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25c Lades' Vests, 5c
For One Hour From 10
77 II A. M.
We vtn sU ladles' vents In plain and
fanr colors. Lec yokd, silt taped,
til fresh new foods, worth tip to f
2Bc (limit of six to a customer) J
Saturday at. .....
L4DES TURNOVER COLLARS
with fancy embroidered C
edjje
EOc Pillow Tops, y Cn
each ts.JC
50c Linen Center Plews. with f.
enough fles to finish, J it
only
Greaf Hosiery Sale Saturday
Orer 1,000 dozen pairs of Men's, Women's and Children's Iloee in
fine lisle thread and maco cotton, plain, fancies and embroid
ered, actually worth up to 35c, best bargains of the
season, Saturday at 15c and
MEN'S FRENCH BALBRIOAN PTIIHT8 AND DRAWERS of the finest quality,
drawen are reinforced and have sateen facings, special values at C
49o, 8!te and sJC
MEN'S JAP SILK SniRTS AND DRAWERS In blue, pink, and white, "J C
all sizes, splendid values at I JC
OCR MEN'S NECKWEAR DEPARTMENT Is the most complete In the
west As specials for Saturday we will offer:
BOc Four-ln-Hond Tlea in great variety of color and pattern, IT
at, choice JUC
PURE SILK TIES in stylish new shapes, cannot be duplicated for less Q
than ROc. Our sale price Saturday JC
25c Windsor Ties in all new colors. ffln
choice J....- - lyC
WE ARE IIEADQUARTEHS for the celebrated Greffln brand Shirts, your
choice of over 100 patterns of $1.60 values, Q O
Saturday .. ZJOC
Buster Brown Collars, 5c
Saturday mornlmi wo will sell 100 doren Buater Brown Collars In all slses Br
both pUIn end fancy edge at one price, each -''
fUI
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TUB REIJABLK STORE.
15c Children's Hose be
For One Hour 11 A. M.
Till 12 M.
We wil sell boys' and children's
heavy ribbed hose, just the thing
for school and outdoor
wear, all sizes at, pair. ... Uv
50c Fancy Ribbons, 25c Yd.
All the latest printed warp rib
bons, fancy shaded and floured
ribbons, worth 50c, C,
special Saturday, yd. . .tJC
35c Extra wide Tlain P
Taffeta Kibbon, yd isJC
Sheet Music Specials
We have bought at a sacrtnea the entire Sheet Music Stock of the J. II.
WOOD MUSIC CO., Buffalo, N. Y. Saturday and Monday we wlU place on
sale In our Music Department Annex on the Main floor and our Music Depart
ment on the Second floor, the following:
VOCAL
WHTIRB TUB SWEET ARBUTUS
ORDWS-A new sentimental Hons, replets
with harmony's sweetest melody; Mv Little
Hoy lill, a besutlful child long-; Tesalng;
Abraham; Secret of the Violet; When Mv
Uolden Hair Ha Turned to Silver Gray;
Uenevieve, a new march song; Lucy Llndy
Lady; Hollyhock; Jolly Me Along: In a
Sleigh With the Oirl Toil Lore; Henry;
Kmmaleen; In After Years Wl.en 1 Am
Old; Coax Me; Billy: Calvary, Dream of
I'aradlne and the Palma, three beautiful
saored song for medium voice.
INSTRUMENTAL
CAPTAIN CVPID A dashing two-tep
with an Irrsalstable awing; The Windmill,
a novelty Intermenszo; Stalstled: Jose
phlne; Data It; Moon Winks, three-step;
Arabo'a, Intermerao; Arrival of the Mock
ing Bird; Trlxy; Lotilaanu Wait: Vir
ginia; Beatrice; Yo Sen. a Japuneo nov
elty; Chicken Charlie, greatest of all mnd
ern rag-time pieces- Sliionllfrht ; The Mil
lionaire two-step; Fighting the Klamo;
Pearl of the Harem; Nalse Blenen; t'nele
Sammy; St. Louie Tickle; lola; Field Day
and a Message from Dream ljind, waltses
-8Jc
Three for 25 Cents
(Postage lo Each.)
