The sun., 1892-10-23
CHINESE Tl.SSEN.


bir Museum, OF In~trOnomy.
Foo, II, ~. Lpni, Gt,l~ Democra.
On tho corncr OF Tenth md Locust strsets 10
a iitlu Chinese shop that hns about 1t .he rod
ard white mir OF 4 laundry. hut it isn't. Tho
siGn in front of tho storo says Chinese and
jUplucse 2roccrics. sun Yah Suo < Co." It
was at enc time fancy goods shop. but the
owner concluded groceries would pny better.
People arc compelled to ent." he says. In ex-
r'a;ih.. tho change. The owners name is not
sun Yah Suc. however. and there Ia no ccn,-
rany to the concern ut nil. but 1t is run by
single proprietor. The pronrictor's name 10
Jcu Hon yec and ho put ~ Co." on his
s!En hocauso liz saw II on several other
signs In the ncighLnrhood. aud thought IL
had an air OF business about il. AS for Sun
Yah Sue that is not tho name OF any porson- D
age whatever. but is simply II motto chosen by
Mr. iec. Its literal meaning is believe in
Jesus. 50 that any one passing along the
street and trtnslltirg tho sign would be sur
lriscu to scc u grocery store run by Believe
inJcSus Il Co. As not many persons pass along
and translate it. however. it answers Mr.. iee's
purpose. and at least informs most OF his own
race that the christianizing influences Of the
New World havo caused him to renounce his
ancient religion.
Mr. zee sells groceries. but mono Of the kind
that are seen uron the table OF an American. II
we except a little rice and tea. The kinds he
sells urc those which tickle the palates OF tho
woman in st. Louis Tor Nj, leo is the only ono
sos arc real II naVs XIV q III, the TH Gren E" Tor % his we
md md she is very nrsht M: quick in assisting
dr",! Cnin.s. in st. Louis everything they
wish to buy. from rice t. birds, nests
I w9c. n n r.ishp hs psasarss
r Wns @ III, n @ twey, It's nE 4s aHss
pDv I-En
paper and inimitable char iacters. all securely
,wrnrned with strIn, Of cane. h hid at = Glnnes.
were upened. however. and some uf the eoois
taken out tho foreign appearance was in
creased many times over.
Everything was stored away n n very care.
| ful and COMPACT manner. each article being
| yisel bnt effective partitions In the large
! bo,xes. Ther" We're stran.e.looking nuts %
Yellow and Blue rivers aud some from tho
rMGsei nl!an! region between M ;I the e iang!zo
nuts from tho low lands, growing in the ponds
h nnd tho SHwnmrs rs IKE Ike lilies ths rot forming
EMastern M home stiI clinging around them.
| When cut open with knife tho Juicy white
it had been taken from IN the faraway banks u
| some lonely swamp.
rooms. numerous kinds and qualities Of mae.
aroni. Jars of tn most delicious n sance.
! boxes OF queer red .rasns. casks of dark b. own
oysters which. 1t is as snd. swell to many
| times their, size when cooked; ginger root 70
I strong ami biting that none hut an accus.
toned tongue can endure its taste. driod fish
sugar. cane which were really quite raat, lie,
tea kegs o! long. slender cucumh"rs IN thick
black sauce: vegetables something like beets
and carrots and potatoes. but really like mono
when =" wash WI iiesn water" is suppored to
stcw"d meats: and last but oot least lin price.
thr inevitable M blr>, nests wrInI,i ia tissue
t,DN"S-at ST pound.
lnGecL, while the amount Of each kind wa.
endless and the prices were II revelation.
The watcr-Iuts which looked lik. buckeyes.
u ne to as with msns .lS nsS I Gs
mushrooms are ~ cents to 81 u, pound and
rrtei %is sTy m0s ss & ?a cent? Ts rsana snd
| the best kinds 81. They nro SHIPPED in great
numbers during tho sun summer months. when
| There is IL kind of duck. however; whose
! legs are dressed. nj accd in tin cans which nr0
| ii!led with oil. and shipped to any distance.
in!e'initcy. and are, cons 'I"red II wonderful
! scuwred which is cooked with meats. sells at
t,5ccnls .Hnnh HnL ",h.r hips- in rryror-
it is .nr excellent thing for children. an u
n,,nEni!l""nt ingredient for soups as no DOUBT
Ia explnlnln= .h' different articles and their
! siderable, ,hrxtrrity with the EnG!!-h ian .unGo.
| II" wniIll "a over the name 10 snr some
S @ %e Ss" @as an he s"d W" Hn" c Tn ckca a np
/ innE 10 n"nhe: ~ nam. nor tsarI."r-
Hns Hsn s"y Witch T"' 'vM"nc' ws Gnm 4; 1t. n n.pE HIu
i,,,a sGrr oi "nni:lowcr ssn'l # vrGSe!!.
M,ls NIL; when s is n,n, Mnt Gnm at t nor Is it.
s"uls,: while Cha qua. ~ !i'i" box Of four
va ta,l. containing medicine Ir"l'ns ut
Sl.5o. never hl s"cur" i's En= in naIn"
Will" ~" writer WAS present III TACT. the
| entire shoi. with rNcrytn,ng lnmrnrd NJ close
together. ana WIN is Htlan:", arro.rnnce.
! name. and udols. has AN unminiukahln foreign
/ aIr about IT, on ra'! "'ns" ii. yes. and with
| but slight "ilut Of j." mag cihht!rn find him.
self ia some iur-uIT oriental village.
The, wife of I"m Hon i"e %no, as before
, freight chiefly when it came 70 the tea In little
"Y% "oaG I%c ni long Oh a" ansis cis.ses Wea
, holders Of hnmI,o,", stems and ends Of tlns
r nsr with WHc" essy n d. hss wEGtb51r b1
h?ccia. pair "' house slppers made Of long
!!nG ,gi@ss"- which grow in tho meadows u
Tnr mo,l common article a., Of Chinese diet.
! tjty IN any Chinese grocnry store. Is rice. and
ti}n, tie msFrnan, stated that tho in NJ '' s,Snso
,ln it in ana rom1nsto II @ prize Az result hS
from tho wholesale Erocerymun Of ST. Louis
n, he may deem advisable.
cu ion f"" % aS "sS Hssst tie port a0ff ony
hourc ~ le zee Mt Hon. hong. and u prumpt
connect ons are made. the letter reaches tharo
within thirty or forty days: The house then.
in order to got all tho articles he wishes. must
sometimes sonl NJ Into adjoining provinces.
and ns soon ns his shipment is ready i nt once
shipped; and u bill Of lnding forwarded hy
considnrable more timc. and tho result is tina.
even when I'LL parties act most promptly AMI
expeditiously. II takes three months Of loh.r"
goods received. The goods come to san Fran
| cisco and then to ST. Louis They pass through
House.
| and scheduled md tho dutlcs affixed, AMI
iinally get into the hands oi the owner, WHO
| rolls his eyes in horror whom he thinks of the
| enormous frcights and dcstrnctir. autics he
| has to lay 1t is an eXsmpli!lcation Of the