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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
DYAK HEAD HUNTERS
MAN IN TRIBE HAD NO STAND
ING UNTIL He KILLED AN ENEMY

From the Chicago Chronicle.
The home of the Dyak head hunter is in
the forests of the interior of Borneo, and in
order to observe that interesting mortal on
his native heath you must leave behind
railroads and steamers, put yourself and
your belongings into native 'longboat" and
travel for days up one of the great rivers
which rise in the mountains of central Bor-
neo and find their way into the China sea.
The origin OF head hunting among the
Dyaks is told in legend which has been
handled down from father to son from
some far-off time, to which even Mulhall
or an Edward Atkinson would hesitate to
affiX an exact date.
1t appears that certain chief of the
Shop Tribe of Dyaks, Tokong by name, was
off with some of his men on an expedition
to punish band of robbers who had at
tack Shop village. They travelled by
river until they reached point near the
camp of the robbers, and then, after fas-
tening their boats to the bank, they waited
in the shade of some trees to cook a good
round meal before they made the projected
attack. Just they were about to start
Iokong heard a grum bass voice issuing
from behind bowlder, and on going to the
spot he saw a large frog, surrounded by its
young ones. He greeted the frog, which
thereupOn addressed him at length on the
subject of Dyak fighting methods. What
fools you are" he said, Ito content yourself
when you kill an enemy by taking his
scalp to adorn your shields and scabbards
Now, If you would only take the whole
head you would find that every kind of
good fortune would attend you.
After some discussion with his followers
Tokong decided TO give the frogs plan a
trial. and when they attacked the rob-
bers the next day they took good care to
carry off the heads of the thieves. What
was their establishment on reaching the
river again to find their boats already
1aty rRnl nod A "a how TOD =,
the boats they began to move of their
own accord; the very current of the river
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

from the way in which nature intended
them to go.
Coreless means seedless. and seedless
means doomed to an extinction that may be
remote. but is as sure as sure. Were all
apple trees rendered seedless the duration
of the species would be limited to the time
during which. without the invaluable aid Of
crossing the trees then alive could con-
tinue to send up from their roots a con-
stantly dsterioratng series of new shoots.
Into that sad condition some cruel accident
of environment has already thrown the
banana, and if today something frost. an
insect. or the like-should kill all the ba-
mana plants, there never would be any
more of them. in this world least. Per
sistent propagation of the potato from its
tubers alone has had upon that precious
vegetable an effect that already is alarm
ing many of its most thoughtful friends.
ana they foresee the necessity. in a not
very distant future, of going back to the
miserable little nubbins that grow wild in
Mexico ard developing them over again
into the treasure houses Of starch that do
so much toward feeding the world-a long
and costly task. We are not really fright
ened by the Colorado mans apple or by
the kings approval OF it, but the situation
is not quite as simple it seems and it
will be well to keep in mind the fact that
cores have uses well inconven-
fences
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

changed and flowed uphill. On their arri-
val at the village they found that the rice
which had only been planted few days
before, was already ripe; that those who
had been left behind i'll were now recov-
cred; that the lame could walk and the
blind see.
Before head hunting was suppressed
freshly taken heads were required in con-
nection with a great number of civil and
religious ceremonies.
If chief died it was necessary to deco
rate his grave with a head for If this were
not done the spirit of the departed, on pay
ing its last visit to its earthly home be-
fore retiring finally to balun natal the
fields of the dead" would see that proper
respect had not been paid to his corpse
and he would curse all his surviving rela-
tives, so that they would become blind
deaf or lame.
In some tribes it was the custom to Sc
cure number of heads whenever a chief
died, under the belief that the murdered
men and women would go to the next world
with the dead chief as his personal attend
ants.
But there was scarcely any important &C.
casion which did not call for heads A
chiefs child could not be given a name
until a head had been secured; a Dyak
youth could find no favor in the eyes of his
sweetheart until he had taken head or
two; nothing insured so much good luck
either in war expeditions or in rice plant
Ing, as the addition of few heads to the
collection with which the veranda of every
Dyak house was decorated
The head hunter as seen today III Borneo
is reformed character, but although that
element in MS life which exercised morbid
fascination for all lovers of the horrible
and grotesque no longer exists. there re-
mains much that is quaint and interesting
In the daily life of the Dyak
In common with great number of peo-
pie in all ages and in all parts of the
world, the Dyaks have an elaborate system
of taboo. which they call permatong. or
lal one of the most interesting of these
tahoos is that known as permatong padi
which is taboo that extends to ali the
members of a Dyak village during certain
seasons of the rice planting
An occasional case of head hunting oc-
ours in the interior of the country, but as
national custom 1t has died out under
the influence of a just but firm government.
which has declared head hunting to be
against the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
A PRETTY SIGHT.
Young Women Clerks at Luncheon in
the Open Air.