Star, Crown and Broadway Dance. Folioa, Crest Song Folio; each, f
only (Postage 8c) UC
Complete vocal scorea of the following operas, regular price $2.00: King Dodo,
Fortune Teller, Foxy Qtuiier, lccroy, serenade, Wizard of the Nile, Idol's
Eye, The Forbidden Land, Cyrano de Bergerac and the Highwayman,
each (Postage 7c)
Mandolin folios, arranged for 1st and 2nd mandolin and guitar,
each part
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Wltrnark, Stern, Bon Ton, Par Excellence, Harris, Bralnerd, Beaver No.
1, 2 and 8, E. T. Paull's, Harry Von Tllr,er"s, each (postage 2c)
48c
10c
10c
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LADIES' GLOVES
KID WLOYEJi-In all the new shade
ntid sit fellings, with one Inrge man
nlsli clasp -niallty cannot be dnplt
etited ror less than Jl.oO f j;
snle price ODC'
KAYREK SILK AND MSI.E GLOVES
In newest shades, splendid 'y C
values, at 50c and i3C
'.r0 SILK UMBRELIiAS In blues
Mncks, preens and browns with
fancy borders special,
Valenciennes Laces,
Per Yard, 5c
All widths of fancy Val. Laces
and Insertins, worth up to 15a
a yard, special Saturday C
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SAMPLE HAT SALE
An immense lot of sample hats
in great rariety of new spring
styles on sale Saturday. The
entire lot worth from f 1 to $3
divided Into three lots, at
75cl.00-1.50
A Complete Line of Newest 1905
Blocks In STETSON, IMPERIAL, Tiger,
CHAMPIONS and RED ROVERS.
ALL OUR TltTJNKS that hare been used aa floor samples, thus
becoming slightJj scratched or marred -will be sold at greatly
reduced prices.
A SOLID LEATHER SUIT CASE -Made on strong steel frame,
leather or Holland linen lined, with or without shirt J QQ
fold; good raroe at $7 special, Saturday.... TafU
A line of Suit Cases good values at f5 your choice, Z C A
Saturday JU
Special Shoe Sate Saturday
Boys', Youths and Little Gnts' 51.50 satin calf, lace shoes, special price QQn
for Saturday .... . . 3
Men's and Women's fine J3.00 Tkrl kid shoes and Oxfords In welts and 1 Ql
turns. . . ... . ............. m,J3
.Women's tan or blaok L60 Oxfords and rid kid lace
98c
Child's 86c and $1.09 fine hand turn sample ahoas,
tJiC ft lid e - e i m - e-e e e e
Oxfords are ripe now and ready for your picking. We bare bought the entire
floor stock of the Brown Shoe Co. fine $3.50 WHITE HOUSE full If)
dress, patent colt oxfords in welts, turns and McKay's, $2.00 and l.Zf 0
Cave two new ones In GROVBR, making 28 STYLES of this celebrated
shoe In Oxfords and high shoes at $3.50 and
2.50
This shoe (Giorer) has no competition and is the only shoe made in this
country that hasn't Hayden Bros, sell more and carry more GROVBR SOFT
EHOES FOR TENDER FEET than any store west of Chicago.
The RAVEN $2.50 shoes for Ladles,
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Child's red or black $1.00 811ppr
at
1.75
69c
Saturday's Domestic Room Specials
Three Momentous Bargain Events for Saturday
IN OUR BUSY LADIES' SUIT DEPARTMENT.
An Entire Manufacturer's Stock of Skirts.
A Manufacturer's Stock of Waists.
Our Great Halt Price Spring Clearing Sale.
A combination of bargain opportunities which should not bo neglocted by any economically Inclined buyer. The
Baying possiouiues are enormous
Stupendous Waist Bargain?.
The surplus waist stock of Max Roth,
48 Walker street, N. Y. the most surpris
ing values ever shown In Omnha.
UARGAIN 1-76 DOZEN WAIST S In
lawns, malras and fine Rintfhams, all
colore worth regularly $1.1!S d.c''
FROM t TILI, 9 A. M.-$1.25
Underskirts
$2.00 Embroidered Shirt Waist
Patterns, only
eale price.
