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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Intellectual Life in Japan"

From the North American Review.
 The position of literary men in Japan differs in many essential respects from
 which is accorded writers of promi- nencc in the western world. The individ- uality of literary fame and literary per sonality in it's various aspects have not been developed in the Orient to nearly the same extent as in the west. The great books to which men return again and again for guidance and inspiration have been written thousands of years ago. and those men who earned fame thereafter won their laurels by writing commentaries upon the classics. No merit attached to originality. Moreover most writings were anonymous. Especially If they were original was it advisable that the author should not make his person. ality too prominent. While learning was always respected, authorship never had the position in Japan, and other Oriental countries that it has enjoyed in the west
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rom the Greeks down 10 the nresent

from the Greeks down to the present
 The Japanese mind will excel in the fli- ture in many directions. but the greatest development may be expected in those ac- tivities for which racial and social expe- rience has best prepared ther intellect A strong but selective realism in literature, delicate word painting, the successful search for mastery over the forces of nature, a. grasp of social and political eationships-there are among the things we may expect from the Japan of thefu- ture.
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,f ship propulsion can be revolution

 of ship propulsion can be revolution ized."
 Ahout 2600 boy messen gers engaged in the postal service of London can now receive at cost. government in struction in a number of subjects se- lectcd to fit them for better positions n the departments.
 The scheme came into effect this week and the session will continue un- til next May. Classes will be held during tho same period every year. Each boy messenger in London will he able to receive, either in a public school or at special classes, conduct ed in some instances on postoffice premises, four hours tutoring per week. An elaborate system has been drawn up dividing London into about 30 centers and comprising arrange ments for attendance at the classes prescribed for each center of all the lads who are for the purpose of the
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present proposals attached to the cen.

ter.
 fThe total hours of attendance for work, education and drill will not eH- ceed 5i per week. Thus there will be ample opportunity for ambitious and eager youths to supplement- their class instruciion by home study.
 The boys will be required to enter this examination at the age of 164 years Those who pass will, as far as possible, be awarded positions as let ter carriers. and they will be able to attend further classes-half the cost of which will be borne by the de- partment-to qualify them as sorters, telegraph operators and other positions.
 BIRMINGHAM SPECIAL" AFFORDS EVERY COMFORT AND CONVEN- FENCE FOR THE TRAVELLING PUB JIG, PATRONIZE THIS TRAIN AND "GIsT YOUR MONEYS WORTH" SOUTHERN RAILWAY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
ID FIGHT
 IRISH HOME RULE Lloyd Georges Insurance
 Bill in Trouble WAS TWAIN'S COURIER Verey Says Great American Humorist Never Told Jokes When With
 Home Folk-ShOemaker Is an Inventor
By PHILLIP EVERETT

London, October 14.-(Special.) )-Curious developments are taking place in Ireland just now. A number of men in Ulster, who are firmly convinced that the people of the Emerald Isle are not fit to govern themselves, and who fear that the pres ent liberal government may be able to give home rule to Ireland, have deter mined to have home rule of their own and to resist, if necessary, even with arms, the local government that may be established at Dublin. So loyal are these men to the King of England that they will refuse to recognize a law that may be passed by the British parliament and signed by that very king, and if it shouie be decided to send the kings arm ano navy to tsubdue them, these loyal hor heads of Belfast have even now made known that the said army and navy ''wii attack them at their peril.'
 No wonder Irishmen have always ha reputation for their keen appreciatio of humor.
 Mir. Lloyd George is not yet out of tn woods with his national insurance bill | which was greeted with so much admin ation by all parties, when it first ap peared. His difficulties seem indeed tc grow worse every day and of all the at tacls that are made against his favorite measure the worst seems to come from the men who profess to speak on the part of the working classes.
 The ministry recently asserted that the main point of the measure is that it gives every worker nine pence in benefits for every four pence he pays in, but a SO ealist member of parliament now main tains that this is not so, and that MT. Lloyd George either does not know the finances of his own bill or is deliberatel! misrepresenting them. The same member openly accuses the chancellor of trying {, amend the bill so as to deprive the work CTS of the control of the insuranc' scheme, which he originally promised them
 In addition to his political critic Mir Lloyd George has his own diff cuities with the doctors, friendly so- cieties and those who advocate tho cause of the maimed and broken live which are excluded from the bill. l. Is, therefore, not surprising to hear rumor that he is about to recast his measure upon a more generous line, so much more so, it is said, that his political appointments, the unionists are planning to forestall him by intro ducing an alternative bill of their own with all the defects of the govern ment scheme left out-not out of any sudden love of the working gman, but as a bait for his vote at the next elec- tions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
MAX FOGEL IS
TURNED DOWN
Refused License to Conduct
Slaughter House.

