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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-20
Sweden BuiIding Nearly Finished

John Hammer. the Worlds Fair resi-
dent commissioner in Sweden, writes that
the Swedish building is nearing compe-
ton. and will be shipped in sections to
the United States not later than the mid
die of January. Mr.. Hammer says the
structure is very unique and highly art
istic in every detail
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-20
Doctor Brown. Father iii.

Doctor John Young Brown. super
intendent of the City Hospital, departed
last night for Henderson. KY, in response
to telegram stating that his father was
dying. Doctor Browns father has been
failing In health for several months.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-20

arm was broken and his back lind spine
We're injured. He was treated at the South
eide Dispensary and then sent home.
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United States made terms with the sui
tan, the latter was to receive from the
former certain pension, and his dattos,
during good behavior" also were to be
remunerated, or pensioned. or given
tribute-whatever way one may please to
look at It.
The Spaniards looked upon the Moros
as fierce and bloodthirsty, but the Amer
leans have been able to advance in friend
! ly relations with them and have gone
among them pretty freely. And it may
be that as the popularity of the Amer
| leans has Increased there has been cor
responding decrease in that of the abb
! trary sultan.
| The sultan is greedy as well as arbi-
trary and for some time has been very
unpopular with his subjects. The best
of the pearls go to the sultan, and he re-
ceives other taxes from the pearl fishing.
The revenues being derived from arbi-
trary fines, one cannot wonder that in
Sulu blessed is nothing. 1t is said the
sultan will do anything for money, and
the following story is told of the manner
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WATER FOR THE STOMACH.
CopiOus DrauEhts Are Useful In X eep-
ing the Human Interior
Clean.

The habits of people in general do not
seem so bad when one considers the aver
age individuals limitations as to knowl-
edge and thought. The fact is that most
people don't know, don't think and hence
don't care. Let them read more science,
think more sensibly and act more seri-
ously, then their habits will be more sat-
isfactory, says Health.
The alimentary receptacle-the stom-
ach or vat in which foods and liquids are
received and mixed-is habitually con-
verted by many persons into chemical
retort for all sorts of drugs and remedies
with the view of reaching and relieving
the ills of the various organs of the
body from dandruff to corns. The writer
believes that he can give no more and
better reasons for his confidence in the
therapeutic value of remedies than most
other physicians, but he wishes to en-
phasize here the transcendent element Of
common sense in their administration
Before and above all things. however,
what is wanted Is a clean gastro-in-
testinal canal. and his claim is that
water, properly used. is the best agent
to effect that cleansing. On a par with
this canal in Importance are the elimina-
tive tissues and organs Of the system, the
kidneys, mucous membrane and skin.
What therapeutic agent, properly used,
is better than water? After all the as
similative and eliminative organs and
tissues have been thoroughly rinsed with
pure, soft water, then. if it be still neces-
sary to administer chemical agent, one
may be selected that will, with these or
gans and tissues in better condition,
work wonders. If you are so foolish as
to allow yourself to become foul from
head to foot cleanse yourself with water
before resorting to chemical aids
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The Picturesque hand
Of Su1u and It's Sultan
The People FIRE Tokps Kindly Amercop Methods opd
s. Growing Weary of Their Poteptote.

