THE ILLUSTRATED DEE.
May 15, 1904,
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fPJEIIOI.P. a ower wont forth to
I 1 row. Hut other foil Into
I 1 good ground and brought orth
fruit. Mime an hundredfold, Home
Blr.tyfold, Borne thlrtyfold." In
neb cling an Illustration for J I1b thought
Christ In His parable ulways chose some
thing that would appeal directly to the
understanding of His hearers. He did not
go outside of their range of experience,
but directed lils words to those things
with which they were familiar. In order
that Ills meaning might begrat-ped by the
least intelligent among them. Thus, the
partible of the sower, Kkon at that time
of the year when the husbandman was pre
paring to put In his seed in anticipation
of the crop he would reap when the har
veHt was ripened. On other occasions the
Savior used the simile of the harvest
home to Illuminate His thought for the
people, but It Is in His parable of the
sower tiiat He began HIh Illustration of
llf. Some of the seed fell by the wayside,
where the fowls gathered them; some fell
in stony places, where there was not
enough soil to nourish them; some fell
among thorts, and the thorns sprang up
and choked them; "but other fell on good
ground," with the result that the antici
pated harvetit was realized.
In tho great empire of the west the
"good ground" In all but coextensive with
"out-of-doors." It In hard to sow seed
anywhere and not have it fall on the
gTound where It will take root and flour
ish. No place In the world does tho farmer
till his field with so little trouble and se
cure a return at harvest time with more
unerring certainty than he does In the
magnillcent valley of which Omahs Is the
center. All the grains and all the fruits
that are essential or necessary for tho
sustenance of humnn life flourish here as
they do nowhere else In the world, and
year after year the granaries and bins and
crlbH are tilled with the products of field
and orchard, and year utter your the sur
plus is sent abroad for the feeding of tho
nations. And it Is the sower who scatters
the seed In the earth made glad by spring
rains and stmsblne whose work presages
tho harvest of plenty,
nut the modem farmer does not leave
so much to chance as did the tiller of the
soil of that faroff day In the valley of the
Jordan. He knows very well where his
seed Is going to fall when bo sows It; and
he doesn't put In much of It by hand,
either. A mechanical device Is attached
to the back end of a wagon, and the field
Is seeded as fust as the team can bo driven,
or else the need Is placed In the hopppr
of a machine that cuts Its own furrow and
covers It again, and thuB the grain In
"drilled" Into the ground; or, In the case
of corn, It is dropped with mechanical pre
cision by n check-rower, or planted with
equal accuracy and greater depth by a
lister. At all eventH, the Inventive genius
has don his full Bharff towards lightening
the drudgery of the farm worlc. and
aclence has contributed extensively to the
end that the dangers that befell the seed
owed by the farmer of Galilee are not en
countered by the farmers of ttie west.
All over this great region the sower hns
been very busy, for tho seed time has al
most pacscd. and already the tiny green
hoots sro turning the black expanse of
plowed fields Into carpets of velvoty ap
pearance. It is the resurrection spoken of
by Paul "Thou fool, tlvit which Hum sow
est Is not quickened unless It die." The
seed h:is died, and it Is being raised a new
body. Hut Paul's agiieulturnl knowledge
was In a measure at fault, at leant as to
Its application of today, for the modern
sower knows that when hre sowing wheat
he way look for wheat ' Vo come again,
and he Is not so careless as to mix his
seeds and be uncertain Just what form It
will take after Us death hih! resurrection.
Still, the seed time and the harvest are
typical of human life. That which Is
own la reaped, and the planting Is rea
lised later in lifo in a crop that bears a
direct relation to that which was planted.
This Is really the lesson of the parable
of the sower.
Exchange of Courtesies
A college youth who had been drawing
heavily on the old man, wired home:
"I need $100 Immediately,"
Whereupon the old man sent this ex
pressive reply:
"Cl to the devil."
Nothing daunted, the youth dispatched
the following:
"All right. Put please wire me J100 for
return ticket." Atlanta Constitution.
Japs Who Have "Made Good" in America
(Copyright, 1904, by K. B. Warner.)
