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New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
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press GenTnei. settled the names Of all the prov
inces, cities and villages throughout the empire.
and ordered that they should be entered in all
the public records. Another Empress was the
valiant Singukogn. who commanded her troops
in person in war against the COreans. Good
and enlightened women are often mentioned in
the ancient records Of Japan
The Princess Isle, for example, a member Of
the imperial family. was famous for her IN
common learning in the century which we cali
the ninth. She wrote book which was so ex-
cellent that it was still being read at the period
Of Kaempfer's visit. AS for feminine self-deyO-
tiOn, there is notable story told about the nurse
Of the seven-year-Old son Of the dethrOned En-
perOr Fed The father was killed. and the
nurse. with the hoy. endeavOred to make her
escape by water. She reached a great rock of
the coast near The island Kikusima, and "hay-
ing got so far this rock closely pursued. and
seeing it was absolutely impossible 20 avoid
falling into the enemy's hands. she clasped the
young prince between her arms. and, with that
courage and resolution which are so peculiar to
the Japanese nation. threw herself along with
him into the sea"
The story Of DR.. Kaempfers two journeys
through the country to the court Of the Shotgun,
secular Emperor at JedO CTOkiO) is entertain
ing in high degree Strange and curious things
were observed all along the way. though the
strong official escort OF the embassy did not
encourage the foreigners in using their eyes
When stopping at the inns at night they were
generally secluded in apartments having access
only 10 the gardens OF the establishment
Arrived at Jedo. this virtual Imprisonment be-
came even closer No was suffered to ap-
proach the Dutchmen save their own servants.
The house was remote from the street. and the
poor Westphalian doctor was cooped up in
room with one single narrow window ssfbrOr,eh
which, he says. piteOusly, "I could, with much
ado, observe the meridian height Of the sun"
But on this first visit they had not long 20 wait
for their audience Dressed in ceremonial cIoaks
of black silk they were marshalled 20 the
palace carrying many fine presents for the En-
peror. The Dutch resident was conveyed alone
into the imperial presence.
AS soon as he came thither. they cry'd out aloud
hoiianaa captain. which was the signal fOE him 20
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29

the King 20 establish himself in that land of the
North Kaempfer. however felt stirring within
him the youthful longing:
For For to to admire admire an for to see
and he applied for the post of secretary to the
embassy which the court of Sweden was send
ing 10 the King of Persia. After making many
valuable Investigations in Persia, both in nature
and in art. he found that wish for to admire
an for to see' still unsated, and he resolved
not TO return with the Swedish envoy. He en-
listed in the service of the Dutch East India
Company in the quality of chief surgeon to the
fleet which was then cruising in the Persian
Gulf and by this means found an opportunity
to study the Orient with facilities which We're
then uncommon. The Dutch East India Com
pany was accustomed to send an embassy each
year to the court OF the Japanese Emperor. In
May 1890. Kaempfer left Batavia as physician
to that embassy. the way to country Of
which he had resolved TO give (what was then
Iacking) a thoroughly satisfactory account. The
difficulties as he himself pointed out were con-
siderable Japan had retired within jealousy
guarded walls: the Roman Catholic religion.
which had before that time gained foOthold, had
been extirpated. The Dutch and Chinese mer-
chants were ''in a manner imprisoned. and the
whole empire shut up to all commerce and
Each year those officials who had to deal with
the Dutch East India Company its embassy
We're compelled to take a solemn oath not to re-
veal to the foreigners any information of any
kind about the country its affairs and its gov
ernment Their silence came chiefly from fear
of punishment. for in disposition the japanese
were apparently much what they are now
their pride and warlike humor being set aside
they are as civil, polite and curious nation
any in the world. naturally inclined TO COM
merce and familiarity with foreigners. and de-
sirous to excess to be informed of their histories
arts and sciences" BY dint of liberality sub
mssve amiability unrestrictci medical service
information i'll astronomy and mathematics ''and
with cordial and plentiful supply Of European
liquors" Kaempfer won his new acquaintances
to confidence and collected notable mass of
literary materials. He was Fortunate moreover
in having assigned TO him as servant and madI-
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29

