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Some Chinese Tables

their respective colonies adjoining,
were so near and dear to each other
that there was no love lost on the
boundry line They hated each other
with a hate passing that OF nei8h1orS'
BY day, when the owls slept the
crows tOrmcnted them, and by night
when the crows slept, the Owls were
not found irresponsible i'll the nelShbor-
w solicitude. The slaughter among
the crows was great, and one morn
ing. after counting the slain, many
winterpd crow shook his head ana
said that the only way to preserve
their peace was to eXtermlnate the
owls. He then directed his friends
to peck him and pull most OF ms
feathers out They did so, and II
was a most badly handled looking
crow that put his head on one SIDE
and winked his eye and strutted OFF
to play his game upon the owls.
Arriving at their dwelling, he ask
ed them to take pity on him, as ne
was in a sorry plight, and the Yer
million Bird forgaye him for ever nav
ing set up as a crow-a degraded
! creature that attacks one Of his own
kind. pecks it almost to death ana
then turns it out. They heard his
tale and pitied him. Very soon he
was comfortably lodged III the Owls
domicile. where he lay lew TIL MS
feathers had grown again. Then one
morning as the winter was coming
on he set to work and piled great
heaDs of br1lshwood before the mouth
of the owls dwelling, saying that
he foresaw heavy snowstorm and
wanted to protect them.
When everything was complete the
willy crow, watching his opportunity
when the owls were within, snatched
a burning ember from peasant fre
| and set the funeral pyre in blaze
Then, as they flew out and were
scorched. he stood with his legs apart
holding his sides with laughter al
their dying struggles. The fable,
however. although very much use'
by the Chinese, was probably derived
from an Indian source.
Another which is purely Chlnese'
remarkable for it's subtlety tlge
was making preparations to devour
fox. when the SLY one claimed som
consideration from the fact that n
was superior to all other animals c
the forrest. And if you want proc
of the fact" he continued, "com
with me and will show you. Ihe
} then walked together through tn
5 forrest and all the other animals tie
4 before them. The tiger. seeing tn
a glanced at his companion, and wa
$ struck with the lordly manner
5 which he waved all the other ANNA
/ off. verify" he said, this is u
e king of beasts and, being too stup
4 to see that he himself was the obje
|. of terror and respect, he decide
g not to attack the fox.
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Big town lot drawing at We"oha'
7 r. November 20. Half rates oy
..rba Choctaw." A chance of lie,
time to get in on the ground hoor III
one Of the most thriving new towns
in Indian Territory. See ticket agents
for full particulars.
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There is a PLEASING humof IN most
chinese fables which render them
highly readable. and, in the applica-
ton. serves as a sugaI%coa'lng TO 'he
mill This humor crops out III the
,,orv first fable of hich the Chinese
have any record. 1t IS to be 1ouha
in the "Historics of the ContendihS
Statas where a certain prince uSea
II as an illustration of the needs Oh
=, wholesome unity among those who
+horoh entertaining internecinc fuedS,
have cause to combine against COM
,,on foe "A muSSel was basklng on
tho hank of a river so says TINS
fable. when big bittern came by,
Seeing it move, the fowl put Its head
on one side and watched it. Then 1t
drew near and pecked at the muSsel,
out that willy shclltish clapped It's
;,ue TOGETHER like a trap and held
the birds beak fast. Then Sad the
bittern. If You don't open today and
if YOU don't turn me loose tomorrow
someone will find a dead mussel lylnS
about here" To which the muSsel
made reply: IF you don't open today
and I don't release you tomorrow they
will see a dead bittern holding UP
his toes on the beach. At this point
a fisherman came by and seized the
ma ir of them
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Manv Have a Moral.


Most Chinese fables point q whole,
some moral, nor is it difficult to see
the application Of the foregoing. An
other quaint little story Illustrates the
similarity of the Chinese mind to that
of more enlightened races, Tor II
plays the part of a satire on the
nernicious hibit Of borrowing trouble.
Where we talk of two old women
mingline their tears on the BANK Oh
deep pool in inconsolable grief at
what might have happened If little
Freddy had fallen in there and been
drowned the Chinese might nave the
following: A certain rich old man OF
Chi state gave his annual party 10
commemorate his birthday, and invlt-
ed all his sons and grandsons to grace
the occasion. In the midst OF the
Publications, however, he was observed
sitting anart with an expression OF
woe upon his face. Being asked what
was the matter, he replied: Il was
only thinking of what trouble might
have in inviting all my guests when
nv two hundredtn birthday came
around
The fable which is least likely TO
rust for want of handling in China is
one which gives in clear fashion
the advice: Never put faith IN
renegade. In all countries renegadeS
should be handled with pair OF tongs
hut it seems in China there is epecla
need for a strong fable to point th'
advice. for in dipping and being dupe;
the great pure empire has no equal
The crows and the Owls. haVlh'
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BRAKES FAILED.
Runaway Train Near Boulder,
Col, Kills One and Injuries 20.

