i'LATTSMOUTH WEEKLY J1KUAL1). THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1887.
trjic ttlittr.montU jLVccUn ficr.tld.
ICNOTTS BROS,
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CIBRALTAR.
Tho "Koy of the Mediterranean" a
Bewildering Array of Batteries.
St. James (laztltc: During Lis fust
few hours in Giltniltar, mi Englishman is
much iiiijiicsscil with the strength uiitl
i m pen tuin.e of tliis must ancient of our
Mediterranean possessions. lie walks
itst lon lint s of hast ions huilt of mas
sive musoiiry; ho sees guns in every di
rection yuiifl lining the bastions, guns
frowning from the far-famcil galleries,
guns half concealed in the foliage of the
Alamctla gardens. 'J'ho whole peniusu
lii appears one vast and impregnable for
tress. On every availahle spot is a bat
tery or a barrack, u magazine or a store,
a honpital or u prison.
There are guards and sentries, pickets
and patrols, firing of morning and even
ing guns, locking up of gates, and regu
lations for the exclusion of aliens unpro
vided with oflieial passes; in a word ail
the pomp and circumstance, if not of
glorious war, at any rate of vigilant peace
fully prepared to draw the sword at any
moment. The stranger of course, hurries
off at once to see the galleries, and hen
thi; fust impression is mot gratiliying to
his national pride, lie climbs the north
west and north face of the rock by a ser
ies of cyclopean tunnels pierced at inter
vals by cvll-like embrasures, each of
which contains a gun and a pile i' amu
nitirm ready for use; wliifo branching
off from the main galleries are other t Illi
nois which lead to powder magazines
and stores hewn out of the very bowd
of the mountain. It is impossible not to be
6truck by the emu inous amount of labor
whic h has been expended in constructing
these vast works, cspei iaily those execut
ed buriug the great si.'g-J ( iTT'J-bG) the
third attempt wh'ch was made in tire
the 18th century to wrest from our hands
the conquest of Kooke, the key of the
Mediterranean. The views from the
embrasures are most picturesque, and at
every moment recall some fresh incident
of that mag ificcnt defense whm the
British garrison of (J. 000 Men successfully
held their own against 61,000 French
and Spanish troops, supported by a fleet
of 47 ships in line.
From the western galleries the bay of
Algiers lies spread out before you, its
blue waters dotted with felucca-rigged
fishing craft, but near our shore disfigur
ed by long lines of shapeless hulks on
which is stored the coal supply for our
shipping. You proudly think of that
memorable day in April, 1782, when,
from the Spanish camp, the French bour
bon princes, destined in a few short years
to become the pensioners of England,
witnessed the total failure of the bom
bardment which all Spain had flocked
to see, and which it had been confident
ly predicted would crush our garrison
and win back the rock.
A long steep climb in mysterious semi
daikuess brings you to a great cavern
full of guns; and you look out to the
northward over the Spanish lines into
Spain, where the glorious panorama of
the purple sharp-peaked mountains of
lionda stretches far away to the cast
ward toward Malaga. This battery is
man' hundred feet above tho sea level;
the cliff out of which it is cut is almost
perpendicular. Far below you is the
north front, with a line battalion at
drill, looking for id I the world like little
red ants.
All this classic ground, for it is the
scene of the great sortie of November.
17S1, when 2,000 British troops sallied
forth against the besieging armies, at
tacked and destroyed their batteries, and
spiked their most destructve guns. In a
8. "dl higher gallery is the embrasure
through which flank fire is directed along
tie.' e.istern face of the lock, designed to
j--r vent any repetition of tire daring en
terprise of 1704, when, during the first
siege, which followed close upon our cap
ture of the fortress, the gallant Figucroa
succeeded, with .jOO Spaniards is sealing
this tremendous precipice.
Harlech Castle.
From .AH :ue Year KouaJ.
Belonging to the same chain of for
tresses which Edward imposed upon the
"Welch was Harlech Castle, which con
trolled the passes to the sea, and which
was the site of a formidable stronghold
of the f-ncient Princess of North Wales.
Ti: '- r.;,.iVo towers of Harlech crown a
j r. . ". -."! rock which overhangs the
nurslrs below and the shoals and chan
nels of the wide estuary the Tract h
Mawr that opens up toward Festiniog,
and the Snowdon range in the back
ground, and the blue hills of Caernar
vonshire stretching far into the sea.
"Within, the sternness of the fort gives
place to the rich decorations of the pal
lace a spacious banqueting hall and
rooms of princely dignity. The same
richness of state apartments characterizes
the castles of Conway and Caernarvon,
and Edward probably hoped to see one
of his own children a veritable prince in
Wales, holding a viceregal court among
the mountain chicftans. Conway castle
is even more rich and stately, more of
ho palace and less of tire fortress than
the othertW'O, and with the old walled
town about it and tin; placid river itn!':r
it; v.'.ills must indeed hive been a place
to decani about, till the railway burrow
ed its towers and the shriek of trains put
to High the genius loci.
