'I "
f it.
U
WHITE MEN AS
W h 1 1 o m o n
turned bond hunt
ersthat is the
ntory of nnothcr
war In tho East
Indies. It Is oldor
than our war In
the PhlllpplncB,
for It lias boon go
ing on Blnco 1873.
Tho flcono of theso
atrocities 1b tho
Island of Java,
whero tho Dutch,
failing to conquer
tho bravo Achln
C88, nro striving
to cxtcrmlnato
them.
To what extent
whlto mon can bo
convortod Into
flendfl by prolong
ed warfaro on tin
inferior raco ia
shown In re
cont corrospond
enco of H. Van
Kcl, member of
tho Nethorland
B tntoB Gonornl,
who la making a
tour of the Dutch
East Indlos. Hero
are passages from
IiIh letter on the
wnr In Java:
" 'Cut off thulr
heads' Beems to he
tho watchword of
this eternal war.
It occurs oven In
tho dlspntches of
tho govornor-gon-eral.
"I quoto his ex
cellency's o w n
language:
"Two Achln
cso, who contin
ued fl g h 1 1 n g,
though wounded
to tho death, wero
deprived of their
heads.'
"And ngnln:
'Nja Maknn, the
rebel chlof, was
found In u dying
condition. T w o
eoldlers cut his
head off to nmlto
sure of his iden
vjBj&BHBy y
tity; tho head was yesterday presented
to me with duo ceremonies.' Dispatch
of Sept. 17.
"Heads, heads, heads! Tho govern
ment of Iltitnvla Ih hungry for heads.
It raised the premium on Achlnoso
headB to 25 florins. Yet theso colonics
nre ndmlntstered In tho name of a
nweet girl.
"Head money Is paid only upon tho
delivery of tho corpus delicti, and as
parts of the human body quickly do
compose In tho hot sun our soldiers
'smoko' tho captured heads llko so
many hnms, nfterwnrd forcing women
THOUQHT HER
A SNOWBALL.
How tho IloT4 Trentod n Wouiiiu
Who
Fell from Car.
Tho other morning two mon wero
standing nt tho corner of Wells and
IUIuoIb Htrcots commontlug cm tho ef
forts of pedestrians to watle through
tho thick layer of snow and watching
tho cablo trains throw up big whlto
wlnrowB as they curved around tho
corner and shot up Wells street.
"Makes mo think of n qucor thing that
happened on this corner about ten
years ngo," snld ono of tho men.
"There hud been a terrible fall of snow
ono Saturday night. Tho next morn
ing the snow was about two feet deep
on tho lovcl. Just nt tho stdo of tho
cablo track it was a groat deal deeper,
for the snow plows had been along and
heaped It up in llttlo mountain ridges.
I was standing right hero where wo
nro now, when I looked down Illinois
street nnd notlcod a cable train flying
nlong. As the trnln cut around the
curve n woman sprang off with her
bnck In tho direction the trnln was
going. Well, sir, hIio was flung Into
that snow bank just llko a cannon ball,
nnd whlrlod over nnd ovor, clear across
tho street, gathering moro snow around
her us sho rolled. Just then n lot of
boys camo frolicking down tho street.
Thoy hadn't seen tho accident, nnd
when they saw thnt big ball of snow
thoy just supposed that somo one had
rieon rolling a snowball. They went at
t to mako it bigger, and before I could
etop them they had rolled that b.Ul n
block, nnd It was nbout flvo feet high.
Tho llttlo Imps thought I was joking
when I told them there was n womnn
Instdo of It. I called for help, and It
took four men nbout live minutes to
get tho poor woman out. Sho was
half suffocated, but In an hour nfter
bolng taken to a drug atoro recovered
BUfllclently to go homo unaided." Chi
cago Chronicle.
Loyal Infant In South Africa.
