprinking with temperate water Is
a true blessing to them "
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

J. NJ X Holloway, Mlchl: What is the value
Of United States cent OF 1S2S? Also three
cent United States piece dated 1880. and 1880
quarters and hdlf-dollars2 All common; 1870
thrcc-Ccut piece does not exist.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
LENGTH OF DAY.

J. b. (Salem, y. ": BY a simple rule you can
ascertain the length of the day and night any
time of the wear Double the time OF the suns
rising which will give the length OF the night
by doubling the time OF the setting you will OBJ
tain the length of the day.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

c. o. II. (Cain. y. ": I have stamps that are
from thirty TO forty years old Are they valu-
ablc2 Nothing IS valuable because OF age only:
one of the oldest stamps in the world retails for
10 cents
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
COINS AND Stamps.

X G. walton y. ": No one can tell the
value OF the stamps without seeing them. You
should submit them to a stamp dealer.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

6. A. r. CNorwalk. Comm: The one dollar
gold pieces are worth - 30 each. If perfect; the
balance is only good for currency.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

Y. Y. z. CTunnelton, Ind): What premium is
offered on old coins, such as one-half dime
dimes and half-dolIars made between the years
1S,iu-'352 And where do you send them? No
premiums offered: they good for cur
reuCN.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

NJ NJ. c. (Millbrook, y. ": In what years
was money coined in the United States? Money
has been coined every year since 1893
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

+. 3. EAST Edgecomb MeJ: What is the value
Of the following coins: % Half-dollar dated
1875: % half-dolar dated 1890 t3) half-dorar
dated 1884. and a. q Quarter dated 1885? ID
From 60 cents 70 ST. according TO perfection;
(2-N they only good for face value
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
TO ASCERTAIN THE DAY OF THE wEEk

+. r. cleveland, Ohio) Here is a short and
simple method by means of which the day of
the week Of any given date. at least for the
current year. may be easily ascertained: Let
inc Twelve hours on the face OF your watch rep
resent the twelve months, e. g., I. January II
February etc. Under these figures write the
number of the weekdays that have elapsed from
Sunday TO the beginning of the respective
month. Therefore for 1906:
| II III " Y VI VII VIII IN Y XI XII
l 3 6 6
Now to find the weekday all you have to do is to
add the number under the month looked for to the
date, divide the sum by seven then the remain
der indicates the day of the week For exam
PIE. on which day Of the week falls May g. 1906?
Nlne plus two equals eleven: divide by seven
ana lour remains, hence II is the fourth week
DAY beginning with Sunday. which is Wednes-
DAY. for any other year proceed in the same
way being careful to write under each month
the number of weekdays that have elapsed from,
sunday until its commencement.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

a. NJ. c. CAsbury Park. y. j.: I have a large
copper cent OF 1851. Am told they sell at 500
and more. Can you give any information or
name of coin dealer and colIector-in fact advise
me how TO proceed to dispose Of II To advantage?
We regret We must disappoint YOU with regard
10 the value OF the coin. You can get II from
any coin dealer IN New York al the price OF one
cent
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

urged These suits were brought 10 remove LET
hngwell and Devote for appointing election off,
GERS not on the assessment rolls.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

The appointment was announced this week of
James Hersburgh. jr. as acting passenger agent
"l the southern Pacific Company TO succeed
General I. H. Goodman. recently retired Hers
'uish mas Deen assistant general passenger
agent and I'm charge OF the publicity, and ,r,,,-
tion departments
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

Al the annual meeting OF the California Fruit
Gamers Association this week II was shown
that 1903 was a banner year. The net profit
amounted to $4639S5.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-03-21
ALLEGED PLOT
TO ASSASSINATE
REVEREND CHARLES ri. PARK
HURST INTENDED VICTIM.
POLICEMEN ARE INVOLVED
Five Hundred Dollars Was the Price
Put Upon the Life of the Distin-
guished DiVine-Too Much Proven
lion of Crime to Suit Police Of
ficials.

New York March Is An alleged
plot to assassinate the Rev Dr..
Charles Parkhurst, following the re
cent municipal election in this city,
inspired, it is asserted by a police
official and in revenge for raids made
on certain places by members of the
Society for the Prevention of Crime,
known also as the Parkhurst society,
was revealed when District Attorney
Jerome summoned, in a John Doe
proceedings, Acting Captain John II,
Shells of the west ore hundredth
street police station; John Phelan,
plain clothes policeman. ana two civ
ilians, Richard Wilson and l.. Rog-
ers.
The reports are tina, one of the
witnesses and a man famed Kelly
were employed during the last cam
paign by the citizens union. A few
days after the election Rogers told
Kelly. it is alleged OF a plot to muir
der Mr. Parkhurst According to
statements already made, Rogers
said he was approached By a police
man and asked if he would take the
task OF killing Parkhurst 1t is de-
clared the policeman said a certain
police official would pay $500 for the
work. and Rogers asked Kelly if he
was willing to 90 into the scheme.
taking for his part 5000, while he
(Rogersl would get the remainder Of
the sum.
y is further alleged that Rogers
saw this police official and talked the
matter over with him a. length but
finally came to the conclusion thar
he would not resort to murder