Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-24

boys school, and = recitation hail fobu
the boys school in the next few year3x
At present we have cur church seH |.
vices in the hospital chapel, which Ii,
utterly inadequate in point Of si3
and in point Of location.
The Ubiquitous Photograph. b
We try in every way to maintaiti
friendly relations with the markc. peoe
pie, They often come to call on uA
DR.. Kellys graphophone with the ChfY
nese records especially, is great fai
vorite. Mr.. rappan has a readinGe
room in connection with the schooaa
which is very we'll pat"onized by thtt
market pacIle. We act as clearinat
house for the shops, too, as the mels
often want to take money on. to th&:
port to buy supplies but are afraid o
Se,ne roo.eu on the road So then
bring the Gosh to us and take GUN
ctecks OF our agent a. noihow, which
gives them the cash. We do not objecty
in the least, as we do all our BUYING
on a cash basis.
Home Madc Wars.
Just at present Hainan is not very
peaceful place to live Over in Vun-sio
there is q clan feud on that rivals the
Kentucky ones in bitterness. A clan
nv the name Of Linn Is at war with all
the other people in the district.
number OF men have been killed. and
numbers more are fleeing for theirs
lives. do not know how many packs
ages of deeds to property we peoples
here on the compound are taking care4
~ for Chinese. Added to that Is thss
trorble between the regular soldiers
and the revolutionists, and the quar-
+er;ne Of several thousand troop
he,onrinr to Long-Tse-koang here Oh
the island. Long Tsi-koang Is the oe
nosed governor Of Kwangtung Prove
ince, who has been exiled TO rama
under the pretext that ne was 20 ope|
mines. He has brought all his soidlei
with him, and the report goes that
is preparing to set up lndepenoehes
Of all the southern provinces agains
the president That 10 mostly ruinoNE1
tho, we hope. ~
I suppose Iowa is IN the grip OF Ia
good old winter by now. 1t Is qul
cool here-enough so that we nay u
nlanted our gardens, hoping that tneNSs
would not be burned to a crisp.
nicked string beans and green pessS
tonight. but not very many, as II ne
heen too dry for them to really nonf
isb Tomatoes cabbage and caull
flower, are growing pretty we'll
ua have some sweet corn that looi
Quite promising. The temperature do1I
not On below 40 degrees above Ze4k:
hare Int It is such damp china M
49, .hera is a penetrating chill In t4S.
oir vorse than a raw east w1no AZ
homo And the houses have no pf!s.
vision for heating except hrepiaeekSs
which are expensive and unsarslaqT,
tnrv % we simply dress as Warmly az
wa would at home in the deao q3
v,nter and keep warm as best we caittl
me sun ia as deadly in winter as Sii
summer. tho, and a pith hat is CONF M
,.,,on for MS all every day that Is nos555
cloudy. III
A Chinese Field Meet. n,
r.o hoys, school had their field meeF
yesterday. and 1t was grand succes
Thare were four ether schoCis neIeS
With their bands and flags, the oss
,rict official came with his bodysuart3
-, .o,diers and the colonel In cnaree
~ me troops came with q good-s-zeoI
Satachment of men in .ull UNIFORM
Ths crowd was not 80 large as IN SONS
,,aar. Int must have been over a tnou-
ssnd neople besides the guests. iho
go did very we'll with the regular
trocr events. and had all sorts OF nov
s,.1. zoos besides The arithmetic
o &C. an especial favorite. The con
testants each take slate anu d 49,
or chalk. run to one end OF the
read a problem off the piachp'a ~"
work It run to the other emu u
oo,,rse and deliver their states. 1t VI
~ bannens that the first one 70 ar
s;,,o does not have the correct answer
ana the slower boy who mas tahen
more pains with the problem se's 'ho
prize. ,,.oses the
on,a ,mmensely. The boys each take
blanket. cloth In when TO
their bedding, pair or grass snoS''
native lantern, candle ana poN
matches and an umbrella, besides the
rol, NJ mating that makes the pea.
Then thew all lie down and cover up
for the nights sleep. AS soon as the
whistle blows they have to PICK up
their bedding, put on their shoes, hgnt
their lantern. put up their umbrellas
and run around the track. y naive
lantern is the same style as the ianos
Japanese lanterns used at nome ior
decoration, and so 1t is almost III
possible to run with one OF sheni AZ"
keep it from going out. very sincere
ly yours, MARGARET Mohis
Kachek. Hainan. China, Dec. 7.
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