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of a bamboo stick administered i'm
in the presence of the magistrate.
Guilty miscreants, anticipating con-
viction: generously wad Their clothing
with cotton, so that the strokes Of the
cudgel will inflict no serious bruises;
and. Furthermore, sometimes, by brib-
ing the bailiff, will induce him to lay
on the blows very lightly, although
with apparent vigor. These little
evasions are perfectly well understood
yet the person who is being punished
will make a great cutlery when in
reality he hardly feels the blows. Yet
he dare not omit the groan. which is
the outward testimony of his suffering
under punishment. Should the Gull
prit fail to below loudly it IS consid-
cred a reflection upon the court, and
the magistrate may order the num-
Der of blows to be doubled, and to
be laid on in earnest. So If any
Chinese official should receive the
yellow cord one may be sure that
everyone in China will make a pre-
tense of taking the matter quite SER
iously when. n fact, it is nothing
more than a severe imperial repri-
mandi
The International situation now TO-
cussed at Picking evolved at the time
of Yuan's dismissal some incidents
which are very interesting to those
who can see beneath the surfac'
rOnd tiOnS there That JaDan desired
the dismissal of Guam from power and
particularly his retirement from the
presidency of the Wai-wu-pu, where
he was thorn in the side of Japan's
Manchurian policy, was we'll under
stood, and Japanese intrigues from
time to time sought to undermine his
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influence, but for a long while with
out success. Yuan was regarded by
nations which sincerely favored the
'Open door and Integrity of China
| doctrines as the most competent and
! progressive statesman in China. Eng
land and the United States strongly
desired that he remain at the helm.
Curiously enough. it is probable that
the attitude of the Washington adj
| ministration toward certain matters
then under consideration contributed
to Yuan's downfall. A special en-
bassy headed by Tang Shaggy, had
been sent to Washington, ostensibly
to thank the United States for re-
nouncing the unpaid part of it's share
of the Boxer indemnity, but really
to present Cilnas side of the Man.
churian question, and to endeavor to
enlist Americas support in resisting
Russian and Japanese entertainments
upon Chinese's sovereignty. The Pc
king government was very uneasy
about Japan's policy (and still is)
and was seeking a closer understand
.ng with the United States and Yuan
had led the Picking government to be-
lieve that such an entente could be
arranged and that it would assure the
integrity of the empire. Yuan, there
fore. was personally responsible Tor
the special embassy, and the pro-
American thesis of Chinese diplomacy
as a means to tide over a critical per-
iod in it's history.
At this juncture japanese diplomacy
became active and the washington
government was somehow induced to
accept Japan's theory of the situation.
The sending of only half of the fleet
to China, which was a distinct SLAP
and the refusal Of the Washington ad-
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first time that I used the device.
Straightway an excited Maryland
yellow throat answered the quacks,
coming within few feet Of me: with
rush of wings, a pair of anxious
robins hurried to the scene. Now a
redstart. with shining black lead and
delicate salmon bars, made his way
to me by short flights. until 1 could
see plainly his bright, black eye. look
ing at me askance as made the nys-
FERROUS sounds He came within an
arms length and stayed a CONSIDER
able time. Next chestnut-sldeo
warbler launched into bush peIore
me. eyed me curiously and question:
ably and then went on again. Ine
fit, bird was a catbird who drew
near with a nervous nasal call, but
s,,c,, a professional mimic ventrilo-
.ouist could not long be deceived, and
she was soon out of sight again. A
nair of towhees arrived next, saw me
lift nv glass to inspect another pird
and left The bird / was looking at
was a blue-headed vireo. Last OF all
there came magnolia warbler-Nor-
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ute. / just continued digging in the
potato patch and said nothing worthy
| of mention, though l may have re-
marked upon the weather
In three or four days it began to
warm up trifie, and 1 was the first
to enter complaint about the beastly
hot weather, and whenever 1 knew she
hadn't seen the paper, I'd stretch the
weather mans figures five or six
notches, until it finally got hotter than
Tophet-so blarsted hot that w.fey
imagined all the grease was frying
out of her. Still she was game, and
said nothing about summer resorts,
even though l daily dwelt upon the
merits of this place and the dement's
of that All studied on my part. and
she never fell to it.
