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Show Reflections OIXVC & BzvcKelor Girl. men who think they gngood Lord deliver us! was solemnly held that women should not be taught to write as 'It therCby acqulre an In turning from the picturesque and unholy to convey the facintylid you wish !Lr? with their romantie phases of "UmiCatias ,! to delicate most Japan, with which flattery and thus militate t and against the most people are familiar, to the every1 ask him for advice. Is Isnt peace and stability of society. Funny day side, with all the modernness of to follow It. aU theso options the new Japan, one is struck with wonread after a few years. der as well as with admiration for men most In love with j troublewant to the progress which it has made in a Occasion hurry. it they Blnoe the ration was open trpfSh WOn?rful how may People who understands one Is there to the world. ready-made- . opinions And g Inter-.Is on the way every stage they are apt to come from the class Its political development surprised gnd should be made the most that never gets its clothes that way. the world during the late war with China, but since that time Japan lias taken a high stamlirg in commerce Twentieth century man thinks of the birds does he also. the long migrations not like Railways, steamship lines, manthe new woman. But north to south, in the Journeys he does. He could not ufactories and mining are some of the endure of an the deer Rockies, e blacktall Interests which have been diligently eighteenth century woman If he got death lurks by the pathway to one. pushed by government and private en- or winter in homes; r summer did stampede of the buffalo that He who teaches us how to love is ranged the mighty plains we than he who loves us. greater ir hear of a "weaker sex. Queer. . m u those (SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE) half-centur- j era ;ed Mental congeniality makes friends. Physical magnetism makes lovers. Only the two together can make a happy marriage. was once a man who was not Ills name by being lionized. Daniel. r?ry likes to be and members In the love of a true, faithful and row always love to noble nature, whether man or woman, there Is a strain of maternal tenderboy" college boy as "old man, e Jled "my ad-,e- d ness and protection. Minnie J. not so very long ago It nolds In New York Times. Spain Rey- Lawyers Valued at $50. were not popular with the crime, you have since its comthe old hotel mission, seen the error of your way preferred to call it and are selling no more cider. So In era keeper," at Delhi, up the view Who told you that? Interrupted "Pent was once Indicted for I sell cider sell It every Pent. rg liquor without a license, the and I guess Ill keep on. day. ir being his own borne made hard Fined $50," said the Judge, In The Judge bad stayed at bis despair. and all the members of the bar Then the old man glanced around Pent's friends, so it was gen-- r for his lawyers. Hey Just as understood that the old tavern thought skipped, both of them! er as to plead guilty as a mat-- f Now what do you think of that? form and that tbe fine would turning to the crowd In the courtmitted. room; me fined $50, and they told eut received his Instructions me it was all fixed up with the Judge!" his two attorneys, and when A month or so after a lawyer, who time came for him to plead had been the old mans attorney In "I sold cider. another suit, cut his throat in an athen you plead guilty? said the tack of melancholia. His estate sued uvyers eld Flowers, or as he pro-to- r, an-ce- strate. Pent for fees, and obtained Judgnothing," replied the pris-"- I ment for $50. The old man, in spite sold elder; cider that I made of the protests of the court, deposited from my own apples." tbe $50 before the Judge and made e Judge hastened on with the this announcement: to prevent the old man from I want to say right here that r.jbis own chances. there's always $50 waiting for any Tell, Mr. said he, "I lawyer In the county that'll cut his Flowers, ref ami that, though you admit throat" New York Tribune. ullty, he And Bill Was Elected. p is f I (W, Sf jpSffliraiG. where the municipality was composed of the foreign consuls assisted by a committee chosen from among the foreign residents. They had power to levy taxes, raise their own police force and govern their little community without any reference whatever to the greater state of which it formed a part. Outside of their own districts, however, the foreigners were subject by the treaties to serious restrictions. Indeed, they were given scarce any liberty, but were confined to certain limits, usualmiles in any direction ly twenty-fivfrom the treaty port. Beyond these limits they were not allowed to pass What In the world! gapped Mrs. oarsmen could not soo tho othor boats because of the umbrellas held ovor Thompkins. The Thompkins were about to start their heads and tho colliding boats on the annual Sunday school picnic promptly keeled over, and with many given by their church. Mrs. Thomp- whoops and howls the occupants weut kins had finished putting