Oranges, 19, 351, 352 Orchestras, 67-69 Oregon, 14, 106 “Orient, The Spirit of the,” 304 Oriental Steamship Company, 23, 35 “Ornamental Arts of Japan,” 235 Ōsaka, 9, 21, 39, 92, 110, 148, 149, 186, 355, 364, 402, 406; “Ōsaka Asahi Shimbun,” 202; Exhibition, 24, 356-358; Gas Company, 36; “Ōsaka Mainichi Shimbun,” 202; Merchant Steamship Company, 34, 295; Missionary Conference, Proceedings, 276; Shōsen Kwaisha, 34, 295 Oshū, 45 Ota ware, 229 “Othello,” 68 Ōuchi, Mr., 322 “Out of the Far East,” 190 Outcasts, 283; admitted to citizenship, 91, 110, 112 “Outline of the History of Ukiyo-ye, An,” 235 “Outlook, The,” 309, 328 Owari ware, 229 Oxen, 13; ox-carts, 29, 31 Ōyama, Marquis, 150, 321 Ozaki, Mme., 70 P Pacific Ocean, 1-3, 6, 14, 299, 301 Pack-horses, 29, 31 “Painters of Japan, the,” 235 Painting, 225-227; collections in America, 225 Palanquin, 30 Palmer, Frederick, 328 Pantomime, 68 Paper-making, 24; mills, 286 Paper money, 39 “Paradise of the East,” 290 “Party Cabinet,” first, 115 Paulownia, 409 Peace, articles of, 318-320 Peace commissioners, 318; conference by, 318 “Peace Preservation Act,” 113, 114 Peace Resolutions, 335 Peace Society, 333 Peach trees, 13; blossoms, 410; peaches, 19, 351, 352 Peanuts, 19 Pears, 19, 351, 352 Peas, 19, 37 Peeresses’ School, 188, 211 Peery, R. B., 15, 89, 249, 276 Peking, 115, 296, 297, 301 Penal Code, 113 People, 44-59; _see also_ Characteristics of the people Perry, Commodore, 102, 103, 105-107, 116; anniversary of treaty, 314; Memorial Relief Fund, 314; expedition, 91, 117 Persimmons, 19, 351 Pescadores Islands, 5, 413 Petroleum, 37, 365 “Petropavlovsk,” sinking of, 314 “Phaethon” (British), 104 Philippine Islands, 3, 14, 15, 291, 299 Phillips, Fs. C., 205 Phœnicia, 300 Physiographical advantages, 291 Physiography, 1-15 Pickles, 37 Pickpockets’ guild, 27 “Pictorial Arts of Japan, The,” 235 Piggott, F. T., 22, 236 Pine, 12, 409, 410 Pisciculture, 24 Plague, 10, 413 Plasterers’ guild, 27 Plum trees, 13; blossoms, 65, 79, 408, 409, 410; plums, 19, 351, 352 Poetry, 192, 198-200, 225, 226, 231, 232, 407 Policemen, 162, 163 “Political and Commercial Reasons for the Study of Chinese,” 296 “Political Development of Japan (1867-1909), The,” 132 “Political Ideas of Modern Japan, The,” 132 Political parties, 113, 114, 130, 376-381 “Political Science Quarterly,” 145 Pomegranate, 351 Population, 7, 366 Porcelain, 24, 37, 228-229 Pork, 54 Port Arthur, 307, 309, 311, 313, 315, 316 Portland, Oregon, 2 Ports, opening of, 91 Portsmouth, N. H., peace conference at, 318 Portuguese, 20, 91, 99 Postage, letter, 35, 36 Postal system, 31, 35, 91, 110, 111; postal savings, 35, 362-364 Potatoes, 19, 26