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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

matte event for which Pope Plus TX
proclaimed a special double feast, to
be celebrated perpetually in Japan,
under the title of THE Finding of the
Christians" On that occasion, to
the amazcment and joy of the officiat-
ing priest, thousands of Christians
came forward to welcome the mis-
sionary and to acknowledge them
selves to be Christians.
AS one writer expresses it: Thus,
in spite of the absence of all exte-
rior help, without any sacraments-
except baptism-by the action of God
in the first place, and in the next by
the faithful transmission in families
of the teaching and example of the
Japanese Christians and martyrs of
the sixteenth centuries, the sacred
fire of the true faith, or at least a
still burning spark of this fire, had
remained concealed in a country tyr
ranized over by government the
most despotic and the most hostile
to the Christian religion. All that
was required was to blow upon the
spark and to rekindle its flame"
The persistence of the faith, de-
spite these two centuries of persecu-
ton, is little short of miraculous.
1t was found that families had pre-
served certain prayers and the rite oi
baptism, and a few. Christian books
and emblems. The ways in which
this was done were most ingenious.
Sometimes crosses and pictures of
the Virgin were placed in shrines, and
then locked. Over the door of the
shrine was placed a warning that
it must never be opened. Here for
two centuries Christian and heather
worshiped the latter of course, all
ignorantly. Certain of these shrines
became, with the passage of time, ia
vorite places Of worship, and as clear
belief passed into dim tradition, no.
body knew definitely to whom these
shrines were erected, or why. Some
OF the favorite Japanese deities have
since proved to be Christian personal.
ities Only with the opening of
many shrines in recent years has
the real nature of their contents been
discovered.
This momentous chapter of reli-
gious history has several bearings,
but at the present critical period in
Japan's religious life it is an impor.
tant evidence to the fidelity of the
Japanese character. Those who ques.
ton whether the native Christians
will hold out, should missionaries de.
part, have only to read this unparal.
lelled page OF the church's annals to
learn lesson in heroism and stead
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

silver, or according to the Informa-
tion he furnishes. If any one con-
ceals an offender, and the fact is
detected, then the head man of the
village in which the Concealer lives,
and the five men company to which
he belongs, and his family and rela-
tives, will all be punished together"
Such edicts as these continued be-
fore the eyes of the people until
within the past 40 years. They ap-
parently achieved their end, for by
the close of the seventeenth century
the church which the Roman Catho-
lie missionaries had reared through
out the islands, at the expense OF
immeasurable devotion and sacritice.
had disappeared. Its buildings had
been destroyed and its outward
signs obliterated. So far as men
could see, Christianity had perished
utterly from Japan.
The Finding of the Christians.
Before Japan was opened to COM
merce with the world, by Commo-
dore Perry's mission, the pope sent
a band of missionaries to the Loo
Choo islands, to await and prepare
for the day when the church could re-
enter Japan. With the signing Of
the treaties in 1858, these men took
up their residence in the port cit
les of Yokohama and Nagasaki, a
church being built in the former city
in 1862. Three years later church
was dedicated in Nagasaki, which
had been a Christian stronghold be-
fore the persecution, to the memory
of the 26 martyrs who had suffered
death in that city in 1897.
Within a month occurred a dra-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

Nagasaki lapan.-Of all the stir
ring stories that an investigator OF
religious conditions uncovers in Jap
an, no other is quite so dramatic or
important as that of the rise, sub
mevgence, and, after centuries, the
emcrgence of the Roman Catholic
church here. 1t Is one of the ro-
mances of religion.
Any narrative of Roman Catholic
mission work in Japan must go back
TO the year 1549, when Francis
Nayicr now canonized, with the fam
ing zeal that has made his name
a synonym for aggressive piety, land
ed on these shores and planted the
cross here Xavier was led to Japan
by a Japanese fugitive whom he had
Baptized in India. Phenomenal sue
cess attended his labors, and those OF
the other priests who followed him,
his own term of residence lasting
two and a half years. Ere long con-
Verts began to enter the church at
the rate of 10000 a year, coming
from all classes of society, noblemen,
Buddhist priests, scholars and peas
ants. BY the year 1882 there were
1873 Jesuit missionaries in Japan, a
larger number than are here at the
present time, and the Christians num-
bered more than $4,000. Twenty
years later the number had passed
the million mark. despite the begin
nings of persecution. At this period
splendid embassies were sent by
Christian princes of Japan to the
pope at Rome.
Martyrdom by Fire and Sword.
Japanese politics, the enmity of
Buddhists, the factional quarrels
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
SHOWS ALL THE CHANGES.
Thermophone Detects and Transmits
Variations of temperature.

