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KAMCHATKA: ALASKA'S POOR RELATION. The, Katnehatkan peninsula ;i ?i?l the Siberia n country between If Mint tlii* Art- lie ocean hove all ritct ?*<l interna tional attention slneo tin4 nqton of its leuse lo a ^fyndlntte of Ann Hi : ns fur , the development "I lt,v linrura1 r< SQuree*. Till* it'K i ? ?ii ? ^ ii viri ul liaM -?later lo Alaska, which vya.- ;* J ?? i om-c liitMHlan territory. Alaska, i he tupre .^cone l> tMei , ' /?red forth, so to >pe,il ^ ?o:d into ; tin* family of tin* wealthy I im .** Xani, i and has had u life rich in exeitomenf i himI ndvttnturt*. Katnehatka the more J homely siMer, remained under ! ? ??* Kuk ' Mian rooftree on flu* w-o.si side ? ? f Bering .sua, and ha> U'vad in Atu fusioii. ' Ktwiu tiatka and flu- v.?unr!7 north j U> HerliiK strait contain a h?rp* of tundra or Arctic plains; soft, spuiu) morasses during tin' ftw months of Nnmmer ; frozen, snow-covered tu WlnU?r> ' in 'file lt4*fht*r-*4?-?*l ??.mjwno* trable underbrush springs up in, sum mer. What little travel Is possible .it fhlH .season |.s done no Ilu- hack* of sturdy ponies who must \\:ul? up the ! shallow streams or plod through tin* ?tlcky swalnps'. In winter travel ih i easy. Ti'iiutv of ilmr* and reindeer ? whisk laden 1 ? *? 1 ^ ??vim1 i t > ? ? l.ro/en Hitrfaee of i Im* streams nod o .-?cs tin Know of i ho tuimlra at n utto. under favorable efrcuuistjincev. o' 7" tulle* or moro a da>. TritiU thai ;i Irtu ally hijiliv ,i \ ;iri' beaten do'w n hv ihe feams of the n ? 1 1 \ brinyim; their fnrs- the ehlef pn m-iiI rosource^ of ' the country- to i h?* tradlnc posts, In the summer the riir.-c of 'lie moist region * of tin tinnh mi Ike.- tin* Km inch at linn ? ountr\ ;? -warm* ->>f mosquitoes and . tiles thicken tin* .ilr j and make tif?< miserable for nil 1 1 v - j litjj thins:4-. Thr iidiii, 'ulii it;i I i >, ??*? tb*e with their herd* of reindeer to 'he -ea- j Coast. W tToreTbe l>t'-e/e< ;'iv i- some re- I ilef. Thoitk'h t he I'liln.lie of K .? op I i ;i I k H I* rigorous, ii Westerner in I i k ? ? I > in j ilder the food of tin- i*onntr> more >o 1 Bowls of hoi led tNhet' his jiiv the luost popular delleae> in tin- lower ' peninsula where 1 1n* <ll\e? Imnliw of j Mnlmon run up most of tin- - r?>:ini- '? To the north reindeer mea' in ?ome ? form Is tin* universal p|er?* <!<? le-Kt ?nee, the I onmies ami iniirrou bone* , hrinx prl/.ed io pu ri irula r. "Cold Storage" ?'jjj.'f vonirlhute f6 Kntiuhatkn's lahle* The <*^ys jre obtained from the n.*s!? of. stills and other wild fnwl? .not ;in- liiiritiil In pits on tin* f roM > north <l?lc ?if ii hill nnt 1 1 needed . I'ro/cn lierrh-*- :iK#> eke ont t he \\ inter f:\ r> "Soup halls." ? as riMd t?v vi'iiutT nnv- ; elors. it r?* 1 1 k ? ? I > to pio\e i ? -oiiip?*nsjt | tlon i ? > \\ i stern palate* Thej nre small haStN of i?'iimI?<*i "-nosn^e" ~ur j ronnded I ? y I eru??t ?>( iit<n^!? 'he whole ' flbotit tin* < or If I ; 1 1 1 ) \\ ilt'Ot These I ? : 1 1 ! - fie>/e >i .| :ire i;irried In j baj:** like im:ii l.li ? \ Iviinlfn1 >l>o]>p?-d | lull) a 1: e? ? >e of hiv"' * ?*'.*5ti'r [irn.'iKeS * within a mill"'-? i ?!.?!??? atst:i iuo 'j .|i-?|i Tin N .? tn< ! . .i t ' -i t ? ? i: ? . j ? r *? :il>. ; ? 