The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-15
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to the sea.
We crossed no-mans.land into
Spain and visited everything OF
interest In Linnea, schools, mar
kets and arena, where the
/ bull fight stunts are pulled OF which
seem to be the height of their ambi-
ton to see Things as demoralizing as
this race at these sea coast towns.
Look: Lnnea in 1900 had $4,000, today
about $4,000 of the most wretched
paupers on earth. could not help
but thinking Of her history. Proud
monarch of all the seas with territory
in every continent makes one think
we should guard our inheritance with
care. They have let tawdry pleasures
lure them; silly excuses enchain
Them in the frenzied pursuit of their
folly they have flung away their
slender store, saving nothing for the
ransom want which is surely now In
demand Of them. only wish the
boys and girls of Keokuk and Clark
county could see these people in their
distress; they that were once so
proud and naughty; then they would
not think it misery to save or to
husband ones resources to refuse
unjust claims, to refrain from excess
es, to accumulate against that newt
able day when there shall be in need of
reserve. It Is not misery, 1t is
only wise to save.
We left the distressed looking
country and people of Spain through
the straits into the Mediterranean
along the coast Of Sardinia and
arrived at Naples October 30.
Streaming past the beautiful island
Of Capri we land and drive to
the Aquarium, Museum and Galleria
Umberto. Naples is the largest city
In Italy and has one Of the most
beautiful situations in Europe. The
magnificent bay is celebrated for the
beauty of its shores. The castle del
Ovo, a landmark, was considered a
marvel OF strength in the 18th CEN
fury, and now serves as a military
prison. The cathedral built in 1879
contains many granite columns and
marbles from the Roman temples Of
Neptune and Appolo, besides beauti-
full paintings and historic tombs. The
caapels are Of great richness, parti-
cularly that Of st. Januarius, where
the miraculous blood is preserved
There are very many beautiful
churches among, which are the votive
church of San Francisco di Paolo,
built in imitation Of the Pantheon,
with a dome Its feet high. San Mar
tino, or Carthusian Monastery, re-
markable as possessing one of the
most lavishly ornamented interiors in
existence. Other objects Of interest
are the university, Royal Palace, San
Carlo Theatre, Castle Nuovo, Trump
hal Arch, Observatory national Mus
cum containing picture gallery and
collection Of antiquities, Villa Nail
onale, Aquarium (but not as good as
the one in New York; ST. Elmo's
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Music and to the south ,as a back
i ground to the most exquisitely, most
beautiful in all nature appears, In ter.
rified grandeur, Mount vesuvious. /
hear others on board talking about
dirty proverty stricken Naples, but
did not see that part of the city. !
looked at her natural beauty, fine arts
land ancient structures built 500 years
before Christ and when one looked at
Mount Vesuvius coming in from the
sea you could not help thinking 1t was
a most beautiful peak of hell arts.
ing out of paradise From Naples we
will steam through the narrow straits
OF Messina which divide Sicily from
Italy where we will view the late
earthquake region and stop in full
view Of the volcanoes, Aetna and
Stromboli
4 We have on board the ship people
from 10 to 80 years old some spend