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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOUSING , JUNE 2 , 1895 TWENTY PAGES. SCSTGLE COLT PIVJ3 CENT
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i Tomorrow we put on sale
12,000 bolts of Hedge Brothers *
all wool imported , dollar-and-a-
lialf quality
s Dress Goods ,
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 minute. . When , for irVstance , in all your life did
you ever hear of buying dollar 'ahd , a half clress\ goods for 2Sc , otTsilks as we offer the 111 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 ffnq 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 ch'y 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-and-a-half quality
N. W. Cor.
16th and Dougla ? , ,
Omaha.
From the
HODGE IJROS.
STOCK
10 CUBC8 mill CtulH
TAHUJ
DAMASK
ranging from 1 to
10 yards long , and
In nil it ratios up to
the voi'y finest in-
( eluded , go nt
15c-25c-35c
YARD.
300 pieces
II ml go llros.
TURKEY
RED
DAMASK ,
15c Yd
J ctieo 72 inch
Biirniley outin
TABLE
DAMASK ,
Worth ftl.i' ) ,
tomorrow
59c Yd
250 Do/on Hod go
Bros , Inrgost size
1JATII
TOWELS
29c
Stamped
Linen
Doylies ,
worth from l.'c to
75c , all now pat
terns. go nt
2 c , 5c ,
10c,15c
and 25c.
2.OOO
Dozen
Hedge
Bros. '
L-rtlcs Ilerby Kill 1 Ladles pimped Vests Ladles Llslo Thread Lndli'ssiimmcr welch1
Vests , with oiiiurul- suit ribbon trimmed , Silk Embroidered union suits
iJoii'd nock. pliiK , blue , , ,
Bunro or y neck
ClOilDi * * * * * * *
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UIT
Hedge 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 ut G'Je
Ladles' Duck Suits , rondo in the
latest cutaway Eton , in brown , blue
and black shcpard d
plaid , worth $4.00 , go
ut $2.25
\YIIATSIIALLTI1EIIARVESTBE \
Minister Kurino Discusses the Hesults of
Japan's ' Successful War.
A REVO'.UTION IN ASIATC AFFAIRS
TIio Inland of Formosa and Wlmt J p n
AV1I1 I > o wltli It Uiliieso Concussion nnd
the New Treaty 1'orti Oppor
tunities for American * .
( Copyrighted , 1S95. by Frank Q. Carpenter. )
There Is no abler diplomat In Washington
than his excellency , Mr. Shlnlchlro Kurlno ,
the minister from Japan. He came to the
capital at the beginning ot the war between
his country and China , and ho has handled
Japanese affairs In n. masterly manner. He
Is a' man of broad culture , Is full ot Ideas ,
and ho Is less backward In expressing his
opinions than many others of the diplomatic
corps. He Is a man ot social qualities , and
Ills 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 u Japanese , hut 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. Ills father was
one of the most prominent ot the Sam
urai In the service of Prince Kuroda and
when that prince In 1874 sent a number
of Japanese youths to America to bo edu
cated , Mr. "Kurlno was among them. Ho
went to school In IJoston and graduated
there at the Cambridge law school about
1881. He then went bak to Japan and en
tered the foreign office , or Department ol
Btatt } . Ho' has been 'connected with this
DfllctJ In different positions from that tlmo
until now , when ho has come to the United
States to represent his country at perhaps
the- most critical time In Us 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 International
conference on the subject. He has been at
different times sent to Corea on diplomatic
business , and ho was there In 18S2 , and In
18S4 , when the revolution occurred , and he
was again In Corea just before the opening
ot the present war , having been sent there
to report to the government as to the situ
ation. Knowing as ho docs all about his
D\yn 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
Sited to discuss the present situation In the
far east. I called upon him the other day
it the legation aim nail a long talk regardIng -
Ing the settlement ot the. war nnJ Its effect
\ilion \ Japan and the nations of the west
The talk was entirely a personal one , nnd
Minister Kurlno was very particular to rtate
that his views were those of an Individual
that he spoke only for himself and not the
Japanese government.
, WHAT JAPAN GOT BY THC WAR.
l One of my flrst questions was as to wha
Tapan got by the war , and as to wha
changes the war would make on the face o
Asia.
