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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-10
Animals and Birds.

There was only one animal in each
cage The cages We're six feet long.
four feet high and four feet deep and
weighed about SO pounds each
1.-The lions averaged about $50 pounds
each. two of them-splendid females
about twenty EIGHT months old. and the
other three about twenty-five months
old. The leopard is two years old
"All have been raised from cubs on
the Mcmillan farm. and have had the
best of care and plenty of food. so
They are the most superb lions you ever
saw; undoubtedly the finest ever brought
into tas country.
There We're other animals and four
birds All of them. excepting the lions
and the leopards. are entirely new to this
country.
The cheetah. a long-iesged species of
leopard. which Is trained and used for
hunting by tie South Africans. is the
most notable. There is a fine specimen
of an eagle also.
There was a haul of twenty-three
miles from the plantation to the railway
station. ] made a contract with Boer
farmer to do the job. His wagons We're
enormous vehicles, called African troll
ieys' and carry two or three tons each
wien drawn by team of fourteen oxen.
I'VE put the dve lions and the leopard
on one wagon and fastened tie cages to-
-etller with nOOD-lTOfI nailtu last To tue
body of the vehicle, SO that they could
not be shaken off under any circumstan-
ces. but if any thing went wrong it
would he unanimous.
There were several bad places on the
road, fording streams and crossing ra-
vines or drifts. as they call them over
there. But We got through all right.
We left Juja farm at noon. and reached
Narobi in the evening of the next day.
Cheetah Dies Suddenly.
a shed near the railway station. be-
longing to the veterinary quarantine
was assigned to our use. and the animals
were placed there. One of the cheetahs
died suddenly and without apparent
cause
I've could not find out what was the
matter. 1t was all right at 9:45 O'Clock
At night when l made my last inspection
The next morning. it was stone dead. An
other cheetah died at the farm in SINH
lar manner few days before l arrived
there.
Il sent out boxes for the zebra and an
telopes ] had bought of Tarleton. They
were brought in the day before we left
Everything was shipped safely. There
was no accident of any kind, although
The cages were heavy and difficult to
handle, and had to be carried on the
shoulders of natives from the shed to
The cars.
That part of Africa is suffering from two
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Making Ready to Travel.

The day after arriving at Nairobi l
went out TO Juja farm looked over the
animals and made estimates for travelling
cages for them. On my way back TO
town ] called upon Henry Tarleton, an
who has an ostrich farm, and
had caught and raised some anteiopes of
a rare species. unknown IN this country
We already had some correspondence
with HIM. and | made ARRANGEMENTS to
take eight of his animals home with me.
/ also bought a zebra of a rare species
from one of MS neighbors.
All these animals had been in captivity
from birth and were quite tame. l meas
reached Nairobi l made contract with
an East Indian carpenter and blacksmith
for twenty shipping crates.
LAS the steamer upon which | expected
to ship the animals was due at Nom
hasa on its way south. en- route to Mad
ayascar, about that time. / went
back to Mombasa to have a confer
ence with the captain and select a place
on the deck for them and make all
the arrangements necessary for han
ding and getting them on board at that
port. Then | returned to Nairobi to su-
per:ntend the construction of the crates,
which took a fun month. for the work
men in those countries are slow.
Crates Substantial and Light.
also, so as to have the crates as sub
stantial and secure as they could possibly
ne made. and at the same time avoid
unnecessary weight. because they had 10
be carried on the shoulders of men when
ever they were moved. Seven of the
crates-for five lions. leopard and a
-hog-had to be lined with iron
sheetine and fitted with steel 2ratincs. so
that the animals could not rip them to
plecPS and break
The lions are savage. especially two
females little more than two years old.
All five lions were confined in a stone
house forty by eighty feet in size. which
was built for them by Mr.. Mcmillan, and
ii was divided into two rooms.
1T was a good deal of a job to coax
them into the cages At my request the
attendants did not give them any food
for three days. and kept them shut up
in the larger room.
I'VE backed one of the cages up against
the door of this room and opened the
port. Then we hung chunk of meat on
the iron grating where the animals could
see it.
.'It was half day before any one of
them was willing to yield even to that
temptation. However. as soon as he
went into the cage, We closed the door
on fim and had him where we wanted
him.
Then we showed another cage up
against the door and got another lion "a
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It was six hours be-

