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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30

e.. h natives display great skin IN throw
ing them. but do not. a. I had supposed.
use them to any extent as q weapon OF
ing they prefer spear and lances- They
have spears which weigh as much as four
or I'VE pounds. and which are eight or nine
feet IN length. Some spears arc barbed
with bone. flint or iron. The natives throw
them with great skill. and are so treacher-
Gus IN their use hat the explorer has to
watch out that he does not receive q spear
In his back. The boomerang Is sometimes
used for killing small birds. but II is to a
large extent q playthins.
Ghosts a.A Witch Dsetsr..
A. far as I can learn. the aborigines have
no Great Father like that Of Dur Indian.
although they believe In q future state AID
happy hunting grounds. They 10 a great
dread Of ghosts and demons. n think that
are aunted by them. They have witch
doctors who cure their diseases. which
they think come from the spirits The doc
tors pretend to locate the lemons, AMI
they suck pieces Of wood out Of the body
where the pain Is. They believe that most
Of their woes are due to sorcery. and shat
certain men can cause others to fall sick
and de II they &C wish. They believe their
medicine Iaen can make rain and hold them
responsible for all their su1c1.aes. They
have all sorts CT charms to bring on aud
ward Oh evfl Spirits. and Of late have an
aeunesd thsfr bsllse Inst The Vhite seetleu
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opssaai Cuersspeodacs q ne Sunday Repub1a
BriSbana Australia. May a-Thers are
now less than 0eoo aborigines left IN Aus
tralia. and Of these 1900 are IN the State
ef ouesnsland. where this letter IL dated.
I NV no natives In Tasmania. There are
Only - In the State Of Victoria. and only
about 100 IN New South wales. South Aus
tralia has been less developed than the
Eastern states. and n has 0.ooo. while the
vase desert regions Of Western Australia
ara sid 70 axe something like eooo. These
Agurea Of course. ere not absolutely &C
curatA The aborigines i've In the wilds.
ana IN the vast regions Of UNEMPLOYED Aus
tralia no ono can tell how many there arc.
Ihs only pure natives I have seen were In
some Of the towns along the northeast coast
Of Quesnsland. and my Information comes
laygely from travellers. explorers and The
colonial govsrnments. Many OF my photo
Graphs have been furnished BY the govern
nents Of Queensland m New South Wales.
from the collections taken By h oficial
explorefA
How the sDlack Fellovvs" Look
Tho people here cal the aborigines
sblacks' and 'black fellows." They some
times use the word negro. but tho few ma
lives I have seen were chocolate brown.
rather than black. Their hair was curly.
hut not voolly. and they had not the thick
lips nor the very nat noses Of the African.
Some Of the aborigines are quite nne look
lug: they arc straight and well formed. al
though generally lean and scrawny. In
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-30

WRITTEN FOR THE UND REPUBLIC.
The work Of grading and building terraces
It the grounds Of the new Washington
University IL the largest Undertaking OF It's
kind attempted in st. Louis.
Rises varying In height from ten to thirty
eset and covering an area Of thousands OF
square feet are being bodily cut away. and
b earth 10 used to MI in depressons OF
equal ara and man feet in depth. When
the work II completed, 10000 cubic yards
q earth win have been moved.
b grounds now present evidence AZ
every hand Of the enormity Of the task.
Ths area has been divided up by interlacing
lines Of tramways. which system has been
3oAtngiy called by the engineers in charge
e the worn. Tho University Hall. Lggett
DormitoFy and Western" a saddle tank"
lecomottve ND trains Of cars carry the
earth rom the higher levels. where It IL
cut away. to the lower levels. where II 10
uoed - I'LL" But the feature OF the work
and that In which the interest Of visitors to
the grounds ~centers, Is . steam shovel
breught from Ohio. which scoops cut Loo
GUIDO yards Of earth . day.
q Louimns familiar with the site Of the
nsW university ~buildinsB and its uneven
nature viii b surprised to view what has
already been accomplished toward leveling
the surface. When the work II finished. the
surfaces Of the entire tract win have been
'-mads TO order" according to the dictates
q the landscape architect and civil en-
einser. which capacities are combined In
John L Van Ornum. who = professor Of
''i Il has BEEN aid that At the present. TIM
the main building, University Hall, appears
low. When the grounds fronting Univer-
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eggs are a delicacy and are greeoiiy oe-
voured by the savages.
