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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-26


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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-26

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25
Invasion
of Chino

The reason for this reformation Of
China is explained in a most striking
article on Some Of the Conclusions
Which May be Drawn from the Siege
Of the Foreign Legations 10 Pekin.
published in the February Cornhill
The writer is the Rev. Roland Allen.
Of the Church Of England Mission, Pc
kin, and Il is impossible to read his
paper and doubt that he is man
Of sense and judgment He speaks
from knowledge and from the heart
and is 10 mere sensati ION -menger
Again, be is, we should say. IN no
sense the kind Of person whose mind
has been daunted or unhinged by the
terrible experiences Of last summer
and who has given way 10 unrsas0n-
ing pessimism. He indicates how
formidable IS the influence Of the anti
foreign feeling among the Chinese by
showing that IL is based on moral
grounds. A mere savage prejudice
against the white man would not
greatly matter. for it might be ex-
pected to die out Of itself But the
present hatred Of the foreigner is
founded on Chinese reason.
if you willard is no mere whim of
Ignorance. The Chinese feel toward
as much as many white men feel to-
ward them. The foreigner is held to
be evil because he has a perfectly
different outlook on life from that Of
the Chinaman. and appears bent on
oyerthrowing all that the Chinaman
reveres in life and civilization, and
regards as necessary to a happy and
even decent existence. Hence China
men who are not bad men in them
selves feel bound 70 condone almost
any atrocities that may save them
from what they loathe and dread 50
inexpressibly the arrogant domlna-
tion Of the foreigner. They
feel as we should feel, supposing the
parts were reversed, and our ports
were held By various sections Of the
Chinese race-some Of whom were
bent on forcing their trade on us, and
some on political and territorial ag-
grandizement, some on conversions
to their own religious and moral stan
dards, but all Of whom were filed. or
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25
ABOUT SUN SPOTS.
The Idea Of Their Association with
FamInes Not a New One.

The Idea Of Their Association with
FamInes Not a New One.
The idea Of an association between
sun spots and famines is not a new
one. Economists are to some extent
familiar with it, as the contempora-
neous occurrence Of certain sun spot
conditions and hard times have from
time to time been noted. This fact has
suggested the probability Of some con-
nection between them, but their wide
separation in both space and character
has usually been accepted as prec.ud-
ing the possibility of any such inter
relation. as they have consequently
been relegated to the realm of accl-
dental condolences. In n paper re-
Gently read before Il Royal Society
however. Sir Norman Lockyer and DR..
w. J. S. Lockyer present, as the result
Of careful investigation, an array OF
facts. which, though they do not prove
the two phenomena to be related as
cause and effect, go some ways toward
doing so, says the Philadelphia Times.
These savants found in the first place
that when the area Of spots was great
est the unknown lines in their splctra
we're widened. and that when the area
was least the known lines were widen
ed. From this they drew the inference
that a maximum area Of sun spots ac-
companies a great increase in tenn
perature, and that there are
periodic changes OF solar tenn
perature. maximum being fol-
lowed by mean and then
minimum. A comparison Of the rain
fan statistics Of several countries with
spectrum records was then made and
it was found that in India heavy rains
generally occurred in the year follow
ing the mean condition. at dates near
to but a little earlier than the maxlma
and the minima OF sun spots. the same
rule applying to snowfall. Between
these periods Of rainfall. in the same
country, there are periods Of drought.
These are found to corr spend to
the Intervals between the maxima and
minima Of solar temperature shown by
the fluctuations In the spots Apply
ing these data to the famine records
they discovered that an the famines Of
India since 1885 occurred during these
intervals and that II the maxima we're
assumed to reappear every eleven
years that the famines Of 1895, 1S47.
1850, 1s6S-69, 1850 and 1Ss0-s2 would tit
exactly with the central points or
mean conditions between minima and
maxima. which took place in 1855.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25
Hatred For For
eigners is Based
on Chinese Rea-
son. X >g X * Xxx

