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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29
IN A CHINESE SCHOOL
How the Young PigtAils Learn 70
Read and Write.

How the Young Pigtails Learn 70
Read and Write.
To learn TO read and write in
China means about as much work
for the youngster who under.
takes IL as mastering five or six
languages, such as English,
French and German. To begin
with, the Chinese language has
no alphabet. Every character
used stands for a word. There Is
not even any way Of telling the
sound 81 a word except by hearing
IL pronounced by the teacher. To
learn 20 read means that the
small student must be able to un'
derstand thousands Of these dif.
ferent characters at sight, aud
pronounce them according 20 the
local dialect,
As rule n Chinese school Is
not divided into classes. Each
scholar hos his separate lesson,
consisting Of a number Of lines 20
be learned "by heart he has 20
study aloud, and. in consequence,
the noise in a Chinese schoolroom
would drive the average Ameri
can teacher frantic. AT first tho
pupil does not understand any Of
the words he learns hy rote. The
meanings are all explained 90 him
later on. This is the kind OF
school that in China keeps sever
DAYS In the week, with very few
holidays throughout the year,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29
SURGERY IN GERMANY.
Is More Theoretical and Less Prsc
tlesi Than in America.

IL More Theoretical and Less Prsc
tlesi Than in America.
A young surgeon who went 30
Germany four years ago 60 COM
plete his studies Ia pathology. n
Gently returned TO this country,
says Worlds Work. He makes
this interesting comment on na.
tional differences Ia the profess
sion;
"It's science over there; here
lt's the business of healing. Here
one gets the elementary things in
college, learns more IN hospital
and In general practice and turns
the knowledge intomoney. Theav-
eragc American practitioner
would be ont Of place over there.
With them It's study, study, study
from the time they recrlye their
degree until they die.
".At the hospitals or meeting
places they talk nothing hut shop,
/ have known a group of German
doctors 10 leave their dinner half
eaten to visit ease under discus.
sion. They are the worst possible
/ practitioners, for they are inter.
eated only Ia technique. I knew a
man who went 20 a German ply.
siclan with a pain In his leg. That
doctor spent an hour each day
for Eve DAYS studying u, and after
that time he knew an there was
60 know about that pain, but be
| didn't stop Il. In this country w
would have treated itand thought
no more about Il except to con.
gratulate the patient IN few
days on getting we'll They dan,
care for the patient. lie is only
a specimen. heard a doctor say
perfectly mechanically that he
hoped one patient would die "a
that he might learn some fact
from the autopsy.
"They call American surgeons
copyists. Whether the charge q
trne, Il is merely that American,
turn 10 practical service the tleo
ries they study. One man, Il d
reckoned, has added S0,0o0 years
10 human life by his discoveries
There Is no commercial end fol
them 20 gain, 80 that ihplr work
their science. must be their onll
sim.n
The difference aptly illustrates
the general difference betweel
|, our spractleaf' Ways and the way
4 ef German learning.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29
CHARACTER READING.
Expsrs Depicts the Empress Of China
from Her Handwriting.

