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ing in Japan that the women enjoy a
freedom and respect unknown in any
other Asiatic country, and in this point
Japan has given an example unique IN
the East. In the cities of Japan for
eigner in going about will see women,
young and old, high and low, either
walking about or riding in the jinrikisha,
neither covered UP nor yelled, but with
their faces exposed as much as is the face
Of d European woman. The respect given
to women is not, as might be supposed,
a new thing. TO be sure, women of this
age have lately taken q more prominent
part in outside matters, and thus appear
more conspicuous, but even in the old
times no woman, Though of high rank,
was held in the seclusion that the women
of India, China and Korea are subjected
to at present. We find, too, in the
records of Japanese history an honorable
place assigned to women. The wives and
mothers OF the EInperors were carefully
mentioned, and played an important part
in the old life. Indeed, the records of the
early times show women to have held a
far better position in many ways than
they held in the later middle ages, when
Buddhism and Chinese Influences tended
to lower the old standard. There have
been nine Expresses who have ruled in
| their own rights, and many who have
mingled in political affairs. In litera
| ture, too, there appears an array Of famous
and talented women, and undoubtedly
the leading classics Of the Japanese Ian
gunge are from the hands Of women.
The middle ages gave the women less
prominent position. IL was the age of
revolution and war, and women who
could take no part IN military matters,
and to whom the pen was more fitted
than the sword, rapidly sank under the
new state of affairs. There was also at
chat period great revival of Chinese
learning, and the doctrines based on the
Chinese philosophers gave W omen most
humiliating position. During the many
centuries Of Confucian and Buddhistie
| influence we find the teachings in regard
to women were far bslow the actual prao
tices; that women never sank in reality te
the great sages. According to their teach
| ings woman was trained to implicit
obedience in CHILDHOOD to her parents when
married, to her husband, and in old age
to her sons. She was taught to be sub
missive, gentle and patient, yielding hel
pleasure and will in a cases. AS shs
obeyed her parents in her youth. so die
she serve he husband as her master, merg
ing her life in his and looking to him as
her only heaven. His parents were tc
he hers, even more than her own, his
home was hers, solely by his permission
and will, and unquestioning obedience,
self sacrifice aud self abnegation were
demanded of her. Her sphere was .hel
home, where she remained unsullled and
untouched by matters in the outer world.
She was not thought to have any inter
est nor knowledge Of outside matters,
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ana her education was limited. The care
OF the household, the teaching anu train
ing Of the servants, the bringing up OF
the children were in her hands, hut she
was not expected to know or understand
more important matterssconcsrning her
husbands life il the outer world.
The old life of the japanese woman
was exceedingly coremonious. There
were rules for her conduct in daily life
and for special OCCASIONS which were to
be strictly observed, and, though the
present time Of change has somewhat
modified the old ceremonies, women are
supposed to be much more observant of
them than are men. All the acts Of daily
life formerly were regulated by rules of
etiquette and ceremony. and it is perhaps
to be regretted that many of these are
being rapidly given up in the present
age of change.
In the old family life the young wife
must observe strict difference in the rank
or age of all the mem bers of the house
hold, from the old parents down to the
younger brother or sister of her husband,
she must love them and care for them
and give herself to them and yield to
their wishes, and, in her turn, she be-
comes the respected head and the mother
of a household, with the wives of grown
up sons and hsr own daughters around
her. She. too, teaches to them the doc
| trines she has held to all her life of gen
tleness and duty, and her standards OF
modesty and obedience.
Strange it is to see in the records of
history and tradition that Japanese
women, though hemmed in by social
barriers, and taking thus very subor-
dinate place in the world, with no special
culture of the mind, and taught to sup
press felf assertion and Independence,
still have played prominent part in
outside matters. How it has happened
to be thus is not easily explained, but
wessknow that women have had noble
part in history-have been the inspiration
Of their husbands and sons, and have had
most brave and loyal hearts in time of
war and trouble.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-09
She Is Not Unknown in the Land
Of the Japs.
WHAT WESTERN INFLUENCE MAY
DO FOR HER.
1T May Widen Her Liberties-How Her
Ways Have Been Already Changed-A
Japanese Woman's Entertaining Arti-
Gle.


