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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-06-22
TIE BALEARIC ISLANDS
A Remarkable Archipelago, But Little Known to
the Outside World.

Parma, Island of Majorca, Spec1a1 COR
respondence, May 1, 1901.-It is a subject
of continual regret among travellers in
this part of the world that their itinerary
cannot include these curious islands,
Which are not visited by any of the
steamships plying between Mediterranean
ports. The Only regular communication
with them is by line of dirty little trad
Ing vessels from Barcelona, whose dis
reputable looking crews have too much
the air of pirates to be chosen as compan-
ions on a pleasure excursion. Therefore
we gratefully accepted the invitation of
our English friends to prolong the yacht
ing trip from SARDINIA to this most inter-
csting archipelago. |~-
Spain seems to be purposely keeping
these last possessions in the background,
lest they too, with the knowledge of good
and evil, should follow the wayward ex-
ample of her other island children. /
fancy that many wel-informed readers
Will inquire, Where are the Balearic ISL
ands?" So completely have they passed
from the memory Of man. While almost
forgotten by the neighboring countries,
&hey seem to have disappeared entirely
from the worlds commercial reckoning.
Their social, political and industrial con-
dition remains precisely the same as two
thousand years ago, when corps Of their
Akillful singers accompanied the Roman
&rmies, Yet there are few places on the
globe of greater interest in scenery. his
cory ana lnnaplIanus; ana none with more
delightful climate. They are rich, too
beyond computing in mineral and agri-
cultural possibilities, and Spain does we'll
Erom ner selfish point of view, in discour-
aging all communication which would
&end to their enlightenment.
The group of half a dozen islands lies
midway between the coasts of Spain and
Africa, directly opposite the Province of
Valencia The largest is Majorca, and
Palma, it's capital and principal port, is
matter of. only eighty miles and a few
hours sailing from Barcelona. The name
Balearic was no doubt derived from the
Greek word ballien Ito throw, on account
of the experiences of the islanders with
the sling, to the use Of which they were
trained from infancy. Their singers were
famous among the military men OF the
earliest times. and for five hundred years
rendered excellent service on every bat
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ants of the nine great families among
whom the conquerer partitioned it and a
few other mobiles come over from Spain.
By the common people. who are very
proud of them and willing to work hard
for their support, these are popularity
called butifarras (''big sausages,'' much
as we speak of "bIoated bondholders.''
In the Rue de Palma is the casa de
Bonaparte." beautiful building, which
in its prime must have resembled Flor
entine palace, with it's triple-light win
dows and the richly sculptured capitals
of its slender marble pillars. The tradi-
ton is that Hugo Bonaparte, grandfath-
er Of Napoleon, lived here until the year
HILL when he went to Corsica (Which
then formed part of the kingdom Of Ara
gon), as governor of that island. In an
other street is the house where Charles
". lived during his visit here in 1911, be-
fore setting out on his disastrous .expeGi=-
dition to Algiers. Above one of the win
sdoWs is his ugly portrait, carved in stone,
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are the Ramparts. Borne and Rambla,
where bands play on alternate evenings
and the beauty and fashion of the towns
turn out to snow itself in its bravest
gaud and gear. Though the blood of the
aristocracy may be the bluest, it must
be confessed that they have little to boast
of in the way of beauty, and their style
is of other days. Among the lower classes
one occasionally sees pretty young
''Cheuta," as the descendants Of the Jews
who were forcibly converted to Christian
ity in the early days, are called: but,
like their tribe in other parts of the
world, the beautiful Jewesses take on
too, too solid flesh at middle age, with
greasy skins and mustaches. Some OF
the Hebrew families are enormously
wealthy, but are held in anything but
honor at Palma, being formerly restrict.
ed to a particular quarter of the town
and prosecuted in many ways, But they
throVe all the same, far more than their
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EAPOLIS. MINI. SATURDAY. JUNE %. 1901.

