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Chinese. but they are very rigid as TO Eng
lish, Germans and Americans. These serv-
ants take the place Of the hired girls OF our
country. The members of their unions have
regular meetings. in which they discuss
their masters and mistresses and report
upon them. II you dismiss a servant the
union may boycott you. and it may be a
year before you can get another. A lady
friend CT mine, a missionary. recently
caught her boy stealing and discharged
him. She employed others. only to find
them leaving after a few days on some
pie. or other. The director of the Pacific
Mail steamship line had a Chinese boy who
abused his little son. He discharged the
boy and could not get another for a long
time. One of the foreigners Of Shanghai
recently took a Wenchow man into his
house as a servant. The Shanghai union
objected and forty of its members broke
into the house and took out the Wenchow
man and ihrashed him The directors wife
sent out Ter rlckshaw coolie TO bring the
police. but the union men set upon him and
broke his arm.
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"THF. IF0pARn( SPOTS" A Story of Reconstruction Days in the South
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strange stiffness. like the hush Of death.
fell over the village.
Mrs. CASTOR sat In her house without Q
light. looking a~nxiously out Of the window.
overwhelmed with the sense Of utter help
l~essness. Charlie. frightened by the wild
stories he had heard. was trying, in spite
OF his fears, to comfort her.
Don't cry, mammal
I'm not crying because I'm afraid,
darling. I'm only crying because your IA
Their is not here tonight. 1 can't get used
TO living without him to protect US"
I'll take care Of you, mamma-Nelse and
me-"
Where is Nelse?"
Hes cleaning up the shotgun
Tell him to come here"
When Nelse approached, his mistress
asked:
"Nelse, do you really think thi. tale Is
true?"
NO. Missy: I doan believe nary word uf
it. Same time. Use gettin' ready for EN-
II er niger come foolin' roun' dis house
ter-nisht. he'll t'ink he's run ergfn er whole
regiment. 1 hain't been ter wah fur NUT
tin"
] trust you implicitly"
DE Lawd. Missy. dat you dat kin do!
i fight fur you en- dat boy till 1 drap dead
in my tracks,
Il believe you wouId-'
"fessum. cose / would. En- I wants dat
swode er Mars Charles tonight. Missy, en-
Charlie ter help me sharpen i'm on de
CRIME stone"
She took the sword from its place and
handed 1t to NeIse. Was there just a shade
or doubt In her heart az she saw his black
the scabbard and felt its edge, II so. she
gave no sign.
Charlie turned the birthstone while Nelsa
proceeded to violate the laws Of nations by
putting a keen edge on the blade.
"Nebber seed no sense in desc duu
swo'des, nohow."
Why amt they sharp. Nelse?.
"Doan know. honey. Marse Charles teu
me de law doan low II. but dey sho hain.t
no law nowr'
Wen sharpen II. won't we. Nei.e,.
whispered the boy. as he turned faster
Dat US will. honey. En- den VIM
watch me NOW niggers II dey come r.
prowiin' round dis housei"
Did you kill many Yankees in ths IA,
Neiseg" - ~ ""
Doan know, honey; spec I did"
are you going to take the gun or tho
sword?'
"Bofe UNI 'em. chile. Use irvine ter Shoot
er pair er niggers fust. en- den charge de
whole gang wild dis swo'de. Hain,t muffin,
Ct nissers feard uf lax er keen edge. Visa
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skull. Now it is this poor cracked brain.
mad with hate and revenge that IL attempt
ing to bot the Southern States from the
map OF the world and build negro territories
on their ruins. In the madness Of party
passions. for the first time In the history
of the world. ar anarchist. Thaddeus Ste
vens. has obtained the dictatorship Of a
great Constitutional Government. hauled
down its flag and nailed the Black Flag Of
Confiscation and Revenge at its masthead"
Tine excuse given for this that the law
makers Of the South attempted TO re-ens.ave
the negro by their eractments against va
grants and provisions for ntices hip. l.
50 weak a lie IL will not deserve the notice
Of n future historian. Every law passed on
these subjects since the abolition Of slavery
was simply copied from the codes OF the
Northern States, where free labor was th'
basis OF society.
Lincoln alone, with his great human
heart and broad craftsmanship. could have
saved us. But the South had no luck.
