Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-30

tendance at the NIis'n scho"Is-Re-
Iigiods Ideas-Becorne Citizens.
The first Japanes, t<cttle in San Fran
cisco were eleven pcrsor who arrived here
from the Sandwich Inlds in $50 Their
numbers were addedD very slowly until
1881, when it is estated there were 200
located in this city. great many of those
arriving here regiSteit the Office Of Saburo
Fiyii. the japanese nSul, and according TO
the statistics furniSd 10y that gentleman 297
had registered the up 10 the close Of the
year 1884 and 5511p 10 the close of the last
year Accordin0o Miyaals. one oS the hest
known and one the longest resident Japan
| ese here. there & al present a little over $40
| of his countryral residing in this city and
vicinity OF eSe, upward of forty are wo-
men. about tenty Of whom are married
/ One married EIple keep laundry in this
| city and anoer couple conduct restaurant
in Oakland The daughters of both couples
attend the Iblic schools in this city
GOOD STUDENTS.
Two Of o. married women are being edu-
Gated at Il University of the Pacific at San
Jose, whiInne bright young lady, Miss Sono,
H..
when shsraduateS Contemplates returning
to Japannd passing her examination 10 he
admittet'tO the bar. to which women are
equally eligible with men. Some of the
women re employed as house servants in
familieSvhere their husbands are employed
as butlGs or gardeners, etc, and seven of the
numbeare cpurtesanS. There are, perhaps,
five orsN japanese in business in a small
wav il this city, hut they admit themselves
that iey do not make success of it, and.
after mning a business two or three wears.
geneilly fail
Tt majority of the japanese who have ar
riva here lately are between 10 and - years
Of sc, and they are nearly all the sons of
peole Of the middle class. small merchants,
famerS, storekeepers, etc. Owing to the
compulsory educational law that is in vogue
irJapan, all Of them are TO a certain extent
ducated before they leave home. and their
uincipal object in coming here is to obtain
IN English education and study the manners
md customs of the white people, so that on
10 their native land they will stand
better chance of obtaining remunerative
Employment Another reason which brings
nuIlber here probably is that in their own
ountry they are subject TO military duty,
which interferes with their studies and is
cry distasteful TO them
On arriving here the first object Of the
-oung japanese is TO get employment to keep
imself while he is pursuing his studies
'ery few of them have been used TO any kind
( work at home. and they often engage as
ouSe servants, without other compensation
han room and board at first. with the privi-
ege of attending school during the day or in
he evening. After year or so they usually
ecive from Sl.5O to 81 a week
IN THE SCHOOLS
About 80 Of them are attending the mis-
ion schools out Of working hours, while about
nrty are regular attendants at the public
choolS here and in Oakland Quite a num-
er attend the evening public schools, while
thers attend private schools after their days
york is done. There are over a dozen en-
oiled in the Lincoln grammar school, five in
he high school. three in the Oakland high
chool, three in the Hopkins academy and
hree in the state university At least two
birds Of these work morning and evening,
efOre and after school hours. while the
thers are sons of wealthier parents. who are
BILE to provide for them while being edu-
ated One Of the pupils at the Lincoln
,hool is a graduate of Toxic university
1hile several of those at the mission school
re sons of noblemen.
A number of those here are professed Chris
ians hut the majority Of them are what the
onsul calls 'skeptics"-that is. atheists
lOugh some cling TO the religion Of
buddhism, which promises rest in heaven
fter many transformations, births and re-
eated miserieS of life and death. Here they
ave no temples and no priests. When asked
5 TO their opinion of place of future pun
'hment they answer with an old japanese
roverb: "Jigoku no sata mo, Kane shidai,n
r 1.-The tOrtures of hell are graded according
D the amount of money one has"
When asked by a reporter why there were
OF more Japanese women here one of the |
len said: The less women the better;
tongue three inches long can kill
IAN six feet high"
While theJapanese can be naturalized and
ecome citizens. so far only two have availed /
of the privilege. There are some
be whole force Of servants, including butler,
house servants, etc, are Japanese. !
hey are docile, intelligent and polite Many /
eclare their intention of becoming citizens |.
5 soon Us qualified. They are arriving in
numbers on every incoming
Gamer from the Orient, and at no far distant
ate may be destined to become a power or
lay part in local politics San Fran
sco Chronicle.