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JAPANESE CADETS.
Military School Exercises Include
Hand-to-Hand Conflicts.

Gen. Kurcpatkin, in McClure's.
In the japanese military school, where
I saw a Spartan system of education. the
exercises Of the cadets with pixies, rifles
and broadswords were not approached by
anything of the kind that I had wit
messed in Europe-it was fighting of the
fiercest character.
AT the end Of the struggle there was a
hand-to-hand combat which lasted until
the victors stood triumphant over the
bodies of the vanquished and tore off
their masks.
In these exercises, which We're very
fercely and with wild cries; but the mo-
ment prearranged signal was given or
the fight came to an end the combatants
drew themselves up in line and their
faces assumed an expression OF wooden
composure.
In all the public schools prominence
was given to military exercises and the
scholars took part in them with enthusi-
asm. Even in their walks they prac-
ticed running, thanking and sudden, UNI
expected attacks.
The history Of Japan was everywhere
made q means Of strengthening the pu-
pills patriotism and their belief in Japan's
invincibility. Particular stress was laid
upon the country's successful wars, the
heroes OF them were extolled and the
children were taught that none Of Japan's
military enterprises had failed.
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Great Battle Losses.
From the London Chronicle

rom the Lon00n Cnronicle.
We are assured that the number OF
deaths from the appalling catastrophe at
Messina cannot be less than 100000, "but
we have little doubt writes an evening
commentator, that Italy has lost as
many Inhabitants a. would be killed-not
in battle. but I'm q whole campaign" To
this It may be remarked that no CAM
paiGn of recent times has been marked
by such an awful crop OF casualties-on
one SIDE at least. In tho Franco German
war, which lasted six months, the total
German loss in life from all causes was
only about 1900 the equivalent OF an
entire army corps.
On tho other hand. our own particular
loss in the Boer campaign-which lasted
over two and a half years. or Ave times
as long-onIy amounted to something over
80 600; and Of these but 1900 fell In bat
tie the others dying Of disease which
proved far more fatal than bullets and
shells. Therefore the Italian people have
lost more In thirty minutes of earthquake
than We lost in thirty mo2ths OF war: but.
then, 1t was the terrific forces OF nature
as deadly as they arc beyond human con-
trol-that were arrayed against them. For
q battle parallel to Mssaina we must go
back TO Cannae, when about 10000 Ro-
mans were stretched dead upon the plain.
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MUST KISS WITH JUDGMENT.
Oscillation Not Necessarily Fatal
Nor Attended With Danger.

From the Providence Journal.
kissing is all right If INDUCED in with
judgment" This dictum by DIR. Chapin
may set at rest the minds OF those fussy
sanitarians who see germs everywhere
and believe that
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He turks In every flower.
But more romantic persons. young IN
years or feelings. will quarrel with the
qualification. They have no desire to
kiss with Judgment" One may kiss
with judgment an unattractive cousin
or maiden aunt. But the heyday of the
blood which youth experiences is not
easily made tame and humble; it will not
wait upon the judgment. Whoever loved
that loved not at first sight? asked
Marlowe-a question quoted by Shake
speare as "saw of might" And it was
Marlowes Faustus who set forth In
matchless verse the rapture of a kiss
from the most beautiful woman in the
world.
Was this the face that launched a thousand
And burnt the topless towers Of Hum?
Sweet Helen. make me immortal with kiss.
Who will say that there was Judgment
in this aspiration? The kisses of Helen
brought misery In the end.
mere physical contact OF lips, indeed.
means nothing of itself We may be
sure that the kiss which Ben Jonson
asked to have left within the cup was
sweeter far than any actual kiss be-
slowed with judgment" Kissing goes
by favor, says the old proverb. which Is
only another way Of saying that kiss
gains in value by the caprice by which
IL is bestowed How perfunctory is the
salute sanctioned by duty. Martial said
that he did not care for kisses unless
he had stolen them in spite Of resist
ance. But this is perhaps a counsel OF
perfection. Besides, must there not be a
degree of consent from the party Of the
second part to make the bliss complete?
Is not the kiss lightly exchanged KIND
of dead sea fruit?
And the best ana the worst Of this is
That neither Is most to blame,
II you've forgotten MY kisses
And I've forgotten your name
Such kisses. may not show judgment,
but then, on the other hand, they leave
no sting behind them. When Sir Lancelot
rode with Queen Guineyere, in the boy
hood of the year
She look'd so lovely, she swayd
The rein with dainty flnger-tips,
man had given all other bliss.
And all his worldly worth for this.
To waste his whole heart in one Kiss
Upon her perfect lips.
happy having it. but prayed God to send
a sudden angel down to fling him deep
in the forgotten mere Perhaps, however,
he would not have kissed with judgment,
despite all proof of the folly of kissing
otherwise. No, judgment does not rule in
such matters. DIR. Chapins assurance
may be welcome in the domestic circle.
but who that is passions slave will care
for It,
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HOW CHINESE CITY MoURNs.
Officials Assign Places for the Peo-
pie to Weep.

