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that so many totally unprepared persons
set themselves up as professors and went
out in the world feeling heads and attempt
ing to diagnose the bumps on and the de-
veiopments of them. Their powers Of OBJ
servation were as lacking as their educa-
tion in the science itself, and they brought
discredit upon phrenology and phrenolo-
gists. There is a great deal In 1t, but 1t
takes great deal of study and investiga-
ton to bring 1t out properly. Originally
many phrenologists claimed that they
could tell what the religious faith Of
men and women was by examination Of
claimed. and demonstrated 1t time and
time again. that the head of an observing
Methodist showed a certain formation,
while the head Of a Catholic or Episco-
ing formation. Likewise. they could tell
who was a Baptist and a Presbyterian,
the heads Of which were as characteristic
as they were different. But as religious
views. faiths and theories grew less de-
cided and more harmonious, believe that
no phrenologist will go so far as to claim
that he can now distinguish the various
sects by their heads. 1t is remarkable,
however, how the physiognomies OF fol-
lowers of certain faiths blend with each
Take the Dunkards who visited this city
this week in large numbers from their an
nual gathering at Frederick. as an 1llustra.
ton. Even imperfect observer could
not fail to notice that the heads and faces
Of all of the men were identical in forma-
ton. The same shades and colors pre-
vailed in all of their faces. Half of them
wore boards trimmed exactly alike, while
the other half were smooth-shaven men.
The faces of all of the women were ex
actly alike. 1 use the DunkardS an apt
illustration, and without any intention or
desire to reflect upon them as a class or
their religious faith. But suppose there
would be dissensions and factions in their
following. The whole features of the fol-
lowers of the divided factions would lose
that simplicity that Is now so harmo-
niously indicated in their physiosnolnies.
and in less than ten years there would be
none of the marked characteristics that
now so plainly point out to every one that
they are Dunkards. Phrenology has never
received the recognition 1t should have had
from the scientific world. This was not.
however, because it did not deserve it, but
because there was no united and persist
ent effort to secure for 1t recognition by
phrenologiStS as a Glass;.
I'm couple of weeks more the schools
will close for the summer. and the boys
at least many of then-will take hand at
kite flying" said one of the weather bureau
kite experts to a Star reporter. 1T has
always been an interesting sport for boys,
but the interest in 1t never equaled that
which is now evidenced on every side. 1t
may be too much for the average boy to
make one of the box kites, from which
such good results are anticipated by the
weather bureau, for they are somewhat
difficult to make, and to raise and fly after
trey are made. STILL no doubt many Of
them will try it, and l am told that the
authorities will make 10 objection to the
boys using the White Lot or the monu-
ment grounds for that purpose. can give
the boys pointer on kite flying, however,
even if they do not try the box kite. Let
them make the ordinary three-stick kite,
but instead of one, make three or four
kites. Have them rugged UP in pairs, or
threes II desired, so that they will fly
about five or six yards from each other.
This can be arranged by the length of the
string. Then give them about forty yards
CT string ald send up couple of other
kites, in pairs as before. The whole are to
be flown by one string. The four kites
will, of course, pull four times as much
as one kite will, but the combination will
take up great deal of string. Flying a
team of kites of this kind is a fayorit
of the boys in Denmark, and 1t
furnishes them with a great deal of sport
Ihe Chinese boys go further, and some-
times send up series of kites, running
1rcm ten to fifty kites. all from the same
however, preferring to rig them so that
when they are In the air they look like a
long-tailed dragon. They usa fancy col
ored paper In their kites, red, Of course,
predominating. Any Of the Chinese Iaun-
drymen in the city will explain how the
dragon kites are rigged.''
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Like the buffalo, the Indian language
will soon be lost forever" explained a gen
teman, who under the auspices of the
smithsonian. has devoted number Of
years to the study and preservation of the
Indian language. 1T was thought that the
lndian language could be preserved by the
aio OF the phonograph and graphophone
and parties were sent out to many Indian
tribes to have them talk into the apparatus
ana thus secure record CT the Indian
tongue. 1t was found, however, that but
1ew Indians OF the present day, and they
were the older ones, could talk a pure
tongue. More than one-ilalf Of the Indians
no" On the reservations, and this Is the
case with all Of the younger Indians. con-
verse In English. 1t is not good English.
but 1t Is the kind they speak, a kind Of
pigeon English. had the work of securing
sIme s,,,is ohslokee taik. and In doing so talked
with dozen or more leading Cherokees.
They admitted to me that thew did not
know one Cherokee who could sneak p1,ra
Cherokee. They said 1t was with the great
est difnculty that they could get the boys
ana girls to speak in their native tongue at
ALL or TO learn even the conmonest words
or phrases l arranged with half dozen
Cherokees. however, and secu ured their ser
vices to talk into the machines and have
thus got some pretty good Cherokee but
know enough about the language myself TO
krow that it is very imperfect Indian
language. A few Of the Sioux Indians talk
pretty well, but 1t is mixture In less
than twenty years l do not think there
Will be an Indian in this country Who can
talk his native tongue pure. AS far as the
Indian children are concerned, they use six
English words where they use one Indian
word. The machines Of the day will record
the language II it Is talked into them. but
the d1fficuity Is to get Indians who can talk
with the necessary degree of accuracy"
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A deed in fee, or fee simple" answered
q lawyer who was asked by a Star reporter
what the term meant. means an absolute
deed. without any conditions attached to
Its Issuance or tenure. It is deciding some
thing which belongs to the owner It trans
ters ownership to the one who receives It,
absolutely. Cattle were originally the me-
dunn OF exchange. or the money of the
land. for they were used in exchanges long
before anything else was thought Of They
were the fees. the payment. the thing of
value by which exchanges were brought
about. A fee therefore. is a payment: a
reward From this came the term, deed in
fee. or deed in fee simple. decd of tkis
kind means therefore, transfer to the
receiver of the same, and his or her heirs
forever, OF the property in question. It is
generally the result Of purchase, but prop
erty can be decided In fee by a will"