The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-17

Austin Texas, September 30.--Dr. George
R,uce Halsed. professor of mathematics
"A the University of Texas, has spent the
- summer in Japan. He said in a re-
INT Interview;
Nv connection with Japan began in 1892,
vAep President KiSuchi of the Imperial
university asked permission to reprint my
fobachevski. Following this, in 1898, Presi-
dsut Kikuchi asked permission to reprint
ny Bolyai This was the beginning of a
Correspondence between myself and the
Gutessors OF the Imperial university of
Japan. Among these professors is one now
n the head of their agricultural college,
Columbia college school of mines.
While in Kazan the idea came to Prof.
yasillay and myself to make the trip to
Japn, and word was sent of it from Kazan
10 Toxic But the trans Siberian railway
DO! being completed, | retraced my steps
Acfoss Russia and Europe to America and
when the opportunity came to visit Japan
The route | took was westward across
Texas to FL Paso from Ell Paso across the
Yuma desert, where lis in the shade is
must DO shut out, being hot as the blast
from furnace, through Tucson TO Los
ANGELES, queen city of Southern California
The beautiful palms here were particular
impressive, some of them being perhaps
unsurpassed in the world. From Los An
Ieles TO San Francisco, from San Francisco
hrough the mountains of Oregon to Port
ard, from Portland to Seattle, through
mich city goes the rush TO the KlondilSe.
Inc business OF QUILTING the Klondikers
as here reached gigantic proportions.
everywhere the furs, the boots, the moe
asins. the head-g gear, the sledges and all
De implements of this new mining life
70 obtruded or the rotice of all passers-
" Though ni1my are the failures in the
Aondlke seeking for wealth. yet the num-
yrs who 90 seem not to diminish. The city
GEMS fun of gold nuggets. and in the
WIDOWS OF the stores lie nuggets of pure
o'd from the size of the open hand to the
oe OF The little finger and smaller, bottles
gold dust, boxes of pure gold, so that
me sojourner in Seattle il would seem
ssh rothing were necessary but to pick
"a fortune, filling every available pocket
lth Jumps Of virgin gold
from Seattle the road leads across the
snad'an border to British Columbia,
mere at Vancouver 7 took shin on The
% Japan. This northern route, ayaillng
'sei OF the mathematical principles of
-. circie sailing by striking away to
" north into the very polar regions,
lahes the trip 10 Japan much shorter than
wa! OF San Francisco, and in thirteen
Vs the great Pacific was conquered and
" ~, empress was stesming into the beau
,.ui port of Yokohama. This approach to
I'm opers with a splendid view of their
sacred mountain Fu1i, visible from
,,,q quarters of the Japanese empire, and
ss Worshiped by the Japanese It's
~.aeriual cone rising above the clouds
ma 70 brood over the whole realm OF
mifs1o, ana enters like a mighty
end Into the home-llfe of each of his
pyal subjects.
vnonama IS the site of an enormous ex-
~ trade. Here can best be seen the prep
.uon oil tea for the foreign market. Gil
a.ic establishments are devoted to the
a.ment and separation. classification o,
various sorts and grades OF tea from
80 me as to be beyond the apprecla-
Of English-speak.ng races, destined
nome consumption or for Russian,
s suse each tea drinker Is connoisseur
W 70 the cheap grades sold at almost
price you choose, and largely made
~. a, screenings and refuse from the higher
ohen, and in the hottest weather
~! hundreds of these women stand each
metal basin heated by fire from
hn, IN which basin they manipulate
,inu, the tea leaves, subjecting them t
~ maj process, OF curing before they arr
y, pe packed. These women get from /;
on ny cents day of American money, which
na pe from 30 to 60 yen, japanese, thC
rirn, ven being on a gold basis, bui
nas 10 lust half on American gold
srsi,,. SO that all Japanese prices have
70 De halted 10 reached the price
vahtilcan money.
yokohama exports vast ouantities of silk
Sapah is a sllSproducing country OF
a raek. Much OF this silk is worket
an ma !, embroidery, silk brocade, laces- and
"a aia"h work, the pieces being dissrib'
out 10 large numbers of families
tne work is done in the household
aee all being collected again to thI
49, - Tor exportation. The Japanese art
-. OF artists. aud of course their hans
~ all these matters is a delight u
s silk gown embroidered in fig
d japanese artist IS a treasure II
anu under the sun.
'apanese porcelain aud clossone il
ps ne finest in the world, and tht
OF repute get exceedingly hign
~ ior their work even in their OWL
80 IN japan. ! wished enc. celebrate
"a ciuissone from whom the city o.
nsl recently ordered TWO vases as {
70 the Russian Prince Cyril, and
!, ahom the miSado himself had or
sNo vases made from designs sub
oy his majesty. The work OF thi:
Nas IN such demand that he told ms
- product WAS bought up as quickl,
esuid finish 1t.
vnama has a considerable foreign set
aeing one of the original ffes
i, shS there may be studied 10 advan
ls tItas and mingilng OF the ewl
shA,lons--tae Western as represented
~ English and Americans with an IN
Of other Europeans. and nj
IN as represented By large Chimes
eat and by the sad background o
themselves. The strange th.ni
ttie these antagonistic civilization!
each other. bow little they even un
each other. One may reside 10