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Tomorrow we put on sale
12,000 bolts of Hodae Brothers'
nil wool imported , dollar-nnd-u-
hnlf quality
Dress Good s ,
Yard
from Baltimore inventoried at $9OOOO.OO and sold to wind up the estate by the surviving
partner , at an immense sacrifice to Boston Store * The immense quantity of this stock makes
it impossible for us with even our , big establishment to put it all on sale at once. Such sales
as this have made us famous , and of all the sales we ever held , and all the bargains you ever
saw , none could compare with this one for a mirmte. When , for in'sta'nce ' , in all your life did
you ever hear of buying dollar 'ahd , a half dressy goods for 2Bc , olTsilks as we offer them to
morrow at 39c. It's ridiculous , it's foolish , it's shameful to sell goods worth so much for so
little money , and yet , when we buy a stock as filne as this one of Hedge Bro's , and buy it for
so little money , it is our pride to be able to say 'Boston Store sells you dry goods at prices
that are impossible to any other house in the world.
Tomorrow we put on sale
3,000 bolts of Hedge Brothers'
Plain and Fancy Silks , the del *
lar-aiid-a-half quality
N. W. Cor.
16th and Douglas
Omaha.
From the
HODGE ROS.
STOCK
10 discs mill cntlri
TAWLli
DAMASK
rnnjrint ; from 1 to
10 yards lontf , uiul
In nil ( jrndes up to
_ the very finest iu-
eluded , go til
15c-25c-35c
YAUD.
300 pieces
Hedge Bros.
TtJUKEY
KED
DAMASK ,
15c Yd
1 cuso 72 inch
Burnqley aatln
TAIJLE
DAMASK ,
Worth ftt.i-i ,
tomorrow
59c Yd
250 Do/on Hodje {
Bros , hii'tfortt size
11 AT 1 1
TOWELS
29c
Stamped
Linen
Doylies ,
worth from 15e to
750 , ull now pat
terns. go nt
nt5c ,
10c,15c
and 25c.
2.OOO
Dozen
Hedge
Bros. '
L-dlcs Derby Rib Ladles diaped Vests
Vests , wltli oinbrul- Bilk ribbon trimmed ,
duiudnock. pliiu , blue , V neck
sqmiro or
ClU.ill ) .
Ladles Llslo Thread
Bilk Embroidered
Lndk'Bsuimncr weight
union suits
Bros ' Entire Stock of Duck Suits in This Sale.
A SAILOR HAT FREE WITH EACH DU3K SUIT ,
SEPARATE DUCK SKIRTS
Good width and all colors , |
go at U'Je '
Ludics' Duck Suits , made in the
latest cutaway Eton , in brown ,
and black Bhopard
plaid , worth $4.00 , go
at $2.i3 :
Ladles Duck Suits , made in the
now Eton or Blazer style , with belt
attached and largo o.xidlxed silver
buckle , btripos checks gta I
and fancy patterns , 5 I
worth W.OO , go at 81.60 V
Ladies' Duck suits , made of covert
lilotb , in correct blazer
i.yle | , skirt extra \vldo
worth $7.50 go at $3.98
Ladies' Duck Suits , mudo of the 'ft
very best French Ducking , Inivll ; *
the'latcst styles , Etonsunil Blazers ,
with large Miilor collars , skirts 4 to
G yards around , stripes , cheeks fig
ured and covert effects. These suits
nro tailor mads and worth $10.00 ,
go at $4.98
\YIIATSIIALLT11EIIAHVESTBE \
Minister Kurino Discusses the Eesults of
Japan's ' Successful War.
A RLVO'.UTION IN ASIATC AFFAIRS
The iHliiuil of Formosa ml Wlmt Jnpan
\VII1 Do wltti It Llilne oConco ton und
the New Treaty 1'orU Oppor
tunities for Americans.
