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fire-worshipers. they had a great variety
of gods. the principal one being Ia Ta-wa-
IT, the fire-god There were nineteen tenn
piles in the little country and a large num-
Der of sacred caves. No idols were to be
seen in the temples. but they were worship
ed in secret in the recesses of the caves
Most of these caves had pools or springs
In them, and the water was supposed to be
sacred. Sick people and newly-born babes
were sprinkled with 1t, and none OF the
tribe doubted its efficiency.
But the most remarkable thing about the
Huchols is the amount of time they waste
in ceremonies and religious feasts
Ceremonies and Feasts.
Lumholtz discovered that from May to
August-that is, during the dry season and
part of the wet season-they do hardly any
thing else but make feasts with the object
of propitiating their gods and inducing them
to send rain. Fasts do not appear to be
part of their religious creed. If the rain
happens to cease for day or two during
the wet season they Immediately become
alarmed and they get together in one OF
the temples and sacrifice another OK or two
The ensuing feast lasts at least two days.
and by that time the rain is pretty sure to
be falling again-which, of course, confirms
the HuchOls in their belief in the efi1ciency
of feasting.
After the rain feasts are over. the men
and still more the women-of the tribe
manage to put in a little work during Aug
ust; but in September they have to grid up
their loins for the "hikuli seeking" This
is the great event of the year. The .shikulf'
is small species of cactus which grows In
the state of San Luis Potosi Mexico. and Il
is thought to be the same as the plant
which is known in the southwestern part of
the United States by the name of 'mescal
buttons"
A Sacred Plant.
1t is regarded as sacred plant by the
Huichols. They believe that it once grew
in their country. but that the gods got cross
over something they did and punished them
by removing it to San Luis Potosi They
travel there every year, men and women
together to pick 1t and carry it back to
their homes.
The Journey takes them about seventeen
days and they always go by the same route,
along which they have established numer-
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waxtko could point to her own and her
daughters and her granddaughter.
One drawing represented fir branch,
from which the needles had been plucked
one by one. This is a task which the girls
perform during their seclusion. so that their
fingers may become nimble and they will
not be tired in the work which is to be
their portion in life.
Another figure showed the digging Of a
treDoh-a task performed by the girls to
teach them to be skillful in digging roots
and doing other kinds of hard work. Other
pictures representing snakes and dogs.
which Waxtko explained by saying that
they had probably formed the subjects Of
the dreams of The girls who drew them. A
girl, she asserted. always pictured the first
thing that came into her head-either the
work she had just been doing. or the dream
She had had the night before.
Not Scalp Hunters.
Teit found that in the days when they
went on the war path, ever fifty years ago.
the Thompson River Indians were not in the
habit of taking scalps. like other red men.
Now and then they might scalp a great
chieftain Of the enemy just to prove to the
folks at home nat they had really killed
him; bu. as soon they had shown 1t,
they would throw it away in disgust.
When visiting one another these indians
have curious custom. They are most
hosptable, but the guest brings food for his
host and throws it inside the wigwam be-
fore he enters. The host spreads great
feast for him, but does not partake of 1t
himself He eats, instead, the food which
the guest has brought.
They have a thousand and one queer
customs connected with marriage and birth.
One of the queerest is the belief that twins
are grizzly bear children" The grizzly
bear is supposed to be their guardian angel,
always watching over and protecting them
and endowing them with special powers.
Yet curiously enough, these children are
supposed to be absolutely incapable of see
ing a grizzly bear. even if one is standing
right in front of them.
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Chinese First Printers.

