THE SCRANTON TBIBtTNETSAT0RDAY. MORNING, AUGUST 24, 1895, 11 The One Cure for. Corrupt Politics: Judge John Stewart Outlines Anew His Plan for Reforming the Party Primaries. Editorial CMTeapoftileoce. Chambersburg, Aur 21 Tn Cham fceraburg no man in more tiighly re spited or esteemed than Hon. John Stewart, president judge of Franklin couuty and leader of the unsuoeessful but educational independent revolt of 1S8S. Judge Stewart carrlea hta years easily; although well beyond fifty, with Crown daughter and the memory of brilliant son svho. at the time of hit sudden death, less than a year ago. stood as pre-eminent at the Franklin ar as Ills father himself had stood, prior to hit elevation to the bench, the Judge look scarcely a day older than forty. Ills home 1 a stately structure In he colonial style, with wide iinK.i looking out upon large and beautiful lawns; and upon on of these ilaza.a the Judge delights to sit In the cool of the morning and exchange views upon current questions with his numerous visitors, many of whom are of national distinction. Jt wa upon such a fortu nate occasion that I wait recently privileged to secure an audience with the man who. In the opinion of very many eminent Pennaylvanlans. pos sesses the most Incisive logic and the most effective mastery over words. In critical moments, of any man todsy In public life within the borders of the commonwealth. I had called with a friend simply to pay our respects; but as this formality melted away before the cordially of the JuJge's greeting and gave plaoe to a running comment concerning men and Issues of present or recent vitality. I found the charm of his brilliant conversation too strong to be lightly put aside. It was 8 o'clock In the morning when we called: it was near noon when we departed. And the Interval was as pleasant wild withal as Instructive as any that I can recall. Of course, we talked politics. But It was a type of politic which can with safety be repeated the kind that the country need more of. In the place of the huckstering and dickering kind that so generally disgraces that re spectable word. ,-I have no regret for the part I took in the campaign of 1SS2." said Judge Stewart. "I failed to be elected, and very likely I ought to be thankful for that; but I succeed ed In opening the eyes of many influ ential persons to the abuses of the Jobbing and trading one-man power which ha o long blighted honorable ambition and dwsrfeil the public wel fare In Pennsylvania. 'Falling our. side the breastworks' in such a cause wasn't half as humiliating as one might think. That kind of political bargaining and selling still goes on. I regret to say; but It Is some consola tion to u pioneers In the 'revolt' busl tiess when so conspicuous a represen tative of the old school of spoilsmen's politics a Senator Quay has felt the need, in the present unpleasant, less, of coming out substantially on the same platform upon which I stood and fell In the gubernatorial campaign of thir teen years ago. Af;er that, we ought to regard our platform at least as pretty well vindicated. Patronage can never be eliminated or wholly neutral ized as a political factor: but we need rot necessarily .descend to that low Mate of political degradation when it becomes the one controlling Influence. "The great trouble, the fundamental weakness In our sysrem of govern ment." the Judxe continued, "consists f t the fact that with many of us virtue Is spasmodic and uncertain, while vice ir steady and certain. We procrasti nate too much. We don't do our duty when we see- It. Nothing pains me oulte ro much as to read in the papers that such and such a city has been swept by a 'tldil wave of rform.' t rejotce In the reform, but I object with emphasis to the tidal wave. There never was a tidal wave that didn't sub side as quickly as It arose. Jerky and Intermittent attempts to correct no torious political evils msy not be worse than no attempts at all. but in their net benefits they are seldom much bet ter. If It Is the business of some men to prostitute government and make a foot ball of upright citizenship then It ought to be the business of other men to lift government up out of the mire and work for clean men and decent methods. And they oughtn't to be afraid to toll overtime, either; for It takes twice as much energy and tact to restore a prostrate virtue as It does to do the prostrating." "Then you don't have much conl dence In such uprising, as the anti Tammany movement In New Tork?" asked. "I would not care to answer ngitlve ly; because I Ixrtiev that the men en traced In ttvat movement are sincere and determined. The trouble is. they cannot. In little groups, hold out against the momentous indifference of the tas paying masses. T'ney won the recent election because the ptfblic pulse was atlrred by great excitement. Can the tension be maintained Kmg eno'igh to permit of the accomplishment f sys tematic renovation and reform? In dividually, I have my doubts " "But If movement so energetic as "the on was that resulted In the elec tion of Mayor Strong cannot be relief upon to purify city government, what can the pubtio do? la munlcip-il re form only a 'glittering abstraction of peechT" "By no means." the Judge heartily re sponded. "But before municipal or any other kind of political Mform can be permanently achieved tn anything like te full measure of Intelligent desire, there wHI need to be one Important change In the method y which men are elected to office- n this country. You touch now upon a favorite hobby of nrlne, and I warn you rwrt to be sur prised If I dwell upon rt at considerable length. "It needs no argument to establish that a great majority In fact, I think aH the serious political ills of the day are traceable In their real. origin back tn ifWt fundamental function of pnrty srovemment, the (party primary. This function Is the very essence of our gov . erament. Aonordlngly as Its work 1a vterfnrtneMl well nr I M Br Anea r,ne irntr. erment. 