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THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY' NOVEHBER 24 , 1905.
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QUEER WAYS OF AN ESKIMO
y Northerner Lacks Imagination , But
His Powers of Observation Are
Exceedingly Acute.
Prof. Mylius Kriksen. writing of
the licnihon Eskimo in northern
Qrccnland. says : "Ho lucks imagination -
agination , hut his powers of ob
Hi'rvatiou arc very acute , hi spite
of the fad thai his life is an unin
terrupted struggle for existence- ,
the Grcenlnntler is always in a
good humor , and his boisterous
laugh can bo heard sounding fai
over ice and snow fields. His way
of telling stories is short and ah'
rupl , but comical features arc
strongly oinpha.six.ed. His stories
consist generally of his own ad
A ventures , old legends about lights
with neighbors and wild animals
about severe winters and great
famines , about 1 ho creation of the
world and-aboul supernatural be
ings. It is considered highly cred
Stable ( o be able to tell stories s (
long that ( he audience is lulled t (
sleep. An orator who achieves
this feat is solemnly welcomed
on the next morning , and ever ;
one thanks him profusely for tin
pleasure which he accorded tin
night before.
"Ideas of beauty are peculiarly
developed in the heathen Es
kimo. He regards beauty sole
ly from the standpoint of utility
For instance , a rock projecting
out of water only appears beau
tiful to him when it is visited ii
summer by water birds whicl
breed there. A foaming torren
is only beautiful if it contain :
many salmon. Clothes are no
put together with any idea of rcg
nlarity of color , only their prsu
tical utility being considered
Huts are made of snow aiu
Btones , with domed tops , but with
out any architectural design.
"Only the spirit conjurers ( an
gakoks ) occupy an exalted posi
tion , being regarded as priest
and doctors. Their task is to et
tablish a connection between th
visible world and the hidden spii
its , and in this way they obtain ;
certain influence over their neigli
bors. The angakok asks his spiri
for advice , and then informs th
invalid that his illness has beei
Rent by the spirits as punishmen
for certain deeds. "
HUMAN POWER VITAL.
Physique Is a Matter of Great Ixnpor
tance in the Busso-Japan-
ese Conflict.
V The physical endurance of th
Japanese soldier in the prescn
wonderful campaign inManchuri
impresses "American Medicine
an the one great revelation tha
lias come out of the orient. Ther
have been no authentic report
upon which we can base est
mates as to his immunity froi
disease or the protection from ii
fection , so that it is entirely to
noon to form any opinion as to tli
organization and work of themei
ical department of the army.V
do not know definitely , indeei
whether it is true that the Ja |
anese have escaped diseases i
markedly greater proportio
than the Russians or than othe
soldiers in similar campaign
and if they have so escape
whether it is due to racial ii
munity or watchful care of ( lie
officers. Of this much we arece
tain the man carrying the gu
on his shoulder has accomplishc
feats of physical endurance whi (
were not thought possible I
physiologists.
The Russians could not esi
mate where the Japanese won
be , and were , therefore , co.-jsian
ly surprised by trememloi
forces at places liO to HO miles I
yond the point where good strn
egy should have placed tliei
When Napoleon began to defe ;
the well tried generals of Euro ;
they complained that he was ;
ways far in advance of where 1
should have been by the rules , b
it was all due to his better knov
edge of how to get work from li
soldiers. In the orient there is
new art of war depending upon
new style of physique of a ra
which has never before been p
to this work. Repeatedly the Ri
sians have reported the Jnpane
to be so exlfausted that th
could not pursue , yet the pursi
kept up with no change of vigor
Very Clever.
O'Grady Ye can't tell me t
toime whin the O'Gradys was n
gintlemen.
O'Flynn Sure , me bhoy , Oi 1) )
do thot ; some o' thim was ladii
Tit-Bits.
BLACK DEATH , RATS , FLEAS
It Is Believed That Germs on Rodents
Are Accountable for Ter
rible Plague.
The origin and nature of the
black death , which devastated Eu
rope during the middle ages , has
never been clear , sa.vs Collier's.
It seems certain that the infection
was brought by the ships of cer
tain tradcrsescaping from the Cri
mea , where they had been at
tacked by the Tartars at a town
on the River Don. During the at
tack the Tartars were stricken
with violent plague , which caused
great loss of life among them. In
the hope of giving the curse to the
people of the besieged town , they
threw bodies of their dead into
the town. Their hopes were ful
filled , and the defenders were
also attacked by the plague.
