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The National tribune., 1888-12-20

TO PORT SCOTT AND BACK-FIGHT WITH
GUEERILLAs AT A HAYsTACK.

TO PORT SCOTT AND BAcE-FIGHT WITH
GUERRILLAs AT A HAYsTACK.
We VIII now return to cur young friends
whom We LETT uncertain as % the character Of
their capters. Knowing that some Of the guer-
Tillaf were dressed I'D Federal clothing. which
they bad stripped from their prisoners, they
were naturally suspicious as before stated In
this way QaantrelIs men were able in many
lnsttGces 10 make their attacks with compara-
tiVoy little loss, as they were mistaken for
friends until i was TOO late 10 resist edectually
Harry and Jack endured very well the
searching investigation Of the Captain: stuck
70 the original story and did not reveal their
true characters, and were finally turned over
q the care OF the guard, who treated them
kindly, though without giving them the least
chance Tor getting away. This was an indiCa-
ton iu the right direction, and Harry proceeded
u follow up.
Finding that the sentinel who had them In
cbargc S-as inclined TO be taikative, he engaged
him ln conversation. and soon learned enough
70 convince him that he was among friends
Thea be asked 10 be taken before the Captain
aealn- as he had something to say that he had
hitherto concealed.
HIS request was conveyed to the Captain
and be soon followed the request. When he
came into the officers presence, the latter i'm.
patiently said
Well, young fellow, what is it now?"
want 10 say" responded Harry, " that VI
haven't told you the truth"
That's nothing surprising" was the reply
=" very few people tell il nowadays in this par
OF she country"
We've told You we were Secesh," explained
Harry. and were nothing Of the sort"
That's TOO thn," exclaimed the Captain
fyou think you're going TO play Union on me
you're mistaken"
lie looked the youth straight in the eye a
he said this. Harry met his glance firmly, anC
after moments pause answered:
" We don't propose TO play anything on voI
now, since were satisfied you're Union soldiers
We were afraid you might be guerrillas in dis
guise, aud SO told the horse-stealing story tina
we'd made up for-our protection"
Wei, what are you anyway, and where ar
you going2"
We're from Gen. Curtis's army, and are 90
ing TO Fort Scott as soon as we can get there
Instantly the Captains manner changed. IL
arose from his seat and said he thought the,
We're the very boys he wanted TO find
Whether you are not, +" e continued, vel
accommodate you by taking you to Fort Scott
II you've told the truth it viii be all right am
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The dress of the women is much cheaper
than that of the men. The husband buys all
his wife's clothes, and the highest danes of
Korea know not the joys of shopping They
have few of the enjoyments of our American
maidens. Bustles and corsets they know not,
and the high French heel has never come in.
4 Worth or a Redfern is never paid for plan
ming their dresses, and they cut no swells in
the eyes of strange men either on the broad
street Of Seoul or by going around in chairs or
in carriages Women are decidedly the inferior
sex of the race in Korea and the Korean man
looks upon his wife as his servant If she be-
longs to the common people, there is one busi-
ness she finds specially her own, and that is
the washing and ironing the clothes of her
| would-be dude of husband. The washing she
does without SOAP and she tries to pound out
the dirt with a stone. In the country places
| she takes her weeks wash to the nearest brook
or pool. She wades into the water up to her
knees, and then pounds the clothes to get the
dirt ont. Her ironing is also done by pounding,
| and it is wonderful what gloss can be got
without starch by laying the cloth on a piece
| of wood and padding it with stick for hours
and hours. The noise of this padding is one
of the most familiar sounds of Korea. You
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Gen. Dye is very anxious to change the pres
ent uniform of the soldiers. They are now
dressed in Zouave pantaloons, with heavily
padded shoes and stockings; blouse waist
with big sleeves, and black hats, which set on
the crowns of their heads. The color of their
dress is blue or purple, faced with red, and they
tie their hats on under their chins. They are
not dangerous looking men by any means and
they remind one very much of Fastaff's regi-
ment They will need great deal of instruc-
tion before they approach the efficiency of the
Japanese soldiers, and it is probable that they
will never form as good an army as that of
Japan. The japanese are nation of soldiers
they are brave and warlike. The Koreans,
on the other hand, have been ground down so
long that they feel their inferiority, and l was
told at Chemulpo that a Chinese or Japanese
can drive several of them before him.
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hear it in Seoul day and night, and the women
seem to be ever thus ironing their clothes.

