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for a gift of from SO, 900 to 100000, and he
dare not refuse.
This rich man is now 10 years old, though
he does not look over So. He is a typical
Chinaman Of the literary class, has broad,
high forehead, thin, yellow cheeks, and eyes
that shine as brightly as mis- choicest dia-
monds. His hair is like jet and his cue
reaches to his ankles. He was dressed in
silks and furs when he received me and he
had tight, round, black, silk skull cap on
the top of his head. He shook his own
hands before his breast in Chinese saluta-
tion when our American Consul, Mr.. Sey-
mour, introduced me to him, and then he
reached out his long-nailed fingers and
grasped nv hands a-la-Americei
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sexes. They went in groups of six and
eight in single file, and the leader could
see just enough to get along. The others
held on to one another's clothes and all,
from decrepit old women TO little blind
boys, held out little fat round baskets, and,
turning up their sightless eyes, asked for
aims in piteous tones. These blind beggars
come from the blind asylum of Canton.
They go out daily to beg through the CITY
owner pays them to 60 away. They barely
get more than the tenth of cent from a
single man, and inasmuch as the asylum
furnishes them but little food they are pale,
thin and pitifully ragged.
The sackcloth in which the beggar of
China is usually clad is of the coarsest
coffee sacking. He is dirty and loathsome
to an extreme, and 1 would as soon think
of touching a smallpox patient or leper
as one of these beggars.
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winding Clock. fornLixinr.

NtN 1OTK SUM- -"
There are half dozen men in New York
who make a living by winding and regu-
lating clocks. There are many clocks that
cost not only hundreds, but thousands of
dollars EACH 1t would not be common sense
to let Tom, Dick and Harry fool with them
There are many places where it is necessary
to have absolutely correct time, and this re-
quires experts. And thus there has grown
up business of winding and regulating
clocks.
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an American clock and some were hung
with glass chandeliers. went into his
mothers bedroom, the best in the house,
doubt not, and where How Qua pointed,
as ne said, there my mamma sleeps-was a
platform between four posts which was
covered with straw mating, and upon which
was piece of porcelain of about the shape
and size of Scent loaf of bread, and this
was the pillow of this rich Chinese lady.
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good sized farm, and he has diamonds and
pearls by the cupful. Que of his diamonds,
sring which cost $4,000, Was sent to En-
gland to be sold not long ago, and it is
probably now in the jewel casket of one OF
the monarchs of Europe. He has planta-
tions of rice fields and many acres of the
choicest tea gardens. His money is well
invested, and he would approach the wealth
Of jay Gould were it not that the officials
every now and then come down upon him
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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

CHAPTERS AND 2-The story opens early
in the present century, on bright morning in
March. Wendell Orton, artist and dreamer. is
landed from little schooner in the Bay st.
Louis, by the Creole owner of the vessel,
Victor, who is to return for him April 10.
Orton's host is Edouard Garcin, whose family
consists of himself, wife and pretty daughter.
Lalie. A mystery surrounds lovely villa in
the neighborhood, whose owner is Mo'sieu
Rochon. .andwho has lovely daughter known as
the Lilly OF Rochon," of whom Wendell Orton
dreams during his first night at the little inn.
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HlCAGO, March
z, 1889. - Coming
here as 1 did, from
New York, I was
agreeably surprised
to note the cultiva-
ton and refinement
one sees here at the
most unexpected
moments. 1 came to
Chicago (from the
East) fearing that I
would be shocked
and panied almost
constantly by the
rudeness and igpo-
rance of the masses.
And I hate to be
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Through n Wilderness of Buildings,

It was in his grand residence on the banks
OF the Pearl river, in the heart of Canton.
We walked through wilderness of build
;ngs devoted to the servants and relatives of
The family before we came to the reception
room. How Qua supports about 400 of his
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ON THE OCEAN WAVE.
The Voyage Of the Baseball Players
From Australia to Egypt.
A REAL DISCOVERY AT COLOMBO.
A Series of Very Pleasant Moonlight
Excursions.
THE LONG OCEAN VOYAGE ENDED
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH. !

