Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-17

sam use. 4 might write iohb ttNNN'
about this mint, but ! suppose 4 have
said enough now.
A walk along the 'leyees" Is another
oddly, or was for Inc. / had -four or
FIVE mile walk along the docks lew
days since. The docks are about eight
miles IN extent here and are continually
the scene of traffic. The boats are load
ed for all parts Of the world. II Is won.
derful TO see how much can be loaded
onto one OF these boats. Hundreds OF
bales OF cotton, besides produce OF
every description Is loaded onto them.
The loading and unloading Is done
chiefly by negroes and they work very
hard. At the foot Of Canal street Is the
chief point OF interest along the docks
We had great man-of-war here dur
ing the carnival, the great batteshlp
Texas. She came in on the 2ith ult.
paid her a visit on the LIST inst and
/ certainly did appreciate the opportu'
nifty. There were hundreds VINO went
on board and we were all shown
thoroughly the whole vessel, from deck,
or even the bridge TO the fremen's room
In the bottom Of the hull about tWen-
~ feet under water
OH what beautiful, wonderful thing
a man-of-war Is, and how strong and
durable she Is put together.
The guns are immense, indeed, TO be-
hold. two guns, thirty-two feet long,
having a lk-inch mouth, firing a 500
pound ball, oh, what a piece Of machin-
cry man has invented 10 destroy his
brother mani
Many smaller guns are on deck, and
on the higher bridges and also on the
sides Of the great ship.
The departments are by the scores
and are reached by flights Of iron steps,
and we descended flight after hight
Each department can be closed with
water-tight doors and all Is safe in that
department as far as the door part Is
concerned.
The boilers are immense, and the pro-
polling cranks and shaft is wonderful
10 look upon
The ship left here on March Ord for
Key West, Florida.
on the End inst. / and companion
paid the mayor, Hon. w. c. Flower,
visit. He is certainly a fine man. He
treated us royalty and gave US an an
swer TO all the questions we asked him
in regard to his city We presented him
with a copy OF the Voice Of Warning,
which he accepted with thanks.
No street preaching Is allowed In the
city. an ordinance having been passed
prohibiting IL on account Of the mar
rowness OF the streets.
Books cannot be sold without a city
license. there being city ordinance 10
that effect.
stroled out to Audubun Park today
and found II to be a fine place Indeed
The large oaks hanging with long grey
moss are beautiful and the flowers and
palms are grand indeed. There are
coffee trees and banana plants also
and they have the fruit on them. The
drives Of the park are lovely for a nice
smooth ride.
New orleans is certainly the Paris
OF America for here we have the
French in all their primitive customs.
Ii is quite odd TO see how the houses
are built in the old Creole quarters
Creole" is race OF partly Spanish
and partly French, and no one else Is
a Creole at all
The houses are built straight out 20
the sidewalks and the steps protrude
onto the walk. here the family congre-
gate in the pleasant evenings.
The porches upstairs project out over
the sidewalks. and II is peculiar to see,
on wash day, the whole washing hung
out TO dry upon these porches, or
swinging over the sidewalk on a wire
tied to a telegraph pole
Many OF these old Creole families are
very strict. and do not mingle with the
Americans.
Canal street divides the town. Amerl-
| cans being on the south side OF that
! street Many Of the Creoles have never
been south Of Canal street.
The Catholics bear sway here and as
usual. are very strict and devout in
/ their form Of religion.
Oh. but the amount Of wickedness
| existing here. | am shocked to see so
much, and being carried on in open
daylight. as well as in the dark and II
| goes unchecked.
And the street peddlers; they all have
license to pay. but there are hundreds
/ OF them with every conceivable article
| TO sell and carrying on almost any kind
/ Of a maneuver to attract attention
saw q man tonight with his mus
} tache waxed so, and twisted 10 such a
/ peek, that he could hand articles on
them, and at the same time have q
rhyme for every article he had on sale.
/ He also got onto box on his back and
| tried 20 attract attention in that way,
I and believe he succeeded He was just
/ about as clumsy as | would be in the
act Of lying on my back with feet and
legs twisted together, II was comical,
sure.
I also visited the great noted French
/ market" where everything imagin-
able can be bought. and the mixture
OF languages OF the stand keepers is
amusing indeed. The Creole speak the
"Gumbo French" as It is termed here,
!. e., a mixture OF English, Spanish and
French
on one side OF the market you are
I offered "bananey cheaple." or mar
ange cheapie for picayuney,' t5c).
Again you are offered so many yards Of
calicoa for so many "escalins" "a biO
12i4c.
The conference is. as far as l can
learn, getting along well. All the
Elders are well. The headquarters is
in Baton Rogue now, !. e., Of the mis-
sion conference.
There are some Saints here In New
Orleans and many OF them in the con-
| ference.
The News" comes regularly and is
always a welcome visitor
Your brother In the Gospel
| John r. BARRETT