The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08
offender. The king does not believe IN
defying his authority.
WEDDING AND FUNERAL, HAIR
VECT'G

During weddings and funerals hundreds
OF beggars infest the neighborhood Of the
ceremony. They consider II a good oppor-
UNITY to squeeze money out of the pock-
cts OF celebrants and mourners But as
the appearance of a hundred or so crippled
ara disgusting vagabonds is very irritable
TO both classes, notice Is given to the king.
a certain sum paid. and the funeral or
the wedding may proceed unmolested
both morally and physically the beggars
OF Peking are the lowest type of man.
Kind. DR.. Matigoon, the physician
OF the French embassy declares
that not one out of thou
least shadow of pity. They are the bulk
of the patients treated at the French hos
pitaI, and they never have shown the
fatntest trace of gratitude for the treat
1nent accorded them. They are past mas
tiers In fraud and IN thieving. They gem
orally turn up totally naked at the portals
OF the institution, and are given some
clothes before being accepted for treat
nent. The foreign devils then find that
at once after receipt Of the garments a
Eumber flee to the nearest pawnshop.
Others stay two or three days and then
disappear in the middle OF the night with
anything they can lay their hands on.
Their Stimulating talent is simply In
credible. With their real defects In BODY
and mind they combine the most remark
able ability to simulate the most repuI-
slVe diseases. From their earliest daV
they practice this art, and they couId
give pointers 10 the most skilled masters
or stimulation in Europe or America
Iheir depTav.ty is simply beyond belief
There Is nothing human about them be-
yond a certain similarity in shape with
a human being
They undertake often raids Into the
he ShDorlnS villages, and after having
thoroughly Cowed the poor peasants and
relieved them of their movables. the king
treats with the chief of the village. and
Tor a remuneration marches onward
Their depredations can only be compared
with the devastation caused by a swarm
of locuStS.
BEGGARS' DAY IN PEKINCf
Twice yeaT-in the spring and in tn,
autumn beGaTs' day Is celebrated In
Peking. From sunrise to shutdown the
begars may help themselves % hand
fu of rice from huge bags piled up out
side Of every store. The emperor makes
present Of a yellow suit TO every appit-
cant. They loaf about in their yellow
garments, and then pawn them-for they
may not sell garment with an imperial
seal-and gamble their earnings away or
spend 1t in drink.
These hordes of beggars have proved at
various times q menace 20 the peace OF
the capital Especially In times of trOu-
bic, war or rebellion they have shown
themselves from u very dangerous side.
At the time the French Ters ma ching
TO PelStn, the beggaTS became 50 threat
ening that emperor was Obliged 10 sign
an ignominious treaty with their king
When In $50 1t was rumOrcd that the vie
torious Japanese army was advancing
upon PelSin the beggaTs raided several
business houses and plundeTed a guam itY
Of rice. They were more feared than the
japanese. and many a mandarin deposit
ed his cash In some of the foreign lega-
tons rs we'll as decided to seek refuge
there In case of general besgar rebcll-
ion,
The Chinaman Is born beggar. Near
ly all travellers say that while trave;irg
in the neighbOrh0Od Of Pekin well-tO-do
children approach them and. bending
their knees. implore to be given some
cash In CorSa there is on the con-
trary, not beggar to be seen. In Japan
the beggars do not modest the passer-by
or the householder What the behavior
Of these hordes viii be during the pres
ent disturbance Is merely a matter Of
conjecture. AS none OF them are armed,
except with huge knives. merely rob
berries Of Chinese may be expected. The
foreigners need apprehend no harm from
them. Their cruelty and impertinence IS
only equaled by their coWardliness, and
only once have they attempted TO way
lay a European, who had no trouble in
dispensing them with merely the show Of
a revolver. They did not wait for him
to fire, but scampered of In every direc-
ton.