The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-09-08


gorgsoCs variety d SooiS fgeR every
oo12tSys | could hardly believe myself
on the southern continent. -
hsecsrtc lights SrS used IN ssso seaiSnE
notslS and Shops, The streets llSvs Rel-
gan pSvsmsnsS, Sni the sSIewSlSS are
Sr1.ooshty tagged, tio1sa some ol them
are 50 nSrToW that pedestrians must hUS
the VAL when Ss7Ses-cSr passes. InsTs
are splendid churches parks and pl1czsS
hi.ed with treeS aud E0werS, IN the midst
q which fountains sire SCI, Snd beaDtifol
SsGrUaTy III oSo1Ss and mSEbls-so0St u
the latter, ! ySSres - SCti. having been
stolen fr0Sa poor Peru during the resent
wSr. There Is magnificent theatre;
clubs IS tine as the average in New YOrS
O. London picture galleries. public
libraries AMI reading CoomS, ID short. all
the SSIClcsS q modern civilization.
Ssa11ISsl-SDs<iea1S seem 70 have , pGS-
son to- erecting monuments 70 dead
heroes, SD0 among several IN NSlpSsraiS1
Is one rscsltly 81 Up o. the site q the
old Custom HoISe, 70 the memory q
Arthur Pratt. On LriShmSn who figured
cOO>p,cU0CSiy IN that EOt2Ely Peru
Ctlll conflict Pratt seems % have been
endowed with 2n unusual heritage q the
reckless daring common to Emerald
ISLANDERS He KS the L&iayetts Of
Chill, and the people &imi7ei him 50
much that now every toxn has a statue
q him, while streets, Shops. saloons,
opera houses, mines aud lotteries Sre
named II his honor, and II this city
tne oUI.dIng Vas demolished II order 90
erect MS monument N The mos con
SplcCocS pl2ce-
The principal streets o. Valparaiso aTs
tr2ye-ssd Or t-GsulvSys, and the c2rS are
Sll tE0-Ss0EleCi- ''GOuhls-tlecksrS T" 50 70
Speak-Sscond-SlGS passengers climbing
mp some RATION outside stairs 70 seats
On TOP, where the fzre Is lust h2lf the
SnOuns that Is charged inside. One
pleasant innovation Is that when the
seats are zll taken, no more passengers
Sra admitted, nobody being permitted 10
S.2n3. However the clouds E1y pour,
o. whatever the exiceHeieS q the occa-
sion, y0G may stand o. .Ae streets and
signal IN vain, L the seating e2p&eitv i
filed, ROs 5 or vii take yoa on. The
eOlsel Celcs : that IN times Of unusual
crowds, Ike the DEE Y Oc60 Gud other
festival days, every69iy HES him % the
starting point Gnd makes grand rush
fer the empty cars Is they emerge IRON
the stable, greatly u the dssuEel. Of
dignity and good clothes
Another innovation Is tine universal
employment q female conductors The
experience Of allowing women 20 serve
[ IN this capacity was first tired 1y the
/ screes-car Managers few years ago
I when the 7Ois-b0died men hGi I'll gone
n1rth 10 whip the Peruvian; and It
proved 50 successful that their retention
/ has become permanent, nOs only II this
city, bit over Chill wherever trzmwzys
2re II use At first sight, 2 young
WOMAN With oell-PGnCh does not pro
I ducs 2 pleasant impression; but one
gels used ID It IN tine, Is TO most other
novelties, and S011 wonders why the
| idea hzs not been adopted IN other
/ countries The petElcOat5d conductors
EsGr : uniform, consisting Of J blue
/ flannel dress, = mans fell list and BIZ
white apEo1, with bio attached, and
/ c1pGciOus pockets iUr holding change
! snd tickets Each has : small leather
hznd-b4g sIGnZ over her shoulder, IN
/ which she carries the overflow q her
I pOcke-s, lunch, handkerchief, perhaps =
supe-s1iti0ls p0Eder-pUT S1d other dis
tincllE feminine belongings. Their salary
L So Per month Each passenger, after
paying his fare, Is given s yellow paper
ticket, which heiS expected 10 destroy The
coaducIess Is charged With 4 cer-
tain number q tickets, and when
/ size reports again AZ headquarters,
( inst zre missing out q that num-
= IL
/ Szlzry This plan naturally tends 10
make them attentive 10 theiF duties, and
/ also prevents free riding On the part OF
| their relatives and faFoEites. Though
| these women are generally young and
I often extremely pretty, Il should be
/ mentioned 10 the credit O. ChiIla1s that
/ they are seldom insQltel @ other wise
ANNOYED II the discharge Of their daily
q nightly task When they are dis
! turbei, the rule Is 70 call On the nearest
/ policeman. Tie latter gentry stand at
/ every CoEuer and would nat hesitate 20
/ eject : troublesome passenger, without
listening 10 MS side q the story, OF to
Mach him Of ID izil under suspicion q
drunkenness
No more Spacious q beautiful hzrboF
can be found OF either side q the heui-
sphere than this Il Valparaiso, and
I Throughout mCSt q the rear It : safe for
I shippIug-excep1 during the two months
when northern gales prevail Then yes
seIs STe sometimes driven IRON their an
! chorzge and compelled u cruise about.
70 zF05i beIng, dashed 70 p-eces upon the
rocks up1u EIich the city Is built One
6zT- from or hoeel window, We watched
sire progress Of Z fsrce ''nO-theF'' thai
=. al the ships s-rOcki1g TIL their mast
tIus nearly t0Cched the water, and sent
uoultziG-1izf pillows rolling over the
espIanade. away up the Gale Victoria.
Several pedestrians were wzshed Of into
the bowling sea, and huge steamer vas
driven O. the rocks, Ehere she Jet e
mains
The horbor Is ciTeGlzr, II i0-m, with
mIle-site entrance facing the north.
Co1Id : brezkwzter be built acToss the
entrance, It would give perfect protection
70 shipping Throughout the entire year,
Whatever Storms might rage oR the out
SIDE, but here the SEA IS ed deep fCFer
one h1ndred izthoms} that such Z VFork
Is n0S considered practicable According
70 local regulations, the vessels n Val
pz-zis0 hzrbOr are drawn up II lines,
With the precision q me1-of-Hsr ready
f1r review; and very beautiful they look,
eit1er from the esplznzds OF the hill
tops. I'll sEzTing 10 and fro Eith unii0Em
motion as the bilIoEs use and fall In
times Of peace the flags oi al nations
may be seen here, perhaps the rzrest o.
zny being that q the United states.
Since trade in these parts IS practically
controlled By E1giishmea, most com
uercizl transactions are calculated in
pounds sterling, and In business circles
the English language prevails The
great banking firm, Of Which ex-llaycr