Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-09-14

ed against the rail. Over this and
a plank with a rope net beneath
| itD thev crowded like animals,
with their numerous bundles and
pieces of baggage. A young Eng
vantage with a broom in hand and
beat them over the head If they
crowded more than he wished. 1t
was something like loading cattle
on railway car. with perhaps less
need for beating than in the case of
cattle, though it is fair to say thu
these poor, ignorant, slow-going
natives are bit trying to the pa
tience at times.
Singapore, on an island at the
lower end of the Malay peninsula,
is-like very great many other
places British rule. 1t is
not a slightly place about the deck,
though it seems to have a good har-
Dor and unloading facilities, except
there is no railway trackage at the
waters edge. Farther up In the
city, it is like Chinese town. and
beyond that are some beautiful
places, such as the Hotel Des
Europe, the. Government buildings,
etc. We went out to religious
meeting one night and heard pret-
ty good sermon by an Englishman
AS Singapore is within about IS
miles of the equator. it is warm
even in December. We sailed away
and pulled in next at Penang.
Contrary to the usual order Of
things, Penang has a beautiful ap-
and some other respectable build
Not far away is an old fort. the IL
palms bear evidence that we are in
as the ship has not much work to
do in this port.
We next come to Rangoon, many
miles UP the muddiest river you
ever saw, or never saw. it may be.
The night before, we took on pilot
from the light ship, and were in
Rangoon early in the day The har-
Dor facilities here are the best /
have seen. as there are about Is
big three-ton cranes on the wharf
and railway track beneath them.
These cranes are more powerful
than those the ships use and work
faster. And this Burmese city is
an interesting place. Go with us
out to the river bank and see the
elephants handle timber. These
big fellows are trained till they
obey a native as we'll as your horse
obeys you in plowing corn. A fair
ly good sized log is picked up bod
lily on the tusks, the upper part of
the trunk holding it there, but the
small end of the trunk seems not to
be used in such stunts. The large
logs are pushed about with the
head. feet or tusks. And finally
the big brutes. four or five, are lin
ed up almost at our feet and one
of the natives shouts: "Salaam,"
and they salute us before we go on
to the Shwe Dagon pagoda.
If you can look that up in guide
book or encyclopedia, you can per-
haps get a better idea than can be
given here. First of all, there is the
big pagoda made like a mammoth
hand bell with some expensive or
namentation (gold and jewels) at
the top of the handle. The rest of
it is being redecorated with gold
leaf while all around this central
structure are dozens and scores of
little pagodas of various designs,
and image after image Of Buddha.
1t was remarked as we walked
through the place barefooted (as
none, except soldiers and police Of
ficers on duty, are allowed to go
with their foot gear on) that "This
cannot be described" Stereopticon
views, properly colored. and motion
pictures supplemented by lecture
would help to convey correct idea
of this wonderful piling up of pag-
anism. The marble pavements were
too hot for comfort and the rough
carpet runners were too rough for
comfort In one place were numer-
Gus gifts to Buddha displayed; here
pair of elaborately carved tusks,
and there a watch, and so one.
We drove to the park containing
the Royal Lakes and back to the
ship for lunch, and in the evening
went out again to look further.
This time we went to the great re-
clining image of Buddha, built of