Again and again in the war, victory was
within her grasp, and an unseen hand
snstchcd il away. In the hour Of her de.
feat, the bullet of a mailman strikes down
the great President. her last refuge In
ruin!
God alone Is our help. Let us hold fas,
to our faith in him. We can only cry with
aching hearts In the language of the Psalm
Is; Of old. How long. o Lord. how long, "
The voice Of three men now fill the
world with their bluster-char;es Sumner. a
crack-brained theorist: Thaddeus Stevens. a
club-foCted misanthrope. and d. F.. Butler
a triumvirate of physical and mental de-
formity. Yet they are but TIE cracked
reeds of a great organ that peals forth the
disccrd of a nations blind IA. Wher
the storm is past. and reason rules passion
they will be flung into oblivion. We mus
bend to the storm. 1t is Gods will.'
The people left the church with heavy
hearts. Somehow the message they hat
heard had little power to comfort. The,
were hopelessiy depressed. In the after
noon. as the churches were being slowly
emptied, groups Of negroes stood on the
corners talking loudly and discuss.ng the
meaning of this new Sunday. so strangely
observed. 1t began to snow. II was late
In March, and this was an unusual phenom.
enon for the South.
The next morning the earth was covered
with four inches OF snow. that glistened in
the sun with a strange reddish hue. On
examination. It was found that every snow
drop had in 1t a tiny red spot. tina looked
like a drop Of blood! Nothing of the kind
had ever been seen before in the history
OF the world. 30 far as any one knew.
This freak of nature seemed a harbinger
Of sure and terrible calamity. Even the
most cultured and thoughtful could NOT
shake on the impression II made.
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Peculiar Rules of the
WenchnW BARRIERS EniOn.

the hearts Of thoughtful and serious ieo-
pie. One of the las acts of Governor Ma
ron. whore Office was TOW under the con-
troll Of the military commandant ut Charles
ton, S. c., was to Issue a proclamation aD-
pointing q day of fasting and PRAYER to God
for deliverance from the ruin that threat
ened the State under the dominion of Le-
gree and the negroes.
1t vas a memorable day in the history Of
the people. In many places they met in the
churches the night before. and he'd all
night watches and prayer meetings. They
felt that a pestilence worse than the Black
Death of the Middle Ages Threatened TO ex-
tinguish civilization.
The Baptist Church at Hambright was
crowded to the doors with white-faced
women and sorrowful men.
About 10 o'clock in the morning pale and
haggard from i sleepiess night of prayer
and thought. the preacher arose to address
the people. The hush of death fell as he
gazed silently over the audience for a mo
ment. How pale his face! They had never
seen him so moved with passions that
stirred his inmost scul. His first words
were addressed to God. He did not seem
to see the people before him.
Lord. Thou hast been our dwelling place
in all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth
or ever thou hadst formed the earth and
the world. even from everlasting to ever.
lasting thou art Gdd.'
The people instinctively bowed their
heads. fired by the subtle quality of intense
emotion the tones Of his voice communi-
Gated. and many Of the people were al.
ready in tears
Thou turnest man to destruction: ard
sayest. return, We children OF men,,
who knowest the power OF thine anger
Return, o Lord. how long? and let it re.
pent thee concerning thy servants"
MY friends" he continued. 'ft was per
mitted unto your fathers and brothers ant
children to die for their country. Your:
Is the heavier task. You must live for hel
In the black hour Of despair. There will be
no roar Of guns. 10 long lines OF cleaning
bayonets. no flash of pageantry or martha
music to stir your souls"
You are called to go down. man by man
alone. naked ard unarmed. in the ~blackness
Of night and fight with the powers Of he'll
for your civilization"
You must look this question sQuareiy II
the face. You are to be put to the su.
preme test. You are to stand at the judg.
ment bar Of the ages. and make good YOU
right to life. The attempt is to be DELHI
erateiy made to blot out Anglo-saxon So
ciety and substitute African barbarism."
There's something terrible In the echo
OF Gods footsteps in history"
"A few years ago a Southern Representa-
tive, in a stupid rage knocked Charles
Sumner down with . cane and cracked his
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meeting and discuss the rI-~
held their meeting and gathered fully 500
men from the neighborhood. a Grne. "-.n
revolvers or muskets. They asked Legree
and Tim Shelby to tell them what they
should do. There was no uncertain sound
In what Legree said. He looked over the
crowd Of eager faces with pride and con-
scious power.
