The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-02-28


olement, all OF whom were happy to
nave the good fortune - witness the
dardi Gras celebration. The wind
vas so cold on the Mississippi the
morning that we visited the "Buf-
alo" that the sailor boys, who must
.tay out on deck, were blue and
heir teeth chartered.
We spent Sunday by going to the
French market in the morning.
rhe greatest sights are to be seen
IN that morning. Everything al
most was there, and many people
ssre aving their breakfast served
hem, too.
We also took a ride around the
city on the Belt Line, got of the
car at the Rob't E. Lee shaft, in the
Lee circle near the ex Confederate
Memorial hall, in which we saw the
Icradle in which Jefferson Davis was
rocked when baby, and other per-
.onal property of his. Miss Winnie.
his daughter, had been queen OF the
Mardi Gras at one time, and in this
nall her robe and jewels OF that oc
asion were preserved, as we'll as
some of her paintings. Gen Bragg $
saddle was there and many OF the
IConfederate flags, and other things
too numerous to mention.
Leaving here we walked leisurely
down street until we came to lit
lie park in which was a monument
with life-sized statue Of woman,
land little child by her side, known
as Margaret's monument. She wa.
lnoted for her charitableness, and
= when she died her adopted sor
! llerected this monument in her hon
e or.
:, We also saw the shot tower ant
learned something OF the way II
which shot was made.
On our return to our room W
J, came to Lafayette square, opposite
the City Hall, in the center ofwhicl
Z was q monument with a statue o
Henry Clay, and another statue o
i Benjamin Franklin.
Mr.. Wendolin Leighton one OF tn
;. trio party, had his camera, and too
:. a view OF these, as we'll as man
!. ! other pretty views around and abou
r the city.
~ We spent Monday forenoon shoE
i, ping, and looking at the magnlf
!, cent things in the show Window
). One thing We noticed printed on
card in some Of the windows, an
.. which might interest people here
- was that any factories or busines
:. concerns that would locate at Ne
! Orleans would be exempt from tax
y alton till the year 1910.
4 While in the city W. attended th
: opera at the Grand, Crescent an
/ Audubon. We had hoped to sc
, Richard Mansfield at the Tulane
= and also to 60 to the French operi
:, but on evenings that we wished I
- 90 no more tickets could be secured
< 80 large were the crowds 10 attenc
IN ance.
= New Orleans is divided by Can'
A street into two portions. The On
:, is American the other Creole. ]
8 the Creole quarter the streets al
- narrow and the houses built in'
!, compact blocks, but 1t is lar IN
II most interesting part, for here a
! all Of the old and noted building
: mentioned above.
! In short New Orleans is vel
% enterprising city, with its parks, u
~ largest Of which is Audubon,
"A which are seen the old dueliu
!, a. oaks. Its large structures, some
~ which | have not mentioned, q
~ the Custom House and st. Charl'
! hotel.
:. Most OF its streets with the exec
1ee tion of Canal are very narrow, ar
hs as it has been said before The riv
hs being higher than the city caus
~ their sewerage to be on top
ground, and on back streets Il
- lodor is very offensive. 1t has mar
he miles Of street railway, and what
80 convenient about their system
II that every line starts from and :
~ turns to Canal st., the business pa
= of the city. There are numbers
Il Libraries and churches OF slmost Q
as erv de nomination, hospitals and q
he phans' homes.
II. The weather was unusually CO
Il for that climate, for the palms we
nj bitten by the frost until they We
" quite scar.
80 After We had seen all We cared
he see, in spite Of the charms OF q
AZ "Sunny South" we felt liks Q
:, sentiments would be expressed
he the song:
,osl uO u;va u,e hack nv native hills,