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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
THOUSAND ROOMS
IN THIS HOTEL

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2.-PIans
for twenty story addition to the ST.
Francis hotel were finally passed upon
today. This would make the hotel one
OF the tallest on the Pacific coast, and
one of the largest in the world 1t
would give it 1850 rooms
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
TREADWEIsL IS
ADJUDGED BANKRUPT

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.-James
TreadWell. who is facing trial charged
with embezzling securities on deposit
in the California Safe Deposit & Trust
companv. of which he was a director
was adjudged d bankrupt on complaint
of Daniel O'DOnnell, representing vari-
Gus depositors, who claim Treadwell
is transferring MS property to his wife.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
french Cruiser
Grounded TOddV

PARIS Nov. 20.-The French
cruiser Conde was grounded off JAG
clio, Corsica today during maneuvers.
1t is doubtful if the vessel can DO
saved.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
Sentenced to Hama.

OREGON CITY, Nov. 2O.-Matthias
Janoiiag, convicted of the murder Of
Mary Schmraker, his sweetheart, was
today sentenced to hang on January
!. in Salem.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
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COsGROVE NO BETTER q.

+ PASO ROBLES. Nov. 20.-Gov- i
= ernor-eiect CosgrOve is practic- !
+ ally showing no improvement. His :.
= condition causes some apprehen- !
+ sion. He is suffering from bright's /
! disease and it is believed his con- !
+ ditiOn is serious. At first he +
+ showed some improvement. !
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
KAISER'S COURT
AGAIN EXCITED

BERLIN, Nov. 20.-The kalsers
court is in a state Of uncomfortable
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-20
Kaiser Wilhelm Breaks Loose
in a Tirdde Against England

Interview Said To Have Been Suppressed by Century
Company, Published Today in London and Creates
Biggest Sensation of German Emperor Perdicts
Disaster for England, "the Renegade. Complications
Expected TO Follow Publication of Interview
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

By w. G. Fitz-Gera1d

scholar the Rev. W T. Beynon with his wife and
their three children, massaCred by Yey Hsien
and his Boxers in the big square before the Cover
nOr'S yamen.
Alfred Copp subagent at Chefoo makes periodical
trips up the Yellow River which is called China S
Sorrow because it bursts its dikes and carries
havoc over the land This sent a report of
his journey to headquarters in four words Fog
him and his books greatly that he had to sleep
temple among the idols: for no inn would receive
him.
After the Bible has been translated countless re
visions are necessary before the types cut And
after the books are printed comes the romantic
and perilous work of distributing copies in new and
remote regions of the Chinese Empire The work of
revising the various versions has ceased: and
the two guiding principles of DR. Morrson-fdelity
and simpcity-are always aimed at. Il have
preferred common words he would say. before
rare and classical ones avoiding the technical terms
of pagan philosophy: for l would rather be deemed
ineegant than hard to be understood"
Translation after translation found by native
critics to be too literal and foreign: too undomatic
and un-Chinese The style diffuse and disor-
Derby with too lavish use of particles and pronouns
which in literary Chinese are used Sparingly. AT
time the American and British committees
at oggerheadS the terms to be used in Chinese
for God" and Spirit" with the result that two
versions of the Scriptures were printed The Lords
Prayer was one OF the trumphs OF the Delegates
Version. 1t consists entirely of ur-worded-
which in Chinese means four sylla bled-phrases
having the cadences of poetry, easy to learn and
musical to reCte.
All the greatest versions. however, in the
literary style which is written and not the spoken
language. The pioneer colloquial version was that
of DR.. Medhurst, who turned the Delegates Version
such created real sensation when read and re-
peated in remote towns in the heart of China where
it considered miraculous that the foreign devil
should speak the Tongue of Heaven"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

