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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUHE
IRA L. BARB, Publtshor.
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CONGRE88.
Secretary McAdoo of the Treasury
department will doposlt $2,000,000 in
the national IjankB of Dayton, O., to
relievo the money shortngo resulting
from Uio flood, accepting government,
utate, city and county bonds as bo
curlty. Setting asldo precedents of moro
than a century, President Wilson ap
peared In the halls of congress to de
liver his first oxocutlvo messago In
person. Ho had announced to demo
cratic congressional leaders that ho
would go to the floor of tho house
when It convened and there glvo that
body his views on tho tariff.
A bill Introduced by Representative
Prouty of Iowa, would provide nation
al banks with ovor half a billion dol
lars of emergency currency, and In
Judgo Prouty's opinion absolutely
prevont a panic. Ho says It has tho
approval of treasury exports with
whom ho has consulted.
Now currency reform bills have boon
Introduced In tho house by Ropro
Fentatlvo Prouty of Iowa, Nelson of
Wisconsin and Palmer of Ponnsyl
inla. Congress now has beforo It
) ?arly a dozen bills, covering all
tranches of banking and currency re
form, but nono of theso boar tho In
dorsement of tho official committees
of tho two housos or of President
Wilson.
GENERAL.
Three attempts aro bolleved to have
been mado within tho last ten days to
burn tho Young Mcn'B Christian asso
ciation building at Council DluffB, la.
Addison C. Drown, from 1881 to
1901 Judgo of tho United States dis
trict court for tho southern district
of Now York, dlod at his homo in
Now York of paralysis.
Fumes from a vat of boiling bluing
suffocated William Woortz in Chicago
nnd ovorcomo throo of his follow em
ployes, who aro' not expected to re
cover. By blowing his own breath Into tho
lungs of a baby for forty minutes, Dr.
Bonodlct Williams of Bollevuo hos
pital, New York, saved tho young
ster's life.
Mary Webb, 19 ycard old, sister of
Robert Webb, tho moBt daring of tho
automobilo bandits who terrorized
Chicago last winter, will enter a con
vent as atonoment for tho crlmos of
her brother. '
Tho Canadian Pacific railway haB
nnnouncod that it will soon bogln'con
Ktructlon of tho longest tunnel In
America. Tho tunnol will bo built
through Kicking Horso pass in tho
Rook mountains and will bo sixteen
miles long, costing 114,000,000.
Tho nvorago condition of winter
wheat on April 1 was 01.8 por cent
of a normal, compared with 80.0 last
year, 83.3 In 1911 and 80.3 tho ton
year average Thoro was a doclino of
1.0 polntB from Decombor to April
1, compared with an avorago decllno
of 3,0 in tho past ten years.
After having hung in an Isolated
colonial mansion of Maryland for
moro than n contury, a portrait of
Georgo Wnshlngton, painted In 1794
or 179C, by Gilbert Stuart, has been
sold to a woolthy Now York collec
tor. Tho prlco paid 1b said to havo
been betweon $15,000 and $20,000.
Labor unions tho country ovor
havo focused tholr attention and ef
forts on Sioux City, la., to mako it a
closed Bhop town, assorts, C. R. Dott,
seerotary of tho Sioux City Indus
trial association, an organization of
business men having for Its purpoBO
the opposition of this movement.
Twelvo persons woro Injured, nono
fatally, when two coaches and tho
mall car on northbound poBsongor
train. No. 10, on tho St. LouIb & San
Francisco railroad, loft tho tracks and
turnod ovor two mllos north of Lock
wood, Mo. Sproadlng rails was tho
cause.
Hundreds of corporations will bo
relieved from paying tho federal cor
poration tax by a decision of tho su
premo court to tho ofToct that corpo
rations leasing all tholr property
nnd having no Income except that
yielded by tho loaso, uro not "doing
business" and thoreforo are not sub
ject to the tax.
