Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
HOW JAPAN ACQUIRED THE ARTS OF CIVIL
HATION FROM OOaRA
By Furcs Of Arms-Ths Seven Great Corsan Won
dsrs-Enthusiastic Prophecy BY a Patriotic
japanese in Regard 10 the Present War.


and brave, and often went about among
her subjects and did the honors Of the
empire, which the Emperor could not
attend to on account OF being q con-
frmed Invalid.
The Emperor Chuai lacked health and
strength to %subjugate the southern
provinces OF japan that were In almost
constant rebellion against the crown,
and caused the government much seri-
Gus trouble, as no sooner would an eX-
petition return from subjugating the
rebellious Southerners than they would
rise again, and it came to the Emperor's
knowledge that they were backed up in
these Instructions by China and Corea.
In Japan there then existed two armed
classes over which there was practically
little or no control, and clan broils and
single Quarrels ending in bioOdshed and
death were almost of daily occurrence,
even in the best governed cities. This
was true Of Yeddo and Kioto. 1t was
much like the Edinburgh OF olden time.
SHE GIRDs ON THE woRD
Now, as the Emperor planned for
~subjugating the rebellious Southerners
aud bringing his subjects through
but the land to a state Of peace and
good government by the employment OF
the Samurai classes, he suddenly sick
ened and died, leaving the Empress
lingo TO the care Of his people and the
possessor of his famous sword, made by
tie most celebrated sword maker in all
Japan and worth many thousands OF
dollars. The girded sword is the living
soul OF the Samurai." This had been
the motto Of the Samurai classes, and
the Empress lingo determined to adopt
it as her own, and she girded on the
sword Of her husband, and with the
counsel and advice of the Prime Minis
ter, Takemonchi (whO is said TO have
lived longer than any other human be-
lng) Immediately set about making
preparations for aD expedition TO sub
due Corea.
Now, Takemonchi was much revered
throughout the Empire, and his age was
a subject Of marvel. Even the oldest
inhabitant of tie Island Kingdom re-
membered the Prime Minister as having
always worn the silvery locks and
snowy hair Of great age, while possess
ing the keen eye and sprightly step Of
youthful manhood, and many were the
tales told Of the charms used by him 10
prolong life, the one generally accepted
being that a colony Of good foxes, who
had the interest OF the kingdom at
heart, sent every fifty years the liver
taken from a living fox to Takemon-
chi, which he ate raw, and which in
sured him fifty years more OF useful
existence.
So much was this good old man re-
spected throughout the land that almost
royal honOrs were accorded him every
where, and when it was known that he
was to be the adviser and companion OF
the beautiful Empress on her expedition
to Corea, not only the Samurai, but the
loyal japanese able TO carry arms, OF
every class and occupation, rallied
around the banner of the "Rising Sun"
and thus In POI A. d. the Empress lingo
found herself a; the head of a great
army and navy of finest war junks, set
ting out on an expedition to subdue the
CoreaDs, all the dissatisfied Southerners
forgetting their own differences and
uniting under the honored standard for
the general good of the country.
TALL AND BEAUTIFUL.
The Empress lingo was a tall and
strikingly beautiful woman, and had
caused TO be manufactured for herself a
magnificent armor to wear so as TO be
proof against both sword and lance,
and the picture Of her arrayed in this
armor standing on the deck OF her flag
ship, the largest and finest junk of the
fleet, is frequently seen In all part Of
Japan. Seated at her feet, and point
ing toward the shores of Corea, which
the fleet is rapidly approaching, may be
seen the aged Prime Minister.
Now, this ex petition met with resist
ance so determined and stubborn that
il was three years before Corea was
subdued and became a subject OF Japan.
The Coreans were obliged TO pay
heavy tribute annually, besides con-
tributing TO the welfare OF Japan, by
imparting TO their conQuerors the
secrets they alons possessed, or manu-.
featuring porcelain, OF growing and
preparing tea, and Of raising the silk
worm, spinning and weaving silk, and
last, but not least, the literature OF the
Coreans, as this country was then much
more advanced than Japan.
CoREAN WONDERS.
The Empress lingo and Takemon-