( Copyrighted , 1S95 , by Frank Q. Carpenter. )
There Is no abler diplomat In Washington
than his excellency , Mr. Shlnlchlro Kurlno ,
the minister from Japan. Ho came to the
capital at the beginning of the war between
Ills country and China , and he has handled
Japanese affairs In a masterly manner. He
Is a' man of broad culture , Is full of Ideas ,
and ho Is less backward in expressing his
opinions than many others ot the diplomatic
corps. He Is a man of social qualities , and
Ms functions at the legation have been
among the most noted given there. Straight ,
well formed and dignified , he has the fea
tures und complexion of a Japanese , but his
personal appearance Is such as would com
mand attention In any company of promi
nent men , and he ha/ shown himself to be
a living example of the wonderful strength
and possibilities of the Japanese people. He
Is n man of wide experience. His father was
one of the most prominent of the Sam
urai in the service of Prince Kuroda and
when that prlneo In 1874 sent a number
of Japanese youths to America to be edu
cated , Mr. "Kurlno was among them. Ho
went to school In Boston and graduated
the'ro ut the Cambridge law school about
1S81. He then went bak to Japan and en
tered the .foreign office , or Department of
Btntc ? . He has been 'connected with this
olllca In different positions from that tlma
until now , when ho has come to the United
States to represent his country at perhaps
the- most critical time In Its history. He
was for a tlmo chief of the bureau ot In
ternational telegraphs , and as such was sen !
to Europe not long ago to an Internationa !
conference on the subject. He has been at
different times sent to Corea on diplomatic
business , and lie was there In 1882 , and In
18S4 , when the revolution occurred , and he
was again In Corca Just before the opening
of the present war , having been sent there
to report to the government as to the situ-
ttlon. Knowing as he docs all about his
own country and having had a long experi
ence as to all matters connected with China
there Is no man In the world who Is better
fitted to discuss the present situation In the
far east. I called upon him the other day
it the legation ami nad a long talk regardIng -
Ing the settlement gt the war twl "a effect
\Hion Japan and the nations of the west
The talk was entirely a personal one , ami
Minister Kurlno was very particular to rtate
that hla views were those ot an Individual
that ho spoke only for himself and not the
Japanese government ,
i WHAT JAPAN UOT BY THD WAR.
One of my first questions was as to wha
Japan got by the war , and as to wha
changes the war would make on the face o
Asia.
Asia.He
He replltd : "U will make changes of a
rery Important description In Aila. Japar
will , ot course , have the Island ot Formosa
but us regards the occupation ot tbe main
land or any portion ot U , the matter now
being the subject ot negotiation ot the mos
dellcato nature , It would hardly be propei
for me to excreta an opinion on the subject
"Th ra iq ono thing , however , that I wouU
like to my , and that U as to the mserllor
which. BCCUH to have gained some credeuc
that the Japanete nation are Mger to as
foreign territory. We nrs not land crazy ,
and we have never striven for colonial acqui
sition. Whatever concessions we may have
gained from China In this direction are the
egltlmato results of the struggle we have
vaged with her , either In the extension of
errltory which our geographical position ren-
lers natural or proper , or by Its acquisition
or purposes ot necessary defense against fu-
uro attacks. "
THE ISLAND OF FORMOSA.
"How about Formosa , your excellency ? " I
asked. "Does Japan gain much by Its acqui
sition ? "
"I think it does , " replied the minister.
'Formosa Is essentially a part of a long train
of the Japanese Islands. These run from
Yezzo down to Nagasaki , then break out a
ittlo further below In the Lee Clioo islands ,
'ormosa Is a natural part ot this chain. The
stand can hardly be called a Chinese prov-
nce , except In name. Its Chinese population
s not large , and a great many of the In
habitants are savages , who live by hunting ,
and who have long been a menace to all
strangers shipwrecked on their coasts. They
mve In the past killed Japanese , French ,
English and Americans , and it Is said that
they eat part of the- bodies of their enemies.
'They are not cannibals In the ordinary
sense of the word , but they celebrate their
victories by feasts of this kind. They tat
too their faces and skin , and they are di
vided up Into tribes. These men are very
fierce , and the Japanese ) , In taking the
Island , will contrdl them. Under the Chi
nese rule they have been allowed to do as
they pleased. You remember In 1872 a Jap
anese crew which was shipwrecked on the r
coasts was slaughtered by them. We sent
an embassy to Peking and demanded re
dress , and that the oftendirs bo given up to
Justice. The .tsung 11 yariien , or bureau of
foreign affairs , said they could not restrain
the savages. Our embassy then replied that
If they would give the 'Japanese permission
to do so that they would control them. This
was acceded to , and an expedition was sent
from Japan to Formosa. The savages were
conquered and subdueUt ' Our men began to
make some Improvements , and we Instituted
a government over the parts we had con
quered. The Chinese at once became
alarmed , and they demanded that the Japan
ese Icavo Formosa. They were so earnest
about It that they paid the Japanese the
sum ot 500,000 taels In order to get them
to go. In the presentation of the money , It
was put on the ground that the Japanese
had done work to the amount of the money
given In road building , etc. "
"Is Formosa a rich country ? "
"Yes , It Is very rich , " was the reply.
