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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1900)
A IEADER 01' WOMEN. TV-TT- MAS A QUEER BEIilEF. THE WIFE OF SENATOR FAIR mrm BANKS OF INDIANA. This Woman Believes That Dogs Have' Souls... Ifcr Itrccnt r.lovntlon to Directorship n Compliment tu n fuirnoil nml Ite nnnl Wonmtv Wnj Culm 111 tho no rent HI mi. A. - -t - ff -' ; if China Is nn nbsoluto monarchy, but tho emperor spends his life lnsldo tho sealed walls of the Forbidden City, and not ono Chinaman In a hundred thou sand ever looks upon tho ltnpcrlnl face. Again, In spite of the absolute char acter of tho monarchy, thoro Is, ac cording to tho Chinese law, a body called tho Tu-ch-a-yuen, or board of public cenoorst which Is Independent -of tho supremevgovcrnraent and, theo retically at least, higher In authority. 'Theoretically, again, tho supremo di rection of tho affairs of tho empire Is Tested In tho Chun Chi Ch'u, other "wlso known as tho privy or grand council. Tho practical administra tion of tho laws 1b under tho charge of tho Nel-ko, or cabinet, a body which consists of four members, two China men and two Tartars, with tho assist ance of two members of tho Great Col lego of Confucius, whoso duty It Is to flee that nothing Is dono by tho cab Jnot which Is not In strict accordanco with tho sacred books. Under the cablnot, again, nro seven boards of administrators, each of which Is pre sided over by a Chinaman nnd a Tartar Jointly. Theso boards havo tho work of government divided among them as follows: 1. Tho board of civil ap pointments, which has charge of all tho civil officers In tho empire. 2. Tho board of revenues, which has charge of- -all financial mattors. 3. Tho board of rites and ceremonies, which has chargo of enforcing tho laws and customs of tho empire. 4. Tho military board. 5. Tho board of public works. C. Tho board of criminal jurisdiction. 7. Tho admiralty board, which makes Its head quarters at Tien Tsln. Equal In au thority with theso Is tho board of for elgrt affairs, or Tsung-ll-Yamen, which VtKW Of THE ilias as members all tho members of tho .grand or privy council. As for tho mysterious emperor, ho .spends his Hfo In tho Forbidden City, Into tho central portion of which no .man may enter. Thero ho lives, sur rounded by tho members of his harem and by tho enormous number of from 3,000 to 10,000 slaves. Masslvo walls .nnd tho oven moro formidable barriers of Oriental ctlquotto shut him off en ilrely from tho rest of tho world. When ton raro occasions ho goes out to wor ship at ono of tho temples or to visit ono of the palaces In tho vicinity the streets along which he and his retlnuo :will pass aro cleared and freshly paved, whllo.tho houses and other buildings .-along tho Una aro barricaded and tha fronts covered with hugo mats, so that no vulgar eyo may look upon tho great lord of the sun as ho Is carried along . I ( I' I Mil I I I I III I ill j I I II INTERIOR OF THE FORBIDDEN CITY. & In a magnificent Bedan chair. Only once In a number of years, when tho emperor goes out Into tho country, whore It Is practically impossible to barricade all tho roads, does tho aver ago Chinaman havo an opportunity to got even a gllmpso of his Imperial master. Thoro Is no law of hereditary suc cession to tho Chinese throno, It being left to each emporor to appoint his own successor from umong tho younger generation of tho imperial family. As tho emperor commonly has a number of wives and children tho practlco opens opportunity for nn endless amount of Intrigue nnd chicanery. Tho manner In which tho present emperor, Tsalflen, camo to tho throno Is an ex amplo in point. Tho whole Chlneso omplro Is divided Into eighteen provinces, each ruled by u governor-general, who Is responsible dlroctly to tho emperor for tho entire administration, political, Judicial, mili tary, and financial. Each governor geueral Is assisted by a council and by a lumber of minor officials, such as tho treasurer, tho subcommlssloner, and tho literary chancellor. Each province Ls divided Into departments, ruled by prefects, and each department Into