Tin: omaiia suxpav m:i:: ii:ckmiki? r. inon
vYhat a Reform Governor is Doing: for a Great Chinese Province
(Copyright. IW, by Frank U. Carpenter.)
NKOW, !". (gpeclal Cnrre-
tJT I spnmlence of The Bee ) Have
J I jmi ever heard of I'hen Kwei-
'j"nK. the viceroy of Hukwang?
He in one of the mighty men of
this treat Chinese empire. He
i lies two province twice a big a the
state of .n- York. His ruhjscts are more
than tlne of the kn.r of Oermany and
I W power N rrcatcr than that of the cxar
Py raisin his hand he ran throw a man
into ni ift.in. a: d r. ith a wink of his eye
an sllto off a l.ea'i.
The tlrerovalty of Hukwang He about
Ji'O milea Inland from the' Pari fir. It la
:ut by the Yar-.glne.Klang, and It includes
the two frovlnre-? of Hupeh and Hunan.
Hupeh I higjrr than Missouri and Its
population Is ovr SS.OOWO. It ta a rich
country, Is famous for ta manufactures
and for Its cotton and rice flelda. Htman
la over twice Die size of Ohio, and Ita
population la IS. 000,000. It has tea flelda
and forest and Ih so rich In coal and Iron
that li promises to he one of the great
manufacturing region of China.
The liukwang province have many large
cities. Hupeh has wafyed towns at every
few milea, and here at Ha.ikow there ara
three munlclpalltlea which have a com
bined population aa great as that of Berlin.
These are Hankow, Wuchang and Han
Yang. Wuchang Ilea on the opposite hank
ff the Yangtsc from where I am wY'itlng.
It la the official cupltal, where the vice
roy lives In a great yantcn, or palace, with
many official.
Visit to the y terror.
It was through a lettor from Mr. James
.Wilson, our aerretary of agriculture, whose
fame haa gone all over the world, that I
wia able to meet this distinguished Chi
nese and to secure from a him a letter of
good will to the people of the United
Atale. My audience was arranged hy
our consul at Hankow, Mr. William II. '
Martin. It was In a steam launch that
we r-ossed the Yangtne-Klnng. and landed
under the walla of Wuchang. Our way
for two or three miles was up the mighty
river, past the bualness houses of the
foreign settlements of Hankow. We took
hlp In the Japanese concession, and
teamed hy th C.crman quarter with Its
fine I'snkM uinl the branch offices of the
N'nrth tlrrmnn Lloyd and the Hamburg
Amerlcnii. We next passed the Immense
brick lea factory owned by the Russians,
om! then went on beyond the grcnt ex
porting housej of the Americans, French
and British. After that we skirted the
niitlvc city of Hankow, which Is bigger
than Boston, seeing the people looking
like gigantic blue ants as they climbed
up the steps from the river to the streets
which line the bluff.
During the voyage our captain steered
us through shipping such as can be seen
nowhere outside of China. There were
Dcean liners which had come up the
Ynngtsc-Klang for ten; Chinese, Japanese,
Brltlrh and French river steamers, and
hundreds of grout Chinese Junka, with
smaller craft of ull nizas. As we passed
the Hun river, which flows Into the
Yangtze between Hankow and Han Yang,
we looked up through a long thicket of
masts of such craft at anchor, enabling
us to bollcvo the. statement that China
has moro beats than all the rest of the
wi rid n't together.
On the opposite side of the Han we could
sen the Immense uteri works of the vice
roy und the smokestacks of his arsenals.
Thane were In the city of Han Yang,
whoso houses covor the north bank of the
Yangtze na .ar as the eye can reach. It
wa at thlt point that " croaaed over
to the walled city of Wuchang on the
opposite nlde of the Yangtse. The city
stands high over the river, and we came
to anchor at one of the grnnlte stairway,
which lead up to the bund.
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In state Through Wuchang.
