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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-08-30

vi Mr.. Thos. M. Smiley is among til
Visitors at the exposition this week.
Miss Annie HOge of Richmond, ia
guest of Misses Kate and Bessie Hog
on Kalorama street.
Mr.. R. o. Baylor of Lone Fountain
VINO has been quite i'll with typhOit
fever, is recovering.
MT. Fl. G. Silllng and bis sister
Misses Rose and Joe Silling, have re-
turned from Jamestown.
Mrs. j. M. Kelly and daughter Eve
Ign, OF Sioux City, Iowa, have return
ed home after an extended visit to her
mother. Mrs. M. V. Hardy.
Mrs. o. F. Gregory who had been
visiting DIR. and Mrs. Geo. Fl. Eyster
near Lone Fountain, returned home
this week.
Miss Mamie Kavanaugh. who has
been visiting her cousins in Harrison
ourg, has returned home. accompanied |
by Miss Margaret kayanaugh.
Prof. w. G. Morton of Newport
News. who spent some time here with
his mother, Mrs. IT. G. Morton, left
to resume his duties as SUI
oerintendent of schools.
The tournament, lawn party and
Minstrel show at Churchville Wednes-
lay was big success. The large
rowd thoroughly enjoyed every fea- o
ure of day. 1t is thought the net
roceeds will reach between $3.50 and
300. e
Mr.. W. l.. SDeck, head IN ilIer of the .
tuart's Draft Milling Co. for the past q
years, has resigned there to assume -
milar duties at the large Touring +,
ills of GambilI g. Davis at Roanoke
a. Mr.. Speck has made a useful and o,
oppressive cltiZan at Stuart's Draft T..
I'd Ills many personal friends there a nd -,
community at large will regret bis 90
parture. He will leave about the 18th 70
September accompanied by bis fam -.
. Mr.. j. L. Powell, now a valued ~
ploye OF the Stuart's Draft Milling : o.
>, will be MIR. Speck's successor.
diss Regina EudocIa Driver and va
. X. L. Burwell Small we're mar wi
! Tuesday morning at the home of to,
brides uncle, Mr.. j. u. Campbell. Pr
:. DIR. a. M. Fraser, officiating. I'm Ter
lately after the ceremony Mr.. and {
!. Small drove to the G.. g. o, depot ON,
took the train for Berryville, where sto
will join house party at Mr.. wa,
rye Lewis. Miss Minnie Enos and w.s
Samuel Driver, who came to at son
The wedding, have returned to Tho
Up ort News 49,.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-08-30

Judge Pritchard, of the U. s. Court
at Asheville decided Tuesday in the
North Carolina rate case that he has
Jurisdiction. and that the Injunction
to restrain State officials from enforc-
ing the new law stands.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-08-30
Nominated in Democratic Primary nm
August IL.

[ at the meeting of the Democrat
comfy committee for Augusta count,
= ne'd In Stanton, Virginia, on Angus
70. 1907, the following parties wer
duly declared the nominees oy tb
Democratic party in the primary bel,
on August II, 1907, for the Offices nam
ed
For senator from this senatorial dis
tfict Edward Echols has heretofore
oeen properly declared the nominee.
| FOR members of the house of dele
gates from Augusta county, ]. w.
Churchman and 5. II. Walker are here
oy declared to be the nominees of the
Democratic party.
For treasurer of the county of Au-
gusta j. N. Mcfarland is hereby de-
clared to be the nominee of the Demo.
cratic party.
FOR commemorative attorney for
Augusta county r. 8. Ker is declared
TO DE the nominee of the Democratic
party.
For sheriff of Augusta county w.
Arthur Wilson is declared to he the
nominee of the Democratic party.
DISTRICT OFFICES.
Beverly Manor-For supervisor. W.
l. McComb.
fof road commissioner. @. F. Neel.
For oVerseer poor, j. W. Sheets. II
For justices of the peace, J. w. II
'Eourke, ". Fl. Asst, John w. Todd Is
Paetures-For road commissioner r E
. Trimble. .
For road director, J. H. BAYLOR. i
For justices of peace. N. B. Hulvey. s
. 3. Shuey, j. W. Montgomery. c
south River-For supervisor, Elijah
oiner. M
For overseer poor, w. D. Hensley. v
For justices of the peace, NJ. L.. Leon a.
q. j. b. Hunter. J. G. HenkeI. 81
hIverheads-For supervisor. r. M oil
liley. v,
For road commissioner, J. E. Gale. nc
For constable, W. T. Mckee. W.
For Justices of the peace. W. W. ca
8. A. d. Mckee W. Italia. II
ro. m,
North River-For supervisor, M. tn
nce Whitmore. We
or road commissioner, A. T. Reeves. fol
or road director, A. P. Dudley.
or oVerseer poor, J. II. RawIey. Gle
or constable, T. F. Burton. ira
or Justices of peace, j. W. HOPE da7
!, Q. Il. Fulton, A. M. Jones. per
-lddle River-For road commission. fall
3. L. Houff, Jr. ed
Or members of the Democratic Sci
1ty committee the old members ph,
re elected except in Pastures dis. to {
E K. Hoover was elected to suc.
ID. B. Kunkle, who has left the
lty. tn
Jos. A. GLASGOW. nesf
hartman Democratic Committee. aret
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-08-30
Saturday, September IA. 1907