SUEZ, February
1.-THE weath er
gods are certainly
faVoring the ball
players in their trip
around the world.
Fair winds and
bright skies have
courted them at ev-
cry step and they ar
rived amid 4" the
spicy breezes of Cey-
lon s Isle" as ignor-
ant of the oceans
tempestuous moods
as when they left the
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A PECULIAR RIVER,

The Chicago river is one of the most des-
olate and arid streams have ever observed.
1t has the same soiled and troubled bosom
that one sometimes sees in the lower walks
of life, and it moves very, oh, so very delib-
erately, like a man going to the train to
meet his wife's mother, knowing that she
does not approve of him.
Two million three hundred and eighty
two thousand cows were made widows here
last year. Five thousand pigs per day also
bite the dust, after having emitted piercing
shrek. One sees the pig gay, frolicsome,
and with life before him. Anon we find
him cold in death. His chest has large
hole in it. and big, big chip gives his
mouth hard, set look. 1t is awful. And
yet to see Mr.. Armour there with his. sleeves
tucked up above his dimpled elbows and
the tips of his red fannels just showing
roguishly beneath, you would find it hard
to say in your heart, "Here is cold, cruel
man." He fits here and there among the
workmen, looking now at the breastbone of
Quincy shote to see if we will have an
open winter, and then going on to where he
is trying to keep up cob fire under hogs
head in which he is smoking some of his
Justly celebrated hams.
"And are you fond of your work, Mr..
Armour" asked, as he began to pull out
the chin whislers of an adult hog. Indeed
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Degeneracy OF the Times.
Toledo Blade.

Toledo Blade.]
Lithographer-In your posters, this sea-
son, sir, to which star do you desire to give
the prominent place?
Theatrical Manager-Darn the starsl Give
it to myself as manager-make the letters
foot high, too.
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A Little Revenge.
Toledo Blade.

Laundry Clerk-What kind of finish do
you desire on your linen, sir?
.Sir-Well, you needen't mind pushing
the contest to fnish-you punish my
clothes bad enough in two rounds. guess
that's about all they can stand.
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f[@ ~ n !
January 81 visit
ed this afternoon the
Vanderbilt of China.
He is a relative of the
Chinese Minister at
Washington, and his
grandfather died less
than a generation ago,
leaving an estate
worth fifty million
hard gold dollars.
His name is How
Qua, and he has acres
of houses in the busi-
est part of Canton,
His own residence oc-
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am" he replied. at seems almost like
play to me now At first it made me very
tired, and yearned for something more re-
munerative, bat it pays real we'll now And
though feel very weary at night as 1 get
home and put on my other clothes, am
sustained and soothed by the blessed assur-
ance that at the end of the year find that
have made s., ,OO0, 900, and that is worth
making sacrifice for.
AN IMPORTANT POINT.
"Of. course it is pleasanter to write
thoughts for the paper and wear your good
clothes every day and call yourself literary,
than it is to assassinate hogs all day and 60
home smelling like a lard rendering recital,
but literature is not so remunerative. l am
therefore content. My lot may not be so
fragrant as yours, but it is not after all an
undesirable one."
He then buried his cleaning blade in the
watch pocket of large ecru hog, and as he
began to unravel the digestive economy of
the poor brute turned aside and hid my
face on the shoulder of young lady that
stood near by. am brave IN in a great
emergency, but when my honor is not at
stake, my heart is just as tender as it can
be.
/ speak of Mr.. Armour's works because it
is customary to do so. People who come to
Chicago from the East at once repair to the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-10
Usually the Case.

