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TAltt WITH JAPAN'S ' PREMIER
Count Ito the Brain Force Behind the Jap
anese Throne.
HE DIFECTS 1H WAR U70N CHINA
Count Inouyo the Ilcitil of tlio Itrforni
Movriiii-ut In Corcii Did Ito 1'laii the
\Vur7 Jupun'g Development
lioilsloii ol Trcntlcs ,
( CopjTlelited , 1E34 , by Frank Q. Carpenter. )
The new Japanese parliament Is now sit
ting at Hiroshima , and Count Ito , the Japa
nese premier , again has things all his own
way. A year ago the members ot both
houses were more or less against the gov-
rnmeat , and the emperor had to peremptorily
dissolve parliament last spring. The whole
country was In an unsettled state. Utots
had broken out In many ot the election pre
cincts , and had It not beep , for the fact that
the constitution of Japan , provides that when
a parliament Is dissolved the budget of ap
propriations for the year before shall be. con
tinued In force without the act of parliament ,
the emperor would not have had the means
to run h's government. This was the condi
tion when the war was declared. This solidified
tha people , and today they are , to a. man. In
favor of almost everything that the administra
tion proposes. All this was largely brought
about by Count Ito , who Is , perhaps , the
brainiest man in the whole Japanese empire ,
and whoso master mind Is directing the war
against China. Ho Is the LI Hung Chang
of Japan , and ho Is the power behind the
throne which passes upon measures ot state
policy , and which , It is whispered , Is , to a
largo extent , the cause of tlio present war.
Still , the world knows but little about him.
Ho Is modest and retiring by nature , and he
prefers to do rather than to bluster or talk.
It Is by no means easy for a foreigner to
get access to him , and during my stay In
Tokyo , when the war clouds were gathering
over Asia , the doors to his palace were closed
even moro tightly than usual. Still , my let
ters from the cabinet ministers at Washing
ton and a special Introduction from the
Japanese minister nt our national capital
gave mo an appointment , and I had n chance
to see something of him and to chat with
him about the condition- the Japanese
people.
COUNT ITO'S ROMANTIC CAHEEU.
put first , let me tell you something about
Count Ito. Hla history reads like a
romance , and It Is closely associated with
that of Count Inouye , who has just gone to
Corea to preside over the Introduction ot
western civilization Into that land. The
most of the history of Count Ito's life I got
from himself , and other parts were told me
by an English officer connected with the
Japanese government , as we sat together ono
night In the Roku Molkitan club In Tokyo.
It Is wrapped up In the history ot modern
Japan , In which Ito and Inouye have been
the chief actors. They cauiu of good families ,
nnd their fathers were soldiers , and they ex
pected to- serve In the army ol the Shoguns
themselves. This was In the days when the
Tycoon or Bhogun governed the country. Ho
had a swell establishment at Tokyo , and the
Ddlmlos and Samurai made up his army.
They swelled about the country with big
a word i at their sides , acting very much like
it he "bad man ot Bitter Creek , " and they
considered other people as having no lights
which they were bound to respect. In the
meantime- , the mikado was kept inside- the
walls of his palace at Kioto , a sort of a
sacred puppet , surrounded by his wives and
his servants. Commodore Perry had made
Ills treaty , with gunboats to back him , and
tnere were foreign and anti-foreign parlies
In Japan. Among the anti-foreigners were
Ito and Inouyo. They thought that these
pale-faced barbarians would ruin the country.
They did not know much about them , but
they understood they were at Yokohama
hama , and they conspired to set
up a narty and go there nnd clean the
foreigners from the face ot Japan. Without
letting- their superiors and parents know It
about 100 of them sneaked out one dark night
and left Tokyo to go to Yokohama. They
tiul Gotten , half way when they found
selves surrounded by soldiers. They fought
their way out and returned to Tokyo. They
soon learned , however , that the killing of
the foreigners at Yokohama would only be
the beginning of a great war with them.
They went to the sea'coast and saw our
warships , as they floated In the harbor
beside their Japanese junks , and they saw
that Japan could not successfully fight
such things on the sea. Ito and Inouye
wcro In the service of the prlnco of Choshlu ,
who was the chief of the anti-foreign fac
tion , nnd the question of how to get
rid of the foreigners was discussed
everywhere. At last the two boys con
cluded that the only safety for the country
was In her having good ships and good guns ,
and they went to their prince and told him
that they wanted to go to England with
three other picked youths of their band.
They said that they would study English
customs , would go into the- gun works , and
would master the great secret of naval
supremacy , and bring It back to Japan.
