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Mrs. Fisher Interesting

Mrs. Fishers Interesting
Recollections of Japan =
How the lmprovising OF a
Baby Carriage for an Ameri-
can Baby Started the Iapa-
nese Iinrikisha Industry-\o
Wheeled Carriages Were
| sed Previously Except by
the Emperor - The Sedan
Chair. Carried by Bearers.
Was the Customary Method
Of Trarcl-Sopc Interesting
"reminiscences OF the Stormy
DAYS OF Commander Nc
Dougall's Plucky Fight
With Rebellious Japanese
Prince-liow the Mikado
Came Into His Own Finally
Great Strides III Civillza-
ton and Progress Made by
the Empire OF the Orient
Far-reachin" Effects Of
Good. Stiff Fight.
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"SAE Ll45A WITcH DOCTOR

logging is one of the sentences of the
courts. In Uganda the criminal to be
whipped is laid face downward upon the
ground. His clothes are taken off and
one man sits on the small of the back
and another on the thighs. the flosging
being done on the fieshy parts between to
prevent permanently injuring the man.
In German East Africa / am told that
any white man has the right to give any
negro who insults him fifteen lashes. but
that II more punishment than this is de-
manded, the case must be brought before
the police. On the western shores of
Lake Victoria and down here at Mwanza
ind that every officer and soldier car
RES his hippopotamus-llide whip with
MN The whip is called the kabuko IT
is strip of the thick skin of the hippo
potamus about yard long trimmed down
at the sides TO the diameter of ones fin
ger and made tapering at one end
Whips Draw Blood.
Such whip is terrible weapon II is
heavy and flexible and will cut like y
knife 1t requires only a light blow to
draw blood. and the expert fogger brings
down the kabuko on the bare flesh with
a peculiar twist. which saws it to shreds.
The natives will get down on their knees
and beg for mercy if one even shakes a
whip at them.
Most of the German officials claim tina,
it is impossible to keep the natives in sub
jugation except by the whip. This was
the opinion of DR.. Karl Peters. who was
dismissed from his position imperia
commissioner of the district about Kill
manjaro on account of his brutality soma
time ago The case was brought UP by
libel suit which Or. Peters instituted
some months ago against the Meunchene.
Post. That paper had called Peters a
hangman a murderer and a coward, and
had published the story Of his foggine
three female servants and the hanging OF
others. In the trial which followed sew.
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. EKGRY15oLDzER CHRRE 5kI5 hl7ZP LvI7HflzIn1

knees about woman. seated on low
stool The woman was of an ebony
blackness. but her eyes were ringed with
white paint and across her cheeks were
streaks of the same material She had
white feathers in her hair and other
adornments. which made her look hide
Gus. She was a witch doctor. and had
been brought in to cure man who had
the collie.
Going onward. saw many evidences of
other superstitions. In one yard were a
lot of straw pens which / thought might
be made to hold little chickens. until my
guide. Sassafras. told me they were put
up to ward off the devil. Sassafras firm
~ believes In witches He says an
trouble comes from them, and that If
one kills chicken and examines its en-
trails the way they lie in the chicken Will
tell him whether the man or woman he
suspects of bewitching him is guilty or
not. understand that such oracles are
often the test of witchcraft and that if a
man unexpectedly dies his friends sup
pose he has been hoodooed Nearly all
deaths are supposed to be caused by
witches: the witch doctors are always
called in at such times to find who has
made the special charm which has caused
the calamity. Sickness is thought to be
the work of an enemy or perhaps OF an
ancestral spirit. If it is an enemy the
medicine man or woman gives the victim
charm or tells him to wear a leopard
skin or something of that kind. If this
fails an attempt is made to smell out
the witch. and in this case the person
pointed out is liable to be beaten to death.
Professional Rainmakers.
Prof. Willis Moore of our weather bu-
reau ought to come out to Lake Victoria
and learn something of the real science OF
the weather. The lands south of the lake
are frequently troubled with droughts,
and 1t is on this account that the witches
and rainmakers flourish. / am told that
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~ y tho very edge Of the District
Virginia hamlet of Clarendon,
following a path that leads into
the woods. where only the mel
low note OF the cat5ird and the tapping of
the rcG-crcsted woodpecker disturb the
silence, is the home OF Martha &. NJ.
Fisher. wife OF the late Gel. &. NJ Fisher
enc CT the first American representatives
20 Japan.
The home OF Mrs. Fisher IS rich in
priced msmerios and relics of the early
days - American intercourse with Japan.
She relates nany Interesting stories which
add c1arrl % this critical period in the
history - Japan.
The NEST interesting incident which
Mrs. Fisher relates centers about the use
and development Of the '.jlnriksla "a
mode of conveyance which she claims To
nave improyised the result % necessity
and the unsuccessful search for baby
carriage in the land Of the mikado
When the government of the United
States began sending ministers and rep
resentatiyes 10 Japan no subject in that
land had ever used d wheeled vehicle as
a mode OF travel except the adored
mikado. Such alone was the prerogatiye
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Really said Mrs, Gncck. :. il must be
awfully hard to write all those lovely
poems cf yours Mr.. Rymer" oh" re-
piled Mr.. Rymer. Its comparatively
easy" comparatively Yes COM
pared TO the selling of them "-Philadsl-
phia Press.
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McDougall and the Wyoming.