pliment each other, % dance. Go Er-np. {, n
drUnEard. 20 speak broken Japanese 10 "a. ;
20 paint. 90 sing. % put our cI0sks q r
Meanwhile we Obey'd the EmperGr's eIr-s
the best manner we could / i1in'G q N ;
a love song in High German n tEiS =
and with innumerable other aDisn fricka q
suffer ourselves tO contribute % the E-15s-ri'
the Courts diversion
On a later occasion the learned ss1- I'D
universities. the friend OF Charles W
obliged To submit to even more tz---.
requests. He had to play gambols" hi
Off his peruke and 70 sing-and here TIE q
despite his annoyance. exhibited a Httls n
vanity. the company seemed to Ike II
WE'LL he observes
Kaempfer was an ardent bOtanist-hsv e
fact, keenly interested in all phases Of m-
and the results of his observations are a
attractive and often valuable. One Of tsl
amusing chapters is devoted TO the ali--
Japan. fabulous as well as real Hs ~
without humOr. but this was generally en-
By his passiOnsate resolution to dssCEibs ]
with unimpeachable th0rOughnesS
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29

A question of mere human nature is raised by
Mr.. c. *. ShOrterS comment on the fortunes of
a novel published not long ago by a very pOpu-
lar writer, whose name it would, perhaps i'll
the circumstances, be kinder for us TO suppress.
The book. as know, ''waS magnificently
doomed in every daily and weekly paper" and
probably adds Mr. Shorter, no one knows better
than the author herself. that the critics made
themselves ridiculous, and that the book was
really very poor stuff. As Il highly cultivated wOm-
an with considerable critical gifts assume this
fact was obvious to the author" 1t is danger
to assume that this fact would be obvious
to any author. TO begin with, vanity has not
ceased, that we know of, to play its accustomed
part in human affairs and. furthermore it is
perhaps unknd to blame an unherOic mortal for
remaining imperyOuS to the truth about his
works The novelist who publishes poor book
is scarcely apt to hear judiciOus words about it
in the circle of his relatives and friends Then
If the press. for some occult reason. pretty gen
orally agrees 10 conceal the facts, and prints
ravinG eul0gieS, it is certainly not unnatural
for this laudation to make deep impression
upon the mind of the person most concerned
Finally, large sales and many gushing letters
from adOring readers are bound to complete the
unfortunate job. The author ends by abandon
ing such doubts as he may ever have enter
tained as TO the Qualities of his book.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29

draw near. and make his ob.i-,
ne cTaWld on his hands ar-, \. - A. \
SneS q him. between the H--sg p ~.
order on one side. and the 49, rlr-,-t :
IieTor sat. IN the other - - W..
how'd MS IOTc head quite do1-& t-1. 49,
80 crdWIO backwards like n 49, tts ~
one single word. 50 mean ~ =. eli.5-'
audlence We Rave Of this mirff,- ~, a ~
The disguised doctor note. 60
able "skTeens'' make the apsr,r-- ''a ~
even il the crawling visitor ve-. !, e..
he could hardly discern the f,.,... - b,
ter half an hours wait tho - w
summoned to a second -
Kaempfer caught. at the ou,vs, n,
glimpse Of the Empress sesfea - ~
''She vas Of a brown and ba,,,.,c - a d
with black European eyes. f,u ',',i. u
was more crawling on the mar. y ne
and then. says the doctor 60 e-e d
under a sense Of outrage. ~vs q,
thousand ridiculous and irnper,,,.-. - q
Worse was to come for the anb,---,s-- ~
dinates: 4
The Emperor. who hitbert,
l4auieS' almost opposite % us AZ a - an,
on orr right behind the iaf1j--,- - Al-lIT
possibly he eould Then he orlls--4 - - ~
Cappa or Cloak. being our Css------ Cs- u. - a. I
then 10 stand upright that - -. q ca
we" of u.s. again 70 walk. 70 sisr5 ,..-'s
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
NET BOOKS.
On ChronicIe.

