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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-08
THINK WOMEN NOT FIT TO EAT.
CannibalS Who Eat Human Flesh,
But Only That Of Men.

By even the most eXcellently educat-
ed folk cannibalism is hardly reckoned
among American defects OF character,
and yet there is no need for any one,
who has the curiosity, to cross the seas
in order to gaze upon human man
eater. Down in darkest Peru, over An
outlying eastern ridge of the Andes, to-
ward the very unsettled boundary lines
of Brazil and Bolivia, Hourishing
race of cannibalistic Indians can be
found. They are Sd fierce and unap-
proachable, even for Indians, that dur
ing the several centuries that Peru has
been known to the civilized world, few
missionaries or explorers have ever
felt courage enough to guarantee any
thing like close study of their eccen-
tricities. 1t was an English woman
and an enthusiastic traveller who re-
Gently brought home photograph OF
one of the women of the cannibal tribe,
and though full of eagerness to know
more of these people, she was persuad-
ed to forego investigation. History in
Peru, even as it runs back to the ira
ditions of the earliest Incas, mentions
no time when this race, commonly
known as Chuucho, ever submitted to
any intercourse or alliances with their
more domesticated brethren.
The civilized Indians regard them
with horror that only cannibalism
can inspire, and only at long intervals
have the white residents of Peru seen
or captured any of these remarkable
savages. The fiercest of the Chunchos
are the Antes and the Cascibos, who
range the forests where the precious
Peruvian bark is found, and who fight
each other in the hopes of securing pri-
soners for a cannibalistic orgie. But
there is a queer code in their savage
law. They make no effort to seize wo
men for their feasts. The very degra-
dstion of the sex is in way its preser-
vRtion.
The male Ante or Cascibo regards
woman as an impure being. She is a
necessary torment, but by no means
comfort, though she accepts her share
of duty, and cannibal brave would
well nighl perish of starvation before
he would pollute his lips with female
flesh. Not only is a woman thus des-
pissed, but her blood is feared as poi
son, from the taste of which no man
could recover. The cannibal women
profess no such distaste for mans flesh,
but are said to eat it with relish, while
in their own turn they have evidently
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-08

token no active steps to convince the
men against their ancient error and
prejudice.
Saving the protection she receives
from this strange superstition, the cam
nibal woman enjoys slight benefits as
far as any explorers in Eastern Peru
have been able to find out. She cult
Yates the ground little, looks after
the children, and. curiously enough, in
some of these tribes ploygamy is for
hidden. Whether this is due or not to
feminine influence nobody has yet had
the pluck or luck to find out.
When in seclusion of her forest home
the cannibal woman wears q rough
cloth garment, falling to the knees
from the hipe, beads and heavy neck
laces that suspicion and some reliable
evidence say are composed chiefly of
polished bits of human bone, and on
gala occasions, ear and nose buttons,
with plentiful bedaubing of paint,
make up the toilette. There is no effort
at a cOi ffure
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-08

