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Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

The bill introduced by Congressman
shafroth providing that on and after
January /, 1908. the weights and
measures in the metric system shall
be the legal standard weights and
measures In the United States Is SIM
ply another in long line Of attempts
10 supplant the present awkward sys-
tenn by the easy and simple metric
Or decimal system. Though the bill has
been reported favorably by the COM
mittee on weights and measures 1t has
still hard fight before 1t. The chances
or its adoption are not the brightest.
In one sense the United States may
be said to have been even before
France in the adoption Of at least a
portion OF the metric system. In 1855
congress adopted the decimal system
,f money, with the dollar as the unit.
whereas the metric system proper was
aot adopted by France until 1875. The
basis of the metric system. the meter.
was determined by two French as
tronomers and mathematicians and is
exactly one-forty- -millionth part OF the
circumference OF the earth on the meri-
ldian of Paris. The meter Is 337
inches longer than the American yard.
1t is the standard OF the measures of
length and all other measures are
based upon 1t. Thus the metric unit Of
surface measure is the centare. which
is one square meter. The unit OF ca
pacity is one liter. which is the cube
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03
women Convict. In Austria.

Austria is the one country In the
world which never puts woman in
prison. Instead Of giving the female
criminal so many months in jail she
is sent. no matter how terrible Is her
record. to one or other OF the con-
vents devoted for the purpose, and
there kept during the time for which
she is sentenced. The convent il not
mere prison in disguise. for its court
yard stands open all day long, the only
bar to egress being nun who acts ~
portress. just a. in other converts.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

A Recommendation of the recent Par
conference on international copy
right is that no modification of an au-
thor's work shall be made without his
sonsent. Is not this principle morally
binding after an authors death? The
rapid multiplication Of denominational
Aymn-books has led compilers SO ma
esrialH to alter the verses used that
hey often express opposite tenets from
hose the author held. 1t is a serious
s6ense to attach an authors name to
= hymn 30 altered.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03
CAVE JEWELLERS.
In tho Hnis of Chin. Agr,cui,urists Arr

In the Hills of Chins AgrIcuiturists Are
Primitive.
Although the vast mobs which infest
Pekin and the larger cities of China
are worked UP to state of frenzy and
fanaticism, the great Chinese popula-
ton proper is agricultural. and natu-
rally extremely peaceful. Agricul-
ture. however, is most primitive, and
the wonder Is how such an immense
population can be supported from the
soil until the great economy prac-
tfced In all things is understood. On
the great plain of China every avail
able foot of land is utilized for grow
ing something, and every praticle OF
fertility returned to the soil. Waters
are used for irrigation. and in many
cases laboriously distributed over the
fields. The great plain is about 700
miles in length, and varies from 200
to 400 miles in width, occupying the
northeastern part of the empire, and
containing over 100000 square miles
of wonderfully fertile soil. 1t sup
ports a population of not less than IT,
600. 900 human beings, making it the
most oeuSeiy settioo Va ohy paAh u eno
world of the same size. its inhabitants
amounting to nearly two-thirds of the
entire population of Europe. A won.
derful feature In the physical geog.
raphy of China is the existence of /
vast region Of loess in this portion q
the empire. Loess Is very solid but
fryable earth, brownish yellow in CO.
or. and is found in many places from
500 to 1000 feet deep. The loess hills
rise in terraces from twenty to SCI
eral hundred feet in height. The loes
region In China ID perhaps the mot
broken country in the world. with Is
sheer cliffs and upright walls. terraces
and deep-cut ravines. Owing to tie
ease with which it can be workd,
caves made at the bases Of straigt
cliffs AFFORD homes to millions Of pee
pie in the densely populated notheri
provinces. Whole villages cluster to
eether in -ezrved-out chambers. s9ut
Of which extend back more than fwc
hundred feet. The capabilities n de-
Tense In = country such as this, Fhils
an invading army must necessary be-
| come lost and absolutely bewifered
In the tangle Of interlacing way and
where the defenders may alwae re-
| main concealed or have innunjrbale
means OF escape, are peculiarly ignif-
tcant Of the time, when constipation
| u bang given to conquest ofChina.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

les rank nonsense to presume that
man can't love woman Just as
we'll II she is the daughter of . mil
uonaire as II she were only . sales
woman. and Just as silly. too. to think
woman can't be AZ devoted to man
sfth title as to one who is motor
nan, for instanee. It's all in the man
and it's all in the woman. There's
lust as much so-called love among IT,
lies and dollars as there is among the
roses, and the chances are as good for
permanent happiness in one case as in
The other. All Of which is apropos OF
The wedding of Miss Zimmerman with
the duke of Manchester.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

