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CHINA'S MILITARY POWER
Two Annies Insufficiently Equipped and:
Tr J . TIT! 1.1 . T!rr i n.. . -1 I
unuer mueiy jjinerem uonirci.
HUNDRED LESSONS OF RECENT WARS
J rent Arnennl When t'nclnnn Wnr
.Material In Miiile at Orent IJx
licnse Lack of Oricnnlteri
nml Armed Pro t .-cl ion.
The war news from China has croitoi
much Interest in the Chlncsu army and the
reports to tho effect that the- Boxer mots
cannot he suppressed have caused many
readers to wonder how and of what ma
terial the Chinese regular army Is com
posed. In this as In many other thing',
says tho New York Tribune, the Chinese
have not kept up with other nations and
their deficiency was clearly dtmorHtratol
during the Chlna-Japancsa war. Bui thj
warning was not sufficiently heeded and
the Improvements which havo been made
In tho array since then wero not sufficient
to bring tho military up to tho rolnt who e
It should bo for the protection of the coun
try. Although thero aro two armies, nol
thcr of theso Is known as the lmporlal
army. There Is an army for each provlnco
This body, known as the Army of ElgSt
Banners, contains nominally about 300.00)
men, who are descendants of the Manchu
conquerors and their allies. Of thcjc about
80,000 are maintained on a war footing
and aro divided Into thrco groups, Mongol',
Chinese and Manchus, and form an hered
itary profession within which Intermar
riage Is compulsory. Of theso hcredl'ary
eoldlcru about 4.000 are usually stationed
at Pckln ns au Imperial guard.
The .ntlonii1 Army.
Tho national army Is called Ylng P'n?.
This body Is known nlso as tho "Green
Flags" and tho "Flvo Campj," It being di
vided Into five distinct parts. This army
Is subdivided Into eighteen corpi, one for
each province, and Is under tho Immediate
command of tho governor general or viceroy.
The nominal strength of this national army
Is about C00.000, but of this number only
about 200,000 aro available for war. The
Tien Tslu army corps Is the most Impor
tant and bag about 35.000 men. Thco hive
been drilled by foreign officers nnd have
modern arms and equipment and do gar
rison and police duty at Tien Tsln and at
Taku.
The "mercenary troopa" play an Important
part In the Chlncso military system. They
aro .raised In omergcnclcs. Then there are
the Mongolian cavalry nnd other Irregular
cavalry, numbering about 20,000, which have
been described by foreign observers as "of
no military value." The total land army
on a pcaco footing Is estimated at 300,000
men, nnd on a war footing at about 1,000,000;
but tho army as a whole, according to the
came authority, has no unity or cohesion:
there Is no proper discipline; tho drill Is
mere physical exerciso: tho weapons aro
long since obsolete, and there Is no trans
port, commissariat or medical service. But
the various provinces Bpend much money
for army purpcaca and maintain great arse
nals whero war material In tho shape of
gur.s and ammunition Is made nnd stored.
Tho Crent Arxenul nt Shnntrlinl.
Tho arsenal at Shanghai seems to be out
of place in connection with the antique and
slipshod Chlnetio army. This largo place Is
under tho provincial government of the
viceroy of Nanking nnd !o full of modern
tools nnd machinery, stores and material of
every description. The arsenal Is In every
respect a well equipped and perfectly fur
nished modern Institution In good' order and
If organized under European control, Lord
Bcresfrrd thinks, could Btipply war materlnl
for the wholo military forces of China. It
was organized by Europeans and Is now In
charge of two Englishmen, To show what
tho arsenal la capablo of producing a re
port made out Ires than two years ago shows
the following work in prrgress:
Two 9.2 guns to bo mounted on hydro-pneu-
matlo disappearing carriages; two 9.2 guns
for garrison batteries; eight elx-lnch guns,
twelve 4.7 guns, twenty twelve-pounders,
twenty six-pounders and fifty three-pound
ers, all "quick firing."
Ail tho steel for these guns was made In
thu arsenal from native ore. The machinery
at this arsenal is adequate for the manu
facture of all calibers up to twelve-Inch
fifty-ton pieces.
The director of the plant a Chinese man
darin expressed anxiety as to what Is go
ing to become of China In the future, and
favored relations with England which would
give China the benefit of British protection.
I,ord Doresford In his ncccunt of an Inter
view with tho mandarin says: "I pointed
out to him the largo and useless expenditure
of money Incurred by the manufacture of
heavy artillery, which should have nothing
to do with the maintenance of the Integrity
of China under present conditions, whereas
If the same money was devoted to equipping
a serviceable army It would provide that se
curity for trndo and commerce which foreign
natlora perceived did not at present exist."
Besides this arsennl thero are similar in
stitutions at Tien Tsln. Nanking, Hankow,
Foo Choo, Canton and Chang Tu. Tho ar
senal at Tien Tain Is under the provincial
government rf tho viceroy of Chi LI. It Is
well equipped with everything In tho way
of tools and machinery nnd has spare room
enough for a plant to supply tho wr-i'o Chi
nese army. The plant Is In charge of a Brit
ish aubject. hut the nctual head is a Chinese
official, whose salary la 150 taels about $100
a month. A similar position In England or
America would, according to the report of an
European visitor, bo worth at least $10,000
a year.
The mint, with a capacity for making $15.-
000 a day, Is In this arsenal. There nlso Is
tho naval school, the Annapolis of China.
This school has sixty studenta, sons of noble
men, between the ages of 10 and 20, who re
main at tho school five years and then are
placed on a training ship for further In
struction. At thia school all the pupils nro
taught English, Next door to the naval
academy Is another achool with accommo
dations for thirty, whero young men receive
Instruction in the Russian language, with
n view to becoming Russian Interpreters.
The money for tho maintenance of this
school Is provided by the Pekln govern
ment. MnklitK t'urlcim Mntcrlnl.
At the Nanking arsenal there are no Euro
pean employes, and although tho machinery
Is modern It Is used In the manufacture of
useless war material. The Chinese author
ities at this placo showed tho Engllah vis
itors with great pleasure and pride a
weapon from which a bullet could bo sent
through four Inches of wood and said that
no other nation pessrraed similar weapons,
"It waa heartbreaking," said the English
visitor, "to see both officials and workmen
taking pleasure and using diligence In tho
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manufacture of ccstly but absolutely useless
war material."
The arsenal at Hankow turns out about
8.000 Mauser rifles a year There also much
time and money are used In the manufacture
of useless war material. At tho Foo Choo
arsenal thero Is alaa a dockard and the
wholo plant la under tho sole charge of a
Manchu general. Waste of money because
of Ignorance as to modern methods ot man
ufacture la as apparent at Foo Choo as at
tho other arsenals.
An old powder factory la one of the fea
tures of tho Canton arsenal. There Is a
rlrle factory there also and a plant has been
completed recently for making smokeless
powder, with a capacity of 90,000 pounds a
year.
When Lard Charlta Deresford vlelted
China two years ogo as the representative
of the English chambers of commerce he
said: "Great Dritaln has C per cent of the
whole foreign trade of China, and Is natur
ally anxious an to Its adequate security,
and, being on very friendly terms with the
Chinese, It might be pcsslble that the Brit
Ish government would allow an officer to
help tho Chinese to put their army In or
der, If tho Chinese government applied to
tho British government for coslstancc ot
th!a discretion."
Ho also advised tho officers of tho Tsting-ll-Yamen
that it might be well to Invite
other nations having large trading interest
In China to lend a few officers and non
commissioned officers to work with the Brit
ish In the reorganization of the army. Prince
Chlng said at that time that they had al
ready had German officers to drill some ot
the troops and that Captain I.ang, a British
naval officer, had assisted In organizing their
fleet.
The prlnco and some other notables called
on Lord Charles Beresford at tho legation
shortly after the Interview. In his account
of the vlalt Lord Berwford :v;::
"They Informed me that a special edict
had been Usued on th previous day to
Chung Chi Tung, tho viceroy of Hunan and
Hupch, ordering him to have 2,000 of his
troops In readlnees, In order that they should
bo put under a British officer for drill and
organization as a trial. A thousand of these
wero to be Chinese, under tho Immediate
command of Chung Chi Tung, and tho other
thousand wero to bo Mnnchus under the
command of tho Tartar General Hslang
Hlng."
IneffcrtU ! I'rovlnrlnl Myntefn.
The system against which Lord Bcresford
argued was that of having provincial ar
mies. These, he said, were Ineffective nnd
u vast amount of property had been de
stroyed and many lives of missionaries had
been sacrificed, all owing to tho want of effi
cient military nnd police. An omplro with
400,000,000 of people should havo an effective
army and even the city of Pekln, whero tho
Interviews took place, could not exist with
Its population of 1.300,000 without armod
and organized protection.
