The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-05

date of his service engraved upon 1t,
and find yourself at once in the main
| street of the town. Close at handi $
the breakwater, and behind it looms
the big, black ironclad "Thunderer,"
ready to justify its name at mo-
ment's notice. Your first and always
strongest Impression at Gibraltar is of
| the pomp and circumstance of war.
| British colors and the cross of ST.
| George are everywhere and strains Of
| "1tule Britannia" God Save the
Queen and British Grenadiers" fill
; the air. Pyramids of ancient cannon
| balls are piled up in everybody's way.
| Sentry boxes and guard houses stand
at every corner, and sentinels in white
helmets and scarlet coats pace to and
fro, along the parapets that face the
sea, on barracks, battery and bastion,
in the public squares, at the gates, be-
! fore the governors residence and all
colonial offices. Brass bands, bugles,
drums, flies, echo all day long from the
upper heights, down the hillsides and
in the narrow streets. Squads of SOL
diers march back and forth, as steadily
as if siege had been declared that very
ullGTJ1oOn, anu OlllCefS Ui iul StuuCh
ride up and down, returning with tha
mechanical regularity Of automatons
the salutes of the soldiers who pre-.
enlpt the two footWide sidewalks
Scarlet coats are omnipresent and thu
brilliant uniforms and smart trappings
nf the different regiments that swarm
all over the rock add wonderful colo
to the scene. l short, the constant dis
play of military splendor is we'll caltu.
ldtej to impress the world with Fog
and insidious, it is true, but essential
ly disloyal and destructive of public
confidence. Practical disregard of the
laws and of the proper authority of
government is dabbling in practical
anarchy. While the nation is shocked
and unspeakably grieved by the crime
of monster it is becoming for all the
people to seriously consider their ways
whether in any respect they tend to
weaken the foundations or authority of
the government under which we live.--
Boston Herald.
lands power. Yet Gibraltar town is
but a thin line of human habitation,
climbing a little way up the mighty
rock on huddled terraces, Its houses
clinging like the nests of birds to the |
rugged sides, the sea beneath, escarped |
height up heights above. There is |
barely room for three long, narrow |
streets running parallel to the sea; |
while crossing them at right angles and |
running off--or rather up--in all direc- |
lions are lanes and alleys, which are of !
solid construction, with square plain |
oil crJo nj whit 70 o,- TINT
sky blue, rose pink, purple or yellow. |
Evidently the white-wash mania runs
riot here as in other Spanish towns, |
Most Of the houses have at one corner I
the kind of low watch tower known as |
a miranda" the name being derived /
from Mira, the Spanish verb ito see;"
and from these points of vantage
their inmates sit at ease and enjoy the
varied street scenes, and the glorious
view of shining bay and purple hills on
the neighboring coasts. Climbing
stairs at frequent intervals, toiling on
and up, you follow the main street
rom the mole to the section of shops
md bazaars. There is not much here
o tempt the travellers purse, except
some Oriental rugs and slippers, and a
ew queer things from nearby Barba-
", for all of which eXorbitant prices
ire asked. The fruit-market is better
worth your time and money. Such red
pe cherries, luscious Strawberries |
purple figs, peaches, apricots and mel
ms can hardly be found elsewhere-ex- | I
ept at Malta, where most of. them ;
rev The excellent beef and mutton | s
ONES from Gallicia, in Spain, during !
he cold season, and from Morocco in
ummer time. This arrangement is |
nade so that in case of trouble with |
pain the troops can count of Africa | ,
or its meat supplies. Living is said to |