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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12
CANNIBAL TREE.

The most wonderful forest tree in the
world. perhaps. is the "cannibaI tree" OF
Australia. which someone has aptly
called ''the most wonderful of Gods
many wonders in vegetable life" It
grows up in the shape of a huge pine
apple, and seldom attains a hcigh- of
more than eleven feet. II has a series of
broad, beaTd-like leaves. growing IN 6
fringe at the apex. which reminds on
OF gigantic Central American pine
apple. When standing erect, these
broad. thick leaves hide a curious look
ing arrangement, which appears to per
form the same functions as those OF
the pistils in flowers
Naturally, these broad-like leaves.
which are from ten to twelve feet long
in the smaller specimens. are from If
teen to twenty in the larger. hang TO
the ground. and are strong enough 10
bear q mans weight. In aboriginal
times In the antipodean wilds. the ma
tives worshiped the cannibal tree IN
der the name OF the devil tree" the
chief part of the ceremony consisting
of driving one of their number Up the
leaves of the tree TO the apex. The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12
QUEER FOOD PLANTS.

Also in California the Digger Indians
collect pine nuts. which are the seeds
OF a certain species OF pine sometimes
called phones. by kindling fires against
the trees, thus causing the nuts 10 fall
out of the cones. At the same time a
sweet gum exudes from the bark, serv-
ing the purpose OF sugar.
The seeds of gourds are consumed in
the shape of mush by Indians in Arizona.
In addition 10 all these things the ex-
hibit referred to includes a jar of pull
verified crickets, which are eaten in that
form by the Indians Of Oregon. They
are roasted. as are likewise grasshop-
pers, and even slugs. These deIcacies
are cooked in a pit, being arranged in
alternate layers with hot stones. Al
ter being thus prepared, they are dried
and ground to powder. They are mixed
with pounded acorns OF berries, the
-four made in this way being kneaded
into cakes and dried in the sun
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

In the Department Of Agriculture, at
Washington. hidden away in an obscure
corner, is an odd sort Of exhibit of queer
foods eaten by out of the way people.
There Is a Loaf OF bread made from the
roasted leaves Of a plant allied to the
century plant
Another kind Of bread is from a dough
of juniper leaves. These are relished by
some tribes OF Indians. while others
manufacture cakes out OF different kinds
of bulbs.
The prairie Indians relish dish Of
wild turnips. which civilized people
would not be likely TO enjoy at all. In
the Great American Desert the screw
beans. which grow on mesquite bushes
are utilized Tor food. Soap berries fur
nish an agreeable diet for some savages
in this country, while in California the
copper colored aborigines do not dis
dain the seeds of salt grass.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

Japan is conceded by travellers and
writers TO be The most fascinating cOun-
Try Of the Orient a quaint and most
interesting feature IS the lanterns every
where in evideuce-stone ones, iron ones
and paper ones Of every size. The caves
OF all buildings are hung with small iron
ones On special occasions. such as the
Feast Of Lanterns. the men carry large
paper ones through the streets on the
end Of long bamboo stick
AT the Festival of the Dead. when de-
parted spirits visit their families for a
period OF three days. their path from
the tomb 70 their former habitation is
brilliantly Illuminated. The avenues
leading TO all the temples are lined with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12
MOST CURIOUS OF RAILWAYS.

IN Japan a railroad system twenty
miles in length has been operated sue
cessfully for years without locomotives
or engines of any sort. The entire line
IS run by coolie power. Each train
consists Of single passenger coach
which comfortably seats eight passen-
gers. Each car is manned by two coolies,
one ofwhich pushes it from behind, while
the other stands on the front platform
and works the brake.
On very steep grades both Of the cool
les get out and push. On down grades
both coolies jump on and the little car
Is allowed to coast rapidly down the
hills OF its own momentum Crude as
the system may appear, it is neverthe-
less fairly efficient The ear maintains
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12
The Traveller S Tree .

