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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08
THE REFERENDUM.

Petitions are being circulated in the
central and northern portion of the
state. asking that the new congress.
sional district law be referred to the
people at the November election in
1910, under the referendum provision
of the constitution. This will have
the effect of postponing until after
the next election any action under
that bill, leaving the state in one dis
trict as it has been. 1t is possible
that the census of next year will show
such an increase in the states popula-
ton as TO entitle South Dakota to
three members, but this will not be
known in time for congress to make
a reappointment of it's membership
before 1911. The new state law, in
case the referendum is appealed to
and even II the vote should favor, can
not go into to effect so as to be of any
practical benefit, before the general
election, 1912.-Pierre Free Press.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

The snow Monday and TUESDAY had
rather a dampening effect on our
spring weather.
w. NJ. Parsons, general y. NJ. C.. A.
secretary for the Northwest, who has
been looking after the Brookings cam
paign the past month, left yesterday
morning for Montana, where one or
two association building projects are
on. He will return here about the
first of May.
The evening train from the east did
not reach here until after midnight
Monday on account of an accident be-
tween Verdi and Lake Benton. When
about half way between the two sta
tons a wheel on the tender broke,
throwing it from the rails, and before
the train could be brought to a stand
still it had torn up the track and ties
for quite a distance. The train was
taken back to Lake Benton while a
wrecking crew fixed up the track.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08
Boost for Brookings.
Personal and Local

s. II. Goodfellow went to Pierre
the first of the week and remained a
day or two on business.
Next Sunday is Easter and there
will be special services in all the
churches of the city.
Col. T. G. Orr went to Pierre Tues
day evening to remain a couple of
days on business in connection with
the food and dairy commission.
Watertown went wet Tuesday by
a majority of 354. Mayor Martin was
reelected by a majority of 522. HUI.
o also voted for license by 200 ma
jority.
At the coming city election the ques.
ton of authorizing the city council to
sell the city hall property, should a
good opportunity present itself, will
be presented to the voters.
Mrs. z. J.. Ray and Mrs. l.. v. Nc.
Coy gave a farewell party Saturday
afternoon for Mrs. s. w. Sussex, who
will leave the latter part Of the week
for Cottonwood to join Mr.. Sussex.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

we're enough: Should they be as
troublesome and insistent here as they
are reported to have been elsewhere
they deserve To be treated with little
courtesy. In fact it is up to the wo-
men Of Waterfowl to give them a
cool reception or none at all. 1t is
Just possible that they will get a hear
ing from some of the masculine sex
of an Investigating turn of mind, but
the ome can have nothing in com
mon with such CARTON
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08
LEAVE THE FLAG ALONE!

The proposal to recast the pattern
of the United States flag is a good
N to send to limbo. The scheme as
now laid before congress is to rear.
range the stars in the union into
a pattern resembling perhaps a wing
ed gyasticutus more than anything
else In the earth, the heavens above
or The waters beneath. Here is the
prescription:
"The stars shall be arranged uni.
form In distance from one another in
five arcs in combination. the center
of the arcs to be the apices Of a regu-
lar pentagon and the radius of the
stars shall be equal to one.fourth the
distance from center to CENTER"
Isn't that lovely? Likewise. isn't It
clearer than mud? Everybody, from
that lucid word painting. can see ex.
actly how 1t would look, and every
school boy can instantly draw It upon
his slate. It really Is a wonder that
that we have been able to worry
along for 80 many years without such
a combination New York Tribune.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

V. Steuerwald has been quite sick
at his home the past week.
Olaf A. Lokke and Miss l.. Ander-
son Of White, were granted a mar
riage license by Clerk of Courts Han
son on Saturday,
When YOU have been offered The
Runaways,' you have been offered the
best in the musical comedy line. So,
in view Of that, it is an interesting
announcement that the big New York
success will be at the opera house on
the evening of April 10. 1t is scoring
this season as grandly as it did when
it ran for seven months at the Casino,
New York, and then took the other
larger northern cities by storm. Yet,
there is a reason for this seasons
triumph, and it is this: The company
is a large one; the principals are
George Ovey, Francis Carrier, William
LennoX, Louise HOrner, Caroline Cant
Ion.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

