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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
ASHES COVER|SLAND
Volcano Katmal Eylerminales All
Animal Life On Kddldk.
Only Water Fit for Use Is Distilled
By Revenue Cutter Manning
Natives Panic-Stricken.

Cordova, Alaska - Wireless mes
sages received from the revenue cut
ter Manning, in Kadiak bsrbor, and
from the Alaska Packers association
fishing stations at Karluk, Chignik
and Naknek, said that there has been
no report of loss of life on the island
No word has been received from the
settlements on the mainland at the
foot of Katmai volcano, where the
greatest suffering exists. if any of the
people Of that section survived the
eruption.
Captain kirkland w. Perry, of the
Manning, reported no more eruptions
have occurred and the air is slowly
clearing of the smoke and ash, the re-
turning light revealing in greater de-
gree the real horror and devastation
wrought by the outburst of the fiery
mountains.
The refugees who were aboard the
Manning have regained certain
amount of confidence with the return
of normal conditions in the air and are
leaving the ship to endeavor to reach
their former homes, which lie in
ruins The people on the island have
found it difficult to make their way
about, the ash in some places being
from 20 to 30 feet deep. Nearly all
the houses are in ruins and those that
withstood the attack of the hail of ash
and stones are uninhabitable because
of the fine silt which drifted through
every crevice, making useless the
- - IL
The wharf at Kadiak, at which the
Manning has been lying. was kept
reasonably clear of ash by constant
playing of the cutters fire hose Only
a small place was cleared and the
roads are virtually impossible
The problem of feeding the desti-
tute people is serious one Efforts
are being made to reach the govern
ment experimental farm near Kadiak,
which was stocked with large hero
of imported cattle and sheep, which
if found in fit condition, will be usee
for food
The only water the people at Ks
diak are using is that distilled from
sea water by the Manning. all othe
supplies being useless because of pol
luton
At the fishing stations of Karluk
(.hignik and Naknek. no loss of lif
occurred, but great damage was don
by the fall of ashes Preparation
were made at the fishing stations +
. take all on board the eannery tender
, and seek safety at sea, but the peopl
have decided to stay near their PROF
r critics as long as conditions are en-
durable.
/ 1t is feared that the fishing seaso
. at all stations affected by the ash wi
be a complete failure because of tn
| polluted water, large quantities c
e pure water being necessary to prepar
the salmon for canning.
Total darkness covered the entir
section about the canneries, which ar
on the shore of Shelikoff strait, for 4
hours
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
DOCTOR FLIES TO PATIENT.
Aviator Carries Surgeon Over Lake
on Hurry Call.

Hammondsport, N. Y. = Campers
and residents on Lake Keuka were
surprised TO see an aeroplane out Sum
day afternoon For some time past
flying at the Curtiss aviation school
has been discontinued Sundays
The occasion of the flight by Avia-
tor Robinson, who is in charge of the
school, was a hurry call received by
P. l.. Alden, of Hammondsport, from
Urbana. N. Y, where the 11-year-old
son of Edwin Petrie, chief engineer of
the Urbana Wine company, had fallen
from third-story balcony of wine
cellar and was seriously injured
The physician called up Aviator
Robinson, who promptly agreed to fly
across the lake with the doctor. Just
ten minutes after his call an aeroplans
glided down to the water and ran NJ
the beach in front of the Petrie resi-
dence, and from it stepped the doctor
with his case of surgical instruments
The boys injury was a compound
fracture of the thigh, with the bone
protruding through the flesh If med
ical assistance had been delayed, fata
results from hemorrhage might have
occurred.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
ORIGIN OF AN ANCIENT GAME
Domlnoes Were Monks In Famous
Abbey at Monte Casino.

