t THE OREGON ? SUNPAYV JOURNAL t PORTLAND, SUND-MORNINa ' AUGUST . f 8, t907. '4.; 1 7;n7 'nape r .7-; , . . ' r r of. scored! tjvuizsna ji PINED - in .adver sity the of :Koreo trance itch has. been fid ch in the hi of world cff ktt, are cry mn iw.i bkAaccofitWf re 17m ' a"- w - - T ll-JTIll I v i ' . ,.v.li ...-r. -ft - v ,rv --.4 kj from 1 1 us i , xary-old way STift, peace, , arises. Not londyince a gnat crow at deoul to welcome tM return 'Aok Yon Ho from exit he wolfing ofipeol lathered of Pibv r7 l - .rrf- 1 table bjfaisjfmcn froopMWng moYMuvf jmufitffal at was iffiffftZlfd on rg&xgne doubts the sell 'Ml Wiicxd bVation was Ut hsJVCkthtl Ch an edueaiar. comjmfitd sutctde in t presence of,8ooj&fsons as a protest a gal the subjecpen of his country to Japan. sutades were. numerousjHn after ih 'Russo-Japanese fVarjjgJjfnthe designs of . the mikado's rowmnent against the ylermit Natiotfe&fcame fully apparent. ' Scores of Kaan statesmen and officials tilled thepffives. jJByrsending a delegation to The HfgV Conference without Japanese consentytne former emperor commuted politico, Very speedily was he deposed ling son set on the throne in And whyf BecawejGjna, suffering from the dry rot ofagafUas undergoing a surtKal oteratiowUUmm hands of Jatan. been put upon the at T okio t . and the md revivifying its d economical life without the use of an- Ish motives actu- the national life ? the strongest of mod- ernspectacles to other nations is this revolt of the Koreans, not so much, perhaps, against losing that natipnalsovereignty as against being dragged away from the dry : bones of an archaic era. The benefits they , least desire are those of modern progress ' and advanced civilization. 7 cC cK' .... ... ."T 1- m 5 ft)? r V v. .'-.,-.r--.v:. 1 iW.'f- 3? S ) 1 '!vJ ft There'a Blnnlu country far ovr th mm, -3yUch l" known to th world m Korea; - . ' Where there' nothing to charm and nothiixf to pleaae,' : ' , And of cleanllneM not an Idea. . "Whera lucid description of persons and things , , Qult baffles the readiest1' pin, . . And stirs up strange qualms In the poet who slnrs , Of that faraway land of Chosen. ' l:,;r -Captain-Bostock, U. B. N. KORBA. Is thsjmost backward country In the . world-that is, for a country so accessible to It the march of ctyfllsatlon. . , - Nowhere, not even In China, Is there such """y resentment toward progress. No land has been more k -difficult of. approach than this, where men place the " ' chief prize of heir life In a topknot of hair.' And the x 'uprisings and turmoil that have occurred recently '4 , only mark a deeper revolution in the hearts of the people against the Invasion of Japan and the In trod uc , tlon ef modern Ideas, In manners as well as mechanics. l" They do things backward In Korea. Their manner vi uTini u Dia-iiiDWDea ana unsausiactory as their currency and any foreigner who can keep busi ness accounts according to the custom-of this queer r.i HI, M A " . " ' A mi f.f 0 r J W ait . X m s.t teaawssaak ffMtlifvirif around tityVith fanfares and trumpet-for when the eferbr slept It was time for everrbodr else to Tvvernment ft principal method or TRANSPOR.TATJON land must be a necromancer t in mathematics Indeed. .( . Money Is money at one place, while at another it , Is valueless, or worth only one-fllth Its etandard value 'elsewhere. '.:, ' To understand Korea one must, study the country Just as if he were analysing the characteristics , of ' some quaint and eccentric old woman. - .Korea stands across tne water from Japan, tooth- less and tottering, mumbling and1 jabbering, yet re fusing the elixir of youth the wily Japs are forcings her lips. ' Korea is the minstrel bouse of the nations. Its government Is opera bouffe. It has been a But let us proceed to study the bumps on neaa pnrenoiogicsuy ana ' pay a social - cau Quaini ana sieepy oia woman. To find the exact population of ' Kore Fore n the mm IS z. .V ..