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VOL. HI. War Times in Japan. «*, , - - €. .......: • Kyoto, Japan, Nov. $7;—There is a good deal of talking in the in¬ terior now about the arrival a week since of attachments of Chinese prisoners. various * They are stationed in the cities, a hundred here and two or three hundred there, in old castles, as at Nagoya, of in Buddhist temples, as at Otsu and Osaka. They arrived a most crestfallen, woebegone lot, constantly expect¬ ing to be beheaded. ■ So pitiful was the sight, indeed, that here and there some of the more tender-hearted'Japanese were moved to tears as they watched the prisoners pass along the street. This was, as might be expected, especially true of the young ladies in some of the schools. Very good treatment has been given the prisoners everywhere by the officials in charge, and perfect protection from possible malice of bystanders. The quarters are roomy, the fare good—even more expensive than the soldiers’ rations in some places. Their cues are cut off, to be sure, but that was their own doing—an attempt to pass for Koreans, it is said. As U> luxuries, the Japanese bath is one that is offered them, accord¬ ing to Japanese custom, at night¬ fall. The coolie class of Chinese, of whom the ranks arc composed, not used to such a luxury ut home and never free from fear of some accumulated vengeance, thought this the end and waited piteously for mercy-. One who has taken the Japanese bath feels little surprise at their fears. It is indeed a frightful en¬ gine. You do not go to your bath room and find faucets ready to pour you out hot and cold water to suit, but a big wooden tank, frequently much the shape of half a hogshead, into which an iron bottom has been set, and under this 9 roaring fire. The friendly European who has paid for the privilege of stewing here a few minutes, first, if he is lucky, of a long series of bathers in unchanged water, is haunted with visions of boiling in oil, of which he has heard in folk-lore tales of the laud. Who, then, can wonder that the unbathed Chinese con¬ ducted to the fireside by an enemy and ordered in an unknown tongue to "enter here” feels he "leaves hope behind”? These tubs are very characteris¬ tic of Japan. From all hotels and the better private houses, as well as a large number of bath bouses, the smoke rises at vesper time and the pro¬ cession moves along the street, of¬ ten towel-girt, to soak awhile. First come the well-to-do, with 1 or i cents apiece; then as the d3y wears on and the bath loses its pristine freshness, come the poor with their cash or strings, to pay from 2 to 5 mills a turn. Thus has harsh civilization pinned down the picturesquencss of these cities where foreigners are wont to visit. For here, years ago, the bath was a front-yard ornament of private homes, and the neighbors gossiped while they bathed—as, indeed, they do to-day on west-coast towns where sightseers never go. On our recent journey there we passed at nightfall through hamlets where [every o^ber house, it seemed, by a steaming bath, with 3 S Herdfamilias just entering and the f waiting by,some all dressed, eir torn. liwS-v - sume treatment of sd to is not altogether the i of love for Chinamen mr of vengeance, as ly see from die ridicule - -m Chinese warriors pon by the newspapers, sts, the toy-makers ■ iers wherein the ■ ? ; TI 9 <«MiaMliaA TOCCOA ■" ■r m ; : *1 to ^ J DECEftBER 7, 1894. Masks are made to represent severed Chinese heads, bleeding and ghast¬ ly, and toys wherein a Japanese and a Chinese soldier face each other, and a mechanical device causes the Chinaman to do what¬ ever the Japanese is made to do. A very important item of the Japanese woman’s dress, as is well known, is her hairpins. These are, if possible, changed with the season. Just now the autumn hairpins are gorgeous in the ex¬ treme. Chrysanthemums of all shades, most skillfuHy wrought to rival the real ones now for sale everywhere, adorn the heads of belles. The war has made itself felt here. Japanese soldiers at a cent apiece chase poor little China¬ men around my ladie’s head or toss the helpless creature in the air; little pigs in Chinese clothes adorn another’s glossy locks, while another still wears a pin whereon a Chinaman flies in agony from the mouth of a well-aimed cannon. - - - ' Now is the mushroom season, and so the mushroom figures in tiny images on hairpin heads. The ar r rival of the mushrcom is a social feature in Japan. The pine groves are closed to the public and rented to small family parties for picnic grounds. A pleasant spot is chosen where the view is