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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

thoroughly acquainted with the why's ana
wherefores Of the old and new systems.
MOI cover. his enlightened enthusiasm for
his native land is a lesson in patriotism.
Therefore. he was very welcome as a
guide to the heart of China.
MIR Chang explained that the old edu-
cation was purely intellectual The schools
were supported by families and clans.
sometimes by communities and OCCASION
ally by the province The instruction was
purely individual. "A graduate of the old
system" said Mr.. Chang, would feel lost
here in the lecture halls. There was no
class work II was "A tutorial system.
In a general way the students laugh.
themselves. Whenever they came To some
thing that they could not understand they
would ask the tutor or teacher about it,
1T was something like the Montessor
system. was it not?'
THE MontesSori system is the training
Of the senses. The old Chinese was purely
a training of the intellect" replied Mr..
Chang, with an unexpected refinement OF
distinction
Then he described what the little Chi
ncse kid" was expected to do. First. he
was obliged to learn the characters. each
representing a word. and To write them.
The three character" book was a book
of three-word sentences whose sound had
rhythm. thus making it easier to mem
orize them In the writing Of Chinese
characters there is great opportunity Tor
the exercise Of the art instinct. as. accord
ing 10 Mr.. Chang, IL is not so much the
arrangement OF the strokes that indicates
what word it stands for as the number.
Chinese writing has been described as
the most decorative OF any In the world.
1t was the aim Of the student 10 refine
his strokes and To space the charact RS
i'm a way pleasing to the eye. Each char
acter is composed. Nj. Chang explained.
OF q radical. TO indicate In which depart
ment" il is, and several strokes, the num-
Der showing which specific word II repre-
sents. The departments are the 1--WE
element" metal. wood. water. fire and
Garth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

modern conditions and must govern tie
state in a way TO protect ourselves.
Now the educational problem is not orig
how to run the state, but now TO meet
the turmoil of the times We thought
our civilization was the best. IL mao
served us for many centuries. We rAs-
understood you as YOU misunderstood US
We have discovered that we can meet the
pressure from without only by adopting
the Western methods OF education. We
believe that everybody should be edu-
Gated. Our whole idea is social, not In
dividual The people are enthusiastic,
crazy about education. because they re-
alize that this is a critical time. and ~
must educate all who are capable or
have opportunity
-Four thousand years ago We had public
education, but ii was abolished by the
Emperor 700 b. c. because he was be-
coming despotic and was afraid OF popu-
lar education. The Manchus, who have
been the rulers for $50 years, were igno-
rant and incapable. They were unable TO
conduct the affairs of the state. They
: also were afraid the people would De-
come educated The Manchu govern
ment was open to bribery. They sold
offices to men who were not scholars.
who were ignorant. This spoiled every
thing and shut out the educated men.
The scholars did not like TO take Office
because of the rottenness of majority
of the officials The revolution was . re-
volt against corruption, against O. sys-
TEN which was not able TO protect us
from those without.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
PRIDE IN THE REPUBLIC.

I'VE felt the importance of education
so much that the revolutionary army
took great pains not to disturb the
schools In Marking the first thing that
was done after the revolution was to con-
slider the problem of education. we De-
lieve the republic Is to be success be-
cause OF the enthusiasm tor education as
means OF helping the state. Every
body is proud of the republic.
The intense earnestness with which this
was said, the stress laid upon the object
of education. the benefit of the state
rather than personal advancement.
served to reveal the spirit .whica had
broken the bonds Of the Manchu rule ana
which Is so full of prophecy for the tut
ure OF the new republic. IL opened sfc
eyes Of the Tribun" man to the distipA.
ton between the Manchus and the Chit
nese. of which foreigners have little coa-
ception. .- --t
Everywhere among the exhibits were
evidences of the enthusiastic feehng VI
the Chinese youth for their new form of
government The flag Of the republic.
with it's red, yellow. blue. white and black
stripes, representing the five races. ~
Mr. Chang described them, found In
China-the Chinese, Manchurians. Mon
golians. Tibetans and MahometaHs-
often formed the subject of embroidery
and was frequently displayed In the chill
dren's drawings. One girl embroidered
in silk map OF China. Embroidered on
two crossed banners in Chinese charac-
ters were the words: Long live the Re-
public of America Long live the Repub-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
The Ancient Yet New Land Of the Mongols, in Its
Eagerness for Broad Avenue Leading to Firm
Position in the Confrerie Of Nations, Has Taken
Over Bodily the American System Of Edu-
cation for the Benefit of Its Youth

