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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-02-10

Roxbury Rye Distilling co.
Allen & Sons, feathers.
Sugar & Shear, clothing.
L. Eteln & Co., umbrella manufac-
tIrers.
NJ. Friedman & Sons.
Crockin & Co., dry goods.
Schwartz Toy Co.
Mullins hotel.
Burgunder Bros, clothing.
Mas & Kempre, manufacturers OF
| confectioners tools.
Lewis Lowry & Co.. dry goods.
Dry Goods exchange.
S. Neuberger & Bro, dry goods.
\ Sauber, clothing and sponging
Establishment.
A. G. Meyer 6 Co., druggists.
Carrollton Chemical Co.
William T. Dixon & Bro, wholesale
paper.
Burger & Co., wholesale clothing.
Blanks saloon.
Thomas Burne & Co., liquors.
James Gary & Sons, cotton mill,
Offices
Charles Burger & Co., wholesale
| clothing.
American Cigar Co.
Cooker Sanderson, local agent of
Cluett, Peabody & Co.
| John E. Hurst & Co., dry goods.
Hecht, Jr & Co.
s. Hecht, Jr., & Co., carpets.
Daniel Miller & Sons, dry goods.
Stanley & Brown Drug company.
r. M. Sutton & Co., dry goods.
Diggs, Curran & Co., boots and
Nolan's restaurant.
C. Y. Davidson, gas fitting estab-
| lishment.
F. S. Schleuns d Co.. cloth dealers.
Oppenheimer, Koshland e. Co.,
wholesale jewelers..
". Catzlen g. Co., clothing.
A. Fedlericht g. Co., woolen goods.
G. J. Stewart & Sons, hardware.
O'Connell e. Bannon, restaurant
Building occupied by the National
Exchange bank and the Merchants and
Manufacturers association.
Hopkins Savings bank.
Building occupied by Thornton,
Rodgers & Co., printers; Carr Owens
& Hineman g. Blankets saloon.
Ambach Brothers, clothing manufac-
| turerS.
Conrad Zeulson, trunk manufac-
turer.
Building occupied by Silberman &
Todes, dry goods; Thalheimer Bros.
dry goods, and the Florence ". Nc
Carthy company. =.
Fusselbaugh Blake company wall
paper.
Rasch & Garner, window shades.
r. Jandorf & Go. boots and shoes.
James Robertson, manufacturing
company, metals.
Peter Rose a. Sons, harness and
saddlery.
B. Cohn, notions.
N. Pretzfeloer, boots lad shoes.
John Murphy company, publishers.
Baltimore News company, book
sellers.
The Cushing company, booksellers.
J. S. Mcdonald & Co., jewelers.
The Goodyear Rubber company.
Likes Berwanger Il Co., clothierS.
The Welsh Bros. Co., jewellers.
! The Consolidated Gas company office
building.
Oehems Acme Hall, clothiers.
The W. J. Dulany company.
Huyler's confectionery.
William Knabe Piano company.
Samuel Hunts Sons, leather good>.
The James r. Arminger coh8pany,
jewelry.
The Debrau Hat company
Kranz Smith Piano company. ;.
F. W. McAllister & Co. opta gas
Bryant & Stratton, business coasS
E. Lartz & Co. pianos. ssaSsS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-02-10
: Imwold & Co., furniture.
Granger & Co. tobacconists.

Washington, Feb 1.-The entire
staff of the Baltimore Sun was trans
ferred to Washington at II o'clock to-
night and that paper will be issued by
the use of the plant of the Evening
Star.
Estimates of the area burned, made
by the Sun staff place it at between %
and "a blocks, all of which is in the
business section of the city.
In addition to the list of the build
ings burned and carried in the early
Associated Press dispatches, the fol-
lowing buildings are reported destroy
ed:
Continental Trust Co.
: Equitable. =
Calvert.
Bank of Baltimore.
International Trust Co.
Junker's hotel.
st. Paui's hotel, dynamited.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Co.
Maryland Trust Co.
Alexander Brown Banking Co.
A report was received at 2 O'Clock
this MONDAY morning that both the
Sun building and the American, direct
ly across the street, had been dYnamit-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-02-10

P. 81. B. Durant sells our paint.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09
Press Club viii Ar
range for a Hot
Time
0regOn'S Most Noted Citizen
Entitled to a Cordial
Greeting at
Home

