The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1912 Page: 4 of 8
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11\ K < 1 nestles at t Ij • foot
of t!ii' Nlkko /.an rungi
of mountains In one of
tin gli.lldest valli'VS of
|ilrtur<-H(|uo Japan two
thouHiud feet above tin
Hen
I he city of temples I*
especially fortunati tu
its environments if tin
mountain* art' the no
northlaiul the waterfalls
hh' tlii wildest in Julian <>nn of them
leaph a shc« r , o feel Into a bavin of
Know, another in broken anil twisted
Into a hi rli h of i ascadcs w hose nil
very beauty cannot be ronveyed to
paper Tin* ancient forests are bung
with rare mosses, that give them an
Increased appearance of hoarlnens
The temperature, too, has a delight
ful and Invigorating tone, both health
ful und hopeful
At Nlkko is seen a shrine of thi
oldest religion in Japan older than
her history. in fact Besides this em
blent of the Shinto faith was erected
by the saint Shodo Shonln. in 7 Hi, a
temple of Huddha the later religion
was Introduced Into the empire from
I'htna, but Its priests wire wise
enough not to attempt to replace the
vrimltivc Shinto by It being conti tit
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adorned and stan is an impressive and
fitting resting place of the mighty
shogun It lt> constructed of huge
blocks of stone, crested with an urn
of gold, silver, and copper I ron/.e
raised in the form of a pagoda A vase
of bronze filled with lotus flowers and
leaves In brass, a bronze tortoise sup
Porting a stork, an ornament typify
i relied
brat ih
i hui tns
of leaf
fonnatii
fri in a
down the valley
v.Ith the slii in i•
length of the days, and au in : and
to unite the two The ablest and
most powerful follower of Huddha
wan, no doubt, the great warrior ly©
yasu, who was deified by the emperor
as the "great incarnation of Huddha.
the light of the east " t'pon his death
this noted man was buried at Kuno
rain, in the southern country, and
noble shrines were built to Immortal-
ize his memory Hut in time it was
felt that sufficient honor had not been
done the mighty man, and it was de-
cided to remove his remains to a
more fitting resting place at Nlkko
So, in 1617, on the greatest day
Nlkko ever knew, his body was re
moved to her exalted protection, with
such impressive ceremonies as only
the rites of Huddha can afford Ja
pan has never seen such another bur-
ial; It may never again see Its like.
The most sought approach to the
temple tombs of tin illustrious dead
Is over the sacred bridge, which is a
wooden structure lacquered a deep
red, In vivid contrast to the somber
hue of thi pines, and supported by
stone piers (latea are closed at el
ther end. stopping all entrances en
eept when they are open once a year
for the annual festival, and vast
crowds pass over the sacred way
Midway In the ascent Is a small !>• I
fry, looking like a huge mushroom
under Its lug sloping roof, covered
with brorr/.i plates and surmounted b>
the crest of lyeyasu A bronze bell
rung by means of a big log of wood
placed at an angle, so that, upon be
Ing pulled back by a rope. It will
strike the deep-toned instrument as
It rebounds, sends forth its clear, res
onant notes so as to be heard a long
distance
At the lnad of the terraced ascent
stands a massive symbol of Shlntoism,
a granite tori I This is 27 feet B
Inches In height, but looks dwarfed
beside the handsome five storied pa-
goda standing near by The latter
has a beautiful treat Its stories di-
e-rearing In nlse as they stand one
above another The eaves of the low
er storv ate decorated by the painted
carvings of the t2 Japanese signs of
the wilir. tba rat, i<\. tig'-r. hire,
dragon, cerpetit, horse, goat, ape, cod.
