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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-05

Fine line of carving sets At Bios,
salts.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-05

Call and see our line of watches.
r. NJ. Blossat.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-01-05

Dec. 2o-tf.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-18

this. A trial of S. S. S. will soon COZ
its virtue as a remedy for all skin affect
whether as sores, pimples, watery bliste
hen the blood and skin are endeavoring
Die time to begin treatment and help natu
e remedy, is best suited for this purpose;
|, and leaves no vestige of the poison to rel
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-18
in KAISER WILHELM'S LAND.

the watch guards and the parcnts 90 the
girl. they can woo the maiden through TIE
am told the girls do not suffer in health
frum their lmniisonmcnt. and that not-
withstanding their seclusion they make
very good wives. and later IN are ny no
means averse 20 having their daughte
Gagged up as they we're. The girls MIXTURE
very rapidly IN this hut climate. The IN 4.
riAcenbie age is ii or II, ana az 10 II
in Neu Mecklcnburo.
The island OF Neu pommern is $50 miles
long and Neu Mcckenburg perhaps 100
miles shorter with q width on the average
Of about nftcen miles Both Islands arc
more az less rolling. Ncu Mccklenburg hay
Ing the Schielntz mountains which reach
In Neu Slecklenburg the people OF each
village arc divided Into two classes ana
lnarr1ige between the classes Is strictly
prohibited II IL woman marrlcs outside of
her class the punishment Is death. aud, II
a man, he suffers heavy me. The wo-
men and mon gO naked. Cbnnlbailsm IS
common. and both human beings and pork
are cooked for food. all other kluds Of eat
allies. 50 1t Is said, Icing eaten IN 4 raw
state The people live n small nuts. which
by bnmhoo fences. Tile Young unmarried
mca have club houses whore they 1--we o
gether. and the girls as | have said. are
confined 20 the cages.
The Solomon islands Colony
| A little to the east Of the bismarck
archipelago are Me Solomon islands, which
until 1870 belonged almost entirely 10 Ger
many. The uppctmost part Of the chain
Including some Of the larger Islands, me
| still German. and thrv are now under the
! officials OF Ilaiser Wilhelms Land. The
! principal Island In yhis group Is Bougain,
/ vile, which Is bigger than Porto Rico. II
| IL a mountainous country, having two vol,
canoes. which are coGsiantly active, and
| one mountain OF an altitude OF more than
| two miles above the sea. The natives here
! are OF the same race rs those Of New
| Guinea. and they are quite as savage, III
| most cases the men 80 naked, and In some
~ The Islands the women do moi, weal
| clothing until they are ularried and arr
! marriage they have but little. Sun botl
| sexes are fond Of ornament. Men anC
! women pierce their ears. the holes In the
lobcs being gradually stretched until they
are MS big around as napkin ring, Among
| some tribes the nose Is pierced and Ions
! pin of bone or she'll worn through IT, Neck
! laces VI she'll are common, and bracelets
and chaius OF beads and shell are frequent
! ~ worn. There S some tattooing, and thI
J sears made by burning the moXa are con
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-18

shor. petticoat OF woven grass for the
women Along the extreme northern coast
there are some tribes which 20 entirely
naked With the exception OF shell neck
lace and n few bird Of paradise feathers
which they stick in their hair. Some tribes
paint themselves In stripes Of white, rcd,
yellow aud black, and some scar them
srfees with hints and also by burning scars.
rs fhc japanese burn themselves with
h.iye photographs Of native houses re-
cRatis taken ID Kaiser Wilhcifu's Land.
Many families 1--we together, and many ot
the nc uses are Of enormous size They are
frtcncntiy built upon piles, a platform ~
poles being first constructed. n skeleton
Homework hnilt upon this and mats Of
woven leaf or grass fastened to it. The
NETS are so arranged that they can he
rgisial ~ lowered SO as "a keep ont the
mcsluiioes ana dies, which arc exceedingly
bad IN other parts there are houses built
In the trees, IN which the people retreat In
times Cf danger
War and Cannbalism.
raa different tribes nre frequently at
war with one another and the missionaries
tell me that they have a system OF vendetta
whlch goes on between tribes and villages
often lasting for years tannibalism exists
in soire localities, though moi to great
extent The British have observed " among
the people along tho Gull vt paquS and Ii
Is also found In northern New Guinen
The orcinary food Of the natives Is about
tht Same as that Of the Samoan islands
thei chief diet being yhms taro and ba
ud1ae lu German New Guinea, strnngly
enough the natives are natural beer drink
ers. They make liquor BY chewing Ia,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-18

