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village three miles away. , It was particularly interesting to 

 notice how the people have terraced and utilized every inch of 

 ground. The steep side hills are built up with stone walls and 

 made into little spots where rice, wheat, and barley, potatoes, 

 beans, and all kinds of vegetables are grown. The industry of 

 the Japanese is remarkable. They work hard, live on very 

 little, and sleep on a mat on the floor. 



(Photograph No'. 18.) 



On the way to Moge we stopped at the Japanese school, and 

 although the school had just been let out we found a lot of 

 children playing and the teachers weighing and measuring 

 the new scholars who had come in that day. Each one is 

 weighed and measured in every way for identification, and then 

 given a brass tag so that they will know themselves and be 

 known by others. 



From Nagasaki we journeyed to Taku, up along the coast 

 of Korea and across the Yellow Sea. When we reached the 

 place we found it to be a city of mud huts. Row upon row of 

 mud huts with a single two-story wooden hotel, constituting 

 our first view of that Chinese town. It is simply awful how 

 human beings can exist in the way they apparently do in that 

 place. Passing up the river between crowds of junks, steam- 

 ers and sailing vessels, we came to Tangku. There was no 

 hotel, no food, and no place to get either. We were advised to 

 apply on board the United States ship " Monocacy," which 

 was lying in the stream. We made a descent on her and were 

 cordially received by Lieutenant Ryan and Captain Wise, 

 who gave us staterooms and beds for the night. We were 

 heartily glad to sleep again vmder the American flag. The 

 next morning we took the train for Peking. 



(Photograph No. 19.) 



The whole country between Tangku and Peking is as flat 

 as a board, except for the millions of graves and tombs. They 

 look much like the ant hills in Luzon. As far as the eye can 

 see the country adjacent to the large towns is dotted with these 

 tumuli. Each year the living enlarge the mounds of those gone 

 before. China is an immense graveyard. The mounds are to 

 be seen in most inopportune places. I saw several in the 

 busiest streets of Peking. On our journey up we saw many 

 signs of the destruction wrought during the Boxer uprising. 

 We passed through Tientsin, which seemed to be quite a pre- 



