Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-02-10
The Cruise Around the World.
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a train for Yokohoma. On the 18th
and 18th, the weather being wet and
cold, with about four inches of snow
and slush, we did not go out much but
remained at the hotel. On the 18th it
was still raining and we did not 60
ashore, but remained on ship until we
sailed for Honolulu, the next stopping
place which is about 3, ,459 miles-a ten
days trip without glance of land
and we bid good bye to the Orient and
HE ourselves across the broad Pacific
for home. 1t does not bold good to its
name for it is the roughest water we
have yet been on. About nine p. M,
the-good ship run her hose into some
water that made her toss it pretty high
for three days and it is not any too
quiet yet. All went we'll until We'd
nesday the 10Th, then, to us, strange
thing happened, but as we were look
ing for it, it did not take us by sur
prise. We passed the day all right but
sometime in the night we crossed a
line so when we got up next morning
we had another Wednesday. This is
Thursday the Goth and the dinner horn
has just sounded, and will stop right
here and say good bye,
Very Respectfully,
Mr.. AND MRS. GEO. J LABAR.
NEARING YoKAHoMA, Japan,
JANUARY 6, 1910.
Dear Friends:
Well here we are again trying to
write and tell you what we have seen.
On the End, we arrived at Kobeo, about
a. m., and landed at once and took
Rickshaws for the station, to go to Os-
oke, about 25 miles distant. Found
the train finely decorated with small
Japanese lanterns and parasols and
other things, which the r. r. COM
pany gave us as souveniers. We
reached Osoko about 1915 and was
met by the Governor and other Off
cials, at the depot, with speech of
welcome by the Governor, which was
replied to by one of our party, in
very able way. We then took Rick
shaws for the usual ride about the
city. We found the city elegantly
decorated from one end to the other,
with as many U. S. flags as Japanese.
1t being their New Years celebration
for three days it gave them a chance
to spread themselves, and they certain
ly did it to perfection. The word
"Welcome" was everywhere and the
people shouting welcome and Banzat,
(hurrah) all the time. Osoko, being
city of perhaps two hundred thous-
and people you may be sure we had
large audience. We stopped to see
some of their temples, all cheap wood
en- affairs, but very dear to them. We
went to the hotel and found lunch
waiting for US The hotel was nicely
decorated and book of views and
bouquet of flowers at every place, pre-
sented by the Press of the city. A very
good band was playing U. s. music
lunch was over, we again go forth to
see the city and give the ladies a
chance to do some shopping. AS we
are at the depot getting ready to de-
part the shouting is changed to "Good-
bye; come again" At $40 we take
the train for Kyoto, another city of
perhaps two or three hundred thous-
and people and some As miles distant
and it is of no use for me to describe
our reception here, as it is the same
thing repeated at Osoko. We found
the air quite cold here, with a few
fakes ofsnow. However, we reached
the hotel in time for six o'clock din
ner, tired, hungry and cold, as they
had prolonged our ride several miles
in order to show us all the decorations,
and to show us the people. We Ger
tainly made quite sight, about $50
rickshaws lit up with lanterns. We
find the hotel very warm, with stoves
in every room, and stoves along the
hall. We soon make ourselves at
home, and go down to dinner, which
we found very good, and if this is a
sample of Japanese cooking, am will
ing to take more of it. After dinner
we were invited to a Geiska Girl
Dance, which was gotten up at great
expense for our especial benefit, and a
very nice affair it was too. The Japa-
nese do all their dancing with their
next morning we found it very cold
and did not GO out, but spent the time
exploring the hotel, and peculiar
structure it was too. When we arriv-
ed here in they took US through rods
and rods of corrodors and flights of
stairs; we thought it must be an i'm