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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29

speakers and the public will be cordially
welcomed TO every session. Thursday
evening reception will be given at the
Masonic Temple In honor Of the visitors,
The distinguished persons who come
here will practically all be taken care Of
in private homes as ionored guests.
FL Mrs, Bon. B. Valentine. No. lo1 South
Third Street. president OF tho Richmond
Education Association, Is chairman OF
the committee which is providing homes
for the visitors. Without an appeal,
scores Of the most cultured families In
the city have considered themselves hon
ored to extend their hospitality to the
highest type OF people in the North
who come here In spirit of fraternal
helpfulness, f5
Mrs. Valentine would be glad to have
others who are willing to entertain dole.
gates let her, know. stating how, many
can be provided for, The small city OF
Winston- Salem entertained the body
once; last year Athens, Ga, was the
host, and It would be crying shame
should Richmond. with all her boasted
hospitality, fail. VII,
RICHMOND HOSTS,
Appended is a partial list Of those who
| have SO far. Indicated their desire to
share In the hospitality to be extended
| the visitors;
, Governor a, ], Montague, Leut.-Go v-
l.ernor Willard Mr.. joseph Bryan. Tho
| Misses Stewart. Mr.. John r. Branch, Mr..
| u. u. Bemiss, Judge James Keith, Judge
p. c. Minor. Judge Beverly Crump Miss
J Annie Rose Walker. Mrs. n, A. Lancas-
ter, Mr.. Charles v. Meredith, Mr. Wynd-
| ham Meredith. Mr.. 3. 3. Munford, Mr..
s. T, Morgan, Mr., S. w Trayers, Mr..
Thomas B. Scott, Mr. Geoge W. Stevens,
DR., Hugh NJ, Taylor DR., J, Allison
Hodges, Mrs, Mann s. Valentine, Mr., z.
r, Valentine Mr., b. p. Valentine. Mr..
r.. Lancaster Williams. Mr.. Henry l.,
t.abell, Mr.. William Miller. Mrs ", Il,
Robins, Mr.. Mann s. Qnarles. Col, Will
Lam ii. Palmer. Mr.. james Il, Parkinson,
| Mr.. j. Scott Parrish Mr. a. W.EPater-
son, AIR. James Pegram. Mrs. Fiyzhugh
| Mayo. Mr., Thomas II. Jeffress, pr.
Thomas Gary Johnson. Mr.. Frederick "A.
Hair, Mr. II. s Halves. Dr.. Moses p,
Hoge, Mrs. n, T. Hunter, Mrs. W, ",
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29

Linen Color Percales nainsook fin
ished, full yard wide, for exc.
SC, Light Calicoes, g large assort-i
ment Of desirable designs for 40
Yard. Wide Heavy Unbleached Cot
\ ton, the 7c.. grade, for 4s Il,
Ss Fancy Printed Mercerized Oxfords,
the 10 2-3c. grade for 83Ac., %
l2hc. Madras Cords, neat, natty
designs, for csc.
Cannon Cloth, for 8 w. 4
23c. Unbleached sheeting lo.4 for
sl6 2.3c.. IL ss III /. ,8i,5
Water and Feather Proof Bed
Ticking for l2Mc.
"a yard wide Blcached Shooting,
i the csc. kind for zoe. s s., 8
5AIercerized White Oxfords, this
seasons popular suit and waist tina
/ terinl,% 10 2.3c. value, yard 0Hc.,
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Basement Bargains.

Finest Sheer, White India Linons,
liinAtso to iten-ynrd lengths lGc, to-
4 25c grades Tor We.
\ White fPidue, mill u end lengths,
i grades costing to 2oc.; pick from
VI lot Of 2 900. yards, De-. ss:.
&sicerizod basket wcave oXfords and
dan,assec, 40c. and 50c. lies, yard I
\ 25c. 81. " ii 81 81 " 5i3l
I MI Satin Nainsooks In stripes, checks
i. and plnius, best 10 2.3c. grade, for o.
35 Sheer India Linons and Dimitics,
cost usually Sc. and loo; priced
Monday 5c.5 SS i9$l3 Il v. " b
Soft Finished White Paiama
4 Checks, yard wide, always l2hc.,
for47Mc.
Beautiful Sheer White 2 yards
vide Wash Organdies. such as yo,ii
pay 40c. for ordinarily, are priced
here l7c. ss e. ..s
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Books and Stationery
d III Basement.