dainty little Into the water. Mr. sandwiches into a large hamper basHurrah, hurrah!" shouted ket and was tucking the cloth-thaThompkins, Jumping up and down. covered them nicely down when Mr. "Ah, my wonderful foresight! Theyve all got life preservers on. Got out the ThompklnB entered. He had on a winter suit of clothes medicine chest at once." Mr. Thompkins was throwing off his and was carrying a half dozen life preservers on one arm. Behind him coat and shoes, and as ho did so came a boy carrying rain coats, blan- shouted: "I will reseuo them. Tho kets, a medicine chest, a halt dozen preservers will hold them up until I umbrellas and numerous mysterious reach them aud bring them safe to shore." looking packages. Then he dived madly Into the river. Mrs. Thompkins," said the head of the house, Impressively, "this is one Ills heud and shoulders went out of picnic at which there will be some sight, but his feet remained above waone who had brains enough to pre- ter, kicking violently. One of the hack Picdrivers and Mrs. Thompkins grabbed pare properly for emergencies. nics are always wretchedly disappoint- tho heels and after a violent tug sucing affairs. That Is because the peo- ceeded In pulling Mr. Thompkins back ple who go to them content them- on shore. With a piece of wood they selves with taking little slices of bread dug mud out of his eyes and cars and stuck around microscopic pieces of then excavated a place for his mouth bam, angel's food cake, sixteen lem- so that he could talk. "Save tho children, gasped Mr. ons, and a fan, Instead of taking along Thompkins. "I dived Into the mud. things that are really essential. I propose to demonstrate "Why, tho children are splaohlng how one can go to a picnic and enjoy water on each other and having a oneself and make others have a good pleasant time, said Mrs. Thompkins. time. It Invariably rains at a picnic. "The water la only about two feet Yet, how many think to provide them- deep. I dont think you nood them." selves with umbrellas and rain coats? I Tea House In Yokohama. looked Mr. Thompkins utterly It always turns cold at a picnic; yet to tbe river down crawlod crushed and out thinnest the go people wearing terprlses. They have brought her ma-- ' unless armed with a permit Issued by mud off his face and-theterlal progress to a stage of substanthe Japanese government. These be- clothes they happen to have. Chil- and washed the retired to his medicine cheat, tial Importance, and last year ber came very easy to obtain, but even dren go boat riding and fall Into tbe where he sat watting fur the terrible no because drowned are and water trade with the United States alone thus armed foreigners were not perwas sure to amounted to $20,000,000 of Imports, mitted to enter the interior for pur- one had sense enough to put life pre- accident that ho knew come. Is one sun on Some them. servers and $35,000,000 of exports. By the poses of trade. Suddenly there was a sharp report, struck because they had no paraaol treaties, which went into effect in Foreign Jurisdiction in the treaty over their heads, and there Is no and a small girl appeared, crying vio1899, an oriental nation, for the first ports was abolished in 18119. and in re- blanket for them to lie down on In the lently. Mr. Thompkins with a bound time in the history of tae international turn the whole country was thrown shade as there should be. Some one threw open tbe medicine cheBt and relations of eastern and western counto Kuropean traders. Foreigners takes poison, but there Is no one grabbed out an array of shining open tries, was received upon a tooting of own real estate, except as handy with an emetic. cannot Some one Is knives, court plaster, and bandages. Christian powers. equality by members of associations or partner acridt ntally shot, and there Is no one He threw a book at Mrs. Thompkins Tne progress of the new Japan, it on t standing by ready to remove the bul and ordered her to find the chapter is considered by the Japanese, was ship in conformation to Japunese In Gunshot of Csbo Do To "What I to have the taken let. the under nations precaution pew treaties the evolved from her ancient institutions, will come to understand one another guard against unpleasant Incidents oc- Wounds. but foreigners like to claim some As supcrln ."Dont cry, little girl," commanded . Inter- curring at this picnic. share of the credit for work which better, because international Mr. I school Thompkins. "Keep perfect ly cool. shall of tendent the Sunday course will be less restrained. they have done, and especially AmeriWe will take the bullet right out. are see children the safeguarded tfie sad in The side life new of Japcans, since it was the coming of ComNow, where are ypu wounded? the aesthetic nature of tha against accident. Wo will proceed. modore lerry, in the name of the an "I halnt wounded," said the small Mrs. Thompkins would have protestAmerican people, that began the awak- people must suffer from the modern she knew it would do no good; girl. "Tommy Hawkins Is shooting Lut ed, ening which Is now