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The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
MITT ARTISTS LAND
ON GERMAN SOIL
fashionable Women See Box
erS Go Thirteen Rounds.

Berlin. oct l-For the first time Bsr-
lin people have witnessed a professional
boxing match for a purse Of gold on
German soil. II was 10 be a twenty
round contest. each round OF two min
utes' duration, between Hans Roszak. a
scheduled as the champion boxer of Lon
don of 1877. They turned the scales at
lS0 and l64 pounds, respectively.
The referee at the start exhorted the
intensely interested public, which includ-
cd many fashionable women, not to be
alarmed il blood was drawn. or il one
Of the competitors got knocked down
That was all ia the game. he explained,
and wasn't at all dangerous.
The match only lasted thirteen rounds.
Kalisch. always on the defensive, tried
hard 10 spin it out 10 the fun twenty
rounds so as TO win OF points. and eluded
his somewhat slow antagonist. who was
the aggTessor from the first There was
a>lot of lodging and cIinching, but Ros-
Yak at last got his chance for a hard left
on the jaw, which sent his adversary to
sleep Wild cheering broke through the
hall when the German won
Prize lighting in Germany has thus been
inaUsurated. and seems likely 10 become
very popular. The remarkable earnest.
ness and stiffness OF the spectators was
feature which particularly struck the
Americans present, and a man who start
ed shouting in his excitement was Kissed
out Of the room.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
FRENCH TAKE UP SPORTS.
Give Shoulder To Indoor and Now
Favor Open Air.

cANc ShouAucE az AhOOON hhu w"
Favor Open Air.
Paris. DC. THAT Frenchmen and
Frenchwomen are becoming increasingly
devoted to open-air sports is shown by
the steady decline in the popularity OF
indoor amusements The inland revenue
of the republic shows steady decreases
under the head OF duties levied on billiard
tables and playing cards.
The former are vanishing from France
or perhaps are turned into dining tables
at the rate OF 1000 year. In the last
fiscal year 100000 packs of playing cards
were sold in France. but for the last
thirty years the sale has been going
down at the average rate OF 5000 packs
annually.
The Marquis de rAigle has just COM
piled some remarkable hunting statistics
according 10 which France now stands
close 10 100000 annually on that form
of sport Twelve thousand horses are
kept exclusively or principally for hunt
ing purposes. Their maintenance costs
over 100000. The upkeep of kennels fig
ures out at approximately $4,000. Mas
tiers of the hunt. veterinary surgeons. for
esters, and heaters are put down for ST.
90o.OOo. and the rest is made up OF fresh
purchases of horses and dogs and the
general expenses Of the meets.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
L0OSES FALSE TEETH.
Passenger Then stops the Berlin
Stuttgart Express

Berlin, Oct 1.-The erlin-Stuttgart ex-
press came to a sudden standstill in the
open country in response to pull at the
alarm cord. a man clambered out. ran
along the embankment, picked up some
thing. and nodded serenely to the hun
dreds OF curious heads that were popping
out from the windows
To the conductor of the train he ex-
planned that he had been standing at an
open corridor window. got fit of sneez-
ing, and lost his set of false teeth.
But that's no reason to stop the
train, said the conductor severely. IT'S
only in cases of urgent necessity that
you're allowed 10 pull the alarm"
1T was case OF urgent necessity for
me. answered the traveller calmly.
First I can't eat without my false
teeth. and secondly. l am on my way TO
an important business engagement for
which it is necessary TO have all my
teeth. So it was both my health and my
living that were at stake"
The strange part OF the story is that
the train authorities let it go at that,
which in itself is remarkable enough in
a country where most things are yer
bOten."
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
New Venice Commands.

London, Oct 1.-The new Campanile at
Venice that is TO replace the old one
destroyed in 1902 is nearing completion,
and 1t is hoped that for Christmas next
year the bells OF st. Mark will peal again
from it's top and their echoes will sound
over the lagoons. So far the new tower
has reached a height of 1875 feet. and the
builH'ng of the bell turret, which from
the base TO the cusp is Y feet high. has
just been started. The rebuilding of the
Campanile began in 1904, since when 100
men have worked for 1900 days, and used
], 5O0,0 coo bricks.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
PAPUAN CANNIBALS HOLD TO
THEIR STRANGE CUSTOMS
Though They Feast Human Beings They Are Easily Won From
BarbariSm--PenaItieS of Civilization

