Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-27

WI NhanS "a lew hours a1tef we got
nut of hat city, but we deny the
'harge of having helped to start it.
However. since it did start We have
done what we could to help unhorse
the Manchu dynasty and lift u re
public into the saddle. If China is
successful in establishing a republic.
We predict that in less than % years
there will be a republic in Siberia also.
The sending OF so many political CON
vlrts into Siberia and the increase and
growth of their children. has pre-
pared the way for such "a republic.
knglsnd's effetc house of lords, with
its brewers. distillerS and ~monopolists,
opstructing the path of moral prog
,sss. is causing many people, even in
f'rltlsh colonies to dream of q republic.
Canton. the largest city in China, has
been immensely interested in the over
throw OF the Manchus and i'm the
establishment of a republic. If this
city should include or count its sub
ilr',s. like Berlin and New York, it
could easily announce a population of
100000. 1t will soon he in direct rail
Way connection with Picking. ST.
within a few hours of ship with Lon
don also. 1t has occupied rather q
sluggish place in history, but is des-
tined to figure more conspicuously and
rapidly in the future. Its immensely
'of men and money will figure largely
III lIe w yGsttS. IISk 0OS attlt Ctlt
restaurants have ever been her most
distinguishing feature or characteristic
to the boys and girls of the western
world. Our former skept1cism regard
ing such restaurants has forever VAN
ishrd. We missed our breakfast one
morning, and on that same day walked
many miles of the narrow and rowde
streets of this curious city. About 10
O'Clock we We're voraciously hungry.
I'm front of Il building VIC saw II crate
of pug-nOsed dogs. as fat as pigs. In
side. one was being baked or roasted
whole. The odors emanating from
D~elnonicos in New York We're never
more alluring. If President Taft can
go all the way to Georgia to eat
'possum and sweet taters.' what inn
%propriety could there be in a private
citizen of the same republic tasting Il
,piece OF such odoriferous dog? In the
midst of such AN ordeal we realized
the force and philosophy of the Saliva
tion -Arfny's authoritative motto: Soup.
soap. salvation" 1t is a waste of time
hungry. We We're just as hungry
when afterwards we passed II cat res
taurant. but it was no temptation
whatever. We noticed that the We
BALLS of the cats We're all removed be-
fore cooking, and sold to the apothe-
4earies. A coroner once asked a quack
doctor what medicine he had given TO
q man who had died suddenly. When
the quack answered. the coroner said
Z" him: You had just as we'll have
given him the Aurora Borealis." The
auack responded: THAT what l was
going to give him next, if he had not
died" DR.. now Bishop. mbu can
tell of many marvellous experiences
with Chinese patients and Chinese loo
tors.
Great Hospital.
The Presbyterians. established here in
Canton the first missionary hospital in
China. The veteran doctor, John G.
Kerr. used to perform in this hospital
hundreds of surgical operations a year,
any dozen of which would nave immor-
Jalized an American surgeon.
About 1000, 900 of the people of this
great city are, born, live, move and
aave their being i'm boats. A baby boy,
AS soon as he begins to crawl. is tied
drowning when he falls overheard.
Such boys learn to swim before they
learn to walk. With a glass you can
look down on many thousands of
these boats. massed along the rivers
shores. Such a Kaleidoscope of human
life. combining both tragedy and COM
.ady. can hardly be seen anywhere else
in the world. Births and deaths often
side by side at the same time.
The Shameen. which was once a
sand bank in the river. is now one of
the most beautiful places in China. The
.F5NIIA oo WI Aa1n ~ Wv" ooA
by a massive stone wall, Shaded by
great banyan trees, and adorned with
flowers and foliage of many kinds. Here
are the homes of the consuls and near
10y all the foreigners, except the mis-
~-sionaries. 1t is like Il great emerald in
a setting of many smaller jewels.
The most conspicuous buildings in
the city are the lofty stone pawn shops.
reminding us of the towering grain ele-
vators in America. They not only do a
pawn business. but are also used as
places OF deposit or storage of valla-
Alles not in immediate use. The China
snan deposits here his winter clothing
10 get capital for his summer business.
We would advise all our travelling
friends who have even a day or two at
Hong Kong, to run up TO Canton, which
Gan now be done either on railway or
steamboat In a few hours. Our boys
and girls must not hastily conclude that
we tasted or ate anything in the dog
restaurant. for we did not. We We're
only exciting their curiosity.
Sir Frederick Lugard, the governor
4of Hong Kong. through our genial
American consul general at Hong Kong.
vitation to dine with him. The invita-
ton was accepted, the compliment APP
Dreciated and the occasion very much
enjoyed. This distinguished English
man is not only governor of the city
and colony of Hong Kong, but chance!-
7or of the unique and great Hong Kong
university. the main buildings OF which
are rapidly approaching complexion
This university is unique in many re-
:spects. but first in the fact that the
first and foundation subscription of
about o%ne-third Of a million of dollars
was made by a follower of Zoroaster. a
generous Parsee gentleman, who re-