Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-03-09

at 1910, 202,6 14 and extraordinary expendi-
lures at $95, 631, 121
.Japans public debt is sos, 7o9, 1914, or
1913 per capita Of population; Russia's, So
167, 10000, or S24.56
Japans exports from the United States
aggregate 81, 1921 annually; Russia's,
SO, 5O4, S57.
Japans imports into the United States
total 1854, 692 yearly; Russia's, S7,236,
120.
Japans total exports annually aggregate
S124 2OS, 323; Russfa's, S36S. S55, 242.
Japans total imports yearly reach value
Of S127 1896 $50; Russia's $500, 583, 062.
In one year in Japan 168,976 arrests for
crime are made; In Russia, COB, 9I4
In 1898 Japan's merchant navy included
1,13O steamers Of European type, 1,914 sail
Ing vessels and 1907 native craft; Russlas
in 1899 consisted Of 657 steamers and 2,143
sailing vessels.
In 1899 Japan had $50 miles of state rail
ways and 1852 miles of railways owned by
private companies; Russia had "a, 4S5 miles
of railway, Of which 1851 miles belonged to
private companies.
Passengers carried on Japans railway in
a year totaled 9S,537 III; Russia's, S3,7CS.-
In 1900 Japan had 1879 miles of the te!e-
graph, or 80, 396 miles of wire in operation;
Russia, 93,O52 or 271 ,O24
The total number of kilograms handled
IN Japan IN year was 10 DOB, 100; Russia,
1927 ,233
In 1900 Japan had 1852 miles of tele-
phone or 1923 miles Of wire; Russia had
80, 300.
In 1900 Japan's postal service. including
4, 4O4 postoffices, handled 635 $50, $40 letters
and parcels; Russia's handled 632, 972, 81
letters and parcels.
Japan is 200 miles distant from Korea;
from Moscow, Russia, the distance, as the
crow flies. is 300 miles.
Japan has lis separate, or 2,022 miles of
submarine cables; Russia has 10, with to-
tai Of 319 miles.
Japan's schools are non-sectarian, practi
cal, and tend to eniighten liberalism; Rus
sfa's are ruled by a tyrannical religion Of
which the Car Is the head
The number of horses in Japan at last
report was 1 ,os7 .697 in Russia. 900
The number Of cattle in Japan at the last
report was 1890 900; In Russia, 37,413,
600
The forests of Japan cover 1867, 766
acres; Russia, Ala, 600 900.
JapauS annual production OF SILK, cotton
and other textiles Is valued, according to
last reports, at S71,969,599; Russia's cotton
Industry proper employs more than 100000
looms and Is valued at $2SS, OOO,O year.
Japan's postoffices act as savings banks,
and, according to last reports, 1,565,49S per
sons made deposits In one year aggregating
SIS, $3.50. 754; in the 1881 state municipal
and postal savings banks of Russia 1904,
40 depositors put a total Of 1913, 967 900.
The Nippon Ginko, or Bank Of Japan, has
paid up capital Of $15oO0,oOO deposits
aggregating $1,000 1884, 900, loans tntaling 81
329, 532 400, and eight branch offices; the
Bank of Russia has 113 branches, capital
and reserve Of more than S27 900, de-
over S173, 379, 600.
Japan's Mikado is the 121st descendant Of
the Emperor Jimmu, who founded the pres
ent dynasty i'll $50 3. c.; the reigning ia M
lily in Russia descend from Michael Roman
Of elected Car in 1913.
Tobacco yields Japan annual revenue
OF but 81, 463. 900; in Russia there are $780,
254 tobacco plantations and the manufac-
ture Of tobacco, cigars and cigarettes ex-
ceeds 80 $50 tons annually, the revenue
yielded the government being near $25, 900,
900 annually.
Japan produces large quantities of sake
| and soy but little other spirits; in Russia
| nually 2,245, 700 tons of spirits, and 1,017
! beer breweries producing annually 1850,
| 900 gallons Of beer.
Japan secures an annual revenue OF more
| than $29, 100000 on spirits; Russia totals
| are more than 170,O0O,0OO
In Japan the sale Of spirits is regulated
| nv strict local laws; in Russia the Crown
has monopoly in handling the sale Of
| spirits in many provinces, the total guam
| tity of vodka sold in year at 3O1 spirit
| depots in 20 provinces amounting to A, $50,
| 500 gallons:
| last reports give the total marriages in
! Japan in one year at 471,217 births ], 1869,
| CO.. deaths S94, 437; in Russia SO9,8 74 mar
| ria ges A. 634, 800 births and 3,O63, O47 deaths.
The average height Of Japanese is 5
| feet inches; of Russian. feet inches.
The average weight Of q Japanese is $50
pounds; OF Russian, 10 pounds
| The japanese have no oaths In their lam
| puage and never swear; the Russians are
| notorious for their use Of expletives.
| The average density of the population
| throughout Japan is 296 to the square
| miles: in Russia the average density, count
| ing all provinces of the great empire, is but
! Is per square mile.