The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-04

nave much use for. NY poor stomach was
Competed 10 accept a liberal supply OF rice, .
few boiled but qnits tasteless chesnuts. and
some sour sweet potatoes.
lhe sanitary condition Of the interior Of
Japan ia something frightful. / have heard
Ch,na cited as the most inferior nation in this
thlrgs can be less Favorable, than thas which I
nave Witnessed here in the land OF tie Rising
sun. Ihe smells, the psrsonal filth, the mar,
TOW streets ~ the crooked cities, the decayingI
seen on every hand, combine to form an a.
mosphere that must invite pestiionce. We're
INC government financially competent, 1 aup-
pose this state OF things would be remedded:
policy in the royal hail at Tokiyo.
foreigners are knocking for add
mission into the interior Of this wonderfuI.
emplrs.. Doubtless tie immediate results Of ~
concession on the part o. the government would
be more favorable TO the foreigners than to the
natives but | could but think. as 1 rode along
contemplating the sad aaualor on every hand
mat there would be an ultimate gain to these
millions OF Japanese cultiyators were they made
ACCESSIBLE. for purpose of trade. 10 the for
elgners. They are numerically stronger than
all other classes of people put together. We're
the country developed by means OF r~ailrnads,
and were foreigners allowed to settle
and make d market for their pro-
dnce. they would soon learn the benefit
OF payment in cash, instead OF in kind.
There is a feeling of polit cal jealousy abroad
IN the country which prevents any such cor
summation This feeling is natural and
Justihable. Just as fast as the Japanese be-
come competent to assume certain functrous-of
government, it ia best that ,hoy should do so.
IS soon as tho pupil is sufficiently educated,
ne should dispense with the services of his
tsachers. Japan's foreign training masters
are being gradually superseded by educated
natives. and though the transfer of authority
may blockade the work Importantly, it repre-
sen's real progress in the end. Many travellers.
l n yn l,tN,t, CSo z-l 1.A ~ - IA
and they go away with glowing accounts
OF the country Many penetrate
INTO the interior, and are ut
,erly disguised. To pursue the former course
Is to talk of japan without having seen it
Those who pursue the other course have an
Idea of the country, but fail, as l believe, to in
torpret what they see in the light OF the
conntry's past Undoubtedly the great mass
OF the Japanese people are still plunged in
the waves OF reform which have, been started
along the coast line will slowly advance, and
spread over the whole Island The darkness
OF tho picture which the interior presents only
highiens the contrast, afforded by the study Of
the Enropeanized treaty limits.
There is another reason why full
authority is not delegated to foreien-
ems to overrun the island. Many who
have penetrated into the interior by means OF
passports, have abused this privilege sadly.
This is the more to be lamented when it il re-
membered that the Japanese are inclined 10 err
on the side of excessive hospitality. 'tfsemeve
consular jurisdic ion at the port-, aud We will
open up our empire" is the best promise which
the m,kado will make. We cannot denyths
wlsdom'o of such q defensive policy, but are I'M
willing to subscribe to the Code Ma oleon,
which is now the law of the land.
A FIRE
AT 3 O'Clock in the morning during mysstay
at Ultonomia i was aroused from sleeping
misery by the rsttling of gones aud the hurry
Of feet along the street without. Drawing my
nicely adjusted screens asideI peared outside
and discovered the sky aaama with the terrible
splendor OF . Japanese cnnfagration. A fire
in Japan means more than a fire in America,
for the facilities for distinguishing it are very
meaSer and primitive: and the proximity OF
the houses and the inflaminabla nature OF the
thatch OF which they are composed sid in
spreading tho flames. My curiosity was IN
soyernable, and despite the seeming risk
attending an experimental trip thr ,ugh the
narrow streets of the city when the whole
ton OF the fire. 1t was q rousing COM
Migration, and for q time threatened tho
obliteration Of the whole city. Natives wero
hnrrying hither and %tlither. each one armsd
with q Japanese paper lantern, After dark
any Japanese city looks asst there was a ceie-s
bration in progress on Its streets, by reason OF
these lanterns. which are carried by everybody
on foot, and by the moving or stationary ve-
>hicles, as well.
Now everything was excitement, aad,the jAb-
boring of tho natives was bewiidoriBg. Tuere
were comical policemen, some OF them carry-
ing swords at their sides. There were tremen.
with rude wooden buckets, pixies and ctDth
hoods over their heads. Tiers were a couple
of aluost nseiass hand engiitas with short tubes
tor throwing a puny stream of wafer. A. I
neared tho scene of the disaster the natives
were all busy removing their household goods,
even for squares around. The equipage Of =
Japanese family is very limited, and 1judged
from the CELEBRITY with which the packing WAS
done that each household was provided with
large boxes Tor Iise in the oft-recnrring en,er-
gencies that are the result of fires.
The different companies planted theirsre-
spectye banners upon the various roofs in the
vicinity, so that they might not work at cross.
purposes. The principal efo,ts werc to pull
down the burning. walls with long bamboo
poles. and by the liberal use of water to render
the adjoining tenements incombustible. There
is seldom any space between houses in IA
Japanese city, so that the work WAS conducted
with difficulty. At length the flames were un-
der control, aud only block or 80 had been
urneu ov er--thanks to tho prompt treatment
I the evil.
Early in the morning 1 resumed thu stage
business, and arrived here AZ Nikko about
Bile, and We simply fouudered in the mud most
Of the way. All. this annoyance was compen-
stated, however, by the magnificent
and now famous avenue OF crypto-
merias, extending for fifty miiess..
These giaut trees were planted, accord
ing to Japanese NEUROLOGICAL lore, nearly 500
years agu, by some ancistt worthy who did the
| work as a religious exercise, in leu OF making
costly temple offerings He ought toebe alive
to-day TO witness the outcome OF his pious
deed, and enjoy the blessings which postsrity
would lavish upon him. 1 understand there.
is nothing that approaches it lsewher in thei
world. Nothing, could surpass it Imagine an
almost continuous double nwo these beauti4i
full trees, planted Tires or four feet apart, fftyl
miles in length, and1 should judge 3OOEfeet..,
in height. Surely, there Was something ssnsi-
BILE in this. heathen's heathenisms EMILE.
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Colors tor WuOlens.
The favored colors for woolo2s goods ares
elephant gray, giraffe color, different shadest
straw berry. and .sbIue capo,a" These mattel
signs, generally arrangrds in, largo gronps, II
placed very far apart The designs, are hcrsel
shoes. full moons and parts OF moons, or
punches Of flowers Embroidered materials
are combined with p.aiIicnos, maicing them in
color. 1t ID well for a small or slight, figure
only to employ the fancy article for the skirt
and trimming. Ah3ther convenient arrangs-
ment is to have macernon-shaped designs of
elk or wooden fine. cord or traid. They are
disposed like colnnlns between the pAits Of
the skirt. and graduate from email folsrgesf
They are either sewed around the basqps in
close garlands or form celumns up tie backs
and front. Of the waist. Small capss cOntinnes
to be much worn, and new. shapes are conr.
srantlv being brought out OR6 Of these has,
the front and back reaching to the vaist, add
On the shoulder Ia o small loose sleeve. which,
is only sewed on the upper part OF the; aren~l
piece. This sleeve fails DIT whan the arm.is
not raised. "a Though il formed enc pieco with.