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ing the Chinese writes to a Berlin paper
that they learn the ordinary drill rs
quickly as Europeans and become good
marksmen. And he gives some striking
examples of close work at 1000 yards wi h
a Krupp He regards the war with Japan
as no test whatever of the military quail
ity of the Chinese. who, he save. will
fight well untor leader whom they can
trust. AS to the craftsmanship of tho
Chinese with rifles, Lieut. Col De ST.
Paul Seitz says in the Westminster Ca
zette that they shoot well up to 700 yards.
but beyond that for some reason. their
aim becomes erratic.
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~N this page Of the Post-Inseligen-
w Ger IS a fac smile Of the auto
w. Vraph of the present empress
dowager Of China. II belongs to the Ma
tional Museum. and by special permis-
sion Is reproduced herewith OF course,
II ia not done with a pen, but with
cameps-hafr brush which IL the writing
instrument cnstomsrily used BY the
Ceestials The authorities 81 the Ma
,tonal Museum believed that the anto-
graph was actually the empress sigma
f4,re but this proved 10 be not literally
correct To make sure about the matter
n was taken 10 Minister wa Ting rang
and he smiled gently as ne Said.
at IS her matesty's handwriting, but.
though an autograph. not her signature.
The large character IN the middle Is the
Chineae word for tiger Probably she
wrote Il IN a joking way, out OF oofnph-
rnent for somebody.
How can you be sure that Il is the
handwriting Of the empress. and not that
OF somebody efKe7' ~as asked.
because the imperial ssal T. anixea
above verifying II absolutely You VIII
observe shat number % characters are
included within the rectangular border:
.,-t.r read. Seal Tor authorization OK
the Imperial writing Of the empress dow
Rgor.
u perceive that you are ecsrect.' SAID
the r,epceuanNr man. after r2AHnA1hA eHe
seui anew. 'nut bow ahoE, these htsfa-
sivnhscs on either side 81 the tiger
'eTbev are presumably In her majesty >
hs,r,s,pvftfov also answered Mr. Wa.
,Dne sbouiA reed them, 81 ce1fse, from
the bottom % the top, The Characters ca
fhg leff ars siYmu3v what you news}Spef
raer would essN "a dats Inc They reea
sThe second day ~ tbs fwfEfth noon 81
the second year % TWas Chi
PRAY. when zaN thai Mr. Minister
sSnrrr strne ir. $3.50. ] thiuE. The KIM
Teror 7sirE Cha was the empress as~
nenr.s s1n. yau know TIE date refers
10 a perto6 % Ms reign. pn me Faaat-
hand Fiae the inscription reads from Dot
fana 60 Top: This is the hAna~flti"& "t
ne empires 6owagsr, Hsz FIST
Thea X - a siga&furs, after AIT
ssYes-sf. AS 10 liksly. ihs Characters AZ
the left and right werc written ~ hft'
slg Tsat you VIII DO better 30 eaA X an
autograph -,
.sRssf why should she have written the
word 'tirsrg' what diS 81 rnaAnY
"Nothlag "a particular. Il ~as meant
slmulv to serve as a specimen vi her
handwriting. The tigfF - beast %
much sgfmeolle Importance "a China
4 Among other things. Il ~ the erHhl@n 81
the military
on inquiry at the National Masaam II
was asceetRlned that this writing 81 the
4 empress doysaEeF was presentee 20 that
Institution py she Rev HT. AcCartee,
I who FOR forty years was a missionary in
| CHINA. as AhcwE ~ the minister's sxr
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lies have little fear Of the Manchu-
Chinese army.
50 far from being national rising, the
so-cnfied Boxer movement has led to
split in the Chinese camp itself. The ae-
tion of the central and southern vice
roys. and OF the people under their iuris-
diction, has clearly shown the cleavage
that exists between the north and south. Il
Is the military Ianehu north versus the
commercial Chinese south. Now that
the powers have arrived at Peking, and
have accomplished the common task.
that OF relieving the legations, what viii
they do?
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1.-THE YELLOW PERIL. .

