Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-18
TWO MERRY LITTLE JAPS.
NOZZLE yISIIORS FROM TOXIC ON
Az INERICI> TOUR.

nami Tell About Their Experiences Dur-
ing "A Brief stay In the United states
American Horses and cattle in Japan.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l7.--"Oh, yaith; oh,
yaith Keutuckee horses yer good, Japan
like kentuCkee horses yer much, said the
Marquis Yamagushi to reporter at the Eg-
bitt House last night. The marquis and his
two companions, Niscount X. Fujjnam and
Mr. Nuyama, have been Commissioned by the
Emperor of Japan to make Il tour of the
world with the view OF learning AS much as
possible about agriculture and the breeding o.
horses and cattle. They lett Toxic, Japan,
Oh Sept :, and arrived 10 San Francisco
seventeen days later. Since then
they have spent some time making observa-
lions in California and kentucky. From
Washington they will 90 to Penn sylvania and
New York, where they will pursue their in
qurics and then proceed TO Eugland They
EXPECT to spend q year or so in the various
countries Of Europe, then they will visit Aus
tra.ia, and having thoroughly explored the
principal agricultural and stOCk.raslng cOuu-
tries in the world, they vii! return home aud
report to their emperor what can be done to-
ward improving he cattle and crops OF japan.
We shall have some Kentucky horses and
some American cHtIle brought to Japan for
breeding purposes, said the marquis, though
not in such plain English. They are much
better than Japan cattle. American and
Jspsn horses live together very sgreeably.
General Grant, after his visit to Japan. sent
three stations to our emperor, aud we have
bred some very good horses from them. We
I.t Itt bon t,
kentucky horse is Dest; the Kentucky horses
are very famous
Have you tried the Kentucky whisky"
"Fooskiei Fooskie''
The japanese young men didn't catch on
at once, but it didn't take them long to under
stand. Then they laughed wildly, and freely
confessed their wiCkedn.ss.
ooh, yaith Oh, yaith, we have tried il
kantuckee fooskie and Kentucky horse and
keutuckee pletty girl
As they mentioned the "kentuckee pletty
girl the two gay young gentleman from
Asia rOared themselves Tired with a laughter
that startled the sujourucr5 IN the EbOtt
House, and then danced a brisk taudaugo
round the table.
"kentuCkee too'kie stlong, yer stlong,"
said the Marquis, shaking bis head knowing
ly, ard laboring 10 sub1ue the laugh which
stroye hard to break forth again. "Japa-
nese shiots not 20 stlong. ShOta good, yer
good, aud he smacked his lips and thought
Of home "NU want kentuckee tCoskle ia
Japan"
/ And how about the pretty girls? Wont
/ you say good "ord Tor them TO the En-
| peror?'
| The commissioners laughed again as heart
/ lily as before. rubbed their hands with Joy and
danced another fandango across the floor
Then, after distributing fragrant Japanese
cigarettes all around the merry little Wis
count owned up. "Un yaith, oh yaith, Ken
tuCkee girls beautiful, yer nice. We want
some Kentuckee girls in Japan but we no r,-
port to the Mikado about them This re-
mark was accompanied by n long, low laugh
that cracked and spluttered like II wet log in
a blazing fire.
The Kentucky horses will suit us we'll,
said the Marquis, "becsuse Japan is a blue
grass region too, aud the Kentucky horses
will think they are at home there
Viscount FujinsmI is II director Of COM
psny that is engaged 10 building Il railroad
from TOXIC 10 AsmOri, a distance OF 800
mlles-a greater railroad enterprise by tar
than has ever been undertaken by any single
company in England. Already one-'ourth OF
the distance has been completed. A dCz.n
yeats ago the locomotive had not been see q
Iu Japan.
"Is anything known about the electric ligh,
in your country ~ the reporter asked.
"On, yes, said the marquis 1--WE use i,
in many of the ships that We build in japan,
and We are beginning to use it for lighting
our streets and our large buildings"
"Why don't you stay ss long in the Unt'd d
int IN atay in Enu
land? Do you expect to find better cattle
and better agriculture there"
We do not yet know replied the com
missioner from the Miksdo, "but we shall see
We mean to see everything japanese dc
not prefer to trade with Englsnd. ! think
japanese prefer Americans. We like Amer
cans very much
"You publish daily newspapers in Japan,
understand."
"Oh, yaith; oh, ysith. Jiptnese like Il
read the papers. Some OF them are sold a
one cent, some OF them at two, and the mos
, expe nsiye one at four cents. The prIncipa
paper Is the Toxic Daily News."
What Is it's circulatonl"
"CTculatiOni Circulation Of Daily News
Circulation of newspaper All, nobody cal
tell that don't know what circulation, bu
japanese like to read newspapers
"lf Japan continues TO advance and i'm
proves as she has been do ng under the presen
emperor, you will leave the United States ia
' behind"
! The commissioners laughed. They didn
! agree TO the proposition. "NO," said he it'll
: marquis. "ln pan all things are baby. i
! Asia JaDsn s called Eastern gland. Japa
will beat England. but not the ian&ee-
e never lick the Yankee; but We hope to imia,
a some good style in breeding horses. Woul
you like TO know how many cattle are il
Japanl Three Year, ago theE MeeIe lresdin n