"It has been , at times , called the granary
of China. U produces the finest tea , and the
rcrmosa tea commands the highest prices
In China. It yields great quantities of rice.
It has valuable forests , and It Is said to con
tain fine sugar-growing territory. It has csal ,
and Its mineral resources arc as yet un
developed. A chain 'of mountains runs
through the Island , but It has large alluvial
plains , and It Is well watered. It Is In
deed a very valuable acquisition. "
"What will the Japanese do with It ? "
"I do not know , " replied the minister.
"Out I presume that It will bo colonized
and developed. The government will prob
ably offer extraordinary inducements to the
people to emigrate tol.lt. Japanese capital
will be organized to dtyclop Its resources ,
and It may bo that > ) thc Japanese ot the
Sandwich Islands will/came to Formosa and
be Induced to go Into sugar raising there.
They know all about the business , you know ,
from their employment In Hawaii , and they
will probably be glad to make the change.
The Japanese government has hitherto en
deavored to promote tbe colonization ot the
Inland of Yeio with some degree of success ;
but private enterprise , from lack of capital ,
and , perhaps , partly from climatic reasons ,
has not done eo well there. Formosa will
prove a more tempting .field for immigration ,
especially to the Inhabitants ot southern
Japan.WILL
WILL JAPAN MONOPOLIZE CORHA ?
"I suppose the Japanese will monopollzi
all concession ! which may be given out foi
the development of Corea ? " raid I.
12,000 , BOLTS 42 , 44 and 46-in
All Wool Imported Henriettas.
All Wool Imported Serges ,
All Wool Imported Granite Cloth.
Silk and Wool French Novelties.
All Wool Nun's Veiling& Albatross
In Blttclrs , White , Cream and all Now Colors.
Worth $1,50 The Dollar
Sold by Hedge and a Half
for $1,50 Quality ,
3000 BOLTS OF SILKS ,
Their Dollar and a Jlulf Quality Silks in Hlack and Co' .
oivd TtifFctn Silks with Beautiful woven designs.
SATIN STRIPED TAFFETAS in r.lak and colors.
BROCADED TAFFETAS. Fine blaUi Gro.s Grain Silks.
Choice figured China Silks on dark grounds , and
every shade in Silk Crepe , }
Worth Worlh
$1,50 $1.50
'It Is not the Intention of Japan to ai > k for
any special favors for herself or her people
n Corea. The citizens of European nations
and those of the United States will have the
same chance to get concessions there as will
ho Japanese. The probability is that the
Japanese will not Invest much in Corea , and
hat they will turn their attention more to
"ormosa. What Japan has done in tills
respect Is to make such concessions possible.
n the past the Chinese minister , Yuan , took
care to prevent such concessions. I know
that several big contracts were about to be
et at different times to American capitalists
when , from some mysterious cause , they
were broken off at the last moment. I have
joen told that the Chinese minister was
this cause. "
COREA'S OPPORTUNITY.
'What has Japan done for Corea ? " I
asked.
"She has established her Independence and
; lven her a chance to do everything for
lerself , " was Minister Kurlno's reply. "From
now on It can have the "right to send min
isters to such foreign countries as It pleases ,
and It will take Its place throughout the
world as an Independent nation. As to Its
future , Japan expects Corea to work that
out for herself. She- will be ready to advise
and assist , If called upon , and she has given
a list of reforms to the king which she
thinks should bo inaugurated. The king
has promised to do this , but politics are In
such a condition and the state of society Is
such that his power Is very limited. Already
the nobles of the country are clogging his
efforts In this direction In many ways. The
officials of Corca are degraded and corrupt.
They have been living off the people , and
they dislike to give up their power. The
Augean stables of Corea cannot be cleaned
In a day , but Japan has laid out the plan ,
and If the Coreans follow It they will event
ually become civilized. "
JAPAN'S ADVICE TO COREA.
"Give me some of the reforms whlch-Japan
advises the Coreans to make. "
"They are many1 repl'ed Mr. Kurlno.