Hanschow Correspondence Shanghai Mercury.
Soon after the news OF the death OF the
emperor and empress dowager was con-
frmed Official proclamations were issued
instructing the people how to observe the
mourning rites
All festivities were interdicted and musi-
cal instruments were not allowed to glad
den the ear. The high and low oficials
proceeded to designate places to weep,
and the people generally had weeping
places assigned them. The tablets OF the
departed sovereigns were placed IN these
places to receive the obeisance OF the
morners. The government schools have
suspended for some days and the students
go about With white sirdles around their
waists. In most Of the schools. both ma
tive and mission. memorial services were
held.
On the streets lanterns with blue letters
are hanging from nearly every shop. and
there Is a great display OF white bunting.
The signboards are draped with II. and it
is stretched over the street In places and
before many OF the shop fronts. The
notices. "The whole empire mournS, -
The empire weepe." etc, are freely used.
The police wear white badges on the loft
arms. Girls wear white IN their hair. All
the red buttons on mems caps have besn
replaced by black or blue. Red 10 tebooed.
OFTEN the red letters on signboards will
be covered with white paper pasted over
them.
All marriages are forbidden for a
month There was great busting IN hur-
rying UP the marriages which were near
at hand. just before and even after the
proclama ton forhidding them was issued.
as they did not want to wait 10 the end
of the mourning They did not use the
elaborate wedding garments or employ the
usual red wedding chair II the hurry. And
some economical peop.e took the occasion
to marry just because the expense could
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FIRE IN OHIO INFIRMARY.
Twelve Of the Aged Inmates Burned
IN Asvlum at Oanf1eld

CANFIELD. Ohio. January q Fire Of
an unknown origin yesterday afternoon
destroyed the mems building of the Ma
honing county infrmary here and twelve
of the aged inmates received burns. more
or less serious.
The men were endeavorlng to check the
fire at the foot OF a stairway, when a
shift in the wind suddenly drove sheet
Of fame down upon them.
They orawled to safety and We're taken
to the inflrmary hospital. The fire loss
will be $4,000.
The water pressure was not strong and
the efforts OF the inmates to fight the
flames were unsuccessful.
The building was erected about ten
years ago and was known as one of the
finest infirmary buildings in the state
The inf1rmary Is divided into three sec
lions, composed Of the mems department,
the women's and the administration build
ing The women's building and the office
building were far enough away to be out
of danger.
There are altogether c45 inmates at the
institution,
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ESKIMO YOUTH TO STICK.
Will Not Return to Frozen North
To Enter College.

NEW YORK, January 22-Mene Wal
lace. the eighteen-year-old Eskimo youth
whom Commander Perry brought to this
city from Greenland on his return from
one OF his polar expeditions twelve years
ago. has decided to postpone indefinitely
his return to the frozen north. Instead he
will enter the preparatory department of
Manhattan College here and At himself
for a career as a civil engineer
A short while ago Wallace aroused gen.
eral sympathy by appealing to Peary to
take him back to his people and away
from a civilization with which he was not
in tune.
His decision to enter Manhattan College
February 1 is said to have been taken
upon the advice of Harry v. Bradford an
explorer. to whom Wallace recently APP
pealed for assistance to return to the
north,
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Ages Of Nobel Prize Winners.
From the Westminster Gazette.

