The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-10


Willman from Mr.. c. ID. Winter, who
is on trip to the Holy Land, will
doubtless be of interest to our many
readers in Jermyn:
Naples, Feb. 20. 1898.
II. A. Willman
Dear sir: We arrived at this port at 6
a. m. We have visited Gibralter, Malaga,
Granada, Algiers and are now ready to
view Naples, Vesuvius and Pompeii.
Gibralter is all and more than it is de-
scribed to be. New scenes of things
unheard of and least expected loom
up before you here. We saw many
relocated soldiers engaged in their var
ious drills, as well as on duty. We eX-
amined their forts, galleries. guns, gard
ems streets, buildings, custom of life.
Here we meet hordS of beggars of all
description. The Spanish markets are
well kept. They are the greatest cheats
ever saw. The moors have their mar
ket and bring their products from their
little farm on the back of a donkey. This
animal is of great value to this race as
we find them in use in all places we
have visited. All these sights are very
amusing to us. "Us" means J.-J., w. II.
James and myself. We travel together;
hire a. carriage and take in all We can
see, and find it very much the best way
to travel We have had lots of fun in
each city. At Malaga and Granada the
climate and scenery are simply grand.
The trip through the country was the
greatest ride of my life. Passing farms
as level as a floor, not stone in sight,
beautiful orchards of oranges, lemons,
almonds and olive trees, and very large
vineyards. The snow capped-mountain
of Sierra Nevada are seen at their best
from the Bell tower at Alhambra. the
sight is very fine. The Alhambra as
well as Granada with it's large Cathed-
rails one of which we visited, was very
fine. Here we saw the metallic caskets
of Ferdinand and Isabelle some very fine
paintings, carvings, rich affairs, two i'm
mense costly organs, marble columns,
arches and domes. Here about 600O meet
Sunday morning and worship God and
then go out and serve the devil the rest
of the day, when in season, attending
bull fights or conducting business, gamb-
ling and everything else that is bad.
This information was given to us from
Clark's guide, who was with us in our
car. The wages paid to farm hands is
eight or ten cents per day and board
which consist of bread, oranges and
olive oil. They make a soup from this
and live upon 1t, At the mines they pay
50 cents. Men board themselves. Ser
want girls receive two dollars per month
and are allowed to see their sweet hearts
every evening for half an hour and on
Sunday all afternoon and evening. But
ter is worth 62 cents per pound. 1t is
imported from England Coal IS per ton;
this is also imported.
At Malaga the stores are large and
their stock Is very artistically arranged
Few, If any finer displays are seen in
America. You are impressed that you
are at the Worlds fair. / am speaking
of the new part of Malaga. Many large
and well equipped hotels are here.
We entered one and had the best
cup of coffee since leaving New
York. The old part OF the city
is less attractive and thousands
dwell here in poverty. poorly dressed,
many living on what they beg. The girls
are very pretty. that is what Joe and
Jimmy says, and they are expert judges.
They marry at the age of fifteen years
They are great on dressing and paint
ing their cheeks, but when at the age of
80 or 35 show an age OF so or 60 years
They claim the climate to be the cause
OF this Malaga has one of the finest
ports we have seen or read about. but we
leave the fair port and sail for Algiers,
leaving at 3 a. M, arriving at 6 a. m.
the following morning, a distance of 800
miles.
Clarks' arrangement is very good, we
tire ourselves out one day and sleep
and rest the next We ruk on time al
deck and view the prettiest sight of our
trip. The city is built upon the sloping
hills. We can see from our boat Mos
ques, gardens, palaces and a hundred
other attractive scenes The great treat
awaits us after landing. We hire a car
riage for the day, pay four dollars and
tip the driver to the amount of so cents
extra. We drive through paved streets,
viewing the business part OF the city,