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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-08-06
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PREssE FJER TEXAS has po-
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to Denison. from Marshall to Ell
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state. as also in Mexico.
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-08-06

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Gents.
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Cts; @oob Mioolin9 1875 gts.; @tibps
ling Sair 1871 Gents.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-08-06

fir oie Green Sill S9nle III Sui,
peroe, gerar 60, muB 9euti9 una
gngliib unterridten; neun Moncte
Sdule. @ebalt $3.50. MppIifationcl
iino 81 ridten an Die Sruitees Trit
@ompel, MlfreS Soepperluein, Ctto
goges, guloeroe, 81 S. &c. /, geror
60, Seras.
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gs meroen iofort einige tiid,-
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8erfauf bon Or. Hi1ter's Mnfer
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-08-06

Or. 9. 6. @itte, ser befonnte
oentide Spe8ialiit fir Mogenfranf-
beiten, Der feline Office i'm Sifs-@e-
bduoe geo. 3 uno 4 bot, miro am
0onneritag perreiien uno erit am 70.
September 5uriidfebren. Die Office
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ienbeit geidloIien lein.
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gieI-Marft.

Gan Qntonio, 4. Mue. 1909 =
Sdien $2.75 Biz 1926 per 100 BIB.
&iibe $500 Bis 1915.
8nllen nno vStags" $500 Biz $500.
Sdbrlinge $3.50 biz $500.
&dlber $3.50 Bis 1925.
66afe $3.50 Biz $500.
3iesen 1925 Biz $3.50.
S6peine $3.50 bis $500.
ct. 2ouis. 4. Ius. 1909. = Minbz
ieb, .Seras<@ieb, $3.50 Biz $3.50.
S6neine 1918 Biz $7.95.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-08-06
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aartoffeln $1.65 uno $t.75 per 100
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6unoert.
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BufbeI.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-08-06
Die Unlrersitaet Won Texas.
SemeiHidaftlide g~r5iebnns. llnterrid
frei.
SGbrIide 1tnfuIten ppa $3.50 mt.

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Gafps fnnn erlanat tperoen.
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flir tpeiblide Stubenten Der Webtslti.
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-08-06

Senoet uns guer gieb ullo
erboltet ben boditen Marftpreis;;
raihe Grleoigung nno uniere Diner.
%fennutlg. Geo. %. Gannbcrs Gom-
milton So, Gan Mntonio uno Sort
mortb.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-10

shall write more of it in the future. She has an immense national debt due to her late war and the improvements which she has made in building up this country, and she is just at that point where TOT a time the capitalists of the world are re- fusng to lend her any money. This con dition seems to be only temporary, ana the finance department has already insti- tuted a scheme which promises to put the nation again on its feet.
 As to the country itself it has numerous rich men and great material wealth. There are many banks and stock compa- nies which are paying big dividends, and the foreign papers published here devote A large part of their first pages to finan- cial advertisements. A copy Of the TO- kohama Journal lies before me. In It see a half dozen banks advertised, each of which has capital of millions. Here is the Yokohama Specie bank, which has 24,0O0,ooo yen paid in and a surplus or over IA 900 900. The yen Is worth 5o cents The president and all officers of the bank are Japanese. It has branches In the pig cities of Japan and agencies all over the east If pays per cent on deposits of six months and 21h per cent on current accounts, and notwithstanding that it's gross prdfits for the last six months were over 1000 GOO yens It pays dividends Of 12 her cent. and will add half million dollars this year to it's reserve fund.
 Just below this advertisement is state ment of the Mitsui bank. This is owned by the members of the Mitsui family, who advertise that they assume an unlimited responsibility for all the liabilities or the bank. The Mtsui bank has capital or 50oO, 900 yen and a surplus of II ,1ooo0. US deposits now approximate 7o,ooo'on or aI- ,,,o.t SqK mn 0oo That bank, pays per cant m denoaIts of six months. and about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-10

vancing along hygienic lines. The nation is increasing not only in population, but in its general health and physique. The sanitary arrangements used for the army during the war with Russia resulted in a lower death rate from disease than that before experienced by any great army in any great war. They had their food ar engagements so systematized that the troops were kept healthy, and their hos pitals were so many and so good that most of the sick got well. The doctors showed themselves able to deal with the situation. and they carried their investi- gations far beyond those of the ordinary surgeon. In certain cases they even an- alyzed the tears of the soldiers in order to learn more about their condition.
 4 nation must be healthy to increase in population and that especially in a land that has no immigration There are all most 20 per cent more people in Japan now than when I was here in 1888, and there has been an increase of 13,oOO,00O since 1872.
 The nation is stronger now than 1t was then The people look healthier. They stand more firmly on their feet, their shoulders are broader owing to their mil itary exercises, and it is claimed that they have materially increased their av- craze of height by sitting on chairs and benches such as are used in the schools, instead of on the floor as formerly. From data given by an army surgeon. showing the examination of the several hundred thousand men who have been drafted into the army in each of the years from 1892 to 1902, it is proved that the average height of the people is steadily increasing This is furthered by special exercises which all school children must undergo
 There is a general idea in America that Japan is very hard up. This h so and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-10

