TTTE OMAHA DA1T/V TlEE : STJXDAY. SEPTEMBER 25 , 1S5KS.
Peking's Coal Hill.
By GUY M , WALKER
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In the heart of Peking , the capital of
China , ( stands a hill , the building on whoso
crown In the highest point within.
It la evident that the hill Is not one of
the original murks of the landscape , for the
plain In which Peking lies was at one time
the bottom of a branch of the sea , which ,
receding , has now left It ICO miles from the
coast and the city lies In ODD of the Icvelcst
pots of the sandy plain.
A closer Inspection of this strange mound
reveals Its artificial character , for it has
iuro stampH ltd work. The history of Its
cone of those Irregularities with which na-
formation Is as follows :
In the early days of the northern capital ,
for such Is the meaning of the name Peking
( Pe , north ; chlng , capital ) , the city was be
sieged for a long tlmo by a tribe of Mongols
iwho had como down through the mountains
on ono of their periodical raids.
I I r I t I f t
capital has stood for centuries this hill
of coal , a mountanlous pile of fuel stored
up against the city's Oay of need.
II I , \VI.MJ CAMIV.
Toy 1'cilillcri Mnkr Sugar
ii > Ortlcr mi tinStreet. .
Few Indeed would bo their playthings If
Chinese children had to depend on toy
stores for them. As It is , the peddler Is a
familiar sight In every Chinese city , and
when the children hear the gong of a toy
seller It is a signal for a rush to the franc
gates to catch htm before ho gets by.
At a call these men slip the pole from
their shoulders and set their baskets on
tbo ground , and there is always a group of
children ready to gather around thorn.
A display of toys carried by ono of these
toy sellers Includes many things familiar to
AN ARTIFICIAL COAL DEPOSIT.
They were a wild , fearless ect of men ,
Whoso ragged hair and unkempt dress with
the characteristic yellow trimmings which
Mongols all affect added to their natural
Barago appearance. They ranged through
the plain murdering and plundering and
finally brought up before the gates of the
city. But the masslvo walls were nmplo
protection against the plunderers who were
armed with no other weapon but their spears
and arrows.
The city was well supplied with food to
Withstand a long siege , so with the great
city gates closed and barred the emperor
nnd people watched with complacency the
Bathcrlng hordes without , knowing that they
could still bo living well from their Immense
Btorcs , long after the besiegers had com
pletely exhausted the resources of the bar
ren plain around.
After trying the various entrances of the
city the Mongols camped about the city ,
thinking the enormous population within
iwould soon exhaust Its food supply. .
On their rough ponies , trained to coursing
on the northern plains , the Mongolian In
vaders would race about the city shooting
tholr arrows Into the air at such an anglo
that they would fall Inside- the city , but the
people within only moved a Httlo furthci
from the walls. The droves of camels
waiting to bo loaded with plunder lay quietly
In the distance.
The slego had been on for some tlmo when
Iho people within discovered that while they
had plenty of food and water , their supply
of fuel was almost exhausted. This was a
very serious matter for them , for they had
long known that without fuel to boll their
water before using epidemics nnd fevers
were sure to riot among them. Tficlr build
ings were almost entirely of brick and stone
BO that there was little to bo gleaned from
that source. They carefully husbanded
tholr diminishing stock of fuel , but It finally
disappeared and In splto of every precaution
( ever and cholera broke out In the city and
carried off thousands.
Out the diseases finally spread to the
Invaders , who , despairing of taking the
city , gathered what plunder they could
from the villages of the plain and retired
through the mountain passes to their north
ern home. ,
The hardships wlilch they had suffered
through the slcgo had taught the people a
lesson and the emperor did not Intend that
bin capital Bhould be caught In such .1
plight again , so no sooner had the Invaders
disappeared than he began bringing Into
( ho city Immense supplies of coal. Month
nftcr month continuous trains of camels
moved , back and forth between the mines
nnd the city nnd the pile of coal in the
city grow higher and higher until It be
came a small mountain.
When It was deemed to lave reached ft
BUlllcicnt slzo it was carefully covered with
earth and planted with trees to hide Its
true character , while teahouses and walks
were built upon It to give it the appearance
of a pleasure resort.
Only once since this coal hill was built
has it been opened. At a subsequent In
vasion it was feared that the city gates
would bo battered down and coal was taken
from the bill and piled around tbo gates to
barricade them , but when the danger was
past It was replaced In the hill.
So there In the heart of the Chinese
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GOODYEAR
.Made and afderei
to bt made for ,
Slnco war began our Government 1ms
ordered 1,000,000 pnlrs slices. Loss
than 'J00,000 , were hand sowed , over
800,000 pairs were
Goodyear Welt Shoes.