BARGAIN -83 DOZEN WAISTS-Great
variety of materials, all colors lace and
embroidery trimmed, well worth fifti
11.50 sale price vjus
BARGAIN 3-W DOZEN WAISTS-In all
the newest styles and materials, trlm-mi-d
with tucks, fine laces and embrold
erlos regular 12.50 values -)."C
sale price y w
BARGAIN 4-BEAUTIFUL WAIST3-Iti
embroidered Bwlss, linens, lawns and
pont-eee, regular J3.W values Afi
Sale price.
BARGAIN 6 Handsome Jap taffeta and
peau de sole waists. In all colors, gar
ments worth up to J8.G0 O ilS
sale price
325 Tailor Suits at Half.
We have Just 325 Women Tailor Suits
left all newest spring styles, and will offer
them Saturday at Just half marked prtcs.
Now Is your opriort unity.
Women's J15.00 Tailor Suits f gQ
FROM TILL 10 A. M. Women's QQP
1 1 Wnnnorl I7JW
.10.00
12.50
15.00
20.00
Women's $20.00 Tailor Suits
at
Women's $26.00 Tailor Suits
at
Women's $30.00 Tailor Suits
at
Women's M0.00 Tailor Suits
at
Spring Covert Jackets at Half.
Women's $20 00 Covert Jackets J 0.00
Women's $15.00 Covert Jackets 7.50
Women's $10.00 Covert Jackets Q. 00
Women's $6.00 Covert Jackets 2.Q5
Children's $4.00 Spring Jackets .
C Wldron' s ia.OO ' Spring ' Jacket " " 2 . Q8
Walking and Dress Skirts.
THE ENTIRE STOCK OF SIMON GINS
BERG & CO., N. Y.
An Immense lot of stylishly designed
skirts In Seclllans, mohairs, broadoloths,
I'aiuunaB, etc.. In plain colors, checks,
stripes and fancy mixtures a beautiful
line and worth up to $8.00. Your choice
of the entire lot Saturday at O OH
one price m.yj
I FROM 7:30 TILL 9 P. M. RQC
59c
6Qc j aFanoy Bllk and 8atln 49c Tooth Brusheo- 9c
Havdens' Grocery Dept. Leads Them
Ml
for Highest Quality Goods at Lowest Prices
26o WASH GOODS, 70.
W foil pieces Brentford Lace Stripes and
Zephyr Tissues, guaranteed faat 7 in
colors; special Saturday at, yd....-- I
7c PRINTS AT V.io.
FOR ONE HOUR From I till 9 a. ro
ws will sell standard dress prints, limit
. of 20 yards to a customer Ol
at, yard JW
15o ENGLISH LONG CLOTH, to.
FOR ONE HOUR From 9 till 10 a. m.
we will sell yard wide English long
cloth, 'limit of 10 yards to a D.
austomer at, yard., Ofc
36o MERCERIZED SATEENS, 4a
v jrtu iiuuiv-rTom w tin li
we will sell merlsed sateens '
In all colors at, yard.
Sic
2-lb. can finest pack Sweet Sugar Corn.. Be
2-lb. can fancy pack String Beans 5c
2-lb. can fancy pack Wax Beans Be
2- lb. can fancy pack Lima Beans 6c
3- lb. can fancy pack Golden Pumpkin.... 6o
3-lb. can fancy pack Hominy Sc
8-lb. can solid pack Tomatoes 7V4c
3-lb. can Boston Baked Beans 7Hc
J-lb. can Golden Table Syrup 7Vo
3-lb. can fancy Table Peaches mc
3-lb. can fancy Table Apricots ltHc
3-lb. can Dunkley's Michigan Plums. ...UVfao
1- lb. Jar pure Fruit Preserves 7Ho
Large bottle pure Tomato Catsup 74o
The best hand picked Navy Beans,
per lb. 3C
The best Pearl Tapioca, Sago, Barley or
Farnla, per lb 8c
The beat bulk Laundry Starch, per lb...3o
I. X. L., Celluloid, Elastic or Electric
Starch, per pkg . 7V4o
2- lb. package Nudavene Oatmeal be
X cello breakfast food, per pkg 0c
Fancy sweet Italian Prunes, per lb 4c
3 crown Muscatel Raisins, per lb 4c
4 crown Muscatel Raisins, p-r 1. 5c
English Cleaned Currants, per lb 70
ORANGES. ORANGES. ORANGES.
