including a glass of beer, one shilling.". . . Another peculiarity of the English: When they drive, they turn to the left, on meeting another driver; but on the sidewalk, when they meet another pedestrian, they turn to the right.
Tuesday, March 11.—At the meat shops in Johannesburg,
pickled beef feet are sold as pickled pigs'
feet are sold in America. . . . The morning newspapers
of Johannesburg sell at six cents each. The
best newspapers of New York and Chicago sell at one
cent. The Transvaal Leader of this morning says the
rain at Durban continues, and that the storm is the
worst since 1858. When I was there, it was said at
first that the storm was the worst in two years; then
it was said it was the worst in ten years, and now the
statement is telegraphed broadcast that the storm at
Durban is the worst in fifty-five years. It is wonderful
what the Atchison hoodoo can do in the way of
disturbing nature. The weather in Johannesburg is
fine. The days are somewhat warm, but the nights
are quite cool. Except a light shower this afternoon,
which was agreeable, there has been no rain since our
arrival. . . . The Transvaal Leader has one department
I have never seen in any other newspaper.
Every morning it prints a list of the loaded railway cars
received in Johannesburg the day before. Imagine a
Chicago paper printing something like the following:
"Yesterday there were received in Chicago the following
loaded freight cars: Illinois Central, Nos. 100282,
