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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01

A SINGLE ANIMAL WILL CARRY ALMOST 1000 POUNDS.

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run along the sides of the streets serv-s
ing as sewers, and the houses have no
sanitary arrangements whatever. .Ene
conditions are so bad that typhoid,
cholera and disentery are of frequert
appearance and smallpox Is almost uni
rersal- Nearly every other face one
sees is more or less pock-marked, ana
parents, II am told, do not count their
children as permanent possibilities I'M
It'll after they have had that disease.
These are some of the conditions of this
country which Japan is trying to make
over.
AIlAND WITHOUT ROADS,
AS to other things, Korea in many re-
spects is worse off than tho Philippines.
There are practically no roads. The
only ways from place to place are by
bride paths with fords across the
streams. Now and then one finds a
rude bridge two or three feet wide,
propped up on poles, and again he has
to make his way over such streams by
stepping stones or be carried across on
the backs of men. Practically all trans
portation away from the railroads is by
pack bullocks, ponies and porters. All
these carry great loads; and the men
Will take as much as 500 pounds at a
pinch. There is a big guild of porters
Its men are found in every city and
village and can be seen everywhere
carrying great loads over the country.
One of the first things that the Japan
csc will do will be to make wagon
roads. and military highways, connect
ing all parts of Korea. | understand
they are building some now, and that
four main lines are to be constructed.
A number of new railroads have been
planned and several started, This is in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01
Special Correspondence.


-, Isefsa, April i-- Low
n. would you like to be q bone ever
lastinsly fought over by angry
dogs? This has been the position.
of Korea in the past, and it will prob
ably be so in the future. The country
lies at just the right place to be he
: battlefield of three nations. 1t hangs
down like a great nose on the east face
Of Asia, its bottom almost touching the
4 hungry. overcrowded empire Of Japan
Z Its top ends at Manchuria, beyond
i which Is Siberia with her Pacific ports,
icebouni half the year round, and
needing it for an outlet to the warm
open seas. On the west is China, with.
\ its vast horde of almond eyed subjects,
who are just beginning TO adopt the
modern civilization ana viii soon coIet
the world All of these powers would
like to chew at the bone of Korea The
Chinese dog is still too weak 10 more
than snarl ut it, and Russia, for the
time has been driven back by the iron
teeth of Japan, The sweet in0rssl NOW
lies in the paws vi the latter, and she
is wondering whether she dare ca. It
or not
IloREA's; PAST TROUBLES.
Korea has been r4tyaged by Japan
and China again and ag1in. the
Japanese came here Us far back as ~
ID. 200 and under the Empress Jlngo
conquered the country. About 100 yea,,.s
after Columbus discovered America
they again overr=an II under their
st.Monkey-faced General Hideyosfi,
who had taken an army across the
strait, intending to proceed onward 10
the conquest of China, am not sure
during which invasion it was that the
Koreans took the skins of the Japanese
and used them for drumheads, and the
Japanese. In turn, carried back home
human ears which they buried near
one Of their temples in the city OF
+ Kyoto. During both inyasions now
ever. Korea suffered greatly, MS she did
also In her troubles with China.
The Chinese practically controlled
Korea up to the war with Japan. and
that war was brought about over dis
putes as to the rights of the Japanese
here. j was In the country when the
war broke out, and the king of Korea
WAS then sending tribute to Pekin.
Yuan Shih-kiLi. who WAS consul gem
5eral from China TO Korea, was then
pra ctfcally the dictator OF this coun-
try.s foreign policy, and he had a way
of riding with his retinue through the
main gate OF the palace which etiquette
and custom prescribe for his majesty
alone.
Il After the war, the japanese took Tho
lead and began to bulldoze Korea At
the same time, Russia drew nearer and
nearer the bone and began to chew
round the edges She was planning .he
taking possession OF certain islands 4
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01

- IS.,l;sa, pfl - oN
Va. would you like to be q bone ev':t-
lastinglr fought over by angry
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01
THE PEOPLE or KOREA

