The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-07-09

DAY, they are also fed each day at ?
o'clock at the home of a wealthy citi-
zen of the city In a court place he has
had prepared for the purpose and it
Is said that every pigeon In Venice
upon the clocks striking two flies
away at once to the home of their
great friend.
Boats and Boatnlen.
OF course in a city where all trans
~portation IS by boat. there are q great
many boats and very naturally expert
boatmen. It is really most inter
esting to watch these boatmen as they
easily ply their oars and wind in and
out these streets of water. Rarely
does one boat ever strike against
another and the men seem to be on
the very best Of terms Wi:n each 9TH
er- All prices are fixed and the only
competition there is among them 10
that Of securing business. The prices
for riding in a BOAT in Venice is quite
as cheap as In a cab in Florence. and
for a party much cheaper. The usual
gondOla carries eight people comfort
ably, and o can hire it an hour for
500.
It takes only 3 good BOAT and two
oars for a man to establish a trans
portatiOn line in Venice but he must
have license from the city government
and pay q small tax. The naptha
launch n small steamboat runs up
and down the Grand Canal and in
some of the smaller streets. but there
are but few of these to the
~gondolas.
II Social Life at Night.
In Venice. as in every one Of these
! European cities that We have visited.
the summer evenings are given up to
social ~poleasure and in every city there
is one special gathering place and
h0rn tho H. rl 7 x. tho 41-I1 "a
er. walk, sit, talk. drink. eat and have
a good time. In Venice it is St.
I Marks square. In Florence
it was along the banks of the Arno;
in Naples it was Gallilerie Umbro; in
Lucerne on the banks of the Lake.
These great outdoor social gatherings
make for the peace and good will Of
the city. I have thought of our city
of Raleigh many times as ! have
watched the crowds in these gather
ing places and thought how easily
we might do practically the same
thing in Nash Square 1 know Friday
evenings many gather now to hear
the band concert in Capitol Square,
but we don't max enough of it. We
Should make large preparation for it
in Nash Square and then gather there
at least two or three evenings each
week. I beg leave to commend this
idea to Mayor Johnson, to whom we
are indebted to the Friday evening
concerts that we now enjoy.
Music on the Water.
Perhaps the most strikingly typi-
cal thing that we enjoyed in Venice
was one of the several concerts given
on the Grand Canal opposite Doges
Palace. Concert Company's hold
these entertainments every favor
able evening. They are reached
by the gondelas that take the people
out to them. The whole scene on the
~ $500
of chinese lanterns. gaily decorated
boats, fancy dressed musicians, etc
Occasionally, when a popular air Is
played, the crowd joins in singing 1t.
DoeeS Palace. and the Bridge of Signs.
The most interesting single build
ing in Venice is the DOge's Palace,
which is now used for the most part
for the display of paintings, statuary,
etc. A visit to the prison cells I'M
derneath this once so-called temple
of Justice disclosed the horrible pun
ishment inflicted upon criminals in
the days of the reign of the Doges.
Connecting the present art palace
with the building now used by the city
administration Is the famous Bridge
of Signs 1t is not easily reached. ana
is a close. dark affair, but the tourist
never feels quite satisfied till standing
on it and signing.
Glass. Lace and Mosaics.
We visited the glass factory. q
lace shop, and a Mosaic factory
and saw the work in actual
process, and it was very interesting IN
deed. The men receive from three
to six frances (sixty cents to $l.20)
and the girls twenty to thirty cents a
day for ten hours work. Living IS
cheap said the proprietor land so Is
labor" It would have been a great
joy to you lady readers, / am sure,
if they could have had a chance at
the ace | saw at the price it was
offered. but know so little about the
work and articles offered that 1 dared
not venture far.
n Delightful Resting Place.
Leaving Venice. we stopped for part
of a day only at Milan. We had seen
enough of city life for awhile and were
needing a change and rest. At Milan
we visited the celebrated cathedral
one of the most costly in the world.
Especially striking is lis architectural
effects in it's minarets. tunets and
towers and its magnificent stained
glass windows. Here, as elsewhere, in
these costlyp houses erected to the
worship of God. we found only the
priest and a few attendants and a
handful of worshippers although a
special service was being held. What
a pity. what a pity" We find ourselves
aying tina the wealth lavished on
llSSS lIiS oIS AouIN hOI III SCiilC
way be turned into account for the
lifting mp of the terrible night Of sup
erstitiOn and ignorance that is upon
the people.
From Milan We went by train 70
Como and thence by steamer to Lu-
garnO, one of the most delightfully."-
restful and beautiful spots be have
ever seen on this earth. Lakes, noun
tains and sky combine in such beauty
and glory as no brush or pen can de-
scribe. We needed just such q place
and hence we tarried for awhile re-
ceiving the quiet and rest we very
much needed And then again along
Italian lakes we Travelled until reach
ing Lucerne. switzerland. where an
other stop was made. All along, on
the shore were beautifully kept farms,
and it was easy to discove when we
had passed from italy into Switzer-
land by the difference in the houses
and in the dress and looks of the peo-
pie. They have no timber in Italy and
all the houses are of stone or such
like material. whether in town. city
or country. They have timber in the
FOUNTAIN of Switzerland and their
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