The natives are also fond Of g~rasshoppers
and locusts. There are sometimes swarms
Of the latter. when the women gather them
by the basketfui and the people have .
great feast. They FIRST throw the grasshop-
pers Into the fire to burn on the wings ana
legs and then drag them out and roast each
grasshopper separately. The flesh % pre-
pared tastes not unlike roasted chestnut.
Al Hunters and TFaekers.
Tho Australians tell me that the natives
have more ability than Is generally sup
posed. They show the evidence OF reason
ing powers and are such excellent hunters
and trackers that they are largely en-
ployed as such BY the whites. Here IN
Queensland they take the place that blood
hounds had in slavery days They can tran
anything. They follow criminals on horse
back and almost invariably catch them.
There are now l2l such men on the Queens
land police force. each Of whom receives .
salary of about 10 cents a day and his 1000.
As hunters they catch the largest game
without firearms. They trap emus. hunt
ing them with native dogs. driving them
into nets and catching them In pitfalls. In
the vtlds the hunters station themselves
near the waterholes and wait until the mt
comes down to drink Then they rig up .
net across its path. drive It IN. and when
Il has become ~entangled destroy 1t win
their spears. clubs or boomerangA they
have a call by which they initiate the
voice Of the emu. much as our mountaineers
do that Of the turkey in Wild turkey hunt-
ing. The emu whistle u made by pound
to- ~, . n,eca AZ ho,low 10. In such a way
re-. :, .,rs. forth . p~culiar .ound. Some
,,,ns. . NAV vim cover himself With bushes
.,a ,n,,. .n.ar unon the emu and KIN him.
V.ng,,oo. ar. caught IN nets. and are
H. ~, dow, ~,,th dor. ana i,eara The
60. go, ns-a. ~ all k,rd. ana IN all
80. ~ nav. rhev catch rieeons BY
,h,o-,r~ net. over them as thew at about
~. -.,.rhoI.. They % into ,he water
..ss 800. .So,, ,hs,r h.aa. and .neak
w.. -. 49,. ond crsn.. vh,ch ~. vim
|(~-... r..v .,., ,,.ch ar vs,h nets
~ S-~ e.. 80. -,,n Ger.
sno se ~. .e -
tam p'ants ano capture ~ e"sy
10 inc surface. t"ey cA.o" -.
ing unrousn tne strea"s anu se. en ~
nsn unos. men ."~ .S~-,- ,..o
n.uNse. LII - 80
~ ~. 'u. -. -.
tnf0ws u out upon .M IN - 80
VII nos S.ess c..N "
re 0vessaon 81 Ca1niSasa
There n no doubt but that the Australian
aborieines are more or less cannibals. Tho
record. show that they have always been
,o and thar the eating Of human nesh ex-
tat. IN acme parts Of Australia TODAY. Carl
Immholts. TO whom I ann indebted for some
NJ the informal on In this letter has writ
ten a book entitled "Amonr the Cannibals.'
picturing Els travels through the camps Of
Australian aborigines. The Government rec
ords also contain instances of cannibalism.
About twelve year, ago q man named Ed
| wards saw the natives ROASTING an infant
In one of tbcir ovens. He watched the
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sity Hall are shaped according to the de-
signs II Is expected that the effect of height
will be much increased. and that University
Hall will appear of proportions
from as far east as Union boulevard. From
Skinker road to the foundations Of the east
ernmost building there Is o rise of fifty
feet. Immediately adjacent the front OF
University Hall q terrace Is being built
which will be 20 feet in width and about
seven feet above the level of the highest
ground. Bisecting this and leading from the
foot Of tho terrace thirty feet downward
will be wide flights Of stone steps which
will constitute the main entrance to Uni
versity Hall At present ono night OF the
steps has been built below the terrace. But
the ground has not yet been graded. The
steps appear to lead downward into the
earth. and an entire hill will have TO be cut
away before the final result Is attained.
