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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-04
CANNIBALISM.

Chicago Record: "Cannibalism Elk
planned and Defended by am Expert"
was the theme Of Prof. Frederick E.
STAIRS discourse to the a~nthropology
class at the University of Chicago.
The professor came to h big institu-
ton of learning on the Midway with a
toothpick in his teeth and a napkin in
his pocket. At the breakfast table he
had read of the fate of German t.aders
in New Britain. Though he did not say
that he preferred any particular kind of
esh for, his own table he confessed he
could not blame the natives for eating
offered, and said in this case the Ger
mans got just what they deserved.
When the professor had concluded the
student discovered that it was time for
luncheon, but none admitted he was hun-
CRY.
In part this is what Prof. Starr said
There are. W things / do mo- pre-
tend to know about ~cannibalism. but I
do nov why the natives prefer human
esh, n I know the characteristics of
the various brands of c%annibals.
'Firts, their religion demands that
they kill. cook and eat human beings.
Second. they eat human esh for the
same reason we eat a porterhouse steak
because they like and because they
can get 1T. aa
;. Third. their traditions command them
to devour the hearts and livers of their
first foe slain in battle. They believe in
, this because they think they can assim-
! ilate all the courage of the late lamented
enemy.
Fourth, they kill and eat out Of re-
venge.
"There, now you have it in a nutshell
These German traders We're Slain and
broiled, I doubt not. because they came
under the fourth class. They had beer
cruel to the natives, perhaps. because
!. they could not make az much money as
| thew wanted. 1t was another case Oh
out of the frying pam into the fire. witt
realistic embellishments.
1T is notorious that men belonging tt
! the most ~enlightene white races art
when they are far from hon mons ma,
tive savages than the savages them
selves. I have visited tribes where the
women and girls are terrorized wher
they hear of the arrival OF foreign
!. traders and soldiers. They actually flee
visitors have departed. There is NJ
doubt In my W mind that the traders
provoked the attack of the cannibals
and chat they deserved to be KILLED.
IT do not believe hat the spread Of
Christianity and civilization has been thu
chief cause of the decrease of cannibal.
+. ism. Undoubtedly Christianity and re.
ligion have had some effect on he canni,
''.,1ism, but there was a great many
Tribes which practiced c~annibalism and
abolished 1t before civilized man eyel
reached them"
DIR. Starr said that some races prac.
tice canibalism for .astime and then leave
!, off for years only to take it up AGAR
| when provoked to take vengeance il
war. He feels that the New Britain can
! nibals looked upon the traders as being
at wal with them and that 1t was RICH
!, for them to eat them. According to tht
J professor the New Britain cannibals arr
not known. until this time. to nave eater
/ foreigners for a number of years.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-04
DO PLANTS REASON.

In order to find the true answer to this
question a daughte rof a prominent
Mexican planter tried the following ex-
pertinent:
This young lady drove a mail in the
wall some distance from the tendri1 OF
a morning glory plant. The tendrn be-
gan at once to grow toward the mail.
The nail was shifted: the tend Ill shifted
it's course
Finally. a cord was hung up1o IeHipt
the tendril. and it shifted it's course 10
ward the cord. and left the nail which
it had five times persisted In following.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-04
WILL.

A wealthy engineer recently talked his
last will and testament into q phono-
graph. Then with a hot copper wire he
signed his name on the wax roll OF the
~phonograph, the witness doing likewise
and the Document" was thereupon COM
pleted.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-04
EuRoPE,s

The population of Europe Is 3S1 DOC. OOO.
amino rease of 70. 00u,GooSe-S.nce lS.o or an
annual increase Of about 5000, 900.
The age-herald., 1900-04-06

In Society.