"They are being Introduced into Corea at the
Instigation and under the supervision of
Count Inouye , and If the country and the
people will adopt them they will lead to a
thorough reorganization of the government
and to the prosperity of the people. Count
Inouye proposed twenty-two measures of re
form. In the first place he advised that the
public administration should be directed by
one sovereign power , the king. This was to
avoid the evils which have been so prevalent
on account of the different ministers , and the
queen , claiming that they had an almost
equal right with the king as to certain classes
of public affairs. Another provision modified
this power of the Ikng In that It made him
bound to respect and obey the laws which
were enacted for the government of hi * coun
try. Heretofore the king , at the Instigation
of his advisers , has changed the laws without
due notice , and his servants and himself have
sometimes disregarded the laws altogether.
Other provisions regulated the establishment
of criminal laws uniform In their nature.
They put the police authority under one di
rection and fixed laws against bribery and
Improper taxation. They provided for an
organization ot the local officials , to that
their exact authority should b ? fixed and
that they should work under the central
g6vernment. i i
"Count Inouye suggested the putting down
of political Intrigues , of reforming the army
and of sending ctudcnts pbroad to study for
eign civilization. One of his suggestions re
lated to the royal household and provided
that It ihould be entirely separated from the
general administration of the government ,
Ho advised that all public business should be
conducted by the ministers and no one In the
royal household should have the right to In
terfere. All taxes are to be administered by
the Treasury department and no tax shouk
be Imposed upon the people under any pre
text beyond the rate fixed by law. "
"This fact. " wtd > llnlster Kurlno , "was a
very Important suggestion , Heretofore the
king , the queen , the crown prince and all the
departments of ( he government have been In
the bublt ot . * npctln taxes. They did this
vlth law or Justice , and th6 people did not
enow what taxes they would have to expect.
Count Jnouyc ( suggested that < tlie expenditures
of the royal household should be fixed by
aw , and his tchemo all told , If carried out ,
will give Corea a good modern government. "
. WHAT JAPAN HAS DONE. .
"What has Japan done asj to carrying out
heso reforms ? "
"It has made It possible < for the Coreans
o carry them .out If theyf will , " replied
Minister Kurlno. "They ' & ? < { Jiavtng the ad
vice and assistance of onej'of the ablest
nen ot the far east. No slitesman stands
ilgher In my country liart ) Count Inouye.
'
Ho ranks with Count Ito a's one of the
; reatest of our statesman. * Ho has held
.he most Important posjtlons in our gov
ernment. He Is one ofithe chief advisers
of the emperor and he sacrificed a great deal
when he stepped down from his high posl-
: lon and took the office of minister to Corea
n order that he might be able to help them
In the work of civilization ! Count Inouyo
signed the first treaty of peace which Japan
made with Corea , about twenty years ago ,
and ho was connected with the country In
nearly every movement In which Japan has
been connected with It since then , The
most of the reforms which have been pro
posed to the Coreans have teen suggested
by Count Inouye. Ho has been the adviser
of the king and the cabinet In carrying out
these new Ideas since the Chinese were
driven out of the country. He gives advice ,
but ho believes that Corea should act for
herself. "
'Then It Is not the Intention of Japan to
make Corea In any respect tributary to
her ? "
"No , not In the least,1' replied Mr. Kur
lno. "The administration , left entirely
with the Coreans. The king'the queen and
the Tal Wen Kun. or the king's father , are
all concerned In the new administration. A
new cabinet has been organized , and It con
tains ten members now instead of six , as
before. It has Its ministers of finance , war ,
education and foreign affairs. It has Its
secretary of the Interior and other officials ,
Just as tbe Japanese cabinet has. The cabi
net consult with Count Iriouye , and some of
them undoubtedly wish to see Corea mod
ernized. Others do not , and the desire for
personal aggrandizement and personal profit
Is a strong element In every question. "
WHAT THE WORLD GAINS.
"What has Japan done for the world In
this war ? "
"I think It has done a great deal , " replied
the minister. "It has made a number of ex
periments In the arts of war which w.ll
benefit the other nation * In their wars of the
future. It has tested the value of modern
boats and guns. It ha t given the world a
number of new avenues * of trade In China.
By the terms of peace , as I have seen them ,
the Chinese now agree to allow all kinds of
machinery to be Imported Into their coun
try. They consent to fallow foreigners to
establish and to engage In manufacturing
Industries. Japan did not ask these things
solely for herself. She demanded them for
the world , and they are more to the ad
vantage of the United States and Europe
than they will be to Japan. We do not , atf
yet , make machinery for export. It Is
doubtful whether we ever \tl\l. \ The Amer-
Iqans make sonic of yie best machinery
ot the world , and one ot' their chief articles
of export Is machinery. .On the above lines
such development as octura In China will
be largely through Europe and America.