=. !: !: !: =; !: J;
40 UR friend, the sultan OF Sulu.
NJA is no longer an American sub
MS1EM ject. He has left his native
N health utterly cast its dust
from his feet and taken up
residence In Singapore. There have ac-
eompanied him into exile his six wives.
his retinue of slaves, and the magnificent
dattos that form his cabinet.
The reason assigned for his departure
Is the increasing weakness of his hold
upon the throne,and two causes are given
for this decrease of power: one that the
American invasion. has affected his au-
thority, the other the fact that he has no
male heirs 1t is believed that the sui
tan, who is a physical wreck, will not
have long to enjoy life in the Straits set
tlement, not long to enjoy the pension
from the United States. A short life and
a merry one, is evidently the motto of
this royal parsonage.
Among the poorer classes in Sulu a
man seldom aspires to more than one
wife-he can't afford it. But the sultan
the dattos, and some of the other chiefs
indulge in plurality of wives, being en-
couraged thereto by their religion, the
Mohammedan. When the United States
made treaty with the sultan, promise was
given him that our government would
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in which he administers justice: "a Moro
lost a carabao by theft, he located
the thief and complained to the sultan.
who fined the thief SOS and confiscated
the carabao."
The sultan is described as a small man
with a repulsive face, his thick. protrud-
ing lips, fiat nose and swarthy skin in
dicating his Malay origin. His costume.
when he IL dressed for an audience with
white men. is copied from European
modes, with few little details added to
suit his own fancy-evening dress suit.
diamond shirtstuds. very large dia-
mond ring on his finger. q huge pearl for
further adornment, tan shoes on his feet,
a black and white turban on his head.
The sultan's mother has long been the
power behind the throne and is person
atty deserving OF extended mention.
Somebody, should make her heroine Of q
a. comic opera-or perhaps. rather. a
tragedy, she being fond Of dealing In
poisons and pther tragic accessories. The
sultan is suficiently mothered: and
wived, 1 believe. beyond the extent Of the
law: but he is childless.
KATHERINE POPE
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whose hilt is of carved wood, silver or
ivory. The campilan is another favorite,
weapon with long blade that broadens
toward the end; its handle is of wood
grotesquely carved and decorated with
dyed horsehair and little bellsl 1t is
needless to remark that the campilan is
a most unpleasant looking instrument
of death. The barong is a stout, heavy
knife sharp-pointed and having but one
edge. At work or play, the weapon is ever
kept within easy reach.
Sulu is a queer land of piracy, poly
gamy and slavery. Nearly all the in
habitants are Mohammedan Malays, to
whom the Spaniards gave the name
Moros in remembrance of other NOLAN.
medans that had been in times past
terror to the Spanish peninsula. The
name has stood for daredevil deeds and
piracy of the most daring sort, and the
present day Moros pride themselves on
the reputation of their people. Those
who know them declare they are not
quite so courageous as they think them
selves, but they like to be considered big
braves and swagger around considerably.
The chief are surrounded with ridicu-
lous lot of ceremony, and the sultan has
courtiers, retainers and slaves; then on
each island, or in each district, there are
| certain leaders called dattos. When the
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Stuffed and Brai.ed Peppers.

Wash as many large green peppers as
are needed; cover with boiling water
and let them stand over the fire for five
minutes, then drain and rub of the
skins with a damp cloth. Cut out the
stem and scoop out the seeds and remove
the tough veins. Make stufing with
bread crumbs moistened with tomato
juice and an equal quantity of any cold,
minced meat: season with salt and pep
per; replace the stems, stand the pep
pers in a baking pan or dish and pour in
enough broth or gravy to half cover
them. Cover the pan and set it in mod
erately hot oven and braise for half an
hour. Make brown tomato sauce by
adding thick stewed tomato to the re-
duced gravy or broth. Place the pep
pers in the center of a hot dish and pour
tho sauce around them. "s~sA
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Peach Moonahine

This is still more ethereal dessert
mot at all filing. but extremely pal
atable. Break the whites Of eight eggs
in large platter and beat with sweep
fng strokes. using a wire beaten, until
stin. Add gradually eight tablespoon
fu!s of powdered safgar. beating all the
TINE. Lastlysfold m two heapfng table
spoonsuls of peaches, fresh or pre-
served, but cut in tiny bits. Serve with
an a''undan=e Of whipped cream. plac-
ing the lincolnshire" on top of the
c-sam.-E. shington Star.
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THE WORLDS LEPERS
Dread Disease Has Invaded Practi.
cally Every Country and Race.
strict Regulations Against IL Are
Having q Good Eject I'm LooseninE
Its Grasp-Rages Through
out the Orient.

