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LEFT YOSHIHITO 480 YOUNG mentioned those settlers were dispos- sessed, compensation being g^iven for such "improvements" as had been made. In 1866, at the first session of the California Legislature after the passage of the above act by Congress, the grant was accepted by this State. The grant covers an area of 38,111 acres — mostly rock. While this tract is quite unique in the variety and excellence of its beauties, it is, after all, only one detail in a much more extensive region, abound- ing at all points with sights but little less imposing thr'^ those of Yosem- ite. If the latter were blotted out of existence, the region would still remain a marvel in the domain of mountain scenery. It is a land of gigantic shapes in granite — the most marked peculiarity being, as in the Yosemite, the great height and the verticality of the rock walls, and the frequency of the dome- like formations with which the walls are topped. It is also a land of lakes of the most captivating picturesqueness, a land of fishing streams, and of many waterfalls, of stretches of meadow made beautiful by nature to temper the mountains' harshness, and of belts of regal timber draping the rocky slopes. It is, too, a land of snow, where at the greater ele- vation the snow never entirely disap- pears, and where at lesser altitudes the earth is white during between six and eight months of each year. This feature is by no means the least valuable part of the region's character. YOSHIHITO, Emperor of Japan, bom in 1879, the third son of the Emperor YOSHIHITO Meiji Tenno. He became Crown Prince m 1890, following the death of the second of hi? o1^f>r brothers. For a period of eight years he was a student at the Gakushu-in or Peers' School, after which his studies were continued at the palace in Aayama, Tokyo. When he ar- rived at the appointed age in July, 1897, he took his seat in the House of Peers. On May 10, 1900, he married Princess Sada-Ko, the fourth daughter of Prince Kujo. By her he has had three children, Prince Hirohito, the Crown Prince (born 1901), Prince Yashuhito (born 1902), and Prince Nabuhito (bom 1905). After his marriage he toured the provinces of the Japanese Empire, making himself ac- quainted with the whole country. On Aug. 20, 1912. following the death of his father, he ascended the throne. Since his accession Yoshihito, who according to custom is known to the upper strata of Japanese society as Shu-jo or "Su- preme Master," and to the mass of the people as Tewshi Sama or "August Son of Heaven," has shown democratic tend- encies and is popular. He has shown an eager desire to co-operate with his min- isters in the furtherance of Japanese ambitions for the strengthening of the empire. YOUMANS, EDWARD LIVING- STON, an American scientist, long the editor of the "Popular Science Monthly" ; born in Coeymans, N. Y., June 3, 1821. His chief works are: "Alcohol and the Constitution of Man" (1854); "Hand- Book of Household Science" (1857) ; "Correlation and Conservation of Forces" (1864) ; "The Culture Demand- ed by Modern Life" (1867) ; etc. He died in New York City, Jan. 18, 1887. YOUMANS, WILLIAM JAY, an American chemist; born in Milton, Sara- toga CO., N. Y., Oct. 14, 1838. He pub- lished a book, "Pioneers of Science in America" (1895) ; edited Huxley's "Les- sons in Elementary Physiology," adding a second part, "Elementary Hygiene" (1867) ; and was for a number of years editor of the "Popular Science Monthly," succeeding his brother Edward. He died in Mount Vernon, N. Y., April 10, 1901. YOUNG, ANDREW WHITE, an American political economist; bom in Carlisle, N. Y., March 2, 1802. He wrote "Introduction to Science of Government" (1843); "Citizen's Manual of Govern- ment and Law" (1851) ; "The American Sta':esman: A Political History of the United States" (1855) ; "National Econ- omy: A History of the American Pro- tective System" (1860). He died in War- saw, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1877. YOUNG, ARTHUR, an English politi- cal economist; bom in Suffolk, England, Sept. 11, 1741. He became a farmer, and made a series of agricultural tours