Hundreds of Turkish soldiers who
nurvlved tho Blogo of Adrlnnoplo nro
dying of oxhaustlon, dyBcntory nnd
cholera in tho concentration camp in
that city, according to tho corro
epondont of tho London. Dally Tele
graph. Chicago's Bhuro of tho not earnings
of tho stroot rullway companies for
1912 totals $2,529,002. This 1b an In
crease of 35.2 per cent ovor 19ll,
Two Bailors of tho United Stntea
cruiser California woro killed and
throo others wounded In-ft stroot light
lit Mnzatlan, n Pacific coast port In
Mexico.
Ml
Tho Citizens State bank at Priest,
Idaho, was robbed of $2,000.
Woman suffrage was defoatcd In a
recont election In Michigan.
Hot Springs, Ark., suffered $50,000
damago recently from tho worst Hood
In years.
Tho twenty-second annual conven
tion of tho Daughters of tho Ameri
can Rovolutlon has Just closod in
Washington.
Angered because tho police havo ar
rested her twice on clinrgos of va
grancy, Clyda Hosley, formerly a
school teacher of Dos Moines, la., has
gone on a hunger strlko at the city
workhouso at St. Joseph, Mo.
Tho Chicago & Eastern MlnolH Rail
road company was fined $10,000 by
Fedoral Judgo Cnrponter In Chicago
for violating tho law prohibiting tho
working of employes moro than six
teen consecutive hours.
Four soldiers of tho Fourteenth
cavalry who havo been held under ar
rest at Fort Clark, Tex., since Novem
ber 9 last on a murder charge, will be
turned ovor to tho Texas courts for
trial.
Tho Presbyterian parsonage at To
ledo, III., was dynamited recently. Tho
Rev. W. II. Wilson nnd his wife, who
woro In tho house at tho time, escap
ed with slight bruises. Wilson has
boon a vigorous foo of saloons.
As a result of tho heavy rains In the
upper part of tho Missouri river val
loy, principally In South Dakota, the
rivor Is rising at KansaB City, and
will continue to rlso for tho next four
or flvo days. A flood there Is lniprob
able, according to tho observer.
Militant suffragists who destroy
property should bo placed In Insano
asylums lnstoad of Jails, as their nc
tlona lndlcato nervous derangement.
This sttttomont Is mado In tho current
Ibsuo of tho Journal of tho American
Medical association, Chicago,
Tho Minnesota house passed tho
workmen's compensation bill already
passod by tho Henato, providing $10 a
wcok bonollt for workmen disabled
whllo performing their duty. Tho bill
now goes to tho governor for his Big
naturo. An carthquako laBtlpg several sec
onds was experienced at Salt Lako
City rocently. Telephone operators
on tho fifth floor of tho Telephono
building reported that their transmit
ters woro rocked by tho force of tho
shock.
Croat Britain has no Intention of
following tho lead of Wnshlngton In
rocognlzlng tho Republic of China,
tho Iioubo of commons was Informed
by Francis Dykko Acland, parlia
mentary under secretary of foreign
affairs, speaking on behalf of tho for
eign office
Tho little kingdom of Montenegro
has thrown down tho gauntlet to tho
six groat powers. Sho declines to
yield to tho demand of tho powers to
abandon her attompts to gain pos
session of Scutari, and hns officially
announced that "there will bo no do
parturo from an uttitudo which con
forms to tho necessities of tho stato
of war existing between tho nllleB
and Turkoy."
Direct election of United States'
senators by tho peoplo was author
ized and mado compulsory when tho
Connecticut legislature ratlflod tho
constitutional amendment submitted
by congress loss than a year ago.
Tho situation that results throughout
tho country, whoro many legislatures
havo adjurnod until 1915 Is such as
to loavo confusion In Uio minds of
mombors of tho senato as to how the
oarly stops toward direct election of
senators will bo carried out.
Twenty paBBengers woro killed nnd
forty lnjurod in a wreck on tho Mexi
can Contral railway near Tula, stato
of Hidalgo, because tho engineer
yloldod to tho Importunities of tho pas
sengers. Tho engineer, fearing to run
into Tobola, was moving cautiously.
