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The National tribune., 1889-03-28

Your Chinaman must have a lucky day for
everything, and one of the most valuable works
turned out at Peking is the Chinese Almanac
which tells Of the lucky day TO DO born. to be
married. or TO be buried, and by which all
China plants its rice, hoes its corn aud cuts its
lnger-Dails. There is a class of priests in
China who make their living by expelling evil
spirits from dwelling-hOuses. These men cast
out devils for a consideration, aud they will in
terpret dreams. They have thoir fixed ways Of
operating, aud they dress Ia red robes, blue
stockings and black eaps Part Of the eere-
The National tribune., 1889-03-28

Hong Kong is tropical city. In January
the air is hotter than June in New York
We go about in white clothes and duck
linen suits. No fires are required for either
morning or evening. The air of the gardens
Is laden with roses and the leaves of the palm
trees and of the gorgeous banana plants are the
greenest of the green. The public gardens of
Hong Kong are among the finest of the world,
and / see in them my first banyan tree. 1t has
q smooth bark, and its wide-spreading branches
cover moro space than two city lots 1t is not
higher than the biggest of our apple trees, but
its leaves go outward like the ribs of an um-
brella, and it sends great shoots down into the
earth. These shoots look like props, and they
are of all sizes from that Of your finger to the
circumference of your thigh It's leaves arc
green and luxuriant, and it forms splendid
shade tree. Its roots spread out over the
ground, and the sides of these streets of Hong
Kong cut out of the rocks are bordered with
trees, the roots Of which are almost all above
ground. The roots crawl over the banks, form
ing wall of gray network, and the verdure of
this island is more curious than the people.
This public garden has walks over which these
great trees interlace their branches. and the
india-rubber tree, the umbrella palm, the pep
per tree and that of the cinnamon are among
the hundreds of different varieties. The cin-
namon tree has a green leaf like that of the
holly. / put one in my mouth and it tasted
like the cinnamon bark you buy in the stores.
This latitude is the home of the orchid, and in
many Of these South Sea Islands the orchid
grows wild. In this garden there are hot
houses containing hundreds of varieties of
orchids, and these are of all shapes aud sizes
and coiors. The ferns are also wonderful and
The National tribune., 1889-03-28

CHINESE SERVANT. for the price of one
In America. The servants take the whole
charge of the house on their hands. They
arrange the bills of fare for all the din
ners whether they be for only the family or
for party of a hundred, and their cooking is
equal to that of French Chef Some OF the
best dinners have ever had have been those
given me by bachelors here in the East and in
this do not except the noted cafes of Paris,
London and New York. These Chinese serv-
ants dress, of course, i'll Chinese clothes and
our walters at the hotels and our servants on
the ships wear pigtails, caps and gowns. They
have learned the philosophy of feeling, and the
word " "cumshaw has the same currency here
as backsheesh y in Egypt or "pourboir" in
France. The English used by the Chinese is
an almost entirely different language from ours,
and it has to be learned, in order to manage the
servants. l remember my first donkey ride in
Tientsin, and how my guide was directed to
bring three piecee donkey chop-chOp." Chop
chop means quick, and the word wanehee is
always used for want. If you tell your Chi
nese boy to do something that he has not en-
gagged to do, he says, "That no belong my
pigeon" and he means by this that that is not
his work "Savee means to understand, and
No savee" l do not know. 1t is in such gib-
berish that the whole intercourse between for
eigners and natives is carried on, aud you may
hear a gentleman speaking correct English at
the table turn to servant aud address him in
this barbarous dialect. Very few of the Chi
nese can talk good English, though such as can
get good situations.
The National tribune., 1889-03-28

