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The Japs in This Country.

A quarter of a century ago the Jap anese commercial houses of conse- quence in this country could be num- bered on the fingers of one hand. They are now very numerous and almost uni formly prosperous. With the beginning of the new order of things in the island Kingdom there set in tide of emigra. ton to the United States which last year reached the large number of 19,. 06S.
 That is to say, more than half as many Japanese came as Irish and very nearly half as many came as from Germany. Scotland sent only one third as many, France one-fourth and Spain one-third as many. They brought with them an intelligence and industry, an adaptability to occupations ranging rom the kitchen to the counting room, and a spirit of good citizenship, by which the nation has been largely the gainer. The Yankees of the East" fit very quickly and well into the yankee dom of the west.
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An Obituary Mixed.

Edward l.. Adams, representing the United States as Consul General al Stockholm, Sweden, was for several years editor of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. While occupying that position he wrote an obituary notice of a neighbours child, whose trousers had caught fire during a Fourth of July eel. ebration, burning the little fellow SC badly that he died in consequence. MT. Adams ended his article with tte state. ment that the sympathies of friends would go out to the bereaved parents. His shock :ieXt day may possibly be imagined when the types made him say that 'the sympathies of large circle of friends will go out to the burned pants"
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A woman in society is obliged to keep late hours. She must attend re- captions and balls. She seldom al lows herself quiet evening at home. Her whole time is taken up in keep ing engagements or entertaining in her own home.
 Her system becomes completely run down as a consequence. She soon finds herself in condition known as systemic catarrh. This has also been called catarrhal nervousness.
 If every society women could know the value of Peruna at such a time if they could realize the invig- orating, strengthening effect that Pe- runa would have, how much misery could be avoided.
 Letters from society women all
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BRUIN NOT EAGER TO FIGHT.
Good-Natured as a Rule, but a Regular
 Terror When Corncred.

Good.Natured as Rule, but a Regular
 Terror When Corpcred.
 The brown or black bear of Cali fornia is the most cowardly animU that roams the hills. He Is worse thief than the northern wolverine, and at the same time better natured than half the farm dogs the hunter chances upon. A pair at play will furnish more amusement than three-ring cir GUS, and run like scared deer if you but show yourself through the brush in short, the brown bear is the most "amoosin' cuss" of all, if approached properly, says Los Angeles paper.
 But don't be misled into picking n fight with either of our small bears unless you are well armed. for the black or the brown bear-one and the same animal under variations of pelage-will fight ferociously when cornered. You will come upon them, too, in the most unexpected places. not even the willful jacksnipe can beat brown bear in variability of moods or choice of feeding ground. Travelling in the mountains one is apt to come upon Sir Bruin drinking from a little wayside stream and the very next day, having descended into the foot hills, finds possibly pair playing about some poorly guarded sheep camp.
 Good-natured as Is either of these smaller bears, which weigh from 400 to 500 pounds apiece, 1t is best to know how to hunt them before at- tempting 1t. AS with most big game, the best way to hunt them for sport is alone with a reliable rife and a good knife, though there is seldom occa- sion for using the latter if the hunter keeps cool. If one is hunting for hides or to rid a section of undesirable bear neighbors, a well-trained little dog is probably the best ally. Fox terriers usually are the best as they are quick. resourceful, and brave to a degree. A little dog brought up in good bear country, where he has roamsd the hills all his life, has had the best training possible and is prize to be taken care of.
 As has been said, the black or brown bear seldom keeps one address long, but likely most of them just now are down among the oaks, where the fall en acorns afford them an easy living. There are possibly good many along the willow fringes of the larger water courses, but once let the bear get first sight of you there and he will make off into the tangle of elder scrub, will low underbrush and blackberry vines, in which you and your dog will last about three minutes.
 If bear could be persuaded to play football he would make the swellest line bucker ever on a gridiron, judg- ing by the way he goes through the tangle of underbrush, and the way a bear of any species will attend to dog that dares to follow him alone into such retreat is certainly scan- dalous.
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typhoid fever.

The average mortality from typhoid fever is three times as great in Ameri. can as in European cities. The cities in the United States which suffer most from the disease are Washington, Chi. cago, Boston, Philadelphia and Provi. dence, in that order.
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Ropes of Human Hair.

In some Japanese temples may be seen suspended great coils of rope woven from human hair. Such ropes, made of hair sacrificed by thousands of women and girls, were used to hoist stone and timber for the temple and are preserved as relics.
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An InsinuatioA.