Recent events have focused the at
tention of the world on China, and from
an entire apathy as to all that concerned
her, and contempt for her Importance
In the world question, We have jumped
suddenly to the other extreme, and are
eonfronted-in the press--bv the Yellow
Peril In Its widest development The
Boxer rising and the artful and unsuc-
cessful attempts of the empress dowager
To retrieve her failing position have been
magntned into great national arising
OF the soooe9.co0 of Chinese. Events have
proved the inaccuracy Of this estimate,
and OF the statements IA 10 the renas-
cencc OF China as a military power. The
fact IN that China IL commercial
country: she lacks the essentials of sue
cess In war-cohesion. organization and
military instinct.
These may come with foreign guild
ance. but they are not indigenous. The
Manchus have done all the nghting since
1874, and have only succeeded because
they confronted adversaries less versed
Ia war than themselves. They are de-
cadent race and have lost their prestage
entirely. Nothing succeeds. even In
china like success, and nothing "a so
disastrous as failure. After the Japanese
war and their recent defeats by the al
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Lieut.. Col. C. Coolidge, WHO has been
assigned TO the command of the Ninth
United States infantry. now In China, vice
Col Liscum. who was killed in action at
Tientsin has been an officer for thirty
six years In the Seventh infantry. He
served in the civil war. In various wars
with the Indians and in the war with
Spain. Upon his return from Cuba he was
assigned with the Seventh at Fort Brady
was later transferred to Fort Sheridan
and was then sent to the Philippines,
where he Joined the Ninth
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JOHN Fowler. ths United States r@nsui
at CheFQo China. ha2 h~ss 81 fha govern
meat service ever since reaching manhood
a. a clerk ia thc %aahinE3gn n@vy yaTf.
where re stayed fWe years be AaH iaser
transferred 70 the raliSpa1aA ard stayed
en- her tili SHE @as wrecked In 1856 TEA
wears ago he was appointed coneal az
NiuEgoo ~ FfegiasHt Harrison. whence
ne was trsnsfcrre8 10 cAefss ~ President
Cleveland iu 1865
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THE MISSIONARY QUESTION.

Besides these aggressions there has been
the missionary question. a long stand
ing thorn In the flesh to China. The
missionaries have certainly been en-
ployed for political purposes by more
than one power Grrance first. and lat
teriy Germany. Whatever may be the
faults on either side there is the same
element Of the inevitable in collisions
about religious propagandists. They are
always and everywhere entitled to the
protection Of their flags, II their mission
lis sanctioned by their governments The
Christian religion commands the con-
version Of the heather: the missionaries
go from a sense OF duty and are met
by not unnatural resistance from people
whose fundamental ideas OF propriety they
are probably outraging at every step.
Then there is the murder of o mission
airy and many Of his flock. Germany de-
manded and obtained province as a
redress for such outrages, and there is
certain method In this, though II IS
not exactly an ideal vengeance for a
murdered minister OF the gospel OF for
Riveness. Whatever may be the ethics
OF the question. Germany has begun
career In China in which she cannot stop.
She has to maintain herself with the
strength of her arm and must do 40 or
be squeezed out. France has obtained a
great hold on the South by similar. though
more subtle methods.
Besides the missionaries, OF recent years
there has sprung up numerous class
OF far greater danger to China, for their
governments cannot fail to uphold them
These are the concession hunters seek
ing permission to exploit mines. build rail-
ways. etc. Hundreds OF these. from ev-
cry country in Europe and from America
are scattered over the empire. Their
claims and interests. though regarded
with dislike and distrust by the Chinese.
cannot be disregarded. Some have gone
beyond the concession stage-as for In
stance, the Peking- Hankan railway, and
questions are already arising as TO the
military protection of these lines The
same viii occur with the enormous min
Ing ventures In various parts OF the
country.
The question arises whether. with such
condition OF affairs. the powers al
ready In China. the conflicting interests.
the distrust manifested toward one and
all by the Chinese, and their iealeusies
among themselves--it Is possible TO re-
gard China as still an independent en-
pire. or whether she Is not already
sliced alive" TO quote the Chinese
themselves.
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Were Early Historians.

The Chinese are RI Eaarkabia as q nation,
for thelT carefully preserved alatofiFai an
rails. even frora the most seTnota period of
antiquity. The aFsr rueuttQn et pottery
u found ia the relea ~ the emperor
Hcangtl r. 2ss hef1fe tho Christian era.
Porrs.a5n vas made under gne Han dg
nasty. - 3, e., at seast e(a years before Il
tEs g.eA&
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IEbaNiii1G(lll! [1RR{I Ii Sill6yl(a

