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The Washington times., 1902-04-13
MIR. WI ACCUSED OF
DIPLOMATIC BREACH II
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hrst was that they were not a new and
malleable people who could imbihe amn-- --
lean IDEAS. They were members Of A.,
OLD, immutable civilization. They never
couli form part of the body of American
citizenship. e"
ne second reason was that the China
man presented a form of economic. com
petition which the American could not
meet. He did not wish to see a race
come to the United States against whom
Individual hostility arose in the minds CT
the large masses of the people
Let us" said Mr.. Lodge, in tho
name OF humanity and mercy keep them
apart: Let us keep out a race which
would excite such feelings of hostility
one OF my earliest recollections was an
attempt. long before Chinese legislation
TO drive Chinese workmen out OF North
Adams, Mass, where many of them were
brought to take the place OF working Deo-
pie who were on strike.
Il do hope that the Senate will deal
with this bill; will take it up. and con-
slider II, and perfect it. | believe that IL
viii be a great mistake to evade this
question now and to pass temporary
measure extending the present legislation
for two wears
Il think that it will be best for the
Cinnamon, and best for our commercial
relations, to take up this bill deliberately.
make the best bill of it, then consider it
In conference with the House, and have
1t put upon the statute books before the
5th of May"
Mr.. Quarles. Mr.. Platt of Connecticut
and Mr. Dolliver frequently interrupted
Mr.. Lodge with view OF pointing out
what they considered drastic features CT
the bill
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SENTIMENTS OF SHYL0CK,
SAYS GEN. GROSVENOR

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Opponent Fights Shy.

Tho railroads and other corporations
'ha 9..,oH min leu aad that lass NJ
Democrats who are rreter-.nr
those oya-irnE .7e -...r i-.-.
"'s o -a. .-s. a4- h'.'.-. opposed Lr
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Tomorrow afternoon VI. Santos -DumonL,
with NJ. Aime. is to be the guest of
Thomas A. Edison, at Menlo Park
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He Went Too Far.

passed w ,u, ...-~-.
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-..s orsa rs favored srrn ing pcu-
a. H Dec t9w OF the aisHei
.s- @or fHr rae. Deech
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Invisible Writing.

Write upon paper with diluted So
luton of muriate Of copper. When dry
it will not be visible, but on being
warmed before the fire the writing
will become bright yellow. Write with
a pure solution Of cobalt, and the let
tiers will be Of green color. With
acetate of cobalt or with purified mu-
riate of cobalt tile writing will be blue.
Draw a landscape with some colored
ink and paint the foliage of the trees
and flowers with muriate Of cobalt,
some OF the blossoms, etc, with acetate
of cobalt and others with muriate Of
copper. While the picture is cold it
will appear to be merely an outline Of
landscape or winter scene, but when
gently warmed the trees and flowers
will be displayed in their natural coll
ors, which they will preserve onlya
while they continue warm. This may
be often repeated.
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The spoon Game.