Tho viceroy had flxod the hour of our
coming, and had eent two of hl carriages
to bring us to the palace. One would have
sufficed for the consul and myself, for
neither Is fat; hut It was more courteous
to send two, and so two we had. Each
carriage had Ha ltvorled coachman and
footman, and each M preceded by two
officials on horseback, who wore crystal
buttons as big around as a walnut on the
top of their caps, and carried long whips
. to clear the common people out of the
way. Our carriages were, of the kind
which the antl-forelgn Chinese call "devll
rsrts." They were rubber-tired coupes
Imported from Europe. They wen uphol
stered In fine Russia leather and equipped
with llttlo mirrors that the passengers
may primp themselves aa they go.
Our way to the palace was through the
busiest parts of the city, and we saw
everywhere the signs of China's awakn
Ing. The streets had be.n wldciiel. In
most places they were clean and well
drained, and I saw alone gutterj along
the Side of the chief business avenues.
Uniformed policemen with clubs stood at
every corner to handle the crowd, and
every now and then we passed soldiers.
His excellency Chen Kwel-Lung has an
army half as larga aa that of the United
States, and It Is equipped with foreign
guns and has been drilled In foreign style.
'We went by a large drill grounds and
barracks, on the banka of the river, and
farther on were guarded hy troops In blue
uniforms. As we neared the palace, we
sav more nnd more soldiers and found
companies of them on guard In the vari
ous courts.
In the teecoy's Yamen.
I wish I could how you the yamtn,
white the viceroy received us. it Is like
the official palaces of most great Chinese
taplluls, comprising the viceroy's residence
and Ills thief business offices. It Is laid
out III many courts surrounded hy aJmlti
lstrat vo buildings, and beyond residence
apaitment if various kuids, the whole
covering acres.
We entered the grounds by a roadway
guarded by Immense marble Huns on
pidrstals. Ti e lions were painted , bright
blue, and their wldo open as wno In
tended to terr all who came In. S.ill
farther on w.-iv three gutes. leading Into
the great courts upon which the main ya
mtn buildings facrd. The two side gates
ver opened, but the one In the center huj
Immense wooden doors, upon each of whim
lit ted and black, wu.s painted the figure
of tt long-bearded giant about twenty feet
high. Such giants arc found at every such
t nuance, and they are considered terror
lt.tplleis. It Is only the ;ceroy h niself
and men of high honor who are permitted
lo go through this central gate, all com
mon people passing In ut the Sides.
Ai we came up the doors of the middle
gate were closed, but we halted our car
il.igts until lh great padlocks could' b
removed, und then diove on In ;a e until
ue reached a temple-like building f.ic tig
the com i, which was walled on all ides
by buildings much loner. Form is much
In China, and the cuusiil ho has been
is. nK In the country, knows well how Im
portant 11 l lo insist that Mms. If and
1.1s couiry should be paUl the proper
ri spun. "
Mr. Ur:li and myself eae'i had Chinee
cards ready for the occasion. These wen
of the slxe of page t note paper, were
bright red In color aud bore the Chinese
chaiacur representing our names. They
' tr taken by tho officials into the ya
men. and a few moments later the 'vlcerav,
accompanied by a doaen retainers, Inter
preleia and deputies, all fine luok'ui
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Chinese diessel In silk gowns came forth.
The viceroy put his two yellow hands to
gether and shook them at us In Chinese
fashion, bowing low as he did so. We
folded our hends and did Mm one better
hy bowing still lower. His excellency then
led ua through room aftee room until we
came into a long hall, in which was a,
dining table, set with plates of banana,
oranges, apples and pears, as well as dishes
of assorted biscuits, which had been evi
dently Imported In tins.
The viceroy directed the American con
sul to take the chair at his right, and
placed me st his left, the seat of honor
In China. Cups of delicious tea were now
brought In, a bottle of champagne was
opened and a glass of the latter placed
before each of us. We did not touch the
tea nor the champagne until the close
of the Interview, und then not before hla
excellency had raised his own glasi and
begged us to drink. Chinese othpiette pro
vides that a guest must no drink until
after his host, and also that the caller
must never begin drinking until his host
has Indicated his pleasure.
