Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-01-14
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The following article from the Notasulea fAlaA uor
ad written by the assistant editor of that paper gives
statement OF the condition of the road and of the od
vantages to the traveller of the Seaboard route
BEST ROUTE TO THE NoRTH-As we are recev;r,.
letters from our subscribers South of u.s. making inon
ries as to which the best from Missssp1 Ion
lsllna, Aloaa 70 view ORR and as there is another
rival route putting forth deceptous pretentons we hes
itate not to say to travelling friends that the sbor
est and most direct way to the North is by the Go.
Atlantic U. 5. Mail route, via Augusta, Wilmington
and Weldon. You start from Montgomery Ala and
ride 80 miles to West Point from thence you proceed
to Atlanta, Geo. distance of sc mies-fom thence n
Augusta, distance of III mes-from thence to Kinou
vile, S. c., distance III miles-irom thence to Wi
mington, n. c., a distance of l72 miles, This is or
excellent road it runs almost air ne-from Wi
mington you take the cars to Weldon N c. distance
l62 miles This also good road solid and substan
tal-there is hardly curve in ito miles of it is ona
straight line. The spacious and roomy and its
accommodations are unsurpassed. Give this road
trial.
Having arrived at Weldon, advice is to take the
Bay route to New York, its advantages over the in
land route obvious you save making several chances
and you good nights rest while sailing the spacious
steamers between Portsmouth, Va, and Baltimore
From Weldon to Portsmouth so miles, here the carsca
ry you within five rods of the steamboat and in ten min
to Baltimore You awake in the morning refreshed bvv
sleep-take your breakfast board the steamer and
nstanter you in the vending your way to New
York, distance of 200 miles from Baltimore Every
man will take this route In preference all Others
for the following reasons
LIST. 1t is the shortest route between New York and
New Orleans, by IA miles.
| End. 1t is the quickest route by II hours
3rd 1t avoids all the dangerous curves and grades of
| the rival route. -
4th. 1t saves numerous changes Of hacooro h;, :.
so annoying to travellers. 'OD 10
9th. There is detention on the route for It tho
longest Air line Rairod in the world and passes tbrouob
most pleasant country the cline through which is mild
and very heathful.
To our subscribers who may travel North, we conf.
IDENTIFY you the best route is the Great Atlantic
Mail Line, via Wilmington, n. G. 1t will save vour
time and money If you consult your comfort take this
long and well established and justly popular line L.
Correspondence of the Boston Post
Letter from Holland.
AMSTERDAM Nov. 90 1853
remarkably cleverpeope these Dutch, and strange
sort of land this they live in So everybody thinks
and everybody is generally right
To know a Hollander you need not look at his wood
shoes with turnup toes inquire if he is dealer in
tobacco gingerbread cid iron. You can tell him by
his wrnkled eyelids, his laughing mouth, and his cool
way of minding his own business He never troubles
you with anything and is quite sure you never trou
ways contented and jolly without telling you So as the
Frenchman would, by loud shouts and ridiculous man.
Guvres. His highest ambition is to own Rhine boat
or windmill in managing either of which his wife as
good as himself. She spins for him, mends for him. sells
for him. and steers for him. and the children soon learn
to do the same. His house, whether on canal or IN
der gabed roof is always the perfection of neaness
and order Sunday he goes with all his family to the
old church of his fathers where he hears winged words
from the pulpit and sacred music from the large organ
in the Though he knows nothing of prisons he
helps support scores of charity schools and orphan asy
lums He is no army man and if foreign powers cared
enough for watery Marshes they Nigh easily seize the
little kingdom and swallow it up
There is certainly nothing amusing than to see
the common people struting about in clumsy sabots re-
semblng in shape and might say in size, their lumber
ing canal boats but then they all so industrOuSy
engaged in carrying herring kegs water buckets clean
brass milk-pais that cannot but applaud their
gy while we laugh at their commercial appearance So
much for the Dutchman. Now if you would know
something of his geography, you have only to
few bridges to the outskirts of the town and look out
over the vast unvarying plain, trenched with water
bitches and lined with endless rows of willows. The
distant horizon is marked by long dyke, beyond and
above which, losses the restless Norman Sea- The
Spoorweg (R r. is carried one continuous bridge
the stations are all ratts and every city, town and
village built piles firmly driven in the sand. Huge
Windmills everywhere stretch out their giant WINGS
darkening the already leaden sky with their heavy
vass. You hear them whiZzng and buzzing and per-
haps do not know that they the very safeguard of
the nation that if they were to for one hour the
watchmen to slumber the dykes, the whole country
would float out to sea There is CUSTOM universal
here and quite prevalent the continent of arranging
small mirrors on the outside of the windows so as to re-
fleet objects passing up down the street to any
who does not care to put his head out of the window
am aware that this is sometimes used in America but
wonder it is not more in use by Boston friends,
who would not be at home when they disagreeabe
caller about to ring the door bell and it would be
better for the Gohamites New Years Day by giving
timely notice who is to be announced next,
must not omit to mention the house of Erasmus at
Rotterdam in the centre Of the town, near the milk
market-a quaint affair like all its neghbors-
ing Bosonian of the old house in Dock square,
which by the way is very good specimen Of Dutch
buildings noticed the inscription in Latin" This
is the little house in which the great Erasmus was
born.''
At Schiedam I thought of schnapps at Delft, of
the Purtans at the Hague, of skating and at Leden
of Spanish seges and of certain jars used to have
at Joes and 10. P.s in Camb.
have only time to add that heard the famous Haar-
lem organ saw the three little Japan ships suspended
trophies in the cathedral AISLE and looked up at the
weeping tower" on the wharf of Amsterdam, where
wives and mothers bid adeu to departing kin.
Nor can forget the broad faces, hearty expression
and easy attitude of the Holanders well obtained
by the masters of the Dutch school in their numerous
, paintings Of those you remember Der Helsts " City
Guard Of Amsterdam" large picture containing the
portraits of twenty-five good natured broad coared full
bodied Dutchmen of the old time Other favorites are
Jardins Five Governors" Paul Potter's" Bear Hunt