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4' 10L. XXIX MOUNT AIRY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1008 NO. 19 i1 . ft 11 il ffy i it i A HAD A FANCY FOR CLOCKS. Th Chlnea Emperor's Reration Waatha Study of Mechanical Con- trfwancaa Waa Completely Domlna. lad By (ha Dowager Empraas. According to members of the diplomatic corps in Washington, in a position to know about the life of the Emperor of China, who died Saturday, his delicate health forbade free indulgence in out door sports. He found his great est recreation in the study of me chanical contrivances. His en voys and intimates were able to please him immensely by sending him models and notes of inven tions, and none of his subjects studied more carefully than he the reports on investigations a broad of mechanical devices, which lie utilized for the improve ment of conditions in the empire. Particularly attractive to the Empei'or were cl cks and watch es. In the Winter Palace at Pe king and in the royal summer residence, some miles distant, were hundreds of clocks from all parts of the world, noarly all of different makes and styles. Noth ing is said to have pleased the Emperor more than to tear a clock to pieces and then reassem ble its parts. He became quite expert in the adjustment of these time-pieces. His collection of these contrivances is said to have been one of the most complete in the Orient, not only representing rn dern work, but the develop ment of time-recorders through the centuries. Kuang-llsu's reign of :1 years was that of a sovereign feeble in mind and body, who has been dominated all-powerful influence of the Dowager Empress. Kuang Hi"ls-!.r?)&n" will bempietely lost in the rule ot the Empress. The Emperor was born in 1870 His succession to the throne was one of the many arbitrary and il legal acts of the Dowagt-r Em press, who adopted him into the succession from a generation the same as that of his predecessor, although the constitution of the Manehu dynasty and precedent provide that the succession shall go to the next following genera tion. Kur-trg-IIs'j was four years old when made Emperor, and his reign is third in point of duration in the history of the dynasty, K'Ang Hsi and Ch'ien Lung hav ing reigned and ruled 60 years each. The question of the succession has agitated the imperial family since the autumn of lf07, when it was perceived that the health of the Emperor was seriovs'y un dermined. In January of V3 the Dowager Empress adopted Pa Chun, son of Prince Tuan, the Boxer chicftian, lir-apparent, but she disinherited him in Nov ember. 1001, at the behest of the allied powers. Since then the natter of heir-apparent has leen in auevance. and the Dowager 1 Empress, in whose hands the oral debility. Mentally he has power selection was, gave no clue ' appeared to foreigners as unre to her purposes or determinations, sponsive, and his pile face had The Dowager Empress and the never conveyed an expression of JLrcperor were Manehu?; in other words, loreigners in C hina, and under the ban of Chinese patri- , . ... ots anu an mere -s:ng anti-Man-c'.m party, w hich has sought the suppression of the dynasty and the restoration of a Chinese Em peror to the throne It has been fresiy predicted that the demise of the Emperor would be follow ed by an attempt at a coup d'etat, but the Imperial edicts mention- ed in the dispatch from Peking appear to have forestalled any immediate action; of this kind. Kua?g-Hsu was a sen of a broth er of the husband of the Dwag ?r Empress. Kuang-Hsa succeded to the throne 1875. In 1887 the Dawag- er Empress intimated that she considered him fit to rule, and two years later she married him to her niece. Nine years then passed without China or the world hearing anything of importance concerning him or his policy as a ruler. Then, in 1898, after the seizure or Kiao Chau by Germany, he threatened to abdicate if not given full power. The Dowager Empress made a pretence of turn ing over control of the govern ment to him and four months he was as near as he ever has been to being to being the actual ruler of his empire. During this period a number of reform edicts were issued from the palace and it was evident that plans were under way for the Westernizing of both the govern ment and the court. The Em peror was then fully under the influence of the reformer Kang Yu-Wei. who was the inspiration of those remarkable reform edicts They included a decree for na tional loan, a he use and opium tax, army reform and foreign education, the abolition of the literary essay" as a test of fel lowship and office, a bureau of agriculture, copyright and pat ent laws and schools and colleges of Western learning Kuang-Hsu, however, went too far in these matters and the Dowager Em press, in September of 1S0S, de