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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
THE SPORTY NEW KING OF CAA1BODA TO TAKE HIS
100 BEAUTIFUL DANCING GIRLS TO PARIS WITH HIN
AgN Them EenoH hP d DoatK Ht R
Marvellous Artistic he Orient Description Wod dances

their 1pommes,o or handles, made OF
single emeralds or rubies. His opera
glasses are studded with diamonds. His
watches and chains are studded with
more diamonds. So also his betel boz,
his cuspidor box, his cigarcase and his
cigar holders. Behind him, wherever
he appears officially, are the three
Bakous, guardians of the sacred sword,
concerning whom the French police are
wondering much, being skeptical and
unbelieving of things that are told
them.
The French police are preparing to
watch the three Bakous and protect
them in a special manner. In appear
ance they are aged and feeble ascetics,
slender wisps of dried-up humanity, un-
able to protect themselves, much less
the sacred sword.
| Sword Worth S3,00o,0oO.
The sacred sword is something price,
less. The enormous diamonds and
rubies with which it is studded are
valued at 100000. But, in the eyes
of Cambodians, they are the least de-
tail of this mysterious and venerable
object. The sword dates from unknown
times. No decorative art experts can
place its epoch. The stones are cut
neither in the ancient nor the modern
manner. The blade is of an unknown
tempering. Cambodian princes, Bud
dist monks, and Brahmin priests, all
are really ignorant of the origin and
meaning IF the sacred sword. But it
must never be far from the sovereign
and its only guardians are the three
Bakous.
Now here Is the thing that the French
police will not believe-altho assured
of its truth by no less person than M.
Beau, governor general of Indo-China.
The three Bakous, ineal descendants
of Brahma himself, these wizzened,
petered-out and doddering aristocratie
waits and strays from an unknown an
, tiquity, need no police to help them
:, guard the sacred sword. Altho so weak
:, that they fall into frances, they have
a strange kind of power. The desperat-
J. est, huskiest crook is stricken with
strange fear at one glance from their
eyes. And that is all. He fees as
|. one suddenly afflicted with the jim
!, JAMS Parisians are waiting anxiously
q to set their eyes on the three Bakous.
a Terrible to Contemplate.
T. One problem troubles the French
d protocol, however. Suppose that it
it solves the problem of receiving, lodg-
ing, amusing and protecting the king g
II 100 dancing girls. So far, so good.
3 But each one of the delicate and dainty
d creatures bears an almost princely for
is tune in jewels on her charming person.
rs Technically, they are her jewels. Prae-
r tically, she is a slave. Suppose that
is one of them should walk off one day in
re Paris-with- her jewels7
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01

Times lost, now, even in tradition.
These girls, in whose veins runs the
blood Of thousand princes Of Cam
bodia, whose maternal line goes back
thru countless delicate and learned
little artistes like themselves, have
qualities that are extraordinary.
Their bones are as flexible as steel
springs, They can bend their. fingers
to touch the backs Of their hands.
They could be contortionists such as
the world has never seen-did they not
deem all mere contortion stunts too
vulgar. =s
The Kings Giving Jewels
They can use their toes as other PEG.
pie use their fingers. Their. small rosy.
brown toes are so many fingers, bear
ing rings with diamonds, rubies, emer:
aids, topazes, tourmalines and car
buncles-and the ten little toenails
of each. are so manicured that King
Sisavath calls them his Living Jewels
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
BY Sterling HelHs.
special Correspondence of The journal.

