The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-08
A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
The Seven Years Journey Of
Baltimore Nan.
Travelled 10000 MfIes-A More En-
thusiastic American Than Ever.
He Believes That the Chinese
Were Justified in Their Uprising.

/ Travelled 10000 MiIeS-A More En-
: thusiastic American Than Ever.
He Believes That the Chinese
Were justified in Their Uprising.
/ BALTIMORE. May S.-Isaac E. Thai
( man, Of this city, returned yesterday at
/ noon after travelling in almost every nook
! and corner Of the world during the past
! seven years. Mr. Thalman left Baltimore
! in 1894 and spent nearly four years in
/ travel in the United States
| In July, 1898. he began his trip around
/ the world From San Francisco he sailed
/ to the Sandwich Islands, and thence to
/ Australia and the South Sea Islands. Sa-
moa, the Philippines, where he met Admit
/ raj Dewey in the spring Of 1899. and was
/ under fire on the American firing line. He
! continued to China Japan India CeylOn,
| Java, the Malay Peninsula, the Straits
| Settlements. Arabia. Palestine. Egypt,
! Asia Minor, Morocco. and Europe, from
| Gibraltar to Norway, where he saw the
midnight sun, and from Turkey to the
| Lakes of Killarney
! During my tour" said Mr.. Thalman,
/ = have Travelled more than S0,o00 miles,
1900 miles of which was by steamers. I
| have ridden in or on almost everything,
from a floating palace to diminutive
plant, from the paIatiai railways Of the
United States to railways propelled from
town TO town by COoIie power. from auto
mobiles TO the horseless jinrikisha- I have
had numerous escapes from death on sea
and land-witnessed a typhoon drive two
steamers upon the land, while our ship
ard Il dozen others were dragging anchors
skoreward- I have passed days in fierce
nlonsoous, and seen our ship FIRE q can
non and destroy q waterspout that was
dangerously near US; and had many 9th
er adventures Of more or less import
auce-r'
Mr.. ThaIman comes back more enthU-
siastic American than ever before. 'One
must travel abroad said he. to thor
oUghly appreciate the grandeur, comfort,
and excellence of the United States,
When asked in New York what was the
most beautiful scenery had seen I said
that to ne it was the first glimpse I got
OF the shores of America as returned.
Nowhere in the world did I find such
grand scenery as in our own Rocky
Mountains: not even in the Alps nor the
Himalayas; and there IS more beautiful
scenery within days journey of BaIti-
more than IN all the French Riviera.
American ladies are greatly dfsap-
pointed in not seeing in Paris crowds sly
lishIy dressed ladies. Partisan modfstes
may have plenty OF magnificent dresses in
their establishments, but they are not to
be seen on the streets or promenades OF
the city. French ladies go about in ordi-
nary costume. The brilliant array Of
pretty women in stylish costumes to be
seen on Baltimore prOmenades no street
in Europe can produce.
In Lyons, France, l boarded a car and
could scarcely believe my eyes when I
saw that the car was absolutely without
seats the passengers standing, two deep.
side by side n little pens formed by wood
en- rods 4 year later 1t was still in use
and IS municipal line; hence satisfac-
tory
throughout Europe windows of street
cars, buses, etc. do not open-they cost
less. as do the straight-back board sea Is
On every hand throughout Britain and all
Europe the same niEgardIy economy ex-
lists 4 huge volume would not suffice 10
euumerate the thousands Of instances
where such ecOE0Env is maintained, and
where public comfort is given no consid-
Railway travel in the United States is
cheaper, far more luxurious and SpeedicE
than N Europe, unless one travels other
Jnan nTSt class and sits on plain board
! benches Even first class You are ordered
not TO open the window, even when the
steam heat IS melting you, for the smoke
and dust VIII injuTe the cheap cushions,
says the notice. and woe to him who dis
obeyS official notices in Europe
European DDStDIlCeS are wonderfully
inferior TO United States postofices. and
their attendants are frequently iusUltiuEIy
rude 10 foreigners All over Europe II is
considered hOUorable to swindIe the for
/ eigner, and is termed exploiting the fOr-
eIgner- Americans are overchaTSed the
| heavsz2t and the English next
There Is no land under the sun that III
vals the United States as place Of resi-
| deuCe. good cheer. and plenty. A person
can live for third less in the United
States than in Europe if he eats no more
here than in Europe our stores are su-
peTiOr in every way. especially in assert
ment and quality Of goods and display Of
kindness ana good sense
Mr.. ThaImau was in China before the
Boxer OUtrages and heard no rumors eX-
cept that he says he heard more than one
white man say that the Chinese would be
justified in driving the foreigners into the
sea. He said he had seen missionaries
kick Chinese out Of the way, was the
habit with white men. and he thinks the
missionaries are by no means blameICsS
in the Chinese trouble. Mr.. Thalman
thinks the Boxers were patriotic and had
q good deal Of prOvCcation for their up
rising
Day after day" said he. the Chinese
read in the foreign press that China was
to be divided between the Western ma
lions, that the Chinese religion was TO be
destroyed. that railways were to be built.
that The old customs Of 1900 years We're TO
| be destroyed They saw the constant en-
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