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THE RALSTON FREE PRESS
By D. W. CHUM
RALSTON, - - OKLAHOMA
Ambition la the rooted nettle of the
selfish soul.
A good man and cause is never fi-
nally defeated.
Dullards are born go and not made
by the schools.
Japan, having .looked about the
world a bit, knows that cabinet crises
are harmless.
Morocco, having had a taste of gen-
eral disorder, will not be satisfied un-
til it gets the whole Jug.
France is buying so many airships
that It looks as If the French govern
ment desired to sfort a museum of Id
conclusive inventions.
Cuba may at well begin planning to
celebrate Its newest Fourth of July,
for Uncle Sam Is going to give It an-
other chance to be good.
Chinese -claim to have discovered
"graft" prior to any other nation.
Their political system might well
serve as a horrible example.
No, inquiring reader, the language
talked by grip victims is not Esper-
anto, but it is certainly some kin to
a universal tongue this winter.
The csar may send editors to Si-
beria, but is powerless to prevent an
enormous number of uncenBored nov-
els from circulating around the globe.
There are 80,000 more women than
men in Massachusetts. It will be nec-
essary for the leap year girl who ex-
pects to succeed In that state to start
early.
The Mosquito Indians are indulging
In an uprising, and the people who
believed they were harmless individu-
als will probably feel that they have
been "stung."
Gradually the recalcltranU are be-
coming reconciled to the absence of
the motto that formerly adorned the
new coins. Anyhow, they are making
less fuss about It
If this money scarcity in Germany
keeps up much longer some peerless
leader over there will be tempted to
propose the free and unlimited coin-
age of frankfurters.
A convention of scientists has an-
other peculiarity, If we mistake not.
You don't have to take up a collec-
tion to defray the expenses in order to
Induce it to come here.
Dr. Slebel has discovered how every
human body can make its own elec-
trlclty." Now let him show how every-
body can be his own patent medicine
and make us aW .happy.
A superficial Investigation might
lead one to wonder if somebody bad
not been making a bunch of graft
from the purchase of hose for the
New York fire department.
Count Wltte and Gen. Kuropatkln
are fighting over the war between
Russia and Japan. It la not expected,
however, that either of them will suc-
ceed In taking Manchuria.
A famous Mexican volcano la for
aale. It would not be a bad Idea for
some of the fire-eaters In congress to
Invest In Its sulphurously eruptive
qualities as an aid to their oratory.
A man In New York committed sui-
cide because his wife stayed out late
at night. It Is a pretty good thing that
the average woman Is not affected to
auch an extent by a recreant husband.
"Lord Curzon would like to sit In
the house of lords," says the Chicago
Post. Meanwhile Ireland, which is
expected to assist in the process,
shows some disposition to sit on Lord
Curson.
WHY R08C0E CONKLINQ QUIT.
Sir Thoinns Upton rises to remark
that the spicy breeses whlrh blow soft
oer Ceylon's Isle misrepresent the
facts In the case when they say he
is about to challenge for the Amer-
ica's cup.
Seventeen prophets have predicted
that the world will come to an end
during the present year. Inasmuch,
however, a* 26 proph* ts declared that
doom would crack last year we de-
cline to be frightened.
A French paper says: "American
men marry for love, but the women
for money." In France all hands mar
ry for money, and they bargain and
haggle beforehand like puglliats
wrangling over the weight question.
iU -II. .11
A chair pusher at Atlantic City
found a purse containing 9400 and
received a reward of IS cents for re-
turning It to the owner. What did he
ex| ect? It didn't take him more than
• minute to And It, and nt 12 centa a
minute that amounts to 97.20 an hour,
which la pretty good pay for these
tlmea, particularly on work which does
not require a long course uf training
to fit one for.
Attack on His Home and Family
Cauaed Him to Resign.
