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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-01-19
Ser Snpferitrife in Wtid)igan.

NougDtpn, Wiitb, rs. Sanlar.
Die Seboroen Don Splgbton.
Gountp mollen 0cn FrGlioenten Scr
.9Seltern 6e0eration Of .ltincra, "
Charles s.. lfopcr, llno a1oere allgc.
tlogte llnion-Siibrcr, pelbe iid) alls
berbalb Der ,Suripbiftion bes beiigcn
ScridtS befnoen, sur ScrbonolllnN
luc9cn bc5 Gontplota blcrGcr 5llrlid.
brin1er. lucnn oieie iid ni1t BON
ieiblf ltcllcn. Ter Spe5ia. a9llfldaer
9tihols bat 1cItert crfl6rt, er lthoire
qeaemudrtig Die SSroge, Oh peGen Ell.
nc9 Gpnp!otS Ole Nualieicrlln0 Der
9!n0ctlagten pcrlunAt peroen tonne.
9io0 ben c1eieben bc3 5taatcs Nti.
| eDigan lit mas Gonlplot nlir cln &ere
gaben, neil cs nllr nit elmer Strafe
in Golntpgeidn1nib bis ill jmci
,Sdbrcn uHo cincr @cl0blli5c bis 2000
Gollnrs bcorobt lit. 9lnOererieits
b2ieiCbnct aber 0aa WcieG 80 Gage
ais Ole hGd)te S.taic iiir cine llcbcr'
tretllng.
Bon ocn 3S 2lngellaaieu lilo Diop.
CT, G. 4. Mnbouep. &Icc.ErGiiocnt
Der ogeircrt 15c0erotlon OF 0tlners,
). G. Sopnep, })anfo Ser5id llno
(Slm MILLER. Yitgleber bes Grefu.
p,9lotbes, uuo Ole Srgoniiatoren
Nen @agglo mo Socpb SliDo bis.
ber nod uibt perboitet moroen. Gic
NerDoitetcn iinO gegen 9iirgiduft aif
ireien lSilb gcieet me beallitragt
luoroclt, i'm ndhlten. unl %. Salntar
bcginncnben @crihtstcrmin uor
3iid)ter S'Gricu 81 etidcincn
9tcun Sccleute ertrnnte II.
Gettc. 6rnnfreib, IS. Sianlor.
9tcln Wtita!icOer Der Semannilla oes
Siid)er0umpicrs oOtarguerite Wa
ric, melbc ludbrcnO clne5 Stlruco
in cinem 9iettullDsboot ;}llflilht iittl,
ten, crtrnnfcn geltern nabe Sap
Grcur. Iaa Goot lpllroe Don elmer
rieli9cn @eae lungeuorIcn. Ger So
pitGn lnb iiinf Dionn uuroen pon
cinen poriiberiobrcnoen ,Sabr5eilg
gcrettei.
Sie Sic9cr inl z Sch stage
II bremen
Yuris, lS. Gan. Gns SedJs.
Sagc Sicpcle 9iennen enoetc belte
9lbenb nit ocn1 Sicgc ne5 fran5oli.
idjcn 5eunla Sourlier inO Gotes,
lpcld]e cine Iiitan5 bon 4220 ailolne'
tern (2G30 WieiIelD 5iiriiflcgten. Die
sluiiroIier Ocullet itto @rcnoa ge-
ipal,len oen ;rpeiten Elat, iu1breno
Die ,,Sral1joien EerdJniot luio Grupe.
lanOt ols Critic nurdls 3iel Gingcit
Ins anierifaniid,e Seain, ,Sogle unD
.vtoralt tnbete oil 5ebnter Stellc.
Seitreihiihe antarftii h c
g.rpcoition.
@ien, Is. Sdnnar. Iie oltreie
hiihe untarftiihe Expedition utter
Dem Commando Oes Gr. tSelir Soc
ilia. frelHer r cin @iitglieb Der eent'
hen grpeoition inter lieutenant
,SiIhner mar, miro i'm ,Sllri nah Gem
Siiocn abiabrcn. IS lit Er. aoetig's 5
Mbiidt. pornebntlih oas lnlbefaltlltc
lerritorilin Inn ben ssthocl Gee 81
erforid,en.
Gin guteS @el h Il IT.
Goiiitnntinopcl. Is. Sdll ~
Yulgarien bat eineit 9erltlt aus lil-
toraiiper Gneilc ;lliolge oil Die Siir.
fei 200,000 Mauier. Bemebre uerfauit,
lpcld]c Die yulgarsn mobreno oes
Nalfansariegra pm oen SiIrfcn cr'
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-10-15
" "NOTiCE..OF SALE.