cided to put an end to his activ ity. She suddenly confronted the Emperor, denounced him, took from him the sea! of sac and put him under guard. The Emperor's reformer friends were pursued with fury bv the Dowager Empress, who executed j six of them in Peking on Septem- j ner un January i, itrK, in Emperor was forced to sn th. cecrce anhou.ic.iig nis mvn a id eation, and he was kept a prison er by the Dowager Empress for two years. It was believed that he had been killed. The foreign pjwers made representations on the subject of his health wl ieh resulted in being examined by a French physician attached to the French legation. It was a re markable proceeding, reluctantly permittee' by the Dowager Em press. Nothing va:. then heard of the Emperor until the Boxer upris ing and the siege of the foreign legations at Peking. He is cred ited with having interfered with the Dowager Empress in trying to prevent the carrying out of the decision ''to fight all foreign nations on the ground that the making of war against all coun tries would make peace an impos sibility in the future." On the .y after the relief of the lega tions, April 15, the Emperor fled with the rest of the court, to Sian-Fu. He returned to Peking j in 1002. j Kuang-IIsu has been described : as being irrascible and childish. ' Since the age of IS he has been frail and has suffered from pen- strength or power. He mingled w;ih the native and foreign guests of the throne under constraint and only appeared at all in the presence of company in obedience toorders of the Dowage Empress. His court duties were distinctly perfunctory and routine. They consisted i n appearing at all for mal audiences to natives and for eigner, at the sittings of the grand council and at certain spec- ified religious functions. In throne room he sat on a stool or chair Inside the throne chair of the Dowager Empress and papers wre passed to him after having tnen inspected by the Dowager Empress. It is related that on one occas- ion the presence of the Emperor bored the Dowager Empress and she, in a temper, called to an at tendant: ' 'Take that away, ' re ferring to the Emperor. His Majesty overheard this charac terization and when he reached his rooms he began smashing the bric-a-brac in his rage. Another description of the personality of the Emperor is as follows: "The Emperor appeared to be a sickly person with a melancholy but not unattractive countenance given to violent fits of passion, which gratified in the relatively harmle way of smashing furni ture. In the self-imposed seclus ion of his palace, within whose precincts only women and eun uchs were allowed to dwell, he held no communication with the outside world except through the high state officials, who approach ed him on bended knees to pres ent reports upon public affairs, in which the necessities of truth were largely subordinated to the considerations of court expedien cy. When he went forth to sac rifice in one of the imperial tem ples the streets through which he passed were carefully cleared and guarded, the houses on ei ther .side were shut off with heavy hangings, the ground strewn with yellow sand and everything removed that might offend the sensitiveness of imperial eyes or nostrils. Through the deserted thorough fares the son of Heaven flitted, usually in the stillness of the night, like a ghost, borne in a lofty palanquin." Burglar Civea Narcotic. Spencer, Nov. 12. Breaking thrnnfh n sA js door nnt-rimvn jkyrg ter entered the home of Post- master l . i. i ispe-rman m Last Spencer at a late hour last night and after administering chloro form to the members of the fam ily robbed Mr. Fesperman of a va'-nble watch. stole his keys to the store in which the substation of the United States postoffice is kept, went into the building and after ransacking the place left with a small amount of cash te loing to the government. Before reaching the room occu p:?d by Mr. Fcsjxerman the in truder passe 1 through a room oc cupied b Miss Enily Hudson and a young lady friend, both of whom were chloroformed and who were afterwards quite sick from th$ effects of the drug. Proceeding to Mr. Fesperman's room the narcotic was adminis tered more freely. His clothes were pilfered and a watch taken t .l. I...