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1st. Saturday. Pale sun―cold.
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Entertained the new 署長神崎氏, 岡本警部 and 警部 at Family Hotel. 申勝熙 and my first cousin present. 6-7:30 p.m.
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At 7:30 Mr. 上田, the school inspector gave a very helpful talk on Manchuria. Fusion coal ¥4.00 per ton along the Manchurian rail, ¥26.00 in Seoul.
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2nd. Sunday. Cloudy and mild.
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With 劉高原 took a long walking out of the 東大門, through 往十里 village returning through the 光熙門. Rain 2 p.m.
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Went to 明月館 to attend the 警官送迎會. Paid my due and went to 宗橋 Church.―Rain hard.
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3rd. Monday. Beautiful―cold. 28° a.m.
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Baby sick on acc't of ear ache―no sleep.
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4th. Tuesday. Beautiful.
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4 p.m. the Budget Committee met.
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Baby sick―no sleep―bad enough but the petulant and vile temper of wife the worst part of it.
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5th. Wednesday. Pale sun.
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At 4 p.m. with Mr. 白象圭 called on Mrs. 河相驥.
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Baby sick last night same as before.
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6th. Thursday. Pale sun―chilly―snow p.m.
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2 p.m. went to Dr. Schefley's dental office.
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Last night baby no better―wife in worse temper.
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7th. Friday. Pale sun―cold.
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Last night baby slept a little better.
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8th. Saturday. Very cold.
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Took 恩姬 to Severance Hospital to have her ear treated.
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9th. Sunday. Rain and cold.
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Morning worship at 宗橋 Church. Rain from 12―on and off all the p.m.
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10th. Monday. Pale sun.
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Went to Dr. Schefley's office at 12 p.m.
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7:30 p.m. Monthly meeting. Mrs. Ha gave a very fine talk on her visit to America. Among other things she said that the racial discrimination against non-white people is so galling that after she regretted that she went there.
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11th. Tuesday. Beautiful.
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12th. Wednesday. Beautiful.
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12 p.m. went to Dr. Schefley's office for work on the tooth.
54
Called on 渡邊鷹次郞. He said that there was no likelihood of the authorities' granting the gold mine concession applied for by a Japanese, including the hill on which Father's remains are buried.
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Am afraid Mr. 渡邊 is optimistic. Not probable that the authorities will respect the private rights of a Korean or his sentiments when the interest of a Japanese is in consideration. Is there anything, the Korean may feel safe of in this glorious country?
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13th. Thursday. Pretty.
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14th. Friday. Chill―cloudy.
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Left Seoul by 8:40 a.m. train for 溫陽. 人力車 from 天安 to 溫泉 ¥2.00―muddy road in many places. Arrived 溫泉 about 2:30 p.m. Put up at 華泉旅館. Candler had come from 新村 two days ago.
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Candler tells that my 溫陽叔母 intends to go to Seoul to 死生을 決한다.
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15th. Saturday. Cloudy and chilly.
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Snow last night―covering roads and hills quite thick.
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About 10 a.m. went to 溫陽邑. 倉石, the officer from 礦 山局 came and measured our hill. He most rudely, in manner and tone, told me that it was absurd for me to desire the preservation of my 所有權, and that it is nothing but superstition of the Korean to think it is bad to dig around one's grave. I was very mad for the security of life and property is the fundamental right which the Emperor himself respects. To tell me it is superstition to try to maintain my own rights was too much. Yes, what could I do? In helpless anger I said 朝鮮人ニハカモ山モァルモノテスカ. Then I left the place. Didn't call on 叔母. Returned to 溫泉.
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16th. Sunday. Cloudy―cold―sun p.m.
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Snow last night. Left 溫泉 at 10 a.m. with Candler and a carrier for 新村. Walked 40 li―a little tired but was fine. Arrived 新村 about 4 p.m. All well.
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No snow in this section of the country.
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17th. Monday. Cloudy and chilly.
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Stayed in 新村. Afternoon, went to 道谷 for 省墓.
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18th. Tuesday. Pale―cold.