seemed to as, filed with the idea Of
domination in one form or another
and all Of whom were working TO
break down our national independence
and to substitute something different
Against that yellow peril we should
feel that almost any weapon was al
lowabie. At any rate We should not
be deferred from Iallying the nation
10 a supreme effort OF resistance by
the fact that many atroc.ous crimes
had been committed en- the Chinese
interl0pers. No excuses. however
good, for their invasion or iHterier-
ence would be allowed to weigh in
the balance against the instant dread
Of the conquering or dominating
Cinnamon. Again. however bad. ty-
rannous. corrupt and feeble we might
think our own government, we should
resolve 10 stand by il till we had got
rid Of the yellow PERIL That peril
would only weld this nation together.
but if the danger were at our doors
it would weld an Europe and make a
concert of the Christian powers such
as the world has hitherto never seen.
Now we do not mean for a moment
TO suggest that the Chinese are right
in thinking Of the white men as they
DO think Of them. or to compare Chi
nese civilization with our own-if
their system is really as good as ours.
then Christianity has no meaning-
but we do say that it is essential to
understand the Chinese point Of view,
and the consequences that flow from
it. We conquered india comparative
ly easily because we we're not Op-
posed by this moral force IN any vig-
orous shape. The various races Of
India may not have like the intrud
ing foreigner, but they had no horror
Of him. no passionate fear that he
meant to uproot their own cherished
civilization. and no conviction that
their own social system was so pre-
eious that it was worth making enor-
nous sacrifices 10 save it, But the
Chinese have that feeling. and this
feeling makes them truly a nation.
and gives them the power Of resist-
ance. That is the gist Of Mr.. Aliens
testimony. London Spectator.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25
Chinese saIinister as II segatehmaher.


The representative Of the Chinese
government at Washington, Minister
WI, gives himself credit, and appar-
emily with reason for being a match
maker. In proof Of his ability in this
line he tells the following story:
Il attended a marriage ceremony
about a year ago and among the
bridesmaids was Miss Blank the
daughter OF Senator Bank. After the
ceremony there was a reception, and
in tie course OF It / said to Miss
Blank i suppose / shall have the
pleasure OF attending your wedding
soong The young lady said there was
no prospect OF sucn an event why
don't you get married?' / asked. She
replied that she could not do so until
some one asked her. OH said /.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25
TESTING OF DIAMONDS.
How to show whether Supposed Pre-
clous stones Are Genuine.

How 10 show whether Supposed Pre-
clous stones Arc Genuine.
Although you may not be an expert
at precious stones, there are three
ways in which you can tell whether
q diamond is real or not.
First boil the stone in boracic acid
to preserve the polish upon the surface
Of the stone Then heat the jewel in
a gas fame and drop it into some cold
water while it Is hot II It is a real
diamond it will stand the test without
cracking to pieces. If an Imitation, the
stone VIII crack and crumble to pieces.
The second method is as follows: Take
a cup Of water-a black cup. gutta
percha, or any dark stone cup is best
and drop two stones into the water.
the one a diamond and the other.
which is known to be ordinary crys-
tai. The diamond, If a true one. will
shine a clear white through the water
and win be clearly visible, while the
other stone will blend with the water
in such a way as to be almost imper-
ceptible in the water Another plan
Is to procure a surface Of striped pa
per-red and white stripes are the most
suitable-and pass the suspected stone
slowly over its surface If the colors
show through the stone 1t islsome va
riety Of crystal and not diamond. A
real diamond viii not show the yari-
ETY. Of colors but will look the same
over the red as well as the white
stripes.-London Express.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25
OFFENDED BY Kssp.nr a ksr.

The court Of Lausanne recently rem
dered a very important decision. which
is thought to strike at personal liber-
ty. An Italian woman rented a room
in that city A few months later she
departed leaving behind her a box
containing wearing apparel. Intending
TO return for her prop arty she took
the key Of the room with her A short
time afterward she removed her trunk.
but forgot to return the key of the
room to the landlady For this "of-
Tense she was sentenced 10 seven
days Imprisonment The n wspapers
are up in arms against this JUDGMENT.
Philip Jamin. in Chicago Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

Consul General Gowdy has lately
moved into the elegant quarters that
harbors the American consular stan
at Paris. This IS the most elaborate
ly appointed Of our many consulates
even taking rank Of that at London.
which in recent years has fallen below
Paris in commercial Importance. So
far as American business Is concerned.
The consul generalship to London
was formerly the most lucrative
Office in the gift Of the president
The fees alone amounted to $780,
600 a year. Paris fees amount 70
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

The yearly expenses Of the sultan Of
Turkey have been estimated at no less
a sum than sS0,00O,O0O OF this s7,
100000 alone is spent on the clothing
of the women and 100000 on the sui
tan's own wardrobe. Nearly $500 900
is swallowed up by presents. $4,000
goes for pocket money, and stin an
other S5.0O0.OOO for the table. II seems
incredible that so much money can
possibly be spent in a year b. one man
but when it is remembered that some
fifteen hundred people live within the
palace walls. live luxuriously and
dress extensively at the cost Of the
civil list it appears a little more COM
prehcnsible
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

