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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-24
Educational Notes.
BY PROT \. l.. Ives.

ny trul. 4. L. Apf1s
The examination questions for the
third quarter have bseR sent out 20
all the teachers Recause oi some
lack Of uniformity ia the school
work. Il Il not expected that these
questions win exactly snit every
school They will serve. however.
as "a basis Tor the reguiar quarterly
examinations la all the schools.
The annual distrlbutlon of school
hlanks will bc made from the Cnun.
~ superintendent onlec 60 Febru.
arg. Every district clcrk Wm Ii
supplied with sufficient blanIs for n
year. On account 81 occasional
chanw-s ln district clerks a Is dim,
cult for the superintendent % keep
his mniling list up 20 date, In cas-,
any new CLERK should not roeiye hls
supply By February a, be should
notify the Superintendent at once.
Many inquiries arc tring mad,
about the tiEae az the eounty exam.
lnauous Cor graduation. They vii
bo held this year - they wcre last
during the iat two weeks % April
on successive Saturdays PlRrc'
VIII be designated 10 suit the conyc
nlence ~ as many pupils AZ possible
Scholarships have bern Offered 4,
I Adrian, Batter aud Rich hHt. Othel
towns viii likely malc tbs sam
oner
neaehers 0rc urged 10 do vcr
cangul aud very thorough work Il
an the gradcs bus 60 take eslscia
pains with rhe hrst thre grades I
tho work l. thorough ia tbcS grads
lit via ~ morr rapid Ia tho 0thc
ave gradcs Thc Work "a thcs
years l. largely oral. This will ns
cessltato an the more carr and sklI
ON che part ol tbs tcaehcn nurlal
these thnV yrars tho child Shouts
iearn 10 mad well; he should KNOW
something az numlcrs and ~ a.
fundamental operatlunss be shout
have a iatrly good kuowlci<e q
home geography be shO0ld H. aba
a. exnIcss hls thonghts ga gaot
almple e~ontencoa both orally and {
Wnilug. tie should know az kas
this nneh anQ WQn II pQsflehs
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-24
KEITH

Robert Wilson Il up from Mineral,
Kansas, on "a visit 10 his parents.
Mr aud Airs, }, X, Wilson.
Mrs. IA. Wright Of Rich Hill, was
out last week hrlplng care for the
sick at u Borrons,-thnee down
with the grip
Don't know whether Il wa the
stove or the weather, but when j.
~. wheatley tried 20 make a IRE Ia
the cook stove last Thursday morn.
ing IL smOked him out 80 De loaded
Il Into hts wagon, hauied q 10 town
and brought out a new one.
We extend a hearty welcome q
Country Cousin" from Mission
Branch Come every week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Rrehumeier, from
Iowa. who we've visiting at Mrs
Hoepcr's. lelt saturday for home
The weather was so uniayorabl,
while they e here they could nol
SO any Of the country
One Of our ncighbors started q
plOw last week with three teams
bat plowed only halt a day. Tia
ground was ~ slick they coBldn'
hold che pillow under
We always enjoy u,Rding the lct
ters from g. A. Bird. our old Neigh
Dor, 20 the TmpUNE from neliamy
We have some large maple tnnV
near the house which notslc1 trim
ming, When that heavy elcct wa.
on last week d not nniy uimmc,
tkc tnVa, but We thouEht az umr|
a was trimming tbe root too a. hi.
ilmbs would tall on the honee sn'
slide 90 Looks lke q cyclone ha'
passed through.
SUNSHINE,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-24

upon the General Assembly their
into law.
The Legislative committee aiei
with the COMMITTEES on, Roads and
and Highways Of the House and
Senate and decided 10 lmmedi
ately prepare a draft 81 bills
along the line Of the above reese
lutions The three committees
viii meet again on the 2ish and
after perfecting the bills. tine
same viii be introduced as CON
mittee bills IN beth houses ogthe
Legislature. Tile following
members compose the Legislative
COMMITTEES. Judge John l. Leon
ard. 81 Joseph; Geo b Hills.
Columbia; Hon. John II Bosh
wei, Sedaliu; Judge O. r Hairs
ton. Fayelte and " " Lawson.
.osoeoA
The committee feels that toe
prospects Tor carrying these
recommendation into law Is
very bright aud Missouri win
take The most important step ia
the history of the State
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-24
zoo b 80 10 III nalshss

