Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-01-16

with the fire under them IN inc winter, the
floor being made like an old fashioned brick
oven and fed from the outside.
Thirty six hours later found us in the
harbor Chemulpo; sea exceedingly rough; all
passengers got in one large sampan, hardly
thought we should reach the shore but after
long and hard pull by the natives, we were
thankful to be on terra frma once again.
The place is similar to Fusan, only larger,
but we didn't tarry longer than was necessary
to get train for Soule, the capital, the dis
lance about seventy six miles or eighty Ii as
it IS reckoned here; trains the best we have
yet seen. The engine was made at the Bald.
win works and the cars at Wilmington, Del,
but the road ballast was bad and the time
taken, 81 hours, was trying
Sou!e is quite large city surrounded with
walls and very ancient gateways that add
much to its beauty; the streets wide but
dirty, with the combined bad odors of the
world; but locking up the streets with its
througs of inhabitants In white and the occa'
sional green silk coats of the women, the
rickshaws, ponies, palanquins, camels, red
lanterns, flags, ETC., one is greatly impressed
with the scene. We made call on our
minister at the legation but hs was not at
home; we had a look around the place and
we left feeling assured he was most comfort
ably housed, but it would take more than
beautiful garden and good house to tempt
one to spend much of his life In the city Of
Soule.
Among the treasures Of the city is re.
markable pagoda over 700 years old, made Of
pure white marble handsomely carved. 1t is
said to Lave been brought from China. In
the same enclosure there is mammoth turtle
with three tails; from the centre of Its back
rises tall stone with great deal of carving
on it. Both of these great curlos can be seen
now for nothing, but they are building high
brick wall Ground them;later they will charge
admission. I should advise any of your
readers who are anxious to see these curos
to start soon unless they want to pay an
admission fee.
At Cheefoo, in China, our anchor was next
dropped; on the left as you enter the harbor
are the beautiful houses and grounds of the
consuls Of the different countries, and our
flag Wa s conspicuous and made Us think Of
home. The beach to the right of the legation
is sandy with beautiful bathing; the place is
much frequented by the best society OF Hong
Kong and Shanghai; large hotels are quite
near with wide porches and beautiful yards,
and they look as though one might be COM
Portable with such beautiful lookout; but
the native town has narrow, dirty streets
which abound with odors SO bad that It was
only possible to pass through them with
pipe IN ones mouth, and keep up vigorous
putting at it. Leprosy and all other diseases
abound and ou are frequently compelled to
step over the diseased as they lie in your
way. The chief industry is the ChcefOo silk
and it can be bought at very low price If
you give them about half the price they ask.
All strangers are supposed to have plenty OF
money and they size on up pretty accurately
but if YOU attempt to 60 out of their shop
they generally say they have told you their
price, now what will your price be9 you name
1t and the bargain is made.
A stay of thirty six hours at Port Arthur
the late grab OF Russia is great strong
hold of the East with good harbor and
many natural advantages which the Russians
have not been slow in finding out, and with
the Notifications already finished and those
in contemplation will make the place, both
land and sea, impregnable We were told
both by captain and passengers on board
that we should not be allowed to land unless
with passports and letter certifying that
we had behaved ourselves all along our pre-
yious route but IL was all nonsense; we were
allowed to land without hindrance and found
it the most cosmopolitan place we had been
in. While Russian " as spoken freely in the
streets and droskys were numerous, yet the
streets were thronged with people from all
parts Of the world.
Twenty hours from Port Arthur to Taku.
At the latter place We had to anchor IL miles
out at sea on account of the bar, but we
were soon on steam tug, over the bar and
up Pciho River, passing by the fort that
did so much damage during the late siege
Taku to TEN Tsin, 80 miles 10y rail in very
uncomfortable cars, the first class seats being
only wooden and the floor dirty; DIVIDED
into compartments of different sizes. some
intended for two passengers and others hold
ing eight: the second class cars had wooden
seats along the side of the Cur: the third class
which is wholly patronized by the Chinese
coolies has neither seats nor roo; the cars
are built like our coal cars and the coolies
are packed in like sardines, and if a horse is
t. be transported he is driven into the same
car; this we were an eye witness of
Tren Tsin, before the siege of Peking was
a small city of mud huts with good hotel
and a few government and some few large
business houses surrounded by wall; now
the wall is gone, the stone used in building
most beautiful houses and public buildings.
Each OF the Powers except ourselves have
squatted on some valuable property and are
building extensive barracks, and for miles
along the PeihO river are the flag poles OF
the tforent nations on other land they have
taken. Our flag is only conspicuous by its
absence.
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