The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 3073, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 31, 1911 Page: 3 of 4
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Copvright. Underwood & Underwood. N. Y.
HE ragged, jagged coast of Ko-
rea, which has been a terror to
mariners for centuries and
whose wolftoothed rocks have
bitten through the cockleshell
hulls of Chinese junks, the stout tim
berB of full rigged sailing ships from
European ports and the sheet metal of
modern steamers with equal ease and
strewed an unlighted and desolate
shore line with wreckage, will blaze
at night with warning lamps to save
skipper, f.rcrn Catastrophe and display
bT day floating buoys to mark the
channels and the danger points where
^the wrong course means disaster.
Hoads will belt the hinterland and
Japanese schools, from whose history
curse all mention of the American
[volution and other successful wars
^independence will be eliminated lest
Korean school boys should develop
Jriotism instead of learning submis-
will dot the country. A modern
■tern of credit and currency will fa
wlitate the transaction of business
where the copper “cash" that was for-
merly used was so bulky that a ship-
load of it was required when the Jap-
bese paid for a timber tract in north
|rea before the annexation.
(lines in which are stored great
ies will be worked by modern ma
finery with Japanese, Americans and
\glishmen as “operators" and Jap-
ese and Koreans as the men behind
fe picks Railroads broad gauged and
?ck ballasted like American trunk
lines, over which will be driven Amer-
CIGAR SMOKI.MG IN GERMANY
business Is Increasing as Kaiser’s
Subjects Realize Pipe Is Un-
handy to Carry.
Mr A von Retger. president of the
town council ol Dresden. Germany
who is at the Ebbitt, is also a manu-
facturer of cigars
"The cigar business in Germany is
on the increase." said he "In my
factory if I do not turn out 250 uoo a
day I consider business very poor
Germans, long famed for their variety
and quality of pipes, are taking to
cigars In former days a German was
(always pictured with a stein of beer
and a big curved-stemmed pipe Now
the cigar has taken the latter’s place
) “The main reason for the change
Is the fact that pipes are unhandy to
carry around They take up a lot of
space in one’s pocket, and a packet of
tobacco takes up some more. Ger-
mans are outdoor people, and the
'Cigarette is too mild for them. A
•man who is in the open all the time
likes a strong smoke, and the more
'he is out of doors the stronger he
ican made locomotives drawing Amer-
ican made coaches, will increase their
mileage between the ancient walled
city of Korea through sections in
which the tiger, the leopard and the
elephant, are now hunted. Urban and
eventually interurban electric lines
will become an important factor in
transportation.
Korea will be "reformed” just as the
Japanese have insisted it will. When
the reformation is complete it will no
longer be Korea, but a province of
Japan used as an outlet for congested
population and as a "buffer state" on
the Asian mainland and as the site
of a naval base that will command the
Yellow sea and threaten China.
Some Queer Customs.
Korean women of the classes that
go unattended and unveiled wear a
green, white trimmed wrap called a
"changot” thrown over their heads,
with the sleeves hanging down over
their shoulders. The "changot" is
held about the face in such a manner
that only the eyes of the woman are
seen, and they are visible only when
you are in front of her It prevents
the wearer from seeing anything that
approaches from behind.
When the Japanese rickshaw boy I
had engaged upon arriving in Seoul
ran over a Korean woman and did not
offer to stop and apologize till a
Korean mob filled the street and
blocked the way I realized the atti-
tude of the conqueror I discharged
the boy, dusted the weeping woman’s
garments, mopped the blood from her
face with a handkerchief, apologized,
to the mob in a dumb show and hired
a Korean boy.
Contrasts between the customs of
Korea and those of other countries
are striking everywhere. For in-
stance, in most countries snakes are
more, or less feared by everyone and
are never liked about the house They
are certainly unpopular with persons
who are habitual and intemperate
users of alcoholic beverages In Korea
snakes live about the eaves of native
houses and are not feared or disliked.
The native legend about their intro-
duction into the country is that a cer-
tain prince who was a drunkard or-
dered a shipload of them from India
to be brought to the palace to drive
away the evil spirits of drink that
possessed him. In other words, to
cure delirium tremens.