Every warm. sunny day, between II
and / o'clock, numerous small picnicking
parties composed of young ladies en-
ployed in the bureau of engraving and
printing and the Department of Agricul-
ture may be seen under the trees in the
Monument grounds and the grounds sur
rounding the departmental buildings
south of the Mall.
When the noon whistle blows at the
bureau of engraving and printing groups
of young women, sans hats and wells, and
careless of what the sun may do to their
compilations, come trooping out of the
various departmental buildings near the
Mall, swinging their packages of lunch
back and forth, laughing and chatting.
and apparently as happy as a crowd OIL
children off for a picnic in the woods.
They seek out grassy plots within the
shade of the trees, fiounce down upon
the ground, spread out their skirts, and
their own bright chatter, proceed to dis
pose of their MONDAY meal surrounded
by nature and Uncle Sam s possessions.
The picture presented by these small
midday picnic parties which give forth
an air of freedom and enjoyment, is suf-
ficiently attractive to arouse envious
thoughts in the mind of the large-sal-
aried business man who is obliged to
snatch few hasty bites of lunch each
day in some hot, stuffy 'beanery,' crowd
ed with hungry, hurrying men, all of
whom, it seems, are equipped with twice
the usual number of elbows, given to
them for the occasion for the express
purpose of jostling other lunchers, spill
ing their coffee and knocking sandwiches
out of their hands.
Tie grassy park, with its trees for
shade with the sky for roof, with its
warbIing birds and its cooling breeZes,
is an ideal setting for the monday meal,
and the young ladies who are employed
south of the Mall and are permitted to
enjoy their lunch in the open air for
tunate in that particular, at least.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
Town With Longest Name.

From the LonCon OTaphic-
The other day Mr. Justice Lawrance, at
Anglesey asszes, asked what the letters
Up G." after the name Llanfair meant,
and was informed by Mr.. Bryn Roberts,
NJ P-We are not told how he managed
it-that 1t was an abbreviation for the viii
lage of Llanfairpwllgwyngyl
Observation-Disclosures No wonder the
name is known as the "Englishmans jaw
breaker.
According to Professor Morris Jones of
Bangor University-one of the greatest
thorities on Celtic etymology-the greater
portion of the name is probably of com
paratively recent invention, Llan-fair-pwll-
gwyngyll being its usual designation. Both
the grammati teal form and accentuation of
the remainder of the long name, he says,
show that 1t consists of six words, namely,
goger, chwyrn, drobwl Tysilio, Gogo,
goch. The following is literal transla-
ton of the whole name: Liam the) church,
fair (of) Mary, pwll (of the) pool, gwyngyll
(of white hazels, goger near, ChWyrn (the)
swift drobwll whirlpool, tysilio gogo (oO
Tysilio Gogo, goch Ohe) red. Tyslio is the
name of the saint to whom the church of
the adjoining parish Qlandysliio) Is dedf,
NAV mean "of the cave" A popular form
of idiocy on the part of the public visiting
Llanfair P. G. used to be to send kilograms
in which the whole name was more or less
accurately written. But a long-suffering
post office put a check on this by charging
Sgd for the long name, since 1t is regarded
authoritatively as composed or seven
words"
'Llanfair," writes a resident who sends
us some views of the place in this connec-
ton and who discreetly uses only the alb
breviated form of the word, is one of God s
beautiful spots. / hope some day you will
pay us a visit. You will never forget 1t,
and never regret it, when once you have
seen 1t and tasted its beauties" One of the
show places of the neighborhood is Plas
Newydd New HalD, the seat of the Mar
Guess of Anglesey, overlooking the Menai
straits. Quite close to, and behind the cas-
tie, is the cromlech, shown in another of
our views.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
Ibsen and the osler Theory.
rom the Indianapolis Star.

