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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1907)
I' 1- ; . - 'LOS" ANGELES MAN t C AIMS RIGHT TO t" rH ONE OF POLAND " . ' , . . ' I' . I" 11f , . . " ' : r Col. John Sobieski , Once 'Sol- If' _ . . . . dier of Fortune , Direct De- - scenclant - of Thaddeus , ' of Wa.ysaw. SAYS INFANT GRANDSON IS ROYAL HEIR fnteresting Predicament of a California Youngster and . . the Romantic Life Story of His Grandfather-Driven ' From Austria by Maximilian , He Lived to Com- I' mand Firing Party That Ended the Career I of His en e- Time Persecutor. I Los Angeles , Cal.-Sucl < lng hla bare I IIlnle toea nnd calling aloud Cor Ul0 , roynl nursing bottle , the rIghtful tu. I tura leln ! ; of Poland Ilea In his crnl1o ! \ n a collage In UIO West Adams street district sorontJly unconscious o [ the "act thut a bllttlo o [ doouments II.nd family trees Is raging over his crown I md ostntes. I Lltllo ues ho care thnt n 1'\1(10 Chi. 4.Jngo editor has donle the claim that I Ibo Is the dlroct descel1lant or ' ! 'ha . ; dOlls of Warsaw and hell' to n vast : : onflscated ostato-not to mention the halll'red POIIBh thr011e. IIs fond [ atllor Is L. S. OllhlLuson , n : : Ierlc In the FIrst National banle. HIs , rnndfnther Is Colonel John Sobieski , I ! the well.lmown temperance locturer- the last or the Ulustrlous lIne ot .Tom ] I I III. , who rcscllo guropo from the "rm'les. I From a lIfo ot quiet rotlrement , this + ; rntuUnthcr and gran chlld have burst I liuddenly Into national ta111e. I Recently a Pollah editor named : Slemlradakl came Into print In the ; Chlcngo Hecord.Hornld donounclng -Colonel Sobleslel as an Imllostor , 01' practically that. 110 onles Colonel Sobieski's claim to direct dct'Jcont by the o ] ett.son.of-tho-eldost-son ! roule t trom King John III. , the adoreel na' tlonal hero of Poland-again not to .montlon the throne and the great es. .tates. , . I 'I'his editor with n name lIke a , noozo clahns tlmt the last genulno , SobloscI dlee ] ever n century and n , haIr ngo. lIe calls Ul)011 Sobleslcl or i' 'Los Angeles to bring forward his - - - ) - - - dfR Lc5. O'L.IIAlEN. proofs. ot descent. 110 sussests thai bls doculllonta and lroofa be aubmlt. . : ted to the Imporlal Academy of Scl : enco at Crncow. , , 110 may 1.10 somewhat chagrlncd te ' 10al'l1 that the 1111.per containing hll \ def ' has como into the hands ot Co ] onel Sobieski , who has lIrOmpUy ae ceptccl the challonge. Ho has wrlttel to the Chicago Record.YIerald and tl Editor Slemiradslc1 that he will bl lileased to leave the question to the Itl 13t1tuUon of learning named In till doty It It can bo shown that It Is I university at nathmal Importance Ilnl slandlng In PolaOll. Coloaol Sobleslc confesses that he hIlS no\'o1' hearl or It. "It Is only for my honor that 1 aD vrcparlng these documenta , " silid Co' onel Sobieski to the writer. He Wants No'Throne. fl/fhoro Is no tllrono In Poland. there wore one nnd It were orterod t . ne , I gf\'e you my word I should l' fUBO I t. " - The eye's of the old nobleman fiash { as ho added : "Uathor would I go to the cI'ad : and strangle that lItUe 1.Iaby as 1 . . . . _ , " , _ . . , _ _ ! , . . . , u ; , > " . . - 1108 there than evO ! ' to allow him to ascend auy throno. Yes , illY memorlos of monarc ty uro as blttor as thaI. " His momol'les of monarchy cannot , Inde , bo very ha1)\lY. \ ' 1'hls gentle old nobleman who lI\'es so qulotly In Los Angolcs saw his father led nway to bo alaughlorcll by Russian soldiers nfter loug confinennJnt : In a 111'Ison so vllo a dog could not have l1ved In It ; saw hlB mother drlvon away trom homo almost a III\UllOl' ; aaw her riven IIlm"an outcast from country to coun. try until ahe died an unhappy oxilo. No won dol' his eyes flash. The Intrlcolo quesUon of his right , to that noillo nnceslry will be consld , ered below. The man's own lICe Is so Interostlng , 80 thrilling and romantic that It rightly talees precellenco ever family trees. Even his nearest nolgllbors In the pleosnnt neighborhood ot West Adame street little dream that