The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-22
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There naturally misconceptions Among these
is the idea that the SKY line would show a.
ragged succession Of we have be-
come familiar with in New York The sky-scraper is a
purely American creation The talles buildings
not stories; moreover there is such uni
formty in the buildings which generally four and
SIX stories hg that 1T is until gets
ufos that the cottages make their
ance The houses in London high
the style called the English basement
OF London will be like begin up into the
air. is a fearful and wonderful thing to think Of
AS to fogs, really what to say except
sometimes they is and sometimes they
years ago read letter from American
London describing the fogs there which actually
seemed to get into the houses lights DIM
A year ago this summer friend first
OF August returning the latter Of September
became quite indignant when about fogs She
said they had had the time they
We're in London and that the
just stories Within the received let
tiers from member OF family who has been
since July, saying that the
the middle of October sightseeing given
up The first fog that rolling in caught her
and 1t came suddenly hanson,
and within few minutes it -soupy" that
% could not see the horse in front of her seems
10 be case them of when they is, they certainly isl
though fortunately for the Britons is'
always" -.
Still another mistake is supposing Windsor
castle is in London Windsor is fully hours ride
London by express, the country strictly
speaking it is still decidedly London
Itself. The town of Windsor. which castle is
situated has only about -, 900 inhabitants.
Many of the papers amusing mistakes as
of some of the places but they were easily
recognized and two times think
ing, however, "West, into West
minister. Just what idea the writer mix
up is one Of the things wonder about
Some speak in American terms street cars; if you
called themn Notwithstanding but trans you
at And you wanted something to protect YOUR
shoes you might go all over London
before found Them they there
cept in shops where they have had manv American ems
TONER'S the clerks do the Vests
too, waistcoats, weskts lift; baggage
yEhe thew fheva
cold. s~''' WY
If an American wants to know where there IS drug
store he should ask for the chemists shop; if he
buy some mems furnishing goods haber-
dashers; If he wants lemonade he call
squash and if he a will get he
kind 81 Mo for vh;a tho Ens;sh tart l.; 80 u h1r
sister of the American pie English very
thick and with only crust If American
needs to buy spool of thread. a reel
Of cotton, and If she wants waist
she calls for body If she wants what is disnctivey
shirt waist in will be name of
blouse if is thirsty and wants pitcher
must call for jug of and then nine and half
out of ten it will not be ice water The English,n
all foreigners understand the appetite
iced water and hot rooms. So it along
Custom environment Americans
their peculiar vocabulary These
better and than the English
is criticism to be made side that
has made them familiar to their that is
to France Germany Italy,
Of trying to make the natives understand the American
things he learns the equivalent in the language
country. The attitude should taken
ploy for the things in practically the
traveller along much better tries
clerks and the guides in the phrases with which they
familiar than he tries to educate them in minute to his
native tongue
The Tower Of London. by the way, is not ca tower
but rather collection Of towers The main building
the White which is the ancient of having
been built for William the Conqueror is large building
not tower at all in accepation Of the term Built
in various about the distance from
White Tower and each other WE'LL other buildings
like towers, we know them bearing the Of
Middle Tower Byward Tower, ST. Thomass Tower, Bloody
Tower, Wakefield Tower, Record Tower, Bell Tower
Beachamp Tower, Devereux Tower Salt Tower, Jewel
Tower, Bowyer Tower etc
In addition to these there several walls used
fortifcation in the days of old when the Tower
fertilization city beneath it. On these
cular guard houses, which
towers than the historic structures
BY mixing up labels cuts pretty
Little Buttercup mixed the babies Pnafore, the
for the Works Biscuit
credited to the Junior designer should have
Hermione Shearer Eighth Grade Douglas School, 1912
Queen Avenue S. all the to have