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, 1905-05-18
BABES FOR
THE SHOW
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF THAT
FEATURE OF CARNIVAL HAD
A VERY BUSY SESSION.
All Members Present and Enough
Prizes Pledged to Make Exhibition
One of the Most Popular Of the
Fair-some Entries Already Made
and Others Coming.

The baby show at the library fair
will be held the second night, at Maen.
nerchor hall, and will begin at Z
o'clock in the evening. The judges
have not been announced, and will not
for the present, until certain gentle.
men can arrange their business at
fairs for a hasty departure Int a long
stay away. The committee also an.
nounces that its members are expect.
ing a summe vacation, to begin as
soon after the close of this baby show
as the baggagemaster can check their
trunks and the ticket agent can ar.
range the route.
The committee met last evening at
the home of Mrs. Fred A. Miller, there
being present Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Tisdel,
Mrs. Yund and Mrs. Converse of the
committee, and Mrs. Fitch, Mrs. Dow.
ney and Mrs. Knight, in an advisory
capacity. The committee disposed of
a considerable amount Of routine bust.
ness, and it is believed the baby show
will be one Of the most popular feat,
ures Of the fair. The babies will be
placed on exhibition on Wednesday
evening at 7 o'clock. The mothers Of
the babes will be admitted to care for
the little ones, but the proud fathers
will be expected not only to pay their
way into the carnival. but to form
themselves into a special police force
to see that trouble does not result from
an attack by n particular father on
the judges Of the babies.
There will be several classes and
, 1905-05-18
CATHEDRAL GUILD VOTED
REDUCTION OF BILL

At the meeting Of the Cathedral
guild at the home Of Mrs. Fred A.
Miller, yesterday afternoon, it was
voted to reduce the bill for the supper
for the cadet ball $40, the officers Of
the cadet corps agreeing to pay the re-
mainder. The guild vas unable to
complete its business and adjourned
to meet with Mrs. Lee at 2:30 Satur-
day afternoon, when the business of
the fiscal year will be finished up.
, 1905-05-18
DEATH Of J,PU[L|AM
IN A MISSOURI FEUD

dying from a bullet in his lungs. Burr
Snow is in a serious condition from a
similar injury. The other two partici-
pants, who will recover, are Charles
Middaugh, jaw fractured, and Otis
Snow, shot three times in the head,
inAicting scalp wounds, shots through
the arm and through the right chest.
Recently a nan named Smith sued
John Heinze for possession of a farm.
Heinze moved his family to Winston.
The Snow brothers yesterday drove to
the farm house to get his household
goods. They encountered the other
three, who are adherents Of Smith, and
the sooting began. No arrests nave
been made. Smith surrendered, though
not present at the affair. Revolvers
were used. The scene of the battle
was the road in front of the farm
house.
, 1905-05-18
He HAS CUT LOOSE
FROM GIRLS CASE
ABRAHAM LEVY DIsAPPRovEs OF
NAN PATTERSON RETURN.
ING TO THE STAGE.
Put in Year Of Arduous and Patient
Work and Being Unable to Dis
suade Her From Signing Contract,
VIII No Longer Have Anything to
Do With Young Woman.

New York, May 1S.-Abraham Levy.
the attorney who has worked night and
day for the past six months to save
Nan Patterson, and who defended her
during all three trials. announced to-
day that he had finally withdrawn from
the case. He said he understood Miss
Patterson had signed a contract with
a theatrical manager, and that he
strongly di%sapproved Of such an action,
but, being unable to dissuade Miss Pat
terson from her purpose. he would
have nothing more to do with the
case.
81 wish to announce" said Levy,
that my connection with the case is
ended for all time. l put in a year Of
arduous and patient work, and now 1
am through with the 8 That can
not be put too plainly"
, 1905-05-18
About to Leave for Home,

San Francisco, Cal, May 1S.-Cap-
tain A. N. Ritschagoff of the Russian
auxiliary cruiser Lena, which has been
detained at Mare island by this gov
eminent for several months, is about
to leave for St. Petersburg. whittier he
has been summoned by the naval min,
lister. A request for a parole for the
captain was recently made by the Rus,
sian authorities, and he has been adj
vised by the secretary of state that he
Is free to return to St. Petersburg at
his earliest convenience.
, 1905-05-18
MAN FOUND DEAD;
WOMAN ARRESTED
SON OF WEALTHY FLORIDA BUSI
NESS MAN TAKES OVERDOSE
OF MORPHINE.
Woman Says He Committed Suicide
After clipping With Her, Leaving
to State-Nurses Needed in Strick-
en- City.

