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The age-herald., 1901-11-10
Raczal Supremacy aud hke Ahhletzcs.

from English. German and Dutch an- cestors
 For many years the American woman n was inured to domestic life, and scarce round time for outdoor sports and re- creation. She desired to keep indoors feared the cold and the air Indeed. the truth be know, the husband and father urged indoor fife, and the annals of our times indicate that women were not fa vored in outdoor recreatfons But with the growth of manufacturers which have lessened the drudgery of knitting socks making shirts and, household linen. wom- ans time has increased and she has turn ed her face from the work basket and spindle to the attractions of out door amusements. And it Is noticeable that since vor,en nave taken to riding, boating, bicyciine. tennis and golf, since they have issued rom the confinement of indoors to the ar or out or doors. they have become more vigorous, rosier in complexion, full CT in figure. bigger and broader m frar,e More than this, 1t Is a matter of interest in medical statistics that the chIIdren born Of mothers who find their recreation out or doors are heavier at birth. more lusty and vigorous
 It seems, therefore. only a natural con- ciusion that since the English German type has. in spite of all the infusfous of piooo rom Southern Europe which has characterized the immigration of late years, preserved its racial identity: and since 1t Is to this blood the happier lot m hIe mas been awarded, making leisure, possible, the supremacy of the racial qualities will prevail. provided women cultivate outdoor athletics.
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of the miners and ranchmen in the little valley where this remnant of a mighty race of beasts now lives they would have been exterminated long ago by Chey- ennes, Comanches and Lipans and half wild white men who covet their skins for the few miserable dollars they will bring and the meat because they could sell 1t at the nearest mining camp.
 If, when he is walking along the street. with his broad-brimmed slouch hat pulled far down upon his brow, and seemingly taking no note of surrounding objects or events, some man should attempt to pull a pistol on the President he would meet with surprise that would cost him the rest of his life, for before he could have fairly gripped his "gun" MT. Roosevelt would have drawn a finch 3S-calibre Colt, cooking it as he drew and having 1t at the would-be ,assassin's head before the fel- low could think or count three It is going. to be an awfuIly dangerous propo- sition for the man who attempts the life of the President. He has been fore warned. He has lived too much in a re- zion where every man was mighty sud- dent with his weepins,' as an ancient Texan once phrased 1t. And he under stands how to handle that peerless weap- on, the king of firearms-the Colt revol- yer. The man who should attempt to harm President Roosevelt in the open would probably be the fit subject for a coroner's inquest the minute after And he would richly deserve 1t
 Somewhat impetuous, but brave high spirited, loving his own way but easily guided by a, trusted friend, the youngest chief magistrate the republic has ever had. President Roosevelt enters upon over three years of magisterial life with every right-minded man and woman in the na- ton wishing we'll to him and his and praying that his administration may be one of national prosperity and peace.
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President Roosevelt has slept many a zero. with your feet to the campfire, business-of the guide to keep the fire well alight, for without 1t a numbering cinnamon bear, or even a grizzly, might take a fancy to pay one a visit But all wild animals fear fire, and though the shine of the encircling wolves eyes may be seen like sparks of an elec- tric light, not fifty yards away, they will come no nearer. even though the hang ing venison or elks haunch on the limbs of the surrounding trees may be ever so tempting An, mel the curious fascina- tion there is in the wild hunters life of the mountainsl If it ever gets Into the blood it is there for good.
 Gen. William s. Harney, General Meigs. late quartermaster general of the United States army, and all our army officers who have lived much on the frontier could testify were they living to It's strange, nameless facination.
 President Roosevelt Is not @ hunter with the brown barreled double-gun. The man who uses that is what the Western big game killers call "a bird-hunter." He Is a rifeman, pure and simple He does oc- cationally use the shotgun, but 1t would not be a suitable weapon for elk, black tail. deer, and white or, in the Northern Mountains, along our British Columbian line, the occasional moose. President Roosevelt has had much experience with white hunters and red and Canadian coureurs du bais. In one fact he con- CUTS with all experienced mountain men. It is that an Indian, be he fullblood or half breed Is never as skillful a hunter as the white man. q have had many guides and trackers," he said to a friend not long since "but though an Indian may be even more expert in knowledge of the ways of game or any wild thing than the white man, he is never his equal in killing it or as a crack shot. I have
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shape, they were crushed and sold as diamond dust.
 Schulmeyer and Reitz first became in terested in the experiments by following the results obtained by French investi- gators. These had failed to produce stones that were of heavy enough weight | to prove of practical value in the com petition with natures product. Nevertheless their experiments fur nished the foundation for the success att 1 tained by the two Indianapolis men. The 1 French Investigators after first placing carbon in a cast iron crucible, submitted both metals to an intense heat When | the iron had absorbed the carbon under l this treatment 1t was removed from the blast and immersed suddenly in a bath of molten lead. Through the contraction of | tho outside of the iron crucible a tre mendous force was brought to bear on the melted carbon within. AS a result of the contraction the carbon was crystal 1 ized and the diamonds, exactly on the principle of their natural production, were formed on the surface of the cooled 1 Iron.
 Schulmeyer and Reitz, however, dis | covered that this process was capable of producing only small stones
 ''If there is to be any real practical value in such discovery" they declared, "the gems must be of larger size" Instead of the cast iron, Schulmeyer produced an alloy that will absorb car bon more quickly and more thoroughly than any other known substance. Reitz set to work to overcome the pressure problem. He produced, as a result of his experiments pumps that will bring to bear on every square inch of the surface of the heated mass 40,o00 pounds of pres sure
 Under the heat in the electric fur mace Schulmeyer's product was brought to the proper temperature and then sub mitted to treatment under Reitzs enor- nous pressure machines. Instead of cool ing the heated mass suddenly, it was al lowed a week or ten days in which to cool, being maintained during the period under the 40O00-pound pressure.
 In this manner the large diamonds were produced.
 Not only can perfect stones be man. ufactured by this process-stones that are as much diamonds as the original dia- monds themeseves-but by adding a small amount of certain metallic oxides at the beginning of the process, crystals of any color can be obtained.
 Mir. Schulmeyer said yesterday:
 'The early experiments, covering a pe- riod of about five years, have cost us in money at least $10,000, and in time and application many times this amount"
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sight and wide, shallow v shaped notch in the back sight and a turn-up peep on the rifles grip. This Is the weap- on with which he killed fourteen cou- gars or, as we in the South call them, partners. The Colorado panther is not as large as his fellow feline of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas but he is a pretty formidable beast to tackle, after all. An animal that can pick up a yearling calf in his jaws and climb over six-railed fence with 1t, and never once loose his grip, would not be pleasant antagonist to meet if he were hungry and you alone, with nothing in your hands but bird gun.
 The President has killed many hundred deer, black tails, and the Virginia spe- cies, besides elk galore He got West a little too late for the buffalo in any quantity. Still, he has one or two shag- gy heads that fell to his rife which in massiveness are equal to any found in old Kit Carson's days.
 Quick on the Trigger.
 The writer of this in 1860 saw what was called the great Southern herd of buff sas in what Is now known as Western Oklahoma. The column was probably three miles in width and how long could not be seen. We four troops of xhe Sec ond United States Cavalry waited nearly three days to get our baggage and ann unition wagons ahead, for they were nov ing directly across our trail. Finally Ma jor Van Dorn, in command, concluded we were losing too much time and we made detour that took us to another ford higher up on the river. When we lost sight of them the rear end of the column of buffalos had not come in sight And to think of 1t! today the largest herd known consists of about eighty calves in all, and but for the constant vigilence
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Am Amerzcam khe Hlehest Mason.

ing "The Holy House of the Temple"
 The bedchamber to be occupied by MT. Richardson is on the third floor. Luxury that marks the appointments of the en- tire house begins here
 Distributed throughout the house are eight similar apartments, for the use of members of the commanders household The separate rooms were furnished by Scottish Rite Masons of as many differ ent states in the Jurisdiction
 The office which MT. Richardson will occupy Is on the second floor of the House of the Temple.
 A grand hall, known as the council chamber, is fitted at the east end with a gorgeous throne on which Mir. Richard son will sit while presiding over the de- Alterations of the Supreme Council. The sides of the roem-in the rear of the desks used by the active members-are lined with benches. set on platforms. These seats are reserved for the use of visiting Masons of the thirty third and last degree"
 Three steps lead up to the dais on which the throne is located. A heavy canopy of royal purple velvet, embrotder- ed with silk and ornamented with gold fringe and tassels spreads above. Before the throne Is a gold and white pedestal. with triangular top and gavel. On the noor immediately in front of the pedestal IS an altar on which lamp will burn in- cense while MT. Richardson sits in state A white altar stands in the center of the nall, and here the members of the Su- preme Council take their solemn oblisa- tons. At one end of the room is a choir loft with large pipe organ, The libra ry contains 75,000 volumes.
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Commom Sense Us. ReckIess Na0y.