It = quite as trus that Wisdom 4.
money as that tlsne i moaey. ana
uever - true rs when deaiine wita
the butcher To know bow "a luf
"a piace ~ lesf that wm cust oniy
twenty osats bot when e0okag
arisbt via lr us delicioas an.l a.
~uourtshins as oae which Csst Forty
geuts mcans mouey 70 the hune
Wlfo Many housewives however
60 nor vyen know one cut ~ lssg
t,oui auuther excerpt as tire boteoer
alslsiG Along taeec lines a serlcs
% AFtieies Ga thc New Ilea MOnsans
NaEatlne = si,iag iuinFmatian
Miss kiizaleih W Aiurus0e the uall
Known writer on iotsl topls talss
10 The iilat Qaarteruf user Is az
Febraary uutttey. shoWine IS i'a.
grams where each ent ncs au,l fas
lowing tha eeacral treatinent 81 ths
sauicct ~ a numies "a e0osl rsls
saeh ~ poe naast and beistsak
roiis The iatue numbers viii tats
40 yeal aud mna Ga tte same uay
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Subscribe for The TRIBUNE.
Send Us the news b, wire. our
telephone IL No. %.
We will give you the TRIBUEE.
and McCail's magazine one year
for Si.00.
Winchell Jamison spent Sun.
day in Butler with old Rich Hill
friends.
DR.. Slater's dental office will
be closed hereafter on Monday
and Tuesday.
Miss Mamie VanBenthusen re.
turned Monday from q short visit
10 friends at Butler.
The TRIBUNE editor has about
three hundred bushels of Ben
Davis apples TO sell II you
want any. cali and see him.
S. T. Long, Of Ottawa, Kans.,
after a short visit with the family
OF Mr., and Mrs +. W. Benedict
returned 10 his home Sunday.
d. G. Lewis and family who
were here attending the funeral
Of Capt J. S. Jones, returned 10
their home near Windsor Mon.
day.
This Is the cath day Of Janu.
AIRY and not Ice enough 10 furnish
one days good skating anywhere
in the vicinity Of Rich Hill Not
pond frozen over.
~. +. W, gh' Of BuiIer,aud Ms'
Jessie d. liymsr OF this city, were
married by Rev, Il. @. Buss At hb
home in shis city la, Sunday ana
soon after departed for Butler huI
will re'un sud live IN Rich Hin.
washouts cut of Rich Hin com
munication with the outside
world except south and west al
day Sunday and Monday, Sat
urday's eastern mail got in Mon
day noon by way Of train from
the south.
j. w. Baker, the transfer man
left last Sunday afternoon TO at
tend his son, O. b., who Is at Hut
Crimson, Kans., sick and in
very critical condition. He n
ceived q telegram from the sec
rotary Of a lodge, 20 which hl
son belongs, telling him Of th.
sefious illness Of the young mar
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-24
WILIOW

" AA4AfWW VIM Ls
Three d u. Ayers family are
lick with grip
John Louders baby has been
quite sick, bu, wss better Monday.
Mss Younger Don aldson visited
the west side school one day last
week.
Harley Houghion ard family
visited Grandpa ard Grandma
Houghton over Sunday.
Lon Workman ard wife. who
visited friends here last week, re-
turned to Butler Sunday.
The Jones coal works are fell Of
water, consequently the men At that
place are taking a lsy-of.
The Marias dss Cygnes river is
! out and quite a qusniItY Of bottom
hay will probably be destroyed.
Our phone IS crippled and we
don't know = single thing about
anybody this week. as we do most
Of out wishing Over the phone.
Arthur HeddOn was IN town
Monday. He reports the beautiful
maple grove from which Maple
view gets its name, IS badly dam
aged by the storm.
We deeply regret the fact that
Morgan Frank has sold out and is
about to leave our neighborhoOd.
They are an eslimable family and
6rss-elass neighbors.
Mr.. Wagner, Of Oklahoma, has
been wishing his daughter, Mrs. Joe
O~ehsner, Of this city. He returned
to his home Sunday bat is thinking
of buying property aud locating
here in the near future.
Old Dame Nature seems TO be
holding funeral services this morn
ing over the many beautiful trees
in our city which were ruined by
the recent heavy sleet. The trees
which seemed TO suffer the most
we've peach aud cherry trees We
hope il will be a good manv years
before we witness another such
storm Of rain and sleet.
Pleasant Grggs gave 4 party al
Willow Grove Jan. 10th, in honor
Of the twentieth birthday OF hi,
foster cousin, Arthur Cobb. The
evening was spent in playing
games. Music was furnished b.
Willie Siliz's big Edison graphic
phone. The party was treated ,C
Peaches and Cream, but strange &C
say they could bear but not taste.
Those present were, Misses Iren'
Reese. Edith anj Nellie Hall, anc
May Cobb. and Messrs. Charli,
DARK, Ranoid Monkey, Hema'
SiliE and Arthur Cobb, and SIR
aud Mrs. Lon Workman. Owing
20 The weather quite a few wh'
lived at = distance did not come.
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LOCAL BRIEFS.
NotIee-R. N. OF A.

