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August 18th.

They "put me off at Buffalo" soon after day this morning,
and after an hour or so caught a Michigan Central train for
Chicago, crossing over to the Canadian side and traveling
all the morning across the beautiful, level farming lands
of Ontario. Just after starting we stopped five minutes for
a view of Niagara Falls--always glorious. About 1:30 we
reached Detroit and were ferried across. Found the part of
Michigan we saw a pretty farming country, mostly rolling,
and, like Ontario, with plenty of stock. Reached Chicago
about 9:00 p.m. This is Sister's birthday.

August 19th.

Awoke after a good night's sleep in the magnificent Audito-
rium Hotel and after writing a few letters and making a few
purchases, went around to see Barnard & Branham and Mr. Hop-
kins, our advertising representatives here. Spent the rest
of the day talking business with them and writing letters to
our Raleigh office concerning the work of the next six months
there.

At 7:00 p.m. caught the "Overland Limited" which
should land me in San Francisco next Monday night.

September 9th.

Landed at Yokohama. Stopped at "Grand Hotel." Riksha to Thom-
as Cook and bookstore. Tiffin. With Mez to curio shop. Great
dance at hotel tonight. Many women with dazzling diamonds, smok-
ing cigarettes. Punkah kept room cool, Bamboo decorations,
"Dixie" was loudly cheered and crowd rose to "Star-Spangled Ban-
ner", no others attracted applause.