The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-09-29

{ ity OF human ambition, 10 see how they
are crowd I'd together, ,jostled IN the dust,
/ What parsimOny IL observed in dOling
out scanty nook, a gloomy corner, q
, little portion OF earth, TO those whom,
when alive, kingdoms could not salts
ifyl"
/ A slab on the floor over which passed
/ noticed marked the last resting place
OF VIM. Gladstone. We sauntered
through the aieles and up stairways
into small vault like enclosures, read
inscriptions and examined many tombs
OF Kings and Queens.
Next We visited Houses OF Parliament.
! think the most interesting spot Wis
tied (excepting the Abbey was Lon.
don Tower. Here we saw tho Crown
Jewels Of England. Thev are in the
centre OF vaulled chamber Wakefield
Tower which Is reached by a stone we'll
stair. They are enclosed In heavy plate
glass case from floor TO ceiling, outside
OF which Is heavy iron bars. These
Jewels are also guarded by special Of
! iieers.
The crown NJ Queen Victoria occu
pies the top most pace In the case. IL
weighs 80 oz. dwta. troy weight The
total number ul demands In this crown
IL 2,7S3 peai II 277 Tubies 8 sapphires
IL and II emeralds.
There ara many other crowns aud
sceptrer, golden spoons, solid gold salt
cellars (almOst 2it high) Gold tankards +;
al immense gold Baptismal font fused
for the baptism OF the Royalty, swords,
etc in this case.
We saw the Bloody Tower in which
the two Princes, sons OF Edward ~ were
supposed TO have been murdered Also
saw the White Tower where their bones
were discovered la achest 90 years later.
We were In tho BeauchaInp Tower,
the famous prison where 80 many un
happy Kings aud Queens spent
their last days and saw inscriptions
carved In the stone walls by the prison
ors. We stood on Power Green, the site
where many OF them were executed.
The following six executions took place
here between 1885 and 260l. Queen
Anne iBoleyn) secOnd wife Of Henry
VIII Margaret, Countess OF Salisbury; (;
Queen Katharine, lllnwardl fifth wife
OF Henry Nllli Jane, Niscountess Roch.
ford, widow at George Boleyn; Lady
Iano Grey; Robert Dsyereux, Earl of
Essex. Many Of these prisoners spent
their last dayG Ia Beauchamp Tower,
only 10 be taken down the long we'll.
stair ta meet death on Tower Green,
only a few steps from the Tower.
London Tower In its day has served
threshold purpose, fortress, palace and
prison. The spot where IL stands was
selected by William the COnqueror.
Surrounding the entire Tower. which
consists OF 20 acres, is mOlt,
TO be used in time OF war, hut is now
dry
We visited lriends ia Liverpool !or
three days Saw the noted Liysrpo
wharyes and dry dOoks, returned to
London for few more days and thence
from greensboro 10 Flushing The ride
through Holland was very ENJOYABLE,
such pretty we'll cultivated rountry.
II 10 the same IN Holland as IN England,
the farmers seem 10 cultivate every foot
Of ground aad consequently the farms
are clean and present very respectable
appearance. | saw no rubbish what.
ever, the small trees even were trimmed
80 as TO be- oreditable 10 front yard in,
stead OF some fence corner on farm
The large grinding wind mills through
Holland are on every hand aud do look
% pretty. AZ one glance saw seven and
all grinding. Each family, am told,
grind their own meal,
Al the border we went through the
custom house, bat IL was not at all
rigid. and in few hours We were la
Berlin. the prettiest large city have
yet seen. They seem 10 take such pride
In beauliiying the city here.