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none have any idea Of modern civilization.

none have any IDEA Of modern civilization.
Many OF the Moros who have visited the
posts where the soldiers are have expressed
great surprise at the strange things which
they have seen. Our mules attract crowds
wherever they go, and the big American
horses are admired by all the Inhabitants,
Christians and Mohammedans.
On one of the gunboats the other cay q
party Of MOrSs were shown one Of the
Colts automatic guns which shoots about
1.Je0 shots a minute. Tie Moro who tut
his finger upon the trigger was 30 fright
ened that he could not let go. and :he other
warriors almost dropped to the ground
with fear. \ few days ago one Of our
gunboats used fits searchligbt. sending lcnH
rays of electricity into one Of the villages
on the shore and lighting up ihe town.
The next day a delegation was cent Cut to
the ship asking that the people be per-
mitted to submit. for they could not Ere
tend to fight people who could turn night
into day.
At another time the telephone was shown
to a party OF Moros. 1t was on q gunboat
The Moros could not understand where
the sound came from. and during the reoe
of their stay they went around from one
instrument to another ell over the Thin
listening for strange sounds One Of them
put his ear against the mouth of q cannon
and. with an expectant face. held It there
for some time. Another man. q datto.
said to one Of the officers:
IF we go back to our homes end ten our
wives what We have seen to-day they VIII
say we IRE liars"
FRANK G. cARPzNYnn. i
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During this furious fray. which only
lasted a few moments. two balls passed
through the tent Of Davor. both cutting
through the picture and killing two OF Da-
vor's comrades in the tent. Ono bullct
clipped away part OF Nepoleon's left cheek
and marred tho outline of tho nose. The
other ball passed through the background.
close to the ill-drawn left foot.
Marshal Berthier. who happened to be
IN the vicinity. hearing the rapid firing.
rode in haste TO the camp. arriving in
time TO see the Russians driven over the
hills When order WAS restored his atten-
ton was called 20 the dead soldiers IN Da-
vor's tent. and incidentally to the picture
Of the Emperor. with the two bullet holes.
hanging on the wall.
Bertheir irtently examined the picture
Dozens Of questions were asked and an
swered before the history OF the pen work
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7 On reaching Paris he described ths pic
ture TO Talleyrand. Bourrienne and to the
| Empress Josephine. Nothing was wanting
| In his highly descriptive narrative concern
| ing its conception, which 30 impressed the
| Empress that she urged him TO send for
the drawing.
Some months afterwari Re complied With
her request. ordering Rapp. while the army
was engaged or the battlefield OF Jena, to
| send an officer 10 bring the picture TO the
| Tuileries.
Rapp commissioned an officer to proceed
! In the matter. but nothing came of the
| search. which occupied some sixty Gays OF
the officers time.
He learned. however. that the soldier
Davor. had been killed IN January, 1906.
and that the drawing had been sent 20 his
father. Claude Davor. In Southern France.
Tho officer visited the home Of the elder
Davor. who denied having the picture
claiming that II was destroyed in a FIRE
that a few weeks before had destroyed his
! home. Tho onecer could do 70 more. and
returned TO his post.
The elder Davor. having TO home IN
France. since the fire consumed everything
he had. decided. with his two daughters.
Hortense and Josephine. TO enigrate TO
America. Some Of Davor's pryiug neigh
bors. discovering that he still had tho pic
tUre. took steps 10 acquaint Rapp of the
fact.
Napoleon was not appraised Of these de-
yelopmen;s. and nothing further was at
tempted 10 recover the paper until long
after his career had closed.
In 1s23 Paris art dealer undertook a te-
deus correspondence with New York deal
ers for the purpose of locating the Davor
family. without results.
The Only exhaustive effort made was that
OF the year lS23. when French syndicate
composed OF Bourr.enne. Melan. Neveral
and several admirers OF the Emperor.
, promoted by Coroline Bonaparte. was
Musgrave was commissioned to find the pic
ture al any cost.
Musgrave undertook the trust passing
several weeks in tho south OF France in
the vicinity of Davor's old home. TO dis
cover. IL possible, IN what part OF the Uni
ted States the family expected TO locate.
II was understood In the neighborhood.
without being able TO locate the source OF
Information, that Davor had purchased an
estate on the banks OF the Potomac River.
near Georgetown. in the State OF Maryland.
Mussrave. on reaching the United States.
found the estate some miles south of Alex
andria- Va
The old man Davor was dead and his
home occupied by Paul Vincent. who had
married the daughter. Hortense. The other
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He sso2psd and remained standing IN
one position for several minutes. a. II i'm
mcvabiy hxed TO the spot. Evidently be
awaited the last peal Of the bells and the
echoes to die away over the hills. before
continuing his movements. when. unsx-
pectedly to the sentinel. he turned and
came back to the post. Disconnected and
angry. tie came up tho hill with rapid
strides. Hastily approaching Dsvor, he
asked
DO you know why these people ring bells
at this hourT'
Davor could offer no explanation. He
suggested the priests wers calling the faith
fun to prayers.
The fools need prayerf'' he exclaimed.
furious with rage Let them prayr'
Wheeling on his heel he strobe away to
the rear. In half an hour hs returned
Did you notice any change after The
bells were rung7' he inquired
Davor reported no SOUNDS OF rnsvsrnspts
In tho snsmy's linss.
This report satisfied tie Hmperor. thoush
he seemed III at ease It was plain. he
thought the bells were rung to cover some
movement Of the enemy.
In gloomy silence he walked back and
Al intervals ne paused as II listening for
sounds which would indicate change or
preparation on tho part OF the Russiana
An hour before the GAVIN OF day he
turned his steps toward camp
These are the incidents which inspired the
picture named by the artist. THE Morning
OF Austeriitz." He sketched the solitary
figure OF the great commander standing in
the uloonlit shadows. listening to the toll
ing church bells.
The day after tho battle. the division to
which Davor belonged advanced to . posi-
ton within few leagues OF the Russian
lines. where they went into camp In Q post
Of observation
While the French soldiers WIRE resting in
camp awaiting the diplomatic conferences
OF tie Emperors and Ministers Of the sew
having a table on which to do the drawing.
the artist had tackled the paper on a board
and. IN this condition. on finishing the
sketch. be had hung 1t on the wall Of his
tent In a good position. SO he and his COM
rsdes could admire and crfticise his hand.-
work As an artist
Several OF Davor's messmates had rath-
cred n the tent to look at the picture and
TO listen TO q recital i. his picket post ad-
venture with the Emperor. At this mo-
ment a squad OF Russian horsemen. out
for adventure, charged pellmell through
the French camp. firing into the tents and
sabertng as many as they could reach OF
the surprised and unarmed soldiers.
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lie Matin GAustertz" (The morning before Austerlz)
Showing Holes Made by Russian Bullets.

