The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-07

workers who in the main and trust worthy. On the last point perhaps' there is more difference of opinion than on the others. For instance, there are three or four women in New York who were practically the pioneers in em- blowing Japanese servants, and who have not all the same pleasing exper- fence to relate.
 One of them started in by installing a Chinese butIer-the first to make his appearance in a fashionable New York house. He proved to be treasure, and for two or three years stuck to his post Then came a day when he announced his coming departure and informed his mistress that he wanted to make visit to California. He went, and his mis- tress mourned.
 Since then" said she, T have em- ployed Japanese buffers, and l have changed several times in two. years. l rejoice to say, however, that I have heard from my Chinaman. who agrees to come back to me next fall.
 What fault did I find with the Japs?
 '.Well. those happened to get were tricky and untruthful, I really could not believe word they spoke, and l never 1 felt I could thoroughly trust them.
 They were clean about their work ! without being very neat, and they were not always respectful in their manners. | In fact, undue modesty is not failing Of the Jap.
 T have found, too, that the Japanese servant changes his place quite often, l for in my search after a butler and a | T xuhn ha d more than a three months reference. I finally gave up trying to get Jap anese cook. They come too high. Not long ago I tried agin, and stood for some time in q hallway, talking with one who had advertised for a place in a small family at moderate wages.
 AS have only three in family felt hopeful. Finally the man asked: How much do you pay?'
 'Thirty-five dollars 1 said.
 Huh! That's too cheap was the comment flung at me with snort, and he turned and ran up stairs without further ceremony.
 q suppose he wanted $50. which is what most of the experienced cooks get.
 lover in Long Island I have friend whose work is done by two Japanese and done well, too, have heard. Be tween them they do as much work as three average servants of other ma tionalities, and they get $55 a montf each"
 We first started in with 6 butler on ly,' said another of the New York wo men referred to. From the first wt had fairly good luck. Now I am warm, ly attached to Japanese servants, ever if they do have their failings like th' rest of us.
 ''The first was young fellow, no more than IS, I think, and apparently very intelligent. He came with thu stipulation that he was to be free to at tend night school three times a week to which my husband agreed.
 "Afterward we found that the boy . was ambitious to go to college. H. studied hard and in little more thar three years, the time he was with us learned Spanish and French, beside! ] studying Latin and German. "We found him perfectly turstworth. and often when we went away iron ! AOilc TUT SlOll iiIRp lSlt Ailitl III CAteNA 9 of the house. He wrote frequently ant kept us informed about everything tha went on. One year, I remember, jus to show his progress, he sent us a let ter written in Spanish, and the nex year one was in excellent French
 During the time he was with us h' saved nearly S1OO0. Then he passed the Yale examinations, won a schoolar ship and next June believe expects tC be graduated from that university.
 From him I found out that things are good many ambitious young Jap here who are only making houseworl ! a stepping stone to higher things. The. would not dream of living out in Japan
 There is a physician I know, whos' office man and valet has been attending a course of scientific lectures at Colum bia all winter long. He takes les: , wages for the privilege Of getting of -