Judge Clifford Smith of Cedar Falls.
"a. holds that good citizens are needed
more in this country than mere voters.
Therefore he refused to grant naturali-
sation papers to several foreigners who
eane before him because they were un-
able TO understand some simple Ques-
lions which he put to them. None Of
them could either read or write Eng
fish. and the Judge told them that he
I'D not think they were as yet ready
for citixenship.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

There is yet another child prodigy
In the world Of music-the daughter Of
NJ. Anton Kneiser. director OF the
Bucharest School of Music. This
young lady is now six years old, but
her little fingers began to manifest a
singular facility for the keyboard OF
the piano before she was two. while at
foar she had given several public per-
formances as a pianist in the capital
and several other towns of Roumania.
One or two of the pieces are her own
compositions. She is now in Paris,
where she is to dye a series Of re-
citals. r., y, - =
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03
THE ICARUs

The late Marcus DAILY invested sew
eral hundred thousand dollars in valu-
able copper property in Mexico during
the past year. II ia reported that these
mines will now be disposed Of and
that they may be acquired by w. A.
Clark OF Montana. who already has
mining interests In Mexico. Represen-
tatives OF Mr.. Clark are now In Mex
leo investigating certain copper prop
ertfea
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

(First Defender OF the Metric System.)
of one-tenth Of n meter The unit Of
weight IL the gram which 10 the weight
Of cubic centimeter Of water.
A standard meter was constructed
In 1899 by an international commission
representing France. Holland. Sweden,
Switzerland. Denmark. Spain. Savoy.
and the Roman, CIsalpine. and Ligur-
Ian republics. It was made Of platin-
um and was deposited in the palace OF
archives in Paris and was declared to
be the defnitive basis OF the metric
system forever
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

In spite of Its boasted intelligence
civilization rarely emerges triumphant
rom contest of wits with the bar
sarian. In China as in Turkey barbar-
sm simply plays one Christian power
sgainst another, with the result that
nurderous fanatieism goes unpun-
shed The secret of it all is. Of course
hat civilization. despite its bonsted al
ruism. is in reality Intensely selfish.
fhe barbarian Is acute enough to take
Advantage of the fact and by holding
sut the shallow OF advantage he cheats
~ Caucasian out CT the substance
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

A shipment of 100000 young peach
trees from Georgia nurseries, bound
for Cape Colony and Natal. South At
rica. will be made next week. They
90 largely into Natal. and a large num-
ber of the trees going to that country
are consigned to Ladysmith. Cape
Colony fruit growers get less than half
Of the shipment
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

building on the campus which archi-
tecturaily and otherwise had long Of
Tended the aesthetic sense Of tho young
hopefuls. When some rude and mat
ter OF fact frcmen appeared on the
scene and attempted to put out the
fire their hose was promptly cut and
they were given to understand that
the higher culture does not welcome
Interference with It's plans for bring
ing things up to the proper standard
OF beauty,
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

be too late. His own preparations
for defense could be pitifully small at
the best. He would not desert his
native converts who sought protection
at the Pei Tang.
After urgent appeals there was sent
him mixed handful of French and
Italian soldiers. forty-two in all. from
the little international force sent to
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03
BIE Lee.e. q as.istts.

Don Luis TerrAxas. son OF the ex-
governor of chihuahua, Mexico. visited
Ell Paso. Tex. recently, and in one
might lost S25. 900 at the roulette wheel.
The father Of Don Luis Il enormously
rich, owning almost the entire state Of
Chihuahua. He lives IN palace and
has 10000 workmsn n his mines and
on cattle ran6has. q
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