which is not harder han his merciless
heart. There are many other elegant
private houses, all OF bygone architec-
turc The finest are IN the Gale de San
jamie, the especial faWbourg Of the aris-
tocracy. All contain marvellous treasures
in paintings and works Of art, tapestries,
antique furniture, etc, which their own
ers guard with jealous care. Art is held
in great esteem in these forgotten islands,
though learning does not flourish as it.
should. The work Of some of the native
artists is said to be really remarkable,
and it is great surprise to learn that
the Palma Academia de las Bellies Aries
ranks third in Importance in the long list
of similar establishments throughout the
whole of Europe! In it instruction in
every branch of art, decoration and de-
sign is given cautiously by island artists
to a constant average of five hundred III
-iils Til re is also a we li-attende1, acad-.
envy of music.
r1s oy,Az yEcr1iY,
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tie field of the Romans. When the Ar
NADIA sailed for the conquest of England
a body of Balearic singers was among
the picked warriors. To this day a sling
is the first toy of the Balearic boy and
he delights in traditions of the marvel
Gus ,dexterity of his soldier-ancestors,
who, like the left-handed sons of Benja-
min, the cld-time Hebrew, could sling to
q hairs blSldth and not miss .-.r.-
The island boy is taught in this way:
His dinner is put into trail vase of
pottery and suspended from the branch
Of a tree, and he must break the vase
with a stone from his sling before he
can dine. AS he grows older and more
expert, cord is substituted for the vase
as a mark. His food is tied up in a cloth
and hung high as Hannah, and his dinner
hour depends upon how socn he can sever
the string with stone. AS among the
Indians Of the Bolivian Andes, who are
continually warning with stones. all the
murders committed in these islands are
done by means Of the sling. 1t is cheap
ammunition, and a man who is whacked
on the temple with stone, SHE'D with
unerring aim by some hidden enemy, can
not fight back" but drops without an
CuCCEy. Every SUepNoTU anQ
herdsman carries his sling in his girdle,
both for offence and defence. He can
sling a pebble so softly as merely to flick
the ear of a straying lamb, or hurl a
rock with such force as to brain a robber
or prowfing animal.
The principal islands of the archipelago
are Majorca, (the largest, as its name in
dicates); Minorca, the smallest; Ivenza
and Formenterra; and besides there are
Cabrera or ":goat island" Conejra, or
rabbit island,'' and several others. Their
combined area is about 1900 square miles.
and the pr esent population nearly 800 OOt,
Their authentic history goes back several
centuries before Christ. Owing to their
central position between Europe and
Africa, they were for ages a favorite bone
of contention, successfully gnawed by
Phoenicians, Carthagenians, Greeks, Ro-
mans, Vandals, Arabs; and from the last,
they were taken by Don Jamie !. in the
year 1929. Then followed a short period
of independence, during which the ISL
anders distinguished themselves as the
worst Of Mediterranean pirates Finally
Don JAMES undeveloped kingdom was
merged into that of Aragon, under Pedro
Wand it has ever since remained a
province of Spain.
Approached from the west they present
a series of precipitous cliffs, haunted by
screaming birds and indented by numer-
Gus bays, while on the east dark forests
of pine and hemlock slope gradually from
the central mountains to the sea. Ma
jorca is almost square in form. perhaps
sixty miles long and OF equal width. The
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place where he planned and executed one

place where he planned and executed one
Of the most daring exploits of his re-
markable career. 49,
II have always told the story of this
+adventure..'''.zzh he says; with some hesita-
ton, for ] felt pretty sure that even
those who knew me best were listening
to me with at least a suspicion Of doubt,
but recently a young woman came to
visit relatives in this vicinity who is
the daughter of Jape Horner. Since
many OF my friends have met Miss
Maxim, who says that she has heard her
mother tell the story a hundred times
just as have related it, I feel now that
my description Of the affair has been
sufficiently cerroborated to make it
worthy of occupying page Of Texas
history"
Miss Mana Maxim is daughter of
the girl whom the Commanches were
carrying into captivity in company with
Mr.. Lewis.
When the warriors reached the mouth
of the cave they dismounted and tied their
horses to the trees. Two of them pulled
. the captives from their ponies and led
them to the gloomy opening in the side
of the mountain. One Indian stepped in
side, and doubtless feeling satisfied with
the warm air, he came back saying:
'Mucho bueno. Mucho caliente. y s.
