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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-23

would at fifst sight appear. Durins
the war the Christians were foremost
In visiting hospitals. meeting soldier
trains With refreshments and food,
and In preparing comfort bags
compact assortment Of useful articles,
including a copy OF the gospels Some
100000 portions Of Scripture were
distributed among the soldiers. A
small book OF Comfort Songs for Sol
diers' was compiled and distributed
freely by the missionaries. and It was
quite common to hear crowds OF men
Justify singing these Christian hymns.
Not few Of the missionaries did
nursing during the war, and In the
care OF soldiers families and orphans
they have been conspicuous.
The value Of this work as an ad-
iunct to the strictly military prepara-
tions were seen at Dalny, where prac-
tically the whole army Of the Yalu
passed through the Y. M. G. A. rooms.
After the fall OF Port Arthur the sol
diers expected to 60 home, at least
for q rest. They had endured hard
ships Of which the world has some
knowledge. OF the minor deprivations
the world knows nothing; one OF these
was the inability to get through the
censor more than one letter every
month or two. Even then the paper
and envelope cost five cents, and the
soldiers pay for day was only three
cents. After the fortress surrendered
the soldiers thought these troubles
were over. Instead, they were marched
across the ice, at temperature al
ways below freezing, to augment the
army at Mukden. En- route this dis
pirited army touched the Y. M. G. A.
1t warmed itself, drank It's fill OF hot
tea, heard the old home songs on the
graphophone, and wrote letters, some
times 5000 day. This revived the
spirits of the men to degree almost
inconceivable. They entered with
grumbling; they left with songs. as
sured that such a country which made
possible such an institution as this
had not forgotten them.
The consequence of all this self-ef-
facing, assiduous and effective minis
try to the nations soldiers has been
to establish Christianity on new and
more favorable basis throughout
Japan; and should this soon come to
pass, as is predicted. national move
ment toward Christianity, this army
work win have been largely respon.
sible for It..
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-23

Manchuria by the Y. NJ. C. A., with
contributions given at first in the
main by interested Americans, but
later, with equal generosity, by the
Japanese themselves. Long ago reli-
gious liberty was officially granted;
but 1t takes more than an imperial
edict to alter the attitude of people
and their atmosphere, so to speak.
Despite the exaggerated reports in the
past of Japan's having been won to
Christianity, 1t has remained true, un-
til this war, that missionaries have
encountered many definite obstacles,
as well as hostile spirit not infre-
quently displayed.
Emperor Strikes Blow at His Own
Deity.
The most remarkable outcome of
the work which is herein described.
was the gift of the emperor OF 10000
yen ($5,0O0) towards the army work
of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. What this means the west
ern world can scarcely comprehend.
1t has given face" to the whole move.
ment. All possible criticism has
been stilled by 1t. The Young Mems
Christian Association has been identi.
fed with the national life. Followed,
as 1t was, by the empress gift of
5000 yen to the Okayama orphanage,
a Christian institution, with pledge
of 1000 yen each year for five years,
the impression made upon the jap
anese mind has been profound. A
man who keeps posted upon affairs
at the capital, Rev. DR.. John H. De
Forest, assures me that, SO far as he
can learn, the emperor has since
made no gift to any Buddhist OBJ
ject.
The curious feature of this extraor-
dinary episode is that it is like an
idols putting lighted dynamite
bomb under it's own pedestal. At
least that is the way 1t strikes west
erner. For the emperor of Japan is
considered deity by the vast ma
jority of his subjects. His picture is
worshiped In the schoolrooms. He ia
the most popular figure in the ma
tons pantheon. Yet here he In
dorses and supports an avowedly
Christian movement, which, If sue
cessful, must overthrow all other wor-
ship than that OF the Christians God.
Truly. among the innumerable anon.
alpus conditions In modern Japan this
is not the least anomalous.
Americans to the Front.
AS is generally known, the X M. @.
a. work In japan was planted and ID
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-23
BY WILLIAM r. ELL,