H6rd eUork for 81. kouis Fair.
The appropriation made by congress
to aid the st. Louis fair Of 1908 provid-
ed that the money should not become
available unless the city Of 81. Louis
should raise $4,000. 900 for the same
purpose The congressional appropria-
tion was s5.o00.00o. The city OF st.
Louis will issue bonds for 5000. 900
and Is making a vigorous effort 70
raise 5000. 900 by private subscription.
The subscription list drsgs. Tho st.
Louis papers are full of energetic ap-
peals for help. From their earncstncss
It must be that tho difficulties arc
great. II would bc unfortunate II tho
appropriation Of congress should fall
through the inability of the people Of
st. Louis to raise the amount OF $780,
000. 900. which is a condition on which
the national appropriation rests.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

An original device for evading the
prohibitory law was recently un-
earthed by plumbers in house in Rut-
land, VT The liquor. stored in secret
nook, was conveyed by hidden pipes
to radiator in one of the principal
rooms of the house. A small faucet
attached to the radiator was the
means by which the liquid was drawn
on for use.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03
The SIEGE OF PEI TANG.
STORY OF A BRAVE DEFENSE.

the home of the archbishop. and sur
rounding settlement just inside the
wall of the imperial city and In the
shadow of the massive barriers of the
forbidden or sacred city.
Proof has been heaped mountain
high that the imperial government
was in active cooperation with the
Boxers in the anti-foreign war of ex-
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

The Siberian railway will cross alto
gether thirty miles of bridges, and Of
these the line of Irtusk required q
large number. including such import
ant ones as those over the Irtysh, al
Omsk. 100 yards; over the OBJ, al
Krivashekovo. $40 yards; over the
Yenissei at Krasnoyarsk. $50 yards
and over the Uda, at Mimi Udinsk
2.9 yards.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03
Sem 10 Demond Yndrmcifv.

SenS 10 Osmond Indsmnffy.
The British sloop-of-war Icarus is
on her way to Panama to inquire into
the seizure OF British steamer by the
Columbian government The rebels
were gaining ground and city threat
ened by them had to be relieved. A
transport wns wanted and she govern
ment took the first vessel at hand.
This proved to bc Britishcr. and John
Bull now wants to know the reason
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

cup defender. Cap
tain Rhodes was
born in New York
forty-eight years
ago and has always
been q sailor. He
was mate ON tho
Volunteer in 1887
and was skipper
OF the Defender In
In the trial racea
with the Columbia
T. 1ooa .~t .xx -
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

The trades unions of San Francisco
have raised nearly $4,000 by assess
ments and donations to maintain the
strikes Of the planning mills in their
effort to gain an eight-hour working
day in California
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

Salt water is held to be much more
effective than fresh water in putting
out fires. A system OF piping is now
being placed in the Brooklyn navy
yard, by which water from the harbor
will be carried by gravity through a
Large main to an electric power house.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

scandals caused his
. y > pension from
the position OF
commissary gener-
al of subsistence
on Feb. 0. 1899.
was restored to
duty the other day,
and Immediately
following was plac-
ed on the retired ,
list. This move was
due to the desire to
appoint Colonel job
present assistant 9,
to be commissary g
nation was ssnt
last week.
aeshssd Had
aerman piaywr
have been bor
the arnt pla
hsritsd Z la q
willis youI
woman
bssn lasu@
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

Animal -gersfs Nun Find Vens
The bounding animal spirits and
"superfiuous vitality Of youth who
are attending our higher institutions
Of learning have been we'll ILLUSTRATED
during the )ast few days In tbs vicin-
Ity Of Chicago. Out at The NorGan Park
Academy, f3r inateacs. x fonnd ~
PRESTON n NE bdrnins * = lenn1ry
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03
HON. JOHN F. sHAFRoTH.

Colorado Congressman. Who L. Au-
thor OF the Present BILL
rived. 1t IL therefore true that Il
present the United States II using =
system Of weights and measures which
il based ON the units OF the metric
system-
Tho metric system proper is now ex-
eiusiveiy used by the United States
marine hospital service. by tho for
eign department Of the postofnce. BY
the United States coast and geodetic
survey. to some extent In tho mint.
United States signal service. and
United States census department.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03
Especial Pekin Correspondence )