r rOm the CnicdEo CHrohicie.
Centuries before 1.-The art preservative"
was known in Europe the Chinese had
practiced printing and had produced illus
trations by engraved blocks. From the
Chinese the Japanese learned to print, and
engravings dating from the thirteenth CEN
fury have been found. typography was
first employed in the service OF religion for
reproducing texts and images Of the Buddha.
This was followed by the production of
publications such as romanceS and novels
in which the illustrations were about on
a par with those in old-tfme chap books
These were followed by single-sheet prints
and by that large class of productions
which emanated from the theater as adver-
tisements. Chrome typography originated
in Japan at the commencement of the
eighteenth century with single sheets print
ed from three blocks black. pale greea or
blue and pale pink. A fourth block was
added in 112O and two others were added
about forty years later.
The art was brought to perfection be-
tween 1865 and 1875 in the sngle-sheet
pictures, Tori Kyonaga," "SuzuM Haru-
hobu' and ''Katsugawa Shunsho.
The technic of Japanese engraving and
printing is thus described: The picture,
drawn for the engraver on thin transparent
paper of a particular kind. is pasted face
downward upon a block of wood usually
cherry and the superfiuous thickness OF
paper is removed by a process of scraplng
until the design is clearly visible. The
borders of the outline are then incised-
very lightly in the more delicate parts
with kind Of knife, and the interspaces
between the lines of the drawing are finely
excavated by means of tools Of various
shapes. The ink is then applied with
brush, and the printing is effected by hand
pressure, assisted by kind Of pad, to
which procedure may be attributed much
of the beauty of the result. Certain grad
uations Of tone and even polychromatic eff
fects may be produced from a single block
by suitable application of ink or color upon
the wood, and on carefully examining these
prints it is often apparent that great deal
of artistic feeling has been exercised in the
execution of the picture after the designer
and engraver had finished their portion of
the work.
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Few Enormously Rich in France.
the London Globe.

From the LONDON GloDe
The French ministry of finance has just
published the statistics of the wills proved
in France in 1903, and from this it is evil
dent that the number of the very rich in the
country has been grossly exaggerated. Last
year only 497 wills, leaving more than
1000, 600 francs, or 10000, were proved,
and of these only IA exceeded 1900, 600
francs, or ES0,0O0. There were only eight
fortunes of over 100000 francs. or s4OO,-
600, and the highest of all was of the ex-
ceptional value of E2,000.000. 1t is evident,
then, that the real millionaires in France
are very few, but it should be noted that
rich men in France marry rich wives. SO
that family may be much more wealthy
than the will of either father or mother
would imply. But the fact remains that
the Frenchman is too wise to be given over
to the hunger for gold, and that the whole
joys of living for him is not centered In
piling up dollars. as 1t seems to be across
the Atlantic
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A SUBJECT OF STUDY
Lots Still to Be Learned About
the Indian.
SCIENTISTS AT WORK
EXPEDITIONS HAVE ACCOMPLISH
ED VALUABLE RESULTS.
Curious Customs That Prevail Among
the Huichols of Mexico-Feasts
and Ceremonies.
SCIENTISTS AT WORK

Written for The Evening Star by Henry p. Davies
The noble red man is not yet fully under
stood. No barbarians have been more
carefully studied for generations than The
Indians of North America. but the ethnol-
ogists are still busy with him There are
many things about him which they are not
yet able to understand.
His ceremonial observances. philosophy.
folk lore tribal organization. manners and
customs have formed the subjects of a
huge mass of literature which appals the
intending student: but the mass Is being
added to every year.
Many scientists are constantly at work
among the Indians of the United States.
Mexico and Canada discovering and record
ing new things about them. 1t is a branch
of chronological study to which there seems
to he no end.
In the summer of 1903 the Huntington
California expedition. headed by DR.. Dixon,
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A Nice Distinction.
IN the Philadelphia Press.

Prom the Philadelphia Press.
"She's an old maid. isn't she?"
''Oh! gracious. no. She's past that stage.
She's maiden lady"
We'll. whats the difference?"
AN old maid is a woman who is not yet
married: a maiden lady is one who never
married"
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His Harvest.

+ TONI TUCK.
"Hurrah!" cried the jubilant plumber.
We've hidden farewell to the summer:
pipe I shall mend,
And then / shall send
A bill that io truly q hummer
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First Canning in 1854.

