The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-21


cigars, the importation OF which, as
also OF salt, is prohibited, both being
government mono poles. And hero let
me remark that q, high tariff, such us
Italy has, need not be to any material
extent whatever protective tariff.
Italy, you may well say, has "a tariff for
revenue only" as for instance tariff OF
s cents per pound on sugar, or Is cents
on coffee, is cents on tea, 0 cents on
pepper, 35cents per gallon on petroleum,
de-, arc oppressively levied, as you see,
on popular necessities that she does not
produce. The excuse for such cxac.iond
is OF course her immense necessities
growing out OF her huge armylnd navy
1t costs 4 population OF thirty millions
something to support an army OF y
quarter OF n million on peace footing
and to be tho fourth naval power in
Europe. And these people are poor and
represent q nation that has Just only
been born again; people who arc Just
emerging from. long night OF Ignorance,
division, spoliation and repression.
But all at once it occurs to me that it
would perhaps be better to get firmly
on the terra iirma OF. Italy before going
into IN cxpatiation on her economics
. However, as Artcmus Ward said about
his small joke, at which nobody laughed,
what l have said is extra, and make
no charge for it.
Being in volcanic country We nat.
urally drove to the "Vcsuvc" hotel.
This much seemed to be required by
"tho eternal fitness OF things" The
best hotels. those that cater for Amer
lean and English travel, are all located
on tho west and more modern side OF
the quay, in view OF the bay and OF Mt
Nesuvius, and on q fine broad drive that
has been rescued from the sea by grca.
sea wall over which the spray occa-
sionally dashes in Il very lively way.
The price for three OF us in ''Carroz-
celia" or Victoria to tho hotel lone on
the seat with the driver was a 'lira"
each. Italy has the French monetary
system OF centimes and francs, only they
call the latter sire" here, which is tho
plural for lira. A Ira is nominally 90
cents OF our money, but in reality only
10 cents. So you see that Ira each
Tor n ride OF three quarter OF q milo was
cheap enough-Chcaper oven than a
Quincy ride in Wheeling from the
depots to hotel. Hero in Rome tho
regulation price for drive to any point
within tho walls is so confines, or say
l6 cents, and gratuity OF couple OF
sous to the "cochcr." At Naples they
have no walls. poor people, but they
have 800 churches to which end from
which you can measurc,your, distance.
IoTEL,LlFE.
Tho Vesuvo hotel, like many hotels
during tho first experiences OF Mr..
Frew and myselfin Ireland; WAS q
study to mo. First, there was no soap,
ard next, there was no candles, and il
wanted either was expected to say
SO. You could either order them
through tho "burcau" Tor Office or 60
out and buy on your own account.
Through tho "bureau" piece oil soap
an inch and n half square, and.a half
inch thick and highly perfumed, costs
70 confines, or, say Is cents, and on
the outside, and bought on your own
account, the price is about one-third Of
that amount, So likewise, in the mat.
ter OF candles, the price Tor a pair OF
dim showing glims is one lira or fifty
confines, or say 80 cents, while out
side OF tho sacred and awful bureau"
it is only 50 confines for four candles OF
l6 cents. Thus you see that the Noble
Roman OF tho 2.000th sdilution docs
not do business Sin these degenerate
days as matter OF frivilous amuso-
ment. Not he. His aim, on the con.
trary, is to "do" you to tho full extent
OF his opportunity. He charges you
tho full American price for washing
and returns your clothes looking MS il
they had been through carding ma
chino. Atleast this was my experience.
(which is why I remark" with Bill
Nyo, that the Neapolitan hotel is pecu.
liar and became n study to me-
But, for that matter, everything I,be-
gan to see in Naples gradually became c
study to mo. For instance thought
to commence with, l would 20 out some,
where and have q maccaroni dinner
having in memory such dinner once
upon time with Editor Hart of tho Is,
TELLIdENcrR at q place in Union Square
New York. Twas recommended to the
"Antica Trattoria del Giardiui Torino,'
which name, being interpreted, means
tho ancient restaurant OF the gardens o.
Turin, and l found it situated at the cor
ner OF the Via Roma and the Vico Trc
Ro. l also found that while the s..Trat.
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