Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-04-22

Hong Kong paper, IN commenting Oh
/ the funeral, said: cit was the larg-
est and most impressive ever witness.
ed in this colony
The Yellow River, (China's Sor-
ROW. has spread disaster and famine
in its vicinity to an unusual extent
during the past season, as you have
no doubt heard. Subscriptions are
being earnestly solicited throughout
the far East. The government of
Hong Kong voted a relief of 1000,
which has since been raised to 5000
more. London is coming strongly to
the front, one firm, Matheson & Co.,
heading the list with gift of f1000.
America will, no doubt, respond to
the call they ought to do so on ac-
count of her commercial interests, if
not for humanity's sake. [ can
scarcely credit the reports that come
from the flooded districts. There are
thousands of poor people in the New
chwang country who will not be
reached by the hand of charity, and
must, in consequence, die of cold and
starvation. The villages in the north
districts contain anywhere from fifty
to three hundred families, all dying
for want of the commonest necessa-
ries of life." It is terrible thing to
think of. Here is kind of charity
worthy of your warmest interests.
The people are crying for food, for
bread, don't give them stone.
Americas total expulsion Of the
Chinese is attracting great attention
in the East. The general belief is
gradually gaining ground throughout
China, that retaliatory measures
should be adopted by requesting all
Americans, residents, merchants and
missionaries to return to their own
congenial chimes, at least, not to al
low them to place foot on Chinese
territory. Eminent Chinese statesmen
argue that the Chinese are law abid-
inc citizens, that the United States by
their act are violating all treaty, and
international law, etc. Some of their
arguments are certainly too well
founded to bear contradiction. The
act, if not amended, will be greatly
injurious to American commerce, and
l question its policy. Surely appro-
pirate laws can be made to restrict
Chinese immigration without going to
such extremes, and cutting our own
fingers. Our government might find
other means of protection that would
work to better advantage for the in
terests of the country. [ am not in
love with the Chinese or their Gus
toms, and having once resided in
America, precludes all possibility of
my ever falling in love with their
country, but l don't think the ver-
dict of total Punishment speaks very
we'll for Yankee produce.
still look on the Chinese, in a
certain sense, as a semi barbara ma
ton, but since residing among them.
/ find they are not quite so uncivil-
lied as formerly supposed. They are
not quite so barbarous as Americans
generally think them. Certainly they
are a people not to be wholly judged
by the specimens usually met with il
the U. S. There are great many
well-educated Chinese who can talk
as fuently, and understand English
as we'll as you or |.
l am in receipt of letter from 6
young lad in your vicinity that wildly
recalls my younger days. In reply
l would like to say few words thro
your columns. / don't by any means
feel competent as an adviser, and
can not quote myself as a shining ex
ample of "home-stayer, still may
possibly, chance on some remark tina
will benefit him or some other young
reader in your community, who con
templates like career. From the
promiscuous way in which my youns
correspondent refers to "life on thu
briny deep, prospecting for gol(
among the Rockys, camp life, rec
skins and the most suitable outfit 70
an adventurous career in the "wil(
and woody West, it is quite eviden
to my mind that he has reached tn
heroic stdime novel age" that soone
or later oVertakes ''Y Dung America.
1t was often quoted to me that 6;
rolling stone gathers no MOSS" AM
| as often added, "and standing mill
sours." am now rather inclined t.
believe that ''sour milk" is not sucl
bad article after all. Now | know
from experience that there is no us
in advising that young fellow to sta,
at home. Such advice will not con
vince, and will affect him just abou
as much as summer zephyr. L
making a choice from the above-men
toned illustrious professions, i SHOULD
say, by all means, go West and fgh
the Indians. You are perfectly SAT
in doing so, ! assure you; beside
so long as you remain in America yo
will virtually be at home. [ went Yves
once with the firm intention o
slaughtering about million ''injuns,
and occupying the remainder of N
time in trapping beavers and shooting
buffaloes. [ managed in the cours
of nv career to amass horse, sad
die, rife and other fighting parapher
MALTA [ found the Indians SAT
enough, but they didn't want to fight
| nouoh to nv relief They looked G