few hours later. 1t was six hours be-
fore we got a third. 1t took two en-
tire days to transfer the five.
The leopard was easy. We got him
safely into his crate i'll less than an
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catching and killing rats by electricity
The rat practically announces its owl
death, an electric signal operating when
il reaches the death chamber
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Trip to Africa.

Il left Washington the 22d of last July
by way of Naples and the Suez canal
calling at Port Said en- route to make
arrangements for transshippng the ami
mails.
There are three lines of steamers on
the east African coast The German
East African Company sends steamer
every three weeks: Il French company
at Marseile sends one every thirty days,
and there is an English line connecting
with the +. ~ .. Company at Alden at
the bottom of the Red sea.
1T takes twelve days to make the
voyage from Port Said to Mombasa /
arrived there on the 18TH Of September
The next day l took the train for
Nairobi. There are three trains a week
AID ii takes twenty-four hours TO make
the 81 miles.
There are no sleeping ears but there
IS a drop shelf or berth above every
lair OF seats in the ordinary cars which
passengers let down and thereon make
up their own beds with the blankets and
pillows they bring with them This is
he custom Of the country. Everybody
has a roll Of bedding like a camping
outfit
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years of drought and food is scarce. l
sent up far into the country where there
had been rain and bought carload of
alfalfa and grass hay and some green
Eats, but they were hard to obtain.
Train Is Ditched
THE train left Nairobi on the morning
Of October 26, and we ran along all right
until o'clock one morning when We
were sixteen miles from Mombasa, the
engine and the first two cars went into
the ditch. 1t appears that there had been
a heavy rain which had softened up the
roadbed. SO that the track sank into the
mud on one side. when the weight came
upon it. and the engine and two cars
lkeeled over
We were at the rear of the train. and
suffered no damage except a pretty lively
shaking up The animals behaved well.
They We're not much frightened and made
10 fuss. But we had a great deal OF
difficulty getting them transferred
Il got into communication with the
traffic manager. who sent up a relief
train and a gang OF men, who lifted the
crates OFF the cars and carried them I'D
a steep and slippery embankment and
then slip them along the rails for
80 yards The mud was SO deep that
the lions were covered with it. and ii
lax two inches thick on the floors of
the cages.
But we finally got down to Nom
bassa that night They held the boat
for us. I lost my forage. however, which
was great embarrassment
Menagerie Aboard Ship.
The cages were slowed on the main
deck of the steamer about midships I'M
der an awning TO protect them from the
sun. The animals made the voyage in
terestinG for the passengers. although the
| \
frightened most of them away.
when reached Port Said, every
thing had to be transferred TO lighters
We lay there for thirteen days waiting
for suitable steamer. We were an
chored in m.dstream of the Suez canal
and had to protect the animals from ali
forms of contagion under the orders of
the agricultural department.
FINALLY. the 2lst of November we
got aboard the Moltkefels. of the Hansa
line of steamers to Philadelphia. and
reached the latter city, December II.
after voyage of twenty-six days. The
steamer was slow but comforta BILE. There
were no storms, and the weather was
generally pleasant. / had the assistance
of Maltese sailor from Port Said in
taking care of the animals.
From Philadelphia. the lions and
cheetahs were brought directly to
Washington. The antelopes. the wart
hog. the zebra and the other animals
and birds had to be inspected by the
ricultural Department and were sent to
quarantine for fifteen days. Mr.. Brown.
director of the Philadelphia zoo, has
kindly taken care of them.
AT Philadelphia lost an Gland,
which is big antelope. 1t died sud
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27