Special Correspondents of The Journal.
m ARTS, March 17.-An oriental po-
~ tentate, who has 100 dancing
girls, is putting the French pro-
tocol to much embarrassment.
He is Sisavath, late Obbarach and
present king of Cambodia, brother and
successor to Norodom, who died two
years ago, but who was burned and
finally disposed Of only last month. Now
the new king of Cambodia, having full
filed all his pious duties, comes on an
official visit to the gay French capital
the capital Of the great European
country that protects" Cambodia.
Sisavath comes on an official visit;
there are political reasons why he
should be treated fine; and the French
government will either lodge him in
some palace or rent the whole floor Of a
smart hotel for him and his suite. His
suite! With that suite comes the en-
barrassment. 49, ~
I do not refer to his ministers, who,
tho they be jewel studded aristocrats in
broadcloth and goldbraid, 60 bare
footed-and do not wear trousers.
Nor do I refer to the three bakous,
guardians Of the sacred sword, lineal
descendants Of Brahmas, perhaps the
three most pure-blooded aristocrats of
the world entire-altho they fall into
embarrassing cataleptio fits at unex-
pected moments.
100-Beauties-
The embarrassing part Of the suite Of
Sisavath consists Of just 100 Of the
daintiest little buds Of Oriental femin-
nifty. Three Of them are Sisavath g
own daughters-royal princesses. -Four
Of them are Sisavath IS own wives. Two
more are Sisavath 8 own leading favor
ties. And all Of them are such consum-
mate little artists, such perfumed little
flowers of grace and beauty, and such
learned little reciters Of Cambodian
classics, that King Sisavath cannot
get on without them-so he brings
them.
What will the French government do
with them9 How will it find a way to
honor them and protect them, at the
same time, from wild Partisan curiosi-
ty9
They come in the beginning of May,
by way of Marseilles, whole Messag
cries Maritimes liner being chartered
for their transport from Cambodia,
that Indo-C China kingdom, lying be-
tween Siam, AMMAN and French Cochin
China. It is mysterious old kingdom,
terribly depopulated by old wars, filed
with noble castles and magnificent tenn
pies, the mass more or less in ruins.
But between the seventh and the elev-
enth -centuries-that is to say during a
golden period of some 400 years that
ended about, the time William the Nor
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
The Holnenkoll Race
With Innovations.

Better late than never. We did get
the promised races after all To say
that conditions were favorable from a
sportsman s view would certainly be a
case of stretching the truth, but as it
was, it was better than nothing. Also
this year the races included cross
country races and the leaping contest.
The boys from the district of Trysil
came out as winners in the SO KIN. race,
the best one covering the course in a
little more than five hours, which was
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
American Business
in Norway.

It may sound odd to talk about
America in Norway at this time of the
year, but there are number of Ameri-
can tourists in this country at present.
An elderly gentleman, formerly hold
ing prominent position in a certain
branch Of Uncle Sans service, likes
the land of the midnight sun so well
that he has stayed here continually for
several years and has also built himself
fine house in one of the most beautiful
tracts of Norway, a. place much fire.
quented by travellers in the tourist sea-
son. Now this venerable gentleman
has recently taken unto himself a Nor
wegian wife, and apparently expects
to spend the rest of his days here.
Americans looking for business are
here, too. A well-known packing
house is about to open up an office
here. It has formerly been repre-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
The Fishermen Have.
Good Luck.

Altho continued stormy weather has
been a great hindrance to the progress
of the fisheries in most places along the
coast, the results up to date are very
satisfactory, and the catch has been
very good almost every day when the
weather. has permitted the fishermen to
be out. -. 81. ..,...-
To the 10th of this month, the total
catch for the whole country was Il $780,
900 cod,- which is 100000 more than
up to the same date last year. Appar-
emily, therefore, this years result will
be at least about that ofsan g average
year, and If weather and catch during
the coming weeks continue favorable
the final result may be even better than
that. At the beginning of March this
year the catch is as much as the aggre-
gate catch Of the three previous sea-
sons, but then the last three seasons
have been "the worst ever: known
What has been a great item this season
is thes heavy loss of implements sus-
tanned by the fishermen owing to the
stormy weather.
The prices are ruling high, especially
in the Trondhjem districts, where the
notations have been 30 to 48 kroner
per 100 fish, in Nordland the price has
been % to IS kroner, and somewhat
lower than that in Lofoten. The price
on liver is II to Is kroner per Dbl in
Lofoten, in other places Is to Il kroner.
The catch in the Lofoten district
alone up to date is about 4,750,O0O
against 100000 to the corresponding
! date last year. While this is a result
for the district for better than that of
late years, it does not by far come up
to the catches made some twenty years
ago, when the average catch at this
time of the year was some 100000 to
| 100000 Of cod.
The fishery feet in Lofoten this year
is large one. Some 5000 boats are
reported stationed there.
The total for the herring fisheries III
to date amounts to about 100000
"maalo (bbls.).
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01