North Carolina, Watauga Coun-
tv, In the Superior Court before
the Clerk. George r. Clark, Ad-
ministrator OF J. B. Clarke, G.
r. Clarke and ). NJ. Clarke, VS..
Lula Clarke, widow, Eugene
Clarke. Fred Davis, Nellie d.
Wis, Robert Clarke, JOS. Clarke,
Jay Clarke, Susan Clarke, Fran
els Clarke, Maggie Clarke, Err
mine Clarke, Susan Moore and
husband, Thos. Moore, Nellie
Moore and husband, W. M.
Moore, Clarke s teel, Stuart
Steele, John Steele, Nancy
Steele, John R. Steele, Mary
Ann Steele and Frank q Lin
.ney, guardian Ad Litem.
Under All order of the Superior
Court made in the above enti-
tied proceeding. the undersigned
commissioner will on the Satur-
day, November Z, 1914, between
the hours Of 10, a. m, and 4, p.
m., at the postoftice IN the town
OF Blowing Rock, N. c., offer fol-
sale to the highest bidder TO
cash., the following real estate,
! situate at and .near the said
town Of Blowing Rock: Lot
ENo-14 the j. B. Clarke lands, be-
ling the lot bid off by A. j. Rowe
at a former sale made by the un
dersigned, and all right, titlt
and interest held by the said }
B. Clarke, in a tract of land, ad'
Joining the lands B. }. Greene
DR.. Wilson and others and know
rs the A. D. Blair 50-acre tract
This Oct. 3, 1914.
GEO. R. CLARKE, Com.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-10-15
Children, Cry /.
FOR FlETcHER'S
GA 8 r ORA

mother should teach her daugh-
ter that It is far better for Q girl
to wed a poor man, work for q
living, and leave the world leg
acy Of valuable children, than to
live in opulence and splendor.
and leave behind a little brigade
OF deforms and idiots.
Ihave written'this article, not
as q thrust at communities or
individuals, but because Profess
or Browns article opened t,h e
way for something that was bad
" needed.
NV neic is half my blood and
the same kin to me as my first
cousin, but my double first cous-
| in-is the same kin to me as my
bros1ssr or sister. -
s,.eS. NJ. DIGGER.
|, Banner Elk, n c.. AZ -: 80:
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-10-15
3ristol. Tenn, Dispatch, 9Th.

Bristol. Tenn, Dispatch, Bth.
With the largest first day at
tendance in it's history tine Sou
thern Appalachian Good Roads
Association convened here this
evening for it's sixth annual
meeting. In calling the body to
order President Joseph H y d e
Pratt, OF Chapel Hill, N. c., read
a telegram of grestingfrom Presi
dent Wilson, in which heexpress-
ed. the hope that the meeting
would, be a successful one in it's
efforts to. get not only better
roads in the Southern Appalach-
ian section but better road man.
,agement and better road main.
tenance. The Association will
give special attention to t h e
problem OF connecting up high
ways and building them through
mountain counties that are so
sparsely settled thatoutside help
is necessary.
Ex.Gov. John Cox, OF Tennes.
see said that after the war in Eu.
rope hundreds and thousands Of
people wopld come to this coun-
try to escape the staggering bur-
den OF paying for the war and
that the Southern Appalachian
region should build good roads
to attract these people. Delega'
tions are here from Alabamaa.
Georgia, South Carolina, North
Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia
Tennessee and West Virginia.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-10-15
Ihs c,nnsrel,l Spirit.
Charity and Children.

