The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-16

mentS are still seen the long arms of
the giants; but it is cold and getting
dark, and windmills, while being very
good material for romance, are poor
substitutes for travelling comforts. The
cars are poorly heated, crowded and
dark, and oh, so slow. and, sleeping
cars being impossible, it is a very long
unhappy night.
But to wake up in the morning sliv-
ering, and in the growing light to see
the vegetation changing as the train
slides down the grade into the valley,
Is soodly sight. Soon tins sun is up
and touching the broad leaves of cac-
tus hedges in their rough tangle with
the fiat spreading spikes of the palmas.
Orange trees begin to show their bright
fruit. blazing in the sunlight against
the background of dark green leaves;
the dew sparlIles on fresh green grow
ing things; the car windows are opened
to let out the cold-and summer has
come. The roses are blooming in lit
tie plots, the contented gardener is pot
tering about among his vegetables; the
deliberate oxen are drawing the slow
wooden plow through the fresh smell
ing earth. Through orchards of olives,
and such pleasant sights, comes old Sc
vile, shining white and COMPACT
around the cid cathedral with the IA
nous Giralda towering high over all.
Seville may be taken as an ideal ex-
ample of the old southern Spanish eli
ties, showing remnants of the work of
the succeeding races who have lived
here. Excavations proceed constantly
among the ruins of the Roman period,
and entire examples of the early Moor
iSh buildings are still in use. The life
here is typical of all the southern re-
gion, and has some very interesting
characteristics.
The first impression of the city is a
charming one. Through the ornamental
iron doors which separate the vestibule
from the inner court or palatiO are seen
the sunlit fountains splashing in the
center of the marble floors; tropical
plants and rugs adorn this open-air
parlor where the life of the household
centers. The exterlors of the houses
are generally plain, with balconies be-
fore all the windows; the streets are
very narrow, wheeled traffic is impossi-
BILE on most of them, the little over
laden donkeys doing the carrying. One
is at loss to know what system was
followed in laying out these old Moor
ish towns. When seen from the top of
the tall Giralda, the glaring white cus-
tiers of houses. cut by the dark lines of
winding streets, resemble one of the
maZes Constructed ito entangle the pc
destrian. and it is as interesting a puz-
Zle to eXtrlcate ones self here even
with the aid of a map. 1t looks as
the rule of thumb" Hardly two
houses are on the same street line They
wind in and out at all angles, turn cor
ners and then change their minds and
continue meandering irresolutely: in
some places the streets are even Is or
20 feet wide, but they suddenly close
up to mere narrow paths in which the
little donkeys have hard work to navi-
gate their huge packs.
The great cathedral, with it's &C
companying ceremonies. has given Sc
Vile the name of the Spanish Rome
Holy week brings crowds of visitors to
witness the religious ceremonies and
street professions. together with the ac-
companying bull fights, which are most
brilliant on Easter Sunday.
There are % churches, and each
church has clock with bells for strik-
ing and Ginning the hours. The Cathe-
dral bells are in the Giralda tower, pre-
sided over by a blind bell ringer. Here
are big and little bells for sundry
church purposes. All of these separate
collections OF bells are within easy ear