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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
The Most Rcpulsivc People

THE average height of six grown Bushmen was
Il found to be four feet nine inches. and their wo-
men have the same stature, not alowcr usual
The build IS slim, and the limbs lean the point
of emaCIatOn. The amount of fat under the skin IS
extremely small in both sexes; and this causes the
skin itself TO be dry leather unlike morocco
and to fall in heavy folds about the body and
at the joints. Moreover, weak development of hair
corresponds this lack of strength in the skin The
single hairs rolled tightly up, and form feted
knots like pcppeTcornS, imparting a disgusting
NANCY appearance to the head. On the lean limbs
the cords of muscle often project under the slack
skin like those OF mummieS
As for the face its broad forehead Slight prom
inencc of the cheek bones and lateral broadening of
the lower Jaw give 1t a marked rectangular outline
The eyes often placed rather obhqucy and the
IS depressed at the root but turned up at the tip
The mouth IS wide, the lips moderately cvcred
the whole region of the Jaws projects and the chin
is slopng that the lower part of the face often
takes quite the shape of a muzze. The look is shy
and savage.
The Bushmen are steadily making themselves
scarce, and doomed soon to vanish from the
earth, being ground to pieces between Bantus on
the north, kafrS the east and attcrlV whites on
the south This process has been going on for cen
turies and accounts in part for their ugness Their
strongest and bravest men have been killed in war
and the least ugly of the women seized for slavery
while the masses have been driven to less and less
desirable lands, where shortage of food and other
privations awaited them. They live by the chase
and have developed astonishing heetncss of foot
and keenness of vision in tracking and running down
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24

here been possible to give only the baldest outline
The nuns of Loudun were as has been said mostly
daughters OF the nobility, and We're thus, IN all
likelihood tenperanentally unstable, sensitive high
strung nervous. The seClusiOn OF their lives the
mOnotonous routine of their every day OCcupatio-
and the possibilities afforded for dangerous mord
intrOSpeCtiOn could not but have a baneful effect
on such natures, leading inevitably to actual .r-
sanity or TO hysteria. That the possessed were
hysterica is abundantly shown by the descript.a1s
their historians give of the character OF their
WILSON'S, COntOTtOns, etc. and by the reference TO
the anesthetic, or nOnsensitIve spots their bod
les. Now as we know, the convent at LOudur iad
been IN existence for only few years before M ION
became its father COnfeSsOr and so, may believe
it fell that he appeared on the scene prec--el ~
when sufficient time had elapsed for envronr,nt
and heredity to do their deadly work and prov lie
an epidemic of hysteria.
In those benighted times such attacks We're po-l-
larlv ascrIbed to possession by evil spirits. The rs
terical the chronicles tell US, explained their
condition 70 MignOn by informing him that shortly
before the onset of their trouble, they had been
haunted by the ghost of their former COME r.
Father Moussaut- Here MignOn found his oprar-
tunitv Picture him gently rebuking the hyste-lc
nuns, admOnlShIng them that such good man as
Father Moussaut would never return to torment
those who had been IN his charge, and insisting
that the source of their woes must be sought else
where; IN, say, some evil disposed person hostile
To Father MOuSSaut successor, and hoping through
thus affecting them bring the convent into disc
repUte and in this way strike a deadly blow IS
father COnfeSSOr. Who might be this elI. dis
posed perSon Who, in truth. save Urban Grand.-r1
Picture MgnOn, then, observing that his Sug-es-
ton had taken root IN the mind of two of the most
emotional and unreasonable, the mother surer
and Sister Claire. Then would follow a course Il
lessons designed TO aid the suggestion 10 blossom
into open accusation. And presently Mgnou would
make the discovery that the mother superior md
Sister Claire would when IN the hysterical state,
blIndly obey any command he might make cease
from their commissions, respond Intellgentlv and 10
his will to questions put TO them renew Their ou-
vulSlons, lapse even into seeming dement,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
By Edmund Buckley

