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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-02-11

that he will lose his job, If not his
head, should aught befall a foreigner
within his Jurisdiction. Instead of be-
ing hooted down the street as for
eign devil" the foreigner swaggers
along expecting all other pedestrians,
and jinrickshas and carriages as well,
to get out of his way. The small
urchin, less discreet than his elders,
sometimes cries foreign devil" only
at the risk of feeling the foreigners
stick.
The race question in the southern
states is not half so serious as the
race question in Asia The white
mans sense of superiority to the yell
low expresses itself in a harshness
that would shock America were it
widely known. If ricksha man does
not go fast enough, beat him with
your stick. A secretary of the Amer
lean legation at Picking told me as a
joke that he broke his light cane on a
coolies shoulders. If a Chinese gets
in your way, shove him aside, kick
him or pull his queue. When l have
seen the way the Chinese are fire.
quently abused by white men | no
longer marvel at the anti-foreign feel
breasts. The wonder is that the Chi
nese have endured so much without
reprisal. For it does seem as if the
natives have no rights which the for
eigners are bound to respect. The
present cutlery against the white man
in China has manifold justification.
Missionaries Above the Law.
AS an enlightened Chinese educator
said to me, Anybody can do what
ever he wants to China at present"
THUS it came to pass that the French
treaty gave civil rank and authority
to French missionaries. There are
ugly reports afioat concerning the
means by which this provision was
put into the document; but these do
not necessarily concern the present
discussion. The American and Brit
ish missionaries, who would be en-
titled to the same rights by the most
favored nation" clause, promptly dis
avowed any intention of accepting
them.
Not so the French. They have been
openly political agents, as have also,
in some cases, the Germans. The
French. bishops travel in the full re-
gala of yiceroys. When he goes; out
in his chair bishop has outrunners,
umbrellas, flags and all the other fun
merry of a Chinese governor. He de-
mands to be received always in the
state BETTING his rank. Upon this
point Chinese officials, high and low,
ave spoken to me with greatest bit
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-02-11

terness; and so also have men in the
consular and diplomatic service.
The Why of China's. Latest Massacre.
Regardless of public opinion, the
French missionaries. have pressed to
the limit their prerogatives. Columns
could be written of the manner in
which they have abused their power
Whole Villages have been forcibly i'm
pressed to work for them In the in
terror, few weeks ago, / ran across
a case where they had imprisoned the
head men of village. At Nanchang
they insisted on the punishment of two
men whom the mayor had promised
to protect; the latter, his face" gone,
wrought a dire Chinese revenge by
committing suicide in their church.
Straightway an uprising followed in
which. an entirely unoffending British
family was massacred, as. well as the
French priests, and all the foreigners
in the place would have been slaught-
cred, had not a timely rain dispersed
the mob s,
For all such crimes the French de-
mand eyorbitant indemnities. The
most trivial offense against a mem
Der of one of the French churches
must be heavily atoned for This APP
plies not only to the national land
grabbing Of France and Germany on
account of missionary troubles, but
also to petty neighborhood squabbles
\ convert of the French priest is i'm
mune from the, law of his own land
He may be a murderer, a thief, a ras-
cal of any kind or degree; his church
membership is an asylum, and the law
cannot touch him. The missionary
alone is his Judge No outsider can
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-02-11
FRIDAY
February II. 1910
EDITORIAL


Not every man who aspires to be
a merchant or interes sed IN a mer-
chandlse establishment, has the abil-
ity to successfully run a store or as
sist in directing its running along
lines of commercial safety. Many a
man whohas registered success pretty
we'll all along his life's journey, turns
,imprudent and sees the hard savings
of many year vanish on the wings
of such an ambition. Not only does
everyone need to keep in their depth,
but also into the channel into which
they are best adapted for making a
livelihood. Putting away small saw
ings at what you have proved to un-
derstand may be better than the
chimerac hopes of raking in big
lunches of money in an untried ven
ture to you.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-02-11

