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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-07-08
NEWS FROM INDIANA.
latest Happenings Will in the BOr-
ders of Our Own State.

indianapolis. Inc July Reports
from cities In northern Indiana tell OF
the heaviest rain ana hail storm IA Ten
years. which passed over thar pornoa
OF the state Thursday 40 Elhhart hail
stones were piled in the streets "a a
depth OF several inches. number az
factories suspended for several hours
because OF the inability Of the em-
ployes 90 return after dinner Corn,
wheat and fruit We're damaged great
ly w IA Meygans. a carpenter. 10
the endeayor to gain shelter fell from
the roof OF a building and was h-
stantiy killed AZ Goshen. The damage
10 crops was severe, and number oi
cattle are reported tO base been hiiled
by tine hail stones ln The vicinity Of
Lafayette. wind and electric storms M
nlcted severe damase upon growing
crops and irUit a severe wind storm
passed over southern Indiana. blowing
down trees and fences Many trees
We're desrro,e l Ia Evansville An ola
tenement house In the centra part ~
The ats Was blown down. and Norbert
sauer. a cle,k.'was caught under the
debris HE was finally rescued and IS
IN serious condition
Girls awful Experience.
Aurora. ina July / Ethel Rot
lings aged ~. an orphan LIVING with
oliver Albion. a farmer near here. was
found in Hogan oreek. where She had
been LEFT for dead by those who had
cTiminally assaulted heT uuiihS W"
nisn'. Tier e!othes we're uaDiS 'o'h
ana she Was - beaten WAY gag 'AAi''-
recover oul she vas aoie ~ Nn""e .
statement u's'fl1'nA ~" s'ie ""s "s
s@u'.'u anu ueA's'' in'' '"7'.'-s.','..'.
-'n l'.' '''-is N''''u i-''''''' ', 49,
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.f-.,.-sf rt .~...., n ~. r-. +. ,r.
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llarism or else defective wiring Tie
plant closed last Saturday tor the sumo
mer. atfcr a very success,u. season.
Defended Her Propertv.
Courers, ind Irlv Mrs
Charles p,wai vho owns shsa tb,t
o.cuni.s narr al \ e.. recently r.--
chased Nv re trustee. ~ the pr..bv-
-arian rburrb N DuniarsyiIl. .as- +,
mis- ,frv nrsvar.as -h.4 removal ~ ~
she'd by appearing with shotgun and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-07-08

The executive committee 30 re
House AZ Hoo Hoo has ler a CONTRACT
for a new building al the Worlds fa.-
70 he completed on or before July -
The new structure is 20 oc.r..v ,ht site
q 'he one destroyed by fire on FRIDAY
June d
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-07-08

on OF . youths who had passed
their mental examination for admission
20 The naval academy a Annapolis ard
we're examined physically only II were
success full The physical exam.rat lor
Is aid 10 ~ unusually rigid
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-07-08

ConEerssille. Ind July Mira
Charles Powell. who owns a htd that
occupies part 81 iut recently Iu--
chased by the trustees Of the presby-
terrain church al Dunlapsvlle. east u
This City prevented The removal Of MS
shed by appearing with a shotgun and
threatening 10 shoot the first man who
70 tear down the structure
Not a board was touched. and the
trustees viii Try % make satisfactory
agreement With the woman
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-07-08

Ntne millions u acres ~ .-ve-nme1f
lind in Nebraska we're -rrsN s.en 70
homestead entry 0n fhe zs'h under e
fIc. -'ors % the Nuhad law as
Slich houesteaders NAY aic uD9n trI
acr-s ~ 'he rn.rel STATES land ofSe
Nebraska many persons large ps--
ienfare " womea iu lnlel. nal aath-
s-ed u secure chutoa seg ilne
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28

Good spirits don't am come from
Kentucky The main source is the
Iyor-aul an fLe fine spirits ever
made 90 the Blue Grass state could
not remedy a bad liver or the hundred
aad.ouc m effects o. produces You
can't have good spirits and a bad llv.
or a. tho same time. Your liver must
Dee in fine condition Dc you would feel
luoyant happy ami hopeful, bright of
eye. light of step. ylgoroI3s and sue.
cossful ln your pursuits You can put
your liver in fine condition by using
Green's August Flower thc greatest
of an medicines for the liver ana stom.
ach and a certain cure for dyspepsia
or Indigestion. II has been favor
tie household remedy for over thirty
i've years August Flower viii make
your liver healthy and active and thus
insure liberal supply of good spir
its" Trial size 25c; regular bottles
7-c AZ city Dug store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28

