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The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-07
FEW BIRTHS TO BE HAD.
The Chances in Japan for Young American Business Men
 Are Few.
Guy E. Mitchell.
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In recent consular report the late Consul General Gowey sends from Yokohama, February 5, 1900, copy of his reply to an inquiry from a resi- dent of New York relative to oppor- tunities of employment in Japan. h. asmuch as Mfr. Gowey has. he says, frequent occasion to communicate e this information to parties in the United States, the letter is given be- low. It reads:
 There are more young men here seeking clerical and official places than there are positions to be filled. Every issue of the English daily news papers contains notices from young me: seeking positions. many of them claiming experience in bookkeeping or the silk or curio trade, and the ability to speak and write French, German. etc.
 There is no chance whatever to obtain positions under the imperial government. for the tendency in off cial circles is to discharge foreigners as fast as practicable and fill their places with Japanese.
 Every year finds an increasing number Of young Japanese who have been educated abroad coming home and seeking positions, and t is. of course. the natural and inevitable thing that they should fill the places in their own government.
 'I would not recommend Americans to come to this country unless they have secured employment in ad- vance,"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-07
The TCIer2etcF.

Considerable importance is attached to the d;stance-neasurirg field glaSs invented Ev AIr. Zeiss. Of Jena. It is simply an extension Cf the natural DOW CT of the eyes to estimate the distance of nearby objects. This power deperds upon the fact that tkc space Letweer the eyes serves like a base line in sur vcying. tl,c lines Of sight ccnvcrgine upon a selected object from the ends oi the base. Tn thc tcleEeter thc o1Tcctiv distance between the eyes is increase J by means Of prist--s, and Gogble inagcS Of the cbiec-s locked ct arc fc~E,ed. The distance between the i-.cGcs varies with the rcrcteness Of thc ot'Ccts. and a sca,e ows what the re-! dis4oEcc is. Cp 10 about two miles the results are said to be fairly accurate.-Youth's Companion
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-07

old grayTieaded Pima took pleasure ] in pointing out the extent of their
 domain. They Were anxious to
 know if their rights and titles to
 their lands would be respected hy
 our government. nr0n learning that
 their country had becom part of
 the United States" The.old mans
 anxiety was but too well founded
 and could he contrast now the
 wealth and prosperity of his tribe bef"r Inc westward sweep of ciyil-
 izatinn with it's present dtstitnlidn
 and decay, he would have cause to Iise in vengestlce aud demand that eiItis- government adopt ii course of common decrncv. There are
 h'anY people in the Eastern States who have raised out against
 he injustice neted out to the poor
 Indian. Their sympathy has usually been misplaced and wasted
 upon a savage irecher0us and r.- lrntlrsS foe uf the whitcnen. But
 here now Is a worthy canse none wnrthipr ever lived ; to right wrong; tn give to q good people tfat of which they have wrungf,ll;y deSP"iled thru the criminal care. lesSn"Ss uf the government. And ihr solution of thr problem iS SD easy, s" simple The waters of ih4 'iIla are ample tn supply the nrrd> of Inc starving Pinlas and many others. only they largely run to waste during flood tines. The government reports and surveys shows that ihe building of great dam un the Giia would store uu enough water [" irrigate thousands If acres nfaS fertile land as the sun shines upon. Cannot some of our trlehds who have anon professed such intrest in the poor redmrn come 10 his assistance now and SOS. that he may be acc"rled justice? The cause is worthy; the means are at hand; the interest alone is Lacking.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-07
Irrigation
 Matters.
INDIANS STARVING.
An Indian Famine Al Home.

An Indian Famine AL Home.
 Indians starving to death" l. the heading ofa Ph"enix Special. to the Chicago Tribune. the tex of which Is, as follows. "SiX [ thousand Indians are starving tn death on the Gila- RrServatinn, nc- r"rrling tu s. NJ. M"Gnwnn. sup rrintendent of the II Il ;irinI ScEnuI of PhncnIx. Hi st l,nnui pninl> d most d"I 'rahle picture of rnndi tiouS existing am"ung tribes that have never been contaminated N ,th white blood. Superintendent Me Gown said he found twenty hell = less adults in one miserable shack that would under ordinary circum stances scarcely accnmntlate three persons. C"ngrrsS has appr"pr = nted $30.000. but no-methnd nf dis trihuling the money was stipulated. (. hence il is lied np. while tie wards nt the government are starving tn death" :" This statement of the pitt able conditions of the friendly and industrious PInias iS old news to Mesirrn readers, and the case iS on" nf the most shameful anal outrage ou> instances of neglect and be- trayal nn the part "[ the United St;tes of an ally, worthy and true"
 That COCO Pima Indians. always the constant and active friends of the white man. should be reduced from a condition of wealth antii great prosperity tn actual starva- ton thru the neglect ni the federal government. while the diacenl Aparhrs, always the white mans Iue> causing more trouble, plila%e and loss oi life than any wrstern tribe. should be today sleek anh we'll fed at the hands of the same government, seems a rewar,lIng oi enemies and killing of friends.
 For hundreds of years the PinaS
 
