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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-24

One who has travelled In Japan reads
with auazement the daring defiance or
that comparatively small country and
small people in their controversy with
extensive and populous Russia Their
courage is so much greater than the
numbers or size of their people that one
is startled at their daring.
When their war with China was brew
ing almost every nation expected to see
them defeated by the Chinese l1ordcs that
! 1t was supposed would swoop down upon
japan and probably wipe them off the
face OF the EARTH but the sequel showed
they we're giants in disguise and that they
won brilliant victories over their count
less Chinese neighbors.
$ had the pleasure OF having the Japan
csc commander.ln- Chief on my left at q
great dinner at the German Ambassa-
doris in Moscow. which was given to
Grand Duke Serge, tho Commander-in-
Chief Of the Russian army. and was
much impressed by his modesty and man
| ifest intelligence.
am quite sure had he been able to
speak English or Russian he would have
been quite as silent as our own peerless
Grant. What he said attested his
thoughtfulness and level head
His staff were very bright. accomplish :
ed men, one Of them acting as his IN
| terpreter. was interested to watch his
careful scrutiny OF every one and every
thing, and Notwithstanding he had so re-
| Gently won such distinction there was
nothing Of the bravado IN his manner.
Lie was every inch soldier and made
| good impression.
The Japanese while being the most
amiable people in the world. are the most
| inyeterate llaters. was ut wedding
| in Washington at about tho time when
| the war between Japan and China was
atits height. All otticialdom was IN at
| tendance. Tho church was quite full.
! The Japanese Legation had arrived be-
fore tho Chinese, and were seated on the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-24

opposite side of the aisle through which
they entered
AS the Chinese passed to their seats 1t
was as good as pantomime to watch the
grimaces and facial expressions of scorn
Of the Japanese.
The Chinese ladies are much given to
rouge and enamel and the Japanese have
great aversion to anything OF the
kind. They are dissln1iliar In all re-
spects, except geographically. and might
be termed the antlpodes OF the Chinese
with the intrepidlty and daring of the
Japanese on one side and the stolid. brut-
ish endurance of the Russians on the
other, a war between Japan and Russia
is destined to be one of great sacrifice
OF human life and unlimited treasure, no
matter which country is the victor.
IT is claimed the Japanese. Emperor abb
hors war and is anxious for peace, while
f the Gear, who is supposed to be for peace
Is insldously using every means to pro-
woke war, feeling sure OF tho con-
quest Of Japan, and being thereby more
favorably situated to carry on his plans
for tho dismemberment OF the Chinese
Empire.
This might be all very well had he not
counted without his host Other nations
are sure to step In to prevent the exc
Scution OF his plans
No nation Is strong enough to hold
combination OF nations at bay once they
decide to unite against q common foe,
or to aid another nation who appeals
for help against an Unsuitable enemy,
1t Is to BIO hoped that war may be
averted, as notwithstanding tho distance
Intervening between tho United States
and this Oriental war. our country WIZ
be naturally seriously affected by It..
Americans are so ayerse to strife and
tho needless sacrifice Of human life that
their sympnthles will be greatly aroused
If not enlisted on one side or the other,
Our relations have been friendly with
both countries. and we should be sorry
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-24

