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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-19

and were they In holy Benares. on the
banks OF the Gangcs. thoy would be
fed daily upon rosebuds and garlands
OF flowers Down here the god Mann
mon rules, and. yohcd to great carts,
they drag the bales OF cotton. bricks
of tin and bundles of rattnn over the
roads.
A MEDLEY OF HUMANITY.
Going on into the city, we see
strange characters at every turn. Each
street Is a spectacular extravaganza
composed of every tribe and strange
costume. We pass Malays In velvet
caps. short Jackets and gay-ngured
sarongs. the latter n strip of bright
colorcd cotton. which falls from the
waist to the feet, and is fastened at
the top in a knot. The Malays walk
with 2 swaggcr. and they invariably
smoke cigarettes. They are too lazy
to work. and the most of them live
from hand to mouth.
We see Indian Mohammcdans IN
turbans OF white. rcd and yellow, They
wear gowns which reach to their feet
There are tall IN policemen In uni
forms with turoans of red, Pcrsians
in white caps. and Indians. who have
caps embroidered with gold. There
are shorthaircd Siemcsc. as brown as
SnaVeQ-nCdueu "N'
black as your boots. and willy Gin
galcse pcdlers, with their long black
hair done up In n knot just back oil
the crown, and a half-moon child g
comb to keep 1t in order.
Their are Brahmins in jinrikishas.
hauled by yellow coolies clad In short
tight trunks of blue paper muslin and
little palm hats which end In cone
Their backs are bent double as their
yellow legs trot along inside the shafts.
There arc also Parsees with tall hats
which look for all the world like In
verted coal scuttles. and with long
coats buttoned up tight TO the throat
and there are Javancse with gay-col-
ored handkerchiefs tied around their
heads, who wear skirts of lightning
streaked cottons.
There are Brahmins in tinrikishas.
OF Europe. They wear great helmets,
which extend far out behind and suits
of white linen or cotton. They are
English, French. German. Italian and
Spanish. with now and then an Amer
lean tourist or trader Altogether the
crowd Is as cosmopolitan as any you
will find in the world. Singapore has
about 100000 inhabitants. and of these
only 5000 are Europeans. The rest
are Aslatlcs. and the bulk are Chinese.
Malays and East Indians. There arc
hundreds of japanese. few Arabs and
numerous Jews. The colony Is gov
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(speoIal Corrcspondcnce. }


Copyright, 1910. by Frank G. Carpenter.
~ INGAPORE. 1901 write to-
day OF the awakening of Malay
sia- 1 have already described
how this whole Aslat.c continent
IS throbbing with the invasion of our
new civilization. The movement ex-
tends from the SHOWS of the north,
where over the Trans Siberian rail-
road the Russians are pouring In I'M
migrants at the rate OF 10000 per day.
down to this very tip OF the Malay
peninsula within so miles of the equa-
tor, where new roads are making. rail-
roads building and cities are rising in
to being. l have told you how the
Chinese are preparing for constitu-
uonal government. and now the Japa-
pese have overthrown the old courts
and corruption OF Korea and are there
1nstituting schools and civilized ways.
hear that similar work has begun In
the French Chinese possessions. and
also In Siam, where Bangkok the cap
ital. is now a live, up-to- date city with
electric lights, street railroads, telc
phones. newspapers and schools.
AT THE END OF THE CONTINENT.
Away down here at the south end of
Asia the western invasion has been
going on for some years. 1t began In
Singapore aid Penang, the two chief
cities of the Straits Settlements be-
longing to England. Founded more
than a generation before the birth of
Chicago. they were for a long time
trade outposts only. They are now go
ing forward at telegraphic speed, and
1hH MqlaU nd I'M IN wifi
them. That country. which. beginning
with Burma and Slam, extends south
ward to Singapore. was until lately In
a state OF savage innocuous desuetude.
Then the English took hold, consoli-
dated the tribes, and took the Malay
etates under their protection. Since
then roads have been cut through the
jungles. and the peninsula has thou
sands of miles OF highways better
than those OF the Philippines. and
equal to the best roads OF JAVA. You
can ride for days In an automobile
through these federated Malay states.
and not have enough bumps to stir
up your liver. Within the past year
or so railroads have been projected,
and the chicf centcrs are now connect
ed by rail with the ports. About 100
miles OF track have already been laid.
and there arc 900 miles OF telegraph
IN operation.
insteau OF the oarbarous rule OF the
Malay sultans, the people now have
the British to administer their laws.
Crime Is decreasing; there are courts
Of all kinds, and a frst-cass police
force Tho government has established
hospitals throughout the peninsula,
and It is developing all sorts of indus
tries.
In Perak Irrigation works have been
dug and rubber plantations are now
growing In the several states The
trees. are planted at 200 to the acre,
and there arc already about 10000 .00O
IN bearing. The tin and gold deposits
aro being exploited, and the tin output
ID now worth moro than $50, ,0o0. 900 per
ycar. All this is the work OF less thar
generation. and the increase OF today
II moro rapid than ever.
THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
Tho advance made at the Straits
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Id arc taken out