Prom the Ind1ahap OIIs SUIT
Numerous shining examples have been
pointed out since DIR. Osler was first quoted
as saying that man has done his best work
at the age of forty, and has passed the
stage of usefulness at sixty, but no exam
pie has been so shining, perhaps, as that of
Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian playwright
Not only had this man not done his best
work at forty, but he had done nothing but
crude work up to that time. Further than
that his greatest plays were penned after
he had reached the age of sixty, and today
when he is just about to enter his sew
enty-eighth year, seventeen years past the
Osler limit. the coming publication Is an
nounced of war drama, which is regarded
as the greatest of his works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

"One penny, two a penny. hot cross
bunsr' the cry we will hear on Good Friday
morning, is an echo of a voice from far
away. This Good Friday cake that we eat
with all the unthinking nonchalance of
custom is a sweet confection with a pedi-
gree that may smile with the grand old
gardener" and his wife at claims of long
descent
Our bun at hand. we are not prone N
these days of rush and hustle to speculate
concerning the mode of its arrival I'm
ag.nation in an off moment may conjure
up the figure of some medieval matron
anxious to surprise her neighbors in the
matter Of cooking and 10 do honor at tne
same time to this great day, evolving as
result of her ingenuity and artifice this hot
cross bun.
But we are ahead OF our story, not by
decades. but by centuries, for this peniten-
tial cake may claim Moses as contempt
rary ami might discourse familiarity, If 1t
so pleased of the tyranny OF deSpouc
Pharaoh to the children of Israel 1t is
supposed TO owe its name to Cecrops, the
first king of Attica, who when establishing
the worship of Jupiter Olympus abolished
the bloody sacrifices usually offered TO that
deity and substituted cakes. The in
variable offering to Jupiter was white OK;
consequently each sacred cake, made of
flour and fine honey, bore the impress Of
the horns of the OK and was known as
"bgus.' the Greek word for OK. From the
accusative form comes our word bun
The eating of hot cross buns is only one
of many Christian customs which had IT'S
origin in pagan world, and it was from
dough kneaded from the host that Chris
tians centuries later began with the advent
of each Good Friday TO make particular
kind of bread marked with a cross in honor
OF the day. These loaves, as they were
called. were dispensed by the priests after
mass and were reverently kissed before
consumption. Many supersttiOns crept in
with regard to them. They were supposed
to possess the power to ward Off witches
cure internal diseases and protect dwellings,
from fire Our spiced productions have
now fallen from their high estate, and the
only power we moderns attach 10 them IS
the bringing of good luck during the en-
suing year If they are eaten the first thing
Good Friday morning.
x x
Today our hot cross bun is reduced to
the level of a prosaic muffin, and even the
hawkers who used to cry about the
streets
''one a penny, two a penny, hot across
buns;
If you have no daughters give them to
your sons!
are going the way OF most picturesque fig
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

half a bushel in his mouth he let's the wa
ter pass through, leaving the shrimp in the
mouth, when they are later disposed of
where they will do the whale the most
good. The stomach of a big whale has a
capacity of about three and half barrels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

ures. Now as Good Friday comes around
we give an order to the baker for hot
cross buns and eat them with half
apologize reference to an "old custom.
The trouble in a great many cases IS that
our good luck" is apt to begin with a
bad fit of indigestion produced by these
very unwholesome buns sent by the trades
men. The safest and most palatable way
to insure favor and fortune at the very
beginning is to make them ourselves from
the following recipe, which is a fine old
English one well worth the trouble of try
ing:
For the buns take two pounds of
-four six ounces of butter, six ounces of
sugar, three-quarters of a pound of cur
rants, three eggs, cake of compressed
yeast, about three-quarters of pint CT
taste. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl,
rubbing the butter into the flour. When
well kneaded make hole in the middle
and pour into this the yeast dissolved in
warm water and the three beaten eggs.
Blend all into a soft, mellow dough, knead-
ing it until spOngy. Lightly sprinkle with
-four and set it to rise in a warm place.
When ready for the oven mold the dough
into small balls and place them in a warm
baking pan about two inches apart. Mark
a cross on each with the back of knife,
let them rise again and if possible keep
them in a warm steamy place. When well
risen brush the buns over with warmed
butter and milk and bake in a quick oven.
The buns cooked, remove from the oven
and brush them over the tops with the yolk
of an egg diluted with a little milk in which
a half tablespoonful of sugar has been dis
solved. Dust the cross in each bun plenti-
fully with cinnamon and return to the oven
a few minutes.
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trast with the flowers is extremely effec-
The menu is made up without using an
atom of meat and is as follows:


