The Expositor, 1869-05-28, Page 4TI -TE sgAFoRT
Yeddo.
The capital of the Empire is . the
chief place of ..nterest in Eastern Japan.
Permission to visit it must be obtained
irough the C easul., It niey be reach-
ed by land or by water.• The lest Mode
is the easiest, but a ride on aa Japanese
- ponY over the -Tocaido or 'imperial road
will enable one to see something of the
-country._
The road is wide; well kept, and ns-
ttally _thronged with people. It _lies
throughthe town of ICatiagawa—the
first place selected for a- foreign port. .
There ere no hotelin Yeddo—no ace
comodations excePt these afforded by
foreign ministers. Few travellers wili
care to quarter themselves• upon an of-
ficial. It is much better to put up
-with native accomodations. There is
more Of incident and adventure—a bet-
ter opportunity to study the: oharacter-
istics and of the habits of people..
means "River door,' or the
entrance to the river. .It . is situated
at the head of the bay, at the mouth of
a:strearn called by the Japanese the
Great River. I .
The eastern portion of the city is on the
isiand of Ilonclje, intersected by canals,
dividing it into eight districts. The
banks 6f the river ar4 occupied by
government store -houses] while the can-
als, are boarded by the stiops and ware-
houses of the principal Merehants.Lq
each district there are numerous tem-
ples, and palace's, aurroanded by gard-
ens and 'groves.
The:imperial palace is on the main
land, Which is connected with the is-
land by four bridges, each'eboat one
thousand feet in length. The palace of
the Tycoon is situated. on the Syro or
'Castle, a large area stirrOunded by:. a
high-wallei Within the .enclosure are
the palaces of the royal fanaily, those of
the council of state and the residence
of about. twenty Damios. The public
are not allowed to enter., The palaces
have none of the magnificenoe of royal
re„sidences in Europe. They are plain
structures of one story, white -washed
and covered i with variously coloerd
• titles. People of America w-ouicl call
them comfortless. The -man who earns
his daily bread by driving the plane or
using the trowel, and who goes home
• to a cottage plainly furnished, to a table,
spread with such fare as American me-
-cuanics are, accustomed to, has:far More
comfort in life than these princes efl the
,empire, who sit on the' floor at meal
time, and sleep at night witho-ut mat-
tress'or beddine
n• • )
The mercantile section is along the
river. The streets are wide, regular
and thronged with people.
There are are over four hundred
temples 'in. Yeddo, most of which are
open to foreigeers. A visit to one
-will satisfy cariosity. They are small,
• and there is nothing of -grandeur about
them. . -
In Yeddo the :traveller can see a
.state of society repleted by feudal
government. By the laWs- of Japan,
one half of the Darmos of the emplie
roast reside at the capital. There are
eighteen -great Darnios, 'and 342 smaller
one. Each Damios has hia followers or
retainers. Satsuma, Bizen and Chosu
each" have about 10,000 • followers,
Nearly all of the great chiefs have an
equal num Ger. The : snialler .Da mios
have abli
out 2,000s alf`of the Demi-
os and their retainers being always pres
sent it is consequently a Military city.
The followers of the great Damios al-
ways present, may be setelpwn at about
,90,000, and those of the sriaaller chiefs
at 340,000 ---aa total of 43y00 soldiers
aad servants. ,
• • POPULATION. I
1
- This at first view woald. seem to
warant the conclusions which geograph-
eia lieve arrived at, that Yeddo is the
largest city in the world, and that the
population is from three to four mil-
lion.
The most satisfactOry estimate which
we have seen in regard to the popula-
tion of this capital, may be found in a
oorriinunication madeto the -North
China Branch of the Aeiatic Society.
The writer resided at the capital and
had made- a careful estiraate. He
giveathe following summary
Followers of Great Damios...
Followers of Small Damios..
Imperial officials. ... . •
Priests.'
'Residents
.. 90,000
.. 342,000
.. 150,000
200,000
- 572,000
blishrnents no triumphal arches, no
statutes, no monuments ; in short, noth-
ing of what ,censtitutes the • beauty of
our, occidental capital. The streets and
quartes belonging to the Dainios ere al-
most, deeerted. Tile merciatile quay:
ter, though in it there is great anima-
tion, looks neithcr rich nor handsome ;
and altogether there is not one street
in Yeddo which could. in the least re-
call such streets as, at home, we expect
to find in the capital of a great and
powerful em:iire. When riding through
the Dantios quarter, one might easily
fancy himself in a great and wealthy
village, .or •outside the park of some
rich proprietor ; and in passing through
the mercantile district he might believe
himself in a manufactering city, Crowd-
ed with a poor population. Yeddo,
though not ugly, certainly does not de-
serve the reputation for splendor end
magnificence' which •has. been given it
by some writers."--Oar/ton Round the
World.