-..X - ifc j i 1 1, A;i X s On. K'oN. V V eV www mm 3 5 111 if r r Jfouihhil y ijusbind of- !h Vane ' . - - years t ; Two, Married Tour effleea were disposed of rby this emperor to the highest bidder 'or to favorites. His time wag .mostly, spent In devising schemes of securing money and keeping up appearances. Orave matters of state (- and international importance' were always discussed with a soothsayer before he gave his decision. Besides the pageant of bis official trip through Seoul, the emperor, received a considerable revenue from granting Individuals the right to manufacture money. For a patent to coin S-yen pieces, valued al . Zft oenta, one would pay the emperor 8000 yen, or 1000, and for the extra privilege of coining nickels the charge would be an additional (2000 monthly.' Once when the emperor was short of fund he de cided to atop all patents periodically, so the persons engaged in the v very profitable business of .- making coins had to : pay-J4000 every time they wanted the patent renewed. . . . The system of currency in vogue would whiten the hairs of the most experienced capitalist. Korean coins are of two kinds. " There Is a large copper coin, called a "cash," which, has a hole in the center. In the country it is "1 cash," and In Seoul - V6 oakh." Another coin Is worth 6 cash and 26 Seoul cash, while many -commodities are estimated by the "yang," sup posed , to be worth 100' cash. - The Koreans took at faper money and shake tbelr heads vaguely, dlabellev ng that paper can be passed as money. Because of fear of being taxed. Koreans rarelv make repairs to their houses. - As a result, they live in dilapidated and squalid hovels. Even In the largest cities the houses are only one story high, with doors so low that one can scarcely enter, windows are covered with oiled paper, and the Interior le dark and . Ul-smelling. On the floor are mats the beds of the r family, usually Infested with vermin. ' . - , There are no periodical housecleanlngs in ' Korea, and a housewife takes no Mains to- enhance her per sonal charms. Why should she T Women in -Korea are supposed not only to be unheard, but unseen. Among the better classes of natives, children are , separated at the age of 8 years, After that the bovs dwell in the men's apartments and the girls are kept 1M secluded In those set apart for the women. disgraceful to be seen by men. Even after marH'W , a girl shrinks from her husband, and he well, the . Korean helpmeet thinks so little of hie wife that he . considers it degrading to consult her on any but most trivial matters. . , 7 WIDOWS TRUE TO THE DEAD in perpetual mourning ana tpena her day and nigh mcioaiici .nejouiiij. outs wouia never aars marry a ,last yen. - It is a crime to become rich." J as dlfflcult aa the as-a nf Ann A. mHv, mk,iu nt ion iSSfTJJ A'W' .rmmtMrtt who have trav- What the magistrates do in thenrovlnces the em "" long resiaea in ine - country say' tnat the c ': peror the ruler who was denosed last month and his' h iM?ilt.?&y?I ivo. ,cen,u . government For Instance, once each year the em J ?umI nmber one. - - ; A - peror took a royal trip through the streeU of Seoul, " 'Infill!?. plSE!lt?5,L.,l? fif,lt "wha -r-- n Oriental finery and followed by J000 ?Pfib' .' understate -the number - of servants and retainers, the emperor wae the center of S!? ttPfi' JJTr.1??1 " u nd, wear niv,";5y , Pageant unsurpassed for cheap and tawdry mag ' ?!Vbi!.J.n ,aS'.tJler decrease of births 1 nincence. . But the most magnificent thing about the "VB.A'tt.iatomtoJ celebraOon was the bill which the emperor presented aJ&? yded into thirteen provinces and ,. to the treasury to defray expenses. T districts. Each district is under a magistrate, and' It was a masterpiece, this "U.' ' Me"-the bill each -magistrate under the governor Of the province. often exceeding 700,000 yen or 1350.0. 