Is trial hy jury becoming less popu-
lar2 There would certainly seem to
be some ground for believing that It
is. The proportion Of actions to be
tried without juries in the Queen s
Bench division during the present
term IS exceptionally large; the jury
cases number 295. and the nonjury
cases 1870. Even more striking is the
want Of faith in trial by jury dis
played by litigants in the county
courts.-London Law Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

must when his Satanic majesty drives.
And it is also a part Of inexorable
fate that If one bitches ones wagon
to a publishers star the matter must
be supplied to the presses. whatever
the cost to ones principles or feel
ings.
The publishing Of. love letters Is al
very wen in its way land a very pro-
ftable way it would seem. too.) if it
were not for the fact that the infiu-
ence Of the reading Of volumes Of love
letters has led to the committal Of
crimes against the postal laws OF the
United States. 1t is sad to think that
the Dlacidity Of the current Of life in
MingoVille, Pa. should have been dis
turbed by the arrest Of the assistant
postmistress. who was charged with
opening letters addressed to others,
one being the letter Of a Hibernian
lady to her absent spouse. She ac-
quired this habit. It is stated, through
an uncomfortable desire to read love
letters, a desire which scarcely could
have been fOstered ia MingoVille (the
name suggests anything bat an at
mosphere where Cupid would thriYe),
but must have been cultivated by such
fertilizers as ten-cent editions of those
Of a British female, the tender mis-
siyes Of a great romancer and the
equally sentimental ones Of a chancel-
lor who was anything but iron to the
shafts Of the little god.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

The servant question does not exist
for the women Of Japan. A well-tO-do
family hes generally fifteen servants.
Wages are low. A nurse commands 81
a month, the pay Of a cook averages
from S1.50 to So per month, with board
and clothing In households where
the European mode Of living has not
been adopted, the hours Of meals are
generally breakfast, consisting Of rice.
dried FISH and vegetables. at z or s in
the morning, a meat luncheon (beef
or poultry at IL and supper IN the
evening from to s. The national bsv-
erage is wine. Dinner is served on
small lacquer trays
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25
.saobberY u Ant-Ameriean.

3nCbberV II - MIRA ~ erfcun.
The story Of the private life Of the
present king of England is. according
70 late reports. one Of the best selling
books now on the American market.
1t may be supposed at first that this
fact is due TO the title. which conveys
subtle impression that the volume
may have something to do with GER
tain scandals which have from time to
time been more or less freely circulat-
ed on this side the Atlantic. Such,
however. is not the case. The work is
pr0fessedly q laudation Of the kings
virtues, and care has been taken by
the publishers to let 1t be known that
II Is put forth under the approval OF
its subject There seems TO be no
doubt In the minds Of the booksellers
that the character Of the work is gem
orally known to its purchasers. They
buy it. not in the expectation Of find
ing a scandalous morsel, but because
they want TO know about royalty.
Surely we are not forgetting that we
ourselves are all uncrowned kings and
queens and always the equals Of the
most exalted on earth, no matter what
their titles may be. Surely we are not
degenerating into a race Of snobs and
fiunkies who, deep down In our hearts
would like to have a few Of the trap
pings and lordly aDpellations for home
use that under our glorious constitu-
tion are denied Out upon the varlet
who would suggest such a thing!
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25
MuLE On sNoWsHoEs.
The Plan b. which sI.n was Carrie.
Throngh nIs snouarlfl..

Through Big snoudrlfts.
1t IS said that the late Jock Darling.
the most noted hunter ana trapper
ever known in Maine. once brought
young deer out Of the deep SHOWS Of
the woods By fitting snoWshoes to its
feet. and there have been instances Of
dogs wearing the m0osehide. but not
until a recent day SO FAR as the rec
ords show. dia any one in this lsew
England state ever see a mule on
snowshoes. The snow that came last
week was only an ordinary fall. but
the gale that succeeded il piled up big
drifts. shutting out many towns from
an communication with the outside
world. Bingham. in Somerset county,
had been without mail for a week
when one evening. the mall carrier
Henry Caswell, arrived from The
Forks with four sacks slung over
mules back The mule. Pete, is
dimlnutive animal. tough and strong
but. going as mules generally g1. ut
terly unable 10 wade through the high
ridges Of snow between The Forks
and Bingham. So Caswell. after study
ing the situation a bit. decided to fit
snowshoes to Pete. The plan worked
an right and the little mule. seeming
TO appreciate the situation allowed
the shoes 70 be fitted without obiec-
tion. The shoes were made Of oak
frames. woven with stout mOosehide.
about half the width worn by men and
without the usual long shank behind
Pete came along on his shoes as well
as Caswell on his. and the two were
welcomed with shouts of approval by
the people Of Bingham. The return
journey. twenty-four miles, was made
ia the same way.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

Ordinary folk were much amused at
an example Of how seriously H. NJ
ships observe the navy regulations
which occurred during the demonstra-
ton to welcome the governor general.
AS the seven war ships steamed slow
ly In line up Sidney Harbor the flag
ship Royal Arthur, which was lead
ing. carefully took soundings every
few minutes Each war vessel in the
procession solemnly hove the lead. .
even the tiny gunboat Karrakatta
being most anxious to learn if the tide
lthe water was evidently deep enough
for the big flagship in front Of herr
was sufficiently high to enable her to
reach her moorings. Sidney Bulletin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