; some of the old graybeards find il difficult
to accept Some day ii is prophesed men
and women will be following the example
of the little Chinese maids presented in
one of the photographs. IL is picture of
dozen or more gliding about in a West
ern dance like so many limber-legged
frogs. but with countenance as impassive
and solemn as if they were attending a
funeral of one of the most beloved Of an
cestors When that day comes it is to be
hoped the dancers will have learned to
smile little also.
Then comes the elementary or primary
school divided into lower of four grades
or forms and an upper calling for three
years of work by normal child. This Is
| followed by the middle school. correspond
ing TO the American high school and re-
quirng five years of work for the com
| pletion of the course. The doors of the
college or university are then open. This
is the kind of training that is required for
admission to the public service in China
to-day. Besides the regular schools there
are many normal schools where tuition is
! free and in some cases the students re-
ceive an allowance from the government
in addition; model schools of primary
grade in many of the large cities. and pro-
fessional vocational schools of different
l.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
VARIETY OF SUBJECTS.

The different kinds of schools and their
work are all illustrated at the exhibit
Moreover. besides the copies of charts and
books, photographs Of the activities Of
the students. essays I'm Chinese and Enl-
lish written by the children, samples Of
drawing. embroidery, knitting. paper fold
ing weaving and dyeing, there are books
and essays illustrating the old system
which served China up to 1905.
1t was CHEEKY, sunny morning when a
representative of The Tribune visited the
exhibit He decided that the best way to
learn something of the meaning of the
new system would be to begin at the
case containing the books. manuscripts
and placards illustrating the old. If one
were TO Judge of the nature Of the system
which has been China's mainstay and
boast these many centuries, by the ar
rangement of the exhibits in the case the
Judgment would be "a derogatory one.
The trend of the little mans" education
was from the upper left hand corner at
a three character" book down to a fam
ing red, yellow and green poster i'm the
lower right hand corner In this diagonal
and leisurely descent the eye travelled
over the course from the a. B-abs 30
the equivalent Of certificate of an
American Phi. ID.
First there was the poorly printed
three character" book. whatever that
might be. in which the little pig-tailed LAD
took up his work under the preceptoriai
eye Of the tutor Beside ii were slips
bearing one character each. and, continu-
ing along the line, books with pages OF
thin paper on which were to be traced the
characters representing the words. Be
meath was thousand character book.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

NAV be because it is new thing.
porchan,e il is because the spirit that
odrced il has not had an oppor-
unity 10 settle yet Inc secoiu
chinese republic The first it
= ,he contagious enthusiasm with when
Chinaman views the form of political
.,canizatIon under which his country
,s now governed.
70 vou an American with jaded spirit
lid expericnce again the joys of the
,.,o,ic sentiments of youth. talk with
c.,noso student at Columbia Univer-
a.. ohout his country. 1t will be like
s,irkrg new wine. or like a brief visit
:. the fountain of youth. 1t VIII help
:. an understanding OF why the Chinese
.,vo,ptIon was successful and so nearly
,,.oa,ess II will help TO make clear
-, chinese women were willing To join
a.. toht,nr ranks with their brothers. If
w. srdert chances to be one of those
- co family has a written record of It's
..,eyat,ons over period of three thous-
and wears. YOU will feel new respect for
,,v,,,zation which can preserve and
h,,,s N flower at the psychological mo-
ment spirit like that displayed in the
last two years.
china may have been dead from the
no,,t of view of a nation in whose history
a century is as thousand years. But 1t
has now been discovered that the nation
in whose history thousand years is as
senera,ion was not dead. but sleeping.
Dreaming the dreams of man at peace
with all mankind, when burglars entered
the country jumped to its feet and as
,umed defensive attitude. 1t had dis
covered that the reason for styling itself
the Middle, or Flower. Kingdom because
II considered itself the centre. the flower
of civilization was gone. There were
other civilizations. They were dangerous
TO the peace of China.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
Il Technical school s~he7>e
SIrIS learn s~esvt,'S

