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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
Fx1Es IIKE A BIND.
EhEnan,s Aeropiane Makes : 9sCce@
ful Trip.

full TIP.
Rising from the ground Hke q gianl
bird and darling through the air at ex-
press train speed Henry Farman's
Acroplane. or heavier than air fiyins
machine. brought here from France.
made itx initial flight In this country
late Friday afternoon 1t Brighton
Beach. n. r. 1t rose from an espe-
rsaiiy prepared dock at the will Of
the Inventor. and after attaining a
height Of twenty-five feet few straight
ahead ON . direct lire. finally alighting
with exquisite grace when the noted air
pilot diminished the motive power.
During the brief space OF time In
which the asroplane was skimning
owe the center field of the race track
the few hundred spectators. most of
whom were friends or the inventor or
rival n~avixators. watched the sport
with hreaihless interest. The landing
provoked cheers as v~ociferous as those
cf q race track crowd. Farman was
surrounded and literally Rugged by
the tubsiant aernnauts. Members Of
the Aero Club of America. under
whose auspices Farman viii conduct
his public flights at Brighton Beach.
wanted to carry the successful invent
or on the field on their shoulders.
The public exhibitions began Satur-
day.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
CRATER LANDS WOMEN.
A Number Are Waiting for Suits nj
yermil.iOn.

A dozen vermillion women, possibly
more, are mourning the loss OF quite
q little sum OF money as the result OF
4 visit OF a smooth CRATER To the CITY
some time since. The fellow was tax
ing orders for ladies suits Y a
one OF the finest lines Of samples ever
shown here. He represented hlmseif
20 be the authorized agent Of a Kinks
Vile. Mo-. suit firm, and his prices
were certainly right. provtotns the
suits had been delivered according TO
contract.
But the dozen or more suits are
long since overdue and the women
have no hope of ever seems tt@m. But
tho thing that hothers them mos IS
the fact that the CRATER got then
money. They were required TO pay
down half of the purchase price, n
1ust a week prior TO the time when
the suits should have been delivered
they were asked TO send the balance
to insure prompt delivery. Some OF
the women even made the second pay
ment.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

~ : RESULT az hush fIres the town
~ FesntA. n, Il. II wiped On the mar
N 4 child cieans ! slate: Michel. four
teen miles distant. was In names sun
day, and the fate OF Hosmer, Olsen
and S~parws,td. intervening towns. y
III doubt. tisry being cut on from oil
communication. Over 100 lives are
known 10 have been lost. ~ Of them IN
Frrni~. ii territory ~ 100 square
miles In sxtent III d seeshinx mass q
flames. Through II ara scattered hun
irnas 81 iumhsrmun and p~rospectnrs.
Nv that the actual loss os life will not
he known for days. The property Of
sa~ Canadian Pacific and the Great
Nurshurfa are destroyed. the bridge
ard rssiilug stock burned 80 that II IL
lsnposxfhsa IN leave Or enter the burn
Ing area. fTne inhahstar ta NJ the towns
have ssed to open districts In the vtcsp-
ssy In the hoIse ~ safety. The rail-
Say d passass have placed all avail
able trains as their disposal. II was
admitted Sunday that unless there Was
d change az wind Within the next
gm~nty~four hours the whole Of the
Crows Nest pass country would be
left To the flames. There IN no posi-
nilisy ~ estimating the loss Of life. and
especially that which will result. for
lac names are driven by = hard gale,
making II impossible to put up . night
against their advance. The ccnfaa-
grafton II the greatest which = ever
hesn witnessed In Canada and ranks
only with the SAn Francisco disaster.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