Boulder, Colo, July Sin an acci-
dent on the Chautauqua street car line
last night, one woman was killed and
twenty persons injured. The cars were
heavily loaded, and the chain brakes
used on the trailers failed to hold the
strain. 1t rushed down the hill with tre-
mendous velocity, overturning at a bend
in the track.
The motor car was badly wrecked.
and 1t was in this and upon the plat
forms of other cars that most of the
serious accidents occurred OF the 200
passengers on the tram, twenty were
badly injured, one fatally, others escap-
ing with severe cuts.
Mrs. Jennie Richards died soon after
being taken from the wreck.
The injured are.
Ida Bragger, aged 10, padly crushed.
Mrs. Robbins, crushed and bruised
Miss Whitelock, bruised, not serious
Fred Wilson, aged H. leg broken.
Mrs. P. Larson, crushed internally, ser
ious
Theodore Stawn, aged 25. leg broken
back bruised, scalp wound.
Mrs F. A. Hunter, aged So, bruised.
otherwise bruised.
Miss Meta Davis. leg broken. bruised.
Mamie Gummeson, knee injured.
Mrs. S. j. Gardner, injured about head,
taken to University hospital, condition se-
rious, but it is thought shetwill recover.
Henry MyrinR. aged q. miner of Salina,
seriously injured in groin
Earl Dillinger, Loveland, bruised.
Miss Sweet, Central City, injured about
back.
N. D. Mckenzie and daughter Katherine.
bruised.
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isters and the military officers each hold
to their own opinions which greatly Inn
pede the progress of our affairs re-
quest you to ask the government of the
United States to consult with the other
governments SO that instructions may
be sent to the different military officers
direct, ordering them to accede to sug-
gestion of the foreign ministers to the
end that restoration may not be fur
ther delayed
The author of this message Yuan Shih
Kai, has taken the place of the late Ii
mating Chinese foreign policies, and the
United States government is the more dis
posed to heed his appeal because of his
excellent conduct during the boxer uprls-
ing. He was the principal means of COM
munication between the outside govern
ments and the legatfOnerS during their
time of peril and but for his strength of
character, the entire province of Shan
Tung would have been drawn over to the
boxer cause.
Secretary Hay will address himself to
the various governments, probably
through Mr.. Conger at Pexin and the for
eign ministers there located. The situa-
tion at Tien Tsin is peculiar, and in the
view of the state department, the attitude
of the foreign military officials there Is
perfectly unreasonable. The state depart
ment has satisfied itself that the foreign
ministers at Pekin whose governments are
thoroughly anxious to have the treaty of
Pekin executed in fair spirit and to
that end to have Tien Tsin evac III. d at
the earhe,- possible nOment by the for
eign officers so hat il will carry the Chi
neSe appeal to the governments concerned.
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train passed through this city at 1:S5
p. m.
WAS TO BE EXPECTED.
Philadelphia July 5.-President Roose-
welt arrived here over the Pennsylvania
railroad from Pittsburg, en- route to
Oyster Bay at 12:17, promptly on sche
dule time. His special car, the Olym-
pia, was surrounded by railroad en-
ployes with whom the president shook
hands. To a friend the president said: /:
Il see by the papers that my boy shot
a firecracker in glass bottle and cut
his head. I suppose that is to be ex-
pected of the family"
The presidents car was detached
from the train and taken to West Phil
adelphia to the turntable where the
president again shook han -a with a
number of employees. The car was
brought back to the station and during
the few minutes interval before start
ing, the president walked up and down
the platform. The train left at 12:46
and is due to arrive at Jersey City at
2:40.
CAREFULLY GUARDED.
Harrisburg, Pa, July "a special
train carrying President Roosevelt and
party from Pittsburg, reached Harris
burg at S:35 this morning en- route to
Oyster Bay, L. 1. During the ten min
utes wait at the union station to change
engines and crews the president and
Attorney General Knox walked up and
down the platform A large crowd OF
railroad men and spectators gathered
and to these the president smiled and
lifted his hat.
A party of secret service men was
with the president and carefully guard
ed him and Mr.. Knox from the time
they left the train until it started on
its journey east. Mr.. Knox left the
party here and after a wait of Is min
utes, started for Washington.
The run of the presidents train between
Pittsburg and Harrisburg was without in
cident.
| The president took breakfast after leav-
Altoona and whom lie reached Harrisburg
Pe mas bppd With ar of al the
which had been ordered in advance by the
| station master at Altoona.
Just before the train pulled out of the
station here the president hurried ocwn to
the locomotive and shook hands cordially
with eonkn 81 M Of ana o
| will make the run between Harrisburg
s''o Calls FOR TEDDY.
| Lancaster, Pa; July 5.-Awaiting the
train here was a large crowd who set up
on the the car platform. in response 70 their
| calls for Teddy" He acknowledged the
greeting and remarked that he would not
| to say, he said, yestel day. He then went
| inside the car. but the cheering kept
| ana sl,eak briefly follows:
| Il Was glad to be the guest of Pennsyl-
wants, OIL. the Fourth of July. From ali
| can see here, YOU seem to be doing very
| we'll l have stayed here longer than /
| expected but / want to say that 1 had
! the II. assure of being here once before.
| am glad to be greeted by you today as l
| come through, and know you will be glad
| that am going back to my own family
fo- q holiday
! While the president was speaking the
| tain suddenly started but 1t was immed-
| lately stopped and he finished what he
| had TO say
Express Agent Killian handed the presi-
| dent a bunch of water lilies. The en-
| th1Isiasm over the presidents appearance
was very great and only died out the
| train was lost from view.
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APPEAL TO UNCLE SAM.
China Wants Foreign Soldiers
to Leave Tien Tsin.

