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The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-10

a powerful rap on his head sent him
back. Again and agin he tried to re-
gain the rock brink-each time he
was pushed back Whenever he made
an attempt, the two brown cubs were
on hand to knock him down. Finally,
the keepers came to the rescue, but
ever after that there was no more
bullying done by the black bear.
Some years ago there was popu-
lar pleasure resort in San Francisco
called Woodwards Gardens. 1t was
established by Mr.. Woodward, an ear
ly pioneer, and he imported a large
variety of wild animals. The gardens
flourished in popular favor, for Mr..
Woodward conducted them on nom
paying business.
Finally, he died and the property
fell into the hads of persons not So
interested in collecting wild AMI
mails as he had been. The animals
died off as the year passed and were not
replaced. AT last only few were left,
among them two big African lions,
confined in cages that faced each
other.
The enmity of these beasts had
been well known for years, but they
had only been able to express their
mutual hatred by roars and snarls, or
by glaring contemporary across the
grounds.
; In the end only these two survivors
of once large community were left.
All the other cages were empty. Local
newspapers urges through their edi-
torial columns that the two survivors
ought to be painlessly put out of the
way, in order to end what had be-
come miserable public spectacle of
cruelty to animals. The end came
sooner than was expected.
The cages stood in the open air. in
a Great circle about an arena where
trained animals had performed feats
in tina old days. One bright moon
light night somebody opened the
doors OF the cages of the two lions,
in shirt of mischief, probably. The
gardens were deserted except by some
keepers who had grown old with
them.
These keepers heard a roar in the
arena. One of the lions stood in the
moonlight, his name bristling, his
head thrown up. The old men closed
the big gates to the street, but dared
not enter the arena. The keepers
looked on from the top of an old cage
Another roar answered the lion s
challenge; his old enemy came limping
across the open space. For some time
they crouched opposite each other.
their tails switching from side to side.
Then. with a simultaneous roar, they
rushed upon each other.
The fight was short. The old beasts
were not equal 10 the excitement OF
such an encounter. When morning
came they were found dead-the last
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are married Even little girls require
a hair dresser, for nobody but pro-
fessional could master the intricacies
of the Japanese couture. 1t is to pre-
serve this that the little pillows of
wood and paper are used to sleep on.
A greater sacrifice to vanity can
scarcely be conceived. 1t is placed
under the nape of the neck and grows
stonier each hour. The boys can have
cotton pillows.
The children all dress like their eld-
ers. There are no baby clothes" At
Z a girl gets her obi, or sash, which
gives her a ump-backed look, but
is to the Japanese what diamonds are
to the Westerner. Only little girls and
geishas wear gay kimonas. A bevy
of little girls together in their flower
like kimonas with long wingled
sleeves is like a flock or bright-hued
birds. Dressed for any function their
faces are painted dazzling white and
red This is not to deceive. Paint Is
frankly a decoration.
Another mark of girlhood Is the red
petticoat. 1t is an oblong piece fold
ed around her and crossing in front.
Now she begins those pigeon-like steps
of the Three Little Maids From
School," This is to keep her skirts
together and not show her ankles, for
! in all Japan there is not a stocking.
| At the race course l have seen the
knees of high-born young girls dis
| closed by the rude wind. When the
girl marries, she gets a white petticoat
! and changes her style of hair dress
ing.
But child life is not all play. The
streets are full of school children, with
their bags of books. But imagine the
boon. All Japan speaks softly. The
children do not scream and yell even
in play, and never In four months did
l see a quarrel or fight. Teacher is
| held in such respect that until re-
| Gently the children in reciting turned
their backs, it being rude to stare him
in the face.
! In the Orient the children study
aloud. This is to make sure they are
J studying. AS there is no alphabet in
Japan, the children have to commit
as a starter 5000 Chinese characters
mental effort which makes the for
eigner understand the nimble, facile
minds of these people.