uected with the Office Of the Minister OF
Education. executes the education laws
and supervises the schools. In each prov
ince is a commissioner of education, ap-
pointed by the President OF the Republic
who exercises the functions Of supervision
under the direction Of the Minister of
Education.
The expense is borne by the province
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-19
DONr'S FOR FARMERS.

Don't try to please your wife.
Don't appreciate anything that she
does.
Don't help to care for the children.
That is what you got her for
Don't ever plan your work so that you
can take her to an entertainment.
Don't be ashamed to read that the
majority of insane women are farmers
wives
Don't get bucket of water from the
cistern when asked. Any one can pump
who half tries.
Don't fail to invite company for
Sunday dinner without letting her know
90 that she can get day for rest.
Don't fail to ask your wife if she wants
you to do all of the house work il she
asks you to put some wood in the stove.
Don't wonder that your food has pc
cuiar flavor for it is seasoned with
blasted hopes, and sighs of disappoint-
ment
Don't neglect asking what she has done
with all of the egg and butter money
for it will more than supply the table,
and help to pay the hired man, and also
get the chldrens' books and clothing,
Do you like the neighbor who is eter-
nally borrowing and never returning?
Now, tell the truth, do you? OF course
not! Nobody else does.
x Y
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-19
The Great Barnesville Picnic and
Tournament.

Untiring have been the efforts OF
Father George B. Harrington, and his
committee to make the picnic and tour
nament at Barnesville, Montgomery
county, the event of the season in that
county. The best riders in the State
have kindly consented to attend and
have been entered for the great tourna-
ment. which will be held on Wednesday,
July 24th. The prizes exceed in value
those of former wears, and the contests
will necessarily be more spirited Poll
ticians will also be on hand, as this is an
opportunity for good, old time talk.
Our little miner Congressman, Hon.
David ]. Lewis, will be on deck, and
speak on his Parcels Post Bill, and his
competitor, Mr.. Wagaman, will also be
present and deliver an address. Judge
Worthington and his competitor Mr..
Willard, will also be present and will
meet their friends. Those who attend
the picnic will be supplied with the best
of the season at reasonable prices. The
ladies will have charge of the tables, and
supply dinners, etc. The dancing will
be as usual. the most select. Dancing
all day, with music by the Frederick City
Select Orchestra Father Harrington S
many friends in this city and county will
attend. Don't forget the date, Wednes-
day, July 24th.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-19
Sunday In the Churches.

