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, 1900-07-05

AT the recent marriage of the Crown
Prince of Japan, immense multitudes
in the streets watched and a~pplauded
the bridal procession, but not a pei
son looked out of an upper window.
To the American eye and mind this
seemed strange. But the Japanese ex-
plation of it was simple. 1t is CON
.trary to etiquette-indeed. to loyalty
for a Japanese to look down. either
literally or figuratively. upon a mem
Der of the royal family. One smiles
at the quaint conceit that would in
terpret the visual angle as a slight.
Yet there is much that is admirable
n worthy of emulation in scrupulous
regard for what are esteemed duty and
honor.
, 1900-07-05

Altoona, Pa, June 20.-Farmcrs of
the Quemahoning valley are armed
and guarding Il point that has been
selected by the Cambria Steel Com
pany for h erection of a dam four
miles long and having a depth of sew
enty-iive feet at the breast. The farm.
crs declare the dam will be n menace
to public safety, and decrease the
value of their lands. The
II below the dam claim they will
be in constant danger of "A repetition
of the Johnstown flood. A clash be
tween the civil engineers and the
farmers is expected at any time.
, 1900-07-05

The French fleet is to be provided
with a new quick-fring gun, said to
be superior to any now in use. and
an order has been given to the Ruelle
works, Charente, for the supply of 100
iof these cannon to the fleet before the
end of the year. The gun is of 16 mil
Iimeters t6.3 inches) caliber, throws n
projectile of % kilos U14 pounds, has
a muzzle velocity of 900 meters C2.952
f~oot-seconds), and can be fired FIVE
times per minute. The projectile will
pierce steel armor plate of 80 cent?
meters q2.6 inches) in thickness and
of 20 centimeters as inches) up to
5000 meters.
, 1900-07-05

DIR. Andrew Gerber, a wealthy phys
ician of Noun Joy. made a peculiar
will, in which he devised to his son
Christian, only one-half the income
during life of one of his farms. Al
most the entire residue of his estate.
amounting to about $500, 900, was be-
queathed to his great grandchildren.
of whom none was in existence at the
time of the decedent's death. DR.. Ger
her held strange religious views and
believed that at the time his OUNCES
grandchild would arrive 1t the age of
% years, he 1.-THE deceased) would re-
II to earth, II he desired his estate
kept intact until hat time. The will
was contested n the Supreme court
gave Christian Gerber absolutely all
that part of the estate bequeathed to
the future generations.
, 1900-07-05

The Hon. Henry Copeland, Wit sue
ceeds SirJulian Salomons as agent-gen-
eral for New South Wales in London
was. like the premier of New Zealand,
originally a working miner. He spent
years on the Ballarat goldfelds in Vic
toria before he settled in Sydney. one
of the divisions of which he represent
ed in parliament until his recent pro-
motion to London. In a farewell edi-
torial a Sydney paper say of him
"A working miner he was, and a work.
ing miner he remains. He still ex-
presses himself as of old in vigorous
and ~unadorned A~nglo-Saxon that will
make Mr.. Chamberlain sit up when the
pair m to negotiate on con-
troversial colonial questions"
, 1900-07-05
Jews Coming To America.

Belgrade via Scmlin, Hungary.
June 2S.-Hundreds of Jewish emf.
grants from Itoumania are passing
through Belgrade daily on their way
TO take ship for CANADA, South Ameri.
ca and the United States. Very many
of these emigrants have scarcely any
money beyond enough to pay their eX.
penses. Before the exodus is over il
Is estimated that more than 2O,OOC
Jews will have left Iioumania for ths
new world.
, 1900-07-05

SolOmonville, Ariz., June 29.-Tht
reduction works of the Detroit Con
per Company mt Morenci, Arizona
caught fire to-day and the entire plant
was consumed. The works consisted
of n 15O-ton concentrator, smelteI
furnaces and convertcrs. The fire viii
throw n large number of men tempo
rarily out of employment. The loss
will be $500 600.
, 1900-07-05

Chicago, June 29.-rhe railroads
have accepted the track elevation ordi.
nance passed by the City Council June
lSth. This means The elevation of 100
miles OF railway track within the city
limits of Chicago in the next two
years, at q, total cost of about ST.OOO-
600. The work will involve the build
ing of more than a hundred sub-ways.
, 1900-07-05

