Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-08
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no"ru the Astara-a large number of
them Caucasians trading with Turkestan.
and who will be with us all the way to
the eastern provinces of the Celestial
Empire.
AS l am going to pass the night on
deck, return up the cabin stairs. The
American is there just finishing the re-
packing of his case.
May l ask how many teeth you are
Importing into China In those cases?"
Eighteen hundred thousand, without
counting the wisdom teethv
And Ephrinei began to laugh at the
little joke, which he fired off on several
other occasions during the voyage.
lett MIN and went on to the bridge be-
tween the paddle boxes.
A rather large deal case, covered with
tarpaulin, attracts my attention. 1t
measures about yard and half In
height and a yard in width and depth.
LII mas been placed here with the care
required with these words in Russian,
written on the side, "Glass-Fragile-
Keep from Damp" and then directions,
''Top-Bottom," which have been re-
spected. And then there Is the address,
Mademoiselle Zinca Klork. Avenue Cha
Coua, Pekin, Petchili, China"
This Znca Klork-her name showed
thought to be Roumanian, and she
was taking advantage of this through
train on the Grand Transasiatic to get
glass forwarded Was TINS an article in
request at the shops of the Middle King
dom? How otherwise could the fair
Celestials admire their almond eyes and
their elaborate hair?
The bell rang and announced the 6
o'clock dinner. The dining room is for
ward. Ephrinell mad installed himself
nearly In the middle. There was a va
cant seat near him; he beckoned to me to
occupy it,
Was 1t by chance? I know not; but
the Enghshwoman was seated ON Ephri-
nell's left and talking to him. He in
troduced me.
Miss Horatia Bluett," he said.
Opposite / saw the French couple con-
scientiously studying the bill Of fare. At
the other end of the table, close to where
the food came from, was the German
with rudy face, fair hair, reddish
beard, clumsy hands and a very long
nose which reminded one OF the probosci.
dean feature Of the plantigrades.
HE is not late this time" said I ts
Ephrineil. do you know his Manner
Baron Observation-Disclosures"
And with that name Is be going to
PekinT
ITO Pekn, like that Russian ma jor
who Is sitting near the captain of the
Astara"
looked at the man indicated. he
was about fifty years of age. Of true
Muscovite type, beard and hair turning
gray, face prepossessing.
you said he was a major, Mr.. Ephri-
nell?"
''Yes; a doctor In the Russian army
and they call him Major Noltitz."
Evidently the American was some dis
lance ahead of me, and yet he was not
q reporter by profession. Ephrinell chat
ted with Miss Horatia Bluett, and l I'M
derstood that there was an understand
ing between these two perfectly Anglo
Saxon natures.
In fact, one was a traveller in teeth
and the other was a traveller In hair
Miss Horatia Bluett represented an inn
portant firm in London, Messrs. Holmes
Holme, to whom the Celestial Empire
annually exports two millions Of female
heads of hair.
The pitching now becomes very VIC
lent. The majority of the company can
not stand it. About thirty of the pas
sengers have left the table for the deck
l hope the fresh air will do them good
We are now only a dozen in the dining
room, including the captain, with whom
Major Noltitz Is quietly converhng. Bph
uinell and Miss Bluett seem to be thor
oughly accustomed to these inevitable In
cidents of navigation. The German bar
on drinks and eats as II he had taker
up his quarters In some bier-halls a.
Munich or Frankfort
A little way OF are the two Celes
tials, whom watch with curiosity. On,
Is a young man of distinguished bearing
about twenty-five years old, Of pleasan
physiognomy, In spite OF his yellow Skin
and narrow eyes. A few years spent II
Europe have evidently Europeanized hi.
manners and even his dress. His mus
tache is silky, his eye Is intelligent, hi:
hair Is much more French than Chinese
His companion, on the contrary, whom
he always appears to be making fun of
is of the type of the true porcelain dol
with the moving head he is from fifty
to fifty-five years old, like a monkey il
the face, the top Of his head half shay
en-, the pigtail down his back, the tradi
tional costume, frock, vest, belt, baggy
trousers, many-colored slippers; a China
vase of the Green family. He, however
could hold out no longer, and after
tremendous pitch, accompanied by {
long rattle of the crockery, he gave III
and hurried on deck. And as he did so
the younger Chinaman shouted aftel
him, "Cornarol Cornarov at the sam,
time holding out a little volume he haC
left on the table.
What was the meaning of this Italian
word in an oriental mouth?
Madame Caterna arose, very pale ant