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Jas. Chapman Writes of Travels V >.VnNrK.> FROM LAST WEEK llei s a - con .try, the Sui.<J..y* aye giv up to pleasure a!oiv; an ! while there 1 alien-le! tin- tv.eos or, •‘f.istiy .btcronon. VT !jf V‘ tlloUS) lls ha-l gdtliere l to wr. t ■ this fay*.; he 'port. The m ! cjU'.' i’ i ‘ --I t" *>• the fine.)* in t'.jr world ;i i I i- th ■ r.-a ic/.vous for t,l» • lending li<of both wintiii -nts, a■ • >'. -:i heding i' pef rait.»!. Tli • aft Tn»..ii I was there how, r‘. Ling over t v > !i iinlred thous and dollars was cstimnt si to have «;ha-»«el hand', which will give ;soai" i lc 1 as ! « the prominent part this course plays i’l the arena of ■“jO'rtKTlHlM.’ j also visits- 1 tin* Exp->s tion; hut it cannot lx- coaiparc 1 with our St. J/oui.s Kxpoaitio i, In «*e my n-.-tde voting any spa-c t-> it. We sailed from IJ.u ■nos Aires on the JSih of Ju : y, reaching Ply mouth, England three days later. Ou viur way across we stopped at litis Palmas, Canary Islands, spen sling some ten hours on shore. We visited many interesting places, a few of which were: the Ca lie Ira! eroded in 1 ">l!0, the Jail, and tin Chamber of Horrors. In the latter we saw the "Iron < ollar, which they still use for executing pur poses. This is fitted around the neck and is gradually tightened hy means of a screw, thus strangling the condemned person to death and finally brtliking tin- neck. Had we out been oiu- day late in rea-liing Ea* Palmas we would have heeli for tunate enough in witnessing an ex ecution. At Plymouth we saw (lie plaee where the old "Mayflower was mipposed to have sailed from. 1- roin : this point we took train over to London, passing through the pret-1 liest country district in the world, j Tonttcmpt to describe it and to do| if. justice would h.- impossihle, how t*ver it reminds a person of a huge crazy ijuilt, divided olt l>y beauti fully kept hedges in patch,es of from three to five a ere.-. The eon. try homes, all of roe I: would he a cre.t --i:o any large city. To tell of London, with all of its many in!cresting plac.-s shrouded in , j,lie veil of English history, would he quite an undertaking, so , will on ly mention the ones best known to j t.be readers of the Journal. I spo.it li.il/ a day going through St. Paul's j Co tin drat, one ol the givote't works «»f art 1 ever saw, in which were erected monument - to the memory of the makers of English history. The Pur iament huildings of W est minister were also visited, and the AI diey wliere the remains of the old Lings lie. Buckingham Palace, the home of the present King of Eng land, could only he seen from tliqi grounds, and, I must say, is not near so imposing as the Palace of many of the other kings. A day was devoted to Hampton f'onrt, the I onic i t the kings pre vious to i mm. Toe private eham- Paining the he s, elmirs, • ‘te. u-ed ly the kings aad queens »luring tin- shove named era, are still kept in tact for the visitors to see. One e.g' e day was spent, at Windsor tv. -tie, one of the most his t<-rieal a i:-all Emopo. Epon «'.i(.-ring the gates to this temple of romance and History one is over turn* by the mysleriousnesa of the tuit-c imj.in-giKihle walls, Entrances Jo the dungeons were pointed out to ns, .where heirs to the throne weri* |)lat-e 1 to comm -nee :t season of ue d*.:y and te mysterioii-ly disappear.! We we- * earned through the Cas tle and shown the private apart ments of Queen Victoria and the lied on which she died. The elabo rate apartments for royal guests van- also shown us and which were ti on in readiness for the reception of King Alfonso of Spain, who was to visit England the following week. ' A day was also given to a trip by f oat up the River Thames, which jrtKuicd more of a fairy land than a reality. The beautiful lawns lead ing from the banks of the river back to palatial residences and the river dotted here and there with picturesque house-boats, whose oc cupants cold 1 be seen lounging la zily in hammock' o.t the decks, enjoying the i,.vig irating