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Evening star., 1909-06-12

Ii Sum Ling in his Introductory edi-
torial speaks of his paper as follows:
Its policy will be anti-nobody, but de-
stfnctly pro-Chinese. 1t will deal with
subjects impartially but patriotically It's
motto will be 20 do what is right and
fear not
Now we wish to inform readers that
the English edition of the Peking Daily
News has made many departures from
what has been adopted by the Chinese
Public Opinion From this day on ii will
be entirely under Chinese management.
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lished: 'Sau Yin of the army board de-
manded yesterday an explanation from
the Shun Tin ii Po, a Japanese organ
published in Peking, which paper Is al
legged to have charged him with inability
from opium smoking
The following IS an interesting exposi-
tion of the editors conception Of Eng
lish humor: II am tired of seeing that
everlasting 4nackerel brought in for
breakfast" grumbled a hoarder land
intend to speak to the landlady about it,
Some of his fellow-victins applauded, but
most Of them doubted his courage The
matter was under discussion when the
landlady appeared Miss Prunella,' be-
gan the bold hoarder, Il was about to
say in regard to the mackerel, that we
desire a change It's good mackerel.
responded the landlady, grimly. land
there will he no change. Then for
heavens sake" resumed the bold boarder
''order the girl to bring it in tail first for
while
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"Quite," she flashed, interrupting.
But I shall tell you nevertheless" he
continued. unheeding, that l am far
sorrier for what l have done, and been,
than you know: and that I think even
less of myself than you think of me-"
She did not reply.
II suppose that it is. too, quite useless
to ask you to forgive me- he said, tenta-
lively: and his voice, though low and
firm. held in it note Of petition.
do you think that you deserve for
giveness?' she asked. coldy.
He was silent for moment.
NO" he replied land yes"
what do you mean?'
"'No, because of what 1 have beer" "
he explained. And yes because OF
what I will be, and because" he hesi-
tated a little. and then finished. firmly.
because love you"
Again the red flush of anger famed on
her cheek.
THAT is unworthy and contemplate, y
she cried, turning upon him, her dark
eyes filled with scorn.
1T is true" he returned, simply.
She turned toward him, her dark eyes
flashing.
II shall ride home alone" she said.
hat fo1 in,
how useless would be protest.
II have aready arranged to take the
morning train back to New York" she
continued. And l shall be grateful if
you will permit me to avoid you until
then"
She turned her mare and rode slowly
back along the leaf-strewn path. while
show every detail of the great contest.
including different features of the pre-
liminary training of the two contest ants.
Perhaps the most interesting display was
the pictures showing the immense crowds
that witnessed the fight"
X
Another item is as follows: Accord
ing to a dispatch from Mukden. a piece
OF land measuring four hundred acres,
situate to the west of the west gate Of
Mukden, has been occupied by the Jap
anese. Negotiation is pending"
The paper also contains a list of the
foreigners staying at the Peking hotels.
An item with the caption Imperial
FIdicts'' is as follows: His highness the
prince regent is to proceed to the tablet
of her late majesty the empress dowager
to carry out the necessary ceremonies re-
quired after the fifth month of her late
majesty's demise.
most interesting item-especially to
Congress, now in session-reads: "Ac-
cording to Washington dispatches the
proposal for free trade between the United
States and the Philippines, which is a
feature of tariff discussion, has been
taken advantage Of by the democrats in
Congress to renew their agitation for the
surrender of the islands No legislation
on this line is, however, possible at this
time"
Under the heading Chinese Oflcial and
japanese Press the following is pub
Evening star., 1909-06-12