powers certain concessions and rights In
the Celestial empire. Bit by BIT the coun-
try was parceled out into spheres OF in
terest and all the best harhors secured
on ninety-nine- year leases by the great
European powers. 1t Is useless to dis
gulse the meaning Of this division; what
ever may be the actual status of a power
In her sphere OF influence, at present Z
is merely the first step toward the estab-
lfshment of a protectorate. From that to
occuratInn Is but a Hhnrf ntAp
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In deciding whether China's population
Is dense or sparse IL ought 20 be remem-
bered that the country produces rice.
Countries which produce rice yield at
least two crops year Countries which
produce corn. on the other hand, only
yield one crop wear. Therefore, appor-
tionately to its extent, a country which
produces rice ought to support twice as
large population as country which
produces corn
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No statement of the revenues and eN.
penaiiures OF China ever has been mace
public, but It IL estimated that she col
lects and spends about siS0oo,e0o annually.
China has an outstanding foreign debt of
about ssTo. eooO1a
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A Chinese writer thus describes New
Zealand: '"The people live months with
out eating mouthful OF rice. They eat
bullooks and sheep in enormous quanti-
ties, with knives and prongs They never
enjoy themselves by sitting quietly on
their ancestors graves, but jump around
and kick balis'
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upon the decision OF the next rev weeks.
ARCHIBALD r. CoLQUHOUN,
Copyright in the United States of Amerf-
ca by d. r. Pierce. An rights re-
served)
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Futcerapb Of the Empress DcWager.


PLANTATION. Il dates back 10 1868. when her
son TunR Chi was on the throne.
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FOREIGN AGGRESSION.

y fsFsrds foreign aggression. this has
RM with extreme rapidity since tue
psjspanese War 81 1896. when the con
kswesn Western science. as applied
~ japanese. and the antiduated
Rtk n Chinese routine ended In the
discontinue Of the latter. The
vt asAA fatal blow az the giant.
NJ. howtver. merely anticipated by n
rsrs ihs tactics OF Russia, and she
NJ allowed TO enjoy the fruits Of
sissary
we'll to remember what happened.
W vas formed by three great eonti-
~ powers, Russia, France and Ger
Great Britain looked on. while
~ sAs fcreibiy elected from the main
AAsansase was taken of the chaos
ma to secure to these European
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.vxyrr Il general impression in
- - 1n,,rtrv that the complIca-
H . nna changes which are now
s~vafstar the Ear East are mat
~. ~ recent years, that the SIT
-.,ar has come to head with
.St .,,dseuness, and that It was out
a. n. raxer Of Britain or any othef ma
Z. prepared for the present con.
- n far, perhaps. as the actual
.assrh Inc CRISIS has taken Is con-
~ sIege OF the Iegations-it may
4 s., ,t,rnosslfie TO foresee the event,
-. knew that many Of the
..sx.rts dncludin1 especially the
-. v.sss,sa had shrewd forebodings,
~ ministers themselves were
I'll s,,so the position by an oyer-cofl-
- ,he unanimity OF their gov
y,us the general trend OF events
|' "A ". ...svx past been plain. and the
s~s hss been predicted with no
- s<sre ~ several who have stud
q. 49, events. The whole movement
"a scrfv years ago. when-aimost I'M
NJ. J. VIZ I, srsia made her first appear
~ ~ pacific. From the same pc
~. ia renascence OF Japan, and
.s..ten nv degrees the European
:. " s'....sys.l on the scene. These are
9(1.'.xr factors which have Influenced
'a1s-s,rent Of affairs In China, and
A. a sear that they have taken close
s. century 20 come 20 a climax.
two chief factors which have
~ sAcuf the prescnt condition In
Ne. .sssrsi Jecadence and foreign ag-
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The Chinese consider Themselves ntfr
saregiofa on many grounds. bat largely
because thtg we're faa iRTsnsofa * yag9-
Gus arts wnlca are fuaas mental IN nur
own civilization. TnsT ~eFe Tie ssFst dis
ooVsraFs n ink. though egsa Al the pres
snt day shey employ ~ preference shat
IA commonly known na fhSiA Jnk.
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ETERNAL pEcADENcE.

