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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1894-9-7, Page 66 TUE BRUSSE • Vogt —00 Z UB000f0EP .CVEI Y ]'BIDeiY 1lfORNING (ln time fur the early mails) et "Tile ,Post" Steam Pablisbtug Molise, Tuaxnotoo Sr., 13iteeseXA, ONT. 64'Isntfe of Svasonterto1,—Cho dollar wad a half a Year, in advance, The date towhiob very eo bserlptiov 10 rata is denoted by the ate en the address label. MoyEnrrsIE0 RATn.—Tho following rates will bo charged to thosewho advertise by the year:— eraea 1 1 X—a,—i-0 me. I 13 ma Ca�aToiuuin 00000 $30.00 320.00 Half ' 00.00 I 00,00 12,00 Quarter " 20.00 10.00 8.00 .b13 hth ' ..,, _12.00_l 1010110 Dents per lino for first insertion, and three onto per line for each anbeer100at in. eerbion. M1 advertisements measured as Nonpareil -12 lines to the Lech, Business Came. eight hues 011d under, 00 per supm u . Advertisements tspeciesAroe- tous, will 10e inserted until forbid,and ()barged emeOrdiugly. Instructions to change or disoontluee an advertisement must be left at the wanting room of T111 Post .Hot later thou Tuesday of each week. This is imperative, 6V . YA. 3 I01 -13i., Editor and Proprietor,. The Corean Country. It may safely be said that until very lately, when the war in the East broke out, and the press of all oonntries began to discuss it, little was known and still less heard about Corea. Thousands of our people totally ignored tbe existence of such a country, and thousands of well educated, well read and travelled people wonld have been absolutely unable to plane it and to say in what part of the world it lies. Yet Corea is one of the most interesting countries in Asia. It is one of the few where western civilization has not pen- etrated, and whioh has kept untouched and intact its thoroughly Eastern cachet, its Asiatic olvilization, its strange cos- tumes and its still stranger habits ; a country absolutely different from its neighbors, and where the stranger, no matter how travelled, will find something altogether new, though old, and see a life he never dreamed of, have new and strange sensations and believe himself on another planet. HEY OF EASTEIN ASIA. But this is not the only reason why Corea is interesting. By her geographi- cal situation she is considered the key of Eastern Asia. Situated South of Siberia and Mantahuria, her eastern coast is but a prolongation of Rneeia's, her mount. ainous northeast frontier separating her from that empire, and her seaport, Gen• san, being but less than two hundred miles from the great Russian military harbor of Vladivostook. Her northwest frontier touches that of Mantohuria, while on the west the Yellow Sea separ- ates her from China proper. Cbe-Foo and Tien-Tsin being but a few hours' sail from the Coreau coast. On the east the narrow channel of the Sea of Japan lies between herself and that empire, the two countries being hardly fifteen miles from eaoh other. Corea is bound to remain the battle field of China and Japan, of civilization and progress against routine and barbarism, as it has been for oentur. les past the battle field of these two great barbarian empires. The epeotable whiab awaited ns was truly strange. Thousands of human be- ings, handsome, large and well made, dressed entirely in white, plaoidly smok- ing long pipes, or walking silently, passing noiselessly like phantoms. Their costumes, which were all similar, were made of a species of thiok white muslin, and consisted of zonave pante• loons, fabulously wide, but drawn close at the ankle, and tucked into enormous soaks of wadded cotton almost two inches in thickness, end of a little vest, very, very short, with large loose sleeves, generally white, but sometimes of a delegate pink. Those belonging to the highest class wore, besides, a long white garment, a Bort floating overcoat, whioh fell to their feet. As for the 119.00, 110 words would describe them—enormous, fabulous, monumental, some made of straw and others of a kind of light bleak net work. 0IEH WHO LOON LIKE WOMEN. All wore their hair long. Among the married men it was gathered on the top of the head and surrounded by a fillet, while those who were still eingle wore it parted on top and banging loose on the shoulders in long curls. At firet we sup- posed the last mentioned to be women, so handsome were they and effeminate in appearance. The older men on the con. trary, bad heavy mouetaahes and long imperials, which gave them on air of ferocity. At that time we did not visit anything but the Japanese village, which was of little interest. and wo soon return- ed on board ship for breakfast. The women of the