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John c.. Comstock, thirty-seven. 1885 College
avenue. consumption.
Helen Lester, two months, 1927 Ruckle street.
hamilton
Lou A.. Reeves. forty-hve. 2sOi West Tenth
street, carcinoma.
Mrs. Mary IL. Gary. seventy-hve, 1902 North
Illinois street. exhaustion
Rozine Board, two, leSS Griffin street, bron-
chitis.
John C. Ball. ifty-two. as Madison avenue.
gastritis.
Mrs. Amelia II. Grigsby. twenty-nine. 1444 Ev-
erett street. heart failure.
Josie Davis. twenty-five. 1909 Capitol avenue.
heart failure.
Emma Younge. fifty. Central Insane Hospital,
exhaustion
stella Cline. twenty-six. l72s Lockwood. tn
berculcsis.
Patrick Brown, seventy-nine. Little Sisters OF
Poor, dropsy.
Abigail Coleman. seventy-six, zoos North Ala
bama street, ~senility.
Bridget Dugan. hfty-eight. 42s Blake street,
pneumonia.
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Oils.

WILMINGT Dec. 11-Spirits of turpentine
steady at 3711GSSc. Rosin firm at 81 2oQ1- 25.
Crude turpentins steady at s1.0 70 $40. Tar
steady at sl40.
OIL CITY. Dec. u.-Credit balances. SLOT; GER
t~ificates, s10s for cash. Shipments, 10l, S4s brls;
average. e3.74S brls: runs, 90.S5s brls: average.
Sc, 23 brls.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1L-Petroleum dull. Rosin
quiet; strained common to good. $1.70. Turpen-
tine dull.
MONTPELIER, Dec. 11.-Indiana and South
Lima crude petroleum, zee per brl: North Lima.
soc.
CHARLESTON. Dec. 11-Spirits Of turpentine
firm at Ssc. Rosin firm and unchanged.
Dec. 1L-Spirits of turpentine
steady at 3S1ac. Rosin firm and unchanged.
METALS
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market firm: Western regular packing. at mark

market firm: Western regular packing. at mark.
22I27c: Western, loss OF. &c.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. steady;
fancy Western creamery. &c: fancy Western
prints. 2sc. Eggs firm; fresh nearby. Scs fresh
Western. PC; fresh Southwestern. 2Sc; fresh
Southern, 21c. Cheese firm: New York full
creams, fancy small, lac New York fuu
creams. fair to choice. l0j.6i1ikc.
Dec. lion the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market was quiet: creamerles.
15q24c; dairies. 13Q17hc. Cheese active at 1oi4Q
nlac- Eggs quiet: fresh, 26c.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 11.-Eggs firm. fresh
Missouri and Kansas stock. PIC per dozen. loss
of. cases returned; new wildwood cases in
cluded. &c more.
BALTIMORE. Dec. u--Cheese firm and I'M
changed. Butter firm; fancy roll. 17dlec. Eggs
firm; fresh. 2cd27c; storage 2lq22c.
CINCINNATI, Dec. Eggs firm at &c. But
ter firm at 26Qz7c- Cheese quiet and steady
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 11--Butter quiet; ame
1Sq25c; dairy, 1sQ20c. Eggs quiet at pc.
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H E MUCH STRONGER
DECREASE IN VISIBLE SUPPLY GAVE
III An IMPETUS.
Corn FractionaIly higher and Oats
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Easy and
Lower ON Hog Receipts.