Our soldiers proved by wear that Good
year Welt Shoes , are better than
Fnctory Mndc Hand Sewed Shoes.
Good year Shoe Mac. Co. ,
Use and
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matologist JOHN II. WOODBUHY , 127
Went 4d t , New York , 163 State 8t , Chi-
CHSO , lias hud over K years' practical expe
rience removing Wrinkles , Crow a Feet , &c.
Ko pain.
Americans , though the shapes seem odd and
fantastic. Clay fruits , dolls of all kinds ,
pewter Jewelry , earrings and hair ornaments ,
firecrackers of strange shapes which will
hardly ever go off , toy pipes , Httlo bowls
and chopsticks , small car\ed Idols , little
horses , dogs , camels and elephants all cov
ered with rabbit fur , and wagons with
music boxes under the seats that grind out
a tune as you pull them along.
Other things seem stranger still , for the
kites made In the shapes of "birds , fish , ser
pents , dragons nnd oven Inanimate object
like bells and houses , will have wind harps
fastened on their backs to. make them sing
whllo In the air and will have eyes set loose
In their heads , so that when the wind blows
the eyes will turn around nnd look like !
he wns too badly wounded to attempt to get
out of the -nay. But Roderick , s soon as
ho wag set at liberty , began to nose around ,
evidently In search of his master , and when
Ocneral Forrest's voice , clear and un
mistakable , was heard In the distance
directing another attack , Roderick Instantly
pricked up his cars , and neighing eagerly
In answer , dashed away before he could bo
Intercepted , guided by the sound of battle ,
which nt that moment broke out afresh.
Lieutenant Forrest , fearing his father's
displeasure , Immediately mounted , nnd with
several attendants gave chase , but Roderick
outstripped his pursuers , and when found
was following quietly nt the general's heels ,
having leaped three fences In his progress ,
besides getting another wound , from which
ho was bleeding freely. The general was In
great wrath over the supposed negligence ,
but when the case was explained to him ho
burst Into tears and throw his arm about
the horso. It was the last tlmo ho caressed
him , for a Httlo whllo afterwards the old
horse died. His love for his master had
killed htm.
I'llATTIjU OK TUB YOUXOSTIJIIS.
Mr. Spouter An heirloom , Johnnie , Is
something that's handed down from father
to son.
Little Johnnie Huh ! That's a funny name
for pants.
Mr. Wise Johnny , can you tell me why
the little band on my watch goes faster
than the big one ?
Johnny ( after mature reflection ) Papa ,
ain't It Just like why I have to run when I
go walking with you ?
Teacher In your exercises you have writ
ten the sentence : "Tho storm king hovered
with outspread wing over the hushed land
scape. " Does It seem to you correct to
speak of a storm as having wings ?
Pupil Yes , sir. The snow flies , doesn't It ?
"Now , Johnnie , " said the Sunday echool
teacher , "wo have Just read about Samson
nnd his wonderful strength ; can you tell
mo why he felt so down-hearted at the
last ? "
"Dunno , " replied Johnnie , "unless It was
'cause Schley sunked more Spanish boats
than ho did. "
"What's the matter with my darling ? "
asked the fond mother as she came upon
her Httlo one , crushed In a heap In the
middle of the floor nnd kicking the air with
her stockinged feet. "Whcro's her pretty
new ehoes ? "
"I wo won't have 'em , na'-nas nasty
old things ! Ne Nettle's squeaks likecv
ov'ryflng and mine don't squeak a b hi
bit. "
The Denver Times reports a little boy as
asking his father , who was about to go
fishing :
"What are you going to use that whisky
for , papa ? "
"To throw on the water , my son , " was the
reply.
"Now , don't tell him stories , " chimed In
the mother.
"What's the difference ho ain't old
j enough to find out to the contrary , "
MILES ON THE ARMY'S ' NEEDS
Commanding General Tells of the Weak
Spots in the Service.
COMING REPORT ON THE CAMPAIGN
Seventy Thnimnntl ItrRtilBm Could
lime Hnnillril HIP SimnliU llfH-
cultr wMH I3n o Shorlcom-
of ( he IXnlillxtinirnt.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 21. Since his
return * o Washington General Miles has
been busily engaged on his annual report ,
which ho has now nearly completed ready for
the public printer. It promises to bo the
most Interesting public document printed by
the War department slnco the close of the
civil war. It is customary for the commandIng -
Ing general to make a yearly report to the
secretary of war. This report ordinarily In
cludes only a few pages In the report of
the War department. This year , however ,
will prove an exception , for General Miles
will review the operations of the army of
the United States In the last year , and his
report will therefore bo practically a his
tory of the war from a military point of
view.