breezes 1 from off die quiet and-glassy waters j of trie beautiful, old Thames. after:.o , i was spjnt visiting the old lion a- of William IVnn and the little church where the Penn family worshipped near hy. After a very interesting ten days in London I crossed over to Paris, wliere 1 remained for two weeks. Many h'stork:.id plaees were visited Vihi'e there, a few of which were the Palace at Versailles, the home of tiie old kings of Prance, j near Paris. The Paine - of Versailles, j though built in the 10th century, is) one of tin- mo t perfect huildings in j Prance, from an artistic, point of view, and certainly the most in structive for visitors. It. was built in its original form under Louis XIII, enlarged by Louis Xl\ to its present, immen-e size; and inhab ited by the French kings up to the time of the Revolution. It has since been converted into a museum where the most interesting souve nirs of France can he seen. For the information of the .Tour-j nal readers ! will briefly state the! chief, historical events with which j this old Palace has been associated, i Louis XIV, the Brand .Monarch, j died here in 1715. Louis XV died 17 1 ■">. It was al so in this Palace an attempt was J 'made to assassinate him. Louis XVI, who was guillotined Inn. 21, 1711:1, was forcibly carried; away from this Palace* in 178!). After the fall of Napoleon it wasj occupied in succession hy Louis j XVIII, (’baric' X, and Louis-Phil lippe. d'he bed chandlers, with tin- orig inal furnishings, were shown us, as well as the carriages used hy the members of the royal family, inclu ding the coronation coach with sol id gold trimmings and which weighs over fifteen thousand pounds. In addition ta tliis interesting old palace, the Lourvo, the Pantheon, Notre Dame, and Napoleon’s Tomb were visited, as well as a ‘.rip up in the Find Tower, 1,000 feet ahev the pavement. The view, from tliis tower, of Pari' and suburbs and the beautiful French country, through which historical waters of the Seine wind their way to the sea, was a sight never to he forgot ten. O.i our liver trip t]ie French guides had great sport at our ex pense hy surprising us with their \meriean wit. An old chestnut, which they always ask the Ameri can tpurist, is, “Why does the fish in this river resemble maniacs?” —because they are "in-Seine.” d’lie guide addressed this riddle to a very gruff old member of our par ty, who had not smiled the entire day; and when he gave the answer, had it not been for timely interfer ence, our poor guide would no doubt have been thrown oveeboard, or given a good thrashing. 1 was joined in Paris hy a par ticular friend of mine, Count Tel-i feuer, ami motored hack with him to his Cattle near Rome, Italy, wliere ! was his "guest for three weeks. From Castle Oscano we would go in his ear to visit the his torical places of Italy, the principal one of which was Home. While in ; Home 1 devoted a day to seeing the. ruins of tliis famous old Homan; stronghold from which plaee nations! were created and destroyed. A per son is struck with awe and is prac tically dumbfouned when he real- j iz.es that he is gazing upon the ruins ! of huildings that stood before! Christ, it might be interesting to some of th£ Journal readers to know that Home was founded in the year 7-‘o 11. C. hy Rqmulus. While j there are no ruins of buildings erect- j ed ’-y Romulus still standing, yet ruins of the Temple of Vespasian j KEEP ON GOINS UNTIL YOU ARRIVE AT BUS STORE! We carry the most up-to-date lines cf Gents Furnishings, and Ladies Shoes and Hosiery. Our Stock is Absolutely New, in Goods and in Styles. Hawes Von. Gal Hats in the latest styles and "-tricolors. Also the No Name and Stetson, a shape to suit every man. \ Call in and see them. ■■MIL IE- piping you to select a HAT style SUI * S } r ° U best. Our show cases are cram full of neck -wear in the latest makes and colors, consisting cf bows, Four-in-hands and Strings A New Line of Shirts have just been opened up, The RoLersin. 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