Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-12-02

sists Of two pieces tied together. On the
handle is pin, ou which rope is slipped
so that the scull is held down to uniform
height while being worked. The blade
rests near where it joins the stock, on an
Outraged pivot. The sweep of the stock
at the hand end, is nearly two feet. The
sendo planting his left foot on an inclined
board, sways his arms anI body at right
angles to the boat. singing meanwhile one
Of his own songs, in his ewn way. We
soon skim over a half mile Of the blue
water, and darting wi thin the stoue piers,
land on he hatoba. and are in Japan.
The Custom House and the native of.
fclals detain US but few moments. Pas
sing out the gate. VIC receive our FIRST in.
vitation 10 part with some small change
from three fat little urchius 10 curious
dress, with lions head and feathers for a
cap. and with red streamers hanging down
their backs. They run before US and per-
form all kinds OF astonishing tricks, such
as carrying their head beneath their feet,
making ball Of themselves, and truOd.
ling along, etc. BY our financial deal.
iDgs with these little street.tumblers we
learn that 'shinjo" means gift" and
'arigatto' means "thank you." which is
the beginning of our vocabulary in Jap.
anesc.
The fine wide streets of Yokohama are
well paved and curbed. The hard white
stone and concrete pavcments are able to
resist for years the rutting action Of the
sharp edged wheels of the native carts
These wheels are ingeniously constructed,
and their fellows are mortsed in segmcnts
They need no tires and have none. They
are propelled by four powerful fellows,
who work in pairs. The foremost pair
push with hands and thighs the front cross.
bar, behind which they stand. The other
pair supply the pis 1ergo, applying their
shoulders to beam which juts out Oh.
liquely from beneath and Lehind the cart
The street cries 10 every country attract
first the newcomers ears, aud the cry Of
these cart coolies in Y Yokohama is one Of
the most peculiar sounds in or out of ia.
pan. While the two men in the rear save
their wind and voca! force, the two fore.
most coolies utter alternately and inces.
sanity coarse deep gutteral cry, which,
if spelling were possible, would be written
hal huida no! ho! hal! huida wa!
ho! ho huldah! etc. We were, at first
hearing, under the impression that the
poor wretches were suffering grevious
collie, and benevolent inclination seized
us to buy few bottles vf Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup and distribute them on the
spot. On being told, however, that moth.
ing was the matter with the men. it being
their custom to yell iu this manner, we
abandoned our intention.
Rows of iron lamp-posts, with lanterns
and burners trimcd and in cleonly readi-
ness, tell Of well lighted streets at night.
Along the avenue, on which stand the
British and American Consulatcs on one
side, and the Japanese court house, bond.
ed warehouses, and police station on the
other, are sidewalks, which, along several
blocks, are thickly planted, in a breadth
of ten feet or more, with evergreen and
flowers. Among these We see the camel
lies in full bloom. The main street eros.
ses this avenue at right angles, extending
from the japanese town to the canal at
the foot OF the bluff. The sidewalks on
it are narrow, but the street pavements
are so hard and are kept SO clean, that it
is not unpleasant to walk in the stree,
even in wet weather. All the streets in
the foreign settlement are paved, curbcd,
drained, and now, in 1874. lighted with
gas. Main street is the showicst of all
the Broadway of the New York Of ia.
pan" Here we pass fine stonc.fronted
stcres, banks, hotels and restaurants. -
The magnificent show windows and abun.
dance ofplate glass suggest handsome vari.
ETY. and solid wealth within. These out.
side displays are in most cases, but fair
indexes OF the varied articles of mer.
chandize within which are obtainable at
very fair prices. Nothing eatable, drink.
able or wearable. seems to be lacking te
suit the tastes or wishes of au ordinary
man, beast or angel; though We have
heard that the entire bcvy Of Miss Flors
McFlimseys cousins in Yokohama assert
most strenuously that there is :. nothing
to wear ut any time. Nevertheless tc
man or beast, the abundance and variety
of feminine paraphanelia visible in one o.
the sho. s in which angelic robes are sold
is simply wonderful and one notices tha