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The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

the use of speech, which are necessary
to speak and write the language cor
rectly.s The Chinese language is with.
out an alphabet, but for the purposes
Of grading, the number Of strokes in
sign, which is word, to some ex-
tent fix it's place in the lessons, which
begin with "yot," which means "one,"
and the sign for which is a single
horizontal stroke. When it is consid-
cred that some English words con-
tain large number of letters, there
are few Chinese word signs with over
twenty strokes, although the word
sign "Jarn," meaning ito praise" con-
tains twenty-six, but if it is used as
seldom by the Chinese as it is by the
Notwithstanding peoples it is no hard
ship to write it.
To express the seasons and years it
will be found the Chinese are poeti-
cal. Next year is ":bright year." New
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

WHO arc better paid than those of 1egi-
innate societies, and that almost all
of them are We'll respected in the COM
nunlt;os in which they live Miller
stated that the amount paid for mem
bershiD and yearly dues was large and
that only square, crooks were allow
cd to become members.
When asked it they were not afraid
that their officers would emulate their
employers and rob the treasury he
replied that such thing had never
occurred but once That man was
aftervard found on the streets of Con-
StantinoDle with knife sticking
under the fifth rib, and no one had
seen fit to follow his example.
WHY" said Miller, they know that
if they should try to do us they
would have a thousand men, keener
than any detectives, On their trail, and
that when caught no earthly power
could save thcm."
The crooks, according to Miller,
have their clubrooms in Chicago, New
York, New Orleans, San Francisco
and several other cities, and he de-
clarel that these clubrooms or houses
arc fttcl up regardless OF expense.
TIC be able to use them however, one
must belong to the crook arstocracy,
end must also pay extra dues that
would make the club man Of the cities
blink .Ohio State Journal.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

''This world groped until the thir-
teenth century without discovering
even the tallow CANDLE" says writer.
The expression, Mankind was
plunged in darkness during the early
ages is true in every sense. 1t was
perhaps the accidental burning of a
bit of fat of some slain animal that
suggested it's use as luminant, while
the hollow shell from the sea, con-
cave rock or a mold of sun-baked clay
held the fat, which was burned by
placing a rush in the fat, with the
lighted end projecting over the edge
of the rude dish. Step by step the
lamp was fashioned into thing OF
beauty, though barely a JOY forever.
Admirable specimens Of lamps in ter
"a Gotta, in stone, in brass and in
bronzc have been found on sites of He
brew cities and in the temples OF Hin.
doostan From the tombs Of Egypt;
from the tumuli of Assyria and an
cient lettered Babylon; from the op'
ened graves of Chaldean sages, came
examples of household lamps, reveal
ing a general use many centuries be-
fore the Christian era.
$50, from the fat of slain animals,
the resinous products of the forest
trees and the wax Of the wild bee
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/ I / b Z 1 q I Il e Pie

3 When foes assall and woes prevail,
we gaze around With scornful eye.
" We seize q forthwith steadyEhand and
e: ga lnllyseat a piece of pie. s..s5 + u,
s8s Oh, pie!e 4 s}59555# 55ss$ =.
& d Oh, Oh, faithful apple pie! Oh, ever
ready steadfast friend; In summer,
winter, spring, or fall. we always can
on thee depend! ~".z
Oh, plodding, humble apple pie!
No frills are thine-no manners high.
:. Thou art the John Smith of them all.
en-, unassuming apple pie! s.> =.
And luscious peach, with mellow
Juice to trickle slowly down my chin.
And fruit SO oozy and SO sweet, it
gives delight to tuck it in. =
Oh, peach!
we hasten to the shelf with glow
ing face and eager strides. What &C.
stasy to find piece with fruit exud-
ing from the sides.
Oh, pie! Mans noblest, truest
TREND! When pilgrims cross the
ocean blue, how tenderly you fill their
thoughts! How soon they pine awav
for you!
Afar off in the Philippines our
wounded soldiers often cry in happy
sweet delirium:
"Oh, say! Just see that deep dish
pie!:''
All. cocoanut!
Your fragrant taste eludes my bat
fed palate still. Oh, are you wrath
or are you real? And how you make
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ranged according to the number .of
strokes. required to make them, which
is, in a sense, equivalent to being al
phabetically arranged in English.
There are six styles of Chinese writ
ing First, the fanciful "sun shu," a
form found in bronze tablets, on por-
celains, etc.; second, the "die shu,''
or the plain style. This square form
Of writing was formerly used for Of
ficial purposes. Third, the *'guy shu,'
or pattern style, the. model of good
writing. Fourth, the ''harn shu," a
stiff running, hand, used in business.
Fifth, the "cho shu," or free running
hand, an abbreviation Of the "harn
shu," Or kind OF. shorthand, which
is not always Ineligible to an edu.
Gated Chinese, and sixth, the ''soong
shu," the elegant form, the charac-
ters used in printing.
Chinese characters are also divided
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03
Crooks Have Aid Societv