The conducting of the Courts of the
land are proaecures which every gen
Grafton should familiarize itself. The
time to do this is when young. The
mind is then at it's most inquiring
and impresoionable stage n d
the benefits to be derived can be put
into immediate effect without any
period losses. No better way in
which to start such education in
political economy with the lads, than
this. Parents to see that they
have an opportunity to attend occa-
sionalIy at least the opening and
cloaing of the Circuit Court and wit
ness the trial through a few repre-
sentative cases where no questions
of immoral living are involved. Ii
always does this editor good to no
tice some4 statwart father having
along with him up at the assizes a
young son on whose upper lip the
whitish down has just begun to take
on a more. serious shade. Watch
such youth in the courtroom and
notice how eagerly he drinks in all
the quibs and quirks of the court
business. The lessons that he learns
there are seldom lost and become SO
deeply inwritten into his character
that they serve as guide through
life to walk the path Of rectitude,
and thus enjoy the title of a good
law abiding citizen. We trust more
of.our Greene County fathersi will
avail themselves of this privilege from
time to time. -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-02-11

By catching step with the utilitarlan
spirit of the age in which we now
live, some enterprising publisher
could confer a great literary boon on
society, reap a great and continuous
harvest of gold and come into pop
ularity far exceeding the ordinary
metes and bounds of popularity for
a publishing house, by bringing
out a full sized Dictionary like the
Standard or International, in a
strong loose leaf binding and keep
same up to cate by intaining per
manent editorial bureau for furnish
ing ne- sheets from time to time as
the grow Z III the language demanded
The ordinary life of all English Die
tionary now is only decade, owing
to the phenomenal activity and in
ventiveness of the Anglo Saxon race.
Ten years IS too short time fol
most people to pay $40 for Il diction-
airy in, consequently numbers fall
behind the linquestico! procession
by clinging to their an'eqnal''l edi-
tiens. The loose leaf plan could pro
vide price in reach of lo-t people
for the original outfit and he sum
for its perpetuity could be made sc
small as to-be inconsequential. Sure
ly the time. is ripe for some Of the
mammoth book producers to seize
this opportunity. 1t might partially
revolutionize their binderies, but the
loss entailed disarcding old ma
chinery and methods and installing
and falling on new ones, would COME
back multifold in increased volume
of business.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-02-11

have any redress against him. This
has made the French churches ref
uges for evil-doers, and it has also
caused the French missionaries to be
dreaded and hated by Chinese high
and low
Matters are improving somewhat Of
late. The high-handedness of the
French clergy has abated, since the
troubles in France have deprived
them of the privileges Of instant ap-
peal to the French minister at Picking.
A new and better policy will probably,
perforce, be adopted. The noble sac
rifice Of the French priests and nuns,
and their tireless. selfless labors, may
then have their reward in the affection
and esteem Of the people.
Willy John Chinaman's Ways.
AS rule, the American and British
missionaries have followed a directly
contrary policy, as the utterances Of
the two ministers of these nations,
-whiehI shall later quote, will show.
Their general rule has been non-in-
reference in civil matters. Times be-
yOAQ --GOQOIIASo Il4Cy nave USGu put III
a predicament by the willy Chinese,
who can see an advantage to them
selves long before it is on an Anglo
Saxon's horizon. &
Thus many an ardent young mis-
sionary has found that a sudden ac-
cession of inquirers has been due to
the fact that the professed converts
wanted him to take UP their side of
q quarrel against members of the
Trench church. To join the one
church seemed to the Chinese the
only recourse left to enable them to
set justice from, or to get even with,
the members of the other. If the
American missionary would not help
them,. as the French missionary
helped his people, then his was the
loss of face" and following.
In these circumstances some mis-
sionaries have doubtlessly appealed to
the native officials and to their own
consuls on behalf of their people. in
cases other than persecution; the
treaties accord protection to the ma
tive Christians when prosecuted on
account of their religious faith, al
though this is a doubtful advantage.
o When the Gospel Goes to Law.
The net result of all this has been
only trouble for all concerned The
missionaries have been caused end
less. annoyance and at times serious
difficulties. There is general agree
ment among the Anglo-Saxons that
they will not go to the yamens in be-
half of their Chinese members under
any conditions. Some have expressed
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-02-11

