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'21 Ci-2 UIJ !wvJ . TAG DAILY HUIlALD: PLA.TTS:aOU in, i 1511 ASK A, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1888. L3. J'AMAICA M0IIXIXG. CCENE3 NOTED BY A TRAVELER WHILE IN. KINGSTON. 8m 01il Clarctr Aloot th UotcU " ' , Victoria Market I'rirti of Eatable. Iloef, Mutton and Vegetables Ttia Io ggtr of Night Air. Early every rooming there were curloua arena around Pork lotlgn. la Jamaica tbe - negroes hare to some extent the unplemuuit hul.it, common to the colored ItthabitaaU of ' all the VVext lnlia Islands, of atanding lin- movable by tho quarter hour ttnrlng at any thing that attract thrir attention. When alone tliey stand erect and silent as statuus ttll they soem about to take root. When they have company they are more likely to jablor as font as their tongues can move. When the ol'jutt of their cariosity happens to be a stranger who is not iwed to this sort of admiration, be Is pretty sure to te eniharraKged, ami very like to become indignant. But it is only to some ex tent, as 1 have said, that the negroes in Jamu tea do this, and ben It Is dono utoll it is nearly always done by those who walk in lonjj distances from the country to sell their produce. Thorn who live In Kingston are used to seeing strangers and iay no attention to them. In Jamaica eye 1'ark lodge is a 1iiarvel of everything stylish and elegant, f and the darkies coming in from the hills to 11 their bananas and akecs and "nice froth eggs, boKH," can rarely puss the oj;n gates without stopping to gaze at the wonderful sights within. DARKIES SEEING TDK 8IOIITS. It wis do uncommon thing to see four or five colored ladies and gentlemen, with loaded trays ttalonced on their heals, stand lng in front of tbe Park lodge gates at once fairly drinking in the Oriental magnificence. The great sight consisted principally of the fountain in the middle of tbe yard and a few utrangers sitting under the archway leading to the hoUd ofllce; but this was enough to in teret the suble tramps, who had already trudged over miles of dusty roads to bring their gnodj to market, and still bad a long walk before them. It is only fair to the colored people of Jamaica to say that they do less of this sort of thing than their brethren on any other English island in th Wet Indies. lu JlontiTTJit, for instance, they regard a syango white man as a colossal aggregated circus come to town, and follow bim wherever tie goes. In Nassau, though they are used to seeing strangers, t'uey surround a new arrival in droves, and make great efforts to secure a sixpence or even "a big copper, boss. In liarlxidoes, whore the improvement of the riogro race under British rule is seen to the brst edvantage, they Set after a uewly ar rived stranger like a crew of Malay piruteb till be is driven to take refuge in tbe nearest shelter. But In Jamaica they are quiet, in offensive, and generally well behaved and polite. Of course those who make infrequent trips from their country homes to tbe capital ftil bound to see the sights when tbey are in town. 1 thought at first that these lads and lasnes with trays on their head& who stopped to stare in the gate were waiting for a chance to sell their wares; but they had no such idea. Two or three special ones came in every morning to sell eggs and fresh fruit, but they were all. One morning a girl came in with a dozen fine alligator pears, which I bought for a few pennies; but I found soon afterward that I bad captured the hotel's supply for the "day, and I had to surrender them. One of tbe earliest arrivals every morning wns the man who sold photographs. This f title I give him, "The man who sold photo graphs," partly out of courtesy and partly befau.se I do not know what else to call hiin. was hardly a man, although he had the ' outward appearance of one, for he had no more intelligence than one of the goldhsb in tbe fountain, and he did not Sell photographs. for nobody ever bought any; tbe pictures he J offered were hardly worthy tbe name of pho-t-.gr a piis, being the worst smudge3 the sun was ever made accountable for. THE VICTORIA UABKET. Park lodge is perhaps a trifle over a mile from the end of tbe street car lino, and the market is one short block from the terminus. Thia U the Victoria market, the princijal one in Kingston. There is another, called tbe Jubilee market, In another part of the city. The Victoria market I consider the finest in tbe West Indies. In the early morn in it is crowded with buyers, sellers and goods, and by early morning I mean from 6 to 9 o'clock. It Is a wonder of a market for anv West Indian city, built entirely of iron. VOO feet long, and 100 feet wide. Tho ends and rides are open, there