At Shanghai tho Marquis I to, luto prime
minister of Japan, said that tho dismem
berment of China would occur unless China
supplied herself with an adequato mliLary
and police force to protect foreigners. This
was In October, 1S9S. He favored the
scheme by which the four trading powca
Great Britain, tho United Stitcs, Japan
and Germany should assist China In tho
reorganization of her military forces.
At Nanking Lord Deresford again urged
the organization of an army under Euro
pean officers In an interview with the
viceroy, Liu Kwen Yl, who nt first de
murred, but was finally convinced that It
was tho only way to guarantee security
of the foreign element, without which the
empire must tall.
The plan suggested at that time Is sim
ilar to the ono which - Is credited to the
emperor of China in .his alleged appeal to
tho powers, which wasrpubllshcd recently.
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THE COMIMS MAIIDI.
A Jlorr .ntnlile KlKure In Afrlrn Thnn
Oiiiu l'aul Kroner.
Since El Wahlb, In tho lattor half of the
eighteenth century, established In Arabia
tho powerful reforming sect of Wahabee.
Ism and thereby created no alight ferment
In tho Mojammedan world, that faith has
produced no great personality able to rouse
hU co-rellglcnlsts to deeds of fanatical de
votion and to throw themselves fervently
Into a great effort to ro-establlsh a great
Mohammedan empire. Thero have been, of
course, mad mullahs In India and local
mahdls elsewhere.
Possibly tho most important ot these so-
called guides, relates the New York Press,
was the Mahdt of Omdurman, who caused
tho death of Gordon, and tho last vintage
of -whoso power was shattered by Lord
Kitchener In 1898. At the best, however,
no lacked many of the essential qualifica
Hons of a great leader, for ho was devoid
of a possible policy and was, in addition,
tho crcaturo of the most degraded slave
dealers.
Although ho gathered around him tho
fighting Baggaras and a number of slave
dealing tribes of tho Upper Nllo. it la a
notorious fact that the more powerful fra
tcrnltics of the Soudan nnd the Sahara ro
fused to acknowledge him or to assist him.
But his overthrow has only brought
greater danger into prominence.
Those who Imagine that the crushing uf
tho khalifa destroyed all chance ot a ro
vlval of militant Mohammedanism In tho
dark continent will probably have a rough
awakening In the near future. Tho fact Is
that tho Mohammedans have an Infinitely
greater mahdl In reserve. Unseen of Euro
peans, pursuing a consistent and a.Uut?
policy for years; able, learned and silont;
nnlmated by the keenest hatred against the
Christians, preparing arms, ammunition and
wealth In an oasis far remote from tho
fringe of civilization; with many millions ot
followers only waiting his word to throw
themselves against tho European outposts
in north Africa, this mysterious mahdl will
assuredly play an Important part In the lm
mediate history of the world.
Yes, Sldl Scnussl, the mysterious mahdl,
will yet becomo a more notable figure In
north Africa than Paul Kruger In tho
south. Once he declares the holy war. It
will tax tho resources of both France and
England to meet him.
t)uiiecrur)- Lna nf Time.
Mr. W. S. Whedon, caBhler of tho First
National Bank of Wlnterest, Iowa, In a re
cent letter gives somo experience with a car
penter In his employ, that will be of value to
other mechanics. Ho says: "I bad a car
penter working for me who was obliged to
stop work for several days on account of be
ing troubled with diarrhoea. I mentioned
to hlra that I had been similarly troubled
and that Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera nnd
Dlarrhoen Remedy bad cured me. He bought
a Dome or It from tho druggist here and In
formed mo that one doso cured him, and he
is again at his work."
Vote early and often.
Aro you a player?
Remembor ua when
you need clubs, balls,
the McGregor Club there
furnish you any of the
WO
WJ
Ao( i Jo 0 c Jh
From Omaha via trio
tho I'nlon Pacific, tho
Overland Route, to
Salt Lake City. This
trip through the heart
of Nebraska Is nn ed
ucation In 1 t s e I,f,
teaching the resources
of Nebraska and kIv
InK a view of tho most
thriving towns of our
state. Tho altitude
gradually increases
until nt Chevnnni nnn
is C.COT feet above the ocean, soon plunging
imo uiu iuck- mountains, tnrougn me
grandest scenery of lt the continent.