Miss Elderleigh-I suppose smokeless powder will reveal the horrors of war? MT. Knox-Xes; but it will never be able to conceal the ravages Of tine.
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To be a successful wife, to ] retain the love and admiration of her husband should be a woman's constant study. If she would be all that she may, she must guard we'll against the signs of i'll health. Mrs. Brown tells her story for the benefit of all wives and mothers.
 "DEAR MRS. P1NKHAM Lydia B. Pinkham'S Vegetable Compound will make every mother well, strong, healthy and happy. dragged through nine years of miserable existence, worn out with pain and weariness. then noticed a statement of a woman troubled as was; and the wonderful results she had had from your Vege- table Compound, and decided to try what it would do for me, and used it for three months. At the end of that time, l was a different woman, the neighbors remarked it, and my hus- band fell in love with me all over again. It seemed like a new existence. I had been suffering with infamma- tion and falling of the womb, but your medicine cured that, and built up my entire system, till was indeed like 8 new woman. - Sincerely yours, MRS. CHAs. F. BROWN, 21 Cedar Terrace, Hot Springs, Ark, Vice President Mothers Ciab. -$5000 forfeit if original of abovs LsttsI proving 0enuineness cannot bo pyoduced.
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Selecting School Books.
. = rn,a TImes-DIsnatch:

Editor OF Ine Times Dispatch: J., 1,
Sit 1T may be presumptuous " an
humble citizen. though ono deeply inter-
ested in the welfare of tho public schoo,,s y,
Especially tho ungrnded country scho o., \,
to express an opinion In conlllct VIII
the utterances Of that mauilae rat q os nal
vn,i viii grant that my opinion TO mo Is
rs yours to you, my faith.
You say and truly. "Onr State Board
Of Education is III the highest degree {, ca ).
achools az this State.n YGs, this board u
emlnently qualified to selact the worry pest
books for colleges and universlllesi p ,ls
lie they can they he. familiar VIII Liis :
wants OF the ungraded country schoots
I ami in REGENT OF some letters lIola ~. 10
Caroline. In reply to letter addressedt
tn them BY me. asking their opinions 81
the books now in use IN OH, schools, rms
IDEA is expressed by all ''Who,are caPa-
hle of selecting text books suitable FOR
ths sohool?o Answers: Tho competent,
faithful and deeply Interested teachel' OF
that particular school. THIS Is certainly
my opinion. r,,,a mr.,
Dispatch takes Of tho aub1ect MI YOU
permit me to ask q question: Thoug !,
OF men OF ability, men deeply interested
in their duties, men as competent as can
he found anywhere; yet, are they the
best fitted to select the equipments Tor
most successfully condMcflnS Tho Tines
pispatch2 81 Il is
Don't You think there are men con-
nected witt, Your paper mole apanle ol
doing this particular work than any man
Of body Of men pat asplllar Wl1h tAs
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Ethics and Christian Ethics;