New York, May 1S.-Herbert Kepler,
said to be the son Of a wealthy bust
dead at his hotel this morning. A wo
man giving her name as Dora Miller
who was with him, was arrested. She
says Kepler committed suicide with
morphine, having eloped with her from
Florida, he leaving a wife and two chill
dren.
, 1905-05-18
Union Of Three Churches.

Topeka, Kas, May 1S.-The United
Brethren convention this morning
made the report on merging with the
Congregational anI Methodist Prot
estant churches the special order OF
business for this afternoon. No great
opposition to the merger Is apparen,
among the United Brethren. The
other churches favor it. If effected, ii
will bring nearly 1000, 900 commune
cants under one head.
, 1905-05-18
BOYS TO BE TRIED
IN A OR TWO,

The three boys returned from Raw
Inns yesterday and held for breaking
the seal on a Union Pacific car will be
tried in Justice Grants court perhaps
tomorrow, the delay having been
Caused by the failure to arrive this af-
%ternoon of Tim T. Keliher, special
agent for the Wyoming division. I'm
der Sheriff Knadler returned last night
from the west, having been to look
over the situation at the scene of the
breaking Of the seal.
, 1905-05-18
NOTHING IS HEARD
FROM FIRST TURN
TRANSATLANTIC RACERS NOT
SIGHTED FROM NANTUCKET
SHOALS AT 8 O'CLOCK.
Wireless Message From Lishtship Re-
ports Calm Sea and Brisk North
west sreeze-cunard Liner Which
Went Ashore to Avoid Collision
Floated This Morning.

Newport. R. l., May 18.-The yachts
which started yesterday on their trans
Atlantic race had not been sighted
from the Nantucket shoal lightship up
to 8 o'clock this morning. 1t was from
this point that they were to make
their first turn. A wireless message
from the lightship reports the sea
calm, with a good brisk northeast
breeze. mo yachts In sight"
, 1905-05-18
CHIEF OF OFFICE
OCCUPIED BY LARAMIElTE

J. Blair Shoenfelt. who has resigned
as agent for the five Indian tribes in
the Indian territory, was the chief of
the bureau in which is employed w.
E. Hiskey of this city, who wen to
Muskogee a few months age and ac-
ment. Mr.. Hiskey will not, of course,
be affected by changes in the head of
the Office. He has recently secured a
very substantial increase in salary and
is getting along with the Indians like
an old-timer.
, 1905-05-18
RUSSIAN FLEET READY
FOR AGGRESSIVE MOVE

to Tie Ling, north of Mukden, tempo
rary bridges being constructed. The
material for the permanent bridges is
beginning to arrive. Oyama is using
thousands Of junks in carrying sup
plies from New Chwang up the river
towards Mukden.
, 1905-05-18
PALA is DEAD.
JoIo Rebel Killed and His Followers
Scattered.

Manila May 1S.-Pala, the outlaw
Morocco chief, who has been pursued
by troops under General Leonard Wood
for the past two weeks on the island
of Jolo, has been killed and his few
followers are fugitives, whose death
is a matter of days. At the beginning
Of the uprising Pala had over 600 we'll
armed followers, nearly all Of whom
have been killed.
, 1905-05-18
All Hands Working for Peace.

Chicago, ILL.,, May 1S.-President
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor, local labor leaders and rep,
resentatives of the employers, the
mayor and aldermanic arbitration com,
mittee spent the day trying to bring
about peace in the teamsters' strike.
Shea, the president of the Transfers
union, said peace depended upon how
many men secured reinstatement.
, 1905-05-18
Asks That Nurses BE Sent.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 1S.-The re-
lief committee at Snyder, Oklahoma,
wired the Commercial club today that
things are gradually becoming normal
there, the injured, destitite and home
less receiving good attention, but that
the nurses are worn out. 1t requested
, 1905-05-18
Speech Not Vet Written.

Kansas City, Mo-. May 1s.-Thomas
Lawson wired from Boston today that
he had not yet given the speech to be
delivered at the Kansas ChautauQua in
July, and he thought he would prob,
ably write it when on the train bound
west.
, 1905-05-18
Liner on for sandbar.

