Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-02

TO be outdone by a woman set another
display TO it ! was invited by card
4 big red card. The seats of honor
We're for the Americans. We ate till
eating was no longer Il pleasure, and
we're received and dismissed with all
ceremony, down tothe-floor bowings.
almost kowtowing, by the officials
themselves, who went to the door 10
see us off, and continually guarded by
the soldiers with fixed bayoncts. who
stood rfgidly at present arms till
We We're safely inside our rickshaws
The end was not yet. The very next
day the provincial assembly was busy
giving a greater blowout" to which
your Boise man WAS invited officially
and spectaenlarly; but as Mr.. Boise
man had to go down river toward
shanghai he regretfully passed up
lie privilege Of chopsticks and the
succulont viands the Chinese cooks
know so well how to provide France
and England We're and are honored,
bur our excellent Uncle Sam is placed
at the head Of every event Why?
The answer Is easy Indemnity college
at Chinghwa is one big reason. I am
sure your readers remember the story
told them of this and of the Shmono-
seiSi affair in a former letter.
Every American has an opportunity
unchallenged in China just now, ana
IL will be his own fault if he does not
make good. Mel What is the Chi
nese word for our land. 1t means
beautiful country" To them, it is
the ideal country, and they are proud
te know that America is the friend of
humanity. For the peace OF the world
is Old Glory unfurled
ROUGH VOYAGE.
II am writing this letter aboard the
good ship Hsing Ming. Captain Nc
kinnon. liner that plies between
t'oo-chow and Tientsin. We are about
seven hours out OF Foo-c>iow, having
sailed at dayhreak yesterday morning
on the short voyage Of $50 miles. We
are NOW in a thick fog, with a gale at
our backs. for this passage is one of
the rough ones in the orient. An
occasional pause OF this busy Corona
permits me to hear the proofs of the
renghness of the journey coming from
the cabins where the seasick are con-
tined.
1T IS not generally known by the
GeGidentals that Shanghai is not on the
STA although HAT is the meaning Of
the name. 1t is not even on the Yang
tsn (son of the ocean,, but on the
mighty Whanspoo, up which great
vessels go To Shanghai. It is ia
miles from the city to the ocean prop
CT, In which we are now rolling like
Il log. As | sit here and look out of
the window opposite nae, the motion
downward causes the sky to go ont of
sisht, and upward the heaving pillows
tire lest from view. It is so rough
the walters have had to put the racks
On the tables to Keep the dishes from
falling off. Interesting To be surel
Thus far | nave rot missed my place
ut the table. but l will not boast. In
the whole Of the Pacific trip from
Seattle to Yokohama, we did not have
50 much sea. The returning voyage,
Manila to San Francisco via Honolulu,
being made In the two adjoining
halves OF January and February. may
be boisterons enough to make us think
the word Pacific should not be APP
piled to this ocean. We are told by
those who know best that the jaunt
from Hongkong to the Philippines Is |
often interesting enough. Well see,
and report after we reach America, for
there will be no opportunity to write
again before we set sail homeward.
I do not know where | shall be /
able to mail this. | may get it off at
Foo chow, Annoy, Swatow, Hongk ong, |
Canton or Manila: twill get back to
almost as soon from one OF these ports
as another
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