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The times., 1899-11-05
THE NEW JAPAN.
IN object OF Special Interest 10 the
People of America.
lFr0m the Forum

The new Japan is the object Of special
interest TO all the world, and especially TO
all Americans-and with good reason.
The United States was her godfather. her
tutor. her adviser, her neighbor: and. now
that she is essaying to walk alone among
| modern nations it is not surprising that
we should look with interest not to say
solicitude, upon her first steps. IL is less
than bali a century since our Commodore
NJ C. Perry persuaded Japan 10 open
her doors. which had been closed 10 all
the world since long before our nation ex-
isted Ii was to the United States that she
first sent ENJOYS to make acquaintance
and to observe the ways o. the modern
commercial and political world To our
schools and colleges she sent thousands OF
her best young men, who have now return
cd. and in turn are instructing hundreds
of thousands of her people in the things
which they learned here.
Many American citizens have taken up
their abode in Japan as teachers in the
schools and colleges and as instructors in
modern methods, mechanical. mercantile
financial and political. Numerous other
American citizens have visited Japan in
the interest of the Christian religion. and
mingling with the people Rave carried the
light of modern methods with the light Of
the Gospel. Thousands of citizens of the
United States have been residents of ia
pan during the years since the aCquaint-
ance of the two nations began, and tens
or thousands Of Japanese citizens have in
that time, lived under the Stars and
Stripes. The citizens of the United States
residing in Japan today number more than
one thousand, and of japanese in the
United States there are over seven thou
sand. or more than in all Europe and the
English Colonies. while in Hawaii there
are over twenty seven thousand Japanese
living under the American flag and within
American Jurisdiction Finally. having
been the godfather, instructor, and adviser
OF Japan for many years. we have now be
come her nearest neighbour the Aleu-
tian Islands at the north and in the Phil
ippines at the south; and the Yankees Of
the Orient and Occident joining hands
control the line of strategic territory
which stretches along the entse Pacific
front to Asia.
Three important changes have been re-
Gently made in the political affairs of ia
pan: Gl The substitution OF the gold
standard for that of silver; % the esyab-
lishment of a new and mildly protective
tariff, instead of one whose highest and
nearly uniform rate was per cent ad valo-
rem, and 81 the abolition of the extra
territorial system and the substitution OF
that by which foreign residents become
subject to her own laws and regulations
The times., 1899-11-05
PALESTINE WEATHER.
Rainfall and Temperature az They
We're 5000 Years Ago.

VI ''iAl Nl'AtiHt 'PNAN&tN-J
We find the early and the later rain
today in Palestine precisely as described
$500 years ago Jordan overfows all its
banks" in February today exactly as it did
in Joshua's time, thirty-three centuries
ago. Plants taken from mummy cases in
Egypt, which must have been gathered
more than 5000 years since, are practically
of the same size and have the same ap
/ peaTance as those growing today. Records
Of yintages in France for over 700 years
show practically the same dates as today.
Actual observations OF rainfall for over
200 years at st. Petersburg show no change
appreciate TO us, though, of cousse, the
earliest observations were extremely crude
and somewhat unreliable. Facts of this
kind might be adduced to fit a small vol
ume.
On the other hand we have records Of
most extraordinary cold weather in ancient
times. One winter the light wine in France
froze. Another winter the River Pc froze
over so as to bear teams (an unheard of
phenomenon today. In this journal for
June it is stated that "Parnassus and So
crate now free from snow, were covered
with il in classic antiquity" Also, the
name Greenland which strikes us as so
singulaTly Inappropriate was not inappl-
cable at the time it was named. in the four
teenth century.
It is entirely probable that descriptions
CT the cold in ancient times were much
exaggerated. Parnassus and Socrate have
snow at times. and, in earlier days, when
protection against the cold and snow was
much less than now, little snow would
go a long way. The earlier yoyagers from
Iceland, more than 1000 years ago. leaving
a land of almost perpetual ice and snow.
and reaching a land in the summer with its
beautiful green color to their unaccus-
toned eyes would very naturally give the
name of Greenland to it. In the summer
time, it is said, Greenland presents a most
beautiful green near the Danish settlements
to this day Our oldest inhabitants who
have been wont to describe the terrible cold
and deep SHOWS of their boyhood days as
ncomparably greater than anything which
does or can occur today completely lost
their reckoning in the last winter when
reading OF d ship that had sunk in New
York HarbOr by weight of the ice upon il;
also, that Washington had had thlrty-four
inches of snow on a level and the lowest
temperature ever noted in that fair city
A careful study will show no apprecfable
change in the climate OF this earth since
the early historic times. Of course moth
ing here adduced touches climatic changes
in glacial times, or in prehistoric times,
which changes have been established be-
yOnd question
The times., 1899-11-05
A DEAD sPoT IN TEE SEA.
4 Peculiar Place Where the Oceans
DrfFf Hfn~erS
CFrom ~ Nev 0rI-s6z rIu.en-~-

