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ar sT I II I 11 ii T' I III' rMaSl (tiff 'Amid the babel of tongue and th low environments of tbe district south of Van Iluren etreet, on Clark street, tbe ancient methods of China and the modern Methods of America clasp hands and commingle. There, in a Chinese school, seventeen of the twenty-one children of Chicago's China-town meet dally the year round at 297 South Clark street, where they learn to read and write the Chinese language. The school is difficult to locate, eren. if one who is looking tor It has the correct address. It is surrounded by such a multiplicity of Chlaese groceries and chop suey houses, second-hand stores, "loan banks," and leree saloons, that the strange and outlandish signs are a puzzle to one who is a stranger in the The doorway leading np to the school at 297 South Clark street oears the inscription in red letters: Chinese Baptist Mission.

Beneath the English words Is an odd look- iDg Inscription resembling nothing else in the world so much as a Chinese laundry ticket, which means the same thing in Chlaese. The stairway leading opto the schoolroom Is steep and sometimes is inclined to be dingy. At the present time everything about the place Is spick and span, for the mission has Just been moved from the room ftext door, where ithas been located so many years. All the Year R. In order-to see the little Chinese lads and lassies at work It la necessary to visit the chool in the afternoon, after 4 o'clock, for the little celestials, all of them, attend pub-lie school during the regular school hour.

and come to the Chinese school after the public school Is dismissed. Here, for an hour and a half, they work hard, and make wonderfully rapid progress in their mother tongue. The American children, who look forward all the school year to the time when vacation will come, with Its days of idleness and loitering and play, would shudder at the thought of attending school all the year round, but this is exactly what the Chinese children do. They have no vacation, but attend tbe Chinese school during summer as well as winter, with the exception of Saturdays and Sundays. Tbe school Is free, but The Flat Dweller Is Getting Even He Finds Solace in -a Bulldog and Other Things.

"Hello, thecel" said two friends simultaneously, as they met on a Dearborn avenue corner. "What are you doing?" asked one of them. "Oh, looking for a bouBe." "But 1 thought you were very nicely fixed In a flat." "Well, you see, we Just got moved in and nicely settled, when seme one under ua began to kick because we had a piano. "Yes; and what did you do?" "Closed it, of course. Nailed It up never used It again.

But we had Just got over that difficulty when somebody presented me with a fine bull terrier. But the news had no more than been whisked througtuthe building than some one had to go to the landlord and complain about it." "What did you dor "Gave him back, of course with a note of thanks snd an explanation. Then I bought a billiard table. Got quite excited over it; played every evening till somebody in the next room circulated a report that I waa a gambler, and finally seat me a soU, In a fine JtaTlan hand, asking If I would please be so kicd as not to play after 10 o'clock, aa the clicking of the balls annoyed her. "Then somebody from Elgin sent my wife a beautiful Angora cat and the next day we received word that animals in tbe flat 'were positively not allowed." "Well, my wife wouldn't give it away nor eel) It.

so we put it In a kind of private boarding school for cats. That Is, we (aid some one to take rare of It. Bat that wasn't the end of our trouble obvde.a'r,-no! After that I took to chafing dish suppers one must have some you know. But, of -course, around a chafing dish people are likely to laugh and talk one doesn't eat rarebit in the. same tone of voice that ho pays his taxca.

"Weil, after that, we started -In giving deaf and dumb parties, and we were getting along very cicely, when ail of a sudden the stork lilt on our chimney and knocked our best elections Into smithereens. "Thst was too bad." remarked the ether man. sympathetically. "Too bad not hi nr. It's tbe test thing that over happened.

Why. one good new baby Is worth all tbe flats and old cranks in the world! Only It's got to a point nowadays when one must either chloroform 4he baby or get out and build a bouse around It. The poor little things aren't wanted anywhere "But 111 tell you on thing" added the man. with a twinkle In his eye, "I'm getting eveu. all right, before I move.

