Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-08-26

seven dollars pounu' IL is oouOt
The ordinary English and America
drinkers know of the existence eve
this high-priced and most delicious
The next place visited was the
gonse a Chinese temple. II is rat
snail room on the second floor, oH
store The interior is dark. save
tbe faint light of few tapers.
ugly looking idols about a dozed
number, seemed even more horribl
the gloom. Before each ind
was tray of rice aud n
which he was supposed TO
sume AT odd moments. In box
sand placed near the idols is stud
number of tapers with little serapV
naner attached TO them, on which
wrIttsn the petitions OF devout Gel
,ials. A sinister-looking priest and
assistant bob up suddenly from sol
where before yeu have been In the J
House more than half a minute.
,iIapious visitors snatch these tsp4
laden with Mougolian prayers, WI
,bey have the chance, and use them
cigar lighters.
After leaving the Joss House the
nor.er turned into a narrow street, II
sidss Of which were lined with sm
brown houses one story high. Here
Chinese women live. Each house ha
Iit,le front window about elghtet
incbes square, with sliding shutterl
LID wood working from the insI
THE window is about i've feet above
sidewalk, and within Is window Sc
nnon which the fair occupant may
Line and converse with paSSersb
When the slide is open IL is sign 70
she is at home, but when II is closed
one approaches the house 49,,
Az the reporter passed. the slide
one Of these houses was open. IL WI
the house where the present and reig |
inr belle OF Chinatown resides. UpdJ
heinR invited TO enter the reporter wi
ushered into the little room containlnI
the sliding shutter, which was cloSeI
during the call.
The bell ia a dainty little creaturi
about four feet six inches high, e1quii
itely made, aud certainly beauty. FOL
Fifteen minutes she proved chatty AMI
entertaining hostess. On the way oul
was noticed rear room somewhat
larger, which served as kitchen an'
dining room. These two rooms wert
all the house contained. Each Chimes
woman has one OF these houses to her
self.
The next person visited was an oil
woman, justly called "rhe mother o
Chinatown" To see her you have I
descend TO a cellar, parttloned oil INT
a number Of living apartments. frou
this you 90 down TO n su0-celIar' dI
vided into rooms like the hrst. An
other flight OF steps takes you DO"
still further TO third cellar. likowis
containing several rooms. Here the oh
woman lives. She Is totally 0iind an
sits there surrounded by her pets,
motley collection OF eats aud dogs.
All the Cinnamon ia the neIGhbor
hood drop Ia 10 see her from time
time, bring her presents OF FOOD o
money and tell her the news OF the DAY
Several Celestlals were chatting VIII
her when the reporter arrived.
This burrowing and tanneling under
ground Is simply an instance OF Chlnes
thrift. They acquire piece OF groun
and Immediately proceed 10 utilizA &
the fullest extent.
To realize how densely Chinatown u
populated the reporter next visited
four.story brick building which ha'
formerly been used as q factory.
As Chinatown extended It's limits, Oh
property fell into the hands Of TIE Oh
nese, who turned 1t into sort pdg
Ing house. For some time IL had bee
limited that a great many Celestialsliyo
In the building. Tho reporter statione
himself at tho door and watched th
Celestials pouring In and out singly an
ia twos and threes. During two hours
watch over 700 Cinnamon were counted
Issuing from this Que building.
The authorities have made II illega
to smoke opium and play fantan, th
great Chinese gambling game, In Sal
Francisco. But, undoubtedly, bot
PRACTICES exist on the sly In Chinatown
The next place visited was the mos
famous gambling den.
To reach IL, IL Is necessary 10 go dos
a blind alley, dark az pitch, In the NO
section Of the Chinese quarter. Al
extreme end Of the alley sle'
thread Of light escaped from a crf
10 the wall. Upon pushing open 4
the reporter was met by q mnrtlS
looking Monaghan, twice the siH
ordinary Cbinaman, who, up!s
showing OF credentials from prt Z
gam blers, permitted the repg
enter.
Fully forty Cinnamon Of this
type were gathered around q ionge
table playing fantan. Part were ses
on rough benches, while the rest stoI
aud excltedly reached over the shoal
ders OF those ia front as the game prf
crossed. There was no cloth or coss
of any kind on the table. which was Q
the commonest kind. The game a
played with cards. but different in chg
scter and number from the AmeriS
article. Rude counters were also ~
tered about the table In piles
Evidently the reporter was not v
come. As the party entered the I'd
the gamblers suspended operations n
moment and turned around with az
and suspicious looks. A single cid
appeared to satisfy them that bis
rand was peaceful, but they reset
the intrusion and showed IL.
As he crowded up 10 the tab
watch the game and incautIously a
the Chinaman how the game was pl
. wicked looking Individual with b
single eye, who appeared TO be rum
the game, said Gngrlly, mo ask
tons. No want MelIeans here"
the gamblers evidently agreed viii
speaker. and the reporter was not
in making his exit, thankful fot
chance TO escape from such den
thrOats.
Enfant Terrible-Mrs. Myles
praising you to-day, mamma, 70
Renwiek. / was on the other side 4
garden wall and heard 'em.
hamma-What did she say?
Enfant Terrible-Sbe said there