From The London Chronicle
We mentioned that the Publishers ASsod
at its meeting last week came to certain p
tons fixing time within which net bOoz-
not be sold at a reduced price The res1E
were in these terms;
First-That secondhand copies Of usl J
shall not be sold under the publis1e1
within six months of publication
SecOnd-That new copies Of net books -
be treated as dead stock within twelve 9
Of the date Of purchase, nor shall a. al
afterWard. De sold at a reduction W1thol.
ing been first offered TO the publisheT ~
price OF ut the proposed reduced pro-. .
ever is the lower
Bismarck once said that treaties msan. .
or little. according to the spirit in Elc-
were carried out, and the remark nay o y
to other matters But there can Be IIie :
that these resolutions OF the PuoliSls.s
sOciatiOn viii be made 50 effective as y >.
really part and parcel OF the net Syslell
feeling is that the growth Of that SysleA /. :
cent years had helped 10 renew the visol .
book trade. and that it is well to nl1lll..l- {
tact By and by copies OF the resoiauo-s
be circulated throughout the trade. az
books viii only be supplied 10 those Vao >
the conditions.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
Gbe Eelos-ncflls 9tribaraGss
SUNDAY. JULY %, 1906.

Mr. Robert Ross, discoursing in THE Acad-
emy" on what he aptly calls "The Eleventh
Muse" presents an idea which, il not at all
new. is at any rate perennially suggestive. He
would like to compile an anthology of excessive
ly bad verse Such a book could not but make
for innocent mirth 1t would brim over with un-
conscious abSurdity, with the joy of verse Ike
this:
Where in the spring time leaves are wet,
Oh lay my love beneath the shades.
Where remember to forget,
And forgot in HadeS
This specimen could be matched by many an
other. vet we doubt if it would be the simple
task that it appears to be, on the surface. The
hardened reviewer knows the rarity of the
ideally bad book. the book bad enough to be IN
teresting and amusing. II takes great poet
TO commit a really sublime bowler, just as TX
takes a great poet to give the parodist his
chance MIR Ross realizes this. 81 should, of
course he says. exclude from the collection
living writer's. Only the select dead would be
reduistioned. They cannot retort." Moreover,
the living writers of bad verse cannot supply
worthy gems. Their badness is colorleSs and
fat That is why the average book OF minor
poetry makes such dull reading. 1t is not poetry,
but on the other hand it is just clever enough
TO avoid those bursts of inspired imbecility
which would Justify its existence. Everything
in it is at least correct there is not single note
of beguilng illiteracy or incOngruity to break
its stOdgy calm
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
IN OLD JAPAN.
Dissertations of a Traveller an the
SeUentcenth Century.

THE: HISTORY OF JAPAN Together with De
scriptiOn Of the Kingdom Of SIAM I6sO- I, y; by
q; Schcuhzer r. x. s. In three volumes pp.
$50 S7 Ss6 The Macmillan Company.
This vivid and painstaking account of Japan
and the Japanese written in the seventeenth
century by a scholar who was by no means a
Dryasdust is deeply interesting TO student
OF that wonderful country as it is to-day First
published in 172T, it has not. since that original
publication. been reprinted in full until now. IL
Is a work not only worth reprinting. but worthy
of the particular care which the publishers have
bestowed upon IL.
Englebert Kaempfer was a Westphalian, a
man OF intellect and great requirements He was
a doctor in philosophy as well as Of medicine a
remarkable Hnguist and a musician of ability.
When q little over thirty he attracted the atten-
ton of Charles XI Of Sweden and was urged by
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
SONG

By THOMAS LOWELL BEDDoES.
How many times do love thee, dear?
Tell me how many thoughts there be
In the atmosphere
OF new fall'n year,
Whose white and sable hours appear
The latest flake of eternity;
So many times do / love thee. dear.
How many times do l love again?
Tell me how many beads there are
In a silver chain
OF evening rain.
UnraveId from the tumbling main.
And threading the eye of a yellow star;
SO many times do / love again
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29

An amusing anecdote of literary "ghost' is
related by an English paragrapher. This
'ghOst," of the convenient hacks of current
letters, received book which he had written,
but which bore on its title page far more dis
tinguished name than his own. Accompanying
the book was a request from the editor of an
important literary journal that he should re-
view it-and the ghost wrote a favorable
review A query goes with this story" Should
he have returned the book with some excuSeT
The answer is obvious, but not so obvious is the
survival of the ghost in these halcyOn days of
unplumbed seas of printers ink. He is not
really needed for every one can write. after a
fashion, and the veriest amateur may bulge into
print with the least difficulty in the world il his
ambition looks i'll that direction. He may al
ways he sure, too, of certain amount Of ''crit-
icaI' applause, and of a certain public" What
makes the ghost even the more puzzling, too
is the fact that he need not, after all, practice
his immoral trade if he has the smallest grain of
talent. The old traditions Of Grub Street were
long ago laid to rest. Authors do not starVe in
garrets any more. Indeed, they are far more
likely to be found living in clover, with every
conceivable modern luxury in the house, from
exposed plumbing to automobiles. The "ghOst,"
fear, must be not so much the product of
existing conditions Il type of inherited Grim
inality. Some one of his ancestors followed the
art of SWindling for profit, and he in his turn
follows il for the same purpose, but also for its
sake We do not know how otherwise to
account for this pOisOner of the wells of literary
rectitude.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29

