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New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

cation at heart. At times Mr.. Barney takes no
interest in politics at ALL but when he does he
does not spare time, work money. The last
time the city had Democratic Mayor, William
Hayes, Mr.. Barney was impressed with the
ability or the young Irishman that he worked
IKE a Trojan for his reelection. II was then
that he got out circulars at his private expense
at the top of which were halftones of himself
coat off. saving wood frantically, while below
were the words: Barney saving wood for
Hayes"
Mr.. Barney's interest in navigation is partly
because he thinks ii would mean increased pros
per1ty for the city and partly because he is so
exti emely fond of the water that he would like
10 see IL alive with boats. He is an expert
canoeist and sailor and has a naphtha launch
at the little wharf near his home It Is one Of
his dreams to have a channel cut from the river
up to Forest Park. making a river entrance
to the park. He IS absolutely fearless in the
water. and relates with a good deal of glee how
he used TO go out in a sailing canoe and when
he had reached the middle Of the river tip the
craft over. then bail it out and Chamber back IN
egain, chiefly for the edification of an audience
that watched him from his own verandas
Although Mr Barney is at times deeply in
terested in politics. he has never held a public
office. except that of Park Commissioner chiefly
because he did not care Almost every Office
In the gift Of the city could have been his but
he declares that his business and his personal
hobbies prevent him from giving any time TO
public life. In business he stands for one thing
Skates. As travellers come In on the trains
from the south, the first view that they have
OF the city Is an enormous skate high on
building which bears the name Barney &
Berry. This name is known all over the country
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one of the Roosevelt electors in 1904, and has
frequently had the offer OF other political honors
sirice coming TO Colorado.
and attacks problems involving immense sums
of money with the same cordial urbanity- HIS
energy seems tireless and his good humor per-
ennial At the close Of hard day in his offices
he seems actually refreshed He seldom goes In
for outdoor sports exercise. Horse racing.
yachting and other practices OF wealthy men
seem TO have no charm for him. Apparently,
his habit of life is such that he takes enjoy
ment from his work. and he seldom needs to
'recuperate." do many who play the game OF
money making to the limit. His greatest Joy
he finds in his home with his wife and boy.
When he travels. in this country or abroad. his
wife accompanies him. and he Is seldom away
from the domestic circle.
He speaks several languages. including Ger
man, French and Spanish, and has travelled ex-
tensively in the Old World. His spare moments
he spends with book in his hand. or learning.
by shrewd questioning. the real facts OF some
subject of international importance from some
one who possesses intimate knowledge Of
the subject. He is still in his thirty eighth year
and his wealth is great
MIR. Guggenhein's wife. who. before her mar
risge eight years ago, was Miss Olga Hirsn OF
New York, has travelled extensively. They have
one child, John Simon. in whose name many Of
.-r. Guggenheim's benefactions have been be-
slowed. The fine building al the Golden School
Of Mines which cost $S00OG was presented -
the state by Mr.. Guggenheim on the btssA g =
con.
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neater end cleaner and more attractive to the
eye. They designed with greater for
comfort of the pupils-though all such matters
as sanitation and hygiene, the amount of floor
space and air space to pupil. etc, are regulated
minutely by the government. There is greater
freedom and brightness and individuality notice
ernment schools the girls live closely by rote
and so greatly resemble automatons that one is
tempted TO try the effect Of the sudden introduc-
ton or mouse More important yet, the mission
schools especially those for girls are unques-
tonably safer and are chosen by more careful
parents for this reason Upon this point shall
write presently but first let me mention the
greatest educational and missionary opportunity
In Japan.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