UK adaptability and enterprise of
the Japanese are well Illustrated
by the life stories of some promi
nent merchants, bunkers and pro
fessional men now nructicine in
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago
and other American cities, who owe al
legiance to the mikado. Many of these
men could hardly be distinguished, at a
first glance, from their Amercan colleagues
and competitors, so thoroughly have they
adapted themselves to the ways of tho
west that even their Oriental features seem
to have changed, or at least become modi
fled, with tho passing of the years.
This is particularly the case with Dr.
Joklchl Takamlne, the distinguished chem
ist and Inventor, who, next to tho minister
at Washington, is the most prominent mem
ber of the Japanese colony in America.
He would never be taken for a Japanese
by a man who does not know him, for he
has none of the distinguishing marks of
the race.
Dr. Takamlne Is an example of the fact
that In Japan "the career Is open to the
talented." The government there selects
bright boys, looks after their education
and given them every chance of winning;
wealth and fame provided that they show
a diFpotdtlon to "make good."
Dr. Takamirve, who was born in 152, was
elected at the age of It and sent to Naga
saki to study by order of the old feudal
government. Ho afterward entered the
Oeaka Medical school, and, after the res
toration, studied applied chemistry In the
newly-established Toklo university. When
he graduated from that Institution he had
been studying for fifteen years, with the
one end in view of becoming a great chem
ist, and had learned everything Japan
could teach him. Still, the government
was not satisfied, and ordered him to study
hi England and America for several years.
In ItiHi he revolted America as Japanese
representative at the New Orleans World's
fair. On his return to Toklo he speedily
bocame prominent, for he had learned
things in America that were of the greatest
value to Jaiain. He Introduced American
artificial fertilizers for the first time and
tho agriculturists of an over-populated
country benefited Immensely.
Dr. Takamlne Is a business man as well
as a scientist. "Why import these fertili
sers at great expense from America when
we can make them in Japan?" he reasoned,
and he formed a company In Toklo for tho
mo-nufacture of fertlllEers, which has
proved one of the most successful enter
prises In Japan.
But that was not all. While he was In
America Dr. Takamlne used some of his
spare time in studying indigo manufactur
ing and the chemical technology of "sake"
brewing, and when he went back to Japan
he was able to Introduce vastly Imoroved
methods Into two of the distinctively na
tional Industries.
In 1R90 Dr. Takamlne returned to Amer
ica, at the request of a syndicate of Amer
ican capitalists, to conduct chemical ex
periments with a view to finding out bettor
methods of brewing. His experiment
proved successful. He discovered the proc
ess of obtaining ferment, the indispensable
element in brewing, from the wheat bran
waat. Hitherto, malt had been chiefly
used for ferment In Europe and America
and "kojl" In Japan. But this newly-dl-covered
ferment had more strength than
either of them, and It looked as if It was
going to be a great thing financially. A
company was formed, with the discoverer
at the head, to produce this ferment in
large quantities and distribute it. But here
began the greatest troubles and disappoint
ments of his hitherto successful career.
"Dr. Takamine's ferment company."
said one of his Japaneso friends In New
York, "entered Into a contract with the
Whlaky trust, and. after a series of ex
periments with the new ferment, finally
succeeded In producing a large quantity of
liquor daily. But some of the' malt manu
facturers began to fear that the new dis
covery would In the end render the old
ferment useless. Thev bltteriv ,.,.(.
it. lakamlne, and tried. Indirectly,
prevent his further success.
"Hut the patience and earnestness
to
of
the Japanese scientist nressed Mm
for-
ward In Fplte of all difficulties. Mlsfortnna
ws. however, awaiting him. The ferment
company's property was completely de
stroyed by fire; and. to add to his troubles,
his enemies took the opportunity to spread
the report that he had himself fired the
factory building for the purposes of hid
ing the traces of unsuccessful attempts at
brewing.
"Hut in spite of fire and calumny, the
ferment company was soon started again,
and was slowly progressing when a new
trouble arose which resulted In Its per
menent dissolution. The trouble came this
time from the Whisky trust. In whose dis
agreements as to tho control of the brewery
work began to appear. Dr. T.ikumlne was
obliged to sever his connection with the
trust, but he was still bound to It by the
terms of the contract previously entered
Into, and could not undertake an Inde
pendent work. He finally Instituted a suit
against tha truat and recovered his right
to his discovery. But owing to the pre
dominating influence of the trust, he could
not persuade enough capitalists to assist
him In forming a new company, and he
abandoned the ferment work which he
had started with such hlh hopes."