New York. May 1s.-The Cunard
liner Caronia was fioated OF q sandbar
at Sandy Hook today. The captain
said he had chosen between q collision
with the German liner and running
aground.
, 1905-05-18
Hiram Cronk Buried.

New York, May 1S.-Hiram Cronk,
the last survivor of the army that drove
the Britons from these shores, was
buried with military honors today.
tege passed the city hall.
, 1905-05-18
Rate Bill in LEGISLATURE.

Madison, Wis, May 1s.-The La Fol,
lette railroad rate commission bill is
being debated in the legislature today
There is a great fight, but no indica
lions that the opposition has developed
enough strength to defeat the measure
, 1905-05-18

Cameron, Mo, May 1S.-The coroner
of Daviess county today began an in.
ve~stigation of the feud among the
farmers, as the result of which John
Pulliam is dead and Walter Rice is
, 1905-05-18
Doesn't Like Panama.

well, who went to Panama to work as
a carpenters boss, has returned. He
says the temperature is about 1875, the
water is bad INT yellow fever germs
are numerous.
, 1905-05-18
Social Democrats Getting Active.

Odessa, May 1s.-Thousands Of
copies Of the proclamation calling up
on the people to pray for destruction
of Rojestvensky's feet have been scat
tered throughout the city by the social
democratic committee.
, 1905-05-18
Plague Epidemic at Hardin.

London, May 1S.-The Daily Tele-
grams Toxic correspondent has wired
that a severe plague epidemic has
broken out at Hardin, and that three
hundred deaths daily are the result.
, 1905-05-18
EVERYBODY PRESENT AT
REHEARSAL LAST NIGH

All the players were present at the
Opera House last night for the re.
hearsal of "a Scrap of Paper" to be
rendered next Tuesday night for the
benefit of the library.
, 1905-05-18
Preparing for the Fight.

Annoy, China, May 1S.-The Japanese
fleet Is beginning to take battle line
positions below Formosa and it is de,
clared that Admiral Togo has planned
to fight the Russians south of that
island. The Japanese get orders from
this vicinity at night time.
, 1905-05-18
~. han Admitted KILLING.

Sioux City, Ia, May 1S.-C. A. Irwin,
Z prominent local attorney. today stat
Cd that Abraham Levy, counsel for
Nan Patterson, had told him . year
aso that Nan had confessed that the
revolver WAS in her hands when
Young met his death, but that the
shooting was accidental.
, 1905-05-18
SURVEYING TOWN LOTS
IN EASTERN LARAMIE.

Charles Bellamy, the surveyor, was
today surveying certain lots in the
eastern part of the city, preparatory
to a transfer from seller to buyer.
, 1905-05-18
COUNCILMAN sPicER Is
THE ACTING MAYOR.

Councilman N. F. Spicer Of the First
ward. the president Of the council, is
now the acting mayor, On the absence
of Mayor Mckee. who is at Centen-
NAL.
, 1905-05-18
ADDITION TO THE
CARTER RESIDENCE.

Carpenters are at work building an
addition to the residence of Mr.. L. D.
Carter, on Fourth street, and making
other improvements.
, 1905-05-18
President Of Kansas Clubs.

Topeka, Kas., May 1s.-kansas club
women today elected Mrs. May Belle
vile Brown of SaliLa as president.
, 1905-05-18

Port Arthur Line Repaired.
Toxic, May 1S.-Oyama's army has
restored the railway from Port Arthur
, 1905-05-18

WV ~ ~ an The news when It u
nevs. ~ rsaAins Tue DApublicanf
, 1905-05-18
SHOOTING IN DAVIESS COUNTY
AMONG FARMERS BEING IN
VESTIGATED BY THE
CORONER.

Smith Sued Heinze for Possession of
Farm and When Friends Of Latter
Drove to Farm House to Get His
Household Goods, Battle Began,
Resulting in One Death and the
W%ounding of Several Others.
, 1905-05-18
DOM Eoraet Ihff-

DON'T Forget Th6t-,
The things We get for nothing are
generally worth exactly whit thG
cost.
, 1905-05-18

that nurses be sent. The Commercial
club has engaged four.
, 1905-05-18

Daily Republican 50 cents q month
, 1905-05-18

Daily Republican. 50 cents . month.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-03-01

