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Ceylon's
By Frederic J. Haskii
Colombo, Ceylon, June 19.?The
awakening of Asia has stirred the
blood of the happy native of prosper-j
ous Ceylon no less than it has thrilled
the more unfortunate Asiatic of countries
to which nature has been less;
bountiful and man more cruel in op-;
pression. The Young Turk over-;
threw the supreme power of the sublime
porte to gain liberty. The constitutionalists
in Persia are shedding
their blood in the cause of progress.
The Hindu is demanding a voice in
his government because he is browbeaten
and hungry. The Chinese
young men work for reform that it
may exalt the station of their empire
to that of a great power. The Japanese
young reformers have already
elder statesmen, and they are
the pattern for all the others. The
Ceylonese has liberty, he has plenty
& . to eat, all he wants to wear, the blessrSt
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ings of education and almost unlimitjafcr..
k
ed opportunities for personal advancement.
But he shares in the
unrest of his continent, and he is set
upon reform for the sake of office.
The victory of Japan in the war
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with Russia?the defeat of the Occident
by the Orient, the white by the
brown?awoke the embers of a longsmoldering
fire and kindled the blaze
fof Asiatic patriotism which is now
sweeping over the oldest and the
greatest of continents. In Ceylon the
i interest in that war was intense. A
considerable portion of the population
here is descended from the old
Dutch colonists of more than a century
ago. When the Boer war was in
t-' progress the "burghers" of Colombo
sympathized with their kinsman or
the Boer republics. But the colony j
was loyal to the empire, and sent two;
contingents of volunteer soldiers to
south Africa to fight for England.
' Naturally there was great interest in
that conflict. But when the RussoJapanese
war came on, the Ceylonese
newspapers found that, in compari-j
son, the people had cared nothing at i
all about south Africa. Special edi- j
tions had to be supplied, at a smallerj
cost, in order that the very poorest
coolie might have the news of the
|||*|^ war. Ail over the island the people
joyfully celebrated each successive
"r"" " Tanonoco viptnrv
It was of no use to explain that
111?-"' Russian was half Oriental, that
his nation was only half white, and
that it was the Oriental corruption of
his government which made him so
weak in battle. It was of no use to
protest that the Japanese were in??>
debted to what the West had taught
him for all his victories. Explanations
would not temper the joy of the
Asiatic, smarting under four centur
ies of European domination, when he
had come into possession of knowledge
of the indisputable fact that a
people of Asia, and a small people,
had defeated the most populous nation
of Europe, in one of the greatest
wars of all history.
Touching Ceylon, another factor
contributed to the present unrest and
agitation. The United States had i
gained possession of the Philippine
islands, where Spain had ruled with
mediaeval harshness for four centurSO,.
fes. The Americans had promised ;
ultimate independence. Finally, they
tontnH on olantivA lpp'islntivp asSGm
Ibly. That gave the Ceylonese his
The issue in Ceylonese politics today
is clearly drawn. The three and
a half millions of natives demand a
share in the government and ask for
the privilege of electing members to
the legislative assembly of the colony.
The 6,000 Europeans say "No!"
Ceylon is a crown colony of the
British empire. That means simply
that its government is absolutely in
the hands of the autocrat who, for
the time being, is secretary of state
for the colonies in the British cabi
net. The secretary of state can do
as he likes with the crown colonies,
although in practice he delegates
much of his authority and power to
the governor, whom he appoints. The
governor is assisted in administration
by an executive council made up
of the various heads of departments.
The statutory law and the financial
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affairs of the colony are partially un-j
der the control of the legislative
council. The governor and his offi
.. cial
family are voting members by
virtue of their station, and they form
- a
majority. Then there are eight unofficial
members of the council, appointed
by the governor. These positions
are much sought after. They
are divided among the principal divisions
of the population, one each to
the Lowland Sinhalese, the Kandyan
Sinhalese, the Tamils, the Muhammadans,
the Burghers, the European
planters, the European merchants
and the Europeans generally.
The Ceylonese party demands that
the unofficial members of the council
shall be chosen by ballot, that the
number of representatives be increased
and more fairly apportioned, j
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Spicy Isle.
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and that the council be made in tact
a colonial parliament. One of the
memorials which has been sent
"home" to England asks only over
2,000,000 Sinhalese should have only
two representatives while 6,000 Europeans
have three.
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i ne naiive pa.i uucs uui, ciycti hj
gain control of the colony through
the reforms now demanded. Indeed,
it doesn't care for the responsibility
of a government. But what it does
expect is a larger share of the government
offices in the various departments.