I've brouaht bark tbe cat. and bought a new dog snd I've added a parrot and two canaries. Then keen somebody plsving the olaco. and I man- as- the Millard table myself, and the rabbits aaaln running arouna tne aining-rooro. I find bev go better between 11 and 12 o'clock at nla-ht." "And how sbont the -ty?" "Oh.

he's all right. When I get everything s-olng the piano and the parrot and the dog Just fi'r the Daoy a imie scare ana Art ihe rest. Oh, I'm retting even, all "right, before I move out." 1. once they are enrolled as members the children are expected to come as regularly as if it were the ordinary public school. There exists a queer method of punishing truants in the Chinese school.

If the children fall to come regularly and cannot bring a good excuse for their absence, they are put In a dark room alone for a half hpor or an hour, and are compelled to stand in one spot in the dark until they promise not to transgress the rules again. It is seldom, however, that punishment is necessary for this offense, for the scholars are all greatly interested in their work and anxious to progress as rapidly as possible. Then, too, this school is a pleasure to them. It comes as an oasis of brightness and activity in the desert qj their lives in the unin-viUng homes of Chinatown. It would not require a very great stretch of the imagination for the visitor to believe that he is in a schoolroom in Pekin or Hong-Kong.

Chinese books are used exclusively and tbe Chinese language is spoken. Seventeen little tots surround tbe teacher, tbe Rev. Chow Leung, grasping at his coat tails, asking him questions, acting in a manner that speaks plainer than words of his popularity among tbe children. In New York and in San Francisco, the only other cities in the United States that have schools of this kind, the girls and boys are kept separated, but in Chicago tbe segregation methods are not used. Sixty children attend the New York school, while .400 are enrolled in San Francisco's Chinese school.

In San Francisco the girls are kept separate from tbe boys until they are 15 years old. Sometimes, on feast days and Chinese holidays, the children come to school dressed in the costume of their country. -The litttle girls are dressed in gaudy trousers and their hair is tied with bright ribbons. The sleeves of their waists are loose and flowing and celluloid or Jade bracelets encircle their arms. On these special occasions the boys, too, wear Chinese costume, but ordinarily, at the every day classes, the children prefer to dress in American style.

Every one of them goes to the public school, and they come from there to the Chinese school dressed exactly as they were in the American school. On Chinese New Year the schoolroom Is decorated with all tbe ornaments used on such occaslocs. At Brlarht Scholar. Chinese children are remarkably bright and apt. They pay the strictest attention to every word the teacher says to them, and follow his every movement with sharp eyes.

The children are taught in exactly the same THE In the world of tport no form of contest bat changed more than that of mTestlicg. In the "good old days" it waa a common oc currence for onlookers to break ruthlessly Into the arena of combat, and either give verbal hints to the competitor or enforce them by physical sot always gently Such hurly-Jiurlejrisjn as this naturally tended to lower the science of wrestling to a meaner level, and It waa not surprising that the higher patrons of tho art began to question, among themselves whether tbe thing was worth continued support. Just tbe ordinary attire was worn In the olden days ix the contestants ia these almost forgotten wrestling sruggles, but tho wrestlers of tho stage and the arena naturally divest' themselves of anything la the way of superfluous, weight, or what la calculated to Interfere with the perfect freedom of their The ancient Greeks and Romans, fer Instance, wrestled In a state of complete nudity, or with a strip of cloth around their loins. Modern wrestlers wear kin tights on their lower Uato. with arms I' THE INTER OCEAN, STJKDAY MORNING manner that they would be Instructed if tbey were attending school in the Flowery Kingdom.

The -lessons are -taught in two ways. In tbe first place, the Chinese books are printed in very heavy4etterlng. At the top of every page, introducing every lesson, is a picture which tells the story which is described by words below. Both the picture and tbe letters (or words, to speak more properly, for each character in Chinese stands for several words) are so black that It is possible to trace them on the thin piece of paper which is handed to each boy and girl at the beginning of the lesson. This piece of paper, not much heavier than tissue paper, is folded and slipped over the page of the book which contain tbe lessons.

Then the children trace the lessoo with the strange little brushes that take tbe place of our pencils and pens. A little metal pait la placed on the table between two scholars, and the least bit of water, not more than a teaspoonful. Is poured into the pan from a tiny teapot, such as little American girls play bouse with. Then a stick of ink is rubbed about In the water In the pan until enough ink Is made. Thes sticks from which the ink is made look like the carbons that are put in electric lights.

