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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
WILL NEGOTIATE
TERMS OF PEACE
Coming Week Will Be
Notable in History
Of China.
REPUBLIC MAY
BE ESTABLISHED
Conferences Between Kepresen-
tatives of Imperial Government
and Victorious Revolutionaries
to Be Held in Town Hall of
Shanghai-Republicans Will
Offer Liberal Terms.

Shanghai, China, December lt.-Thc
coming week Will be perhaps the most
notable in the history OF tho revolution
in China. Tang Shao VI. the imperial
plenipotentiary, appointed by Premier
Yuan Shi kai to negotiate terms OF
peace with the victorious revolution
aries, is to arrive in Shanghai carly
on Sunday. He is accompanied by a
suite OF assistants and personal SER
wants numbering no fewer than eighty.
The party is making the voyage from
Hankow III the chartered river boat
Tung Ting On their arrival here they
win have Travelled about 500 miles
along the river Yang Use. which is
patrolled by score of revolutionary
cruisers and gunboats They VIII have
passed under the guns OF n dozen well
fortified points. and will have touched
numerous towns In the possession of
and governed BY rcvolutionarIcs Tang
Shao " will not, in fact have seen
an imperial soldier or a yellow flag
since he left Hankow.
Officials In Party.
Included In Tang Shao Yi's party arc
two prominent cG.cials. Yen Shi 81,
connected with tho board OF finances,
and Yang Sh Chi, former president of
The board OF communications. who will
net as his councillors at the peace con-
ference ltc also mas with MIN TWEEN
ty-two representatives of different
provinces of China, who have beer
selected by Premier Yuan Shi Kai to
offset the revolutionary convention
now sitting Mt Nanking.
Four representatives of General Ii
Tuen Heng, tho revolutionary leader.
are travelling on the Same boat with
Tang Shao " and his party
WI Ting Fang. former Chinese min
lister at Washington, and recently Sc
iected as Foreign Minister OF the re-
publican Cabinet, who is directing the
reception of Tang Snao VI. will send
two representatives II meet the party
at Its landing at the settlement.
According to present arrangements.
Tang Shao u and his two counsellors,
Yeng Shi 81 and Yang Shi Chi. will take
w their quarters ut the Kallee Hotel.
while the remainder of his suite viii
put up ut other hotels.
The municipality of Shanghai has
offered the town hall for the meetings
OF the peace conference. This propos-
nj already has been accepted by WI
Ting Fang, on the condition that Tang
Shao VI approves of his choice.
The best observers among the influ-
rntial Chinese believe that there Is con-
siderable possibility OF a settlement
icing reached through mutual conces-
sions
Plnns of Republicans.
The republicans ut the present mo-
men; are determined to demand that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17

the imperialst government troops on
December Ii at Nynng- Tzu-Kuan do
file. where the imperialist government
troops gained victory. The rebels
abandoned number of guns and a
quantity Of ammunition and camp
equipment They left forty killed and
200 wounded on the field. The way
was thus cleared to Tai Yuan Fu for
the imperialist government troops.
WI Ting Fang protested against
operations In the province OF Shan 81
during the armistice. Premier Yuan.
Shi-Kai replied that the attack was
made by the rebels. and that growing
snarchism in tho district rendered a
forward movement necessary.
The rebels have destroyed n portion
of the Tien-Tsin- Pukow Railway. near
Pukow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
SORORITlES DIsBAND
AS ACT OF LOYALTY
Two Parent Chapters mt EImIrn Col.
Iege Found Social Determinations
Hurt Institution.

Hurt Institution.
Elmira, December 1e.-The chapters
Of Phi Mu and Sigma Kappa SororitIes
in Elmira College. the oldest woman
College to grant degrees in America,
have dissolved because of the humiliat-
ing and discouraging effects which
they had on school life The action
was voluntary and Is approved by the
alumnae members OF both. The faculty
had no part in the action. but an
nounces that no sororiti-S Will be
permitted hereafter. The Sigma Kappa
Chapter was formed In 1885.
President Mackenzie said the effect
OF the eororities has been to work
great injuries to the college. Sorority
discrimination developed cliques. ~Nch
not only affected the registration. but
thore have been cases where the
| humiliation has driven first and second
year students from the college.
The sororities have been a social fac
| tor to the exclusion OF all non-niem-
bers. Loyalty to the institution Ia
giv,n as the principal reason for tho
dissolution. -tH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
DIAMoND DICK. IS DEAD.
George II. McCIeiland. Known to boys
az Hero Of Many Dime Novel.