II have space here for only q word
about the people OF Korea They are
among the QuAerest and most interest
ing of the Asiatic races and have great
possibilities. AS to their. number, Il
census was taken some time ago and
the count made 10000. 900, They have
been so squeezed and ground down by;
taxation, however that they will not
give. out the full number of souls In,
each house and the probability is that
there arc many more than were count
ed. a fair estimate, I am told. would.
be 1a.00o 0Gn. The Koreans themselves
estimate the population at 20, 100000. but
THAR figures are of little value, as they
u have no basis to go on.
The most of these people live in@pil-
lages such as have described. There
are no Very large cities. Seoul has now
srerfa ps a quarter. of q million, although
the census gave it only about 100000.
sPSengyangs has $4,000. raiko $1,000, and
after that come Ghcmulpo. Fusan, Gen-.
san and Songdo
SOCT.NL CONDITIONS
The peopla are divided into classes,
and. formerly. the emperor and the
nobility owned nest of the lands and
held all the offices. They have been
the curse Of the country and have
st,ueeaed the Others unnercifuIly. The
nobility until now have gone about
dressed In silks and fine grass cloths,
With a lot of retainers about them
They have had coolies with them to
hold up their arms as they walked. and
II they rode. a servant would go along
on each side of the horse to see that
they did not fall from the saddle. They
did absolutely no work and considered
it q disgrace to carry q bundle. The
boys who went to the modern school,
established by the emperor, took serv-
anus along with them to carry their
pencils and paper. and some trarnped to
the school building through the rain.
because they would not endure the
disgrace or1carrying an umbrella.
This sentiment prevails somewhat to-
day, although it is fast disappearing.
Blythe coming of the Japanese the most
of the nobility have lost their fat In
comes and the farmers and common
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01
10000 ACRES
CAREY ACT LANDS.

d Up TO May 10th our former price
or S4O.50 per acre for land and per-
petual water right will hold good
Thereafter an additional 10000 acres
of choice bench land will be open for
entry at S45.50 per acre for land and
perpetual water right. Make your se-
lection now Lands located 1874 miles
southwest OF Salt Lake on Main line
of salt Lake Route. Water in canals
Excellent climate. See the growing
crops.
For reservations and information
address
%BURTNER IRRIGATED LANDS
COMPANY.
SG23 Judge Building, Salt Lake City,
Utah
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01
when the japanese declared war apon
her. and the result was the sFaa. iisnt
in Manchuria, which has now thrown
Korea into the paws of Japan.
VIII, Japan EAT KOREA?5 ri

1 ess-. MILL JIAI4SN EN- fStISfSES'
The live question before the world to-
1 fly.is whether the great japanese dog
| Will cat this fat and juicy Korea. y1ia
| have come here TO find out and IN these
lletters hope to tell You Of just what the
niorscl consists and all can learn as
10 its prospective irlastication. During
the past few months have been tray
cling In Japan, and, ifshunger Is any
| index, there is no question but that
| koraz will eventually rest in the Japa-
| nese stomach. Just now the govern
nent Is acting somewhat on the hui
lnlanitarian plan which We have adppt-
ed MS to tile Philippine Islands. This
was originated by Prince Ito. and. as
far MS hc and his assistants can go,
it Is being carried out in good faith.
The situation, however. Is such that II
is doubtful whether this can. be long
continued.
Let me give you one Phase OF II in
n nutshell .Iapan now has 5o0oo 600 Of
the most industrious mast aggressive
and NEST entertaining souls Upon Garth.
and to tiiase shells aiding 100000 nor,
in births every year All these are
contined to. a country about the size
of California, a country SO mountainous
that ito gnod farming land is only II.
100000 acres Collected in one place, II
would be 8bo,it half the size Of Ken
lucky, and this small area is now sup
porting the whole 80, 100000. If all the
land were divided equally there would
only he one-uuartac acre per head and
the holdings all told average less than
two acres in size, Suppose you we're TO 3
*cut our farmers holdings down to two
acres each and put the whole Aneri-
can people into Kentucky, you would
have about the conditions that prevail
in Japan. At the same time. imagine
that Indiana, just Over the Ohio river.
mad a more fertile soil and that 1t was
half titled, with much land lying va
cant. Could any one keep the Kentucky
man out OF it,
THE JAPANESE EMANCIPATION.
Well, that is just about the condition
of Japan and Korea. The strait which
flows between the countries can be
crossed In night, and today the pa
nesA are eInigrating in great numbers
and gradually taking possession OF this
territory which they have gotten
through their struggle with Russia.
There are already outside the officials
and army, $4,000 OF them on the
ground. and they are rapidly changing
the face Of the country. They have
their settlements In all the large CEN
ters. i found Fusan n new city when
i landed there a few weeks ago. Instead
OF mud huts thatched with straw. run.
ming along dirty alleys. covered with |
filth. q new japanese city had arisen, |
Wide streets, as clean as a Dutch |
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01