7 1 f > ? n l< ? i n.t liP ,i,v| ,, .... ; p? iIta : <' l': i ' ? - i . .j ? ? ? t v Mi- U i in ? !?:?? ' ' ? - ' ?t ? ?!?!?? ' it t : ? 1 , I lie Rrit .ii, . i . , . ... t r> t h< \ r*. ?' ' < ... i 1 1 < ? r . ude of Nnrv\ < P,e K I ? ? 1 '' ? I >? ? >fi !< t>nt I'eJ ' . . re: * * ? i . : ? -Jead of t! i V. .n J i'.'f ? :i:n a: ?! Its ell mate f h ? ? vr** . . h ? . ? ? thin that I . t .. 1 1. . ? ? , ? . > -.1 ? t \ i KOBE, OSAKA AND YOKOH AMA. Ka'Meili K'l - vv ; 1 1 In rr fx4 i'Oii ?? t r it,;in> liifMtlx rs of . oiiKross iunr. realistic .m l und?r?- ' andiibte and i ; i ? i . - * . . r o s> nip..i..? t i: ? i : ??:? i ? ?*!. *>liii ?? their \ ? s> 1 1 to the ? "ii.tiH'jvtal fit ten >?{ Japan duriiu' iln-tr trip through 'he < ? r j ? i ! . Kohl'. < ?S!lk.l .1 I: 1 I \ proljdi\ diKplii > ??' I for \:u'r, .in i ! -ir\ ;i t ion tfw'r ht:?.-y inr-nrt- < with their inter extilj, products, .tin! t ? 1 1 ^ 1 1 1 1 ? k do?k wlitTr iunk> i > I > it .ir inland witters and fore ??ii I >oi i ! i*i M i :t iihTv .ire >p>r>;lnn iind <!. w-'orjjins ' : ' ? :*r f t. The busy city of Kobe m:iy b?? en tered .il'tcr a churuiing trip through the ln?ntid >ea. that | ituri"<(|i!c land ?oeked h:.s!n with tour -h.innels to 1 2i<> out' i mm. ft fair>!nnd of Islands cnvrn'il with ti'iiipliN iinr| *r<.4 .. v h!rh 1? famous in Japanese sonn and story One writer ha- railed It the <?etn of the World. (>rtalnly it Is one of 'h* most beautiful sea routes tn thr* world. Kohe with !f? -.741 nrn-H of excel lent harbor, which in m<?dem, tip to iliite fnwhton ha* beet) divided syste tn?tlraH> into ?e'Miorn for junks mer chant \ essels and for d nri clnn ujrf. :.s of Lhe Japanese navy, is the most at tractive of the treaty jxjrt*'. and hnx within the last few years shot Hh#nid of Yokohama In the vnlnn.r <>f roin merre, ft* total trade bcinc about 40 per rent of the uhr,|r> trade of the country. It ship* < op per. rice, straw funnp. chip hraldc fur hat?. mnttlng* camphor, tea and <otton yarn, and yearly enough pa> >-ngrrn land on ! t h dock? to make s <Hv the fclre of Se ??t)?. Kansas City or Providence. Thla port, which I* nw so a'frao Utely shunted on tfoe hlU -.lop** nm litlljK down t?> the *ca wfi merely a .vim 1 1 Of tivhii.R huts fifty year* )j?n v. ii > if wan fun! t?t*?-t?ed ?o for .1 0> i w ftlifift fenH ' ''? H Ni X h*d he j ^r>, ? of H* Iff >r ?!? ?>. :he Vcnice jw l.l ?' . i I ?! ic of'-'hr ' h r? e tnipi . i si *.'* t ;i,>( ' ii i,i'i i m r ii w i o* t Hoi) I..C1' i f? loca -it 'in' J j) jiM i '??>'' mint ?V<?r ! i,. to . a ?hip> ftr?l hax ">c >! . 1,* I ;t I* ? ? ) urijil U?* .?''! ( "lU'lll't. fae I i-'iHr*. y. ! x .*<?!? n take <?! < ? H"ih. ulii^i . . :i!r : -li'V'l plod:; '-v ' h<>o;s tftt'l . ' vli'itH ???'.! :M<.h.WI Hlitl !<!>? ? ' O ? ? **? ?? t H? ' I s. V'nvt .of the l rude " <? l!.:i. l)0>Ve\er; i ; ,iu v the Itarhor U $'!? 4?ii Ul.tuc ? vessel*. is with the - r' ? ? ? r i ' j .1 m j?-'? ??*" "ther ii i|"' i f .tin | ?? ?rt. V(v j !rr)hatn?i. ? via ?* ' TiMMiKidni'e l'erry fim- entered i tn* <ciu t; \ tn 1851. As 1 1 1 ? flilp steams out from t he dly and 1 |t?