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I Uncle Sam's fleet Fooled Cannibals^ The Colled States bureau of Eth- | nology will soon publish a book on the Seri Indians of Trlburon Island In the Gulf of California, who have become famous by reason of their extraordi nary ferocity and also because they are the most primitive savages In North America, having not yet advanced as far ns the stone age. “One of the most remarkable things about the Seri,” said Prof. W. J. Mc Gee. of the Bureau of Ethnology, re cently, "Is that they seem to keep on growing all their lives. Whether this he In truth the case* or not, I am very sure that they continue to Increase In stature, until after they are 40 years of age—ccrtalnly a very extraordinary phenomena from h physiological point of view. They have long been reputed giants, and for this Idea there i> some ground, Inasmuch as the men average six feet in height and the women near ly If not quite five feet and nine inches. Cor the reason that 1 have mentioned ail of the younger men and women ap l>ear to fall below this mean, while all of the older ones are above It. K»trm>r<II,i:iry Agility, “There are no fat people among the Serf, and in respect to physical vigor they are extraordinary. Of erect yet easy carriage, great breadth and depth of chest, very slender of limb and pos sessing unusually large feet and hands, they exhibit a bodily activity such as can hardly be equaled by any other people on the face of the earth. The skin of their feet and lower legH is so hard and calloused as to resemble the hide of a horse or camel, so that they are able to run through cactus thick ets so thorny as to stop horses and dogs, or over beds of stones so sharp that the very coyote avoids the trail. “One of the s'rangest things aliout these savages is that they seem to have no knife sense, as one might call it. In other words, they never think of using a cutting tool under any circum stances. If they capture an animal and kill it they do not cut It Into pieces, hut prefer to tear it to fragments with their hands and teeth, breaking the larger bones, perhaps, with a stone. I have known them to adopt this method with a horse, throwing the brute so as to break itB neck, and then setting up on the carcass literally with tooth aud nail. “They consider it as much a matter Of course to kill a stranger as the white man does to destroy a snake. Isolated to a point unparalleled, they are home less wanderers, roving from place to place and sleeping wherever exhaus • ion overtakes them. Carrying their entire stock of personal belongings with them, as well as food and water, they are perpetual fugitives. They re gard the neighboring territory on the mainland as a part of their own do main. and there they have been in con flict for many years with ranchmen. When they surround and capture horses or kine they never think of mounting the beasts,even when pursued or of using ropes,but immediately break the neck and knock out the brains of tlie animal, perchance to tear the writhing body Into quarters and flee for their lives with the reking flesh still quivering on their heads and brawny shoulders. Scores of vaqueros agree in the assertion (wholly incred ible if it were supported by fewer wit nesses) that even when so burdened the robber Seri skim the sand wastes of the desert more rapidly than aveng ing horspmen can follow them. "The Seri boys go out after jack rab bits in threes and fours, and catch them by out-running them When a rabbit Is started they scatter, one fol lowing It slowly, while the others set off obliquely in such a mariner as to head it off and keep it in a zig-zag course until It tires. Then they close in and Anally grab the animal by hand, frequently bringing it in alive to prove that It was fairly caught. For among these aborigines it is deemed discred itable to take game animals without giving them a chance for escape or de fense. Capture Iluer by Itunnlng. "They capture deer also by running, scattering at sight of the quarry, grad ually surrounding it, bewildering it by confronting it at all points, and at length closing In and seizing it with their hands. Don Manuel Encinas. son of one of the owners of a ranch where I staid when in that country, was en deavoring on one occasion to induce a Seri man, who was a famous hunter, to do some work for him. There was peace for a time being, and a band of the