Especial Pekin Correspondence.)
Through the months Of tragic mys-
terry which curtained the fate of the
besieged Legations. the anxious world
beyond China heard almost nothing
of the story of Pei Tang, nor knew
that this other and even more desper-
ate battle against odds was being
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03
D,s... p. . p DEC, !. s,, efA,s.:- -,

k<e8Eee ~ 00CbVN ~ ~FbSs
The proposal Of President Thwing Of
Western Reserve University that .
new degree Of doctor OF arts be estab-
lishcd does not meet with the approval
Of the majority Of the heads Of the
more important colleges. The degree
for men distinguished In technical and
Industrial pursuits for whom tho de-
gree for men distinguished in technical
and Industrial pursuits for whom the
degree Of doctor Of laws seems inap-
propriate. The plan Il opposed by
Presidents Angel Of Michigan. Eliot
Of Harvard. Butler Of Colby. Carter Of
Williams. Hadiey OF Yale. Harris OF
Amherst. Jordan Of Stanford. Low OF
Columbia. Northrop OF Minnesota.
Raymond Of Union and Schurman OF
Cornell. II Is approved by Presidents
strykcr of Hamilton. Wheeler OF
California. and Fauncc Of Brown In y
modified way.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

There m g1impsss Of heaven 70 -
in svsry' ~ or thought, q wor6. that
rsises q aDovs ourpslvss. -. =. 9ean-
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

Several Of the European general
STATS are stuSying the feasibility Of
oreanisirg special corps something
after the bosr model. The principal
dinzculty lies in tho limited supply OF
horses At the command Of the various
governments, with the exception Of
Russis- The last equine census In
that country Il stated to have shown
considerably more than lo.0o0. 900
horpss AZ for war purposss. <
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

ernment. not to accept any remunera-
ton beyond his army pay.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

mer Captain Rhodes was skipper Of
the Emerald. owned by William p.
Iselin.
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

Cas- Ans Hearf
lgatnsulSsta have generally fcepted
~ opaninn elat ants are nd }Aals 70
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03
Cboirs Provss Popular.

New York yachtsmen have given
their hearty approval to the selection
of Uriah Rhodes ms captain OF the new
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03

Hsnry II. Rossrs. the New York
faiIlionaire and copper king, waa, ffty
yeas1 ASo, selling nswspapers on ths
otrooos az New Bedford, Maas. H
fhen vest Into ! groeery store. Gstfin1
v s 49, and board,
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03
EoSon Is Rsfsrsd.

Brigadier General Charles p. EaEan,
whose connection with the army beef
Cañon City record., 1901-01-03
PEI TANG AFTER ITS CAPTURE BY THE ALLIED TROOPS

r n;e ~ the erae ow omprat
hontof Pei
troops ag t the gsyum uv their eman eue
by he po f Tan
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-27
Gov. TAFT AND THE FILIPINOs
n,..r.ses the situation, Expresses
Liking for the Filipinos'
sent Memorial to the Prcsi"'

Manila, Dec. 21.-Over four thous-
sand members of the federal parry
called on Gov. Taft, yesterday, 70 DIV
him farewell and to wish him safe re-
turn. The governor, reclining On
lounge. addressed $50 of the more
prominent of his visitors, saying that
he was touched and honored by theii
presence. The organization ne auu-
ed. had done so much toward prlnsg-
ing about peace and giving the couii-
try a stable government that IL ar
pued more for the success of American
iabors than anything else during inc
recent critical times.
The reports circulated in the unl-
ted States founded on incidents con-
nected with the war in Batangas
province and the island of Samar, the
governor said, tend to convey
wrong impression of the situation,
which is really hopeful. Through It's
officers, the constabulary and the pro-
vincial governments, besides ooo
teachers. the commission had excel
lent means of acquiring information
in the organized provinces, ana II
considers that there never was
time when there has been so much
real ground for hopefulness ana en-
enlargement in regard to the attl-
tude of the Filipino people towards
the civil government. The military
disaster in Samar had created an I'M
founded feeling of uneasiness con-
corning the condition of the people
of the rest of the archipelago. The
war in Batangas and Samar, kept up
by misguided men, furnishes the only
obstacle to obtaining liberal recogni-
ton on the part of the congress.
Continuing, the governor said that
he would return here. He liked the
Filipinos, and regretted leaving at
this particular time. But it was COM
fort to know that the duties of the
office were in the hands of Vice-Gov.
Wright, an able lawyer, who sympa-
thized deeply with the best hopes OF
the people.
In conclusion the governor said he
expected to be back before May, and
he hoped to have the pleasure of pre-
1e!Iou9u s.f4Igd IBIepsJ qua Su4u9s
to the president.
Civil government will be restored in
the island of Cebu on January 1 OF
the coming year.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-27
CAPITAL-LABOR UNION.
Chairman Hanna Speaks Hopefully
of the Results of the Late
Joint Conference.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Han
appointed at the capital-labor confer
ence in New York, was at the White
House, yesterday, and talked most
hopefully of the results of the con-
ference.
Il consider the conference" said
he, "the greatest step ever taken for
the speedy settlement of disputes
arising between labor and capital.
The organization of capital, which
has come to stay, was an evolution
which was naturally preceded by the
organization of labor, which has also
come to stay, and the concentration
of interests of the two sides into the
hands of a comparatively few indi-
viduals will make for the best inter-
ests of both. The public must not
get the idea that we are to revolu-
tionize everything relating to the
condition of labor and capital, or that
the Joint committee is to undertake.
arbitration. We believe we can ac-
complish more by getting into closer
touch and contact with labor. The
first step will be to establish a rela-t
tlonshlp between the two interests.
and this will serve as a foundation
to work on. While we do not expect
that there will be no strikes, they
Will be minihized as a result of the
cancellation and arbitration policy"
Mi. Hanna said he expected the
committee to meet during the winter
TO adopt bylaws and elaborate still
further the scheme of arbitration.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-27