people are now to fl,ave a better SHOW
1t is claimed that they are being On.
pressed by the Japanese. but their can
dition cannot possibly be as; bad as ~
has been in the past and the dawn az
freedom seems 10 be breaking. rhe
Japanese are establishing courts in tho
cities, and they propose to thorouehlv
reorganize the government or the prov.
inces as Well as that here at Seoul.
FRANK G. CARPENT TER
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01
A LAND or MOUNTAINS.

Korea. like Japan, Is q land of noun
tains. but the mountains are less steep
and there ara more broad. open valleys
There is a range which runs north and
south from Manchuria to the Strait OF
and there. The range is not lofty. There.
are but few peaks n mic above the sea,
and the highest OF them all is only 5000
feet. This is Mount P;tik-To-San, al,
extinct volcano. whose crater is filled
with water, forming a beautiful lake OF
unknown depth. The average hills are
below the altitude of the Blue Ridge. in
Virginia, and some slope off into plains
All of these mountains We're at ono
time we'll wooded. There were forests
from one end of the peninsula to the
other. and the farms ran UP the sides
Of the hills. Today in the central and
lower parts of Korea the tops OF the
ridges are as bare as the desert of
Sahara, and there is only a thin growth
of pines on the sides. This is so all
the way from Ft2san to Seoul. Right
here at the capital, which lies in a
basin surrounded by mountains, the
most Of the hills are as bare as the
Rockies. and the clay has been washed
down into the valleys. Trees will grow
easily. but the people skin the moun-
tains year after year OF every bit of
vegetation in order that it may be used
for fuel. First they cut down the trees
Later they chop away the sprouts and
young growth and finally pull up the
grass until the country looks as though
1T had been plcwed over.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01
HOW KOREA KBEPs WARM.

At this writing the streets of Seoul
are filed with bullocks, ponies and men
loaded with fuel which they have.
brought into the city for sale. Porters
go along with carloads of evergreen
branches fastened to the jiggyI E sort
ri framework which they wear upon
their backs. Bunocks by scores are en-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01

addition to the 6oo-rnile line 5nowsin OPP
Grafton. at present Japan is so poor
that she, cannot push this feature of her
work, but 1t is her intention to extend
the railroads at the earliest possible
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01
CAIsp].

This is to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money
If Foley's Honey and Far fails to cure
your cough or cold. 1t stops the cough,
heals the lungs and prevents pneumo,
mia and consumption. Contains no
opiates. The genuine Is in yellow
ge.-The +. j. Hill Drug Co. (The
never substitutors.) Salt Lake City.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01
CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONS
Via O. S. Ii. 6 S. r..

May 9th to 18th inclusive. San Fran
cisco and return, $3.50. TO San Franz
cisco and return Zone way via Port
land, s4650. To Los Angeles and re-
turn, $35.75. To Los Angeles and return
Zone way via Portland, s55.75. Tickets
limited to October 3lst. Stopovers. City
Ticket Office, 201 Main Street.
Dreamy waltzes. Saltair tonight.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-01

Hear big orchestra, saltair tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10

Tie surest, safest investment is real
estate IN a growing city. Look into
San Diego display at the National hotel
Balcony floor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10
PAIN IN THE BACK
OFTEN MEANS RHEUMATISM IN
THE BLOOD.
Here Is q Treatment That 10 Highly
Recommended a. q Permanent
Cure.