savages was sojourning tempor arily near the ranch. It was a hot af ternoon, and the fellow begged release from his task, saying that the spirit of catching a deer had taken hold of him. He was excused on condition that the deer he brought entire to the ranch, and two hours later he was seen driving in a full-grown buck. On ap proaching the dwelling quarters the terrified animal turned this way and that in wild efforts to avoid human habitation, yet the hunter kept it under control, heading it off at every turn and gradually working it nearer until at a sudden turn he was able to rush upon it and catch it. Throwing it over his SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD— CHAMPION GOLE PLAYER. A seventeen-year-old girl is the new est golf champion. She is Miss Gene vieve Hecker. She has demonstrated that she is in a class by herself in point of skill, endurance and nerve. She has not been playing very long, for until a very short time ago she was a school girl whose attention to her duties at school left her little time for practice. She learned her splendid game on the links of the Wee Hurn Golf club at Stamford. Conn When she entered for the championship of the Women's Metropolitan Golf association, which was played at the Morris County Golf club at Morristown, N. J , last week there waa scarcely a person in this country outside of her own clulunaten | who thought that she had any chance of wiuntug the great event, for the r.M UttliiUi >»»*« Maid I H i*.• kill id* »-ill.Mi*I • .lit tu |fl»lii|M*H Him ti. tiiUr Hurl. Id* Hdt»it**t» d Hill* **«>. »k« |«i| d*M id* till* f"» Id* •««*4*ff**l **•• **!»#*• •’.I*nt*>l IIIH* ttf |kr*« tint I* **■?«***!■»•, dll** Marlon Oliver, the long driving cham pion; Miss Maud K. Wetmore, the Newport champion, who was runner up to Miss Hoyt in 1X9$, and a number of others of national fame. Miss Hecker was practically un known. although she had qualified at the last woman's championship, and 1 «d»t* Id** Nl <•»* u*r i • Hiotiiil uf Mim H .*( «ni Ut«« kihl id* i*mif n# id* f«Uk l'd» Mr*t iln uf Id* iitui »«»*»• m* MU» lli- dvr i|nUI», loti *»t *«• *a4*iu>Nl .#'» tdit *d« was unnoticed. In the first day’s match play she bpat Miss Marion Shearson, formerly champion of the Ontwentsia club, Chicago, by 4 up and 3 to play, and still she was unnoticed. The next day she met Miss Wetmore, and after they finished the "gallery" was surprised by the announcement that Miss Meeker had won by the same big score as the day before. Still they could not see the writing on the wall and prophesied: "Wait till she meets Miss Hoyt tomorrow Wait they did, but after being two down at the turn Miss Meeker struck u wonderful streak of play, and at the sixteenth they were all even. With hut two to go MUs Moyt, old tournament player and champion that she Is. was struck with nervousness and topped her drive Into the bunker Miss Meeker, cool as a encumber, drove a magnificent ball and won the hole. Roth played the last hole perfectly and divided It. leaving Miss Meeker the winner by one up on the heretofore peerless Miss Moyt. She still had Miss I'nderhill left to conquer, but after dividing the first hole With her Miss Meeker began to play the most wonderful golf aver shown by a woman In the I'olted j States, without exception, and won •-tight hole* In succesaion They halved j the tenth, and Miss llecker, liking the j next, won the championship by <* up and T to play, the largest score ever recorded In a ch imptonshlp It U by this series of defeats, admin ister><«! to the lies! players In Ific , | try. even more than by the actual fart j “I winning the title of . hampion that I Ml»s tte< hrr has raised herself to tne j proud position she now bol Is t rum I blnation of In. k and a In. k* draw which alto* line to mret on I, easy <q> | poiteata until the final round may giro | an inferior plsyer lb* Hit*, but it u ! >al> Ike tM<>*« alerting plat w * Is y «,f a true ebsinpbta that i an enable a pi • <. •f l« > •kgsMk opponent after oppo weal ew- h one a famous player this newest golf eh*mpton la a burn and bred r>ian«*tbut girl fine la th» laughter uf y* I* Ms h*r lb* multi millions ire It tor M*h ksti shoulder, he ran into the ranch house with the beast still struggling and kicking. “The Seri are reputed cannibals They never cook their food apparently, though I have known them to parboil the hoof of a horse, after the leg had