THE LAST BIG SALE OF THE SEASON.
We have Just recoivod the la:it solid car
of tho famous Highland Oranges. It Is
composed of nearly all large sizes and we
will give ur customers the benefit.
Regular 50c slse everywhere; our price
per dozen 30c
Regular 40o slse everywhere; our price,
per dosen ....25c
Regular 3o slzs sverywhere; our price,
per dozen 20c
Regular 25c slse everywhere; our price,
per dosen 15c
Regular 30c slae sverywhere; our price,
per dosen 12
BUTTER. BUTTER. BUTTER.
The Butter market Is badly broken.
Saturday we will sell the very finest
creamery butter made, per lb 25c
There Is nothing finer made.
THE BIG CROCKERY AND HARD
WARE SALE TO BE CONTINUED
SATURDAY.
Meat Department
Prices Lower Than Wholesale
Pork Loins, Q
per lb
rork Steak, 1Xn
per lb 3V
Shoulder Steak. Oa
per lb
Round Steak,
per lb
Shoulder Roast, Q-
per lb
Star, Premium and Diamond t
"C" Hams I II
Armour's Bacon, f 1 1
per lb Il4l
Rex Bacon, 1 1 '
per lb II4C
5 lb. pall Pure Lard, 45 C
10 lb. pail Pure Lord, 87c
BBSS.
Ladies' Furnishing Bargains.
Ladles' Gowns, Chemise, rants and Corset Covers, mnde from One cambric and
Nainsook, prettily trimmed with laces and embroideries, worth up fi
to $1.00, all at one price Saturday, choice r"C
81c LADIES' CORSET COVERS, f A
at ...iyc
COcLADIES' MUSLIN DRAWERS. 3J)(
LADIES' JERSEY RIBBED PANTS, lace fQ
trimmed, regular 39c quality, special at..l.C
LADIES' S9c VESTS, spring weights, with f Q
high neck and long sleeves, special at....lC
$1.(50 to $2.00 Munlin Underskirts of fine material
made extra full with deep umbrella flouncea of
lace and etnnroldsry, choice Saturday
LADIES' HOSE, hand embroidered, come in six
different colors and are worth 76e, C
special Saturday, at palr.., Ml JJC
Three pair for $1.00.
LADIES' LISLE HOSE, in plain, allorer lace, or
lace foot effects, great variety oi color TP
great snap Saturday, at pair, DC
LADIES' IIOSE. in Macks, tans, grays and silk embroidered, f "Jln
big bargain Saturday, at, pair .I2C
Saturday in Our Furniture Dept.
We will sell this handsome Hassock
for 35c each. This hassock is made
by a new process and is very light,
at the same time strong and dur
able. The covering is assorted car-'
pet, in fancy colorings, and is well
made in every wav.
PHU'B as.
CARLOADS OF NEW GOODS NOW,
OPEN FOIl YOUR INSPECTION.
PARLOR TABLES, EXTENSION TABLES, SIDEBOARDS and
BUFFETS, CHAIRS and ROCKERS, METAL BEDS, DRESS
ERS AND CHIFFONIERS, OFFICE DESKS AND CHAUiS.
HOUSE DESKS and BOOK CASES."
We have the variety and our prices are the lowest
Drug Dept. Specials
Rubber Face Brushes 15c
Violet Cream Marquise 15c
Benzoine & Almond Lotion. 15c
Malvina Cream 33 c
Graves' Tooth Powder 12c
Colgate's Talcum Powder. . .15c
Eastman's Crushed Rose and
Violet Powder 12c
Large Back of Sea Salt 15c
EYES TROUBLE YOU?
Perhaps You Need Classes.
We Fit Them Right.
