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Burmah's Splendors
Thermometers Register
Th? I3 sun.-Elephant
1 Labor in Action.
Oivan-Off Sunatra.
Ind,Sumlav March 18, 1923
TYwii 1' riends ;
"lV: smooth sea, with
iJ"?:1;,o?i|?ro": .
1 ' ' |? breeze. Ot our mak
? brillant s?n, mercifully
in?-, , times, and again
floiiiW' ? with all its
: flying fish
<cn monster; rugged
stira>T "rising abruptly to
?iniiiti heists 011 the port
"f Vl'iil with K'ccn, but' with
i<rn of man; and with it all;
h i lassitude as goes be
sucn J ,
top was blown out of the
tirnionicU'i's while we were
Rangoon >o we now have no
v of reckoning the tempera
<eient ideally, only by our
such is life at the
moment on this World Cruise.
Approaching Burmah we
kjrted around the wide delta
I- t}u. Irrawaddy River
? hich is navigable for 900
bv small streams) thro
L oily brown sea, with here
ami there groat blobs of sticky
niad that had just come to the
surface. for the river comes
out under the sea and rises in
a spotty way. a long distance
out. Extraordinary also is
t;ie 13 foot tide in the Ran
goon river, of which we need
ed every inch for this great
ship, as even then we had only
six' inches of water between
our keel and the bar across the
mouth of the river.
Anchoring late in the after
noon. four miles below the
city, we could see the great
golden spire of the Shwe Da
gon Pagon glistening in the
in the sun. above the smoke
and shimmering heat of Ran
goon.
To reconcile us fpr not be
ing allowed to go ashore that
night, a troupe of Pwe
(Poo-ay) dancers came aboard
and entertained us, and such
"music".
The throbbing of many ton
ed tom-toms, the sheer shrill
ness of an overgrown flfe-like
instrument (of torture), the
rumbling of a bamboo zyla
phone. in jazz time was the
accompaniment to the spueak
iest singing you ever heard.
Two women dancers clad in
tight lace waists with long
sleeves, and tight skirts of
pink silk, that swept the
ground and entirely concealed
the teet. swayed to and fro,
uiffi real grace and supple
ness.
There was also the best jug
pr I have ever seen, who did
some marvelous tricks. Be
'Keen the songs, the ladies
smoked cheroots, one inch in
diameter, and eight inches
'0I1? lending them to the
nearest man of the orchestra
jfhen they had to dance, so the
TO would not go out. _
To near the word Rangoon,
rmgs one outstanding pic
r-that of the golden temple,
,ne kmve Dagon. Standing on
ni'll it rises a conelike
?Pire, literally covered from
oase to tip with pure gold. The
? (or umbrella) at the top,
t ^jler than St. Paul's in
j d?n) is covered with real
u-K i ' . sma^ mirrors, the
?je dazzling brilliant in the
opK- sun. Its utter simplicity
u.it[l's .n sublime, endows it
?! primeval manificnce and
ows on it the grandeur of
fundamental truth. ?
have been built in
l"),;'; ? ?d only 27 feet high,
U-ami ;h( n gradually added to
rn. ? ' time, but has re
?il./V ])} act ically unchanged
w- . . - . The jewelled Ti
^y-'" 1871 as a gift of
Tin K "nooon of Mandalay.
"Dl-'m.'-1"'!' VeIow the Ti, or the
?as?",m shaped unit,
Plat<- T ln 1902 with 7000
*v?h! "1wpure *old> each
io pounds. .
ifiLr 'IS"i |:'""-mous sP're of glow
lamp'" ."'sus from a level
^ner'lh^n"14 with trees'
(frows ?,, ] ?, any tree that
grouj'ui of lu n r'nging back"
I'latf"!, the Wuest sky. The
stand's *hich the Pagoda
a!'l>ro;jph,.. 'i" ? floored, and
flitrht< t'on tour -.sides by
T:!(. ; ot marble stairs.
,JV ro(?fVllrV1^'8 are covered
U|j In. heavy teak, held
i'illais - S,L'n-se hare wooden
of ponderous beams
arcliiti-n'^ c as wel1 as the
'avishhr the columns are
Th rvefI
Platform k' w \? the sacred
ls dark, except where
K. K. K.
Not Ku Klux Klan, but
Ko-Ko-Kas-Kefs
the best Little Liver Pill on the market.
Sixty pills cost v
- Twenty-five Cents
MISSILDINE'S PHARMACY
The Rexall Store
Tryon, N. C.
some gap in the wall makes a
panel of sunshine on the floor.
Between the pillars, are stalls
filled with tawdry things for
sale, ? small candles, - paper
strips cut out and offered as
prayers, flowers of many
kinds, offerings at the innum
erable shrines.
The Pagoda itself ^is a solid
mass 1355 feet around the
base, but all around the base of
the Pagoda and around the
outer edge of the marble plat
form are shrines, large and
small, each having from one to
dozens of statues of Buddha.
The shrines are elabrately
carved and gilded and before
them kneel these simple men
and women in prayer.
