Lincoln County leader., October 02, 1914, Image 2

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fjf OK 10, capital of the land of the
1 cherry bloBsom and the chrys
anthemum, la not on ancient
city. Up to the year 1G00 It
consisted of a small castle and
a scattered village.
Since then, however, It has In
creased and now extends over an area
of about one hundred square miles. In
1C04 Iyeyasu, the first shogun of the
powerful Tokugawa family, made It
his capital.
Tho government of Japan was, un
til lately, a hereditary absolute
monarchy, vested In the mikado or
mperor. Tills was the ancient
form, but In 1585 the emperor's commander-in-chief,
called the shogun,
usurped the governing power. In
1868, however, a revolution over
threw the power and office of the
shogunate, the mikado was restored to
his ancient supremacy, and Toklo be
came the capital of the empire.
Today Toklo is the borne of about
two millions of people, with brilliant
ly lighted avenueB, a university that
would do credit to any European
capital, scores of libraries, with up
wards of a million volumes, an un
excelled syBtem of primary schools,
a network of street car Hues, a belt
line, and an elevated road passing
through the heart of the city to a great
central station. Tho fare on these
cars Is four Ben, which means that It
Is posslblo to travel somo ten miles for
two cents. For 18 sen, or nine cents,
one can travel for almost a day the
length and breadth of Toklo, and Into
(is remotest cornerB.
Still a Wooden City.
Toklo Is built half on uplund, known
a Yamanote, and half on low hind,
called Shltamachl. The greater city Is
divided into 15 administrative dls-
typical struct
trtcts, 8 of which arc suburban, under
one governor, the city proper being
administered by a mayor and munici
pal council, nut to the stranger there
1s nothing to Indicate where tho sub
urbs begin and the city commences,
for they merge Into the city much In
the same way that Kensington strag
gles Into London.
Let us ascend one of tho many hills
which aro dotted all over the city.
Its Japanese mime Is Atnngo Yama.
which means "The Hill of the God
Atango." At Its summit there Is a
temple erected to the Idol, and a num
ber of arbors where visitors, who come
either for worship or for pleasure,
can be supplied w ith cups of tea. Here,
looking back to the southwest over
the suburb of Shlnlgawa, and gradu
ally and slowly carrying our eyes over
the south and on to the east, we see
the fair city of Toklo extending for
many miles along tho shores of Toklo
bay, In the form of crescent or half
moon.
Very pretty this queen of cities
looks a she lies basking In the sun.
The waters of the buy are smooth as
glass, and are studded bore and there
with tho white satis of fishing boats
and other native craft. Turning from
ast towards the north we look over
n Immense valley covered with
houses, temples, and gardens, and ex
tending far away almost to the hori
zon. The bulk of the houses are of
wood, but there are many new build
ings of brick and stono, and near the
center Is tho magnificent Imperial
palace.
Lowland Toklo, that part of tho city
covering tho flats on both sides of the
river Humlria Is Intersected by a sys
tem of canals, busy highways of com
merce and means of Intercourse. Tho
bridges over tho Sumlda, and those
which span the canals, have always
been picturesque features of Toklo.
The Nlhonllashl (tlrldga of Japan) In
lha district of tho aamo name, Is by
far lbs most famous, for It Is tho point
from which all distances In Japan aro
measured. The streets were formerly
narrow and Irregular, but the princi
pal thoroughfares have been widened
under tho street Improvement act of
1881.
Japanese merchants aro as enter
prising as any westerner to tbolr pur-
sult of custom. On arriving In Toklo
you are met by a 'ricksha coolie (who
has nowadays tired his man-drawn
vehicle with rubber to compote with
the competition of the Bmooth run
ning auto) who blandly offers to show
you the sights. Somehow before long
you Judge that he is a stockholder In
every store of prominence In the city.
'You may rest assured that you will
Bee nothing of tho outskirts until ev
ery merchant In town has bad a
chance at you.
At the shop door a boy scurries to
meet you with a fan, and leads you to
a cleverly designed miniature rest
room, ornamented as only a Japanese
can arrange a cozy nook. Fountains
are playing lazily, their flow forming a
little lake In which real water fowl
glide gracefully about. The boy who
brought your fan hastens to bring re
freshments, while the salesmen vie
with each other in carrying the con
tents of the shelves to you for your
Inspection.