washington. July 5-The Chinese
government has appealed to the govern
ment of the United States to use it's
good offices to cause the allied powers
who still retain their soldiers in Tlen
Tsin to evacuate that place in conform
ity with the spirit of the agreement OF
Pekin which settled the Boxer troubles
The appeal was made today by Min
lister Wu directly to Secretary Hay III
the shape of cablegram from Vlceroy
Yuan Shih-Kai of Chilli, which the
minister supplemented with long YER
bal explanation
The cablegram is as follows:
..Translation of cablegram received
July 4, 1902 18th noon, 29th day)- From
yiceroy Yuan Shih-Kaf OF Chill, dated
JrIy 3. 1902, 18th noon. 2Sth day.
Your cablegram of July is received
with much qualification In the final
protocol signed by the different powers
there is no stipulation that supple
uentary convention will be made in
regard to the restoration of Tien Tsin.
But the foreign military officers at Tien
Tsin have arbitrarily given rise to fresh
complica tions. and drawn up many ar
ticles limiting to 300 the number of Chi
uese guards to be stationed at Tien
Tsin within the limit <of 30 kilometers-
Since the brigands in the vicinity OF
Tien Tsin on account of the looting OF
the arsenals in 1900 are generally well
armed, it would be impossible for such
a small force to suppress and punish
brigandage; much less can it police the
city and vicinity and preserve order
generally. The military officers appear
to be willing to restore the city, but
in reality t1ley wish to delay; there is
reason to fear that their action is not
by any means for the public good. The
foreign ministers at Pekin do not ap-
prove their action. and they have re-
peatedly demonstrated with them; but
the military officers have not been will
ing to come to an agreement The min
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BURNED UP MONEY.
Topeka Spent Over $4,000 For Fire
works,

