Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-24
A Trip to the Orient on the Steam
Ship "Cincinnatti"-- by Peter Brack
Following is the sixth installment of this story
which will be continued weekly until completed

Passing the temples of Aeseul-
apluS and Venus and leaving the
Odeum designed for musical SER
vices, we come to the AreOpaguS.
This is Mars Hill, beneath it on
the southwest is an open valley,
where was the Arora, or the pub
lie OF Athens. The ascent of the
AreOpaguS is by a flight of stairs
hewn in the lime stone rock. it
Is said that it is from these steps
that st. Paul preached to the Ath.
The race-courSe is a nat
ural amphtheatre formed by three
hills, with marble seats arranged
for the spectators. The temple
of the winds, is surrounded by a
Triton of bronze, in whose hand
Is a painted wand, which revolves
IN such manner on an axis as
to rest with the point hanging
over the figure of the wind which
happens to be blowing at the
time. On the eight faces of the
temple are carved in marble the
figures and the names of the
eight wOndS, pointing to the
quarter of the Heavens from
which they respectively blow. The
temple Of TheSeuS is a cOnSpicu-
Gus object in the old part of the
part OF the city. If is built of
white Pantelic marble, surround
ed by a sacred enclosure, has six
columns at each end and thirteen
at each side and its pedimentS
are adorned with Sculptures
which relate to the labOrS of Her
culeS and the exploits of his kinS-
man and companions. TheSeus;
the temple of Jupiter Olympus,
stands on large elevated plat
form. All that remains of the gi-
gantic temple are thirteen col
umns 90 #. high, of white mar
bic, and a little apart from these
stands two Cormthian columns.
Close by is the arch of HerOdian.
After three hours wandering
about these RUNS, We returned to
the station. The city of Pireus
Is built largely on the side of
hills and VALLEY between; there
are about $4,000 inhabitants, they
have electric cars, and is lighted
by electricity. The houses are
built of stone and the roofs are
covered with red and white tile.
The streets are we'll kept and the
people are clean and intelligent
looking, such a contrast to Pal
There seems to be many
factories, and we saw no beggarS.
Oh, what a change it was, not
to hear the word, "Backsleesh."
Sunday, Mar. 20. Went ashore
after breakfast and took a trol-
ley car for a run as we thought
out into the country. We passed
along the shore eastward, through
and bathing places, then
out into thinly settled parts of
the suburbs, and as we went on
and on, we at last thought we
saw a monument on a high HILL.
and when we turned around the
hill there beyond, behold we saw
the AcropOlis of Athens. So we
were at Athens again; We visited
the new amphitheatre built of
stone and its numbered seats are
$4,000. We then went to call on
King George, we found that he
was not at home, and many of
the palace windows were broken.
We then visited a museum which
is open from 10 till IL o'clock,
on Sunday, though the Sabbath
is well kept in Greece. In our
rounds we passed over some beau
tiful streets, covered with fine
buildings, all the stores were clos
ed. Athens has a population of
10000. Electric cars and light,
stone (white) buildings of two to
five stories high. Here yon do
not see the feize of the turbin.
We took the electric car (fare Z
cents to Pireaus and arrived ON
board of the ship for lunch. The
weather in the morning was
warm and cloudy with drops of
rain, but by two o'clock it dark
ened down, and rain kept us ON
board. This is only the second
time we have had rain when we
we're in port.
Monday, 2lst. On coming on
deck, we found it fOggy with
rain. A number of the passengers
went on shore, but we did not,
I am suffering from a cold, |
mad been coughing all night. At
u o'clock the ship left the har-
M, onJ salad For Kolamaki