The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-14
JUDGE CURTIS
 TALKS ON EUROPE
HAS MANY CURIOUS AND SOME
 WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES WHICH HE RELATES TO STRAIT
 FORD PEOPLE.

Last evening, at the residence of Mir. E. Beecher, OronoQue, Judge Howaro J. Curtis gave a very interesting mar rative and descriptive account before the Mems Club of his European trip last summer. He went to Holyhead in the Baltic, q ship of 10000 tons. 700 feet long and had a quiet passage He was interested in noting when they struck the Gulf Stream. and could mark It's shores by the weeds float ing in 1t. and by the numerous flying nsh which would scale along the sur face of the water for one or two nun dred feet at a time The wireless tele- graph was always in communication with some other boat. and sometimes with the shore It gave the weather prevailing in various parts Of the AL iantic and sometimes the news. as on coming home, when about half way over they heard of the death of MT NHarrtman. The Irish coast loomed up out of the mist in a series of head lands, on which one could see the green farms. the small houses and the fish ing villages Queenstown was a very pretty sight at night The landing at Holyhead saves six hours on the way to London The customs ofacials dio not examine Judge Curtis's baggage. hut they. looked into the bag Of MT. George Hill. Holyhead is quite city built on a side hill, and what seemed efranre to American eyes was the Tor est of chimney pots on all the houses They are to be seen everywnere-
 Al run was taken over to Chester. AThe railroad equipment is very light compared with that at home. A lady remarked that the engines seem so small and cunning she felt like pat ting them and giving them lump of sugar They have stopping train and a goods" train. and the small oars are set on four wheels which have spokes in them It is nonsense to ride In anything but a third class car The first class cars are being disused as the people who rlsed to ride in them now make their Journeys in automobiles
 There are no covered baggage cars, but the goods are protected by tra- Dsr,lin if need be. England is 50 small and so short 1t seems more like n large freight yard where the trains are shunted from one track to anoth- CT. At Chester Judge Curtis and Mr. IIill walked around the wall and then took a row on the river Dee, and pass ed the mill one hears about in the fam fIIar song Great crowds of people were walking on a splendid esplande along the banks of the river, which is ai,out 200 feet wide and A1S feet deep-
 The Duke of Westminster owns the land on either side of the river for about 40 miles. but the people have the ancient right Of common, or way and can walk along the banks A visit was made to Liverpool. and from thence the two gentlemen did the la nous lake region. visiting Windermere, Grasmere and the other lakes in the country of Wordsworth and Ruskin.
 The Judge was impressed with the ssyerdure clad' hills and the exquisite beauty of the scenery. There was nothing of the American picnic ground atmosphere about the place, such as lemon peelings. banana skins. peanuts and paper bags
 A night was spent at Ambleside. and on a coach Judge Curtis saw the exact counter part of Mir Weller. in a red coat He tipped his hat and said ssCSood morning. MT. Weller" The ac- tion was irresistible. The gentleman looked a little surprised He took tea at an English Inn and had jam and toasted crumpets-the first he had ev- CT eaten All the way the scenery was So delightful one hardly had time to eat The buildings are all stone or stucco. Saw no wooden buildings in Europe save in Switzerland All the