> pieturCS<ple little MIA ins about the h ? ? hnr fade into th?? hny.e, the majes tic form of h'tijlynniB. . tlx* Sue red ?i-oumnln still tower* in the distance. j For those who have climbed its ruKyed he!j;ht in the dark before ?lnwn to see ? tin* sun r t >m? In splendor over its rim and have peered 'nto the: era tor of the old volcano, the plot lire Is ptio thev will In1 '.'I ti< I fo hrlh^ homo with them Ifi their honrt*. .... ....... p? ' -7>f GUATEMALA: LAND OF , UPHEAVALS AND PROGRESS. A condition of upheu vii I., ooi neces sarily from political en uses, Is iioth ii i nm\ in the republic of < iuutenialu. ?J'tilsf country ha* wonderfully rich and j fi'iMlln soil Mii'l ii* climate rarely Is ' inpialed. I'Ik* i ii.v of i ? mi i ''it'll lii , which t* now |):itV;lll\ III Ml 1 1 1 \\.lv I ho S'TIIC of Olic ; ni 'die imuvI \ ioii'i 1 1 e;it ili<]uakes known Ii f'eiilrn! Niocrieaii hl^un-y. I'IiIh ? ?? i ri I i 1 1 ii:' i> ?' ? v i ? ? 1 1 < I * I ?.?ver veverul i uiiilis ? * ? i r 1 1 1 _* 'h? lnlier |>ari of 1017 .nm Hie i ? it r I > iiiifliil.s of I ills. It he .-mi \o\ cm her 17. I'.'iT i m i'hrlsi i 1 1 ?ii Ii f iii hi- i'.' i K- of i lo- 1 it v. ., I I'cu'ii i Ii ii full moon in an nut rouhleil <!,>. i lu; |Mipnl:i?'i? ' Ini'l'llcit wnli hlni; it, f i . ; ? r *1 1 1 1 1 nir>orv lln-ir lioinos. (lie trei*- Mini 'lit' eiM'tli ii v u fll. i i'o?*|?, \* rillii i.inl i w i>ii (>ii i In- night ? ?f .l.ilimi i> 1 1 1 ? ? union JiL'iiln IiCjiuomI from n * ; 1 1 ? ! I ? 1 1 ??* -^ ** s. U 3 upon I hose fioople as ilu> snw ( nearly. ?*v cr> remainlu^ rdlfhe nwhelr i -1 1 y tumhlo In whlrlwiii'ls of ihist. Tlip tremor? -o?mhcc| id center under i ho very city It.-oll. and spectator^ have Riild, tliQt they fenced thai 'he # earth would *fl\e awav anil a voleano forhl I j i the very heart "/ I ho eit\ Mouses and hell low er** ??rillohleil \\ a km; mains were lirnl??-n. I lie >e\\au?' ? oo/O'l Up in I In- -ii'ei'K I ? 1 1 1 . Mi *h'? i etnel erh>i, sU ?-lei i >ii wi*re ^halven on; of iholr colli n < "==" One ? iiii take a *?ieainer from New (irlcans and in lloie davs leailt Jlucr to Barrios, on the (lulf "I Viiiiithpic alone the sunny eastern shores of the <'<HIUti>, wliAi'f Mlalely pation wave in greeting. Alon^ i Ids sencoa?i ami further in land la rue banana i-lantations 'over thousands of acres, l ids one compur utlvely small country raiaes for its own nnrl ihe outside world's consump tion about t en million hunches of hn nanus a \enr The \iille\ of Ihe .M?> i:il*ii? river Is ?fiiis|dere?l one of the 1 1 1? i si densely vo;:et.tie(l reniiui*. ol lie ? "fl'l. I'nl the most i 1 1 ipo rl a 1 1 f i op <'f 1 1n' s.t;it.- k i-oilVe. In t'.?i s i ? i i a t e m ti I a |-t'i>iln<'cd ahont .me Imcli'd ' ? nil ten m.lli'iu {iouiuIs of i oiTi < . iuurc th.in , ? 1 1 ' > itdlllon pi -ii I id*- whhl> e\-..irted "> the I 'nil el S'-l. - I.. : hi niouni;ti!is i?i - .?M ' li \vt -tern <; i:i ?, ala live purehlooil.il Indian^ u !.?? h.ive Mull udiuii .t1 "ii t,i" li 'ivfl it. >r their pli?li|Ue. tfaiillness ami si *i 1 1 j ?! 1 1 oils hones. \ i ' ' i ? ? \ i.-- i t o r 1 e 1 1 s ? if i f to h 1 1 \ 1 ' ^ I ruin an lu ll :iii uiri. who refnsi'i) ? f I t>e. ause ?' i ? .-we! \\n? t\i>! pure _'nM i n ? I she .! ! in. I ui.-h fo -oil - -'i iivr in tmiiallon ' 'I !o*-e Indians ?? mtiful -hawls willi no fringes. d.\'ed h. hrllliaiii <???! ? ?rs. When hrotiuhf to ihis couniry spn ime.