been wrenched off at the hock, and it was sufficiently softened to be knocked off with a stone. Then half a dozen matrons and maidens gathered about to gnaw the gelatinous tissues Invest ing the ‘coffin bone.' They possess but a single tool practically, and apply it to a wide variety of purposes. It is merely a wave-worn pebble, and with it they crush bones, sever tendons, grind seeds, rub face paint and bruise woody tissue to aid In breaking sticks for house poles or mesqulte roots for harpoons, both being afterwards fin ished by firing. The pebble is dis carded when sharp edges are produced by use or fracture. Their houses are mere temporary shelters, and not dwell ings In any proper sense. Sometimes they are of stones piled up and roofed with a huge turtle shell.” Clmn([t-* In Term*. Among th<* many bothers produced by the sudden expansion of our terri torial possessions is one which though not of any vital Importance, still de serves a little serious attention, liith trto the terms “fur East” and "near East" have passed current with all English-speaking peoples in the sig nificance naturally allotted to them by the Britishers. The near East meant India and thereabout, and the far East meant the rest of the Orient, including China, Japan, the Philip pines, and the big islands lying to the west of them. Of course, strictly speaking, for Americans the custom ary* use of "far" and “near" has al ways been wrong, but we had no per sonal interest in the matter, an«l for the sake of convenience fell in with the British fashion, it Is different now. The far East is distinctly our near east, and vice versa, and some thing ought to be done about it. Al ready confusion is manifesting itself, and the trouble threatens to become a real annoyance In the couise of time. —New York Times. ITx|mn<lliiB a (liil<r» Mind. Another modern notion which helps to make the path of the school teach er a thorny one Is the theory that a child ought to be putting out simul taneously and in every direction as many feelers as a centipede lias legs. As a matter of fact, a pupil who lias learned thoroughness and application has acquired something, even if he cannot explain the precession of the equinoxes or tell how many feathers there are on a lien. There us^d, in the former days, to be a good many poetic similes in which the unfolding of a child’s mind was likened to the gradual opening of a flower, leaf by leaf. The revised plan admits of no such sentimental and slow-moving processes. A child's mind is now opened like an umbrella, expanding equally and simultaneously at all points, and, fortunately for the child, it also resembles the umbrella in that it sheds a good deal more than it re tains.—Atlantic Monthly. Ilalfour I’ralM** Golf, A. J. Balfour, the English statesman, recently made a speech at the opening of a charity bazaar at Dundee end de voted the whole of his remarks to the praise of golf, of which he is an earn est devotee. SWIMMING EASILY LEARNED ggrrmTTTTTt ngng That the swimming device illustrat ed In the accompanying picture will be enjoyed by children goes without saying, and It might also be useful In teaching grown people the art of swimming, which art is somewhat dif ficult of accomplishment unless an in structor Is at hand to support the be ginner. By this arrangement the hwiniiUCi i» allowed flee play to pro pel himself through the water at will, without danger of sinking, and there Is nothing to Interfere with the free use of the arms and legs. The In ventor's idea Is to stretch a cable on I two vertical posts set at any desired 1 distance apart, with turnlnn kies to i tighten the rope. One or more trolley . wheels are placed on the wire to sup , port a coiling spring, to the lower end *»I a hi* h a Iwll la alUi knl lu ant In MtMiii* Ik* h*il«ii*f at Ik* Mftai* ol Ik* a at** »**» tkoo«S k« M*k*> no elutl l» au*taia klMwIf l*ar*t»l* aktia* kiM k«n a <l«*4r* lu Wat a lu ■ aim ran I** Ik* ai«| ul ikia ui>i»«ratu< allow ikv•«« lull lilwrlv to t>U» la Ik-* walar i« i ►*«r t»* ul a u*** 4 { Wat ul 4»u»al»« >5* >j< «,> >*» >j» - i England’s Next s8"C°odf.