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HUNTSHUMAN SKULLS
Peculiar Hobby Which Occupies
Leisure Time of a Texan.
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Hua Vlaitrd Many Laada a.ad Ca«a<
tries ia Search of the Odd Carloa
and He Haa an Interaat
lnf Collection.
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The following advertisement appeared
in the newspapers of St. Joseph, Mo., re
cently:
“Wanted—Human skulls! must be la
rood condition; will pay liberally for
fine specimens. Apply Hotel M. Charles
W. Jenkins."
Jenkins was a temporary resident of
i Bt Joseph, where he has considerable
realty interests, but his real home is In
Corpus Chrlsti, Ter. He has probably
the oddest fad of any collector of curies
who has ever been a resident of that city.
Mr. Jenkins Is very anxious to Increase
his collection of skulls, and In the pos
session of medical students, physicians
and colleges of St Joseph are specimens
taken from various burying grounds
that have been unearthed la the ex
eavatlbna for buildings on sites that
hundreds of years ago wore repositories
for the dead of the anelent red man.
•1 have now In my possession S4I
perfect specimens of human skulls," says
Mr. Jenkins. "They represent the hu
man of many ages, and l find them an
Interesting study Indeed. How did I
eotne to indulge In such n strange tilt
Well, In my youth I made a study of
anatomy, and became intensely Inter
ested In the construction of the human
frame. I gradually acquired a taste for
this form of bric-a-brac.
"I got my real start as a collector of
skulls in 1S87. During excavations in
Bt. Joseph on property In the possession
of my father several specimens of an
ancient raee were exhumed, and
straightway found n resting place upon
a shelf In n cabinet In my home. I vis
iuii th« fnrm»p home of the mound
builder In Colorado and New Mexico,
where other specimens of the ancient
Inhabitants were discovered. They dif
fer materially from the skulls found In
St. Joseph. Then I visited the holy land
fn search of specimens. From there I
drifted to the lands of the Ptolemies of
Egypt. Here some valuable acqulsl- j
tlons were made. I have tramped over j
the Pampas of South America, the moun
tains of Peru and Chill, and even pene
trated Into the wildernesses of the Amai
zon, where, in deposits of earth and
stone, I have brought to light perfect
specimens of human skulls, represent
ing periods which history does not
chronicle. f
"In my experiments I have found that
some skulls take on a very beautiful
polish, and I must say that, under the
hand of a skilled artisan, they are made
magnificent These specimens occupy a
cabinet by themselves. I have a number
of skulls taken from the wreck .of the
vj-alveston storm. I also have specimens
from other disasters on this and other
continents. Five victims of the Mont
Pelee disaster are represented In my i
collection. This business of collecting !
jkulls is a great aid In the study and re
tention of Important facts in history. I
have In my possession the skulls of men ;
at times prominent lu the history of j
•.his nation. How I came to have them
[ do not care to say. However, money
* a means of gratifying the taste# of
anyone who cared to make a collection
»f this kind. Because I have acquired a
liking for this work, I spend much time
luring the wtnter months wandering
about between rows of grinning heads, J
ohillsophlztng, after ths fashion of tbs
grave digger In Hamlet, upon the brev
ity of human life.**
•SUICIDE CLUB” FLOURISHES.
r«nc Women ef Boise, Make, Have
Organisation and Gbeeae
Victim* br Lot.
Boise, Idaho, flas a fully organised
inicide club. That It Is ready for busi
ness and has already transacted con
siderable business is shown by the fact
that at least three of Its members have
‘shuffled off” by the suicide routs with
in a period of as many months.
The fact of the existence of ths organ
isation beeame known to the police la
an investigation Into ths death of Graoe
Ashton. Its latest victim. Bhe died from
morphine poisoning on a third attempt
at suicide, both of her iffevlous attempts
having been frustrated through season
able discovery by friends.
Another young woman friend of Miss
Ashton attempted suicide by taking pot
ion, but recovered, and it was through
her that ths sxlstsnce of ths elub was
made known. The club Is regularly or
ganised with a strong membership—all
young women—and holds meetings st
regular intervals. It transpires that at
each meeting a new victim Is ehosen by
lot. who is to ‘‘pass off” before the time
tor the next meeting by one of the usual
methods adopted In such cases, the par
ticular mode being optional with thecan
dtdate.
Philippine Position* Wot W*nt*4.
Positions in the Philippines seem to
go begging. Several months ago CoL
Edwards, chief of the Insular bureau,
called upon ths civil service commis
sion to certify candidates for 158
teachers* positions paying from $2,000
to $800 per annum. There were few
applicants, fewer took the examina
tion, and only 42 were found eligible
for appointment. Another examina
tion will, therefore, be held early In
October. The insular bureau will not
permit women to take ths examina
tion for these positions, and ths du
; ties or pay of pedagogue do not sssxa
! to appeal to ths youag mem of ths
i oouatry.
Past of the Fepalatloa.
Parts uses 800,000.08# snai> u food
Manually- Aad yet. says ths Washiagr
NOVELTIES IN NAMES,
BOME THAT WELL NOT BE API
TO GROW COMMON.
Odd Additions to the English Lan
guage Occasionally Heard in
This Country and Eng
land.
"Mysophobia” is one of the latest ad
ditions to the English language. It Is
the name of a complaint which most
people will recognize. Probably its
commonest name is morbid fastidious
ness. Persons who suffer from myso
phobia, says the London Hour Glass,
become very faddy in their manner.
