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IMPRESSIONS OLD AND NEW
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comfortable homes either with the Sisters of Char
lty or In establishments under government nurses
ana Old age pensions have long been established
These institutions models of comfort and
where the home is broken up early, as is the case
IN Belgium, are very serviceable The interes+c of
Belgium are safeguarded by the powers, still she
is bound by treaty to keep up an army of certain
strength and this IN time of peace consists of 600
men. She has recourse to conservation TO Obtain
her soldiers and believe that it is the custom of
the government to give half the soldiers pay to his
parents Belgium is well off in the matter of educa-
zion. She has numerous technical industrial and
engineering schools, with three first-class univer
sltles-Lelge, Client, and the world-famous T on
vain will write at further length about these mi
versltles IN treating of the cities The religion of
Belgium is the Catholic. The bishops and priests
are paid by the state. cannot helm Thinking that
the church would be far better separated from the
state, for you always find the most vrile church
IN these lands IN which she is supported bv the
people Belgium has pretty fair system of rail
ways, and these, especially the ones constructed
along the public roads and running from village
10 village, are great benefit to the country people
The government has control of the railways which
fact is a great matter for any country The Bel
gIan IS like his neighbOr, the Hollander He is
silent, ploddlng parsonage with the utmost conser-
yat1sm tor old manners and customs. They fought
for their independence and gained it. and their
country ever since 1t became free from the Dutch
yoke has advanced by leaps and bounds In the
summer time the tourists from all lands is a great
source of revenue to Belgium. It is most inter
esting land for the visitor APPLY called the "cock
pit of Europe;" every city and village in it has
history; and what great names are connected with
that little land! Julius Caesar, the grandson of
Charlemagne; Charles v, at one time of
half the world; Philip II. of Spain, Maria Theresa
Napoleon l., Butcher and Wellington, and so many
more. The visitor will find the people hospitable and
courteous, and in the country there is great
amount of simplicity and piety still to be found
though in the cities the French element introduced
of late years has done away with great deal of
that reverence for God and religion which so dis
tinguished the Belgian of another day. The hotels
numerous and the accommodations are good
You will get your board at very moderate price
and / believe there is no place else that you can
spend holiday at such little expense as in Bel
GUM In fact, many settle down altogether to live
there because it is best suited to their moderate in
comes This is especially the case in the city of
Bruges. You will find great many English
speaking people living in that city. Having given
my readers a general description of the country.
will now enter into particulars about the different
sights and scenes to be met with in the principal
cities, and next week I will begin with the now
very fashionable and some would add very fast
place, Ostend NAPIER TANDY.