Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-14
n ploII 10 DELFSHA YEN, WHERE
OUR FoREFATHERS WoR.
SHIPPED.

| the government service. and especlauy
me service OF the colonies. In these
SCHOOLS the languages Of Sumatra. Java
ana Others OF the East Indies are
taught The boys learn all ABOUT Inc
ohlef religions OF the natives. tncy
study their laws, their prejudloes and
customs 80 that when they are sem
cut TO govern them Vhey are able to 40
so intelllgently. I doubt, In fact
whether any government service rs 40
wen educated and so efficient as thai
OF the Dutch East Indies.
Take for instance a retired Jayaness
| Official who was with me during I'm.
| "Trip TO Dalishaven. As we were ridinr
BACK 10 Rotterdam he told me thar mo
spoke German, French and Engnsn ng
Wen as the Dutch and that he cot,ia
Wllte and speak two OF the lauppapos
OF Java. He had 10 pass an eyau1ne-
lion In these languages before mo- was
sent out TO the East Indies ana tins ~
me case with every man who rapre-
SCENTS Holland in her Aslatc colonies.
a DUTCH VENICE
! Ike Rotterdam, Il rs one Of fine
quaintest cities of Europe. ana M me
same time the most business-llke ~
IT, somewhat Ike Venice. but mare IKE
venice was In the middle ages In fne
h9lsht OF It's prosperity Almost the
Nhoie CITY rs quay or dock Il is cut
up py canals which lead in and nut
throush the Mas. ana one wauders
through street after street OF tail. lean
buildings finding harges launches and
suing boats almost everywhere
Along the Boobpjes and In the islands
OF the Mas are enormous shlps of ev-
cry description, and IN the canals small
er vessels abound Venice Is town M
gondolas, Rotterdam le one OF BUSINESS
eIait, There are no carts I'm Veplre
me town boasts that II has not d COW
nor a horse In a. Rotterdam is GuaJ
WIN Wagons, carts aud drays of an
klnls. There are street cars and car
riages.
The canals have big drawbridres ana
swinging bridges and when vor aco
walking or driving along Won re.
quently ind yourself suddenly IN front !
OF blank wal Of boards 20 feet hlgh I
The Whole street car track ana an |
mas noiseless!y risen I'm front of Won
10 let a string Of boats or baraes mass |
through the canal over which Won ara |
going. Some Of the bridges swing upon |
plVots, others divide In the middle Ind |
rise upward. Others are stationary or |
suspension bridges, in passing which |
the smckestacks, masts and spars al /
we barge swing back upon hinges as |
they 90 through
RoTTERDAMs BROADWAY.
Ths1rafiic is by no means confined 10
ne Wer. There are more carts and
drays Than there are boats. and tha
streets are crowded with men carrying !
burdens, and with dogs and women and
Dcys hauling carts. Come with me 10 |
Hoogstraat and take look at the
Broadway OF Rotterdam. This is the
chiet business street and II goes
through the heart Of the city. II IA
not more than so feet wide and its tan I
four and fiye-story houses lean acros,
from side 10 side as though drunk ana
about 10 embrace.
Take n stand in one Of the doorways
and watch the cabs and carriages. The
big wagons and the little carts which
lam themselves this way and that
There comes a hay peddler dressed In
2 cap, blue smock and clogs He has
q CARLOAD OF grass, with two dogs
harnessed IN front OF the axle. He
pushes and they strain and pull as thew
run, barking, along Behind comes a
earehesded woman with green wheel
BARROW hlled With vegetables and