The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-17

bank notes every few days. with truly in
fantile regardlessness of the proportion or
notes to coin reserves When went TO the
money.chaDgers Office to get some English
sovereigns converted into Brazilian paper.
the obliglng clerk asked if the bills were
for immediate use. and advised me to get
rid of them as quickly as possible. because
counterfeits OF notes are so common That
the government frequently orders OUT OF
circulation certain issues that are founu 10
be initiated. thus rendering valueless both
the good notes and the bad. Inc 1rst
printing press in Brazil-after that I'M
ported by the Dutch and used by them dur
ing their brief occupancy OF rnamouC
was set uD IN Rio. in the year leOe. by IL.
Joao VI. for the publication OF q Royal Ga
Zette OF court journal. A few years later
a second one was set up IN BAHIA, ana
these two were the only ones III the coun-
try until the present century was one
quarter gone. Now that the press enjoys
rather more liberty than formerly. there
are q large number of private printing
offices. The best newspaper In Rio, tne
News (printed in English. Is owned
and edited by an American. Mr.. A. J. Lam
oruX. VIII halls from ST. Louis. l think.
Though RIOS streets are not much TO boast
of in the way of width or paving. their
nomenclature is striking. to say the least.
There is the street of Good Jesus. john the
Baptist street, Seventh OF September
street, street of Sac Sebastiao-named In
honor of the young King of Portugal
rather than the Saint. and several ;. Joaos
saint JOhnsl and ID. JOaos. the hrst Portu-
guese Emperor of Brazil, father OF Dom
Pedro |. The Wall street of Rio Is the Rue
Dineta. and during the morning hours.
when the Coffee Exchange Is open. 1t pre-
sents an animated appearance. One may
hear nearly all the languages of the world
spoken there. as merchants. planters, spec
ulafOrs, commission men and agents OF
transportation lines wrangle over business.
SpeoulatlOns are chiefly confined to coffee
and the buying and selling of exchange on
London.
TIE PROMENADE AND STREET CARS.
About 3 O'Clock every afternoon, and
again in the evening. Everybody as is any
body" nies to the Rua do Ouvoidor, q mar
row alley-way in which two meeting carri-
ages could not possibly pass. were carriages
allowed in that street-which they are not.
Like the p~ortales OF Lima. the Alemada
of Santiago. the Plaza Victoria of Buenos
Ayres and La Independence If Monte.
video, 1t is the fashionable promenade and
beauty-shOw of Rio. where fiirtati0ns are
carried on and matches made between the
"gllded youth" and dark-eyed damsels of
Portuguese Spanlsh-negrO blood. During
fashionable hours the Ouvldor Is literally
packed with people. not only from end to
end, but from wall to wall-for the middle
of the street is as frequently patron
ICED as the three-foot-wIde side
walks. Here new dresses direct
displayed for tho first time to the admiring
populace: while officers of the army and
navy, in all the glory Of gold lace and
gaudy uniforms. and officers from the
ships of every nation anchored in the
harbor. add Drilliancv to the scene-the
whole watched over by the mulattO gen
darmes that constitute the police of Rio,
in their ludicrously elaborate costumes.
The diamOnd-dealers and other PRINCIPAL
merchants have their establishments in the
Rua Ouvidor and 80 rave the curio collec-
tors, and the vendors of those exquisite
feather-tiowers made by the Brazilian
nuns.
As in Buenos Ayres and Montevideo. the
at frequent intervals, for Illuminating the
city on feast days, which are as many and
merry in Rio as elsewhere in South Amer
lea. Every house has its Flagstaff project
ing over the street. and on all occasions of
religious or patriotic rejoicing everybody
runs up the ugliest flag on earth-the
Understanding green and yellow banner OF
Brazil. There are tramways of both broad
and narrow gauge, running In ever direc-
ton. and the cars. which are open at the
sides and drawn by mules. are universally
called bonds though their proper name
of CAIRO is painted conspicuously upon
them. Ask for q street car. and people
would stare at you in astonlshment; ask
for a bond, and anybody can direct you. 1t
the modern innovation was in
reduced into the antique city,
bonds were issued to pay for it. The pub
lie mind was greatly exercised over these
bonds, which gave rise to O great deal of
excited discussion. The uneducated, hear
ing the English word bonds" so often
spoken, were at q loss to know what it
meant. until the first car appeared; then
they said, There is one of those much
talked.of 'bonds.W And so. to this day,
they have been called bonds all over
Brazil. Everybody rides. and the cars are
always crowded. In certain localities, at
certain hours, there is a terrific scram BILE
for seats, in which ladies sometimes
have their gowns torn and men
their hats knocked off; but 1t
is generally a good-natured struggle.
and people will stand hour after hour,
making a dash for every car that comes
along, until they at last secure O seat.
During the days Of royalty in Brazil. the
Princess Imperial and her noble husband,
the Comte d. En-. and all the rest of their
highnesses. including the Emperor him
self. and his gentle spouse, in full dress
INT glittering uniform, and dazzling jew
els, used to board q mule-car in which to
ride from their palstial residence in the
suburbs to the Imperial Theater de Dom
Pedro Segundo. Besides the first-class
cars, there are cheaper ones for the noble
army of u~nwashed, and these second.class
vehicles are labeled descalcas-the word,
literally translated meaning the same as
MISUNDERSTANDING.
FANNIE B. WARD.