dis tricts, with n district ruler over each. Each town and village hns also its separate government, with n complete set of officials, so that the ofllceholdlng class in China Is largo and extremely influential. Tho gradations of rank among Chinese officials are clearly defined, and each man Is directly responsible only to his Itnmedlato superior. Thus tho villago governor reports to tho dis trict ruler, and he In turn to tho gov ernor of the department. Tho de partmental governor reports to tho governor general of tho provlnco, who may remove him nt will or oven cut of his head. Tho whole administra tion, therefore hinges on tho eighteen provincial governor generals, or vice roys, and those positions aro in tho greatest demand. A village official who wishes to keep his place finds It a good plan to mako largo gifts to tho district ruler, and therefore levies largo taxes on tho people. The district rul er finds It good policy to hand over most of what ho gets In this way to tho departmental chief, and tho latter pass es It on to tho governor general of the province. To bo appointed governor general of a Chinese provlnco Is thoro foro equivalent to a gift of a large fortune, tho amount depending only on tho avarlco of tho viceroy In power. A wise Chinaman greatly prefers to servo his country as a provincial governor general or vlcoroy than ns membor of tho grand or privy council, tho "per quisites" of which positions are small. This form of administration makes It clear why the body of Chlneso officials Crt r OF TAKU. I. tub roiuuoN KIOSK ON Is tho most corrupt and unscrupulous In tho world. The Spellbinder. "Fellow citizens." ho eald, "I don't intend to keop you long. Cheers. I have only a few words to add to thoso that havo nlrcady beon Bald. Cries of "Hurrah!" I know you do not caro to listen to any further spoechmaklng after the eloquence that you havo heard hero this evening. Tremendous applnuso. You aro tired. Cheers and cries of "Good!" "Good!" It Is unnecessary for me to go back over the glorious history of our party. Enthusiastic outburst lasting eleven minutes. I will not woary you with a repetition of tho arguments that you havo heard beforo. Hats tossed In tho air; handkorchlofB fluttorod nud wild yells from all parts of tho hull. Uut, my fellow citizens, tho principles for which wo aro fighting today nro thoso for which our fathers fought be foro them. Who among us can calmly analyze this matter without arising with tho conviction that wo aro right, and that those who opposo us aro wrong? When Washington steppoa forth nt Yorktown to receive " But no mnttor. Tho hall was empty when ho wiped his brow and sat down, two hours nnd twenty mimics later. Prince Chintf. Prince Chlng, leader of tho counter revolution In North China, and poli tical rival of tho monstrous Prlnco Tu an, Is now looked upon as tho hopo of tho foreigners In Peking, or of such of them as havo survived tho atrocities of tho Doxcrs. Ho Is a groat and pow- PRINCE CHING. crful prlnco, and seems to bo a friend of tho whites. Ho is now In Peking nt the head of tho Manchu garrison in that city. Theso forces number about 10,000, and numerous Chinese nro flock' ing to tho standard of the now leader, Chlng Is tho undo of tho late cm- poror, Tsal-Tlen, who was tho poisoned tho other day by tho order of Tuan Ho Is tho greatunclo of tho heir ap parent, who was chosen last winter by tho empress dowager. Ho was presi dent of tho tsung-ll-yamen before the government was sundered by tho revolt of Tuan and his followers. A Trust Solution. Tho manufacture of binding twlno by tho Inmates of tho Kansas peni tentiary, it Is said, has been a success. In Kansas, ns In other states, tho trades unions- were opposed to tho cm ploymont of tho convicts in labor that would como Into competition with that outside of tho prison walls. Yet It .concession in Tientsin, IMPERIAL LAKE. PEKINQ. was realized that tho Hfo of Idleness led by tho unemployed prlsonors was o advantago neither to tho stnto nor ti tho men thomsolves, nnd In fact work cd serious harm to both. Tho idea was hit upon of employing