In the lobby of the New Willard I
found an elderly gentleman who had
been a friend of Roscoe Conkllng. He
said :
"It does not seem like Washington
to me without Roscoe Conkllng. I
miss that Imperloua form stalking
above tbe avenues. Never," he con-
tinued, "can I forget the day that Ros-
coe Conkllng resigned. There waa
great excitement over President Gar-
field's appointment of the New York
collector of the port, and th-£ waa
the laat straw that decided Conkllng
to act. His feud with Blaine waa then
at its height, and aa Roscoe Conk-
llng sat that morning In his accus-
tomed place, it was noticed that hia
face waa paler than usual as he
pointed out a newspaper paragraph.
" 'I can bear It all until It cornea to
that.' he said. 'When they attack my
home and my wife that Is the end of
public life for me. When the ifacred-
ness of my family life Is trailed In
the dust, that la too much—I am
going home, never to return here.'
"Tears glistened In his eyes aa he
pushed back the hair from his fore-
head and said: 'Now I am going home
to earn money In my profession and
pay the debts that have accumulated
while I have been trying to help
friends.'
"He retired from public life, and It
was a great satisfaction to him that he
paid 940,000 of accumulated debts
within one year; no lawyer at that
time could command a higher fee than
Roscoe Conkllng."—Joe Mitchell Chap-
pie, In National Magailne.
Strong Passion for Geld.
Don Marino Torlonla, of the ducal
family of Torlonla of Rome, said at a
dinner party In New York that a cer
tain American millionaire reminded
him of the famous Roman miser, Ar
pegnto.
"Let me," said the tall young man,
smiling, "show you what a tremendous
qilaer Arpagnio waa. As he lay dy
Ifjg in his cold, dkrk, bare palace of
stone on the Corso his one thought
was that, since he waa too 111 to eat,
a full lire a day was being saved on
the food bill. The doctor waa an
nounced. The doctor, after feeling
Arpagnlo's pulse, looked grave.
"'Well,' said the mlaer, 'how much
longer have I to live?'
" 'Only half an hour,' waa the reply.
"Arpagnlo's eyes flashed fire.
M'You scoundrel!' he cried. 'Why
do you let things run on to the last
minute like this? Do you want to
ruin me? Send for the barber at
once.'
"The barber arrived post haate.
"'You charge,' said Arpagnio, '20
centesiml for shaving?'
"'Yea, slgnor.'
"'And for shaving a corpse five
lire?'
" 'Yea.*
"Arpagnio glanced at the clock-
Seven of the 30 minutea left him still
remained.
" 'Then shave me quickly,' he
gasped.
"As the operation flniahed Arpagnio
died. But with his last breath, smil-
ing happily, he murmured, while the
barber dried his cold, pale cheeks:
"'How splendid! Four lire and 80
centesiml saved! "
Church Suppresses Melodrama.
The Russian church has intervened
to suppress a melodrama played to
crowds of the poor In St. Petersburg
and the provinces. It deals with the
precepts of the Johannltes, who ex-
ploit the fame of Father John of Cron-
stadt. They exhort all believers to
make confession to Father John, who
will gather together In Cronstadt 144,-
000 of the blessed and then "leave the
earth." Moreover, all children, ac-
cording to their affirmation, who are
now born are "little devils," who must
be "stamped out" Immediately after
blrth.
010 HULTH RESORT
TEMPLE WHERE HIPPOCRATES
PRACTICED IN 500 B. C.
The Sphinx and the Infinite.
1 can Imagine the most determined
atheist looking at the sphinx and, in
a flash, not merely believing, but feel-
ing that he had before him proof of
the life of the soul beyond the grave,
of the life of the soul of Khufu beyond
the tomb of his pyramid. Always aa
you return to the sphinx you wonder
at lUmore, you adore more strangely
Ita repose, you steep yourself more
Intimately In tbe aloof peace that
seems to emanate from it as light
emanates from the sun. And aa you
look on it at laat perhaps you under-
stand the Infinite; you underetand
where Is the bourne to which the
finite flows with all Ita greatneea, aa
the great Nile flows from beyond Vic-
toria Nyanaa to the sea.—From Rob-
ert Hlchens' "The Spell of Egypt," In
the Century.
