Chandler Daily Publicist. (Chandler, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 92, Ed. 1 Friday, July 17, 1903 Page: 4 of 4
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A COOLIE PARADISE
Apt Description .of the Island of Jamaica, Where Oriehtals
Find Prosperity 'and Create an Atmosphere of
Romance—Two Cases in Point
ThompKms THclios the
Missiaw
BEAUTIES OF CAPRI
CL4SS
■
"This," recently
Chamberlain. England's colonial secre-
tary, as he placed a linger on a inap
showing Britain's possessions in the
West Indies, "#is the paradidb of the
Hindoo coolie.
"And there, too," added one of his
hearers, "those same orientals have
-rvated an atmosphere that fairly
reeks with romance."
ti.i American pr BuropHn who has
pprnt sufficient time in Jamaica or
Trinidad to become acquaints! with
the way« <•; the ihouuidi of Hindoo
tal*>j< rs on the plantations ami the
1
si Voi-'A^V cqoZ-/c
coolie tradesmen in the towns inra-
riably makes the same assertions. To
prove tin* first he usually quotes the
ease of Ram Sal and as evidence of
the lattej he tells the «t<iry of a
rajah's son who turned coolie for
love's sake. * . .
Thirty year* ago a Hindoo of low
caste Ram Sal by name, living in a
plateau town of India, found himself
inextricably in debt to a bunnia—a
usurious money lender. He bad been
bound in his boyhood for tht? debt of
liis grandfather and after working Jur
nearly twenty years to cleiy it he
learned to his distress that Instead of
becoming Rmaller the obligation had
steadily Increased.
Ram Sal saw starvation staring him-
self and his family in the face, and
so. when a European, coming to the
village, told of a place across the
"blaek water" where a Hindoo could
earn as much as 25 cents a day and
*ft«l"blndi&B himself to work for eight'
years on a plantation would be freed
of both his contracUand his debt, Ham
6al straightway prepared to follow the
(Special Corretpondeace.)
remarked Joseph | the hundred or more coolies inden-
tured to him that his plantation soon
ld> < ame'noted as one of the most pro-
ductive in the valley. °
Ram Sal was now fairly started* on
his road to fortune and eaeh suc-
ceeding step that he took brought him
nearer to it. Yf?ar by year he added
to his possessions, sometimes a plan
tatlon oflen real eslate in'Port of
Spain, where he set himself up In a
mansion, whence ho went" about dl-
rerting his ever InTreasirtg Interests
Thus Kam Sal prospered until two
years ago, .w hen, old in years.* lie
died, and when his heirs came to
reckoft UP the estate they found it to
in' worth nearly 11 .tTyO.OOO.
That is why Mr. Chamberlain, who
knows these things, sp<fl%e of his
king's West Indian possessions as the
coolie's paradl c. Hut* the other fnan
i ailed them the field of romanee be-
eatiso of the story of a rajah s son
and many more like unto it. Here i*
the slorv : . .
The eldest Bon and heir of a rapah
of one of the small states of ltajpu-
tana fell so violently in love with a
j oeautlfuW maiden be had seen on the.
•treels of his father's ea pi I ah that he
j laid aside all thoughts of his own high
|<asi. anil her equally low condition
and proceeded to woo her. Every-
i thing went well with the lovers for
I weeks, until onikof
the prince's ret
lime, spying upon
him, found him
Keeping a .tryst
w'lili the girl. The
rajah was prompt
ly Informed and,
enraged at hi3
heir's loss of caste,
determined to wipe
out the disgrace
that the son had
brought upon him-
self and hisTamily.
With the crafti-
ness of the oriental
the rajah received]
his son with all'
the affection of a > * •«« *••
demoted parent until he discovered,
through spies, the next meeting
place of the lovers. Then, as
they were sealed in seclud'-d
pagoda, a band of the palace
guards burst suddenly in upon them,
and without warning first slew the'
maiden and then turned upon the
prince. But the latter was too quick
for the soldiers. Seizing his sword,
Little Is'and the Rendezvous of Greaf Artists—Hotel PagtQO
. Uniquely Decorated with the Work of Famous Paint-
ers—The Wonders of the Blue Grotto.
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and
coolie contractor whither he led
rhe bunnia commanded.
The ship that rarried Ram Sal and
his family arrived In course of time I Scotchman,interfered
he managed to cut his wiy clear and
escaped into the city, where he hid.