Max Fogel, Of Broad street. was
refused a permit to slaughter cattle
in his slaughter house in upper State
street by the Board of Health at an
adjourned meeting last night. The
commissioners held, despite the fact
the State Board of Health had issued
a permit, the conditions in thai vi
cinity were such that II would be to
the detriment OF the health Of the
citizens Of that section to grant the
application.
Michael zyerlean, of 753 State
street, appeared last night In obiec-
ton to the granting of the license.
He told the commissioners about
conditions there and the incidents
related, siren gthened by what the
commissioners witnessed on their re-
cent visit to the slaughter house,
was taken as sufficient grounds for
the refusal of the application. 1t is
said there are cesspools six feet away
from the house in which Fogel wants
to slaughter his beef. The place Is
near Gadek's saloon, at Maurer.
1t was the only item OF Guinness
transacted. Commissioners Macan
made the motion to dismiss the APP
~plication. Clerk LIE Roe was in
structed to communicate with the
Board of Health relative to its deci-
sion. Those present were President
Justus Kaletsch, Commissioners
Schwartz, Macan, Kennedy and
Wustefeld. The board win meet
again October 81.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS.
TO Be IN FEBRUARY

Special su~b-clerica1 and first grade
or clerical examinations for positions
in the federal buildings and custom
houses. respectively. in the third
civil service district, will be held In
this city, at the federal building, on
February g., 1912. Applicants will
be examined In the examining room
at the custom house, where proyi-
sion will be made for twenty appli-
cations. In more than this
number applies the examinations
will be held Mt the high school.
P. Il. Coutts, local secretary OF
the third civil service district, said
today that the successful applicants
may be assigned to any custom
house or federal building In the dis
trict. The examination does not
necessarily mean a vacancy exists or
an addition will be made to the force
under Collector C. Asa Francis, OF
this port, Mr.. Coutts states.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
HANSON WILL CONTEST ON.
Widow Of GsorsiaSRaiIway Man Alleges
Fraud.

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 24.-The trial of
the suit to break the win of Major
John 4. Hanson. late president of the
| Central Georgia railroad, who left an
estate valued at over 100000, has be-
gun here.
T~heosophy figures In the suit and
also the relations of Major Hanson
with Mrs. J. Fl. McVickar of New
York, who was formerly the wife o. 7.
Mitchell Homer, whom she divorced.
Mrs. McVickar is the daughter OF
Isaac Emerson of Baltimore and the
sister Of Mrs. Smith Hollis McKim OF
New York.
The effort TO break the will is
brought by Major Hanson's widow
and the widow of his only son. Mrs.
Estelle Hanson. who alleges that the
will is the result of fraud and mis-
representation, The contestants are
Theosophists and belong to the colony
1t Point Iona, Cal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24

Hard TO Get Jury in Lousi-
ana Murder Case.
gpecial b. dated Press WIRE.

&R-@seF VS. ~ 49, .
opeIouaa, La. Oct. 24.-With
the unwritteH law n o again on
trial thousands bsseiged the little
court house at this place today
elamoring TO gain entrance to the
room where Mrs. J.. r. McRae. wife
of a prominent L~ouisianfan is fght-
ing against the states demand for
the death penalty for the Staying OF
Allan Garland.
Scores of talismen were fruitless-
ly examined today nearly all had
firmly preeonceiyed opinions In the
case. Selection of the jury will APP
parently be difficult. Mrs. McRea. a..
Silent black clad figure, sat In the
prisoners dock apparently unmov-
ed by the preliminary steps to her,
trial. Occasionally the little M
consulted with her attorney and her
husband who had a sea- beside her.
Counsel for the defense announced
shortly after the session opened to-
day that the woman herself would
take the stand to relate the events
OF the night on which Garland mel
his death.
The defense will be that Mrs.
MeRea killed Garland to defend her
honor. The state will allege that
jealousy was the motive for the
murder. The case is expected to
prove SO sensational that women
and children have been barred from
the court room.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
FIND DYING STRANGER.
Man With Throat Gut Refuses to Write
Name.

