The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-13

] There is certainly magical charm, 1 coming as went from the bleak pla- ] teau of Castle, under an AndaluSian
 sky, into this sub-tropical vegetation. Malaga is a cosmopolitan place, fairly cool in summer. l enjoyed the bathing l in the Mediterranean, as well as the 1 fresh sardines, the olives, large grapes,
 fresh figs, &c., which are always found
 on the hotel tables.
 A visit to one of the large bodegas
 was very interesting. Here great quan-
 titles of wine are stored for years. Some there is over one hundred years l old, any of which the visitor is permit
 ted to sample. also visited the small
 village of Palo, where the fishing in-
 dustry is carried on extensively. Near here is a large sugar plantation.
 The next day, after journey of sev-
 en hours. reached the ancient and his- l toricaI city of Granaa. We found the
 station crowded with the population of
 the town, and band playing most en- l ergetically. This seemed a royal re- ception for me, but soon found it was ] all intended for a couple of noted bull l fighters who were arriving, and in an | hour or so were to display their skill
 in the Plaza de Toros Carriages being in such demand at this particular time, l l found it necessary to almost buy the
 vehicle to transport myself and luggage
 to the top of Athambra hill, where I
 spent Shree delightful days among the old Moorish ruins.
 Granada, sometimes termed "the city Of running waters and fountains" is situated in one of the loveliest plains
 in the world, at an altitude of 2.250 feet above sea level. From the Alhanbra hill the various snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada are seen. Under the Moors Granada numbered a half million
 souls but now has but sixty-1ve thou sand.
 The history of the Alhambra begins
 with Mohammed I Q232). This ancient palace of Moorish kings is naturally kthe pride of Granada, and the boast of
 Spain. The magnificent ornamental
 tions and the gorgeous splendor of the
 halls of this renowned ruin stand unri-
 vailed in the world and beggar descrip- 1 ton. The hall of the ambassadors
 must in its day, have been -superbly grand. for even now its dome of carved
 lareh- and one hundred and fifty 1 two different patterns of plaster-lined
 cell-like walls, the predominant colors
 of which are red, blue and gold, are of l rare beauty.
 The Court of Lions contains a large | fountain basin upheld by twelve marble l lions, and the Court of Myrt1es fish | pool enclosed by hedges of myrtle. I | also visited the Generalife, with it's pal
 ace and beautiful tropical gardens situ- ated on an adjacent hill This property was formerly the residence of the arch itect of the Alhambra and subsequently,
 the summer residence of Moorish
 princes. Here is also the famous sulta-
 na tree now six hundred years old.
 An interesting bit of life is the gip-
 sy encampment. Here homes are built
 tunnel-ike in the hills, and the mem-
 bers of the various bands sing, play
 and dance for an existence. I met the
 jolly old king, who never fails to have
 some scheme of getting a peseto from the visitor. ..:.- E The cathedral in the town contains ithe royal monuments the beautiful tonnbs of Ferdinand and Isabella, as 1 well as other rare works of art. An other rare spot is the Convent of Car tuja containing magnificent altars of highly colored marble and doors and cabinets of richly inlaid tortoise-shell, ivory, mother of pearl and silver. K On the way to Cadiz is Utrera. The l5Church Sof Santiago is there, being fa- Emous for containing one of the thirty pieces of silver for which Judas be- trayed his Lord.
 Just outside of Cadiz, which in way resembles Venice, owing to the many dykes and bridges crossed, one sees the extensive salt evaporation enterprise carried on there The Academia de Bellas Artes, with it's rare Murilos, the Capuchin convent, with his "Betrothal of St. Catharine," while painting which he met his death by falling from the scaffold, and the Musco containing pre- historic objects, including a marble sarcophagus, images and coins now twenty-eight hundred years old, (the only extant relics of the Phoenician city), well repay the long journey eNOAOA'0 NypNAlA' N|elQl1 1lSO pOSSGSSGS TWO palm gardens of exquisite beauty and delightful climate.
 Of all cities in Spain, however, none compare with gay Seville. The cathe- 1 dral, one of the largest, handsomest and richest Gothic churches in Chris tendon, like St. Peters at Rome, gives one the impression of deep, solemn religious mystery, and is at once a Veritable museum of works of art and a treasury of historical associations. | Its total area is one hundred and twen- ty-four thousand square feet, while that of St. Paul's in London has but eighty-four thousand feet St. Peters at Rome is the one larger, having one | hundred and sixty-two thousand square feet Among the many celebrated paintings are MuriIlo's Guardian An gel,'' his 'fConception," his St. Anthony of Padua's Vision" and Goya's Saints | Justa and Ruf1na.' The handsome | tomb of Columbus, erected in the ca- thedral at Havana in 1000 l.,,4 ., l