The Japanese could then build ships of their
own , and these could put their guns over the
country so that they could drive the hated
foreigners away from their coasts. The
prince was pleased with the Idea , and he
gave them $8,000 and arranged with the
British consul to ship them to Shanghai , from
whence- they wereto go on to England.
A M.IDNIGHT ESCAPE.
Now , It was contrary to the commands of
the Sliogun for any Japanese to leave the
country without permission , and they feared
they would bo detained , so they took a
small boat one dark , rainy night , and were
taken on a ship just about to depart for
China. I took them some days to get to
Shanghai , their money having been sent on ,
In the meantime , to one of the big English
trading houses there , with orders to ship
them to England. The orders were not very
definite and as Ito and Inouyo could not
speak English the merchants misunder
stood thpm. and when they said over and
over again the only two English words that
they knew , "Navigation" and "London , "
the merchants thought they wanted to be
come sailors and go off to London , and In
stead at sending them to London as pas
sengers , with Instructions that they bo sent
to a good naval school , they were shipped
as common sailors on a sailing ship which
went around the Cape of Good Hope. They
had only a small amount of money with
them , the rest having been sent on by
draft , and this they &pent during their
voyage.
COUNT ITO'S ADVENTURES IN LONDON.
The English olllcer told me of their trou
bles In London.
"The most of them , " said he , "occurred
on the day that they landed. And I venture
the darkest day ot Count Ito's lite was
when he found himself wandering through
the slums of the city without a cent In his
pocket. The way It happened was this :
The moment tha vessel reached the docks ,
the officers and crew departed and left the
two Japanese boys to take care of them
selves , They were dazed with the din and
the sights and the confusion ot the great
city. In the renter of millions of people ,
they know not which way to turn , nor
whither to go. The cook was gone , and the
locker was shut , and there was not a bit of
food to be had. They waited some time , ex
pecting that the merchants might send for
them , but after ashllo they grew so hun
gry that they decided to go out and buy
something to eat. They had ? 3 left , but they
did not know the value of money In England.
They thought , however , that this would buy
them Bomo boiled rice and a good meal of
row fish. Taking a paper with them , Count
Inouyo marked on It a diagram ot the route
as they went In order to find their way back
to the ship , and a'fter devious wanderings
they came nt last to a bakery. There were
loaves of bread on the counter , and Ito , who
was carrying tha money , not knowing the
orice , laid down his { 3 and picked up a loaf
Ho had no Idea how much It was worth , and
be mpposeil that the baker would
give him some change. The baker
taw lie was a foreigner and swept
the whole ot the } 3 Into ( lie till. The boys
then started to go back to the ship , but
Count Inouye found that he had lost the
diagram. They walked the streets of Lon
don for hours , and it was duek before they
not to the wharves. They ate their bread ,
however , and the next day a messenger from
the merchant to whom their money was con
signed , came for them and took them In
charge. They used their time well. They
spent some time In studying Hngllih manners
and customs. They looked Into the army and
navy , and their bright minds teen grasped
the fact that Japan could never make a suc
cessful struggle against such wealth , and
such a mighty nation as that about them.
They considered It their duty to go back and
tell the prince what they had learned.
ATTEMPTED KILLING OF INOUYEj
"Tho two boys had some trouble In getting
back to Japan , and they finally made their
way Into the presence of their prince nnd
told him their storyT It was by no means
well received , for he was fighting the for
eigners at the- time , and his hatred of them
was great , The soldiers were exceedingly
angry at the suggestion that the foreigners
were stronger than they nnd equally brave ,
and when Inouye left the castle ono night
he was set upon by a mob and slashed and
hacked and left for dead by tne roadside.
He recovered consciousness and was able
to crawl to his mother's houte , and it was
only by careful nursing that he was brought
back to life , and ho bears on his face today
the scars of the wounds he received during
the night. Shortly after the time the Shogun
gun was put down , and , the revolution was
organized by which the mikado again became
the real ruler of the people , and the western
civilization gradually worked its way In.
In every movement toward modern progress
both Ito nnd Inouye have been in the front ,
and It Is duo largely to them that Japan now
stands shoulder to shoulder with any modern
nation on the globe. Count Ito has long- been
the most Influential and powerful of all the
Japanest statesmen , and ho Is now pushing
the civilization of which ho got his first
knowledge In this romantic way Into the land
of Corea and there Is no telling but that
his ambition may be the eventual revolution
izing of China Itself. He is certainly a most
remarkable man , and all the diplomats who
have met htm speak of his wonderful ability.