°taei0“ I \ Oueen... t w™ of \ T >, The future Queen of England, the Princess of \Vale3, Is the subject of an interesting article in the June Cosmo politan by that well-versed writer of European royalty and nobility, the Marquise do Fontenoy. There are many women In English society, says the writer, who are infinitely more beautiful, whose figures conform far more closely to the Ideals of the artist and who possess a greater degree of brilliancy, of dash and wit than the Princess of Wales. Yet wherever Eng land's future Queen appears, not only does site become the cynosure of all eyes, but moie than that the loveliness of every other woman present seems in some way to pale; this, too, in spite of the fact that she is a grandmother of six little ones and is nearer 60 years of age than 50. True, she remains amazingly youthful in appearance, thanks nat so much to those vulgar de vices known as "making up" as to those judicious cares that are entirely legitimate. For instance, dully mas sage with cold cream has been em ployed to help nature In warding off wrinkles from her fair face, while the elasticity and elegance of the figure has been retained by menas of exer cise and moderation in diet to the same phenomenal degree as in the case of the late Empress of Austria at the time of her assassination. The hair is dressed in precisely the same quiet and c haracteristic manner as 25 years ago. The head retains the same dainty poise on a neck so graceful that It con veys the impression of a slender stock supporting a flower, while the eyes as suredly have neither dimmed nor changed, Hashing as in days of yore with fun and mischief, or else sweetly appealing in that sort of pathetic man ner peculiar to people who are hard of hearing. Her Sweet ami (irarloun Manner. Ilut It is not this that makes the princess so fascinating—that renders her so much more attractive than wom en of immeasurably superior beauty. Nor can it be described as magnetism. For magnetism implies something that is violent, and against which one would be inclined to resist. But it is the sweet, gracious and kindly manner that converts every man that sets eyes upon her Into her sworn admirer, and that even disarms the Jealousy of wom en, transforming them into her devoted friends. It has sometimes been alleged that the Princess of Wales is deficient in cleverness. This censure Is emphatically nothing less than a piece of slander. True, she is not Intellectual In the sense of her sister-in-law, Empress Frederick, and it Is difficult to imagine her in the role of a politician. Hut since her mar riage, seven-and-thlrty years ago, she lias lived almost unceasingly exposed to that full glare of publicity which beats about thrones, occupying, by reason of the seclusion of the Queen, the role of the first lady in the land, at any rate in a social s-nse. And throughout that entire ppriod she has not made a single mistake. She has known in her own friendly and calm manner all the people whom It was desirable Hhc should know. She has steered clear of ail those acquaintances which might have given rise to ill natured comment. She has Never 1-out Her Ilend. never rendered herself guilty of any thing that could he construed as par taking of the nature of faux pas. has by means of the atmosphere of ideal refinement which she seems to diffuse around her, kept within hounds the tendency of modern society to exube rance and vulgarity, and, perfect in tact, has presented through her mar ried life a picture of most unruffled do mestic happiness. Finally, in an age where calumny is so rife and all-prev al- nt that not even an angel descend ed from heaven would be permitted to retain the celestial garments unsullied and the wings unruffled, no breath of scandal lias ever tarnished, even for a fleeting moment, the fair name of Eng land’s future queen. Surely, when one considers alt the temptations of one kind and another to which a woman in the position of the Princess of Wales is exposed, every one intent on flatter ing her, and many endeavoring In vain to poison her mind against those whom thpy wish to oust from her favor, the fact that she could be without a single mistake in her record indicates that, far from being a dull or foolish per son, she must Indeed he possessed of extraordinary cleverness—the most de lightful contrast that It is possible to conceive to her immediate predecessor as Princess of Wales, the Infamous, and above all the appallingly gross and vulgar, consort of King George IV. 'WWWWVWVWWWWWVWW Y : n Pcu) Religious Sect. ' noted tor Dislike or Other : Christian Denominations..