uoJ' OoPtOhIuOI +, ISUI,
at twelve M in front of the Court Honse
OF Augusta county, offer for sale at public
auctIOn that valuable tract of land in Mid
ole River District of Augusta oountv he.
longing to the estate of John Wamnler
deceased, and W. G. Wampler and s. D.
Wampler. containing 90 acres and 27 noles
known as the Noah Splitter Farm :" This
properly mas On it new two-story frame
uWeillng with the necessary out.houses
ana barn. practically new, with a good
spring OF water and wind pump, togeth-
or with an orchard and wood land, The
crops OF 1907 are reserved. ANY, other re-
Servatlons and conditions will be an.
nounced on the day of sale.
TERMS:-One-third cash and tbebalance
on credit of One,. two and three wears
from the day of sale evidenced bv fine
ponds OF the purchaser, dated the dav of
SAFE ana maturing respectively in one.
Two and three years from date, with inter.
est from date, payable emi-annuaIIv.
waving the benefit of the homestead ex.
emptlon and the title retained as ultimate
security.
R. E. R. NELSON.
l6-4t Special Commissioner.
| hereby certify that the bond REQUIRED
Oh OF the commissioner in the cause of Jno.
Wampler's ex'Ors VS.. Jno. Wampler's
nelrS by decree entered in said cause on
The 10Th day of June, 1907, has been dulv
executed by R. E R. Nelson.
Given under my hand this 14th day of
August, 1907.
JOS. B. WOODWARD, Dep. Clerk.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-08-30

Are often a warning of eye
troubles. Better get YOU
eyesight tested, so that any
coming defect may be rene
died in time. We will ex-
anime your eyes carefully.
If there is anything worng,
Or if there ism tive will
tell you so.
II glasses are needed our
charges for them are mode |
crate.
We grind Our own lenses in
Our Optical Department.
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K. f. Tyler, Auctloneer.
commissioners Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue Gf authority of decree of the
T I ne court Gon OF Augusta county, entered
John Wampler's Exors. vs.. John Wam-
pier Heirs, now pending in said Court.
the undersigned will ON y
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-08-30
MRS AMANDA AREHART

Mrs. Amanda Arehart. wife of Mr..
Jacob Arehart of Middlebrook, who
had been so ill with typhoid fever, died
at her home there on Wednesday af-
ternoon of last week. She leaves her
husband and two sons, one of them be-
Ing from home at the time of her death.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-02-28
EDICTO


