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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
LINCOLN AND THE BRITON.
Noblemcn Who Were First Astounded
and Then Charmed.

and Then Charmed.
Zone of the most interesting exhibit
lions of the charm Lincoln could
throw about men of culture in his
plain and at times quaint conversation
l happened to witness when num-
Der of British noblemen, then visiting
the country, desired to meet the pres
ident," says Col. A. X. Mcclure. Il
was sitting alone with Lincoln when
Secretary Seward entered and advised
him that the Englishmen would be
glad to see him, and he told him to
bring them in at once. l arose to go,
but he asked me to remain. | took
seat on the sofa at the farther end OF
the room and saw some half-doZen
English noblemen come in to visit the
American president. They were evil
IDENTITY men of unusual intelligence and
accomplished graces, and when Lin
coin uncoiled his long legs and rose to
meet them in his rather awkward way
they could not conceal their disap-
pointment at the appearance of the
man before them, but they were we'll
bred and courteous to the uttermost.
They were anxiously studying our gov
eminent and our people, and their
questions to Lincoln gave him abund-
ant opportunity to present his best
qualities in speaking of our institu-
lions. 1t was an interesting study to
watch the faces of those accomplished
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
to walk AWAY "Three-Fingered Jack"

to walk away "Three-Fingered Jack"
inserted his good" hand under the
leather blanket and, suddenly snatch
ing pistol previously concealed, fired
pointblank at the captain of the ran
gers. Noticing the move, Ranger
Hayes had leveled his rifle at the rob-
Der, but the latter was too quick, and
Hayes gun exploded harmlessly in the
air. But it was "Three-Fingered
Jacks" last shot, for half dozen of
the rangers were pumping lead into his
body before he could pull the trigger a
second time.
At the first fire Murrietta wheeled,
took in the situation at a glance,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
SWORD OF THE FINEST STEEL.
One of the Marvels OF Smith Work Re-
Gently Seen in Madrid.

Gently Seen in Madrid.
From the New York Tribune: "Of
all the cities l have visited in Europe"
said R. A. Stinson of Boston recently,
Il found Madrid one of the most in
teresting. 1t has number of out-of-
the-way features that appeal to one.
While 1 was in Madrid / tried to pur-
chase one of the famous Toledo blades.
The old-fashioned two-handled sword
was what wanted to get, one of those
that were built to cut through armor
and which fulfilled their mission COM
pletely, as many bloody battlefield
in we ancient days bore witness. l
had to give it up on account of the
expense. They cost from $3.50 up, but
while l was looking for one a shop
keeper showed me most scientific
trick. His store was very lofty, run
ming up. two or three stories, and he
was descanting on the beauties of this
particular sword when, in order to
prove the perfect temper Of the metal,
he drove the point into the floor and
bent the blade until point and hilt.
met. He then suddenly released the
hilt and that six feet of cleaning
sword sprang up into the air like a
thing alive. Up and up it went, al
most to the lofty ceiling itself, when
it lost it's impetus and began its de-
scent hilt first 1t returned almost to
the place whence it started, the shop
keeper catching it by the hilt with
practiced ease and returning it to its
case. l was crazy to try it myself, but
the owner refused to allow me, as he
said l would probably not only wreck
the store, but perhaps iniure myself
as well. He told me that if 1 wanted
to learn the trick l had better practice
it in large open lot and that suit
of armor wouldn't be bad thing tc
wear until / got the hang Of it."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26

from this direction, and toward that
point Love and his rangers were NOV
ing. AS they drew nearer to the bank
of the arroyo the rangers divided into
two parties, crossed the stream and
approached the spot indicated by the
rising smoke from opposite direc-
lions.
Nothing but the smoke was visible
until the high ground was reached, and
then, not thirty feet away, the pur-
suers saw the bandits scattered over
100 square yards, preparing to camp,
Capt. Love signaled his men to dis
mount. and the rangers walked DELHI
erately up to the campfire. Bill Burns,
a ranger, who knew Joaquin, pointed
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26

Anonymous Letters and Poisoned Candy
Because he made certain charges in
the choir at the Lafayette Methodist
Episcopal church at st. Louis. Mo-.
Frank L. Shaw. chairman of the music
committee, has received two anony-
nous letters of threatening character
and box of poisoned candy. The let
ter advised him to remain away from
the church.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26