Egg Harbor, N. J., Oct 24.-Seyeral
young men returning home came upon
an unconscious man leaning against a
Telegraph pole. suddenly he recovered
and, seeing them, beeame frightened
and tried to run, but fell beside the
'road.s
They asked him his name, but got no
response. They assisted him to this
city, where the police were notified
A physician discovered that the mans
throat had been cut. He could not
speak and refused to write when pens
ell and paper were offered.
Where the man was found the young
men saw two forms run across the
road into the woods and reappear with
bicycles. He was taken to Mays Land
ing. from where 1t was decided to
rush him to an Atlantic City hospital.
His recovery Is considered doubtful.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
MURDER TRIAL
is ON TODAY
fcontinnsd from page l.,


objection was upheld and another
Interpreter secured.
Mfnno testified BENZ shot his
brother and Augustine Baskonella
on October 7 following an alterca-
ton In which he, Frank Minno,
slapped the defendants face.
Senator Strong endeavored to
shake Minno's testimony on cross
examination. He asked II the wit
ness said to Benz the night of the
murder, "pll kill you before the
night is over" but this Minno de-
MED. Other witnesses called by the
state were. Mike Spoito, who liv-
ed in the boarding house and heard
the shots; Sallie Lobel, OF Perth
Amboy, who sold a revolver to Benz
on the night of the murder; Hart
ing Martin, Long, and Huff. all
members OF the Perth Amboy police
force.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
SOCIETY 0 NJ ON TRIAL.

Mrs. McHea Killed a Tulane Univer-
atty Student IN Her Home
Opelousas, Lass Oct. 14.-The trial ~
MrsJp MeRea thessoeiety woman
charged with the murder OF Allen Gar
land. the Tulane university student.
whom she says she killed for alleged
insult IN her house, has begun
here.
Mrs. McRea, carrying a bouquet of
flowers, was driven to court In an open
carriage. On the way she was greeted
by many friends, to whom she bowed
auS ssafirti, Ine case Is the most sen
~sational in the h~istory@of this section,
assd the town is crowded even more
than 1t IL usrsng county fair week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
W. TRAlNMEM KILLED.
camden Men Crushed While coupIing
Cars.

Camden. N. j., Oct. 24.-Two brake.
men are dead IN the Cooper hospital
here from injuries received by being
crushed between freight cars and IN.
derneath the wheels, They were Frauh
Schneider. thirtystwo years old. and
Frank O'shea, twenty-five years old
both OF this city.
Schneider was employed Ola the wesI
Jersey and Seashore railroad. While
coupling cars at Paradise, he was
caught between the bumpers and
crushed. He was rushed 10 the hos
pital Ia a special train, but died sew.
eral hours later.
sO'Shea WAS also employed by the
railroad. He also was coupling freight
cars just outside of Camden when he
was thrown underneath the wheels
Both legs were cut completely off. He
died from hemorrhago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
JOHNSON MUST PAY SGT.

Lsndon Landiady Gets a Judgment
Against Puniiist.
London. Oct 24-Joain Arthur John
son, the colored heavyweight cham
pion, was sued here by woman who
rented him a fiat In Paddington. She
testified that the pugilist because Of
his unusual strength smashed a large
quantity Of dishes and furniture. 1t
was added that he made the fiat SO
filthy as to be untenable.
johnson did not appear In court and
was ordered to pay S37 damages.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
~T0TTENvILLE MAN To
MARRY AMBOY GIRL

Lester s. Rogers, of Amboy ave-
nue., Tottenville, and Miss Paula
Poulson, of Madison avenue, will be
married Thursday night at 5 o'clock
In the Danish Methodist Episcopal
church, this city. The ceremony
will be performed by Rev. G.. w.
Hanson, pastor. A reception will
follow at the home of the bride in
Madison avenue. After a wedding
tour they viii reside In Stapleton,
Staten Island. Mr. Rogers Is q bf-
cycle patrelman attachedt thesSoth
precinct station, Stapleton, Staten Ia
land andi val knamn In this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24

At a meeting Of Willow Grove,
Woodmen Circle, In its room In Dana
hall last night, plans for the annual
nomination OF officers to be elected
for the ensuing year were made.
The grove will meet the fourth
Thursday in each month hereafter
instead Of the fourth Monday as
heretofore. The next meeting viii
occur on Thursday, November %.
A social time followed the meeting
under the direction of Mrs. Martins
sen and MRS. Stack, the committee
for the month.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24

