The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-10-03

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houses have at one corner the kind of
low watch-tower known as a miranda, -
the name being derived from Mira the
Spanish verb ''to 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 from the mole to the
section of shops and bazaars. There is
not much here to tempt the travellers
purse, except some Oriental rugs and
slippers, and few queer things from
near by Barbary, for all of which
exorbitant prices are asked The fruit
market is better worth your money.
Such red ripe cherries, luscious straw
berries, purple figs, peaches, apricots
and melons can hardly be found else
where-except at Malta, where most
of them grew. The excellent beef and
mutton comes from Gallicia, in Spain,
during the cold season, and from
Morocco in summertime. This arrange
ment is made so that in case of trouble
with Spain the troops can count on
Africa for its meat supplies. Living is
said to be dearer here than in the ultra
fashionable quarter of London, yet the
best notes.-the Royal king
Arms and ''Calpe''-do not charge
more than other tirst-class European
hotels. The handsome market-house
cost $50 000 and its first stone was laid
in IS, by King Edward, then the Prince
of Wales, during the fortnight'S visit he
made here on his return from India.
But the most interesting sights in
Gibraltar are the people-a regular Mid
way Plaisance the year round. First
and foremost in every crowd comes
Tommy Atkins every mothers son
of the six or seven thousand stationed
here appearing to consider himself the
very brightest ornament of the crack
regiment. He is always a well-built,
carefully groomed and Immediately
neat fellow, the beau ideal OF British
soldier as he strides along in his hob-nail-
ed shoes, his ridiculous little cap set at
an angle of exactly one inch from his
right eyebrow Except at Alexandria,
Alden or Singapore, there is no place on
the globe where so many nationalities
constantly meet and mingle. In the
space of one short block you may see
types of every civilization under the
sum- from the negro of the Soudan to
the Jew of Tangiers, from the Chinese
mandarin and Lasear soldier to the
Yankee trader and Hawaiian half breed.
Every island and port in the Levant
sends its contingent to swell the Babel
of strange tongues; Peninsular and
Oriental steamers are continually
bringing visitors from the farthest
corners of the East and West, and of
course all the tribes of Northern Africa
are well represented. From Fee, AL
giers and Tripoli they come, Berbers,
Kahbayles, Moors, Arabs Bedouins of
the desert, to jostle the picturesque
peasant of Southern Europe in blouse
and sabots, the queer water-side folks
of Naples, Genoa, Cadiz and Corsica;
sailors from far-away ports in their
blue flannel suits, fiat caps and black
silk cravats with flying ends; Spanish
contrabandistas, fresh from the hills,
each a Don Quixote on a donkey won
derfully caparisoned with wooden tas-
sells, shining brass and tinkling bells.
There are bull-fghters, too, in embroid-
cred jackets and trumpery fnery. the
tightly braided pig-ta of coarse hair
tied with black ribbon bobbng beneath
the tasseled hat betokening their pro-
fession. The most imposing figures in
every throng are the Moors and Arabs.
in their v0luminous white bernouses.
turbans and yellow slippers. They
may be dirty, ragged or even diseased.
but nobody ever saw ridiculous son of
| ohO NSoSAe' LIZ CloUUGS him as
with garment, and the unapproach-
able reserve and solemity of his mien
BELTS his origin, along with the Sphinx
and pyramids and other mysteries of
the morning twilight of time. Next in
dignified reserve are the Jewish traders.
in short jackets, baggy trousers and
with garbardines. Outside of business
they have nothing to do with any other
race, and in each stern, medallic coun-
tenance is written the tragic history of
the Hebrews. Turks, with tarboosh
head-coverings and little, murderous-
looking curved swords, figure in the
Kaleidoscope procession, besides black
robed frlars under shovel hats. gray