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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-02-16
PASSING OF P|GTA|l
STIRS ALL CHINESE
Many orientals Do Not Desire
to Part With Beloved
Equilibrators.
From the Literary Digest.

In H%aiiburton's .C]ockmaker," Sam
Slick informs one of the un%progressive
Nova Scotians how he may make his
fortune. The pigtail. or queue, he says.
has just been abolished in Poland and
central Europe. Go and buy up these
queues and sell them to wigmakera
and %coiffeurs and you will come OUT
rich We learn from the papers that
this sage advice is being followed in
Asia. for China is d%iscarding the
e~quilibrator, or trailing head append.
age. There is some reluctance in car.
rying out this change. although the
queue came into china with the Nam
chu invasion N the establishment of
ene Kin or Golden dynasty in the 18TH
century. 1t was imposed upon the
s~ubjugated people by their Tartar o
querors as a token of subsection, and
for a very long time 1t needed no little
persuasion, of various sorts, to secure
Its adoption. Those who persisted in
cutting the hair were notified that the
head must go TOO, and pigtaiis soon
became the fashion. In Fukien, which
long held out against the domination Of
n Manchus. the queue is regularly
hidden away under the folds of a kind
or urban hat, peculiar to that district.
How seriously China takes the ampu.
tation of what the Spanish bull fightA
ters call the coleta, which they always
wear. is shown by the following statc-
ment In the Japan Weekly Mail:
ON h 18th instant the senate i'm
Picking devoted two and one-half
hours of its time to debating a petition
to the throne in favor of cutting the
air and abandoning the old fashioned
Chinese costume. Mr.. Lu. q delegate
irom Human. supported the Affirmative
IN a vigorous speech which derived
point from the fact that he offered IN
his w person an example of the
changes he advocated. The negative
side was taken by Mr.. Yang, of Kangs
su. A vehement debate en>
sued. 1t is safd'to have been the most
animated that had taken place sincN
the convention of the senate, though
in view of the result Of the voting e.
Is difficult to understand how the opS
position managed to keep the question
under discussion during two and onex
half hours, for when a ballot was
taken. out OF 1876 present, 1O3 voted for
the petition and only % against it, four
members abstaining. 1t is said that
the opposition is confined to q few olds
fashioned folk and representatives Of
the rustic elements of the population.
ut appears. however, that this in>
teresting question is likely to provoke
a commOtion in high places. Thus or
the morning of the 10th, when THO
senate's action on the preceding daN
came up for discussion by the council
Of state, the venerable Prince Ching de-
clared himself totally opposed to thu
projected change, and asked that iS
should be postponed at all events until
he himself had ceased to be q member
of the council. What decision thu
council arrived at we have not yet
heard, but the telegraph adds that thia
seems likely to become an issue be-
tween Chinese and Manchu.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-02-16
Up There.

Astronomers say it is likely the plane,
Venus is Inhabited by beings approxi
matcIy like tlis earth's humans.
Are conditions IN t,1ere like the ones
On our little terrestrial globe?
Does a Venus gossoon
Travel home by balloon,
Or by horse car. o. trolley. or mobep
is it true there's a subway that runs
In a fashion like ours or that genus?
Has.Ma Nature produced
Any Ryan Embossed
Up in Venus?
Is g chamnerlain holdins the task
And IL SO, does a hint
Make him go on a sprint
That o~utspeeds any undred yard dash9
is a brother ct Morgan. we ask. 80
Grabbing gold IN a manner lar-ce-nous,
"All this sphere now is mine.'
Up in Venus?
DO the women Cat least . suppose
That such persons as women are there,
Wear extravaganza hats
And a style of skirt that's
like the skins that bananas all wears
D., their bubbles go bankrupt for cio.es
Like some fellows down here? n done
DO the dressmakers force
A resort to divorce
Up in Venus:
Are their enators out for the dough.
AS some much nearer senators arc?
Does 8 tariff-bred trust
Raise the price of q crlst?
Is Protection the style on that sfar,
If it isn't. how gladly we'd go
Far away from the robbers who .scleanA
And. with liberty priced.
All be nRturalt3ed
Up in venus?-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-02-16

