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The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
WHERE THE JAP iDLEs.
Public Tea House Is His cIub-Enter.
talnmcnt There.


The public tea house is the Jap's
saloon. club. restaurant, cafe, hotel
and theater all In one. says the Pitts
burg Dispatch. He goes there to eat.
drink. to find companionship and en-
tertainment. Tea is served In wee
cups that hold scarcely more than q
thimbleful of liquid. If he desires en-
tertainment he orders n geIsha girl
with his tea or sake" and she chats
with him. sings to him, dances for him
or plays cards with him at the table
between cups.
While these geisha girls are slaves,
they are not always social outcasts.
They are trained to be witty and vi
vacious.
But the foreigner should beware of
making presents to any Japanese girl
unless he is bent upon matrimony. To
present her with any sort of n gift,
even though 1t be only posy, will be
regarded as proposal of marriage.
and to accept the present, though not
word of love or matrlmony be
passed. is "A sign that she accepts you,
Gallant Americans have found them
selves In serious trouble and have
found 1t necessary to leave the coun-
try at night to escape a binding en-
gagement which they thoughtlessly in
Cured by giving a maiden some trifie.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
He Won win Western Method as.

Lieut. Somerville of the British
navy recently related the following in
an address before tho Royal Geograph-
ical Society: THE New rapid of the
Yangtse was formed in 1896. The
land slipped In after the heavy rains
and filed up the bed of the river. No
one up above knew anything about Ii
and as the Junks were coming down
500 were wrecked In whirlpool at
the foot of the rapid. The story is
that II was the work of dragon. A
friend of mine-Ferdinand Tyler-was
sent up there by the Chinese govern
ment and he tried to exercise the
dragon. This landslip, SO II was said.
had been formed by the dragon turn
ing over in his sleep. Mr. Tyler tele'
graphed to ask permission to begin.
They telegraphed him that first of all
the ancient methods must be tried to
see II the dragon could not be moved
and then, II he would not move. west
ern methods might be attempted.
Well. the dragon would not move and
Mr.. Tyler started with dynamite and
shifted bit of the river"
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

IF the blacks should rise" Is a sen
tence which has not infrequently been
uttered. and nervously uttered, in
Africa, says the New York Mail and
Express. The whites in that Cont
nent. even In Dutch and English
South Africa. are in an absurd numerl
cal minority. In Cape Colony itself
the Oldest and best settled European
province. there are but 3S2.19S whites
to 2,1lS.437 blacks. No such dispar
ity as this exists in any part of our
American "black belt" In Rhodesia
the whites are but handful among
upward of 500 900 warlike blacks OF
the stronger sort. including the fierce
Matabele. In Natal there are 1906
whites to s06.512 Zulu-KafHrs. In
most of German Africa and. of course
the whole of the continent northward
to Algeria. the disparity is greater
still. In the Warmbad district of Ger.
man southwest Africa, there were
at last accounts 1918 white persons
mostly Beers who have treklxed there
to 10000 blacks.
The other day we had news of the
massacre Of white missionary and
his community of eighteen converts
in the hinterland of Liberia The
scene of this deed is significant " he
news is true, for If the - "a
lanche is ever let loose In ~
will undoubtedly be by tn, hant :
some black who has been inspired
thoughts of black rule and indera +
/ ence, such as those that prevail In Lii
beria No such native avalanche ever
hann 8.
white settlers In the American colo
nies in the early day. for the American
wilderness was never peopled by such
hosts of savages as fill the African
veldt and Jungle.
For the attempt. at least. nothing
Is wanting but the Toussaint rOuvre-
ture. the determined and able black
leader who can organize the diverse
and mutually foreign nations and
tribes and inspire them with a com
mon motive of revolt No such leader
is in sight. Yet negro King Philip,
negro Pontiac. a negro Tecumseh,
the stamp of whose foot upon the
earth may some day be heard in the
earthquake. is neither inconceivable
nor impossible.
We may understand the uneasiness
Of South African whites over this Hot
tentot insurrection. The Hottentots
are widespread nation. A general
black insurrection must result in hor-
rible massacres. Yet there could be
but one final result for it. as there
was but one possible result for the
general Indian wars in America The
thousands of whites. with their re-
sources and organization. would pre-
vail. and more sternly than ever
against the millions of blacks.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
keen.,s Keen sarcasm.