are from five to six feet In length and
thick in proportion. Their bodies are
correspondingly heavy, but they move
about with the greatest ease. ALI
through the wrigglinR mass big Eel
lows can be seen raising themselves
high in the air and swapping their
Jaws, Just az If they were angry and
would attack the first creature that
came near them. But it is all fun, and
when they get tired they draw out to
one side and give some of the others
chance.
In a few minutes the wriggling mass
somehow gets to moving in circle.
Round and round they go, one trying
to catch the other, but never succeed
ing. The air is now full OF squeals OF
the bloodcurdling kind.
After the snakes have been "exer-
cising' a few minutes a peculiar, indie
scribable odor can be noticed. At first
il is not very unpleasant, but after a
while similarity to skunk can be de-
tected. What the smell eventual lily be-
comes is not known, for at this stage
of the game all spectators move back
as far as is necessary.
why don't you people get rid OF
those snakes" 1 asked one of the in
habitants who had been watching the
performance one day last week.
''Don't want to-" he replied. "They
are useful as we'll as ornamental.
"But how are they useful" L ask
ed.
principally in the orchards. Don't
know how we'd get along if il wasn't
for them snakes. All we do is let them
alone. and they simply go in and Just
help themselves tie all sorts of bugs,
ants, gophers. and small animals that
play the mischief with fruit trees. And
the snakes don't stay on the ground,
either. Not much. IL there's any ami
NAL up a tree that they want they. go
up and get him. And these snakes
will tackle any other kind of snake
that they meet. Rsttlers are their
fsvorites, and it don't take them long
to do 'em up"
We were standing on the sidewalk in
front of Sherriag's saloon, and was
eagerly to all the old resident
of klamath Falls had to tell me, er-
tirely oblivious to surroundings.
Suddenly he took hold Of my coat and
gave it a gentle tug. step OF here
moment and let them pass by" he
said.
did as told and stood in the gutter
while brace of large snakes rapidly
passed along the sidewalk in the direc-
tion eff the river.
"But don't these snakes ever do any
harm?' l asked.
''Oh, yes; everything has its draw
backs, you know" the old-timer re-
piled. son these warm days, after q
cold night, the snakes climb into the
trees and hang there in q sort OF net
work. AS long as there are only few
it don't matter, but sometimes they
get so thick they break the branches
aud ruin the trees.
There's another trick these snakes
have" he continued, after pause,
but you won't see it until next month.
That's rolling themselves into balls.
Hundreds of them get together and
mix themselves up so badly you can't
tell which head and tail belongs to the
same snake. And it takes them
\ long time to get apart. I've seen
some men roll a ball of them as big as
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-08
Wonderful Snake Story From Ore
gon.

Snakes, snakes everywhere: but not
one of them will bite.
There are hundreds, thousands, mil
lions OF them, all spread out on the
logs ut the foot of Klamath falls in
Oregon.
And, what is more, the residents up
there rather encourage their eXisteucel
For anyone caught killing any of them
Is likely to be zealously prosecuted. In
fact, It is n case of the people liking
snakes.
These water snakes OF the klamath
river are one of the wonders OF natural
history. Scientists have spent years
in stud ipg them and there is great
deal to learn SThe suakes are absolute
ly harmless and belong to what Is
known as the "eutaenian family. For
miles and miles up and down the river
they can be seen at any time during
the warm season. During the winter
they roll themselves into living balls.
sink to the soft mud at the bottom OF
the river, and pass several months
alternating.
These snakes seen TO be most num-
erous In the vicinity OF klamath
Falls, the county seat of Klamath
county, Oregon. This is a town of l.
500 people, and makes some pretension
to being metropolitan. Yet there are
SNAKES VIII III lu0 cLTGGtS oil
summer long.
Early in the spring the snakes come
from the bottom OF the river, and dur
ing the first warm days spend their
time summing themselves on the logs.
AS the season wears along the snakes
become more and more numerous until
the logs will no longer hold them, and
they begin to climb the river banks.
At first they are rather timid, and
o A.a
proach OF human beings, but in short
time soon grow TO learn that no harm
will come to them. When this stage of
intimacy with the inhabitants of Kla-
math Falls is reached the snakes can
be watched from q short distance, and
they will not pay the least attention.
IL is even possible to walk among them
but not many people care to do this.
Although the people up in klamath
Falls know the snakes are no more
harmful than q pigeon, nobody ever
goes swimming during the "snake sea-
son.
To see the snakes amusing them
selves on the river bank during the
long hours OF a warm day Is sight
never to be forgotten. They are quite
playful and exhibit a great deal more
liveliness than would be expected OF
them. But it Is q sight that gives
most people the "creeps.' In fact,
many people in klamath Falls cannot
be induced TO go near the river for
fear of seeing horrible sights.
What starts the snakes seems to be
something of a mystery. A bunch of
several thousand will be stretched |
out on the rocks a motionless as IL
dead. Suddenly one moves, then an
other and another. Instantly the
whole mass begins TO wriggle. Here
and there the snakes glide over one
another uttering peculiar squeal that
is almost blood curdlipg.
Then the fun begins. The snakes
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-08

a barrel and tumble it kerplash into
the river. How the snakes on the In
side manage to live is more than | can
say"
Snakes are not the only queer things
thew have in abundance at klamath
Falls. This is also the TOAD" season.
At this time myrsids of the tiny saur-
ians come down on one side of the riv-
err, cross the bridge, go right throug b
the town, and up on the other side.
Where they come from and where they
90 to no klamath resident knows.
These toads are about one inch long,
and are q feast for the snakes. The
reptiles swallow at least dozen of
them apiece, and still there are always
millions of tOsds left, hopping, hopping
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-08
ONE OF THE CANNIBAL LADIES.