The Korean women are as much secluded as
the women of Turkey. Their faces must not
be seen by other men than their husbands.
They visit little among themselves, and the
men here are the chief gossipers. girl has
no choice in her marriage. The fathers of the
groom and bride arrangealI such matters, and
there is always a matchmaker, who goes be-
tween the two parents and arranges the match.
1t is etiquet for the bride not to say word in
the marriage ceremony, and in the nuptial
chamber as well. For this first day she must
be silent, and her husband tries to make her
cueal- in
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not seen on the SliSCLS anu WlLGlC tiiS @liSA
business of all seems TO be to smoke, to squat
and to eat
That is Seoul.
1t is not all of Seoul, however, and its every
square inch is made up of sights strange to
American eyes. The Koreans have been
known to the world only six years. aud even
the oldest foreigners among them are not as
vet well posted as to their habits. The city IS
one of narrow streets, which are unpaved, and
these mud huts are crowded close up to the
edge of the road There is one wide street,
which runs through the city and ends at the
palace of the King. Here two great lions IN
stone on high pedestals, guard the gates to the
palace; and this long street 100 feet wide, IS
the main business street of the city.
Korean business! What parody on the word
The stores of Korea are either little booths
on the sidewalk or in huts nine feet high,
and of about the size of an ordinary dry goods
box. The merchants stock in trade Is usually
worth, all told, $40, and the biggest OF the
business establishments could be crowded be-
hind the counters of a small country store
There is a great bell in the center of Seoul,
which is rung in the morning for the opening
of the gates of the city. 1t is about this bell
that the biggest of the Korean stores are To-
Gated. and it is here that the guilds have their
houses. They are curious stores. You enter
a narrow, obloug court through hole in the
wall, and this court is perhaps 20 feet wide and
20 feet long It is walled around with store
cells, each Of which opens out on ledge three
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great advantage, doubt not, in developing the
muscles. They show, however, that the troops
know how to obey orders; that they can move
together, and that they have i'll them the mate
rial for good soldiers. As to craftsmanship, am
told they are more expert with the bow than
the gun, and one of the foreigners says that at
100 yards they cannot hit a barn door more
than two shots out of five.
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The Christmas number of LJe-the brightest
humorous paper in the country--is a daisy
That is because it is so fresh, captivating, and
altogether charming. 1t has double the usual
number Of pages and every page brims over
with fun. The Illuminated cover is a thing oI
beauty, and the illustrations are JOY to the
reader
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barely come out at the
end. Korean sleeves
are baggy. They are
sewed up partly, so that
each sleeve forms a
pocket big enough tc
hold a fat baby, and g
pair of Korean stock
ings with their thick
padding would do fol
a pillow or a sOfa-eush
ion. From his hat t.
his feet the Korean
man dresses expensive.
ly, and he spends al
he has on his back anl
L. r-E1,., NH
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n Seoul! Three hum
dred thousand people
living in one-story
houses! Sixty thou
sand houses. 80 out Of
100 of which are mud
thatched with straw.
A plain of human
habitations a b 0 Il t
three miles square, sur
rounded by ragged,
rough mountains, and
inclosed by a wall nine
miles long!
A city where the men
wear fine clothes,
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The couple is watch
ed duriug this time,
and if the man can
make his wife speak it
is quite a conquest. and
she is ok e d an d
Z plagued about it. A
Z story is told by Griflis
lBf a groom who, in or
! Ter to make his bride
peak, tormented her
I or a long time. At last
3ae said that it was
I plain to him that his
] wife was a deaf mute,
] md that the astrologers
; had told him that this
was the case. Where
upon the wife, stung by
The National tribune., 1888-12-20

For Coughs and Throat Disorders use
Browns BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs.-" Have never
changed my mind respecting them, except think
better of that which began thinking well off,
Rec. Henry Yard Beecher Sold only in boxes.
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1 had an audience with the King of Korea
at his royal palace. His majesty is a young
man, and is very bright and progressive. 1t is
a curious thing in the adoption of civilized
methods by the Asiatic countries that the re-
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When man is lost in thought he really
doesn't care to have any one look for him
Rochester Herald.
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their guests. The GEN
eral-in-Chief was dress
ed in a long gown and
a horse-hair hat, and he
is a bright young fell
low of 33. / had q
few words with him,
through an interpreter,
and he asked me some
questions about our
American soldiers. He
bore on the front of his
gown a piece of square
embroidery represent
ing the royal tiger, and
this is one of the mill
tary emblems OF Korea.
The civil officers have
also G IN broidore d
squares on back and
breast, but the figures
on these are storks
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The Korean Generals have, I hear it whisper
ed, not been paid as promptly as they would
wish but Gen. Dye, who, through his long ex-
perience in Egypt, has had something to do
as to this. Col Cummins decidedly objects to
the dilatory methods Of tife Government in this
regard, and it is to be hoped, now that the coun-
try is settled, all will go.wel The day after
the Generals arrived they were sent a lot of
presents from the King, and among these were
supply of eatables, including a whole hog.
The King received them very soon and Gen.
Dye tells me he has shown great interest in
everything concerning them. On the fifth day
they were given an entertainment at the
arsenal grounds. and they saw some wonderful
tght-rope walking, in which boy ~ years
Old, dressed in Korean clothes. turned somer-
saults on a tight-rope 20 feet high and 40 feet
long, They also saw some Of the pretty Korean
dancing girls, and they now have very COM
Portable Korean homes.
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The Generals themselves have little direct
connection with the troops. They do not drill
them, and a Sergeant gave the orders during
this grand review. The Captains and the GEN
erals were inside of a house looking out upon
the drilIgronnds drinking champagne with
The National tribune., 1888-12-20

