Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-30

very pretty mower, and as regular q
though made by machinery. The thre
men get SO for making one bolt Of sill
of nineteen to twenty yards and /
takes them two days to make it. w
visited the Kingfsher feather jewele
workers shop They take a blue ma
jor feather and very cleverly cemen
it to delicate filigree work of gol,
or silver. They are used as procession
ornaments and wedding gifts. The del
icate working of the feathers is sait
to ruin the eyes within a very few
years.
We visited the five-storied pagodt
built 500 years ago, which from tn.
end looks very similar to one of oul
wheat elevators; also visited the nine.
storied pagoda, called the flower pa.
CODA from the fact that so many
flowers are growing on each story. II
was built 1000 years ago and looks
it. We next went to the Temple oil
Confucius, where stands an idol of the
great philosopher, then to the Tenn
pie of the 500 Genii, containing the
images of that number of Buddha
followers, among them Marco Palo,
one of the earliest voyagers to East
ern lands; next called at the Temple
of the Dead, at the west gate Of the
city wall; saw several caskets which
were waiting for lucky place to bury,
but as the relatives of the dead pay
what they can and as long as they can
to help find the lucky burial places,
the consequence is a rich man waits a
long time, whereas a poor man with
poor relatives gets a quick passage to
the lucky place, We next turned our
steps towards the water clock, !"
which consists of three earthen jars
covered with copper plates standing
on a brickwork stairway. The top of
each jar being level with the one
above, the lower jar has measuring
stick which raises as the jar fills, BY
taking this stick out and comparing
it with my watch there was only five
difference. The Jars are
twenty-three inches high and are OF
like diameter.
Execution Grounds.
We wended our way to the execu-
tion grounds, which are used as a pot
tered yard. The wife of the execution
er showed us the knife, which is sim
liar to heavy dirk knife about two
feet long. They are allowed only one
stroke for a head, but this does not
aaf, N .
the first stroke fails. We visited the
grounds at p. M, and learned after
wards that they executed 4 men at
,, m. We missed the show by one
1our. From here we went to one of
he city prisons which had about 150
men for minor offenses. The prison.
proper was an open enclosure with
suards' stations surrounding; by com
1arison the prisoners quarters were
,etter than those of the guards.
After putting in an entire day in
,anton one Is led to wonder why does
,anton exist at all. What good do
he people do? Three to four million
PEOPLE crowded into space less than
miles square with half million |
more living in boats on the water, liv-
ng as they did, 1000 years ago. No
'rogress made and none desired, ap-
arently.
Part Of the people are now living
utside the wall. There is plenty of
Dom surrounding Canton to get away
rom the congestion IL they desired,
ut their nature evidently favors the.
losely packed quarters. A large book
ould be written about the smells of
anton, and then not do them justice.
lost visitors will tell you there are
of smells, but for myself I
elieve there is only one which SEEM
i to be made up from all the smells
lat exist. 1t is a smell you cannot
rake Off for several days and even
len 1t returns to you at unexpected
mes
We boarded our steamer at 5 p. m.
II the run to Hongkong, which we
'ached at ~ that night. The first
ree hours out OF Canton was delight
Il. with the low-lying country on
ther side under full cultivation. dot
d with a few pagodas and small
owes Of palms and orange trees.
Arrival at Manila.
At p. m. on Friday, March IS. we 4
canned out of Hongkong harbor for
anila. two and a half days southeast
'er a smooth sea, with the weather
tting warmer and warmer We ar '
ged there Sunday. March 20. p. m. a
lch state had a reception committee C
meet the passengers from their re- I
ective states. We were driven in au- v
carriages and carrOmatas o
Luneta park 20 hear the Constab- n
ary band and later viewed the most v
rgeous sunset OF our whole trip. A c
eciai entertainment was given at 4
e theater and much enjoyed. Mon q
y morning we boarded the small &
'er steamer for six-mile run up b
e Pasig river TO Fort Mckinley, b
lere We were welcomed by our boys n
khaki The river is a slow, dirty. e.
Iggish stream. lined on either side e
IN the native huts surrounded by
: low rice fields and the stately y
Inns We encountered many head Of
ter buffalo taking their daily bath. A
e river ride would be very pleas
one at a more favorable season Of r
, year. but with the thermometer A
nding near 100 and the sun shin
! brightly on the water made as
gious TO have Il over with; as soon II
the gangplank was out a rush was Al
de for cool drinks and a shady
&c. The two days we were at Ma "
/ seemed the hottest I ever exper-
ced. but am told 20 cheer Up as the A.
rst is yet TO come. In the afternoon
x carriages for a drive over the
2: took a picture Of the old histor- A,
church that Dewey sheiied. visited
federal prison. where there are Al
2 z.50o prisoners We were fortu- III
e IN arriving Just a. they were
rChlur into their evening ouarfrra n