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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-11

have hurt his feelings for the world.
Shall give him some extra money"
mo, please don't do that, you are
largely over-paying him as it is. and
any extra gift simply makes it all the
harder for the next European passenger
that rides after you," and turning to the
murnbling coolie, he ratified of a few
yards Of his native tongue. which had
the perfectly magic effect of turning his
wrath into smiles and making him bow
almost into the dust at the feet of his
Venerable Father
You must excuse my not removing
my native hat, Miss Atherton," he con-
cluded, but you know YOU are in China
now. and here the laws of courtesy are
exactly reversed and true politeness re-
quires that gentlemen remain covered
in the presence OF ladies and-their
other sNpertors," he added with a smile.
"Oh, yes, indeed, that is one OF the
little 'topsy- turvy' things have already
noted IN my diary" she replied.
And now, what is it that can have
the pleasure OF doing for your"
Why, Just this" drawing from her
little handbag a folded piece Of native
yellow paper, we have been visiting
the Temple Of the Golden Lotus on the
other side OF the Island and have had
a most interesting day OF it. The old
priest in charge of the shrine showed
US everything and when we came away
he Insisted on writing this Chinese
charm for me and told me it would
bring me good luck as long as I lived.
have been waiting until 1 could find
someone who could give me perfect
translation of 1t, for I know It must be
something full OF Oriental mystery"
Have you not shown 1t to anyone
else YETI" inQuird Wang Foo. as he
took the paper from her hand and care
fully unroilei IT 100
Well. only to the hotel rooTn-boy.
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ably not in his own individual hand"
and what is the final result Of your
examination? Just how would you rec
organize his charactcrs?'' re
by these three things-to be sure
there are more, but these are
quite enough-bu the curving of
the left strokes, by the shortening
Of the cross lines and especially by that
peculiar seal-script in the upper part of
the lotus. Look! Do you not see that
the four strokes are really rererseds"
said the Abbot slowly and distinctly, as
holding a dry pen in his hand. he
pointed out every one of these individu-
aiities to the careful and ever watchfuI
eye Of the detective
They are the same, then, that you
noticed when first we went over them %
Yes, exactly the same, with the added
point Of the reterSed croaon Of the
lotus"
And with these you feel that we
could identify the writer?"
Beyond the shadow Of a doubt, any
where in all the empire"
Venerable Father" said Wang Foo
as he took FROM his secret drawer in
the desk the yellow paper with Miss
Atherton's verses upon it, "look care
fully now at this and tell me what you
think of it"
The curved left strokel The short
cross lines and the reversed crown
above the lotus-ir the name of all
the sacred Buddhas now at once, It is
hei Tell me, where did you get this
paper and when? 1t IS a streak of for
tune OF which we little dreamed"
Wang Foo related the story Of his
introduction to the American party on
the steamer, the scene with the opium
smokers and the later meeting with
Miss Anterior on Queens Road and the
finding Of the poem. ---- 49, 80
You think then that he is still in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-11
THE BOY FORGOT.