Take Off Your 8hoesl
The finest examples of architecture
and decoration In Toklo are found In
the mortuary temples of the Toku
gawa Shoguns at Shlba and Uyeno
parks, and for a fee of 25 sen (12',c)
the priest will show you everything
of Interest. One request is always
made to the visitor on entering a
temple, a store, or a tea house, and
that Is to remove your shoes, for the
finely woven exquisitely clean straw
mats and the polished wooden floors
would be hopelessly ruined by your
heavy leather shoes.
Ad exception to this rule Is made
in the Temple of Kwannon, tho God
dess of Mercy, In Asakasa Park, for
this Is the great holiday resort of the
citizens, where, after having prayed,
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accN&.ToKio
they may amuse, themselves In a thou
sand ways at Innumerable booths, the
aters, slilo shows and restaurants.
There Is always a splendid flower
show In progress. In fact, the region
around the Asukusa Temple, and tho
whole length of the Glnza, the Broad
way of Toklo, Is one perpetual show.
Every night there Is a fete of somo
sort, throngs of Joyous people parading
up and down between double rows of
lanterns and torch lighted booths.
where a bewildering variety of toys,
iruits, powers and candles tempt tho
eye.
There are many other parks, such
as lllblya, modeled on the European
siyie, wnue retaining the special fea
tures of the Japanese gardener's art;
Kuilanzaka park, containing the Yasu-
kunl Tcmplo, consecrated to the spir
its or departed heroes who fell In war.
and the museum of arms, containing
the trophies of the wars with China
and Russia.
Toklo's greatest fetes, however, are
wnen tno cherry blossoms convert
I'ycno park and the MukoJIma river
road into an Incredibly beautiful floral
paradise. Another notable fete Is that
attending the opening of tho Sumlda
river at tho end of June, when the
summer boat life begins. In May there
is a wistaria fete, when the ancient
vines at the Kamcldo Temple bear
flowers three and four feet In length
and gold fish of equal length disport
inemseivoo in tno temple lake.
In July and August the vlslor Is
enrhanted with tho sight of many
acres of blooming lotus. Put It Is In
October that tho greatest show of all
begins when tho marvellous chysan-
memums or Japan aro In flower. A
whole suburb of Toklo la given up to
he cultivation of tba Imperial flower
tho 16 potalled chrysanthemum being
tno government crest.
Why Perspiration Burns.
Trofessor Arlolng of Lyons, Franco,
proved by experiment that human
perspiration Is Irritant because It Is
actually poisonous. It actually burns
away tho epidermis of sensitive skins
and leaves them almost raw. It Is
Important that perspiration bo not
checked; It equally Important In hot
weather to cbango one's underclothing
very gay.
YOUTHFUL DOCTOR Gfft EVEN
Lawyer With Hypothetical Questions
Receives Unexpected Reply From
Witness on Stand. .
"Not long ago." said a Washington
lawyer, "I attended a trial In Balti
more, during the course of which there
was summoned as witness a youthful
physician.
'It was natural, of cdurse. that
counsel for the other side should. In
cross-examination, seize the occasion
utter certain sarcastic remarks
touching the knowledge and skill of so
young a doctor.
"Are you." demanded the lawver.
"entirely familiar with the symptoms
of
concussion of tne brain?"
"Yes, sir."
Then." continued thn lawvnr. "T
should like to ask vour onlnion of a
hypothetical case. Were mv learned
friend, Mr. Reed, and myself to bang
our heads together, should we get con
cussion of the brain?"
"Mr. Reed mlEht ." smiled thn vouth.
ful physician. Atlanta Journal.
Easily Classified.
Hemmandhaw, who was writing a
lettor, looked up to Inquire:
Is It permissible to apply gender
to volcanoes?"
"I don't know," Mrs. Hemmandhaw
returned, "but If It la they are surely
masculine?"
Why?"
'Because they sputter, grumble and
smoke."
Sport and Coin.
"Why didn't you get up before tho
referee counted ten?" asked the dis
appointed backer.
'I was a little confused," confessed
the vanquished pugilist. "I thought
he was counting up the gate receipts,
and I was waiting for bigger figures."