Another incident of interest related D9
Mrs Fisher is very graphic description
of the gallant Commander McDougall and
his command of the United States sloop-
of-war Wyoming which played such an
important part in the suppression of a
rebellious japanese prince and the rails
ing OF American prestige In the eyes OF
the world
The enterprising American mariner. In
navigating III" Pacific ocean in search OF
new fields for American commerce. had
encountered the islands OF the japanese
empire with their ports closed to FOR
eigners All efforts to establish trade re-
iatons or intercourse Of any character
had failed. and shipwrecked sailors mao
Deen maltreated on her shores. TINS I'M
satisfactory state of affairs had been
brought to the attention of the govern
ment and various attempts had be IN
made 10 remedy this undesirable condl-
ton
Finally, in 1850 Commodore Perry was
dispatched To Japan with an adequate
naval force to compel an audience win
the japanese authorities. He carried Gre
denfials authorizing him to sign treaty
OF amity and peace with the empire ni
Japan He entered the port of feddo
with his fleet and by firm persistence.
succeeded in concluding treaty in
which two Japanese ports were open TO
the United States ard consular relations
We're established. This event was re-
ferred to by Secretary Seward as the
time when We gently coorced Japan into
friendship with US.
This liberal policy OF the Japanese gov
eminent met with fierce opposition VII hlN
he empire and the rage of the populace
vented Itself upon the foreign residents
and quite a number lost their lives or
suffered destruction of property Secre-
tary Seward treated these matters with
leniency and friendliness and In speech
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AIWANZA
AN the African native be con-
trolled without flogging?
This is live question out here
~ on the shores of Victoria Ny
ANA. The British laws are
strict in regard TO this matter. and the
white man who. unauthorized by the
courts fogs black man is liable to
fine ard imprisonment. II IS now only
few months since three negroes who had
!nsuited white women We're publicly
foseed by Capt. Grogan. the head of
the Cclcnists' Association. in front of
the court house al Nairobi. This created
an cutlery IN England. and Grogan and
rose who helped him were punished by
mild Imprisonment
II both British East Africa and Uganda
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= - 0'.'>~.s.N0 .-<y.."-)y'.-S>.s. ~
: HIPPOPOTAMUs Whips
d Used on the Shores OF
:. ictoria Nvanza-The Case .
9 of DR.. Karl Peters-How the
/ Germans Lost Uganda-A ;
= Bad Bargain Bismarck Made
s The kagera River Region
= Native Soldiers Trained by
X the Germans-More About
!. the Observation-Disclosures
D al Rain Makers-How Bad
I Luck Babies Bring Drought .
q The Thirty-flve Devils OF
: Uganda.
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had so ngeniously done his part In 'he
construction.
The carpenter was quick to perceive
that il would no longer be deemed a
proclamation and lese majestic to estahllsh
the business of ''jinrkisha making
as the emperor had thrown aside his an
cient prerogative Taking as modei tEe
vehicle built for the American BABY anu
to which he fell heir he Immediately pc
gan the manufacture of man-drhWn car
riases. The seat of each vehicle was
made wide enough for two fuli-gro"il
persons.
The new mode of riding became very
popular. The little open carriage mao
great advantage over the old-fashioned
japanese sedan chairs. In short time
the demand for the vehicles was so great
that the business of their manufactures
became an important industry through
out the entire empire. The clever car.
penter, who is thus given the credit OF
making the first baby-carriage Jnrlkl-
sha ever used in Japan. is reported py
Mrs. Fisher 20 have made comfortapie
fortune and is spending his old age III
comfort
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Copyright. 1905. by Frank G. Carpenter,
Special Correspondence OF The star.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
'Ex dividend.
STOCK MARKET REVIEW.
Speculative Llquldation-Priccs Touch
Bottom.