Jokes of the Post -Office.
Probably whoever tends a post-dffij, ce
delivery, especially in a large office4ike
that in this city, has as abunc)ant
opportunity . to exescise the Christian
gimes as persons in almost any other
employment There is one curiousi old
fellow who visits daily the LestiSton
-(Maine) post -office at a given hoq re-
gular as clockwork, and asks the :
stereo-
typed question. 'ts
• "Is there anything for me to -day 7",
And Teceives . the stereotyped rely,
"Nothing." To which the just as ste,
reotyped rejoinder always follows -1,
. "1 don't see _what on airth theY're
thinken off!" This remark is bade at
the post -office delivery' three hundred .
and eleven times a year --twice in a
twelve month he may get a letter. ,
A few clays apse a rough, burly fellow
approached the'deliveria and ejaculat-
ing an oath, demanded—
' " I want that letter, now !"
What ietter I" -
, "Why the letter of mine that is ad -1
vertisecl. I've becn here every tlay
for .two weeks for it, and
.• "'But what is your nailer!"
. The burly individual gave it, and the
clerk searched in vain—no letter sach
as was wanted cold be 'found. i
"111 be durnfoueded, if I'll leave
this spot 'until you give, me that letter,"
restorted the man. "1 'know it's here,
and if yeti don't give it to me, I'll have
it oat of your hide." ,
,
Things began to( look very squally.
The clerk tried to \rea,son with him. '
"Your letter isn't here ; I've looked
in every place it possibly could be, paid
it can't be here. You must be mistals-
en about it." .1
"But," continued the man, interject-
ing an oath, "it is here, and isn't it ad-
vertised 7 I saw my name just outkicle
'here, and no mistake about it." 0.
"Let me see your name," rejo'ned
the clerk, corning out where the ilnan
was The confident searcher led the
post -office official to the 'locality, Where
he pointed out to him a di: catneuta and
scanning. a long list of names atI last
Felt on his own, and tritunphantlY
i
drawing him out of the post -office thith-
er, _taunted him, •• .
There, didn't I tell you so—thiere's
fay mine. 1" '
Sure enough, their the name was, ,
"To be sure," the clerk quiet:1y pro-
ceeded to remark, •" to be sure, that is
the name,- but cast your eyes to the top
of this list." The rough -shod custonaer
turned his eyes in the direction named,
and read as follows—
'•".A4Aabetical List .of Voters in, Ward'
--, in the City of ewi-ston 1", Hifi eyes
.t
fell, he turned on his heel without stop-
ping to skin the post -master, and hasn't
called for his lettqr yet .
The other day an Irishwoman called
for a letter for herself.
" An,' sure, an' isthere anything here
forme?"
"What namer ,
" Bridget McCarty."
'Yes, there's a letter here for you
from the Dead Letter Office." ,
The poor woman's eOuntenan.ce fell,
and she burst into a flood of tears.
- "An' sure an' I thought some of 'emt
=tight ben dead - that .1 didn't hear
m before." -
lark soothed her with a few le -
ride explaining the nature of
Letter ' Office; the woman
way her tears and went away
of her old letters, happy in the
thatthe ."folks at home won't
as they was." --Lewiston (Me.)
couldn't „get
1,354,000
But there is always a large floating
population of pilgrims and country bra -
;tiers' estimatedattabout 200,000.. The
most liessral estimate gives 1,500,000. *
t •
The description given '.bv this writer
will enable the traveller to understand
what Yeddo is :
"Onfrriving in the eityitself, how-
eu6r, ore is rather disappointed. The.
temples disappear behind the trees with
which they are surrounded ; the pala-
•ces resemble scarcely anything better
than large fire -proof warehouses ; and
the dwellings of the merchants and
II °the; citizens, though extremely clean,
are small and look rather poor. • There
are ILO handsome shops, no grand esta-
from th
'The
gal rem
the De
wiped
with on
though
as dead
Jouana
II
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'Spirit Photography*'
MIST Y DISPELLED—HOW THE THING
IS DONE.