'Viceroy of flukssang.
My talk with the viceroy was carried
on through an Interpreter, a Chin.se who
speaks English as well as I do. It lasted
an hour, and as we sat thus touching el
bows I hud a chance to study the. vice
roy. Chen Kvei-L.ung Is the personifica
tion of the typical well fed Chinese offi
cial. . He Is a fine looking man of medium
height, weighing. I judge, about 200 pounds.
He stands straight and walks with a swing
of the arms, reminding one of the nobles
of Korea. He had on today a long black
siik gown witn lining or me wnitest of
lamusKin. neiow mis snowed out black
velvet boots, pnd abov. It rr.se his big
head, which was crowned with a black,
hat whose brim was turned up all around.
and whose crown was ornamented by a
long peacock feather fastened there by a
button. The feather extended out for elgh-
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Choice Selections from the
Traveling; t'hnins Disagree. a large popular near by, splitting It Into still much to be done. The sailor's life is
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BBBB-nii young men wno nan Deen
T chums at college went abroad
together. One conscientiously
wanted to visit every spot men-
:J?kli tinned In the guide books; the
i J other was equally conscientious
about having an hilarious time. This
naturally led to disagreements. In the
course of one of these, the lover of pleas
ure said tauntingly:
"Perhaps you are doing these places so
thoroughly because you are going to write
a hook about your trip."
"I should," replied the other promptly,
"If Kobert Louis Stevenson hadn't pre
empted the title I want to use."
"What's that?"
" 'Travels with a Donkey.' "New Yor
Tribune.
, Boy's Heroic Remedy.
An East Knd smal h ,y ha d , son eth ng
to any to his father at the dinner table the
other night.
"Papa." he said, "Johnnie Burton Is
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co nir lo nave a iiariy ncx w mi m
said he'd invite me. An' I got to take a
present."
nreaent What's that for''
Prnt. wtmis tuai 101
"If. for Johnny's birthday. All the kids
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Things hldn't gone just right during tho
day with the boy', father. He was not In
an agreeable humor.
"That's all nonsense," he declared.
"Every day or two It', a present here or a
present there. If you can't go to a party
without taking a present you might as
well stav borne."
The boy's lip trembled, but he made no
reply.
Tho next day the father regretted his
hasty words and that night turned to the
boy
"titorge," lie said, "there are a couple
of new books In my overcoat pocket. You
can take them to your friend Johnnie',
party."
"It's too lute." said deorge gloomllv. "I
licked him today so he wouldn't Invite
me." Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
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Painful Vengeance.
lt was one of the stories told at the
banquet of the Central lientlsts' associa-
lion, and the best one. Most of the tooth
pullers had been called upon. They had
told stories of experiences with patients
lhat causid reminiscent smiles to hover
over the faces of the other diners,
"One of the funniest patients I ever
had." declured one. "was a man who camo
into my Broad stict office some weeks
ago. It" was Just trom tne farm. I lis
boots were muddy and his hair unkempt.
"'I want this blame tooth pulled.' he
tu.ii. pointing to bis swollen Jaa.
"He sut in the chair. I got mv forceps
and he opent d bin mouth. 1 was trying to
locai the loulh. when his js closed so
suddenly 1 thought lie would bite my fin
ger. " 'Say. doc,' he said, pull it a little bi,
then twist it. Worry the darn thing worry
it. lis been worrying hip for the last
week, and I want to get even.' "Newark
Star
Waste of Ksrrg),
In antebellum dH Colonel Moore of
Kentucky, owned n huge number of slaves,
lie v.as a kind master and never punished
iih the whip. tine day one of the
field hands named Jupe was guilty of some
negligence and was sent to the woods at
ore to cut dow n aud split up a black
gum ire,-, practically an Impossible task.