Look here" said woman. as she
entered a grocer. II sent my little boy
here this afternoon for a gallon of
kerosene" t
Yes. madam. you did," replied the
grocer.
''.We1l, I want to tell you that he
gave me half kerosene and half vine
gar. A nice mixture that is! Where is
the boy?"
"He has gone out" said the grocer,
but can answer for him. BY the time
he got down cellar he forgot just what
you wantSd. He could not remember
whether you said kerosene or vinegar,
so he sent you half of each kind. No
harm done, madam. You won't use SO
much vinegar. If the kerosene Is mixed
with it. and the kerosene will burn
longer for being half vinegar. It's all
right. nadam-all right. Next time my
boy may forget and send you half vine-
gar and half molasses. and It will make
the best sweet cake you ever put in
your mouth"
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Inspector Wallace Of the Hong Kong
Police was just sitting dow2 to a quiet
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give it satisfactory English render
ing, so. if you will kindly allow me, I
should just like to take this paper
home with me and I will return it to
you at the hotel tomorrow, with some-
thing a fttle better than a mere road
side version"
"Oh. thank you so much, nothing
would please me more, I am sure. 1t is
most kind OF you to take all this
trouble. 1t is n perfect little gem of
poetry. know; one could see that even
from the room-boy's pidsin."
He assisted her into her jin-rix-sl1a
and directing the coolie to take her to
the Ocean mans Inn, waited until she
was safely around the curving street
Stepping into the shadow of the neigh
boring alley, he took the paper out of
his sleeve, where he had temporarily
secluded it, and began to scrutinize the
handwriting. 1.-THE slight curving OF
the left downward stroke, The short
ening Of the CROSSINGS and the peculiar
seal-script in the character for lotus
it is he! Villain, thy psnmanship hath
betrayed theei" he repeated to himself
as he folded it carefully up and placed
it between the leaves of his little leather
wallet. Miss Atherton," he said, as
he turned and looked westward in the
direction where her jfn-rik-sha had
vanished, you did a far better days
work than you could possibly realize
when you visited the Temple of the
Golden Lotus. You, have laid the De-
partment of PoHce-and indeed the en-
tire Colony-under most lasting obI-
CATION" and turning eastward along
Queens Road. he fastened to his mod
est home in the Alley Of the Red Cloud,
anticipating a most interesting evening
Of developments.
Inspector Wallace Of the Hong kong
Police was just sitting dow2 to a quiet
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bill, and checked the articles of OH his
fingers, one by one. viz: A silver neck
lace, a jade-stone pendant. a pair of
napkin-rings and. last of all. brooch
with golden lotus-as he finished the
last word, the jeweler drew from his
sleeve q silver whistle. and before any,
one knew what was happening blew
long shrill blasti As he did SO, the
doors OF No Sc, the adjoining apart
ment. flew open and Sam and Chang,
the detectives. rushed In and seized the
astonished boy. The game was up and
Ching Lien the Golden Lotus was at
last in the hands of the police!
What does all this mean?" inquired
Miss Anterior in utter establishment, as
Inspector Wallace and Captain More
head entered the room from the hall
way, after courteouslr knocking
why, it means that you have un-
consciously rendered US a very great
service by enabling us to apprehend a
most dangerous criminal" replied Wang
Foo, as he removed from his head the
wig and beard of the supposed native
jeweler! We have traced him through
his handwriting. We supposed at first
that he was masquerading as the priest,
but we afterwards discovered that ha
wrote the poem a. 80 priests request
hence the slight 6sfay in the arrest"
What a remarkable thing" said
Miss Atherton to the Man of Mystery,
as they slipped a quiet cup Of tea on
the porch after the excitement was all
over, and what strange contrast to
his beautiful name! You know I've
| been thinking of the words of the
poem and how he should have risen
from dark obscurity like the lotus and
pushed his way upward to the higher
! and purer and, better things of life
whereas he seems to have just reversed
! the process and fallen lower and lower
into the depths"
| "Ah. that explains the wonderful sig
| nif1cance the Chinese place in their an
cient chirography," answered Wang
| Foo, and why they love to tell for
tunes from their writing. The pecuIi-
arity of this mans script was that he
always-no one can tel you just why
| traced the character for the lotus actfh
its cro1on reversed, and so, you see, the
whole trend of his life was downward
and not upward, or, as we say:
Fang tao ching lien" Gle turned
the golden lotus upside down!C
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who is acting as our guide, and of
course all could get out of him was a
lot of that miserable pidgin- English
jargon about -'Missee, him talkee
b'longee velly good joss. All samee
lotus flower clinnbee down-si go top
Side. Him glow mud, by me by all
samee water, den must come outside
look see. Missee all samee SO fashion"
The Man Of Mystery broke into a
gentle laugh at the room boys attempts
to interpret the Celestial poetry. "Yes,"
ne said, ait certainry-is a most cumber-
some and. Unsatisfactory medium of
translation and expression. but he did
the best he could with the means at his
command. This is a poeticaI quotation
in which the lotus is taken as the
emblem of human progress. 1 will read
1t to you just as 1t stands:
Yin huk too,
Ching sui tao
THn0 chop chuf,
Ching lien fax"
You see it is very brief and con-
densed. consisting of only twelve words
in all, written in four lines Of three
characters each. OF course I could not
attempt to give you a satisfactory YER
sion right off, hand here on the Road.
but possibly 1 can improve a little on
the room-boy's efforts. Let me try:
From the dark earth,
Through the clearer water
To the air and light,
The Golden Lotus ever
Pushes its upward way!"
There! That isn't very much, but 1t
is the best I can do on the spur Of the
moment" AS he spoke these words, a
strange look of mysterious inquiry
amounting almost to suspicion-came
over his face. which fortunately es-
capped the lady's notice. at really re-
quires to be considerably expanded to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-11
YOU CAN'T BEAT Fem.