(frnm che Nsw 0t.rsn= Times -Derr-.esr1
There is dead spcf ID tho Cs-fba
Sea. said the FIRST o0cer oE D DrF
SNIP. chstt.ng at the custom hoaze aa l-
sr day. that ought 20 ba called she aar lF
bottles. II lies very nearly midway s-ase ~
tsrtageE1, IN Colombia sud Kingston Ja-
Uaica, and | guess j should saw t VAS due
east of Cape Gracias a Dios.
lt is out Ct the steamer tracks. and ina
action Of he great currents going enc eav
and another has left space ~ staguaut
water without ans real movement az 1u
Anything hat gets into 5he dead po5 IS
apt 90 stay there unless driven auf PSI
some ois storm and vim simply dr-- rougl
4ad round gathering sea grass and bar-
The last time I SAW the pIace was i1
ies'- when { WAS on board a TRAMP frcm
$40 that had changed its course a IrtIe 70
''Ae up some rubber at Central American
!" me We were passing through We
lotieea 1oatlng spar. and amcae a l1t
- i-oe'1a attached 70 &c was peculiar
,t1Al1s =. round object bright red I'm color.
We put on a boat 90 investigate ana h
proved % be a patent buoy Whieh hqH Easr
set adrii from Florida Hzh1hoasa- srs-.,-
Pa tsSa, and was part u5 h systematic a--
tempt to ascertain the speed and direction
oI currt u5s- Inside was an Official aen1-
taAda which was alLerEar5 returned 70
tht NAVY department vitb data lf when
and where found
But what is a good deal more Interest
ing is the fact lhat while ua were s7-llrfn.
me buoy We discovered three bottles sft-k-
ing IN the drift, all covered aith 7ee1. s7f
slime. One was empty ana the other two
mad papers inside The aEst was memo
andum that the bottle had been droepsf
from a Yacht of The Gfraai CaFuau in
Aink. the year 1892 and tha ctaer eae-1+-
IRE showed that it came from zhip bound
for Montevideo, on what date forget fa
each case ir was evidently the wam of
some idle passenger. bur IL was l.tIe o3d
that we should fnd the whole e1lsseffor
together. noticed lot of other dr-f-w0of
~ she same spot. and am confident that
no end Of bottles could be cuiied from the
place. Hundreds are dropped overheard
every year but very few escape being
knocked TO pieces unless they happen 10
find their way 10 some such a stilI place
as I have described
The times., 1899-11-05
THE cRANIAL CAPACITY.
= Variety OF Methods Adopted for
Measuring IL.
(From knovlegise]


