d
In
Martinique
And Guadeloupe
(Copyright, 1&00, by Frances Drnko.) together In rout of tho cars. Next tho
Tho bcii nowhoro surrounds moro inter- strands nro plaited ami pinned into n small
estlng patchtw of land thnn Martinique, the knot after which a sort of rosotto, mado
scene of tho recent uprising against exist- of hlack coollo hair, Is pinned ovor It, and
Ins conditions nnd tho powers that he, nnd then tho triumph of her art, tho Madras, Is
Its sister French West Indian Island, (luadu- adjusted'
loupe. Thcso Islands possess Indescribable Tho women nro not beauties, on n rule,
scenic bunuty, gront nntural advantages and but thoy aro strong and sturdy, nnd thclfl
unusual resources, but visitors to view their longovlty Is phenomonnl. it Is assorted
plctiiro(uo scenes being comparatively few, that about ono-half of tho children born
their advantages nro not utilized nnd their dlo within tho year; but tho survivors of
resources nro undeveloped. For Martinique both sexes llvo to rlpo old ago. Tho sight
and Oundoloupo have stood still f r a cen- of people olghty years of ago performing
tury yes, for two. Tho dominant whiten nil sorts or work, curing cano, breaking
"run" tho government In nu Indolent but stones or carrying heavy loads along tho
overbearing fashion, and -the common poo- high road Is common overywhoro and tho
plo submit with hidden sullcnness, Just ns records bear witness that women of olghty
they did long before tho birth tf the great sometimes becomo mothers.
rnmm.c hi mo norm mat somo nay may
add both 'Mnrtlnl(UU- and Guadeloupe to Its
West Indian .sessions Poss.b.y. t,,u
1 ' '1?'"'. " ,llHtuV!U,1C0 ")y bo
Zi f ,n. V . J V , i
peo lo from their protracted slumbers.
n! u! "U0"n f M"rl""""10 an
w ,. . "r" mH, ly ,"Kr,C,8 ,mrt
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1 ,? in , i iV ,r S;a,,l8"-A,,l,,orlci "r
.v n . , ,nlorci,U"f "" V?"' .b'!t
nr" J10"1, commonplaco beside their
it I 1 I'Z V WrHt ,I,"lluH'
, T " L ' T 1 '"i. ..!::10":.
. "l
Is not often mnnlfest.
Tho Krench West Indian hasn't much
mind, but n grcnt deal of Imagination, which
Is stimulated by Idleness, smoking and rum,
nnd which must bo fed. Ho demnnds n,
promise of something for nothing; a release
from present troubles nnd protection agnlnsi
anticipated ones. This In tho wlulo sclienu
or his "religious boiler." It Is Tor this he
offers sacrifices, prnctlces soir-denlal or
participates In fnntastlo or vulgar ceremony
as creed or cult demnnds. During nnd prior
to tho rainy Benson ho engages tho service
of n priest to ofTer up prayers, Bay mass
and burn cnndles at so much for each, lit
order that tho rain may not creato Hoods,
that thunders may not bo loud, that ithu
lightning mny bo harmless. That Is all ho
knows nbout tho truo faith.
In deference to somo other belief, festiv
ities nnd dancing nro wholly abandoned dur
ing tho rainy months, but tho uunutlty ot
rum consumed la limited only to tho number
of sous each Individual happens to possoss.
When, In splto or triumphal marches and
masseH nn oarthqunko or n oyclono visits the
Island, tho people repent tholr coremonlcs
nnd thank tho good Ixird that they woro not
visited with both simultaneously, ir tho boats
aro wrecks on tho shoro or sunk completely
out or sight and tho mnjorlty or dwellings nro
unroofed, tho people only prny and say: "It
was tho good Lord's will." When n stupid
negro bronks tho Ico mnchlno and n sweltor
Ing population Is dying of thirst nnd n pro
test Is lodged, tho only rosponso is: "It's
tho good Lord who broko It."
Di'iilh In (he Krt'iicli Wi-Nt Imllt-n.