Cure.
Most treatments for rheumatism aim
to keep down" the poison in the blood
and enable nature to cure that particular
attack. Then, when the system be-
comes run down from any cause the
disease again gets the upper hand, and
it all has to be done over.
The tonic treatment with DR.. VIII
Hams' Pink Pills has proved by hundreds
of cures that it builds up the blood to q
point that enables it to cast out these
poisons through the regular channels of
excretion, the bowels, kidneys and the
skin When this is done the rheuma-
tism is permanently cured and as the
blood is kept pure and rich the patient
will be immune from attack of rheuma-
tism.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Nelson, of R. F. D. No. 1,
Daingerfeld, Texas, who was cured by
this treatment, says:
'The starting point of the rheumatism
in my case was q cold. It became so
much worse that was confined to the
bed for part of the time. For month
I didn't leave the house and for one
week couldn't sit up. The rheuma-
tism attacked me in the back and the
pains were very severe and constant. In
bad weather the pains would also be in
my limbs. My back was SO painful that
I couldn't bend over. When walked ]
had to use two walking sticks. couldn't
eat anything that would agree with my
stomach. My heart panied me a lot
and the doctors said this was due to
indigestion.
ST was treated for several weeks by
the doctor but wasn't helped much.
Then an aunt, who had been benefited
by DR.. Williams Pink Pills, urged me
to try them. did so and could see in
week that they were helping me. In a
short time was able to get up and walk
around. I could bend over and pick
things from the floor without hurting
my back. From that time the rheuma-
tism hasn't bothered me.''
Sufferers from rheumatism in any
form, who have found their condition
unrelieved or actually growing worse
while using ordinary remedies, would
do well to try DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
They are sold by all druggists or direct
by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price, SOC.
per box; six boxes, $2.50. A helpful
booklet will be sent free, on application
to the DIR. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10
KLEIN A CONSPIRATOR.
So Say the Cubs in Charges Preferred
Against Umpire.

Chicago. Sept. 1O-Charges that UNI
pire KLEIN deliberately acted as a con-
srirator, robbing the Cubs of any rea-
sonGble chance for victory at Pitts
burg Tuesday, were filed yesterday in
a lengthy protest presented by Presi-
dent Murphy to- President Heydler,
of the National league.
Not only did the owner of the West
Side club question the honesty of KLEIN
but in exhaustive manner the protest
ing magnate summed up the methods
which he alleges are in vogue when
KLEIN presides at any game involving
the Cubs. In his letter Murphy says:
Umpire KLEIN, whose ungovernor-
able temper is known not only to all
ball players, but even to most patrons
OF the National League parks as WELL
emarting under cumulative grievance
from the baseball season of 1908, DELHI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10
KANSAS CITY DOCTORS WITNESS
THE DEMONSTRATION
They Pronounce the New Method
Success AFTER seeing 1t Tried on
Test Case selected by Them.
MAN GETS WELL
Woman Receivers From Appendicitis
Without Operation-Had Nonn1IeO
Continuously for Six Weeks.

In their demonstration here recently the
United Doctors dispelled any doubts tnd0
anv one might have had as. TO the
liability of the new method OF nleoAeai
practice in use by the United Doctors' 40
mentioned before in the papers recently
the United Doctors are on a tour Oh INC
western cities in search OF deslrdDle
location for a permanent office for the
demonstration of their new methoo Vi
medical practice. Some of the prominent
doctors of Kansas City were nouneo "a
the United Doctors arrival in the city anu
thew requested that they give them
demonstration of their new method OF
practice. To this the doctors readily con-
aented and asked them to select suit
able case wherein the old style OF treat
ment had failed to give relief and prom
Ased them that they would be abe 10
show them something entirely dlnerenE
from the methods they had been using
and something that could be depenoCo
upon to give results and give them
promptly The doctors selected the case
Of Mrs John Reed, who had three attacks
Of anDendicitis and who on account OF
continued illness was too weak to under
70 a surgical operation. Mrs Reed nav
ing suffered untold agonies Tor years
was only too glad to be subject Tor
whom so much was promised, ana espe-
cially as it did not require surgical op-
Grafton, of which she hao Always oeet,
afraid After a general consultation ana
examination, lasting as it did nearly all
day, they all agreed that 1t was SUIT
able case for a demonstration. Prior to
the treatment administered by the CHIEF or
the United Doctors. Mrs. Reed had been
vomiting almost continuously for period
of five or six weeks, which the doctors
had not been able to relieve. The results
of the treatment are best told in the
words of Mrs. Reed, who said: AFTER
the first day ceased to suffer continued
to improve every minute until the fifth
day. when I was discharged from hospital
as cured" The doctors were unanimous
in declaring the United Doctors New
Method" an unqualified success. The doc
tors have named their company the
United Doctors and wherever they locate
they will doubt have plenty of busl-
ness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10
No Peonage Found.