Cape Town Capo Argus: A baby
(girl) born lately In ono of tho suburbs
has n distinct mnrk (strnwborry color)
on tho right shoulder. Tho mark Is
tho facsimile of tho British coat-of-nrnis.
So distinct nro tho soverol out
lines, otc, that tho very features of
tho nnimals are vlplble, tho tall, nnd
especially tho horn of tho unicorn
standing out promlnontly, but not
quite as conspicuous ns tho crown. Tho
father of this weo mite Ib naturally
very proud of his offspring.
Xeiirly Half I.iiiriitnl,
VUltor So your young brothor Is
taking lessons on tho violin. Is ho
making progress? Phil Yes, he's got
eo far now that wo can tell whether ho
s tuning or playing. Stray Stories.
HEAD HITERS
and children to carry tho trophies in
baskets to tho next government post.
"Many a tlmo havo I met theso sorry
processions of blood nnd gin drunk
whites urging on by whip nnd point
of bayonet stole, solemn, proud Achln
oso women, whoso shoulders bled nnd
nched under burdens that contained
perhaps tho head of husband, father,
brother, son or lover.
"Once, when 'doing' the slums of
Ilntavla, 1 ran across a Dutch sergeant
who bonsted of having personally cor
ralled 110 heads In n single village I
Bpat In the scoundrel's faco."
SOLDIER DYED FOR HIS LOVE.
Hlillculmm 1'llKht In Which n IVralntont
Iluil.;ii Onirnr Will l'lucoil.
Lot nil subaltorns tnko warning by
tho inlsndvfcutiire which befell n young
Russian llcutonnnt, who loved a young
woman, tho dnughter of n dyer, not In
senslblo to tho assiduous court which
tho young olllcer paid her. But tho
father proposed for a son-ln-lnw ono
of his own clnsB, forbade his daughter
having anything to do with tho young
man nnd warned him off tho premises.
Rut tho bravo and passionate soldier
took no heed of prohibition, though
had ho been aware of the rod tho dyer
had In plcklo for him ho might have
hesltatod. Tho gay young mllltalre
camo, then, to visit Ills sweethenrt,
when tho dyer, who was lying In am
bush, rushed on him, seized him by tho
shoulders and pitched him headlong
Into n dying vnt. Tho wretched fellow
got out ns best ho could, but covered
from head to foot In a coating of doop
est crimson. Ho ran to n well to wash,
but tho lnc was sound nnd declined to
part. Tho lieutenant went home, spent
hours In soaping himself, brushing
himself nnd getting himself scrubbed
up by tho orderly. Hut nil to no pur
pose. The carmine did not pale. In
despair ho swallowed his pride nnd took
counsel of tho author of his condition.
"I can advise no remedy," said tho
dyer; that lac was invented by me, and
I flatter myself Is Immovnblo." Ho
then went to tho chemist. Although
tho olllcor has not rocovered his orlg
Innl color, ho Is progressing. Ho has
already passed from crimson to violet
and from violet to greon. So, like tho
stntuo of Lolblg, It Is hoped, nfter ring
ing tho changes of tho rainbow, ho
will rovert to his natural complexion.
With thnt fickleness and Ingrntltudo
which charactorizo tho fair sex, his
woll-beloved, far from sympathizing
with her lover In his misfortune, only
laughs at him." Army and Navy
Journal.
Ono Drittvlmrli.
Wlckwlre "Como to think of It, you
havo n pretty easy llfo of It, after all,
don't you?" Dismal Dawson "Guess
I do, tako it up ono sldo nn' down tho
other. Rut they Is one drawback nbout
It; tho feller what lus a good Job has
It easier, 'cause ho kin loaf on tho
boss' time, while I got to loaf on mo
own." Indlnnapolls Press.
Liberal Victory In New Zouluiiil.
The Now Zealand general elections
have resulted In n victory for tho lib
eral parti' for tho fourth consecutlvo
tlmo.
A state lunch In China contains 140
dishes.