Tho Frondi West Indian superstitions nro
almost Infinite In number. Every animal,
Insect or bird Is of good or ovii nugur, and
every peculiarity of charoctor or action,
ovory mnrk of Individuality has Its mystlcnl
slgnlflcnnccs. Death Ib r very serious thing
nnd tho cnndles and prayers for tho dead aro
as costly and iib numerous ns purso enn
bear. A funeral In church, with n coodlv
display of light nt tho nltar nnd tho tolling
of bells, menus fiOO frnncs. When tho body
and followers nro allowed simply to enter
tho church nud mass Is said without candles,
tho cost Is about 300 francs. For a fow
francs tho poor mny stop nt tho church door,
but may not go beyond tho entrance. Thoro
mrte may wl Su Zl sad I harS 'a few
pnnea mny wait wun tnoir sau uiargo a fow
momcntB or nn hour, or oven two. When
tho cood father cols rondv li will rnmn nnd
say a fow words over tho corpso nnd thoy nro
sntlsfled.
Tholr mourning rites aro ns curious uh
tholr church rites. Not only
nf tho dead, but nil tho friends
ns well, old women anil young
Iltnrnllv don Rnckclnth and snrlnkl
hends with nshes. If n mourning woman
Posscbsos a pair of earrings ns largo as
plums sho covers them over with n piece of
black cloth or velvet, as an Indication of
hor grler, and the sight of tho great black.
greasy nppendnges strikes the strnnger most
IUI bl 1,1 J .
Tho only thing -that remains normal about
tho womon In porlods following boreavemeiit
. .i t . ' V . . . 1 lu" c'" '
delight and Its dressing tho chief occupn-
ft,loli of tho dusky women of Martinique and
adoloupo, alike In days of mourning and
AW .of Joy. I havo seen them slttlnn
m pavomont for moro than an hour at
U.,q engaged In this pleasing duty. They
noyer: Btten pt to dress their own heads,
but render the service for each other. Tho
hair Is first parted In tho middle and from
tho crovyntneross back or tho ears. Tl.
Uo seotlons, well oiled, nro then drawn
apart. In tho 'course of rail. er r lirViZ ,,otaoM ,nto 1,10 eyes Whon thoy wl,,e ott ln tbo day a man and woman, tho latter car- brlght-eycd young southern olllcer. said:
v sits to luadelou .e an Ala nl.n.e I Imv 11,0 Pun,nlratln that flows freely from their rylng on her head a great heavy mattress, 'Yank, what's that writing there?'
s u le. t o i a tlvcfl Zl t I I foreheads under tho broiling sun. Their and on top of It a gourd, that hor lord might "I looked proudly at him as 1 replied: 'The
Ir an ze h r t'rlr ,rn,t. r olllur phyH,c'l, Mmnl cm Iargely from drink at wayside springs. Returning later United States or America over the Con-
Krom their rullnh in to 1.. ir 1 7 i B""1,nr caUBC,h A cut or acrntch Irom 0 1 Jlavo met tho samo couple, tho woman still federate States of America. Can't you read
Is rnvst ry wlU The m No ll U,0r" ,IO'BOncJ nnd kcpt ln"amcd nnd .wUh tho bUrdn D hr hcad' tho man 8mok- U- S" A- over C- S- A-r
thoy aro fn reality my Oovolons ,nto a Pninncnt running eoro or ng a cigaretto. ..0 IooUoJ at IIle uli!zlcally. .TllnnU you,.
lm o tho lorn ant vlc,mw 8Well'nK- Uut oven tho women, with all their drudg- ho sal(1. .Uo you Umnv : lhoURht u was
tensity no tho 1 4s J Lunced ec.n L .1 Tholr f00,, also' bas mUch to ,,n w,th ry nm ,,ard W!;k haV COntempt '0r tho staU' of A'"urlca C"01' Stealing
lliiaiiy not mo 1088 pronounced DOcauSO it i i n.i mi . vnlnn nf ltnn nm InKi. rni- iUn onnlnl omon. ... .
iMmunc- from Cartilc-Mnncm..
On tho IjIu of Dos Jradc, a short sail from
, of Poi. 7 a
Homo." where medical attention, comfort
elusion can bo had for tho asking,
Thu , , , tlofonnlt of tuo B.
Pie from leprcsy and other diseases Is
"hockliiR. Of almost ovory other pair of
yu " 1" 1" dage; swollen
nnkl"' rtlcd Ic" ar encountered at ovory
turn. J Bood pair of eyes In either old
yu"K ' oa to oxclto comment.
