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The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

WILL DANCE-The Native Sons and
Daughters social and literary committee is 20
give an entertainment and dance in Golden
Gate c0mmandery hall tomorrow night under
Sens and CalaEeras parior Of the Daughters
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

FOUND DEAD IN BED-Santa Rosa. April "a
Albert Geisselman, proprietor of a resort al
Aqua Caiente. near Glen Ellen, was fouas
dead In his bed this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26

BINGER HERMANN BETTER-Roseburg Ore.
April 25.-Binger Hermann's condition today
showed some Improvement
Gilpin observer., 1910-02-24

allow perfect freedom in such mat
ters, simply because the Anglo-Saxons
do They are a nation of monkeys"
Hardy went back after his kodak.
The two men, as they walked away
from the front steps of the Grand ho-
tel. presented, in their physical ap-
pearance, as great contrast as pos
sible: Neville, tall, large-boned, florid,
blue.eyed, thick-lipped; Hardy of me-
dium size, dark, slender, well-knit, and
so erect that he seemed to be slightly
taller than he really was. His suit of
dark gray fitted him with that unob-
trusive elegance that proclaims the
most expensive American tailors,
while his gold.rimmed pince-nez add
ed intellectual distinction TO a high
bred somewhat ascetic countenance.
In the afternoon they walked down
toward the sea-shore, the Englishman
still acting as guide.
That would make a fine view," sug-
gested Neville. those houses along
the beach. that bit of sea, and the
hills yonder."
THAT is so," assented Hardy. 81 be-
lleNe L IL TAKE II. IL III uOl CAREFUL,
shall get all my films covered with
babies.' He opened his camera and
rolled out the bellows. Then he
strolled back and forth for several mo-
ments. gazing into the finder, as he
tried to decide on the composition OF
the view that he would take. He
pressed the bulb and was closing the
instrument when n Japanese in Euro
pean dress stepped up to him and
laid OBTAINING hand upon his arm.
"You must give me that camera,
SIR" said the Japanese quietly, in per-
feet English. Hardy looked about in
amazement. Naturally his first
thought was that he was being
robbed.
Don't try anything of that kind
here, my man." he replied, "or I'll
give you into the hands of the police"
The threat was suggested by the
presence OF two police officers who
were standing near. evidently watch
Ing the scene. The Japanese now
called to them in his own tongue and
they approached.
II am an officer Of the law" he
said. "and You will be taken into Gus
Gilpin observer., 1910-02-24

piled; 'if you wish to talk with me,
can speak English"
II was not talking Japanese to you
as I think you know replied his in
quisitor, in absolutely perfect English.
You are too modest as to your really
remarkable linguistic requirements.
But if it suits you to speak English at
the present moment, L shall be most
happy to oblige you. | am sorry to
inform you that you must submit to
being searched"
Now, really, wouldn't that be car
rying matters too far?" asked Hardy
Il had intended to take this thing
good naturedly, as it interests me;
but searching mel really think |
shall enter protest against that |
am an American citizen. you know,
and if any indignities are offered me,
| shall not fail to demand redress"
Unfortunately, we have nothing to
do with that feature of the CASE re-
piled the Japanese. I'VE are under
orders. and we trust you will not put
,, us to the disagreeable necessity Of
using force
We'll, go ahead said Hardy cheer
lily, ''and if you find anything out of
the ordinary, I'll eat it,
They stepped briskly up to him and
began to run their hands rapidly and
deftly over his clothing and through
his pockets. AS they worked, he
talked.
IF this had happened in Russia,
now, where every man is suspected
of being an anarchist or spy, l
shouldn't have wondered at it. But
we Americans have begun to look on
you Japanese as civilized people. We
call you the Yank,-hello, what's
that?"
They had taken from his overcoat
pocket bundle of papers, which they
opened under the electric bulb hang
ing from a wire in the middle of the
room and began to examine. Hardy
stepped forward briskly, out of curl
osity, but one of them threw out an
arm as rigid as bar of steel and
pushed him back as easily as if he
Gilpin observer., 1910-02-24

