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impossible as it was hideous, and Tomyo, taking
out his pencil made a sketch of it which caused his
parents and sisters to regard him with awe,
especially when he wrote in English what the priest
had said beneath the picture. they were much i'm
pressed, because none Of them could do than
sign their names
The Tengu," said Father Yorimasa "wi!l dart
down upon man and carry him away sometimes
but he usually bewitchess men and entices them TO
the mountains, from whence they return, many
days afterward with al their wits gone This hap
pened over IN HieI-zan only last year to man
named Kiuchi. / saw him when he returned from
the mountains and he was, surely demented-
Maybe something else got him" suggested Tom
20. "Jim-jams, or he went nutty eh p
Il suppose those American demonsE Fer
haps they have power here, but probably not" SAID
the priest.
"Say, wonder what you folks will say when you
see an automobile whizzing past" exclaimed Tom
20. "My friend, Peter Hughes, IS going to bring
has machine here next month and ere to take
journey all over Japan, and if you don't ran Tor
some of your spells with the most ginger IN them
then I'll lose my guess. How many more bogies can
you strot out z"
Il cannot understand the boys ,7ords!" sail
Father Yorimasa. "He speaks as one making rid
dies"
'Well am obliged to you for the instruction"
said Tomyo, and then he gave the priest dollar
which caused that worthy old man to fall into
profuse perspiratiOn, as that more than
he had received In two months salary
IF I see a Tengu," added the boy, "Pll take pop
at him with my revolver and perhaps knock him.
If I do, I'll bring him up and will have him
stuffed and set up in the temple"
Then he followed his parents, leaving the priest
looking after him with funny smile on his face,
for the smart old fellow knew very well what non
sense he had been talking and admired the bright,
unterrifed lad.
Mr.. Shamallira was silent, for he had many fear
full apprehensions in regard to his sons safety IN
that lend so full of all sorts of demons but he took
to touch the trunk of every sacred tree which
was passed on the way home. Even there they
still talked of other spookX things, such the
dog-demon and the ,witch-cat, of rats that charm
babies and bring money into the house; also the
Namazu giant catfish that IS buried in the "a. h
and when it moves It's tail causes the earthquakes
that aflict that land.
When Tomyo asked why it never worried America
they shook their heads in silence and when he told
them how ridiculous it was 10 suppose a fish held
up the world they looked at him IN wonder, fer IL
though he explained that he had journeyed COM
pletely around the world, they could not comprs-
bend that it was round at all.
''You may laugh at us, but it Is wrong" said his
mother. ave know there are all sorts of demons"
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How He Captured One of
the Most Powerful Spirits
and Then Brought His
Family Here to Live and
Make Money

Uncle Hirsta was IN love, but the Tengu hal
come in the night and placed a writing on his door
warning him to forsake his girl. Ozone Kitiehi, ct
once, or be troubled nightly She also was warned,
but neither paid any attention to the mandate;
other came and then one night Ozone met the
awful thing on the road. lie was black and tai,
with a hawk-like face, and his inky-hued wings
swept the ground as he moved toward her. Ozone
tainted as she reached her home, and the next day
all Hitachi shut up shop and stayed indoors.
Then Uncle Hirata heard about his nephew
Tomyo and his powers and came to ask for help.
Peter Hughes was anxious TO start off that night
for Hitachi, as he had run over cat on the road
and knew that he would have the whole population
after him, as that is dreadful catastrophe IN
Japan. So it was decided before they slept to stars
by daylight.
WheE they came to Hitachi Uncle Hirata direct
ed them to his house, and there they found tho
mayor and ell the officials, who welcomed them with
speeches and other ceremonies. The Tengu hal
been seen the night before by some children as &
went up the mountain, and all were terrified. Tom
yo after he had shown them the wonderful nut,
told them to wait until night ant then he and Peter
would hunt the Tengu.
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"Ha, ha! Bewitched by foxi" cried Tomyo.
"Why, I used to have tame fox. He followed me
like q dog"
an the family shrank back and locked at him
Mortified and frightened
Afte- a moment his father said, slowly: perhaps
IL that far-away, strange land the curse may not
work, He seems to be perfectly healthy"
~Or, maybe, somehow, foxes are different there"
added Grandpa looking carefully at the boy Cor
such a strange thing unheard of as q boy hav-
ing companionship with a fox. an animal dreaded
and feared more than any other, unless 1t be
badger.
