, 1877-02-18
JAPANESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY.

JAPANESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY.
Scientific inquisitiveness is bringing to
light many hidden treasures in unexpected
quarters. The Harris papyrus has given us
recently D graphic picture Of life in the prls-
tine times Of RAMEsEs, who swindled Isis at
the gambling table aud supported JUPITER
AnMoa in such handsome style. The late
GEORGE SMITH, who unearthed the Assyrian
tablets, read from them the story Of the
Creation and the Deluge. Dr.: ScHL1EMANss
indefatigable mining and digging have
brought us C1rrEs1SEsrnA's jewelry and
AeAnEaxox's shield, have resurrected the
companions Of these two old worthless from
their centuries sleep, have uncovered the
walls Of old Troy, and may yet give us
MExnAus, HELM, PARIS, AJAX, and all the
rest Of TINT scandalous crowd who kept
Greece and Troy in such trouble SO many
years, and perhaps old HOMER himself. who
knew no better than to send the tlresome
story down to posterity. Ono Of the lntest
discoveries of the scientific fer7ets concerns
Japan, country whose birth is hidden IN
the nists of antiquity, and records some
of the early struggles Of Rome to Chrlstlanlze
the medieval Japs, who were civilized before
the Christian era Some curious foreigner
rummaging about in some remote and un-
pronounceable Japanese town recently hit
upon bonanza Of antique treasures. He
found painting of one Of the first Anbassa-
dors from Japan to European Power,
painting Of the Madonna and Child, and
great quantity of cruci6xes, medallions, and
rosarics, which wero part and parcel of the
properties of the early Jesuits in their efforts
to Christ1anize Japan. Among these cur1os'-
ties was parchment scroll written by PAUL
v, Pope of Rome in 1918, and issued to IN
embassy from Japan to the Holy City. The
discovery of the parchment has corrobornted
history, which records the visits of the Jesults
to Japan in the latter part Of the sixteenth
century. Tho King Busoo (no relation to
the '4B1sGo was his name y was one of the
chief converts, and was great favorite With
the Jesuits, who rechristened him FRAN
c1s l., FRANK BuSoo for short. It was a sad
day for BusGo's family, however: The
Jesuits, finding it impossible to convert Mrs.
BuSGo, called her JEzEBEL, which SO incensed
her that she cleared out and left BuSGo,
lived happy life with another man, while
Busoo was shortly after put to death by his
fellow-citizens. Before that time, however,
BuSGo sent many embassies to the Pope, as
also did DATE MAsuMusE, a Daimio Of Oshin,
who dispatched SoTE1o to Paul v It is the
letter of this Dainio and tho Popes reply
Z 1nsr 1y~f1 1n+$
shows that hc had an eye to business as well
as to religion, and considered that if he
agreed to be converted some consideration
on earth as well as in Heaven should be
guaranteed him. He speaks in his missive,
as only desout Daimio might speak, of
!" the excellent truths of the Divine faith
and religion" but at the same time would
like to know il &C the navigation Of Japanese
waters by Spanish trading ships, even
to the Spanish Sea, is to be e1-
pected-" The religio-commercial Dnimio eVi-
IDENTIFY was possessed of the idea that he
could serve both Cop and MA2fMoS. In any
event, he WINS willing to try it. PAu1V~ was
an accommodating Pope, and was willing to
accept the Daimio both in religious and
commercial sense, SO there was free trade
between the two in the exchange Of commod-
tiles, and the Daimio, in consideration Of
being good Christian, took his pay in CON-
merce, and went back on the gods Of his
forefathers for filthy lucre. His embassy
got to Rome safely, although they were two
years getting there, as they went clear round
Cape Horn in an old tub Of a galleon. 1t is
sad to relate that when they got home they
found there had been u change in things
BuNco was dead and gone. The Dali
1nio had no use for his commerce.
for his faithful Pagaus had killed him
sacred When SorE1o and his com panions
stepped on shore there was nothing left
wanting to make q clean job except to dis
patch them to the happy land also, which
was done promptly and thoroughly. Mrs.
BUNoo was avenged, and the japanese gods,
big and little, once more reigned supreme.
As matter Of Justice to SorE1o, it is pleas
ant to notice now that tho Vatican Council is
proposing to canonize him. But if SorE1o
is canonized4 why not canonize the wretched
Dainaio who accerted the Christian religion
and then got euchred out Of his commercial
consideration
There is q measure before the State Lcgis-
1ature providing that the assessment of real
estate for taxation shall be made every
fourth year, and of personal property every
second year, instead Of annually, as ut pres
ent. We have no question that the quad
rennih valuation of real estate would be a