James r. Keene is a man OF few
words. but can be courteous as cav
alier or as acridly sarcastic as the
late Mr.. Whistler. 1t is told that the
financier was cornered in his office
one day by woman with social
economy hobby who talked away
much of his valuable time. aggravat'
Ing her offense by punctuating her
remarks with "And | know you're n
very busy man." During half hour
Mr. Keene had not "A single chance to
get In word. so voluble was his WIS.,
Itor. But in telling of a surprise she
had experienced she said;
"Why. Mr.. Keene. my heart was in
my mouth. | couldn't speak
"Marvelous,r exclaimed the big
operator. rising II regret II was not
my pleasure TO have met you then. "
He bowed her out.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

There goes the meanest man fl
Two states" said the veteran ticke
seller as prominent Wall street man
VINO owns magnificent home In tn,
suburbs of Newark, entered the ferry
house Of the. Pennsylvania railroad n
Cortlandt street Il have been her.
thirty years and have encountered al
! sorts OF beats, but he is the worst O
the lot.
TWO years ago | was doing III,
last watch when in staggered thai
man. drunk. He didn't have a cent II
pay for his ferriage or for his railroad
fare home. He asked me to let him
have a quarter and offered his fine
gold watch as security. didn't want
his watch. of course. but took 1t for
safe keeping. because feared he
would be robbed. Then | gave him a
dollar and had one OF the deckhands
take charge of him, with the instruc.
tions to have him put aboard the train
when the boat reached Jersey City.
The decllhand also instructed the CON
ductor to have the drunken man put
in cab In Newark.
When / took the Wall street man s
watch | got his name and address and
told him to call the next day and re-
deem his property.
Next day came, but no man to
claim the watch The following day
the same. And so on for a week
until on my day off | pocketed the
look up my friend. He didn't recog
nize or remember me, but he recogniz-
ed his watch. He said he thought he
had lost 1t or that it had been stolen,
and thanked me and asked me to call
the next week, when he would give
me a handsome reward.
Next week came. and called, but
the gentleman was out | tried the
following week. but again he was
out And the following week he sent
word he was too busy to see me.
Then | was mad clear through, and
wrote him letter asking for my dol
lar. got no answer, and went down
to the office on my day off and raised
such Cain that they threatened to
throw me out. Well never went
to this day But the worst of 1t is
that man has the supreme nerve to
pass through here day in and day out.
He pretends he doesn't know me He
gazes straight ahead of him. But all
the same | know he feels pretty un.
comfortable. He s>aware that every
official In the place knows him and
knows all about him. He never stops
even to buy a ticket He lays in his
stock on the Jersey side. Can you tell
me why a rich man makes himself so
contemplate rather than pay dollar
he knows he owes?"-New York
Press.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
AN OCEAN MONSTER
STRANGE CREATURE NATURAL
ENEMY Or THE WHALE.
Writer In Forest and Stream Tells Of
vindietive Attacks Made on Com.
paratively Helpless o-a Giants OF
the Coast Of Alaska.

