Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-01-30

The importance OF eQucatlon. Inc
school tax has been increased and
school teachers are better paid-which
is a good sign in any country. There
has been no addition 20 the army.
Some manufactures have been start
cd, particularly Of ~beet-sngar, which
are specially profitable. The loss Of
its colonies has turned the nations
attention to It's undeveloped industries
at home. There Is hope for Spain
but a long way ahead
Wages In Spain are very low. There
are labOr unions lockouts and strikes
here as In the United States. The
communist is abroad IN the land. The
government adopts an odd course
when a strike is inaugurated. II II
can not bribe the leaders 10 the strike
u contributes money TO the mill
owner 20 cradle bin TO crush out the
strike. The wurkmen In a shoe factory
at Barcelona receives about g a week
for the same labor for which would be
paid 81 a day IN the United States.
He Is not nearly & good a workman,
however.
Goats milk Is sold on the streets.
The goats are driven to the doors Of
the houses to he MIXED. There can
be no question as to your getting the
genuine article-if you wish it. The
butter is unSalted. None In Spain
could compete with that Of Nathan
Kings the Missouri butter king.
"Se Prohibe" iseverywhere in Spain.
1t means that sou are prohibited.
There are laws against everything
that's wrong, and %prohibitory signs
are everywhere. But nobody appears
to mind the signs. There is more
prohibiting and less prevention in
Spain than in any other country on
the globe. No nation has a better
code OF laws; but laws can not enforce
themselves.
RANDOM OBSERVATIONS.
The most used word in Spainis Isl,
pronounced See 1t ean yes and
is employed as much as any other
dozen words.
The original motto Of Spain allud-
ing to the belief that the world ended
at the Pillars Of Hercules was me
plus ultra" no more beyond. Ferdi-
nand and Isabella came. Columbus
gave to CASTLE and AragOn a new
world and the motto on the Spanish
lcoat-of-arms was changed to "Plus
ultra more beyond. Since the loss
OF her colonies abroad it is grayely
suggested that the original motto be
restored. Spain has nothing beyond
except the Canary Islands
The foNer-girl is In evidence In all
Spanish towns. She has real flowers
and artificial flowers for sale at
ahSurdly low prices and one has 10
handle the flowers to detect the real
Hogs are herded as sheep or cattle.
The fences are few and far between.
Upon the hillside may be seen a sol
itary herdsman watching after a drove
Of hogs. Further on may be sheep or
cattle or tu~rkeys-but always the
heTdsman.
Spanish boys, until they are twelve
or fifteen years OF age, wear aprons
Catch an American youth with an
apron on If you AN.
There Is no bread-and- butter prob
lem with the masses in Spain. II is q
question Of bread alone.
Postage stamps are not sold at the
posJ-onice, but at the t0bacconists'.
Breakfast is served in the hotels at IL
O'Clock and dinner at s O'Clock.
No one can get on the railway plat
form without a ticket, and you must
show your railway ticket to get out Of
the station when your journey Is
ended The peseta, a silver piece
worth about fifteen or sixteen cents
In American money, is the chief coin.
The Bank Of Spain. with branches
everywhere, issues bank notes which
are a. good as gold.
The national dish Of Spain Is Ola, a
stew Of beef OF mutton, bacon chicken,
chick-p peas, and other vegetable. 1t may
Be found everywhere and IS not 50 bad,
Garlic is seldom met with at the
hotels. Cigars sell for one 70 five
cents each. Beggars are a national
pest.
CoScLUsIoS OF THE WHOLE MATTER
After all has been said our thre'
weeks in Spain constituted a mos
charming experience The country !
seldom visited BY American tourist
who as a rule conhne their journeys 4
England, France, Germany, Switzer
land and Italy. But SPANS uniquI
history, interesting people, reminder
OF previous civilization, and her ar
treasures repay a visit. The climatl
and scenery are generally attractive
and a glimpse OF the cities and couu
! try towns contributes toward a RICH
understanding Of this Temarkabl.
I nation with whose descendants acrOs
the ocean the United States will Il
the future have much 70 do.
FROM sBRALTAR TO NAPLES.
At Gibraltar we attended Sunda
morning service In the Angelica
Cathedral. The ArchdeacOn preacbe
a sermon upon the second coming c
!. the Prince Of Peace, while the ScriI
ture lessons were read by a BIRTHS
Oficer 10 full uniform-red coat an
lelanking sword. The British beliey
10 carrying Bibles and bayonets TO III
heather.
From Gibraltar-whieh the BIRTHS
soldier ~abbreyiates In his speech
"Gib"-to Italy is nearly a thousan
miles, though on the map It appears
mere scrap Of distance. We went 0
q board the steamship Aller, Of tk
North German Lloyd line, OF Nonda.
December 10, and after an %uneventfI
voyage Oyer q placid sea, landed thin
5 days later ia Naples, the most pOpI
D lous city In Italy, and situated npo
the most beautiful bay In the world.
e- In the proper column Of the week.
LEDGER will be found the anDouDc
y ment u 5. NJ. Edwards, candidate q
= PrUbate Judge Of Audrain couuty,su