this sunny old gentleman his lIvcd the wild lICe 01 a soldier of tortune. Ho commanded the reserve firlnt party that executed the Ill-fated Em 1101'01' Maximilian In Mexico. It WII.B hff rovolyor that sent a shot crashing Inte the ear of the emperor after ho hac' ' CaUen wounded at the f\rt unsklllec' ' Yollc ' . Ho WII.B an e 'owltness to the [ amoul battle ot Ue Monitor and Morrlrnac led a distinguished and sonsatlona career In the regulllr army ; took par In the famous eX11edition Ilgalnst tlu l\Iormol1lt \ ; was under fire 426 Umm durIng the cl\'l1 war-aliI' own clvl war , not Poland's. LlI.Btly , ho became n soldier ot tOl'tune In Mexico-In the Mexican war [ or Independenco. His Remarkable LIfe. It was there thnt fate chose him al one ot the firing party , where ho wlpo ! out nn old score agnlnst an emperor aven lng the crllelty of his mothor'l banlshmont. Follows mo brloest posBlblo glanci at his remarlmillo lIfo : He was born In 1842 In Warsllw , ing' the sixth In lIne of descent frm ] the great wllrrior monareh at Poland John In. HIs [ ather was John Sob ! eskl , who lost his lIre In 1848 In Ul great Polish rebolllon. lIe says ono of his ei1.rllest reco' loclons ! ot childhood Is of II. slelgl rldo and the ga ' trappings of a CUI sack solcller who conyoyod his mothe and hlmsolf to aay goodbye to hi father-about to be execute . IlIa [ atber had boon Calture < l by tli Husslan army and hatI been confine In a vile Russian prIson , crawling wit vermin , for 13 months. Before the ' were allowcll to see tll doomed husband and tather , the Y0ll11 mother was taken before the Russin vlcero - , who offore to allow her 1 retain her estates and houors It sl wOllld glvo up her son-the Inst S bleskl-to bo sent to the Russian ca Ital and there brought up as a lo ' : subject of the Czar. Banished by MaxImilian. She l1rol\lly refused , and chose ba Ishment , POVOl't ' antI misery. SI bade her husband good.by , nnd he WI sbot wn the next day. At the san tlmo her tathera11l1 brother wel k11led. l < Jvorywhere went the exiles , 0 dered out by the authorities ; drlv ( out of Austria , Prussia and Ital ' 1'hey were driven trom Itay ] b ' tl Austrian viceroy , Maxlmlllan-nh ward the emperor of Moxlco. Thl toole retugo In E.gland nt last. TI luother dlod and the son was ad01)tl Into the [ amlly at a Polish protesse " , 'ho hllll been an Inatructor at t' ' United States naval aca emy nt l\ nnpolls. When the United Stat ships ot war visited Liverpool the e dels used to visit their ohl protessl Ono of them IJersuaded Sobieski atow away in the old trlgato Canst latlon nnd cOlne to Amorlca. If lIe was then only a lIttio teHI to 12 years oltI , but managed to enl o. In the Unite II States army aa a bucl Ho enlisted In 1S6j [ , and two 'el , d artorwnrll was orlered out with I troops that wcnt the dCI1orato jo Ie noy aerOS8 the plains to fight the 1\1 Ie mons. , . . ' - . . - . . . . ' - - . . r . Many of the YOllng omcors under whom ho 1I00'vcd on that oxpedltlon nff.cl'\vard lwcnmo tumolls In the civil war-Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston , then n colotlel ; CI11Jt. I1ulIcocle , nrtor- ward the norlhern renoral ; Col. A- ] exander , who became Leo's chlor of : stnrf ; 1 fl7. .Tohn Porter , Maj. Boaure. ga1'lt. Capt. J. n. Magruder , afterward n so lhol'Jl genernl , was commander or young Soblcsl I's battory. Wltnellsed StIrring Scenes. When the war was getting ready to break , 'O\ltlg \ SobleBld's battery Was ortIerod recruited to rta full atrongth und the 'ollng Polo wns ortIered to New York nnd Washington on recrull. , Ing dllty , wllnesslng the Inauguration of Lincoln , the closing eblltes In the senate amI many other atlrt'lug scones. , lIe went all through the civil war and WIIS terribly \\'olIldetl the first day ot the battle of Gettysburg. It wns his privilege to be an oyewl'tness to the most dramatic Imttlo In naval history , the fIrst fight of the Ironclads , . tho. fIght between the 1\Ierrlmnc nn the Monltm' . After the war ho went Into Mexico nnd began ( lnother fight tor a peoplo's free om. lIe lived