the BONES praying in the evening at
the pagoda.
Jewels, Jewels Everywhere.
Two girls, seated on little table,
will act scenes from romances thou
sand years old. AS prince and princess
of the shadowy Khmer empire the bro
cades of their costumes are actually
stiff with Jewels. Their pagoda-ike
crowns are studded with jewels. There
are jewels on their fingers and jewels
on their toes. There are jewels in their
hair and in their ears and round their
necks and arms and legs. What each
girl wears-and she calls them her own
actually represents a very great for
tune.
Sitting, squatting on the table just
big enough to hold them, they will act
a. scene of jealousy, or the prince de-
sclares love that is not returned. It
lis all done with the bust, the head
Ethe face, and the hands, Yet you get
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
STUDY BILLY" SUNDAY
Evangelists Close Meetings at Clarion,
Iowa, to Go to Austin.

Special to The Journal.
Clarion, Iowa, March 31.-The Con-
gregational, Methodist and United
Presbyterian churches have closed a
three weeks series Of revival meet
1ngs. Evangelist Frank Mathis and
Walter Pardon, soloist, both residents
of Clarion, conducted the services. The
meetings were largely attended, and
thirty one persons professed conversion.
One afternoon a largely attended meet
ing was held in billiard hall Of the
city.
The evangelists have gone to Austin,
Mimi, to study the methods of Billy
Sunday, who is conducting meeting
there. On April 2 they will begin a
series of meetings at Algona, Iowa.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
Norway Exporting
Potatoes.

During the last two or three years
Norway has imported quite lot of
potatoes. This year, however, the
thing is reversed, and Norwegian pota-
toes leave the country every week,
mostly for Belgium, the very country
which, beside Holland, in former years
has exported this useful article to Nor
way. The strange part of it is that
potatoes were cheaper here in former
years when they were imported from
abroad, than this year when there is
more of the vegetable than the country
itself needs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01

an intense impression of life, love,
despair, hope, hesitation, sacrifice, duty,
dreamy reverie, repugnance, hypocrisy,
revolt, confidence, doubt-the whole
gamut of conflicting human emotions.
Now, as to the King
King sisavath is 60 years old.
Tho under middle height, he is ex-
ceptionally vigorous. He is affable and
gay, with an aristocratic air that can
not be mistaken. At home he is a
mighty hunter, sticking pigs and shoot
ing tigers for sport and trapping and
tanning elephants for sport and profit
mingled.
On this Paris trip, however, he viii
be chiefly notable by reason Of the ele-
CANT, chastity of his European dress and
the truly oriental magnifcence of his
jewels. His perfectly tended fingers
will be covered with rings with enor.
nous stones, each worth a fortune. His
canes, of the most rare woods, have
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01

man conquered England-Cambodia
was great and splendid realm Of
riches and culture, having all Cochin
China for one Of it's provinces and Gov
ering large parts of present-day Siam
and AMMAN. It was the legendary
Khmer empire; and it's line of princes,
ending for the moment in sisavath, the
sport, possess diamonds, emeralds and
rubies that might make even the shah
of Persia sit up and look surprised.
Wonderful Dancers.
All Paris interest, naturally, centers
in the 100 dancing girls. No oriental
blossoms Of young beauty and old cul-
ture like these have before been seen
in Europe. Japanese geisha girls are
clumsy, empty headed little parvenues
beside them. Theirs is an art-or col:
lection Of arts forming a profession
that dates back to a period when all
Europe slept in the Dark Ages, that
has its beginnings in the mists of Ole
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
The King and Queen
in the Mountains.

Since, his return from Denmark, King
Haakon has been very active. After
taking in the military maneuvers near
Drobak, he paid visit to Horton, the
chief naval station. Then he took his
family and moved up to Voksenkollen
sanatorium, place most beautifully
located on a mountainside, little way
above Holmenkollen, ten kilometers
from Christiania and 1,640 feet above
sea level. There the royal family will
remain couple Of weeks, in order to
enjoy the winter sport thoroly, and this
they seem to be doing. The king, of
course, takes frequent trips to the city
in connection with government affairs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
Art Aids for
Busy u. People
BY MARTHA c.. WELLS,
Chairman of the Art Committee Of
the State Federation.
PROGRAM FOR ENG
LAND, COMBINING HISTORY
AND ART-GENERAL SUCCESS
TIONS AND REFERENCES.
Copyright, 1869