-is have with-ton'l r? peated wn>litftC find the . nlors hn\e retained their rna i \ e|rvii?? Pi-?er ZARA: FAMOUS FOR ITS MARASCHINO AND ITS CHURCHES. Zrir.i Oubrlelr* ?l' Atiriut'.zlo landed to MrenKtl^'n his poxi- ! t ion at I'M u 1r cedtMi to Italy under 1 1? ?? u-rn s r?f th?- i?Krr*'in?'iit Itnlv J ugo S!a\ i:i This ?\ ?t ? ?l for it^ < hill- .t 11 ? I its r > i ii r;? - oj ? 1 n . !>? ? 1 : iIm.i! in :t < oinmiml ? ? a f i ? ? f i ;<? i h?* National <??M?Rrnj>lil?* ho flr'v M Kr>n*>< rh M'fvenzl*4 us fol "S?: r: ti^ frui: Killing ??!.?? ^nll* t? > \\ r i ' * ? ?* i'l iinnfl ? :i 1 1 ? I ( }iih rn?M '<lo. tii'Nhic l?:r!a and !n- 'Inlf of Qcar tn ;!.?? ri^l.t (M.c NIand of Arl'C. 1 ' ' ?? / i - i i i* ? ? ? n ? ? 1 . i 1 1 ; !i a 1 v. . t . : . j : \ i . >u i-r. < '< 'lit . !? ? 'r<.m Tr ? :<? ^klnc the vi cs.f.Tii vh<?r<* of Ntrio. -ruppinj; ;>#>r hups if Kovlirno ind nr Pida Th* ??'nv <>{ :.n hour r:.sb!r?? i>:.p : _-i : n :nirr>(J tfiiinpsr of ' ? ,-.i : 1 - ?hi*?f<-r and othei I: ? -i . 'Mix of ('h'm ? ; t r Ai!?i r1 1 1< ?? v'por '!?*?; nn' s'nf <>? ? ' ? _ 1 f'?rt! fl??d I Innirut , ? ' 1 ? . .fflv [ ' :i ! .1 I * t r 1 :i 1 ?? : ' '*??; .1 \ t f f? * * ttj'* 1 ' p 4 - ? ? ? 1 ,j ' 1 ; , , v <4 ? '.lit ? > pus. ? , ; ? f or wn a f i)if :n<>?t ??< , r ' ' ? ? \ 'A r . . ' . r> I ><1 ' 7. .1 * ? ?? . i^ ??- !'" * H : >r. V ? " ? V* C * IT ! 1 '..i k \ ? i. . ' c>r. * ' 1 .if? 'I- >. n ' t, -If ?* ?VM <-r It t If r* ?' 1 rt ->r , - r rt? ?: *-r>: ? .f -ii'f j ! it lb#* t*nvn *\ull. Ov? r the "fite h?- vf jflftPd Hum Of Nt. Mark. often . h i with 1m K' and elMiwheiv hi (>>? I HUM III, IIImI I K.VUlbul ol" tilt* liiflilrtl' do tjlitiiirti tit llit' republic of VciijCV i ^ - - f i ? i: ih'wuuh t l?Ci giiie. vyi' < -liter the i'lmv rived <treci ? of .1 i v i ? < . ? i (tiii i?i tiiv ?ur)i us w'r (Hi i j* tfhif-vin<p *' ? [ijfifl N.Mifl two o| ilue?t ? i hluites i i. .-vcepi (hut tie* bo\< i? iii" more illTott jhle, 'I llCI'* lilt* ill II V <???*?! leVitl j.Mli'hr- II fill- ;iMi. f|il?T#*^l tug i 1 1 1 i t ? ' i ' I : 1 1 f ,V ' till* t < ' 'I M J. 1 1 1 1 1 ; ^ ^ mTHV ?( art The ouihedriil In particiihii*, ' ' m>.i.ii,<! !<? Human esqim church ih ? l.l.v adorned outride with IIIJlM v i| r ? uUe* ofiilHe rOhtiiiiK ii 1 1 < I iustd" with ? iirhliv it ||< | puinl hiitt*. It I* iii f t m* est lidjhin style of the Middle \ge* its campanile is ti lumlmaik. "Wandering aiming Hit* narrow - t reets., we Come upon several opi'ti ?upiarcH it ii ? I market places, where In the morning shorts of peasant* tony be seen Id their brilliant-colored cos tumes. Thbre are Kiunfut remains, columns und s(iit 1 it "Leaving Zarit, the steamer comes ?nil of tin* harbor, encircles the point uf In 1 1 ( I (in vfhlrli the city stands, ami skirt* low-lying iliorcs, passing among itinu!in,r?h!?i' islands. All at once a narrow opening iippeft rs ; we go through It. and tlnd ourselves In the spiicltniiM Imrhor of Sebenico with the town rising front the water to a fort ermvnlfig tin* hill." A ONE-MAN FLAG ? THE PRESIDENT'S. .Most folk know of some of the. per quisites that vlll accrue to the next President of the I'nlted Stales, such ax -a hand which is a' l? i < disposal ? the Marine banu ~-itnd Ihe White House conservatories wliidi provide the llrst la.dy of tlie land Wit It Mowers, hut It i> not so generally Knonn that mio of ihe honors bestowed upon the chief eyeeiitlve is n special Ihiir. This flag is not seen 1'retpienlly. It does not M ? >. 