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rancher of Argentina and his wife also on trip around World. A place in Western Argentina Dixonville called after his ranch. Talks alfalfa and cattle and wheat. Thinks Mannitoba poor wheat raising place compared to Argentina, and U.S. poor cattle raising place compared to his country.
July 25. Up early. A swimming tank in canvass about 8 feet deep installed on foredeck where passengers can take a swim. A nurse of Manilla health science tells me about extermination of rats. In 1903 - 1904 about 70,000 rats a month were brought in, premium being 2½ cents a rat. Quantity did not diminish until after flood in 1904 when monthly
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amount sank to 4000 or 5000 Paying now 1½ cents a piece 
Weather is warmer. Sun shines - no clouds. Sea very deep blue.- Finished reading Lafcadio Hearn's - Japan. and started Price Collier's "The West in the East". [[strikethrough]] On [[/strikethrough]] Evening there was a cinematograph entertainment on the upper deck. Mostly french and german films. with usual frivolities
July 26 (Sunday). Bright sunny and considerably warmer. Steerage Japanese are forward; the chinese in the rear.
The Japanese seem more cheerful than the chinese altho' all make a very orderly lot. Quite different in their quiet and orderly and clean behavior from the average steerage immigrants one finds on Atlantic ships. The Japanese children seem lusty, joyful and humored