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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19
CHINA AND sEwEaAoE.


rmpossibiiity of IstrodueIag ideas Eass
That Country.
It appears strange to us that. when
railroads and machinery are SO useful
to us, any one in China can be SO
stupid as to fight against their intro
duction- But what does the introduc-
ton of our civilization and our ma
chineTy mean to the Chinaman? 1t
means that their population will be re-
duced by at least 50.000.000. They say
If railways. gas works and machinery
are introduced it will throw lot of
land out of cultivation American and
European travellers on visiting China
are shocked at the filth which is ap-
parent everywhere. Their nostrils are
outraged by the nauseating odors-
They say that the Chinese have no
sanitation; that our modern system of
sewers has no existence in China. The
Chinese on their part look upon the
waste of our sewerage system as crimi-
nal folly. The quantity of nitrogene-
GUS matter that is discharged by the
London sewers would make a whole
province in China rich. II the Chinese
should introduce our sewers and our
sanitary appliances into their country
one-half of the Chinamen would die of
starvation during the next ten years
England can enjoy the luxury of sani-
tary appliances and still prosper, be-
cause England lives on other nations.
II all the food consumed by English
men had to be raised in England it is
very evident that it would not do to
allow any organic substance to go to
waste We should have to do exactly
as the Chinaman does. But England
itself is a comparatively small country
and obtains the greater part Of her
food supply by dealing with other and
larger countries. It is necessary that
the food should come from some
where; some one has to raise it, and
as England is a small country there Is
no trouble in finding sufficient food for
her population. But would such a
thing be possible in China? If the
Chinese should adopt western eiviliza-
tion and should only be able TO pro-
duce as much of their land as is pro.
duced. say in France or England. she
would very soon run short of food, and
being the most populous country in the
world it would be eventually quite i'm
possible for her to draw an adequate
food supply from foreign countries. 1t
might be said that as far as food sup
ply and giving employment to great
number Of workers is concerned the
Chinese system of civilization has
been intensified to the highest posi-
bic pitch, and the population Of China
is SO numerous at the present time
that this high state of skill and culti-
walton Is only barely sufficient to sup
port the population Therefore it
would appear that any interference
from outside nations in the internal
economy of the country can only di-
minish the food supply and lead to the
most deplorabie condition of affairs
Fielden's Magazine
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19

~Jakes Jake!" called Ethel. Jak
came when called. ana after many
trials arranged an unsightiy eoutrtv-
did ring 4 bell just over Ethel's bed
Her brother Tom ridicuied 1t. bu:
mamma said Sisters of Mercy must TT
patient under ridicule.
Every night Ethel hung her cloa,-
near her bedside. ready tc rush out al
the sound Of the Dell. One night Tom
played a practical joke by ringing the
bell. but papa's sharp reprimaud pre-
vented a repetition Of his mischief.
Suddenly one night the bell did ring.
long and loud. Ethel jumped out OF
led. and in a few minutes stood at
Uncle Ebby's bedside. The moonlight
fell on the black face and white head.
Shaking his arm with all her might.
she called out. "UncIe Ebby. wake up"
The old man opened his eyes and sat
mp in bed.
Didn't you ring the bell? What is
tAs matter7"
''Nuthin' tall" said Uncle Ebby. at
last recognizing the little sister.
Suddenly Ethel turned and perceived
3 curl OF smoke in the corner of the
cabin.
whats that. Uncle Ebby7 Look'
Look"
"Sump'u a-f1ah. sho'!"
And so IT was Uncle Ebby screamed
for help. Black and white rushed to
the rescue. Jake and the other men
led the cattle out of danger. and the
mystery OF the bell was solved when
old Brindle's horns were seen strug-
Cling with the string, which in order
10 reach up to EthePs chamber. had
been passed through the cow-shed- The
smoke had driven her to the open
door. and in making her way she had
caught her horns In the string. For
tunately nothing was burned except
the corner of the shed.
Next morning nt breakfast Tom, who
had been very brave in putting out the
fire. said. We'll. Ethel. which is the
Sister Of Mercy. you or old Brindle?"
But papa said. If she had not been
a Sister OF Mercy. there is no telling
what a IRE we might have had, and
perhaps poor old Uncle Ebby would
have been burned In his bed. Ethei's
Easter resolution Was a noble one. and
i hope It will last until next Easter"
Tom looked at his sister with ad-
miring eyes. and Ethel still wears her
badge.-Ziteila Cooke. in Youths Com
panion-
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19
ETHEL'S EASTER.