CHICAGO, Dec. was moderately
active and firm on a better export demand, a de-
crease in the worlds visible and smaller North
west receipts. May closing 59Asc over yester-
day. Corn closed a shade to &c higher and oats
unchanged. Provisions at the close were 54l0c
lower.
During the forenoon the wheat market con-
tented itself with holding merely steady under
the encouragement vouchsafed by the North
west. where receipts were smaller. and on the
expectation of a moderate worlds visible de-
crease January opened unchanged to &c higher,
at 73c to 7slsc. and sold during the first hour TO
7SIkc. A fractional recession from this point fol-
lowed, but later New York reported ffty-three
loads taken for export. ten of them from Chi
cago. and Bradstreet's worlds visible figures
showed a decrease of 2.1Si.00 bu. all OF which
influenced shorts to cover. In consequence May
rallied to 1850 and closed firm, 144%c higher, at
7Sl@Q73sc. Seaboard clearances. in wheat and
-four, were equal to go. 900 bu. Primary receipts
were sos. 900 bu. compared with $4,000 blu a year
ago. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 400 cars.
against 1863 last week and 462 last year. Local
receipts were 121 cars, three of contract grade.
Corn was firm but quite inactive. prices tread
ing a very narrow path. Receipts were 2l cars,
none of which graded contract. Perfect weather
conditions and liberal country offerings had a
depressing influence early, but prices firmed
later, in sympathy with wheat. December SOLD
between 36Ac and 36lkc and closed sc higher, at
36hc. May ranged between 3ehc and So%QS6c
and closed n shade up, at S6Q561sc.
Oats remained in a state of coma, May selling
between 2aSsc and 2s%a2SAc and closing un-
changed at 23%c. Receipts were go cars
Provisions early were moderately active ana
firm. Hog receipts were heavy apd shorts took
the opportunity to cover and secure pronts win
out sending the price up materially. Later,
when this support was withdrawn. prices sagged
and the close was easy January pork sold be.
tween sI2. IS and s12. 171s and closed &c lower, at
Sl2. 20: January lard between $685. and s6.Sz1sQ
6.S5. closing SC down, at s6.S7k, and January
ribs between Sc 32ls and s6.22ls. with the close
1Oc depressed. at 1. 22i9.
estimate receipts to-morrow-Wheat, 30 cars;
corn. AS cars; oats, 50 cars: hogs, $4,000 head.
Leading futures ranged as follows;
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named Indianians: 2
Original-James McClintock, indianapolis. 81
William w. Demaree, China, S..
Additional-Thomas L. Miiholland, Jones.
boro. s..
Increase-william Pierson, ormas. s17; Ma.
thaniel Montgomery, Harrell. s14: Alexander n
Punteney. Logansport. 81. John A. Craft. char
lottesvilie. s1z: William A spoon. Indianap polls
81: John r.. Goldsborough. Writ. sic: Juliu.
Young, Fort Wayne, SIT; Msiworth NARROW. I'd.
wardsvilie. $1s: Abraham Fry. Eiwood, S24
William III. Mahorney. National Military Home
Marion, $40
Original Widows, etc.-Luclnda culIsson. Etns
Green. s.. special accrued. Nov. IS, Geuoyefs
HEM. New Albany, $z.
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&c. Allea TR, 4itc: Aliens robes. SIC; American
Indigo. sac: Arnold Iona cloth. 3. Sc: Arnold
LIZ &c; cocheo fancy. &c: Hamilton fancy. &C.
sci Simpsons mournins 4Ac: simpsons Bsran
unfinished Csmbrics-Edwards. &C; Warren.
StS; slater. &C; Genesee; &C ,u.o. con.stova
81. BIC; Cords 40. 1lhc; Cords T. 1izc: Cor
ds ACE. NC; Hamilton awnings, &c; kimono
Oakland AT. &C.; Portsmouth. HE: susquehan-
ma islSe: shetucket sw. &c; shetucket F, elzc;
Grain Bags.Amoskeag.. $3.50; American. $3.50;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES staples. sI.c: Amoskcas
dress. &c: Bates. SIC: Lancaster. SIC; Lancaster
Ncrmandies. &c; Renfrew dress. &c.
Flour.
AS: spring wheat patents. s54o@5s5.
Groceries.
coree-Good. 1Og12c: prime. 12@1ic; strictly
prime, li4Iec; fancy green and yellow. lSq22c;
a Golden Rio, 24c; Bourbon Santos. 24c;
Gilded Santos. 2ic; prime santos. &c. Package