This Includes ten days at the Hotel ICnuts
ford at Salt Lake City, the reputation of
which extends in either direction ucroxs
the continent as one of thn llne.tt hostel.
rles of the country. When one roch to
Salt Lako the Knutsford U the place nt
wnicn everybody stops, salt i.ane always
has more than ordinary attractions on nc-
count of the great salt lake Salt Lake Is
within easy reach of Saltnlr Bcuch, famous
for Its splendid bathlnc facilities
and handsomo pavllllon. The return
trip will be via DePver, with three
days at tho Brown I'alace hotel,
th Just pride of Denver. It Is well
named, for It Is a veritable paluro. A
day's excursion around the famous George
town Loop and then return home via tho
Union Pacific. (Class A.)
This trip will be
over the Great Hock
Ilock Island Route to
Denver, Colorado
Springs nnd Manltou.
Thero Is only one
Rock Island Route
and everybody praises
in spienam equip
ment and reliable service. A nlsht h
Journey and then one Is In Denver, with
threo days nt the Brown Paluco hotel. A
day's excursion on the "Colorado Road'
through tho Clear Creek Canon, up to
Geodgetown. around the famous Loop nnd
then back ngaln to Denver beforo evening.
From Denver to Manltou, over the C. R. I.
& P.. with three days nt tha
Alta Vista, tho best hotel at Colorado
Springs, with another view of the grandeur
of the Rockies und within asy reach of the
wonders of the Garden of the Gods and all
that la famous In Colorado. A day will
bo spent In climbing Plko's Peak on that
wonderful railroad, the Pike's Peak rail
way, "The Cogwheel Route." From
Mnultou over tho V. & R. G. thro' tho fa
mous Royal Gorge, with Its three thou
sand feet of towering rock. Into tho Grand
Ctnon, nnd nt last reaching aienwood
Springs und Hotel Colorndo, for ten days'
pleasure there. Including bath prlvll'-go
at the tlncst baths In America. No mora
beautiful situation foi a hotel will bu
found than In this romantic spot, with Its
pure mountain ulr and magnificent "'encry.
(Class II )
This trip will bo on tho newest
road from Omaha to Chlcugo.
Tho Illinois Central combines
the newest road with the most
up-to-date, highest priced equip
xtnt the only road entering
Chicago ut a lako front mutton.
A day's Btop in Chicago nt
the famous Grand Pacific
hotel, and then to tha northward
over tho Perc-Marquette rnllroad
toward the prettiest spot in nn
the state of Michigan well named "Charlevoix, tho
Beautiful ' The ilelvldere hotel has been chopen for a
two weeks' breath of lake air. It la not only beau
tifully situated on a point of land between
Round and Pine lakes, but Is such a homeltko
hotel that the pleasure is doubled. There is every
thing every ono can wish for In the way of amusement
sailing, rowing, bicycling, tennis, bathing, bowling, golf
ing und fishing, together with numerous excursions on
the many llttlo launch and steamers on Pine and
Round lakes or out on Lake Michigan, with nil tha
chances In the world to delight the eye nnd enjoy tha
pure air, which ucts as a tonlo to shuttered nerves.
The return trip will be by water on the stenmshln Man
tou to Chicago, and home again over tho Illinois Cen
tral. (Class A.)
This trip Is over the Fremont, Klkhorn,
& Missouri Valley Railroad to the Black
Hills and Hot Springs and return. The
Klkhorn carries you through one of
the most beautiful farming countries In
the world the Klkhorn Vallev. with Its
fertile fields and well-built bergs.
Thence to the Black Hills, both picturesque and Inter
esting, with Its mid mines and typical western towns,
The chief attraction thero will be a two weeks' stay at
the Hotel Kvans, the tlnest uppolntcd hotel In the west,
at Hot Springs, which boasts of thn lnrgc-st and finest
plunge bath in America. This will Include all of tho
privileges of tho baths, without expense and also tho
free use of tho Kvans golf links, which nro treats to
bo cnvlod. Pleasant paths nnd drives, wonder
ful caves, cascades, canons, Mowers and waterfalls go to
make up tha beauties which nature has abundantly fur
nished, (Class A.)
RULES OF THE CONTEST
CLASS A Tho young lady receiving tho highest number of Totes will have first choice of Clara A trips the next hlrhsst ,n
choice, and so on. No votos will ho counted for any joung lady who does not earn her own llvln vn,l. I , ,
SAuflK C,nP,0yCS V0,' b PUbll"bCd eaCh 10 Bfo. Teontelt 1101080 at o cJock p?