The menu is made up without using an
atom of meat and is as follows:
Consomme d'Artois en- Tasse.
Morue en- Salade.
Timbale de Macaroni.
Omelette au Rhum.
Grape Fruit
The consomme is nothing more than a
light stock garnshed with green peas, tar
ragon and chevil. Allow a full pint of
mixed vegetables to each quart of liquid
using six parts of carrots to four of tur-
nips two and a half each of leeks and
onions and one part celery. Mince down
all the vegetables, fry the onions and leeks
in a little butter till slightly colored. then
lay in the rest of the vegetables, a dust of
sugar, pinch of salt and a little pepper
FRY all a few minutes, then moSten with
three spoonfuls of water, cover the pan and
let it come to glaze. This makes the
stock clearer. Pour on sufficient water and
bring to a boil. Skim well, draw the pot
to one side of the stove, throw in hand
full of mushrooms and peas, let all simmer
steadily until cooked, strain at once and
serve in bouillon cups.
Morue en- salade is an English Goldfish
salad. Shred some cooked Goldfish into
small flakes Lay the shredded fish in
bowl and season with salt and pepper. For
one and a half pounds of the cod mix well
together gill of anchovy vinegar, two Ia
blespoonfus of made mustard and a table
spoonful of salad oil. Work these ingredi-
ents together and moisten the fish with it.
afterward busting the mass with finely
grated gruyere cheese. Put the mixture in
domeshaped salad bowl. Garnish with
water cress, hard boiled egg and sliced to-
matoes. Set on ice until ready to serve.
Timbales de Macaroni-Line a timbale
mold with boiled macaroni, packing it
Gle sely, and dust lightly with salt, pepper
and parmesan cheese. Add a good force
meat of fish Favored with oyster sauce and
fill up the mold, covering a last layer
with macaroni. Steam and serve with a
rich brown sauce.
Oeufs la Normandie-For this course an
ordinary sweet omelet is prepared, adding
a spoonful of rum to the eggs when mixing
When ready to dish spread the surface with
a layer of slightly heated apricot jam. Roll
the omelet over quickly on hot dish dust
ed with sifted sugar. AS you are about to
serve the omelet pour two tablespoonfuls
of rum around the dish, set fire to it and
serve flaming.
Grape fruit, shredded, dashed with a lit
tie sherry and sprinkled on top with con-
served cherries, makes a dainty sweet
course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
DISEASE.
Good and Bad Microbes That Infest the
Body of Man.

From Harpers Weekly.
Animals die of accident, old age starva-
ton or murder by their fellows. Man dies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

Talking about things culinary, the Len
ten luncheon is the function most ION"
and here is a suggestion for little peniten
tial feast that may be carried out during
these few remaining days of the fast. The
menu is simple and will not prove a tax
upon the resources of the hostess.
The table decorations are pretty and ap-
propriate if carried out in valley lilies and
violets If the linen closet boasts a set of
violet linen doilies and centerpiece the
round, polished mahogany board will pre-
sent an attractive appearance An mex
pensive way of meeting the floral part of
the program is to arrange the lilies and
violets as a centerpiece carelessly in a
brass chalce or silver bowl. 1t is a dainty
compliment to the guests when the flowers
are made up in single posies and at the
end of the luncheon are presented to each
lady at the table. Four brass candlesticks
equipped with alternate shades of violets
and valley lilies are placed about the CEN
terpiece. The bright copper coming in con-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04