Recent Investigations in Norway show
that leprosy in that country is loosening
its grasp, and that the government has
been justified in enforcing its strict isO-
lation regulations.
Though dark races have been more
subject to the scourge Of leprosy than the
white, in every country and race there
have been many victims of the dread
disease.
Leprosy has existed since the records
of history, and perhaps in prehistoric
days it worked its ravages in both Asia
and Africa Until the Crusades, 1t was
practically unknown in Europe, but be-
ginning with that period it spread at
dangerous rate. During the Middle Ages
almost every village in Great Britain and
France had its leper hospital. Men pres
emily demanded to be segregated from
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THE TROUBLES OF LO'
Land Sharks Are Defrauding Him
Of Valuable Property.
Methods by which They Operate In
the Indian Territory-Rule of
the Squaw-Man Was Bad
Miuora Refrauded.

In the Indian Territory land sharks,
for long enough season to have
brought affairs to a climax and
measures have'Alately been taken
to restrict their, dealings. A re-
cent decision of Judge c. w. Raymond
in the United States court for the west
ern district of the Indian Territory pro-
hibits parents of Indian minors from
leasing land belonging to such minors
without the advice and direction Of the
ing influence, affecting something like
1000 900 acres of land. And as a result
of recent investigations set on foot by the
Indian Rights association and the inte-
rior department, ruin may overtake sew
eral of the land companies organized to
rob the Indian through the lease system
When the tribes were given this reser-
walton to have and to hold, some opti
mists may have thought the Indian prob
lem solved. But it was not, though fol
time affairs ran smoothly enough that
the outside world heard little of the life
going on in that far-off western territory
But gradually there came to the knowl-
edge of the country at large stories that
woke up the public to the realization that
our Indian charges needed help in gov
erning themselves. Investigations were
ordered; and the report was ma6Ia that
the territory was most lawless, a harbor-
ing place of outlaws and criminals of al;
sorts. We learned that the full-blood
Indians had very little to say in their
own territory, that the "squaw men
ruled and mis-ruled as they saw fit.
These squaw men, white men that ha6
married Indian women, ruled triba'
affairs, controlled broad acres, and push
ed the full-bloods to the wall, or rather
to the woods. Together with half-breeds
of some little schooling, the squaw men
appealed to the tribal traditions Of the
full-bloods, and, by occasionally allow.
ing the latter to hold Office. were able tc
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prolong their own control in the terri
tory. When congress detected thes'
frauds, she determined to do what sh
could for the Indian, even If it mean
the adjustment of tribal identity, tn
breaking up of the communal lands int,
small allotments, even the breaking o
the treaty in which the Indians wer
promised the territory for their reserva
ton, and which they thought was to re
main theirs as long "as grass grew an.
waters ran"
Our government has the Indian on he
conscience, and since she has found tn
old plan for him not success, has beeJ
moved to the present bold attempt Shr
is now offering him citizenship instead O.
obsolete tribal rights, and it remains tt
be seen what he will make of his new
opportunities. The white man has
suuirmed into the Indian Territory any
way, and now she makes it possible for
him to enter it frankly. But at every
step the United States must protect the
aborigine from this same white man,
and only with difficulty is she able to pro-
cure the right kind Of paleface to help
safeguard the interests of the Indian
One of the changes already noticeable
In the Indian Territory since the break
ing up of communal holdings, is the rapid
rise of a class of Indian landlords. The
"a 900 persons (6S,5Oo Indian citizens and
Is. 800 colored citizens affiliated with the
Indians) who are eligible for allotments,
will hold homesteads aggregating over
1000 900 acres in extent. These home
steads cannot be sold or taken for debt
for a period of 81 years, but it is feared
the majority of Indians will not be made
farmers thereby; it is prophesied that
they will sit back shiftless landlords,
making use Of present income from rents
rather than laboring for future gain. To
protect the children, to insure that they
shall receive some of the benefits accru-
ing from their allotments, has been the
aim of the recent decision providing the
advice and direction of the court when
Indian parents of minors desire to leas.
out the lands of these minors.
LOUIS LONG.
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not interfere with the religion and GUS
toms of the Moros; but even if that prom
Use had not been made, it certainly would
have been no easy matter for us to abol-
tsh the Moro institutions Of polygamy
and slavery.
AS to slavery in Sulu, we are repeatedly
told that it is very different from that
once in practice in this country. There
is not the same social degradation, the
relation does not place gulf between
master and man. Both wear the same
sort of clothes eat at the same table, and
live in the same house. Often slave is
given an opportunity to purchase his
freedom, but makes no use whatever OF
the opportunity, is Indifferent to liberty.
The land of Sulu is beautiful with the
luxuriance of tropical foliage and bloom.
and it is one Of the most healthful re-