! The education of the boys and girls
| take different directions. That of the
| girl is to make her the accomplished
| servant of the man. If she is i'll, she
must conceal it. She must always
be well and willing, have a smile on
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A baby wears layers of those long
easy slips we know as kimonas, which
cover it's feet and it's hands. Conse-
quently, it has no cause for CRYING
when it is dressed. Even the poorest
baby has its daily hot bath. Hot in
Japan means 10 degrees Fahrenheit, a
temperature that gives even a grown
person lively recollections. It's head is
shaved, with the exception of a small
tuft until it is three years old. One
of the few repulsive sights in Japan is
the number of sore headed children
seen on the streets. These sores are
not allowed to heal, the theory being
that in this manner all the evil hui
mors of the body are expelled.
When a baby is a few weeks old, it
is strapped on the back of one of the
younger children and sent out into the
streets. When our children are being
Graded and sung to-, the Japanese
baby is beginning it's education. This
seems to explain that experiences of the
Japanese nation which within fifty
years has become a world power.
The children of the poor play in the
streets and the temple grounds. and
every third child has a baby on it's
back. This makes no difference in the
games. The children play battledoor
and shuttlecock, toss their rice bags.
run, jump, and even walk on stills
with the last born holding It's helpless
head or perhaps fast asleep, it's face
turned upward and head lying back
on its bearers shoulders AS the baby
gets older it takes an interest in all
that is going on, and daily adds to it's
, stock of knowledge.
Children are carried in this manner
| until they are three years old, and
| have their dolls strapped on their
! backs. Thus entertained and with
! plenty of company, a japanese child
has very little cause for complaint.
Indoors the mother performs all her
| household duties with the baby on her
| back. Our manner of carrying a child
| in the arms seems very wasteful Of
| time and strength to a Japanese
| mother, who keeps her arms free and
cares for her baby at the same time
| Meanwhile the baby learns to cling
with its toes and fingers like a little
animal. 1t unconsciously learns what
its elders know, and the precocity Of
the Japanese children in taking care
of shops, in selling, and carrying on
that exercise of mental shrewdness
which farmers call a "dicker" is the
establishment of every foreigner.
Every boy and girl in Japan has the
same birthday, regardless of dates of
birth. These the whole country unites
in celebrating.
The girls birthday is called the
Feast of Dolls" and takes place on
March. On that day all the dolls
of the family for generations back are
brought out and ranged on a red COW
cred shelf. Among these are the En-
peror and Empress. Little lacquer
tables are put before the dolls, and for
three days food is served to them. A
tremendous amount of visiting goes
on, and the streets are filled with gaily
dressed children going to see one an
others dolls, and sharing in candy
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SHAVING SOAP FOR
THE COMPLEXION.

Women Are Using II Extensively
Ever Since They Learned How n
Trained Nurse Restored n Fever
Stricken Patients Youthful Looks
I'm This Manner.
Shaving soap has new use. Wo-
man is employing it as complexion
beautifier.
A trained nursa discovered this
value of shaving soap. She had a
patient whose complexion had be-
come ruined by a protracted fever.
None OF the ordinary treatments
seemed to be able to restore her COM
plexion. One day the nurse heard the
sick woman's husband telling how soft
and pliable shaving soap made the
skin. Forthwith she decided to try
shaving soap on her patients face.
First she bathed the patients face
thoroughly in warm water and the
soap lather: the water was as warm
at was comfortable to bear. She
rubbed gently, although thoroughly.
After the application Of the soap
she rinsed off the lather with warm
water. Then began a series OF rms
ings, every one a little cooler than
the preceding. Gradually she worked
up to cold water. and the face had a
bracing dose of ii, a stimulating dash
that closed the pores and toned up the
skin for the day.
Little by little the flabbiness disap-
peared and the face grew firmer while
the tonic of the cold water brought q
new rosiness to it.
The system proved such n success
that the nurse and the patient both
spread il as far as they could reach,
and now any number of women are
giving themselves the treatment every
night to rid the face of the days dust
and powder
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her lips, and her hands free to serve.