In most countries the horse is con-
sidered a better mount than the
donkey. Not so in Korea. Here the
meek and slow moving ass is regard-
ed as the mount for a gentleman, and
especially the man of fashion. In
other countries progress Is highly re-
garded, but the tortoise is the emblem
of a dignified and desirable conservaJ
tion in "The Land of the Morning
Calm,” where the evening was equally
calm and the middle of the day more
so when the Kpreans ruled the coun-
try.
Street signs are relied upon in the
cities of other countries, and nowhere
are they more used than in China,
which formerly exercised a shadowy
suzeranity over Korea and was her
neighbor. But in Seoul they were not
-used at all before the Japanese came
In almost all other countries women
are fond of going shopping and mer-
chants strive to please them and to
sell them something just as good if
they haven’t the article asked for.
How Shopping Is Regarded.
In Korea it is otherwise. The
women regard shopping as a neces-
sary evil, and the merchants keep
their goods in closets instead of on
counters and shelves and in show-
cases. The merchant does not hustle
for trade or argue for a sale. If the
customer asks for something she is
likely to be shown what the merchant
has and told that he has nothing like
what she wants. The shopkeeper is a
fair emulator of the highly-respected
tortoise that was the national emblem
of conservation during the halcyon
days of the Hermit Kingdom when no
diplomatic or trade relations were
sustained with foreign countries
In most countries 'retailing liquors
it not regarded as a suitable avenue
of activity for an aristocratic woman
whose fortune has dwindled In
Korea a lady in distress may operate
a saloon without fear of any social
stigma resting upon her. And a bar
is the only kind of shop she may keep
with impunity Her maid acts aa
barmaid, but the saloon is given space
in the residence without injuring the
tone of the establishment. A woman
of social distinction may make shoes
provided she makes such as the com-
mon people wear. To make shoes for
her own class would remove her from
that class.
Of the Hermit Kingdom, which was
unknown such a short time ago, only
a very small portion of the outside
world had a glimpse before the Jap-
anese began transforming a country
in which breech loading cannon were
cast centuries before gunpowder was
known in Europe and which fought
naval battles with ironclads more than
three centuries befoi .he "Yankee
Cheesebox” eclipsed the glory of the
Merrimac at Hanmton Roads.
Simple and Effective.
My little boy. three years old. trou
bled me considerably by going to the
homes of neighbors without permis-
sion. so I followed this plan, writes a
mother Whenever I give him per-
mission to go I pin on him a little
card on which is written the word
“permission ” When the neighbors
see the badge they allow him to stay
and play with the children If he ap-
pears without it. they send him home.
The card can be used many times, and
the boy enjoys wearing it.
wants it Cigars can be carried eas-
ily. and they give even more satistac
tion than the pipe Hence the change
“My,” he continued, “but your
American prices are high! No wonder
a man Is not considered rich unless
he is the possessor of Sl.OUO.OUO Why
In Germany if a man has i.OOU.OOU
marks, which Is something more than
$200,000 In American money, he is
considered phenomenally rich It is
a shame we can’t ship loodstutTs
across the ocean to you without pay
ing duty.”—Washington Post
Moscow’s Municipal Pawnshops.
In Moscow, Russia, the pawnshop Is
a municipal affair Last year over
half a million artcles were pawned
having a valuation of over $3,000,000
It is noticed that in March and April
the poor element of Moscow keeps
the pawnshop busy, and during that
period cusiomarily parts with Its
war ; overciothing.
Daily Thought.
Education begins the gentleman;;
out reading, good company and re-
flection roust finish him.-—Locke.
Oldest and Youngest Alpinists.
The oldest woman Alpinist in Swit-
zerland still on the active list is
Mine. Louise Favre, a widow, aged
eighty-one, who lives in a hamlei near
Bex. Canton of Vails The other day
she climbed up the Chamoissaire. a
mountain 6,940 feet high, with one of
her grandsons in order to light a bon-
fire on the sum-’it in honor of a local
festival, which was attended by a
number of Alpinists, who cheered fho
veteran climber Mme. Favre ha3 a
large farm, supervises three workmen
and milks her cows herself.
