, 1869-08-22
ne thus described in the Shanghai Alnan..

uceduAAeJ taAEa p!ce tuc principal clkT OF eaen
bes Of bachelors IN the large province Of KeanS-
Nan {nh!ch coatstns ecyeRtJ t1t,!!ons OF inhah.-
'snraI saa1cd 1 q na9D 2s
are dcluted for this examination, bea!te subor-
es39 ds21;s go; no1slss Iae txo chiet e1aminers a5e
examination nall they n-e searched f..
then n. N writing 1helI es.ays TINS THIS
ppsss haTc bscn inven.ed te e5aels nsdieelss
people 10 pass. Sometimes thin fooe, ryntea
nto q ss 4 II ih5ps &c iao9 Ct Sc
Detected IL such Practices afc fI:nea loI As.
lst OF one hu:dred tca iony,fonr suceeas1ns s1ns
Of age, and one upd.r lo3tteen year; Sven were were
nuder twenty: spn all 70 h1seeea. @ m9'I I,p. naye
knoxn :! hear ise "a ws9s n bss,oTy 81 aae oo'
o1i11ss Thsfe o eets Of themes are given, each
,Ee sna sTe 1s aao to n a9s '9is hs
spaI1Eea:, which IL scu1cel! iasSe enough 70
sleep IN Inc cr'uys t2hst not coatan ao1e than
rcc:toa ID allowed On the rrst days, the themes
are taken ron The Fod< Books, on the next fFoIn
ihs cider classics On The iat nlscellaneou. aues-
HClootsze Ia Commenting 0l rle Stocking,
made use q four anthorr, WHO sometimes say TOO
muca. NJ ether unes 100 lt,le; soraeunss n their
netta!- What EaSe you to observe Gu them ~
.tCa!n.sEow hal great abiltuea lo, historic
ctated thoo ko.leang and made very light n1f L
aud E, t1o other ceaehr.tsd characteSa Wna, Is
It that hr sa,s OF them ,"
ductra with The creates. II! .arslaEtf. Tney were
established about . thousand years ago, and have
ken gE.dua.ly Improved huEiLg the Intervening
tire They FORM tie b.sis OF tie "hoc syste1
OF Chinese government IatJ make . go5l eiu-
cation universally dcs.rls!e, IL the poorest nian
ma Sc ~ son IT. e, 70 tae gs
Irerate 10 compete are Obliged to Know tae
whole system q Coaincsa-. TO coal:u:i y
1cco,2e familiar with all Tue ls1dil1pnA wisdom
u tie la..d. Thug ahllc onlLion II favor Of c1.
listing inEtituttous anu the fundamental ldcsa Of
Cnlnese government Is cultiuaAly cEcs;ed a1e@.
What tn !nmcnle tslvAntace tt would be II our
country II shclid adopt ttls 1csrLNtlon o! Chi
n Nj. Itneles' CRY seltiec h!ll rr"poscs to DO
ict ;hen &c eoc.peiel tor ~ al nlo rocs!de:
ssea i apsoasra 2psas be ~ nvte1 es*s
s1owed on those who sLuw themselves be4t Q1al-
ned 70 Perform the dut4es Each c!.5s 0! Offices
mcn,a! might be required. Persons who wished
diplomatic situations slonid ne prepaTed u
knowIelve Of foreign Languages, Is well ~ Of in-
teslatlonal laT. ~ silou.d be e19mlhei on rte
consututioa and L4storE u the Eu'ted states
te good copyihta, quick aI arithmetic and &C
qcalutcd with bookkeeping. II sIEe that
,a We cannot h e5an'nasp ls gsn aSaes
lot iacustTy, aceu1scS, nda:y ii WORK,
would certatlly show themselves A change from
pulntrocuin 10 thai ct cn,ppctlt,Gc c1nc:4nat1ns
would DO more !Gst now for cur country thhn any
other u,e.seEe OF reconstruction which Gil 10
rtvuote 1n,s f. ~ 1h1s Wo anow iest ~ ~.
sniI ron lie inSueuce Of lie u,eE4s5 Gus, lii.
eranre Ia EarrralIy coDteFvhsiEe: tue tone NJ tAe
tnc oa: ,ntrllyEtnt men Il tie ennlre are pcr
ebEally Interested in the continuance Of t1t ~
Zion and nTtune '' N~
lie hipstst civil Offices arc seats at the great
~ Gnvc9nnYr ~ "f ths % e.raieen W. n prnytncca. s'''
The nosrtia u5e:
u POI. Doa1i ot Appointment OF Nnnda.,ns.
Lee Pou. bosstj Of Ceremonies,
iduy Pol, Hoard OF War
ling Po1, Bu:uu OF CRIMINAL JuEl,co-
&c =. =.