from many mediums with cross references from one
to another
There are many things to be considered The COM
muncatons from the spirit will perhaps be affected
by the mind of the control and the mind of the
medium In some cases, however, have known
mannerisms and expressions to survive such trans
mission. 1t may be- although do not profess to be-
lieve it. that the spirit of Professor James in space is
able make impression upon thousand intelIects
The difficulties OF spirits in communication with
mortas through various mediums must be very great
In the case OF the young woman from Washington it
might be that some impulse from the spirit OF Pro-
fessor James had come to her, thus causing her to
down in her own words such communications as she
offers bell is struck by stick and the bell vibrates
with its own tone, yet it has from outside source
received the impulse
Professor Hyslop points out the absurdtes adj
vanced by professional mediums and by unframed OBJ
servers which often psychcal science to be dis
credited. He believes however, that the time is at
hand when many mysteries will be pursued with
much energy and enthusiasm as researches made
in the domain of physical science
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
SEEKING THE LIGHT

Professor hyslop said, in speaking of the somewhat
lengthy communications purporting to from the
spirit world, that the question whether who
could make such use of the word forms used in this
world might not give details
He is planning make extensive researches, with
professional mediums in his effort, come into
communication with Professor James, proceeding
which he could undertake with thoroughness had he
any funds available for that purpose He.receves
salary from the society and railroad fares and other
expenses, besides the payment Of stenographers to
take records the quest of the spirit world to be
more or less expensive
Communications far" said he, "are of no value
because there have been proofs of the identity of
the entity spirit if there be SUCH which IS making
them. Such writings as those which have been sub
rnitted by the young in Washington to
be such as many another well educated person may
have written.
Professor James a we'll known man. yet at
the same time there are undoubtedly many incidents
in his life which known few which might serve
basis for his Identification The proper dentihca-
ton of spirit is easy task under such conditions
In it has, in my opinion, been done, and
l would consider that existence after death has
been demonstrated In order to establish definitely
whether the spirit of Professor James is actually in
communication it will be necessary to have readings
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
Professor William James.
Courtesy Of Leslie's Weekly.

necessary. II realized this they would expend
effort develop their dormant spiritual forces
and rise above the plane of selfish material enjoy
ment The creative force of their spirits is inces
sanity active to endower thoughts and things with
power for good or the not good-there is no middle
ground-which become help hndrance to man
when death separates him from his body, for these
thought forms cling to him like garment and evil
they become vampires to devour his soul"
1t will be observed that in the foregoing paragraph
the supposed spirit for the first time the reformed
orthography of the word Accomplish" He
of the founders of the smplhed spelling board en-
dowed by Mr.. Andrew Carnegie in 1906 and
nected with it until the time of his death. He does
not appear, however, have made any extensive
of the new style in his writings
One of the most rapid of his alleged communica-
tions delivered while the young woman
a train on September 20, at minutes to 8 o'clock
in the afternoon, her way to New York. 1t is
brief and at first polished in its phraseoogy This
Message W as reported:
"Wiam James Yes, Miss, you may we'll be
surprised that write so again but l want you
to say more for me that l may be free
"Hyslop is thinking of your communications (from
me-. They have interested him. tell him this as
supplement
"Just as involvement of spirit in flesh is marvel
ous prolonged and intricate process the evolve
ment Of the spirit from the body and its earth condi
tons he path leading out OF the labyrinth is
long the path leading into it. For this reason the
spirit must work out its more less gradual emanci
patton from the labyrinthne earth conditions"
REGRET EXPRESSED
His last communication delivered on October Is,
begins with expression OF regret that he could not
arrive and again complains OF being disturbed
by the ~effort to communicate at this stage and
promises details of the state beyond when all
things are i'll readiness.
individuals who earnestly seek it, concludes the
message, will receive the light which they need on
the hidden path OF spiritual development, bringing
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medium on the following night, September 7, and in
her manuscript she has begun with the words I'm
Will James" and then has carefully marked out the
abbreviation, though she considered it undignihed
and has used the name William" AS matter of fact
often referred to himself as Wi' in addressing his
intimaes, and in communications supposed to be from
Doctor Hodgson there references to "Wi
James" Thus, with we'll considered strokes of the
pen, the young elided what might be consid-
cred in some quarters mark of authenticity, and
indeed it is of the few things in the whole manu-
script which has any direct bearing the identity of
the spirit alleged to be communicating.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
The San Francisco Sunday Call

