The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-25

ped there until $50 p. M, when we
continued our journey to New Orleans.
at Memphis the snow was all gone
and it was slop, slush and splash ev-
erywhere. However, went We out for
a look around and took in most of the
city. From there to New Orleans we
were again wrapped in the soothing
mantle of old Somnus, until about Z
O'Clock next morning we awoke
again, but this time surrounded by
something never to us known before.
1t was swamp and marsh all around
and instead of grass the marsh was
covered over with what we took to be
an immense mandatory of spreading
fans-these folding fans. They were all
green and growing on stalk that
looked like a cabbage stalk. Upon in
auiry was informed that it was the
world renowned palmetto. Ifyou
have ever seen a cabbage stalk all COW
cred with green fans just ready to fan
you, just call it palmetto and you
have it. Everything in this latitude
was in its spring garb. All along the
road were truck patches of all kinds,
cabbage, beans, peas, etc., all growing
finely.
We reached New Orleans about ten
o'clock. Everything was summer
the little chaps all out in their bare
feet and the roses in full bloom. We
stayed there that day and came up to
Macon that night. Surprising a great
many in that section are contemplating
a trip to the exposition, will give you
few pointers. At Fl. Scott started
wrapped for an Arctic expedition; at
Memphis 1 dropped half of it and felt
comfortable; at New Orleans I felt like
dropping the other half and calling for
ice. The ice delivery wagons were
running in every direction. There are
two trains per day leaving Ft. Scott
for Memphis and New Orleans.
Through sleepers run on each. Day
coach passengers change at Memphis.
If you want to go through without
any stop at Memphis take a sleeper at
Scott. The first train leaves Scott at
$40 p. m. and arrives at Memphis at
s i'm the morning and goes on through
to New Orleans that night. You don't
get any supper on that train SO take
your grub bag along. That car goes
through over the Louisville, New Or
leans & Texas, new road running
right down the Mississippi river by
Vicksburg. Another train leaves
Scott at 10 p. m. and gets to Memphis
at 6 p. m. the next day and goes on
through to N. o., over the Illinois Cen.
trail by way of Jackson, arriving at N
o. at 10 o'clock next day. When you
start see W whether your ticket reads via
Illinois Central or via l.. n. o. d T.
If you want to stop at Memphis take
ticket over the Illinois Central and
take the 2:4O train at Scott. You gel
to Memphis then at s in the morning
and lay over until 5p. m. That viii
give you all of Memphis you want i
you improve the time. Just take YOU
hat in your hand and stroll around, fol
they have no city guides nor hant
books to tell you anything, and any
other information is unreliable. Stol
at the Peabody house for the best mea
ia the city. 1T is centrally located.ano
good house. There are others, bu
none so good. The CASTOR is fraut
and full of dirt and niggers. The far
consists of fish that ought to have beef
i buried week before, and with tn
scales OH. The meat is fearful and tn
bread was baked in the sun last sum
mer. Give the bus and hack drivers
wide berth. The street cars run RICH
by the depot and in front of the Pea
body house, and down to what is calle'
the square the center of interest. 1
/ is about the size of the public squar
: in lola and full of trees and grass
/ From the square turn to the left an
# there is the river and all the whar
b worth looking at. Then if you tax
e the train you will get to New Orlean
e in course of time.
: Open all your eyes and put on you
: glasses for you will need them all an
t then be lucky if you get through with
J, out being robbed. There will be mes
q senger on the train selling bus tickets
e good to all parts of the city via the \
b o. transfer company. Give that felloN
e a wide berth. 1 bought ticket, s
8 did every other man in our sleeper
Yes, and we have them yet and had
il take the street cars up town to boo
! If you have any friends or acquain
1 ances in the city send and have thel
e engage you place to stop in the cit
II before hand and meet you at the depc
d and take you to it. If you haveu'tan
I such needful assistants make inquir
v for Canal street. Everybody know
Y where that is and you will after seem
e it once. 1t is about 100 yards wide an
IS is the only street in the city that got
"a any where or stops any where, exceI