Nature AnurIa r Safe A.tIIa i.r tie
Helpless iishrs.
Ills doubtful whether rrn'ncf.r. min.
lrH among animals le better r..Mu.I.
i,I than .u The ,a.r of tae l-. COM
monty known as tle mlrYied angler 1t
f.p Slrga.-9 -ea Opt.rOUhrvrc LI-tr.O.
owing TO its peculiar structure it is "a
poor swimmer. and it therefore spends
most of us life moving slowly about
gu the bottom among c0rals seawcod,
ETC.. which these fishes closely rosem
Die iu color and lu outline They cling
TOO. 10 the floating masses Of sargas-
cum weed with their peculiar fms. and
ilr color markings Of the fish closely
resemble the weed itself Not only docs
tlp weed thus furnish home FOR this
speeches. hut the fish actually constructs
nest from It and therein deposits its
,.-. one of these nests found Iu con.
.,.tDu with the Has-.or expedition
a.- described a- consisting Of 20 round
a.- of ar4salm about tlo size ~
fWu fists rolled up together 10 400 ap.
Tt.U.Hur- .f was made ~ uotiiug but
t..a ulf weed fIn Ir.r.hr. HHI leaves
oi u.... u.r. however, evidently knit
together ..I ..f merely tangled into
rounds. m... f.r '.ul-H ..nD ot ilr
...H. auI branches Iuus I.u-, from
.I ....U. .I u... visible That
f.. 0... .' ... '.I w.. .,.I together
D.. '....I. ...I.- .H over. direction
among rU. ..I.... Us clos. ....r.a.
t.u .t H.#mn .urlru. fUat ,Is mass
.| .... .....U ..... g.. .....H HI.. central f..rf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28

Uy -l--ga o, the authority I'm me
vested as mayor of the city OF Ard
lore. Z lo hereby proclaim an elce.
tcn to- De held in the city Of Arimore
on Tuesday. April q. 1904 for the pur.
pose Of eleeting one alderman for O..
First ward, one alderman for the Sec
ond ward. one alderman for the Third
ward and one one alderman for the
Fourth ward
That the polls snail be opened at s
o'clock on said day and closed at sun
set on the same day.
The pla5es Of holding said election
in each ward and the judges thereo
appointed by the Judge Of the Unit
States court for the Southern dist.i
shall be- to-wit:
First ward-Second door west OF
Morgan hotel J R Hendrix, A. p.
Mayhew and r. r. Barnes. judge
Clint Dove and p. p. Kearney. clerks
Second warl-Ti.e station. \. p
Hooper sam Weeks and W. f. Ian.
drum. judges Mike Kemp aaI Hen
ry Baum clerks.
Third Noble Bros. building
j. r. Ta,,am, C. j.. Van Danhegs and
J 90 Jam.sou. judges. j. W. K.mr
and Arthur Kyle clerks.
Fourth warG=Er1~ Of V-ri.ffre.ur
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28

In S.tib and Guernsey the industry
OF growing early flowers for ,hc Lon.
don market las reached large proper
items. From the former island as many
as nifty tons of early spring blossoms
are shipped to the mainland in single
day. The flower season begins In Jan
uary, when the early varieties are com
ing into bloom often, when the wealth.
or Is cold and cloudy, the buds are tar
dy In opening, and IL Is necessary to re-.
sort to artificial aid In order that the
waiting market may =" supplied. The
flower heads are picked as soon as one
bud pCuctrUtos the uiyN and pAccd iu
jars of water, which are ranged upon
the shelves Of greenhouse kept at a
temperature OF 60 To 80 degrees. In a
few hours the backward buds respond
to the genial wgruih spread their pet
ais. assume 'h.,r glowing oulur- and
are ready for huu.aIur anna packing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28
The Name Mitch Aazel.

The name Witch Hazel IS much
abused. L. c. Dewitt & CO., Chicago,
are the inventors of the original and
only Witch Hazel Salye. A certain
cure for cuts, burns, bruises, eczema,
letter. piles. etc. There are many
countcrieits of this salve, some of
which are dauseroLf while they are
all worthless. In buying witch Hazel
Salye see that the name f. c. De-
Witt & Co, Chicago. is on the box,
and a cure Us certain. Sold by all
druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28
SURE CURE EoR FILES

Itching phes produce moisture and
cause itching this form, as well as
blind, bleeding or protruding piles,
are cured by Or. BO-san-ko's Pile
Remedy. stops itching and bleeding.
Absorbs tumors. 80 cents a jar at
druggists, or sent by mail. Treatise
free Write me about your case. Dr..
BosankO, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28
A Severe Cold for Three Months.