Il have no doubt that people have
wondered when some crook, caught
in the act and without friends in the
place in which he came to grief, could
give bond" said Frank G.. Miller, an
ex-convict, to Journal reporter/ with
whom he had previously become ac-
Cuainted.
There is nothing strange about it.
continued Miller, ''for we have an or
sanitation for mutual protection, and
this has representatives in every
large city and in some Of the smaller
ones of the United States and Canada.
Usually in the smaller places these
are lawyers, and if the crook is pinch
ed in a place where he has mo friends
he knows who to send for.
Should the case be an aggravated
one, and the crook in good standing
with the organization, the amount of
bond required is learned and the soci-
ETY. is notified to send enough to
square couple of bondsmen. The
crook disappears, the bondsmen set
tie and tell how they would like to
bring the fellow to justice, while all
the time they are wishing for another
job of the same sort, for they are we'll
paid and the lawyers get better fees
for looking after our business than
any ordinary practice pays
Miller went on to say that the or
ganization had it's regular officers,
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my senses thrill IScut "a piece off
with my fork. Iopen my mouth and
close my eyes. The pie. goes in. A
rapturous grin. And IL dwell in par
adise. & rs -.. =,
And huckleberry, brimming full, to
cheer the heart and stain the tongue.
I'd daily with you any day Daily oft
and daily long.
They say that in that torrid place
where devils laugh and lost souls sigh,
a plaintive moan is often heard for a,
cool refreshing piece of pie.
oh, pie! Oh, comforter!
They say (and to it's truth testify)
that China could be civilized by the.
noble help Of home made pie.
And pumpkin pie! All, there's T.
pie Of merit great and much renown!
What joy to sift the sparkling sugar
over that celestial brown!
And gulp it down! And feel then
that you own the town!
And lemon!
When thou art meringue, full
crowned as with a coronet, thou art
a sight for kings and men. Thou art
a sight I can't forget.
And then there's mince-a mystery.
A riddle, yet a sustenance! You get
it hot. You get it cold. But either
way you take a chance.
And here's "Good By to thee, my
loves In parting let me say that
care not who makes nations laws as
long 2s I can eat its pie.
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ed down, sweeping him off his legs,
and hurrying him toward the preci-
pice. Mile. Delachenal for moment
stood rooted to the spot with horror:
the next instant she ran into the mid.
die of the couloir right in the way OF
the avalanche of stones, and caught
her lover in her arms. Both were car.
ried downward, but the brave girl
managed to stop at the brink of the
abyss, over which the avalanche
Numbered. The young girl half-drag.
ged, haltcarried her: unconscious bur-
den out Of danger and, hurrying to the
village. obtained help. Besides a
severe wound in the hand, Robin had
two ribs broken, and sustained other
internal injuries. It was only discov-
cred latsr that Marianne had also
been injured, having received some
nasty cuts. on the arms, but they were
not serious.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03
MADE RICH BY LUCKY FIND.

