CAI'E MAY HEKAU>, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1905

OHIYGFGlGGARS Usnaic&ntsHe.:. There and Everywhere h China. THE CHIEFS LIVE IN LUXUnY

rn*, Ru't Ov*r Tnair Forlorn Subjocu LiRo a King and Hava tho Powor el Lila or Death—The Aristocratic Imperial Paipora. In China bt-cKara at once attract a • transer'o attrition. Around even ronter. alone canala and creeka. In market iilnr -a. at the cltj galea, both outside and Inside, and osperlallr In the temple yards, there are bo nears here. l«-intars there and begenra everytvhere, and a more pitiable sight one cannot meet. Many 'of them are crippled or i.ffllcted with lejirousy and nil are dressed literally In raga. 1 mane a trip In a houseboat to goochow. moving through the numeroua canals In the city and stopping when I v Uhesl to take a view. I landed by a clean, fresh painted, large yamen. apoth- aly while, with bine black tllea on the roof, and placed my camera against the wall to photograph a big pagoda on the other side of the canal. The usual Chinese crowd soon came around me. and not a few beggara. I asked an Intelligent young Chinaman through my Interpreter who lived In this One big mansion, so unusually well kept for a Chinese bouse. I was not a l|tf!e the beggar This Jed ta« tyinake ‘Inquiry about the system eOiej-Hug Id China, which Is woudetfpll.v well organize.! under • scheme that works admirably and Is rf OH)me very ancient, like nil other In-dltutfeiu In the <Middle Kingdom. Thp chief has a floe residence, concubines by the half dozen and very fine clothing, and be Is keen In the bast of •ocloty, hot only where be is not known. As a mark of his dignity he mores about with a king stick, which Is allowed him by the city authorities. Qc also has the power of life and death over his beggarly subjects and punishes all offenses committed by

them.

The beggar chief Is a regular attendant at the marriage ceremonies and funeral processions of private families, In order lo get bla pay for keeping array his hungry crowd of beggars, srhj otherwise would binder the festivnl or procession In a disagreeable, noisy way. I was told that the beggar chief of Soocbow has an Income of about *15.000 n year. The billet of the one Id Shanghai city Is worth about >5.000. Most storekeepers have an agreement with the beggar chief to kc-p his staff away. They pay about >1 a year each, and In return for this trilling amount the chief gives a printed receipt to the storekeeper, which the Utter pastes on his door, to the effect that be has paid bis tax and Is exempt from'the demands of beggars. Tilde ate different kinds of beggars. Imperial beggara. or lao yen ting (the words mean “old man's button") have probably ho parallel In the world, some of them ore descendants of the ancient Ming dynasty or fflstlnct lated to tbs present reigning Imiwrlal house. They are scattered all country, are said to number upward of 10.000 and are specially numerous Peking. Imperial beggira are easily recognized because they are nlloweJ to wear garments of tbe Imperial ye! low of different shades. Characters ar. painted In black on tha bock nod from of their robes to denote their profes slon. They wear either a straw hat o a velvet cap ornamented with a brass

brtton.

When first I saw them I took them to be old degraded officials, for there are hundreds of them In- Soocbow They carry g wooden bell In the! bands to announce their arrival As a rule they are over sixty years of .age and have no family to support them, and they are’ all allowed lo beg for more money than the ordinary craft and are furnished with a license from the magistrate. They are. of course, too aristocratic to be under tbe rule of the ordinary beggar chief. In Nankin .there Is qnlte a select company of lbeni,._the order having been Instituted as far back as the Ming dyhaity. Hung Wn. tbe founder of tbe Ming dynasty, was once a beggar hlm-self-^TU rise from beggar to emperor probably neats the record of sny dynasty In Knsope. In pious remembrance of his former profesaloa Hang Wn Instltntsd this order. At present -they lire In certain eaves or recesses that are made In tha city wall Tbe largest of these rn»s«« Is forty feet long by twenty feet wide: tbe Inmates are very comfortably lodged and are decently they are addicted to

