Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-05
RAILWAY IRAyEIING.

the southern propensity to Irritation. which.
like murder, will out the more surely be-
cause of the mistaken notions of seclusion,
handed down from their Moorish ancestors
that environ aristocratic females 1t is said
that most Of the matches of Montevideo are
made, not in heaven, the old saw goes but
In this gallery. though the ladies have no
chance to extend their firtations beyond the
point OF meeting eyes and telegraphic commu-
nlcatlons with fans and flowers and hanaker-
chiefs-a language natural to youth the world
over, as birds know how to build their nests
without instruction. Though a gentleman
dare not speak to the fair enslaver whom he
has been staring out of countenance. night
alter night at the opera, he can follow at
respectful distance when the author of her
being hurr;es her home. discover where she re-
sides and thenceforth prance before her win
dows and become her shadow when she goes to
church or promenades in the plaza. The mis-
chievous god laughs at locksmiths" in Uru-
quay as elsewhere. and though a lover NAV not
call upon the object of mis- devotion. they man
age 1t somehow-possibly with the more eager
ness and success because no opportunity is af-
forded for acquaintance before marriage
To the fifth circle men only are admitted
Near the door are some queer-looking latticed
boxes. which remind one of tain windows in
the ChiTese quarter of San Francisco. INQUIRY
developed the fact that these are set apart for
the use OF persons in mourning who wish to
alleviate their woe with divertlsement without
from % TO "a each, in gold; and light opera
Italian, French or Spanish--with really good
music. is the rule Here, unlike the custom of
Santiago, Valparaiso and Lima the ladies
nesriy all wear hats or bonDets and dress in
silks or satins of gorgeous colors few being
bareheaded and none in either black or white
There are three other fine theaters in Monte
yideo-the San Felipe. Gibbs and Politeama-
the last named being exclusively devoted to
opera bouffe.
THE HOSPITAL DE CARLOAD.
Another of the handsomest edifces in Uru-
gusy's capital is the Hospital de Carload. three
stories high and 800 feet long. situated on the
Gale Vicente We Cinco de Mayo (25th of Nav
street.. covering more than an acre Of ground
and containing beds for $50 persons. II is one
of .he richest hospitals in the world and
strange TO say, is entirely supported and MAIN
| tanned by lottery. Its beds are nearly always
full and the patients are cared for by the Her
manas de Carload Sisters of Charity, an or
ganization similar to the Brothers who are
4 doing such good work in Terra del Fuego and
| other heather countries. This hospital owes
much of its popularity to the means Of its
maintenance, the lottery being the favorite
institution, next to the church. Of every South
American. In every city one meets men,
women and children on the streets selling lot
| terry tickets, commonly as newsboys are
seen selling papers in the United States. Every
day in the year, from early morning till late at
| night, the ubiquitous vendors wander about
| the streets, thrusting tickets into the faces OF
passers by and crying "Cincuenta mil pesos
para manana. Cincuenta mil (peses-p) la
! suerte Tenemos ell bueno, cabalero. Tenemos
/ enteritos, Senior; tenemos quintos tamOien.'
/ ''Fifty thousand dollars for tomorrow. The
| prize is fifty thousand dollars. We have the
| winning number, sir. We have complete
| tickets and quarters also"
| The scheme of the lottery is as follows
| There are seven drawings every month, the
grand prize at one time being S5O.OO0 at an
other ELS, 900 and at another Sl2 600. What ID
called complete" ticket Gun enterito), sells for
SlOin gold, and II consists OF five quintos (ffths)
which may be bought separately at the rate of s.
! each At every drawing II 600 complete TICK
cts are issued, or &c, goo quintos, and there are
200 prizes Should all the tickets be sold the
| tickets would amount to $40. 0OO while the
amour. devoted to prizes would be $50 600
| thus leaving to the Hospital de Carload a clea,
profit Of ST, 000-not a bad income in a singh
month-showing that in this case charity be-
gins al home How many people are impov
erished by spending their all for lottery ticket,
and wind up as recipients of charity in the hos
pital that has absorbed their funds am ma
BILE to say. The lottery craze. like gambling. h
vice that grows upon the victims, and al
Spanish-Americans male and female, rich AND
poor. are addicted to 1t. The Loteria de Carl
dad has a handsome building down town. wher,
its manifold business is transacted. II reache,
TO the remotest parts Of the republic, ticket
| oeine SOLO IN every village and hamlet, snC
even in Brazil and the Argentine Republic X
10 astonishing how many are disposed OF ever,
month. OF course the entire Sl2O 600 worti
are not sold every time. but the hospital run,
the same chance as other people Of winnins
| prizes with the unsold numbers
Not far from the Carload is the British Hos
pital-a plain, substantial structure, which cos
S40, 900 and can accommodate about seventy
hvsN patients. The attending physicians and
nurses are all English-speaklng Protestanta
and many travel-worn Anglo-Saxon owes hi
, life TO their ministrations
TIE POST OFFICE.
Another importan. institution Of Montevids
|, In which most travellers are interested il tn
. post Office 1t occupies . rather handsom
! edifco built expressly for the purpose, and