Editor of The Times-DlsDatch: !,
J Sir.-There Is a code OF ethics based
upon common feelings and desires Of the
human mind and heart. and is OF almost
universal application In the Worldly y re- re-.
latfons OF. men. This prescribed rule OF
action does not take account OF nat ION
ality nor religious belief. but involves
rom mon obligation upon all men as being
or one blood and common origin. And this
obligation is inviolate except when It Is Is
made void at some point by higher
law. This moral law, as above detaned.
existed prior to the law Of love as re-
yealed in Its fullncss by Christ. but the
law OF love In Christ introduces new
rela ton among men which gives TO the
golden rule an Interpretation at variance
somewhat with human ethics q say $tnat
the law of God az revealed In Christ IN :
terprets the golden rule. because Il va 8 3;
expressed, at8least negatively, before the
revelation OF the Messiah.) mi Ethics Ethics, NJ :
manly defined, takes account OF the
oneness OF the human race. and knows
nothing Of "a difference. OF religious belief
or spiritual regeneration; but the law OF
life in Christ Jesus hath made me free
from the law OF sin and death, and.
therefore my Christian duty requires that
recognize this difference. This distinction
between myself and my lost nelghbor In
PRODUCES dnto my life a new code OF ethics
which. is the true basis OF the COLDER. rule
as a. Christian law. The New Testament
teaches me that IL man comes my
way teaching doctrine contrary TO the
Gospel OF Christ, shall not take him
in. am obliged to turn him aside as
one who Is dangerous to the Christian
faith. But the golden rule interpreted by
man, apart from Christian law. will not
7 r "a nj
should be told that he Is human and
has human feeling, like unto my own.
and being put in his position would
desire food and shelter, But It Is hardly
possible to put Christian man in the
place OF one who n, akes 1t his business to
teach an christian doctrine. can
suppose myself to befin his position, but
this would not SO adjust the matter as to
give true basis for the exercise Of the
golden rule az q Christian law; must
suppose myself to be in his position and
also his condition. And knowing the love
OF Christ, and saliva ton through Film.
am Obliged to view the situation from a
purely Christian standpoint, and say Il
I were in that mans position and condl-
ton. should be glad to be rascued from
IT, even though through extreme means.
But it may be objected that ethics does
not have care for a nan's condition so
long as he Is satisfied with it,Sand 1t
presents respectable appearance. But this
is not truo OF Christian ethics, and
should the golden rule be so INTERPRETED
as to thus restrict the missionary work
of the church. the Kingdom Of Christ
would be Handicapped by one OF its chief
tenets. To thus interpret the golden rule
would rob It OF direct divine authorship
and place 1t In direct opposition to the
great commission of our Lord.
The Christian duty does not end with
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Editor Of The Times-Dispatch:i
& Sir.-In answer to your favor o. Jan
uary 3Otll. would say; s53s. SCI
!. I think the people m this section
favor the primary plan for nomination
In public offices. *, " 5,
2. A, very large majority Of them aro
opposed to giving their vote openly, OF
], 8. i have seen no one who fayors the
AIachen primary bill, and personally !
should be opposed to any such sch n ns
Ny opinion Is that the several poIltical
parties should settle to suit themselves
the method OF nominating their candl-
dates, The present primary law seems :, !. g
mo to be a sufficient protection III prl-
a II is best, lii my Judgment, that the
method OF nominating county and CITY
officers be left to the discretion OF 'i'e
= Yours truly,
ROBERT GILLIAN. Z
Petersburg Va.
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4 EDITOR Of Tho Times Dispatch: IS
slr.-Under the present road law. which
Is very nearly like the proposed Ed
mondson law. we have an average OF
twenty-five road officials to each county
saw one hundred counties In the State
gives $500 road officials. This pay Is sup
posed to consume fifty per cent. Of All
road tax. suggest change nothing
like SO expensive. .4 VI {5 III, +
To illustrate, Take the county ef M IN.
$1,000. 5000. or nifty percent, OF th1s; -
consumed in the pay or officials. suppose
you have one State .commissloner.s a4aIy
Vlded hetween one hundred counties, =
$50 to the county. Then ono county com ON
missioner. salary $500 makes pay, 9l !. OH W
Gals $3.50 aga,nssss e, fs for One county, sa o.
sSl7, 100 for tho entire State of ono hun,
dred counties, The State commissioner
be elected by TIE Rs9fpe ana 81
ana : the &C circuit Judge elect the county
commissioners, and be sublect g tnast t,,ssa
oy n aes su' Of duty. The county commits,
sioner 10 have entire charge Of roads aha
bridges In his county, and Wheas nsa', or,
cable he is to nss smp anS aI ss the road
10 repair subject to Ills Inspection spec.
iiical s and direction, as TO cost, etc, ~.
And this puts the road , 5sp am Ia IA
most, most Interested parties IN good aud per !,.
ma name Work. IT also gives tho nearssyi
resident Inc chance f. pay na bis foss y .as
In work which s snoIi,u our, our roads Ia M.
psr IN niece Cedar q Af Mountain plstFls
as we ss beys 1'aa asa
sonsastt sn son az ana CLERK five road oyer-
seersna total Of eight Gals, The SANG
proporton for five districts S1yss fgsis
onlelsls for the Is, county ~ s,n Ga put i, At
$500 for the state, =, UrNsTON.
AYlpaton, Hss
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a. dayg any county funds collected by:

nj nj. MIS-
"A Ijf the egslature should. In. its Wis
dom, see y fit to place such law upon
our statute books. u see no reason why
the defaulting county treasurer sno 10Y!
1gns and 4 disgrace to our official
records Under this law a perfect sys 9.
tenn OF checks and balances Is estabilsheed:
the tax books show the amounts which
should be collected. Tho receipts Of the
depositary show the amount when mas Is
been collected. and the tax ticKet Is IN
hand show8the amount OF the delihqtul ~
county ces Treasurer. Under this law Is, at any
time. a m tier Of minutes, and results N
positive and definite Information. " whlle 2
under otlr8present law such q. set lemenI
;somstlmes requires days for IT'S comp y, !.
ton. and not infrequently leaves 7 ne
would he auditors but little wiser than
they were when they comm enced. Another
advantage IS TO be found IN the f. tact tnaI
when the 1"amount In h hand Is q ascer-
tained 1t Is always there. M I, "
~ should be glad to have you slVe, !. thi ,
law editorial consideration. ana NJ y :
possesses the merits which It appears pear, 70
present, L feel assured your efficient Ell
forts to secure its adoption BY our Leg
Eislature would be 5appre ciated by the peeo7
5ple OF the State. li35j, f9 81 Il ss q mi
HOWELL C.. FEATli ERSION.
Y Lyme h burg Va, Feb. ii, lsQa 81
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County Depositaries.