Charity and Children.
This spirit is the underlying |
cause OF the European war. Gar ,,
many is perhaps the most pro-
gessive nation in the world. It
is the great manufacturing conn-
try and in many lines Of manu-
featuring our American factories
are suffering because supplies are
cut of from Germany. Business
in Germany has reached it's high,
est point OF efficiency. All Eu-
rope is alive and alert, and rea-
ching out in all directions for in
creasing it's commerce. The pass
sion for more business Is the mo-
tive that plunged the, old world
n q cataclysm OF blood. Bust.
ness became bigger than human.
ity, and 20 human life is being OF
fered as the price for it. Business
blinded the eyes Of the people to-
the claims OF God, and hence the
'senseless and wicked and wanton
sacrifice Of the finer things Of life
to those that are gross and com.
mon. The passion for larger bus.
mess always coarsens the ma,
ture. The nation, the communi-
ty, the man consumed with the
desire to accumulate wealth los
eslife's nectar and clings to the
heavy clay. This. spirit, rife
everywhere was notably 80. in
Europe. 1t is usually called greed,
and greed is the attribute of a.
hog rather than Of a sheep The
commercial spirit is the. peril of
our time here in America: We
are exalting business to the
throne of our affection. As We
prosper we stoop in order to be
nearer the clods. The clink ,of
coin is sweeter to our ears than
the songs OF angels. Our cities
especially are in the grip of this
modern passion. Far from the
madding crowd, in the opencoun-
try on the farm lives the boy
who is to rule the world in the fu-
ture. And the reason is his heart
has not been poisoned by the
commercial spirit. Chow hardly
shall they that have riches enter
into the Kingdom OF Heaven, "
said the Saviour We try to
soften that saying but there it is
Just as he said it, and it means
what it says The accumulation
OF wealth is much oftener q curse
to q man than a blessing. John
d. Rockefeller is a big man here,
but we have no doubt many a
shoe maker, washer woman, dray
! man or seamstress, will have q
stronger wing and a higherplace
in Heaven than he. Let us pray
, to be delivered from the CONNER
cial spirit, that obscures and
: overwhelms the finer things ol
,, life, and magnifies the metal We
say is money into a god! Yo,
folks who have to walk while
Others ride and who must deny
yourselves so many of the luxu
riesothers enjoy-you are not 81
bad off after all. 1t means tel
thousand times more to be
: millionaire in Heaven than Of
O earthl
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-10-15
children Cry
FOR FLETcHER's
PASTORAL a

mountain county of ours where
the lavish hand OF the All Wise
has provided almost everything
for the support Of man and beast
in lavish abundance and the beau
ty OF it's scenery is unsurpassed.
R. N. g.
Boone, n. G.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-10-15
IN W,iasgs,l lssly Fllt.

- W0l1Uk 0yNyvty IN.
I, Mn, ENRON. The \ twn leading
features e the Fair,held al Elk, /,
PARK during the piaat. week x, were
the procession oi tbe;public school
children iotf i;y;erU Gountyand the
apricultnral /. ana horticultural,
exhibita fran TN ,cnnntiesv al
Watauoa anaAv vsa-i'' ~. !
M Frank 4. ,3Edmonision,; Su,
,t,er;ntendent of Public schools.
had requested thu, teachers Of the
public schools to attend tine Fair,
IN Friday the thin, day. and
have On j ths erosindsas inaa,y 81
.theschool4chilasis 4aa pSiKls.
By 1890 O'Clock on friday
morning tho little army Of l .O8O
|stronr,11 had assembled 1t the Hi6h
School buildinrsand being head.
ed BY tie Blnfi city Brass Band, !,
each school being accompanied
by their respective: teachers each
school bearing asbanner With the
name Of the schdol, the number
Of children Of eahh district and
number enrolled; they entered
into the procession and took up
the line Of march. The bows IN
this procession would, remind
one of the. march of the; Allies
against the German 81; forces; E, !. while
the girls might rsmintsds Of the
marching. Of the Su{ftaaetts to
demand recornition from the
government. IL
The farmers Of Watauga pla-
csd on exhibition q flne display
! Of covpss apples, spesrs, peaches
|ouincesaad. other fruits; as vel,
as fine Horses. and CATTLE. all ir
ffine shane. and condition. Mrs
W III SRipley. Messrs. D. F. Mas,
j. M. shull and others from Wa
tauea making the finest show
ling.
| The leading farmers of Avery
made a flne display OF their pro
ducts from the fields, GARDEN
and orchards; bus- my friend MI
j. l.. Hartley, ofLinville, far ex
\ ceeded the Others in the numbe
of varieties produced in his gar
den, and. on his mountain farm
all kinds of farm. products a
dapted to ,thianseotion,, "a erea
variety Of choice fruits, includiu,
1full grown, iwell-developed, rip
strawberries and almost all kind
of.parden vegetables, peculiar t,
this mountain section, mi
j Hartley, of course. was awarde'
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-10-15
E'lAI4VHA..
Communicated.