During the weeks that energetic
search \\,as made for him he kept him
sell tinker cover, and until thte efforts
of h I s# father relaxed did he dare
Crawl far from his hiding place. Even
then he was in great danger, and.
realizing that he could not hope to re-
main in his father's realm, he decided
to get as far away as possible. This
he did by <ift^ui.-.ing and presenting
himself to the nearest coolie con-
tractor, and a fey weeks later he
was on his way to Jamaica.
He had worked as a common field
laborer for five years before his story
accidentally became known. Over a
certain number of coolies another
coolie is usually placed as overseer
One day the rajah's son and his over-
I seer disagreed over a piece of work,
1 and the latter was on the point of
using a whfp on the former when the
| plantation's superintendent, a young
"Pear me," said Mrs. Thompkins,
"I know „the poor children mean no
harm and that they act the way they
do because of theirohome training, but
sometimes they are dreadfully trying."
"Tut, tut," said Mr. Thompkins. "A
Woman nijjkes a mountain out of every
little'molehill It's the easiest thing
in tji^ world to handle children. All
that is requisite is a little tact and
patience. Look fiere You let me teach
that mi- Ion class uf yoiws. I'll have
tlieni so that by the time I get through
with i m they'll ^ nine up and eat out
of your hand. You are n estimable
woman, Mrs. Thompkins, but yoik lack
the qualifications absolutely essential
for a mission teacher. >'u night at the
jcliooi 1 wish you to sit in the* bad.
ground and observe how a mission
class should bo handled."
Mr. Thompkins put on his hat and
walked with his wife over to 4he
school, which was already in session.
She pointed out her class to Mr.
Thompkins, and then disappeared be-
hind a# convenient pillar In the room,
while her liege advanced cautiously
upon the ( la s. *
As Mr. Thompkins greeted the class
ho was received with tumultuous
shouts of "Hello, whiskers,' "Wee-ce
ee," "Gee, hut I'll* bet the winjl likes
fo see you." . ,
Mr. Thompkins sat down in the
teacher's chair ayd waved his hand in
an impressive manner.
"Dear little children,"Jhe began
* "Ah, cut out d« 'dear kid' bizness,"
put in one of the class. "W'ere's de
nice loidy wot teaches ns. We don't
want no mambers of the Qote club
camln' round rutin In' mj."
"I am to be your teacher to-night,"
said Mr. Thompkins. ''My wife wishes
me to teach you this evening." .
"Not fer my money." said the big-
gest of the boys. "I'm g<ting to strike.
A'e're union In ciis class an' \v% don't
stand fer no scafts breakin' in."
"But," expostulated Mr. Thompkins.
"I am not goin'g to take the class for
all time 1. am merely to Jeach you
for to night. I am not a regular teacher
in mission schoflls . .
The big boy said something to the
class and all the boys immediately be4
can singing.
"tre don't belong to th' regerlers,
He's only a vollunteer
"That will do, young gentlemen,"
said Mr. Thompkins, with dignity, and
at the same time glancing apprehet£
sively at the pillar behind which his
wife was* seated. "I wish to teach
yon this evening. I do nSt believe that
you are beingjiroperly trained, and I
will make your lesson this evening
one of true value and o: 9 which you
.will long remember." * .
"You'll have to show us," said the
big boy, sitting down. "Uit bissy." •
"Now, young gentlemen, before tak-
ing up the regular work of the evening
let us have a little round table and
discugs subji i is of general Interest If
any of you should like some subject
explaini«l you Will pl«ase state it.
Think of something which you would
like to have delineated."
The big boy bobbed up. "How do
you make a Maltese cross?" hu asked.
Mr. Thompkins turned to the black
board and worked five minutes draw-
ing with colored chalk while the clasf
whistled and threw paper wads.
"There," said Mr. Thompkins finally
as he° waved his hand at Uie board,
"there is the way to make'a Maltese
cross." . .
"Naw It tain't," said the hlg boy.
*You pull its tail; that's the way."
"Such levity should have no place
here," said Mr. Thompkins, turning
pink. "Is there any other question,
and this'timj* I should like a sensible
query." * *
Mr. Thompkins paused while he dug
a paper wad out of his ear. lie en*
deavored to suppress his rising wrath,
and when lie was sure he was quite
cairn he said: "I will now tell you an
interesting story. I Know Jx>ys like
stories, and I expect that you will pay
careful attention." °
The class grew quiet, and Mr.
Thompkins, rejoicing at his little
stroke of diplomacy, began his story:
"Yoa know, boys, that the highest
j posiiit\n to which the American youth
can aspire is*that of President of the
| United States—"
"Ah I'd sooner be a alderman,'
! said the big boy. "De alderman in our
ward's got a snap and he owns tree
saloons."
