First impressions of Korea--first impressions of the capital--the kur-dong--seoul, the korean mecca--the sailing of the sampan--on the river of golden sand--views afloat--natural beauty-the rapids--korean marriage customs--the korean pony-korean roads and Inns--diamond mountain monasteries--along the coast--impending war-excitement at chemulpo--deported to manchuria--a manchurian deluge-a passenger cart-an accident--mukden and its missions--chinese troops on the march--nagasaki-wladivostok--korean settlers in siberia--the trans-siberian railroad--the king's oath-an audience--a transition stage--the assasination of the queen--burial customs--song-do: a royal city--the phyong-yang battlefield--northward ho!--over the an-kil yung pass--social position of women--exorcists and dancing women--the hair-cropping edict--the reorganized korean government--education and foreign trade--daemonism or shamanism--notes on daemonism concluded--seoul in 1897--last words on korea

1. Korea -- Description and travel