no disfguring-no mutilatirg balls! What
say you, Rapp. does this augur misfor-
tune? VIII the wre,ches clip me as this is
clipped?'
II pray not. sire" said Rapp.
II do not like these passages in ones
life" he continued: they conJur. unpleas-
ant thoughts. Things Of this nature, Rapp,
are presentiments. and presage evils to
come"
Ills pleasant mood was giving way 20 one
o: gloom He had asked for the artist, TO
whom he had handed the picture. with
come words Of commenda;ion OF tho pen
work. and expressing sorrow that 1; should
be marrri Icy the Russian bullets.
The Emperor returned TO Brurn.
At the headquarters he found time TO
speak Of the drawing TO his officers and
near attendants. bc'raying much apprehen-
sion concerning it, pCrten;.
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! daughter. Josephine. marrying a GermaD
| named Amos Shelly. had emigrsted to Ian
caster County IN Pennsylvania
The property was divided between the I've
daughters the picture falling TO the lot Of
the SheIlys. Hortense described II a. well
preserved when taken by her sister. and
assured Musgrave he would find II In the
home of Shelly.
The doctor. much elated at the prospect
Of his search ending so soon and so suc-
cessfully. started for Pennsylvania.
The picture was gone
Shelly. n stoli,i Dutchrnan, without one
redeemins trait in his makeup OF misery
characteristics. bartered the drawing to O
Frenchman named Nicholas Mangel for q
Hitter of pigs Mansel admired the picture
much more than he did the prospective Job
Of moving the pigs over the mountains into
Western Pennsylvania
Tho proteststions Of Josephine Shelly
awaited nothing: the husband conpunnatsd
the trade. and Mangei carried the picture
with him TO Allegheny County, Pennsyiva-
MIA.
The doctor found a relation Of Man4erU
near York. Pa, who informed him that
Naneel moved to a farm about two miles
north Of the Ohio River, on Woods
Creek. The directions were definite enough
had not four years elapsed
Week. OF search followed. ending b
finding Msngel working in q blacksmithinx
shop IN Allegheny City.
He Informed Musgrove that the pasture
had passed out OF his hands into the
hands Of young married couple. to
whom he had given I, as a present.
Mangel readily undertook to nnd the
parties and deliver the picture to the
doctor for a consideration.
In this he was unsuccessful. - he soon
learned the young folks had moved into
thing they possessed In a lump lot to q
secondhand dealer named sprasue. sprasus
was found and questioned He rscollected
the picture. described II infinitely and said
that he decided at one time TO keep II. be-
cause he was somewhat impressed with the
belief that the sketch was Of valua But
later he sold Il to an old gentleman. Of
whom Sprasue had no knowledge whatever.
On several occasions he had met him on
the streets Of the city. but not later than
six months prior to that time. He paid cash
arm and had given no name. Beyond tits
all was blank.
So in 1924 the search Instituted by Napo-
leon ended. Nothing was heard OF the won
dering sketch until recently. when Mr.. Shei-
ter got IT from the descendants Of the old
gentleman who had bought it from Sprasue.
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Wrrpr THE SUKpkT EEFCBIAS
IL Main a. Austerit..," 4 picture whidh
Naooison Bonaparte sought FOR over TWO
oouttnsur has a. last been found 1t is not
. grsat work OF art; It Is only crude PEN
and-ink drawing made by q soldier en- the
Geld OF Austerlits scratched and traced on
q sheet Of paper said to have once been
enc Of the fly leaves OF a largo Bible.