Ogdensburg. N. Y. December le.-
Word was received here yesterday Of
the death last night In Kansas of Geo.
b. McClelland. better known rs "Din-
mond Dick," famous in dime novel lore
from injuries received in being run
down by train while driving over a
railroad crossing.
McClelland was native OF Ogdens-
burg. and his parents still reside here.
lie was a crack rifle shot. his favorite
trick being the shooting of an apple
from mans head. He ran away from
home at the age of sixteen. and in
1872 Joined a wild West show.
McCelland was In Oklahoma when
the Spanish War broke out, and he
organized n regiment of Indians and
offered their services to the country
He gained his sobriquet because Of his
fondness for diamonds. His body will
be brought to Ogdensburg, for burial.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17

the dynasty be brought to a close and
that tho Mnnchus. az 4 class or clan.
be mel ged with the Chinese, together
with their dependencies.
1t is on this point that compro-
mise may eventually be reached, name
~. that the Emperor be retained as a
Chinaman Mt the head OF q new dynasty.
The National Congress, If the PROPOSE
.tion IS accepted. will have Its members
elected by each province. and will con-
troll the imperial finances. as well as
:he army and navy. Each province,
however, will be autonomous In regard
to Its own affairs, and will elect its own
Governor.
There Ia reason to believe that II the
ievolutionarles concede on the question
OF republic. Yuan Shi Kal will accept
their terms. The chief difficulty ap-
pears TO with the hotheads. students
and extremists who are demanding a
republic.
census taken among the represent
atives OF the republicans now assembled
in convention at Marking shows thut
large majority of them Is in favor of
republic, but al the present crisis,
IL DR.. Sun Vat Sen. General Ii Huen-
Hong and other influential republicans
whose names have not hitherto been
mentioned, had counseied compromise
the end of the trouble may be in sight
Should the conference at Shanghai
fail to reach an agreement the repub-
lican military leaders arc confident
that they can eventually take Picking.
1t is believed that Tang Shao II is
advising Premier Yuan Shi Kai to ac-
cept the presidency of the republic,
with DR.. Sun Vat Sen as Vice. Presi-
dent. 1t is thought that the Manchu
dynasty will be forced to abdicate.
81
republicans, which Will be liberal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
WILL HAVE BIG CHRISTMAS
Kings Children 10 Have Time of rb.,,
Lives WhiIe Pnrenta Are AVE-

nonoon, December 1.-THE KIng's
children are to have the best possibio
Christmas during their parents ab
sence In india. Queen Alexandra has
gone out OF her way, to give the boys
lives at Sandringham.
FRINGE Henry. with his grandmother
visited few days ago a famous store
In Holborn. whore marvellous toy loco.
motives are displayed for sale. The
boy has developed longing FOR tbe
American variety OF engines, with a
real cowcatcher. and the Arm is MAX
ing one especially for him with a sec
ton Of line.
stone deaf. gave every one In The stare
headache by insisting on the whistles
OF the toy locomotives being blown for
something like q quarter of an hour.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
Kaxannugh Reelected.

Nashville. Tenn, December 16.-At
the final session of the Southern League
moguls held this afternoon. Judge w.
NJ Kavanaugh was reelected presi-
dent secretary and treasurer OF the
Southern Baseball Association by q
unanimous vote of the members pres
ent. w. T. Crawford, of Shreveport.
La, was reelected vice president y
motion was made by President Cole
man. of Memphis. and passed. that the
salary limit should be the same as last
year, and the player limit of sixteen
also should stand.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
FEW REALIZE IMPORTANCE
OF WORK OF IRRIGATION

Washington. December 16.-Few peo-
pie In the United States realize what
irrigation work has already done for
to-day. who is here consulting recla.
nation service officials In regard to
some of the Irrigation problems with
which he Is dealing In the West.
Although irrigation is practically. q
sugar beets and citrus fruits, nearly
all of the raisin and dried fruit pro-
ducts OF the country and an import
ant part OF it's apple Drop are raised
on the newly irrigated lands
Until recently the practice of irri-
cation was considered economicaIly
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
DOG GUARDS MASTERS GRAVE.
Refuses 20 Lenve When Others Depart
After Ihe Funeral.