The Romans, in their time, had driven
their highways and founded their iuiii
tary stations in the same general direc
tion. Their base was Chester, "The City
of tho Legion," but they did not cling to
the seashore like the Plantagem t King,
who trusted mainly to his s'iip.s for pro
visioning hi castles in case of general
insurrection. Instead of Con wry castle
wv. ii.ive tin; Roman station of Cunoviuui,
now Cuerhun, nomc miles further up the
river, whence a military rot 1 crossed the
wild mountain region tc the btrairs,
avoiding the perilous hcad'and of I n
niJicnmawr. Begontium iiself steins to
have been a place of some importance,
ami probably an urban population clung
to the site, notwithstanding burniiigs and
plundering?, till tho building of the cat
tle and the fortification of the town it
self the municipality was settled and
regulated by the grant of a charter of
a charter of privileges and immunities by
the King of England.
Tho Neapolitan.
I'roai Ma.rayV Mai; a, it; I?.
TIcj visitor who uses his facilities of
observation is not long in making the
d:s;ovcry that the Neapolitan is of a di"
f -rent race to the dwellers in tfe si.iroun.l
ing country, and he is probably mused
to hear with what scorn he spoken of
by his neighbor-". No greater insult can
be offered to a man hailing !o;u I'l-oeda
or Capri, or one of the in.-ignh'.ennt neigh
boring islands, than to as.-un'c him to
a Neapolitan. And so finely is (his d's
tinetion drawn that the people livirg in
Sa: t:i Linia, tV very heart c 'Naples de
cline to Ik; Li&i'Wl as Nta;-iii.'.R;i. In
faet. the different "seicioni," or districts
into wliicli Naples is divided, socuk a
distinguishable patois, and though a
st. anger has some elil'iculty :n discover
ing why the Lnciuni consider themselves
superior to the oilier sections tf the com
munity, there is obviously a wide differ
ence bet ween an inhabitant o; Naples and
an ordinary Italian. In the first place,
the Court of Naples in the Bourbon times
always spoke French or Neapolitan, and
ut. rly discountenanced Italia;?. Nothing
that could bo done to keep Naples Nea
politan was ommittcd, and everything
that: could be done to distinguish it from
Italian was tlonn. Hence the? diiTcrcuce
in '-ice was widely accent luted. The
Italian learned to look upon -hu Neapol
itan with something more than disfavor.
But there is much more intelligible rea
son, and one which the stranger is not
slow to discover for himself. For lying
aud cheating the true Neapolitan h as no
equal; his ways are aschildlik : aud blanel
as those of our friend the heathen Chinee,
ami it is a marvel if,. in any transaction,
he does not succeed with equal cunning
in transferring some of your cash to his
own pocket without an adequate quid
pro quio. Even the Jew is found to be
beaten at his own game here, and has
never gained a foothold in Naples. Self
respect and shamefacedncss a-e unkuown
to the Neapolitan; he preserv s the most
unruilled demeanor in the lV-e if being
caught iu a downright robbery. It is
scarcely to be wondered at, tl.on, that his
more upright neighbor protests against be
ing confounded with a race he despises.
A Slight Mistake
"But that is not so bad as t- think one
is in church when one is at th-"plfy. 7.1y
wi fe is the daughter of a minister, and
had never been in a theatre ur?il she came
to Boston with me, ami I was to meet her
and our hostess at tho Park Theatre or.e
ni lit. Py home mischance I whs late,
and flu. 'ri d and disappointed thr t ..o
la li :s y; re ushered down wi' it seeiiK'd
to the country woman an interminable isie,
to the third row of stalls from the front.
31 v wife, as she sank into her scat, drop
ped her head at once devouttlly upon
the rail in front. At this moment her
companion gasped: 'Sara, rch-t r.ra you
going to do?" 'Take off my rubbers,'
said th" quick-witted woman, 5ibinioiiiug
her prayers to clutch .at a foo" that was
guiltless cf overshoe." From the 2ioii
folio of The American Magazine
Un.er i-.o new rdiior, Mr. T. A.
nett, TIip hrrorat -.r a.'.rl ur-.isJt r h'nis
fair t add to it already high -vputation.
The J'lh number is exception-. !y int'T st
ing. It contains over fifty rr-vin-s.
covering almost every departm-v t of de
corativo art. Madge Ilepworth Dixon
continues her papers on Painting on
"iTood, Marion Foster "Washburne begins
a series on "Wall Decorations, and the
editor in "The Lair of the Bach Icr" pleas
antly introduces three fine illustrations
which begin a scries of sketches of the
most notic; able bachelor apartments in
the qrvr.f cities. The range of artistic
ability shown in tins issue is very unusual,
and " uumi)'T of new contributors add
to its variety and interest. Published at
No.3'1 and 32 East Fourteenth Street,
New York. ' -
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Gaby's First Words.
Om.dia dame Your b;iby seems very
Lrigh for his age.
KY.i sas Mother Oh, he's just as smart
us they make 'em.
