The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-06

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William Jennings Bryan.
that no one visiting southern Europe
should miss the Nile and the Bospho-
rus. one can spend weeks, and even
months about tn shores Of the Ned
i~terrancan. Africa. Asia Minor and
Europe all touch upon this great IN
land sea. Without leaving its shores
one can study the most opposite types
/ which the human race has produced
and at the same time study the his
tory of the old st periods known .
man. Egypt should be visited before
the enc Of March while April is The
best nonth for a trip to Palestine.
In Italy alone one could occupy q
winter. Rome, the center of tha Cath
Ollie world and the home Of thu
Caesars, is d most fascinating city.
/ There are no mosaicS like those of
st. Peters and few galleries equal to
those Of the vatican while master
pieces Of sculptors and painters are
to be found on every hand. The old
Roman forum is the Mecca Of the stu
dent. and the Coliseum is still Il Won
der. defying as it has the storms Of
nearly two thousand years. At Nd
pies one sees NcsuViuS and Law beds
formed but a few months Ego. NJ
one place the stream of la[a poured
. through an arChWaV and hardened as
it cooled. When we we're there the
lava was like stone and could with
difficulty be bTOkFL. At Florence one
sees the best specimens of modern
J sculpture, ana at Milan he INSISTS one
Of the most famous of n European
cathcdralr.
Venice is in a class by itself. No
other city rivals it in uniquenesS. It's
streets are canals. and %gOndOlas are
the vehicles in which potentate, priest
and DIebeian ride. 1t draws visitors
from all over the world and sends
them away after a short visit. glad
that they came and equally glad to
escape from the dampness of the
place.
If one desires a summer trip. he
can find few JOURNEYS more delight
full than those through switzerland and
along the Rhine. Lakes. rivers and
mountains-these are TO be ound IN
abundance, with cities enough to sup
ply the population and hotels 10 ac--
commOdatc the tourists. If one would
combine pleasure with instruction, he
can prodtably employ considerable
time in visiting the German UNIVERSE
ties at Heidelburg and Leipsic and
the art galleries at Dresden and
Munich. The cathedral at Cologne, it
may be added, is by many preferred
to tho cathedral ii Milan.
The northern portions of Europe
are even more inviting to the summel
tourist than switzerland or the ithlne;
The lakes of Iceland and Scotland ana
the sea coast resorts of England ana
Holland give rest and recup2rauon to
multitudcS every year.
II were going to suggest a summer
trip. it would be as follows: Leave
New York early in June, land at Liver
pool. cross over to Newcastle and
take a steamer for Bergen. Norway.
\ week can be spent delightfully."- in
the fiords and on The lakes in the
ncighbOrhOod of Bergen. Such Il COM
bination of deep water ana rugged
INT sides, rushing streams and
crystal lakes is hard to find Then
let the tourist proceed to TrondhJem
the ancient capital, where klng
Haakon was recently crowned. FROM
Trondhiem the traveller can reach the
Arctic circle i'll Il little more thar q
day. While a days stay Is Sutflclent
in the land of the midnight sun it the
Sky is clear, it is better to allow me
self two or three days leeWay, as 1t Is
often cloudy IN this latitude and at this
time of the year. The midnight sun
must be seen to be appreciated. M
description can do it justice. TO pass
from day to day with no intervening
night, to watch the sun llnger for
! awhile in the north neal the horizon
ana then begin a new days work
without a moments sleep gives one a
sensation not soon forgotten. y rail
Dad across Norway brings CHRIS
tiana within a days ride of Trond-
! hem and from Christiana to Stock
lcolm is another day.
st, ckholm is sure to charm the Wis.,
tor. 1t is a beautiful town. beautiful-
1y situated: it Stands whore the waters
of the lakes and the ocean meet. SeV-
cral days can be spent in Stockholm
to advantage, and tnen one is prepared
for tho boat ride To 81 Petersburg 0nt
of the rarest experiences thai one cal
find in travel. The boat Wends it
way through islands almost the en-
tire distance.
-. \ weeks stay at st. Petersburg vii
| give an opportunity for an inspection
7 of the capital of the greatest of thu
| nations measured by territory. and on,
of the greatest measured by popula
| ton. Here one has a nance to Learn
something of the Greek church Will
= its splendid cathedralS. ~rivaling til,
Cathedrals of the Roman CathOli
church. Moscow is even more dis
: tinCtly Russian than st. PETERSBURG
1 and the art gallery there surpasse
I the II at st. Petersburg in its collec
+ ton of the works of Russian artists
= Tolstoi's summer home is not far from
l Moscow and many take advantage O
the trip to see the greatest OF livini
philosophers.
= The ride from St. Petersburg t
1 Moscow and from Moscow to Warsa1
c gives a very good view of the int
4 rior Of Russia, and one can stop off a
almost any place and learn somethin
: of the village life of the Russian peas
| ant.
: Several days can he i
Il Berlin, and other points of interes
1 can be easily reached from Gremany'
l. capital. Copenhagen. the capital q
. Denmark. is only half a days rid
I distant. Hanover, Hamburg, Brussel
| Amsterdam and The Hague are a
within easy reach In Germany on
- has an opportunity to learn a grea
: deal about forestry. agriculture an