1 1 over the White House, lis use is reserved, tor thV* most part, -for occasions when the I 'resident ap pears in Ids e\-ofti? io fiipMfiiy us eout inander In t hief of the army and the navy. The President's /lag fi?n>i.sfs of the eoat-of a rnw as ihe.\ appear on the President's sen I, against a blue hack ground. and Hanked b\ four stars. Its history and use are described ? in tlie nionogruph .on '"Plugs of the World" of the National <?eogniphte society as follows: When iin Prc.sitlen't visits a vessel of the I'liiled Stales, the President's Hag Is broken at the main the mo ment he reaches the deck, and Is kept flying as long us he is on hoard. If the vessel <;in do ^o. a national sa lute of 'J1 ^nns is fired as soon as possible after his arrival <m board, t'pon departure, another salute of 21 guns Is tired. the President's tlug be ing lowered with the htsi gun of the salute. When fhe President is embarked in a boat he usually direr!* (tint bis Mag he disp^iyed from the stnlT in the bow of his barge. When "he passes jri :< bonf Hying his flu vessels of i ho nfivv | i;i tiiilr i hi* full guard, four ruflles ai> -i\cn on (he drum, four flourishes an- sounded <>n (ho bugle, ?he National Anthem is played by the hand, and olliccts mid men salute. When tho President is embarked In .i ship Hying his Ma- :? 1 1 saluting ships, on meeting her at s,a or elsewhere, and nil naval batteries. tin* a national salute on |?as<in_ ? Ptv\ ions in tin/ 1 1 / ??>?' 1 1 1 aider ihci'i' Hi'iv i\\i> i|i -i:;ri> displayed ou Il;iu> ami i>n i oliir- in lie used in the I -i i-siMH e of iln> commander in chief of 1 1 army and the navy. The na\y dt-sign was of an eariler date than that ii f i he army, and consisted of the ci?? t -of-n rms of tho I'nite! Slates, show n In I he < ? i ???! t Seal, upon a blue ground This happened lo be almost bbuliral lift the infantry colors. The President's i oloi > were designed to be distinctive from the infantry colors, and consisted <<( i bine ground with a larire crimson star, outlined heavily with white. Within the star was to he seen the coat of arms of the United States, and outside the star within Its angles were powdered small stars to the number of states in tho I'tjlon. Can Can. All the world before long will he canning American style, if the present rnfe of progress keeps up. Last jear Km nee asked the loan of some f an ning specialist? from the Tnted st res I >epar|menf <if \criculture to t e.i?'!i them the p':rel\ American art of home riinnlriL'. The results were v.i gratifying that the --r: m group were ?*ked 'o return thN \ear '<> live further instruction. Tin \ v\enl. and thejr wrk ever\ where in fram e was a t fended with trraMfymg results. The director i;oi.i r.J <?: a^rhulture fi the litfie dm h\ -f Luxemburg near * 1 1 g nf rhe methoi! '?! | r? >i r\!ng fruit > and \ esc! hh s being taught the Fremh iisk??j if i>.?? Mnerlcitn < arming experts i mild be lent to Luxemburg w b t ? r : 'bey ?cri' ? hrough in France, l'hiv w;tv arnmi'i' ! ir.d 'he first two ' weeks In Si-plcinl i r fouir! the Atneri > ;ti - fi a> f !ng Ii. Luxemburg I ou to ? Hit n'td dr- ira "?!???? prt?duet* arid how ; ?o ? an n.ent and fl>h Kruai Luxemburg the d'V. on -f ra * ors wpi ? t . > Holland where .if Atn<terdrt'; in-' it! ? r place* r\ *,-r ? of l?Hture> . \m At the r?