The age-herald., 1897-10-10

mountains, ib certainly could be called an ideal trip. We reached Spalato at o'clock in the evening. We had to walk to the hotel, inasmuch as vehicles can De used only on the quay, all other streets being too narrow. One short one, in fact, is so narrow that two persons can pass only by one of them turning sidewise.
 The inhabitants. number about 5000, and are in every respect different from the Bosnians. They are all of the Ro- man Catholic faith, and their language is the sweet Italian tongue. While in their dress they are fantastic, and some of the costumes really are dazzling in brightness of color, there is but one really characteristic feature, and that is the tiny scarlet cap, bordered with a black fringe, as shallow and as small as a saucer and usually held on top of the head by a rubber band running un- der the chin. That these people, in their almost tropical cline, should wear any thing but sombrero seemed extraordi- nary.
 Site of an Emperor's Palace.
 This quaint old town is built entirely within the walls of an old, gigantic, magnificent palace, buit in the year 365 A. D. by the Roman emperor Dlocletian, who, in selecting Spalato, showed his appreciation of the beautiful in nature. That he selected Spalato of all cities in his vast empire speaks far more for it than I could possibly say. Although it was but the middle of February, the flowers were aHl In bloom, the orchards one mass of fragrant blossoms, the sur- rounding hills radiant in emerald sprinkled with beautiful wild flowers, and the public park, with its enormous cactus and palms, presented 8 view not excelled by the beauties of the journey from Genoa to Florence in July The accommodations at the hotel, as we'll as the food Everything seemed to be cooked dn oiD, were as abominable as an the rest was attractive. In being the birthplace of Director Mani we stay ed over one day to see the sights, of which the old cathedral now being reproduced, forms a principal feature. Several of the old prison towers still re- main, as well as portions Of the facade of the old palace now serving as fronts to warehouses along the quay, also proved interesting, as did also the prome- made of the people on this Corso in the afternoon. This promenade is as regu- lar every afternoon from to 4 as is the sunshine in this delightful country.
 The second morning after our arrival we started at 3:30 o'clock from the quay dn closed carriage fer Livno, some six ty miles distant. At s:s0 o'clock we ar- where we had little breakfast. Aside from this the town is remembered by me chiefly on account of the large num- Der of untanned fox belts hanging at me arly every door Reineclse evidently cam be mina,e successfully hunted here than in Chicago, where the sportsmen tie a dead fox to a horses tail and then scarcely can catch him.
 Footing Down the Mountain.
 From Siegnj the director teIlegrapa,ed to Livno to have @ government cutter sent to Waganj, a gendarmeiie post in the heart of the Prolog mountains, which are a continuation of the Alps. After much coaching he persuaded a man to send country team to take Us to talis place. "A cold ride 1t was. Now we were slowly climbing the snow-coyercd