AS native son OF oregon and Ma
rion county. the people of the Capital
City will honor themselves and show
a proper tribute to genius by turning
out magnificent audience and show
ing a royal appreciation Of their dis
tinguished fellow citizen.
Homer Dayenport's coming to sa'
lem Monday night, and his lecture at
the Methodist church should be given
a crowded house. He is Marion coun-
ty's most noted eltizen-the boy who
has made Oregon famous.
President A. w. Prescott has called
a special meeting OF the Press Club
this evening at the Statesman rooms
10 take steps TO extend him the cour-
tesies OF the craft
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09

the departing battleships had vanished
over the horizon, so the old japan was
to vanish. and, compared to the long
ages Of Its past, almost as swiftly.
Other vessels came, messengers OF
peace this time. merchantmen carrying
strange wares. But the articles Of
trade were not the only cargoes. Every
ship brought the tales of another civil
lization. The Jap mind proved fertile
soil for this new seed Almost imme-
diately 1t took root, and in few years
the land was overrun by new ideas
Perry's visit was in 1853, and in 1888
came the revolution that placed the
present mikado on the throne In fact
as well as in name, All nations were
now admitted to the japanese ports.
and the emperor at once began to lib
eralize his policy by calling around him
men who were advocates of the new
order. Most prominent among these
were Marquis Ito and Count Inouye.
From warning theater of the retain.
ers Of petty lords Japan suddenly be-
came a united nation. Out of the idea
of nationality grew the conception Of
a well defined national mission--that
of being the leader of the orient in the
introduction of western civilization
Almost In the twinkling Of an eye the
old exclusiveness disappeared. visitors
were welcomed, and Japs began to
travel. Perceiving the wonderful ad
vancement made by occidental nations,
the newly awakened land determined
to share in their progress. To achieve
that end It was necessary to adopt the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09

on Japanese ships. These requests
were readily granted, and to the Euro.
pean and American naval experts that
were sent to train the officers and jack
les of japan is due much Of the rec
ord made by that nation In later days.
OF even greater Importance was the
opening of the Naval academy at An
napOlis TO q certain number of Japa-
nese students. Here were trained sew
eral of the admirals now distinguish
ing themselves in the war with Russia.
Powerful Vessels.
After the Boxer uprising, when the
allies were withdrawn from Peking,
Japan's military activity continued.
The navy was strengthened by the In
PRODUCTION of some of the greatest
fighting machines afloat Today the
japanese feet contains four battle
ships averaging over 1900 tons each.
two of them, the Mikasa and the Asa
hi. reaching 1920. These are larger
than any ships OF the Russians and as
large as any in the world.
Nor was the mikado's government
satisfied with securing only the ships.
She already had well trained gunners
and crews, as had been shown in the
battles OF the Yalu and Port Arthur.
These were not enough. The Spanish
American war showed what marks
manship will do. AS soon as the Amer
lean gunners were left idle after the
close Of that conflict japan began bid
ding for them. II was estimated that
just prior TO the outbreak Of the Rus
so-Japanese war there were at least
800 American gunners In the navy OF
the mikado. These are the men who
fought with Dewey at Manila and with
schIey at Santiago.
Because OF the character OF her
shores the torpedo boat Is peculiarly
effective In Japanese waters. AS re
suit a large number OF these were Sc
cured. Naval men in recent times had
rome to the conclusion that the effec-
ilveness OF these craft had been over
estimated. So well have they been
handled by the japanese that this es-
timate Is being revised.
IT has long gbeen held that a naturally,
bright nation. which has practically
stood still for centuries, will. when
brought into contact and competition
with other peoples. develop with al
most Incredible apdity. This theory
seems 70 hold good In the case OF tho
japanese. In the manipulation OF tor
pedo craft and. In fact. Of every other
type Of lighting vessels. they were, up
60 q short time ago. humble pupils.
Now they Suddenly seem 10 have de-
Reloped into Leaders, actually able "a
teaeh tnsir teaehss, -. !
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09
Unity Of Thought