Hayden's
Optical Department
SJIIL1SG ROUND THE WORLD
Marshall P. Wilder Takes a Look at Japan
in War Time.
QUAINT SIGHTS AWAKEN MANY FANCIES
Fire Department, Police and Prisons
. Pictured as They Are Tempting
Inducements to Enjoy
Life.
While paining through a Yokohama street
one evening I heard a clanking sound that
suggnnted a dismounted cavalry soldier j
oragging ma saDer. Hoping to see a
bronsed soldier. I hurried In the direction
of. the sound, and Instead ot a trooper I
met a peaceable looking native, who never
theless wan battering the sidewalk with a
sword -shaped contrivance la which were
two brass plates which struck each other
noisily whenever the tip touched the stones.
Another native kindly explained. In reply
to my Inquiring stare, that the man was a
night watchman, supported by the house
holders of the vicinity; that his principal
duty was to warn his employers In case of
fire, and that so long aa he made a noise It
waa known he was awake and the house
holders could dure to sleep.
For a fire In a Japanese city Is a serious
menace to anyone within several blocks,
lmost all the houses are of wood pine
wood, too, except the Interiors, which are
principally of paper; and they are so close
together that If one takes fire it Is almost
sure to kindle the one on either aride, and
so ad Infinitum until the fire department
appears on the tenno, by which time nothing
but tack of wind can prevent the cleaning
out of the block.
Houses Too Small for Americans.
The houses sre almost as small as toy
ECZEMAFORJWOTEARS
Little Girl's Awful Suffering With Ter
rible Skin Humor. Sleeplm
Nights for y other
8PEEDY CURE BY CUTICURA
"My little gill bad been suffering
for two years from eczema, and during
that time I could not get a sight's
sleep, as her ailment was very severe.
Z bad tried ao many remedies, de
riving no benefit, I had given up all
hope. But as a last resort I was per
suaded to try Cuticura, and one box
of the Ointment, sad two bottles of
the Resolvent, together with the Soap,
effected a permanent cure. Mrs. I. B.
Jones, Adoioton, lnd. T."
houses; an American of ordinary stature
who sits on the plazsa of one to smoke
can't rest his feet on the rail without
hanging them over a neighbor's' back yard
and Into the top of a 100-year-old oak tree
which. In keeping with the Japanese Ideal
of smallneas, has been kept so persistently
trimmed and root pruned that it la only
about three feet high.
The few exceptions to wooden houses are
the warehouses, called 'godowns" all over
the east; these have thick walls of stone or
clay and tiled 'roofs; the roof tiles, by the
way, are common to all city houses and
with their fluting and corrugations and
tints give much of the "local color" that
makes a Japanese city picturesque.
Fires are also Industriously looked for by
public officials In high towers all over the
city. These men ring a bell when they see
a blase; then everyone who hears the bell
gets out ' of bed which merely requires
srislng from s mat on the floor and pro
ceeds not to run to the Are, but from It, If
it is near his own house; and to make as
surance doubly sure he carries all his
household goods and gods with him. It
isn't a big job, for almost any Jap except
of the higher class can .carry all his be
longings, especially If he has wife and
children to help him, for "light housekeep
ing" reaches the dignity of sn art In Japan.
i Jap Fire Departments a Joke.
Whenever I heard Are bells I looked for
the engines, and I saw them, too, If I
watted long enough. Yokohama, with 200,
000 Inhabitants, boasts of the finest Are de
partment in Japan, for it has three steam
Are engines of the American type, but the
horses have to be harnessed after the
alarm is given, and the Aremen have to be
collected, for between Area they are at
other work generaly as street cleaners,
liy this time the flames have a headway
and aremnklng a lot of new business for
lumber dealers snd carpenters; but the
local government Is not blamed for It, for
the Are department Is maintained by the
insurance companies for their mutual pro
tection. The police lend s hand st all fires and
provide the life saving appartus. Including
hook and ladder service and a canvas net,
which ought to break the fall ot a horse,
for It Is so constructed ss to require ten
men to hold It. As the tallest Japanese
houses sre only two stories high, the two
being little higher than the celling of an
American "first floor," the Jump from sn
upper window would not, appal an eld
woman with weak nerves. All the life
saving appliances are carried in a little
hand-cart, which also contains small as
bestos screens to protect the Are Aghters.