only eighteen inches deep and crowded
with the young all the skating season.
He has decided business methods of his own
and, while freehanded to degree. he has never
indorsed mans mote. 1t is against his busi-
ness principles, he says Bank officials here
often perpetrate a practical joke some one
who desires borrow money by saying, IF
you get Barney TO indorse your note We'll
make the loan" It's just their way of getting
rid of some one" comments Mr.. Barney, for
they know / never break my rule" 1t is also
against his business principles TO serve as bank
director. although he has been urged 10 many
times.
Mr.. Barney is extremely hospitable. but makes
THAT is my day of rest" he says. land cannot
peculiar, but they keep him young and alert,
and at seventy-one his hair and whiskers are
hardly tinged with gray. He generally goes to
bed at s o'clock and rises at =. His windows
carefully barred and every precaution is
taken TO make his home secure against burg
lars Although quick to do good, he is not a
Churchman and attends no church. Il give to
the church which is nearest me, although l go
nowhere for worship" he says.
Mr.. Barney is unasSuming In his appearance
and manners. In the winter time he Is oftenest
In short REFER coat and sweater, skat-
ing costume. His house is not elaborately fur
nished. and the most striking feature of one OF
the rooms Is a huge papier mache skate resting
on grand piano. In soTT.e of his rooms are
seen the old-fa shioned New England adornment
of crayon portraits
Mr.. Barney told several years ago by his
physician that he must give up smoking He
obeyed. but he loves the smell of tobacco smoke.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

Ihe Guggenheim family soon began to ernbaf1
IN the mining and smelling industry as system
atically as they had taken up other lines Of
trade They used their own money. They se-
cured only the best expert advice. They told
no one their plans The result of this policy
was great success
Meyer Guggenhein died in 1905 The seven
brothers do business at No. II Broadway, New
York. with his example Of sixty years constantly
I'm mind. They keep unspotted the good nams
OF the family at whatever cost. 1t cost them .
great sum to do IL in the recent Nipissing deal
but the money was cheerfury paid. One of the
sterling policies of their father was that no
partner should ever suffer by becoming inter
ested with the Guggenheims and the sons re-
garding the Nipissing underwriters as partners
with them. saw 10 it that they lost nothing.
For eighteen years Simon Guggenheim has
lived in Colorado. managing the affairs of the
smelter company. and in all that time IL is said.
ne has never broken his word. no matter to
whom given The only acts he has ever tried to
conceal from the public are his charities. The
public school system is his constant study, and
recently he saw the need Of Improvement at the
State School of Mines and gave $4,000 TO meet It.
He prefers however. to give his money to pri-
vate charity so that the public shall never know
the recipient.
He wants to see and talk with the poor he
draw lesson which helps him. Poor boys have
always appealed to him. At Christmas poor
children. boys and girls, have always had claim
upon his generosity. When he married he
had feast served TO all the poor OF Denver,
several thousand sitting down at the tables,
which were laid In the best hotel IN the city.
He always prefers TO attend these feasts himself.
The sight of happy faces at table that he has
provided gives him immense satisfaction. The
for IL
his relations with those he employs. He pays
salaries not according 10 what the custom Is.
but according TO what the man Is worth TO him.
The company worknen have been made virtual
partners in the business. and last year more
than $4,000 was distributed to them, accord
ing TO their terms OF service character Of en-
ployment, etc
Mr.. Guggenheim was made the Silver Repubi-
candidate for Lieutenant Governor OF Colo
raGo in 1896, but resigned from the ticket be-
he was not old enough at the time. He
was nominated by the party for Governor
in 1898. but withdrew from the TO unit
the rival wings OF the Republican party. He VIZ
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where there is Ice. and Mr.. Barney still works a
large part of every day in his shops. getting
up new inventions. suggesting this and that.
considering the plans of others-in fact, aiming
constantly at improvements.
AS Mr.. Barney tells Of his fnordinate love
for skating his drifting into the skate
manufacturing business seems an inevtta BILE
one. AS a boy of fourteen / had skated
on about all the rivers in Massachusetts,.
he says. II used to start at Ashland and
go down the Merrimac. past Lowell Law
renee. Haverhill, and finally down TO New
buryport to the That something OF a
skate. | learned the ice thoroughly and knew
just where the dangerous points were. Many
a time. though, I've skated into hole half in
fun then jumped out. wrCng out my clothes
and started off on long skate to dry them off.
Even In those DAYS | used to make my own
skates, and II was because on long skating trips
the straps used to numb my feet and hinder
the circulation that | conceived the idea of the
clamp skate The clamp skate is Mr. Barney's
most important invention, and he took out his
first patent for II in 1854 Since then he has
taken out over fifty patents He makes special
skates for the Nanderbilts and is complet
ing pair for Mrs. John Jacob Astor
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Many Japanese Girl Stu
dents in This Deplor-
able Condition.
BY william r. Ellis.