Copy I Then, when'the Ink Is made, the Chinese child swishes the brush around rn It until It Is thoroughly wet with tbe writing fluid and proceeds- to trace over tbe words of the lesson. This Is done again and again until the character are fixe in the mind so tbey can be written without the aid of the book. Some people say there are 50,000 Chinese characters to learn. No one seems to know exactly how many there are. but the fact remains that means a great deal of work for the child of Chinatown to master the characters: It is trecessary, of course, for them to be learned by note.

There i no other way. It Is like mastering- shorthand It takes a long time to learn the characters, but any one can do It If- they keep at it long enough. Tan art) kjr Soand. Following the writing lesson, and when tbe characters have been thoroughly mastered so that the children can write them on the blackboard or a piece of paper without the aid of the book, comes the oral teaching. At the beginning of Its education a Chinese child Is taught as an individual, and not In class.

When a certain stage is reached they are put together in classes. The largest class In the school at the present time contains four pupils. To an outsider a session at the Chinese OLD STYLE and (orso bare. In Turkey, however, leather tights are tho rule and the grip may be put upon them. In Switzerland the tights or the belt may be grasped in order to secure a hold.

Then, ia tho earlier Grecian and Roman contests, tbe bodies and limbs of the wrestlers were plentifully anointed with oil and grease, tho object of this undoubtedly being to prevent a hold being secured by an opponent. The modern articles of agreement, however, state explicitly that no oil or grease shall be used, and as a setoff to the method pursued by the ancients, who rubbed their haads on tbe aaad la tho -'X vx 3.WVt IWtVtMVIUY AM ill Bl. 1 1 1 m. school is likely to seem noisy, for the teachers are humming the lessons and the children are following his. lead and humming them under their breath, or aloud, as suits them.

On the whole, the noise sounds very much like the buzzing of a swarm of bees. No one about tbe place seems to be bothered by the racket. Each one of the scholars pays attention to his own lesson, and sings or not. Just as he is disposed to do, entirely oblivious to tbe work that is being done by the other scholars. The Chinese language is taught by sound.

There is no alphabet, as each character is WRESTLING arena, wrestlers of today are debarred from using resin, drug, or any preparation In order to increase the tenacity of their hold. Again, brutality Is sternly repressed today. Pcactlcally any hold or method of procedure was allowed In the days of old. Men might strangle, gouge, or snap th limbs of an adversary, provided they had an oppor-tulty of doing so. But in a modern match tbe strangle hold Is not allowed, neither ia the full Nelson or tbe hang, and many referees even refuse to allow tbe "arm.

across the mouth" hold, although It Is occasionally brought Into use when the contest la under -v. i XL JTJliY 10, 1904. 8Sft -f p- "Js formed of several words. The lesson Ilea In learning to distinguish the thought which is represented by the characters. The Chinese language la a very musical one, and when It is lisped by the Infant pupils it has an added charm.

This singsong way in which the children recite Is a part of the Oriental method of teaching. In that manner they seem to absorb rather than learn (regarding the word learn in a strictly Occidental manner) the lessons. An odd thing about the Chinese books Is that the characters read down the eolumn and from right to left; that is to say, if you AND THE NEW. -r 1 i s. X-y-Cit I -4 jTrrX purely Lancashire No matter what may be said, there la absolutely no brutality attaching to modern wrestling.

Men are competing today who were before tho public twenty years ago, and a man may remain very near the head of hla profession until he reaches 50 years of jack Carkeek, an Englishman, for Instance, Is 42; Joe Car roll, another Briton, la 34; Tom Jenkins, the American catch-aa-catch-can champion. is XX. These are but three, and although It cannot be denied that a wrestler haa reached his prime at th fact still remains tbat skill and experience go far to balance were to 'attempt to read a Chinese book you would begin where the-end of the line would be In "sat English book. Then, Instead of reading straight across the page, you would read atralgbt down to. the fcottom of the page and then begin with the next character In the second eolumn.