the hllnted lite ot n guenllla. warrior , eating rntUesnalces and h'vlng a precarlouB 1IC0 off the country. Ho was commissioned a col- onol. 1I0 seemed to have a charmed I life. He came through n hundrell . . thrilling escalmdes unhurt-onco be. ing the only man of an entire com. man to survive. After the ImprIsonment of Emperor Maxlmlllall , Col. Soblesld became one of the jailers of that Austrian potentate who had driven the two pit- Hul reugees-Soblesli and his wid. owed YOllng mothcr-from Ilal ' . Ho recalled that Incl ent to the emperor's mind ono day In prison. "WeH , tlmo rounds lip all things , " said the unha1lY } prisoner. Maxlmlllm'l Execution. The old Polish nobleman tells of the tragIc Incident ot hlstortho exccu. Ulon ot lhe emperor-In simple sol. dlor fashion. In writing an account at It for his biography ho sa .s : " 'rho last three 81' four days of Max. hulllan's lito were spent nlmost whol. b' with the priest. On the morning of the execution , .Tuno 19 , 1867-a bright , beautiful morning-he was taken out of the old convent where ho was captUl'ed and whore he had lived I during the time he was In our cus- I tOdY , antI pillced In an ambulance and driven outside of the waHs or the city . near an old fortress , where the execution - tion toole place. ; "Arriving on the groun s , the troops . were formed In line , the doomed men I were placed In position , Maximilian I I ono of the fIring party , directing them to taleo good aim. "Tho firIng party was now or ered to advance , malee rea y , aim , fire ) Strange as It may 8cem , Maximilian Cell mortally wounde , only , exclaim. Ing as ho Cell : 'Oh , my Oodl my Oodl' At once the commllnder or the reserve firing party ( Sobieski himselt ) o1'tlered one of the men from his own party to Mvanee , and drawing his own revolver , ord red the soldier to put It to the ear ot the archduke and fire. He dl so , nn the carcel : of the archduke Was ended. " Col. Sobl'esld's long subscquent career as lawyer and lemperanco lecturer - turor Is well lI.nown. Ho had ono SOD who would have IJCr eluated the name but ho led whllo a young chll . lIfa ono augbtor married 1\11' . Oflhnusen , of Los Angeles. 'fo them a. lIttle son has lately been born. I Sees End of All Throncs. So the last of the Sobleskls is n Oil- hau60n. After this lopg and oxci'tlng career or a venturc , Col. Soblesld Is -cal.m . , hau some , gentle old man-tho soul of courtesy. Asldo from his blttor. ness against monarchies whose tyran. nles have brought' him such misery , 110 has other rcasons for-not caring anything about the rIght to the empty throne to Poland. "Deforo you are a mldelle.nged man , " ho said to the wrltor , "ovel'y throne In Europe w111 bo swept nway lu n vast bloodless revolution. " 'fhat Is the startUng theory of the last Soblesld. . . He Is mal < lng a vigorous retort to E ltor Siemlradskl merely to dotond his honor. Slemlradslcf claims that there Is p.ot a mention In hlatory of nny Sobl skl In recent tlmos. Ho wants to know why no Soblesl < l came forward as n candidate for Icing at the etcctlon or } { fng Stanislaus Augustus Ponla. towslcf in 176-1 If the family stlil ex. . istetI. lIe enles the execution of Sobl'eslcf's tathor , saying that history has no mention or ft , and points out that It would have ma e the nation thr111. Ho llV'1.ltCS n great point of the fact that the Almanach do Ootha makes no montlon of auy living escendants of John III. No Soblcskl Dynasty. In' reply , Col. Soblesld points out mlln ' places wherein the Polish odltor contradicts hl'mself ; he then proceeds. "He ( the editor ) eclarcs that the Almanach do Ootha has not got me on the list. I could not presume under any circumstances to thlnlc that my name would appear In that distinguished Ill- manae , as It Is a register exclusively devoted to dynasties. I do not claim to bo of any Sobieski dynasty. "In the first place there was no - I lO Ig .11 lo 10O. 11- 111 [ \1 1S 10 standing on the right of the firing 1'0 ' party. The firing pllrty consisted of 3G mon , formed Into two companies , 1'- six to each of