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CHANGES MADE IN CHINA MAN WHO SAYS HE IS GOD. Dr. H7kca Tells of Some Re markable Improvements. TEOLLEY 0AE3 15 OLD PETI5G. An nierlrla Ttmllrrar Aor nan nisht t'p to the Tirlir Cltr-IIlK Jlrld lerroaadi lb Leajailows, "Which Are DefraiW hr Mlath I'rooil Tlrnlala Math Altered. The Anu-rican lilUc ssxittr made j"Wtc rt-ct'Dtlj- s report from lu a seat I). D., TT'ao rrrt that voaderiai change tare takes Uc In north Chi na ilnce he was tut I litre, Just before the siege of I'ekloc atxl Tieataln. Tlie great tnixl forts at the eatric o? the 1'etho, he saj-. bate been cils xnaatltd, awl over then Mill float the flag of tb aaUon to which the were turned orer LruatedlateJy after their captcre by the allied fleets. All of the iru an hare been removed. Prom Ilangka to Tientsin, thirty miles, set a town or Tillage, not even a fartaboese, wai left istandln?, aod ve.-y few of them have been reboilt. I for 10.000 rear Tho ronntrr In a aiatlari firwl a tr. I rlble object lesson of the horrors of war. TlrnUIn la so changed that Dr. Hrfces k reel 7 recozBlzed it. The Large and popaloas Tillage whkb had grown tip around the railroad elation was entirely destroyed and is now only a zaaa of mud wall. The entire "hlnee quarter In the French conces sion wa burned daring the tlege, and wide street bate been laid out through .what wa, when T)r. Uvkes lout saw It, a very beehive of industry and swarm ing with ieopte. A magnificent street had been laid out along the river from the French concession to tho native city. The city .wall ha been demolished and a splen did roadway made on 1U site. ThI ia n terrible humiliation to the Chine?, Vrttttttor Maroon p.ki nl If la Jlla. Ion and I'orrrr. Profewor A. B. MagoHn of Y)tt Ha ven, Jla who wa recently la Cieif York on hi way to Florida, Mys that be if Cod and that his mtntoa on earth it to dietohat a law whlrh will give the cborr-h new light Th professor I Uty-flve yrs oW and of patriarchal, appearance. M Jong beard and hair being Bearly white. He My that early In hi life he had premonition. of hi ml Identity, but It wa not until 1SS1 that be realized that be wa God. The cbttrchec, he nays, are teetlng for something new, and Ms law will bring them greater ttrength. The preacher will have ometblBg that I real to talk nbowt Tht law I already making itself felt, notably in the Boer war in South Afri ca. IU influence baa brought sneces to the Boer. "I am net the powfr," saM Professor Mageun to a New York Tribune re porter. "I am (Imply the voice of the power. The power I everywhere. I am not to rale the dead or to destroy the living. I might tell what changes this power ha already wiosgbt and what It will accomplish, but I do not wlah to lay myself open to ridicule. The law will continue with tbo work! Yes, I am here, and We should make a spKial effort rH ring l'r2 to bring about a more satis factory enforcement of oar law. Twat a False Alarm. I have vsft year Dr. Catdwoil's tp I'epaln and can truthfully reo- oaaead It. Sme four rears ago doc tors told me that I had Bright' Dt teaw. I wm laid op three months and nothing I od helped me and no food woaM stay on my stomach. I oed one notUe of yowr Dr. Cald well's Syrup Pmpttn and food wouM stay on my stomach and I craved something to eat I got well. There waa no Bright' Disease about mo. It waa a "false rumor." Ever stnee 1 hive recommended Dr. Caldwell's Syrnp Pepsin to friend and strangers. It is mat splendid. I have mil con fidence in It. Geo. F. Benedict. GtS, West King SU Decatur. IU. Sow by W. B. Frame, Ardmorc sad Madftl. being here i the law, and whetU-r I peak through the newspaper) or In person the law will spring up a seeds of grain scattered In the rich soil. My being present and speaking to you con vinces you that I am Cod, and you In turn speak to others, and they arc con vinced. I am not here to prophesy, nnd, though I know nil, I must say nothing. Already I have taught 5,000,- 000 people to regard the Blblo as from God." Profesw Magoun had n. few