'become olean or foul. And yet. of all the various processes of politics the party primary is the most neglected, the most abutted, the most despised one In the list. Scarcely one decent voter In five dan be persuaded to attend It; and when a decent voter does attend there are usually such repulsive features con nected with rt manipulation that he goes away, disgusted, and nest year re mains at home. Of course, this Just phases bis; and little bosses who make their living out of politics; for t con tlnues tn their almost absolute control Che on source oftpower and ipelf which. If wrested from them, would result in the speedy demolition of their whole ne farious system Bo long as four or six or eight or a down ward heelers can et together tn each election district In av back room of some out of the way ItpuM ana determined at will the oom ateon of the convention which chooses tmrtjr candidates, tt wilt he Idle Jo ex pect those candidates, upon the aver age, to rite higher, in personal charac ter and social fltnsea, than the level of their political creators and sponsor) at the partisan ttepttamal font There tuay be exceptional times trim the gteerers, geared fey some rumbling of the popular voice, consult discretion nd name candidates a trifle better tMaa tssoaJ. - Bart masking of the tee yatem tehtua the senUanc of sanctity hi only occasional, and It affords no serf guaranty to the finan cially Interested cltisena that their gov ernmental affairs will not, i the very next vleotluifc be turned over again to the delicate control of rascals and In competent I refer more partevularly now t political management In our large cities. "Let me briefly Illustrate how the prewenB. system works. We will assume that you and I own property In a cer tain dty upon which we each, pay taxes annually amounting to JUKI. This tax la K-vled and expended by a numlier of men whom the cttlsena of that city n naully fleet to councils. They arc our trustee, or agents. They are vested almost 'with absolute powvr In the disposal of ttvo money which we, as clt Ixen and owners of property, pay Into the city treasury u our proportion of the municipality's expenses. How many of these vounvllmen, as a rule, own property themselves? How .many of them are experienced In the conduct of business affairs? llow many of them would you and I trust with the expen diture of our personal fund? Vol we either go to th poll and vote or such men, every year, because their Staines are printed on our party ticket, or els we don't go to the polls at all. but leave that duty to those who. with nothing of their own to tax. virtually control the affairs of those who di have to pay taxes, say how much we xholl pay and manipulate the spending of that money when paid. Our nomination, under the present primary elections system, are ready-made for us iy men Inter, ewted l'i making rhem to lit the pat tern of their own political necessities. John Tw. 'Republican, differs from lik-lmrd Hoe. Democrat, mainly In the lujel.at the head of his ticket. If w vote for either loe or Itoe. the chance are five to one that we vote for an in competent or a tool: nd If we don't vote at all. we are certain that one or the other will win, anyhow. It is. ns I have sid, unutterable folly to expect the clt-an and conservative business clement to volunteer In the work of cleaning the party primaries, so that nomination shall bj made to reflect the popular will. The average business man would a great deal rather be over taxed 15 or $10 a year than to leave hi store or his workshop on purpose to kick up a muss that would merely re sult, when ended. In a large and active number of political 'bosses, sub-bosses and henchmen 'having It In' for him. "Two yea,.' ago I proposed, In the PhilvlelphU. Tress, a scheme for the reformation of our primary elections th.vt wa widely commented upon at the time, but like all good things, soon forgotten. I have 'thought that matter over carefully, ever since; have dis cussed It with a number of elear hrsJnod men. and the result Is thait I today stand by my original proposition, and (Irmly believe it is the only effec tive solution, under present conditions, applicable to th problem of political reform. The scheme Is substantially this: Make th? primaries a recognized part of the electlin maehtnery. and gov ern th-m by the same stringent laws that now safeguard the regular elec tions. Do away with nominating con ventions by making the members of any party vote upon the various candi dates for nomination by that party di rectly at the primaries, the man secur ing the highest number of votes for any office to be certified by the prima ry official. as the regular party nomi nee for that office. And finally, abol