Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1892, Page 11

(3 te A JAPANE SE FAMILY TRAVELING. LIFE IN JAPAN. THE EMPEROR, LATE THE MIKADO. ‘The “Heaven-born” in = Bobtail Coat—His| ereign with hand-clapping or hnrrahing ap- Army — Japanese Morals — Theatricals — Geisha Dancers—Japan st Chicago—A Most Interesting Exhibit. No. 8. ‘Eétteria. of the Evening Star. Correspondence " Naeasaxi, Jaray, November 16, 1891. WROTE LAST FROM Nagoya in the earth- quake district. Appall- ing as was the record of calamity then known, the later returns, still incomplete, indicate Sy» that not less ‘than 20,- (F720 people have been -=___killed or helplessly crip- EL 000 houses bave been SZ destroyed. This earth - quake differs, too, from most of its predecessors in the large arenat- fected. Though the center of the shake-up was in the region of Nagoya, the field of de- struction extended for more than now too, that the paralysis of indus- try involved not only manufacturing piaces like Nagoya, where the porcelain and cloisonne works, cotton mills, &c., were destroyed, but also caused much loss by stopping harvesting operations. In the rieb farming district along the great Tokaido road the rice crop was just ready for the harvest. The farms of Japan are divided into « patch-work quilt of thou- ~ FAT SOME J APANESE FARM the village of Fujisawa,near where the Daibutsn, the great bronze statue of Buddha, stands. All ball on white ground) respect of perfect silence, as it is not the reve ential thing in Japan to greet the divine sov- plause. At Nagoya on the emperor's birthday THE EMPRESS OF JAPAN. were prevented by the ¢: for the emperor was shown by t play of the national and imperial colors, even upon the ruins of house: owners of the sites of the burned houses. At the review the emperor stood erect and the awards of merits and demerits for the dit- ferent parti bigger than an ordinary garden, each one be- | ing the “farm” owned or rented by the farmer, and generally rented under the system of ground rents prevailing in Japan. The land, divided like the minute subdivision in Belgium, is even more closely cultivated than in Bel- gium, bearing two and sometimes three crops wo the year, giving no opportunity “for the weeds to grow,” as the saying is here. The Japs being a social people the farmers, like those of Belgium, cluster in communities in Villages or hamlets on the roads Thus the great Tokaido highway, along which the earth- quake was most destructive, was strung through its entire length with these farming communi- ties; and the farmers who were not killed or crippled bave been occupied in making shel: ters from the weather from their ruined houses and have had to neglect their crops. The enormous destruction of houses ina country ~Sere the buildings have been con- structed with & view to security from earth- quakes bas led to an inquiry into the defects needing to be reme dt The Japanese houses with a view to standing earthquake shocks are of one story, and have their posts set in sockets cut in foundation stones, in which the supports are supposed to play easily when shagen without receiving the violent concussion they would if planted in the ground or framed into foundation timbers. At ‘the same time the roofs were constructed of heavy timbers and tiles on some theory that the stability of inertia would thereby be given tothe whole structure. By the fatal defect seems to have been in the slight nature of the timber supports, which proved to be entirely inadequate to hold up the heavy overhanging Teofs when violently shaken. THE EMPEROR A¥D HIS ARMY. The emperor did not go near the scene of disaster, as King Humbert of Italy would bave beew apt to do in such a case of calamity, but contented himself with sending a money con- tribution to the victims of « few thousand dol- lars. Still the emperor seems to be personally popular among his people. His rule is milder than that of the old tycoons whom he dis- placed. The title of mikado, by the way, is » misnomer, as be took that of emperor when he assumed temporal as well as spiritual control. He is reverenced by the people as their divine aswell as temporal sovereign. But it is hard to conceive of a “heaven descended” divine power in the person of the emperor as we saw him ats review, dressed in a bobisiled goid- laeed jacket, French military cap, white trous ees and high boots The review took place at and sham battles just terminated, He was conspicuous by standing something like an inch taller than his surrounding subjects. But as the Japanese are a little people this does not unt for much. The average height of the adult male Jap is five feet one-quarter inch: of the adult female four feet eight inches. The em- cating decided strength of character and go erning power. His blood is the oldest of any ruling power the world has had. He is the one hundred and twenty-third representative of an unbroken line from the first mikado, 660 B. C. His imperial