We are told that perhaps the most
ingenious invention which has result
ed from the cold storage business is
that of the thermophone, an instru-
ment which measures at any desired
point and transmits it by sound toi
the ear. The thermophone takes ad-
vantage of the physical fact that there
is change of resistance in the cleo
trical conductor with a change in tenn
perature. Stations in all parts are
connected with the main office. The
central instrument has series Of
switches and dial showing the de-
gree of temperature, just as on a ther-
mometer. A receiving telephone ia
connected with the switchboard. The
operator connects the telephone with
any desired station in the plant and
places the telephone to his ear. He
hears slight buzzlng noise ami
the needle on the dial moves. Finally
there comes complete silence, and at
that moment the needle indicates the
exact temperature.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

Patterns Nos. $500 and 5737.-This
simple, attractive dress for a young
girl consists of a five-gored plated
skirt and a blouse waist that will be
found most useful to wear with odd
skirts. 1t is a most charming de-
sign known as the Marie Antoin-
ette," and is very becoming. Plated
frills of the material are greatly in
vogue for trimming these waists. The
arrangement of the frills over the
shoulder is particularly effective and
adds considerably to the style of the
garment. The skirt is laid in deep
plaits that turn away from the center
in panel effect. They are stitched
down to yoke depth and carefully
pressed to the lower edge, affording
wide, graceful fare at the foot
Natural colored pongee trimmed with
bands of brown taffeta silk is repre-
sented in the illustration, but sew
eral other materials are appropriate,
such as voile, cashmere and linen.
Misses Shirt Waist, No. $780,
Sizes for Is, 16 and II years. Misses
Plated Skirt, No. 5737.-Sizes for
Is, 16 and II years.
Patterns of the above illustration
will be mailed to any address on re-
ceipt of ten cents for each in money
or stamps.
This pattern will be sent to you on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
to the Pattern Department of this spaper.
BE sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
careful PuhIIo Guardian.

One of the pillars of the city ordi-
nances is a traffic policeman stationed
at Fourth avenue and Twenty-third
street. He loses no opportunity of
making war on persons who drop
banana peels in the street. He
pounces upon an offender and orders
him to pick up the slippery menace
to life and limb and to carry it to a
receptacle for waste on the sidewalks.
New York Herald.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
NOT A GOOD SYSTEM.
How the Mail Order Business Injuries
the Agricultural Sections.

We must admit that the. mail order
system is legitimate business if it is
carried on legitimately. 1t is a great
American privilege to carry on trade
in this way. Yet the principle from
IN American standpoint or any other
standpoint that i3 consistent with
equal rights for all is entirely wrong.
Through the mail order system the
merchants suffer a direct loss. To
them it Is an unfair competition. 1t
diverts trade from established chan
nels. The loss of the merchants in the
local town means a loss to the town
itself, to every resident of the town
and the surrounding community. 1t
is the business of the city or town
that makes it live place or dead
one. Dependent upon the activity of
a town is to a great extent the value
of all farm lands in its trade territory.
Thus is the farmer affected by any
system that causes deterioration in
his home town. Yet the farmers are
the main supporters of the catalogue
houses. They assist in feeding the
snake that is stealing their eggs and
they little realize it. They are as vi
tally interested in the upbuilding of
their home town as the merchant. 1t
is for their benefit as we'll as for all in
the community that the town is there.
There is a more vital phase of the
question that few farmers realize.
That is the evils resulting from the
vast capital that is concentrated in
the large financial centers. 1t is this
surplus of money that makes it easy
to build up trusts and combinations.
These trusts affect the affairs and the
prosperity of the farmer. He does not
stop to think that when he sends his
money to the distant concern that he
is doing just so much to help along
the trusts.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

