The Republican journal., 1902-01-09
IN KING EDWARDS DOMAIN.
Notes Of a Six Weeks Trip to England anu
Scotland.

Monday morning, after nine O'CLOCK
breakfast we started out for round
of sightseeing. First, however, the
hanks must be visited, and so we TOOK
bus for the Bank of England, that IA
mons centre around which the imam
cia] life of the great city revolves.
Only few moments were spent IN the
great barren place, when the business
which took us there having been trans
acted we went to PARIS Bank, not lar
away. Here while Mr.. Elwell was
cashing his drafts we had an excellent
opportunity to watch the throng OF
Young clerks, hurrying by with little
rolls of gold coin in their hands. When
the party had been supplied with funds
according to their several needs we
started for ''The Tower" which ISM I
tower at all, but consists of mass OF
buildings placed, it seems to the casual
observer, with no regard to any definite
plan. 1t is one of the show places OF
England which no sightseer neglects to
: visit. At the entrance the guard, after
e giving a searching glance at every IN
0 dividual admitted, politely requested us
to leave our chatelain bags at tiny
huilding on our right, where we were
given checks in return for them. One
of the ladies explained to us aston1sheo
mortals that bomb was once carried
into one of the rooms by means OF al
innocent-looking side bag, and no"
there is no longer admittance for that
necessary adjunct to the feminine Toll
ct We entered at Lions gate, going
Immediately to the White rover,
where the two little princes were muir
ID dered. On our way we saw one u
the Beefeaters, the guard OF old ahC
honored soldiers, dressed in the same
in STYLE of costume worn by others OF then
s. station in the day of Henry Will.
Nd whose name has been perpetuated b.
the shape of their hats, patterl
I'd adopted by the milliners number OF
wears ago. and in fashion at the pres
ent time.
It's Climbing a long flight of stairs W
MI entered in room literally cramme
nc with historical relics of every descrll
tion Almost the first thing our eye
IS. lighted upon was tiger pussy-ca'
he calmly reposing under beautltull
carved Malta cannon. Although sh
resided in a place bristling with wa
~ like memories, pussy was as gentle an
friendly as possible and submitted vel
ern glaciously to the caresses OF her az
es, mirers. Near this interesting taot
the was a glass case filed with ancient L
stuments cf torture in miniature, al
g after careful scrutiny our party II
ioiced at living in these merciful da
of the electric chair and similar cor
forts. The walls and ceiling of tt
room are decorated with trophies
arms, beautifully arranged III the TOT
.''l of flowers, stars, coats OF arms, e'
''s , In the next room were suits OF arm(
ore horsemail, etc. What particularly
nx.e nv We II thoS TpT eslSehS
tay aston, died at his. home there Dec. 81
~-il: SUITS OF armor worn by the little bo
.eo princes III battle hundreds of wears ao
iohl tiilS room we started for Bea
of champ Tower, and when descend,
gh 'ile steps were attracted by a squad
. .bn raw recruits drilling in the court n,
nd spent some time watching their m
It h%uvres. In Beauchamp Tower "
5he 3D." tue various inscriptions cut on I'll
De walls by The prisoners of State. Anon
AN them was John Dudley, Earl of Wa
WICK, who carved the following insert,
4. ton on the side of the tre-p place nnda
/ his coat arms:
~ GU that these beasts do wele behold ON
Sc, ''h
May aem e, with ease wherefore hey,
h. w 1.-THE the borders wherein
~ brothers name who list to sarcba III
M ground ''ie vi
FROM this place, which, by the way
IL, was the one-time prison of Sir Waite
oy Raleigh, we made our way in COMPANY
with small army of sightseers to the
X room containing the crown jewels of
IN England. These priceless treasures
u were arranged in circular glass case
o. with dome-shaped top, and protected
py an iron bar surrounding the case
Around the room, also in glass eases
y, were the insignia of the various orders
e Inc crowd, ever carefully watched by
3 the soldier on guard, prevented our get
:. tlng more than glimpse of the roval
= gems with, perhaps, the exception of
n 1he crown of the late Queen. which
e surmounted the pyramid and stood ont
e very prominently We were fortunate
7 nevertheless, to be able to see them at
' a1l' for shortly after our visit all the
Jewels were removed, to be renovated
= 1or the coronation of Edward, and paste
limitations were substituted. In a few
: hilhutes we escaped from the crush and
: maze our exit from the place, stoppino
, snort time before Traitors Gate
where the unhappy victims for the
olock We're admitted. AT the exterior