Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15

drawn. The fact Of grant Is TO be
reported. together with the details, 10
the minister OF state for the army or
the navy. 10y whom the report will be
submitted 10 the emperor.
The New York Posts correspondent
in Japan thus describes some oil the
scenes connected with the departure
Of the Japanese troops from Tokyo Tor
the front:
When we came TO the railway station
we were in the midst of new detach-
ment of reserves departing for the
front. The macadam plaza before the
entrance was covered with men anu
women under forest of swapping reu'
white and purple banners, some Win
the symbol of the rising sum- some Win
ideographs in black or white paint,
orange banded caps and crimson
striped trousers; sturdy barelegged
coolies in dull blue tunics embroider-
ed in white. with angular designs
circular one in the middle of the back,
curiously suggesting laurel crowned
Romans with their tight tied head
bands and women in gay kimonos
stooping under the doll-like children on
their backs In pouches. Little boys
and little girls ran underfoot, excited
by the martial display. 1t made an
animated scene.
There was no music. but there were
cracking of fireworks and the din OF
continuous "banzais." Round each
| stand of colors, as attachments would
leave the assemblage to entrain, there
would be a few words by an officer,
then Il lifting of caps, loud profess
sion of loyalty and rousing series of
huZZas:
'Ten thousand years! Great Japan
for 10000 years.
The spirit was marvelously cheerful.
We saw only two women in tears
These brushed them away quickly, as
if ashamed. Japan's heart is gay even
in sorrowful moments, and the char
actcristic emotional sign is smile.
do not see how one can escape making
! tIdt ODSeINdllon Oh INC piieieSt az
quaintance.
On the long platform beyond the
gates there was throng one could
scarcely pass through, standing OH
baggage trucks, standing on one an
others shoulders, shouting cheers to
the troops in the cars. 1t rose to tu-
mutt as the train started. Small pa
per flags waved, and thousand
throats kept repeating farewells.
The train drew out of the station,
and all along the road for five miles
there was a continuous line of up
raised hands and hoarse salutations.
Girls of six carrying baby brothers
and sisters on their little backs, boys
scarcely two feet high, stood close and,
spreading forth their arms, gave us
"banzais' at the top of their voices.
Laborers in the fields dropped their
implements, and from isolated houses
whole families rushed to make over
the speeding train the same sign, which
was Il solemn sign of benedictiOn.
The people are not laxative or de-
mopstrative. Later travelling day and
night in the same compartment with
six Japanese military officers. it inter
ested us that not a single time during
the tedius journey did one of them
speak to another or to any other c0un-
tryman. In the morning they casually
reached out the windows and obtained
newspapers. The announcement of
further victories at Port Arthur and
information that the Russians had
crossed the Yalu river into Korea
caused no break in their common ST.
lence. yet everywhere on that ride
with the Second reserves there were
banners and arches of victory and
wrought up people invoking "banzais'
Not even the Dewey parade in New
York gave palmer indication of what
the hearts of the people We're filled
with