being no side wails, as none are needed, but the whole place is surrounded by a tali Iron railing mounted on a brick walL Everything about Jt Is as clean and sweet as possible, and even when the fish and meat stalls are full one smells nothing lut the sweet odors that float over from the flower places, it cost aoous 000. and U well worth tbe money. "The beef, it Is all raised on tbe idland, and is originally very good beef before it goes Into tbe hands of the batchers. tJut they kill it and sell it the same morning, appar ently cutting the whole animal into slices or chunks, without regard to choion parts or poor parts. I knew the beet is gcc4 wnen properly handled, because whenever I dined io a private house the roasts were excellent, havinz no doubt been kept for soma time oti Ice; but in the hotel, where it was used within . eW hours of its coming from market, it was utterly unfit to put on the table. Tbe mutton, too, was good when properly icea. but tbe bt Southdown Iamb, if Willed at davligbt. would net be ntto use ror ureas fast that morning. This is tbe practice farou2hout tbe West Indies to kill an an I coal at 5 and eat him at 10, and it account ..rr larzelr for tbe wretched meat com -rncmlT served in that part of the world. KJoat meat is not to be laughed at, provided It comes out of a tender kid. I ate my first piateof roast kid in Btnnuda, and like it quite as well O turkey. Strawberries are jC scarce, and egg plauU are not as cheap as they look at two cents each, for they are rv smalL The native way of keeping bou.se U to send a servant to market in tbe morning to buy provisions tor tne day, ana for one day only, ana these wiu pernape in elude a pound of onions, two cents' worth of mall vegetables, a pineapple, ana every tbluj on the same moderate scale, There is reason for this, for scarcely anything will rMn without tee. and ice is dear even when cheap, because in bc$ climate it melts so fast. These early morning hoars for sight seeing . and noticing the habits of the people were far better than the evening. I have always made it a rule to be under a roof if possible after dark in tropical countries, and to this 1 attribute in great part my escape from a frfn?la day's illness In all my years or resi nd vlsitine In the West Indies. But thare are many nisrhts in the worst 'climates. even, when one can be out with perfect safety. You learn In time to tell by the feel of tbe air whether it is safe or not. William IVysdale's Kingston letter In New York Times. Ban Francisco policemen say they have never seen a drunken Chinaman. THE LANDLORD OF PARIS. A Warning to Americana Who Tlslt th t rench Cm1I An Incident. Thr ra nianv thimrs that Americana should be cautious about In taking apart ! menta In this city one thing In particular, that of demanding a duplicate Inventory of u t he m ill loa In the room, and to be certain of carefully noting every rack, stain or scrutcu in porcelain, on curpe or iiinuiun), otherwise, when giving up the apartment, there Is sure to be somo trouble with the landlord. To tirove how we Americans are In the power of French landlords after signing a lease and Inventory, 1 will tell the experience ef a friend of ours who just returned to his native land thoroughly aisgustoa who Prance and the inhabitants. Mr. F. signed a lease for an apartment on tbe Champs Elysoes ror two years, wens caroiuuj over the inventory with tho landlord, and when they came to the dining room he told the proprietor that ho aid not wun any or me glosses or tableware in it, as he had plenty of bis own that he had just purchased and was anxious to use so as to kus it free of duty when be returned to America, ine lanaioru nut-oH the nriviletre of niacins the dinner and breakfast sets, with the two or three dozen glofwe", in a closet that was not to lie onri ()f course our friend air rood to this arrangement, and did not even look at tho abandoned porcelain. At tne enu or tue two years the inventory was again taken, and on arriving at the dining room the long closed closet was opened and all the china and glass taken down from tho shelves wnere is lay. 1 with tlm dust of months. Mr. V. asked in astonishment what use there was In evn lookintr at it all. "Why, to see if it has been brokon, tbe landlord re plied with a gracious bow. "But I have not used it, and most certainly would not be re sponsible for any breakage." "But, mon sieur, the inventory calls lor is, ana we muss look at it," and down came piece after piece. The result was a charge of 500 francs against Mr K for Liullv used dinner and breakfast set and a dozen and a half cracked glasses. Naturally there was a tremenuous row, a -.h a n. lnwver's ofllco for retribution, but