He had an Interview with Li Hung Chang
not long ago , and during it LI changed his
views of Japan , which he had thought up to
that tlmo were dangerous to China , but Ito
told him that Japan and China should be
friends , and that It was to their Interest to
work together. I am told that Ito at this
time really believed this to be the case , but
ho has since evidently changed his opinion. "
A TALK WITH COUNT ITO.
I arranged , strange to say , for my talk
with Count Ito by telephone.Think of It !
Telephones In the land of Japan. I called
up his prlvato secretary , nnd was told that
the count had gotten my letter , and would
receive mo at 4 o'clock sharp that after
noon. In a Jlnrlksha , with two men to haul
me , I rode along the edge of the moats
which surround the palace grounds , passed
the new Parliament buildings , and on up
by the American legation. Into what Is now
the most fashionable part of the Japanese
capital. It Is made up of modern buildings
surrounded by large yards , so walled In
that they look like the fashionable suburbs
of a European capital. Count Ito's house-
was a large one , of two stories , built of
brick , with a great porte cochere running
out above the front door. A Japanese but
ler , in brass buttons and European clothes ,
received my card , and showed mo Intoa
parlor as large as the- blue room of the
white house. It was furnished'In foreign
style , and was , to my eyes , not half so pretty
as many of the pure Japanesehomes. . I
waited a moment , when a dark-faced , heavy-
man , of perhaps 10 years , entered the room.
He had a long body , but rathe' short legs ,
and he was dressed In a frock teat of black
and dark pantaloons , while his shoes were
evidently Imported from England. It was
Count Ito. He is , I Judge , about five feet
six Inches high and he weighs about ICO
pounds. He Is well formed and muscular.
His eyes are a bright black and not so
almond In shape as the average Japanese
tjpe. Ills forehead Is high , hla nose rather
thick , and his mouth , which shows through
rather thin mustache and whiskers ot black ,
Is strong and yet pleasing. He shook ray
hand In American fashion , and addressed
me In English. He chatted with me about
the growth of Japan , and he told me that
he thought the country was Just on the
eve of Its development , and that It had a
great future. He referred to the Japanese
troops which he was then sending into
Corea , and when I asked him as whether
he thought that there might bo a war be
tween Japan and China , he shrugged hla
shoulders , and raid : "Who ran tell7 We
are sending our soldiers to Corea to take
care of our people , and if the Coreans should
ask us to help them * put down the rebel
lion , we might possibly consent. There Is
one thing that Is certain , and that Is that it
our soldiers are attacked they will flght , and ,
as It 1 * now , China has already been the
aggressor. But , you know , I can hardly tnlk
on this subject just now. The situation Is
critical , and no ono can tell whether' there
will be war or not. "
DID' ITO PLAN THE WAR ?
This wa three weeks before the. war was
declared , qnd there Is no doubt but that
Count Ito at that time had , all his plans
laid , and he gave me to understand during
the Interview that it would take very little
provocation to bring his men Into battle. A
few days later the Japanese transports
were carrying thousands of troops Into
Corea , and the condition of the Japanese
army shows that Japan had long had war
In Eight. The military department was so
thoroughly organized that 100,000 troops
were shipped out of the country without
creating moro than a ripple upon the waters
of the social and business lite of the Japanese
empire , and the troops which were sent to
Corea were thoroughly equipped , both for
fighting and for reformlpg the country. They
carried telephonic and telegraphic material ,
and , while the Chinese tried to live- oft of
the people , they carried : all ot their own pro
visions and took coolies with them by the
thousand to aid them In transporting their
baggage. In connection with Count Ito and
the different parties of the Japanese empire.
It is curious to state that both
the administration and the opposition
parties delegated men to go along to report
on the actual occurrences in order that they
might use the same as political capital , and
all of the newspapers sent corps of re
porters. A few days after my interview ,
however , Count Ito made the censorship of
the press even more rigid than It had been
In the past , and the papers were warned
that any comments upon or news of the
war which might bo published -without first
going through the bands of the censors
would subject the paper to Immediate sus
pension , and its editors to fines nnd Impris
onment. This has been the policy of Count
Ito throughout the struggle , and the little
talk that I had with him Is probably the
last that will bo given to any newspaper
man until the war closes. I have received
letters from Japan within the past few
days , 'saying that no news whatever Is
given out to correspondents , and that It Is
almost Impossible to get anything authentic
regarding the war. The Japanese outside
of Count Ito and his confidential officials
know practically nothing , and as for the
Chinese they systematically He in regard to
such matters as reports of their battles.