T affliction of tho oyes Is duo to
filth and carelessness on tho part of tho
I'oonlo. When at wo,-k their hands come
, c'ontnct wlth m unc,ean th ,.
mis Plants, etc. It never occurs to them to
their hands, and, a handkerchiefs aro
nil IlliUtinwn IllTllrv thnv rtiK hn .1lr( n.l
A GUADELOUPE DOMESTIC.
mcat( (Ultl urclia ,s n lllxllryt MrtIlgoe3 take
lho of bothi A rt of yam, usually
eaten fried, Is their principal vegctnblo.
They oat land crnbs and fresh flah only
when they cannot sell what they have
cnuuht. A miserable quality of codfish
mado Into very light, puffy flshballs, which
a elr c"' ""t dish. Milk
cnouch
. . . . , no icis, 11 jou want enoutn
lur "r morning couee, you musi givo UO-
.1 . . ..... . ...
uco 1,10 nlB1,t U0'0""0- Kverybody urlnks
black coffee, children Included nnd with
m?ulH cheap wlno or wntor, which latter Is
rlvcs nnd
streauiM. Most de-
'"" oi"is in any numoer are to do
lm'1 for tho killing.
Women Ho the Work.
Tho clllnalo ,ulll sol, nro oxcoUcntly
n.in,,.,,,! , ,i,n o,iitivHn,, ,.f v.nini,u.
friillii ,f nil lln.li l.nf .ol,
ollly ft few varieties. Thero Is no thought
of improving tho slzo, quality or flavor ot
t'10 vegetable. There nro many beautiful
nntlvo womlfl but tl gorvo no purp0iei
ordinary reed bottom chairs come all tho
wtly (rom Mlu.gollll)a,
Tho women particularly object to tho In-
troductlon of now Ideas, but ln their own
wny they work and do what Is to bo done.
They support themselves, their men and the
country. Only one familiar with tho exist-
Ing state of affairs can realize what tho
French West Indies would bo without the
women. I havo passed on the high road early
ill.., ifujmiui .i.,iuikiuil. & liuy HUVUi Vlli " .w.w .v. v..vi huv.mi 4uvu- a 8S0C 1 a 1 1 0 II .
tho relatives "ul uu" " ""vui iiiiurcu. Aim ior mi mis b() aomornUrod 0f C0UfB0 lt ,B tnU8 far skulls nnd horus of buffalo being collected tho departuro Is cno that will appeal to the
of the family .tycf foml there Is abso- on ft d hQ women Ior BU,,)mwlt ca8t t0 bo grolmd lnt0 fertlll2. public.
children, " oiein o nnesi ..,.,,, .hHhVr ,v n mnmhr nf h fm. ors for New Encland farms. Two hundred Arraiigoments havo been mndo with -an
o ihnlr 113,1 1 havo over enten nro nbuiidnnt In all ,,, , .,.,., .,,, , ,,j rirvwia im,i .n nniinnto.i .m,i v,ir. enstern corresnondnnen Rehnnl to send ono
Blllllil
1,
OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE.
STREET SCENE
uies inai aro oi limes appalling. Vor Hand
shaking nnd kissing they have a perfect
mania. It Is a fortunato tiling for tho buy
ers that tho market women enrry their loads
on their heads, since It would delay their
appearance nt tho market place by some
hours If they hod to stop to put down their
lnmiH i.nnii timn iimv a.ni,n i,n,ta ti.. i,
manage, somehow, oven with this handicap,
and tho meeting of a particularly friendly
pair gives the stranger a dizzy feeling as
thoy appronch each other for a tender greet-
Ing. They stand vory closo together, each
putting a hand on the load for Its security.
sway a moment, stretch their necks and tho
bllssful saluto Is effected. Uut tho danger
Is not over, for it requires steady nerve and
n well-balanced hcad to regain tho cqul-
llbrlum after such combined contortion and
cmotlon.
Oiiiur(iiiill-N for IMiioiilliiii.
Whothcr from n passlonnto lovo or books
nnd lotters, or a cunning deslro to copo In
all matters with tho whites, the negro hero
at first displays nn ntenso avidity for learn-
ing, nnd tho facilities for acquiring knowl-
edge nro very good. For Instanco, tho Car
not Lycee, opened In 1883, Is nn establish
ment of which nny country might bo proud.
It consists of n main building nnd two Im
menso wings and Is located on tho highest
spot In tho city. It Is set deep In an Ideal
spot surrounded by beautiful gardens com
manding a vlow ot tho sea.