Hong Kong has two large hotels, but these
are always crowded during the Winter, and for
time it seemed as though we would have to
sleep in the streets. The English steamer
which brought US here was filed with Ameri-
cans, and she brought Is citizens of the United
States to Hong Kong. 1t is wonderful how
many Americans travel They number two to
one OF those of any other nation, and you find
them everywhere. On the top of the mountain
above Hong Kong there is coIored citizen of
the United States, who keeps little hotel and
restaurant, and who has gotten to be one of the
institutions of the place. His name is Thomas,
and ne was for years Steward on one of the
big Pacific Ocean steamers. He speaks several
languages, and he can fry oysters equal to tho
best cooks of Baltimore. This hotel is at the
terminus of the inclined railway of Hong
Kong, which has, am told, the steepest grade
at certain points of any railway in the world
You rise In its cars almost perpendicularly
from the shore of the harbor to the top of the
mountain, and the panorama spread out below
you is one of the fine ones of Asia. At
Thomas's Hotel you take chairs and go around
the mountain, and catch fine views of the har-
Dor at every turn.
The National tribune., 1889-03-28

The Capital of Hong Kong is Victoria, though
the city and island is generally known by
the one name Hong Kong. Imagine great
hill rising almost straight upwards to the hight
of 1,800 feet. Cover this with green grass and
trees and scatter along its foot as it slopes to-
wards the river a mixture Of foreign buildings
and Chinese houses. Let the streets, paved
with stones, climb up hills at an angle of 45 de-
grees, so steep that no horse could mount them
and so slippery that only the bare feet of the
Chinese coolies can well climb them. Put one
main street q little back FROM and along the
edge OF, the water, and fill this with crowd rs
cosmopolitan as that of Cairo or Constantinople,
and you have some idea of this great Anglo
Chinese city. Add to this harbor filed with
every species of craft, from the big-winged
Chinese junk to the great floating opium
The National tribune., 1889-03-28
HOUSE BOAT.

for building has to be carried up the mountain
on the shoulders or the backs of the coolies,
and Hong Kong does all of its business by man
power. Yes, and women power too, for the
women of the lower classes work here as hard
as the men. They carry stones and bricks in
baskets fastened to sticks thrown over their
shoulders, and they form the Captains of the
house-boats on the river When | landed at
Hong Kong it was a brighteyed girl of Is in
bare feet and bare head who bargained with me
as to carrying my possessions ashore in her
boat, and she and her sister, smaller than her
self, lugged my heavy trunks and boxes down
the stairs at the side of the vessel and slowed
them away in her long, rough, fat -bottomed
sampan. After we had taken our seats it was
she who, standing up, sculled the boat across
the harbor to the shore, and it was she who
bossed the two men who helped her. Women
of all ages mako livings for their families on
this Hong Kong harbor, and the girl begins to
work at the age of four. She is born on the
boat and the mother carries on the sculling and
rowing with her baby strapped to her back.
Our Captain or CaptaineSs wheedled and
wheedled at US in attempting to get more pay
for her work during the trip, and at the shore
we had to get five coolies to carry our trunks
to the hotel.
The National tribune., 1889-03-28
A Queer World to Him.

The minister called one afternoon to see Mrs.
Brown, and at moment when she was out of
the room, being in q sermonizing mood, he said
to little Johnnie: This is an unreasonable
world, my young FREUD" "You bet it is" as
sented little Johnnie, in a way that left 10
doubt as to his sincerity. "Teacher licks me
when don't know enough, and dad takes it
out of me when know too much"
The National tribune., 1889-03-28
resi- OF nnrnbilifY.
IBoston Budaet.l

Carpet Dealer-Yes, madam; that is fine
stair-carpet, and very durable.
Woman-Will it last well?
Carpet Dealer-Madam, fourteen years ago
sold piece of that carpet to woman and she
used it ten years steady.
Woman-Then did she throw it away?
Carpet Dealer-No, madam; should say not
For the last four years her boy has worn it for
everyday pants.
The National tribune., 1889-03-28
The Oft Told Story

OF the peculiar medicinal merit of Hoods Sar-
saparilla is fully confirmed by the testimony Of
thousands who have tried 1t. Peculiar In the
combination, proportion. and preparation of its
Ingredients, peculiar In the extreme care with
witch # is put up, Hoods Sarsaparflla accom-
plishes cures where other preparations entirely
fail. Peculiar in the uncgualled good name it has
made ut home, peculiar in the phenomenal sales
ii has attained. Hoods ssrsapailla Is the most
successful spring medicine ana blood purifier
before the public. BE sure 10 get Hood'&
The National tribune., 1889-03-28
The Obstacle in the Way.