ish the present registration of vniers by making participation In one of the party primaries and Indispensable con dition anl prima facie proof of qualifi cation for voting at the next ensuing general election. "How would this scheme work In V actloe? Let us -?. In the first place, kt would legalize what la today th? most important, because the most elemental, function of government, and tftleld by law a sacred duty which at present Is grossly abased and woe fully m-glected. When our fore-fathers estibli.iherl the government, a party prlmiry v. as an unheard-of thing, therefore they mode no provision for It. Later, It came Into vogue merely as a convenient preliminary. Now, under th sway of party feeling and especially through ft potent working by shrewd manlputosrrr of the party machinery. It has grown to be the one real decisive ttg-.ncy In the determination of rulers and policies, bo murh overshadowing the g:,ral ejection which follows tha the latter rarely does more than to rati fy Its effeotlve work. I contend that the most vital function of republican government should not be tamely pros tituted to the domination of party rirrgrtera, ut should be stringently pro tected by law. "In th? second place, the naming of the party candidates by the parity rnaswos would ffertually clip the claws of the b-wsMs and ait a blow destroy the sbu their ascendancy has fos tered. There Is very little danger to '.hie cause of cWa,n government In the rule of the plailn people. The iuim of any party can generally t runted. The grwit trouble of our time Is that '.he iimwi do not g-t a far ahow. The nearest that ithey come to exerting an Influence la whn nt rare interval like that In New York last fall, they upee the readyenade stales of the pro fessional politicians of both parties and rhos-j one of their own number n their commtmloned servant. And this comes only once 1n a generation. Let the fair majority of either party name the candWlate of that party, undor a sys tem that doesn't enable the party homes to defeat the registration Of their will, arsl It will not be long before the con duct of our governments), city and st Bite and national, will begin to reflect an trrrproveimnt. "IMstly, when rt become known that no man can vote at the general election who too no part In the primaries Jiwt rrcredtTig. there will be no further com plaint at the neglect of those primaries by the so-called (better element. A rep resentation will be secured at the primaries which will effectually rescue them from the clutches of the traders and speculators of politics, end elevate them into real Instrument for the reg IfttratKm of the true will of the commu nity. Tbt, In my Judgment, 1 all that Is needed. We cannct hope to have gord fruit from a tree whose tap root rents In a bed of quick lime.- We meed not expect any material betterment In the government of our cities, of our states) or f our nation when every agent In that government, before he cam reafiti office, tola first to be certified to by (the tricksters and the knaves that make a Hvlna; through th abstention of the clean element In our citizenship from the primary elections. . . "Until we adopt some such system or reform, which will make the primary reflect the will or the majority U la Idle to talk of having a republican government. "We may have the form, but we shall Hack the substance ut terljr" .V - '.If. R. " ' sn S iii lii sa" t HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY, From th Chicago 7!me-!fere)d. Men who, In the ordinary business of lire, are straight forward and honorable are frequently offended when the news paper deollnee to become a party to fraudulent misrepresentation. - They do not hesitate to request announce ments of "packed houses' and "enor mous bus! nee," whan M( la very well un derstood that they are, reposing upon the rawed edge of (failure, wWb ne bust- ness to speak of. Many times such misleading announcements are Inserted by papers tnpres tpotlned to complais ance thai to a careful regard for the fact, and aa the public Is not to he fooled tn the long run of any event, the conclusion invariably la that the news paper thus off ending la either Ignorant or venal. Very few of those who live In the glare of pubta. kite, and more particu larly within the circle of the fnotllght. have been able to appreciate the fact that newspaper writing Is for any other purpose than to recount their merits and hide under a mass of well applied words such demerits as sometimes oc cur even In the case of genius. It Is painful to break In upon this sublime assurance of superiority, coupled with such a unique theory of the newepaper functions, but In point of fact the news paper is devised chiefly for the Informa tion of readers, and la likely to gain res pect and Influence solely In proportion as the Information In reliable and the Incidental comment Just and equitable. Now that everyone Ikmh-s for a,nd ex pects un Improved condition of theatri cal business it might not be a bad Idea for managers und those allied with them to give over attempting to mislead the public through the press, or by any otlnr mean. It Is much better to Oe straightforward and candid. DRAWING T11K IQNfl BOW. The Ynr of th lllg Wind. The man with the whlsk-boom goatee crossed his leg and remarked: "I never seed such wind ns we had In the state of Kansas last