Norristown Herald.I
A sponge can always be found hanging
near the slate behind the bar. And several
"sponges" can usually be found hanging
around the bar.
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Society here, too, is good. 1t is so good
that, so far, l have not been pressed to enter
it much, and so can see that it is not so
mixed as 1 have been told it was at home.
Michigan avenue is beautiful street.
Max O'Rell says it reminds him of the
Bois de Boulogne. That is just what it re-
minds ME of, but 1 never could think what
it was till he spoke of it. At first thought
it was the Champs Elysees that it reminded
me of. 1t is a much more desirable street
for walking purposes than the Rue de Boil
er or the Bois de Westside
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Fine Distinction.
Toledo Blade.

Toledo BIade.l
Western T0urist-GOt much stock on
hand?
Ranchman-NOpe, got q right smart
bunch on foot, though.
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- Hard to Match Him.

They are still trying to get jury to try
Doodle alderman in New York. The indi-
cations are that the alderman will die of
old age before IL of his peers can be found.
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The Blind BeaRnr, or cantou.

There are thousands of blind beggars here
in Canton, ara in going through the city
to-day saw at least 300 of all ages and
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pork centers, and, having seen them, they
write letter about the matter and go home.
MOTT oTTITE LIKE HOME

Coming out of the establishment met
typical Yankee who had just been looking
over the modus operandi. He was carefully
concealing his surprise, and like a true
Yankee from "way down East, he wouldn't
allow anybody to know that he hadn't been
used to seeing 5000 hogs per day in the act
of going down to 5000 untimely graves.
asked him what he thought Of it, and he
said: SIT was evidently pooty busy day
there" He said they did things different
in Chicago from what they did in New
England.
Now, for instance here they don't study
economy as they do in our section. Take
farmers in the Northwest, too. They throw
away what would keep a Connecticut
farmer all year. I went up into Minnesota
the other day and saw in days ride S25,-
600 worth OF reapers and mowers and wag-
ons and tools standing out in the field all
winter, rusting and warping out of shape, so
that they won't be worth anything, and yet
they wall about hard times. Why, we have
to learn economy where live or starve to
death. For instance, I've got neighbor
that lives just back of Newport. His farm
hasn't paid him for five years, but he
had streak of good luck three years ago.
The fox hunt wanted chance to get drunk
and gallop across his farm. He said it
would ruin his crops and knock the paint
off the stone walls which he had erected to
keep his boys on the farm"
"Well," says the fox tanners and anise
seed bag assassins, "what will it damage
you? How much will you charge to let US
chase the pack in full cry across your
grounds ?'
A STREAK OF LUCK.
He allowed that SIS would be fair enough
for the nriviIepes of the season. and SO they
said that would DE satisfactory. With this
sum he lived comfortably that year and the
next he raised them $40. He also charged
them with an old and arid cow whom they
scared into drunkard's grave by means of
their wild, hoarse cries and general English
funny business costumes. Last year he
made che damage to the crops S95, though
he hasn't raised that much from the farm in
gross for six years. He also managed to
sell the fox hunters balky horse which had
his neck broken indirectly by the bark, the
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to another without the assistance of her
maids.
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SP0NGING A TIGER.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.

A Wonderful Tale of an Ignorant Cossack's
Narrow Escape
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CHINA'S VANDERBILT.
He Might be as Well Fixed Finan-
cially as Our own Jay Gould,
BUT FOR HEAVY ASSESSMENTS.
An Interesting Description of His Grand
Canton Establishment. .,
SOME CHINESE TABLE DELlCACIES

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DISPATCH,
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NYE'S TENDER HEART
Is Rudely Shocked by the Alertness
With Which Phil Armour
MANUFACTURES BOVINE WIDOWS.
The Wanton Extravaganza of Western
Agriculturists Alone
PREVENTS TAKING EUROPEAN TOURS
WRITTEN FOR THE D1spArcH.l

