The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-09-25

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Here ships noated sin3 and naval %.
eagemsnts took placs. Whils ths
crowds from che allsties applaudsd q
gruans ARCS from the dying and
drowning. Tho dsns Or tho wild ani:
mals the seats 0f tae svesta u virgins
and 81 tho; emps tprs 10, thoueh p1rt.
u decayed ~ sun and rain ~ demol.
ished ~ mans ruthless hand stlllsin
such State Of preservation as TO giye
one an Impression Of what the struo:
ture really was. 's
] have referred to the Colosseum
rather than to other ruins 40 Il Is the
grandest Of all the Roman ampht-
theatres.i The building IL l57 feet
high, 1000 feet Ia circumference, 27S
feet long. For three months the dedi-
catory games lasted when 5000 wild
animals, besides hundreds Of human
beings were slaughtered In brutal
conqest. 1 have also visited the most
beautiful square and parks OF the
city. One. blessing which Rome has
and perhaps more oft than any other
city IL the world is good water and
numbers of fountains that low day.
and night. The water IS brought 40
miles by immense aqueducts. When.
Rome was in her glory there were %
of these aQueducts; now there are five
which have been built by the Popes.
This morning j visited Pilates
staircase up which Luther crawled
many times, also the Mamertine pri-
son where Paul is said to have been
Fearing that I may weary your
readers and occupy too much space
j will conclude by relating my expert
ence with a Deprecated currency,
which to me, asa traveller, has been
advantageous, but from it may my.
adopted country ever be delivered
Now / wish it understood that I
have nothing to say about gold or sill.
yer as the standard of values. When.
/ entered Italy an American GENTLE
man said watch the papers for the
rate Of exchange, go to the bank with
your letter OF credit, get gold and then
change 1t according to rate of ex-
CHANGE ] have done so all through
italy with profit Of q per cent. By
having English or French gold one
can always get this premium. But
imagine my surprise when / wentin into
Greece and found that instead of get
ting 26 % Ira as in Italy for one
pound / received 40 drachma. and q
drachma should be equivalent to a
Ira or in other words to a franc.
Here then, as asfesult of aedepreclat-'
ed currency. was premium Of abouJ
80 per cent. Ienquired at Patras Of
an English gentleman who was buy
Ing cargo of currants how this de-
Epreciated but plentiful currency
affected the people. He said = ears
ago paid 20 drachma for q box Of
currants, To-Day / pay q drachma, but
the q drachma has only the purchas-
Ing power of in trough mulberry about
Is drachma, consequently the pro.
Queer is but IS per cant as well oh
though receiving q per cent more
than before. Nowas It is the highest
evidence OF intelligence to understand
the financial problem Of the United
States. and as fonr-fifths Of the citi;
Gems are discussing It with the assam.
ance that BY intnition they have come
into possession OF the solution OF the
problem OF all problems in LIES tang.
led skein. 5':s
/ fOrbear making comments and
simply state the foregoing as my ex'
perience with a deprecated currency.
On leaving here 4 expect to visit Flor
ence, Pisa and Genoa. Then crossing
into Switzerland visit Geneva, eoinl
from thence to Paris. Ihave yet u
| 60 outside the walls 81 the city to vie
It the catacomhs and other objects 81
Interest. Having seen the miracle
wrought BY Michael Angelo. Ths
Pantheon hanging 80 feet III the air.
Ican bnt write Byron's lines:
anet e ~ dome, re ~ I'd uonarons dops
yCkriatsa mighty ahfine nh0IA his nnAffyf'a tomb