developed into this innovation. The old industries are so she meekly gathered up her basket off firecrackers an he wont let me season of ptosperity. likely to pass away, and the tourist of sandwiches and led the way, while shoot any." Yokohama owes its growth quite dis- visiting the country is admonished to Mr. Thompkins looked as though he Mr. Thompkins, loaded down with life tinctively to the foreigners who have study while he may the making of the and coats, fol- thought the small child had done him blankets, preservers, settled in Japan, and the town lias cloisonne ware, the era lowed, and the boy and one of the a personal Injury. He sat down and grown with quite the rapidity of some broidery and the rice mala, for all Thompkins maida brought up the rear sulked while he waited for the day American cities on the prairies. Pre- too soon these Industries are detained of the procession with all tho rest of to turn cold or- for a heavy rain to vious to the visit of Commodore Perry to die out with the march of progress, the handles and packages that Mr. commence falling or somebody to get In 1854 Yokohama was but a tiny fishbad The which converts provided. The neigh- killed or drowned. He was terribly Thompkins system, factory ing village. The town of Kanagawa, a man Into a machine, and makes him bors looked out of tho windows and downcast, hut on the way home, when across the bay, was the spot first work without Intelligence and without said they were awful sorry that the he was expecting Mrs. Thompkins to chosen as the treaty port for this part responsibility, is opposed to the Ideals Thompkins were moving, and asked If make some sly dig at him for carrying oi Japan, but here the armed retainers of the Japanese workman, who has the the teamsters were on strike, and If a lot of useless traps to a picnic, he of the daimyoR, passing to and from of an artist as well as an art! not why didn't they hire a moving felt Immensely relieved and delighted instinct the capital, were liable to fall Into iy scowled in when she said: "And I am so glad san. To lure these men away from van? Mr. Thompkins difficulties with the foreigners, so facilmoved on to you took all tbe things you did to the and the been has procession their artisue reply, capabilities ities were granted for leasing ground wore picnic. children where will the church the next but the generation at Yokohama. all was "Ah, said Mr. Thompkins, Bitting found after It that the to accustomed become have waiting. Thither the merchants repaired In and smiling. "I was afraid you was stowed stuff Mr. up and ludiis and arts the native Thompkins jf 3859. and tne history of Yokohama as in one of tho hacks there was wouldnt think much of my prudence out. be crushed will The artist tries iway a foreign settlement dates from that as a factory hand will have become de- ittle room for tuc children. Finally a and forethought. time. The foreigners made their Mrs. "O, Indeed. I do," replied vroi cry wagon was leased and the moralized. along the 6ea wall, and within You see, yht-are Into you was that. Thompkins. put baggage rhompkitiB Of their new industries the Japanese the district apportioned to them by and for sit Mr. emergencies at the Arrived prepared picnic grounds and outside tills a large are their own captains. One is ford trciti-s- , for aceldents to haparound children looking the called all riionipktns In this cumparlsoo and rapidly growing native town lias lily impressed with ever happens. Mrs. with such countries as Russia, Spain, uriuind him and Informed them that pen, why, nothing grown up. she wants you to bo sure without to was one says Bright boat tiu riding go American South the In Yokohama Italy, republics, The newest buildings to como to their picnic next week and on a life prescivor and carryare the large City Hall, an Imperial and so on. where the skilled trades smiting , no there would he to Imagine ail sorts of dreadful things, an umlm)-ing beaded are There by usually Hngllshmen, postoillre and a railway station. k and Mrs. Jones wants you to come to no danger of their either being was a wail- their picnic, and, in fact, I think youll or drowned. Tin-ring protest, bfit Mr. Thompkins stood bo In great demand. The children all linn, and so the children put on the think you are a splendid maseot and and took their umbrelthey want to tie pink ribbons In your liiu ptesi-tverlas. Tl-hoy who had to row tho beard like they did with tbe goat they In.ats pointed out that they could not hnd for a mascot last year. They row and hold umbrellas over their say you are a much better mascot heads at tho. same time, and so an- tban tho goat. Mr. Thompkins climbed up on the other boy wai appointed to sit behind the ono who rowed and hold the um- seat ami rodo tho rest of the way brella. The boa's hnd r,o sooner got heme with tho driver. Ho hns quit going to plcnb-B- . out into the stream than there wan a ween of Tho them. two collision let Tribune, e t mind-rescuin- law-hu- band-wove- ey- - took tr. 1 bed L eng; iron Mi tun ad o' the or'1' ns an r sU M ' of , - S nna 1 ' on