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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

DR.. Beaumont, the oculist,
who will be here one day Citing
glasses, has a very good reason
for travelling and soliciting your
patronage. When you know
him thoroughly you will find
him a man you will be COMPEL
ed to respect for his profession.
al ability and the plainness with
Which he will state your case.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

r. p. Service loaded a car
Monday with his household
goods aud some horses and will
accompany it himself going by
freight train to his old home,
Newton Station, Miss. His car
cost him 1923. Mrs. Service
and children will go by passen-
ger train. The expense of 'go-
Ing back will not fall far short
of S400. Looks like a bad move
to the News but it hopes that
Mr.. Service will not regret it.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25
COUNTY DEMOCRATS.

Last Saturday evening at the
Court House the county demo
cratic executive committee held
session to consider, among
other matters, the advisa bility
Of putting out county ticket
All OF the members were pres
eut.
Hon. r. A. Campbell, county
chairman, briefly stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting and invited
all democrats present, especial
ly candidates, to express them
selves, tor or against, this ques.
tion of county nominations,
stating that it was the desire of
the committee to follow the
wishes of the rank and file of
the party in this particular.
Following this invitation short
talks were made by r. A. Sow.
der, Esq, T. F. Reed, G.. ".
Palmer, P. II. Young. ]. E
Rogers, G. G. Foster, Prof.
John Rogers, Judge Buie, A. S
Rollins, Esq, and one or two
others. All of the speakers ex-
cept two favored primary
ticket. Many others were pres
ent, nearly a courtroom full,
and almost all democrats, twas
said, but for the time being they
failed to make known in words
their feelings on the question
at issue. After opportunity had
been given TO all to speak the
mass meeting adjourned and the
committee went into executive
session.
In the committee room the
only point made was. that should
county nominations be decided |
upon, the primary form would |
be adopted; and, without any
further action of any kind which
amounted to a decision the com
mittee took a recess until to-
Saturday. at 2 p. m.
when another session will be
held at the Court House and the
question OF county nominations
and perhaps other matters of
Importance settled:
THESE OTHER MATTERS.
The national convention meets
IN July 6, and then there are
district and state conventions
md if Randall county wants
representation the executive
must provide way.
In case of the national and
district conventions there could
,e no objection to the county =
or general mass
Meeting plan and il. could be ,
Ield any time. {
And then comes the state I
icket. In case no county nom
nations be had then mode of 4
assing on this ticket, primary u
r convention must be adopted. G
! general mass meeting or a
-
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

answer this purpose as also the
additional one of eleCting a
county chairman and executive
committee for the next two
years.
All Of these matters are up to
the present executive committee
and they will no doubt come in
for consideration at tomor-
rows meeting.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

S. B. Tadlock returned from
some of the towns just south of
here few days ago, where he
has been dong dental work.
The doctor has ceased to be a
widower and will no doubt quit
bis running around" as bis
wife returned today after an ex-
tended visit to her parents at
Stamford.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

Is your eyesight failing' DR..
Beaumont has made speciality of
fitting eye glasses for 20 years.
Come to the Victoria hotel We'd
nesday morning, the goth, and
have your eyes examined. The
instruments he uses are the best in
the world Prices no more than if
you were in Chicago.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

Three Of our townsmen, if no
more, hoaored the memory of
good st. Patrick by "The
Wearing of the Green" on tie
l7th. Two ladies also were
dressed out in green but wbeth.
er purposely for "the day" or
not. deponent knoweth not.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25
Don't do it Again!