One Of Many Remarkable Gold Dis
coveries in New Zealand.
One of the most remarkable gold
discoveries of which there is any rec
ord in New Zealand has been made in
the Mokihinui district by Albert Win
ter the son of billposter in North
Shields, England.
The discovery was made in a re-
markable way. Mr.. Winter stopped
at the edge of a creek to pick up a
piece Of stone to throw at a woodhen
and in doing so he noticed that the
stone was gold-bearing quartz.
Promptly he returned to the town,
took out his miners rights and with
his mate pegged off claims on the
ground, and subsequently sold out his
interest for G75,000.
Albert Winter, who is thirty years
of age, left South Shields nearly four
years ago as stoler on the steamer
Ilford. Some months later the ship
arrived at Melbourne and Winter left
her there.
For some time afterward his family
knew nothing of his whereabouts, but
short time ago they received letter
from him. The letter was written
from Grannity Creek, near West Port
New Zealand, and at that time ap
parently he was working at the mines
That presumably was before he made
his rare stroke of luck.
This is one of the biggest gold finds
ever made in New Zealand. Mr.. Win
| ter is now on his way home.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

The golden days were ours of old,
If we but did as we were told;
And when night came, we knew next
day.
Would come in time for us to play
Our world, wherever we might be,
Down stairs, or in the nursery,
We changed at will-all things became
Quite different, or were just the same.
Then 7 could make chair a horse,
Or steam car, as a thing of course:
The lounge a ship, or a mule train,
Which took us there and back again.
Maybe to Chile-if it showed,
Or up the rocky Yonkers road.
Or off to India's coral strands
And all tt bad, but lovely lands.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

Years day is very properly, il not ele-
gantly, "Begin day." the four seasons,
"see-see," is Four Times; last month
is up month";" and in this word will
be found what is known as "classi-
fer" The sounds for up month are
Saying ko yut;" the "ko'' is classi-
fer, which is used in a manner simi
lar TO our "a length Of rope" "piece
of business" etc., and has also it's
phonetic value.
For the word mot" there are several
ung-high" equals not is;
''ung' equals not; mo" equals not and
"but" equals not. The word high is
used according to the context for
either "is,'' lit isl or "are." The word
have" is sometimes inferred in a SEN
tence and not expressed, as Il not
wine cup" meaning Il have no wine
glass; out to express Il have wine"
or II have" anything else, the word
'yow," meaning have" is used. II
Il have not" anything the "have' is
omitted.
IT," me" and my" are all repre-
sented by one word, 'ugaw;" to say
mine the possessive kay" is added
to the "ugaw,'' and it becomes "ugaw-
kay" The word "very" is awkwardly
expressed by "sup-fun" or ten part, al
though there is the equivalent "jo-e."
Men are male persons, the plural is
shown by the number of men and not
by any addition excepting the classi-
fer. Women are female person" The
lenses are represented by sign, "He
has gone away being rendered "He
go" and sign of past tense; thus "ko-e
hoo-e he-oo (past tense signu) lar"
The query is represented by several
different signs, may" and may" be-
| ing the most common ones.
| A. birthday in Chinese is Give
day." or sarn yot. When the name of
a foreigner is to be expressed, it is
done so phonetically. Thus Washing
ton, whose name is more familiar to
!, Chinese than is generally credited, is
expressed by the sounds whar sun
dun, which is fairly close. The char.
acters used to write these sounds
mean beauty prosper and the verb
dun, which means to bow the head
Washington's birthday becomes in Chi
nese literally Beauty prosper to bow
the head live day." which does not
sound very impressive; but the Chi
nese appreciate the real meaning.
The word this is always expressed
as now in Chinese. For instance, this
morning is "now morning. or, in Chi
! nese, **kum chee-oo.' Once thorough
ly grasped the use of the Chinese vert
is not nearly so difficult as is the vert
in other languages. The Chinese
verbs express the idea only and un
dergo no change Of infection on &C
count of tense or mood. Consequently
there is nothing like a conjugation tc
be remembered. To express the time
of action other words are added to the
verb, which by their presence give an
indication of the exact mood Or tense
There are the verbs ending in the
sign equivalent to "gee,'' which means
to dwell, to live in, to rest or to stop
Thus to sit in q carriage is 'chow gee
mar chay,'', meaning sit to rest horse
car" the in being understood. ~%;>
In writing Chinese one has first te
understand there are 214 4fradicals, ar
)
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03
STUDYING Celtic Language.

