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AROUND THE WORLD.
Peculiarities in the Construction of the Chinese
and Japanese Languages,
THE CITY AND ISLAND OF HONG KONG
The
Third Port In Importance In the
Terraced City and Harbor at Night Directory of Vessels Kept
and Bay Divided Into Wards From the Vast Numbers.
bonchulcd from last week.
Hong Kong, Dec. 12, 1902.
Judging from appearances, the
Chinese take pains to misunderstand
and misdirect. I came to the conclu
sion that one would he as safe in doing
the opposite from what a Chinese says
as to follow his instructions. Their
indefinite manner of expressing their
thoughts has been likened unto that of
the witness in an English court who
described a fight as follows: "He'd a
stick, and he'd a stick, and lie w'acked
he, and he w'acked he, and if he'tTa
w'acked he as hard as he w'acked lit',
he'd a killed he and not he he."
However, the Chinese are no more
faulty in the use of English than the
Japanese. The purser of the steam
boat from the north into Hong Kong,
desiring to be quite friendly asked me
several questions concerning my ten
day visit in Japan. Among others, he
asked: "Did you meet Rev. G.l Draper
of Yokohama?" I answered that I
had dined twice under his hospitable
roof, to which he responded: "When I
was married, he performed the cere
mony. My wife is a graduate of his
church." But we should be lenient
with others as we arc frequently guilty
of butchering our own language our
selves. I have no time in my writing
to discriminate in the use of words or to
systematize my subject matter, being
always pressed for time and frequently
while riding a heavy sea or surrounded
by strange sights and hearing ominous
sounds in strange lands, I am almost
in a semi-quandary as to whether I am
"afoot or a horseback."
An English paper, the North China
Daily Times printed at Shanghai in its
issue of last Monday, gave an account
of a ship that just drifted ashore on
the coast of Formosa. It proved to be
the new schooner "Otelia Pederson"
bound from America to Hong Kong,
laden with timber, which left Puget
Sound in advance of the "Empress of
Japan." That ill-fated ocean vessel
contended valiantly in an unequal con
test with the storm but surrendered to
the inevitable when all hope of riding
that awful storm was abandoned. The
rope that might have been taken for a
sea serpent which I saw on the sea,
mention of which was duly made in my
sea article, was doubtless a part of the
foundered ship's equipment. The
presence of the floating rope is circum
stancial evidence that we were on the
track of some craft with blasted hopes.
When moments of quiet are mine, that
horrid, seething, hissing, moaning,
blood curdling storm in mid ocean re
produces itself on the scroll of memory,
causing me to wonder whether the
maddened waters were ever known to
pile up to such wicked mountain heights
before.
Approaching Hong Kong vessels ap
peared as if rising out of the sea, their
prows turned towards a common open
ing among the headlands. Black can
non looked down upon us from many a
craggy hill lop indicating a fortified
stronghold. A pilot came aboard the
ship as we were threading the narrows
and guided us safely to ancorage among
the multitudinous ships, crafts from
nearly every port on the globe. Cruis
ers, gunboats and battleships of eight
nations were present and in numbers
surpassing any naval pageantry of
which I have any knowledge. In
Asiatic waters there are today one hun
dred and thirty-five floating mm-killers,
forty-five belonging to Great Britian,
twenty-three to Russia, twenty-one to
France, sixteen to United States, thir
teen to Germany, four to Italy, two to
Portugal, and one to Austria. Our
battleship "Kentucky" made a splendid
appearance as she rested in the water
alongside the British battleship "Glory"
although the stars and stripes were
floating over a mass of mechanism 2000
tons the inferior. Near this quiet pair
lay the U. S. gunboat "Yorktown" and
the British battleship "Ocean," the
former registering only 1710 tons while
the latter tipped the beam at 12,050
tons. 1 shall make further individual
mention, but pass this powerful fleet
by, hoping that these vicious looking
.guns observable on every ship will
never thunder at eacli other but re
main giant guardians of now peaceful
nations. I dined twice with the cap
tain and chaplain of the British squad
ion. hi comparing the American and
British navies, the captain remarked:
"Your ships and equipments are better
than ours. Your machinery for hand
ling the big guns, electric, hydraulic,
u;al W t.ti '.'.'Hi, !""jarrt:' mnefps
WorldBeautiful Appearance of the
ours, but our gunners are better marks
men as we have a longer term of enlist
ments while your men arc just in gun
ning trim when they arc let go. You
do not let your men have enough target
practice." This frank admission of
the conditional superiority of the
American navy was indeed a surprise
to me, coining as it did from such a
source. Those not thoroughly ac
quainted with America and her almost
exhaustless resources arc surprised at
the rapidity manifested by the United
States in leaping to the zenith among
the nations as a world power. The
badge of American citizenship is a pos
session for which no apology is needed.