The unity of national thought Is
shown nowhere In more marked de
gree than In the growth OF the deter
mination to fight Russia. Ever since
the Port Arthur Incident after the
Chlno-Japanese war 1t has been the
settled purpose Of every subject of the
mikado to help whip the great bear.
AS one man the nation Went to work
preparing for the struggle The army
was Increased and trained. The navy
was enlarged, and the gunners were
drilled. Every ship that went 10 Eu-
rope was required 10 bring back
quantity of arms and ammunition. The
peasants in the fields. the boys In the
schools, the worlSmen In the shops. all
began to talk about the time that ia
pan was to meet Russia. II was only
about eight or nine years ago that the
Muscovite stole the fruits of the Jap's
victory. Never was time better spent
than these intervening years in the
preparation OF the island empire TO
right the wrong. Spies dressed as
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09

development which has literally star
'led the world.
But to fully understand the rapid
.trides japan has made in the direc-
4on OF navy building 1t is necessary
- 60 back nearly half a century.
It is less than fifty-one years ago
Nat Commodore Perry one day drop
I'D anchor in the bay OF Yeddo. That
vent In itself was not of any partic-
Mar Importance to the nation which
snt him nor just then to the nation
ID visited. He had simply gone to ask
% the opening OF two Japanese ports
American trade and had taken a
'abet along to gain a respectful hear
ia. The shotgun, who was the virtual
''ler, looked upon the feet. saw the
flrce OF the argument and gave his
sent. There the immediate transac-
Dn ended. Yet to the very large num-
- of small slant eyes that gazed upon
e spectacle the Yankee squadron was
BE revelation from another world.
n Event OF Portent.
The Japan that Perry saw was the
Rpan that had existed for centuries
be brown little people were wearing
sket shoes and wide flowing kimo-
ps, as their revered ancestors had
me for no one but the antiquarians
bows how long. The samurai were
shting for their petty lords with the
me bows and arrows and peculiarly
aped swords that their fathers had
ed before them. The queer tubs Of
pats darted out from the high and In
tnted coasts as similar tubs had dart
since the beginning of the Christian
p. The geisha girls In the odd little
houses courtesied and flirted and
ng as other geisha girls had done
pm time immemorial. Two hundred
90 fifty noblemen. called daimios,
wing at their head one whom they
q elected shogun, ruled the country,
lie the titular mikadO, like the Chi
pc emperor OF the present day, was
prisoner who was only allowed to
'Feak to his fellow men from behind a
inted screen. There was little edu-
tion except among the chief men.
Nv this, however, was before the
fpit OF the strange American ships.
re subjects OF the daimiOs, IN their
iiuilke wonder, did not know that
sls thing marked the beginning OF
n" era In the history OF their island
tnpire. They had been touched BY the
presuul spirit called progress, and
vermore could they be content 70
pillow In the ways Of their fatherA
me American feet went AZ Il had
pune buttthe wondeEpl glimpse the
'npanese people had caasbt q larger
e1d Nogh not go. AZ the aEncke u
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09

Tp he Development of Japan's navy
from a handful OF worthless
junks into one Of the finest bod
les of fighting vessels in the
world within the space of four decades
Is unparalleled In the naval history
of the world. This marvellous deyelop-
ment could not have taken place If the
nation had not possessed the innate In
tellgence and inherent bravery with
out which neither military nor naval
progress is possible. The adoption of
modern methods was new to the Japs.
but they did not have to acquire cour-
age or intelligence. for those they have
always had. Under the old daimios
the Japanese were constantly Mt war
with each other by land and by sea,
but their warfare until few decades
ago was waged in the most primitive
fashion. They have always been good
sailors. They could not be otherwise
and exist in the peculiarly located lit
tie empire which they love so well.
Tens of thousands of Japanese get
their living from the sea, and the av-
erage Jap takes to the water as natu-
rally as duck. 1t was therefore but
natural that when the miksdo began to
get together navy of fighting ships
worthy the name he found ready com
paratlvely well trained men to RAN
them. A little, very little, training
gave the Japanese the knowledge nee
essarJ to enable them to use the guns
with reasonable effectiveness, and the
empire began to get ambitious in a ma
val way. Then began that marvellous
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09