HICAGO, March
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arrival band the groom went to the
American minister and asked him to
marry them. Colonel DENLY replied
that the only man who could perform
Inc marriage was Mr.. Smithsrs, the
American consul at Tientsin, and that
they would have to live forty days in
his consular jurisdiction before the
ceremony could be celebrated. He told
the young man that he must register
at the Eo 5lish consulate the fact that
he was about 10 marry, inasmuch rs he
was q Canadian. The groom thereupon
went and begged Sir John Waisham,
the English minister, to perform the
ceremony. Sir John refused, unless
the American consul was present, and
the groom was ag lin in despair. He
at last telegrsphed Mr.. Smithers to
come to Peking at his expense, but be-
fore ne coull start, the prospective
BRIDE and groom called upon Mr.
Smithers at Tieutsin, and told him
that they had concluded 10 wait the
forty days, and be married there.
According to the English law, it was
necessary that they should, a few days
bsfOre the marriage, go to the English
consulate and swear that neither of
them knew of anything to prevent their
being welded. The forty days were up
last week, and during The early part OF
the week the Two appeared at the Eng
iish consulate, and kneeIing down
placed their hands on the Bibls and
affirmed that they wished to be mar
ried. and that they knew nothing to
preventit. All of this time the Csna-
dian was stoppisg at one Il issionary's
house and the girl was being entertained
at another's. He made but few calls
upon her and evidently considered the
| whole thing matter of bus ness.
rhs girl, who was OF q loving nature.
wondered whether she had not made a
mistaKe and the day after the meeting
at the English consulate. she concluded
she had. She called her lover to her
and told him the match was off.
She said she had come all this way to
marry him. she was poor. but she had
| saved little money; she would rather
reimburse the American miss ons than
| carry out the engagement. She said
she knew she could make her living by
teaching, either in japan or in Amer
lea, and she preferred to doit. The
lover stormed and threatened the girl.
He made matters worse instead of
better, and the match is now off for
good The cold Canadian is the mad
dest missionary in China, and he hiss
betaken himself again to his noun
tains. The girl is at TIentsin waiting o
ship to carry her to Nagasaki. Japan,
where she will, understand, n,,ege
teaching in missionary school.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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One sees very little OF the residences
of the Chinese MOBILES. They live in
large enclosures surrounded by walls SO
high that it is impossible to look over
them, aud entered by gates which are
guarded by door keepers, who admit
only the favored few. Some of the
residences contain many acres inside of
these walls, and the buildings are made
up of number of one-story structures
scattered hero and there about the
grounds. All the foreign legations are
of this nature. and the secretaries and
minister of the American legation live
in such an enclosure. The government
pays between $1,000 and $1,000 a year
for it, and America is, am told, the
only foreign nation represented at
Peking which does not own its own
building.
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The foreign ministers have some c1ri,
GUS duties, and their mail as to Chinese
matters contains requests quite as que-r
as some of those made to the President
autograph fends have been Fostering
Colonel DENLY for autographs of the
Chinese Emperor, signature as diff
cult to procure as that of tae apge
Gabriel written with a qu,ll from his
own wings. The Chinese Emp.ror is
quite as sacred in China ana to China
men as Gabriel is TO Christians. Other
Americans want contracts from the
Emperor. and they evidently suppose
that China is jumping 1t western ideas
and western brains. They put the
Celestial intelligence On q very low
plane, indeed, and ask the most ridicu-
lous questions as to whether if they
bring their wives TO China they can
find suitable accommodations for them.
They do not realizs that the open ports
Of China have as good 1otels and q
pleasant social circles as you will find
in any American city, and thsy evil
deatly think that the foreigners here
live in mud huts, sleep on the Chinese
bake oven beds and eat with chop
| sticks.
The consuls do the marrying for the
Americans in China, and both the
English and the American legation
have had to do with curious matri-
monial venture this week. The meet
ing of the lovers was as school boy and
school girl in small college in one of