lose Frontera, Administrator Iu-
diclal del intestadO de dofla Antonia
Bestart y Saliva, de0idamente auto
rizado por esta Corte de Distrito, 4
todo el que pueda interesarle hago
SaDer:
Que dofla AntOnia Bestart Saliva,
mayor de- edad, soltera sin profession
especial de ofcios domestlcos, We
Gina de Arroyo, Puerto Rico, falleci0
en- dicho pueblo de Arroyo el d1a ?
de Mayo de 1906, S in otorgar dispo-
sicion testamentaria alguna.
Que desconociendose actualmente
quienes puedan tener crGditos contra
dicha se11ora Bestard; por virtud de
Ia presente Y en- cumplimiento de 10
que dispone el art1culo Or de la ley
de procedlmlentos legales especia-
les, aprobada en- 9 de Mario de 1905,
clto, llaniosy emplazo q todos los que
tengan que reclamar algt1n derecho
en- concepto de acreedores de la tina-
da, para que en- el tGrnino de dos
meses scontar desde esta fecha,
puedan cornunicarme sus nombres,
direction y 81 derecho 6 credito que
|reclamen.
Estas reclamaciones deberan pre-
sentarse acompafladas de los cores
pondientes comprobantes, bajo decla-
racion jurada y en- escrito dirigido a
mi nombre y q mi residencia en- este
pueblo de Arroyo, Puerto Rico, Fe-
Drero dieciocho de mil novecientos
siete.-Tose Frontera, Administrator
Judicial. 2
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-02-28

Otro case:
"A pesar de Nabuco Emperador v
de los delegados panamericanos que
hicleron 10 possible por hacer cosas
buenaS. -"
ESQ no parece verso, lverdad?
Pues 10 es, y admirable. Es cues
ton de dido.
A pesar de Nabuco Emperador y
de los delegados pan-americanos que
hicieron 10 posible-por hacer cosas
buenas.
A un celebre poeta Sc le present6
un dla su criado con la pretencion de
que le corrigiera unos versos que ha-
bia escrito su novia.
-Bueno hombre, te los corregire
lie dijo Ell poeta.-Oigamos esos
versoS.
Y ell criado leyo:
"-Qnerida Melchora: Me alegra-
re mucho que al recibir la carta que
estoy escribiendo, te encuentres libre
de NAL
-iHombre, ESQ no es un verso!-
dijo sorprendido Ell poeta.
IComo que no?~salto el criado.-
ESQ es una quintilla.
-eUna quintilla3
ST, Seflor: vera listed.
Querida Melchora: Me
alegrare mucho que al
recibir la carta que
te estoy escribiendo, te
enCuentreS libre de NAL.
-Es verdad, perdona el
amo maravillado.-Eso es verso; ST.
que adelante.
"-Yo estoy bueno, gracias a Dios
prlmero, y luego a don Rogue Ell me-
dlco, que me ha sacado libre de Ia
Ultima Sofocaci0n."
-,Por ESQ 81 que no paso!-clam6
airado Ell oyente.
-Pues es otra tilla-diio el
modernista-sino que hay que leerla
como Dios manda.
Yo estoy buenO, gracias q
Dios primero y luego don
Rogue el mGdico, que me ha
sacado libre de la
Ultima sOfocaci0n.
Asi segulan los vcrsos cue va no
recuerdo y que fueron publicados an
tes de 20 nacer en- el semanario La
Rlsa ALA por los amos 50 al 90.
\ su autor, no sc ST Villergas 6
Ayguals de leo, deben saludar con
respeto los discipulos de Lugones.
Fue I'm precursor.
O con mas mistica ingenuidad; IN
Bautista
antonio Zo@aya
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-02-28
pARA REGALO

En- la librerla del "Boletln" Sc han
recibido preciosos articulos para rega-
10 como albums con musica y sin ella
elegantes necesseres para senoras tin.
teros de plata cristhofe, ceniceros de
lujo, carteras finas, estuches para inge-
nieros, esencas finas. boquil'as de
ambar, ETC., etc.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-02-28
Etiquetas s

