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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16

the dust and the gloom. Each time a
steel law goes dowa-snd they so down az
the rate OF about no times minute-new
treasure appears bitten clean and perfect
out Of the shining tin sheets.
over Ia the corner yonder a hau dozen
or more tiny green flames are heking the
air. curling in and out. appearing and dis
appearing in way that - stranSety sng-
gestive 81 uncanny things, These iamts
have their attendants just like the champ
ing monsters black-faced creatures. with
smutted hands and clothes, unth you Won
der II they ever were washed These per-
sons are pushing wicked-looking irons IN
and out OF the green flames IN manner
SO energetic that you imagine their very
lives must depend upon their agility
Closer inspection shows that when they
take an iron out they pass II deity afost
two of the bright shapes that tae mon-
sters have formed, and there appears In
a twinkling before your !istonished eve a
finished horn. or g.yjund-bellied horse, or
a fat. overgrassh elephant. or any other
one OF a sszen wonders.
Scl-rSing back and forth. carrying traps
AVA baskets and wheeling trucks, are hair
? a dozen or more Juvenile attendants. All
is hurry. rush and noise and to aud to the
racket there Is steady caRnenade o.
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grown to tremendous proportions. Ac-
curate figures are not attainable, but ex-
perts estimate that the American people
buy annually between tiso0.aHa and ssD-
900 worth. OF this sum about one
third goes 20 foreign markets. To off-
set this importation the domestic manu-
factufers have begun TO invade the Euro
pean markets. Iron toys. which We make
better than any nation In the world. are
sent Ia large quantities. especially =
England our tin toys, too. are beginning
10 make their way abroad. thanks 70 their
general superiority. In games the
American controls almest absolutely for
she reason probably that We are the
greatest game fiends" on earth.
Between s0o0oo and 500 90 games are
turned out every year. and mos, of them
remain in the United States. Many Of
these games are variations on checkers.
Scores ~ people are husIiy at work day
In and dag out devising new gaines. Few
things are more profitable han zoccess-
ful invention Ia this line. Dr. GeurEe ~
Monks Of Boston. who invented the game
81 "Halu1a." has received over t2seco IA
royalties during the past twelve year,
The center u The toy trade Il in New
York city The factories. repreys niing an
Investment Of perhaps 1.ea0.fno. are acat-
tered throughout Connecticut. Rhode Is
land. Pennsylvania and few other
states But the selling is done almost *
ciusit.lV from the metropolis. Formerly
there was not much activity Ia the trade
except In the months Of September. DC
tDber November ana December. Now the
activity is continuous The manufac-
turers get their designs ready 80 that
they can begin work Immediately after
the Christmas rush Is over. Ia FcDru-
arv the buyers start for the European
markets 10 lay in their stock % imports.
on April / the drumners take the road
here with trunks packed with samples
They sell for July and August delivery
In September the great rush sets IN, and
BY the end Of october the factories are
running night and day to I'll late orders.
There Is no record Of any millionaire
In the toy trade, but there are any num-
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know. but he stiT holds his position In
the management OF the imperial railways.
= = =
Speaking of the Tientsin railroad. saw
In its car shops at Tongshan the first
locomotive that ever ran on railroaa
In North China. This was twenty years
ago. when II was difficult to get the
Chinese to admit steam power. and so the
officials had to go slowly. They built
the road from the kaiping coal mines to
the sea under the name of tramway,
and had small cars pushed down the track
and back again by coolies. who were paid
about 8 cents a day for twelve hours
work.
After time they manufactured this To-
connective and called u 1.-THE Rocket Of
China They did not dare to order n
steam engine from abroad, They sent to
the United States for the wheels, and
patched up the remainder out OF pieces Of
scrap iron and machinery gathered from
different parts OF tfp country. The boiler
was from an old stationary engine, which
had been imported from Europe, and the
cylinders were from another engine which
had long since been thrown away.
When first put on the track the loco
motive created such sensation that the
government ordered II suppressed. II was
used In the yard and about the mines for
a while and then. the people seeing that
the Feng Shut had caused neither fam
Inc nor pestilence on account OF II. al
lowed them to put II to carrying coal.
