The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-10-03


next morning. On getting up curiou
! sight met my eyes. II seemed to mi
thousands of Japanese men and boy
in curious lite canoes and dug-outl
of every description swarmed around
our vessel, and as David Harum said
about the actress, a postage STAMP
would cover all the clothes most Of
them had on. Men and female alike
in Japan receive no shock on account
of exposure of their persons. This
seems characteristic, too, Of Chinese
and other yellow and brown races
To see the japs coaling ships is q
sight long to be remembered. Barges
of coal, several in number. are fas-
tened to the ship. Little grass bas-
kets holding about half bushel are
used. A continuous line of boys, wo-
men and girls extends from the barge,
up ladders, and on to and into the
bunkers of the ship. Two men fill
baskets which are passed very rapidly
long the line. counted 600 OF these
busy little workers coaling our ship
at Nagasaki, the last japanese port
we visited.
At Yokohama left the ship and
went to Toxic, the capital. to Osaka,
to a big exposition in progress and
caught the ship again at Kobe. To
kio is a city of probbly two millions,
and ssall sorts of castles, moats, walls,
temples, fortifications, etc. The
streets Of Japanese cities are so mar
row that ordinary carriages are out OF
question. Men haul one around in
rickshaws, little 2-wheel vehicles with
wheels two and half feet apart. A
rickshaw man goes in sweeping trot
and strange to say can trot all day.
wonder what will happen II an army
of say 10000 Of these little brown
men we'll armed and equipped come in
conflict with Russia? With such en-
durance and with their reported fear
lessness, they might change geogra-
ply and make history very rapidly.
In going from Toxic to Osaka took
sleeper and in Japan four berths
are cut off into room. l was put in
to room with distinguished look
ing Jap with all sorts of gold lace
and other evidences Of rank. l found
he could talk English, and he began
asking me about many things in
America, showing much knowledge OF
the country. He asked me about o
Mr.. Jayne, of Rankin county, Miss,
who graduated at Annapolis about 1882
So I found my distinguished compan-
ion was Rear Admiral Y. Amoye, who
graduated at Annapolis in 1881.
Japan is a much crowded country.
Every foot of lard must be worked to
the utmost to make food for the pso-
ple. AS rice is leading article OF
food and must be watered to yield
the best crops, all the land is terraced
or thrown into fat strips on the hill
and mountain sides SO as to admit Of
flooding. In some cases. ! saw Land
terraced that was SO steep as to re-
lquirea bamboo ladder to get from one
trerace to the next one above.
From Japan it was less than Two
days to Shanghai. Here had
hoped to meet my brother. Capt. Ira
Wellborn, but found on cabling to
Pekin, he had gone home. In China
we have a repetition of Japan's crowd
ed streets, only in greater degree.
But we did not have time to see q
great deal at Shanghai nor Hong Kong
outside of the cities themselves. The
European ports of both places are pro-
gressive and up-to-date.
Manila is two days from Hong
Kong. We reached here just in time
for a big Fourth of July parade. Man
lila is curious old place of narrow
streets, walls, moats and forts; houses
with curious side entrances, high stone
walls with Jagged edges Of broken
glass cemented into the tops and
everything indicating that life and
property have never been considered
safe here. The streets are so crooked
get lost every time start anywhere.
Have about decided the city was laid
out with view to getting the enemy
lost before he penetrated far toward
the center.
can't say have learned very
much yet about the people and theiH