Para realizar varias partidas de
ETIQUETAs hechas de RON VIEIO,
VINO NAVARRO, ALELLA, VINO
RIOANO, VINO CALICO, VINO
SIN RIVAL, VINO BLANCO, CE-
PA MACON, etc. Sc venderan mien-
tras dure la existencia, 4
30 cemsHUOs naSglNT.
4. LYNN 8 HIJOS DE PEREZ Morris
San Juan, P. r.
~ Las solicitadores del interior
80 ac6lnpafaran Is centavos por
u franQueo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-02-28

de aprovechar elementos ex6ticos,
,odo me 10 hace simpzticos. Tienen
extravagancias: toda protesta las tie
ne por la velocidad del impulse. Des-
pues de esta declaration, ime perdo-
naran los poetas, cuyo talento reco-
nozco y 4 qui@nes aludo en- esta GRO
MICA, una broma inocente?
***
Por todas parties surgen los YER
sos estramb6ticos. Las gentes OPT.
nan sin embargo, que son joyas, y yo
no he de contradecir]as. Soy muy
POGO perfto en- diamantes, sobre TODD
en- diamantes americanos.
Algunos de esos versos trisilabo
con mutuacion de esdrdjulos en- agu-
dos, me ponian anteS los huesos del
dido de punta. Un mi amigo me ha
demostrado que clio consiste en- mi
falta de educacion musical.
Pic6se mi amor propio, porque ha-
ce tempo publique mtsica en- Paris
(Ravayre Ravair, EDITOR. Por 1ilti-
mo, hice un estudio de los versos
extraflos, y me convencl de que mi
amigo tenla razon.
Hay que saber 1eer los versos mo-
dernistas, para clio no hay que como
Ger Eslava n aun a Fetis, y Comis.
Vaya TN ejemplo.
d. Fulano de Tai es 'el primer poe
ia contepor aneo-Yo me eche 4 reir
Ia primera vez que lei este verso
suyo:
Al aqua y al viento
fio.el penSamlento
de mis- nueV3 rlmas.
iOh, mar, cu5ntame TN cuento,
El l1ltimo verso parece largo. Pues
no 10 es. La compo sicion esta en-
compass de dos pOr cuatro. En- los
tres primeros renslones, las silabas
son semicorcheas; en- el llltimo, son
corcheas simples y hav que pronun-
ciarlas despacio en tres parties.
oh. mar-cuentame un (tresillo
con sinalefa )-cuento!
FL primer poeta espafol es -. Don
Mengano de Cual-se entiende, des-
pues de Lugones-y 6l ha escrito;
Mlrame tronsparentemente con tn
marido y aguardame 10 que til pue-
das del olvido.
A primera vista el verso recuerda
aquel otro: "Hacia tanto viento. -
Pero no hay mas que ijarse y decir-
10 ash
Mirame transparente (''silenCio de
negra )-mente con til marido. y
guardame 10 que ("silencio de negra
con puntillo' til puedas del olvido
La mis.na regla hay que aplicar 4
este otro pareado alejandrino de la
misma poesia escrita en- Anvers-
Bue1os Aires Paris Palma dc Ma
yorca (MCMVD.
Nj ditirambo brasilei1o es ditirambo
que aprobaria III marldo. "Arcades
ambo'
Ell cual pareado he de leerse:
Miditiram DO bra ('silencio de cor
chea O-sileno ditIambo que apro-
barfa til (''calderon )-marido Area
des ambo".
Tambien ha escrito algo asi fray
Luis de Leon.
Y mientras miserable
mente Sc estan los otros abrasando
81 no fuera por Lugones, podlamos
declr que el primer poeta espa1ol
era -. Perengano. Vean ustedes
su 'Epitalamio regio':
....Su caro- de diamante
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-02-28

Ell aqua de Viajuiga absoutamente tai cua sale dca
manantia sabor agradabe puede tomar
com1n, para las intermediates del es6mago
otra meo garantza e resutado para dyspepsia
digestiones..
Precio Caade IS boeas de tro ST. Botela 90 cenaves
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-02-28
EPATANDo AL BUReUES

Tengo la suerte de admirar los
modefnistas; sus esfuerzos por res
taurs un idealismo, sin el cual no
puede haber arte nj aun vale la pena
de vivir, su afan de crear formas
nuevas, de romper cuadriculas necias
de aprovechar elementos ex6ticos,
,odo me 10 hace simpzticos. Tienen
extravagancias: toda protesta las tie
ne por la velocidad del impulse. Des-
pues de esta declaration, ime perdo-
naran los poetas, cuyo, talento reco-
nozco y aqui4nes aludo en- esta Gro
MICA, una broma inocente?
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-02-28