Some OF New z~ealand's experiments
in state socialism seem to have been
remarkably successful. The "Ad-
vances to Settlers Department" has
just reported having issued loans to
1000 settlers representing two mil
lions of money. Not che shilling had
been lost. and not one penny, either
of principal or interest. had remained
uncoNected.
, 1900-07-05

" So you are to be married next
week. Miss Bunk
Yes. Mr.. Timkins."
Il congratulate you. Who is the
happy man.
why. Mr.. Timkins, I'm surprised.
He isn't happy yet; he won't be happy
till he gets me-"
, 1900-07-05
ADMIRAL SEYMOUR'S REPORT.
HAD CONTINUAL FIGHTING WITH CHINESE
Returning to Tien Tsin Meets With Treachery But Captures a
Fort-Loses 100 Killed and 200 Wounded

Springs, the terminus Of the railway
from johannesburg, due east, was at
tackled yesterday morning. The Cana
dian regiment, which garrisoned the
place. beat off the enemy. No casual
ties"
, 1900-07-05

Washington. June 20.-The follow
ing cableram was received at the war
department this afternoon from Gen
eral Macarthur at Manila:
"I.yel w. Atkins, Company /. Thir.
ty-tifth volunteer infantry, wounded in
arm, moderate. and captured Nav 10.
was sent in by Insurgents June 81.
ltepofts health Charles j. Roberts. cap-
, 1900-07-05

angelina, you are spending a big lot
of money on artistic dies for your sta
%tionary.' We'll, what of 1t; If | ever
get TO the poor house Ill have ONE
thing to prove that I've seen better
days"
, 1900-07-05

Sensational morganatic marriages
seem to be the order of the day in he
Austrian imperial family; for after
those of the Countess Stephanie de
Lonyay and Archduke Franz Ferdi-
nand it nov appears that the beautiful
Archduchoss Maria Theresa has petit
toned the emperor for permission to
marry her master of the household.
Maj.-Gen. Count Cavriani. The arch
duchess, who is the widow of the
Archduke Charles Louis. the emperor's
brother, whose third wife she was. is
n princess of BraganZa, and in her
45th year. She has been a widow Just
four years. Curiously enough. she is
the stepmother of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand, who has morganatically
married the Countess Sophie Chotek
The |archduchess has two daughters.
the Archduchesses Maria Annonciada
and Elizabeth. "a and % years old re-
spectively, who, with their cousin, the
emperor's granddaughter, are at pres
ent the bellies of the imperial court.
Count Cayriani is a f~ine-looking, sol
dierly man, slightly older thar his
royal fiancee.
, 1900-07-05

According 10 the Philadelphia Rec
ord, a great deal OF the paper money
that is in constant circulation in Am
erica gets frequent washing. In some
banks there is a regular wash-day ev-
cry month. when a clerk may be seen
bent over a tub rubbing notes up and
down on a wash-board. The dirty
greenbacks are soaped and rubbed Just
like handkerchiefs and socks. and are
put through a wringer before being
put out to dry. After the notes have
been passed through the wrlnger they
are hung on a line stretched in the
bank clerks department.
, 1900-07-05

Pullman palace cars arc to be used
on the Yukon and White Pass railway
from S~kagway to Lake Bennett. They
9Esn2n M au4 - ,fa fist laag9g AID. ,g.eIgA u
, 1900-07-05

A nan who had been planning and
promising the formation Of a com
pany with fifteen million dollars can
ital was arrested the other day on the
charge OF having stolen one hundred
and seventy dollars. Not often does
the comedy of speculation present a
finer example Of reductio ad absurdum
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-27

The experience OF the patent Office
with its hall Of models" throws an
interesting light upon the progress OF
American invention. For many years
the government required an applicant
for a patent to submit a model Of bis
invention. II the invention we're a ma
chine, none OF the three dimensions
OF the model was to exceed p inches.
The models we're displayed in show
cases on the upper floor. This extern
sive collection Of little engines, pumps
and moving machines came to look
somewhat like a toy shop, and to it
hundreds OF visitors were attracted.
But 50 long ago as 1880 It became.
evidelt that the practice OF receiving
models must be discontinued. The
space they occupied was needed by the
ofice for its regular business. So the
models then on hand we're sorted over,
and the most interesting ones we're re-
tained, appropriately grouped. as q
patent Office museum. They have since
been frequently sent. as a part OF the
governments exhibit. to great fairs
like that at Chicago in 1898. The rest
Of the models are now kept on two
floors Of a large storehouse near the
patent ONCE. which have been rented
for that purpose. The few visitors
who chance to stroll through that viii
derness Of show cases are reminded Of
the diverse channels in which Amer
ican inventiveness has sought an out
let
II is a singular fact that to under
stand a machine. the patent Office ex-
aminers prefer mechanical drawing
to an actual model. so trained have
they become in translating the conven-
tional marks Of diagram into the
physical reality for which it stands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-27