"I fear it can never be, George" mHrmured
the fair girl. "There is obstacles in the way"
What are they, Laura?" demanded tho
young man, eagerly. perhaps can overcome
them!n
Papa has failed in business, and -"
You needn't mention any more" said the
young man dejectedly, as he got up from his
knees.
The National tribune., 1889-03-28

good homes for a New
York millionaire, and in
every foreign colony
which we have visited
we have found estab-
lishments which in all
til cir appointments
would do credit to
Washington. The life
of the people is a luxu-
rious one, and the for
eigners we have met are
more comfortable than
they could we'll be at
home. L b e Chinese
make good servants, and
they are so cheap that
one can have three here
The National tribune., 1889-03-28
A Question of Room.

I--0NI -lItJtI@tiC.I
declare" said Noah, as he wiped the per-
spiration from his brow, "were going to be
eramped for room! don't know where we're
going to put all these animals"
Boss" suggested the elephant and the mas
todon, both of whom were switching their tails
viciously, why not leave out the flies and
musketoes? They take up more room than
we do.n
The National tribune., 1889-03-28

The Chinese courts are especially cruel, and
witnesses are tortured to make them testify,
and if they refuse they are tortured until they
do. The smallest offense5 are punished with
fogging and with the cangue which is a board or
framework of boards about four feet square, with
hole in the center for the neck of the criminal.
The man found guilty is sentenced to wear this
from three days to three months, and at
Shanghai beggars are sometimes put in these
cangues. Some OF the boards are loaded with
iron so that they weigh rs much as 80 pounds,
and have seen some which I could not lift. The
Chinese have all kinds of horrible tortures for
criminals, and many Of the beggars we have
met have had their limbs twisted out of shape
by such tortures. The modes of execution are
by decapitation and strangling, and it is con-
The National tribune., 1889-03-28

broidery on the breast, and he sat behind q
desk with Mr.. Emmens, our Vice Consul Gen
sral was given a seat beside him, and the
long, low room in which the court was held
was filed with Chinese men and women. The
criminals were brought in and forced down upon
their knees while they were examined by the
Mandarin and Mr.. Emmens, and the inVesti-
cation was entirely by the Judges. 1 remem-
ber one case was that of Chinese thief, who
had stolen q blankets, but only eight of these
had been recovered. The American from whom
the goods were stolen wanted to get back the
rest of the blankets, and Mr.. Emmens told the
Mandarin that there were 10 blankets missing,
and that q were stolen. "But," said the Man
DARN, " the thief says only eight were stolen !;
and he was thus willing to consider the word of
the thief as good as that of the American mer-
chant. The prisoners, when they are brought
in this court, are in chains, and the ordinary
way of arresting man here in China is to
yank him along by the pig tail.
The National tribune., 1889-03-28
JOHN BULL s COLONY,
The Island Of Hong Kong and Its
Wonderful HarbOr.

LoOk at the Third Port Of the WOrId-HOW
Foreigners Ligc in the East--a Visit to the Mixed
Courts in Shanghai, end Something About CHI
nese Crime and Punishment Chinese Snpersti-
tion-The Porcelain Tower at Nanking and the
PngOda Towers at CantOn-The Almanac Which
Runs China-Chinese Luck and their Divlning
Priests.
The National tribune., 1889-03-28
[N. T. SUM-

All" sighed Delaney, the clerk of $40 per
week, Il gave up my love early in November
because she was so psssionately fond of sleigh
riding, and l knew L couldn't afford it, and
now there hasn't been enough snow to 90 ont
once all Winter. Twas ever thus
The National tribune., 1889-03-28

In all of these foreign colonies, with perhaps
the exception of Hong Kong there are mixed
courts, at which the Consuls sit with the Man
darins, and at which all offenses between the
natives and foreigners are tried. / visited
such a court in Shanghai. The Mandarin was
tall, thin, slant-eyed, pig-tailed, yellow
skinned Chinaman, with feathers a foot long
standing out at the back of his cap, and with
The National tribune., 1889-03-28
Special Correspondence NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Hone KONG, CHINA, March, 1889.