500 boxes OF Paper and Envelopes,
25 and 3ac. kind, for DC.
"a pound package OF Linen. Paper
!, for lOc., Envelopes to match, 8
packages for y 0c.
French Cambria Paper, the new.
tints, for l5c. pad. Envelopes to
match, 3 packages Tor 25c.
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.Children's
r furnishings,

Children's French Dresses, entire
body of dainty tucks and embroid-
erY,a full tucked skirt, q regular
$3.50 value, for 81 90. !.
4}si55 Lot Of Dainty Muslin Caps, every
imaginable style, tucked, embroid.
cred and ribbon trimln ed, choice Zoe.
Children's Piquc Refers, large
embroidery collar, box plated back,
attractive and stylish, for $l.25. a!..sstf8E
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44c. White India Silk for a5c. yard
30 pieces White Washable India,
soft, and!s lustrous, for shirt waist and
whole dresses. 3555
Sc. Black wash SILK SOC, yard,
225 yards Black Wash Corded Silk,
three different designs. !s8
6oc. Black Habutai for 3ec. yard
10 pieces handmade Black Habutai,
fine lustrous finish.
$1.65 Black Grenadine fore5c. yard
% pieces handsome Brocade Stripe
Black Grenndine, 45 inches wide, fln-#
R est double and twisted mesh.
81 Crepe dc Chimes for 85c. yard
4 6O#picces Crepe de Chimes, every
wanted shade, including white and
4 cream, some with velvety pannc fin
ish. II, is$
56S rec. White Silks for 4sc. yard-l25
( wards White Silks in#plain, polka
dots and small figures, will launder5
a So Taffeta Silks for a7lsc. yard.
4 3l7 yards solid colored pure; Silk
5Tahetas, finest Swiss makes, III pop:
,,lar colors, suitable for Innings and
wrists. {$55 AZ .sis atii
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29

Scotch !, Batiste. colored and white
y grounds, %ith Aglire work Of I, l,a 4 N.
nlonions shades, made to retail for
I l5c. per ward !, ] Oc. 4, Y q
III sMercerizeh SIX Ginghams dainty
land delicate crca tions., exact in1ita::
#tion8o the, wash silks, instead OF
I 35c., per yard 8l0cs 3
Solid IL Color French Chambrays,i
near yard WIDE, the reliable wash 4
#fabric,3 worth sl6c.,5for l2Ac.
'SS.S8'sSitnla SILK" a highly lllercerized
\ soft and 8clingyS fabric with MI the !,
appearance OF silkSt;in black and [,
white Sheppard effect, for Doc. /, 58s
Shifting and Shifting MADRAS, WOW
Ell colors and :up.to.dnte designs, ili:.&
stead Of l0c., per yard 7?Ac. y, 4; .s
II N n Il "A 8.i}j Main Floor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29

The New er%Wears are a
tits a425c. fabric or a So fabric.
are carried out. Stylish as can
An.Wool Double Width Alhatross
III every shade, the best Soc. kinds
4 for 3Gc. yard.
45.inch Examines in al colols, reg
ular Csc. values for Doc. yard, 4
All.Wool Voiles in the new spring
shades, 37iAc. yard.
Canvas Crash, one Of this seasons
newest fabrics for tailored SUITS i'll D
all colors, for 44c. yhrd. y. 55 &
6..3. French Aolines III every new shade,
can't be matched for less than SIPS,
0Sc. Il yard. tE.zt, Z, L. "
Silk and Wool French Challies,
newest colorings, for DC: a yard.
Raw Silk and Scotch Wool Novel {
4 ties are Zoe. a yard.
The best Toe, Mistrals. in creepy
effects, will be Soc. a yard. r. r;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
Il ladies' Isle Lace
Hose. !. for q I21zc.