variety Of methods have been asop ed
TO determine the cranial capacity They
all have certain advantages and tisaIvan-
tages. The ideal method OF coarse. WcuLf
be 70 MI the interior Of The esIva-ia W. IA
TIuid introduced through lie forac sn mag
mum. and jheu measure fhs amount OF
liquid contained. but tEis IS open % gravs
objection on account Of the difficulty OF
making the skull water tigh. OF recent
years an ingenious wa a. o.er ol- uz Ia s
difficulty has been iEtzodused. s. ile adj
der is introduced into rhe Inside Of the
ediFaria, and into This tae fluid IS poured
We are unable however. to speak from ex-
perIeaee as 60 whether this ar-aH aml q. IS
satisfactory on no.
Of either plans adopted rE1 lGa- common
are those iu bich small shot No far
preference small glass beads -r "a s. eds
ot various kinds aee gssj Sfrp lEougu
lt appears TO measure skulls ia this wav
By pouring in shot AMI Jaeu E51rug ( oft
again and taking ifs euhaze il =5.lt es
very considerable experience teore ans
degree of accuracy can be attained The
utmost care must b. taken TO use the saae
measures and tuaEels in.o VIII en- ami
through which The shot is poured Tee
height from which the shot is roared must
always b the same. and precisely he same
manipula.ioas must BE- emp oyet .H pack
ing the shot in each case, 5lss very con
siderable differences in the usea --IreUents
viii be the result
Adopting some such meJhOd-a8d it is OF
advantage TO use thai most commonly en-
plOyed. viz that recommended BY BrOCa-
as the results are then comparable with
other observations has been found that
the craniaI capacity in man ranges from
LOCO cubic cenrimetTes TO l. 500 cubic cent?
metres Comparing this with what we OBJ
serve In apes. We ind that the man with
the lowest capacity. viz, 060 cubic cent?
metres. has capacity twice that Of the
highest apes, fer in gOrillas We find a ca
pacity of only 500 cubic ceutimetres. or
thereab0ut while orangs and chimpanzses
are considerably lower. with capacities OF
430 cubic centimetres and 420 cubic cent?
metres respectively, though one must not
overlook the fact that their body weight is
much less than that OF the gorilla
Fer convenience of classification. cal
varia are grouped according TO their ca
pacities. Those with a capacity below
1850 cubic ceutimetres are termed micrC-
cephalic those between $50 cubic cent?
metres and I.450 cubic centimetres are
nesocephalic while these Of 1f50 cubic
cenUmetres are called megacephsIic.
The first group lmicrocephalicl includes
Australians Tasmanians, ab0rigiues Of
India. Veddahs, Bushmen. H0tteuioCs. An
damanese. AkEas and other pigmy races
The mesocephaIic comprise Naldys Ameri-
can Indians and African negroes. while the
megacephalic races are composed Of Eu-
ropeans. ancient Egyptians. MOHgoIiaus.
mixed PoIynesians- Esquimaux. EJmrs.
and ZuIus.
The times., 1899-11-05
THE CUBAN POLICY.

The President Considering the Ap-
DOintment of a Civil Governor.
In pursuance Of the policy of the Ad-
ministration TO give the. people Of Cuba
self government as. rapidly as they are
found competent to conduct their own af-
fairs. the President is now considering
the advisability Of appointing a civil gov
ernor. This step, Il is believed by the
President, can be safely taken at this time
The island is pacifed and large number
Of the troops have been withdrawn.
1t is not intended to withdraw all the
American forces now on the island, but
to allow them to remain in case their serv-
ices are needed to support the civil gov
erncr. 1t is understood that as soon as a
governor is selected and enters upon the
discharge Of his duties, that further steps
toward home rule, such as the holding Of
municipal elections and the establishment
of constitutional assembly will be taken
1t is said that the President also con
templates the appointment of q civil gov
ernor for Porto Rico.
The times., 1899-11-05
XnnIncN In Arf.