Installation win he HELD next Mon.
day evening, Jan. .. Banquet fol.
lowing. Members take NOTICE
Nancy Huckcby. Recorder.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-24
Money 70 Loan.

have a few thousand dollars
to loan on easy terms on good
farm property.
H. P. Robinson.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-24

A 1907 Diary. "a Memorandum aad
Acct Book for Two Ccngs.
@ A. snow a Co, Patent Lawyers
1f Washington. d. q, have now
ready their Diary Hna Memorandum
book for 1901. which they win send
on rcript oi postage, 2 cents rhi'
iittle book 10 useful. No where elss
that We know can % much be had
Cor 30 little.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-24

Reaa TAe Tri0uas.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-06-01

Muy desilusionados es-
tan los revolucionarios de Ji-
menez y sus simpatizadores,
con la desersi6n escandalosa
de su jefe Juan Jose Are
dondo, quien Sc paso a las
filas del Gobierno mexicano,
como denunciante de sus
companeros revolucionarios,
alegando como justification
de su innoble conducta, que
no 10 ayudaron con- dinero
cuando estaba preso.
Estan lucidos los revolu-
cionarios de Jimenez con su
digno jefe.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-06-01

contingencies militares, para
el case de una guerra con
Guatemala.
Pero iacaso puede haber
una guerra con Guatemala?
Impossible. Guatemala no
intentarA jamas invadir ell
territorio mexicano en- son
de guerra, porque no cuenta
con elerlantos de ningdn g6
neso para acometer tamana
empresa, y en- case de cue CO.
metiese algunos desafueros,
de esos que Sc lavan con san
gre, Mexico no esta en- con-
diciones para tomar esa re-
PARAGON, pcrque Su 0oC@04Sl-
mo ej6rcito, por inmejora-
bles cue sean las condiciones
en- que Sc encuentre, apenas
basta para cubrir el extenso
territorio nacional, sirviendo,
como muy bien dices TN dia-
rio de Mexico, de soldados,
policias, bomberos, guarda
caminos, y de todo 10 cue Sc
les ordena, asi en- la cludad,
como en- ell campo, en- los
cuarteles, como en- los presi-
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-06-01

Verdadera fiebre belica Sc
ha desarrollado en- todos los
Estados de Ia Repdblica Me-
xlcana, tan pacifica, y tan hu-
trnilde, y tan conforne con su
suerte desde hace mas de
treinta amos.
Y icaso curioso! No es ell
pueblo mexicano el que pa
dece esa fiebre b6lica, porque
eel pueblo esta consagr2do al
rabajo, y parece ha renun-
clado a tOdas sus aspiracio-
nes civicas. Son los gober-
nantes los que sienten impul-
sos guerrerOs, como buSc9n-
90 algo cue aturda al pua ablo,
que . distraiga, que lie ha-
ga olvidar su penosa situa-
cl6n, la p6rdida de sus fuer-
sas civicas, exactamente Ia
fantasmagoria desplegada
por Napoleon III en- las pos
trlmerias de su imperio.
Los Gobernantes de N.
Leon, San Luis, Jalisco, Hi
dalgo, Mexico, Michoacan y
Otros Estados, han ofrecido
al Presidente Diaz valiosos
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-06-01
!, dos.