London. Oct 1.-The lieutenant COVER
nor OF the British portion OF New
Guiana has just come home for a brief
holiday and he has found the opportu-
nifty to make his countrymen's flesh
creep with tales of cannibalism as still
practiced by natives under his juris-
diction. The interior of New Guiana
1t should be noted. is perhaps the largest
terra incognita remaining on the earth's
surface. and according TO Gov, Murray
II hides many mysteries.
The native Papuans are divided into
many distinct tribes. primitive and bar
barous. but in some respects Of high
native intelligence. They are easily won
over from barbarism and induced to
take up some form OF employment The
governor during his trips into the inte-
rior heard constantly of race of long
tailed pygmies who dwelt Just over the
mountains, but exploration always
brought the answer that they were just
further on.
A Single Village.
The interior Papuan village wholly
consists OF a single building from 500 TO
600 feet long and about 70 feet high It
is divided into tunnelike compartments
capable of sheltering as many as 1900
persons. In front of the building is a
platform whereon the cannibal feasts
take place. Gov, Murphy recently ar
rived at one of these villages in time to
be present al the eating OF a freshly
roasted body. He says;
The bodies are placed on the platform.
singed, and afterward roasted The flesh
is cut up into small portions. sprinkled
with sage. wrapped in leaves and dis
tributed.
1.-THE hero of the day-the man who
has done the most killing-then mounts
the platform. and after much brandish-
ing throws a lighted torch 10 the ground,
thus signfying that the entire male popu-
lation is privileged 10 make love to his
wife. That is the highest honor the
tribe have 1t in their power to confer
upon him for his days proves.
Can Exchange Victims.
There are less pretentiOus cannibal
exploits on a smaller scale. II is a point
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
CLEopArRA's NEEDLE.
Egyptian ObeIiSk on Thames Long
Exposed.

E2pOsru-
London, Oct. l-Cleopatra's Needle, the
Egyptian obelisk on the Thames en-
bankment opposite the Savoy Gardens,
has been exposed TO London atmosphere
for thirty-two years. and is slowly sue
cumbing to its effects. The acid in the
smoky air and the damp fogs are grad
ually destroying the sharpness of the
hierogIyphics upon which the people Of
Heliopolis gazed more than 5000 years
ago.
Accordingly. the suggestion is made
that the Needle may have TO be removed
TO a more salubrious atmosphere. maybe
to the British Museum. where there are
already two Egyptian obellsks safely
protected from the weather The monu-
ment is periodically cleaned. and since
the last survey the process of decay has
been much more rapid than before.
There is an old story of An Egyptian
curse which was heard when the Needle
was removed from Egyptian soil. Ger
tainly the ship that carried IL was aban-
doned in gale and several lives We're
lost The obelisk was rescued and toweC'
TO London with immense trouble and
labor, and since then II has borne a
blameless reputation.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
GERMANS NOW. SPORT
Can Afford to Lose Money at
Monte Carlo.
PROSPERITY AT HIGH TIDE
AuStrians Also Trying Their Hand
at the WheeI-Americans and
English Pushed Aside-AccOunls mt
Bank show Net Profit OF $4,000
GCO-AH Nationalities ON Hand.

Berlin, Oct, IA remarkable proof OF
the increasing diffusion of wealth in Ger
many may be found in the latest stats
ties of the Casino of Monte Carlo, which
indicate that the German can now afford
TO lose his money in the grand manner.
The number of visitors from all parts
TO the famous gambling palace has re.
NAMED pretty much the same; they aver.
age in the neighborhood of 25OOO. 600 year
~. This figure. it should be explained
is reached by counting every person
entering the rooms,
The same person may enter again and
again, but he is always counted as a
separate entity. so that the total given
does not convey correct idea of the
aggregate of visitors. and still less of the
number OF actual gamblers.
Americans Galore.
Until 1900 the dominant element was
composed of Americans and English e
the extent of 20 per cent; but every year
since then German has been heard more
and more at the tables, and now 30 pei
cent are Germans, including Austrians
The English-speaking contingent has
gone down 10 80 per cent; 10 per cent are
French, and 5 per cent are other ma.
tionalities. Italians constitute only one
half of per cent of the whole number
which is taken to show that Italians or
the average are not wealthy. Spaniards
and Scandinavians are at the bottom OF
the list.
The accounts of the bank at Monte
Carlo show net profits of $liOOO.OO0 annu-
ally. or this 100000 is German and
Austrian money, Americans and English
lose s., 900. 600. Frenchmen S1.4O0,000. Rus
SLAMS 100000, and the rest is contributed
by various other nRtionalities.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02