"They are Just exactly the same, and am going
10 get one here soon as l can catch cub" de-
clared Tomyo.
"Ict US so to the good Shinto priest with him."
said his father and so in q sort of sad and solemn
procession they marched TO the temple beautiful
Il carved building standing amid great gnarlcd
trees and surrounded By a lovely garden in which
thousands Of flaming chrysanthemums grew When
the old priest y orimasa. heard of Tomyo's igllo-
rance be bella up las hands IN pious alarm and said
Dear Dear What shall we do! lie Is already
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When TomyO's mother also told him that his IA
Their YVES that moment abroad seeking white do:
whose blood was to be smeared upon all the en-
frances to the house to protect its inmates from
the evil that might come from Tomyo's jeSts, he
grew indignant; but realizing that it was simply
impossible to alter their beliefs he resolved tc pre-
vent such useless cruelty. Taking out of his pocket
wrinlIled horse-chestnut which he he'd carried
from America to show to his parents as one of the
American products, he held it up and said:
"All your precautions are unnecessary, for | al.
ready kave charm that protects US all from every
form of evil This Is the sacred horse-chestnut or
Buckeye and whoever carries it is secure even
from whangdoodles or jabberwocks."
His mother was so delighted that she of to
search for Mr.. Shamakira and tell him the good
news, and in a few minutes .Tomyo saw them re-
turning, both Of their faces showing great relief
"Why didn't you tell me before2" asked has IA
ther after he had held the sacred buckeye smelled
it and rubbed it on his forehead "WiI this prevent
choking on fshbone so that you don't have to say
a spelll VIII it ward of the hiccoughs as we'll as
burning moxa VIII it cure nose-bleeding as well
as putting on the head piece of paper folded
into eight folds and dipped ia fresh wellwater Is
it as serviceable writing ones name paper
and throwing It into the river for heGdaches!"
"Beats em all clean out of sightp said Tomyo,
earnestly. "0ny it must never be breathed on BY
tadpole or it viii shrink into nothingP
That settles it. for it sounds like real Japa
nese prescription and all of the family almost
worshiped the dried up buckeye after that.
As time passed Iomyo became known all over the
district as the boy who not afraid of demons
and hobgoblns. and people stared at him In won
der wherever he went. He would roam abroad in
the cool autumn nights far from home and through
the deep woods, or away up in the mountains seek
ing for the wary fox with his shotgun, hoping TO
come upon Mr.. Badger, too, but he never found
either animal which soon convinced his parents
and relatives that he was dreaded and avoided ty
these creatures The whole village alept now in
peace, for with such q guardian as the magic
buckeye what was TO be dreaded2
At the end of the month came Tomyos uneie
from far away 3itaehi, on the seashore, Hirota
Ichikava. who had a dire tale TO tell about
Tcngu The same day also arrived Peter Hughes
with his automobile, and the two set the town wild
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almost man and knows nothing of the perils sur
rounding US !"
eyes, Father Yorimasa, he probably does not
ever know what badger IS" said Mrs. Shamakire,
tearfully
well, that's what we boys used to call cats in
America" said Tomyo.
The old priest shuddered and said:
The badger Is not dangerous as the fox, my
son The badger plays many a sad trick on US, but
he IS rarely dangerous. He turns himself into q
teapot under noses, Or goes about on moon
light nights beating 4 tattoo on his paunch Ike
drummer, or knocking at doors TO brighten lonely
women into fits, we'll throwing things all about
the house if the door happens to be open. Many
man has been badly frightened by aim, as well as
many children, when coming upon him In dark
road, but the fox assume human form and also
enter into the body of If the fox lives near
a graveyard he can become beautiful maiden, also.
We have had many people IN this district who have
been possessed by fox, who ;,cted exactly Ike that
dread animal, barking, running away from dogs
and losing all human attributes"
Il can't see what good that does the fox" said
Tomyo, smiling
His parents held up their hands in horror. TIE
priest went on:
IF you stray abroad at night you viii soon lose
that smile. Of contempt You nay meet the awful
Kama-itachi!"