Copyright, 1869
II T is a very important period for
clubs when the decision must be
L made for the subject of study
and program prepared, not only those
which would be of general interest,
but it must be along the; line Of avail
able material in reference books.
England and France are the best
written up, and each year adds many
well illustrated books. Some Of the
best books are first printed in sections
in magazine articles. American art,
with its late development, as well as
modern German art, is finding many
able writer's. Travel, combined with
art, has proven a popular form for
study, and = the history Of country
with its art is also very interesting.
In its usual significance art COM
bines architecture sculpture and paint
ing. To this could be added dramatic
art and music. This would give wide
latitude, but too diffused for the best
results in~one outline. A program is
a boundary and is weakened by being
sovercrowded. Three or four topics
each lesson is all that can be taken to
advantage. A very carefully con-
Quoted discussion is occasionally
helpful.
A map is the foundation for correct
study, whether it be history, travel or
art. The topics are much better re-
tanned if localities are traced. Very
useful maps may be made on cloth
| with watercolors or ink (if map is
| not available) which can be seen at a
fair distance. Only the most promi-
nent features are essential, as it can
! be gradually added to as the study. pro-
crosses. 1t might be stimulus to
school children to apply their geog-
raphy in preparing such work.
The following program on England
combines history Zone topic in each
lesson) and art:
| England, Its History and Art.
| First-Map study, physical features
| History, Celtic and Roman. Stone
| tary architecture, Warwick and Wind
| sor castles.
Second-History, Saxon and Danish
Romanesque architecture, London Tow
er, st. John g Oratory, Durham Cathe
dral. Court patronage of foreign art
Holbein, Rubens, Van Dyke.
i Third-History, the Normans ant
Feudalism. Gothic architecture, West
minister Abbey, Salisbury Cathedral
Hogarth, founder of English school O.
painting.
/ Fourth-History, the Plantagenets t.
Edward I. York Cathedral and it
/ stained glass, the Royal Academy. ST
Joshua Reynolds, paintings and literar,
associates.
4 Fifth-History, the Plantagenets
concluded. Renaissance architecture
Oxford and Cambridge colleges. Archi
Wren. Artists monuments in st
Paul IS, London.
/ Sixth-History, Lancaster and York
Country halls and mansions, Gainsbor
ough, West, Copley. English pottery.
Il Seventh-History, the Tudors to Ed
ward VI. Figure painters. Wilkie. Mo-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01

The cafeaaand hotel at. II olmenkollen
then became crowdeds1 and thousands
who could not find = accommodations
there returned to the city, where the
publicacafes and restaurants did rush
ing business till 4 O'Clock at night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
HANcHETT JOINS FACULTY.
Special to The Journal,

Iowa City, Iowa, March 31.-The
board of regents of the state university
of Iowa, has appointed DR.. A. P. Han
chett, of Council Bluffs, professor OF
homeopathic surgery, to succeed DR..
James G.. Gilchrist, deceased. DIR. Han
chett is member of the state board
of examiners
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01

! Mexican girls are sometimes curious1y wooed
Their lovers walk up and down the opposite
side of the street for hours staring at their
windows II the. young lady is agreeable she
appears at the window after a few days, and
they soon become acquainted.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
st. Olaf Band Will
Be Welcomed.

& The Norwegian paper "Aften
posten'' of Christiania has published
the Minneapolis journals announce
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
HOW MANY NORWEGIAN E
FISHERMEN MET DEATH
The Story of the Disasters Sea-The Seasons Catch
Unusually Large-Norwegians Will Welcome the St.
Olaf College Musicians-Fourh of July Celebration
Being Planned.
BY M. ALGER,

about one week s time thru the great
play of the elements, and several hun
dred of those left behind are in a sore
plight, and public and private charity
will have to bring more or less aid.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01

sented here by local agent, but has
now sent over one Of it's own men who
is going to take charge of the Norweg-
ian trade, and it will, no doubt, prove
very wise step for the furtherance of
their business in this country
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-27
wILLIAMSTowN.