We were watching one group,
when a native woman came up,
cut off a lock of her beautiful
long hair, and offered that for
some especial petition.
The statues of Buddha are
graven in alabaster, in silver, in
brass, and in teak wood.
Buddhas who sit, who stand,
who recline ? Buddhas who
shrunk to mere mannikins, or
who have swelled to elephants
chested giants. Bells by the
thousand shine on every spire,
swing from every roof, guard
every shrine. They are infin
ite in shape and size, from the
tiny gong that tinkles on the
humblest Ti, to the forty ton
monster of green bronze that
mumbles from under a mighty
beam like a sullen thunder j
cloud. The Golden Pagoda is
i an emblem of a great faith, of j
a religion which can claim to
number more diciples than j
does any other belief in the j
v world. Buddhism, as formu- !
later by him who founded it, is
'religion of singular simplicity,
a religion of kindliness, of
compassion and of self-sacri- !
fice. ? a tender faith.
In spite of the usual addition
of priestcraft and idolatry, |
Buddhism is found here, and
in Ceylon, at its best and must j
win ones profound respect.
The dfve around the city
was a delight, especially after
Calcutta. A relatively small
business section (altho this is
the third largest city of India,
had wide streets, and fine look- i
ing public, and business blocks.
All around the business sec
tion, except toward the 1 river,
were many avenues of fine i
residences, detached houses of
good size, most of dark wood,
the second of which were wall
ed with shutters, instead of ,
boards, so that they can open
up to the air. The roofs are
quite ornate, with a first sug
gestion of Chinese style.. Gar- j
dens filled with fine trees, and
lots of flowers were about
every house, and the effect was
; Of comfort and prosperity. Al- ,
ways we must compare each
I place with the depressing
bareness and somberness of
India and its people.
Burmah is a very rich coun
j try in natural resources and
the people easy going and good
natured, hence the Chinese
and Indians one sees wherever
! heavy work is being done.
The bazaars, instead of being
tiny, dirty holes in the walls !
such as we have seen so far,
' were great open sheds," cover- j
| ing a block, thro which the
I breezes could blow and which i
I looked so much cleaner that >
I we were not afraid to enter
j them.
One -custom now prevails j
| that .we did not care for ? that j
i is, to enter the great .Pagoda j
one had to remove both shoes |
and stockings, but it was j
worth while even tho ones
i soles were scorched on the j
j marble platform.
We saw "elephants apiling
iteak" at the Government tirii-.
ber yards, and it was astonish
ing how easily they would
i
\ ? .
roll, push or lift those great
logs. There were a lot of them
and often they would come up
to us for sugar cane, bananas,
or any morsel to cheer them
for a moment.
The elephants have the
strongest union in the world
and will not work between 9 A.
M. and 3 P. M.
The temperature of 133 de
grees in the sun made the air
so scorching that one did not
even want to motor after ten
o'clock. There are many fine
schools, anrong them a large
Diocesan School for girls.
The Baptists are very strong
here. The bustling city is
pretty well given over to the
English and Chinese,, and real,
beautiful sun-drenched Bur
mah, with its wonderous
forests, and colorful easy go
ing natives, is back in the
country, wherd life is easy,
and quiet. This is our first
Sunday on board for several
weeks, and we enjoyed a good
out on deck.
Sincerely yours
J. Foster .Searles"
LOCAL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. W. E.. Kilpln
have returned to Tryon and ex
pect to make jt their perma
nent residence.,
Mr. and Mrs.~W. I. Holmes,
of Spartanburg, arrived yester
day to spend the summerr sea
son at Roraima.
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Bacon ar
rived home Tuesday after
noon after a week-end visit in
Washington D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hutto, of
Spartanburg will arrive in Try
on this week to occupy the
Bancroft cottage for the sea
son.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Mertz, ol
Spartanburg, have returned to
?Tryon for the summer season.
They have leased the Leonard
cottage on Godshaw Hill.
Mrs. J. N. Jaskson, Sr., ar
rived home Tuesday from a
week-end visit with her daugh
ter, Miss Genevieve Jackson,
who is attending school in
Washington D. C. *
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Power will
leave for her home in New
York City'the early part of
of next week. Mrs. Power
who owns Roraima, has been
an annual visitor in Tryon for a
number of years.
Mr. James Vernor will re
turn to Detroit Saturday to be
with his family for the re
mainder of the summer season.
Mrs. Vernor returned North
last week to attend the funeral
services - of Mr. Vernor's
brother who died suddenly.
The Misses Pearl and Essie
Edwards, of Tryon Route 1,
were given a surprise party at
the residence of Mrs. S. B. Ed
wards last week. A large
gathering of young people en
joyed the . evening. Punch
arid refreshments were served
bv Mrs. Edwards.
\
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Law, of
Spartanburg, S. C., will arrive
Saturday fo remain for the
summer. Mr. Law has leased
Villa Barbara for the season.
He expects to begin the con
struction of his new home near
the Tryon Country Club at
some time in the near future.
Miss Gertrude Hart of Flat
Rock, N. C., spent last week
with her aunt, Mrs. S. B." Ed
wards.