notes written on a paper bag, which be read to the reporter. They were something like this: "I realize rnynclf how little I nra to bo understood. I have shrunk from It a great deal sometimes, but I felt the voice within me spurring mo on. My for it practically reduces the "virtual mission Is to give to the people a new capital of the empire" to the rank of a village. It ha been the custom In Chi na to punish cities for certain great crimes committed within their walls by tearing down ono or morw corners, to that the demolition of tho entire walls of Tientsin will Impress upon the people the gravity of tho crimes committed ngdlnst foreigners. The business men and the gentry of the city begged to bo spared this huinllla tlou nnd offered to pay a large sum of money If tho wnlls wcro spared. Tho great arsenal, which covered ns much ground as tho vliolo of tho old foreign concession of Tientsin, Ik it mass of blackened walls and smoke stacks. Tho "black fort" In tho na tive city and tho tower from which the Chinese shelled the concession dur ing the siege nru being destroyed. In Peking n breach hns been made In the walls of the southern city and tho electric railway carried up to tho gate of tho Tartar City nearest tho lega tions. Tho legation nren litis been ex tended on nil hides till It Ik now ono tullo nqunro. It Included one inllo of ivnlj between tho Clilen gato and tho Ilnln gato of the city. This Is being macadamized and converted Into n boulevard for the uso of foreigners. At either end guardhouses are to bo erected by the powers. Ono woh al most completed. A spoco of about 200 yards between tho legation walls and tho wall of tha Imperial City has licn cleared of houses, nnd It Is to bo left open, so that an attacking forco can find no cover. This open spuco ojlposlto tho British legation right up to and under the wnlls of tho Imperial City has been honeycombed with tunnels for laying mines In emo of iii-.-osslty. Homo of tho legntlons nro really forts. Tho walls nro of heavy masonry, backed law which Is to govern tho entire i world. That law controls everything; 1 nets on material as well as spiritual things. Home years ago I was very sick. I didn't think I would live, but I had a power with mo then. I went ' around Cape Horn In a ship, and some' , thing told me while 1 was aboard that ( ship It could not sink and that If one , tlinlter remnlned that timber would ' hold me. I didn't understand It all then, but It Is plain to me now' ProfeiHor Magoun mid that his title of "professor" was bestowed upon him by John C. Hazard, an Invnlld veteran , of the civil war, whom he met at Jack nonvllle. Fin. Tho papers were all drawn up, the professor said, but he afterward burned them TRANSALASKAN RAILWAY. Itrn..in I'nr 111.' Ilrllrf Thnt It 'Will lln n (Jrrnt Monrr lnkrr Denver capitalists have their plans well under wny for tho Transnlaskau railway, which will start at 1 1 In mini Iiko and extend to Capo Prlnco of Wales, where steamers will connect with tho Trnusilberlnn rullwny, snys tho Atlanta Constitution. The entire length of tho roud will bo 800 miles. nnd It will trnverso n country rich be yond the dreams of avarice. An en gineer representing the projectors re cently returned to Denver and makes a report which will arouse new inter est In tho Alaskan goldflclds. Ho says th country Is teeming with gold, that there nru vast fields of coal, Immense quantities of Umber and many indica tions of oil. Copper Is "found In chunks," ono piece weighing sixty pounds. Htnrtlng at Cook's inlet, which Is navlgnblo water, tho road will cross Some beasts fancy they are a bow to aproat wtags. Personal. The lady who hod to leave the do nation party the other night before It was over will plate call at oar drug store and get a bottle of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. She has In digestion or she would not have taken sick and if she had taken Dr. Celd- ell 'a Syrup Pepsin she would not have bad Indigestion. In 50c and II bottles at Frame's drug store, Ard- more and