On the other hand, one of the
youngest Swiss Alpinists is little Ar-
mand Meyer, aged seven, who with
his father and a guide has just as-
cended the Grand Muveran. 10.040
feet, one of the most difficult peaks in
the Valois Alps, the ascent taking
nearly eight hours without rests The
little fellow was less fatigued thaD
his father, a well-known climber.
KPtr
The Clever and the Wise.
To clever people almost everythtns
Is laughable—to wise people, hardly
anything.—Uoetb*
By SUSANNE GLENN
“You are late, Colette,” said the
young man reproachfully, as the girl
appeared at the spring a little breath-
less from haste and the last warm
rays of the summer sun.
“We were delayed. Aunt Hannah
had callers.”
She dropped upon the rustle seat
with unstudied grace.
“Callers are a great event with ns.
you know,” she added with a smile,
“and these—have decided to spend
the night, I believe!”
They gazed at each other solemnly
for a moment, and then laughed.
What a gem this girl was among
these good, simple hill people, with
her delicate beauty and refined ways!
James Blakeson gazed at her until the
soft color deepened in her cheeks, and
her reproachful eyes dropped to her
pink gingham lap.
You have not always lived here,
Colette?” he said, gently.
“Why do you ask?”
“You seem different from these peo-
ple, some way. Have you no home?”
“Only the sort of home my aunts
make for me,” answered Colette Grey
quietly.
Determination clutched the heart of
Blakeson. n
“But how will your mother receive
an inexperienced hill girl?” whispered
Discretion in his ear.
“She will receive my wife unless I
am greatly mistaken." answered De-
termination with grim purpose.
“But you must remember you are
Keeper at ‘The Bowlders,’ ” insisted
Discretion, with unnecessary persis-
tence.
“Whatever I am, I love her with ev-
ery beat of my heart!” cried the
whole being of the man fiercely
“Colette,” he said, a great strength
pulsing under the calmness of his
manner, going to her and lifting her
gently to her feet, “Colette, look at
me!” ~
The girl lifted her eyes bravely, and
the flush that flooded her face at his
look faded suddenly, leaving her pale
and shaken.
“No, no!” she cried.
"I love you! I love you!” he said.
“No, no!” she cried. “You must
hot.”
“Will you marry me?” he looked at
her compellingly
The experienced heart of the girl
beat as riotously as true pink gingham
hearts and supposed to do. Many
men of many stations in life had
begged for her hand when it was soft
and white and jewel-decked, but never
as this man did for the little brown
hand of Colette Grey!
“Oh, I cannot—you do ndt under-
stand.” Bhe murmured miserably. “I
—I have deceived you!”
“Will you tell me you do not love
me?” he Insisted still more gently.
Oh, if only he were not a keeper—
what a man he was! But it could
never be; she could never have the
courage. Sobs shook her and she hid
her face against his coat.
"What does anything matter, since
we love each other, dear?” he asked,
when she was quiet.
Colette remained motionless, fight-
ing for strength She did nQt wish to
fight or to be strong; but when one
has family traditions, and two dear
though exacting maiden aunts, one
must never weaken!
Upon the soft evening air, there
came unexpectedly the sound of un-
certain steps and a refined, impatient
voice:
“1 am certain Hannah said Patricia
went down this lane, but I assuredly
see nothing of her!”
"Oh.” whispered the girl, lifting her
head in sudden alarm “T cannot see
them now! What can I do?”
James Blakeson glanced through
the wild Cherry bushes at the two ap-
proaching figures, and back at the
girl’s appealing face
Then lifting her bodily, he set her
on her feet on the opposite side of
the wall, vaulted it himself, and
crashed hastily through the under-
growth.
“Scamper,” he said, grasping her
hand firmly, and breathlessly they
sped over the rough ground to the
shelter of the woods below.
‘Let’s begin over again,” said the
young man. when they were com
fortably seated on a convenient log
and had regained their breath
“What Is the use? What I told you
is final!” Colette tried to speak aus-
terely.
"But you answer too soon. You did
not hear what I had to say.”
“I do not wish to hear; I cannot en-
dure it, Jamie, for my answer must be
the same!”
