The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-31

money. For instance, a .600 week there
| Is considered a good one, whereas here il
is called poor.
! Result Of Cheap Labor.
The managers employ cheap labor, and
no pains are taken il productions except
in the great English metropolis, London,
/ where PLAYS are put on with an extraya-
! gance which would do credit 10 the queen
of Sheba. But outside of the chief city
am forced to say England Is the deadest
place l ever struck. Take Birmingham as
a sample : city Of nearly 500, eco p0pu-
latiOn, yet as soon as the clocks strike &c
the saloons close and everybody trundles
of 10 bed it is almost crime 10 strike a
( match after midnight. The police and fire
/ departments are inferior TO ours, but the
/ former are far more reserved. They use
! all sorts Of kindness and sweet words 10
avoid having any trouble with you, but
/ If you once get them aroused look out!
/ The English hobbies are really the finest
. set Of men I have ever seen. Indeed they
/ are ahead Of the militia. Trey are from
/ to feet tall Their salaries start at
about q a week, bat when they become
veterans IN the service they receive good
pay.
Scotland is very like England only the
: natives are less bright They are home
loving race, which pays much more atten-
tion to churchgoing than to patronizing
the playhouse. In fact, Sunday is better
kept there than any place 1 have ever
heard Of. II is an unusual thing for the
people TO go anywhere on that day or do
anything ut all. Edinburgh is indeed a
beautiful place, and although as far north
as Labrador the climate is delightful
Impressions of Ireland.
was surprised in Ireland. I expected
70 find grim poverty stalking about star
( ing visitors impudcntly IN the face, but
in this belief I was happily disappointed, al
though in many counties the residents are
extremely poor. Dublin is the best city.
] went through the brewery where GUM
ness stout is manufactured. It is CAPT
talizod at 500, 900, 600 and pays - per
cent on the Investment. The men in Dub
lin are good looking and / thought the
girls and women very, very pretty. There
Is a great deal of business done there /
saw Phenix park, where Burke and Cav
endish met their deaths, and also Dublin
castle
Belfast, famous for its linen and linen
mills, is much like an American town
There was an Uncle Toms Cabin" COM
pany playing there the week after we left
the members of which were all American
negroes, mostly plantation hands
While in Ireland l kissed the blarney
stone.
In Belfast the people are mostly IN
demonstrative. They did not go into rap
lures over me, although L am an Irish
Catholic and my uncle priest. 1t is said
that 20 per cent Of the people of Ireland
are Protcstants, but fancy this must he
a mistake. In Ballinrobe, where my uncle
lives, all are very poor. If the crops turn
out good, they are all right; if not, they
simply starve. In one Of the provinces
where we were no English is spoken, only
Gaelic. 1t seemed to me the folks were all
talking in German, and you can judge
my astoDishment when 1 thought heard
Irish people talking in that tongue.
There is moro poverty in Limerick and
Cork than in Belfast 1t is said there are
90, 600 Irish who speak no English.
There are plenty of railroads throughout
the kingdom, but the cars are much in
ferior to ours. If you take an all night
car, You must roll up in a blanket, and as
they seldom heat the coaches and then by
hot water tanks it becomes cold enough
morning. Should the car roll off the
track You would probably die like rat in
a trap for you are locked in it.
Cost Barrel Fer Tips.
The children and people generally over
there are civility itself One rarely
hears a man or boy swear, and they wiz
''sir" you to your heart content. The
servants attend to you, every want, but
they expect TO be tipped when you leave
your hotel. l guess it cost me a barrel Of
money Tor tips, Tor / gave up literally.
Bobby Gayior the Irish comedian of
our company, became about as popular as
it is possible for man TO becobe in Great
Britain, and in London they nearly went
into ecstasy over him. He was offered a
good big salary to go back there next year,
and this he may do.
While in Paris I was presented to the
late President Carnot, the present Presi-
dent Casimir-P erier, tho American embas-
sador, Mr. Eustis, and others They were
all introduced in French. and couldn't
understand q word said. but 1t was explain
ed TO me later. Never in my life have ]
been better treated than in the French
capital, and ] shall always be glad 10 go
back there. l learned that Casimir-P crier
had SAID he wanted 10 meet the American
giant and that he hsd an idea was
built something like John /. Sullivan.
When he found / WASH t. he said he didn't
know much about pugilism, but he sup
posed l represented the coming genera
ton Of pu-llists and thought it remarka-
bic l should have ability Is an actor as
well Casimir Perier wears the grand
Gordon Of the Legion of Honor I doubt
not that the French people already love
him Is they did his martyred predecessor.
When L left New York for Europe on
the FuerSt Bismarck, Charles A. Dana and
Baron Hlrsch We're among my fellow pas
sengers. Coming back on the Majestic.
there were many people whom ! knew.
During the voyage Il was our misfortune
10 run into a small vessel. and one Of her
sailors was drowned. We gave q benefit
for the ones who were rescued and real
lied $500 10y this means. Imade speech
ar the first cabin concert and presided at
the entertainment given in the second
cabin.
And in closing let me say that rs the re-
silt of Try tourI am more enthusiastic
Ecout America than ever before.
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