WRITE this letter in
Hong Kong. 1t is an
island. owned by the
English. just off the
South Coast of China
and 90 miles from the
great commercial city
of Canton. 1t is only
% miles in circumfer-
ence, and its land is
made up of the most
rugged of ro C k y
mountains. Still it
has one of the finest
harbors in the world,
and its shipping makes
it the third port in the
world. The flags of
every nation float at
roof unon IFS watars
The National tribune., 1889-03-28
VICTORIA.

storehouse, and from the Pacific Ocean steamer
to the japanese freight-boat. Chinese men-of-
war lie at anchor beside some of the best ships
of the English Navy, and through them all
dart in and out the 10000 sampans and house
boats of all shapes and sizes which make up the
boat population of the harbor. Thirty thou
sand people live upon the waters of this harbor,
and women are married and bare children in
these boats. The busy scene of these waters
will never be forgotten, and the sight looking
across it to the hills of the main land of China.
only few miles away is one Of the most beau
tiful of the Western Pacific.
The National tribune., 1889-03-28
the island of Hong Kong is noted for the va
riety of its ferns


On the mountain
above the city are now
being built many fine
residences. These will
compare with the stone
houses in the vicinity
of New York aud of our
other large cities. They
are large and roomy,
and many of them
cost fortunes to build.
Still all tba material
The National tribune., 1889-03-28
GREAr PORCELAIN TowRR.

peror the Son of Heaven. Even the gamblers
burn joss-paper before they play, and the lit
erati are sunken in suporstitiOns which would
be laughed at by darky of the West India
plantations.
The National tribune., 1889-03-28

IF you cOyet appetite, flesh, color, vigoT, take
Ayers sarsapariIIa. Sold by druggists.
The National tribune., 1889-03-28

am surprised at the fine homes these Eng
lishmen have in the East Here in Hong
Kong you will find mansions that Would be
The National tribune., 1889-03-28

2 iGcheT's Caatoria.
The National tribune., 1889-03-28

LcoprnIenrED ny FRANK q. CARPENTER, 1881
The National tribune., 1889-03-28

nIYOECES-A- GOODRICH, ATTORNEY AT-LAW
IL Ia Dearborn ST. Chicago III Advice Free q Year,
1persnce. Business quietly and legally transacted.
Mention The National TribunA
The National tribune., 1889-03-28

AHHaaAG are sold BY us at Rock Bottom prices
aaAHAa 8 y sen for our Tae catalogue 0f Guns
A-AEat5 V Eiass, RsvolgsTs. sporting Goods aad
u y . - 81 & Sc Duane ST., New YORK
Mention The National TEibura
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-08

ALEXANDER p. Sullivan, the Chicago
lawyer and Irish agitator, is according to
latest accounts connected with the Cronin
murder. Sullivan ia we'll known to the
older residents of Santa Fe. He came
here shortly after the war, and worked on
paper for a while. He was appointed
postmaster in 1869, and held that office
for abont year. In 80 he received the
appointment of internal revenue collector
of New Mexico, which position he held
till July, 1870, when he was removed and
was succeeded by Gen. &. A. Smith as
collector. In September 1869, he pur-
chased the Santa Fe Gazette, q weekly
Democratic paper, from John T. Russell,
and turned it into an Independent
Republican paper, called the Santa
Fee Post. This he ran for a
little over two years, mostly on
money furnished by Lucien Maxwell. In
In the spring of 20 eand the secretary
OF the territory, II. H. Heath, had a shoot
ing scrape, but neither was hurt, although
Sullivan emptied his pistol at him. The
affair grew out of an article published in
the Gazette rejecting upon Mrs. Heath.
The lady in question was what is gen
orally called sumner Sullivan in the
article accused the lady, who was hand
some woman, of squirting at one man,
flirting with another, and so on. This
was more than Heath could stand, and
hence the shooting scrape. Sullivan left
here some time in 1872 and his name is still
in the accounts of several OF our old time
merchants as owing them money.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-08