They found that much of the land on
the island was low and marshy and that
the natives had to travel in the trees
or not at all. The latter were trained to
this method of locomotion from child
hood, but the sight of their dexterity
astonished the Americans, who natural
ly had never seen anything like it be-
fore.
They were all big. powerful men, and
their arms and legs were covered with
ornaments, fashioned out of shells and
stones, strung on sort Of fiber that they
used as we use Irvine and rope.
Shipwrecked Men Made Prisoners.
The natives seemed as much fright
ened on the advent of the shipwrecked
sailors as were the latter, but after some
little sign making and advances, some
of the leaders came down from the trees
Four of them lifted their boat out of
the water and carefully examined it.
Reed, the captain, had managed to
save rifle from the wreckage which he
had brought with him. This was some
thing new to the natives. and when he
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-03-01
"A CH|LD'S LIBRARY
NEW YORK SHOWS INTEREST
IN THE SMALL READER.
Modern Study Of Youth Provides
Wisely-Experts Help the Par
emit in Selection of Books
and Papers.

For some little time libraries here and
there have set apart a "Children's
Room" place made attractive with
pictures, flowers. berries, wild grasses.
low shelves, low tables, and comfort
able small chairs. Now modern inter
est in the child has brought forth IL
brary all for children
1t is called The Child-Lore library.
and is situated at "a East Fifty-ninth
street, New York, in the center of q
residence district wherein dwells folk
of goodly wealth. Why, it is asked.
should this somewhat-on-the-ord
missionary enterprise be put in the
midst of wealth and fashion, and the
answer is that the children of the rich
as we'll as those Of the poor need guild
ing in the matter of literature. And
the Child-Lore library, not confining it
self by any means to the people of its
immediate neighborhood, sends forth to
public school and community groups
collections o. -arefully chosen reading
matter, and thus escapes the criticism
of aristocratic leanings
Rich mothers and poor mothers both
are so engrossed with duties, often real.
often imaginary, that were it not for
outside assistance the little child in the
family of each distracted parent would
be sadly neglected. And both are very
fortunate that there is offered them the
expert help of the ones in charge of this
new enterprise for directing young
readers.
The lady at the head has had much ex-
perience in teaching children, and says
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they were safe from that form of death.
as'the savages will not eat anybody who
has been killed by the deadly poison.
The natives, however held the single
rifle, the only means of protection of the
white men, in great awe, and while they
remained in possession of it their lives
were comparatively safe.
Their peace, however, was short-lived.
for before long they were again captured
by their original foes.
Tortured by the Savages.
One of the men, Niessen. received an
unmerciful beating for letting a pole fall
on the head of one of the chiefs. The
accident was entirely unintentional, and
while he lay insensible on the ground
the savage hurled a heavy rock down
upon him and crushed three Of his toes
The rest of the prisoners were all Sc
curely bound and could render their
partner no assistance, but finally one of
the men managed to release hims self and
cut off the poor fellows toes before he
regained consciousness. This act un-
doubtedly saved Niessen's life
Others of the survivors have terrible
membranes of their experience.
One. Davis, was branded with red-hot
stone on his back, and the livid scar still
remains. Ellis has two such brands
Macgregor had sharp lance almost
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-03-01
THE KEEPING OF APPLES.
The Market Now Demands a Full
Supply All the Year
Around.

