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rope would need to be careful about
locking the doors al night. 1t would
not be too Wild "a prophecy. in the light
OF Russia's history, to predict that it's
plans Of empire have already pro-
gress5d TO a stage that takes into cor
sideration reaching across the oceans.
Long years ago japanese immigration
to Korea began, and it was chiefly the
desire 70 pre- yent Chinese domination
there thar caused the war in 1875
Russia had been steadily pursuing its
march eastward, acquiring more terri
tory all the time, but had 10 territory
sufficiently far south TO give il a port
that would be ice-free the year around.
Japan won Port Arthur. the pivotal
point ~ its war with China, and the
war ende l. Japan did not demand K0-
rea, but instead the peninsula of Lao
Tung- adjoining Korea, and between
it and China proper. Port Arthur ana
DainS- are in Lao Tung. and the STRAIT
egical importance Of the peninsula was
fully appreciated by Japan. So Japan
demanded Lao Tung. Not you" said
tie powers, Russia and its European
friends. Japan knew what it was up
against, but was then too weak TO do
more than acquiesce in the programme
mapped out by Russia. and its war with
China, aside from the acquisition of
=
as an experience. But 1t settled one
point. II taught Japan that war was
inevitable, and Japan began to get
ready.
Meanwhile, Russia has not been idle
IN 1898 IT secured a lease" on Lao
Tung fTJm China, q lease that would
be perpetual if China were the only ma
ton 10 reckon with. The great rail-
road was built and Russia assumed viz
IF al s,F Z,
the peninsula Of Lao Tung is but
small portion. Control of Manchuria
enabled Russia to menace Korea, and It
plenacsd, though Japan had exercised
a suzerain1y over Korea for centuries
Il refused TO recognize What Japan
calls 'Japan's preponderating infu
ence' in Korea. but continued To eX-
pand in ever widening circles. and
Japan refused 10 stand if So long a
Russia confined its expansion to the
territory north Of the AMOUR river, the
northern boundary of ManchuTia. Japan
did not care, but when Russia under
took 10 eUTencn itself ia Manchuria
and Korea Japan Became uneasy and
the succession OF cVerts following the
Chincse-Japarese war furnish the rea-
sons FOR the beginning Of the present
war with Russia.
Russia's resources are. Of course
Overwhelmingly superior 10 Japan's.
but availability enters largely into the
operations. Japan is practically fight
ing at home; Russia is fighting thou
sands Of miles from supplies and rein
forcements. The personnel Of the fight
ing forces must also be considered. and
here Japan has the better of IL, espe-
ciaily because Of the large proportion
OF descendants of the samurai class in
its army and navy men whose ances-
tons We're fighters by profession and
by instinct before the days of Rome.
Small in stature the Japs are wonder
fully quick i'm movement, possess great
endurance and unquestioned courage,
gu that VIII assist greatly in
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meeting the mighty armies that Russia
can launch against them.
/ With the exception of the sea engage
ments Japan had during the war with
China, neither Russia nor Japan has
any naval history worth chrOnicling.
Neither has been a sea power. Japan
/ was an exclusive nation until the last
half of the present century and had no
/ navy until late years. while Russia
never participated in q naval engage
/ Mt prior TO the opening of the pres
( ent war. Both began this war with
( good war vessels, manned. in the case
Of Russia. wholly by men whose knOwl-
/ edge of naval warfare was purely theo-
Tetical.
! The histories of the two nations fur
/ nish a wonderful contrast Russia for
its steady development from serfdom
F., to one of the mightiest of world powers.
/ and Japan for its sudden awakening
/ from a sleep of centuries.
Russia was known to the ancients
/ as SaTmatia and was peopled by the
! Scythians. Firms, etc. and overTun at
intervals by the GOthS Huns, Avars,
I Bulgarians, Magyars and Kbazars.
/ The Russians slavs, the fOrbears of the
dominant race in the empire at present,
are first heard of in history during the
( ninth century when they occupied the
/ region lying along the upper Dneiper.
Christianity was introduced among
/ them about the close of that century,
and, under YarOSiaff. they united early
IN the eleventh century with their CAPT
( tai at Kieff. They divided into princi-
palities about the middle of the
eleventh century, and became tribu-
tary to the khanS in the thirteenth cen
tury. The MOngol yoke was shaken of
I IN 1850, and the Russians were again
united. the capital for many years be-
ing at MOSCOW. The title of car was
assumed by Ivan " in 1917 and in 1913
