The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-05-20
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY


An American company Is successfully
operating a mica mine near Kodarma.
India. On the East India railway. about
80 miles from Calcutta. Seven humid
red hands are employed under a prac-
ucal American mica man.
Contracts have been let for Winni-
pegs new municipal electric power
plant, to cost approximately $1.014.70o
The Winnipeg Electric Railway Com
pany has three times offered to sell
its Lne du Bonnet plant to the city.
Preliminary work for the construc-
ton OF midas large new steel plant
near kalimati station Is making good
Roadway. The plant on the Ramrana
manganese property has proved 10 be
OF the highest value. A forty-ive mile
railway is already under construction.
John Brown was executed at Harp
ers Ferry ON Dec. >. 1859 II was short
~ after IL O'Clock In the morning. Two
thousand Virginia soldiers were ranged
around the scanold when he was
brought from his prison house and
placed In a wagon which was to convey
him to the scene OF the execution.
The curator OF the museum at Brus
sells has just been pursuing an interest
ing claim In the Belgian courts. In
May last Nine. Bouriant. the widow OF
an E~gyptolOgist. offered to the museum
two scarabs with inscriptions. which
the lady claimed related TO q voyage on
the coast OF Africa referred to BY Hero
dotus The curator purchased the sea-
rabs for 5000. and, IS may be imag-
ined. they created a great deal OF inter
est In the learned world. the final judg- !
ment OF which was that the so-called I
antiquities were ~forgerles. NJ. Capart. 4
the curator, has sued the widow for I
the return OF the purchase price and 3
the courts have decided in his favor. G
From the War Department comes no
ttce OF an interesting relic formerly the 7
property OF President Lincoln Upon B
the occasion OF his memorable visit TO
the President cut with his I
own hands a cane. which he afterward 1
presented to his War Secretary. Edwin I
NJ Stanton. by whom II was naturally I
highly priced. This cane is now in the 1
possession Of Mr.. Jahncke. president OF 4
he Jahneke Navigation Company oil
New Orleans. who married a grand
laughter OF Secretary Stanton. II has F
/ gold top with an engraved inscrip- &c
ion. which was probably placed on jc
he treasured souvenir by Secretary oi
'tanton--National Magazine
Few Swiss scholars have had a more a
rilliant career than the new principal u
( the University OF Lausanne DR.. II. 81
Louis Blanc was born In Lau- Sc
anne, fifty years ago and began bis Il
tudies at q OF the primary schools
the city. At nineteen be took his de- ey
rec In science. afterward going. as 80 10
ANY Swiss scholars have done. to Ger "a
ANY. first to Stuttgart. then to the co
University OF Fribourg-en-Brisgau. 10
here he won his doctorate IN philoso- ca
by with honors. Since then he has
ade HIS mark as a ~zoologist. and now
iJoys a European reputation He has =,
I'd a hand in research work and In I.
Iperintending geological museums IN -.
wizerIand and In Germany. -
There IS at present an interesting ex- sa,
bit In No. 8 tank at the Brighton eai
quarium. says the London Globe. 1t Is sal
'mething like a dogish. only much
rger. while in the matter OF sheer
It stands unrivaled- Its tech
cal name is the topper shark It Is
( feet long and weighs from eighty to
nety pounds. while its mouth looks !
rye enough to take an elephant single ~.
nded- The shark came into the pos vi
ssion OF the aquarium In rather a
rious manner A man named Lane nu
Brighton was fishing some two miles ant
the Palace pier with a long line. "
len he felt a vicious tug at his hook. Oh
quickly hauled in his slack and ma
N the topper came to light. Mr.. lane tne
c hurried ashore and placed the one
in his new home. "n'
Consul J.. n. McCun Of Glasgow, fun. ' =
hes the following information con-
ming he waste in coal consumption ~ I
! the prevention Of smoke and dust. {
recently presented to bis associates uw
the chairman Of the Glasgow and
Of Scotland Technical College: nan
Re more recent knowledge on these q =
jects showed that in most cases ma ma.
ike and dust were quite Unnecessary htu
comitants Of industry. Investiga- oo1
IS Of the recent royal commission on anu
] supplies have shown that the pres ahn
inefficient consumption Of coal In d
at Britain leads to a waste Of from tnis
to 100000 tons per annum. %
Is also responsible for the greater VIM
Of smoke and dust from .
Oh they suffer. Thirty per cent Of nc v
total British consumption Of coal ~
ht be saved by employing the best OF ]
means for such purpose non
here was recently introduced In the go
Ise Of Representatives a bill for the 80
Of the house in Tenth street,
,hington. In which Abraham Lin
died on April IS. 1865. The bill po