 lived in plenty, irrigaIing their flel,Is from the water of the Gila until the white man came and di- , vrrtrd s waters nn tn hlhpr areas. i
 Al ihe time of the Gads,len pur- e ,a,e, Lieutenant Mirhlpr ul lh,. h"uI.dry commission sitid uf these lndianS in his official report, dated way back in 1856. Besides being great warriors they are good hu>- hanpnien and farmers and work lahoriuuSly in the field. They are ON ners of fine horses and mules, fat oxen and nIllch cows, pigs and poultry and are q wealthy class of Indians. The Pinias consider regular descendant of the Azlecs. A We jonreycd al;ng the valley We fnuur 'an,lS fenced and irrigated and rich ffcfd "f " heat riptning toI lhe harvest a view differing from anything we had seen since leaving the Atlantic States. They grew cotton, sugar, peas, wheat and corn. AS 1 sat :, upon a rock, continues Lieutent Michler. :" admiring the scene, an
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-07

TT TANTED--sEvERAL BRIGHT AND HonEsT
 w persons to represent us as Mana gers in this and clos hy counties. Sal arv $900 a year and expenses. Straight. hona-fide, no more, no less salary. Posi- ton pefmanent Our references, any bank in any town. ft is mainly office work conducted at home. Rs ference. Enclose self-addressed stamped envel- ope. THE DOMINION Company, Dept, 3, ChiragO
The St. Johns herald., 1900-07-07
Politics In Irrigation.

The question of thp reclamation of
 thp arid lands b> the government u become sn vital that many ni
 tn" states political platform in the
 arid region have declared in favor
 of such q policy while in PhiIadel-
 phla the national platform of the
 Republicans cuntainr.i the follow
 ing plank. We rccuniend ad,- qHhte National Legislation to re- claim the aid lands of tie United States, rrsprving tue control ofthe distribution of water inr irrigation the re>pectiv States an,. Terr .ies j.
 While II may argue well for q cause that II Is considered nf slifi- "irntnaii"nai importance tn declare t"r IL in the platform of great political party, the question itsclI ls not one which ShnuId be dragged into pnIiti,>. The National [rriga tfnn movement + one which can h., and Is being combined upon hv all parties. IL Is a question as vilnIly interesting To the western Democrat as to lis Republican or PnpuliSi nrlghh"rs and nn matter what di- ference "f"ppinion may be held upon other issues. all can agree upon the proposition rhrt the re- of ihe arid lands of the West iS a subject for consideration and solution ny Congress IL iS [" he hoped that the n3venrnt look ing tn the building of strong rrsrr- v"irS by the government and iht conquest of Arid America will stand upon strictly non partiSan i l,.,siS
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28
One.Minnte Tel,phones.

The new system OF one-minute tele-
phones, which is now coming into
vogue, is based on the supposition that
the great majority of telephone mes
sages can really be condensed INTO a
minutes conversation when once the
subscribers are connected up. The ob-
ject Of introducing this service was
that the standard five minutes serv-
ice was too expensive, with lOng-dis-
tancc telephones, TO be at all popular.
The One-minutc Is, therefore, charged
fOr at the rate OF one-hlth Of what it
would have been for Il five minute SER
vice, with a minimum charge Of fifteen
cents for one minute. Thus the rate
for points between 100 aud 200 miles
from each other is twenty cents a min
ute. For distance Of thirty.fye miles
the charge is fifteen cents a minute
and five ceuts for each additional min.
ute.-WinOna Mimi Republican.
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28
A BUSINESS POINT ER.