On either side OF the steps :he ground Is
to have an even slope until the foot Of the
30-foot descent Is reached. Thence the slope
will be very gradual to Skinker road. This
approach to the buildings covers q space OF
forty acres and il very uneven. At one
place. In III northeast corner of the
grounds. over an area Of several acres. the
natural level will be raised twenty feet, and
in other places It will have to be lowered
almost that much. Roughly. the bulk Of
earth to b moved at this place Is 900 900
yards.
Thanking the rises IN the front Of Univer-
sity Hall. will be gradual slopes downward
from the buildings to the 81. Louis. Kansas
City ant c. orado Railroad, and to For
sythe avenue. All this space will have to be
made ground. and will require much work.
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the immediate south Of University Hall.
When II reaches the latter point. the earth
win be filled In on either side until the
whole n OF the level Of the embankment
Meantime In the unified places manholes
lower up from twelve to twenty-six feet
These are to be a part Of the sewerage Of
tho grounds. and when the grading is COM
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level with the rest Of the grounds Is to be
a third-mile track. Here all the athletic
contests VIII take place. and the rising
banks on all sides will afford seats for the
The result will be an amphithea-
ter dug out Of the earth.
The steam shovel Is At work Carving
this hill. Its large dipper. which holds one
and t~hree-Quarter cubic yards OF earth. digs
about 90 times daily, and the result is that
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AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES ARE
NOW RAPIDLY PASSING AWAY

Som fHe QuMf Habits and Custom Of msU nku eRae-T 10 Naked land Wear Scars as Oms
ment-TheN ahv women and their orbe ratment-Pn of BacMlosb but No Old
Maids What They Eat-Quer Ways Of Catching Ants Howl They'll t and t Emus
and KanMoos- TheB OodhouuhO Of the Australian Police Instances of Canni
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100 cubic yards Of earth Is moved. This
quantity can be realized by reduction to
cubic feet. 1t is 1900 cubic feet. and q
room 20 feet square and Is feet high con-
tains but 5000 cubic feet.
Eastward from the shovel . tramway
stretches. which runs out into the ravine
upon entertainments. constructed Of earth.
scooped up by the shovel. On this tho loco
motive runs. The embankment 10 gradually
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Huge Hills Are Leyeled with
Steam Shovels and Deep Ravines
and Impressions Are Being
Filled With Loose Earth.
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ISABEL TRUXTUN. NORFOLK, VA.
A young beauty Of the Old Dominion will christn the torpedo 0e00oyW
whose nam win perpetuate the fame Il Ter distinguished gandsfe: Who -
voted . gold medal by q apprecfative Congress- Commodore TruxtunS 0oo4D
Of daring arr many. He ws horn in 1855 and lived until May g. 1872 The boaa
Is now about ready for its fair sponsor. The christening has aroused much -
terest &c
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pieted. the earth will be even with then
tops.
March and it Is expected that Il VIII b
completed by November. The total cost -
to be about 100000. william A. Hunickss
who is a civil engineer. is in immediate
charge Of the work under the direction -
Professor Van Ornum +.
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Sufficient Quantity of Earth to
Cover Two and One-Half City
Blocks, Towering LEO Feet in
the Air, Will Be Removed.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-08-08
Madame de StaeI.

There are few writer's who have
such quick flowing grace of expres-
sion, and at once such warmth. such
spirit, such passion, and such tender
ness, 1t is Madame de Stael who
loves to quote that inimitable dein;-
tion OF Smelling: Architecture is
frozen music" 1t is she. herself. who
says: "Comprendre, cest pardonner.
and by the mouth of her dying
Corinne; Tout comprendre rend
tres indulgent, ct sentir profondement
inspire une grande bonte." 1t is the
most famous woman of her century
who h.lds that For women. glory IS
only brilliant mourning worn for
happiness" and that Everything
which does not touch ones hear
leaves ones life Free"
On a profounder subject, she says:
1.-THE mystery of existence is the COZ
nection between our sins and our so.-
rows. have never done wrong
which has not been the cause of mis-
fortune;" and "One must take care,
If one can. that the decline of this life
De the youth OF the next. Tos#orget
self without ceasing to be interested
in others gives the soul something OF
the divine" .