- One f the sensations of.. the day—
and wi Many people it is an absorb-
ing on is the humbug known as
spirit hotography.' New York spira-
tuel ci les have One fairly distracted
on the hing, ancF'the determined 'man-
ner in hich the municipal authorities
of Goth in are frighting the delusion re-
minds ne of tIte persecution of the
EXPOSITOR.
,witches of Salem, SO +MN?' years ago.
•
In the old days every valley, mountain,
grotto, and lakelet h d its protectiug
generi or spirit ; but ince the pleasant
fiction has been exploded, ,and these,
disembodied wandere 6 have taken up
their abode in photo!, aph galleries, a
proper regard for en erprise demands
that every city of any pretentions
should be in POssessio of an establish-
meut endlowed " wit well -regulated
§-pirit, whose services an be called jet()
requisition on • the shortest poesible
notice. Chicago is now. time provided
In accordance wi h an invitation
from Mr. William Sh w, a photograph-
er of this city, a reporter of the Tribuale
yesterday afternoon paid this office a
visit, for the purpose of witnessing the
modus) operandi of si 'lit photography.
Mr. Shaw has in past times given
the subject considerable- attention, and
has now brought the art to a high per-
fection. During the first attempts (as
the pictures reveal) i wits necessary to
place a bottle of Old Crow' beside the
eubject, but latterly i has been found
that this article can be entirely dispen-
sed with, and, met ad of giving it to
the subject, it is po red on the plate,
and has precisely the ame effect.
In order that no umbug might be
practised, and tlie wo 1 drawn over his
eyes the writer himsejlf stood for a pie-
turaand might ha e personateci`stbe
ghost, too, if ,he ha been 'so' mintfad,
but the latter person tion involves' an
amount of white,nining not calculated
to improve the. appearance of " good
clothes." This negative plate was pre-
pared in the regular -Wayl, and deponent
.took his seat In due tliene came the
Words " all right,". and the photograph
was taken.—While the writer sat in
his chair intently gazing into the bull' -
eye of the caniera, Mr. -Shaw's assist-
ant had whitened his fag' e and hands to
the complexion of a barrel of flower,
and when deponent left the chair he
took a position beside it, and pointed
steadily into the vacancy. The cloth
was whisked from the camera for an
instant, again replaced, and the spirit
.photograph was again complete.
It was a great suc ess. The photo -
produced strong
on a dark back
d him stands a
graph of the writer w
and well defined u
ground, and just beh
ghostly form, scarcely discernable,
and yet perfect as a ghost might want
to be. In another picture the delusion
was still nore °heightened. When the
first impression had been taken and the
chair (vacated, the ghostly form of the
assistant was placed immediately in
frbiat of the chair, and by this means,
in - the photegrapla. One looks clear
through the well-defined form of the-
ghostat the subject sitting behin4 in
the chair. The picture of the spirit is
the -very perfection of any mistiness,
and is well calculated to impress the
true belief as an unhealthy visitor.
Where deception is intended, it is
but necessary, after the photograph of
the sitter is taken, to invite him out of
the room. He is generally willing to
go, because he well knows that his
own picture cannot be taken without
his presence, and few- would suspect
that of the ghost could subsequent-
ly be ac'd id.
Mrs. Shaw, who is a handsome blon-
de, with very light curls, makes,- a beau-
tiful spirit, because the lighter the ob-
ject the better defined is th?impressien.
When one is inclined to believe in this
huinbug, it is an easy matter for the
imagination to recognize almost any
likeness in the spirit impression, even
to that of an old grandfather whom one
has never seen, ,
Of all the humbugs that have vet
been foisted upon a credulous pubiic
this was the best Conceived, but, like
its many predecessors, it has been fin-
ally • crowded tothe wall, and
Whatever vestage there yet remains of
the "phenomenon" will no doubt soon
follow after.
FOR • NEURALGIA.---ImMessurably
the best known cure for neuralgia,
rheumatic pains, headaches and ailments
of that nature, that has yetbeen
brought to public notice, is Briggs' Al-
levantor. This valuable compound is
prepared by Dr; J. Briggs, the cele-
brated chiropodist, and like his corn
curative is an undonlited succesa. A
very severe °foie of neuralgia, cured by
a few applications of the Allevantor,
came under our own notice within the
•past week, andtwe can therefore vouch
for its efficacy. The Allevantor is for
sale at all respectable druggists through-
out, Canada. It can also be had from
Dr. Briggs at his office, No. 6 King
Street,West, Toronto —London Ad-
vertiser. For sale by J. &atter.
Farm for Sale.