It sounds very muddling to Americans, but it is as plain as day to a Chinese child. Practically tbe same things are taught In the Chinese school that are taught American children In tbe public schools. Tbey receive lessons In reading, writing, arithmetic, and are taught a very little Chinese history. Tbey are not taught much history while they are young, for Chinese youths are sent to college as soon as they are prepared, and they will have a chance there to learn more of the history of their country. They are told historical stories relating to China, but the fact is ever borne In mind that the Christian teaching must be uppermost, for this Is a mission school.

-f Tho teaching of Christian thought is not made obnoxious. It is Introduced in a kindly way, slowly but firmly accustoming the child to tbe teachings-of Christ. Arithmetic is taught from an abacus, that bewildering figure machine, which was commonly used In China long before the great Chinese wall was built. The Sealer Clsas. In the evening, after business the senior class meets in the same room, and Is taught tbe more advanced lessons.

There are six young men In the senior class. oldest Is 1C years old. AH of tbe scholars in the Junior clals are pure-bred Chinese with the exception of two. One of the little girls has a Chinese father and a German mother, and the other little girl does not have a drop of Chinese 3lood In her veins. Her story Is a strange one.

Her mother was an Irish woman. She gave her baby to a woman of Chinatown to raise. Later she came back and wanted the baby, but for some reason or other the child remained In the Chinese family, and is being brouitht up according to Chinese ideas, speaks the language like' a native, and Is going to a Chinese' schooL In all probability she will some day wed a Chinaman. Tbe odd thing about this child Is that she looks almost enough like a Chinese child to be taken for Her eyes have the Oriental alant. and her complexion Is not unlike that of a pure-blooded Chinese.

Lily Lung: the youngest child of Hip Lung, the "King of Chinatown." attends the school, fend Is one of the brightest scholars In the class. Lily Is the coming belle of Cblnatown, and even now, upon state occasions, Is taken along and receives all the homage that is due her. When Prince Pu Lun visited Chicago Lily Lung, in full Chinese costume, was taken to the train as a member of the welcoming committee. Tbe Chinese school has been In existence for about four years. It was founded by the Rev.

Chow Leung, who la one of the workers of the American Baptist Home Mission society. Mr. Leung was born in China and was educated as a Confucian, bis rand- handicap In the matter of years. 7 -And now Just a brief explanatloh concerning the various Taking Graeco-Ro-man first, no tripping is allowed; every hold muat be above the waist, and the atruggl ia fought out upon the mat. This is not but the contest terminates when both shoulders are pressed down.

Wrestlers la the Cornwall and Devon English style compete In strongly made Jackets, all holds being above the waist, or any portion of the Jacket. Kicking Is now -declared to be foul, but tripping Is allowed, and a man beaten when two shoulders and one hip, two hips and one shoulder, or both shoulders before any other portion of the body touch-the ground. Under the Cumberland and Westmoreland system the men stand chest pressed against chest and chin on tbe opponent's shoulder. Kicking is forbidden, and It both fall together the bout is recommenced. When one goes down before the other then the fall Is gained.

In Ireland the style is termed "collar and elbow," the wrestlers gripping the elbow with one hand and tbe collar with th other. Neither must loose his hold until the fall is gained, victory remaining with the man who may be able to retain hia In Scotland the style Is a hybrid one. two points, or both shoulders, being down, and the fall then gained. Catch-aa-catch-can, however, ia without doubt the favorite style At the present time, and, despite the fact that some ground work Is absolutely unavoidable, every bout Is bright and interesting from beginning to end. Any hold is allowed excepting those previously mentioned, the full Nelson and the hang, together with the strangle hold, and tho hammerlock where amateurs are concerned, the leg work being an especially strong feature when the champions are concerned.

A man Is. never safer than when he ia on his feet, and this fact makes for speed and rapidity of play. 3 43 v. father, holding a very high position among tbe Confucians and being one of tho Emperor's favorites. Chow Leunsr was converted.

