Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-14

Column OF Personal Paragraph.
Maker IntcrcstinR Heading.

China does not boast a very extensive ma
tive press. There are. In fact, only hye
the nowery land. Shanghai and Canton
each support two; the remaining one ls
published In Ten Tsin. .-,-.,... ....,
These journals are run on strictly Dlsl-
ness lines. reports the London Express:
They give their readers a. fair quantity OF
news and an abundance Of personal para,
graphs" many of which are very personal
indeed. But Il is the advertisements that
nese day aH leading rsnssTe S res rule
cheap, and thus II comes about that ainost
every celestial patr9nizes columns OF ,,,fis hts
grievances through the medium Of the
press.
ers is the Gons.SSng portion ,S5 ct swain ain
whose lady love eioped with one Chou
Ling ,,,,..
ness My loved one has, i ~ plain, been
enticed away by this rascals deceit How,
I wonder can mere tailors dummy hke
this succeed in winning her? surely, ne
has not law OF Justice before his eyes, IT
Is or, this account that ! am advertising,
me Information OF her whereabouts by let
ter | will reward him with $50; should ne
bring her back to her parents VII Joyiu,a i a
my words His kindness and henevolence :
for a myriad generations, TO all eternity,
Another announcement of the agony col
umn class, written apparently by mother
TO son who has run away from home
"If you delay longer and do not return,
I cannot, cannot bear it, and shall most
| you will stand i'm peril of death by thunder.
! am now at my last gasp. and the famiiy
has suffered from insults most grieyons. ~
you come. no matter how, everything Is
| sure to be arranged: have Thought OF a
plan oy which your father may still be KEEP,
IN ignorance. My life or death hangs or
| that all good people everywhere will spread
this message abroad Sc hat % the sdy rsh, PER- r
| for themselves a boundless store OF secre'
merit"
| There is not much of the broken-hearted
parent about the following; ,,..
! My second son, Huai Po, boy OF tender
years and no parts, was educateu a, o mo',,t ~,
| tho world. Even when we came TO shang.
! hal last year he stayed indoors learning MS
| lessons and never left the house until Sep,
| tembcr 26 when he went out to get cool and
never returned. ] ought to say that the boy
was altogether unacqnain'ed WIN the cubs b.
people, and I presime he has been decoyet
away by rascals for some bad purpose. Tht
he had about him will not, I am afraid, b'
sufficient for, his necessities. on the con
trary, he viii be borrowing money or doni1 i'i
not hold myself III liable. Should any of my
relatives or friends see him ! earnestly
hope they will command him to return a
| once. and 80 will they earn my gratitude
But | shall pay no monetary reward, =.
China is q happy hunting ground fol
''ad" typical Of its c,ass
| "Our recipe has come down to us from
| physician of tho Ming dynasty. 4 certain
mandarin was iourneying In the hill coun
| try when he saw a woman passing south
| ward over the mountains as though flying
| In her hand she held a stick. and she wa
| pursuing an old fellow of 100 years. Th
| mandarin asked: WHY do you beat tina
old man.? She answered: lie Is m,
grandson, for ] am 500 years old and he ia
He will not purify himself by taking hi
medicine. and so | am beating him. Th
mandarin alightcd from his horse and knel
down and did obeisance to her. saying
Give me. pray you. this drug, that ma,
hand II down to posterity for the salvation
OF mankind Hence. II got its name
Fairy Recipe for Lengthening Life TAX
i for flye days. and the body will fee.
light: take IL for ten days, and your spirit
will become brisk; for twenty DAYS. an
the voice will be strong and clear and tn
hands and feet supp,e; for one year. an
white hairs will become black again. am
you move as though flying take II con
stantly and all troubles will vanish, an
you will pass long life without CROWN
old. Two dollars per bottle"
Needless to remark. there Is no law a
libel In China. The celestial publicly heap
abuse on his ncighbor, and the latter re
| torts to tho fun extent of his vocabular rN
1t is n delightful system OF give-and-tato.