Tho sceue is dramatic-Napoleon standing
Alone In the gray dawn, examining BIS own
and enemy's lines. and mentally planning
tho terrible battle soon TO rage close 10
where he stood The soldier who made The
skstoh was on sentinel duty as Napoleon
sseod thus and drew the picture from
memory soon attsrwaro- Napoleon said It
xftsr the oattie-and after Russian BULLETS
had perforated Il IN two places He was
Srsat,y Impressed with both the scene and
the bullet holes
0orns months later he attempted 70 esouS
ne sAsooh for Empress Josephine and then
began the long search over Europe and
AnsT1oa for It Only recently was y To-
eae>d. II Is now the property Of e. b.
Ghaftsr OF FsItiss. Pa, who secured II from
. family living a; Renfew. near Butler.
And this Is the story OF the sketch. from
The time Of it's inscription to tho present:
Aeout ne bour Of o'clock on the morn
lnG Of December 1 Ho6, some hours before
tNe opening shot which gave TO history the
~ lie Of Auxterlttx, the Emperor Napoleon
went Suc on one Of those lone tours Of In
spsctfnn for which no was famous The
Russian and French armies were sleeping
alnsse In noe Of battle: their ptckets were
almost in pisto: shot OF each other. One
Of the foremost French Fickets was Paul
Daroe. He had been sent forward 10 a
pot1& Of elevated ground well .n front of
sho man Frennh army. and remained there
sn enasd until break OF day.
0s~os had but little more Than arrived
- ths outpost to which he had besn or
dssod, when the Emperor on foot and IN
st>sndsd approached him from the rear.
He ssopped . moment to say: n fait une
belle naAt"; then passed onward down the
-ugeed hillside toward a smsi strear- that
Jund among the hills. traversins the coun-
In the direction Of the Russian position.
Davor was posted In a good position 10
atch ths movements OF tho Emperor as
Le Qaistty walked forward into the SUI
rounding gloom The form Of tho Emperor
b. advanced toward tie eneny's lines,
seemed 20 grow shadowy-biendins almost
INTO indisrfnc.nsss Of outline with the hazy
vspors IN which he moved He appeared
or tho ere Of passing the banks OF the
stream, when the toIlins Of the bells in a
nearby church rang out in the stiffness OF
that hour with . startling .olennity.
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was bought out TO the satisfaction Of the
Marshal
These recitais were IN turn related 70
the Emperor, whose interest was awakened.
He ordered his carriage and, with Ber-
thier and Rapp. was driven 10 the camp.
The Emperor called for the picture. He
looked at II long and attentively. He saw
himself-ths church--the rugged hills-ths
envelope OF darkness. His figure was the
only evidence OF animation or life. This
suggestive isolation Of his person pleased
his fancy. but the bullet holes filed him
with an underlined dread. Turing TO Ber-
tl;ier, he said:
Shooting a picture spills no hloodr'
After some moments spent In q reflective
examination, he continued:
THAT bah was very near TO tho place
We Ike. Well. Il is my desire TO be missed
or killed outright. / want no manning
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down the Lobe when he inserted the button.
! understand that the holes are made by
piercing the ear and inserting pieces OF
wood or grass. adding additional sticks or
straws from time 70 time until the holes
are enlarged TO the required size. Others
OF the Bagobas had earrings OF wood. and
one ] noticed had thrust large cigar
through his ear lobe and was carrying it in
this way.
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ROOM FOR THE
ETHNOLOGIST.