idea lipw cxllaustng n session that length
will become. Aid remember have two
sessions h dhy--1lorrlhg and afternoon.
Sitting perfectly still and saying the same
thing over and over again without cess
snlon. +
my teaching Is now b perfect delight.
with Il precision and u perseverance, that
/ could never hope To edial,f the tnlking
machine drums into the brain OF tho par
rot tho sentence that ls to be learned.
And this sentence tho pupil acquires tnuch
moro quickly and much moro thoroughly
by my now way than by my old
"llow did I happen to think OF starting
Il school for parrots and employing the
talking machine for nh assistant? on,
IL Is d net scheme Of mine. thought 1t
all out before came away from the
Tathcrlnnd. have always been a suo-
cessful private tencher Of parrots. There
IL always 81 demand for good takers III
avery country. so I have always been well
pntronized, both In your country and my
own. It was owing to the growing de-
mand for good takers that was induced
to establish my school and put my theory
into practice.
II had d talking machine, 80 began
to experiment with some OF my advanceu
scholars learned from q phonograph
agent how to make monograph records,
40 I mudo ono that said an innumerubl!e,
number OF times: Polly wants crackers!
and the success Of my undertaking was
amazing beyond anything had ever Pic
tured to myself. . ~
"rhen got a. number of talking una
chimes and made Il great quantity OF rec
ords suitable for my pupils In their dii-
rerent stages OF education, until have
come to do all my teaching III that way
Madam Hopes best scholar Is named
Dewey Dewey Is d fine llnguist lie
speaks three languages fluently-En silsn'
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her studentu. Madam Hope receives such
al one on altogether different terms.
making his tuition, Including board and
lodging, two dollars and a half week,
Ior schedule for full course Of Blk
months instruction placing the tuition at
4 4 nnrrot that cannot talk, even, ID
worth ten or fifteen dollars. One, how
ever, that has been educated by Madam
Hama Ia estimated to be worth one hum
died or one hundred and fifty dollars.
AZ the parrots at the School for Par
rota come from private homes largely.
the average pupil at the time Of entering
tho institution is Waited at sevonty-fl rive We
dollars When he is graduated no VIII
be worth seven or eight hundred dollars,
obtaining hero q vocabulary 1t woud 20
Impossible to gain elsewhere.
Tho parrots watch themselves pretty
closely while school Is In session. They
liatcn to the phrase, then try to repeat
Il. and are not content Until they are
able to echo the words with perfect ac-
curacy.
Madame Hopes elementary class drill
be gins witt, the familiar phrase: Pretty
POLL" A taking machine is placed before
the class, care being taken that the
pupils pay strict attention to the words
that are spoken. One after another they
will commence: "pree Pahl Pree Pah!"
improving upon their crude beginning
until finally each one can speak the
words they arc obliged to listen to until
the phrase IL registered indelibly on their
| Grains. all ready for use whenever no.
| quired i
The longest speech ever mastered by q
parrot has been accomplished by Dewey.
Madame Hopes phenomenal pupil. This
q .sYankcc Doodle went to town.
A-riding on pony N
The principal Of the School for Parrots
SAYS Dewey Is the best talker she has
] ever met with. Tho little fellow STAN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-24

Beyond most tradesmen the druggist
on the corner Is the FREQUENT victim OF
sharpers. He Is d shining mark for the
operation OF more or less petty swindlers
because OF the fact that his regular GUS
toners make 30 many demands upon
him. People for blocks around expect
him TO cash checks for them. and because
OF that fact men with bogus checks Of
ten successfully work him or his clerks.
Up on the north side a set Of check
swindlers Is Just now busy with new
variation OF an old check game The
telephone bell In the corner drug store
rings and clerk answers It.
"Hello. Is this Barker s Smiths
drug store2" .,3 Eli 1, &, 5.s4
Yes
.'Well, this Is Mr.. Thomas Jenkins resi-
dence, sS7 North Slate Street. Can you
send me up some goods right away?'
Eyes, sir. Glad to do IT," 3.$
IF you haven't got a boy In Just now.
call a messenger boy, will you We are are
in hurry for the stun"
.All right. sir. What do you want7
IA dozen five grain sadol capsules, a
bottle OF cod liver oil emnlson. q two
ounce vial OF alcohol. a box OF prepared
mustard plasters, and quarters worth
of chlorate of potash"
The clerk reads over the list and asks;
us that all, sir?"
eyes that's right. Now. be sure to
send boy up with the stuff right away.
Be sure about that. for we're in q great
hurry"
"All right"
"And, by the way let the boy bring
change for $50 with him. find haven't
got anything smaller In the house. And
whatever you do. hurry. What does II
all come TOT" ~.
clerk. !,
Tho clerk puts up the goods In great
hurry, takes $17,o5 In change from the
money drawer, and starts of tho store
errnnd boy on a hurryup trip, Tho boy
hurrios up North Slate Street. looking at
the numbers as he goes. When ne gets
quite close to tho address on his pack
age he Is suddenly confronted ny man
! without a hat and. possibly, In his shirt
sleeves, who comes rushing down long
| flight OF STAIRS ieduth6 ~ =" ~'A~ $3.50
entrance Of large residence.
"Are you from Barker s. Smiths drug
store?" tho man demands IN an anxious 8
way. &
Eyes, SIR
"Well, why In the name Of heaven
don't you hurry up. ! telcphonod that we Y
we're in great rush for that stun.
you've been half an hour on the road:
give mo that stun. qulok, Yon must
up 49,, III. h,r-
die H.. ,,or
holding out a properly signed bank chech
''Dld you bring the change with you
Eyes" says the boy, ,,.on
mo standing out here In tho street al
| night. -, os t., change.
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TO .B FSSED REPORT DEPRESSION ~ 49,

Although European steamships ana sails 4Rlll,
Ing vessels from New BEDFORD often come Z
within the deep, eapaclous harbor, the
islands had but scant regular connection
With the United States until the Medlter-
ranean steamships OF the Dominion Line A''-.5
a service which has since been taken up I
by the White Star ships-began ssoppins,
two years ago. at Ponta pelgada on their 1
way from Boston to Naples ana spack
again. The coming and soing Of one =
Of these great vessels Is naturaliy W
event In the llfe,ot tho place.
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NV Trip to the Mountains.

