Travelogues; . THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY. he Trans-Siberidi\ RdiIwA\j WESTWARD the Star of Empire has taken its way forcenturies, shedding its luster upon the nations thathave held the scepter of dominion. Of old it shone uponEgypt, Greece, and Rome ; it flashed above the armies ofNapoleon ; it guided Englands ships as they sailed forth tothe commercial conquest of the two hemispheres. To-day itis soaring swiftly toward a new zenith, beneath which lies ourown broad, rich, and splendid land, now prepared to achieveher destiny as a world-power. Already have the rays of what 228 THE TRANS-SIBERI

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Travelogues; . THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY. he Trans-Siberidi\ RdiIwA\j WESTWARD the Star of Empire has taken its way forcenturies, shedding its luster upon the nations thathave held the scepter of dominion. Of old it shone uponEgypt, Greece, and Rome ; it flashed above the armies ofNapoleon ; it guided Englands ships as they sailed forth tothe commercial conquest of the two hemispheres. To-day itis soaring swiftly toward a new zenith, beneath which lies ourown broad, rich, and splendid land, now prepared to achieveher destiny as a world-power. Already have the rays of what 228 THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY

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