La Junta tribune., 1908-10-17

] arrived In this city yesterday
evening, from Utrecht. about thirty
miles distant This is the largest
city of Holland and the most I'm.
portant II contains over 1000
people. The population is cosmo-
politan, there being great many
people of other nationalities resident
in the city will have more to say
Of Amsterdam later I will take up
my narrative with my leaving Paris.
left Paris the morning Of the 18th
for Brussels and reached Brussels at
noon. The country from Paris north
to Brussels. varies but slightly. 1t Is
generally smooth now and then slight
iy undulating. but growing more level
az We approach Brussels. For some
fifty to seventy-five miles. the crops
are diversified grain OF various kinds.
meadow, pasture, sugar beets, fruits,
such as apples. plums, pears, but Few
grapes, and the smaller berries, and
all kinds of vegetables. The country
in well timbered. though the timber
Is not large. Several small forests
are In this part, and at two or three
places the timber was being cut ana
corded into cordwood. Nearer brus-
sells. there was less timber and less
grain. but more meadows and pas
ture. The pastures are very rich.
are seldom over pastured. at least
this is the condition this season. ES'
eryvhere there are small numbers
Of cattle, often only q half dozen or
no. but sometimes larger herds. gen.
erally cows; frequently l saw hocks
of sheep and few horses. AS we
approach Brussels, We enter the BEL
xtan draft horse country. The BEL
gian draft horses are grown, also.
In other places In Belgium. The
country from Brussels to Antwerp
distance Of only twenty.four ana one
half miles Is similar to the country
Immediately south Of Brussels. ohy
4, tends to become lower and fIatter.
the amount Of meadow and pasture
and consequently the number OF cat
tie, increasing. The country ID very
rich. not over-populated and is care
fully and thoroughly cultivated.
Antwerp is q city Of about 100000.
II was at one time. some two nun
dred years or more ago. the most
ianortant commercial city Of the con
tinent OF Europe. but through the
yicissitudes of many wars. ana tne
inposition Of their conquerors ana
riders, Of heavy taxes OIL its com
merce, upon every ship that en'er.
"a the hprbor, its trade was reduced
.nd diverted to other cities. Amster'
dsm profitinE largely from Antwerps
A fate. Antwerp. however. has re-
LINED much Of Its lost trade ana 10.
! believe. the most important sea p"'
Of Belgium.
The older part Of the city Is large
" the sixteenth century. OLD. stesp
IN. rooted houses, narrow. winding
and very crooked streets. whicn are
not only crooked, but as Is ofteh Tue
cane in other cities in various parts
of Europe, built three hundred years
ar more ago, the opposite sides Oh
the streets do not correspond. ohe
side will crook and curve one way
while the other may crook aho'hei
way: and often house VIII s'a""
two or three feet out into harro"
street, beyond the adjoining mousse
or. now and then. Its front runs a'
a different angle. corner exlehoihs
into the street. There is seldom
wide straight street In the old cities
~ E.urope. The numbers on the op-
,osite sides of the street do not al
ways correspond, often there heihs
more than one hundred difference
Here and in France, the houses
have their caves to the street. whiie
IN Germany and Italy, the gables are
IN the street. Antwerp has seVerai
fine streets and boulevards ana
number OF beautiful parks, scattered
throughout the city. There are
so. several handsome buildings. build
,rrs NJ handsome architecture. Eiec-
t,tc street cars run in every part OF
the city. The city Is very cieah'
the people intelligent. thrifty and we,
dressed. There are many oio
churches, some built In the twelfth
ana thirteenth centuries-beautifui
works Of architecture as wen -
4rxasuries Of valuable paintings ana
sculpture. The most inDosfaae r
ths cathedral. which II one OF tne
sfsat cathedrals Of Europe. 1t
al}sost ~ large - 81. Rasfs. Ion
dbh. and b larger tha the catne-
ali Of CSooene ~ Milan. OF course
Il hoes nh SonDare wfth St Peter's
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