Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-07
In An Interesting Letter
Sioux City, la, Man Tells Of
His Visits In Italy.
BY JONATHAN W. BROWN.

Naples. ..Italy-To appreciate the
beauty Of the Bay OF Naples. "A
view at sunrise or sunset is desirable.
Stepping o,. on the balcony In front
of our windows his morning as the
sun was just rising. ! enjoyed n OF
the most interesting and picturesque
sights j have ever beheld.
Within the n of vision was the
aW~ e-inspiring Vesuvius, which IN the
clear atmosphere appears to be only
u few miles distant. n with it's his
tory and the remembrance ut the city
of POmpcii, which was buried at it's
The volcano is always the first point
the eve turns to-. and then following
around the bay tho outlines Of the
many peaks. so clearly defined. and
prominent slipping down. until con-
cealed by a hazy morning mist ris-
beauty is the Isle of Capri, which
looks as is it was thrown up at the
entrance of the bay to accentuate h
wonderful surroundings by being sep
arate from the main land and clearly
outlined,
Beautiful Bay Of Naples.
The bay MAS dotted with sails of
small crafts and fishermen's boats.
The sky was without II cloud, and
~ 1hs IlslilStH OItiS (Idl 81
particularly beautiful, as the sun rose,
and lighted up the heavens in varying
shades of color The scene did not seem
real. The clear atmosphere annihilates
space. and the view Was more of AN
immense picture transferred to- cam
vass by Il master hand. it seemed con-
tanned i'm so small Il space. Yet shore
peaks are visible from 30 to 80 miles
distant.
IL Is impossible for anyone who has
never yet had IN opportunity of see
ing the bay of Naples to understand
or appreciate h charm that causes
travellers To return time and time
scene that always fingers in their MEM
Dry.
-Four times l have visited Naples. and
begin to believe that the man who said.
See Naples and l die" WAS wiser than
the words imply. for if anyone sees all
OF naples he would live To a good old
age before the sights Wore exhausted.
1T is not only the interesting OBJ
1ects mentioned i'm the guide books
winch an e~ntelpriSing tourist can do
IN "a few weeks. but ii is II kaleido-
SCOPE community and the occasional
siilise a traveller obtains of Neapoli-
tan life. by Il longer residence increases
MS interest i'm the city.
1t is.so different from cities i'm our.
own country. II is a source of unraii-
mig pleasure tn walk the streets. meet
congenlal companions and notice the
customs n manners of the people
ana contrast them with oul. own. A
his hands. W
one place interests me ALWAYS. 1t is
the museum, n particularly tho relies
from Pompeii. 'rhe thing, i'm n few.
rooms arc tho same material and de-
sign as laid 2.D0G years ago. The me-
adjustment of the figures seem
wonderfully accurate and exact. The
designs are. followed to thi. day In.
the dealers in tile.
The carpenter tools arc similar Ia
those I'm use at the present day. In
good state of preservation are squares
ompasses chiscls. calipers. etc. Their.
were skilled mechanics 1000 Years AFRO
equal to any of the present time, and
II 1000. why not 10000 or 100. 900 ears
ago.
What an insignificant atom of hu-
lnanity is man anyway. in the makeu,
of the world.
Tie eruption entombed Pompeli dur.
ing an election. The names and AN.
n~ouncements OF candidates are still
dlscerntbie ON painted wallis. There
IL nothing new under the SUM- and II
is possible that some good citizen whe1
he saw this destruction OF the city WA.
Inevitable may have exclaimed;
1eNAAN IL SliS lIt lIlOIlkGN
doodle class of politicians and dice
happy.
Interesting Objects Unearthed.
Every year %uncovers interesting oh.
Jects. Last year a barloom not unlike /:
modern n was unearthed. and DOS.
stbly the gin fizz' and thigh balls
were not the products of later genera
tions.
The bath room and appliances shov
cumming WAX AN 1Dn1ArSfnn11 f,,o 10 u~<
the same style of faucets in use ther
ere put in today. Beautiful glassware
as delicate asa ace handkerchief es,
capped n destruction and bear witness
20 the skill of workinen. To see thes,
eVldences OF what men were doing 200
years ago. suggests so many thought.
of what the men may nave accom-.
pllshed anterior to any known works
that have withstood the o.
time. that am inclined to run off il
cOnjectures.
In the aquarium here are many kind.
Of Naples. and different form:
Of living organisms. 1t is won.
derful that. such forms should hay.
Deen created to envelope the vital spar]
with the " to perpetuate the un
slightly species through the ages Ina
are past. all moving with a seemin,
intelligence to secure the food neces
sary for existence. selecting that whicl
is beneficial anN rejecting the in
furious.
There are SO many OF these weirt
looking shapes in the glass tanks. .,
plainly. visible in the light that comes i,
from above. that it gives one q shiyer,
sort OF feeling to look at them: bii
they make grand material for a night,
mar .
It is hardly belicvable that some o