Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-06-10

though it did rain quite hard. The
coolies who hauled the rickshaws
did not need an expensive cravenete,
but instead they make covering out
of straw, something like a military
cape. which they hang over their
shoulders, and it is an odd sight to
see them thus Sttired. We had one
hundred and twenty guides, the
great majority of whom were stu
dents from the higher commercial
schools and who took this opportun-
ity OF coming more closely into con-
tact with the Americans and acquir-
ing a better knowledge of their Ian
guage. They are very quick to learn.
One of the side-trips fr"m Nagasaki
to Mogi, we were going along the
main highway when two Japanese
boys came running after our party,
and when they caught up with us an
animated conversation in their ma
tive tongue was held between them
selves and our guide. The latter
then told us that these boys were
students in the high school, and that
they were studying English and
wished to know if they would not be
permitted to go along with our party
and listen to the conversation be-
tween ourselves and the guide.
Where such a spirit is evidenced, it
is needless to say that these people
are going to made great progress, as
they are otherwise enterprising as
well as ambitious.
Near the landing place, a welcome
arch had been erected. A skeleton
! work had first been built and entirely
concealed by green boughs arranged
/ in very artistic manner. At the
top of the arch they had the Ameri-
can eagle design with the wording
"E Pluribus Unum" underneath,
this evidently having been copied
from our coinage. The arch covered
the entire width of the street and
across the top, in the center, was the
word Welcome" Our flag and
theirs could be seen all over the en-
tire city and little children came
gathering out of the stores and
houses in their wooden shoes, calling
out Banzai (meaning welcome. '0
Although some of the stores have an
European appearance. Japanese GUS
toms were followed out in most
places; for instance. in a tortoise
shell shop where we went in to look
over their wares, tea and rice cakes
were first offered to us. The tea is
served without milk or sugar, but it
is very weak, so that wo had no diff
flculty in drinking it even though it
was lacking little sweetening. At
this place. following out the Japan
ese custom, the cup and saucer were
presented to us as souvenirs. and
some quaint little Japanese maidens,
attired in beautifully decorated and
pleasing kimonas, were playing upon
the native musical instruments. In
other stores than the one just men
toned, cigars and cigarettes had
been provided for the men and fruit
] for the ladies.
American money passed very free
ly, in fact, in several OF the stores
where American money was present.
ed and japanese asked for in change.
we were given American money back
as they said they had no japanese on
hand, all of their change having been
exhausted. Japan is on gold ba-
sis, and all Of their currency is pay
able in gold. This is in marked con-
trast to the United States, whore we
have silver and gold certificates and
bank notes.
Stoves are rarity. In Nagasaki
l saw only one. The banks and some
of the municipal. or government
buildings, used fire places, but the
private houses used charcoal stoves.
1t was an odd sight to see in the
stores, boxes filled with sand and a
little charcoal, set down in the GEN.
ter, and the natives warming their
hands and feet over this miniature
fire when they were not busily en-
gagged in making the ever-present
tea. The warships Colorado and
Maryland were lying at anchor when
we came into the harbor, but depart
cd the following morning. The offi-
ciers and the United States Consul
nelu reception at the Consulate
from four to seven p. NJ. on the day
that we arrived, and many of the
passengers attended. A number of
officers from the warship paid us
visit.
The shoes used during wet weather
are generally made of wood, either of
considerable thickness or else they
have two pieces underneath them
about four inches high, so that by
this means their feet are kept out of
OF the mud and water. 1t is quite
common for them to go without any
stockings, but when they are worn
they are white in color and reach
only up to about the ankle They
are different from ours; as they fasten
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