Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-03

1t has for a hundred years been
a crown colony for Great Brit
ain. The noble harbOr of Vallett,
the capital, together with its Gen.
trail position in the central sea,
makes its possession indespensa-
bic in keeping open the worlds
highway to India and the East.
In the city founded in 1866 and
ruled for 1858 years by the grand
master of the Nights of st. John
There is much to be seen of in
terest the interior of the Cattle
dral is one of the most beautiful
IN the world, of marble and
bronze, its paintings and tombs
are wonderful. After visiting
the Cathedral, we went to the
Governors palace, Museum, For
tificatiOns, We then returned to
the boat for lunch as We had
been warned to take no food or
drink on shore, as it appears
there is a fever ON the Island.
Invent ashore and visited again
the Cathedral and sat a half an
hour almost in that vast build
ing, looking at the wonders a.
round me, the arched ceilings
with its wonderful groups of
painted figures, the inlaid mar
BILE tombS formed floor. | sat on
until | began to feel cod, althO'
out in the sun it was quite warm
| then went to the Governor S
palace. the building occupied by
the old Knights. | was very for
tunate to be introduced to the
custodian and he was pleased to
show me about, passing through
long halls on either side, old suits
of armour as bright as the day
II was dOned by the old Knights.
Then we passed into the old
Counsel room with the old desks
then into the dining room, its
walls covered with valuable tap
estry representing all the then
known world, then into the
Throne room. and then into the
ball room, with portraits of the
Kings and Queens of England,
since the occupation of the Is
land by the English. | then went
to the Chapel of the skulls, this
| found was a small Chapel built
in the lower part of the town.
found in charge a priest who
bowed low to me, as | entered
the door, he locked the door and
led me out of the first Chapel
across a back garden and then
down into a low constructed
chapel, on unlocking the doors,
and letting the sun and light
flow in, the whole of the Chapel
was decorated with 1900 skulls,
and all the other bones of the
human body, a most engeniOuS
and grusOme decoration. | found
the skulls and bones largely be-
longing to small men, the bones
belonged to the French men who
fell in the NapOleOnic wars in
that Island. The priest informed
me that he only received $4,000
a year as his salary, but he did
not tell me how much he receiv-
ed in tips from the 600 people
who visited the Chapel that very
day as there was another large
steamer in the bay with $50
American passengers. was in
formed by the policeman that
the whole city was honey cOmbed
by CatacOmbS but | did not seek
them. | then went to the high
est point of the Notifications
about 800 or 700 feet high and
there drank in that beautiful
view of the bay, filled with boats
Of all kinds, Man-Of-war steam
ships and thousands of small
boats and all the surroundings.
Finding it was cold, | returned
tC the ship at 5 p. m. We sailed
from Valetta to Alexander at
8 o'clock p. m.
Feb. oath. Thursday was a
beautiful sunny day, warm in
the sun and cool in the shade, we
walked ON the decks, lOunged