Several Washington merchants are
Afraid TO invite tho trade OF suburban
people for fear it migbt offend some
Il their city customers who don't con-
ider it "the proper thing" to be seen
D store with country people. They
want the cash Of country people when
the same can be secured without any
outward sign Of a desire to reach out
tor it. One of the largest hardware
Grms in the city recently refused to
advertise in the columns Of the CIrI-
ZEN and gave the following reason;
"We're not out after suburban busi-
Aess for the reason that we consider
the trade of the people of Virginia and
Maryland not particularly desirable. "
Gustave HRrtig, the hardware man Of
500 aud 51l H Street, N, E., is Of a
different opinion. He wants the trade
Of country people and he is getting it,
When you deal with him you are deal
Ing with a square business man and o
friend. Dec. 10-4t
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28
Money jn Oranges.

The development of the orange in.
dustry in the United States has been
extremely rapid.
y quarter of a century ago there
were no seedless or naval oranges in
the States. A few oranges were grown
in Florida, but the bulk came from the
Mediterranean shores and the fruit
was expensive. At that time the total
annual yield of California was only a
few carloads.
Now the annual California orange
yield is $4,000 carloads, and next year
it is expected to exceed 10000 carloads.
The total amount invested in orange
prOpertyin California twenty-five years
ago was $4,000; now it is 5000 600,
aud is annually increasing by two mill.
ions.
The Introduction OF the seedless
orange has wrought this change, and
large tracts Of waste land in California
have been covered with luXur1ant
orange groves, and several small towns
more or less dependent on the industry
have sprung up in the State.
1t is computed that the industry has
added annually $43,OOO,OO0directly and
S6000O,0O0 indirectly to the taxable
wealth Of the United tates.-Philadel-
phla Record.
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28
"cApTAlN MsLLY.o
An Amazon Who Served ns an Artillerist
in the Revolution,


| An Amazon Who Served ns an Artilierist
in the Revolution.
An interesting character associated
/ with the early history of West Point
was an amazon commonly known as
! Captain Molly" She was the wife
of an artilleryman in Fort Clinton at
the time of its capture by she British
in October, 1777, and when the enemy
scaled the parapot he He'd, but Molly,
! his Wife, who was built of better stuff,
stepped up and took his place at the
| gun. Nine months afterWard at the
| battle Of Monmouth she carried water
! from neiChboring spring and served
! it to the soldiers in the earthworks
| during The early part Of the engage
ment, and when her husband was
| Killed at his post she dropped her
bucket, seized the rammer and re-
maincd with the other atillerymen
at the gun until the close Of the bat
| tie on the following morning General
I Green presented her to Washington,
who appointed her sergeant in the
army and afterward She was placed
on the retired list at half pay for life.
She was a great rayorite in the army,
and is described as a stout red-haired,
freckled-faced, good-natured lrishwom-
an, with a sharp tongue and a hot
temper. She spent tho rest Of her life
At West Point, usually wearing
cooked hat and the blouse of an artil-
lt M F.Inf
upon tho sleeves Toward the end Of
her life she became arrogant ana que
rulous and was q great trouble to the
officers There Is a considerable COR
respondcncc on file at the War Depart
ment in Washington concerning her,
and finally the Secretary Of War was
compelled TO place her III Charge Of
woman who was made responsible for
her good behavior. On one occasion
the post commlssary writes: "As Molly
is such dIsagreeablc object to take
care of / have been obliged to borrow
the money to pay the people and if it
can possibly be replaced l should be
very glad"
On another occasion the post com
missary at West Point informs The
Secretary Of War in an official letter
tLat Molly is very much in need Of un-
dergarmcnts that are worn exclusively
by women, and asks permission to pur-
chase three or four at Government eX-
pense, but the Secretary of War re-
plies that they will be forwarded from
Washington. -Four months later tho
ccmmissary is compelled to again re-
mind his superior Of the matter as .ol-
lows
ITO the Secretary of War, Washing
ton.-Sir: If the shifts which you in
formed me should be made for Captain
Molly are done l should be glad to
have them sent, as she complains much
for want Of them. l have the honor
to be your obedient seryant" Chicago
Record.
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28
RnssLan DIslike of runnel..

