The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-25

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race course, and that cattle were
grazed at a dollar a month, which hap
pens to be the price charged at home.
He said most of the cattle were mich
cows, pronouncing the word as I spell
it. The cattle had very large ears. and
humps on their backs, and would at
tract attention at home as circus curl
osities.
Today we went to the Queens Park
hotel, said to be the best in the West
Indies, for lunch. The lunch cost $1.44
per person. and the dessert consisted OF
stewed pruneS. On the bill of fare.
noticed broiled marrow bones, and or
dered some, as they were entirely new
to me.
When I walked through the rooms
of the Queens Park hotel, I seemed
to be on board the "Moltke," for saw
only the ships passengers. The drunk
ard was standing at the bar, drinking
and everything seemed very natural.
In driving in the country today, 1
encountered Hindu women working in
g water ditch. The men threw the
ried it away. I was told that the wo-
men received 40 cents a day. and the
men so.
During this drive. we encountered
cacao grive. Among the cacao trees
were much larger trees, which shade the
cacaos, and are known as mother
trees
It does not seem possible to fatten
a Hindu. Those living in Trinidad are
well fed, and prosperous. but they all
look thin, hungry and humble They
go barefoot, and bare legged, and their
legs look exactly like very old dried
beef. Therefore imagine my surprise
when I saw one Hindu among the mask
ers. He wore the distinctive Hindu
costume. Imagine a Hindu being gayi
I saw something today 1 never saw
before: a Catholic priest in white robes.
The Episcopal church is in the lead
here, and the residences Of the bishop
and archbishop are pointed out as
In Caracas, the Roman Catholics are
in control. Judge Walker inquired, and
found that there was but one Protest
ant church in Caracas. and that a small
Baptist church built only few months
ago.
If you have not visited the West In
dies, you cannot realize how prosper
Gus the towns seem to be, and Port of
Spain the easily the most prosperous
OF all those we have visited. If I cared
to live in foreign place, I should not
object to Port of Spain, which is gen.
orally known as Trinidad, as the city
of Victoria in China. is universally
known as Hong Kong. the name of the
island on which the city is located.
1 imagine a visit to the many towns
of the West Indies would be a big
undertaking, unless undertaken on the
plan of the "Moltke's' excursion. After
spending a day or two at a city, the
'Moltke'' sails for another city, where
as if you should visit the West Indies
in the regular way. you might be de-
tanned in one city a week or more be-
fore finding opportunity to leave for
another.
When we returned to the ship this
afternoon. we found an Armenian mer-
chant displaying his wares on deck. He
had big stock. and two clerks assist
ed him. The women Immediately be-
gan shopping and kept it up until long
after dark The merchant often ac-
cepted half the prices he asked at first.
Isabel Walker admired a Chinese cloak,
ard asked the price. The merchant said
it was cheap at $50. She refused to pay
this, and the merchant gradually re-
duced the price until he said he would
take $25. Judge Walker was on shore
so his daughter borrowed the money
Of me, and closed the deal fearing the
merchant might sell the cloak to an
ether customer at the reduced price.
The garment was hand embroidered
and very pretty. The other women said
it was cheap at SIS. I heard of a wo-
man who was asked $12 for lunch
cloth, and who finally got it for SO. One
woman says she saw the merchant
and his two clerks on the board walk
at Atlantic City last summer.
When we arrived here this morning
several colored women came out in
boats and solicited washing. But the
health officer of the port would let
nothing go off the ship until it had
been fumigated. Passengers who went
ashore were permitted to take only
umbrellas and cameras. For awhile
there was some doubt that we would
be permitted to land, as the Trinidad
authorities are suspicious of Caracas.
A fine trip from Port of Spain is up
the Orinoco river. the mouth of which
is only few miles away. We saw two
Orinoco boats in the harbor when we
arrived They are small stern wheel
affairs, but are said to be very COM
Portable. Trinidad is the most south
erly of the West. indies. the island
nearest of all to the equator. lying
close to the Spanish Main. and being
but detached fragment of Venezuela.
The island was discovered by Column