THE subscriber offers for sale the Farm
being Lot Na. 9, in the 2nd Concession,
Township of Thekersmith, consisting of 80
acres, nearly all eleared. There is a good
Frame House on the lot, and a large Barn,
a never failing spring creek runs through
the farm. For particulars apply to
A. O. VAN EGMOND,
At the Seaforth Carding M1.
Seaforth, May 4th, 74-3m
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"Victor" or ,Improved "Yocum."
Steel 'Mouldboard,
From JOHNSON Bno's.
TAKE NOTICE
THAT JOHN H.A LDAN, has been
appointed Official Assignee for the County
of Huron.
Of6.ce at SEAFORTII,—J. S. .1"911,TEll'S.
Office at GODERICH, – -Directly opposite the
Post Office.
God.erich, March 5th, 1868. 13-tf.
•MILLINERY!
DRESS, AND
MAN'TLE MAKING.
YAMS MINTOSH
WISHES to announce to the ladies -of
Seaforth and vicinity, that she is pre-
pared -Uri execute all orders with neatness and
despatch, and in the latest style and fashion
Of the season,
From her experience in the above business,
she hopes, by unremitting attention to the
wants and tastes of those who may favor her
'with a call, to merit a liberal share of public
patre• flap.
eir ROOMS over Corby's Store. Entrance
Second Door North of the Telegraph. Office.
Seaforth, April 2,- 1869. 69-3m,
"CANADA WAREHOUSE,"
In Scott's Brick Block,
SEAFORTH
MHE subscriber has received his first in-
stahnent of
SPRI:\-GGOOD
LADIES & MISSES'
Brown, Black, Colored. a-ud ,White
• S UNDOWN.S.
GENTLEMEN'S
Straw, Canton, Panama, Felt, All -Wool
and Merino •
H TS!
Decided Bargains in Union, All -Wool and
BRUSSELS OARPETS.
Also some very choice Gunpowder, and
13 I P. 0 I fr-n.A.8'1
Sugars, Syrups, Coal Oil, &c. _
CLOVER AND TIMONTHY sEEps.
A large stock of BOOTS & SHOES ex-
pected in a few days.
Shr•Highest price paid for Butter, Eggs. &c.
ARCHICALD MeDOUGALL.
Seaforth, April, 1869. 53-1y
300 KEG(S
JAMES'
NO. I, AND GENUINE,
BEST QUALITY
LINSEED OIL
BOILED AND RAW,
TURPENTINE,'
BENZINE,
GLASS,
PI.Tri7Y) ttc„
At Johnson Bro's.
Seaforth, April 9th.
70
-ge7 GO TO
T. J. SIMONS'
FRUIT OYSTER
For Fresh Oysters, -Sarclinee; Lobsters, Pies,
Cakes, and Sweets of every dezcription.
CALL AND SBE-
His Fresh Stock. .1
Opposite McCANN'S old Staid.
Saforth, Feb. 12, 1869. 634
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More of Those
12 Dollar Si -tits!
- AT
GLIJ HORN
ALSO
A Choice Selection of Silk -mixed and
West of England
TWEEDS1
AT
-ASTONISHTIVOL Y LOW P,krCES.
—A few Sewing Machines for Sale
. that nave been run for a short
time . Just the th.nu for Tailors or Dress.
makers. Call and see them woraing.
Seaforth, March 18. 67-3m
FRANK PAL. :RIDGE'S
Old Established
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY
REMOVED!
nuraerous customers and the public
_VI generally will please not forget that
have Removed from the Old. Stand to fee
OPPOSITE SIDE OP THE STERRT,
Into Scott's New 3 story Brick Block, -next
to Kidd & M'Mulkin's store, anddirectly
south of Hickson's new store, wht re [have
built the best Gallery in the County especi-
ally for my own work, being large and eon:-
modious„ and with the proper aatenic light;
being the only Gallery in Seaforthconstruet-
ed on tru.e photographic principles. The
wily light that can reflect .the true Features. I
flatter myself that I can satisfy all who may
call. Remember, I don't want your money
for nothing; I am bound to please or no pay.
As many have had pictures in Seaforth; but
were dissatisfied, having confounded my
name with another; I would request if yes
want a good picture, properly made and
durable, that you ask for Frank Paltridge.
Don't ask for Paltridg,e's, only, but Frank
Paltridge. am thus explicit, because many"
think they are going to get a picture made
by Frank Paltridge ; but by a. Mistake, in
not going, to Frank P.'s, get sadly disap-
pointed.
krASK, FOR, AND GO, TO FIIANK,
In the Brick Black, up one flight of stairs,
and. turn to the right hand.
