Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-05
A Good Word for the Chinese


''lhe genius. wit and spirit of nation are dis
covered in its proverbs. LORD BACON.
FLOR THE EVENING STAR.
The following are specimen proverbs of
this venerable nation:
Confucius, the Chinese philosopher, taught
551 years before Christ, as follows:
Human nature came to us perfect, but In
process of time our passions have corrupted it :"
"Desire not the death of thine enc N.Y. thou
wouldst desire it in vain; his life is in the hands
Of heaven"
"Obey heaven, and follow the orders of him
who governs it,"
Love your neighbOr as yourself; let your
reason and not your senses be the rule of your
conduct"
do to another what You would he should do
unto you. Thou only needest this law alone it
is the foundation and principle of all the rest'
These precepts would not be unbecoming o
our perfect system OF Christianity.
The following are proverbs in general use
and without particular parentage:
The tongue which is yielding endures. the
teeth which are stubborn perish
1t is principle or the Chinese government
not to license what they consider immoral
Better be dog in peace than a man In
an anarchy.
In China the creditor sometimes quarters
himself and family on the debtor
To violate the law is the same crime in the
emperor as in the subject.
Talkativeness in the wife is one of the grounds
of divorce in China.
Before the Christian era they smoke of the
| ancient system of instruction in China
The hearts of the people are the only legiti-
mate foundations Of empire or Of legitimate
rule.
Those who labor with their minds rule; those
who labor with their bodies are ruled Pope
says And those who think still govern those
who tOil")
A vacant mind is open to all suggestions as q
| hollow mountain returns all sounds.
When the tree is feled its shadow disappears
(Desertion Of the great when unfortunate by
| parasites.)
You cannot strip two skins off one cow. CA
| limit to eXtOrtiOn.)
mans words are like an arrow close to the
| mark, a wOmans like a broken fan.
The Chinese call clustering fellow a paper
| tiger.
Overlooking thing, hunchback making a
bow.
Who spend their charity on remote objects.
but neglect their family, are said to ''hang a
lantern on pole, which is seen from affair." but
| gives no light below"
The greater fish eat the smaller the smaller
| eat the shrimps. and the shrimps are obliged to
eat mud; said with reference to rulers of differ
| ent classes
Patience and the mulberry leaf becomes q
Trust not the the flatterer; in thy days of sun
| shine he will give three pounds Of butter and
| in thy hour of need deny thee crumb of
bread.
A woman's tongue is her sword and she does
not let it rust. r. p.
JOHN DEvoY SENT TO JAN FOR CONTEMPT OF
COURT.-In the trial of John Dey0y for libeling
| August Belmont, in the New York General SEES
| sions court yesterday, Dewey, who took the wit
ness stand to testify In his own behalf, refused
| to disclose who was the head OF the revolutions
airy Irish party that appointed him committee
man, and was committed for 80 days for con-
teu,rt The trial was adjourned TIL the ayniro
| ton OF the sentence.
THE FUNERAL OF Hen. J. T. UPDEGRAFr.
member Of Congress from the 18th Ohio dis.
| trict, took place yesterday at Mount Pleasant,
Ohio. from the Friends Meeting house. Rev
Dr. Doughan Clark, Of Richmond, Ind, preached
the sermon. Business was entirely suspended
The funeral procession reached from the church
to the cemetery, almost mile, and . Congress
sionai. escort consisting of Nessre- Townsend.
Atllerten, Dawes and Mckinley, Of Ohio; Skin.
fner aud Van Aernam. Of New York: Peelle, Of
Ihdianas Willis, OF Kentucky, and Guentheg, of