Greenwich, Conn, December To-
When Peter Mitchell. prominent con-
tractor or this city. who died Tuesday.
with relatives and friends, followed
his body to the church and grave.
Chief among the mourners was Mel
lie. a mongrel dog he had made q pet
Of Nellie refused to be comforted
She followed tho hearse to the grave
and when the others departed she
stayed. nor could she be induced to go
Tonight she is the sole watcher at the
grave. Many believe that hunger will
drive her homo In the morning, but
tho family think that she will die be.
fore she will go.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
missionaries mt Picking.

Picking, China December ia.
Herman, the representative of the
China Inland mission ut Peking. has
returned here. with twentythree mis-
s!onaries from Tai Yuan Flu. Only
four missionaries now remain In the
central part of the province of Shan
81. The missionaries in southern Shen
ST are also getting away.
Eycwitnesses report that the rebels
fought badly during the battle with
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
WELCOME at sinraporc.

Singapore. December l6.-Dr. Sun
Vat Sen, the Chinese reformer arr
rived here to-day. and was welcomed
by O throng of sympathizcrs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-03
Uncle Joe's Check.

Col. Henry Casson, sergeant-at-arms
of the house of representatives. has
the original check given by Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon a few years ago to
book agent. and about which an In
teresting story has been told
An agent visited the speaker and in
terested him in an elaborate edition OF
something which Uncle Joe didn't
want, but bought. When the books
arrived Uncle Joe examined them and
decided at once that something had
been put over on him. When the agent
came for his money the speaker de-
termined to make him indorse a terse
sentiment on books. SO he wrote out a
check for $73. the amount due, and on
the back of it he inscribed:
Pay TO the order OF Mr.. Blank, In
full payment for an edition which was
not worth n d.. and dear at that
price. but for the ease and grace with
which he put 1t over your Uncle Joe
1t was well worth the money."--Hu-
man Life.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-03
$3.50 RECIPE CURES
WEAK KIDNEYS, FREE
RELIEVES URINARY AND KIDNEY
TROUBLES, BAckAcHE, STRAIN
ING, SWELLING. ETC.
stops Pain In the Bladder, kidneys
and Back.

Wouldn't II be nice within week or so
to begin to say goodbye forever to the
soalding, dribbing. straining. or too fro
Quent passage of urine; the forehead and
the baclx-of-the-head aches: the stitches
and pains In the back. the growing mus
ole weakness: spots before the eyes; yell
low skin: sluggish bowels; swollen eyo-
nds or ankles: leg cramps; unnatural
short breath; sleeplessness and the de-
spondency7
have recipe for those troubles that
you can depend on. and II you want to
mako a QUICK RECOVERY, you ought
TO write and get n copy Of It. Many .
doctor would charge you $50 just for
writing this prescription. but 1 have It
and will be glad to send It to you entire
ly free. Just drop me q line like this:
DR.. A. e. Robinson. K-254 Luck Building.
Detroit. Mich. and I will send It by re-
turn mall in a plain envelope. As you will
SEQ whom you get It, this recipe contains
only pure harmless remedies. but II has
great healing and painsconquering power.
1t will quickly show its power once you
use It. I think you had better SEQ what
II Is without delay. I will send you q
copy free-you can use It and euro your
self at homsL
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-03
PRAIRIE DOGS.