Action was taken yesterday to
have some building material and rub
bish removed from In front Of the
Hyme Company buildings following
complaint of a number of residents
on the southerly side of Smith street
between State and Hobart streets.
The merchants in that block COM
planned vigorously to Patrolman
Niels Tonnesen about the matter.
Patrolman Tonnesen said he would
refer the matter to the street de-
partment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
BUSINESS MEN ASSN.
is NOW INCORPORATED

New Brunswick, Oct. 24-Articles
of Incorporation were today filed
with County Clerk B. NJ. Cannon for
the Perth Amboy Business Mems
Association. 1t Is the intention of
the new concern to band the mer-
chants of Perth Amboy together to
protect themselves from people who
continually escape from their just
debts. The principal incorporators
are John X. Sheehy, South r. Far
ington, Albert Leon, DR.. j. p. Salter
and George st. Andrassy. Mr.. st.
Andrassy was named as secretary of
the new organization.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
CARNEGIE A WITNESS.
Will Testify In Trial of cummins, tho
Promoter.

03
New York, Oct. 24.-Andrew Car.
negie, who once told the grand jury
about lending s2,1o0,o0o to William ].
Cummins and the latter's associates to
help out a merger which was to boil
ster up the lettering Carnegie Trust
company, has been ~subpoenaed to APP
pear at che trial of Cummins for the
larceny of $4,000, said to have been
deposited with the trust company.
Mr.. Carnegie win probably take the
stand late this week. He viii prob
ably be asked by the prosecution to
tell of his dealings with Cummins. He
has said in the past that he didn't
know Cummins well and that he had
never promised to help a concern
which took his name against his
wishes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
WILL HAVE S325,O00
to- SPEND ON ROADS

from the NEWS CONSEQUENTLY
Trenton, Oct. 24.-The amount
available for the improved roads Of
bile license fees will be more than
$32b,000. State Motor Vehicle
Commissioner j. B. r. Smith said to-
year from the auto fees would be at
least s36s,000 and 1T may run up to
$4,000. It will require about
$4,000 of the amount to pay the ex-
penses of the Automobile Depart
ment and the balance will so for
road improvements. M
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
EIGHT DIE IN A MINE.
Others May Be Buried In illinois Coll

Others May Be Buried In Illinois Coll
Iiery.
Harrisburg. ILL.,, Oct. 24.-An explo-
sion in mine No. 0 resulted In the
kHv~. death Of eight men. whose bod
iss ns.ve neen recovered with a proba-
hitity Of more to follow. The know
dead are Alfred Bowen. Joe Austin,
Daniel Austin, Chick Parks, Samuel
Barnaby. Frank Steckstor, William
Stringer and George Edwards.
Sixteen or more men were In the
north entry, where the explosion oc-
Cured. eight OF these escaping by
era wiling to the main shaft.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
SMOKER TONIGHT.

Odd Fellows hall tonight will be
the scene of a merry gathering when
a smoker and open meeting of Mid
dlesex Council, Royal Arcanum, will
be held. The entertainment COM
mittee of the organization has Sc
cured excellent talent and with
music and refreshments a pleasant
evening can be had by all those who
attend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
Wedsilng ROW Case Heard.

Further evidence OF the fight at g
wedding celebration In Eagieswood
Park Sunday night was aired this
morning before Justice of the Peace
FL. ID. Pieker5gill. William Pravdzik
was fined s5 and costs for disorderly
conduct. Joseph Levendoski was the
complainant. Mr.. F~iekersgilI sus-
pendend sentence for 9 short time.
Pravdzik has instituted another ae-
ton against LeyendoskA.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
MISS CRAWLEY
HAS RESIGNED

Miss Marie A. Crawley, who has
been in charge of the Western Union
Telegraph offices in this city for the
past several years. has rendered her
resignation to Theo Spawn, local
agent of the New York Telephone
Company, to take effect today. Miss
Marie A. ~Sheehan, of Smith street,
has succeeded Miss Crawley.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
AGAIN DEFENDS vET0Es.
In South Dakota Taft Delivers Speech
on tho Tariff.