que tran seis corceles, llega al para :
je. FL Hada al rey le habla al dido
(Se entiende su mirada) ):-Esa gace-
la es una princesa: esta eucantada.
Antes, cuando no Sc desd eflaba la
colocacion de los acentos Sc cre1a
que 10 de menos era contar las s1la-
bas, Ell tlltimo verso nos hubiera So
nado Estrada el de los pentacr6s-
tlcOS'
Ahora, no. porque el verso sc lee
asl:
-Esa gacela es una t''silencio de
fusa )-Princesa; esta encantada.
Otro tanto Ocurre con esos yerSos
de otro poeta que pronto eclipsara 4
Lu9ones:
Las palabras son como -. los du-
coles topacios 6 bien como las epis-
copales amatistas.
Tambien hizo algo semeja jante Ri
cardo de la Vega.
En- Caca belos, un chulo
ACADIA de descubrr
La cuadratura del cir
etc
Con este de Ia medida, ocurre que
nuchos versos que no 10 parecen, 10
son. como por eJemplo;
Mi nina es tan rubia, que cuando
hay sol no sc la We.
No hay sino ponerlo en- pareado.
81 nina es tan rubia, que
cuanao hay sol n, Sc la We.
4aa A
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26
THE BEST HE COULD GET.
Amateur Gardener Could Not Under.
stand Why Seeds Did Not Sprout.

The woes of the amateur gardener
IRE. very amusing to others, but de-
cidedly real to the man who has
spoiled suit of clothes, blistered his
hands and lost his temper in his ef-
forts to make things grow.
A young man, recently married,
early in the spring secured a SUBJ
urban place, mainly with the idea of
fresh, homegrown vegetables Every
evening he would hurry through his
supper and rush out to his garden,
where he displayed more energy than
skill But, alas! When many little
green things began to break the
ground in his neighbors' gardens, his
own remained as bare as the Sahara.
1T certainly has got me beat" he
conf1ded to friend at his Office one
day. Il can't understand why not a
blessed thing has come up. I planted
peas and corn and tomatoes"
perhaps the seed were reflective"
the friend suggested.
Il hardly think it was that" the
gardener replied, "for I got the very
best-paid Is cents a can for them"
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1heQpaker OATS @mpanx
HAD A CONSECUTIVE FLUSH.
New Hand Discovered at Poker-Not
Winner in This Instance

He was a beginner at poker. He
had beginners luck, and all the
money seemed to flow into his pock-
cts. His pile of chips grew to huge
proportions. Then there came a
clash.
It was jackpot The dealer
opened and everybody stayed in The
dealer drew two cards, the beginner
one and the other players three each.
Soon the dealer and the beginner
had the table to themselves. They
boosted each other until the other
three men put their elbows on the
table and began to take slow, noise
less breaths of suspense Finally,
when there was about $22 in the pot,
the beginner called.
Full house." announced the deal
er and showed his cards.
"Yours-rve only a fush," replied
the other, disgustedly, and tossed his
hand into the deck.
Soon the game was over. AS the
party was about to dispense the novice
idly remarked:
''You know, there was a curious
thing about that flush I held on that
big pot. The cards ran right in q
rOW-lt was a consecutive f1uSh."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26

Shiminoseki, Japan.-As l leave
Japan for Korea, it is necessary to
summarize the results of three
months investigation into religious
conditions and missionary work in
Japan. find that some of the state.
ments now to be set down are rather
sensational; this is due to the facts,
and not to their reporting. Indeed,
unimpOrtant news could scarcely be
expected from the country which en-
bodies the worlds greatest political
problems, the far eastern question
That much-discussed question, one
learns who painstakingly studies it on
the ground, is really commingling
of racial, religious, economical and
these articles who has not seen in
them more than treatment of mis-
sions and religion has not grasped
all the meaning that the writer in
tended to convey.
Playing to the Western Gallery.
The Japanese government, which
has ever before it's eyes the import
ance OF influencing western opinion,
has been playing politics with Chris
tianity. Like any other nation in sim
liar circumstances, it has employed
every agency at hand that would
serve its own purpose; since the west
ern world is nominally Christian,
Japan has, throughout the present era,
displayed a favorable attitude toward
Christianity. Indeed. that shrewd old
statesman, Marquis Ito (whom many
Americans have been led to look
upon as a sort of main prop of the
church in Japan, although, judged by
even the loose Japanese standards, he
is "a most immoral man') proposed
that Japan make Christianity it's state
religion. have the personal testi-
mony OF educated Japanese that they
themselve, became Christians 20 years
ago FOR the sake of the country. "
The teip OF missionaries was freely
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-07-26
PRIVILEGES OF A GENTLEMAN.
Youngster Probably Will Change Ideas
in Course of Time.