Copyright 1907 by Joseph B Bowle.)
Toxic is nest OF problems. Here the Far
Eastern Question" has It's focus. And an in
vestigator finds that 1t is by no means one abb
strsct question, but interviewer OF per-
plezit.es. each with relation to the other Out
OF the whole have tried TO extricate the two
that appear to be Observation-Disclosures and
morality; and both have a direct bearing upon
the missionary and religious situation which
studying.
Toxic is the greatest student centre in the
world, with more than fifty thousand students
Of the higher branches. Here young Japan, in
fatuated with the Western learning. has con-
centrated its ambitions. The streets TEEN with
young men and women students. The procession
of these that may be seen any day along the
nnoat by the imperial palace is the most signih
cant spectacle in all japan. 1t is the crux of tho
nations anxetes; 1 do not wonder that the
elder statesmen shaking their heads and
looking grave 1T; for which 1 shall
presently show.
80 great is the for education that, al
though the rather loose figures of the Japanese
government give 81 43 per cent of the population
Of school age under instruction (an American
educator here figures 1t 6905 per cent. accord
ing to Western reckoning), there is not room IN
the institutions OF higher grade for all the app-
.cants. Japan has only eight colleges and two
universities. but each of these has very large
enrolment. i heard the other day OF thou
ga nd students being examined for entrance into
q class that could admit only seventy. The
, 1ected students feel disgraced. and this is one
cause Of the suicides that are so common among
this class Of the japanese.
1t is freely stated that much of the modern
education is quite superficial Certainly the
students prove a fertile field for the explota-
ton of socialists and other agitators. There
not places In the nation for these educated young
men commensurate with their ambitions SO
there is considerable political well social
unrest.
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FUTURE OF MISSION SCHOOLS.

At present there Is need for all the schools
that can be established. The demand for edu-
cation is greater than the facilities But stead
will soon cease to attend mission schools merely
for the reason that they cannot find else
where. What. then, is TO be the future Of the
mission schools, maintained at so great cost L?
The missionaries make prompt answer that they
are needed TO provide the nation with Christian
leaders and teachers; if Christian colleges are a
necessity IN America, they say, much more so
here.
But l find educational experts drawing the
deadly parallel They declare that from an edu-
cationai standpoint. the mission schools are now
generally inferior to those maintained by the
government. Eyen in the study of English, a
government examiner assured me- the mission
schools despite their high proportion OF foreign
teachers. below the level of other schools
Mission workers themselves say that all persons
who como out to be teachers should be required
to POSSESS teachers certificate S we'll a
college education. L am told that the Kobe
college for young women. maintained by the
Congregational Womans Board of Missions and
the Presbyterian school for young women,
Toxic, still rank among the leading girls schools
in Japan; but even these feel the changed con-
ditions. On all sides / hear that the Congre-
gational kindergarten and training school for
kndergartners at Kobe easily leads in this form
of instruction and II would rank with the best
institution of similar nature at home.
In all fairness IL should be said, however, that
after close inspection Of many schools. both gov
ernnent and missionary. of all grades, / must
pronounce In favor of the latter in certain par
uculars. IN the first place. they are manifestly
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now esteemed by the nation one OF its great
men. The Doshisha which is located at Koto.
is the most famous of mission schools in this
country. and Is still doing successful work, with
about 600 students the average age Of the
latter is lower than formerly. to ba
the with all long established mission
schools.
The size and scope of these institutlons-of
which the Doshsha at Kioto, the Protestant
Episcopal, Presbyterian and joint Methodist
Episcopal schools at Toxic, the German Re-
formed school at Senda and the Southern
Methodist school Kobe may be cited con-
spicuous exampes-are beyond the knowledge of
the people in America. That country
should contribute such tremendous influences to
the upbudng OF another is certainly an evil
dence of the altruistic character OF Christian
missions. While it is true that by far the larger
proportion of the graduates become Christian
IL Is also true that a disnterested philanthrcpic
work is done by those schools in behalf of the
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
AN EXPERT SKATER.