Tho passongors also were apprehen
sive, but bollovlng that greater safety
lay In greator opocd, Induced Uio con
ductor and engineer to run faster. Tho
train was ditched on a curve.
BaBlng tholr flguros on roports ro-
coivod from thoir Hold agents through
out tho Ohio flood dlBtrlctB, officials
of tho Rod Cross society, who havo
boon placod In chargo of tho relief
work in that stato Issued n statomont
estimating that 454 persons lost their
lives dnrlng tho laBt weeks floods. Al
though olovon days have elapsod slnco
tho flood swopt tho west Bldo of Co
lumbia, 25,000 porsons woro still be
ing curod for at relief stations. Tho
numbor of bodies recovered totalB
elghty-slx, nnd thoro had been no ac
counting for many poreons who .nro
still listed as missing.
Seven porsons nro deud and flfteon
woro injured ns tho result of tho de
railment of an oxcurston train on the
Montroal-Chambly branch of tho Cen
tral Vormont railway, about four and
a half miles out of St. I-Jimbort, Can
ada. Tho train was carrying about
700 paBsongorB, who had taken advan
tage of tho froo trip given by a real
estato firm to proBpoctlvo purchaBorn
of lots nt Albani subdivision, nnd was
roturnlng to Montreal at a spoed of be
tween twenty and thirty miles an
hour, when from somo cnuso as yet
unknown tho engine nnd tho first three
coaches loft tho track.
Just beforo Inspection drill, Lieuten
ant Bahngdln, N. Y. N. C, had bis
quartermaster sorgoant sworn in as
a deputy sheriff.
Tho British government intends nf
tor conclusion of tho Balkan war, to
upproach Qormany with a definite plan
to stop tho naval ship building pro
grams of tho two countries during tho
fiscal year 1914-15.
SPORT.
Boston defeated Now York In tho
first gamo of tho Benson at Now York
beforo a big crowd by a scoro of 8
to 0.
POPE PIUS I
HIS
PNEUMONIA
CONDITION OF HOLY FATHER
CAU3ES GREAT ALARM.
TEMPERATURE RISES RAPIOLY
Bulletins Say Thero Is Hope, Though
Real Facts Are Kept From
Public.
Rome. All Indications point to tho
utmost gravity of tho pope's condition.
At midnight Sunday tho fever and
cough were giving cause for great
alarm. Tho Impression had gained
ground that tho tracheal bronchitis
had developed into pneumouin.
Whllo not absolutely denying this,
Prof. Mnrchlafavu said:
"At tho present tlmo It could not
properly bo called pneumonia, but
with tracheal bronchitis sometimes
tho lungs do not function properly.
Probably tho roslstent and robuBt
fiber of tho holy father may ovorcomo
this dangor. Meanwhile wo can mako
tho statement, which must glvo Hbo
to great hope, that tho condition of
albuminuria has disappeared."
In tho two bulletins Issued, ono in
tho morning and ono in tho evening,
tho popo'B condition was set forth as
hopeful, but it bus been loarued that
tho bulletins ns prepared by the at
tending physicians havo come under
tho censorship of tho papl secretary
of stato. Tho explanation now Is giv
en that DrB. Marohlafava and Amici
ombody In their bulletins all tho de
tails with reference to tho puluo aud
respiration, In addition to other patho
logical conditions. Tho bulletins aro
submitted to Cardinal Morry Del Val,
and when they roach tho public thoy
lack what tho papal secretary con
siders unnoccsBary and undoslrablo
for publicity.
After midnight thoro was an In
crease In tho tomporaturo of tho pa
tient and tho fact that a largo quanti
ty of disinfectants had boon brought
Into tho sick apartment was con
sidered as an Indication that tho bron
chltls had developed into pneumonia.
King of Spain Fired upon.
" Madrid. For tho third tlmo In his
reign, King Alfonso narrowly escaped
being tho victim of an anarchistic at
tempt against his life. Threo shots
woro fired at tho king in tho Btreots
of tho capital by a native of Barce
lona, Rafael Sanchez Allegro, who was
Immediately overpowerod.