fostered by the international commit.
tee, having it's headquarters in New
York. With a skill which some older
missionaries find 1t difficult to emu
late, the American association even
have kept themselves in the back
ground and have put the work entire
ly in the control of the Japanese; yet
the American secretaries are still
here, and recognized by their native
associates as real leaders in the work.
The associations that exist in Toxic,
Osaka, Nagasaki, Kioto and Kobe
have American as well as native sec
retaries. 1t was American alertness
that prompted the offer to the gov
ernment at the outset Of the war, by
the national Y. M. G. A. of work
for the army similar to that among
American and British soldiers.
All sorts OF organizations aad
agencies and persons wanted to go to
the front. Religious bodies we're
especially eager. But, like the war
correspondents, they were kept wait
ing, the Y. M. G. A. among them. In
deed, it had been said that the opposi-
ton to Christianity in the army had
been pushed to the very limit Of treaty
rights. While various self-esteeming
gentlemen of the press were being de-
ported for manifestations Of their i'm
patience, the association patiently
waited and worked. Finally it's day
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-23

came. All other Christian enterprises
were debarred from the scene of war
fare. But three representatives of the
Association, two Japanese and one
American, with their equipment, were
started for Antung. During two weeks
detention at Chinampo they spent
their time in serving the garrison. So
when the three secretaries resumed
their journey 1t was with the cordial
endorsement Of the commandant at
the latter place. At Antung the au-
thorities gave the best located build
ing in the city for the Y. M. C. A.
workers. and soon the secretaries
proved the worth of their work
Promptly. and with the most unusual
cooperation on the part of officials. as
shown by free transportation OF men
and supplies. granting privileges for
mail and kilograms, details of soldiers
for manual labor, etc.. the Associa.
tion work expanded until 1t has eleven
bases established and reached even
tosthe firing line. The status speedily
attained by the workers is evident
from the fact that 1t soon became an
ordinary occurrence for commanders
of regiments to salute the American
secretaries as II they were superior
officers.
The Religion OF Hair Cut.
The type of religion displayed was
most practical; the approval of the
Japanese was not accorded for any
sentimental considerations. Simply
because the Y. M. C. A. proved use
full to the soldier 1t was welcomed
and assisted. Thus, during the entire
campaign, 3,3S5,000 pieces OF station
cry were distributed, but only AIS, 200
pieces of religion, literature. IN even
more marked proportion 1852 concerts
re provided for the men, and only
613 religious meetings. or course the
entire project was ayowedly Christian.
but its faith was displayed by It's
works rather than by words. II was
the religion OF good deeds. and so
even the most ignorant coolie In the
ranks could comprehend it.
Recreation, diversion, accommoda.
tion and inspiration were the aims OF
the Y. M. G., A. rooms. Here q soldier
could find place to write home and
free stationery Every one Of the
three and quarter million pieces OF
stationery. bearing the Christian
name, as 1t did, became a silent
evangelist for the Christian propa.
Isganda. Into the sTf$motest corner OF
the empire It carried the news that
Christians we're protherins the mar
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-23
Germs In Books.

The authorities Of the city libraries
in Berlin have been making some in.
teresting experiments with the pur.
pose of determining the hygienic con.
ditions of books that have been used
great deal by the people With the
dirt gathered from such books, some
of which was known to include tuber.
culosis bacilli, experiments were made
on guinea pigs. In the case of books
used but two years, no result could be
noticed, but the refuse collected from
particularly soiled books, that had
been in circulation from three to six
years, did produce an effect. Attempts
to destroy the bacilli by sterilization
through formalin vapors failed; but
the books themselves suffered to such
an extent that many were practically
spoiled. In view of this fact, the city
authorities have decided to abstain
from further disinfecting experiments.
In conjunction with the city medical
society and the police department, it
has now. been decided periodically to
examine the public libraries and to de.
stroy those books which have been
used so much as to make them a dan
ger to public health. Such books
must be destroyed, not sold for old
paper.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-23

Alonzo II. Evans, Boston's Oldest
bank president, at 81, is robust and
hearty, and shows by his own example
the result of living the kind of life
that he prescribes for the youth Of
today. Mr.. Evans has the greatest
confidence in the generation of the
present and thinks if they follow his
advice they will succeed. He says:
Apply yourself, young man, If you
would succeed. Work hard, be hon
est, be truthful, be loyal to your en-
ployer, save something out Of each
weeks pay, even If it is little, but,
above all, apply yourself"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-23
Robins Of All Kinds,