Many people, says the North
China Herald, ike to have their
characters told from their hand
writing. While In England ]
thought Il would be interesting
to have the empress Of China's
told in this way. So, Mr. DiIns-
dale stocker, the great character
deiineator, a nephew Of the late
lord mayor, being among my
guests at a little dinner party, /
asked him II he thought his char
acter reading would extend ia
Chinese writing. He said he dhi
not know, but should like much to
try, on which ] showed him a
small photograph Of room in the
imperial palace, on the walls OF
which hang two specimens of Use
hsis mastery caligraphy. At
first he objected vehemently, say.
ing il was not handwriting at an,
but must have been magnified.
On my reassuring him, without,
as ! believe, pausing TO consider
whose IL might be, he pronounced
the writer: "Cultured, with con
siderable force Of character: de
cidedly go ahead, and with eoncen
tratiye ability and persistent. de
cidedly scheming, with great ca
pacity for being very merciless
outside her own circle"--this last
as we spoke of the writer as q
woman. He then surprised us by
pronouncing her "the reverse oI
extravagant, decidedly artistic
inclined, though, to spend larg,
sums Of money within her circle.
Again he repeated: "very artis
tic, ambitious, must rise TO th.
top Of the tree; with the force be
gotten OF destructiveness; wher,
ambition Is concerned the revers,
Of serupnleus.r AS he continued
il may have dawned upon hin
that II was the empress Of Chinai
writing he was cOnsiderin,
he certainly did not know il n
first--but, even in that case. be
iieve he had as little Of a theor.
az 20 her real character as W
most Of MS have with regard {,
that Of the queen of sheba.
wrote down what Mr.. Stoke
said as he said II. and have ne
theF added nor omitted anything
Possibly others may be inter
ested 90 read what seems 10 be
striking portraiture Of a person
age in whose real character all W
dwellers in China have a som,
what living interest
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29
MILLIoEAIREs ASK CREDIT.
rhen InoOavenisnee Small Dealers By
Failing 10 Pay Promptly.

N~+@a A8NNA fsANNhN ~A-@AAA 1-NANAN
FsiliRg 10 Pay Promptly.
What are riches, after all? /
have known people credited with
being worth several millions OF
dollars who thought themselves
poor. and it's q proverbial resiee-
tion among tradesmen that il is
harder 90 collect a bin from those
who are supposed TO have retired
with large fortunes or who have
inherited great wealth than IL Is
from the ordinary merchant Of
comparatively small income. FOR
he recognizes that bis brother
business man has TO pay bis help
every week and meet other ex
penses Just AZ promptly, The rich
idler, who never goes without any.
thing he wants II he can get trust
ed, will put the account eollector
OF from week 20 week and from
month 20 month with the cool re-
mark:
II will pay as soon as my divi
dends are easbed.T
was in a shop yesterday, says
the saunterer IN the BOSTON Bud
get. when the proprietor came In
greatly clustered.
whats the trouble?" I asked
In a sympathetic voice.
'soh, wsA the rejoinder. n havs
Just learned that Riilionabu,
started on a trip around the wOrk
and viii be gone a year,s
~But how does that aIiegi you p
l inquired,
sRadly, was the response, III,
has failed 10 settle with me for fhs
decorations Of hls last party
though he promised 10 give me ,
cheek this week ] hope be vii
aink to the b0ttom before be get
back continued my friend. "a
correctly and ineonseQuently. q
he lamented that hls Well.tod,
patrons were all cut Of town an,
would not give him a cent unti
late In The falL Slang Il allS n
exclaimed lercely, IN conclusion
~Id rather keep a peanut Etan'
and set cash for my wares thai
DO a credit haalnssa with the foaI
hsndgee.a ...
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29

Abozf ega.@en Yea-s sz1 yasen-
is.s P. Sa75er- sso vas tseu =
Hzesseuzer Is a rss-y saak wsns
% gEas5zgsou 90 serozs pzgass
sseresaryg - Secretary 81 IRE
Treasasy 1sasaZ fs s1sse-
qsesfiF hersae = gp<-fa1 szszzer
of Esass- 6<peiF 1au,r1eg e se
rsrrency. = nata4i haak sra-sr
and 50 asassfsz. 1ssrrs e 3 taaE q
Nsw Tssk. Tse1 ae bsrs-s prss-
f5e1f Of ths Na.E1l saaE 81 Co--
msros & raar c-y. u z-1s- Is
mazzEsment sa ~ s aarpsssn
oi osssr banks. sss 1sw ss1ss szs
Of the gTsasess S1sscsl aaazrs
ever orgEni1ss- & has cspezs q
SIS 100000. . sarpias q eper So
100000. snd erpo4as exceed -z
I slfo, ,ooo.ooo. haa ras1a
iIiussTaiiea Of aha, saergY. espsesy
ana hisisfT ssn socazph se
world Of faaee ~ elsswaess.-Bss-
ton Hssals.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29
QUAINT RELIC OF FRASKIIH.
Punch Strainsr Made Of First Pises
Of Silver ne Earned.