upper class were nowhere visible. We saw some, however, of the middle cease, enveloped in long robes of muslin or of fine sloth, always white, but covered by a long cloak of pale blue or pink. Tbie cloak did not rest 011 the shoulders, but on the head, the sleeves hanging on either side. Lorean women were formerly Amazons, and they never put their arms in the sleeves of their cloaks, that they might be the more easily oast aside, 10 they had need to de. fend themselves. Very sad is the condition of a woman of this country now That her sex are no longer Amazons. Sho dose not receive the least education, and passes her life barely nourished and bound to hardest toil. She mutat not only bestir herself about the house, cook, wash, harness the animals, sew, hoe, turn the eremite at wells hours et a time, but also weave the stuff and shako garments for the entire family. She is a poor beast of burden, to whom is given not even it name 1 She is designated as the "first daughter of X," or the second or the third, or as the "first wife of Y." Beautiful? Alas I how could ere remelt so with such a life 1 OLE AT 11II11TY. She is at thirty already an old woman, bent, stiffened and worn by work, and by the lank of care and oleanlinese Which make her fade still faster. A Corean bathes but once in a year, in the middle of summer, and the occasion is a greet event' throughout the entire oountry. All the women, together in prooessiion,roaort to tile' baths on epooial river situated near the oily or village. 1310,110wever, in the depths of their noisome huts T Aare seen young girls who were very beatifnl, 00 dusky were their ebony looks, so white and velvety their skins and their ere so Week and eparkling, We left Pusan ab midnight, and, head- ing toward the southern part of Corea emoting thousande of islands, steered fpr Qhomhlpo, or Jineen, the nearest port to fieoul, the capital.. We arrived therein forty•tight hours, This city is more important than Flinn. A dozen European and American com- mercial houses are represented and some Chinese have It few shops. There were even two hotels, one kept by Chinese, where excellent European food is to be found and fine Froneli wines, Mit the beds wore horrible ! NO AW1001090E0. No =tresses, only spring bottoms, the point of whose broken and deoapitated wires penetrated, the skin and sorapod tbe bones. I uttered despairing ories when I edoavored to lie down, but soon had the satisfaction of hearing my neighbors, and especially two young American 1 dies welling with surprise and anguish. Their spring bed was not more soothing than mine. The other hotel was kept by Japanese. The food Was oxeorable, but the beds ex- oellent. Truly life there was amusing. Thepro rietreea, her daughter and inside, all little Japanese mouamos, ran from one room to another, talking loud and laughing gleefully. Furthermore, it is they who In the morning bring your tub. Without hevibation we decided to eat at the Chinese house and to Bleep at the Japanese The means of transport between Chem- ulpo and Seoul aro not numerous. Hor- rible little ponies not much larger than Newfoundland dogs, or palanquins ; a twelve hours' journey by either means. SMALL BUT menu VALLEYS. Small but fertile valleys, high moun- tains, with wild but strange declivities, of a oolor unknown and indeeoripable, the aides covered with high walls and anoient fortifications raised centuries ago to defend the country against the Chinese and Japanese invasions. Seoul, like Pekin, and what is more like all the cities of Corea and China, ie 00r. rounded by immense walls; and the gates of the oity are closed eaoh evening at set of sun. A dirty, foul city is Seoul. A description of it and its sight would scare even as realistic a pen as that of Emile Zola. The oity is built over four or five feet of filth. In the rainy season you cannot walk without getting in it up to your knees. In Summer, with the frightful beat which prevails there, it dries up and becomes dust, which fine your eyes, ears and nostrils. Yet, I must say, with its strangely dreseod people, its odd looking houses and temples, the bright colored 1 roes not palanquins, the small ho larger thau a Newfoundland dog, Seoul is the most picturesque city in the world. I went to Corea as an Honorary Com- missioner for the World's Columbian Ex- position, with the hope of interesting the King and of inducing him to send an exhibit to Chicago. I had taken along a stereopticon apparatus and many views of the large cities and interesting places in the United States, together with some of the proposed buildings of the World's Fair. Two days after my arrival