edy. One short
month has brought forth vast change
and now consider myself wen man
after months. of suffering. Fellow suf-
ferers, Peruna vii lcnre you." =
DIR. LLEWELLYN JORDAN.
Geo. c. Havener, M. D., of Anacostia,
d. c., writes:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, 0. !:
Gentlemen-''In my practice have
had occasion to frequently prescribe
your valuable medicine. and have found
its use beneficial, especially in cases of
catarrh."
GEoRGE.c. HAvENER, MD.
DR.. L. S. Smith, of Williston. Fla,
writes
"Ihave found Peruna most valuable
remedy for chronic catarrh of the head,
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1901-12-27
NEWS in BRIEF.
COMPLIED from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the senate. on the 18th, Mr., Jones
(Ark.) introduced resolutiou e,arina q
the thanks of congress ana tne Anle n, i nars
people to Admiral Schley and the oiic ~
and men under his command durIns III ~
battle of July g. $685. off the harpor ~ o q
Santiago, Cuba. 1t was reterr4u ~ vast
committee on naval aflairs. r an Of
anarchy was adopted. Little other p 4is,o
ness was transacted, the senate ues s,,ti,,s
the greater part of the day, IN eAec IL W
session.. to conslderatloh h % was not
in session.
In the senate, on the 18th, no business
of Importance was transacted IN the ope s,
session. In executive session larges mu Ia
Der of appointments Were reta Of the
session occurred on the bill to R ,i,i,,e
temporary revenues for the Inlirptl,diI
islands. Several members partlclpasse .so
but the feature of the debate was az iat on,
ton by Mr.. De Almond (Mol VINO n ss
lust returned from a trip to the lsia SIAN =.
Mr.. Robertson Ga) supported the pall ~
the interest of the sugar painters Oh LIE
state.
In the senate, on the 18th, two bills Werk
introduced by Senator Nelson, provldlne
for Industrial schools. The first authorlzes
an appropriation for the establishment =,
industrial schools in any county OF ose,
5000 inhabitants. The second PROVIDES d
system of education for the territories, IN
Guiding the recently acquired ISLANDS. OLle
million dollars is suggested for the District
Of Of Columbia ls and sis, ooo, 600 for Porto Rice
and the Philippines. In the mouse ine
bill to provide revenue for the Phllippliamoe
islands was passed by vote OF lo5 70 10
three democrats from Louisiana Votiis
for the bill.
In the senate, on the 18th, the bill to
provide temporary revenue for the PM
ippine islands was referred to the COM
mittee on the Philippines. At 12:40 the
/ D. m. the senate adjourned until jan
uary 6......In the house, the session was
brief, the major portion of the time being
occupied by Mr. De Almond (Mo.), speak
ing to a point of personal privilege: BE.
fore the house adjourned for the holidays
a special order was made for the conS1d-
GRAFTON of the Nicaraguan bill, beginning
on January Z, and continuing until the
matter is disposed of.