All persons are hereby warned
not to haul any dead animals or
other waste or refuse upon any
of the "Block" lands. All per
sons doing so after this notice
will be prosecuted to the full
extent of the law.
a Y. EVANS, Agent.
BITS
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

Correspondents to the News
must sign their true names as
well as their nom de plume to
articles sent in. They can rest
assured that the true name will
not be divulged by this Office
without consent of the owner.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

Editor Shafer, of the Plain
view Herald, was in town Mon
day and Tuesday and spent some
OF his time a welcome visitor at
the News Office.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

Commissioners Court will
meet in special session on
Saturday, April End, 1904, to
destroy the unused poll tax re.
ceipts in compliance with the
Terrell election law.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

The News Office can supply
you with visiting cards in blank
or printed, also with Linen type
writer paper, white or colored.
You can also get STAR envelopes
at this office.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25
THE WEARING OFTHE GREEN
Farewell for | must leave thee,
NV own, nv native shore,

Farewell for must leave thee,
Ny own, my native shore,
And doomn'ed in foreign lands to dwell,
May never see thee more;
For Laws, our tyrant laws, have said,
That seas must roll between,
Old Erin and her faithful sons,
That love to wear the green.
Oh! we love to wear the green.
Oh! how we love the green,
On native land we can not stand
For wearing of the green.
Yet wheresoe 'er the exile lives
Tho oceans roll between,
Thy faithful sons will fondly sing
1.-The Wearing of the "Green."
Ny father lov'd his country,
And sleeps within her breast
While | that would have died for her,
Must never be so blest;
Those tears my mother shed for me,
How bitter they had been,
If | had prov'd traitor to
1.-The Wearing Of the Green"
There were some that wore the green,
Who did betray the green.
Our native land we can not stand
Thro' traitor to the green.
Yet wheresoe'er our fate may be,
When oceans roll between.
Her faithful sons will ever sing
1.-The Wearing of the Green"
Ny own, my native island,
Where'er chance to roam,
Thy lonely hills shall ever be
Ny own beloved home;
And brighter days must surely come,
Than those that we have seen,
When Ern's sons may boldly sing,
1.-The Wearing of the Green"
For we love to wear the green.
Oh! how we love the green.
Our native land we can not stand
For wearing of the green.
sBut brighter days must surely come
Than those that we have seen,
When all her sons may proudly sing,
"The Wearing Of the Green"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

"Tassie," our Hoffman school
house correspondent, promises
regular visits to the News
columns. They will be appre-
ciated.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

Every purchaser or owner of land
should have complete abstract of
his title and he can get same by
applying to Buie & Rollins, abb
stracters for Randall county.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

For Inspector Of Randall county,
subject To the action OF the Demo-
cratic nominating convention, II such
be held:
II f. FOSTER
(Re-Electionl
W. A. JENNINGS
G. r. STRATTON
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

The Democrats of Hall county,
through their executive com
mittee, have declared for a pri
mary to nominate full ticket,
national, state and county.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

j. A. Grundy has accepted a
position as salesman with the
Canyon City Hdw. & Grain Co.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

School land abstracts made for
all who wish them by Buie & Rol-
Inns, abstracters for Randall county.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

Our stock of paint is moving rap
idly. You will have to hurry if
you "want 60" at our high-grade
Paint at low-grade prices.
CANYON LBR. co.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

DOnley county went dry by
over two to one.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

The grand jury at Hereford
has so far returned three bills,
two telonies and one misde.
meanOr.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-03-25

We are authorized to announce
the name OF
JOHN ROWAN,
ty Treasurer of Randall county, sub
jet to the action of the voters at the
polls, November election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-07
CATS AND RATS.
Experiments Show That the Rodent
Has Great Sense of Smell.

have observed recently a rather Curl
Gus thing with respect to the relationship
between cats and rats and it has led to a
rather interesting reflection said a man
who takes much interest in animal life
For while the rats overran my place
At night there was no such thing as quiet
around the house. They would scamper
across the floor, jump up and down the
steps and cut all kinds of capers We Sc
cured a cat, and from the very time the
cat appeared on the place the rats began
to get scarce. There is nothing curious
about this fact in itself. But to my per-
sonal knowledge the rats have never seen
the cat. There has been no chasing and
no conflict between them. What 1 want
to know is how do the rats know the cat
is on the place? The inquiry has caused
me to indulge the more interesting refiec-
ton: How far can rat detect the pres
ence of a cat by the sense of smell? Evil
IDENTIFY at considerable distance, else the
rats at my place would not have known
of the cats presence under the circurn-
stances I'm quite sure they have never
seen the cat. But they know he is there
just the same, and they have been aw-
fully cautious since his arrival. 1t would
be interesting to know the range of the
cats sense of smell, and some expert
menter will find here an interesting field
of inquiry and one which might be en-
tered with some profit to human kind -
New Orleans TimeS-Democrat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-07
modern Stained Glasswork.

