The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30

proudest literary name they bear today
the country and the people of the Hans.
Arrived at her destination. the exiled
empress finds a city of more than 900, 900
inhabitants-the principal trade center be-
tween the East and the West In it rises
a great temple to Lao Tzu, the founder
Of the TaoiSt sect-one of the most ia
nous temples in the empire. The city
is the capital not only Of the Han, but
also of the Taing, the dynasty which en-
bodied the greatest POLITICALLY literary
period of the empire. But there are other
memories of more stable and permanent
nature Here was established the great
Han Lin college. an institution which is
commonly compared with the French
academy, the oldest really living inst1-
tuition of learning in the world today
unless we except the College for the
Sons of the Empire in Pekin, which was
probably established first in the same
city
For. the eyes of the empress there will
be here sight calculated to excite her
wrath. In this city, during the great
literary period, there was erected in the
year 78f A d. a monument which pre-
serves an inscription in praise of Chris
tianity and the God Of heaven-the, great
HISTORIAN monument, from which she viii
learn that the emperor himself at that
early date established and patronized the
church, which she at the close of the
nineteenth century Is trying to blot out
the fact that here have been found coins
twenty-five centuries old, and a brick
as old as the great wall, which was sub
sequenntly made into an ink tablet and
sold for several thousand teals after
fierce competition. She may also be re-
minded of the fact that 1890 ManchuS
at the beginning of the present dynasty
kept back a horde of rebels until $50 900
braves from Pekin could go to relieve
them.
She may remember how the founder of
the great Tang dynasty. after seating
his father on the throne as act of
fiiiai obedience. after conquering the
country and setting it at rest. came over
! these great roads and bridges and into
the city, dressed In a costly coat of mail
with d breastDlate Of gold, surrounded
| by 100000 picked horsemen and 3ee, 600
| cuirassiers, bringing with him as captive
| Tartar king, and If she compares her
| entry With his, and her reception with
| the royal feast that was given him. il
| will not add to her happiness.
| Or she may compare her following OF
unsuccessful rag tag and bobtan' Box
| ers with the cozlquering army Of Black
| Crows as they were called, that entered
| the CITY more than 1000 years ago ar
! army of which it was said, Unhappy are
| they who fall under the talons of the
| BLACK Crows" Indeed the empress
| dowager will have an abundance of fooC
| for thought while in Siganfu, whether
| she receives messages from Pekin or not
! One can not but wonder what hel
thoughts will be as she looks upon hel
Prince Tuan, and remembers the
| records they lfave made as comnaret
| with those Of the mighty Chinese fghtins
| men OF the past. She can not but wish
| Rang could sit upon the wall Of the cit!
| and frighten an army away by tht
| music of his guitar. or for the approach
| Of the time when China will be able t
organize an army which Ita can put I,
| norfed from EiIrOD6