- farmer mas ptft a''"ft
~ artele on the government OF
~ Il xslI be remembered that the
.S - il composed % the military
N y wecehus. who have no territorial
.Ess..ss.i interest In the country. and
4 s--erded by the people as blood
ssss = Corruption is rife in the official
14z e Il inevitable where the govern
~. item IA rotten at the core: COM
"A s.ttars are neglected, buildings and
z.s- xltnxed 10 fall in decay: nothing
ser ~ the Improvement OF the coun-
~ Wanrhus had one idea, 10 keep
~ x 4 preserve. where they could
q "a haften on the work of others,
Iss1f indifference from outside. I'm
@r1h ! system, which lacked all real
1sS wbllA saving face" by outward
7@rnes a many ceremonies. disaf-
E1s ~ spread unchecked. Secret
1Ske loFbidden by law. flourish, and
ru1em of literary examination, cor
~ "a cumhrous and out OF date.
11 ~ county with men who. unable
tl61n government posts, and educated
ksa ia standard Of the mercantile
- ~ absorbed into the great body
4 sew&1o-weela and maicontents--un-
sn11y nanerpns in China.
4 ~ elements. without any interfer-
M onsside. would have inevitably
~ about collapse or revolution In
~ Il must be remembered that
I've been In operation. and slowly
~ tpwards q point. for hundreds of
China Is without doubt n long
" enpife, but II could not be expected
I'M m ever. We have heard recently
eomparixon Of China, as the sick
II Aata." 10 the other iong-llved
M 81 Turkey. but the situations are
m1ilei Only one power was inter-
~ n the demise OF Turkey, who has
- Kept In being by a passe Of other
nss. whereas there In not ono hut a
- powers anxious for the corpse of
~ and no one especially and really
nksetsd In keeping her intact This Is
tzr< the matter roughly. but II essen
" gae truth.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-11-01
LEST We FORGET
Some Things for North Carolina DEM
OCratS to Think About When They
are Tempted to Forget FurnifoId NJ.
Simmons.
CStat-svillc Ma,cot)

In 1884 evil days fell upon North
Carolina. The ropuli-ta jOined the
Republicans and the combination car
ricd the State. When their Legisla-
ture met it repealed the laws which
secured white rule t. the Eastern
negro counties and negroes again
held offices in North Carolina. The
same combination carried the State
in 1896 and the second fusion Legis-
laiurc wa, worse than the first. Con-
ditions became unbcarabIc in Eastern
North Carolina White men and
women were arrested by negro CON
stables. deputy oheritf- and police
men, and taken for trial before negro
justices Of the peace.
Early in 1898 the Democrats Of the
State began TO plan for victory, and
all eyes were turned 10 a former cap
tain Of the hosts to lead the fight. He
WAS elected chairman Of the State
committee and he planned the cam
palgn with unrJualicl wisdom and
with matchlt-- COURAGE executed his
plans. Notwithstanding the fusion
ISIS controlled the election machinery
in every precinct in the state aud thu.
Stale and Federal goyernuirmI- the
fusion majority Of 10000 in 1896 was
turned into :, Democratic ma iOritv Of
1000 in 1898. The Legislature
elected was more than three fourth,
Democratic III each branch When
that Legislature met an amendment
To the State Constitution hisFranchis-
ing most Of the negroes wa submitted
To the people of The State. TO lead
the fight for lis adoption only one man
was thought Of and he that leader Of
leaders who had redeemed the State
i'll 1898. The adoption Of the amend
mcnt by over $4,000 and Ayrnck',
election Il, Governor by more than
$4,000 ma ority is recent history in
North Carolina.
Now, Democrats Of North carolina.
the man who lead lou out Of the vii
derncss Of fusion miSrulc and nero
oificc-holding into the promised land
of good government and white SUI
prcmacy * a candidate for your vote.
He hopes /" represent you in the
Senate Of the United States In nbl-
ity and character he is the peer Of
either Of his opponents OF of any man
in North Carolina. Then should not
his great services t" the party and
the State be rewarded with this treat
office? When North Carolina Demo-
Gratis are tempted I" forsakc Furnifold
NJ. Simmons. let them remember CON
dltlonS under fusion rule and re
peat to themselves kipliny'< famous
lines:
Lord God Of Hosts, be with u~ yet.
Lest we fOrgct-leSt we forget"
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SIMMONS TWO CHIEF ENEMIES.
Marion Butler and John K. Webster
With Such Fellows as These Against
Him Democrats Ought to be for i; III.
(NewtDh Enterprise }