The entire oulAt would make s New York
Areman imagine that something had broken
loose from s toy shop.
Police Court Fines Microscopic.
By ' comparison, a Japanese police de
partment seems superb. Indeed, some of
its details and methods could be adopted
with good results anywhxre in the I'nited
States. One custom in partlculur would
please even prisoners, fur the maximum
police court tine is only 65 cents in Amer
ican money, and the extreme time sentence
Is ten days.
When I visited a ollce station which I
had received permission to Inspect the
superintendent greeted me with profound
bows, aa If I were some one In particular.
The cells were large, judged by the Amer
ican standard, and all were airy, fairly
light, and Immaculately clean, and there
wasn't a trace of the sepulchral odor that
stifles the man who visits an. unfortunate
In one of our station houses. Tho In
mates' namea were on wooden tags at the
doors, but the inscribed side was turned
inward, ao as not to give the Inmate away
an Instance of the thoughtful considera
tion that Is general In all Japanese do
ings. Torture Chamber Vision Vanishes.
I had begun to Imagine that being "tvn
In" by the Japanese police would be a
great streak ot luck to some people whom
I could namo, but suddenly my ears were
pierced by blood curdling screams. I
cringed as the superintendent and his in
terpreter led me toward the noisy quarter,
for I expected to see a torture chamber,
or at least a delirium tremens ward. I
was ushered Into a large, square room,
near the walla of which squatted a lot of
alert looking men In the scantiest of white
linen suits, and soon the appalling noises
were explained, for this was the police
school of the manly art of self-defense
known as jlu-Jltsu, a detail of which as
practiced In Japan, la a howl, a yell,
scream or shriek for the purpose of fright
ening one's antagonist.
I wonder that any one can hear it with
out Immediate dislocation of all his vital
organs, especially his heart, end general
paralysis of nerves and muscles, followed
by sudden freezing of the marrow in all
his bones. Had the hlstorlo "confederate
yell" been half as horrible, the result of
the civil war might have been different.
Jlu-Jltsu In Police Station.
We were bowed Into seats on the edge
of a platform and some special exhibitions
were given for our benefit. Two muscular
Japs sprang out to the mats In the center
of the room and saluted each other by
squatting, leaning on the left hand, and
bowing to each other. Then they stood
erect and howled, one st a time, ss a
challenge and a nervs killer.
Suddenly they clutched and strained,
much like ordinary wrestlers trying to de
stroy each other's footing, hut InsteaS of
bearing hla man down the victor toaaed
him over hla ahoulder and to the floor with
a thud that shook the room. The trick
waa aa quick aa any by a magician whose
hand la more rapid that the spectator's
eye; so wss every one that followed; the
positions st the critical fraction of a sec
ond were never the same, but the reault
always waa a tremendous thump ot hu
manity on the mats. Stranger still, the
man who was downed did not lie Insensible
or scream In agony, but was up snd smil
ing in an Instant, like an India rubber ball
with a sense of fun In It.
I was told that purt of the science, from
the police point of view, was to fall without
being hurt, and each officer must practice
under an Instructor at least once a week.
As an Intermesio they gave us some ex
hibitions of Japanese fencing, the com
batcnts wearing padded masks and gloves
sad luting toujc bamboo swords. There
seemed little science about it, for the
sword was held with both hands, like a hoe
or axe, and each man yelled like a de
mon, but the purpose Is exercise rather
than skill.
Queer Methods In Arrests.
Then, that I might know it all, for the
Japs are unwearying in their efforts to
please a visitor and leave nothing to be
desired, two young officers did some stunts
In the ancient and original system of Jlu
Jltsu. It seemed so rude and unscientific,
after what I had seen, that I wondered
why it was done. But I soon found out;
it was to exhibit the ancient form of yells,
compared with which the earlier noises
were infantile whispers. It resembled a
combination of steam calliope, ungreased
wagon wheels, saw flllng, cannon ball
shrieking, fog horn, and Irate torn cat.
