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". ". b. GALLAHER, Editor.
Jefferson County, Vest Ia.
February 10, 1855
JAY GOULD ON RIS TRAVELS.
Biu Nye Receives Il Letter from Him for
Publication.

Neg York World
The following private letter and Ms.
have Just been received, and though only
signed with the initials of the writer, there
are many reasons why | am led to believe
that both are the work Of an old friend,
Mr.. Jay Gould, who is at present in the
coun ry where the letter is da ed;
"AFLoAr on THE NETHERLANDS,
IL TIE GLoAMNG, 1887.
Mr.. UJAcloJ Contiguous,y,' World Office,
N. Y, Z. S. a.:
"Sir,-Wou you mind using your in
fuence in trying to get the inclosed piece
printed in the Sabbath World and send
me whatever it is worth in currency by
registered mail, care lock box 29l Rome,
Italy? | am not earning anything this
winter, being disabled by neuralgia, and
so it has occurred TO me that | might
write some pieces for the paper, telling Of
sights and sounds abroad. If you print
this letter, or use your influence 10 that
end so that it gets INTO the paper, will
YOU send me two or three copies and |
will pay you in few weeks But, if you
do not use it, | wish you would avoid
making memoranda on it with a blue
pencil, as several other editors have done,
for it annoys me very much.
PLEASE do not make fun of the piece
if you do not use it, as | am threatened
with heart disease, and anything that
makes me very angry is apt to prove fatal.
Atrophy of the heart is what it is called,
and if l live forty-fve years longer it
will be about all can expect, so please
do not make light Of my piece.
"Fraternally yours, J. g."
Communicated
For some time we have been sailing
DER the unruffled bosom of the Mediter-
ranean sea. 1t is a beautiful sheet OF
water which has been ploughed by many
keel as far back as history can inform
us. 1t is from 20 to 200 feet in depth,
and is we'll located to do the principal
traffic between Europe and Africa.
An enormous quantity Of water flows
into the Mediterranean Sea, for a half
dozen European rivers contribute to it,
and the Atlantic ocean also discharges
lis waters into this sea. And, yet, owing
to the hot, dry winds which sweep across
from the sandy wastes of Africa, the
evaporation is very great and keeps the
sea from overfowing its banks. Thi:
should teach US that even nature abhor;
a surplus.
Nothing can be more pleasant than q
winter of cruising on this great sea OF
board high-priced yacht, aud l otter
wonder why so many poor people in New
ork should stay indoors and suffer al
winter when they ought to 60 out anC
get the air of refinement which yachting
on the Mediterranean alone can bring
The trouble with poor people is that the!
devote too much time to getting some
thing to eat Eating is not all that w
live for. We should give part Of eacl
year to travel, | think, for it broaden
the mental vision and gives one a haugh
tv and disdainful air, which nothing bu
European travel or braking on an elevated
train can bring.
would rather be road master Of
good yacht on the Mediterranean than t
live upstairs in New York.
We visited Milan not long ago. 1t j
all inland town whose southern wall i
washed by the Olona river. Olherwis
the place is entirely unIaundried. Milan
pronounced Me-laun by bearing dow
hard on the last syllable, is a railroa
! centre in Northern Italy. 1t is eigh
miles in circumference and has rampant
around it. Milan points with pride I
her ramparts. ! often think that Ne,
York would invite more visitors froI