The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-05

Our train runs az only mOaerate speed
since we left KAchgar. On the oppoaits
horizon we can see the high lands Of the
Pamlr; to the southwest rises the Bolor,
the kaehgaFian belt from which towers
the summit Of Tagharma, Lost among the
el0uds
do not know how to spend my time.
Major NOltits has never visited the ter
ritories crossed by the Grand Transasi-
attic, and | am deprived Of the pleasure
OF taking notes from his dietatiOn. DR..
King does not lift his nose from his
! "CornarO," and Pan ChAo reminds me
more Of Paris aud France than Of Pekin
and China; besides, when he came TO
Europe he came by Suez, and he knows
no more Of Oriental Turkestan than he
does Of Kamtschatka. All the same.
we talk. He Is = pleasant companion.
but little less amiabilily aud little
more originality would suit me better.
am reduced TO strOIling from one car
20 another, lounging on the platforms. in
terrogating the horizon. which obstinate
ly refuses to reply. listening on all sides.
HallOo! there are the actor aud his
wife apparently In animated CONVERSE
ton. approach. They sing in an I'M
dertone.
Ephrinell and Miss Bluett are talking
away with unusual animation, and /
catch the end Of the dialogue.
Il am afraid" said she, that hair
will be rising in Pekin.''
And |, said he. that teeth will be
down. All. If a good war would only
break out, in which the Russians would
give the Chinaman a smack on the
jaw"
There now, Smack them on the jaw.
in order that Strong. Bulbul & Co. Of
New York. might have a chance Of do
ing a trade!
Really, do not know what 10 do. and
we have weeks journey before us. To
Jericho with the Grand Transa static and
its mOnotonous security. The Great
Trunk from New York to San Francisco
has more life in H. At least. the redskins |
do sometimes attack the trains. aud the |
chance Of a scalping on the road can but
add TO the charm Of the voyage.
But what Is that | hear being recitrd. |
or rather tntoned at the end % our
compartment?
There Is no man. whoever he NAV
be, who cannot prevent himself from /
eating too much and avoid the evils due
TO repletion. On those who are lntrusted
with the direction % public Affairs this Is
more incumbent than On Others"
Il Is Doctor Ito King reading Cor
marc aloud, In order that he may re-
member his principles better Eth after
all, this principle is not 70 be despiss.I.
Shall | send il by telegram to our cabi-
net ministers? They might. perhaps,
dine with more discretion after IL.
During this afternoon. | sud BY the
guidebook that we shall cross the va
nanyar over wooden bridg. This
stream desceuds from the mountains 10
the west, which are at least Twenty-Five
thousand feet high. aud its rapidly is
increased with the melting Of the SHOWS
Sometimes the train runs through thick
ungles, amid which Popof assures ms
tigers are numerous. Numerous they
may be, but have not seen one And
yet. in default Of redskins. We might get
tome excitement out 81 tiger skins What
! heading for a newspaper. and what
stroke Of luck for a journalist, Terri
Ne Catastrophe, A Grand Transasiat III.
Express Attacked by Tigers. Fifty
icttms. An Infant Dpvoured Before lts
Mothers Eyes the whole thlckly Lead
ii and appropriately displayed
The two principal stations have been
iauzhi Hissar where the train stops ten
minutes. and Kill, where IL stops {
.uar ter Of an hour. Several blast fur ,
laces are At work here. the soil being ,
erruginOus, as shown by the word
Kill" which means red.
ITO be confinuedI