- it:,, l carried off, with which the rob- j ber unlocked the store ebor. lhe j money draAer was relieved of J its contents, amounting to about $9, after which the intruder left without detection. There was also evidence show ing that he attempted to open the safe iii the store but in this he failed. Early this morning neighbors discovered part of Mr. Fesper man's clothing in front of the siore wmcn aroused suspicion, i and upon investigation it was ' lound that the fuily had slept j unusually late on account of the chloroform administered by the j burglar. The store door was left allocked with the keys hanging 1 in the door The officers gained a clue to day which it is believed will re sult m the arrest of a party hav ing knowledge of th3 premises, the location of the keys and the cash that was taken, as well as the watch stolen from Mr. Fes- porman's pocket in his room. It is said this was the third at tempt to enter the same home within the past month. Judge Ward Tarror to Aahavllla Blind Tigara. Asheville, Nov. 19. Judge G. W. Ward, presiding over the present term of Superior Court for the trial of criminal cases, which convened Monday, has struck terror into persons charg ed with retailing and other al leged to be connected in the illi cit sale of whiskey. In opening court Judge Ward announced that he would give the right of way for "liquor cases" and gave instructions that several de fen dent charged with violation of the law and out on bond be taken into custody. Then the trials commenced and when the smoke cleared five alleged "blind tig ers" has been convicted and sentenced to the roads. They were given from twelve months to two years each. The quin tette had been tried previously in city police court, convicted and fined. They didn't accept the judgment of the police court and appealed. It is declared to day that Asheville is "drier" than at any time in its history. There is little evidence of whis key being sold here now. In fact it is declared that persons hav ing whiskey after learning how Judge Ward was dealing with blind tigerism" actually poured the "wet" goods on the ground. It is said that a "reform crus ade" has been undertaken and that the city authorities have de termined to stamp out "blind ti- a .1 i 1 gensm and other lawlessness which it is alleged has existed for months. Sayings ai Mrs. Solomon. Hearken, my daughter, and lear niy counsel. If thou hast a for ho is as a patent ir.k bottle, wherein much geeth, but nothing spileth out. Put r. woman friend is as a paper bug with a hole in the side. Yea, a man friend is as dis creet as a hammo:-K on t:ie side porch or a coy corner in a dark parkr; bat a man that boast eth of his exTTTTJeMs and sne reth at other women, beware of him, for he is as a placket without hooks ready to betray thee and hold thee up to redicuie. Lo! how wise is the man that hath been long married! He commandeth the barber that he perfume not his hair; he eateth cloves and cheweth sen-sen; he putteth on a soiled neck-tie when he contempiateth taking his stengrapher to Coney Islan l and changeth it at the harberdashery j Verily, he avoidtth the appear- Yet j ay URto lhfl1 jt js a3 d,Tl,ult u p,r,,ia Je him t0 gUy wkh thee after thou ha5married him as it was to persuade him to leave thee before thoj didst mar ry him. For he desireth variety, and thou art of a sameness like unto the daily hash of the boarding house luncheon. When he taketh the? forth to a theatre he refused to don his dreis suit; -he snoetheth his top hair Ul(1 pjcketh up his cane, savin., "Cehold, lam arraved! W,v larrytst thou?" He waiktth tvvo fect ahead of thesf avd bundleth thee into a street can jIe ridelh four out cf the way that he may pn cure transfers and yawneth be side thee in a seat in the first balcony. He hurries thee home that thou mayest not note the glitter of the restaurant signs. And the deeper a man goeth in wine or love, the more surely will he awaken with "that tired feeling." Pleasant, BUr, av. sift little liver Pu-s. are DeWut'a Little Early Kisfrs. Sold by J. H. Gwj-n. Bad Nagr Kills Eight. Okmulgee, Okla., Nov. 15. Eight persons were killed and ten others were wounded to-day in a fight between James Deckard, a negro desperado, and offiers. The disturbance began at the St. Louii & San Francisco rail road station where Deckard en gaged in a fight with an Indian boy, Steve Grayson, and beat him into insensibility with a rock. Friends of Grayson called the po lice. When Policeman Klaber went to the station, Deckard fled to his house nearby and barricad- eel nimseii, When Maoer ap proached the house Deckard shot and instantly killed him. Sheriff Robinson gathered de puties in a few minutes and hur- iicu lu uii; nee i iv. una jiari.v contained several negroes whom the sheriff commissioned as de puties. As the attacking party approached the Deckard house Deckard opened fire with a rifle, firing as rapidly as he could load his weapon. The sheriff fell first, instantly killed. Then five of the negro deputies were slain. Deckard's house was soon sur rounded by a frenzied mejb of armed men. Fire was set to a house just north of DeckardV Volleys of bullets were poured into Deckard's house and he was stiot down. He was seen to over, strike a match and set roj f:re to his own house which was soon a roaring furnace in which his body was