title is Mutsu Hito. He is forty years old, and succeeded to the throne Feb- ruary 3, 1867. He bas one son and three daugh- ters. Ail his children are by concubines. The heir apparent is thirteen years old and is to be a precocious youth. ‘The empress is much liked by the people for her benevolence and the interest she takes in educational matters. The soldiers seen at the review are small in stature, but seemed to have quite an erect military bearing. The cavalry was mounted upon scrubby, shaggy, big- headed, pot-bellied ponies of the country. This arm of the service was ‘The emperor and a few of his imported horses. officers rode good ‘The emperor has never yet condescended to sit for » photograph, abd all the pictures seen of him in Japan are from some badly executed oil paintings, but an enterprising Yankee of our party—Mr. Paine of Boston—got a kodak snap shop at him as he was riding away from the re- view. This, though taken under unfavorable circumstances for a satisfactory picture, has at least the merit of being the only sun picture ever got of him. The horse of the empress (who was not pres- ent) which was led im the line to the review ground was a homely but apparently safe and Teliable country horse. The soldiers were dressed in European uniforme, much of the Ger- little use for it in their vocabulary. The | erations. This iss portent not t to con- ‘heaven-descended” emperor sets thoexample. | sider im relation to this gentle. , exquis- Concubinage is universal and there is no such | itely artistic and refined people, but it is a thing a8 marriage in our sense of the word. | matter that cannot be slurred over in any ad- The wife is only kept on good behavior, though | equate consideration of Japanese life. it is not considered good style to repudiate a ‘MONKEYS TEACHING MORALS. * berries, blossoming but fruitless cherry trees, Puckerless persimmons as big as oranges, left- THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1892—SIXTEEN PAGES. USEFULNESS OF THE SUNFLOWER. Mow the Plant is Profitably Used in Rassia. | New Patterns for All of Uncle Sam's Note RETUBN FOR THE CORN WHICH Uncle Sam proposes to teach the Russians BLUEBACKS OR GREENHACKS, and Silver Certificates. wife who has borne children to her husband. The joroor common women form so con- siderable a portion of the community that best built they occupy whole sections of portions of the Japanese cities. In Tokio, th capital city, and the residence of the emperor, the Joro quarter is one of the show places of the city for foreign visitors, including the mos! respectable ladies. In the evening, when this piace is on exhibition, one can walk through miles and miles of the most brilliantly lighted, handsomely bailt, cleanest and best streets of e city, in which the denizens, to FRESH DPSIONS FOR PAPER MONET TO BE INTER ray henge ‘ee sapicdieg. wage sve tned POOR PROSPECTS FOR THR CRIMINAL ENORAVER— a eS ar ee nn Bepeilinn | saguass bub snabeeaie Sinn Tegions in the west which might be most proft-| T#* SPOMETBIOAL LaTuR, ably utilized for the cultivation of this pant, | ¢¢ which has been found #0 valuable for food pur- Poses in the empire of the czar that 750,000 scree in that country are annually planted | with it Two kinds there are chiefly—one which bears small scede used for making oil, while the other produces big seeds, whic! consumed in enormous quantities by the com- mon people in the same way that peanuts a: ‘The Japanese resemble the Hawalians in their mirthfolness and keen sense of the ludicrous. Japanese talk almost always has 8 rippling accompaniment of — laugh- ter. The humorous perception bubbles | over in their grotesque carvings in wood and | ivory, and frequently 8 moral is conveyed in these droll conceita. In one of the quaint wood carvings on the Nikko temples a group of monkeys are represented with their paws cor- ering eyes, ears and mouth to teach that ove should not see, hear nor speak evil. One of their exquisitely carved bamboo canes Department of Agriculture. It relates to the artificial inoculation of growiag plants with bacteria, Sooner or later, it is claimed, this ‘will prove of enormous advantage to farmers andgardeners, who will be able to assist na- ture in producing crops by # method never dreamed of hitherto. Tt seems surprising enough to learn that plants which bear pods, such as peas and deans, depend largely for their healthy growth upon bacterin. These little vegeteble organ- isms attach themselves to the rootlets, upon which they feed, forming about each of their GREE ACKS’ AS A SYNONTM FOR W pay has come near being ree- dered a misnor The proposition bas bees seriously cousidered by the treasury during the last few days to make the reverse of every note and allver certificate issued by the govern- ment eky blue, In fect, copies of the designs were printed in that color and stbmitted te they would look like. Unforte- it the houses of the village, even the bumblest, were