Turkey was ac-
fighting, though
There was "a good
in 1910, with
but that
as blood
formidable resis-
meant long civil
attended the sep
Q Colombia.
at Panther of the
of the water The
Crete a-Pierrot,
nation and fear in
In 1903 a and
armies in
Acre. In 1904
erman warships
'ort-au- Prince to
for the stoning of
aaytians. The de-
editors on San Do
ell defined that in
deemed it
control of the GUS
country. In 1905
administration
becatne u Late
resentment of the
OF the Jap
aru (aleged to be
~ aryMs) gave rise
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-14

With the arrival of the (,t man after dinner Mar
garet fed with headache which she said to Mrs Pultney
had been momentarly growing worse and which she
could endure longer The conclusion was instantly
and ureasonaby reached that she did not to
pass through the experience endured before going TO the
dining The rest engaged in the various activities
Of a country house evening.
Latham's spirited driving of musical piano player
in the hall such distance that his crashing
chords hardly mingled with the melody Of Tommy Ward
giving limitations of Harry Lauder in remote drawing
room. Mrs. Pybus and Mrs Farman compared the in
Equities of friends and also foomen. Miss Hunt had
contrvcd lose pearl the collar about her neck
which enabled occupy the full attention of three
men in the search for it.
Report brought it that Etherdge walking and
smoking alone the terrace. Carson, sunk in dis
tant chair, with his hands deep in his pockets,
vsibly sulking Already three games OF bridge were
in active and less silent operation though
serious games would begin later in the smoking room
When Etheridge entered it, the smoking room wa.
hazy with the tobacco of Cuban plantations OF Crmean
farms; of the Nile flooded fields of Egypt lie about
to sink on a leather divan when he called from
distance. The voice that of Tommy Ward who was
seated at "A card table with Howard Carson and Nicholas
Grosvenor
Here" cried Tommy as he approached. 1--WE need
a fourth. You're just the one"
"But-" began Etheridge, CHANGING at them.
"Oh you needn't be frightened Ward replied. "You
that ] am not inundated by being in the game
with these colossi or coossuses whatever the die
tionary wants mo to say Where | dare walk in you
need not be afraid Out of consideration my financial
rating they have agreed to make only ten point
A kindergarten game"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-14
Copyright 1910.
RUBIES AND SAPPlIIRES MADE WHILE
YOU WAIT.

If a modern achemst were really TO discover the
secret Of the transmutatlon Of metals. and began
making gold iugots by melting down old nails the
world would be stunned by the shock. Yet gold IS
but coarse stuff compared to the values of precious
stones and they now being made by scientists
from a cheap pink powder ont of bottle a natural
ruby that would be worth So 900, for instance can
be reproduced exactly in a few hours at IItte
more than the of experts time. And this Is
not an imitation ruby, but real one identical In
composition, refraction. color, brilliancy and hard
ness. 1t is merely another of man adapting and
improving Natures methods
The first trials in America of this process were re-
Gently made In the presence of a number Of New
York gem experts and newspaper men, and were
complete success rubeS and sapphres several carats
weight being turned ont 'while one waited The
tests evidently mark the beginning Of new industry
In this country, of which heretofore France has had
monopoly.
The manufacture is simple but exceedingly inter
esting as it all takes place in plain sight. The
Tecla process named for its Partisan inventor and
exploter is used. The apparatus called chalu-
meau Is a small retort. which is red from the top
with, for instance, powder Of real rubies finely
ground This Is slowly sifed downward through a
downward fame Of oxygen and Illuminating gas and
in Its melted state is caught on specially prepared
point where it builds up cone shaped bouie that
when cool is ready for the cutter These reconstruct
ed rubes have been built to 25 Carats though this is
rare. Such ruby If natural would Of course be
worth fortune.
Sapphires are made from their chemical
situents and are worth about one hundredth of the
value Of the natural stones. Even pearls
manufactured and the only important germ still defy
Ing the scientists Is the diamond
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-14