l the house Of ROmanOff of which the
present car is a member. occupied the
+, throne and has held 10 continuously
ever since. The capital was changed
/ By Peter the Great TO his own city St
Petersburg. which he founded in 1903
/ The nations history has been marked
by many vans. and though il has met
with temporary reverses it has always
continued to grow slowly but steadily
larger and larger, buying or conquer
ing more territory until il now occupies
all of northern Europe and Asia it
/ has no foreign possessions. Alaska hav-
ing been purchased by the United
states i'm 1867.
The empire Of Japan consists Of four
principal islands, Hondo cor Nippon).
the main island. YeZO Skikoku and
Kiushiu. with about 1000 small islands
including the LoOchoo and KuriIe
groups, and F0rmosd, which was ac-
quired in 1898. The authentic history
Of the nation begins about 500 \. D.
Japans influence in Korea began at
very early day aud Buddhism was in
PRODUCED from Korea. about 550. The
line of rulers of which the present
Mikado is a member. began to reign
centuries before the birth of Christ.
Near tie close Of the twelfth century
the temporal authority was usurped by
the shotgun Yoritomo, and the shoguns,
commanders Of the army, continued to
exercise the temporal authority until
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Nine years ago the japanese were
bunkoed out of the legitimate spoiIs Of
the Chlnese-Japanese war. The Japan
csc knew they had been bunk0ed.
Adopts at Concealing emotion. they said
little but they keenly felt the humiIi-
alton Their bitterness became more
Intense with the passing of each year.
Russia, backed by Germany, France
and other European powers. was then
too strong for Japan TO seriously con-
Siier resort TO arms. But during the
nine years that have elapsed since Rus
STA seized Port Arthur the japanese
nave been steadily preparing To fight
Their preparations, quietly begun and
quietly executed, have progressed until
now the japanese are probably as well
equipped 10 undertake a war against
a powerful nation as they could hope
20 be at any time within the next ten
years
Ten years from now japan would
have no hope OF success against Rus
sia. BY that time Russia would be 50
firmly eSta biished in the far east that
fight with Japan would probably be
In the nature Of amusement for Russia.
But nov iJ is different. Russian. forces
Eiu the region are dependent on two
methods of communication with the
bases of supplies 10 the 7veSt-the sea
BBd the great Trans Siberian railroad.
St Petersburg IS 1880 miles by sea
from Port Arthur, and supplies sent by
that means would be subject 10 the
danger of capture by japanese war
N-a-<sis, delay ana the pcrils of the sea.
The railroad. new, poorly equipped. ir.-
differently constructed and 5000 miles
IN extent, offers many opportunities
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! Commodore Perry, led an expedition
there in 1885. Commodore Perry forced
commercial treaty on March 81, 1854
which opened commercial relations be
tween Japan and the world. Since that
time the awakening Of the nation has
! been one of the marvels of modern
I times. The japanese have earned the
title Yankees of the east" by their
wonderful enterprise. Modern improve
ments and inventions have been eager
" seized upon, their young men have
been sent to American and European
colleges, constitution has been
adopted 1850, and the best ideas OF
western civilization utilized.
Japan each year publishes as many
books, and each day as many news
papers as Russia with less than one
third of Russia's population. Japan
sends 100000 children to her schools,
One-ninth Of the population, while Rus
STA sends one-thirty-ffJh The Der-
centage of people who can read AMI
write IN Japan is the same az iu New
England. So wonderful. in fact, has
been the development Of the country
in the last decade or so that there are
not wanting those VINO argue that
Japan commercial expansion offers q
serious menace Ia the markets Of the
United States in China and the east.
The great Trans-Siberian railway sys-
tenn connects Port Arthur. Peklug ana
NladiYOstOk with st. Petersburg. Korea
has a line from Eusan to Seoul under
construction and a line from CHemuipu
70 Seoul is now Open There is 3 good
railway system in Japan connecting the
principal towns The Mancuurian branch
OF the traB5-Siberian system connects
Port Arthur with the Russian base OF
supplies inland and this road is there
fore. of great strategic Importance. The
road was constructed primarily FOR mill
tary- purposes. II j. believed IL would
he possible for Russia to move troops
over it at the rate of about 1900 a day,
for q time. at least.
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WHAT THEY HAVE.
Russia.
Area-9029.N0