JAPAN'S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
During my conversation with Count Ito
the question -of Japan'a Industrial develop
ment came up , and liouspoko of the growth
ot Osaka and ot its cotton mills. lie , said
that most foreigners ! In estimating Japan's
possibilities forgot too put In the > wamen ,
who are equal with > the men In almost all
manufactures , and who practically double
the working force of Itho Japanese nation.
They do a great dctb of. work in the cotton
mills and they hav a Jmnd In the making
of nearly everything that Is shipped to
America , As to cotton , Count Ito told me
that Japan had thirty -years ago about G.OOO
spindles at work , and tbat this number had
risen In 1883 to ovap,40,000. . Within flvo
years from that It bad-troubled , having then
88,000 spindles. Thin w s In 18S3 , and there
were twenty-four milldllhen at work. Four
years later the splaiUe * numbered 400,000 ,
and there are now it4rty-six great modern
mills , with 600,000 spindles. It la Impossi
ble to estimate the growth of Japan's modern
manufactures , and tlml greater part of her
cotton now comes frbpi America , though
much of it first goes to London and Is
thence shipped to Japan. During the talk
Count Ito referred very , kindly to the United
States , saying that he had spent some time
in Washington looking- Into our monetary
system , and that he had been awarded
ever } ' facility by the Treasury department.
He spoke of the financial situation In Japan ,
tellingme that the country was In splendid
condition , notwithstanding the fall In silver ,
and he referred with Satisfaction to the
prospect of the treaties being revised within
a very short Urn ? . Since then England
has made a new treaty with Japan , nnd It
Is probable that the other countries will
follow within a short time. Japan every
day rises higher and higher among the
ranks ot the nations , and the day has pasted
when she could be considered anything else
than the equal of any ot the countries of
Europe.
7 > w K n *
OF FUNERALS HE HAD FOUR
The Body ofu Union Soldier Dishonored
nnd Honored in War.
LOYAL CONDUCT OF A-SOUTHERN DOCTOR
The Death of Llcnteimnt IJrmlforil unil tlio
Animosity of Charleston Citizens
Currying Out the Lust Wishes
of u Dead O nicer.
( Copyright. 1801 , by McClure. )
There were but few prominent citizens
of South Carolina who were avowed union
men after war became flagrant. The fore
most union man In tlio state was Dr. Al
bert O. Mackey of Charleston. His views
were well known to his fellow citizens for
he had publicly declared them and predicted
the final triumph of the arms of the union.
He was the moat eminent Free Mason In tlio
United States , and his works upon Masonic
science were recognized as of the highest
authority throughout Europe , as well as this
country , having been translated even Into the
Hussion language. His exemption from the
harsh treatment usually Inflicted by the
civil authorities In the south upon known
union men was doubtless due to his Masonic
character , which Invested his person with a
certain degree of sanctity , and secured for
him an amount of toleration that would have
been otherwise denied him.
Ho was the apostle of charity to the union
sold ers Imprisoned In Charleston and his
presence often cheered the gloom of their
prison walls. They were generally In sore
need , and to relieve their wants he con
sumed his entire estate , converting It Into
money , from time to time , to supply them
with nourishing food and comfortable clothIng -
Ing , On learning , the morning after an un
successful assault on Fort Sumter , by the
union forces , on the night of September 8 ,
1663 , that a number of wounded un.on
soldiers had been brought to the city , lie
visited the Military hospital , and there saw
Lieutenant Charles II. Bradford of the Maine
corpj.
Dr. Mockey had been the demonstrator of
anatomy In the medical college of South
Carolina , where he had graduated with the
highest honors , and had achieved distinction
as a surgeon , before retiring from practice
o engage in literary pursuits. Upon his
earnest solicitation he was permitted by the
chief surgeon of the hospital , a brother
Mason , to take exclusive charge of Lieuten
ant Bradford's case. A careful examination
Battened him that the wounds , though serious ,
were not necessarily mortal , and with skill
ful treatment , and careful dieting , aided by
the patient's robust physique , he felt as
sured oC lila ultimate recovery.
That the young soldier had fallen while
upholding the flag of the union was sufficient
to Inspire the doctor's Interest In him , but
the Interest wai deepened by the- discovery
that he was the son of an oldl friend , a
Mason of distinction , whose hospitality he
had enjoyed at Danger , Me. , before the war.
