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which assist in unloading the ships that
port cities of China. Almost without eX-
ception the captains of these boats are
old women, the mothers or grandmothers
Of the owners of the boats. They stand
at one end of the boats and issue their
orders with all the dignity of an admiral
on his own quarter deck, and the crews
usually all of them their juniors and male
relatives, obey with a submission not to
be found In the land of new women.
Kun Fla, the Goddess.
The religion that accords divine honors
to womanhood never prevails in a country
where women are degraded. We may not
understand the Chinese point of view, but
1t is a fact that women are worshiped by
them as goddesses. One of the most pop
ular of these is Kun Fa, the goddess of
women and children, who was a native of
Canton in 1i65, and was noted for her
piety. Tien Hon, the goddess of sailors.
known as the queen Of heaven, was a ma
tive Of Token. whose gift of second sight
made her famous in the district. The
story that In trance she rescued one of
her four brothers from drowning is the
most famous legend in regard TO her. Kom
Yam. the goddess of mercy, is third of
China's deified women. She was a Rudd-
hist nun, who was credited with great
power in the performance of miracles
EDITH LAWRENCE.
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for US, and we didn't have much chance,
but that call walked Buck Bill for fair.
Right between us his grave was, and the
mound heaved and the earth parted. and
out came Bill from the dead. He staggered
a bit facing the Indians, and We were COM
ing down across the creek, pistols cooked,
full charged. He never looked at us. He
faced the reds. Man, they were scared.
'Charge!' yells Bill, and goes for them just
as he was. IN the shirt and drawers We had
buried him in. Charge! he yells. and we
howled, and. begob 1 was like the Injuns:
l thought it was a ghost! They cleared
out: they scattered: they thought he was a
spirit. We cut after Bill, but he whipped
them Comanches himself. 1 guess it took
the blood out of them to see dead men ris-
ing out of their graves to fight them.
II forgot to tell you. you see. but maybe
you've guessed it. Buck Bill wasn't dead al
all He was scalped and senseless, all right.
but only stunned like, and it was lucky We
hadn't time TO budy him deep
The corporal paused.
4 guess he said, rising. "the nurse'u be
kickin' us out if We don't go of ourselves.
Say. you're like Buck Bill: you've got the
bump of vitality strong. You've lived
through this without a bugle call to rouse
you. either. But 1 betted you'd die. By
rights you ought to have died"
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horses across the Platte for drill, he was
kicked by his horse and was under water
for ten minutes, but he lived through. Says
the colonel, he says: of all the buck SOL
diers in my command says he, Bill is the
toughest buck, he says. He'd buck up
against the buboric plague he says, and
live through So we called him Buck Bill.
Wei. we was down on the Washita, as
] was a-sayin' an old Phil Sheridan an
Custer was there. an things was merry
very. very merry. Thinkin back, them
here Spaniards amt in it with Injuns for
putin up hot tight-not the Iniuns of the
old days. No, sorree. Buck Bill was enjyin'
of himself to beat poker. SO he was. an in
the thick of il ev'ry time. The old troop
was out by itself under orders from Phil to
scout along the border. Daddy liked that.
Daddy was happiest when he hadn't no re-
ports to turn in every mornin but was
free to do as he liked. The Comanches was
thick about us, tightin' foot an hghtin'
horse, and I'm burned if the squaws an
papooses weren't putin in good ticks. too,
so they was. There was the night charge
on village with snow a foot deep an
frcezin' hard. Twas before your time l
myself right in the shoulder. There's devils
and devils. but them was devils.
1t was one day the old troop wars
caught slick when We never thought there
was a Comanche or a Kiowa within ten
miles of us. 'Twasn't an ambush, zactly.
for Daddy saw it in time. but il gave us the
chills for an hour two. There was a
the headwaters of that creek. we was. 1t
was getting toward shutdown, and we was
tired Where the beggars came from don't
ask me. but all at once it looked as if the
troop was surrounded. Gee. they came.
We fought and We fought, skirmsh line,
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WOMEN OF CHINA
Are Happy Mortals and by No Means
Ignorant.
LONG FINGER NAILS BUT TINY FEET
Are Distinguishing Marks of the
Highest Caste.
AND RELIGION