Former busy Cattle shipping Point
Now Completely Abandoned,

The town of Evarts. until a few
months age the greatest cattle shipping
center In the country. passed into
oblivion Aug. /. Not even a railroad
track remains to mark the place
where millions OF head OF cattle have
been cared for en- route from the great
plains TO the eastern markets n
scarcely a house or inhabitant can be
seen there. where in former years In
dians made II one of their greatest
trading posts, i,
When the Milwaukee railroad de-
cided to extend to the coast one OF
the worst obstacles to be overcome
was to find a suitable site for a bridge
across the Missouri river. Weeks were
spent in surveying the banks Of tho
big muddy and finally the engineers
settled upon a site several miles north
OF Evarts. which has since grown into
a large and flourishing town called
Mobridge. Through an agent the Mil
wauke railroad offered the people IL
Eyarts any site they would select In
any OF the new towns on the extension.
The offer was accepted. Had II been
refused the Milwaukee would have
been compelled to keep trains rum
ming into and out Of Evarts. A few
months g the exodus from Evarts
began: now practically nothing re-
mains OF the town. Buildings were
drawn across the prairie and dumped
Into other towns. principally Gienham
and Mobridge. and In a few days he
Milwaukee will tear up Its tracks lead
ing into Evarts. That will be the I'm
ish.
The extension OF the Milwaukee has
opened to settlement a vast territory
formerly used as cattle ranges. For
many months settlers have beer flock
ing into the new country and scores
OF new towns a sprung into exist
ence. Land Is being cultivated with
marked success and soon nothing will
be left OF the great South Dakota
western prairies but the memory Of
what had been.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

Delaware Soldiers Clash with Ncgrot
and More Than n Score Injured.

Delaware Soldiers Clash with Negroes
and More Than q Score Injured.
The state miliiiamen encamped
near Rehobolh. Delaware. and a
crowd OF negroes In the vicinity en-
gagged In q riot in which one mar sus-
tanned a fractured skull and may not
survive. and more than a score OF
others were injured. The trouble be-
gan when some members OF Company
II. First Delaware regiment. OF New
castle were standing around a merry
go-round. There were some words
between co-ored bystanders and the
soldiers. md one coiored man hurled
a brick. which struck q private on
the head. fracturing his skull. In
stantiy the soldiers, taking their arms.
began pursuing every colored man
they could find.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
FOR NEW MITCHELL CHURCH.
Cornerstone OF Congregational House
Of Worship Is Laid.

Thursday evening at Z o'clock oc-
CURED the cornerstone services of the
new Congregational church at Mitch
ell. the big block of stone being iaid
under favorable auspices. The address
es were given by Rev. A. Craig Row
dish. pastor of the church. and DR.. a.
X. Warren, president of Yankton col
lege. There was a very large crowd
assembled at the church site. 1t Is
expected that the new church VIII be
completed and ready for dedication by
Jan. l, Notwithstanding the fact that
q Selay of two months was cccasioned
this summer by the non-arrival OF ma
terial. The basement is built Of gran
tie and the superstructure will be built
Of pressed brick with stone trimmings.
It will be a very substantial and hand
some church. and will cost about $685.
600 when completed. exclusive OF the
fxtures and pipe organ which is to be
Installed.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

Mitchell Hopes To Secure a Church
School.

Mitchell Hopes To Secur a Onurcn
School.
The German Lutheran synod OF
iowa 10 making some investigations In
this state with the idea Of building a
pro-college al some advantageous
point. The ministerial college Is locat-
ed at Dubuque. Ia, and the pro-col-
iege at Clinton, Ia. but the latter In
stitution is now filled with students
and cannot accept any more at the
opening of the fall term, which leaves
the German Lutherans In this state
without an Institutional school to
which to send their children to college.
For several years the s~ynodical Of
lcers have Investigated Sioux Falls,
Aberdeen and Eureka, and now they
are In conference with DR.. s. Sprecher,
Of Mitchell, who has lately moved
there from Trip, who believes that
his city eventually will secure the
college. The first building to be erect
ed will be large enough to accommo-
date 400 students.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
Burns ana Cn,s Chilli.

Rev. DIR. Charles yirden. Of Spring
field. Illinois. agent OF the state
board OF public charities. will push
the prosecution against Mrs. Charles
Auggenberg. wife OF an Alton artist.
who Is charged with bruialiy mis-
treating her adopted daughter. aged
s. by burning the child's face. hands
and body with q hot case knife and
Efsf.icting cut.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

After having twice beef compelled
20 postpone the annual celebration
and picnic OF the Early settlers asso-
citation Of M~innchaha county. owing to
the permanent picnic grounds OF the
association having been flooded by
high water In the Big Sioux river. the
directors of the association now have
decided upon Thursday, Aug. 20. -
the date for the anr-a, picnic.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

The Inhabitants OF Antony, q sub
urb Of Paris, have been aroused by an
~atrocious crime committed In a girls
boarding school. The aged directress
Of tho institution. Peanne Larrieu. a
member Of the Order Of the sisters OF
81. Andrew. was beaten to death by
hammers In the hands OF two masked
men.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
" ! xssitrs.
D1SHED 10 DEATH
N1sRnxas AUro ACCIDENT m
\ FRISCO svnCnIA
x6 Nnunnn II t1,r Mlsr~s Aisrnapts
i S6res ~ MAeisas~ Isao IIaxia
snnlk - latl.-yIrsiss~ ~ Wreck
n~1aAnen rwoss~ ~ snn fsanct~ro.