them In th manufacture of h .dine twine, that In dustry bolng In tho grasp of a trust inai ennrgod ttio farmers of Kansas ex oruitant prices for tho necessary nrtl clo. At tho beginning tho twlno waa put on tno market nt thrco cents n pound below tho trust nrlco. nnd thnn hnMi sides cut their prices until tho Kansas farmers saved flvo cents a pound. Wisdom lit WIvoh. David Starr Jordan does not think that a collego training unfits n woman for tho sevorer discipline nnd humidor duties of matrimony, nnd ho says that the half-educated woman Is oxnoBod to more dangers nnd Is moro misccptibl o to tho "hlghor foolishness" than la her better balanced and moro brain ter. sis Mrs. Izorn O. Chandler, of Now York, pnlnter of dog3' pictures, author of stories about dogs, and lover of theso Intclltgcut animals, Is n firm bo Hover lu tho theory that they havo souls. "Yes, that lo my conception," said Mrs. Chandler. "If dogs 11 vo up to tho best enntno ethics they will go to heav en Just ns wc, It wo live up to human ethics, will go to heaven. And I think that their heaven nnd our hcavon nro tho same. Dogs nnd human beings nro too close friends hero to bo soparated hereafter." Mrs. Chandler has n pet St. Dernard named Rex that died n few years ago and left a void In tho world for her. "Heaven is a stnto In which wo shall all bo content," continued Mrs. Chnnd lor, "and I should never bo satisfied unless I met Rex thero, nud I know ho would not bo content to follow nnothor angel about. Tho Indian Is Buro that tho first object ho will sco when ho goes to tho hnppy hunting ground will bo his dog. And why should ho not, it ho was a good dog and lived according to his light? "Wo claim to bo their auporlors. In eomo respects wo nro, but wo can lenm much from dogs. They sorvo us faith fully, they show their gratltudo for tho smallest kindness nnd their faith In us Is sublime. Dogs feel lovo nnd hatred. Thoy exporlcuco despair, thoy havo patience that Is nngollc, they know tho pangs of Jonlousy, and thoy show a desire to help and comfort that Is moro than human. Man hns a will. So havo thoy. Thoy are capable of obcdlcnco, whether present or absent from tho ono giving tho command. Thoy onduro sclf-dcnlnl for the object of their affection. I believe that tho MRS. IZORA C. CHANDLER. possession of nil theso indicates a soul and that nil souls havo a futuro state." Mrs. Chandler pnlnts mlnaturcs ot men and woinon as well as thoso of dogs, but tho novelty of tho dog mlna- turo painting hns mado It n fad. Re cently sho painted tho heads of thrco French bulldogs belonging to ono of New York's fashlonnblo womon nnd received $300 for tho work. "Thrco of Us," ono of Mrs. Chnnd ler's books about dogs, has beon called tho "Black Beauty" of tho dog world It la dedicated to tho memory of a pot dog sho onco owned, and Is full ot tho nuthor'a pleasing belief In tho Immor taltty ot our faithful dumb friends. ZANGWILL'S STORIES. Ho Itccnlls Delightful Title nt Murrleil I.I re. 'I was married In Vcntnor, nt least eo I gathered from tho local news papers, In whose visitors' Hsta thero figured tho entry 'Mr. and Mrd. Zung will.' I do not caro to correct It bo cause tho lady being my mother, 13 perfectly nccurato and leads to charm lng misconceptions. 'Thoro, that's he, loudly whispered a young man, nudg lng his sweetheart, 'and thero's his wlfo with him. 'That! Why sho looks old enough to bo his mother,' replied tho young lady. 'Ah!' said tho lover, with an air ot conscious virtue nnd a better bargain, 'they'ro awful morcon ary, theso literary chaps.' Tho re verso of this happened to n young friend of mine. Ho mnrrlcd an old lady who possessed a very largo for tune. During tho honeymoon his so Heltons attentions to her excited tho admiration of another old lady who passed her Hfo In a bath chair. 