We usually write our own ads, but
will let user of Rough on Rats" for
extermination of Prairie Dogs write this
der date of Feb, 4th, 10ll, writes as fol
lows from Hill Top. Douglas Co. Col
vertisement OF Rough on Rats;' it not
only reads good but it is good. ] have
been troubled twenty years with Prairie
Dogs have used many so-called exter-
/ used poisoned wheat, prepared by an
expert who had made IL study for years,
but it did no good for me; they ate IL, but
chirped for more. The Dogs were eating
up field of corn for me; ] was Mt my
wits end what to do | could only get
the small l5c. size here of Rough on
Rats | mixed it with corn and applied /;
many of them chirped no more; I then
mixed it with corn meal and placed it
on days not windy, near their holes.
Rough on Rats is by far the best thing
] have tried, but l fancy | am using it
unnecessarily strong, or you may suggest
better way than / know to mix or use it.
i wish our druggists would keep the larg-
est gI5e;) size; could you send me the 75c.
sizeI 1t clears them out in great shape
you should make it better known to
Ranchmen."
The above are facts as stated by Mr..
Mosely. Rough on Rats" is equally
Rough on Prairie Dogs, Squirrels, Chip
varmints of every and all kinds. Reaches,
Flies Ants, and Bed Bugs. Read the di-
rections how to use it safely in outbuild-
ings and for the different kinds of pests.
For Prairie Dogs / would advise soaking
coarse cracked corn in mixture of. say
one Zoe. box of Rough on Rats" to five
gallons of water: let II stand n week,
shaking frequently; you can use the same
mixture over and over again for cracked
corn; or mix Rough on Rats" thoroughly
and instantly, say, one part to twenty OF
hot corn meal mush; when it cools, di-
vide in pieces and place about their
holes. l5c. 25c. and 15c.; wooden boxes
only, L. $. Wells. Chemist. Jersey City,
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-03
The Way Of a Woman.

They had been quarreling, and al
though hubby was willing to take the
blame all upon himself and smooth
matters over peaceably. she was still
snippy and Indifferent.
Come over here, Jessie. Aren't
you curious to know what is in this
package?"
"Oh, not very: I can stand the
strain she replied, belligerantly.
We'll. it's something for the one
love best in all the world" he said.
coaxlngly, trying to win smile.
"Oh, is that so?" she sniffled. II
suppose. then. it's those suspenders
you said you needed"
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-03
Being Natural.

Can you. r you be The gentler sex.
walk down the street behind an ele-
gantly gowned woman and restrain
the impulse to initiate her poise Of
head. her carriage and the fascinating
ways she possesses? Have you ever
been in crowded room where one
woman was the center OF attraction
and seen someone trying to initiate
her? woman is most charming
when she Is natural. woman who is
natural. even in her erratic moods,
does not give offense. One cannot imi.
tate the ways, manners and style OF
another without appearing ridiculous
The incest women we meet are those
who do moi pose or seek to initiate
some one else.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-03
Illusions.

It is true we labor under many II
iusions, but II these were to be done
away with we should hardly deem 1t
worth our while to labor at all.
Almost none OF the things which
man so ardently pursues in the belief
that they will make him happier is
really capable OF doing SO. and yet 1t
is needful that he keep up the pursuit
for the sake OF what he incidentally
achieves in behalf of destiny.
The Illusions we labor under par.
take. in fine. of the nature OF sanitary
conditions. though they chiefly affect
the health of the spirit. and by that
have no municipal functionary ap-
pointed to look vigilantly after them
Nor. in fact do they need any such.
since providence has been so kind as
TO see TO 1t that illusions we shall al
ways have Puck
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-03