Gentlemen, your duty is plain. Hold
your land! It's yours. You've worked it
for a lifetime. These officers here tell you
that old Andy johnson has pardoned Cen
eral Worth and that you have no rights on
the land without his contract. I tell you.
old Andy johnson has no right to pardon a
rebel, and that he will be hanged before
another year. Thaddeus Stevens, Charles
Sumner and B. F. Butler are running this
country. Mr.. Stevens has never failed yet
on anything he has set his hand. He has
promised to give you the land. Stick to if'
Shake your fist in old Andy Johnson's face
and the face OF this bureau, and tell them
sor'
DAT we wiilr' shouted a negro woman.
as Tim Shelby rose to speak.
"You have suffered said Tim. Now let
the white man suffer. Times have changed.
In the Old day, the white man said:
John. come black my bootsi'
And the POOR negro had to black his
boots. 1 expect to see the day when 1 will
say to a white man. BLACK my boots!'
And the white man will tip his hat and
hurry to do what I tell him.
Yes. Lawd! Glory to God. Hear dat
nowr'
We viii drive the white nen out OF the
coSntry. That is the purpose Of our mighty
frse-Es Z: Washington. II WRIT ,tl -t
to 1--we In the South. they can become cur
servants. II they CONT lie thcir ..ob. they
can move to a more congenial climate. You
nave Congress on your side, backed by O
! million ~bayonets There is no President
Thu Supreme Court Is chained. In San Do
minso no white man Is allowed to vote
hold ONCE or hold a foot of land. We will
make this mighty South a more glor;ou.
San Domingo!"
A frenxied shout rent the air. Tim and
Legree were carried on the shoulders of the
stalwart men in triumph.
The Officers made their escape In. the con-
fusion and beat a hasty retreat to town.
They reported the situation to ~headquar-
ters. and asked for instructions.
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New Year.

as the hell of the iahoring man. There are.
In fact. few places where such men hav-
more rights and where their unions have
more weight. II is true that hours are
long and wages are ow. but these are con-
ditions brought about by other things than
the oppression OF capital As far as l can
see the officials are afraid Of the work.
ingman. and public sentiment has az much
weight here as at home. In building rail-
roads and establishing factories the unions
Will havn 10 be fought. Even the Emperor
is afraid of them. ard Il lung Chang.
great as be was, did not dare TO fight them.
Power of the Tien-Tsin
Roatmen's Union.
A monument of the power of the boat
mems union can be seen in the river just
opposite the great city of Tien-Tsin. IT
consists Of a number of stone piers. upon
which the railroad from the seaport and
that from the coal mines were to cross
into the city. The boatmen wanted the
freight across the river: they objected to
this bridge and said the station chould he
on the bank OF the Peiho. Ii Hung Chang
held out for n time. but the union was so
strong that he at last put his station on
the side of the river opposite the city. ami
there IL Is to this day. Ii Hung Chang
had an income which is supposed TO have
Appropriated a million dollars a year.
These boatmen each made fifty cents or
less per day. but combined they brought
the great viceroy to terms.
Another instance Of the power of such
uniors happened shortly beforc l vtsite J
Marking. That city has a population a
half a million. ii Is noted for its rich
men, its dandies and its extravagant Off
calls There Is a magistrate there who has
an income which runs high into the tens OF
thousands of dollars a year. and he nat
urally feels his importance. for he stands nj
the top OF the heap.
Al the very bottom of the Chinese social
pile Is the slop carrier. The cities here
nave no modern conveniences. and all the
garbage. dish washings and slops Of every
description are carried out of each house
every day by men who have the special
trade Of the STOP carriers. These men carry
the Stops out through the city in greet
buckets hung to the ends of a long pole
which rests on one shoulder. They are
often bare to the waist. and the buckets
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The Negro Vprtsing.
The summer of 1861, Will ever Il Southern
man or woman who saw i; forget its
scenes? A group of oath-bound secret So
c~ieties. the Union League. the Heroes OF
America and the Red Strings dominating
society. and ~marauding bands Of negroes
armei TO the teeth terrorizing the country.
stealing. burning and numbering.
