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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-06
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WOMAN'S LOT IN CHINA.
With the Exception of That of the
Empress DOwaEer 1t Is Indeed
Miserable One.

In his lecture on "Woman in China"
Mr.. Chester Holcombe defined the
status of the woman in three different
periods of her life, and explained
wherein lies the great influence which
the present dowager empress exer-
clses over the affairs of her nation.
In all Chinese history probably no
circumstances have occurred which
might serve to illustrate so completely
the natural position and autocrati
power of a mother as those of the last
few years in which the dowager en-
press has played the most conspicu-
Gus part.
The dowager is the sole surviving
widow of Emperor Hsien Feng, who
died in 1861. In later years, by
process of adoption known only in
China, the present empress dowager
became the grandmother of the pres
ent emperor. Actually she is of no
discernible relationship to him. But
by that process of adoption, constant
ly practiced and everywhere recog-
nized N China, she is his only surviv-
ing grandma And here is the one
source of power and authority, alike
over him and over the Chinese race.
Not as empress, but as mother, she has
the full right to rule under every
foundation principle of the Chinese
governmental system. However un-
wise, absurd and disastrous to the en-
pire any act or acts of hers may have
been, they have been well within the
limits of her auth GRITTY, according to
the constitution and laws of the en-
pire. Only death or an entire over
turning of the entire system of au-
thority can either relieve or rob her
of her rights, not as empress but as
mother.
In early life many of the women
In China commit suicide. One has no
legal protection against her master,
man. He may abuse her and neglect
her, fail to provide for her wants, de-
sert her and divorce her. In practice
husbands divorce their wives for any
reason and for no reason. Any scrap
of paper upon which the fact of di
vorce is written, and stamped with the
impression of the thumb of the hus-
band, is all that is necessary.
The betrothaI is legal ceremony, no
less binding than marriage. She has
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-06
THE TOWN o. DREAM.

ny q beautiful stream lies the Town o
Dream,
On beautiful summer plain,
With bells achime a golden time
TO the tune of golden strain.
The road lies straight through golden
Men call it the Port O. Sleep
Where far below dim waters flow
Through chambers cool and deep.
o, fair and bright in the broad sunnsn''
Her streets and her greening bowers,
And all day long sleepy song
Murmurs of love and flowers
And never care can enter there,
Nor trouble to cause annoy,
There rest comes sweet to toil1ng feet
And weary hearts ind JOY.
Now would We know the way to go
To the beautiful Town o. Dream?
Ye must seek the god of the Land o. Nod,
Ruler of things that seem.
And drawing near with humble cheer
Yell speak the Word of Kin,
And if your mind is good and kind
Yell freely enter in.
O., near and far his peoples are.
And he rules them, every one,
With a Pleasance deep and Rod Of Sleep
At setting of the sun.
BY beautiful stream lies the Town O.
Dream
Weary are we ard fain;
Come, let us try the portal high,
And win our Town again!
"A B. de Mile. In N. Y. Independent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-06

child has the right to be loved by it's
parents.
This little Chinese boy lives in
Santa Barbara, CAL, and he is an
American born boy. One will see
many more Chinese children in the
far west than in the east. There are
probably more Chinese children in
San Francisco's Chinatown than in
any eastern state, and it is very in
teresting indeed to see these little
yellow people in their own homes.
l fancy that this little Chinese boy
and his mother are out for a day, for
they evidently have on their ''best
things" and they look as il they had
some pleasure in store for them. I
think that many of our American
mothers might envy this Chinese
mother her neat and comfortable
style of dress, although 1 am sure
that none of them would envy her
tiny feet, the smallness of which
must represent many years Of suf
fering.
Nothing in the history of the Chi
neSe people represents more physical
suffering than their foolish and
wicked custom Of binding the feet
of the little girls to make them small
The boys escape this torture, and
they escape many other things that
make the lives of the little Chinese
girls very unhappy.
1t is pleasant to think that this
probably be reared in America, will
have a happier and perhaps better
life in our country than he would be
likely to know in the land of his IA
thers.-Detroit Free Press.
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ter. And with every on. n. WIN