-r) ? -? i>f T'ro -? I >e(iar'r ei,( ? f \?'|' 'U"0 ' . (I' ll ? <;,e. ig!'yfn ' 1 e r ' ' ' ? {*? _??)?'! ?'.?! C de m ,.n?t r ?????. ... f..-. '!?.? f irufi ?l'e .?-!'* I I _? ? -p I - I,, )W ? n I 'i-nt: r ?' *'> ?'? ? !)? Pgvpt \ V h ? .\^r v . : : 1 1 r> ' r _r methods are ? nff. ' c rrv;,.in a ?i ?' atior ? Bin' _ r ? <'? g CHINA TO HAVE MOfW PLAN ? ? ''??? ? **. -? * - - ? .. - - 1 . - -? ?- ? ?? ? s For.rrjn pin'<s in {>?> Romblid He n 0 .t/J of itake ra.ni3 r; c;:sia;ige Charge Ccmmir.cions Whenever the Coins of One City Are Changed for ? Tho*e of Another? American'^ Interfiling Experience. \ < * w York. Tlu> i w'w currency sys tem ?inn is to f >c* introduced In china lit i Im? hear fiuiire will make a. consid erable dllVe^-eneo 10 the foreign banks, ? most ly Mr(tis|i. which have had con- i t rot of ihr money circulated in the j country for the hist "?" years. I'rac- j riinlly ill" only money made hy I lie | Chinese government was the /'cash." as It was called, a brass colli with a : hole to the center so that it could lie j carried on a string hy the |?ooror j < v ;iiii| \ allied at 1.000 in the Mexican dollar. The system of exchange and com- j Million b.\ which the foreign hank* j were able to pay their stockholders from 10 to nt) per cent, with occasional ; handsome honases, was very slai|)le. i The nominal money in China was taels made of silver and shaped like a tiny ; wooden shoe. Am taels were not In circulation in the country tin v u.-re changed into .Mexican dollars. that the hank drew two commissions in ; rushing a draft or a letter of credit, one for < hanjurlntr it Into taels and an other for changing front taels into dol- I In rs*. Marking the Dollars. Kadi port and city M>t any Impor tance had its own particular manner of marking Mexican ?hdlars except Hongkong and :'hnnghal. where they} *Av?'i*e eireiihMeil iiilaet. Al I' oocliow the dollar had :i hole punched through the middle: at Amoy a piece Was clipped from ? 1 1 ? ? side and it was known as a "chop" dollar, and at Swa tow a stamp was made In the middle of the coin. These dollars were only good for (heir face value at the port or fit \ to which I hey belonged, and. a |hm>oii taking a FoocUow dollar to Amoy would have to pay a commission j nt the bank to have it exchanged for I local currency, and the same thing oc | curred when lie carried Amoy money j to Swiitow. No matter bow often the Mexican dollar had to be changed the banks got their commission and the traveler paid. A New York business man tested the plan by changing a $-0 bill into Mex ican dollars in Hongkong and then ex changing the money for local currency at each port going up the coast, and visiting I'eking and Tientsin. Amoy, Swatow, Kooehow and other places en route. I'.y the time he reached Shang hai be had nothing left of his $20 bill, and had not spent a cent of it. The banks had taken it all in commissions on exchange. HH'ore the w.ir the Mexican dollar was worth to ?"