There is a small boy in this town.
says the Baltimore American, the
son of a rather distinguished lawyer,
who has decided opinions on what
constitutes true aristocracy. One day
recently friend called upon his
mother, and, while waiting for the
hostess, was entertained by the small
boy.
What are you going to do when
you grow up?" was the stereotyped
question she propounded in the effort
to start the conversation.
ooh, am going to smoke
"Yes?"
And chew"
"Oh!"
"And GAMBLE
Indeed"
And swear"
"Really!"
And drink corn whisky"
and why are you going to do such
things?" asked the visitor aghast.
"Oh, all southern gentlemen do
them"
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: y
dong 7 was busy watching soo-Eoo
bird. s$. '. .;z ~ 81 52.. 8 z
Did yor ever spot one Of those
glance'givers?
This chaps name was Llewellyn
Joyce, and he considered himself a
perfect hellyon. 81
He thought: all he had to do was to
roll his lamps at lassie and she was
off the slate.
g Llewellyn loved toasit: around at the
musicale and burn the belle of the
ball with his goo-goo eyes.
Lewellyn. needed B. swift slap
that's what he needed.
Next we had$the Nonpariel quar-.
tette, and they were the boys that
could eat up the close harmony!
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! ) 81, nry
-. i VI,
Qffbe

BY HUGH McHUGH
(Csorxs v. Hobov)


Did you ever get ready and go to a
musicale? ;"
Isn't it the velvet goods?
They pulled one off at Jack Froth-
ingham's last Wednesday evening and
l had to walk up and down the aisle
with the rest of the bunch. {
Mind you, like Jack, so this is no
secret conclave of the Anvil associa-
ton.
Only, wish to put him wise that
when he gives his next musicale my
address is Forest avenue, in the
woods. 1. =.
When I reached Jacks house the
Burnish Brothers were grabbing
groutchy music out of a guitar that
didn't want to give up, and the mad
revel was on.
The Burnish Brothers part their
hair In the middle and always do ''The
Washington Post march on their
mandolins for an encore.
If Mr.. Sousa ever catches them
thereu be a couple of shine chord.
squeezers away to the bad.
When the Burnish Brothers took q
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BY WILLIAM r: ELL.

selves? They have done only good
and not evil Their educational work
especially has been great-too much
cannot be said in favor of it. But
not all missionaries have been sue
cessful; there are some who are fail
ures. My own opinion is that there
is still place in Japan for the best
type of missionary. Especially do we
want able teachers and great think.
era"
How Ambassador Wright Sizes Up
Missionaries.
Count Okuma'S words have caused a
depression from the first point of this
article. Before returning to it, and
while still on the subject of mission
aries, let me quote the opinion ex-
pressed to me by the American am
bassador to Japan, Hon. Luke E.
Wright: when l came to the orient
l was disappointed in the missionaries
-agreeably disappointed. expected
to find them, as in every other call
ing, all sorts of men, with proper
ton of no-account ones who had come
out here because they could not make
living at home. But I must confess
that have not met single mission
airy who could not pass anywhere.
Both In the Philippines and in Japan
| have met many missionaries, and
a finer lot of men | have never seen
anywhere. They are first class as
men. Some of them have become my
personal friends" Then the ambassa.
dor went on to speak in detail of IN
dividual missionaries. He left upon
my mind the impression that he un-
equivocally approves of the mission
aries.
My own investigations, while they
have of necessity gone more intimate.
ly into the work and qualifications of
the missionary body in Japan, have
led me to the same general conclusion
as that reached by the ambassador
l have met personally $50 missiona.