 Mrs. Mortimer Harvie Jordan has sent out cards for tho marriage of her daughter, Molly Mudd, to Mir John Alfred Levert. which will occur on Thursday evening, Ap- Til 10, at o'clock at the Fifth avenue resi- dence
 MT. Culpepper Exum gave dinner dance at the Country club on Wednesday even- ing.
 MT. and Mrs. N. F. Barker will leave to- day for North aCrolina. Mrs. Terry of Connecticut, who has been spending some time with her sister, Mrs Barker remains in Birmingham.
  Mrs. Cathcart and Mrs Benjamin Hay good of South Carolina will arrive in Bir- mingham next week, and will remain until after the Caldwell Morrow nuptals.
  MT. Parker of Pttsburg is the guest of his son, MT. D. M. Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Earle and Mrs. Kate Earle will leave Monday for French Lick Springs, Ind. Mrs. A. R. Dearborn will entertain the Clionian club this afternoon. MT. and Mrs. L. Severe have returned from Gadsden.
 Miss Jessie Eubank will entertain the Amaranth club this afternoon at the resi- dence of Mrs. Cunningham. Mrs. Harry Jones and Miss Zenna Webb have returned from a brief visit to Gads- den. Miss Webb will spend the coming week with Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Fred Hammond of Montgomery is the guest of Mrs. Robert Cunningham at SEQ North Nineteenth street for few days. The following invita- ton .aas been issued:
 At Home
 No 2112 5ta Ave,
 Miss Leyens,
 Miss Loeb Wont you come to my Tea Party? All the little "Japs" will be there. Please come in Japanese costume, As you are expected at this affair"
 Thursday, April Twelfth,
 Eight Thirty.
 R. s. V.P. Miss Loeb of Shreveport, La., is the charming and attractive guest of Miss Leyens.
 The regular monthly business meeting of the Woman's club will be held at p. m. Members are particularly urged to be present, ibusness of importance will be transacted. All members who are delin- ouent in their dues are urged to attend to this matter, in order that the club may report as many members in good standing as possible. Il members will attend to this matter of delinquent dues it will give the club additional delegates to the Feder- ation, and this is very much desired by the president
 By order Of the president, Mrs. R. II. Pearson
 MRS. FAC SMITH, Secretary Mrs. J. B. Robinson is viistlng her fa- ther at 100 Eleventh avenue, South. Mrs. c. J. K. Ingram, of New York who formerly resided in Birmingham, is in the city for few days, the guest of MT. and Mrs. w. e. Knighton, 2331 Fifth avenue, North.
 Miss Emma Toulmin Reid is visiting her aunt, Mrs. w. c. Agee, in Selma
The age-herald., 1900-04-06
Her Easter Hat.

Il have decided that will not buy a nel2. e1at for Easter" said young woman re- gently, who always has so many pretty hats during the season that she cannot possibly wear them all. q have been looking at all the imported hats that are particularly lovely this season, but | have so far not ibeen led into the extravaganza oi investing. Like the majority of women l have always thought that l could not be content without an expensive hat just at this time when one plans for one's sum mer wardrobe. And I call recall now that mer wardrobe. And l can recall now that during the summer than any other mex penslve hat that l happened to have in my wardrobe. My summers were spent at places where an elaborate toilette was only made in the evening, and I had no occa- sion for wearing hat. The mornings were the occasion of course for wearing ones simplest and coolest gowns, and indeed, almost all of the occasions for the day would make an elaborate hat seem as out of taste as a reception gown would look worn on the links. The weeks in town after Easter bring a few occasions when very dressy hats can be worn, but after this l have found that I really got very little wear out of my expensive hat.
 What l am going to do is to have my last summers hat taken to my miliner and have some slisGlt change made in the shape and drape one of the lace sca1ss around the crown and put a touch of black under the brim. The entire trimming will not cost
 me over s. and l really feel since I have decided pct n of ba pcix French creations as if small fortune had
 been left me-" and she smiled. with much superiority at the thought oG her sudden economical departure, which will possibly appeal to more women than one.
The age-herald., 1900-04-06
THE SENATE

