Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25

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buteher-shop is a great horses head
over the door. AS we could not go the
steak. we took our horse-meat in sau-
sage, and came to the conclusion there
was little difference between the flavor
and that of dog sausage in America.
The worn-out eobs of England are ship
ped to Germany and France for steak
and sausage purposes. This is Of pub
lie information and there are regular
horse meat caterers. We were inform
ed by reputable Germans that cats and
dogs were utilized in Germany for sau-
sage purposes and sold to the poor.
That reminds us that, pretty generally
through Europe, the laws require dogs
t. be muzzled if running at large, or
else tethered to person USUALLY a
femaAel by chain or string: sensible
laws.
The e8gtses and cars are getting
larger as We &taw southwark, but not
on this side of the Atlantic do they ap-
proximate anywhere the size of the
American train. The language to us is
getting more difficult-the Dutch being
nearer to the English, the German next
and the French farthest away.
Cigarshere are next to EngiaPd in cost.
liness. An American 'five-center" costs
about ten cents in England, five eects in
France, two cents in Germany, ,SwitzRr-
land and Italy, and one cent in Holland.
Chewing tobacco is almost unheard Of.
Except in Italy, one has to hunt to
find cigar store. The Hollander and
German smoke pipes. the Frenchman
cigarettes, the Swiss hardly anything
and the Italian cigarettes. stogies,
pipe, cigars-any old thing.
All of the continental money is easier
to decipher or compute than is England's.
The basis is pretty much the value of
our quarter, so that everything is reck-
oned in marks GA cents) Holland and
tSsermany, or francs GO cents) French.
Iptsfjan and Swiss.
Elies and filth are beginning to ap-
pear rs we get into France. journeying
southwRfl The ubiquitous souvenir
peddlarRp6 antique fiendis more numer-
GUS, and .aRRsrently hourishing. Our
travelling comp&pion will be held up
(and probablyappi2uded) in New York.
upon return, as o sscond Ben Butler,
for he is loaded doWF with spoons
souvenir and otherwise. Antiquities
are made to order for yer sghile you
wait, anywhere in France ans Italy.
The beggar is beginning to show ~ on
all sides. and we have resolved to a.
here to Baedeker's (guidebook) advice
and not encourage it. The professional
guide and importunate female are be-
coming multitudinous, and altogether.
we are among the Latins, where you
will have to keep your eyes open. "
Still. there rs . courtesy and Difference
shown one here not TO be met with in
Germany.
The waters of lake and stream are
getting bluer, comportfng with the
sunny sky. The waters of cd Atlantic
were deep blue, and when troubled by
the ships prov looked for all the world
like the familiar wash tub of bluing
and water; the Rhine was a green with
soapstone discoloring, and the waters of
France are greeaish blue. In
Europe the people use obsolete Ito us)
stoves and CRATES for heating. Hot
water or steam are little known even in
the palaces. Private telephones are not
in use, but the government rates for
phones and telegraph are very. very
cheap. Elevators are to be found enly
in the hotels that cater to American
and English custom; they are not much
needed, as we have before noted that
sky-scrapers are not permitted here
Every nook and corner is utilized, but
little is carried on beyond the second
floor. The structures are massive,
strong and of surprising cost and ele-
gance, mostly stone or marble being
used. In France and Italy, away from
the mountainous districts, brick and
cement are largely used. They think
nothing of occupying two to four blocks
for hotel. arching the intersecting
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in England, the massive doors Of hotels
las well as residences) are closed
at midnight The early morning guest
returning rings bell, when the night
watchman inside openes to him, and
religiously expects tip.
The French, and Europeans in general,
believe In good schools, as they do in
good roads. None of our parks have
better or smoother roads than will be
found even in the sparsely settled rural
and mountain districts. So everywhere
you will also find good schools, and well
attended. BY the middle of August the
children have already started to school
in France, and they will go until May OF
June. The money spent for schooling
exceeds even that for roads-for Europe
has centuries on US in road building
and they built for eternity. If not
so taught openly, the French youth il
imbued with the spirit that in him some
day his nation may get square" will
Germany for the drubbing of '70-'71
and each French spirit believes tha
some day they will recover Alsace
Lorraine raped by Germany. He doe
not see that his is an old, decayinl
nation, while his neighbor and natrra
enemy is a young and vigorous fellow
able to hold his own against all comers
Should she ever attempt, unaided, t