The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-11-22

in 81, BIC. The most ancient portion
now standing, was erected in 1918, A. -.
It's passages and courts are filled with
historical relics: the ancient moat is
now a garden. Traitors gate where
many were beheaded is walled up. The
Bloody Tower still remains. This is
where King Richard III caused to be
murdered the young Princess. The
White Tower was built by William the
Conuueror in 1918. The cells of Anne
Boleyn, Lady Jane Gray, Sir Walter
Raleigh, the council of the King OF
England, where scenes of history were |
enacted, St. Peters church where Tower
victims are buried, lances, weapons,
arms, and armor, are among the IN
teresting things to be seen. London
extends fifteen miles north and south
of the Thames, ten miles east and west.
The aggregate length of streets and
alleys is 10000 miles. Few life residents
have seen all of London. The diver
sions of, the city are puzzling. From
the hotel YOU can see WadSworth
common, upper Footing, Streathan and
!. Battersea. The social center is Hyde
Park. The commercial center, the
bank of England in Threadneedle
street. Railway center, Clapham june
ton, Cob center. Charing cross Bel
gravia. May Fair and South Kensington
Tvburnia is where the fashionable
residents are situated. Westminster
Abbey and the House of Parliament,
are objects of interest. The Abbey has
fine Gothic Towers: its tombs and
monuments of antiquity have hIStorl-
cal charm; in one corner are the manu-
scripts of all the poets from Chancer to
Dickens and a marble bust OF Long
- fellow. Between the Abbey and the
Thames is the House of Parliament
Victoria Tower is the highest in the
world. Visitors are permitted to The
house from 10 a. m. to p. m on Satur
days. 1t is very lofty, beautifully dec
grated with stained glass and oak cary
III ings The house of Lords is the mos
ar. finely finished; being one Of the riches
1v decorated chambers in the world. "A
nd the upper end is the Throne wher
on Queen Victoria sits in opening Parlla
;ix ment. The house of Lords is compose'
el- of the Lords Spiritual and Tempora
he Lords Spiritual are the Archbishop
RS; and BlshOpS. Lorus Ieuipoldl oio III
os- Peers of Great Britain, Princes, Dukes
to Maruulses, ViscOunts, BarOns and tn
ns- Peers of Scotland and Ireland. Th
are Queens parlors in London are, Bucl
lon ingham, st. James and kenSlngtOl
er Windsor Castle, ten miles from Londo
asst Balmoral in Scotland, and Osborn
ish house Oh the Isle of Wight. My me-
on. visit was the Seven Dials, Five Poin
,in and White Chapel. A squalled ar
all vicious population swarm these plac
the like ants. Vice reigns supreme
,ar- those who have visited Almond sire
;om in st. Louis; the Levee of Chlcag
an Chinatown in San Francisco, and t
pr Bowery in New Y York, can have sor
fter idea of these places. The suburbs
"Hi Windsor, Richmond, and Clapham, a
our beautiful Magnificent drives alo
,on. the Thames, Museums, Picture gallery
: in and Wax WORKS are aouhoaliC' VII
cent Thames embankment stands the MI
rth- to our New York Obelisk, guarded
don. two Sphinxes. Aperson must grow TO
reen of London in spite of the fog. We NJ
amt take the LONDON Chatnam aho Do'
WINS Railroad, for Paris-the gay.
Ourc ITO BE CONTIN ED.