Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-29


sighting for the Mikado, sniled bit,
then grew serious.
"Some, but not many. They must
6ght; they cannot come TO expositions
the real soldiers, not many Of them
But we have the reserves. like me. and
we win have many Of them
The Japanese have proverb which
reads, "Until YOU have seen Nikko,
YOU must not say Kikko." The word
nikko means beautiful. The gateway
(which opens into the Japanese half Of
the oriental building at the Lewis and
Clark exposition will be an exact re-
production Of the groat entrance TO the
wonderful temple of Nikko, built cen
turies ago by the rulers of Japan, long
before the missionaries came TO dis
turb the faith Of the Japanese in their
pagan religion. While the pagan
/ faith that inspired the temple Of Mix
ko has died, the love cf the beautiful
survived, and the entrance 20 Nikko
will be typical Of the Japanese ex
hibit, where things beautiful will pre-
dominate.
The progress Of the Japanese along
industrial lines in recent years has
been so marked as to attract the atten.
tion Of tho world, but visitors 90 the
Lewis and Clark exposition will find
much TO astonish them. They will feel
as did Shcba's queen, when she said
10 Solomon, "The half has not been
told me - Notable among Japan's
offerings will be marvellous display
OF cloisonne ware, a kind of pottery in
the manufacture of which the Japanese
excel, and which is considered far su.
perior to any ware that white men
make. IL takes many months TO make
a cloisonne vase, for there must be a
'separato burning and polishing for
every color used and the vases are
ornamental with pictures in many
colors. The vases are In all shapes
aud sizes, aud vary In price from few
dollars 90 several thousand dollars. BE
sides the display Of cloisonne, there
will be ut least 100 other kinds Of pot.
terry on exhibition. There will be also
thousands Of bronzes, and other orna-
mental displays Of real artistic perit
Iapau's educational exhibit will
show the wonderful progress in learn
ing which the children OF the Mikado
2 have made in recent years. Charts and
statistics, showing the number Of chill
: dren In school, the number Of readers
in the public libraries, and other sail
/. ent facts win provide indisputable evi
a dence Of the thoroughness of the edu'
cational system. The japanese school
= system consists of eight years in the
/ primary, Eve years in the intermediate
/ three years in the high school, and
4 three or four years in the university
The japanese have also kindergartens
and their normal schools aud technica
and agricultural colleges compare ia
vorably with those of Anglo.Saxon of
i Teutonic countries. Besides the
"three RS" japanese boys are taught
bronze work, wood carving, lacquer
work and watcr.eolor painting, and the
girls are taught embroidery.
A comprehensive exhibit of fishing
boats aud fishing appliances Of every
description shows the extensiveness OF
the fishing industry among the Japa
nese. which has been Of material as
sstance in supplying food to the sol
diers Of the Mikado.
In the agricultural display the JaPa
nese will feature the rice exhibit, show
ing in an interesting way the various
stages Of rice culture, the insects and
4 diseases which attack the rice and the
methods used for eXterminating the
pests.
In bringing fruit TO Oregon, the Jap
anese will have 20 contest with Ore
gon fruit growers, whose products, es
pecially apples aud prunes, are among
the finest in the world. Nevertheless
the Japanese will make complete
fruit display, and will invade the
American field also with compFehen
siye exhibit OF tobacco, which In Ja
pan is government monopoly, and
with a display Of beer and mineral
waters.
1--WE must show people that japan
Is great sslf-sustaining nation, ca