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would motion to an oncoming car, as much as to say, "wait half
a second", but it evidently would make no difference and we
three would make a dash for the sidewalk. As you look down
the streets you are conscious of a lot of poles all along the
outside of the sidewalk, more so than in other cities. for instance
at home you aren't even conscious of lamp posts or telegraph
poles. The Street lamps here seem to be about every twenty
feet at least. Then there were small willow trees (?) in between
and then tall poles for the Trolly wires. Some of the stores
are open across the front, others are like tiny shops and
the department stores like all department stores. There are
fruit shops that we are going to have a hard time staying
away from, and lots of confectioners, places with delicious
french pastry. We went into several places. A wonderful
book store where we caught a glimpse of lots of German books
with wonderful photographs. Then to a print store where they
have drawings that you would sware were real but the price
of one yen. 30 cents tells they are only prints. Then into
Mikimotos' main store where they have the pearls, and much
bowing and scraping went on. It was a pupil of grandpas',
who is now dead, who started the cultured pearls. They have
all sorts of exhibits to show how the pearl is made etc. Then
into an office to meet a self made man. Went to America
long ago having $25, which he managed to cross the country
with and borrowed $10. He now has a factory for making
type writers here. Into a hosiery place where they can
make silk stockings for 50 cents up. Then when we came