The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-10
CHINA'S FAMED SAGE
prmARKAslE CAREER OF coNFu'
Gus, POET AND POLITICIAN

Was Left In Ch3na-HoW his G"e q
Overcame Him Temporarily. e
In the twentieth year of the Emperor t
ing 551 B. c., Confucius, the ali
comnlete. ancient teacher and perfect
sage" first felt the light In the us O
trict of Chinese Tsow. His father I
was Shuh-leang Heih, whose prowess '
was as large as his stature, anu MS /;
va1or greater than both. His mother'
consort of Heih's senility, and his sec
ond wife. was Ching-tsae, youngest :
daughter of the family of Yen. The
usual miraculous episodes encluster
his birth. When Confucius was only
three years old his father, scno'ar
Heih, died.
Of his early schooling little that Is
trustworthy has been preserved. Ger
tain If is that his house knew full Wen
tbe pinch of poverty. At fifteen Con
erc,us Kew. or Confuse, had versed
himself in studies far beyond MS
wears. At nineteen he contracted an
alliance with a lady of the house OF
Keen-kwan. In the following year the
stork visited his dwelling. Ching-tsae
gave birth to son, LIE.
Confucius was made keeper OF grain
stores. next q warden Of public ne'ds
and lands. Even then his humpiest
luties-the fabric of much rich para
b,o and simile-were discharged with
an uncommon thoroughness and con-
scientious devotion. At two-and-twen-
ty he flashed forth into public teach
o.: his house became the rallying
ground of thoughtful, ardent youths.
In 52S B. C. his mother joined her nus
hand in the valley of the shadow.
rive years afterward, when Confu-
clus. q man of north, south, east ana
west" was Twenty-Five, we find him
studying music under q famous prin-
cipal named Seang. B. C. SIT saw him
siCnaled out as teacher OF proprlet'es
TO the son of one of the chief members
of Loo. A later date discovers him,
q musical acolyte, student OF poetry,
history. ceremonies, antiquity and eth
les, imbibing wisdom at the couft OIL
! Chow. Here so entrancingly dld
sare's music appeal to him that for
three full. months flesh food ana lie
were strangers.
J Now occurs a much-debatedin Incident,
r he rumored divorcing of his wife.
4 &c. 500, in the early twilight OF MS
: Gears. he was appointed chief masis-
0 trate of Chung-too, and In this capac'
!, ity proved himself manners reformei
: If no mean prcwess. Next he was re
l. spactiyeIy assistant superintendent OF
works under Duke Ting; then Minister
I. # Crime. During this last tenure o.
:. ,fice-popuiarized by Difference 10 I'M
Z verdict Of one from among his codn
i selors. whichever was most cogent-
y such became of his sway that no Oh
Z tenders showed themselves.
- Corfutse was now the darling OF In
~ nonulace. Delegates Of his ADMINS
n ration sped far afieid, pilgrims tocke
70 in shoals from other States. IN III
%. heyday of his prosperity. at the tul
m rot of .lis power arrived that trag
~ tbrowback which, from world
~ viewpoint. was his undoing. By III
-. Vaccinations of enviOus States 1t WI
nc ccntrived that cargo OF elgntE pee
Nv loss damozels should be presented
of his sovereign. These were sent este
no sibly as the portion of a goodwin
,re fering. in reality to scduce the All
40 from the teachings OF his Ministe
he The yenomous plot succeeded only +
,at well. For detected Confuclus peg
nd at tifty-six a cycle of weary wan y
inrs which were to last for thirte
wears. Through all his hardshlps u
perilous adventures belief in aiVi
in mission sustained him.
lrk OF those travails and travels, IN
uld likelihood, were born his most c.
lrk summate maxims.s Probably to II
out nariod we owe his uplifting of anc
log tor worship into a religion, many
DTS, his compilations, his immortal "A
'ev- ,ects. his Rules of Propriety ana
nue. contiguous Five Relations OF Soci
ind IN he Observed. Throughout MS
fro. istence. from the Alpha of his ado
i've cence to the Omega of his obsequ
ngs he seems to have been cnaracteri
ow. by a lofty nobility, grand lndepe
way ence of thought and speech, ira
lme cendent purity of living. upon u
ard alleged stains on his escutcheon,
ray as the breaking of forced oath'
and praising of gallant lie, the pres
he writer has not sufficient knowleog
just presumption to pronounce.
the Charitable, Confuse acknow'eo
rleu the vital need of education for
tne and moor alike. Narrow as 10
'Ver- functions of woman, he was quic
RAY see the influence of right examples
gno- to insist UPON their practice by Z
'no in authority. To secure the CON
more veal he realized that good rulers
men good leaders s. benevolent despot
lie. Won will-were Indispensable. 4
before his time, posterity awarded
motchless conserver and transm
heme a glorious recognition. For @OVo
, the countless emperors made ana
,ir on make adoring pilgrlmages 10
shrine. To-day all native col
tide. raise side temples to his honor
such disciples may be measured by the
{ the dred million.
, and p. C. 4S3, by a fortunate twi
adual fate. the wanderer could retul
low Loo Confuse was now sixty
t the and. thanks to time and inward
:. set ferry. might follow what his hea
sired without transgressing VIVA
'umed right" He absorbed and diffuse'
ms OF dom and poetry, collated his
UGH a peebles and undertook the reform
on of of music. B. C. 482 was blazed
'e OBJ demise of his son, LIE, toward VIII
r dis had of principle, maintained a
reticence and dignity. Of his
tiers, although we know one, at
L. Lad liftlo or n0fhinQ to say