Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-08-04
JAMAICA'S FAIR.
SIGHTS AND INCIDENTS At TIE
PLANTERS ANNUAL GATHERING


9us4r - The People and Their Dress
Cool Drinks and Gingerbread.
Ahs agricultural fair is one Of the s,rs..
.eAts Of the year in Jamaica. Next to -
.a,5eA Il IS the greatest day Of all For mont n,
tait-al t' peope are preparing for it ard
,-LItss aD,,it II and getting things ready "a
'l- ne actual fair differs very lit.Ia
ION one Of our own county fairs Ia,t ~
al instances under which II IL beIa a..
PS1u4L@r 70 Jamaica. Here are e0O 0o11 -,
r1s HFing on an island 80 miles lors, ara
~ Hiiies broad, and they all want tS, afte,,J
1i's iaar More than nine-terths If thar, It1o
.4liisa away from the railroad. and ,,py+
travel over the mountain roads ar -, So
I''1''' ':i'e steamers. But there are ,,,t en-
- e'ice7s enough Ia all Jamaica to carr, the
mai nor quarter Of them. and many III
a. - anxious 70 see the fair are d1saproin.a.I
ANS sHo" Is held at a very Convenient
Pr eatied Cumberland Pen, On the rail
-. 80 anu near 70 10th Kingston and guanjsb
I'm ai4l t1s visitors who corue from dis
- Pa4 y q tne island make Kingston their
- 80. "a n ana 80 Out to the fair grounds
y TRAM Those who come in ,ayria1-a,.
even II they start from the furthast -
VI Inc Island, find the best Of road. u f,iva
: over; 1 know Of no country djs+ri,,. l., ~
United States where the birbroa5s a-a' =, N
+ coiHEaraOle with the smooth. hard rca1s
1-ae isad al over the island II Jamaica II
s'efy part Of the island they are fully efrnaI
~ the me drives around Long Branch ami
'.1I 9t'zai barring only on the plain Of king
In In "lsfe taey are often extremely dusty
80 I9sl4s lead in many cases over the
mountains, following for miles the river
'1. --5 WIN al dangerous places protected
".eA SI0lL stone walls, and the rivers tride,sd
"4-u ssoAe causeways that look as if thev
we're intended 70 last Tor all time. Some 81
IAsse '4d bridges, l believe. were t.1ilt bv
me ; Paniards v hen they had Possession Of
tAs Island; but the good roads were all roada
oy the English, and are relics Of the davx
when Jamaica was in her prime.
cumberland Pen is one Of the most t..anti-
iuI places imaginable for a fair ground Pen
= a. l nave explained before. the Jamaica
name Tor farm aud Cumberland reu i
"Ha1 We would cal Cumberland farm. That
laFL q It In which the fair Is held. a srace If
l--fAata 10 acres, IS covered with rows OF
~ "I4e st'rea1lns trees, forming arches Of
ly4Age tAat completely shade the entire
pace Cumberland pen IS the property Of
Ir. Louis F. Verley. q large Ia5f,,ci.is- i,
Jamaica, and the fair is held there every
year II Is reached BIZ snort ride in the
cars from kingstOlI. and every train. on the
day Of the fair. stops al a little DIa form pear
tie entrance 70 tie far grounds. But when
the -'i-F i IN progress, although special trims
are Kept constantly running, ever. car i q
crowded that It = as much as ones life ia
"9.tI 9" --l seat. CllrIol1siv enough. alter
al inc elaborate preparation. the far is held
-o- Only one day Ill 9 year and oIIv. sd
I-f q sinai part OF that dAy, for it Is IL. for
many opened tai noon AMI ends a. )
c4ocs
A. We had taken the precautlon to 20 early
t. Eeep out Of the crowd. We mad 8 f7a
chance 70 49, ali the cur.oes.c.es. The exi.if5-s
OF sugar and rum occun- sd q coed deal Of
space, anu were VI more interest than one
would suppose such things could ~ made |
never Enagiz~1 there were 50 many kinds Of
sugar IL a. varieties Of color and made bv
al the many pr1cesses-ceucrifugal vacuum
pan, Nerzel pan, AsHinal nan, steam cla-i-
lei-', Esl-ca4 and A. lnal pan. open battery
CT u---egs, ranger cured, ordinary process.
ordinary open battery, old process-taese are
some oI the ways IN which sugar Is made in
Jamaica, and though the terms sound strange
t. n9r1leFa ears. they are common enough
tlsr-- And TIE rlm-in al tie rulnnly
shades q co-1r. from the deep brown Of the
amber q santa Cruz" suppose the
judges Lad tc Taste al these varieties before
they could award tle prizes, but they had
not got at Il yet when I left.
II IS inevitable tL-c I1os- people living on
an Isolated Island shall u q little behind the
age IN TIE matter OF dress. There are aIyvavs
some " l- ira e and SO what = E0iu, on =.
t1e world Uuc the great majority s-ay at
nome, from necessity rather than inclination.
ana ta7F cannot E=sp pace with sRlt- chang
l1S Ias-ll1s- - a. the Cumberland Pen
iai.' a6iia there Was deal OF I C dress
IL, il,>- Il L vas q rla e-v.e Of a Jason or
two azg. But there we-e some vou.e ladies'
there whose beauty vas Eot u de sF-3lied by
any o--iiF II style q garments. Carriage
lead after carriage load OF planters az, piaut-
e-s i4tn--les Grove lut5 rls grounds, and the
coaelss were s'o,'1 III long rows untar the
trees Some q them had come many weary
mics over the mountains, starting DAYS BE-
fore the opening u the fair, and making here
a visit AMI there visit az plantation houses
by the way. There : Z great deal OF such
sccia5lArE in Jamaica considering the long
carriage Journeys that have % be taken.
The dwelling houses on some Of tie estates
are lar away from all signs If civilization.
W On the mountain sides. and sona are not
reached even by q road, being accessible only
on horseback. Such places remind me Of
tie western pio1ecr VINO announced his in
re1tlon 20 move further on. because another
family L.l1 49, -7t. only sixteen tll- - agEav
ard uei=1o--s we're getting too Thick. Tne
J aInail>1ls sem 20 delight IL such >sc.us.ou.
In me sua1ras Z the c---es they build their
houses Wei l2-- from TIE --s--s and pat
high stone wall and /. leg ct tres Ia front
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