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Show / - •-> . T ^ r y r T - • xxyrro--^TTzxyjAAfyy- -.. . 5 ,. H ( ^ » & • - • y \ * 1 ~$ . V/ * .f. . . - . . - *. t . * i X* " - , - ' ' .- .- V X - i i i V < ' M " • M 1 ff -* Tf »?«V »""' X ' - 1 »• / » f I > • / • : .-•.' *i i i,.V /. --f y,y%m^ I 1 ' t ' • I ^ : - " • *-' '*-' ^ »e^r - ' 3 ' '*'""'' -" ' ,.-.*. «,••"" £7 - *• • m^ » . .• j Lint singehow, Shantung, China. ^tar.6th '06 :y dear * * g g ^ th@ B@rkeiay people about the box that is to be landed there sometime^within the next two months,and since to U it**** as quiek to wse the typewriter and make duplicates I'll »«*• *°JftSre The box is one Mrs Ellis is sending to her sister in » • ^ J " £ * S^Ttoe are 8 few things on top for you,things that I had on hand and which *ere too Sulky to be seSt by mail. MrLlllis had been ^king preparatione * « ^ J ^ for months so ef course her presents are much more g £ ? ^ t ^ t * s & ^ than what I am sending. The box rf is to be sent from ^ J * * 1 ^ take it as Hearst Ave. It may be sent by freight or the Stelles er ©alts aay take it as -.-* n f their ba^ape That is as is most convenient -for them. -1 8 xxxxt* ErothSr InTLT^ffl ^ho llwe'in Pan Vrancisco have ^ » » " » J . | f ^ f J . * 0 unuack the box at papa's ,and take out their things before senaing the oox on'south.The plan is that you shall all see everything.*, the box is not verv lame the re-caoking will not be a great tasK. _„,*,. -„„* The thinP-s I am sending will be for next winter-s Christmas t,resents,mo»t of them fut as yet I live not had time to decide to * ^ « * * * ^ h ^ e P go. ost of then you may keep for further instructions, ^course the heavier things will have to be for the Berkeley and Morgan Hill folks. Tater -I have taken time to decide to whoa the various tnings «oe to faO. jjdiei. i JI&VC The hra^s hat-o r'n»a»me»n t» »i s for p„„a.p,a„, "ro,nne» houutt qbcti-ihyoxleanr s^ c^a<*n-± w7e™ar* this k„i*_n„d•.. * $^$h.hedU^^^ - Georeeh Th! head of the wooden god.Wien Hrs.Ellis and I were ou w our trie last Dec. we went into a temple that was falling into rums.Prom the dust of the e^rth floor I picked up this head. It would be possiole to vet oxherthings of this nature sometimes if. I did m% « « " V ^ • g L S " i wh« OP ririit to do anything that the Chinese would consider an insult to •l\tl is moft sacred t7\llm. In this particular case there seems to have little thought of any sacredness, but it behoves u* to walk carefully. _ *nma% The bound-foot shoes. They are as small as anyone m our «8»o» «-*•> thoueh in Shansi the women bind their feet even smaller,so small that they c ^ lall oSy with the help of two canes It is only * . » « , * o or » » the fields wno do not have tightly bound feet,and even they have all the toehbut the lsrpe one turned under.and the foot bound to a point.To mar a shoe like that one tSe bones of the'instep must be broken and the foot bouna in such a wav as to obliterate the heel as much as possible. S i U h \ M i t t " puter teapot.It is the size usually used for wine ana^not ," ta_ Y o u aee the Chinese drink their wine - a weak alcohol,40,» 01 so III Talol Tolol! Ihis is a very ordinary not They have much Pettier ones ' also made here in Lintsing.'but our cook whom I sent to buy this does not believe in involving us in needless expenditures of money. u T?liaabath.- The blind man's gong. If is not listed °jj*» ^ J j ^ * . > *« the box for use in passing the customs. It certainly *™Z*J^n22S* *•• - ^evAer,. ne_i th„er< ^a rMe. ianiyv- osfe et hhjo wf^ y?t*h e bhlTiinJdX MnanM ho*l ds gtthrei kw@o othd@e ng oon«g. * tion lnie*t> . e»*»o rf anv dates older than 1628,1 e sure 01 aT1£^a^I.^w I t takas fivehur: ,®rorB beSa? t o . r e ^ - " t ^ t v three c is tne "cixu«5 ww *«*«* -- --•- r& _• i.*fln fdp-nu* worth about. ^iia.*w„, ***** ^ Pieces of cash like these to ma« a tiao(ae * several ounces more and weiehmfour pounds or if 'e^.f»** Sow many pounds of copper do I u «J ^0 whenh 'fay my teacher three dollars, how m.ny I ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ for last Little John.-Stone dog.He can tell his from t & Soap atone ^ d -re catifelaajohacause it is larf«r'1^*''*^.,r.ptar8 out on the bottoms, usea by the Chinese for seals,havinS cnaracters cux ig t i e d 01lt0 Willard.- The little suuare silve ^ beliahis i-J* & ^ tinkle f?if aim the wrists of little ^oy babies.I hope it hag no ohimttey,but. it has Harry.- Brass opium lamp;" i£e°|SxS? trouble there mas a family of ttWW history. Years ago before the Boxer tr ^ ^ & school-boy. She n the employ of tne }0Vl^"T .-..^rthiness.'i'he middle orother. - . - -- - - . ,.rMt, . ., ... ... .ovoc *n the hospital.He was_also was the one of most ability ana trusted with important the station work. Some nn.v.f « TI« was certainly i?Cthehime of the Boxer « ° f g f f ^ h ^ r e d ?he ios'ses. But one of the their indemnity later AuntiewIWl^covo^ ^ ^ 0t th ,ost serious losses was the IOSP OI emi X , b 0 U 6 h t ui^seif a a^ :g'rieded.le T bhero tchoemrpa nsye cuirnetdo fw°hri c?hhJLx ^wwal.^ ttn^rwo n ^ s_ f a__i m^milPf^_;I^n._o^o n n^*" V- |