The nearest approach to It I had ever
heard was a discussion between two moun
tain liona In their native wilds.
. JIu-Jltau. without the yells which are
never used by officers while on duty makes
the Japanese police a terror to the criminal
class, for it develops strength as well as
skill, yet the police experts In this science
are as gentle and deferential of manner
as any rogue could desire; when they are
out of uniform you might mistake them
for a lot of undersized theological students.
They are said to apologize whenever mak
ing arrests, and instead of handcuffs they
use a bit of string which they pride them
selves on so handling as to secure a pris
oner without making the fellow's wrists
uncomfortable. The American policeman
generally reminds me of s superb bulldog;
his Japanese brother suggests the cat,
which naturalists teil us Is the most highly
specialized animal In the world "little, but
O, my!"
Prisoners Are Respectable Looklnir.
The prisoners In the police station cells
were so disappointing, so entirely respect
able looking, as If the whole lot of them
had been run In by mistake, that I waa
curious to see what real criminals looked
like In Japan, and as the minister of Jus
tice kindly granted me permission to vlult
the great Bugamo prison in Toklo, my wish
was gratified.
At first I feared there had been some
mistake and I wss to be put out of the
way as a Russian spy, for although the
governor of the prison waa gracious and
addressed me gently In Japanese and Ger
man, I wsa put through a rigid examina
tion and had my pedigree taken In the
customary state prison manner. I was
asked my name, nationality, age, business,
reason for visiting Japan, when I had ar
rived, snd how long I expected to remain,
snd I was required to give ell my replies
in writing. In answer to the question as
to my nationality I wrote "American, and
tins. VI!;SLGW'G
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also pleased the Interpreter, who was the
only person present who could under
stand it.
Interior of Jap Prison,
When I waa allowed to look about I saw
that the corridors of cella were arranged on
a labor saving plan, for they radiated, like
spokes of a wheel, from the keeper's
stand; there were two sets of five cor
ridors, of twenty-eight cells each, in the
Inner court of the prison, with a keeper on
a revolving chair at each center or hub.
Between the two keepera sat a head war
den, so the entire 280 cells were watohed
by three men, none of whom looked as
If ever a wave of trouble rolled across
his peaceful breast.
In a different inclosure were the cells
for punishment, but I saw no affrighting
appliances. In Japan, as elsewhere, the
most unpopular Infliction Is the dark cell,
but it is Imposed only for Insubordination,
a-nd the extreme duration Is eleven days;
even then there are gradations of dark
ness, for different degrees of frsctloua
nens, though how so mild mannered a lot
of evildoers can get up a single case of
Insubordination between them passes my
comprehension. Many of the prisoners
were Ineligible for a beauty show, but
the hard, utterly depraved visage that is
depresslngly common In great American
prisons Is rare In Japan.
Punishment Made Pleasant.
The Inmates work in different shops
within the prison snd apparently are self
supporting, for everything made by them
finds ready sale In the open market, no
protest having yet been made by organized
labor aguinst convict made goods. The
prison working day ends at 3:20 p. m., snd
the convicts are well fed, so I could not
see that they had any cause for com
plaint unless they had the evildoer's cus
tomary dislike of moral instruction. The
prison has four chaplains, and during the
mlddny rest one of these good men, prob
ably a Buddhist or Bhinlolst, stands at a
little altar between the working rooms
and unloads moral Injunctions upon his
hearers.
The working convict Is credited . not
merely with overwork, but with all his
labor, and always has money to hla credit
when he la dlacharged. He Is treated ss
kindly ss If he were a person of unblem
ished reputation, and he has more to eat
than if he were living at home. Bo It
seems to me that Japan offers a lot of
alluring arguments In favor of a criminal
life.
With such Inducements ss the Japanese
prisons offer I can Imagine some thousands
of American church members going Into
crime as a means of a comfortable liveli
hoodMarshall P. Wilder In Chicago Tribune.
doctor gave out a long statement, in which
he said that "Boss Piatt" was running
the city government. When asked by a
reporter to reply to the Pnrkhurst state
ment Senator Piatt chuckled and said:
"I am an easy boss if I am a boss. I
do not say to this man, 'You must come,'
or to that man, 'You shall go.' " The In
terview with the senator was published
under this headline: "I'm sn Easy Boss,"
Says Piatt." That originated the title
of Easy Boss.