of Papuan etiquette that you must not
eat the man you have killed. but you
may satisfy your conscience by exchang-
ing victims with another man. having
first sealed the compact by dlshguring
the corpse in accordance with cOnven-
tional rules.
MANY of the tribes have their own
notions Of how cannihalism should be
conducted. In some districts the victims
are roasted. while in others boiling is
preferred have known instances in
which the process Of cooking is done over
fire, the body being sandwiched be-
tween two layers of sage Some OF the
tribes have a weakness for eating babies
and organize raids on neighboring vii
lagos for the purpose of kidnapping IN
fants."
No Fear of Death.
Discussing ether characteristics of this
interesting race Gov. Murray says:
4 do not think the average Papuan has
the slightest fear of death. have known
native when charged with murder to
fall fast asleep within five minutes OF the
beginning of the trial AS judge / have
sentenced a man to death while he yawn-
ingly reminded me that he was tired of
the whole legal formality.
THAT attitude of lethargy is a charac-
teristic Of the race. While fighting had
to be done the Papuan kept himself pre-
pared for eventuaiities and allowed his
wife TO 90 the work Now that tribal
warfare has almost disappeared among
the people en- the coast line the warrior
pleads that ii would be a national disaster
TO regard the woman as the weaker sex.
and so he permits her 10 go on with the
work while he arranges to do as little as
possible,
THE male Papuan is more Or less the
creature of incidence. but directly he is
taken in hand he becomes disciplined
with astonishing readiness. Ask a native
I'm his primitive days 10 fetch wheel
barrow and he Immediately takes II up
in his arms and handles IL as a fond
mother would carry a child | have seen
Papuan men when first given a spade lay
Il on the ground, pile the soil on il with
both hands and then gaze at ii in be-
wilderment. a few months later their
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
CURES HAVING TROUBLE.
ThIrty-three Hotels and Restaurants
Meet Failure.

Berlin. oct. 1-Some OF the continental
cures seem 10 be having a bad time.
Judging by the annual report Of the
chamber Of commerce Of Wiesbaden. Ger
many. II states that in that otherwise
prosperous district thirty-three hotels and
restaurants failed in the year under re-
view among them being some OF the
largest and most modern establishments.
The reasons given are sharp competition.
increased cost of maintenance and no
Increase in the number OF guests
II was cosmopolitan King Edward who
set the fashion for English people 20 go
TO Continental cures but King George
does not favor them, with the result that
English health resorts where curative
waters are found are looking up. The
Kings sister, Princess Victoria. also pre-
fers English resorts. II some Continental
gayety could be infused into these Eng
llsh watering places 1t would no doubt
tend &c make them more popular.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
ROME DEEPLY STIRRED.
Marble Tablet Taken from Resting
Place of Raphael.

VI AAphACAs
Rome, Oct. L-Signor Silvio Caterini
laments in the Nuova Antologia that the
marble tablet in the Pantheon where Ra-
phael Is buried has been removed to
make way for the tombs OF King Hum
bert l.
This tablet dates from 1888. when RAJ
phaers body, which had been laid TO
rest in a cavity of the wall near the
third altar TO the left in 1920, was dug up,
shown In a glass case for six days. and
then reburied in a marble urn-the gift
Of Pope Gregory XVI-under the marble
statue of the Madonna executed in ac-
cordance with RaphaeIs will. The Latin
inscription on the tablet recorded the
finding ofN the masters body, which for
more than 1913 years had been lost. and
marked the spot where II has been re-
buried.
Now that the tablet has been removed
Raphaels tomb is naturally supposed to
he where the bronze statue of the paint
er is erected, and Cardinal Bembo's we'll
known epigram.
Living great Nature feared he might outvie
Her works: and diving fears herself nav die
leads visitors 10 believe that the painters
last resting place is there Signor Cat
erini found the tablet badly broken. hid
den In corner, and he was told that as
It was useless. the authorities had de-
cided TO destroy II.
When the Pantheon was consecrated as
a Christian church in 6oS. the statues of
the heather gods were removed and
twenty-eisht wagon-loads of the bonds OF
martyrs were carried there from the cata-
combs Now that the kings of united
Italy are buried in the only ancient edi-
fee of Rome which is still in perfect
preservationrSthe relics of Christian mar
tyrs and the bodies of painters are evil
IDENTIFY considered out of place.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02