7Ae ax<uuxl dtNAssrous automobile
1<ct4<ns Mitlasa t~aTty.~sxht hours In
x1lxtne prusnsss&ns san rrAnciscn p~o-
S4e oernrr~+a Massday n~ar Isursin-
6111A4 th4 fasficssanse suburb near
N1M ESanct.co. mlsen j nuk~ II
ncrmpiea nj mr. women And two child
fea psuneed down i ss<ep esnhAnk~
n1eae y th< result &c ths snarpink 81
- Asmhea and caused shs death ~
y ~ ~ srcspAnss ana the Injury u
$3.50 oghesxs
Tke 6enas Mn Thsmas ~ Mc<scr-
mlrk. - C1MsM Mc<~nsmtrk. ascd Is
1aaAesx 4. ossrssn. son of MIA Ira q,
0rBsbse: ~ q o'Hrssn. w.. axsd :.
MrG IN a. nI3rssns
NJ tntursd Mis- " q McS.a0i.y.
tnetn asms hrcken: Miss Ethel Mccor-
mte. skouAacss sprasnsd
- party HAD b~sn on = Visit 10 the
snxn1 y Pstnce PenIto~shf In the hills
mear onsatmomm~ ard ~as resnrning
m eAa ngnte~s. where both families
Aase t1k2ss sumns~r homes Coming
1oWM : sse<r rad near Crystal Lake
N3a 3sheI Mc<ssssntcks who was II
iM4 1h3ets ~ssaea ses~i Ii check the
rre&4 Nc ~ machsns ~ applying the
foe1 ksnkes n sassea ID hoid The autc-
2nOn1sa sharh 49, rapidly gaining a
1an1ascns hendway 0e~n the hill
8tne M~<<ornsaek hastily threw ON the
<nefe4ncy brakes. They snapped ~
&coe l~hetnnlfys Fearing sh&t she could
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
HASTENS DEATH WITH BULLET.
Prominent Black Hills Attorney Conn
mits Suicide.

A general breakdown in health led
Thomas L. Redlon. fromer city attor-
ney at Lead, to blow out his brains at
his nome early Monday morning. Only
a few days ago the doctors had given
him up and this so weighed him down
that ne took the first opportunity when
alone to kill. himself. Mr.. Redlon.
who was so years old, was an ex-sol-
der, having fought in the civil war on
the northern side. He was one Of the
ablest attorneys in the Black Hills,
where he had lived twelve years. He
came from Sheridan county. Neb.,
where he was one OF the oldes settlers
and former prosecuting attorney. He
Is survived by a widow and four grown
children.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
Boys Held ON Serious Charge.

Isaac Allison, Otto Reierson and
Fred West. young men ranging from
IL to FL years of age, were arrested at
Mitchell on the charge Of rape on the
persons OF Rosa French and Laura
White, who are about Is years
OF age. West and Reierson were bound
over to the term of circuit court in
November under $1,000 bonds each,
and Allison was placed under $500
bonds.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
OWE OVER A MILLION.
Assets Of New York Promoters So FAI
Discovered Amount To Sfc7. 600.

Assets Of New York Promoters So Far
Discovered Amount to 9f27 600.
On h ground that II would tend to
incrfminate him. Thomas Rhodus, OF
Chicago. one Of the three Rhodus
brothers recently indicted by the fed
eral grand jury for improper use
Of h mail. refused to divulge the
names. addresses and inyolv-
ed In h sale OF the Central Life Sc
curfties company stock by the
Mercantile Finance company, both
concerns being among those promoted
by the Rhodus brothers. Receiver
Fetxer has filed a preliminary re-
port stating to date he had discov-
erel liabilities OF S~1,363,000 and
assets OF t127.00o.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

At a special meeting of the Aber-
dean city council the contract for the
construction OF a new sanitary sewer
on the north sid. OF the city and a
pumping station In connection was
awarded to James Kennedy. OF Fargo.
n. D.. who In completing another
sewer contract in that city.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

Six Mormon elders are In Mitchell
at the present time preparing for a
campaign which they intend 10 insti-
tu&e In various portions OF the state.
Elder william Redo Is at the head of
the company Of religious workers, and
he states that a tour will be started to
uhe northern border.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
Tsucm % wasch Reds.