The spoon game is pleasant amuse-
ment for party. where the guests are
all known TO each other.
The players form circle, in the mid
die of which stands the spoon handler,
blindfolded. The players join hands
and move around to music played on
the plano. Suddenly the music stops,
and the players stop too.
Then the spoon handler, who holds
long wooden spoon, reaches out with
1t and gropes about until he touches
one of the players. That player must
then stand perfectly still, and the han
der touches him all over with the
spoon to try to discover who he is.
1t is easier than many persons think
to discover ones identity by spoon
touching, and therefore the players
should attempt some disguise to de-
celve the handler. 1t is allowed to tip
toe or to stoop a little, so that your
height may not betray you. Boys may
turn up their coat collars or put a
handkerchief where the shirt front
shows-any simple thing TO make them
different from what they were before
the handler was blindfolded.
When the spoon handler makes cor
rect guess, the player named has to
take his place.
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madly merry? What was the joke
Efies trust? Billy's gratitude? They
failed to explain, but their amusement
was huge and sardonic.
Drive them away. Billy" cried Eff
fie, and the obedient king dropped his
ak and threw a faggot of wood at the
tree, which stopped the laughter and
dispersed the merrymakers.
BILLY tired now" said the black
grinning Too much work-plenty
wood" and he pointed to the result
of his labor.
Eyes. that will be enough, thank
you. You're a good boy. I'll give you
some tobacco"
"Billy's thirsty"
"Then you shall have some tea"
mo tea. Rum"
mo. Billy Rum isn't good for you"
Good for miners; good for Billy"
mo. it's not good for miners" said
Effie emphatically. 1T makes them
fight and say wicked things"
makes black fellow feel good" de-
clared Billy rolling his dusky eyes.
This last argument was effective.
Etfie went into her hut-her father had
returned to his work and poured q
little spirits from John Archer's flask
into a pannikin. Billy drank the
spirits With rolling eyes, smacked his
lips and then lay down in the shadow
of the hut TO sleep.
The long afternoon passed very SLOW
ly for Etfie Her few trifiing duties
as housekeeper were soon done. The
little hut was tided and the simple
evening meal prepared and some hours
must pass before her father returned
How could she pass the time? Sh
had only two books-a Bible and
volume of stories for little girls, which
she had won as a prize at school in
Brisbane. But she was too young to
appreciate the first, especially as the
type was very small and il was difficult
reading. and she had grown beyond
approaching the stories for little girls.
having known them by heart three
years before She would like TO have
slept Everything around her suggest
ed and invited the siesta-the steady
hoot the hrightness of the light with
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-12-12
A snnkeliI,e Lirnrd.

In the reptile house of the geological
gardens of London is a case which con-
tains several curious sand skinks and
has lately also become the home of a
curious relative of these four footed
lizards. Living specimens of this spe-
cies are seldom brought to the tenn
perate zone 1t is a native Of Australia
and Tasmania and is called the limb
less or scale footed lizard. 1t is about
twenty inches long, with shining scales
of sober colors, but the under surface
is pale, with a few dark dots and bars
running around its body near the head.
The small legs are entirely hidden UNI
der the skin, so that this lizard is as
easily taken for a snake as is its Eng
lsh cousin, the blindworm, but the
mild expression of it's head is furnished
with well formed eyelids, and the
tongue is slight and thick and can only
extend a short distance from the
mouth. This lizard owes its name to
the fact that where the body merges
into the tail is a pair Of narrow. scay
flaps, pressed tightly TO their sides
when the reptile is at rest, but used to
propel it when in motion, and these
flaps entirely cover the small toe bones.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-12-12
"Nfercuriale Swords"

When was it usual to insert running
mercury in the backs of swords?
This was a comparatively commUo
practice among the Italian, French and
Spanish swordmakers of the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries, but it was
more of a fancy than anything else for
it never came into general use. 1t was
not, of course used for rapiers or the
lighter kind of swords, but for the
heavier cutting swords.
The method was to cast the blade
rather broader at the back than usual
with a hollow running down it. This
was half filed with quicksilver and
sealed up. The idea was that when a
blow was struck with such a sword
the quicksilver would fly to the point
and so increase the weight of the blow.
This theoretical advantage, however,
did not at all counterbalance the gen.
eral clumsiness of the weapon and its
unhandiness in guarding, and SO the
mercuriale swords, as they were called,
from which their ingenious inventor
hoped so much, were rather military
curiosities than practical successes
London Answers.
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Boys Who Swim For Work.