(Toklo Correspondence of Chicago Record)
The last forty years have seen great
changes for Japan. and the former ly Sc
cluded empire of the far East has come
forward and taken her place among the
nations of the world. The changes in
the country, which are justly cele bratsd
the world over, are by no means of a
transient and f1eeting kind. They are
momentous and have greatly affected the
life of the people. Japan has. within
less than half a century, passed from the
feudal system and the customs of the
middle ages to the civilization of the
nineteenth century and that she has
done SO with wonderful success, and with
a rapidity no less amazing than it has
been steady, are facts that no one can
dispute.
Since these great changes have affected
women as we'll as men, it will he neces-
sary in order to understand the present
GO ndition of Japanese women to consider
what many of these new innovations are,
and to give brief sketch of the life and
thought of the women of old Japan,
whose condition through many centuries
remained unchanged.
1t is a noticeable fact to any one land
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fed exhibits of woman's work while the
central part of the interior Will be dsvotsd
to a large rotunda, with grand staircase
leedinp to the right and left Of the upper
floors.
The exposition park Is 200 acres in sx.
tent. and has many natural advantages.
The State Capitol, in the center of the
city. is only two miles away from the en-
trance to the grounds, making them easy
of access from all quarters of the city.
There will DO fifteen buildings in the
grounds, irrespective of the structures
which individual States may erect.
THE PARTHENON REPRODUCED.
One of the handsomest will be repro.
duction of the Athenian Parthenon which
with its fifty-eight massive columns, will
form lifting place in which to exhibit
the works of the fine arts, to be gathered
by the exposition officers. The walls of
this building ara of brick, and ars Forty
feet high. The brick will be covered with
staff. in imitation of the marble of the
original Parthenon, as will also all of the
exterior features. The roofs will be of
glass, for the purpose of affording o
strong light for the exhibition Of art
works. The Parthenon will occupy the
place of honor in the centor of the
grounds. The entrance to the building
will be graced by fne statue Of Pallas
Athena. twenty-five feet in height, and
mounted on pedestal eighteen feet high.
This statue is now being made in Paris.
and will shortly arrive in this country.
A reproduction of the Rlalto In Venice
will span tiny lake near the statue.
THE COMMERCE. BUILDING.
The most extensive of the structures Is
the Commerce Building, located short
distance from the Parthenon. 1t will
have domo 40 feet high, and the build
ing itself covers six acres OF land. All of
the other main building are unusually
large, the Machinery Building, for in
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The court ladies have been celebrated
for having mingled in state affairs, the
women surrounding the Kokugawa
Tyooons, having held an influen CO that
high officials and mobiles could not de-
spise. Women have been employed in
political intriges and as official messen-
gers to feudal lords when, for special
reasons, secrecy was Important. Women's
wit and courage have helped them under
unfavorable circumstances, and their
loyal spirit has no doubt helped on, if
not inspired, many brave battle. In the
person of Tomoye- Yozsn we have a
Japanese Joan Of Arc, who followed her
horse dressed in armor, engaged in com
bats and was as bold and courageous as
any man might be. The brave wife of
Masa-Shige, the ideal hero of japanese
history, shares with her husband the
admiration Of all Japanese for her bray
loving mother to her equally famous son,
Masatsura. This is also the story of the
celebI ated wife of Hosokawa Tadaoki,
who, when left with her family in the
castle Of her husband, refused to flee at
the approach Of the triumphant enemy
until death was imminent; then rather
than fall into the hands of the foe,
against whom the defense of the castle
had become impossible, she put herself
and children to death.
Thus we see that in all the records of
history. which show SO clearly the loyalty
and courage for which the japanese are
celebrated, that the wives and daughters
of the noble feudal retainers had the
same spirit which distinguished the men
who formed the famous samurai of
Japan. Nor is this devotion and loyalty
thing of the past ages. The lete war
with China has given many examples OF
the spirit of Japanese women and OF
what they have done and endured fol
| their country's cause.
| Many touching stories have been told
of the old women who have urged theil
sons and gIandsons to battle and sent
them off smiling, without tear or trace
of anxiety, Of young wives, who hav,
Sucy 0A aU uODle ana watched
for tidings without word OF complaint
of mothers who smiled through theil
tears to know that their sons died fight
ing at the front and who refu sed to lis
ten to the words of those who would con
sole them, saying that congratuIatio1
should be more fitting glorious deatf
In battle for ones country.
Much more could be said of the hero
ism of the women of Japan in the pas,
and present, but enough has been citet
to show that the national charact 9ristios
OF the nation are shared by the women
| The present age is doing much to change
them, as it has done to change the men,
Many of the old time customs are being
replaced by new ones, and the influence
of Western thought has given the women
more freedom and higher standard OF
education. They are beginning to have
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ested in it heart and soul and arc quietly
going ahead to make Of it something
worth going long way to see.
The exposition proper will not be opened
until May /, of 1897, but the Inaugural
tion exercises will take place on the ex-
position grounds at Nashville on June L,
next. The exposition will continue for
six months, lasting until Nov. 1, 1897.
The dedicatory exercises will be Of an
elaborate character, and it will require
three days to put through the programme
There will be parades galore, iilnmina-
tions at night, fetes big and littio, and
tons Of speeches
1t was the original intention OF J. w..
Thomas, president Of the ex POSITION md
e. O. Lewis, the dirsotor general, to
open the grounds to the public on Sept. /
next. but owing to tie great number OF
buildings to be erected this plan was
abandoned and the opening date deferred
to the following May.
One thousand men have been at work
on the grounds for nine months past and
many of the buildings are now we'll on
W
will cover many acres in extent and will
present a magnificent picture, as nearly
all Of them will be covered with white
staff in imitation of spotless marble.
THE WoMAN'S BUILDIN
The most interesting building IL that
erected by the women of Tennessee. 1t
was designed by Mrs. Sara Ward Conley,
VINO took the Hermitage, the famous
nome OF Andrew Jackson, the patron
saint OF Tennessee, as a pattern. The
Hermitage is only dozen miles from
Nashville, and it is certain to be the
meeoa OF thousands Of tourists who go to
the exposition.
The Hermitage is one of the finest
samples of colonial architecture In the
country, and Mrs. Ward Conley has ideal
lied it by adding suggestions of ancient
Greeian architecture in the Womap's
Building. There will be numerous small
apartments in the structure for the CLASH
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FIFTY CENTS,