Greek Patients Treated 2,400. Yeara
Ago Much as They Would Be In
a Modern Hospital — Ruins
Reotntly Unearthed.
New York.—The most famous of the
ancient Greek health temples and tbe
last whose rftlns have been brought
Into view la on the Island of Cos In the
iEgean sea, not far from the'aouth-
west corner of Asia Minor.
There were larger health temples
than that of Cos, but the newly discov-
ered temple la the most celebrated of
them all. because It waa there that
Sanitarium Where Hippocratea Prac-
ticed 24 Centuriee Ago.
Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine,
studied and practiced the art of heal
ing and wrote some of the books that
have come down to us. It was there
that he freed medicine from some of
the ancient auperstitions and that his
powers of observation and scientific
Insight led him to discoveries of new
truth that were a blessing to the
Greeks for centuries after his death.
Thia forerunner of the modern hoa-
pltal was built about 2,400 years ago.
The place where it stood had been so
changed by earthquakes and the rav-
agea of time and men that It waa not
identified as the site of tbe health
temple of Hippocratea till three yeara
ago.
Then two British architecta began
digging and found inscriptions proving
that on thia spot the long-lost temple
stood. Excavations were rapidly
pushed and the foundations and ruined
buildings, now revealed, were found
to cover an area.of 590 feet from north
to south and 423 feet from eaat to
west.
So much has been found that It Is
not difficult to make a mental picture
of the ensemble of the beautiful build-
ings that stood here over 2,000 years
ago. A picture of the health temple,
undoubtedly giving a fair Idea of It, Is
reproduced here from the Proceedings
of the Royal Institution of Great
Britain.
The site, two miles from the sea, Is
very beautiful. Mountains rise on two
sides of It and It la fronted by the
turquoise iCgean dotted with islands.
The buildings were grouped on three
terracea.
In front Is the three-sided portico
and Its buildings where patients were
received and where the consultation
and operating rooms and baths were
situated. It was here that Hippoc-
rates wrote his notes on many Impor-
tant cases.
The batha were numerous because
he was a great believer in the re-
medial uses of water. It la supposed
that the medical school also occupied
some of the front buildings.
A flight of stairs in the middle
ground leada to the second terrace,
and here was the great altar, from
which smoke may be seen arising In
the picture, and the gymnasium, for
Hippocrates prescribed a great deal
of exercise In suitable cases. On this
terrace have been unearthed many
wall slabs Inscribed with wise max.
ims in regard to health that have come
down to ua In the writings of Hippoc-
rates.
Reached by the broad Btalrs ascend-
ing to the third terrace is the restora-
tion of the beautiful temple of Apol-
lo. The templeB of all the greater
gods exactly faced the east, and this Is
the only building in the sanitarium
that had precisely that orientation.
The priests of Apollo here were
trained to the care of the sick, and ao
their religious ceremonies occupied
only a part of their time. In tbe build*
lnga that surround the terrace on three
aides were the sleeping apartments of
the patlenta.
Thus It la seen that 2,400 yeara ago
the sick in thia hospital were sur-
rounded by manj of the advantages
which to-day are regarded as helpful
to Invalids. They were nursed back to
health In a-lovely environment, for
here was the charm of mountains,
plain and sea—a place of rest, peace
and ..beauty.
There waa the dally routine of treat-
ment by batha, exercise, massage, a
regulated diet and medlclnea of vege-
table origin, which usage had ap-
proved, and there were houra of sitting
out In the sunlight in that pure moun-
tain air, and to divert attention from
human illrf there were processions of
white-robed priests and priestesses,
with music of fl&te and clthara and
the singing of paens.