CUBA'S DOILED MILK.
lt' Not Nice Whr.li Mixed nllli Seltzer
tlm Natr Amorlcitn I.enrmxl.
An American who had recently come
to Cuba was having a discussion with
a companion In a cafe concerning what
was the best temperance drink. Tho
companion was Insisting that a tnma
rlndo frla which Is an Iced concootlon
from the tamarind fruit was the best
he could do in this country. "Oh, no,"
said tho newcomer, "milk Is milk any
where. Qlvo me seltzer and milk. It's
tho boat teototaler's drink In tho bar
tender's guide. Pvo drunk it from
Malno to 'Frisco." "Well, havo you
tried It on hero?" Inquired tho frlond.
"No," said tho other fellow, "but I
will Just to show you that I know my
business." Thereupon he hlsied at a
waiter, who responded, and was order
ed to bring a "leche con seltz," which
In plain English Is a seltzer nnd milk.
When It arrived tho advocato of Its
merits clinked glasses with his frlond
who had tackled a high ball, and then
ho took a long pull. "Why, this milk
Is sour," ho oxclalmod. "It's protty
nenr 'clabber.' It'd mako a follow
sick." "Tho milk's all right," Insisted
his companion. "Drink It If you think
seltzer and milk Is tho only thing. Oo
on and drink It." Tho temporance
man smolled the glass In front of him
nnd then sipped Its contents. Again
he Insisted that It was sour milk that
had been brought to him. Ho called
the waiter nnd abused him In English
until his wiser comrado camo to tho
waiter's rescue nnd oxplalned whnt tho
trouble was. All milk In Cuba Is boil
ed as soon ns It comes from tho cow.
In no other way can It bo kept, even
with the lavish use of Ice. The climate
seems similar In effect to tho ntmos-
phcrlc conditions obtaining In tho
states during ti thunder storm when
the good country housewives generally
find their milk spoiling on their hands.
At first It Is rather disagreeable to
drink, but after becoming accustomed
to It one does not mind. It is n great
drink late at night before retiring.
Tho Cubans generally put Into It a
panale, n llakey cake of sugar and tho
whlto of an egg. mixed and hardened.
ft t I - .... I . .. il. mitt ilnntMniMnn rirt
1 IMS BWCUIUIIH lilt! Illllll, Ul-nuu; nit, me i
boiled tasto and is at the same tlmo I
strengthening. Hut they never put
seltzer in tho milk, for that combina
tion makes It taste exactly as though
It were raw milk which had been sour
ed. New York Sun.
LONDON'S BATHS.
rucllltle for Ablution Are Jinny and
Are lluliiif Increnied.
It Is no fault of the authorities of
tho metropolis If any considerable pro
portion of tho peoplo of London con
tinue to merit tho description of "tho
great unwashed." Facilities for ablu
tion nro many, and these aro yearly
being Incrensed. At present there aro
thirty-five parishes in Loudon whero
tho bath anil washhouses act has been
adopted, and In most of these there nro
ono or moro of these establishments in
full working order. In 1898 tho num
ber of bathers and washors reached the
respcctnblo total of 5,000.000, and of
theso 4,403,109 wero bathors who used
tho private or swimming baths, and
tho remaining 027,881 women using tho
washhouses. Tho number of hours
pnld for by the latter were 2,051,393, or
an average of 3.3 hours per washer. Of
tho bathers using tho private baths 18
per cent wore females, nnd of thoso
UBiug tho swimming baths 10 per cent.
In no Instnnco Is any establishment
carried on so ns to produco a surplus
over expenditure, though In a fow
cases there Is no actual charge on tho
rates. Tho totnl expenditure of tho
wholo is 108,671, nnd tho total reve
nue 75,311, so thnt tho baths of Lon
don altogether cost tho ratepayers an
annual sum of S3,3C0. Newcastle
(England) Chronicle
Hloeplnjr Hlcknoii,
In Africa there Is a dlseaso that at
tacks tho natives, nnd thnt, although
not uncommon, Is yet Involved In mys
tery. It has been the subject of a good
deal of profound study, but very little
has been discovered thnt throws any
satisfactory light on the subject. Tho
victims aro usually mon and boys bo
tween tho ages of twelvo and twenty.
