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The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
Chinese Arrogance,


1t is not realized in England how
proud, indeed arrogant, the Chinese
are. The idea that any other race is
equal to their own is one that can
not find place in their brains. They
believe all foreigners to be sort OF
savages They look at European men
and women mixing together, and be-
lieve that these savages have no NOR
ais, but live in rough sort of promis-
Guilty. They look at our dress, our
men with short coats and neither gar
ments showing their two-legged forms,
our women actually indicating their
waists and much of the outline of
their figure, and they believe we are
without decency. They do not see us
observing their ceremonial, and they
believe we are without manners. A
recent minister, accredited to Ger
many, was talking to Sir Robert Hart
before leaving Peking, and upon the
latter's regretting his lonely condi-
ton without his wife, said to him:
"Ah, but, of course, you have num-
ber two." Sir Robert proceeded to ex-
plain that such course was impossi-
BILE to him, as it would make his wife
very angry, and, indeed, arouse the
sovereign displeasure of his queen. The
Chinese diplomatist patted him good
humoredly on the shoulder, saying:
"Let us hope by longer intercourse
with us you may become more civ
ilized. ."-Correspondenc st. James
Gazette
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
DIR. J. A. STURGEON.
ERSONALITY OF A REMARK
ABLE MAN.
His Sudden Death, While Alone In an
English Railroad Compartment, Has
Caused Deep Sorrow-Was y Brother
of the Late G. II. Spurgeon.

The cable brings a statement that
DR.. j. A. Spurgeon, the brother of the
late Pastor C. H. Spurgeon, was found
dead in a railroad carriage. 1t is
presumed that he was attacked by
apopleXy while alone in the compart-
ment, and died while the train was
speeding to it's destination. The de-
ceased clergyman was sixty-two years
of age, having been born three years
after his more famous brother. He
was educated for business life, but
after his brothers entrance to the
ministry he decided to make that his
own calling in life. He entered Re-
gents Park College, where he won an
excellent reputation as a scholar. His
first charge was at Southampton, but
as his brothers church grew to SO en-
ormous size, he was persuaded to go
to London to help Charles in his pas
toral work.
AS the membership of the Tabernacle
was over six thousand, he had constant
occupation in visiting the sick and at
tending to other matters of pastoral
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
ROM AN WOMEN,
Faces Cold, Hard, Finished and Impene.
trable as Canoes

trable as Canoes.
The faces of Roman women of the
upper classes are cold, hard, fnishal
and impenetrable as canoes, says Har-
pers Magazine. In a face which is at
all beautiful you will not find line
which is not perfect, and this egance
and sureness of line goes with that
complexion which is the finest of all
complexions, pure ivo.y. and which
carries with it the promise of tenn
permanent in which there is all the
subtlety of fire. The dist nctiOn he,
tween the properly aristocratic and the
strictly plebeian face is, l think less
marked in Rome than in any city. AL
most all Roman women have regular
faces, the profile clearly cut and in
straight line; black hair, often with
deep tones of blue in it, and sometimes
curling crisply; dark eyes, often of a
fine uniform brown, large, steady, pro-
found, with that unmeaning profundity
which means race, and which one sees
in the Jewess, the gypsy. They have
a truly Roman dignity, and beneath
that the true fire, without which dig
nifty is but the comely shroud Of
corpse, and though there is not a trace
In them Of the soft, smiling, catlike air
of the women of Venice, and not much
of the vivid, hardy, uncaring provo
cativeness of the women of Naples,
they are content to let you see in them
that reasonable nearness to the ami
nal which no Italian woman is
ashamed to acknowledge. They have
often certain massiveness of build,
which makes a child look like a young
woman and a young woman like
matron; but, for Italians, they are tall,
and though one sees none of the trim
Neapolitan waists, it is but rarely that
one sees, even among the market
women bringing in their baskets on
their heads, those square and lumpish
figures which roll SO comfortably
through Venice.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
WILL DRAIN CREEDE'S MINES.
The Nelson Tunnel Ready to Tap Sub
terranean Sea.