Ethel lived on the seashore-that
part of the Alabama coast which the
MobiIians call over the Bay."-and
abe visited Mobile rarely except during
Christmas and Eaeter. She was busy
little girl with lessons and piano prac-
ticc. and asked so many questions that
an old sca-captaln who lived near her
home gave her the name OF Little
Couundrum.
Some days before Easter she went
with her governcss into the city. and
saw a woman attired in black gown.
q black bonnet and black veil. In
side the bonnet she wore closely 1T
ting cap. not at ali like a widows cap.
"ohi" exclaimed Ethel. seixing the
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19

Bed-sores are likely to occur in the
patient who is aged. paralyzed. debil-
itated or suffering from fever. partic-
ularly continued fever, like typhoid:
In short, their formation is liable /. all
cases where the blood is vitiated. or
its circulation retarded and the consti-
tutional powers reduced; pressure. un-
cleanness and moisture hasten their
appearance. To prevent them. keep the
patient clean and dry, changing his
position whenever practlcable: keep
ing the feet warm assists circulation:
keep the under sheet free from wrin-
kles and crumbs: remove pressure
from prominent parts by using air.
cushions or like appliances. Soap plas-
ter is sometimes applied to exposed
portions. or bathing with bay rum.
whisky, witch hazel. camphor or vine
gar. etc. but the best way is to
strengthen the skins resistance by
bathing with alcohol. pare. or with the
addition of two grains OF bichloride OF
mercury to each ounce; keep the bot
tie handy and battle often-whenever
opportunity offers. This treatment
hardens the skin and promotes circn-
lation. and sheuld be commenced at the
beginning of Illness. before the skin is
even Redeemed. Should reddening ap-
pear. apply flexible collodion or dust
with zinc oxide. taleum. comfort or
other good powder after bathing.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19
WAY OF KILLING WHALE.
TAsrs L. Litt,s Of Exeitsasat or Dan1sl
In the Pursult Nowndsys

1Aoro Ii L&tt19 Of Exe1tsaant or 0an1aG
In the Parsult Nowadays
DR.. Frederick w. True of the Smith
sonian institution, who has Just spent
two months In whale killing in Gwen
bay. on the northeastern coast Of New
foundland, reports an interesting ex-
perience- He was sent out by the in
stitution to study the fnback whale
and of ninety-eight animals caught
all but eleven were of this variety.
The story-book romance has gone en-
tirely out OF whaling as pursued by
the Newfoundlanders. There Is no
fral whaieboat, with the grizzled oil
harpooner in the bow to strike the
whale. but instead little steam craft
and a powerful gun This gun throws
a large iron harpoon, with crossarms
which lie against the shaft until Il
strikes a solid body and then project
out and imbed themselves. The head
OF this harpoon is cigar shaped and
sharp-pointed and explodes as it
pierces the whales side, generating a
gas,which serves to keep the fish af1cat
after the wrecking effect of the shock
on its internal organs has left 1T q
Hfeless mass A stout rope is at
tached to the butt of the harpoon and
by this the whale is kept in leash as It
thrashes madly through the water In
vain effort to escape its unknown en-
emy. Death rapidly ensues. unless, as
sometimes happens, the projectile goes
through the fish from side to side, when
second shot is necessary.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19