Tho amount nltowed by tho government
for Its support Is 0,000,000 frnncs, ror, not
withstanding thnt it avorages 80 to 100 pen
Bloners, nnd 200 to 300 day pupils nnd deml
pcnsloncrs, its revenues nro not equal to Its
expenses. Tho professors aro all from tho
University of Paris nnd aro of tho highest
posslblo standing, receiving largo salaries,
Tho superintendent ot public Instruction re
ceives $6,000 n year. Tho principal gets
$2,ri00, tho steward and general treasurer
$1,000. Desldcs thcso there aro twenty-eight
professors receiving from $125 to $200 n
month and as tho tuition tor tho school year
ot nlno
$180. it
months for the senior class Is only
will rcndlly bo scon that a largo
grant Is necessary to sustain the Institution.
Tho suggestion that a similar school for
young women be established In connection
with tho Lyceo met with so llttlo public
'aver nt first that the school board declined
to assume tho responsibility. The Lyceo fac-
ultv thereupon started It on the r own nc-
,rMmW hnnrt , .
" "
n ir fnMnn gt (tin tv ra onnnulnn Qlmulw V f
, , mv. ...wov j
thnfX
' necessarily
for nftcr school hours
FRANCES DRAKE.
Misunderstanding
Prof. AUred 11. Adams or New York was
a soldier In thn civil wnr nnd tnnlc nnrl In
ho Uci1 River' campaign undor Major Cen-
oral Nathaniel T. Danks.
At ono plnco," ho said recently to ono cf
his classes, "wo surprised n southern garrl-
n nl took many prisoners. They wero
guarding a mountain of cotton bales which
"ore Intended for shipment to Europe on ac-
count of tho southern government. General
Danks promptly confiscated tho cotton and
transferred lt to his flotilla. Each bale was
stenciled C. S. A., and over this tho northo.-n
soldiers with marking brushes wrote In huge
characters U. S. A. 1 was on guard at the
time, and ono or my prisoners, a handsome,
JN MAHTINIQUE.
- nnannlntlnn '
"Tho next question ho put to mo I didn't
nnswer."
.
Her rOrtlllie 111 IlOrilS
Tho business enterprlso many years r.go of
nn eastern man now a resident of Minnesota,
n,,d tho WndncM and affection for his sUt-ir
ln Hnrtford, Conn., havo resulted In placing
nor 1,1 a position of probablo future aflluenco.
sll has becomo the proprietor of probably
'I'0 ",08t singular collection of wealth in tho
United States, nearly 10.000 pairs of buffalo
horns, which once adorned tho heads ot
herds of bison which occupied the plains ot
tho west. Her fortune Is made, reports tho
Hartford Cournnt, for sho Is a trust, not a
combination of capitalists, but a complete
trust In herself without fear of any com-
petition, for she has a monopoly of tho prod-
uct ami tnero 8 no tcar 0f competition from
any BOUrce.
Neary twenty years ago, when tho plains
of tho wcat wero coverod wlth tho remaining
,,,, ,., (hn .,,,. hrntY.nr Wn
engaged ln purchasing tho rights of way for
SHIPPINO FROM
"
lh 0reat N'ortuern railroad, and during his
travels saw Imnionso quantities of bones,
packed, whon this sagacious man rollected
that tho slnuehter of buffalo would oxtln-
gulsh tho spociea and, buffalo gone, thoro
would bo no moro buffalo horns, which ho
hnd seen convorted Into various nrtlelps nf
usefulness nnd decoration. With him to ro-
fliwt u-n to nnt. nnil lm nn,i rlnpl.ln.l in ,
chnso all ho could buy. Sotting Indians at
work ho soon mado arrangements for tlum
to scpnrato tho horns from tho skulls, which
had lain bleaching on tho plains of Montana
for many year. Horns were a drug on tho
market then nnd woro worth about a cent
a pound off tho hoof. When ho had got nls
horny collection together tiero woro about
10.000 pairs of buffalo horns stored 'way up
ln a corner of the state, and ho had cor-
nered tho market.