Asia.He
He replied : "U will make changes of a
rery Important deicrlptlon in Asia. Japan
( vlll , of course , hare the Island ot Formosa
but 01 regard * the occupation of the main
land ar any portion ot It. the matter now
being the subject ot negotiation of the mos
delicate nature , U would hardly be proper
for me to express an opinion on the subject
"There. 1 $ one thing , hpwevcr , that I wouli
like to say , anil that U as to the aisertloi
which etini to have gained some credenc
that tkc Jipane e mttlon are * * r to ag
Ladies Duck Suits , made in the
now Eton or Blazer style , with bolt
attached and largo oxidixed silver
buckle , btrlpos cheeks gffc |
and fancy patterns , tfc | _
worth $3.0(1 ( , go at 81.60 W
Ladies' Duck suits , inado of covert
itloth , in correct blazer
&ty'le , skirt extra wide
worth $7.50 go at $3.93
Ladies' Duck Suits , inado of the
very best French Ducking , lnull
tho'lutost styles , Etonsand Blazers ,
with largo sailor collars , skirts 4 to
0 yards around , stripes , checks fig
ured and covert effects. These suits
are tailor niadtt and worth $10.00 ,
go at $4.08
orelgn territory. We nrs not land crazy ,
nd wo have never striven for colonial acqul-
lllon. Whatever concessions we may have
; alned from China In this direction are the
egltlmato results of the struggle we have
vagcd with her , either In the extension ot
errltory which our geographical position ren-
lers natural or proper , or by Its acquisition
'or purposes of necessary defense against tu-
, uro attacks. "
THE ISLAND OP 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 ot a long train
of the Japanese Islands. These run from
Yczzo down to Nagasaki , then break out a
Ittlo further below In the LooChoo Islands.
Formosa 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-
labltants 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 control 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 their
coasts was slaughtered by them. We sent
an embassy to Peking and demanded re
dress , and that the offetidelrs bo given up to
justice. The , tsung II y'tutien , 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 subdueU ) Our men began to
make some Improvements , and wo Instituted
a government over the parts we had con
quered. The Chinese at once became
alarmed , and they demanded that the Japan
ese leave Formosa. They were so earnest
about It that they paid tho. Japanese the
sum of 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. It produces the finest tea , and the
Formosa 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 are 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 dp not know , " replied the minister.
"But I presume that _ It will be colonized
and developed. The gxivernment will prob
ably oHer extraordinary .inducements to the
people to emigrate io it. Japanese capital
wlli be organized to dty lop Its resources ,
and It may bo thatilttte Japanese ot the.
Scndwlch Islands wlll/como 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 the colonization ot the
Inland ot Yezo with some degree of success
but private enterprise , from lack of capital
and , perhaps , partly from climatic reasons
has not done o well there. Formosa wll
prove a more tempting Jleld for Immigration
especially to the Inhabitants ot southen
Japan. .
WILL JAPAN MONOPOLIZE COUEA ?
"I suppose the Japanese will monopolize
all concessions which may be given out for
( be development of Corea ? " said I.
12,000 , BOLTS 42,44 and 46-in
DRESS GOODS
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 Bluclrs , 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 Unit Quality Silks in Klack and Co' .
orjd Taffeta Silks with Beautiful woven designs.
SATIN STRIPED TAFFETAS in tyak and colors.
BROCADED TAFFETAS. Fine blatk Gro.s Grain Silks.
Choice figured China Silks on dark grounds , and
every shade in Silk Crepe. }
Worth Worth
$1,50 $1.50
'It Is not the Intention of , Japan to as > k for
any special favors for herself or her people
n Corea. The citizens ot European nations
and those of the United States will have the
same chance- get concessions there as will
.he Japanese. The probability Is that the
Fapaneso will not Invest much In Corea , and
: hat they will turn their attention more to
i'ormosa. What Japan has done in this
respect Is to make such concessions possible.