decorated with the national colors (red and the empe- ror's own emblem, the chrysanthemum, and the public, collected in 6rowds all along the streets, showed the emperor as he passed the November 3, when the city was prostrated by the earthquake, though the usual fostivities i the reverence universal dis- | nd in the burnt dis- trict they were planted upon bamboo poles upon the vacant ground by the patriotic | motionless for a long time while an officer read ants in the military maneuvers | the number of 5,000 or 6,000,appear at the open fronts of the houses handsomely dressed, powdered and rouged, seated in rows, Japanese fashion, upon their heels, immovable unless spoken to, and from their immobility, powdered faces and painted lips and black hair present- ing the appearance of big dolls in shop win- dow or of wax figures in the cages of a travel- ing show. has the design ofe ponderous cannon outweighed by a tiny school book. In their thesters—and Japanose theatricals are by no moans to be de- spised—they keenly relish the serious drama presented with vivid and exceedingly well-man- aged realistic effects, but it is the comic busi- ness that always brings down the house. Their stage combats are terribly in earnest, and the ighters are frequently the professional scro- bats and wrestlers of Japan. ‘THE CHAMPION JAPANESE WRESTLERS carry out their parts with such skill and vim that the contest seems to be real. But in the thick of the fray, when fearful carnage is going on in front end the bloodiest ef real blood (to the eye) is spouting from » dozen victims, the appearance of » squad ot police- men in the rear, making apparently the most desperate efforts to reach the scene of conflict, but who are only able to advance at the rate of “marking-time” step, brings out » shout from the audience that shows the readiness with which they catch on to the fun of the situation. By the way, we sball ha’ chance to see something of Japanese theatricals at the Chicago exposition. ‘TRE JAPANESE EXHIBIT AT CHICAGO. Mr. Goward, the exposition commissioner for Japan, has succeeded in getting the gronnd- work laid out for a wonderful Japanese exhibit in 1898. The government of Japan will occupy from 60,000 to 120,000 feet of space in the main building and has applied for two acres of space for the government site upon which to put a government building and landscape gar. buildings to the city of Chicago as a memorial of Japanese landscape gardening and Japanese architecture. It1s proposed also to have Japanese village of industrial arts in full oper- ion, showing all the principal arte in Japan, ‘artista at work in cloisonne and porcelain, carvers in wood, ivory and metal, hammered work, silk weaving, &c., &¢e. ‘There will be upward of a thousand inhabitants in native TEA HOUSE GIRt. There is not the slightest manifestation of impropriety displayed, and the most perfect | order is maintained. Most of the inmates of these cages are young girls under fifteen, and very many of them have that look of light- hearted. modest grace that distingnishes all Japanese girls of that age. This is explained by the fact that parents contract or rent their children for this life for term of years; that | the girls receive a better education, or, rather, more accomplishments in the of music, turning keys and screws, planes that are pulled instead of pushed, mon carrying fans and women smoking, dwarf trees two or three hun- dred years old growing in flower pots, and #0 on. 4 ~COBRN ——_——_2-____° DRINKS AT THE THEATER. After All Why Go Out Between Acts if Folks ‘hink It I11-Bred. AVE FOR THE GENTLEMAN WHO AP- peared to awallow the extensible horn, a yard or two ata time, no one in the orchestra observed the fly that was crawling over the bald head of the leader, just at the climax of a series of convalsive fits which a performer with 8 tanglea wealth of hair was having in connec- tion with a xylophone. It was really on this account, however, that the gesticulations of Bignor Tinpanni, first violin and conductor, beoame suddenly so frantic. The other players responded with a previous gentle tintinnabulation. Resuming consciousness with a brief snort expressive of his surprise at having caught himself napping he gazed fixedly at a plump young lady in one of the proscenium boxes and winked one eye, as to say that he had not been asleep alland was thoroughly up to what was going on. But just then an anxious expression was seen to overspread his features. Something ing. It was not under the seat. Ah, yes, it was safe in his overcoat pocket. It was an opera glass. He held it up as the curtain rose, aud simultaneously a gurgle was faintly audi- Have one wiz me,” whispered the fat man to a person with red whiskers and a necktie to match, who sat next him. The opera glass had contained two cocktails; one barrel was now colonies a woods tubercle just as the species that engenders consumption in human beings and other animals form tubercles