dog pig
Hroad stone steps lead to the et;
trance, thro i ■> 'he 'Hate of 'he Two
Kings" to tin torchouse, containing
th- precious roll - cf 1 " a ti and the
numerous l>e!'1tii;lng of the temple
In the g-eat • v rd wi'h H row
of *toni' lantern*. I •- >- ■' i two
Htritctun with their lam' tiled roo- ,
Is nnotln • at d I at"' r '' '''
MlnlM ' '' VP of e r pi air
heir 1 legs t'' id thi- w i,
w ay Tt ' - o- • > i i !• the w<
of the 'ar ef li (tided ■ rti • III
darl .lint' ro, at d n'«- on lder« ! n ar
veN of artl l ' •• t« Tt ' '
rotirt I llgl •• '1 • '• "• ' ,)rt ' 1 ' '
bv j 1W mai-'itfl' i • t lame ' -)'• ed on
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massive stone bases, the gifts of
noblemen in honor of the sleeping god
lyeyasu. Kept In a stable near by Is
a snow-white pony sacred to the use
of the god This building is orna-
mented by the carvings of three mon
keys, supposed to represent the unique
trinity of Saji-goku no saru, the trio
thnt neither see, hear, nor speak any
evil This fact Is symbolised by the
attitudes of the monkeys, one having
his paws over his eyes, the second
covering his mouth, and the thltd his
ears Wherever one goes In Japan he
will see these Images of blind, dumb
and deaf monkeys In this same court
Is a cl tern fashioned out of solid
roik, and holdlt.g holy water, which
comes from a stream on the mountain
side, known us the Whlti Thread fan
cadi-, as the water flows over the
brink of the precipice in such a del!
cnte layer of tt" silvery fluid as to
look to b< a part of the gl>-telling
stod"
In the midst of his admiration of
this si "tie the tourI«-'t hears the soft
ting a ling of grilden wind bell1- under
the eaves of the buUdlngi as they are
gently swayed to and fro by the
breeze
At the head of another fllgt t or
steps the visitor comes upon a second
court, filled with wonder works of
Japanese skill, and gifts from other
(Oiintrlet Among these last are a
bronze candelabrum, that belonged
viars ago to a k I * g of l.oocho, a hngi-
candle stick sent from Holland etc
etc
\nother flight of steps ascended,
and 'he visitor pausi s before the Ya
Mel gate. Its two stories decorated
with remarkable carvings of the com
mon and the unusual Irs artistic work.
As the ponderous gate swirgs ajsir
we are ushered Into a courtyard con
talning severs' buildings, one of which
was reserved In in dent tlmev for the
koagura. or sacred dance, which was
performed bv prieslesns In wide,
flo.i -g i111,en troupers an overdrew-
«i' gauzv texture md a wreath of ,"tl
tielal Ib'Wi" , vvhTe they held In their
hands tl::> beH*. that pave forth oft,
bewitrl inr muiic Tin • t vlr ed n ah
surd t s 'Ions n ing ridiculous j.a-r
v< th their fi-.ns before arnitu I
, rI• Vear the center of the court
!• nn enclosure ' oidlng the • lint i !,
v | ti contalrH that utii -r- il eml em
of Shlntrd'irn the golden gc h< I. attnch
> t(, a leiic wand, and a Sh nto mir-
ror i ' a 'e lO 'luered l deep black
Anoth la'fi leads up nto
j..,,,.. -, to (hat '-Tot rd (treatest
..me- tv. the ton,' if ,'aixin''- g-ea'- '
In fact, n'l these prelude of
ttone tnirwa\v it Ive i ate i,
, f d< h I e.
c tr nee t > the nrt.li'iso'< urn
d wIthln nn etn '••••ire o'
" i• rii our'ed v Ith i '
' ' hi 'tered bv stately <, I
t 'i the tomb It1-' If Is no
stoue
cense bur tie
stand on a table
the tomh.
Scarcely Inferior to this sublime
mausoleum la the monument raised to
the memory of his grandson. lyeniltsu.
