davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23
A COREAN JOSS HOUSE

the matter of hat. They have the
same baggy breeches. the same pleni-
tude OF shirts worn outside, and on
state occasions they are arrayed in
robes that would put Solomon in all his
glory to the blush: but nowhere outside
of COrea can such hats be seen as are
sported by the COreans on everyday
occasions. They are like a combina-
ton OF a Mexican sOmbrerO and a
Welsh stove-pipe, with appurtenapces
and belongings peculiarly their own.
The foundation consists of a truncated
zone and a base piece about as wide and
as graceful as the rim of the straw
hat that decorates the fashionable
young man during the p esent season,
but, in addition. there are flaps and
ear pieces, and things like the wings
of a Roman helmet; there are bands
and straps and other matters, the COM
plicatiOn of which strikes the beholder
dumb with anna cement. These are the
everyday hats. for on COrean Sundays
an affair even more imposing is mount
ed, in size and shape closely resem-
bling an umbrella. OF wicker or bam-
boo it is equally adapted to keep off
the rain and keep out the sun. and
with this portentous head-piece the
Corean trOts about greatly impressed
with an idea of his own good looks and
Importance. ~
But this is not the only use he makes
of bamboo in the matter of dress, for
during the summer season he has a
bamboo frame fitted rather clCs ,ly to
the body, and over this he puts his
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

clothes. Thus he is inside of a cage,
which prevents his clothes from stick
ing to him, and in the hottest weather
he remains cool and comfortable. for.
in spite of his odd headgear' he has a
long head and knows how to use it.
His clothes do not cost him much
money for the simple reason that he
has not much to spend. so he makes
that little go a great way. and has
learned to utilize materials that in
other countries are almost unknown:
There is paper, Tor instance. The
COreans possess some secrets with re-
gard to paper maring tina are un-
bors, the Chinese. They can make
paper OF such u.hness that 1T will
resist many months of wear, and by a
process Of oiling it they render 1t I'M
pervious to water, and 50 make over.
coats that will stand any amount OF
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23
FUsAUKAL. A COREAN VILLAGE.

primitive description. The multitude
of people forbids the employment of
la~bor-saving machinery, and all opera
tions, of whatever nature, are carried
on by hand. Even the irrigation Of
crops, a process so purely mechanical
that it might be supposed some sort of
simple device would he constructed to
obviate the necessity of hand labor, is
done by lifting the water from one
pool to another by means Of a large
scoop, a succession of able bodied Co.
reans %shoveling the water as elsewhere
sand is shoveled. After the crops are
planted they are watched. a small
tower being constructed to overlook
the fields Of a whole neighborhOOd,
and the farmers take turns in guard
ing their property from the depreda-
tiOns of thieves and hungry animals.
In the case of fruit farms, this precau-
ton is very necessary, as fruit is one
of the great staples of Corea, and al
most any kind generally finds ready
sale at good prices. The list Of fruits
is long. On the southern side of the
peninsula there is a wonderful abun-
dance of grapes, apples and FEARS. and
everywhere in COrea the persimmOn
6ourishes and forms one Of the staple
articles of diet. Large, luscious and
of several varities, not all need the
advent of frost to render them eatable,
some kinds being ripened by the sun,
like apples or peaches. The crops Of
nuts also form an article of export;
walnuts, c%hestnuts. pine nuts and many
kinds Of small seeds being carefully
picked and preserved in various ways
to be sent across the line to the Chi
nese. OF the field crops, beans and
rice are the most important, the former
being used not only as food for man,
but also tor the small, hardy ponies
which are employed by the rich and
official classes as a means OF transpOr-
tatiOn. Not always. however. A Co.
rear o:ficial has a large stock of dignity,
and among the various devices by
which this is upheld is the idea that
it is degrading to walk anywhere. So
every Official is provided with a litter
and a number of bearers in proportion
to the weight of his dignity. He may
walk about his house without sacrifice
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

constant source of wonder how the co.
pie live. The answer to this conun-
drum is easy: they do not live-thev
exist: a handful of rice and q mouth
ful or tea or water constitute the DAVIS
rations for the average Corean, and if
to this be added a few persimmons or
an egg, he is in clover, and for DAYS
VIII remember the auspicious occasion
on which his inside was comfortably
filled.
Corea is full of cities, if the express
sion is allowed to be used with rep ard
TO an aggregation of huts on the banks
OF a stream, and the cities are full of
people who make a living. though no.
body knows how. In dress they are
very similar to the Chinese. save in
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