At the Presbyterian church Sunday
| school was held at GAS o'clock. There
were services in the morning at II
O'Clock, and in the evening at Gas. con.
| Quoted by Rev. !. F. Troupe, of Bruns-
wick, who exchanged pulpits with the
| pastor, Rev. DR.. Dixon.
At Trinity NJ. Z. church, South, Sun
day school was held at o.45 O'Clock. The
pastor, Rev. J. !. Ringer, conducted ser
vices and preached in the morning at II
O'Clock, and in the evening at 7.3o
! O'Clock. Epworth League was held at
GAS.
AT the First Baptist church Bible
school was held at o.45 o'clock, a. m.
The pastor, Rev. Alonzo d. Winters,
preached in the morning at II O'Clock,
and in the evening at O'Clock.
At the Church of the Brethren Sunday
school was held at 9. 80 a. m. AT TO- so a
| sermonette was delivered for the s. S
| Alter which he spoke to the congrega-
ton from Rev. 2:Io, subject Christian
| Fidelity"
At 100 p. m. the Christian Workers
meeting convened with the ce-presldent
as leader. An hour was spent very pro-
| fitablv in the discussion of "A Soul-Win-
ming Sermon" Acts 2:23-4I. Following
this the pastor spoke of the "Results oi
Effective Preaching"
AT Grace Reformed church Sunday
school was held at GAS a. m. AT II a.
m. Rev. Z. L. Mclean conducted the
morning service and preached upon,
The Divine and the Human in Spirit
Success" S. Matt. I7:I9-2o. Nesper ser
vice was held at p. m, when the pastor
spoke briefly upon, The Call From
Macedonia" Acts 1863
In the Evangelical Reformed church
the pastor Rev. Henri L. G.. Kieffer
preached at the morning service on The
Good Fight, from I Timothy 6:G2. He
preached to the Junior Congregation or
THE Greatest Victory" from Proverbs
1882. The vespers service was conduct
sence of the pastor.
AT the Methodist Episcopal church the
Sunday school was held at 9 As a. m. In
! the morning at II O'Clock the pastor,
| Rev. +. II. Lamar, preached from Isaiah
| 3:Io4I. Twilight services were held al
] 7 O'Clock, at which the pastor gave a
brief sermon on The Manifestation OF
Christ' from John 35.
AT the Evangelical Lutheran church,
Sunday school was held at $40 O'Clock.
In the morning at II O'Clock, the pastor,
Rev DIR. u. S. G. Rupp, preached on
Doing more than is Required" from
Matt. Sal. Vesper service was held in
the evening at $50.
At St. Johns Catholic church the first
mass was at Gas and second mass at 10
O'Clock, at which Rev. FIR A. J. Conlon
preached. There was the rosary and
bene liction at 7 O'Clock.
At All Saints Protestant Episcopal
church Rev. Douglass Hoofl, the rector,
there was Holy Communion at 7.3o.
Sunday school was held at o.45, morning
prayer at II and evening prayer at Gas
o'clock.
At the United Brethren church Sunday
school was held at 9 80 O'Clock. There
was preaching in the morning at 10 As by
Rev !. r. Ridenour, of Mlddletown.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-19
Company A Goes to Mt. Gretna

Company A, First Reg. Maryland Ma
Capt. ID. John Markey, left for Baltimore
over the Frederick Railroad on Sunday
last at s. IS a. m.
Under orders rom Adutant General
Macklin, the First Regiment was mo-
biized in Baltimore on Sunday spending
the night at the Fifth Regiment Armory
and left for Mount Gretna from Bolton
Station at 6. 80 O'Clock Monday morning.
1t has been decided to send all IL com.
panies of this regiment to camp, instead
of 10, as heretofore planned. These com
panieS began to arrive in Baltimore on
Sunday from the following places: Com
pany A, Frederick; Company B, Hagers-
town; Company c, Cambridge; Company
ID, Belair; Company +, Elkton; Company
+, Hyattsvlle; Company G.. Cumberland;
Company H, Westminster; Company l.,
Salisbury; Company K, Havre de Grace;
Company l., Laurel; Company NJ An
napols, and the regimental band West
minister. This is the only enlisted band
in the Maryland National Guard.
The troop trains was run over the
Northern Central railway to Harrisburg
where they were switched 10 the tracks
of the Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad
1t was a four-hour run from Baltimore.
Including details from Troop A and
the medical company, there are about
I 200 Maryland militiamen in the camp.
Col. Charles A. Little will command the
First Regiment. A brigade from the
National Guard of New Jersey and sew
eral organizations from the regular SER
vice will take part in the maneuvers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-19
Harry Hensel Accidentally A
phyxiated.