the Ring sent work to the United States minister that be would be pleaeed to receive me the following day and see my views. Mr. Heard being ill, I was accompanied by Dr. Allen, Secretary of the Legislation and a great favorite with the Icing. The royal palace is situated at the foot of high and savage looking mountains, amid which the King is said to have an unknown and secret asylum, where he would bide himself ebould his capital be. taken by enemies. BELTS OF WALLS. Several belts of walls surround the pal - ane, which ie composed of one main build- ing, and, though very large, it is but one story high, and built of wood, with an immense roof of dark tiles. All around this main building area great number of small houses, occupied by the Ministers, obamberlains and high officers of the Ring. Another large pavilion, richly deoorated, is used to receive the foreign Ministers, and oousuls, and strangers are never allowed to go into that part of the palace where His Ceram hiajeety lives. We had to pass through at least ten doors, each being guarded by a military post of Corean soldiers, armed with mod. ern guns and bayonets. There are a couple of thousand of these soldiers in Seoul, and they are commanded by two American officers, Geo. Dyer and Col. Neustead. We entered tbe room and made the three bows required by royal etiquette the world over. Bather Short and somewhat stout, with something extremely sweet and kind about all his person ; his face, very white, expressed but kindness and intelligence. He wore a long robe of magnificent red silk, embroidered with gold and preai0c0 stones, a wide belt of gold and jewels, and a hat similar to the shape of a Persian bonnet, also covered with all kinds of precious gems, oomplet- ed Lis costume. His name is Yi. He is said to be a great worker, and to look after all questions of home and foreign interest, directing personally the policy of Corea. FEA110 A90ASSISATION. He has great fears of being murdered, and for this reason never rests at slight, but during the daytime. It is from 0 in the evening until 5 in the morning that he works with his Ministers. Tho Xing made ue a sign to approaoh, and when we were near him he began to speak in a very sweet and fascinating voioe in Corean, of course, the Courtin- terpreler translating into English, "Itis Majesty was most happy to receive us, and hoped that we might find in Corea all that we ]night wish for, and that we would not suffer too mach for the laok of American oomforti. He wished to inquire regarding the health of the President of the United States, and to send him through u0 a message of love and respect. Corea looked upon the United States, as upon an elder and wiser sister, and as her true and best friend in the wprld. He and his country bad for the Great Republic only feelings of gratefulness, love and admiration." The audienoe lasted nearly an hour, and when it came to ea end, we were taken to another room, where the Royal Prince, heir to the Corean throne received 119. EEO wag ebandiug in front of a small table, surrounded by officers. His cos. S POST 1 1, SPT, r 894 thine was lilts that of hie father, but pale blue inotsad of red, and coveredwith pearls and gone, 110 le about 20 years old, rather stout, and he appeared to us tar leas intelligent than hie father, lie paid that lie wee glad to weloome tie to the Valium!, and had given orders so that our sojourn in Corea would be made e,e agreeable ue possible, And, and ea he seemed to homers and more embarrassed; the meeting very suddenly oa0de town end. A 'few minet05later we wore escorted to another building where the storeopbieoo display tools place, E1T1tL0fE14 0001:10L000EN'2, The Queen has the reputation of being extremely intelligent and of helping the Xing a great deal in governing the State. Her influence is said to be very great, She is rather email, with a white, clear eanplexiou, clerk eyes and black hair, She looked about as old as the Ring, and ib seemed tome bbab elle was still cfuite pretty. Her life has not been a very happy one, and has been full of exalting events, During ono of the uprisings, the rebels, croyal the "troops, having defeatedp , sur- rounded the palace, and as she was ex- tretnely unpopular, they had decided to still her. She managed to escape under disguise, thanks to the devotion and help of a court lady, who took her place, giv- ing herself out as the Queen, and ere was murdered by the mob. The following day the Government forces were viotori- ous, but the feeling against Her Majesty was still so bitter that in order to make the people believe that ere was really dead the assassinated