One Of the most curious. useful and
beautiful palm trees found in dark and
mysterious Madagascar Is known as the
travellers tree. or Ravenada Madagas-
cariensis, as the scientists, with their
renowned love Of simple terms, love TO
call il. The stem resembles that Of
the plantain tree. and the leaves spread
in a semicircle like an expanded fan
The lower leaves drop off as the stem
grows, and in an old tree the lowest
leaves of the ran are often as high as
thirty feet from the ground
This palm receives its popular name
from the fact that stores of pure and
frequently cool water are found in The
large. cuplike sheaths OF the stalks,
which the traveller may readily secure
by tapping the sheaths at the base
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

an average speed of six miles an hour
Tor the entire length Of the line. The
road connects two fagous watering
places Of Japan. and ia the season IS
well patroRized-
The line is equipped with first, second,
and third class coaches. The accom-
panying illustration shows a first class
car with its coolies in their reg
ular uniforms. The first class
car compares very favorahIy in point OF
comfort with the best cars in use On the
street ear lines Of America. L is eIe-
gantiy upholstered and finished through
out with hardwood. II is provided be-
sides with springs To add 20 the comfort,
while pneumatic brake controlled from
the front platform enables the motorman
to control its speed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

This photograph was taken in the ami
nal park Of the weIl-known Hagenbeck
burg, Germany. Here every animal has
the greatest possible freedom These
tortoises. large as they are, are small
in comparison with many that were
found wild a century ago. Such giant
tortoises are-or rather were-found
chiefly in two groups of islands-the
Galapagos, in the Western, and the
Seychelles and Mascarenes, IN the East
ern Hemisphere. They are now almost
extinct, having been hunted northerIy by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12
How to Detect Liars.

According TO a foreign chemist It is
very easy to tell whether a person is "
ing 10 you OF not. All that is neces-
sary is q tube which contains several
chemicals and which he claims to have
invented. II you fancy that person is
lying to you. ask him TO breathe into
the tube and II he Is really lying the
chemical solution which nils part OF
the tube VIII change color The chemist
explains this phenomenon by saying that
a person who speaks untruthfully IS
always more or less agitated and that
his breath on such occasions possesses
power to change the color Of the chemi-
cal solution.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

rows. sometimes double and triple lines
a tall lanterns, which stand also about
the entire grounds In iimes when the
temples were rich these lanterns were
lighted every night; now about sixty
only al most temples emit their rays.
The accompanying picture is OF an iron
lantern which stood until recently at the
doorway Of the Higashi HongEanfi
eastern Temple at Koto. the old seat
Of the japanese government 1t has JUST
been brought TO Los Angeles. Cal, for
8 gentleman who VIII place IL in his pri-
vate grounds. II Is BOG years old. 6 feet
inches high and rests upon q base y
inches IN diameter Hallway up the
column is a latticed poTtIco, which con
tains a door. Here the candle is admit
ted II is about four inches through
made Of waxed paper. HnTolling after the
fashion OF a sharpening American
lead pencil, and viii burn about four
days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

instant the victim would touch the So
called ''pistils" Of the monster, the
leaves would instantly fly together like
"a trap. squeezing the life out OF the
intruder.
Early travellers declared that the tres
held its victim until every particle of
flesh disappeared. On this account II is
called the ''cannibaI tree"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

praise TO myself. I will tell you what
have done with one hand that others
would not do with two I have Skinned
up the hagpoles of two schooIhouses in
Medford and rove the haIyards, and J
have lowered a toDmast of large flag
pole in Maiden Square when no one else
dared TO. I also went down q we'll .
feet deep and rescued girl ten years
Old when il was pitch dark"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

Among the remarkable objects brought
back to the American Museum of Ma
turaI History from the Jesup North
Pacific expedition in Siberia Is the larg-
est fossil ivory tusk so far recovered of
q great hairy mammoth. This. the world
record breaking specimen, was ob-
tanned by Waldemar JocheIson, a noted
Russian explorer, on New Siberia Island,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

