The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-29
Dy the Way From New York City to
Glasgow, Scotland.
By A. B. StronaCh.
By A. B. StronaCh.

I way. Gourok. Greenock, Port Glas-
gov and RenfreN.
The BroomieIaw or harb0r OF Giaz-
/ gov begins at jamaica street brldge
cone Of the sights cf Glasgow and ex-
tends dbout three mi es down the river.
At Greenock the quarantine officeT
y ana the river pilot came aboard a tug.
or tender, OF the Anchor Line with me
most powerful side wheels / ever saw
on a vessel fastened b. two ropes 70
the stern Of our ship. and after the
fashion OF a boy driving a COW by
her tail she stored us from the stern
around the rocks and bends Or the
river. We came int our dock at
Glasgow on Sunday morning between
one and two o'clock. No loading or
unloading or work OF any kind IS al
| lowed in Scotland on Sunday. 50 |
slept peacefully through the night to
wake up in something unusual for
Glasgow, q bright sunshiny day. After
breakfast on the ship our baggage
was landed on the dock for inspection
by the custom house officers. Only
cigars, wine, tea, tobacco. cof-
fee. silver and gold pay duty IN
Great Britain. My baggage was not
examined, the inspector taking my
word that / had nothing dutiable. FIX
cept for the passengers and cabmen
the docks of Glasgow, the CONNER
EIaI metropolis Oh scotland ana SCCOnQ
city Of Great Britain. We're almost en-
tirely deserted. No newshcys. no
bootblacks. ct Id Omne. Two gentle
men from San Antonio. Texas. one by
the way, who had gone to Texas when
he was IT years Of age. and had grown
up with the country, put ourselves
n er the proffered guidance Of a re-
tired merchant of Glasgow (Whose
home was at Ellenboro. % miles be-
low Glasgow, a Mr.. Millar (Ar Mil
lar and his wife were fellow paSsen-
gers with us.) Mr.. Millar Ca canny
Scott said it was not worth While talk
ing a cab when the street cars were
only two blocks from the dock and
would take us to our hotel for one
cent. IL penny. We found in coming
to the car station that the cars did
not running on Sunday
morning until 9 O'Clock as il was then
h~alf-past eight o'clock we decided to
walk on and possibly a car would
overtake us. 1t was all of two miles
to our destination. The cars r1eVer
overlook us, in fact we saw no cars
until within two blocks of our hotel.
Watson, the Scotohman who was car
rying an extra heavy valise, said that
by reason of It's weight and the dis
lance he carried it, that like Rob Roy.
he felt as If he could tie his garter
without STOPPING. The hotel to which
49, '~tA SNboNd G7 - F! II 40
Cransto Waverly Temperance Hotel.
All over Great Britain are these hotels
known as temperance hotels in
which wine, beer or spirituous liquors
are neither sold nor, If known, allow
ed to be brought on the premises.
In Great Britain water for shaving
If desired is carried to the room of
the guests in what are known as hot
water jugs. 1t is told of a Scotch
landlord of a temperance hotel, that,
noticing a waiter In attendance in a
certain room, carried up an unusual
quantity of hot water. Stopping the
waiter one Sunday morning on the
stairway, he enquired as to what was
In the jug. Hot water" said the
waiter. Dropping a handful of pull
verified soap in the jug the landlord
said, Then I'll add a we bit soapie."
It's safe to say the water was moi
used.
The hotels in Great Britain are re-
CURED to give you an itemized receipt
ed bill on payment. I ave before me
a bill from Cranston, articles and
prices as printed at head Of columns
are pOrridge and breakfast, one shil-
ling, 3 pence. One shilling. six pence,
and two shillings; that is 29d. 35c and
43c of our money. Soup, Cd. Lunch
con and dinner to order. Tea and
Supper. Some charges as for break
fast-Cup coffee or tea. Sd. mineral
waters, 4d and Sd; milk, Cd. Bed
room for two 5 shillinos. 6 pence; bed
room for one, 3 shillings; baths one
smiling; fire in bedroom, one shilling;
cigars, tobacco and pipes. stock room
this means that commercial travel
ers must pay a charge for use of stock
room. I notice in the bill for the
first time that / am charged with a
tea that I did not have. The clerks
in this hotel as in Others at which I
stopped, Wpre all women After get
ting our room assignment and going
up the lift, as the elevator is termed,
to our rooms, we. the Texans and /,
stood in the v%estibule of the hotel
and saw the church parade. Sancie-
hall street, on which our hotel was sit
uated, Is mentioned in the guide book
as one of the sights of Glasgow, why
Il dunno.' True the largest depart
ment stores in Glasgow are on his
street, and it is the fashionable shop
ping street. Possibly it is on account
of the church parade, for truly it
as If every man, woman and
child in Glasgow passed up or down
Sauciehall street, going to church and
this we saw three times on that day.
The men, almost to d man in regula-
ton attire of silk hat, Prince Albert
pin or hair striped trousers; the
ladies, of course, dressed as they
pleased, but, Oh, for the Bonnie Lasses
of Scotland, of whom l had read and
Many years ago a kinsnan
of mine who was a student of medi-
cine at the University of Edinburgh.
Scotland, wrote: II have been walking
the streets of this city ali day. not
looking for an honest man. but for
a p1etty N Nevertheless he
a Scotch oma
Maybe all the Bonnie Lassies went
On some other street CT l missed see
ing them in the great crowd. This
was also "a sunday in which
ta.e militia or volunteers attended
church in tile afternoon. Everywhere
soldiers in kilt, tartan and bare knees.
soldiers in khaki, soldiers in dress
uniforms Of different designs.
Restaurants are allowed to keep
open in Glasgow on Sunday. The at
tendants in all that l saw were women.
Tile Texans ard | took lunch in one
and as the hotel. an itemized bill and
receipt was given us. The Scotch
pleaded for a bottle Of beer
or ale, but With no avail. There is said
to be great rivalry between Edinburg
and Glasgow. Edinburgh is evident
~ the social and educational centre
of Scotland. as Glasgow is its CON-
mercial metropolis Edinburgh fawk.