"Ca;ihc say papa and mamma ycti"
"No, he ain't learueel that, but you just
ought to hear him lisp 'weal estate.' "
Gnat i. a World.
Guest (rising excitedly from the ta
ble, ai ter tasting an olive for the first
time): "It's sorry I'd be to disturb the
hilarity of the mating, but I belave some
joker' & salteel the guseberries."
!". Brief And To Tho Point.
Dyspepsia is dreadful. Disordered
liver i ; misery. Indigestion is a foe to
good ..ature.
"i u auman digestive apparatur is one
ol't!;e most complicated and wonderful
things in existence. It is easily put out
of o'; T.
k-ik -y food, tough food, sloppy food,
bad c okery. mental worry, late hours,
irrcni' ir habits, and many other things
-hie':, ought not to be, have made the
A n)" ' an people a nation of dyspeptics.
Bur Green's August Flower has done
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Remember: No happiness without
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Seventy-live cents. (2)
His Other Cirl.
D(tre-ii. :rt Telegraph.
No r an ever forgets his first sweetheart,
lie ma marry as he may vote, early and
often, :.ut the memory of the first love
clings 10 him always. The reason is that
the srei.es, incidents anel personalities of
youth :.re always remembered as they
were ch poiteel in the organ of memory
before ifc became overburdened. No wo
man i'o:gets her first sweatheart. Her re
collect' ms of girlhood are even clearer
nnd siionger than with men, because she
has mo; e indoor reflective life. Nor does
a womr.j cease to cherish her first husband
if iie v as to her lovcable during their
marriage. In age all the memories of
youth a"e revived with a peculiar vivid
ness, a id the octogenarian becomes a
lover aain of the sweatheart of youth,
although she may be a mother of a dozen
children.
A Saiul Cloud.
A resident of Americus, Ga., says: "The
other evening I saw a curiosity in the
phape : i' a sand cloud. It appeared to be
about )0 feet hip:b, and looked like an in
verted Tunnel. The base seemed to be
about ; orty or fifty yards wide, nnd its
apex e: tended to a point some SOU feet
Li.Cli. t was whirling with frightful
rapidity, and went straight up out of
ti;ht. It roared like a train of cars,
which I thought it was until I saw the
clou.i. It was about two miles and a half
northw-st of Americus." Chicago Times.
Wanted to Have a Fit.
A colored hodcarricr walked into the
westc: :i police station in Baltimore and
Cjuictjy Informed Lieut. Seott that he was
about i have a fit, and would like to be
given is quiet place to have it in. He was
fchown :i ceil, and after retting his hod
rr.ains,. the wall proceeded to have his fit,
which "asted for half an hour anel was
V3ry . dent. After he had been enfli
ei -nt?,'." ; onvulsed lie picked un hi.; Led
i.iL'd v.-j ked out, saying that he vis oing
to we- i and was afraid he would be
docked or being late. Chicago News.
Latest Crazo In England.
The latest amateur craze in England
is said to be amateur dressmaking, in
which e ithusiasm waxes so warm that
rooms r. re opened in a public building to
exhibit the dresses made by amateurs,
some of whom are very rich, fashionable
women, and ladies of title. Original de
signs i-.re introduced and prizes are
awarded to successful competitors. Chi
cago Times.
Fineness of Platinum Wire.
It kaa been demonstrated that platintihi
wire may be drawn so fine as to be invisi
ble to t'-.e naked eye, although its pres
ence iipea a perfectly white card can be
detected by the touch, and can be seen by
the aid i f a small magnifying glass w hen
the card i3 held in such a position that the
wire cs-s a shadow. Boston Budget.
Objected to Too Many of Tliem.
Within the borders of Lincoln county
and not over twenty miles from old Lin
coln ton there lives a respected citizen
who liuvioers iu his family some as pretty
daughters as can be ftund in Dixie. As
usual, Lis house was the renelezvous of
the nef hborhood gallants, and one fa
vored yt.ang man wooed, won and wedded
one of tne fair ones. Not long since a
brother of the proud bridegroom - ap
proached and astonished our hero by ask
ing the j and of another one of his daugh
ters, "vrood Lord I do you think that I
raise my girls to give away to one family?
How rru' ay more of you want to 5Uve
up my :irls any more?" "Yes, sir,
think brother Ed want3 one."- Lincoki-
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Trying to Roach a Verdict.
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"Them's some cloud resting on Squan
derer, livery time I meet him he is
gloomier tiian before. He must owe a
lot of money."
"That isn't what troubles him, though.
It's because he can't owe any more."
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Her Cicsr.dr.rti.
Iietro.it Fre- Vt-.
Father (to daughter who has just re
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good instructors at the seminary, Ethel?
Ethel: Yes, indeed. The professor of
chemistry v.-ns just splendid.
Father: Understood chemistry pretty
well, did he?
Ethel: Y, I suppose so, ?s he had
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you are printing now the second edition
how do they differ from those you
were running oil half an hour ago?"
"We L-toped and oiled the press," and
the journalist reached for the lever again.
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