A native who has been educated
in England from boyhood, who
has gone through the Royal college
here, who has taken his degree at
classic Cambridge in England, and
who comes back to his island paradise
to live, naturally desires the honorable
station of a government officer.
It is the only thing which affords
the slightest opportunity for
even the outward semblance of that
social equality with Europeans which
he learned to love in his English college
experience.
Such men make good officers, it is
admitted, and some of them are at
the head of important departments
without English supervision or advice.
The only reason the English
are not willing to distribute more billets
among the natives is that there
are so many younger sons from
"home" who look to the civil service
for support and a career.
Against the demands of the natives
for a representative parliament the
argument is advanced that it would
do no good, that it would simply
hrinc intr? OYietAnrp a rlass nf dfema
gogic politicians who would spend all
the time talking, and thereby delay
the business of the government and
keep the departmental officials away
from their legitimate duties.
The native press, of course, urges
the reforms in season and out. But
it is temperate in tone, protestant of
its loyalty to the empire, and does
not even consider the possibility of a
severance from England. The Ceylonese
know, all too well, that their
little island is one of the richest
prizes of the sea and that if England
was driven away some other nation
would come in and seize it. Much as
they gloried in an Asiatic victory,
they fear Japanese control beyond
anything. So far as the press is concerned
there isnot the slightest protest
against English domination, it is
only against the method of administration.
But, in private, and this is the
reason why the average Englishman
is so eloquent in discussing what he
calls the American failure in the
Philippines, in private, many Ceylonese
will declare that they would
like nothing so much as to come under
the wing of the American eagle.
It is impossible for them to under- '
stand that all the United States is
not a unit for imperial aggrandizement,
and if their flag is changed at
all they would ask for the Stars and
Stripes. The Philippine administration
is responsible for this feeling,
and it must be admitted that the edu- :
cated Ceylonese knows vastly more
about the American rule in the
Philippines than does the average
J A Art n
cuuuatcu auici iv.au.
Another effort of the Asiatic awakening
in Ceylon is social rather than
political. Many of the most prominent
men are leading a movement for
a return to purely native social customs
and costumes. The teaching of
ancient Ceylonese history in the English
schools?practically every school
in the island is English?is one of the
recent results of this agitation.
Ceylon is partcularly fortunate in
possessing an authentic and uninterrupted
history from the time of the
foundation of the Sinhalese dynasty,
544 years before Christ, down to the
fall of the last king of Kandy, who
was overthrown by the British in
1815. These records were kept by
royal historians and have been translated
into English. An abridgement
of this great history is being used as
a text-book in the schools. The Sinhalese
dynasty endured longer than
any other race of kings of which modern
history takes account, with the
single exception of the present
ruling dynasty of Japan. And no
nation on earth has a written history
covering such a long period of time
without a break of even one month
in the record of 24 centuries.
Four hundred years ago the Portuguese
came and took possession of
the seaports, which were already
practically in the hands of the Arabs.
The native kings established themselves
in the mountains and reigned
on. They invited the Dutch to help
them oust the Portuguese, and found
the Dutch were worse than the Portuguese.
Then the English came, in
1799, and drove out the Dutch. They
were not content with the maritime
provinces, and prosecuted a war into
the interior, conquered Kandy and
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sent the last king to die in exile in
Madras. The awakened Cevlonese is
proud of his history, but he is warned 1
by his knowledge. Unless he knows
exactly what is before him he will
content himself with English rule \
and permit his racial patriotism to
blow off steam in reform movements
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and the everlasting chase for office.
The Economics of Prohibition. a
When public discussions of import- t
ant questions are conducted intelli- j
gently and along sane lines they are
always interesting, and frequently in- c
structive. As the purpose of those j
on each side of a controversy should
be to get at the truth, the educational ^
feature of debates and discussions
should be more markedly stressed r
than is generally done.
As there appears to be ~ disposi- r
tion on the part of some persons in r
this county advocating prohibition to
base their arguments upon the economic
showing, we suggest that that
feature be given more definite bear- ,
ing. When we enter upon the field of
economics, we necessarily become
logical and practical, leaving behind
theories, sentiments and generalities.