Thousands of people enjoy the pleas
ure Of gathering mushrooms. but Of this
number few ever find such truly r.
maFkabIe growth as that portrayed in
the illustration. This curious circle OF
mushrooms was found about four miles
from Wilmington College Wilmington,
Ohio II Is twenty-four feet IN diameter
A few Of the mushrooms had been tram
pied doWa by cattle thet were In the
wooded pasture. so that there are some
gaps in the Photographic reproduction.
Where this strange growth was found
other similar circles were observed, but
zone so we'll preserved as this one.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

in the Attic Ocean. off the shores of
Siberia
The tusk in its present state meas
ures thirteen feet long by two feet in
circumference at its thiekest point. and
weighs 220 pounds. The curve of the
big tusk is more than enough 10 contain
the outstretched figure Of a man. The
explorer states that some geo or more
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12
BUILT A HOUSE WITH ONE HAND.

This house was built with one hand
by Charles o. Blomerath, Of Maiden.
Mass. who is also an inventor He lost
his right hand on Washington's Birth
day. 1857
Since then says he. 81 have carried
and sold newspapers for living, This
house was commenced in 1894. and ]
have employed ms. spare time in build
Ing it. Not wishing TO take too much
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

tusks OF various sizes are annually
washed down from the glacial beds and
river bottoms anf are gathered and
traded of BY the natives for CONNER
ciai purposes. The ind is considered a
valuable contribution to science, as the
tusk IS much larger than the one be-
longing 10 the mammoth whose complete
body was recently found and taken 10
St Petersburg
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

Some OF the mushrooms measured ten
inches across.
It may not be generally known that
mushrooms exhaust the SOL on which
they grow, as they derive their nutri-
mcnt from organic matter. In expla-
nation Of the formation Of the growth
shown II may, therefore. be pointed out
that where one mushroom Grows this
year & group may follow the next year,
eXhausting The soil II is supposed that
the area Within The circle was thus ex-
haused, and that year after year the cir
Gle would increase in diameter until it's
lines would be lost TO the eye.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12
IVY-CIad Pine.

This pine tree. which stands in the
neighboThood of Cob1entz, Germany. is
$50 years old and ninety feet high. The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

During last year there were 119 deaths
from accidents on the Alps.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

The work OF the hardy. fearless toilers
in the forests during the latter part of
the winter and the spring is a feature in
the business affairs OF the United States.
as numbering ranks among the leading
industries Whether it be in Maine. in
the Adirondacks or in the forests of
the Northwest, II is everywhere the
same. in so far as the river drivers take
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

for the men who work even on the small
er streams. or the brook dives" as
they are sometimes called. Here. where
water is confined by artificial means
the jams are Of frequent occurrence. as
the volume Of water is not sufficient to
move the heavy timbers down the noun
tain gorges without stopping occasion
ally in contact with a boulder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12

their lives In their hands and stake
them upon the balancing OF some slip
perry log. There are several deaths every
year on the streams down which they
drive logs. but the life there in the
woods has about it 2 strange fascina-
ton that Is irresistible to the men who
have once followed its dangers.
There is danger and awful exposure
Arizona republican., 1903-09-10
HIGGINS IN THE SWIM
Another Warren District Mine Reach
 eS Water Level.

On Sunday the Higgins landed into the water strata, says the Bisbee Re view. This was done at exactly 300 feet depth in the shaft and the forma- tion has changed remarka bly,. In fact, the rock in the shaft is now so heavily charged with iron that some of the people, a little Cver-anXious for good tidings, are spreading the report that the Higgins has struck ore" The rock at this point. which has doubtless been under water for many years. has be- come so heavily infiltrated with iron brought by the water from mineral bodies nearby that it has very much the appearance of ore and in fact con tains quite q percentage of iron.
 The presence of large deposits of iron side by side with the copper ore in the Copper Queen and cften occurring mix cd right with the copper ore, makes it seem probable that the same class of deposits and practically the same conditions as obtain in the Copper Queen will be met with in the under ground work of the Higgins
 The volume Of water so far has not been definitely determined. but it is presumed that it will amount to about 200 gallons per hour
 Should this inflow continue perma- nent it will be necessary to promptly install pumps. as at present the sink ing work is delayed by the necessity of dipping up the water and hoisting it to the surface by means of the seventy five gallon bucket which so far has been used for hOisting the rock out of the shaft.
Arizona republican., 1903-09-10
CERnA DEVOLOPnENT co.
Michigan Capital Will Exploit Claims
 in Huachuca hts.