She is taught to sew and cook to
/ make herself attractive by playing the
samisen and koto, and to execute, what
she thinks, is singing. She must be
skilled in the involved paths of Japan
csc etiquette, to go through the tea
ceremony, the 30 Chan Yu." the foun-
dation of all elegance, and to arrange
MOVERS according to her text books
ana rules-a beautiful accomplishment
which makes our bouquets seem bar
barous. She does not dance. Geishas
are paid to do that
Both boys and girls must write well.
Hand writing ranks as a virtue in
Japan. This they do with a brush in
vertical lines that read backward The
boys studies are more like those of
our Western world. Chinese is their
! Latin, and English our French.
American text books are used They
! have athletic contests, tugs of war,
and grotesque races in which two
boys are tied by the legs. There is an
ancient contest known as Taking the
| castle" There are two bamboo tow
| ers covered with paper over twelve
feet high. These are besieged by OPP
| posing parties with wooden balls. In
/ side are bowls filled with burning
| fluid. The castle that takes fire first
wins the game for the besiegers. In
| the end there is a gloreous bonfire for
| both sides.
But the chief thing taught to every
! boy is loyalty and devotion to the
| Emperor. Ask any boy what is the
| dearest thing in life and he answers.
| TO die for the Emperor" This is
the secret of the bravery of the ia
panese soldiers. 1t was a Japanese
mother who, when her only son was
brought home dead from the battle
field, smiled and said, Then he was
! able to be of some service"
At the theater this loyalty is prom
inent in most plays. A celebrated
! play is The Trouble of the House OF
Date" The lord is a little child. His
| playmate is another child, his subject.
| rival faction seeks to poison him.
box of candies is sent as a present.
! The child knows his duty and calmly
| eats one, dying that the trick may
| be exposed and his lords life saved
In the long winter nights the chill
! dren sit around the brazier of Goals.
! which is the Japanese hearth, and
/ listen to stories of the children's god,
/ whose name is Jizu. When the chill
! dren die they so to Jizu. Jizu wears a
! kimona with long sleeves, and when
the COLLINS are after them they run
( and hide behind these sleeves. Here
| are bits from a hymn to Jizu:
Poor little soul, your life was brief
| indeed"
$50 soon were you forced to make
the weary journey to the Maido."
Trust to me; am now your father
and mother in the Maido."
Father of children in the region of
the dead"
And he plays with them and takes
them in his arms"
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came financially embarrassed. The
municipality was thus enabled to buy
at a low price various specimens from
the circus managers. Among thee pur-
chases was a boxing kangaroo.
Next day the animals were taken
out to the geological park The kan
CARGO was put down into the same en-
closure with the buffalo, it being sup
posed that the extensiveness of the
space would prevent trouble between
the two
But the old bull challenged the kan
CARGO at once to mortal combat. At
first the Australian tried to avoid the
American and cleverly lodged, but
finally the buffalos repeated charges
became too fiery to be ignored. Then
the kangaroo rose in anger and the
two came together.
They tore about the paddock for
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BY OWEN SAUNDERS.
Copyright, 1904, by t. C. Mcclure.

Every geological garden is rich in
stories Of queer incidents in the lives
o. its inhabitants, and these stories
are full of tragedy, comedy, pathos,
Or excitement.
IN San Francisco there is large
recreation park which is partly made
up OF a menagerie. Some years ago
TWO orang-outangs were imported and
paced therein. The orang-outdng is
naturally a gentle, tamable animal,
"uV these two specimens were unusual
So. A miniature bedroom was fitted
~ Tor them, containing a table, chairs,
Oea with d mattress, and covers and
Oshes from which they ate.
VI sundays Darby and Joan, as the
y tSaI We're called, were allowed to show
nr I'r housekeeping methods to the
w. One side of their little house
Sos pa taken out and replaced by a wire
me- SO that they were fully ex-
sk ooan was dressed as q woman
ar rould be- and Darby was gorgeously
soSeu IN pair OF short red trousers,
Tbes,9 coat and a leather belt.