Though the distance is not less than
thirty miles, the sound of firing at La
dysmith is said to be so plainly heard
at Estcourt that the reports of heavy
guns (supposed to be the two naval
At guns, followed by the bursting OF
lyddite shells), can be easily distin-
guished above those of the Boer for
ty-pounders and the smaller guns on
both sides.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
STRENGTH.

jumped on his horse and plunged down
the bank of the arroyo. followed by
volley from the rangers. By this time
all the bandits were on their feet, fir
ing. Their bullets went wide. how
ever. and after a small show of fight
ing. the entire band scattered in a wild
dash to escape. They were followed
and given no quarter by the rangers.
John White. another ranger. who wss
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Had a RenI Good Time.

First matinee girl-"Did you enjoy
the play this afternoon" Second mat
inee girl never enjoyed anything
half so much. Why. there wasn't
minute wasn't crying my eyes OUT
New York World.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
A Sure sign.

Briggs-Do you know. l really be-
lieve that Miss Whipperly is fond Of
me?
Griggs-What makes you think so7
biggs-She told me the other night
l was the most disagreeable man she
ever met.-Puck.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26

CAPT. WILLIAM j. HUWAhD.
to tall, athletic young Mexican who
was leading his horse preparatory to
stalking him, and exclaimed, Captain,
there's your man"
Murrietta was not aware yet of the
rangers arrival. Capt. Love, with his
eyes fixed on the bandit chief, mo-
toned toward man who was bending
over the fire, and, in low tones, said
to a comrade, George Chase, That's
Fingered jack if he makes
move, shoot him!" Love then moved
quietly toward Joaquin. The man by
the fire had thrown himself down on a
saddle cover. AS Capt. Love started
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26

Sleeping with the hair pinned up
tightly is not only bad for the circula-
ton. but II is Said TO prevent the hair
from growing
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Property In Illinois.

The assessed valuation of property
in Illinois this year is 1902, 425,9 in
excess of that CT last year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26

The happiest woman on earth is the
one who is absolutely independent.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
WATCH ExPLoDEs AN osTRICH

EHGO Hogs with and
wntf
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
SILK OF SPIDERS WEB.
Marvellous Product of MIXED Spiders
to Be Shown at Paris.

From the Lahore Tribune.
one Of the most novel exhibits in the
Colonial section of the Paris exposition
will be a complete set of bed hangings
manufactured in Madagascar from the
silk obtained from the halabe, an enor-
nous spider that is found in great
numbers i'm @ ertain districts of the
island. 1t was a missionary, Father
Cambouc. who was the first to conceive
the idea that these insects might be
made to replace the silk-worm. He sue
cecded without difficulty in obtaining
n sufficient quantity of silk to be of
practical use. but he did not pursue his
efforts beyond the purely experimental
stage The matter has since been
taken up by Mr.. Nogue the head of the
Antananarivo Technical school. The
results he has already achieved show
that the production of spider silk
should quickly become a highly impor-
tant industry.
The chief problem TO be solved was to
find a practical process for extracting
the silk from tho female spiders. NJ.
NOguc has invented a most ingenious
appliance for this purpose. 1T should
be said that the female halabe allows
herself to be relieved of her silken
store with exemplary dOcility, and this
in spite of the fact that she is disting-
uishcd for her ferocity; her usual treat
mcnr Of the male who pay her court is
to eat them, and she feasts without
compunction on weaker members of
her own sex.
NJ NOgue's apparatus consists or
sort of stocks arranged to pin down
on their backs a dozen spiders. The
spiders accept this imprisonment with
resignation, and lie perfectly quiet
while the silken thread issuing from
their bodies is rapidly wound off on to
a reel by means of cleverly devised
machine worked by hand. Each of
! the twelve spiders thus "milked" sim
ultaneOusly yields from three to four
| hundred yards of silk. AS soon as
| spider has yielded up all it's silk IT is re-
| placed by a fresh insect and the work
| Of reeling off the thread thus goes on
! with very slight Interruption The
/ spiders whose threads have been eX-
| hausted are set free and ten days ar
/ tcrward they are again ready To un-
dergo the operation. The silk of the
/ spiders, which is of the most eXtraor-
/ binary brilliant golden color, is much
finer than that of the silk worm, but Its
power of resistance is remarkable, and
/ it can be woven without the least diff
| Guilty
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
THE THIRD DEATH.

