Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-01
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SAN FRANCISCO'S JAPS.
QUITE p COLONY OF THEM THAT Is
RAPIDLY GROWING LARGER.

a Bright Young Lady Studying Law.
Obtaining English Education-At-
tendance ct the Mission Scholastic
Iicio,,s Idcas-Isecoming Citizens.
The first japanese to settle in San Fran
cisco were eleven persons, who arrived here
from the Sandwich Islands in 1870. Their
numbers were added to very slowly until
1880, vixen it is estimated there were 200
located in this city. a great many Of those
arriving here register at the office of Saburo
Fjoii, the japanese consul, and according to
the statistics furnished by that gentleman 297
had registered there up to the close of the
year 1854 and 157 up to the close of the Last
year According to Miyams, ore of the best
known and one of the longest resident Japan
csc here, there are at present q little over 800
of his countrymen residing in this city and
vicinity OF these, upward of forty are wo-
men, about twenty Of whom are married.
One married couple keep laundry in this
city and another couple conduct restaurant
in Oakland The dGsghtars of both couples
attend the public schools III this city.
GOOD STUDENTS.
Two Of the married women are being edu-
Gated at the University of the Pacific at San
Jose, while one bright young lady, Miss Sono,
is studying law at the same institution, and
when she graduates cOntemplates returning
to Japan and passing her examination 10 he
admitted TO the bar, to which women are
equally eligible with men. Some Of the
women are employed as house servants in
families where their husbands are employed
as buffers or gardeners, etc, and seven Of the
number are courtesans. There are, perhaps,
five or six japanese in business in a small
way in this city, but they admit themselves
that they do NOT make = success Of il, and,
after running Il business two on three wears,
generally fail.
The majority of the japanese who have ar
rived here lately are between y and - years
of age, and they are nearly ali the sons Of
people Of the middle class, small merchants,
farmers, storekeepcrs, etc. Owing to the
compulsory educational law that IS in vogue
in Japan, all Of Them are to a certain extent
educated Lcfore they leave home, and their
principal object in coming here is to obtain
IN English education and study the manners
and customs Of the white people 50 that on
returning TO their native land they yyill stand
employment Another reason which brings
a number here probably is that in their own
country they are subject TO military duty.
which interfereS with their studio, and is
very distasteful 10 them.
On arriving here the first object of the
young japanese Is to get employment TO keep
himself while be is pursuing his studies.
Very few Of them have been used to any kind
of work at home, and they often engage as
house servants, without other compensation
than room and board at first, with the privi-
lego Of attending school during the day or in
the evening. After n year or 30 they usually
receive from $50 to 81 a week
N THE SCHOOLS.
About 80 of them are attending the mis-
sion schools out Of working hours, while about
forty are regular attendants at the public
schools here and in Oakland. Quite Il mum
Der attend the evening public schools. while
others attend private schools after their days
work is done. There are over dozen en-
rolled in the Lincoln grammar school. five in
the high school, three in the Oakland high
school, three in the Hopkins academy and
three in the state university. At least two
thirds Of these work morning and evening.
before and after school hours, while the
others are sous Of weather. parents, who are
able to provide for them while being edu-
Gated. One of the pupils at the Lincoln
school Is a graduate of Toxic university.
while several Of those at the mission school
are sons Of nobIemen.
a number of those here ere professed Chris
tians but the majority Of them are what the
consul calls "Skeptics" is, atheists
oil, 10 Ia, ,c
Buddhism, which promises rest in heaven
after many transformations, births and re
pcated miSores Of life and death Here they
have no temples and no priests. When asked
as to their opinion of place of future pun
ishment they answer with an Old japanese
proverb: "Jigoku no sata mo. Kane shdai."
or 'the tortures of he'll are graded according
To the amount of money one has.
When asked 10y Il reporter why there were
not more japanese women here one of the
men said: The less women the better:
womans tongue three inches long can XII a
man six feet high"
While thcJapaGesc can be nIturalized and
become citizens, 50 far only two have awaited
themselves of the privilege. There are some
mansions in this city and in Oakland where
the whole force of servants. including butler.
gardener. house servants. etc. are japanese,
They are docile, Intelligent and polite. Many
declare their intention of Incoming citizens
as soon as qualified. They are arriving in
increasing numbers on every incoming
steamer from The Orient. and at no fardistant
date may Toe destined to become "A power or
play part in local poltics.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle
The village OF EgerSuGd beneath - nestles
close ia the base of the hill as though fright
enod by the threatening powders al about.
The day Is cloudy: the wind Is strong. hut
no; uncomfortably cold, and We sit in Il shell
tered nook and write Il letter a. the home
folks, or gather some OF the wild Eowc.s.
blooming MXuriantly everywhere But a
few drops ot rain fall by and by. and we do
not wish L. risk . wcttinc. So we descend leis-
Urely 10 the town. and on the way meet
numbers OF school children The bows politely
doll their caps, while the girls Shyly drop 4
denlUr2 courtesy to the "Iu.li>lnan," for all
strangers are "lnEliSmen" until known TO be
of another nation. The children have been
well taught III the school of good manners. as
all Norwegian children are. and recalled to
our minds an Incident that happened in a
suburb of Hamburg, where the streets are
only narrow lanes, twisting in and out be
tween the tiny red-tiled houses on the steep
hillside, Down one of these byways we were
walking slowly when a little golden-haired
Gretchen met Us. and ii the most winsome
way held out her hand and greeted each one.
not saying word. but very grave. and rs il
giving Us a cordial welcome 70 the village
Cor Boston Herald
Henry Clay and Jolln Randolph.