At nine O'Clock the lookout hailed the deck
Sail no, dead ahead
The calm and it did not take long for the
rushing Strathcona to reach the Manitoba for in
could be made out from the deck, rolling helpessly
in the smooth Atlantic swells She flying the
signal H. P meaning. Close! l have something
to communicate
characteristic. He sent word to the Captain that
he desired few minutes conversation.
What is it. Mr.. Frere?" inquired Captain
Barstow when Frere set foot the bridge
You'll perhaps be sending boat to the Mani
toba?" inquired Barney
Possibly. Why do you ask"
There is lady aboard of her in whom | am
interested, and l should like to her, especially
she may be in some anxiety.
Captain Barstow smiled under his gray mustache
Continued page I9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

out Frere deck and found the newly risen
sun the right hand of the ship instead of nearly
astern where the luninary should have been on a
true course for New York. There were more officers
group of men at the door of the wireless telegraph
office the main deck.
What doing?' he inquired of these latter.
wireless message just received from the Mani
toba, sixty miles to the nor ard She's broke er
tail shaft. We're 'eadin' for 'er now said grz-
zled old quartermaster.
Frere simply nodded at the news: but his heart
beat quicker. Are they-is she-in any danger?"
he asked
Lord love We, not bit! the assuring
swer. We'll prob'y offer to tow"
With Frere to think was to act. He made his
way to the operator.
Have you got the Manitoba" he inquired
Sure, the curt answer.
Then I'll trouble you to send this message for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

for palm tree and represented the multitudes who
went out to meet Jesus the Mount of Olives
casting in his path tremendous thorn bushes Yet
another striving to render the Parable of the Sewer
in the Fu-chau cooquial, inadvertently said that
carnivorous birds down to devour the seeds
that fell by the wayside
In order to avoid heavy freight the American
Bible Society has local printing establishment in
years ago vigorous campaign of colportage has
been begun. This of course is attended by grave
risk and may we'll lead to terrible tragedies. Not
many years ago the Rev. ]. L. Johnson of the
British Bible Society assembled the mighty Yang-tze
into the heart of Sze-chuan attended by trusty
Chinese colporteur. No trace of either was ever
found until nineteen years had elapsed Then it
learned that the two had landed at little way
side town to astonish the natives by showing them
marvellous books in their tongue. Strangely
enough while they there fire broke out. and
mischief makers attributed this to the malefcent
influence of the foreign devil And that night band
of yelling savages first destroyed their boat, and then
hacked Johnson and his to pieces with their
knives. In like manner that much respected Chinese
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

me" And he hastily scrubbed the following pad
PURsER MANIToBA-You have a young lady aboard
bearing initials b F. Send me her in full. have
important BARNABY FRERE. S. S Strathcona
In few minutes the return message came:
Name of lady Miss Barbara FELTON,
Frere smiled as he read the responsible had
guessed correctly,-and Immediately replied
Miss BARBARA FELTON, S S Manitoba Am bringing
your travelling bag BARNABY FRERE, S Strathcona
She will understand he thought
Again the mysterious ether pulsated between the
two ships:
BARNABY FRERE Strathcona Surprised and de-
lighted When shall expect you?
BARBARA FELTON,
Evidently Miss FELTON, could be facetious.
He signaled back
Coming twenty miles an hour Will you after
breakfast
He also could Joke although he was in earnest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