-gions in all the Philippines. Life there
is not very strenuous, not even the slaves
having to make much struggle for ex-
istence. The surrounding waters supply
fish in abundance, the land gives plenti-
full. easily gathered harvests of cocoanuts.
mangoes, bananas and numberless other
fruits. 1t is said very little manual work
ing only when they feel like it. But this
sounds to us of the work-a-day world
something like a fairy tale.
The Suluans show very little OF Span
-ish influence, they having never been
really dominated by Spain. The average
Filipino has aped Spanish manners for
"A couple OF centuries past, but in Sulu
one finds crude. barbaric. most pic
turesoue native, little affected by the
white mans civilization. He resembles
the Apache Indian in physique. but Goes
not wear his hair long: he is counted
fearless as the typical Indian of olden
days, and shows his courage both on land
and sea, as much at home in the water as
any islander of them all. Lieut.. Col.
Owen ]. SWEET, military governor of the
-Sulu archipelago. reports there Is no rec
ord of Moro drowning. When engaged
IN the pearl fishing, an important in
dustry of Sulu. the Moro dives to the bot
tom of the sea at depths Of from IS to
100 feet.
The costume affected by the Sulu male
reminds one of comic opera makeup:
trousers similar to a clowns tights, a
loose upper garment. and a funnel
shaped affair for head covering. The
dress of the Sulu woman Is very similar
to that of her brother, only her lower
garments are of more generous cut. Mr..
Whitmarsh. an appreciative traveller.
thus describes Sulu dude: "One fellow
I saw was decked out in a pair of skin
tight trousers embroidered with silk ir
stripes of orange. red and green. and but
toned from ankle to calf with small pearl
discs. His waist was encircled many
times by fiaring sash. also OF many col
-ors. which held in position. ready for in
slant use, a small kris dagger and 8
splendid wavy handled barong. Alright
Elton jacket of apple green. with sleeves
reaching to the knuckles. partially cover
ed his upper half: and bowling red and
yellow turban crowned the costume.
A suluan while yet mere lad begins
to wear a display of weapons. and the
weapons worn in Sululand are dreadful
thirgs though splendid ss tosnncuntins
and always feen f-d bright The Ia
.orite q q double-edge sword. the kris
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the lepers, and by the sixteenth century
the disease had begun to disappear from
Europe, save in Portugal, Greece, Nor
way and Sweden, in which countries, as
a writer tells us, 1T has mysteriousIy
survived from the Middle Ages" To-day
the fearful disease occurs epidemically
in northern and eastern Africa, Egypt.
Arabia, Persia, China, japan and India:
Russia, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Greece.
France and Spain, and the islands of the
Pacific and Indian oceans; it is prevalent
in Central and South American, Mexico.
the West Indies, Australia. the Hawaiian
islands, and New Zealand, and Is found
In New Brunswick and other parts of
Canada.
India, which country contains over
100000 lepers, is one of the principal
places where leprosy exists. Noprovince
in India is free from it. Segregation is
not at all strict; the man who brings
you bread may be leper, or the woman
that passes you freely in the street may
be afflicted.
1t is estimated that there are 10000
lepers in the Philippines. Leprosy was
introduced into the Philippines In 1888.
when the emperor of Japan sent to these
islands a ship with $50 lepers on board
the exiles to be consigned to the care of
the Catholic priests. The govern
ment is now engaged in searching
for the present day lepers and
providing for their isolation. In
| the Hawaiian islands strict segrega-
ton has been the rule for many years,
though a considerable number of lepers
are aided by their friends in eluding the
vigilance of the officers and the exile to
| the leper colony on Molokai. The lepeI
settlement on Molokai is shut in by
| mountain and sea, and escape from II is
almost impossible. Catholic sisters are
the nurses there, the immediate care
| takers and the territorial government
makes liberal provision for the support
Of the victims.
Though 1t is not generally known
leprosy exists in many parts of the
United States, Louisiana, Florida, Cali.
fornia and Minnesota being the chief
centers. Leprosy has been known il
Louisiana since 1855, and has increased
there of late years, becoming epidemic
| about 1866. A report sent to the senats
| commission OIL ueQlCdl Objects OI IDe
marine hospital service, shows that lep
rosy is distributed in the United States az
| follows: Alabama, one case; California
"a: Florida, "a; Georgia, 1; Illinois, S;
Iowa, 1; Louisiana. 1885, Maryland, 1;
Massachusetts,, 2; Minnesota, 20; Mis-
sissippi, 5; Missouri. 5; Montana. 1; Ne
yada. 1; New York, Z; North Dakota.
16; Oregon, L; Pennsylvania, l; South
Dakota, 1; Texas, 3; Wisconsin, 3; max
ing a total of 27S cases.
The disease is now generally regarded
as both contagious and infectious and
| scientists urge strict segregation. Inter-
national conferences on the subject are
held from time to time, and the reports
given at these meetings show that as yet
no progress has been made in the cure Of
the disease. The bacillus of leprosy was
discovered in 1873 by DR.. Hansen. of Nor
way. but scientists confess themselves
ignorant of the conditions under which
the bacillus grows and develops, as we'll
as the way of it's invasion ito the human
KATHERINE POPE.
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Unreasonable.