I rom the WeStmlnster GaZatte.
Our remark the other day that Prof
Ernest Rutherford, winner of the Nobel
prize for chemistry this year. is "proba
bly, the youngest OF scientists upon
whom this high honor has been bestow-
ed has prompted Miss C. A. Barnicoat
to send us a few facts and figures taken
from the Nobel publications. The aver
age age OF a Nobel prize winner has been
ffty-seven years four months: this cal
culation takes no account OF the 1908
awards. The physics prize winners. curl
ously enough, are the youngest Of ali,
taken as a body, and the youngest OF
them is Nine. Curie, born in 1861. anu re-
ceiving conformity with her late nus
band and NJ. Henri Becquerel. the physics
prize In 1903. which would make her
thirty-siX at the time.
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Constructive Optimism.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.


There is an amusing cartoon by the
great German caricaturist, Wilhelm
Busch. representing the frantic attempt
of man TO scale O. high board fence
in order to get away from lion which
has escaped from the side show of a
circus He would doubtless be able to
make his escape were il not for the fact
that he Is hindered and impeded In the
ascent by two small boys clnging to his
coat tails AS it is, he frantically strug-
giles till his coat Is rent from hem to
collar and he can get no higher.
There are always people who cling to
the coat tails OF any attempt to mount
on high, who would put leaden weights
on the wings OF the soul and hObble the
feet of Pegasus. The only way to avoid
the sings and arrows of criticism. the
half bricks and mud Jumps is to sit still
with folded hands and never stir abroad
man who never does anything, or is
anything. or says anything, is perfectly
saf e.
The minute man sets his soul and
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Monks Of High Degree.
IN the Westminster Gazette.


Prince Lewenstein- Werth eim- Rochefort
the German noble who at seventy-three
renowned the world to become a novice
in tho Dominican Order and has just
been ordained priest is one of many
men of princely and noble rank who
have become monks. Among the monks
Of the famous Abbey of Benzon, at See
kau, in Germany, are Cor were not long
ago) Prince Edward of schonburg- Hart
enstein and Prince Philip OF Honenlohe,
who but a few years ago were among the
brightest ornaments of the court of Ber-
lin. Father Sebastian was known to the
world as Baron Won Ger. dashing army
officer. and Father Nicholas is Baron
Won salls-Sogiie. The abbey porter Is one
OF the greatest mobiles of the grand duchy
of Baden. Baron won 4Drais.
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his hand to some high enterprise he 10
bound to come in for criticism. He is
singled out, alto-relievo, Gust because
he is ''the master of his fate and tho
captain OF his SOUL and because he
says with the poet
am adequate, erect
With Will to choose or to reject,
And choose just throne
But the strong man Is not going to
retreat or retract because Of criticism.
He is not going to take his hand from
the plow handle till he has driven
straight furrow through to the other
side of the field. He is undeterred and
undismayed by little men of little
minds" their taunts and raillery and ma
icious imputations. He has a mans
work In the world to do. and he says
with the doughty Scot of old, What say
they: Let them say"
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Architect Of Cologne Cathedral.
From the London Globe


The discovery of ancient Gothic paint
ings on the walls OF Cologne Cathedral
and the steps taken to restore them Will
no doubt be interpreted as one more CON
firmation OF the ancient legend that the
cathedral should never be finished and
complete until the end of the worio AS
q matter OF fact, II never has been COM
pleted and never. II may be presumed.
can be. because no sooner has one part
been finished than another is found TO
need repair.
That. of course. is true OF any large
building, but there is one really curious
point in the Cologne legend. The archi-
tect is supposed to have made a bar
gain with the evil one for the plans and
to have afterward evaded his contract
The devil therefore declared that his
name should never be known, and II re-
mains utterly unknown to this day.
though all the plans are extant and have
been in constant use for nearly 500 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22
Blighting Politics.
From the Times. England.