Most boys go in swimming for fun.
some Of them how clean the water Is,
for they don't go in to wash, but to
dive, swim under water with their
eyes open, explore the bottom, even if
L is muddy, to find old cans, old bottles
and once in awhile coin.
But in the East river there are lot
Of boys who swim and work at the
same time, and it is not easy work
either.
A big log comes floating down the
liver. 1t has broken loose from one of
the piers. Some ferryboat has crashed
too hard into its slip. Now watch.
AS the log goes rolling, bowling along
three or four boys jump into the river
and with quick strokes swim out into
the stream. They are experts. One
strikes an eddy, goes down minute
and then comes up, spouting like q
porpoise. Now the foremost one has
caught the log, and now the others
have grip on it.
The boy swimmers kick with all their
strength. By their united efforts they
swing the log out of the current and
push it to land, where their father and
mother carry it off to their tenement
house home. In this way the family
gets enough wood to last them through
the long winter.
Many life has been saved along the
river by strong men who began by tow
ing logs to the shore when they were
boys.-New York Tribune.
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MIXED THE LETTERS.
Serious Result of Fool Man Trying
to BE Fncetious.


to BE FacetiOus.
A well known citizen of Clay Center
had been invited to an evening party.
He wanted to go, but his wife declared
that she had. no gown suitable for the
occasion and asked him to send IRE
grets" to their hostess The man went
down to his Office and penned this face
tious note of declination:
1--WE regret that your kind invitation
must be declined for all the convention
al reasons, but the real reason is that
half the family has nothing to wear.
My wife's latest dress is over three
weeks old, and her hat is twelve hours
out of date. You will appreciate the
hopelessness of the occasion and ex-
cuse u.s."
He thought this pretty good, and he
determined to write note to his wife
also explaining that he would not be at
home for an early dinner, as she had
asked him. He said in this note:
k. Il have turned down your invitation
because am going out to another even
ing party where the guests are not ex-
pected to wear anything of Importance.
Sorry won't be there to kiss you good
night"
And then the fool man carelessly sent
his wifes note TO the hostess and the
hostess note to his wife.-Clay Center
Times
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Something to BE thankful For.

A Scotchman who has a keen appre-
citation of the strong characteristics Of
his countrymen delights in the story Of
druggist known both for his thrift
and his philosophy.
Once he was aroused from a deep
sleep by the ringing Of his night bell.
He went down to his little shop and
sold dose of rather nauseous medicine
to distressed customer.
''What profit do you make out O.
that?" glumbled his wife.
"a ha'penny," was the cheerful an
swer
'And for that bit O money you'll lie
awake maybe an hour" she said impa-
tiently.
"Never grumble DER that, woman"
was his placid answer. "Erhe dose will
keep him awake all night. We must
thank heaven we ha' the profit and
none O the pain O. this transaction"
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Conspiracy.

"Squibob, you are still reporting for
the Daily Bread, aren't you?"
Eyes"
"Say, l am going to spend the even
ing with the daughter of old Professor
Noett, and he doesn't like me bit. l
want you to help me through"
Me? What can l do to help you"
"Call on him in his study about
o'clock and ask him this question: Pro
fessor, to what do you attribute the
decay of DalwinismY 2"
what good will that dol"
Hell spend the whole evening argu-
Ing to prove that Darwinism isn't de-
caying. Tribune.
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A Primitive Clock.

A naturalist, while visiting Great
Sangir, one of those islands of the In
dian ocean known as the Celebes, or
Spice islands, found a curious time re-
corder lodged at the house Of rajah.
Two bottles were firmly dashed togeth-
er and fixed in wooden frame. A
quantity of black sand ran from one
bottle into the other in just half an
hour, and when the upper bottle was
empty the frame was reversed. Twelve
short sticks, marked with notches from
one to twelve, were hung upon string.
A hook was placed between the stick
bearing the number Of notches CORE
spending to the hour last struck and
the one to be struck next. The sentry
announced the time by striking the
hours on large gong.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-12-12
EirenIes For Candles.

In Brazil the ilreflies shine so bright
ty that when the natives are short Of
candles they catch few frefiies and
put them in bottle.
The light given out by these flies Is
bright enough for person to read by.
A freely gives out more light IL he is
tritated, and as, Of course, they do not
IKE being confined In bottle they
give out their very brightest light on
such occasions
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-12-12
THE LITTLE BIRD.