The FIRST piece Of silver that
Benjamin Franklin ever earnea
reposes in the rooms Of the His.
torieal society Of Delaware, in the
shape Of a quaist punch straineF,
and TO Il is attached an interest.
ing bit Of history connected with
the early days Of the great phiIos.
opher.
When working as a lad in Bos.
ton Franklin wrote ballads on cur.
rent events and sold tke copies
printed by himself on the streets.
1t is probable that the silver coin
now il the shape Of a strainer was
earned in this way. He worked
with another poor printers ap-
prentice named James Parker,
and as both were ambitious and
studious they became great
friends.
To both Of them came success,
but in differing measure. OF
Franklin the whole world was ia
hear, and Mr. Parker became one
Of the first American printers
and later editor Of The Post
Boy" published in New York.
Working side by side, possibly
sharing the same lodgings. il was
natural that they should. for "a
mascot" as we now say, exchange
the first silver coin that each
earned. So Franklin had Parker's
coin and Parker had Franklin's
which he kept for a souvenir and 4
nest egg. When he was sble e
do so Mr.. Parker had il made into
a punch strainer. This he gave Il
his daughter, Jane Baliaroux Par
ker. a charming and accomplished
woman, who married Cunning
Bedford, Of Delaware.
Belonging 10 a prominent fam
ily. Cunning Bedford was maj
/ Of influence and stanch patriot
At Princeton college, then ealle'
Nassau hall, he was a good frien'
OF James Madison, afterwar'
president of the United States
Cunning Bedford soon rose 10 b
a judge and then attorney genel
al of the state of Delaware.
With his brilliant wife he er
tertained many distinguished pee
pie NJ their fine country estate
LOmbardy, and at their city hom
in Wilmington.
In time the valued little pune
strainer passed TO their daughter
Miss Henrietta Jane Bedford, VIII
lived TO a great age. When sh
died in 1871 she presented IN
punch strainer. and the pistol
which Washington had given he
father when he sent him on a dan
gerous and important secret mil
sion 90 Trenton. to the Histories
society of Delaware.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29
As to the apple.

The spple IS The most democrats
OF al fruits. The pomegunsts IS
pries,ly: the grape IS royal; the
orange IS luxurious; the peach and
pear are Plutoeratie, bat the apple
belongs 10 the Populaes- Isis syn
bolie OF the country store aud the
corner grocery. l. hFeathes ,hS
free spirit OF the American town,
ship and yillsge !, has iisvor O
old New England, and ye, a pun.
geney a. OF the South q nd Middle
West It's m,lj, palalshle, nour
ishing and promo,ive ei good eel
lowship and long lte.-Atlanii
Journal.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29
rIoHrHe OBESITY
what phyaeisns Rsssnnsna 70 Ps-
tissts we Are Tee steuf.