walked up broad flight of stairs and
entered a ROOM in the center of which
n middle-aged Japanese. in the uni
form of general in the army, sat at
n table writing. He was corpulent
man, in whose shrewd eyes and stern
features European training contended
with Mongol cunning. lie spoke for
a very few moments in low tone
with a subordinate. and. evidently as
a result of this conference. Neville
was led from the room. He returned
after about 20 minutes and Hardy
glanced at him curiously. II anything
unpleasant had been done to him, 1t
did not show in his face-a fact which
the American attributed to the 9th
er's British imperturbability
Hardy himself was now led away
He was taken into room about ten
feet square. with bare floors and not
an article of furniture. He found him.
self alone with two Japanese. one of
whom addressed him Immediately In
n language that he did not under
stand.
Il can not speak Japanese" he re.
Gilpin observer., 1910-02-24
CHAPTER II.
Searched by the Police.

THE Anglo-Saxons are the only peo-
pie who have any idea of personal lib
erty." remarked Hardy, as the two
men stood on the steps of the hotel.
waiting for their jinrikisha to arrive.
Fancy the authorities in New York
or London taking away your camera
and developing the films, just to see
what pictures you have taken! Well,
/ got my camera back all right, and
I'm going to consider myself in luck
because | get my films developed free
of charge. l wonder II there's any
thing else this obliging people would
like to do for me before l go away"
At this moment the jinrikisha came
up and the newly-made friends start
ed out for their night expedition about
the streets Of Yokohama-such an ex-
cursion as only Pierre Lott or Lafca-
dio Hearn could describe adequately.
An Americans chief sensation on first
getting into jinrikisha is loss of
dignity. There you sit, perched In a
narrow trim baby carriage, driving a
bare-legged little man with an invert-
ed fish-basket on HIS head.
They trotted from place to place till
midnight or after. Hardy enjoying
himself hugely. He took AWAY with
him confused memory OF dark, mar
row streets swarming with Japanese,
mostly babies; OF occasional low build.
ings where something seemed to be
going on inside; Of steep activities at
Gilpin observer., 1910-02-24

We're child. AS nearly as he could
tell from the distance maintained, the
paper seemed to be covered with
drawings and plans of some kind.
Il never saw that before!" he ex-
claimed, much wondering. They went
out together and left him in the mid
die of the room. Having nothing bet
ter to do. he lighted cigarette and
attempted to study it all out, standing
there with his hands in his pockets.
II only hope they don't keep this
farce up till | miss my train" he
mused; 81 have bought my ticket"
He was not kept waiting long. The
general himself came in to see him.
"Of what am accused?" asked Har-
dy, "and why am l subjected to these
indignities"
The general also spoke English. He
had shrewd. fearless. penetrating
eyes. and an absolutely dispassionate,
businesslike air.
"You can not brazen the matter"
he replied. "The papers found on your
person leave little doubt as to the
Gilpin observer., 1910-02-24

wonder what they wanted of it. What
do you think"
Il haven't the least idea" replied
Neville. Probably they have heard
that some other country prohibits ta-
king photographs. AS told you, they
are nation of monkeys"
Mr. Hardy found his camera on his
return to the hotel, with note stating
that the films would be returned to
him in the morning, developed. The
incident, which had been conducted in
n masterful manner, threw new
light on Japan. 1t led him to believe
that this was something more than a
comic-opera country, and that the in
habitants were not all babies.
Gilpin observer., 1910-02-24