IT has taken nearly a hundred years of unremittng
toll to translate that monument of literature.
the Christian Bible into the various dialects of
China. These include the Shanghai dialect. Easy
Wen-li, the Fu-chau and Su-chau colloquials, the
Mandarin tongue and several Others.
Just century ago Robert Morrison reached Can
ton and prowled about the city walls up and down
the coast picking stray words like pariah Selling
fragments of food. Five years later the British
Bible Society heard he was engaged on a Chinese
version and further that he going to devote his
whole life to it. Forthwith he sent grant of
twenty-five hundred dollars with a promise of
other like receiving his strangely scrawed
and painted ideographs representing Saint Lukes
Gospel.
Before long numerous Chinese portions of the
Bible were penetrating into the then Forbidden
Empire, chiefly by roundabout roads along the coast
of Cochin China and the Gulf of Siam. And without
ceasing translation and revision went AS the
pioneers passed away, new scholars stepped into
their place. Now it was Gutzlaff passing up and
down Chinese shores surgeon or interpreter ven
turing up pirate haunted rivers landing here and
there grave risk of his life and distributing the
himsy leaves he and former workers had devoted
their lives to preparing.
the famous Delegates Version begun; but
the terrible TAPPING Instruction almost swept
away. But at headquarters the weird looking char
acters were being engraved and the bands we're
off the wheels of the machines.
Hard indeed is it. to realize what that translation
means in miracles of ingenuity, patience and study:
First of all, the difficult language earth had
to be mastered, both orally and in writing Then
the task of discovering terms that would con-
vey to untutored minds the subtle moral and spir-
itual significance of wonderful literature the
Christian Bible
But the faith and enthusiasm that
tains were not to be denied Who among us will not
take off our hat to old Bishop Schereschewsky, that
marvellous Bible scholar who, though nearly helpless
through paralysis, went on pounding with the soil
tary forehnger left him the typewriter, preparing
every single word of both Testaments in his monu-
mental translation into the Easy Wen-li dialect.
But it is Mandarin that is spoken by three fourths
of Chinas four hundred millions; and so committees
of Bible Society scholars assisted by natives
stantly in session at Shanghai and elsewhere A
notable committee was that which worked for many
months on the High Wen-l version three years ago at
Pei-tai-ho. Here DR.. D. Z. Sheffield and his col
leagues assisted by of the ablest literary
Chinese in the whole Empire.
OF course there many pitfalls in beginning
new dialect One translator took the wrong word
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10
KAvANAUGH.

Rev. J. NJ Hicks is conducting a
revival meeting with good attend
ance
Bob Marrow. OF Buchanan. met
with a very painful accident by fall
ing from a freight train. lie was
taken to the hospital Sunday.
Allen Turman win close his school
Friday. lie will attend school at
Louisa this viater.
MiIlie Pichard left for -willmore.
KY. 10 enter college
Mrs. James Rice has returned 10
her home at BelIeaire. OHIO. after
visit with home folks.
]. w. Kendrick left for Justice. o
to work ON the pipe line.
Sam Truman went to Catlettsburg
today to attend court.
Miss Jessie Stuart left for her
home this morning after spending
several days with her cousin. Miss
Belle MeSorley
Miss Bulah selby Is visiting her
cousin. Miss Lena Newman.
Naugh-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10
Hows rIlsf

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
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Testimonials sent FREE Price 75
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Take Halls Family Pills for oonsti
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10

A tickling cough. from any cause. Is
quickly stopped Dy Dr. Shops Coush
Cure. And * is so thoroughly harm
less and safe. that DIR. ShoOp tells
mothers everywhere to give it with
out hesitation even to very young ba-
besL The wholesome grten leaves and
tender stems of a lung healing mount
ainous shrub furnish the curative pro
perties to DR.. Shops Cough Cure. u
Gains the cough. and eGls the sOr,
and sensitive bronchial membranes
No opium no chlorOform. nothing
harsh used to iniure or suppress. Sim
ply a resinous PLAN extract. thai
helps to heal aching lungs The sprn-
iards call this shrub which the Doc
tor uses The Sacred Herb" Demand
Or. Shops Take no other. LOuiss
Drug Co.
style and best quality suits and
overcoats.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10

Finley Fogg. a bright and popular
attorney living at West Liberty. has
been elected one of three Prison Com
missioners of Kentucky He won Ov-
er two opponents in the Democratic
!. joint caucus ar Frankfort Tuesday
night Just before he entered the
room some one handed him a lemon.
Being an unsophisticated mountain
eer, he innocently devoured the omi-
nous object and waded on TO victory.
One ballot was sufficient Before
il closed his opponents were CON-
pletely mist-ified. There was so much
FOgg that it is not yet clear TO
them how it all happened They
were standing around for some time
afterwards with their hands in Their
pockets. thoroughly befogged.
Keep your eye on Finley. You'll
hear from him-he has a regular
Fogg-hOrD voice and brains enough
to use it to advantage
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10