By Frank G. Carpenter
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ton except that of abritation. One can- not fight an individual because he re- fuses to buy ones goods"
 Japan's Future.
 What is to be the future of Japan? Is she to go on fighting with other nations. or will she now devote herself to the arts of peace ?''
 "As to that replied the vice minister, I would say that We are a nation of peace rather than of war, and we hope that our career will be along the lines of peace and commercial prosperity. We have plenty to do at home with out engaging ia trouble with any other nation. Our first business will be to re- duce our war debt and while doing that we want, if possible, to make for our selves an important place in the com merce of the world. We are situated be- tween two of the worlds great markets. On the est we have the United States, the richest of the consuming nations. and on the west the vast population Of China, whose trade promises to increase enormously with the introduction of west ern civilization. We have one of the best locations of the commercial world, and we shall do all we can to take our right ful place in it's trade"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-10

Analyzng Tear Drops. t is surprising how fast Japan is ad-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-10
(Copyright, 1909, by Frank G. Carpenter.)
 Tokio, Japan.

(Copyright, 1909, by Frank G. Carpenter)
 ToSio, Japan. ~OME, fly with me across the Pacific
 and take a bird s-eye view of the O little Yellow Giant of the other side of the globe. We shall look at him as he stands on his island empire, off the coast of East Asia, and see his works along the lines of our civilization, which Is stirring up this whole continent. We may even hear the stamping Of his feet which is causing our own country to wake up and take notice. and the whis tie of his steamboats and the din of his factories which are now competing with us for the trade of the world
 Japan in 1909.
 It is now 20 years since I wrote my first newspaper letter describing the new Ja- pan. That was in 1888, two decades after the Shotgun or commander -in-chief of the feudal regime had been overthrown, and the emperor made the real head of the government Japan had then adopted a constitution, organized a parliament and started to build railroads, telegraphs and schools. I was given a guide by the gov ernment, and had a good chance to see the army, the courts and such other in- stitutions as were then in their beginning. Today I am able to look at the same things, and to mark their wonderful pro- gross.
 Japan's New Railroads.
 The country then had only 400 miles of railway and 400 miles more were under construction. The chief road ran from Tokio to Kioto, and I had to make most of my journeys through the country by jinrikisha. Every part of the empire can now be reached by rail. There are more than 5000 miles of track as good as those of the United States, and the government wants 5000 miles more.
 In a talk which l had today with MT. Shuichi Hagiwara, the head of the com nercial bureau of the empire, he told me that Japan is anxious to get capital to build these new roads and tbat it will welcome investments of that kind from America He believes that the govern ment would build the roads now if it had the money and that it would accept loans and issue bonds which would net about per cent on the investment Japan is now constructing railways in Formosa and Corea, and the day will soon come when all of it's islands from Saghalien to Formosa will be gridironed with tracks.
 As to the service on these roads, it is excellent. One can go by sleeping car to all the chief cities, and there are now more than 30 trains each way every day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-10
The New Movements Going On I'm
 The Land Of The MikadO

| between Yokohama and Tokio. The dis tance Is IS miles, and l traversed it yes l terday in 27 minutes.
 Japans Big Postal Service. At the time of my first visit to Japan the new postal system had been inaugu- rated. It was introduced by an American
 named Bryan, who was connected with our postoffice department at Washington, and all of the machiery and other ar engagements were modelled after our own. The system was then three years old and it was carrying 57,00 GOO letters, 4OOOOW0 postal cards and 1S,000,000 newspapers year. Japan had then begun to make its own postage stamps, and l saw 100 Japa- nese girls at work in the bureau Of en- graving and printing.
 Today this country manages it's post offices quite as well as we do. and it has many improvements which we have not. Last year it carried more than 100000, GOO pieces of mail, and of these almost 300, 600 900 were letters. Its postal cards numbered about 600 and the books were half as many as the whole popula- tion. Japan has now a postal-parcel sys- tenn which is carrying 15,0000 900 packages
 every year. and it has postal savings banks all over the empire with millions of dollars of deposits.
 As to telegraphs they are also under the government, and their rates are far lower than ours. I can wire any one in this city for cents a message, and can send 15 words anywhere in Japan for 10 cents The rates re'low to other countries and | especially to Corea and China. It costs 10 cents a word to Manila, and $l.SO a word to Washington, D. c. The latter high rates are caused by the foreign ca ble systems.
 A Nation at School. One of the greatest advances which l Japan is making is along the lines of ] education. All TolNo seems to be going to school.
 The streets swarm with boys and girls in school dress and this is so in all the towns in the country. The government requires that all school children shall
 wear uniforms. The boys have a sort of divided skirt which falls to below their | knees, and above this may be a jacket or
 a kimono and a cap. The girls wear
 plum-colored skirts with heavy plai3s and l kimonos tucked inside They go bare
 headed.
 At certain hours of the day the streets
 are thronged with such students ranging l in age from to young men and women l of 20. There are more than 50.00O students
 attending universities, acadamies and spe-
 cial schools in Tokio alone, and there are
 other colleges in other parts of the empire. l There night schools in the cities for
 the working classes, and technological l night schools as well. Altogether about
 5,oOO GOO students are attending the elemen-
 tarv schools Of the empire, and there are
 also 5000 special and technical schools.
 There are kindergartens with 800 teachers. ! There are industrial schools of many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-10
Cause for Complaint.