The DAILY PRESS is sent TO any
address by mail for so CENTS A
MONTH. 1t Is delivered by carriers
in Portland and vicinity atthe same
rate.
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teo States Infantry, regular army. One
Oh the men connected with our force came
10 me after the war and asked me how /
would ike to travel with circus. I felt
thab needed something exciting after
the life L had led, and so I went into
the business. had expected to become
horse trainer. That is exciting work
too"
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-09
Capes to Accommodate Sleeves

All sleeves droop instead of standing
out widely at the shoulder, but they
require just as much goods to cut them.
and are quite as difficult to be crowded
into jacket sleeves, and SO caDes will be
worn for the next six months, at least.
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Added Misery.

Perry Patettic-Gee whizl This here pa
per saws the blood In a mans body travels
more so, 600 miles in a year.
Wayworn Watson-Wot did you go and
tell me fer? Amt I tired enough alreadya
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-09
The WAYS OF AMIN AIS.
Circus Men Vnlly Understand Their
Whims and Moods.
TRAINERS TALES OF THEIR WILD
CHARGES.

Cold Weather in Brooklyn Causes Baby
Elephants to Wear Tail or Made Suits
ner Has Little Faith in His Quadru-
peds-A Tuss1e with Panther and an
Experience with a Monkey.
The baby elephants Of Barnum g. Bail
ey's Greatest Show on Earth have gone
into brand-new tailor-made suits. The
babies have heretofore been appearing
simply in their "fggers, says the New
York Times
But the babies have been cold. A
watering place early in the season has Its
disadvantages. The ocean breezes of
Brooklyn have been chilly the last two
or three days. and the poor little ele-
plants have shiyered at their boisterous
caresses.
That would never do. A tailor was
sent for, and each baby has now tailor
made wrap belted around it's capacious
waist. These garments might perhaps
be more appropriately called ''robes de
ohambre." They are white, or were
when they were first put on, and are
worn only during the night and for a
negligee during the early morning hours,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-11-14
NOVEMBER WEATHER,