In the past the Chinese minister , Yuan , took
care to prevent such concessions. I know
that several big contracts were about to be
let at different times to American capitalists
when , from some mysterious cause , they
were broken off at the last moment. I have
been 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
given her a chance to do everything for
herself , " was Minister Kurlno's reply. "From
now on It can have the "right to send min
isters to such foreign countries ns 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
trie nobles of the country are clogging his
efforts In this direction In many ways. The
officials of Corea 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 muny. " 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 ot the government
and to the prosperity of the people. Count
Inouye proposed twenty-two measures of re
form. In the flrst 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 ot 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 1U | coun
try. Heretofore the king , at the Instigation
of his advisers , has changed the laws without
due notice , and his servants and hjinself 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 of the local officials , EO that
their exact authority should b3 fixed and
that they should work under the central
g6vernment. . \ >
"Count Inouye suggested the putting down
of political Intrigues , of reforming the army
and of sending students abroad to study for
eign civilization. One of his suggestions re
lated to the royal household and provided
that It should be entirely separated from the
general admlnUtratlon 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 Uxej are to be administered by
the Treasury department and no tax should
be Imposed upon the people under any pre
text beyond the rate fixed by law. "
"This fact. " wld Minister Kurlno , "was a
very Important suggestion , Heretofore the
king , the queen , the crown prince and all the
department * of the government have been In
the hubit of Impotln taxes. They did this
vith law or Justice , and the people did not
enow what taxes they would have to expect.
Count Jnouye suggested that < tlie expenditures
if the royal household should be fixed by
aw , and his pchcmo all told , If carried out ,
vlll give Corea a good modern government. "
.WHAT JAPAN HA DONE. ,
"What has Japan done as ] to carrying out
heso reforms ? "
"It has made It possible ( for the Coreans
: o carry them out If theyf will , " replied
Minister Kurlno. "They 1afhaving ( the ad
vice and assistance of one P of the ablest
nen of the far east. No statesman stands
ilgher In my country tharf' Count Inouye.
'
Ho ranks with Count tto/a'a / one of the
; reatest of our statesman. * Ho has held
ihe most Important posjtlons in our gov
ernment. He Is one ofthe , chief advisers
of the emperor and ho sa'cflflced a great deal
when he stepped down from his high posi
tion and took the office of minister to Corea
in 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 whlcb Japan has
been connected with It since then , The
most of the reforms which have been pro
posed to the Coreans have been 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 no't the Intention of Japan to
make Corea In any respect tributary to
her ? "
"No , not In the least , ' ' 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 the Japanese cabinet has. The cabi
net consult with Count Iriouye , nnd some of
them undoubtedly wish to see Corea mod
ernized. Others do not , nnd the deslro for
personal aggrandizement and personal prollt
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 will
benefit the other nations in their wars of the
future. It has tested the value of modern
boats and guns. It has given the world a
number of new avenue * ) of trade In China ,
lly the terms of peace , as I have seen them ,
the Chinese now agree tb allow all kinds of
machinery to be Imported Into their coun
try. They consent to allow 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 ara more to the ad
vantage of the United States and Europq
than they will be to Japan. We do not , 08s
yet , make machinery for , export. It Is
doubtful whether wo ever \vlll. The Amer-
Ic.ans make some of tyie best machinery
of the world , and one of , their chief articles
of export Is machinery. jfn the above lines
such development as occurs In China will
be largely through Europe and America.
The other concessions demanded of China
were also fully as valuable for the United
States and Europe as for Japan. Take the
deepening ot the river5 which leads to
Shanghai. The ships of all the world will
sail up that river , and the openlng pf the
new ports will give the whole world' access
to vast cities and to million * of people. The
new territory opened to..tr de by tills treaty
Is one of the richest of the 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 yaiiRtse Klang U
opened up to Clmn-KluK. and foreigners will
be able to go farther Into Chips ( ban the )
ever have before. "
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Hats for All go at 3 98
Choice of l.OOO Regular $6 , S3 and $1O Hats ,
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. The chance every woninn Is waiting fpr-thc eHnnco to purchase n truly PinK
'Vshlonablo and Article HAT for the popu ar price df W.9S. That chance Is offprei
IjOSrON brOUE this week. The assortment rimbfaces ,
larpe Hresa Hats modliiin
, fzod Hat ? , -Toques , Dutch llonncts , Hound . siiiiiinpr
' Hntb In fuct. nil the lati-st miv
flllew * As for iHWniiittrlul-riiKfe they re' tl.o bftt'/fittSfev "n buy The V I ons ami
I.-IOCM me warranted nil HllU , ami thu Mowers mid b"tHc.liW6itlieis : iiie all from the
most famous l-rench msikeis. No two styles are ullk&.mAluny are exact copies of
h"VG lllthcrto , * " ° * ' ° ' 'or their
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They Need No Urging to Buy. Come.
with Japan. Docs It give the Americans
many more advantages than they now have ?