These traders took to their ships
and sailed to various European
ports , Constantinople , Venice and
Genoa , leaving the black death
everywhere behind them. This
black death had certain striking
features in common with the Bombay -
bay plague of India. A careful
search of the records of Indian
history has shown that there had
been an outbreak of plague in India -
dia just previous to the time oJ
the Tartar siege and the introduction -
tion of the black death into Eu
rope. These Tartars might ver.v
easily have taken the disease from
the people of India. If that is the :
true story of the train of events
then the black death of the mlddk
ages was the modern plague , a dis
ease which we know "to becauseil
by a certain specific bacillus.
Efforts have been made te
learn the means by which this dis
ease is carried , and what causes
lead to an outbreak. Cerlair
facts bearing on these points have
lately come to light and may leac
to a correct knowledge of th (
means of plague transmission
Rats have the disease and rat fleai
have been examined and found te
contain quantities of the plagu (
bacilli. Ordinarily the rat float
are not found on man. During ep
idemics of plague , however
these rat fleas are found in notabh
quantities on human beings , ane
there is no evident reason wlr
they may not inoculate man ty
their bites. Doubtless thcs <
things have something to do witl
the spread of the plague , althougl
enough is not yet known to allov
the whole chain of events to bi
made out.
HISTORY IS A NEW STUDY
Recognition by Universities of Ini
portance of America's Story
of Recent Date.
It seems incredible to stu
dents of the present day tha
within the last three decades enl ;
has American history been con
sidered of enough importance ti
be given a place in the stud ,
courses of our large universities
Ilenhy Cabot Lodge , in th <
Reader Magazine , says : " . - '
little more than 150 years ago !
boy could enter Harvard colleg
and after four years gradual
with the highest honors withou
knowing af the existence of th
Declaration of Independence o
when the constitution of the Unit
ed States was framed. What wa
true of Harvard was true of othe
universities and colleges. Ainei
ican history was not included i
the scheme of the higher educ : :
tion. Boys entering college wcr
required to know something o
the history of Greece and Rome
but not of their own country. Dm
, ing the four years of the colleg
| course they had an opportunity t
study the history of England an
Europe , but never to learn augh
of the United States. This cor
dition of education was merely a
indication of an attitude of min
then passing away , but which ha
once been predominant. The ust
al opinion seems to have been dm
ing the first half of the nineteen !
century that there was no Amer
can history worth telling , apar
from the adventures of the earl
est settlements and the events o
the revolution , which were hot
connected so closely with the his
tory of Europe that they migh
be deemed of importance. "
The Bicycle in Germany.
The bicycle still holds its ow
abroad , as is shown by the fac
that the exports of bicycles an
parts of bicycles from German
during the years 1902 , 19011 an
1904 were valued at $3,427,201
$4,41G(50 ( ( ) , and -$4,795,700 rcspei
' tively.
HE SOWED THE HOLY SEED
Bible Used RS Wrapping Paper Proves
Interesting and Many Calls
Are Made for It.
In Armenia the distribution of
the Bible by missionaries Is espe
chilly difHctiH. Yet the book it
'
eage'rly read by the natives when
it falls into their hands , as maj
be gathered from this story , told
by one of the Bible men. says
Everybody's Magazine. A copy
of the Bible was given to a patienl
in the American hospital , and bj
him carried to his home in a vil
lage. Here an Armenian pricsi
took it from the man , and , haviuf.
torn it to pieces , threw it into tin
street. A grot-er picked it up am
took it to his shop , wheie he begai
to use it as wrapping paper. , S
for a time olives , cheese , eandjes
and other things sent forth fron
that store were wrapped in page ;
upon which were printed tin
"NVords of Life. "
In this way the Bible was scat
tered about through the village
and was read by many whose in
terest was so far aroused tha
they began asking for more of tin
same book. The result was tha
when the colporteur came rouni
over 100 Bibles or portions of tin
Bible were sold in that village ;
North and south , east and west
the Bible society sows ; and tliu
no ground is too barren for it
seed surely the following inciden
proves :
A Grce Indian and lira son
fishing in the northwest som
years ago during the winter sen
son , traveled on snow shoes acres
the plains , thinking that the ,
carried what they called th
"Book of Heaven" in their pact
When they reached n huntin
ground , 140 miles distant from th
fishery , they found that the boo
had been left behind. One of thei
went back on his tracks an
walked 280 miles through th
wild country to regain the Bibh
HELD TO CLASSICAL MUSK
Thomas , Famous Leader , Began *
the Top in His Education and
Always Stayed There.
