Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29

where south OF the thirty-fifth parallel. We
propose to distribute the trees as fast as
years for such fruit to mature, and the
public must have patience
Another New Fruit.
The plant-breeders of the Agricultural
Department have produced still another
new fruit for breakfast use, which is sure
to be popular and will be distributed in the
same way. 1t is the result of the marriage
of the pomelo OF Japan and the tangerine
of Algiers. The fragrance of the Mediter-
ranean and the hardy vitality of the north
ern Pacific ocean have met and the result
Is the tangelo. which has the flavor of
the tangerine and the size of the pomelo
and can be grown in any kind of soil and in
any climate where the temperature does
not 60 below zero
The department is introducing the mango
tree from India and the Philippines and are
Trying TO breed that up to endure the cli-
mate or this country. 1t is delicious fruit
both for table use and for preserving but
IT is now too delicate to survive our frosty
winters. 1t is hoped, however, that 1T can
De crossed with some harder plant that can
endure our climate.
Drinking in japan.
Mr.. McAfee of Parkville, Mo-, says that
he recently heard statements made by
public lecturer that 81 per cent of the Rus
slams and per cent of the Japanese peo-
pie are illterate and that no drunken jap
anese soldier or sailor has been seen dur
Ing the war. He asks whether these state
ments are true. 1t is impossible to answer
him accura tely because of the absence of
statistics. Nor would it be possible for
anyone TO state positively that no Japanese
soldier or sailor has been seen intoxicated
for, nearly eleven months. The Japanese
are exceedingly temperate people and their
solGiers, being under discipline, would nat
uraiiy pc more temperate than ordinary citi-
zens. They drink enormous quantities of
tea and have little appetite for stronger
nquors We were in Japan for three months
last summer while the country was in a
state or continuous excitement. Troops were
being sent to the front daily and their de-
parture was always attended by an unroar-
lous ceiepration. We also witnessed demon
STATIONS over several important victories.
When the streets of the cities would be
, snl6hsea with the population, historical
Win excitement and joy. Yet the only
drunken man saw during the entire three
months sat next to me all night in a rail-
way car between Nagoya and Yokohama
friends. ' ''
Russian and Japanese Illiteracy.
can find no statistics of illiteracy for
either Russia or Japan, but people who
nave travelled in both countries will agree
that there is very great difference on
mat point. Almost every person in japan
under thirty years of age can read and
write, because education has been COM
PuiSofy LOT over quarter of century
Whlle in Russia the education of tbe
peasants is forbidden by law, because IT
breeds discomfort. BY a decree of the
minister of instruction no child can be
aunIt.ed 70 the schools unless his parents
have an income of a stated amount or
property of certain value upon which
they pay taxes "io"
me following statistics are taken from
the Slatesmen's Year Book for 1904:
Soh, Japan. Russia
Teachers .'''''..... 9619 37.946
Pupils. ., oes aoo o4lZI
. 81 a., "9! I1'o9DUoS
IheSe hgures are from the reports of
me departments of public instructions
russian sunday schools are excluded.
a ne, Ill al.sI-