Last week. though, when the ther-
mometer had registered the 119 de-
gree mark, and grass fires were COM
mon all over town because of the ire
mendous heat; when horses were be-
ing m.red in the soft and squashy
pavementS; when shoe leather sizzed
on the concrete walks and ones hair
smelled burned after an hours walk,
she announced that the world must
be coming to an end. Nothing of
the sort, dearie.' l hastily responded.
It's simply one Of those unusual years
when the sun on it's orbit gets closer
to the earth than it does at any other
time, and as a most consequentOry re-
suit, the atmosphere becomes excess
sively heated-abnormally humid and
dec. dedly uncomfortable
Besides, grille. you are beginning
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Il know how it is. I've been there
myself and only now see the follv OF
the past Yep. Things are looking
rosy for me. and unless unforeseen
complications develop, there is hap
piness. not to say joy. in the immed-
late future for me. I'm as free as a
bird on the topmost branch of a box
my wing-tips. And I'm going to con-
tinue the experience until the end of
tlme-unless l get touch of the govt
or Indigestion l truly fee sorry for
you, Stubby, but perhaps you are not
asking for any considerations on my
part. To be frank with you. it grieves
me to see you so sad; and yet, what
can 1 do?'
"Oh, we'll, l don't know that any,
one has asked you for any sympathy
cruelty rebuked Stubby. as he gave
the motorman bell to slow UP at
Palouse street and let an old lady hop
off. You think you are the only
paper bag in the garbage wagon, but
just take tip from me, your time
is coming, and you'll be envying me.
Keep "a tab on the representations of
the weather bureau and see if I'm not
right
ANY way, you can't get around the
fact that you're afflicted with an
acute attack of sour grapes
THAT tells me you are not so wise:
Cuddle up beside me, dearie, hold
my hand"
know, for I've had EN- But it gives
me a pain, nevertheless, to see a man
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(actually kept under strict surveillance,
voted to putting his affairs in order
and in giving series of farewell en-
friends. Although a time was set
Within which the offender was ex-
pected to depart this life. it was not
considered good form to defer until
the last day: neither was it proper
to display undue haste.
Theoretically, the yellow cord was
supposed to provide a way for the Of
fender to take his own l.fe by strang-
u!ation; but usually a different means,
like one of the subtle and deadly
poisons long known to Orientals, was
actually used After death the body
of the man thus "honored'' would be
buried with full official honors. If one
failed to die within the specified time,
he was stripped of all honors and his
immediate family degraded and he
then would iie by the hand of an eX-
ecutiOner.
This was the function of the yellow
cord in ancient times, as / have heard
it described by Chinese friends or
mine; but not for many years has it
actually been employed. In fact, the
function is now absOlete and while its
theoretical symbolism survives, it is
doubtful if it ever again will be car
ried out. or that Chinese seriously eX-
pect it to be.
However, it has nominally been
brought into requisition in quite re-
cent times. 1t was reported to have
been sent to Lii Hung Chang after the
disastrous debacle of the Chinese army
in the last war with Japan, when the
venerable statesman was also temper
arily stripped of all his high honors
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O1e Bank in Washington Ouer Which Bank
Examiner Has No Jurisdiction

No matter how much or how little
money is found on convict wncn
he is admitted to the prison. it is
taken from him and placed on de-
post to his credit The deposits
range from a few, cents to several
hundred dollars. No interest is paid
on deposits, but in some cases, a
few of the convicts have placed their
money on deposit in one of the local
banks. drawing 4 per cent interest.
When their money is so handled. it
is out of the charge of the warden
and the convict must then look to the
bank in which he had the money de-
posted
Men Draw Their Money.
When the men were taken out of
the prison few weeks ago to work
on the rock crushers, every man who
had any money on deposit in the
prison bank drew MS account in full
which was given to the guard in
charge of the gang the prisoners con-
tinually use their money in buying
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so unappreciat.ve of his friends as to
every time the opportunity presents
itself. Now, if I were in your boots
good sized barrel full of water, and
stick my bun into it for some time;
ing away.
The old girl. has gone on her va
cation to some watering place or other
down N Oregon-she left me her ad-
| dress. but I'll be ground into nom
union sausage if 1 can think of it now.
The point is, she has WENT. Left to
my own resources, / at first was un-
able to adjust my anatomy to the new
order of things and began pining over
the dirty dishes, the silent ring as
1 tread disconsolately upon the parlor
carpet, and watched the weeds grow
ing up over the back fence. Did that
sort of thing last any great length
of time? Well, choke me for a bloom
ing idiot, but it did not. No stree.
