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THE HURRYING HOURS. How often the thought comes home ta me, As the moments burry away. Of the untuy things 1 intend to do Somehow, some time, some day. There are promises that have not bee» kept. Though I always meant to be true, But time is too short for all the tbiugs That a body intends to do. 1 will answer a letter, or read a book, I will write a bit of rhyme; I will do the things that I ought to do— I Home day when I have the time. So I look beyond, as I hope and plan For the days that are just ahead, While the day that is here goes into th« grave With its opportunities dead. 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For every year is a shorter year, And this is a truth sublime; A moment misspent is n jewel lost From the treasury of time. r j When Fortune Favors ■ So THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA THG BR0NZ6 BUTTON THE U 5 FRIGATE MtSilSSIPPI fra* ., Vi w ^0 Apy e-> S LONG ago as 1809 the Ainerl- >6. 1 Ml‘ uavy *iat’ ^ght with | ***^the Chinese: aud In Japan and ; Corea tlie United States has also landed : parties to demand satisfaction for In- ' i juries to American citizens. '1 he chief i role of tbe United States in Asia has | been as the sponsor for China, Japan and Corea gs nations. The United States was tlie first nation to make a treaty with China by which that coun try recognized the principles of interna tional law, and it was followed prompt ly by other nations. An American nav al officer secured the first commercial treaty with Japan, forced the Shogun to admit foreigners to trade, and incident ally brought about the overthrow of a usurper and tlie establishment of the present liberal government in control. Corea’s first treaty was with the United States, as was that of the king of the Loo Choo Isles. Tlie United States in 1894 made the first treaty with Japan that treated the Mikado's empire as a civilized nation. Within the last year this country secured the adoption of an agreement for tlie open door in China by the powers. Some of the most In fluential generals, admirals ami diplo mats in tin* service of the Asiatic [low- era have been Americans. It Is on ac count of these facts that when the pres ent trouble arose the suggestion was made in many foreign countries that the United States should settle the cri sis In China and also because of the known disinterestedness of tlie United States, which has allowetl other powers to reap the territorial advantages that have followed Its action. So. too, the Chinese minister was uot without rea son for ids suggestion that the Monroe doctrine be applied to China. beS<*p 19 5¡xty °r?. E was a big. awkward fellow, I m I working with Mime patient skill iu an old-fashioned saw-mill, and wc l°ve well. living on the fur outskirts of a pretty JA Fktffy con)ràdesl2Ìp. f°rcver • village. His home was a gray old farmhouse, Ji) every fl? f n°blyd^ "here he dwelt with two maiden aunts, f°r a/jd uj?ioif¡9^« o0 ’ one of whom was a weak, fragile in valid, quick tempered and querulous; the other was stout and strong iu body, but Idiotic and silent. Often he was tempted to go away to rush out luto the world mid leave tlie old place to go to the dogs aud the old women to the i - --------------------------------------------------- workhouse, but a dogged sense of duty not let him be. She went every day and loose bundle of rags, in which was sly watched, as by a resistless fascination, ly hidden rolls of strong parchment. held him, so he stayed and worked on. I They opened them there In the Oue of the handsomest farms iu Scott that pitiless, great saw tearing its slow way through the logs making them use changeful light that flitted through tlie County hail stretched Its green Helds ful while seeming only to destroy them. time-stained window. about the old house twenty years ago, lie was 20 years old at last and she There was $4,000 in gold—the price of but when Ralph M.vdack’s young wife was ID. tlie farm lands. Not a gr;eat fortune, died and left her baby boy, the hus She bad been fussing about the old it is true, but a fabulous sum for the band, always reticent, had grown posi tively gloomy. Ills two sisters seldom house, making gruel for Aunt lluldah, young people, who were married ere heard him speak, but one day, when and trying to coax a smile on Aunt long, to the great wonder of the village the little Ralph was 5 years old, his llanuali’s stolid face, but really only folks.