The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-06-30

lined up in rows, extending from the
barge I'D and over the ships sides
into the hold. The baskets which
/ hold about is pounls each are passed
with great rapidity. So many men
and women were employed that some
1900 tons were placed on ship in a
few hours. The men and women
worked in great good humor and to
see them at rest taking their simple
/ food, seemingly at peace with them
selves and surroundings, ought to be
a lesson of some value to US, brought
I'D and living under more favorable
conditions. While at Kobe we took
the railroad and went to Osaka, an
4 hours travel distant and the second
| largest city in Japan. Along the line
/ were several small towns at which
were crowds of people bidding good
bye to soldiers en- route to the seat
: Of war. Flags and banners and
arches were much in evidence and
the enthusiasm Of the people seeming
ly great. What we here saw was all,
UP to this time, that we have seen,
pertaining 10 the war.
Ii Hunting For a Friend.
| Our object in visiting Osaka at this
time was to see friend of our Oska-
loosa friend, H. w. Gleason, who had
! given us letter. When we arrived
at the great railroad station we en-
gagged 'rikshas to take us to desig-
mated place, the coolie saying Eyes,
yes" to our repeated inquiry as to
his knowing where to go. We were
taken at dog trot through miles OF
narrow, closely built streets, and fear
ing our men did not understand
where we wanted to go, stopped the
procession and again asked them.
Eyes, yes" was their answer and
again we started, / in the meantime
closely scanning the faces of the hun
dreds we passed, trying to get a
glimpse of some English or Ameri-
can face so as to make further and
more exact inquiry. On we went,no
seeing even sign that suggested an
English-speaking person, finally wind.
ing up at the mint, which consisted of
an aggregation of large buildings in
an enclosure. We sought an official
and it was with difficulty that we
made them understand that it was
not the mint that we wanted to see.
A young man was sent for VINO could
read but not speak English. We
found that he did not know the al.
dress we sought, and SO arranged that
our jinrikshas would take us back to
the station, but by a different route
form the one we came.
Americans Attract Attention.
This ride proved very interesting
for we saw nothing but the purely
Japanese part of Osaka, its people
shops, markets, &c. Mrs. Kalbach
and Mr.. Wightman, who preceded me
in the procession, seemed to attrac,
a great deal of attention, as I coulo
well see. being behind them. I think
it was Mr.. Wightman's size and the
hat that Mrs. Kalbach wore that die
the business, At wotld' take three
average size Japs to make man o.
Mr.. Wightman's size. These Japs
are polite people and their look OF
interest and good-natured remarks tt
each other concerning our party wa:
nothing that we could reasonably
object to, Tor we certainly were
dressed differently and must have
looked queer to them.
A Visit to Manila.
We left Nagasaki at noon April &c
for Manila, arriving there the even
ing of April 80. AS we steamed III
into the narbor we passed four u. S
: war vessels, one Of which was the
Oregon. All were beautifully lighted
up with electric lights. Later on We
anchored off the city, but could mo-
go ashore as the quarantine people
had not inspected us and would mo-
do so until morning. The night was
: fearfully hot and We were right GLAD
to get ashore next morning. In oul
passage from ship to custom house
we passed hundreds of strangely built
scows covered with bamboo ant
many of them containing a Filipino
family and in every case a rooster
The harbor is spacious and in it IS
great amount of shipping. Shops
were all closed, it being Sunday. Nc
hard drinks to be had. After lunch
we got a pony rig and visited all parts
of the city and suburbs, including the
old walledin part. Were in distinc
tive Filipino quarters where the
houses were on stills and grass-cover
ed. Children and fighting chickens
were much in evidence; nearly every
one we met had a rooster, going to OF
coming from some place of congregat.
ing. At 6 p. m. we were taken to the
Lunetta, where all the better portion
of Manila's people seem to be out in
carriages, driving slowly to see and
to be seen and to listen to the really
fine music. The scene reminded me
much of Saturday night in Oska.
loosa. The Filipinos, such as we see
at Manila. are fairly good looking
lot of people, much better featured
than the Japanese.
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