The accepted way of teachin
people to understand music is t
begin at the bottom , says Charlc
E. Russell , in Reader Msiga/.iii <
Play simple airs to-day , and pe
haps to-morrow , or next year , e
some other time , you can phi
something a little better. Yo
must lead the people by slow d
grees and as if by the hand froi
fathomless depths of ignoranc
The first thing Mr. Thomas di
was to trample upon this seni
sophistication. He would ha\
none of it. He was a musical den
ocrat ; 1 think he had a feeliii
that the theory of beginning :
the bottom was the rotten frui
age of the idea that some men ai
specially gifted to feel and to u
dcrstand , and the rest , po <
i things , are inferior , and the gifte
truly must be very patient wit
them and show them the way 1
the simplest apprehension. Fe
men have had a better undo
standing of their fellows , and 1
probably knew well enough tin
the difference between mind ai
mind is usually infinitesimal. L
tolerated none of this "beginnir
at the bottom. " He began at tl
top. With the highest and moi
complicated forms of music 1
started upon his career , ar
through yenrs on years of goc
and evil fortune , through trii
and failure , honndlesp trouble ui
incessant toil , through intelligei
praise and fierce storms of denu
ciation , he never for an instai
lowered his standard nor aba
doned his faith.
Industrial Accidents in France.
There were killed or injured
industrial accidents in France
the four and one-half years , fro
July 1,1899 , to December 31,190
Males under 10 years of age , 1,28
males over 1C years of age , 41,09
females under IGyearsof age , 23
females over 16 years of ag
1,549 ; total , 44,163. The deatl
included in the foregoing nui
bered 6,962.
Colombian Gold.
According to a Spanish e
change the republic of Colombi
in South America , since the tim
of the conquerors has product
$130,000,000 worth of gold.
Good Fellow , Poor Fellow.
There is no way of estimatii
how much of life's trouble com
through the desire to be thong
generous. Philadelphia Bui
tin.
.BISHOP HAS RELIGIOUS DOC
Philadelphia Students Have Educatci
Ryan's Collie and HO'B Very Wise
Valued at n Big Sum.
The famous St. Bernard do |
trained to a show of religiou
practices by a Benedictine monl
has a rival in a collie owned b ;
Archbishop Ryan , of Phihulel
phia. The collie struck up an at
quaintance with the archbishoi
one day while he was taking hi
customary walk in Fairmoun
park , and thereafter stuck clos
to the heels of the prelate , oven t <
the doors of the episcopal rcsi
deuce.
"Begone ! " ' commanded ( hoard1
bishop , wlio was afraid that som
one might think he was trying I
smuggle the handsome anima
into the house. The dog wen
sheepishly do\\n the steps , bul
catching sight of the arohbisl
op's kindly look , bounded u
again , wagging his tail.
"Well , come in , then , " said th
prelate , and ( he collie obeyed wit
u bound.
Since that day , a year ago , h
has Ill-oil an attache of the arcl
bishop's household. Ho know
how to put his paws together i
an attitude of prayer , he "sings ,
thumps the piano with his bi
paws and exhibits penitence ffl
misbehavior. The stud e n t
around the archiopiseopal res
deuce have taken the greaton
pains with his religious oducs
( ion. and the collie would no mor
think of'barking during religiou
service than ho would'of trying t
pick a quarrel with the sculpture
KIMiid on the lawn. During rel
gious processions he assumes e
his own accord an attitude of r <
spcct , sitting on his hind legs an
lemaining motionless until th
procession passes.
The dog had not been long in th
possession of the archbishop bi
fore .Mgr. Ryan discovered thn
he belonged to another man wh
was much chagrined at his losi
This real owner approached tli
aichbishop as he and his cell ;
were strolling in the park on
day.
" 1 beg your pardon , sir , " sai
the man , ' 'but that's my dog. "
" .Maybe it is , " said his exec
leney , laughing. " 1 neverwassui
he was mine ; lie followed n
home. "
The stranger called io the an
mal , which seemed delighted t
c him. Thou he showed the arc !
bishop that the collie had a pod
gree which would arouse the em
of half the bluebloodeddogsiii 11
city.
"I've spent weeks hunting f <
him , " resumed the % tranger , "an
now that I've found him you ea
have him. "
The archbishop offered to bn
the dog , but the man insisted th :
Iioacccptthecollio as a gift , and 1
did. Every morning now ( he co
lie accompanies .Mgr. Ryan on h
walk through the park. II
knows the hours of the services i
the cathrcdal and can be usual
scon at the side door waiting f <
the archbishop to come on
Whether there is service or not 1
never tries to enter the church.