which 1t was necessary to get our and
walk; and of steep declivities where
the man-horse leaned back at an an
gle OF 45 degrees and the muscles on
his legs stood out in knots.
Il say" cried Hardy to Neville, 'if
this thing ever gets away from him
I'll be in pretty pickle"
You'd travel to the bottom jolly
FAST" laughed Neville. who did not
seem TO be the least bit nervous.
There were innumerable paper Ian
terms, of course, and one quarter of
the town was lighted as if for lawn
party.
They were sitting on the floor in
the back room of tea-house, listen
ing to the music furnished by three
geishas, when they were arrested.
Hardy had felt it a privilege to go
into this place, because his compan-
ion assured him that it was the real
thing, and not one of those resorts
that are run for foreigners. This state
ment was borne out by the fact that
the dozen or more patrons whom they
found there were natives, with the ex-
ception of one, little foreigner who
spoke bad English, and who, as Hardy
remembered afterward, sat Extensively
close to him. This man had a pro-
fuse, shapeless beard and bad teeth
and persisted in drawing Hardy and
Neville into conversation The
American took a dislike to him from
the first.
Don't resist, don't resist" whis-
pered Neville, as four policemen
stepped up to them. 1T won't do
you the least good in the world. don't
you know. They've made some bloom
ing mistake, and when they find out
what it is they'll do everything in
their power to make amends"
Il haven't the least idea in the
world of resisting" replied Hardy
good-naturedly; this is really inter-
esting. Whom do they take us for, l
wonder?"
They were escorted to a cab and
whirled off to a large modern-appear-
ing building of stone, whose front
was lighted by an electric globe. They
Gilpin observer., 1910-02-24
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for guide an Anglo-Saxon who knew
the principal places of interest, and
possessed a slight command of the
language. Neville, he learned, had
been in the country over three
months.
They were out early the next morn
ing and spent the entire day tramping
about the fascinating streets of the
Japanese city.
Did you bring your camera with
you?" Neville asked Hardy, as the
latter appeared on the veranda of the
hotel, where he found his new-made
friend waiting. There's a deal to
photograph and these people are GER
tainly picturesque, even if they aren't
much else"
viii they allow one to take pho
tographs?" asked Hardy.
"Oh. certainly. There are no re-
strictions. whatever. Their civilization
is initiative, you know-copied mostly
after the English and American. They
Gilpin observer., 1910-02-24

tody if you resist. / beg that you will
not compel me to have the camera ta-
ken from you forcibly." Hardy rarely
allowed himself to exhibit excitement.
Better hand it to him." advised
Neville. He is evidently laboring I'M
der some mistake, which the authori-
ties will be jolly well anxious to rec
tify when they find it out
Hardy handed over his camera.
"I'll go with you to the police sta
tion," he said to the officer.
"Do not put yourself to the trouble"
said the Japanese, the police will
know where to find you when they
want you. The instrument will be re-
turned to you, when we are through
with it, at the Grand hotel"
well, call that COOL" said Hardy,
as he stood watching the three men,
who were walking off with his cam
era. '1'll have that instrument back
if I have to stay here a month and
make an international affair of it.
Gilpin observer., 1910-02-24
The Difference.

''1n novels, the father is always
wanting the son to carry on the old
family business"
What of that?"
In real life when boy wants to
learn his afther's business, the old
gentleman usually threatens to break
his neck
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14

pledged to smile when the rain ruins
your holiday and your holiday clothes;
when the waiter keeps you waiting
half an hour and then brings the wrong
thing; when the newspaper fiend puts
his elbow in your face in a tramway
car
The founder and president of this
club is Mr.. Thompson Crone, a WELL
known resident at one of the Natlock
hydros. He travels weekly in many
parts of England and wherever he
goes he admits dozen or SO who wise
to join the society OF smiles.
The ticket of membership costs one
shilling, and the payment is followed
by the ritual of initiation. Mr. Crone
recites formula insisting upon the
necessity for smiles, especially in the
hours of early morning.
BY his side two assistants stand
erect as men at arms, having at their
shoulder poker and tongs from the
nearest CRATE. At the conclusion of
the recital the member repeats after
the founder the rules of the organi-
cation.
The members of the club have Sc
cret sign by which they recognize fell
low smilers. When a smiler greets a
stranger he raises the left hand and
makes peculiar movement on the
inside of the left arm.
The membership fees are devoted by
the founder to sending city children
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14
Whys