A diving bell constructed for use
IN Lake Michigan was made of phos-
phor bronze fve-eighths of an inch
thick. Each plate was cast with a
rim and bolted to its fellow as closely
as was consistent with strength. There
were ribs an inch thick and two inches
wide for increased resistance. and the
whole structure was very strongly
braeed, Windows three inches square
were made of ineh-thich plate glass.
These were strengthened by iron bars.
The bell when completed weighed sS.-
COO pounds. 1t was towed out into
Lake Michigan TO a point where there
were 200 feet OF water. aud down 1t
went for 2 test When the line had
been paid out for 200 feet, there was
a curious quiver OF the ropes. and fy-
ing 10 the surface came some OF the
heavy tiinbers that had been attached
to the bell. The experimenters were
astonished 70 iind they Were splintered
bell was hauled up only shapeless
mass cf metal was found. The plate
glass windows were in powder, and
the entire structure had collapsed SO
that its original shape could not be
determined, The pressure was esti-
mated at SOS pounds per square inch.
or 1894 pounds to a side six feet
square. This made the entire pressure
on the bell something over 1851 tons.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19

Nothing is SO terrible as severe neu.
ralgis, and beyond a doubt girls ae-
quire 1t often enough by the conditions
of school life. Headaches In u school
girl usually mean exhausted nerve
power through oser-work. over-excite-
ment. ovcr-anxiety or bad air. Rest.
good laugh. or country walk will us
uaily cure IT readily enough to begin
with. But to become subject to head
aches is very serious matter. and all
such nervous diseases have a nasty
tendency to reour, to become periodic.
to be set up by the same causes. to be-
como an organic habit of the body. For
any woman to become liable to severe
neuralgia Is a most terrible thing. 1t
means that while 1t lasts life 10 not
worth having II paralyxes the power
to work. Il deprives her of the power
to enjoy anything. It tends toward irri-
liability of temper. 1t tempts to the use
OF narcotics and stimulants
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19

And throngs OF nobodies at all.
Who only stand and stare!
Roll oni roll ont o. human tide
OF wealth and power and fame
You change with every passing day.
Yet always seem the same
So love and hate and shame and NTH.
The false beside the true,
In rich array on Easter Day
Shall walk Fifth avenuel
New York Herald
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19
EASTER IN HUNGARY.

Some of the most curious Easter OBJ
servances prevail in Hungary. the
home of dance and song Miss Janka
Frankei, a singer who was heard in
opera last winter in Philadelphia and
other cities. gives an interesting ae-
count of the strange customs of her
native land.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19

II Eaater should be cold.
Worn by the wives OF miliionaires--
A modern Clique of gold"
with what creations for the head
The avenue Is lined.
II Sol will condesccnd to smile
And spring Is only kind:
What giories OF bawtidering hue.
That seem not born to fade.
And blur the discontented eyes
OF poverty's brigadei
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19

SUDDENLY ONE NIGHT THE BELL
DID RING.
arm OF her governess. who Ia That,
Miss Mary7 What makes her dress sos
She has chain at her side. tool"
'-That 10 Sister Of Mercy" answered
Miss Mary.
'sWhsse sisterf' asked Ethel.
"a Sister Of Mcrcy--A sister to all
Who need hcr."
"A slstsr TO cvsrybodyf- echoed
Ethel. looking pushed.
sYss. Gho spends her life In acts Of
nercy to the poor and the rioh. too. u
fhey nsed her."
'sDoss svssybody love hsrys asked
u1Asa. le0lAag aftsr the blasA gown.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19

Easter Monday is the Hungarians'
favoritc wedding day. as II is supposed
that Il Is especially fortunate for mar
riAgcs, and the priests are usually kept
busy that day. The rost Of the wreh
Is flled with social gayeties, and thu
quiet Of the vigorously observed Lon
II fully Atoned for.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19