The Cerma. Development company capitalized at $250, ,000 with 25,00O shares at 5000 each has been organized in Calumet, Michigan. with the purpose of operating a group of forty-seven claims in the Huachuca mountains.
 This company is to control ground that has already been proven to be heavily mineraliZed, as included in the group will be the property now known as the Eureka and the old Copper Glance. This property was formerly worked by the Salvationists and has pI oduced $1O0O00 worth of ore which went $40 to the ton in gold, silver and copper.
 /. There is about $10.000 worth of ore on the dumps now and as much more blocked out underground. A strong ledge lying between two conglomerates traverses the group. Shelter returns from the ere treated shows a yield as high as 112 ounces of silver to the ton and s per cent copper.
 Local people who are posted on con ditions in that district say that the property is very good and worthy of proper development if arrangements can only be made to obtain railroad communications Review.
Arizona republican., 1903-09-10

What we need is better education to
 make a new race of men, Sixty-three
 years passed, and Napoleon III. went
 down before Prussia and united Ger
 many. "A new race of men had come
 upon the scene. German philosophers
 said it was Pestalozzi who did it. The
 defeated French said it was the Ger
 man schoolmaster. Back of the Ger
 man schoolmaster. back of Pestalozzi, was Queen Louise, the wise, far ing woman, who saved her nation by
 using her influence for the establish inert of the system of public education
 that has made Germany great.
 What Napoleon was to the opening of the nineteenth century, the peril of
 the nations, alcohol is to the morning of the twentieth century. To another great woman on the throne of Germany
 has come the opportunity to extend a fostering hand to system of education that will free the Germany of the fu- ture from the tyranny of alcohol which enslaveS both the soul and body of it's victims. On this opportunity, please
 allow me to congratulate your majesty and the great country over which your husband, his majesty the emperor. | reigns."
 With quick intelligence, showing re-
 markable familiarity with the history
 of her country and of the world, and a
 statesma nike comprehension of the forces that go to make a people great.
 the empress responded with great sym pathy.
 After the close of the interview. re- treatments were served in another
 room, anu the royal carriage took the visitors to the station.
 When, through the proper channels.
 I asked what I was at liberty to report
 of this interview to my countrymen who are interested to hear about 1t, 1 received the following reply: Her majesty, the empress, is, as a
 rule, very much against any publica- i tion of her saying or doings; but as her majesty is much interested in your work, she will graciously consent to
 make an exception in your case, to the
 extent of allowing you to publish the fact of the interview and her pleasure in hearing of your experience with re- gard to this important work. Her majesty has every sympathy with this
 movement and wishes it all success, and I have pleasure in assuring you that her majesty was very pleased to
 make your acquaintance"
 l This letter explains why the many gracious sayings of the empress in the | int erview are not given here. The idea of universal, systematic. graded study of temperance physiology in the public schools. as a method for
 preventing the drink peril. was cor
 dially received by these people who are 1 in a position to make it a fact for their country.
 In other ages, nations have studied
 one another's weaknesses as points of attack twentieth century interna tional rela ations are those of mutual helpful
 ness in the struggle of each for high | CT civilization.
 MARY H. HUNT.
Arizona republican., 1903-09-10
THE TWIN BUTTES COMPANY.