These are only . few Of the strange
things which 1 hear OF the wild people of
this part Of the world. The stories are
had to believe. but the authorities are good
There Is almost nothing known about the
people OF the mountains and there Is a
great chance for the ethnolosist to make
original Investigations. So far the sayages
have not been described in the books. nor
have the white men lived enough among
them to know about them. The Spaniards
did not go beyond the limits OF their army
posts. and the field is practically one of
virgin soil for tho explorer As to how
many savages there are In Mindanao there
is no accurate means Of judging. The Ba-
gobas are said to number about 200, and
tho total number of people In ali tho tribes
must be large.
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be impossible 70 shost an asrow thrvuRf
them The Inhabitants Of these villages
were almost naked savages They were
armed with lances. bolos and bows and ar
rows, the latter being. II is said. poisoned.
The savages looked at the soldiers from
distance. but Gid not venture to attack
them.
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CLOTHES OF
WOVEN GRAS SO.

The clothes Of the Bagobas are curious in
the extreme. These men wore jackets and
short trousers made of grass CLOTH dyed
red and white. and heavily embroidered
with beads. Their jackets did not reach TO
their waists. and their sleeves came but
little below their elbows. The trousers were
tied on with rope at the waist and in no
case did they extend much below the middle
of the thigh All Of the Bagoba men wear
bracelets about the wrist and nearly all
have on bands OF beads about the legs be-
tween the calf and the knee. They carry
on their backs knapsacks Of grass cloth,
gorgeously embroidered with beads OF many
coiors,' and those which / saw had turbans
of bright hues.
l watched them at their meals They eat
with the fingers. all dipping their hands
into the same bowl of rice. They chew the
betel nut. like the Moros. and ara very fond
of American tobacco. begging It of the SOL
diers whenever they can.
PoLYGAMY. SLAVERY AND
HUMAN SACRIFICE
The vice presidents Of Davao tells me
that the Basobas arc polygamists. Every
man has two. three or four Wives accord
ing to his means. and all the chiefs own
slaves They enslave the captiyes whom
they take in war. and 1: is from the slaves
that they get their victims for sacrifice.
They are nature worshipers, praying now
and then to the volcano Mount APO. and
1t is, believe. 10 this mountain that they
make their sacrifices. The man who fur
nishes the slave for the purpose Is thought
to be favored by the god. and therefore IL
the chief official at the ceremony. Tho
slave Is stripped and SO tied to the limb of
a tree that he or she IL forced to stand
upright. Then the owner gives tho first
blow with his barong. q sort OF knife, which
is as sharp as razor and as heavy al
most as q butchers cleaver. With this
he chops the victim across the neck from
behind The neck is stretched and he usu-
ally cuts tho head from the body. where
upon the rest OF the tribe rush I'D one by
one and give a cut At the dying human.
Before the ceremony Is finished the body
has become mincemeat and the gods are
then supposed to b pleased and II angry
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EARRINGS AS BIG AROUND
AS PINT CUPS.

