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F xfV' A 1 % \V* 6 Letters From Abroad. aD,d w!ent, ? lunch. J English?t THE L ered a restaurant for ; gave our orders in >ut in vain. I tried . J 1 . J ANOASTER NEWS, FEI rr JRUARY 16, 1907. 'n n irru _r A Cheerless I n ?The People c try Have a I but Are Cheer tented--The B the Prize Figh me in Spain ray r r?ncn if that Coun- in maki"s house uude *ard Time, j gRVe her ful and Con- for two dir ull Fight and my chair a ^ my wife ab a rc lii n M agaiu aua Bucceeaeu the good lady of the rBtand the word beef, enough money to pay iners, leaned back in nd began boasting to out my French schol miiititvm nnr lunillnrlv XI Annual :D. ri Stock 1 irin ^aking Ti [me BY A. M. ! (Copyrighted, 1906, by no. ; Leaving Paris had darJed stack. the street. k. f. Beivsioy ) she placed g of raw heel a cage ofti was all she for Spain we was fillin out I he door and up In a few minutes -p-* in front of me a piece * f big enough to feed igers. The word beet had caught and she [ K my order. I was nf om now Until th End Small lot best 50c L onr t rnr> xrrlc hnct 1 en We are Goin^ s into Cash, Rega Underwear at 37 i-2c r or Ontinor afr n i.or y to Turn Lots c irdless of Cost. garment; men's he; onnn atHq hfavipct w >f Odds and avy Overshirts mirht Shpetinp* passed up the fe the Seine lor a fewvalley is densely p the villages are sc is almost one c >ni Leaving the Sein the train dashes rtile valley <>f sorry then miles. The turned to t opu!a'ed and ot mtn, bit i thick that it at the sari linuous town, portion of e to the lett. understood across an 1111- than she cc (Ik that I boasted. I re lie primitive language jw in tnv hands and >~. , . , ne time nodded at a CO* the raw beet- She that mueli better j ' >uld my French and 5^* vi a j vv/ J vio t-'vo v * yds for $i .00 ; 1 cas ioc the yd ; several ] tton Blankets at 6oc, ;t; 12 pieces Canton Everything in wir 3 pairs ladies' fine SI a r 1 ^ " ?fc> e short lengths in 1 pieces White Goods , 75c and 1.00 pair; ' Flannel, was 10, 12 1 iter weight Suits ant hoes in small sizes, 1 ? r r? 1 ^ansdale Cambric an at 10, 12 1-2 and 20c 7 pairs best Wool Bh -2 and 15c, now 7 1-2 1 Overcoats at what were 1.58, 1.75 and 2 a i i r ~*e> ? d 40-in. Lawns : yd ; 1 case of inkets at exact >, 8 1-3 and 1 ic they' cost us. >.oo, pick these . 11 dulated country ii of tli? Loire and the old city of Ton is one of the many which have done France. Its bed h by alluvitfj depo ito the valley soon had b [ follows it to did steak. re. The Loire NO kxchan. large rivers tween so much for ^ ? ,, b rom He as been raised ? , a poor d sits until the . it is coven eloie us some splen- ***Ta ors GK OF COURTESIES HIS FRANCE AND SPAIN. ?1C irileanx lo Spain it is ulI country. Much of id with small nines i.oo pair. /\ lew pa ble Oil Cloth till Sa ; same price. Come ney. FIJNI irs men s nne ^noes turday, the 26th, at 1 to see us?we'll m; Yo DFRRl at i.oo pair, we ar oc the yard; white r ike you feel good urs to serve, jrk c c goinfc; 10 hCli narble and colby saving you o water :s now highc jacenl country and in J)y large lev< Crossing another of rolling country the valley of the <j er which is a mile t than the ad- , . , , winch are I I must he kept . 1 I paw so n ies or dykes. .. pontine dih broad ridge , ^ home sick. T we entered . is interest laronne, a riv- , , , ' gradual ch or more wide, , , ' and comply )led for rosin. When lanv pines and turtilleries it made me ^'ir As one goes south it ,n?l Iiii^r to observe tlie seni ange in the language 8*ai exion ot the people. ,(^ei istmas in a small town in intains of northern Spain, d my wile on to Madrid i t out. afoot myself. But pr ice came to my rcHcue. Th the The effect was electri , or the magical touch of 1 iii(1 the sweet tones of i ov- ment struck a symps ere in human hearts. Tfi teal. Under for us to folio liis lingers insist that the the instru- for excitemen thetic cord plea for del ie mute np other porters w. In vain did I re was no occasion t an?l haste. Mv liberation caused to think that I pre upon wnicn is situ mercial city of B this section is hist From the territory ed came the Hu migrated to A me revocation of t lie e o ml li r\ ontf ln/1 i ?i com On I he Fi ordenux. All thp French oncal ground. ken a( , ' thus travers- , ? * ? ters of a cf fiuenots, who , , muddy or r.ca upon (he t,mt ||(>|(nv 'diet of Nanles like that ol 11, ~ /1 l: rauco-Spanish border, Wf,s language is not that 8^u< Madrid. Like the waear stream and of a a,u^ ie coming together, we^ tlie confluence is un- me i either above. The e(' ' i a boy from Paris in Ii lying the Spanish langua had spent a year in Lon< coi'ld speak English faj 1. That boy said he would some mo .ey and he cany; Lhe town with my paper. 