My specimens at the door are all my own
make, and are not bought or borrowed to
'decoy the public.
Come any day, Frank is always at home
and in Good Temper.
Pictures of deceased carefully copied into
any kind of Picture desired.
Remember, tis to Frank Paltridge's von
haw to go to get a good Photograph. New
arid rich Furniture, Scenery, &c., that -will\
make •.our picture look rich, and iyortrt
sending to *our friends. Who does net
know PRANK PALTRIDGE ?
Seaforth, Jan. tith. 53-11
J. SEATTER
EXCHANGE BROKER)!
And dealer in Pure
•
DRUGS, CHEMICALS & DYE STUFFS.
The Drug Department is under the special
care of an experienced. Chemist,
RMPEARSOlt
January 21st, 1869. . .
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THOS: 13ELLI
COMET & CHAIR MAKER
UNDERTAKER itt..
A Large Stook.
OF
A 11 kinds of furniturekept constantlyon
.11. hand, .consisting of the best vaiieties.
1Crughruff's Spring Mattrasses, Children's.
Carruiges. Coffins kept constantly on hand.
Work made on the premises.
Or A Hearse ,fer hire. Wareroombr
posite Kidd &11cMulkins.
Igarelt 24, 1868.
THOS. BFIL,
OFFICES TO LET.
IFONUeR
excellent oockfficett
. As p-ilyleat Bea*
MeCAUGHEY & HOLMSTE.D'S.
'Seaforth,Jan. 271S6�. ,
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AGIIICULTUi
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BEAUTIFYING THE
adornment should be
shoed receive the though
of the farmer from two
-viz z pleaeure and profit
pleases a man. or mankin
elevates. It enriches` tli
life. It begets content,.
werthy desires. It refine
It invests labor -with. Pur
sentinaeirt, and exalts the
sweetens the acidities
replace§ languor aud di
-elastic., joyful, vigorous
destroys ailnieSSIlf-NR.
good impulses. It feeds
pines. It insures- doM4
It becomes araltreliziii
vehich the 1iv410f• anrav
jt e anchors ' the houszeho
thus becomes a place
secure than a walled cite
is the grosser—it may be
snoney, time and labor 7
material and money- res
taken into the account '1
is enhanced in value. '
'etialxe;icildng
e idj usitlyb
e,eioiesiyeeiori
market value of the proi
natelv there are men
purch'ese lends -who al
„account, and are willing
pleasare, as well :Ls p
=derive from a homeste
men who 'are suppose
lowing such. a 'paltry' e
their own or anybody's
sfluence thein, are -.pie,I,
pro -fit of such investme
deeire to purchase. 1
should be his own_ land
His -., education and hi
life should qualify hi'
fariai a pleasant feature
candscape. This ammo
he ases his eyee, thinks
and studies the - pe.
place. There is not
not to be any urtifor
adornment. Each fa
Las its distinctive feat
-woman has hers.
yai.d, as a rule, we w
rat ni straight rews
deciduous trees. N
Pleasure in the glare
den in front of a hom
lawn is prettier far.
mean that it shoal
- a month. This is n
_tax upon the farmer.
- .be planted -with ti
you please, the num]
-depending always lij
yari and. the view:
house,- or the objectsti
protected thereby:. I
'flowers ,set in the la
for, are always del
should. be incidental
features thereof,
- test emphaticall-v-
.of expending all t
*labor in the admeato
The outlooks from ti
a home should be as
the front. The *exi
the house „should be
the 'entrance froin ti
the inside of the pL
as the outside.
monions system sho
field -on theiarna,
ber over outhouses,
uncouth objects tha
ed—even thetigh t
but bp or -wood
trees in -every 'field .:
ble—albeit they d
somewhat—but- Ibi
and relieve the eye
h asbandisaan, as
protection from
Rural liTew-Yorkei,
HoW 70 PR ITEI
our cereal gralul
knownasstrait, w
:growth of a e
fastens von the
after the bloom is
seed into a m
This parasite is
spores or 8
the seed grain, ar
fore sowing, it
and unaceountab
heads of the gra
developed into
prevent this it be
strorlhe sports
the seed grain.
salt acts as a
life, so that by
a short time in
ling a mild selut
per over it, the
smut attached
stroyed. Brine
whiLe sulphate 0
.it being a, deadi
portion of the
the latter migb
the reach of PC
-chance get
made into flour.
it is a good pia
after steeping,
sprinkle over
;alining all up