summer." "Ulow your bam uwsyT" asked the landlord, suvpatlietlcally. "Not much; barn blowed Into next county lat April." "House, iivebbe?" "Lost tthe house long In June; kited over east about three mile and III in flurry Creek. Didn't mind that so much." he continued, "got 'em back and anchored 'em aguln all right, but 'long about duly 1 we got to bavin' real breeay weather." The landlord said nothing and the group around the hotel stove prudently followed hi example. "The th day of lust July," continued the stranger, after a reflective pause, "there come up the doRgondost wind I ever see in the stuto of Kansas. When It began to 'blow my bantam rooster was Just tlappln' Its wings to crow" "Did It blow the craw out of him?" Inquired the stableman, Jocosely. "liontlt men," Mid the man with the whlsk-broom goatee Impressively, not heeding the Interruption, "before that rooster had done crowing every llvln' (feather on his body was blown clean off." "Leave -th.9 plnfeathers?" asked the landlord, skeptically. Yes, sir: It (ft tihe plnfeathers, and In three minutes along came a streak of Kansas lightning and singed that roost er clean." There was an awkward pause. The stableman looked around the stovepipe elbow to get a view of the stranger. George Savage. An Iowa Attempt. When at Colfax. Iowa, recently as a guest of the landlord of the Mason Hou9e. Hill Mason, the proprietor, told me several years ago the river which flows through his bottom pasture lands overflowed Its ibanks to the depth of eighteen inches. He could get no milk from his Fven or eight cows that were pastured on that overflowed land, not withstanding the fact that he fed them plenty of hay during the high water season. A guest of the house asked why he couldn't get milk enough for his table from so many cows, nnd hla reply was that upon Investigation the catfish that came up with the high water milked his cows dry before lie got the chance to get any. The Inter rogater expressed doubt when Bill as sured him that he could prov? his state ment by producing a fellow who cnuirht a twenty-nine pound catflsh two miles down the rli-ep and when he cleaned the fish took from Its stomach a nine pound cheese. J. W. Andrews. the lnp.0 rnrthqiiako. "Tntro county. Cal., according to Col. Gardner of Arizona. "Is noted for having the most severe earthouakes of any courrty In California. In the north western part of the county there used to be some pretty good grazing country, nnd a number of us catt'c men. in the summer of had driven nbout 10.000 head of cattle from Fresno county Into Ingo, where the grass was much bet ter. One day late In the -fall we had collected all the cattle together In an Immense corral and hod lntendd start ing for thehomfWHrd drive early on the morrow. The day had been very op pressive, the atmosphere very heavy, and a peculinr odor se?med to permeate the air which smelt much like brim stone. Just ns we weri sitting down to supper after a hnrd day's work collect ing our cattle, It grew dark suddenly, the sickly rmell of brimstone grew stronger, the earth shook such as he had never known It to shake before. Within five minutes It was all over. The next morning we were up bright and enrly, horses dlled, camp wagons peeked and ready for the murch home. Our corral had been built about a mile from our ra'iln am) Just behind a hill whlrh shut It off from view. When w had passed around the trjse of the hill we discovered, much to our astonish ment, that the correal and over 10.000 head of cattle hod dl tappesred. It seems the earth hud onened In an Im mense crevice and swallowed 1hm. "The strangest thing." continued the eotinel, "was this: Right where the crevice had nlosed, birt was well de fined, we discovered two springs one was tunning beef tea and the other con densed milk." A Cold Imv nn the ftallrond. "The coldest day I ever knew." mid the stranger, "was wh?n I iraveHl nn the hranrh to tlllnton lart winter.'.! knew It was cold whn I mw tire fire man get on top of th' engln with a shovel to shovel twiv the smoke fast a It frose. HKm after we started the conductor enleted the oar. knockwd his head egalnwt the side of the door td brefik off his breath, and yelled 'tick ets!' heft It frose a gain. But It was tn us1; the word only nnnettated few feet nnd struck fist In the atmos phere, but, a we could all fee clearly, we could mt help noticing that word 'tlckfit' frown up 1n the front end of the ear, and we were rendy when the smiling conductor poswed nlonr. He smiled because he souldn't help It. He wore that expression when he en countered the ozone and It stuck to him. The poor fellow hit his hand against the sent In fromt of me nnd broke liU little finger off os clean as If If had been an Icicle. It rattled down ontohe floor, but he picked It un calmly and put M In his vest pocket. You see he was Used to that run." L. Prank Hnum. , '. , i . Thoi Men Were Proflonsls. Two tnembrra of a well known west end London club were noted for the fact that they could never relate any fact unices they exaggerated It to such an extent that very little of the actual faot was left. After a time a question arose 1n tihe club among the others as to who was the biggest liar of the two. After a 'heated dl&cuselon It became a matter of a wager, and money was put up to a considerable amount and a day ap pointed for. the trial. The