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I care not ifMy little skiffFloats swift or slowFrom cliff to cliff.With dreamful eyesMy spirit liesUnder the wallsOf Paradise.

I care not ifMy little skiffFloats swift or slowFrom cliff to cliff.

With dreamful eyesMy spirit liesUnder the wallsOf Paradise.

Surely it must be a delightfully restful place if it justifies the description given by the poet.

I was disappointed that I did not have time to see more of Germany. Berlin was the only city in which I stopped, and the fact that the holiday festivities were at their height made it difficult to prosecute any investigation. In another article I have discussed the German socialistic propaganda, and I shall here content myself with calling attention to their railroad system. The total railroad mileage at the end of the year 1900, as reported by the American consul, was 28,601. Of this mileage private companies owned 2,573, and the federal government 798, the remainder was owned by the various German states, some of the states owning but a few miles of line. The ownership of the railroads by the various states does not in the least interfere with the operation of the lines. The plan in operation in Germany suggests the possibility of state ownership in this country as distinguished from federal ownership.

In Austria I saw for the first time the systematic cultivation of forests. In some places the various plantings were near enough together to show trees of all sizes. At one side the trees were but a few feet in height while those at the other side of the forest were being converted into fuel.

Vienna, the capital of Austria, is not the "Old Vienna" which was reproduced at the Chicago World's Fair and at the Buffalo Exposition, but is a substantial, new, and up-to-date city. The stores exhibitan endless variety of leather goods, and I found there, as also in Belgium, many novelties in iron, steel and brass.

Russia deserves more attention than I could give it in the articles on Tolstoy and the czar. It is a land of wonderful resources and possibilities, and is making great progress considering the fact that a large proportion of the population has so recently emerged from serfdom. The peasants live in villages as in France and their life is primitive compared with life in the larger cities. There has been rapid growth in manufacturing, commerce and art. Besides furnishing one of the greatest of novelists, Tolstoy, who is also the greatest of living philosophers, Russia has given to the world many others who are prominent in literature and in art. There is an art gallery at Moscow devoted almost entirely to the work of Russian artists. Here one finds a most interesting collection, a large number of the pictures being devoted to home scenes and historic events. In this gallery the nude in art is noticeable by its absence. In the art gallery at St. Petersburg most of the paintings are by foreign artists. There is in this gallery a wonderful collection of cameos, jewelry and precious stones.

I found in Russia a very friendly feeling toward the United States. Prince Hilkoff, who is at the head of the Siberian railroad, speaks English fluently, as do nearly all the other prominent officials. He informed me that he visited the United States about 1858 and crossed the plains by wagon. He inquired about the Platte river and its branches and remembered the names of the forts along the route.

I have spoken in another article of the deep hold which the Greek Church has upon the people of Russia. A story which I heard in St. Petersburg illustrates this. An American residing there asked her cook to go to market after some pigeons, or doves as they are more often called. The latter was horrified at the thought and refused, saying, "The Holy Ghost descended upon our Saviour in the form of a dove and it might be in one of these." Another American was rebuked by her servant, who when told to throw something out of the window replied, "This is Easter and Christ is risen. He might be passing by at this moment."

In Russia we find the extremes. The government is the most arbitrary known among civilized nations and yet in Russia are to be found some of the most advanced and devoted advocates of civil liberty. Nowhere is the doctrine of force more fully illustrated and yet from Russia come the strongest arguments in favor of non-resistance. The poison and the antidote seem to be found near together in the world of thought as well as in the physical world.

goddessGODDESS OF LIBERTY IN NEW YORK HARBOR—A WELCOME SIGHT TO THE RETURNING TRAVELER.

GODDESS OF LIBERTY IN NEW YORK HARBOR—A WELCOME SIGHT TO THE RETURNING TRAVELER.

[1]Since the writing of this article Korea has been forced to accept Japanese sovereignty in international matters, the local government being in most matters undisturbed.

[2]Written for and published by Success Magazine, April, 1906.

[3]Since our visit the Americans have attacked this hill and taken it with great slaughter.

[4]General Smith has since been made the president of the Philippine commission.

[5]I have heard that the song was of earlier origin.

[6]Since my visit to the Horns of Hattin, I am cherishing the hope that some Christian organization may some day make it easier to visit this inspiring spot, by building a road to, and a rest house upon, the summit.

[7]The traveler is sure to notice some little birds which resemble swallows flying up and down the stream. They do not light but skim along the water all day long. Their restless and seemingly aimless flight has caused them to be called "the lost souls of the Bosphorus."

[8]Since the writing of this article an embassy has been established at Constantinople.

[9]Since the writing of the above congress has appropriated a sum for the purchase of embassy buildings, and a beginning has been made by the purchase of a building in Constantinople.

[10]The Czar has just issued a decree which according to the press dispatches, permits the communal holdings to be converted into individual holdings.

[11]Soon after this letter was written the duma was dissolved, with a promise of another election, and as this book goes to press a second campaign is in progress.

[12]The House of Lords has, since the writing: of the above, so amended the educational bill that the prime minister has withdrawn the bill as a protest against the House of Lords. It raises an issue as to the co-ordinate power of the House of Lords, and may result in curtailing the power of that body.

[13]The following European letters were written for the Hearst newspapers, and are reproduced by their permission.

[14]Note—It was an ordinary cab and no policemen or secret service men were in sight.—Editor.

Transcriber's note:Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed including unpaired quotation marks.The illustrations have been moved so that they do not break up paragraphs, thus the page number of the illustration might not match the page number in the List of Illustrations.Page 163: "which Señor Gregoria Agilpay is the head. Obispo Maximo Aglipay" ... this stands as printed in the book.

Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.

Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed including unpaired quotation marks.

The illustrations have been moved so that they do not break up paragraphs, thus the page number of the illustration might not match the page number in the List of Illustrations.

Page 163: "which Señor Gregoria Agilpay is the head. Obispo Maximo Aglipay" ... this stands as printed in the book.

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