The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-07

people during the day, sitting with
your side to the engine, instead of
racing 1t. These, you make into berths
at night; one upper berth and one
lower berth on each side. | had the
carriage mostly to myself all the way.
though once On while a second mas
senger would get in. 1t Is a two day
trlp across. The train makes yery
good time, better than the G.. N. and
l got most of my meals at stations.
cup OF tea at to am, breakfast
at to 1880 pm.-this was not lunch
Dut breakfast-dinner at 8 pm. I had
one meal in the dining car, which
was put on at the back of the train
The Dining Car Service.
iou get out at certain station.
walk back and get in the dining car.
nave your meal, when the train gets
10 another certain station you get out
ana walk back to your carriage.
arrived at Calcutta Feb. 18th, and
went TO work Immediately and have
Deen BUSY ever since. am just as
surprised In the general appearance
oI Calcutta, as was at Bombay. CAL
cutta Is not quite as nice, but is far
exceeds my expectations and l have
nardiy got settled down as yet. 1 am
stopping at the leading hotel, and in
an probability will stay here. have
Deen doWn to place called Bulge
budge, for several days, going in the
morning and coming back in the even
ing. we nave our warehouse and tin
can FACTORY there; about Is miles out
OF town. l was sent there to size I'M
the situation, and see what improve
menus l could suggest, some of which
tney are putting into effect. Others
OF my suggestions will be nut in later"
. Away Behind the Times
Regarding the methods used I'm
every day business 1t is not surprIs-
ing to find them behind the times. and
lots of room for improvement. SUM-
pose am forming my opinion from
tne way our company does business.
which is quite different to what they
40 IN the states. l naturally Judge
other offices are run similar to what
ours is. However, l want to be here
SIX months before giving a decided
opinion. believe will like the coun-
try after l have got settled down. as
you must realize everything is so new
to me. The Hindustan laguage
do not know, and can readily see a
great advantage in mastering it.
am certainly going to try and learn
enough to talk it. which is great
help in business. Then again. the
mode OF living is different. l get up
at am. l have cup of tea in bed
first brought me by my bearer, or what
you would call valet. Have break
fast at $3.50 am, get down to the
Office at 10 am, have tiffin Common.
ly called lunch in the States) at 1880
pm in the office, provided by the COM
pany, they setting aside a regular
room as a dining room, also have a
cup of tea and biscuit at pm. in the
office. l leave the Office at about 5
to $3.50 pm. and have dinner at
pm. [ very often hire gharry (car-
riage) and go driving after 1 leave
the office. The thermometer has been
at 80 to 50 degrees in the shade, be-
tween the hours of pm. to pm,
this Is about the hottest time of the
day. This is really what they term
the end of the cold weather. From
now on it will start in and get hot,
running up as high as 10 in the shade
but the idea does not brighten ME.
About the end of July, the rains start.
keeping it up off and on some three
months. This, l believe, is the worst
part OF the year as everything gets
flooded, considering there is only some
Is feet fall between high and low tide
at Calcutta, the water cannot get away
fast enough. The humidity is gener-
ally very great, consequently it is not
especially healthy during this season
inquestian. Although there is nothing
much to be scared of, one has to
change clothes during the day right
through"
Evening Dress at Dinner.
you must be in evening dress for
dinner each day. have got my suit
now, which had made here. and YOU
ought to see my outfit, dozen pair
of white trousers, is soft shirts, Is
dress shirts, 6 light suits three white