two men were not apprised of the fact until everything was ready for the content. Th one who had the first say, without a women's hesitation, said: "I never told a lie In my life." The other Im mediately answered: "I believe you, my hoy." The committee agreed that this was a riddle; that It was Impossible to solve, and an voted the money Into th treasury of the club, to the satlsfac Won of all parties conoerned. In the Land Women Are Some Interesting Facts Concerning the Educated Citizen of Japan. Prom the Chicago Record. Tokyo.June 24. In writing and speak ing of Japan among the Japanese one has to be extremely careful In his ref erences to the condition of women and to the subject of marriage and divorce. It Is their weak point, and they are ex tremely sensitive about It. The Rev. Mr. Tamuru, pastor of one of the native l'resbyterian churches In this city, and one of the brightest and most ener getic representatives of the Christian faith In Japan, wum recently expelled from the 'l'rcabytery for publishing a book In which the marriage relation and the cnsluvnient of women were too freely discussed. It wit entitled "The Japanese lirlde." and was publUhed In Kngllsh by Harper Bros., for American reader. Mr. Tamura had the usual author's allowance of ten copies sent him, which he presented with his compliments to prominent friends In and out of the church. They created a sensation which ,Mr. Tamura himself calls a tem pestbecause no Japanese hgd ever dis cussed the subject so freely, or told the truth so plainly, or compared the con dition of his mother and ulster and wife with that of women In other lurid. The book was taken up in the Presby tery and the author was accused of Blundering his people. He wus not charged with falsehood, but with tell ing too much truth. It would not have been so bad, they argued, If the tjook hud been written In Jupanese for the purpose of encouraging a reform, but It was disgraceful for a clergyman to advertise .the faults of his race among foreigners for the, purpose, us they claimed, of creating a aeneation. Mr. Tamura Is perhaps best known In the United States of nil the Japanese native preachers. He Is a graduate of Princeton college and Auburn Theo logical seminary. He has occupied the pulpit of some Presbyterian church in nearly every city of size In America, and has made two lecturing toura for the purpose of raising money for an In dustrial school he established here some years ago. He has visited every state and territory except Texas, and his many friends In the United States will regret to learn of his trouble here. But, although his fellow-Presbyterians pun ished him for hU Indiscretion, they have not quenched his zeal or Injured his In fluence. When he was expelled from the Presbytery his church went with him, and has clnce been more prosper ous than before. The sympathies of the public, as Is usual In such cases, are very generally with him, and the mis sionary element of all denominations will only admit that he was guilty of an indiscretion. While Japanese women do not have their feet compressed and are not com pelled to wear veils; while wlfe-beatlng Is extremely rare and the harem Is lim ited to the Imperial family and nobles, they have very little to say about their own destinies. They are expected to be womanly kind, gentle, pretty, obedi ent and useful but from birth to burlnl they are subject to a certain form of slavery that 1 shocking to the women of the Western world. The experience of woman in Japan is summed up In the word "obedience." They have a phrase here which describes the history of all women. It la ' the three obediences" obedience when unmarried, to a father, obedience when married to a husband, obedience when widowed to a son and when a women dies she Is forgotten. There are no shrines or tablets erected to the memory of the good mothers and wives and daughters of Japan for the people to worship, although there are several goddesses, and one woman saint has crept into the Buddhist calendar. Her name Is Chlu-Jo-Hime and she Is commemorated with an Idol. As near as I can ascertain her history, she was a nun, and they made her a saint be cause she discovered the usefulness of the liber of the lotus root and wove It Into tapestry for altar decoration. Ben ten Is the goddess of good luck, and there are streets named after her In nearly all the cities. The principal shopping street In Yokohama Is Hen-ten-Dorl. The next popular shopping street is Honclile-Dorl, which means "a favorable location." and from It our familiar sjang phrase "hunky dori" was probably derived. The deity who acts as regent of the Buddhist hell Is Emrnu O; but he Is a god. 