—New York News. the moody father said, iu a strange, stern waiting for Ralph to return from A Cuban Milkman. village. way; “How many cows there are about her He came in soon, and seeing "I’m going to sell tlie farm. You two tlie streets!” somebody exclaims, am) girls can live here in the old house, and standing alone Iu tlm elean, poorly fur- then tie Is calmly informed that the I will deposit enough In the bank to tilshed room lie went straight to her, morning's milk is simply being deliv keep you mid the boy until I can send and, taking both her hands in ids, lie ered. A bunch of cattle and their joii some more. I shall go to Australia." said: driver stop before a bouse, and the "Now, Gertrude—Miss Kendennis— portero comes out with a cup for the lluldah. the invalid, cried out pite ously, but her tirotlier paid no heed; you must not come here in this manner. morning's supply. It is seen then that People are talking of it «town in the the cows are being milked from door village, and If your uncle should hear to door by the dairymen, for this Is the of It lie would send you to a nunnery way the acute Cuban housewives have and kill me outright.” taken to assure for their tables a lac “Oh, you do not want me here," she teal supply which Is entirely fresh and said, trying to speak playfully, but absolutely pure. Otherwise the guile loving vender might dilute tlie milk with a little moan in her voice. ”1 do—I do,” he answered, putting Ills before delivering It to Ills customers, First Lesson. arm about her, bolding her close, and and craftily stir Into the watery fluid The first experience of the Chinese touching her hair with a quick, caress the juice of tlie sweet potato to color a some ing motion. "God knows it Is worse It up to a duly rich and creamy cast. with Americans grew out of to that what similar state of affairs Even with the cows milked before the than death to scud you away, but, my darling, see the long, weary life door one must continue to watch the In the Mediterranean, where tbe United States suppressed the Barbary pirates, stretching before me. See the work to milkman, for 1 have even heard of who had been levying tribute on the lie done here and you hovering llkt* some their having a rubber bag of water con ships of the great nations without hin bright bird Just out of reach. Could I cealed under their loose frocks and drance. Chinese waters were also in drag you down to share this poor old connected with a rubber tube running fested with pirates, against whom the nest? No, no. It would not be right. 1 down the inside of the sleeve, its til» Europeans had made no determined re being concealed in the hollow of the have served duty too long to dare de milking hand. Only a gentle pressure sistance. The United States ship Athu- sert her now." upon the bag of water within Is needed alpa, under the command of Capt. Ba ’Butyounre so young." she murmur to thus cause both milk and water to con, happened along in 1899. The ship "I A WS »AKK» ’H COVKTIN , AIX T ed, leaning her face on his shoulder; flow into the cup at the same time. entered the river at Macao and sent a I In* could feel her breath against his The milk venders of Italy and India boat crew In command of tbe chief of have also learned their trade to perfec ficer ashore to get a pilot. The pirate but llannali. the idiot, stared stonily cheek. His heart bent so fast he thought It tion. for they practice this identical Junks stole quietly up and suddenly and spoke not. rounded the boat, intending to leap That day the farm and the mill priv would strangle him, and that moment trick.—Woman’s Home Companion. on board and kill the crew. When the ilege on the little river were sold to a of rapture paid him for the suffering of Gold-Beating. Americans realized wliat had happened large corporation that bad been trying years. (!ol<l.beaters7 by hammering, can re they lurued their loaded cannon on the "So young and so ambitious and for some time to buy It. in order to duce gold leaves so thin that 282,0110 Chinese and fought off the boarders there Is the Invention down at tlie mill erect a cotton mill there. must be laid upon each other to pro with their Brown Bess muskets and Ralph Mydack came home and pack I am sure that is going to work well." duce Hit* thickness of an inch, yet each boarding pikes. The Chinese gave hard "Yes; but I have been to the village ed his trunk, but his motions were un leaf Is so perfect anil free from holes steady, his face pale, and before night to-day for the last time trying to raise that oue of them laid upon any surface, battle, throwing liarnl grenades on board. The pirates were beaten off. even $50 to pay for the patent, and I lie was sick, very sick. as in glhling. gives tlie appearance of au«l the defeat of the leader was such a There was little that two helpless can uot do It. Nobody has any faith in solid gold. They are so thin that if blow to his prestige that he was