At first the patient Is observed to bo
listless, nnd takes little interest In
whatever is going ou about him; thon
ho drops off into sleep, which may eon
tlnuo for n long time, with Intervals
of entire or partial wakefulness. With
each recurring sleep tho condition Is
moro marked and the period Increases.
This state of things may last for sev
eral months. There seems to bo llttlo
if any dcslro for food, nnd, after a
time, tho body nnd face appear to
hhrlnk nnd become wrinkled; then
thoro Is groat emaciation and ntrophy.
Sometimes the dlseaso runs twelvo
months, but usually not moro than
four or six. At the last tho patient's
mind may become pnrfectly clear nnd
nil symptoms of the dlseaso leave him,
bo far as the mind Is concerned. This
Is ono of tho peculiarities of this mal
ndy, and is wholly unnecoiintcd for.
Tho only treatment that seems to be
of any benefit whatever Is strychnlno
and tho use of cathartic medicines.
Aneodntn of Cli.vrlen Lnnili
On a wot, misernblo, fo&gy London
day, In nutumn, Charles Lamb was ac
costed by a beggar woman, with "Pray,
sir, bestow a llttlo charity upon n poor
destituto widow woman, who Is perish
ing for lack of fond. Relievo mo, sir, I
havo seon better dnys." "So havo I,"
said Lamb, handing tho poor creaturo a
shilling; "so havo I; It Is a mlsorablo
dnyl Good-by! good-by!"
Jouliort' "ret" Niinie,
"Old Pletz" Is the net namo by whloh
General Joubert is known to his Trans-
I vanl soldiers.
THE HELIOGRAPH IN
Tho heliograph la by no means a
modern invention. Although It has
been a good deal spoken of during
tho present South African campaign
and is generally looked upon ns ono
of the mechanical marvels of the nine
teenth century, the fundamental Idea
of using the Bun's rays for writing Is
as old as the Roman empire Itself.
Evory student of the classics will
remember how tho oh! Roman soldiers
used their shields for flashing back
Information to tho rear or from ono
wing of an army to another. Tho heli
ograph is practically the 6amo system
of sun flashing reduced to a scientific
basis so that the message may bo
transmitted a distance of from flvo
to even 100 miles when tho circum
stanced arc favorable.
Tho military valuo of the hello
graphic method of transmitting In
formation may be readily Imagined.
Its first advantage is Its extreme sim
plicity. It docB not necessitate tho
keeping open of lines of communica
tion, there nro no wires to protect, no
hatterlos to look after and no burden
some apparatus to carry about.
Tho Indians of America, llko the old
warriors of tho Scotch highlands, re
alized tho importance of signal tiros in
wartime nnd mndo use of n code of
Are flashes; but It was not until 1822
that Col. Colby, of tho British royal
engineers, devised a moro adequato
system for transmitting messages by
sun flashes. His method of doing this
was by nalllug a certain number of
pieces of bright tin on poles and ex
posing them to tho sun's rays. Some
tlmo later this was Improved on by
tho adoption of a plain mirror. In 1833
an English ofllcer nt Gibraltar used an
ordinary lookingglass to reflect flashes
ncross the strait to Tangier, thoreby
carrying on a long-dlstnnco conversa
tion with other English officers In Af
rica. This mirror system was experiment
ed with and Improved upon until tho
year 1878. when tho United States gov
ernment purchased the latest models
and began the instruction of a special
signal corps In hellography. Tho mili
tary valuo of such sun writing was
well known when, In 1886, Gen. Miles
began his Indian campaign against
Geronlmo. If the truth were only
known, It wns tho heliograph moro
than nnythlng else that led to tno
rounding up and capture of the fa
mous blood-drinking red man. One
can imagine tho surprise of the Indi
ans whon they found that they could
not move without tho fact being
known to the Americans and tho
moverrient mysteriously nntlclpated.