stone, slate or clay and arc taken out
and washed.
Tho mining is done by Chinese on
shares. When the mines are deep they
use ladders to go up and down, car
rying the ore out in baskets on their
backs. They stack 1t up In heaps near
the mines and then wash It out in
coffin-shaped troughs through Trhich
water runs
After 1t Is cleaned 1t is smelted In
charcoal furnaces. the best ore yield
ing about 20 per cent of pure tin.
After smelling the tin IS run off into
bricks of about the size OF flve-cent
loaf of bread. II then looks like silver
and Is ready for shipment. A ton OF
these bricks is now worth 500 and
1t has been much higher.
FRANK G.. CARPENTER.
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pore rising almost straight up from II
water,
SINGAPORE'S SHIPPING.


water.
SINGAPORE'S SHIPPING.
Big business blocks extend along
the shore for a mile or more. The city
has about five miles OF docks and the
harbor is one of the busiest of tho
world The wharveS are so built that
ships can steam right up to them, and
scores were at anchor dlscharging or
taking on cargo. My ship WAS one of
the p. and o. line. and we had to go
to the upper end of the city before we
came TO tho pier. We passed vessels
going out on their way to Australia,
great liners coming in from Ceylon and
q royal Dutch packet vessel bound for
Borneo, the Celebes and New Guinea.
As we neared our anchorage we could
see the Chinese coolies working on the
new docks. Tens of millions OF dollars
have already been spent to improve the
facilities for handling cargo. and the
government is now laying out millions
more. Within the past two years 1t has
entered upon a scheme OF expansion
which comprises about SAC, COO. 900 gold.
and the work of carrying this out Is
now under way. Included in 1t IL a
dock for repairing vessels which Will
take in ships almost 800 feet long and
accommodate the largest steamer
anoat
SCENES AT THE WHARVES.
But come with me for a walk along
the wharves. and see how the freight
is managed in one OF the biggest ports
of the orient. The Iaborers are OF
every ehadc of black. yellow and
brown. There arc hundreds OF Chinese
whose ream-colored skins have been
turned to old gold by the tropical sun
They wear little more than breechcloths
around their waists, and carry great
loads upon their bare shoulders. They
load and unload the coal. and do the
heaviest work OF nll kinds. Here is a
ship taking on fuel. A platform has
been built from Its deck To the wharf,
1t is an inclined roadway with an angle
OF 45 degrees: but up and down It, as
busy as ants. tho yellow laborcrs trot.
They work In twos. each couple carry
ing great bag of coal. slung to a polo
which rests on their shoulders. There
arc $4,000 tons OF coal in those ware
houses at tho back, and q ship can be
loaded In two hours. That coal comes
from England. and 1t has travelled over
5000 miles to the Strait of Malacca.
Among the other workmen are
Kings. as black as coal and as straight
as pino trees. 1t is they who drive the
bullock cartS from Wnar1 TO wharf, or
back into the city. They arc lean.
wiry fellows. with long hair on their
chests and limbs and straight black
hair .coiled around their heads. They
have regular features. and their lips
are as thin and their forehoads as high
as our own. They dress In whito cot
ton. a single sheet of which forms a
whole suit. There are hundreds OF
their race I'm tho city. They are not
cd for fhelt thrift and rnanu oP %h.,..
are bankers. who have thousands to
lend, although their daily dress costs
less than one dollar. and they sit half
naked on tho boxes In which their
money is kept.
The cart that man Is driving IS pulled
by two bumped cattle like tho sacred
bullocks OF India Tho animals are
as white as snow. and as clean limbed
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his silk gown floating in the breeze.
The biggest stores OF Singapore are
owned by them, and they are tho
cashiers and accountants of the prin-
cipal banks.
Our former Chinese minister, WI
Ting Fang, came from this part of the
world His father was Cantonese
merchant and his mother Hakka.
Both wero Christians. and they were
living at Singapore when Wu Ting
Fang began his career as interpreter
in the Hongkong police courts, and
later on went to England. where he
studied law and was admitted to the
bar. Upon his return he was taken up
by Ii Hung Chang, and since then no
has been one of the leading men Of
the new China.
MILLIONAIRES IN TIN.
The tall OF the Asiatic continent is
tinplated. 1t has the richest tin
mines OF the world. upon the peninsula
and in tho Islands, which belong to
the Dutch. between here and Java
The product of the British settlements
is now selling for thirty or forty mil
lion dollars per year. and the greater
part of this is dug out by Chinese.
Much of the output Is controlled by
the Straits Trading company. which
has immense smelters on an Island
close to Singapore. the tin bullion
being shipped away to New York and
Europe. We take about 80 per cent
of this tin or something like thirty
million dollars worth every year. 1t
Is scattered all over the United States
and 1t coats our dish pans. tin cups
and wash basins Some of the dear
girls who read this letter will see their
fair faces shining back at them when
they next scour the pie pans. and I
urge them to remember that the re-
Election Is flashed from away out here
on the Strait OF Malacca.
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IN EVERY WAY