Mr.. Barney is still expert skater and can
cut grape vines. Maltese crosses. balls of twine.
in fact. almost every ice figure known. He was
greatly disturbed because on his seventeen
birthday. in December. 1905 he could not have
his usual birthday skate there was no ice
It because of his interest in skating that
he built skating ponds at Forest Park They
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
A NOVEL OFFER.

The citizens We're somewhat dismayed six
months ago, when Mr. Barney announced that
ne would give large sum toward a new City
Hall, provided IL was built with 3J0-foot
'ower that could be seen for miles around. His
aaea was that the view from the tower would
Se 80 excellent that travellers merely IN town
."f overnight would stay little longer in order
- 10 up la the tower TO look over the city
ti'o away 10 the neIghboring mountains. This
Le ne reasoned. would more money TO the
aotes. and maybe to the merchants. He sug-
seetec furthermore, that there be cutters
r. the building but that there should be gut
as or troughs below, and thus the rain would
soa souf over the edges of The roof and wet down
III Keep I'm fourishing condition the vines
oonssins over IT, The cutters below, ne reck-
49, would easily carry of the water He
49, removed these conditions, but for several
1sons his offer was NOT accepted
sv, Air Barney has hobby outside OF beauti-
s,, Springheld, IL Is a desire that the Connecti-
river be made navlgable as far I'D as
,1r ,p1rseheid. Already he has spent a considerable
sj,soi ~ money trying TO bring this about and
hsougn he is a dyed-in- the-wool Republican
annsli li not vote for until he has first
h. Lsso me navigation test TO him. 1t was due
sut,.s Efforts alone that nominee on the Re
sesaa.an ticket for County Commissioner was
er ne recently, and at present Mr.. Barney Is
yip..ss "arpath for Congressman Frederick r.
tl,bs.. or this district. Mr. Giiett is a Re-
Gssh but Mr. Barney is convinced that he
hN infsrests Of Connecticut River navi-
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
BARTERINC VIRTUE FOR AN EDUCATION

work In Japan The foreign preacher will go:
so sne toreign manager OF church work will go; the
foreign medical missionary has practically gone
already' but in their place will come the foreign
CHRISTIAN teacher and the trained executive for
phllanthropic and eleemosynary enterprises
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
ALL JAPAN EAGER TO LEARN ENGLISH

One striking result of the craze for education
is the universal desire to learn English, which
is regarded the language of progress and
civilization. There is similar zest for French
German. The higher public schools teach
English and tens of thousands learning it
privately. Train boys, railroad men, walters.
shopkeepers editors, students. fellow passen-
gers in trains-al sorts Of japanese have come
TO since L have been here for help in Eng
busiiy employed twenty-four hours q day in
structing the Japanese in the mysteries of Eng
lish Recently 1 visited mission night school
in Kobe which was literally janlned with young
men employed during the day teachers
clerks, etc. Not only were the rooms crowded
but outside the doors and windows stood clumps
of eager students. each having paid the tuition
fee The mission force was inadequate. and two
outside helpers, Eng.shmer. had been engaged
temporarily.
In this connection come in the mission schools
They have a higher percentage OF foreigners
among their teachers than the government
schools and besides they generally willing
to teach English to anybody who Will study the
Bible along with It.
II WAS the missionaries who introduced higher
education into Japan. One OF them. DIR. David
Murray, WIS the governments educational ad-
wiser and led in the organization OF the presen,
tutions of higher learning the Doshisha
founded by the runaway youth, Joseph Hardy
Necsima. who was trained In a home and IL
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B A R 6 Al N
REFS.
Shades to or
der, Coo.
Regular price

Regular price
for this work is
81 %. Best quail
lty oiled Opaque
shade cloth used,
a n d z G n u / n e
IIartShOrn roll
ers. The price in
Cludes shades fit
ted to your win
dows. any size
up to IS inches
wide and : feet
long.
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There are waists with all-over embroidery
In rich designs, tucked into the yoke of
clusters Of pin tucks, with groups Of tucks
in the back.
Handsome styles made with lace yokes
and embroidery insets, paneled down the
front with beautiful Swiss embroidery.
Dainty waists of the sheerest and finest
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groups and beautiful German Val. lace
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The front of another style is made en-
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Made of rich, soft silks, such as chif-
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foulards, etc. In a great variety of
effects - fashionable checks, fancy
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dark and light grounds covered with
large rings, large checks and plain
colors.
The styles include beautiful Prin-
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Waist Suits and Jumper Suits.
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Women's Isle Vests, OK
Regular soc Quality at NV