a+AUtBMA
Communicated. s !.
Generation after generation OF
men have appeared upon the
earth, borne their part in tn 9
stormy ssenes OF lie, and passed
TO theslent land, blooming and
fading lits the autumn foliage Of
leach sattsasive year, Since the
Fgreat I prophet OF Israel took up
the gail that had come down. to
him from many generations in
1.-The past, ,,HWe. all do fade as the.
leal2''A And still our hearts in mo-
In,entse OF ssAdness and d lee p.
fthonght, can find no better Ut.
lterance than that in which the
ancisns Hebrew poured forth all
the sorrpwEot humanity in his
| day. This melancholy sentiment
lot the inspired. bard who awoke
the autumn songs Of the people
lof his day to the sweetest a n d
Hottest strains Of the, human
soul, are still with US making tie
same impression upon as as they
did IL days Of old, =,
t. The dying year sings It's own
Idfrge with the sweetest voice and
puts ON the gayest. robes. when
allthe bright virdure Of the sun
are passing away in long process
sion to the tomb. The brilliant
hues of autumn fame ont in the
dying foliage which is now fall
ing upon ,ollr. .daily walks" The
tsweet.scented rose that We ad'
mied so much during the sum-
FINER months cannot 60 a W az
| WITHOUT sending in a silent 'shad'
ow by; it's falling leaves as it
passes. This reminds US that we,
ttpo, f1ust'subn fade and fall.
I'm : - s.
The most wonderfully beauti-
full part OF the season is upon US
brilliant hues Of every descrip
\ ton surround >us, q feeling OF di'
vine inspiration dwells within VI
as We see Gods handiwork,pain
tea upon every fading leaf. Th'
ancient Hebrew, looked upor
, mountains as holy kings he called
them mountains of God, as h!
!. Ecalled them, in autumn.
: mo more lovely sight in all ma
! ture can possibly. present. itsell
, than our own beloved mountain'
; in Watauga, just now, with tow
sIering SUBMITS reaching heaven
award. clothed in garments o
tgreen, scarlet and gold, border
, ed here and there with the beau
y tiful wine-colored leaves of tn
{ ttmountain wa hoo, deep in the re
q cesses OF the ravines are the darl
Evergreen foliage of the Laurel
|, ivey and hernlock, making a stri
: king contrast with the fading fo
9 liage in every direction. Her
! and there q dark rock outlines
|its dark lines against the sky
: making the scene more impres
D sive. Far up the mountain
!, pheasant is drumming; the squi1
4 rels chatter as they gather thel
o store Of nuts for winter; thob bird
II sing, but not with the sameg glad
4 ness as in spring; the wailin
drone OF the beetle tells us tha
it is only a short time until the:
songs will be silenced by drea
winter. 49,. .,..,.e
T.. Friends. look about you, &c
1how beautifully the Great Civ
+: has supplied you. with ever.
= thing you need, let your prayer
). go up in thankfuless that 70
RI live in this great and beautif'
J, : The Butler
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-10-15
Your Fall Cold Needs Attention

No use to fuss and try to wear
it out. 1t will wear you out in.
stead. Take DIR. Kings New Dis.
covery, relief follows quickly. 1t
checks your cold. aud soOthes
your cough away. Pleasant, en-
t,septic and healing. Children like
it. Get q SO cent bottle of Kingst
New Discovery AMI keep it 10 tue
house, "Our family Cough aud
Cold Doctor" writes Louis Cham
-berlain, Manchester, Ohio. Mon
ey back II not satisfied, but II
nearly always helps. !
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-10-15
VETERINARY SURGERY.

Fl have. been putting much study
on this subject; have received my
diploma, and am now we'll equipped
Tor the practice Of Veterinary Sar.
gerry In al its branches, and am the
only;ons In the. county. all on or
address mo - Villas, N. n r.. DI.
g. n. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
J-17.'11.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-10-15
Continued from last week.)

