The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-30
An Ldvl Of Summer Days Passee Drifting Down the Ohio Ripse
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By The Rev. Sumuel w. Traum

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their own, and not the pas
senger's. bill-of-fare.
At seven o'clock in the morning the
call comes for breakfast On that
first morning 1t is a safe guess to say
meal 1t has been long time since
we arose and we are indebted now to
the steward for his contribution to
the enjoyment of the trip. Just now
at our first meal we are strangers to
each other but before we will have
reached our home again our list of &C
will have become extend
ed to the number of people aboard.
do not recall now the exact hour
that we arrived at Frankfort, KY. the
capital city Of the state. But l do re-
that when we came TO the
and had made fast that the
captain assured us that we could
have "stop-over privileges" for a num-
Der of hours. These hours we used in
sight seeing, sending post cards to
friends at home and a general rub
bering" expedition. We stood on the
square of marble that is imbedded in
the pavement in front of the capital
and which marks the spot where Gov.
Goebel fell on that day when he was
assassinated. We climbed to the room
wherein it was said that the assassins
stood, when the shot was fired. We
noted the differences in customs and
the difference in the way of doing
things" and did not leave until we
were warned by the blasts Of the
steamers whistle that our time had
expired.
Banks Less Steep.
1t was now well along In the after
noon. The banks were less steep and
the country seemed to be more level
than at any point along our journey,
but erelong the gorges began to deep
en- and we realized that we were once
more in a hill country. The day had
been delightful thus far and many
pleasant memories were ours. One
think I should have mentioned that
We saw in Frankfort was the winding
stairway in the capital which is its
own support. and is said to be the ar
chitectural wonder Of the world.
I do not REMINDER the name of an
other county through which or along
which we passed, and have only faint
recollection of some Of the sights Of
fered us. I cannot recall them in the
order in which they came and feel
that it would be to me q trip Of un-
usual interest to be permitted to go
over this same route again. But I do
remember that as night came on and
the searchlights were brought into
play that saw some OF the most beau
tiful scenery that my eyes ever be-
held. Along the Ohio river the pilot
steers his vessel by the lights along
the shore. These are SO placed that
by keeping the PROV of his vessel to-
ward them he will always have a safe
channel. Just as soon as another light
comes into view the pilot no longer
steers by the one that he has just u.s.
ed. When there is dense fog so that
these lights are obscured there re-
mains nothing but to ue-up till morn.
ing. But on the Kentucky, the stream
is SO winding that such a system OF
lighting is impracticable, hence the
steamer uses her searchlights, and by
means of these the banks on either
side are always kept t. lew.
When think of the .eauties shown
by these lights I feel just how poor
are any words of mine to describe
them. The tints of the foliage are sc
different, hues that are not discover
able by the actinic rays of the sun
and always presented in duplicate, fol
the waters serve as a mirror upon
which are faithfully reproduced in the
waters below the beauties that are
Just above.
We'd With Nature.
Man has Wed with nature in pro
ducine great things. AS for instance
near Tyrone there is the bridge of the
Louisville Southern railway, 1858 fee
long and 266 feet above the river
The center span is SIS feet long and i!
the longest cantilever span in the
world, so l am told. Then at Shaker
town is the more famous High bridge
1925 feet long and 2S6 feet above thu
river. At Hickman. at height suffi
GENTLY above the water to admit TIT
stacks Of the steamer at high watel
mark is an old wooden bridge that hal
been standing since 1888. AS wonder
full as these are as the engineering
feats Of man they lose much of theil
interest by reason of their surround
ings. The towering cliffs that ris'
in almost perpendicular heights, com
posed as they are of strata of rock o
every conceivable thickness and color
overpower the beholder by their yer.
grandeur. Some one spoke of them q
the battlements of the world, standinl
stern and erect in their massive Pre-
portions exposing their bold fronts
against which the storms of ages hav
beaten and reproduce for us the fabl
of the Titans. in that these are LEI
as the marks Of some long forgotten
battle of the gods. One can almos
believe this to be true. In common
with all hill countries the Devil ha
his share in it. Yonder is a project
ing rock, and Notwithstanding We hav