Mr.. Simmons i to be congratulated
on having as his two chief enemies
and detractors in his contest FOR the
United States SenatOrship. the two
most blatant and despiSed political
renerades in North Carolina. Marion
Butler and John K. Webster. The
charge which Webster makes-and he
cites Marion Batter as his authority
is that in the preliminary stages OF
the campaign OF 1894 Simmons re-
sisted the abandonment Of the plat
cratic President in 1892 and the steal
ING from alpha to omega Of the Popu-
list platform. If there had been
enough Democrats with the backbone
to have taken the position that Mr..
Simmons is accused taking to have
controlled the convention of 1894,
North Carolina would have escaped
the four wears Of fusion disgrace aud
Marion Butler would never have sue
ceeded to the seat so long honored by
Gen Ransom. We know not whether
Webster's charge that Simmons OPP
posed the surrender Of Populism in
1891 is true or not, we hope it true.
Bat we DO know. that in 1898 and in
1900 he was Captain-Goneral Of the
forces which overthrow fusiOnism and
made white supremacy forever GER
tain in North Carolina For his ser
vices in the last two campaigns he is
entitled to anything that the party
has to hcstOw, and he will be named
the Democratic candidate for Senator
one the 9th Of November by an over
whelming ma ority.
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WORSE THAN WASTED.

Editor HeraId-W Duke has adde,!
another 800, 900 to Trinity College. Let
him go ahead. 1t helps along ''progrcss
and poverty and coming revolution.
Money buried in colleges Is lmbrclling the
race and the nation. Self made men seem
to want to keep all others from following
their successful steps. Thccnd must come
to this folly ere long
FRANCIS Il. LINSEl.
Sykesville. Md.
We do not know who this man is
nor do we want to. but it is easy to
tell what manner of man he is. II he
was the only one of his kind we would
say nothing about him. but there are
others who hold the same views.
though less bold in expressing them
Everyone must admit that if the
giving OF their wealth to Trinity the
Duke, could neither expect nor hope
for reward. yet they are abused, not
only by those who have nothing to
do with ii, but by those directly hcnc-
fitted. We do not deny that the Dukes
have made their none out Of the
tobacco trust, for this were useless.
but it seems to us that they have re
ceived Scverer criticism for the way
they spend their money than the way
they made it, We are not defending
trusts. least of all the tobacco trust.
but we do not envy the Dukes their
millions nor Trinity College the gift.
she has received from them.
The man who wrote the above i.
an anarchist. but there are those in
North Carolina Of the same stripe
only they 90 by different names
Dnrham Utr0id.
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OF Supreme Importance.
Newton Entera,i,e !

The Republican platform threatens
the Southern States with reduced rep
reSentation in Congress and the cleo
toral college on account Of their Con-
stitntional amendments which pre-
vent the ignorant negroes from vot-
ing. 1t is of supreme Importance
that a Democratic Congress be elect
ed to prevent this reduction. North
Carolina will be one of the first States
attacked and it is of supreme import
ance that her Democratic Senator
should be a man of the highest abil-
ity. speaker and DICTATOR able to
cope with the ablest on the Republic
can side. He should also be familiar
with the contest for the amendment
and the reasons for its adoption. Who
so capable as f. NJ. Simmons. the
great leader who led the fight for its
adoption?
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TLL THINK OF YOU.

CT :. HAMS, in Pittsbpro Record.
A breaking day dispels the night
And dawn's first blush ! see
On waking from my dreamy thoughts,
Dear one, I'll think Of thee
When first the sun with waking light
Comes blazing into view,
And morning VapOrS melt away,
Dear one, I'll think Of You
When all the shades Of night ere gone.
And day reigns full and free.
Mid all the glOrics Of the light,
Dear one, III think OF thee.
The day draws On-begins to wane,
watch the sky's pale hue,
And while the evening shadows fall,
Dear one, I'll think OF you.
The sunset comes; its crimson light
Streams out on land and sea,
A md as its fading beauties die,
Dear one, I'll think Of thee
The night spreads ont, the twink ling star
Clean from their vaultef blue,
Then, all alone in land of dreams,
Dear one, I'll dream Of you.
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Debt Paying Religion.

just at this time our country need
4 religion that will make man pay
his debts. Shouting won't settle old
accounts with man or God. We bounce
right into \ fellow and put him out
of the church if he goes to ball or
theatre, but never say word to a
pious old scamp who never pays his
debts. Preachers and people who
do not paw their debts are doing the
church more harm than dancers and
drunkards. for there are more of them
in the church. Reader. are we getting
close TO YOU? Then lav down your
paper and go and pay up and read on
with ease And don't stop paving
because the statute Of limitation. en-
cuses the open account which You
made for bread and meat You must
pay il in cash or God Will make YOU
pay il i'll fire and birthstone. God
knows no such excuse for not paving
As homestead exemption. When YOU
raise that excuse to keep from paying
debts YOU can stop singing, When
Can Read My Titles Clear to Mansions
in the Skies" You have none IN
there Methodist -idr0cate