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Show JAPANESE HOHALITY. Mr. Lanman, the Japanese Charge d' Allaircs, told the s'.ory of Belknap's fall while ae:Utd at dinner to several of the Japanese students and attachis sent over to this country to learn our language and our modes of government. govern-ment. A death-like silence ensued for some moments, only looks of horror and amazement being ex changed between these so-called half-civilized half-civilized being;. When they recovered recov-ered Irons the first tflectsof the shock, they burst out into a perfect volley of reproach and diust upon any man so luat to lienor aa to nccept any bribe while discharging the duties oi h:s high and rcsponsibU ollijc. "We caie not," said one almond-eyed child of the Orient, "to copy your government if this be the outgrowth of republican principles- We very much think we shall be called home when this news reiclica Japan, for do you not say in your proverbs, 'evil communication; corrupt good man. nerb?' No, you may think our country coun-try much behind yours in the arts and sciences, in the modes of government, govern-ment, etc., but such conduct in positions posi-tions of trust is a thing unknown in Japan. Wc will go horntj satisfied to be as wo have always been." And the poor fellows could actually cat no dinner, so disturbed were they over the news. |