Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-07-09

Almost Every Inch Of Coast Now Once
Again the object Of War Has Been
Marked In Interest In Real Life. Ro-
nance and Song For Many Genera
tons.
As seen from the sea Trieste. the re
capture OF which was one OF the rea-
sons why Italy entered the war, Is
wonderfully reminiscent OF Naples.
From the semicireular bay the city
rises in terraces of much harmony.
beauty and picturesque composition.
Conspicuous on the left shore. the
waters OF the bay tapping It's founda-
tions, is the villa MiramHr, which re.
calls one OF the many tragic chapters
Ia the history Of the Hapsburgs, for II
was built by Macmillan, brother OF
the aged emperor OF Austria. the man
who became emperor OF Mexico, where
be was put 10 death. His widow, the
Empress CArlotta, her mind shattered
still survives In an asylum IN Belgium.
From an architectural aud linguistic
point OF view the city OF Trieste Is en-
tirely Italian. all streets and shop
signs being Ia that language. II IL not
until one goes into the outlying dis
tricts that signs In other tongues are
found, and then they are not German
but Crostian
Shows Vivid Contrast.
After turning the end OF the conspic-
uOus cape OF the peninsula OF lstria,
Pola. Austriss chief naval station.
comes into view. Here at once il
found a vivid contrast between past
and present. for. while the harbOr is
full Of warshlps. there rises in full
view In the center OF the town great
Roman amphitheater. which Italy has
ordered her aviators and gunners TO
spare.
II b in Pola that your eye begins 20
he struck with the violent coloring OF
the native costumes of Dalmatia, one
OF the few parts OF continental Europe
In which these are faithfully adhered
to. They are brilliant in the extreme,
blues, reds. yellows and green pre-
dominating, while in their entirety
they have character which Is thor
oughly distinctive.
cara. the luxurious Zadera OF the an
eient Romans. Is the real beginning OF
Dalmatia and here again there are re-
mains OF the architectural glories OF
the days when Christianity was still IN
Its infancy.
There was also tiourishing Byzan
tine cara and medieval one, most Of
which remains today, save along the
sea front. where modern structures
have taken the place of the massive
walls that frowned down upon the
crusaders as they passed along In
their ships fashioned IN the famous
arsenal of Venice. the same upon which
some Austrian bombs fell few days
ago, II Is this same historic shipyard,
by the way. which forms the setting
for Carusos great aria "Cieo Mare"
in ia Gioconda."
Is Link With Past.
Another of Zara's links with the
Venice OF long gone day is found In
fhe scuptured lion OF St Mark, which
still watches from over the Porta Ma
rina and has been watching, the ltal
ians say, FOR the coming OF the de
scendants Of those who proudly placed
him there
within the shelter OF the hundreds
OF Islands which dot the coast you sal
then 10 Zebenico, on the shores OF suct
a land locked harbor that II Is natur
ally defended from attack. Here. too
the winged lion Is to be seen above th'
clty's chief portal Zebenico Is IKE
wise a naval station and has ALREADY
figured IN the news.
Spalato. the next port of call, al
though OF no military or strategic I'M
portanee. Is nevertheless one OF I'M
most interesting towns OF Europe, 10
almost its entire population dwell
within the walls of palace built II
the fourth century by the Empero
Diocletian 10 serve him as a place O
luxurious retirement when he ha
grown weary of empire. lie dwelt j
this superb structure only nine years
faithful to his old gods to the end, a
though over In the Rome which he ho
left Constantine had been converted I
Christianity and that religion had o
come the official one of the Roma
world.
From here southwark to Trau Is !
be found the most smiling and beaut
full stretch OF the Dalmatian coas
while further along there IS seen ht
gusa, walled promOntory which n
minds you Of details OF Maxtield Ia
IRISH picture. 1t seems SO much OF III
imagination and so little OF realit!
For centuries this place was well Al
ministered republic until wiped out
stroke OF Napoleon's pen