Doctor-Walker is the most unreason-
able man ever saw.
Friend-Yes?
Doctor set his little boys broken
arm, and now Walker refuses to pay me,
merely because it happened to be my au-
tomobile than ran over the boy.-Judge.
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Good NeiGhbOrs.

do yon think those new people will
make good neighbors?"
"Oh, DELIGHTFUL. Why, I can see all
ready that they're going to do enough
scandalous things to keep US in gos,dp
Ill win-ar."-Ch Chicago Post
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ENJOYED the Making Up.

The Husband-We must break this
habit of constantly quarreling with each
other, even if we have to separate.
The Wife-But I can't live without
you.-Town Topics.
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A Practical Dramatist.

Friend-Why do you kill OF SO many
people in every act?
Dramatist-The company is small. and
that is the only way can work In all the
characters.-N. Y. Weekly.
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Just So.

Little Elmer (who has an inquiring
mind)-Papa, which bone was it that
was taken from Adam to make woman
of?
Prof. Broadhead-The bone Of conten-
ion. my son.-Town Topics.
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Accounted For.

Mammon-Did you attend the we'd
ding? -,y,1, ,.,.--t-
Cupid-Yes, 1 was among the "also
present. brooklyn Life.
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Ha. Long Jawbone.

/ The average length of . whales
.tawbv~. Is seven feet. Z 81 In
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Blanquefort Prosperous.

Blanquefort commandery, No. 13, OF
Knights Templar is unusually active these
days. Orders have been conferred upon
nine members since January, and great
interest is manifested not only by local
members, but also by out-of town mem
bers, especially those at Bar Harbor.
This evening will be the annual vista
tion OF DR.. F. G. Thayer, Of Waterville,
deputy grand commander of the grand
commandery of Maine, and the Order Of
the Temple will be conferred upon three
candidates. A banquet will be served
after the work. All Sir Knights are re-
quested to be present.
Next Sunday-Easter-tbe commen dery
has accepted the invitation of Rev j. p
Simonton, of the Met hodist church, who
is Sir Knight, to attend the morning
service, when he will preach a sermon
appropriate to the day aud occasion
Members will meet at the asylum at 10
O'Clock, and proceed in body to the
church. Uniforms are not to be worn.
On May 7 the annual conclave OF the
grand commanderv will be held in Port
land.
An effort is being made to observe st.
Johns day--June Pas an annual field
day for the order in Maine. II such an
event lakes place, 1t will aft Jrd oppor
tunity TO Sir Knights who cannot attend
the national trienDial, to participate to
some degree in the festivities of templar
masonry.