On Monday afternoon, Aug, G, while in this
city, Mrs L. J. Cooper was called home.
"Patient in suffering" truly describes Mrs. Coo.
per during this journey. On Saturday, Aug. II,
soon after arriving at the city Of Uin,meng, Miss
Huston died rather Unexpectedly, from the cf-
fects Of the wounds in her head, received when
Miss Rice was killed. How she had borne the
suffering of the twenty.nne days since she re-
ceived the wounds, is truly another wonderful
example OF the power Of our God. Thanks 70
the kindness Of the magistrates both Miss Ilus'
toms and Mrs Cooper's bodies were conveyed
to Hankow, and buried in the foreign cemetery.
Leaving Um'meng early Sunday morning, We
reached Hsiao kan before noon, and spent the
remainder Of the day very pleasantly among our
native brethren, at the London mission prem
iscs In the evening we embarked on three
boats, and after some twenty-four hours very
restiul, though during the day very hot, travel
ing, arrived at our lending place, few Ii from
the Hankow foreign settlement. Next morning,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
DECLINE IN BUCKWHEAT.
A Crop Once Large in This Country,
but Steadily Decreasing.

From the New York Sun.
What is the matter with buckwheat?
Cakes made of ii and eaten warm are
regarded as very nutritious and are
still favorite article of food with
many thousands, but for all that the
cultivation of the grain is steadily
declining. II must be- that a great
many have stopped eating buckwheat
cakes, for thcr" is certainly a great
deal less buCkwhcat to be eaten than
in former years.
Thirty-fvc years ago the farmers
of our country sowod. every year.
over 100000 acres i'm bucliwhcat. Since
then the crop has sometimes been
larger, sometimes smaller, but. on the
whole. the acreage and yield have
been almost steadily decreasing. In
1895 the acreage was 67S 332, only a lit
tie moro than half that of thirty-hvc
years ago, and tho yield was only
II, ESQ bushels, when was just about
onc-half the yield at the close of the
civil way.
No explanation of this great decline
in bu"kwhcat raising has been made.
It is probable, however, that the un-
reliability of the crop, which is some
llllli'S ltiHt anu SUM llllltS Slllill
without any apparent reason for the
variation, ha $ discouraged a great
many farmers. Another reason for
the decline may be the large use with
i'm the past few years Of cereal pre-
paratlOnS, especially wheat, all of
which come under the general desg-
nation of hyEicnic foods. These pre-
parations have probably won many
persons from their allegiance to buck
wheat cakes.
II bucllwhcat raising continues to
decline, perhaps the bees most of all
will miss the fields, for they are very
partial to tho flowers of this plant,
which scCrete a great deal of honey,
that is not. however, of the first quail
ity. as everybody knows who has
eaten it.
Ruskwhcat is not raised widely over
the world, and this fact makes it's de-
cline in America, whore is is most
largely grown, all the more interesting.
Russia and France arc about the only
countries i'm Europe that produce it,
and Great Britain has never taken
| kindly to buCkwheat cakes and inn
ports very little of the grain.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
The Evolution of the Pocket.

The ancient wore single pouch at his belt;
the modern has--how many pockets in an ordln'
AIRY costume for outdoors? Let us count them:
In the trousers five, in the waistcoat five, In
the Jacket five, in the oycrcoat FIVE, making
twenty in ala full score Of little pokes or
bags, and arranged so conveniently that they
are scarce noticed. Truly this is an cNOlution!
How long may il Ice before We have pockets in
our hatbandS-whcrc the hshman carries his
pipe, the American soldier his toothbrush, and,
internally the pcttiioggor his legal papers, the
papers that his predecessors in England thrust
into the typical green bag?" How long before
there may be pockets in our gloycs-fo there
are, | believe, patcrts covering this invention
and in our shoes? The cane also, with its scr'w'
top, begins to be a useful receptacle. Two
centuries from now, SO the man with long
foresight can clearly see, the main idea underly-
ing the wearing Of clothes will have entirely
changed, The chief purpose Of garments will no
longer be considered 10 protect the body. They
will he regarded, first Of all, as textile ioundi'
tions for inn1mcrable pockcts,-Tudor jerks in
Woman's Home Companion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29