The Pan-Celtic Congress, in session
at Carnarvon, Wales, recently, is a
conglomeration of several gatherings,
chief of which is the great Welsh Els
teddfod. Ireland has two annual Gel
tic gatherings-the Oireachtas and the
Feis Ceoil. The Highlands OF Scot
land has Mod, and Brittany also
keeps it's Celtism aflame at an annual
assembly. Mainland has no such as
sembly, but the study of the Gaelic is
being encouraged in various ways,
while even in Cornwall, where the use
of the Language that was spoken in
Eden" has died out altogether, there
are enthusiasts who are trying to in
augurate renaissance:
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03
In the Golden Days

sometimes crossed the Delaware,
And always found Columbus there.
And as to cables-what d'you think?
We laid one in the kitchen sink!
We learned a little now and then,
But soon forgot, and learned again;
They laughed at our mistakes, and So
They didn't scold us, don't you know?
We once got Pocahontas mixed
With William Penn, till they were fixed /;
And Queen Bess was a Hottentot,
And Eye said, "Shoot him on the spot!"
No wonder golden days are past,
For they were far too good to last;
And so climb, to crest the hill,
For gold is in the sunset still.
John Harrison in New York Times.
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An Alpine Heroine.


One of the bravest deeds in Alpine
annals was performed a short time
ago on the mountain Paray de Tarde-
want in Haute Savoie, by Mile Mari
anne Delachenal, a French peasant girl
18 years of age. At great risk she
saved her lover, Joseph Robin, who
is of the same age as Marianne, from
certain death.
According to the Paris correspond
.ents of the London Daily Chronicle,
the young couple were returning
home at sunset, driving their goats
before them alongside strong cou-
loir,,. when Robin noticed that some
goats still remained near the summit.
In spite of the entreaties of Marianne,
Robin took a short cut up the couloir,
instead Of going around it: He. had
reached q point halfway up the cou.
loir when an avalanche Of stones rush
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03
PERIOD

those strange combinations of strokes
on Chinese laundry ticket mean, yet
no one is likely to take up the study
of language to crafty a satisfaction
so unfruitful. That there is a genuine
value in a knowledge of the Chinese
language is vouched for by DR.. Wal.
ter Brooks Brouner, of Columbia uni
versity, and Fung Yuet Now, Chinese
missionary in New York City, in their
volume, just published by the Mac
milan company, entitled Chinese
Made Easy
In explanation of the comparative
ease with which spoken Chinese may
be acquired, for it must be understood
that there is difference between the
spoken and the written languages,
take, for example, the word hand. In
German we must remember whether
the word hand be of masculine, femi-
nine or neuter gender; in French,
Spanish or Italian we must recall
whether the word be of masculine or
feminine gender; whereas in Chinese,
,, as in English, all we need burden our
memory with is the word hand, which,
in Cantonese Chinese, is sow. Once
learned, the word SOW is irrevocably
fixed in our memory. The simplicity
of such language is at once selfevi'
dent when we are told that words have
neither gender nor declension; that
verbs have no conjugation (and may
be either active, transitive, neuter, or
even casuaI; that the Language is
composed mainly Of monosyllabic
words, which are really root ideas;
and that a word may be used either
as noun, verb, adverb or conjunc'
tion, depending simply on the context
or as the exigencies Of the surround
. ing words demand. -. =.
! The Chinese have never constructed
a grammar for their language as we
understand a grammar but the Ian
guage does adhere to certain forms in
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03
Sometimes "in the Air"

They were discussing various men
at the Players club when William
Norris remarked that some actors
legs were too short. *|,
..That can't be-" said one listener
abraham Lincoln said that mans
legs should be long enough to reach
the ground. Blanks legs do that all
right" z>z 49,. = ts@s .".f.s. b.
81 hardly think so,"" said Mr.. Norris
.hes is up in the air q good share o.
the time. z .4.5, .s.;= ..s:. ..s &c.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