in the lungs. Thus tho roots on which such germs find a lodgment aro found to be more or less covered with little warty excrescences. Until lately it had never were of use sued form HOW THE PLANTS ARE AIDED. Nevertheless, such has been shown to be the fact. Plants are composed largely of nitrogen, and the bact from the air. which pod-bearing vegetables nitrogen from for this upon get hold of away in the root tubercles, from which it is transferred part in buiiding them and thus assisting de- velopment. developed slowly starved. plant with the proper ger: which there was none in the soil, but the bac- teria were able to procure from the air enough for them to live upon. tion of supplying the: do the work. degree INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS. These matters have been determined by very intewesting experiments. found that pease or beans grown in sterilized aud. which, of course, contains no bacteria, been imagined that the tubercles to the plant or that the latter relied ¢ for ite welfare upon the parasites them. teria described absorb this element Indeed, this is the onty way in can procare free the atmosphere, their microscopic frie the precious material and store it to the branches and leaves, taking It bas been ho tubercles on thoir roow and However, by inoculating the , of Tt was simply a with servants to There are several ways of accomplishing this. One method followed, for the sake of scientitic of the bacteria d were squirted thro’ the roots of the plant ‘4 considerable quantity red. Then some of them b a little glass pipe among ith which t being made. The same results were ob however, by simply watering the with a small amount of trom about za sol a healthy bean vine. ‘Was ITS OWN BACTERIA. Tt must be understood that each kind of pod- bearing planthasits own species of bacterta, upon which 4¢ depends tor a supply of free nitrogen from the air. The tubercle germs of pease donot produce tubercles in beans, and therefore are tubercle-making bacteria are not all f every soil. cultivated for a long time there tubercle-germs for Accordingly to them. The various forms In a field where beans at all, or vice versa. dancing, &c., than others of their sex, and that there is so little disrepute to this mode of life | that they are quite apt to marry well at the expiration of their terms of service. These establishments, it must be remembered, are licensed by the government and afforda large income to the public treasury: The all- pervading tea house, each with its set of ‘pretty waiter girls,” selected for their personal at- tractions, adds to the general demoralization, and then there are the geisba singing and dancing girls, in the same line. But nothing could be more modest in dress and demeanor than are all these girls. The famous geisha dancing is only graceful pos- | turing to the accompaniment of some rather doleful and tiresome singing, drum beating and banjo twanging. The only immodest dance in Japan is one introduced by Europeans. Indeed, the exquisite, artistic and wstbetic sense of the Japanese seems to revolt against any coarse impropriety of manners. As regards their sexual reiations they do not seem to be able 40 comprehend why there is anything wrong in the customs and practices, that have come down to them from time im- memorial. Apparently they are as unconscious of wrong in the matter as the native Hawaiians ‘THE CHAMPION JAPANESE. WAESTEER. contame of this village. There will also be a lot of jinrickishas and kagos (or patanquin chairs) and Japanese boats, all ran or manned by coolie Japs. The tea houses of Japan will be represented, and the Japanese amusements, particularly the theater. The latter will be of the high-toned order of the Japanose drama as rendered at Tokio, the imperial city, where the theater occupios the position of the Theater Francaise in Paris in the performance of the elaesical drama. The Japanese-Chicago tho- ater will be under the patronage of the Tokio pty, but the other was full) So was the in dividual with the red whiskers, but only as | much so as was reasonably appropriate to the third act of « play. He smiled amiably and shook his head. ‘Don't you take anything?” whispered the fat man, regretfully. ‘The person with the red whiskers said noth- ing in reply. He simply turned his head and breathed once in the fat man’s direction. ‘The fat man c gloss in bis hand. In response the gentleman with the red whiskers silently drew from his inside coat pocket a small square box. Out of this he took something which looked like a large medicine ich as is used for making castor oil » tead of a painful necessity. Putting it into his mouth he tendered the open recepta- cle to the fat man, who helped himuelf to a Capsule like the first and imitated the action. “Where'd you get ’em?”” he whispered. The red-whiskered individual wrote down something on the edge of ‘his program and itor PetOh” said the fat man, Whereupon both of them became