ter. And with every one she Win
grow just an imperceptible bit older.
By and by the wrinkles will appear;
[ fancy there are just one or two al.
ready. Then she will not be so fas.
tldious about her hundred of thou.
sand francs, and will condescend to
think of mere thousands After that
1T will come to simple hundreds.
Then there will be an interval-after
which a garrett, a charcoal-brazier,
and the morgue. / have known so
many, and it is always the same.
First, the diamonds, the champagne,
the exquisite little dinners at the
best restaurants, and at last the
brazier, the closed doors and win.
dows, and the cold stone slab. There
is moral in it, my dear friend, but
we will not look for it tonight.
When do you intend to commence
business with your man?"
Sat once" I answered. "He knows
that I am after him, and my only
fear is that he will make bolt.
cannot understand why he is daily
ing in Paris so long?"
''For the simple reason that he is
confident he has put you off the
SCENT" was my companions reply.
"He is doing the one foolish thing
the criminal always does sooner or
later; that is to say, he is becoming
over-confident of his own powers to
elude us. You and I, my friend,
should be able to remember several
such instances. Now, strange to say,
I came across a curious one the
other day. Would you care to hear
it?"
He lit cigarette and blew cloud
of smoke while he waited for my an
swer.
every much" I said, being well
aware that his stories were always
worth hearing.
ITO Be Continued
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-06
THE EMPRESS DOWAGER.

absolutely no choice regarding whom
or when she shall marry, and any ex-
preston of opinion or semb lance of in
terest in matter which so vitality con-
Germs her would be as sadly immodest
as to ruin her reputation. The mem
bers of her own family take no part
in the wedding ceremonies; usually
they are not present. She has sep
arated from them forever, and her re-
lationship is broken completely. She
is dressed by her mother and when
her toilet is completed and the ap-
pointed hour has arrived. for the we'd
ding, large bag, made of red satin and
brilliantly embroidered, is drawn down
over her head and shoulders to the
waist, where it is tied, thus complete
ly binding her and pinioning her arms
to her sides.
Meantime procession has come
from the house of the parents of her
future husband, headed by band of
music, and in which the most con-
spicuous object is red sedan chair
the wedding chair-borne by four or
eight men. This chair is brought close
to the door of her room and she is half
led and half carried to a seat in it,.
The curtains Of the chair are closely
drawn so that not ray of light can
enter. When she has been placed with
in it the door is closed and locked by
the girls mother. Such precautions
are taken that the wedding chair shall
be tightly closed and no one given even
a glimpse of the inmate that, in hot
weather, at the end of the short jour-
ney a dead bride may be delivered to
the waiting groom, the poor girl hav-
ing been suffocat ted.
The average Chinese old woman, be
she the wife of boor or the consort
of a prince, has one terrible weapon,
which long-continued exercise has rem
dered keener than two-edged sword,
and nimble beyond belief. In force,
volume, rapidity of action and general
nastiness it is probably unrivaled upon
earth. It is her tongue. And when she
opens her throttle valve, turns on a
full head of steam and allows it to play
at full speed the boldest warrior who
ever led armies to battle WILL if he has
morsel of discretion mixed with his
yalor. take at once to his heels. One
able-bodieo old Chinese woman would
have routed Wellington or Napoleon,
caused Grant to retreat and settled
the Schley-Sampson controversy out of
hand.-Boston Transcript.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-06
NEED OF RELAXATION.
Unless They Learn to Practice 1t
American Women Will Become
Nervous Wrecks.

''It is not at all strange that women
have nerves." said a physician the
other day. 'You will notice that they
belong particularly to those women
who are leading what we might call
a strenuous life, and not so much
among those for whom existence is a
more humdrum affair.
Especially do we find nerves
among women who are employed in a
business capacity. To begin with, the
majority are criminally careless. I
have known women to not only at
tempt but to accomplish hard days
work in an Office on cup of coffee and
a roll for breakfast, and tea and toast,
or a chocolate eclaire and a bowl of
milk for luncheon.
''Frequently [ have seen a party Of
girls making their midday meal Of an
ice cream soda. They probably save
stockings or neck ribbons, but they
expend ten times their value in vital
ity.
eff man tried living on that plan
he would soon collapse, but, as men
are constituted, there is no need of
apprehension along that line, for
man thinks more of his meals than
woman does (unless it happens to be
a tete-a-tete affair after the theater).
"Another reason for a woman's
prominent nervous characteristics is
that she never shields her nerves.
They are allowed to become too sensi-
tive. If she misses ferry she does
not sit calmly and wait wor the next
one. She sits on the edge of the seat.
taps her foot upon the floor and is
continually on the alert for the first
sound of it's approach
sThen she will worry for fear that
she will not be able to secure a seat
She will contract her eyebrows, bite
her lips and clinch her fingers, all the
time using up nerve energy, instead Of
storing it away for a time when it may
be needed.
s'How few women we see who have
that sweet placidity of countenance
that we see pictured in our grand
mothers portraits! This manner OF
living has stamped itself upon wom-
ems faces just as irrevocably as upon
their constitutions st. Louis Re-
public.
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CHINESE BABY BOY.
He Is Cunning Little Piece of HUI.
mainly and Happy as the Day
Is Long.
"ISn't he cunning

