Logan Republican | 1904-02-20 | Page 7 | The Streets of Pekin

THE STREETS OF PEKlM. Odd Sights Seen In the Dirtiest City In the World. An American In tho orient writes: "Pokln Is said to bo tho illthlest city In tho world and it Is. Tho streots, which apparently have never been repaired, re-paired, fairly swarm with human and animal llfo; caravans of stately camels from Mongolia nnd Tibet; tho Pokineso cart a creation of its own, with no springs, but drawn by sleok tnules In gayly caparisoned harness with outriders In mushroom hatB and red plumes, tho raafoo running along-sido along-sido or mounted on small donkeys; 'coolies without number bearing burdens bur-dens on their heads or shoulders; richly adorned sedan chairs bearing some mandnrian or high Chinese official; of-ficial; tho biggest Chinamen riding the smallest nf donkoyB with jingling bells; nnd through It all, underneath andi nrour.d, su armed a mass ot Chincfio men, women and children; tho Manchu women In gorgeous apparel ap-parel "with their peculiar headdress, and with faces rough and powdered. Such a sight cannot bo seen In nny other country, nor In nny other city a combination of gorgoousness and filth, magnificence, andsqualor, un-equaled un-equaled and-almost tuibel'svable."