IN" would amuse themselves at play
en- ousekeeping which they did in
win usual way by picking their teeth
tree We chair legs, pulling the mat
The oI the bed and showing it under
The u oie' or pushing each other under
fun ogl' They seemed to enjoy the
outsiSa,l inost as much as the crowds
nina mad an investigating turn of
The no new article introduced into
Mould YoIIl ever escaped his eyes. He
expart, seize upon it and by repeated
cost bjr .ehts learn its use. This habit
LAY small boy tossed q match
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form of japanese life. When the moth
err goes to the temple to pray, she
brings home gifts for the children.
Many of the temple grounds are like
a continual fair with joy and candy
booths and open air entertainments.
Japanese toys are innumerable and
cheap. One sen is a half cent. Ten
rim make one sen; many of these toys
cost no more than one rim. Here is
o Saru, the Honorable Monkey. He
is of red cotton, concealing a bamboo
spring. Press the string and he runs
up a pole. This costs rim. A box
of soldiers. samurai in full armor,
costs rim.
One of the simplest toys is the
"Tombo," or dragon fly. Imagine two
pieces of wood shaped like a T. The
upper bar is daubed with color. By
twisting the lower piece and suddenly
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opyright, 1904, by Mary Gay Hum
nhreVS

Copyright, 1904 by Mary Gay Hum
phreys.
For Gods sake. stop that crying"
To hear this good missionary English
in a nest of Japanese houses-and jap
anese houses are so thin that every
thing the neighbors say is easily heard
was startling. In four months we
had never heard any scolding or seen
a child punished.
This unusual event proved to be one
of those international households not
uncommon in the East. 1t was the
AngIo-Saxon half of the child that
roared and tvrannized over it's sub
missive Japanese mother. His Eng
lish father had bought him a bright
blue ulster with brass buttons. In this
he strutted up and down Negisha
Mura, bossing all the children of the
quarter. palmer instance of hered-
ity and racial traits is rarely seen.
No one was more shocked at John
Tashira san than o Tara, the little
niece of our maid o Yen, THE Hon
orable Miss Dollar" Even when O
Tara had the toothache she smiled
through her pain.
Bad boy" said o Tara. His
rudeness-t Honorable-foreign-la is.
Evil-matter to respected ears of-the
ly-Honorable-one is" with
great dignity, and bowling her little
head down to the floor.
Even japanese babies are popularity
supposed never to cry. This comes
pretty near the truth, for the land and
all there is in it seems to be theirs.
In any country where Shintoism or
ancestral worship prevails the chill
rem are bound to have a good time.
A son is necessary to carry on the
worship of his parents and to keep the
ancestral fires lit. If a man has not
son, he adopts one or takes another
wife. II woman has not a son, she
knows what to expect. Polygamy
nnds It's excuse in religion. Japanese
girls are by no means so highly val
ued, but, as can be seen, they work into
the general scheme. Children being a
experimenting this is the natural JOY
of parents in their own progeny and
the sense of possession.
CuriouslY enough, pampered as they
are, the children are never caressed.
The Japanese regard kissing as vul-
gar animal and unsanitary. Even for
eign children would willingly give up
being kissed in return for never being
scolded or whipped.
When a japanese child is born, ev-
erybody brings it gifts Fish and eggs
are the proper presents, particularly
eggs, on which the family probab bly,
subststs until safety sets in. On the
third day it is named. and goes to the
temple to be blessed by the priest.
Glrls are generally named after some
Hover or fruit, as "Ume," plum bios
som, or 'Kiku," chrysanthemum. Poys
are nicknamed, as Etaro," GLORIOUS
big one" or perhaps "Saburo," mean
ing No. 8, the third boy.
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of Mr.. Woodward's once famous me-
nagerie OF wild animals,

of Mr.. Woodward's once famous me-
nagerie of wild animals.
There is a small town in Colorado
whose ambition it has been to possess
a geological park. So. the municipal
ity laid out some land for the pur-
pose. Land was easy to get, but when
it came to gathering in the animals
the question became a complicated one.
Finally, the officials got together some
coyotes, two tame wolves, a wildcat,
a black bear and an old buffalo bull
1t was the tamest collection OF wild
beasts that was ever put together,
excepting, perhaps, the buffalo. He
still labored under the delusion that
he could boss things as he had done
years ago in his youth.