, Areas. 029 000
Populdtion-135 00e. GOO
G0Yernment-Here abso-
= lutte monarchy
! y Administrative and executive
> Gar tNieholas ID, council of en-
> pire, senate, holy synod (high &c
= clesiaStics Of Greek Catholic
= church, and ministry
Political divisions - Seventy
y eight subordinate governments
> BeligiOn-GTeek Catholic. (The
= empire also contains Roman Cath
> olics. Protestants. Jews. MOham-
, medans and pagans.)
> Topography valleys,
= plains. forests.
= Agriculture. mining.
> fishing, stock raising. furs, limited
> manufacturing. etc.
Navy-242 vessels Gotal prior 10
y hostilitiesl.
Army $50 000 with reserves
= prior to hostilities).
japan.
= ATea-160000
PopulatiOD-45,00 900, 090.
G0vernmeut-Lim monarchy.
> Administrative and executive
> Mikado (Mutsuhito), cabinet pri-
> w council and imperial parIia-
y ment. comprising house of peers
= and house of Representatives.
> Political divisions - Eighty-five
provinces.
> -Shintoism and Budd-
> hism
> TopOgraphy-MOu
Jndustries-Agricult mining,
= fishing, manufacturing
Navy-123 vessels (total prior to
> hostilities)-
> Arn1y-272. 26s. with reserves
, (prior 10 hostilities).
= Manchuria. I
> Area-4OO. 600
= PoDulation-S00 00o.
> Government-Chin Dependent
= dency under Russian influence.
= Topography Generally noun
> famous.
+ Political divisions-Three prov
> inces.
= Neutrality-suspicious., limited :
> manufacturing
, Religions 49, Buddhism. Sinism, &
= Ta3islu. C0ufucianism@
Korea.
y Areas. 500
Population-f0.500 800. COO
, observation-disclosures absolute
, monarchy emperor Ii Hsi).
> Topography
, agriculture, stock
> raising etc.
iOus-Buddhism and Confu- Z
= cianism.s
y Army-I7, coo
> Surnames-"The Hermit Ma
, ton" Land Of TIE Morning :
= Calm
=
Really philosophical system, (
= but generally classed as q re- :
= ligion
1
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for the interruption OF traffic for in
definite periods. Ten years from now,
If not interrupted. Russia would have
military bases esta biished in the far
east and would be a menace to Japan $
very existence. The japanese can think
They have started the war.
I.and-lust, not sentiment is back y
this war Japan wants Korea to relieve
the congested condition of its present
territory. Russia wants all the earth.
nj this time more particularly the al
soiute control Of The far east. 1t has
only ore rival there now-Japan-be-
cause Chine is not L. bc considered 4
lower In time Russia would. if per-
United, wipe ou5 lamar, absorb China
and all the rest of Asia. Then It would
begin ID move westward again and Eu-
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1865. when civil war resulted in re-
storing full temporal as we'll as spirit
uaI authority TO the AIikado. During
the existence Of the shogunste a system
Of feudal baronage grew up, the mika-
does continuing 10 be the emperors and
the shOguns the real rulers
Japan was until the middle of the
last century one of the most exclusive
OF nations. The Portuguese were per
mitted to trade with the islands for
about a century from I543, when they
were excluded and the persecution of
native Christians began, the religions
OF Japan being Shintoisn and Buddb-
ism. Except for limited trade with the
Dutch Japan continued to be isolated
from the world until an American,
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SECTION THO.
RESULTS 10 DATE.
Corrected to Feb. Is.