open arms. With a youth of his pro
clivities and inherent weakness the
outcome was inevitable. At no time
oyerfond of study. he regarded resi-
dence in college as most desirable
emancipation from the restraint of
home life. The love of books he con
sidered a pose and he sooffed at the
men who took their reading seriously.
The university attracted him mostly
by its most undesirable features, its
sports, its secret societies, its petty
cliques, and its rowdyism. The broad
spirit and the dignity of the alma
mater he ignored completely Directly
he went to Yale he started in to en-
JOY himself and with the sophisticated
Underwood as guide, went to the
devil faster than any man before him
in the entire history of the university
Reading, attendance at lectures, be-
came only convenient cloak to con-
ceal his turpitudes. Poker playing,
automobile joy rides. hard drinking
became the daily curriculum. In
town rows and orgies of every descrip-
ton he was soon recognized leader.
Scandal followed scandal until he was
threatened with expulsion. Then his
father heard of II and there was
terrible scene. Jeffries. Sr.. went i'm
mediately to New Haven and there
followed a stormy interview in which
Howard promised to reform. but once
the parents back was turned things
went on pretty much as before. There
were fresh scandals. the smoke OF
which reached as far as New York
This time Mr.. Jeffries tried the plan
of cutting down the money supply and
Howard found himself financially en-
barrassed. But this had not quite
the effect desired by the father. for,
rendered desperate by his inability
to secure funds with which to carry
on his sprees. the young man started
in 10 gamble heavily. giving notes for
his losses and pocketing the ready
money when he won.
Then came the supreme scandal
which turned his fathers heart to
steel. Jeffries. Sr., could forgive much
in young man. He had been young
himself once. None knew better than
he how difficult it is when the blood
Is rich and red to keep oneself in
control. But there was one offence
which man proud of his descent
could not condone. He would never
forgive the staining of the family
name by degrading marriage The
news came to the unhappy father like
thunder-clap. Howard. probably in
n drunken spree, had married secretly
a waitress employed in one of the
sporty restaurants In New Haven.
and to make the mesallianee worse.
the girl was not even of respectable
parents. Her father. Billy Delmore.
the poolroom king. was notorious
gambler and mad died in convict |
stripes. Fine sensation that for the
yellow press. Bankers Son Weds |
Convict's Daughter" So ran the
scare heads in the newspapers. /
That was the last straw for Mr.. JEFF |
ries, Sr. He sternly told his son that Z
he never wanted to look upon his face (
again. Howard bowed his head to I
the decree and he had never seen his |
father since.
All this the young man was review
Ing in his mind when suddenly his re-
fections were disturbed by friendly
hail
Hello. Jeffries. old sport! Don't
you know fellow frat when you see
him7"
He looked up A young man OF
athletic build. with pleasant, frank
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-03-03

face, was standing at the news stand
under the Park place elevated station.
Quickly Howard extended his hand.
Hello, Coxei" he exclaimed What
on earth are you doing in New York;
Whoever would have expected to
meet you in this bowling wilderness?
How's everything at Yale?"
The athlete grinned.
Yale be hangedl | don't care a
d.. You know graduated last June.
I'm in business now--in a brokers' OF.
fee in Wall street Say, it's greati
We had semi-pauic last week Prices
went to the devil. Stocks broke 20
points. You should have seen the ex-
citement on the exchange floor. Our
football rushes were nothing to 1t.
tell you, it's great It's got college
beaten to a frazzlel" Quickly he
added; What are you doing?"
Howard averted his eyes and hung
his head.
Nothing" he answered gloomlly
Coke had quickly taken note OF his
former classmates shabby appear
ance. He had also heard of his es.
capades.
Didn't you hear?" muttered How
ard Row with governor. marriage
and all that sort of thing? OF
course" he went on, fathers damn
ably unjust, actuated by absurd pre-.
judice. Annie's good girl and
good wife no matter what her father
was. D-n ii, this is a free country
man can marry whom he likes All
these Ideas about family pride and
family honor are old world notions.
foreign to this soil. I'm not going
to give up Annie to please any one.
I'm as fond of her now as ever
haven't regretted moment that
married her OF course, 1t has been
hard. Father at once shut down
money supplies, making my further
stay at Yale impossible, and l was
forced to come to New York to seek
employment. We've managed to fix
up a small fat in Harlem and now
like Micawber, I'm waiting for some
thing to turn up
Coke nodded sympathetically.
Come and have drink" he said
cheerily.
remembered his promise to Annie, but
as long as he had broken IT once he
would get no credit for refusing now.
He was horribly thirsty and de-
pressed. Another drink would cheer
him up. 1t seemed even wicked to
decline when 1t wouldn't cost him
anything.
They entered bar conveniently
close at hand. and with tremulous
hand Howard carried greedily to his
lips the insidious liquor which had
undermined his health and stolen
away his manhood.
Have another?" said Coke with a
smile as he saw the glass emptied at
gulp.
4 don't care If l do replied How
ard. Secretly ashamed OF his weak
ress, he shufiled uneasily on his feet.
We'll. what are you going to do,
old MANI" demanded Coke as he
pushed the whisky bottle over.
I'm looking for job" stammered
Howard awkwardly Hastily he went
on: 1T isn't so easy. If it was only
myself wouldn't mind. I'd get along
somehow. But there's the little girl.
She wants to go to work. and won't
hear of it. l couldn't stand for that,
you know"
Coke feared touch" Awkwardly
he said;
GRO BE CONTINUED)