baked. Deckard evi dentally had a large qurntity of ammunition stored in his house for many cartridges exploded. Governor Haskell, at Guthrie, was advised of the fight and for the bad feeling between whites and negroes that had grown out Governor at once ordered the mil - itia company at Muskogee to pre pare to go to Okmulgee and a special train was made ready to carry the troops. The Governor remained at his oflice to keep in touch with the situation. News of the preparation to send militia had a good effect on the disorderly element of both races and tonight the crowd dis persed. Furtner trouble is not expected Whon ir K-form known that no other negro had assisted Deckard against the of ficers the talk of reprisals subsid ed. Preparing To Pay Bel. The Charlotte Observer. Mr. Cha'lesO. McMichael, of Madison, Rockingham county, who has always been a crank a tbou Pry an, bet a Republican of his county that the Nebraskan would defeat Taft this year. The conditions of the wager were that the man who lost should walk j barefooted from Madison to ; Reidsville. a distance of twenty : one miles, and roll a wheelbar-! ro.v. The Republican U going to 1 ' 4. ,. . i hold the Democrat to his contract , Mr. McMichael came here yes-, terday to walk oer the Macadam j roads in Charlotte township and I harden the epidermis on his feet, i : Foley's Hoiify and Tar e'e-ars the air passages, stops the irritatii n in the throat, si ot !)'..& the inf!;i"ne1 mt n,br;irves, and the most ohsf nate c-'iuh disap pear. Sre anj intlameJ lun-j., are healed t ni strengthened, ar.d the cold i expe'l -d frorn the svstero. Sold bv J. 11. Gyn. P One hundred fine 100 der before they are picked over. JOHN A. YOUNG, Crcensbcro, N. C. I A Changa Naadad. Stateavilla Latidmark. The fifth coigressional district, with a normal Democratic major ity of 5,000, was lost to the De mocrats at the recent election by about 400 votes. The loss, it The Landmark's judgment, was due principally to the fierce and bitter fight for the nomination in the Democratic primaries. Notwith standing this warning, various gentlemen throughout the district are already being mentioned for the Democratic nomination in 1910 and at least one. Col. B. S. Royster, of Granville, has an nounced his candidacy. Mr. J. C. Huxton, of Winston, was ask ed whether he would be a candi date and his answer i3 so sensible that The Landmark invites spec ial attention o it. "We have not vet recovered," says Mr. Huxton, "from our re cent bereavement in the fifth dis trict and it is not very becoming, in my opinion, for Democratic as pirants to open a campaign of pledging votes six months in ad vance of the time when Mr. Morehead, the successful candi date, will take his seat. I do not know what is going to happen to me in the next two years, and I do not want to pledge friends to me to be redeemed two years j hence, regardless of whether I am the proper man to undertake the redemption of this district or ! not. The truth is we need a 1 Korkrro in miirliArlo in tkij r i c f ! v.ii.wio ill Iii.biivu-J lit UJio UlOll ILb in the manner of securing nomi nations. I shall never do any thing, should I ever become a candidate for the nomination in this district, but announce my candidacy and leave it to the vot ers of the several counties to de- ! serve the interests of the peor'fc of the district I shaii never un dertake to round up the town ship voters in my interest, re gardless of my fitness for thepo- j 'tlon- If the Democratic party is to continue in control of affairs in North Carolina Democratic man agers and aspirants for place would do well toconsiderand put lnt0 practice what Mr. Uuxton i says. A Coangeot method is ! bacllv needed, not in the fifth district only out in the whole State. The canvass for the Democratic nomination for Gov erned began last year about a I year in advance of the meeting of the convention, and the whole State was set by the ears months before the convenion. It has grown into a custom to under take to fix things too far in ad vance of the meeting of c inven tions. Conditions may change snd often do change and thepeo- pie should be given resonable time to consider calmly who they want and what is best for them, In the fifth district, for in- fj?nce.' lt f certa,,n. f 5 thing in the-future could be that vvhoever obtained the Democrats nomination would be elated, With this vie w there was aprar- ently small scruple as to method democrats fought each other more violent!'.' than thev were ' accustomed to fight Republicans. iTheiesult is an object lesson. It means that no matter how ;l:rgo the Democrats majority : the people can no longei be de 1 1 'ended on to ratify whatever ; may ba done in convention. "3 Or- 1 pigs on hand. PIGS Siting
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