Sir Walter Besant thinks editors
should review only two novels each
week. Can anyone pretend erts Sir
Walter. that there are more than one
hundred novels every year which are
worthy Of serious treatment7 There
are some thousand new reve's pub
lished every year. How 's the busy
editor to discern which are tAo hun-
dred that deserve to be rrvi7ved7
And If he goes slavlshiy for t. vell-
known names the editor wo~ ban
don the most essential part ~ bis
duty-the discovery O. nov -sf.t-
Literature.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

between $4,000 and $4,000 a year,
and is increasing. That is why the
consulate quarters had to be enlarged.
The whole second floor Of SO Avenue
de fOpera, one Of the finest business
streets in Paris. is occupied by Mr..
Gowdy and his sian. The rooms are
spacious and the private ohice Of the
consul general Is coy and elegant.
The building itself is fairly typical of
the structures in the business centers
Of Paris. with stores and Offices in the
lower story and the upper rooms oc-
cupied for residential purposes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

A word recently come into frequent
use in Kansas is @bufalOed." II has a
delicate shade OF meaning. A man who
is scared. is merely awakened into the
activities Of defense; a man who is
bluifed Is one who is SO badly scared
that he believes defense impossible. but
a man who IS buiialoed not only be-
lieyes defense is impossible but can't
work up enough locomotion to run
Wichita Eagle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

that can be arranged very easily. I'm
attend to t. ] turned to a nice-looking
young man who had been the best man
and said to him: Wouldn't you like
TO marry this young lady. Miss Blank2'
He said he would be delighted. There.
! said to Miss Blank, this young gen
tleman, through me, asks you to ae-
cept him We an laughed. and that
was the end Of it at the time. A few
days afterward 4 met Miss Blank at a
reception, and she said to me. Min
lister Wu that was a novel thing for
you to do. bad only been introduced
to that gentleman day or two. Wei
a couple Of weeks ago 1 received the
wedding cards for Miss Blanks we'd
ding, and the prospective husband was
none other than the young man for
whom | had proposed to her"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

1S47. 1858. 1869. 1880 and 1891. Also
that the famines Of 1854. 1866. 1876
II and 1SS4-S5 fitted very closely to
the mean conditions between maxima
and minima. which came in 1928.
lS63-64, lS74-75 and 1SS5-S6. Accord
ing to the Lockyers the recent Indian
famine was due to abnormal solar
temperatures. Under the rule a mean
temperature should have been reached
in 1897 or 1898, but spectrum observa-
tions show that it has not yet been
reached, and that consequently the ef-
fects Of the minimum. which should
have occurred in 1899 and caused rain
from the southern ocean. have been
lost.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

and fifth terms he was chairman on the
important committee on territories In
1894 be was chosen one of the two
members-at-iarge for the state. and
has since been reelected with increas-
Ing plufalities. once with a plurality
of 29zif6. the largest ever given a
candidate for any office In any state
Mr. Grow was born In 1923 IN susque-
hanna county. Pa His father died
when he was three. and his primary
education was received at winter
school after the farm labor OF the
summer was done with Later he was
enabled 10 attend Amherst college
and graduated from that institution fin
1884 His home Is at Glenwocd From
1871 TO 1876 he was president Of tho
International and Great Northern rail-
road.
"c0pyD was the dccadence Of the
habit Of lettorwritlng. Just at pres
ent it would be difficult 70 hazard a
guess az 20 what they can turn to
for 4 subject IN rs place, II one might
not fancy that the writer's OF this
gentle form OF literature would soon
find material for any number OF es-
says as 10 the abuse Of the letter
writing habit as evidenced BY the pre-
vailing craze FOR publishing letters OF
an sorts, snd particularly those not
platonic In their nature OF course
this would make necessary. IL not a
change OF heart. at least a change OF
face on the part OF the essayist But
it was remarked long ago that needs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

Dr. John L. swander Of Tian. O.,
has transferred to the trustees Of the
Reformed Theological Seminary in
Pennsylvania $4,000 Of his estate, to
be used for the establishment Of a
leciureship. He reserves the right to
the interest on the fund during the
lifetime Of himself and his wife.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

Frfrb UJ1omon'r Love Lcffcr.
Il is only a year or two ago that
one Of the favorite themes Of essay
lists when they we're barren Of a
topic Tor some task requiring monthly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

A Toronto (Ont) pianomaker says
he has ia his factory a piano made
sixty years ago by his predecessors in
the business. then located in Buffalo,
and sold to the mother Of Gen. u S.
Grant
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

Heavy storms have done vast
amount Of damage to Coney Island,
and it looks as though the geography
OF the place will be woefully changed.
Many buildings along the beach have
been moved inland to escape the
breakers.