A French author. Monsieur e. Loze.
has recently discussed again the ques-
ton Of the probable duration OF the.
British coal fields. Assuming that the
prosperity and power OF Great Brit
ain depend upon her supply Of coal.
he thinks that ~the end Of Britain" is
due within the coming century. He
fixes the date 1850 for the complete
exhaustion Of the attainable supply Of
coal IN the British Isles. To this
statement the English scientific jour
nal. Nature. replies that Monsieur Loze
has failed to take account Of recent
investigations proving that mining can
be economically carried on at much
greater depths than 1000 feet-the lin
It assumed BY the French author-and
consequently that the British coal sup
ply win last indefinitely longer than
his calculation shows.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-27
COAL AND IRON.
Mineral Resources Of the Chinese Empire
Are Great

Mineral Resources Of the Chinese Empire
Are Great
The mining aud metallurgical sec
ton OF the Franklin Institute held a
stated meeting in Philadelphia recent
ly. The president, Joseph Richards.
was in the chair. Professor Lynwood
Garrison delivered the address Of the
evening on "The Mineral Resources
OF the Chinese Empire" The speaker
in opening gave a general survey Of
the physical geography and geology
OF this vast country. and then spoke
specifically OF his personal observa-
tions made during a recent profession
al visit to Northeastern China, calling
special attention to the fact that
large part OF China is underlaid by
coal, much Of which Is anthracite OF
high quality, comparing favorably In
this respect with the best OF Pennsyl-
vania anthracite. The extent Of these
beds, however. far exceeds our own.
and, moreover, their location is such
that the extraction OF the coal viii be
a comparatively easy matter. He ex-
pressed the belief that in a short time
China would enter the markets of the
world as a great coal producer. Pro-
fessor Garrison also alluded to the
great extent and accessibility Of the
iron ore deposits and incidentally to
the fact that ore OF antimony occurred
there IN greater abundance than in
any other part Of the world. Quick
silver deposits Of uneQualed richness.
he said. we're likewise known in the
country. The speaker illustrated his
remarks with a number Of mineral
specimens and exhibited a series Of
views showing the crude methods Of
mining employed by the natives He
also showed a series Of typical views
OF Chinese scenery, including fortifica-
tions, harbors. public buildings, etc.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-27

WHITE SWELLING or THE ANEAs
This Is the old name for a chronic
tuberculous Inflammation Of the knee
joint. that is to say. an Inflammation
produced by the same germ that when
seated in the lungs, is the cause OF
consumption. It Is a disease chiefly
affecting children, although adults are
not wholly exempt from 1t.
The trouble usually comes on insidi-
ously, without any evident eauses but
sometimes it follows an acute inham-
nation resulting from a strain, fall
or other injury. The first symptom
wiz probably be a slight limp which
may be intermittent, coming and go
ing irregularly for a time; and with
this there is apt to be an indefinite,
dull pain
Soon the joint grows a little stif,
and is slightly fixed. and any attempt
to straighten the knee causes pain and
an involuntary jerking Of the leg or
Of the entire body At night the child
occasionally starts in his sleep and
cries out but If awakened says he has
no pain.
After a longer or shorter time, dur
ing which these symptoms gradually
become more marked, examination Of
the knee will show a slight swelling
and If the knee is compared with its
fellow it will perhaps feel warmer to
the hand
The degree and kind Of swelling
vary; usually II is hard and unyield-
ing, and not Of very great size; less
often It is very large and feels like
distended bladder. 1t always looks
larger than 1t really is, because ths
muscles Of the leg and thigh are vast
ed away.
The Inflammation, II untreated, may
subside spontaneously after some
months, leaving a stinened and beni
knee: or it may break down and dis
charge for a very long time, depressinG
the patients strength and eventually
causing his death.
The treatment OF the disease is two
fold. local and general. Tonics, goos
foods, cod liver oil or cream. plenty o
fresh air and sunlight, and everything
to build up the general health are o
the greatest Importance, for loca
treatment viii be OF little use II tn
patients resisting powers are weak.
Local treatment consists chiefly II
] giving rest to the Joint. This Is usu
ally done by casing the leg is Dlas
ter OF Paris bandage, or by means o
specially constructed splints Tn
splints are often made in such wa
that the patient can go about withou
crutches, and without danger Of jan
ring the knee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-27