Signal parties, in fact, were flashing
hourly information from mountain
peak to mountain peak, and tho In
dian warriors' headquarters were al
ways known at Miles' camp. Through
tho use of tho heliograph Goronlmo
wns kept away from water by rapidly
stationed and mobile bands of troops
and was Anally really parched into
submission.
Tho English nrmy had already been
making use of tho heliograph In Af
ghanistan, and during the Doer war
of twenty years ago mnde effective
uso of the Mance hellographlc appa
ratus. Tho great service this means
of communication has been to tho dif
ferent British commanders besieged
by the Boors In tho present South Af
rican war Is very well known.
The Acid hellographlc apparatus, as
used today, consists of a solo leather
pouch containing a sun mirror nnd a
stntlon mirror, n small screen or shut
ter, a sighting rod and two small tri
pod stands for tho mirrors. The cntlro
apparatus does not weigh over ten
pounds and. can easily bo carried over
tho arm. When It Is doslred to send
n message tho sun mirror Is placed on
one end of a thin roil three feet in
length with the station mirror at tho
other end, tho bar being held by tho
tripod. When the sun Is In front of
tho operator that Is to say, In front
of a piano through his position nnd
nt right angles to tho lines Joining
the stations tho sun mirror Is ro
qulrcd for dlspntchlng. But with tho
sun in tho rear of this piano both mir
rors must bo used to produco satisfac
tory results.
When the sun mirror only Is used,
the light flash Is sent directly to tho
receiving station, tho mirror having
a small hole In Its center like the holo
in tho globe sight of a rlHa for tho
purpose of aiming and adjusting the
;&tS:Mr:
z -V(k 1 jf sI''" - DERATING THE HELIOGRAPH IN SOUTH AFRICA.
2x ..-.i '' 4
rny. Tho station mirror has a small
disk nt tho center, and when tho two
mirrors nre used they must bo so ad
justed that tho shadow from the contor
of tho sun mirror shall bo reflected
against tho small disc on tho faco of
tho station mirror. In making signals
long and short sun flashes take the
place of tho dots and dashes of tho
magnetic soundorj the same call be
ing generally used for both instru
ments. When tho air Is clear, signals
mny be taken by tho naked eye at a
distance of 100 miles, and by an ex
pert at the rato of fifteen words a
minute.
USED HIS COFFIN
A n Trunk llacatMe Ho Lived Longer
Til mi lis Kipeclecl.
Anthony Slmpklns, a nonagenarian
of Lansboro, Mass., started ono day
lust week for Hopkins Station, Mich.
Tho nearest railway station to Lnnes
boro Is In Plttsflcld, and when Anthony
arrived in that city, with his blooming
wlfo of 27 years, he created a sensation
of considerable magnitude. It was
neither the nonagenarian nor his wife,
however, that was the real cause of
tho excitement, but a pecullnr article
of baggago which tho nged traveler had
with him. When tho baggagemnsUr
came to look over the traveling equip
ment which Mr. SlmpklnB unloaded
from a wagon nnd offered for transpor
tation he was somewhat surprised to
see, In the midst of bandboxes nnd carpet-bags,
a coflln, with nil tho usual
funeral adornment. The coflln appa
rently contained a body, for the sturdy
old man handled Is ns if it were henvy,
and with the greatest care. Tho bag
gagomnster ut once asked for the death
certiAcate. "I guess I don't need none,"
said Mr. Slmpklns, grinning. "We can't
take tho body unless you show a cer
tlAcate of death," said the baggagemos
ter, firmly. Slmpklns grinned ngnln.