You can't beat 'em-you can't beat
en-. uttered a man as he came out
of a grocery. s<
het-is wrong?" was asked him
by a pedestrian.
"Oh. nothing-nothing at ALL" was
answered.
But you were complaining
1T was only a sort of complaint.
You see, the grocer was not fair with
me. 1 bought three pounds OF butter
Of him last night and when I got
home I found it very stale. ! have
Just been in there to tell him about it.
and what do you suppose he advised
me TO do ?"
why, how can / tell ?''
He didn't deny that the butter was
stale, but he advised me to buy stale
bread to match tt 1 have seen the
times-but never mind. Times are not
Ike they used to be and they are
never coming back to US again."
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dinner with his family, at his little
stone home on Peak Terrace, when the
house-boy entered with a note in
Chinese envelope and laying it on the
table In front Of his master, announced
that "One piecie coolie man waitchee
kitchen-side. talkee he Yankee you pay
him answer chop-chop."
We'll wonder what's up now?" re-
marked the Inspector, as he took up a
table-knife and opened the envelope (the
aforesaid house-boy nearly putting his
neck out of joint in his efforts to lean
over to one side and glance at the con-
tents also), its a pity they can't send
an this sort of thing to the office and
not bother me with it at the house"
His attitude quickly changed, however.
when he saw the familiar round hand
writing of his friend Wang Foo, and
sending the boy for q piece of chit
paper he quickly dashed off an answer
The burden of his reply was simply that
he would be pleased to see the former
at Headquarters at ten o'clock the, fol-
lowing morning. Old Chang the gate
keeper-for it was he who was waiting
and slipping tea in the kitchen-took the
note which the house-boy brought him.
and lighting his little horn lantern,
started back on his way down the hill,
reaching his quarters at No. 5-5-5 just
as the chair bearers deposited the sedan
of the old Abbot at the outer gate.
you have brought the papers with
your" anxiously inquired Wang Foo,
after the preliminary tea and pipes
were over, and they had both assembled
to the quiet precincts of the upper
study.
Yes. they are all here" replied the
Abbot. as he drew from his sleeve a
yellow packet and proceeded to unfold
I it. See, Here are the three letters,
and the torn piece of the revolutionary
proclamation, and the paper cover of
the book with his signature on it, and
| the two receipts for the guns and pow
der, and three personal cards. We may
lay the last aside, for they are prob
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-11
FOB TIE HOME plsTILLER.