'Dear me!' sho thought, 'how delightful lu theso degenerato days to sco a young mnn so nttentlvo to his mother!' nnd dying soon after, left hi in another largo fortune" Philadelphia Press. WHITE-HOT BOLTS Bent Niliiulii; Through thu Air by n Daft Twist nt tho IVrM. Tho paBsIng of whlto-hot bolts from soctlon to section of tho now Contln cntal building, In courso of erection at tho corner of Baltimore and Calvert streets, la ono of tho spectncles In con nectlon with tho setting ot tho steel for tho structuro which helps enter tain tho great numbers who day after day congrogato about this busy vlcln Ity, Bays tho Daltlmoro American. Tho bolts nnd rivets necessary in Joining tno great steel girders aro heated In portable forges, which, with tho at tendant, nro placod high in tho air on BtrSng enough, but what look from tho street Hko vory frail, platform of boards. All about tho forgo tho Bet tors aro at work placing the bolts, and as each la riveted another Is placed In position. It is tho method by which the blazing bolts get from tho forge to tho riveter that supplies the spectacle a fascinating, nnd nt 1 1 in an an nlnrmlng ono. Tho bolt Is caught Becurely in pincers, nnd by a deft twist ot tho wrist Is sent spinning through tho nlr in tho direction of tho men nt work on tho structure, from live to ten foot nway, and sometimes farther. Thoro Is a Bwlft, brilliant flash through tho air, and then n shower of sparks as tho bolt reaches Its dcstliint'on tfco bottom ot n bucket hold by ono of tho workmen. Thoro Ib play for dextorlty both In throwing nnd In catching the blazing metal, and, whllo misses rarely, If ever, occur, still thero Is n chance, nnd this chnnco gives zest to tho Interest of tho watchers on tho sidewalk. Tho bntta In their comet-llko (lights ordinarily pass from girder to girder, with open way through tho skeleton Btructure bo- low thorn, so that n miss means that tho hot motnl will como earthward at an alarming rato of speed, and with probablo dire results to one or more of tho scores cf men nt work between tho sky lino and terra flrinn. The men, however, who do this llttlo turn havo dono It boforo a few times, nnd them selves nnd tho hundreds below thorn have perfect confluence in their ability. PAID FOR HIS FISH. How tjsnntor Qunrlrn Ylctlmliod it 1'ollovr Ktmlunt. Whon Senator Quarlcs of Wisconsin, a new man in public life, was a stu dent at Raclno college, ho nnd for n claasmute a young man who was moro attcntlvo to tho pleasures of fishing than ho was to his studies. Ho nlwaya relied upon Quarlcs to coach him nt recitations. Ono of tho requirements was an original essay from eaci mom ber of tho class onco a fortnight. Tho piscatorial student had drawn on Quarlcs until that worthy thought It tlmo to cnll a halt, and ono day ho ro fuBcd. Ills chum had a big fishing expedition on, nnd pledged earnestly for ono moro essay. "Whnt do I get? asked Quarlos. "Half the fish," was tho reply. "All right," Bald Quarlcs, "I'll help you out onco more." On tho afternoon for cssnyB tho fisherman student took his plnco, and when ho was called ho stood and read In tho most solemn mnnner "Lochlol'a Wnrn lng." Ills volco never changed from Btart to finish . Lochlel nnd tho Wizard woro ono and tho Bamo to tho reader. Tho class suppressed Its laughter, see ing thnt tho professor never chnnged n muHclo. After tho reading tho profes sor nskod: "Mr. A., do you wish tho clnss to understand that you offer this as original?" "Certnlnly, sir. En tlroly bo," wns tho reply. "Thoro Is a striking similarity between your paper and tho poem of Cnmpbcll on tho samo subject. Havo you over read Camp bell?" "Which Campbell?" "Thomas Campbell, tho poet." "No, Blr." "If you will como to my room after tho class Is dismissed I will show you tho poem." "You had better show It to Joo Quarlcs," said Mr. A., who real Izcd by this tlmo that ho had beon vie Utilized, and, turning to Quarlcs, he said: "If you got any fish today you pay for 'em; understand?" Skilful Australian Scouts. In March, 1892, a groat corroboreo, or mimic fight, wns held by two savago tribes ot Australian aboriginals at Port Darwin, nnd It beenmo bo realis tic that grave fears woro entertained that It might bocomo n real Instead of a Hham battle. Tho accompanying pic turo shows ono of tho scouts, who, In real warfaro, climb trees and koop n lookout for tho enemy's reinforce ments. But thoy also