Show PROGRESS OF JAPAN there is no precedent in the history of nations for the wonderful wondern u I 1 progress made by the japanese the country is becoming coming he I 1 less less and less dependent on other countries for its supplies it is only 40 yerra since the ports of japan have been opened to commerce it is ia but 28 years since the first sabor baving ving machine was set up in the empire the exports and imports now exceed c aeed d OGO it is said that the buic quickest kest way to instruct the japanese Japan esp in any handicraft is to let them go through the works and hookon look on almost instantly they are able le tu to repeat the pro grocers cers the best native atchin aers ers pet gret only 20 cents a day the i industrial e ol ution now goin t n in japan is is in in its way quite as interesting as the political revolution of SO 30 years ago until recently all the manufacturing fac turing done in japan was carried on in the households and en eian en now 95 93 per cent cent of the skilled labor still is occupied in the homes of the people th this S does away with the conditions which surround the wage earners in all otther countries oun tries |