I left on the 18th day Of July withmY
sister. We wore going to visit our grano,9S
parents. who live on me NoEiolh 1hng
stuart's Draft. His house faces The BsMa
Ridge mountalns and also the sonth
River. we could see many miles from
Ills front door, Wa had many pla ymates.
Wa also visited our aunt. who lived IN thas
country. She had three little children w
were there to SEQ them thresh wheat M 81
played out in the woods on long sto1s. ~
mas sorry when had !, e G s,1n ap12
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ular course under the new method. BY
the old it took nearly double that time.
There arc special pupils Of course.
who have an aptitude for learning, the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-24

school. Pupils, therefore may DO said
to be dealt with according to their
ability.
If there Is . precocious pupil among
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-24

orally are learning to talk. he already has
a fine vocabulary.
1&"It takes gone time for parrot to
become o, talker. Six months is the reg
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26
TENEMENT
DEATH RATE
ENORMOUS
Babes PeriShing by
Hundreds in New
York.
Special Dispatch to The Can

NEW YORK. July 25.-Babies are
dying by hundreds in the tenements
of New York despite all efforts OF the
Health Department.
For the week that ended on Satur-
day. July %, there were 27s more
deaths from diarrhoeal diseases than
in the corresponding week of a year
ago, and this increase in infant NOR
tality sent the death rate for the week
up to 3,46.
To-day about one hundred persons
were investigating, by order of the
Board of Health, the conditions under
which these deaths occurred, the char
acter Of the houses and general sur
roundings and fhe care given to the
children during their illness.
The entire summer corps OF doctors
and nurses is concerned with this prob
lem.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26
Tardy Sequel to RO-
nance in NOIni-
lee'S Life
Bride -tO-Be a West Viz
gilia Social Queen for
Past Fifty Years.
Love Story Dates Back to Time When
the Ex-senator Was a Rail
road Brakeman.
Special Dispatch to The can

CALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON
WASHINGTON. July 25.-News comes
from Shepherdstown, W. Va. that ex-
Senator Henry G. Davis. the Democrat
ic Vice Presidential candidate, viii In
the fall marry Mrs. Katherine Rey-
nOlds, widow OF Dr. John Reynolds OF
ShepherdstOwn- Mrs Reynolds is 70
years old. while Senator Davis is past so.
There is an interesting story back Of
the approaching wedding. Many years
ago. when Henry G. Davis was a
brakeman on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. he became a suitor for the
hand OF Miss Katherine Cushwa, whose
family was one OF the most prominent
in Washington County. Maryland. Miss
Cushwa was a pronOunceda beauty and
vas the acknowledged belle n the Sec
ton IN which she lived Her family be-
ing an arfstocratic one. she became the
leader in the exclusive social set. and
at all social gatherings Miss Cushwa's
society was sought by the young gall
Iants Of Maryland and West Virginia.
She and young Davis met for the first
time at a dance at a country house, and
frequently thereafter he became her
escort.
The friendship thus begun speedily
ripened into love. Davis proposed and
the young woman was willing. but her
parents could not resign themselves to
the idea Of their beautiful and accom-
plished daughter marrying a poor rail-
road brakeman, and the young man
was sent on his way with a broken
heart.
Young Davis disappeared. TO rise rap
idly in the railroad service until he be-
came the richest and most powerful cit
izen In his State, while Miss Cushwa
became the bride Of DR.. John Reynolds.
a prominent physician OF Shepherds
town. Her former lover also in the
course OF time took unto himself a life
partner in a distant part OF the State
1t was not until many years after
ward that the two came together again,
one as a widower and the other as a
widow. The old spark rekindled into
flame, with the result that there will
be the notable wedding at the quaint
old town Of Shepherdstown some time
during the month Of October. so the
gossips say.
Mrs Reynolds IS remarkably well
preserved. and for a half-century or
more has been the social leader OF Shep-
herdstown- She is the mother OF two
grown children and the grandmother
of a half dozen interesting boys and
girls. She lives in beautiful. oId-fash-
foned house within a stones throw OF
the stately Potomac. and many distin-
guished men and women have enjoyed
her hospitality.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26