after women could do for him; the farm It; they think It Is a boy’s scheme, and formed Into a book 1,500 would only wards betrayed by some of his men. Lauds were dismissed, all but Jared, I’m quite discouraged.” occupy the space of n single leaf of The mandarins put him to death by who was to take care of the cow; so “Oh, If 1 only had my money---- " common paper; and an octano volume they sent him off for the doctor, but “Yes, but you have not, my darling; of an inch thick would have as many the means known as the “thousand cuts,” a slow and prolonged process of when lie returned Ralph Mydack was nor would I touch one penny of It if pages as the books of a well stockist dead. you had. No. you must go back to your library of 1.5OO volumes, with 400 pages hacking luto little bits, Capt. Bacon's lesson, however, taught th« Chinese pi Ten bitter years dragged slowly by. relatives. I shall never marry, dear, rates to respect the American flag, aud Tlie little money In tlie bank was soon but I shall cherish your memory as my In each. American trade grew and prospered. Opposed to Walking. exhausted, and partly on charity, part one blessedest gift. Now, dou't feel The opium war, which was declared Most Chinese mandarins pass the ly by the few vegetables neighbors badly—don’t." against China by Great Britain In 1840, helped them raise In the garden patch, They were both sobbing together by whole of their lives without taking a was responsible for the opening of that tlie two old women and the awkward, tills time; she put her arm up around single yard of exercise. Tlie late Nan nation to the world's commerce by »alien boy lived on. Ills neck, and their two tear-wet faces king Viceroy (father of the Marquis means of the treaty ports which were Tseng) was considered a remarkable It was well known that a large sum nestled against each other like two character because he always walked afterwards establlslied. That war grew of money had been paid to Mr. Mydack grieved children. out of the attempt of China to suppress for his farm, but the corporation bad Aunt Hannah put her white, flabby 1,000 steps a day in bis private garden. the smuggling of opium carried on by Under no circumstances whatever Is a failed Immediately after, so nothing face Iti nt the door to say that dinner was done aisiut tlie cotton mills, and was ready, and. seeing the young peo mandarin ever seen on foot in his owu the British to the depletion of the lm- [M'rial revenues. To suppress the trade from the hour of payment, when the ple standing together there, she started jurisdiction. the Chinese had recourse to fore«. legal papers were signed, all trace of nervously Find exclaimed: Fyes of the House Uy. But after the short, sharp struggle in the money disappeared as effectually The common housefly Is said to be 1857, which resulted In tbe capture of "Ijtws sakes! that's courtin' now. as though It had lieeu dropia-d into the nlu’t It?" And as they neither moved provided with 16,000 eyes; that Is to Canton by tbe allied British aud sea of oblivion nor «¡Hike she went softly across tlie say. his two compound eyes have each French, the United States was one of lawyers searched the old house, floor and whispered: "llalphle, boy, are 8,000 facets. By tills slugular arrangi*- the powers that joln«*d with England, looked over tlie few papers that Mr. ment he Is enabled to set* In every di France and Russia In securing treaties you goln’ to be married?" Mydack had evidently Intended to take “Yes. auntie," answered Gertrude, rection. and to elude with great skill for freedom of trade. with him. searched his wearing apparel, and success the many dangers that "and we want your blessing," Tbe first foreigner employed by ths and gave up in despair. threaten his daily exercise. "But you want your money, too. don ’ t Chinese for the reorganization of their IJltle Ralph grew up a stout, healthy army was an American, Frederick Famine« of Mod rn Tinies. lad. and w hen be was 15 he asked some you?" "Yes, certainly; tlie marriage por The worst fatuities of modern times Towusend Ward, a soldier of fortune, of the neighbors to help him rig the old »aw mill anew, that he might saw logs, tion." said Ralph, bitterly, brusblug the were the famine In Ireland In 184IF47, born in Massachusetts He adopted the tears from Ills eyes and trying to face in which l,00O,(MS) |H‘ople perished; the Chinese nationality nuder the name of mid thus eke out Ills scanty support. ludian faniin«* of is»«» which claimed Hwa. married the daughter of a Kveryliodjr felt kindly toward him. Ills lonely life once more. "Then come upstairs." she laughed 1.450,000 victims; the Indian famine of wealthy mandarin, and was made a anil season after season. when the wa ter was high, be would work night and out. In her queer, wild fashion. 