Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-07

i. . curious fact that In the management
Of great commercial and financial eater
grises, even here in japan. the Chinese
merchant gnsl banker Is regarded rs th@
tsost Trustworthy and a GetaGifing China
man ho5digz these high positions can
scarcely bs reeaiI-si In the frst place. he
IL a splendid accountant. secondly, lie Is
able 70 give large bonds Even tie Eng
Eisk b-ookksepers In the banks put great
faith IN tie careful eoEn pItafi0ns Of the
CAinsse GU ployea. although mental Arith-
EaEtEe Is something unknown 10 this arrhi-
peieGre- Tell an ordinary japanese 10 add
.. Il and Il together. a1l without bis
ab9cas. or s0rohan. a. X j. called, lie viii
be helpless. This alsaeas - An instrument
cen uposed of bsads Siding On wires fixed In
franls similar 10 that ca which many q.
Us leAgled ths multiplication table ia
childhood. and In the hands Of an expert Is
calAbse Of the fsO@s elaboraEe Ct figuring
lnths most elaborate Of fractions. The
Jspanese. b=lng more practical khan meta
phys5czl. without aay tendency. IN tsct. 70
idealIsn. desire 20 make sure of results
with their fingers, and they carry this use
Of thelT senses even into their reilgion-
Tkey are Dot. however. without q certain
code ot morals, somewhat Copfuciaa ia
their twaEg. IL . true, which have been "a
mil;ar 10 the people for centuries Some
Of them are worth quoting. for instAnee@
.sT'rsassrrss that are laid up in gamer
decay. treasures that are laid up ii the
zlna % 54os decsy.T
"A thousand pieces of gold are not as
precious as osse day cf study"
''Tboagt thoa werr born in the poo-
mans ioreI. If theu hast wisdom tboa sbalt
be Ike the lotus flower growing Ont .: the
mud -
-'Then hasty wori hath oooe been
sposess. . team Of four horses mas pursue.
hus eansas b-iug il back ~
Human ears are listening al the wall
SPEAK 70 calam3y, therefore, even in -
crxs
The flaw of ar evil word eanno< h.
srOand s7vsy.n
He that ioveth iniqEity beckoEeth ~
u 2iSs0rtEae- Il i, as it wers. the echo AZ
sweria- - tie voice
And so On thr1sgh two volumes Do the
western nations furnish better samples Of
wisssorTf thzn tteses
Tbe japanese are making rapid stride
h education. They have al imperial uni
verz.ty in which are taught law. literature
sc.esee. engineering. med cine and azrieEIi-
ture. the professors being JapaDsse- Ger
| mans. Athericans ard English. Taey have
| norrnaI sehoOls for boys and girls. CONNER
ciai schools. military and naval &cseissa ses-
a Ii1E.slcssI ac8~isr1y a fine art school. deaf
and cgeoH schoal- aud many other iust9t2-
sie1ss th4 leastipx idea ct which is TO ar
ss1aasate the national ways of thinking to
those Of Earppesn countries Compare
the ,Tapanesz y0aHg nseH goa may see in
tAe }ui-esi States with those @Eo b~Eari
th~ar sssdies eTen 30 recsntly as 80, anI
| the tyso sevga ta b~long 70 3iiI-rent worlds.
Their strides hare h+eu equally rapid 10
ozheE EelSs II Development. and ia some
-ssszsecfs they Cal discount tbstr we~tern
nesEhS1rs TIE total mileage u Ezsls a aFs.
the first Gf which was begun il I@7a, is now
upward * loo miles. ard tie profits have
| steadily increased year by year. Tne fzres
zre extremely loE. TIE pEsnciTal cities
| af,.i towns arr connected by telegraph. and
] tne vrinefcal izlaDsI- with the azsfaAS1ad by
| ea2ss< TIE ra:s f0r 10 word message 10
| at,y E4art ct the empire i sh.y8s 5 cents
| L .s ard # 80 otsaess are open fer psaiylie
| tyzssf.sess lexide= a large Dgrufsr Of tsie-
| rsgs.ne 5fgiee-. Ia both Yokon ANA ard To
1 S5e. - miles arayt. there are several hug
| 5rssl yesevAan= s9is-cFiters- and csFn1ulGst-
/ essf9of1 y a. C1ouvegienz a. betEee1 egtlz$zsS
.
| in tbe { ult~f -tste-- The f&-iig i - eeBss
| fer fze fsinates. aza5. ike Cur rastaze. the
distance MAKES 70 s'A'i-rsAes Z. ~ sF.G1
| I-e itres sTe tSaa.t sh1 NvtArA " ~"
JzTzz-seSe ard si4 kinds q n1akeslai sfsn -,
| ssrz1EzseSt= are t1FEfe1 OK o. 'ss mp "a
/ yerkseaf's fAeTsi1re. yoa see- IN is4'Ass
| Respects tbs u nos Sow naf4on-
The Jfnrtsssshs-
| -s.s- -. q. @--.ps- srp-n.1fzs-s n tho
- - ~ - ,ar--i-.;stss ~. se-rs.
| -. t'.-.. s.-,,ss-.- rarna ~ +. vet;sgs cs,
! .---r5.--1. ~. ,,-iflr. vvbs- Cs,,,sr war-
| = 60 - .s.r,s ,-,s F,e-as ss1s -
! r4..-sg5v w ,.--7 means s-r,sa us,7Tgr Fs-
ti-je.~ F4eee a witty Ez-lbsh friend IN.
j, -ss--- -esv- il Is. B5st shat a errrsfarS,
n, eau hire e,oolT al from - 10 - centa
lay ara r., zy5gi asrz5. y7ssr t.es.s and cal
,--s.-gfns-. F,s,est assi nfga+. He wils va wh5ri
rr-g szsT the g--s-rr,e! al ths rate of nj uailes
A., &,s,s- and rsvs eassIr efe mi srs day
: ~.,rusBs-7 t-so ~ frsza Eidxo 70 ss4ra. y
ng.t-s s5ay-. Starting az o'esc.sk in shs
-gss-ys:se from og,e q these psszts Es hsrs
-etuyp~<I IN tizn= for Siuner. Ths oool7
viii r,sn All say. stopping for say eEiy twJ
bszxrs' re-. oas Of Il OF ooa-se ths sgees
| and .z~ Isxury Of this kind Of srzrsl !
| ese 20 tie !lshtness Of the -rsckshsw+" a
/ Faxsl.Arz@u abhSsxiz-s the word, and tAi
| .s.zsrAk,se character of shs roeas Ny GET
| rsa~,sez,Esr en.say, On a pEzsck- aces carries
r. s., usfEe< in - minutes nszy "a
| kers ,has serTzEss of all kinds ia japan