It Is pretty generally believed by these
who know General Miles that bo will take
this opportunity of giving a vigorous expres
sion of his views on the management of the
war and the shortcomings of our present
military establishment. The report Is , there
fore , awaited with more than ordinary Inter
est by the departments and by members of
congress. It may forestall a congressional
Investigation , or it may precipitate one.
The forthcoming report will bo received
also with widespread popular Interest , for
the public looks for the commanding general
to draw from the late war lessons of an
expert soldier and administrator. Tbcro Is
a popular hope that he will answer , refute
or Justify the charges of incompetence or
mlsjudgment that have been made. While
some government officials are of the opinion
that It would bo unwlso for General Miles
to touch further on these controversial points
and say that It would bo much better for
him to M the matter rest where It Is , others
arc of the opinion that It Is his duty , not
only to himself but to the country at largo ,
to go Into the matter thoroughly , to the
end that the matter may bo thoroughly
probed. These officers say that General
Miles agrees with them and "that his report
will make mighty Interesting reading for a
good many folks. They point out the fact ,
too , that this Is a perfectly proper course
for him to follow In a formal authorized
public paper , and that In speaking his mind
firmly ho is entirely within the bounds of
official etiquette.
His report on the operations of the army
necessarily comprehends a history and crltl
cism of the conduct of the war in Cuba ,
Porto Rico and the Philippines as well.
Strictures , however severe in such a guise ,
arc privileged , as a matter of course. No
court-martial could be based upon them.
Whllo General Miles has been consistently
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SHOPPING FOR TOYS.
they were winking at you. There nrc long
glass trumpets to be blown like bugles that
give out a beautiful , clear note. Little
shuttlecocks made out of a couple of cash
bound together with red leather and with a
i hunch of feathers fastened In the holes in
the cash , which the children keep In the air
by bumping with their heads nnd striking
with their feet. Molds for making clay
I money ; whistling tops that spin on a string
held between two bticks ; small whistles to
fasten on the tails of pet pigeons to whistle
as they fly.
I You will also notlco a lot of clay molds of
.different Kinds of animals or fruits or other
I familiar objects und for ono cash you can
take your choice. The toy seller then opens
up the bottom tray In his rear basket nnd
shows a bowl of yellow candy setting over
a pan of burning charcoal to keep It soft.
Ho nibs a little flour In the molds to keep
the candy fioin sticking , picks up a little of
the soft sweet , which ho works Into a cup
shape In his fingers nnd then draws out , clos
ing up the hole. Ono end Is drawn out
longer than the other and then broken off.
Ho places his lips to the broken place and
begins to blow nud the lump of candy slowly
swells. Ho then claps the molds which
you have chosen around It and gives a hard
blow , breaks off the stem through which he
has been blowing , opens the molds , dips a
Httlo bamboo stick Into the soft sugar and
touches It to the sldo of the candy figure in
the mold , lifts It out of the mold and hands
It to you on 'the stick , all In much less time
than It takes to tell about It.
KOHHUST'S WAI I 11OHSU.
llmlrrlok'H Atlncliiurnt for the Grn-
critl MUM * it In Ilnttlr ,
The strong attachment which a horse
sometimes exhibits for his master Is
touchlngly shown by nn Incident given
In Drake's Annals of the Army of the Ten
nessee.
During General Forrest's brilliant and
memorable movement ngalnst tbo Hank and
rear of Colonel Coburn's regiment at the
battle of Thomson's Station he was
mounted on his favorite horse , Roderick ;
dcsrlng | to press the enemy from a strong
position across an open field , be appeared
upon ( ho Hank of one of his regiments and
ordered It to move up. The men leaped la
their feet and with loud cheers dished
forward under a hot fire. The general , at
tended by his son. Lieutenant William
Forrest , accompanied the charge , nnd. In the
conflict which resulted In the overthrow of
the enemy , Roderick was wounded In three
places , The general dismounted and
changed horses with his son , charging him
to lead Roderick to the rear and have bis
wants well attended to. On reaching the
hostlers Lieutenant Forrest had the horse
stripped of saddle anil bridle , supposing that
This was dad's version of the case , but
Imagine his surprise , on his return , to hear
the following dialogue between the mother
and the boy at the supper table :
"Well , Johnny , did you have a good time
with papa ? "
"You bet ; awful good time. "
"And did you see papa throw whisky on
the water so ho could catch fish ? "
"Yes , " was the reply , "but ho drlnked the
water first. That was a part ol It that I
couldn't understand. "
Dolly Oh , mamma ! Something Is the
matter with my foot.