Mr.. Harry +. Hensel, foreman at 1
Morris Iron Works, along the Northe
Central Railroad, on the out skirts
this city, was found dead in bed on ST
day last. July 18th, at his home, No. J
East Seventh street, by his son Adam
The room was filled with gas and t
death of Mr.. Hensel was eviden
caused by gas asphyxiation, and for Ii
reason Judge Aaron Anders and DIR.
H. Conley were called.
Judge Anders made a very careful
spection OF the room. He found that I
gas cock in the room was of the ty
which had no stop, but turns completl
around. Mr.. Hensel evidently turned
the gas and then gave the cock anotE
turn, which permitted the gas 10 FL
unlighted.
Judge Anders decided that all of (
facts in the case pointed to an acCiden
death and he decided that an inqul
was unnecessary. He instructed that !
death certificate should be made {
giving an accident as the cause. h
Hensel had been dead for some ii
before the discovery was made, as
body was rigid.
He is survived by his wife and
following children: Elmer and Ads
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John HEM
OF Baltimore.
Mr. Hensel came here from BaItim
several years ago. He has ever sin
been employed at the Morris Ii
Works. He was about 46 years G
Mr.. Hensel was a member of Chippe
Tribe, /. 0. K. NJ, Frederick Ae,
Fraternal Order OF Eagles and Freder
City Lodge, No. 100, !. 0. O. f.
The funeral took place on Tuest
afternoon at 4 O'Clock, and services W
held at the house, and interment I,
made at Mount Olivet Cemetery. J
several orders to which he belong
attended the funeral in a body.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-19
Five Prisoners Break Jail.

Five prisoners managed to saw a
bar from a second story window and
escaped from Jail shortly after O'Clock,
Sunday morning, July I4th. After get
ting out of the Jail, the prisoners drop
ped to the ground in the jail yard, dis
lance of about 20 feet. They then had
the high Jail wall to scale. Two man
aged 10 get over this wall, and the other
three were IN the act of going over by
means of a rope made out OF blankets,
when the discovery was made by Sheriff
Pagan. A shot from his revolver stop
ped the progress of the three over the
WALL and they were soon returned to
Jail. The two outside Of the wall man.
aged to make their escape.
Sheriff Pagan put the three in the
yard back into the Jail and then the
search for the two outside \began. The
fellows evidently fingered around for
some time, and about a O'Clock one
was seen, but was soon lost. The
sheriff is of the opinion that they made
their way to some point on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad and jumped freight.
All day on Sunday the search continued,
and the haunts of the prisoners were
watched, but no trace of them was dis
covered.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-19
MOTHER.

OF all the words cherished IN the rec
objection of man-of all the names held
sacred in his memory. that of mother
falls upon his heart with the most sub
lime influence. How sweet the recollec-
ton in after years of mothers tender
training, and who is there who finds no
relief in recurring to the scenes of his
infancy and youth gilded with the recol-
lectonS of mothers tenderness. And
how many have nobly owned, that to the
salutary influence then exerted, they
must ascribe their future success, their
avoidance of evil, when no eyes rested
upon them, but which rested on the
heart the warnings, the prayers and the
tears OF mother.
Others may love as fondlv, but never
again while time is ours, shall any ones
love be to us as fond and as tender, and
as devoted, as was that of our dear, old,
trembling mother. Through helpless in
fancy her throbbing heart was our safe
protection and support and through the
ills and maladies Of childhood, her
gentle hand ministered and soothed as
none other could. We feel animated to
struggle more manfuly in the great bat
tie of life, when we remember our
mothers holy counsel to us in our child
hoods early dawn and in the slippery
paths of youth All, those words of
tenderness-thosep piouS preceptS soften
ed by mothers love-too much un-
needed, then disregarded II live now
frightened in memory, and constitute
our sweetest recollections. Her prayers
for us in childhood--her sparkling, crys-
tai tears-made an impression on our
young mind as durable as time, and
even now they bid us walk in the paths
of rectitude.
But alas, how little do majority of us
appreciate a mothers tenderness while
living! How needless are we in youth
of all her anxienes and kindness! But
when she is dead and gone; when the
cares and coldness of the world comes
withering to our hearts; when we exper-
ience how hard it is to find true sym
pathy, how few love us for ourselves,
and how few will befriend US in our mis-
fortune then we think of the mother that