When you have made your first
booze in the Kitchen pour a little in
the sink: II it takes the enamel If
II is ready to bottle.-Joplin News
Herald.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-19
LOS YUGO-ESLAVOS

pea; dada desde ell siglo nOveno.
Dificultades de communication v
otrOs obstaculOs impidieron SUI fu-
sion en- la edad media. Pero a
pesar de tOdOs los ObstaculOs, ell
sentimiento de raza era tan fuer-
te, que en- mOmentOs OpOrtunOs
pudo levantarse un principe que
luch6 por realizar sus Operaciones
Quizas estas tentativas a menudO
renovadas habrian tenidO eXito
81 no hubiera sido por la fatal in
vasi0n de los turcOs. No solamen
te impidi0 este SUI union, sino que
fueron forzados a vegetar pOr 81
CLOS en- una condici0n semi-barba
ra.
Debido a esa resistencia contra
los turcos fuG que Europa pudo
curar sus propias heridas y reco-
gerse en- 81 misma. Muy pocos con
sintieron en- ser absorbidOs por
los mahometanos. Esperaban con
ira esperanzJs. Aquel esp1ritu
los preserve Ell ell siglO XIX. Los
grandes principles de la Revolu-
ci0n Francesa, libertad, igualdad,
fraternidad, han estadO en- sus CO.
razones desde ell mOmento de SUI
primera subyugaci6n pOr los ex-
tranjeros; pero fu6 solo en- ell si-
glo XIX, cuandO los medios mo-
dernos de communication permi-
tieron un cOnocimientO mas estre
cho entire unos y otros, que ell
sentimientO de unidad Sc afirm0
completamente.
Los yugo-eslavos no piden mas
que 10 que pidierOn los franceses,
los americanos, los italianos, y
los alemanes; readliZar la union
fntima de las ramas dispersas de
SUI pueblo.
Los yugo-eslavos han habitado
la region nOrte y Este del Adria-
tico, desde cl siglO VI. Subyuga-
dos sucesivamente por los turcOs,
teutones, rOmanOs, han sufridO
cruelmente durante las epocas de
su esclavitud. POrciOnes de ellos
lograban conquistar SUI soberania.
Florecian en- cultura y civiliza-
ci0n. Esta guerra universal los
ha sOmetidO nuevos y severos sa
crificiOs. La flor de SUI juventud
ha sido aniquilada, luchando unos
contra OtrOs.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-19

miembro de la Dieta bosniana: /:
"Alsacia-Lorena en- ell Oeste Y BOs
MIA Herzegovina en- ell Este forman
las dos alas eXtremas de "Mittel
Europa, y Austria-Hungria ha
perseguido en- la Ultima una poll
tica identica a la de Prussia en-
Alsacia-Lordna". Sujeta al pOder
de las Hapsburgos, Dalmacia SUI
fria materialmente mas que cual-
quiera otra provincial yugo-eslava,
a causa de su aislamieto artifi-
cial Y de la politica economical de
los austromagiares Montenegro es
la jinica de las provincias q. no ha
estado nunca bajo control extra
ilO.
La parte de Serbia en- la pre-
sentc guerra ha causado admira-
ci0n universal. Els la mas grande
de las diyisiones yugo-eslavas, con
sus 4 millones 100000 de habitan-
tes. Los eslovenos ocupan, Carin-
thia, Carniola y Estiria Ell Aus
tria; de Gstas. Carniola es Gtnica-
mente con 491 900 eslovenos en-
una poblaci6n de 325,000.
Como los esloyenos en- Austria
resisten la OPPRESSION germanica, los
serbios en- Hungrla sc rebelan con-
ira la Influenza magyar. Son tan
civilizados Y vigorosos como sus
OpresOres Y Sc resisten a ser asimi
lados por ellos.
Aparece claramente de este cua
drO, dice el escritor, que los II
millones de almas que pueblan es
tas siete proyincias son yugo-esla-
vas. Comprenden tres ramas de
un pueblo conocido como Serbia,
croatas, eslovenos. Estos nom
bres no tiene base real, pues tOdos
tienen ell mismo origen, lengua,
tradiciones politicas V nacionales,
para ser unidos en- un solo esta-
do libre e independents.
La primer tentativa para una
union yugo-eslaya, estuy0 puntO
de resultar de una guerra euro
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-19