FOniJIDDEN TO SEE HIS PATIENT.
After three months of assiduous nursing
Lieutenant Bradford apparently crossed the
danger line , and was rapidly convalescing.
But on Christmas day , when Dr. Mackey
mads his accustomed morning call. Intent
upon cheering up the -soldier on that taddest
of all dayi to the prisoner and the- exile , he
was met at the door of the hoipllal by the
surgeon In charge , who handed htm an order
from General Deaureguard forbidding Ills
admittance to the hospital for any purpose
whatsoever.
The Burgeon himself expressed deep cha
grin at the Issuance of lueh a hauh and
unwarranted order by the department com
mander , and humanely permitted the doc
tor to bid his patient farewell , He also
promised to send him word and admit him
tq thehoipltal , at the risk of a court mar
tial , should an unfavorable change indicating
a fatal termination occur In Lieutenant Urad-
ford's condition ,
Every observant physician knows that
moral causes exert a potent Influence on the
vftat forces. This was strikingly Illustrated
In the CBLO of the wounded officer , for after
being separated from the friend whose
presence had dally cheered him , and In whose
skill as a surgeon he reposed the most per
fect faith , ho steadily declined In strength ,
and on tlio night of January 12 , 1SG4 , Dr.
.Mackey received the promised summons
and was soon at his bedside.
Lieutenant Bradford was aware that he
was dying and at his request the
doCTor drew up his will In brief
form , which was duly signed and
witnessed. He desired that Dr. Mackey
should take charge of his body , and forward
It when the war was over to his f.imily In
Maine , and he especially requested that
he might bo burled with the flag of the
union upon his breast. He died on the fol
lowing day and his body was delivered to
Dr. Mackey , who had It embalmed and
dressed In the official uniform , attaching to
the lapel of the coat a "passion cross" of
silver , surmounted by rays of light , the- Jewel
worn by nn eminent commander of Knights
Templar , which Mason.c rank Lieutenant
Bradford had attained. Then the flag was
placed by the hand of the doctor's wife over
the soldier's heart.
THE FIRST BURIAL.
At night fall on January 15 Dr. Mackey ,
with his wife and two daughters , followed
the hearse that bore the body to Magnolia
cemetery , a mlle north of thq city. The
neft afternoon a procession composed of fifty
or more citizens inarched to the residence of
Dr. Mackey and charged him with having
outraged the feelings of the people of Charles
ton by burying the body of one of the "abo
lition army" In Magnolia cemetery. They
were not the rabble of the city , but reputa
ble citizens , and their leader was Hon. W. D.
Porter , lieutenant governor of the state , a
gentleman , who would have shrunk from a
conscious stain upon his honor.
Governor Porter , voicing the sentiment of
his associates , stated that the community
wcro very Indignant at the desecration of
Magnolia cemetery by the burial of a Yankee
ofllccr's body within Its precincts , and that
If the body were not removed before morn
ing It would be taken up and thrown Into
the sea. Ho further snlcl that It should bo
burled In the Potter's field. "
Dr. Mackey asserted his right to bury the
'deceased oUlcer In his own burial plat , to
which he had a titleIn fee simple , and then
said : "Gentlemen , I regard your demand as
abhorrent to civilisation Itself , but as I have
no means of resisting It , I will exhume the
body. It shall be laid In the pauper burial
ground , as you require. I shall place It
there In the assured faith that although It Is
sown In dishonor , It will , ere long , be raised
In glory. "
THE SECOND BURIAL.
That night he had the body exhumed , and
with his family accompanied the hearse that
bora It to the Potter's Seld , situated nearly
two miles west of Magnolia cemetery. As
Iho small funeral cortege wended Its. way
through the darkness the sky was ever and
anon kindled up by the flames bursting from
the 200-pound shells fired from the gun
known as the "Swamp Angel , " located at
the south end of Morris Island. One of the
shells completely arched the city from east
to west with Its fiery curve , and passing over
the road not far In front of the hearse , burst
near the Ashley river , eight miles from the
gun that discharged It.
The body was burled In the Potter's field
between two oak trees that grew not more
than ten feet opart , and the exact location
wai carefully determined by course and dis
tance.
A little more than a year later , on the
ISth of February , 18B6 , one of Dr. Macki-y's
servants rushed Into his presence In a great
excitement , and informed him that a number
of soldiers had stopped In front of the house.
Ten days previously he had received from
a confederate sojdler a friendly warning that
certain civilians had formed a plot to take
hla life should he appear upon the streets ,
and he had , therefore , remained In doors , and
was not aware of the march of events.