the Bitters Will prove very helpful to
those who suffer from ailments of tho
Stomach. Liver, Kidneys and Bowels.
1t has stood the test of public appro-
val for over so years. so 1t must be
rood. Try
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IN THE TIN MINES.

The tin is largely from alluvial de-
posits. The dirt Is washed out by hy-
draulic pumps and the ore also won
I'm rudcr ways by the poorer Chinese.
The Celestials hunt for mines with
crooked sticks as we seek spots for
we'll digging The hunter holds the
two ends of the stick firmly. and
whom he reaches q tin deposit the
stick Is supposed to turn in his hand
and pointed downward. Tin is usually
found about twenty-five feet below tho
surface. and the earth containing 1t
may be from a few inches to many
feet in thickness The tin grains are
mixed with ell sorts OF gravel. from
pebbles to boulders and ordinary
sand They lie on a bedrock of lime
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How John Bull Reang the Jungle and Civizng the Maays he
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The Great Ore Deposits and How They Are Mined
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-02-23
BUCK GROVE ITEMS.

Saturday evening, Feb. 9Th. large
party Of friends and neigbhors gather
ed at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Thompson and gave them genuine
surprise. twas q farewell party as
this family is going to move down
near Dunlap. There were seventy five
present and it goes without saying
that all mad Q fine time.
+ There will be mass in the Catholic
church here next Sunday. Feb. 9th.
at 8 80 O'Clock in the morning.
I Mr.. Dennis Griffin is visiting his
aunt, Mrs. Mike Kane. He recently
re turned from Chicago.
Y. Mrs. Tess Sullivan met with very.
painful accident last week in. taking
down q can Of fruit. One struck her
in the face cutting severe cash.
Mr.. Neubaum has secured another
assistant in his business. who with
his family will occupy the house soon
to be vacated by Mr.. Hawkins.
L. w. Hagan is busy building out
on his farm. He will have to leave
his property here the first Of March as
Mr.. Finley gets possession at that
time, having bought it.
Georgs Merdinger want away Sat
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GOODRICH NEWS.