But the "Bdison of Japan," ns he has
often been called by his fellow country
men, Is not the man to despair. He gave
up ideas of business and continue! his
studies in analytical chemistry from a
medical standpoint. He was rewarded by
two of the most valuable discoveries made
In that field In modern times.
The first of theso discoveries was the
method of isolating what la now called
"tuka-dlustasc" from certain Ingredients In
germinating grain. This Is principally ob
tained from "kojl," the Japanese ferment,
and is now regarded as nn indispensable,
article by medical men all over the world
in the treatment of dyspepsia.
The second and more important discov
ery was the isolation of tho active prin
ciple of the suprarenal gland known as
adrenalin. This dtsvovery hod long been
sought for by the scientists of Europe and
America, but without result. The an
nouncement of the discovery in 1901 by the
Japanese chemist was, therefore, warmly
received by the scientific world. Thia new
drug has a wonderful power on the blood
v easels, increasing their blood pressure,
and is an Indispensable agency In perform
ing modern surgical operations. It Is ob
tained by treating the disintegrated supra
renal gland of sheep and oxen with alcohol
and alkaline substances.
"Adrenalin, when locally applied," said
Dr. Takamlne, speaking of the results of his
experiments and the experience of thou
sands of other doctors, "is the most power
ful aatringent and haemostatic known, and
also a very strong stimulant of the heart.
It has produced good results in circulatory
failure, find in the prevention of collapse
in anaesthsia and allied conditions. It is
Invaluable in carrying out bloodless oper
ations in nose, ear, eye and throat work."
Dr. Takamine has established a labora
tory in New York City, where, with some
assistants, he is conducting further experi
ments along medical lines. He married
Miss Caroline Hitch, a daughter of Colonol
13. V. Hitch, who was a confederate officer
In the civil war, and became related by
that marriage to the lato Henry George,
the famous expounder of the single tax
theory.
The Japanese have the American knack
of turning from one lino of work to an
other, and making a success In all of them.
In this respect they differ markedly from
most Orientals, who pursue the same avo
cation throughout their lives once a priest
always a priest; once a potter always a
potter, once a merchant always a mer
chant. It is not so with the Japanese.
For example, one of the most prominent
Japanese business men in America, the head
of a great house which handles Japanese
art objects in Boston and New York,
Started his career as a Buddhist mystic and
ascetic the worst training for business life
that could be imagined.
When he was 14 years old and was living
In the province of Shlnao, in Japan, he waa
attracted by the piety and ascetism of the
famous Buddhist priest 1111, who was at
the head of the Nichlren sect. In his fif
teenth year he became the priest's attend
ant, and wandered with him on foot all over
Japan, living on the charity of the pious
who wished to acquire merit, much after
the fashion of "Kim" and the old lama
whom Rudyard Kipling bus drawn so faith
fully. Two years later the boy became a
full-fledged disciple, and might have genu
on with his studies In Buddhist philosophy
and become a priest himself.
But, like many other Japanese, he had
a desire to see the outside world. He went
to China and traveled through that coun
try as a Buddhiat pilgrim for a yean and a
(half. At the age of 21 he landed in San
Francisco with 07 in his pocket and the
world before him. Buddhist mysticism had
been cost behind, and the young man vai
Intent an getting on American education
and niakiniT a fortune in business.
He went to Boston a Journey which
wallowed up all his resources became ac
quainted with a professor there, and
through his kindness got Into that famous
institution, the Salem High school, from
which he graduated in 1890. Since then he
has built up a great business probably the
greatest in the country in his special line
and has won a big reputation "on the sldo"
as a writer on Japanese art.
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"It Is a strange destiny that a samurai,
who inherits tha soul to rule and the hand
to wield a sword, should have adopted tliu
occupation of profit and loss accounts,"
aid a Japanese resident In New York,
"Nevertheless, such Is the 'case often hap
pening in this era of the Meiji, which
opened Japan to the world's commerce and
the world's commerce to Japan, although
It never happened In the days of old
Japan."