toward the bridge, across 1t, and into
the country beyond.
AS well as snakes and toads.
klamath Falls also has a periodical
visit from bullfrog wave" This
comes every three or four years, and
millions" again is the only numeral
that will describe the quantity of the
reptiles. They always come during
the skin-sheddipg season and wander
far from the river bank. On warm
days they will get on the sunny side of
a house and pile on top of one another
as high as the window stills. Here
they pull off their skins and eat them.
After this act is accomplished thew dis
appear, no man knows where.
All summer the inhabitants of Kla-
math Falls have some acquatic visitor
to interest them, and when the long
winter days come and the rain comes
down in torrents many grow quite
lonely and long for the return of the
snake season.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-08
Best Soldiers Are Young Men.

The best material of which to make
fighting soldiers is found in boys from
10 to ~ maintains the Knoxville
Tribune. This is the expression of old
commanders. There were many cap
tsins in the civil war who were under
20 years of age. There were brigadier
generals only y years old. Gen
email Grant was under 40 when he en-
tered the war. Stonewall jackson had
won fame at IS and died at 80. Cen
eral Sheridan was a general at 30
FitZhugh Lee was ma ior general as
%. Alexander had conquered the
world before he was 33. Napoleon be-
came master of Egypt, crossed the
Alps and fought the battle of Marengo
at 30 Young men make the best
soldiers. The civil war was fought by
young men and boys There are liv-
ing veterans of the war who are now
only 30 years of age, yet that war be-
gan thirty-seven years ago.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-08

The horseless carriage is to appear
in a new line of work. A big dry
goods firm in New York announces
that all it's delivery wagons will be
propelled by electricity after October
l. Twenty-Five horseless affairs are
now we'll under way. 1t sis said that
several other large dry goods houses
there will follow the example. A
ember of the firm says the motors
will be better and cheaper than the old
express wagons, as there will be no
horses to stable. feed and clean, or lose
by sickness.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-08

One of the most interesting features
of the coming Knight Templar trien-
nial conclave in Pittsburg will be the
electrical decoration. These illumina-
tions promise to eclipse anything ever
seen in this country. A conservative
estimate places the number of extra
lights at 100000. Figuring on that
number at a cent an hour per lamp for
ten hours during the six days of the
conclave, the estimated cost is about
$3.50 Q00
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-08

"Admriral" Tolson, the colored bar
Der of the Brooklyn, is a character.
In Washington the other day some one
said to him: Admiral, where was the
rest of the fleet while the Brooklyn,
the Oregon andsthe Texas were doing
it ALL" ''Dev was back in de rear plum
dering." 'Plundering." Eyes: taken
off things from de ships wot we sunk.
OATS all dey did" "Admiral,' said
razor out during the tight" Needed
something wifi longer reach dan d
razor" laughed the admiral" 1 was
workin' one Oh dem one pound rs. y How
many Spaniards did you kill, ad-niral?"
me? l killed seben.'' How did you
happen to kill just seven?" cause |
had seben friends on de Name
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-08

Chicago peace celebration. will be
held on October Island will consiste of
an open air reception to President Nc
Kinley and the returned soldiers, at
which Grand Army veterans and sx-
Confederates will march together as
guard of honor for the president.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-08

\ new design for watch is out of
the ordinary. One o'clock is repre-
sented by the ace of clubs, while 10
O'Clock is the ten of the same color.
Eleven and ~ are the knave and queen
OF clubs. 1t ought to strongly appeal
to the openers of "jackpots. -
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-08

The HERALD, 6Oc per month.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
DEADLOCK Is THREATENED.
WARD DIVISION OF NEW TERRIFIC
RY DEFEATED LAST NIGHT.
Lower House Stands for Four and the
Upper House for Two Wards
Memorial on the Death of
Major All Brant.