King Alfonso owes his escape to his
own courage, quickness and skilled
horsemanship. Accompanied by his
staff ho was riding along the Calle do
Alcala, returning from the ceremony
of swearing in recruits, when a man
sprang from tho sidewalk nnd Belzed
tho brldlo of tho klng'B horBo with one
hand, firing tho revolver with tho
other. Tho king realized Uio situation
rapidly and dug his spurs into his
horse, which reared violently. His
quickness saved his life. Tho bullet,
instead of burying Itself in tho king's
breast, struck tho horso.
Victim of 8erles of Accidents.
Pasadena, Cal. Miss Bello Sams of
this city waB tho victim of a peculiar
sorlos of accidents, all occurring with
in tho Bpaco of a couplo of seconds.
Whllo washing dishes Miss Sams
dropped a soup ,tureon on hor foot,
breaking ono of tho bonos. Sho put
out an arm to savo herself from fall
ing and struck the edge of tho kitchen
sink so violently that tho arm was
broken. Collapsing In a faint, tho
young woman fell to tho floor in such
a mannor that ono of hor legs was
twiBtod under hor and broken.
Frost Found Not Guilty.
Chlcngc Albert C. Frost, former
president and promoter of tho Alaska
Contral railroad, and his four co
dofondantB, Georgo M. Soward, Pierre
G. Boach, Frank Watson and Georgo
C. Ball, all Interested In tho develop
ment of tho road, woro found not guil
ty In tho fedoral court hero of con
spiracy to obtain illogally millions of
dollars' worth of coal lands In tho
Matanuska Valley, Alaska.
Can't Get Laborers to Work.
Washington. Refusal of laborers to
work on tho leveo In tho vicinity of
Momphls hns resulted In tho break
thore and probnbly will bo responsible
for a moro serious situation along tho
lower Mississippi In tho Immediate
.future.
Vaccinates Cubs.
Chicago Dr. Horman Spalding, chief
of the city bureau of medical inspoc
tlon, haB ordered tho vaccination of
nil tho Cub players except thoso who
havo been vaccinated recently.
Bill Must Be Passed Again.
WaHhlncton Rnonttni-v rt.i
has warned congross that work on Uio
I linttnv tt aannnnnt ,1AA. .
..tiv.,, . ouiu,um lii-iuiiBu guns ior
tho Panama canal must bo suspended
unless the sundry civil appropriation
bill, vetoed, by former President Toft
was passed.
Logan Wants Teachers.
Logau, In, In addition to n city su
perintendent of schools, English, Lnt
in, German and mathomatlc teachorr
aro wanted in Uio Logan school fdi
tho ensuing year,
ACTION ON WATER POWER.
No Grant May Be Made by State In
Perpetuity.
Lincoln. Tho lower house took pos
itive action for a more strict regula
tion of water power franchises.
Following tho initiative of a special
water power committee, headed by
McAllister, tho committee of tho
wholo approved an exhaustive bill
without umondment save as suggested
by the committee. Principal provis
ions of tho measure are these:
No wntor iiower franchise may bo
granted In perpetuity. All such
grants must be by unanimous vote of
tho state board of Irrigation nnd for
not moro than fifty years, with tho
prlvllego of renownl at tho end of
forty years, If Uie board so decides.
All franchises for electric power
transmission lines must be similarly
granted, for not moro than twenty
years.
Applicants for frnnclises must of
fer a cush or surety bond forfeit equal
to $5 for each estimated horse power
to bo developed. If construction
work is not started within six
months and completed within flvo
years, UiIb forfeit goes to the state.
At least 2 per cent of the gross re
ceipts of all water power companlos
Is to bo paid tho state.
The stato retains the right to pur
chase tho ontlro plant at tho end of
the frnnchlso period, payment for the
property to be nt an nppralBed value,
nothing to be allowed for franchise,
good will or going value,
Tho stato railway commission has
full authority over rates, service and
Dther operating conditions of all water
power and hydroolectrlc transmission
companies.
Relief Bond Bill Favored.
