INDIA.
Another Interesting Letter from H.
G. Trowbridge,
Giving a run Description of Lucknow,
Its toople and their Peculiar-lilac-
mfi, lama. Feb. 12, 1888.
My lastlattaraccounted for my travels
tothiaplace and the end of my long
journey. The country travested be-
tween Calcutta and Lucknow, does not
exhibit much diversity as to contour of
muses, (at least there are no mountains
to be men.) but there are many things of
Interest to demand our attention and ex-
cite our curiosity. To be sure. the
major portion of the journey was made
nights, but I improved the daylight to
its fullest extent. Vegetation seem to
flourish to a wonderful degree, and al-
though it is the winter season, there are
no signs of frost: but, of course, it must
be moreluxurinnt in the summer. There
is a great variety of trees, shrubs.
plants, flowers, and nearlyall of them
different from any in the United States.
Ido not recollect seeing but three varie-
ties that appeared familiar to me, and
they were a counterpart of the palmet—
to and orange and the castor oil plant,
which is cultivated quite extensively.
' There is a great variety of palms, from
those which grow to a great height
with a single tuft of branches and leaves
at the top, to the little scrnhby palmet-
toa only a few inches high. Also a great
variety of the cactus, some of them
growing to very large and treeolike size.
The flat valley of the Ganges River
rscv’nisntly a very extensive one, both
in length and breadth, as I saw nothing
like a hill or rise of ground till we had
been eighteen hours on the road. There
we entered a country slightly broken
and hilly, which continued, generally
speaking, the balance of the route.
Previous to that it was all a dead level.
In many places were scattered groups of
trees and shrubs, while in many others
there was nothing but an apparently
endless plain. looking fresh and green
with grasses and crops and perfectly
level as far as the eye could range in
every direction.
The American plains and prairies are
called level, but there is more or less
rise and fall to the surface and usually
it is considerably rolling, but this was
as level as a floor, without the slightest
variation apparent to the eye, and the
effect of its appearance is to the senses
interesting, attractive and strange.
There are many large towns and cities
along the road, but one cannot see much
of them from the cars.
Native villages are frequent, and cur-
ious vilagea they are, regular nests,
There is usually no roads in the villages
and their mud bungalows cover the en-
tire ground. except very narrow pus»
sage ways, which run in all manner of
irregular directions. The appearance to
theeye from a little distance is, that
the whole business is tender one
roof. They are mostly built of mud,
and the whole thing is one color, and
that is distinctively a mud color. In
some sections, though, they use a tiling
made of clay for roofs, and that being
of a reddish color, gives a little variety
from mud alone. Where bungalows are
built, for the dry season only, on ground
that is subject to inundation in the wet
season, the frame is of bamboo poles
tied together, and some kind of mat-
tremea of reeds and rushes tied to the
poles, makes the sides and roof. They
are easy moved, and if abandoned and
washed away the loss is slight. In one
of these “mud bungalow” villages, cov-
ering only a few acres of ground, there
will live thousands of the natives. They
remind one of an ant hill or a bee-hive.
They nemto be possessor: of quite a
a good many cattle, buffaloes, donkeys,
goatsand sheep, with now and then a
canted or elephant, but they all have to
he kept in enclosures or tethered, u
there are no fences, and they cannot be
allowed to roam at large to destroy
crops, as the enormous population of
india requires their crops to be protected.
As the latter part of my journey was
made in the night again I could not see
much, but just enough by the waning
moon to see that it was somewhat hilly
in sectiom. The country in and about
Lucknow is compartivsly level, and is
decidedly attractive in appearance.
Lucknow itself, as a city is a peculiar
one. It has a population of about 280,-
preople, but it is scattered allover this
sectional India. The municipality em-
braces some thirty-six square miles, and
I am told it is about eleven miles from
thawaatern limits to the limits of the
oantcnmcnt or government military
groundsto the eastward. The eastern
ssctionof thscitypropsr is where the
European population principally reside.
and the Mos and municipal oflloea,
as well as the principal banks, shops and
hotabuslnthatmcdomwhileths bal-
aneasndbyfarthslargsrportionofths
population is native.
.TbaGoomteaRlvc,atrlhntaryor the
Ganges, flows through the northam ase-
mast-s of tin-tone.” thstls soft and
packs down Into a smooth, bard um.