Mother Why , your foot Is asleep , dear !
Dolly Asleep ! Oh , my ! It must have the
nightmare !
"Ma , I'm at the head of my class.
How's that , Dick ?
Teacher says I'm the worst of all the bad
bo > 6 In school.
TUB WHISTLING HOY.
Ladles' Home Journal.
Is there n sound In the world so sweet , on
a dark and drenry morn ,
\ \ hen the Kloom without meets the gloom
within , till wo wish we'd not lieen born ,
As the sound of n little barefoot boy gnyly
whlstllnir in the rain.
\\hllo he driven the cows to pastures green ,
down the path In the muddy lane ?
The joy of a boy Is a funny thing , not
dampened by autumn rain ;
His clothes and hla hands and his sturdy
feet are not tipolled by grime or Htaln ;
llu wi.rld to him la a wonderful place that
ho me.ins nonte day to explore ;
If tncro's tlmo to play and plenty to eat
who rartri If the heavens pour ?
Oh , that cheery trill of a heart as fresh as
the droDs that clear the air ,
Brings a smile to our lips , and clears the
soul of tbo doom that brooded there ;
And wo blesn the hey as he spats alone
through rivers of rain and mud ,
For the hope nnd cheer In that whistled
note would rainbow the sky In a Hood.
A Matter of Srlf-natt-em.
A correspondent of the Christian Register
says that the episcopal rector of a
Canadian village was recently walking down
the street with the Roman Catholic priest.
When they reached a point just opposite
the Methodist church , In which at that time
thcro was being held a meeting of min
isters , several of whom were standing out
side the church door , the rector , drawing
the attention of tbo priest to these men ,
gave vent to his feeling ? In a somewhat
Important yet condescending way :
"Do you know , Father , that you and
I are the only clergymen In this town ? "
The priest ( who Is an Irishman ) , drawing
himself up , replied In a very pleasantly
emphatic tone ;
"Sir ! I want you to understand that I
and my assistants are the only clcreymen
In this town
silent as to the subject matter of his report
ho recently consented to give some of the
Ideas which he will probably embody In his
report , relating to the needs of the military
establishment of the United States , as shown
by our experience In the prcseut war.
"The report upon which I have been at
work for the last thirty days , " said Gen
eral Miles , "deals with some of the lessons
of the war as they appeal to me , and the
needs of the army as they have been brought
out by experience In operations against the
enemy. To forestall that report would be
contrary to official etiquette , yet I can say
that I have seen no reason to change the
Views which I held nnd frequently expressed
before there was over any war In prospect
In relation to several points.
"Ono of these Is the size of the standing
army which the United States should main
tain. Had wo had at the outbreak of hostili
ties a regular force of 70,000 trained , dis
ciplined and thoroughly equipped soldiers ,
they would have sufficed for every need of
the present conflict.
"Lot us see. Twenty thousand regulars
could have been sent to the Philippines ,
15.000 to Cuba and 15,000 to Porto Rico.
That would have left 20,000 regulars for
homo posts nnd to go wherever most needed
when the tlmo came. The operations we
have conducted In the Philippines , Cuba and
Porto Rico could have been managed with
entire success , It seems to me , by such a
force.
"Successful management implies , of
course , the preservation of the lives , the
health , of the soldiers engaged , BO far as
human skill and forethought can preserve
them. But with an ill-prepared , undisci
plined nnd Ill-equipped army , the conditions
become altogether changed. The proper
preservation of llfo and health becomes ten
fold moro difficult.
"Thus the necessity for enlarging the reg
ular army has been demonstrated In the
campaign just closed. And before that cam
paign began It was as apparent to my inlnd.
The discussion of au Anglo-American alli
ance , which could not but make for the
peace of the world , nt once emphasized our
need of a latger regular army. With such
a powerful ally , we would need more soldiers
to hold up our end , Without such an ally
we need them all the more , since wo arc at
any time likely to bo embroiled with pome
of the great nations of Kurope , and such a
conflict must uot , and I hope will not , find
us as unprepared as did this.
( Joins to i\trrim-n.
"If the nations of Kuropo have gone to
ono extreme In preparing for war , the
United States ami China went to the other
extreme , and 1 should not say that the
emergency found us much bolter off than
China. With ono trained soldier for every
1,000 of our population , wo would
today bo nblo to take care of ourselves.
And 70,000 would scotn sufficient regular
troops for some tlmo to came , although It
Is true that there are now living boys who
will sco 200,000,000 of population In the
United States.