root ~ the taya plant and fcrmenTing
hy srittle-souked mixture After awhile
tt becomes Intoxicating and rs then used I'm
ceremonial fcasts. Both sexes chew the
bntcl nut hut as rule, they do not drink
Intoxicating liquors, IN British New
Gmpea IL IS against the law to sell intoNi-
CntmI liquors to the natives, and any one
who does SO Is subject to a fine of $3.50 or
more.
In the Bismarck Archipelago,
The Islands OF the Bismarck archipelago
have some stranger tribes than those Of
New Guinea Itself, On ono island, acco d.
Ing to my best authorities, the girls are
kept In cages from the age OF q or years
unul they are married. The cages, made
or wicker work. are set up Inside lntge
houses made for fhe purpose. The gir.s
are only taken out once day 10 he
washed, but otherwise they are not per
mitled to get outside the wicker. Their
food Is handed through the bars, and they
move nbout nc times Ike Gagged Hons These
cages are under the charge Of the old We
men OF the tribe, who see that the girls
dc not illrt With the nassorsby or the
peeperan. The young men have he right
10 hook MT the cages now and then, and
probably, after making proper presents 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-18
NATIVE Hors IN kA,,eR WnAflMs LAND,

c,,tnn, ,h i,,.,,, tsia,a ~ IN, wand
mn Tnniiea tne w. 49, as' 9, ~ ~, caet
IN "a MI * ,a,a 49, r,'onS, ~ IN, New
Rritein arehineiogo Is naw M. Bismnrck
archipelaee and insteart Of New Hmt,-ia
aud Ncvr ireland sve have NON Pommern
and Men Mecki"ntnre rhe Cermnns now
own the Admiralty islands rfbey hnye re-.
named the Duke ~ y9rk islands, Neu Ian.
mali dle' IN MN n tt s9a NM bnnSht the
S'arol{,ins ~ petons MA ~ 4 o,ir1t,,. az
SnaSn ~, soo,bir ii g,s' ~ ,,.6 e,19 rh',,,
woutd ha,e inc,id,,1 4; in I'M ttr bnrga II
~ -, 49, tat,.,n 49, Ia, al a. a., ,ul..
sea we not iaE b P@sSs3,oR o ~ oT
and they are eun looking abou, for every
thlng ioose, ~ inc Islands ! nave mgn
laiscr Wim%m'sS fEpa. ma qltosctbcr fhey
form what may he called Gennunys colo.
nlal Island empire. "t we racine
Ia, ,, N Tr wv n, , lipaf,r,o,,ior
about Kals.r WiheH,,s Land me couu
try. Is almost unNoNn an, vast part OIL
.h H. Set unGAl,,"rte tht me.tainus nay
1itto,,s ernfter.ti "a ~ ma 4 ,rc Nor n
AM Xxx, irterlnr VII .tn,~ re,nnIu untrodI a
Inv white men THE country h better
known as German New Guinea 1t forms
the northeastern unn,ter that lsland.
having been under III Iue Il the Ger
rians for Inc mast seyente N years I'm
until 1879 It's government was 81 the hands
Of the Ge.Inan New Guinea company. but
the administration was taken over 6y the
imperiul government two Years ago nnd
eli APPOINTMENTS now come from the ON
nprpr himself The m0tpYlul DEVELOPMENTS
pre all still In tha hands OF the New
Guinea company. wliicA controls The trade
not only OF the mainlahd but uf the X.
lands. and which has steam ana sailing
vessels moving from po,t TO port
Kaiser WllhcIus Land proner is about
onet third rs large as the whole German
empire and Its German population Is Just
ffty-three souls, II has in addition to
these about 10000 natives and i've other
Europeans so you eaa SIZE tbnt The laud
Is by no means oyererowded The seats af
government at present are the town OF
stephenson on Asrolahc bay, and Her
bertshohe on the Island OF Neu Pommern.
Resources OF the Colony.
- $50,
MOI lar PACK OF AstroWpe nay arc tue
bismarck mountains which are now heing
prospeoted for gold, ana that so success
fn,ty that ,ri,os ha,,a roee,,tl,. h,,,, ar,,ad
800 N'''Vs ~. 'NNV"N' "V'" 'l'Nneui
aHhough l am unable 10 say anything aa
40 the output. Cocoanut groves To the
extent OF 10000 trees have heep sol on,
and there are also plantations of coffee
cobb,on, t4 tba e ana fNn ng ~. ,yn,.,,
Land ID al Inc sontheast On uWon ruif
Jiere there Is a good herOor and the
country Is SAD 70 be Moh populated The
tahn as Noouel ttiollE lhe coast, put turtheI
back ~ consists OF fpllnk plains, which
are dotted Win trees and are ~ green AZ
tuulnpu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-18

