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It would not take a shrewd guesser long to find the intended 
home of our beloved friend. We believe he will meet with the 
highest success among his Japanese acquaintances. We com- 
mend him to them, and would only suggest that they refer all 
questions, requiring calm judgment, even temper and general 
loveliness of character to render a just answer, to him to solve. 
That he possesses these one has but to consult the pages of his 
journal before the time that Cassino tried so hard to put it upon 
a paying basis. 
Nearly one-half of our subscribers were with us when this 
“special correspondent from Japan” tried in every possible 
way to defeat us. Because we were so young, we could be eas- 
ily put out of the way, was his thought. Through all this bitter 
strife on his part, a few friends have commended us for our pa- 
tience and forbearance. Did all our subscribers know the facts 
in our possession they would think our seemingly harsh words 
were mild indeed. More than once do we believe we have had 
it in our power to cause our rival publication to suspend. To 
obtain positive proof we sent special messages across the water 
and with but one result. We knew if we had our health that 
the day was not far ahead when the present situation would ar- 
rive. 
His journal was the only one that did not receive us kindly 
and the only one that has not always been ready to do us a 
favor. If we have contributed, by our persistence and perse- 
verance, to bring abovt the present affair, then we congratulate 
ourselves and feel almost ready to cry aloud, “ It is enough.” 
We would like to ask Mr. Hitchcock three questions, to each of 
which we can give an affirmative answer. 
Has your journal paid expenses each year? 
Has your advertising alone been sufficient to pay these ex- 
penses ? 
Has your subscription list alone been sufficient to pay these 
expenses ? 
Aren’t you glad you are going to Japan? To the new man- 
agement of the journal, whoever and whatever that may be, 
we extend the hight hand of fellowship. There is room for us 
_ both. We will aid you in any reasonable way and you will al- 