The twentieth century American
stained glass maker follows without
important variation the simple meth
DDS of the French monk of eight cen
turtles ago. The first requisite is the
design. The artist makes a small
watercolor sketch to show the general
design and color scheme, accompanying
it with detailed studies From this two
large drawings or cartoons are made,
the exact size of the desired window.
One cartoon shows where the leads"
will be placed-the thin strips of lead,
followed on both sides and looking in
a transverse section like the letter H,
which form the framework to bind the
pieces of glass together. Another
drawing gives the size and shape of
each piece of glass. This cartoon is cut
into it's component pieces by pair COR
tripleD of three bladed scissors, which
leave between their parallel blades a
space sufficient for the leads. These
cut-out patterns are put together
again on a large glass easel, to which
they are attached by wax, and the
i spaces between are BACKED in, to give
the effect of the leads.
The easel is then placed against a
: window where the light can stream
/ through it. The artist or his substi-
! tute replaces each paper pattern on the
easel by a piece of glass of exactly the
same size, cut from sheet of glass OF
the color called for by the color sketch
The sketch is not followed exactly; ex-
| pertinent with the actual glass viii
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-07
MRS. ROOSEVELT'S CHINA.
Present Collection Larger Than Any
of Her Predecessors.

Mrs. Roosevelt now rejoices in the pos
session of a greater collection of china
than was at the disposal of any of her
predecessors as First Lady of the Land.
More than this, the present mistress of
former four-year queens of the republic
have had. wealth of table appointments
ramics to be found in the mansion of the
American family Of great wealth where
lavish entertaining is the rule.
Mrs. Roosevelt now has for use on her
table upward of 5000 perfect pieces of Chi
ma. Only dishes of perfect condition are
included in this enumeration, for, be it
known, no piece of china marred by the
place on the presidential table China so
slightly Clipped or cracked that the aver
age housewife would pass over the de-
fects is vigorously banished from the
White House china closets as soon as the
defect is noticed, writes Walden Fawcett
in the March Housekeeper.
1t might naturally be supposed that the
one thousand two hundred and ninety-six
pieces comprising Mrs. ROOseVelt's hand
some new colonial china service, made
expressly to order, would constitute the
largest single representation of china in
the great collection, yet such is not the
case Mrs RooseveIt,s record as a pur-
chaser of fine china was surpassed by
Mrs. Cleveland, who left as a legacy to
future mistresseS of the executive man
forty-five pieces of china. Yet, strange
enough, Mrs. Cleveland never ordered a
complete china service, but merely made
purchases as occasion demanded. This
same plan followed by Mrs. McKin-
ley, and more than three hundred exam
pies of her taste yet remain at the White
House.
Several of the earlier mistresses of the
White House exercised the prerogative of
the First Lady of the Land and ordered
for use at state and private dinners COM
plete china services, exemplifying their
individual taste in form and decoration.
OF the service secured by Mrs. Lincoln
less than one hundred and fifty pieces
remain, and even a smaller remnant is
left of the service chosen by Mrs. Grant.
There IS a single plate of the Dolly Madi-
son service. which stands as a lone re-
hinder of the china used during the
first half century Of the history of the
White House, but there are yet on hand
upward of four hundred pieces of the IA
nous china service painted for Mrs.
Hayes by Theodore r. Davis.
! Mrs. Roosevelt's new china service is
| WedgWOod and was made in England. but
almost all the other ware at the White
House IS Haviland and was made at Lii
moges. France. The decoration of the
various services represents a wide range
of feminine taste. The, Lincoln china;
which there is any record, was ornament
| ed in maroon. with the United States seal
I in colors occupying conspicuous posi-
| ton upon each piece
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-07
CARING FOR ANCESTORS.
China's Regard for Manchu Tombs at
Mukden.

