The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-04

Naples. Italy, May l0-Just To
weeks ago tomorTowetAe parry on .ne
steamer Romantic of,sthc White Star
Line numbering 312 delegates TO the
Worlds sunday m
Rome, left Boston harbor- Phds
morning at Q O'Clock we landed in the
beautiful bay Of Naples. Italy. Every
dav has been ideal The sea has
hardly been rough enough at anytime
to create the least apprehension OF a
storm. The old "sailors' of our con-
pany say It IS the finest voyage they
have ever had The sure enough
sailors or the crew say. we should
have had it a little rough for needed
variety and sea experience But l
am quite content. It has certainly
been delightful beyond anything / had
hoped for.
Another STEAMER. the "Neckar," also
with delegates to the CoFention In
Rome, left New York the a we left
Boston. we expected to be joined
by them at Maderin and failing to stop
there by reason of the prevalence OF
smaI COX in the city, we looked to
meeting them at Gibraltar, but did not
do so and therefore UP to this time
have no news from them
Great Gibraltar.
Our stop at Gibraltar was from :
4 m. to - m, on Tuesday, the 18th.
and we were taken from our ship in
what is called Il Lighter" The des-
cent from the uper deck Of the ship
TO this small boat down the narrow
steps was quite shakyf yet go were
guarded by ropes and rails as to be
perfectly safe. Reaching this place at
such an early hour we were in its
streets. market places and gardens be-
fore the people, many OF them, were
out of bed. The first place we visited
were the great galleries Of the FORTH
cations. 1t is a long, tiresome climb,
and is very much like going through
the SWaGanon or sorae other tunnal.
except for now and then stopping TO
look out a port hole where a great
gun had been placed. The readers Of
The News and Observer nave had
these Notifications described to them
by other correspondents recently and
/ need not therefore repeat same. But
no reading Of the very best pen picture
can begin to give a proper conception
of his im~pregnable rock and its equip
ment for utterly destroying the navies
of the world if need be before it could
be taken.
Why in the Hands of England.
Read your history or recall the story
as copied by others Of the story Of the
CAPTURE and recapture Of this wonder
full fortress-at last to be taken and
forever to be held by the British
government. But why should England
own Gibraltar is a question not an
swered in the books. BY all the ma
tural rights of territorial possession it
belongs to Spain. And so did Cuba
and the Philippines. But God rules in
His heavens and on earth and in Him
and in His Son Jesus Christ only is the
answer.
With Gibraltar in the hands of
Spain not only was the door of COM
merce to all the east opened only by
her iron hand, but of still greater con-
sequence the doors of the open Bible
for the peoples of the earth were
closed and only the Roman Catholic
church allowed to enter with its priests,
their interpretations and their cruel
rule of the people.
The People in Gibraltar.
The city is said TO have $4,000 in
habitants, and we had not been within
its gates long before we discovered
they are composed Of every tribe
kindred and tongue. The streets.
though narrow are cleanly kept. The
presence and control by the British
soldiery enforces the best of SANTA
ton. The Arabs Moors appeared
to predominant and were dressed in
almost every form and fashion. jab-
hering away in a manner that woul
seem to confuse rather than enlighten.
The market in Gibraltar was par
ticularly instructive and a revelation
In its variety and abundance of veget-
ableS. meats. fruits and flowers Of the
very best. The presence all the time
of about 1000 soldiers in the city,
many of them with their families
makes money easy and business lively.
England spends millions annually to
maintain this fortress and thousands
of visitors stop here every year on
their way to Europe and the east.
The Bull fights at Gibraltar is the
chief attraction in the way of sport,
and of course occur just across the
line in Spain. These are held almost
every Sunday for the poorer classes
and frequently on week days for the
well-to-do people.
1t is an interesting sight to go just
outside the city of Gibraltar and find
yourself on neutral ground. with the
soldiers of England on picket duty