It commands universal respect, and
pitiable is the plight of the few who
act and talk as if they were ashamed
of their brand. The few who are ever
lastingly apologizing foi their father
hood ought to migrate to China where
they can wallow in the embrace of an
oblivious past, or go to Japan. But
Japan would not welcome them as she
has no standing room within liar do
main for even the most gifted sons of
earth if they are permeated with trai
torous guilt.
Hong Kong is an island eleven miles
in length and from two to four miles in
width. The name for the city is Vic
toria, but it is almost universally called
Hong Kong. Tickets bear the name
Hong Kong instead of Victoria and I
think it would be the part of wisdom
to drop the word Victoria entirely. The
city contains 205,000 Chinese, 42C9
Europeans and Americans, 72G3 Port
uguese, 2872 Indians, Euiasians and
other races such as Jews, Turks, Mo
hammedans, Javanese, Japanese, Cin
galese and Malays, making nearly 220,
000 in all. Splendidly lighted with
electricity and gas, Hong Kong pre
sents a picturesque sight at night.
Standing at the wharf, one may view
the city at a glance, sweeping in his
range of vision miles of terraces reach
ing from the bund, water front, to the
peak where the Peak hotel proudly sits,
monarch of all it surveys. Executing
an "about face" the beholder observes
a floating city blazing with electric
splendor, every steam ship, inon-of-war
and all, apparently striving to out
do its neighbors in the brilliancy of
its illuminations. The acreage of
the bay where the vessels are anchored
and the number of shins in port being
so great, division into wards has been
necessary in order to locate the vessels.
A director' of the vessels is kept by
the harbor master, indicating their
presence and position, making it pos
sible to find any particular ship when
freight is consigned or passage taken to
any other port. I am told that Hong
Kong is the world's third port in impor
tance, nere cue American licet was
anchored when Admiral Dewey received
the cablegram directing him to proceed
at once to Manila, engage and sink the
Spanish fleet. The American people
will remember Hong Kong for the
hospitable treatment accorded our fleet
in offering her harbor as a coaling sta
tion at a time when such cordiality
meant success to the American navy.
Deprived of a coaling station, our
splendid equipment would have been
powerless aud the Spanish sub-marine
fleet would have had longer respite
from Dewey's belching batteries. At
6 o'clock every morning reverberating
peals fill every street, valley and hill
side with the thundering clamor of
cannon. on the men of war and land
fortifications saying to John Chinaman
in well accented words, "Be-good, or
Wtt'U-gct-you," "Be-good, or we'll-get-you."
The crude idea of the Chinese
causes them to paint "eyes" on the
bow of ships. Even the little sampous
and junks are not complete without the
"eyes," as the residents of the Flo .very
Kingdom say, "If no have eyes, how
can see go?" The men-of-war used by
the Chinese in their war with Japan
were of English and French manufac
ture and consequently .without "eyes."
It was an oversight that the necessary
"eyes" were not painted on the vessels
when purchased, say the Chinese, and
they still credit the defeat of their navy
to the fact that their vessels were un
able to see and thoreby uuable to dodge
the enemy's shells and torpedoes.
After a wreck on the Tientsin-Peking
railroad, the official made report there
of to the government stating that the
disaster was caused by the absence of
"eyes" which ought to be painted on
the engine.
The Chinese as well as the Japanese
pronounce K as L, a shortcoming
which often places them in ludicrous
positions. Bishop Moore tells the
story of a table waiter who undertook
to ask a Mrs. Rouse if she would have
some rice. Data as to the outcome of
the incident must remain unrecorded.
Several Chinese, who had learned
enough English to associate the name
Jesus Christ with the christain religion,
were observing a detatchment of
American soldiers who were at the task
of butchering a beef. Every time any
soldier would bring his large cleaver
down with all his strength upon any
part of the beef he would invariably
shout the name of the world's Christ
mas Gift. Whereupon the Chinese
remarked that America was blessed
with soldiers who are very religious,
not knowing that the men were sweat
ing. To the credit of the Chinese it is
said that their language is so construct
ed that it will not admit of swearing.
E. C. Hokn.
A Gueat'a Slot.