"Sam Bond had you do that because you were friends
in college,"
"Then that appears to be the end of my assets"
Except Uncle Dick"
II should not like to look upon Uncle Dick under
that bright light, and indeed if inclined to, 1
afraid that he would hardly be considered good col
lateral anywhere An old chap who has affection
for anything except the club chef who has cooked him
a good dinner and Of his horses when it has
We're good enough friends but he has
given penny, declares that the best thing
for the young is to be left absolutely to fight their
battles. Why, he doesn't even think that have the
sporting sprit-which is his standard"
"TIow could liver" she demanded, with woman's
reverson to the concrete
"Oh we'll be late" che exclaimed after the silence
that followed her question. Everybody will talk and
I hate that I hate life and perhaps myself little"
Whereupon she added determinedly, "a great deal"
"You the dearest and the sweetest and the best"
he began
As Margaret had expected their belated entrance into
the hall when darkness had already fallen noted.
and from the circumstance various deductions were I'M
hesitangly drawn according the age sex. and prev
Gus condition of experience of the observer
During the assembage before dinner many eager eyes
followed the progress of events Carson strobe Mar
gare Lanes side when she appeared and there defany
took his stand Unconscious of his threatening aspect
and certainly Indifferent to it, Etheridge also approached
and stood lightly talking to her while Carson gowered
silently much to her discontinue. At dinner the vics
STUDIES Of arrangement separated Margaret from both
tne and the imet hose had of erf
if not for thougho which they could give their aten
ton well much neglected scandal allowed to
behind and which needed to be brought up to date
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-14

and gathered about the table Carson holding his
cards closely while Grosvenors hand open for all
to see, lie sat smiling eSpansiyely.
Double" he returned
Double"
Tommy Ward stirred uneasily opened his mouth as
if speak, and changed his mind. Etherdge's mind
was actively at work In quick computation, he found
that each trick counted hundred and sixty
eight points At ten cents point TINS was only seven
dollars and sixty-eight cents each The worst was
that the two gave no indication of stopping.
double" from Carson's tight lips.
Double" responded GroSyenor, jubantly.
"Three thousand and seycnty.two points trick
whispered Latham to the him, they stood
watching the players. That's going rather strong"
Three hundred and dollars" replied tn. other.
"And lose several tricks"
"rhe hands must be something out of sight" Latham
added "I'm anxious to get a look at EN-
Etheridge stared at the opposite wall, thought
pressing another From his own cards he could hope
nothing That Carson should have anything strong
enough TO win without support to be doubled And
by each double made by his partner he incurred the full
monetary responsibility of the betting.
Double" said Carson
"Sx hundred and fourteen dollars a trick" declared
Grosyenor "Humph! That's rich enough for me. I'm
satisfied"
He glanced across at the whitefaced Tommy Ward
Satisfied" gasped Ward.
Carsons lead was purely conventional one, beyond
all comment and without particular significance When
however Ward with nervous clumsiness spread out the
dummy low general exclamation from the on
lockers king of hearts and diamonds and queen
of spades together, with complete sequence in clubs
from the ace to the knaye -Four tricks in dummy
as soon as dummy got in, and trump hcosi 1t
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-14

Instantly Etherlgc thought Of the "obiter dicta" OF
the great American authority bridge. One must be
prepared to lose thousand points The calculation
not difficult. A thousand ponts-a hundred dollars.
He could lose that and still have enough return to
town. departing with the regard of the Pultney
"All right" he answered.
"Cut," said Ward.
BY the resulting disposition Tommy Ward and Nicholas
Grosvenor became partners while Etheridge found him
self facing the suen and speechess Carson The deal
fell to Tommy and silence followed of game begun.
Without having given much time thought to it,
Etheridge fairly good player. Some experience,
with that in his grandfshers sleepy old house, had
taught him to notice the fall Of the cards. A certain
natural aptitude for deduction and combination helped
him. STILL he far from finished, very
skful, performer. His knowledge however, sufi-
cient to enable him to escape the wrath of his partner
and understand very well what going Indeed
several of his plays this occasion had much merit
to meet the distinct approval OF Nicholas Grosvenor
the famous fnancier evnced by short appreciatve
grunts Still, the hands had gone well for the magnate.
alum! One game for u.s." he rumbled. Eighteen
to six for the second. Ny deal:"
lie pondcrously distributed the cards.
81 make it tr,imps" he reviewed his hand.
Carson spoke without raising his eyes
81 double no trtimps"
Nicholas Grosycnor glanced at him in surprise.
Il double back" he said eagerly.
From the cards which he held, Ethcridge found no
to be asonshed at the proceedings of the other
two. With the exception of stray king and knave
he had nothing the others might hold the pick of the
pack but CHANGING TO observe Ward, he struck by
the innocent amazcment of his face.
Il double again." Carson continued in fiat tone.
Double more" responded Grosvenor with in
creasing ardor and delight Only in bridge had he the
reputation for losing his head which accounted for his
disregard of the fact that he engaged in doubling
to extent beyond usage and accepted good taste.
Double" snapped Carson, briefly.
One by one, the smokers from chair and couch
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-14
dearest :"