The dog's value is rated i
about $500 , but five times tin
amount could not buy him fro
the archbishop.
Prizes for Servants ,
in calibration of the emperor
Austria's birthday a short tin
ago 20 purses , each contai
ing the equivalent of $7
were ottered for eompetitu
among domestic servants wl
could prove long and satisfactoi
service in respectable situation
The qualifications of the winne
snowed some truly romarkub
periods of service. One of the wi
ners a valet hud been in tl
service of one man for 4(5years ( ,
maid servant of nearly 80 years i
ago had served about 3 ! ) years
an orphanage , where she was sti
in active employment when she r
reived the award. Another woi
an , aged 74 years , had entered tl
Kcrviceof a family ns scullery ma
and was still with the same fai
ilj , after 43 years' service. All
the winners had been in theirs
nations more than 30 years.
A Voice in the Night.
"Yes , " said the young man wl
roomed farther down the ha
my heart cried out foryoudurii
the hours of slumber ; you mu
have heard it. "
"I told papa that wasn't no c
that woke UH up , " replied t
sweet young thing. Houst
lTex.1 Post.
AID TO FRIENDLY QUAILS.
How Farmer Glover Fed a Flock Daj
After Day for Six Weeks Never
Frightened Them.
One cold morning Farnio
( Hover stood in ( ho rear of lh <
liarn. fork in hand , looking on
over the Holds , says St. N'idiolsif
Snowstorin had followed snow
storm , until the stone walls won
so covered Unit ( ho farm SCOIIUM
like a great Held , with hero am
there a small grove to break th' '
monotony. The cattle had beei
fed and each animal was immeli
ing contentedly at the pile of ha ,
in the sunshine , scattering dial
over the snowy barnyard.
Suddenly , from the light wood
near ( he barn , oamc a slavtloi
"Bob-while ! " Immediately ( her
was an answering call from th
woods across the Holds , and the :
another and another , and soon ,
Hock of about 20 quail nlightci
on the ground , two or three road
from where .Mr. < ! lover stood , am
began picking up the seeds froi
the hay which the cattle ha
strewn over the snow. The
scratched about < like a Hock n
hens , and apparently quite a
much at home , and ehippero
away while they worked , af forth
fashion of tree sparrows in th
weeds down by the brook.
Farmer ( .Mover was careful note
to frighten his woodland guest i
and the next morning he put ou
wheat for them and threw ham
fills of chaff in the hay which th
cattle had loft. The flock relume
again and again , until feeding th
liiails became as "much a pai
of ( he day's routine as look-in
ifter the hens and turke-ys. On
: old morning , after they had ea
MI , the kind-hearted farmer foun
! he whole flock huddled togethe1
inder the hay , apparently onjo ;
ng the warm ill. Strange to sa ;
I hey never come for food when i
snows or rains. When they hav
ireakfasted , unless frightene <
hey usually walk away to thei
favorite haunts in the grov
icross the Holds. They neve ;
ilight on the trees , but occasioi
illy perch on the rail fence. Out
> r twice , when no one was in sigh
I hey came near I ho house.
For six weeks the quails 01
joyed Farmer ( Hover's bount ,
When spring opened the kin <
hearted protector mot them enl
n the fields and woods ; bul whei
> vor bob-white's musical ea
onies over the summer meado\ >
it brings pleasant memories c
those winter breakfasts in tl
snowy barnyard.
NEGRO PASTOR LIKED LATH
'Aqua Fortis" Used by Colored Pai
son in Baptism of Seveial
Brethren.
Mose , a Florida negro , adds t
lis income as guide to sporlsmc
by ministering to the spirit in
needs of a colored congregatio
of Baptists , lie prides himself o
his education and on his oloqnoi
oratorical powers , and lie nev (
misses an opportunity of ii
pressinghishearers into bolievii ;
that he is a great Latin sehola
says the Catholic Standard an
Times. One evening at a fishc
man's camp lie listened intent
to some sportsmen who were di
cussing I lie proper pronunciafR
of certain Latin words ai
phrases.
"Please , suh , ' ' ho Hnsilh vo
lured to ask , "what am do prop :
moaning of that wo'd 'aqua ? ' "
"Aqua means water , " he wi
answered.