II did the whole work OF the line for the
first year. running 10000 miles In that
time, IL was kept at work until other To-
comotlves could be brought from England.
when II was put aside as curiosity. II
stands today in the Tongshan shops. no
near the track that Il can hear the whistle
OF the American f'aIdwins as they 70
putting by.
FRANK O. CARPENTER.
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At present the common people think
every telephone has a devil in It, They
look upon talking through wires as
work of magic They cannot understand
1t. and they would surely mob the hello"
girls If they were introduced into town
without proper explanation. I heard last
night how a Dutchman living near the
Grand canal almost lost his life. He had
had something to do with putting up the
telephone line there. and was, l believe,
one of the repair men,
Shortly after the wires were put up
several of the boys of the neighborhood
were found missing. 1t is not uncommon
here for a man who has no son to buy
boy to raise and take his name, so that
his ancestral line may go on without
break. Boys are kidnapped for this pur-
pose and sold. The Chinese consider 1t
a great misfortune to lose son. and so
when the report went forth that this
Dutchman was the kidnaper the country
rose up in arms. They gathered about
the Dutchman's cottage and accused him
OF stealing Chinese boys and killing them.
Said they:
we know very well what you are do
ing We know that each of the glass
insuators on the telegraph posts con-
tains a boys tongue. and that through
these tongues you are able to carry the
words from pole to pole
The Dutchman protested. but 1t Yas
only by the aid of the soldiers that he
escaped with his life.
Not long ago new telegraph line was
buI1t from Kukiang to Hanchang. about
$50 miles northward. The people objected
and cut the poles during the night. The
Chinese officials arrested the offenders
and bambooed them but 1t was all in
vain. At last they cut off the heads
of gang caught in the act. and stuck
a head on the top of each pole. That
stopped the cutting.
The Chinese government had similar
experience about fifteen vars ago, when
they brought the telegraph into Picking.
The citizens objected becahse of the
Feng Shut. They said that the wires
would destroy their luck and that II the
shadow of pole fell upon the graves of
their ancestors the latter would rise up
and howl and cause trouble. At first
the poles were dug out and the wires
cut. Then the emperor attached a de-
cree to each telegraph pole to the effect
that the man who damaged II would be
killed, and there was no more trouble.
:. = =
China is naturally fitted for electric
railroads. There is coal in every one of
the provinces. so that fuel for generating
electricity can be had at low cost
The people live in villages and cities.
They are not good walkers, and the small
footed women especially Will patHpnize
the electric cars.
There is an enormous traffic between
the different centers. The country roads
make YOU think there must be circus
In the next town. They swarm with foot
passengers. The Chinese are a business
nation. A large part of them are de-
voted to manufacturing. and nearly ev-
cry house has its little industry. This
fills the highways with men carrying
freight. There are hundreds of wheel
barrows pushed and pulled by men. car
rying goods from village to city or the
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Tientsin and others at Canton, Hankow
and elsewhere
! believe the telephone could be intro
duced into all parts OF China. We have
here business and manufacturing popu-
lation. and the demand for quick COM
munication is great. There are many large
cities and countless villages, When once
the people see that they can make money
out OF the telephone, their superstition
In regard to 1t will pass away. They
will learn that the wires are harmless,
and not the homes of spirits. The ma
tive capitalists will become interested and
the telephone will be everywhere used.