'And who is hel" asked the boy.
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Surely" added his father. @Why there arc
families here who have the blood of dog-demons in
their veins Nobody viii marry into such families,
and for that matter. into no family until this IS
looked into. If one of these people but looks at
food and covets it the food spoils at onee.D
"Huh! What else do you know about them ;"
asked Tomyo. allow do you know one of them
from ain ordinary personP
THE priest knows. Still there are many ways of
distinguishing them. The most common trait that
a dog-demon man has is an outrageous desire al
ways to have the very best of everything at once.
"Hai haw laughed the boy. There must be
lot of them IN the United States, for pretty nearly
everybody there has that falling
His father shuddered again and made a mvst:e
mark in the air. When Tomyo asked the meaning
on the gesture he replied:
Il made the sign or mark that means Hence,
Demon for I fear that your words viii bring
curse upon US"
''But you also whispered som hing persisted
.Tomvo.
Yes, repeated the potent words Z the mystic
phrase. "a descendant of Saycmon Kenjuro Of
lzuma, as sc are taught to 90 II times of great
peril
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Tomyo looked at him in amazement and wonder.
Then he said: "Why not say alma mana mona
mike! Z"
THAT sounds very WE'LL also,' replied his father.
4 will learn that spell also, if you viii teach it u
me-"
Iomyo Disguised that he went to bed, 81
though he had fully intended to go abroad just to
see II there really were badgers about, as he had
never seen one of those interesting animals, which
somewhat resembles our woodchuck ground hog.
The next day after good sleep he felt more like
overlooking the beliefs of his benighted family,
although had he lived in certain places in Ameri,a
or England ne might have met many people fully
as eredulous and as timid. He found his moth,r
when he arose In the act of climbing short ladder
and when he went to her assistance and asked her
what she was doing she replied:
Il am goi-g to see how the sofa bean Is thriv
ing"
"Going to have it for breakfastl' he asked.
She got down from the ladder and stared at him:
then she said: q am trying to cure your fathers
wen." ~
Gee" exclaimed TOmyo. with the ladder or
tie beangn
Then Mrs. Shamakira explained to her ignorant
son that 1t was a charm The sofa bean is rubbed
upon the wen on the seventh of July Ind then ii s
planted-the bean, not the wen, remember-in the
hollow of the second tile on the first row of the
southern side of the roof and Ihen tn. bean begins
to sprout boiling water IS poured upon 1t that
1t wlthers away, and the disappears st the same
time. Do not suppose for moment that ! am IN
venting all these things, for this is actually done,
IS are all things tell you about, IN Japan TO-DAY.
have seen them all myself
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Tomyo bundled the man into the automobile and
carried him 10 the village where the people sool
surrounded him with all sorts of txclamations of
amazement The blacksmith was bruised all over,
and black and blue from head to foot but hs was
quite conscious and very much frightened fer he
was in danger of being sent 10 prison.
He confessed that he had played at being the de-
mon IN order 70 brighten the lovers into separating
so that he might. perhaps secure the lovely OZONE;
and he had made his wings of leather ard tie
bird'shead according the pictures in the books,
to make his appearance more hidcous but he prom
ised it they released him, leave Hitach at onee
and forever. So he was allowed to go Eome while
the people, delighted to find that the demon IVES
not real mado feast of rejoicing end forgaye the
bad blacksmith, Next day. after Un le Hirata and
Ozone were married Tomyo and Peter went away
carrying with them the blessings of all
But Tomyo Lad made up his mind hat he had
enough of bogies and demons. so. when he trip was
concluded, he returned to his home and then b~de
his family pack up for he wished them all to CONE
TO America and learn how to get along without
charms and nominations They went with hin and
now in their little JapaEase store, they arc mokifg
more money than they ever saw before, while Mr.
Shamakira declares that he simply has no time for
anvthiau bat business. which is only another wy
Of saying that charms don't work IN this country.