The bill to permit Douglas county
to vote $1,000,000 bonds for tho relief
of tho tornado sufferers was recom
oiended for passage by the committee
of tho whole of tho house.
All house bills were Indefinitely
postponed except thoso on third read
ing. Among tho deceased oto the min
imum wage bill, making $9 a week tho
minimum for fomalo employes; the re
peal of the 8 o'clock closing law as It
affects cities of over 5,000 population,
and Mike Lee's Greater Omaha bill.
Tho wage commission bill wns rec
ommended for passage. This provides
for a commission to study the wage
question nnd appoint wngo hoards for
In an advisory capacity.
Water Power Bill Passes.
Sonato file No. 425, a bill introduced
6y Hoagland of Lincoln, providing for
tho organization of water power dis
tricts, waB passed in tho senato by a
voto of 20 to 7; Grossman, Krumhach,
Ollls, Smith, Tnlcott, West and Wolz
voting no.
Bills Passed by Senate.
The following bills were passed by
the senato:
H. R. 44, by Lee: Provides for is
suance of city bonds by people of
Omaha for purchase of Auditorium
and extends issue available for park
purposes.
H. R. 280, by Korff: Villages of 100
may Incorporate, Instead of 200, as
under presont law. County seats of
any slzo may incorporate.
H. II. 288, by Richardson: Creates
road dragging districts and one-half
mill levy therefor.
H. R. No. 187, by Hardin: Abolishes
off year elections under plan suggest
ed by codo commission.
H. R. 142, by Greenwalt: Allows cit
ies of 1,500 to 5,000 population to
adopt commission form of government.
H. R. 255, by O'Mnlley: Requires
railroad companies to build fences not
moro than fifty feet from center of
right-of-way.
H. R. 742, by Richardson: Pre
scribes details of methods for operat
ing tho lnitlntlvo and referendum
amendment passed last fall.
H. It. 59, by Keckley: Civil service
for employes of tho state, except the
doaf school at Omaha and blind Insti
tute at Nebraska City.
IT. R. 135, by O'Malley: Relief for
Mrs. Ruby Carson.
H. R. 278, by Stearns: Declares Ir
rigation works common carriers nnd
undor control of railway commission,
both as to rates and service.
II. R. 43C, by Scott: Requires rail
roads to furnish sldetrncks to shippers.
II. R. 222, by Harris: Provides for
artisan's Hon on personal property.
H. R. No. 291, by Norton:, Defines
tho work of tho Nebraska conserva
tion and soil survey.
II. R. 291, by Brain: Changes quali
fications for membership on South
Omaha school board, date of beginning
term of offlco nnd allows the board to
voto $00,000 of school bonds. Also
ralseB the maximum levy from 18 to
21 mills.
H. R. 47, by Druesdow: Increases
tho pensions of Omaha policemen from
$40 to $50 per month.
II. R. 98, by Mockott: Appropriates
$1,000 for relief of .John Keane, In
jured at tho stato penitentiary.
II. R. 480, by Foster: Provides for
annual registration of dentists.
H. R. No. 538, by Busch: Reduces
lino for selling ilquor to drunkards or
to mentally Incompetent.
II. R. 1C9. by Jeary: Relief for Mrs
Ida Armstrong.
H. R. 171, by Van Dusen: Gives
stato entomologist power to destroy
Insects and gives him powers to In
spect nursery stock.
II. R. 107, by Norton: Provides for
payment of costs in Juvenile court
ensos.
H. R. 177, by O'Malley: Prohibits
exhibition of physically deformed per
sons ind Immoral shows.
IL.'rL 382, by Baker: Raises salary
of 4'strlct court reportors from $1,500
to 2,000 yearly.
STREETS, HOIS,
DFFBES
LIGHTED
GENOA BENEFITS BV WATERS OF
LOUP RIVER.
PROJECT PROVES SUCCESS
Loup River Has Power Enough to
Turn Every Wheel In Nebraska
and Adjoining States.
Genoa. A r years of hoping and
waiting, tho tors of tho Loup river
have nt last -3en diverted and ap
propriated to beneficial purposes.