"There ain't no corpse in there," said
he. "There's Jest some of my wlfo'B
dresses, and some chlny and tinware,
nnd tho big Bible and somo of my
things. I guess I don't nen no certlfl
kit for thomt do I? I'd Jest ns soon
show yer whnt thoy be." Tho baggnge
man admitted that he would like to
look into the coflln, and btralghtway
Anthony unfastened the lid and ex
posed tho articles which ho had men
tioned, nnd many moro as well. The
controversy had attracted the attention
of the peoplo who were waiting In the
station, and by the time the owner had
raised tho lid of the coflln ho was sur
rounded by a large and curious crowd.
Somebody asked tho old man how it
happened thnt he used a coflln as his
trunk, and he explained the matter In
this wny: "Three years ago I had an
Idea that I wasn't goln to last much
longer, so J thought I'd hotter make
sure of n good coflln while I had money
to buy It. I bought this coflln then,
but I ain't had no chance to uso It until
day 'fore yesterday. Then Mary told
mo there wn'n't room enough In the
trunk for nil tho things wo wanted to
tuke out west, so I said that coflln
would make a good trunk. I wanted
AT THE
WARTIME
to take It along, anyhow." Despite Mr.
Slmpklns' plnuslblo explanation tho
railroad officers refused to accept his
coffin trunk, nnd with a good deal of
grumbling he nnd hla wlfo transferred
tho contents to a dry goods box.
HISTORICAL PALACE FOR SALE.
Manjr of England'! Klnn nnd Queens
Heilded There
The crown lease of Eltham court and
palace, which forms one of the most
Interesting links with tho post which
hayo over passed Into the estate mar
ket, Is advortlsed for sale, says the
London Chronicle. Its history dates
from tho time of Edward tho Confess
or (1012-CG). At that time tho manor
belonged to the crown, it was grant
ed by William the Conqueror to his
brother Odo, earl of Kent, but revert
ed to tho crown. While tho dato of
tho erection of the palace Is uncer
tain, It Is known that It was a royal
resldenco from 1270 to 1028. "John
o' Eltham," Edward II., Edward III.,
Richard II.. Henry IV., Henry V., Ed
ward IV., Richard III., Henry VII.,
Henry VIII., Mary, Elizabeth and
James I., nil resided at tho palace. It
was there, nlso, that Edward III. held
his parliament, Richard III. enter
tained tho captive king of France,
Henry IV. was espoused to Joan of
Navarre nnd Edward IV.'s daughter
Bridget was born. After passing
through other royal hands, tho palaco
camo Into the possession of Sir John
Shaw. It Is from ono of the threo
parks known ns the mlddlo park that
tho "Mldlo Park Plato" takes Its namo.
The present houso retains the old moat
and part of the original palaco is still
standing.
ninny Fine rictnrei.
Most of us havo read of rooms which
havo been papered entirely with can
celed postage stamps, but certain
monks at the hospital of St. Jean de
Dleu, at Ghent, havo beaten all this by,
in their leisure moments, decorating
tho walls with gorgeous landscapes,
glowing with color and full of life,
which aro formed entirely by means
of tho postage stamps of all the na
tions of tho world. Palaces, forosts,
streams and mountains aro represent
ed, butterflies flit about In tho alr.birds
of beautiful plumago perch on
branches, snakes and lizards glide
about, and innumerable animals find
places hero and thoro. Tho pictures
aro most artistic, In tho stylo of Chi
nese landscapo gardening, nnd already
botween 9,000,000 and 10,000,000 of
stamps havo beon used. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
A ."Oalloplnj IIiMultat."
A doctor with cavalry experience
has Invented a patent gnlloplng hos
pital, drawn by two horses, nnd capa
blo of accommodating six wounded.
I'uhllo School Kxpemu In Illlrroll,
Illinois expended 118,299,803 on its
public schools In 1899.
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