All her thoughts have. thus, the
softness of pearls or the sparkle Of
diamonds. They are exquisite gems
for ornament, IL they are not gold for
use. Whatever be the Judgment OF
future generations upon the talent OF
Madame de Stael. the woman, herself.
is immortal So long as human ma
ture is an interesting study. so long
will stand out clearly that strong fig
TIRE in the flowing dress of the period,
with the yellow turban on the bla *
hair, the laurel twig in the hand. the
flashing eyes and brilliant, coarse
face.-Longman's Magazine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-08-08
HICKS GuEssEs AGAIN.
All Kinds of Weather Predicted for
the New Month

t'c tNcW MOHtH. ..
Though his prophesy for July was
not verified at all Rev. Ira l.. Hicks
hobs up again serenely. From about
Tuesday, the 9Th. to Friday the 9TH"
says he in his forecast for August,
look in all probability for a very
warm wave to eliminate in thunder
storms, with heavy hail and some
high winds. Following these storms
no one need be surprised at a sudden
and very marked fall of temperature.
There should certainly be an abate-
ment Of summer heat, for few days
between this Vulcan period and the
reactionary disturbances central on
the 18th and 14th.
"The temperature will rise very high
in many places about the time of the
new moon on the 18th, low barometric
conditions will develop and electrical,
clustering storm will break out gen.
eraly, tendency to which will continue
until after the moon moves south of
the equator on the 10th.
"A brief relaxation from high tenn
peratures ought normally to appear be-
tween storms, of the 18th and 14th the
vulcan period, 18th to 21st, in which
case the rise of temperature. falling
barometer and storms Of the latter
period will fall about Sunday, the 18th,
to Tuesday. the Goth. We know of no
reasons why we should not expect
decided change from very dry weather
generally In August but some start
ling downpours of rain and hail prob
able in narrow localities, on the cen
trail storm days throughout the Vulcan
period, which continues until after the
middle OF August, or until the effects
of the earth's September equinox be-
gin to make themselves felt. These
intense local storms will be preceded
by very high temperatures; vicious
thunder and lightning will result in
the immediate storm paths, and phe-
nomenal drops In the temperature will
follow the sections covered by the
storms, thence spreading into wider
areas, cooling off the heated atmos-
phere generally.
"On and touching the 18th, 18th,
lJtn ana ZOtn many severe summer
storms may be apprehended in various
parts of the interior and on the lakes
and seacoasts. This is the mid-sum-
mer storm period and it may be ex-
pected to result In decided distrub-
ances and changes in weather condi-
tions. One of the changes will very
likely be much cooler weather general
ly, running, with occasional brief
changes to warmer, into September.
which month we believe will not be
so terribly warm as 1t has been in the
last few years.
"The probabilities are that generous
rains will visit many localities during
the closing period In August especially
should heavy storms move at this time
up through and along the gulf"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-08-08

ing more weird can be imagined.
The groups of devil-dancers, some
masked with hideous presentments,
clad in barbaric costumes, dancing at
first in slow motion, then faster and
faster as their passions rose, swaying.
reeling, twisting their forms with
every possible contortion, frantically
gesticulating round the so elephants,
seemed no longer beings of this world,
On they danced to the notes of shrill
pipes, changing cymbals and the
monotonous tom-tom, with relays
ready to take their place when ex-
haustion claimed respite. 1t is a
sight that memory will retain life
time, but it is a sight that defies the
ordinary attempts to picture in words.
It was on the succeeding evening
that the famous tooth of Buddha, the
palladium of Ceylon, the object of
unbounded reverence to hundreds of
millions, was shown to their royal
highness. To enter the sanctuary of
the Sacred Tooth the royal party
pdSSeu up a udIfOW SLouc oCdii Case,
lined with yellow-robed priests chant
ing lugubriously. A door, most
deliberately inlaid with silver and
ivory, gives admittance to a small
chamber where is kept the relic. The
object of generation is in series OF
bell-shaped shrines, covered with
bars, so that the profane touch may be
averted. The atmosphere is laden
with the perfume of rare blossoms, a
suffused l.ght throws a gentle glow
upon the shrines, golden settings to
thousands of precious stones. It is
said that the temple walls guard 5000
jewels. whose value no man can say
To those of other thoughts, the piece
of discolored ivory which the faithful
accept as the tooth of Buddah may be
regarded with amused interest, but
the ornamental settings. the shrines
and caskets of pure gold. the wealth
of magnificent rubies, emerald.s,
pearls and other stones cannot fail to
impress of the most sceptical.