At one time the bailiff in charge OF
an English jury was sworn to keep
them without meat. drink or fire.
Justice Maule once gave the CLASSIC
reply to the bailiff who inquired
whether he might grant juryman's
request for glass OF water: We'll
It is not meat, and should not call
1t drink. Yes, you may"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
The Terrihle Malta.

Neither the Naples Camorra. the
Paris Apaches, nor the Black Hand OF
America is the most powerful and ter.
rible secret society in the whole
world, in spite of the narrowing de-
tails of their CHASTITY work. The palm
must go to the Malta, which fiourishes
In Italy, and has done so for more
than 300 years. This society. which
works so swiftly and silently. yet Sc
surely, was founded in Sicily for pro.
lection against the injustice of foreign
ruiers.-London "P. T. O."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
New Name for ElXinn.

My little neighbor, Ruth, came into
my room one day with her hands
closed carefully over some object.
[ was curious to know what she was
bringing to me. What have you,
Ruth?' l asked. "a little birdie" she
replied, But why do you hold it so
tight?' Co." said she. 'if l don't it
will wink its wings and fly away"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
The Guile Of the Greeks.

At first the more thoughtful ones
regarded the gift suspiciously. Then,
taking further thought, they said, one
to the other;
Jaw, what's the diff? It's only a
near-art horse, anyhow. Now, if it
was one of those chug-chug wagons
coming in here to break the speed
limit laws we wouldn't stand for it
for minute"
Thus it was, the victim of over
confidence, that Troy fell.-Puck. s
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
YOUNG Men in Control.

Interviews with old business men
in New York city and careful compar.
ison of statistics show that the affairs
Of the metropolis are now in the hands
of younger men than ever before. In
most of the thousands of Offices in the
lower part of the Manhattan Island
the elderly men are clerks, while the
managers are under 40 years old.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Anticlnatina Ace.

Why do people allow themselves to
fret about getting old? There are
those who anticipate it and fear it as
if it were the most melancholy fate
that could befall one, and many of
them hare never been really young in
spirit.
And youth is more matter Of
spirit than it is of body. Enthusiasm,
interest in everything, warmth of
heart and breadth Of feeling, are the
qualities that stand for youth.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Would Have Jewish Youth Go West.

Jacob H. Schiff was the principal
speaker at the annual dinner of the
Jewish benevolent society Birth at
Tuxedo hail. New York city. Mr.
Schiff advised the Jewish youth to
go west. saying that greater oppor-
tunities and warmer welcome await
ed him there than would be his share
on the eastern seacoast.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

There is a vast difference in the
farmers of to-day and the farmers OF
a quarter of a century ago. 1t is won.
derful how the improvements brought
into existence in a single generation
will change conditions. Every inno-
walton that makes life in the towns
more desirable, also finds way of
comforting a benefit upon the farmers.
No longer need for the resident of the
farm district to not have all the up
to-date things that can be found in the
finest city homes. The telephone and
the rural delivery has brought him
within ''sto2e throw" of the city.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
PROVING the Point.

Shea woman ought to get credit
for being just as logical and ready to
give a reason as a man.
He-Why?
She-Oh, because!
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Mhers ths Eool Irrltates.

The most irritating thing about g
fool is that he seems to he enjoying
himself so.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
HELPS FOR TOWN BUILDERS.