DEAREST"
81 couldn't bear It," she cried, when they within
the office and the door closed. when l heard | could
stay away, and running TO the city and here
at once" she stumbled on brcatlcssly at showed
I knew then Oh, there isn't anything but us-and
our lives!"
dearest" he repeated. "But its much
than it before I've sold the Milling shares to pay
Ward and with that gone there's nothing
Il don't care,' she declared, recklessly as SAID
thpre's-us."
And the fortunes of the game worked several
prse1 for mary, and indeed surprise still left.
Uncle Dick, charmed with what he considered Etherdges
sporting spirit" under the circumstances, was com
pleelv At the wedding, which took place in June
and which his appreciation made possible he official
uterance in his speech at the wedding breakfast Of his
intention "to enter Jim and Margaret from the same
stable in es without handcap," and expressed in
vigorous his great delight at the prospect of soon
seeing Futurity winner"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-14
AMULETS: A SONG.
BY Brian Hooker.

BY Brian Hooker.
OuT of the dark, your eyes
Reckoning lar and fair,
Under whose laughter CLEANS
A witchery of dreams,
4 fantasy of prayer
Making new hopes arise
Oat OF the dark your eyes!
Out OF the storm your voice
Bidding the sea be still
Warm with the kindly mirth
And honesty of earth;
Rousiug my strength to will,
And struggle, and rejoice
Out of the storm your voice!
Out of the world, your heart
Waiting TO call me home;
A beautiful calm place
Wherein to hide my face
Awhile from fame and foam,
Feeling all pain depart
Out OF the world . your heart
Copyright 1910
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-14

those staying at The Terraces" for the
weekend the one concerning the senti-
mental and material prospects of Miss
Margaret Lane was the most obsorbing-
not that the sentimental and material
were absolutely divorced in that small
world of many divorces, in which dwelt
most of those now staying in the great
country house as guests Of Mrs. Pultney.
They preferred the conjunction whenever
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-03-17

plan
tina nh tina thee expenditure
II 0 veml thousand
$ Il an IN
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-03-17
through Il window.

through Il window
But how did they bring in the cases
Of goods?
Not willing to leave the place with
out further investigation. l walked all
over the premises and down to the
rocks on which the waves We're break
ing. Unfortunately the tide was high.
1t was unfortunate because | could
have made 4 more satisfactory exami-
nation Of the rocks If it had been ut
the Glib. resolved to drive to the
nearest farmhouse. ret breakfast
and return in six hours when the tide
would he ut the lowest point. When
I went back ! found that Il rock had
been loft exposed which | couldn't see
from the shore. There was no boat at
hand. but the water was sufficiently
shallow for fle to got OH to Il small
rock farther out. After reaching it
| turned aud SAW IN opening in the
rock into which, Il boat could be pulled
at half tide. was bound not to 80
away without Knowing all about it.
so made :: raft. pulled myself to the
opening and walked through pas
sage leading in the direction Of the
house. till | WAS barred by an iron
door.
Tha, satisfied me for the time.
went home brought assistance. enter
cd the house when no one else was
about waited for tho next appearance
If the snluSgi.rs and took them all in.
Subsequent investigation showed
that they had ro,,ca!rd 4 tiaMt',mr in
Il Suhcc,lar With earth. the trap open
in. into the passage lending to the
water. At high tide The mouth of the
passage WAS concealed and ut low tide
resemhlc,l II mere cleft in the rocks.
Editorial Favor.
~ month ago you rejected story
OF mine
Il remember. Thought it was rot.
ten
Il had offered it for 81, aud you
turned it down.
80 | did
'Wel. | sold that story for $40.
Here's another story. May ! ask the
favor of one more rejection? 1t seems
to help Philadelphia Ledger.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-03-17

sstigM
tlerathoft ftureer
nig Ut
III he II
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-03-17
FOR A BRIEF EXTRA SESSION.