the oomed men. ( Two m traitorous generals were executed at y. the SI11110 time. ) Ie "Ono In each firl'ng party of six had 11" a bla111e cartridge. There had been a DY sharp rivalry tor the honor ot beong- ] 110 Ing to the firing 111\rty. I was selected ad to command the rOS01'\'O firing pnrty. )1' , When over .thlng wns ready each of ho the men was asleed It ho had nny. .11 , thing to sa ' . es - a. Fate Gives Deferred Revenge. Dr. "Maxhnlllan , slJeaklng In Spnnlsh , to aahl In substance tlmt ho loved Mox- elIco a11d deBl'rec ] Its welfare ; and It shod ding his btood woud ] bo the means DW ot brlnglns loaCO and happiness to the 1st distracted counlry ho wns willing to I cr. elle. no asleod that the commander or 11'S the firing party adynnco to him , and : ho ho delivoreel to that officer six IJloccs Ul" ot gold which Is oqulvalont to about or. ten dollars or our monoy. Ho ordered a , lleco of Jrold to bo deivereO ] to each - Sobieski dynasty. The definition 0 ynusty Is a family of kings. Polanl In the days of John III. was an arlste aratle rel1ubllc and olectlvo monllrch ) There Is a tradition tlll\t comes dow1 : however , that when the electlvo SYI tern was abolished by the new canst tutlon In 1791 1't was the generf understanding that the 80blcst1 : tan fly was tobe - the royal [ amlly. Th constitution wa ! only prevontetd fr01 going Into torco by the conqnelt ( Poland. " Co ] . Sobieski deules that t .6 81 I bleslds disappeared from Polish lu' tory ; ho says they were In every figl tor Polish liberty. "Hogarding the charge tllat th" c ecutlon ot a Sobloski ( his tatho ] would have made a thrill had It ronI : occurred , " bo says : "Nicholas I. h a \\ol1lertuy ] ] ) offectlvo method I qulotlug thu1ls , or at least the 111M testation 01 them. " Col. Soblesld hns IDI'ltructed ' h Chicago Il'.tornoy to con tor with U Polish editor regarding the suhmlsulc ofbo case to Cracouniversity. . . _ _ . _ . . . . . . . . . . j1ll u. . . . . DIVISION OF THE PROMISED LAND The Story oil lIero IDeS ilia DrleSe. AN INCIDENT IN TilE CONQUEST or CANAAN BY TilE IIEBREW PEOPLE. Dy the "Hlalnvay and Dyway" Pretlcher ( Collfrlgbl , lV ; , br ; Ulo.\Ulbor , W.I ! . Ed.on. ) Scrlpturo AuthorltJoshun : 15 : 13.19. . 0000 oo000000000000000000 SERMONETTE. _ This story of Othnlel and Achsah Is one of the many -bcautlful romances found In God's Word. True marriages , It has been said , are made In heaven , ' and certalny the Bible gIves evldcnce in Its record of the human race of God's Inter. cst and share In the closest tie which can draw two hearts and lives togeth r - that of mar. rlage. It Is evldcnt from God's spoken word when he created man and woman he gave them to each other that he Intended them to be one In thought and purpose and aim , that to so bear life's burdens together , and most and best of all , estab. IIsh the home and raise a fame IIy about them. But too many men and women - en of to-day have drifted far from the Divine thought and plan for the wedded life. . . The unhappy homcs and the rccords of divorce courts hear their sad witness to the havoc which selfishness - fishness and sin have wrought. No longer does there prevail the same sacredness to the marrIage - rIage vow. Engagcments arc a thoughtless 'diversion , a mo- mtJntary fancy to be entered Into lightly and to be cast aside and broken ruthlessly if whim or caprice so prompt. MarrIages are hastily contracted , or with that shallowness of purpose which never so much as entertains - tains the faintest Intention of home making nd the rearIng of a family. And when the very thought and purpose of God is thus ruthlessly - lessly and sInfully cast asIde , _ and miln and woman enter Into relations which are not sanc. tlfied with holy purposes and desires what can be expected of the ultimate outcome ? It has been said , and well said , that the greatest danger which this country faces to.day Is the destruction of the home life of the nation. What can be the stamina of the coming , I generation of men and women , If they are not to have the nur. ture and training of the