New York, May 2I--Further spec
ulatiye liquidation was very obvious In
to-days stock market during the
progress of which prices were carried
to a lower level than has been touch
ed since the movement began in the
latter part of last week The down
ward course Of prices found as little
in the actual news to account for It
as did the previous advance, fact
which strengthens the view that the
operations are centered In few hands
and find their motive in a longer
prospect Of affairs than Is outlined in
the day to day developments. While.
the selling now in progress need not
represent fears Of coming unfavorable
events 1t must be accepted as a re-
Election of certain disappointment
over the effect OF such favorable de-
velopments as have occurred. and
which have failed to incito a sufficient
demand for stocks to absorb realizing
sales, except at the price concessions
which are being made When the
rcactionary movement was once fairly
established there came into notice
also, revived activities on the part Of
the encouraged bear party in the cir
culation Of reports calculated to
prompt selling of stocks and so help
on tho effort to depress prices Some
such reports to-day were Of consd-
cradle effect This effect was clearly
seen in the case Of some of the rail-
roads Of lower credit under suspicion,
earlier in the year, Of financial en-
barrassment, but since credited with
being safely eXtricated from their
troubles The violent breaks in this
class in to-day's market aided mater
| tally in the bear campaign for lower
prices. The vague character OF some
of the crop damage reports also
awakened suspicion Of bearish origin.
Another field Of bearish industry was
in the alleged intentions of the feder-
al government in the matter Of fur
Their prosecutions Of corporations.
| The filing Of the suit Of the govern
ment against the New Haven has left
speculative sentiment on this subject
sensitive. With the cessation Of pro-
fessional bear operations on an active
scale, the disposition to sell stocks
became less urgent and the shorts
found themselves less able to cover
their commitments when they sought
to buy for that purpose, The later
residence Of the market was the nat
ural consequence. The easy tone de-
veloped in the bond market was of
more consequence on financial senti-
ment even than the break in stocks.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
$4,000 SOLD FOR $1,000.
sealed Box Containing Railroad Sc.
curltles Up nt Auction.

New York May 27.--There WAS sold
at auction to-day at the weekly Muller
sale Of securities, \ tin box, said TO
contain maps, prohlas, surveys, etc,
of the Chesapeake Western Railway,
and some miscellaneous securities,
with face value oi $s4,550 for ST.
900.
The entire outstanding capital stock
Of the Chesapeake Western Railway,
as well as Its bonds, were sold at the
Muller auction sales four weeks ago,
and realized $4,000, The SECURITIES
offered We're sl,419,O00 OF first mort
gage per cent, bonds, SG0S,000 pre-
fcrrcd stock, and SSll,200 common
stock, tho total par value being ST.
S2S,600. Along with them was Offer
ed 100000 OF Foeohontas company
first mortgage bonds, To-day there
We're 5000 shares IF the Pocahontas
company, 80 shares of the Midland
Railway company, and $4,000 first
mortgage bonds OF the Washington,
Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad sold,
along with the box OF said to con-
tain contents, for $1,000.
Chesapeake Western is small road
in Virginia, which leases another road
known as the Chesapeake and West
ern, both lines owning between them
siXty-eight miles of road. The Chesa-
peake Western railway is IN turn own
ed by the Chesapeake Western COM
pany, Last week The new owners of
the road elected w. L. Stokes presi-
dent, TO succeed Robert Mem. Giles
pie, and a. II. Gleason vicc-p president,
The same interests were probably the
purchasers of to-days securities.
Railway reference books give no
clcw as to what or where the other
railroad companies are. There are
several Midland railroads. one in New
Jersey, one in New England and an
other In Indiana. Al have passed
through bankruptcy and been taken
over into other railroads.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
MINING BUBBLE BURSTS.
Fourteen Hundred Stockholders Sink
S650,O0O.