The other concessions demanded ot China
were also fully as valuable for the United
States and Europe as for Japan. Take the
deepening ot the river which leads to
Shanghai. The ships ot all the world will
sail up that river , and the opening- the
new ports will give the whole world- access
to vast cities and to million * ot people. The
new territory opened toirado by this treaty
Is one of the richest of tlie Chinese emp re.
It comprises a number of cities and towns.
It contains , It Is said , a population of nearly
200,000,000 , and a vast trade ought to be de
veloped from It. The yangtse Klang U
opened up to Chun-King , and foreigners wll
be able to go farther Into China ( bun the )
ever have before. "
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IV
$6 , $8 , ffilO $6 , $8 , 10 Hats
Hats for All go at .3 98
13.
Choice of l.OOO Regular $6 , S8 and $10 Bats ,
The chance evpry woman la waiting for-the ctlnnco to pnrchaso r
abhlonablo and Artistic HAT for the popular price of ti 9S That chnr
> l > HOSTON STOUE this week The a-.sortim-nt omtlrBOPS Inrpo Mress Huts , medium
red Hat . -Toques , Uutch llonnets ,
? Hound
Hath j all the latent Hiimmpinriv
Hie" } ' As for frjpvmiitcrlal uwd ; they me the bect n "buy The t bbons , mi
l.-ice.s aie warranted all silk , and the ( lowers ami liVf6itheis aie all from the
most famous French maker ! . . No two OIII > H nf
0 hWO
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They Need No Urging1 to Buy. Come.
with Japan. Does It give the Americans
many more advantages than they now have ?
"Yes , Indeed , " replied the minister. "Uy
t citizens of the United States can go to any
part of Japan and cnnago in business. They
can establish manufactures and trade di
rectly with the people. Heretofore they have
jesn conflneJ to the open ports , and the
nest of their business had to be clone
hrough the Japanese government. They caji
now lease property , and from now on Japan
will be open to American manufactures. "
AMERICAN CAI'ITAL , IN JAl'AN.
"Is 'Japan a good Held for the Investment
of American capital ? "
"In some respects , I think , yes. Factories
could bo built by foreigners In Japan to use
Japanese labor to make articles for export to
America. The Japanese buy a great deal of
nachlnery , and more American machinery
should bo shipped to Japan. What the
United States needs to do business with us Is
ewer freight rates. As It Is , we use millions
of dollars' worth of your cotton every year.
Our cotton mills are rapidly Increasing , and
our consumption of American cotton will In
crease , as It Is of a special kind , anJ wo
need it to mix with the cheaper cottons
which we get from China and India. At
prc.'ent. however , it comes to us via Liver
pool. If the Pacific lines would make special
rates It could bo shipped by San Francisco.
If the 'Nicaragua canal is opened the United
States will probably ship direct through It.
I am surprised that Americans do not study
the Japanese market. The people here are
so rich and they have such a vast trade
among themselves that they have not yet
begun to consider the trade outside of their
own boundaries. In order to do business
with the Japanese your merchants and fac
tories must study the Japanese people and
their wants , and when they do that they will
probably supply them with many other things
than machinery. "
THE JAPANESE AS MACHINISTS.
"Can the Japanese use machinery equally
well with the people of the United States ? "
"Yes , " was the reply. "The Japanese are
a nation of mechanics. They take naturally
to machinery and use It gladly. All over
Japan foreign labor-saving Inventions are
creeping In. Silk Is now reeled and woven
by machinery. We make our own railroad
cars , and we have made some locomotives.
Nearly all the arms and munitions of war
which were used during the recent cam
paigns with China were made In Japan , and
wo are almost doubling our cotton machin
ery every year. "
ASIATIC LABOR.
"What do you think of the future of the
Asiatic labor market In competition with
ours ? Can we successfully compete with
you ? " i\\\ \ . ,
"On our 'c attYBfoynu1 perhaps not , " was
the reply. ' ' .I\lt \ { I see nothing- alarm the
American laliorer In the possibilities of the
future. You h te.been competing here for
years with the cheapest labor of Europe.
