The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-11

that can hold similar joiiincatios
under like circumstances an nnis
hit awl with such 4 record for goo
order. for self-restraInt. at a tim
like that. | do not believe that th
world can report anything TO eauI
hit"
The Mikado smiled an he locke
!: powerful proud. My people are goo
people" sed he. They fight ilk
devils and behave like gentleme
, when war Is over"
Can the ruler of any country pa
higher tribute TO the worth OF hi
subjects? An can the ruler ov an,
country say hit in fewer words. o
say hit better? No wonder the Jap
anese air a great people. for they he
great ruler.
| The Mikado smiled when I invit
cd him TO walk out to the barn an
see Bob. | guess he thought | wui
laborin' under the impression that ht
had never seen mule. But | has.
tened to explain that in shown Bot
to the Kings an Queen an other
rulers, wuZ simply shown one oy
our greatest American Industries, for
the American mule liz, an hez long
| bin the backbone ov our country
| When We arrived at the barn the
Mikado took guide look at Bob.
| Beautiful mule" seq he. tryin' TO
be naborly. Yes" sez I, you hev
spoken in a complimentary manner
ov the country an her people. Be-
fore you stands a fair specimen ov
| the real cause ov Americas great
ness. Without the millions ov mules,
so important in CROWN the feecy
cotton ov the South an the terbacco
crop, most ov which liz also grown
in the South. and the great grain
crops ov the West. 1t could not be
done. The mule does hit without
the mule America would drop from
first place to not more than fifth or
sixth az world producer
"You are right" sed the Mlkado
America great country, mule great
mule, both tergether make things
hum. You have lots of land In
America We can't use mules in
Japan-farms too small-mule eat
all up an Jap would starve"
After lookin' at Bob the Mikado
allowed me to look at hiz ponies,
erbout a dozen in number. They
look like Shetland ponies, and are
very pretty. Mule pull as much as
all Of the ponies,'' sed the Mikado.
an then he laughed heartily, the
first time he had laughed durin' my
visit.
YES" sed I, mule built fer pull
in loads, ponies built fer pullin' light
buggies," tryin' to talk quick an say
guide deal in a few words like the
Mikadc.
After a short talk on various sub
jects, I shook hands with the Mikado
and left, feelin' that had been face
TO face with another ov the great
men ov this age an that so long az
he lives the destinies ov Japan air
in safe hands. He may not be the
wisest man in the world, but he liz
smart, an he heZ an able council to
assist him; men who are able to
make haste in diplomacy and catch
up with the procession, no matter
when or how hit starts.
Japan hez number ov large
cities. Toxic heZ a population ov
one an a half millions, nearly az
large az Philadelphia or Chicago.
Osaka hez a million population,
while Kyota hez nearly four hun
dred thousand. Yokahoma, Kobe
and Nagoya each hev a population ov
about three hundred thousand.
There are other cities In Japan near
ly az large az those named. But the
rural communities and the villages
hev majority ov the people az must
be the case in any country.
In size the Japanese air small,
but they air muscular. However.
they air CROWN larger accordin' to
measurements taken for soldiers who
join the army.
The "jinvikasha" liz the most COM
mon public conveyance found in ia
pan. This liz two wheel buggy,
shaped like the American buggy, but
drawn by man, or two men. instead
ov horses. This vehicle wuz invented
by an American Methodist preacher,
who went to Japan az missionary
little more than thirty years ergo.
While the Japanese had thought ov
many things they had not invented
anything quite so guide an the "jin-
vikasha" at once became popular.
With this vehicle a "rikasha" man
can carry the average passenger any
where about a city. But IL noun
tain trip liz planned two or more men
are employed to act az horses. +"
In the very rough mountain sections
from two bamboo poles and carried
by four men liz the usual method ov
travel. The "Kago" liz another We
hicle and consists ov chair suspen-
ded from one pole. carried by two
men. In some cases the chair is re-
placed by a kind ov hammock in
which the passenger can lie down an
| ride. The "basha" IL a sort ov ON
nibuss which holds from four TO six
people Hit is drawn by a horse.
but liz only used between large towns
| located near together, where many
| trips may be made in a day. Much
| ov the merchandise liz hauled by
men, awlso. horses bein' but little
used. Awl in awl. the horse liz not
at home in Japan; hiz home IL In
| the United States-on the farms
and in Jockey" lots.
In Japan. az in portions ov Eu-