CLASS B-Tne three trips designated as Cls B, -sill bo awarded to tho most popular young ldy without restrict! .. n
Ono to the most popular young lady living In Nebraska south of the Platte river. One to tho most nonuUr inr 7"
in Nebraska north ot tho Platto river, outside of Omaha and South Omaha. One to the most wuUr youn Ly Mni"' iJ
western low., not Including Council Bluff,. Tho young lady of the three winners who r"eli he m v r. 'v."
first choice of three trlra. and the one receiving the next greatest number, seco," choice All to e. must be mad. o. Z
pons cut from Tho Dee. Pre-paymenti for subscriptions may bo made either dlreet to The lies iblTihln. rl!
STjmX So Tbe num b0 publ,,bed "cb day ,n The "Da u: tZ -'t?irTo.n.r' VI
VOTES will be counted v.hcn mad on a
Crwwcj "Vacation Contest Dcft.,"
THE MOST POPULAR
Western Girls
Every One May Help Select Them
in the Second
ANNUAL VACATION CONTESTS
The Bea Gives 10 Trips
Who Will Take Them ?
The seven most popular girls in
Omaha, Council Bluffs, South Omaha
(one to be from Council Bluffs), who
earn their living, will be sent
on the seven best vacation trips
that money could plan, with all ex
penses paid and free transportation for
an escort. To these The Bee
From Omaha to Chlcaco
nnd return over tho Mil
waukee road, the only elec
tric llchtcd train between
tho two cities, through the
fertile farming districts ot
Iowa and Illinois. At Chi
cago there will bo a two days' stny at tho
Oinnd PaclHc hotel, with an opportunity
to see something of Chlcugo, with head
quarters at this most conveniently loented
hostelry. From Chicago tho Lake Rhoro
& New York Cen'rnl run tho swiftest
trains to New York. 10 days spent In New
York City at Hotel Gerard will give an op
portunity to see tho great metropolis and
very thing of Interest. The Hotel Gerard
Is located on 41th street Just on of Broad
way, and Is a most convenient ns well as a,
most delightful place to stay. While New
York Itself Is not a summer resort It has
some other attractions which somo young
lady will enjoy because of no opportunity
nt a bettor season and It Is within a stone's
throw almost of a few days excursion to tha
scashoro und other summer resorts.
(CIas A.)
No traveler berweeu
Omnha nnd Chicago
really appreciates the
trip unless they take a
daylight train over the
Burlington Route, which
affords fast servlco over
as tho opportunity to see this splendid
western country. Two days at the Grand
i a,1 ChlcaB' which hoa been entirely
rebuilt during tho last year or so, making
it second to no hostelry In Chicago. From
Chicago to Lugo Geneva, with 2 weeks at
tho Knye's Park hotel Is a prospect not
only for a cool and beautiful vacation trip
but the pleasure of staying at so well an
equipped hotel makes the trip doubly de
slrable. The lako Is a most beautiful sheet
ot water, twenty-four miles In circum
ference, and an almost infinite variety of
charming fi-noi Its shores aro lined for
miles with summer residences, club houses
and hotels, which leave no doubt of Its
popularity. Fishing, boating, driving and
tho kindled summer pleasures uro at any
ono's command within reach of tho hotel.
The return trip will be via Chicago and
again over tho Burlington Route, with a
c banco to compare the night servlco with
the daylight trip, (Class B.J
coupon cut from Tha Oroahs. Uei and dCDOilted
Tho Oaaba Bee, Omaha, Neb, " aci,0"a
I KM
has added three trips, and will
also send the most popular
young lady living South of the
Platte River in Nebraska, the
most popular young lady
North of the Platte River in
Nebraska outside of Omaha,
and the most popular young
lady in Western Iowa, outside
Council Bluffs, on similar vacation out
ings and also with free transportation
for an escort.
In All the World
No Trips Like These.