all lu vain, for Mr. F. was actually obliged to pay this exorbitant demand or ouu iraucs. R.ik l.rnr BiVninc a check for the required ha ncVnl in a meek voice if tbe two sets and glasses would be his if he paid this sum, for the landlord bad saia they wouia oe r.f nn corvice to him. beinz so badly dam aged. "Certainly, if monsieur so desires it, but of course monsieur wouiu nos luim ui taking It to America in such a bad condi tion." "No matter what I would do with It," Mr. if i-r.iiwl nd wrote out the check with out further words. After the door had closed on the satisfied and smiling landlord our friend ordered his servants to lay all the china and glass on the floor in the ante chamber and to wait for his return, after which he rushed to a hardware store close by, purchased four stout hatch&ts and re turned to the apartment with a beaming And now to work. He called to bis servants, and setting the example he began to chop the array or cnina ana giass tVimifuml nieces in a very few mo ments nothing but a heap of crushed porce- lain and glas3 remained as eviaence oi iuo deed, and our friend heaved a sigh of satis- faction as he surveyed his wors. r aris or. Argonaut. Dress According to the Weather. Tim rrront trouble with most men and one of the reasons why you hear thorn complain so frequently of sickness is tnat sney ao uos know how to dress to meet the requirements of tbe weather. Men wear the same weight of underclothing all through a 6eoson, with out any reference whatever to the daily changes cf weather. I know lota of men who carry their heavy nanneison tneir uocks r Rmiomhci- to Julv and never think of putting on light underclothing until the ex treme heat Of summer is upon mem. xow this is all wrong. 1 believe in changes of clothing for changes of weather. Thick lamb's wool is the proper thing for the depth of winter, but when the spring changes come a man should have light underclothing for the warm days and a heavier quality for tbe cold days. I always take advantage of the flrst break in the winter weather to don garments suita ble to the shifting temperature. At times when other people are sweltering in flannels I am comfortable in the .gauziest of linens, and then immediately the mercury falls 1 clothes chest and make use of material that will give me comf. orf and . . m l ;. protection througn was aay. io uo iuu successfully one need not be a weather prophet exactly, but he must examine his barometer on arising and study the proba bilities of the day. I have followed my pres ent custom for years and never found a cold to result even when the changes of garments would bo regarded by another person with tbe greatest apprehension. Dr. W. F. Kier in Globe-Bemocra. Tbe ChUtlreu of tbe I'oor. In the homes of the yery poor there are no hired servants to keep tho household ma chinery running smoothly while the mistress is away. The wife of the laboring man is frequently cook, nurse, housemaid, laundress, all in one; and if she must go out as a bread winner besides, what is to prevent tbe do mestic engine from running off the track and getting Itself hopelessly ditched? Of the two evils, if both are evils, I am persuaded that it is better that the child should go out to la bor than the mother. Liberty, uncurbed by the check rein of parental restraint, Is a more than doubtful blessing, for the loss of which tho child that takes its mother's place sKion rr the mill is more than oom- . " v - pensated by the advantage of having her ' . P . . . m .... I . care nt noma, is is ot ir greaii- uupui v ance to tbe physical and moral well being of tbe chi?4 that It should have a clean, well ordered home to receive it out of working hours, than that its working hours should bo vol w ,o.l The real hardshiD to tbe children of the poor lias ppf in setting them early to . t U. I T . learn tae wnoiesomo lesson ui wuur, ' loorln I itnm fn crow tlD amid the discom forts and dangers of a neglected home, while the mother Is bestowing upon loom and spindle the care that is the natural birthright of her littb ones. Eliza F. Andrews In Pop ular science Aiontmy. - - - - ? No Cause for Alarm. A man living in a Boboken flat was greatly disturbed and not a little alarmed by a ter rible commotion in tbe flat above. There was the sound of fierce scuffling and falling bodies with now and then a half subdued howl or groan. "That big 200 pound lubber up there most bo whipping his delicate little wife," said the indignant listener, as he ran up ha stairs and knocked at the door of the upper fiat. The delicate little wife came to tbe door, flustered and excited with victory, and car- rvins a broken broomstick In her hand. "What's tbe matter up hereT asked tho man "Oh, nothing nothing worth mentioning at all only Higgins swore aa how ha wouldn't dress the baby, an' 1 ben lettin' 1m know as how he would. lie's dressin' of "er now, sir; that's all Beg parding fer di turbin' you." Detroit Free Press. Don't be affected. It's a deformity. EMPRESS OF GERMANY. TRAINING WHICH HER MOTHER, THE BRITISH QUEEN, GAVE. Hot a Favorite with Bismarck Nor the . German Aristocracy nrlfe Daring Childhood Introduction of English Cus toms In tho Ilerlln Court. That the English princess who now occu pies the exalted position of empress of Ger many, though adored by her husband and tbe object of the affectionate respect of her late father-in-law, has never been a favorite with ber mother-in-law, with tbe great chancellor, tbe un progressive aristocracy of the German court and government and of the German publio who have judged of her mainly by tbe opinions tbey have known to be enter tained in regard to ber in those exalted circles has long been no secret to those who have been in a position to see themselves the relutive positions of tho imperial family of Germany, and to judge by the way in which publio opinion Is Influenced In and by the capital, in this country as In all others. But the reason of tbe state of sentiment alluded to is not for to seek. Queen Victoria, sufficiently sure of the solidity of her grandeur and of that of her family, made It a point, in the bringing up of the latter, to encourage them to And healthy amusement in "homely" iuterosts and occupations. The royal children had at Windsor their gardens, dairy and kitchen, in all of which they amused themselves at their pleasure, working In their favorite domain as hard as any other children would have done, deeply interested In digging and plant lng, sowing and gathering. In making cakes, tarts, custards, etc, preparing everything and keeping everything in order with their own bands, doing everything themselves, even to the making of the fire In their kitchen and the "cleaning up1 and putting away of everything brought Into use in their doings. One of their greatest delights was to get the queen and Prince Albert to come to their quarters to lunch, when everything compos ing the repast was of their own providing. Tbe first gathering of tbe green peas of tbelr gardens was always mode a pretext for en gaging their royal parents to come to one of these repasts, every dish of which was always made by tbe young princes and princesses, who were very proud of their success on these pleasant occasions, when tbc4r flower beds furnished a handsome bouquet for their royal mother and favorite flower for the paternal buttonhole. TBE FIRST LETTERS BOMB. The first letters from "Vic" to her fanu'ly. after her marriage, all contained inquiries about her garden and its various plants and flowers, among which was a beautiful rose bush of ber own planting and training, and in which she took especial interest; and news concerning tbe opening of its buds was con stantly asked for by the future queen of Prussia. The latter, soon after hej establishment in Berlin, was found by some of thestilfest of tbe couit ladies one day when they came to pay their respects to the crown princess perched on a ladder, hammer in hano, busily engaged in putting up some window draper ies in oue of her drawing rooms. Tbe horror excited in tbe minds of tbe visiters by such an abasement of to royal dignity on the part of their future queen may be more read ily imagined than described, as also the in dignation of their royal mistress on learning from ber ladiet the unprecedented democ racy of her son's bridel To all the remonstranoes addressed to her from time to time, on tbe score of ber lapses in tbe department of royal dignity from which everything like the ordinary uses of feet and fingers was banished as derogatory from the rules of divine order the crown princess always replied: "Mamma does so," or "Mamma approves of it;" and this justi flcatior was invariably regarded, by German prejudice and jealousy, as an aggravation of the offense. Thus the young crown princess rousod a vast amount of local anger by in sisting on the wearing of caps by tbe maid servants employed in ber palace. German girls have generally fine "heads of hair." are proud of them, and consider caps, as worn by maid servants in England, to be an outrage and an abomination; and the women in tbe princess establishment unanimously refused to obey the order. But the princess, on learning this refusal, informed the household that she was quite determined on caps' being wprn. MUST PUT OK CAP& "All the maid servants in mamma's service wear caps," said the princess, "and all those who wish to remain in mine must wear them. Those who