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nv 2 the workshop of Santa
The air Is heavy with the
x SETON. for these are busy
Al about are the aids and
~sN 81 the patron saint OF
~ And a strange company
n'ns out OF the dim atmos-
row OF noisy. champing
cent ever In the auccrest
s4fses. Turning neither to
Frs me left. they are steadily
N nouthfnls out OF shining
Their appetltes and ca
~ ssp&iling. observant attend
- We sweat, are feeding the
stom daylight 10 dark the
- va and sometimes 1t con-
y 80 After midnight. But the
seem to get enough. The
1eir steel jaws jars ana
As,aAsaop and keeps the dust
~ ~ ssir feet are great baskets
~ % The brim and overflow
b.,,'& - array OF spoils as would
w, 81 down in the city gasp
~ rates and cups and sau-
~ la knives and forks. and
~ ss and cows, and wagons. :,
~ hundreds of thousa nds, III
a'nk IN q way tha,.Gedes
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IN DAYS % como. DE weird vii crowd
~ see Mime. PATHS autograph fan. says
a london newspaper Though eompara-
lively plain. II n one % the few objects
that gather value az time rolls on. Even
nos. many ~ the signatures written
across this dainty piece Of chicken skin
could aoi be repeated. fnr late Empress
~ Austria Alexander ~ ~ Russia, the
Old German emperor William Ito these
tnrcs Hssnaiursa nov attach a pathetic In.
ferssf he more ~ when II IL remem-
trred that the arst two died ~ he hand
of an assassin. Nine. PATTI WAS even
fortunate enough 10 obtain not only the
signature. bat d long sentence IN our own
soYereigns beaUtifnl flowing handwrit-
ing. n King Lear spoke the truth when
ne said that q s~set voice was the most
precious glfi Il woman etn POSSESS. sou.
my dear Adslina. must be the richest
woman IN the world
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vertical columns. There are ten columns
on every page, and about ten thousand
numbered characters in the book. After
he has translated the telegram he trans
mits It, and the receiver retranslates 1t
into Chinese. This takes a great deal of
time, and is expensive. 1t also causes mis-
takes, and the result is that the tele-
phone will be used instead
At present there are telephone compa-
MES at most of the open ports. There
Is one at Shanghai which has about 400
subscribers at $s5 year. Its Instruments
are OF the oldest STYLE and the service
is poor. There is a telephone company in
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~ which Is paying well, but
su1ped out. and the telephone
~ pIsce. The reason Is plain.
- il an Geographic language.
alphabet. Each word in Il Is
y N IT. own sign. so that It
- n thousands Of characters
X b ,impossible to telegraph
Hsoe. end 30 the common words
noed by numbers, and In tele-
11ly Me numbers are sent. The
1aA takes down the telegram In
ia translates II into numbers.
|4Ngular code. consisting of page
- u figures and signs. printed In
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$3.50 1soo. by Frank @. Carpenter.
Shanghai, Oct. 20. 1900.
~, = ~ biggest fortunes of the
~ IN come from the electrical
4 .irnment of China. IL the pow
a ~ fheir new treaties. can make
- property secure, thousand
So 2cwns will eventually be light
rtricity, thousands of miles
~ ssiiroads will be built. thou
d n ..isnhone companies established
ssss,lt win be millions in divi-
q I. ,end for the telephone. not the
Il III already about 1000 miles
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her Of men who have made snug for
tunes. one family Of famous retailers
have built Up big establishments ~ New
York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia Baltimore
and Boston. The head ~ tho house Ia
repuied 10 he worth over $4,000, But
the bulk Of the retail trade u now
handled by the department stores. and
oniKlde Of the elfles named there are no
Important retail establishments that
handle toys exclusively. Several efforts
have heen made 10 establish such con-
csrn on large rcaie IN Chicago. but they
have an failed.
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william Penn VAS once advising a man
20 leave on hts habit OF drinking 10 ex-
Cess. Can you tell me how to do itr'
said the slave Of the appetite Yes"
answered Penn. III Is lust "a easy a. 10
open thy hand. friend" Convince me
Of thar and will promise upon my honor
said the great quaker. when thou fndAst
any vessel Of intoxicating liquor Ia thy
hand. open the hand that grasps 1t before
It reaches thy mouth and thou wilt never
be drunk again
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railroads. have before me a proclama-
ton which Ii Hung Chang issued when
they built the Tientsin- Kasping railroad in
order to induce the people to buy shares
In this he offers 1Go0.o0o. taels tabout
$7500o0) worth of stock and asks for SUBJ
scriptions. The circular shows how the
Chinese look upon such undertakings and
how they may be made interested IN
them. l quote only in part. Says Ii
Hung Chang:
This railroad will be of advantage to
the government and convenient to the
people. The company will be carried Oh
in strictly commercial manner and it's
officials will protect its rights and see
that 1t is honestly directed. A capital of
100000 taels is to be raised Printed
Drospectuses havee been distributed. but
in order that you may put faith in the
scheme l issue this proclamation. 1t
must be understood that railroads are in
use in all foreign countries. Our people
who have travelled have seen with the
own eyes the advantages and wherever
are railroads the trade will flourish.