State Treasurer Henry Bosworth Ia
just balanced up the amount which
lies to the States credit in the State
repositories. which shows that he viii
turn over to Treasurer Capt Ed
Farley. the sum of 81. .SOls7. This
is divided into the following funds;
Sinking fund, s121.7SS %; school fund.
sl.Os4.s274S: general expense fund,
ssOs.Ss272.
With the exception of the school
bonds. which stand as a perpetual
liability of the Commonwealth for
the support Of its public school sys-
tenn, the State is free from debt.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10
CERTAIN RESULTS.
Many A Kentucky Citizen knows
How Sure They Are.

When the hack besins to ache
Dont vait Until baekaehe becomes
chronle
III serious kidney troubles develop
TIL urinary troubles destroy nights
reaL
Mrs l.. n TAYLOR. o, SO East JET
ierson s., LouisvIils. Ky. Eays:
several yeau sEo / contrae,ct
a cold which settled IN my kidneyA
! suffered a srea, deal from pains .
cross my bark and Joins and uas al.o
much annoyed By The TOO freao8nt
action q the Kidneys sesretions s1ps-
eially at Night steadily grsv vorus
began to Be- annoyea By dinfnsus
and a feeling g, languor ana dspror-
son I procured Doan'a Kidney l1lls
and felt relief from the first I co..
tiHaed the treatment and vas soon
eVred I gave a statement % thIa.
effect In 1890 and am Eiad to con
firm same Al this time Cor The cure
has proven to Be a permanent ona
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10
CAT.

Mrs. Rosie Moore. Who has been m
so long. is no better.
Matt HollIe will move to Ashland
this week.
Adam Harmon is or the sick list.
Andy Thompson and Nancy Messer
, were calling at A. Harmons last sun
day.
Ned Rasey and Cleve Ramley were
calling at c. W. Mays last sun
day.
Bonnie Rice. who has been sick for
a long time is getting better
Muey Cassidy viii soon 20 TO Ports
mouth where he win make his HON,
Robert CASSIDY was calling on
+ L. Ramley SUNDAY
Wild Rose.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10
Notice To Stockholders.

The stockholders Of The Loulsa
National Bank are hereby notified
that the regular annual meeting viii
be held at the banking house o,
sid bank on Tuesday. January Il.
lsOS. between 10 a N. and p. N.
for the purpose Of electins Board
Of Directors for the ensuing year.
II. F. Conley Cashier.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10
Best Galvanized Roofing.

Carload of that high grade gal
vanized roofing that is known to be
the most desirable roofing material
on the market. has been received By
the Snyder Hardware Co. Louisa. Ky
and they are selling ii at a special
price that is very attractive TO buy
era Cali or write for price.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10

Judge Albert S. Berry. of Newport,
formerly a member of Congress from
his district. died last Tuesday after
a short illness Of pneumonia. Judge
Berry was at one time very active in
behalf of the Improvement of the
Big Sandy.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10

Trial catArrah treatments are belns
mailed out free. on request. BY Dr.
shoop. Racine. wis These tests ar,
proving TO the people, without q
penny's cost. the great value q mi.
scientific prescription knoNn to drug
gIsts everywhere as Dr.. Shops ca.
tarrh Remedy. Sold by Louisa Drus
Company.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10

The jury in the case of Caleb Pow
srs was unable to agree. standing 10
for acquittal and two for conviction
The next trial is set Tor July. Pc
titions for the pardon of both Pow
ers and Howard are now in eirculatio
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10
Baled Hay For Sale.

