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

til says that their sleeping car.
are better than ours, as they ar
more exclusive, each berth beinl
a compartment in itself. The bet
ter trains travel at the rate o
from so to so miles an hour ant
there is no sudden jolt or ia.
when the train starts or stops
The side door passenger coache!
are divided into compartment
with room for six people in the
first class compartment, eight il
the second, and a greater number
in the third class.
Stick to Glass
The small compartment arrange
ment is desirable when a party
of friends are travelling together.
The continental trains carry no
diners, and when meal time comes
it is necessary to stop off at some
station to get lunch. In the lunch
rooms as on the trains, the class
distinction is maintained, and it
would not be permitted for a sec
ond class train passenger to order
a meal at the section of the lunch
room reserved for the first class
passengers. When it is time for
the train to start the conductor
blows a little gym or police
whistle, which seemed a novelty
compared with our engine whistle.
French Think Us Careless
The French cannot understand
why there are so many grade eros
sing accidents in America, and
why we, who are so intelligent in
most things continue to maintain
grade crossings. In hat country
trains enter the cities through
tunnels and there are no grade
crossings.
Monte Carlo
The Wolf Point travellers visit
ed Monte Carlo, and enjoyed the
spectacle of the Casino. Mrs. Wig
til said that she never saw so
many beautiful evening gowns in
her life as she did at three o'clock
in the afternoon when they visited
the place. Men were in full dress
suits and gambling was at its
height, the women we're doing
even more of it than the men.
Tense, feverish gamblers were
gathered around roulette wheels.
The chips used are of white ivory,
but it was impossible for the tour
lists to purchase any as souvenirs.
Back of the Casino there is a
high steep cliff that is known as
suicide cliff from the fact that so
many people have taken their
> lives by jumping from the cliff af-
ter being cleaned out at the
Casino.
Rome
Rome was wonderful and the
Wolf Point girls packed as many
interesting places as possible into
their brief stay there. st. Peters,
the C~atacombs, the Coliseum were
some of the places visited. The
Catacombs, where in former times
of persecution, the Christians
lived below ground in tunnels.
There they had their churches and
there they buried their dead. In
many places, bodies, centuries old,
may still be seen in crypts in the
walls of the tunnels. In most of
these only the skeletons remain.
The cemetery of the ConfuciOn
monks is especially interesting.
The condition of the ground OF at
mosphere is such that bones long
buried take on various colors. The
ceiling of the little chapel is in
laid with the bones of long dead
monks. The bones are arranged
in such a manner that the colors
blend forming a beautiful mosaic.
To some it might seem gruesome,
but Mrs. Wigtil said that to her
it was beautiful.
The Romans revere their cats
and there is an interesting home
for cats where one may find all
breeds beautifully cared for. II
wants a cat for a pet for a
few days while in the city 1t is
possible to rent one of almost any
preferred breed. In London there
Is a Dog Cemetery where repose
he remains of the pets of wealthy
md aristocratic English families. a
Iere marble tombstones mark the a