Of the great victories IN the ancient
times was the almost complete destruc-
ton OF an immense army OF Chinese
that had sailed across In their juDks to
invade one OF the Jap islands. The Co
lestisls never reached shore.
Lesson OF the Ships.
The first glimpse Of the western
world that had come to FIRE the Japa-
nese Imagination was the sight OF
feet OF warships What wonder. then.
that one Of the initial activities Of the
awakening nation was in the direction
Of the construction OF a larger navyg
The first tangible start seems to have
been In the purchase from the United
States government Of the Stonewall
Jackson, 1900 ton ship carrying a
ten ton gun. besides smaller ones, a
powerful vessel for that day. She
was renamed the Adzuma, and. with
her as a model, the Japs began that ca
reer Of adaptation and imitation that
has had such remarkable results. The
purchase Of the Adzuma was made In
1866. two years before the revolution.
In 1877 another and greater ship was
bought This was the Fooso, 3.71S
tons, double screw, speed thirteen
knots. This ship carried a broadside
central battery and was 220 feet long.
Three small ironclads, the Kongo, HI
vel and Rinjo, Of 1900 tons each, were
added in the two years following. These
constituted the Japanese navy in 1880.
In the succeeding decade only two
more ironclads were added to the list.
but considerable squadron Of fast
cruisers was built on Japan's order In
various foreign countries. With the
addition of two more very speedy
cruisers in the next four years, these
made up Japan's naval strength at the
beginning of her war with China.
This remarkable naval evolution was
not confined alone TO ships. The far
sighted statesmen like Ito saw that
boats were useless unless manned by
crews that understood them. 1t takes
longer to train officers and men than 1t
does to build vessels, so provision was
made for such training. America, Eng
land and other countries were asked to
allow Japanese officers to serve aboard
their ships, and also that Yankee and
British officers be permitted to serve
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09

The snow at the Lucky Boy mine,
in the Blue River District, is fast dis
Carpenters are working on
the hume, and the sawmill Is running,
The stamps will be ready to start by
the first OF May.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09


Land of the Rising Sun in fact as well
as In name. and the morning that broke
over her was the beginning of a new
era In the life OF all the far east.
Simultaneous Development.
The development came to all lines
simultaneously. With the return of the
first crop of Japanese graduates from
European and American universities
began the development of a modern
educational system in Japan. From
each country she took the best. Her
model for her public schools was
America.
New industries sprang into life.
Railroads were introduced. Japanese
youths were sent abroad to study in
the foundries. The marvellous imita-
tive faculty Of the people came into
play, and in a short time native shops
were constructing machinery ON the
exact pattern that had been observed
abroad.
This development was especially In
evidence in the navy and army, In
deed, there can be little doubt that the
dream of becoming a great military
power was the actuatlng motive In the
undermining OF Japan. The soldier
had always been the national hero OF
the country. The mobiles and the sa-
mural under them had fought with
each other from time immemorial A
contempt of physical danger and OF
death had been inculcated In the minds
Of the children from the earliest ages.
A large SECTION of the population had
no other trade than fighting Such
spirit as this had TO have outlet In
some direction, and when the unifica-
ton OF the empire came at the begin
ming of the reign OF the present mikado
the military ardor had TO seek an out
ward object on which TO vent itself, as
internal discOrd was at an end. 1t was
then that the dream came OF a greater
Japan. The shrewd statesmen or the
island empire saw that by the intro
duction of western weapons and meth
DDS OF fighting the Jap could easily
become the lord Of the far east. Once
having that end I'm view, the energies
OF the country were bent TO its accom-
plishment The nrst step to that end
was to build up an army and a navy
equal 10 the task.
Because Of the fact that Japan, like
Great Britain. lies upon ~ chain OF is-
landa8at had been from the earliest
aeea, e5saGgoing nation. Many OF the
acrhka betwesn fhe petty lords had TAX
40 place Cd khe, strl1Sss ,inlets, aud bays
ah6ak TIE 1hAgplt fndsntsd coast ons
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09
Why the Jap Changed.

The closest students OF this adaptive
people agree that the Jap did not take
up western ways because he particu-
larry liked them. He saw that only By
taking them up could he hope to make
his country great nation, and he was
determined to be world power, the
leader OF the orient. Thus he gave up
customs be loved for those be loathed-
This was not a matter OF sentiment,
but OF cold blooded calculation, for uu-
derneath all his apparent gayety and
lightness the Jap has a scientific mind.
He is more OF a utilitarian than a
sentimentalist He saw that intellect
had become the dominant factor in
progress, and as he desired progress
he entered the intellectual field. To
keep pace with western civilization he
must adopt western ideaB and wear
western clothes. so he sent his boys
to the schools over the ocean, and he
put on breeches-that is. in public.
AS soon as he returned to his home
the breeches were thrown aside, and In
a kimono he squatted at ease on the
door, as his ancestors had done for
centuries. Japan is still In the tran
sltlon stage between the old and the
new, but so rapidly is she moving
that in another generation the meta
morphosis will be complete.
Greeks Of the East
In all the appellatons that have
been given the little people, such as
the yankees OF the east" and the
English OF the east" 1t Is strange
that no one has ever hit upon the
designation that really describes them.
They are the Greeks OF the east. They
have the same artistic quality. In all
the world there is no more lovely coun-
try than the Land OF the Rising sun,
nor is this 80 much due 10 nature as
TO man. Everywhere the scenery has
been beautihed No spot OF ugliness
is allowed to remain. True, the famed
Greek sculpture has not come yet. For
that there is plenty OF time. Every
other element is present, however. The
home llfe is much the same, The re-
ligion is strlkingly similar. Both are
island empires and both mountainous.
Now, II the parallel is made completes
by the Japs whipping Russia. as the
Spartans and Athenlans overcame tho
hosts OF the Persians, the little people
viii have gained full right to the
proud title OF "the Greeks OF the
orient"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09