1t3lGO dozen shipped US this week I
as manufacturers in1perfects. they
are the regular CSC. Hose, the price
to be l2l1ac.;; limit to quantity.
The Zine Gauge, Plain Lisle.s
Thread Solid Black Dye are sl6 2.3c.
Pretty Open Lace iLisle Hose, IN 4
the: new designs, for Zoe,
Full Seamless Fast Black l2,sc,
\ Hose&for 0c. 4
!, Misses New Opon Lace Lisle, full 1
regular made, all sizes, for Ito.
Misses and Boys Best Tic. Black
Ribbed Hose double knees and feet.
any size, special price Monday, lOc.
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Is. T1eTs store has spfeadTlTl7 spadeTsQ much
Cotton Wash Fabrics.

There Will be Busy Cotton Wash Fabric Day Monday Case
81 EN- have rolling il Until both the basement and
Aoo departments filled oveAoWing Mondays
possibilities. ] as$8 SNSs3 On Main floor@s u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29

\
he various make up. Tailored a:it has 1;l:
So much at Colien's.
/ HANDSOME Etamine Suits. with
! collarless blouse, fancy titcliing,
i skirts have hip trimming, Sl30s.
Atwood Black ind Blue Chcviot y
Skirts, tailor made and silk trimmed 3,
S Fin Black Melton Skirts, viii,
graduated flare, finished with With SIN
Strictly Tailor.NIadc Skirts. Of
granite cloth stitched yoke and panel ;tat's.
4 front, perfect fitting, 3d. i /, @
Imported Robes are among, the
III new and economical handsome dress
cs. They save q great part Of your
dressmaker's bill. 4
The price starts at Sl4 for, a very
pretty Imported Robe, from that 70
j SIS Both hemispheres are rcprescnt-
4 cd in the collection. v. Il
4#.1 Special display Of Robes on second
/ floor take elevator. @
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Hundreds Of
New, Laces.

}lS Point de Paris, Duchess and other
Wash SLaces, in the wide skirt TRIM
ming widths, COS ting to l0c. yard,
any for ! DC.
vi Another lot Of Point dc Paris and
B Platt Val. Laces, Wide Insertions
N and N Edges, usual prices sgl 10 and
Sl2hc., priced q yard, DC.
Frcncl, valenciennes Lagos,
number Of; styles to select from,
dozen yards for 25c.iS3Y .3f
Wide Valenciennes Lace 1nser-
h tions, a yard, &c. K u /. llt
Fire, Dainty French Vals.;
withxInscrtions to match, are priced
Il q yard, &C.. \
Applique sLaces, IN white Or ecruse,
separable medallion or straight ef-#
fects, a yard, 25c.
Venice Lace Gallons, Insertions
{ and Edges, s, 10 and l2Mc.
#3 I1andsomest Allover Irish, Crochet
and Venice Laccs, for waists md
trimmings, SOC. yard to $3.50. Val
The New Black Lace Straight In
scrtions, Gluny and other effects,
per yard, 10, CSC. and up.
French Embroide cries, on the finest
Swish and Wash Chiffon founda,#
H tons: these daintiest designs cost
usually 80 and Soc, are priced, per
yard, l9c s..
gi@ Others for CSC, that you would
paw 81 to 5Oc for ordinarily.
Wide Skirting Embroidery for
s3l2kc.
Corset Cover Embroidcrics for
R 25c. 5 4.
Embroidery Insertions and Edges,
hundreds of yards, Sc.
Others for Sc. @ e
I Ladies Shirt Waists.
Pure silk Peau de Cysne,
entire front Of silk fass,otings,
for Sass.
New Crepe dc Chine Waists,
round shirred yoke, large pouch
sleeves, very stylish, $5.os.
Black ,Peau de Sole Waists, I'm, /
lined, ..,pcrf fashioned, broad
stitched tucks, sizes TO ID, for S3.0S.
Silk Pongee Waists, yoke effects,
tailor fashioned, large silk buttons, (
new sleeves. for $3.50,
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1he Colored Dress Fabrics,

ready for 5ourinsp ction, wl1etlle,
(. new color schemes and weave:
}, every yard Of EN-.
effect, "a inches wide for 05c. a yard
New Scotch Snowflake Suitings,
Coo. values, for 46c. the yard.
#s The newest Corded Examines N for
95c. All colors. III
Every shade in 54-inch Broad.
{ cloths, inclMding black for 9sc.sa;yard.
as-inch Black Wolfe, worth Coo, for
soc. This is a lightweight fabric
and NIGEL Y adapted for suits or skirts.
II Priestley j let Black Wolfe, 42 inches
wide, a very handsome dress fabric
gotten out this season Sl.l05 ~ yard.
g 40. Inch All-Wool Ntohair I,tnminc,
an elegant and high: grade fabric for
( Csc. yard.
French Lambs Wool Albatross,
soft, as down, perfect black, Doc, q
yard.
Pannc Latin Linton Cloth in stripe
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In the Basement.

