Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-18

strange seeaes. Exp~rtensss and cas-
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this letter. instead Of describing ID
| utaee< va have visited, | sho1i1 giv
| ,aetp a f-x ceilings from nv nsse ooo'
~ n incs which apr,ezr reg and sffanR'
disrn. from vsat ws h1d at home.
| II travelling BY railroad, never in91ir'
! a. TIE railroad station foe shs tioks
| ofne~. They are ouly known a. book
tsg Offices. Although the railroad train
| fr.oa4ntly -ar City nises Al hour, o.
| MT feel annoyed tat the train - oe
l4ysi from 6T- 10 eigat Minates at TO-
=, ssztl1n n~faYs reaching ITS tsrrni
uus. Yaa sill ind N inquiry Is ~ io
1 tee guard To 90 from car - car 10 col
| ls-, ,ick-,=. This applies 10 Grea
Fsritzis On the CoaiiDsnt u IL q FER
-at. The guard passes outside, iron
| car 10 car, while IL - IN motion. WAX
| leo on A uarrox step. and collectin9 tbs
| tickets BY reaching IN through the ain
| fox in tn. dool. Do not sxpsct caecki
| for ygur franks ia Great Britain. Thej
civ. none, bat piasser Label on. shoE
iap its destination. fou are exp~ciss
to leok %. for Your baggage immedia'e
~ on arriving at the cad OF your Jur
ney. Ga the Continent rec-iuts are aIvrr
for your bag age. In SsiiZsFlsDd you
are charged for all exceps What you
carry 10 yoar hands. In Germ any y0u
are allowed 30 pounds free. The exec 8
YOU are charged for. II travelling With
four or sax In the parry. % 10 one third
cheaper to travel second class than first.
B Jsh con partments are 10 the same ear
both the same size, both eaKpeted, AID
nearly the same 10 the upholstarinR. IL
YOU desire to be by yourselves, fee the
guard, aud be viii lock the door and
keep others from enterlDg. IL IL sur
prislu2 to see the number of well dress
ed people that ride IN ths third class
apartment, the obi setlsn, 30 them being
principally the mixed associations. Ga
the Continent fourth class cars are run
for the l0wtr classes, where they are ex-
pected to stand up, or bring box or
samp stool TO sit on. II you wish special
privileges. don's fail to ask for them.
10 illustrate We decided TO 60 from
Glasgow to Liverpool at night Ga in
quiry We foand there was no sleeper on
tue tram. when teld there were five IN
tue party, the superintendent offered
and put on. with no extra expense to us.
a sleeping car for our excissive use.
Don's be surprised IL you misc the ring
inc of the bell at the station and road
crossing. There 10 no bell on the rail
road engine, while the road crossings
are either carried under or over the rail.
read BY an eubankment and bridge.
Never ask a person waiting on the
sidewalk the direction to any place. de
10 sure to be q stranger, and know less
than yourself. Bot stop the busy man;
be lives here, and can tell you. Never
ask a policeman where any church il, or
where SparReon breaches. IL may not
be fifty yards distant. bat be never
knows. Ask him where Patti or LsnRtry
plays. He can tell 700. II miles distant.
In the public parks SIT on the iron set
tees. not on the coy chairs that line the
walks. under the shady trees, unless you
expect 80 pay a penny TO a man IN
charge of them. He is cautious to keep
out Of the way until you have rested
i've inmates, and then steps 40 and de-
mands pay for using his property.
la aces ping cards of admission to
pablis places, do not be misied by the
or nted notice on them: 1T IL psrtlcu
larry requ sted that visitors will not
otfer any money TO the servants" The
will not" Is certainly a misprint. or ID
81 understood by the servants In charge
Of the place.
DO not seek places Of refuge in a
crowded thorouQbfAre. unless necessary.
there are convenient places in the
center of the streets, guarded With posts
and lamp poets, bat the grating Is a
snare Ii Is The underground railroad 4
breath ing place. from which vile smoke
arises 10 the trains oontiLn ally pass
underneath.
Do not nsk about the herse-cars. You
viii not be understood. Say the tram.
ways
ln Londos always drive 10 the left
i, stead of the right. II you desire to
d i, in an omntbus, d. not expect the
bus TO sop except at street rners.
You are sxl ected to ran and jump on
toe step behind, the e1ndaetor handing
soa strap to swiag yourself aboard,
sailof-f ashion. Take the top of the
BUS IL You desire 10 see London and tue
street sights The bus will carry faur
ten to sixteen on top. and - preierrs i
IN pleasant weather by most people. Ii
you d, sire to mount on toy, ue polite ;
aud, provided the woman ahead of you
- baby, assist her up the ladder,
c.rrying the baby in your arms. En-
d=avor to keep year b,lanee. aud not
tying To save them, don't drop the
nsby. DO net forges, in hiring han
som OF cab, that cabby never has suy
change--that IL, be claims never to have
any, that ne may Keep the sum you
have given him. When told an article
Is tuppenny ha'penny, gay two and a
half pennies.
In waiting Greenwich Observatory do
- a.. -
clock that il lie fifteen minutes to four
teen O'Clock, or by seing reminded that
u you were oas she night before, you
we're out till twenty i've minutes past
twenty three O'Clock.
Do NOS expect to find the steamers
vhiah ply the Thames equal TO the Oak
land ferry boats. They are only about
eighteen feet vide by enc handred long.
The passengers are carried on the main
deck, With NO covering to protect them,
shile the wheel houses are pasted over
wish large thsstrieai hsndoiiis or news
paper pIscards. oatdoinR the Yankee,
sho stencils the rocks along the railroad
With patent medicine advertisements.
Hose carriages and men 10 msu them
are located In small houses in the centeg
of the streets, and extension hre ladders
or escapes are often seen placed In the
center of the streets or in convenient
churehyaris. A reward OF one shilling ID
promised 70 the person who nrst con.
we've information OF nre OF need OF a
FIRE ladder.
On the churches are large notices
printed. d" Proclamation OF the Mayor
Auy person that drives faster than I
salk By this church. daring divine ser
vice, viii be arrested and panished By
| fine or imprisonment"
II near Do. James Park. one OF the
| finees IN the heart Of London. and you
are thirsty. do not visit the saloon. Cd
to the trait aud milk stalls near By. anc
| hay q glass OF pure milk. - they keeI
eass tssd 10 the park fence, and Yen ar
sure 30 ses the pars article. - the Gov i
| nilked wniie yoa are waiting.
| AZ the hotel the knobs are placed II
the ceussr of tie doors De INST expec
they wtii move the iassA- They ar
only used IA pash or psli the door wish
II wealthy friesd tells Yea be Ia
aonzht = Eew house. even N located OF
shs best aveuae, aon't understand b
has boaaht tae 9roaad. Very Fec per
sens ewn the ground on walsh tact
heuses are ealls. those are usaally IA
der icns leases RAINING - years.
Al sauss ct the hossts. II you rise At
ar S;ssl exrecs yoa wtll have ~ 1niocl
shs front 8eer ~ the hotel to let yo1f
self cot. Eaas,sh esty people are no
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