Jupe rut dwu the tree and labored v
bard to split the tough wood, but hi
vain. In the meantime a thundet slot in
earns up and Jupe sought refuge under a
brush heap. Uiieclly tha lightning struck
KINDERGARTEN "KIDDIES-AT THE HANKOW
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ten inches back of the hat. and It bobbed
up an,i down as he shook his head while
h talked Out nf h ho. f ih. hat
hung a ,OIlK uueu8 of an oily black hue.
His excellency's hands rested on the table
In front of him. They were as soft as vel-
vet and I venture that they have never done
a stroke of rough work. They could not
and preserve the fine fingernails. The
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Hinanng wooa.
After the storm had passed Jupo crawled
out from his place of security and, after
taking a careful look at the remains of
the poplar tree. wlich were scattered all
over the woods, said "Mr. I.lghtnln', I
wish you had just tried yo' han' on dis
black gum. Any blame foul can split a
poplar!" Cleveland leader.
Parson Was Well Posted.
Senator Tillman at a recent banquet told
this story:
"Tho pastor of a Tallapoosa church," he
began, "said rather pointedly from the
pulpit on Sunday morning:
" 'Ah autny am rej lced to' see Bruddah
k Calhoun White in chu ch once mo'. Ah's
glad Bruddah Calhoun has raw tho error of
his ways at lawst. fo' dere Is mo' joy
obah one slnnah dat lepenteth dan obah
de nllu.ty r.lne.
..,Jut t ,, J)olnt Bruther t.aIhoun
White Interrui ted angrily.
oh,' said he, from his seat'de ninety
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an n ne i-eeiln t crow. A l could tell soma
tilings ei 1-out ilo ninety an' -line ef Ah
wanted ter.' "Washington, Star,
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Remarkable Faith
iuiam ri. rraxier. nean oi ine reamen s
-lk.. ' "-ton office, apropos
William H. Frailer, head of the Seamen's
"Our union has made the sal or's life
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lege at Wayne became the
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11 iiau jumi ,'uiniJici.tu 11 iv ri(ii
teenth year of It. existence aa
a private Institution. The school
was 0P'fln(, November 11
11, by J. M.
t-ne wun an enrollment of tnirty-rtve stu-
dents, and since that time It has acquired
pioperty for which the state paid fjO.000.
nd standing that has attracted students
from many states. But this success was
"ot attained without a struggle. Many ob-
staples had to be surmounted, but It was
t for him who had made the school a
"ut ' '"H ii union ui in ciion
aside from the honor and the satisfaction
that attends uch accomplishment. Ha
Qleu waicn u or tne present year, while
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MILS. J. M. F1LK.
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AMERICAN COUNCIL AT HANKOW AND THE OFFICIAL
imlls on the hand nearest-me were an Inch
long, and aa well kept as though cared for
bv one of our fair manicures.
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Chln.'a !sew Conatlt.tlon.
The viceroy opened the Interview by ask-
Ing me the usual questions as to how long
I had been In China and whither I was go-
lng. He spoke kindly of the United Btates,
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sun very nara, ana tt can t De viewed wun
optimism."
Mr. Frailer smiled grimly.
"When people talk to you." he said,
'about the philanthropy of skippers and
the luxury sailors wallow in. don't have
the pel f cct faith of tue ministerial candi-
date.
"He. you know, on being asked by the
examining lilshop to write out the Nlcene
Creed, wrote with a faith too vast:
" 'I be'lcve in all things, visible and in
visible' "
Why He Ended Friend's .Map.
Speaking of the friend who sat in the
Jury box of the United States court with
his hat on the other day. Attorney Francis
B. Lee of Trenton told of a little Incident
that happened in connection with a good
Quaker acquaintance o f 1.1. , who lives near
Mooreatown. One day tne Quaker In que-
"on went to sleep In meeting and started
to snore, ror a while the nasal notes
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eie oun mm nmuuui aim um nui oinmu
th worshipers, but finally the sleeper let
out a few extra links and kicked up such
a commotion that a kindly dlsDosed friend
a commotion inai a ainaiy aisposea iriena
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him
nim.
