The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20
TO WICHITA EYES
How Europe Looked to a Lo-
cal Travellers Optics.
He MADE A CHEAP TRIP
Total Fares from Wichita and
Back, Less Than $500.

Europe. writes the following account Of
mis- trip:
sailed from New York the 18th of May
on what is called cattle ship, and con-
trary 10 general theories it was very
rice boat True there were 800 head Of
cattle and over 100 head Of horses on
board. but unless one wanted 10 look
around the ship ne would never know they
were there for there was no odor and
very seldom did we hear any noise from
the cattle.
We had about sixty passengers, all
first class and the fare is said 20 be the
best OF any Transatlantic liners. AS we
were twelve days going we got very well
acquainted and before We got over We
seemed TO be one large family with Uhe
I1vial captain for the father OF US all
The boat is especially built so that It
Will not roll and when one adds 70 this
the fact that we mad clear sun-sniny days
all the way over you can see that very
few we're sea-sick I, like the most OF the
rest did not miss a meal, but I Will have
ID confess that during ore meal. the sec
o1d day out, I mentally measured tue dis
lance from my chair to the door and
computed now long il would take me TO
90 that distance If should have to go in
a hurry.
We landed a few miles down the river
Thames from London and were taken to
the city by special train had studied
the map Of the town till l thought I would
have no trouble getting around. but when
began TO walk % my bank, soon found
that next to Boston. London can boast
her 1vOn L
and fearfully laid out. The main street
of the city is shaped like the letter IS"
and mas fourteen different names in the
city alone.
went 70 hotel and rested up the re-
mainder Of the day, and next morning
went TO a boarding house which had
been recommended TO me. There I paid
thirty shillings or about $50 a week for
my room and two meals. It would be use
less for me to try to describe the things
saw in the way of exhibitions, for you
have no idea how many things there are
In London, such as museums and theatres
] will merely say that visited Madame
Taussaud's Wax Works, The Crystal Pal
ace. The Tower. British Museum, South
kensington Museum. and Art Galleries,
too numerous 20 mention.
One day got on bus paid four pence
FOR the ride Of five miles. walked through
the greatest Botanical Garden in the
world. Kew Gardens, strolled through
Richmond, and then took another bus TO
Hampton court, going on my way through
Bushey Lane, a lane miles long with
rows OF huge horse chestnuts on each
side and with hundreds OF deer running
loose under the trees. returned to the
c.ty by third class train. and I hope that
I may be forgiven for the ill-suppressed
comments that I made on British rail-
ways. They are the most aoominabIe in
ne world and I pity the man who has
% travel in the old rickety cars. shut in
the little compartments and often locked
IN there With no chance OF getting out
# an accident happens.
spent TWO weeks in the city OF Lon
don and was very glad 70 get away for
II is the dullest town in the world when
the people are away. Part of the even
ings I spent al the theatres and while
there 7 saw the great Sarah. and CaIve
in Hamlet" Yet when I left the place
there was very little regret al my action.
London as A cityNs 50 immense thar one
never feels at home there and is always /
watching that he does not get lost among
the crooked and narrow streets.
took the train down 90 Newhaven and
then went by boat 10 Dieppe on my way
- Paris Pride comes before faI'' is /
the saying which best illustrates nv feel /
ing during that trip. I had been crow
ing very much that was not sea-sick /
ou ne voyage across the Atlantic and vet
I had not gone two miles out into the
channel before I wanted 10 get out and 4
walk. to do anything but lie there and he I
SICK Nothing can compare TO the miser- (
able feeling OF that sickness. But il was 1
soon over for in four hours | was in +
France and was trying my book French /
u1 she natives and finding that 1 was .
NOT in it when IL come 70 talking
French In a few hours 7 arrived in /
ILris and the journey NJ eight hours from /
ondon 20 Paris was finished By show /
ms card with my fuuE, landiady's 4
number on II. il Vass an easy matter for
,ae to 20 20 sler place and st down TO the /
dinner table. paid IS a week for room /
and three meals and had very nice
place. near the Eifel Tower
Paris IS tsle city Of the world and there
spent most Of my time riding on the
omn.bJsses. which Charge only three cents
for q ride no matter how far you 20 and
wnic+ car Dc found in all parts 81 the
CITY In the central part Of the city MOTH
ing but orlnibusSes can b. found. but
steam trans. or those propelled by cleo
-rlcity or compressed air run from the
outskirts Of the town TO many suburban
towns.
\ little description Of the plan of the
city may help you out. Paris is a walled
city. the wall having been built
centuries ago. II Is about - mics
around and none OF the city les outside
OF the walls Through almost the center
- the C-ty the river Seine runs and this
= the main artery OF the freight traffic.
or Il many little psSSen ser steamers ply
a. frequent intervals and as the French
are ver- fond of substantial public works
this river has beautiful stone walls and
A1e bridges. Napoleon during his time
conceived the idea 81 a city OF bouis-
Yards and using his despottc power tore
6o&n UnSiEhtIy buildings and now the
b1tilevards Of Paris are the wonder and
admiration Of every one who goes there.
TIE largest and finest one goes from the
Arch 81 Triumph 70 the Palace OF Louvre,
and goes under the name OF the Champs
Ulysses. and Il was my lot % ride down
part Of this every day or the omnibus
which took ne from ny home TO the
business part OF the town. On this tide
J passed the Place de Ia Concorde the
church Of the Madeline ard generally 7
got of the bus a. The Opera. for j. vas
near mere that che Americans would be
oftenest seen. Other boulevards ran into
this one and in fsct there is hardly = part
OF the city which has no fne street True.
sou1e parts of the place IS, as ii has been
o. car-ur-as a-d rha-a nf.an I z-,-,la