The inventors OF the interesting
game of dominoes were two monks In
the famous abbey at Monte Casino in
Italy. One day the inmates OF the con-
vent were on the lookout for a method
Of beguiling their leisure moments
without transgressing the rule OF ST.
lence to which they were subject Two
Of their number hit upon the device OF
playing with square stones covered
with dots, which they showed TO each
other and combined in an order agreed
upon The winner communicated the
result to his partner by pronouncing
In a low voice the lines Of the vespers.
which commence as follows: -Dixit
Domlnus domino meo."
The game soon became a favorite.
not only within the walls OF monas-
teries. but outside. also People with
only scanty knowledge OF Latin sim
plified the monastic formula. only re
tanning the word domino" and the
game Is still known by that name
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20

The newest service rendered by
monkeys to mankind. says an English
paper. was recently illustrated In Lon
1on. In one OF the school districts
100 many parents reported no chill
iren In their families and in order to
ascertain the real number OF children
IN the district the school officers re-
sorted to an ingenious measure Two
monkeys were gayly dressed. put In
4 wagon and. accompanied by brass
band. were carried through the streets
n the district At once crowds OF
children made their appearance. The
procession was stopped in park and
he school officers began their work;
distributing candles to the youngsters.
hey took their names and addresses
they found out that over sixty par
snts kept their children from school
The ingenious measure brought TO the
'chool about 200 boys and girls
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
Grain With Extra Heads,

Chico, Cal. = Barley and oat-grow-
ing experiments by G. w. Overton, a
rancher on Rock Greek, just north of
Chico, have developed grains that may
be adopted throughout the United
States.
The experiments are considered so
remarkable that the government has
ordered an inspection of his process
with view of establishing his meth
DDS throughout the country. The fea-
ture of the new barley is that from
two to five heads grow on each stock.
the principal head ripening first and
being easily twice as large as the
others, which are of normal size
The combined heads are about nine
inches long, while the stock is tough
and about as large as an ordinary lead
pencil, standing against heavy wind
His tame oats has an sverge of three
heads to the stock
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20

that deal out despair.
1t is an established
fact that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound has re-
edhealth to thou
sands of such suffer-
ing women. Why
don'tyo try tiff you
eeadsnch a neiirine7
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
South Feels Earthquake.

Augusta, Ga--Three distinct earth
quake shocks were felt here, at Co
lumbus, S. C, and Savannah. Ga.
early Thursday morning. Houses
were rocked and the sleeping inhsb-
itsnts roughly awakened Little dam
age was done and no one was hurt
Here the shocks were felt more dis
tinctly on the hills about the city and
in the residence quarter There was
considerable alarm among ignorant
classes. and before the last shocks had
ceased many were at prayer. The vi
brations were east and west.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20

1t has been remarked as a curious
circumstance that Bonaparte and Wei,
lington were born In the same year
and that Burns and Hogg. the Scotch
poets. were both born on Jan. rs; but
it is more remarkable that the two
greatest dramatic poets of modern Eu
rope. Shakespeare and Cervantes. both
died on the same day in the same
year. April %, 1916. 1t is further re
markable that Shakespeare. like the
great Raphael and Sobieski. died on
the anniversary of his birth.-From
Fennelrs Shakespeare Repository
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
A MISUNDERSTANDING YEAR.
willamette Valley Chsutsuqua Plans
for largest Crowd in 10 Years.

1.-The Chicago operate Co.." Lou
J. Beauchamp." REV. VIM Spur
geon, IS. Plat Jones'" Mexican
Troubadours, 4" Judge F. P. Ssdler,"
Fred Emerson Brooks. p" lee Emer-
son Bassett, +" "John Mitchell" are
among the well known names noted on
the program of the Willamette Valley
Chautauqua to convene at Gladstone
Park, Oregon City. Or. July to 81,
1912 These are only few of the
features their booklet tells US about,
and it looks as if the 18th year of the
Chautauqua would be the best yet
Extensive Improvements are being
made in the beautiful Gladstone Park,
the directors evidently expecting a
record breaking crowd. Even the P.
r. L. & P. Co. has caught the spirit
and Is reballasting its branch line
which leads into the park and thereby
facilitate and improve its half hour
ear service from Portland and Oregon
City.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
Gar Unveils Statue.