Passion week. as whole, is general
IL very quiet. almost no social funr-
tinns taking place. Its prominent fea-
ture Is the pilgrimage to one OF the
sacred shrines. Derout persons in both
town and country Join in the pilgrim
age, and every village through which
the procession passes adds its quota 70
the pilgrimage The journey is taken
fasting. as far as possible. only bread
and water sufficient to preserve from
absolute exhaustion being indulged In
On Good Frida- iife-sire imsse of
thu Christ is carried to the principal
church by a procession @: priests and
there remains until Easter, guarded by
soldiers, who stand motioniess as
statues. On Easter Sunday the wor-
shippers place offerings OF money at the
feet of the sacred image. Easter morn
ing is greeted with tokens of gladness,
somewhat similar to our Christmas. all
the windows having wreaths Of flowers
or leaves.
One OF the prettfcst observances of
the day is a procession of young girls
IN white. carrying branches Of green
trees. following the clergy in their
robes and the acoiytes with a huge
gilded Cross After the white robed
girls come the villagers
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19

II every person would be half A. goo
~ he expects his nelghhor to b.. wha
. heaven this world would BE-!
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19

This watering" rite is said to be
known in no other country. and Its in
stitutioa is aseribed to one Of the
apostles. II Is possibly a perversion
Of the rite OF baptism.
Young women rctaiiate on Tuesday
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-19

The most interesting custom. how
ever. is that known as watering"
which occurs on Easter Monday and
Tuesday. Men go out armed with wa
ter in bottles or pitchers and throw II
on the young women they meet In the
village streets. Sometimes they even
call at the houses and greet the girls
who come to the door. Tho odd part of
II is that the more thoroughly drenehed
the victims are the better they are
pleased. as II brings them luck In ths
cities the custom has been gradually
refined so that gentlemen arm them.
selves with bottles of cologne,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25

which will ever be presented by the ac-
QUESTION Of the new territories.
Yet the particular opponents OF the
policy of the administration seek to pose
as the friends Of the people of the new
possessions when they insist that this
country shall. as it's first step towards
government in the islands, promptly an
mex for its own uses the principal
source of revenue in the new possess
sions, and this in the name Of liberty
and the constitution.
The question at present presented is
whether congress establish separate
tariff laws for the benefit OF its island
possessions. based upon the conditions
existing there, which differ in great de-
gree from the conditions which prevail
In the United States. and permit the
revenue derived from those tariffs to be
paid into the local treasures of the
territories, to meet the expenses Of their
local governments; or whether it shall.
by extending its own tariff laws over
the islands. not only grasp the principal
source OF revenue. but at the same time
close out all other countries from trad
ing with the islands. and compel the
Inhabitants to look to the United States
as the sole source from which they can
purchase, and the sole market in which
they can sell their products. In other
words shall the island possessions be
permitted to conduct their own affairs.
raise and disburse their own revenues.
and be awarded a large share OF in
dependence under American supervision
and control, or shall they be exploited
for the benefit of the federal treasury
and the American merchants and manu-
facturers. all the rest of the world be-
ing excluded therefrom. 1t is rather
remarkable commentary on how the po-
sitions of parties have changed. that the
Democrats should be found. in the case
of Puerto Rico. warmly advocating the
latter policy
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25

News from Cape Nome up to Decem-
Der Is has been received in this city.
and the reports confirm 1.-The previous
opinions as to the districts richness.
The creeks are producing heavily, and
there are stories of wonderful clean
ups The prospects at Cape York are
also very fiattering, and the impression
seems to be that important discoveries
viii be found along the entire coast. Al
lowing for the exaggeration which so
often characterizes Alaskan reports. it
Is safe to conclude that the Nome dis
trict has turned out to be one Of the
most marvellous that has been exploited
for years.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25

that nonpartisans having been drawn
together by certain ideas of municipal
government which had been distinctly
set forth at the beginning. It was i'm
perative that those ideas should not be
lost sight of, whatever the later devel-
opments. The agents of the conspira-
tors swept this aside and subscribed to
a platform from which every nonDar-
tisan profession had been eliminated
and In which were left only few gilt
tering generalities that could not Of
fend any Of the various parties to the
conspiracy.
This is the brief story OF the rise and
fall of the nonpartisan movement. Its
faAhers conceived nobiy; its managers
Unanswered adroitly; its followers were
bunkoed beautifully. Every original
principle was long ago lost sight Of. Ev-
cry vestige Of sincerity has long since
disappeared. Every solitary character
istic that goes to distinguish a nonpar-
tisan movement is lacking. and In place
Of the first planned coalition Of citizens
brought together under a common in
dependent banner we find a ticket Of
misfit candidates which has been fixed
UP in the night by politicians Of low
degree and through the cheapest kind CT
political trafficking.
And yet there are nonpartisans who
have the effrontery to say they are sin
cere and who call loudly for the appre-
hension of the Individual who works the
shell game!
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25
How to spoii a Poet.