isn't he cunning?"
L have an idea that that is what
some of you will say when you see
the picture OF this cunning little Chi
nese baby boy and his tiny mamma.
Did you ever see a healthy, clean,
happy baby that was not cunning?
l do not think that 1 ever did. There
is something irresistibly charming
about baby, be it black or white,
yellow or red, and it is evident from
the look in her face that this little
Chinese mother thinks that her baby
boy is s'just as sweet and cunning as
he can be-" 1t is to be hoped that
that is her opinion of him, for every
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-06

you," she szs.wered. "Now good-by,
and pleasant journey to you'll
We shook hands and parted. AS [
passed along the road [ watched her
making her way along the avenue to-
wards the church. There was need
for me to shake my head.
George Fairfax" said I, sit would
require very little of that young
lady's society to enable you to make
fool of yourself"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-06
ST. ELMO'S FIRE.
One Instance In Which the Mystert.
Gus Light Appeared In an I'm
mistakable Manner.

The phenomena of a phosphorescent
witnessed by others than superstitious
sailors that it is seldom one finds an in
telligent account of it. The following,
by Rev. DR.. Mason, Of Burma, is there
fore Of interest, says Youths Compan-
ion:
"On one occasion I was with others
on board a small schooner at anchor
off Tavoy Point, when q severe squall
of wind and rain, accompanied by
much thunder and lightning came on.
"After the storm began to abate, we
were aroused by cry on deck: There
is ball of fire at the masthead!' We
went up and saw, what is very rarely
seen, 'the fire of ST. Elmo or the fire
of St. Elmo and st. Anne It exhibited
an appearance quite different from all
the descriptions I have read. Phipson
says: Lord Napier observed the fire
ST. Elmo in the Mediterranean during
fearful thunderstorm. AS he was
retiring to rest, cry from those aloft:
est Elmo and ST. Anne!" induced him
to go on deck. The masthead was COM
pletely enveloped in a blaze Of pale
phosphoric light
"The ST. Elmo that I saw did not en-
velop the masthead in a blaze at al.
but it took the form of perfect blaze
of phosphoric light, perhaps foo;
in diameter. It was not on the summit
of the mast, but touched it on one side,
playing about it when the vessel rolled
as large soap bubble, trife lighter
than the air.
"After remaining some ten minutes
the light grew fainter, and finally died
out like a soap bubble"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-06
Her whist Playing Mamma.

Two little girls sat on the steps
chatting over their dolls. Said one:
"My mamma tells me lovely stories
before I go to bed. Does yours?"
"No," replied the other. 'My mamma
is hardly ever at home when I go to
bed, and when she is she is too tired
always to tell me any stories. She
has to play whist every day. She
teaches it, too. I wish she didn't, be.
cause get awfully lonesome and papa
isn't home much, SO I most always
have to go to bed alone" and the little
thing added, pathetically, hugging her
doll to her motherly little bosom,
"when 1 grow up I'll never play whist,
And I'll rock my little girl every night
before she goes to bed" Here was a
childish outburst of a stored-up sense
of radical wrong in her life. And there
are too many little hearts oppressed
by this sense of deprivation. But it is
not alone the children who suffer from
the whist fashion. It is responsible
for more tantrums and breakdowns of
overweight women than women's
clubs work or woman suffrage, or any
other indoors diversion of society,"
Boston Transcript.
Modest Fees.
Sir Walter SCOTS first client was a
burglar. He got the fellow off, but the
man declared that he hadn't a penny
to give him for his services. Two bits
of useful informa ton he offered, how
ever, and with these the young lawyer
had to be content. The first was that
a yelping terrier inside the house was
a better protection against thieves than
a big dog outside and the second, that
no sort Of lock bothered his craft SO
much as an old, rusty one.
Small compen sation as this was, the
first brief of the noted French law
yer, M. Rouher, yielded still less. The
peasant for whom M. Rouher won the
case asked how much he owed him:
ooh, say two francs" said the mod
est advocate.
Two francs!" exclaimed the peas
ant. THAT is very high. Won't you let
me off with franc and half?'
no." said the counsel ''two francs OF
nothing"
"Well, then" said his client, 'I'd
rather pay nothing"
And with bow he left.-Green Bag,
Also Requires Greater Ability.
do you think women should pro.
pose?"
mo; the sport Of making men pro-
pose is mich more exciting and en-
soya bic. - Chicago Post
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-06
Making Tough Meat Tender.