"Friend Nathaniel." he whispered, poking
better arouse thyself."
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Nebraska Normal
t.iit n m u. 1 1 1 numi 110 ill T liu amu ninri r 1
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purchase his property and make It a state
r.,.rt,l .rhnnt in.r Mr Plle'll H..Dtl the
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um had (jasBfu, uui nun nit a;i . v i?iimi tui
the maintenance of the institution, and it
was not until lasf week that . everything
was adjusted and the transfer finally made,
ur tnose wno nan been associated witn mo
school since Its 01 ganiaatlon. two. the
founder's widow, Mr. ICIla .1. Pile, and
Anna Byrne Bright, continue as int-niberc
of Its faculty, nnd both are applicants for
positions In the new school. Mrs. Pile ask-
Ing for the office of registrar.
How well she is qualified to continue in
ine service ot the institution may best be
estimated bv the confidence her huslmml
reposed In her. On his di Jibbed he placed
the management of the school in the bunds
of his eldest son. Fred M. Pile, with tha
injunction to listen to the advice of his
mother and to be guided by it. Shire last
March Mr. Pile has seivtd us riesldeut of
the school, but he Is not nu wpplicant for
any position under lhe new maniigemeni.
lostetid he will take a lest, after which
he will enter some pruftssiou, Mr. Pile,
who is but S"i years old. after completing
x the course In his father's school, was
graduated from Colby collcse. Maine, and.
returned home to bfcome head of the de
put Imenl of malm-malic. Imui his
father's deuth he bet sine he i.i of the in
stltulnii. i
During the yeuts tint the school has
been attaining its pi-esmt standing. Mrs.
pile has been the h lp;nste of her husband
In the truest sense. Sue is a woman of edu
cation, holding lhe ih-fi'f of B. S. from
Northern Indiana university, and Ihls edu
cation has been supplemented by evinsivn
trael. Only lsst ear He was on of
the seven women seut from Nebraska by
the National Civic Fed ration to study 11
schools of Km ope. She has taught In ber
husband's school in addition lo assisting
1n ita manag Tm-iit. and t;,idr her dliectlua
r. Jnique Maiem of domesllu ecuQomy has
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ESCORT.
and In referring to our return of the Boxer
Indemnity said that his people from one
onri r th. ., .,,. h. nth.r fw irntn.
ful to us. and that they were glad to be
able to send so many students to be edu-
cated In tho American schools. At this
point the consul remarked that I was an
author of school books and had written
some textbooks on geographical aubjects.
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Story Teller's Pack
say?" exclaimed Nathaniel, suddenly start- of the 'Pirates of Penxance' and by a
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ing oui oi ins siuniurr, ui
matter?"
"Nothing, Nathaniel," replied the other.
without even breaking into a smile, "only
thee was snoring a little, and I was afraid
that outsiders would think that the spirit
had moved thee to a trombone solo In-
stead of an expression of thy convicuous.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Marne Henry a Pirate.
"Yes. Colonel Watterson has music In his
soul." suid one of his life-long friends as
the fame of tho Illustrious Louisville editor
tjume up for discussion. "He Is especially
fond of the Jingling, rollicking lines or the
(,lbcl.t an(1 Sullivan opera and When
pleaged hums them with delight.
. Thttt tralt nearly severed a long friend-
. . . - months bito. The colonel with
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colonel's favor. Pot after
tempered chap
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wun invai luuiy lim . n 11111 int- in.ii wur m
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'stay in' and buck the wonderful run ot
Three
"attersons iuck.
"Finally a roodle was played.
