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Old Grad Relates Story of Intrigue Carried On Over the Telephone,
"Well, If the landlord doesn't keep
your room warm, why don't you leave
him?" the old grad said briskly In re
ply to tho 8ophomore'B complaint.
"Your'e under no obligation to him.
If you want my honest opinion, I
should say you've a pretty rotten hole
here."
The old grad selected a fresh cigar,
and calmly lighted it before he contin
ued his disBetatlon.
"We used to have a series of 'board
ing houBO geometrical axioms, as we
called them. I remember one. now
which, having granted that 'a pie may
be produced any number of times,' and
that a board is equal to minus quanti
ty, concluded that the landlord Is equal
to all emergencies. But I recall an in
stance when I beat the landlord out,
and since then I have regarded them as
of small importance. I suppose the
ethical side of the affair was rather
shady, but revenge is sweet and I de
rive great pleasure and consolation
from the Incident."
The old grad paused to collect hie
thoughts again, and then resumed.
"When I was a Sophomore I boarded
fora time at a place on Sixteenth
street. All things considered, the joint
was not as bad as might have been,
but there was a pretty Jolly crowd there
and a continual uproar was going on
from early morning till late very late
evening. My room-mate and myself
realized our duty and contributed our
share to the fun, but we were no more
uproarious than the rest of the crew.
Yet, somehow, tho landlord conceived
the notion that we wore at the bottom
of it all, and Anally became so stirred
up about the matter that he announced
one day that our presence in his house
was no longer necessary. He said peo
ple in the neighborhood were beginning
to complain about tho noise, and quot
ed one man who was spreading the re
port that a circus was held there every
night.
"Of course it was no use to protest.
He was firm. Wo had to go. As it
afterwards turned out our condition
was much bettered in our new habita
tion, but we were very angry about be
ing canned.
"But revenge was at hand. The very
evening after our departuro two of the
fellows who had been the literal pets
of tho landlady, and whom tho landlord
had been constantly holding up as ex
amples, had an awful mix-up. " It was
a disgraceful affair, such as would
never have happened had we still been
In chargo of things. I heard about it
tho very evening It happened, and, to
gether, my room-mate and I hatched
up a diabolical plan for avenging our
wounded pride. Ho went down to tho
'phone at once, and, disguising' his
volee-ae-much as possible, called up our
lato landlord.
" Us this Mr. Biggs?' he asked In a
very business-llko tone, when tho old
man answered.
" 'Yes,' Mr. Biggs replied.
" 'This is tho office of the Morning
Journal,' Br6wn continued. "Mr. Biggs,
wo have been informed of a little trou
ble some University students got into
this evening at your place Just give ub
a few of the details, pleased
"Perhaps you can imagine tho howl
that-arose at tho other end of the lino.
Old Biggs pleaded, then threatened, but
Anally declined to glvq any details of
the occurrence. Brown warned him,
"however, that the affair would appear
In print.
"The next morning Brown wont down
to tho 'phono again, and called up tho
News office. Ho told them mat a mix
up of a very serious nature had taken
place on Sixteenth street the evening
before, and told them that they could
obtain all the details by calling up
L5032, which was the old man's num
ber. "Then ho called np tho Post, and
gave them the same spell. After that
wo paused to await developments.
"I got tho rest, of the story from
some of my friends who still remained
at the Bigg's house. About 10 o'clock
some one rang up and called for Mr.
Biggs. Of course, tho nature of the
conversation that ensued was not all
known to them, but they said that Mr.
Biggs seemed very excited. The inter
view finally ended by his .using such
a strong swear-word that central cut
him off. Pretty soon another call came,
Mr. Biggs became more excited than
ever. At last he called MrB. Biggs and
a serious consultation ensued, which
Anally ended by her taking the receiver
to answer the call. She, too seemed
perturbed, but Anally thought she had
a clue to the mystery.
" 'You Mr. Rogers,' she shouted,
meaning me, of course, you hang up
that 'phone, and shut your mouth. I
know your voice.'
"Sho was delighted nt her discovery,
but unfortunately, It was not Mr. Rog
ers who was talking, but tho News of
Ace. The matter Anally ended with a
strenuous Interview between the editor
of the News and Mrs. Biggs. Of course
nothing was printed about tho scrap,
but the scare we had furnished for the
old man amply supplied our hunger for
evepge. The moral's plain, I guess:
'Don't let the landlord Impose on
you.' "
Character of Japanese
By Y. YamaHliita.
Japan, as you know. Is a very small
.Bland, while Its population Is over
rorty millions. It is only about the
size of California. I hope that all
of you know something of how rapidly
Japan has changed her character which
was founded entirely on eastern ideals.
I hope to give you an Insight Into
tho phases of Japanese character which
differ from yours.
Many travelers spread erroneous im
pressions over the world in describing
what seems to them the humorous part
of Japanese manners, customs, and
habits, but they do not attempt to show
her real character. If It is desirable to
know something of tho formation of
modern Japan It Is not necessary to
study only those things In the life
of the people and nation which are
different, and therefore peculiar In
comparison to your own country, but
to study the real Japancses charter,
beyonds tho customs, habits and man
ners. It 1b my desire to dwell upon the
character rather than upon tho mate
rial things which you already know.
The moral views of the Japanese are
ethical instead .of religious.
They measure their moral standard
by their daily practice. They don't tell
others what they ought to do or what
it is imperative to do concerning right
and wrong; but they show others by
example, thus dally setting before them
their Ideal of right and wrong. They
don't force their legal rights, which aro
Axed by the law of the land, upon oth
ers, but they Arst consider their duty
to others. Their views aro purely ethi
cal. Their greatest regulator in life Is
duty, Instead of right, which Americans
uphold so strongly. This Is tho great
est distinction In character between
Japanese and Americans, that the for
mer have more duty in mind, while
the Americans have more right as a
guide of conduct.
Japan endeavors to learn how to obey
the law of nature rather than to learn
what the law of nature is. The worn
knows that Japan is really a Aower
kingdom-and this Is true, indeed. A
-beautiful panorama of mountains, hills
and rivers greets tho eye. The people
admiro beautiful landscapes, ihey de-i
light In the great power by which tho
beautiful and wonderful of earth 1b cre
ated. This is tho law of nature and
they try to obey that law Instead of
enforcing their mental knowlelgo to
thwart it.
When one's mental Intelligence Is
strongly developed then ho begins to
feel that ho can create Aowers, moun
tains, and rivers by hiB mental process.
It Is a fact that in America you don't
have such beautiful Aower gardens all
over the land, but you have them In
greenhouses, where they may be man
created at any time through the whole
year in season and out, but the Japan
ese depend upon the law of naturo In
stead of tho power of mental creation.
Thye are not an offender of nature's
law, but a defender of it.
'Beyond, the artistic knowledge what
do wo neqd to establish real artd? Wo
Continued on page, 8.);
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