The average November rainfall varies
from inches west of the Cascades to
inch TO the east of them Along the
coast the average Is from to II inches,
Rain falls on from TO 10 days in No
vember. In 1875 at Portland, in No
vember, l6 inches of rain fell, while in
1890 but one-half an inch fell,
The winter Of lS6l-62 had more pre-
ciptation than in any other winter on
record. In the months Of November
1861. to February. 1862, inclusive, there
fell at Walla Walla I1.S1 inches Of pre-
cipltation. When II is considered that
1894 inches Is the annual amount at
Walla Walla, It is seen how excessive
was the precipitation for the winter Of
lS61-62. At Astoria the average Novem-
der rainfall is 1916 inches; the greatest
November rainfall was 1912 inches, in
1869, the least 1.S7 inches, in 1890, The
total rainfall at Astoria from Novem-
ber 1861, to March, 1862, was 6l.6S
inches. That the rainfall for these five
months was excessive is shown by the
fact that the average annual rainfall
Is &c inches At the same time there
fell at Vancouver, Wash, 256S inches
Of rainfall. while the annual average is
3ISl inches. These data are quoted to
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-11-14
GOOD WORK DONE.

Clatsop, Nov, IL, 1856.
Editor Astorian;-
The greatest incentive to labor for a
good cause is due appreciation of that
work, The splendid Republican victory
in Clatsop county on the Sd inst, with
all Of the party leaders working to-
gether to secure the success of our tick
et under the most peculiar conditions
ever known in this county, exempliiles
what can be accomplished by unity of
action and hard work
The Republicans Of Clatsop county
and the state of Oregon should thank
the Daily Astorian more than any 9TH
er agency for the good work it has done
to uphold the cause Of protection and
sound money in this county. You fought
the proposition of free and unlimited
coinage Of silver from the first as being
against the interests of the people and
in favor of the silver mine owners.
The campaign was campaign of edu-
cation, and you may well feel proud of
the victory that you have so ably help
ed us to win, REPUBLICAN.
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CHURCH SERVICES TOMORROW.


At the Presbyterian Church there will
be services as usual tomorrow at IL in
the morning and 7:3O in the evening.
Sunday school at 1915; Y. P. S. c. E.
at $50. We extend a cordial invitation
to all. You will be heartily welcomed
at any or these services.
The Astoria Ministerial Association
will meet in the Congregational Church
on Monday morning at the usual hour.
E. s. Bollinger, Secretary.
Conversational Church-The usual
services will be held. Morning text,
"Ye are not your own" Evening topic,
"The Tragedy of a Human Soul" All
are cordially invited. All the services
of this church will be held in the lee
ture room for about one month.
Swedish Lutheran Church-Morning
service in Swedish; Sunday school
meets at 1915; evening services at 7;45
in English. Text, Rom s:6-7; topic, THE
Carnal and Spiritual Mind Contracted"
Tuesday evening at 1880 o'clock a lee
ture to young in English. Topic Mar
tin Luther" Cborn 14SS, died l546), not
"The Apostolic Church" as has been
previously announced. Wednesday
evening at 7:45 preaching in English at
the school house in Fort Stevens. ]. A.
Edlund, Pastor.
NJ f Church-Services at II a. m.
and 7:30 p. m. Glass meetings at 10
a. m. and $3.50 p. m. Epworth League
at $50 p. m,
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shoH the excessive rainfall IN the win.
ter OF isGi.e2 In comparison with that
80 far prevailing IN 1896. Usually Mo-
ycmbcr has freezing temperature
Freezing temperature may always be
expected In December; east Of the Cas-.
cadcs. especially over the plateau re-
gion. zero temperature and lower occur
In December. II is seldom that heavy
snowfalls occur west Of the Cascades,
and when II falls Il usually falls IN
January. though snow has fallen quite
heavily west OF the Cascades In Decem-
ber, East Of the Cascades light snow
falls In December. but the heaviest
snow fall is usually In January or Feb
ruary.--U. s. Monthly Bulletin.
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wYoMINGs VOTE.
Democrats and Populists Victorious by
Small Majoritles.