Ladies' Knit Vests, light spring
weight, high neck, long sleeves, all N
sizes tof44, for l0c. ti 3st5. M
Knee Length Pants, in the tight 4
Citing or loose, lacot trimmed, for
1 CSC.
Sleeveless Knit Vest. or Corset
Covers. prettily trimmed neck, pure
white, l5c. i, B: - IA I'D
Fine Ribbed Ladies' Vests for loc. ,55
children's Seamless Ribbed IN
3 derwaistsj all sizes, to y years, for 5
va Oc.s *. n 3ssA 81 1.
Gauzes Shirts. for children, high !:
neck, long sleeves, 1870.
Infants' Light Weight Ribbed
s Wrapper Vests for 25c. 5s5F q, 81.
200 dozen Ladies' Solid Black
Hose, lace dropstitch or plain, any
for &c. n. N n 4 4, AZ
x d Boys, Heavy Ribbed Full Seamless
X Hose, all sizes, DC. ,.sa
childrcn,s Fast Black Ribbed for
Sc,
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. N Ms OFT IHH IIUHuTS OF JIG 5day NJ 81
This event has been mentioned before
In this column, but twill bear enlargI'
Ing upon, VI, s,y IN
There is something about the thought
at! that sp!e add animal, "a welling IN liter
darkness and trusting the hard on; his
4f.ein SO utterly that he dlstanced all Sbet-
ga tch the breath and feel Q lump in the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29

a1.so Black Taffeta for 81 yard-l73
Il pieces 36.inch Imported Black Wear
a Guaranteed" Tafetn, cuts to best
advantage for whole costumes and
i coats. II. a, HI { 5. n y 3 (.
qsc. Black Taffeta for soc. yard. .$
$50 yards, wear guaranteed, black
pure silk @Taffeta, FL inches wide,5
With finest lustrous finish.
s1.1e Black Japanese silk for F75c.
. yard-370 yards, 36.inch hand made
black Jap: Silk, smooth, even weave,
( new for shirt waist dresses
SOC, IIlai. III Wash Silks for PFC.
25 pieces new Kai HI Wash Cords
I in all the most popular shjrt-Waist
S.7sc. Foulard Silks for 45c. yard
586Dyards pure Silk Foulards, in navy
and white, black and white and white
and BLACK polka dot designs.
( SI.5o Black Peau de Sole for o8c.
yard-l4 pieces handsome black pure
Silk Peau de Sole, full yard wide, fin
est kid finish. 81
Corded raffetas in. pretty spring col
ors, this seasons newest designs.
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All I. purchaser, I 8 y5R
and o'ver-a Sc delivered 4 Z ! e
free ofa I c;lhl'''arse:s'.w'',i,t i
in {: 200 miles Il, g Rich ! ] |, !,
n ond. 1. /.
200. z O :, R !; oils J 4 r'apper 4
Stained (! / M'Attinss.

,] Heavy !, Fancy China Mtattin,ss for
81 J ointless China Mating FOR OH
and q loc. 4 " 10 5,.3 Y 81 4
Linen Warp Mattings, carpet pat.
$50, grades, for &C.: ID yard. D a K
Fancy Blngo Mattfhrs, 10 pat 4
terms, always 20c, fer LOG. z yard. NJ
Heavy China Aiattings, close
4 weaves, new patterns, e, rs and \
Finest Linen Warp Mattings,
Y white and colors, newest effects, %,
80, 40 and Soc. a. n y n 81 .,si
Grass Matting., solid color. 81
carpet effects, for rooms pr halls, N
y 38c. yard. !, 4 nv! 81 81 Il Z; as
55....1 lx2s. * a Mating Rugs, 10,
Venetian ''s' J. Lace 4, Cur
ltains I. at $3.50 8 pair.
4. These hare attractive borders,
Y with gd.tted centers md very pretty.
some have slieR Fl defects s cost from
y $l.25 to $500 a pair, for 75c. "A IS
Lace Stripe Curtain Muslin for &c.
a yard. 3l.5s I'll ST. Nh &. Y
to sl4kalinnes' II in y, pretty floral effect.
(All the Above in Basement.
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New Tailored Suits.