reabsorbed in the drama, partaking now and then of a ‘capsule apiece furnished by the gentleman with the red whiskers. An hour anda balflater they Were scen perambulating along Pennsylvania avenue arm in arm, and informed policoman, whom they declared that they loved like » achange irom one crop to the other « di the farmer would be likely to find sual failure, uuless he knew enough to procure sume earth from the proper pluce, mix it with water, and thus microbe-seed the land vegetable. INOCULATING THE LAND. for the new This is the way in which the farmer of tho future will inoculate his land for whatever sort of pod-bearing crop he may desire to raise. To lemonstrate how this may be done with suoooes narrow strips have periment of the sults were astonishil been microbe-seeded were easily distinguisna- tal fields wit been planted in ex- and pease. Som treated in the manner de- were let alone. ‘The re- All plants which had ble, even at & distance, by their grcener color and larger size. Indeed, where the most as- sistance of this sort had been bestowed growth was excessive, 90 that the plants crowded each other out. ‘Th ave been secured with the aid of considerable inoculation, simple aud inex- @, had the fect as would considered that in futuze the agriculturist will be enabied vy mosphere, through the assistance of micro titice to derive irom the at- scopic organisms, greatly increasing contribu- tious to the growth and bearing of bis crops. ——_— to crash eaten hore, except that they are devoured raw. ITS VARIOUS Tere. “ There is hardiy another plant in the world Which servesso many uses, every part of it ceded all other vegetable by passing the seeds beneath @ shells, siftin, hot and quick fire. he seed cups are utilized as food for sheep A big one when ripe will yield 2,000 seeds. The largest and finest seed cups are selected in the autumn and hung by their stalks place. In the following sp shaken outof them and d planting. Written for The Evening Star, At sunset in a foreign sea ‘The gallaut ahip Oneida sailed, Her shadows falling all wiee As low the breeze of evening wailed. No breath of danger stirred the wave, No warning star shone in the sky Why dreaw of death and watery gr: When peace and calm around us lie? Her crew ef blue-caps lined the decks And saw the dusky twilight shades; Who thinks the ship will be a wreck Ere all that western splendor fades? Down Young oMcers Yet nerves of t Spun yarns of sights in distant parts. And wandering thoughts were wafted far To scenes a thousand leagues away, And gay was many «son of war With memories of love that day. For it was whispered fore and aft That motherland would next be made, And many a manly jack-tar laughed As fife and drumour “Sweet Home” played. “Here's to old friends!” a salior sata, “And health to wives and sisters dear! A smile to those our hearts would wed ‘While for the lost a silent tear!” And glad eyes sparkled at the sound, And puises leaped with warmer flow. ‘The faithful ship wax homeward Joy fushed tt ‘Home to the sallor, ob, how sweet! ‘Home to the sailor, oh, how fond! ‘Yet some must part who may not meet Save in the haven far beyond. And death and danger often dawn When life is brightest in its wiles, And witching hopes so wanton fawn To lure us with their lurking smiles, ‘What sudden crash appals the eart What shout from startied voices hoarse? “Stop! We are sinking! Do you heart At harvest time the fowe thered as fastas they are ripe and Upon the ground to dry. beaten out of them wit Ping each cup. Finaily the seods ‘the sun or in kilos and are sorted by means of ecreens inte different sizes. An acre planted with sunflowers yields 2,000 Pounds of seeds, from which 450 may be obtained. Jen million q " oil are produced by Russien mille. Who knows that the time may not yet come when small boys | P am this country will gobbie suntiower scods at | “!ch have hith the circus just as the and odoriferous goober. ———cco nately for the pian the tint suggested confeil- erate shinplasters, to somebody, and that set ed it ‘ordingly the eolor will mot be altered, the design on the back of every one of nele Sam's bills is to be promptly changed, eg gee es a only the now €2 silver certifies {ll stones, so as | TTCMSUTS notes as well as silver certificates are 1s them to separate | all to assume @ novel aspect on the reverse | the pockets of the people. of time is required properly @ry shoots of paper cack. PTY Grving @{vING THE FIBER 4 cmARCR. The changes are made chiefly in order that the desigas may show plainly the bends ef red | end blue fibers which run through the pew éie- Unotive paper. This fibers onty ol 4 in one ide as th luckily all Then the seeds are ‘@ small stick by whip- ro dried in rts of terns more higiil to Not only are they of unequaled beauty, wecret Trice declares that they will countericiting amore dificult art ever been up to the present time. No two of OW Consume the festive them are at allalike. F; den. The