There are, naturally, a number of
sweeping curves through the Urals.
but all tunneling has been avoided.
The writer did not see a single tunnel
in the Ural range, 1t is a remarkable
fact that during the trans-Siberian
railway inspection the writer did not
observe a tunnel anywhere; and even
after continuing the inspection right
into the heart Of Russia. about 1000
miles more of the line had been Gov
cred before he saw the first tunnel.
This was near Tyfa. not far from the
illustrious Tolsto's home; and it was
while responding to n prearranged in
vitation from le grand Russo, that the
writer came across this, the first tun-
mel noted, after GO0O miles of overland
railway inspection.
Russian railway engineers would
sooner blow up small mountain than
make a tunnel leaving a yawninC
chasm between the rocks. with two
"streaks of rust" at the bottom thereof
as a souvenir of his activity. Or, if
he finds that, after going to the noun.
tain, the mountain is not likely to yield
to him. his instructions are to circum.
vent it by long detour. Anything to
avoid tunnellng! The primary aver.
sion to tunnels in Russia is not alone
their first cost, but their subsequent
cost; for tunnels, like houses, always
have something the matter with
them.'-Cassiers Magazine.
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Virtue best loves those children that
she beats.-Herrick.
Constancy is the complement OF
other human virtues.-Mazzini.
Those who complain most are most
to be complained of,-M. Henry.
Who makes quick use Of the momen.
IS a genius Of prudence.--Munger.
The wisest man is generally he who
thinks himself the least so.-Boileau.
The luxury Of doing good surpasses
every other personal enjoyment.-Gay.
IT'S not what man does which OK
ats him. bat what man would do
Browning.
The fights Of the human mind are
not from enjoyment TO enjoyment, but
from hope to hope.-Johnson.
Loneliness needs not the aid of for
eign ornament, but is when unadoned
adorned the most--Tr Jmson.
Ask thyself daily to how many i'll
minded persons thou hast shown 4
kind disposition. Marcus Antoninus.
There is no beautiher of complexion,
or form, or behavior like the wish to
scatter joy, and not rain, around is.
Virgil.
The soldier who executes his cap
tain's commands is no less valuable
than the captain who gave the order.
-CervGntes.
There cannot be a eurer proof Of low
origin or Of an innate meanness of
disposition than TO be always talking
and thinking about being genteel.--
Hazlitt.
What will you gain if you do your
duty bravely and generously? You
will gain the doing OF it. The deed
itself is the gain. We ought to do
what is right, not from hope or fear,
but from love OF what is good; be-
cause Thy testimonials are the very
JOY of my heart. t."-Socrates.
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28
DR.. W00DWARD'S ADMINS
TRATI0N.

The prediction filed by men Of recog-
nized ability that the appointment Of
DR.. Woodward as Health officer for
the District Of Columbia would prove
a mistake has been abundantly full
filled during the past three years.
That his administration has been a
failure is a fact which only his inter-
ested supporters would undertake to
deny.
1t is not possible, of course, for us to
properly estimate the motives which
have inspired the various reform
movements inaugurated by the Doctor
since he assumed the duties of the
Office but it is our privilege to pass
judgment upon the results of his ef-
forts. In doing this we shall deal with
him in absolute fairness, confning our
remarks to the discussion of his Off
cial acts and leaving others, if they
feel disposed to do so, to assail him
with less delcately tempered shafts.
No argument is needed to prove that
Dr., Woodward has incurred the un-
compromising displeasure of a large
element Of the people of the city and
District. There is reason to believe
that if his reappointment were left to
the gentlemen of the fraternity Of
which he is a member his failure to Sc
cure the Office would mark the distin-
gushing event of his official career.
Were he to appeal to the large body
Of druggists in the city additional evil
dence Of his unpopularity as the head
of the Health Department would be
promptly forthcoming, while the hun
dreds of dairymen whom he has har-
rassed almost from the moment of his
induction into Office would strengthen
the verdict against him by their plain
ly expressed and emphatic disapproval
Of his methods Of administration.
In view Of these facts-for facts they
are-there is ample warrant for the
declaration that the Doctors manage
ment of the health affairs Of the Dis
trict has been a radiant failure-a sort
Of pyrotechnic misapprehension of his
importance as a public official and a
corresponding inclination to underes.
innate the force and influence Of the
business men Of the city with whom
the duties Of his post made it neces'
sary for him to come in contact But
what more could have been expected
from youthful and wholly inexperi-
enced physician?
There is a demand for a new man in
the Health Office But will the Dis
trict Commissioners heed it, or, as they
did three years ago, will they refuse
TO give due and proper consideration
to the administration OF the affairs OF
that important department Of the Dis.
trict government?
The people await their decision.
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28

No man is quite satisfied with an in.
crease In salary unless it means less
work.
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28
One sktpper,s "Moaernte sneea.r