from modest Of classifying this weeks o,
news Tie garments are fine lacking nothing that good and
put into them held up Tor
The Suit store showing its cream Of perfection now DIX
fabrics the various make up laoed mas
broadened its definition much at Cohen
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me RACE OF LIFE,
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

313-Ff7 1ytETd HVVITvSIsTI Y7T1CU Ni79l77 q
ST August there wa O. melnorr
able suburban race. n r
;sssSs, wonderful blind horse
lSsaalbl known as Rhythmic. carried
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A Silk Festival at Cohen's.

Monday there will be perhaps the largest display Of Silks
our counters Southern city We made
enormous purchases which forced the prices down low that
quantity became OBJ ect. Just read Of few
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
White Sui!ti1ng L l, |! ], /, rs

White S',u':i;.t,li,ng Linen !. n
100 yards, pure white finest finest
thread pure linen for Zoe,
The Finest Irish Linen S,liting,
double fold,e soft finished, round
thread 75c. usually, for,, ,45c,
| Irish Linen Lawn, full 40 inches
wide, usually Soc, our special price
y 34c. 4,
The 42.ihch wide Linen Lawn, in /
the finest soft, dull finish, that can,
not DO equalled under 75tc. priced priced
a44c. u n NJ
81, 400 dozen Dinner Napkins, full
bleached, satin damask, u size, o
h dozen, 75c, NJ 5s a
Silver Bleached Extra Heavy
Linen Table Damask, SPECIAL 6oc.5
value, per yard, Monday, 3sc. s5 Is
Finest Sl.25 Irish Linen Table
SDamask, double finish, made BY one
#of the best Belfast manufacturers,
A the designs ARE Of the very latest,
scroll and large floral effects, with
Napkins to match, per yard, Doc. III
III Linen Hucck Towels several hun.
ired dozen, manufacturers accumu-.s
@iations, III sizes and kinds, that re-
L tail at 1919 to 20c.,gany$for loc. #
Beached Huck Towelling, best
&c. value, a yard, SKc. a Il HI & Il I.
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Warmers Correct, Rugt.

special model orgatout figures, sx-
i IRENE low bust, long skirt, with
Eli New Spring Model Of q. B. Cor.
sets, perfect straight front, bias cut,
5$ The r.. & G. Shirt.Waist Corset,
daintily trimmed, popular for slen-
Z der f}r,1res. ST. 90. gsa
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-06
The gOnaalT.

"A military correspondent gives g~od description of the Somah, who as & fighting man is not frst-class, though he is fond of drill and proud of his uniform. But he is by nature decidedly effeminate; his toilet is a constant source of anxiety to himself, and the pains he will take to curl his crisp black hair by the application of various substances to his head is in- credible. He is fond of fnery, of lux urious and indolent habits, and keeps up an incessant fire of chatter. He is grasping, and in the matter of food is greedy. Timid in the presence of the European, he is easily excited, and quickly loses his head. Dancing is one of his chief pastimes, accompanied by the Loud clapping of hands and con- tinuous and monotonous vail, which no doubt does duty for song. SomaIi women never dance, and scarcely even smile; they are completely cowed by the men, who treat them in most cases unkindly, if not actually cruelty. The Somai is most punctiious in the per formance of his religious rites; but he seems hypocrihcal to degree--Lon- don News
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-06
NEW ARMY STANDARDS.
COtOrs and Ornaments of a New Set Recently Adopted by the
 War D@partm emt