"And what am 'fortis ? ' "
"Fortis means strong. "
"Yes , suh. Thank yo' , suh , " 1
replied , edging away after ma
ing a polite bow to his informal
and then to ( he camp in goners
The following Sunday Mosopr
sided at si baptizing , iin(1asusiiii
electrified his suidience with
roaring , eloquent sermon , free
interspersed with Latin C ! ) word
At last , with a dramatic sweep *
his sirms toward the river , whei
a few believers were soon to 1
Immersed , he cried out in ste
torian tones :
"Quo Vadis , mah brcdern su
sistahs ? I says onto yo' unless ;
be 'marged in de aqua fortis
baptism yo' shall be lost ad i
llnitum fo' ebah. "
Brandy Furnished.
In the Belgian parliamcc
when si member is making a lei
speech , brandy and water is su
plied him sit the expense of tl
' . ovornmeul.
LAND OF BLACK DIAMONDS
Precious Stones Found in Abundance
in Bed of Bras-.Ulan River of
Great Value.
The black diamond is an impor
ant Hi-Ode of commerce , not bo
auso il is destined to embellish
ho hand of feminine grace , bul
oeuiiso of I lie fact that it has
Miii widely applied in industry ,
ivhoro il is almost as valuable as
ho while fellow. The home of the
Jack diamond is Brax.il , the class
'ill land of ( ho diamond , the rich
'st ' beds of ( ho mineral having
eon found in the province of Ba
nisi and on I lie banks and in th > '
iod of the Sao .lose river. The
lone , which is perfectly opaque ,
s not besiutiful , and if the magic
1 word diamond had never boon
ppliod to the substance there is
10 doubt thsif ( o I his day thobliu'K
liamond would be a thing un
known. However , I ho favor which
his mineral enjoys is of recent
ilalo , for i0 ! yours ago its proper
ios wore unknown and the trade
n the stone was practically nolh-
The constantly increasing pored
ed ion of boring instruments
trough ! out the value of the
thick diamond , tile use of dia
nond point drills now having be-
'omo so general that ( ho price of
lie mineral has in consequence
rapidly increased. To-day the
[ liamond has become of prime no-
cssity in working tempered met-
ils , sawing of marbles , piercing of
unnols and galleries and in
mines. Ai the tim'ojof the inau
guration of ( ho Laboratory of
i\rls and Trades on July 1 , 1003 ,
it circular saw provided with dia
nond points produced surprising
results , ( 'ut ( ing into thin slices the
uirdcst of materials. On the
tanks of the Sao .lose are founej
traces of the first exploitation of
he mines by the natives , the
iarimporos. The black diamond ,
however , having no commcrciaj
value , did not sit tract these people
tnd they were apparently ignor-
in ( of the real character of the
nineral.
From the report of an engineer
who explored the region in ISSS
i is learned Ilia ! one day the dia
nond diggers discovered a black
btone in the Ssto.'loso. They look
( heir stone to one of their huln
ind altempled to discover its na
tnro by attempting ( o crack it.
Ml thoirolVorls we're fruitless , tin
? lone resisting Hie most powerful
hammers , and sifter a time it was
thrown back into the river. The
stone weighed about 10,000 carats
and at the price of $40 a carat rep
resents a loss of f400,000.
The exploitation of the Brazil
ian diamond mines by thoCiiirim
penis , it isunnoooHHary to say , wan
not scion t ille. The crevices of the
rocks are explored with the hand ,
the gravel being taken away in
lilt le barrels , which are carried on
the head. Attempts have been
made to lesson the lime of th"
work by diving for the mineral ,
but the violence of the stream is
such during the rainy season that
this plan has been but little
adopted. The only method which
will produce results and the one
which will shortly bo put in opc-r
at ion is ( hat of draining. Damn
will be e'reded 300 feet apart and
centrifugal pumps will be in
stalled for the purpose of drsi wing
off the water. The results of the
work cannot be si question of
doubt , judging from the past per
formanccH of these diamond
mines.
The question naturally arises :
\ \ 'hhsive the diamonds boon
found in the Sao .Jose ? The an
swer to this is not difficult and is
given when it is said that ( lie
original rock which formerly oc
i-iipicd Iho high plateau has been
gradually disintegrated , the de
bris of the rock being carried by
rains into the Ssio.Jose. Because
of their density the black and
while diamonds were concealed
under ( ho sand , together with the
mineral accosHorioH which sur
round them and which are the in
dications of Iho precious slones.
Thus in the course of years these
beds have ben formed , beds the-
richness of which is incalculable.
Laws for Theaters. '
The laws of Italy in connection
with theaters and circuses arej
strict. Every act or performuucei
announced on the programme )
must be given. Any great exag
geration , as in posters , intended
to mislead the public , is punish
able. For each infraction a fine is
imposed. i