Washington, April 5.-Most of the day was spent by the senate in executive ses- sion. During the comparatively brief open session. Senator Gallinger, of New Hamp- shire, presented a constitutional argument against the seating of MT Quay. He said he opposed the seating of MT. Quay be- both the letter and the spirit of the con stitution; because he was opposed to giv- ing the governor absolute right to make appointments of senators in any circum- stances; because the legislature, having adjourned without election, had voluntari- ly relinquished part of it's representation In the senate and the governor should have called an extra session of that body Senator Jones, of Arkansas, presented the credentials of J. c. s. Blackburn as a sen- ator from Kentucky for the term of six years, beginning March 4, 1901. MT. Jones said. as the credentials were long, he would ask that they be printed in the record as document.
 house joint resolution was adopted ap- pointing Sidney D. Cooke, of Kansas. Charles M. Anderson, of Ohio and Alfred l.. Pearson, of Pennsylvania members of the board of managers of the national home for disable volunteer soldiers of the United States.
 A bill to increase the efficiency of the subsistence department of the United States army passed after Mir Carter had offered and withdrawn an amendment providing that the acting head of the sub- sistence department should have the rank pay and emoluments of a brigadier general.
 Mir Cockrell said while he sympa thized with the object of the amendment he was doubtful as to the best way to attain if He thAnen1t a position General Eagan) ought to have been removed.
 3ii S Passed
 The following bills were passed:
 To incorporate the National White Cross of America
 To authorize the payment of travelling al- and volunteer forces when discharged by order of the secretary of war, and stated by him as entitled to travel pay.
 Messrs. Butler, of North Carolina, and Pettigrew, of South Dakota, denied cer- tain interviews attributed to them while in Cuba, in paper sent to this country.
 MT. Platt, of Connecticut, speaking as chairman of the senate committee on Cu- ba, said that there was nobody, so far as he knew, who proposed to break faith with the Cubans, "and do not believe" he ad- ded, there are many Cubans who believe the United States will not keep its promise Of course, there are agitators in Cuba, but among the Cubans generally there is the utmost confidence in the United States.
 A bill was passed to extend the act gov- erning the immediate transportation of du- tiable merchandise without appraisement to the ports of Laredo, Eagle Pass and Fl Paso
 After an executive session the Alaskan civil code bill was laid before the senate, but adjournment was had at 4:45. before it's consideration was begun.
The age-herald., 1900-04-06
Air Brake Association

Jacksonville, Fla, April 1.-The Air Brake Association convention closed at noon today, having selected Chicago as the next place of convention, fixing the date April 8, 1901. The officers elected were:
 President R. M. Blackhall; first vice president, Otto Best; second vice president, J. b. Goodman; third vice president w. P. Huntley; treasurer, E. G. Wesoe; secre- tary, F. M. Nellis; stenographer, Miss Min nie Rogers.
 The entire delegation of 200 will vist St. Augustine tomorrow morning.
The age-herald., 1900-04-06

For Meeting of Ecumenical Conference of Foreign Missions, April 21 to May 1, 1900. A rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip on the certificate plan has been authorized via the Central of Georgia Rail- road and Ocean Steamship company, and all Who wish to attend this meeting should avail themselves of this delightful route, with it's elegant accommodations and un- equaled service.
 For particulars in regard to certificate plan, reservations in sleeper and steamer. etc., call on or address
 SOION JACOBS,
 Commercial Agent, 2015 First Avenue. 4-6-to-5-1
The age-herald., 1900-04-06

the Chicago club played match game this afternoon, with Bailey and Smith, of the Selma club, as the battery for the Selma side. Bailey pitched for five innings, and held the Orphans down to two hits, al- though he gave six men bases on balls, the score standing 5 to in favor of Chicago. Smith knocked beautiful two-bagger.
 The Chicago club leaves tomorrow even ing via Birmingham for Memphis, with the team in fine condition, with good prospects of playing fine ball this summer.
The age-herald., 1900-04-06
LACEY OPPOSES BILL
He Thinks Alabama Lands Should Go to
 Pubic School

Washington, April 5.-(Special)-R sentative Lacey, chairman of the public lands committee, opposes granting govern ment lands of Alabama to such schools as the colored industrial school at Montgom- cry or the normal school at Troy. He thinks if the public lands should be dis posed of they should be assigned for the use of Alabama public schools, as contem- plated in Representative Brewers bill.
 James H. Buck has been appointed post master at Simpson, Morgan county, Ala bama succeeding Annie L. Rose.
 The post office has been discontinued at Beech Grove, Walker county, after April A. A. H.
The age-herald., 1900-04-06
TO SPEND THE SUMMER
The Atlantic Hotel and Cottages, More
 head City N. c.