There is a report that Mr.. Andrew CSl.., ~
now completing his autobiography N Se'---
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-15
ALL ROADS IN STATE 81.
CUT FREIGHT RATES

Distributing freight rates from the
twin cities, agreed to between the state
railroad commission and the committee
representing all the railroads in
Minnesota, went into effect today. The
average reduction is 20 per cent in mer-
chandise rates. The reduction affects
all stations in Minnesota and on the
northern lines it affects practically all
of North Dakota : s7>,-
Z. The railroads were represented in the
conference with the commission BY
Messrs. A. B. Stickney, J. T. Clark and
j. T. !Conley, and when the commission
was shown by the railroads that they
required time to line up the rates into
adjoining states because of the effect
which the Minnesota changes would
have on outside points on the same line,
the time for the rates to take effect was
postponed until today,
1t was made to appear in Chicago
dispatches that the reduced nlerchan-
disc rates were first tipped off by James
j. Hill in his Chicago speech and that
the other lines were taken completely
@unawares, altho they. would probably
have to follow suit. a rs
. The rates are effective on. the SEQ
just the same as on the Hill lines. and
on all other roads in the state.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-15
READY TO BUILD ROAD
Empire Railway Construction Company
Files Corporation Papers,

Files Corporation Papers.
Special to Tho Journal. .,
Waterloo, Iowa, Nov. l5.-Articles Of
Incorporation of. the Empire Railway
Construction company, capital $250,O06,
have been filed with the county auditor
OF this county. This is the building
company which is to construct the pro.
posed Chicago, Iowa g. Northwestern
railroad, which is to build a line from
Anamosa to Austin, Mimi, to connect
there with the line which the company
expects to build into northwesterns Min
nesota, the route of which has NOT been
definitely selected.
The incorporators Of the construction
company, George E. Armstrong, Jr.,
George III Myers and William NJ. Bris.
tol, are all Of New York: The corpo-
ration is authorized, to begin business
when $4,000 of the capital stock is
paid in, and provision is made for the
increase Of the capital stock to
The principal place of business of the
company is given as Waterloo, and it
is authorized to construct, purchase.
lease, equip, maintain, operate and self
railroads, operated by steam, electric
OF other motive power, within the state
OF Iowa or other states; also, to equip
and operate telegraph and telephone
INES IN connection with any line of
railway, and to perform all acts Incl.
dental to carrying on the work Of rail.
way construction and operation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-15
The New State Senate,

Have we rejuvenated state senateq
1t seems almost too much to ask, but
there are some encouraging signs. For
instance, only ten of the thirty-four
senators who voted to kill the anti-pass
bill have been reelected, and a majority
of the old senators returned come from
the twenty-four who stood by their guns
and voted for that measure. Then It
may be noted that some Of the senators
who voted against the bill at the last
session are now on the list of those
pledged to support it next winter. Their
pledges were given to satisfy constitu-
ents, who were dissatisfied with the rec
ords made, and presumably they will be
lived up to. .s~. .-. $780,
OF course the anti-pass bill is not a
Eshibboleth to determine once and for all
1.-THE division line between senators who
serve the people and senator's who serve
special interests. Railroads are not an
tagonistic to such a bill standing alone.
It: happened to be test in the 1905 SEES
sion, because the bill was coupled with
a proposition to make 2 cents a mile
the maximum passenger fare. It was
vigorously opposed by the railroad. in
terests and beaten by their friends in
the senate. The 2-cent fare bill has
also. received pledges for the coming
session, and the names Of IS out of the
SO senators have been announced as on
record for such measure.
There is other legislation to come up
this winter which will mean more
serious test than the railroad bills. II
the wlde-open tax amendment has really
carried, there will be tax law prob
lens before the session, Of the gravest
Importance. 1t is too early to say that
the senate has been rejuvenated. It is
new senate and, we may hope, better
one than the last. The signs are rather
favorable, but we will have to wait till
a few votes have been taken.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-15
Please Wait.