Not a few weil-authenticated anec-
dOtes go to show that even the people
who enjoy the advantages Of travel
are often sadly unenlightened.
A lady who had recently returned
from a Mediterranean trip says that
as the ship was leaving the harbor Of
Athens a well-dressed lady passenger
approached the captain, who was
pacing the deck, and pointing to the
distant hills covered with snow,
asked, what is that white stuff on
the hills, Captain"
THAT is snow, madam" answered
the captain.
Now is it really?:" remarked the
lady. Il thought so, but a gentle
man told me it was Greece"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

or prevent his stealing anything he
a lay his hands on. AT the times of
the great annual festivals his piety
takes the form of prayers, offerings Of
food TO the dead, eating, drinking, and
listening to music and dramatic enter
tertainments. Like his religion and
his art, both music and drama are bor-
rowed from China; the former is as
ear-splitting and the latter is as
lengthy and non-intelligib,e as any
thing in the same line the Flowery
Kingdom is able to offer.
But for his geographical position
and the fact that he has several good
harbors that are coveted by Russia,
England and Japan. the Corean would
be permitted to vegetate in seclusion
to the end of time, but circumstances
have forced him to the front, and he
must now take part in che march OF
human events whether he will or no.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23
Erskine'S Wit.

Erskine onc had a client named
Bolt, whose character having been
traduced by the other side, Erskine
confidently assured the jury that he
was known among his neighbors as
bot upright" He opened a certain
coach-accident case in this wise:
Gentlemen Of the jury, my client is
a respectable Liverpool merchant,
and the defendant, MI. Wilson, keeps
The Swan with Two Necks' in Lad
Lane, a sign seemingly emblematic
of the number Of necks people ought
to possess who travel coaches" Once
he told a jury that the plaintiff, the
owner of a wild-beast show, claiming
damages for the loss Of a trunk,
ought to have followed the example
of his W sagaciOus elephant, and
travelled with his trunk before him"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

they a to prove that the inferiority
is only political. So in every place OF
consequence there is a temple or JOSS
house, where incense is daily burned
before the holy images and where the
names of deceased ancestors are salts
fled with rice and such dainties as they
are supposed to enjoy. But the Corean
does not allow what little religion he
has to interfere with business. With
him religion is one thing and
Business is quite another, and
his religion does not either forbid
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

fully fixed. as also the length of the
poles and the number of carriers. and
an official of the highest rank, a
minister of the kingdom, has the right
to have, under his litter, a single
wheel, which does not rest on the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

without either appearing to know or
70 care what goes on outside Of tha;r
little Leninsula, which projects from
tne chinese Empire like a wart
Wherever one goes in Corea there ara
Coreans big and little in immense
numbers, so that to travellers VINO Wit.
ness h poverty of the country il il a
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

|arl,ie> OF both Chinese and Japan
Evidently Of Mongolian origin,
. nevertheless differ from the Chi
| II 50 many respects that they can
be c@led Chinese, while the
a,iesa utterly disclaim all family
luoashlp to them. regarding them
70 oa,oarouo even to be considered
r. I'm OF cousins. Nevertheless
IGok Ike Chinese. and, in spite of
\ 'ohg segregation from the society
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23
Rising at the Bar.

