New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-04

PORCELAIN PAGODA NEAR MANKIND
~ any stones or powders There clay-beis here
and there which are utilized for the manufacture
OF bricks. tiles and very poor cheap "arthen"hre.
At various places In the province are deposits OF
fine white and gray clay. which is used - max" IN"
white AMI colorel porcelain for which Nanking Is
| famous Much Of s fame IS undcservei AMI results
from European ignorance % Chinese ceramics
Nearly all OF the fine work which uscl to be called
Nankng ware came from Chan-Chau-Foo ana otheT
pottery centre5. Much ~ it passed from the rae
the shops in the capital where II was pur-
chased by both natives AMI travellers The place
OF sale thus obtained the credit for goods whlch
| nine times out OF ten from ki,ns In other
provinces. In the days OF It's opuence and PRIDE the
city distinguished by great paeodt called inc
! porcelain Tower" several temples AMI i""
mansions made OF brick and faced with white green
red and yellow porcelain tiles. tn" great size ana
beauty Of pagoia and the excellence ~ tn" ma
| terial gave this variety Of tie its celebrity rs
| matter OF fact. II not a. beautiful as the So
called cnamelled bricks OF our own country ana the
| mosaic and other tiles Of England
on accoun; OF rs a.iuval formation. III" country
| Il fiat. ugly and monotonous The streams ana
| bodies Of water are almost as yellow as those "i
| Lower Egypt. The water is 20 bad that II cannot
| be drunk safely until after II has been boEei ana
filtered and even then It Is but ha!f-cear Nevertne
less this very condition Is he basis OF the pros
per!ty OF the city ana the province. OF when 'he
| IL
| ,ilization Il produces two good harvests annually
Thrifty John Ch!naman. eager to make the most OF
his opportunities resorts 20 every device 10 increase
| the produciivencss of his land. and takes from 1t
three four and five crops a year. ON these
fields which lie around Nanklng as far as the eye
| can See are raised RICE grain. tea. s.k cotton
straw nay and veg tables OF every sort. The ponds
| and axes are utilized to the utmost. Nearly all are
stocked with fish. are planted with water-piahs ana
| used az duck and goose yards.
The roads are bad and seldom used except IN WIN
| ter The water communications are almost as com
! pete as IN Venice. Boats everywhere from
| great Junks and steamers down to sampans ana
| RATS There are slow careo-boais which convey
produce through the Grand Canal to Tien-Tsin far
| away In the north. and swift. snikelike dragon
! boats which go eight and ten miles an hour' ana
| frequently cover go niles in single day. Ihey
serve az couriers and pony posts and are employed
By officials and wealthy merchants who desire as
patch. Marking Is very Old CITY. IL was t"e
prosperous capital Of petty feuial kihguoin wy
il. c. and ever since has been an important cay Da
the country. II the national capita N INC
fourth. MN and sixth centuries OF our era r; any ~
again under the Ming dynasty III the Ih'tcl "a u
the fourteenth century. II was captured ana he.a
by the , I@eP 4ycn IN our 'r tx by The mperi
armies Ii was ncar.y destroyed ana almost al l'S
The place forever In 1855 1t had within lis walls
million peop.e. while as many NOR T''o r mai
number were left alive In their old hom.' me Iest
had been slain or dispersed In ne iast thr'y-i1ve
i.
| iafl1n Of half "A million, and :. ENJOY again u1nr
ana commerce sn..ar to "ha' II po9S'HSru "e'"'e
/ Tn. city was easily defended before the days OF
/ modern weapons Inc Inihy, vihaaS a',' ID
waterc curses three sides and the Great river
! I'm front enabled IT. occupants TO rcpel any invader
and successfully tu Withstand Ions siege y vast
array OF iinks well armed and manned lay IN 'front.'
ana near walls which could ,as H. die tahE nay
descent from other districts. kD-tay II WohId pc
| noweress without heavy ordnance and powerful
irnnclads The walls around the city are nfty-igur
lilies In circumference and Ike the clothes Of a
Sick man who was stout They are dleapl-
mounds and heaps Of rubbish ~ Intervals ar"
ancIcn: forts equipped with rusty en-pouni cannon,
an1 an rho riyer-fronf with few thrty-twos. There
e. NOT breech- loader. much less steel piece.
or small. In the entire armiment me rang oI sl,
g,rs lie a short half mile that single gunboat
comid dismOunt and de.hrOy all the artillery OF the
| nIace without exposing Itself to hostile fire. An
prno,, would have much more trouble than naval
EXPEDITION The land on two sides Is mixed wet
| nr,dow and marsh. almost impossible by cavalry
| and artillery Stone cluseways. narrow ana out
OF repair lead from the gates across this territory
| md are reinforced by deep canal which runs
| At the foot Of the western walls long distance.