Judge.
PROBABLY.
Tommle Say, maw, w hat's an "oath
of office?"
Ills Mamma Whnt aJiolltlclan says
when he loses his office.
Technical Terms.
"You must pardon me!" exclaimed
tho golfer. "Tho trouble Is that I
hnve been so perplexed about naval
matters Hint I got confused."
"What's that Rot to do with the
gamo?"
"You didn't hear mv warning. I
said 'Aft!' when I should hava said
Fore!' "
Huhl
"AH things come to him who waits."
sighed the waiter.
"What's the matter now?" asked tho
chef.
'Well," replied tho waiter, "so far
I've collected a Panama dime, a Cana
dian nickel, a Mexican quarter, an
English sixpence and a counterfeit
half hollar as my tips."
Appreciates Her Open-Handednesa.
"Why did you tip the girl at the hat
stand so lavishly?" Inquired the city
friend.
"Who, me?" returned old Dad Ping,
the cattlo king of Rampage, Okla.,
who Is In town for a few days. "Why,
Lord, man, look at this hat she gimme
In place of my old one."
Tho Grand Promoter.
"You ought to have some stock In
my proposed rubber plantation."
"What will It cost to sell It out?"
"Won't cost anything. Another big
Idea. I am also organizing a school of
forestry and shall charge bnys $100
per year each for the privilege of
planting tree." Puck.
An Eyo to Effect
"You seem very much Interested In
the menu card?'
"I am," replied Mr. Kollums.
"Does the food appeal to you?"
"No. It's the literary style. Out
side of regular poetry that's the best
typographical arrangement for MM
Ing off space that I havo seen yeL '
Hopeless.
"I used to think I could make some
thing out of that boy, but I've given It
up. llo's hopeless."
"Is It really as bad as that?"
"It's worse. He's started wearing
monocle."
Plenty of It
"You can't fool all the people all of
tho time."
"No. Still, the folks who get up the
sucker list don't teem to hare any
trouble about securing material."
Experience.
Applicant Would you Ilka to ses
my letters of recommondatlon?
Business Man No. I've written a
good many letters of recomtnsndatlou
myself.
FABLESE
ftyywrj aooor abb-
Tho New Fable of the Man Who Waa
In Position to Take Advantage
of a Good Thing.
Onco there was a prosperous Man
ufacturer who had made his Stake by
handling an every-day Commodity at
a small Margin of Profit.
Ono Morning the Representative of
a largo Concern dealing In guaranteed
Securities came In to sell him some
gilt-edged Municipal Bonds that would
net a shade under five per cent
"I'll have to look into the Proposi
tion very carefully," sold the investor,
aa he tilted himself back In his Jointed
l-nair. "I must have the History of
all previous Bond Issues under lha
same Auspices. AIbo the Report of an
Expert ae to possible Shrinkage of As
sets. Any Investment should be nre-
ceded by a systematic and thorough
Investigation."
Having delivered hlmsnlf nf thu
Signed Editorial he dismissed the
Bond Salesman and went back to his
Morning Mall.
The next Caller wore a hmnit Snm.
brero, leather Leggings and a Bill
Cody Goatee also the Hair down over
the Collar. He looked as if h hnit
just escaped from a Medicine Show.
After lowering the Curtains he pro-
Ho Produced a
duced from a Leather Pouch a glisten
ing Nugget which ho had found In a
lonely Gulch near Death Valley.
The careful Business Guy began to
quiver like an Aspen and bought 10,000
shares at $2 a share on a Personal
Guarantee that It would go to Par bo
fore September 1.
MORAL It all depends on the Bait
Tho New Fable of tho Dancing Man
Who Wore Out Hie Pumps
and HI Rating.
Once there was a Porch Rat, who
was also a Parlor Snake and a Ham
mock Hound. Ho worked the popular
Free Lunch Routes for thirty years
before deciding to hook up and begin
paying for his own Food and Drink.
When bo started flitting from Bud
to Debutante to Ingenue to Fawn to
Broiler to Klddykadeo back In 1880
he was a famous Beau with skin-tight
Trousers, a white Puff Tie run
through a Gold Ring and a Hat lined
with White Satin, tho same as a
Child's Collin.