Apple storage has become one of the
most important features of the fruit in
dustry. The demand for apples has in
creased greatly, and to meet the demand
large areas have been devoted to or
chards in sections where conditions do
not favor ease in holding or length of
keeping, says the New York Agricul-
tural Experiment Station Bulletin. The
necessity of disposing of this fruit
quickly tends to overstock the market
in the fall and early winter, and fire.
quently to reduce prices far below the
limit of profitable handling. According
ly, the ability to hold part of the crop
until the perishable surplus has been dis
posed of often means higher prices,
easier sales and better accommodation
to the public.
Consumers are also gradually but
surely learning discrimination and de-
handing not only good apples, but an
ample supply of them throughout nearly
the entire year. 1t is possible, by some
system of storage, to avoid the glutted
market and to hold the crops with little
loss for sale late in the season, and
make good profits from the practice; but,
like all farm and orchard operations Of
the present time. apple storage must
receive careful attention to insure sue
cess.
The grower or buyer must learn what
varieties are suitable for storage, what
conditions must be provided to secure
the best and most economical manage
ment Of the stored fruit, and at what
time and under what conditions the diff
ferent varieties must be put on the mar
ket. Apples are exceedingly variable in
length of keeping. Early harvest often
becomes too ripe and mealy for choice
eating, while still upon the tree; while
schodack, in ordinary storage, may keep
well until midsummer of the next year.
They also vary in behavior in storage,
some varieties scalding, shrinking, los
ing flavor and becoming dull colored and
unattractive, while others, after six
months keeping, come out smooth,
bright, fragrant and crisp. These vari-
atoms in behavior are to great extent
varietal characteristics; yet the same
variety grown upon sand or upon clay,
grown in the north or in the south,
grown in a wet season or dry one, may
show very striking differences.
The problem of selecting varieties and
storing them properly is therefore a
complex one. and requires careful study.
The efficiency of the different systems OF
storage differ greatly with different va
rieties, but in general storage with low
temperature secured by the use of ice ex-
tends the keeping period from one to four
months beyond the limit in ordinary
storage, and chemical cold storage pro-
longs the life of the variety at least half
month-often much longer-beyond
the life under ice.
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the cannibal chief. They were some
distance inland, and there were no hopes
OF signaling any passing vessel.
Here they were given rude huts to live
in and left to themselves. The canni-
balls, however, kept a rigid watch over
their captives and they were given to
understand that they would be well
treated if they made no attempt to es-
cape.
Fattened for a Feast.
Food was regularly brought to them,
and the men at that time had no knowl-
edge of what was in store for them
Their only hope was that Capt. Reed
would in some manner effect their
rescue, or that another wreck would
bring some men with weapons and beats
to the island.
With nothing to occupy their time,
they passed much of their time Sleep
ing, which seemed to greatly please the
natives. One big, ugly-looking native
evidently the chief, kept close watch on
their condition, and soon the terrible
truth dawned upon them that they were
being fattened for feast of the canni-
balls, but they were helpless and alone
and with no seeming hope for escape
from the terrible fate
There was not a weapon of any kind
among them, not even knife, with
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fired it they Immediately swarmed up
the trees, but finally came back again.
1t was not long before several hundred
five men prisoners. For day they were
treated with some consideration, when
a new leader appeared.
Then their troubles began.
Capt Reed shot one of the men. kill
ing him, and during the excitement
which followed the shipwrecked sailors
made off into the woods.
Rival Bands in Battle.
They did not dare to go far inland
and before long fell in with another
band of savages.
The latter indicated by signs that they
were looking for the camp the white
men had just left
The two tribes were evidently not on
friendly terms, and together they made
their way back to the scene of the
wreck, where battle was fought. in
which the new-found friends won the
day. The shipwrecked sailors then es-
taolished a camp near the shore and for
nearly week were not disturbed. when
lhey were again attacked by their first
captors. but with the assistance of some
OF the members of the other tribe man.
aged to beat them off.
Then followed another period of two
weeks of comparative rest and quiet.
when another fierce fight took place. and
their friends were defeated and routed.
Fought with Poisoned Arrows.
Ellis, in relating their experiences.
says the savages fought. with lances
made OF very hard wood, and with ar
rows. thrown out of the hand by neat
trick that he had never seen before.
The warriors took the arrows with the
point forward and, resting them be-
tween the two first fingers, with the
thumbs down, and the little finger up.
made sort Of spring out of their
myers and shot the darts with amazing
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-03-01
SHIPWRECKED ON
A CANNIBAL ISLAND
Terrible Experience of Five Sur
vivOrs Among Savages.
Escape a Watery Grave Only to Be Capture ed
and Fattened for Feast of the Man
Eaters-Rescue Finally Effected
By One of Their Number.

Philadelphia.-Few persons would
relish the terrible but thrilling expert
ence of four sailors, Thomas Ellis, John
Niessen, Thomas Davis and Robert
Macgregor, who recently arrived at
Philadelphia, and many a man less
hearty would have died through sheer
fright had he undergone the ordeal.
To be saved from watery grave when
their ship was wrecked on the rocky
coast of an island off New Guinea, only
to be washed up on shore of a land
infested by cannibals, then to fall into
the hands of band of savages to be
tortured and mutilated at their pleas
ure and finally to be fattened for feast,
Is fate not pleasant to contemplate
but the victims still live and bear the
scars of their experience to corroborate
their remarkable story.
Wrecked in Terrible Storm.
Last July while the ship Aigburth was
sailing near New Guinea, bound from
New South Wales for Java for a cargo of
sugar for Philadelphia, the vessel en-
countered a terrible storm. 1t was a