A little bird with feathers brown
Sat singing on tree;
The song was very soft and low,
But sweet as 1t could be.
And all the people, passing by,
Looked up to see the bird
That made the sweetest melody
That ever they had heard.
But all the bright eyes looked in vain
For birdie was SO small,
And with modest, dark brown coat
He made no show at all.
"Papa, dear" little Oracle said,
"Where can this birdie be?
II could sing a song like that,
I'd sit where folks could see."
81 hope my little girl will learn
A lesson from that bird
And try to do what good she can
= Not to be seen, but heard.
'"This birdie is content to sit
Unnoticed by the way
And sweetly sing his Makers praise
From dawn to close of day.
$50 live. my child, all through your life
That, be 1t short or long,
Though others may forget your looks.
They'll not forget your song"
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Relinda.

Belinda's eyes are china blue;
Belinda's nose Is fat;
Belinda's hair is really hair;
She wears 1t in a plait.
It's true Belinda's made Of rags,
But what Is that to me?
Because I'm sure her hair must groWs,
Her hair is real, you see.
And when fasten on her Clothes
And have to use pin
She doesn't mind it In the least
How far I stick 1t In.
I'm sure she feels 1t, for, although
She doesn't seem to care,
There must be something In DOH
Whose hair is really hair.
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didn't Talk sun.hinr.

Mamma in tone of WEAKNESS sa-
vorlng of despair asked Katherine aged
three, to bring an apron left on another
Goor The little girl did her GRAND
promptly. and then followed this dia-
lOgue:
"What made you cry-cause you for
got your apron. mamma?'
"Why, didn't cry, Katherine"
"But you sniyeled."
"No, mamma didn't SWIVEL"
"Well, you didn't talk sunshiny any
way.s'
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TIE PARTS OF THE PUZZLE.

ways You can arrange them. You should
cut out each piece carefully and then
fit them all together. When each piece
is in its proper place, you will have a
complete picture.
There are several ways Of arranging
the pieces and several pictures you can
make out OF them. and each one is very
funny. indeed, as you viii find when
you have tried IL
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THE LITTLE
GOLD NUGGET
A Tale of the Australian Gold
Diggings.
*~*%M~M~M~#~w%#A#~#%a

John Archer decided that the mug
get would be safer in his little daugh.
ter's keeping than In his own.
You must take great care of it, dar-
ling" said John Archer. ut is for
your mother" And Efie slowed the
little nugget away in corner of the
cid workb which had been her moth
er's under the cotton and socks she
was darning for her father. She felt
duly weighted with the responsibility.
She knew that this yellow earth was
of great value for her father, leaving
her mother, who was very delicate,
with some friends in Brisbane, had
come long, weary way to find 1t.
Having hidden the little nugget
away. Ellie came out of the hut to look
around and see if any one was near
who might have seen her. No. No
one was near who might have seen her.
only Billy. the black King Billy. the
aboriginal monarch who loved rum
and tobacco and who was chopping
some firewood for her
This little girls reason for trusting
King Billy. the black, was somewhat
strange and is worthy of being re-
corded She trusted him because she
had been kind to him
But Fife was only II.
AS the child stood in the broad light,
her tumblcd hay hued hair kissed and
illumined by the bold rays of the sun
and her round, lrustful blue eyes shad-
ed from the glare by two little brown
hands, watching King Billy at his
work, flock of laughing iackasses
nlighted in neighboring gum tree
and set up a demoniac exclamation.
What made the i'll ompneu birds so
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Playing sDaniel."

Mother = Why, children, what's all
this noise about?
Little Freddy - We've mad grandpa
and Uncle Henry locked in the cup
board for an hour, and when they get
little angrier I'm going to play going
into the lions cage.-Spare Moments.
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Jones-Dear me! You say you often
lay down the law to your wife. How
do you go about it?
Bones-Why, all you need is firm
ness. ! usually go into my study. lock
the door and do it through the key
hole.
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PATCHWORK PUZZLE.
Here's q Good Hour of Pure Fun
For Boys and Girls.

