The evening world., 1889-07-02
CHINESE FARMERS RAIDED.
CELESTIAL METHODS OF FARMING DO NOT
SUIT THE LONG ISLANDERS.
All Qunh and Sing sins Fined aud Put Under
Bonds by Mayor Patrick GlcnSon-NIolu-
ton Of the Health Laws the Charge
An "EveninE World" Reporter Visits
the farm.

young CelestIals who have deprived China of
their presence for awhile that America might
not he deprived Of it. They came 20 these
shores TO gain the festive shekcl.
The strange part of their story is that they
did not hire IA basement with dingy windows,
hang a red rag up as q curtain and - washee,
waBhce all day long tho soilod linen of the
Credentials.
Not they! Sing Sing aud All Quah had
souls above dirty linen.
The wandered by some occult twist of fate
10 Stoinway, near Astoria. The lovely
stretches of arabic land decked with the un-
profitable gayety OF the daisy caught the al
mond eye of the Celestial pair.
SO they became farmers.
They hired our acres OF one Mr.. Conoycr,
and proceeded to set forth lovely plants
which are full of nourishment for the human
race.
They planted the f~oliating cabbage, the
ruby tomato, the emerald cucumber, the
gayly growing parsley. and the sweet sweet.
rea. Others also did they plant, and their
plants grew and were taken in the full matu-
rity Of their succulent adolescence to Mott
street, where they were sold for good hard
coin.
Thus, for n brief while, the golden pair
prospered, and they led u life OF idyllic
%gentleness and gracious toll.
But one day, i'll act, yesterday, a minion
of the law i'll q sky-blue coat swooped down
upon the farmers two and transplnnted them
to the county jail.
Why?
Because. although successful agriculturists,
Sing Sing and An Quah had liberal views On
the question of manur.ng. They did not
rely on the horse. the COW or the ass as their
sources of supply. They got II elsewhere.
This did not interfere with the hardy
growth OF their China vegetables, but the
weary artisan who toiled along the country
wilds of Stelnway, or the lovers who strolled
down to Bowery Bay were smitien worse than
ever. They were smitten by the perfume
which eXhnled from Sing Sings recently fer
tilted patch Of land.
They kicked, the artisans and the lovers.
They Kicked 80 hard that they landed Sing
Sing aud All Quah in the County jail.
This morning Mayor Gleason lectured them
on their fault ana ned them each $40. Like.
wise did he exact bona of them that they
would not make Steinway any worse n spot
for human being to dwell in than nature had
done.
They give their bond for $50 and departed
with more American ideas of agriculture than
they lad hitherto entertained.
An EVENING WORLD reporter called Mt the
lovely farm of Sing Sing and All Quah this
morning. They were not visible. They were
suffering from nervous prostration on ac-
count of their confinement.
But Chung Lee was pottering around the
IuTUl. 1 Is Ill ellllDlDNGb OF ME-. sing Ming
and drives the vegetables to market in a little
ricketty cart.
He greeted the reporter with surprise and
swcetness. At least the reporter took this
for granted rs most of the salutation was in
very superior Chinese.
What have You got on your farm, John? '
said the reporter, smiling.
"keepa howa mucha," said the almond
eyed.
"Oh, indeed. That'll be nice" said the
rnN,nplar not N,tGItnr 90 lN NJ. -
that he had not grasp"d the remark fully.
what do You rinse here ~ aud the re-.
porter swung his arm around over the
acres which Sing Sing had redeemed from
stcrllity 20 the vordant China vegetables.
" LHssa day POLICEMAN keepa pass Ciily
Hallee," returned the Chinese conversation
alist.
l am mot n policeman, " said the reporter.
Don't be afraid.
T%hereupon the Chinaman. who had on n
blue jean blouse and o~veralls. suddenly
opened the wooden door of his cabin, and
making II sign to the reporter, entered. The
reporter followed.
Chung vanis he'd in n little cubby-place and
then reappenred with n box of cigars, which
IL extended to his visitor, evidently wishing
to placate him. This IVES soothing. but il
did not help to a nicer knowledge of Chinese
views of agriculture.
John took u long-stemmed pipe, with n
howl that held n peas weight of tobacco. and
~ ~ SAbeAp " NOlll-
pany.
What is that :? Opium ?"
No snokee opee. Opee no good. Keepa
how mucha 7"
peared by the way he raised his eyebrows,
but what 1t meant heaven knows.
SO the reporter smiled in an asserting sort
OF way and looked pleased, aud then harked
back to agriculture 10y asking:
- What do you raise on the farm 2"
John looked distressed. and thnn want 10
the side door, he must be going for
whiskey this time" thought the reporter,
liut he wasn't. lie went TO call Wang Lee
from the field.
Celestial showed up. He had on blue Jean
breeches and a white undershirt (once white.
through which his hide cleaned like II coun.
terfelt gold dollar.
What do you use for manure ?" asked the
reporter, narrowing down his INQUIRY.
Wang Lee turned and TOOK II small barrel
off another small barrel and then extracted
II Tim, round cake ahout half nm inch thick
and ten inches N diameter. Wang declared
tina tins was imported from china and MAS
II per Getty charming fertilizer.
Good %catee,n he cried. enthusiastically
and dqintiiy nibblei II bit of the dry cake.
Sine ,et"
He pokod it over to the reporter, who in
the interests of science consented TO smell il
There was no odor. He did not pRrtuke of
any of II.
Further Investigations were useless after
tins. they were evidently false, willy men
where manure was in question.
Though the vegetables they raise arc the
same sort OF thing rs those mentioned above,
they ARE generally different IRON the Ameri-
can variety. Thus the cucumber is prIckly
and has black seeds. and the cabbages are
irlEliy and of a strange color, and So ON.
So the reporter babe them farewell, and
Wang hurried back To The field. while Chung
lit his little pipe iCr the tortirth time Wang
hud u badly lortilIled mustache and I'M.
pnrial, hut he seemed very proud to have
any.
There are six Chinese farmers in Stcinway.
and hereafter they Will he more particular
ABOUT their fertilizers.
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