1 Once an Item J"? PP1? cleterised asIary, weak, in-of champagne for the foreign representatives was . competent and dirty. They Uve In low, reeking houses, - figured at ao,00a How much was actually spent for exist from . hand to mouth, , .raising each season only. ' champagne la not known, but the foreign represents- m m mnnn m uka . - e -n saa than aa . '..".. vs-.. i i a xl. . 4-v.a iivB.tHWiis eai.v wvevv: esp UB3-. UVCB slittaVOU' Ml CUT Oil VW7 UlUfl AHjt iitrrnor wny n aw iwi oesur aimseii ana ' x cultivate land,. h viU look at yon; with yei , filled ' . With' .terrofr -1- J- ' " - .. -x.- v. .. "S-a-Bh,' henil". exclaim hololnri-P W hand, " remlns'liri mU -T a.Kyslyl .trlea -Me-A thea T Should her -husband die, a wife Is supposed to days and nig r' dan marn second time, f No degradation Is considered -so low as this act of unfaithfulness to the AeA. 'ow " A woman must not be seen .in the streets In the daytime. - At o'clock In the evening in the summer, and at 8 in the winter, . the gates of Seoul and other cities are closed. Then the men must hasten to their homes, while the women are allowed to emerge from . their bouses and promenade. 1 On no occasion Is there a "holding of hands" In . the love-making of Koreans. .Strangers may not touoh - ,"Sinh2 "im women, and qulta often women have killed themselves or have been kilfed by relatives because strangers had touched them, even on the fingers. On the street a-woman wears a peculiar headdress, which nearly conceals her face. The dress of the men is more picturesque and com- plicated than that of the women. A. man wears T white garment a sort of long t-oatjvlth wide, flap - pins sleeves. Ills boots are white. His hat la usually of horsehair." If he is in mourning he wears a thin cloth over his mouth. If he Is married he wears his' hair coiled in a knot on top of his head? " Korean boys are married frequently at the age of 'JTSfTi. A. Lc'mny is i hell and the lad lseco- Iate5-?,'Uh ih2 fpkft.not ;E.ntu th tlme boy wears l bair parted in the middle and plaited In the back. fter his marriage, no matter how young, the boy is '- , onsldered a man. He may express himself on mat- ' of his ancestors! and ven pr' before the shrines . ' 1 .Kla? resentment and 111; feeling against Japan dates back -to; the third century, whin the queen of Japan Invaded the southern kingdoms of -Korea and ;;"' ' ng ajaiet ine King or eninra is the dog of JaDan." In bringing the people" of this sleepy country to realize the possibilities of the future and to adjust themselves to, modern advancement Japan will crob- lence areat dlfnnultv Th mnni ,m Vm- moir om cuBioms. in manufacture thai bound amy experience great difficulty, The people are uuunu in inflir tun pnuin m a in m n n n . i S""? ajfln' imported cotton with the foot press, and splnChlnese wool with home machines. They pre- ior io . nas tn oxen ratner tnan on electrlo oars, and to )fflV 1' would be taken by the magistrate." Should I build my Mtouse or poant more beans, ne wouia rob me of my thresh wheat with flails and winnow corn in p'rimlti Japan, however, realises that r the future of the wwiuu niyirw jgmuj uepenua upon norea, tnat It will arv uttia. ' -De into &orea sne wiu nour har influx of a-rnwina- mn. Tha denosad nntwnip wu th thlrttoth ao-ff-r-lirn ulatlon. 1 So when..tha armloa -firat . want rh.m.iin. In a direct line of succession from the founder of the . the soldiers were. followed by traders, . merchants and dynasty, which was established In 1S92. 109 years before -v bankers, ' lu .iVy.i , Columbus discovered America.' During all his long Her attempts to modernise Korea have been de relgn he maintained ancient traditions; He would go " scribed as a case or rough surgery without anesthet to bed usually at 4 o'clock' in the mornlnr. At tha " ics. 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