Written for The Evening Star.
To foreigners the life of the women of
China appears to be peculiarly unfortunate.
Not do the women of the celestial en-
pire think. To them the women of all other
lands are unhappy barbarians and outcasts,
for to their minds the height of misfor-
tune is to be born anything but a Chinese
woman.
The idea that Chinese women are igno-
rant is a very mistaken one. Women OF
the better class are very often highly edu-
Gated. The present empress of China is
example of this. Although slave girl, she
managed to pick up both knowledge and
accomplishments. The fact is that all but
the women of the poorer class are taught
II read and write. In the southern part of
emma there are many native seminaries
for the education of women of the better
class. Wealthy young ladies of noble fam
lily are instructed at home by private tu-
tors. They are taught reading, writing.
music. dancing. painting, the Chinese class
les, etiquette and sometimes embroidery.
Sewing and embroidering, however. are ac-
complishments in which few gcnteel ladies
OF the Chinese empire excel. Custom de-
mands that they shall not only bandage
their feet, but allow their finger nails to
grow to an abnormal length. So long, in
deed, do the nails sometimes become that
1t is necessary to protect them by the wear
Ing of shields. These are often Of gold, ele-
gantly set with small gems. With such
nails it Is obvious that lady can make
almost as little use of her hands she can
of her deformed feet.
Banduging the Feet.
Every one has heard of the Chinese Gus
tom of bandaging the feet. 1t is said to
have originated many centuries ago and to
have been due to the sycophantic imitation
of the court ladies of a certain clubfooted
empress. This process, If begun when
child is few months old, is not a painful
one: but if delayed until the age of fourteen
or fifteen ii Is attended with considerable
suffering. No Chinese woman of rank,
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however would forgive her parents should
they allow her to grow to womanhood with
feet of the ordinary size, for it would con-
denim her to life as a slave or as inferior
wife in the harem of some rich man. The
principal wife is always small-footed wo-
man, while an inferior wife, a large-footed
woman, until she becomes the mother of a
son is little more than servant.
The birth of Chinese girl is far from
welcome. Even in wealthy families girls
are regarded intruders and are made TO
feel their unfortunate position to such an
extent that very often they commit suicide
After the child is old enough, poor families
sell their daughters as slaves, and thus
endeavor to make the best of what they
Providence The present Empress of China
was once a slave. Born the daughter of
a poor Manchurian noble, during great
famine she was sold into the family OF a
wealthy mandarin, where her beauty and
cleverness led to her adoption by the man
DARN and his wife.
Grown Up at Twelve.
In the Chinese houses each sex has its
part of the dwelling, and 1t Is considered a
breach of etiquette for one to venture into
the apartments of the other. The boys
and girls of u family, until they are ten or
twelve years of age, share the same games
indoors At the age of twelve a Chinese
girl is regarded as young lady and adopts
the dress and manners of grown-up per-
son, Chinese girls play with their dolls
Just as American ones do, and are just as
fond of them. New Year is the great sea-
son Of gift giving in China-the Santa
Claus time of the little Chinese children
OF course the Chinese girl whose feet are
being bound cannot run about much, but
the thousands of girls of the lower class
who do not undergo the expensive and
aristocratic process of foot binding have
as much liberty as girls anywhere. With
their mothers and sisters they work on the
ga and rice plantations and engage in any
work that will bring them living, for the
poor people of China are the most mis-
erably poor of any nation in the world
Ten cents day is all laborer earns, and
as his living expenses equal this sum he
could never marry unless his wife also
were able to support herself.
In no country Is dress a subject less cal
cuIated to worry the heads of families
Fashions never change in China, and the
same gowns that a woman wears as a
bride are quite suitable for her as an old
lady, provided she is not a widow. A mar
ried woman may wear red, a widow never.
The garment Is in two pieces-one a tunic
and the other an underskirt. The latter is
In the house replaced by a pair Of baggy-
looking trousers. The skirt Is cut straight
in one piece. and the tunic on similar lines,
only two measurements being made in con-
structing 1.-THE one from shoulder to wrist
and the other from neck to knee. to deter
mine the length Of the garment.
One advantage Of this standard in pat
terms Is that Chinese woman can afford to
buy very handsome fabrics, since she can
wear them all her life and then hand them
along Is heirlooms to her sons wife. Some
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1t Was Her Busy Day,
From the Lewiston OIe.) Journal.

This Is what middle-aged farmers wife
of Woods Pond ridge. Brdgeton, did one Of
the hot afternoons and evenings of this
week: She and two of her children rode 70
Choate's hill, picked fifteen quarts of bIue.
berries, walked home, a distance of two
miles. arriving there about 4:3o She then
canned four quarts of the berries, made a
lot or pies, went out and raked hay for an
hour. back to the house and sprinkled her
weeks washing ready for ironing, made bis
cult for the family Comprising herself. hus-
band and five children), washed the dishes
made the beds. washed the family's colored
clothes, attended to several minor chores
put the children to bed, all who We're moi
CID enough to go 1t alone, and turned in her.
self at 10 o'clock. AS finisher she was
Obliged to be up a good part of the night
with a sick child, and the following night
went to a dance in Denmark
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Into the Blue Empyrenn.

From London Answers.
I was whispering low to the girl in the
gauzy elimmer of lace and tulle. She had
bent her lovely, swaElike neck to catch my
words. unanimously they floated outward
and fell upon the pearly. pink-whiJe ear
as crystal drops touch silver cords ana
waken sweetest music sleeping there.
You are so much to me- l said. I'm all
the dozen years since first my heart Ie-
sponsive grew TO womans sweet soicitu1e
there has been none whose fingers spanned
The octave OF my soul and wrought tina
manly harmonies dormant there into live
ing theme.
mo face but yours has brought to me the
face of angels, fair and pure. beyond The
skies that bend above the earth. far. far
removed from all its sordd thoughts. its
groveling cares. its motiveless materialism.
In you concentered all my dreams are real
lied my hopes to full fruition come. my
dearest wishes made my own
Slowly she lifted that fair. sweet face,
until her soft blue eyes looked into mine.
Then she laid her little hand upon my
arm.
William" she murmured, won't yod
please come off the roof
And as | clambered down 1 recalled the
fact that / had tackled an American girl.
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Caller-'Your next-door neighbors seem
to be quite nice
Mrs. Upstart-"Huh! They're very plain.
common people,"
Caller-"Really?"
Mrs. Upstart-'Yes. They pay spot cash
for everything at the grocers and BUTCH
r's.'-Philadelphia Press.
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In 1920.
From Puck.

What Is the trouble in the Needles Eye
Memorial Church?''
why, the pastor is being tried for or
thodoxy.''
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City Barber Ito Scotch visitor, after shaw
ing)-"Little bay rum, sir?'
Scotch visitor-"Weel, I'm ma fond o.
rum; but wadna refuse drap whusky!"-
Tit-Bits.
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From the Chicago Times-Herald
you say he is an able speaker?'
"Oh, yes. He talked for three hours
and was able to walk out of the hall IN
assisted. in spite of the things that were
thrown at him.
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Styles I'm Embarrassing.
The hair of Chinese woman is dressed
with grea: simplicity. 1t is never curied.
but is combcd smoothly back and held in
place by ornamental hairpiHs. ranging in
value from inexpensive ones of wood. worn
by the laborerS wife, to the costly ieweled
ones worn by the wives of wealthy mobiles.
There is distinct style of hairdressing for
each social grade and section.
Young people in China. in spite Of the
fact that matches are made by parents.
with the assistance of a professional GO
between, often manage to enjoy little ro-
nance. and elopements are sometimes the
result. 1t is not often that the unlucky
couple succeeds in eluding the authorities.
for dfsobedience to parents is the great sin
in China. and once the public suspects the
lovers of being clippers. they unite to return
them to the proper authorities where the
man meets with little mercy in case the pa
rents decline to forgive and forget.
Polygamy prevails in China among the
upper classes A poor man can afford to
marry only one wife. but rich man can
own as many he can afford to buy and
support. a small-footed wife costs about
$500, and one with feet of normal size may
be purchased at any price. from a few dol
lars to several hundred according to her
beauty and accomplishments. Polygamy is
largely the outcome of the religious belief
that mans condition in the next world
will be high or low according to the num-
Der of descendants he leaves to pray before
his ancestral tablets. The prayers of girls
do not count, and they are sacrificed
when there are more of them in the family
than is convenient.
Position in Household.
woman's position in the family is
largely determined by her age and her chill
dren. If she is the mother of many sons
she is regarded with great respect Age is
a distinction in China. The highest compli-
ment that can be paid to a Chinese woman
is to politely ask her. age. and. when she
tells it, remark that she really looks much
older
1t is etiquette in China TO pay exagger-
ated compliments to the possessions of 9TH
ers and deDreciate ones own.
The standard book on Chinese etiquette
was written 200 years ago by the Lady
Cho- Her husband was celebrated au-
thor. and when he died his work. the his
tory of the dynasty, was left half COM
pleted. His brother undertook to finish it,
but lost his sight. The emperor desiring
that a work that had pleased him greatly
in the beginning should not be lost TO the
world, asked the blind man If he knew of
any one that could complete it. The au-
thor promptly answered, My brothers
widow" Tho Lady Che was conveyed to
the imperial palace with great state 4
train of attendants put at her command.
and she eventually completed the work
to the great satisfaction of the emperor
and the imperial family, who loaded her
with wealth and honors. For the in
struction of her sex Lady Che wrote a
book. instruction for Women and Chill
cren,' which is still the guide in the con-
duct OF family and social life.
One who has Travelled much must have
noticed the small boats called sampans,
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styles in Hairdressing.