Here Hippocrates won his undying
fame by his devotion and lifelong la-
bors to help the alck and mained, to
lessen Buffering of all kinds and to re-
cord his experiences and discoveries
for the benefit of future generations.
He placed curative methoda upon a
new basis.
WHERE ENGLISH IS UNKNOWN.
Schools In Remote Sectione of Texae
Attended Only by Mexicans.
Carrizo, Tex.—There afe a number
of communltlea In this part of the Rio
Grande border where the English
language is not spoken. The Ameri-
can population of these border coun-
ties Is very small and Is confined al-
L
American School fn Rural Ranch Ola-
trlct of Texae.
most entirely to the larger towns. In
the rural ranch districts the Mexican
children are brought up with no
knowledge of the English language.
They have little conception of the
meaning of United States cltisenihlp.
The public free school system of the
state extends even to the most remote
parts of the big commonwealth and
the Mexican children are placed on the
same footing as other children who
live In the more enlightened parts of
Texas. There are several public
schools in the border counties which
are attended exclusively by Mexicans.
The teachers of these schools are Mex-
icans apl some of them have no
knowledge of English. They conduct
their teaching In Spanish and their
pupils are educated In that language
alone. Only little tots usually are
found In these schools. The school
buildings are small adobe structures.
Hie Idea.
Mrs. Crimson beak—It le said that
a directory publlahed In Mete, Ger-
many, Indicatea every married man
by Inserting a*fetar before his name.
Mr. Crimson beak—Well, If It Is In-
tended aa a warning, I think a dagger
would be more appropriate.—Yonkers
Statesman.
Hla Regret.
She—Did you tell papa the lib about
the raise you expected In your salary?
He (gloomily)—Yea. I did.
She—And what did he say?
He—He borrowed 920 off me on the
spot.
Trick of the Chinaman.
One particular fact developed In the
course of the trial In the Massachu-
setts superior court of nine Chinamen
charged with the murder of one of
their countrymen, and that Is no
Chinaman when using a revolver lev-
els It straight at a person or at an ob-
ject. but reets the niussle of the "gun"
ott his left forearm, and with the right
hand holding the butt dischargee the
weapon.
Counsel wanted an explanation, but
could not obtain It. and later a member
of one of the tongs In the corridor waa
asked tor m reason.
Don't know why a gun Is used in
that manner," waa.the response, "un-
less It Insures more secrecy than the
American way. For Instance, a China-
man may wrap the gun In the folds
of his sleeve, leaving only the barrel
hole free. Then a shot may be fired,
when It would appear aa though the
one who discharged the weapon had
his anus folded. There would be no
glint of steel and nothing but a curl of
smoko to tell who discharged tbe
weapon"
SWISS LEAGUE MAKES MOVE TO
KEEP RAILR0AD8 OFF.
French Postal Savlnge Banka.
The lateet statistics on French pos-
tal savings banks only come down to
1904. Then there were 7.883 banks,
with 4,346,449 depositors and deposits,
Including Interest due December 31,
of 9229,158,190. The Intereet Is 2Vfc
per cent, compounded. The amount
of each cash deposit account la limit-
ed to 9239.50. When tbe account ex-
ceeda that amount the bank will pur-
chase "rentes," or national three per
cent, bonds with the surplus, keey
them on deposit, collect the coupons
when they fall due, and credit tbe In-
tereet so received to the account of
the depositor.
More Than 100 000 Signatures On-
talned to Petition Protecting to
the Federel Council Agalnat
Invasion by Tracks.
r- Berne, Swltaerland—More than 100,-
000 algnatures have been attached In
Swltaerland to the petition that the
Swiss league has prepared to present
to the federal council. The first linee In
the petition read:
"The high summits of our Alps are
the Ideal possessions of the whole
Swlsa people and the symbol of Swlsa
freedom. They are not for sale."
The petition Is a protest against
the threatened aasaults which, many
thousands of foreign visitors to Swlt-
tors In the tourist industry propose to
make upbn the scenery of the high
Alps.