Chicago, May 27.--The Tribune today
says that It has become known that
the Amador Mining & Development
company of Montana, a slOO0O,OO0 cor
poration, with headquarters at Chicago
had come to an end, Letters that will
be mailed today will inform l,4OC
stockholders that the copper and gold
mine in which they have sunk s650,OO
is worthless, according to the report OF
a mining engineer The majority OF
stock was owned by residents Of Chi
cago, There also are large number
Of stockholders in Pittsburg, where the
company had n branch office, and In
Boston.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
WALL STREET NOTES
Stocks Run OF Sharply, Devel-
oping Weakness at the
Opening,
MISSOURI PACIFIC BREAKS
Kumors for Cause of Sensational Drop
--Smcltcrs stcady--Bank
Rate Down.

Stocks developed weakness almost at
the start and soon were running off
sharply, with losses at 10 points
before the end Of the first hour There
was sensational break In Missouri
Pacific amounting to ABOUT six points,
on running sales, Brooklyn Rapid
Transit was also extremely weak.
Around eleven O'clock the market was
somewhat steadier and thereafter
prices slowly rallied, being fairly steady
at one o'clock Higher prices Of the day
were touched around 2.S0 o'clock, but
sagged off somewhat in the last quar-
ter of an hour The late bidding up
may have represented drive at the
shorts. which had considerably in
creased IN the last two days. or the
purpose may have been 10 get higher
basis to liqudate on. There was very
little news during the afternoon hav-
ing a distinct bearing on stocks.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
Your attention is respectfully
called to the facilities afforded
THE NATIONAL
TRADESMENS BANK.

Organized in 1855, it solicits
the accounts of merchants,
firms and business corpora
tions. In addition to its Capt.
tai of 100000, it has a Net
Surplus of over 1925, 900,
average Deposits of $1,000
900, and has paid to it's stock
holders in dividends $1,000
900. Letters of Credit and
drafts issued and cable trans
fers made, in sums to suit, on
all parts of the world.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
SENATE FAyoRs HUGHES BILL

Albany, May a. BY practically a
unanimous vote, the senate judiciary
committee to-day reported to the sen
ate the bill OF Senator Page placing
telephone and telegraph companies
under the jurisdiction of the public
service commission. The same bill
was radically amended yesterday py
the assembly committee on electricity,
Gas and Water supply.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
NAY CORN HTS 81.

Chicago, May 27.-May corn to-day,
in the late hours Of trading, reached
n new high mark Tor the season. II
touched 81 cents, and closed at so.
which was / Is cents above the close
Of yesterday Despite the strong adj
vance, there was no great amount OF
trading at any figure throughout the
day
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
PRESIDENT FUTILE SERVED.

Boston, May 27--Papers in the suit
Of the United States government &c
prevent the merging Of the Boston and
Maine railroad with the New Haven
and Hartford railroad, we're served or
President futile of the Boston and
Maine road today, that corporation
having been named as a defendant
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28

Bands are easy Total sales par
value, $2,706,60O
United States bonds were un-
change on call
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28

Shelters maintained its record again
as the strongest stock IN a bear mar
ket. During the morning raid II was
quoted for long time above yester-
days closing price. The tape tells a
pretty plain story Of an unchanged
dividend rate next week.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28

Vote for your favorite in the Jour
nal-Courier's young ladies' popularity
contest,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Reported over private wires OF Prince
" Whitley, members or the New
YORK and Boston Stock Exchanges.
New York office, So Broadway. and IL
Center street, New Haven.
Nput Nr,,. ~
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28

