The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-21

we intend to travel a good deal at
night
Last night. when came over to my
room to go to bed, ] saw dozens of pri-
vate servants sleeping on mats in front
OF their masters doors, on tne long
Teranda. of the annex. Some of the
travellers seem to have two private ser
wants; some Of the rich residents here
have hundreds, but they do not pay the
extravagant price am compelled to
pay, tO-wit: forty cents a day. I saw a
queer procession today; string of TWEEN
] ty-three mules, loaded with hay, and a
I head servant riding in the lead. All
were stable servants Of one man, ana
the hay was for his horses. There are
very rich people here as well as very
/ poor people. Every time think Of In
dia in future, I VIII think of the term
"teeming millions Although India is
a small country compared with ours,
/ it has something like five times our pop
ulatiOn. The American who has not
visited India viii never know what the
word economy means; we are great
people and patriotic, and brave, and
we are gallant and we love our fire
sides, and our school houses, and our
numerous churches, devoted 10 the true
religion, but we are eXtraVagant; a
poor man in America wastes enough
every day to keep a family IN India
anu IN llQld every man mas Il AGAAAAAAJ
no bachelors here. The people here
breed like rabbits or the japanese.
Nothing is wasted here; the animal
manure is gathered up on the streets,
and used for fuel, or fertilizers; the sew
age from hotels and private houses IS
used for fertilizer. When the ship
"Somalr' anchored yesterday, to wait
for a favorable tide, boat came on 10
collect the empty bottles. While the
natives on the little boat were waiting
they Spun some sort of cloth A poor
man who manages to live mere must
keep busy, and be very economical
We took a drive this morning in
carriage drawn by two horses Behind
rode a fOotrnan. In front rode the
driver and our man. The new part of
Calcutta is more modern than any
other city we have seen, so We kept to
the older portions of the city. In one
old, narrow street, We were blocked for
time by bullock teams and our three
men made prodigious row, in which
they were assisted by two native police
men, The natives either respect or
fear the whites; the object Of the row
was to compel the bullock carts to get
out of the way, and let our carriage
pass. The fOOtman was ahead, on foot
screaming like q mailman, and the
driver and the servant screamed from
their perch in front. The carriage in
which we rOade was an excellent one
drawn by a pair Of good horses, yet the
total charge for three hours was about
Sl.1O; two horses, a new carriage, and
two men.
In the old part of the CITY where we
drove, we saw many historic residences
and public buildings, now used as
warehouses, shops and factories. Along
the Ganges river, we saw thousdn Is of
people in bathing. At one place on the
river front, we entered a place where
the dead bodies of Hindus were being
burned; simply big enclosure, and
fires on the ground, with bodies burn
ing. One young girl was about half
consumed; there was nothing left of
an old man except his skull When we
came out of the place, a dozen dirty
half naked men followed US, asking for
tips; they were the fremen. and our
man threw them eight cents, which
they scram bled for.
At another place we visited a really
magnificent temple, built by rich
Hindu. In Japan, the temples are
usually sOmbre and dull in color: here
they are gay with color: mirrors and
colOred glass. and mosaic work.
abound This place had. in addition to
many gay buildings, a remarkabl gar
den. The family of the builder of the
place seems to live in some of the
buildings, and a son of the founder
showed us many of the apartments
We were not permitted to enter the
temple; we were only permitted to look
In. And we were compelled to remove
our shoes before looking in. It seemed
queer to me that Methodist, a follow
er of the true religion, was compelled
to remove his shoes before so much as
looking into a pagan temple. But it
was a beautiful place, and the son of
the founder was a very polite and
agreeable gentleman. His family CON
ducts a jewelry business in the city. and
he invited US to call there which we
did not do.
At the office of Thos. Cook & Sons.
tourist agents bankers. etc. we found
as usual. a polite. accommodating and
intelligent man in every department.
When you travel. you viii be greatly
impressed by the fact that this firm has
agents in nearly every city in the world.
and every employe is polite and intelli-
gent. This seems to he the speciality
Of Thos Cook & Sons: it is the secret
Of their greet success. Thos- Cook &