Southern Dynasty became the true 

 Mikados, the Northern Dynasty, or 

 "false" Mikados, were at war with 

 them. The latter finally became 

 extinct. 



One may see readily why the im- 

 perial emblem of Japan is a chrysan- 

 themum. It is a white one, of sixteen 

 petals on a crimson ground, and it is 

 much in evidence on that November 

 day when the gates of the Akasaka 

 Palace are thrown open and the 

 people invited in to see the beautiful 

 show of kiku flowers. 



We have a saying which runs, 

 " Every dog has his day." The Orien- 

 tal way of expressing the same idea is 

 far more flowery and no less expressive. 

 They put it thus : " In the second 

 month the peach tree blooms, but not 

 till the ninth the chrysanthemum. So 

 each must wait till his own turn 

 comes." 



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