Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-27

AfLoAT ON THE MEDITERRANEAN,
IN THE GLoAMING, 1857
DIR Wilhelmi Continuously. World Ofica
New York, T. y. A:
"SIR-Would you mind using vour in
huenee in trying to get the inclosed piece
printed in the Sabbath World and send rna
whatever it is worth in currency by registered
mail, care lock box 291, Rome Italy5 ann
not earning anything this winter, being dis.
abied by neuralgia, and 50 it has occurred tn
me that might write some pieces for the
paper, telling of sights and sounds abroad
II you print this letter, or use your influenza
TO that end 50 that it gets into the paper win
you send me two or three copies and T will
pay you IN few weeks But, il Won do not
use 1t, wish you would avoid making memo.
randa ON it with blue pencil, as several
other editors have done, for it annovs me
very much.
Please do not make fun of the piece II
you do not use it, as | am threatened with
heart disease, and anything that makes me
very angry IS apt to prove fatal. Atronbv
OF the heart is what it is called. and if five
foity-ive years longer it will be about all
can expect, SO please do not make light of INV
piece. Fraternally yours, JGn
Communicated
For some time we have been sailing DER
the unrufiled bosom Of the Mediterranean
sea II Is beautiful sheet Of water. which
mas oeen plowed by many keel as far back
as history can inform US 1t is from 20 to
~ Teeth III depth, and is well 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 At
lantlc ocean also discharges its 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 overlooking its
banks. This should teach us that even nature
abhors a surplus. l would rather be road
plaster Of a good yacht on the Mediterranean
than to live upstairs in New York
We visited Milan not long ago. 1t is an
inland town whose southern wall is washed
BY the Olona river. Otherwise the place is
entirely unlaundered. Milan, pronounced
Me-laun by bearing down hard on the last
syllable, is a railroad center in northern
Italy. 1t is eight miles in circumference and
has ramparts around it. Milan points with
pride to her ramparts. I often think that
New York would invite more visitors from
abroad if Sue had a better line Of ramparts.
The architecture Of Milan embraces. manv
types, but good deal Of it is medieval, with
roof of the same. Florence, however, has
some palaces that are medi8valer than those
of Milan, l think. Milan used to have 24O
churches, but Il Of them did not pay and
were suppressed by Maria Theresa and
Joseph II. Since that other churches that
were doing well few centuries ago have
ceased to attract, and now there are not over
eighty out Of the original 24O, and they have
no trouble doing the whole business | could
have purchased controlling interest in
thr churches here for S17 The cathedral
at Milan is first rate in every respect and is
doing well l sometimes think that it is
foolish for other churches to try to compete
with cathedral. They may succeed for a
while, but sooner or later they viii have to
acknowledge that they cannot keep it up.
/ Everywhere we 60 we find the Caucasian
race in the ascendant. l sometimes think
that the blood of the Caucasian is more
largely red and has a wider circulation than
any other. But this is deviation from
what l was saying.
/ The newer streets of Naples are quite
pretty. and extend several miles out beyond
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sidewalks several hundred miles in extent
we're built at the expense Of the county. In
this way Fargo had sidewalks that extended
for miles in every direction through the
uei-hboring farms, and the county paid for
them. Fargo has been striving ever since &c
live NJ to her sidewalks Aside from this
there is little similarity between Naples and
FARGO. The old streets OF Naples are mar
/ Il s-l
/ that a ripe pomeSranate dropped from the
roof on the plug hat of passing tourist il
permanently inpased and the hat pros
trated.
Naples claims to be the leading laznron
VINEYARD Of the world. We try to initial,
her in Nsw York. but we fail We hav,
poverty enough in New York and fluent, ex
: ta,pDoraneous be-gars as well as more or les
disease. but we have not been able so far L
unite our poverty and disease in such way
as to successfully initiate the picturesque
lazzaroni of the east. our poor people II
America are too robust and our inyalds ar
too many Of them wealthy. So long as it i
that way Europe and Asia viii do our laz
zaroni business i'll spite of all we can do L
prevent it.
We can get up a fair specimen TO look at
hit IL lacks are ana tne arr OF lTdNc4 Us wei
as the pleasing maltormatlons peculiar to III
lazzaroni bijouterie of the old world.
sometimes think that the reason Naples S
long retained her supremacy over other cite
in this line was larsr, y due to the stimula
ton resulting from Inc close competition be
tween Vesuvius and the local talent Of tn
Iazzaroui in the matter ~ eruptions.
The population Of Naples Is nearly 50ooul
hur the annual rainfall l have been unabl
tn obtain. Ii l can find out in time wi
send it in my next letter If You wish
send me the money for this piece and hol
the article till I can ascertain what the ram
s co., - y6,I may do 50. J. G.
The foregoing is written in such a plan
Straightforward way, and contains SO niue
information. that l am in doubt whether Nj
could wrote 1t OF not but possibly he ha
been taking something for his memory
Whether lie has done SO or not 1t Is safe
say that he has been taking something. II
only way to keep Mr. Gould from takln
something is To nail it firmly TO the floor
In printing the letter do 1t to help Nj
p Gou1i. and wish to state that do not MOI
= mvsalf responsible for any of the statemen
made therein. Bill Nye in New York W orl'