For throat and lung troubles Ayers Cherry
PeetoraI, seasonably taken. is a certain specific.
The National tribune., 1888-12-20

The review of the troops which / attended
was in the great barracks just outside the palace
walls The soldiers marched very we'll but their
evolutons were not those of war, and were Ii
seemed to me, oflittie practical value In q mill
tary sense. They were more series OF gym
nastic exercises than anything else, and of
The National tribune., 1888-12-20

with civilized nations,
or with nations not
feuda al, feudalism IS
bound to pass away.
Slavery still exists here
in Korea, and fathers
sell their C hildren
sometimes as slaves. It
seems strange, to stand
on the edge of such a
civilization as this-to
wonder whittier t h e
people are tending, and
what their future may
be. 1t is certain that
the whole Asiatic world
is now beginning to
open its eyes. Its glance
is turned westward. and
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WALL AND GATE OF THE KOREAN CAFITAL
feet wide and perhaps one foot high, and this
ledge runs clear around the inclosure. If you
would take one of the boxes used for the pack
ing of good-sized piano and stand it on end,
make a curtain for the front, and line the inside
with shelves, you have about the size and style
of one of these Korean stores. They are hardly
large enough for the man to turn around in
them, and he usually squats-as they say in
Tenncssee-on his hunkers outside. This ledge
is his counter, his seat and the seat of his Gus
toners He is dressed in a long, white gown
and Zouave pantaloons ending in padded stock
ings. His broad -brimmed hat is tied to his
head by ribbons which run under the chin, and
he has pipe four feet long, which he smokes as
he talks. He is not at ali anxious to sell, and
he insists upon payment in cash.
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I wish I could show you a Korean noble. He
is the gaudiest creature on the planet, and the
richer he becomes the gaudier he gets. He
dresses in silks of the brightest colors, wears
a pair of yellow spectaces, the glasses OF
which are as big around as the top of
coffee-Cup, and has an army OF retainers to
take care of him. These hold him up as
he walks, and when he rides one leads
his pony and two go on each side of him to
steady him. He holds on to the front of his
saddle. He has band of bowling musicians
who trOt along in front of him, and tell the
poorer devils of the race to get out of the way.
He prdes himself on doing nothing and some
of these mobiles have 100 servants in their
households They own all the land of Korea,
and they hold all the offices. They squeeze
the poorer farmers, and suck the blood out of
the country. Their chief business seems to be
squatting on their heels, and there are but few
of them who are well educated. During my
stay here the literary examinations were held Mt
the Kings palace, and q lot of these mobiles
received the Korean degree of Bachelor of Arts.
They painted Seoul red, metaphOrcally speak
ing; going around the capital on horseback
with their retinues They were dressed in the
gayest of trappings, and each had crier and
band. They made the ordinary people get
out of their way, and they took the town in like
a gang of cowboys on a raid. These mobiles are
the curse of Korea, and in the future they will
some day be deposed, like the Damios of Japan.
| The death-knell of feudalism was struck ages
AGO, and where a country comes in contact
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An evidence of this effect on Korea was the
calling of the American Generals here for re-
organization of the army. Gen. Dye, Col.
Cummins aud others were brought out this
year to put the Korean army on the foreign
basis. l have met during my stay the leading
Generals Of Korea, and have inspected drill
OF the troops. l have had several talks with
Gen. Dye and with Col. Cummins, and
we have II Korean soldiers here to guard the
legation. The Korean army is by no means
large. There are 1000 troops at the Capital
and from 4 1000 to 5000 scattered over tie King
dom. Gen. Dye says there are 10000 in all.
and 500 or 800 troops are on guard at the pal
ace The troops Of the city are the best armed
of the soldiers They have 1000 Remington
rifles and the others of the troops have old
muZZle- leaders of different makes. There is no
cavalry, and as yet the reorganization of the
American Generals has not begun. There are
two parties in Korea, one of which is in favor
of modern methods, aud the other which wor-
/ ships the things of China and thinks the
Asiatic civilization is the only one in the world.
! When Gen. Dye and his corps had Just begun
! to do their work in Korea, the trouble about the
missionaries and Korean babies was sprung.
| The charge was made, and spread like wildfre,
| that the missionaries had been secretly steal
| ing and roasting and eating Korean children
and the antiforeign influence sprang almost
| into revolution. For time the lives of the
! foreigners were in danger. Minister Dinsmore
called to the Capital the troops of our naval
steamship, the Essex which was in the harbor
at Chemulpo, and through the aid of the King
the trouble was quieted. The effect of the re-
volt however, was such as to entirely put back
| the introduction of foreign methods and ii was
not until now that the American Generals
| have been able to do anything They have or
ganized school of about so scholars. These
are the sons of mobiles, and they are drilled
twice a day in the palace grounds, Gen. Dye
tells me he had great trouble in getting these
young men to put on the uniform. Clothes
mean so much in Korea that IA Of the boys be-
longing to the palace would not put on the for
egn-cut pantaloons, vest and small shoes re-
quired for the cadets The American officers
told them that they could not then enter the
school They stayed out for some time, but
finally came around, and are now doing well.
Gen. Dye tells me the boys are apt to learn. He
says the Koreans physically are fine men, and
he believes that they will make good soldiers.
The army, however, needs thorough reor-
ganization, and they have got to begin at the
bottom and work their way up.
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The stocks Of the drygood5' men are made up
of cotton and silk and the bulk of the people
dress almost entirely in cotton. 1t is only the
Yang Bans or mobiles. who can afford silk, but
the Koreans spend much on their clothes, and
the cottons they buy are the best. 1t must
take nearly a whole bolt Of cloth to clothe a
Kerean. His pantaloons come up as high as
his neck, and the legs are almost as large
around as his waist. You could put Philetus
Sawyer, the fattest man in the United States
Senate, into one trowsers-leg of the leanest
Korean, and he would have room and to spare.
You could run Senator ingalls, down through
the sleeve of his jacket and his long legs would
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KOREAN MoUENERs. her husbands words,
cried out:
alas, the horoscope drawn fer my partner is
still more true. The astrologers said that |
should marry the son of a rat, and find that
it is even So"
The eaves-droppers, who were listening be-
hind the oiled paper walls, burst into laughter,
and the Korean husband thus caught tartar.
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Korean Women and their CuriOus Custcms-KOrean
Money and What an OK Load Of ii is NORTH
The Korean Dress-GeR. Dye Talks of Korean
Soidiers-HOw the A%erican Generals were Re-
CeYed, and Something TO the FuiGre of the
COuntry-KOrcan Stores and the Queer Methods
OF Business.
tCoPYRIGHTED BY FEANK G. CARPENTER, 1851
Special Correspondence NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1888-12-20