the service, so that at the present time, when the many ships under construction are finished. we shall be able for defen- sive purposes to cope successfully with any power that dare attack uS Not only that, the greater number of the impor- tant coast cities have been so fortified with the most improved guns that we are in higher degree of impregnability than is any country in the world Why then build more ships of war for which we can have no possible use? What is the common sense of it? The country is rich. True, but it Is not rich enough for vain and idle expenditure of hard-earned money that must come out of the pockets of the people. A great war ship is the most voracious of all tax-devourers, and we should not have one more than is ab- solutely necessary.
 From this point of view the naval con- struction programme of the coming year calls for the closest scrutiny. The patri- otic gentlemen that compose what is called the board of construction of the department recommend the building of forty new vessels of different classes. i They want three additional seagoing bat tleships. two armored cruisers eighteen gunboats, two colliers of 15, 900 tons each,
 repair ship of half that tonage, no less than six training ships, four picket boats and four tugs. That number of ships would make a good sized navy in itself; but 1t is only a mere trifle to these enthusiastic patriots who seem to believe that the public pocket is as deep as the resounding sea over which they ride in triumph. Well, it may be just as we'll to remind them that 1t is not The coun- try has now all the ships that 1t needs It has as much in that line as it can
 Comfortably take care of Common sense commands that we shall not run navy
 mad.
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First Buddhist Temple

From the New York Journal.
 A great crowd recently witnessed the dedication of the Buddhist temple at Sac ramento. the first house of worship of this religion on American soil.
 In 1899 the Buddhist high priest of Ja- pan sent priests to the Pacific coast, and missions were formed in San Francisco. Sacramento, and Fresno. In San Fran cisco a congregation was formed. This mission in Sacramento flourished. Re gently $4000 was raised by subscription among the Japanese, and a house was purchased AboHt $500 was expended in fitting up the building and when all was done articles of incorporation were taken out in the name of the "Buddmst Church of Sacramento"
 For the dedicatory ceremony the ex- terior of the building was decorated with flags American and Japanese, and on a great shield stood out the six-colored flag of Buddha From the pinnacle of the cupola to the corners of the grounds were swung lines of Japanese lanters. The effect was striking. Inside the building the double parlors had been turned into a nave, at the south end of which was the shrine of Buddha-an alcove in which a great candle in the brass candlestick threw a dim, ghostly light on a censer the perfume from which pervaded the building An offering of fruits stood on the right side of the shrine, and on the back was the symbolical "Buddha, Most Highl Amen,' before which each priest made obeisence.
 Three priests, Rev. F. K. Asyeda and Rev. H. Yasni. of Fresno, and Rev. K. R. Nishyima, of the Buddhist mission In San Francisco, assisted by Rev. k. T. Harada, conducted the ceremonies.
 Seated facing the shrine, the three visit
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Washington. November 8.


 7 AMEs D.. RICHARDSON of Ten
 nessee, minority leader in the 6JI National House of Representa- O tives. has just been elected and installed for life as Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masons for the Southern Jurisdiction, position in which he will rank King Edward VII. of England and President Diaz of Mexico. This cere- mony was the most important feature of the centennial just held here.
 Upon the death of Thomas H. Caswell of San Francisco a few months ago, MT. Richardson, as Deputy Grand Com mander, assumed the active duties of his present exalted position, the highest the Masonic fraternity has power to grant he office of Sovereign Grand Com mander carries with 1t salary of S300O per annum. This sum- added to MT Richardson's salary as Representative, will make his income as large as that of the Speaker of the House, an office to which the Tennessean has long aspired In addition, the Grand Commander is given residence for life in the Holy House of the Temple.
 Here Is probably the most Interesting building in the capital city. It is located in the center of what was one day Washingtons most fashionable district The modest exterior of the building bears little evidence of the luxury within Above the main entrance are chisled and tinted in gold ten Sanskrit letters spell
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ReaI Dtamomds No7V Mammfactmred