II l.
rro'' Dio"h says: we lave
nay Duuiltp.e i'lna,siauioi' sl'ic1
! .as nsvoiuc.on. uispelns 'Iue,
y supports Vne assertion 'na1 we
sus nisn III AnRlo-'.aAo u,ooa
. .ne !, wi'ter closes nus arolcie 90
'puw ,
"ns0 wy leeu '.o11 'l'',lnn
sn'ps e'se altnosu y ne" uioo.
An's cuun.s ,aS' aln liiof'n.ul
al unusuaa.y 1,.a.l larse per cene y ~.
sant. snl'ors - our sulune,
1enoo', uDe. notlee al abnormal
seIDsr aasnenHy asaOEnsn SUI
uen.s, as we.. as al u,rusua' SUD num'
peI ol Deaueilui ellis.
Aoni0ung thac tne Chains IN
TINS quo'aslona are Srue' iec US
s'os 'n'oine rausss .aat nave
/. . ~ Z w. on.s uellanu ior nsM
D!ooo. Dio we noo d variety
~ guoo o,ooo 'o years aso' w
oacx, leaoer' ana lecoun1 ene ou
iamhles OF pne country lmoso 9,
WHOM nave pasSeu away anu
see II ooey me.e noo nhe l,'en anu
women, ootn N Douy anu lnna.
why are 'nelr oescenoenss oe.
iorneu alio insane' lieaSe ieau
caeluily untii 1 each one cohciu-
spn:: ~ !. 81. 81.
= -" years ago. ! WAS III .
tnekiy Popuia'eu anu prosiet'
ous c0Minua'Sy Vna' was AlioWn =.
tOr n''ss alouno' as - . u 81 \
= tcWn' III Uous'h ,omn " "as
ooy VINO "alKeu WIN oae s'oes
~ -. YOU ~ i'ono e.t.u;pHy ooee
nshoes poihClhg eo"a''s ,eaen ~
QUIET. Auele "e'e seVeiai Slh
alSn VINO were 30 meak'eyeu tlaC ,
Vheys coulu noo look oli q Dook'
ana nao' oeep ADVISED Dy tLeir
PHYSICIANS 10 qul' SCHOOL saw
one ooy VINO was q oorll lalo..
aus neao was uhaer size. =, anu nls
9a'r soooa axe !ne quills oa 9
disturbed poicuphie. So
heH Is 0he cohtehtloh: LII our
mountains, ,as e,se"helg' = 'ne'v :,
are 700 many Cousln !owhs'
Cousin sam lnafrieo cous,ll Na.e, o.,
ana cousin oam . Droonef Dll'
married COUSIN hate sslsSe' Am
anese Cwo couples RAISE up laln'
HES tnac are oouole COUSINS oi
cousins german ana tney are the
sa'lie k'h-aS ofoo.,0iS "uu e'o'o.s'
because tne motners Delhg SIS
ters are tine same oiooo' anu Tue
same as true OF Inc la'ners' VOW
brother bill's John ana orotne'
Sans M9ry get togetner every
day, ana tney are always scul'
hing ana pmcnlng, ana sooh d
desperate love aifair oevelopes !,
Sister Ann ana s'stcr ha'e talf !,
the matter over ana as cneiaao' a.,
OF the two famllles lolh' IL win o'
real nice TO set 'onn ana mar,
'oh WIN q nome. Ano again. eila
otner leliow VINO wants W l'ar'a 3
mary Is nm intelllgeno HAIL. ou
hir parents are notohiy poorly;
they 90 not eil oelleve in tle cnufcl
that sister Kate ana sister AM
hold to.
Cousin John and cousin Mar!
get married and raise a famll!
Of very unfortunate children
One OF the daughters marrles ou
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-10-15

There are undoubtedly times
when the railroad conductor
would rather punch a passenger
than q ticket.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-10-15
Silas NJ. Greene,
JEWELBR
MABEL, N. G,

An kinds Of lrepair work
done under q positive guar.
antse. When In. need Of any
}. thing in my line give me a
call and get honest work at
honest prices.
WATCH RpAIRINa A SPEctALTyE
Evening star., 1914-07-05
Criticism of a Weekly.

THE late Jacob \. Rns. the sociooeist
and author. was an ardent supporter
of Col Roosevelt. and it was in this
connection that he once uttered a very
cruel honmot.
On Col Roosevelt's last visit to Lon
don it was rumored in American litera ry
circles that he was to he honored with
an invitation 10 one of Punch's famous
weekly dinnerS-th"se dinners at which
Thackeray and Du Maurier and Burnand
and other notahles SAT down.
But Mr.. Riis contradi"ted this rumor
at banquet in New York.
1T Is not true, he said, that Mr.
Punch is to entertain Col Roosevelt.
Mr.. Punch never entertains anybody"
Evening star., 1914-07-05
RDfUcKr1AN

