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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-11
IN THE PALACE OF THE cZAR.

Tnc car Was loungiug ON the thr"na
lilc doctor paced the hullski
When thruug, the palace came Il 'ai"'
faint aud feeble sluIllshi'
The ,luclor hurried to the ear
Md cv.cd: II wish Won ioN'hl.
lou are once more u pIr''it'h
Hut is not bol'hL'
Tie ,zal laid down his scep'cri,i.
And said III makes me sicH'h
Ia think it il not ior no
10 play with little Nickahl,
ri, lad enough 10 walk tEe Ho1r
When tecthoyitch amoysli
But il would not AFFECT me 50
Ii it had been boyshl
The car walked to the palace saN
lnhrcding bomb or mIncsh'
And nailed thereon a Ncly biS
And boldly lcttrrcd ,'gn'hi,
The .ubiccts cried the Russian Tor
Tie frcnch 'Niye lo Roi~)i,
Then read Inc sgl,-hl, which announced
1li~,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06
NOT UP TO HIS IDEAL.
Indian CHIEF was disappointed IN the
Govsrnor-Generat.

Indian Chief Was disappointed In the
Govsrnor-GeneraI.
During Lord Dunerin's term as gov
ernor-general Of the Dominion OF Can.
ada he made tour OF the then little
known west The trip was a long and
tedious one The Canadian Pacific
railroad being unfinished, much OF the
journey had 10 be made by the or
dinary. old-fashioned stage. When
British Columbia was reached the
news quickly spread among the var
ious tribes. Of Indians that the repre-
sentative OF the great mother"
across the water was in their coun-
try One Of the most important chiefs
announced his intention OF visiting
the camp OF the white men. Accord
ingly. gorgeously arrayed in buckskln.
richly ornamented with bead work.
and wearing the traditional head dress.
he approached the camp. Dufferin.
dressed In an old tweed hunting suit.
which bore numerous evidences Of the
close proximity to camp fires. and
wearing a ragged. unkempt beard. did
not present a very imposing or pre-
possessing appearance. He was seated
on the ground and holding over the
fire a forked stick on which a venison
steak was impaled The Indian ap-
preached and asked that the mighty
chief be pointed out to him. A look.
in which scorn, incredulity. and com
misseration were curiously intermin-
gled, gradually overspread his features
"Oh, pshawl" he calculated. and with
great dignity walked away Chicago
News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

Woman Architect in Missouri B@iidlnE .
State Institutlon.
Miss Mary j. Hale is one Of the
most successful architects in the
United States. Miss Hale Is q young
woman, still In the early SOS. tall,
slight, very womanly and graceful. and
whose exquisite gowns give ample evi-
dence that she was as good at plan
ming a froek as she Is a house While
answering inquiries, recently. concern
ing her work. Miss Hale said. I
was born and lived most OF my life
in Columbia Mo. and consider myself
a southern woman, as you hear ] have
the southern brogue IN my speech So
far as my work goes. suppose. as
with most other women. It was a COM
bination OF happy accidents and set
purpose Columbia. as you know, is
a college town. and after a bit. after
l had been out in society TWO or three
years, ! began to think seriously OF
something to occupy my time Then
l went to st. Louis. where / had a
couple Of years in the Art league. II
chanced that soon after returned
home one Of the congregations IN our
little town built a very handsome
church, which was planned for them
by one Of the first architects in St.
Louis. met him. We talked archi-
lecture. and ! told him how much in
terested was in the subject. He
loked at my drawings. and liked them
so we'll he offered to take me to St.
Louis in his office, just as II / were a
promising boy and teach me the pro-
fession. jumped at the chance, and
for four years I worked under him.
studying at night and doing the actual
practical work in the day. until was
literally his right hand. Then he
died, and / concluded I would 60 home
and rest awhile before deciding on
my future course. / had scarcely been
there a week when ] had an offer to
build house, and from that day TO
this have never found a leisure mo-
ment. so fast have orders followed or
ders.
Miss Hale is now engaged in her
most important work, which is build
ing the asylum for the feeble-minded
and epileptic that the state OF Missouri
is erecting and the contract for which
she won IN competition with the ar
chitects all over the country. II is
built on the new village plan. and Will
cost, when completed, a half million
dollars.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06
VckSbIlr6'S
* * RiUer