Lest a great deal of the alarmiSt
stuff that has been written about the
appearance of Halley's Comet, which
is due In these heavens along in
April and will in the opinion of the
astronomers be visible till early in
the Summer, be taken too seriously,
we pen these lines to let om readers
know there is DO. cause for anxiety
This comet has had periodic appear
anceS at intervals of some IS years
apart for centuries, and yes pretty
well back to the beginning OF our
Christian calendar reckoning, and
has always occasioned afresh these
gloomy reflections from those half
superstitious or religiously pessimis-
tic. There is 10 danger from the
contact of this comet with our own
planet, as the composition of the
comet iSof a harmless gaseous quail
ity, and car rest in the skies of this
earth with no more danger than
would low hanging cloud. In fact
number Of comets have been known
to have hung so low that people have
actually walked through portions of
them as we would heavy fog. This
long aggregation Of gas that com
poses the Haley comet is a wander
er in the heavens and is of light
form, not having a solid crystalliza-
ton like our mundane sphere. Its
visibility to US portends no cataclysm
in the planetary world at all.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-02-11

Copyright, 1907, by Joseph b. Bowles)
Picking, China-The most serious
charge made against missionaries in
China is that by their interference
with civil law they exasperate the
natives to the point of uprisings and
massacres. This subject deserves the
fullest investigation and most careful
treatment; for it is no light thing to
accuse ministers of the gospel with
being responsible for riot and muir
der Yet | regret to write that | IND
ground for this widespread criticism.
A look at the setting of the facts
is first necessary. China has long
been regarded as a huge, hulking,
helpless incompetent among the ma
tons of the earth. She has never re-
ceived the consideration due to a
great country. Foreign powers have
never trusted the lives of their sub
jects in her keeping; wherever they
90, there goes the law of eXtra-terri-.
toriality. An alien in China is not
subject to China; he knows no law
but that of his own self-restraint or
of his country's consulate.
Every White Man a Nabob
foreigner can do pretty much as
he pleases in China. Instead of being,
as his friends at home imagine him to
be, q terror-stricken mortal, momen-
tarily afraid that the Chinese ogre
will demand his life, he is more near
ly an ogre himself
Bitter experience with armies and
navies from over seas, and with the
loss of territory seized as a penalty
for injury to foreigners, has made
Chinese officials fearful of these
strangers. Every magistrate knows
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-02-11

* AZ pxesept the. monastery .of. ST.
Bernard Costs vabout $9OO0'-a year to
keep up. This money is partly col
lected in Switzerland and partly de-
rived from the revenue Of the mon
astic order.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-02-11

This would be a great ana glorious
old world in. a few years il our chill
dren would only achieve what we
expect and predict for them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-02-11

and often very saluable presents
were exclnla -eas ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-02-11

BORN, unto Mr. and Yrs. Louis
o. lIillman, ofB tty, Miss, on Mon
dayl FEBRUARY Z, 1910, fine BOY.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-02-11

In these days Of scramble aud rush
We often wish that the boy, would
learn how much Of wisdom luore Is in
the Old Latln motto, "t'eotina lentc
hasten slowly. Scores vi young men
are betrayed into lmpr ddence by
their impetuosity. Tn@y are always
In haste ana always diotauced
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-02-11
Minister Rockwelps Views.

The American minister at Picking,
William Rockwell has vigorous Opin-
ions about missionaries. What about
the missionary question:" l casually
remarked, at the end of a rather ex-
tended interview. What missionary
question? There is no missionary
question that l know Of" he quickly
and almost sharply rejOined. Il have
been minister here for two years, and
during that time there has been no
missionary question before me, ex-
cent that unfortunate massacre last
spring down in Lien Chow, which was
purely local matter, and might have
happened anywhere. So far as
know. the American missionaries are
living in delightful relations with the
Chinese. Their work here in Picking
is beyond praise; anyone who goes to
it with an unbiased mind must adj
nit that. spent two years in in
terror China, and | saw missionaries
of all bodies; and I found them most
delightful people, whose work for the
Chinese is simply beyond estimate
Inc MISSIONARY 10 uOl1S LAOlO Iva IAO
cause of shall not say civilization,
for that has become cheap word;
but for the cause of progress, OF en-
lightenment, than any other person or
agency. Not to speak of the purely
preaching or doctrinal side of the
missionary's activities, for that is be-
yond my province, his medical and
school work are an unquestioned, an
inestimable good. l cannot imagine
why the people in the treaty ports
eriticise the missionaries. cannot
see any real basis or reason for it.
They simply do not know mission
aries. Nobody can look into the stu
alton, except he has an a priori' con-
viction and prejudice, and sees only
what he is determined to see. withol
nra l5ing the missionaries most high
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-25
DISCARDED NAVAL SHIP
MAY BE SENT TO NICARAGUA