James A. Garland, millionaire, OF
New York, who has just remarked
his divorced wife, tried George Mere.
~dith's scheme, but found it didn't
work. He discovered he couldn't get
any substitute for the woman he
loved. 80
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

into the hieroglyphic, signifcative,
topographic, antithetic. metaphorical
and phonetic. The names very aptly
describe these forms, all being the
subscribe of ancient forms which have
been modernized, and bear only d
slight resemblance to their originals.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

Marconi has been held up by
policeman for violating the speed Law
I in running his automobile, and wa:
unable to pull any wires to save him
self from going to the station.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

: President Eliot of Harvard says the
true gentleman will be deferential lc
age, beauty and all worthy things. He
probably classes the homely girls a!
one of the worthy things.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

The statement that $50 Chicago
teachers are suffering from overstudy
is respectfully referred for cogitation
to that western university professor
who said the, other day that school
teachers ought not to have such long
vacations. *& ]as> ..
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

It is a sad fact that thousands OF
substantial American citizens are
less interested in the announcement,
that Mr.. Jeffries is going off the stage
than in the news that Mr.. Jeffries is
going on.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

There is race horse that has beer
given the name Of Togo. AS soon as
the Togo scent cigar appears the ad
miral may retire, knowing that he has
reached the limit Of earthly glory.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

1t is a more hopeful and not more
hazardous enterprise for the duke Of
Orleans to try to reach the north pole
than to attempt to set up the throne
of his fathers.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

; The man who writes to a New York
paper declaring that housework is al
the exercise that women need to make
them beautiful, strong and healthy,
simply signs his letter Crank
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

It's a cinch that the corset manufac.
turers will put on straight front
when it comes to question Of their
staying Qualities.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

France is about to have another
crisis. Nobody seems to know what
1T is \going to be, but it is bound tc
come. The people have stood the
present calm about as long as pos
sible.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

Another Mullah is reported to be
loose in Somaliland. But don't be
deceived. Insist on having the origi,
ual Mad.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

The Hague conference might take
note of the fact that $4,000 accidents:
fatal and otherwise, occurred on rail
roads in this country last year:
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

Up in Vermont the rattlesnakes are
milking the COWS. Either that or the
Chefoo liar has established a branch
Office there.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

Poverty, according to J. G.. Phelps
Stokes of college settlement expert
,ence in New York; will one day cease
to exist. So also in that day will
riches, .-.r
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

A heretofore esteemed contempor
ary makes a great display of the an
nouncement that Chauncey Depew
has cracked a new joke. Nothing
could be baser or crueler than this.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

The death Of Lafcadio Hearn is a
distinct loss to literature. His talent
was exceptional perhaps it is not toe
much to say unique.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

Philadelphia's fad is the cocktail on
wheels: The cocktail on skates
would accord better with eternal fit;
ness.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

Signs of the times: When she Is
carrying the package they are mar
ried. When he is carrying one she is
about getting divorce.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

The st. Petersburg Novosti declares
that international law is polite
myth. Um-m-m, well, let's be glad it's
polite, anyhow.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

John L. Sullivan has again signed
the pledge. John L. could save great
deal of valuable >time by using rub.
Der stamp in his business.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

Look out for bioscope pictures OF
Vesuvius in action pretty soon now;
No doubt dozens of men in this coun
try are already busy on them.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

Evidently the Cleveland judge who
:holds that man with nagging wife
has a right to get drunk is OF that
school of philosophers who believe
that what is is right.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

A contemporary philosopher OBJ
serves that you can't make your way
in this world by kicking. Perhaps he
never saw football game.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

It is some indication of New York's
enormous thirst that she contem.
plates the expenditure of $90,000,000
for new water supply.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

Third Secretary Gurney now per:
ceives that his idea of his own i'm
,portance was an overestimate. =
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

A man who will put iron in a cork
life preserver would soap the horn at
a camp meeting. - 49,.
The Cook County herald., 1904-12-03

Russia Is now counting her chick
ems that were lost in the sTibetan
tsE - ~ .
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