Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-08-20
NO LAC LIKE HOME.
So Thinks Chas. e. Moore, S0n-in-Law
OF Judge 8. N. Edwards, Who
Has just Returned From
a Trip Abroad.

Charles E. Moore, of Cherokee, Ia,
accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter, is visiting his wife's father,
Judge s. M. Edwards, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore and daughter are
on their way home from a two months
trip abroad, during which time they
visited England, Ireland, Scotland and
France.
They went over ON the City of Rome
and were ten days in crossing the
"big pool" landing at Glasgow. From
there they went to Edinburgh, thence
through England, Ireland and France.
81 never appreciated my W coun-
try until | had seen these countries
said Mr.. Moore to a LEDGER reporter
this morning, whom he entertained
for about half an hour with most in
teresting bits of information about the
| people of these countries and their
condition. Everything is SO vastly
different from what it is over mere and
the and customs differ SO
that it takes one a long time to get
used to them.
"The social condition of the masses
in England aud Scotland is, or seems
to be, good. One thing noticeable
about the farmers of England is the
fact that they do nothing by halves.
Their fields, which are hardly large
enough on the average to permit a
self binder being operated in them are
carefully looked after and when the
time comes to harvest the crops not a
blade of grain is left standing. Every
corner is cleared and nothing is lost.
The farmers of England use little or
no farm machinery. The crops are
cut with a scythe and bound by hand.
ain Ireland, however, the condition
of the masses is terrible. The people
who talk about hard times in our own
country should take a trip through
Ireland. Most of the houses have two
rooms and a hall and in this hall the
hogs, chickens, ducks and other farm
animals spend most of their time. In
many parts of the country no crops
can be raised and the people virtually
live off the tourists.
"London is a great city, but the
streets are SO narrow that there is no
room for street cars and most of the
travelling is done on tram ears or
omnibuses and on the underground
railway. One peculiarly noticeable
thing about London, and in fact the
whole of England, is the absence of
frame houses. All the dwellings and
business houses are built of stone or
brick, and even the farm fences are
built of stones. As-to the cost of liv-
ing in England l could not see thai it
was very much, if any, cheaper than
in the United States, taking everything
into consideration. Meats and vege-
tables are no cheaper and fruit is vast
ly more expensive. In Glasgow, while
we were there, grapes retailed at $1.25
q pound, small canteloupes at SIPS
apiece, peaches at % cents each and
apples Mt s cents a pound, while small
tomatoes sold for 8 cents apiece. The
cooking OF the British Isles is TERRIBLE
When asked about Paris Mr.. Moore's
tone of voice changed materially as he
said: "Paris ia a beautiful city, one
of the most beautiful | have ever seen
IL is, | suppose, one of the cleanesi
cities in d world Every morning
the streets ate sill washed and then
flooded and all the dirt carried into the
sewers. 1t is not hard for Americans
to get around and make themselves
understood if they go at it right. AT
many of the large hotels there are
English dining rooms with English
walters, and one would hardly know
that he was not in New York or Chi
eago. Most of the larger stores have
English statesmen, and when there are
none persons can usually make them
selves understood by means of signs
Speaking of some of the funny
things abroad Mr.. Moore mentioned
the fact that one thing which struck
him as being very peculiar was the
number of policemen in some of the
small towns. SIN Killarney in Ire.
land, a town of about 5000 inhabitants
there are forty policemen on duty al
the time, while in many places twice
as large there are not.more than two
or three. l suppose when the Irish.
men once get started to fight in Xii.
larney it takes at least the forty tc
quiet them. Another thing which
noticed in England was the very Low
price of clothing. 1 had two splendid
business suits made to order in LondoI
for S1O.S0 apiece and a somewhat fine
one for $3.50. For thirty dollars ont
can buy a broadcloth full dress suit
made elegantly and lined with satin
For this eason the men in England
are a much better dressed set than il
this country. You can go into a res
taurant any evening IN London an
, see scores of young men elegantly at
, tired in spike tail coats come in t
dine. But everything is not 80 cheal
as clothes and in the end / rathe
think n can exist about as cheapl
and much more comfortably in tn
United States. | am perfectly satisfie
with my own country"
Mr.. Moore took the trip On accoun
of his health and was much benefited
He and his family will visit here a fey
days and then 60 to Kansas City
q will return to their Iowa home.