NeASsos
De los ..reinta milhombres
con cue cuenta Ia Rep1blioa
Mexicana, TO Sc puede dispo-
ner, nj en- case de guerra, sin
desatender muchisimos SER
vicios, y sin peligro de cue la
paz interior sea alterada.
Pero, precisamente por ESQ,
estan ahi los gobernadores
b6licos ofreciendo numerosos
cuerpos de ej6rcito en- pie de
guerra, Sc nos replicara.
Bien esta. Pero esos Co.
bernadores, jdisponen de
verdad de los contingencies
guerreros que ofrecen?
Desde luego contestamos
que no, y es la verdad, que
muchos de esos gobernado-
res no solo no cuentan con los
soldados que ofrecen; pero
nj con probabilidades de re-
clutarlos en- IN tempo. opor-
tulno.
z nos basamos para esta
aseveraci6n, en- que el praDlo
mexicano es o1iginalmente
refractario al servicio de f.
las; en- que habiendo sa, o
reado las ventajas de la paz,
y teniendo trabajo seguro,
medianamente relnunerado,
no quiere hacer ell sacriGcio
de su libertad, y en- cue, ape
sar,de los cnantiosos elemen-
I tos con que el GoIierno de
Mexico ha podido disponer
en- los 1ltimos. veinticinco
amos, no ha podido llenar las
filas sino con Ia leva disfra-
zada, cue no otra cosa es ese
sistema de sorteos, con q'e
los Estados llenan su cont.n-
gente de sangre, sacrifican-
do a pobres labriegos, mu-
chas veces por el solo delito
de ser desconocidos, cuando
no Sc ,ocurre q las carceles y
1 las penitenciarias, para lie
mar ese contingente, razones
por las que, ell peeblo meEi-
cano, ell honrado, el patrio-
ia, Ell de aspirdcionea, haya
sentida siempre y sienta adn
repugrancia pcr Ia camera
militar, sin que este sea mott
vo para que, en- casos apre-
niantes, cuando Ia patria hi-
estado en- peligro, haya corns
do en- defensa de ella, ypay
sando sobre el nal eOncepto
que del servicio militar tlene
tornado, como 10 prueba Il
historic patria desde 1919
hasta el presente.
Los gobernadores que qul-
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-06-01


No vacile. Ell trabajo
de una familia para preparar
y moler la masa que necesi-
ia diariamente para las tor
tillas, vale Glen veces mas que
10 que cuesta la masa molida
en- los molinos Gel Porve;-
MR." de Pena y Applewhite.
Mande pedir la masa que
necesite y Sc la mandara to-
todos los dias a su casa, llue-
va 8 truene.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-06-01
Los vecinos de Ciudad

Los vecinos de Ciudad
Juarez, Chihuahua, estan
alarmadisimos por que ell Rio
Bravo cambi6 de lecho, 6 in
yadi6 casi por complete la
obligando a los mora
dores a abandoaar sus vi
Yiendas. Sos muchos los te-
rnenos de labranza invadidos
por el rio en- su nuevo curse,
Y nc Sc encuentra remedio
para tamano desastre.
va nadie Sc puede que
jar por falta de aqua. va
llovi6, y por 10 mismo, va Sc
puede echar rzlano q la alcan-
cia Y comprarse un buen ves-
lido en- la Tienda de Ropa
LAS 2 Rep1blicas," del Sr.
Eduardo Cruz, que esta ven-
diendo baratisimo,
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que ofrece? Podrian 10.
Otros Estados, cue no cuen-
tan con la mitad de los re
cursos de Jalisco, cumplil
sus ofrecimientos?
Contestamos Categorical
mente cue no.
Esos a,wanques b6licos de
los Gobernadores de los Es-
tados de Mexico, no revelan
sino la sangre latina, nunca
eXtlnta en- nosotros, y prue-
ban que 81 la presente gene
racion de Mexico ha evolu-
cionado, los gobernantes son
los mismos viejos revolucio-
narios que todavia ha C e
treinta amos ensangrentaban
los campos de la patria con
sangre hermana, y que Green
todavia que pueden llevar a
la matanza, a 10 mas hermo-
so, a 10 mas digno de nues-
ira juventud, para que pre-
senten inermes sus pechos 4
las balas de soldados aguerri-
dos, como en- la Bufa, Sn.
Bernab6 6 Hicamole.
PerO la jlventud mexica-
ma de hoy no respondent a
los llarnamientos de los revo-
dictionaries de aver, que vuel-
ven Ia vista al pasado, Gre
yendo cue ell tiempo'pas sin
efectuar cambio ninguno enI
los sentiniGntos, en- las ideas,
en- los costumbres y en- el
modo de ser lie las socieda-
des.
Lo 1ni3o que hara ese ar
dor b@Iico de los Gobernado-
res dc Mexico, cue Sc prepa-
ran para la guerra por unl
motivo tan baladi, es sem
brar la desconfanza en- los
capitales extranjeros radica-
DOS en- Mexico, hacienda te-
mer cue Ia poca prudencia VI
el Quiiotismo mediterranean
te andaluz de nuestros vieios
gobernantes pue d q in-'
tanumpir @e IN momento3
a otro Ia paz de que.se dis
frgta, con tantos sacriicios
def pueblo meXicano.
HAS, por abora, NADIA hay
cue tener. Esos tan hume
roses cuerpos de ei6rcito que
Sc ofrecen, 10 seran acepta-
dos sino como una galante-
ria, pues On. Porfrio sabe
mejor cue nadie, que no hay
tales soldados, nj puede ha-
berlos mas que en- las calen-
turias fantasies de los 60
bernadores que los ofrecen.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-06-01