WASHINGTON. July 24.-If the CON
vertcd Yacht Hornet. which the govern
rnent has just sold TO Isaac Stein OF New
Orleans. the highest bidder at the con-
demnation sale. is going 10 Nicaragua,
10 serve as the nearest approach to a
navy that the Estrada faction can Sc
cure. tho Washington authorities have
not received any official word OF that
fact There is nothing. however. to pre-
vent either faction IN Nicaragua from
acquiring the discarded naval vessel, un-
der certain limitations. The vessel could
carry arms as n cargo, but II could
not pc equipped as an armed vessel and
sent out Of an American port.
The Hornet. when built twenty years
ago. cost this government $117.o00. and
was sold n few days ago for 81. 100. She
is n tidy steel craft and could be Of
more use 10 the Estrada forces than
the Venus and the little antiquoted tug
San Jacinto are TO the Madril forces
in Nicaraguan waters The Stein Ship
yards interests deny that they bought
.hc Hornet TO fit her out as Nicaraguan
revolutionary warshp. The Hornet is on
the way from Norfolk 20 New Orleans.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-25
UnfayOrable Features i'm COndi-
tiOns of Business Have De-
teri0rating Influence.
CORN AND WINTER WHEAT
OFFSET SPRING CROP LOSS
Reports Of Agreement of Cop.
per Producers Have Effect i'm
That Industrial.

NEW YORK, July 24.-Incidents of last
week served TO keep the attention of fl
nancial markets to unfavorable features
In the conditions of business and TO un-
settle the speculative tone in the stock
market.
On the side. crisp spring wheat pros
pect has lost the foremost prominence
which was given II by the government
report OF heavy deterioration during June.
Also the offsetting advantage of the large
ysr;d promised for other grains, notably
corn and winter wheat. have neutra]ized
the influence Of the spring wheat short
age. The Importance attached to this
Offset came into view in the manifesto
tion of anxiety over less favorable re-
belt and the need of rain to carry out
the promise for the crop.
There was a good deal or confusion
in the reading OF the industrial pros
pect A change in the price Of the cop
per industrials was based nominally on
reports of an agreement among the prin-
cipal producers to curtail output to the
tIarge In itself. These reports were sub
ject 10 the usual suspicion of design
for effect on the stock market. The
suspicion was heightened by the uneI-
r"ctc6 reduction in the division on Ma
i 4 Lead stock and the violent de-
e. b. IN the price Of that security which
resulted,
Strong forces are at work to build up
the reserve strength of the New York
banks but the banking position in the
country at large remains open to dis
cusSion.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-25
Ch FldFon Cry
FOR FlETcHER'S
Q a 9 Q RIA
STOLEN RAILROAD BONDS
MAY BE SOON RESTORED