Next week the work of tapping the
lower workings of the Chance mine, al
Creede, will be commenced.
Two diamond drill holes, with di.
ameter of two and one-half or three
inches, will be driven from the Nelson
tunnel, and, it is estimated, the mine
will be tapped in distance of from
seventy-fve to eighty feet. The con.
tract has already been let and the
work of cutting station for the nee
essary machinery will be commenced
Monday. 1t is expected that the mine
will be tapped not later than May 10Th
and that the water will be out Of the
mine by June LIST.
This is one of the most interesting
mining propositions of the season. The
Chance is is one of the remarkably
rich mines of the state, but has been
closed down for more than two years
on account of water. The workings OF
the mine are 1,2OO feet deep and are
quite extensive. The pressure Of such
vast body of water can hardly be
comprehended, and the force of the
stream at the lower opening will be
something fearful.
solid rock on the hanging wall of the
Chance vein, and is about eighty feet
therefrom and thirty-ive feet below.
The rock is solid and there has been
no perceptible seepage from the great
body of water so near the tunnel. 1t is
therefore regarded as absolutely safe,
and the cutting of the two drill holes
will be so great a relief to the pres
sure that an accident will be impossi-
BILE. The holes will be driven right
through to the water body and then
work will be suspended until the mine
is drained.
The opening of the Chance will make
a great addition to the shipments from
Creede. 1t was shut down pending the
completion of the tunnel to the Chance
workings, because it was found utterly
impossible to stand the expense OF
hauling coal for pumping operations to
the top of the hill.
b. F. Kelly, protector of the Nelson
tunnel, says that there is absolutely no
danger from the water to employees In
the tunnel, and men could work there
with absolute safety, the breast OF the
tunnel being now some distance be
yond the point where the mine will
be tapped. 1t has been thought best,
however, to lay off the tunnel opera
tives pending the unwatering Of the
mine.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
AMERICANS ABROAD.
Some OF the Amusing Experiences Tha,
They Have Met.

Some OF the Amusing Experiences Tha,
They Have Met.
A writer in What to Eat gives some
amusing experiences of travellers
abroad. One man had quite time
with a official in Russia because that
individual could not be made to under
stand Minneapolis was the name of a
town. He insisted it was woman's
name and should be written Minnie A.
Polls and then wanted to know Wheth-
er she was madame or mademoiselle
In Turkey man registered from
Skaneaieles, and every one there took
him to be an Indian chief doing the
grand tour. His name was Barnes, SO
once he registered as Mr.. Barnes OF
New York. A Hungarian magnate
who had read the novel by that name
insisted on taking him to his manor
and entertaining him royalty for a
month. A cynic tried registering as
plain John Smith at European hotels.
He got cold, dark room at the top OF
the house. At the next place he pre-
fixed judge to his name and was
given better quarters. At the next he
registered as Hon" and came down a
floor; presently he was major" and
got bathroom attached to his next
quarters. AS he moved from place ia
placed he increased his Importance.
AS colonel he was given good room
on the first floor and when he regis
tered as "genara1" he was pivap the
best suite in the house at discount.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
1t Cuts OF Hostilities.

well, Mickey, de war wild Spain
come to an end Chewsday." 'Is dat
so? Well, I'm mighty sorry to hear
it," What fer?" "Why, dere's a
Spanish cigarmaker on our street dat
I've been trying to git me hans on
fer de las two mont's. s."-Clevsland
Plain Dealer.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
CAPT. COGHLAN.