sSfsn eunpiir SuS olreci
nlientos, tendrian, pues, quc
ocurrir q Ia leva brutal; per(
adn asi, jpodrian armar
Iequipar, y sostener con los
irecursos de su5 respectiVoS
Estados, los cuerpos dc Ej6r-
cito cue tan enfaticamente
ofrecen? Claro que no, por-
cue es un hecho, que en- Me-
xico, fuera de las fabricas
del Gobierno Federal, en-
ninguna parte Sc fabrican
armas nj municiones de que
ira, y que, aun .suponiendo
que pudieran armarse y equi-
parse y desciplinarse, los re
cursos de los Estados respec-
tivos no bastarian para Sos
tener esos cuerpos de ejerci-
to, sino entrando a saco en- la
propiedad particular.
Para convencerse de este,
bastard anotar cue el Gobier-
no Federal de Mexico, con
los cuantiosos elementos de
cue dispone, no ha podido
'sostener decentemente un
ej6rcito de treinta mil hom-
bres, pues todayia vemos
cue Sc lie paga al soldado IN
prest de veinticinco centa-
vos, Sc lie da un alimento tan
malo, tan deiciente, cue Sc
puede equiparar al cue Sc da
en- los presidios; Sc le t5one
encerrado en- los cuarteles
por falta de vestuario, =
cuando Sc ofrece servicio, Sc
lie We muchas veces hasta sin
zapatos, como sucedi6 ell q
de Mario iltimo en- Ia veci-
ma ciudad de n. Laredo,
cuando Sc solicito que diera
guardia en- el gran paseo ci-
vico del Centenario.
Verdad es que el EjGrcito
Mexicano cuenta con algu-
nos cuerpos may brlllante8,
por su equipo, su armanlen-
to, sudesciplina y sus conoci-
mientos; pero esos cuerpos
estan en- las gTandes capita
les, para las grandes para
Gas; los cue hacen el servi-
clio en- el campo, en- las iron
teras, guardian una situaci6n
nada envidiable.
Isl el Gobierno General
de Mexico, con inmensos re
curses, con ofciales l6cnieos
inmejorables, apenas puede
.sostener treinta mil soldadOs,
ipodia ell Estado de Jalisco,
por ejenplo, levantar, armar,
movilizar y sOstener el cueT-
po de ounce mil hombres
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-06-01
La Ultima Plun1ada.