,El nombre "yugO-eslayo' tan so
nadO Gltimamente, no tiene para
la generalidad una significaci0n
clara. SQuienes son? :Cual es ell
domicilio de ese pueblo? cCuales
son sus prOp0sitos? Son pregun-
tas que salen de muchos labi0s al
DIR ese nombre. Tn luminosO ira
bajo sobre tai tema, aparecido en-
una reciente edici0n de "La Re
vue' de Paris, v debidO a la pluma
de I'll. Maritch, demuestra la con-
tlnuidad hiSt0rica-una relaci0n
patetica e impresiOnante-de los
esfuerzOs de este sufrido pueblo
por obtener SUI Independence. Da-
mos Ell seguida algunos de los pun
tOs culminantes de dichO articulo {:
El nombre solo, 'yugo-eslavos"
("yug', significa "Sur)", observa
dicho escritor, es nuevo, pues data
de principles del siglo XIX
Cuanto al pueblo, este ha eXisti-
do desde mil aiiOs mas 0 menos, V
actualmente Ocupa una parte de la
Europa Central Y de la Peninsula
Balcanica,-un territOriO de 260
mil Kilometres cuadradOS (cerca
de 100000 millas cuadradas-
mas que ell area combinada de los
Estados de Nueva York Y pensyl-
vania) con una p0blaci0n cOmpues
ia de II millOnes de almas. La
futura Yugo-Eslavia abrazaria las
tres ramas del pueblo yug0-esla-
vo: serbios, croatas, eslOvenos (los
eslavos que habitan yarias parties
de Austria Hungr1a) ; 5000, 900
de ellos forman los reinos indie
pendientes de Serbia v Montcne-
gro; 100000 estan baio cl poder
austro-h1ngaro. Los Gltimos es-
tan divididos en- diez secciones ad
ministratiyas, de manera de ase-
gurar su sujeci0n.
P0niend0 de lado Ia arbitraria
classification austriaca, el escri.
tor analiza las cOndiciones de las
siete yugo-esIayas divisiones: Bos
nia-Herzegovina, CrOtia- Eslayo-
MIA, Dalmacia, Montenegro, Ser
bia. Las regiones eslovenas y Ia
secci0n serbia de Hungria.
En- ninguna parte han sido mas
vfvidamente preservadas las ira
diciones populares que en- Bosnia
Herzegovina. Como observe I'm
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-19
SIVA listed A MONTAR SU OFICINA. !.

! traOrdinariO, han crea-
10 estOs muebles de WA
BASH que no tienen RI
val, porque suman a 10
elegante, 10 duraderO y.
10 practice.
ST quiere usted con-
vencerse de este, visite
la installation de CAN
TERO, FERNANDEZ
& Co, Inc, y encOntra-
ra usted .el mejOr mode
10 para mOntar su ofici-
ma de tai mOdo que ella
sea ell primer factor de
SUI negOci0.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-19

No es possible hacer
un mueble s6lidO, ele-
gante v durader0 sinO
sc dispOne de buen ma
terial.
Por ESQ THE WA
BASH CABINET CO.,
antes de lamar al mer-
cado del mundO sus ad-
mirables equip0s para
Oficinas, adquiri6 bos-
ques extensisimOs en- los
que crecen las mas RI
cas- maderas.
La materia prir1a in
superable, ell m0delO SUI
premo y ell artifce ex-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-19
pUEDEN CAZAR

Sc ha expedido licencia para ca
zar y portar armas de caza Il los
senores Julio Rivera Flores, de
G1anica, Z Ramon de Jesus de Rio
Grande.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-08-29