"I shall ask you to preserve quiet,"
resumed Mr. Thompkins. "There was
j once a poor boy that lived on a farm—"
I "Gee, 1 was on a iarm oncet," said
the smallest boy. 'Dey had a cow dere
Lwhat giv buttermilk." •
[. "This boy 1 am speaking of." re-
sumo'l Mr. ThompkinS, "was deter-
mTned to become great, and he h%wed
j rails and worked with his big, honest
' hands until he became the greatest
man*in the country. Do you know who
he was?"
"Jim Jeffries," yelled the big boy.
"Will you please leave this room at
! once?'' demanded Mr. Thompkins.
#Chase yerself," replied the*big boy,
; politely; "I've got a license lo stay
here. I don't see any medals on you."
Mr. Thompkins jumped up and
seized flie big boy by the collar and
started for the door. Immediately the
rest of the class landed on him.
There was a^scuffle and a heavy fall,
and the mission school was thrown in-
to disorder by seeing the banner class
piling on top of a tall man wit^i^vhis-
kers who was on the floor, wildly
bawling.: "Take 'em off; ^ake 'em off.
Tho^fve stabbed me."
A moflient later jhe glass had hur-
riedly jumped back to their seats. Mra.
Thompkins had appeared.
"Say," said the big boy apologetical-
ly as he wiped off his face, "we're sor-
ry, mum. that we got inter trouble ajid
disgraced the class, but* we couldn't
stand fer that fay fer a minute. Ile a
a bum teacher, h% is. You're all rit€
1 and de gang's wid yon, but no g^esei
like dat can but* in on us."
Mrs. Thompkins smilej grimly as
| she restored order, and Mr. Thompkins
stood out in the hall and pulled pins
out of his legs and wondered if *he
| ought to Wear out warrants for#the
j young ruffians who had upset his thewr
ies on h<fw to teach a mission class.
(Special Correspondence.)
e 9 \ oyecial V^Uirc l'Uliucu*.D.; e
U is one thing to visit a place for a i sour herring and you will feel all right
few days, and by observation and by again. •
•' - A little place where the Germans
especially congregate is called 'Zmn
Kater Hiddigeigei.' This is a combina
tion of a store and a beer garden. The
place is, of course, kept by an Italian,
but the German artists meet there and
sit either within the.building or out
studying the guide books get some
knowledge of it; but the only way to
know a place is lo live there for
months at a time, writes a German
lady who spends her winters in Ameri-
ca. but the *rest of her time abroad.
This lady hLs many interesting facts
i
far
mUk. /<
' v-
' V
. Native Woman and Donkey.
to Relate about the, places she has lived | side at little tables and
in, an<^ her bump yf curiosity sq rbeer. o
well developtd that she pokes into
placets and asks many questiqps othu«
would not think of. She spent many
months with other artists y.t a j/ttle
hotel they found in the tonri.
on the island of that nfra
"Capri is the#rende
most celebrated ^^*4^
"There are no art scj
the artists flock there
0of the country and of
are very beautiful. Thes^
as models for the smal/ sum
drin I?
ftieh
says
Studies
day, which is^ more t^an theyjjvi
Sioiry ./ a Moufee-War Veteran
The gratitude of the laborer was
unbounded. For once he lost h*is
oriental stoicism and tears mine Into
his eyes, as he said: •
"Master, vou have saved me from
a great disgrace."
The superintendent's curiosity was
«t Trinidad, and there he worked for
six years, the planter in the mean-
time feeding him on rice and clothing
him. and the agent of the bunnia see-
li.- In it tint 'Iiri, . I of Ham
indebtedness was paid not a cent of
his hin- naelicd his pjek. i. but was
tur.i.i l mei instead t.. ti li.' tit by
Hai . i\ er ,
At the 1'iwl of the iiix11 \. .ir Ham
.t! • <
for Hi. tir<t lor tli" ■ ■ of ,i few-
rupees that his grapdfather had con-
tr.i :ed when, he i> ■ K grand-
m.itber to wifr was wiped out. The j
rliiK el tli. einils : i;■ i.• 11 up .i irai:u.'
desire In the eonlii '. Ii rt —It awak-
ened his ambition ai*l li mw, ,| ti • -u
and there that he would be rich
some day und a planter Jiimself.