sidercd due ornaments. There are club
houses here as Ia New GuineN, but the
people generally live IN huts Of different
sizes, thusc " the chiefs being large.
These people are also ctnnhNls and head
hunting IS The profession and pleasure OF
n part Of the Young m~n. POlyglmy Ia
prActccd, and some of the chiefs have as
many as 100 wives They are Tn n certain
extent farmers and raise bananas, yam
und faro. They are good fishermen, and
gather shells and pearls for sale,
The Beohe de Mer Fisheries.
Along the coast of these islands. ana
especially about New Guinea and in Tor
res strait one OF the chief businesses is
gathering and shipping beche de mer, the
gigantic sea worms or slugs which are so
much priced by the Chinese, ranking with
I birds nest soup and sharks inns as one of
/ the delicaccs ot every celestial feast. \
/ large part OF the shipments OF beche dc
/ mer are from Thursday Island. There are
! companies here which are engaged In the
| business, employing hundreds of men,
! They use boats OF i've or six tons each
4 and travel from place to pace gathering
! the sea slugs and preparing them for the
| market, They are caught by diving the
! best divers coming from the various is
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-18

The Queer Countries and Peo-
pies OF Germany's Colonial ls-
land Empire Of the Pacific. Ger
man New Guinea and Its Re
sources--fiow Syndicate
Sets Out cocoanut Groves and
Cotton Plantations II Queer
Tribes and How They Live
The German Possessions In the
Solomon Islands, Where the
Natives Are Cannibals. and IN
the Bismarck Archipelago,
Where the Girls Are Kept in
Bamboo Cages Until They Are
Maried--Some Queer Indus
tries Of the South Seas-Shark
Fins Which Bring $500 a Ton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-18

Tho doctors said I had Pustular
Eczema, which was confined mostly to
my face and hands. Crusts would form
and scale OF, leaving the places in
famed and raw. ! was tormented for
five years and used many different
applications without relief. A short
time after beginning s.. 8. s. ] noticed
great Improvement, and few bottles
cured me entirely. My skin is now as
clear and smooth as anybody's
(Signed) E. L. KELLY,
Urbana, o.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-18

constitutional treatment can do
wonderful curative qualities AM
what form the disease appears,
scaly kind. At this season, wi
poison, is much more favoral
S. S. S., being purely vegetabl
acids, purihes and cools the blooc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-18
p~~u@@N@ Acne, Tetter
~SHbHbHHHEGh Eczema
Salt Rheun
TerrOrS s esGs' ss:,|

The rid heat Of Summer the con.
letter and
Summers
alof qualities
than receiving supply Of and
checked and the whole IT,
for the tired body At last the
The
relief from bathing and the application
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-18

lotions and saIves, but the
liquid fire that seems to be
burning within and without,
and slowly consuming the
body, is not quenched by
these temporary remedies;
the lost properties must be
restored to the blood, and
only persistent and faithful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-14
stole a Five-DoIlar Bill.

For stealing S. bill from Alexander
Milne, George Greenway was today fined
SO by Judge Scott in the Police Court
with an alternative Of thirty days in jail.
Mr.. Milne was en- route to New York yes
terday and at the Pennsylvania railroad
station placed two IS bills ON the ticket
window. His head was turned away fol
an instant. and In that brief space of time
some one deity slipped one Of the bills
Off the shelf and disappeared with 1t.
While the traveller and ticket seller were
catching their breath and wondering what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-14

Her Husband, Murderer and Suici id
to Be Buried Tomorrow.

HeF HUSBAND, murderer and Suicide.
to Be Buried Tomorrow.
Funeral services were held at L O'Clock
this afternoon over the body of Mrs Ma
garet Moerheiser, who was murdered Tu IS
day evening by her husband, as published in
yesterdays Star. Services over the body
We're conducted by the Rev. Father Han
nan, pastor of st. Anthony's Church, Brook
land, at the home of the woman's parents,
where the murder was committed. Many
floral offerings were sent by friends of the
family. her father. Patrick Ford, being a
general favorite among the inmates of Sol
diers' Home. The interment was at Rock
Creek cemetery.
The body of Charles Moerheiser, the muir
derer, who also committed suicide, was
taken yesterday from Freedmen's Hospi-
tai to the dead house at Soldiers Horr,e.
where it will be kept until tomorrow. when
1t will be inferred in a part of the soldiers
cemetery remote from the bodies of the
other soldiers. 1t is stated that there will
be no services held at the grave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-14
For the Newsboys, Home.

