Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-23

Gt@intIf fD'f vi wv A}iig hipFR "t''fi|
th,y chance To nestle The n8ly com
panion piece to the New England farm
hougc-Ihc great. GeometrIcaf and very
rrd barn fortunately u unknown IN
japan. and there is nothing TO detract
from the pleasing impression OF the
Jap's living house.
In spite Of the atmosphere Of toydom.
however. these little hamlets are CEN
trra Of persistent earnestness. Every
biz % ground is put 10 some profitable
use and everything is a proof of the
4, ond,r ful Thrift Of the Jap and his re-
markabIe faculty for making plants
grow" As the train skirts along
Toxic Bay IL passes rice field after rice
field stretching from the truck farms
down 70 the very shore line. One can
not hrlp feeling that IN America these
beautiful green Hooded fields would APP
pear III their pristine state-dull.
rharacterless salt marshes. The
nnr vegetable farms 80 to the
edge ~ things III the other direc-
iiln The level ground of course. Is
crowded with long rows Of green stuffs,
n which there are TWO crops a year.
TIL. hluns and hills. however must not
farmer terraces them and high up in
air SONS his painfully straight rows,
sure of an cxuberant return. Even
au. ndoucd salt quarry property IS
fcr;iiized and made 10 yield its return.
The odd thing however, is the entire
atsrnc, ~ weeds in the very black soil:
nothing seems to grow on a japanese
farm except what n wanted. Let the
Jap hut have the intention. however.
ana ail things from babies 10 dwarf
tfc.- flourish under hi care.
h~ for T"kio iis.if, however. fear
tlHt ! shall y. ru more successful In
attempting ~ describe il than | MAS in
h-l'rg my Way around it's queer
streets. ! know that il Is full Of tenn
pics ANA restaurants and not so well
provided with convenient persons who
talk both jap lingo and English. but
tus' nov d. not want 10 go into details.
as J may b. "a Title hiassed in my point
of view. The trouhl" all came from
n:y kuduoss Of heart. ON the train !
bad run across several friends from
Manila and thu states who were
anxious Z" az Tokio properly could
met refrain from giving advice as tp
.h.t, tt
"'' '~l'. -A' 'l' S'"t''I tilt parry
nlHEcd rIt kShtWN. carefully explain
i-.r rn th. I'm. / r,,rt,.' itrt ,,.h.~.
t
''. "iHil'H '' E". I'M had been th
fh' usual show places did not 70
dong hut I"t their cdNaIgside nf ruolic-
drawn Vehicles cu nff without me
Then / carefully cXpIaincd to my I'M
man t,.,,f,,,, ..,..,s.,.. .t,..r.gtr 49,. ..t..i.
''"' '''N 'i''' WISH
go - win th";n. out III tn" 'ppOSit"
direction t. - pt4.p " H,r,. Was IA
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'N'. ,'"h' repeated answers of "Ai
Il-|! neg iN'" tu' INTO thinking l." knew
Whfi - wanted luto ~" ri, kshaw !
lII"'b p" '""'i' seized tn" shafts and,
N ~ '--h'i''I VS. "H in pursuit of tn"
l'"'' SNI"N t'i"d To- him "a stop. b'ti
N now l.-I "a> taken a~ HrGluc him ID
>'lt -i'tt'r ~i"ti dHu. convinced tilat IL
WAS "A ihrtN tn nn" ~ those queer AWrri-
uAI races. hii up mis- pace. determined tn
wtu wlAt"Ft' mnu"t th.rr WAS tD ii trI
hi. 'inui0trr 4 r-- NrnrS trHly. III Wa- ~
'tt~' "i 'El~ nrt tu wonder Wins. .tr." pr
"t n"Wl'd TH'te WAS uu stopping th.
tir"l' sS hundi, ND muscles. ana probably
"" %it"''l talr hryu going f,r hours Ions
'r hJd ID nat br.u that TIL. head w TIN
procession was .trpIct in a narrow street
a moment lit,r W., were behind the la-.
rirk~1aw ami my corii, was turning 40 M,
with tn air. "NrH. wr caught thrIu. "a
close SECOND. W,U heat them yet" rG.
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