The following letter from y. ].
Nusbaum of Batesvlle, Ind, tells it's
own story: II suffered for three
months with severe cold. A druggist
prepared me some medicine and a
physician prescribed for me, yet did
not improve. | then tried Foley's
Honey and Tar and eight doses cured
me" Refuse substitutes. Bonner &
Bonner
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28
Pneumonia Follows a Cold.

But never follows the use OF Foley's
Honey and Far. 1t stops the cough,
heals and strengthens the lungs and
affords perfect security from an at.
tack of pneumonia. Refuse substi-
tutes. Bonner a Bonner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28

ua.r Dee mi.,e. hy our eoupetitr-s
IS. them 3. tacy Elii agree 90 ma .e
b public test os their material again
ours with .ater pressure and crush.
ing strength. We 20 pay the cost
Write 81 ingalls,. Cincinnati. o.. wl.
building sky-scrapar sixteen ster.
jos high vita the same material an.
process a. ours.
We build piers Tor houses-25 cents
per foot. Closets from s2j up com.
plete Cplastere }.
Can save you money on any mason.
ry See Mars,oE for estimates.
Watch our buildings put up in freez
Ing weather without a crack in the
walls
ARTIFICIAL STONE AND con.
sTRUCTION COMPANY.
lin j. r. MARSTON, Mgr.
"
Iu the end We thank God more iur
.. ..af.a.. t.4r far tho .ur-hiue
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28
Daily Tourlst sleeners

To California, also 10 st Louis with
out change via the Texas and Pacific
railway Ask any ticket agent about
This new service, or write +, p Tur-
uer general passenger agent, Dallas,
Texas. tapl-3O
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28

Able bodied unmarried men between
ages Of q and 35; citizens Of United
states, Of good character ana temper.
ate habits, who can speak, read and
write English For information apply
to recruiting officer, corner Of Main
and b St, Ardmore, |. T. febI ,3m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.

John II Morgan Camp, u. c. ",
will hold It's regular meetings on the
second Sunday in each month at the
city hall at o'clock p. m. All old
soldiers invited.
}. W. GOLLEDGE Com.
G. X. BRUCE, AdJutant
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28

1t is impossible to preach with one
eye on the conscience and the other
on the collection.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28

The Modern Woodmen Of America
meet every Monday night in the K. OF
T.. hail D. f. SON. V. C..
EEpETT DUNLAP, Clerk
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28
The Woodmen Circle

meets every third Friday night and
first Monday afternoon in the x. OF
p, hall. MRS. l. r. MASON, Guard
MRS. II. p. EVETTS. Clerk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28

The watchiulnoss Of our eyes AN
not cope with the wilos of our hearts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28

ll you can not tell the story here
you can not sing the song there.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28

If God shows you a need ne viii
show you o. way 10 meet it
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28
Rebekahs.

Canton.
Canton, Rrdmore No. 4, Patr.archs
Militant, /. o. O. f., has regular meet
ing on first and third Monday nights
I'm each month.
WM. DEVENEY, Com.
y. r. NISBETT, Clerk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28

Iu -ae end Ue thank God more for
la shadows fau for tle sunshine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-28

Mayor Of City Of Ardmore. T. r.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30
GOOD SPIRITS.

Good spirits don all come from
Kentucky. Tneir main source is
the liver-and ali the fine spirits
ever msde IN lie Diue Grass State
could moi emedy . Dad liver or the
hundi ed-sld-one effects it pro-
duces. You can'l have good
spirits and a bad liver AZ the same
time. Your Liver must be in fine
condition 4 YOU would eel buoy
ant, happy end hopeful, bright Of
eye, light OF sep, vigorous and sue
cessiul III your pursuits. You can
put your liver il dne condlt ton by
using Green's August Flower the
greatest Of all medicines for the
liver and stomach and 4 certain
cure for dyspepsia o. inc gestion.
Ii has been .avorite household
remedy for over thirty-iive years.
August Flower viii make your
liver healthy and active and thus
insure you a liberal suooly Of
good spirits" Trial size, 25c,
regular bottles, 75c. Al al drug
gists. West Side Drug Store.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30

favored with one more adequate
rainfall, win move the center Of
population and industry a hun
|dred miles west Of where it now
reposes in Central Indiana
More cars have been ordered
BY southern and southwestern
roads than all other railroad sys-
TENS together. More people will
emigrate to the South and South
west than all Of the rest Of tho
nations together. More cities
win be built, more improvements
made, more money earned and
spent, and it viii not do no harm
for the East and Central West to
recognize that the South and the
Southwest rre from this time
forth the theatre Of the greatest
activity in agricultural, indus
trial and municipal development
Of our whole domain, and that
business seed sowed in this field
will bring forth a boutiful har-
vest that will grow greater with
the years. -Muskogee Phoenix.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30
TIME TABLE.
cHIcKAsHA, I. T.