Thsyare dastyin dry weather. How-
ever, the moat frequenmd streets and
drives are sprinkled every evening a lit-
tlewhils before sundown, and they are
very pleasant todrivs on. The sprink-
ling operation Is a curiosity. It is all
done by water carriers, (“W") He
hthsmme chap that you have often
aeauin pictures. with a bag made of
animal skin hung on his back, and he is
anecessary commodity and vary num-
erous. l have not seen any water traua~
ported in any other manner since I have
been in India. In sprinkling street he
hold-the neck of thewater bag in one
hand to regulate the flow, and scatters
the water with the other hand like a
person sowing grain broadcast. The re-
sult is that the sprinkling is very evenly
done with the least possible waste of
water, and there are enough of them en-
gaged in it do the required sprinkling lo
a short time. For household uses the
“hheatie” trots in with the water bag,
and fills bowls, pitchers, jugs or any-
thing elee required to be filled makes his
bow, “salaam” and trots out again.
As lisaid before. the water carn'er is a
water carrier and nothing else. He
knows no other business and would not
if he lived a thousand years. The day
after my arrival here (Monday) I report—
ed to Mr. H. 8. Boys, who Is Deputy
Commissioner of this district and chair-
man of the Munici l Board of Luck- .
now,aud by him w
A. B; Olliver, secretary M
and in the afternoon we all
Mr. Boya’ residence where all p
ries were satisfactorily arranged
business tobegin without delay. «I... 9
received meingood form and seemed
disposed to make it unpleasant for me
as possible and to furnish me every
necessary convenience and requirement
to prosecute my work. I was taken to
the proposed location of the well which
isa very pleasant one indeed. near the
(Ioomtee river and on the site of an old
fort called “Muchabawan.” A large
roomy bunzalow (house) close by my
work was fitted up and furnished com-
fortably for my use. I was also provid-
ed with a cook, a sweeper, a messenger '
todo errands, and in three days I was
living in my new home nicely and
comfortobly and my work begun.
I had an invitation to ride on an ele- .
phaut the other day but I declined: I
was busy. Prince Mustapha with a
deputation called to see me and my
works and they were riding on two ele-
phants and two camels rigged out in
gorgeous style. The Prince offered me
a ride with hint. I am not used to rid-
ing royal elephants so declined with
thanks. I received a farmer paper yea-
terday. The Sentinels come quite regu-
larly but the New Milford Gazette is
tardy. [get about two out of three of
them.
ll. (5. Tuowmunorz.
B. F. Stevens,
MUSIC HALL BLCCK.
We have just received a new lot of
REFRIGERATORS
that we are selling low.
Oar 28 ct. laraealho (‘ofl’se is fine,
try it.
A full line of
FRUITS,
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South Norwalk, Conn.
DAVID STOW’I
FURNITURE
We have just received the largest and finest stock
ahownbeforc of
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WALNUT CHAMBER SUITS.
FLORIST.
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MAIN STREET, SOUTH NORWALK
SOMETHING NEW.
70. each.
for ll cents.
Will be sold
lst—Cuticura Soap,
Boston .store.
Mi"- CORSETS. Kill...
EVERY PAIR WARRANTED.
Examine our KABO CORSETS, in White, corn and drab, which
are now on sale for $1.00 at the Boston Store. .
We will offer 19 (102. Ladies’ COrset Covers, all sizes, and Ham-
burg trimmcd. worth“ 50., for 180. each.
Ladies’ Brown Balbriggau Hose N 0 145, never before sold less
than 7 e per pair, Will be sold f0] 30.:1 pair.
Ladies White Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, worth 1211;? (3., only
17 (loz. Ladics’ Colored Bordered Handkerchiefs, never
before sold less than 513. each, will be sold for 20. each.
12 doz. Antique Lace Tidies, worth 150. each, can be bought
TOILET ARTICLES
2d—Pears GlV cerine Soap, 11 011th 25c. ,0nly 150. per cake.
3d——Caldor’sDeutrine, sold every where for 330. ,0nly 17c. pr. bottle
4th-Colg lid 8 Trip
5th——Lubin 8 German Tripplo Extracts, the best article in the "
market, only 390. per oz.
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bargains to be seen at the
UUSTUN Ulll UUUUS STURE,
45 Main St., Norwalk, Gt.
at prices never before heard 0f.
worth 250. ,ouly 1250. per cake.
plc Ext Perfume will be sold for 290.1131 oz.
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Hatters Knives.
Northrop an 00.,
Dunbar-y.
Are pnpandmgrind Hatters Knives and furnish
same and guarantee satisfaction.
,Amsssrmcummoo
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From $30.00 Upwards. ‘
Dining Room Tables,
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Manges and Couches.
Rattan Chairs, l-‘ancy PlushE
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Spring Styles.
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