Jersey. fL75c: Caracas. Use: Dillworth's. II .75c;
Mail Pouch, l0.75c: Ga.es's blended Java. 1e.75c.
s.32c; powdered. s.O2c: xxx powdered. 6.O7c:
standard grannlatsd 5,s2c; fine granuIatsd; S-s2S;
bags, see; graduated. lib bags. soc: granu-
ated. 5-ib. cartons. s.o2c; cubes, e.o7c; mold A.
5.5lc; 2 Windsor A. 5.52c: 3 R~idgewood 4. 5.52c:
: Phoenix A. SIC: Empire A. 542c: s Ideal
10 Fellow {. 5.O2c; ii yellow. 4s7c: IL yellow.
4s2c: 10 Yellow. &c; IA Yellow. i.s7c; Is Yellow,
sait-In car lots, 81. 0 .25. small lots, $3.50
~Flour-straight grades, si9425: patent. $3.50
10; spring wheat, first grade si3o@l. 50: second
Spices-Pepper. i70lSc: a~llspice, 1561Sc; cloves.
lsQlSc; cassia, 15G1Sc: nutmegs. 50065c per 10.
Beans-choice hand-picked navy. s2.109215 per
MoIasses and syrups~New Orleans molasses,
fair to prime. 2SQS2c; choice. S5ai0c; syrups, 70
Rice-Louisiana, 4K@s1kc: Carolina, s5zaskc.
shot.sL 5oq1.6O per bag for drop.
woodenware-No i tubs, ss.5oa7: No. 2 tubs.
E.50G6; No. 3 tubs. s4.5O75: 3-hoop pals, $1.6o;
2,hoop pals, s1.4oG1.5g; double washboards; s2.25
G2.75; common washboards. si.5Oqf75; clothes
Wood Dishes-No. /. per 1000. s2a2.5O; No. 2.
~Twine-Hemp. 1291s; per ID; wool. S@1oc; FAX.
10000; paper, 25c; jute. l2Gi5c; cotton. 1S@25c.
Iron and Steel.
Bar iron. 2.50c; horseshoe bar. 2.75Q3c; nail rod.
&c; plow slabs, 450c; American cast steel, 90
lie; tire steel. SGsac; spring steel. 41sg5c.
Leather.
Oak sole, 32T35c: hemlock sole. 2sG32c; har-
ness. 3?@sSc: skirting. 25g4lc; single strap. 42a
city calfskin. 9Oc9sl.1O; French ~calfskin. $1,000
Nails and Horseshoes.
Steel cut nails. Sass; wire nails. from store.
per keg. 81: mule shoes, per key. $50: horse
nails. S4QS per box. Barb wire, galvanized, S3.25;
painted, $40.
Linseed. raw. s4c per gal: linseed oil. boiled,
e5c per gal; coal oil, legal test. slsa141zc; bank.
4Id5oc: best straits. Doc: Labrador. coo; West
oils. winter strained. in brls. 5OG6Oc per gal:
half brls. &c per gal extra
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Business in the dry
goods market was on n quiet scale in all de-
partments to-day. The drop in cotton caused
buyers of cotton goods 10 act more conservative
ly than before. The market is easy in brown
sheetings and drills and wide print cloth fab
RIGS. Bleached cottons sell in small quantities
at previous prices. Coarse colored cottons unZ
changed. Prints steady but quiet. Ginghams
firm.
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Cash quotations were as follows; Fiour quieS
anu easy. No. 3 spring wheat. 69q72c; No. ?
red, 1Ssm74Ac. No. 2 corn. 36%c; No. 2 yellow
corn, 36Ac. No. 2 oats. 22Ac; No. 2 white, 25%Q
Fair to choice mailing. barley. 5og59c. Clover
seed. contract grade. sloql0.25. Prime timothy
Lard. per 100 lbs. s7.12kQZ20. Short-rib sides
0oose). So. 25G6.50. Dry-salted shoulders (boxed),
s5.S711Q6. 12h. Short-clear sides boxed, 1850
SIS. -Sugars-Cut-loaf, 6.22c; graduated. 5.70c;
confectioners' A, 5.50c; off A, 5.40c.
corn. 297. 900 bu; oats. 30e. 600 bu; rye. 5000 bu;
barley. $1,000 bu. Shipments-Flour 1900 brls
wheat, q, 900 blu: corn. $1,000 bu; oats, 10000 bu;
rye. 600 blu: barley, 5000 bu.
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Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE market for evap-
Grated apples presented no new feature Of i'm
portance to-day. Trading was of a hand-so-
mouth character. with the market quiet and
steady at nominally unchanged prices. State
common was quoted at 4n5c; prime. 4%@5Lc;
choice. SAGE; fancy, 6G7c. California dried
fruits were inactive. Primes were nominally
quoted from size to skc per ID. as to size and
quality. Apricots-Royal. 11Q14c; Moor Park,
l5Ql6c. Peaches-Peeled l6d20c; unpeeled. 6Qsc.
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LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CATTLE FAIRLY ACTIVE, SELLING AT
STEADY TO STRONG PRICES.
Hogs I'm Good Demand and q Tribe
Lower-sheep strong and Higher
Condition of other
rNIoN srncKYARps. INDIANAPOLIS, Dee