The Lion and the Mouse" at the
opera house Tuesday evening was the
best show of the season and one Of
the finest attractions that has ever
visited B%rookings. The company is
an exceptionally strong one, every
member being picked especially for
the character which they represent,
and as a result the play was without
a weak spot, Oliver Doud Byron in
the role of John Burkett Ryder, the
money king, was the star of the COM
pany. He took his part with so little
apparent effort that his work was a
delight to the audience. Miss Edith
Barker in the role of Shirley Ross
more, was equally good, and received
rounds of applause as, working for
her father, she deies and finally de
feats the great money king. A good
sized audience was present, but not
as large a n as should have greet
ed the company.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

This Office is In receipt of senate
bill No. 1S6 which is the bill intro
duced by Senator Gamble in the Unit.
ed States senate for an appropriation
of 100000 for q postofice building in
Brookings. Mr.. Burke has introduce
ed . similar bill in the house and
intends to push 1t from that end. To-
gether It would eem as though they
ought to land 1t.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

The government Indian Office will
soon ask for bids for the Indian school
property at Chamberlain. The prop
erty will be sold conditional that it
will be maintained as al educational
institution and that Indian children
will be admitted on equal terms with
white pupils. 1t is expected that the
Seventh Day Adventists will take
v e the institution.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

sisted by the ammunition dealers, are
making a strenuous effort to kill the
new state game law by the referen-
dunn route. The Public Opioion back
ed by the true sportsmen of the city,
is making a determined, and what we
hope will be a successful fight. on
the pot hunters.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

The United States has again with
drawn its troops from Cuba AID will
allow the people of the island 10 work
out their own salvation. The natives
will probably start another rough
house and Uncle Sam will have to
step across and pull them apart.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

Since the voters of the state cut
off the Sioux Falls divorce industry,
society people with calling martial
bonds are flocking to Reno, Nevada.
South Dakota is always glad to wei
come new citizens, but the cutting off
of this class of immigration is viewed
very ch%eerfully.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

Fifty new creameries have been
started in the state Of Minnesota dur
ing the past three years and two hun
bred have been crushed out by the
centralized trust. This should be a
timely warning to the farmers of this
state.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

The valuable prizes offered by the
Brookings County Fair association
gives the boys and girls of Brookings
county something to work for during
the next few months.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

Two Mormon elders have arrived at
Watertown and are spreading their
gospel among the people of that city.
The WATERFOWL Herald advises the fol-
lowing treatment. which is harly Sc
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

The ward caucuses will be held to-
morrow evening and the city caucus
Is scheduled for Saturday evening.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-08

Now is the time to clean up your
property and get ready for tree plant
ing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-05
The Vicer0y of F1ukWamg

taken it out of It's long white envelope
bordered with pink, and it lies before me
as l write The message covers two
sheets of yellow paper, the characters
being beautifully written by the viceroy s
hand. Translated, 1t reads:
.Sir-The friendly relations existing be-
tween my country and yours have long
been known to all nations on earth.
therefore appreciate the courtesy of
letter from the secretary of your depart
ment of agriculture whose reputation
has so long been known to me. l should
have been glad to have had CONVERSE
ton with him, but as that is not possible
on account of the great distance that
separates us, l appreciate the courtesy of
his letter, and | beg that you will kindly
present my compliments to him upon
your return.
ut is my sinces desire that the friend
ly relations between our two countries
may never be interrupted, so that the
blessings of an international peace may
abide with us.
In closing I have the honor to pre-
sent you with copy of my photograph
which will serve to remind you of me
when we are thousands of mile apart
CHEN KWEI-LUNG,
'Viceroy of Huk>>ns.
With this came the viceroys two
cards, one on brown paper and one on
light pink. These colors were used on
account of the imperial mourning
period, instead of the bright red al
ways employed in times of joy.
AS left the yamen his excellency re-
quested me to visit his new sch ools. and
he directed the commissioner of educa-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-05
By Frank G. Carpenter

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tion fine looking Chinese, to go with
spoke English, to act as interpreter, as
we'll two young Celestials WHO have
Just returned from one of the technical
colleges of the United States. During
the day we inspected a half dozen
sch oo,s. beginning with a Kindergarten
and ending with normal school, where
teachers are being trained for the pub
lie schools now starting.
I was especially interested in the kim
dergarten 1t was singular in that in it
the Chinese boys and girls are taught
together. So far China has had almost
no co-education of the sexes, and only
the fewest of the girls have had any
schooling a all This kindergarten had
about 100 boys and girls, all. dressed in
uniforms. The boys wore Jackets and
trousers of the brightest sky blue and
blue caps with visors which shaded
their eyes. The girls wore skirts and
trousers of gay colors. The children
were remarkably clean; they looked
healthy. and they seemed as bright as
any children of the world. The school
houses were of Chinese architecture,
one-story buildings encircling a play
ground of half an acre, in the center
of which was grass covered hill eco
feet high. I photographed some of the
little ones playing on the slopes on this
hill. They We're delighted to pose for
the camera and not at all afraid |
should steal away their souls and bring
them bad luck as has been the case
with many of the little ones I photo
graphed during my former travels in
China
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-05
Talk With a Famous Ruler and
Reformer of interior China

