Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-01-27
CHINESE FARMERS.
A Glance at the Agriculturists
of the Flowery Kingdom.
Tho country's Craveyards q
Bar to Its Progross.

There are rcasoas to believe that tho
trade OF this country with China viii
sooa grow to mojel,ic dimcnsions. CT
the seven milton, i've hundred thousand
dollars Of exports to China Ia the last
fiscal year. nearly five million dollars
worth WAS OF distineiively agricultural
products, and OF their manufacture. Of
the remainder ths lrgcst share VS.
mineral oil. Tho Commission IN tho
Ulited States this year Il charged
pccialiy with the promotion OF banks,
telegraph and telephone lines. bohiad
which looms up tho extension OF canals,
he Introduction Of railroads, Of agri-
cultural machinery aud Of such of our
products as China nsels, aud she has
iccd OF miny. Her homie products,
side from tea, are wheat, mill
Ct, eardca vegetables, rice,
poor appics, psnches grapes,
tc. The food OF China 4, mostly vcgo-
ablca and n.h--the cxtcnivc sea coast,
iyers aud canals supplying the latter.
Beef Is almost unknown, except in the
foreign settlements, and berries arc
rarc; mutton i, plentiful; pork, poultry
md eggs arc abundant. Domss'ic AMI
nnls, except dogs, arc not common.
lIorscs ars scarce, mulis arc numerous.
attic IN small numbers, but noclSs aud
,.,ia 400. 49, .s..., rTt., al. fltr.a .of
nails comprlsc IA average barn garrison.
The camel i fnniiliar beaitof burden.
rho Chinese farmers 1.-Two IN cities. towns
mi villages. aad cultivate che aijicsnt
country, where there Is 10 sub.diyiiion
~ fences, HEDGE rows OF wallis There
) an cxce.s OF Mt country which is
,ubjeot 20 irightiui iuadaiions from
.he swollen rivers f'aniucs arGnot rnrc,
md icwycors agoiO 600, 900 people died
rom starvation in two p o inccs alone.
while nbundancs provided in tho rest Of
.hc empire Farming tools are Of tho
.udest. So vehicles have springs.
rhey are made on mcdtls found IN a
ext book recognized in tho schools Tor
some thou aady Of years Tho people
lrcss "a cottoa, anil iyo aud WORK after
fashions as old MS their civilization. The
rational habit 70 opposed 10 ciaagc, aud
% the nation OF thrco hundred million
souls goes on ia ''the goo old way y
Tho Uuitsd staiei broke tbs spell OF
,eaturies IN japan. II may yet do the
same for china. W. % for trad, ani
orogress othsr nntioni Dr trad aad
conquest aud colonies, "a ! the Chinese
leaders arc beglaning TO understand
This.
II has been SAID thss the pious care of
the Chinese for tli, graves OF thlir an
ecstors prohibits tho construction Of
rnilroads, telegraph lines. etc. Ances-
iral worship Is iuicoi as accepted form
OF religion. and o! iinrortal antiquity.
But it IS kept aiiys only ~ tho stroag
hand II tho imperial goycromcit. The
land Is not one graveyard. The grave
arc all near the cities aai surroal
them 10 rows Of timui, or detschd
mounds, iookiag li4e hay cocks j.
properly approached chinaman viii,
II duly comp n,afed. move his fua.'t
burial plac and set it up oisswhe
Near Tiontsia IS mile racs tract.
within iis b0uadi are veui ih9ufaHd
graves, without. . mnynai maay hove
been removed 70 mike room for ths
track and buiIlln4s o. these monnlt
the Chinese siaad - get o COOL giew oi
the race aad oihr sporlt Hero s.
proof that thi "tuif for ihi departed
Is not a fxei and imm0gabic belief
There are tueniy-eight milef ~ railroad
leading from eo1l miae in fhe nosthers
part Of iho = npirr The mins ani ias
road arc worked. 20 spits of naiioa
prejudIee nd ihe anco5tffi snp rtiti2a
+ There is iiic WOO il Chino. and fif
fuel most Ga uso 8 iha fakiag, 81 ff,
dried efasi. leaves. feeif. cic. whlc
ato teft for winter uie. Il b9ia
town aad ccuatry IN iiie ise4.
rather for there g 81 country
ife fhe slwreie for existence g. ssv
and co.siant A mol rnizsd serieu
iure and tho Introduction 81 rd'fai
aHd wagnu service. would relaYarifa
tho dccaying "Flowuy iald wdeI
IS bald misuomel Cor iaad drst'iH.
oi flower md shrubs is.e'tf. lnd wit.
dull hefbaga fhlt coatfasts strong
with tho cni1fc that hls mid fa
American coniincat GO "olosooaa lIN
ihc rose. ana o. 81 neh ia gaac
prein.i ihai il eal fpf's, bears 60
port 81 ilecis.iiy world Au
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