To that goal, during the remaining .
tw.i \ . i, . in I- ': ii.im -1 *
i! . .. rj penny tl:n: i.e ,in , d. At
til" ■ in! i : flint t; '-ii ibl\
small—something less 'ban a half j
thousand dollar but it was more
money than Kam Sal had ever owned
before, and. what wa- mot . imp"'taut,
It whs '.tti. - Tit t : tin i itlon of
Lis luj "lit pur pi e. tile • Itablish
tin nt of liin,self a- .i ■ .'\ - rsmith in
the Hindoo nuarter of Port of Spain.
in which business he prospered rap
WTi Then, the whole story, which the
Ham had not forgotten how field* Scotchman verified later on, came out.
w< re made to yield their Increase. As I The hero of it. Is still employed on an
1 planter he so dire ted the labors of Interior plantation In Jamaiea.
iftild
get If they w'orked in the fi
day. "
"The Hotel Pagano is the favorite
stopping place of these artists, and
travelers who are not artist% try to
obtain rooms here because of the his-
tory of the hotel. When the former
proprietoi* died, having no relatives,
he left the hotel to a stranger. In his
will he imposed the condition that the
proprietor of the hotel should never
charge more than f.5 a day for board
and room, including one bottle of wine
served with each meal.
"The plac£ is so filled with artists
of note that one finds it difficult to
obtain lodging. If one is seeking rest
he had better give uj> all idea of it if
he stays hwe, for night is Jhe time.of
all times«when the artists enjoy them-
selves at this abode, and they make a
pretty lively nois^ over their wine and
in the wee sma' hours of the night.
"The dining j-oom is the most inter-
esting room to see, for its walls and
ceilings are covered with frescoes
done by artists Vho have stopped
there in tSe past and some who are
present guests. 'Almost every artist of
note has left a picture on thtse -v^blls.
There are some very beautiful pictures
"There are two places that people
go to while staying in Capri or ot
their way there The first is* the Blu«
grotto. Tl^ere are many caves anC .
grottoes near Capri, but this is lffe
most wonderful , It is visited only ot
th«^_arT)-lght day. The entrance is but
three feet high, and one must Ijp tlal
in a boat In order to enter. *
"The whole cavern shimmers in a
blue light, and the * #ier is sapphire*
This Is caused by the#reflection of th«
sunlight upon the* half-hidden ^ater,
"In the middle of the grotto, on ons
side, Is j sort landing whicli leads
to a ln?lo. You get out of the boat at
tills landing and go up some steps*
which are decayed «und broken in
places, and then you see this ^iole. II
was supposed to leaifto a passageway
t?> t|je villa of Tiberius. Perhiyis ii
was used for Tiberius to go dewn
through to bathe, or perhaps he took
hisoslaves down there to watch them
drown, as a change from the amuse-
ment he ordin Ally •enjoyed of throw-
ing them from the cliffs to the rocks
below. * •
"Tibertis spirit the last ten yean
of his li/e at Capri. He had twelv^
villas In lit on top of a^ireat ani^ steep
cliff. The jemains of the balhs. aque-
ducts aniV villas are still to be seen
The ruins are nojf iised for cow
stables. On the very top Is the chape!
St. Maria del Soccorso. In this a her
mit lives, and there you may get wine
if you wish it. For a small tip he will
let you inscribe your ifame in 'Test!-
monlunup^esential.'
"The people of the isTand are "enial
and kind-hearfed. Tlff ir chief occupa
Hons are fishing, cultivating the olive
and vine dressir^. The women are
very beautiful. It is for the models
^S)Cil8C^r'CO
aroiu-ed, and although the Hind90 en
deavored to slink away he was pnwsed
so hard that he finally explaiued his
remark. •
"You have saved me from a great
disgrace," he said. "I, a rajah's son,
to be strut k by a Hindoo of low*
Still Farming at 99.
On May 24 Uncle Ned Glggey, of
Fort Fairfield, Maine, was 89, and on
the following day lie celebrtued the an-
niversary by planting potatoes, of
which crop he now has an acre in the
ground.
I.ast year he cleared an acre of
woodland, and this season he has it all
' planted, lle.says he Is old enough to
know how to farm, and strong enough
to keep at It a long time yet. He says
it is not work but "loafing 'round and
feedin' high" that wears men out.
Tde Turns Into Finger. .
A curious surgical operation is re
ported from Dresden, where Dr. Mai-
ne!. wjio was attending a girl & years
of age who had lost her forefinger of
her eight hand, amputated the second
toe of his patient's right foot and
sewed it on to the stump of the miss-
ing finger.
The two parts werC then encased In
plaster, and after ^hree weeks It was
found that the toe had become flrraly
attnhed, forming a good substitute fe>
j the finger.—New York Journal. *
'Talk about the cruelty of a cat
playing with a mouse!" exclaimed 8
linn "!.older when that ftfmiliar sim-
ile was mentioned in his hearing.