Whlle operating fishery in Admir-
ATTY Island. Alaska, last summer M
attention and the attention of tn,
hshing crew was almost daily attract
eu 70 large marine creature tina
would appear in the main channel o.
seymour canal and our immediat.
vicinity. There are large numbers ri
whales of the species rorqual there
ana the monster seemed to be theiI
natural enemy. The whales generally
travel in schools, and while at the
surface to blow one would be singled
out and attacked by the fish. and a
battle was soon in order.
1t Is the nature of the rorquai to
make three blows at intervals of from
TWO to three minutes each. and then
sound deep and stay beneath the sur
face for thirty or forty minutes. AS a
whale would come to the surface
there would appear always at the
~hale right side and just about
wlere his head would connect with
ths 1y. great tail or fin, Judged
by --'e fishermen and a number of In
dams after seeing II about fifteen
times at various distances" to be
about twenty-four feet long, two and
one-half feet wide at the end, and
tapering down to the water, where 1t
seemed to be about eighteen inches in
diameter, looking very much like the
blade of the fan of an old-fashioned
Dutch windmill.
The great club was used on the
back of the unfortunate whale in such
a manner that it was a wonder to me
that every whale attacked was not in
stantly killed. It's operator seems to
have perfect control of its movements,
and would bend 1t back till the end
would touch the water, forming
horseshoe loop. then with a sweep it
would be Strengthened and brought
over and down on the back of the
whale with whack that could be
heard for several miles. II the whale
was fortunate enough to submerge
itself before the blows came, the
spray would fly for distance of
hundred feet from the effect of the
strike, making report as loud as a
yachts signal gun.
What seemed most remarkable to me
was that no matter which way the at
tackled whale went. or how fast (the
usual speed is about fourteen knots).
along by Its side and deliver those tre-
mendous blows at intervals of about
four or five seconds. II would always
get I'm from three to Ave blows at
each of the three times the whale
would come to the surface to blow.
The whale would generally rid itself
of the enemy when II took Its deep
sound. especially If the water was
forty fathoms or more deep. During
the day the attack was always of
shore, but at night the whale would
be attacked in the bay and within 100
yards of the fishery.
] do not know OF any whales being
killed. but there were several that had
great holes and sores on their backs.
Questioning the Indians about It. !
was told that there was only one. that
II had been there for many years. and
that 1t once attacked an Indian canoe
and with one stroke of the great club
the canoe into splinters. kill
ing and drowning several of its occu-
and Stream.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
LopED TOO BLooMlN' Ugh.
Enslishman's Criticism of Horse Was
Particularly Appropriate.

Englishman's Criticism of Horse Was
Particularly Appropriate.
Most Englishmen are considered
pretty fair horsemen. but when 1t
comes to riding bucking bronco
some of them are not in, or on, II
for long" remarked the owner of a
large cattle ranch in Wyoming the
other day. For instance. a rich young
Englishman recently came out to my
part of the country in quest of good
investment. He was at my ranch for
Il few days, and one afternoon, when
the cowboys were Dragging bit about
their ponies. the young Englishman
said he was used to riding only thor
oughbreds anu he didn't think we
had a horse on the ranch good enough
for him
The boys assured him that they
had one of the finest horses on the
plains. and. If he knew how to ride. he
was welcome to use the animal He
was apparently insulted when ques.
toned about his ability to ride, and
retorted that he could ride any kind of
n horse. A sleepy looking bronco ac.
cordingly was brought out OF the cor
raj and saddled. Though the beast
appeared half dead he was the worst
huelser in the herd.
Els lifeless.' said the Briton.
when the pony was brought to him.
The boys assured him the nag
would wake up after the first mile,
and the Englishman swung into the
saddle. The first buck-jump placed
him ON the horses neck. and after
. L..
He turned a double somersault and
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
POINTS.

No man was ever dlscontented with
the world IL he did his duty in 1t.
When man is self-made few peo
Pile are left in ignorance OF the fact.
Think of your own faults and you
will talk less about the faults of 9th
ers.
When II comes to borrowing trou-
BILE there is never any difficulty about
credit.
When n person is down in the world
an ounce of help is better thsn a
pound of preaching.
A successful man is one who sue
ceeds in making others think as we'll
OF him as he thinks OF himself.
When woman and cyclone make
up their minds to go anywhere. moth
Ing yet invented can step them.
There are quite a number OF reopie
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
FACTS ABOUT RUSSIA.
Total exports ss5o.oOo.ooo.