space is tobe Taid outin the best | blare of drums and trumpets, which startled | 8°curaey, was io take a tubercle from « bean ay Of = design is repented cn thereen han Seen style of Japanese landscape gardening as a| into wakefulness afat man iu the front row soon peat Ae song nee apron Tuas] “4 ersten =< to be the case when the skillful imitator could Permanent feature, to be donated with all tho | who had been lulled to gontle slumber by the | bit of this in gela srs TOPy one small bit snd by symply multiplying it with @ transfer pross or call Namery Tepre- duces large partofanote. It was very easy for the criminal engraver a few my make a little section of border, reading “U. i Treasury, $20,” and reduplioate tt by cal process ab suficient length to extend Gram the White House to the Capitol. OPEN WORK DRRIONS, Instead of covering the backs of the sew Notes and certificates with a mage of borate for the ‘0 follow, Chuef Ea graver Camlear bas made the designs as open as Possible. the white background of the paper showing the patterns im such conspicuous re to renaer any error of the counterfeitar detected, ‘No such exquisite and com- 1 geometrical lathe work as appears aw #, tecn before, Tt ls the one nger cannot successfully ee 8 ingle “button” of it— ard-room "bout the board ith Warm, true hearts, sea and sword, thing imitate. Lo produ of int merely to compose the, mathematical Even with this formula at hand the icture. An adinirable example of this sort of work ‘Will be found in the ne ver certificate when it is issued. In the middle of the bask | piece of lathe engraving, whieh * thrown by the magic lantern <2 ite sheet. But the most exquisite fala designs is the treasury move fo 01,000, whieb baw marvel of Ment to cxcite « tremor i the toper who change is for a drink. LETTERS AND FLOWERS. In collaboration with the latne worker the engraver of letters and the ornamental es graver have expended their best skill upon these new bills. Each isa separate branch of the profession, witch hus been #o highly special ized that a man who can do more than one @ them well is very rare. The making of small, square und perfectly plain letters is one of the most difficult accomplishments. In the for the treasury notes flowers are made to an important part, bunches of tiger lilies cheek with ruddier giow. peror is distinguished by being taller than his subjects; of lighter complexion; and of having stronger features than the average Jap; indi- nd it is a question whether GEISHA and modernizing of Japan BE WAS A HERO. Dramatic Association, whose officers are mem- bers of the imperial household department. The corps of actors, including the famous star, Danjeiro, who goes on a $20,000 salary, will consist of about sixty persons. It is proposed brother, they were on their way to catch a mess of sharks in the Potomac for breakfast. Whether they succeeded in doing so or not it has been found impousible to learn. other blossoms being #0 combined with scroll work in the corners as to afford @ nich hopeless task to any one who try Audstrong men clasp their handsin prayer; | Copy them. Another novel feature which A yawning gulf—death—what a sight! ponte in ovary one ot ho paiensts Se Be iis haus big tpptaer thee, marked in the couspicuous white Good God! She keeps upon Ler course!” How a Policeman Gained Great Praise and Earned Promotion. There wasa telephone call at the headquar- ters of the sanitary police. An urgent case that demanded immediate attention. It came from an obscure firm of undertakers. As it happened there was but little going on and the officer in charge detailed three men, who may ‘The guns are fired into the night, + resenting the denomination in each corper, that the money can be counted over with te Utmost readiness. To bank clerks this will ke a blessing. Some of the corners of the pick ures are square, while otbers are round, and -——-.—__ PLAYTHINGS THAT WORK. Lieutenant Stewart, blanchiess, brave, Touches his cap and covlly says: “Captain, our cannon Kiss the wavel” Many Sorts of Engines Which Run Just for Amusement, “The toys which small boys desire nowadays a And at his station calmly stays. las been @ried te gaboasennas ok the work which. al be called Officers Kelly, Schweiniger and in every way it has buen ‘m Stings» deren, Foeyivni | Waller, Dect the re ot theta, to] ere moar ea wt mec oat nome | fy amu tog pe oe avenue to a Sran reporter. “For example, | 6° 2ud see what was the matter. It is our duty thus to div’ heen an temenaee than the onainee ft amp aeplaeaid P’e. |” "The three sanitary policemen found that the ‘The captain cries and the last boom ~ Fae ee bere isa typewriter that works very well in- lace to which they hed been sont waee Ger- of idan ia tho wate vepty. note or certificate wili identify it unmistakably, deed for the price, which is only $1. A magic] inan tenement of the humbler gort. It was é Liaze Sl be no Summey Se ae Sy Gay lantern that will afford a