Englishmen have carried the name
of robin" all over the world, and in
countries where they have failed to
find the familiar bird they have be-
slowed, writes "E. M. H." in the Daily
Graphic, the name on some native
species which in color was thought to
resemble It. Thus in America the
robin is a red-breasted thrush, with
slaty brown back and bright bay un-
der parts.
In New Zealand the so-called robin
is somewhat smaller warbler. COM
monty known as the wood robin" :"
and, like its European namesake, is
noisy, active and cheerful It's note
is generally the first to herald the
dawn. while 1t is the last to be hushed
when the evening shades bring gloom
into the New Zealand forests.
There are great variety Of robins
in Australia, but, unlike our familiar
English bird, the females differ in
plumage from the males, and are dark
er and more somber color.
Some people are under the impress
sion that the English robin and his
mate differ In plumage, and expect to
see, II not wren. at least small
brown bird Of retiring disposition and
unattractive color; but the hen robin
is quite as fearless as her mate and
quite as brightly clad.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-23
influence Of the Politicians wife.

Influence of the Politicians Wife.
1t has often been asked how much
Influence the wife of public man
bears on his political career. This is
hard to estimate; but this much is
certain: The man who comes to Wash
ington, either as member Of Con-
gress or of some other branch of the
government where his position is one
Of prominence, is very unfortunate If
his wife is not one whom he can trust
to making her way socially. Not nec-
essarily being a great social success,
but capable of mingling with the aver
age woman at the national capital.
For, in spite of the fact that a small
percentage Of society looks leniently
upon the married couple who are sell
dom seen in public together, the aver
age sound American believes in the
comradeship of man and wife. But
when we sum up this question OF the
influence of women in statecraft we
pass the judgment that, on the whole,
the influence of woman in statecraft
is for good, says a writer in Home
Magazine. Being impulsive, she is apt
10 make mistakes now and then which
cause the more logical males to laugh
at her, but as rule she is pretty sure
of her footing before she attempts to
make the jump across the political
stream that divides womankind from
mankind.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-23
Follow MY Leader.

'If seven sheep We're on one side Of
the fence, and one Of them jumped
over to the other side, how many were
left?" propouhded the teacher to the
primary class. Pauline's obserya-
tions OF animal life had not been in,
vain. despite her tender years. There
would't be none left" she replied.
knowingly. .'If one jumped over. they'd
all follow. w."-Harper's Weekly.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-23

At Krupp's, in Essen, an army Of
10000, fed with coal and iron from
vast private mines, turn out engines Of
destruction by the thousand. There
are another 10000 men at Lord Arm.
strong's works in the north Of Eng
land, besides an aggregate of 100000
more in the titanic government forges
of Great Britain, France, Germany,
Austria, Italy, Japan and Russia, and
these thousands are quite apart from
armor plate makers and builders Of
battleships.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-23

Twenty years ago the population of
Oklahoma could be enumerated in In
dians and few thousand squaw men,
cowboys and cattle kings. In 1890, one
year after the first opening Of Okla
homa territory. there were more than
10000 people living on 100000 acres
of land. To-day the white population
may conservatively be estimated at
over 100000.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-23

, In the newly organized province of
Alberta, western Canada, bordering
the foothills of the Rocky mountains,
is the latest stake of Zion. There
5000 trekkers from Utah are farming
and ranching, and incidentally build
ing up a strong cause Of Latter Day
Saints in the dominion, as an integral
part of the army Of 100000 that COD.
satutes the sect the world over.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-23
Hls Vanity The Reason.,

1t is egotism which gets man into
disasters. Ninety-nine men even II
married to Venus Of beauty or
Circe of seductiveness would find op-
portunities and temptations after q
few years Of accustomed marital hap
piness, II they chose to look for them
and considered them possible diver
sions.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-05-23
This FsIrst Msrmalads

Marmaisae. then made only ne
quinces. was known In Henry vIII..s
reign. The word ;is derived from
..mermeio.p Z q ounce,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-15
Friday, March s.