Small-sized lawyers have always
had a certain difficulty in making
themselves properly visible when ad-
dressing the court. In the time of
Harry Erskine, n Of the greatest
wits that ever lived, there was a lit
tie nan at the Scottish bar who was
in the habit of adding to his stature
by standing on a stool whenever he
spoke. This" remarked Erskine,
"is n way Of rising at the bar"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

weight from the bearers, but is simply
a mark of rank. Whatever the num-
Der of bearers and attendants, how
ever, it is always liberal, even the
petty governors of towns being often
attended by POO or 300 men, who, with
banners, flags and other devices, march
in procession whenever the governor
goes abroad. while runners speed be-
fore, repeating his titles and dignities
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23
and ordering all persons to clear the

and ordering all persons to clear the
road.
The leading features of every Corean
city are the palace of the governor
and the temple Of the presiding deity,
and it is often a matter of difficulty to
decide which is of the more impor-
lance, for, in order that the dignity Of
the government may be properly main
tanned, the former is frequently more
pretentious than the latter. AS the
Corean religion is modelled after that
of the Chinese, so is the architecture
of Corea based IN that of China. 1t is
not a whit less pretentious, either, for
the Coreans are a proud people. and as
they are politically subject to China,
they take great pride in doing what
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

name, and, even in
our own time, is so
little visited by for
eigners that the in
formation concern
ing it is scarce and
not altogether re-
liable. Only a few
years have elapsed
since commercial in
%tercOurse was g
ed with the Core
ans. and even afte-'
it was established,
so poor were the
people so imperfect
was the develop
ment of the natural
resources of their
country, that for a
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

rad nations. they possess much of
d i9"uness that causes the Japan
EaS,e, g~onS!dered the yankees of
Ia That is, the educated part
,s oorean nation, for among the
n .ltle distinction can be OBJ
sYvt"een them ami the people
or ,o0hd them on the Asiatic
|ac, VIC are their next-door neigh
,rn.m. The narrow body of water
|ra '''"'es them from the Island
|arj, - me remarkable point OF
Be- mich almost instantly i'm
%. the 'ry visltor-the populous-
} ~o country. Corea has about
b. tbie sa'e miles of area, a little
b lvcr NiIssouri, but in that ter
Ele, 1000, Geo of almond-eyed
Fse,yn"al' manage to squeeze
J .jfc ana after a fashion seem to
Their own peculiar way,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

Of personal self-respect, Or even, on cer-
tain occasions, when he is, so to speak
off duty, he may walk through the
court yard, but every public appear
ance must be in his litter. The APP
pcintments of this apparatus for the
conservation of dignity are lt I care
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

! and NE prices they We're willing
pay the native cupidity of the Ori-
ia. mind was excited. and Overcame
.Prepngnance to foreigners, and now
\ peninsula has more than once been
l,,ed by Europeans in search of
kine,s or pleasure.
From all accounts the Coreaus are a
floas PEOPLE, having many of the Pc
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

rain. True, they cannot be mended,
Tor when they begin to 60 they go ali
over and all at once. but as they only
cost about a quarter they are easily
~replaced--if the Corean happens to
have the quarter.
His other clothes are mostly cotton.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

ronE4N GEN1LHMANcOnsiderable time
lore was grave doubt in the minds
the merchants whether the
would pay. AS, however,
T. Corean,, little by little, ascer-
what foreigners wanted to
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

~enerally'. 70
ursions, holl'
e and else
AIDE, slightly!
e, light ana a
into a small
nts the stool
.arried; Fig
lady for use
f hard white
led. painted
d, according
Fner or pul'
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23
AND COREANS.
FOR WHICH JAPAN
AND CHINA CONTEND.

.,,es of "a People Who for Ages
to Themselves Their Manners
re,icion-Dignity OF Corean Of
sci,,.-Ali Labor Done ny manu-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

SPIDER Asp
NEST.
down, and
d with thsI
er to KNOW
for the en.I
one part isl
pplied With
door. 1t isl
pre- layers oil
h which the|
lined; these
lie over the
(at the inner|
the othes|
size, except
is about au|
ne layers are|
ged into the|
frmest and
entire mstrrc.|
e so elastic
If it had a
ord. Should
aiken away
in its place
cir prey at
m in their
rally found
e fragments
OF spiders,
: ones. often
such as we
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23
u.s ncen "A Battle Ground.

,anole into which China and
ao AVE managed to get has brought
commence the queer country
;ob for ages, was known only by
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23
All r..

