The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-15
Some Impressions of the COun-
try and People.
BARTLETT OF NEW YORK
Twenty-Five Days in the Country
Does Not Think Much Of the
Soldiers.

DuSulcG rWUldIu OdIlltutt VI bAV SN
preme count, and Public Administrator
William B. Davenport, Brooklyn, N. Y,
rhave just returned from q flying trip
to Japan
Justice bartlett said to a Standard
Union reporter that Ole had enjoyed every
moment of THE "trip.
Instead of going Ito Europe we decided
on the tour East because of the long sea
voyage and the novelty suda "a trip would
afford.
1--WE sailed on the Bmpress of India,
from Vancouver, on Aug. 13, These ves-
sells of trhe Canadian Pacifc are models
CT ocean steamers. They appear like
gleat white yachts. The state rooms are
large, spotleei5y cIean, and the service Is
excellent. On our way out, we were al
most an entire day in sight of the
Afeutfan islands They are part of
Alaska, and as you know belong to the
United States With their snow+covered
mountains and green borders they re-
semble some of the scenery in Norway.
The walber going out was as smooth as
glass. No one was seasick. No one
could be seasick with such a sea- AL
though we had a lisIhlt passage list, we
had six brides on BOARD. Nearly all the
way over the officers and SOME of the
passengers played cricket. We reached
Yokohama after Thirteen days without ac-
cldent or delay of any sort"
GAS we only spent twenty-five days al
together in Japan, fear what 1 can tell
you Wild not he very important. We did
not go south to Kloto on account of the
cholera. We spent most OF our time in
Yokohama atnd Toxic. We met Col.
John A. Cocl1eriM number of times. He
has studied the country and the people,
n 0n6 n hfllinUa has IA pOO1 i1aa Of
Japanese politics and life. The Japanese
are devoted to education, and their in
tense love of nature has made them %
nation of travellers. The railroads are
English, but ail the employees are Jap
anese. Some time ago the railroad Off
clals got rid of all their foreign-born EN-
pCoyes. AN the roads are we'll equipped,
and in the waiting rooms for finst and
second Class passengers three or four of
the leading Japanese newspapers are left
on file. Mr.. Massujima, who Is one of
the leaders of education at Toxic, was
eduNated in London. From hAnl we
learned some things about the wonderful
facilities the Japanese have for educa-
tion.
''The advancement of women in Japan
Was hardly UP to expectations. One day
toward evening we took walk out into
the country, and on the way there met
three women and boy. Each one of the
women carried bundle Of fagots. The
hey, who was apparently one of their own
party, carried nothing. Kindiiness Is
marked characteristic of the Japanese.
They are most gentle with their children.
1t iz "a common sight to see a gnown-up
lad running about with a sleeping baby
strapped On hts back.
The soldiens who kept returning from
the. WAR all the while we were there, di1
not impress me. They are not we'll set
up as the saying goes The military
bearing is not up to that of other coun-
tries. Their uniforms are made of white
duck. The same material is also usd for
policemen's uniforms. I was impressed
with the very efficient appearance of the
police, who, by the way, are not at all
officious. They never interfere or tell pc
destrans to get a, move on unless II is
absolutely necessary.
"a very striking characteristic is the
silence whfoh prevails in the streets. To-
kio is a city Of one million and three nun
dred Thousand, but one never hears any
noise. The roads for walking and riding
are rough. Travelling in the jinrikisha is
pleasant and inexpensive. We saw few
bicycles cqerated by postmen. No, we did
not see any women riding the wheel. We
Wee III Japan "ueh ID soou uiidny Vi 'uie
we1ruhy people are IN tneT summer
MONIES. NlkKo, famous Tor us peautltui
teilpues' Is u IdShaoEgpV4e summer resort'
we saw mourning OF ume court. Ihe en-
peror oIi'y uneers Ioreiehers IN the chry-
salpVhenruil season wheIl NE gives MS an
hudi eaIuen parry Inc lotus season
was III Its dull ploom curing our stay
ana 1. we saw some magnlncent olsp.a''
Ine AHIerlcdn coloily at foKCl ma 10
very uospIuape' James II. Morse, PTesl-
uent OF uIe AMERICAN tradlng company
at ulat port was TOT many years resi-
cent OF BrooKlyn' ne is sV1l a member
OF tne Haanlfton ciuD' MT, Morse IS one
OF the most h1snly respected merchants
In the East.
Iue clnafe IN p1e places we visited IS
damp and the efi" . can"erous at an
times The teTperature was never more
than 81 In the shade while we were there,
but everybody carries umbrellas walking
in the sun. Japan is not an expensive
country to visit. The hotels under Eng
fish management are excellent. The shop
keepers are not very polite at first. After
tr7Av get acquainted with one they take
more pains to show some Of their pret-
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