New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-27
THE LIFE or IN EMPEROR.
SOME or THE RESTRICTIONS WHICH
MAKE EXISTENCE BTRDENSOME FOR
TIE SO.: OF HEAVEN.

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| spoken OF with the greatest respect and revcr
| cnCr. II is impossible for MIN to have faults or
| to commit errors like ordinary men. He comes
from DIVINE ancestry. and when he dies ne takes
his place among the gods matter what he
says or does while on the earth. Therefore the
P'''PIe VINO nave an opportunity TO know what -
going on within the Forbidden city as thu
grounds around the palace called. are not
iihrN I" discuss thcr ruler as freely as the sub
jects fothe" soveregrs do. Meme but the mem
of their court. and their attaches are allowed
% Ter the palace. The military guard is com
posed Of chosen soldiers all thu servants and at
tcndant' are PERSONS whose lives are spent in
1i.o i'lat'' ana VINO are not allowed - leave il.
IN" hands that have ministered II the Emperor
OF China are never allowed to perform simiia;
servo for ordinary beings. and no servant
leaves the Forbidden City. When a servant be.
comes too inhr'n - perform his duties he 4
ceiNcS pension. If the ofIca desire to get ri\
"t nm Tor any other reason they cut of his head
- me impression among the foreigners at
fcNnG. which is based upon casual gossip from
members Of the court. is that the present En-
peror is an Improvement in both morals and
abilities over his predecessor who oxhausto1
his vitality by dissipation. and was not moro
than half-witted There are other signs also
mat the Emperor is person OF considera BILE
hrmness and determination. although he Is
n,teS,arLy ignorant Of everything that occurs
FORMATION leaks through those who surround
MN. The rigid etiquette OF the court does not
permit any one but his wives to have familiar
conversation with him and they are more ir,
norant than he
The Emperor is educated in the Chinese cI,s.
SicS. and especially in the axims of Confucius
upon which all Chinese morals. philosophy and
JurisprudenCe are based. and several Years aro
Two students If the ruuf. Wen C,,I.o, ~ - ticL
Dr. Martin an American missionary. was praei-
dent. we've his teachers and he took a Iasso,
every morning at O'Clock Al first thev ,,,re
required 70 perform the kotnIv in his nrasenco
which means that they wcr, coYnrcllal IN con'
duct their lessons their knees with ,bai>
inrehcads pressed t. the floor but Tho incnn
NenicnC" of this posture was soon rcaIiz.d and
IN" Emperor gave them permission tn stand nm
right in his presence. ~
Two tea hers instead OF one Uere saIacta1 -
the same reaS son that the Ministers and other ~
metals of tho Government a'Vlvs wait ,tr,,, ~
Emperor IN pairs. No man is allowed IA So III ,
alone Tho custom hal its o!iein not onrI- Il, MA
Chinese love Of ceremony. hun ais, In s,,snicior
IT one OF the Ministers had 4 privata p,erviav,
with the Emperor he might misrepresent az
fairs To him or IN IL, - ,.,,..,i - q,
leagues. he might even assault no s,crd1 20
son. Therefore. rs a precaution tba I,,,nnrc-
never secs any one al1n. ana ~, ,u,ars -.
scrt i'm order To- avoid any rrssi,,ilit,, -,
proper communication F,rt hernnra IT, -
slant intricucS At the Chinese c,urt rao,,ir, -.
officials u keen clos. watch ~ aorb o,bar "
Tho tutors icprcsopted thar ~. r-r,,tr',r 30,
= remarkable memoir ana learned E,r,li,h -
idly. They reported that ne vvos o,,i. =, -,
aud talk English after a wear ~ No., - a.
Structipu. hut there is n, ,,.,, az ..,,,.,,..
their assertions ''''
Tho Emperor is not nhvsi,,II- s,roo.r 49,,
there is a fear thai N, ms consti,n,tan,,, III
ments that will shnrtet, his lis. ~, -.
stefan who has harn oduco,o, j., - -. 80
science Of medicine and v,bo Lss.,'s - -, -. II
OF him. although he siill aJb.r.s =, ~ .,,,,.,
TONS and practices of the oncients IL ha't 50