them into fellowship and communion with all that Is
best in the universe of God They who will not seek
this for themselves must remain in the twilight"
Professor Hyslop fails to find in the alleged COM
municatons anything which suggests the style Of
Professor James while writing here on earth
Some idea as to the differences in the method of
expression of living sanan and shade may be cleaned
from the following quotations from Professor James,
which appeared in Professor Thompson's Proofs Of
the Life After Death, which was largely sym
postum. In this the eminent Harvard psychologist
wrote:
when the physioogist who thinks That his science
cuts off all hopes of immortality pronounces the
phrase Thought junction of the brain he thinks
OF the matter just he thinks when he says Steam
is function OF the steam kettle Light is a function
OF the electric circuit Power is the function of the
moving waterfall In these latter cases the several
material objects have the function of nwardly Great
ing engendering their effects and their functions
must be called productive function Just he thinks
that it be with the brain
But in the world Of physical nature productive
function of this sort the only kind OF function
with which We are familiar We have the permissive
or releasing function and have transmissive
function The keys of the organ have only trans
missve function They open successivey the various
pipes and let the wind in the air chest escape in var
ways The voices Of the various pipes are const-
tuted by the columns trembling as they emerge. But
the air is not engendered in the organ
My thesis now is that when we think of the law
that thought is junction of the brain entitled
consider also permissve of transmissve function
One of the characteristics of the style of Professor
James was its force and cIearness He would in life
have scarcely used the involved language which is
employed in these alleged communications The rhet-
oric and nomenclature OF spirituaism, somewhat tine
tured with the vocabulary of Christian Science, have
developed little since the early days OF the practice.
The communications with the references to earth
planes and spirit planes couched in the same mys
terous argon which has been in vogue since the days
of the Fox sisters. Spritualists and mediums have
insisted that this is the proper form for the spirits to
in addressing mortals here below, and the for
mulae have become set with the lapse of time.
Hundreds of communications said to have been
received from Professor James from circles of spirit
ualists all the country all expressing the
inability to communicate and promising light yet to
The burden of this psychic song is The time
is not vet
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some residents OF Boston that he had not been dead
long enough to pierce the veil.
She AYERS, therefore that it came as a great sur
prise her suddenly to become conscious that his
spirit desired to communicate through her hand She
had had some experience in socaed automatic or
spirit writing The practitioners of this art believe
that the souls of the departed control the and
fingers of the writer's and cause them transcribe
thoughts of spirits The Society for Psychcal Re
search has of these supposed messages from the
Harvard psychologist which have been by the
young woman She is in professional
medium and merely submits the communications in
the hope that they may throw light the mysteries
of the future The first leaf of socalled James
manuscript marked as revealed on August 80, near
Boston, is as follows:
I'm William James Tell Hysop to be patient and
I will know more soon. I can't send him much yet
but will when 1 For the present only help
you. l you write work the mysteries
of the next life. There is tremendous unfolding of
these matters that will soon be given to the world
want you to help prepare people for it.
Death is awesome but wonderful emancipation.
| did not realize what burden the flesh trammels
were till laid them aside. Before, believed there
was such thing Immortality. Now, know that
it is real-and our vision is like the view from
mountains where before l dwelt in the valleys. Hys-
lop knows some of the things wanted to find out.
know some of them now, but the mysteries of the
spiritual world are still tremendous complex and
fe-l but babe in knowledge here but will learn by
absorption what | need to know and will tell you
what am allowed to tell 1t is not possible advis
able unfold all of the of this life to those
still the mortal plane. Law rules here well as
there and must obey the law.
"Goodby l will help you all | can when know
more and have learned better how to transmit my
thoughts to the living"
This communication is similar in many respects to
one. received at seance, where there profes-
sional medium which was held ON Monday, Septem-
Der at o'clock in the evening, at Harwichport,
Mass. Several spritualsts were present. 1t as
follows that the spiritof Professor James is said
have spoken on that occasion:
81 am at peace, peace with myself and all
n4nkind. l have awakened to life far beyond my
highest conception while denizen of earth Tell my
!. brothers that will communicate message through
this instrument that will provemy individuality when
. can manifest more clearly than at this time did
not realize how difficult it would be to manifest from
: this plane of life to the mortal plane
There is much for me to learn and many condi-
tions to overcome"
Additional communications came to the amateur
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
THE SECOND MESSAGE