I his is reached by an aveuue turning
from the approach to the other In
this direction, courtyards and flights
of Htone sti'[«. gold an! bronze Images
grotesque carvings, temples to the
Shinto faith, the to>nb of Yorltomo,
the shrewd "mbltlous and unscru-
pulous founder of the ahogunate,
niches filled with figures of mytho-
logical gods and goddesses, among
which we note those ridiculous mon
stcrs with prodigious display of tevth
th't are purposed to rule the wind
irid thunder, gates that show both art
and «kill in the building an oratory
as Impressive as that of lyeyasu and
with more of ornamentation
The beauty, i-'andeur and t-ublimltv
of the e famous shrine of Nikko must
be seen to be Hpprei lated Art ar I
Vature seem to have Joined hat Is In
outdoing themselves. India famous
'or her secred ihrines, has nothli ir to
compare with them
Nlkko puts on her be t livery a' the
festival of lyeynsu anil the brine to
this hero are then .-em to tie best
advantage Hut the tourist ban rut
set n it all lltltll he ha: been lire ent
at one of the annual pl'crltt ,-• t-e, t(,
'lie mountnln shrines The day Is per
feet Nlkko has more perfect days, It
would seem than any other spot In
Japan The grand avenue Is t rov led
with refreshments for the coming m il
' 'Itude, and n pine enn'eernted to
I propitiate the evil snlrlts Is d'aireed
j furiously ii11 the terraced path l.ager,
metal, all j move solemnly forward
front
Missed One-Half of Them
An
Automobile Should f!c Sold Every
Minute, According to "Th i
Manufacturer,
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do." affirmed the pre
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court
onlv t1
lUvalry among automobile mnnufiti
Hirers i- acute. If good natnred M a
• in r fd iliar."iftct urci ' re;.| esi-nt*
lives at Hartford, ('(tin. n'ie gi)e«t
dwelt at bty'h en the remarkable
I o) .ilari'y <f 1 I car and l! •• ' oritler
ful oii'inlzatlon of It -elll-g force
"Whv just think of if, gi t tlemeii,"
said he, la d m- ;;th our sales aver
vid a cat evi i v two minutes of each
worklic dnv There 1 as never any-
thltur Ilk' It In 'be world before A
cur every tvyo rnlnuti"" |)f> dwelt on
il point v olul !y a td at b nit' I
When at la I lie had concludid. the
ti in i ^etitiitlvi • a rival Irtctotv aro e
mil! I i* chair do n the tal 'e and re
t ;
that's all
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two tn III
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p- -ki r
"W. II 1 do
mighty poor salesman
"What «in you mean"" d<
boa ti r " \ ear every
luc- "
I'oor ni'estnrin''hip ' lerc'a n >
n'lier nam" f• • r It The ci-ntleinnn for
gets the III i v • • i • .|tv -| ( ' epi.-d tt ttl\
that "theri a a sucker - urn every > itn
nti ' "
\fter which the next speaker vvir>
intioduci'd
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that v i call
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W'.rtli of Frtijcatlon.
On! fit II In ti reeomtnends all pare-1*
prop, tly to edueate their child
advising them to train th. ir o" i -i ■
caref'tllv In l< irrilng pood t in • --i
ami vlr'noti" ev.-rcisi-• ■-1rn■.• we c m
monly reia'n those qttal . s hi
which we ciiltlya'ed arid j>iis• • <!
In our youth
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An npfn rntinlenntiin tn- ' a lb
In.l••••<! t ts dtp. k. so in. r uttn i ta'
tr . •••■ A i mi.-h * let'i ' ' ""ii -
Tin etinrSllnf *•' hort nnt*l.
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MmiUildt^llii'Fo.'Jii'ulUf^itla
I? lut'J ttio -' vnut hs amlllowi'ls iM
For Infants nnd Children.
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Always Bough!
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The noblest service coiiioh from
tiam. li t hands, and th" In -1 Hi rvant
dm hi^ v> 111K ui ecu il \\ llnltii"S
Fcrccd to Work.
