The Red Cloud chief., 1890-09-12
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snowy robes, streaming over seas o.
sapphire.
THE CHINESE WAY.
How Telegraph ORices Arc Managed In thu
Celestial Empire.
As usual in all Oficially-conducted
enterprises in China, land the Chinese
Government acknowledges no union Oi
capitalists for large enterprises apart
from official management. little en-
cOuragement is given to the general
public. In the case Of the telegraph,
the charges are high, averaging about
one shilling q word, or less, &C.
cording to distance. This tariff is, with
a thrifty people like the Chinese, quite
prOhibitiva.as far IS social messages are
concerned; and for business purposes ITS
use is confined to the few wealthy mer-
chants in the larger towns, and by them
1t is used very sparingly. In the less
important places it is not open to tho
public at all, although the needful sta
tiOns and operators are to he found
there. At n such station. in the town
OF Shin-tan in Hupeh, We once tried to
send q message. After much inquiry
we at last found way to the Tienpao
cbu, or lightning dispatch Office" and
were shown to an old out-Of-the-way
two-stOried Chinese dwelling house.
Climbing up an incOnveniently steep
ladder W. reached the upper story, which
consisted Of q rOomy lott, with a rickety
loose plank floor and no ceiling beneath
the uncemented tie roof. The apart.
ment had every appearance Of not hav-
day it was constructed.
As our eyes gradually grew accns-
toned to the dim light admitted through
the small paper windows, We perceived
in n corner, q curtained trestle bed
stead illuminated by a diminut We opium
smokers lamp, in another corner . tele-
graphic signaling instrument with a
silk cover to protect it from thedirt, and
a couple Of the usual stiff back wooden
Chinese chairs. A few clOthes-trunks
and a tumble-dOwn wardrobe completed
the furniture. AS We entered, q man
of thirty, handsomely dressed in silk,
arose from the bed and welcomed US to
a seat. He received us with great efHu.
sion and, to surprise, seemed really
pleased to see his haunt invaded by a
barbarian. A lad Of eighteen or less
also gayly DIRE -sed in silk, produced the
hOsp.table tea, and conversation com
mented. The manager could not accept
my message without q card from the
Taotai, or Governor, who resided forty
miles i slant, and with which he adj
vised me to provide myself on a further
occasion. The lad, who turned out to
be N operator trained in Shanghai. had
merely to report on the condition Of the
wires, which he did daily by telegraph
words '.All right" The rest Of the En-
glish he once knew he appeared to have
forgotten As to the elder man, the
manager, a sOciab.e SOO-ChOw man, he
talked of himself as an exile among
savages with no society. no occupation.
and no a~musementS. He thoroughly
enjoyed 4 visit from one who came from
the civilization Of Shanghai, and seemed
to regret departure. He par
ticularly lamented his hard lot, in that
having bought = 1000 English words Of .
native teacher of Eng .ish in Shanghai,
at . cost of 81 per hundred, $50 he ex-
pressed himself), he had now only use
for two words and had almost entirely
forgotten the remaining I,99S-Quar
Review
He Gould Trust Hin.
1t is related concerning MI. r ].
Rurdette that during his visit to a Ger
tain Western city he was interviewed"
by . reporter who made . long article
put OF . Eve minutes chat He sent
paper to Mr.. Burdette. but heard
nothing of 1t for months until the
lecturer CHANGED to be in his city for .
lew hours when he went to the hotel
see him. Burdette appeared to him
with traveling-bag in hand.
I'm .ust leaving for my train East?"
'aid he: did you want to interview
ne?"
well, yes l."
Now. don't let any Of my actions
you. young man" said Burdette:
I've got to catch that train, but that
,eedn't interfere with your interview
ng right along here for INVENTIVE
minutes say. or half An hour. That was
beautiful interview with me you wrote
asst time l was here. l couldn't add
hing ii l should stay right with you.
ahead. / trust you Good-bye
that! I trust you" And he
vas gone.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Oadess Coaaercs.l rr.vsser.
The Times recently poted the pres
nee in this city Of Nj. ]. C Page, the
ldest travelling man in the country.
dr. Page started out in 1859 with half q
shoes in IN old-fashioned hand.
'ag. He sought his first order from q
ormer employer in Montpelier. Vt
his employer vas . Green Mountain
Merchant Of the Regulation typa He
to the youthful and ardent COM
,ercial traveller. and then exclaimed:
Why. boy. do you think you can sell :
hoes BY samples!' The youth thought q
. could. After mature delibesasion =
be merchant remarked: well Joel I
ont believe you would deceive ne; i
can send me . box Of those shoee" Z
o any . who has not watched the De. {
Of the boot and shoe busi- !
esA sad the rapid increaa IN lie NAM {
er Of commercial travellers OF al =
'aasss every year this ssusy must Prove q
lterestiag. That IN avoeatioa e1paoy. 6
e hundreds Of Thousand Of pefsoas q
Very year. and With hundreds Of nil !
eas OF dollaes invesse4. could grow ~ &
hing ~ Dal's lifetime alnost suf. .
lsees beliet-KaAAAs City rtnea 4
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