1877, in which 000,000 people perished: mandarin of the highest grade aud Ad "What does she mean?” asked Ger and the great famine in China in 1878, miral General In the service of the Em day among the fragrant pine and hem peror. Geu. Wan! turned his attention trude. wonderlngly. lock log», earning quite an Indepem In which fc50l».000 died. to tlie reorganization of the empire's "I do uot know." Ralph answered. "I «nee. The Czar • Katatea. army, but found It a difficult task, He It was here that Gertrude Ken.lennis have not heard her «|>eak so many Tlie Cxar has oil«' estate, which cov died as the result of a wound received words at a time In ten years." found him one day early In June. ers over loo.t'oo.ooo acres, more than Ifcvkonlng them to follow her. she three times as large as England; and In directing an assault ou Tackle. The lie had seen her bright face about Chiuese |>aid him the highest possible there tbe year before, but had turned climbed the worn old stairs up to the he lias another estate which Is more honors after hie d«*ath by burying him away from ber pleasant words with a dusty garret, where broken chain ami than twice the size of Scotland. iu the Confucian cemetery at Nfngpo long Idle splunlng wheels made up the moodiness that was almost rude. For Wise is tli«* man who acts as If be ex Ward's successor In command of the wbat had hts weary, toilsome life to do furniture Chinese forces was Major Charles G. [(own behind the big chimney crept pec ted to live a hundred years, but is i Gordon — "Chinese" with beauty or kind words? Gordon - who prepared to shuffle off to-uiorrow. Wbat, Indeed? And yet she would tliv daft wouiau and drew out a large. brought to a high degree of discipline and efficiency tbe army whose founda tions had been laid by Ward. Tlie treaty made in 18(18 provided for tbe application of the rules of Interna tional law to the conduct of war be tween the nations, gave China the right to appoint consuls to the United States, provided for the recognition of free dom of religion iu China, and permitted Chinese to embrace Christianity, per mitted the Chinese to attend schools In America and to have free right of travel here, and for all the nfutual priv ileges which are allowed to the most favored nation. The Chinese exclusion act later excluded the Chinese, and in this again the United States was first and was followed by Australia, the only other nation where the coolie com petition was felt. When the war with Japan ended dis astrously for China Li Hung Chang turned immediately to America to se cure a disinterested adviser to aid in tlie peace negotiations and watch the Interests of the imperial government. The man upon whom his choice fell was John W. Foster, who bail succeed ed James G. Blaine as Secretary of State. Mr. Foster went to Shimon- oski and conducted his negotiations to the satisfaction of the Chinese govern ment. In the case of Japan the United States was actually the godfather of the new nation. Japan had been a closed nation from 1638, wheu the Portuguese had been expelled, until 1854, when Commodore M. C. Perry, a brother of the victor on I.ake Erie, opened tlie country to for eign trade. The Japanese government did not ¡»ermit any foreign vessel to touch at a Japanese port under any pre tense. In 1849 the United States had Its first trouble with the Japanese gov ernment. Commodore Gisinger, learn ing that some American sailors were Imprisoned at Nagasaki, sent Commo dore Glynn to demand tlielr liberation. He succeeded in doing so, and the re port he then made of the resources of the Island was partly responsible for the determination of Daniel Webster, then Secretary of State, to open the Islands to American trade. The acquisition of a Pacific coast line by the United States suggested to Millard Fillmore and Daniel Webster that the United States should be the chief trading power in the East, and that the commerce of Japan would be profitable. Commodore Perry was, therefore, given a letter to the Mikado, signed by the President and written by Daniel Webster, soliciting a treaty of friendship aud commerce between the two nations by which the Mikado's ports should be thrown open to Ameri can vessels for purpose of trale. Commodore Perry sailed in Novem ber, 1852, with a fleet, and he carried with him many useful Implements and Inventions as presents to the Japanese government, including a small railway ami equipments, and a telegraph line— things which wen’ unknown to the Jap anese. Commodore Perry's instructions, which he received from Webster before the Secretary's death, were to approach the