Berlin Letter in the Chicago Record)
1t is Emperor Williams desire that henceforth
the sculptors who do his bidding shall forget what
they know OF zoology and mythology as well. ~
fine example Of the geological art condemned by
the Emperor" says the Berlin BorSeuzeituug,"
lis the national monument Of Kaiser Wilhelm /
at the Schossfreihet. Besides the old Kaiser and
his horse, the only figures really necessary there
upon this monument nineteen half-uaked
men, twenty-five ha,t-uaked men, and twelve half
naked children Then there are tweHty-oue horses,
two oxen, eight sheep. four lions, sixteen bats,
six mice, one squirrel. ten doves two crows, two
eagles, sixteen owls, kiugfisher, thirtv-two
lizards, eighteen snakes, carp, one frog. six
teen crabs-in all Ij7 This number does not in
clude the figures upon the mosaic foundation.
which represents eagles and genii too numerous to
mention Fifty-three naked figures and l57 ami.
mails comprise the subjects required by the Berlin
School of Art TO awaken memories of old
Wilhelm l. II person can't express himself In a
clear and short sentence he starts TO make faces
When artist cannot produce clear. simple
picture OF a he takes refuge among eagles
and naked girls "
The times., 1899-11-05
TURBINE PROPELLER SYSTEM
rs AdvantageS set Forth by an Eng
Iish Engineer


LONDON. Nov 4-Presitent Par-on Of
the Institution of Junior Engineers. in an
address to that body. referred to the po-
tentialities OF steam turbine engines. lie
described the torpedo boat destroyer Vlpet.
which is now being fitted with the turbine
system. and similar vessels now in course
of construction. which. he said. have ap-
proXimately the same dimensions as the
present 3e-EnOt torpedo boat dcstr0ye-s.
but whose boilers are y per cent larger.
He said they realize under usual condi ions
upward of 10000 horse power agains 90
with recipr0catug engines He estimated
their speed astern at 10 1-2 knots ana speed
ahead at 30 knots. He declared that in
preliminary trials the second vesse, bui
had already achieved upward of 81 knots.
He declared that with the turbine system
a boat for crossing the channel, 270 fee,
Iong. SO feet beam, L feet draft and OF 1CO0
tons displacement. could be constructed.
capable of carrying 900 passengers, her ma
chinery developing 1900 horse power, or
80 knots against 1872. the speed attained
by the boats now employed on the channel
service OF similar size and accommoda. ion.
He then pictured a special unarmol ed
cruiser, a sort of magnitisd TO pedo boat
destroyer 40 feet long - beam, With a
maximum draft of II feet displacement
of 2So0 tons and an indicated horse Do"e
of SO, coo having eight propelers feet n
diameter, capable of 400 revolutions per
minute or a speed of about Il knots.
In Atlantic liners and large cruisers he
declared that with the turbice system the
weight of the machinery would be REDUCED.
that there would be less fuel used per
horse power developed, that the engine
room staff could be materially reduced and
that there would be no vibrating no mat
ter what speed was maintained.
The times., 1899-11-05
A Common Case.
'From the PhilldeIphia Re11rI

itr9m lHe Fhl3delPhH be"al4f
IN one OF the most irequented Of yI- 4IaaL, os
men and the marts uf trade there appeared yes
terday welikEown business man carrying With
Hrm grip umbrella with a slender avIl-shIped
handle touched with silver H= clearly had some
ching on his mind.
It was the umbrella Neither cocktail, funny
story, oysters on the baIfsheI. cigars as your
mother used to make them, nor any other of tie
sedNctjve wies OF The electric light contingent
could induce him 60 relax his bold chat uW-
brella- Finally one Of the others for their were
others asked.
Hadn't you better put that umbrella down ias
q minutet'
Not on YOUR lifs7 said the married mar 4
value my domestic happiness too much teg that
Your domestic happiness they cried. al to-
gether. What's domestic happiHess got % Do
with umbrellas
Its this way responded the married man
This is my wile's uH.breiiI- I've lost SIX q
my own in the past month. bHt ] borrowed thl-
On the express condition that shoJ4'-n't
lose it, and I -hlH't- No man gets this ~
hrella, except over my dead body be-
mce'
And they saw the reason OF the strong grip
The times., 1899-11-05
InsnIence.
I--n- IL rMII.d.IpI-l- T-me.-