Greville does not tell the following
story In his famous "Memoirs," but It
Is n fitting return for his own rather
malicious wit: On 0110 occasion, when
Lord Alvanley was his guest, the din
ing room had been newly und showily
furnished, whereas the dinner was but
a very meager one. While many of the
guests were complimenting their host
on his taste and magulficencc Lord Al
vanley interrupted them with, "For my
part, I should prefer more carving and
less gilding."
ChnnKlnnr the Diet.
Cannibal Chief-Wasn't that last mis
sionary you fcent us a writer of books?
Agent Yes.
Cannibal Chief And the one before
was formerly an editor?
Agent That Is correct.
Cannibal Chief-Well. I wish you'd
send us a football player next. The
medicine man says we're having too
much brain food. Judge.
A .Genuine One.
A man dropped his wig In the street,
and a boy who was following close be
hind the loser picked It up and handed
It to him.
"Thanks, my boy." said the owner of
the wig. "You are the first genuine
hair restorer I have ever seen."
Droke.
Father Well, my son. did you suc
ceed In breaking In the new horses so
that they would stand the noise of
steam?
Son No. father, but I broke the car
riage. In the Lover' Eye.
All's fair In love, especially the girl
n fellow Is In love with. Philadelphia
Record.
Legal Advertisements.
I'stroy Notice.
T11 ken upon Novonflor 24, 1902, by tho un-derslKni-d
In Nonpitroll precinct, two red
steers three yeurs ild. one litis some small
white tipou on tho side. The one that Is nil
red luis an Indistinct brnud on right, hip
which looks like tho letter K.
Tho owner of said property can have the
same by provlnc proiwrty und paying ex
penses. TllKOlHIItr. Ooi.vin. l-Kt
Notice.
In tho County Court of Box llntto County,
Nebraska.
Nelson I'i.ktcii khi ...... .. .
vs. '. Notice to non-resident
O. S. Hai.U l dufondunt-
(i. S. Hall will tuke notice that on the 17th
day of January, iMXi. I). K. Spacht, County
Judge In und for Ilox llutio county, Nebras
ka, Issued an order of attachment, for tho sum
of J.VR5 In an nctlon pending Iwfore hlm,
wherein Nelson I'lotcher Isplulutltrand (I. f.
Hall defendant, that property of dofendiint
consisting of money has been attached In
hands of Nelllti K. Taylor under said order.
Said cause was continued to the Mb day of
March, HWI at 5) o'clock a. m.
Nelson Fletchkh, Plaintiff.
Kstrnv Notice
Taken up by the undersigned on his
premises, section C, town 28 range 49, five
head of steers; one three-year-old, red
mattled line back; one three. year-old, pale
red; one three-year-old, dark red; one;
two-year-old, light red; one two-year-old,
dark red; all marked in left ear, upper bit
or slit in left ear; one branded two
straight bars up and down on right
hip; no other marks or brands perceivable,
Jamks Hom.inrake,
Hemingford, Nehr.
Notice of Dissolution of Partnership.
Alliance, N'eb., Dec. 31, '02.
This is to certify that A. Blackburn and
C. L. Snedeker have this day dissolved
partnership by mutual consent. A. Black
burn will assume all liabilities of the
above firm and all bills due the firm will
be collected by him, All those knowing
themselves indebted will please call and
settle.
A. Blackiiukn,
C L. Snbdkkkr.
If you want something that is a good
thing for cold weather and dust get Hill's
patent automatic door strip, on exhibition
at Newberry's Hardware. County agent,
W. E. Gillett, 'phone 23G. 12-12-tf
Half Hntcs to Lincoln.
On January 18 to 21, 1002, the Bur
lington will sell tickets from uny point
in Nebraska to Lincoln and return at
one faro for the round trip. Tickets
good returning until February 3. Ask
the Burlington agent.
Will Winter Horses.
- I will take horses from now until May
i, to winter on good range and water,
section 13, town 27, range 48, nine miles
east of Hemingford, Neb. Clayton
Worlev.
HOW TIME IS MADE.
CMcfc liun Itcntnlntra IIU Clock by
Una of the Klsed 8tnr.
