The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-06-01

ago the beautiful and pie.
turosque Elizabeth. empress
- Of Austria. built pfon that
lovely island. Corfu. the villa Achil'
le.on. And here Just TO the west OF
northern Greece. that restless royal
foul was wont to steal awhile away"
from tho irksome royal etiquette OF
tho Austrian court and Invite her
soul" Then a wrelched anarchist shot
bsr 10 Switzerland and presently tho
talser acquired the delightful villa
A,lIleion a. a southern residence.
Now that the allies. who have occu.
r.rl Corfu. have decided 10 there 70
laulliiate tho seFvian army the charm.
los little island 10 again IN tho public
ego. writes r. Maude Smith.
n you love color 80 10 Corfu.
Corfu. like all Greece. IN simply
hathed In light
Under certain conditions the noun.
tains are lilac. deepening 20 rose and
crimson. the folds violet. with salmon
pink. purple. ochre and cinnamon. all
melting into each other. over all IL
sky miFaeulously blue"
Though separated only by q strait
from Greece visitors usually come
across the Adriatic from Brindisi. en-.
barking in the evening and seeing tho
ISLAND next morning. Others come
down from Plume and Trieste. One
may simply stop AZ long a. the ship
IL diseharging and taking ON cargo.
galloping over a part OF the ground.
or one may stay over" which IL. OF
course. the better plan.
In fact. most Of us. after once set.
Ting ashore AZ these lovely eastern
places vow ncyersto leave thanks
90 The confusing noise and insolonco
of The boatmen who convey passen.
g.u aud luggage ashore
The island and the City.
Corfu IKcrkyral IL the capital Of he
mmesako island Very irrcgularly
shaped IL covers pa square mil = and
..ltalna something like 10000 lnhab.
IHuls. over $4,000 Of this population
being IN the city Of Corfu and it, sub.
arha The safe and spacious harbor
5000 the east side. next Greece. is lively
aih shipping (thcy export olive oil
and few years ago imported chiefly
RUSSIAN grain and English manuiac.
'aresi There are ruined Notifications.
of course the FortoIEa Vecchia TO the
east Of the town and the FortezEa Nuo.
va TO the northwest. Originally the
town was inclosed by wall. 10 the
streets are very narrow and the stone
houses four and I've stories In height.
March. April and May are the IDEAL
times In which TO visit this interesting
ISLAND, October and the FIRST half OF
November are also very pleasant. bat
'ho summer Is very hot and the win.
''r Is noted for sudden changes @.
temperature and heavy rains.
To the Odyssey one Gomez upon Cor.
' under the rule OF AlsluooS. the AN.
.'nis identifying q with the Phaoa.
'au Island Of :icheria.
The Corinthians In 72f n. c. estab-
0Hhe4 "a colony here aud the infant 40
'r1rished rs 10 menace mamma. In
Cob u c. they fought a battle. the
pow grown'up offspring (called Cor.
Nul being victorious. A shrewd col
uHv she dld not share In the Persian
vars because she was waiting TO
throw In her lot with the yictors
Indeed, Il has been a case OF war.
war war, with Corfu In 229 b. &.
il' Romans took possession. but ON
ihn partition Of the Byzantine empire
h' The Crusaders In 1908 A. ID. Il fell
'o ;he share OF tho Venctians. who
were replaced by the kings OF Naples
from 1867 TO 1880. The vcnetians
Took II again In the fourteenth cen.
Jury The Turks made two tries for II
1881 and l7l6l and the French occu.
pied II from 1907 to 1914. while from
lAla to 1863 II formed with the other
lonian islands a Heptanesos (seven.
island statel under England's protec-
ton. In 1858 Gladstone was sent as
extraordinary commissioner TO consid.
er the grievances OF the people. In
1888 tho English yielded 60 the de.
slrea OF the islanders and consented
10 their incorporation IN the kingdom
VI Greece.
lie Beautiful Gardens.
Having been released from the Dog.
ana Coustom housed the visitor may
stroll eastward TO the royal palace
built by the English) and 10 the Spia.
ha'a tesplanade) that is from the new
civilizations TO the old ones. Continu.
ing south we come upon the strada
marina. whore tho sea and the moon.
--s.-r