1 run peal of those sightlesi ige. a prompt and generou ion Out of the car window irly perlect shower of pe get as the girl would *ss- up she would fmilean Hut in the old man's c >at ] s eyes met ferred anotht s response, pests multip ws rained a the plagues nnies, and nearest omnil pick thein driver to lay id put them carried us to pocket. The 1 showed the sr hotel and the lied To escape I jumped into the )us and had the on the whip, lie a nice hotol, and proprietor that I Cfcftiv* u IIKJ ot;i bil u All Virginia and Mar descendants are so citizens in our con fore that, it was in near Poitiers that tel broae the powe ish invader and " lalicui>Be a ylan.l. Their a|)(, s me ol Hie he.. Bft ? ..try. But he- T||ejr d.B,e i this territory .. the goose <i Charles Mar- , impossible *r ot the Moor- . , ot my idea nerlians ?.-i vpiI I poken on the French nli borders is called ls,e was Basque to me. ^or ct is a cross bet ween on Hid the guinea. It was ^ew for me to get any a,lc s into their thick era- *'ui y were not aware of the nee of the American Expi npany, much less cash a ch it. I decided to hang up f< r days?as I was strain 1 there was nothing else to t ray boy had grit and f .. . A ? 1 I. 1! ex- frequent touch ol that ress little hand informed t eck that he had reached >r a of many. \ smile ol ded adorned h. wrinklec do. his music became sw said the train pulled ou - .1 1 11? I - shivering nail a mouth lie old man I would like t the hearts exercise. He f gratitude mime and a 1 face and soon forthcom eeter. As tied my bill, t the poor dolid, that ho i.i i and indicated that ,o give it a little understood pantogood supper was ing. When 1 seton leaving Vallate! punched a big I. 1- 13 .. 4 Christianity from tion by the Mohai tliat left, wing or r tics which eni through Spain cc tlie right wing * Turkev, they wou 1 1 mums. If total annihila , their head mmedans. If . poor way < ehtuous tana- Anolber ,fc lerod Europe noyj))g (() , mid have met , lar sectm vh.ch entered S|)aIliards ( 1(1 have plant I hey had any ideas n s I hey had an awfully >f letting if be known. a^c lin^r makes it more an Wft' ;ravel 111 that particun: the French and vlc do not f-eem to bo on Par ... . us try me naiian resiaun :k was with me again and, >wing a Shylock discount * ready to resume our jourr ? boy refused pay for his es, but I made liim accep t of that money. 1 never cc t?. .1 wwi ?n::?c,wi :r i.n u?,i int. a^eu an<i oiinu man s , by in his chair slightly, r, 1 head back and, like icy. swan, seemed to po ser- soul in divine raelodj t. a Near the top the rc >uld rocky plateau with \ /\f /in ni I line u iiln rIMw\ ? iraignipneu uuio 111 m.v , lilted hia that is a ha the dying Spain, ur out Ins By this tim j. of the chamu iad entera a American tra mountaina way to get al oilrnnfl f/il ? I 11 It t 11 Ulli UUOX . OllL bit they have in e we were well out a 1 of English and ivel, and the only ong is 41 by main 1 it u' Ir U.' it I'll nauu ' ' ed the crescent a of fhe cross. Ver speaking people a tion of France, al longed to Englam at one time, and tl periences more : very troou >ver the ruins', , business i y few bullish , # . . , : buy a tick nsit this sec-L, 0 i.i * . - the Spanis It hough it be- ,. i / 18 made an 1 for 300 vears . , nifilit at th te traveller ex- . , ,r . . Spat milieu I ties in ? . terms, especially in " natters. I could not et in France beyond sor ill line. No connect ion il one must spend the e line. Before reachn I found that the tJ..1 .. 1 .1 A _ O _ T PiV 13?ir;u 11 lie 11 el* t en something for liis f vices. liTCAL Ml SIC OF A BLIND S1CIAN. Inst before reaching lrun in passes around I he west nut *'it oi' iiui x lie i tind lowh closely through tains a splendid hig Mu lions ol whieh here recall the Roman oc the country. Over t' I he (ramp of hostile a en'' ee.hoed many a time. nil! uau H'l- ?I1' the moun- Sometimes I hway, por- loose my tern ! and there there is lots cupation of the incidents his road the along the w >i mies has ghost laugh. For miles ure to visit th ? IV " ! ? IIUOO get annoyed and per, but with it all of tun. Many of and experiences ay would make a It is a great pleasie sifdit.s and senim-i getting alonj?. A wanted to <jet cer tion, but they spot ly. I know a lit! I am sorry of it, me more harm thji way and my way ? . , rieucn wu I Bordeaux I . . isli money, tain lnlorma-I,,,, ,, f, , 1 ne r rencl <e rrench on , , , , wards the ie r reiicn bu' , , : have no elf It lias clone | . . ish. \V lien til good. 1 heir . . , I found tli >1 pronouncing , urn inn receive opan- f ( , even near llie border. ' ti, like the Jews to j je;| Samaritans, seem to; -n salimrs with the Span- ( I got over into Spain, at the Spaniards look- i , j,,. 