Tenting things we ronMoT ‘jgre Invented If'aa nu*H hail told U» that 'that would be all heaYen would require ns to da. Same men con write poetry, but If they had me oh the gallows to bang D>c and told me to write four lines of the atuff. meter It right and make a rhyme I'd hare to say. ■Ceutlcmeu. tirrnk my neck.* pie are tmru with all aorta of brain "But I don't are that your expansion of the adage adds much force to mused tbe reporter. “1a-pane alone, now. and I'll slap the local color on." said the loafer. “I'm the local color myself. It Is often said an 1 Is true that ability to apell Is a gift That's ray gift •! am a natural tioni speller. When I was among the shavers at school I spelled down grown men In the Friday bcea, and 1 never do misspell a word uow.” A reporter who had been writing suddenly stonned his machine and cast his eyes up lo the eelllng.

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"Thf-re's the God gifted speller on the spot T I tugbr.l bh coTeagpe. “How do you n'x-i! 'weird ' ray genlusT” "W-e-l-r-d." Was the reply. Everybody had become interested.

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whether the e or the I cornea ( roared Inn-hluc. ns If they ad Joke on Ui.-lr visitor, II you ImI’ What'll yon betr

•That w-V-r-d Is right? One dollar." “But you didn't spell It ro. Von 'aid

JoV aald tbe vlsltor

ctm't misunderstand." The phenomenal a|M-ller took bla pen50 hi n-tud ahd .wrote and erased several times. It was his III luck to leave tbe thing wrong. The errand boy bad already bunted up the word In tbe llctlonary. The reporters were not cruel enough to preas their sdvpntage. They resumed their machines without further remark, sod after awhile tbe visitor stole out. doubtless with the reflection that an adage is a dangerous canvas for local color, and that It Is unwise to boast of extraordinary powers where the boast may be pot to proof.—Ourlotte Observer.

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gelher ona day Just Is-tire |lunpnu Corinth. A tall, ungainly raw recruit stopped up to them with a bg&dlg of soiled clothes In Ida band. “Do you know where 1 can get this washing doner he asked. Two of tbe group were practlckl Jokers. A bright thongbt flashed Into their beads and. as tbe sequel show*, unfortunately found expression. “Ob. yea, we know. Juet go up there with

- . Besides seeking alms these Imperial bescan go ebrat tbe country and obtain* a livelihood by swearing false oaths in enort Their oaths are considered aa Mndlnr And sacred, so they are often much sought after, because for a few taels one can get such a beegar to swear to an oath which always deckle* -the case Tbe magi* tratas are BaUf lo pay tbe Imperial be“rars an allowance every year, but It Is aald Ibey often forget It. as they know well that these beggara are not

HIS GREAT GIFT. Ability ef tha Man Wl-e Was a Natural Bern Speller. An old friend of tbe boys dropped Into the Mule Pen—which might be Included among the lobbies—threw hU r a table -end began drawing

louksd up to nes who be i from Ids manner* that he waa a familiar of the place, and be apoke to

bare made fortnnea by In

When Valuables Are Lost. When on leaving a tbonier or lecture ball von discover that some valuable boa disappeared do not lose y our bead Immediately. There are. after all t* aald. many more honest people In thlr world than dishonest, and the chances are that If you go about It properly yon will recover tbe article. First of all. register your loss at the box office or superinteedent*a I Give your name and address plainly, being sure that they are correctly token down and If you wish tD.—_ any reward for Its return name tbe amount. He rare to leave money for mnuagemert to telephone you If their senreh h rewarded and give your hone number. Then ask for some or. if ibis li not granted, get per-mh-sion yourself to search the part of tbe booe la which you were sitting. if after n day nr *o you bare no word of the loss advertise in at least one morning and one evening paper, naming the article explicitly- ro as to avoid corrosion. If you wish you may name 1 theater as the place to which It Is be returned. Most place* ere kind and courteous In such matters and only too anxious to help you In year search, they return the valuable to you do forget that tbe man who has acted their agent Is worthy of thanks least If you do not wish to reward him lu any more substantial way.—Phils ilelphla Inquirer. A LESSON IN LAW. lavaral Things tha fhiladslphia Drummer Didn’t Know. “Most of us Uiiuk we know the law pretty well" said the Philadelphia drummer, “but 1 bad a little experience to show me that there are several things la the statute books that l don't know. 1 was In a New England town and dropped into a barter ahog_ to'Cet shaved. There waa only one barber, and be didn't look as if be knew putty. He turned out to be a pretty good sharer, however, and as I had had a drink Just before entering the shop 1 fell asleep In the chair. I slept for half an hour, and when I awoke be was through with me. Tbe Irst thing 1 mlaaed on getting out of the chair waa my roll of money, next my watch, next my overcoat, next lesOy rMr^larfpln. I went for barfiei^nr all I was worth, but be denied robbing me. and bis face wore a smile. Then I got a gait on me and went to a lawyer's office. “•Can you prove by a credible witness that you had >110 In cash when you entered tbe barber shop r be asked. “I couldn't ^ “ "Can yob prove Unit your watch raa taken In the shop instead of being lost on the street T