The newspapers of the northwest
and Of the country generally note the
result of the mayoralty contest in Min
neapolis and speak of it almost invari-
ably as vote against the 'id.' 1t
is generally interpreted by the press OF
the country as indicating a preference
on the part of the citizens of Mime
apolis for the abandonment of the
standards of municipal government and
public morals set up by Mayor Jones
and the city is declared to have taken
a backward step. -.
That they have drawn this inference
will probably not surprise anybody. 1t
was rather expected. The issue was
quite sharply drawn in the election
Notwithstanding the fact that the may
or-elect promised before election, and
has promised since, to keep the "lid''
so definite in regard to public gambling
and other forms of vice controllable by
) police authority.
We hope,. however, that the conclu-
sions reached outside with regard to
Minneapolis will not be justified by the
final results. We are very hopeful that
the incoming administration will not
only feel the obligation to maintain, the
same standards, particularly with re
gard to the Sunday saloon, but that it
will use it's authority :}.in% all proper
ways for the conservation of public
morals, occupying substantially the
same ground taken by Mayor Jones.
There is one way in which the mayor
elect can silence all the criticism which
is being launched at the city and that
is by disappointing those who assume
that he is going to give us a ''wide
open' town. Not many men have ever
had the chances that are his now. And
while we have been taught by expert
ence not to expect great deal Of Mr..
Haynes we are prepared to receive a
great deal. Our friends outside will
please suspend Judgment and give the
next administration chance to show
them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-15
Railroads
- -. - -.-7--17.7-. 4
GRAND MARAIS Is
lONE DAY NEARER
Duluth q Northern Minnesota
Road TO Start Train Service ]
on shaufS Lake Branch. ii
Special to Tho Journal.

special 20 The journal.
Duluth, MINI, Nov. 15.-hondsN
next train service will be put on the.
Duluth. & Northern Minnesota roads
extension ito Shauf Lake. Forty-fv6
miles OF new road have been built the
last summer and by the service to be in-
augurated Monday, Grand Marais will
be one day nearer Duluth than at pres
emit. While the main object Of the ex.
tension of the road is to tap the tim.
Der, Of the Alger- Smith company, - pas.
senger service is to be inaugurated and
mails also will be carried.
Rumors have been afoat recently that
it is the intention of the owners of the
road to extend it to the Canadian
boundary to connect with the Canadian
Northern. John Millen, vice president
and general manager Of the road, how.
ever, is authority for the statement
that such a move is not contemplated,
for the present, at least.
+ .t"lt is impossible to say now when.
the line will be extended to the Dor.
der or whether it ever will be,' said
Mr.. Millen
He admitted, however, that there is
likelihood that the line eventually
will be extended to the border and add.
ed that If further extensions Of the
road are made they will not be in the
direction Of Grand Marais, indicating a
plan to strike a more direct route to the
boundary. e -
The Duluth & Northern Minnesota,
unlike most logging roads, is built for
permanency and will not be dismantled
when the Alger- Smith company has
OUTFITS pine holdings in st. Louis and
Lake counties -. 49,. = -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-15
DISCUSS WAGE QUESTION =,
Representatives of Trainmen Hold I'm.
portant Meeting.

Kansas City, Nov. 15.-Delegates rep
resenting $4,000 conductors, brakemen
and switchmen on the forty-fvef railway
systems west of Chicago are in session
to determine what demands for wages
shall be made to the roads. There are
ninety delegates, two from EACH system.
one a member Of the railway fconduc.
tors and the other a member of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. The
delegates from the . two organizations
form another organization, called the
Western Association Of General Com
mittees of Railway Conductors and Che
of Railway Trainmen.
The association is virtually clear
ing house thru which the two organ
izations transact the business that is,pf
Importance to each.
z. H. Morrissey of Cleveland, grand
master Of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, said: "We are here to talk
oyer the conditions Of railroad train
men,. cannot say any more"