The latest bulletin Of the Department
OF Labor contains three statistical IA
bies Of unusual interest. showing the
number and cause Of deaths, during
the last fiscal year, IN one hundred and
twenty-nine cities having a population
Of thirty thousand or more.
Like al statistics. these figures
sometimes require to be explained. For
instance. the highest death rate Of
any city IN the country-almost thir-
ty-fve to the thousands that OF
Charleston. while New Orleans Sa-
yannah and San Antonio all had q
death rate Of more than twenty-five
to the thousand. But this does not
prove that they are unwholerome
places Each has a vsry large color
Cd population. and exceptional mortal
ity here swells the general avsraes.
The really deadly cities are foreign
sorts. Ike Bombay. where he death
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-27

abled to 80 into action in small num-
bers without the danger Of being en-
tirely exterminated by the enemy be-
fore their guns can be brought into
action. One popularity about the ap-
paratus is the method Of transporting
It on the battlefield without extreme
danger to horse or driver. Projecting
from the rear Of the carriage are a
pair Of long thills. which end in a
cross piece. TO which the whinletree Is
attached. enabling horse and rider to
follow the carriage instead Of going
before It. and provision is also made
for reversing the animal to draw the
carriage from the field with the same
degree OF safety. The patentee Of this
shield Is Adrian Hit Of Jersey City.
N
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-27
N. THE OLD IRISH HOME OF PRESIDENT MKNIEYs FAMILY

expecting to wake up in time for the
spectacle. But BY ten o'clock. when
went down to the beach. all was over,
and everybody had gone home. Over
the water / saw something like a
long swarm Of frehies-the lanterns
drifting out to sea in procession-but
they were already too far on 70 be
distinguished except as points Of col
ored light was much disappointed,
and felt that I had lazily missed an
opportunity which might never return,
for the old Bon" customs are dying
rapidly. In another moment, how
ever. it occurred to me that l could
very well venture to swim out 70 the
lights. They we're moving slowly.
dropped my robe on the beach and
plunged IN. The sea was calm and
beautifully phosphorescent Every
stroke kindled stream Of yellow fire.
swan fast and overlook the last OF
the lantern feet much sooner than
had expected felt that It would be
unkind 20 interfere with the little
embarkations. or to divert them from
their silent course. so I contented my
self with keeping close to one OF them
and studying It's details. The struct-
ure was very simple. The bottom was
a piece OF thick plank. perfectly
square, and measured about ten inches
across. Each one Of its corners sup
ported a slender sick about sixteen
inches high. ard these four uprights,
united above by crosspieces. sustained
the paper sides. Upon the point Of a
long nail driven up through the cen
ter OF the bottom was fixed a lighted
candle. The top was left open. The
four sides represented i've different
colors. blue. yellow. red. white and
black. the i've colors symbolizing
ether. wind. FIRE. water and earth. the
fve Buddhist elements which are met
aphysically identified with the i've
Buddhas. One paper pane was red, one
yellow and one blue. while the fourth
was divided between black and white
Inside the lantern there was only the
fickering candle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-27

nat Guauo Caves in Southern New
Merico.