New Orleans first immigration sta
ton was formally opened Thursday.
Judge James J. Dick, a pioneer res
ident Of Wisconsin, is critically Ill at
his home at Beaver Dam.
The death CT an Indian woman who
was reputed to be 40 years old has
occurred at Osorno, Chile.
The news OF the resignation OF
Governor Swettenham has been re-
ceived at Kingston, Jamaica, with sat-
isfaction. His unpopularity has great
" increased since the Davis incident.
Between $50 and 400 men went on
strike Thursday at the Lorain CO.,
yards of the American shipbuilding
company. They want tho eight-hour
day and an increase in wages.
The dowager empress of Russia ar
rived in London Thursday morning
and was greeted at the railroad sta
ton by her sister, Queen Alexandra,
the Prince and Princess of Wales and
the staff of the Russian embassy.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-15
Monday, March II.

The Indiana legislature has adopted
a concurrent resolution favoring the
election of United States senators by
popular vote.
Isaac Freeman Rasin, who for near
" forty years has been the acknowl-
edged leader of the Democratic or.
ganizaticn in Baltimore, Is dead.
TEX" Richard has just made the
announcement that he has signed Joe:
Cans and Battling Nelson for fight.
at Ely. New. The date is set for July T..
The letter carriers of Butte, Mont.,-
who resigned in a body because of the
small compensation paid by the gov
eminent, now desire to remain In the.
service.
King Alfonso is fostering the forma-
ton of society Of private landowners
whose object 1t will be to bring gen.
eral agriculture in Spain under more
modern methods.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-15
Saturday, March 8.

The Argentine maize crop will not
exceed 1921 tons instead of $780,
900. The loss is estimated at nearly
5000, 100000.
The agitation against emigration is
active at Madrid. About 700 families
sailed recently from Malaga for the
Hawaiian islands.
Since Monday several sharp, short
earthquake shocks have been felt at
Kingston, Jamaica. They were accom-
panied by a loud roaring noise.
Colonel A. w. Lawson is dead at
his home near Sunbury, O., aged
eighty years. He organized and COM
manded the Third Ohio, the first regi-
ment recruited in Ohio for the Civil
war.
Dispatches to -Dun's Trade Review
indicate that current business Is fully
maintained, while l. collections show
some Improvement on the whole and
manufacturing activity testifies to
confidence that consumption will not
diminish,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-15
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Thurccay, March 7.

Former President Grover Cleveland
has left Princeton for trip OF fort
night to Georgetown, 8. c.
DR.. Karl Heinrich Won Boetticher Is
dead at Berlin. He was born In 1888
and served as German minister of the
interior under Bismarck.
Demanding an increase Of pay from
"a to $3.50 per day, all the timers at
work on buildings for the jamestown
exposition have gone on strike.
Leslie M. Shaw, whose resignation
rs secretary Of the treasury went into
effect on Monday, has taken up his
duties as president of the Carnegie
Trust company of New York city.
Frank T. Campbell, for many years
prominent as a leader in the Repub-
lican party of Iowa, is dead at Lima.
O., aged seventy-four years. AS COM
missioner of railways in Iowa Mr..
Campbell is said to have framed the
revised freight tariffs adopted by
Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-15
WOULD DELAY ACTION
PRESIDENT ASKS CALIFORNIA
LAWMAKERS TO SUSPEND
JAP LEGISLATION.

Sacramento, CAL, March 12.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has again appealed to
tho legislature OF California ito stop all
Japaaese legislation. The president
has sent a telegram to Governor Gil
1ette urging that the legislature sus-
PEND all Japanese legislation and ex-
pressing the fear that the action Of
tho senate Saturday In passing the
two Japanese bills and resolution
may render ineffective his efforts to
secure exclusion OF Japanese laborers
BY friendly agreement with Japan.
The governor Transmitted the presi-
dents telegram to the assembly, where
action was to have been taken On the
two bins and the resolution adopted
by the senate, with message recon-
mending and urging that the presi-
dents request be acceded to.
On Stations motion the assembly
by q viva voce vote decided to take 10
action on the bills on l1le.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-15
BROTHERS ARE ACQUITTED.
James and Philip strother Declared
Not Guilty Of Murder.