Some of the best known Japanese mer
chants in this country, such as DalJIro
Ushikubo, Gujuro Nagasaki and Jlro Sa
kabe, come of samurai familiea. In the
old days any connection with trade would!
have been an unspeakable dishonor to them.
In modern Japan it is regarded as quite a
natural thing, and their relatives, some of
whom hold official and military positions,
would never dream of thinking that they
had disgraced the family.
Jlro Sakabe'a case was like that of many
another boy of samurai birth after the
restoration. Ills father, an officer under
the feudal government, died early, leaving
his young son to his mother's care.
"Noble In birth but poor in means, Jlro
was obliged from his early boyhood to
struggle for an education," said one of his
Japaneso acquaintances. "Luckier than
most young samurai similarly placed, he
found at length a helping hand in a chari
table man, who furnished him with the
means necessary for the purpose. This
man was Gentaro Tanaka, a well known
capitalist of Kyoto, who readily appropri
ated a considerable share of his fortune)
for the education and business advancement
of the young samurai. In whom he took an
interest.
"Sakabe showed ambition and business
ability and soon made himself well known
among the merchants of Kyoto. At tha
age of 22 they sent him to look after their
interests In this country a by no means
remarkable instance of the trust and re
sponsibility reposed in young Japanese who
display talent. He had 'made good' and
become one of the leading Japanese mer
chants In New York."
The career of Takenosuke Puruya, the
head of the American branch of a big tea
trading company In Japan, Is typical of
that of many of his countrymen who come
to the United States. After being educated
in Toklo he studied at Adrian college and
Ann Arbor high school, and graduated
from the law school of Michigan university.
He had hardly a dollar when he landed at
San Francisco, and he took his three
courses of study entirely' by self-support,
working as waiter, car conductor, servant
and in many other capacities.
He intended to become a lawyer, but
when he had graduated from tho law school
he concluded there was more money In
business, turned his attention to that and
rose to the top of the tree In his particular
line within three or four years.
CARL. SCOTT.
A Bachelor's Reflections
Whether a girl is fat or not depends on
whether shn is describing herself or some
body elae.
It makes a woman quiver with joy to
think that if she were a duchess she could
be haughty even to the cook.
A woman's Idea of a nice, qulot rest from
business for her husband is a chance for
him to mow the lawn all day.
It takes a pretty hot He to blister a
woman's tongue if she Is bragging about
the smart things her children say.
It's queer how much more afraid a
woman is that her dress may trail in the
dust when she has on low shoes and gay
stockings' than when sho has on regulation
boots. New York Press.
Pointed Paragraphs
Egotists haven't much to boast of.
It is etsler to get a poor wife than a
good cook.
It sometimes happens that wrath dis
courages a soft answer.
Every man has a hobby, and every
woman has two or three.
The mule would be all right if he didn't
kick at the wrong time.
Many a man after sotting up his Ideal
proceeds to back away from it.
A cigar isn't always what it Is puffed up
to be. The same may be said of a man.
Antics of wime society people are cal
culated to make their ancestors turn In
their graves.
It's only a matter of time until the fool
and his money are on opposite sides of
the market.
A lawyer never gives up a caHe until he
has exhausted all tho means at his client's
disposal.
Nowadays when a man does a mean
thing and gets caught he sets up the pica
that he was hypnotized.
A married man has one advantage over
the bachelor; when anything goes wrong
he can blame It on his wife.
When men will give up as much for
tickets to hear a sermon as they will to
Bee a prixa fight, look out for the mlllen
ium. During tho courtship a young couple are
apt to sit around and hold hands in silence,
but after marriage well, that's another
story. Chicago News.
Never Do in This Country
A door key hung outside a houm in
Sweden Is a sign the family are not at
home. The custom Is more courteous to
callers than the American practice of al
lowing tha visitor to "find out by ascer
taining" through the futile bell ringing
or button punching, but it requires greater
confidence in your fellow man, justifiable
perhaps In Sweden. Boston Globe.
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