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Mother Lcve Supreme.
rTke Hiysteiry of a mother's love, the
of her sympathy, the
vastness pl^visiQn of her Intuition, the
sublimity <%? her self-gacriflee can nev
er be surpafia^d- ? Alexander Ljt#hs.
In every work that he begn he did it with
all his heart and prospered, :: a nicies xxxi-21.
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Business is getting far advanced. The day has passed when the mere
handling of the daily transactions are looked upon as making so much
money. Certain fundamental business -laws must be obeyed but more is
required to be successful. One must put his heart into his work. Give
the full measure and then some
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This bank is always mindful of its customers and its obligations to the
community. It is constantly striving to better its customers financial
condition and the uplifting of the community. We have ample facitities
1 to take eare of many more. Please call.
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No loans are made by this bank to
any of its officers or directors,
G. H. HOLMES, W- F* little
President Cashier
1 . T. WALDROP < V. A. BLAND
Vice President j |s) Asst. Cashier
WALTER JONES ' FOSTER THOMSON
Vice President Asst. Cashier
PEOPLES BANI AND TRUST COMPANY
fVlember American Bankers Association
Tryon, North Carolina
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To You
An over-sensitive retina
often causes a bright
light to trouble one. It
may be that this diffi
culty can be overcome if
you wear tinted glasses
for a while. -
We are experiended op-'
tometrists and it would
be wise for you to con
sult us.
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OPTOMETRIST
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Spartanburg, - S. C.
Sallenger-Morris Motor Co. Tryon
Creen River Garage, Saluda, N. C.
Caul.,*io>vu: r.;>;i Vesuvius.
The cauliflower grows best at the
foot of Mo::i:t Vesuvius, which has
figured for so many centuries in his
tory. Torre Ann\jnzi:ita and Torre
Do! ^iroco jire two of the best centers
for caulillowor. Their soil is particu
larly rich.
i ci T'i <jJ.. Cut Lab" 3.
The ; j:.i i.y C. av, when tho ehil.
dren ::re * Nfor something to
do, f?ct ;! e?:? to cutting out the illus
trations of peaches, pears, apples and
other or vegetables from seed
catali /i' u s. Save tliL'se pictures to
paste on your fruit cans. They can
be identified in a dark closet more
readily 'than the ordinary printed la
bels. - ,
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Prompt Attention Civen to Mall Orders.
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SPARTANBURG, S. C.
Natiire Great Teacher. | A Singer of Spring.
The problem of our rapidly vanish song sparrow Is one of our most
Ing forests offers only .one example o1 beloved musicians of spring, says Na
the result of ignorance and false ideas ; turG Magazine. Many birds sing in a
| lays Nature Magazine. Give to the ! dreamy way; not so the song sp^row.
| child of today an opportunity to ac Puts his whole heart into the song.
quire an Intimate knowledge of na j '? Pre-cnt to Past
ture's ways, and future generations I when ? neu" litPnlture 311cceeds. It
I will avoid many of the mistakes o: obscures e(Tee, of an earl|er one>
IhoM gone before. I amj us owll effect predominates; s?
that it is well, from time to time, to
Nero's Gokien House. I j00jj 5ack What is original in us la
. Nero built the costliest palace the | . best preserved and quickened if we
! world has ever known. It was called do not ,ose slght of tho8eiio have
1 the^'Domus Aurea," or Golden House. ?one before us._Hoethe.
Remains of one end of this colossal ?
dwelling have just beeirunearthed. It i Fixed fpr After Life.
Is said to have contained 100,000 A wise man was saying good words
I rooms. .* i about coeducation, and suggested that
; a young couple might as well become
Pit Apparently Bottomless". j engaged during college days. When
In a volcanic crater in the Sangro asked why, he replied: "Then, for in
| de Crist o mountain* in San Isabel Na- stance, if the girl specializes on math
tional forest is an apparently bottom- ematics, the boy can take cooking les
less pit. with black marble sides, in j eons."
which depth soundings of 1,500 feet i ? ,
have failed to touch bottom. . ,ne ' C',~r intr time?
What is meant by resettling time?
| It Is to fill the hours full of richest
Both at One Throw. freight, to fill them with the life of
J. B. M. writes: "What a saving of I thought, feeling, action, as they pass
time and otker things there would be , by. .One moment of self-conquest, one
If a fellow could take his first ocean good action really done, yes. ofie effort
voyage and his 'first smoke at the j to do righ^, really m^ade, has the seal
same time." ? Boston Evening Tran- I of time put upon it. ? James Freeman
script. . | Clark.
ESSENTIAL
in aU building?
EVEN in the averare rein
forced, all-concrete build
ing the cost of the cement used
is only 6% of the total cost.
Yet Portland Cement 1*9 lower
in price than any other manu
factured product.
Your building material dealer can
advise you where it is bfest to
use cement, and where to* use
other materials. His experience
should be utilized in your plans
and you can rely on his judgment
in the selection of the beet brand
in any building material line*
AT La S
PORTLAND CEMENTI
'The Standard by which ail other makes arc measured