only nave DeeH 10 TeSuEfeCl II anu cause
more gossip, SO permitted him to sacri-
fee himself"
Steele was looking straight ahead, with
square, set chin and softened eyes.
Her voice was colder as she continued:
Il read your letter. and, as 1t was not
the honorable thing to do-even though
must make reparation as far as lay IN
my power. 1t is not that 1 care one bit
what you may think, or may have
thought, but just that you may learn OF
another mans nobility. and possibly find
for yourself lesson in Judging people
when you know nothing of them"
There was another pause. broken only
by slow-poundng hoofs.
At length Steele took his eyes from the
dun road.
Ibid you love Remington" he asked
turning his gaze upon her. His glance
was so strong. SO compelling. that. almost
before she realized, she replied:
~ INST lhod6Hl liidI i uid. oIlc
spoke as one from the mists of thought
Suddenly. she raised her eyes to his and
drew herself up haughtiy. even angrily
What right have you to question me?"
she demanded, coldly.
"The right of a man who wishes to
know the thing that means most to him. >
he answered clearly.
The red flush of anger mounted her
cheeks and she struck the little mare
smartly with her crop. With a bound the
chestnut answered and darted quickly
down the maple-lined road; and the big
black, gathering himself, galloped heavily
in pursuit.
Dare. an American official from Wash
ington. is staying at the Hotel Du Nord."
*
Among the editorial notes is the follow
ing: America is a wealthy country and
seldom cares about little expenses. Even
the recent credential which appointed
Mr.. Rockhill as special ambassador to
represent his government at the imperial
funeral was sent out by cable"
Each edition of the paper sells for 10
cents. American money, and the sub
scription is $50 per year. The Office has
telephone. and an ad was inserted for
a secondhand typewriter for use in the
editorial rooms. The policy OF the paper
is shown in the announcement, "Impar-
tial, but patriotic" 1t is the only Eng
lish paper edited by Chinese in Pekin.
To show that the Chinese have an in
terest in American sports the following
item is clipped from the May edition.
"Mr Sidney l.. Cohan arrived in Tientsn
May from New York, bringing with him
the cinematograph of the Johnson Burns
fight This exhibition will. no doubt, at
tract big audiences" later edition of
the paper has the following concerning
the pictures: There was an unusually
large audience at the Peking Arcade last
night the special attraction being the
cinematograph pictures of the famous
prize fight between the negro. Jack John
son. and Tommy Burns. The pictures
Evening star., 1909-06-12
Room at the Top.

D OBERT ]. BURDETTE. at the As
IN ISOLATED Press banquet in New York.
said. apropos Of humorous writer's:
There is always room at the top, and
this Is especially true OF the funniest
men on the paper and OF the largest
Strawberries in the box
When a man has been acting like the
deuce he thinks it's magnanirnous of him
to forgive his wife for it-New York
Press. -s------.-. -----.-.
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Glendinning; and then, as Steele appeared
alone from the darkness, he cried, ex-
citedly, "Why, where's Barbara"
The bent figure on the black horse
Strengthened suddenly, while an awful
fear clutched at his heart.
isn't she here?" There was infinite
alarm and CONSERVATION in his voice.
"Why, no." was the surprised response.
course, you'd return together
"Oh, she must be lost-or killed." cried
Clare Glendinning. Historically. "Oh,
what shall we do?''
How far along the path were you?"
asked Glendinning.
"A couple Of miles, reckon" answered
Steele
Then she must have taken the wrong
fork cried Glendinning. Don't you re-
member? The path divides at an acute
angle about a mile from the main road.
One who didn't know the country could
easily go wrong"
Where does it lead?" asked Steele, ex-
citedy.
Glendinning thought a moment.
1T leads" he answered, Ito the Deer
Run road and" He stopped suddenly,
and a look of great fear mashed across
his face MY Cod" he cried. "the bridge
over Lovers Leap ravine is down.
Steele waited to hear no more. Plung-
ing his spurs into the dusty flanks of his
horse he was off.
He knew the Deer Run road. 1t was a
narrow. winding path that ran through
tie mountains. and its nearest point was
the Lovers Leap ravine. But it was two
miles away-such a two miles They
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We're rough, full Of rock and shale and
tangled trees and matted underground.
The path that she had taken. winding
nve or six miles through the woods. would
lead her on, and on. to the Deer Run
road and the bridgeless ravine-and death.
1t would be long ride for her. But II
was long time since he had left her.
1t was dark. and she might have ridden
slowly. But then. again, as the road
Evening star., 1909-06-12

Both sides of the road running for
miles were crowded with persons Of all
nationalities. particularly Chinese, who
were too late to secure any tickets to en-
able them to get a better position, and
who WED with each other in order to get
glimpse at the imperial cortege. 1t
was long time before they got it.
THE day was warm; the sun was
shining: all the time they were waiting
most patiently. Those who arrived at
the scene early managed to get shelter
under the budding trees. and therefore
considered themselves extremely lucky;
but even so they could hardly keep away
from the sun which was coming out,
though mournfully but very fiercely.
Occasionally a detachment of soldiers
from the various legations came up. and
on each occasion the patient crowd Of
spectators thought the imperial cortege
was coming. Then vying began; cam
eras were lifted. But no! 1t was not
coming
The advertisements in the paper are
unique one OF them stating that Hans
Bahlke sells ''hrst-class European car
riases with heating pipes, electric bells
and electric lights" Among the 10
calls Is an announcement Capt. J. q.
Evening star., 1909-06-12