WALT McDOUGALI
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TOMYO SHAMAKIRA was a Japanese boy,
who, when few years old, was carried out
10 sea IN a small boat and afteTward picked
up by American whaling-ship which took
him to New Bedford, where he remained until he
was fourteen years old when he went back to Japan
and soon reached his own home In the province Of
Hizen
Now, as you may well imagine, Tomyo had learn
ed many things while in America that made him
far different from all the other Japanese lads, and
among them was the fact that there Is such
thing a demon witch But, the other
hand, he had forgotten that all the japanese chill
dren believe ferventy in all such things, for, while
he had been learning to read and WRITE well
studying about electricity, chemistry and physi-
Ology, al these things had been driven out Of his
mird.
After his parents had recovered from their first
feelings Of delight and establishment they began to
ask all Kramer of questions Of their -nuch-traveled
son, and many were the expressions L amazement
they let escape when they fully realized what he
had seen and learned Finally his father declared:
you have certainly been under the protection of
O-Kuni-Nushi the Guardian. We feared that the
Kappa had got you for we knew that you had been
IN the boat the river"
"But tell me-" exclaimed Tomyo, "what Is
Kappa"
"What, have you forgotten all that you knew
when child" asked his mother. "Do you not re-
member how frightened you were when it was said
that the Kappa was abroadP
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"No, I guess I have forgotten all about the gen
deman," replied Tomyo.
Dear, dear. how surprising!" cried Grandpa
Shamakira. "He viii have to learn all over again.
The Kappa 5 a dreadful monster, de-dly and ter
rible creature that dwells in lakes and rivers 1t has
the body of a tenyear-od child but Is covered with
hair like monkey Its eyes are bright and pierre
ing and It talk just as we do although It IS rot
human. 1t has cavity IN its skull like cup which
Is always filled with water, and 1t comes out from
the river at night to steal melons and egg fruit"
What strange tastel" cried Tomyo, laughing.
do not laugh" said his Grandpa, solemnly leolz-
ing quite panied and shocked. "Tle Kappa is no
laughing matter, let me tell you'll You might
him.
"What will he do TO me" asked the boy
"HG invites TO wrestle with him. and, puny
as he Is, he always cvercomes them unless It hap
pens that the IN his skulcup be spilled when
all his strength fades away instantly. But to de-
feat him is bad as to be defeated for the result IS
loss of reason and gradual wasting away. This
river-urchin, for that's what Kappa means viii also
attack people in boats and suck their blood; there
fore we feared that he had caught you. Up In the
Una district he GENES every year and claims two
victims; and this Is proved, FOR two people every
year. out of all wh5 battle IN the lake, fall sick and
waste away IN pining and sorrow"
'Maybe they have malaria" said Tomyo who &c
fused TO taket-,t Kappa as seriously the rest of
the family. Besides, who ever saw It, I'd like to
know"
His father, with pale face that showed great
fear at his sons bold words, got up at once md
going to the door quickly hung up a crabs shell
over the Intel, which Is supposed to avert evil Luck
In Japan Just as a horseshoe was once supposed in
our own land to perform the same kind Office
When TOmyO asked to have this action explained
3he whole family was almost in tears over his dread
full ignorance of the most necessary things.
1T is pitifUl," said his mother, "and more than
that 1t Is dangerous, for the boy, now that he Is
big and strong, may venture into fearful danger
without being prepared by the proper charms and
incantations, and, maybe, come to some dreadful
end. Yet, it Is very late to begin to teach child
things which she should have learned even as re
first walked. / fear he viii never acquire kRowl-
edge"
Tomyo was beginning to worry, thinking thet
perhaps there really was chance Of lis failing to
learn oil japanese knowledge, and x sked:
"Who teach me these things, and whaj are
the dangers that are to be feared and avoidadl I
have been IN many different kinds Of danger az
ready.
"Ihey are very numerous, indeed" replied Grand
pa Shamakra. First you might. unless warned,
touch sessho-seki, or death-stone"
Never heard of one" said Tomyo, carelessly
"See! All. what awful danger he is in p cried his
mother
"That Is a stone which has been bewitehed by
fox. Any living thing that touches 1t VIII perish"
added Grandpa, solenlnly.
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Japanese SuperStitiOnS Up
set by a Boy Who Spent
Enough Time in America
to Learn the Truth About
EpiL Spirits
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-08
CROWS MANY TIMES
WINS HOT CONTEST
Toreador, a Bantam. Success
ful In Competition Over Hun.
dreds of Other Roosters

PARIS. Nov. Unusual interest
marked the opening OF the annual
poultry exhibition today in the muni-
cipai giassheuse in the Cours de Ia
Refine. on the banks of the Seine, ow-
ing to the announcement of q great
cock-crowing competition.