\ I •. 1 ;.ri intv | rmer was
luirt i hat vi t h I Hew ent to.
I1. I' a mil. a ,i;. In his auto
11- I -uid a t . . i, t til l dumped hi;:,
in' • his au >• ai. I k him out to llu
farm
\i v p.on.:: wl ii tin- drunkard
had i 11:i out of I' h> a k"d how fai
it v ;• • ■ tow : !: farmei told him
him in the folio, r • Saturday If hi
wi ild h"lp liarv. si that week Tin-
man work'.! all week without know
no that In- w.i- i.tilj i mile from
town Kaiii-.-H t'ltN .loiirnal
\« « uminer tonic there n itied
t ii 11 .. m i 11>, i ni \ i ■ i
mil'. I>iiiIi)m u|) the sv*tei' lint to• 11 r>'
li>.« |."i lull. .t I >■ i, -ts \dv.
Bad Pr.icticr
people rush after it plucking
after branch from the tree a*
against evils, utll it is liar*
and lira'i h Iiuring thU per-
e a continual out• i v o: voices
hundred throat.- rings up i d
i ' Jt while .-ii heavy
I hi ti tin- hroad i-atu
would iii-v i i get i uiplo> nn-nt in a
si re. ) I 1 i i V l •"•• • ■
l.andlads Why not'
I'rosh Hoarder \ ou exli hit loci
strong a tendeni > to cut down the
fare
tacred red bridge Is flung opi n.
anvlouh. travel-worn pilgrlnn
thi-lr
march to the holy temples Sancti-
monious priests in rohes of cold hro-
eadc or silk chasubles and white ras-
socks, and mounted on ponies selected
with icllglous veneration for :hli
pious occason are followed by their
train of devoted parishioners, clothe<|
in bright yellow gowns and holding
. ot. Iodk poles over their heads hui?e
,'ans Hehlud these marches a long
train of warriors, made conspicuous
by their ancient trappings and anus
of olden styles Ni it In thU Strang*
proce slon walk in double file, iimn
and hoys with miisks over their fa es
A Rhine Museum,
V Ith lie uiUMi .in is soon to he
founded at Koblen/ Il preftit plan-
a re en no d o . it •. 1 iml ■ i il ■ a
large collect,. of cl i r!" pint tires
models and d'agr.,tiis in rutin, tin
physical l oiiditions past at d pres
ent ot tin famous livir and a coin
plele exposition nt Its etnlioml' his
tory 'I lie <• it> of Kolilen*'. has already
given a site for the building
i' ; ulnr |>i n ' i iii■ i'ci iinimi-n-
nil I i.•' 1)1 \ I ' f \| • I it 11 l.i
i i ■ i . .in ■ ■ dv In v i i ri- d i-v
i ■ r * - . K i 1 • ' tlx- tti-' liC'iir
I id ! • i ■' • I t lift I ts'll of I "Vi 11 Ir
a n I I i(vi r. \i|v.
Ilv tin time a mat gets old It" ought
to have sens, enom.-h not to let li
worry him
CASH FOR EX PORT.
CO t Itlll s of
this es| eelal
wave hail
IJIH er ill V ice
and all wearing n ,alnt
othei days donnnl for
scene The la.' t squ id
tiers or li mple (lagi- of
ov«r the r head", or carry live birds
or monkeys In the rea- attlied n
skins of vvl'd beasts, and ' make
the Imitation more "•taitlli i;. nun
erect upon their hands and kne <s.