The profession of poet isfthe most un-
safe, the profession of prophet the most
dangerous. known to man. When.
therefore, one luckless human being
combines the two Offices in his own per-
son, and when he Is being rushed" by
a dashing young publishing firm into
the bargain. 1t win be seen that he Is
indeed in desperate straits. such is the
condition of Mr.. Edwin Markham. the
Californian poet who wrote-but we all
know what he wrote. In fact. if you
the street who wrote Hamlet" 'rhe
Idy1ls OF the King. and THE Man With
the Hoe" he would be more likely TO
know the answer to the last clause Of
your query than to the others.
This is all wrong. Both poetry and
prophecy are gifts that are nourished in
secret. They require leisure, privacy
peace The Muse declines to visit a
man who sits perpetually in the glare
Of a searchlight and entertains as many
other callers as a newly-elected senator.
II IL impossible that Mr.. Markham
should have had more than fifteen con-
secutive minutes at a time to give to
the pursuit OF poetry since last July.
SO harassed has he been by publishers
checks and newspaper clippings. and
people who said he plagiarized. and in
vitations (accepted) to tell how he wrote
his poem. and why. and why he didn't
write different one. He has lectured
here. and delivered an address there.
and written an article TO send some
where else until one wonders how he
ever found time TO produce even the
lines on Abraham Lincoln which he
read at the Republican club dinner In
New York. The Commercial Advertiser
says the poem was written with hoe.
not with a pen. which perhaps explains
the wonder. Certainly good lines and
bad lines are heaped on top Of each
other in n haphaxaEd way. and the pro-
ducsion shows no traces OF the file,
which has ever been held a very proper
instrument for the poets use.
And yet, even when he writes with a
hoe, Mr. Markham Is worth reading.
Hear these lines;
THE color OF the ground was In him. the
Eed earth,
The tong and oder OF tho primal things
The rectItude and patience Of the rocks.
The giaduess % the wind that shakes the
corn.
The courage os the bird that dAres the
SEA-
The Justice Of the rain that loves all
leaves
The pity Of the snow that hides all scars"
The fact IS that there are the max
ings OF a very good poet ia MIR. Mark
ham II he would ALLURE prophecy and
think twice before he wrote once-and
come back from New York. They have
another poet down in California. a Jap
anese boy, who writes strange lyrics to
suit himself. Not long ago. says a writer
in the Overland Monthly. he received an
enthusiastic letter from the East.
Come 20 New York" this letter
urged. 1T Is the place of all places for
you, Wen give you boom. you really
ought to come"
His distress over the advice. says an
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25

President Schurman, OF the Philip
pine commission, says he recommends
for the Filipinos government framed
on the lines OF that proposed by Thomas
jefferson for the government of that
vast territory acquired by the Louisiana
purchase The circumstances are IN
some respects the same. In the case
of the Louisiana purchase Jefferson
thought 1t would be well to govern the
natives without their consent. but as
for the Filipinos. 1t is proposed to give
them that measure Of elf-government
which they show themselves properly
fitted to accept and make use OF.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25

Last evening members OF the Cham
Der Of Commerce gave n complimentary
banquet TO K o. Graves. its retiring
president II was a very appropriate
expression Of the regard In which Mr.
Graves is held by the business men OF
Seattle. As the head OF our chief COM
meroial body he has for many years
taken leading part In every movement
which has had for its object the ad-
vaneement % the eity's interests His
energy, his readiness OF service and his
agreeable personality have made him
especially Efficient as president OF the
chamber. and the compliment paid him
was a merited one