The widest passions held riot at Wash
inston. The Congress Of the United States
as i deliberative body under constitutional
forms OF government nc longer existed. The
Speaker OF the House shook his fist at the
President and threatened openly to hang
him. The powers OF the Supreme Court.
the most august judicial tribunal of the
world. were actually suspended by an act
of Congress-. And the President OF the
United States arraigned for impeachment
for daring to exercise the constitutional
functions Of his office in vetoing their bills,
Congress became to the desoIate South
what Attila, "Scourge OF God" was to
civilized Europe
The Abclitionists Of the North. whose
conscience was the fire that kindled the
Civil War. rose in solemn protest against
this insanity. Horace Greeley and Gerrit
Smith were among the giants now who
Numbered their protest in the name Of God
and justice and the Union for which the
brave had died, Their protest was drowned
in the roar of multItudes maddened by
demago:ues who were preparing for a po-
litical campaign.
These plain-spoken Aboiitionists said
things out OF school that were not nice
J and caused the judicious TO grieve.
They said: This Congress Is composed
Of Adventures. bogus Generals. contractors
and tobbers. raving fanatics. peanut poll
ticians and weak-minded fools!''
But the people were tired Of realities and
loved the fools. The great Generals who
fought the war stood by in silent sorrow.
Late in August. Hambrigbt and Camp
bell counties were thrilled with horror at
the report OF a terrible crime. A whole
white family .had been murdered in their
home-the father. mother and three chill
dren-in one night, and no clew to the muir
derers could be found.
Two days later the rumor spread over
the country that a horde Of negroes, heav-
lily armed. were approaching Hambrieht.
burning. piliaging and numbering.
All day terrified women. some walking
with babes in their arms, some rf.ine In
old wagons and carrying what household
goods they could load on them. we're hur-
rying with blanched faces into the town.
BY night 800 silent, determined wh,te men
had answered an alarm bell and assembled
in the Courthouse. Every neso.. save a
few faithful servants. had disappeared. A
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@. the country. They are used to carry
psssengers az we'll as freight. and the
unions will oppose the introduction of cleo
tr:c cars on the claim that they will injure
their business. There are in Shanghai alone
almost 500 passenger and cargo wheel
borroys. each of which pays a license Of
SO cash. or about IS cents per month. The
license Until within a short time was 80
cash. or 20 cents a month. and the raising
OF IL has now brought about a big strike
on the part OF the Wheelbarrow Union The
officials claim that the wheelbarrow men
can easily pay this amount. as they make
about SIS a mounth in silver. OF 81 in gold.
and that this IL ample to keep themselves
and their families. a similar strike took
place some years ago. when the license fee
was raised from 3 to % cents a month.
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OF PREVIOUS APT
Ars. CASTOR is stricken with brain fever at
the news Of her husbands death in battle. and
her little son. Charlie. never forgets the scenes
5of that terrible night.
2 Tom Camp. an old, one-legged soldier. returns
TO his humble cabin, ~overjoyed to see his wife
2 and little girl again. He agrees to sit up with
} Nre. CASTOR, but will not sit up with q mig
GER" which he always hated. After six months
Mrs. CASTOR RECEIVERS. tenderly cared for by her
little son, Charlie.
Nelse. Mrs. Gastos's faithful black man. is in
formed that he must lie remarked. He thinks
To have a good toke on his wife. but rinds that
two can pay at the same game.
The negroes becanle very insolent after the
wal. organizing INTO secret societies and build
ing 4 chuich or their own General Worth comes
TO town on court day and makes q speech to
the assembled negroes. telling them That MI.
Lincoln was never in favor OF social and poiit-
ical equality. and that the negro. although free.
/. still must work. AT the conclusion of his adj
dress he rebukes Amos Hogg. a former Pno-
risionsl Governor. for helping the negroes to or
Ganize into secret societies. General Worth has
borrowed money from Northern bankers and h
rebuilding several old factories In order to give
poor people employment. Hogg threatens the
General and they engage In q war Of words.
= Two months later General Worth was sum-
moned to Hambrisht on a charge OF using abusive
language tn a freedman. Simon Lasree. the
former slave trader, sided with Hogg and they
With others of their class incite the negroes TO
oppose their old masters at every opportunity.