will not submit to this rule can quit my servica Those who desire to remain must put on capr at once." When it was found that the princess' mind was made up on the subject little white caps, like those worn by servants in England, w ere at once adopted, but the general public regarded the imposing of these caps as a piece of odious "English" tyranny. The princess, after her marriage, not o.nly cpptinuad tp take catmeal porridge as a part of ber own morning meal, but always had it served at her family breakfast table, as a regular item of that repast. A small portion of tbe Scotch dainty, perfectly cooked, served in little wooden bowls most tastefully carved and flanked with tiny jugs of rich cream, was placed beside each plate, and it used to be conOdenfially (and smilingly) remarked by guests honored by admission to tbe inti macy of this family repast, that the royal hostess was always especially gracious to those who bad disposed of the porridge with the most apparent manif estions of approval That the practical familiarity with the in terests of ordinary life, so widely cultivated by Queen Victoria in tbe training of ber children, has effectually preserved the Ger man empress from the special danger of royal isolation,' Is "abundantly evidenced by ber active patronage of enterprises of public benevolence (hat it has proved equally eff apt ive within the privacy of her own borne is well known to all who have had an opportu nity cl looking more nearly behind the scenes. Berlin Cor. New York Graphic, Banting for Noah's Ark. A Russian official now In this country stya that another attempt to find Noah's arii is about to be made by a company of Russian explorers. After tbe deluge recorded In Genesis, the ark in which tup human rase was saved rested upon the mountains of Ararat, one of tbe two peaks of which Is in Russian territory, and is tbe great landmark between Russia, Turkey and Persia, not far from the eastern end of the Black sea. The summit is more than 17,000 feet above tbe sea level, and is constantly ooyered with snow and ice. Boston Traveler. Staking a Pleasant noma, A mother once said she wanted to make her boys feel that home was tbe pleas an test place on earth, and she took care to interest her sons early in fruits and Cowers, and in structed them in the growth and develop ment of all forms of plant Ufa Next to the warm, paternal affection she deems the In fluence of flowers and fruits as the most potent agencies in making a pleasant homo. St. Louis Republican. " ... GARNERED 'PARAGRAPHS. A South Carolina newspaper ay that there is nn old negro in Jonesboro who has been married nine tiruea and has had 117 children. A German's translation of Zola's novel, "La Terre," has been 6eized by tho o lico. They were afraid it yould 6oil the morals of tho young. A French engineer, XL J. P. Alibert, has recently invented an improved key which simplifies and renders lasting tlio tuning of the stringed instruments. Every member of tho lilake family, at Canton, O., who has died in the last twenty years lias dreamed of falling into a well about two weeks before death came. San Francisco is to have a crematory. A company lias been formed which owns a valuable lot, and next month work will lw begun upon tho furnace and chancL Pullman lias invented palace Btreet cars with reversible seats and a central aisle as in passenger coaches, and pro poses to upholster thetn like the vestibule cars and make smoking rooms. Omaha is very happy over tho de cision of the Methodists to hold their next quadrennial general conference in that city. "By that time," 6ays Tho World, ''Omaha will have a population of over 200,000, and jK-rhaps a quarter of a million. 15y that time 6he will have become the largest meat packing center in tho world." A portion of petrified tree was dis covered in a solid sandstone rock quarry at Zanesville, O., tho other day. The other tree is about tho thickness of a tele graph pole, has well defined bark and roots. It was found while blasting, or immediately after a blast, fully 6ixty feet below tho top of the hill, and was in solid rock. Over it is the earth forma tion, then a species of shale, then lime stono strata, followed by a conglomera tion of Ktone, then some forty feet of solid sandstone, near the bottom of which is the petrified tree. The birds of the Florida coasts are fast disappearing before the guns of the plumo hunters. There is an especial scarcity of the great American egret, the snowy heron, tho Ixuisiana lien, the reddish egret, Ward's heron and the littlo blue heron. Birds that wero common at FortOgdena year and a hnlf ago are no more to be rnet ',v;th. The hist dry sea son lias enabled the merciless plume