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Show THE STREETS OF PEKIN. M Odd Sights Seen In the Dlrtlost City M In the Vorld. 1 An Amorlcnn In tho orient writes: H "Pokln is said to bo tho filthiest city 1 In tho world nnd It in. Tho-strccto,.. --H which apparently havo never been ro- H paired, fairly swarm with human and H animal lifo; caravans of stately H camels from Mongolia nnd Tibet; tho H Poklneso cart a creation of Its own, H with no springs, but drawn by sleek H mules In gayly caparisoned harness H with outriders In mushroom hats nnd H red plumes, tho mafoo running along- H sldo or mounted on small donkoys; H coolies without numbor bearing bur- H dens on tholr heads or Bhouldors; H richly adorned sedan chairs bearing H uomo mandnrlan or high Chinese of- bbsbsb! flclal; tho biggest Chinamen riding " H i tho smallest ot donkoyR vAtVUnKUnR JH TtioyiByitna ijiroutftff'lt U. underneath H runlno'Somcnwon tho Mnnchu women in gorgeous" AfF- .. sunn ns4QH parol with their peculiar headdress, H and with faces rough and powdorcd. H Such a Bight cannot bo soon In any M other country, nor In any othqrVjty H a combination of gorgeousness" and jH filth, magnificence nnd squalor, un- H equaled and almost unbel'svable." JH |