their game; but even African game now grows
scarcer every year before advancing agriculture and
the Bushman must soon vanish with that bush from
which appropriately ne took his name
Almost ugly these African unfortunates are
the NeddahS IN the mountainous interior of Cevlon
and the Australians y glance At the map VIII Show
that each of these peoples occupy pocket of land
the ends of great continents whittier they have been
pushed, and where they have been isolated from
healthtul adInIXture and intercourse with other
stocks
The superiority of the European race to all Others
IN point of bodily and facial beauty as marked and
demOnsrabe Is that of its mental capacity and
from the modern wiseacre. who claims with assur-
anCe that, because Chinese like themselves and
redskins like themselves and Africans like them
selves therefore each of these peoples have good
a claim 10 beauty as Europeans, who also of course
like themselves This sounds liberal. and seems to
accord with The objective viewpoint of science. bur
none the less it happens to be wrong People very
naturally suppose that what is unknown To them
does not exist and therefore assume that there is no
absolute standard for human beauty But this
ignorance springs from a notorious lack in our
education which negects art in both its science and
history IN favor of literature and music both of
which would readily be conceded To have standards
binding on all peoples. And why not art, then?
All Prefer the Europeans
NOREOVER, the actual fact is that races other
1Vl than the European really prefer that race. as
shown by their readiness marry into it, Thsis nor
ablytrue of the Africans resident in the United States
and IS just true of the Bantue lin Africa( tbf
MOngOlanS. the redskins and the Na1avs And
small wonder IS 1t that the square faced African
angular faced redskin, and round faced Monaghan
should feel and acknc, edge the superior beauty
possessed by the oval faced European All the
pottery and all the baSketry made 10y all the peoples
upon earth show the same proper prediction for
the oval form, what strictly should he c,Iled he
0vate torm,-the shape, that is, OF the egg of the
European face and of the universal vase Such a
contour affords that variety in unity (here of
curvature) which IS the very life of art as it is also
the very spice of life
Also the native mother OF the Eurasian European
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24

IN ESPITE the wonderful diffusion of knowledge
l through the modern press, there probably
49, few people who could tell. or know
where to learn. which is the ugliest people on
earth and which the handsomest. Yet these ex-
trcmes of appearance are quite ascertanable and
moreover dcmonstrable; for one can deny the
extreme of ugliness to the Bushman while the con
census of artistic opinion yields the palm for beauty
to the Italians with the Austrians a close second
The Bushman Is far from being plain or hornely
he is positively hateful in his repulsive hdeousncss
drives one away; and once out Of sight he must
tend to 80 out of mind Any help here is hope
less; for he does not have single redeemng
feature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24

Asian has commonly consorted with her Eu- n
mate, because he had the wealth that conru.r led
this service but She has also found him co-- +.
while a male native could aspire to nothing ST. high
as a white wife
But among European peoples. which one should
be granted the palm for beauty No one peg lis.
but certainly two the Northern Italians and lie
AuStrians, with preference for the forrrer la
both cases, excellence Is owing once more % Stock
admlNture, this time of the blond northern -.r
with the brunette southern one. which have .,..-
blned IN these two central regions of Europe So
the women, at least of both Southern Italy -rt
Northern Germany, distinctly inferior in looks
In the Austrian blonde there is even a Nong.
strain, which Is plainly observable farther easts
in Hungary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24
The Worlds Greatest Beauties

NATURALLY the Austrian shows domina-c, .f
IN the blond elements, lust as the north Ic.--
does OF the brunette. The most beautiful feature e
the latter face IS the eyes which large and dark
under an evenly curved upper eyelid with long tl4
eyelaSheS and narrow, straight, finely cut eyebrow
Besides supremacy IN this supreme human feature
the eve the Italian boasts of narrow straight nose
a soft, Shapely mouth with full vet tender hrs
abundant black, lightly Curled hair. and an ovate
contour taperIng toward the chm Ii Is evident
that tins description is based upon the female SEX
and doubtless the male reader would not have 10
otherwise As for the figure it must suffice here to
state IN general that II eNCelS in no less degree than
the face; and IT Is for this complete beauty -h.r
the Italian model IS CoufesSedlv the best in ,he
world
As tor the AustrianS, they revel in the beautiful
white SKIN of their northern sisters and at the same
time IN those various tones of brown in hair and
eyes which make mean between the TeutOniC blue
and the Romance black But more this skin has
also an elasticity which affords a charm comrnoucr
ana inner IN Austria than elsewhere; and there the
famous dImple IN the chm, TO which when a smile
rppleS over the face. dmpleS on either cheek con-
sort Here also, in Northern italy, MANY figures
OF perfect beauty be found and the Austrian
model IS consequently in great demand.
Inc American woman has not vet been appraised
LOT beauty. either of feature of form for in fact
she mas not Vet appeared. she until
widely varied clements from north south east and
west IN Europe have been fused into a national type
more composite than known before. And
then she should be a sumner!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
Personal and General.