More than five thousand dollars was
spent by Topekans for cOmbustibles and
explosives with which the glorious
Fourth was made more glorious. The
run on these goods was heavier Friday
than at any time in the history of the
town. with the possible exception of
July 4, 1898. the day when America cele-
brated the victory of the American
naval fleet over that of the Spaniards
off Santiago, Cuba.
One dealer sold 250,000 blank cartrid-
ges, and could have disposed of many
more had he had them in stock The
same man disposed Of four gross o.
canes in the ends of which blank cart
ridges were exploded, three kegs Of
powder for small toy cannons and 100
cases of five crackers, small and giant
Another wholesaler sent out two car
loads to country merchants, and ram
out of local supply long before the de-
mand ceased. Last year he had dray
load left over. The trade in small crack
ers is weakening year by year, the ten
dency being favorable to louder ex-
plosives. such as the blanks used in pis-
tolls and canes Dealers say there is
not the demand for the high-class fire
works proper that there used to be, such
as candles and rockets. though these are
always more or less popular. The re-
form school boys used $100 worth of
evening, and a number of small picnic
parties purchased freely of rockets,
canes, candles and torches.
The kind of fireworks is improving
all manufactured in China and Sweden.
Now there are two large factories in
the United States. one in ST. Louis, the
other at New York, which supply prac-
tically the demand of this country and
of the world The small Chinese crack
ers are still imported, but not heavily,
and the large crackers made in Sweden
are rarely seen this far in the interior
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100000 GUESTS.
Half Million People Dine at King
Edwards Expense.

.
London. July 5-Half a million Of Lon
guests this afternoon. They were scatter
ed in about 400 halls. schools and parks
of the royal beneficiarieS being entertain
ed at Stepheny, where no less than 49,
GOO enjoyed dinner such as they seldom
a message from the king signed by his
private secretary to the poor. sent through
Dimsdale, as follows:
"Buckinghan Palace, 11:20 a. MI am
commanded by the king to inform your
lordship that his majesty and the queen
had intended visiting some of his corona
ton dinners today and he ceeply regrets
that his illness prevents their doing
The king has deputed~ members of his
family to represent him at as many of
commanded by the king to express his
hope that his guests are enjoying them
selves and passing a happy asyo sNyo,1ys.
This was the signal for tremendous
outburst of cheering. Before leaving the
Prince Of Wales G expressed to h,sr the bishop a,o
Ingram, and Sir Thomas Upton, his great
satisfaction at the completeness of the ar
rangementS and emphasized his regret at
the fact that the king was unable to be
present.
ners, which were followed in every. case
by variety shops. upwards of 1,500 op-
cratic, theatrical and music hall artists
and Ais pianists giving their services for
the occasion.
During the course of the afternoon a
second message from the king was read at
the various gatherings, saying his majes-
ty was very glad to feel that they were
his guests and hoping that they would all
be happy and comfortable and spend a
pleasant afternoon
Accompanying the Prince and Princess
of Wales were the Duke and Duchess of
Connaught. the Duke and Duchess of Fife.
Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark,
the Duke and Duchess of Argyll; Princess
Henry Of Battenberg, Prince and Princess
Christian of Schleswig- Holstein and the
Duchess of Albany.
This mornings bulletin announcing that
King Edward is out of danger was also
circulated, so that half a million poor
folks drank his majesty's health out of
them as a souvenir of the occasion. The
Prince and Princess of Wales traversed
the metropolis from end to END IN semi, sen :
detachment of the Horse Guards and ap-
peared at central gatherings in several
districts The gTinGlbpa bas dinner nton was wha az
organized the whole feast. did the honors
of the day to 1900 of the poor aided by a
cluding Timothy L. Woodruff, lieutenant
governor of New York; vice Commodore
Bourne of the New YORK nGnd aaGn5 eiap apoand and
plates of beef and pudding or nIled peer
mugs with enthusiasm embiematic OF
the whole spirit Of the occasion. The
Prince and Princess of Wales paid their
first visit to Fulham. They entered the
park of the palace through triumpna1, a.
Fulham, Sir Thomas Upton, and others
Their royal highnesses were enthusiasm,
eeflS eeholars Ni Who sang God Save the King.
The prince and princess alighted ano
walked among the marques "nere tns
one-half miles of tables, evincing the ut
most interest in everything At the head
ravai marty. stopped and the Prince Of
Wales read this mornings bulletin regard
ing the kings health
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months of drudgery in camp, who got
to put pretty good judgment on their
fellows that were next to them, il it
was a fight, and who headed a move
forward to be sure that the men next
to them would move the right way.
They did not care bit whether the
men next to them were bankers or
bricklayers. They wanted to know
whether they would stay put,
Nov that is what you want in civil
life. More and more think, gentle
men. as one grows older, one comes to
feel that it is not the sphere In which
we perform the duty; it is the doing OF
the duty that counts.
Il do not care what the mans occu-
patton is or what his standing is. If he
does his duty well, he is a good citizen
and II he does not he is not a good
citizen.
Compared with that fundamental
question, the other questions as to the
particular position he occupies in public
those questions sink into absolute insig-
nificance."
When the president concluded his ad-
dress the banqueters adjourned to the
pariors where reception was held. and
shortly before midnight the presidential
party was driven to their train, standing
on siding at Shadyside station, where
they retired, their car being attached to
the eastern train on the Pennsylvania
railroad at about o'clock in the morn
ing en- route to Oyster Bay.
The crowd that greeted the president
tel he shook hands with the porters, bell
boys and other employees of the house,
and bade them good bye.
The crowd that greeted the president
along the line Of the parade and clamb-
cred to hear his address at Schenley park
is conseryatively estimated sat million
people. OF this number, fully 100, ,00O
were within sound of the President S
voice
This is believed to have been the larg-
est assemblage ever addressed by .
president of the United States.
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JENNINGS GETS HELP.
John A. Morthland is Added to the
Force