No. /. 50 cent. PER leo pouna.. Ma
? soc-. delivered in harms. ruilrn.d'
station or river. Lave orders a
Office Jay n NOrshuR
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10
FRIDAY. January 10. 1905

Joe Cannon reassembled at Wash
ington last Monday. after a recess
OF several days.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10

Look at special reduction on Ia.
dies fine custom made shoes.
Loar & Burke
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10

Many a hoyls called duh and stupid,
when the whole trouble Il due 70 Z lazy
liver. We firmly believe your own doc.
IoT win TELL you that an occasional dose
a Ayers PIlls viii Do such boys Z great
deal a good. They keep he liver acl|ge.
'--~lI.ll ~ |l.1. Ave. o.. lowell. N.ll -
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-05-28
LYNNE

Here comes Rosebud with the same
sweet old smile on her face Quite
a lot of things have happened since
Rosebud last came to the front-the
great barbecue at Lynne for one thing,
which was a great success, and was
attended by somewhere about 600
PEOPLE, and all had quite an enjoyable
time. When the barbecue was all over
with some of the young folks adjourned
To Mr.. Charley Hogan's and danced
till somewhere about one o'clock.
We are sorry to say that Mr. r. c.
Forts family are down with the
measles.
The Misses Standard have as their
guest Miss Cara Prichetts of Levon.
We hear that they are going to give
fish fry at Lake Bryant pretty soon.
Hurry up, boys; we girls are waiting
for you all to announce it.
A certain long young man must have
Sound something attracting over the
sawgrass by the visits he made over
that way.
Wonder where Jack is. Come to the
front, Jack. Rosebud.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-05-28
TEMPERANCE TALK
AT WEiRSDALE

Miss Minnie Neal, of Jacksonville,
president of the State w. C.. T. u,
gave an interesting talk to the chill
dren of South Lake Weir and Weirs-
dale Sunday school classes at the
Presbyterian church at Weirsdale
Sunday morning, May "a, and she left
some fine thoughts for the children to
Think of. After her talk to the chill
Gren there was 10 minutes recess for
all to have a chance to meet Miss
Neal and have the pleasure of shaking
hands with one who is doing such fine
work for the temperance cause, and at
Ii O'clock Miss Neal gave an address
10 the older people, which we were
glad to see so many out, and all speak
we'll of the address. 1t was rare
treat to us all. We say come again
Miss Neal Res. Supt. of w. c. T. U.
Lake Weir Union.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-05-28
RoLuckINe GEORGE M. CONAN

This popular author-actor Vas put
on another Broadway hit in New York
called "The Yankee Prince" 1t is fill
ing the Knickerbocker Theater every
light. Beyond doubt, one Of the best
songs in the piece is Tommy Atkins.
You Are All Right" This song. like
all the others in the show. is by Geo.
M. Cohan himself. 1t will be given.
words and music complete, with at
tractive colored cover, with every copy
Of next Sundays New York World.
Order an advance copy from your
newsdealer IL you would get this latest
Broadway hit.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-05-28
INDIGESTION

With its companions, heart burn,
f.atulence. torpidity of the liver, con-
stipation, palpitation Of the heart,
poor blood, headache and other ner-
vous symptoms, sallow skin, foul
tongue. offensive breath and a legion
OF other ailments, is at once the most
widespread and destructive malady
among the American people. The
Herbine treatment will cure all these
troubles. Fifty cents bottle at the
Anti Monopoly Drugstore.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-05-28
HUMAN FILTERS

The function of the kidneys is to
strain out the impurities of the
blood which is constantly passing
through them. Foley's Kidney Rene
dy makes the kidneys healthy so they
will strain out all waste matter from
the blood. Take Foley's Kidney Rem
edy at once and it will make you well.
Sold by all dealers
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-05-28
THE LUCKY QUARTER

Is the one you pay out for a box Of
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They bring
you the health that's more precious
than jewels. Try them for headache,
bfitousness. constipation and malaria.
II they disappoint you the price will be
cheerfully refunded at any drugstore.