Gle for small
handy con.
ntion, which
|inary camp
feptacle 70,
Apers, books,
c., an add
Ter it OF es-
IriSt artist
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23
otherwise ID
hung by the
a receptaclo
r articles.

be used for
one or steel
) h adva1l'
hinum plato
6ions,agaln"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-23

|cle for small
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-09
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Relief for ex-Trensurer Nebeker-An
Anti-LobbyIng Bill.

Roller Tor ex-TreAsurer Nebeker-An
Anti-Lobbylng Bill.
WARRINGTON, Aug. Sin the senate
today the house bill to reimburse E. H.
Nebeker. lato treasurer of the United
States, for $1,000 paid by him to make
good q shortage when his Office Was
turned over to his successor, was passed.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Allen Of Nebraska ito prevent profess
sional lobbying" which was referred to
the committee on labor.
The house bill appropriating $50, 900
for the construction of a revenue cutter
for San Francisco hartor was passed.
The following billie were passed: To
authorize the purchasers OF the property
and franchises OF tbs Choctaw Coal and
Railway company to organize corpora
ton; extending the time for construc.
ton of railway bridge over the Column
bia river near Vancouver, Wash.
A house joint resolution authorizing a
committee of Knights OF Pythias to
illuminate the dome of the capitol dur
ing the coming encampinent at Wash
ington was agreed to. and the senate
then, at O'Clock, went into executive
session, and ct 3 :25 adjourned until to-
morrow at 10 o'clock.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-09
A CHANCE FOR FIGHTERS,

II ct Jobs for American Officers in the
Japanese Army and NAVY.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-Though the
United States neutrality law orbids the
enlistment of Americans for service in
Japan, there 10 no way of preventing
any one from accepting commission In
the Japanese army or navy if he can get
it. In the case OF Major WATSON, it
happened that he possessed decore-
tion and commission OF honor which
makes him a citizen of Japan if he elects
TO be one. 1t is understeod here that
Lieutehsst Richard Graham Davsn-
port, o. 8. NJ, has been offered the
command Of man .of-wsr Of the frat
class by the Japanese minister of ma
rine. Lieutenant Davenport served
nearly ten years in the Japanese waters
and was the interpreter for the admiral
Of the United States feet. He knows
the Japanese tongue better than any
officer in the navy and would therefore
be able to take high command. It is
pretty certain thst any American with
military education aud good social
rscord. uhe could spsak Eshs language
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-09

he should be removed. The resolution
was agreed to without division.
On motion of Mccain, resolution
instructing the commissioner of labor to
investigate the effect of machinery on
lsb5r wages, etc., was agreed to.
Ths fight Of the day came on the bill
appropriating 81. 900, 900 for tho erection
of public building at Chicago on the
present site. Dockery made point of
order against the appropriation. and, on
Blacks motion, it was stricken out.
Black then, after brief statement of
the urgent necessity for building at
Chicago, moved that the bill be laid
aside with a favorable recommendation,
and it was carried. 141 to 2.
Jones (Dem.) OF Virginia. made the
point of no quorum. A call of the roll
disclosed the lack OF quoram.
Maddox (Dem.) of Georgia. moved to
aejourn. This WAS resisted by the mo b
OF friends of the Chicago building and
defeated, SO to SO.
Bankhesd Dem. of Alabama moved
to call the roll. The next call devel.
oped the lack OF quorum and at 40
p. m. the houee adjourned.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-09
WILL GO OVER.

Action In tho Pacific Road Bill Post
poned TIL Next Session.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-The Pacific
roads funding bill will 60 over until the
next session Of congress. Catchings
and Cultivate, members of the house
committee on rules. have been asked by
Chairman Reilly to set a day for its
consideration at this session OF congress,
30 that it might be discussed pending
the settle of the tariff bill in con-
ference, but there are 80 many members
OF the house who have their pet meas
ures to pass that the rules committee is
unwilling to grant two or three days
time for consideration OF tho funding
bill at this session. Reilly only asked
| for one day, but Catchings and Outh.
waite say that a measure of 80 much
importance should be discussed two OF
| three days at least, as many members
will have something to say.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-09