UNION sToCKYARDS. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec.
Observation-Disclosures. LEO: shipments. zoo on
account OF the liberal supply tho cattle market
opened with buyers inclined to press prices. but
statesmen were reluctant in making concessions,
and later. with increased competition. the trad
ing was active at generally steady prices. and
all good stock. in most instances. sold a little
more satisfactorily than at the close OF the week.
Steers, were reported as high as $3.50, heifers
and cows and heifers mixed as high as s.So
and COWS up 10 Az. Quotations.:
Good to prime steers. f.S50 lbs and up
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Poultry.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 1.-Poultry steady: chickens.
Size; young. &C; turkeys. 5isc; young. 615c: ducks.
&c; geese, 52c.
NEW YORK, Dec. it.-Poultry-Alive steady;
fowls, &c; chickens, Sc. Dressed steady ard I'M
changed.
CHICAGO, Dec I1.-Dressed poultry active;
turkeys. 9Q9i5c; chickens. 7qSc.
CINCINNATI, Dec. u.-Poultry firm; chickens,
&c; turkeys, 6I2c.
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Cotton.
DrU OBJ

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 11.-Cotton unsettled.
Sales, 1,450 bales. Ordinary, z 1l-16c; good ordi-
nary, s 5-16c; low middling. s 15-16c: middling.
9 5-16c; good middling, 9 s-16c; m ddling fair,
9sc. Receipts, E,1H bales; stock, 20. s22 bales.
NEW YORK. Dec. u.-Cotton Gle sed quiet at
&c decline; middlins uplands, exc; middling
gulf. l0c. Sales, 4.075 bales.
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VITAL STATISTICS-DEC. IL.
Births.

Josie and William Alstalt, city, boy.
Luella and John +. Moore, 1629 Draper street.
girl.
Helen and William L. Ludlow, city, girl.
Margaret and William II. Round, 1915 Chad
wick street. girl.
Nellie and Harry Victor. 2Is2 Columbia ave-
nue., girl.
Ella and Arthur Martin. l4ls English avenue,
hoy
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Building

c. d.. Sinner, repairs, East street. near Dun
lop, $500.
Dunn & Bros. repairs. Michigan, near Bis
marck avenue, $40.
street. $500.
S. f. Lafollette. addition, SO Hamilton ave.
W. p. Habig. shed. 1918 South Meridian street.
S1O0
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William williams and Theodosia Snyder.
Otis A. Z. Boyer and Edna r. Johnston.
Frank Taylor and Blanche Thomas.
Fred Burger and Aaude Henphii!.
James Il. Ellis and Pearl G.. Hamilton.
William n. Kramer and Minnie r. Whitcomb
Charles w, Forrnes and Elizabeth A. Hen
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Hogs-Receipts. $3.50; shipments. 3.S40. The
quality was fair. there being some choice butcher
hogs on sale that sold at s.. The supply was
fairly liberal. but with orders plentiful all were
sold early at steady to a shade lower prices.
The bulk of the sales was made at &s7h@4s5,
with extremes for common light to select heavy
butchers at s4.s5Q5. Trade ruled active. as buy
ers were anxious to fill orders. The closing was
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Hogs-Receipts. 11.ooo; shipments, 1900. There
was a liberal supply Of hogs. nearly s.@O more
than a year ago. and the quality generally was
probably the best thus far this season. Not
withstanding the large supply. the market opened
with rather active competition between buyers,
and with a good demand from all sources the
offerings were soon changing hands at what
were generally considered 2hc lower than yes
terday's. average The top. however. was the
same as yesterday. Packers and shippers were
very free buyers at current prices. and the last
arrivals did not show any weaker prices. al
though certain other markets closed dull and
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NEW YORK. Dec. Northumberland. 1.ass
packages; market steady: creamery. isa26c
June reamery iSQzslsc. factory. 2Id25tsc.
cheese-Receipts. i2.<ss packages:. market nrn
small. lixc. Eggs-Receipts, s.lss packages;
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INTERSTATE sToCI<YARDs. INDIANAPo-
LIS. Dec. MISUNDERSTANDING. 40; shipments
meme. The light supply consisted mostly of butch
er grades, which were In good demand at steady
to strong prices, especially for the better quail
tiles. The market opened steady and unchanged
on other grades. closing quiet. with all sold.
Quotations:
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Er0IMAYER. SEALS ri
WNNC@ STENCILS, STAMPS
6$s. moe6. Is sMERuDANS ST GReuD h0oR
TIME CARD.