The curiosity OF the public was
whetted. and a large crowd assembled
this afternoon to watch this novel
contest, which was held under the
patronage of the French Bantam club.
The birds, to the number of twenty
or thirty, occupied small competition
cages well In view of each other, but
covered over with black cloths A
gong sounded. and the cloths were re-
moved
The birds imagined that day had
just broken. and one of them-a little
bantam-ruffied up his feathers and
began to crow in treble key.
They Crow in Chorus
A large. important looking bird near
by. with the air OF a retired military
officer, Immediately raised his left leg,
and turned his head on one side to lis
ten Then uttering a couple of gut
tura1 sounds. as though clearing his
throat, he burst into a magnificent
barytone crow.
The other birds listened intentiy, and
then one after another raised it's voice
in crows of every conceivable pitch.
They had been kept in darkness for
several weeks past; with the exception
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-08
MlIMNEA POLLS
AMES Indie MENTS
TO BE DISMISSED
Court Sets the Cases for Next
Monday and They VIII Be
Disposed of

The cases against former Mayor A. A.
Ames, of Minneapolis, have been SET p5
Judge Elliott for next Monday. ana theh
the court will determine whether the four,
firnes-tried doctor will face jury or Win
be discharged from custody.
There have been four trials A YER
dict of guilty was rendered at the first
trial and the supreme court remainder
the case to the lower court for furtner
hearing Three trials during the present
wear have resulted in diSagreements, the
last jury standing IL to for conviction
w H. johnson. former superintendent
of the poor. charged with misappropriat-
ing public funds, had his case set for
Nov IA and it is said the indictments
viii be nolled at that time. He was con-
victed once, but the court granted a new
trial
The case of c. II. Brown. his bookkeep-
er was set fer the following day. He is
charged with falsifying public records.
but was promised immunity in considera-
ton of his testimony against Johnson.
The four Cinnamon charged with mis-
treating young girls will be placed on
trial Monday and the two men and two
women charged with rebbing the c. s.
Pillsbury home will be tried next We'd
neSday.
These cases of former Police Capt. c.. r.
Hill were set for Dec. II. but it is be-
lieved they will be dismissed because OF
lack of evidence.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-08

of about half an hour per day, and
were evidently under the impression
that it was advisable TO make the most
of daylight.
Meanwhile men were engaged in the
front of each cage in carefully noting
the number of crows that each bird
gave. The noise was bewildering, and
the Judges were obliged to bawi their
remarks in each others ears.
Bantam Works On
Presently the big barytone cock
gave a falsetto kind of crow and re-
tired crestfallen to the corner of his
cage, looking the picture of misery.
But the little bantam, whose name was
Toreador, kept it UP magnificently,
and one after another of his neighbors
ceased growing. until he - was left
alone He then crowed> Shrilly, and,
getting no reply. he strutted about the
cage chuckling to himself, evidently
in intense satisfaction
Just then another gong sounded, and
the black cloths were replaced on the
cages. The contest had lasted half an
hour: Toreador won the afternoon
competition with thirty-two crows A
little soprano named Santos Dumont
came second with twenty-nine crows,
and fine big bass cock named Lion
was third with twenty crows.
The competition will continue daily
until Oct. "a. One hundred and forty
cocks are entered for the contests.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-08
JOKERS MUST PAY
WIDOW A PENSION
Defendants Goad Man to Hang Himself
by Defaming His Wife

VIENNA. Noy. THE Austrian
court of appeals yesterday laid it down
that a widow is entitled to damages
from persons who are morally respons-
ible for her husbands suicide
The defendants in the case were two
men who had persuaded a friend that
his wife was not faithful This they
told the court they did as joke, but
the man took it SO seriously to heart
that he went home and hanged himself,
leaving letter giving the reason of his
suicide.
In the first instance the widow lost
her case, but on appeal the court or
dered the two men to pay her a MONTH
iy pension as long as she lived. on the
ground that they had caused the sui
eide of her husband by psychic infiu-
ences which had unhinged his mind