!, that I was able to meet this distinguished
Chinese ar secure from him letter
of good y, he people of the United
States. NJ audience was arranged by
our consul at Hankow, Mr.. William H
Martin. 1t was In steam launch that
We crossed the Yangtse- Kiang and lann-
ed under the walls of Wuchang Our way
for two or three miles was up the mighty
river past the business houses or the
foreign settlements of Hankow. We
took ship in the Japanese concession and
steamed by the German quarter with its
fine banks and the branch offices or the
North German Lloyd and the Hamburg
American. We next passed the immense
brick tea factory owned by the Russians
and then went on beyond the great ex
porting houses of the Americans. French
and British. After that we skirted the
native city of Hankow, which is bigger
than Boston, seeing the people looking
like gigantic blue ants as they climbed
up the steps from the river to the streets
which line the bluff.
During the voyage our captain steered
us through shipping such as can
be seen nowhere outside of China. There
were ocean liners which had come
up the Yangtse- Kiang for tea; Chinese,
Japanese, British and French river
steamers, and hundreds or great Chinese
junks. with smaller craft or all sizes.
As we passed the Han river. which flows
into the Yangtse between Hankow and
Han Yang, we looked up through a long
thicket OF masts of such craft at an
Choir, enabling US to believe the state
ment that China has more boats than all
the rest of the world put together.
On the opposite side of the Han We
could see the immense steel works OF the
viceroy and the smokestacks of his ar
senals These were in the city of Han
Yang, whose houses cover the north bank
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|, cellency then led us through room after
room until we came into long hall,
in which was a dining table, set with
plates of bananas, oranges. apples and
pears, as well as dishes of assorted
biscuits, which had been evidently i'm
ported in tins.
The viceroy directed the American
consul to take the chair at his right,
and placed me at his left, the seat or
honor in China. Cups of delicious tea
were now brought in, a bottle of cham
payne was opened. and a glass of tho
latter placed before each of US. We did
not touch the tea nor the champagne
until the close OF the interview, and
then not before his excellency had
raised his own glass and begged us to
drink. Chinese etiquette provides that
a guest must not drink until after his
host, and also that the caller must
never begin drinking until his host has
indica ted his pleasure.
The viceroy of Hukwang.
My talk with the viceroy was carried
on through an interpreter, Chinese who
speaks English as well as | do. 1t lasted
an hour. and as we sat thus touching ell
bows | had chance to study the vice
roy. Chen Kwei-Lung is the personifica-
ton OF the typical well fed Chinese Off
cial He is fine looking man of medium
height, weighing, l judge, about 200
pounds. He stands straight and walks
with swing of the arms, reminding one
of the mobiles Of Corea. He had on today
a long black silk gown with lining of the
whitest of lambskin. Below this showed
out black velvet boots. and above 1t rose
his big head. which was crowned with a
black hat whose brim was turned up all
around, and whose crown was ornament
ed by long peacock feather fastened
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Copyright. 1900, by Frank G. Carpenter
Hankow 1909.

tCopyrlgnt, 1910, by FRANK u. Carpenter
Hankow, 1903.
AVE you ever heard of Chen Kwei-
Lung, the viceroy of Hukwang He
i is one of the mighty men of this
great Chinese empire. He rules two pro-
vinces three times as big as the state of
New York. His subjects are more than
those of the Kaiser Of Germany. and his
power is greater than that of the Car.
BY raising his hand he can throw a man
into prison. and with a wink of his eye
slice off a head.
The viceroyalty of Hukwang lies about
600 miles inland from the Pacific. 1t Is
cut by the Yangtse-K iang, and It includes
the two provinces OF Hupeh and Human
Hupeh is bigger than Missouri and its
population is over 100000. 1t is a rich
country, is famous for its manufactures
and for it's cotton and rice fields. Human
Is over twice the size OF Ohio. and its pop
uiation is 22,000O00. 1t has tea fields and
forests and is so rich in coal and iron
that it promises to be one of the great
manufacturing regions of China.
The Hukwang provinces have many
large cities. Hupeh has walled towns at
every few miles. and here at Hankow
there are three municipalities which have
a combined population as great as that of
Berlin. These are Hankow, Wuchang and
Han Yang. Wuchang lies on the opposite
bank of the Yangtse from where [ am
writing. 1t is the official capital where
the viceroy lives In great yamen, or pal
ace, with many officials.
A Visit to the Viceroy.
It was through q letter from Mr. James
Wilson. our Secretary or Agriculture
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-05
In the vIceroys Yamen.