They are very particular that there Is
not even a spot on the tablecloth's
snowy surface. Every plate and dish
and glass that is brought to them Is
eagerly scanned for any trace of dirty
fingers. Everything must be unsolled
and Immaculate. In the advanced
stage of mysophobia the sufferer Is
unable to resist the temptation to wipe
•very article that is placed before him.
It does not matter how clean or pure It
may be, the wiping prooess has to be
gone through.
"Unclniariasla” is anothr novel com
plaint, or, rather, it is a novel name for
an old complaint It Is the disease which
eauses the existence, in certain states, of
degenerates known as "crackers," os
"poor whites; ” In fact. It is the germ of
laziness which has been isolated. In ad->
vanced stages the sufferer eats clay be
sides being unusually lazy. At one of
the London police courts the magistrate
was sorely amazed by a witness describ
ing the prisoner as a “trance.” It turned
out eventually that a "trance” is a man
who Is given a Mft from the country in a
market cart In return for which he as
sists the cartman to onload. “A dead
homer” was another curious expression
U6ed In a London police court. The de
tective said It was a well-known expres
sion used by a person when he could not
very well free himself from a charge
which was hanging over his head. In
the case in question the charge was that
of stealing lead. It was unfortunate for
me louuti uu >r ct-io a uv»u
homer.”
A “gawkrodger,” "scrammy,” "caggy
and a “cuddypaw” are all different Eng
lish names for a left-handed man. But
a ‘‘jambiste” is about the latest name.
This came out in a case in which a per
son was sued for lessons given in danc
ing. The defendant denied that he re
ceived any lessons, but said that he sim
ply attended the dancing classes as a
jambiste. A jambiste, it is explained, Is
a young society man who occupies his
leisure hours by acting as an auxiliary
at a school of dancing. He Is there for
the purpose of dancing with any of the
women' who are in want of a partner.
It appears that he furnishes his services
at the dancing school gratuitously. His
hope of reward usually is that he may
meet a rich young heiress at the school,
and be able to marry her.
“Electrofannite” is a peculiar kind of
Indisposition produced by the draught
from an electric fan or ventilator.
A “kitchen piano” is a name which
might puzzle a good many people. It ap
peared In a case tried at the Clerkenwell
county court that among furniture mov
ers a wringer or mangle Is Invariably
known as a “kitchen piano.”
The “dotter" is an instrument which
has now been adopted by the admiralty.
By the use of this instrument the firing
accuracy of the weapon Is enhanced
greatly. With its aid a gunner has been
able to hit a target at 2.000 yards eight
times with eight shells in one mlnutfe
After all, the dotter has a good homely
ring about It.
A terrible new name Is “Thymace
tinoxaethylacetamidothytnoh” It is
highly recommended as a medicament to
people who suffer'from “nerves.” It has
been found, however, that, in a few cases
It fails 1n its effect, in which case an ex
cellent substitute is stated to be Acety
limidcoxyathyhymo\. An excellent
thing for the nerves!
Starting “Run” on Banlb
While a, woman was waiting to de
posit five dollars in a New England
savings bank she saw a man draw
out $900. She had never before seen
■o much money at once, and concluded
that the bank could not stand such a
heavy drain on its resources. She told
her friends about it, and the news
spread that the bank was in danger.
A “run” followed, and the depositors
were not satisfied that the bank was
sound until between ten and twenty
thousand dollars had been withdrawn.
The men who read this paragraph need
not say that the thing would not have
happened if it had not been for a silly
woman. Full-grown men, with years
of business experience, do Just as silly
things when they get frightened about
losing their money.—Youth’s Compan
ion.
Kuroki’s Name.
Several French soldiers, survivors of
the Chinese expedition of 1855, are re
sponsible for the statement that Gen.
Kuroki is in reality half French. His
name, they say, is properly spelled
Curique. According to the story of
these soldiers, a French officer, Capt.
Curique, while serving in China in
1856, married a Japanese girl. A son
was bprn to them, who was given the
Japanese name Kuroki, corresponding
to the French Curique. This son, it
is said, is Gen. Kuroki. Capt. Curique
died last year in France.—London
Hour Giass.
Wouldn’t Give Him Time.
Brokeleigh—I did think of ordering
a suit from Cutts, but I couldn’t get him
to promise to give it to me on line.
Newitt—Why, he’s usually very
prompt.
Brokeleigh—Oh. year but he wanted
me to be equally prompt,—Philadelphia
THE PUBLIC
Is hereby notified that the genuine
DEERFIELD whiskey is sold in Newport
or Jackson County only by Henry
Bordwell & Co. Any whiskey sold as
DEERFIELD by any other house is an
imitation, and the public is warned
accordingly.
THE I. TRAOER CO., Distillers,
Offices, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Distillery No. 10, 7th District of Kentucky.
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You Must
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If you cannot, it is due to an
irritated or congested state of
the brain, which will soon de
velope into nervous prostration.
Nature demands sleep, and
it is as important as food; it
is a part of her building and
sustaining process. This period
of unconsciousness relaxes the
mental and physical strain, and
allows nature to restore ex
hausted vitality.
Dr. Miles’ Nervine brings
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It is also a nerve builder; it
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Nothing will give strength
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“During the past winter I had two
attacks of I.aGrippe which left me
very weak, and in bad condition. I
was so nervous I could not sleep. My
wife, after trving different remedies,
went for a doctor. The doctor was
out, and a neighbor recommended Dr.
Miles’ Nervine, and she brought home
a bottle. I had not slept for some time,
and had terrible pains in my head.
After taking a few doses of Nervine
the pain was not so severe, and I
slept. I am now taking the second
bottle, and am very much improved.”
HENRY M. SMITH, Underhill, Vt.
Dr. Miles’ Nervine Is sold by your
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Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
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