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ADMIRAL TOG' Something of His Personality and His Home Life. At the present stage of the war in the far east Admiral Heihachiro Togo, commander of the combined Japanese fleets, is again a man of the -moment. Last January he paid a brief visit to his home and family at Tokio. He tried to steal into Japan -unobserved and to prevent anything like a national welcoming. Some of his officers remonstrated with him and made an effort to persuade him to let people see him. It would do 'them good, they argued, and stimulate the national heart. He would not consent. The nation al heart, he maintained, was already bursting with over-stimulation, and there was other pressing business on hand. It would be time enough for such a manifestation when the war was over. Plain and Unostentatious Man. So he declined the offer of a great reception which the municipality of Tokio wished to give him and entered Japan as unostentatiously as if he were a common seaman. He planned it so he reached the capital at night and walked unattended from the rail way station to his house. Having re ceived no notification of the admiral's intention to come home, the entire household had retired, and he was obliged to go to a hotel, since it is not considered good form in Japan to disturb any one who has retired for the night. He was not recognized at the hotel, and he rose early in the morningandwent tohis own domicile. Togo. although but 48'years of age, is easily the prince among Japan's na tional heroes. In the empire he is spoken of affectionately as "Oni hei hachi." This means in English the "ogre admiral," but not in a bad sense' It is rather a term of endearment. Throughout the length and breadth of the island empire the mention of the "ogre admiral" will evoke the wildest enthusiasm. The Admiral's Household. The admira's household is one of the simplest in 'Tokio. In its admir able unpretentiousness may be wit nessed the typical home of a samurai gladdened by the presence of a con genial wife and four interesting child ren, three sons and a daughter. In this household there is no evidence of luxury of any description, the Togo family occupying an ordinary middle class dwelling. It is not even in an aristocratic part of the cit', its neighboring houses on either side being the home ai tne tradesmen and minor government officials. The domestic arrangement is con ducted on a moste economical basis, no carriage, bicycle or rickshaw (being kept on the premises. Only one servant is employed, with a p~oor male relative as caretake: during' the admi ral's absence. The only evidence of di:inetiont to he dliscovered( about the place a small electric lamp) put out side th.e street entrance in order that passersby may read the name "Togo" inscribed upon the door. This has been nut up since the adlmiral left homn'e and was made necessary by the prozesi;ons and groups of enthusiasts who: w.ere constant 'y~ atrriint and1( shr.:I"anzai!" which is the .lap arc'e equivalent ftor "Long life! Anecdotes of Family Life. Anecdo"tes in which the Togo fami ly figures are plentiful in Japan. One of the most characteristic is to the effect that when the great man re turned to his home some time before the breaking out of the present war for a short visit he contracted such a severe cold that he was obliged to remain in bed during his entire stay. Having received orders to rejoin his commnand at once, he rose from his 'bed and began to pack his traveling hag. Not appreciating the serious ness of the occasion, his wife began to object vociferously. She declared tha: :ie must not think of leaving ho,nte -:ntil he sho-uld be entirly well. W.:.:. rsorting em: her :o explana tiocc: argument, the admiral. not in the %est of humor and evidently under the :i:.uence of his indisposition. admr.%tered a rather forcible box on the ear and ejaculated pettishly, "D t.:alk nonsense!" Wa- >d-natured laugh. Mrs. I and gave all her atten ing the admiral on his station. On arriving wait nearly an hour. With a growl ? t of impatience, he threw himself into 1 a seat and buried his face in a news- a paper. Presently he became conscious r that some one was standing before him. Peeping over the top of the c journal he saw that it was his little l iJyear-old daughter, Chiyo. There c was a stern look on her expressive little face, and her eyes were moist. "Why did you strike my mother?" she demanded, severely. "You are certainly what the people call you. You are an ogre." Flinched at Daughter's Questioning. t The man who would not mind fac ing a fleet of Russian battleships flinched at the little maid's directness. "Why, Chiyo," he laughed, "I didn't I hurt mamma. Run away home and l make an apology for me." This was perfectly satisfactory to t Chiyo, and she hurried away to con sole her mother. Since this happened Miss Togo has developed into one of 'the most charming young women who attend-the peeresses school, where she is a great favorite. It is a wonder that her pretty head is not entirely turned with the adulation she receives from her enthusiastic mates. She is exceedingly modest, however, and on each fresh congratulation tendered on account of another naval victory she 'insists that it was won by the grace of tenyu (heaven). The admiral's official report on a battle always begins "By the grace of heaven." The two elder Togo boys are cadets at the naval school. and they are apt pupils. The world has been accustomed to look upon Heihachiro Togo as a man of the sword pure and simple. He is much more than