It Is In behalf of .the hundreds or
thousands of foreign visitors to Swlt-
aerland that various construction com-
panies are trying to get permission
from parliament to build mountain
railroads and hotels and residences In
the Alps.
Tbe project of greatest Importance,
the one which Is exciting the bitterest
opposition, is the proposed tunneling
of the Matterhorn for a line to be part
railroad and part elevator.
It la proposed to convert the summit
of the wonderful mountain shaft into a
series of grottoes with windows and
balconies, where the tourist may
smoke or sip hla tea and enjoy the
panorama of the Alpa under conditions
of warmth and comfort.
Another project that the Swiss are
opposing with almost equal vigor Is a
curious scheme relating to the Aletsch
glacier, the largest glacier, not only
of the Alpa, but of the whole of Eu-
rope.
It movee down Ita long valley to the
Rhone river, and ita Ice covers an area
of nearly 40 square mllea. It la a curi-
ous fact that the largest glacier of
Europe movea down the aouthern
slope of the mountain facing the sun.
The proposition Is to lay down on
the virgin enow of the Aletsch glacier
a kind of aledge railroad, which ahall
traverse the whole length of that
marvelous solitude.
The 8wlss league was formed to
work for the preservation of 8wlaa
scenery, and It Is utterly opposed tq
the Invasion of the Alps by an engi-
neering works above the snow line. It
has asked the moral aupport of all the
Alpine clubs of Europe, and none haa
responded more heartily that the Al-
pine club of London, which at a large
meeting has Indorsed the protest of
the Swiss league.
81r Martin Conway, who prealded,
said that both the Matterhorn and the
Aletech glacier project ought to be de-
feated, and all British mountaineers
should enter the heartleat possible pro-
test agalnat them.
The speakers regarded the policy of
no railroad above the snow line as
sound and practical, and a letter waa
read from Mr. Whymper, who beaded
the first party to asoend the Matter
horn, In which he said that a railroad
up that mountain would be Injurloua
to the guides of the Zermatt valley and
to thoae of the Val Tournanche.
RAVEN LOCKS TURN YELLOW.
Belleville (III.) Man Used "Tonle*
Prescribed by a Friend.
Belleville, 111.—Shelly Sherr of Belle-
vllle Is natural-born brunette, but he Is
rapidly becoming an Involuntary and
reluctant blonde. He took the advice
of a false friend and bis change of Unt
la the result.
Bhelly's raven locks were the pride
of his life. They seemed to him not
long ago that they needed a tonic, and
he apoke about It to a man he thought
he could truat.
"The thlpg your hair needs?' he said,
"Is peroxide of hydrogen."
When Shelly called for peroxide the
look tbe druggist gave him made him
want to fight, but he went home and
bathed his hair according to direc-
tions and watcbed for the results.
They came. His hair began to fade.
In a few daya It looked like burlap,
then like straw that had been lying
out in the lot all winter, afcd then like
a little of both. It IS now In the vario-
loid stage, and getting worse every
minute, and there Is no way to bead It
off until It haa run Ita natural course.
An Official's Wrath.
First Cltlsen—What's the alderman
ao mad about?
Becond Cltlsen—A boodle scheme
was pushed through while be waa ab>
sent.
"I see. Mad because the taxpayers
are going to be robbed."
"No. Mad because bg missed a
dlvvj."—N. Y. Weekly
Obtained Curious Manuscripts.
Prof. David Bugene Smith Is having
many Inlereetlng, unusual and valu-
able experlencee In hla travels through
the orient. He reports that the Bud-
dhlat priests have displayed much In-
terest In his search for mathematical
material among the Burmese, and that
he has obtained fgom them a con*
slderable number of curioua manu-
scripts Some valuable casta of old
numerical Inscriptions secured from
the Calcutta museum will be added to
Prof. Smith s large collection.
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