The daily Alaskan., 1915-06-24
BECCARS OF CHINA
They Are an lmpudent and Ag'
 gFessiye Set of .Rogues. E
BRAzEN FRANKS THEY PLAY.

Glover Method of Robbery.
 Begging is in the nature of an art ln China, and the various sorts of Buppli- cants have been classified untl now It is known that there are at least thirty classes of travelling mendicanta who regularly go from place to place, plying their profitable vocation. The p8ssen- ger boats know them only too well and do not attempt to collect passage mon ey, for they sleep on the open deck and, curiously enough. pay for what ever rice they require This being the case, rather than have any trouble with them and gain their ermity ths boatmen allow them free passage.
 When the mendicants reach tho ctS they put up at the beggaH hotel near the big pagoda and let the beggar headman know of their arrival Soon the regular allowance is forthcoming from their victims, and the beggars spend few days in pursuit of pleasure and then move on to another place to repeat the same proceeding.
 There is one particularly obtrusiye and disagrecable class trained to pal ance various objects on the nose, which usually selects a victim of means. These fellows may walk into house and pick up chairs and balance them on their noses as they prance around the room. They then take these and place them just outside of the door, possibly on the street, much to the satisfaction of the large crowd which has followed them, as they have possibly just done the same thing down the street a bit If the money is immediately forthcon- ing, the show may soon stop and the things will be returned to their proper places.
 If, on the other hand, the residents refuse to comply with their demands. they pick up one article of furniture aft CT another, skillfully balance each upon their noses, and. amid. the roar Of satisfaction from the street rabble, they carry them outside to the street, This may continue till the whole ot the rooms contents have. been piled upon the street, and then the beggara walk off amid the bursts of applause that follow their action and leave the victim to move his belongings back into the house.
 Again, there are others who are beggars pure and simple, who walk in the middle of the street, beating the pavement with small bamboo stick. They turn neither to the right nor to the left to beg, but keep their eyes fixed ahead of them and take only what is thrown to them
 In quite another class is the wretch who shams ailment or physical defect, and who Is a clever actor, willing to go to considerable physical discomfort in his efforts to arouse sympathy. He makes a practice of cutting himself when hls demands are refused He will appear before a family and dS- | mand a fee. If this Is refused he draws a knife and cuts his forehead, and the blood begins to flow, much to the horror and confusion of those In the house, especially if they arc | only women.
 The sight of blood quickly changes the matter, and the beSgar begins 10 yell in a most distressing, way at the l same time, attracting Q crowd It IS now easy with so many witnesses 70 open negotiations for much larger fee, and he is usually paid consider ably more than was at first demanded
 Having carried his point, the began now tours the entire street, where the news of his, actions has preceded him, and be finds no trouble in cor Iecting a handsome little sum from bis one cut, for the blood, still fresh on his face, strikes terror to the chicken hearted.
 There is also a class of criminals who are sent into exile and sentenced to beg for a certain period of time in a province a long distance from their nee' tive places. This does away with the necessity of the governments feeding the criminal and puts him out upon public charity.
 Of a very different class are the men who have pitiful tale of starvation tc tell, which, they bewail, compels them to sell their wives or sons. Few In deed would think of making purchase of this nature, and the story almost in variably results in the bestowai Oi money on the unfortunate" man However, If he finds some ono who II willing to make the bargain and tAk' the child he is inwardIy delighted, fol this means full bag for him when h' finally hauls in his net
 The son goes with the new mastel and proves himself an unusually .BatiS factory lad, doing his work with hN whole heart in 1t and thereby gatnint his masters approval and entire conf dence as he had planned In due tim the dutiful son slips the latch and al | Iouys his fond father to enter and se