Il. NJ. time 10 IN BLACK figures Trains marked
thus: @Daily. s-Sleeper. P-Parlor Car. O.
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Bananas-Per bunch. No. 1. s1.7562.
O~ranges-Florida, So. so; Mexican, So; Cali
fornia Naveis, 1915
Lemons-Messina fancy, EGO to box, S3G3. %.
Potatoes-sl.65 brl: soc per blu.
Sweet 81 per brl; Jer-
sey sweets, $50; Illinois, $3.50.
Cabbage..Domestic. 81 per brl: Holland seed.
s. per 100 lbs
Celery-2G25c per bunch.
Yellow Onions-75c per bu: red onions, Toe per
bu: Spanish, SIS per crate.
Honey-New white. 1Sc per lb; dark, Ice.
Persimmons-S5G9Oc per A-pint box.
Cranberries-Jersey, So per bu; per brl, IS. &c
a..
Figs-Turkish. s-lb box. Sc per box; Caiifor-
MIA. 10-lb box. 90c per box.
Chestnuts-12c per Id.
Cider-32-gal brls. 81: half brls: 81. 40.
-Grapes-Elmira. s.. 50M6 so, according to weigh.
Apples-No. l Baldwin. 81. rs per bri: No. 2. So:
No. l Greenings. s2.75g3 per brl; No. 2. 50; bulk
apples, sea-. % per brl.
Holly-Tennessee, $3.50 per crate; Delaware, 81.
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Sheep-Receipts. 800; shipments fair. Tho
sheep and lamb market was active. and the
small supply was soon exhausted at strong
prices. Lambs sold as high as $3.50. and other
sales were at 81. s There were no fancy
sheep represented. and no high prices were re-
| ported. Sales were Mt So oQ3.2 Is. Quotations.:
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Seeds.

Glover. choice, prime. s5:50G6; English. choice,
ssa7; crimson or scarlet clover s5ae: timothy;
2.25; choice, 81. 25Q2.4o; fancy Kentucky, "a lbs.
s.. 20; extra clean, 6Oq75c; orchard grass. extra.
81 3O61. 80: red top, choice. s0c6 81. 20: English
bluegrass, "a lbs, s2a2.5O; German miIlet. 75cn
Sl.25; Western German millet, %c9$1; common
nillet. S0T90c.
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~yyd53H CHI, IND. = LOUIS. RY.
29211s'l' o 1,fss. n Gdais e. : We, w-.A as g
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CIN.,H HAM. = DAYTON RI.
Civ Ticket Office. Is w. Wash. 81

