Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-27
London and LiverpOn!.

The strcet,s.o kept free from dirt by
the simplest plan. Hundreds III small
boys are continually IT work witi,.u~,-
pan aud brush tlkln up every partIc'e
and drnus;iiuE II in hIrre!I along the
gutter. The roasiWuys in London are
81! as heat rs Fifth Avenue a few hours
h>t0:e the Seventh Ergineut j. to
march ." l.. or the funeral OF Il street
commissioner Is 70 pass through n:
al" ,tt not a street "a New York j. ut
any urr :" crowded. with vehicles ~ is
every uu' il l.pn,,on al all tunes. The
only aiSI'tvaHtl"" 81 til" Elgii,h s,~-
ton - That Ii cost i"~- than ours. and
d"cs not CIV" tie h"SS m uppul-
tual'N appr"pria:" ihr money III y
h"ult !uy cleaning ar!Hrn.rs WIKI.
The parks aie resorts Of the people
similar to ours, bu those srnsrless re-.
Strci>ons - numerous III E.n'rai ana
Prospect Park are happily missing
here. One does not see the constant
warning, keep otI the grass" bat the
authorities rcco5ilH, the fact that rur-
pie do not g there to walk II thedu.t,
road; they could do that ela,Nh !e,
but the attraction is the fresh ar an
he grass, 4 stmblancu Of cuuutry !,y
which the poor man who cannot 20 t.
brighton or to the Isle of Wight hope,
t. deceive !inI.rlf IN comirm here ard
seeing the sod and lying upon it INTO
the belief that lie is really not so badly
situated after all. And yet the grass
stands it and does not seem discouraged
out of its growth by the Invasion.
Ike country between Liverpool and
London Is fult Of quiet cultivated beau
ty. The villages, which are very close
together are noticeable for the cicanli
ness and neatacss that are without OK.
ception Il characteristic of each Tue
scarcity vi trees is marked, and the few
that ar seen are small and apparently
yong. The rivers are no more than
creeks, and the Thames itself at Lon
don dixie the Seine at Paris) is not SO
wide AS the passage between New York
city and Blackwells lalaLd.
The almighty dollar of Ameri
Cans Is nothing to the almighty tn
pence OF the English. Tn,re is All
unceasing effort to get "iupeuce, the
cab driver will heap lie upon lie Tor 1t.
the street gamin will run mile
to get it, the ministerial guide in black
gowns ana white collars who show us
through Westminster will indulge III
the most repulsive Obs qni u,ne.a To-
secure 1t. and the hotelkc. per will q
sietpess nights cUncOctiu.; ncueult, 90
swindle Americans out Of 1t The
talnd English does not rise above Il
"tupencc; sixpence staggers il, and It
shilling would entirely oveibaiance 1t.
The idea OF n dollar would he Iucun-
ceivable. We admire the d,guity on
that almighty dollar.
The roast beef g. much talked about
does not equal that from America. us
the English people now freely ADM,
and as the profitable importation #
United States meat evinces. The NUT
ton Is tender, but is not different from
ours except in abundance of fat The
South Downs, celebrated for its she,p.
raising qualities, we had the curiosli,
to visit. We were prepared to aimlt
the superiority OF highlands grass; We
argued that pastures devoted for Cen
turtles to the cultivation of grass should
bring forth prime quality. But We
were surprised to fud it otherwise
the grass Is just three inches high, and
mingled with it is u vast quantity OF
stubUle. The farmers claim it has IL
richness not found in any other. This
may be; we are not sufficiently uc-
quainted with the tastes OF the various
grasses to judge. "A. G. p, in ". Y.
Hume Journal.