Mrs. J. w. Clayton was operated on Tor appendicitis this morning at 10 o'clock at St. Vincent's hospital in Birmingham. Dr. E. T. Fields of this city performed the operation, which, Dr. Fields stated this afternoon, was as successful as the circumstances of the case would permit. Mrs. Clayton is resting as well after the operation as could be expected and her friends hope that she may ultimately recover.
 Attorney W. w. Shortridge went to Clanton today on legal business. MT. Shortridge spent the latter part of last week in Montgomery in consultation with Attorney General Garber in reference to the title to some property purchased by his clients from the state many years ago. The attorney generals opinion on the question appeared in Sundays Age Herald.
 Postmaster J. ". Clayton has received notice from the department at Washing ton that, owing to the increase in the receipts of the Ensley postoffice, his salary has been raised from $230O to $24O0 MT. Clayton stated this afternoon that another examination for mall carriers would be held very soon and that the free delivery service would be installed on June 15.
 Mai John D. Elliot. president of the Commercial State bank of Birmingham, was in the city this afternoon.
 The Ensley lodge of Elks held its regu- lar meeting tonight. R. R. Young of Coal burg was initiated into the mysteries of the order and arrangements were com pleted for the picnic to be given at Ger mania park June 12.
 Miss Louise Thompson. librarian of the Carnegie library, and Miss Lucy Bell Me- Williams have returned from Ashvi1le, N. C., where they attende$ the meeting of the National Association of Librarians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
Strike Hardly Felt in Ensley.

Conditions seemed to be changed very little today at noon when the order for a general tril1e of union men was to go into effect. Many carpenters, though not by any means all of them, the plumbers and barbers were the only men who obeyed the call. Building operations will, of course, be delayed by the action of the carpenters but beyond this the eff feet of the strike will be very lightly felt Some of the contractors will be com pelled to stop work on several residences now in course of construction, but 1t Is believed that they will be able to get enough men to enable them to finish their contracts in due time. The bus mess house being erected by Ramsay & Mccormack on Avenue K and Nineteenth street. under the direction of Contractor H. W. Culpepper, will not be delayed at all, but, on the other hand will be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. Work on the new bank building, to be erected on the corner of Avenue E and Nine teenth street will probably be begun as soon as the buildings first mentioned are completed All the street cars have been running as regularly as usual today.
 From present indications the effect of the strike will be scarcely felt in Ensley. The steel mill and furnaces are not af- fected at all and will continue operations as usual The city will shortly begin work on about $100,000 worth of improve ments, consisting of sidewalks, street paving, a new school building in Tuxedo and additions to the Bush and Moore schools. Cement sidewalks and granite curbing will be laid on Seventeenth street, between Avenues F and l. and on Twenty seventh street. between Avenues c and |; bitulithic paving will be laid on Avenue E from the alley between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets to Twenty second street, and on Nineteenth street from Avenue I to the railroads; and a $20000 school building will be built in the 4ofth ward.
 It Is to be hoped, however, that the strike will be amicably settled as soon possible that general conditions will assume their normal status and pros perity continue unabated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
INDOOR BASEBALL.
Fast Game Played at Y. M. C. A. Last
 Night.