was open, she might not. Steel felt his
heart shrivel with chill of fear. He must
get there first-he must!
There was no moon. The cry Of an
owl came eerily through the dense dark
ness. A sinking fox barked raucously
from ravine filled with such solid black
might safely drive his horse upon it.
The big black was picking his way
heavily across the uneven ground. dodg-
ing now to the right, now to the left. TO
avoid the trees, huge ghostly shapes that
swept Steele across the face with sting
ing fngers-that tore at clothing and
flesh.
He must have gone a mile now-per-
haps more-he could not tell; for nothing
passed but blackness-oppressin terrible
blackness. He was powerless to tell
where he was, or where lay the ravine.
He knew only that ahead, somewhere. lay
the road down which she was riding TO
her death. He might strike this road
between her and the ravine. He might
strike it on the far side; If SO. he could
stand at its edge and by shouting from
time to time warn her Of her danger. But
he must get there first!
Stumbling. the black crowded against a
tree, and Steele's leg was caught between
horse and trunk. Still, he did not check
his mount though his leg was scraped
from ankle to thigh.
AS his horse stopped to snir the ground
before him, the darkness bore to Steele's
eager ears the sound of hoof beats. It
must be she! And in another instant she
It's measures will be Chinese: its methods
will be Chinese; its principle will be
Chinese; its sympathies and convictions.
it's head and heart will be all Chinese.
Consequently We respectfully desire read
ers to bear in mind that our customs. hab-
its and manners OF expression are some
what different from those of Europeans:
and while we will endeavor to please
every body and offend nobody, we ask
their pardon in advance for any offence
which might in the future be committed
by us unconsciously We also ask our
readers to overlook any omissions or mis-
takes. grammatical or otherwise, which
may occur through our own error or
through the error of our intelligent COM
positors; for, apart from the fact that
human beings are all liable to make mis-
takes, they must recognize that the pub
lication of a newspaper In a foreign Ian
guage by Chinese is not an altogether
easy or simple undertaking.
Evening star., 1909-06-12
RI Po1ze,. Emerson R>owne

he watched her until she was lost among
the dark tree trunks.
1t was dark when he reached the lodge,
for he had ridden far and hard, and there
were threats of storm in the air. They
were all waiting for him on the veranda-
a nervous, excited group.
where have you been?' demanded
Evening star., 1909-06-12

At last she reined the mare to a walk
and waited for him to come to her side.
As he drew his horse in beside her, she
turned her flushed face to him.
II have two things to tell you." she
said, frankly. even bluntly.
II have more than two things to tell
you,'' he returned. Just as frankly.
She did not iced. I'm the first place."
she went on, idly rubbing the chestnut's
name with the loop Of her crop. Il read
a part OF your letter requesting that you
might not be placed next to me at din
ner the night you came; 1t was in book
that I had and saw my name uninten
tionally-and read before I realized what
I was doing"
She paused a moment, her eyes resting
upon squirrel that was chattering and
chuttering excitedly at them from the
limb Of huge maple.
"And then" she continued. still strok-
ing the name Of her mare with the leather
loop. II wish to tell you Of Mr.. Remington
and myself"
He raised protesting hand. mo, no."
he said. 1T is none of my business"
Again she did not heed him. 1T was
not I who broke the engagement" she
said. at length, in low voice. 1T was
he. But as he is more of a gentleman
than are most men. he took the burden
of 1t all upon himself and let 1t be known
that 1t was who had tired OF him; while
in reality" she smiled a little-a smile
corps bore inscriptions with the names of
the senders. 1t is estimated that 500. 600
spectators witnessed the funeral.
Evening star., 1909-06-12

They came to fallen log. Lightly the
chestnut leaped. And then again she
ing its burden to her side. stopped
The man looked down upon the flushed
face, with its parted lips and glowing
eyes.
II suppose" he said, quietly. that any
apology that l might make would be ut
terly useless
Evening star., 1909-06-12

that was not at all of annusement-''it
was he who had tired of me-
There was a pause. After a moment
she went on:
Il suppose that it was cowardy of ME
he did it without my consent or knoWl-
edge; and for me to deny it then would
Evening star., 1909-06-12

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The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1909-07-08
Tragic Death at Cottonwood

Mrs. j. p. Johnsn, living four
miles south of town, while build
ing fire with kerosene this even
ing at about seven o'clock, causing
the stove to explode, had her
clothes catch fire and was severely
burned. She was at home alone
her husband being away doing
breaking, and expecting company
for the evening started to build .
fire in the stove by putting in
wood and a cup full of oil. An
explosion followed and her clothes
caught fire, putting her in awful
danger. She ran to a water tank
and threw herself into the water
thereby putting out her burning
clothes but not until she was bad
ly burned. The house and all its
contents burned to the ground.
She was brought to town by tue
neighbors and DR.. Heinemann,
of Philip, was call, who arrived
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1909-07-08
another week. A number of bind
ers are being purchased and this