1. n l? r/ttioK n cj U o ? the Pyrenees, with the Biscay on the riglit- A ving that town the train s to climb the mountain itinues to do so for ho id almost Alpine scenei ough tunnels, over, go there is a succession ,,t>r ami the scenery is p( ')e" notouous. The soil is Hm* sprout pe?H, and yet urs' pie occupy the Intnl. v make h support is nc As Judi^e Bennett w< ot plateaux that have he >or and ino- Clio and th* too poor to sometimes a many peo- ot the troul IJow they money. In >t apparent, love of it is tl dtiId sav, in Every travel!' en consecrated by s Muse, but it is diflicult job. One jlesoras things is very truth the :ie root of all evil, er sometimes has to the same word ar ferent, and they t fast or 1 hear t( any rale, I see thai ing is adangeruus i my French is nog books did not giv e utterly dif- . , . , J ritans and Minor talk too . , . ; ings with t >o slowly. At I ..... . KOt me int< ' a little learn- j Ihinp-'and that STKANI" ood. The guide j ^ ',en ' e the location lear,lP(l '1 a 1 l IU??* 11 OJUIlii ?? ,w ill 1( would Lave no deal- Up hem. This foolishness jn^ ' fonWe- i,.h -:i) WITHOUT MONKY. Upi went to leave I run I tie lat they would have pla 1 by precipices. All the there are little villages cl to the mountain sides, abitants cultivate the aln ri^rht soil and raise a few and many goats. It i ce to raise children. It ^comparison with tin l"^ was a capitalist. T1 ' ances an?l farming ,10st aie cru<ie ami their cat" cal. Tlseir homes ar< M 110 their life primitive. one wouM not exchange 3in Lazarus deal with the leir convey- do not unders implements rogues will sv dress comi transaction 3 huts and laught me tl Yet they wavs to foil conditions Hnd the l)H"' dishonest. If you itand their money vindle you in every Experience li a s iat there are two them. One way? way?is to loam of tlie American simply staled I liar "A. W. Tourgee." gee once resided ii I knew that ha h lor quite awhile. / of no method by ' consulate, but . 1,1L 10 his name was I n Judge Tour I n > my State aiidi(ll,i,e onou ad been deadj^ '""ked ? in I was aware found which I could ~??(' o uo wnn anytjung out sin mney. And of tliat fal nniey I didn't hive < ui jrh to get us to Madrid, vil ?t my letter ot credit ab< tint, although it was tr<> ver 1,800 buiks, the bli >(i 1(1 stump its toe it w< 1 into anot her province. W train readied the station lane which nestled in a < ?ve the clouds, in a chau nt of the depot sat a poor nd man with an accordion i i? . i -i . * i _ A >uld willi a Vanderbilt. <J lien is their jrroategl aas6t of a Valladolid was ou 30vo and *e reached it in r in My Lord, what a tnes old to! We foil into a on of noisy humanity, al ontentment *'ie kinds their -money 1 r next halt you enter a the night, make them j is we ran in- next best way surging sea price of any! I trying to inquiries aboi f A I 1 ana values of )efore, or as soon as country, ami then ict squarely. The ' in, never ask the liin^ or make any it it?that will too open up eommi him, and could successor, I had t tho information d< strolling about harbor 0110 day ships, the dinner Plication wi'li not locate j|jB i "'as 400 m o jro without i ^ H?me c esired. While KxpressCo the Bordeaux w',u'd gaz< looking at Hie shake tlieii hour arrived j I would e 111*11 11 ' 11 ' ' i 111 ^Pcilll II is iles away. I tried to ly i hecks of the American on >mp<my cashed huMhey wa r at ihem awhile and hu r heads. It looked like car ither have to spend to nip. i>y ins Hiue sioii'i a i clad little girl with one li liis shoulder. In their ch< s poverty and upon their b ng ragged misery. When h liad fully stopped lie he play a beautiful Spanish iiiii' iaiK at once ana w land able to talk at all. 1 eeks grabbed one piece of I ?ck? miido off one way >i the rascal seized a not he gan lit out in the opposi air. both jabbering and )iie <u mem onen oeiray f)ne Hcamp their money, ba^ga^and what you wai another tainly enoup r piece and enough to p; le direction, then assume motioning ance and lc your ignorance ol Hot just call for if, hand f hem cer- ^ ;l> or ^more than uy for llie article, an air of importiok vvise. I have