Moscow-A monument to Alexander
III was unveiled Thursday by the en-
peror in the presence of two-score
members of the ruling family and dep
utations from Bulgaria, Servia, and
all parts of Russia Seventy nine
wreaths were laid at the base of the
monument The event was one of the
most brilliant in the reign of Nicholas
ii. Thirty regiments took part in the
march along the Moscow river. while
hundreds of thousands of Muscovites
stood at points of vantage and cheered
heartily.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20

A chemical friend OF the Scientific
American suggests that campaign be
started against the common cake Of
soap About 30 years ago there was
sold form OF soap j II travellers. CON
Eisting of booklet. about two inches
BY four inches, In which small leaves
OF soap paper saturated with soap
were bound Each leaf contained
enough soap for one washing OF the
hands. 1t is suggested that one might
probably dispense. through penny
in-the-slot machine, a paper towel In
which is folded sheet OF soap paper.
for convenient use in public lava
tories.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
Shin Truckers Strike.

Vancouver, B. CA large number
of Industrial Workers of the World
invaded the wharf where the blue
funnel liner Cyclops. just arrived
from Liverpool via the Orient. was
unloading and induced 80 truckers to
demand an increase of wages The
stevedoring company engaged other
men but work was temporarily sus-
pended The men who went on strike
have been getting % cents an
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20

The nervous child has in him thu
making OF the brilliant man. but he Ia
generally spoiled in the making. You
must be patient and long-sufering
with the boy or girl OF nervous tenn
permanent, else you will do your child
great injury. Never scold or tease
Never hold the little one 20 ridicule-
Above all never use the whip 1t is
only by the greatest means that the
best can be brought out OF the highly
strung child. but when the proper
course is taken such children ars
wonderfully responsive
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20

saint by the champions OF the black
hundred. wearing on his breast the
mark o. an interrogation instead Of
The cross. The other represented a
well filled sack bearing the inscription.
Famine Year for Merchants" and
10000. 600 600" An empty bag which
was held In one hand had the inscrip-
lion. "A prosperous year for the peas
ants and 10000. 000. 600"
At Tsheboksar on a similar occas-
on two women we're fined rs rubles
each. one for wearing a fancy dress
which was supposed to represent her
as the young constitution in chains;
he other for being dressed up as
carrot. which was supposed to repre-
sent the famine In eastern and central
Russia
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
worshIped in Ancient Days.

In the National Museum. Washing.
ton. there is a meteortte weighing l.
400 pounds. In the Yale collection IL
one weighing 1.635 pounds, and one
at Amherst 437 pounds Some sacred
stones. as the black meteorite wor'
SHIPPED at Emess. in Syria; the holy
Kaaba OF Mecca: and the great stone
Of the pyramid Of Cholula. in Mexico;
owe their sanctity TO the belief thai
they had fallen from heaven
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
Morris Working on Road.

Hood River, Or.-W- Cooper Nor
ris. the convicted bank-wrecker. of
Portland, began work as an honor man
on the Portland Hood River highway
at Camp Benson. Morris arrived
with another prisoner from Salem and
was put to work with a gang on the
scenic boulevard around Shell Rock
mountain
81 may put Morris on my crew of
surveyors, said Murray Kay, county
engineer, who has supervision of the
work. 'for he ought to be good at fig
ures and thus be of assistance"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
CALIFORNIA is FLOODED.
Thousands of Acres Inundated, With
Great Loss.

San Bernardino, Cal.-Flood scenes
are common along the treacherous Col
orado River Through a dozen or
more breaks in the dykes between Old
Fort Mojave and Yuma, the flood
waters are pouring over thousands of
acres of alfalfa fields and truck farms.
Lincolnville, the first town inundated,
has been almost obliterated, and the
pc ,ple Of Blythe and Randall are leav-
ing their homes in boats The entire
Palo Verde valley, one of the richest
in Southeastern California. lis threat
ened by inundation and the Imperial
valley, with products valued at many
millions. is said to be endangered
The high tide of the floods is not ex-
pected for two weeks and while there
is said to be no immediate prospect
that the great river will break over
and race again into the Salton Sea,
men are laboring to strengthen weak
| places
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
ORIGINAL Of sam Weller.

The original OF Sam Weller was
Sam or Samuel Vale. who was well
known as a London comedian who
acted in the farce called The Board
Ing House" and subsequently, at Cow
ent Garden theater. Sam Vale was
noted everywhere for the Welleiisms.
such as Come on, as the man said
to his tight boot" I'm down on you.
AZ the extinguisher said to the can
die" Where shall we fly. as the
bullet said to the trigger" and Let
everyone take care Of themselves. as
the donkey observed when dancing
among the chickens" Sam Vale died
in 1913.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
AUTO PARADE GORGEOUS.
Out-of- Town Cars Win Three Firsts
at Rose Festival.

