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Show --- id. j- -L aLr , Ci.. ns an a! solute bttfj the nipf'ui ipcuds his lile inside the sail d ttalU of r tie Forbidden CHv and net one thtnainan in a hundred thou- sari looks upon the Imperial fa e Aga'i, in spile uf the absolute (bar scier o' the muimrUyv, thcie la, to the ( hinesc law a body ca.b the Tu ch a vueti or taiard of publi, censors which Is Independent of tie - ipreme government and. at it ast higher m authority Them ei itally. again the suprt me ill rection ot the tffai's uf the empire Is the chun Chi Ch u other-wis- t known as the pm v or graud moe-trehv- nr' j theo-retUa.- V'd Coiiin il The practical aduiinlatra-tio- n of the laws la under the charge of U e Nei ko ,,r cahlnrt, a body which -- JuL Z&$sS&2g j- - jJ. Amk. fc . would he available for homo defense, if the coast line of the empire had to be protected at the same time. Only twenty-fou- r warships could be spared to defend the British isles. There is another comparison, too, that makes the British navy look like 30 cents England's mercantile commerce Is so vast that, numerous aa are her warships, they would scarcely begin to go around If the British merchant marine needed to be protected. Russia, Prance, Italy Aod Germany, with their smaller navlesT can protect their smaller merchant marine bettei than England can look out for her. Every one knows that England's navy Is the biggest and most powerful In the world, but not every one realizes Intuitively why It has need to be so. The larger of the two diagrams shows how the British fleet could protect Great Britain and Ireland, If the British Isles were all there is to the empire. But when It is realized that the British colonies and dependencies girdle the globe that, as the old saying Is, "The sun never sets on the British flag a glance at the other diagram will convey to the mind kow little of the vast British fleet consists if fim. numbers, two China-in- t i. an two Tar'am, with the assist-ai- u i of two members of the Great Colli ge of Cm fin U whose duty it Is to ee that coining ia done by the cabinet vrHrn is not in strict accordance with the sacred books I'nder the cabinet again nre seven boards of adniinia'rators, ea h of which is oxer by a Chinaman and a Tartar These boards haxe the work Jointly of government divided among them as follows The board of civil appointments whtih has charge of all the l i I officers In the empire 2. The loard of revenues, which has charge of 3 The board of all financial matters rites and ceremonies, w ! h has charge of enforcing the laws anu customs of the empire, t "he mllitai y hoard 5 The board of public works 6 The 7 The board of criminal jurisdiction admiralty board, which makes its headquarters at Tien Tain Equal In authority with these is the hoard of forn which eign affairs or pre-sldi- d v Tsung-li-Yume- with tbc conviction that we are right, and that those who oppose us are When Washington stepped wrong forth ah York town to receive But no matter. The hall waa empty when he wiped his brow and ant down, two hours and twenty minus later. treasurer the subcointulsslouer, and the literal y chancellor Each province ' i divided into departments, ruled by prefects ami each department Into with a dtatrict ruler over each Each town and village has also its sicparale government, with a complete set of officials so that the officehol.ling class In China la large and extremely Influential The glaciations of rank among Chinese otficials are dearly defined, unci each man ia directly responsible only to bis Immediate supeilor Thus the village govt. nor r poitj. to the district ruler, and he in turn to the govThe deernor of the department. reports to the partmental governor governor genet ul of the province, who may remove him Ht will or even cut The whole administraof his bead tion. therefore, hinges on the eighteen provincial governor generalB, or viceroys, and those positions are in the A village official greatest demand. who wishes to keep his place finds it a good plan to make large gifts to the district ruler, and therefore levies large The district rultaxes on the people. er finds It good policy to hand over most of what he gets in this way to the departmental chief, and the latter passes it on to the governor general of the To be appointed governor province. general of a Chinese province la therefore equivalent to a gift of a large fortune, the amount depending only on the avarice of the viceroy tn power. A wise Chinaman greatly prefer to serve his country as a provincial governor general or viceroy than aa member of the grand or privy council, the ''perquisites' of which positions are small. This form of administration makea It clear why the body of Chinese official j dia-tric- Trine e Chin. Trine e Thing, leader of the countei revolution m North China, and political rival wf the monstrous Prince Tuan, is now looked upon as the hope ol the foreigners in Peking, or of such ol them as have survived the atrocities ol He la a great and powv the Boxers. PRINCE CHING. erfttl prince, and seema to be a friend of the whites. He la now In Peking at the head of the Manchu garrison In that city. These force number about 10,000, and numeroua Chinese are flock lng to the standard of the new leader, the unde of the late emChlng who wae the poisoned peror, Tsal-Tiethe other day by the order of Tuan. He la the greatuncle of the heir who waa chosen last winter by He waa presithe empresa dowager. before th dent of the government was sundered by the revolt of Tuan and hla follower. 