The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-30

a party of twenty-five or more has many
advantages. Baggage is looked after,
railroad fare is paid. hotel accommoda-
tons are provided for and arrangements
made for carriage drives. The tourist is
not annoyed with the many trivial, yet
important things that fall to the lot Of a
traveller. In the European country the
system of railroads is entirely different
from the American, and difficulties of
travel are multiplied four-fold, unless ali
of these matters have been attended to-.
Being free from these cares the entire
time may be devoted 10 sight seeing or
to defending ones self from hundreds of
human parasites who beg for a coin, or
insist on selling a souvenir at four times
its real value, or else follow for blocks
for a tip of a few cents. Make a firm
and steadfast resolution to fight all i'm
positions. II the tourist listens to every
appeal he will return home an object of
pity as well as an object of charity.
THE price of a single ocean passage is
governed by the ocean line and steamship
of the line. For the best class of steam
ers Of 1900 tons or over, the saloon pas
sage viii cost from SIS to $500. The
amount is regulated according to the
kind of state room and the number of
persons to occupy ii. a second-ciass berth
in the same steamer Will cost from s45 to
So In second-ciass steamers Of not to
exceed 5000 TONS the rate ranges from
$50 TO 800 for saloon passage, and as low
as s25 for a single second cabin passage.
The next question that appeals to the
traveller after a passage has been selected
is the method for carrying money Many
buy letters of credit from some New
York banking house, which is a safe plan
in case a large sum is needed For small
CT amounts. to pay current expenses, the
travellers cheques Of the American Ex-
press company are the most convenient.
The holder has at his command the
money Of the country available at all
times. with the least possible degree Of
annoyance. The cheques cost . cents Per
500 and they are absolutely safe. in case
they are lost or stolen. They are issued
in denominations o. $40, go. 90. 500 or
S200 with the currency value Of England,
France, Germany and Italy printed on
the face Of the cheQue. They are accept
ed BY hotels. railroads and steamship
companies. merchants and Others in set
tlement Of any debt
The practice Of tipping IS IN vogue
upon al transatlantic lines. ana II one
would have any comfort and be saved
many petty aHnoyances while aboard the
ship. tipping becomes an absolute neces-
sity. Two OF = for second cabin passage
ard - Or s. for saloon passage. Il dis
trioute5 with some discrimination IS SUI
hcse1t pay FOR al ATTENTIONS received
from tire persons UPON whom the pas
senge- Is dependent After crossing the
ocean. and Il the traveller did not he
come sea-sicx and IS stlil alive - he
viii 6nd that tire system Or tipping IS
greater than ever. All American tourists
are re2uted 70 be rich II any American
goes soraad he uust expect 20 be
feecei unless he familisr.zes himself
with ire customs O. the r~op,e oz- -
selves 20 demand his rights With force
~ arms In Paris hotels zpranE Cd n
a night The Par.s.an wso nersr before
entertained ;he idea y taking t.oz-gisrs.
most carefully welcomed 81 Americas,
wao. = Re rad had TOE l5Ha ;aat Earo,e
was cheap. 10 hhs sorrow learned h5s
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