Why pain?
Why suffering?
Since the world began the unanswered
cries have been wrung from suffering
souls.
When you see somebody suffer, from
no fault of his own perhaps. you SYM
pathize and philosophize. Why should
anyone suffer? Why should the innocent
suffer for the guilty? You find the only
answer in the perfecting of character.
But
Pain or sorrow comes to you-to you.
All. that's different
Somehow the philosophy does not fit.
your character. You question the right
eousness of your suffering, and. 1t may
be. rail against Providence.
Thou foolish one!
Sorrow and suffering are stern teachers,
true enough but you are dull scholar!
Your tears fall on the page of the les
son and you rebel against the discipline
of the school. But revolt is useless. You
may play truant at times but you cam
not get away from the school.
Aye, foolish one. Why chide the teach
ers? Face your lesson and learn 1t. Pass
under the rod
Have you read some of the short stories
of the late o. Henry? Well, 1t turns out
since his death that this man at one
time in his life was a prison convict.
1t matters not what his offense may
have been-it is now sufficient to say
to what heights he had climbed and out
of what depths!
1t matters not what his suffering was
That it must have been keenly felt those
may well know who have sensed the
sensitive soul of the remarkable writer
But out of 1t all he perfected rare
soul that knew how to companion with
other souls through his pen. knew how
to bring smiles and cheer and a warm
sympathy for the suffering and genial
tolerance for all, and teaching Of wise
resignation in affliction
How? Why?
The furnace of trial through which he
passed did not destroy, but only re-
fined the gold Of his genius, and made
of him a ministering spirit.
Had this rare man never passed through
the ugliness of the crystals stage, he
never would have come out of 1t the
brilliant butterfly of genius.
we cannot all come up through sor-
row to such perfection; but we all may
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14

-Yonder sits the real president of
the United States. If she had left me
alone l should now be doing on the
circuit court bench"
Thus spoke President Taft before a
big audience, pointing to his wife.
And he told the truth probably.
Certainly the last sentence is true.
To Mrs. Taft more than to any other
Mr.. Taft undoubtedly owes his rise
from the bench to the presidency.
Mrs. Taft wanted her husband to get
on and up in the world.
Left to himself Mr.. Taft, as he says,
would have been contest as a United
States circuit judge. TO doze through
the argument of prosy counsel to sup
plement the day with golf and a good
dinner, would have suited our good
natured President. With no Mrs. Taft
But Mrs. Taft
Many man Is in the same case
with Mr.. Taft. He owes his success
very largely to his wife.
Mr.. Taft frankly admits what many
another fails to understand or appre-
ciate.
The average man is rather vain of
his success and boasts that he is self
made when as matter of fact he is
very much wife made.
1t may be wife, it may be a mother,
or some other; but trace back the cause
fof the mans success and nearly al
ways you will find woman.
A husband sometimes frets under the
urgency of his wife for better home
or position. education for the children,
and complains that she nags him into ex-
traordinary effort
Occasionally, perhaps. the wife may be
too ambitious, but in most cases the hus-
band should be glad that somebody prods
him out Of his doze.
Because
In the effort put forth to meet the ex-
pectation of the wife he discovers powers
and facilities he little dreams of.
Honor to whom honor.
1t was a fine thing in Mr.. Taft pub
licly to pay a tribute to his wife and
credit her with his success, and 1t is to
be regretted that many husbands forget,
or fail to appreciate, the part their wives
have had in their upcoming.
Man is but a half circle.
He needs the wife to complete the cir
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dav devoted to buying presents for the

day devoted to buying presents for the
children.
Crazy?
Why, of course. Who but a crazy man
would go about the streets giving away
his money to every little child he hap
pened to meet?
At least that is the way the insane
| commissioners looked at it,
The heirs had little difficulty in prov
ing the sheer insanity of such an un-
usual action on the part of man
with money.
And so they took the old man who
had been so happy in helping the child
rem and shut him up in the county asy-
lum where he could not spend the heirs
money.
His mission friends tried hard to get
him out.
Meantime. deprived of his chiefest
pleasure. the poor old man actually went
insane.
Well
The heirs will get some of their money,
and much good may 1t do them. But
they never can take out of the life Of
the good old man those three supremely
happy years, nor-thank goodness-can
they take away from the forlorn waits of
the street the dresses and shoes and wa
CONS and dolls-and the happiness.
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to be witness of the incident who told
it in after years.
A little thingf
In the dictionary of Goodness there are
no little things.
Even In Gods great program there Is
care for the sparrows. The Father of us
all watches over the birds, and not one
of them falls to the ground unnoted.
The Great Goodness that directs the vast
machinery of the universe does not con-
slider the fall of a sparrow a little thing.
And SO, that Philadelphia sailor, when he
rescued the poor bird, and Abraham Lin
coin, when he picked up the little robins,
was doing a godlike thing.
Why did the people cheer Dayton?
Because in this common sailor they saw
something great and good-something of
the humanity that was in Lincoln. some
thing of the divinity that was in Christ.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14
MATLOCK SMILING
CLUB rs THE NEWEST