coolies were sent In large numbers TO
Manchuria and siberia to study the lay
OF the country and the characteHstics
Of their prospective foes. Young men
went to St Petersburg and other Rus
Sian cities TO size up the Slavic power
and TO devise bow best to meet t.
Every move the nation made was a.
rocted to the one end.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09

High water at Pendleton has under
mined the levee along the UmatlIIa
river in that city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09

The drug store of Smith Bros. at
shedd. has been destroyed by nre.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09

IL lhlnRS cOuSluereu, japan Is
N one OF the most wonderful ma
N tlons OF today. Fifty-one
years ago, when the shotgun
ruled the country and the Japanese
were as exclusive, barbarous and I'M
progressive as the Chinese of today,
the mailed fist OF civilization knocked
Mt the gates of the Land OF the Rising
Sun. The mailed fist was that of I'm
Gle Sam, and his agent was Commodore
Perry, brother OF the hero Of Lake
Erie. He demanded that the ports OF
Japan be opened to the trade OF the
world. and as his demand was backed
by the thunder Of many cannon It was
granted The Mississippi, one Of Per
ry's ships, was the first steamship the
japanese had ever seer, bur almost Inn
mediately tSey began the formation OF
steam navy. and within seven years
after Perrs 5 visit they navigated a
steamer of their own construction
across the Pacific. The value of steam
navigation was but one of many things
the japanese speedily learned from the
foreigners they had so long excluded.
The nation had slept for thousands of
years, but had awakened at the boom
of Perry's guns. 1t overthrow the sho-
gun and made its mlkado a ruler in
fact instead of In name only Its think
ing men beran with almost feverish In
tensity TO absorb the learning of mod
ern times, and in half century they
have made their island Umpire first
class world power.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-09
A Great Ruler.

This marvellous achievement was
largely due to the receptive and imita-
tive characteristics of the Japanese,
to their tireless industry. to their in
tellectual activity and to their un-
quenchable thirst for knowledge.
Mutsuhito, the present progressive and
brainy emperor-the one hundred and
twentieth of the imperial llne-was
only year old when Perry's ships
made their memorable visit, Dut mere
were many able men in Japan. and
they pushed the country forward so
rapidly during his minority that the
Japanese advance was well under way
when the young emperor became old
enough to take the reins of power.
A constitution was adopted. an up to
date western parliament was installed,
and, surrounded by such men as Mar
quis Ito and Count Inouye, the mikado
has become one of the worlds truly
great rulers. He has adopted the ed
ucational system of the United States;
he has raised, trained and armed a
modern army of 100000 men; he has
built formidable and efficient navy;
for years past he has been sending the
young men Of Japan to seats of learn
ing all over the globe; he has made
Japan the champion OF the open door
in the far east, and today he is per-
sonally directing the movements Of his
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The Sanurai.

These descendants OF men who for
hundreds of years knew no other trade
than lighting, who were trained In the
sternest discipline and who gained all
the strength and virtue that come from
hardship, are men of the same fiber
and characteristics OF their ancestors.
The first commandment of the samurai
was. "Thou shalt not live under the
same heaven nor tread the same earth
as the enemy of thy lord" In ancient
days "the lord'' referred to was some
petty feudal chief. Today the same
spirit of loyalty Is given to the mlkado.
1t not only exists among the samurei.
but permeates all classes.
Ask any boy his most cherished am
bition, and he will answer, "To die for
the mil1ado." With such a spirit who
can wonder that the laps make ideal
soldiers?