all-nig- the Republican bis negro settlement that occu-- a tottom near the county seat efuilng to take a hand in a negro fixing over at the pond, and after utasp among the voters of that ' ftn found them all to be really Tertnt about his being elected, ft teemed not to care about voting the way things stood, and others d like they might scratch the t for one time. li famo back and bothered a good about this, for It had always a g this big bunch of negroes to J down ttie Republican side of the Hill snt around with his chin s hands In a dark for a day ay ig tr can-dida- te study ! K to make things tumble his way on election day. He had "win $100 In an poker game, and he laid this little pile of poker winnings aside for a campaign pui pose, but It was a day or two before he could decide Just wbat way he could make the $100 do the work among those 119 negro voters. Bill was a kind of a genius, anyway, so he hustled around in a quiet way and got the full name of every negro voter In that settlement. The night before election day he had a large wagon runnlug for several hours at full tilt. On election morning each of the hundred and nineteen negroes found stepping shyly around in his front yard a plump spring chicken, with a red tag fastened to its neck with blue The tag bore the negros ribbon. name, under which was added: "I won't scratch the ticket; don't you. Compliments of Bill Barnes, New York Times. for sheriff. side. was good at politics, knowing how hard slap a man on the ill or to whomto the bottle should be when electioneering, but he made himself a bit unpopular with rherlff com; (I or two, tiying to think of some way Bill Barnes of Muddy k had filled nearly every other e In the Trigg County Co"rt -ft, and now he was a candidate torney ms a a Wlien I Went Fishing. Inner if ' le. r ed slot t, was fishing In the Arkan-Bayousaid the Rev. Dr. J. R. Won, "I saw a fish which was so and bold that he Jumped up In air and bit off two feut of my I )!' (Kid resi-derc- n tin-ol- sun-etrut- s Fie. 8 fac-tory- , J ," fish-lin- fault Dr. Woods, an eminent fishing somewhere or other," the Rev. Dr. John W. Stagg, "ho to puss his wife's spectacles to across a small stream fasten-th- 1 e would Jump Into It and catch them-solve- s. In this state, with grim detersaid Dr. Howerton, mination writ on his face, "a man was a big fishing, and he used as a sinker bullet that came from a Revolutionary battlefield. A large fish caught hold of his hook, and pulled so hard that when the hook came out of his gills the bullet flew back and fractured the mans skull." W. L. Long. "Yes, thats so," said to tlrat close llvo who men "And the modmost the In fish same river catch a hook use no longer They ern way. th and line, but they lie down by In their rifles with stream of the bands, and when the fish7bl' 'er'?; flue fish they are-ju- mp a rifle. I call that they shoot em with "In the Pigeon river, by glasses to the end of his An Immense fish Jumped out he water and was caught by the 3 of the spectacles. Whon he was lf 0,t of the water the spectacles DoNod across his faco and he iug reproachfully through Mrs. ids's spectacles." "hon I was down In Mississippi," pUsTsald Colonel James Howie, e truck a lot "iK .1,era Charlotte N. C.) Obccr. hat wore so r sporty that all you with a sigh. w do was to rock a boat and they vcr. fish-llae- Th wrs l hl1 Baby and tha Bull. a baby on a ranch In Colo-- i ha struck up a curious wltl bull. This Is the horns of her sitting between nch- the the fiercest bull on down quietly under a The mother S. rSiff baby qi,,te three years old. She I fCt' The I u,.' r,amy na,ure and Is fond of ,r''ma's on the ranch. She I herIi?',0Ut al"no for hours, talking 1 "' .. tno nrsi ' animals. an1' lhe lm "llll? nil,thor, going to the baby It fnv'k of friends. her, was terribly alarmed to wannest n."t S ,,r bUl D0W tbe CM-rag- o SUMMERING. fv V. r --Y ) . 4. . f.mi j-,- ' V? 'vt y v;' A' .vVrrre Public Jenrlkishs. are three large botele, besides the are loJapanese Inn, and two hotels cated on the bund. Banks and churches are numerous, and there are alao clubhouses of the Yokohama United Club, the Germania, the Masonic Temple aud the ( Mess flub. In the earlier days of foreign intercourse districts were set apart at cerretain porta where foreigners could the and government trade, side and from she genwas altogether of the country. In administration eral some rases It wss In the hand of the as at Kobe, forelgnerr themselves, Americana or Germans, even though "labor Is drilled Into shapo from native material. It has been said that Japan U to serve as th schoolmaster oi Asia. Slut hns the advantage of being tn touch with the oriental cations. Her people ate akin to other Asiatics, and hence tliera la a closer lx nd than Is possible of the Caucnslun races. Besides tins, they have studied, adopted and mastered to a crnur.endabla degree the Innuer.rcs which have served In Huropo and to build up proqte-America mm jg J He Why le this canoe like mankind? She Perhaps btcauie there le so much almlese drifting without thought of haven. |