MEXICO.
Southern New Mexico Is a land Of
natural curiosities, and one at least
Of these has proved to have a high
commercial value. A resident Of that
district had the good fortune a few
years ago to accidentally stumble upon
several bat caves. one Of which is
stated 10 be some six miles in length.
and as he has shipped IN the last two
years s,392. 2.24O pounds OF phosphate OF
guano from these caves. for which he
has received about f4S per ton, It can
be understood that the present and
prospective value OF these caves IS
It can be readily under
stood that bat guano possesses great
value as a fertilizer, and the value OF
the caves is enhanced by the fact that
beneath the guano is a considerable
deposite OF phosphate rock (the re-
mains Of defunet bats). which, when
ground up and treated with phosphoric
acid, is highly priced as fertilizer
Since the discovery Of these ancestral
homes Of the bats. in which they have
made their resting place for unnum-
bered centuries, the search for more
such caves has continued intermittent
", and It is probable that many more
valuable finds Of this nature will be
made; for the section Of the country
in which they lie. is literally infested
-uftk tlF- oh~1.rf-sto h.,t tfnr4r 144nra-
tive little creature. The caves which
are frequented by bats, are Of lava
formation, and carry evidence Of haV-
ing been subject to violent volcanic ac-
tion. A remarkable bat trait is men
toned, which has the effect Of render
ing the caves Of permanent value, It
seems that after the entire front Of
the first OF these caves to be opened
had been torn down to within foot or
SO Of the narrow openings through
which for centuries the bats have
come and gone. the little creatures
continued, and still continue, to fol-
low the ways Of their ancestors. Fly
ihg upward past the large openings,
they would squeeze In and out Of the
caves as Of old Since the first clean
ing out OF one cave. seven tons Of
guano have been removed, all Of which
had been deposited subsequently to the
first removal. It is estimated that
from the deposits which have already
been discovered. there has been taken
an annual crop Of about 1900 tons OF
guanO.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-27
rHALKs TIE LIVE.

The chalk-line is very often a great
convenience to the carpenter and 9th
er mechanics, and yet 1t may become
a yeritable nuisance in the way OK
ehalking the hands AMI clothing. to
say nothing OF the Inconvenience Of
discovering just at the time the line
is needed that II has not been chalked
in so long that itswill not make a
clear mark These. objections 10 the
ordinary line seem TO have been over.
come Ia the apparatus Illustrated here
with. A metallic cAsing surrounds a
reel on which the fine is ewoupd, and
attached to,ibe sE sslIy4he easials-iis a
small eohipaTtntent fer the reception
OF a quantity Of pulSerized chaik A
cover Kspfdeia % taeh sSetolpshesin
ner side of which rs a. spring The
latter presses a plate against the chalk
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-27
TEMPLE or coNEucIus.


It Il = sacred spot 20 the People Of the
Chinese Empire.
The temple Of Confucius at Chu-
fouhsien is the Westminster abbey OF
China and the grave OF that sacred
personage Is the most noted spot in
the groGads. A sacred mound sur
mounts the remains OF Confucius.
Near the mound is a building erected
for the meditation Of those who rem
der homage to the greatest Chinaman
who ever lived. Near BY is a tree,
said to have been planted by Confu-
cius-or. rather, the trunk Of II, for it
is dead. The tree is on a circular
stand OF stone and mortal. close by
a huge table Of stone that looks like
marble. having been polished by a de-
voteee. The mound is only twelve
feet high. Before Il is a tablet bear
ing the name and at the foot Of the
tablet is the famous incense vase. says
the London Mail. The inscription
reads: "Chih Sheng Hsien Shih
Kung Tzu. which means the perfect
sage. the former teacher. the philoso-
pher Kung. Near to the tomb Of
Confucius is that Of his son. who died
four years before the Chinese seer; but
the tomb Of his grandson attracts more
notice. because Il is almost as grand
as that OF C0nfuclus. There are thou
sands Of graves near the shrine Of
Confueius and the nearer they are
the better the lot Of the departed. ac-
cording to the belief Of the Chinese.
The keepers Of the temple demand a
fee before showing the place TO for
eigners
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-27

models OF iunks or fishing craft, each
containing offerings Of food and wa
ter and kindled incense. and also a
tiny lantern or lamp. II the ghost ship
Is to be despatched at night. At Yaid-
zu. however. only lanterns are set
afoat The author says:
/ was told that the lanterns would
be launched after dark. and midnight
being the customary hour elsewhere.
/ supposed that II was the hour OF
farewell at Yaidzu also. / therefore
rashly INDUCED in a nap after supper.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-27

cuted in that year at Coleralne for his
connection with the United Irishmen.
After the execution his wife obtained
the body, and-had It inferred in the
family burying ground at Derrykei-
CHAN President Mckinley Is said by
some to be descended from an uncle,
by others from brother. OF this Fran
els Mckinley,
The house Is almost in the same con-
dition that it was a century ago.
Within the kitchen there is a most in
teresting relic, consisting Of a beam
on which are impressed or cut the let
tiers IF. Mex" After the execution Of
Francis Mckinley. the place passed
successfully to his sons. John and
Francis. I'D on the departure Of the
latter TO America, in 1898. to John Fer
guson, and then In 1883 to John Car
son. whose son Robert Is tho present
occupier and Montre,' Her
aid.