Gen Earl u. Thomas. commanding
the department Of the Colorado. has
been Instructed to dispatch immc-
diately afx troops OF cava.ary to the
Navajo reservation The orders came
from the war department and was In
duced BY the fear that the renegade
TIES win persuade the NavaJoes to re-
3D.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
Accused of

]. T. Eaton. a stranger who arrived
In Sioux Falls IN Saturday. and Earl
Jones. cook in a local restaurant, have
been arrested and lodged in the city
jail at Sioux Falls on the serious
charge OF highway robbery, preferred
by Barney Luther. a young farm hand
from near George, la.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
schoo, Building for Orient.

The residents Of the progressive lit
tie town OF Orient. Faux county. have
tnaugurated a movement for the con-
ssruction OF a new public school build
ing and now are circulating petitions
asking the board Of education to call
4 special election and submit the mat
ter Of bonds 10 a vote.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
To Celcbrate Annivers>rv

Cottonwood is making great prepa-
rations to celebrate the first ami
versary OF h establishing OF the
town on Aug. Is. This town is on the
Pierre-Rapid City linz Of the North
western. and although only one year
old has become one OF the best towns
In Stanley county.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
sultan LONG ON PROMISES.
He Proclalnas Fun Liberty for All HI
SubtecsA

&&8AkYN&&A
A dispatch from Constantinopse says
ths imperial edict which was rea
Saturday night before the sublime
porte waA published Sunday. II ex-
plains that the constitution was sus-
pended In the time Of Safvet Pasha,
who was grand visfer from June &c
December. 1875. I'm consequence Of va
rsous intriguss. II declares the equal
ity Of MI Otfomans without distinction
~ 10 rae or religion. prociaims their
full liberty and says that all appoint
ments. with the exception Of the min
istsrs az war and marine and the shieh
III Islasn. will Be made on the advice
of The grand vtxisr. who has been In
vtted 10 form . new ministry. The
edfct further declares that bills re-
garding the organization and tributes
Of various ministries and regarding the
viiayets will be prepared according "a
present requirements and submitted to
parliament
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

Following up his crusade against
the appearance Of unclothed women In
Paris theaters. the project Of police.
NJ L<pine. has given orders that the
sale Of Questionable pictures on the
bouievards be vigorously suppressed
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

sosfrh Wesley Mcclure. Of St
.c1s*. - years old. formerly manager
~ 4 icral branch ri the Singer Sew
-g Macnlne company. II being sought
Nv the police 90 n warrant charging
fser~Fy following an examination of
re~ cosrrnry's books. which - said Tn
- revealed n shortage Ut $4,000.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
ALBERT LOSES MISS HADsEI..
TIM Girl Agrees to Return to He1
Home In Ostumwn, Iowa.

A temporary truce has been de-
clared between the local officials Of
Cripple Creek. Colorado. and r. A.
Hadsei on one side and Miss Grace
Hadsel and Hans Albert. the al
legged Insane vioiinist. on the other as
a result Of which the girl Will. go back
10 her nome at Ottumwa, Iowa. with
her father and Albert has been re-
leased from jail. He IL to remain at
Cripple Creek under the guardian
ship OF two men and cannot CORES
pond with the girl. The court keeps
Albert In charge and Informed him
that II he wrote To the girl or she to
him h q he would be sent back to
the insane asylum from which he was
recently paroIed.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
Explosion Wrecks Town.

At h mining town OF STAFFORD. w.
Va. 100 kegs Of powder In 4 powder
house exploded. Nearly every house
In the town was completely wrecked
and several persons seriously hurt.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

The newly elected officers OF the Old
Settlers association Of Union county.
are w. H. HI. Fate. OF Richland. presi.
dent: l. l. Pike, vice president: M. n.
HOFFMAN, secretary: Runyon Compton
treasurer.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
tits Mad q nlnnk.

ssr .e.ter. the girl who dis
.eat. r. ri rer home at Pittsbure.
4 Fa@ v fs~ ard was found un-
~e@f ss ssatntaey. revived Sunday.
y II Il is a u ans REGARDING pas,
es.s 81 lat tie ofin.nn of the doc-
~ ~ I, sa e aows.fu. drug was al
.ys4s 80 her.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