An entertainment will be given under the
auspices OF a number Of well-known Wash
ington women for the benefit Of the News
boys Home Tuesday, March 10. at clock,
at the Washington Club, ITO street Mrs.
Gilbert Grosvenor will give her lecture on
Japan, with numerous stereopticon views.
Mrs. John Fremont will sing and MIR
O'Connor will give coon songs. A number
Of debutantes will assist at tea tables after
the performance. Mrs. Elkins has secured
the club for the entertainment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-14
Fine Was Fifty DoIIars

William Quill. colored. entered a plea OF
guilty before Judge Scott i'm the Police
Court this morning to a charge of assault
ing MS wife, Annie Quill. Quill cut his
wires cheek with a penknife He was
fined $50. with the alternative of Ten
months in jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-14

had happened to the money Detective,
Tyser and Hewlett appeared with Green.
way between them. They had seen the
man rushing out of the station and ar
rested him on suspicion. When Mr. Mllne's
loss was made known Greenway was
searched and the missing So bin found
hidden in the right sleeve of his coat The
prisoner is unknown to the police
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-14
Boy Shot I'm the Back,

sylvester Regain. ten years old. living at
Is Park place. was shot in the back about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. while play
ing near the Baltimore and Ohio tracks
AT so and L streets northeast. The leaden
missile which entered his back was fired
from a parlor rifle
an investigation OF the affair IS being
mace by the police. The person who tired
the shot has not Vet been apprehended
heSan was not seriously injured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-14
Filed for Probate

The Will of Juliana Gales May. dated
February 20 last. was filed today for pro-
bate. Juliara Walker Gales. cousin Of the
decedent. is named sole beneficiary and ex-
eClItriN.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01
vICTORIA'S INDUSTRIOUS REIGN.
Undoubtedly Has Been One OF the
Greatest In English History.

In the siXty-three years oi her reign
Victoria had seen Britain grow far
beyond other nations Of Europe. She
was Empress of India she practically
ruled Egypt, her possessions in Aus
tralia had grown from a penal settle
ment into a continental domain or
English Institutions. New Zealand
and other islands OF the south seas be-
came portions of her realm, the old
French Canadian provinces and the
regions of British Columbia were
welded into the Dominion of Canada,
and her South African co onies assumed
the dimensions of an empire.
Internal changes and reforms in
Great Britain have been fully as
marked IS the external ones. When
Victoria ascended the throne in 1884
there were on the kingdoms statute
books half hundred onenses subject
20 capital punishment-a among them
tie theft Of l0jr Of bread. Every
village had its whipping post. The
workers in the mines were slavC s.
There were practically no schools.
There was no right OF suffrage and
the only voice the people had in the
affairs of the nation was through IN
cipient revolution. Elections to par
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01

obeisances of long line OF swelter-
ing celebrities she turned 10 a lady OF
the court, in Attendance upon her, and.
vigorously flaming herself, exclaimed:
MY, Amt | hot"
Yes, ma'am, you are replied the
lady. for etiquette requires that one
shall not contradict the sovereign.
even in matter of syntax.
When The queen visited Louis Phil
ippe in the Chateau d'Eau. in 1843, the
French citizen king" having heard
that 1t was her majesty's custom 10
take a glass OF water before retiring
for the night, ordered that one should
be taken to her by a servant. When
the lackey returned with the infOrma-
ton that the queen had refused TO
receive il from his hands the king was
puzzled for a moment Then he sent
one OF his two sons. and the queen
took the water graciously enough.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01
DEATH Of QUEEN VICTORIA
Beloved Ruler of British Empire
Has Passed Away.
oNSCl0US TO THE LAST.
The History of Her Reign Tribute to
Her Great Virtues as Ruler and Woman
Longest Term in Engi,h History
Story of Her Life.