NAA.N" = - - ~ Er~ft-
Sometimes doctors deem Il wise
to increase the wcigiit % their pa
tients, and souiefimes they want
to reduce IL. Both policies are
carried cut mainly BY regulation
Of diet. The former il helpsd BY
hearty feeding and the use offatty
foods. Butter IL especially recon-
mended. A reasonable amount of
exercise stimulates the appetite,
and is believed TO work in the
same direction. Besides it builds
up the muscles
When IL il desirable 10 reduce
the weight the amount andkind Of
food taken should be changed
Butter and cream should be avoid
ed. A skim mix diet is recon
mended by several experts.
Where once Il has been aseer-
tanned how much is needed to keep
the weight uniform. the allow
anee should be reduced. Inaeti0n,
and even living in bed for week or
two, is recommended by =
Weir Mitchell. Most physicians,
though, advise a steady increase
( Of physical work. A writer in the
Medical Record offers the follow
ing advice:
We must deternsine exactly
under what dietary this must be
estimated quantiiatively in an ap
proximate mannerl an individual
win nemain in a state Of bodily
equilibrium. II the person has not
gained lately we may take the
amount Of food that he has beer
in the habit Of consuming as 5
standard. II, however, he has
been gaining on this quantity, We
ought 60 diminish it. allowing. fol
instance, only one slice Of bread
instead of two or Three, leaving
of intermediate meals, etc. Th'
weight Of the p&tient should b
controlled every two or thre'
days or weekly by the scales Al
soon as the amount of food neces
sary to keep the body in equilibri
um has been determined, we mus
begin slowly 10 increase bis mus
cular work. He should walk one
half 10 three-q1arters Of an hou
in addition 70 bis usual work, o
ride a wheel. or row or fence, o
play billiards, or golf, or hunt, o
fish. Gradually the time for e,
ercise may be heightened, or th
degree Of work intensified as, 70
instance, by trayersing the sam
distance in shorter time, whe
walking, cycling, or rowing. Thi
materially increases the oonsumI
tioR Of calorics. II we prOcce
slowly and carefully we can 500
obtain considerable work. eve
from individuals that are weak.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29
rhe Good Old Days Of the sab
bath school.

Eugene Wood, Who bad a paper
in . reeea, MeClurv's On rhs
Swimming Ilols. has followed il
wiiS one on .'Ths Ssbbath school
10 ,he November number Mr.
Wood seems 10 be s'lliug his oWu
Iiuis pio, Of New land. the eommon
place doings ot commonplace Pso-
pie. tne class 10 which mast OF us
belong. No one WHO mas sal
through the droniug sessions Of che
old fashioned SabbsIh s,hooi in the
DAYS before euil iak, coveted are
land and abs soiemobae rsa uoi,
ously on ths Highways, W,li isl tc
DC smosed ae3 psgtsPs touched :,
this clever paper. The liiiis 3oa
OF feeling Continuously breaking
lhroueh tae wh,msisai bomor give
great charm 10 Mt Wood's work
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29
Novel RsuaIoa.

There was a touching reunion
the other DAY az Frick's Locks.
Pennsylyania, The venerable
schoolmaster rang the bell Of the
old scho0lhouse, when there
srooped in. not the children Of the
village, bat 60 middleaeed men
and women, former scholars, Al
the lessons Were gone through.
aud then the class adjourned "a
the playground aud r0mped
through the Old games.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29
Do NaI b ea

The burlington, with 50 siyeg<
maln liucs aud free ehalr eaFs, tesf
reaebes tlir West AMI Northwest via
leuVeF. Bitiings ~ ST. Faai
Tbs Isnrliuston.Northern FaelHe
Exprss b tl.e grsat tally throueh
train With rasig ears ana toarist
sleeIers vit t'iHnss. NpnteRa -
Peset Sound and iatermedIate
n1ints.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29

The Mssoau woTld's Fair Com-
mission desires 10 furnish is $50,
900. 90 vola,ae upoa The State Of
Missouri, sngrsvings illustrating
the scenes. sgnealtural. horiieul-
sursl. sdaea.ional. pieluresq q this
county. The piSsasss desires are
those which will bs dislinstlge from
,boss OF oshsr counties sud different.
TIE otssial photographic Of the
Commission, Afnold Shsnklin. w,ll
ylsi, she soansy, taking photographs
Zoe the educational rxhi6it. There
arc uihsr piesurss already ie exist
socs. taken a. favorable times aud
auder favorable times which the
Commission desires 10 sscnrs. Any
good photograph q livestock, farm.
orchard or mining scene, laadseaps
OF any kind. buildings Of notable
ehsraeiss. anything "a short which
viii illustrate the beauties aad re.
sources Of this eoaaiy wall lend in-
,sfest. value aud atgrsssivsnrss %
ibs proposed volums. A letter 10
Wahsr Williams, Supssinisn.isn,
Of Pabhsssion. Missoad woad's
Fair commissioa. ST. Loais. win
secure islshss ialormasioa regard
iag The member sad character Of pho.
log.aphs dsslEel.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29