great deal of amuse- | two-story brick, with a little grocery down Honor the manty Wiltams true a ment can be had for the same price. For @51|stuireand two families, upstairs, one tn the o nag and country in that hourt ————- Albinces and Albiaism, “Hore is an albino lobster,” said @ scientiat tos Srau reporter. “Such « one is very rarely seen. It is neurly white, you will observe ‘There are very few animals, if any, in which albinism does not sometimes appear. It @ very infrequent in fishes, although commas ‘enough in the exceptional case of the gold fis, which is s0 often wholly or partly white. Albinism isa freak of nature, Under op dinary conditions the phenomenon te to be gurdcd as merely an accident. Nevertheless, can be propagated. White rabbits are albinoas, ‘They have been bred for white for so hong tha they reproduce that characteristic, frout partand one in the back. "On the door of the stair fluttered a piece of white crape. “Thi no case for us,growled Officer Kelly. the health department to do with ‘But they went on. A woman at the head of the stairs silently pointed them to the fron rooms. In the first room they entered some old women were sitting in silence. A man was on his knecs, bis head bowed on a chair and erying with convulsive sobs. On the floor lay extended the body of a woman, her throat cut from ear to ear and the blood still flowing in ghastly stream over the boards and under th stove, for this room was the kitchen. Thi light came in through the uncurtained win- dows so that all was horribly distinct. One of will sell yon an excellent practicable camera. “Stationary steam engines for toys are now made in a wonderful variety of patterns and at surprisingly low cost. This one I seli for $1. Itiaas good as could have been bought ten years ago for $4. This, you will observe. i @ steam pile driver in miniature, but com- plote. ‘The engine raises a weight to the height af about eighteen inches and lets it fall about once every fifteen seconds. You could arive carpet tacks with it admirably. jglnig a s steam cranc which picks up objects with a book and carries them about. Here is a team ‘pump, which really, pamps water and squirts it through a hose. The principle is just Honor those glorious sailors, too, Whom death to daunt possessed no power! And soon the winds # requiem gave— ‘The waters wild their only pall, ‘The deep blue sea their lonely grave. Shame on the craven, caitiff soul Who ran that nobié frigate down And failed to yield the faintest dole, But ieft her gallant crew to drowal DANCERS. Of o'er the page that tells that wrong Fond eyes with burning tears will ail, While they who died shall live in song will result as disastrously in depopulating the country as in the Sandwich Islanda Japan has uot as enorwating a climate as Hawaii, and not impressive. | this may save the people from the sad doom of | the Hawaiians, but they seem to resemble the latter in many respects. They have the same Seago Ser a tatiiels tent Snes a apathy in regard Yo death and incapacity to resist disease. They die in swarms from measles and like light diseases, just as the Kanackas do. Physically they are not as well developed as the Hawaiian. They are und sized and flat-cheated for the most part, though some of the men enguged in particular the same as that of a fire engine. But, m my opinion, none of these toyy are equal to this locomofive engine, which does everthing that a big locomotive can do. One puts water in the boiler and it is heaiod by means of thie spirit lamp with three wicks, which, as you see, fe slid in below. Thera is even an automatic aafety valve, which is lifted in case the steam pressure becomes too great. Tis locomotive, as soon as it has got up steam, will run on a cular track for half an hour without any ad- {And story every soul to thrill. Pink eyes in brooding any animate dhesp Kreater or leas tendency to ‘Tevert, we say, toa previous type. That ie to anf, the offspring is more or less likely to resemble @> great grandparents instead of its parents However, that inclination is finally vercome by carcful selection, and in this way fowls exe uae to breed “true to feather’ and « disting stock is established. “Albinoes bave pink eyes for lack of matter. For the pi oo the old women who was sitting nenrest the ery- ing man silently rose und beckoned to the officers, who were startled by the unexpected might. ed for nothing more than a case of bad drainage. The woman led them into the other room. ‘The windows there had blinds that were closed and for @ minute the ofticers could not sce clearly. When they could distinguish what was about them they saw a boy in bed, moaning faintly. But there to present a number of historical and spectac- ular Japanese plays, with rich costumes and scenery painted by Japanese artists. The stage scenery of Japanese theaters, by the way, is vory effective, and the theater “posters,” hand painted, depicting the prin« cipal scenes of the