The first men to can salmon were Andrew
s Hapgood and William and George Hume
down at the town of Washington. on the
Sacramento river. In the spring OF 1864.
George Hume Is still living and still In the
business. being director OF the Alaska
Packers Association With their own
hands. under many difficulties, and with the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-07-30

Senior Jeronimo de la Ossa, brother
fn-law of the President, a poet whose
writings have become very popular in
the enlightened circles of Central and
South America, the -versification of
the patriotic sentiments of the Pana-
manians, and to S. Jorge, A, the d.
rector of the Republican band, the
composition of the music.
On an old-style piano-said to have
at one time been a cherished property
of Simon Bolivar, whose powerful
baritone voice was accustomed to its
accompaniment in songs of the lib
erty to which he devoted his life
the Panama musician Jorge played
over the music which came to his
mind as he read the lines placed be-
fore him by Senior de la Ossa. Page
after page of the verses and music
were destroyed before a union of ex-
preston was accomplished that con-
formed to their artistic and patriotic
ideals.
When the distinguished guests Of
the government of Panama were as
sembled, the new hymn was played
for the first time by the Republican
band, being rapturously and fervently
acclaimed by the military and citi-
zens and enthusiastically received by
the Americans and foreignerSpresent.
The words of the anthem follow:
Alcanzamos por fin la Victoria,
Con ardientes fulgores de Gloria,
Sc i1umina la Nueva Nacion
Ell Progreso acaricia tus lares.
AL compass de patricia canclons
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One Scoffer Was There.

want to see the finest work of art
in this placer" asked a French jour-
na1ist at the Austrian building Thurs
day afternoon.
We're always wanting to see, so we
followed. He led us to a picture all
done in green's and blacks. 1t was
that of a girl asleep over a loom.
Light seemed to be shining through
the green blind that screened the win
dow just beyond the loom.
The color the light took from the
blind was on everything in the room
the head of the girl, the cloth of her
loom, and the great loom itself.
The effect was as if the picture
were on glass behind which shone an
electric light.
1t is the work of Svarisky, well
known in European art circles. We
looked; we admired; we talked OF the
ability of man who, with two colors
only, could do such work
One there was who disagreed. When
our EXPLANATIONS were done he made
but one comment:
"Spinnage."
But he was hushed and hurried
away.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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DR.. Parkhurst Guided the Guide.

The Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst
goes to Switzerland every year for his
summer holidays and climbs the Alps.
He has many friends among the Swiss
guides, whom he warmly admires.
"Only once did 1 know one of these
men fail in his duty" he said to a
friend the other day. 81 took him to
guide me on an ascent, and was much
surprised that he did not insist on
my carrying big flask of brandy for
the party, as the guides usually do.
But I soon found out the reason.
He was hopelessly drunk already, and
after he had staggered half a mile up
the slope he sat down on a rock, look.
ing utterly bewildered, and confessed
that he didn't know where he was or
where to lead me. He had been over
the ground a thousand times, but ]
had to guide the guide home"
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Yes rugir a tus pies los dos mares
Que dan rumbo a tn noble ambicion%
En- tn suelo cubierto de flores,
A los besos del tibio terral:
a no pueden vivir los Senores,
Solo reina ell amor fraternal-
Els precise eubrir con un velo,
Del pasado Ell Calvario la Cruz;
que adorne ell azul de tn cielO,
De concordia la esplendida luz.
Adelante la plea la pala,
Al trabajo sin mas dflacion;
De este Hundo feraz de Colon.
(Translation.)
We have at last attained. the high Vic
Upon the happy field of Union,
And with the brightest shining rays Oh
The new Nation is illumined.
Progress offers you its highest fruition.
AS the beat of this patriotic song:
Showing the course to your noble ambf-
You see both oceans breaking at your
feet.
In your rich soil, covered with many
Nurtured by the kisses of the warm
No longer lives the tyranny of Powers.
Onnipresent reigns the love fraternal-
The Calvary and the Cross must we
Forever with the veil of ages past;
We see the splendid light of concord
hover
Henceforth in your vau1ted heaven
Forge ahead with the pick and with the
To finish the task without more delay;
with humble beginning. thus. we shall
have made
bus.
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EuD. 20. lAll reSerVeu-1
stroyed the rose perfume in the proc
ess."
q THE loss is slight 1 love them,
these black roses They fascinate me.
Suppose I should decorate the wayside
shrine with them at the garden gatei"
THE peasants would stone you for
witch, fear. No, Rosamond, keep
them in your bed-chamber."
Il shall put them by my bed now,
and ring for Santuzza to take away
these other flowers. L want my black
roses to reign alone"
She crossed the room, and from an
fnlaid cabinet took out a Enthusiastically
carved vase of rich green malachite
In this she arranged the roses.
How heavy they are! One would
think they were overwhelmed. How
well they suit the vase! They shall
give me rare dreams! You are not
going back to the laboratory? 1t is
past midnight Isn't this achievement
enough for one day."
Dearest, have another experiment
still uncompleted. Go to your rest
and dream of your roses"
He kissed her and went away, his
footsteps echoing along the stone cor
ridor that led to the laboratory. She
stretched herself upon the bed, and
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Incident With a Moral.