Immediately after his graduation from
Harvard in 1874. entered the Chinese
customs service. where he remains to this
day. his present title being commissioner
OF customs and director of the conser-
vancy board His office Is at Shanghai.
He has esta biished post Offices in various
parts of China. and in 1897 sent to
Washington as the Chinese representative
To the Internal tional Postal Congress. For
year he sent here director of
the MANY chinese students sent to our
schools and colleges The late emperor
decorated him with the double dragon
and raised him to the nobility.
The title of ma ndarin was conferred
upon Edward &. Drew. Harvard grad
uate. who exercised similar duties in the
Chinese customs service about the same
time.
quarter century ago John Calvin
Ferguson. a Phi. D. of Boston University
went to China to assume the presidency
of Nanking University, and after enSag-
ing in educational work IN the empire for
fourteen wears entered the government
service. under which he has since served
as secretary to the ministry of commerce
chief secretary of railway administration
and foreign secretary to the minister OF
posts and communications. He has been
foreign adviser to the yiceroys of Nan
king and Wuchang for the past fifteen
wears. He has received various decora-
tions from the old dynasty. as We'll as
from the present republic. He is nearly
cOnNerSafit Win the ttleSllsil idiiSudSt
as with his own. and has Translated some
of our educational and military text
books for use by the Chinese schools.
When in America he claims Newton,
Mass, as his home town.
Cathays confidence in Americans was
again demonstrated a half dozen years
ago when. after a search of the various
western countries it sent to our own
country for a man to conduct its currency
issue and establish for it bureau of
engraving and printing such ours.
\ former expert in the government
plan; at Washington was selected for
this honor He was given contract for
FIVE years. at a handsome salary. and all
travelling expenses for himself, his assist
Evening star., 1914-07-05
WV WKocKHlLL

ants and their families were guaranteed
Besides. they were provided with houses
in Peking. free servants and free sup
plies.
Early in the seventies there were
two young students in the Columbian
La" School at Washington. one Went
TO Toxic as secretary of our legation.
and at about the same time the other
was accredited to Yokohama as yam
kee consul. Durham White Stevens
was he whom President Grant sent 10
our legation at the mikados capital
The thread of the other young Ameri-
cans career will be taken up presently.
The late mlkado was then nOminally
on the throne, but was only fifteen.
Japan had just passed through her
great civil war. and rhe reformation
was dawning. complete and mar
velouS change was taking place in the
foreign policy Of the Young mikados 5
court which hitherto had been the cen
ter of anti-foreign spirit. many of his
Evening star., 1914-07-05
DURAAM White STEVENS

that obtained under its i,npotent ruler
When Japan sent Marquis Ito to be its
tetrarch over all Korea. Stevens was
placed on his staff as diplomatic ad-
wiser" to the council of state. But his
work of aiding in reconstructing the
hermit kingdom on. modern lines in
cenSed. those natives who-aS always
in such crises-clung to the old order
of things. This element called Stevens
the dictator of Korea and accused
him of enforcing an oppressive pro-
tectorate over them. This was the feel
ing when, shortly afterzyard he ar
rived in San Francisco. en- route to
visit his sisters in the east. While
emerging from an omnibus he was
shot by Korean fanatic. who accused
him of wanting to kill all Koreans. The
dying Stevens reply to his assassin
was Characteristic: You poor ignorant
little man. The time will come when
you will realize what a great mista X e
you have made"
The mikado on hearing of his adviser s
taking off bestowed upon him the post
humous decoration of the Grand Rising
Sun. the highest order in Japan. while
the japanese and Korean governments
respectively. gave his sisters 1:iaGisp and
5o,ooo yen-a total of about 100000.
One of the chief mourners at the me-
mortal service held over Stevens body
at the Tokyo Cathedral was Henry Will
lard Denison. the other American lad
who had studied at the Columbian Law
Schoo, and whom left at Yokohama.
whittier he had gone as Yankee consul,
when Stevens went to Tokyo our sec
retary OF legation. What was said Of
Stevens in these early days of Japan's
reconstruction applies generally to Deni-
son as Well His knowledge of iterna-
tional law so favorably impressed the
mkado's awakening court that in 1850
he was commissioned legal adviser to the
Japanese department of foreign affairs
and in the years that have since trans
pired he has held this important post.
AS a reward for his many services the
late rlika do decorated him with the
grand Gordon of the Rising Sun and of
the Sacred Treasure. As a token of
gratitude in ending the war with Rus
sia the japanese government presented