In 1890 ha was parting bis Hair In
the Middle, in imitation of a good
Bird Dog, and bad been promoted to
tho Veteran Corps of tho iron-logged
Dancing Men and the Insatiable
IMners-Out Ho would cat on his
Friends about six Nights in each
Week and rupay them every Christ
mas by sending a Card showing a
Frozen Stream In the Foreground and
Evergreen Trees beyond.
In 1000 he was beginning to sit out
some of tho numbers. Also, when be
got into bis Evening Togs, his gen
eral Contour suggested that possibly
bo bad Just swallowed a full-sited
Watermelon without slicing It pp.
But bo was still Jobnny-anawer-lha-bell
when it came to Dinner rarllus.
In 1910 bo carried a little Balloon
under each Eyo and walked as It bo
bad Gravel in his Shoes. Ho waa
still trying to bo Game, although ho
bad a different kind of Digestive
Tablet In each Pocket and would
rather tackle Bridge than tho Barn
Dance.
Tho Tath was becoming Lonely and
tho whispering Trees aeomed tall and
forbidding. Ha decided to whistle for
a Companion. Tho Dear Girls had
been dogging htm for throe Decades
fii'iiiii1!''1' i'ifi':!i:f f i! si if 1 ,.,p i i .ihN.;
and he decided to let one of them
have her Wiah at last.
Ha hunted up one aged 24 and broke
tho Glad News to her and she told
him not to rattle his Crutches over'
the Mosaic Floor as ha went out the
Front Way.
He Is now living at a Club or
ganized as a Home for Men who havo"
Gone Wrong.
When he pushes tho Button the
Bell-Hops match to see who will be
Stuck. . .
MORAL There is an Age Limit,
even for Men.
Tho New Pablo of tho Morning on
Which Ho Should Havo Overslept.
One Morning a Precinct Parasite
owing Allegiance to a Political Party
of Progressive Principles went around
to the dingy offlce of a Fuel Supply
Co. to pull off the customary Fake
Primary.
He waB met at the Door by a broad
faced Lady of benevolent Mien and
black Ribbons on her Nose-Glasses,
who told him to use the Mat and not
track up the Place.
"What Is the Idea?" asked the alco
holic Henchman looking vainly about
for Bottle-NoBe Burlcy, Mike the Pike,
Glistening Nugget.
and Smltty the Dip, who always bad
been his Associates In tha sacred Task,
of registering the Will of the People.'
Instead of the old familiar strong
arm Phalanx be saw a Bevy of Plump
Joans who were banging Chintz Cur
tains, arranging a neat design of!
Sweet Peas around the Ballot Box and
getting ready to fire up a Samovar.
When be glanced Into the Polling
Booth and saw that it was draped
with Dollies ha nearly had a Hemors
rhaga.
"This is the Glad Day you have
heard so much about," replied Laura
Chlvlngton Cadbury, displaying hef
Dainty Badgo, which showed that she
was a Judge. "You will be expected
to wear Gray Gloves with a Morning
Coat and put a Gardenia In your La
pel. As the Voters arrive you will
softly inquire their Names and lead
them along the Receiving Line and
make sure that each Is given either
a Macaroon or an Olive."
That evening when they sorted Ihoi
Votes and decided to throw out all
that wero Soiled or folded Improperly,'
no was over in a corner making out
a list of Guests for tba waiting Re
porters. MORAL Equal Suffrage wilt have
a demoralizing Effect on one of the
principal Sexes.
Franco's Birth Rate.
In France last year births exceeded
deaths by but 41,901. This Is a bad
showing, but Is far from bolng tha
worst France has made In recent
years. In 1907 thoro wero 19,071 mora
deaths than births, and this record
was passed In 1901, when there wero
743,114 births and 776,983 deaths. Tha
vital statistics of France are full of
gloomy suggestions to French publi
cists, whose sentiments are voiced by
the Temps in remarking that the pop
ulation Increase in Germany In 1913
was 20 times that of Franca. Tho
significance of this comment becomes
apparent when we remember that
Germany'! army expansion forced
France to return to tho three-year
service system. Germany has a sur
plus of recruits every year, whereas
Franco Is compelled to increase length
ot service because it cannot command
an Increase of recruit supply. Boston
Transcript
WOMEN WHO ARE
ALWAYS TIRED
May Find Help in This
Letter.