play, are exceedingly spirited and skilifully drawn. ‘The uso of the ‘The names of brave men thus enshrined Sad memory loves to linger o'er, In all our best affections twined ‘Close to our hearts forevermore. —Davin Grauam ADER, the wall, what was that? ‘She old} That rare event in London, an Armenian | light the eve is with @ coating brush by the Japanese in writing seems to — = ay Feit 2 ing Wie ony 4 without awed, polled back the sheet | wedding, was celebrated last evening. Mr. | pigment. When that is abeent Rive thom a great facility for free-hand draw-| Guly costs 4. Every infant ghoulld havo one-* | tet covered it and the officers suw the corpse | Syean' parevian Miss A. Aganvor were |the case of ino, ing, and mere boys can be seen executing ro- bisink ina As ceca of another boy. Their mother had nursed through the veins and makes the married at 58 Gloucester Gardens according to the rites of the Ai jonal Church. There being no Armenian church in this cit; the drawing room was transformed into chapel for the occasion, and the Kev. 8. Baro- in bis oriental stir sembling on and three assistants, officiated. bride did not wear the silk veil thought indi pensable in Armenia, and her wedding gown, even to tho detail of orange blossoms, was alto- -— jer western. portion of the ceremony, which » Windsor's Royal Vout, is somewhat long, the couple have to stand with | prom the London World. bowed hends, their foreheads touching, while | ‘Reveral of the papers, in referring t the aoe erent one ede eee ite solemn | runeral of the Dake of Clarence, expres satier words, “You are one body.” At another part strings are tied round the beads of each, while | faction that he shguld have av another they partake of the loving cup. At | Windsor, because he reste the close of the ceremony kisses them for two weeks, and when this boy had died she, worn out with watching and stricken by grief, had killed herself. So said the old woman in German to Officer Schweiniger. Then as the eyes of the officers grew more uc- customed to the dim light they auw that the iad in bed was blotched aud purple. With asudden sinking of the heart Officer Kelly aske What 1e matter with the boys “Smallpox. Officer PKeily and Officer Schweiniger fled. Their hair stood almost on end. But Officer Walker remained. It was he who closed the eyes of the other boy when he dicd. It was he who sent for the coroner. It washe who found out tliat the case had not been reported be- cause the family had feared thst the children would doe sont to the fest house. It was Officer Walker who did more than his duty. It was Officer Walker who — great newspaper re- re of a , who was the re ~~ Onioer Walker a Lieut. Walker now, but only way: ally artistic brush work with a rapidity, bold- ness and yet precision of touch that is some- thing wonderful. The Chicago Jap theater will havo the re- volving Japanese stage, on which the scene set in the rear, while the one ia front is fore the audience, The plays will of course have to be cut down and adapted for foreign representation. No American audience would stand « play lasting from 9 a. m. to 8 p..m., even if accampanied by unlimited tea drinking all the day long. The monologues indulged in quite largely by the classieal actors of the stamp of Danjeiro, Saidanje and Kikungoro will also be tirceome to those who do not understand the language and will need clipping. The actors above named are all descendants of famous actors of the same name for generations, like our immortal Jefferson family, Altogether the Japanese exhibit at is certain to be one of the attractive features of Human beings who are albinoes from weak eyes, simply because coating of color gans to absorb dazales them. Albinism in human ‘What Men Wiil Wear This Spring. ‘From the Journal of Fashion end Teiiorm«. Coats of all Kinds will be out longer and trousers smaller. In overgarmenta the fiy-front overcoat, reaching to or below the knoes, will be aleader. While the bob-tail Covert ‘will not be ip it” with the fine trade to any great extent. In fabrics thero is quite @ tendency to again introduce fine lightweight worsteds. And gray twilis will be quite freely used for overcoats. The long-tail frock, however, will be mostly ale ‘® race of albino men ‘would be develope: in the course of the afternoon. made of half rough goods, commonly known as half vicunas, Gray will be a predominating feature of the season's colorings, while tans wil still be freely cut in some sections. ‘The finish of garmente will be severely platn, the single narrow-stttched edge on couis being tne bresat pocket will, with tion ‘The brens some be Baished elth's walkie aap eens ees see” in the ready-made trade. - Vests will be cut V-shaped: the “epening” in ‘& Unique Distinction. this respect cannot be too pronounced. da ‘From the Boston Journal. for leeven though tio teal two or thtee-bar, cae as eee for sleeve r wo OF a toned variety will be a clisioe with many. Hie : 2 lf