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time in snceessiim the eni.mei hrnke tha
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proportions and won
high before him and his soul was attuned
,hu,m, it. iiiu iin r.artta iha uti-ain,
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tentlon far and wide and that Is being
nmnliil A In r.,o..i- ,.lk.. lntlt,itl,...u iSIr,.
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inn uitiilsaLlull Ul lilt f flrt Ktv r cutri tt -
tion of Women's Clubs, Mis. Pile has been
'one of Its active members. She has served
as chairman of Its education committee and
given valuable counsi I in Its executive
body.- A tireless worker and practical, ua
only those of long experience in eduea-
tlonal work can be, she enjoys the utmost
confidence of those who have known her
longest. She is at present president of
the Wayne Federation of Women's Clubs,
one of the largest und strongest women's
organizations or tne state, ana Is recog-
nlzed as one of the most resourceful of tha
many gifted women engaged in public work
In Nebraska today.
FRKD M. P1LK.
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This evidently Imnroved mv standtnr In
the viceroy's eyes, and he talked of the when ont would be able to go from Han
modern educational movement In China, kow even to New York in comfortable cars,
aaylng that It had oome to atay and that "But how can that be?" said the vice
there would eventually be up-to-date public roy. "You cannot cross the oceans by rail
echools In every city and town. road."
I asked aa to the new constitution. His . NOi rnurn.d tha consul, "but we can
excellency replied: go un(jer the Pacific ocean at Bering strait.
"There Is no doubt that China will have a and we mlght posslb,y maXa a MlU
constitutional government. Our plans for it lner, by wnk.h w could cro(5B trom
are well established, and tha preparations berla to Ala8ka t,)fnce bv ,an, ,(j
are now going on. It Is a great task to re. Nw yrk ym fcnow n(J
organise a government like ours. We have Amerlca ,re onl tnlrtv.flv- mlIes apart
been moving along our present line for over th Ru8B(a
duce our pew administrative methods atep
by atep. We have a fixed plan for edu
cating the people to the new government,
and this is already In operation over the
empire. Our educational plan runs through
eight years, and at the end of hat time we
shall have a Parliament at rek ng and shall
have become a constitutional monarchy.
The prince regent is in favor of the scheme
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and since the deaths of the emperor,
Kwang-Su. and the great dowager a num-
ber of Imperial edicts have been publlshel
urging that the work be carried on along
the lines upon which It has been started."
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Canton-Hankow Hallway.
I here referred to the Canton-Hankow
railway, for which Americans had the con-
cession and asked whether that road would
be built. His excellency replied that tho
matter had been given over to other of-
ficlals. but that he thought that it would
be rapidly pushed on to a completion. I
understand that tho road Is resurveyed,
and that the rails for It are already btlng
made at tho Han Yang iron works. v
Th. vlcerov tells me he is anxious to
have railroads built throughout his prov-
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ano tl,at their Industrial resources
wl" Probably make Wuchang and Han-
kow great railroad centers. He then re-
'erred to the fact that one can now go
from Hankow to Paris by rail. Thereupon
the American consul rather facetiously
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oniiijc iuwulii -
and then burst into the boast of the ruler,
'I am a pirate king.'
-I've known it for tho last hour,' snarled
tue loser, 'but as 1 was your guest I was
to0 poiite to mention it.' "
unru the Town uy a i ricK.
The town of Fairfield. In Freestone
county, Texas, is dry. though it is entitled
In aalfuini n n1 nunli them This Is he-fl.tlRA
of ,he prov8lon. of tne al. )lquoP Iaw,
,lm4tlng lhe number of .aloons in each
prtclnct to one for every m inhabitants,
Th,s dry town went wet R few v,.eehs
ago an(J aimogt immediately applications
for p.rmtg were fjlpd wltn the comptroller
for Uie. maximum number of saloons al-
iOWed Jha comptroller approved the appll-
etin-
x- 'i v. k.... a
ippllcatlong we ,aken out h
prohibitionists.