"If with our now responsibilities such a
regular army seems small , compared with
the costly and gigantic military establish
ments of Europe , It must bo remembered
that Russia and Germany , for example , are
nations of soldiers. Their armies are com
manded by their emperors , who are bred to
arms , and are soldiers as soon as they are
out of long clothes. The discipline of an
army of soldiers whoso commander-ln-chlef
13 himself a disciplined soldier must be
admirable * Why , even the queen of Eng
land talks of 'my army' and 'my navy. ' The
organization of such an army can bo brought
to perfection ,
"Naturally the general staff In a European
army Is In its character qulto different from
our own. Wo have a general staff organized
under ten brigadier generals , whoso head
quarters Is at Washington , the adjutant
general , the quartermaster general , the
paymaster general , the commissary general ,
the surgeon general , the chief signal officer ,
the chief of engineers , the chief of ord
nance , the Inspector general and the judge
advocate general.
"As distinguished from the staff , como tbo
line , the fighting men , whoso efficiency > s
so largely dependent on the staff. And also
on the efficiency of the staff , on which my
official report will tell all I deslro to have
made public. I am not seeking controver
sies nor Inviting arguments.
"Naturally the general staff would have to
keep pace with an Increase In the regular
army. And that Increase would have to
continue , logically , but gradually , beyond
the 70,000 mark.
Xpocrmlty of lU-lnpr I'rcimrcil.
"Tho lesson just taught us by the delay
In organizing and equipping the militia IB
one never to ho forgotten. When the call
to arms came the regulars were then and
there ready for duty. As n matter of fact ,
there have been very tow volunteers In the
field at all , tno regiments In the Santiago
campaign and eight cugaged In Porto Rico ,
Several of these saw actual service. And
they were entitled to all the praise they
got. But how much better It would have
been It wo had had 70,000 enlisted men when
the war with Spain broke out , and every
thing clso on a corresponding military
basis ?
"Of course , this great country can In
time prepare for any great emergency. But
the delays and hardships and sufferings en
tailed necessarily by that preparation would
have been , and could be , avoided , It seems
to me. There Is no longer any room to
doubt that It Is wiser to bo prepared at all
times for all the possibilities of war. That
lesson Is written on the tombstones.
"As ours Is not a military nation , In
spite of the magnificent bravery , skill In
gunnery , audacity and endurance of our
regular nnd citizen soldiery , I do not think
the European system of military reserves
would bo suitable for adoption In the United
States. At the same time. It appears to bi
Impossible to keep our militia up to th
standard of discipline required In fighting
men. Something moro than bravery nnc
marksmanship is needed. That something
can bo supplied only by careful training. As
the reserve system Is not suited to th
disposition of our people , where else can
such training bo supplied than In th
regular army ?
"Is It not well known that many men Join
the militia In this country , not for military
training so much as for social purposes , and
for the distinction that a uniform gives ?
When the next call to arms Is sounded , and
It will be Bounded , even though our country
remain In Us present state of Isolation , arc
wo to depend on an Ill-prepared , undisci
plined and unequipped army ? Or are we to
have a standing array of proper dimensions ,
under strict discipline , ready for Immediate
action , at home , in the smoke and flro of
battle , ns well as In the privations nnd re
strictions of the camp ?
"How much creater Is the need of fae-
Inc this problem If wo are , ns seems now
to bo the case , called upon by the course of
events to take our place among the great
powers of the world ! "
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IIOMH AGAIN.
Cleveland Leader.
Our boy's got back he's home again ,
He'H with us for to stay ;
It seems a , year or more since ho
So boldly marched away !
Wo worried and we fretted why
Acouldn't sleep at night
But no's returned to us , and my !
HO'H lookln' out or sight !
"We'd rend the , papers and supposed
That hn'd be palo and thin ;
Wo fairly trembled when we saw
The train como rollln * In ;
AVo'd stowed three thickens , boiled a ham ,
And ma made seven nlc.s
AVti planned to slvo hla appetite
A glorious surprise.
But when ho stepped down from the car
Wo simply had to Htaro ;
It seemed as If It couldn't bo
Our bov a-Htnndln' there ,
Ills oheekB they were all bulgln' out
Like pumpkins I decluro
Ho looked for nil the world Jlst like
The prlzo ox nt a fair.
Yes , hojB at hnmn with us again ,
He's well nnd brown and stout ;
Ho says that was Is not BO bad
AH home folks make It out ;
Ho weighs just thirty pounds more now
Than ho did the day ho went
You see ho got a job , nomehow ,
Ju the Quartermaster's tent.
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