Portland = Three of the highest
prizes in the annual Rose Festival au-
tomobile parade were awarded to
neighboring Coast cities. Pasadena,
CAL, taking the highest honors of Fes-
tival week. The prize winner was
designed by a woman. The Seattle
AID clubs entry took first prize for the
best decorations with artificial flowers,
and the Lyle, Washington, CONNER
cial club won first honors in the class
for clubs and societies. Several other
out-of-town entries received liberal
and cordial applause along the entire
route
The parade was by far the largest
ever held in connection with the Ross
Festival, 500 cars participating.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
NOVEL EXPERIMENT FOR BOYS
Board Placed Loosely on Table Cow
cred by Newspaper Not as Easy
to DIsiodge as Imagined.

Take an ordinary board. 2 or 3 IT
long. such as a bread board. and place
It on the table so that about one-third
II its length will project over the edge
Unfold g newspaper and lay It on the
table over the board as shown In the
sketch Anyone not familiar with the
experiment would suppose the board
could be knocked on by hitting 1t on
the outer end. II would appear to be
easy to do. but try IT, Unless you are
prepared to break the board you will
probably not be able TO knock the
board of
The reason is that when the board
Is struck 1t forces the other end up
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
Wife and Babies Burned.

Phoenix, Ariz--With a story of
how his wife and two babies were
burned to death in their home near
Topic by rowing bands of rebels.
George Arnold Brown, an English
man, passed through Phoenix on his
way to Los Angeles. where he will lay
his case before the British consul
Brown said the rebels set fire TO his
hacienda near Topic in his absence
and his entire family persisted. The
rebels then drove off his livestock.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
Kaiser pon.t Appreciate joke

Kiel, Germany-The crown prince
of Germany has run afoul of his
father again. This time he did SO by
having boat built which he intended
to enter in the coming yacht races
against his fathers craft. Further
more. he intended to command the
yacht himself. But the crown prince
figured without his parent. The kais-
er showed himself master of the situa-
ton by exercising his parental and
military authority and ordering his
son to remain with his regiment at
DanziQ.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
FANCY COSTUMES IN RUSSIA
Government Exercises Strict Censor
ship Over Dress Worn by Men
and Women at Balls

The perils OF wearing fancy cos
umes in Russia because OF govern
nent censorship are many. In one
lily. says the Anglo-Russian. the 20
ice elected two persons from fancy
iress ball that took place In a local
heater for wearing improper" fancy
iresses One OF them was supposed
20 represent Illiodor. the monk OF III
famed reputation. who was upheld as
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
Mississippi Again Rising.

Washington, d. C.-The floods in
Louisiana again have become serious,
necessitating another appeal to the
army for aid. A message TO the War
department tells of the breaking of
every protection levee west of Bayou.
Louisiana, from Labadiville to the
Gulf of Mexico. about 80 miles. cover
ing almost every estate in the vicinity
of the river. Thousands are home
less. and unless help is sent immedi-
ately many will be suffering for food
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20

poets are born and not made" said
the young man with the pale. interest
ing face and the long hair Are they7"
replied his wife well. iii show you
that they are made sometimes III
make you watch the baby while go
shopping this morning or you shall
never have another dollar that my
father sends to me"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
An Interesting Experiment

and the newspaper along with IT. This
causes a momentary vacuum TO be
formed under the paper. and the pres
sure OF the air above. which is about
10 ID. to the square inch. prevents the
board from coming up. This is an
entertaining trick to play at an even
ing party. and also makes q simple
and interesting school experiment
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
IN. One ThIno That counts.

Some persons. know, estimate hap
piness by fine houses, gardens and
parks-others by pictures. horses
money and various things wholly re
mote from their own speeches; but
when / wish TO ascertain the rea'
felicity OF any rational man. | alvayI
inquire whom he has to love II
find he has nobody. or does not love
those he has-even in the midst OF al
his profusion of tinery and grandeur
/ pronounce him a being deep IN al
versity-From Elizabeth Inchbaldi
Nature and Art"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
Tho Worlds Greatest slave,

Aesop probably is one OF tho most
noted slaves that ever lived The
fables and stories he told have de-
lighted mankind for twenty-five hun
dred years, and there is no telling how
much longer the world win continue
to enjoy them Aesop was SO de
forced that for q long time his Greek
master could not sell him Finally
he was sold. and the master found
tim so wise that he was set free
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
Rain and Ashe. form I've.

