The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-09-28

best retail streets Of the city. We visit
many stores here, are told of the greatest
ones which we visit aud we wish to see
and are shown the handsome dresses and
AZ they say "these models have just come
In fsOm Paris" We visit many stores
where the handsomest are made, but all
get their models from Paris they say and
COPY them. We soon get on top OF one
OF the two story omnibuses, and for one
pence or two cents we ride two miles
down on Picadilly street, another big
retail street. You can ride over two
miles on one or any Of these two story
omnihuses with seats on top for tup.
pence or four cents, there are thousands
OF handsomes-two wheeled but hand
some cabs one can pick up on the street
almost anywhere and for 1 shilling or
rs cents, two can ride two miles, third
person can get In for an extra six pence
Or IL cents extra, 30 the ways Of getting
about In London are good. In addition to
these ways OF transit is circular under
ground railway which encircles the city
and 10 hfteen miles In length, one can ride
on this for or pence, or 4 to cents
according TO distance this is the fast
transit Of the city.
mostly paved with cedar biocks. There
here - In Paris. But this has more Of q
busineos Appearance than Paris. We
visit she Albert memorial, . magnificent
monument erected TO the husband of the
Queen. This monument IL said to have
cost 10, 900 pounds or e600, 900. 1t 10 175
bslliahed with . profusion Of bronze and
marble statues, giided stones and mosaics.
On the opposite side OF the street 10 the
Royal Albert hall, Q vast smphitheatre
for concerts etc. The building 10 oval In
form and sccomodates 5000 people:
Hyde park, Kensingtou gardens and
Roeten Row where the fashionable and
elegant eQuipages are seen, also the
keusingtou Palace where the present
Queen wss born and brought up. She
does not live here now, but makes her
home mostly At Windsor Castle, which
we visit nsxt day. We 20 out 10 Windsor
. town OF 1900 people out about 30
miles. We 60 out by rail and spend the
day out here. IL II truly Q great castle In
locke - well ~ name. II 10 situated on
the river Thames, and elevated some 80
feet above 10 with beautiful terraces
coming down to the water on this side OF
the castle. While this castle 10 very old
and WAS once . fortified one, IL has been
restored many parts Of IL by the present
Queen who makes IL her almost coutinusl
home. IL 10 of stone and very massive.
. 10 h.rs. and part ,, q the ca;tis, ;a. !, c -;
Albert chapel In which is memorial to
her husband Albert, which 10 beautified
with c0lorsd marble moaAiOs. and besutt-
fully stalusd glass, many precious stones
and much gliding. The ceiling 10 finished
In mosaic work representing angels
bearing devices relating to the deceased
Prince. Al the sides Of the door a. we
enter are two angels Tin marbls,) repre-
sentiug life, asd death. The walls are
decorated with scriptural desigus. The
floors ars Of many coiored marble; much
malschite. porphyry, lspis-la.uii and
alabaster II used 70 represent the resur-
rsction - handsome sarcophagus showing
the recumbent figure OF Prince Albert tn
white marble. From here We TO up Into
the round tower. which WAS formeiy
used . prison down 70 16dO. rhie tower
is l02 feet By e6 in diametsr, and from
this we gst good view Of the vastness OF
ths castis and the beautiful grounds
aruund Il. There arc quite . number Of
smaller towers all Of which give Il =
substantial castle appearance. The ter
races all around have cannon on them,
q total length of e25 yards. The inside
OF the castle 10 plain and has nothing In
II especially attractive. The outside 10
quite attractive. Just outside of the castle
grounds are !, 500 scres In park. In this
are 5000 deer, and In front OF the main
entrance Of the castle and extending q
distance Of miles In . straight line are
rows of old elm trees on each side OF q
long avenue hich we drive through, and
as we pass along We zee herds Of the
deer aud grouse, and other wild animals
and fowl. These are raised here for the
Prince Of Walss. We drive on TO the end
Of this avenue where located ON an
emlneoce 10 the statue OF George the
Third. We could stand here and look
back through this broad avenue Of trees
aud see TOR The three miles the front gate
Of the castle. We also drive on. TO the
virgins water. great ..siHcisi ;,d Lake Lake
for bis hishusae's amusement. We go
through her majesty's stabies and see her
hne horses, carriages and equipages,
some of the nne carriages have no front
seat for driver, - these are her postillion
carriages the drivers or attendants two
10, there are four horses hitched to
QUE of these, and . man on the near
wheel horse, and one on the near lead
horse. These carriages nor the equipages
were especially attractive a. compared
with many Others We have seen. She
has 50 men 10 attend to her horses.
We next day visit the tower au ancient
fortress or prison. OF massive stone walls
some Is feet In thick ness, and Just out
aide OF this 10 the m0at or ditch some Is
feet In depth end about 100 fest In width,
this most Was kept alled with water
when thi: wss used e. . prison. on the
stone wall, with Tour gates or entrances,
In these are heavy iron gates that slide
up into the wall. This tower or old
prison covers Is acres Of ground right In
the busiest part Of the city. Part Of this
the Coaqueror. In this prison many
terrible su1eriugs were undergone BY
the inmates. Under the stair case In what
II called the bloody tower 10 where
Richard III condued his two young
nsphsWs Princss, who were heirs 70 the
dssth 20 be could keep the rulership to
himself. These two young Princes,
Edward v aud his brother, the Duke Of
York, were Afterwards conveyed to the
Westminster Abbey where their bodies
are buried, and handsome monument
tells the story Of them. The crown
jewels are kept 10 one room here. The
GROWN OF Victoria 10 amongst them a. the
center OF attraction - IL contains thous-
auds Of diamonds and other precious
stones. all set iu crown OF solid gold.
Many other elegant gold crowns with
their diam0nds and other stones are
amongst the collections. Many solid
coutainiug diamonds ETC., regal emblems,
annointing spoons, salt cellars, sscra-
mental plate, Q large wine fountain all
Of solid gold, The total value Of this
collection II $1,000 pounds el6, ,000, 900.
The different rooms are Allied with old
armour plate, guns, swords and other
ancient munitions OF war. The old
ohapsl Of at. Peter h In here, where are
buried the remains OF many who were
beheaded; iu here amongst them being
Queen Anne Boleyn who was beheaded
Ia 1640. Many other noted persons were
either beheadsd, or in some way tortured
TO death 10 this old tower back AZ early
A. INA IL In onlv kent now aa n reminder
Of the past barbarous ages. Close by this
old aud very interesting and historic
tower, 10 the new tower bridge that spans
the river Thames. II IL the most massive
| structure We have ever seen. The central
spau 10 200 feet long. supported by two
stone abutments below. This span
divides In the centre and raises In I n
minutes 10 passing steamers can go
through. This bridge has cost 1, 900 900
pounds or q, 900 900. We 60 from here
along through the busy streets where one
can hardly walk or drive, and about oi
q mile up the river 10 the old London
bridge, or = new one now, just above the
spot where the old London bridge stood
30 long. Here the wit p King William
street 10 ads to this, anu across it, and
here the crowd of teams that cross are 81
great they have 10 move as II In solemn
procession.
Close by this we 20 to see the old
Bank Of England which 10 the money
csatre of the world, an old massive stone
| building with no windows on the sides
the light ana ventilation comes In through
sky-lights In the Railways In the roof,
the building being one story, ID about
forty feet In height. This bank was
formed in 1891. Is not q government
10 Q private corporation authorized by
| the government To issue its own bank