TOXIC, July 25, p. m.-The acts Of
the Vladivostok squadron in the Pacific
and Of the volunteer fleet in the Red
Sea strengthen the belief here that Rus
sia is deliberately seeking to affront
America, England and Germany in the
hope Of finding an avenue for grace
fully retiring from a disastrous war
There is no argument over the right of
Russia to seize neutral vessels carrying
actual contraband Of war. but the wis
dom of destroying neutral prizes with
out trial. unless the object is to involve
other powers, is generally questioned.
1t is believed that America will refuse
to recognize Russia's extended list Of
ccntraband and will speedily demand a
limitation to articles reasonably contra
band in order to protect her large ORR
entail commercial interests 1t is ex-
pected that Great Britain will protest
against the sinking of the knight Com
mander and demand trial for seized
British steamships, and that Germany
will make a second and more vigorous
protest.
The Vladivostok warships are hover
ing about the course of the steamships
from San Francisco, probably with the
hope of overhauling the liner Korea
Warning. however, has been given to
the Korea and she has a chance of
sluding the Russians. There probably
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26
HATES ALL
MEN EXCEPT
THESE Two
Mary MacLane Re-
VealS Names OF
Her Ideals.
Special Dispatch to IN. Cali.

ROCKLAND. Mass. July 25.-Mary
MacLane, the authoress and man
hater. who is summering here while
she writes another book, has at last
positively named the two men of all
she has met whom she likes. Hitherto
she has declared all men hateful to
her, particularly young men, who, she
declared, bored her and were puppies.
All men, she said, were tiresome, but
she has finally confessed that she likes
two of them.
One is Gelett Burgess. the San Fran
cisco artist and writer, and the other
Herbert Stone, her publisher, who has
been largely the guide of her existence
in the East
Il don't need a lot of people," she
said. There are perhaps two or three
of whom 1 am fond. like GeIett Bur
CESS, ne is very interesting; and I like
Mr.. Stone. my publisher.
Elements are necessary to my hap
piness," she added, vaguely; there
are so many elements that go to make
my world
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26
Turks Resume the
MaSS4CrGS OF
Christians.
MuSSuImal Horrors Of
Eight and Ten Years
Ago Are EQualed.
Wholesale Murders Occur Nightly, and
Roads in the Stricken Land Are
SIeEn With CorpseS.
Special Dispatch to The Call

BERLIN. July 25.-The Frankfurter
Zeirung reports that Armenian mas
sacres are IN fun swing again. The
5urks. the paper asserts, have plum
dered and burned six Armenian VII
lages-Gomer. Bel, Gnarker, Kzila-
ehe5i. Karoudi and Terquevank-au Of
which are situated near Lake Van. All
males were massacred and the women
and children were tortured and out
ragged
A similar slaughter is reported in the
neighborhood Of Alush. where from six
~ 70 eighty Armenians have been
hllled every night.
The Inhabitants Of Orergounk, the
paper adds. who had fed to places Of
safety, were induced TO return under
promise Of protection The treacherous
Turks, however when they had the in
habitsnrs al their mercy fell upon them
and killed almost the entire population
The uaper concludes:
The roads in Armenia are strewn
girh cOrDses- The horrors OF 1894 and
1885 have been eQualed."
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26

son CHASED
BY A CROWD
Young Hunter Again
Journeys on the
Warpath.
Special Dispatch to IN. Can.

ESTILL SPRINGS, KY, July 25.-
w. Godfrey Hunter Jr-, son of DR.. W.
Godfrey Hunter. Congressman from
the Eleventh District of Kentucky, and
who killed william Fitzgerald Of Grand
Rapids, Mich. in Guatemala City in
November. 1902. while his father, DR..
Hunter, was American Minister to
Guatemala, had narrow escape from
mob violence at the Thomas Hotel here
to-day.
Young Hunter, who had accompanied
his mother to the springs, became
wildly intoxicated and threw women
and children into a panic when he
staggered into the parlor and took pos
session, threatening to shoot all who
refused to vacate.
After amusing himself playing the
piano, Hunter began to grab at young
women and girls, chasing them along
the porches- Irate husbands and faith
ers followed closely at his heels and
were about to wreak summary ven
geance when Judge Frank Peak inter-
fered and had Hunter sent to his room
a prisoner. The hotel manager inform
ed Mrs. Hunter that her son would
have 70 leave on the first train.
Hunter, who was kept under guard,
made several efforts TO escape and
begged his mother for his revolver,
saying that he wanted to kill some one
When train time came Hunter did not
want to go, but was finally persuaded
to peacefully depart with his mother
and deputy sheriff.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26
EDITH DEVEREUX CLAPP
TO WED A FRENCH COUNT
New York HERES Betrothed TO q
Scion OF the House OF De
RouOeu1Ont