Isaac Newton returned Saturday
from his trip to Kansas and is stop
ping with his brother, Steve.
Mrs. s. D. Newton was down to
Denison Tuesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Schmidt and
daughter and Miss Emma Schmidt
were Denison shoppers Tuesday.
Mrs. Claus Grill was down to Deni-
son Thursday afternoon.
Pete Petersen visited the county
seat between trains Tuesday. 4
Mr.. frankie loaded his goods at
Deloit Tuesday for his new home at
Battle Creek, Iowa.
Mrs, s5rge Newcom spent Friday
with hEy parents while Mr.. Newcom
visited the McHenry farm for some
fine stock hogs.
Another box social WAS held at the
No. l school house. We understand
they will put in an organ % soon as
enough has been raised sto purchase
one.
Broder Boysen and daughter, Hattie
we're In Deloit.
Fred Petersen and Mommie lessen
were 10 Deloit Saturday.
Chas. Shives took dinner with Steve
Newton Sunday.
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BOYER ITEMS.

A large crowd Of sympathizing
friends gathered at the home Of John
Kocck Wednesday, Feb 9th, at II
o'clock when q short meeting was
held. From there they proceeded to
the cemetery, where they viewed the
remains for the last time. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hansen returned to their
home in Bloomfield. Neb.. Saturday.
Herman Schultz and Annie Dobbert
returned Monday from theirsuisit with
relatives and friends in Lauden. Iowa.
Mrs. John Quade and children re-
turned Thursday from Ricketts,, where
they attended wedding of niece Of
Mrs. Quade.
G.. B. Larson attended to business
in Boyer last Tuesday.
Frank Woolston went to Council
Bluffs last Tuesday. where he was
called as federal jury.
q. S. Johnson went to Kiron Tues
day.
Elmer kullberg made a brief visit
home Thursday.
Ted Abbott went to Ida Grove last
Tuesday to see his son-in-law. Chas.
Johnston. From there he went to
WILDER Johnston's sale near Galva
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large school house was quite crowded
with people. An excellent program
was rendered and everybody had a
good time. A play. The Prosecuted
Dutchman, . was especially acted
we'll. Levi Anderson. who is Swede,
acted the part Of the prosecuted dutch
man and he rendered his part 80 we'll
that many in the audience believed
that he was real dutchman. After
the program many pretty baskets were
sold at good prices. The school has
about thirty-two dollars to add to its
treasury as result Of this entertain
ment. All in all the entertainment
was grand success and too much
credit cannot be given to the pupils
Of this school and their excellent
teacher. Miss Edna Nelson.
Miss Annie Andersen went to Ode
bolt to stay for some time.
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scHLEsWle ITEMS.