washington. Sept. 10-As a result
of conference at the department of
justice today between the officials of
the department, District Attorney Jor-
dan of Pittsburg and Special Agent
doagJand 1t was announced that there
have been no clear cases of peonage
nor any violations of the federal labor
laws at the Pressed Steel Car COM
pany's plant to warrant federal prose-
cution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10

Get our estimate N that lumber bill
J. B. WheIan & Co., 4th & Santa F
tracks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10

The Prudential State bank savings
accounts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10

erately weakened the Chicago club in
what is generally regarded as the most
crucial series of the season, SO that
PittSburg could win"
Because of Klems alleged violation
of the National league constitution
Murphy entered formal protest against
the game of last Tuesday being award
ed to the Pittsburgs and insists that
It be replaYed when Klein is absent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10
Floods in Oklahoma.

Enid, Ok, September 10.-The IN
precedented rains in Oklahoma during
the last week have caused a serious
rise in the Canadian river southwest of
here. Several railway bridges have
been swept away and traffic has
been seriously interfered with Near
Enid nearly all the river bottom land is
flooded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10
WILL MURRY QUIT?
Settlement Said to Have Been Made
With Philadelphia Captain.

Philadelphia Sept. 1O.-That the Phil
edelphia National League club owners
believe they committed a mistake re-
Gently when they refused to ratify the
Donlin-M agee- Murray deal said to be
indicated by their efforts to arrange
another deal It is asserted that a
settlement was made with Manager
Murray this week by which he gives
UP his three-year contract and steps
out at the close of the season. His
successor is said to have been chosen,
but his name is kept a secret Offers
of substantial deals have been made
for Magee by three National League
clubs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10
am Dineen ReIeased

St. Louis, Sept. 10.-WiIliam Df-
neen, pitcher on the ST. Louis Amer
lean league team, at his own request,
was released last night He is still
on the reserve list Of the local Amer
lean league team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10
Big BOSTON TRADE.
Doc Gessler Goes to Washington for
Charles Smith.

Washington, Sept. 1o.-An important
baseball trade was consummated lust
before the Boston game here yester-
day, whereby Boston gets Pitcher
Charley Smith and $4,000 in cash for
DOC Gessler. the heavy hitting Bos-
ton outfielder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10
M'KEE SUCCEEDS GOULD.
Little Rock Man Becomes Missouri
Pacific General Superintendent.

St. Louis, Sept. 10.-W. ]. Mckee has
Kansas City, according to a bulletin is
sued today. H. NJ. Richey will succeed
Mr.. Mckee as general superintendent of
the st. Louis. Iron Mountain & South
ern at Little Rock. Ark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10

Would you like to live in the finest
climate in the world. surrounded by
fruits and flowers. in a California city
right on oceans front? Look into San
Diego.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-10

School Books, Tablets. Pens, Pencils,
Erasers, Etc. Crane & Co., 110-112
East Eighth street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-10

from conference which disappoints tie
country he viii have forfeited large
share in the stock of popular confidence
with which he was invested when he
became President. The country does
not expect the President merely 70
veto a bad bill. 1t expects him to get
good bill, and then to sign It. The
country would vastly prefer that he
veto a bad bill rather than sign a bad
bill: but it is not for veto on any
terms To wants revision, revision
downward. revision of the kind it was
promised. and to secure which it gave
its votes to Mr.. Taft
The President must know that if last
November the country had known that
such a measure as the Senate bill
would become law under his hand, he
would have been overwhelmingly de
feated. Mr.. Taft made this tariff issue
as no other one man did. Mr.. Roosevelt
lodged it; Mr.. Taft took it up, and
on it he was nominated and elected.
From the day of the Bath speech he
stood before the country as its fore
most tariff rcformer.
Tt is now up to the President to.make
good