'Most of the goddesses are of evil dis position, and In the Japanese language there Is no word to describe gallantry to women. In feudal times, when cour age and skill in combat were the high est tributes of man, no Jupanese knight ever performed a valiant deed for the love of a woman. He fought tor the approval of his father or for the favor of his prince. Few Japanese poets and authors have written of love and wo man's smiles. All of the poetry and literature that tends that way Is not lit for maidens or missionaries to read. And It Is not because woman Is un worthy. Kvery one who has visited th.ls country or has lived here will agree In their appreciation of the Japanese women, even if they are not unanimous as to their beauty. Judged by the artis tic models, the classic faces and figures of Greece, or the types of beauty that we admire the most In the United States. the Japanese women Is not beau tiful, but she Is sweet and gentle and good. She suffers what few women are compelled to endure, but she never com plains, and her Influence In molding the character of her children and In shap ing the civilization of this empire can never be overestimated. , But from birth a woman Is taught that nhe Is "the weaker vessel;" that she Is an Inferior being, created tn min ister to the will and the fancy of men. Her marriage Is an affair with which she has nothing to do. Her husband I selected fo; her, and when he tire of her he can put her sway. There are seven causes, according to Confucius, for which a mnn may di vorce his wife. They are disobedience, the failure to bear children, unchastlty, Jealousy, an Incurable disease, dishon esty and a Sharp tongue. In other words, he can get rid of her whenever he likes and by very simple process, All he hns to do Is to write her a letter declsrlng that everything la over be tween them and advising her to return to her parents. Huch a letter addressed to her father or her eldest brother. If she has no father, will answer the same purpose. Then he must go to the regis trar's office and report himself as a di vorced man. A wife may get rid of her husband If she desires to do so for similar causes, but she will lose her social position. If she has any. and Is muoh more likely to be respected and make a second mar riage If she Is the defendant Instead of the plaintiff In the oase. This Is some what of a paradox, but It throws a searchlight upon the social system of Japan. What Is required above all from women Is obedience. That la the highest of virtues, and no obedient wo man would ever seek a divorce from her husband for any cause. When a wife wishes to be divorced she writes s letter to her husbaad an nouncing the fact, paoka up her things, notifies the registrar of vital statistics and goes back to her father's house. If there are children of Immature, years' the couple dispose of them by agree Where Slaves. ment or by the arbitration of a mutual friend. While divorces among the upper classes of Japan are very rare. It Is doubtful If there Is any country on earth where they are more frequent among the common people. 1 know the superintendent of the lighters of a steamship company at Yokohama who haa been divorced nine times, and a missionary from Chicago told me the other night that his former cook had seven wives when he left the family four yeara ago and that several had since been added to the list. The high er civilization advances In Jupun the more numerous divorces appear to be. The following tallies from the official records show the number of marriages and divorces each year In Japan since 1HS7, when the records became entirely rellnble, and the percentage per 1,000 of population each year; Marriages. Totul Year. numlier. Per 1,000. 1KS7 It'll. HS STi.B IXMi al.2t M 1KXS SIMIf. ST..0 lao ibJ.Mi wm S!.2.lir.l w o m mmw m im. m On Dec. SI. ISM, there were 7.651.IWO marriage couples In the empire of Ja pan, representing S67.88 out of every 1,000 of the population. Ulvorcv. Total Year. number. Per 1.00S. 1HS7 11U.8M a t 1!M KJS.175 H7. ltt 107,4'Ji M l 1IWU IU1.0M 1K.I 112,411 2' lia,4W 1MU M.77S H.2 It will thus be seen that the number of divorces taking place annually Is about one-third as lurge us the number of marriages, and that the average runs about the same every year. It should be explained, for the bencilt of the Incredulous, that these figures are taken from the Statistical Itevlew of the Empire of Japan, published by or der of the cabinet by the bureau or statistics at Toklo. Many condensed returns do not show how many of these divorces were sought by husbands, but I am Informed by a gentleman who la very familiar with the detailed returns that oniy about 1 per cent, originated with wive. I fun Informed, too, that the morals of the women have very little to do wfth divorce; that the prevailing cause is a lack of affection and dissatisfac tion on the part of the men who be come tired of their wives and want to try another chance In the lottery of marriage. As a bad temper and tncom paitlblllty are sufficient grounds at any time for getting rid of a wife, a .man does not hesitate long when he sees a woman he likes better than the one he Is living with. The law of chastity op plies to wives In Japan, but not to hus bands. . There is a double standard of morals prevailing from the nobility to the peasantry. The husband may-be as licentious a he likes, and the wife sel dom grumbles, for If she does she Is Ha ble ito lose her home and be separated from her children: and, as she has been educated to believe that whatever man does Is right, she doesn't think much about it. A Japanese woman never addresses her husband In terms of endearment, nor has the Japanese man any pet names for his wife. While there Is, no doubt, genuine affection and devotion on both sides to the (large majority of families, both sexes ahve been taught to repress their emotions. A Japanese hueband never kisses his wife or his children. There Is no .pure name fur love In the Jananese language. There Is no such word as home. Children