Emperor of Japan in the most friendly manner, and to use no violence unless attacked, but if attacked to let the Japanese feel tbe full weight of his power. Perry*» Diplomacy. Perry carried out his instmetfons by sailing to Yeddo ami delivering his let ter to the authorities with the request that it be presented to the Emperor. The Japanese, tn accordance wltn their custom, refused to permit him to land, and Perry waited for his answer for several months, during which be sur veyed the Loo Cboo Islands. While In these islands he made the first treaty negotiated by them with a Caucasian [tower. After waiting several months Commodore Perry returned to the Bay of Yeddo, ami finally by a triumph of diplomacy, aided by the sight of his seven ships, effected a landing and ob tain«*«! a treaty permitting the Ameri cans to trade. This treaty permitted citizens of tbe Unite«! States to trade with Japan through the ports of Sitno- da and Hakodade and the United States was authorize«! to appoint Con suls to represent Its interest at these points. It was stipulated that steam ers from California to China should be furnished with supplies of coal, and that American sailors shipwrecked upon the Japanese coast should be treated humanely and uot killed or Im prisoned, as had been the Japanese cus tom in their attempt to secure Isolation. Thus Japan, after 2111 years of seclu sion. eutered into tlie family of nations. Th«1 other [towers were quick to follow tlie United States’ example and se cured similar treaties, aud three other ports were soon added to which West ern people might trade. Perry's visit was the enuse of the overthrow of the dynasty then in'power in Japan. From the twelfth century tlie authority of the Mikados had been nominal. They had been relegated amoug the gods and their power was exercised through a Shogun, who was the real sovereign. When the Shogun yielded to the American demands It created a profound sensation in Japan. The nobles were indignant at the de parture from the traditional policy of the empire. They gained the upper band, nnd in 1863 ordered the Shogun to abrogate treaties of commerce. At tacks on the foreigners followed, and foreign vessel attempting to enter treaty ports were fired upon. One of these vessels was the Pembroke, a small American steamer loaded with merchandise. Japs I,earn a Lesson. The Insult was reported to Command er MacDougal, who was with the Wy oming at Shanghai. The Wyoming at tacked and destroyed the Japanese fleet. McDougal sailed away in the Wyoming, which was bit twenty times. Five of his men were killed and six wounded. The American minister made a claim of $10,000 for the loss of time and freight sustained by the Pem broke, which was paid promptly. Perry opened Japan to trade. The United States in 1878 and again in 1804 led the way for the admittance of Japan into full fellowship with the na tions and to permit trade of Atneri cans in every part of the empire. After 1868, wheu the Shogun was finally overthrown and the Mikado him self began to rule under a constitu tional government, the Japanese show ed constant progress in peace. They became restive of being trented as bar barians and wished the removal of the stigma. The first effort was received with favor by the United States, which, by the treaty of 1887, placed Japan upon exacty the same footing as Germany, France, or any other country In rela tion with the United States, except that the consular courts were contin ued. The treaty of 1894 was the first to give Japan standing among nations. Until then the empire was closed to foreign residence and travel. Core i was the last of the Eastern Asi atic countries to be opened the world. “The Hermit Kingdom,” as It was called, excluded all foreigners until 1882, when Commodore Shufeldt of the United tSates navy opened it by much the same methods that had been em ploye«! by Commodore Perry in the case of Japan. The first communication the United States and Corea had was one of force, and In a punitive expedition 2.000 Core^ ans were killed. This expedition was sent because of tbe treatment of the crew of an American schooner, tbe General Sherman, which had l«een char tered by a British trader. Their defeat In this battle taught the Coreans a wholesome respect for Am ericans. who were unmolested from that time forward. The United States was determined, however, to secure trade with the peninsula, which re mained closed to all nations except China and Japan. The negotiations were put In charge of Commodore Shufeldt, who had served In one of the expedition against tbe Coreans. The matter was accomplished by diplomacy when China became jealous at the growing influence of the Japanese la the kingdom.