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新村. 郭在明, 兪鎭昌, 金永祚 came to see me. Promised them I would send them 每日新報 for one year on the condition that at least five persons in their villages read it and that those who read it shall make the contents known to others who can't read.
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19th. Wednesday. Pretty day―cold.
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After breakfast, left 新村 about 11 a.m. Visited the 市浦 fields―Arrived 平澤 at 2 p.m. Left 平澤 4:16 p.m. Arrived Seoul after 7 p.m. Thanks to God, all well at home.
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20th. Thursday. Beautiful―mild.
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Called on 阿部社長―told him what a bully 倉石技師 behaved himself to be lecturing to me about Korean superstition about digging around a grave.
85
Told him my plan of encouraging newspaper reading among my tenants―asking him to exert his influence in getting mails―paper―delivered more promptly.
86
Called on Dr. Schefley―tooth treated. Called on 渡邊警視.
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21st. Friday. Beautiful. Very cold.
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Called on 宇佐美長官 and told him about 倉石 at 2 p.m.
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4 p.m. called on 松井警視 with 申勝熙 and first cousin―went to Family Hotel. Mr. 松井 was quite free in his talks―to the extent that he said he believed that time is coming when all nations of any note will have to be democratic.
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22nd. Saturday. Pretty―very cold.
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Dr. Schefley at 12 p.m. He pulled out the wisdom tooth―lower right―which has been giving me trouble. A painful thing―pain lingered many hours―feverish―had to go to bed early
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23rd. Sunday. Pale sun―very cold.
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24th. Monday. Beautiful.
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For no reasons I know of, Wife exceedingly sulky. Most persons with vicious temper are industrious and active. Most people with incurable laziness are good-natured. But wife has the rare combination of the vilest temper and incurable laziness. She absolutely touches no paper or book. Her idol is herself. I must bear with her for the sake of our precious children. God help me to be firm and wise doing or saying nothing that might be regretted in calmer hours.
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25th. Tuesday. Beautiful―cold.
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Snow last night. Took Christmas supper at Mrs. Hardies.
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26th. Wednesday. Beautiful-bitter cold.
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Lunch―invited Mr. 丹羽 to the Family Hotel.
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27th. Thursday. Pretty, bitter cold.
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From 7 to 11 p.m. Christmas celebration in the auditorium.
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Packed to the last capacity of the room―All enjoyed of the exercises.
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28th. Friday. Beautiful―a little milder.
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4 p.m. B. of Directors met.
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8 p.m. the Seoul Music Club had a Christmas cantata in the large auditorium. The whole thing had no attraction for me or anybody who doesn't know something of the mysteries of foreign music.
124
29th. Saturday. Beautiful.
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Y.M.C.A. in the morning.
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4:20 p.m. left Seoul for Song Do for a week-end rest.
127
Met 廉壽子, a pretty and bright girl student about 13 years old on the train. She attends Miss Smith's school. Had a nice chat. She said the boarders in the school pay ¥3.00 per month. Have "kimchi" only 3 times a day weeks in and weeks out. The rooms so cold that the poor girls have stomach trouble often.
128
The moon was up high when I reached Song Do home.
130
30th. Sunday. Beautiful―cold.
131
Worshipped at 北部禮拜堂. Enjoyed quiet rest at home.
132
Spoke in the 北部禮拜堂 to a small audience―on 2 Peter 1―5.
133
Called on uncle Yi Jong Chin.
134
金東成, 韓道洙 and 韓淵洙 called on me after church.
135
Kim seems to have lost interest in religion. He seems to have a taste for writing.
137
31st. Monday. Beautiful.
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Mr. 梁柱三 came to take tea in the morning. With him called on 金東成, 金尙然 郡守, 劉元杓 and Wasson―Took lunch at Mr. 梁's. Returned home about 3:30 p.m.
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Left Song Do by 5:40 p.m. train for Seoul. A disagreeable ride―a perfect jam and smoke intolerable.
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Unless prevented by some conscious causes, no intentional or knowing neglect of keeping the diary for two successive days―
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F.R. From 5th Feb. to Dec. 31st, 1918. F.R.
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