Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-21
VOL. VI, NO. I93.
Waterbury Represented At The Royal
 Marriage In Londen.
LONDON. Eng June p. 1898.

LONDON, Eng. June P, 1898.
 After leaving the Emerald Isle, where we learned many things which afforded us pleasure qs well as profit. journeyed on to bonnie scotland. where we found many agreeable sur prises in store for us Ii Is one thing to read the history of a country. but it is like turning on the electric light to SEE it. Sir Walter Scott has said none too much for the beautiful Scottish Lakes II is like getting a glimpse of Fairylaud tO take an early morning breakfast on one of these httle steamers ana al tle same tnS t1 lS full view of the Queen of Lakes Mother Nature stands erect here In her best sunday clothes, and she med proud of her good looks We would love to dwell upo this subject. nu' TnTst pass on time and space forb ds -Edln hurgh iS conceded to be by all travellers the most beautiful city to be found anywhere on accoun, of its peculiar natural layout. Its famous od castle. covering eleven acres, built upon sohd rock on ground higher over the street than Niagara Falls is now occupied by l,15o soldiers It is full of historical interest The crown or ancient Scotland with its diamonds and jewels, is st,lI 10 be seen there. Holyrod Castle the house of Mary, Queen of Scots. comes next ana k intensely in erestiuS Much of her needle work is still well preserved
 Ireland is interested in its Home Rule question, and scotland Is just as muCh lnterS>tea @ ,,. III rltS of Scotland which seems to be the settled poll ~ of the present soveTn msnt. We nave heara ara subject. Pubic opinion is pretty well divided on the matter. To those who have seen how the Sepsrifi1u of Church and State has woIked ln the United states it is ard to see the cause of the alarm manifested by many of the leading ministers except it IS that terrible environment Custom which we see here on every hahu What a hard master custom becomes if II only s-rt thP time We ave tried to show some or our acquaintanceS here what an independent position the Christian church occupies under the Stars and Stripes by being a ire e-thanNs to the framers of our Constitution. who benefit ing by their knowledge of their Mother Countries made Church and State stand on their own bot tom on the virgin soil of America, Think ot the High lord Bishop of London telling the Queen what Bishop Potter of New York told President Harrison when he sitting in Washington s rev at the centennial celebration The London Ri hop would hink there was some Royal Dyna- rite in the pulpit. he would get fired so quickly. We think it would be good move If congress appropriated money sufficient to send over about 100 of our brightest graduates every year by way of vacation tO study up the various institu- tions of the Mother Countries. and on the return tnr1, rhern loose on CIlr people t0 show us what We have escaped and how much we have to be thankful for. We have great social evils, but before they become an environ Y ent. custom over which We cannot have much control, We ought to be up and doing The country al large would be compensated many times over for the Starr excursiors cooks tours'' will do ii cheap-say a six months round trip. It would be a great inducement to our young men to make good use of their time while at school, as they would lave to be selected on merit Goue. This would help our puohc schoCl sTsleta aiso; ; as it is now the one great leveler we have and the who does the most 10 encourage. rengthen and perfect il will prove to be the best friend. the trueSt Christian and the most loyal citizen our young republic will have Ac- cidentaly we came across his Royal HiShness' the Prince of Wales, last Tuesday at ChestAr, where the Royal Agricultural show was holding forth, We got into town late in the evening. and the crowd was great No room in the hotels, and We paid po1nd for the privilege of sitting in a c1air for the night Oh, if we only had our stock of chairs here Such a reception as the prince got If anybody thinks that royalty is dead am afraid he will be long time waiting for the funeral. If our tllustrious George Wash incton was to appe T on the streets to-day the reception could not be more hearty. We believe now that the SSo. 0oO prayers the New York World" figured out some time az" that is said up to date for the prince have been heard. or he never could be received SO well. Miles of flags. lanterns yachts on the river Dee, covered win little clas~ globes of sll colOrs, inside of which were lights burning Fireworks were on the most elaborate scale. We thought hsaven had oI,,ned To Christians, and we were at"hng a aiimpSe of il so as to tell our Waterbury friends how il locked Well. vouch for il that His oval HchneSs Is a jolly gooi fellow. and if could use our powerful influence to get the old lady to abdCate in his favHr as she won't dIeN We think he would make the most popular king England ever had All London Is preparing for the Royal Marriage which will take place July 0, and we are preparing too; ss we think Waterbury ought to be represented. and Brother E4vard Collins and on selves will do il with all the dignity of Americ ,n citizens in good standing We leave for Paris tonight. but will ret Irn f"r the wedding. Twenty cuineas are iaid juirkly for seats to view the great proCes son. The peoples humble servant,
 Waterbury Furniture Company.