Lin 8an Francisco at a atreet meellnr. When he came to Chicago to take charge of tho Chlneao mission here four years ago. ho at once decided that a school should be established where the growing generation of Chinese could learn the language which their fathers and mothers spoke. Before tho school was organised, these children were taught by Chinese tutors, who knew nothing of the advanced American methods, but followed out. the ideaa that have been used In China from time Immemorial.

Besree with One Pap II. The school opened with one Tho Chinese who were not Christiana were sus plcious tba this was a plot of some evil spirit to harm their children and educate them away from their parents. At the end of five weeks six pupils were enrolled. Then, gradually, more children came to tbe school. The mothers of the children who did not attend would call upon the mothers of those who did, and would hear the praises of tho school sung- with such good effect that today, with the exception of six.

every Chinese child In Chicago Is receiving training: In its own language. The experiment of teaching tbe children the languages of both countries has proved satisfactory In every respect. The Chinese as a people are more progressive than people generally give them credit for being. They desire their children to be educated in English and to learn the American ways, but at the same time they want them to havo a reverence for their native land. They find that this regard for their native country Is kept up beat by training them In tho Chinese tongue, and today the -Chinese mothers and fathers of Chicago would feel It an Irrevocable loss It this school were, taken away from them.

The children of Chinatown are Just like every other child that ever waa born. They are fan loving, and are effervescent in their dispositions. They play games In the great mission room before school Is called. When Chow Leung strikes the table three loud taps with a ruler they come to him for their books writing utensils. Some of them get to work at once, talking themselves or to each -other.

Others, are. more playful. -There la none of the silence that Is sought for In the pubHc schools as the summum bonum. If they desire to rise and roll tho curtain up or down they do so without asking their teacher If they may leave their seat. If they want a drink they get It.

But ta their play and In their work they are little gentlemen and ladles. There Is nothing of tho rojrdy about the child of Chinatown. They are even quiet in their noise. From the mission standpoint It wouId be a difficult matter to estimate the amount of good that has been accomplished by this school. Because of It the workers of tbe mission have been able to carry their work Into the home of almost every Chinese family in Chicago.

Iowa Has Never Had a Candidate Hawkey State Is Never DoubtX falt ThaVs the Reason. Iowa first took part In a national election In 1848 and It has since grown to be one of the most Important states of the country, with more than 600.000 from Its geographical position, exercising great power In the Some of the most Important -political agitations which have awayed tho action of other Western states have had their origin In Iowa, notably "the Granger move- ment." "the antl-rallroad fight." and "tho sealed package" agitation as applied to the prohibition question. But, though Iowa has been abundantly rec ognlced In all other lines of political prefer- ment it has now two representatives In the President's Cabinet, the Secretary of th Treasury and the Secretary of and had In the last Congress the Speaker-ship), it haa never been recognised by either of the great political parties for a nomina tion to the Presidency or the Vice Presidency. Twice the Democrats took their Presidential candidate neighboring Nebraska, twice their Vice Presidential candidate from neighboring Missouri, twice their Vice Presidential candidate from neighboring Illinois. -the statea which make the western, southern, and chief eastern boundary of Iowa.

But from tho state of Iowa itself no candidate for President or Vice President hat come In a Democratic national convention. On the Republican side tbe failure to nominate an Iowan haa been. equally markedw The Hawkeye state has voted in turn for every Republican candidate for the Presl-1 dency since and including Fremont but though It has a long line of Cabinet appoint- ments Klrkwood. Harlan, Hat-i ton, Belknap. Wilson, Shaw it has' never received a nomination for President or Vice President.

The most natural explanation Is' that -Iowa has never been considered a doubtful state. He Gets Up Early. "If you want to. get cool in these hot days," aald a man who begins his daily work at o'clock in the morning, "try rising early. "I get up at about a quarter past In tho morning and get out Into tho open air just before 4 o'clock, which Is half an hour before It is pretty nearly broad daylight then; and the aspect of things is cheerful, and the transition from indoors to the bright cool outer air is delightful.

"Tbe atmosphere Is just then at its from Its longest freedom from the warmth' of the sun, and It is clear and -bright and -tonic. If you want a breath of cool, fresh air In the hottest sesson get tip. and get out at. 4 o'clock In the morninr." 4.