TT0m INc FHTIadcIpTII TImesI
II should not escape the attention Of President
Mckinley, Secretary Root and Secretary Long
that The annual reports just made public from
General C0rbin. the AdiutJht General OF the
Army, and Rear Admiral CroVuinshield chief OF
the Bureau Of Navigation conspicuous in their
offensive features because they assume to speak
with the highest authority for the Army and the
Navy II is the business OF Adiutaut General
operations Of his department leaving TO the See
retlry Of War the duty Of criucisng the existing
military conditions and recommending legislation,
and Chief Navigator Crowninshield has the same
duty to perform by reporting the operations and
conditions Of his department leaving to the See.
rotary Of the Navy the discussion Of the merits
or dement's Of accepted Navy methods
The times., 1899-11-05
Enst GreenInnd Eslimos.

Copenhagen despatch to the London Chronielel
The Amdrup Arctic expedition, which returned
from East Greenland, Is | wired you a week ago.
brings back some stories of grewsome finds among
extinct Eskimo colonies
It appears that all the east coast Of Greenland
from So degrees 81 minutes TO 81 degrees - min
utes must have had at one time or other Eski-
mo inhabitants. but the colonies are now all
extinct, though ruins OF the towns and relies oi
instruments, weapons, and household articles
abound The Amdrup expedition has brought
back many specimens OF these finds
At the furthest point north reached by the ex-
peditiou WAS found a large and eIl-preserved
dwelling house, containing skeletons of about
thirty Esquimo. 1t IS probable that these were
people who emisrated from AHgmasalik about the
middle Of the century.
1t IS improbable that they starved to death see
ing that the explorers also found remains II whale
and seal flesh aud skeletons OF dogs. bears whales
and other animalA
The times., 1899-11-05
Mr. McLenn,s Chnnces.

tFrom the Toledo Bec)
That many Democrats VIII vote for Jones there
is no sense in denying. And il is undoubtedly
true that many more would vote for him if they
felt that Jones. stood better show than Mclean
Of beating Nash But they fear Nash may Slip
through the forces Of reform if those forces are
badly split, and this fear viii cause thousands
OF Democrats to stick to their party this year
who have been tempted to break away That
the Democratic vote has been more completely
registered this year than Tor some time is eyi-
6puJ 10 all, and the chances are that it viii
bc cast. And from these conditions ye reason
THAI MeLcan's chances ot election are good
The times., 1899-11-05
The nurinI of GeneraI srmon..

CFT0m tEe New York TTTbuncJ
The heroic General symons, buried uncofneC
near the scene OF the battle in which he fell
with the Union Jack enveIopng him. deserved .
funeral chant like that OF Sir John Moore
though it would have been miracle to find .
South African bard, resident or sojourner. equa
to lament Of such noble cadence OF Symon,
the ministers Of his obsequies might also say
Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him;
But he lay like warrior taking his rest,
with his martial cloak around him
The times., 1899-11-05
The samoan Firm Rearearisfnar

The latest opinion regarding the nego-
tialious between England and Germany faI
The liquidation Of their several partnership
interests in Samoa. is that the latter is
probably 10 withdraw and receive compen-
sation elsewhere The United States. while
content to retain Tutuilo Island, and guar
anJees for American citizens and interests
in other portions Of the group. viii have a
voice in the general settlement. about
which. however. there does not now prom
Use 10 be auy serious difficulty. II Great
Britain can satisfy the Kaiser In the Navi-
gators Islands, in which neighborhood he
already has large holdings. It Is probable
that decision will soon be reached.
As far as the United States is concerned.
IL would not object to the withdrawal Of
The times., 1899-11-05