"Yes , Indeed , " replied the minister. "By
t citizens of the United States can KO to any
part or Japan and engage In business. They
can establish manufactures nnd trade di
rectly with the people. Heretofore they have
been confined to the open ports , and the
most of their business had to be done
through the Japanese government. They can
now lease property , and from now on Japan
will be open to American manufacture ! . "
AMERICAN CAPITAL , 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 UBO
Japanese labor to make articles for export to
America. The Japanese buy a great deal of
machinery , and more American machinery
should be shipped to Japan. What the
United States needs to do business with us Is
lower 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 Chirm , and India. At
present , however , it comes to us via Liver
pool. If the Pacific lines would make special
rates U 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
BO rich anil 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. "
TUB JAPANRSB 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
we are almost doubling our cotton machin
ery every year. "
ASIATIC LADOn.
"What do you think of the future of the
Asiatic labor market In competition with
ours ? Can we successfully compete with
you ? " , , \ \ \ . ,
"On our aWflVBround perhaps not , " was
the reply. " .Hut I see nothing to alarm the
American laborer In the possibilities of the
future. You hlwe.been competing here for
years with the cheapest labor of Burope.
You have had the Belgians and the Ger
mans to fight , and you have conquered
again and again. The Americans are pee
pie 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 trial 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 we do , but
they can turn out a greater product. An
other thine U 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
nd India. We have not yet , however , dis
covered largo enough deposit ! of Iron to
much machinery. The Iron wd'rmvc Is of a
very flno quality , but BO far It has not been
discovered In large quantities. It may bo
that wo will nnd mines In Yezo. "
THE JAPANESE AS INVENTORS.
" .Speaking of Invention , Mr. Kurlno , It Is
iften said that the Japanese ore mere copy-
sts , that i ( icy never Invent nor Improve
anything , but merely copy. Is this 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
jy 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
clvlll/atloii 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 ,
you may then look out for such Inventions
as will supply them. Tl.e Japanese are a
icople of Ideas , anJ they are always ready
to 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 combina
tion of HIP best of the Occident and the orient
adapted to nt the Japanese character and
needs. We rtn < J this so In many lines. There
is a strong tendency In Japan to stick to
the old things wherever they are best , and
In some directions I have no doubt but that
the old la the better , "
RELIGION IN JAPAN.
"How about religion In JqpanJ'.What are
the missionaries doing , anJ Is there- any pros
pect of Christianity ever bcpomlng' 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 Uuddhlsm or Christianity Is
concerned. They might bo 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 cburchco
and to be Independent of foreigners. They
like to map out their own religious lines
anJ to pray and think for themselves . You
remember the discussion of the Tlrlggs ques
tion , which tore the Presbyterian churches
of the United States almost asunder t > omo
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. Drlggs In their Ideas of lib
erality. I think there Is a possibility that the
Christian religion may at some tlmo EO grow-
as to bo one of the great religions of Japan.
Already some of the Christian churches have
been discussing the fending of native Japa
nese Christian mUcloiiarlcs to Corea and
China. "
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
"fiy the way , your excellency , returning
to the war question , how nbout the Sand
wich Islands ? Is It true that the Japanese
are seeking to acquire them ? "
"No ; emphatically no , " .milled Minister
Kurlno. "The Japanese nem had any such
Idea , nor have they a dclre/(6 ( own Hawaii ,
The Japanese who emigrated there did so
ori the special solicitation ut the government
and the people of the Sandwich Islands.
They were accorded special privileges , were
told they would have the rights of citizen
ship and were assured that they would not
be triedIn the courts without an Interpreter
who understood their own language was there
to cpeak for them. Japan wpnti nothing
of the Sandwich Itlandi , except that they
bo protected In accordance with the treaty
which was made at that llrne. "
"How about a possibility of a union of
the Asiatic nations ai acalnit tbe occtdenta
onea ? "
"There may be , but It Oopcadi entirely
upon cfrcumitauci ! * , the force of which can-
inot i proieat b * < xt < vHsiy oUtuMed , and
1000 yards plain l > lue >
lrr < duck , worth.