court woman WAS given a royal funeral, which was attend- ed by the Ring and all the ooerb. Sev- eral weeks later the Queen returned to the palace, the people being made to be- lieve that she hod been resuscitated and that she had just come down from heav- en. Although she is not allowed to see foreign men, she often receives the wives of Ministers and Consuls, taking the greatest interest in their manner of dress- ing, inquiring into their lives and chat- ting with them in a most charming way. She is especially fond of Mrs. Great. house, the old mother of General Great- house, of California, formerly United States Consul General at Yokohama, and at present legal adviser of the Ring. The King seemed extremely anxious to do something that would please me. He said he had decided to give within a few weeks a great dinner and entertainment to the foreign Ministers and Consuls, and that he wished to invite me. He seemed very sorry when I answered that unfor- tunately I would have left the city of Seoul before the day of the "fete." Corea is the home of tigers. There are tbousande of them in the Northern part of the Kingdom. It is one of the largest and strongest species known. Every year the Ring sends one hundred tiger skins to the Emperor of China. These terrible brutes are the plague of the coun- try. In Winter they descend upon vil- lages, killing and eating women and children. The Careens, who are very brave, have until now fought them with lanoes, swords and cutlasses. No one would dare to sleep out of doors on ac- count of tigers. They say, though, that they are perfectly safe when lying be- tween the paper wall or partitions of the houses—for they are built of light wood and paper. The tiger would never think of putting bis paw through. Tbe Ooreans wear their beard, but most of them have very little—many having but two or three long hairs ou each side of the upper lip, and two or three more on the chin—yet this means a great deal. lily interpreter, Paek Wyoug Wbang, was extremely proud of his beard, two hairs under the left nostril, three under the right and three at the chin. I never thought this could be con- sidered a beard until he told me.—A. 13. De Guerville. Wing sem.. W. R. Belden sold his Oliver Wilkes colt to Ben. Cook, Reeve of Howlett, for 690.00. This is a fancy figure, consider- ing present prices, and it must surely be an exceptionally fine colt. McTavish & Co. have started their new factory and have put some work together. They have employed skilled labor and;no doubt will turn out superior furniture. D. Pringle has purchased the only 'buss business in St. letarys, and has tak- en possession of the same. His family will remove there shortly. Mr. McBride will continue the pop works as usual. S. B. Webb who purchased a portion of the old pottery property, has had the old building pulled down and removed, and fixed up the fence along the street, which greatly improves the look of the place. On Friday afternoon last, the junior football team of Gerrie Dame over and played a maboh with the Wingham juni- ors. The game was a very oue-aided af- fair, the Gorrie boys not being able to score at ail, while our boys scored four goals. Geo. McTavish watt slightly injured on Tuesday of last week by being crushed between a machine and a door post of the factory. It might have been much worse than it was, had the machine not been tipped to one side just as it struck air. McTavish. Tbe Times says in regard to the new furniture factory of Mestere. McTavish & Cu. :—The olp woolen mill whioh the firm purchased has been remodelled and fits ted up in a most substantial manner, and a new roof put on it. The machine shop is filled with machines of the latest and most approved pattern for the manufac. lure of furniture, and so planed that there is no mmoa0esary handling of the material while being 'manufaotnred, The finishing room is it most oominodi- ous and comfortable one on the second floor, while the room for the bench hands is also on the same fiat, separated by a partition. A splendid dry kiln, heated by a hot air fan blast, is situated a short distance from the factory to be oonneoted by a wooden tramway. The engine and hello; room i0 in a building separated from the main building, and so furnished as to be as nearly fire proof as possible. The engine and boiler ate forty horse power, and the faobory has a capacity for the employnlenb of forty hands, but it has commenced with from ten to fifteen, whioh will be increased as !matinees will warrant. They will snake a speoialty of the manufacture of bed- room suits of good quality, though other order. All geode willnada to 