of the Chinese gowns are therefore OF rich
silk. embroidered in gold and sometimes
spangled with precious stones.
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Brought Near Home,

In the catalogue of the Corcoran Gallery
there is a detailed description of the find
ing and the objects themselves In the
museum Of the city Is a duplication of our
collection. the original being in the Berlin
Museum, where 1 saw them, and very diff
ferent they look from our restored and
reproduced articles. Battered broken and
discolored are the real things. The beauti-
full jar, which is the largest piece of all.
in three parts, with considerable lacking
which gave it symmetry, but which the
skill of the restorer has replaced, making.
it in our own gallery, beautiful
and whole. Dr. .H
The daily news., 1900-02-24
REAL ESTATE
Transfers For Week Ending Pc b,
21 1900.

. Reported FOR THE NEWS by ThOs. c. Wat
son & Co. Real Estate Agents, No. I south
Ealaiox street,
r. NJ Miles and Hi'e 10 Wa.H II Busbee; : f
ofnw sec y. tp u, $50 west, 500
Emily &. WriEAt, ID Josephine Abd,l-
kada. Lots n 20 I5 block la2. New city. $50
Louis Boley and vie To Laura Adams:
acre in the Pa,mes grant. $IU.
Z d. PfeiTer et at by Special Master to
parhara PfeIfTer: 6-i5 ~ property in New
CiJy. O;d city. Water Front, DOnuvl>nn ana
B-lmunt tracts, sItuU.
Iohn PfrI Ter It aI by Special Master to
Barbara Pf-itf-r, same a. above. Sltu-
*. Il Pf,ifTrr - H by special Master to
Pnrhara PfeiTer: Lot ~ iu block %, old
Dennis Burns and VIII. by special Master
70 barbara PfcITcr: Lot IN sec 81, Up ;, r
81 west Sftn.
LOUIS Boley and uif,. 10 Emma l.. Pfyifer:
3 acres IU sec -. ~ , - = 30 west. So.
Tho~. Pebley TO Lily McKiulev: South ,
f'."l OF north 40 feet Of lots and =. block 81,
Louis EoIey and wife to Mrs. Willie Cath
crime Wood: Lot ), block -, West King
William /. Williams and wifi TO william
q. Williams: - acres of sec 3, tp n, b ".
James c. watson to LYDIA I. Franklin:
Lots "a and H. IN D b.ock l-y. New City. 500.
Ruby Perry, Fannie +. strong Rld hus-
hand and VIM. Fisher and wife TO Mrs Nei-
lie Perry Ross: West - feet Of arpent lot -
enst ~ feet OF arppnt lot ~, 81.
Alexander Stoddart ana wif- 10 II. r Ma
neely: North OF lot ., block ., East King
tract, 50.
NeIiie T.. Ross. Ruby Perry. Fannie T.
strong and husband and VIM. Fisher and
wife TO GenevieVe Z. Parkhill: West - feet
arppnt lot - and east ~ feet Rrpeut lot ~,
old city and Pig interest in lots II and -,
block =, belmout tract. 81.
NeIlia p. Ross, Fannie I. strong and hus-
hand and VIM. Fisher und wife to kuby 81.
Perry: west - feet of east y OF arprnt lots
~ and ~, and 5-l2 interest in lois 30 and ~,
block -, Relmunt tract. 81
smith. william aud Richard Alexander
TO samuel 4. PInuey: 90 by ~ feet OF block
81 East King tract .,S275
Nellie z. Ross. RUBY Ferry. m. Fisher
and wife TO Mrs. Fannie T. strong: - II
OF " . Of Arpeut iOts ~ and ~ ana 5-l2 in
terestiu lots ~ and ~, block y, Belmont
tract, 81.
il. Van Pelt and wife to Jacob Kobe:
Part OF lot >, sec -. To > :. 3O west. 90.
il, HOOtOn and wife to J. GRIMM Hi'-
lard: North y OF lot and all OF lot in
block 81. East King tract, $40.
Waiter Tate to Lily b. Lewis: Lot II In
block ~. East King tract. Belmont No. $bo.
Mary Terry eJ al heirs OF l.. Terry 10
Andrew Lewis: Fart OF sec - and -, Up =.
~ west. 81.
Z. Tnies-n 10 L. & y. r r. Co: Right OF
WAY Do by ~ feet on lot 3I6 Old CITY. 81.
William Il Knowles and wife To Buckner
Chipiey. % Interest IN the j. MIrAllO grant,
S;15u
The daily news., 1900-02-24
INSISTS ON A VERDICT.
Attorney General Nolan Claims Evil
drnce Is Sufficient.