Word comes from all interests and
all sections that the highest service
congress could do the country would
be to get through the extra session in
record time. That the democratic
house feels that it was empowered to
give the people a taste Of it's quality
is generally appreciated, but at the
present time the cry going mp is not
for relief from what has been done,
but relief from legislation at all.
The cumulative results OF the extra
session on tariff two years ago. the
Sherman act litigation, the railroad
rate controversy, the reciprocity ne
gotiations and the radical tendency
OF much of the legislation urged upon
congress conspire to make the people
think they have had surfet of agi-
tation. "Give us Il rest" conveysa
meaning and significance comparable
with when Gen. Grant, after four
years bloodshed, said, "l4et us have
peace.'
Evidence is not lacking that the
democratic leaders are not unaware
Of what is passing in the public mind,
and that they are not recOnciing
themselves to Il curtailment Of the
program us first mapped out. 1t the
report prove true, it can but have
reassurrng effect on business.
Apprehension might further he re-
leved should the preliminary work
Of organizing the house show that
committee chairman are men OF at
fairs, awake to the Importance Of
prompt and efficient handling, both
i'm committee and on the floor. Faulty
preparation is the cause of much OF
the confusion and delay in congress.
However. These precautions Will
prove OF little or no avail ii playing
politics and drifting into deadlocks
are to form amy part of the proceed
ings. Once embarked on that fasci-
mating enterprise, adjournment day
is lost sight of.
1t should not be forgotten, on April
It'll, that business disqniet has al
ready had a months extra session,
for nobody conversant with c"ndi-
! tions ut large but agrees that the in
cubns OH the markets, winch is more
marked day by day, would have been
! lifted March 4th had not congress
been called back.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-03-17
RECIPROCITY DETRIMENTAL.

4. j. VolsteaA, Congressman of
Minnesota: Il am strongly opposed
to the treaty sent to Congress for re
cirrMcity with Canada. | am very
much pleased with the frankness of
the President in stating his motive
for agreeing to it and am very much
surprised that he could ever have
been persuaded to present this to The
American people as Il fair PROPOSE
ton. Throughout the President
message ii is clear that the treaty
has been entered into in the hope that
it will lower the price of farm pro
duets. lie argues that this is desire
able because there is not as large eX-
port OF such products rs formerly.
but he cautions Congress not to be-
lieva that The free Interchange Of food
products vii. great ~ and at once re-
duce this cost to the country, and he
suggests that the reduction will De
gradual and that admitting Canadian
food products will prevent the effect
in this country of Il further world
increase in the price of such products.
At another place in his message he
again averts to this same idea. He
says reciprocity With Canada must
necessarily BE- chiefly confined in it's
effect OH the cost OF living to food
and forest products. Without IL rag
to conceal it the naked proposition is
that the treaty has been entered into
for the purpose OF lowerin. the price
on farm products. All his high
sounding phrases about enlightened
craftsmanship and the love we
should have tor Canada as il neigh
Dor cannot gloss over the fact that
this is undisgnised. unseltisl, class
legislation. 1t puts practically every
farm product of the north on he free
list as Canada is the only country
that can successfully compete. No
pretense is made that the farmers are
going to get anything in return en-
cept some slight reduction in the
duty OH lumber. Canada has not only
enough farm products to supply its
own market, but exports large guam.
titles. The treaty does not open t.
the Northwest farmer Il market for Il
single bushel of grain or any other oi
his products, but it compels him
to compete with Canada for his OWL
market. For fifty years or more thu
American farmer in the north has
supported protection to build up j;
market III has consented to pa,
higher prices for manufactured com
modities SO that it might be accom-,
plislled. Now, when this market ha.
been built up and the farmers ar,
reaping some advantages in prices b,
reason of protection, the advantag,
is to be denied. We might consent
to this il there was corresponding
reduction in manufactured products
but extreme care has been taken that
no manufacturer shall suffer. As al
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-03-17

orr wheat crop would be Is cents per
bushel, and that would mean wheat
growers would find their whole pro-
duet lowered that mucl, per buslel in
value. The average crop is 100, OOO,-
600 bushels. Figure ii out for your
self n