Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-23
A PEN PICTURE OF THE CALI
FORNIA CHINAMEN.

The Chinaman seems never to have
learned to walk. He waddles along at
a gate somewhat between a swagger and
a shuttle, and he has no more respect
for the rules of the road in turning out
for passers-by than of the sixth COM
mandment. That beautiful self-conceit
which makes him look on everyone who
doesn't wear a pig-tail as barbarian,
renders him impervious to all the abuse
which his heedlessness brings upon him.
He generally wears hat of American
manufactures low black felt with mar
row rim. This is about the only gar
ment that he has condescended to borrow
from the wardrobe of the country. The
remainder of his dress is of the latest
Celestial style, which changes not with
the changing seasons, but has probably
been handed down along with the heavy
moral platitudes of Confucius, from the
time when the world was young. 1t
consists of blouse of blue cloth or nan
keen or coarse overall goods, generally
smeared with a line of grease down the
back, the mark of the dangling queue.
His trousers are made of all kinds of
all kinds of material, but they are al
ways blue or black, and never reach be-
low his ankles. This is to give good
display to the white socks and the shoes
of the regulation junk pattern, with
curving toes and soles an inch thick.
Occasionally one may see here the
Chinese woman dressed in nearly the
same garment as the man. the only diff
ference being more voluminous trousers
and an absence of all head covering.
Instead of the latter the Chinese woman
displays an elaborate coiffure, which
may we'll excite the envy of the feminine
observer, as it is work of art. Her
jewelry is of the Oriental style, large
massive and, generally plain. Her ear
rings are heavy bands of gold, as large
around as napkin rings, and are con-
stant temptation to the impecunious
hoodlum.-.Sdn Francisco Chronicle.
PASTORS WITHOUT WoRK.-In this
country there are 1876 Congregational
ministers without charge, and the Sc
rious question what to do with them,
and why are things thus, are forcing
themselves into earnest discussions. 1t
| is estimated that about 25O of these
ministers are not in position to accept
any charge, and that some of them, per-
haps, do not desire one but after all
such allowances is made there remains
900 ministers still unemployed. Statis-
tics indicate, as an offset, that there are
662 churches which have no pastors,
about sixty of which are unable, it is
supposed, to support one-showing 600
pastorless churches able to support a
pastor if they would, and 900 church
less pastors willing to take charge of a
church if they only had chance. Evil
dently there is fault somewhere. The
Congregationotsst has published letters
from several of the pastors without
charges. some of whom have not only
failed to get church, but are unable to
support themselves in another way.
One says he would saw wood or do any
thing to earn living. while the income
of another is given as SO a week-all
this after years of study in colleges and
seminaries to fit them for ministerial
work
"Well, girls" said the mother, "you
are big enough now to be of some use.
1t may make you mad to tell you of it.