Success seems at last to be crownine
the efforts Of the national government
10 make a river town Of Vieksburg
After nine years Of attempts and fall
ures, the canal which is to bring the
Yazoo river down the front Of the.
city's levee IS being dug with aston
ishing rapidity. says John /. Mathews.
writing from Vicksburg, Miss. to the
Chicago Record Since the end Of De-
cember more than a mile Of Il has
been exeavated, and soon steamers win
be running from the Mississippi be-
low town to the front Of the old ware
house, while the dredges are working
their way across the Centennial lake
toward the YazoO. 1t Is now twenty
i've years since the Mississippi cutting
through a narrow neck Of land near
Delta. la. abandoned the frOwning
bluffs which Pemberton's cannon had
defended thirteen years earlier. The
channel through which, In the face OF
rWhistling Dick" and other Parrot
rifles Grant had run his ironclads,
became a body Of stagnant water
Centennial Lakeland the river, merely
touching the hills two miles south of
the city, coursed away through its an
cient channel. AT high water steamers
could pass into Centennial lake through
West pass. and SO by a cut at the foot
Of De Soto island reach the city. No
street car line was ever built from the
town to the new levee-the business
center remained on the shore Of the
lake and all communication between
there and the river was by hack and
by mule-hauled drays So Vicksburg
stood still, TO the great profit OF
Natchez and Greenyille. The Yazoo
river runs into an abandoned channel
known as the "Old river" and so
into the Mississippi ten miles above
Vicksburg From Centennial lake to
the nearest point OF Old river Is but
three miles. Government engineers.
therefore, conceived that by cutting a
canal across there and another up the
old leYee front OF Vicksburg the chan
mel having been already obliterated-
anu " uahihth6 west pass anu the
mouth OF the Old river they could
bring the Yazoo down by Vicksburg
10 scour an artificial channel. The
fazoo is river Of considerable cur
rent. Contracts for accomplishing this
work have been let from time to time
during the last nine years. Companies
have sent dipper dredges, removed
thousands Of yards Of material from
the canal and abandoned the task as
impossible Of accomplishment. The
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06
oRINn roun omN oorrrr-

Connoisseurs say that good coffee ie
seldom found. to-day. In private houses
in the United States. and attribute the
deterioration IN quality to the fact that
few families now roast and grind their
own coffee
There's no question about H." said
the coffee buyer Of one OF New York's
largest grocery establishments. "alI
coffee ought 20 be ground Just before
II is cooked. and yet fully three -fourtbs
Of our retail trade is IN ground coffee
Lazlness and late breakfasts have m
ined our American coffee, and patent
coffee pots have finished the JOB.
About the only place / know u
where ! get coffee to suit me nowadays
II the little village where ] spend nv
vacation. I send up the green coffee.
and the landlady browns Il In small
quantities. and grinds it as she needs
H. Then she makes Il ln a battered
tin coffee pot. settles Il with an egg.
and serves il with real cream. and
feel that I'm really getting my money
back and that life is worth living.
or course. buying coffee already
Drowned isn't SO disastrous as buying
4 ready ground advise browning
Il az home. little at a time. but #
does take time and bother. and prac-
tlcally no green coffee Is sold save
to coffee roasters. They have every
convenience for wholesale roasting
and do It well enough.
individual tastes In coffee differ
greatly and much Of the favor depends
upon the roasting which Is another
reason why coffee should be roasted
in the home. TO please tie taste Of each
family
Not one cook In a hundred is care
ful enough TO allow coffee TO boil.
and boiling will queer the best coffee
on earth. II must come lust to the
verge Of boiling and stay there for
few minutes but never 60 beyond: for
boiling brings out the tannic acid and
not only Injuries the favor and aroma
but makes the stun positively injuri-
GUS - New York Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06
CANAL TO BRING YAZOo
IN FRONT OF II y \
CITY.

Atlantic. Gulf & Pacific company I'm
ally secured The contract. work to BE-
begun not later than Jan. ] of this
year. and at least 100000 cubic Yards
of material 10 be removed monthly
thereafter until the whole was accom-
plished It was estimated that 500
600 yards must be mover to construct
a canal nine miles long. ninety feet
wide al the bottom. having sides sion
ing one foot in FIVE. and having its
bottom five feet below zero Of the river
gauge at Nicksburg The material is
silt. clay and sand and the contract
price is II 2-5 cents a yard. Included
In this price IS a certain amount Of
levee work. consisting chiefly Of the
West pass dam across Centennial lake.
which viii require 2.0000 600 yards of
material. TO accomplish this work the
company sent 10 Nicksburg two cen
trifugal suction dredges. delivering ma
terial through pipe lines. They we're
put to work late in December At the
same time an eight-yard dipper dredge
with a capacity Of 100000 yards a
month. was begun on the spot and Is
now almost completed One dredge
known as NO. 8. is a typical mod
ern sand cutter. It Is equipped with
a set of revolving knives at the end
Of a long ladder" having a suction
pipe In the ladder opening back Of the
knives. The latter are turned by an
engine at the head of the ladder. An
eighteen-inch suction pipe leads to
a centrifugal pump, driven by triple
expansion marine engine at 200 revo-
lutiOns a minute From this leads a
pipe line over a row Of pontoOns, where
iiexibility is provided By rubber joints
and then over the land TO the shore OF
De Soto island The dredge has two
swinging" lines running from either
bow, and swings upon a spud" aft.
so as to cover the whole channel Tn
January this dredged 100000 yards OF
material. while the other one, No.
4, which was shut down for some
time. dug out 100000 yards. II should
be understood that these dredges are
cutting against bank from one to
twenty feet higher than the water they
float in Il win thus be seen that
these dredges earned In a single month
$S2. .240, and they will draw this much
from the government appropriation,
the work having been accepted 70 date.
IN an average month these two dredges
viii cut 100000 yards at no greater ex-
pense. earning over $4,000. This must
cover levee work and all other ex-
Denses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06
To Run I55
Miles an Hour
l.eeeIssseIseeees sas9seeeaeseei.laasIs1

Germany intends leading the way IN
the matter OF ideal railroad transpOr-
tatiOn, and through the secretary OF
war has placed at the disposal OF an
electric company the military line be-
tween Berlin and Jossen, upon which
it is proposed to run electric cars at a
rate Of 1856 miles an hour.
There seems to be no doubt in Ger
many that this enormous speed will be
attained, and with full government
support and endorsement the result.
II possible, will be reached. The work
is to be accomplished during the pres
ent year
In this country the German attempt
is regarded favorably A. NJ. Young, Of
New York, an expert electric railway
constructor, says that the attainment
OF a speed OF 1876 miles an hour would
not surprise him, and he adds that he
expects to see in this country electric
trains running at the rate Of 100 miles
an hour. and that before long.
Charles w. Price, editor OF the Elee-
trical Review, has this TO say:
] see no reason why $50 miles an
hour should not be covered by an cleo
trio train Il IS entirely feasible. and.
indeed. speaking with experts some
time ago on this very subject. they
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

William G. Gehrung a farmer %
Dresden, O.. has been fined s25 by his
neighbors for eavesdropping over the
Independent party telephone. somo
time ago the farmers organized a tel
ephone company. When the telephones
were put in the party principle was
employed, and hair dozen phones
we're put on the same line. This ar
rangement is such that when one tele-
phone bell rings all ring. For weeks
tho subscribers have been trying 10
hnd out who was listening when they
talked. Green and Brown we're talk
ing over the line one day when they
heard another subscriber take down his
phone. Then they heard the clear
tones Of a clock striking. Green ana
Brown knew the clock, from its pec,s
liar tone. and that it belonged to GeA-
ung. Philadelphia Record
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

Il is now suggested that exactly sim
liar arrangements Of canals to those
observed on Mars are also to be seen
on Jupiter, Venus. Mercury. and on two
Of Jupiters moons, There is, says a
writer in knowledge a startling re-
sembiance between some early draw
ings Of Mars and recent diagrams. OF
Jupiter, and the theory IS gaining
ground that the canals are representa-
tive OF nothing which actually exists
on the planets observed. but that they
are nothing more than an optical IL
lusion due TO imperfcctions in the
human sight OF In the instruments
made to assist 1t. That the canals"
were discovered after the opposition
Of 1877. the most favorable period for
observation, during which. however.
they were only suspected. that they are
sharpest with colored screens and
comparatively small apertures. while
IN the great Lick and Washington tele-
scopes they have been seen either as
difiused markings or not at all, suggest
that the fine lines are simply a mode
under which faint markings may pre-
sent themselves to imperfect vision.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06
KAFFIR HOUSEHOLD LAWS
seeeseeoec99eeccsco sco9oe.cseeseeeeeee

The duties of husband and wife ar,
distinctly defined among the Kaflrs Of
South Africa The husband does not
expect his wife to build the kraal. or
hut That is his work. II takes from
500 to LOCO young trees to make the
beehive kind Of dwelling which is in
favor. and which is excell6ntly adapted
for protection.
When the husband has erected the
hut II is the wife's place TO cut grass.
carry it home and thatch the kraal
once a year She looks after an that
is needed in the hut. cooks the food.
gets the 6rewoOd. and makes the beer.
which Is not a small task. for the men
drink il in immense quantities. It Is
made from millet and mealies. and is
mild but Intoxicating.
Until quite recently everything was
carried on the head. A Zulu woman
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

A new feature Of physical training
Is being experimental with in a
Br0okline Mass school II is one Of
the hobbies OF Haartvig MIS-
sen the physical training in
structor. and is based on the
LiHg or Swedish system. The
purpose sought IS the correction of
faults OF posture. which can not be al
together remedied BY the regular
school gymnastics. such defects having
been found in 4 or 5 per cent Of the
children. For children willing to take
the special exercises. whose parenta
offered no objection. a course Of medi-
cal gymnastics was mapped out. diff
fering sccording 10 tie case Of each
chiid. and 70 Be carried ont 1t home.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

A big auction sale Of postage stamps
lasting four days. took place recently
in London, the collection bringing IN
$4,000 Among high prices paid were.
British Guiana. 1850. ~ cents blue
&220; British Guiana. 1856. 4 cents
blue. with corners cur. $3.50: Hawaii.
1881. cents blue. slightly torn. $500:
ls cents blue. damaged, $3.50: Guiana.
1850, 4 cents blue. sl20: Saxony. 1851,
l-3 neugroschen black on pale blue.
error. t275: Tuscany. 1S6o, 3 lire yell
low. 500; Wurtemberg. 1S5l-52. 9
kreuzer rose. sos. Reunion. 1852 so
cents black on blush. s112: Canada.
1851. 12 pence black. SsS5: Nova Scotla.
1ss1-57. shilling purple. sl22: Brattie-
boro. 1916. cents black on bun. with
small hole In center. 500: United
States. 1868. "a cents green and purnle.
with inverted flags $40; 90 cents.
with inverted flags. 1910.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

TWO Old CARPETS SOLD FOR $500
When a carpet gets 10 be a half cen
tury or more old. you usually expect
20 be able TO pick II up for a song
perhaps q song Of a few sixpenoes-in
some secondhand shop; but sometimes
you viii hnd yourself mistaken. which
would have been the case had you been
al recent secondhand carpet sale in
Lisbon.
Two carpets sold there were four
centuries old and yet there were not
bought for rags. They were carpets
presented by the Infsnta Donna sancha
% the royal convent Of st. Antonio In
1900 and we're put up at auction 10
raise money with which 70 repair the
convent.
French and German bidders were the
most anxious. and the carpets we're
started at s4.i0o. A Frenchman final
iy got them for $500. and was con-
graduated on his bargain.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

Scared the Tooihache Out OF Him.
A novel cure for the toothache was
inadvertently applied By Dr. Farmer
tier at fremont. n. Y. A man, suffer
ing from raging tooth. called at the
dentists house at night. forgot to ring
the bell. found the outer door open.
entered the hall, unintentionaly step
ped on a burglar alarm and brought
the dentist to the dark hall with a
pistol in his hand. The dentist threat
ened to shoot and the visitor was so
terrified that the ache departed from
his ehattering teeth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