Tho dreamB of the promoters were
realized when tho city of Genoa was
lighted. -AH the streets and all the
homes, offices nnd churches previous,
ly wired were connected up with tho
power house recently completed by
tho Nebraska Power company.
Although the present plant Is small
in comparison with what tho com
pany hopes to do on tho banks of. the
Loup, it is only tho initial develop
ment of a series now being planned.
The next plant will generate 10,000
horsepower, and tho third will havo
a capacity of 40,000. Tho first devel
opment was somewhat In the naturo
of nn experiment nnd tho present
demonstration has proved It to bo a
success.
The work has been quietly pushed
for many years. Tho filings were
first mado eighteen years ago by H.
E. Bahcock of Columbus. At tha
time many believed tho project vis
ionnry, but the obstacles have been
removed, tho difficulties overcome,
and a hydro-electric plant on tho
Loup is now In actual operation.
Modern equipment is installed in a
concrete power house and transmis
sion lines carry tho current to the
consumer.
The Loup river is unusually Tolla
ble, and Experts csUmate that it has
power enough to turn every wheel In
Nebraska and adjoining states. This
includes the railroad wheels, as well
as those of the manufacturing and
commercial establishments.
In addition to tho city of Genoa,
the Starr home near the power house
is now being equipped with electric
lights, free of expense, because Mr.
and Mrs. Starr have been good to
the workmen and helped them In
many ways. Their house Is situated
in a pretty grove ono nnd one-fourth
miles south of Genoa, and tho big
canal passes right through their back
yard. As the electricians woro com
pleting their notes Mrs. Starr re
marked, "Tho Starrs will shlno
brighter now, won't thoy?"
Babcock has been a resident of Ne
braska for forty years, but for the
past eleven years ho has been n
close student of finance In New York
and other commercial centers. He is
considered nn expert in water power
development. In discussing the prop,
er control of these developments ho
expressed somo decided opinions.
'T am very anxious," ho sold, "to
have the people 'get off on the right
foot' in this matter of power devel
opment, which means so much of
good to all If handled intelligently.
I urge newspapers, commercial clubs
and lawmnkers to Investigate care
fully before acting.
"Water power Is one of tho natural
resources of Nebraska. It will re
quire vast sums of money for its de
velopment. Water power develop
ment is precarious. Capital is timid
and in this instance has a good rea
son for its timidity because enormous
sums havo been iost in this lino of
investment. Very few of tho larger
developments have proven profitable.
The losses were truly frightful at
tho 'Soo' McCall ferry on tho Sus
quehanna rivor and the development
on the Hudson river and many other
places. Tho lntest big failure Is that
of the Central Colorado Power com
pany, which went to tho wall to tho
extent of $19,500,000 of primary se
curities. Water power requires tho
most skilled management In every
department to Insure success. When
successful In every way It becomes
the cheapest and best power there
1b."
State School Land Sold.
Lincoln. Under certain provisions
the Board of Public Lands is allowed
to sell the public school lands of tho
stato and acting under that law they
havo disposed of tho following:
Cuming county, 40 acres, $280; Cum
ing county, 240 acres, $1,600; Cuming
county, 80 acres, $500; Cuming county,
1C0 acres, $1,120; DlxOn county, 80
acres, $640; Custer county, 160 acres,
$1,120; Lancaster county, 35 acres,
$845; Lancaster county 1C0 ncres
$1,120; Nuckolls county, C40 ncres
$4,480; Harlan county, 10 acreB
$200; Greeley county, 160 acres,
$1,600; Greeley county, 1C0 acres,
$1,920.
State League Games.
Grand Island. The official schedule
of games to be played by tho teams in
tho Nebraska State league for the
baseball season of 1913, has been Is
sued by President Felt, In accordance
with tho agreement reached by the
schedule committee.
The opening at homo dates were re
versed from tho schodulo of last yoai
and Superior will open at Fremont,
York at Kearney, Sownrd at Columbia
and Hastings at Grand Is'and oa
May 15.
KUKUHUHUS LITTLE KNOWN
Mysterious Race Who Live In New
Guinea, Refuse to Meet Europe
ans In Their Camps.