Strange an It may hchmh, Uncle Snm
does not make use of the hum for reck
oning tluic, but ho turns hi attention
to 6oni( of the regular ntmitty going
stars, or "fixed stars," hb they are
called. Kvery dear night nil notrono
mcr with a big telescope looks at cer
tain of them! stars and makes his cal
culations, from which he can tell Just
when the sun would cross the seventy
fifth meridian. One of the great flocks
In the observatory 1m called the trans
mitter, because It transmits or sends
out the signal that keeps standard
time. This ilock Is set and regulated,
by the star time, and then every day
at three minutes and fifteen seconds
before 12 a switch Is turned 011. 11ml tho
heats of the pendulum of this clock are
sent by electricity over the wlrs to tho
telegraph olllces In WnshlngTjii and
New York. When tho telegraph oper
ators hear this sound on their Instru
ments, they know that the 110011 signal
Is about to he sent out, and they at
once begin to connect the telegraph
when with other towns and cities until
In 11 minute or two the "tick, tick" of
the clock at Washington Is heard In
hundreds of telegraph olllces. The
beats stop at ten secondH before 12, uh
a notice that the next "tick" will ho
the noon signal and so as to give the
operators time to connect their wires
with the standard time balls aud clocks.
There are time halls In a great many
cities- usually on top of some promi
nent building, where they can easily ho
seen. The one at Washington Is on the
roof of the state, war and navy depart
ment building, nt the top of a high pole,
ready to drop the instant the signal
comes over the wire. In the govern
incut unices at Washington and In
many places In other cities there are
large clocks connected with the ob
servatory by electricity. These are so
arranged that when the 12 o'clock sig
nal Is Hashed over tho wires the hands
of each one of these clocks spring to
12, no matter what time the clock may
show. In this way hundreds of clocks
nre set to the correct time each day.
Well, the moment the sun Is supposed
to cross the seventy-fifth meridian the
telegraph instruments give a single
tick, the time balls drop, the clocks be
gin to strike and everybody in the Dis
trict knows it Is 12 o'clock. St. Nicho
las. PICKINGS FROM FICTION.
People get to like a soul, but a satis
factory hat makes an Impression nt
first sight.- John Oliver Hohbes In "The
Soul Hunters."
IIuiuuu confid"iiccs must bo mutual.
It Is only to God that man can continue
telling, telling, telling and never get
ting n word In return. Henry Seton
Mcrrlmnn In "Tho Yultures."
It Is a fundamental law of a happy
and useful life that we must keep sweet,
for bitterness perverts tho Judgment
and corrodes the heart. Charles Fred
eric Gos8 in "Tho Loom of Life."
Fortunately, emotions primitively bar
barous are not Indicated by external
labels or wulks In the street would be
fraught with strange discoveries. An
thony Hope In "The Intrusions of Peg
gy." There is no corrosive like wounded
egotism. It cats into the moral nature,
corrupting Its victim, destroying all
sense of proportion and blinding him
to everything save his own pusslonate
longing for reprlsnl. James Creelman
In "Kngle Blood."
Wnip'i Method or Attack.
Belt In his "Naturalist In Nicaragua"
draws attention to the methods of at
tack used by different species of wasps.
One, accustomed to animals and not to
man, takes care to crawl down the out
standing hairs to the skin before In
serting Its sting, while others which
live In the midst of human dwellings
lly straight ut a man's face. The first
species, true to Inherited instinct, when
It attacks unfamiliar human beings at
taches Itself to their hair or their
beards. But there must have been a
time when the second species discov
ered that the face was the vulnerable
part, and the discovery was the out
come of the action of brain.
Iteil Color In Ilattle.
The number of soldiers slain In battle
depends a greut deal on the color of
their uniforms. The more conspicuous
the helmet and jacket the better the
tnrget, and consequently the greater
the mortality. Bed attracts the eye
most readily, and twelve men wearing
that color are killed to seven hi ritle
green or six In blue or live In either
brown, blue-gray or gray. London An
swers. riiilooili- Ancient und Modern.
"Kplctetus said all philosophy lies In
two words, 'restrain' and 'abstain.' "
"Well, Kpletetus may have hud It fig
ured out all right hi his day, hut In
these times philosophy seems to be
pretty fully expressed hi the tAvo words
'gain' ami 'retain.' "Chicago Itecord
Herald. Helpful Hubby.
Wife I wish you would let 1110 know
what sort of a dinner to have tonight.
Husband That's n good idea. Well,
I shall cither not be home ut all or else
I shall bring three or four friends with
me. Life.
ThoronKhtiPim.
"When I do anything," Kild the youug
man, "I believe In doing it thoroughly."
"Yes," answered his father, with a
sigh, "especially when It comes to get
ting Into debt." Washington Star.
Nothluic Do 1 11 if.
CoJivusEer I've n book here I'd like
to show you.
Busy Man I've a bulldog In the next
room I'd like to show you. Exchange.
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