Editor Of The Tines DISPATCH:
9urer and his official bond. wheh are such s., Oh
our LEGISLATORS SO many dlficult nutssto
crack would offer a sugges ton. lif9l
q Why should we not adopt the county
depositary law which has pr9hy;ed
5urers unknown to that state z.
It is mot, only fact that no 10 expense tle
test. but it is also true that in Missouri
It has afforded n new source Of revenue
855 Tho general provisions Of tho statute
1 are briefly these: 5l Il g8P a8 s S.}s
E The County Court Of each county, at Its
/ May term, advertises for bids from bank,
Ing 4 corpora tons or Individual bankers
In or adjacent to the county. for the de.
posit Of the county funds !, ror, the en =,
basis Of a percentum on The average
monthly balances, and the bank offering
the highest bid Is designated as the
years. Within five days after being. so
/ designated. such bank is required to give
3 bond, with approved securi ", to-wit:3
Personal security from individuals own
Ing real estate worth. after deduction Of
ali debts and liabilities OF the owner, at
least double the total estimated county
deposits for the this b9nd has
Court, the law makes tia duty OF the
county treasurer (who still gives his reg
( ular bond, Just as our5treasurelH do now)
to Immediately, upon receipt by him. turn
over to the county depositary all funds,
of whatever nature, belonging to the
county and COMING, into his hands. For
funds he is responsible to the deposi tarN,
f III the penalty of ten per centrum per
month, or fractional part thereof. on all
bond is made responsible for same. All
county warrants are drawn on the county
treasurer, he in turn drawing his check
upon the county danosisarStt me treas,
three months, and Is responsible upon HIS
official bonds for all funds coming lntothis
hands until turned over TO the county
from ' thai time, ~ ~ !, !.
Tho law thus not only safeguards q
weak, incompetent or dishonest official,
o&the responsibility which Is. under our
present lay. INCIDENT to hls ! otii < Be-
sides this It a rords a considerable SOURCE
only because they have the handling Of
the county funds. but on account of the
ao whG he sT he
: In a letter, under date Of the 9th In.
slant, an official Of the Stale of Missouri
/ III must say that this law Ghe county
deposi tary statutel has gwen VERY yer gen
satsfaston bs oyeT oT sn5pe stafs
dition, to affordlng double safeguard for
the county funds, It brings IN quite g
Interest on It's deposits. which, under our
old law, the counties did not get but
was q personal perquisite to the county
This law has been In force In Missouri
for ter or fifteen years. and, ,as Will be
seen from the above extract. there Is at
tainiy indicates d higher esteem than.
our present law touching county treas.
urers enjoys. M 5g84 43s ~ il .
k would suggest that 1t be made ipso facto
larceny FOR a treasurer to withhold from
the deposi tRly for I. lonxer persqd than
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needs ana acquainted rs. to the merits
hest tenchers in your city: Who Is the
best judge OF the books e DO used I'm |,
the schools? I fael sure they will tell
.you: There is only one standard BY w 81
their adaptibllity to the work for which
fthav were written, tested IN the school,
room by a good teacher. THIS Is especial
~ true In the country schools. think
\ the present plan or selecting textbooks,
as outlined by state Board OF duoauon,
a most admirable one, md that no
changes will be made In II, s$s,,
The teachers OF my county are deeply
interested, and are giving thb books fthelr{
most careful attention and will report
WI IN IA j Ohm WASHINGTON.
III Milford. Va, Tx sgS4
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better evidence Of bad condition Of the blood
and unhealthy state Of the than that won't heal
fostering discharging Ulcer Abscess There many
by the blood may become poisoned
IS ongsp Of alaa fever other deblitatng the
excessive mercury diseases inactive kidneys
and lack Of nouring food weaken the
conged with impurities which taken the blood and
scratched fostering dscharging ulcer begins
develops fightu looking because Of
blood and the place will continue and spread finally
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wherever the HeSh is Dru1SeQ
IA boil or blister pimple or burn often develops into
unhealthy condition Of blood and the place will
reaching the bones and causing them to decay unless
the blood is purged and purified and the system thor
oughy cleansed Of all morbid and unhealthy acculnu
ations This cannot be done with washes salves and
soaps, which only afford temporary relief.
suchhings neither make the blood any purer nor
the system any cleaner and to depend upon them alone
is suicidal and senseless The ulcer is only a
symptom, an outlet for the posons circulating il the
blood and as long as trenlans impure the will
never heal may scab over and appear to be getting
we'll but fresh outpour Of matter from the diseased
blood starts again and thus it goes sometimes
for years. slowly sapping away the lifeo the patient
The only way to get i'd Of these disgusting cyl
dences Of impure blood is to remove the cause by
purifying the polluted blood and nothing does this 50
surely and effectively as s. s s. Il drives out Of the
circulation impurities and germs Of every kind and
under the tonic effect Of this great remedy the general
health rapidly recuperaes and broken-down constitu,
ons are built up and strength and ygor are restored
e al of the system When SIS gets into tie
circulation, impurities that have been cogging the
blood and causing the old ulcer driven out
through the natural channels q TIE body and TIE
new flesh forms and smooth, healthy skin hides all
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MI. 'Richards's View.
Editor OF The Times Dispach \
sir,-Absence from my Office prevented
an earlier reply to your letter oncerning
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Ct Kenton, Ohio, Aug. 90 1908.
i&a5 Some eight years ago q mall blister
appeared on my upper lip. tried several
local applications in an effort to ealit, but
without avail. Finally I consulted q doctor,
but the sore did not yield to his treatment,
so consulted another without any better
results. The third doctor pronounced it
Eczema. The sore In the meantime had
spread quite a little and the skin about the
+ sore was discolored After treating 1t for
Eczema and not getting any better 3 the doc.
tor pronounced it = ithelioma Cancer, and
advised that 60 to Chicago and have 1t ont
out. did not do this. but having had 81 s.
reoomm ended to me by a couple Of hiends,I
began its use, and the sore soon began to-
4 heal, and after using some six bottles Of the
medicine it healed up entirely, and has never
returned. severaly years have elapsed since
Its disappearance Ohm u. SANS.
New Castle. Pa y
was the victim of severe burn, having
stepped into a orucible of molten iron. My
right foot to the shoe top was fearfuny
burned, You can get an Idea. Of It's severity
by my telling you that ! WAS unable to walk
for months. / suppose my blood was bad,
as the place did not seem to heal, Get
ting discouraged at the slow progress
towards recovery, ] decided to use s.. 9. 81.
and am pleased to say that the medicine did
its work we'll, Invent into the iroulatton,
and in due time the affected area began to
heal. To-day it is entirely healed, and ISIS,
deserves great credit for what it did for me-
40 Pearson St. CHARLES HUNTER,
gns Of the painful, sickening sore.
rely vegetable remedy containing
onic properties, making it the ideal
blood is out Of order and theSlealth
e previous ailment resulting in
boils or assesses.
not heal promptly, no matter how
hing. It is a sure indicationgof bad
is than common ulcer. It may
rendering valuable help to those
us, and our physicians will advise
re COMPANY. ATLANTA, 81.
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. Favor the Primary.

Manchester, Va.
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OLD SORES /: 5:
ULCERS
Assesses.

torpid liver, exposure:
the system to become !
wherever the flesh IS
IA boil or blister, pimT
the unhealthy condition
reaching the bones u: an
the blood is purged anc
oughly cl e. j. Of 81 all: all
slations. This cannot ]
soaps, which. only flor
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q How to Work the Roads.

Milford, Va. e.. tsas5