><"> cents in China, and at present, on rfccount of the rise in the price of silver, the American dollar is worth about 00 cents in Hong kong and Shamrh/ii in the local cur renc.v . Handled by Chinamen. I'livh t ran^a-M ions in the banks throughout C'hina are. all handled by Chinamen, called compradores, who are bonded In amounts varying from $im.iHV) to .S'jriiMHKi, according to the status of the house and the amount of financial business transacted. The clerks, usually sent out from London, examine the drafts, checks or letters presented at the I'liuntcr in the bank and. after initialing them for \ ayinent, the lot hand out the money. On account of the "chit" system, which i j * e; i ji v credit until the Ilrst of { the mor'th, tin- employees of the banks are usually in >! ! t to the compradores, nnd in tiianv cases when the time conies, at the end of live years' con tinuous service, to go home on six 1 months' leave tit full pay, the clerk Is ' not able to go because he owes too much to the compradore and has to J use his vacation money to pay his j debts. The Chinese compradores are well educated men and speak Kngllsh flu- ; ently. The\ gaze with surprise at a i stranger who tuny address thetn in the old-fashioned pidgeon Knglish. After' a moment's pause the compradores I will expla ri, 'Tardon :ne; I do not quite gra?-p your meaning. IV) you wish to change ?.oine moi>e\ ?" Then the ti-.i\ elrr, reali/.int: that he has been : "stung b v the hi >t ? l ? !erk who told him to talk that wax. replies; "<>h. ye**, please. 1 w ifh 'o dni,v some HH'tieJ I : p? >J i Ul\ ;??('<?? ? f credit" nnd the ill' .?!< r? t ? l..s.'> Fish Seven Inches Deep on Shore After High Tide ..I ? lit w ' !'.< Smjtl Short- r;mi;ht larc ? I o;t 1 1 t :: ir> of fi?!i without not !in<* <r i t w hon Mitv.i^iin'N of vj.?>r! ! ;if ?) *'nr!'v w rrc l?*f: h\ liic t : 1 1 ?* o:. tlif !>? *? . ? T t ? ? r iin - Ii.miK ! i . i < 1 !.?????) driM'li - - 1 ... \ t)i rir- ? f ?| In ma ti \ ' f-"'' kV - ? ? s ? ? ? lUfh?*v 1 ' ' **? ' '' hi < . 1 1 ?T . . ? 1 ? .t ni?- n-it !? 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The Children's Comfort? The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTOR1A ALWAYS fBcars the Signature of In Use For' Over 30 Years The Kinjd You Have Always Bought TMK C K NTAUW COM PANY^ ' ISN T J IT A ( 9EAUTY r> sfos r sa r/sSrA c ro/r y G/*r- / ?.VH*t Bought YOt: win. i'IMi siTF \ i;i K ?;irrs in Ail. i.im> ' k ii-vvri.itv \\i? \ovi:i/n at tins sTOitr,. \vi; \lii: ALWAYS I ! !?: A F 1 ? A K I F.KS Foil TIUNCS IN TIIK JEWKI |{ \ and \OK\l.T\ I. INK \\l> THIS sKASoN FF.\I?S I S HKTTKK >T< M KllJt THAN F.YHIv 6. L. BLACK WELL JEWELER 8 OPTOMETRIST CAMDEN SOUTH CAROLINA i DRAG SAWS AT SPECIAL PRICES As long as our Type 4,WM Drag Saws, which are equipped with Bosch Magneto and Lever Control, last and until Feb. 15th, 1921, we will make a special price f. o. b. Columbia of $150.00 on these machines, which means a 25% cut. \\ -? COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY 823 West Gervais St. Columbia, S. C. A Wise Man Insures his cotton, cotton seed, dwellings, barns and out building's before he has a fire. Too late to call an agent after property is burning. We have many of the very best old line companies and lowest rates. It will not cost you much to insure against loss and be safe. See us and let us write your policy before it is too late. Camden Loan & Realty Company Mifts Ethel C. Rodger*, Manager. Telephone No. G2.