Politics are too often apt to vulgariza
and to blight everything with which they
are mingled. Intrigue. wire-pullng time
serving, and ingenious raids upon the
public purse are the things that follow in
the wake of the politician.
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be greatly le.sened by not using the

ordinary paraphernal1a.
A colporteur who had been selling Hal
leck's Almanac lost his occupation. Peo-
pie will not buy IL for two reasons. One
reason Is because the covers are red! The
other is because II Is for next year and
has "kuang Hsu, thirty-fifth year"
whereas there will never be the thirty
fifth year OF kuang Hsu."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22

Visitors Register at Star Once.
The following visitors to Washington
registered today at The Star ONCE:
NJ. and Mrs. D. J. Bloom and Mr.. and
Mrs. q. w. Mcclellan. Pittsburg, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22
Right Of the President,

There has been, and still is. discussion
concerning whether or not the President
had the right to take the action he did,
but this is after all a matter Of words,
for expert commissions have been fire.
quently summoned to counsel the govern
ment without compensation, and had the
Order been issued as a request 1t would
have been equally binding. The obliga-
ton. however. IS not in reality to the
chief executive, but to the nation.
On the same day that the appointment
of the council of thirty was announced
at the White House bill for the creation
of a bureau of arts and public buildings
and of council of the arts was intro
duced into the Senate by Senator New
lands. This bill provided that the office
of the supervising architect of the Treas
ury should become bureau OF fine arts
with the supervising architect as its direc-
tor. That it should have control of the
construction and alteration of all public
buildings including tho furniture and
equipment for the same, the selection of
sites for buildings and monuments the
landscape treatment of public grounds
and parks. the selection and installation
of statuary and paintings, and all other
works of an artistic nature unless specific
ally otherwise directed by Congress. It
authorized the President TO appoint, by
and with the consent OF the Senate, an
advisory council such as the President
has just named. defining tina duties Of
this council. which are to. be chiefly ad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22

1t pays to read the want columns Of
The Star. Hundreds of situations ~
filled through them.
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To Act as Clearing House.

furthermore, a national fine arts couns
Gil would act not merely as body of
experts to which resource could be made
for advice. but is a clearing house, bring
Ing into unity the various bodies under
whose direction similar work Is carried
on. 1t Is we'll known that here response.
bility is divided between the federal
and the District governments-that Con-
gress, the army engineers and the Com
missionerE all Independently are engaged
in upbuilding the city. There is now in
existence plan for the development of
the city which may be followed, but there
is no head. no way In which the work
done can be co-ordinated and brought into
proper relationship. And We are building
not merely for today. but for tomorrow.
The monuments In stone and bronze
which We erect now will testify 10 future
generations Of our culture and our edu-
cation They may not at the very best
be very good, but they should be as good
as we can make them-as witnesses they
should be faithful. This Is z matter not
Of local but national pride.
1t WAS these considerations which in
duced the American Institute of Archi-
tects to take as the topic for special dis
cussion at its recent convention the rela-
and which finally led this organization
to address letter to the President
through a special committee suggesting
that as an military step he designate a
council or Inc me artS, which could eX-
ercise advisory functions when called upon
and could make recommendations upon
its own initiative.
Suggestions by American Institute.
1t should he noted that the suggestions
made by the American Institute of Archi-
tects We're:
l. That this council should consist of
architects. painters. sculptors. landscape
architects and laymen.
:. That the supervising architect of the
Treasury should be the executive.
3. That the objects should be to have
the council advise upon the character and
design of all public works of architec-
ture, painting, sculpture, all monuments,
parks, bridges and other works Of which
the art of design forms an integral part,
and to make recommendations for the
conservation of all historic monuments
Here was intimation Of desire for
authority the presumption of preroga-
tiVes vested in special bodies Those who
served were, it was understood, to do so
without compensation-not holding Office,
but being vested by the President with
authority-that Is. to be accredited by
him. And so today the council. nomi-
mated by the American Institute Of Archi-
tects and appointed by the President,
stands.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
CITIZENS APPOINT A COMMITTEE
Met in Mass Meeting Monday Night to Consider the
Proposed New Charter for Dawson