that-he is a born leader of men. In Japan he iscredited with another rare faculty-if his judg ment of men is ever at fault no one is permitted to discover it. It is a com mon saying among his subordinates that "Togo uses his men as if they were his own fingers." He was born on October 14, 1857, just four years after the American squadron anchored in the bay of Yesso and opened the eyes of Japan to the wonders of the west. He is conse uently a product of the new Japan. He speaks English fluently, having been a student in Great Britain's naval training school and afterward a member of the crew of the training ship Worcester. FREE PASS EVIL. Judges and Jurors With Railroad Passes In Their Pockets. Cornmon er. Nebraska is not, perhaps, worse than many other states in the matter of railroad passes, therefore the fol lowing Nebraska incident may have been paralleled more than once in. other states: Not many months ago a man wvas drar:n for jury duty, and immediate !v he sat clown and wvrote to the man aemient of lhe railroad that traversed his town, explaining that he wa drawn as a jurur. and asking for trasportaion. The pass was sent him and he used it :0 travel to the c unty seat. \\'hile in the jury box a damage suit against the railroad companv was called. and he wvas ob I ected to'by the pl1ainitiffo~n the ground that lie hiad a pass furnished by that railrioad. The judge sustained the objection and the junror was dismissed fromn the panel, his honor making sme strong remarks concerning the matter. And while that judge was severely criticising the juror, that same judge had in his pocket an annual pass over tar same railroad good for himself and family. And here is another incident that actually happened in Nebraska: A- liquor dealer in a western city was arrested on the charge of having vilated the excise law. WXhen the iurv to trv'the case had been sworn in Iand the taking of evidence started. it' was dleve loped that the defendant had enit a ga llon of extra finie brandy to a jur ir in the box. The judlge inmediately disinissed the jury, denounced the juror for hav ing aceptedl the gift from the de iedant, and then fined the defend ai for~ contempi of court. When that had been done the judge called a case w herein a railroad corporation was i ntereted. The case was tried, and the judge who had fined the liquor o a juror sat on the bench during the earing of the railroad case with an nnual pass in his pocket from the ailroad that was a party to the suit. If the liquor dealer was guilty of ontempt or attempted bribery for Laving given some brandy to a juror, lhat about the railroad that gave an innual pass to the judge. Familiar. A Mobile man tells the following tory of an odd character in that own who for many years has done a hriving business in hauling ashes. )ne day, says the Mobile man, he :hanced to be in the rear of his house vhen the darky in question was pre >aring to depart with the customary oad. "I've seen you haul away many load of ashes," said the owner of he house, "bt.t, nIy good man. dur ng all these years I've never had the east idea of your name. What is it?" "Mah name is George Washington, >ah." replied the old man, with a duck )f his head. "George Washington, eh?" reiterat d the questioner. "It seems to me," e added, with a smile, "that I've eard that name before." "Reckon you have, sah," came the mnswer in all seriousness, " 'cause Ise >een haulin' 'way ashes from yo' house more'n ten years! Southern Railway Excursions. The Southern railway will sell round trip tickets to the following points for special occasions: Niagara Falls, N. Y., Ancient Ara bic Order of Mystic Shriners, Im proved Council, June 20-23 , 1905. Rate: one fare, plus $i.oo for round trip, from all points. Toronto, Ont., Account of Inter national Sunday School association. June 20-27, 1905. Rate on certificate plan. Calhoun, S. C., South Carolina State Summer School, June 21. July r 19, 1905. Rate: one first class fare, Dress is sometimes a matter of orm and form is often a matter of lress. A wise doctor always gives a pa. :ient something to brace him up be 'ore presenting his bill. plus 25 cents, for round trip from all points in South Carolina. Athens, Ga., Summer School, June 27 to July 28, 1905. Rate: one first class fare plus 25 cents for round trip. Asheville, N. C., . Annual Confer ence Y. M. C. A., June 9-25. Rate: one fare plus 25 cents for round trip. Asheville, N. C., Conference of Young People's Missionary associa tion, June 25 to July 2, 1905. Rate: one fare plus 25 cents for round trip. Denver, Col., Account International Epworth League convention. Rate very low, and will be given on appli cation. Knoxville. Tenn., Summer School, June 20 to July 2, 1905. Rate: one fare plus 25 cents for round trip. Nashville, Tenn., Peabody Summer School and Vanderbilt Bibical In sti:ute, June 14 to August 9, 1905. Rate: one fare'plus 25 cents for round trip. Baltimore. Md., Account of the United Society of Christian Ende:v>rI Inter-national convention, July 3-I0. Asbury Park, N. J., Account of Na tional Educational association, July 3-7. Rate very low and will be given on application. (Schedule in Effect April 16,'.1905-) hNo- 52. Daily. L- ~ewvberry ..... ..... ..12.36 p. mn. ar. ,aurens .. . . . . 7.. .50 p. im No. 2. Daily. EGv. Laurens...............50 p. mn. a.r. Greenwood............ 2.46 p. mn. ar. Augusta......... ..... -5.20 p. mn. ar. nderson ........... .7.0 p. mn. No. 42. Daily. Lv. Augusta.. . .. ..... ................235 p. mn. Ar. 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