The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-02

four daily papers-One published at Can
ton, one at Tientsin and two at Shanghai,
says writer in the C0rnhW Magazine. The
most characteristic advertisements are to
be found, for those who have patience and
eyesight, in the Sherl PdO or Shanghai
Gazette. This paper was started in 1872 by
an English resident as a commercial spec
ulation. The native editor had practically
free hand, while immunity from man.
DARN resentment was secured by the for
eign ownership. In consequence the new
venture, when its merits were once under
stood, became cave of Adullam for all
Cinnamon with a grievance. 1t took, in
fact, the place of the indigenous name
less placard." What that was land Isl the
unfortunate foreign settlers in the Yangtse
valley know only too well. II a China
man considers himself wrOnged, and be-
lieves that the wrong-dOer has the ear OF
the parent of his people the local mag
istrate, he does MOTOR that were Jolly
90 TO law Nor does ne lie in wait for his
adversary and knife him surreptltlOusly-
your true Chinaman is far 700 prudent for
that. Early some morning appears on
convenient ana conspicuous wall, 10y
choice in the near neighbOrhOod OF the
offender, full and particular, though pos
sibly not over true, account OF his trans
erosion, the whole professediy written by
friend to justice.
Precisely how far in the direction of
scurriiitV the writer will 90 depends on
the amount of support he can expect from
public opinion. If the party attacked be
the self-denying sisters OF mercy, with
their hospitals and cTeches, or the catholic
missionaries who are not beloved by the
Chinese, any amount OF abuse may be in
dulged In with comparative lmpunlty.
Oficialdom, on the other hand, must only
be impugned in general terms. To say
that every civilian has three hands, every
army officer three feet'-in other words,
TO impute venality to the magistrates and
cOwardice to the military-is a stale tru-
ism which no official would venture to
confute by beating; but If the friend of
Justice indicts some individual magistrate
by name us ne sometimes does then mat
tiers will be made serious for him-when
he is caught. For many weeks the col
nmns of the Shanghai paper a few years
ago were adorned with the portrait OF
bespectacled and befeathered mandarin.
Above the portrait appeared the legend:
ale still wears a red button and pea
cocks feather'-as who should say, he
still STYLES himself a right honorable and a
dictment commencing with this promis-
ing sentence: Behold cashiered intend
ant of Hupeh, a man without a conscience,
an avariciOus schemer, one whose vileness
Is patent to all :" Then followed names
and details which il were tedious TO re-
peat The defendant, If we may SO regard
him, had overdrawn his account at his
pawnbroker's, and as an official of his de-
gree might do. had repudiRted the debt
The sole redress the plaintiff could obtain
was the pleasure Of seeing his enemy
posted everywhere as expelled from the
service, leaving legacy OF disgrace TO his
descendants, ashamed of himself but still
Boosting of his rank
Here is another advertisement:
ain July, 1873, | Chang Shan-ch'un of
Wuchang, married the daughter-in-law of
one Wang, girl whose maiden name had
been Kung, in my native district, and
marriage papers were drawn up in evil
dence. We lived together as husband and
wife in kindness and affection for seven.
years. without any break in our friendly
relations. My wife is twenty-seven years
old this year Nv nephew was transferred
the year before last to Tientsin by II. +.
Ii Hung-chang, and invited me to accom-
pany him, which, owing 70 the strong OPP
position OF my wife, / did not do. Last
June, however, followed my battalion TO
their quarters near the west gate OF
Shanghai. This March we removed to the
Hui-fang Lou, when. it seems, my wife,
under the pseudonym of Chou Ai-ch'ing
(Chou I Amoureuse, began to frequent
the Til tea house, a circumstance OF which
/ was at the time in total ignorance. Later
on a huchou man, whose name j do not
know, went privately with my wife to a
temple to burn incense. He had the eff
frontery to wear n blue button and the
medallion and beads OF an official This
went on until at o'clock on the evening
of the 18th instant my wife secretly fled
from our house, taking with her bundle.
/ cross-questiOned the nurse, and so be-
came acquainted with the foregoing facts.
81 cannot control my wrath and bitter
ness. My wife has, it Is plain, been en-
ticed away by this rascaPs deceit. How,
wonder, can mere tailor's block like
this succeed IN beguiling girl who has a
lawful husband. Surely ne has not law or
Justice before his eyes. 1t is on this &C
count that l am advertising. Should any
kind-hearted gentleman, who can do so,
give me information by letter. l will re-
ward him with $40; should he bring her
back, L will cheerfully give him $40. 1
will most certainly not eat my words. His
kindness and benevolence for a myriad
generations, to all eternity, shall not be
forgotten.
But before my ewes is still my one
year-old baby girl, wailing and weeping
night and morning Should that rascal
presume on his position and obstinately
retain her as his mistress, not only TO all
eternity shall be be infamous, not only
shall he cut short the line of his ancestors
and be bereft of his posterlty, but we three
father, son and little daughter-will risk
our lives to punish him. / hope and trust
he will think thrice. and so avoid an after
repentance. i make this plain declaration
expressly.
Letters may be addressed to No. 4 Hui
fang Lou"
About the same time appeared in the
Shen PdO an advertisement which ran as
follows:
Your mother is weeping bitterly as she
writes this for her boy Joy to see. When
you ran away on the 30th of the eighth
moon the shop people came and inquired
for you, and that was the first news we
had. nearly died of fear at the time,
and since then sleep and food have been
in vain, and / am weeping and sobbing
still. The letter that came from beyond
the horizon have, but it gives no place
or abode where / might seek you. / am
now at my last gasp. and the family has