You have had the Belgians anil the Ger
mans to fight , and you have conquered
again and again. The Americans are people
ple of wonderful Inventive brains. No mat
ter how cheap the labor of the rest of the
world In any line of work , the American
gets up a machine which will do It cheaper ,
and. you have such vast aggregations of
capital that you can organize undertakings
on a scale which U practically beyond com
petition , Take your great Iron works. Take
the Carnegie works , for Instance. They buy
In such vast quantities that they can cut
all expenses outside those of labor to
the minimum , I believe the Americans will
always hold their own. They cannot work
so cheaply nor live so cheaply as wo do , but
they can turn out a greater product. An
other thing Is that there Is bound to be a
great demand from Asia for American raw
materials. Cotton Is one of these and lum
ber Is another. As to machinery , I doubt
whether we will ever be a great machine-
making nation. We have plenty of coal ,
and we ship vast quantities of It to China
and India. We have not yet , however , dis
covered largo enough deposits of Iron tc
much machinery. The Iron w"'havo Is of a
very fine quality , but bo far It has not been
discovered In large quantities. It may bo
that wo will find mines In Yezo. "
THE JAPANESE AS INVENTORS.
"Speaking of Invention , Mr. Kurlno , It Is
iftcn said that the Japanese are mere copy-
sts , that i hey never Invent nor Improve
anything , but merely copy. Is thla so ? "
"No , It Is not. The Japanese are to a
certain extent creative. The gun which Is
used by their soldiers today was the In
vention of a Japanese. It Is true that they
can copy and Imitate anything , but they are
> y no means slavish Imitators. They take
he best modern Inventions and combine them
and they form new products. You must
remember that they knew nothing of thla
civilization which they have now adopted a
generation ago. What you have been building
up for centuries Is all new to them. After
hey thoroughly understand It and your wants ,
rou may then look out for such Inventions
as will supply them. The Japanese are a
icoplo of Ideas , and they are always ready
: o adapt to their own wants what they find
good In others. "
"What about the future civilization of
Japan ? Will It bo purely occidental ? "
"No , I think not. It will bo a comblna-
lon of HIP best of the Occident and the orient
adapted to fit the Japanese character and
needs. We find this so In many lines. There
is a strong tendency In Japan to stick to
the old things wherever they are best , and
n omo directions I have no doubt but that
the old Is the better. "
RELIGION IN JAPAN.
"How about religion In JapanJ'.What ' are
Ihe missionaries doing , anJ Is "there any pros
pect of Christianity ever bepomlng'the re
ligion of the Japanese people ? "
"Who can tell ? " replied the minister.
"Tho Japanese are fanatically wedded to
their old beliefs. Many of the better classes ,
notably those who have traveled much In
Christian countries , are practically agnostics
as far as either Buddhism or Christianity Is
concerned. They might be called free
thinkers.
"Tho missionaries have done a great work
In Japan. They have made many converts ,
and It Is a curious thing that the Japanese
Christians prefer to have their own churchco
and to bo Independent of foreigners. They
like to map out their own religious lines
anl to pray and think for themselves. You
remember the discussion of the Drlggs ques
tion , which tore the Presbyterian churches
of the United States almost asunder sotne
tlmo ago ? This question found Its way out
to Japan , and the native Christian pastors
got together and discussed It. They shook
the dust out of the Thirty-nine Articles , and
they were by far more rigid than the op
ponents of Dr. Brlggs in their Ideas of lib
erality. I think there Is a possibility that the
Christian religion may at some tlmo KO grow
aa to bo one of the great religions of Japan.
Already some of the Christian churches have
been discussing the ncndlng of native Japa
nese Christian missionaries to Corca and
China. "
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
"By the way , your excellency , returning
to the war question , how about the Sand
wich Islands ? I > It truti that the Japanese
are seeking to acquire llieinV"
"No ; emphatically no , " , spiled Minister
Kurlno. 'Tho Japancio nennr had any such
Idea , nor have they a deilre/tO own Hawaii.
The Japanese who emigrated there did no
on the special solicitation ct the government
and the people of the Sandwich Inlands.
They were accorded special privilege * , were
told they would have the rights nf citizen-
> hlp and were assured that they would not
be triedIn the court * without an Interpreter
who understood their own language wag there
to cpeak for them. Japan wants nothing
of the Sandwich Hlamln , except that they
be protected In accordance with the treaty
which was made at that time. "
"How about a possibility of a union o
the Asiatic nations at agalnat tbe Occidents
ones ? "
"There may be , but It depends entirely
upon clrcumstancei , the force of which can
pot at pre ent be nccXtmaly QtlttMed , and
1 000 yards plain blue.
lros" > durk , worth.