Sec. s. No debt other than those
specified Ia the preceding section shall
be contracted 10y or ON behalf Of thio
state, unless authorized 10y law
for some specified work or object. which
law will provide fer am annual tax levy
sufficient 90 pay the interest and to
provide a sinking fund to pay the
principal of such debt within fifty years
from the time of the contracting there
Of No such law shall take effect un-
tl u shall have been submitted 10 the
qualified electors of the state and have
received a majority OF all the votes
east thereon at "A general election such
law shall he published In full Ia at
least u newspaper IN each county Of
the state, II one Toe published therein,
once each week for four successive
weeks next preceding such election.
No debt shall be so created II the total
indebtedness Of the state. exclusive Of
the debts of the territory, and the e v
eral counties thereof. assumed by the
state, would thereby be made 70 ex-
coed one per centum of the assessed
valuation Of all the property subject
10 taxation In the state as shown by
the preceding general assessment. The
legislature may, however, Ia order to
provide funds for construction and
maintenance of public highways and
bridges enact laws authorizing the l..
sue of bonds. debentures or certificates
OF indebtedness. payable At such times
AZ the Legislature shall determine out
Of tax %levies. receipt from motor
vehicle licerses. or other licenses or
revenues. without submitting such law
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-08-29
Ozark Trails Convention

Roswell, New Mex, Aug. Is
Something worth while at every
session of the Ozark Trails con-
vention, October |, 2 and 3, is
the slogan of Col. w. H. Harvey.
of Monte, Ne, Ark, president
of the association. Col. Harvey
has been at work on the program
for weeks and promises that it
will be one of the most worth
while road conventions ever held.
Not only will problems affecting
the Ozark Trail be discussed but
the general subject of road build
ing will receive much attention.
County commissioners, road SUI
perintendents. and other officials
will find the program when an
nounced will justify the time
and expense of attending.
There will be illustrated lee
lures on road building and road
machinery. While the program
is not yet complete. il is now as
sured that it will be snappy and
full of good things from the
opening session until the close.
Roswell is making careful
preparations for the visitors.
While the hotel facilities are
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-08-29

larger than ever before, it will
be necessary to provide hundreds
of rooms in private homes for the
visitors. This work has already
been started and will be handled
Systematically so that everybody
who comes will be assured of ac-
commodations. Roswell free
public camping ground, with all
conveniences, will be available
for visitors too, and because of
its convenience il is expected that
many will take advantage Of it.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-08-29
shorty" win Tell You

Try putting a new top on your
car and make it look like new.
Don't throw away your old
tires. Have them retreaded.
Guaranteed work and right
prices. See Shorty Miller.
2-l4-t.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-08-29

to the qualified electors of the State.
and not withstanding that the indebted
ness 80 created may temporarily in
crease the total indebtedness of the
State 10 AN amount exceeding the fore
going limitation Provided, that bonds
issued for such purposes payable from
ad valorem taxes levied upon tangible
property shall not at any time exceed
the sum of two million dollars t$2, 900.
600 except to meet allotments OF
Federal Funds made TO the state Ia
aid in construction and Improvement OF
ronds.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-08-29
Remember This

Don't forget that Kelley &
Son buy and sell second hand
goods. We have in stock Dress
ers, Sideboards, Dining Tables,
Kitchen Tables. Center Tables.
Rockers, Chairs, Sewing Ma
chimes. and many other things
too numerous to mention. Come
and see US. Wen treat you
right.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-08-29

Headquarters for Eats
Patty & Hobbs.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-08-29

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION M. 10.
Proposing the Amendment Of Section
s. Of Article TX Of the Constitution
of the STATE Of New Mexico, In
ttled State, Couuiy and Municipal
lndebtedness.
he 1t Eil"t'i By the Legislature OF
The Stat of New Mevico:
Section |. That il I. hereby pro
SEQ - amend Section = of Article TX
Of thr state Constitution SO az u cad
AS follows:
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-08-29
For the Amendment
por la Eninienda

Against the Amendment
Contra de la Enmienda