Lies too cussed short to spend ones
time pining and repining over some
thing that you had been used to, but
no longer have.
1T took me something like 81 hours
and sc minutes to get used to the
cnange, but you are not in the proper
humOr tonight to thoroughly appreci-
ate the situation when once things
aid grow brighter A married man,
they say, has no right to wear red
socks, green ties and shirts that look
like they had done duty at the state
penitentiary, but that's what I'm do
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But whether the cord was sent to ii
or not. he merely retired to his native
province, where he was supposed to
purify himself by communing at the
tombs of his ancestors; and in a short
time the difficulties of the Picking
government compelled it to recall him
and to intrust to his experienced hand
the negotiation of the treaty of peace
between Japan and China, which was
signed at Sh.monoseki.
After his success, by inducing the
intervention of France and Russia, in
preserving the territorial integrity of
the empire, Ii was restored to full
honors, which he retained until his
death. The last previous instance
which I recall of the presumed use of
the yellow cord was in 1901, following
the Boxer uprising, when, upon the
insistence of foreign powers that some
high Chinese officials be punished for
alleged completely in attacks upon the
foreign legations at Picking. Prince
Tuan and others We're supposed to
have received it: but all of them, so
far as | know, are still living in re-
tirement and disgrace. although there
is no reason to suppose that their
situation, except for loss of face is
very uncomfortable,
| doubt if the function may now be
taken more seriously than the re-
puted authority of the German en-
peror by a severe reproof to officers
fIa y
ligatory on men so reproVed to COM
nit suicide
AS illustrating this somewhat pc
culiar idea of the Chinese, I recall the
daily scene in a Chinese police court,
where msdemeanants are tried and
punished. usually by so many strokes
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ting, kiddo, in spite of conventionality
mice will play In this case wifelet
! is the good natured tabby and I'm the
past two days my path has contained
more roses than any bride can boast
of having trampled upon, only l didn't
walk on them. Nit. I have con-
densed them into nosegay, with the
emphasis on the gay.
Cant you persuade your better
half to leave town? Say something
that will make her sore, and then she
will go right home to mother She
might say she wouldn't come back,
but a cat always comes back if it
knows the alleys we'll. And a bad
penny always returns. Get your
dander up and declare your declara-
ton of independence. Why, when 1
thought the old girl was going to stay
AkOIIlc anu leave Iue Ill the luTcI,
Immediately adopted tactics that
knew would fetch her And they did"
How'd you do it?'' asked Stubby.
showing for the first time more than
passing interest in the Married Mans
remarks.
after we had perused the railroad
summer resort literature in the hem
house, and she had arrived at the con-
c!usion that we could not afford a
summer outing. not even for her, I
maintained a discreet silence-every
man should when his wife thinks she
has made up her mind, and wants to
occupy the spotlight in the talk fest.
No, I didn't cross her, not for a mn
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to pay. I'll anxiously await the re-
suit and if you do it right there,l
be in Walla walla within week an
other individual as happy and free
as /.
There's just one thing about it
any man can manage a woman If he
knows how. Simple as shooting fish
by moonlight But there are those
so dense that they cannot realize the
key to woman's heart and think
apparatus is fiattery. Deduction: Tell
your other part that she is getting
worn out and hollow-eyed as a re-
suit of imagined excessive heat and
after she studies her mug in a mirror
for several moments, I'll buy you a
bag of chocolate creams if she doesn't
give you chance to spend this
months pay for railroad ticket, and
leave you to your supposed misery
while she basks in the sunlight and
electric light, not to say social light
of gay summer resort by the pound
ing sad sea waves.
Nothing to It, Stubby; take
bunch and put your money on a live
one Play to her vanity and you've
got the race won without starting
Let me off at the city park: I've got
a date there and don't want to miss
it."
So saying the Married Man, COM
pleting the tune started as he boarded
the car, poked Stubby a vociferous
jab in the Stats, w.nked the wrong
font eye and dropped awkwardly t"
terra firma.
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like many oId-time ceremonials OF
court etiquette in Europe, become
much modified in modern times. Its
legendary functions cOnfine its opera :
ton to members of the imperial fam
lily and to officials of vice regal grade
and its exercise always has been a
perogative Of the throne; thus to re-
ceive a yellow cord was, in sense
sort of melchanOly distinction, and
was presumed to open a way for hon
0rable exit from this life to persons
who had unfOrgivably offended the
emperor, and whose elevated rank or
considerable ns of state placed them
above ordinary legal processes.