A Santa Fee passenger, westbound,
known ~ the California limited. went
into . ditch al wakarusa. Kan. Thurs
day. The engineer wa killed and sew
erai passengers injured.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

- UaDms - 10 WIseae Cnnne <sseas
Afnn

W 49, SMsN0t
Ahmnm
0coechfn9 hct weather throughout
~ ~ 6sat and ne Dakotas and
11tnm@oea Threw the bard " trade In
- u1id excstement Monday ana sent
~ ystce of whsaf and corn soaring
sayward- wheat aAvanneed nSariy .
eem1n = bmahei and corn showed an
n1m0ek equa1ty sharp bulge.
- Aailtsh ssntim&ne In wheat
which - b&an deve1opinx recently
y rseslt - .blArk russ~ reports
frcn ~ northwest broke out with
tn1sHee steor upon receipt Or : dis
ra1eA lEom Minneapolis which claim
~ -haaek - y WORSE than II 1904
- she crop = stmpiy burning up
N1ta - hsat~ The advance In she
ecrn waa heIped aion9 hy : dispatch
Nhken seaaed ftat In corn crop In
s~nxsnI It1incis has begun / Sire
s~ing 4 - excessively hfsh t@mper
1tnre4
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

Two petitions have been presented
to the county commissioners OF BUTTE
county asking that the county be d.
vided into three counties. One OF tho
petitions came from Lennon ana the
cehsr from Camp Crook and Harding.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
WailIr nf.orrr c..

Psychic cruelty Is what In alleged
10 have forced Charlotte Walker. lead
inG woman In The Wolf now play
Ing ~ the Chicago opera house. 10 sue
for divorce from her husband. DIR.
John n. Haden. 81 Galveston.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
Eat - Arehfr~a~.

- - - A0NAe0g08s
Dn3t~1 Stst<x Commissioner 0f Lab
~ Nstti Mcnday nossn@d Grand Mas
~ HnMfeS. - sh& ~swfschmsnss unson.
~ 6rsAnt0n. p. that he sfi II once
AAA* aacsmnsy st<ps to bring about .
1G1ttaen@nt - th~ grievances o. the
~sW5sEAssea - the Lackawanna rail-
gaaA
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

TA~ S~s,sss Manchursan railway viii
= open from Dairy 10 Shanghai for
~ - 3ish The mail and steam
/. X ~. iec IN and after Aug. IL
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

After suffering 10 years from ele
phanttasis. Mrs. Anna E. Lynch die;
cary Friday at her hcnse near Nj.
kecsport. Pa. At death she weighc
$40 pounds.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07
Exranninn IN Col Mtne.

One miner MAS killed. two faIiy In
jnrsd and four slightly hurt by a gas
explosion Ia the Bellevue coiiiery of
she Lackawanna company near scran-
ION. Pa
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

Herman Wakes has just sold h;s
quarter section homestead adjoining
Avon on the southeast to Fred wen
king for $40 per acre.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

Mondays quotations on the Sioux
Gu live stock market follow: Top
beesssy $500. Top hogs. $40.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-23
BEWARE OF OiNTMENTS FOR
CArAItRH THAT CONTAIN
MERCURY,

as nercurS Will sArely destroy the
Iense OF smell and completely de-
'ange the whole system when enter
ng 1t through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used
Except on prescriptions from repu-
table physicians, as the damage
they will do is ten fold TO the good
YOU can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by f. J. Cheney e Co. Toledo, o.,
contains no mercury. and IS taken
Internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. In bnyins Hairs Catarrh
Cure he sure you get the genuine.
1t is taken internally and made in
Toledo, OHIO. by +. J. Cheney &
Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists Price. 75c.
Ger bottle.
Take Hairs Family pills for con
stipation.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-23
Chinese Athletics.

The Chinese have always had athlet-
&c exercises of a sort IN which they
have rather prided themselves. though
none ever seem to have taken such n
hold on the nation as ours have on US
during the last century or SO. They
have plenty of stories Of strong men
capable OF welding extraordinary
weapons. Of bending wondrous bows or
OF lifting heavy weights, etc.
Even within the last few years feats
OF archery were done before an officer
could get his commission in the army.
and In almost any village there is a
bamboo with n pierced stone at either
end 60 test the strength Of the rising
generation in lifting. But there was
nothing OF regular athletic training, ex-
cept for a few wrestlers perhaps, be-
fore foreigners came,-Sbanghai Mer-
curry