A postponed game of indoor baseball was played at the Y. M. c. A. last night between the teams of Garrison and Will Hams. The game was very exciting and was hard fought from beginning to finish, final score being 3 to in favor of Gar rison.
 The last game of this series of indoor baseball will be played Thursday night at o'clock between the teams of Holman and Garrison and Williams and Hilty. These are the exhibition games and large attendance, especially of ladies, is expected. Refreshments will be served alt CT game and a social time indulged in.
 A match game of volley ball Will be played Thursday night at 6;4o between the teams representing the business class and the noon class. Both teams are very fast and the games between them are al ways close and exciting. The standing at nresant Is Noon and Business Men 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
CHOOSE TEACHERS . FOR ENSLEY SCHOOLS Much Building to Be Done In
 Steel City BRINGS BACK EYELESS FISH
  Interesting Specimens Come From Mammoth Cave Region = Plant Stops in Honor of Davis
 Birthday
BRINGS BACK EYELESS FISH

Ensley June 3.-(Speclal.) 1.-The board of education held it's regular monthly meet ing tonight in the office of Superintendent Walker at the Bush school. all members of the board being present except N. w. Scott. president of the board, and W. B. Bridge, who is in Chicago. The election of teachers for the various schools was the first matter to be taken up. All the teachers who possessed the necessary qualifications and met the requirements of the board were reelected to their old po- sitions. Some of these have already ac- cepted positions elsewhere for the com ing session, but their work having proven satisfactory, they were reelected simply as an indorsement of their good records.
 The following were elected: Misses ylr- gnia Booth, Mamie Blackwell, Patricia Stribbling, Annie R. Milligan, Bertha Cowan. Jessie Ingram, Sara Glider. Frances Reed, Mrs. Thomas R. Walker, Mrs. R. k. Tidwell Mrs. Alice Forman, Mrs. Cevile Wilson, Mrs. Fred E. Davis, Misses Brookie Thomas and Vera Bar ton. Of these. Misses Booth stribling, Cowan and Thomas have accepted other WOTh elStWHeTe, anu WILL nOI IeluIH u Ensley. The following new teachers weie elected: Miss Crissie Champion of Troy, Miss Felicia Blackwell of Ensley, Miss Rosa Douglas of Huntsville, Miss Mary V. Skinner of Brighton, Miss Margaret Spradling of this city and Miss Hallie Scruggs of Florence. Miss Pauline Davis, who has taught In the schools for the past half a year, was not elected be- cause of the fact that she held only second grade license.
 The full quota of teachers for the white schools for the coming session will be thirty, including the superintendent, three principals, and two supervisors, besides the regular corps of grad teachers. Su- perintendent Thomas R. Walker and Prin- cipals R. E. Tidwell and John c. Black well have already been reelected, and have accepted their positions The prln- cipal for the Fifth ward Is yet to be chosen. Mrs. Thomas R. Walker is re- elected supervisor of music and the su- pervisor of drawing and manual training, which has recently been added, will be selected later. The board also authorized Superintendent Walker to receive appli- cations to the number of twenty-four for the vacancies yet to be filled.
 The following teachers were elected for the colored schools: Rosa Weaver, Marie S. Morgan, Ophelia Bledsoe, Nellie w. Green and Hattie L. Frasier A. H. Tay- Tor was retained as principal Two colored teachers are yet to be elected, the num- Der required being eight. It was decided that four rooms be added to the Moore school and two to the Davis colored school special meeting of the boar1 will be held Wednesday night to con- slider bids for the construction of she new school in Tuxedo. The contract will prob ably be let at that time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
Brings Back Eyeless Fish.

On his return from a few days pleasure trip to Mammoth Cave. Ky, yesterday Dr. E. w. Averyt of the inwood Drug company brought with him two interest ing specimens of the finny tribe which live in the waters of the celebrated cave which bears the same name. The curious feature or rather lack of feature, of the fish secured by Dr. Averyt is mat they are absolutely without eyes. The slight elevation on the side of the head where eyes are usually found on other fish are also to be found on these specimens, but the organs of sight have completely disappeared. This is. of course. due to the fact that species of fish has lived so long in the darkness of the cave that the eyes have gradually disappeared on account of disuse. The specimens se- cured by Dr. Averyt, which are now on exhibition at his drug store on the corner of Avenue F and Nineteenth street, were taken from the waters of Echo river, which is 24o feet below the natural surface of the earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
GYeaf Wrestling Match
 PaYY Tackles LeOnhaYdt