The members OF these toar7is, with their coma
d4sa al Taen acls a 3 BoaI os
tory Of the Han LIN College, VITO hare cllu1se
OF the archives. history OF tue empire,
Cc1ce. Tier duly " 10 stand bctween the people
and The 1na1lA11u5 and bet wcen tue people aad ihc
but.t Is ofteu faithfully performed. 4 censor,
xhn went Ia t.,j ths Ymncrur OF lone Iar1sg TOOK
sis CONF IN viii III n,,a I'D lIt Il 4; Tic door Il he
palace Two censors demonstrated Fitn late
Emperor On the eIpenhes Of LIS palsce, speeIylng
the au1R uEeealY lASlshed LOT perfumes aasa NoW-
OF taels Of siiSeE Light be saved for The poor by
reducing These eI9tuseG. sung, tht COMMISSION
% e who & s,,enhsd L2rd t AaesInsy. H... 1enon, y.
ttE1ted with the EEperol htAIln9 On
Drink. whlca des!odsd In tis, r r. syes q =
lin ia % SSai punsnacht Sa ! as.u?sea iol 81 rso.
| lence "QcattetnS," sa!d sGnc: "Choose
smother, " said the Emperor Let nc be t'ehean,
eh". "Cheose again. said ths Emperor. and
supK asked 10 he stlsos!stL Tue next day The
pToytDee-.liald 70 pnniah HIN fez ne faithful
discharge o! bis duty, tut pa1 10 have hltu u q
| distance Many Euch anecdotes rue Eelutta.
showing that there l. 6oH'c moral courage III
The Governor Of province OF y.ceroy has great
rover. He also II chosen from smonx me man.
dsrns 70 ihs WAY descrii'gI Ihe oniy nmltatloas
lull report every thIt* !ears y the a2ar' o. lho
pro!ihce. u'a gre sn il an oreolht r. az % oEn
fauH.' A9d he Omlts any. hnd iheg arc discos-
lect, however humble, TO colnrain TO :he f;nls'-
d1 81! snst Iay dI, = noTes ss II Sn
o. me paace eItsA Hno9sEt bLnA.a y nAs ~ !,
case c1AHtned chocs tle EMpelot ere Anu. y
~ nax oteu M ~ ~ a,cee.asuF ~
secrecy runsenel. 1msnM, vlsols' seI' ny ~
tt,nc w a1sn,nn ~ sonr,rns ~ nryInr, and
nnEs ;M!5., S.sS. 4 5,,:;.:.;
1 thus the political institutions Of Chlna are tull
on Itesatutc. knowledge is the road TO power
nation arc Interested IL thc Eup1a Of irssi:ut,ou:
which R,sc 10 tattn either loHtr ur the hope Of it.
Anl these lnstlsutcns work well TEe msca.ncry
every other past ., as:a the people
!? s sA nonr! ssS ft99as 70
prove their condition, s:nce every advance will
only szos them to g1sstsE s1tgrtlonT,ns pee2:s
l OF tho world las agriculture been carried 10 suCn
perfection. Every piece OF ground In tic cuili
Ea:ea 5sits of the slrpire, except those rerton7.
! TWO or three clupd auuUallY, by tue careful t3yt
bestowed on IL The ceremony q! opening TIL
| sol! It tie beginning Of The 5enr, 1T which til
EuTcror ot.c:ateE. originated tao THOUSAND
years ago rarms arc knAli-ol one or tw,
arres-,ad eacn family sai;es oa lta farm ~ lha
Manufactured IN families, e.sn nan tvlnunl
weHy1rg aEG tJeog his own web. III the nana
fac.urc CT porcc'a!n, on the conttE5 lac diviA1o.
Of late1 is carried tery lar. The ls.st i t2ale
The village CT k!aoEscc, which coEt;AIs y ui!l!o!
Of inastitautA Seventy Eands afe s5ise1isas "a
fnploSCo CT y s.oSlt etps NJ tais.ese ass ses
skil!u' u working horn ard IVORY. la!Se Lantern
A Birmingham Esa tave sEel T.:n @ r::asn:aes =
cut lTn1y i: tlc aAI-e manner O. elc Cslnese, Ah
% q is:s s'4 na:.on tho eas teacher for
iEree ctltc!iLa has bern Coafac;u. lie WIS tot
m II. SsatsnSa! sS5nI a ,tS, w.a a1a L
return ut The Jews troc: Lan!lon aud the IN nsaalo
Of Greece III NcE4cS Hts descendants nave ~
ways cr1aytd tlsn privileges, and lscsc arc no'
sou,e losty 1hoa4G.d cs taria u Ct.La, seven:
| generations and ulnIc removed from tAtir Erea
kucc>iot. III. ts lie oldest faulty III the Eoslt
ErIcsa VIC cuna:ttcr Tx. Jews ~ slutle aEa,y at
fcecdcd from Abraham lls influence, thro1E
his wrttlngr, on The minds of 20 tu2Hy milton
! OF human bc.ugB, II greater than ina
Of any MAJ who ever lived. exccp
! | lEg the Wt!:u1s u Lsr Little, Aal
| EeJlcg this c 10 no. forget :!Ia naeie7 OF Nc
hata:S.I, Aristotle, 81. Aus-is.,ne and Luther. s
Tar Is we cau zee, i. IS ttr inIarnce ut Coaluc!
which i.as ulaiL tanned. though probably not or,g
| lated, n Ciina, thAl prsluund reverence for =: