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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-12-02

Mr.. Bernard Seligman has return
"a ID his home i'm Columbus, Ga,
after spending a few days with
friends here.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-12-02

Mr.. Carlos Sistrunk again has rooms
with Mrs. McGrath.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-12-02

More building j. now going on in
OcaIa than az any time since the
boom days.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-12-02

DR.. G.. Boozer in in Atlanta hav-
Iug his ewes treated.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-12-02

orala's future does not lie in the
b-r5s ofthe Florida Railroad Com
mission. ID lies directly in the hands
.f its own business men-they have
the mower 20 let il remain as it is, no
hefrer. no worse than some other
interior towns-or to make 1t a great
civ Towards Silver Springs and
are Ocklawaha river lies the door OF
hope.
FHiah TN. better known as Alex
s,aer Dowie. arrived in Jackson
,-,1e yesterday morning in his special
car. and proceeded to Fl. Myers
v.tere a. l. suspected he will form
junction. speaking in military par
Lance. with Dr. Teed, the head of the
Eoreshan colony at ostero. Elijah
an 4 the founder of Zion City IN
Illinois. and DIR. Teed, known as
..Eore-h. - Is the founder of the New
Jerusalem. q city to be built in Lee
,,uutv. which he claims viii be the
largest city in the world. Both OF
tbe.e gentlemen claim to be Proph-
ets.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-12-02

This attention was very much APP
preciated by the many patrons of
this popular firm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06
Japanese Family Relations.

More than any other people, the Japanese
are proud of their country and their habits
and customs. Nowhere can you find so
high a degree Of national pride But they
are peculiarly sensitive concerning the fam
ID relaton-that is. the position of the wife
In household-and declare that no for
eigner can understand it or discuss the sub
ject intelllgently. 1t is discussed however,
IN almost every book written about Japan,
and the sympathy of foreigners is always
extended 10 those gentle, faithful, long-suf-
fering patient women who have been taught
that they are inferior to men and must serve
them as their masters. Education, however,
has brought about a remarkable change OF
sentiment and habit and the women of
Japan are gradually obtaining the respect
and the rights and liberties which are en-
joyed by their sisters of America and Eng
land. But among the common people. and
indeed among the great majority of the
families in Japan. the wife is still what she
has been for centuries, the mother of chill
dren, servant to her husband and her
sons Marriage in Japan, until recently,
has been a lawful arrangement between
men and women for the purpose of rails
ing children, and the laws have been so
lax that husband could get rid of wife
at any time she failed to please him with
very little trouble or formality.
Like marriage. divorce was solely under
the jurisdiction of the family tribunal. and
no judicial proceedings were required for 1t.
1t was only necessary for a dissatisfied
husband to notify his wife that he had no
further use for her; to report the act of
divorce at the office of the registrar of po-
lice or vital statistics, and have her name
removed from the list of the family. But,
with the progress of civilization and educa-
ton, people would not longer tolerate such
informality, and now, under the new code,
divorces can only be obtained by judicial
proceedings for seven causes, which must
be proved, very much the same as in the
United States
Decrease in Divorce.
The extent of the reform Is shown IN a
most striking manner in the tables of vital
statistics by the falling off in the number
of divorces. The following table will show
the number Of marriages and the ratio per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06
Their Relative Wealth and
Resources.
THE YOSE AND SOSH1
DECREASE OF DIVORCE AMONG
THE JAPANESE.
Change of Sentiment Toward Women
Brought About by the Prog
ress of Education.
er,ciaf Correspondence of The Evening Star and
Chicago Record Herald.
BY WILLIAM f. CURTIS.

er,ciaf Correspondence of The Evening Star and
Chicago Record-leraid
AT SEA, August 6. 1904.
The war with Russia has been of great
advantage to the yose. or professional
stcry-tellers. who in olden times, Ike the
troubadors CT Spain and the MINISTRIES OF
Scotland were attached to the household OF
every prince and daimyo. BY the dssolu-
ton of the feudal system they lost their pa
irons and were compelled to hustle Tor
themselves so they gradually dr1fted to-
gether and organized a guild. like every
profession and occupation in Japan, for mu-
tual protection and the advancement OF
mutual interests. Newspapers and books,
however have become so numerous as to
discourage the yose and make them almost
useless. The profession is not so lucrative
as 1t used to be. Its most accomplished
members have not been prosperous for ten
or twelve years, while the ordinary mem
bers have barely made & living. because in
these days almost every body in the en-
pire under fifty years of age is able to read,
and the printing offices are turning out
books as rapidly as in England or America.
But the war has furnished an abundance
of dramatic material, and the enthusiastic
public never tires of hearing stories of the
deeds of heroism recited IL prose or verse.
Hence the yose are busy these days.
There are several classes of them. The
most famous and popular have little halls
of their own, where their admirers gather
every evening, paying admission fee of
10 or 20 cents, and sit around for two or
three hours drinking tea and smoking long
stemmed metal pipes while the yose reads
poems, chapters of history, recites scenes
from the great plays and tells stories of
NEUROLOGICAL times and Of the present war
wien he comes to a particularly exciting
passage he claps togethe1 a couple of little
slabs of wood in order to awaken the
drowsy and recall any minds that happen
10 be wandering from the subject. The re-
citals are usually varied by musical selec-
tons by other performers. sleight-of- hand
tricks and exhibitions CT clairvoyance Jug
Cling and sometimes fencing
a minor class of yose work the tea
houses, spending an hour or so in each, do
ing their stunts and taking up collections
Still another class are parlor entertainers
as you might say, who attend the resi-
dences of great and rich men and give reci-
tauons for the pleasure of their families
and friends. The lowest sort go about the
streets gathering coolies around them and
reC1ting popular ballads and stories and
gathering up the pennies in their CAPS For
elSn students of the japanese language
have often found the yose entertainments
TO be of the greatest advantage in learning
the pronunciation, because the performers
usually speak correctly. People tell of two
Englishmen, William Black and John Pale.
who belong to the yose guild and give resu-
lar performances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06

Dental Association, on appeal by DIR.
Bryant against the action Of the Dis
trict Dental Society in expelling him. The
oppNttion delegates opposed the granting
of hearing. but were overruled. AS re-
suit, DR.. Bryant retains his membership
in the national association without preju-
dice. The vote in his favor was unanimous.
This action dispOses of the matter finally,
the international dental congress having
earlier in the week rejected motion to
return Dr. Bryant's feet and cancel his
membership in that body.
The National Dental Association also
elected the following officers:
President, E. w. Boardman of Boston;
vice presidents, r. K. Lucky of Hill
Springs, Miss, for the south, and William
Conrad of st. Louis for the north and west;
secretary, DIR. A. H. Peck of Chicago; cor
responding secretary G. s. Butler of Buff
falo; treasurer. DR.. Turner OF Raleigh. N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06
Rugs at
Sale Prices

Another contribution to the
sale interest here-and an i'm
portant one. You need Rugs
as we'll as furniture and you
buy them at about a third less
than regular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06
The Soshi Disappear.

Japan has escaped a political peril which
threateIed the peace and harmony of the
state, by the suppression, or perhaps it is
better TO say, the disappearance of the
soshi,' a class of political agitators which
nave had no counterpart in the United
States or any of the European countries.
They were half-baked, half-educated young
men, the first product of popular education;
the first crops graduated from the public
SCHOOLS about fifteen or eighteen years ago.
Because they knew more book learning
than their fathers and the rest of the COM
munity they imagined that they were re-
sponsible for the welfare of the country
Many of them were candidates for offices
under the government. and a large number
were disappointed office seekers.
When the political evolution of Japan
commenced and the people were for the
first time, admitted to a share in the gov
emmett. almost everybody was a candi-
date for office, and. is the case in the
Philippines. and largely in India today.
every young man who had learned to read
and write desired to exercise those accom-
plishments for the benefit of the public.
These ambitious young men in Japan were
called 'soshi, and as they increased in
number became very noisy and trouble
some They devoted their entire time to
political agitation, and attached themselves
in groups to one or another of the political
leaders. Every local politician of impor-
lance had his "soshi.' They would assist
him in his canvassing, "whoop it up for
him on all occasions, and give much
trouble to his opponents as possible hoping
and expecting to be rewarded by him when
he came into power.
Guilty of Many Crimes.
The "soshi'' at one time-about ten years
ago-becahe so numerous and influential as
to be an actual peril to the empire but
they overreached themselves and were gull
ty of so many crimes against the law and
so many offenses against public opinion
that they became disreputable. Politicians
no longer sought their support; respectable
men would not associate with them the
government would not appoint them to Of
fee and, ultimat ely. for those reasons. no
young man cared to be known as "Soshl "
1t was a member of this class who at
tempted to assassnate Ii Hung Chang in
1895 when he came to Japan to treat for
peace after the war with China, and sew
eral other assasSinations were laid at their
door Their most dreadful deed was the
murder of the Empress of Korea because
she was inclined to favor the Russians in
the diplomatic struggle for the control or
that country Hoshi-Tori formerly minis
ter to Washington and one of the most
active political leaders in Japan was the
la st of their victims. In each case the as
sassins were prompted by mistaken pa
triotism or political jealousy, and pubic
sentiment frowned upon them. Hence the
organization which everybody feared ana
was ashamed of gradually disappeared ana
uou, Won hear no more of the "soshl In
Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06
-Four Wounded in Quarrel Over 5 Cents

dispatch from New York says Fol-
lowing a quarrel that grew out of an al
legged indebtedness of cents, four persons
were shot Sunday in Harlems Little
Italy" one so seriously that he may die.
After chase of several blocks the police
arrested Antonio Caro-, thirty years old, and
charged him with doing the shooting. The
police say that Caro- claimed de Lago owed
him S cents at the close of card game.
Caro- demanded the money, and de Lago
denied that he owed it. Sunday Caro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06

president D. c. Union, Y P. 8. c. E.: Rev.
j. c. Nicholson, D.D;. pastor Trinity M. e.
and counselor; Rev. E. B. Bagby, DID.
pastor Ninth Street Christian Church; ].
Thomas Kelley; ND M 5 Rev; Charles F:
sontag rector Smith Perev Faster
Captain Frank e. Skinner, Company X, I'd
Regiment, D. C. N. g.
Ladies auxiliary,,Miss Ardell Payne,
Miss Mary Lamond, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06
600 of the population for the last fifteen

1t will be noticed that there were an un-
usually large number of marriages in the
year 1896. the year following the war with
China, and also in 1898, but no explanation
is given for that year. nor is there any way
to account for the unusually small number
of marriages in 1899
The following table will show the number
of divorces and the percentage per 1000 of
population annually for the last fifteen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06
Moses Annual Sept. Furniture Sale
and clearance of Carpets and Rugs. nth & r.
Advertisement.
Decedent Ill Only Twenty-Four Hours.

dispatch from ClearfieId, Pa, last night
says: State Senator Alexander E. Patton
of Curwensville died today of heart dis
ease after an illness of only twenty-four
hours. He was fifty-two years old. and
was elected to the senate as a democrat IN
1902. He took an active interest in poll
tics, and served as national delegate TO sew
eral conventions He was also an electors
at-large on the democratic ticket in 1896.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06
Dental Society Dispute Ends.

(. A dispatch from St Louis says: The
controversy between the District of CO.
lumbia Dental Society and DR.. Emory A.
Bryant, which has stirred dental circles
at the national capital for the past year,
came un at the session of the National
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06

c. To represent the United States in the
executive council of the International Den
tai Federation, DR.. D. H. Smith of Balti-
more; B. l.. Thorpe of ST. Louis. e. C.
Kirk of Philadelphia, A. w. Harlan and
William Carr of New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06

You Will notice the unusual number of
divorces in 1897 and the enormous decrease
that followed Immediately after, which is
explained by the fact that the new laws
went into effect July l. 1898
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06

made another demand, and then shot de
Iago A girl was hit by stray bullet.
Two Italians were shot While trying to pre-
vent Caros escape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06
Russia and Japan Compared.

ind in Japanese>Sewspaper an inter-
esting comparison of the resources of Rus
STA and that country, hue have had no op-
portunity to verify it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06

The national and District officers are as
follows:
National ofiicers-Lieutenant General TT
r.; Bope commander-in-chief; John A.
Clark, adjutant general; Colonel George +,
Howe, assistant adjutant general; James
II. Reed, judge advocate general; Right
Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead, DID, CHAPLAIN
in-chief; DR.. j. Hartley Anderson, surgeon
general.
officers of District of Columbia and yir-
ginia division-Rev. VIM Hart Dexter. PHI
D., Takoma Park, major general Command
ing; Colonel James M. Pickens, 1903 Wal
ZACH place, adJutant general; Colonel Al
fred D. Smith, inspector general Captain
Charles w. Shaver, assistant adjutant gem
eral: Captain William Arthur Dexter. aid
de-camp; Second Lieutenant John r.
Adams, aid-de-camp.
Advisory hoard-H.a B. F. Macfarlapd
president board of Commissioners. District
of Columbia: General Charles Bird. United
States army. retired; Captain Lewis Mer-
riam. United States army. retired; James
NJ Pickens, adjutant, 9th Battalion, Dis
trict Of Columbia National Guard: Rev.
A. II. Thompson, pastor Wilson Memorial
NJ E. Church; James e. West late acting
general secretary Washington Y. M. c. A.;
Rev. Charles H. Butler, pastor Keller Me-
mortal Lutheran Church: Owen p. Kellar.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-01

man. He had recently buried his wife and in so doing had expended his last cent in giving her a decent burial. Some one went on his note thus giving him a sufficient amount to go in to partnership with Hartman.
 This recent trouble that he had with Phoenix, Tempe and the country in general was his downfall. A letter was received here in town that told to the fullest extent of the depth of his lowness. The letter was from his wife and she stated that DeGuire left her sick with her parents; not only did he do this, but he took with him about S7OO of her money and a gold watch.
 After this had all come to light and after he had cleared himself from the charges that had been made against ' him and of which he was clearly gull ty. several men took it upon them selves to give him what he rightly de- served and the abuse that he receive Sunday afternoon at their hands was sufficient to cause him to leave town in a hurry with the warning that if he returned the things that had all ready been done to him would net be a circumstance to what would follow. It is understood that he has gone to Prescott
Arizona republican., 1904-03-01
SHORT STORIES.

Mrs. Savage has resigned her posi- tion as housekeeper of the Casa Loma and has gone to Mesa.
 D. E. Dunn and wife and Mrs. Nor gan have rented the Brady property east of town and MT. Dunn has ac- cepted a position in the creamery store.
 Chas. Davidson and sister. of Mesa, were in town yesterday.
 Miss Mary Holmes, of Mesa, has accepted a position in the New York store.
 w w. Dobson. of Mesa. was shak- ing hands with friends in town yes terday.
 J. E. McClain and wife were the guests at dinner at the Casa Loma Sunday evening of Ruskin Bros., of Cincinnati.
 J. s. Spain. wife and three daugh- ters, of Buckeye. were here yesterday Last evening Miss Lidia, enc of their daughters. left for Arkansas on visit in company with her uncle, MT Moody.
 Mrs Gunnison and daughter. of Los Angeles, are the guests of Mir. and Mrs. A. J. Peters.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-01
A CHILD DROWNED.
Fell in . Ditch Yesterday Afternoon
 and the Body has not Been Recovered.

Yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock the three year old child of Ramon Rcd rigues fell in the San Francisco ditch and was drowned. At least it is sup posed that that was its fate. The hat belonging to the child was found near the ditch and the supposition is that the baby, while playing near and In an attempt to cross a narrow foot bridge, had fallen in.
 Andrew Nelson followed the canal a distance of over a mile. but was un- successful in finding the body and late last evening a number of men were still searching for it. The ditch con- tained quite head of water and prob ably the body was washed down the canal and will be found by the IT, rigators on the Heard ranch.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-01

Peach Springs and the operator went out to search for the missing man aud found part of his remains near the water tank and the balance scattered along the track for long distance From what can be learned at presele it would appear that the conductor had given orders to the engineer and going back some car lengths had sig naled to go ahead and when the train started got on one of the cars near the head end. There he found a tramp and tried to put him off with the re- suit that the fellow shot him dead, the body falling beneath the train. The head was severed. as was the legs, from the body and the trunk was torn into an unrecognizable mass. The oul- let had entered the forehead and had ranged backward and downward, pass ing out of the base of the brain. Death must have been instantaneous. Sev- eral people heard the shot but thought it was a railroad torpedo. Three tramps who were on the train were ar rested and brought to Kingman this morning and lodged in jail. They deny knowledge of the crime but state that knowledge of the crime but say that the reports could not have been made by gun. Five men have been arrest ed and are held to await the investiga- tion of the coroner. Conductor Foster was one Of the old conductors of the Santa Fe and had been running through Kingman a number of years. He was a quiet. gentlemanly fellow and we'll liked by railroad men. He was a member of Vincennes, Ind lodge of Knights of Pythias, and a membe.' of Needles division of the O. R. c. His remains were taken to Needles and will probably be taken east for burial. He leaves a wife and family.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-01
CASA LOEA.