Wall street was considerably reassur-
ed by dispatches from Washington pur-
porting to quote Attorney General Bon
aparte as saying that no new antagon-
istic litigation is in prospect against
railroads or other corporations and as
sorting that the many reports which
have been in circulation, making such
allegations were put out for stock
jobbing purposes.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28

London sold about 10000 shares in the
first few minutes but did very little
afterward. The sales included Erie,
Reading, Union Pacific, and the steels.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
CLOSING PRICES

Reported over private wires of Prince
4 Whitley, members of the New
York and Boston Stock Echanges,
New York office, 81 Broadway, and Is
Center street. New Haven. Conn
New York Nav o.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28

Positive reports reached information
al banking houses that the Bank of
England rate will be reduced to IL
per cent. today
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28

Missouri Pacific. which had a sensa-
tional decline from So to 50 3-4 on fair
ly light trading, attracted a great deal
OF attention for a time. The first break
from 81 to 90, was on four sales. Then
the decline was rapid, evidently bring
ing out some stop orders Two rumors
were circulated To account for the de-
cline. One was that insiders tried to
UNLOAD" on one another, though there
was supposed to be an understanding
that none OF the leading holders should
sell, except by common consent. 1t
was alleged that the selling which
broke the market came from the larg-
est sources of supply, which on the
exchange was assumed to mean the
. Gould interests, AS the story went, SELL
ing began from this quarter after 1t
looked as If certain Standard OIL peo-
pie were liqudating. Another report
TO account for the break was that the
next dividend would be payable in
scrip. Action by the directors is some
time off.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
GEO. A. SAUNDERS,

Local representative of
The Colonial Investment Co..
201-2O2 Malley Bldg. Tel. 5749.s.
New England Agent for The Dean
Alvord Company, exclusive dealers In
Long Island Real Estate,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28

Fresh pressure against Southern
Railway five per cent, notes of 1910
has carried them down to so bid. They
rallied recently from II to IS on the
announcement of the new $4,000 900
issue.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28
LOCAL srock QUOTATIONS.

Corrected daily by Kimberly, Root s
Co., Investment Brokers, 1873 Orange
street.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-28

Union Pacific sold ex-dvidend Of 10
per cent, opening fractionally above
l40, but dropping later below 1873 IL.
II Mr.. Hartman Is really holding off
for a better market in which to bring
out the s5o,000,000 issue of Union Pa
cifc bonds he must be greatly dlsap-
pointed by the course events have taxi
en- since last Friday. While he has been
waiting for the ideal market conditions,
in which to finance his bond issue to
arrive, several other corporations have
come forward with attractive bond
propositions and have secured the cap
ital they needed without any difficulty
The days gold export engagements
for Europe were s25Go,0Oo, for Canada,
$4,000 The National City bank Gold
man, Sachs &; Co, and Heidelbach,
Ickelhelmer & Co. each secured 100000
for Germany, and Lazard Freres took
Sl,000,000 for France. Since April IL
there has been $3I55OOOO gold now talk
en- for Europe and sS,25Oo0O for Can.
ada.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-27

Rex Cane waved his plumy tail and trotted along Perry Street prouder than if he possessed super-sufficiency of caudaI appendages. Rex yelped every once in so often and scorned to give or take time O day with any other Cog. Rex had a muSzle on. the first dog in all Montgomery to be so adorn- ed, and he felt the distinction and the rauzzled to such an extent he showed it.
 To be exact. Rex has only adopted his surname for he. nor anyone else, can name his exact parentage; and his exact breed is beyond the widest guess of a ranatical bench show expert. He has the coat of pointer. the marking of fox terrier. the eyes of & setter. the disposition of a poodle, and an as- sortment of fleas that give him fran tic distinction from all other dogs He seems to be proud of his skippy collection for he cannot go three yards without stopping to count them snlit at then, snap and snuffle at them ID the most earnest and friendly way.
 Rex is owned by Floyd Cain small boy who lives at PIP Plum Street ana who has the most profound respect TOT ordinances and the law. Floyd thought a nuxzle would lend q touch of opu-