Sometime after, a circus came to the
town, and before it could get out be-
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in between the wires. Darby's eyes
lighted with a new interest and he
picked up the match, his mouth
screwed UP in naive wonder.
First he put it in his mouth--his
first test of any new article-but it did
not taste well. He found its true use
sooner than he expected. Taking the
match from his mouth, Darby rubbed
it on the table, and it fiared up into
flame. 1t fell on Joan. Her skirts
were made OF some inflammable mate
rial, and the. lighted match set them
af1ame.
Had she been cool about it, there
would have been no danger but Joan
did not understand fire. so she flew
from side to side of the little room.
while her skirts famed about her.
Before the keeper could come to her
rescue, she fell on the bed in an hys-
terical heap. She was taken out and
her burns treated with sweet oil, but
the fright and the smoke and flame
she had inhaled proved fatal. Next
day Darby found himself widower.
Friendship is not uncommon among
citizens of the Zoo, even between the
representa- tives of different species. In
the New York Central Park Zoo, a
big Polar bear and his distant cousin,
a grizzly, were confined in the same
Dit, but 1t was considered expedient to
separate them by strong partition Of
bars. Both were full grown, husky
specimens of their breed. and had
they ever came together with intent
to kill it is probable that the entire
force of keepers could not have sepa-
rated them.
one day a small boy threw a paper
hox containing some sugared popcorn
into the grizzly's side Of the pit. 1t
fell close to the partition, and in try
ing to shove It away with his muzzle'
the grizzly clumsily pushed 1t into o
hole Just under the partition bars. Inc
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letting go, the toy darts into the air,
dipping, rising. lowering, in it's rapid
motion looking like a dragon fly. and
making the same humming sound.
The children, too, are in the temple
grounds initiating their parents devo-
tons by shooting prayer arrows, fir
ing" rolled up prayer papers, as our
children throw spit balls, piling up
votive stones, and sending paper pray
er boats, touched off with match, to
burn on the temple ponds.
Hair is to the Japanese almost what
the toga was to the Romans The gun
trigger style of hair dressing for men
has gone down before Western civili-
cation. The boys wear their hair
short, and q shock Of hair is to the
little boy what breaches with pockets
are to our children. All the girls wear
their hair in the same way until they
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fully an hour, the buffalo believing
and attempting to gore his adversary,
but not succeeding. The kangaroo
landed blow after blow with his hoofs
on the bulls face. his training coming
to the aid of his natural ability. 1t was
an old-fashioned bull fight, with the
kangaroo as the toreador. BY evening
the buffalo retired to a corner of the
enclosure, thoroughly conquered The
boxing kangaroo had knocked him out
according to white mans methods.
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"A ships pump has been invented.
II consists of a normally horizontal
lever with vertical pump rod at each
end and a weighted pendulum at the
center. The roll of the ship swings the
pendulum and drives the pump rods
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FARCE AND TRAGEDY
OF THE ZOO

EVERY ZOO QUEER STORIES COM
IC PATHETIC EXCTTING-SONIE OF THEM
ARE TOLD IN THIS STORY BY MAN WHO HAS BEEN CON-
NECTED NIENAGERIES THE COUN-
TRY-THE SAD TALE OF DARBY AND JOAN, TWO ORANG-
OUTANGs, WHO WERE SEPARATED FOREVER THE FIND
ING A
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greater part of the hole was on the
Polar bears side of the house, and he
could easily have pushed out the box.
but he seated himself on his launches
and watched his neighbor trying to
get his big paw down the opening of
the hole. 1t proved too small. and
the box was too deep down. At last
the grizzly gave it. up and sat rue
fully regarding his lost treasure
Suddenly the polar bear rose to the
occasion. He waddled over to the
hole on his side. rolled over on his
side. thrust his paw down, and showed
the box I'D into the grizzlys yard.
Ever after that the two giants were
good friends. The Polar bear would
often stretch himself out beside the
partition on a hot day and poke his
long, slim muzzle in between the bars.
Grizzly would drop down, too, and
shove his snout over against his
friends. and thus they would sleep
for hours, grunting their dreams into
each others ears.