After rest of several months, wrestling is booming again in Birmingham.
 Tonight at the Majestic theatre there will occur match which will be inter- esting beyond a doubt. James Parr, the champion of England, who is remembered chiefly on account of his excellent work against Farmer" Burns last fall will go on for catch-as- -catch-ean engage ment with Charles Leonhardt, who is no stranger here. It Is remembered that Leonhardt fought out some excellent matches several seasons gone with Mike Dwyer al the Birmingham Athletic club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04

Charleston, June 3.-Raymond held Jack sonville down to three hits and Charles ton won easily. R.H B. Charleston :. .. :. :. ..001 900 002-3 o Jacksonville :. GOO 900 000-0 3 ?
 Batteries Raymond and Reisenger; Stultz and Roth.
 Augusta, June 3.-Today's game was featured by Renders two-base hit in the third inning, scoring three men. R H F. Columbia :. :. :. .0O0 900 0O0--0 6 l Augusta . 0O6 010 11s-9 9
 Batteries White, Moore and Atkins; Schopp and Fox.
 Macon, June 3.-Macon scored the only run of today game in the first inning when Bruskie muffed a long fly of Stin- sons. II hH fi. Macon . . . 100 GOO 00*-1 ? l Savannah . .000 000 000--0 l
 Batteries: Quinn and Robinson; Neuer and Kahlkoff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
DOPE SHEET.

Another sad story.
 Something is rotten.
 The fans are a little disgusted.
 They all win but Birmingham. 
 Beaten by the Pelicans! What next?
 Let's keep Pete Lister. What says everybody?
 Ragan will win today and Clark will win tomorrow.
 The Barons should win every game against the Pelicans.
 Can't they get little bit higher? Below Montgomery is very low, indeed
 The fans and Harry Matthews are hav- ing a great deal of fun with each other
 Hackett was a source of much irritation to all concerned. Both sides had fault to find
 Keep on stealing second. Matthews can't get one in a dozen. Did you see him throw yesterday?
 Demont made good yesterday in spite of the error tagged up against him. It was day of errors, anyway
 Gaston is a hard hitter and good fielder. He Is the fastest man seen in Birming- ham since the days of Harry Niles.
 They will come round yet The faithful fan is still telling how 1t happened, and how things will soon be good again.
 Moren won again yesterday for Phila- delphia The little pitcher who formerly worked with Atlanta seems all to the good.
 Frank did not need his Gulfport infield yesterday. Nadeau has disappeared. Frank is as mum as an oyster when his plans are mentioned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04

Both men are clever, and the spectators will be delighted. Parr will most prob ably defeat his man, but the game will be exciting throughout.
 As preliminary to the big event, Rob- ert Luster of this city will take on Jack Flchtner. who styles himself the light weight champion of the south. This match will be interesting within itself
 The followers of wrestling are anxious for match finely fought and clean. The regulations of the two principles Is guar antee enough that there will be nothing of the Burns-O' Brien fake in Birmingham tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04

issued orders this morning for all the ma ehinery and workmen of both the blast furnaces and steel mill to stop for the space of five minutes at o'clock, the time of the unveiling of the monument to Jefferson Davis at Richmond. Accord ingly every wheel and piece of machinery and all workmen who could possibly do so were stopped for that period of time in honor of the dead leader of the Con- federacy.
 Both banks and the postoffice were also closed today, the occasion being the anniversary of Jefferson Davis birthday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
COLUMBUS AND MERIDIAN
 CANNOT COME TO TERMS.

Meridian, Miss, June 3.-(Special)- President Compton of the Cotton States league has reinstated Taaffe, Meridian's left fielder, who was suspended last Wednesday for assaulting Umpire Stick ney Taaffe. however was compelled to pay the fine of $25 imposed in addition to the suspension. The assault and battery case against Taaffe Is still pending in the police court, and he will be tried as soon as the team comes home. President O'Nea1 of the local association has re- turned from Columbus. He reports that Columbus would not give up Collins and Huber for Stewart and Durrleyer, and that the Columbus team will continue under Red Wright's management.
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