Drawing his knife and cutting the
thongs that bound the legs OF the cap
tives he motioned for them to 20 into the
cavern, and he seemed to be greatly
amused when the girl drew back with 4
shudder Of horror, Nothing pleases an In
dian more than to make prisoner do
lot,
fortunate victim Of their cruelty. He
seized the young woman by the shoulders
and pushed her into the cave, while his
comrades stood about laughing an II they
weere witnessing one Of the funiest sigl,ts
in the world, and unaware that their mer.
ciless hilarity would soon be turned into
death wallis and agontzing shrfeks I'll az ter
ror. Mr.. Lewis went into the cave. and
drawing the trembling girl to 4 seat IN 4
EWarm corner he whispered to her to be Of
| good cheer I5ss
! Don't despair" he said ST have GOT
! out of worse scrapes than this
After few moments their eyes became
!; accustomed to the darkness Of the cavern
and they could easily distinguish objects
some distance away from them Mr.
Lewis, who was closely watching. every
maneuver of the Indians, noticed that one
of them sat at the mouth Of the ca lie with
his back turned towards the eanfives
while the other three were busy MAKING >
| fire only a few steps away for the mr..
pose Of broiling some strips of Iier1ed
| venison that they carried dashed to Their
saddles.
Ny hearing at that period Of my life,
says The venerable old man, was acute
and more than once Z thought that ]
heard something breathing farther hack
in the cave. Telling Miss Jane to remain
quiet T craWled carefully along the floor
of, the cavern until I came to SOME soft
object that stopped my progress. Noise
lessly and gently moving my hand over
the dark form 4 was amazed TO fi1lll that
+ I had come upon monster black baar en-.
gagged in taking his long winter slhen
| knew thatsa bear und q: such conditions is
| not easily disturbed, for Z have fred,ently
crawled into their dens and shot Them
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beautiful Bay of Palma on the souh
west, is one of dozen equally good
around the small circuit of the island
but is of the most Importance be-
cause its port is also capital of the prov
ince and the residence of the captain
eneral. At a little distance out you, dis
Germ no break In the wall Of clifs-tiiI;
suddenly a tall promontory is rounded
and narrow opening appears, through
which you sail into wide and sheltered
expanse of water. On either side are
roediaeval and Notwithstanding signal
| towers, and presently the city of Palma,
on it's terraced hillside, looms into view,
/ fanked by suburbs of summer villas,
which are occupied during a portion Of
every year by rich merchants from Bar
! celonc. Yea are, shown the very spot
| where Den Jamie landed with his army
| just G72 years ago this month Of April
| and where the great battle was fought
| which gave Majorca to the Christians.
| 1t is related that after the fight the
| wearied king wiped his bloody sword
upon his doublet, and entering the near
| est cottage called for food. Bread and
| garlic, all the peasant possessed, were
| set before him, and after the king had
eaten he laid a gold piece upon the bench
and remarked Ben dinet,'' II have
dined well.'' To-day the site of the cot
! tage is occupied by magnificent man
| sion, named Ben Dinet.'' 1t was built
| BY the marquis de la Romany, and lattI
| passed to the marquis of Butte, but is
now owned By the Montenegro family.
/ At first sight Palma town is very strik-
| Ing, with its ancient castles and inns
! merable windnills; its narrow Winding
streets, cool, clean and shady; it's MANY
churches and noble cathedrals, with fv-
| ing 5uttresses and pinnacled towers. The
cathedral was begun by Don Jamie i'm
nedlately after the victory, in gratitude
to the saints who helped him, but it was
not finished until 16O1-nearly four cen
turtles later. Indeed, it was never fully
completed, and all the windows of ore
end are yet bricked up. It's capilla real
Goyal chapel, in the oldest part of the
building, is very fine. It was intended
as the burial place of the kings Of Ma
lorca. In the center is great sarcopha-
gus of yellow marble, supporting a crown
and cushion, and within it is the toiy
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both by hook and line or with net dur
ing the breeding season. The fish arc
lifted from the water long enough to
strip them from their eggs, and they are
quickly replaced in the water without
tnjurtng. The eggs are placed in flannel
trays to keep them moist, and are taken
back to the hatchery for incubation.
Pike Secured From Lakes.
The pike are secured from Cass lake
and at Tower, Mimi, in the same manner
that the bass eggs are obtained. This
year the trip to Cass lake was almost q
total failure. because the streams where
the nets are set were filled with logs.
The eggs having been secured, four
matching houses equipped with troughs
and Matching pans are ready Tor the
Matching process, which lasts about twen-
ty days.