Swan Creek, Mich. "I cannot speak
too highly of your medicine. When
through neglect or
overwork I get run
down and my appe
tite is poor and I
have that weak, lan
guid, always tired
feeling, I get a bot
tle of Lydia E, Pink
ham's Vegetable
Compound, and it
builds mo up, gives '
me strength, and re
stores me ti nrfffc
health again. It is truly a great bloss
ing to women, and I cannot speak too
highly of it I take pleasure in recom
mending it to others." Mrs. Annih
Cameron, R.F.D., No. 1, Swan Creek,
Michigan.
Another Sufferer Relieved.
Hebron, Mo. "Before taking your
remedies I was all run down, discour
aged and had female weakness. I took
Lvdia E. Pink ham 'a VeretaM (Vn.
pound and used the Sanative Wash, and
una toaay mat x am an entirely new
woman, ready and willing to do my
housework now, where before taking
your medicine it waa a dread. I try to
impress upon the minds of all ailing
women I meet the benefits they can
derive from your medicines." Mrs.
Charles Rowe, R. F. D., No. i,
Hebron, Maine.
If you vrnnt special rwlvico
write to Lydln E. Pinkliam Mod
Icine Co., (confidential) Lynn,
Mass. Your h-tter wil be opened,
reiwl and answered by a woman
and bold la strict confidence
His Needs.
A bachelor wunted a man servant.
so he Inserted nn advertisement "in a
local weekly. One of the applicants
who answered wns an Irishman.
'What I want," explained the bache
lor, "is a useful man one who can
cook, drive a motorcar, look after a
pair of horses, clean shoea and win
dows, feed poultry, milk the cow and
do a little painting and paper hang
ing." "Excuse me, sor." said Murphy, "but
what kind of soil have ye here?"
"Son:- snapped the bachelor.
What's that got to do with ItT"
"Well, I thought If It was clar I
might make bricks in me spare time."
rnuadeipQia KecorU.
Sunlight Intensified
TW n.AMt!nlt 1 1 - tl V J
Deoert Snd unrelieved by Foiinn. W'inils
mnA r;..ru1 1 . .1 U. . ft.... II
bring Eye TrotiMrs in their wake U.-nnu-
miru r.veiim, nea, licuing, nurning, lirM
ind Wnttry Kyc, Impaired Virion sixl
r.ie ism. uenania Ki-iii-t la l.unl m
Murine Kye K-medy, lilil and llarmle- ..
If jou Wear (th-e, Tiv Murine. LfcMtn't
Kve Tome cnmiouncJrl by Ik-ulikla rut a
I'jirni leucine nui unco, in sncceptu
I'livaiciana' l'ra. tiee for iniinv yenra. Now
SeuVated to the Pul.li and aolil at
ouc i-er Home. .Murine Kye Fnlvs In
iunli T..1.U ....I f- II
nmo.it. I'a. 1 1 1. . : . If
tja Remedy Co, Chicago.
Of Course.
Barney Phelan, Father Healey's ser
vant, was celebrated for his readr wlL
Ono day, while ho was aervlng at din
ner, ono ot the guests said to blm:
"Barney, why la my ankle placed be
tween my calf and my foot?"
ueRorra, I dunno." replied Bnrney.
"unless it Is to keep your calf from
eatln" your corn." Boston Transcript.
The Saturation Point.
"How are vou fixed finon.ioii m
an?"
"I'm at tho saturation point"
"What do you meanT"
"At tho nolnt vlirt I't. nt iA .A.w
something." Boston Transcript
Helping Kidneys
By Clearing Blood
A Function Greatly Assisted
Vj a Well-Known
Remedy.
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itrrT.,.'lVl"..ibi-!
lo tba mrrtiriri.V'L'ZJr "Mu "
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it i. iZL " ' "h-wn la tha erta.,
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lha kldn.ya, tha dominating aatora i
tnatratad by urlna ana jala. Ttila anl.t.
aiaiaa by tha tonlo actio aturd.d tba
lltar, lunaa. akin and kldn Thus, li
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llona nf wrab kldn.y action, (lr.1 nurlra
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