Aberdeen. S. D. Oct. ~24-President
Taft In the home town Of Senator
Crawford delivereA his principal ad'
dress for this state In defense OF bis
tariff bill vetoes. Senator Crawford
is. o would willingly be, the buIwark
Of South Dakota insurgency, and the
senator sat on the platform with Mr.
Taft while he fold the crowd why he
had vetoed the three tariff bills Of the
last session and why he would con
tinue to veto such bills so long as he
was president.
The president finished his visit to
South Dakota today and arrives In
Minneapolis tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
TRIBE Of BEN HuR
TO INITIATE GLASS

Evening Star Court No, %, Tribe
of Ben Hur, has completed plans Tor
q class irritation to be held In Moose
hall, In Smith street. tonight. 4
class OF twelve candidates will re-
ceive the degree of tho order at this
time. This court at present mas Atty
beneficial and three social members.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
SAY CHINESE WARSHIpS
SURRENDER TO REBELS

Special by United Press wfrs.
Toxic, apan. Oct. 24.-Despatches
from Pekin today declare that four
Chinese imperial warships. under
command of Admiral Sab has sur
rendered to the rebels,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
DORSEY INVESTMENT GO.
is INCORPORATED TODAY
xsecss, 70 the nvEs1Na sswg

New Brunswick, Oct. 24.-The e.
j.. Dorsey & Sons Investment Com
panya was incorporated here today,
Capital stock, 500, 900; paid in
$4,000; share value, 500. Ineor-
porators are e. J. Dorsey, Frank
Dorsey and Thomas Dorsey. eacI
holding one hundred shares. The
company will deal in real estate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
Theft Of Horse Reported.

The local police were notified this
morning OF the theft OF a horse and
runabout valued at about $500 from
H. B. Randolph, OF SteIton. last
night. The animal was a sofrel
stallion, sixteen hands high which
had a small star in the forehead.
The runaDout was rubber tired and
had lamps on both Sides
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24

'Ssf TIT ~NHtP1u8 Iodus
Port Jervis, N. T., Oct. 24,-The Rev.
James Benjamin Campbell, q. D., pas
tor of the Second Reformed church,
Port Jeryis, Is dead at his home here
after a three weeks Illness Of compli-
cation Of diseases. He was sixty.
three years old. He was born at Glas-
Cow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24

Washington, Cc.- 2t.-Omcial
Washington is wondering what Sec
Rotary Of Agriculture Wilson will do
when President Taft returns to
Washington the middle of Novem-
Der. Owing to the Presidents ac-
tiQn In the DIR. Wiley cas- 1t was
thought that the veteran secretary
would retire, but he denies n In
tention of resigning soon. He is
seYenty-six years old and has been
continuously in the cabinet since
1897, having broken all records for
holding such a position.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24

PatroIman Israel Weitzen did not
go to New BranawIck yesterday in
another attempt to identity a man
who stabbed him here He Ia In
New Brunswick With other police
officials today and will probably pick
ont his assailants
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
INTERESTING MEETING.

rs An interesting meeting of the
Noman's Foreign Missionary Society
or Simpson Methodist Episcopal
church was held in the lecture rooR,
last night. Miss Marina Craze, pres
ident OF the society, presided and
opened the meeting with devotional
exercises. Mrs. Jane Overington
made the prayer and Mrs. William
Walters read from the scripture. An
excellent musical program was rem
iuered ait this time and plans for
new member campaign were discuss
ed. A committee of ten vas appoint
ed to start the campaign at once. 1t
Is proposed to secure many during
the coming season. Arrangements
Tor the mass meeting to be held at
the church Monday, November 8,
are well advanced and Mrs. William
II Palmer spoke ON the laynlcn $
missionary movement that Is now
going on.
There was a large attendance OF
the members and the collection,
amounting to $4.85, was taken for
the Deaeonesses Home at Newark.
After the business session the fol-
lowing program was rendered: Mrs.
". G. Munger and Mrs. e. A. Hoag-
land rendered a piano solo; Miss
Marian EIdridge and Miss Alma Par
sons gave a vocal duet; and Mrs. v.
G.. Munger, a piano solo. A social
time followed and Refreshments
sWers servad.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
Called to Family Row.

An alteration between John
Nutter and his wife, of 454 Division
street, last night, caused a cali to be
sent for Patrolman Charles Quinn.
He advised the woman to swear out
a warrant for her husbands arrest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24

TUG Peoli. towing barsas sham
okfn. STAFFORD aad Kadnor, Of
scafh Anabogs passed Highland
Light yesterday,
British steamer Arahansa, of this
city ansl0sd 81 Baltimore Nd. year
tardKg
acuoonsz Percy Bisasau. eli New
xGFk arrived At Roosevelt ysaser
AM II sH s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-24
saven convicts Escans.

Kansas City. Mo-, Oct. 24.-Seven
e~onvicts. led by William L.atrasse, ars
being hunted, following their escape
fron the WyanGotte county jail.