The old method was attended by
considerable ceremony. The symbolic
death warrant was conveyed by a
special messenger of high rank who
was accompanied by an imposing es-
cort, and who upon arriving at his
destination was received by the un-
fortunate official With ambassadors al
honors, much as heralds in Europe
in the Middle Ages. The function
frequently was accompanied by a
banquet at which the recipient of the
fatal cord was host, and when it was
considered 4 violation of etiquette for
anyone present to refer to or appear
to understand the tragic nature of the
mission. =
These preliminaries over. the mes
senger would deliver the cord; it
would be received without any dis
play of emotion Gndeed, it was con-
sidered good form to feign pleasure)
and the messenger would depart. Dur
ing the interval from the receipt of
the symbol until the day when it must
be acted upon the recipient would be
permitted apparent liberty, although
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supplies.
According to Warden Reed the
prisoners can ask for a balance OH
their account at any time and it will
be given to them. At the first Of
every month a statement of account
is given every man which shows how
his account stands
The convicts spend their money by
buying little things which their sys-
TENS crave. This does not mean that
injurious articles of any kind are al
lowed to be purchased. They are not
allowed to buy any article of cloth
ing. Books, literature, writing paper
material for making souvenirs, things
! of all kinds to eat, fruits. gum, straw
berry shortcake, pies. tobacco and
hundreds of other thinks they can
think Of The convicts use a form
which answers for a check and this
is charged up to his account
Supplies Purchased Once a Week.
These supplies are purchased once
every week and they are purchased
at one store for a period of three
months: then some other store gets
this trade Four changes a year are
made
| A trial balance of the accounts is
submitted to the warden every
month. The prisoners account is q
separate account and none of the
money is ever used by the state fr
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to look so worn out that I'm ashamed
10 nave you remain at home any
longer Before the first of August you
VIII be nothing but a living skeleton
and all OF the women will be telling
each other what cruel and tight
wad hubby you've got. Your face has
iost IT'S rosy color Git took nerve to
say that, Stubby, when she looked
like yearling beet just out of the
hettie) and I'm growing uneasy, for
your health. Before the middle of
next month you will look like old
Mrs. Grumpety and I'll have to stand
the blame
Il thought that would do the trick.
coupled with other yelled arguments
that had been advanced. But she said
nothing at the time-merelv went TO
the mirror and scrutnized herself
closely. Next morning, though. as |
was turning over for the last lap of
10 minutes snooze before rolling out
of the alfalfa, she shook me by the
shoulder, and said, Hubby, it's getting
too much for me here; I think I'll
pack my trunk and take the afternoon
train for Some Place or other That
was what l had been waiting for and
how l managed to control my pent-
up feelings IN a big forced snore is
more than l can explain. But man
fully l did it, and received the details
as we were munching on corn cribs
and cream for breakfast
You try something like that and
see how nicely it will work You viii
have to be judicious in your fabrica-
tons, however, or she will catch you
red-handed, and therell be the devil
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fmin ,stration to give any definite as
surances to Tang Shao-yi followed.
Tang Shao-yi. / understand, tried to
get the Washington government pub
| licly to interchange notes with China
| somewhat after the manner OF the
Root Takahira communique, but this
| proposal was declined, while the state
| department ostentat.ousiy concluded a
so-calied ambiguous agreement with
while refusing openly to give similar
assurances directly to China herself.
This was done during the closing days
of Mr.. Roosevelt's. administration, and
when a sentimental conception of
Japan's position in the East still in
fluenced the policy of the United
States.
Some aftermath of Yuan's dismissal
is, therefore, rather amusing. When
England and tine United States awoke
to the fact that Yuan had been
thrown they began belated scram-
BILE to save him. The American and
British ministers at Picking, after fail
ing to secure united action of the en-
tire diplomatic corps, and after COM
municating with their governments.
took JOINT action and made represen-
tations to the regent by inquiring IL
Yuan's dismissal might be construed
to mean that China intends to alter
her foreign policy. This intervention
was we'll meant, but coming at the
time it was rather unfortunate, and
had the effect of preventing any inn
mediate amelioration of Yuan's dis
grace by creating situation which
would make it appear that any Glenn
ency was due to foreign pressure.