One Of the most romantic burials in
history was that OF Alaric. the king
of the West Coths. who invaded Italy.
captured and sacked Rome August a.
40. After this success he vas prepar-
ing to carry bis arms into Sicily. when
he died suddenly at Cosentia. Italy.
His soldiers buried him in the bed Of
Of river Busento, after turning the wa
ter into another channel. With him
was inferred great treasure and the
digg.1g was done By prisoners who
afterward were put to death that the
exact spot might remain unknown.
4Doiher Roman eonQueror. Attiia the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06
Such Speed Proposed
TO be Attained on an
Electric Railway In
Germany.

said 200 miles an hour would nos be
impossible
Other persons In position to speak
authoritatively speak well OF the pro-
ject and predict that electricity will bg
the motive power Of the future.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

which it could be performed most con-
yeniently and with dispatch. the work
which seems necessary to be done
daily suggests writer in the Ladies'
World. Determine what rooms must
receive daily attention and the work
70 be done IN them. If they must be
thoroughly swept and dustea, etc; /;
what cupboards, shelves, dresseTs, etc.,
must receive daily cleaning IN kitchen
and pantry the work that must be
done IN sleeping rooms; the lamps
that must receive daily attention; the
rooms that require a second setting in
order after the noon meal, in fact,
every item should be jotted down.
even the washing Of dishes. This Is
for the purpose Of appointing a special
time for the doing Of each piece Of
work; not certain time Of day, but
one kind Of work should be given a
place upon the paper before or after
another and the work to be done in
the order IN which # has been written;
as certain kinds Of work II done before
another viii hasten the whole work Of
the day and fuel may also be saved in
this way
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

No one would expect 10 establish a
successful business without conducting
81 upon a systematic basis. Espe-
ciaily would this be important IN a
business requiring employees: then
should method Be employed IN even
the least important parts
Many fail 70 recognize housekeeping
- business that must be conducted
with the same precision as business
Of = different nature in order for IL
TO run smoothly and successfully. To
employ method in housekeeping Is an
exception and not the rule. the differ
ent kinds OF work are oftentimes per
formed whenever the incllnations seem
90 dictate. the greatest part Of the
work 0i the entire week being allowed
60 remain und0ne until. perhaps only
two days remain IN which to do the
work Of six. and. IN consequence. the
strength is oyertaxed Ia doing that
which might have been done with no
injury 10 the worker had 4 been done
systematically. System cannot be
Illuminated from the housekeeping OF
those who are dependent upon but one
servant 20 Dc the general houseworks
and the housewife must herself do the
systematizing. a. few servants are
capable Of doing q wisely.
uss Note Hook
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

>o-~~~-~~~~~~-~-~-~-----~
Hun. was buried in 453 A. D. in the
midst Of a plain. His body was in-
closed in three cofins-the first Of gold.
the second Of silver. the third and out
er Of iron. He like Alaric. was sur
rounded b. great treasure and buried
BY prisoners who were afierward kill
ed. A third secret and romantic hufi-
Al was that Of the Spanish explorer
Fernando de Soto. the discoverer Or
the Mississippi river Shortly after
finding the river be died Of malarial
fever. and 70 keep bis body from fall
ing into the handles OF the savages, Sc,
vas placed IN q eof1n. which az MID
night uas taken to tho middle Of TIE
great stream and sunk
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

viii carry 200 pounds Of mealies in
his fashion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

he who takes the child by the hand
takes the mother by the heart.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

Lots ov peepul wud pracktis onesty.
Y ii diddent inioore thare B.nness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

The tooth often bites the tongue.
and yet they keep together
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-06

ST down with pen and paper. and.
under the head Of usual everyday
work. write down IN the order In
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-02-28
| A Political Register.

r%- FOR SALE A practically new
three burner, latest improved Gasoline Stove
Oven attached. Reason for selling, have
10 need lit. A bargain. Inquire at
Nv 20tf THE CLARION OFFICE.