IAN rich people in foreign countries in
vest their money in railroad stock
inheritance for their children. China IN
following the example of foreign coun-
tries should be saving and deal honestly
with the shareholders. When profit Is
realized by the railroad company it Will
w '''iN'N Jo'N's A'''N''o N''' "'N
and the managers are not to profit there
by. This Is important TO the govern
ment and the officials must see that II
will be lasting and work honestly. All
the work must be carried on as IN a Tor
eign country and the business sealed by
the shareholders and managers. Although
officials are connected with 1t they nave
no power to transact business. and are
only to see that II is carried on honest
~. Any one In the Chekiang province de-
string shares Will apply early. DO not iose
this opportunity
Dated the 18th year OF kuang Hsu, attn
moon, Gath day.
tSigneO Ii HUNG CHANG
Vfceroy OF Chihii'
In striking contrast Win TINS proc
ia.iia''os anu .,'a,,., -. ,.an'-,h,n,r
,ooea ;s story heard Of III Hung
Tshanv &c "a this same railroad. Tt was
whan tho road was CONNECTED ana his
axnai,ancy tbe y,cerov had taken hs
ars, trim ovar ~ IN snaoial car. The
1850 sA'P 49, -
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Cat That Never Tasted Meat.
A kitten has been brought up on an ex-
clusively vegetable diet by family Of
vegetarians. The result Is that Il will
not touch animal food. and II pays no
attention TO rats or mice.
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At present the Chinese towns AMI VII
lagos are not allowed to issue bonds TO
construct public works. This II done en-
tfrely by the general government. and In
laws recently issued as TO foreign loans.
such bonding f. prohibited. II may be
that the new treaties will change this.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-11-27
of the church. Did DR.. kilgo oemahu q
trial?" -.
Not that / ever heard OF.
This completed Mr.. Gattis evidence

trlal.
Not that | ever heard OF.
This con,nleted Mr.. Gattis' evidence.
JUDGE sHUFoRD EXAMINED
y. q exact!y $50 O'Clock when he iel'
tho stand and Judge George A. ohu'oi",
=. ,sbevirle was called. Judge ShuioId
-ai1 no was frequently in South carob"t
With relatives in the spring OF 1857 III
no learned something of DR.. hligo Iepu-
tation there.
DO YOU know DR.. Kilgo's genera iep0
tation in South Carolina!
Il think know it at SpartahDuIs' : -
his former home. and | nave heaiu
diec,ssed elsewhere in that State. l spent
six weeks there in the spring Oh 1917 az
f. hoard him discussed on various occa-
sicns during that time | IhlhN nc ~
tho renutation in Spartanburg Of beng d
no, who sometimes reaches his objects
Inv indirect methods. The reputation ne
hoars is that Of a manipulation ana &C.
clesiastical politician, a man VINO hianip
mates bodies and gets position Tor nm
| self and others. He also has the reputa-
| tion of being a vindictive man.
On cross-examinatiOn, Judge ShuIoiu
said he did hear DR.. kilgo accused OF
| being a politician of the low ward type.
Be said he was not personally acqualhleu
r;th DR.. kilgo. and had not seen MN 70
| know him till this trial. "As l was d
Methodist and DR.. Kilgo had just peeh
| elected president of Trinity College. ! tooh
| sDeciaI notice of what was said ana madc
some injuries. | heard no one say ne
is a manipulation. a schemer and a pom
| tician.' but they said He bears that repu-
| tation here And they gave instances
that they had heard of.
The defense made a desperate nSht
against this evidence, because they rccos-
nized in it a complete refutatlon OF lJr-
KiIgo's charge that Mr.. Gattls was the
'.oripinaI slanderer,'' the charge on when
the claim to recover damages IS based
On the question of admitting the cyl
dence judge HOke reserved his decision
till tomorrow morning.
