The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-23
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szarans ta~y with fellow ven there ard
thrust their tickets into your fArs- The
Btaz5IsaEss are a nation q gamblers The
eosntry IS hsneycnmsed with lotteries. ard
every ooe sets on something or oshe--
Bsead Men anA Chsekea PeaAlers
Among ;ha aaeey ssghss or tire OuvsGor
arr the huekssers- There cerne t~o men,
each =sfh aa6y crfe on his bead The
er.s Is lined with a Blanket. and as We
inek We listen for the saGavi Of the infant
within A. the men come closer ve see
that IN. cribs are for bread not for ssa-
hsrs. Each ix sIIed with sEaH icases, and
ere nxan carries his wares from block 10
brock taking tre~sse wits bin, gpon
which fse places sae box while he waits
far his customers
Chickens are r.e<ixfted ahnus in much the
same way. A score 90 fowls are pat Ia
wicker crate ana the huckstsr walks WIZ
this crate ca his head from house 10 house
the chfcken< <gua~king fighting and crow
frx as De moves through the streets
nrnnasAAn stores.
Bai Ter us look at the stores. The Oayi-
dor has good show windows ard walking
through il is like passing through TIE
alsies OF a museum Here Is a Seweiry es-
sabsfshmsaf What Ios % diamonds and
precious stones are displayed In the win
sows- RsaxiI is one Of the best diamond
markets Of the world. and the people, IL is
saia care m0re for their dress than their
seonacss.
You can see this better by looking al the
tailor Shops and millinery stores, The
styles come from Paris and the goods are
marked gifh such prices that cold chill!
runs down your spine as you look Think
Of paying 70 oe and ssfe yard for silks.
and over there among the dry goods you
may ses. common dresses marked 2eo.
saN and 4Ha per yard What can those
figures nean7 IL they mean cents they
viii bankrupt us. Don't be alarmed. They
are not cents nor dollars They are Bra
xiisan rsis. and i, takes loo refs 10 be
worth Is cents OF our money, so that yoi
get go rsis for a dollar.
changed 81 gold dollars at the bank
today and received In exchange more than
a million ard a quarter rets- This seems
to Dc ar enormous amount but at ny
present rate OF expenses IL viii not last
me three weeks.
have spoken OF marked prices. The
fact that tire goods are marked is no tn
dex Of how they are sold. Everything
goes by aicker. and the wise buyer always
offers 10 pay less than is asked. Trade Is
a matter OF bargain, and a large part OF
the business IL done IN the auction shops
| found this also true In the Argentinss-
There 81 scarcely street I'm Buenos Ayres
or Rio Janeiro which has not several anc
ton establishments Everything Is sold
in such shops. and they even sell drugs
at auction. Y "a can in fact bid on any
thing, from a pill 20 palace. frcns plant
to e plantation.
In the Markets Of Rio.
The markets OF Rio are not far from the
Ousidor. They are right on the bay. SO
that the FISH are brought in boats and laid
cut on the stone wharyes and there sold
IN lots Here the hucksters come with
their baskets and peddls them about from
hsuse to house and from here they are all
So taken 10 the fish stall in the markets.
The rnost of The pesidiing is done By ItaI-
lans who carry fish ard vegetables ia has
kxts hung "A. the ends Of poles which resi-
on their shoulders.
Let Us go into the market houses. They
are In long buildings back from the waite.
and We shall find that they are filled with
all kinds ~ fruits vegetables and meats.
There are toRs OF onions loads IF to-
matees aud peppers OF ali kinds from the