Some years ago on bill boards and
magazines were run series of adver-
tising cards the prominent feature of
which was "Spotless Town" There
can be little doubt as to the whole
some lessons taught by this unique
advertisement. The town that is not
kept in good condition, its walks in
good repair, its streets well graded,
and all neat and clean, is a reflection
upon the residents of the place, and
is evidence that the town is already
dead or fast dying. Should you make
a good impression upon strangers,
keep streets clean, business places at
tractive, and don't forget that the
front yards ana the general conditions
of Nhe residences indicate the charac-
ter of the people who reside in them.
Residents of agricultural sections
who a few years ago looked upon the
automobile as a nuisance, are begin
ming to realize that it is a great factor
in road improvement, and has brought
about renewed interest in country
roads and their betterment, with cor
responding benefit to the farmers.
1t is as much to the interest of the
people of a town that there be good
roads leading to it, as it is to the
farmers who must use them in haul
ing their goods to market.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-10

TO JONES
McCANDLESS GIVES PROMOTION
VIEWS OF THE FOREIGN STEAM
SHIP MATTER. a

The article by P. c. Jones in The
Star last night, in which he advocated
efforts to get more American steamers
rather than to amend shipping laws
so that foreign steamers might do busi-
ness here, aroused a lot of discussion.
Members of the Promotion Committee
took the matter up and dscussied pre-
pairing an answer, in defense of it's pc
tition for amendment of the shipping
laws.
"We appreciate fully the force OF
Mr.. Jones remarks" said ]. A. Nc
Candless Of the committee, "but it is
a matter of representation with Ha-
waii, and we have a right to protect
ourselves. The members of the Pro-
motion Committe are as patriotic as
anyone and fully agree with Mr.. Jones
wish for American vessels, but the
fact remains that we cannot get them,
and we must have steamers. 1t seems
therefore to the committee that the
stand already taken is the property
one, and we are glad that Secretary
Straus so thoroughly approved it,"
The Promotion committee has sent
out about 800 copies of Secretary
Straus' speech of last Thursday after
noon. A copy has been sent to each
member of Congress and to a large
number of leading editors all over the
country. The speech is highly COM
plimentary to Hawaii as a tourist re-
sort, besides holding out very grea
promise for future business develop.
ment, and it is regarded as very fine
advertising for the islands.
EDITOR STAR: No doubt Mr.. P. G.
Jones wishes to present all of THE
Other Side" Such a patriotic gentle
man would hardly leave out such a
telling little detail as the Oceanic sub
sidy by the New Zealand government.
The English government do not sub
sidize any more than the Spreckels
family run steamship lines for patrio-
tism. Comparing services, accommo-
dations and charges on the Pacific and
Atlantic highways, one is charged
about four times as much as the At
lantic voyager and has not the least
approach to the same degree of COM
fort. The condition of the American
mercantile navy is due to nothing less
than our foolish laws which while in
tended to foster has only destroyed a
navy that might have been very diff
ferent from what it is now. The ac-
tion taken by the Promotion Commit
tee is one that should recommend it.
self to everyone who has the interest
of these islands at heart and was only
taken on the Withdrawing of the
Oceanic steamers.
Sincerely yours,
SUBSCRIBER.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-10
EDITOR AYRES IS
HELD TO ANSWER
HEARING UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER GEORGE A.
DAVIS AND HELD TO AWAIT GRAND JURY
RELEASED SUM ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS

II. M. Ayres, editor and owner OF
the Referee, who was arrested about
o'clock yesterday afternoon by United
States Deputy Marshal Winters on a
charge of sending obscene literature
through the mails, was given hearing
this morning before United States Com
missioner George A. DAVIS, who bound
him over to answer before the United
States District Court on October 14th.
Bail was again fixed at $1,000.
The warrant upon which the editor
of the Referee was arrested was sworn
out yesterday afternoon by U. S.
Postoffice Inspector Frank j. Hare, on
information furnished by William L..
Whitney, Judge of the local district
court.
The article in question which re-
suited in the action of the Postoffice
authorities appeared in Ayres' paper
on June 22nd, and is generally known
as the "Palolo story" being an ac-
count of several teachers who are said
to have been surprised while in bath
ing by a small boy. The manner in
which the story was handled in the
Referee was ruled to be obscene and
lewd by the Postmaster Generals De-
partment to which the matter was re-
ferred.
At the Nearing before the commits
sioner this morning, Judge Whitney
appeared as a witness and testified to
having received a copy of the paper
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-10
PORTO RICAN CUTS
WAY OUT OF JAIL
PRISONER BURGLARY FINDS THE PRISON WALLS A
VERY EASY PRoPos1TIoN-UsEs HANDLE A BUCKET AND
CUTS A WALL AND CRAwIs THROUGH n.

