Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-02
ED EVERY THURSDAY P OMERA GOODRICH

Higa f: Prince of HlGA) is probably as able {
man as they have and he is doubtless the ont
who will be selected You will see him in 6
few days-a fne-looking fellow"
Mr. HARRIS speaks most Interestingly Of the
feats of the jugglers, and of the theatres o
Yeddo, as we'll as of the extensive stores. He
says that the Prince of CINANo, (CINANo-No
KAM) to whose particular care it seems the
Emperor coDfded his comfort and amusement
fancying that he was having a dull time in the
immense house that had been appropriated to
him, called up some of his jugglers to perform
him before him and help him pass it, One oi
them was the Anderson of Japan--his feats
were so wonderful that am almost afraid to
write them, l wish it distinctly understood
therefore, that | am only repeating tchat Mr.
Harris told us, and aehat are consequently be.
here Here are some of his feats
No l. He took an ordinary boys top, spun
it in the air, caught it on his hand, and then
placed it (still spinnng) upon the edge of a
sword near the hit. Then he dropped the
sword point a little and the top moved slowly
toward it. Arrived at the very end, the hilt
was lowered in turn and the top brought back
As usual, the sword was dangerously sharp.
No. 2 was also performed with the top -
He spun it in the air. and then threw the end
of the string back toward it with such accuracy
that it was caught up and wound itself all ready
for the second cast BY the time it had done
this it had reached his hand and was ready for
another spin.
No. was still performed with the top
There was an upright pole, upon the top OF
NH oh ha1
large front door The top was spun, made to
climb the pole, knock open the said front door,
and disappear As well as l remember the
hand end of the string was fastened near the
door, so that this was almost a repetition oil
the self-winding feat.
But feat No. was something even more
astonishing than all this He took two paper
butterflies, armed himself with the usual paper
fan, threw them into the air, and tanning gently
kept them flying about him as if they had been
alive
He can make them alight wherever you
wish Try him !" remarked the kami (prince)
through the interpreter.
Mr. H-requested that one might al;ght
upon each ear of the juggler. No sooner ex.
pressed than complied with. Gentle undula.
tions of the fan waved them slowly to the re-
quired points, aud there left them comfortable
seated. Now, whether this command over
pieces Of paper was obtained simply by cur.
rents of air. or by the power of a concealed
magnet, Mr.. H-could not tell or ascertain
One thing, however, was certain-tAe po,cer
there.
Let US turn from juggers to theatres. 1t
seems that there are only four Of the latter in
Yeddo, and that they are all alongside of each
other. Hence, if japanese on the edge OF
the city wishes to attend one of them, he must
take some foot exercise before being able to do
so. | say that he must walk, for no one but
the princes in Japan are allowed to ride, as a
general rule, and hey must ride, either in a
chair or on horseback, as they choose. In the
latter case, the horse is led by groom on each
side, and is never allowed to go out of a walk
While passing by these theatres, Mr.. Fl. ex-
pressed a wish TO attend a performance but
his princely conductor was very much shocked,
telling him that none but the common people
ever went to such places If:he nobility want
ed see anything of the sort, they nsde the ac-
tors come TO them
Speaking of the stores of Yeddo, Mr. HAR-
RIs observed that We would be surprised at
number of salesmen each of whom had his
dozen or more shop-boys standing behind him
to execute his orders. Upon entering the i'm
mense building. you see no goods at all" ne
said. They are all stored in fre-proof build.
ings in the rear. When q customer enters
and asks for anything, the salesman orders the
shopboys to apply at the ire-proof, the keeper of
the ire-prOof checks against each one that which
he takes, the salesman makes his sale, each
shop-boy returns to the freproof his part of
what remains, and at night the salesman &C.
counts to his employer for the difference
Thus is business conducted iu the large houses
of Japan"
expect that the " world ofmariners" would
like to know if fresh provisions are yet to be
obtained in Japan. The answer is-yes, as
much as you want. At Hakodadi, fresh beef,
Irish potatoes buckwheat and wheat -four, fine
fresh salmon, &c At Simoda, chickens, eggs,
fish, sweet potatoes, rice, &c. And at Nagasaki,
the same as at Smoda as well as few foreign
articles through the Dutch of DeSima. And
then the prizes which they ask for oil these
things Let me give you an example. have
just bought 275 pounds of the best rtoc IN the
icorld Il except that of no country for $2,8l
a fraction over one eeHt a pound. 10 China, at
this moment, some of the lrorst Ticc N tie
tcorld is selling at cents. Comment IS useless
here but / may mention that China is but
four days sail from Japan. A. w. III.
The TRADE OF CHISA-He must be bold
man. indeed who would venture to estimate