The following guests were register ed at the Casa Lcma: Wm. Russell, Denver. Colo; P. Stephenlas, Denver, Colo; John T. Cameron, Tucson; Mrs. A. J. Chandler, Mesa; Albert Passell. Canton. O.; w. Gidday, Kansas City; F.. J. Chapman, Portland, Me; H. M. Crockett. F. Liverpool O.; J. E. No- Ian, Dublin, Ireland; F. Nichols, Phoe- nix; May Kinly, Vienna, H.; Anna Munscn, Donovan, H.. Ida Clouse, Lee. O.; Lienette Ready, Chicago; A. A. Sibley. Denver.
 The last ten were a party of trained nurses who drove over from Phoenix to visit one of their number. Miss Ida Clouse, who at present is taking care of MT. Curtis. The party drove about
Arizona republican., 1904-03-01
"LA AURORA" NEE CANANEA.

Worlds of people hast thou met.
 Commencing from thy early boyhood. Generous few if any as yet,
 Recall the memories of thy childhood. Every town throughout Sonora,
 Every village you hear thy cry. None like tio have seen the Aurora
 Even brighter than the sky. Brayel ythou hast struggled through
 Wonder coasts and rocky mountains, Venturing. climbing as but few,
 Always hoping for brighter fountains Luck at last has made thee rich:
 Ever may thee live contented: None like thee deserve the stitch
 So lightly sewed neer to be rented. Uncle SO we all do call thee,
 F1VerY'Nherc throughout Sonora. I.ahorers pray to always keep thee,
 As the master of La Aurora
 Dedicated 10 w. c. Greene, by NJ. R SolerVorthy, Naco, A. T.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-01
A MID WINTER RALLY.

The Baptist Young Peoples societies of Phoenix, Mesa and Tempe will hold their mid-winter rally this evening at the Baptist church beginning at s o'clock. Pres. w. w. Green of the Phoenix society has charge of the pro gramme and it will be good. It could not be learned definitely just who would take part in it. But Rev. Chap in, with a fifteen minute talk, and Miss Anna Stewart with an essay, will rep resent Tempe. After the programme there will be refreshments and a gen eral good time A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
Arizona republican., 1904-03-01
WIN r R M, $ COMING BRINGING wCA.TARRH

Every Catarrh sufferer dreads t breath of the ice-king" this mise the disgusting symptoms return. throat can be kept clear of mucous and splitting. Catarrh is nuisance and source of annoyance, not only to the one who has it, but everybody else. The thick, yellow discharge from the head produces a feeling of personal de6lement, and the odor of the breath IS almost intolerable.
 The catarrhal poison brings on stomach troubles and affects the Kid neyS and Bladder. It attacks the soft bones and tissues of the head and throat, causing total or partial deafness, the loss of smell, and giv- ing to the voice a rasping, nasal twang. No part of the body is secure from its ravages. Catarrh makes you sick all over, for it is a dis ease of the blood, and circulates all through the system, and for this reason, sprays, washes, inhalers, powders and salves have proven failures.
 The way to cure Catarrh thor oughly and permanently is to cleanse the blood of the unhealthy secretions that keep the membranes of the body infarned, and nothing does this so surely and promptly as s. S. s. As long as the blood is poisoned with Catarrhal matter the discharge of I of the miserable disease will continu
Arizona republican., 1904-03-01
DRIVEN OUT OF TOWN.
J. N. DeGuire no Longer a Resident
 of Tempe.

A little incident happened Sunday The loss, however, will never be felt as the party was one who would be a disgrace to any community that placed it's reputation at any value.
 Some three months ago J. N. De- Guire came to Tempe broke, and going to some of the influential business men of the town he told a tale that almost melted their hearts. According to his story he was a most unfortunate