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Some of the great rivers of the world are in Siberia. It is said that if all the steel bridges on this main line were placed end to end they would make a great steel structure more than thirty miles long. These were all built too by Russian engineers. SOME OF THE GREAT RIVERS OF THE WORLD ARE IN SIBERIA IT IS SAID THAT IF ALL THE STEEL BRIDGES ON THIS MAIN LINE WERE PLACED END TO END THEY WOULD MAKE A GREAT STEEL STRUCTURE MORE THAN THIRTY MILES LONG THESE WERE ALL BUILT TOO BY RUSSIAN ENGINEERS
er before him. Not long after this the train chief came and apologized and gave back the tip. I have wondered many times whether or not the captain ever received his baggage. The dining car was a regular saloon on wheels. The first thirty minutes were spent by the waiters in soliciting orders for drinks. If you did not order anything to drink you were always served last. I had heard that it was almost impossible to get anything to eat on this train unless you were liberal in giving tips. So I started out to break the record--to cross Siberia without giving a tip on the diner. All went well for a couple of days. I was served all right. In fact, as long as I had the exact change everything was lovely. But when I gave the collector a bill he never came back with any change and I had to give it up. Such a feat as crossing Siberia without giving a tip in the diner could not be performed. The prices were not exorbitant, however, for one could get a fairly good meal for a dollar at that time.  AND LAID THE MATTER BEFORE HIM NOT LONG AFTER THIS THE TRAIN CHIEF CAME AND APOLOGIZED AND GAVE BACK THE TIP I HAVE WONDERED MANY TIMES WHETHER OR NOT THE CAPTAIN EVER RECEIVED HIS BAGGAGE THE DINING CAR WAS A REGULAR SALOON ON WHEELS THE FIRST THIRTY MINUTES WERE SPENT BY THE WAITERS IN SOLICITING ORDERS FOR DRINKS IF YOU DID NOT ORDER ANYTHING TO DRINK YOU WERE ALWAYS SERVED LAST I HAD HEARD THAT IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ANYTHING TO EAT ON THIS TRAIN UNLESS YOU WERE LIBERAL IN GIVING TIPS SO I STARTED OUT TO BREAK THE RECORD TO CROSS SIBERIA WITHOUT GIVING A TIP ON THE DINER ALL WENT WELL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS I WAS SERVED ALL RIGHT IN FACT AS LONG AS I HAD THE EXACT CHANGE EVERYTHING WAS LOVELY BUT WHEN I GAVE THE COLLECTOR A BILL HE NEVER CAME BACK WITH ANY CHANGE AND I HAD TO GIVE IT UP SUCH A FEAT AS CROSSING SIBERIA WITHOUT GIVING A TIP IN THE DINER COULD NOT BE PERFORMED THE PRICES WERE NOT EXORBITANT HOWEVER FOR ONE COULD GET A FAIRLY GOOD MEAL FOR A DOLLAR AT THAT TIME
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