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Mark Twain once approachtd a friend.
a buslnes man, und confided the fact that
gems of thought weio forming In his
-
brain with such raniditv that they were
,vpn hlnnlnlr to .narki. m m . and
- -- - -
th-th. needed the assistance of a ,ton0-
"I can send you one. fine young fellow."
the friend said. "He came to my offUo
,,. ,,t
yesterday a In search of a position, but
I didn't have an opening. I am sure you
will find him all right."
"Hji he a sense of humor?" Mark asked
cautiously.
vmi, i um sure ne lias ill ittt i, lie sl
'
off one or two pretty witty things himself
yesterday.' the friend hastened to assure
n m' ,
.... ... ... .. . . .. .
"Horrv. nur ne won r no men. iiib
worry, dul ne won I no men.
writer said, with a disappointed shake of
n,'."ea- . ... .. . .
Why, er, why not?" was the surprised
query.
The would-be employer assumed a con-
fldential air.
"I 11 tell you, he raid. "You see I had
one once before, with a sense of humor,
and It Interfered too much with tho work,
I can't afford to pay. a man $ for laugh-
lng " New. York Times.
winner Who Was Natlaflrd.
Jesse Tavey. secretary to Mayor Book
waiter, told a stol y tne other day about a
collece Dresldent who was lecturlns- his
young charges on the evils of fast living.
He proceeded:
''And the riiHtt tit lw.ll la linail .-lfh
..itnnw.hilea. chnrus trl
Then from away In the back of the
chape; arose a feeble voice. The words
that morktd the president were:
"And death; oh death, where Is
sting!" Indianapolis Star.
they
Ntanton's Bone t'rusbrr.
The officer had disobeyed or failed to
comprehend an order. .
"I believe 1 11 sit down." said Secretary
Stanton, "and give that man a piece of
mv mind."
"Io so." said Lincoln; ' write him now
while you have it on your mind. Make It
sharp. Cut him all up."
Stantuii did not need a second Invitation,
It was a bone crusher that he read to the
n esiil.nl.
"That " right." said Lincoln;
good one."
'hat's a
"Who can I send . it
liy?" mused the
secretary'.
"Hend HI'' replied Lincoln; "seiiil It!
Why, don't send it at 'all. Tear It up.
You have freed your mind on the sub-
i..... ..A Ihul lat all I - ..
-"" "' '" " "-'.
Tear It up. You never want to send ,ch
Utters. I never do. -Democratic Telegram,
JT'r- . - ' ' V -SO'. .
ventured that ih ftm miDK
think we can build the bridge.
Upon this I burst into a laugh, in which
both our consul and the viceroy joined.
t hen Ksret-l.il nat Sends Os-eetlng.
The next SlltttePt WJl-S thn hnvrnttlm. ,.f
fon.gn n(itlong by th- CM ta
pncy Hald that he
nQ k,nd
r,hlu.. ,,J ,....,. .... ,,
Chinas trade relations with us. He thcre-
...,, .
Tf.fJT" f 1"" " l
",e Ln ted thttt tha Chles
hav" a wa ' ft U, that lhe Americans have
" d" to take part of their empire.
and they look upon us as their safest
friends. It was at this point that I asked
his excellency If he would not send a
meeting to the people of the United States
through this newspaper. He replied thai
1,6 would gludly do so, and that he would
forward It with his photograph by one of
hls deputies to Hankow,
Thia messuao has just como In. I have
taken it out of Its long white envelope
bordered with pink, and it lien before me
wrue- 1 ne lnelui covers two sheets
OI 5 enow paper, the clmracUrs being beau-
tlfully written by the viceroy's hand.
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. , alL' " - .
r me ly ro.a...,na existing be-
nCtUnlr a, youre hav"1"1
Known an nations on earth. I
"er"e PP''eclate the courtesy of a letter
,ro n secretary or your Department ot
Agriculture, whose reputation has so long
be,n known to me. I should have been
glad to have had a conversation with him,
but as that la not posslblo on account of
tho great distance that separates us, I ap
preciate tha courtesy of his letter, and
I beg that you will kindly present my
compliments to him upon your return-.