London. Dr. Brury) Bchelm gives
tho following description of the mysi
terlous and little known race of tho
Kukuhuhus of New Guinea: Tho Ku-
kuhuhUB Hvo In n part of English ter
ritory through which runB tho River
Qukheamu and which 1b situated near
tho German boundary. This territory
Is looked upon by tho said raco as;
their Inalienable birthright, and ev
ery usurper Is regarded with hostile
eyv T European has been able to
meet tii tkuln'ius in their dwelling
places, r -ml English of
ficials have made repeated attempts
to approach them, but their camps
were Invariably found empty, often
with the camp fires still burning.
Many n time hnvo Europeans left
presents highly prized by other na
tives, such as corals, red cloth, look
ing glasses, axes, etc., In tho deserted
camps, In the hope of establishing
friendly relations with these peoplo.
But on returning to the same places
a. few day or a few weeks later, al
though tho camp showed recent traces
of occupation, such as Hvo cinders
and fresh footprints, tho goods Intend-
Wild Scenery In New Guinea.
ed for presents remained untouched
where they had been placed.
Other races of New Guinea fear tha
Kukuhuhus as' poison. Thoy have
learned to their cost what It means
to cross the boundary. Somo disap
pear for all tlm?, while others aro
found dead, thrust through with "spear
wounds. Tira Kukuhuhus, however,
do a bartering trade with other na
tives in the following way: The lat
ter bring salt, earthenware, dried
Qsh, etc., and deposit them In a cer
tain indicated place. They then re
tire for a few hours, being notified to
do so by a curious cry from tho dis
tance. The timid mountain dwellers
then descend to view the goods offered
for sale. If they want them they put
down other goods, such as sklnB,
feathers and other junglo produce
next to those articles wanted by them.
Then they retire in turn, and when
tho way seems clear tho coast dwell
ers approach again. If the latter are
satisfied with what Is offered in ex
change they take the goods put down
by the mountain people and go away;
If not satisfied they retire again as
before with empty hands. These
business transactions between wild
races Bhow a sense of honor that re
sembles careful thought.
Doctor Behelm regards tho Kuku
huhus as tho most remarkable of tho
ethnological wonders of New Guinea,
and he was not successful in discov
ering the secret of their origin:
DENTIST WEDS APPLE EATER.
Dr. Thomas Allen, Who Lived Two.
Months on Peanuts, Bride-
groom In Missouri.
Dr. Allen, former president of Aurora
college, who lived GO days on pea
nuts, and Miss Lillian Suehr of Ot
tawa, who is said to have existed 92
days on apples, were married in Eu
reka Springs, Mo., where Dr. Allen is
proprietor of a sanitarium.
Tho bridegroom 1b fifty years old,
his brldo is twenty 'years his Junior.
The bride wns a stenographer for''
years for Lee O'Nell Browne, Ottawa
legislator. She went to Eureka Springs
Inst fall for tho benefit of her health,,
and whllo thero met Dr. Allen.
Dr. Allen four years ago read that
a boy In the central part of tho stato
had died from eating peanuts.
"Why, that must bo wrong; I could
live GO days on raw peanuts," ho
said.
HIb statement was challenged, and
ho went on tho exclusive goober diet
to prove his contention.
PRINCE YOUNGEST CLUBMAN
King George's Eldest Son Joins the
Marlborough Club of
London.
London. Tho election of tho prince
of Wales to tho Marlborough club,
which took place recently, makes tho
heir to the throne tho youngest club
man In London. Slnco Its formation
the Marlborough has always been the
special club of the heirs apparent as
tho late king, who had much to do
with its formation, was an almost
dally frequenter there as prlnco of
Wnles, and It was also constantly
used by his present majesty beforo
his accession.
Soldiers and sailors generally are
anxious for the prlnco of Wales to en
ter the Rag, otherwlso tho Army nnd
Navy club. It Is understood that this
step will bo taken before long. HIb
royal highness will also become a
member of the Oxford and Cambridge
club.
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