“Dear, dear girl!” His hand went
out to the pink gingham where it flut-
tered over the rough log “Still, you
ought to listen. It isn’t fair not to
let me tell you—and it isn’t fair for
you not to hear!”
The girl sat in unhappy alienee.
“Colette,” he said at last, laying he*
hand against the rough bark and
thoughtfully spreading her pretty firo
gers as If for love of touching them,
"will you tell me honestly why yoa
cannot marry me?”
"If you knew how I have deceived
you, you would not wish it,” she an»
swered seriously
“I can take care of you, dear. I
think I am justified in saying that mj
prospects—are good.”
She failed to see the quizzical smil*
he cast at her.
“Tell me,” he commanded, covering
the little hand on the log with hi*
big brown one.
“I—1 am not Colette Grey,” she said
faintly, “I am a very different sort oi
person.”
“I have felt that all along, some
way. You have a different air. Bui
why are you here?”
“My aunts—they were determined
to marry me to a—you know bon
those things are sometimes arrang
edr
He nodded comprehendingly. "And
so you ran away?”
“And so I bought some gingham
frocks and came up here to my old
nurse.”
"You disliked the man 7” he quest
tioned very gently.
“I did not know the man,” she ad
mitted with a smile. “I am told he It
a very admirable person. 1 simplj
did not care to run the risk of dia
liking him!”
“It Is not your first experience
then?”
“Oh, no! I have had men produced
for my conquest as long as I can re
member!”
The man laughed outright at hes
tone
“It must be rather unsatisfactory,*
he admitted. “Now, I can imagin*
myself holding a lively grudge against
a person I was expected to make lova
to by order!”
“It is most unpleasant,” she agreed,
looking at him with gentle thoughtful-
ness. "There Is no freshness left to
life like that.”
"Colette!" James Blakeson leaned
toward the girl with serious lips but
with eyes brimming with laughter.
"Colette, have you never detected
anything promising about me—any*
thing that might be considered above
a keeper’s station?”
Colette looked at him in wonder,
“What can you possible mean?”
“1 mean that I am not keeper ot
‘The Bowlders.’ Not by any means do
I occupy so independent and enviable
a position!
“Wfien I came up to look things
over I saw they took it for granted I
was the new keeper. So I let it
stand, that 1 might get better ao*
quainted with the neighbors who
would accept the servant when they
would scorn the master.”
"And you would have married Han-
nah Grey’s niece?” questioned tho
girl, wonderingiy.
“1 would marry you, dear heart,
whoever you were, if you would com
sent.
“If I can produce sufficient creden-
tials do yon think I may be accepted
not only by the aunts, but by yourself
as well, Colette?”
“My name Is Patricia Colette Bel-
don,” she suggested, In a small voice.
"The name is neither unfamiliar
nor unpleasant. And tell me—Patri-
cia.” placing bis bands upon her
ehoulders, “was the man Blake Went-
worth ?”
"How could you know?” cried Pat-
ricia sharply. "You do not mean that
you—”
"Patricia, do not blame me! I hated
being thrown at your head as much
as you disliked having me. But 1
could not see any way out of it If I
allowed myself to be presented, with-
out offending two families and upset-
ting the tradition. So I—absented my-
self! My only excuse, Patricia dar-
ling. is that I did not know you!”
“Oh,” cried Patricia, “I’m glad
you’re • not the keeper because there
would have heed a dreadful fuss—and
I could never have given you up! But
I can hear their horrid egotism!”
“You will not have to bear it alone,;
dear heart,” he said, kissing her ten-
derly.
“The dear aunties looked decidedly:
unhappy In the lane just now, let us
go and scatter some of our surplus
happiness, my girl.”
“They cannot cheat us of the funj
we have had, anyway,” answered sho
of the pink gingham with satisfao-j
tion.
The Difference.
"Ever motice the difference between,
the cat and the dog in the race of
life?”
"What special difference do yoiai
mean ?”
“The cat wins by a lap, but the do®
prefers a Job with a snap.”
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 3073, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 31, 1911, newspaper, October 31, 1911; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth910410/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.