Finest surf and sound bathing in the world. Acknowledged as being The Anglers
 Paradise. The representative coast resort or The Carolinas; a magnificent flotilla of safe, smooth sailing sharpies that glide over the rippling waters and plough through the breaking waves in exhilarating sport and pleasure Engagements now being booked; correspondence solicited. Address Scoville Bros., Managers Aragon Hdtel, At lanta, Ga., until May 18th, afterwards Att lantic Hotel, Morehead City. 4-6-15
The age-herald., 1900-04-06
J. M. Farquhar wnl Attend

Washington, April 5.-The industrial com mission has designated Hon. J. M. Farqu- har to attend the session of the Southern Industrial convention to be held at Chat tanooga from May Is to IS. He will be accompanied by a congressional member of the commission, who has not yet been named.
The age-herald., 1900-04-06

Baseball at Selma Selma, April 5.-(Speciaa.)-Two teams of
The age-herald., 1900-04-06
ANNUAL SESSION

Imperial Council Order of the Mystic Shrine, Washington, D. C., May 22-24 19OO For this occasion the Southern Railway will sell tickets to Washington, D. C., and return at the low rate of one fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale May 2Oth, 21st, 22nd with final limit May 29th. For fur ther information call on any agent of the Southern Railway, or write
 c. E. JACKSON, T. P. A., 4-6-to-4-22 Birmingham Ala
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REDUCED RATES TO NEW YORK.

For Meeting of General Society of the Daughters of the Revolution, April 23-27, 1900.
 A rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip on the certificate plan has been authorized via Central of Georgia railway and Ocean Steamship company to this meeting, and all who wish to attend should avail themselves of this delightful route with its elegant accommodations and Unequalled service.
 For particulars in regard to certificate plan, reservation in sleeper and steamer, etc., call on or address, Soon Jacobs, Commercial Agent 2O15 First Ave.
 4-6-to-4-27
The age-herald., 1900-04-06
HAWAIIAN BILL
 WAS UNFINISHED General Scramble to Get Through
 Amendments, POLL TAX LAW DISCUSSED Underwood Haunted Republicans With Their Inconsistency in Recog- nizing Necessity For White
 Man Rule in Hawaii Bill
POLL TAX LAW DISCUSSED

Washington, April 1.-The house did not finish the bill to provide territorial gov ernment for Hawaii today. When the hour fixed for taking a vote, o'clock, arrived, less than half the bill had been covered, and so many amendments remained that 1t was agreed to continue the consideration of tle bill under the five-m-nute rule until it was finished. Several important amend nents were agreed to today, among them the following
 To nullify all labor contracts in the islands
 To extend the alien contract labor laws to the islands.
 To prohibit tne sale O il ttxica I. liquor in saloons.
 To limit the land holdings of corporation to 1000 acres.
 To substitute for the house provisions relating to the appointment of judges and other officers of the island the-senate pro- vision. The house provision lodged the appointing power in the governor; the sen ate placed it in the president.
 MT. White of North Carolina, the col ored member, offered an amendment which was lost, to strike from the qualifications of voters for representa- tives the provision requiring. the payment of poll tax.
 The Poll Tax Laws
 MT. Williams, of Mississippi, offered amendment requiring the payment of the poll tax nine months prior to the election. He said 1t was the universal experience of states having a poll tax law that where 1t could be paid just before the election it became means of corrupting voters. a lEeH hrta tod di-- cussion, in which MT. Grosvenor of Oho MT. Underwood of Alabama, MT. Lnney O. North Carolina and MT. White of North Carolina participated IL was lost, % to S2
 By this time the hour for voting, clock was close at hand. Almost twenty-five pages of the bill remained to be read and there was scramble to get amendments rushed through by unanimous consent These requests all met objection, and re- sulted in tangle which was strengthened out by unanimous consent that the house finish tie consideration of the bill under ,le hve-minute rule.
 MT. Pugh CT Kentucky moved to strike cut the provision requiring that voters should be able to speak, read and write the English or Hawaiian languages IL was lost.
 MT Underwood of Alabama taunted the republicans iHiul the.r inconsistency in rec oSnizing dle necessity for white man rule in Hawaii in the pending bill, while de. nounc!ng at every opportunity the election laws Of some southern states, which were designed to prevent the participation of Ile ignorant and worthless in elections Early in the session the naval appropria- ton bil was presented to the house by Mir. Floss of lllino.s aactng chairman of the committee, and MT Wheeler of Ken lucky presented a minority report against certain features of ,lle bill.
The age-herald., 1900-04-06
Over the New Route