-I couldn't

“•Are you sure that yon bad your la on aa yon opened tbe door to

“ ‘Aa to your overcoat* continued the lawyer, •have you a bill of sola of it or was any one with you when you bought It? In other words, cab you sjreer to the ownership In lew of any particular overcoatf “I couldn't \ . “ Then 1 «*n do nothing for you.’ he said, and I went to a second lawyer to be told tbe same thing. I bad left the shop without po.’lng for my shave, and I wae even told that the barber -ould arrest me for beating him out * .III reals rat have me fined >5. I

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wbat cam i no foii rot EIIAL OkAST. our 'bundle." pointing to tbe bendnartera of General Grant. “You will ee a abort, stout man"—describing tbe general—“who does washing. Take your bundle to him." Tbe recruit thanked them and walked off In the“dlroctlon Indicated. He gained entrance to headquarter* aud stood Id tbe general's presence “What can I do for yon?" aald Genera) Grant. “I waa directed hire pie of soldier*. They tokl me did washing, and I hare hern." General Grant probably enjoyed tbe situation, bat his Imperturbable face did not relax. He simply asked tbe question. "Could you Identify these men again?" “Tea. air.” “Very well. You shall have a chance." Turning to an orderly, be directed him to coll a guard, go with the recruit to where the Joker* were standing, ready to enjoy the discomfiture, and let him identify them. “Take the men to give them this man's bundle of clothes and make them wash It thoroughly. See that the work Is well done." Tbe general waa obeyed to the letter.

A. retired, waa superintendent of .public building* and grounds in Washing ton under Cleveland be was invited one f fteruvea by General Phil Sheri dan to accompany him on a carriagr drive about tbe city. Tbe hero of Winter was In fine splrita until tbej approached Scott circle, in the centet of which loomed the equestrian statue of General WlnfleM Scott Then UtHa Phil became serious. Betnlng up his bbrae. be sat and gazed earnestly

at tbe statue.

■Wilson." said General Sheridan, “I have an incurable malady and do not expect to live more than a year. When I am dead 1 suppose that m; trlan statue will be erected somewhere la Washington. I request here and now that you see to It that I am not ted upon such an outrageous looking horse ms that upon which tbe sculptor hat placed Scott.” The Scott horse, by tbe way, modeled after one of the favorite mares ridden by General John Morgan, the dashing Kentucky Confederate carotin, a fact known only to General Wilson and a few other persons lo Washington,—Washington Herald. The preparation of the famous attai of ruees. according to the Circle, eeeme to bare been discovered by accident From India w. get the tradition. The favorite Sultana of Sebanghlr caused a bath of rosewater to he prepared for use. The burning sun of India brought Ita might upon the bath prepared In tbe royal garden and soon globe lee of oil were found floating upon the fragrant water. Deeming the bath Impure and attempting to aklm off the Him. tbe attendants broke the globules, and at one* the garden w»r ailed with fragrance. The finest essence Is not/gatbered from the raeeei end moat costly flower*, for the fragrant oil glands are meet abundant in the petals of tbe free blooming, eld.

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