NEW YORK. July 24.-Counsel for
Erwin Wider. who has been formally
charged by officials of the Russo Chinese
bank with stealing $4,000 worth OF
bonds. admitted today that he knew
where his client is and intimated that
Wider and the bank now in touch,
The bonds have not been negotiated
although it Is strongly hinted that they
have been hypothecated with various
Wall street bankers. Neither has the
case been reported TO the police and
SWiders lawyer hopes that II the bonds
can be restored 10 the bank there will
be no prosecution.
Under rule OF the stock exchange
il broker accepts collateral from a
client who does not own It. and if the
client loses on his speculation, the broker
must restore the collateral 10 the right
full owner and accept the clients losses
or forfeit his right to do business on
the exchange. So that there is much
curiosity today as TO the identity Of
the brokerage house with which Wider
traded and as TO what measure OF re-
sponsibllty IL Will be forced to assume,
either by the courts or by the stock
exchange Wider's lawyer promised to-
day TO make statement tomorrow and
Il is possible that names may come out
then.
The salary Wider got was $1,000 a
YEAR. lie owned automobile and paid
S35 a month for his house in the Bronx.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-25
CABINET OFFICERS
ON WAY TO ALASKA
Attorney-General Wickersham
and Secretary Nagel Are
NOrthward Bound.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. July 24,-Unted
States Attorney General George w.
Wickersham and Secretary OF Commerce
and Labor Charles Nagel arrived from
the east this morning and left imme-
dfately for Alaska aboard the fish COM
mission steamer Albatross. The Alba
tross was lying in the harbor with steam
up ready to proceed when their train ar
rived.
The cabinet officials expect to be gone
Until September. Their itinerary will In
clude all the principal points on the
Alaska coast as far north as Kodiak
Island. AT Skagway. Cordova, Valdez
and Seward brief excursions inland Will
be made, but none of them will consume
more than two days time. Mr.. Wicker
sham said that they could not spare the
time to make the trip over the Valdez
trail to Fairbanks.
Neither Of the cabinet officers would
discuss the political phase Of their Alas
kan tour. Politics in the northern terri
tory are in a turmoil, and It has been
understood that while in the north Mr..
Wickersham and Mr. Nagel will look into
the difficulties that threaten to disrupt
the Republican party In Alaskn' with Il
view Of giving President Taft a complete
report on the attitude Of the public
toward the two factions.
Upon their return to the United States
they will stop at Seattle and will be the
guests Of Secretary Of the Interior Bal
linger.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-25
ENCURABLE CASE
PATENT 6 YEARS OLD

Authorities declare :;dney disease In
4 ,~nrauIe after the sixth month. This was
lJlhc situation UP TO the working out OF
thc new cmolllent trcatment-the only
thing known that darcs claim in print
10 cure chronic kidney disease.
Every case presented has been declared
incurablc by physicians and I'm some
cases four 70 six have Joined in the fatal
diagnosis.
Case of the little six year old son OF
4. c.. Dean. No. 1925 9th Avenue, Oak
land. Cal. Last symptoms OF chronic
kidney disease, The family physicians
told the distracted father that death was
lnevita BILE. Az that late moment he heard
about the emoIlicnt treatment This was
very slow case due TO serious complica-
tions IT took nearly IL year to restore
,he lad, He is now going To- school
Richard I.cck, OF Calvert & Lcek OF
Ogden, Utah. reports. the recovery OF his
II year old whom the doctors had
also given up. He also is now going 10
school
Fulton's Renal Compound, the first sue
ccssfuI treatment for chronic kidney
disease only be had In your city OF
or authorized agents. Schramm- Johnson.
lrugs. five stores We desire To hear
ffom and advise with every case not
/ yielding.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-25
HARD METALS ARE DEEP
IN DULLNESS OF SUMMER

NEW YORK July 24-The whole iron
industry is In the depths OF summer
duilness. the United States Steel cor
poration having dropped its activities
Co sixty per cent OF It's total capacity.
American Steel and Wire company has
stimulated the wire trade somewhat since
il openly dropped 81 q ton under the
previous cuts OF 81 TO 81 ton: but In
other finished lines. business is decreas
ing in volume The railroads are still
Sethargic The Carnegie mills are 10 roll
$4,000 tons OF rails for foreign orders.
light. No. foundry from Buffalo is
being delivered to New Jersey and New
York consumers al SIS The Philadel
phia territory IS being invaded by west
ern Pennsylvania furnaces at SIG deliv
cred
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-25
STRIKERS CHARGED WITH
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN

SOUTH BEND. Ind. July 24-Strilzers
attempted 10 derail eastbound passenger
train No. this afternoon at divers,
the first station at which Grand Trunk
eastbound trains stop in passing through
South Bend. The engineer Of the train
noticed the turned switch signal in time
to stop his train and thereby probably
prevented injury, If not loss OF life TO
the passengers.
Rioting IN the local yards began last
night and has been spasmodic today. One
man, ], Freel of this city. was wounded
seriously by John Peck Of Battle Creek.
Mich, an employe of private detective
agency assisting the railroad. Four
others were arrested.
Late in the afternoon a mob burned
two cabooses and attempted to destroy
several freight cars. but the arrival OF
the police and the fire department re-
suited in dispersal of the crowd.