"Everybody knows that a cat. espe-
cially a half-grown kitten, will occa-
sionally sport with 1 captive, and
show as much pleasure as does the
human hunter who pursues the fox,
but in nine hundred and ninety-nine
cases out of a thousand there is a
pounce, and the whole thing is over.
If you want* to know aliout cruelty,
fiendish, unspeakable cruelty*, 1 will
lommend the study of the mousetrap.
When we 111 .• 1 iiy<> the apart
tiicnt v^e now occupy we were hardly
settled until we made the discovery
that the place was* (warming with
mice. My wife, suggested that we get
1 1 ^t but 1 1 "iilil nor fori;' 1 that crui f
ty which I firmly believed was part
of a cat's nature. I bought a trap,
baited IJ with cheese, and next morn-
ing I had a problem on my hands.
Mouile cowered. In the box, complete-
ly at my mercy. 1 was master of his
Hfe or death. The absolutely power
I had gatnej didn't make me feel very
proud, or yet very comfortable. 1 kept
remembering certain lines of Robert
Burns, and a kind of lump came Into
my throat as *1 made ready; for the
execution. At the last moment a hap-
py thought occurred to me. I called
to my wife.
' This is the anniversary of. our
w edding,' I said, and in hijnor of the
occasion I am going to set this little
begpar free.' „ . .
" That win be splendid,' she said,
clapping her hands; now I shall be
able to eat breakfast.'
The next morning I found the trap
sprung, but the mouse was dead. He
was' not hurt. He had died in the
sheer agony of fright and desperation
j at being caught in the trap.
"The next fellow was alive, and 1
trot up Oiftly, put the trap in my over,
coat pocket and sneaked down to Hi\&
erside Park, where I turned linn loosa
Then I went 4iack, feeling distinctly
loolfsh. .
" 'The t*np is empty this, morning,
I explained to my wife, letting the
pre .nt ten.-,e yei;\e to preserve my
truthfulness."
"'I.don't belie\" I wotiM !>• ■?her t£
set it again,' she suggested a little
anxiously. •
"'I don't believe I will,' fcaetjlbgded
heartily, and nothing further was said
"That day I confided the situation to
a frieifd.
> 'Oh you'll get used to it. ho said;
I was the same way once, but I wenl
a£ead and killed the^i, and row 1
ran kill chickens, drown puppies or do
! anything in that line.'
"That settled it. 1 had no deiilre te
be a complacent killer. When I went
home 1 splintered the trap and wrote
an order for a cat. She killed Several
mice the first week we had ?i r. and
then the mice leafned that there was
dinger in our apartments, and trans-
ferred their attentions to. our neigh-
bors who had traps. In the four years
that fallowed there have not bees haU
a dozen mice in our apartments, whil«
our neighbors drown one of the little
creatures every morning and still suf
fer continual annoyance from them.
"The mouse trap not only inflicts
terrible and* unnecessary cruelty upon
the "little animals, but It teaches chil-
dren to harden their hearts and kill
Take away the barbarous trap and
install the harmless, necessary .cat.
whose very presence will in mosi
cases prevent the disease for whict
the trap is an attempted and ineffect
ive cure. .
' • S*
mm ,
• Cathedral and
as well at comical ones. There .ire
poems and common sayings painted
above and below the windows and
upon the door casings. They are ideal
heads and portraits and everything
>ne can think rtf in the wjfy of satires
on the country and on the artists them-
selves. 0 #
"One of the most amusing picture*
is of a rat peering at a herring. This*
Illustrates the 'Katzenjammer,' what
the Amc&iearis . aii a -welled h< ,.i
which is well described In that little
poem of Eilgere Field. 'The Clink of
the Ice in the Pitcher.' The Herman
students pay that whf n you awake in
the mornlT *• tiith 'TI •
vou must 1 . .ill. !:ioro I ■ a:i3 at a
Public Square. 0
. o
| ar <i for the beautiful Italian coloring
of the country that the artists go there*
\o make studies. • 0
"Kaste- is made much of there. Oft
Good Friday there is a grand proces-
sion. Faster eve the services are held
.11 th<- chapels. The priests lie flat
' p<ti*!i.' fi<-<,r and chjfnt the service,
thi resurrection moment comes*
the doors ar,- thrown open, th$ bells
lamor forth, firecrackers are .set oft
Mi* tl^ X irch and ti* air is filled with
151m 1 - which the people have r$-
^ e as emblams
cfJh6 freed soul..
• If you have an artistic tempers*1
o' and your happfbesg
, ><1! be complete"
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