2Vjcgo nt
1,000 jnnls soft fin-
h l mull , worth ISo , .
' , o at
at31c
Al ! grades of plain
> lick henrlottu unteo
5c
Apron check glngv
hams , \\oith 8lie , go >
t
3c !
5,000 junlH of plain
colored cashmere , ,
worth lOc , no at
4c
Plain corded dlml-
tles , worth 1'Jc , go at
§ c
Very flno Scotch
KliiKlmm , nil now
patterns , woith 20cv
KO ut
ut6ic
1,000 new French
fancy figured sateen.
KO ui
1,000 ynrdi 40 Inchp *
wldn apron lawns , ,
worth 2oC , Hf > nt
All Hedge Dros.1
< lucho ! ' . ' < e Jaconet , new
pjittorns , worth 15c ,
KO at
lOc Yard.
concerning which , therefore , It cannot i afc . <
present bo safe to make any prediction.
J'Jt.tTTLK UV TllK lUUXUXTKltS.
Ho was a bright Omaha boy C years ot
age , and when the doctor called on his thlnl
visit to his sick Infant s ster , ho said to-
itin , "Doctor , I know what will cure my lit
tle wee wee slater. " The doctor naturally *
asked what It was and was told In reply t
"If Jesus was on earth , If he 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 ) OC
course I am. You don't suppose I could go
nowhere , do you ?
"Ala , that little baby across the street
liasn't any teeth. "
"Of course not , Tommy. You didn't have-
any when you were that small. "
"But that baby's pa Is a dentist. "
"How would you conjugate the verb to
bike , pa ? " asked Johnny.
"Dike , bokc , biking bak , " said Mr. Know-
Kail. "Can you remember that ? "
"I guess so , " said Johnny , "Hike , buck , ,
broken back. Is that It ? "
Teacher Can you tell me , Johnnie , why-
Satan goes about the earth like a roaring ;
lion ?
Johnnie Cause ho can't cut any ! co In th&
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 floor.
A Mount Washington school teacher toI4
her pupils to write a sentence containing the
word toward. This Is what one small box
produced , after a great deal of mental exer
lion : "I tored my pants yesterday. "
H'llKN 1 AM-Jtlll > .
"A Hnchclor Judge" In Chicago Citizen ,
When I am bnld , and oh I how soon i"
Will nature tuke from me that boon. .
And leave a guplng world to tttnrc
On this i > oor head without u hulr ?
Let me , ere youth la gone , bo called
Down to the grave before I'm buld.
When I am bald the verdant spring- ,
To me no Hceneu of joy will bring ; '
Nor will the song-bird's gentle luy
Make glad for me the fiurnmcr'M day
Nor llowery Uell , nor shady wulil i , .
Can cheer my heart when I am bald.
When I nm bald the mother dear
Will tell her daughter look with fear
Ileforo she plights her lava to one >
UnloHH hti'a rich whose Imlr Is gone ; >
Tlefore her life becomes enthralled
As serf to him whoso head la bald.
Bre I nm bnld , oht let me stray
In pleasure's imtha my life away ;
Hut when the glaze cornea on my head )
Then have me numbered with the dead ,
For Joy nnd youth cun't b ? recalled , \ ,
I know too well , when I am buld ,
Let me be gray. I'll dye my head ,
In any color , black or rc < l ,
Hut leave , ye Rodn ) n-few thin cpcari
To crown my knot ) and hide my enrs.
Keep from this head that ugly nrald >
That makes mo old because I'm bald.
Olvn me rheuninllcH , cramps or nont ,
Hut don't leave this poor hi'iul
A hnlr to nave It from Urn fllco ,
Or shade It from the Rummer xklea.
Oh ! let mo die eio I'm liwtull'd
With wicked men whose htnds are
Hut why rwet th * cortnln fnto
Thut corncs to rio"t men Boon or latoT
llt-riiiife v e know that f'upld'H dart
Will not be pointed nt the heart.
When maiden's vision Is uppalltil
lly haliltus head that's lilpnK ( xnil
U It the wolf In shpep'ft clotlilnjr that >
too iliarpMt teeth.
