Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-13


own country. hy his strange puwc.s. |
The boy. it is declared. talks with |
imanimatc objects. and reads from !
them The most wonderful stories with |
which they have been connected. and !
his seemingly miraculous powers have !
started among students of physical re-
search an investigation which. some
believe, may lead to ncw ana import
ant discoveries.
The almost laughahlc 90 American
minds) theory that iianiinatc objects
record and retain Impressions of all
hat goes on about them is advanced
in all seriousness Ivy scientific and
learned French. German. English and
Japanese scholars. who inside OF the
last year have talked with this boy
of seemingly supernatural powers.
Ehima is an ordnary-luoking .lapn-
nese boy, bright. alert, strong smooth
skinned and gentle. with glowing pride
III The army and in fact that three of
his brothers fought and one died in
the war between japan ami Russia
Next year he, il permitted, will enlist
ana carry Il rifle IN the ranks. That
he Will not hc permitted to enlist the
hoy has no idea, hut il is known that
already army officials of Japan. never
unwilling 10 try any theory no mat
ter how absurd il may seem. are plan
ming To take This boy into Manchuria
AMI give him Il high and important Pc
sition attached To headquarters, AMI
strive through him 10 gain russian Sc.
crcts by seeing il he can learn from
The tables. the CHAIRS and tho captured
swords the secrets associated with
them
To Americans--to any hut an ORR
enlnl-such an idea would he laugh
able madness, yet the story of the
boys gifts told hy scientists, learned
men, force even Occidcntals to admit,
that HE ways Of the Jap are peculiar.
AMI That perhaps such pnwcrs exist
among the queer SuprrSlious, uncan-
ny yellow men.
Since early bnyhood, his ncighbors
infakka-ich say. this Jap man, as
he calls himself already, has boon able
to do strange things. lie could pick
mp pieces of paper, blank ana unsoilcd.
and read things from them. lie could
find Il piece Of glass on the shores or
Nile hay, Oh which he played with the
other bOyS. and weave around that
piece OF glass strange ami weird
'torics III where il came from. what it
was what manner of man owned it,
Tie could pick up Il coin, gaze at it IL
few minutes. and then spin off
story of that coin from the limo it waa
bright and new from the mint. through
he hands Of man after man, what it
did, What il bought. what crimes were
committed for il. what hrihcs il paid.
Half of those Who know him con.
sidcrcd him Il sorccrcr. Others smiled
softly and marvclctl AT his maginatiu ion.
When the war started lIhiIna WAS
wild To 81. His three older brothers
marched away to join NogiS men he
fore I'ur, Arthur.
Months later there returned 10 Yak
kaichi Il soldier wounded but boast
full, china with others boys who had
brothers in the trenches. hunted up
the soldier To see ii he brought news
from those they loved The soldier
had no news Of them but he told "a
wonderful story or Il gallant charge up
blood stained hillside with iron and
steel pouring upon Them: of how he
cut wires "apcd bitches and finally
fell wounded on the bare hillside.
Ehina heard him tell Of lying under
the stars at night. with Tie search
lights payin. over him al crawling
fool by foot down the hill ms the guns
reared. and finally reaching his com.
mand again in the trenches Then The
man exhibited Il metal flask. denied.
ana sale
81 carried This with me ON the
charge. II saved my life"
l'ashiulIy Ehina asked TO examine
the wonderful thing He took the flask
gnhcd ~ il Il moment then. drawing
himself NJ Indignantly threw il 10 the
soldier and said Liar and coward!
You were afraid. You hid in the ditch.
and yn were shot While running away
down the hill
Tie soldier pnlci AMI ,rcmbIp1
How did You know" he asked
"1hc flask told me- said the boy
Men WHO had heard the thing won.
dcrcd. and they wondered still more
when he mex, day The soldier Killed
himself saying H. could not live be.
cause he was !. coward
Tie story was told in The town and
Ehiinas fame rrcw
Sou a,,or lhnt there came II letter
from Cllu EhimH's brother The lot.
ter WAS cheerful hintcd nothing ni
danger, told Of ho glrrics al soldier
life ana 81 his own chunccs Of promo.
ton. Tho family was proud and
pleased .hna took Tho letter and
rcai j Then he held i, in his hands
and said
"Oiu has cfuscl. to 30 on a danger
Gus mission lie is cnjoincd 10 Sc.
crccy. II lie docs not return his cap.
tam Viii write 10 rs When he wrote
TINS he was sufrowful thinking thai
ne would never see us again There
WAS man IN Tho room with him. n
man with tile uniform OF a member of
the staff He was waiting for Ollul
TO finish Tho letter. and cnioncd him
10 write nothing pi his mission
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