dAlA1 Af~aRC NnlNAaoiid do 4 IJiiOW9.
EAsTBoUND
No. y mail and ex. daily 500 a m
No. "a mail and ex. daily $40 p m
No. so mail and ex. 70
Shawnee and interme-
date points 7:55sp m
No. SO express Daily ex-
ce2s Sunday 6:25 a M
No. : S ] .ocal freight Cald-
well and intermediate
points, daily except Sun 6:35 III
soUTHBoUND
No. II mail and ex. daily I.35 a N
No. IS mail and ex. daily I:I5 p NJ
No. 81 local freight daily
except Sunday 600 m
wEsTBoUND
No. I2o mail and ex. Law
ion and intermediate
points daily o:oS a u
No. i35 mail and ex Man
gum and intermediate
daily conncetinga at An
adarko for points south,
Lawton, Waurika and
intermediate points 3:II M
No. ISL local freight daily
except Sunday, Man
gum 700 m
No. I57 local freight daily
except Sunday, Lawton $50 m
EASTBOUND
No. 2II mixed Pass. and
freight dailyexcepi Sun
day Lindsay and inter
mediate points connect
ing with Santa Fe for
Pauls Valley 6:3o a m
No. 2I4 mixed Pass. and
freightdaily except Sun
day from Lindsay I2:45 p M
L. M. ALLEN,
General Passenger Agent,
Chicago, III.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30
A New IIeksI
Devised By the Political Seers in
Washington Mcclellan and
Williams.

Washington April George
B. Mcclellan Of New York for pres
ident and John Sharp Williams Of
Mississippi for vice president. This
is the ticket for the Democracy, as
figured out by the political experts
here who have kept careful tab on
the events Of the last few days.
These men say Hearst is an i'm
possibility and that his nomination
would result in the dirtiest and
most vulgar personal campaign ev-
er inflicted upon the American pub
lie. They also argue that Hearst
and Bryan will prevent the nomi-
nation of Parker, or at least display
such hostility that it will be insani-
ty 10 nominate him. Therefore
new men must be found and Nc
Clellan and Williams are named TO
fl. the bill most admirably.
Mcclellan would Of course have
the backing of Tammany and would
be strong in New York, Indiana
and in the South.
tits held that Bryan could not
withhold his support Of the young
Mayor on any grounds whatever.
As running mate, John Sharp
Williams, splendid orator, polished
gentleman and keen statesman,
would make most desirable can
didate at the other end Of the
ticket.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30

All kinds Of seavenger work done
on short notice. Leave your order
at the Nickel Store. If
] B. BoaLright
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30
Riena Maria.

Fox SALE or TRADE:-New
surrey Apply to J. D. Peacock,
sth and chix. Back OF Mo. Con.
& Big. Co 99-IoIp
Salmagundi week from Monday.
Have you tried Pow Wow Laun-
dry Soap 7 bars for 25c. Save
wrappers. Good sor green trad
ing stamps. Sfoo il stamps for
10 wrappers. Ask for it. o6-Ioo
Salmagundi week from Monday.
Have You tsied Pow Wow Laun-
dry Soap 7 bars for a5c. Save
wrappers. Good for green trad
ing stamps. 500 in stamps for
10 wrappers. Ask for it. o6-Ioo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30
Electric Fans.

The Electric Light Plant is
ready to start current for fans and
will start as soon as the weather
gets warm enough to get fans suf-
ficient to justify running. Let Us
put you in a fan and be ready for
the warm season.
CHIcKAsHA LIGHT & Power Co.
tf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30

Ladies, Say: Did you know ST.
mon Pure Baking Powder is the
Best and purest? All first class gro
GERS sell it. 22 years a success. Not
made by the trust, but manufac-
tured by the Gilliland Baking Pow
der CO., Cameron, Mo-. Call for
Simon Pure Baking Powder-it is
the best. Il
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30
Riena Maria

White Rabbit Soap is specially
adapted 10 hard water. You get
more soap and better soap for
your money. Ask for it. 8 bars
for 25c., and the wrappers are
good for premiums. o6-Ioo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30

Why pay freight OH soap from
the old states when you can buy
soap made in Oklahoma, and get
the difference in freight in the
pricel Try Pow WOW and White
Rabbit. o6-Ioo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30
Riena Maria.

