The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-12
! WOMAN RULES CHINA.


A WOMAN RULES CHINA.
Writing to the Chicago Record, Mr..
William e. Curtis throws food of light
upon the Chinese situation. He writes:
Those who know best about China
agree that the ENJOYS have not reached
the seat of the trouble, that the effect
Of the execution of the princes and the
punishment of other anti-foreign leaders
will only be temporary and that the pay
ment of the indemnity will not be felt.
They say, also, there will be no guaran-
tee for the future peace and progress OF
the empire or safety for the foreign
population as long as the Empress DOW
ager remains in power. The most I'M
portant thing then for them to do is 10
release the emperor from her influence
and surround him with advisers very dill
ferent from those who, now constitute his
court. Since the fall of 1898 the Emperor
has been practically dethroned and inn
prisoned, and although edicts are now IS
sued in his name, he has very little 10
say about them. While the ENJOYS are
supposed to be negotiating with him. she
controls his actions and his opinions and
will continue to do so until she is sent
away to some distant province and kept
separated from him.
|. Nor have the ENJOYS taken into consid-
Grafton the important fact that the son
of Prince Tuan is the lawful heir to the
throne He was selected and proclaimed
nearly two years ago, and is being edu-
Gated for the exercise OF power by several
conservative old princes who sympathlze
with his father and the policy OF the
Empress Dowager. If Kwang Hsu should
die, either from natural causes or the
hand of an assassin, the son OF the pro-
scribed Prince Tuan would ascend the
throne and the difficulties OF the foreign
ers would be increased tenfold.
~ Miss Lathrop,, of Baltimore, who has
been in the city some time with her
friends, Mrs ]. Eudlow Skinner! left last
z Monday for her home. BY her captivating
manners and bright social accomplish
ments she made many friends In Raleigh
VIII hope for another visit from her
LIZ tTe#E Elte~ekaf $ HFaaf 81
! Especial to News and obseFver.J
= Maxton, N. g., May 9.-The' Maxton
German club gave a delightful dance in
the Cottingham Hall last night. Among
those in attendance were:
Miss Nell Matthews, Of Fayetteville,
and Mr.. Graves; Miss Annie McfRae5 ana Mr.
J.. Dickson Mclean; Miss Sarah Mclean.
and MI. e. G., Davis. Miss Elizabeth Nc
Cormick and Mr.. y. H. Shaw; Miss. jamie
Mclean and DR., ID, C., McIver; Miss Jim
ME Groom. apd Mr., Mckay McKinnon!
Jr.; Miss Matte Mclean and Mr., 9. q.
McCallum Miss Maggie McKinnon and
Mr.. A., w. Mclean, Of Lumberton; Miss
Bessie Williams and Mr., ]. NJ. McKinnoti; !,
Miss. Bessie McNajr and Mr.. r. M. WIZ!
iiams, Miss Cammie McCuskill and MT
John H. Cook; Miss Blanche BRENNAN,
OF Southern Pines and Mr.. ]. M. Ansley;
Miss Emma Belle, McRae and Mr.. Dennis
Armfeld; Miss Birdie Wooten and DR..
Smith Of Magnolia: Miss Alice Matthews,
of Fayetteville and Mr.. Alex. T. Mclean.
Chaperones: Mr.. and Mrs. F.. McRae,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Boyd Kimball.
Stays: Messrs. f. l.. Merritt, Hector
Mclean, L. Mcneil, l.. j. Cook James
Shaw.
IN THE SPRING TIME. =,
In the spring the grooming husbend eats
his victuals in the barn.
For his wife must clean the mansion and
she doesn't care 4 darn d
An dthe yard is full Of carpets and the
trees are full of sheets.
And he has to live an saued kraut, cistern
water and sliced beets.
oh. a womans in her glory when sfe
tears things all apart, ~
Piling beds and chairs and pillows in
a way to break your heart.
And at night the graon ng husband has
to sleep upon the porch,
And he feels so plum disguised that lie
can't enjoy his torch.
when the blamed old cleAnings over,
then the wife is taken Ill,
And it keeps her husband busted buying
dope and durg and pill
And the mansion is no cleaner than IT
was when she began,
But she'd slay him IL he sail so--and he
is prudent man.
Irwin County Citizen.
WHEN TO MARRY.
philadelphia Times.)
Marry when the year Is new,