Evening star., 1939-07-30
The Travellers Notebook
Seribbiings About Rome's Best Movie
Seats, the Pig Compass and Europe's
Busiest Battlefield

tinental Congress held its sessions,
also is free. It stands at the head
cf a small court running south from
Chestnut street, between Third and
Fourth streets, and is open daily,
except Sunday, from 9 am. to 4
pm. Incidentally. the weekend
visitor who wants full and accurate
information about church services
may phone the Philadelphia Feder-
alton of Churches. Here's the num-
ber: Rittenhouse 87l0.
Highest point in New York State
is Mount Marcy. in the Adirondacks,
5,344 feet high. Indians used to
call it Tahawus the Cloud Cleaver.
Munro Leaf, who introduced
1ower-loving Ferdinand the Bull to
the world, has built a home in Ber-
muda. 1t will be known as the Cork
House, and on the grounds will be
a live cork tree, imported from
Spain.
Under United States customs, the
privilege of bringing into this coun-
try 500 worth of articles free of
duty from Canada applies only to
tourists who have stayed in Canada
48 hours or more. Motorists who
carry a pistol in their car must OBJ
tain a special permit before they
may take the gun into Canada. And
self leaders and automatic pistols
are not admitted at all.
The Shenandoah Valley of Vir-
ginia has nine caverns open for
visitors to see, featuring glitterine
stalactites and odd stalagmites. spa
cious chambers. etc. Alphabetically
they are Battlefield Crystal, l mile
north of Strasburg; Dixie, IA miles
west of Roanoke; Endless, 3 miles
south of New Market; Grand, al
Grottoes: Luray, just west of the
town of Luray; Massanutten, miles
east of Harrisonburg; Melrose, {
miles north of Harrisonburg: Shen-
andoah, 3 miles north Of New Mar
ket, and Skyline, about miles
south of Front Royal.
If the American movie IAN IN
Rome asks for the best seat in the
house. he is put in the balcony. Its
an adaptation of custom which
began in the days of the Caesars
when nobility formed the habit oil
addressing the populace from a bal
cony. So, mobility" sits in the
balcony.
Miami has cut out an ambitiou
program for the Orange Bowl fes
tival the last week of December il
an attempt to outdo both New Or
leans Mardi Gras and Pasadena,
Tournament of Roses in splendo
and gayety. Streets will be deco
rated for seven days Of revelry
climaxed December 30 Saturday
with the King Orange Jamboree
More than so floats and 25 band
will bring color and music to th'
parade. The Orange Bowl gam
itself will be played Monday.
+ Labor Day travel note: Labor Da,
comes on September 4. P. S.
Christmas falls on Monday.
Just as the British soldiers arr
called Tommies, Mexico's soldier
are Juanes.
Busiest battlefield in Europe righ
now is Waterloo, Just short ride b,
bus out of Brussels. In Europe
summer season it fairly swarms witt
| tourists, Americans more than Eng
lish.
The Black Hills of South Dakota
which yearly increase their fame a
a typical Western vacation land. ar
replete with tales of such wild char
acters as Calamity Jane and Will
Bill Hickok. A dead shot with a IA
Hickok was killed as he sat in
poker game shot in the back by on
Jack Mccall. In the historical 1ru
scum at Deadwood is displayed tn
last letter Wild Bill wrote, touching
briefly but significantly on the un
certainties of life in the rip-snort
/ ing gold town: Dead Wood, BlacI
Hills, Dacota, July II, 1876. NJ
Own Darling Wife Agnes-I hav
but a few moments left before thi
letter starts. / never was as we
in my life but you would Taught t
see me now. I just got in frol
Prospecting. Will go away agar
tomorrow. Will write In the morn
ing but God nowse when It wi
start. My friend will take this t
Cheyenne If he lives. I don't expec
to hear from you but it is all tn
same 1 moo my Agnes and only hv
to love her. Never mind Pet W
will have home yet then we Wi
be so happy. 1 am almost shure