following two and two ahn e-t He
r llli ' tin '-•• i f i!ar hodle - of people,
it Intervals ale I the ii irclrng c 111 -
uire /i a I. us ad'er-nts of the faith
draw sored car- on wooden wheels,
wltll temple liJiticd roof* and bodies
of dark lie or, valanees rf rare
iti-i Mi Mor! is 'l rich di ipcrles of red
and v r How -ilk The entire scene t
enlivened, If not rendered more en
Jovnble. hv all 'iirtt- of Instruments,
niusical and othi-rwl . seiidirur forth
then f i'dU'V i f sounilt Die proci -
slon Is at lea t a iri'e hit t- while the
avenu< i* t'alrlv de',iL."d by a flood
of spectators who have i-ome front tt'l
part of the (ountrv otne hundred®
of tnlh to witness this famous
festival
n ^
n
11 i, i tf [ Backache Rheumatism
I <- 1 Kidneys and Bladder
Resinoi clears
away pimples
.Nir Cioi 1/. ( iiyni' 1. rii l)e I toki
vour new on in lav ha n t much of a
head lor In.aim si'
Mi Duttln Sta\ Vou wouldn't sa
that If you knew the bargain he dron
with me
CAREFUL DOCTOR
Prescribed Chanye of Food Instead of
Drugs,
It t ikes 11 n:-idei able cottrn • for a
d"i 'or to ij. lili, i iti lv pi. ■ ribo only
food fur i ii p: 'i : • p iti« nt, 1 instead
of |. • • ' 'l.;, to ll'i U' .Ml lift Of niedl
fini y.
'I here nri some truly scieidlflc plv-
sl' in ii m iiiiiiitig tl e pti s« nt generation
win ti ti, '" aid tt'at eondiilons as
tin v ii- i d i ' mil] be i r< ■:• d, r<'
gardh if tlii' v.ilue to their pockets,
I lore's an In. lam e:
"Four y«:u ago I was taken with
si v.-fe gn j I«In and nothing would
stay on my stoma h, so that I was on
tlie v i r"" of . torvatIon.
"I In rd of a do. •or who had a sum-
trer i otiinto ar me a spei Ialu-t
from N'. Y.—and its a last hope, h ii'
for him.
"/W'or iic < amlni d tin- < arefullj
lie ndvlMtd me f> 11 ^ a mn ill quantity
of Ciapi ' uth a' Hist, tin i, a my
stom.ii ii hecanie stronger to «'iit mor"
"i k<'pt at it and i rn ltinlly got so I
con Id i ni and dig« • t h • teusp-mi-
fuls Then I In (.'0" to have o.lor in
my face, memory I•« ami- 11- ir here
before overything seen;* I a blato: My
llmlis got sti'on-er and I coul 1 walk.
Bo I " H v iecov< red.
"Nov- after a y ar on f rniie-Ntiis I
weigh l.'i'l lbs. My people were sur-
prised al il.i v ■ I gi • 11- hy and
ptrong on ibis food." Name given hy
I'oHtum f'o, Hattlo Cteek, Mich. I'• I
file Utile book, "The li-ltd to Well*
Villi'," In pi :'S
"Tin re': a reason."
I wr n-M«1 tlir nlun • Vllrrf \
nnr fr« m «< Him*. Thrf
nrv < 1 ii ii I it <*« I rur, nmi full «if liumni
I ii t v r r • I Vil ,
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tly v a In tie I-' at I (>irit-
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ill ' lin w ir, re I'. ! Sap
at.d li >t w. tor, tim tnttK with a
(1 ti i 1 11 ,1 wai i to clotu: the
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I' i th' > rt •' < r tvvi. c a day,
a' ••• .• ■ I . t I t.i.li t
and I tit i : . e Ii ,w ipiitkly
pimpU s and blocli hesds vanish, and
> ir km lin ili .ni, i , ,u and
velvet • .
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The Wretchedness
of Constipation
C;m rpiickly Is- oven ome bv
CARTER S i lTTLfc
LJVFR PILLS.
I'un-ly vegi-table
—act surely and
gently on the
liver Cure
Hlliotisricsa,
Head
a clie.
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nesM, and Indigo tion. 'r' "y'lo th« ir duty.
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Icxas Hi roc lory
M- CAN-'S urn CTIV'I. AOINCY
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