(Ceylon) Letter in London
Telegraph.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-08-08
DREAMS AND FAIR SEX.
Superstition That Is Rife Even Among
Educated Women.

It doesn't seem possible that in this
enlightened age, superstition could be
rife among the educated, but there
are, nevertheless, number of young
women who converse fluently, IL not
eloquently. in three languages, and
who read Spencer and Browning and
Emerson, but who place a dreambook
with their bible on the table beside
the bed and consult IL in the morning
the first thing. With a credulity
worthy negro nanny, il their sleep
has been visited with unusual visitors,
they seize this volume as soon as
their eyes are fairly opened and look
for an explanation. If misfortune is
foretold by it, the seeker after knowl-
from fe0ling. Il don't care she says
to herself, by way of bolstering up her
courage, "Pm not superstitious, any
way, and don't believe in such arrant
nonsense" But she's nervous just
the same for days until other troubles
have driven this mythical one out of
her mind. There's one young woman
known to the writer who never
dreams of a young child without shiv-
ering and shaking for days after in
fear of some dreadful thing happen
ing to her. She has not consulted a
dreambook on the subject, and so she
doesn't know how infants and bad
luck became connected in her mind,
but nevertheless, after she has had a
visitant of this sort while sleeping
she says prayers Of unusual length
and then makes up her mind to be
patient Under Affections sore. She is
an intelligent woman, mind you, but
she doesn't attempt to explain the ter
ror that besets hcf at this particular
dream. She doesn't call herself su-
perstitious-of course no woman does,
not even the one who won't walk un-
der ladder. but her friends do, and
make light of her until she exposes
some fetch of theirs, when the sub
ject is carefully avoided afterward.-
Baltimore American.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-08-08
kELLETT's WILL.
Wife Of John M. Bum Shares in :
Large Estate.

wire OF John M. Bum Shares in >
Large Estate.
Mrs. John M. Bum is a benefic;arv
under the will of the late William
hellett, one of the pioneer and
wealthy dry goods merchants OF Nee
man, Just admitted to probate. There
IS considerable property. The pro-
visions of the will are as follows:
Flrst-All Just G~Dts and funeral
- expenses to be paid out of personal
property Of deceased.
%esSecond-To his wife, Augusta KEEL
Il lett, he bequeaths all household goods
and stock owned by him, namely:
Twenty-fve shares in the Manufac-
kuRrs National bank OF Neenah;
NeIgtt shares in the Neenah Boot and
Shoe~company; twenty-five shares in
the Northwestern Sewer Pipe con-
Rany; also all moneys which may be
! due on life insurance policy for
] $4,000 in the Knights of Honor; also,
all of his undivided two-thirds share
and interest in the store. stock and
<otheg personal property Of every kind
whatsoever belonging at the time of
his death to the firm of William Kel-
lett & Co.; also all notes, accounts,
CASH and personal property.
Third-His wife is also to receive
1.-THE exclusive use of his homestead
contiguous real estate during her
lifetime. This real estate includes
lots number II. Is and 10, III block 8,
in Jones cesond addition to Neenal,
also lots lao and 141. the north TWEEN
ty-hve feet of lot 142, south half of
lots 126 and 127, all of block B, town
|. tof The Island. in the city of Neenah.
< Fourth-To his daughter. Aggie
Z Maria Gaffney, for life only, the store
building and lot. or to her children.
She also receives the sum of $4,000.
Fifth-To his daughter, Bertha So
phia Bum of Spokane, Wash, the ex-
elusive use during natural life of land
in deed dated November II. 1892, or
cher children. The sum of $500 Is
ais, to be hers.
Slxth-To his son. Thomas A. w.
Kellett, is given real estate as fol-
lows: Lot 100, block G., town of The
Island; lot 8. east half of lot 20 in
block E of Jones plat of Winnebago
Rapids and the buildings thereon.
Seventh-To his son, Richard A. p.
Kellett, is given real estate as fol
lows: The hardware building, lot 10,
west half of lot 20, ali iii block E; al
so lot 142 in block B; also $1,000.
Eighth-To his granddaughter. EN-
ms Belle Davis of Eau Claire. note
for $1,000