Population in 1908, 141 900. 900.
The United States has 90 times as
many factories.
Next to the United States as a grain
producing country.
Thirty thousand miles of coast line.
half of II ice-bound.
Two and half times as large as
the United States and Alaska.
Average laborer gets oneuuarter as
much wages as in the United States
Thirty-six thousand miles OF rail-
road. two-thirds of it owned by the
government.
The United States has So times as
many miles of telegraph and sends 10
times as much mail.
One-twentieth as much coal pro
duced and one-sixth as much iron as
in tke United States.
Russians &C per cent. Poles per
cent. Films 3 per cent. Turco Tartars
9 per cent and Jews 3 per cent.
Only ninety daily papers.-rhe
Worlds Work.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
A Nav Riley story.

Here is new and true James Whit
comb Riley story;
Mr.. Riley, at dinner in Indianapo-
lis. told an anecdote in which he
dwelt upon how scared certain per
son was. Looking directly at the man
who sat opposite him. he said:
why. he turned as white as your
shirt"
Then, bending forward with very
intent gaze. he added;
winter"
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

landed on an ant hiIi. wnen ne picked
himself up one of the boys asked
what he thought of that sleepy thor
oughbred. The question made the
Englishman turn pale.
SO Els a good 'oss,' he answered.
but he lopes too bloomin' 'Igh.''
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
Il God To-nlaht.

II God tonight should give what think
best.
Perhaps 'twould not be right.
I dare not trust myself to make behest
with my imperfect sight.
The things which once appeared In gold
hue
All worthless now ! see.
lust God alone ls wise enough to choose
That which shall come to me.
u. lie Roy Stockton, in Portland Ore
Rnnlnn.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
DON'T MARRY THIS GIRL.

Who cannot control her temper.
Who dislikes children and animals
Who is not neat and tidy in her
dress.
Who fusses, fumes. and fidgets about
everything.
Who is deceitful and is not true to
her friends.
Whose highest aspiration has never
scared above self.
Who Is amiable to suitors and 'hor.
rid to her family.
Who lacks thrift. and has no idea
of the value of money.
Whose chief interests in life are
dress and amusements.
Who cannot bear to hear anyone but
herself praised or admired.
Who thinks more of making a fine
appearance than fine character.
Who is coarse. imperious. and domi-
neering in manner and conversation.
Who appropriates the best of every
thing for herself and is thoughtless OF
others.
VINO never thinks that her mother
needs an outing. amusement. or a
change.
Who humiliates servants by snap
ping at them or criticising them be-
fore guests.
Who attracts attention in public
places by loud" dress. and loud talk
and laughter.
Who dresses in the height of fashion
when going out. but does not care how
she looks at home.
If the other members of the family
have to watch her moods in order to
avoid an explosion or a scenC.-Ori-
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

When you take 6 to 5 against a
horse, whose price scars to to 1.
and he wins. and breaks trace rec
ord. cheer up That ought to help
somel
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

It is very annoying that In spite of
the fact that some of us have days at
home, Fortune will insist on calling
some other day.-Liverpool (Eng.)
Mercury.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

There is nothing that so Increases a
mans desire to work in the garden as
the discovery that his wife has mis-
placed the rake.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

surveyor, geometrician. mathemati-
clan, bookkeeper, geologist. alienist.
and philosopher Then, If he can get
a fnancier to back him. he qualities.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
WISDOM OF COLLEGE STUDENTS.

Fortunes may be told by cards, but
they are more often lost by them.
little iiattery. like a little lie. is
too valuable to use indiseriminately.
Every woman has two friends one
who tells her secrets and one to whom
she tells secrets.
There is a considerable difference
between thinking lot of yourself and
thinking oi yourself lot
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

Honesty is undoubtedly the best
policy, but good many people some
how fail to keep their premiums paid
up.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

The man who tells you life isn't
worth living generally loses no time
in sending for the doctor If he has the
slightest pain.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

Not until they've named some poor
race horse Dame Fortune will we wit
ness the CALLED Jade vince.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

The man who thinks good deal of
his wife should not attempt to con
ceal his thoughts when he is alone
with her.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

Many people find themselves in the
ranks of the also-rans in their efforts
to keep up with their running ex-
penses.-Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

When a man starts to run through
a fortune there are lots of other men
who are willing to act as paee-makers.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

When young man tells a girl he
loves her for herself alone it's equiv
alent to an injunction against inter
ference from tho rest of the family.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
Cripple Greek Gold output.

