The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-03

~ ~ 49, White Waters Range,
~ the galvanized iron
manufacturers have
found that johannesburg was 10 them, IN 1885
and 1859, e yoritable gold mine.
Although the trade is not quarter o. what
Il was iu the boon" time, the immense num-
bers of OK wagons with their span OF oxen that
thronr the streets, either vending their way
ont OF the town to "out-sFan,' alter Hnloadlng
their three or four tons Of merchandise or ma
chinery, or coming IN heavy laden with goods
Is sight both interesting and imposing which
is made more vivid, az the moment aud alter
wards by the loud shouting and cHrsing OF me
Kafiir driver az he cracks his long whip almost
In youT face and finally brings il down ON the
foremost oxen of the team.
IL i said that Lorenzo Marques, the Portu-
cuese town al the harbor Of DeagOa Bay, has
about 60 or 20 different races living IN the
place johannesburg cannot boast Of so many
different nationalities. In this cold climate
the Eastern races leave of the flowing robes OF
their native lands and cover themselves with
the BlUp clothing Of London or birmingham
make.
So there Is no pictuTcsqueness in a Johannes
burg crowd, although IL consists OF Jews. Ing
lish, Scotch and CornishmeH, Germans, Holian-
ders. and Boersof Dutch descent born In Africa.
Australians aud OF the cOl0red races there are
Malays Arabs Madrassecs, and hal'-breeds
from the Colonies, usually called Cape Boys and
Girls. There arc also Hottent0ts, Bushmen,
Kafirs, Amatongas, Bechuauas Mapochs and
many other African races, the names of which
are probably quite unknown IN America, and
whose facial differences require a lifetime In
South Africa 10 recognize as the Cat faces and
curly hair % all make their speCtive appear
Rncgs alike 10 q European.
The only time an artist could get a charac-
teTlstc group lu the street would be when three
or four OF the c0UutrywOmcn from the neigh
borhOOd come IN with their babies az their
backsaud covered with blankets OF al the rain
bow hues. which are made especially Tor this
market in England. They carry sorghum
canes on their heads
African races DO not look at al imposing IN
seiled European shop clothes and SLOUGH hats
They look much betterin Euuny" b5g with
holes cut Ia it for their hands and head, and
this iaiIcT costume Is one which 10 much pat
Tonzed by them when al W0rE.
Different times, different manners" is an
old saying, aud here b is d iierent times diff
ferent charges" for friend OF mine has lately
taken q -z-To0med house IN Commercial street,
the principal thOroughiare Of the town, for 3
rental o, - per month. When he arrived on
the fields id the boom times be paid g per
month Tor a bed in q small dOuble-bedded
room aud the rent obtained for the six rooms
Of tue house, one OF which was q bar-TO0m,
must have been Il00 per month.
johannesburg from its START % the present
time, has been too big for lie boots" as the
slang term Jas g. The settlers Of Kimberly
were for years satisfied 20 live in tents and can
vas-houses with their framework Of wood
which base only in the last few years been
superseded iy brick and stone buildings and
even a. tlfc present time most OF the buildings
are OF corrugated iron.
Ia Johannesburg although there arc a large
majority %. mon houses auG small novels IN
the lower parts Of the town made Of large un-
baked bricks. most Of the stores and Offices and
suburban villas arc Of stone or brick, and
many oil them have some pretonsion to archi-
tecturai acsign, although in almost every case
the roofing Is Of iron.
You viii notice that IN commenting the in
habitauls Of tie town the Jews are first men
TONED. THESE good people toh not, neither ia
they Epin and yet they take all the wealth
that Is le be- had, aud form materially the larR-
est portion 81 the commercial element Of the
town, end arc the chief directors Of the head
mines and financial institutions Of the place
They are steady IN their ways, aud take Z,
Themselves al the l0Rycs aud fishes. Many o
tie OTHER inhabitants who are only thick
headed Anglo SaEOns wish there was a Gar
on 8 similar pOtcutate, 30 clear them out Of thi
country.
jew who Is a cultivator or miner Is n rar
case. hatlhmaEers jewelers. aud taii0rs thee
DO attain co. but whatever they may be Ia I'ul
estiue, the jew who here earns his living q,
THE sweat Of bis brow s an unknown sight.
One 81 the delights 81 living IN Johannes
burg BE- Tie uncertainty Of keeping YOUR ma
tive servants. About Christmas they take
departure 90 lhcr homes % reap the crops ant
% enjoy Tho Summer. lH the Winter they nl
Arnf u srE III rpiH A q.
living here may awake any morning, aud fn
thclr boy" OF boys" missing, aud Hhe
their sleeping rooms arc inspected il will b
found that their goods aud chattols have disaI
posred.
The natives Of the northern part OF n
IransgHH arc the worst trausRTessOHs Ia th
respect their homes are nearer than oitht
tbose 81 Tie ZuluE OF Basuios
The Easui0s are tic most advanced an
probably the most intelligent tribe in Sout
Africa. They raise each year a large quantit
oi gram which ID more than they can eonsum,
Bnd with TIC surplus purchase European lus
Hries
Their country adions tie Cape Colony, Va
"a and the Orange Free State, and it is locke
upon Dc the granary Of South Africa III
natives own large numbers of horses, catil
sheep and goats. Physically they are q tAl
robust sei OF mon, with b.un aud bold face
AND possess bright and iuieilI gent ewes. Fr0I
picturesque point Of view their c0uutr
which may BE called the sN ilzerland Of sout
Africa. ls unique, stoppc piled on steppe, au
mountain on mountain, meeting the eye IN d
directions.
When in the course Of years the Royal Acal
envy q South Africa has come iuto "a istcuo
we may hope 10 see pictures Of Basuto uu
scenery take the place OF the Swiss aud Ehil
views that now ad0rn the walls Of many gall
Eies.
The Zulus 90 not as 8 rule make such go,
servants az the Basntos but they arc Of pun
race, and OF moro importance In the comfy
Nations than The Basutos.
CONsUMPTIoN CURED.