The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-03-19

ger, ear, toe, etc, ending with sever
/ ing the head. Ordinary crime was
punished by ehoppins Of the head.
The executioner vas allowed 70 cents.
Mex, provided he severed the head
with one blow. One man who lived
near the execution ground became
quite dextrous. and as there were exc
cutions every day, earned quite a live
lihoOd in this work. II the head did
not drop, he would saw il of with an
ak before lifting II from the block SO
as 10 claim his fee. We visited this old
execution ground. now given over 20
rubbish, and happened TO find the old
executioner there. The guide told us
he had over 5000 heads TO his credit.
For a fee of 20 cents he consented to
pose for picture, so the old pirate
dug up a skull from the rubbish in
tiendish glee and struck an attitude as
if he gloried in his record. From a
humane standpoint Of view il is sand
that the new method Of execution by
shooting is not as good as the head
mans ak, as the Chinese are poor
marksmen, and it is sometimes neces-
sary to shoot the victim several times
DSIOTe nlttlnR VIA! spot.
Canton is the hotbed of sedtion and
revolution. We were told that the
fires of rebellion were smoldering all
over the city. Armed soldiers with
modern guns are to be seen every
where. The government is not very
secure, and the governor seems to be
in danger of his life, as he has in.
formed the merchants that he has is
sued orders to the Soldiers to sack and
pillage the city IL the event of his
death. Americans and Europeans, |
however, are reasonably safe, as the |
Chinese have learned to respect and |
fear the great powers. We were
treated with stolid Indifference. at no
time being met with even scowls or
taunts, as has been tie case in former
years.
One Of the most interesting sights is
the river life. A quarter of million
people live in the small river boats or
the large juGks which put far out to
sea along the China coast. The fami-
lies all live in the boats, and the river
front is packed with them as thick as
in a box. There the children
are born and pass their life. The
women are equally as dextrous in
the craft as the men, wearing
practically the same dress. being dis
merely by the hair or the
jade earrings. Ii is frequent sight
TO see a woman sculling a boat with
a baby strapped to her back. AS our
boat lay at the wharf, with the small
boats packed around US. it was inter
esting to watch the home life. The
woman would pull up a bucket of
water from the river the water of
which resembled very much the Chi
'ago river, fill a bow containing rice,
)its of fish, chunks of fat, pieces of
)nions, etc., and this would be cooked
,ver small brazier. Fires are built
n the brazier with small pieces of
wood. Sometimes this mixture of fish,
at, rice ana vegetables, is dished up in
lowls and eaten with chop sticks.
often the members of the family
,ather around the dish and eat from
he common dish with their hands.
Their idea of cleanliness takes strange,
orms. Most of them use tooth brushes,
'et we saw one woman pull up can
# river water and brush her teeth ,
With it.
The fishing industry in southern
jhlna is second only to growing rice,
he quarter of million people en-
jagged in fishing from this port, being }
he largest in the world. Everywhere
n the Chinese cities are fish exposed
or sale. The fish are brought to the
entral markets each day, most of
hem alive, and there sold to the small
'endors. Very little paper is used in
etailing fish. The purchase is tied by
piece of bamboo, rattan or grass,
nd carried home in this manner, ex-
'osed to flies, dirt and the countless
Millions of germs flying about. Some
ections of streets are given to dried I,
r smoked fish. This smell, mixed !
With the other odors, does not add to
he pleasures of the tourist. The odor
t incense is everywhere, each family ?
r business house burning incense
ticks at small shrine in the room or .
ust at the door. This adds another =
lend of perfume
We all feel that we were glad we
isited Canton, but we have heard no :
ne say they would care to make Sec
nd trip. A. d. Moe.
AS there is a probability of this
eaching you before get home, will
lail it at Nagasaki. Although we left
longkong on Friday, the 18th, due to
clay in getting crew, we are having t
delightful. smooth trip up along the b
hina coast and acrcss the Eastern t.
ca to Nagasaki We coal here for a
wo days, by the most rapid and b
nique coaling system in the world c
hat of coolies passing the coal from il
ampan to ship up bamboo ladders.