T* ic ptotod in an arcnmpnt for
il io oiatvu in MU 0?.MwMV .?
prohibition, based on the public econ- ,
omy, that the people of .Rich- ?
land are deplorably wasteful, because
they spend upwards of a half million
dollars for intoxicants and make a
profit?city and county?of only
$131,000. That, it is declared, is ?
poor business; indeed, bankrupting *
extravagance. Now that would be .
good argument if it were logical, and *
our prohibition friends must realize *
that when they come into the field J
of economics, leaving behind th^ J
other considerations, they must be J
prepared for practical questioning by J
practical men. For example, the man j
who pays ten cents for a bottle of 1
beer or a dollar for a bottle of whis- ^
key is satisfied that he is getting his
money's worth. He is not buying it ?
to profit county or city, and to tell a
him he puts out $5 to get the county J
and city only $1.31 is not pertinent. 1
Why not tell the purchaser of every 1
other non-essential?tobacco, coffee, 8
coca-cola, jewelry, etc., that it is 1
ruinous from the economic stand- s
point; that his is all outgo without s
giving the treasury a cent of revenue?
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And since the public is invited to '
stare facts in the face, and to con- J
sider the matter of the sale of liquor t
in Richland from a practical view- ?
point, it seems to us that it would 1
be proper to at this time definitely
outline a method of either doing a
without, or providing from other 1
iv. i Jin nnn 8
sources, me iulcuiuc ui iox;wv vv
city and county that the closing of J
the county dispensaries will wipe out. *
More money will remain in the coun- I
ty; many who now contribute noth- a
ing in support of good roads or *
streets or schools except over the
dispensary counters, will have more a
money to spend with grocers, cloth- a
iers and others in trade, but how *
shall that deficit in the treasuries be
met? Have our friends, advocating
a settlement in the interest of prosperity,
any coagulated plan, or is it {
all yet in solution? A $5 head tax 1
would help, if the legislature con
sented, and a real government by s
commission for Columbia would give (
promise of a solution of financial dif- c
Acuities. Will all the friends of pro- t
hibition come to the rescue of the t
municipality and force a government t
by commission? (
The practical side of this issue has r
to be considered seriously. It has its e
problems. It presents conditions 8
that must be met by more than the- e
ories.?Columbia State. i
Life 100,000 Years Ago. !]
Scientists have found in a cave In i
Switzerland bones of men, who lived c
100,000 years ago, when life was in t
constant danger from wild beasts, t
To-day the danger, as shown by A.
W. Brown, of Alexander, Me., is
largely from deadly disease. "If it
had not been for Dr. King's New
Discovery, which cured me, I could s
not have lived," he writes, "suffering
as I did froife a severe lung trouble
and stubborn cough." To cure
sore lungs, colds, obstinato coughs, (
and prevent pneumonia, its the best ^
medicine on earth. 50c. and $1.00. .
Guaranteed by Peoples Drug Co.,
Bamberg, S. C.
Cruel Woman!
The tramp narrated to a fellow r
wanderer the story of an intensely ^
tragic occurrence. "Yus," he said, c
"there was a bootiful lawn in front
of the 'ouse, nicely kept, and it look- (
ed a real good chance for gettin' a
bit of honest symperthy. So I walks
in, gets down on me 'ands and knees, S
and starts chewin' the grass. Out *
comes as kindly-looking a lidy as I 1
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ever seea, ana waniea iu suuw wui a was
doin'. Told her I 'adn't 'ad
grub fer weeks, and was obliged to
eat grass. She looked very sympertheticly
a^me, and then said: "My
pore man. Come around behind the
house. The grass is longer there!' "
?London News.
Sees Mother Grow Young.
"It would be hard to overstate the
wonderful change in my mother
since she began to use Electric Bitters,"
writes Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrick, J
of Danforth, Me. "Although past
70 she seems really to be growing
young again. She suffered untold
misery from dyspepsia for 20 years.
At last she could neither eat, drink
nor sleep. Doctors gave her up and j
all remedies failed till Electric Bit- ]
ters worked such wonders for her 1
health." They invigorate all vital \
organs, cure liver and kidney trou- i
bles, induce sleep, impart strength
and appetite. Only 50c. at Peoples ]
Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C.
All Couldn't Preach.
Greenville, July 23.?Three ne- ;
groes were placed in the county jail ]
yesterday charged with disturbing re- ]
ligious worship. The trouble oc- s
curred at a country church and arose i
over a question as to whose turn it 1
was to preach. Officers from the city (
were spirited to the scene in automo- <
biles, and the over-zealous evange- i
lists were taken into custody. - j
From reports of the affair it ap- j
pears that at one stage the disturbance
approached the proportion of a
near-riot.
OX A CAPITAL OF $1.25.
iVholesale Business Built Up in 10
Vpht-si hv Two Women.
Two Philadelphia women of Gernan
descent i.ave built up in less
han ten year* extensive whoieale
business ac the result of an orignal
investment in stocks that took
l capital of exactly $1.25.
