The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-12-23

spot and only a comparatively
small number of dogs are onore
by a grave here.
The Coliseum in Rome looks
much as pictures of it. 1t is four
stories in height. Built twenty
centuries ago its ruins still stand
a monument to the careful work
manship of the age. There may
still be seen traces of the dens OF
5000 wild beasts into which some
of the early Christians were
thrown.
ST. Peters
ST. Peters at Rome was visited
on Sunday. This is the largest
church in the world and on this
day it was packed. There was a
wonderful choir of 500 voices. The
lack of pews seemed strange, and
a guide was asked why there were
no seats, and he replied that so
many came to the church that
there was not more than standing
room. The pictures in the Cath
edral are wonderful. They are
made in mosaic so cleverly put to-
gether that they give the effect
of paintings. In the Vatican gal
lery there are many paintings by
old masters, among them some
tapestries that are the work of
Raphael. Five panels represent in
cidents in the life of st. Peter and
five incidents in ST. Paul's life.
These were done about 1920. For
a long time they were stolen, but
were finally recovered. They are
now kept in a glass case.
The Milan cathedral was an in
teresting edifice with it's 1876 pin
nacles of Carara marble. 1t has
one of the largest golden affairs in
the world and a silver pulpit, al
so beautiful colored glass wind
ows.
The canal streets and the gon-
doliers of Venice were interesting
and the charm of the Venetian
street scenes is something hard to
describe. The gondoliers sing as
they convey their gondolas along
through the water.
The Convention
Four or five days were spent in
Switzerland. There were many
beautiful Glaciers and Mrs. Vigil
considered the Alps more beauti-
full than the mountains of Alaska.
Then came the Paris convention
which was attended by $1,000 leg
iOnaires. The French people did
everything in their power to make
guests feel at home and went
TO considerable expense to give +.
hem a good time. The Eifel tower
vas Illuminated each evening with +
he American flag and eagle. Taxi !
eryice was the cheapest thing in s
rance according to Mrs. Wigtil. G
ne could take a taxi and drive 7
II an hour and the fare was only \
few cents. One day their party II
ade a trip to Belleau wood. They il
the taxi for seven in the a.
and did not return to a
cir lodgings until late at night. T
ne fare for the trip only amount c,
to S12. They visited the Aisne- q
arne cemetery and saw the great n
ed of white crosses. Graves in G,
'ance are made level with the p
1ound so there were no mounds n
break the even green of the q
yard. The peoples were in bloom
that time, and to the tourists +,
ley we're beautiful, though the v
rench consider them a pest. r
In Belleau wood there are many
lings to remind n of the great
ar-the shattered trees, machine a
uns helmets, shoes, etc. that one y
tumbles over in %traversing the q
7ood. Many of the guns still
how the camouflage paint.
French customs appear quaint. p
heir bread is made in long n
Oaves, rather hard and dark. 1t G
5 piled in the shops like cord a
rood and is handled c~arelessly. 1t Fl
; not wrapped and an American Ii
larvels at the lack of sanitation
4 the way it is handled. d
Mrs. Wigtil said that the scenes e
l the Big Parade recently shown a
ere gave a realistic picture of h
ome of the French customs-the a
yashing done in the village O
The ONE pulling plows fl
the field is a scene often en- IL
ountered. Since the war there 81
re so few men that the weight 81
T the work falls on the shoulders Il
women and girls. b
Getting drinks was a problem IL
the Wolf Point girls. There was h;
inc in plenty but they wanted
alter, and water that was fit to
ink was difficult to find. Coffee vi
as made with chickory and the is
was boiled until it did not I'll
ste like the kind that mother de
;ed to make. An explanation W,
at was given for the fact that ell
,od water could not be obtained ia
as that the country is so low be
at there is no way for the water Al
purify itself. pc
The British Isles ac
After the convention they made co
trip through the British Isles. pl
le British museum proved very
terastina Here thew saw a