Denver, November 15.-A special to
the News from Cheyenne. wy. says:
The Democratic state central commit
tee tonight received advices from Red
Lodge. Mont. that seven precincts in
Big Horn county gave Bryan 1l2; Nc
Kinley l34; Osborne. 122; Mendell. I3l;
Corn. 122; Groesbeck, 1OS. 1t Is not
known whether or not this includes the
five precincts heard from previously.
consequently the situation as to the ac-
curate vote Of Big Horn county is as
much in the dark as ever
The majorities in the state as near as
can be estimated are as follows:
Martin and Quigley. Democratic cleo
tors, 400; Van Meter. Populist elector,
225; Osborne. fusion for cor gress. AIS.
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ACCUSED OF FORGERY.
Sad Plight OF an Oregon Man in the
California Metropolis.

San Francisco. November 13.-L. D.
Savage. who arrived here some time
ago from Portland. Oregon. was ar
rested Thursday afternoon upon a
charge of forgery. 1t is alleged that
Savage forged the name of W. A
Dawes to a check for s5.75, drawn on
the Crocker- -Woolworth bank. and pass
ed it to c. R. Carey in payment for
goods purchased. Savage is said to
have wanted to recall the check the
day after he had passed it. but could
not raise the money Until within the
past ten days Savage had been for a
short time in the employ of w. A
Dawes as collector. On Wednesday
Dawes says Savage came to him and
told him he had drawn check that he
wished to recall, and asked him to lend
him the money, not saying anything
about his having forged Dawes name
to the instrument. Savage denies that
he is guilty of the charge against him.
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MIR. HANNA HAS
GLORY ENOUGH
Specimen Of Hundreds Of Letters Re-
ceived Daily by the Chairman.
PLENTY OF ADVICE OFFERED
Don't Appoint Any Person to This Po-
sition Until You See Me"--Head-
quarters at Washington.

Cleveland. November 1s.-'I have
had all the glory l want out Of this
campaign. and am satisfied" said
Mark A. Hanna today, while he was
busiIy engaged in going through an
enormous accumulation OF correspond
'ence
The remark was called forth by let
ter which the national chairman found
in his mail. and the writer OF which
eulogized Mr.. Hanna as the only man
for the secretaryship OF the treasury.
II said:
IF you find the duties OF the position
too arduous for you. call on me and
l will come and help you"
Here" continued Mr.. Hanna, sis an
other man whose request can easily
grant; he says: Don't appoint any per-
son to this position until you see me-
Nearly every letter 1 get nowadays
is either request for an appointment
or contribution Of some sort. It's alb
surd. though, to make formal requests
Of me, and just told the man that I
was no patronage broker"
Concerning the Republican headquar-
ters. Hr. Hanna said:
The Chicago headquarters will be
closed early next week and Major Dick
will come back here. The New York
headquarters viii probably be kept
open until we decide about permanent
national headquarters.
Where will they be locatedg' he was
asked.
Il am in favor of Warrington. my
self. Everything will be centered there.
but wherever they are, you can depend
upon it that active work win be kept
up"
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DISEASE PREVALENT.

"The many cases Of measles, and a
few cases of scarlet fever, now preva-
lent amongst the school children, call
for extraordinary care on the part Of
the school board" said city official
yesterday 81 know of several in
stances where children have been al
lowed to go TO school while still not
out of danger from, or when just TAX
ing the measles, and thus helped to
spread the trouble. Such state Of
affairs is wrong and should not be per-
mitted. Houses where contagious dis
eases are prevalent should have notices
posted as a warning to others, and
children having such diseases should
not be allowed to attend school until
all hanger is passed"
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ban insurgents as belligerents. Upon
hearing the news the Spanish envoy TO
Peru. Senior Devanello. who is also ac-
credited to Bolivia. Immediately set out
for sucre to look after Spanish inter
ests in that capital and presumably to
lodge a protest on behalf Of his govern
ment against the proposed action. Fur
ther adyices received today from sucre
show that congress had an exciting
and stormy session 10 consider the res
olution. The president Of the chamber
declared the resolution adopted and the
senate proceeded to approve It in the
midst Of loud protests from excited
senator's and great confusion in the
senate chamber, so that the session
finally had 10 be suspended.