From Omnha to Estes
park, Colorado, over ths
liurllngton brings one
to what Is not a
"fashionable " resort."
but one of tho best
places for real sport
and an Ideal summer
vacation in the west. Hiding, driving,
llshlng, bicycling, mountain climbing or
a book In a chady corner of tho
hotel veranda, breuthlng tho mountain
air, will be a tonic for any ono. The
snow-cjppeil penka on every side, num
berless little streams nnd tho green val
ley ure burrouiidlngs which nro truly In
spiring. On Willow Creek, near the en
trance and commanding a Hue view of th
park, is Kstes Park hotel. It's table Is
always adequate to satisfy tho nppetlte,
stimulated by the mountain atmosphere,
nnd everything Is thoroughly comfnrtnbla
nnd eomomdlous. Thu return trip will
be via Denver, with three dnys at the
Brown Palace hotel. Denver Itself Is
always Interesting to tho rlfthtseer nnd
the Brown Palace affords a most e.xcellsnt
headquarters In every way. Without a
trip up to Georgetown and Silver Pluma
through Clear Creek ranon no visit to
Colorado would be complete, It will oc
cupy n day before the return to Omaha
by the Burling'on Route. (Class A.)
HHn From Omaha to St. Louis
U.m U M over tho Omaha. St. Louis
nM n. R. and Wabash, with
jPWBItllWIlM three days nt the Southern
rw B hotel, with Its broad corri
,kalUL !,,.?rs and Its ideal service
the 8nn7l,Tr Z i he,re something about
anything tl? ,'i,ote w lcli mnken it unllko
fact thff ft t,,e :he,hr It Is the
jact mat It comb ties tho uxury of th
Fio'telrv nr,l..c?.urtcry,of.,h" old southern
Is left nn.M?nh';l,.'cr " 8 htcaus no stone
to To o,'ln V,lTd lVay' -'rom st- -0l'l"
jo loietio, with a dny to rest from thn
ead:nJPUhoety.iat Ve .Uooily "ouse. Toledo'"
catr 1 tl"t )' i. 11 18 h" conveniently lo
cated that it Is easy to get n irlimnse nt
ftL'T " tho Boody house. P From
Toledo It Is n threo hours' ride over thii
waters of Lake Krlo from Toledo to Put-n-Buy
on one of tho Detroit and Cleve
dc 'nl-"10 "teamcrs, which so com
n, elii,iM.nbl "af'ty. comfort nnd speed
thii. 5.ich .,irrord .cmfrt ft"d luxury to
u ink.Hn ,m t,,,J 0"ortuntV to enjoy
n iVirlpr, Tw". weeks ut Hotel Victory
tit Put-ln-Uay will give a thorough en
i?.1."11 of tho puro lake air nnd tholu.?u-
eal!ncd.P(,C.aatJs0A.)W,"C,, ha" bcen
From Omahn to Chicago over the
Northwestern Is but a night's rldo, and
the most plcasunt ono In thene duya of
rnllroad luxury. A doublo track span
between Omahn and Chicago makes It
a safo as well as a pleasant Journey.
A day's stop at tho Grand Pacific
Hotel, centrally located, will glvo an opportunity for a
hasty glimpse of Chlcapw, and then a one-hundred-nnd-seventy-nve-mllo
ride will bring ono to Green Lake Wis
consln. which Is ten miles long and from two to four
miles wide. With Us richly wooded shores, added to Its
commodious summer hotels and cottages, it would be a
Pleasuro to think of what "ninety in the shado" would ha
in the store, olllco or factory. Two weeks at the Oak
wood, which Is the best hotel at Green Lake, la certain
ly a delightful prospect. No plcasanter place could ha
found to spend tho summer, Boats, und alt kinds of
shady drives and splendid fishing, make It one of tha
most attractlvo spots In Wisconsin. The weekly yacht
wiSU ) l Bttlety WhlCh ean "c oxpcycted
From Omaha to Kansas City over th
Missouri Pacific, with three Says at Xhl
biggest and best hotel in tha west-tha
Comes House. The Coates House Is emi"
nently the leading hotel of Kansas City,
and the traveler naturally says "The
Coates House' In the samo breath with
,,. 'T"v ,""". Vv' ni ivansas c ty to
Vvarrenshurg, Missouri, Is but a comparatively short
trip. Just outside of Warrensburg is P Pertle Springs
llghtfully refreshing as the name. It Is decidedly reaV.
ful there, but still thero Is plenty to do If ono has th.
Inclinntlon-boatlne. llshlng. driving 2nd other eion!
ablo pleasures never allow time to hang heavy Two
weeks there will convince the fortunate young lady that
the tlmo is altogether too short, (Class B.)
at Tha Bea huiin.., .m,. , , '
mJui1bmj office ot mMltjt
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