and wives are taught to respect and rever ence the head of the family, be he father, husband, brother or son. and this deference Is carried much farther thian wMh us; but If caresses are ever exchanged the world Is not allowed to know It. The husband Introduces his wife to his friends with words of depreciation. He Fays this Is my "humble wife, or my "stupid" wife, or my "unworthy" wife, or my "unfortunate" wife. Just ns he refers to his humble or unworthy home. The husband always precedes the wife whenever they enter a house or a room. nr are walking together upon the streets. When guetrts are present the wife nlwnys takes a seat at a distance near the door. It lsithe dirty of woman to wait upon man. If a mat. or tea. or anything else Is wanted the wife always goes for It. She Is only a slight decree above the servants. The Japanese say that this does nnt signify disrespect or a 'lsck nf affection, hut M Is the custom of the country and that the women are as well satisfied with It as the men, but at the same time the educated Japanese always shrinks from a conversation on this subject, end the Rev. 'Mr. Tamura was expelled from the Presbytery for dis cussing M In a rvlnted book. OUR WAYANnENCLAXD'& Rome Comparisons Itatwsanthe Kpeskers of th Kngllsh House of Commons snd the American House of Hspreseatntive. The election of a nonpartisan speaker by (the British house of commons haa excited more than usual comment In this country, and In seme quarters the wish ha been expressed that the Amer ican huiise of representatives might follow such a high example. Hut In order to do so we Would have to change our cm-tom tn renpect to the conduct of legislative business. Hverylnuly at all familiar with the forma of legislative proceedings In the house of representative knows that legislation Is perfected In the seversl committees, and only such as Is ap- firoved by a committee gets through the muse. With us those committees, which are so potent, are appointed by the speaker, and they aire selected, aa a rule, with view to party advantage or for the express purpose of promoting some particular measure. It Is quite evident, therefore, that neither of the great parties In this country would or could forego the advantage growing out of having a speaker belonging to Ms own party In the chair. Qovcrnment hy Cabinet. Tn the house of common. the speaker hns no curh power, all legislation of whatever kind emanating from the cab inet. In fact, the cabinet Is the com mittee par excellence of the house of common. Ho long as the party behind It Is in iiower, whatever the cabinet ap proves the house approves. What we do through a large number of commit ters they do through a single commit teethe cabinet which would b termed If In operation with us a steer ing committee. ' The most powerful committee now in the house of representatives Is the con mlttee on rules, and It msy be that In the course of time some such commit tee may absorb all the power or the house, aa the British cabinet has done. But It would always have to possess a strong and obedient party behind It. The president of the senate cornea the nearest to being a nonpartisan presid ing offloer with us. as ha haa compara tively but little power In the shaping of legislation. The Cen&te elect It committee, and th house of repreaen tattvee might is th same if u cfco to Mttto Km power. But It baa never tried to do this, and probably ought not to, aa Its term Is for two years only. Under our circumstances the system so long ta vogue In Washington Is the best for us. though In recent yeara there nave been aome radical changes from long-established precedents. Not the least of these Is the concentration of power In she committee on rules. WhlBher that will eventually lead no one can foresee. . NOT Ml'CU CHEAPER. Bieyeles Have keaeaed, Their Lowest Prleea-Nearly Million Wheels Next Year's Trad. From the Cotnmsrclal-flasette. Owing to the fact that a notion has gone uhroad of late thwt a first-class high-grade bicycle can be 'built and sold at an excellent profit at a much lower price than they are now selling, and that next year or year after, those who wanted bicycles would be able to buy one of the above description at a price anywhere from I'ia to 140. a gen tleman who has had extensive expe rience In the manufacture of the silent steeds was interviewed concerning the first coet of bicycles, and the proba bilities that they would be sold consid erably cheaper next year: "No." said he, "1 don't think you will be able to buy a first-class, high-grade wheel much cheaper than they are now sold, at Imst for some years to come. It has been demonstrated In court that the parts of a bicycle can be bought fur about $25, maybe less, but that proves nothing. To put those parts together and make a finished wheel takea about six working days. Now, this man's time Is worth at least 'i .per day on an average, for many bicycle workmen get far more than this, while others, of course, get less. With six days at 13 per day make in. Add this to coat of material und your bicycle cost $43, and then you haven't got a bicycle that la first-class by any mean. "The real cost In a first-class ma chine," continued the gentleman, "is the selling of the complete machine. There 1s the advertising, traveling salesmen, the preparation and Issuing of expensive pamphlet, for