Indianapolis, Ind, November S.-The production of diamonds by artificial means is no longer a mere theory. The manufacture of the precious stones has been proved possible and practical tby two chemistfof this city. who, after ex- periments covering a period of five years, have made ready to announce their dis covery to the world.
 The two men are Louis H. Schulmeyer, chemist and Henry Reitz, chemist and electrician. Both are we'll known among scientists of Indiana.
 The two Investigators have labored ceaselessly in the development of their process. Although, to begin with, ob- stacles beset them on every hand, police raided their laboratory established in a Virginia avenue basement and carried away some of their mechanical devices they held steadfastly to their work, de- voting the night to their labors to pre- vent the curious from discovering and betraying their plans. The ordering of machinery was accomplished with the utmost secrecy, different portions being distributed among machinists in various localities In order to prevent disclosure.
 Their laboratory was always locked. The doors and windows were made doubly strong by steel bars The light by which they worked was produced by their own electrical engines; everything. in fact. was done to prevent strangers from in truding.
 Before a furnace whose temperature ragged at 1000 degrees Fahrenheit much of their work, perforce, was accom- plished. Oftentimes, with their hands and faces blistered by the heat they were obliged to delay their operations until the burned skin healed. During such delays, however, they were not idle. When phys ical labor became an impossibility, they bent their energies towards the theoret- ical portions of the process.
 Finally the development reached such a stage that there was no longer any doubt of success. Following the last ex- pertinent the two investigators produced diamonds ranging in weight from an in- finitesimal quantity to three quarters of a carat At the same time they were able to produce stones of any color.
 Even now the imperfect diamonds pro- duced by their process are on the mar ket. When 1t was found that the stones had failed to crystalize in practical
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President has been so distinguished and stimulated by his communion with na- ture In her grandest moods, as seen in the stern solitude of our great West ern range of mighty mountains. Among all mountain men, too, there is a frank simplicity that seems as natural to them the air they breathe. Their codes of morals may not quite coincide with those current farther toward the rising sun. but what would you? The mountain man does not think 1t a crime l. you get the drop" on your enemy and pull the trig- ger a second sooner than he does. A discussion of this question involves a casuistry that Is too deep for the average nina Many men, many manners and this Is the manner among the far West ern mountain born. The life is a health full and clean one, for from the tempta- tions that beset the unwary in the great cities of the East.
 Not Bird Hunter.
 The President is not a bird hunter ex- cept on rare occasions. He likes the pur- suit of the big game of the farthest West mountains, and enjoys it's dangers. Many a night has he passed wrapped up in his huge fur-lned blanket and encouched in his sleeping-bag. A sleeping bag is a huge sack, made of canvas generally as an outside and a thick lining of fur shlns "lthln. IL IS d uinlcult th1ng 10 get in or out of. But a more comfortable device was never contrived. With the thermometer anywhere you like below zero, with your feet to the samp-flre sheltered from the failing snows by an tent, one can sleep as comfortable as he would at home. even though the big gray and black wolves may keep up their dismal howl all night with the shriller notes of the coyote as an interlude. With no one but his half-breed guide for com pany, and his ever-ready rifle at his side,
The age-herald., 1901-11-10
BY REV. E. J. HARDY in Chicago Tribune
 AUTHOR-oF Flow to Be Happy Though Married"

one thing worse than quarrels in public. That is caresses." Another clerk ven- tured not less boldly to close the mouth of the officiating parson. That gentle man, on the occasion referred to, sub stituted for the usual exhortation a long CT homily of his own. The pair upon whom he was operating writhed or at least fldgeted, and at last the clerk in- terposed with: Please to cut it short, sir they've got the cab by the hourr' The clerk who nipped in the bud caresses that were premature would have been placed with the discipline in this respect that was shown at a marriage in a York shire village church. It was once a To- cal custom there that the parson who performed the wedding ceremony should first kiss the bride. A strange clergy man. not knowing that this was his per- quisite, wondered why the party did not begin to go away at the conclusion of the service. What are you waiting for?" he asked at last. Please, sir,' was the bridegroom's answer, We've no kissed Mollie; an mustt do ut until ye have"
The age-herald., 1901-11-10
BY JUSTIN GREY.

@N HE United States in point of W~ ships, guns and men, Is now
 the fourth naval power in the
 = world. It Is led by England, France, Russia and Germany. With the ships and the men we have, it Is not improbable that in the event of a war with any one of them, the remotest of contingencies, the issue of it would be statistical redistribution as to national sea strength. A square fight is a great equalizer. When the war with Spain for instance. came along. there was not a power in Europe which did not believe that we should be whipped on sight Some of our own people thought so. The stocks, bonds and hard cash of more than one New England bank were, in the tremor of panic, railroaded into the in terior of that state and adjoining states, to put them out of peril of seizure by some audacious Cervera. When a great Spanish war ship dropped into the har- bor of New York before the Maine was blown up in Havana, there was yellow Journal scare in the metropolis. 1t shar- ed in the fright of Boston and the sky scraper" owners<5egan to figure on the attractions of their architectural posses Bions, not for rental purposes but as targets for the heavy guns of the enc my The whole thing is amusing when we look back in the light of triumphal achievement The conlhct left one na- val power the less in the world, and 1t taught every European nation a lesson 1t will not forget during the present gen. ration.
 Since the Spanish war car Dur navy has been immense s-S~d in every department al