The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
BY WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.

Copyright, 1aoe. by Joseph B. Bowles
 Copyright in Great Britain
 sAll Rights Reserved.) J.
 Every nation has its customs, it's way of doing things. and nations customs ana ways are likely to be peculiar in propoftion as the nation is isolated. In Japan, therefore. one would expect to see many strange things, and the expectation is>more than realized. Tn some things their customs are exactly the opposite of ours. In writing they pIace their characters in vertical lines and move from+right to left, while our letters are arranged on horizontal lines and read from left to right. Their books begin where ours end and end where ours begin. The Japanese car- penters pull the saw and plane toward them. while ours push them from them. The Japanese mounts his steed rom the right, while the American mounts from the left; Japanese turn to tne left. American to the right. Japahese write 1t Smith John Mr. while we say Mir. John smith. At dinners In Japan wine is served hot and soup cold, and the yard Is generally at the back oh the house instead of the front
 The Japanese wear white for mourn tne ana often bury, their dead in q ssiL- finar r,est,ire The death is sometimes announced as occurring at the house when it actually occurred elsewhere and the date of the death IS tixed to suit the convenience of the tamiiy. This is partly due to the fact thar the Japanese like to have the deatn appeai as occurring at home. Sometimes Iun as eral services are held over part or the body. An American lady whose Iananese maid died while attending ner mistress in the United States. reports an incident worth relating. The laoy cabled her husband asking instructions t,, revard to the disposition or the haa& ue conferred with the family cf fbe deceased and cabled back oi- reeting the wife to bring LOCK ol the hair and the false teeth or tne aeparted. The instructions were iot- lowed and upon the delivery oA .nsse ss' nraeious relics they were inferred with the usual ceremonies.
 Tte handshake is uncommon even among Japanese politicians, except Tn their intercourse with foreigners. ?. When Baron Komura returned rom inc peace conference in which ne play sd so important part, l was anxious to he present at his arrival, partly out of respect to the man and partly out of curiosity to see whether the threat, ened manifestations of disapprovai would be mdQG Dy bi1 P~RA~~~~~f - ' . inc TSaen rumored that thousand of death lanterns were being prepared for a hostile parade ct is needless to sev that the threats did not material ize. and that no expressions Of dis approval were heard after ms arrlvsi.y ,ss :, | found 1t impossible to learn either fhe hour or the landing place, and de7 spairing of being present, started to visit a furniture factory to inspect some wood carving. Consul General Jones, of Dalney (near Port Arthur, then visiting in Yokohama, was my escort and, as good fortune would have 1t, we passed near the Detached Palace. pr. Jones hearing that the landing might be made there, obtained permission for us to await the peace commissioners coming. We found there Marquis Ito and half dozen other officials. As Baron Komura did not arrive for half an hour, it gave me the best opportunity that could