CHAPTER XII Continually.
Early In the year 1857 Thaddeus Stevens
introduced and passed through Congress his
famous bill. destroying the governments Of
the Southern States. and dividing them Into
military districts, enfranchising the whole
negro race and disfranchising one-fourth
of the whites. The army was sent hack to
the South to enforce these DEGREES at the
point of the bayonet. The authority OF the
mentary act and the South denied the right
Of appeal. The negroes laid down their
hoes and plows and began to gather in ex-
cited meetings. Crimes of violence in
creased daily. Not a night passed but that
a burning barn or home wrote Its message
of anarchy on the black sky.
The negro refused to sign any contracts
to work, to pay rents or vacate his houses
on notice, even from the Freedman's Blu
reau.
The negroes on General worth's planta-
ton. not only refused to Sork or move. but
organized to prevent any white man from
putting his foot on the land.
General Worth procured a special order
from the headquarters Of the Freedman's
Bureau for the district located at indie
pendence. When the ofncer appeared and
attempted to serve this notice the negroes
mobbed him.
A company Of troops were ordered 70
Hambright and the notice served again By
the bureau oflcial accompanied By the Cap
tain Of this company.
b negroes aeked for time to bold Q
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CHAPTER XII.
e Snowdrops.

The spirit Of anarchy was In the tainted
air. The bonds that held society were loos-
ened. Government threatened to become
organized crime. instead Of the organized
virtue Of the community.
The sense OF impending disaster crushed
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biD ~ GIu 'p"h aH my "
through the streets. Outside of tire natural
courtesy shown to the burden carrier by
getting out of his way every sensible one
steps aside for the siop man
Adventure of the Magistrate
ard the SlOpman.
Not long ago one of these fellows was
;-otting along, gruntirS as he went through
one of the busiest streets of Marking. when
a magistrate st-ut;ed around a corner ana
vas jcs,ied by him. One OF the buckets
was spilled. and 4 part of the Sop flew
over The magistrates gown of lavender
satin. His Excellency became very angry.
He ordered the Stop man 10 he taken to
Jail and told him he would punish him Sc
vere,y. The next day there was no Stop
carried ont of Marking. for the slop men
had struck: they refused 10 lift a bucket
or permit any one else to do 80. 1t was tn.
same the next day. ard In a short time the
conditions were far worse than they would
he in Boston or ST. Louis II all the sewers
were plugged and the garbage men pre-
vented from working. The city stank so
that even the Chinese could stand 1t no
longer. They rose en- masse and the mig
is.rate hsd to give in.
Similar strikes have recently occurred at
Shanghai from the contractors increasing
the weight of the buckets in which the
Steps are carried.
The barbors' union is one of the strong
est in China In our country many shave
themselves. but this is almost impossible
here, where shaving consists not only In
taking the kair from the face. but from the
whole OF the head. except the spot on the
crown where the pig tail sprouts out. The
BARRIERS go about from place TO place. car
ryinz their tools with them. During the
summer the most of the work Is done IN the
open air. the barber usually carrying his
stool along with him.
Peculiar Rules of the
WenchOw BARRIERS Union.
The trade ia considered n mental one. and
for a long tine. according to custom. no
BARRIERS son vas admitted to the literary
examinations through which alone officers
are obtained. The BARRIERS unions demand
I'd that this be changed. They were refused
ii many places. hui they carried their ap-
peal higher and higher. with the threat o.
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How the Workmen Bulldoze the
Officials - Servants Unions
Which Rule Their Masters-Min-
lister Conger as a Jam Eater
The Regulation of Apprentices,

In these union meetings whenever a sefS-
an, takes n new place he asks Tor a report
on the master and mistress, ana the other
servants who have been employed there rise
and give a full statement as 10 MS OF her
habits. whether he or she is pleasant 10
live with. whether he or she drinks ana
whether there is a fair chance for cumsha|
or commissions. Every servant. OF course.
expects TO make his percentage on all that
COME. into the house in the wal of market
ing, and | might also say 10 make as mucn
more as he can.
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Native Servants Who
Work for Foreigners.

Among the curious unions are those OF
the msnservants who work for foreigners
] do not know that their rules extend to
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XII.
The Negro Uprising.

mate and partner in work he was never to
forget.