The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-30

4 galleys, all are just as in ordinary
job offices.
The new paper is called Chung Sal
! Vat Pc, which means Oriental and
Occidental Daily News to the celestial,
though to us 1t would be about as full
of meaning as the characters ON the lit
tie slip ironed fast to the linens when
they come back from the Kim Wah or
Zip Lung laundry; or those that mark
the fire-crackers and lottery tickets
The paper is four page siE-column fl.
10 to begin with 1t is the only Chi
nese paper published daily in the world
outside of China and printed from regu-
lar cast type Every Chinaman must
be educated in the common schools, and
such as he learns there ia the stock Of
almost all of her millions Of people. The
truly scholarly man is a rarity, and he
must devote his whole time in learning
in order to compass knowledge of the
vast literature of that country and to g.
ue, covering thousands of years When,
therefore the writings of a scholar come
to the composing room, they contain
words almost unknown to the average
printer, and he often must resort to a
fine steel saw with which he deftly
saws a character in two or three pieces
and so patches out the form of word
desired. It win be seen that a scholarly
writer requires q scholarly printer, and
both are found on this daily paper.
Such noted American scholars as Prof
John Fryer who has the chair of Chi
nese literature and languages in BerlS-
ley university, and DR. John e. Garner
who is translator for the government at
San Francisco, are on the editorial etaff,
while Rev. Ng Poon Chew, pastor Of
the Presbyterian church and promoter
Of the paper will translate Geographic
matter and write edtorlally.
The common enemy of civilization
among Chinese is superstition. The eX-
listing weekly papers pander to this
weakness in the common horde and thus
perpetuate hatreds and racial prejuaices
which often find utterance in the blud-
geon or pistol Of the hishbinder. TO
wipe out this cause Of trouble will be
one task of the Chung Sal Vat Pc, and
all the Christianized energies and learn
ing of its reverend promoter will be
turned into this needy channel. News
and comment win be up-to-date, and a
faithful transcript of what the Assoc'at-
ed Press furnishes for morning readers.
1t may surprise many to learn that
Chinaman follow great national sub
iects closely. The recent Jeries- Sharkey
fight was as eagerly watched from a
Chinese bulletin board as from those OF
the leading American dailies, and az
many dollars changed hands on the re- /
suit among Chinese sports,
The names Of President Mckinley and
Admiral George Dewey represent the /
highest are in Chinese writing and are /
direct from the original
hand work It Is claimed by the editor /
that beautiful penmanship is more .
sought after in China than among
Americans, and that these signatures .
are Of the highest artistic ability,
There is an element for the conserva- |
ton Of the peace in this new journalistic I
venture that win make it welcome to .
American authorities everywhere, and I
that is that Trough its columns all pub
ic questions can readily be made under
stood, and the false and superstltious
.eaching Of the foreign marplots render
ID nugat7ry. The entire nesa-Ameti-
AN contingent have a high appreciation
If this educated Christian Chinaman
Rev. Poon Chew, college graduate
md what he teaches on political eenno-
ny and kindred subjects will nd ready
nearing among them 1t Is worthy of
,epitition that the apotheosis Of sand
OF" intolerance finds its fitting fruitage
n this most remarkable newspaper
San Francisco Correspondence OF st.
o,tis Globe Democrat