The age-herald., 1901-10-27

aid of electric cars which with us have become a necessity
 Tn London the travelling public is con- Feyed almost entirely by omnibusses when are a most comfortable and de- hgntrul means of conveyance. The little stars at the rear convey one to seats on top from which vantage point one is enabled to view not only the street and endless vistas beyond, but to peep right into the upstairs rooms of the houses passed
 The omnibus system in London is the best in Europe. They have a number of lines which run from Charing Cross which Dr. Johnson called the heart of the universe-to every portion of the city and they follow each other at intervals of every one or two minutes. There Is no better way to see the city than seated on the top of these 'busses. And riding around in this way the visitor is impress ed with the great number of monuments erected to the memory of England's statesmen and great men, but oftenest to the hero of her army or navy. The monuments are touching testimonials of her appreciation of her sons bravery and devotion, and must be a constant in- spiration to Englands living men to know that what they do will be esteemed and commemorated by their fellow country men through the ages that are to come. Nothing Is a source of greater grief to the American who travels in Europe and sees the beautiful monuments every where than the realization of our own carelessness and paucfty in this respect. While we have men, and women, too. con nected during our eventfu1 history with some of the bravest deeds ever known in the history of the world, how very sell dom do we ever raise a monument to commemorate the person or the incl dent; and when we do they are often <0fk IL. And recent events In our history would seem to prove that instead of erecting monuments by public subscription and with public pride and patriotism it is on the contrary our policy to first attack the man and deed through the yellow jour nals and if he survives these measures to institute courts of enquiry which seek to throw discredit upon whatever praise and honor an admiring country still wish to bestow Not so in England. In the very heart of the great metropolis stands the lofty statue of Lord Nelson in Ira falgar square named after his own great battle And though he surrendered his life. in the great naval struggle, gladly for his country, his last communicating land expects every man will do his duty lives on and rings in the hearts Of his countrymen a constant stimulant and in- spiration.
 There Is one spot in England that is of SpSClttl IuUerebV IO the AIueTlCan VtBlkOE- and this is the old Temple Dining Hall. The Temple was formerly a lodge of the Knights Templar-a religious and n1iA- tary order formed at Jerusalem in the twelfth century, under Baldwin. King of Jerusalem. to protect the Holy sepulchre, and pilgrims resorting thither. and called Templars from their origiral designa- ton as poor soldiers of the Temple of Solomon"-but became crown property on the dissolution of the order in 1313 And in 184e 1t was leased to the students of common law. From that time to tho present day the group of buildings has continued to be a school of law. The fine old Gothic hall of the Middle Tenn pie, used now as dining hall Is embeli- ished with the armorial bearings of the Knights Templar. portraits of princes and an equestian portrait of Charles T. by Van Dyck.
 The most interesting part, however, of the old dining hall is the stage at one end only about foot high, upon which Shakespeare's Twelfth Night was acted