Queen Victoria, the beloved ruler of
the British empire, whose sudden i'll
ness had attracted the sympathy of the
civilized world. died at the palace in
Cowes, Isle of Wight, on Tuesday. She
was surrounded by her immediate
family and retained consciousness to
the last. The lord chamberlain was
the first to officially announce the
death, and Albert Edward, Prince of
Wales, was the first to be officially in
formed He was at the same time no
tiled that he was the new ruler OF the
British empire. or. to be exact. King
of Great Britain and Ireland and En-
oeror of India" Messages OF regret
and sympathy soon began to come
from the sOvereigns of Europe and the
executives Of the worlds republics.
Thousands came from private citizens
of English birth from many lands
where fortune had led them. All Eng
land felt the shock Of grief which was
none the less because it was expected,
for the British people dearly loved
their queen
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01

lament We're a matter Of barter among
a few free-holders.
Educational, industrial and political
conditions in the kingdom now are
well known, and they show wonderful
reform n siXty-three years. 1t may
be said that The queen had little to do
! With bringing about these changes -
that III initiating reforms her eff Irts
were almost nil. But she never checked
Or defeated progress, and many times,
when bills for suffrage extension or
for the abolition of abuses have be n
opposed by the house Of lords, her in
tiuence, eXerted through the premier
or trusted counselor, has cleared the
way for the enactment of the needed
legislation
Victoria's long reign and long Life
enabled her to see mOnarchs Of other
and fall, dynasties appear and disap-
pear and all the mutations to which
fate makes kings and their throE es
subject. In the period Of her reign she
saw Nicholas l., Alexander H., Alex
ander III. and Nicholas IL. governing
Russia from the kremlin and she fol-
! lowed the politics and participated n
the international policy Of that empire
a quarter of a century before the pres
cnt car was born. She SAW the Vati-
can occupied By Gregory XVI. by Plus
/ TX and by Leo XIII She was in close
] touch with france during the two re-
! publics, through the reign of LOUIS
/ Philippe and that of Napoleon ILL., The
great German Empire was welded to-
| gether under her eye and she was on
| Intimate terms Of personal friendship
with William III. of Prussia, William
!. Of Germany, and of close family ard
state relationship with the Emperor
Frederick and her grandson, the pres
ent kaiser No one understood the
complex and mechanism of the Austro-
! Hungarian empire better than did Vic
| toria, save the Emperor Joseph Every
throne III Europe has been vacant,
every ruler has changed, since this
sixty-three years ago.
With one exception, the queens In
fiuence was for peace as against war.
This exception was the Crimean war,
in which she showed wOndrous tact
and diplomacy, as well as marvellous
knowledge of the affairs of nations
Often since then diplomatic troubles
and friction have been smoothed over
by her personal and foreign influence.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01

No queen ever was more exacting
IN matters OF court etiquette than was
Victoria The ladies of the court stood
la great awe of her. for she did not
hesitate to let her wrath descend upon
those by whom she was offended Half
dozen years ago certain woman of
title, whose conduct had been lighter
than her majesty considered modest
and proper. was presented at draw
ing room. and was beautifully snubbed
By the queen. AS the snubbed one
gathered up her great train and made
her way out of the throne room she
was heard to exclaim flippantly:
Whats the matter with the old lady,
I wOnder?" Whatever was the matter
with the old lady" the fact remains
that this lady Of title-and 1t was a
high title. t0O-never was recognized
In any way by Queen Victoria after
ward.
On another occasion at a court re-
ception the weather was intensely
warm. and everybody was wretched-
II uncomfortable. the queen more 30
than anyone else. After receiving the
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-01
SCENE AT THE DEATH BED.
Qceen Recognizes Those About Her
Prayers for the Dying.

Qceen Recognizes Those About Her
Prayers for the Dying.
With the members of the royal fam
Ily gathered at the queens bedside
the bishop of Winchester and the rec
tor OF Whippingnam Tead prayers for
those in extremis. says a cable dis
patch from COwes. Happily the queen
was able to recognize those around
her. They came to her bedside. but
the physicians had warned them
against attempts TO speak to her. Nat
urally the family, while recognizing
the claim for public information. in
sists that the details OF the events
around the deathbed shall be sacred for
the present and imposed the strictest
secrecy on the whole household. The
arrival OF Lord Clarendon (the lord
cham5erlainj was considered Ominous.
because the arrangements for the sue
eessi0n to the throne are in his hands.
The queen IS said to have bid fare
well. in feeble monosyllable. to her
family assembled at her bedside at
midday. She first recognized the Prince
OF Wales, TO whom she spoke a few
words Of great moment: then Emperor
William and the others present filed
past and heard a whispered good-by.
All those in the bedroom were in
tears.