dente Is Sulilcient.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-When the
senate committee on elections met this
morning. Mr. Faulkner FOR the defense
i'll the Clark case. announced that be
mad determined TO rest for the present.
There might be two or three witnesses
10 be called later, but that they were
not now III attendance.
Mr.. Clark was recalled for few un-
important questions and then Attorney
General Nolan of Montana was placed
upon the stand by the prOtestants IN
rebuttal of the testimony adduced by
the witnesses for Mr.. Clark.
Mr.. Nolan said he had become &C.
quainted with Marcus DAILY IN 1896 and
that while he had been IN office since
that date. Mr.. DAILY had never IN any
way attempted TO interfere with him in
the performance of his duties.
Referring TO the grand jury proceed
ing, Mr.. Nolan said that he had told
the court that $50. 900 used by White
side in his exposure was evidences
enough of conspiracy on the part Of
WhitesIde or of bribery on the part OF
Welcome and that ne insisted on
6H u One way or another.
The daily news., 1900-02-24
RUMORS OF
BOER DISASTER
But the War Office Cannot Con-
firm Reports.

Durham Dispatches Tell Of Relief of
Badysmith and Surrender of Gen.
CrOrjr, But There is No Official Re
port of Either-RcinforCem En-
Route to Help CIonje.
LONDON, Feb. PA Durham dis
patch brings rImors of British sue
cesses, which, if true, means practi-
cally the ending of the Bee war.
The reports, which are te.ieved at
Durham, are that Lady smith has
been relieved that CrOnje and 5000
men have surrendered; that 10Th
KitcheDOr and Cronje were sli ~ T
wounded and that 700 BOer4 9
been killed and wounded on .,'1,-,r
river.
Up tG noon :he war office haG -
ceived no news to confirm either
story and militaris's place no Gre
dence in the rumOrs.
Last nights dispatches say that
the bOnbardment of CrOnie's posi-
ton continues; that part of his force
tricd 10 leave the laager, but were
driven back.
There was little change in the sit
uation last night, except that large
British supply column had arrived
and reported 1000 Beers operating
north of Paardeburg. Thursday
night after the last shot had been
fired the ShrOpshires rushed forward
toward the bed of the river ana
found number of dead Beers.
General French captured % more
prisoners who had previously es-
capped from the cOrdOns and the
patrol 10 the westward captured 80
more.
Four generals are known to be
hurrying 70 reinforce Cronje. They
are PrinsloO, Bota, Grobler and
Dgwet
The daily news., 1900-02-24
MlCHIAS HERE.
She Arrived This Morning and An
Chored i'm The Steam.

She Arrived This Morning and An
chored i'm the Stream
Tie gunbOat Machias. which i to
participate in the Pensacola car
nival, arrived this morning.
She is a beautiful craft and is be-
ing admired by a number Of specta-
tors from the various wharves.
The Machias' keel was laid 4 1891.
She has a displacement of III tons,
and a speed of 10 1 knots. Her en-
gine is 2,0i6 horse power and she is
2O4 feet in length and 81 feet in
breadth. Her crew consists Of
eleven officers and one hundred and
forty-three men.
The daily news., 1900-02-24
An Editors Life Saved by chamber.
Iain's Cough Remedy.

During the early part of October,
1876. | contracted a bad cold which
settled on my lungs auc was neg
lerted until l feared that conSump-
ton had appeared in an incipient
state. | was constantly coughing
and trying To eXpel something which
/ could not. | became alarmed and
after giving the local doctor a trial
bought bottle OF Chamberlain :
Cough Remedy and the result was
immediate Improvement. and after
I he'd used three bottles my lungs
were restored - their healthy state.
B =. EDWARDS. Publisher Of The
Review. Wyatt. III. For sale by
Hannah Bros. 81 :. PalafoX street.
The daily news., 1900-02-24

;lis occasion, beside the members,
several guests were entertained. a
most del ghtfuI menu was served.
the cards for which are beautiful
souvenirs. having on the outside
Autographed representation of the
first American flag as shown by
BETSY Ross TO General Washington
and Robert Morris. The dinner was
thoroughly swell and up to date
in Its preparation and service. The
attractive event of the evening was
the presentation of a medal by the
United Society Of the Sons OF the
Revolution to Major X. NJ. Cary,
which brought forth many enter
tanning speeches, notably one from
Judge Avery and Chaplain Harry
Jones, |. >. Navy.
The daily news., 1900-02-24

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