London, Aug. 3-(SpeciaD-To the
list of clubs founded for peculiar pur-
poses must now. be added the Matlock
Smiling Club.
The members of this club are pledg-
ed to smile on all occasions, but more
particularly on those occasions when men
are more inclined to swear.
If you become a member you are
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14
Heart To Heart Talks
BY EDWIN A. NYR

Gle. Alone he is but half a man. 1t often
happens that the wife is not only the
half, but the better half. 1t requires the
two semicircles to make complete the sue
cessful human.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14
Too Quick for Her
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
Senator Clay, at a dinner in Marietta,
praised the ready wit of Georgia law
yer.
Even in his youth, when he was only
an instructor in Hiawassee college, my
alma mater-even then" said Senator
Clay, che h2d a ready wit.
"They say his wife limited to him one
day just before Easter:
+" 1t is the spring, the beautiful spring,
and see-even the trees, dear, have all
got new clothes
so they have he answered readily.
Beautiful new clothes. And made 'em
all themselves, too, besides supplying the
material y
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14

for a seaside holiday in summer. Over
5000 has already been collected dur
ing 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14

CHEAP COAST EXCURSION
RATES VIA SEABOARO
$500 Washington and return; 1
$500 Norfolk and Richmond
and return. Electric lighted
observation cars and FANS
Phone 1882 for particulars.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14

learn, in time, that the bitter cup of
life that is offered us may be the very
best cup from which we should drink
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-01
WELL PLEASED
WAS THE AUDIENCE THAT AT
TENDED THE FIRST NUMBER
OF NORMAL SCHOOL
LECTURE COURSE.

tThe Wilbur Starr Male quartctte.
the first number of the Norma: School
Lecture course. made a hit Al the Nor.
NAL Auditorium last evening. when an
audience of probably $40 peopcl lis
tened TO the excellent programme rca-
dercd. Mr.. Starr. probably won the
greater share OF the lnurcls and his
work was above criticism, lie was Ell.
cored enthusiastically after the rem
diion or he TorCador Song. from Car.
men. Mrs, Starr made a profound i'm
preston on tho audience by her cello
solo. in fact every member of tho con-
cert company was cnCorcd cnthnsias.
tically. Mr.. Lee. who is in charge of
the course thanked the public in gen
cral for the hearty support they have
given the course.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-01
POLICE COURT
THREE MEN ARE FINED IN THE,
MAYORS COURT.

There were three In Mayor Martins
court this morning. One was a one
armed man that took TOO much of the
cup that inebriates. He. came here
from Hampshire county and fell in
with some Of the men that frequent
saloons. His fine was two with trim
mings.
A colorcd fellow by the name OF
Reynolds and Harry Gambonclli, an
Italian. had scrap yesterday after
room Mt Mike Amato's saloon. Tie
coIorcd fellow seemed to have the bet
ter OF the fistic argument although
Harry told Reynolds in police court
this morning Taking It up and up
can lick you every day in the week.
They we're fined five dollars each and
costs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-01
HUNG COW ITO
apple. TREE. III.
DoMEnlco BoRRELLI EosTvALui;
AsLE coW-FouND SUSPEND:
ED FROM APPLE TREE.

Domcnico Borclli; a foreigner, enl.i
ployed at the Fairmont' Brewery, Will!
to-day swear out warrants for several
persons whom he charges.lwith hang;
ing his fine 500 mich COW toSan old
apple trees severa1 weeks ago in "a
pasture opposite his home on Four
teenth street. a9 .t :
Domenico said that lie would have
had the parties arrested ere this but
he was not positive who they were,
but now he had witnesses to prove
that several persons residing in that
neighborhood tied rope about his
COW and suspended her from the tree.
Why they should do such thing he
is unable to say. tie started out with
buckle; and feed In hands 10 do his
morning milking when behold he saw
his sad.taCed animal cold in death
with cruel rope cntwincd about her
neck. Domcnico will summons mum.
her OF witnesses to testify that they
know who hung the COW. The eXecu'
lion took place at the quiet midnight
hour.