died in an army hospital at Mildale,
Miss. The circumstances of his con-
tracing disease were very sad. He
had gone to get water for his COM
radcs, and his company had orders to
march while he was gone. He tried to
overtake them, and the overeXertion
was more than he could stand, and he
was taken i'll with fever before he had
been in battle. He was not brought
home for burial, but his name is on the
roll of honor on the soldiers monu-
ment at Orange.
In all these years no one has meddled
with the scythe. 1t has hung there a
symbol and visible reminder to his
father of his sons devotion to duty.
As the tree grew the sCythe has be-
come imbedded in the wood, until it is
a part of the tree. The snath, which
has been forced off the scythe by the
growing tree, is supported In its orig
inal position by a small framework
The woodwork of the tholes has yield
ed TO the action of the elements aud
fallen away, Around the tree, which
is probably a little over foot in diam
eter at It's base, has been erected a
railing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
CURIOUS WAR RELIC.
The Soldiers scythe Still Hangs on
the Tree.
From the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican,
Thirty-eight years ago young Angus
tus Bliss. of Warwick, quit cutting
brush on his fathers farm, hung his
scvthe on a pine tree and went off to
war. The soldier boy never came back,
and the scythe has never been taken
down from the tree whore he hung it,
but has become imbeddcd i'm the grow
ing pinl until it is a fixture. This
pathetic reminder of the great civil
struggle is a familiar sight to mem
bcrs of the ShcOmct club of this city,
as the tree stands near the clubs COM
Portable quarters i'm Blissville, "A ham
let just across the North Orange lin. q
into Warwick. When young Augustus
Bliss left home and parents, to fight
his country's battles, Blissvile was a
busy center of small Industries, traces
of which remain To tell the story of the
shifting of the scene of manufacturing
from the small country hamlet to large
centers. The tree has witnessed all
these changes, has seen the mill stand
ing near slowly falling into decay, the
population changing, but still the
scythe hangs there, summer and win
ter, a mute testimonial to the devotion
to duty that animated young Bliss.
His father Milton Bliss, was engaged
in building the dam standing by and
sent his son to cut some briers that
were in the way Of stone that wero
needed. After the briers We're cut the
scythe was hung on a small pine tree
standing near, probably without a
thought of how long II would remain
there. In a day or two Augustus Bliss
went to the front, having enlisted for
a three-years' term of service in tho
army some time previous. The younP
soldier never came back. He was but
eighteen years old win n he enlisted
August 4, 1862, in Company II, Thirty
sixth Massachusetts regiment. While
with his regiment in the sol tn he was
oyertaken by a fatal illnesi, and hC
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29

after some delay caused by IN, native mandarin,
We discmhaIkcd and soon found ourselves IL
the "homclikc' atmosphere of tine Mission
house. The same evening, Mrs. Cooper and Miss
Illusions bodies were placed to rest, many SYM
pathetic friends attending. The following Fri.
day morning, poor little Brlnard Cooper passed
to ho with hi, mother. and thc SAINT evening
his panr irmishcd body was laid above hers. Of
the party who lett Pugiao, two little ones have
gone to hc with ic,us. OF the Lu-caong party
only 90. +. J. Cooper and hi, little girl srr-
yiyc, tbrcc having passed home on the journey,
ami the little baby since arriving at ildnkow
Alfred Jennings
China Inland Mission Shanghai, 2}d. Aug, 1900
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
THE GOOD SAMARITAN.

few Ii from this place the Lord gave us an.
other pleasant surprise. man, a perfect
stranger to us, gave US about three dozen fresh
x boiled eggs. which proved quite q treat. We
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
DAYS OF AGONY.

