ed to speak in a northern college in Japan. The Dean of
the school wanted to advertise me so that the students would all come
out to hear me. This is the way he did it:

"Dr. Stidger is a college student who played with the foot-ball
in America. He is a man with the bigness of the head! He
reaches the six feet tall; the four feet around; has an arm
like an ox and a head like a board!"

I was not certain as to just what he meant by many of those references,
but I was assured that they were intended to be highly complimentary to
me. I am not yet sure of that but I had a good laugh just the same.

The story is told of a ruthless American humorist Hotel-keeper in
Singapore who was entertaining a group of Japanese Officers from the
Japanese Navy. This American had no love for Japan. He also knew of
their lack of humor; so when the Japanese Captain arrived at the hotel
the American Manager made quite an extended speech of welcome, as his
American friends listened, greatly amused.

He said in part: "The hotel is yours! During your stay the entire force
of servants is at your disposal. If there is anything that you want that
you do not see, please ask for it."

[Illustration: OLD BROMO VOLCANO, JAVA.

"The way it effervesces Bromo is a fitting name," said the author when
he saw it in action.]

[Illustration: A SIDE VIEW OF BEAUTIFUL BOROBOEDOER IN JAVA.

Said by travelers to make the Pyramids look like child's play as a
tremendous piece of construction; and as a work of art to have no rival
in the whole world.]

[Illustration: NAKED AND OTHERWISE.

This curious conglomeration of Mongrel children watching the
photographer in Borneo where Dyaks, Chinese, Malay and others mix
indiscriminately.]

[Illustration: A DOG MARKET AMONG THE IGGOROTEES OF THE PHILIPPINES.]

The Japanese Captain bowed continuously and smiled; sucking in his
breath with a characteristic national custom; the same sound they made
as they eat fried eggs in a Japanese dining car; a sound similar to the
old-fashioned but now obsolete method of drinking coffee from a saucer.

"There is just one request however that we will have to make of you,
while you are here with us in the hotel," continued the American hotel
manager.

"And what is that may I ask?" inquired the Japanese Captain, still
bowing and sucking in air through his teeth.

"That you do not climb around in the trees!"

The Japanese officers did not see the joke and did