The war department has adopted new set of standards and regimental, battalion and other colors for the army of the United States. The main feature of the new flags, as well as of the buttons and ornaments, is in the representation of the coat-of-arms of the United States. They are made of the best quality of silk in solid cobors, and the United States seal the in Egnia, scroll, inscriptions and other ennhlems are embroidered in coIors. The different standards are described as follows: That of the secretary of war is scarlet, with white fringe, and contains the United States seal en- broidered in colors, and four white stars, one near each corner. The cord and tassel are scarlet and white in- tertwined- The cavalry standard is yellow, and the fringe, cord and tassel are also of the same color. Under the embroidered seal is a scroll in red, with the regimental designation in letters of white The artillery stand ard is red, with red fringe, cord and taSsel. Below the seal is the insignia of the arm crossed cannons above yellow scroll, containing the regiment al designation in letters of red. The infantry standard is blue, with yellow fringe and blue and white cord and tassel. Below the seal Is red scroll bearing the regimerSal designation in letters of white. The standard of the engineers is scarlet, with white fringe and scarlet and white cord and tassel. Below the seal is the insignia of the corps, a battlemented castle embroidered in white, and a white scroll with the battalion designation in letters of red. The signal corps standard is orange, with yellow fringe and cord and tassel of orange and yellow. Below the embroidered seal is the insignia of the corps, crossed aags and torch embroidered in yellow and white, under which is blue scroll with the designation in letters of white.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-06
BRAVE LITTLE LAPS.
1EaAy yvaaO Come to Amerfea to 0bs tain Employment Are
 B1tteE1y Poor. y-

make no defense of the ambition that eanses one to cross thousands and thousands of miles of Gand and water to come to a strange and alien country for the pitifu empIoym ent of domestic service in a foreigners household. There are not many Americans who would do this. Still there is something admirable ir the spirit behind it, which, after all Is superior to the pride scorning such employment, writes 1ontA Wantana, in the New Metropoli- tan. Many of the Japa nese who come to New York are bitterly poor. It is an old delnSion that the average stu dent here is sent by the generous Ja- panese government, On the contrary, most of the young Japanese men in New York have come on their own ac- count to satisfy their native curiosity and thirst for more knowledge of the great and fascina ting west. How many of these youths arrive utterly penni- Jess and friendaess. But having reached the land of desire, they must at once ~study the country" For this time and money are required; the former they have; the latter they must obtain at once in order to exist. And so they go to work-the easiest work to ob- tain They make excellent buffers, valets and cooks. They are both clean and dignifed traits in a servants.
 It is told of the Marquis Ito that when a youth he wandered about the streets of London penniless, ragged and hungry, starving alien in a strange land. No employment was too long for that one whose eager and ambitious mind was in after years to point out to the civilized world new sun of astonishing brightness arisen in the east. =. ........-.t
 That the Japanese merchants and men of means appreciate the reab spirit which has brought their poorer eoun- trymen to New York is shown by the really beautiful beneficence of these men Many of them are private bene- factors on a most unexpected scale, as is shown in the case of three tea mer- chants who have imported to this coun- try & humber of Japanese youths and are personally paying for their educa tion and living. Besides this, the mum Der of their proteges among theclerks and artisans is astonishing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-06
AUSTRALIANS GREAT NEED.
A Country Rich i'm Resources Suffers Much from Dearth o9
 Population.

According to the Colonial Review of Reviews the real. If unconfessed, want of the Austraian-commonw is the want of population-dne to the total arrest of immigration and the steady shrinkage of the birth rate, says the Westminster Gazette.
 Here is continent equal in area to the whole of Europe, if Russia in Europe is omitted; it is only little less than the United States. Whole kingdoms can be packed within the borders of each state of the common wealth. x The ma turaI wealth and climatic conditions of this great. continent are unsurpassed. It could support population equal to that of Russia or of the United States with ease. Yet at the end of nearly 120 years of colonization it's population is. less than 4,OoO,ooO, or about equal to that of a couple of London suburbs.
 There is no other hib of the planets surface, we are told, at once so rich, so tempting, and yet so nearly vacant and so ktsle utilized as is the contin- ent of Australia
 If immigration has almost ceased as regards Australia, the natural growth of population steadily saaekens, and the twin facts are, contends our con- temporary, the 1.-two ughest features in the political and sociad landscape" !"
 ''Yet they provoke scarcely any eon- rnent and occasion scarcely any dis quiet. Our annual increase of popula- tion was once over Il per cent. an- nua4ly; it is now less than two per cent. The general marriage rate has shrunkfrom 8.64 to6-S7, and marriages have not only got fewer, but they are less prolific. The average number of children for each marriage was once nearly six; it is now only a little over four"
 A complaint is made by the writer quoted that Australia politicians deal only with the superficial aspects of Australian life and society. NO one even attempts to consider the grsEer facts such as we have~described.