The gold production of the Cripple
Dreek district in Colorado was sl2.-
Se7.23S in t9c3.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

VINO can look IN a mirror without see
ing themselves as others see them.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

In time of peace prepare for war
among the universal peace societies
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

This idea of achieving fame at I
bound belongs in the territory of tn,
race horse exclusively.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

We often hear of middle-aeed
man. but never of middle-aged wom-
an. A woman Is either young or old.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
FROM THE PENCILS POINT.

1t isn't the mirrors fault II tn,
woman isn't faultless.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

watched an actor at the track
once. He set forth to pick u winner
There was comedy. He made bet
There was drama. He lost There
was tragedy. He tried to look happy
There was farce.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
HAD NO aGRATITUDE
WEALTHY NEW YORKER WITH
SMALL SOUL.

Helped Out of Bad Predicament. He
ignores insignificant Debt and
Snubs the Man Who Was Friend in
Need-The Ticket Sellers story.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

A man with a good wife is apt t
hear too much of good thing.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
THE PERIL In AFRICA
ALWAYS DANGER OF A NATIVE
NSURRECTION.

Leader Who Car Bring Together JeaI
GUS Tribes Is the One Thing Lack
ing-Whites in Marked Numerical
Minority in the Continent.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

The average man has no use for n
chronic kicker-unless she is ballet
girl.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

One way for young man TO make
hit with the girls father is to strike
him for loan.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08
HEARD IN THE PADDOCK.

The only bet you ought not to forget
is the alphabet. Then you'll know the
game from A to a.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

Who dresses in the height of fashion
when going out. but does not care how
she looks at home.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

If the other members of the family
have to watch her moods in order to
avoid an explosion or a scenc.-Ori-
son Sweet Marden in Success.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

One reads of the track being burnt
up, and the ring scorched, and the
bookies singed and the redhot excite
ment when some fiery favorite has
insured success. and then they blame
the newspapers for Issuing flaming
headlines.-New York Telegraph.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

1t is better to judge man by his
acts than by the bill boards announ-
cling the show.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

II the good die young what's the
matter with the parson who lives to a
ripe old age?
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

Who attracts attention in public
places by loud" dress, and loud talk
and laughter.
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Who humiliates servants by snap
ping at them or criticising them be-
fore guests.
The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08

VINO never thinks that her mother
needs an outing, amusement. or a
change.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-10
State Fair to Eclipse All Past Events
Planned by Agricultural Board.
COUNTY WILL SHOW IT'S RESOUR
Exhibition Will Prove That California
Is Still Great Despite Disaster.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI.

cared for This is the lumber industry.
Every lumber producing county in the
State will be asked to make an exhi-
bition. The Importance of such an ex-
hibit is now being impressed upon the
county officials. Eastern capital is
showing great haste to secure lumber
tracts here, and the better showing
made by a county the better its chances
to profit through its exhibit We are
also assured that the exhibit of cat
tie and draft and carriage horses will
SurpasS anything seen here in late
years. ALI of the prominent breeders
have been communicated with and
have responded favorably. They have
told US they like the tone of our letter
to them and will be with u.s.
An important racing card is also in
course of preparation. and this branch
of the fair promises to hold throughout,
not only the interest of those interested
in sports, but breeding of racing stock
as we'll We are going to run this end
of the fair in a manner that cannot
fail of approval and already we have
been assured of the support of the own
ers of many of Californias leading
stables.
The disaster has worked good for US
If anything and we are going to work
for the good OF California. All we ask
is the cooperation of all.