Madlll. the Nusheuk river, which Is nnvlcnblo by earth and loopholed, with a guurd , tor fK) mile: the Kushowlm. which Is of Its own, at present 150 soldiers. navigable for C50 miles; tho Tanann, If tho empress dowager and her which Is nnvlcablo for 000 miles, and cllquo nro to return to reuing ana to iKJwer, then these precautionary men' tires nro undoubtedly wise. Dr. Hykcs doubts If tho empress dowager has been informed of what hns been done by tho powers within the legation area or sho would hesltato to return to tho capital. China hns had her last chance, hiij-h Dr, HykcH, nnd if sho does not tnko it tho pnrtltlon of tho empire Is Inovl tablo. Tho antlforolgn party now real izes that It Is utterly hopeless to carry out lis progmmtno and thnt thero will bo pence, so far as forclgucra ure con cerned, for n long time. LOOKS THROUGH WATER. Ilnllnn Invent" Aiiimralna to Alii Vleir I'rom Snliiiinrlna lloal. All Itnllnn ongluecr, Trlulzl of Home, has Invented an apparatus, tho clepto scope, which permits tho occupants of n suhmarlno vessel to boo what 1 pass ing on tho Htirfnco of tho wnter whllo tho boat Is submerged, snys tho Pitts burg Dlxpntch. Tito nppnrntus Is form ed of a system of tube which can bo projected from tha Irterlor of tho sub innrlno vessel to tho level of tho wnter nnd which carry tho oxtcrnnl nppcar mice down through n sot of prisma to the observer underneath. Very satisfactory experiments wltli thv nppnrntus have been mndo on lioard tho HUbmnrluo bont Delphlno In tho prcsenco of thu Italian minister of murine. The Iiatrst 'rtilntr In Hleorra. Sleeves on evening gowns nro drop ped from tho shoulder, according to tho January Woman's Homo Compan ion. Frequently they consist of but a nicro strap or scries of straps, whllo on n very uiodlh gown tha triecvo of loco beginning soveral Inches down from tbo shoulder extends ha full length of tho arm and falls ovct tha land. tho grent Yukon, which In larger in ; plnccH thnn tho Mississippi. It will be llttlo moro than n ferry rldu to crosn I Bering strait and connect with tho ItURHlnn rullwny. Prlnco Hllkop, a cousin of the czar, is tbo head of the I Siberian railway and Is n personal I friend of J. J. Frey, president of the . Trnusnlnskan. It Is expected that both railroads will bo completed within five years, Mr. Joseph T. Cornfield, who built tho Whlto Pass rond, says tho Trans alnsknn will be a great money maker. Tho Whlto Pass rood paid 00 por cent dividend last year. The conduction of this railway will monn the taking out of many millions moro of Alaskan gold. Undoubtedly there aro vast quan tities of it there. This will add to tho wealth of the world and help to keep up tho good times, which nro due lu a grent measure to tbo gold Hilda of re cent years. It means a more systemat ic search for tho precious metal than has yet boon undertaken. Tho comple tion of the road will put Undo Ham In very close touch with Ills next door neighbor, tho czar. Mnrk Tiinln's Motlnir. A new story Is beln told of the days when Mark Twain was n hack writer In San Francisco on n weekly salary icprcHcntcd by one llguro, Bret Ilarte nnd Joaquin Miller serving on tho samo Htnff with like pay, wiys tho Sprlngllcld Ilepubllcnu. A womnn of means who patronized Bohcmln nnd gave tho Im pecunious strugglers mnny n good din ner snw Mnrk Twain, thinly clad nnd imperfectly shod, standing with n cigar box under his arm and looking hun grily In nt a confectioner's window. Tho patroness of letters asked what was In tho box. "Oh," drawled tho humorist, "I'm moving ngnln." Mr. Clemens ha had bis dnnnclal ups and downs slnco then, but every ono hopes that hereafter there will be only tho ups. . - - indigestion dyspepsia biliousness and the hundred and one simi lar ills caused by impure blood or inactive liver, quickly yield to the purifying ana cleansing properties contained in QUART BOTTLE It cures permanently by acting naturally on all organs of thct KrwW Acn 1-ilnnrl.rlcnnRtr. flesh-5 builder, and health-restorer, it has no equal. Put us in Quart Bottles, and sold at Si each. 