AS elsewhere the political campaign for
this year practically closed in Maryland
last night The Crowninshield admini ira
ton assault on Dewey and schley, and bold
adulation Of Sampson, was about the last
gun to be fired and it has burst ct the
breech, doubtless adding heavily TO the Re
publican casualty list. From all the infor-
nation available the State would appear
safe to 20 Democratic by a satisfactory
majority.
The times., 1899-11-05
The Truth OF Ii

(From the Cincinnati Enquirer
Some Of the defenders OF the President foreign
policy declare that he forced to 20 TO war
with Spain by the Democrats in Congress This
il hardly true but the firm attitude of the
minority in Congress IN demanding that Spain
Maine and TWO hundred and sixty of her crew
was so strongly backed by the people that the
majority was forced to yield to the demand Of
the Democrats and declare war against the ma
tion which had insultsd our flag, destroyed our
property, and murdered citizens.
The times., 1899-11-05

schools patiently wade through because
they must, and graduates Of the schools
have 10 demoIish before they can be said
to write good and ineligible English
1t appears that as nearly as can be
augured from his present work. Mr.. Alfred
Austin was such nice little boy and no
body seems to have thought it worth while
to take him in hand and knock his prepara-
tory school style out OF him. If that had
been done there would not be enough left
of Mr. Austin for a naturalist 70 detect
with microscope, and he would conse-
quenuy never have been poet laureate OF
4 nation very much ashamed Of him.
The latest. and one OF the worst, of his
offences against English literature is only
about twenty lines long but it contains
fourteen examples Of ALTERATION and some
ef them are almost unparalleled in English
literature The alliterative quality Of the
last four lines is so striking that it almost
makes one forget to look for the meaning,
but when one does look for it, it is hard
10 ind. The lines are as follows:
TiH having backward rolled the llwless tide
Of trusted treason tyranny. and pride.
Her flag hath brought, inaeNble as fate,
Charter Of freedom to a tettered state.
We are also informed elsewhere in the
poem that "scipfo's eagles swarmed on
Afric's shore"
This is probably the first time in natural
or NEUROLOGICAL history that The eagle was
ever known to swarm.
Mr.. Austin compares the present situa-
tion in England with the Feeling IN Rome
after the defeat at Cannae. The near re-
semblance of England to Rome has been
made not more than fifty thousand times
in the last generation. by various authors
So that Mr.. Austin was safe in the con
sciousness Of a precedent. This comparison
with he alIiterative quality above noted
is absolutely all that can be found in the
poem. And this is the kind of thing which
grinds out guaranteed national poetry in
assorted sizes for the court journal Of the
British nation!.
The times., 1899-11-05
Inappropriate Commeut

lFrom Tue Ho-IpH HtraIdJ
Now that Sir Thomas Is on the high seas let
us confess that the New York sun speaks true
and serious words when it says a sportsman
doesn't like to be reminded constantly Of what
he is any than a gentleman likes 70 be
reminded constantly Of what he is
The times., 1899-11-05

Carl Schurz. as might be expected Sc
verely criticises the preliminary report Of
the Philippine Commission; but in doing
so he asks one very pertinent question. He
wants TO know why it is that, if only a
small fraction Of the islanders are in re-
belIion, it becomes necessary to use a large
army for their suppression? The point is
well taken, and can be met only with the
answer that the reason is to be discovered
in Otis and DENLY. The same question win
lie asked in Congress, and the answer viii
also be the same
The times., 1899-11-05
AguinaIdo,s Temptation.
lFrom the Hartford Conrant.l

The unofficial uncontirned story about "proofs''
in the Presidents possession that AguiualdO
would not have dreamed OF fighting if he had
not received assurances of American backing
should be taken, if at all, with great reserve
We do not believe that at the onstart Aguinaldo
advised by any sane and responsible per
son in this country to fire on the American flag