when the Spanish squadron was sight
ed: The Olympia, flagship; the Balti
more, the Petrol, the Concord, and the
Boston. They had passed to the north
west of Manila and were holding to
the south.
The Spanish squadron was inferior
to the attacking fleet, but its position
under the protection of shore bat
terles, gave it an equalizing strength.
1t is estimated by all experts that one
gun mounted on shore is worth sew
eral aboard ship. The shore gun has
a fixed platform and is, therefore, able
to fire with much greater accuracy.
On the third turn in the famous fight
the Raleigh was caught in strong in
setting current and was carried very
close to the bows of the Spanish cru.s-
ers. The officers of the other Amer
ican ships expected to see the Raleigh
go to the bottom. The enemy's ships
seemed paralyzed. The Raleigh sent
in two raking fires before she steamed
back into place. 1t was on the third
turn, too, that the great duel between
the f1agships took place. When the
American ships withdrew after the
first round, so that the men might have
an opportunity to rest and eat break
fast, Capt. Coghlan reported to Com
modore Dewey: "Out of the Jaws of
death, out of the gates of hell, and
only a little smoky from the trip"
In the second round, when the BaI4-
more headed for the Christina and
Austria, the Olympia and Raleigh fol-
lowed her closely. The Christina de-
stroyed, attention was turned to the
Austria. A she'll from the Raleigh
struck the Spaniard's magazine and
exploded it. So terrific was IT, ex-
plosion that the flying fragments OF
the cruiser tore away all the upper
works of the gunboat Ell Correo, which
lay beside her.
The fleet disposed of, the American
vessels next turned their attention to
the batteries. There were some good
gunners in he Hintorios battery. One
of their shells smashed whaleboat of
the Raleigh. 1t was not until the Ra-
leigh sailed in to about 1000 yards and
and had killed six gunners that the
battery was silenced.
The Baltimore and the Raleigh the
day after the big fight went down the
bay and destroyed six batteries at the
entrance. The Spanish garrison had
seen enough of American marksman-
ship the day before and took care to
keep out of the way.
The Raleigh, a sister OF the Cincin-
natl, was launched at Norfolk in 1892
She is steel cruiser of the second
class, with twin screws and two
schooner rigged masts, with military
tops. She is 300 feet long, AZ feet
beam, Is feet draught, and has a ton
mage Of 3,183. Her speed is 10 knots.
She carries vertical four cylinder
triple expansion engines and four
double-ended and two single-ended
boilers. Her deck is protected with
armor from one to two and one-half
inches thick, and she carries cellu-
lose belt. The armor on her coming
tower is two inches thick, and she has
two inches of steel in her sponsors.
She carries one 6-inch rapid-fre gun
on her forecastle, ten 5-inch rapid fire
guns-two in the poop and four on
each side of the gun deck, in sponsons
eight 6-pound and four 1-pound rap
id-fre guns, two gatling machine
guns and six torpedo tubes. Her crew
numbers 1885,
= Tobacco Usad hY the Axtaaa
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
TEMPERANCE HER LIFE WORK.

1t is doubtful if even the late
Frances Willard travelled so many
hundreds of thousands of miles or ad-
dressed more audiences than have been
addressed by Mrs. Mary H. Hunt dur
ing the eighteen years in which she
has been engaged in the work of Sc
curing compulsory temperance educa-
tion laws in the United States. Mrs.
Hunt is national and international su-
perintendent of the department of sci
entific temperance instruction and life
director of the National Educational
association. Through her persistent
and untiring efforts, every state-ex-
cepting Utah, Arkansas, Virginia and
Georgia-has on it's statute book laws
regarding scientific temperance ed
ucation in the public schools.
Mrs Hunt, after months of effort, Sc
cured the passage of a national tenn
perance education law for schools un-
der federal control. Mrs. Hunt has
also secured the passage of these laws
in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
She has addressed the legislatures of
nearly every state and territory in the
Union, being an eloquent and forceful
speaker.
She employs at her home in Bos-
ton from six to nine secretaries and
stenographers. She travels thousands
of miles every year perfecting and
strengthening her work. Her efforts
have resulted in legislative enact
ments in forty-one states and the ma
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
Our Forest Reservations.

The thirty forest reservations of the
United States embrace an area Of 40,-
600, 900 acres in thirteen states and
territories. Seven are in the state of
California, the largest of which, tho
Sierra forest reserve, includes 4,006,00
acres. Within the past thirty-fivs
years it is estimated that 11,000, 100000
feet B. NJ of timber on public lands
have been destroyed by forest fires.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
SPONG'S LEAP.

intercepted the fall, and on these the
horse alighted after falling a distance
of seventeen feet. The distance from
the spot where the horse took his leap
to the spot he arrived on below was
thirty-six feet. Singularly enough,
neither horse nor rider was seriously
hurt. Mr.. spong, who stuck to his
saddle all the time, afterwards rode
the animal home.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
The Terrible Threat.

George, said Mrs. Younglove, "do
you know that you have kissed me
only once during the. past three
hours?" ''Yes," ne replied, "and if you
eat any more green onions l may make
it three hours and a half next time
She could only tremble and wonder
if it were to turn out that her love
had been misplaced, after all.-Chicagoi
News.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
Tobacco Used by the Aztecs.