'THO MICHIOAN ORUO COMPANY," Detroit, Mich. Tk JJtucUci lot urer LU.U 15c. 9 For Salo by City Drug Store The Ard mor cite Official Journal of the Chickasaw Stockmen's Association, 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE ' jjn TnAoc MAnna Dcoisns Copyrights &.c. .nvnn tending a. katrh and dtirrlntinn mif tulrKly furortjun our oiritimii free whi-thcr an mri-ntino H prriUlr imtr-nublo. t"mmuni-. lixntainctlrmnadentfaL Handbook on I'atrnu ic t freo. OM,at aa-pner 1 ir ecurlritfplpnt. I'atmu taken throuvh Munu A la rrceiTt tprlal nofltr, without chartto, la tha Scientific Jftnertcan. K handcornetr llltntrnt! wfeklr J-AFVMt rir tnUiton vt mtif rientttlA Journal. 'J rrnn 3 wr . four montbf L tiolU b all newdrjiior4, MUfJN&Co.30"2- New York llranch onio. O V Ht. W neum. I. r is POSITIVELY CURES W'&ZiW CURE YOURSELF I V la 1 uaa.va, vj (IIirharcrJnflaiunti'iiM,a Kf lwraau u Irriutluna or uirAtiu'. j 1 at m nmtara. vi iihcdui ro.uiuii--i tr.'.ui. ( mu,i. I'ainlm, an J uut auriu .YtMitCHluiei Co. ent or rlxDoui, Afpi0tlclII,O.C??'J K",d Hrueslala, T tC-KV U t'lroular alt oq imumI WE GUARANTEE Dr. Cnldwell'M Hyrup I'cpsln to euro any enho ofConstlpiitloii, IntliKCKtlon, Hick Ilradaclie or Stomach Trouble when taken accorulntr to lUrcc'tloiiB. DR. VV. O. CALOVVCLL. If, after tnkltui two-thirds r? n fifty cent or ono dollar bottle, it falls to do oh represented, wo Vf ill refund the purcnaso price. rEPSW SYRUP COMPAHY, ULlMfS.11 Noianas Ola HaiM phose of you who have visited our store since it was re stocked realize that we have the most superb line of China and Por celaine ware ever brought to Ardmore. We have a new ship ment of Queensware. Come in and eee if -we haven't just ibe pieces you need. Whatever be your wants in this line, they can be gratified at this store. It's no idle boast to say we have more Granite Iron than all other stocks in the city combined. Here you can find anything you want in Granite, and the prices are lower than you have ever seen them before on this class of'goods. Our line of Silver Table Cutlery is replete in every sense. We are Leaders in Big Stocks and Low Prices on Tinware AlmoBt every vessel that's made of Tin you'll find at this store. Oome in and see. Rimeraber that you are always welcome whether you come to buy or to look. E. NOLAND ARDMORE, I. T. HACK LINE Davis TO Sulphur. Meets all trains. Good accommodations and prompt service. Wire or telephone J. R. BLYTHE, Davis. Ind.Ter. An Oil Painting makes a handsome CbHstmns present. Wiles paints them. One block south of post office. Choice Meats Trueloye & Pyeatt Next Door West ol Post Office. Kdol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. ItartlOcIally illRC3ta tho food and aids Nature in strengthening and rccon Btructlns tlio exhausted digestive or Kans. 1 1 la tho latest disco vcred digest ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach It In ctllclcncy. It In stantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Sick Headache, Qastralgla, Cramps and allothcrrcsultsotlnipcrfcctdlgcstlon. I'rlcoMc.nnJIl. fAirzoaliecontaJni XS time imallslxe. Iloolc all about dyspcptlainaltcdrrai iYsparsd by E. C. DsWITT A CO.. Chicago W. B. FRAME, Druggist r THERE IS- V PROVERB ESPECIALLY FOR HOUSEKEEPERS. IT DECLARES THAT the best is always the cheapest. It payB to remember this when -ffiA Dnn-f buyinc Coffee. Don't be deceived, VJtl U1C DCol You can't have valne without cost The price of CHASE & SANBORN'S seal brand Coffee is a little more than common Coffee, but is cost twice ns much to import. It is worth ten times as much to use. It is no mere beverage; it is Food and Stimulant Both. IF YOQ WANT A FOOD COFFEE.. TRY IT. We keep the finest Coffees, Teas, and nil other hif;h grade Groceries. "JAKE," The Grocer. 1 I Pi I fill MADE IN ARDMORE. Others cost more, none are better. If you aro not numbored among its many hundreds of happy users, try it in your holiday bak ing, You will be delighted. Por sale by all grocers. ARDMORE MILL AND ELEVATOR CO. ..