hunter of the liorder to ienetrato dry shod into the former impenetrable re treat of tho birds. The Methodist church at St. Johns bury, Vt., had a debt of $708 and the lastor wanted it removed. So a few Sundajs ago when tho congregation went to church they saw behind the pul pit a big blackboard, on which was drawn a mountain. Tho mountain was divided into apparent geological strata, and each stratum was marked according to size with "1," "3," ami so on up to $jQ. The pastor said that he wanted to see the mountain of debt wiped out, and as subscriptions were an nounced from the congregation tho cor responding figures and sections were wiped from the board; and in twenty five minutes the whole mountain had disappeared and there was $50 to spare. Jumped Over Her Heab W. Byrd Page, the slim and handsome young Philadelphia beau, and champion amateur high jumper, was at a fashion able party tho other evening. He was in evening dress at this small assemblage, and of course they talked to him about his agility. "1 don't believe you do it without springs in tho heels of your shoes, or some trick like that," said a bantering maiden, but seemingly half in earnest. "You don't really meat; to. say that you could jump clear over a man's head without mechanical aid of some sort?" "Oh, but he does," interposed a parti san of the athlete, ' 'and if you will stand still where you are 1 am sure he will jump over you." Tho girl in question was probably no more than five feet two or three inches in height, and yet none of us supposed that Mr. Pago in his ordinary attire would undertake to clear the top of her coiffure, although his record is C ft. 4 in. lie accepted the challenge, however, and wo all stood aside except the ono girl. She held a rigidly upright posture, aa though preferring to have her hair kicked oil by the jumper's failure than by favoring Ills feat by crouching in the least. Page took a, start at the ex treme rear of the long parlor, ran nimbly forward, sprang into the air just before reaching the human hurdle, went over her bead without a touch and struck lightly oh his feet. How was that for a parlor incident? New York Sun. . A Somewhat Faszling Question. Will some kind soul inform us why it is that all the people who go to theatres don't some time, by accident, take it into their heads to go on the same night? Why is it that in the course of a week it often ' happens ' that the house is just evenly filled every night? Why i3 it that the receipts of a whole week do not vary more than ten or twelve, and seldom more than fifty, dollars on the night? In a city like New York or London a piece often has a run of six months or a year, with full houses all the time, but very very few, if any, turned away. IIow is it that audiences of just; such a particu lar size will distribute themselves over such a large period? What law is it that regulates the attendance at the theatres and makes the audiences almost uniform? There can't be an understanding among the people as to who will go and who will not. The size of the audience is in one sense purely accidental, and the puzzle is, how a. series of accidents can be of 63 uniform a character. Why i3 it that some time everybody doesn't conclude to go Monday night, or Wednesday night, or some other particular time? Is there any reason why an accident of that kind should not happen? and yet it never does happen. It must be by some unseen, un known, mystic influence that the theatre goers of a community apportion them selves to the various nights of the week, so that the attendance shall be about the same each night. But that is an expla nation which does not satisfactorily an twer the question. National Republican DON'T READ THIS I ITnlcsa y.u want to know where to get the J'est '0nfchM Dargnin in BOOTS A2TD SHOES I We arc now offering Sjieeial l'rieea in And the most we prule ourselves on is our excellent line of Ladies' HancKTurned Shoes At their Present Low Prices. Liulies looking for pnch a Shoe should not fail to call on W. A BO The Plattsmouth Herald Is enjoying a. Boom in "both, its DASXir AND WEEKLY EDITIONS. Will he one during which the snhjects of national interest and importance will he strongly agitated and the election of a President will take dace, 'lhe people of Cass County who would like to learn of Political, Commercial and Social Transactions of this year and would keep apace with the times should -SUBSC 1gTT5Tf -- FoK IXriIKIi TIIK Daily or Weekly Herald. Now while we have the subject before the people we will venture to speak ot our Vhleh is lirst-class in all respects and from which our job printers are turning out much satisfactory work. PLATTSMOUTir, EClrt & CO, Year 1888 htm NEBRASKA.