Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-14

afterwards learned that articles wer.
sometimes taken in shut umbrellas.
saw MANY historic sights that carried
M back 10 my English history stud!
DAYS. on" OF them was the receptacle
that contained the Magma Charta. oi
Great Charter. could not see tn" char
ter. hiIt ! Was thrilled. ov"rawcd. I.itil,
did think when Il hoy studying English
history under that Christian gentle
man. William currcll at X. VI. VI. =.
that | would ever sec Magma charta
th" story nf which | rccitcd To him.
WAS told that the charta is so old that
lit would fall TO pieces. Even whether
il was in that box. | do not know:
WAS simply told so by the attendant
and h" did not ask for Il Tip" either
Just few miles up the Thames is
tunnym"d": it was here. on June 19
l215. that Magma Charta was signed
Of his harons. Magma Charta does not
cXict in fact today as il did when
signed. as the English parliament has
| passed laws from time 10 time that
modified some demands and strength
rncd others.
| The British museum contains so
much OF interest that ii takes months
of close research to see and know
them. and all parts Of the globe have
contributed something: hooks. maps.
charts. manuscripts Oriental anti
uuitics. coins. medals. prints. fire
arms of all nations. etc.
| Another day | went to beautiful
krnSinGt on gardens, taking tn" London
nlcrSro,Ind rauway-subway The
| underground" criSs- crosses all under
London and Il pocket map which is
| furnished, shows i'm Colors all routes
and stations. II is very easy To follow
ami ~ ON" time ! submerged ut BakcI
street station. where Sherlock Holmes
is supposed TO stay and accomplish
AMI Iii. is the best word-that it
simply takes months 10 get through IL
and understand much about it. Max
| OErll said that "hcll is Il city very
much like London" have no desire To
| So, ia" latter place. hut hav" been in
| the former place three times. In my
| rinllrS | ran into Trafalgar Square
one day. Gracious. What congestion!
| It is here that we hchold that great
and magnificent monument that the
British government has erected to Lord
Admiral Nelson. the hero of the naval
battle of Trafalgar. I think II was
about : o'clock in the afternoon and |
fell sure that | never saw so many
I"npl" and such iamh of vehicles at
lanN one place before. ] had often to
take the gutter and street to move ON:
| then there WAS danger OF hcing run
over. one night about 10 o'clock. |
stood talking with a policeman. When
| about ready TO leave, he said: eff you
~. not hurried. sir, I will show you
something. That large restaurant
across the way hauls whcclbarrow
| load OF scrap food and cmpties it on
| the cement pavement there for the
very poor" We talked on when he
interrupted By -ssaxipG; Here -thes'
feos'sc." and sure enough. hoy pushing
n whcclbarrow with dozens Of little
BOYS and girls springinS from. ] could
not tell where, dirty. ragged. bcdraggl-
rd--all lighting. pushing. scrambling
for the scrap food of that restaurant.
| From London | took train to Har-
wich ON tn" east English coast. then
Icy steamer 10 Antwerp. Belgium.
across the North sea and up the
| Schrl,t river. The Schcldt flows out of
| R"lgium through Dutch (Holland
territory. thence into the North sea. !
| caught u glimpse of the Dutch. whose
country | visited later. Antwerp CAN'T
wcrpen. Flemish: Anvcrs. Frcnch).
now in German hands. is an old city OF
some S0O. 900 people. and il is the chief
| port of Belgium. II is on the Schcldt
~ miles from the North sea. II was
| supposedly strongly fortified. Int the
heavy German guns soon crumhlcd its
walls. stopped at Hotel EuroIr-a
| common hotel namC-on Cathedral
square. AS il was Sunday. Il military
band was playing in tn" public square
while services were going on in the
cathedral across the way. ] went into
the cathedral. ! went TO Sc" and learn.
| there SAW some of the masterpieces
OF l;uhrnS IN" famous belgian painter.
Il Il ~,
scent from the Cross" are masterpieces.
| also saw compound perspective"
looks the same from three angles
| that was Il wonder. And. oh. what
wonderful overhead work and fresco-
ing. Surely those painters must have
| lain on their backs for months in
| PAINTING those beautiful works of art.
| wen, next To Brusscls-"Bijou
| Paris" they call il and il is Il Partisan
| Jewel for truth; beautiful Is hardly the
word. Now the Germans occupy il and
! don't believe that they will lcav" any
thing beautiful in it.
II was in Brussels that attended
another exposition, 4 worlds cXposi-
tion. hut only in name compared 70
many we have had in America. One
thing | was particularly interested in
was the musical exhibit. Almost ev-
cry musical instrument from occarina
to grand piano was shown and played.
Luckily was in on the day many cN-
pert Belgian. French. English and Ger
man judges were testing the pianos.
I stood cntranccd at the short trial
pieces many Of them played. Such
technique and execution had never
before heard.
You know Europe is country OF
languages. then some more languages
and dialects. on first going to my
room in the hotel ! asked the porter
in French. the hest | could) il he
spoke English. He answered me in en-
ccllrnt English: "Oh, yes. sir: VIC have
10 speak seven or eight different