The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-07
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fourteen times, in sailing ships and
says that in winter the weather there
is often as calm as it is here tonight:
in a region noted for fair weather. He
brought the siberia" from Newport
News to San Francisco, and passed
through the Straits of Magellan. The
captain is as big a man on the ship
as the bishop is at Jim Ayers confer
ence, and the captain today invited me
into his room. I hope he will finally
invite me up on the bridge: I want to
visit the bridge because every day I
see this sign: Passengers not allow
ed on the bridge
There is doctor on board who con-
ducts a hospital in the interior of Chi
na. He has ten Chinese assistants and
pays them SIS a year each. Out of this
they live. He employs an expert car
penter, and pays him 80 cents a day.
He says this carpenter can do as good
work as the average American carpen-
ter. The doctor pays the scale of wages
prevalent in his section of China. a
good many of the welI-to-do Chinese
assist in maintaining the hospital. The
free-WiH offerings amount to enough to
take care Of all the charity patients.
1t is an American hospital, founded by
the church, but is practically self-sup-
porting. good many hospitals are
being established in China: they do
work that the Chinese can understand.
and they appreciate it by lending as
sistance.
November 10.
At half past 5 o'clock this morning
I aWoke The door of my room was
still open, and 7 looked out, and saw
a light away off on the water. 1 sprang
out of bed, and DR.. Freeman Joined me.
He got his clothes on first, and went
on deck, but he didn't play fair: he left
his money and his watch under his pill
low. Going forward, ] saw a mountain:
one of many in the Hawaiian group,
and away of to the right, lighthouse
in the uncertain hazy distance. Day
light was just appearing. All the peo-
pie in the steerage were up, and a.
good many of the cabin passengers.
walked about a while, and then went in
and tapped on the girls door. She hook
and We rejoiced together. Going on
deck again the shiD's bell sounded, and
the lookout called from his high perch
in the Crows Nest; six o'clock, and
all's we'll"
The ship ran along the mountain for
an hour; the point where the lighthouse
is showing is Diamond Head. The trees
skirting the shore are eocoanut trees,
but they look fine to me: at this dis
tance they can't be told from elns. or
the ship reaches it by making a big
sweep to the right
The custom house boat comes along
side, and the officers make their inspec-
ton while the ship is lying at anchor.
The Young Man came out on the boat
The ver-present advertiser is in evil
dence: a gasoline boat encircles the
ship repeatedly. carrying this banner:
'The best hotel in Honolulu for tour
lists is the Royal Hawaiian
The big hotels and other big institu-
tions of Honolulu loom up in the light
mist along the shore.
At $40 the inspection seems to be
flushed. and the ship steams slowly
toward its dock in the barbor. As we
go down the gang plank we are con
fronted with this notice on the bulle-
tin board: THE ship sails at D. m.
The Young Man does not seem to be
particularly cut up because we are Ia
remain only ten hours.
Il w. H