The first sign OF. life is shown by the
appearance of the head and tail at OPP
posite ends Of the egg The tiny fish.
scarcely large enough to be seen, lives
for sixty days on the food provided by
this sack. The sack having disappeared
gradually during this time, the little fish,
which 10 about an inch long, must be fed.
Granulated beef liver win be its exclusive
diet for another month, when the mill
ions OF little fellows are ready to be
placed in the lakes and streams. xss.s.-. IS.
The Wallreyed pike and .wl1itehsh must
be manipulated far more !. carefully.
separate Matching house, equipped with
200 Chase Mcdonald Matching jars, each
Jar holding 10000 eggs, has been pro-
vided for these eggs. The water flowing
into the jars imparts gentle and con-
tinuous rotary motion TO the eggs. The
same current carries away the STRIFE
eggs, and as the others hatch the little
fish are foated of into troughs where
they are kept until ready for shipment.
Freaks of nature.
Several verfeties OF carp and gold fish
are kept in the ponds as curiosities to be
admired by the many visitors to the
grounds. "A freak OF nature, probably
never heard OF before, may be seen in the
form an {. Albino'' trout. The superin-
tendent, after careful nursing for three
or tneses pure wn1le nsn, ana says they
continue to multiply as long as they are
kept in the same pond.
IS In one of the Matching houses fish and
game museum is kept, containing specf-
mems OF all the different birds and fish
that are to be found in this state.
The $1,000 appropriated this year for
improvements will be used in construct
grounds to form bass pond, in order
that the low water in the river may have
no effect on the bass crop OF future years.
1f circumstances are favorable this
summer. the commissioners expece to
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Uncle Kerr Lewis, VINO is one OF the
few survivors Of the old Lone Star Ran
ger service, is one of the most interest
ing characters in Western Texas. After
LONG: life devoted to the, service of his
country he is Setting his house in order,
and with the courage and fortitude of a
veteran warrior preparing to join his
comrades on fame's eternal camping
ground. :, Mr.. Lewis was an Indian fight
er when Sam Filipe de Austin was the
capital Of the colony and there were no
white settlements west Of the Colorado
river. His body is covered with scars
| that he received in battle and several
times he was made prisoner and car
ried off into captivity. The Comanches
knew him well and they entertained the
| highest regard for his courage and his
assistance and advice in negotiating a
treaty for them with the Texans, and
during the truce that prevailed while the
stipulations of the compact were being
settled he made his home with Petuna,
| the chief of the Comanches. He says
that the ink on the paper was hardly
dry before the Texans violated the treaty
which had cost him SO much time and
trouble.
The Indians censured Mr.. Lewis for
the perfidous conduct of the white peo-
pie and declared that if they ever caught
| him they would burn him alive. 1t was
not long before they did succeed in maxi
Ing him a prisoner, and at the same
time they captured Jane Homer, a pretty
GIRL who was regarded as the belle of
the colony. The young Indian fighter
had long been one OF Miss Horner 8
warmest and most devoted admirers, and
he says that when he saw a big brute
[of Comanche bringing her to the chief
bound on a mustang he determined to
set her free or lose his life in the at
tempt.
/ Four warriors guarded the two cap
tives as the Indians hurriedly retreated
to their stronghold in the mountains Of
IColorado. On the second day the main
boly Of the Comanches set on towards
i the north for the purpose Of raiding a
/ white settlement on the San Gabriel.
while the guards with their captives
continued their march along trail that
!! followed the river. Mr.. Lewis was
Indians n, the hope OF taking advan
tage OF the first opportunity to make
his escape and set the young girl a,
liberty. He knew that his guards were
worn out with theia long ride. and he
4 the first opportunity that presented Itself
to rest and sleep.
I found during the day he says
THAT could easily release my hands
from the, thongs and felt confident thai
I could make a good fight if could
manage to get hold Of a weapon of any
kind fierce norther blew up during
the evening. The guards turned a little
aside to take advantage of range Of
mountains that would shelter them from
8 the cold north wind. and it is probable
4 that they had an idea Of sleeping IN q
i well known cave located near Falling
i Waters. -
Mr.. Lewis knew this now celebrated
cave. and, strangely enough. after wan
dering over the world for half cen.
tury. says the Chicago Tribune. his foot
lsteps led him back to spend his last
days IN the little town which has beer
built since thin few miles Of ths
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.MINNES0TA'S FISH FARM
State Hatchery at Wowbrook Where Millions of
Trout Are Bred Each Season.