Scotland is the land Of twins and
triplets, holding a long lead over her
sister countries in this matter. In
twelve months no fewer than 1925
mothers gave birth to twins, and twen-
ty-fve presented tripletS. Scotland is
among the few countries of Europe
where the proportion of male babies is
greater than Of females. Striking an
average, 1t L. found that there are
about 104 males to every 100 females,
but the surplus of grown-up girls is
nevertheless large, as SO many men
travel south, and apparently neglect
30 take the precaution to obtain return
tickets to the land Of cakes. There is
yet another interesting fact about Scot
land. It IL the land of hale old age.
Recent returns show that during one
year 673 people died between the ages
OF 90 and 100.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04

The monks at the Hospital at st.
Jean de Dieu, at Client, have in their
leisure moments decorated the walls
with gorgeous landscapes, glowing
with color and full Of life, formed en-
drely by means of the postage stamps
of all the nations of the world. Palaces,
forests, streams and mountains are
represented, butterflies fit about in
the air, birds of beautiful plumage
perch on branches. snakes and lizards
glide about and innumerable animals
find places here and there. The pic
lures are most artistic, I'm the style of
Chinese landscape gardening and al
ready between 100000 and 10000
600 stamps have been used.-Chicago
Journal
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
a Tale from Kansas.

A young man who lives out In the
cyclone belt of Kansas IL responsible
for the following tale: There once
was q fellow named Blue and Blue
was q terrible blow. Once a cyclone
that CHANGED to pass through blew
Blue away up in the blue and it smote
Blue a terrible blow, for Blue, who
was blue In the face, couldn't blow In
the face of the blow. But the blow
made the people feel blue when final
~ Blue blew below, for the public
that had to hear Blue, the blow, stand
and blow OF that blow, cursed the blow
that blew Blue In the blue and the
blower who blew Of the blow.--Kan-
aas City Times.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
Mar or TIE World.

A beautiful map, valuable for refer
ence, printed on heavy paper, 42x46
inches, mounted on rollers, edges bound
in,cloth, showing our new island pos
sessions. The Trans-Siberian Rail-
way, Pacific Queen cables. railway
lines and other features Of Japan, Chi
ma, nanchuria, Korea and the Far
East. Sent on receipt OF rs cents In
stamps By IN. B. Kniskern, P. T. Nj.
Chicago 9 Northwestern Railway,
Chicago. Ill.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
5tate OF South Dakota DUR
ing the year. ............ $33.435O1
Amount paid for losses in
South Dakota during year.. None.
S33.435.O1
THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
Department of Insurance.
Company's Certificate of Authorit.'.
Whereas, The Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company. a corporation organ
ICED ur der the laws of New Jersey, has
filed in this Office a sworn statement ex-
hibiting it's condition and business for
the year ending December 81. 1904, con-
formable to the requirements of the laws
of this state regulating the business OF
insurance; and,
Whereas. The said company has filed
in this office a duly certified copy of its
charter, with certificate OF organiZat ton,
in compliance with the requirements of
the insurance law aforesaid;
Now, Therefore, !, John c. Perkins,
Commissioner of Insurance of the State
of South Dakota, pursuant 10 the pro-
visions Of said laws, do hereby certify
that the above named company is fully
empowered through its authorized agents
to transact its appropriate business of
Life Insurance in this state. according
to laws thereof until the 31st day OF
December, A. D. 1905.
In Testimony Whereof, have hereUnto
set my hand and official seal at Pierre,
this cath day of February, A. D. 1905.
(Seal) JOHN G.. PERKINS.
Commissioner of Insurance.
BY Emanuel Hendriksen. Chief Clerk.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-05-04
PERSONAL.
Bishop Potter has written book on
temperance. It Il to be published

Bishop Potter has written book on
temperance. It IL to be published.
John Philip 6ouaa complains bitterly
q the Brltish, who pirate his music
copsclencelesaly
Lord Crawford noted English
scientist. win visit the West Indies on
q scientific cruise.
3 y thsrty-two years since Anthony
Comstock became head og che Society
1or the Prevention Of vice.
Governor johnson desires that the
batkiaship Minnesota b christened
mdth watex from Minnshaha calls.
The lite Professor rMndois 81 the
University q Munster Was popular
with the atszdenta He WAS 4 man oil
muep sympathy Of character.
Count ~ Kulenbsrg has received his
seventy nffh decoration. Bismarck
had nok ~ mAny. Iho count Id the
lza1ser's chamberlain.