The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-05
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Editor JOURNAL About ten days
ago we ieft Florence and entered
Rome. We can say "uCni, uidi. T"
but we can not say "Uici Z" for Il would
take months, even years 10 conquer
the difficulties In the pursuit Of the
vast circle Of knowledge involved.
and thus comprehend the full slgnifi-
cancs Of the External City" Every
thing you see-street. building. cathe-
dral, church, castle, ruins-all have q
history running back to classical and
mediRval ages and also connected
with the renaissance Of the 18th and
18th centuries. We might here re-
mark by way Of parentheses, that We
have concluded 10 postpone a cOnsid-
eratlOn Of London, Paris and Rome
until we shall have more time 10 ad-
just and arrange the notes and materl-
ais accumulated in relation to these
great cities. In this communication
We shall mainly speak Of Naples. Our
Viait 10 this city Wss OF necessity en-
tirsly too brief; but short ~ II was,
We saw and learned a great deal more
than We could well embOdy within
the limits Of this eplstle.
From Rome TO Naples, It is about
l60 miles and takes about seven hOus
TO make the journey. We have found
no trains on the continent equal IN
speed 10 the express trains on the
Union Pacific or Santa Fe Railways.
In fact, In the whole business Of rail-
reading the United States Is far In ad.
vance Of all the other civilized na-
tlons Of the world. Between Rome
and Naples there are no places or Oh
iects Of any great interest We might
except the little town on the site Of
the celebrated ancient Capua, which
contains some Interesting ruins. It
was once e very large city, and had
great prominence IN the history Of
the Roman Empire. There is still
the magnificent ruins Of the amphi-
theatre, which are said 10 be
the most ancient, and after the |
Colosseum at Rome the larg-
est in Italy. Naples Is the largest city
in Italy, having population Of ab0ut |
10000. lt may he truly said, lit is
most beautiful for situation. In this /
respect, Il is said to have go rival ln
Europe with she possible except ion Of
ConslantinOple. The town lies on the
north side Of the bay Of the same
name, somewhat In 3 crescent form.
This situation. on which nature has
lEvtshed all her beauties, has frOm the
most ancient times been the object Of
the inteasest admiration, aud Il Il
annually visited BY thousands Of
strangers In quest Of enjoyment and
health. lt has inspired the enthusi-
astic expression Of the NeapOiilans
s'See Napls and then die" Naples
rises 81 an amphitheetre frOm the
shores Of the sea % the top of the
Surrounding hills, forming = panO-
Fama whose extreme beauty never
tiTga the eve. On the east rises Vesu-
Fiul On solitary aud awful grandeur,
with q number of Villages on its sides.
The pictureeque island Of Capri rises
On Tie centre Of the gulf, breaking the
horizon. On the west Is the noun
tain chain of P0aiiipe-leadinE on
Ward towards PulzuOli and tha lake Of
AFtFno. Though nature has been 50
bcontiful Ia lavishinE her gifts on this
favored apot, yet ca historic Interest
and nzsoeiations, this part Of the
ItallEn peninsula a. einEniariy defi-
eieut. 10 hes rarely nttaIaed even q /
Transient rPputasiOl In the annals 81
polItics, Art OF literature. "A visitor
eann0t bat eEperie1ce g feeling Of
Eappointmsut On beholdinF Maple,
nflef having Fze1Euizod 80 Florence
ths foaua % tha ltEiian renniasanes,
In Hnme the metropolis Of a bygons
zEe. and iH Milan and Venice the
zlle1dof of mcliiRVal rep1blles. But
Itcn 4nETe 81 VeauViua, Hafcll laneuua.
~ Fompe, with thsiR matohlsas