| Inc state game and fish commissioner.
expect to make several improvements a
the fish hatchery III this city during tn,
coming year, notwithstanding the fac
that their request for a $4,000 appropria
ton was cut down to $1,000 by the legis
| lature
| The hatchery at Willowbrook is the
| only one in the state except the hatchery
| supported by the government at Duluth
The ST. Paul hatchery is located below
| the Indian Mounds park, on Willowbrool
creek. WilloWbrook, winding dowr
through the hills from mum erous springs
furnishes an abundance of clear, colo
water, SO necessary to "a successful
! hatchery.
The water is conducted by large wood
en- oonduits from the springs down
through the hatcberies and ponds. into
the buildings, where it passes through
tank after tank supplying the growing
schools of little fish with cool water. un-
til at too low a level to be of further
use it makes its way to the Mississippi
river. E.- ~
Through the series Of ponds extending
from one end of the grounds to the other
the many species of food fish at all the
stages of development may be seen.
The most abundant of these are the
brook trout, the only kind Of fish that is
kept on hand at all times Of the year for
breeding purposes. There are about %, COO
trout varying from six months to fifteen
years old, the largest being about sixteen
inches long an weighing perhaps three
pounds.
Protect Little Fish.
To prevent the destruction Of the small
er by the larger ones the fish of differ
ent sizes are separated by screens and
waterfalls. The varieties Of trout are
the steel-heads from Scotland, native
brook trout, rainbow trout from Califor-
MIA, and the brown trout from Germany
Those cultivated the most are native
brook trout, because they are more sure
to live in the shallow brooks where the
water does not keep cold throughout the
summer months. The eggs are secured
from these in October and the fish are
ready to be shipped to the creeks by May.
The other varieties Of trout spawn in
March and are seldom sent out until the
following year. - MI
All the bass and croppie eggs are Sc
cured in the Mississippi river between ST..
Paul and Hastings. The fish are caught
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one, of his customers should insist on.
paying cash he would have to employ
two extra men just to make the change
Certainly many of us could ill afford the
time to wait for it, In the great retail
stores women are sometimes detained
twenty minutes until half as many cents
in change can find a way back to them.
There is, therefore, in large cities,
where time has a value not attached to-
it in smaller places, a necessity for cred
it's, for having bills and accounts, and
a certain quixotic sense characterizes the.
conduct of those who declaim against
the custom of accounts
This statement seems to be true every
where In cities. the cash customer re-
ceives no favors or special consideration:
when shopping, and is always looked.
upon as a stranger who will probably
never be seen again in the establishment.
while the shopper whose name goes or
the books is well known and is an object
Of interest.
There is an old story to the effect that
once a boat capsized In the river, throw
ing three persons into the water. man
on shore cried out in the most agonizing.
manner, begging the people to rescue the
raan with the red head. With difficulty
the red-headed man was fished out Of the
water, while the other two drowned. On.
being asked the cause OF his intense IN
terest in the party whose life was saved
the information was ELECTED that the.
red-headed man owed the other 81, ands
IL he drowned, leaving no estate behind,
his death would make the debt toAaI,
loss. In this case the two cash custom.
crs were allowed to drown, while the man,
whose name was on the books saved his
cwn life by being in debt.
Another disadvantage suffered Bye ha
cash customer is that he has less chance
than anybody else Of getting credit. A
person who had bought in the same place
for twenty years ard always paid money
down was, on one occasion when the.
purse had been accidentally left behind
refused credit for a ,rfding sum and was.
denied the benefit Of C. O. D. package.
because the amount was too small for the.
trouble.
Nevertheless, the buying for cash has
one advantage to the buyer. It saves
peace of mind. By it the housekeeper
escapes the sword of Damocles in the.
shape of debts hanging over her.
In the wholesale business, however, the.
cash buyer gets his innings There lie for
him a premium on his cash, discount
which the credit buyer does not get. Here.
he fs appreciated and he is always the
recipient of particular attention at the.
hands of the "drummers and their en-
ployers. Cash in the wholesale business
has not lost its attractions New Orleans
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