The small boy was coming home at
a much later hour than he was wont to
be out alone. 1t was growing dark,
and as he came through the grove he
could be heard whistling vigorously,
if not very tunefully. long before he
reached the house. The elders ex-
changed g1ances.
What made you whistle so loud
1y, Willie?" asked one of them as the
little fellow entered.
well, you see," answered Willie,
soberly, cit was pretty dark out there,
and thought if some boy-some little
boy-should be coming along he might
be afraid, and it would be less lone
some for him if he heard me whistle.
Whist1ing to keep up the courage
of some other boy, says Forward, had
brought the young traveller bravely
home No one knows how much the
CHEEKY note in the darkness may help
some one else. and always it makes
ones own step frmer-
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The new Republic of Panama now
has a national anthem. the original
manuscript of which, bearing the au-
tograph of the composer, is in the
possession of DR.. r. A. Amador. the
consul general of Panama in New
York.
The conception of the hymn was
almost as sudden as was that of the
federation itself. Until the 14th day
of May the people had no song to give
adequate expression to the patriotic
sentiment toward the new govern
ment. The following day-the 18th
an official reception was to be ten
dered to the commanders of the
American and European men-of-war
lying in the roadstead, to the dip1o-
matte corps, and to the officers of the
United States troops CHARTERED on the
isthmus. AS the Republican band of
Panama, consisting of fifty pieces, is
stationed at the capital to furnish
music for ceremonious occasions, the
entertainment was deemed proper
moment for the introduction to the
world of a musical composition that
would ever afterward be the recog-
nized national anthem of the repub-
lie.
With characteristic Latin-American
impulsiveness, a conference was
called at the Palacio, in which the
political, literary and musical author
tiles of the isthmus met, and after
lively debate, lasting throughout the
evening, it was resolved to intrust to
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What was this in the bedI

lay for long time between sleeping
and waking, the light from a swinging
lamp falling across her face, one heavy
black rose just brushing the pure
whiteness of her cheek.
Her husband worked in his labora-
tory until the morning sun was gliding
the domes and towers of Florence.
Tired out at last, by a prolonged and
unsuccessful experiment, he left his
work to go to his bedroom. As he
passed his wife's room he saw that
the door was ajar. He reached out
hand to close it, lest the morning
sounds through the house should dis
turb her; but in the act he caught
glimpse of something by her bed
which made him turn faint with a sud
den nameless horror. The roses in
the malachite vase had become white
again, and were cleaning ghostIy in
the pale radiance of the swinging
lamp. Knowing the nature of the pol
sons imprisoned-he had thought for
ever-in the black roses, a terrible
fear possessed him. In making their
escape from those petals, now Of limo
cent pallor, where had they gonei
"Rosamondi" His voice shook as
he called her name.
There was no answer.
"Rosamondi Rosamond!"
His tones were now loud and terri
fed. No answer came from the dark
shadow of the bed. He drew nearer.
cold with apprehension. Something
very black was outlines against the
wilderness of the linen. A great hor-
TOR sickened him. For an instant he
paused. shaking as with ague He
dared not go nearer, dared not look
What was this ia the bed, By n su-
preme effort he reached the window
curtain. and pulled it aside. The
morning light streamed in, revealing
the form of his wife. quite dead, and
black as If carved out of ebony,
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Got Some of His Own Medicine.