Miss Blanche Johnston, agent
for chas. Stevens, Ladies Tailor,
will be found at home, Cor. 5th
and Idaho Ave. Any one desiring
to see samples, phone as or call. /
have a new line Of samples for shirt
waist suits in Mohairs and Pongee
silk. If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30

Ask your dealer for Pow Wow
Laundry Soap, 7 bars for 25c.
Save wrappers. 96-Ioo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30
| SAVING Of STEPS.

j a telephone would save YOU a
half dozen trips a day-it usuallv
saves people from three 10 six times
that many-wouldn't it be an Geo.
nomical investment
A telephone in your house or
place Of business costs you less than
Iocents a day. Six trips ! dav
would cost you not less than fem
cents each, or a total Of 60 cents.
In a month this would foot up .be.
enormous total OF SIS countiE,p
Sundays and all. But some b,si-
ness men use their phone 100 or
more times a day. They couldn't
do without IL.
Wen install your phone for vou
IN a days notice. Our local ex-
change and toll system have al
been overhauled and placed IN a
FIRST class condition. We guarantee
good service, prompt courteous at
tention. All you have TO do IS to
ring up central.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30
PAHLKA THE PAINTER

Does all kinds Of sign work, house
painting, paper hanging, glazing,
Fresco painting and makes speci-
atty Of carriage painting and first
class sign painting.
AT Brownson's Pharmacy. Phone
n.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-30
THE SOUTH WEST

TO which the Indians we're ban
isheds They have recently been
discovered to be vast storehouses
Of mineral wealth iron, coal,
copper, zinc and lead And the
valleys are underlaid with oil
and gas that are begging the
skill Of man to bring their bless
ings to the surface.
A natural sequence of the dis
coyery Of this wealth is a move
on the part Of the government to
permit civilization to push the
Indians still further back into
obseurity. A commission known
as the Dawes Commission is now
apportioning land to the indians
on the basis Of its agricultural
value with the understanding
that the Indian can after two
years sell a portion Of his land,
subject TO the approval Of Gov
ernment officers. That these
rich mineral lands will be sold
by the Indians goes without say.
ing. What proportion Of their
actual value will go to their alb
original owners depends upon
the honesty and judgment Of the
Government officers who are
there to safeguard their inter-
ests against the wiles Of the
white settler withhis wordy and
spirituous arguments. That
many Indians will sell their
birthright for a mess Of potlage
or a bottle Of whisky is unfor-
fortunate; but all the good men
and women, of the country can
not prevent it and the net result
is doubtless a benefit to the ma
tion at large. 1t is a plain case Of
the survival Of tho fittest, the
strongest, the cunningness if
such a word may be used--and
the result viii be an addition 10
the wealth Of the century Of no
small consequence. The end is
not difficult to forecast; 1t re-
quires no occultism or clairyoy
ance to see that the land will be
transferred to self-appointed
vanguards Of civilization, who
will acquire them on the best
terms that ingenuity and Gun
ming may devise, and will trans
form hunting grounds into minds
and camps and blast furnaces
and mills.
More barbed wire fence, more
cast iron pipe for water works,
more engines and boilers, more
agricultural Implements, more
building materials are now being
shipped into the rapidly develop
ing territory than to any other
part Of the country. 1t is the
territory that is making st Louis
and Port Arthur and Galveston.
It is this territory that is trou-
bling Chicago by finding new
gateways for it's commerce. 1t
is this territory that is building
up the great system Of the Santa
I7e, the Rock Island and Frisco,
and these roads are develop ing It
IN their own account. tits this
serritory that viii supersede the
exhausted gas belt Of Indiana
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-08-12
A Chinese Post Office

Mrs. H. T. Ford of the China Inland
Mission at Tai-kang, in the central
province of Honan, in letter to her
family, has some amusing things to
tell about the establishment of the
Chinese Imperial Post in the pro-
vince, which is some weeks journey
from the coast. She says:
1--WE have got the Chinese Imperial
Post here now. At Kai-feng, when
they first got it, the post office clerks
had fight with some men who bought
stamps and wanted the clerks to lick
them and put them on the letters for
them. They said the clerks were
there to lick the stamps, and paid for
the business, and they wouldn't lick
them. But the clerks wouldn't agree
to lick them, so they came to blows
and the police had to come in and sep
arate them.
Here at Tai-kang, the man who has
got the post office has begun wei.
Harry was in his shop when the first
customer came for stamp. 1t took
him nearly five minutes to find the