2' .r , go at
l.ODO jurds soft fin-
hcd mull , worth Wo *
" ! o nt
All grades of plain
hcnrlcttu uutco
5c
Apron check Rlngv
hams , woith She , gent
nt
3c !
5,000 Nurds of plain
colored cashmere *
worth IDc , go nt
4c
Plain corded dimi
ties , worth 13c , go at
Very line Scotch
Klngham , nil new
patterns , woith 20cv
SO ut
ut6lc
1.000 new French
fancy figured sateen.
BO ut
1,000 yards 40 Indira ,
wldn apron lawns *
worth 25c , HO nt
All HodRo Bros. *
dtichcs.Mo Jaconet , new
patterns , worth 15c
KO at I
lOc Yard.
concerning which , therefore , It cannot at
> resent bo safe to make any prediction. "
I'lt.tTTLK Or Till !
Ho was a bright Omaha boy 0 years ot
age , and when the doctor called on his third
visit to his sick Infant s ster , lie said to.
ilni , "Doctor , I know what will euro my llt-
lo wee wee sister. " The doctor naturally
asked what It was and was told In reply i
'If Jesus was on earth , If ho only touched.
his hand to my little sister , she would , bo
well. "
Kindly Old Gent Ah , little girl , are you ,
going somewhere ?
Little Girl ( with amazing superiority ) Ot
course I am , You don't suppose I could go
lowhere , do you ?
"Ma , that llttlo baby across the street
hasn't any teeth. "
"Of course not , Tommy. You didn't havo.
any when you were that small. "
"But that baby's pa Is a dentist. "
"How would you conjugate the verb to
Me , pa ? " asked Johnny.
"Hike , boke , biking bak , " said Mr. Know-
Hall. "Can you remember that ? "
"I guess bo , " said Johnny. "Hike , buck , ,
broken back. Is that It ? "
Teacher Can you tell me , Johnnie , why-
Satan goes about the earth llko a roaring ;
lion ?
Johnnie Cause ho can't cut any Ice In tho-
place where ho lives when he's to home.
Tommy's Pop Well , my boy , how high are
you In school ?
Tommy Oh , I'm away up. My class Is oa
the top lloor.
A Mount Washington school teacher toldl
her pupils to write a sentence containing the >
word toward. This Is what one small bojif
produced , after a great deal of mental exorw
tlon : "I toreJ my pants yesterday. "
H'lllSff I A3l-ll.ll.lt.
"A Dnchclor Judge" In ChlcnKo OH Iron.
When I am bald , and oh ! how soon *
Will nature take from mo Unit boon. .
And leuva u gaping world to sturo
On this j * > or head without n lialr ?
Let me , ere youth IH gone , bo called
Down to the grave before I'm bald.
When I am bald the verdant spring"
To me no scenes of Joy will brlnx :
Nor will the Hong-bird's gentle luy
Muke glad for me the summer's day
Nor llowery dell , nor Mindy wuld i. .
Can cheer my heart when I urn bald.
When I am bald the mother dear
Will tell her daughter look with feart
Heforo she plights her lava to one
Unlfss IIC'H rich whose 1mIr hi Konu ; >
Ilefore her life becomes enthralled
As serf to htm whoso head IH bald.
Ere I nm bold , oh ! let mo stray
In pleasure's pnthH my Ilfo nway ;
Hut when the tfliizf comes on my head
Then have me numbered with the dead
For Joy and youth can't bs recalled , \ ,
I know too well , when I um bald. '
T.ct me be gray. I'll dye my heud ,
In liny color , lilack or red ,
Hut leave , ye god ! a few thin pprart
To crown my knob and hide my ear * .
Keep from this head that ugly xrald '
Thnt makes mo old because l'ia bald.
Olve rue rheumatic * , cramps or gout ,
Hut don't U-uvo this poor head wlthou
A nnlr to ave It from the Illcx ,
Or shade It from tli Rummer iskles.
Oil I let me die eiu I'm Inutall'd
With wicked men whose heads ore bal <
lint why rwel th certain fnto
That comes to nio t men cnon or later
Ht-raiiPfc we know that Cupld'a dart
Will not ba pointed at the lionrt ,
When maiden's vision Is appalled
) ) y hall UPS head that's liUnl ( and bolt
U U the wolf In tlipep'n clothing- that 1
the tharpMt IcctU.