Cordova. Alaska-Although FIVE days
have passed since Kstmai volcano
burst forth in eruption, there has been
little relief here from the volcanic
smoke and ash which hang low over
the mountains The first real danger
here from the volcanic action was
made apparent when a heavy rain be-
gan to fall, the water mixing with the
ash in forming sulphuric acid. which
burned painfully whenever it came in
contact with the unprotected parts
of the bodies of people on the
street.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
Indurtrx COMING into II. own.

Guayule was for years overlooked
" despised; its rubber content was
considered of little or no value. and
when at last acknowledged this was
said to be inferior to other rubber
because 1t did not come from the
tropics. Yet in spite OF al guayule
has become an important source Of
rubber supply. millions of dollars
nave been invested in the industry.
factories have been erected close to
the guayule fields and towns have
grown up for the operatives and field
lahnrers
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20

little Ethel-~I wonder why met
always like to talk about their sschool
daysf-
Little willie--Oh. l guess It's be-
cause after they get erowed up they
want to fnd out where their teachers
live SO they can do unto them as they
got done by"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
Cav Report. coed crops.

Olympia, Wash = Governor Hay,
who has been in Eastern Washington,
has returned to this city. He says
prospects for a large grain crop were
never better. In the eastern section
of the state the fields are in fine
shape, an abundance of moisture hav-
ing been provided by the early rains
he believes that unusually large crops
will be harvested.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
saw NOTHING Of Value in PearIs.

When the army Of Galerius sacked
the camp Of the routed Persians bag
Of shining leather filed with pearls
Tell into the hands OF private sol-
aier. but the latter. while carefully
preserving the bag. threw away It's
contents under the impression that
anything that could not be used for
useful purposes had no other value
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
Two Rear AdmiraIs Die.

Washington, d. C. = Rear Admiral
Benjamin Pfeffer Lamberton. u S.
N, retired, who, as Admiral Dewey's
chief of staff, received the surrender
of the officers of the Spanish feet
after the battle of Manila. died unex-
pectedly at his home here Sunday
night
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
Nineteen Truck Hor.e. BURN.

Tacoma Shortly after midnight
Sunday fire of unknown origin was
discovered in the livery barn of the
Tacoma Truck company, and quickly
destroyed that structure, together
with sheds of the Union Iron works.
Nineteen truck horses were burned to
death and approximately $25. 600 prop
erty damage done.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20

Hunt Secretary Ito inexperisacee
assistant. who is telling him, after run,
about some poultry claim)--But how
do you know they ever had the fowls !
Did they show you the corpses,- As
sistant-"No. not exactly; but tia al
right. don't you know. they showed
ne the empty roosts Punch
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
DAISY FLY KILLER
As TO Buying.

Whatever we wish to buy. We ought
first to consider not only If the thing
be fit for US. but If the manufacture
OF 1t be wholesome and happy one;
and II, on the whole. the sum we are
going to spend will do as much good
spent In this way as 1t would II spent
In any other way.-Ruskia-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20

Peking-Premier Tang Shso vi has
informed the financial group repre-
senting the powers that he required
80. 600, 900 tsels 1868, ZOO. 000) during
June II he does not obtain this. he
says, he will consider himself free to
borrow elsewhere
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20

Australian wool growers have been
officially warned by an English cham
Der OF commerce not to breed from
black or gray sheep; to take the
greatest care in selecting rams from
focks as free as possible from black
hairs; to slaughter all black and gray
,ambs
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-20
Tho Retreat From Moscow.

Napoleon's army for the invasion OF
Russia numbered $4,000 Only twen-
ty thousand returned. During the re-
treat thousands OF horses lay grooming
naked wretches were wandering like
spectsrs. who seemed to have no sight
or sense. and who only kept Keeling
on TIL frost. famine or the Cossack
lance put an end to their power OF
motion.