he has on his back and TRUNK CARRIER
| his stomach.
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The women we see on the street here are
only those of the lower classes. Even they
hurry abont to keep from being seen, and when
they come out they wear green silk gowns over
their heads, the more modest Of them holding
these with one hand so that but one of their
almond eyes can be seen. Their husbands are
supposed to be their gods, and the widows of
the better class do not marry again. Not long
ago the children of married widows were
considered illegitimate, and divorce is very easy
on the part Of the men. ConGubinage is COM
mon. The King is allowed several hundred,
though l believe he has but 30, and the mobiles
have, as rule, as many cOneubines as they can
support.
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looprnIeHrED BY FRANK C. CARPENTER, 1855

Special Correspondence NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
SEOUL, KOREA. December u. 1883
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If cash meant the same thing in America
that it does in Asia, it would not be popular
among American merchants. 1t takes 1910 of
these copper coins to make a silver dollar here
worth 70 cents and a greenback dollar is worth
more than I600 of them. They are rudely
made coins of the size of the large copper cent,
and they have square hole in the middle the
size of lead-pencil. They are strung upon
strings, and it takes very few dollars to weigh
as much as man. In my shopping here |
always take a servant with me to carry my
money, and $50 in cash would break down
an OK I wanted to buy brass bowl to-day.
But the merchant would sell only in sets, and
he asked 5000 cash for a half dozen little
pieces of brass 1t cost me 800 cash for a small
wooden comb. This sum seems extrayagant
but when you figure it down it means about 20
cents and as the comb was inlaid the price was
not high The Koreans are good workers in
brass, and this is one of the few things that you
care to carry away from the city. They make
also very fine mats, and their fans are worth
taking The best of all things are made for
the King, and ii is only through him or one of
his officials that you can get the best product
of Korean workmen. The stores run in groups,
and each of these courts which l have described
seems to be devoted to one class of goods.
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VETASTED-A lady in each town % take orders for
~ something every lldy wants wa pay - for
first IKE hGGrs work, sample and Instruction I'D cents
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not seen on the streets, and where the chic
business of all seems TO be to smoke, to squa
and to eat
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