The proposition to divide the newly an
nexed territory into wards, giving the cit
liens of these sections representation in
| the city council. came to a standstill last
| night, and q political deadlock is fore
| Swallowed. The lower house passed an ordi-
nance dividing the new territory into four
wards, following the boundaries OF the old
Eleventh, Twelfth. Thirteenth and Four
tenth wards. The upper house defeated
| this ordinance by a tie vote, 5 to 5. and
passed an ordinance providing for two
wards. There was little or no discussion on
the respective measures in either house.
Both houses adopted a memorial on the
death of Major ALI Brant, superintendent
Of the ~workhouse.
In the Upper House.
The upper house, by a vote of 5 to 5,
defeated the proposition to divide the new
ly annexed territory into four wards as
recommended by the judiciary Sommittee:
vote. Thos voting in the negative were:
Messrs. Morrison, Munson, Jewell. Brown
and Seldom Gnin and in G fhs at1lma Morxa mes snd
The original report of the nance COM
territory into two wards was then taken
up and passed with two dissenting votes
those of Messrs. Eysseli ana Graham. The
measure was then sent to the lower house..
In explanation Of their votes. Messrs.
Johnston and Morgan stated that while they
advocated the four ward plan they would
something was done in the way or giving
the citizens Of the sections involved rep
The semi-monthly appropriation or
dinance was passed, also the plumbing in
spection ordinance providing, a clerk and
%eo9k eSsatinf 1o a f sne Of Sl! 81 P for each p aaapfti ies
sued for new work. Messrs. Morgan. Mum
son. Jewell and Graham voting no on the
An ordinance was introduced by Messrs.
| Brown and Seldom to repeal the semi
monthly pay " or o1G anstem and ID Imoni61n nd for
| ments. 1t was referred to the finance COM
mittee. The long pending measure to pro-
stock within four blocks of the court houses
or city hall was taken from the table and
finally passed.
death of Major Brant were passed by a
| standing vote, after which the house, out
of respect to his memory, adjourned.
In the Lower House.
The session of the lower house was as
tame as any dove. Mr.. Smith got in his
|! periodical lick at the street railways; Mr..
s nonds INDUCED in his semi-occasional
CT plant about the laxity of the exami-
ma ION of bills: but Mr.. Wolf was quiet.
ana MI. Lynch SlHSuidiiS SuDuueu. Inc
division ordinance did not provoke a ripple.
The report of the finance committee on
Councilman VOLTS division ordinance. pro-
viding for four new wards. was adopted.
The committee recommended the indefinite
postponement of Mr.. VOLTS ordinance, and
the passage of a substitute. which was
identical with the Wolf ordinance. except
ing a difference Of three feet in one boun-
dairy line. The ordinance follows the old
boundaries of the old Eleventh, Twelfth,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth wards of the
city.
The ordinance was passed without debate
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
member. Interment will be in Union ceme-

lily
Colonel Kearney was one of the first and
largest traders on the levee before the adj
vent of the railroads.
He was born in Galway county, Ireland.
March S. 1920. He took a classic course at
st. Jarlath's college and at Juan The
day following the coronation of Queen Vic
toria. he boarded a ship for America. land
ing in New York city. He worked as Il
dry goods clerk in that metropolis until he
had saved a small capital. and then his
naturally roaming disposition took him TO
Mobile. Ala. in 1S42. and shortly after
wards to Corpus Christi. During the Mex
lean war he joined Captain Walkers cele-
brated company of Texas rangers. and his
undaunted spirit and courage led him to
be entrusted with many important missions
during that war. After the war closed he
engaged in the dry goods business at Co
out in a short time. and came to indie
pendence, Mo. in the latter part of 1S7.
lie Immediately started into business as a
freighter on the old Santa Fe trail.
In 1872 he engaged in the Quitting bust
EeSS with W. X. Bernard at Westport. At
that time Kansas City. or Westport Land
ing, as it was then known, consisted of but
a few scattered huts along the river front
and a population of $50 people. After many
exciting adventures with the Indians and
outlaws on the Santa Fe trail. Colonel
tune in his pocket. and in 1855 he went to
Europe and made Il tour of the Continent.
On his return he bought two storerooms on
the levee and went into the wholesale gro
Gerry business, and soon controlled the en-
tire Mexican grocery trade. He was then
the best known merchant in the West. and
his yearly business amounted to s1,5o,0N.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
CITY NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

The Equal Suffrage Association will meet
In the parlors of the Coates House to-mor-
row at go p. m.
Superintendent ]. NJ. Greenwood yester-
day presented the public library with a
volume of astronomical tables, published
in 1858 by Sir Jonas Moore.
Rev. DIR. W. A. QuayIe. pastor of the In
dependence Avenue NJ. f. church. will adj
dress the pupils of the Central high school
next Friday morning. during the regular
weekly exercises.
John Crow. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb
Crow. OF Tennessee. Is wanted by his sis
ter, Mrs. Matte Marks. of 1O35 Gest street.
Cincinnati. o.. crow enlisted in the regular
army at Louisville. Ky. in 1873.
The annual election of officers of the
Early Settlers and Historical Association
will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clocE, in
the clubrooms at the Coates House. The
regular monthly meeting will be held next
Saturday afternoon.
Receipts at the custom house yesterday
consisted of fifty cases of bottled whisky.
seventy-one packages of tea. an octave
and cask of whisky. two casks of wine.
one piano and a large case of music and
musical instruments and two casks Of still
wines.
The convention hall committee will meet
at the Commercial Club to-day with the
committee appointed by the architects who
will compete for the prizes offered by the
committee for plans for the new convention
hall. to discuss the general details Of the
building.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04

day. He was so years old. The funeral
services were held yesterday afternoon at
2 O'Clock from Shines undertaking rooms
and burial was in Elmwood cemetery.
Flora A. Marsh. wife of Leonard W.
Marsh, superintendent of ~janitors at the
criminal court and Jail building. and BROTH
er of County Judge Marsh. died Saturday
OF consumption. and was buried yesterday.
Mrs. Margaret e. Dibble, aged 90, wife
of Ira II. Dibble. died last evening at her
home, 1895 East Tenth street. of Bright's
disease. No arrangements have been made
for the funeral services.
John r. Harris, aged 30. floor walker at
the Nebraska clothing house. died yester-
day at his home. SA East Eleventh street.
of typhoid fever. A widow survives him.
The funeral services will be held from the
house this afternoon at 1 o'clock. and the
remains will be placed in the receiving
vault at Forest Hill cemetery.
The funeral services of Mrs. Flora A.
Marsh were held yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock from Carrolrs undertaking rooms.
Burial was in Elmwood cemetery. Mrs.
Marsh died at the Ashland hotel. Satur-
day.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04

| Safe Deposit company at Kansas City will
be absolutely secure from both the fiercest
conflagration which ever ragged or the most
| expert craftsman who ever piled his trade.
So far as human ingenuity and applied SCI
ence can render property safe. 1t has been
done here. All the burglars in the United
States might be set to work on the vaults
and they could not effect an entrance in a
week II allowed to work uninterruptedly.
In the matter of absolute security the
vaults of this company are equal to any
in the entire country.
The burglar who tried to effect an en-
trance to the vaults through the doors
would first encounter u solid steel door
twelve inches thick, weighing five tons,
fastened by two time locks and formed Of
the hardest tempered steel manufactured.
make entrance most difficult of accomplish
ment. All the ingenuity of the safe maker
has been employed in the dovetailing of the
various portions of the door into the COM
Elementary portions into which they fit.
Massive bolts and bars make the door abso-
lutely safe from all human attempts to eff
feet an entrance. Even il by some incred-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-04
INTERIOR OF THE VAULTS.

surprise of this sort. A trained watch
man patrols the corridors all night. Every
half hour he turns in a signal to the West
exact minute at which each signal was
turned in: The next morning the manager
of the Western Union sends to
the officers of the Safe Deposit Company a
copy of the record made during the preced-
Ing night by the Waterman. The COM
pany's officials are therefore able to see
at a glance whether the Waterman has
been ,~visilant during the night. and has
done his duty.
But to be absolutely certain 1t is in
advisable TO wait until the next morning
and the possible contingency of forgetful-
ness or something worse on the part Of