Tough meat can be made tender by
laying it a few minutes IL vinegar
water before it is cooked.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-26
GOES AFTER A LICENSE
AND LANDS IN JAIL

New York. Feb. Z5.-Joseph Wilfrid
BiCndin, charged with the murder of
his wife by cutting off her head at
Chelmsford, near Boston, last June,
was arrested here today. He was iden-
titled by a detective from Boston while
he was making application to be ex-
amined for an engineers license. The
prisoner admitted his identity, but pro-
fessed to know nothing Of the killing
of his wife.
Yesterday Blondin called at the bu-
reaU of boiler inspection at headquar-
tiers to apply for an engineers license.
He evidently did not notice his own
picture posted on the wall, with the
usual announcement of a reward for
his apprehension. Captain Titus of the
detective bureau told the man to call
again this morning, and wired to BOs-
ton for detective who could identify
BlOEdin. When BlOndin returned this
morning he was instantly identified by
tn Boston detective and Immediately
arrested.
In court the prisoner was remanded
till tomorrow 10 await extraditiOn pa
pers. At headquarters he declared that
he had last seen his wife while he was
seeing her off at the station at Boston.
Hearing later Of the discovery OF her
body he feared, he said, that he would
be accused of the murder, and fed to
New York. He said he had made sew
eral trips as a coal passer on a North
German Lloyd steamer. When arrested
he said he was endeavOring to get the
position of engineer in a hotel in which
he worked
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-26
JAPANESE ASHAMED OF
L00TING CHINESE CITIES

Toxic. Feb I (via Victoria. B. c.. Feb
o).-Japan, America and England are
united IN an anti-RusSian policy in re-
gard to the new Manchurian convention
Russia agreed to China's demand that she
eVacuate Manchuria. but stipulated for
certain mining privileges along the line
/ VI Ihe East China railway and over the
whole Of three eastern provinces
me above mentioned dreibund warned
emma that if she yielded this concession
they would demand equal privileges. So
IL Is reported here that China IS on the
hornS OF dilemma and the new Man
churian convention hangs fire.
There is an evident desire on the part
OF the government to suppress the loot
scandal 1t is said that certain high
ofncials in the government are seriously
involved. If not themselves directly as
ieoters or receivers, yet as having friends
or relatives in the mess. One particular
paper has been daily making the most
explicit charges against well known men,
put the government, usually so quick to
stop journalistic license of the kind, has
not interfered.
The paper in question is reputed to be
the organ of party in opposition 10 the
government In the meantime the gov
eminent announces that il is 'inVeSti-
eating the matter and has made three
arrests, not of lOOteTS. but of men who
accused others of lOOting, the government
charge being bearing false witness
supporters of the government here say
that the whole matter is very much eX-
aggerated for political purposes and that
the illegitimate l0Oting done was by COM
paratiVely few individuals.
Baron kOdama GentarO. minister of
war. is stated to have been DESTROYS of
prosecuting the premier. At any rate,
the baron has resigned his portfolio. pro-
feSSedly with the desire to dcTOie himself
wholly TO FOrmosa,. Of which he is gov
ernor general. His successor in the war
ministry will. it is said be Viscount Ia
kashin1a. In the meantime the opposi-
ton is harassing the government.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-26


