Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-07-27

was broad day light at o'clock in the
morning. But they tell me the days
are very short in winter-dark until
in the morning, and they are obliged
to light up at o'clock in the after
noon.
The great curse of the country is
whiskey The amount used by the
people here is perfectly appalling.
We see but very few drunk here, for
L think the police take them in at
once if down, but if man can walk
they never mOlest him, SO we see
lots half drunk. They have law here
that hotel keeper shall not sell to any
one living within three miles of him,
on Sunday, but that does not put any
stop to the traffic. When we arrived
it was on Sunday, and we went to the
so-called best hotel in town. They
did not want to let US in. The reason
will appear later. I noticed a bar and
it was attended by two men and one
woman, and there was a steady stream
of humanity stepping up to that bar
all day long, and the three bar tend
ers passed out drinks until O'Clock
in the afternoon, when they were
obliged to close the door to take care
of those who we're not able to take
care of themselves, and put to bed
hose w ho bee anne helpless. They ev-
identity needed all the room in the
house, and for that reason we were
in the way; our room was better than
our company, even at 50 per day.
They are very quiet when drinking,
perhaps on account of police being
handy. But I will say one thing to
their credit, and that is, have heard
less swearing in the fifteen days have
been here than I would hear in one of
our hotels in one hour. The Scotch
are very strict in some matters. They
do not allow the horse cars to run on
Sunday, and the streets are as quiet as
a graveyard, not fifteen horses to be
seen on the main street all day after
the milk men have been their rounds
in the morning-nOt one out riding.
I went down the Clyde from Glasgow
yesterday, and it will astonish any one
who sees the Clyde for the first time;
first for it's filth and stencil for five
miles from Glasgow towards the sea,
and next to see SO much ship building
for over ten miles, over seven of it on
a river [ should judge not to be over
three hundred feet wide. In fact, it is
o1C
they keep ten or twelve dredges at
work all the time to keep it so that
the steamers can go on it at all. If
one can forget the disagreeable odor
for the first five miles, [ don't know
of a finer ride in all my travels. The
small steamers go very fast = from
twelve to seventeen miles an hour
and it is a perfect panorama of ships,
steamers, buildings, castles, etc.
will write you about Glasgow and Ed
inburgh later, or tell you about them
when I get home. They are very fine
cities. I was surprised to find Glas-
gov a city of 900, 900 Inhabitants, with
the most beautiful buildings, stores
and public squares [ ever saw. Edin-
burgh is the most interesting, with it's
old castles and monuments, crown
jewels of Scotland, ETC., but I cared
more to stand by the spot where old
John Knox lies buried, than any King
or Queen. [ have written quite long
letter for me, SO 1 will close by saying
that the whole country, as seen from
the car window, is one grand garden.
Hoping soon to meet you, and all
Barton friends, 1 am yours truly,
j. w. MURKLAND.
[*Mr. Murkland born the Atlantic
when his father and mother emigrated to
America fifty years ago. EDITOR