In response to the call issued by
the mayor and council a hundred or
more representative business men
and citizens met in the court house
Monday night to consider the new
charter that had been drawn by the
commission appointed for that pur-
pose.
Mayor Marlin called the meeting
to order and permanent organization
was perfected by the election of
Judge j. NJ. Griggs as chairman and
w E. Christie secretary. DR.. r. NJ.
Stewart made a motion that the
charter that had been drawn be
read section by section and discussed
by the meeting if it contained any
thing to which there were objections.
Mr.. NJ. ]. Yeomans offered as a sub
stitute that a committee of three citi-
Zens, consisting of j. w. F. Lowrey,
NJ. c. Edwards and w. H. Davis,
and three members of the charter
commission, E. L. Rainey, H. A. Will
kinson and j. S. Lowrey, be ap-
pointed to take the charter under
consideration and make such report
or recommendations as they might
see fit to another mass meeting to
be held within two weeks.
After considerable discussion and
number of points of order the sub
stitute was adopted. The meeting
then adjourned to meet again on
Monday night, June 14th.
The committee met Immediately
after the adjournment of the mass
meeting, and organized with ]. w. F..
LOwrey as chairman and E. l.. Raj
ney secretary.
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THE KINDERGARTEN CLASS.
Mrs. Harper Gave Her Little Pupils
an Enjoyable Entertainment.

an Enjoyable Entertainment.
Mrs. Moses Harper entertained her
kindergarten class very delightfully."-
saturday afternoon. Mrs. Harper
began her class several weeks ago,
and her bright and attractive man
ner wins for her the love of all her
little pupils and insures her the
greatest success. On this occasion.
after the close of the regular Satur-
day afternoon class, the children
were taken into the diningroom,
which was lavishly decorated in Law
ender and yellow. Tall vases of
hOllyhocks and lilies were placed on
tables and cabinets. In the center of
the table over an exquisite hand
made lace piece, bOrdered with small
lavender and yellow paper, fans were
suspended from a lavender parasol.
From this ribbons were drawn to the
four corners of the table. Dainty
refreshments in the colors used were
served. 1t was an unusually pretty
affair, and quite an enjoyable one for
all the little guests.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
A Delightful and Profitable Session
Was Held in PARROT.

The annual convention of the
Friendship Sunday School Associa-
ton was held in Parrot last Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, and
was one of the best meetings in the
history of that organization.
A number of prominent ministers,
among them Dr. Lansing Burrows
and Rev. r. l.. Bivins of Ameri-
Gus, Revs H. L. Crumbley and A B.
Hawkes. of Richland, n. B. O'Kelley
of Dawson, w. A. Parker of Colquitt
and P. c. Barley of Plains, as we'll
as several prominent laymen, were
present, and the sermons and discus
sions were instructive and edifying.
Rev. S. J. Hargrove of Brentwood
was reelected president of the asso-
citation, and Rev. j. o. NOVEL; of Par
rott secretary.
A large number of visitors were
present during the convention, and
all were entertained with that free
and open-hearted hospitality for
which the people of PARROT and vi
cinity are noted.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-02
ANNUAL MEETING is HELD.
Dawson Square Bale Gin and Mill Co.
Will Make Improvements.

ID.
Will Make Improvements.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders and directors of the Dawson
Square Bale Gin and Mill Co. was
held at the office of the company in
Dawson on the 25th of May.
The work of the year was re-
viewed, and it was unanimously de-
cided to thoroughly overhaul the
plant and put it in proper condition,
All OF the old gins will be removed
and replaced by new, up-to-date gins
with all improvements, and a GIN
nlng capacity of over 100 bales per
day. Other changes and improve
ments Will also be made. This will
make it an eight 80-saw ginnery, and
with the other ginneries now in Daw-
son will give Dawson ginning facili-
ties sufficient to handle promptly all
seed cotton that may come here.
The farmers will not have to wait
for their cotton. Almost as fast as
the seed cotton is fed into the gins
1T will be turned out in lint and cot
ton seed. These increased facilities
will encourage farmers to bring
their cotton here, where there is al
ways a good market for cotton and
seed, and will result in increasing the
amount of trade of every kind.
President J. T. Raglan was re-
elected, and will have a competent
corps of assistants in the operation
of the ginnery. He will make an
announcement later as the ginning
season approaches.