TUE renorts from the San Pedro mines
of Nav Mexico continue favorable. 1t Is
possible that the camp will develop lhto
a mining center of more than Ordinary
importance, but development work has not
vet progressed sufficiently to determine
what the extent and value OF the mlneral
denosits are. One mine does not make
great mining camp, and it Will be 100
early to saw much in favor OF the san
Pedro district until more mines than the
Lucky are shown to have plenty OF good
orc II is rumored that the Atkinson,
Toneka & Santa Fe Railway company in
tends to build branch road from Cerrl-
los to San Pedro. The distance IS elgh,
teen miles, over which ore is now hauleu
in wagons to the railroad. II the oahta
Fe builds this branch 1t Will be an lildl-
cation that the management OF tnat com.
pany has information to the effect that
the mineral deposit is extensive ana val
uable.-Denver Republican.
The reports continue moro than favor
Every days work demonstrates that south
ern Santa Fe county contains some Of
the richest and most permanent mineral
sections in the west. The only thing the
section needs for full development and to
show up its immensely rich gold, silver
and copper deposits, is capital and work.
These necessities are now Forthcoming
and San Pedro camp and its mines will
make the fortune OF many a man in the
near future. To-day there are $50 teams
engaged in hauling ore to Cerrillos, and
more are needed and called for. The
railroad which builds into Cerrillos first
will of course secure the cream of the
business. If the present output keeps
up it is more than probable that a road
will reach San Pedro ere three months
are gone
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-08

GALVESTON, Texas, June s.-The Texas
wool association has passed the following !:
Resolved, that we commend the action OF
the secretary of the treasury in his recent
rulings on waste and do most emphatic.
ally urge upon him the Importance OF
careful discrimination of all such stuff as
NAV be imported for wool manufacturers,
uses. We desire to see the wool product
of America exceed the wants OF our man,
.-s-~A.-->,-~ l4 "ie--"-~,''- .t'N7n,t 1n ulloel
classification of carpet wool it will be al
most matter of impossibility for the
grower in this country to command such
price for his product as will justify the
speedy development of the wool industry
in the United States.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-08

TIE matter Of holding the constructors
al convention in september next Is "''
tracing considerable attention. Inc NE"
MEXICAN was the first paper oagIt"Ie 'l'e
srhiert and is gratifed to see the interest
that is being taken. The Silver olt! FIN
terprise SAYS rs follows on the question:
There should be no politics Ill the con,
stitntional convention. The people should
.aIet competent men who can Afford 10
leave their business and spend two months
in Santa Fe, with the remuneration ~
onlv s. per dav. We do not believe, WIN
the Sentinel that it is absolutely esSell-
tal for every delegate 10 he practltine
lawver. Nearly all OF the bad leslSia'lo[il
was due to the private schemes Vi 'lie
LAWYERS who represented the people ~ u
tle senate and SO to certain extent II
vouId he in the unconstitutional convention
unless LAWYERS could be selected Whose
hnnesty and integrity would be above
their petty interests, or that OF llei'
clients There are such lawyers IN Nrah
county. ami then again there are Sol'''
who no doubt would like to run VINO MI
not constructed on such broad ana iipe''
,, nripciplcs. We want honest, intelllgen
men to represent US, no matter apou
their profession or politics.
. In some respects the structures OF IN
| Enterprise upon the sessions OF the 2o'
: legislative assembly are correct, but as
. whole. there is no question, despite II
presence of few unfit men in the coun'
o and house, that the 2Sth legislative a
II sembly did most excellent work Tor u
= territory. The sessions Of the constl1
,s tional convention will hold only thif
Nd days; the pay of the members Will
OF fixed by the convention.
i la We agree fully with the Enterprise u
n there should be as little politics as posi-
- in the convention, but it will be "
we'll, and in fact, highly advisable TO
member that the administration is
H. publican and that the 5lst congress
Republican.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-08

IT is we'll known and goes without con-
tradiction that great many illegal war
rants have been issued by the county
commissioners OF Santa Fe county during
the past four years. The issues of these
warrants, both upon the general and
school fund, should be investigated, and
that fully. Any warrants legally and
properly issued for proper amounts, and
wherever the county has received correct
value, should be paid. But on all illegally
issued warrants payment or FUNDING
should be refused The tax payers OF
this county must see to this themselves.
There is no reliance, from present indica-
tions, to be placed in most Of the county
officials. The courts must be resorted to.