"On this occasion 1 wish TO call for
three hearty cheers for the president Of
the United States, Mr.. Roosevelt. Hip,
hip, hOOrey."
AS the prince spoke he raised his
arms as signal, and the building
shook with responding cheers. Then
president Roosevelt raised his right
hand, and when there was silence said.
L ask three cheeks for the guest who
mas already won our hearts. Henry Of
Prussia. Now good one"
PRESIDENT ROOsevelt's hip, hip, hOOray
was drowned in the roar Of applause
that greeted the call for cheers. Then
the prince and president shook hands
warmly. and as the party started to
leave the hall some one among the in
Nted guests shouted:
Mr.. President, / offer three cheers
Tor the young lady Who has had the
honor of launching the Meteor"
The presidential party and the prince
and his suite then left for the HOhen-
zollern for luncheon. The arrange
zollern at Shooters island generally
we're miserable, and situation of dis
comfort to the majority was accentu-
ated b. the first and second battalions
Of the New York state naval militia,
brought to the island to keep the lines
ana 10 IRE the presidential ana royal
Salutes. Unable TO keep the lines.
especially when the launching took
place, the military lost their heads and
took to rough handling of many per-
sons, even women, refusing TO recognize
either badges or cards of invitation.
Secretary of War Root, for instance,
was forced back with gun against his
breast, and would have been unable to
enter the building where the president,
prince and party We're to lunch, had it
not been for the timely arrival of Chief
Wilkie of the secret service. who eX-
planned to the military men Mr.. Roots
name and rank. There We're many sim
liar incidents.
Order was not fully restored even
when the presidential party had de-
parted, and their progress to the lunch
room was, therefore. slow. Hundreds
of police present conducted themselves
with the utmost good-nature, and acted
as if their duty was pleasant.
The Shooters island arrangements
for the comfort of the guests were ex-
ceedingly bad. No attempt, it seemed,
had been made TO remove the thick
coating of slush and dirty snow on
the TOadWays. and a number of the
guests remained on board the tugs or
other boats because OF the difficulties
the ladies of their party We're called
uDOn to encounter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-26
HOLD THE MISSIONARY
Turkish Officials Decline to Allow
Rev. ISiIka to Leave
the Country.

Strumftza, Macedonia. Feb. 24.-M. Tsil-
ka, husband of Nine. Tsillza, Miss Stones
companion in captivity, went 10 the rail-
road station at Salonica in the hope of
accompanying the party 10 NJ GargiuiO,
uragoman Of the American legation. to
this place. But the Turkish authorities
refused him permission so to do. declar-
ing they suspected him of conniving at
the capture of Miss Stone.
Miss Stone and Nine. Tsilka are quar-
tered at the residence Of NJ kinnOm, q
Protestant pastor, where they greeted NJ.
Gargiulo and Mr.. House, the missionary,
with much emotion. Here they presented
Nine. Tsilka's baby and the man who
had found them on the mountains at
Giradachor TO III. Gargiulo and bir. House.
During the last fortnight OF their cap
tivity the ladies have been travelling in
the mountains They were hlGden in the
daytime and were hurried along at night.
blindfclded and on horseback. Upon one
occasion Miss Stones horse IeiI and she
was thrown TO the ground, but escape
with a badly bruised knee.
At StrumitZa the ladies have been bus
ily engaged i'm making dresses for them
selves and for the baby. When they
were found they were clad IN native cos
tunes ana shepherds clOaks- The baby
had notproper clothes. but was SWaddled
in pieces Of rough mat such as the noun
taineers use for leggings. The baby has
not suffered from the vigors Of the win
ter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-26
DIPHTHERlA AMONG INDIANS.
Ravages of the Disease Causes Quar-
antine Of Tribe.

Santa Fe. n. NJ. Feb. 25.-Owing TO
the prevalence of diphtheria among the
Pueblo Indians, Superintendent c. J.
CrandaH of the United States Indian
school has proclaimed general quar-
antine among the Pueblo Indians, ana
has warned them from coming into any
Of the towns OF. American settlements
He has also teIegraphed the interior
department for authority to procure
anti-toxin for use among the PueblOs
in their twenty or more villages.
In northern Taos county scores OF
Mexican children have died of diph-
iberia the past few weeks. Miss Di-
settle. supervising teacher of the In
dams, was sent TO San Juan this fore
noon to close the school there on ac-
count of the diphtheria epidemic