The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-06

The most interesting man on Board
to me- is ScOtchman, & jute mer-
chant, who spends seven months of
every year in India. He is also inter
ested in a whaling ship. and IS alto
gesher an exceptionally interesting
man.
The best looking spin on board is
in the second cabin. C@Spin" is am
English word applied to spinsters, who
are returning from an unsuccessful
husband hunt in India-) She is q dne
soprano and our spins are very jeal-
Gus of her. although all they can say
agains- her character is that she is
left handed. This they have discov-
cred from watching her play cards on
deck. Last night, 1 went over to the
second cabin to hear her sing. and
when / came back, our spins were dis
posed to be greatly amused Where
upon I said she was a better singer
than the tenor they had been raving
about and offered to prove it. before
a committee chosen from the passen-
gers. I knew the committee would
give the decision to the woman. so I
offered to forfeit all sorts of things il
the second cabin spin failed to sing all
around the first cabin tenor.
Saturday. Jan. q.
A few years ago the P. and o. company
thought it would be a great scheme to fit
up one of its cid ships and put It in the
pilgrim trade The ship was advertised
to start from Singapore and 100 good
MOhammedans anxious to go to Mecca,
purchased tickets Captain Powell at
present of the ship Persia was one Of
the officers of the pilgrim ship and.
while walking about the decks todtx told
me about the voyage. The passengers
soon became so filthy that plague broke
out Hundreds of them died before Jeddo.
IN the Red sea, was reached ana Iney
We're thrown overheard almost every
hour. Arrived at Jeddo the pilgrims who
survived the voyage started for Mecca on
camels Not half of them ever returned
to their homes. Many of them were
stranded at strange ports, filthy with dis
ease. and the venture became an inter-
national scandal Three Officers of the
ship died, and the P. and o. company was
glad enough to quit the pilgrim business
Captain Powell says the pilgrims were
mercilessly robbed by the Turkish SOL
diers, Bedouins. and the petty chiefs
through whose territory they passed Now
the pilgrinlages are conducted with much
more order. but they are still responsible
Tor spreading the plague II is claimed oy
the Mohammedans that Adam is buried
at Mecca and that Eve is buried at Jed
do. AS already stated. the AIohamme-
dams also claim that the Garden Of Eden
was located in the Island Of Ceylon. Cap
tain Powell says officers Of the ship We're
grossly insuIted at Jeddo by the native
makes the pilgrimage to Mecca IS re-
garded as a sort of prophet. locally in
Bombay devOtes good deal of money
every year to assisting stranded pilgrims.
me plague IN BOMBAY is attributed TO the
religious pilgrimages to Mecca, but moth
ing can be done about it. owing to the
general belief in religious liberty.
In common with most people who do not
amount to much. I am pretty hard TO
please but the P and o. shin Persia
suits me. Tt seems to be perfectly man
aged in every way. I seldom see the
steward who has charge Of nv room. but
he pays me more attention than all the
stewards combined Of the other ships I
have been on There is some one in au-
thority on the Persia who knows how
to manage help The two stewards IN
the smoking room are the best drilled
servants I have ever met with dance
was announced to take place tonight.
When the passengers came up fer dinner
they found everything arranged No one
had seen any fussy preparation. 1t is
that way with everything on board. In
cidentallv. I may add that Americans say
the English are the very worst dancers
in the world. In Waiting they never re-
verse and are generally very clumsy
cats? In case the cargo is damaged BY
rats or mice it is a cOmDlete defense IN
der the law if the captain can show that
he had seven cats on board
We have passed seven ships today. and
the officers promise that by tomorrow
noon we shall be at snchor at Suez. The
Persia has been as free from lotion
TODAY as Missouri river steamboat The
sea has been remarkably calm all the way
from Bombay. We have passed alum
Der Of islands today. On one Of them a
gold mine is lately being worked, after
remaining idle since the days Of the
Queen of Sheba. E. W II.
a Lively TussIe.
with that old enemy of the race. Constf-
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