Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-02-02

Ths pUpulous quarssrA such = H. Chinss
suArtH, ths Italian quarter, Tho Jswish
quarter. with their tsuemsnt houses, tAoss
barrscAs q The poor which vistsd cus day
In company With sanitary engines, remini
ous oe some Of DanteS descriptions, 10 b .
DESCENT o. rather an ascent, into hall spare
TIE reader the imprcaions which that day
beft upon ma Horriblei A pcpulacs com
posed Of ths odscourings oe al nations tho
dirtisst. roughsst ono can imagine
Hard BY this frightful squalor, Fifth avenue,
with IL palaces full Of tho richss'of the earth.
IL b The eternal story Of largo citiea
A In London, hundreds Of churches and
taverns tcalled beer saloons), u b the sAmo
ignobls AngloSaxon mixture Of Bibls and
beer, Of spiritual and spirituoua
New York h probably the most cosmopoli.
tan city In the world To give an tioa Of H.
Imay tell you that there are nswspapers
puhlished there In English, French, German,
RuniAn, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch,
Hungarian, Chinese and Hebrow.
Ireceivod cne day circular Of Q meeting
Of the "Knights Of LAbor." Il was printed
"sAN NAA eas s~"e"~e@
No.nins " more divert'ng than to hear the
dwelless of each great American town criti.
ciss The dwellen In tho othora All thess
societies, each almost In it, infancy - yet,
ere Jealous ono Of another. At Boston, for
instance, you will be told that the CHICAGO
people arc all pig stickcrs and pork psckers
In CHICAGO. you win hear that Boston "a eom.
posed Of nothing but prics and ..precieuse,
ridiculca~
The English spoken IN Boston q purcr than
any to Be heard elsewhere in the north. Tho
voices are lsss harsb and uasal. the lanpu.ge
ceases to b "vurry. vurry Amurracan.n n
you think yourself In England q YOU VAN
along the streets, the illusion becouss com.
plsts when you hear tho we'll bred peopls
speak.
All the anecdotes told In America on tho
subject Of Boston arc satires upon tho pre-
sumptuous character Of the Bostonian, who
considers Boston the center Of tho univerpa
Here II ono out Of the many hundreds I
have heard
A Boston man has lost his wifa A. son
- tslephonio communication Il established
between that city and Paradiso. he rings and
cries:
"Helloi"
"Helloi" from the other end
us that you, Artemisiar'
"Yes, dear"
swell, my love. and how do you like II up
therer'
"Oh, It Il very nice, Of course>but Il isn't
Boston"
Washington Is the sole American city which
has monuments that can striko the European
with admiration for their beauty. The Can
itol, the government buildings, the museums,
built In the midst Of handsome gardens, all
arrest tho eye Of the visitor.
Tho Capitol, 75l feet long, built Of white
marble, with Q superb domo and majestic
flights OF steps, IL ono Of the grandest, most
imposing looking edifices in tho world Tho
souvenirs attached to II and tho treasures
which 1t contains render Il dSar to the Ameri-
cans; tc b monument which recalls to their
minds the glories OF tho past, and keeps alight
the Aame Of patriotism.
A general, who served through the great
civil war, told mo be had seen strong men,
soldiers brought up In remote states, dt down
and weep with strong emotion at seeing the
Capitol Tor the first time
Washington fs wholly given over to poll
A.. wh ,..,- uss.
when conpre., n fitting n 1. .,e,iriou.
Little Or no commerce is done.
Philadelphia. formerly the canitaI OF IN.
United Ststes "a a citv Of eight or nina hmm.
dred thou.and inhab,t.nt. ana I. built IN.
New York. in paralleloerama Ita town hall
ID. next TO tho CanltoI ot Washinpton. IN.