another week. A number of bind.
ers are being purchased and this
community will soon take on the
appearance of an old farming
country. Hayes Homestead.
At the annual meeting of the
board of township supervisors on
Monday the regular business of
presenting and allowing bills was
gone through with the usual non
chalence and time honored Jokes.
At the same time it was observed
that something was pending that
was far beyond the common. A
suppressed excitement could be
detected quite easily, and without
effort. When all other business
was completed a mass of docu-
ments was produced by Clerk
Saunders and one of the board
asked for complete reading of
the contents. These proved to be
q series of letters addressed to the
township board, asking that no
license should be granted to any,
one for the selling of intoxicating
liquors at this point, inasmuch as
it was q menace to the advance
ment of the Indian, who is now in
q critical period of his transition
from a tribal savage to that of a
civilized, self-respecting and self
supporting citizen of our great
and progressive commonwealth.
These letters were chiefly from the
government officials who have
charge of the Indian affairs in this
locality. They were supplement
ed by few from other sources.
The question was thoroughly dis
cussed in all it's phases until the
hour was so late that it was decided
to adjourn to July 10th at eight
o'clock a. m., with the matter still
undecided Interior Index.
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here about lO:3O p. M, in his
auto. Cottonwood Register.
Later in the day other physicians
were called in consultation and ev-
erything possible done to insure
the stricken woman's recovery.
Efforts of the physicians however,
were unavailing, and the sufferer
died Friday morning.
A sad phase of the accident
comes from the fact that Mr..
and Mrs. johnson were married
ouly u few months ago. They
were most excellent couple, and
the husband has the sympathy of
all the community.
Rev. p. l. King, of Philip, CON
dncted the funeral at Cottonwood
Saturday.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1909-07-08
What a Water System Costs.

Edwin X. Mather, the manager
of the Dakota Engineering Co., of
Mitchell, was here yesterday and
gave the town board his estimate
on the cost of the water system for
kadoka. The system, according
to the plans and specifications
which he has drawn will according
to his estimate cost the town s8175
His estimate for the various parts
are as follows:
Pump house and machinery 1890
New wells. .............. $50
Mains from wells to tank. 2O7O
Distribution mains and six
nydrants l94O
Tower and tank, 76 foot
tower and 1Sx2O foot
tank. $500
Making a total or. -. $8l75
He also made an estimate of the
cost of fire department equipment
consisting Of hose, hose cart and
ETC., at $525. These estimates he
stated were very liberal and he
gave it as his opinion that the con-
tract could be let within the
estimate. In this system wood
en- pipes is specified to take the
place of the regular cast iron pipe
and is put in at about half the cost
of the latter. This wood pipe is
made of Washington fir and is
wound with wire which makes it
strong. Pipe of this make has
been found to be in good condi-
tion after a use of from twenty
five to forty years and is the best
cheap pipe on the market. The
engine and pump will be a CON-
bined affair, there being several
good ones on the market which
are much cheaper and better than
buying them separate. The en-
gine specified was a afive-hosre but
the board may decide to increaae
the size. The board will at once
advertise for bids in order to get
the system under way and CON-
pleted before cold weather sets in.
This system will furnish our town
with a complete system of water
works which will provide plenti-
full supply of the finest water for
domestic use as we'll as fire pro-
lection. -kadoka Press.
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Hotel bufas at Fl. Pierre.

At an early hour yesterday
morning the fire bell rang and the
news quickly spread that the
Shannon House was ablaze.
Josph Kirley and his son Char
ley, were sleeping in room No. 20,
when Mr.. Kirley was awakened
by the falling of some object to
the floor, which proved to be a
hall lamp which had evidently ex-
exploded.
He quickly gave the alem, which
was not needed with the usual
alscrity on account of the hideous
racket which had been going on
al night, those who heard Mr..
Kirley's cries of fire thinking that
it was only another drunken roys-
ter lamenting the awful thirst
which would overtake him when
next he should awake.
In q remarkably short time three
powerful streams of Missouri riv-
or water we're doing battle with
the flames the principal object be-
ing to save the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. p. A. Cavanaugh, which
joins the Shannon on the west,
For half an hour neither side scor-
ed, the fire having q little the best
of it, but the firemen finally got
two heavy streams playing upon
the rear of the building where the
flames were 1ercest, and a small
hose to working on the inside, and
1t $50 the condagration was sub.
dued without spreading to any of
the adjoining buildings.
Fire brands few thick and fast
for IN hour, but a close watch was
kept, w. J. Darcy doing good
work At tho Episcopal church with
Z small hose.
Practically the entire contents
of the hotel were ruined by fire
and water, the furnishing bein
the property of Mrs. Ricketts,
who seems to be under an unlucky
star, having lost = hotel and con
tents years ago by fire and later
sacrificed nearly all her earthly
belongings In tho food of 1905
This loss IL partially covered b,
insurance. The building is tn,
property Of James Philip.
For Salo-3O head of youn{