1 n, t, taung-ll-yam- A Trust Solution. HENRY DID NOT VOTE. Ml fHlppt ConfruMiDiia Failed to HU Opinion. KgU-te- r Patrick Henry of Representative the . tall . and hcaty descendant of the famous Virginian, bad to edit the Congressional Record a bit recently regarding his failure to participate In a roll call, says the Washington Post It was during consideration of a district measure, when Representative Bailey of Texas was filibustering. Mr. Henry believes In following democratic leaders religiously, and, whatever the emergency, his vote can be counted on. If it is possl ble to get It recorded. On the afternoon In question Mr. Henry was enjoying himself at lunch In the house restaurant, when word was brought down to him that a vote was In progress. He finished his repast hastily Mr. Speaker, I and rushed upstairs Mississippi,-- - not been recorded os either the first or second call, If he was not In the room and listening, and Mr Henry reluctantly went back Into tht His formal Speaker Henderson shook hls head, democratic cloakroom. ' having seen the tall top of the Missis-sppia- n language of addressing the court, Rec of out was the stricken the behind however, hastening along brass railing. "Well, why not. If your ord. honor please, Mr. Henry protested, A Child Who Became Great. inadvertently falling Into the habit of Every precocious boy does not bea lawyer addressing a court. Was the come a brilliant min, but some brilgentleman In his seat and watching when his name was called? asked liant men have been precocious In childhood. John Ruskln, the great Gen, Henderson, making the custoanEnglish essayist and critic on art, was in I the was hall, mary inquiry. such a child. At the age of 7 he wrote out much Mr swered Henry, still very of breath. Was the gentleman list- verses In rhyme and kept a Journal, or I was trying to listen, said diary. This Journal was really a recening? ord of trips through England that he Mr. Henry, with some hesitation, adding: 1 had just returned from junch. took with his father. His interest In n the old cathedrals and in the hits of I wanted to vote no. Speaker informed him of the rule which Bcenery that he saw during these Jourforbids even the submission of a unan- neys betrayed the tastes that In later imous request for a member to vote years decided hfs career. did not hear my name called, and I wish to vote, he called out breathlessly, but at a stage of the proceedings when both calls had been concluded. Heu-deno- CRABBING after The manufacture ot binding twine by the Inmate of the Kanaae pent , tentlary. It la aald, haa been a success. In Kansan, ns Iff other statea.th trade unions were opposed to the employment of the convict In labor that would come Into competition with that Yet it outside of the prison walla. he has vutw op m cat op taku has as members all the members of the grand or privy council. As for the mysterious emperor, he spends his life tn the forbidden City, Into the central portion of which no man may enter. There he lives, surrounded by the members of his harem and by the enormous number ot from ,000 to 10,009 slaves. Massive walls and the even more formidable barriers of Oriental etiquette shut him off entirely from the rest of the world. When on rare occasions he goes out to worship at one of the temples or to visit one of the palaces In the vicinity the streets along which he and hla retinue will pass are cleared and freshly paved, while the houses and other buildings along the line are barricaded and the fronts covered with huge mats, so that no vulgar eys may look upon the great lord of the sun as he Is carried slung Wi'j? TH potato OOMOBSlOrf IN YnOfTSIVi U.iaX. 1.3V INTERIOR OF THE FORBIDDEN CITY. In a magnificent sedan chair. Only once tn a number of years, when the emperor goes out into the country, where It Is practically Impossible to barricade all the roads, does the average Chinaman have an opportunity to get even a glimpse of his Imperial master. There la no law of hereditary succession to the Chinese throna It being left to each emperor to appoint his own successor from among the younger generation of the Imperial family. As the emperor commonly has a number of wives and children the practice opens opportunity for an endless amount of The manner, intrigue and chicanery. emperor. In which the present exTsaltlen, cam tf the throne is n ample in point The whole Ch loess empire is divided Into eighteen provinces, each ruled by who Is responsible a governor-genera- l, directly to th emperor for the entire miliadministration, political. Judicial, governor Each financial. tary, and general U assisted by a council and by a number of minor officials, auoh as the i t KIOSK ON IMPERIAL LAKE, PEKING. is the most corrupt ana unscrupulous in the world. waa realized that the life of idleness led by the unemployed prisoners was ol advantage neither to the stats nor te the men themselves, and In fact workTh Spellbinder. v The Ides ed serious harm to both. Fellow citizens,, he said, I dont was hit of employing them In tbs upon Intend to keep you long. Cheert manufacture of binding twins, that InI have only a few words to add to dustry being in the grasp of a trust those that have already been said. that charged the farmers of Kansas exI know you do Crle of Hurrah! orbitant prices for the' necessary artinot care to listen to any further cle. speech making after the eloquence that At tbs beginning the twine was put you have heard here tbla evening. on the market at three cents a pound Tremendous applause. You are tired. below trust the price, and then both GoodTJ Cheers and cries of Good! sides cut their prices until the Kansas It is unnecessary for me to go back termers saved five cents a pound. over the glorious history of our party. Enthusiastic outburst lasting eleven Wisdom ia Wlvoo. I will not weary you with minutes. David Starr Jordan does not think a repetition of tbs arguments that you Hats tossed In that a college training unfits a sromas hare beard before. hJ tbealr;handkerchefs-fiulteredaforthCAevereitfiBctpltnr and. bum blot duties ot matrimony, and he says that wild yells from all parts of the balL woman la exposed ta But, my fellow cltisens, the principles the for which ws are "fighting today are more dangers and la more susceptible those for which our fathers fought be- to the higher foolishness than la hat brainy fore them. Who amoc us can calmly better balanced n analyze this matter without arising halt-educat- |