Momentos antes de salir
} para Europa, ell Sr. Luis
Brani mand6 un breve, pero
elocuente elogio al valeroso
Duque de los Abruzes, conce-
bido en- los siguientes termi-
nos:
cen nombre de "ElDemo-
crata Fronterizo, y en- ell mio
propio, aunque dltimo solda-
do del pensamiento, permi-
tidme os olga, que no sois
solamente un Principe de la
valerosa Casa de Saboya, ST.
no ell mas impavido explora-
dor y franqueador de mon
tahas, de nueetro siglo."
Nuestro amigo y colabora-
dor el Sr. Luis Bruni, al des-
pedirse de nosotros ell 27 del
actual, para emprender SUI
proyectado viaje a Europa,
nos suplic6 10 despidiesemos
de todos sus buenos amigos,
de quienes no tuvo oportu-
nidad de despedirse perso-
nalmente.
Feliz y pr6spero viaje de-
seamos a nuestro inteligeute
colaborador y amigo ell Sr.
Luis Bruni.
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CONDICIONES.

r n,m6cra.a Frontsrize"ss Puslica
%, s,bad0s an
s.,sripolou por 3 msses oo
..-rolo p,go Sc hari en moneda del
,p,,eisamenle adelantado
PSn, PpS.o, , rsm,t,dos, sesdn eonyeh'o
e,r,iasouaoaoa debo dlriiirse
JUSTO CARDENAS.
Laredo. Texas
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-06-01

Entered rs second class
matter In the Post Office
at Laredo, Tex.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-23
ceaxinn for Rleha.

Riches are like sea water, the moro
you drink the thirstier you become
Schopenhauer.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-23
che.. a. a Mind Drill.

When the Romans placed over the
door of the temple of Janus Eek
Oriente Lux ct Ludum Scacchorum"
tout of the East came light and the
game Of chess) they spoke of the two
greatest behests that the stored East
had ever made to the young and ag-
gressive West-the light of religion
and the greatest mental achievement
of man since he came through Eden's
frowning portals.
In the middle ages when the monks
and abbots watched from afar the bru.
tai soldiery Of Christendom swooping
down like a pestilence on the sunny
plains of the South they chanted "A
furore Normanorum liberia nos, o Do.
mimic" (from the fury of the North.
men deliver us. o God) and returned
to chess-all that was left noble soul
in a vain and turbulent world.
Chess Is the finest mental drillmas.
ter the world has ever known. As a
mind trainer It ranks above Greek
and dialestics.
But above all 10 the science of bat.
tie, 1t is war without bloodshed, 1t is
strife on equal terms, which all the
race loves and to which from the era.
die to the grave all mortality 10 sub.
ject.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-23
QUEER SIDE OF JAPAN.
ODD Faith Exhibited IN the Mikado's
Domains.

In Japan the lower orders OF lie
not only make war and supply meat.
but evince other peculiarties that rem.
der them invaluable concomitants OF
civilization. A few days ago num-
Der of people were seen gazing intent
ly toward the upper limbs of large
pine tree. Stopping to learn the Sc.
cret of this unusual interest. man
was observed descending the tree.
while a crow was furiously cawing and
beating about his head; then 1t was
seen that the trespasser had possessed
himself of one of hef brood. an nnpre.
possessing little chick that no one
could be imagined to fancy for pet.
Asked what he intended doing with
the young crow. he replied that 1t
made excellent medicine for the
blood: Chino. michino knsmri." to
use his exact words To insure the
efficacy of the medicine, he explained.
the bird must be taken before it leaves
the nest, If possible. or. ii it has left
the nest, before it gets to where it
can drink water. for. he asserted. il
1t has OF itself taken water 1t loses
all virtue as a blood,c,re. The pro.
cess of preparing the remedy Is. first.
to kill the crow and. without cleaning
1t, to encase the body in an alright
covering Of cement OF clay. The
mould is then baked for two or three
days In hot fire. When the clay
crust is removed. naturally the crow
will be found to be black. lump of
pure charcoal This is pnlverized aud
converted into pills Of the pink" or
blood regulator. He reminded his In.
terlocntors that the medicine was very
rare because of the difficulty of find
Ing a crow that had not taken water.
The man was perfectly sincere. and
appeared extremely proud Of his sue.
was reluctant to leave the tree lest
there should be another one on the
ground somewhere.
Those who. since the brilliant
achievements of the japanese Red
Cross Society in the late war, are &C.
customed to take for granted the ad.
vance of medical science in this coun.
try. will. of course, hear in mind that
the practitioner under consideration
had not at this time acquired member
ship in any legally recognized thera-
peutic fraternity; but probably his
nostrum was quite as effective as
much of the medicine that is sold to
large constituency at higher price
in other portions of the globe.-Har
per's Weekly.