= Russian war vessels Variag
= and Koreitz destroyed; Care
= witch Retvizan, Pallada, Pol
= tava, Diana, AskoId and Novik
= severely damaged. Russian tor
> pedo transport Yenesei blown
> up with heavy loss of life by
= accidentally striking Russian
> mine at Port Arthur.
= Several japanese and Russian
= merchantmen captured or sunk
= Bridge on Manchurian railway
= destroyed, presumably by Chi
= nese Boxers.
= Russian feet near Port Ar
= thur reported in rather democrat
, lied condition. Russian squad
= ron from Vladivostok out and
= pursuing Japanese merchant
= men along coast of Japan.
= No authentic reports on loss of
= life in various engagements Civ
= en- out, and not likely to be.
> Both sides trying TO conceal
= casualties
= japanese feet withdrawn
= from Port Arthur after at
= tacks on Russian vessels and
= whereabouts not now known.
' Japan continues to pour troops
= into Korea
> Principal nations of world
= declare neutrality.
> Germany likely to prove fac
: tor in complicating situation.
> Reported that if Russia is de-
: feated in far east Germany will
> make diversion in favor of Rus
> STA that may have far-reaching
> results.
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RUSSIAN TROOPS IN THE FAR EAST
First Siberian Army Corps.

tventyone 6ataons thirty
guns.
andP battalons
Pechii twelve ba squadrons,
Uzaf oursq uadr0ns.
Siberian Army Corps.
Tsitskar
ba
ached posts tveny-one
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Armored Cruisers.
+En route from SueZ.
Coaling Stations.
DOCKS AND PORTS.
naval harbors at

Russia has fortified naval harbors
building
Port
lana has fort ed Ia
Sasebo: a a
Inland nagnhcenuy placed
YososuSs: small
I-raga hay. hand
There al a
bases but ire sal Inland
gives
large capable OF taking modern bat
large OF
torpedo craft
cruise NaChimoh
Apostoloh ships c5nuo
outo Berlin
mig British Medter
OF
sau
their to join the japanese fleet at the
Of
4*+*+++44++4++++ - 4+4A++++++4+++ ,
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First division, Toxic.
Second division, SeHdai.
Third division, NagOya-
Fourth division. OSa ka.
Fifth division. HIROSHIMA
Sixth division. KumamotO.
Seventh division, As 4iliga wa.
Eighth division, Hirosaka.
Ninth division, KanazaWa.
Tenth division. Himeji.
Eleventh division, Ma eugame-
Twelfth division, Kokur1-
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Japan.

Infantry. Midi magazine rife,
holding five cartridges.
Depot troops. Murata magazine
rife, nelding eight cartridges.
Cavalry. sword and earbine.
Artillery fHeld and mountain
batteries. u FOUNDER Aris6a.
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TOTAL ANNUAL ENLISTMENT
Russia

Infantry, 5 line magazine rife, hold
ing i've cartridges.
Cavalry. SWORD. Fifie, bayonet lance
Artillery. S-inch Quiek-fireTs, =
FOUNDERS. IS Founders. ard 6-inch
howitzera
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DISTRIBUTION OF MILITARY FORCES.

First ana second guard divisions,
St Petersburg.
Third guard division, Moscow
Two army corps. st. Petersburg.
Two army cO-Ds Finland.
Two army corps, Wilma
Two army corps Warsaw.
Two army corps, Odessa
Two army corps, Moscow.
Two army corps Aiev-
Two army corps, kaZar.
Two army corps, Caucasus
Two army corps. Turkestan-
Two army corps, Siberia.
Two army corps, Amur.
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4++44+4++ 4+++444+44 4+44444*44
RESOURCES CoNTRAsTED.

Russia with .
ad...-
production
production h..
TO
to
ed IN a Great IA
barley.
= : = , =
GLAND =
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JAPANESE AND RUSSIAN NAVIES.
TOTAL NAVAL STRENGTH,
Russia

CPrior 20 opening of hostilities.S
IN pr--s,
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- = - AAAA ~ 10
, STA, Poland,
, northern eau =
? casia. Siberia
, and &C n trail
Asia, and for y
, Japan il in
, Guides rice,
, wheat, barley y
rye, III illet,
, silk, etc. =
, L L L
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OF FORCES.
Russian Army Corps.

OHlceTs- -.-.--. -.-.... isvo9
Men,. .....-,...'s.s s''''.' boo
Horses ..----.---..--' $500 '-.-' -1o,to3
Guns ......-.... ..,,.....,-...... 124
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RECRUITING SYSTEM.
Russia
Japan

CONSUMPTION age liability Il to 49, CONSUMPTION age liability
: PERIODS OF SERVICE.
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japanese Division.

Cavalry. / regiment. 300
infantry, regiments, $500
Field artillery, regiment. Sc guns.
Engineers, I battalion, 500.
Transport, I battalion, 500.
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TRAGIC IN ITS BREVITY.
The Story of the Duel Between Ham
f1tOn and Burr.