! working faculty had developed most in
diligently.
Are Clever LinguiAts.
las a matter Of fact they are a sensl-
bic people and in many respects highly
sensitive as wen AZ linquists they have
few equals. Nearly every tribe has It's
own language-not merely a variation of
some mother tongue. and | have met
natives who could speak seven or eight
languages
In one part Of the island it is compul-
sorry that the wife should speak one Ian
guage and the husband another. They
the traditional custom as though their
existence depended upon It.
There Is another singular trait asso-
ciated with this tribe Although the5
understand two languages il IS essential
that they should speak a third while en-
gagged in lighting exploits. They periodi-
cally visit a neghboring island. which
they make their temporary abode while
the fishing excursion lasts.
Fear Civilization.
All sorts OF dreadful things await the
Papuan who neglects TO make use OF
this third language. and disaster would
overwhelm the entire tribe If in an I'M
guarded moment any one mentioned the
number 7. Why the demons Of destruc-
ton should be liberated by so simple an
utterance does not permit OF explana-
ton even by the most profound Papuan.
but the awe inspired by the mystic word
is very real indeed
Civilization. after all, is a terrible thing
It creates new evils and dangers almost
as rapidly as ii mitigates or destroys the
old ones Listen 10 the pessimlsm Of the
British Medical Journal.
in humanitarian circles IL Is customary
10 speak OF civilization as disease and
to compare the noble savage and the
effete citizen In a manner greatly 20 the
letters disadvantage IRON the point Of
view OF health and constitution. Facts
do not lend unqualified support to this
kind OF idealism. yet II must be confessed
that the list Of industrial diseases, al
ready formidable. is constantly growing
one and that every new invention carries
attendant evils in its train
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
THE LONDON PIT.
Time Honored Division of the Or
chestra Floor of English Theaters.

In the orchestra OF a London theater
there are only eight or ten rows of stalls
and Immediately behind them is the pit.
which is walled off by a barrier or fence
that stretches clear across the theatre.
In the pit there are no individual seats
merely rows Of long benches on which
! the people sit rather closely together.
1t is OF course impossible To reserve
seats in advance. says the Bookman,
and people who are going 10 the pit have
TO come early on the evening of the per-
Torrance in order TO secure the best
places.
Hence in the case of popular play a
long queue of people may be seen at :
o'clock stretching from the pit door all
along the sidewalk waiting for the
house to open. They keep their places
very patiently in line united by a COM
mon mood OF pleasurable anticipation.
One manager a while ago made the
experiment Of selling reserved seats in
the pit at the usual price. hut TO this the
pit people objected strenuously on the
ground that they could seldom know
in advance Just when they would find
themselves possessed Of that happy com
bination of money and an evening of
which would permit of theater going.
and preferred TO take their chance wait
ing in line when the fortunate oppor-
tunity arrived
The pit is paTonized by people OF
very estimable class and is often fire.
quented by well educated men and women
who wish TO save money and do not care
to dress. Whereas a seat in the stalls
costs half a guinea Tor approximately
$3.50. a place in the pit costs only two
and six Cor approximately So cents; and
the play can be seen very nearly as we'll
In the pit the same programme that is
sold in the stalls for sixpence is sold for
twopence, and the pit has a refreshment
bar Of its own which is cheaper than the
main bar OF the theater. OF course the
real reason why there is pit in the Lon
don theater is that there has always been
a pit; that IN itself is sufficient for the
British mind; but il must be admitted
that the system is on grounds of COM
mon sense an exceedingly good one
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
LONDON LOSES A FIGURE.
John DeIacour Last of the Men
About City.

London. Oct. John. Delacour, who
died recently. was the last of the men
about town I'm London This distinction
was claimed for Montague Guest but in
correctly. Mr.. Guest did things He col
lected pictures and bric-a-brac, and was
not unaffected by the hustle and hurry
and desires Of modern life Mr.. Delacour
remained to the end the pure man about
town of the seventies
He never went in for anything. He
was always thoroughly well groomed,
and, although he had no special gift for
ties and waistcoat. he was thought one
of the best dressed men of his time His
special gift was for not doing things.
He would go into a billiard room and
spend pleasant hour but he never
played billiards. He went into the card
room, but he never played cards. People
liked him because he gave sense of
leisure and Of the unimportance Of hustle.
He was a triumph OF negative qualities
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
BEWARE LOUIS HEEL!
High-heaIed Shoe Brings About
Kidney Trouble.