without thls'uu will sell no machine to speak of; the Interest Invested on the money In costly machinery and buildings, the losses, and' a hundred other expense that must be taken Into consideration, so that taking It all In all I don't be lieve that a first-class machine can be put on the market at a much less price than they are at present Of course, a low. or medium-grade ma chine can be sold as low as $r,4, and a fair profit made on It, but as a rule bicycle riders want a fjrst-class ma chine or none at all. "Bicycling I now quite a fad. to be sure, but I think the craxe, if a craxe you can call It, is only in 1ta Infancy, and fiext year there will be far more wheels In use than now. Ulcycle man ufacturing expert figure that It will take fully 900.000 wheels to supply the demand next year In the United States. "There Is a tendency everywhere to ward better cotmtry roads, and as soon as the principle roads In and about towns and citie are made passable all the year round, I look for the bicycle to come Into universal use." HER DEEP REVENGE. The woman who Is In no hurry liv In New York as well as other places, and Is always to be met with at the stamp window 1n the postoffice and at the stations of the elevated roads. She Is particularly trying at the latter plac es when there Is a rush. At the Park Place station one day during rush hours a stately and slow-moving wo man got ahead of a score of us and handed in a 15 bill to be changed for a single ticket. She of course hung on to count her change to the last penny, while the numlier In the line constantly Increased and the trains rolled by. The crowd stood It two minutes and then began to shout. "Why don't she move on?" "Clear the way there in front!" "Is that woman going to a funeral:" She had a doren more coins to count, and she stayed right there and counted 'em berore she even looked up. As she raised her head to survey the growling, shouting crowd some one called out: "Confound that woman, why don't somobody buy her off?" That willed It. Her eyes flashed her Jaw "sot," and she took a I.' bill from her purse and said to the ticket seller: "Please give me another ticket and the change all In dimes and nickels!" Sh got the ticket and the coins and held us five minutes longer, and when she finally moved on she carried tho proud light of victory In her eyes ond felt thnt she had got even arid more too. Detroit Freen Press. Summer Pilgrims' Lament. In ressithsrr month many of you will be saying: "Oh, why did we come here!" "I'm sick and tlned of sand In my shoe." "I always look like a fright at the seashore, for my hair won't nay curled five minute." ' "If they Ting that .breakfast bell nvaln I'll get up and brain 'em." "Oh, for some meat!" "Oh. fur a roof garden!" "Oh. for a nice, large, cool room In the city!" "Oh. If I could kill that rooster!" "I'm sick and tired of the hoard walk!" "I wonderhow those people are treat ing our flat?" "Oh. I wish .Sunday would hurry up and come! I never missed him so much much !" "Oh. I wish Twas In Xew York to get 'inr nun nno iresn vegetables: "Oh. for a few new faces on the pi azza!" "I wonder what a theater looks'llke." "We'll ty at dome next summer." Hut you won't! New York Recorder. Trnelt Wa. "Surely " A buHet whistled In dangerous prox imity ro his hrad. and hi own revolver cracked ominously In reply. "Hits Is a case of fair exchange a n! " The red tights on the rear end of the limited express were raphlly receding, snd through the darkness came sounds strangely like mocking laughter. "no robbery." Hewalllng his 111 luck, the thwarted highwayman ' sought solace In the depths of the forest. New York 'World. A College for Housewives. Th.r " I?"''1' for housewives st Unlthanstan. England, where young wo men may lesrn all the brnnches or domes tie work. Iitclilding cookery, needlework """""!."m nouwnoiii superintend ence. The rnme of the college Is. ap, ro- K.. ,,, ,niy itn pupils are received at a time. In order that each tnae serve her turn a housekeeper, chamber tnalil. laundress, etc. As the course of tton. from building tires nnd cleaning . ....,,,.,,., imrues, me grnii Uflta Is vntlallv ntleH fii - k....... - . - - . . . iiuuuu i i 1 1 1 w . m. cuius m:tre. THE TIME WIIEX. Prom Puck. Th tailor knew the young man who wa looking over th samples. "What's the price of that?" said th customer, picking up the beat thing in th tot "Seventy-five dollars." The young man snapped It through hi fingers a If mentally calculating. "Well, he asked, 'f 1 order It now When can I get 117" "When you pay for HI" responded th tailor with a confidence that almoat unbal anced ths young man. c eat nrt vow MTItMOriON 4y Come mni tet Hi itmt tkt Job J Workycu wiUnetd Us tcrcrn Trte lc!) Dzx MiF MUNYOirs Rheumatism Cur never tails to relieve in tare hoars and car in three davs. MUNYON'B Dyspepsia Cur Is roar, anterd to correct constipation and cur all form of indigestion and stomach trouble. MUXY0JT8 Catarrh Cor soothe and heals th afflicted parts and restores them to health. No failure; a cur guaranteed. MUNYON 'S Kidney Cur speedily cure (ins in tli back, loins or groins and all orms of kidney disease. MUNYON'S Nerve Cur cures nervous ness and builds up the system. ML'N'YON'8 Vitaliser imparts new life, restores lost powers to weak and debilita ted men. 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