our Western States. They were merely
acquainted, and there was no love be-
tween them. The boy was Canadian
with pronounced theological tenden-
cies. The girl was Missourian en-
dowed with beauty, and full of COM
mon sense. The Canadian, after grad
uation, was sent by the American
Board of Missions TO China, and he
was assigned to a post about thirty
days ride form Peking in the wild
regions of the Chinese mountains. He
labored with his charge for II number
of years, but his lonely work caused
him to cast about for wife. He be-
thought him of his old school fellow,
and opened correspondence with her.
The correspondence rlpened into an
engagement, and he persuaded the
young lazy to come out here to marry
him. The American Board of Mis-
sions furnished her the money for the
trip. She travelled Is 600 miles to meat
her affianced husband. and he came
from his home in the mountains and
waited for her at Picking. She had
first to come to Japan, ihen to Tient-
sill. and leaving the steamer to go by
cart or boat the two or three days ride
of ninety miles to this point. The
! marriage was to take place upon her
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in the world than the Chinese, and the
menu was equal to that prepared by
the best of the French chefs at Wash
ington, and it was served by long-teiled,
lmond-eyed, yellow faced servants in
coats of velvet and silk. The table
talk was in French, and the leading
nations of the world were represented.
What wonderful city is Peking !!
How big and how littlel How strong
and how weakl 1t is q conglomera-
tion-the strangest mixture of matter
and mind in the world of cities. 1t
was city as far back as HOO years be-
fore Christ, and it was the capital OF
China thousand years after Christ was
born. 1t was the capital of the whole
Empire in A. D. 1854, and with the ex-
ception of a short time, it hiss been the
seat of Chinese government since the
reign of Kublai Kahn. Its hair is thus
gray and ats skin wrinkled i'll its years
of cityhood, but as modern city, ii is
still in its swaddling clothes. nay,
rather it is just born, and it spraWls
about in all the dirt of neglected baby
hood. 1t is the most filthy spot on this
fair earth's face, and the smells of
Naples, the dirt of Korea and the Sums
of New York and London cannot COM
pare with it. 1t knows nothing of
modern city improvements. Its wide,
mirey, unpaved streets have no side
walks, and the wide Chinese carts are
dragged along up to their hubs in mud
and filth. Inc streets are the sewers,
and the most degraded savage OF oar
western plains has more regard for the
exposure of his person than have these
pig tailed, silk-dressed. gaudy, fat
Pekingese. The streets are not lighted,
and the only lanterns known are small
ones of paper. which make it unsafe to
move about through the dirt IN the
night time. Personal cleanliness is as
uncommon as the city cleanliness, and
the average Chinaman has only two
baths, one when he is born and the
other when he dies. There are 30
great public buildings. and the shops
and houses are all of one story. The
city contains more than u million in
babitants, and these are made up of
the widely diverse elements of the
Chinese Empire.
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The scenes about these gates are
among the liveliest in China. A cease
less stream of yellow humanity OF
Celestials, high and low. and of Asiatic
four-footed beasts continually pushes
its way through them. Here goes a
caravan of camels. There comes a
dozen men each pushing q, Chinese
wheelbarrow loaded with goods, and
behind them is a Manchu woman
astride of a donkey. She has paper
flowers in her hair, and rouge quar-
ter of an inch deep upon her cheeks.
Here is half-naked beggar, who bowls
for aims as he crowds his Tay through
the dirty mass, and there Is q Manchu
officer who canters along on his pony,
and does not seem to care whether he
knocks down the poorer people or not.
Behind him is mandarin in blue
sedan chair, train OF fifty servants
before and behind him, and drum
major leading the list with red UNI
brelia on pole about twenty feet long,
which he holds up in front of him, and
warns the people to get out of the way
for the great man who comes. Outside
the gates and inside the enclosure are
a thousand and one street cookshops,
whose greasy food is cooking in the
open air, and is being eaten BY greasier
Chinese. There are poor msn on foot
and noblemen on horse back. High
muckamucks in carts and coolies carry
ing great loads on their shoulders. It
is queer conglomeration, but i: is q
business one from The word go. There
is no foolerv about these Chinese. Life
is serious matter to them. and they
are working ths world for all that 1t Is
worth.