Tobacco is native of Mexico and
was used by the Aztecs, who smoked
1t in amber tubes long before the ar
rival of the spaniards..~ The bxst to-
bacco comes from the states Of Vera
Cruz, Tobasco. Chiapas. Campeche,
Yucatan, Guerrero and the southern
part of Tamaulipas. The average
yield per acre is from $500 to 1000
pounds.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
At the old Vulture mine near Wi

At the old Vulture mine near Wick
enburg, Arizona, the work of treating
the great mass of tailings is progress
ing with four tanks of ninety tons ca
pacity each. Water is pumped from
the mine which does not supply as
much as is necessary for best results,
but the superintendent hopes that
when the shaft has been sunk another
100 feet that the supply of water from
the mine will be sufficient for all pur-
poses.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26

3. J. McCarty of the board Of direc-
tors of the Home Mining Company, has
just returned to-. Leadville from Den
yer, where he has purchased big
holster for the Starr. 1t is a 12X16
hoist of 15O-horse power, and will re-
place the smaller one at present used.
1t is expected that ore Will be co ming
out of the Starr within the mex: two
weeks.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26
HUNTING FOR COPPER.
Eastern Capitalists are Carefully Explor.
ing New Mexico

ing New Mexico
A dispatch from Santa Fe to the
Rocky Mountain News says:
This territory has gone copper crazy.
While there is great activity in the
gold and silver districts and even in
coal mining, it is the new copper dis
coveries that are the talk of the day,
and it seems as if the~average pros
pector would rather find Indications of
copper in the ground that he is pros
pecting than gold. Large lodes of cop
per have been discovered in Taos
county, and several companies were
organized this week to work the claims
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-10-26

tional congress, making physiological
temperance compulsory study for
more than 100000 children of school
age.
The Delawarean., 1900-08-25
Burinl of a Pet Canary.

A pet canary belonging to a very de-
voted 12-year-old girl who lives not
very far from New York died the other
day of pneumonia and received bur-
ial which probably stands alone in the
annals of bird obsequies.
Dick was six years older than his lit
tie mistress and spent half of his hap
py life in singing. When the little fel-
low died, he was put in a silken shroud
Two boys of the neighborhood dug his
grave, and handsome jewel box, lined
with white velvet, served for a casket.
All the girl friends Of Dicks little
mistress, Ruth, attended the funeral
dressed in deep black, and the 16 dolls
that were in the erect congregation
wore the same Somber hue.
When everything was in readiness,
Ruth threw up a window, under which
was the newly made grave, and began
playing funeral march on the piano
One of the lads who assisted in the
gravedigging picked up the walnut
casllet and bore it slowly through the
door. The girls followed, with their
arms full Of dolls. When the grave
was reached, a signal was given to
Ruth to stop playing, and she joined
the crowd. Hymns were sung, and
tributes We're spoken Of the dead.
There was so much weeping that il
was finally decided to bring it to an
end by hurrying up the burial services
The body was quickly placed in the
grave, and little mound was built UP
over it.
The mound is piled high with pretty
pink tipped seashells, and green sod
extends from the grave to little fence
six inches high which surrounds Dicks
lot.
A tiny granite shaft was made to or.
der for Dick, bearing his name and the
touching inscription, "He Was Good
Bird"
The Delawarean., 1900-08-25
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
The Chinese DraEon--Burial of a
Pet Canary--A Conscience
Stricken Dog.

Not only does the dragon symbolic
to the Chinese all that Is imposing and
powerful, but the faass of the people
firmly believe in its aetgal existence
and its power to DO harm Therefore a
good deal OF fhair time ana money is
wasted in paying il proptatory atten-
tions.
A live dragon would certainly be an
alarming animal 30 meet Oh a lonely
road for q Chinese writer describes it
as having a camel's head, a deer's
horn, a rabbits eyes, cows ears q
snakes neck. a frogs stomach, a carp's
scales ana an eagles wings and claws.
About the mouth grow whiskers and u
beard. In the middle Of the latter
hangs a large pearl 1t can change its
breath at viii from fire to water, ana
it's voice sounds like the jingling Of
metals.
If q Chinamnn wishes for happiness
and peace in this world and the next,
he feels Obliged to consult the dragon
as to where his honse shall be built
and his grave be made. Through the
earth, so say the Chinese, flow two
currents, the dragon and the tiger.
Now, for a man to have good fortune
in life his house must be put in GER
tain position in reference to these cur
rents. II he is to rest quietly IN his
grave, that also must be properly
placed So called wise men" make a
business Of choosing favorable sites
for homes and graves, protesting by
means Of wand and incantations and
other kinds Of tomfoolery to be able to
detect the presence of the dragon and
the tiger and to tell in what direction
they flow
All manaarins of high rank have q
dragon embroidered in gold thread or
eolored silks on the front and back Of
their coats, distinguished, however,
from the imperial dragon by having
but four claws. The dragon also often
appears on expensive porcelain, but
poor people do not venture to use
bowls and cups decorated by his like
ness.
For kites the same design of drag
on is favorite. The kites are flown
by people of all ages and are managed
with extraordinary skill. These con
tests are popular with the higher class
of the people and with the lower. The
strings sometimes have powdered glass
glued on them, and the object sought
in aerial contests is to cut the enemy's
string.-Our Animal Friends.
The Delawarean., 1900-08-25

II had been trouio-
led with rheumatism
for twelve years, >
writes Mr.. X. j. Nc
Knight, Of Cades,
williamsburg County,
S. c, Vso bad at times
/ could not leave my
LII NJ. L. III
The Delawarean., 1900-08-25
MonarcIay OF Renublio.