To the people of the occident the Chi
nese governments solemn announcement
condition that the sanctity of the ances-
trail tombS at Mukden is respected by
both Japan and Russia is simply quaint
sample of orlentaliSm. To the people OF
China and to the reigning dynasty, in
particular, it is a highly important mat
ter. In a country where ancestor ship
issue on such a question is by no means
as fanciful as 1t appears to western
minds
The urgency of the present demand re-
gard1ng the ancestral tombS at Mukden
membered that the entire country sur
rounding that city is inSeparably aSsocia-
ted with the history of the reigning dy-
nasty and in Manchu eyes is especially
holy. China, as is well known, is ruled
not by Chinese, but by men of Tartar de-
SCIENTIFIC Manchus-Who until the seven
teenth century occupied the northwestern
part of the present empire. The present
emperor of China belongs to a dynasty
leader of the race, Nurhachu, arose to
power and gave his fellow tribesmen the
When his tribe overran its boundaries in
1914 and waged war upon the Chinese it
seized and established throne at Peklng,
but it lost nothing of its traditional rever-
enee for the tombs and holy cities left
behind. Mukden itself, for instance, is
CLOSELY associated with Nurha chu, who,
according to Manchu history, was him
self seventh in descent from Aisin Gioro
Bukuli, a parsonage who owed his birth
to a miracle and is the putatlye founder
of the present dynasty.
These traditions, centuries old, are quite
as much realities to the Manchu or Chi
naman of today any question of trade
rights or commercial interests. They as
serted themselves during the Boxer trou-
bles and again at the time when the
railway was constructed through Mukden
when the Manchu officials objected Wig
orously on the ground that the spikes in
the railway sleepers would break the
backbone of the dragon which is supposed
to encircle the holy city. The revival of
the supefstitions at the present time i'm
which east and west, Europe and Asia,
have been brought into contiict.-Chicago
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-07
RUSSIA,S WAR PLANS
Will Dispatch Four Army Corps to
the Far East.

st. Petersburg, March 7.-Russia's
plan for the campaign in the far east
includes the dispatch of four army
corps, each made up of two divisions of
infantry, one division of cavalry, and
one brigade of artillery. The total
strength of the four corps will be "a, 527
officers and men, $3.50 horses, and 496
guns.
This immense force does not include
the army which will be required to man
the fortresses at Port Arthur, Dalny,
Mukden, Hardin, and other strategic
points. Neither does it include the army
that Will be detailed to guard the $500
miles of railway in Manchurfa.
It is admitted that this army can not
all be transported to Manchuria before
the 1st of April, and that serious land
operations cannot begin before the mid
die of that month. All the Skirmishing
along the Yalu rive- is regarded as only
preliminary and as not having an i'm
portant bearing on the real campaign.
There is a great revival of confidence
in the ability of the authorities to con-
duct an aggressive military campaign
against the Japanese. The transporta-
ton of troops on theTranssiberian rail-
road is proceeding now with less diff
Guilty than heretofore. The war party
predicts that there win be a great bat
tie within q few weeks, until which
Russian troops will not be withdrawn
from their present stronghold.
Work has been resumed day and
night in the shipyards along the Baltic,
the total number of ships of all classes
being constructed amounting to forty.
The Gripping of the Port Arthur fleet
was unfortunate in that it gave the en-
envy command of the sea at the outset.
IT is. however, of relatively small i'm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-07