Columbia, g. C., April 1.-The Seaboard Air Line Is now running trains over the new route between Cheraw and Columbia. Passenger traffic will not commence until the 18th. but a freight service was started today and is now being operated.
 The railroad commission will formally inc spect the road next Tuesday.
The age-herald., 1900-04-06

H. Eoupt, watchmaker, 1904 First avenue. TWenty-One years in this city today, April 9th.
The age-herald., 1900-04-06

Beauty and folly are old companions. |" Likewise floods Sarsapaiilia and good health.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-13

ing-out will bring on more of a mix-up,
and give live reporter chance. Dewey
stories always 60"
Sure 1 know that put in the old re-
porter. About six weeks after the battle
of Manila l sent a New York pap-r a
story to the effect that sailor had come
back here from the Philippines and de-
nounced Dewey as a coward. "A coward,
poltroon, jay-bird and no gentleman
l wired. The sailor is now locked up in
the Wichita Jail, guarded by twenty-five
United States marshals. Crowds Of peo-
pie are on the way from Fort Scott, Null
berry and Yates Centre to lynch the sail
or Great excitement prevails. "
"WeI?''
New York Bit" the old reporter went
on impressively. 1.-The managing editor
rushed a telegram, saying: Send full
particulars Of the lynching, and if posi-
BILE, get the crowd to pull It off for the
first edition Of the paper
Have some" said the telegraph edit II
as he passed around a bottle Of axle
grease
And the story reminds me OF the poor
woman who fell into the blred well. D'you
ever hear of that? 1t must have been six
years ago, I reckon, when the facts were
brought to my attention, continued the
old reporter. Jane Smith, the frugal,
handsome, Woodworking wife Of a ia mec
living five miles from Wichita fell into
a bored we'll She was walking along with
a milk pail on her head, If l remember
rightly, and, kerchug! she went feet first
down that bored well. The well was only
eighteen inches across, end if the hand
some farmers wife had gone in head first
she would have been killed, of course. As
1t was, she stuck in the well about six
feet from the top.
when her husband found her she was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-13
A SPRING DISEASE.
More Catarrh at This Season Than
In Any Other.

More Catarrh at This Season Than
In Any Other.
The fact that catarrh is more prevalent
in spring than any other time of year is
easily accounted for by the sudden
changes, the warm sunny day succeeded
by the snow or Sleet of the next
Repeated colds in the head, resulting
from our tickle spring climate, very easily
drift into nasal catarrh, which is at first
simply an uncured cold, which finally, if
neglected, causes Inflammation and thick
ening of the mucous membrane of the
nasal cavity which gradually extends into
the throat and bronchial tubes and to the
stomach, causing catarrh of stomach.
Douches of salt water or douches of any
kind very often aggravate the trouble by
still further irritating the delicate mem
branes.
The safest remedy for colds in the head
and for any form of catarrh is some sim
pie and safe antiseptic, preferably in
taplet' ana taken internally several times
a day.
One of the best antiseptic catarrh tab
lets for this purpose is one composed of
Sanguinaria, Eucalyptol and Guaiacol,
and sold by druggists under the name of
Stuarts Catarrh Tablets.
These tablets clean the catarrhal So.
erection from the membranes of the nose
and throat and act also very effectively
upon the blood, their regular use for a.
Few weeks entirely eliminating the catar-
rhal poison from the system
The best remedies for any trouble are
the simplest, and Stuart's Catarrh Tab
lets is a superior preparation for colds
and catarrhal conditions because abso
Iutely free from cocaine or opiates so
commonly found IN cheap cough cures and
catarrh medicines
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-13

come out boldly and recognize him as one
for which their party stands? If they are
gradually tozlose their identity as a par
ty, and are2making a willing sacrifice
for the common good, was it unTeasona-
BILE for themsto give MI ToWne the first
lift toward the Vice presidential goal? l
think not. K u
1T was al great convention and the
Minnesota delegation was the whole
thing from start to finish. We had some
hustlers on our delegation, and no mis-
take. They got everything they wanted
and had no kiok coming on the final re-
suit. The nomination of Towne being
due largely to their efforts. 1 believe
that the Minnesotans are destined to
play an equally important part in the de-
liberations Of the Democratic party at
Kansas City,