Five character Witnesses were now put
on the stand, and all gave Mr.. Gattls
a good character. having known him from
twenty to forty years. They were
Rev. r.. 3. John, of Newbern; Rev. L. }.
Carraway, presiding elder at Winston; A.
H.. Merritt, of PittsbOrO; Rev. Jesse ii.
Page and NJ. A. RigsbeC, of Durham.
With this evidence the court adjourned
till tomorrow morning.
FRED l.. MERRITT.
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in its trial. Judge Hoke said tonight he
hoped to finish it by Thanksgiving, but
feared he could not do SO. Taking OF
evidence will begin when court convenes
tomorrow morning.
FRED L. MERRITT.
The age-herald., 1900-12-03
State Department in Communi- ton With Ministers Abroad
DEMANDS MUST NOT BE TOO HARD
Officials in Washington Hope That the Powers Can be Brought to the Position Maintained by the
 United Sta.es.

Washington, December Administrative officials continue sangune that the minis ters of the powers at Pekin will soon reach a common ground of agreement in the de- mands to be made upon the Chinese im- perial government in satisfaction for the Boxer outrages. The State Department is in communication with the ministers and ambassadors of the United States to the European courts, and advices which have come from them from time to time lead the officials here to hope that the powers will be brought to the position maintained by the United States in dealing with the Chinese, viz: That there should not be de- mands made upon the imperial government which it is not able to fulfill
 Our government has consistently held to this view in the progress of the negotia- tions between the ministers at Pekin, and if the principle of this sentiment can be maintained in the combined note to be handed to the Chinese plenipotentlaries decided advantage will be had at the start. The attitude of our government on this subject has been made clear to MT. Con- ger The meeting between him and the German and French ministers yesterday at Pekin presumably was in compliance with the minister's latest instructions from Washington.
The age-herald., 1900-12-03
REBEL ACTIVITY.
Strong Force of Insurgents Capture the
 Town of Chagres.

Kingston, Jamaica, December 2.-Advices brought today from Colon by the Royal Mail steamer Don, Captain Newton, indi- cate the continuance of considerable rebel activity in all quarters of Colombia. Last Wednesday large force of insurgents cap tured the town of Chagres, fifteen miles from Colon. Eight hundred government troops were sent immediately to relieve the town and sharp fighting followed. The gov ernment forces lost heavily but the rebels were compelled to retire.
 Before the Don left news had reached Colon that the insurgents were attacking Porto Colombia and Sabinilla and that gov ernment endorsements had been ordered there. It was believed at Colon that the insurgents had changed their plan and would concentrate against Colon instead of Panama owing to the strict precautions taken by the government at the latter city.
 Martial law was being strictly enforced in Colon and large numbers of people had been imprisoned under suspicion
 The United States steamer Bancroft and the British second-class cruiser Intrepid were at Colon on Friday when the Don left.
The age-herald., 1900-12-03
YOUNGSTERS SENT HOME.
Three Regmental Mascots Wanted
 Too Much Excitement.

San Francisco, December 2.-Three little regimental mascots were involuntarily passengers from Manila on the transport Thomas. They were Fred Seagelstem, aged 1S, from Cleveland, who went out with the Thirteenth Infantry; John Vol fling, aged 9, of Buffalo, and Sam Carter, a colored boy who claimed de souf" as his home. Seagelstem distinguished him. self in the Philippines by capturing a Fili- pino soldier and by being himself captured before he could land the Filipino within the American lines. While scouting around on his own account at Lipa, the little fellow came upon a stray Filipino whom he took into custody at the point of Q gun. He was on his way to camp with his prisoner when band of Fflipinos took him in. Beyond depriving him of his shoes and hat the Filpinos treated him kindly and a few days later turned him over 10 the Americans. Wolfing and Seagelstem together planned to go into the interior, regardless of war, and after procuring a team of horses, had started on their trip when the American officers took them in charge at Calamba and sent them back to Manila,