pure home atmosphere ? How thc moral standards of the coming men and women must be low. ered If they are reared In the fetid atmosphere of all kinds of social excesses and frivolities , and are cursed with the decl'ees of the divorce courts. But J.t Is not so where God has a share In the romance , and joins two hearts In loving helpful unIon. < > < X > < > < > OO < > < X > < > < > OO O < > O < ) Q < XXXXX > THE STORY. first one to greet Caleb as he THE returned with his men victorIous from the assault .upon Hebron was his young and beautiful daughter Achsah. She'1md been the last one to bid him God-spee as he had departed on the expedition against the strong.wnlled city o [ the sous of Anak , and her words o [ faith and assurance that Oed would give him the victory had cheered and strengthened him in all the fierce conflict of the days that had followed , and while he ha been warring on the city , Achsah had kept watch for his ret\ll'n , arid that morn , Ing had gone out along the pathway which Icd from hol' homo to the high Imoll which looked out over the valle ' throllgh whIch her father would pass. It had been five dars now slnco his departure , and sbo felt ho must return that dar , [ or ho hM said as ho waved lieI' n last good.by lhat he , would be back surely In [ our days , and here the fifth ay was near. Iy half gone. "Can It bo that disaster has come to him 'f" she asked herself , us she looked out ael'osa the valley nnd sought to penetrate the rugged path. way that led up Into the rocky heights where Hebron was situated , "No , " she excalmed ] , half gUiltily , be , cause of the doubt that had crept Inte her heart. "No , thut cannot be , fOJ did not God promlso him thle city m an Inherltanco ? lIe tarl'les that III may win n yet greater victory. Bu' ' ho will surol ' C0l\10 to.day , " she add cd , as she sett ! d herself at the too of a rocle comfortably and gave her self up to jo 'ous antlcl1J11.tlon. When the division ot the land hal been made unl1er the direction 0 Joshua , she hnd felt soemwhat rebel 1I0lls thnt such dlmcult portion shoull bo glvon to her father. " 'Vh ) ' , " shl had IIsked , 11etulantly , "did they no glvo YO\1 Inheritance In the [ I'ulUu vlllley ot the JOl'dan ? YOIl hav , taught hard and sel'ved long In be haIr ot Israe ] , Is Il not tlmo thllt al easy portion were ( ; Ivon YOIl ? " Ani her tatherlad drawn hel' close to hi sldo and had retold to her nIl th thrilling .eal'ly hlfltory ot Israel. I10 as ono of the sules ho had declare thut they wOl'e able to overcome th Is strong clly ot Analehu , mHI thllt Go 10 hud promised that city atHl the com ) n try rO\1nd as his Inherltunce. "An 1.10 I need nu easy 1IOrtlon ? " he hl1 ; : rill.QJJ , ; : . -4i l UIJ ) l" " ' n : . ; ; . J cxclalmec1 , "whllo yet my vigor Is u : abated { lnel 1ll ' COIll-ngo sUll strong ? and ho ha strotclled hlmsolf lo hts .1 rllll height , IIml had rnwn her up . In his powerful arms , and hold her . laughIngly before him whllo ho de- I man ed answer. And she had tooked Into his eyes and had caught the spirit of his courage - . ago I\ml Cnlth , From that moment she entered tnto hIs plans for lho ox- pedttlon against Hebron , and had been , as wo have said , the last ono to say good.b ' , and sl10 wns keopllg ! her vigil there at her ] ooO\lt } post as she ealle fl , that silo might bo the first to bl him' wclcomo homo and " rejolco over his vIctory. "I am glnd Othnle ] went with' him , " she sal to hersef ) , and at the men- _ tlon o [ the name the colol' stele Into her face , "Cor tllero is no one father I dellon s moro U110n In lfficullY and anger than he. Yes , " she a ded , actCl' a few moment's 11lluse , "had It not been for his enthUsiasm and help , father would not have had enough . men to carry out the oxpe fthm. Oh , ho Is so strong , and noble , and brave , " and she gave horsef ) up to happy rov- erlo from which she was sUddenly aroused by lhe note of a horn , and looking up qulcltly she saw coming . across the valley below her fnther .iI . . . . and his waniors. , Springing to her feet , she sped