These are seconds called because OF slight mpeecons
discovered eyed inspectors The faults trivial such as
spot dropped from the machinery thick thread or other slight
imperectons percepben TACT wouldn't
know it unless we told YOU
quality Isle Vests trimmed with SILK crochet cage ana "
ished witt silk ape i
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/ $50
! SOC
! 277c
! 49(c

japanese Cotton-warp Mating, in plain white
white with inaid figures quality
hundred rolls f the regular
per yaro
18o-warp Japanese Mating, in handsome carpet
patterns large and small designs,
and tan; superior smooth quality with special
edge Regular price, 35c yard
Best grade ISo linen-warp japanese Mattings,
made of long rush special
and novel designs in colorngs of blue
also multi-coored effects. Regular 40c grade
ust fifty rolls of the very finest 24o-warp Japa-
Mating in white, with illuminated nlaid hg-
ures, showing range of designs This is
Mating imported this
try and retas at 5oc yard.
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Made in sunburst plated effect, rich
ly trimmed yoke styles, trimmed with
lace yokes and taffeta vest. Others
are trimmed with plain matched taft
feta and are designed with the new
kimono sleeves. There are sunburst-
plated dresses combined with con-
trasting shades.
All the mOst-sought-after colors in
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Steel light gray, brown checks, navy
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Black and Cream-color Silk Chantilly Lace
6 inches. The most soug
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floral patterns Regular price, 25c yard sale price,
121ac yard.
Black Silk Chantilly Laces-edges and inser-
widths for trimming purposes Also dou-
in the Qualtles sou reSu-
arly a Sc and 1Oc yard Sale price, &c yard
Snecia1 lot of extra large-size Plouen Lace
Festoons trimming summer waists and dresses IN d
shapes and styles IN cream colol. vi
a each instead OF 5oc.
2s pieces of Crean-color Venice Lace All-overs
is inches wide scroll designs-Just what's
wanted for dress yokes regular price OF
this quality is a yard Sale price, 25c yard
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Purchase of White Lingerie Waists, 0Qo
Worth So, $3.50, So and $3.50, JOC

The big lot of Waists sale represents overprouc
ton of Of the most makers the
beautiful waist brandnew fresh ndered and perfect work
manshp and designing.
You haven't been offered such this
time sight should take advantage these bargains
vide yourself with enough to last all
Materials consist of hn sheer quality White India Lnon and Lin
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make choosing easy task.
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PIC
| SC
. 29c
/ 25c
Linen Parasols,
$500 and $3.50 Values
At $I.39

This is a lot of Parasols we bought
under price from the maker. 1t takes
plenty of warm sunshine to create a de-
mand for sunshades - and you know
there has been very little good weather
so far
The lot consists of White Linen Para
sols-with wide embroidered and hem
stitched borders-in a variety of beau
tiful open-work designs. Made of SUI
perior quality material, on white enamel
frames.
Excellent assortment of handles of
natural wood, bamboo and white enam-
eed.
Regular $500 and $3.50 qualities, to-
morrow at S1.39.
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B A r G AIN
B REFS.
Clothes Horse,
2OC.

The l. C ] lip 8 e
Clothes II orse
provides thirty
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space, and takes
up a minimum
amount of room.
Special at 39c.
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Flower Sale, l2C and Csc.

Tomorrow we shall wind up
the sale OF Flowers by offering choice
of what remain at 12c and 25c. Fine
qualities only-the stock of one of the
largest importers in the Countrywide
handles only the best grades.
There are Wreaths, large Sprays of
Flowers, Monteurs and Roses in large
clusters, including American Beauties,
also Fruit. Bluets and Black Flowers of
the most fashionable sorts.
Qualities sold at two, three and five
times the amount of present prices
Choice of two lots-12c and 2oc.