Here is a puzzle which will tax your
brains to solve and which will give
you a good hour of pure fun when you
try it, especially if you do it with some
little friend. In the first place, the fig
ures and their positions are so unusual
and different from those you usually
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-21
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.

DENVER. Colo. July 15.-The mean
temperatures have been below the sea
sonal averages throughout the state
The deficiency has averaged two or
three degrees day except in the
north central section, where the de
parture from normal has been about
five degrees A considerable range
in the maximum, or day temperatures,
is noted, the week closing with read
ings in the COS. or about 20 degrees
higher than prevailed on the eastern
slope during the middle of the week
Cool nights have continued to be
feature. The rain fall has been un-
evenly distributed. Showers have
been frequent on the Arkansas Plat
divide and in the northeastern coun-
ties, and one or two moderately heavy
showers have occurred in Otero. Pu-
cblo and Las Animas counties No
rain is reported from the western
slope aad San Luis park. Crops
have made satisfactory progress in
the districts visited by showers, and
where water for irrigation has been
available. Harvesting of winter
wheat is becoming general; the yield
is light though somewhat better than
was indicated several weeks ago, The
tiook S for light crop of oats. rye
ana barley. Corn and potatoes are
in salts aCtory condition, and gardens
are ding we'll The first crop of al
falfa is sim going into stack, and
cutting OF the second crop has begun
in the Arkansas valley. The ranges
are sseadily drying in nearly all dis
tricts though still generally in fair
state. Fruit is in good condition.
Considerable damage by hail is re-
ported from Pueblo county. and grass
hoppers are still causing damage in
parts of the eastern slope. The sup
ply of water is very low.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-21
Farm for Sale.

24Q acres seven miles from Duran
90 TWO miles from Trimble Springs
railroad station; 1S0 acres under cul-
tivation, go acres in alfalfa, balance
plow land. Abundance of water for
irrigatiug, 7-roomed frame house plas-
tered and papered. Hay shed 1O0x3S
feet barn 36X9S, granary, cellar and
ether outbuildings; three hundred
fruit trees bearing, and small
fruit. Seven head of horses and
one colt, two cows part Jersey 20
stands bees; four sets harness, four
wagons. hay-press, binder. mower
AID sulky hay-rsko, sulky plow. po.
tato planter, new disc borrow, grain
drill, tanning mill and other tools and
implements too numerous to mention.
Would sell crop and all or would sell
part of land to suit buyer. Part cash
and balance upon easy terms. For
further particulars inquire of G. w
Hodingl Durango, Colo.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-21

ave tic 'r'tcl states for a couple
% -onths. He must await until the
arrival OF his successor.
TOLEDO. O., July 19.-The harbor
ani bay are dotted with craft come to
take part in the annual regatta of the
iIterlake Yachting association. to be
held during the coming week. De-
troit. Buffalo, Sandusky and other
cities will be represented in the races
Monday the fleet will assemble Off
Gibraltar Island and a reception will
be held on the yachts. In the even
'rg there will be a smoker at the Ho-
lei Victory. Put-in-Bay. The opening
arp viii be sailed Tuesday over a
ifteen-mile triangular course with a
line-mile triangle for sixteen and
twenty footers. The windward and
leeward races will be sailed on We'd
resday, five miles and return for the
big boats and a single course for the
s.aall ones. Thursday will be given
over TO squadron sail, followed by
the annual ball in the evening. On
Friday will be sailed the free-for-all.
the course depending upon weather
conditions A power boat race is al
so scheduled for that day. The en-
try list is large and of a high class
and with favorable weather conditions
the regatta should prove one OF the
hest in the history of the association.
LIVERPOOL. July 19.-The new
t#in-screw steamship Hanoverian of
tbc Leyland line sailed for Boston to-
day on her maiden voyage The new
snip is one Of the finest OF the trans
Atlantic feet. Her tonnage is about
/ 1000 tons; length, sol feet; breadth
60l1a feetand she has capacity for
'early 250 first cabin passengers No
ether class of passengers is carried.
nd this gives the largest amount OF