The Story of the Duel Between Ham
tlton and Burr.
The story of the Hamilton Burr duel
is tragic in it's brevity. The little party
Of five-the principals, their seconds
and the surgeon-Was on the ground
not long after sunrise. The prelimi-
naries were soon arranged. AS Pen
dleton, Hamilton's second, gave him
bis pistol, he asked, "Will you have
the hairspring set?''
mot this time," was the significant
reply, and then the men faced each
other.
According to the best authorities up
on disputed subject, B,1rr fired at the
word. At the report, Hamilton started
forward with a convulsive movement,
reeled, involuntar1ly discharging his
pistol into the foliage above him, and
fell headlong. Burr, with an express
sion Of pain upon his face, sprang to-
ward him, but Van Ness, his second,
seized him by the arm and hurried him
down the bank and into their boat.
Hamilton, being lifted up, revived
for moment and gasped, ''This is
mortal wound, doctor!' Relapsing
again into Inconsistencies he was
again revived by the fresh air of the
river. "Pendleton knows" he said,
trying to turn toward his friends, chat
I did not intend to fire at him.
At 2 the afternoon following he
had breathed his last.
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Two Scotch Stnries

A Scotch schoolmaster in Banffshire
years ago had strong views on the sub
ject of dress. In the day when crino-
line was the rage q girl came to school
with very extensive one, which much
exceeded the space between the desk
and the form on which she had to sit.
The teacher, seeing this, said to her,
"Gang AVA home and TAX off thae
girds (hoops) and come back to the
school as God made ye.''
Another rough and ready dominic
was examining his boys in catechism
and asked if God had a beginning.
"No," said the boy. "Will he have an
end?" 'Yes,'' he replied. This was
followed instantly by buffet on the
side of the head. ''Will he have an
end noo?' NO." said the boy, and the
master was satisfied.
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DAME JULIANA BERNER,
she Was q Fifteenth Century Author
ity on Fly Fishing.

she Was a Fifteenth Century Author
ity on Fly Fishing.
The first printed English book on
angling was Dame. Juliana Berners
"Book Of st. Albans,'' which appeared
about 1850, and contained chapter
entitled "a Treatyse on Fyshynnge
With an Angle"
Fly fishing. must have been practiced
much earlier than this, as nothing but
a gradual evolution could account for
the complete list Of flies for the fish.
ing months Of the year which it gives.
To Dame Berner belongs the honor
Of first telling that the salmon could
be caught with the fly. She says: al
so ye may take hymn, but it is seldom
seen with a dubbe at such times as
when he lepith in lyke fourme and
manere as We do trought or a gray
ling" Her knowledge seems more
complete than could have been that
Of the original inventor, so that the
time when fly fishing originated in
British waters must remain uncertain.
Dame Berner's flies will kill trout
today, and her twelve were the foun-
dation Of those Of which 1zaak WAL
ton said quantity in 1868: '"rhus have
you a jury of flies, likely to betray
and condemn all the trouts in the
river"
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Monster Bowl of Punch.

In 1894 Admiral Edward Russell,
commander of the English Mediterra-
mean feet, entertained 5000 people in
a large garden in Alicante, where he
served the largest bowl of punch ever
brewed. 1t contained twenty gallons Of
lime juice, four hogsheads of brandy,
one pipe Of Malaga wine, twenty-five
hundred lemons, thirteen hundred
weight of fine white sugar, three pack
ages of toasted biscuits, fifty-one
pounds of grated nutmegs and eight
hogsheads of water.
The whole was prevented from dilu-
ton in case Of rain by large canopy,
which spread over a marble fountain
bowl which held the punch. The punch
was served by boy, who rowed about
the basin of the fountain in a boat
built for the purpose and reflled the
empty cups.
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Tennyson's ..Married Brow. /,

Il have a question to ASK an
nounced the literary man. "You know
Tennyson's line:
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LOGGERHEADS,
This Name Is Given to Some Turtles
and Other Animals.

This Name Is Given to Some Turtles
and Other Animals.
The giant turtles which are found
along the Atlantic coast and frequently
in southern waters in great numbers
are known as loggerheads. They COM
monty attain a weight Of 1000 pounds,
are rapid swimmers and are often seen
far from land, floating asleep upon the
waves.
Carnivorous by nature these huge
tortoises feed on crabs and fish, espe-
cially on large species Of conch, which
they break open with their massive
jaws. The flesh of this terrapin is
leathery and oily, with a strong smell
of musk. Young specimens are more
palatable and are often on sale in the
markets.
A duck, as large as our goose, which
is native Of the shores of TERRA del
Fuego and the Falkland isles is also
called loggerhead, from its seeming
stupidity and helplessness.
In the West Indies this name is also
given to two or three sorts of fly
catchers.