portance from the standpoint of the
main strategy of the war whether Port
Arthur stands or falls. The Russians
are determined to defend Port Arthur
as herOically as they did Sevastopol.
No large garrison will be retained
there; 10000 men are as good as 100000
for defense, while the more men the
more months to feed. There are enough
provisions there now to last for eight
months. In addition there will be a
division of Cossacks, with mountain
batteries, on the peninsula to oppose
landings and harass the enemy if they
succeed in investing the city.
Viceroy Alexieff still retains his head
quarters at Mukden, through which g.
600 or 1000 soldiers are passing daily
to the positions which the main armies
will occupy.
The Russians believe that for military
purposes there is only one road over
which the Japanese can come from
Corea. All the troops landed at Chem
ulpo, MokpO, and Chinnampo must use
the "Pekin road Consequently the
landings at Plaksin bay and other
places on the east coast of northern
Corea are not considered important.
the absence of roads preventing these
forces from combining with the main
body.
The Cossacks, mounted infantry, and
light guns now across the Yalu river
will serve to harass the enemy in every
possible way, as well as to hold him in
check until the Russian main armies
and reserves are concentrated and dis
posed. Sharp fighting may occur be-
tween the advance parties, but nothing
of a decisive character is anticipated.
The Russian plans do not conten-
plate taking any chances on the score
of inferior numbers. By sheer weight
of men and guns, if nothing else, when
the proper time arrives, Russia counts
on overwhelming the Japanese and roll
| ing them back through Corea.
| It is realized that the vastness of the
| theater of war will make the protec-
ton of the railroad, the sole means fo1
the transportation of troops and sup
plies from Europe one of the most diff
cult phases of the Russian military
problem.
With the Japanese in command of the
sea there is always the possibility oi
their landing small bodies of men ir
unexpected places to make incursions
into the interior to cut the railroad an6
| telegraph lines and blow up bridges, but
adequate measures are believed to have
been taken to guard against such mis-
| fortune.
1t is a mistake to suppose that the
Russians underestimate the prowess OF
their adversaries. On the contrary
they admit the fine craftsmanship OF
the japanese and their marvellous abiI-
ity in determining ranges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-07
NORTH TOPEKA.

LLeave items for this column With the
Kimban Printing company, sl2 North
Kansas avenue.l
T. A. Becker was in today from Mer-.
iden.
A NJ. Shaw of Jackson county is Wis
iting W. C. Steele.
J. J. King has 80 houses for rent and
so for sale. Independent phone 1904.
Mrs Frank Grear and Miss Ellen
Holiday have gone East to purchase
millinery.
The missionary study class will meet
this evening at the home of Miss Viola
lTroutman.
Mr.. Edgar Clarke of Broken Arrow.
l. T.. is visiting his wife and his mother
for a week.
Wall paper. paints, pictures, frames
and mouldings at Hawkins, 913 North
Kansas avenue.
Mrs. ]. B. Cain of Central avenue,
who has been quite i'll with grip, is
much improved.
c. Kaiser has been nominated by the
Democrats as candidate for councilman
from the First ward.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. c. Downey and fam
lily leave tomorrow for Cawker City,
where they will make their home.
The Shawnee State bank is having
some very handsome signs in gold leaf
placed on the windows and door of
their building.
Robert Anderson of st. Louis arrived
yesterday for a short visit to his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Anderson of
1101 Madison street.
w. w Henry, who has been in San
Francisco for some time and is now en-
route to his home in New Jersey, is the
guest of his sister. Mrs. Clarke. of
Tyler street.
DR.. E. G. Ferris of Wichita was in
CHI nd Iaft
with his niece, Mrs. Clark Neiswender,
for Silver Lake to, be with Mrs. Neis
vendors mother, Mrs. Cutbirth who is
still i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke will entertain at
an informal family party this evening
of their brother, w. w. Henry, and
their son, Edgar Clarke. of Broken
Arrow, I. T.
We desire to extend out heartfelt
thanks to our neighbors and friends
who were so kind to us during the ILL
ness and death of our little daughter.
MIR. AND MRS. ED CARR.
The members of the Central Avenue
Christian church have extended call
to Mr.. F. H. Bentley of Law
renee Kansas to become their pastor,
which has been accepted by Mr.. Bent
ley, and he will move his family here
this week and assume his new work
Miss Jessie L. Priddy entertained a
number of young matrons very inform
ally this afternoon at her home, 11GS
Quincy street. Those who enjoyed Miss
Priddy's hospitality were Mrs Clarence
Young Mrs. Norman Jury, Mrs. VIII
Peyton, Mrs. Ralph Skinner and Mrs.
F. r. Conwell.
The memorial service given yesterday
by the Epworth League of the Kansas
Avenue M. E. church for Mrs. Harvey
Fowler was very beautiful and impress
sive. The service was held in the lee
tl1re room which was profusely deco
rated with flowers. The music was espe