John w. Yerkes, commissioner OF
internal revenue, is telling a good
story on himself. Like many Ken
tuckians, Commissioner Yerkes some
times chews tobacco. Shortly after
the PRONUNCIATION, by his own order,
OF the rule that all tobacco must be
kept in the original boxes until it is
sold, he went into a store in Wash
ington and asked for a piece of his
favorite brand. The clerk handed it
to him, and as he tried to cut of q
mouthfu1 it crumbled into dust.
What is this that you're giving
me-" he asked, "punk?"
1T is pretty dry" replied the clerk;
"but we can't help it,. We used to be
able to take few pieces out and keep
them in moistening box, but some
darned fool up in the internal revenue
office decided that that was illegal.
and we can't do it any more. Beats
all what idiots get appointed to Of
fee"
''Well, that certainly was fool
ruling replied Mr.. Yerkes.-New
York Times.
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Yes. He WOULD wait.

"How long would you be willing to
wait for me?" she asked, in tones SO
low he could scarcely catch the words
And then she went on: You know,
George, nay father has recently invest
ed in a silver mine, and he is going
there at once, and I cannot leave
mother alone. So I ask you again,
George, how long would you be will
ing to wait for me?"
wait for you, my darling?'' repeat
ed George, with deep emotion, for his
was no feeting love, dear reader 81
viii wait for you until we learn how
the silver mine turns out"
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Must ashow. Verbal Permission.

Sergt F. H King of the Twenty
third regiment told a friend visiting
the state camp at Peekskill the fol
lowing bad break by the corporal OF
the regiment, who must be of Irish
extraction
A soldier was attempting to leave
the camp after taps. when he was
stopped by the corporal Of the guard
You cannot go without leave" said
the guard
But 1 have the captains verbal
permission" answered the man.
ssWeH, you can't get past here I'M
less you show me that verbal permits
sion," replied the guard.-New York
Times.
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Her Reward.

7Gf reward.
1.-THE BRUTE" exclaimed the bride of
a year. ~
Have a cup of tea, DEAR" said her
fondest friend, "and tell me all about
It. What has he been doing now?"
You know I told you he has been
encouraging me in learning to cook;
has praised my nice little entrees,
takes me to the theaters as an occa-
sional reward and all that"
No good ground for a separation
in that, I imagine" said the dearest
friend, with slight sarcasm
your sympathy is worse than your
tea" retorted the bride, who was OBJ
viously out of sorts. But I'm going
to tell you, anyway. Not long ago
he promised me surprise if I would
turn out a nice dinner cooked all by
myself, from soup to coffee. Last
night I did SO. Everything pleased
him.
my pet he remarked, I believe
I promised you a surprise on an occa-
sion like this
eyes, darling I answered. oh,
do tell me what it is?'
"1 shall discharge the cook at the
end of the month"; he said.'
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directors Were pumbfounded.


Once there was rich mana very
rich man-who wanted to do some
thing handsome for struggling insti-
tuition of learning.
He called the directors together and
said to them:
Gentlemen, I purpose giving your
institution $4,000, 00o."
But" they said, after they had re-
covered from their surprise, sit win be
impossible for. us to raise the $780,
000, 900 that will be needed in order to
secure your munifcent gift"
You will not need to raise any
100000" he replied; "the donation
will be unconditional"
Then the money will be invested
in bonds or real estate, we presume,
and we shall be allowed to use the in
come in erecting new buildings and
paying running expenses?" they fal-
tered.
Not at ALL" responded the rich
man. 1.-THE gift will be in cash, to be
used in any way you please, and when
it is all gone there will be another
100000 at your disposal, gentlemen,
if you have spent the first sum wise
ly."
The directors consulted together in
whispers and then quietly sent for an
officer.
The man evidently was insane.
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Student Knew His Bible

Prof Theodore c. Mftchill, head
teacher of English in the Brooklyn
high school, often entertains his
friends with stories, the following be-
ing one of the most recent:
81 was laying down the law to a lot
of fellows in the second" says Prof
Mitchill. land happened to illustrate
my remarks by Biblical allusion-
keeping you in does no good.
said I. T am going to heat the fur
mace seven times hotter, as they did
with Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-
nego. Do you remember their cas-? r
"'Sure!' said the fresh one OF the
class. And the fire never hurt them
= bit.' New York Times.