The ears of many Of them cannot be seen
aor the immense earrings which they wear.
Ihese ars Of ivory made In the shape Of an
oid-fashioned cuff button. with the top disk
three or four inches broad ana the under
one at least an inch in diameter. The under
cisk OF the button is slipped through q hole
IN the lobe of the ear in such a way that 1t
hoios the upper disk firmly against the side
OF the head. hiding the ear.
In order to get the exact sine Of one Of
THESE earrings I persuaded the savage to
take 1t off. and made tracing Of It in my
note book 1t ia. / Judge, just about as
VIDE as two columns Of this newspaper. or
ABOUT as big around as the rim Of a pint
TN cup. The under disk or button, which
goes through the lobe Of the ear. which
also traced is as big around as q half dol
lar. The earrings are of the finest ivory.
ahd. judge. costly. for the man would not
sen them for less than SO The hole In the
Iooe OF the ear was at least an inch long,
~Ho tne man stretched It out BY pulling
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These Bagobas live within about ten miles
| OF Davao. and parties of them frequently
come into the town to see the strange white
giants who have sailed across the seas to
take Possession Of the country. They are
not allowed to bring in their arms, and
! they deposit the great knives. swords and
spears which they always carry when at
home on the other side OF the Davao River.
before they venture within the range of our
soldiers guns. Tho result is that one feels
perfectly safe IN moving about among them.
have talked with many Of them and have
made. l venture. the first photographs that
have ever been taken of them.
The Bagobas are the finest-looking people
have yet seen in these islands. They are
taller and better formed than the Tagalos
or the Nlsayans. and far more Intelligent
'han The Moros. They look more like Per-
sans than Malsys. They have bright yell
10" skins and luxuriant hair which they
wrap up in knot at the crown under their
iufhans. Their foreheads are high and
nt1ao. their noses straight and their lips
rather sensual
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SURPRISES FOR
THE MOROS.

The Moros themselves are almost saw
ages. although. as I have said, they be-
neve In the Mohammedan religion, End in
some cases own Korans. Very few Of
them. however. can read and write ana
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HUMAN SACRIFICE IN MINDANAO.
The Bagobas Are Head Hunters and Poygamists-
Their Awe of the Searchlieht.
AMONG THE
RAGDBAS.

asked him how many men he had killed
His reply was Twenty
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Special correxpcndsnce Of Tho Sunday Republic
!. Daveo, Island OF NIindanao. May l0.-This
Province OF Davso. situated in the south
eastern corner of the great Island Of Min
danao, at what might almost be called the
Jumping-ofT place Of our Philippine possess
sions, has Some Of the qucerest sayages
on earth. II has tribes which Worship the
great volcano Mount Apo. which looks
down upon mo as write. 1t has Moros
who are more fanatical IN their Moham-
medap- belief than the G-rvtshes OF Egypt.
and Il has nature ryorshipers who sacrifice
human beings 10 their imaginary gods.
have met during the past week a large
number OF two OF the tribes which have
human sacrifices. and through tbs vice
presidente OF tho town OF Davao have
learned much concerning them and their
customs. The vice pres!Gente Is perhaps
the most learned man of this region. He
has been a school teacher. and has a work
ing knowledge of eleven different Ian
guages. including many Of the native
tongues. My conversation with him was in
Spanish, which ne speaks and writes most
fiuently. He has lived all his life In this
part of the world and has had close asso-
Citations with como OF the most savage
tribes
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PROFESSIONAL
KILLERS.

This msn tells me that fourteen different
languages are used within a radius of thir-
~ miles Of This place. and that the whole
country Is divided UP among hostile saw
ages, who are nearly always at war with
one another Most OF them are head hunt
ers and some. such as the Manobos. choose
ms their chiefs the men who have commit
ted the greatest number OF murders. In
some of the other tribes men are not sup
posed TO be ready for marriage before they
have killed one more human beings and
the Bagobas and -Ciuingas have class OF
special nurderers appointed by their chiefs
who have the right to wear what might be
called the muTderer's turhan. which gives
its owner a license to kill. This is no;
worn until the man has put to death GER
tain number of people. II is a piece Of red
cotton the size Of large bandaBa handker-
chief with white polka dots scattered over
Il saw Bagoba wearing one to-day. and
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Who Atrward II Owned a
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OTHER QUEER
SAVA4ES.

Tho Vice Presidents has given me the
names of twelve different tribes who I've
in this vicinity. They are az follows: The
Bagobas. the Guyangas. the Aetas, the
Mindayas. the Malobas, the Samalas the
Calaganes, the BelaDes. the Moros. the
Tagaoaules and the Sangals and Tirurayes.
He says that the Monteses. whom Dean
Worcester seems to consider a separate
race. are OF different kinds. the word being
used - Q general term for mountain peo-