Special Colcsisg rates % Caii-
fofniA and the norghwess, tiekels
On sale Via the M. o. r. Ry. sept.
as 10 Nov. 81, S15.co San Ffan-
cisco. Los Angelos aad intsrme-
date points. Ssh.go 60 Poriland.
Tacoma and ogheF coast paiags.
Sss.s9 20 Spokane sad iaserme-
diair poi nts.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29

Here is true story Of 4 Vsnnouf
sheep-dog whieh SeOtchmen wili
find il hard 10 match: Captain
c., OF Bradford, VI, bad a
.'snepherd-dog' wh5eh was zccus-
toned 10 bring holns the eoWs II
night, always separating them from
the other eatlle and never allowing
any bat mica COWS &c come sp.
One day Capt - accompanied
the dog IN driving the eoEs 70 the
pasture. AT one place on the
road the captain was surprised
to see the dog desert the herd and
take 70 the woods By the side oi
the road. Ths eaPgsin went On
withlthe cattle which were Walking
bnskly IN advance. WiIhio q
quarter Of = mile thsy came 70 =
break in the tenee, Of which the
captain had 40 knowledge, leading
into a field and here. in The gap
Of the fence. sat IKE dog 10 a mat,
ter ot-laet way, ggagdlag il agsinsi
the entrance Of the cattle, Whal
else could his master suppose than
that the dog VAS awsTe 81 the gsr
I ia the ieuce. sad, knowing thA
the maa wesla bfng up the cattle
made a dssour throagh shs Soodi
10 the place 20 psevens the eattl'
from goiag iato the hsld.-Bossoi
I Transcript.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29

I can remeuoeE the uzas sizes &
was eoas5srsJ uicksa 10 iss zs-
drsn play on sas1sy Al psy-
ihiags had 70 - p-s Away 90 Saruf-
day sight and bsys ha5 Is t sp
Straight ard thsak 81 assaz else
5ut heaven. uani neue es ihera rysr
wasted 10 70 there saes fts
ihought of Il tqsk then back . lhe
blauksst. ssearisss 5ay o. ,he lives.
A revelation has takzn place and
now, even ne church is teschisg
Ihsi IL IS nos wicked 70 play some
kiad. OF play % sundsy Ths Par-
iians Of ola uou,a probably shud-
der Al the sighi. bHt ia many q
church the chilaEru are allowed 70
I play On sandal Lsf pafents de-
teruiue the kiads % piay and ies
chilaren remembsf ghe day holy
aud sacred. Ailsu them - play
because shey are chihdErn and not
adults. ~ arncs 8 Ssoekm8n-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29
ellhalala.

The harlinstsA's weekly peseE-
ally cOn1ucted CailiaFuia cxcursious
"a Through tourist sieepers are iust
the talng for coist t0urlsis and set-
tleus. Hhe route b beaver. secnie
t'oiosn.l., aa,l Salt Lake
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29

Some private moasy 10 loan on
gooa real estate sssan'y. -GKo. P.
huekHaY.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29

