The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13

nor Hoch who told of the political diff
ferences which had at times existed be-
tween Mr.. Howe and himself. But at
the same time Governor Hoch said that
they had both maintained the greatest
respect for each other. Mr.. Howe, the
governor said. is one of the best and
most widely read editors In the state.
Trip Around the World.
The lecture of Mr. Howe dealt with
his recent trip around the world in
company with his daughter, Miss Ma
teel Howe. Five months were con-
sumed by the party in this trip and
Mr.. Howe says it cost him $4,000. His
description of his travels was neces-
sarily brief but was none the less in
teresting on this account and on every
occasion his descriptions were COM
plete. Mr.. Howe has lectured in To-
peka upon this same trip on other
occasions but his different lectures
show none of the monotonous sameness
SO common on the lecture platform.
Occasionally he would intersperse his
narrations with little anecdotes picked
up along the way, all entirely new and
original.
From San Francisco Mr.. Howe and
daughter went to Honolulu which re-
quired a lonely six days trip. The
Chinese and JJaps with their enmities
figure too prominently in Honolulu to
suit Mr.. Howe. A ten days voyage In
which one day was dropped from the
calendar landed the party in Yoko-
hama, a modern city in Japan They
reached Toxic in time to see a grand
review of japanese troops returning
from the Russian war in Manchuria.
At Koyto, they attended a fete in hon.
or of the victorious Admiral Togo.
From Kobe a seaport of japan the
two embarked for Shanghai. city
which is a relic of almost prehistoric
times with a modern annex. Here he
found the Chinese especially dis
courteous and uncivil. A few days
were spent in Hong Kong and then
short but tempeStuouS voyage TO the
Philippines followed. After visiting
the Philippines Mr.. Howe said that he
was more than ever convinced of the
mistake made in purchasing these
islands. Returning from the Philip
pines Mr.. Howe and Miss Mattel
touched at Singapore where few days
on the island of Ceylon. They visited
the capital. Colombo, and many other
cities. The reservations of the
buried cities of Ceylon attracted their
attention a great deal: Stops were
made at Benares. Bombay and many
other cities in India which country
Mr.. Howe declared was the wonder of
the world.
On to Egypt.
From Bombay the voyage was made
to Port Said and at Alden the party
passed through to the Red Sea. A
few weeks were spent in Egypt at
Cairo and UP and down the famous
valley of the Nile river. An old tomb
which had been discovered in recent
excavations was one center of inter-
est in their Egyptian sojourn. From
Egypt their route took them to the
Holy Land. Landing at Jaffa they
proceeded to Jerusalem which they
found located upon a mountain and
city with but little business outside of
the hotel and tourist business. Here
are found at times ten thousand pill
grims. Jerusalem, strange as 1t may
seem has but few Protestants, and
most of the followers of the Christian
religion in this city are members of
the Greek Catholic church. One SER
vice in a Protestant church was at
tended by less than thirty people
Leaving Jerusalem the party contin-
ued on their voyage homeward. Alex
andria Naples Mt. Vesuvius and Rome
were in turn visited They spent much
time at the old European centers of art
and learning but as these are we'll
known to most people Mr.. Howe did
not mention his travels further. wisely
limiting himself to the countries I'M
known and therefore more Interesting.
After the completion of his lecture
the gas lights were partially turned
out and one hundred and twenty slides
were thrown upon the canvas. The
pictures were taken by a small camera
on their trip and were not intended to
be made into slides but were clear and
interesting. At the conclusion of the
pictures several thousand feet of films
moving pictures of the Atchison Corn
Carnival flower parade. Mr.. Theodore
Higley, a farmer who lives near Atchi-
son operated the lantern. He has with
in a few years developed wonderful
interest In this line Of work and ac-