The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-02
FALMOUTH.

Alter establishing paper blockade around
Great Britain, France and Italy, with pen
alties recalling the conditions that led to
cur second war with England; after dis
tort1ng international law and violating
humanity, Germany might we'll wish to
show itself generous. Falmouth, there
fore, from "the standpoint of GERMANY is
our crumb of comfort, Our balm in Gilead
Falmouth is tempering the wind to the
shorn lamb.
Let us, Therefore, rejoice in Falmouth.
Falmouth, in Cornwall, is at the south
western-most corner of England. It is not
far from Penzance, of melodious memory;
il IS 269 miles w. S. w. of London, and IA
miles n. n e. of Lizard Head Lizard Head
IS, therefore within easier walking distance.
Falmouth has good harbor, which is
som9 consolation for being barred from the
haDoors of the greater part of the world and
tbe pilchard fishery is very profitable there.
Il Falmouth isn't much of town, consisting
chiefly of narrow street a mile long. True,
, Falmouth was mentioned once by Sir
Walter Raleigh, and there are a couple of
castles there, one of them on rock 1913
feet high, but, after all, Lizard Head would
be the best place for picnicing. Lizard
veins, and chinastone and the country
around of serpetine, hornblende and dill
| lage rocks.
The possibilities of this interesting local
| ity exhausted, one might take excursions
into the country of Cornwall, of which we
are pleased to learn seven-eighths are ara
BILE, meadow, or pasture, despite the irregu-
larity of the surface and the plentitude of
the rocks. The active might climb the
hills. that rise from 800 to 1900 feet in the
interior. IF they do, they will be sure to
observe how the granite of the hills has
been worn by the weather into the form of
prismatic, cubical or spheroidical blocks,
piled in gigantic cairns.
/ There is a great deal of mining-copper,
iron, tin, lead The agriculturally inclined
will be interested to learn that the climate
is mild and damp, SO that crops have abun-
dant moisture. Such plants as myrtle,
tamarisk and the balm of Gilead grow
there, though the chief crops ale barley.
wheat, oats and potatoes. Many Roman
coins have been discovered throughout the
country, and you might be equally lucky.
Cornwall was made kingdom by Worth
germ, A. D. 446, but the west Saxon kings
subdued it in $50, and it was later overrun
by the Danes.
Thus Falmouth has charms to soothe
the savage breast of harbor masters, anti
auarians, tourists, comic opera goers, Al
pine addicts, farmers, miners, mineralo-
gists, historians and numismatists But it is
doubtful if the gracious dispensation &C
corded to such a small proportion of our
people will be accepted by the Washington
government in exchange for the liberties
of the entire nation. Even if it were, the
German restrictions would permit only a
very small proportion of the above moiety
10 disport themselves, for only one ship a
week may sail in each direction, and they
must reach Falmouth on Sunday and leave
on Wednesday,; they must, moreover, be
painted in certain manner and sail a GER
tain course, and they mustn't carry any
thing that those verdammt Englanders
want
But it's not probable that the United
States will accept the offer, as witness the
announcement by the international Mer-
camille Marine, that the American liner, St
Louis, sails Saturday, as scheduled, and
will not be painted in conformity with the
Teutonic idea of maritime architecture
nor, will its destination be-Falmouth
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