fine, the ground is dry and some gnarled old pine shelters them from the dew. Here the sunset is watched < amid the drinking of tea and spirits and the singing of songs composed and sung by dancing girls in honor of the spot, the delicious mushrooms, the view or the host of the occasion. These parties offer some of the most brilliant pictures of the year. Of course the ladies are glad to wear sonic emblem of the occasion in their hair. The weavers arc not behind then neighbors. Battle pieces blaze in various colors from cheap towels. Every theater,has brought its plays “down to date” by making the hero or his posterity work won¬ ders in the present war during the last act. The emperor expects to review the imperial body guard at his palace in Kyoto November, the day after his birthday. The city will be brilliant then, as you will hear later. Samuel C. Bartlet. Demorest. Special Correspondence to The Times. Mrs. A. Hampton will leave Demorest next week for a visit to her father’s home in Illinois. Mrs. Ormsby, who has been visiting her, daughter, %Irs. Kendall, is going North at the same time and will travel in company with Mrs. Hampton. Miss Ellen Brooks of Lexington, Ga., arrived last week to attend the Normal School. Mrs. E. B. Turner of Quincy, Ill., arrived last week to spend the winter with Mrs. Snyder. She comes from the North for her health. She ia delighted with Demorest. Thankrgiving day was very generally observed. A service in the morning by Revs. Campbell and Frazelle. Quite a number of families had Thanksgiving together, dividing the town up in happy parties, with the usual turkey, mince pie, etc.. and good cheer. Mr. Sears and family have moved from the Hughes house and have rented the Brownlow cottage. Mr. Bidle and family are nicely settled in the Pea*e cottage and re port themselves very much pleased with Demorest. Those citizens of Demorest who %’ere dissatisfied with the nomina made at the first caucus, held i Overmto clerk, Geo. M * Ed AT Co A' r. sorry to lose such a good .citizen. Dr. J, D. Williams left this week for Tallapoosa, where he goes for a change of climate, and to get out of the hard work caused by an increasing practice. Dr. Williams recently sold out to Dr. A. E. Zeitlfer of New Jersey, who succeeds him. Dr. Williams 5 health is poor—in fact he came to Habersham County four years ago in extremely poor health and began practice as his health became bet ter. The doctor has been so success¬ ful in evenyoranch of his profes¬ sion that henas had patients from all the surrounding counties, some coming many miles to be in his care. 'j Georgia has\no better physician than Dr. Williams nor better citi zen. Dr. Williams’ schollarly at¬ tainments, and usefulness as a citi¬ zen, has made him doubly hard • to part with. We commend him to the good people of Tallapoosa as in every way worthy of their utmost confi¬ dence and friendship. The doctor hopes to fully re¬ cuperate in a year’s comparative ^r^ t, and again to g.o actively into ct j ce Ludell. Red Hen’s Powwow. The Red men had a kind of love feast at their lodge last Tuesday night, and as a consequence, sever¬ al of the braves were somewhat in¬ disposed the next morning and had to seek the medicine man. Judge Cook says, he did not eat any oysters but he knows who did. About forty members were present and after the business of the meeting was transacted the braves descended from their dig¬ nity and with drawn tomahawks fell upon the unoffending oysters— which were cooked in all the styles that tempt the woody appetite of brave red men, and as before stated the medicine men were in demand the next morning. It is said that Charley Dance scalped more raw oysters than any other warrior present, and, too, with out as much as a tremor of the nerves. The braves had the Sherwood colored band to furnish them mu¬ sic and altogether it was a red paint day for them. Warrior Ren ney superintended the feast and corn dance whjle Nat Williams was chief cook. Miss Annie Lee Freeman, and Mr. and Mrs. Nowell, df our city spent Thanksgiving with the family of Mr. R. D. Yow, at Avalon. F. M. Taylor from Turnerviile, was a visitor in Habersham’s me tropoIis Hst / week. Toaa^ is Arbor day in the Pub¬ lic schoo^qf our county and state. Just step in at Matheson Com¬ pany’s and see the new goods just arrived. Fine Dress goods, Silks, Notions, Clothing, Groceries, Ban¬ quet Lamps, and a great variety of other nice goods. Mr, C. Will Fisher, a first class Photographer of Demorest, will open a gallery here next week. Edwards & Dance have some special bargains in Hats. price them before buying. Advertised Letters. The following letters remain dead in *the Toccoa calling post-office thirty days. When "Advertised/’ for any of them please say December J. tat., 1894. Bright, P. M. J. J. T. Ellis. J. ‘P.’ Brown, D. D. Turpen. h B. Qualls. , E. jf. A. Smith. Wofford. C. L. Westmoreland. ££ Mias ■ 3 ft , , Hartwell News. Special Correspondence to The Times. The two large Cotton Ware Houses, and one cotten seed house of D. C. Alford were burned on last Thursday night about eleven o’clock. At one time it looked as if Depot street would be It was with bard work that the de¬ pot, J. H. & P. S. McMullins, and Page & Webbs large dry goods stores, and R. A. Parkers candy store were saWd. Everything was moved out of the depot and several of the stores into the streets. The losses are as follows : S. M. Inman & Co., in cotton about $14,000, covered by insu ranee. D. C. Alford, his three large ware-houses, a large lot of cotton seed, Bagging and Ties, ve¬ hicles, tanning implements, etc;, aggregating about $5,000, insu¬ rance $2,500. The Hartwell Railroad, a box car loaded with twenty three bales of cotten, value about $850. T. G. Craft about $90 in Bicycles and repairs. No insurance. The Hart¬ well Band, instruments about $125. No insurance. E. Schaefer two large safes $300. No insurance. W. F. sBowers Printing Press etc., about $50. No insurance. The Hartwell Sug, large job press $125. No insurance. About five bales of cotten belonging to private parlies. . D. C. Alford lost many thingsof a literary character, consisting of books, charts, etc., that while they have no special commercial value vj-ere worth a great deal to him, and which of course cannot be re¬ placed witli money at any' cost. How the fire originated is not known. The estate of Benjamin Shirley was sold last salesday (Tuesday) in Hartwell. The land sold well some bringing as much as $14. per acre. Also the Maxwell estate which brought a fair price. X. Telephone Exchange, Mainly through the effort^ of Charley Dance, a mutual telephone exchange has been organized by the merchants of-Toccoa. The following are the subscribers to date : Simmons, Brown & Co., Toccoa Furniture & Lumber Co., Southern Railroad Co., E. Schae¬ fer,residence; S. M. Inman & Co., office; S. M. Inman & Co., cotton platform; E. P. Simpson & Co., Simpson Lumber Co.; W. H. & J. Davis; Dr. Jeff Davis, office; Dr. J. N. West, residence; Edwards & Dance; Toccoa Leather Co.; G. W.Edwards; Toccoa Banking Co., beside there will be several others added before the exchange is com¬ pleted. This is another step in the right direction for Toccoa, and shows the outside world that we have progressive citizens as any city in the state. The members own instruments and the cost after ing put in operation will not ceed 50 cents per month per strument. The central office be located for the present at post-office. The night watchman will be plied with a key so he can call any subscriber when wanted, case of Ere, accidents, etc. hope the citizens will extend use of these instruments to re si deuce*. -y— Gov. Atkinson is some what interested in the B. R. & A. R. R., as he says in his sage to the legislature "I you, also, to inquire into the dition and value of that part of road (upon which the state also a claim to secure the bonds by it) lying beyond Lula and ing to Tallulah Falls. I most spectfully ask that your txjdy A* institute inquiry, and give to "i v “ pp Importa I ■■ v. ■; Now is the time to buy your do if We will sell for the next twenty cheaper than you have ever heard of. • ' --!*■ - • > * - - Tf ____,______ have a-large stock and must reduce it December 10. It will pay you to exan mm our stock. Look at these prices • • m® ■ Suits worth $9 tor $6 4 4 “ 7 “ 4 Overcoats worth $7 for $4 " •4 4 4 6 “ 3 - 2 5 i 44 ■M 8 " 5 • 44 44 “ 9 “ SS 6 ' 4 4 4 4 EDWARDS & DANCE, TOCCOA. * . r —' • i BARQAL f a BROWN & C IS THE PLACE TO GO FOE TH They Carry a Full Line of - DRYGOODS & GROCERY Clothing I AM v* Shoes and Hi Furniture! i cotton^Tuye* Highest Market Price Paid for m Sage Sreet, m — T. A. CAPPS 3 . It. W P*;. T. A. CAPPS & CO., .mm —Will sell for CASH at hard time prices their entire DRY G DS, ¥ Groceries, Hardware, I Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Etc. M ■ We also handle a choice line of Stoves, Glassware, Wood and Willowware and Furniture, It will pejr you. stock before buying. We buy foe spot cash and therefore we i be undersold. ■ ■■ T. A. CAPPS & CO^m ■ Doyle Street W * n m ■ ■ LENOX W ; m t <>■ ■, p- ■ These pia&os arota «rtt*Uc*Jty designedel wren sad s third octave*, with a!) . ,■ X its Seale, tick. 1 i' .