provldo for ac tlon In tho treeless deserts. Armed with a polo about 20 feet long, ho scoops out a small hollow In tho ground nnd plants tho butt of li la polo therein, afterwards ascending It nnd balancing himself so skilfully that his SCOUT ON POLE. Insccuro perch remnlna perpendlcnlnr. His curious modo of climbing is woK shown in tho anupshot. Grasping tho polo with his hand, ho draws up his legs until tho soles ot hla foot nro parallel and resting against tho polo. With tho purchaso so obtained ho thon rnlscs his body nnd takes a fresh grip, repeating tho performance until ho reaches tho top of tho polo. Every man tolls hla frlonds ho would do lots of things If ho woro In their placo which ho wouldn't expect them to do If he were In their placo. Ono of tho now officers of tho Gen eral Fcdoratton of Womon's clubs Is Mrs Charles W Fairbanks, wito of tho United States senator from Indiana. Sho was elected director at tho recent Mllwnukco biennial. In her own city Indianapolis Mrs Fairbanks Is nc counted an all-around club woman. She Is tho founder of tho Fortnightly Literary Club, an organization of bov- crat hundred women. As tho viee- prwldont general of tho Daughtora ot tho American Revolution In Indiana sho Is conspicuous nmong tho patriotic women of tho country. Ao a mombor" of tho Contemporary Club, tho leading mixed club In Indianapolis, nnd n worker In tho Art Association, sho Is also well known In her state. Whon In Washington with her husband sho af filiated with tho womon's clubs In tho national capital. In appenranco Mrs. Fairbanks Is un usually prepossessing, having thnt In doflnnhlo stnnip ot n gracious nnd ro- llncd womnn. As ono of tho fow wom en who sat through tho Btormy ses sions ot tho club woman's convention MRS. C. W. FAIRBANKS, i Mllwnukco with u serono smllo on her faco sho desorvca "honorable men-, tlon." ONLY ONE WAY To. lintertiilii Men from tho City VUltlnsj in tho Country. Women make n groat mlstako when thoy try to "entertain" men who visit them for a Sunday, says tho Now York Tribune. Buulnoss men, when thoy go out to tho country nt this Benson ot tho year, simply lovo to do nothing nt nil to bo allowed to sit under green trees and talk, or not talk, as thoy fcol In clined; or, If thoy wish cxcrclso, to tnko it In tho way that suits thorn best. To proposed drives, r.nmes.and other on- tortnlnments In which n guest feels bound to acquiesce out of courtesy Is often n sheer cruolty to n tired mnn, who would so much enjoy n cotipfo of days In tho country If ho woro lot alone by his ovorzoalous hostess, "Did you enjoy your vlHlt to tho z.'s?" was naked of a clubmnn who had just ro- turned to town nftor a fow days' out ing. "Not at all," wns tho decided answer; "I had n beastly tlmo. Thoy kept mo going every mlnuto. I hato driving, nnd Mrs. . took mo nil over tho country in hor trap. Sunday even ing I wbb taken to tho M.'b for dinner nnd put betwon two young womon at tho table whom I did not know. Mr. Z., who Is a golf flond, Insisted upon my playing tho gnmo, which I dotest. If thoy had only lot mo alond I Bhould have beon happy, for they havo a love ly placo and particularly good food, and I Hko Mr. nnd Mrs. M. very much, but they used mo up completely, and I wouldn't go again tor a good deal." j Holy-Water Sprinklers, f SnnnnnnnnnnTTTTTTTTTm n mrnnmrn ts This plcturo uhows thrco natives ot tho Lao States, in Indo-Chlna, on tho day of their great annual foto. Thla fcto Is celcbratod when tho waters of thu River Mekong begin to rlso nt tho commencement ot tho rainy Benson. Prnyors nro offered up to Buddha to Bend BUfllcIout rain to flood tho rlco ABOUT TO BLESS HOUSES, fields, and bo produce abundant crops Theso prayers over, tho natives arm thomsolves with tho branches ot a sa cred treo, nnd having dipped them Into tho river they thon proceed through thu vljlngo, blessing each honso ao they go. Ono ot thoso men, it will bo seen, hns donned a mask, thinking, porhaps, that this will render tho business moro effectual and possibly frighten away those nasty evil spirits which aro al ways ai band to frustrato all that. 1b good.