The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
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Nhu 100 m~ rrdnp- 80 DARK Mongolia
~ FISHER Irwin. imported bv Charl''s
S,r.,ra-'- Spn~l furnishes not only q
r-n.s II Interesting items concerning the
,nlr,n.t,r pi the country the customs uf
no rs-upl" and condition, vt travelling
bit q now map 1T an lmpur'iut region.
Scientifically surveyed aud Chart''d. which
,,,rrp~,., inaccurate Information hitherto
accepted a. authoritative Mr. hedl"y
tier a number nf year, experience IA
u,,.- o. work IA Shantung. whore he
a,-Ir- rel the power uf reading and writ
M tho Chinese language. transferred his
a,i .Nr'l.s tn the station situated lt a city
~ l.n-th.asteru china r'Jorcing IN the
,n.lu irp,is nam. ~ tho city IT Eternal
Prn,,..- hlt locally known a. Nung Ping
~ Now long tins city has h.,en m eN-
/, rau.,, M living mortal can tell with cor
t.sr'y tn" ancient records oi the CITY
and district take YOU back at least 1.UJ1
v~lr.. during which time. although IL has
,.hane,Ni it, name more than once and
al~o nus IN all probability shifted ~ site.
~ has I,ei-.lS''si and atta'u''l celebrity
ihrou rhuut china that - IN" envy 1T many
larger ant NOR, prosperous critics to-day
The primary reason for this distinction
j. that Nuug Ping Fu marks the ancient
ranihl W In. little -Ku Gnu knoi.- or
the Lonely Blmbnp Kingdom which
fuirish.sd m the DAYS Vt th" Shang dy-
nasty. namely. from ITeS e. 1901 u. &. The
incident winch renders n the envy ~
china emhtlnad IN the works ~ Con
fIciis. VIII 5nO years before the Christian
81 l-egan rescued Il from oblivion The
King. having grown old, detEmined To
,,,N II Of and
named tho Younger. contrary 10 custom.
a. h-ing tho more competent statesman.
But the vuun. man had Iccn brought NJ
IN "a school whore flial rirty and fraternal
r~1srd we're the principal tens IN boy :
a-uc1t'or Therefore rather than accept
this preferm"u' over the head u his elder
hroths. ie fed from the court into vol
untarv exile Gut the elder brother not
go - nutdone Nv tho Younger and con-
,Iudiur that hrs father considered him
unfit - rule well. also fed into cXil"
n" 'wo hroth"rs wer" companions in
~Nile ;ur tho roma Under If their lives. and
tho k.usdom eventually fell to the son
of the elder brother ConfuciIs held the
~" men Ip 49, examples Of the unselfish-
nos and fr,terntl regard of tn" anc"nts.
stamped their action with his approval
thought that wherrs""ver the Chimes.
CLASSICS should h. read m future wears
this should h. told for memorial Of
them The IunR Ping Fu of the present
dav - a quiet Sleepy town which little
suggests the glory or the activity Of the
rast The sole Environments are the
market on every NTH day and the annual
fair m the eth month In the humble
moth N
to sell. beautiful silks and sttins may ~
found Il asked for. In the same street.
-ays our author YOU may stumble upon
= few grimy looking tinkors and peri
natst,c cubblars. who h.guie their nu-
meruus customers with merry joke and
lost and in at least one case Of which he
is c. guizlnt will eulhrac" the opportunity.
While "a pipe II being mended II preaching
~ quaint and original fashion IN" truths
~ ,he Christian GOSPEL The city il about
tnrn., miles square and ~ surrounded NV a
VOL huilt wall. whereon the inhabitants
promenade II an evening, contrary To
,hin"~e custom in general A. a rule the
Chinese object to having people look
down into their compounds In the dark
dav- 81 1917 scores Of Christians. Prot
o.,r.u,s and Roman Catholics were ruined
to l.am.ul title and IN September uf
ihat wear tra Russian troops found their
wav 'hith"r and administered severe and
m come cases numerical punishment
Or their own conduct the au;ho: re;rfins
from details further than 10 saw that 1t
c7r scarcely - described ~ Christian -
rI- r.- ~ IN the dos 'r.ption of m" OBJ
'ec.. ~ interest IN referring To the tenn
a. ~.
nv. il. gust" orthodox IA a missionary "a
~. .'r-. g.. hlt % - quite tr'I" tEut 10 the
rrau e r"y"r,nt and vol~hlpful spirit
'G.r. .- q",ung t. o'H"nd the sight in =
Crr.l,..n t.ngl" Their" may H. dIst
and TART az thor" Dr.. alS, utu"tu"-s and
,hguity o. ."u-. Cd. che greatness 81 human
ne. and 49," ir"rrnHu"nc' Vt human CHAR
actor. Md CO.." might commune with
M, spirit and ~ .,ill. amt Iass upward to
~" lighr- communion with ~. Father
~ ~ men. 80 surely ma IunfurIin temple
NJ rIinI u- N IN" unnl" pll,. 81 - Paul =
IN London pr the. M trhl" pp'.m 81 stately
Nhlr "" quot. iiU- 80 gIv" the key
npta " ~, author T,,rmrnd,in"--
n - v"rr. f.n--Ibi" that o." might even
axrc" wi'H ~" ~ Mon oppressed py ~"
Re, lord william Cecil IN 4 r.r,.urly
published volume that chr. ,'itu IN. t"h-
.r- '. 30 inevitably ~ forced 20 make. soma
.ort 81 COMPOUNDS with Confur tnl,u
and accept certain views IA addition t.
the legally required r.v"r.u"" Tor ia.
Ihiness Father Of a." Church Il they are
Ia hope for any real or permanent ,,I""'.--
IN their work IN China.
Yung Ping Fu lies twciv" miles from the
railway and only twenty from the Great
Wall. which II visible with the naked eye
from the mission compound on any ord
nar!ly clear day our author tells an
amusing story 81 the way IN which the
tourists inspect THIS greatest wonder 81
the world. tho ten thousand !. long city
p- r.mpart-.- - the Chinese name for
= runs a. u h.ing pn"-thrd 81 IN English
MILO IA th. months immediately ipl
lowing the Boxer rising II was no uncom.
mon thing for passengers 20 land at shan
Hal kIan Cth" railway station ~ th" eve.
utng tram from Pekln and sv-'k out the
British military officer IN command AT the
station. wharrupon something lIk" IA"
following dialogue would ens'I.. Visitor
Can you kindly inform mo from what
point can most conveniently 90. the
Great Walls- Oricar CpOsSe-ss-h ~ a