VACATIONS OF THE PRESIDENTS
Origin of Senator Plan's Title.
A dispute bos ariren as to the origin of
the title "Easy Boss," applied to Hens tor
Piatt. The phrase waa originated by Sen
ator Tlatt and waa Arst published In the
New York Evening Bun In January, 1S95.
Mayor Strong had been in office a few
days snd had refused to take orders from
Rev. Uar. Charles IL Farkburst. The
Jefferson and Monroe Hold the Rec
ords for Absence from
the Capital,
The presidents have been accustomed to
spend more or lese of their time away
from Washington, although once In the
history of the country the lower house of
congress took It upon Itself to criticise the
chief executive for his absence from Wash
ington. The criticism consisted In asking
the president what executive acts were
performed by chief executives while they
were away from the capital.
The house that asked the question was
democratic The president of whom the
Inquiry was made wss Grant. The act
grew out of partisan feeling. It was con
sidered good politics by the opposition at
the time.
As a matter of record, presidential va
cations began In the administration of
Washington. Investigation shows that the
Father of his Country In the eight years of
his office took 181 days to himself.
The country at that time did not offer
the same inducements In the way of travel
as now. It Is not mentioned anywhere so
far as Investigation has extended that
Washington suggested any deduction from
his pay for the time he was on his Jaunts.
Adams the Arst beat the traveling record
of hla predecessor. While he was In office
only one term, he was away from his seat
of government altogether one year and
twenty days, or more than one-fourth of
the time for which he was chosen.
Jefferson was a good deal of sn absentee.
Unless the flgures In his case are wrong
he was away from the capital 7&6 times In
the eight years of his administration.
Monroe, In whose term there was a sur
plus of good feeling In the country, was
away In the eight years he served nearly
one-third of the time.
Jackson served two terms and took more
than a year and a half out of his time.
While sll ths presidents have taken va
cations, those who served In the good old
times, when, according to some, the gov
ernment was nearer the people than In more
recent years, did a good deal more knock
ing sbout than the presidents since the
civil war.
Lincoln, by reason of the war, was forced
to remain In and about the capital more
closely than any other president. After
Lincoln's death Johnson mad; his fumous
swing around the circle, fur which he was
censured by the country generally, as hiH
travels were unmistakably for political
purposes.
Graut made several trifS while he was
president. Hayes made few. Arthur was
the Arst president to go Into the far west.
During part of his visit he, like Roosevelt,
disappeared for a few days from the cor
respondents when he went Into the depths
of Yellowstone park.
In Cleveland's first administration he
went Ashing In one of the Inland lakes of
Wisconsin. In his second administration he
mado several brief trips, and hunted ducks
frequently.
Harrison, who came between the two sd
mlnlstratlon of Cleveland, mads a swing
through the south, end later made a rapid
Journey through Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and
Missouri. During that trip he addressed
the Grand Army of the Republlo of Illi
nois, laid tho cornerstone of a college build
ing at Galesburg, dedicated a corn palace
In Iowa, attended a Grand Army of the
Republlo review at Topeka, Kan., spoke In
Kansas City the same night snd visited
St. Louis the day after.
As is well known. President McKlnley
was the Arst president to visit California.
Ills was the longest continuous presidential
Journey In point of miles.
President Roosevelt Is the greatest presi
dential sportsman In ths history of the
country. The present Is his second trip to
the far west In search of game. When he
returns he will have traveled more miles
than any of his predecessors New Yorfc
Bun.
Handicaps of Rentes.
Robert Fulton had Invented the stesm
boat. "It was the only thing I could do," he
said. "It costs too much to run a railroad
through the legislatures and city coun
cils." Instructing the engineer, in ease of eocl
dent, to hold 'er nozzle agin the bank till
the last galoot was ashore, he proceeded
to open negotiations with an Iron foundry
for a lot of life preservers. Chicago Journal.
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