Mr.. and Mrs. Ryland Seaver are visit
ing friends here.
There was very large attendance ut
The promenade Saturday evening and all
had good time.
Our ball team played two games here
Saturday putting in extra good work in
both games. The score was as follows,
Barre vs.. WiIliamstown, score 4 10 in
favor of WiIliamstown. East Randolph
IS Williamstown. score 10 to in favor
of Williamstown.
Under the present system Williams.
town received from the State in 1905
S4l5.56 for highways, and $4,000 for
schools, more than ii paid to the State,
and the State paid s5s500 10 care for
the towns insane patients. Clement
would abolish this system.
This town now senis a representative
TO Montpelier Clement calls this a
rotten borough system and would
have Williamstown lose its identity in
Legislative district In 1900 Sena-
tor Clement prevented an increased
tax on corporations and fathered
the last State tax ever levied
in Vermont This saved Mr.. Clements
railroad sos,i9a.s4 in 1901. II cost
Williamstown syia.s5. II it cost this
10 have Clement in the Senate what
would it cost If he was Governors Vote
for your towns interest next Tuesday,
Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-27
TOTS SCALDED
IN A BATHTUB
Babies Turned on Hot Water 10 Mothers
Absence and One Was FataI-
ly Injured.

When Mrs. Emil Orlinsky Of New
York started out to buy groceries she
took her baby, Ida, with her, but left
Lena, four years oil, at home in charge
OF her two-year-old brother Benjamin
To prevent any accident Mrs. Orlinsky
hid the matches in the kitchen and put
the children in the bathroom, where
she told them to play until she re.
turned.
Lena thought II would be great fun
TO put her little brother in the bathtub,
which she did, climbing In after him.
They played around for awhile. Then
an idea struck the little girl Why not
turn on the water, as she had seen her
mamma do She fingered with the
faucet and finally succeeded in turning
the water on. II was cold nc first, and
they splashed around Ia their bare feet,
with EXPLANATIONS OF delight. Unfor-
tunately 1t was the hot water faucet
and the water soon began to grow hot.
ter and hotter Lena foundered
around awhile and succeeded in climb.
ing over the tub TO the floor. Her little
legs were bIIstered, and her brother
was screaming with pain.
Lena could not turn off the water, so
she ran upstairs to Mrs. Klein's dat
and knocked on the door When Mrs.
Klein came to the door she cried:
"Oh, my legs are all burned up. just
lookg'
1t was at least two minutes after.
ward that she explained that her little
brother was being burned up too. Ben.
Jamins screams were now heard by
Mrs. Klein, and she rushed downstairs
10 the bathroom, where SHE found the
little fellows head sticking Just above
the surface of the scalding water. She
snatched him out of the tub and ran
screaming info the hallway. BY this
time the neighbors were aroused, and
Patrolman Foster summoned an am
bulance from Bellevue hospital. where
the child died an hour later
Just as the ambulance was leaving
the mother arrived, and when she
heard what had happened she rent her
clothes and fell in faint,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-27
EAST MONTPELIER.

Under the present system East Mont
pelier received from the State in 1905,
S244.06 for highways more than it paid
to the State. Clement would abolish this
SYSTEM
This town now sends a representative
to Montpelier. Clement calls this a
rotten borough system, and would
have East Montpelier lose its identity in
the legislature and become part OF a
Legislative district
In 1000 Senator Clement prevented an
Increased tax on corporations, and
fathercd the last State tax ever levied
IN Vermont This saved Mr. Clements
railroad $2s1g0.34 in 1901. Ii cost
East Montpelier $02L4i.
Vote for your towns interest next
Tuesday. ADV.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-27
EAsr BARRE.

In 1000 Senator r w. Clement, now
candidate for Governor prevented an in
creased tax on corporations and father
ed the last State tax ever levied in Yer.
mont. This saved Mr.. Clements rail.
road $2s,109.34 in 1901. II cost Barre
Town s2,lIi.so. II il cost this 70 have
Clement in the Senate what would Il
cost II he was in the Governors chair?--
Adv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-27
OF THE BOARD FOR THE
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.

There win be meeting Of the board
for the abatement Of taxes held in the
city court room, City hall, Barre Yer
mont, on the evening Of Wednesday,
August ED, 1906, at o'clock, D M.
for the purpose OF abating taxes.
Dated at the City Of Barre, Vermont,
this 18th day Of August. A. d. 1906.
William Barclay, mayor.