down the pathway nnd was soon clasped In his arms , who hastened forward - ward to meet her , whllo bls men stood watchIng the happy reunion. "And you took the cIty , Cather ? " Achsah asked , eagerly. "Yes , daughter , and I would have gone against"Kirjath.sophor , aso , ha I not lmown that YOIl woul bo anxious - ious about my return. " An Caleb went on to tell her of this second stronghol o ( the onemr , : and how its capture was necessary i bcforo the ' could enjoy the fruits of their victory ovor' Hebron. Achsah purse up her pretty Jlps und n fl'Own. settled uJHn her brow. "Could not I have wailed ? Did not I IUlOW that God was with you ? Cannot I be brave at home while you are bravely fighting the enemy ? " she asked , resentment and disappoint. I ent sounding In her voIce. "Woll spoken , .my bravQ lIttle girl , " exclalmo the Cather. "I am half tempted to go back oven now and lay slego to the city. What say you , men ? " he asked , turning to his men. A loolc or dlsapllolntment passed ever their taces at these words , for they were all eager to get home ; again after their fatigue nnd danger . of the 11llst few days. Caleb noted the look amI then glancing at his , aughter's animated face , a sudden - " inspiration came to 111m , nnd turning to his men , he said : "He that smltheth Klrjath.sepher , . and ta1ccth it , to him wUl I give Ach. sab , my daughter , to wle. " Instantly a half tIozen men sprang forward , and as Achsah stele n shy glance over her father's shoulder , she saw that Othniel was among the numbm' . DurIng the days which followed. . . . Achsah's heart was torn by Its con- _ fIlct of hopes a d Coal's. What if . othnlel ld not taleo the city , and the pedge ] of her father should glvo hel' to another ? Oh , ' It could not. be , for there was no moro. darIng and t bravo a fIghter than he. And she prayed that fortune might favor his . efforts. i And In the meantime , Othnle ] , nerved by the memory or that shy , beautiCul face , pushe forwar , resl- Ing neither dny nOl' night as ho . , worked out his bold pl t for the gain. Ing of the inner walls of the cltr. ThIs ho succeeded In doing , and when ho had thrown open the gates of the city , ho found his brethren \'eady to aid him In the conquest of the city. And so it was 1hat while Achsah kept , her vIgil agaIn at the loolcout post , Othnlol overthrew the city and turned his fuce homeward. Achsah saw him coming at the head of his men an , after the first swift glance of joy , she fied In maltI. enly modesty towards home , but not before Othnlel's quick eye had caught the fHllter or h r robe In the bright I sunJight , and , running swiftly by a I short cut , ho reached a point In her pathway beoro her. "Ah ! love , 'ou cannot escape me ! " ho exclaimed , as ho sprang from his . hiding plaeo and folded her In his arms. "Oh , how you frIghtened mol" she cried. "I thought you were back with your men. " "Dut he who taketh the quarry , . oth It by stealth , " ho rejoined , with . . . a laugh. " 'Twas thus I capturctI Kh' . , jath-sepher , and 'lis thus I have , . , taken thee. " ' - Belle es In Army Y. M. C. A. \1 Lord Roberts has Interested him. self In the extension of the army 'J . , I Y. 111. C. A.'s In Canada , which ho has' jllst indorsed In these words : "I con. I sidor that these associations 0.1'0 doing a. . a grcat sorvlco to the army ; that . their methods are thoroughly prac. . tical and fully serve the purposes tor ' which they are devised , namely , to afford the mon an OP1)0l'tunlty to oc. cupy theh' spare time rensonnbly and to their own advantago. " I Officeholder's Gratitude In Korea. r A KOl'ean who was appointed tax , collector by the late 1\1In1stor or YI { Keuntak has otormlnod out or gratl- tudo for this gl'eat tavor to repair the minister's slimmer house at consl cl' . able eXIOnse.-lorea Dally News. Nation BeJng Educated. Nlnety.two pOl' cent of the chlitIrol. III Jallan are In Bchoo ! . Attendance Is cOlfl1mlsory between the ages of " " \ I , l' Sand 14. ' 1'hreo lansullgos are 1- : " 1 taught , Japanese , Chlneso aud Eng. IIsh.