Issais6 at ssh aaa Wysn1stts sts.
gsvaelIssgxr eank
Organized utth . frii star OF physieiana ard
UurNtont for tron innful nf all Cnfoutc BtaoaaNns
IHiAfS R91sS tor aeeommcdnliea q psiienit-
p1Essf ssyffsas otrrnsf-rs FF1fs~~sS sdf1
A4fa 80 3serfff unfa srrrrfg - efffffsfy,
DISEASES or WOMEN.
well equirpsd 70 treat ciseases q wemen
ttsny uho baFe Suffered zoe years cured -
homs. Special BOA fog voansn FR8k
Tra1nsd Attendants. Bess Invalia's Mema
A culsi home for wsmen duripe ceEdpsnena.
chRrERs. TuncRs-ms neasr unsii euFsf.
WHY'S FoR Fa4u seek on
eiss FEET cs.fs..1s'ureoil L;7'E5g: Egs, SIS, SIS,
slea1sA Trsaslss. asrTsss Diseases.
RTEEs. giaiala-c curs ResitIrsly cnaranssae.
Hslskruf aaas. Hrsfnrs - esssfts. ~ asse
ensefiN< s~fif fsfifsf % ssiL
vARbo0CEkE.
nnasraliy Cares u Tee Daya tetrF Positive
onsseBssa Send Tor special FREH neok.
NeW restorative tz~Airena foT lcn 81 vital
FoWtr, Hydroeeie. Repiufe, etFicture, go
DEFoRMITIEs CURED.
Anpsrseas esipplsa. esioImee, lass e. pats.
tfsaIneHt roe theec eases Special astsnllo1
pasA 20 ctippled ehlldFea ~ ms SanitaftumA
PatieBta arccsasfully treatse 81 hoHe by
mail Csnsaltafisa FFes ard conddential. -
oehee or ~ letter Thirty ysars' sEPeTisnes
Iilssttstsd Book Pres Esying nese VaiaAeis
DR.. c. n. C0E,
snss. as Wsiaaisl. KANSAS CHI. 10.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29
c. F. BEARD.

R.F.D.No.I Butler, MO
Tvlephoas on butler a spruce Lina
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-10-29

Tho bess ieass 40 tess. llama
Horn. -.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
FOOTBALL PLEASANTRIES.
The Casualty List Seems to Loom Up
for a Short Season.

Chicago. Nov. 30.-The Tribune. to-
day, says: Nineteen lives We're lost on
the football field during the season of
1908 One boy was driven insane from
injuries. Thirteen players were severe
~ injured, some OF them being disabled
for life. The number of minor but
painful accidents goes into the hun
dreds, and the list of the severely in
iured necessarily also is incomplete.
The feature of this tabulation is that
it shows the serious casualties were
confined TO unframed players. No
member of any of the first class elevens
was killed or permanently disabled.
In consequence of the injuries sus-
tanned by their players several of the
minor schools have forbidden the game
of football. Two towns-Coiumbus
Junction. Pa. and Greenfield, Ohio
have stopped the sport as the result of
petitions circulated by parents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
ACCEPTED IN RHODE ISLAND.
No Trouble at All and 10000 Opera
tives Take Lower Rates.

Providence r. j., Nov. 20.-No trouble
occurred. today, when the 10000 opera
tives employed in Rhode Island cotton
mills went to work under a wage scale
providing for a general reduction of ~
per cent.
The only mill to reduce wages. this
morning, other than those announced two
weeks ago. was the American Yarn Co.
at Pawtucket, which employees about 200
hands. There seems to be q misunder-
standing at the mills of the Slater Cotton
Co. at Pawtucket whose mills, 1t was
stated two weeks ago. would follow the
general movement in this state and re-
1uce wages, this morning. Since then it
has been said that the Slater Co. will fol.
low the New Bedford scale and the cut
will not go into effect until Dec I. The
management of the mill, today refused to
say whether the cut had gone into effect.
It is claimed by some Of the operatives
that the Slater Co. is bound to follow the
New Bedford scale, as there is said to be
an agreement that the Slater mills shall
not make change in its wage scale prior
to the taking of similar action in New
Pedford. The Slater Co. employs about
600 hands.
But very few absences were noted
among the operatives and the different
mana gemcnts announced that their mills
were running their full equipment.