From JuuRe.
 Jones, the dairyman, loved his little bouts occasionally, and at such times celebrated riotously. He was prevailed upon to sign the pledge, and this piece of good news was given wide publicity. But in few weeks Jones turned upon his temperance friends and again sought old-time friends and acquaintances.
 The ideal" grieved Jones, as he told the waiter to duplicate an order. Me driving a milk wagon. and those fellows advertising that I am on the water wagon"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
They Considered IL.

In Illinois there is an old law on the
statute books to the effect that in
criminal cases the jury is Judge of
the law as we'll as of the facts"
Though not often quoted, once in a
while lawyer with a desperate case
makes use of it. In one case the
Judge instructed the jury that it was
to judge of the law as well as the
facts, but added that it was not to
judge of the law unless it was fully
satisfied that it knew more law than
the Judge. An outrageous verdict was
brought in, contrary to all instructions
Of the Court, who felt called upon to
rebuke the jury. At last one old
farmer arose. "Jedge," said he.
weren't we to, jedge the law as well
as the facts?" Certainly" was the re-
spouse; but / told you not to Judge
the law unless you were clearly salts
fed that you knew the law better
than l did" well, Jedge," answered
the farmer, as he shifted his uuid,
I'VE considered that pint. "-Argo-
naut.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
Tine ct the Pole.

At the north pole time is nothing
and II one were residing at the
north pole 1t would be unnecessary
to wind ones watch. You are al
ways at IL O'Clock and can't walk
out OF the hotel without walking
south. All times of day meet at the
pole. at the meeting place OF all the
meridlans. A man sitting with the
Invisible mathematical point right
under him would be in all twenty
four hours at once. Or twentyLfour
watch placed on the pole could be
made to point to the correct time in
every part OF the world There used
to be something OF an approximation
to this In the extreme north OF Nor
way, where the degrees OF longitude
squeeze IN, until recent days. Cap
tains OF Norwegian coastlng schoon-
ers will tell you how inconvenieut
II was to change between the time
OF Holland at Bergen and that of
Crete at the North Cape, while cor.
rect local time was maintained. Cen
eral Norwegian time he-ame iniis
uensSiolc.-I on6oa Chronicle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
EQUAL PAY IN FRANCE.
French Women Teachers object e
Lower Salaries Than Men Get.

The first university women's con-
gress Of France was held recently at
Nancy. The most important ques.
ton discussed was that OF equality
Of salaries for teachers of both sexes
In primary schools.
The women teachers demand that
their pay shall be equal to that OF
the men. At present tho difference
for the same class OF work Is large.
For instance, In Paris woman OF
The third class receives s440 year,
while a man Of the Same rank gets
$40.
The women school teachers argue
that they take the Same diplomas as
the mon, do the samo work, prepare
pupils for the same examinations,
are expected to produce as good re.
suits, have the Same time table and
work as long except where they work
longer. They maintain that mon
have not any more legitimate needs
than women and that the charges
l1AQ Ou luO Ludu AOl uCdNACl III
those Of the woman even whom she
Is not married, as she invariably has
relatives to support.
This campaign for equal treatment
is not new, for in 1886 law was in
troduced providing for olual
budget considerations prevented its
passing, es it has boen computed tna,
the change would moan an increase
in expenditures Of s1,20O,0o0 a year
Since thon the women teachers have
worked systematically to attain thor
object. Associations have been
formed in each department and these
have boon united in a general fed
Grafton which has petitioned every
member OF Parliament to vote In fav.
or Of equal pay. Many Deputies havo
promised their assistance and doubt
loss many more will pledge them
selves In active support OF the move
mont at tho general elections next
year.-New York Sun.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
Unique Old Book.

What Is perhaps the most curious
,ook In the world is possessed by the
Prince de Lsne. This work is Meth
er printed nor manuscript, the text
being formed OF letters cut in vellur
end pasted on blue paper. Notwith
standing this extraordinary method
Of presenting the text the book Il as
easv OF perusal as IL printed in the
boldest type. All the characters
shown are cut with marvellous dex
terity and precision. This unique
volume bears the title, THE Book OF
All Passions Of Our Lord Jesus
Christ, with Characters Not Com.
posed Of Any Materials" It is said
that Rudolph II offered no less than
1000 ducats for this wonderful prod
net Of the bookmaker's art, but the
offer was refused.-London Globe.