This is the second message in full:
Boston, Mass, September 7. 1910, p m
I'm Will (William) James Yes | am much
obliged to you for writing me again. Why didn't
you write on Sunday as you planned to do? l was
longing to send message through you then
There many others who want to talk to you
that ] find them hard to manage Your mother wants
to talk to you, but can't do much yet She watches
over you much of the time Your father transmits inn
pulses to you and guiding instincts, but not get
into the way of transmitting direct verbal messages
to any extent tell you this that you may better
appreciate the difficulties connected with communica-
tons between the two worlds. Even |, with all my
training Tin this line) find it hard myself
My friends are awaiting for revelation from me.
They look me as one cut loose from all trammels
but am not Will people never 1eafn from biological
anaogies that life is progressive and deveopmenta
AS the germ of vitality assimilates matter to
develop its physical FORM SO the soul takes into the
next life only the germ of its spiritual life, and this
IS more or less encysted by the thought wells robes
of the earth life woven by the minds of ones self and
others. This intimated to you the other day. Thus
while the capacity for developing tree may lie in
the Seed yet the actual growth of the tree from the
seed IS helped or hndered less by adventiti
Gus conditions For this reason the dead need your
prayers we'll as the living
Il wish you could take from me biaplasmic re-
veation TO the world 1t Is so wonderful here to
the unfolding of that which on the earthly plane
seemed fraught with impeneuable mystery. You had
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-05-05
SYNOPSIS.

Frederick Hardy, a fashionable Boston
society man, lost his wealth. was Tilted
by girl and sent by a friend to take
charge of an American Trading Company
store in Russia. ON his journey through
Japan he met Stapleton Neville, sup
posedly an Englishman. They agreed to
so together to Russia. Because of suS-
plclous circumstances they were several
ufnes moleSted by the Japanese. Hardy
was arrested and found upon his person
We're papers showing maps of Jap forts.
Hardy was proven guiltless. On train
ne met Aisome Sano. daughter of a Jap
merchant. In Neville's shoes Jap found
pictures of forts, proving him to be a
russian spy. Hardy departed for Rus
sia on a steamer, which was wrecked
shortly afterward. He was rescued by
a Russian steamer. On reaching Vladi-
vostok he was we'll treated. He started
for Siberia, meeting Princess Romanovna
on the train. Hardy boarded vessel for
mur. Hardy showed the princess his
Sxpertness as a rifle shot. The steamer
was stranded. The princess and her
maid were attacked by Chinese. Hardy
eaved their lives. The princess thanit ed
Hardy for his heroism. Manchurians
fired upon the craft. Hardy slew their
chief. Burning arrows were hurled upon
the Pushkn's decks. An attempt was
made TO board the vessel. The attacking
chinese were repulsed. Romanoff sneered
1t Hardy's solicitude for the princess
6tanka, a messenger sent for help, was
nailed to cross on the shore To put an
end to the awful torture Hardy himself
put Stanka out of his misery, taking his
own life in his hands.