The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-23

and before the thing is over, positive antipathy
is bred by propinquity.
own that I have given what may seem to
some very dark-colored picture of the person.
ally conducted tours organized from London,
where Americans and Englishmen are thrown
together pellmen, on no other principle than that
their tickets are good for so much. But the pict
ure is a true one, as more than one American
consul can testify.
little better are those excursions organized
in America, by Americans, and for Americans,
because the tourists have one or two things in
common, and these are: az Their country; and
~, their profession. For, in the summer time
particularly, hard worked teachers, and thin,
worn-out clergymen, come across the ocean,
gain recreation and strength, and 'do" what
they can Of Europe. Then all American ex
cursions as general thing are more productive
of good than the others have mentioned from
the fact that the persons composing them have
long looked forward to the trip, have read up
the places, and are better prepared in every way.
Perhaps the most profitable excursions of all will
be those organized by Professor Jordan, where
they have little money, but yield lots of expert
ence and any amount Of fun.
That persons of slender means can travel in
Europe without personally conducted com
pany, have had ample evidence in the scores of
Americans who struck out for themselves The
Arabic figures are the same in every European
language, hence, the hours Of departure, by rail
way trains and steamboats,, the accounts at
hotels, etc, can be managed without help. I
have known hundreds of Americans who did not
lose their shrewdness even in Europe. But, at
almost every hotel on the continent nowadays,
there is some one who speaks English, and, in
every city there are English-speaking guides
who can be of great service, and whose charges
are from 81 to $50 per diem. Such guides,
really, save you time, money and independence.
There are those, TOO, who have gone with the
European tourists companies, who have found
them very convenient, and have had "a good
time with them, and, must add that these
European purveyors are always exceedingly
civil and serviceable to our diplomatic
and consular representatives This much,
also, must be said IN their favor,
viz: for the people who have an inordlnate
dread of acting for themselves whore they do
not know the language, these personally con-
Quoted tours" are of great advantages and If
there can be enough people of a sympathetic
turn of mind, and who will manage to Offset
their independence against being hurried in
some places, and not left long enough at others,
such tour will turn to some degree of profit
and pleasure
have felt somewhat proud of my indianapolis
friends who have come over to Europe. i do not
speak of Prof. Jordan's excursion parties, but of
single gentlemen and families, from cur beloved
State capital. lean count up more than thirty
such persons, and only about four Of them fell
into the hands of the Philistines7 of British
tourist companies. Some of them bought their
Through tickets, whether Cooks, Gaze's or
Kaygilrs, but they were not personally con-
Quoted" And do not recall one of them who
employed courier to travel with them at the
rate Of $50 per month and expenses, and with
10 per cent. out of them for everything that
they bought at any shop It is not generally
known that every courier has his hote1 fare
free and yet. unless the traveller is AVIAN of
this, he has to pay his courier's hotel bill
I suppose that almost every Indianapohtan
who has come to Naples had his letter of credit
on the banking house of Messrs VIM. J. Turner
& Co., of this city Mr. William Turner, the
senior partner of that long-established house,
has just died. at the ripe age of eighty-two. He
was one of the pleasantest and most courteous
gentlemen that ever knew, He had resided in
Naples sixty six years, and his conversations
with me in regard to these more than three
score years in Italy. were exceedingly interest
ing. 1t was q history of the most stirring times
of Europe, after the overthrow of the First
Napoleon. During those sixty-six years in
Naples, Mr.. VIVA. Turner had lived under six
kings and one dictator, viz: four Bourbon
kings, the glorious dictator, Garibaldi, and
bluff honest King Victor Emanuel. and his lib
eral SON. King Humbert l. Mr.. Turner was
the soul of integrity, and true Christian gen
tleman. The business of the bank will be con-
tinued under the name Of the old firm, by Mr..
Charles Turner, whom many Indianians know.
J. @. FLETCHER