Articles of incorporation of the Twin Buttes Mining and Smelling company were filed today. The incorporators are John c. Baxter. John Ellis and Micha el Irish. The capital stock of the company is $1,000.000. the shares being divided into one million at q par value of one dollar each. The office of the company will be at Tucson. Arizona, and the di- rectors for and during the first year shall be William H. Earles, David S. Rose, of Milwaukee. Wisconsin; J. c. Baxter. John Ellis and NJ. Irish, of Tucson.
 The Twin Buttes properties lie thirty five miles south of Tucson in the foot hills of the Sierritas and comprise nineteen claims. which the origina! owners. Baxter. Irish and Ellis. have fer years been developing and from which they made several shipments of copper bearing ore. They will be con- nected with the control of the mines and active arrangements are in prog ,ress already. Stock wagons and hoists have been ordered. The Twin Buttes will be 2 factor in this county. It is understood that upwards of sS5000 was paid the ownerS.-Tucson Citizen.
Arizona republican., 1903-09-10


 Congressman Irvine Dungan of Jack son, O., elected to the Fifty-second Con gross as Democrat, in recent letter from Washington, D. C., says:
 W desire to jain with my many friends in recommending your invaf- uabie remedy, Peruna, 10 anyone In need of an invigorafing tonic. and whose system is run down by catarrhal troubles. Peruna is q permanent and effective cure for cafarrh and ' would advise all who are afflicted with fhis disease to try fhis remarkable rem. edy. .-Irvfne Dnngan.
 Everybody is subject to catarrh. Pe- runa cures catarrh, acute or chronic, wherever located.
 Hon. Thomas Gahan of Chicago, mem Der of the National Committee of the Democratic party, writes as follows: CT was afflicted with catarrh for four teen years and though I tried many remedies and applied to several doctors I was not able to find cure. I took Peruna for twenty-two weeks and am now entirely cured. .'-Thomas Gahan. If you do not derive prompt and satis- factory results from the use of Peruna write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be glad to give you his valuable advice tree.
 Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Colum bus, O.
Arizona republican., 1903-09-10
CALUMET & BISBEE.
Warren District Property Basis of a
 Stock Boom.

All day Saturday the news of the splendid conditions prevailing at the bottom of the Calumet & Bisbee shaft was thoroughly discussed about town and the telegraph office was kept busy sending out requests for punches Ci the stock 10 Michigan trading centers as the local brokers were very quick ly sold out of shares of that stock. says the Bisbee Review
 Monday morning bright and early the brokers were overwhelmed with or ders of rush character and the wires were kept hot sending requests to Mich iSan. Minnesota and every point where it was thought shares might be pro- cured
 Tha knowledge that a payment on the stock is called for September g of course made no difference to those who wanted to get in on the good thing which the Calumet X Bisbee certainly is
 From the information which was available regarding the position of this stock in the eastern markets it was judged that about the same conditions prevailed there as were noticed in Bis
Arizona republican., 1903-09-10

and Campbell, who was striking, said they would try for the miss hole. They went ahead, Campbell striking and GirauX turning; it was only moment after Campbell made this remark until felt the shock and then I was stun ned for time. The top carman low cred the bucket and put me in and brought me to the top and then went down and got the other boys. Camp bell was dead and Giroux was blown up in very bad sh9pe.''
 The explosion was a very loud one as the hole had been loaded with nine sticks of giant powder.
 Campbell was killed outright and nearly every bone in his body was bro- ken. GirouX had his left hand blown off and his left eye blown out; large hole was torn in his chest and another in his thigh and he was horribly mangled.
Arizona republican., 1903-09-10
PEABODY MINE CLOSED DOWN

Mr sam Bfgler. q we'll known miner and prospector of the Dragoon noun tains, arrived in Douglas Saturday and has gone down into Sonora to look over that mineral country. MT. Bigler brings news of the closing down of the Pea body mine at the Johnson camp a few days ago and also of the destruction by fire of the buildings owned by the company there. The Peabody mine is owned by the Federal Smelling con- pany and is copper property. It has produced in the past a large amount of copper orc which has been shipped from Cochise station. on the Southern Pacific railroad, to the the company's smelting plant at Fl Paso. The closing ot this mine will throw a number of men out of employmcnt.-Dou In ternational.