peka office of the weather bureau has
been increased.
John A. Morth1and, of North Topeka,
was appointed messenger and this
morning was sworn in and, commenced
his duties. The work in the Topeka Of
fee of the weather bureau has increas-
ed greatly since the establishment of
so many rural delivery routes and the
Office force has been unable to keep up
with the work When the Office is moved
to the federal building it is expected
that the service will be improved and
that a daily weather map will be is
sued The weather map for Kansas is
now issued at Kansas City and the
service is not the best.
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NEW KIND OF BEGGAR.
Young Man Wants Money to Buy
Wife Tombstone.

A queer beggar is making the rounds
of Topeka He wants money with
which to buy tombstone for his wife,
The man, who does not give his name.
is young. He does not look the part of
the conventional beggar by any means
He is well dressed. His plan of ac-
ton is to ring the front door bell and
when someone responds to ask fol
money with which to buy his wife a
ton bstone. He does not say that his
wife is dead or anything else He gen.
orally surprises people SO with his
strange request that they look at him
in blank astonishment. He has not col
lected a great deal
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CONvALESCENT.
Doctors Pronounce King Ed
ward Out Of Danger.
Dinner Is Given to Half a Mil
lion Poor.
21a MILES OF TABLES
At the Principal Dinner Where
Upton Did the Honors.
Distinguished Americans Pass
the Pudding and Beer.

London, July 5-The following bulle-
tin regarding King Edwards condition
was posted at Buckingham palace at 10
O. clock this morning:
His majesty had another excellent
night and he is cheerful and feels much
stronger. We are glad to be able to
state that we consider the king now out
of danger. The evening bulletin will,
therefore be discontinued.
''TREVES.
"LAKING.
BARLOW"
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Print Roosevelt's Speech.

London. July 5.-The London news
papers this morning have unusually full
reports of the Fourth of July banquets
and speeches at Pittsburg, Pa. London,
Paris. Berlin and elsewhere. Several of
them publish editorial articles express
ing keen satisfaction at the warmth
and good will which the Americans ex-
pressed for Great Britain and King Ed
ward.
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SNOW IN COLORADO.
From One to Three Inches Fall
In the Mountains.

Denver Colo, July Specials from
various towns in the mountain portions
of Colorado report snow fall ranging
from an inch to three inches. Lead
vile reports a light fall. while at Aspen
more than two inches fell during the
day and last night. The temperature
has been low all over the state.
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ROOSEVELT, JR., HURT.
Young Theodore Placed a Fire.
cracker in a Bottle.

New York, July 5.-Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr, had his forehead cut open by a piece
of flying glass while celebrating Independ-
enee day at Oyster Bay. He had placed
hrecracker in an old bottle and after the
explosion found his forehead bleeding
from a deep cash. Bystanders rushed to
his assistance. but he walked to his moth
er who sat on the veranda and asked her
to bandage the wound. He soon resumed
his merrymaking-
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HIS HEAD BLOWN OFF.
Fatal Fourth of July Accident
at Dodge City.

Dodge City, Kas.. July gu. N Hanna,
a young man employed as bill clerk in
the Santa Fe freight depot, had the top
of his head blown OF last night by the
bursting of a two inch gas pipe fiilld with
powder.