Two Men, Donkey Furnish Motive Power, wont Out Own Comesronorrt Tenghsien, Sung. Mar. 16.
The Atlas that upholds Shantung ts the double. wheelbarrow called by the Chinese, "erbasheo," which means literally translated, "two hands"; but reality means, two men—two hands {aken og one. This barrow with its motive power, two men and a don-Key, (hough an ox or mule may be used) does' the hauling for the majority of the produce of Shantung and also for ferlilizing the elds, Tt will slond up under 1,500 to-2,000 1b. The more wealthy-among the farmers have a cumbersome waggon that is used, but w sign for the peasant class of Shantung would be the two-man Wheel-barrow.
The military recently displayed fire-works for the public, gratis, for three nights and it a crowd +1a proof of success then it was. Thousands apparently came from the four points of the compass. Many came on oxcarts, wheelbarrows and Fickshows, but most of them walked. New features this wear were bal-Joons, well lighted which appeared high inthe sky much os of first magnitude, and burned out in the alr. So as'we could see they did not fall as @ burning mass.
The military parade ground is surrounded by vacant farm lands, so it was an ideal place. to receive w large crowd, An embankment of the Rall-Way Was near and as the people sat upon it with their lighted Janterns fan onlooker could imagine himself in Kobe harbour at night, 'A Shantung paper has an amusing sport over Chang Hseuh-liang's recant manceuvres in Shensi, Tt seems his wite was not at home; but was In Russia: at that, time, so when the affair was mentioned ' to her, she replied, "What can one expect of men Toft lone without the" women to advise, They are always stupid and make a mess of things, All need the advice of wore
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