The laws Of the future regarding
the speed Of steamships when running
under adverse weather conditions will
no doubt be very specific on that point
after we have a few more great col
lisions in which all hands are lost. At
present they are loosely worded and
enJoin moderate speed in running
through fogs.
The trouble is everybody has a DIFF.
ferent idea Of what constitutes moder.
ate speed. Not long ago they had an
old Cunard captain before a commits
sion which was investigating a small
accident. What do you consider mod.
crate speed, sir" asked the chairman.
The old skipper scratched his ear. "Oh!
bout eighteen knotsw he growled.
The commissioners nearly fell off
their seats. Great Scottw gasped the
chairman, why, the captain Of a large
freighter just told us six knots" "Six
knots be hangedw said the witness
stoutly. II tell you the ship won't
steer until she is going better than
sixteen" incidentally this was III,
exact truth.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28
CHINESE PLACE NAMES.
SIGNIFICANT TO THOSE WHO UN-
DERSTANO THE LANGUAGE.

eekin is Northern Capital-Shanghai Sig
nifies "City Near the Sea-" and Yang
tse-KiRng Means"Father of the Ocean"
-Tien-Tsin is the Heavenly Place"
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28
Long Range Photorrnnhr.

Captain Gentili, an Italian officer
who has been experimenting in long
distance photography, has discovered
a means Of taking photographs at n
distance OF many miles. BY this means
1t has been possible to photograph fort
resses from a distance of eleven miles
and masses Of troops at a distance Of
nineteen miles. Captain Gentilrs In
vcntion is likely to become Of consid-
cradle Importance from the military
point Of view.-London Daily Mail.
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28
A Life.savIng Czarinn.

Twice the Dowager Empress Of Rus
sia has saved her husbands life. One
day, when in the Emperor's dressing
room, she observed that on his dress
ing table lay a curious-looling jewel
case. Something about it's appearance
aroused her curiosity, and taking It
up, she became aware that it was eX-
tremely heavy Without saying a
word, she went into her room and
placed it carefully in a basin of water;
then sending for the prefect of police.
whose duties kept him much about the
palace. she begged him to have it eX-
amined, and it was discovered to be
one of the most marvellous internal
machines ever invented by the ingenu-
ity of man. The second occasion on
which the Empress was directly in
strumental in stopping murder Oc-
CURED in the winter palace when she
heard a sight noise which indicated
the presence of some stranger in the
Cars study. Without betraying the
slightest anxiety she begged her hus-
band to come and speak to one Of the
children. He did so. She locked the
door, and only gave the keys to a
party Of soldiers, who found that some
one had just escaped through the win
dow. ~ .-. ,4s.
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28
nInlern IcdncaiInn.

Here is a gem from the oxford Mag
azine: "a lew days ago the rector Of
Oxford University received from n
gentleman the following: How much
wonld ! have TO pay for the education
Of my son in your university? Let me
know II shall have to pay In case my
son, besides rowing. should wish to
learn 10 read and write "--Argonaut.
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28

we shall have uniformity in The spell.
ing Of China's place names, ana know
what these names mean, and we shall
see clearly that these names show con-
siderable imaginative aud descriptive
facility, and that they are really help
ful in the study Of Chinese geography.
The suburban citizen., 1900-07-28
SUBSCRIPTION RATHsI

EnterSa at ne Pest ef9oe f0y trGnsmtSSt0'
s1re,tSA ~ uaailt a iso0Rd-ola5S rGtes.
The Coconino sun., 1900-06-23
DATES OF EXCURSIONS
To California and the Seashore.

Special low rates will be made by the Santa Fe Route to San Diego, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Redondo on Thursday of each week from May 24 to August 30. Tickets will be good for 90 days from date of sale and 10 stop over at any point west of San Bernardino. The rate from Flagstaff will be S3l for the round trip.
The Coconino sun., 1900-06-23

The Santa Fe has made a Fourth of July excursion rate of one fare for ,he round trip and will sell tickets on July ?, 3 and 4, and requires continuous passage each way. Going limit, date of sale. Final limit, between stations less than POO miles distant, July 3: between stations distant POO miles or over, July 6. Special round trip rates will also be given between Santa Fe Pacific points and points on the South ern California and San Francisco X Sau Joaquin railroads,
The Coconino sun., 1900-06-23
Excursion Rates ,e the Grand Canyon.

The Santa Fe X Grand Canyon Rail- road is now in operation from Will Hams to Anitas Junction, dis tance of 47 miles. Pending the com pletion of the road the stage will meet trains at Antas Junction and carry passengers to the hotel near the head of Bright Angel trail, Train leaves Williams daily at l2:a0 p. m., arriving at the Grand Canyon at 6 p. m. Stage leaves Grand Canyon daily at l:3O p. m.; train arrives at Williams 6:30 p. m. Round trip from Flagstaff, $l2.50.