NEW YORK. July 25.-A private ca
BILE dispatch from Paris received In this
city to-day announced the engagement
of Miss Edith Devereux Clapp. daugh-
ter Of Mrs. n. Devereux Clapp OF this
city, to Count R. du Temple de Rouge
mont OF Paris
Miss CIapp and her mother, wha
sailed for Europe early last spring. are
almost as well known in society IN
Paris as they are in New York and
Newport. They have a residence at 1O4
Fifth avenue, a house In Tuxedo and
another. Tyny Corner. at Newport For
several years they have passed the
summers on the Continent, returning to
New York late in the autumn Miss
Clapp inherited a portion OF the estate
of her grandfather four years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26

will be other seizures, and whatever
be the determination of the legal ques-
tions involved or whatever diplomatic
action may be taken, it is confidently
believed here that the seizures will Gre
ate feeling Of intense irritation and
unfriendliness against Russia In Amer
lea, England and Germany.
Japan is anxious to localize the COM
bat and avoid involving other powers,
but views with unfriendliness the acts
of aggression against friendly neutrals
and treaty violations disadvantageous
to herself. In the latter connection ia
pan regards the affair of the passage
of the volunteer fleet through the Dar-
danelles as of more Importance than
the acts of the vessels subsequent to
such passage.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26
GREAT LAND LOTTERY
OPENS ON THURSDAY
One Hundred and Six Thousand
Homeseekers Striving for Rose
bud Claims

CHAMRERLAIN, s D.. July 25.-The
eyes of 106900 land seekers who regis
tered for lands in thk Rosebud reserva-
ton VIII be turned toward Chamber
lain next Thursday, when the drawing
In Uncle Sans big lottery viii begin.
As each envelope is drawn from the
box the clerks viii keep q record Of the
name and the order Of drawing This
VIII be continued until q number of
names have been drawn out OF the box
equivalent 10 the number Of claims in
the Rosebud reservation subject TO en-
try. The claims number $500.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26
COUNTESS FATALLY HURT
AT BRUTAL EXHIBITION
Panic at a Fight Between q Tiger
and a Bull Results in
a Death

SAN SEBASTIAN. Spain. July Is
Countess Podras Lisaritury, who was
injured yesterday in the panic at the
fight between a tiger and a bull, died
to-day. Thirteen others were hurt. in
Guiding Deputy Uruquiso, MARQUIS
Pidal, vice president Of the Senate and
former Spanish ambassador at the
Vatican, and W. E. Livingston OF New
York, whose left hand was injured
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26
CRUISER TACOMA SEEKING
THE MISSING CONEsIAUGH
United States War Vessel Arrives at
Callao and Proceeds ON Way
Around Cape Horn.

LIMA, Peru, July 25.@The United
States cruiser Tacoma. which is
searching for the missing American
merchant vessel Conemaugh, several
months overdue at New York, arrived
at CaIlao yesterday and. proceeded on
her way around Cape Horn.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26
DOM PAUL'S BODY ON
ITS WAY TO THE HAGUE
Remains Of Late President of the
TransvasI Leave Clarens, swftz-
erland, on Special Train.
CLARENS, SwitzerIand- .Tu1v

OLARENS, Switzerland, July 25.-
The remains OF Mr.. Kruger, late Pres
icent OF the Transvaal. who died here
on July "A, were placed on board
traln to-day bound for The Hague.
me funeral car was decorated with
nass ana flowers and the coffin was
covered with the flag of the late
Transvaal republic.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26
BERI BERI AFFECTS
THE CREW OF A BARK
One Seaman Of the Foo Hong SueJ
Dies at Sea and Three
Others Are Ill

LEWES. Del, July 25.-The bark Foe
Hong Suey arrived at the DeIawars
breakwater to-day from Honolulu. The
crew was stricken on the passage with
beri-beri and one man died and was
buried at sea- Three others suffering
from the disease VIII be landed at tbs
quarantine hospital here to-msSTVW.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-26
Del vars Resignation Not rendered

ROME, July 25. = The Osservatore
Romano, the Vatican organ. denies
the report published by the Tribuna
yesterday that Cardinal Merry del
Val. the papal secretary OF state. has
rendered his resignation.