London, Oct. beware the Louis heel
Dr. Won Koranyi. of Budapest. says that
study of a large series of statistics pre-
pared from the experience of others con-
firmed him in the belief that high heeled
shoes play a distinct part In causing dis
placement of the kidneys. especially in
conjunction with the heavy drag of
clothes above the CONSTRUCTED waist.
The elevation of the heels causes an
increase in the lumbar curve, says DR.
Won Koranyi, and this entails displace-
ment of the kidney even if that organ lies
originally well back as a well behaved
kidney should
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
Successful Iron Test. In Chile.

"uCNV'SHHuI HrOH EVsss III ENhIIcs
In Valparaiso a commission COM
posed of naval engineers and expert
mechanics has tested the products Of
the sociedad Altos Hornos. of Corral.
Chile, and pronounced the iron of a
superior quality and suitable for gen
sral use in the navy, and for other pur-
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02

poses. These furnaces have a capac
of 200 tons a day. which will go far
ward supplying the demand in Chile
that class Of material The fuel In
is charcoal. The works have been
operation since the beginning 81 1877
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02

The average cost of telephone exchange
maintenance is said to be much greater
under government ownership than by
private corporation
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02

Coweta and Carroll counties Ga. viii build high
way bridges at Moores Ferry acres the Chatta-
hooclee River. Main structure, 800 feet. and two
other bridges Of 800 feet
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02

TWenty-four Thousand dollars has been voted
street improvements in Annapolis. Nd =.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02
EGYPT IN TROUBLE
Cotton Lands Are Fast Be-
coming Water-lOgged.
RUNNING BACTERIAL FLORA
If by Any Chance the Quality of the
Crop DeteriOrates, Cotton May
Fall In Price Equal 10 that of
American PrOduct-WOuId Mean
Ruin If Such Were 10 Happen.

London. oct. 1.-The cotton industry is
threatened with yet another misfortune.
for Egyptian cotton lands are In danger
Of becoming ~waterlogged. Egypt, the
much irrigated has now a surplus of
moisture underground. 1t would seem
that permanent rise of water table has
been produced by conveying basin lands
into perennially watered lands
The general conclusion arrived at after
official experiments is that the rise OF
subsoil water caused by infltration from
high level canals or by overwhelming
crops is cause for the deterioration IN
output and quality OF the cotton. Con-
cisely put. Egypt is becoming water
logged by the rise in the level of the
stagnant water. which prevents the de-
velOpment of the roots of the plants
The result is that, while in former years
there was little or no need for drainage,
at the present time it is urgently needed
TO prevent this subsoil water from wash
ing up injurious salts, running the bac-
terial flora and reducing the effective
depth of soil.
Would Spell Ruin.
w Lawrence Balls. who is in charge Of
the Egyptian Mendelian Experiment Sta
ton. suggests as a possible remedy the
breeding of early maturity cottons which
will ripen before the water table has risen
TO the plant roots. However feasible
this may be in the future. il will take
several years to obtain cotton with
these characteristics, so that facilities
should be made for all farmers in Egypt
TO have their lands drained. Efficient
drainage. though very costly. is justified
by the recent loss per acre per annum.
1t is a striking proof of the fertility of
the country that this loss, almost dis
regarded till last year. is on a single crop
about as much as the ordinary profits
which an English farmer makes on the
same area in an average year. II by any
chance the quality OF the Egyptian crop
deteriorates as seriously as the quantity
has done nothing will save the Egyptian
from a fall in price to something little
above that of the American. Egypt, ac-
cO:ding TO a consular report presented by
w II. Cadman, can never reach America
in quantity, so that this price means 10
Egypt the ruin of her staple industry.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02

Monroe County. Miss, joins the procession with
bonds for good roads.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-02

There CONES voice from Florida. from Tampa
deadly shCft
1t is the vail Of gallant men. oBnen s no
mere. I
In the land a sun and flowers his head lies
Fillowei low.
No more 10 sinE Petite Coquiue' At Benny
HzTens Oh