0 geode be i6 will be made substantially and finished tbaro ughly. The new establishment will be known as the Standard Furni- ture Factory, and we trust the proprie- ,tore Will meet with unbounded success in their venture. d' Saved Her Life. Mrs. C..7. Woonnnmcu, of Wort} am, Texas, saved tho life of her child by the Bite of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. "One of ley children hnd Croup, Tho 0000 was attended by our phy51010n,and was supposed to lie well under control. one night I was startled by the eh id's hard breathing, and on going to It found 11 ttron. It Ilad Hourly ceased to brpntlr0. toaIIzing that the creed's alarming eondltton bad become possible In spite of the medicines given, reasoned that such remedies would A r' o 10011. Having parte o a bottle. o tl0 0111 Cheree dogPectoralshort hterv, I, and ane i oust three closes, as short intervals, and 000 anxiously waited results, Prom ilio moment e Pectoral was 110 10 the short time, ,breathing11010 grew easier, and, in a breath Limo, are ways sleeping meetly and breathing nand 1 0 The child lis Wive and well to -day, and 1 live not hebetate to say that A.yor'n Cherry Pec- toral saved her ]ifs." A Y'l, E R'S Cherry ` eetoraI Prepared by Dr. J. 0. Ayer 8: Co,, Lowell, Mose. ,Prompttoact, uretocure RONEY TO LOAN. Any Amount of Money to Loan on Faun or Village Pro- perty at 6 €r 6i Per Cent., Yearly. Straight Loans with privilege of repaying; when required. Apply to A. Hunter, Division Court Clark. Bruosdls. ARE YOU GOING TO taint Tour Muse OR DO ANY " Papering this Spring ? If so, now is the time to consult us. The LARGEST, CHEAPEST and BEST as- sorted stook in the County, to hand comprising the following E3IRGE d SONS CELEBRATED PROCESS, GILTS, BRONZES, SINTILARE, AND IN- GRAINS, with gorgeous froizes and ceil- ings to match. Also the Handsomest stock of window shades ever shown in the County. Nothing but the purest Leads and Oils that can be found in the market used in all our work. Farmers and others hav- ing old rigs to paint Dome and see us at once. Satisfaction guaranteed. RODDICK d WAKE, House, Sign, Carriage and Decorative Painters. P. S.—Thanking all old customers for their favors during the past twenty years 7 have been in business I solicit a con- tinuanco of the same and the patronage of the people generally for the now film. TV. RODDICK. HE MOST SUCCESSFUL REMEDY FOR MAN OR BEAST. Certain In its Week; and never blletert. Road proofs below: KENDALL'S SPAViN CURE. DOst2 Carman Ilendoreou 00., 1n„tbb.21,05. D. 0.3, 1tonoALt. L'0. Dear Sirs—Please pond mo ono e t yourHoneorue. Docks and oblige. Ihave mwaagrant Gaal oryour wonderf llpawn Cure with good m,ccaes it sad wonderful medicine. I once lne a ,cure thatihad keeps n t to on a and ave bottles aures her. 1 keep a b01000 on Lana all the time. Yours truly. 01050. Pownca. KENDALL'S SPAVIN CURE. CONTON, Ito„ Apr, 3, '00, ']Deur, S(rre-1 h ve Awed several bottles of your "genome', Spnvtn po o'wlta metol] 0a050o0, I habeea Oat uurb,lalmenlo 0000,000,1, lialkrd• 0,0,0,0000 curb, one Blood Spavin 0011 5-Oled Bev Oi 0o Spavins. novo rm0ommona a It to .000rnl of my n'lm,de wlm are tract pleased wlta ane keep it. x0epeoc[nlls, • g. It. RKY, P, O. Boz 31A. For Salo by all Druggista,or cW dr0se Dr. -7t, ,T..Rt .N.DAzL GO%(1e4NY. CNO5a1RGH FALLS, VT.. PEWAL ARCMS. Special Bargains will' be given at o PcsC Bookioh1e IV WAGONS, CARTS and Children's Carriages. Big Value in Photo.Albums. Fans Less than Cost to Clear Out Stock. A Few Croquet Sets Left. A Bow and Arrow for 5c, School Supplies of all kinds. ,Large Stook of New Writing Paper, Paces and Envelopes. Po1 BooIilorc. oP HE WHOLE READS THE PO n. — POST. FAMILY Father Mother Grandfather Grandmother Children And All. a) C0 They read the Locals, the Stories, the Advertisements—every line in the paper. Then they send it to distant relatives interested in the town, as numerous post- ” masters will certify. The Local Weekly is the best -read publication in existence. It has the home news which no other paper gives. Advertisers take notice—THE PosT is read by several thousands of people every week. An Advertisement in this paper is, therefore, of some account. Subscribe for THE POST. 4dver•tise in THE POST. ppm$;'t7661Eix OGG (` FURNITURE DEA -.LER, Showing in his New Premises, , Opposite American Eotel, A. F�tl , Full Stock of I l��UldJ�1'll`3, FOB All finds of I Parlor, Uinhiig Room, Bed Room or Kitchen. .iotibre Frct7Iting ,attended to on short notice. Undertaking Department] A Full Supply of Funeral Requisites Al ways in Stock, Special Attention given to Repairing. A CALL_ D. G. HOGG, Brussels.