The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-02

In turn the travellers certificates are
vised by agents of merchants. butchers.
bakers, tailors. poll-tax collectors. and
collectors Of bone money. All is done In
lence. and then the departing one. owing
no man = dollar, is free II so.
And IL the traveller cannot produce the
receipts? Wait a bit; one wiz come who
cannot. He win try to pass those watch
ing men without seeing them. As f
rising from the planked floor a phalanx
OF blue-coated Chinese block his advance:
they hustle him; there is a row. The po-
lice take a hand and the would-be pas
senger is arrested FOR disturbing the
peace. The steamer does not wait
If not the police. then one OF his own
people accuses him OF some crime and
causes his arrest. May b he has pur-
chased mis- ticket and made important en-
gagemeHts-no matter, he cannot go
home until his dues are paid.
When he has passed his own inspectors
he is among friends, who wish him all
good lick. while the money changers
jingle their Mexican dollars and can ont
their trade. Observation-Disclosures his 90
their trade. The traveller changes his
good American dollars for nearly twice as
many Mexican and is ready 10 far into
the long line which files past she Chinese
bureau. The. departing GRE is now shut
off from the crowd by ropes. II he be "a
laborer he has fled his intention OF de-
parture month since. and is his record
he satisfactory he receives his return Ger
tificate. Many, however. answer Dr.Ciard-
ner's 'Do YOU intend u return?" wfh
Mop; no got to, Catchee heep money;
can live in China now"
At last there is the ships agent. who
punches his ticket and says. Co ahead"
The Chinese holds ~ his hands, his at
tending friends toss him the 5uud.cs they
have been carrying. there is a waving o.
hands, and he goes down the gangplank
and into the pandemOnium Of the steer
e.where swarming Celestials are choos-
ing their berths in the dim light and Try
ing to avoid the flying bundles a Caucus
ian expressman Is throwing down among
them from the deck Here the traveller
makes himself a. comfortable as he can
until the crew % the boat is at leisure
to arrange the fantan games and open
the bank. The Chinese pass the time in
much the manner that their Christian
brethren on the Atlantic do. and with
just as much chance Of landing broke.
Away in a corner behind a sall the w0-
men are fixing their Quadruple.decked
berth and arranging what comfort they
can for themselves and children. They
wear their gayest garmcnts-no drab
travelling things for them.
Out side on the dock the never-endlng
line passes into the ship nav. Each
man who wants 10 return has fixed -
somehow. There are many ways. He
may buy or swear that he has bought
chare in some store so that be nay q
and come as q merchant. or ne may
swear he has an unsolicited deat o. 1900.
He may have, or swear THAI be has
father or mother or child here. or a vie
a year welded. He IS sure 70 have those /
matters attended 20, and hls friends VII 4
DO any amount Of swearing IN hts inter 4
est. Better yet. ne may be q native 4
born.
An old man. purbind and worH. who 4
has been m tire country fcr sears. e
standing ~ the bureaus table BE f3kes 4
% return certificate. His hands II moie /
and be walks Taealy. All bis 8fe that he 4
can remember has been passed Dr. this
-ouutry. but his face 81 radltnt 1gN be-
IS going home 70 china O de. BE pfsses
-l7-e e groap 81 women. al ,agns
z.r}s excert two. the prettsest ~ tho
"a stiles be.o1elaz 20 the "a zomaH {
1earest the ship. One s. a chGa - no.
1ver ten. her hsir dcre irt7 e r3r; ~
7Utton-liks k1ot or TIE seft r3e &c be-