Next morning we were still kept outside the
gate but some Of the Namcn o."cials came 10
scc us. Feeling the utter hopclcssncSs Of con
tinuing our journey in the same way as we had
been going on the previous days, we refused to
leave unless we were granted an escort, and a
passport right to llankow. After a time, during
which we had food and we also informed them
Of the two ladies left behind, this passport was
granted, but We found we were to ride mules.
Riding mules is oftentmcs very enjoyable, but
in this case the saddles Just wooden frames,
without any cushions or coverings Of any sort.
They would make no alteration in this arrange
mcnt and the two following days were days Of
agony, especially to the ladies, and the begin
ming Of much suffering
The first day we travelled sixty Ii and spent
the night in the prison, the next day, Sunday,
July lj crossing the border into Honan We
met with a warm reception at the first town we
came TO and il gave our escort a rather anxious
time. A large fair was being held and it seems
according to the local custom, that we should
have alighted and walked through. We con-
tinued riding, and this raised the peoples anger
and they peted us with mud and clay until we
did get down. No one was seriously hurt, though
most Of us, especially Mr. Saunders, received
some nasty blows We reached Hun.Chng Flu
soon after dark and were very comfortably cared
for, both as regards food and lodging and many
Of the better class, who acquainted with
our work and workers, coming TO see us. Next
morning. in three large carts and with an es.
cort of soldiers we left and passing through
some lovely country, amid orchards Of ripening
fruits, we reached U.tu IIsien early in the af-
ternoon, Monday July 10. At this place we
were treated very kindly, and the next day
being wet, we did not leave till Wednesday.
After travelling for 20 Ii we came 10 the Yellow
river which we crossed without any difhculty
and very quickly, and then went about an.
other Is Ii TO Chen tn hsien, Here we were
given a room in "kuan tien" (ofncal inn), but
next morning we were told that owing TO some
mistake about our passport the magistrate would
not receive us, and the escort said they could
| do nothing else but take US back TO the city
we had come from We started 10 return. but
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by
MILLIONS Of MOTHERS for their CHlLDREN
II sOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUNS.
AIIAYs all PAIN; CURES WIND CoLIC, and
is the best remedy for DIARRHoEA. Sold by
druggists in every part OF the world. Be sure
and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup"
and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents a
bottle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
FRIGHTFUL ORDEAL
OF MISSIONARIES
TOLD IN A GRAPHIC LETTER BY
A SURVIVOR.

Rev. Alfred Jennings, Fiance of Miss
Rose Palmer, Describes a Terrible
Journey of Party of Americans
Fleeing in China to Avoid the Fozer
Uprising.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29

were delayed in crossing the yellow river 80
long that we were unable to reach U.ts.hsicn
that night, but had to stop in an inn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
Madame A. Rupert says:


Madame a. Ruppert says:
MY Face Bleach is not a new, untrfed
remedy but mas been used by the best
people Tor years, and for dissolying ana
IcIupNlhB IOISNer plhPIeS, iIeChIes, unoth
patches, blackhcads, eczema, tan, sunburn,
salOWnesS, roughneSS or redness OF the
skin, and for Frightening and beautifying
the complexion IL has no equal.
IS absolutely harmless TO the most
usnSute ShIh' INSTRUMENTATION. a..
The marvellous Improvement after
Few Applications IS most apparent, Tor tne
skin hecOmeo rs nature INTENDED III snOuld
be, smooth, clear and WHITE free from
every lmpurlty ana blemish. lt cannot
fail, for IT'S action is such that ~ draws the
impurities out OF inc SKIN, ana does not
way. x
Dprimg TINS month orT W.. ro0nsS 0neT 20 Face S
bleach, sufficient to show that it is oil that
/ wi win ii send the trial Bottle, securely
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29

Then we started in small carts, and reached
a small village, Tse.hong, at the entrance to the
hills, soon after dark. Here we had to hire lit
ters this delayed us Saturday. In the evening
we received a visit from the local Stu (master
Of the counciD, who appeared very pleasant and
sympathetic. Next day just as we were about
10 start in our litters, he came again, and in.
formed us that we were likely to meet with
trouble outside, but il we would pay him he
6oid pEoyide vs. with an escort. HAVING no
The Conservative, 1900-11-29
SCIENCE AT STANFORD.

An unpleasant impression is made by
the resignation of Professor Ross from
the faculty of Stanford University.
Under any circumstances the resigna-
tion of such man from great univer-
sity is loss. Universities are institu-
tions which not only impart learning,
but produce it by original investigation.
Sociology, the special department of
learning to which Professor Ross is de-
voted, is still in it's period of adolescence.
1t is not completed scientific structure,
composed of all the ascertainable facts
upon the subject. It is a growing
structure, into which much material
may be wrought that is to be discarded
when original investigation has massed
all the data attainable. 1t may be said