wish could show you the yamen, or
the official palaces where the viceroy re-
ceived us. 1t is like most great Chinese
capitals. comprising the viceroy's resi-
dence and his chief business offices. 1t is
laid out in many courts surrounded by
administrative buildings and beyond them
residence apartments of various kinds,
the whole covering acres
We entered the grounds by roadway
guarded by immense marble lions on
pedestals. The lions were painted bright
blue, and their wide open Jaws were In
tended to terrify all who came in. Still
farther on were three gates, leading into
the great courts upon which the main
yamen buildings faced The two side
gates were opened. but the one In the
center had immense wooden doors, upon
each of which. In red and black was
painted the figure of a long bearded giant
about 20 inches high. Such giants are
found at every such entrance, and they
are considered terror inspirers. 1t is only
the viceroy himself and men of high
honor who are permitted to go through
this central gate, all ordinary officials
and common people passing in at the
sides
AS we came up the doors of the mid
die gate were closed, but we halted
our carriages until the great padlocks
could be removed, and then drove on
in state until we reach ed temple-like
building facing the court. which was
walled on all sides by buildings much
lower. Form is much in China, and the
consul. who has been long in the coun-
try, knows well how important 1t is to
insist that himself and his country
should be paid the proper respect
Mr.. Martin and myself each had Chi
nose cards ready for the occasion. These
were Of the size of page of note pa
per, were bright red in color, and bore
the hinese characters representing our
names. They were taken by the Of
ficials in to the hamen, and a few mo-
ments later the vfceroy, accompanied
by a dozen retainers. interpreters and
deputies, all fine-looking Chinese
dressed in silk gowns. came forth. The
yiceroy put his two yellow hands to-
9ether, and sh ook them at us in Chi
nese fashion. bowling low as he did so.
We folded our hands and did him one
better by bowling still lower. His ex-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-05
A Visit to the Vicero

II was through a letter from Mr.. James
Wilson, our Secretary or Agriculture
whose fame has gone all over the world
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of the Yangtse as far as the eye can
reach. 1t was at this point that we
crossed over to the walled city of WI
chang on the opposite side of the Yangt-
Sc The city stands high over the river,
and We came to anchor at one of the
granite stairways which lead up to the
bund.
In State Through Wuchang.
The viceroy had fixed the hour Of our
coming. and had sent two of his carriages
to bring us to the palace. One would
have sufficed for the consul and myself.
for neither is fat; but it was more cour-
teous to send two, and so two we had.
Each carriage had its liveried coachman
and footman, and each was preceded by
two officials on horseback, who wore
crystal buttons as big around as walnut
on the top of their caps, and carried long
whips to clear the common people out
of the way. Our carriages we're of ths
kind which the anti-foreign Chinese call
'devil-carts.' They were rubber-tired
coupes imported from Europe. They were
upholstered in fine Russia leather and
equipped with little mirrors that the pas
sengers may primp themselves as they go.
Our way to the palace was through the
busiest parts of the city, and we saw
everywhere the signs of China's awaken
ing The streets had been widened. In
most places they were clean and well
drained, and I saw stone cutters along
the sides of the chief business avenues.
Uniformed policemen with clubs stood at
every corner to handle the crowd. and
every now and then we passed soldiers.
His excellency Chen Kwet-Lung. has an
army half as large as that of the United
States, and It Is equipped with foreign
guns and has been drilled In foreign style.
We went by a large drill grounds and
barracks. on the banks of the river. and
farther on were guarded by troops In blue
uniforms. As we neared the palace we
saw more and more soldiers and found
companies Of them on guard in the vari-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-05

were an inch long, and as well kept as
though cared for by one of our fair mani