Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-11

Zee and milk. Every hotel Of any size
has large and beautiful lobbies, anC
these filled with little marble tables anG
chairs, and Ia these lobbies ladies and gen
tiemen sit and are served with wine o,
beer; coffee. tea or chocolate being also
provided for the few that call for these.
1t Is part Of their life, and one soon
becomes accustomed to seeing II and
thinking nothing Of 1t. The total alb
sence Of drunkenness IL accounted for
by the weakness and purity Of the
drinks and by the slow calm nature of
the people. 1t could not be 90 carried
on in America, with our impetuous ma
turs and intoxicating doctored drinks.
We visited at Edinburg the Scottish
National Exhibition, and now We fall
upon the Frsnco-British Exhibition go
ing on In London this year. Neither Of
these ID ~ large ss eur Worlds Fairs,
but both are interesting and complete,
20 far ss We eould Judge by q days
visit. London has good underground
railways, called tubes" but not
enough and sufficient. She 10 almost
devoid Of street ear tracks, her public
surface transit being largely by omni-
busses. giant. two-story fellows, driven
BY motors or pulled by two, three or four
horses and having routes as regular as
street ears. The horsemanshi of the
London driver Is marvellous. The mar
row crowded thoroughfsres are packed
with 'busses, cabs and other vehicles.
all keeping to the left, none sollidinr.
seldom blocking and steadily moving.
Asteaobhsa. zoe. are vefy ssnsreus,
ase these. wAsss laak Of sfewd pef-
mits. fairly ny. ssd are the snly things,
faster than IN New York. Newshoys
are aeares ssd neither they ner the
cabbies are 40 perslsteat 90 h New
York. On the Continent those who
read have The PAPER brought 10 them
or call FOR 1t at news stand. sswsboys
being rarely ses0. Beggars increase
~ We proceed. and We are seld that
you must shut your eyes. stop your ears
and hold on to your purse when strik-
ing Italy or Spain. Here the dsmi-
monde and "Whits way" are more In
evidence than in New York.
The Englishman. IN O less degree
ike the Chinnmsn. hangs oa to old Gus
toms; he is slow to change. Some day
his money table will be revised. His
bank notes Of one, tive and Ave pound
denominations are almost like q sheet
OF sewspaper. and are the smallest bills
he uses, 4 pound 10 equivalent, In
round numbers. 20 our ave dollars. Ysu
have to. use mostly pound and half
pound gold pieces, silver corresponding
to our 12-cent, 2s-csnt, S0-eent. 62-eent
and $1.25; and psnniss q eeats) and
that you get loaded down
with soin. The dsnomina tions are q
trouble 70 figure out. and the ERghsh-
man admits that America. and even
other European countries, beat him en-
his money table. But IN this a. In
other antiquated matters, he argses
that they have gotten along vary well
for centuries. The Briton (Scot as we'll
a. Englishsr b included under this
tern) seems to have plenty Of time on
his hand; he does everything a. though
he had . thossand years to I'VE. 1t
fairly gives aa American the itch TO
hsts up with this slow plod. Yes new
or see one Ia rush. To run after q
'hus or ear causes the street 20 stop
asd stare at yos. Pubic sonveyaacss
stop anywhere and any length Of time
for yos. Hsis wsll-to-do. even the Ia
boring class working for . haif-erown
(62 csnts) day. Msthodicai 4, hfs.
temperate in habit, rugged In honesty
Outside the avenues corrupted by
American tosrists). he might be Rks0-
Cd 70 the big. steady. stoliA or. that rsts
there with AZ fsuF feet" N his swp
good time Not vitty or quick, nsr vet
altogether farsishtsd, he win heat "a
In the race Of life. aad outlives us.
The government is almost an ideal one.
and the people are satisfied. The gov.
eminent controls most Of the RAILWAYS.
selsgraphs and such like. and the trav-
elsr has no room for complaint. The
post systaa, n b true. 10 slow through
out Hurcps and cannot begin 70 com
pare with eur systen. but other pubic
services excel surs. Nearly everything
seems 10 be syndisated, too. Car lines,
hotels, touring arrangements, seem to
be IN syndieatss throughout the en-
pire. sad are wonderful ssnvenienes
% the traveller. There A no shaving of
rates and Ne Gouging. Ysa can rse
railway ttskets " cover svsry tswn m
England. Scotland ank Ireland. with
hotel accommodations and as many
stops 90 you please, at any sffics.
Steamer transportation 10 also included
In the scheme. and tickets are good 10
travel In either direction. 1t is Q boon
70 the traveller. and the Britisher him
sek does not complain sf the syndieat-
ing. Doubtless the beautiful workinp Q
OF this fmpelled Mr.. Bryan 20 applaud
government ownership upo. his return
from abroad. In . Republie, however.
whore the party In power would con