* ■W l ▼ W- w- w- ” ▼ A new religious sect 13 attracting at tention in Fulton county, Indiana. The members call their church the "Haven of Rest,” and in order to Join it one does not have to submit to any particular creed. So far the member ship is made up almost entirely of per sons who have become dissatisfied with other denominations. They do not have any established places of worship, but move their tents wher ever un Inviting field is to be found. The Rev. Samuel Plantz Is the prin cipal preacher for these people. He is a man who would score a success In any line of work. Possessed of native shrewdness, a commanding personality, and a pleas ing style of oratory, he is a born leader. For a number of years he was j a member of the Evangelical Associa tion, but he became dissatisfied and t changed to the Methodist. Boon after he returned to his old church. But it was not long until the dissatisfied spir it again took possession of him. and ho ,7 11 “ T W J asked for an honorable dismissal, which was granted him. But he continued to preach when ever he could secure an audience. At this time he had but one text, and that was the faults of the other churches. It was not long until he had gathered about his standard many who, for various reasons, had fallen out with their churches, and wero in sympathy with his movement. No matter what his theme, his ora torical powers never failed to attract a crowd. On one occasion he was ad mitted to a school house, and on the wall he displayed a chart containing the names of all the church organiza tions and the per cent of the member ship of each which would be saved. Thirty per cent was the largest num ber until his church was reached, and It was marked 100. This church has now a number of ministers in Noble county, and they all have a deep-rooted dislike to other denominations. Statue Struck l»y Ughtnlus The statue of Liberty ou Liberty Island in New York harbor, was struck twice by lightning on the Fourth of July and emerged unharmed. The bolt struck the upraised arm and another bit it squarely on the forehead. The statue t* protected by the tlncst sys tem Of lightning rods ever made. They extend front a point above the torch down the figure and foundation Into the ground, a distance of 3o5 feet. Theme they go Into the waters of the l,„y and end in a system of piping piled with cartoon. A gang of work men have been climbing all over the statue since the bolts struck It. tout they Pud that It was not damaged at all very much to the astoniahincnt of those who saw the brilliant dtaul »v of electricity which made an aureole about the goddess' forehead when lh* shaft struck and seemed to break Into a ntasa of sparks It was lu thla same storm that the Htandird Oil t'o« IMtny’s works at llayonne were set on lire by lightning Iks 1‘ssMte* t Hss4i«, d be very latest use of all la which the fashionable mat ten has put the ■•audana la to tie up a bundle |k«ok«. sewing fruit, candy n pair of si **«*# I anything ur everything vrdimded dur , ing the morning a shopping. It matters mu what, all ar* Jo in Med tog the* and I tied np In one of tke iiwklitt hsnlfcer i kiefs in bold eastern bu<u who k are | enlivening "be skopa and embroi l#/ • | in? the current matinees, The Parts woman of a hundred years ago, they say, did her marketing with the help of a hlg, bright kerchief, bringing home her vegetables In It. so that the present fad Is only a revival of a very I old fashion after all. (hill I’rt-fi N Th«* amount of milk 1m ! ported Into ('hill averages about < "in pounds annually, most of which Is (innl-hed by (Ireat llritaln and tier ! many. The mbk Is packed lu cans, four dozen cans to a bo*, each can weighing a fraction over a pound. The iimdensed milk Imported from Kng 1 land Is designated and known to the •trade as Kngllsh," while that from Ueimait) U known as ' Swiss." "Here •* another product." st>« Mr Warner, our t'oiisul in Isnlpiig. "which Kng land an I Herman) ar* etportlng to I hill, the | tilted ttt.i es being in no wa) a ronpctltur Why la It that thv<*«> two countries can sell their prodm t« in th*» markets of Chili, i whb n Is so much nearer onr own • >untry in pnnt of diwtance\ t ns uu s bin is nowtrii easliy: Their j <om i< .lal m itiin gives them this • \v I, i t. i,, i < mes uni that *>** tn isiry will hits i n.rMhtni martn Chill wilt hny m i only onr cundeneed milk but our iron i ’«f marhmetv onr wooden and rot i n t‘ *»i» wkl h *he Kan t elav 1. s». { t) Inis hnfliN and tlertnanr " A