A Porto Rican prisoner in the Ca
hu prison, awaiting trial on charge OF
burglary, succeeded in breaking out
and escaping some time last night by
digging a hole through wall with a
tool made from the handle of his slop
bucket. Up to the present time no
trace has been found of him.
The name Of the fugitive is Juanito,
alias AIDE La Cruz, alias Languin de la
Cruz, alias Antoine Delda. The escape
was discovered about $3.50 o'clock, and
1t is supposed that he gotout about an
hour before that time when a change
of guards was being made.
The prisoner dug through wall be-
tween his and an unoccupied cell, the
door of which had been left unfasten-
ed 1t is supposed that he then waited
until the guard had left the corridor
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-10
STEAMSHIP ASIA
LEAVES At SEVEN

From the Orient, the p. M. S. >
Asia, Captain Harry Gaulroger, dock
ed at the Hackfeld wharf at ll:2O
o'clock this morning with Ave cabin
passengers, 45 bags Of mail, 745 tons
OF freight and 23S Japanese immi-
grants for Honolulu, She has about 30
through passengers including Lleuten-
ant II. u. Underwood u,s.M.C,, Cap
tain w. l., Rodgers, U,sN,, Collin
MoIArty, Us.N,, Judge q. 3, Loblnger
Of Manila aud the Rev A, j harkley,
Honolulu passengers are Rev Albert
ErdmRn and wife Rev \ y, Erdman,
u uyeda and william Dennis,
The Asia sails for San Franolaeo az
2 o'clock tonight
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-10
WARNING
TO HILO
GURREY TELLS HILOITES THEIR
CITY is SURE TO BURN IF THEY
DON'T ACT.

HILO, August Probability of
serious confagration stares Hilo in the
face, in the opinion of A. B. Gurrey,
secretary of the Board of Fire Under
writer's of the Territory of Hawaii.
Gurrey points out the weak spots ana
the needs, at the same time suggest
ing remedies. Dangers from poor con-
struction of buildings, from electric
wires, from a lack of building laws
and inspection, all point, in Gurreys
opinion, to the inevitable, fire that
will sweep along Front street and leave
every building in ashes
The Board of Trade has appointed a
committee to draft an ordinance to
provide building regulations and for
the appointment of a fire marshal. The
need of both is apparent from Gurrey's
letter to the Board, which contains the
following:
Your city front will surely burn
some day if there is anything in ex-
perience to be relied on. l think /
can say with perfect truth that there
is no frame town on the coast from
British Columbia to the Mexican line
and as far east as Colorado that exist
ed 20 years ago but what has been des-
troyed by conflagration, and why not
Hilo? and when it comes, how far will
it burn? Where have you any fire
stops you can rely on? You have only
your narrow streets. The reliability
of your one fire engine under heavy
streets is somewhat questionable. You
have good hose and a good supply
your water pressure is good am not
sufficiently informed as to the ade-
quacy of your water supply under
heavy drain to speak of it.
Il note too that you are not i'm
proving your fire hazard, in the last
year or so there has been constructed
right in your business quarter, in the
center of the block, some wooden build
ings that add greatly to the hazard and
still another large frame building was
under construction while I was in Hilo.
81 hope no one will be aggrieved
at this frank statement of conditions,
have stated them as 1 saw them look
ing at them from the view of an insur-
ance man. Possibly we insurance men
take more serious views of such mat
ters than a layman would but we have
had such woeful experience in this
class Of business that it is impressed
deeply on our minds; but you will see
that any reduction of insurance rates
until conditions improve, is out of the
question"