Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-20

VI Tie Ciop SlichS nave touched the
various mouths, but again / say. mas
kee, ''bo-shong-kong" Il should wor-
ry." One dish follows another in
regular order and likewise one glass
samshu. I can't recall the order of
arrival, nor the names of all the dish
es, but here are few:
Birds Nest soup (Eeaten with
spoon.)
Sharks Fins eaten with chop
stieks) and an excellent dish.
Black Eggs-Prepared this way
rolled in lime and clay for several
months. Yolks are very black, and
very good indeed in native vinegar.
white part looks like coffee jelly;
Cockerel
Chrystalized Pork, and pork in sew
eral other ways.
Chicken, duck, goose, pigeon, best
every tasted; poquit creamed in some
way, and about 10 or u other delicious
The table, when we got through
eating tonight, was mess of grease
spots, due to drippings, from food on
| way to mouths over the chop stick
route. "Hi-yah" but that was some
meal
have given orders to our boat men
to be ready to start back to Sa Heung
tomorrow at 600 a. m. sharp. The
Chinese have the bad habit of procras-
tination and as rule are never on
time, but endeavor to hold my outfit
| up to the mark; at least have been
very lucky SO far. In making inquiries
about distances between certain places,
or the time it takes to travel there etc,
| you usually get "about so far or so
much; uncertain" etc, for an answer.
They never seem to be sure Of any
thing.
AS / am in need of much sleep to-
night, think had better roll into my
blankets, make my chin-chins to me
ole fren" the queen of Heaven, and
close me blinkers." Good night
Well, after good nights sleep in
Hing Ling on the 7th in spite of the
big dinner, and the close proximity
of the Queen of Heaven Idol, we left
Hing Ling at 500 a. m. on the 9Th
as day was breaking, and having the
current with us, reached Sa Heung at
$3.50 p. m. We anchored near our
agents jetty and slept on the boat
that night, so as to get away early
next morning.
April 9th-We started on trip at 400
a. m. and at LOO p. m. reached Kaying
Chow. This is the best town we have
visited on this trip. Streets are clean,
shops tidy and up to date; no animals,
pigs, ETC., running about the streets
or shops; have a telegraph station
here, sell lots of European products,
and in fact are very modern for Chi
nese.
Everybody appears to be happy and
jolly and glad to be alive. A peculiar
thing struck me, when l arrived, in
shape of women doing all the coolie
| work, such as carrying all mercandise,
baggage, etc. 1t took five of them to
get our baggage from the boat to our
agents place of business, and each
woman carried about $50 pounds
! piece strung on poles, rs pounds at
each end of poles. Two of the women
were young II year old girls and very
| pretty and they weighed about los
pounds a piece. It is marvellous the
work they can do. They are much
better than the men, having more en-
durance through being free from vices
| such as opium smoking, etc. The
''lady" coolies are happy, jolly, and
capable, and they make very good
money I am told I know that I paid
each one double what | would pay
a man coolie to do the same work.
They sort of "get under your hide" in
rough vernacular and you want to do
better by them.
Hakka women generally work out
side as a rule, while their "hubies
work" in their shops or place of bu-
siness, and when giving birth to
child will only remain home for few
weeks before taking up the heavy
work of beasts of burden. They say
they never get tired, and believe in
work. Work to these women is their
happiness, and consequently they are
a healthy happy lot.
have my hands full here, changing
agents, and getting money matters
settled; am going up country for sew
en- days and return here then to COM
plete my arrangements Have to do
my talking here through both my in
terpreters, and it is rather slow work
arriving at decisions, etc. "But l
should worry"
There is an American missionary To-
Gated here named Giffen. He has a
large school and is doing excellent
work. / shall see MIN today
oltyirc T hove