Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-10
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VOL. XXXII.

on this journey to MnudeyAle--ih Inks
to my two well-posted travelling clm-
panions--I am able 20 give you The fol-
lowing reliable Information. The prom
eity tax on farm lands in jamaica. cui-
tlvated for sugar. coffee. grain. stc.. IL
six cents the acre. for Inferior land tws
cents. Merchants pay, tnN VI $50 /.
year. shopkecpcrs. $3.50: ami nnwspa-
per prOprlCt0rs only $50 per anrum.
Five daily newspapers are published In
Kingston. besides three weeklles. two
scul. weckUes, seven monthlles. three
fortnlghtlies ana quarterly review,
Verify, this British province b. r1t lncs-
ing IN light literature"
Hniels pay license Zee " 900
year In Kingston. and $50 eise
where IN Che island. some VI the stamp
duties are very heavy. Blinking cor-
r1rhtlons Issuing notes, pay 1875 per an
mum. a b1rraier pay So ON his ndmls-
son; AMI solicitor 5000 for HE cofil-
nodte Postage ON letters gilng from
place 90 place In fhe island is four cents
each h1lf-ounce. n prepaid. newspapers
one cent. double ritn " not prepaid.
Telegraphy IL cheap Ia Jamaica COM
pared g. other places IN the West In
dos \ cnniegrm nom Kingston TO-
Now York COSTS % dollar ana a half each
word. uddras Included. The consiahu-
lary. consists ~ seven hundred men.
100 W whom are stationed In kngston.
/ The legal qualltiic alton ~ q constable
are that h. mus De- Die 81 read and
write. lrd must measure not lees than
fhrty-twd Inches around the chest and
i've ffrt six inches in horhi. Then he
receives thr munlncont salary W =,
cores iiyi Thee mr. . reserve rural
police. fp be used when called upon. OF
these. the head mCn--Uuo ln every sew
eu-ire paid 80 dollars q year. and n
cents day additional when actually
on duty.
Gihor ~ all kinds IL cheap In ia
wlict. Tho ordinary wages ~ clrpcn-
trfs ma hrcklnycrH AZ 20 cents a lay,
and their "hclperF' get % cents each.
4 t,nms;cr. with his cart and tw,
mules. pr .hrcc oxen. (Which h. feeds
. HIMSELF. receives about \ dollar and a
half for twelve hours to,i. Food costs
about the same ~ n New York. eN-
! copt that here the hes. beef il only -
cents pound. Strange 90 say aaited
beef BE- twlcc az high. and salt pork
from 10 % 90 conts 'hc pound. Clothing
~ cheap such as % H. Ready made.
haud-Hrwcd shoes cust dollar tn.
I4ir. and u mans fch hat. 90 cents.
/ G1ri Enrlish twceda and other cloths
bring much loss here than the usual
price for ihe same IN London.
The annual product N rum. though
gr itly diminished in recont years. s.iii
.
, ihinF rrrtnlning o. rum can he called
rHHrrcinhiel. ~ tW1 million, nvc hum
drc1 fh1uftnd gallons year. To on
Het that. There are fifteen lodges ~
Gn1i Teuplars ON thc lsiand-and work
enough they fnd 10 40. Free Masonry
n1uushes in jamaica There are thrfe
rfnrd ildFca-ihc Provincial Grand
| Nlfk Masters Lodge NJ England. the
Provincial Grand Lodge ~ Scotland.
and 'he District Grlnd Lodge ~ East
nfn Jamaica. OLA Fellowship his alao
hnne introduced. with q feeble rn.ahpnt
% fhs Daughters NJ Rehecca. There 1rr
Hnirhis ~ pvihlas. too. ari X 'ghts
NJ Mnlp. besides several other aecrr'
organizations whose mvrser'eH 7 ~ ~
expected 10 disrioar--if knew them.
And NOW our lar, hour IN Itmnir7
has come. The steamer (which q 20 car.
rv ~ back - Cult coils If sW9sef
across che Western Ocotn" cn'unr
/ nrsi II Pr1rr ~. Yupcl an. p-f iNrn
| ruuud.an CAM san Antnnlp 60 llnN N.
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.