James and Philip etrother Declared
Not Guilty Of Murder.
Culpeper, Va, March S.-James and
Philip Strother, who have been on
trial here for the past two weeks
charged with the murder of their
brother-in.law, William F. Eywate:s,
have been pronounced not guilty by
the jury. The twelve men who tried
the case spent an hour and thirty-two
minutes in reaching their verdict.
The announcement of the verdict OF
not guilty was the signal for an out
burst of approval, which Judge Earri
son quickly silenced. James Strother
reached for the hand Of Mr.. Moore
one of his counsel, and Philip was
quickly surrounded by the friends who
have stood by the brothers since the
opening of the trial.
When the effects Of the critical mo
ment passed Judge Harrison ad
dressed the jury as follows:
Gentlemen Of the jury, I thank you
for a verdict which l think will be
approved by the public. 1t Is an es
tablished precedent in the state Of
Virginia that no man tried for defend
ing the sanctity of his home should b.
found guilty.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-15
FOUR SCORE KILLED
SERIES OF TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONS
ON BOARD THE FRENCH
BATTLESHIP lena.

Toulon, March 13.-The powder
magazines on board the French battle
ship lena blew up at 1875 p. m. and
as result Captain Adigard, the COM
maader of the battleship; Captain
Vertiez, chief of staff of the Medi-
terranean squadron, and from seventy
to eighty bluejackets are dead, while
Rear Admiral Manceron and hundreds
of other men are suffering from in
juries, some of them horrible in their
extent. Naval circles are aghast and
the public is stunned by the appalling
catastrophe coming SO soon after the
loss of the French submarine boat
Lutln. in which sixteen men met
death.
The entire after part of the lena
was blown to pieces. The bodies OF
the victims were hurled through the
air by succession OF explosions and
panlc-stricken workmen at the arsenal
fed from the vicinity OF the drydock
tor their lives. Scores of those on
board the lena jumped overheard onto
the stone quays and sustained serious
in1ur1eS
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-15
CALLS ON ROOSEVELT
]. PlERPoNT MORGAN HOLDS A
SHORT CONFERENCE WITH
THE PRESIDENT.

Washington. March III. Pierpont
Morgan conferred with President
Roosevelt for an hour and q half on
the railroad problems Of the country,
The result of tho conference was that
President Roosevelt agreed to the
suggestion made BY Mr.. Morgan that
hs meet, to discuss general railroad
Affairs AZ affected by the railroad rate
law. with President McCrea Of the
Pennsylvania, President Newman of
the New York Central, President Mel
lon Of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford. President Hughitt Of the
Chicago and Northwestern and prob
ably President Hartman Of the "Har-
riman lines" :"
Mr.. Morgan told the president that
the railroads Of the country are not
in an antagonistic mood concerning
the rate bill; in fact, that they wished
It enforced and desired to cooperate
with the government to this end. He
suggested that the president meet the
railway presidents mentioned with
view to finding some common ground
for cooperation, which would be bene.
dcial both to the people and the roads.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-03-15
Thi. i. Worth Saving.

The following simple home made
. mixture is said to relieve any form
rheumatism or backache, also
cleanse and strengthen the kidneys
and bladder, overcoming all urinary
disorders, if taken before the stage
Of Brights disease: Fluid extract
Dandeliion, one half ounce; COM
pound Kargon, one ounce; COM
pound earaparilla, three ounces;
Mix by shaking we'll in a bottle and
take. in teaspoonful doses after
meals and at bedtime.
"A we'll known authority states
that these ingredients are mainly
of vegetable extractor, and harm
less to uae, and can be obtained at
small cost from any good prescrp'
ton druggist. Those who think
they have kidney trouble or suffer
with weak bladder or rheumatism
should give this prescription a trial.
as no harm can possibly follow 1tf
use. and it is said to do wonders fol
some people.