The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-29
Complains Of Tippinu Game.

London, June 25.-We reached Lon.
don on time and party are all safe.
The tour has been a swift one, because
of making so many cities, but the tour
has been most pleasing one and the
people are MI delighted with party
travel and have asked If could not
come again as their conductor and
guide.
London Is a city of 7003,924 per.
sons and is very lively place. 1t is
the largest city in the world and has
held the distinction of being the center
of the worlds market, but very soon
New York city is to be the worlds
metropolis, and well may it be so, for
already the immense buildings and
the push and rush of business in New
York is far ahead of London. London
is slow, as you may see. for barber
shops, bakeries, shops and Offices do
not open until or 10 o'clock
But people do take life easy over
here; nobody seems to be in hurry,
the shop-keepers invite you to come
in sit down and talk awhile. The
people are very polite and accommo.
dating, and oftentimes volunteer to
give information to tourists. Many
times we have had men walk two
blocks with us to show us some place
of interest, or to show us how to save
our steps. We have been impressed
with this assistance. My party think
that | have walked them 900 miles
on this trip and | have thought that
we have easily covered this distance
on our feet.
Now, for few days, | have been
alone, for the tour is finished and the
party are all returning to America.
We are extremely glad that we have
had no accidents, which we are all
thankful for. One of the great nut
sances in Europe is the tip system,
which is often times highway robbery,
for one never knows when you are
through paying. 1t is sometimes anus
ing how servants will smile, bow and
squirm in order to get little money.
On one occasion the party were ready
to leave and each one thought all the
tips had been paid and so went into
the parlor to wait for the bus. when
smilingly said Good morning; you
are leaving, are you? am sorry to
see you 60 Well, | am the man who
winds the clock; of course you have
seen me winding the clock for you"
And so he proceeded to wind the clock,
anxiously waiting for his tip. But this
once the poor fellow got fooled. for If
we pay for winding clocks we will pay
at home. Really, congress could do
no greater blessing for the coming
generations than to pass a bill against
giving or receiving tips. Many people
in Europe look upon the system as a
shame and disgrace, but ii is a prob.
lem how to get rid OF it. Why not
elect congressman from our district
who will introduce such a bill in the
next congress?
London has some magnificent build
ings that call for special mention. We
visited the Bank of England the great
money center of the British empire.
1t occupies a space of four acres, and
the exterior is entirely windowless. as
all the rooms are lighted from the
interior courts. A large detachment
of guards are on duty by day and by
night, for 500 O00,0 900 in gold and sill
yer is kept on hand in the vaults con.
stantly. About $4,000 notes are issued
daily, which range in value from G5
to $1,000, or $25 to $4,000. In the
neighborhood of the bank land is
worth Sl6,000,000 per acre.
The British museum is a wonderful
place, There you will see mummies
said to have been embalmed $500
years B. c. Also ruins of temples that
existed 1000 years before Adam.
There are stone tablets that tell the
story of the creation of the world and
the deluge dated 1000 years B. C.
There are fragments of the temples
OF Thebes and of Diana of Ephesus.
which ranked as one of the seven won.
ders of the world. There is a large
variety of the stone gods and god
desses of heather nations, and some
OF these are horrible looking things,
more likely to be used as scarecrows
to brighten away evil persons than
gods of a devoted people. How could
they worship such images, made by
the hands of men? Yet in blind SUI.
perstition they CROPPED on in darkness
until the light of Jesus Christ came,
which dispels all doubt and fear.
Another great treasure is the enam.
eled gold cup given to Charles vi by
his uncle Jean; it cost $4,000.
But greatest of all is the Portland
vase, which was found near Rome in
1850 A, ID. 1t is valued at 100000,
although it is small vase. In 1916 a
lunatic by the name of Lloyd broke it
into fragments, but it has been care.
fully glued together and cam.Ot be
detected with the naked eye.
By getting permission from the
American ambassador our party Wis.
tied the houses of lords and of com.
mons These are the great governing
bodies of the British empire, and are
the greatest law making bodies in the
world except the senate and congress
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