At Dist. Nod the pupils are work.
ing hard for program and box social
which will be held in the near future.
probably next week.
Mr.. 1fert is still suffering from
rheumatism. Mrs. Ifert was also ill
last week.
Albert Naeve accompanied his
father. Henry Naeve. to Denison last
week. where the latter took the
train for Clinton to be at the bed side
Of his father. who is very i'll.
Herman Fredrickson is back from
Harlan, where he had been visiting.
The Ten Mile School gave an ex-
cellent program followed by a box
social Friday. Feb. 10.
A party was given at the Robt.
Naeve hom. Sunday. Feb. 10. in honor
Of their little daughter. Viola, her
fret birthday, about fifteen girls
were present, and had fine time.
Mrs. Peter Boysen had the misfor-
tune Of getting two of her fingers
caught in sausage machine while
making sausage last week. They
were cut OFF nearly to the first joint.
With medical aid she is getting along
fine.
The box social at the Ten Mile School
house was we'll attended. The pro-
gram was fine and the interior Of the
building was beautifully decorated
with paper roses, evergreens. pic
lures, motos, etc. The event caused
the teacher and pupils great amount
Of work and in return they received q
neat sum Of money which will be used
in the school.
The marriage of Julius Struck to
Mary Bendixsen occurred Wednesday
at the home Of the BRIDES parents,
William Bendixsen and wife.
Mrs. Anna Hummer returned to her
homestead at Burshie. S. D.. after a
few months visit here.
A church wedding took place We'd
nesday evening at the Church Of
Peace, when Ernest Rickert and Mar
garet Haneman were joined in the
holy bonds Of matrimony. Louise
and Bertha Jurgensen were flower
xirls ard Miss Emma Rickert. sister
Of the groom, and John Hanson at
tended the couple. These popular
and energetic young people will reside
on farm near here. Congratulations.
John Hoiten returned to his home
at Dallas. s. D. Friday.
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MILFORD CENTER NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs Joe Inghram were
callers at the Byrnes home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cook spent Sum
day with Richard Robinson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crombie were callers
in this neighborhood this week.
Thomas Hutchinson returned Friday
from Illinois, where he visited re
latives.
John Byrnes is visiting relatives
and friends in Omaha this week.
Mrs. John Robinson was Vail
visitor Saturday.
Carl johnson had the misfortune to
freeze his nose last week while 'driv-
ing to Kiron.
Cecil Huckstep is sick with meas
les.
Swan Johnson was Denison caller
Saturday.
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urday, returning home Tuesday.
Charles Chase was operated on last
Tuesday for appendicitis. He stood
the shock very we'll and is getting
along as we'll as could be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Boetcher
took business trip to Irwin Monday
and will return Tuesday or Wednesday.
Mary Nelson quit school Friday
and went to Adolph Peterson's where
she will work this summer.
County Attorney Klinker and Mr..
Laub Of Denison were business callers
in our town Tuesday.
Mr.. Elon Coats took q trip to Neb-
raska last week on business. He is
expected back this week.
Mr.. Hawkins is busy packing up
and getting ready generally to 20 to
Dakota to live.
Geurge Dieber has returned from
his trip to Washington and other
points and is packing up preparatory
to moving with his family to reside
near Glenn Ellen, Ill.
Mrs. Hester Carpenter and two
children left Thursday for their new
home near Keosauqua, Iowa. Mrs.
Carpenter made many warm friends
during her stay in this section. Ill OF
whom felt sorry to see her 20. Cal
will follow in few days with theil
stock and household goods.
Mr.. William Arndt has installed 9
fine new lighting plant in his farm
home and is that far ahead of hi.
neighbors III new improvements.
Will Cooksy left last Thursday
for Keoasuqua. where he will visit 8
few days and then thinks he will e
to Redfield, 8. D.
L. w. Hagan is hauling lumber
up to his farm these days getting
ready to build house. Lawrenc,
will have to Ego some" to be read,
to move in by the first of March
Mr.. Murphy Of Sioux City hal
been acting agent here for ! few
days during the temporary ahsenc'
of our station agent.
= . X !.
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and purchased some horses and cattle.
Miss Tena Nelson came home Fri
day from Manning, Iowa
Adolph Brown went to Odebolt Sat.
urday.
Robt. Abbott and Will Dozark
drove to Gslva Thursday.
Andrew Schwanz came home Thurs
day from Castina, Iowa. where be
visited Saul Lau IONS and interes ted
himself in land. Mr.. Schwanz thinks
that country is alright.
Gust and Rickert Tol debit Of Col
orado are visiting at the homes Of j ohm
Koch also Fred and John Quade.
George Newcom and Levi Erickson
conveyed the Bell Ringers to Kiron
Saturday.
John P. Anderson shipped three
cars Of stock to Chicago Saturday.
Gust Anderson one car and C. s.
johnson one car. Messrs. Anderson
accompanied the stock.
Sears McHenry was seen in Boyer
Wednesday
Mrs John Wiese returned to- Deni-
eon Wednesday. after q, few day s
visit at VIM. Meyers.
Claus Muenster and John Dorfier
were shaking hands with friends
Wednesday on their way to Vail.
Ralph Curtis Of Sac City visited o.
n. Graham's last week.
Mrs. Aug Whitmack Of Schleswig
visited with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henkel. Sr.. Thursday and friday
last week.
N. +. Swanson and son, Roy. drove
down from Kiron Friday on business.
Andrew Dozark and wife went tc
Dsnison Thursday.
Mrs Mary Gosh Of Odebolt II
visiting her cousin. Mrs. John Kooch,
in Boyer.
School opened, after . week,
vacation last Monday in Dist. No. 6,
Ed. Duffy as teacher.
An entertainment and basket social
WAS held at school No. 2. Stockholm
township last Friday might. Th,