Hence , ho concluded that the military au
thorities had ordered Ills arrest , and re
solved to know the worst. With somewhat
of the martyr spirit , he hurried out onto hit
plazta to answer the ring ol his door bell
In person ,
On opening the door hu found himself In
the presence of a number of ptrsons In the
uniforms of officer * ' of the United States
army and navy. One of them stepped for
ward , and offering hl hand , said , "Dr.
Mackey , I am Admiral Dahlgren. I have
called to assure you of my gratitude ( or. your
t
devoted kindness < o an officer of my staff
Lieutenant Bradford , These gentlemen of
the army and. navy have accompanied jnc ,
and they will deem It an honor to grasp
your hand. "
After mutually hearty greetings , Admiral
Dahlgren- relieved the doctor of much per
plexity by stating that the confederates had
evacuated Charleston and Its defenses tho-
night before , and the union forces had taken
possession of the city at daybreak. He-
added , with emotion , that he uas aware oF
the circumstances attending the death an *
burial of Lieutenant Bradford , and that lie-
would , at an early day , have fitting honors
paid to his remains.
THE THIRD BURIAL.
Three days latera grand funeral pro
cession , composed of several thousand sol
diers , marines and sailors , with their officers ,
assembled In front of the city hall and
marched thence , headed by Admiral Dahlgrert
and General Clllmorc , behind a hearse draped
with the flag1 of the union , to tlio Potter's
field , wliero the body of the heroic olllcer
was exhumed and Identified , and placed In
the hearse with a wreath of laurel and Im
mortelles laid upon the oak cofiln that en
closed It. The solemn pageant then moved
through the principal streets of Charleston
and on to Magnolia cemetery.
During the funeral progress numerous
bands of music In the line played the dead
march In Saul , while the flag of the United
States floated at half mast on the city hall
and citadel and upon the vessels of war , and
over Fort Sumter , and minute suns wcro
fired by the fleet. The honored remains
wcro finally deposited at Magnolia cemetery
In the very grave from which they had been
exhumed , a detachment of marines firing the
funeral salute.
THE FOURTH BURIAL.
They reposed there with a guard of honor
posted near them for live or six days.
Then , In accordance with the request or
Lieutenant Dradtord's ' family , they were for
warded to Hangar.
The dead hero was berne back to his na
tive soil In a vessel of war , and consigned
to his final rest beneath a marble column ,
which tells how , "He died that the Nation
might live. "
I should add that Dr Mackey was one of
the pall bearers at the re-burial of the body
of Lieutenant Bradford In Magnolia ceme
tery. He appeared at the funeral also in his
ofllclal character , having been appointed
mayor of Charleston by General Glllmore ,
who commanded the military department.
T. J. MACKEY ,
Late Captain of Knglncers , C , S. A.
JS.Uir'K MOODS
Bomervlllo Journal.
Everything- seems dull and drear ,
When the baby cries.
Sorrow grown with every tear
Krom her weeping eyes.
Evcrybody'B licart IH Bore ,
Things get worse- with every rotir.
Life seems just a horrid bore ,
When the baby cries.
But It's vastly otherwise
When the baby crows.
Grabbing off the Kold-rlmmed eyes
From her grandpa's no ! > e.
Everybody's cheerful the" .
The air is full of oxygen ,
And the whole , world smiles again ,
When the Iwiby crowa.
The llrltUli Kinplrn.
The British Empire Is a political crea
tlon unparalleled In the world's history , says
the Forum , not only by Its extent anil popu
lation , In both which respects It is slightly
surpassed by China , but because , with an
area of moro than 10,000,000 square miles and )
with 352,000,000 , Inhabitants , it U scattered
over the whole globe. It embraces all zones
from the icy wilderness ot Hudson bay to
the tropical jungles of India and the ma
hogany forests ot Honduras ; ( hero In scarcely ;
a product which a British province- does not
bring forth In excellent quality , and not
less various are the- degrees of chlllzatlonj
of Its Inhabitants , from the Kaffirs of the
cape to the highly cultivated citizens ot
Toronto and Sydney. Wo find with Chris
tians of all confessions 200,000.000 Hindoos ,
about 70.000,000 Mohammedans , arid 8.000-
000 Buddhists ; and the blulo Is printed la
130 languages and dialects r iire entt'd la
the empire , ret notwithstanding such pro
miscuous elements , the government , wltta
rare exceptions , maintains order and no
ot dliiolutlon it visible.
