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Having crossed this country it is my purpose to recount some of the observations and experiences of the journey. HAVING CROSSED THIS COUNTRY IT IS MY PURPOSE TO RECOUNT SOME OF THE OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE JOURNEY
ion to the dead bodies of their kindred in preparing them for the journey back home. The Russians became suspicious and peeping through a keyhole at the embalming processes these policemen discovered that gold dust was blown from a tube into the dead man's skull. This let the cat out of the bag, for these Chinese were making the bodies of the dead the carriers of gold, for as soon as the bodies reached home the gold was extracted. CHAPTER VI THE LAND OF SORROW--SIBERIA Away yonder in eastern Siberia, on the banks of the Amur River, high on the projecting cliff stands a huge iron cross which can be seen many miles away. Upon this Christian emblem is inscribed one of the greatest sentences in all the literature of the world. Here it is: "Power lies not in force but in love." Strange it is indeed that such an emblem and such an inscription should be found in the wilds of this country. But many are the strange sights one beholds on a journey across this great lonely, strange, and sad land.  CHAPTER SIX OF BIRD'S EYE VIEWS OF FAR LANDS THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBER VOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT O R G BIRDS EYE VIEWS OF FAR LANDS BY JAMES T NICHOLS CHAPTER SIX THE LAND OF SORROW SIBERIA AWAY YONDER IN EASTERN SIBERIA ON THE BANKS OF THE AMOUR RIVER HIGH ON THE PROJECTING CLIFF STANDS A HUGE IRON CROSS WHICH CAN BE SEEN MANY MILES AWAY UPON THIS CHRISTIAN EMBLEM IS INSCRIBED ONE OF THE GREATEST SENTENCES IN ALL THE LITERATURE OF THE WORLD HERE IT IS POWER LIES NOT IN FORCE BUT IN LOVE STRANGE IT IS INDEED THAT SUCH AN EMBLEM AND SUCH AN INSCRIPTION SHOULD BE FOUND IN THE WILDS OF THIS COUNTRY BUT MANY ARE THE STRANGE SIGHTS ONE BEHOLDS ON A JOURNEY ACROSS THIS GREAT LONELY STRANGE AND SAD LAND
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