Other enterprises commanded his aiton
tlon. one little "lv"ra"S
or townsltes along tho Tine of the road
March 11, 1000.
which alono was sufficient to make him Im
moneoly rich, and In courso of time ho nt
most forgot his collection of horns. Moia
time his sister In Hnrtford, n woman who has
displayed considerable Inventlvo genius in
o small way, had heard or her brother's col
lection nnd wondered If sho could mako a
market ror tho horns. Samples of horna
wero sent on to her nnd she has now found
that there Is a demand for the goods. Her
brother has mndo her a gift of the entlro
bunch, nearly 10,000 pairs, nnd sho has mado
an arrangement to place them on tho mar
ket In several forms.
Tho buffalo horn Is susceptlblo of tho high
est polish. After nn outside covering has
been removed, the horn In the rough Is as
hlack as ebony all through. This taket. a
brilliant polish, tho method of obtaining
which was nt ono tlmo a secret postjttjscd
by tho Indians. Tho Hartford woman, In
nrranglng to market her strango collection,
spent somo tlmo In Leominster, Mass., where
there aro twenty-thrco bono factories, anA
studied tho subject of bones and bono ma
nipulation and soon learned the way to pol
ish buffalo horns to hor compluto satlerac
tlon nnd gratification. A proposition has
been mado to her to design many cftects
In which tho horns may bo usad, and sho has
now under contemplation nn offer to sell tho
entire lot of horns, which on storngo occu
pies 1.000 cubic fcot of space, but sho will
probably mako other nrrangements.
Cowboy Blacksmithing
"Up at my camp near tho Four Peaks,"
told Jim Bark, tho well known cattleman?
"tho boys aro all handy with a rlllo. Wo'vo
a lot of guns up there. Tho old-rashloned
black-powder Winchester has been discarded
and nothing but the best goes. Most ot the
new guns wero bought during tho Spanish
war, when wo would experiment all day with
tree trunks and rough trenches, learning the
art of 'war at homo. Wo found that a bullet
from one of tho new Winchesters, driven by
smokeless powder, was good for four foot
and moro of plno timber and for moro than
nn inch of Iron.
"I thought tho boys had done about every
thing In tho shooting line that could bo dono
long ago, but I was mistaken. I sont thorn
up a wagon. In hauling down some flrowood
they broko tho bolsters all to flinders. Tho
bolsters hold ud tho wncon bed. you know
Well, tho boys figured out nil right tho ro-
building of tho wood parts, but camo neaV
being stumped on tho Iron fixings. They got
some old Iron wagon tires and cut them In
proper lengths, but hadn't a way that they
could seo to punch tho necessary bolt holes.
Finally tho question was solved. Ono of the
boys carefully marked tho places for tho
bolts, stood tho piece ot tire against a tree
and put a bullet, 30-callber, through the tiro
nt each place marked. It was a novel sort of
blacksmithing, but It worked."
r ocmlc : ,, T o i 1 rr n rli n cr
LC33Ulla 111 IvclllI UdUlUg
Offlclnls of tho Chicago, Itock Island &
pacific railroad havo decided to follow tho
jcad of other roads in tho matter of pro-
vldlng technical Instruction for their em-
ployes cn the road. This announcement, re-
ports tho Chicago News, was a topic of dts-
cusslon in railroad circles. Tho "school on
wheels" for engineers, firemen, conductors
nnd brnkemen Is going to bo a part of the
Itnnk Talnn.l avstem. This ston Is taken cn
tho ground that tho road cannot nfford to
MARTINIQUE.
havo ln its employ any but tho most Intel
llgent workmen, nnd tho olllclals bo'.Iovo tha
of 'ts school cars over tho road and bring
the Instruction to tho men nt the points
wuoro they can bo most enslly reached. Tho
mon wl" l,ny for thelr own Instruction. Cost
of tuition varies according to tho subjects'
tnught. Tho men nro Interested In tho work
personally and nro given llOIIlO Studies,
wh,CH aro supplemented with public lectures
aIld P0111 Ulustrntlons ln tho car. This
" ! '-"
,mry .f?nwajr coac,U T 10 lnt0,rlo,r1 ' fttted
U,P, W,th PlllnPS. nir-brnkes and all the nm-
c 1,nt'ry 1,80 ln tho 0Pcratlo,n freight
P"ngop rolns. Steropt con ectmes
f ln "inking clear the Instruction tha
.1 IV ? w
fl "'l t0 B?'!;0th? "i"1?"11 pFob,!n?
tbfy ,bavoIt, raoet da,ly ,n their work,
Is said that this system of Instruction
S T n fnvorab, rec,opt,n IT ""H
t I d manaBe'-8 wherovor It has boon
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