reached. It was from this standpoint
that the Republicans discussed the bill
and the possibility of defeating it. 1t
was first aecertsined that every
Republican and Populists PETER
and Stewart would vote against the
bill, and that Hill would also
oppose it. Three more votes we're
necessary to defeat it. The announce
ment was made with considerable di-
RICHNESS that both Messrs. Caffery and
Blanchard of Louisiana would vote
against it. though they were not con-
eidered absolutely certain. One Of
these senators had asked Senator Allen
"a to the position of himself and Mr..
KYLE, who voted for the bill when
it passed the senate, and while
he had not received positive
answer, the inference was that the Pop
ulists seemed to think it was a part of
their policy to vote against the bill.
With the Republican eide Boid and
Hill, Gallery, Blanchard and Allen vot-
ing with them, the bill could not pass.
The Republicans had to acknowledge,
however, that the prospect of getting all
three of the last named was extremely
doubtful.
The impression prevailed that the de-
cieive vote would be taken tomorrow
and absent senators we're telegraphed tc
return to Washington. 1t is not the
purpose of the Republicans to consume
any time in debate. 1t is probable tn al
they will be willing to take vote very
coon after the report is made. Theil
notion will be to Indefinitely postpone
the bill. and this they they think will
be the test. The other motion by the
friends of the bill will be to agree to the
report of this conference committee,
But il the motion to indefinitely post
pone fails, the motion to agree is very
likely to be carried by the same vote.
CHICAGO, Aug. S.--The Potts Wash-
ington special says: The tariff conferees
have agreed. This announcement was
made at O'Clock. The agreement is in.
formal, and is by the Democratic mem.
ber5 only. The Republican mem ere
have been notified to attend the meet
ing tomorrow. The basis of the
agreement is the sugar schedule
agreed to last Friday. 40 cents ed vslo
rem, with l-5 of l cent differential on
refined sugar, iron ore free. and coal DO
cents tor, with q reciprocity clsuse
The agreement will, it ia said by the
Democratic conferees, be satisfactory tc
all OF the 43 Democratic senators.
go, . formal report may be ex
peotsd tomorrow, or next day al
the latest, and the presidents ex
pectation Of having the opportunity
TO sign the bill this week may be real
lied, though it 10 doubtful, as the change
in the senate bill offers reason for de-
bate and 1t is believed the Republicans
will take advantage of it. Tho Glove
land men claim they have won. The
German people say it is q compromise
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-09
ArOnIsoN REORGANIZATION.
Nothing Accomplished by the Msstin 9
in Now York.

Nothing Accomplished by the Msstin &
in Now York.
New York, Aug. 8.-The Atchison re-
organization committee adjourned after
O very brief session this afternoon. Sec
rotary Kobe has given out the following
statement:
After the meeting OF yesterday Mr..
Little desired to further consult the
books of the company with reference to
a certain item which. In the printed re-
port OF the company, differed from that
of the bank. He Was unable TO do 80
until this afternoon. and after doing so,
without changing any of the results Of
his report, he amplifed 1t in way TO
make it appear clear with respect to
items. The report has now been handed
to President Rsinhart. and the commit
tee will meet again tomorrow at 2
O'Clock.
The Atchison protective reorganizs-
ton comm ittee, of which Thomas o.
Myers ia chairman, held q meeting this
afternoon at the Office of Henry Clews.
1t was expected that President King Of
the Union Trust company would send q
reply to the letter which the committee
sent on August 9th, asking him to petit
ton the court for the renewal of re-
ceivers Reinhart and McOoek. This
letter recited the objections Of the COM
mittee to the administration OF Messrs.
Remnant and McCook, and said that il
the responsibility for the affairs objected
to is shared by the receivers, their re-
tention would, In the opinion OF the
ommittee. not operate to the benefit of
the interests represented by them.
Mr.. King did send brief reply, but
1t will be supplemented by a much
fuller one tomorrow. His views as to
the suggestions OF the committee were
not made public. but his emplified re.
ply will be made known tomorrow.
Mr.. McCook. having learned that the
letter to Mr.. King had been given to the
prese, this afternoon gave formal notice
that the said letter contained libel on
him (McCook) and that Mr.. Myers and
each member of the committee apprev-
ing the letter, and all the persons circu-
lating it, will be held responsible.