| Ss9sI9 Cincinnati express---szn sIzN
| ALA Cincinnati fast mail. San s60
@f@ Gin. and Detroit ex. p-.tlox 1898
Cincinnati ane DAYTON express. p..tztS !
Cincinnati. Toledo, Detroit. f5.30
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LAKE ERIE q WESTERN X. h
Toledo. Chicago and Michigan ex....f7.W s1o1
Toledo, Detroit and Chicago, Him.. s12.20 t416
Muncie, Lsfay'te and Laporte spec-ts.20 1923
INDIANA. = R'Y.
Decatur and St Louis mai and ex....feB fAl0
Chicago express. p fx.4o
Tuscola accommodauon..---..--t3.z5 f1oD
Decatur & ST. Louis fast en-. sc....sl1-1o s<W
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the only oriental people possessing
strong, white teeth, that infallibIe sign
of a good constitution in race or indi-
vidual. A people with bad teeth are a
race de-generating physically. The nat
ural strength and agility of the little
brown men are maintained and increas-
ed among soldiers and seamen by ath-
letic drills calculated TO timber them up
and bring out all there is in them. So
far as physical culture is concerned the
Japs have nothing to learn from the
army Or navy of any white nation.
There is, moreover, among them an in
difference to pain and danger that Of
ten mounts to recklessness.
A Japanese medical man says the vo-
cal organs of his race are undeveloped.
At the same time they tremendously
aspire to learn English. In doing so
they find the greatest difficulty in dis
tinguishing by their ear tive the
sounds of our f and h, as well as and r.
In music they often fail to catch the
finer note and expression known to
western nations. Their singing voice
sounds to a white person harsh and
strained; but, perhaps, ours sounds the
same to them. There is a Jap AUD
Lang Syne," so called, which is roared
out frequently in navy circles. It has
a dim, faraway keness to the real
song, as though a British tar had tried
once on a time to teach the good old
Scotch air to a Japanese m with
the result that, while the Briton did his
best and the Jap did his best, each
with the best Intentions, they were new
er able quite to get together in their
music. The Jap must nave got a carl
cature of the genuine song firmly fixed
in his mind, and in his turn taught it
instead of the real thing to his brethren,
and so it is handed down from genera
ton to generation.
The present emperor of Japan himself
has written a patriotic air, which nat
urally became a national song. This it
is common for the crews of naval YES
sells to sing with a vim as the c%onclud-
ing part of their evening drill, marching
around and around in rank meanwhile.
Enthusiasm and lung power without
stint are manifest in the singing.
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s~coTLAND's ~NHoNoRs.v

The Scottish regalia now in the Jewel
room in Edinburgh castle is pathetical-
ly interesting. THE Honors," as the
crown, scepter and sword of state are
termed, have had some curious adven-
lures; their days of risk and days of
glory are alike over now, and few who
glance at them IS they rest on their
faded velvet cushions behind bars Of
protecting steel give a thought to the
stormy times of Scotland's monarchy.
of which they are one Of the few relics
existing today.
The crown a made by order of Rob-
ert the Bruce, the ancient regalia hav-
ing been lost in the wars with Edward
I of England. Bruce himself had been
hurriedly crowned at Scone with a
temporary crownlet' (tradition says
it was of gilded steel) nj determined
that his successor should have a worthi-
er diadem. The seepter was made for
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If, however, as a. race the Japs lack
ear and musical voice, in one way they
have cheek enough to make up for
both. Do not understand that it is an
offensive way, for it is not. Your Jap
simply desires to learn things. And if
one wishes to know a thing, the most
direct way to learn it is to ask about it,
is it not? So the little brown man asks.
undeterred by considerations of BASH
fulness that might make a white man
hesitate. Whatever he wishes to find
out he simply asks concerning it, from
appliance for steering gear or the sal
boggle in the least at Ii Hung Chang's
favorite questions, How old are you,
and How much are you worth?
There is no conscious i-mpertinence in
the questioning. The minds of this
most interesting and most capable of
all the oriental peoples are brilliant and
eagerly acquisitiVe Of knowledge. They
are children in their desire to get infor-
nation. shrewd grown people in their
determination to utilize it for their own
gain. Well born and educated young
japanese make any sacrifice to learn of
white mems countries. 1t is not un-
common for them to go to the United
States and hire out as house ~servants in
some family where good English is
spoken, that they may become familiar
with the white mans ways and IAN
guage. Not many educated young
white men would do so much as that fd@
the,sake of learning something new.
The japanese have, in their native
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-05

What distinguishes the Jap most of
all from the Chinaman is a passionate
love of country. The patriotism of the
people of the island empire is extrav-
agant in it's enthusiasm, recalling the
early days of the American republic.
For his country the Jap win sacrifice
himself, his ancient dress, habits, Gus
toms and all the old time notions. He
win sit upon a chair and eat at table
like a white man for days and weeks,
accepting western foo and more than
half liking it. He even learns to take
part IN table conversation, although
that is not so easy, because formerly
Japs were taught as a matter of ETH
quette that they must eat in-silence n
as rapidly as possible, 50 as not to
waste time.
The new Jap endures the white mans
eating as long as he cam, till the strain
is no longer to be borne; then he lapses
temporarily, and he and his fellows
have a home feast all to themselves
national dishes of raw fish, rice, sweet
pickles, cakes, sake, etc. There they
sit upon their heels and eat with chop
sticks and really enjoy themselves. All