It la my sincere desire that the friendly
... .
relations between our two countries may
n(.ver be Interrupted, so that the blessings
of an International peace may abide with us
-in closing I have the honor to present
you with a copy of my photograph, which
will serve to remind you of ma when
are thousands of miles aDart
"CHEN KWEILUNQ.
"Viceroy of liukwang."
With this came tho viceroy's two cards.
One 1.11 brown nana a nl r..... l ; . . v. i .. . .
Tneie colors wele use(1 on account J th()
imperial mourning period, lnsteady of the
bright red always employed in times of Joy.
Viceroy's Sew Sehoola.
As I left the yamen
quested mo to visit his n
directed the commission
his excellency re
new schools, anil ha
Commissioner itf ndni.Qtl.in
fine looking Chinese, to .n with ,n
had also another fhin... ,h L....1--'tt..
li.h. lo act as Interpreter, as well aa two
ung Celestials who have just returned
from e ' technical colleges of yitm
United States. Ijurina- the iu,..,
" nalf do"en 'hulH. beginning with a kln-
""garien ana ending with a normal school.
where teachers are being trained for the
nubile nnh.w.ia nn
Pu"llc schools now atarUng.
I "Plally Interested in the kin
drTrten it u,. Gi ,..,, ,.
JyTta . 112
-d " " " " , . .
c-aucaiion of the sxes. and tuily the
or the girls have had any schooling
at alL Tbla kindergarten had about MU
boy. and girls, all dressed In uniforms. Tlie
boys wore Jackets and trousers of lhe
brightest sky blue and blue cap. with
visors which shaded their eyes. The elils
, . ,
wore sktrt. and trousers of gay colors T in
chlI(Jreu remarkaM clean tin
,ookeJ heillthyi Uiey mamMi J
as any children of the world. The school
i . ...
stolv buii,iiKs e.i,-.ii-. . ni.l.'!,' h t
" ' " 8 a pia grOUHO OT
'' !. the center of which v.s.
a Krass-cvet-eH hin -vm tt i.iu t r.h.
graphed some of the little ones playing on
the slope of tills hill Thev were .i.-lit iitna
to pose for the camera and not at all afraid
j should steal away their souls and bring
them bud luck as has been the case with
many of the little ones 1 photographed dui-
ing my former travels in China.
At the time we entered the school the
children were at their meals, and from the
way they shoveled the rice from the bowls
into their mouths with chopsticks I am
sure they have no trouble as to their .11-
gfstlon. In accordance with Chinese eii-
,lllP,J''- the boys kept their hats on while
at the table.. The teachers told me thev
would consider It contemptuous to enter
f' iend's house bareheaded.
I ohservcil
that two or tnr' bo8 and
a"u'1 " " .
un. uiey are MoliainmeUans," was th-
re)ly- "alul lhiy would lose casfe If )h-y
ate with the others."
College of the Two Lakes.
The normal schools of Wychang h
known as "The College of the Two Iakes
This college Is one of the most beautiful I
have ever visited. Its buildings ara Chi
nese. with low-curving roofs of black tii
and with walls of wood latticework back' il
with white paper. Some of them ai 111.'
temples, covering a great space. Otln i-'
are low one-story buildings, but they i.
have verandas, and ajl face upon two bt'.
nful lakes uf perhaps eltht or ten ucm
the verandas being so connected that
make, one cloistered walk around th
lakes. la addition to these lake fronts there .
many courts with shaded walks, so t
the atmosphere Is as scholastic as '.list -Princeton
or Cornell. The teaching of
normal school la modern, as is that of '
'
language Bchool and of the many cm -i
,chl,ol, now l.air,.d ,, , , ,
royalty. FRANK a. CARPENTEH.
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