The whole difference between a
monarchy and "a republic may be sum
med up in one sentence. In mon
archy the King gives to the people
what he believes to be a good govern
ment; in republic the people secure
for themselves what they believe ito
be a good government. The Republican
party has accepted the European idea
and planted itself upon the ground
taken by George III, and by every
ruler who distrusts the capacity Of the
people for self-government or denies
them . voice in their own affairs.
w. J. BRYAN.
The Delawarean., 1900-08-25
A Conscience Stricken Dog.

Any one who has ever owned big
affectionate dog will rise up in arms at
once if it is insinuated that our canine
friends haven't thinking minds.
Here is a story told by an English
lady about how her favorite dog show
ed that he knew he had done wrong
and was sorry for it:
"We We're staying at Yarmouth, and
Bran, who was allowed perfect liberty,
was lost for one entire day. AT night,
just before the house was shut up, he
made his appearance. Being met at
the hall door, he was rebuked and his
offered paw not taken.
His nightly resting place was a
cellar, where he had a comfortable
straw couch provided for him, and his
usual custom was to run down stairs
immediately to his bed and supper.
but ON this evening he remained at the
top of the stairs and cried and whined
piteously. Presently my brother said,
You must come and make it up with
Bran or the poor fellow will cry there
all night Accordingly we opened the
door and one by one shook Bran's paw
In sign of forgiveness, whereupon he
quietly walked down stairs and after
eating his supper with avidity curled
himself upon the straw and went to
SieeD.'
The Delawarean., 1900-08-25
REDUCED RATES TO DETROIT
VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.

For the Biennial Conclave, knights
of Pythias, at Detroit, August q to
September 1, the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company will sell excursion
tickets from all stations ON its line to
Detroit, at rate of single fare for the
round trip.
Tickets win he sold on August 25,
26. and 27, good to return between
August 2S, and September 5, inclusive;
but by depositing ticket with joint
agent at Detroit not later than Sep
tember l, and the payment of fifty
cents, return limit may be extended to
September IA, inclusive.
The Delawarean., 1900-08-25
REDUCED RATES TO CHICAGO VIA
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Account g. A. R. Encampment.

AccOUnL g. a. Z. EncampmenT.
On account of the thirty Fourth An
nual Encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic, to be held at Chicago
August 27-S1, inclusive, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company viii sell ex-
cursion tickets from points on it's line
Ito Chicago, alt rate of single fare for
the round trip.
Tickets will be sold on August %
26 and 27, good to return until August
81, inclusive; but by depositing ticker
with joint agent at Chicago prior to
noon Of September 2, and the payment
of fifty cents, return limit may be ex-
tended to September 80, inclusive.
The Delawarean., 1900-08-25
A MOUNTAIN TOURIST

In search of grand and beautiful
scenery finds such profusion OF riches
fn Colorado that before planning trip
1T will be well for you to gain all the
information possible. The Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad publishes series
of useful. illustrated pamphlets. all oi
which may be obtained by writing s.
X. Hooper, General Passenger and
The Delawarean., 1900-08-25
Little Opportunity to Fear.

with your strong arm about me !
fear nothing" she said as she looked
soulfully into his eyes.
"Huhw came the voice of the sarcas-
tic small brother who had been peeking
in the door. You don't take many
chances of getting scared so fairs can
find out."-Chicago Post.
The Delawarean., 1900-08-25

lie, on Which he
gazes with hope
less eyes. A great
many sufferers
from rheumatism,
who had given up
hope, have been
cured by the use of
DR.. Pierce's Cold
en- Medical Dis
covery. a medi-
cine which will
cleanse the blood
from uric acid and
other poisons, will
cure rheumatism.
a Golden Medical
Discovery has
no equal iii its
power to cleanse
the blood and to
enrich it. 'Dis-
covery contains
neither alcohol