Tne stocks are not of the kind
hat are listed on exchanges or dealt
n on the curb, but the kind that
vonien wear about their necks. One
>f the women was somewhat listessly
making a stock tor her own
idornment one day when she sudlenly
exclaimed:
"I wish I could make oome
noney."
"Why not do for pay what you are
low doing for amusement?" said a
riend who sat by.
The idea took. The young women
md a cousin bought $1.25 worth of
naterial, made several stocks and
tad no difficulty in selling them.
That was the beginning of a busiiess
that has since occupied the
vhole time of both partners. For a
chile one of them, who drew pretty
veil, was the designer of the firm.
is business grew it was more ecolomical
to employ a well-paid deigner,
who could give his whole
ime to that part of the work.
By this time the partners had be;un
to employ girls to do the actual
naking of the stocks. At first the
vork was done by a few girls in
Philadelphia. The number of emiloyes
increased and it became good
>usiness to establish branch houses,
or by this time the trade of the
>artners was wholesale instead of reail.
Houses were established in
Baltimore, New York, Chicago, St.
-.ouis, and the business went on
growing.
By this time the two partners
;ave themselves wholly to the manigement
of the business and the purihase
of materials. They now go
wice a year to Europe to study
nodels and buy materials; they have
everal well-paid designers, and the
lersistence of the fashion of wearing
itocks has kept the business contantly
active and profitable.
Success also has given the partiers
confidence, and they feel that
hey are not at the mercy of the ca
>riciou8 Parisian milliners, wno set
he modes of the world. If women
[uit wearing stocks the partners will
n turn take up something else.
Meanwhile the partners have had
i busy and happy life, with an alnost
constantly increasing income
tnd a broadening horizon. They have
milt for themselves a comfortable
lome in the upper part of Philadel>hia,
and they see almost every year
i good deal more of the European
vorld.
They had no more expectation of
t business career 10 years ago than
l hundred thousand other girls in
heir native city.?New York Sun.
$100 Reward, $100.
The readers of this paper will be
>leased to learn that there is at
east one dreaded disease that scisnce
has been able to cure in all its
itages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is the only positive
:ure now known to the medical fraernity.
Catarrh being a constituional
disease, requires a constituional
treatment. Hall's Catarrh
3ure is taken internally, acting diectly
upon the blood and mucous
urfaces of the system, thereby deitroying
the foundation of the disuse
and giving the patient strength
>y building up the constitution and
issisting nature in doing its work.
?he proprietors have so much faith
n its curative powers that they offer
>ne hundred dollars for any case
hat it fails to cure. Send for list of
estimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, 0.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for conitipation.
Proposes New Jim Crow Law.
Atlanta, July 23.?The first Jim
Jrow bill of the season was introducd
in the Georgia State legislature
o-day by Senator Woomble. It prorides
that all street car companies
>perating in the State must provide
eparate compartments for blacks.
Jnder existing laws, the blacks must
ide in the rear of the coaches, but
here is no partition required in the
ars.
Jeorge Stanley Takes His Own Life.
Hampton, July 20.?Mr. George
Stanley, better known as "Bud" Staney,
committed suicide at his home
lear Hampton this morning about
unrise, using a shotgun, which blew
>ff his head. Mr. Stanley went to
lis brother's home nearby about 2
>'clock last night and told him that
le intended killing himself and his
irother did all that was possible to
irevent his act.
T'Via naiica io linl-nnnrn OVPOnt that
X UC V/O.UOV 10 uuauvnu vavv^/v vm%*v
dr. Stanley had been in failing
lealth. Mr. Stanley was a farmer on
he plantation of Mr. Warren and
lad been married just a week.
ERNEST E. BITTER
Attorney-at-Law
BAMBERG, S. C.
Respectfully offers his services to
:he people of Bamberg county, and
3y giving faithful attention to all
business trusts to merit a portion of
:he legal work, and assures In advance
his sincere appreciation.
Offices upstairs over Bamberg
Banking Co.
LETTERS DISMISSORY.
On Monday, August 16th, 1909, at
LI o'clock a. in., I will apply to Geo.
P. Harmon, Judge of Probate for
Bamberg county, for letters dismissory
as executor of the estate of Anla
E. Guess, deceased, at which time
: will file my final accounting as such
executor. All claims against said
estate must be presented on or before
the date mentioned, and all
imounts owing said estate must be
paid by that time.
GEO. W. GOOLSBY,
Executor.
Bamberg, S. C., July 24th, 1909.
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