Show IN swill E 1111 j 11 IND dodd doctor MW OHM ad P E experiences 6 LAKES I 1 the railways of the old world id ow ownership airship ship f Es QuinER correspondence e I 1 will revert to the closing scene acene of ny my last fast contribution I 1 crossed the switzerland italian line that I 1 might exper bence two days of rest and indulge in fishing i in a the small lakes which SG sc frealy dot the surface a of northern italy I 1 passed the ni night lt in ia a beautiful little hamlet the quietness of which was absolutely sol oppressive and painful having baying experienced so much noise and excite ment the pa pat past t turee months how I 1 did wish tor lor the presence of dr huff hiff that he might flaunt to the stilly bree breeze e of evening shades this phrase is re peculiarly and originally mine reserved one oi of his hearty merry uproarious roat ro arious ious explosive peals of laughter which he so BO generously and unreservedly dispenses on the streets of provo how flow it would haye have startled possibly lieve have instilled new life and energy into the inhabitants of that sleepy burg I 1 there I 1 renamed the pra practice itice of tu my profession for a few minutes ony only on the person of a very fleshy florid complexioned sleek italian priest w who 1 I had bad been unfortunate enough the day before to get a small scale of iron in in nis nis eye the local talent inc including adidge the old ladies of ef tho community bless their dear sweet souls they always know more than the doctor you know and are willing to counsel with him how in the world could we possibly practice without the aid afa and assistance of these wise creatures creature sl had utterly failed to extract the intruder and I 1 must say that the rem remedies edlea appliances and means resorted to were legion now a southern priest who has sampled enough french and italian wine in bis big lifetime to float the city of paris cannot sharp excruciating crucia ting pain with calmness and fortitude with him in ia his distress yet amused by bis bib antics T determined t tj relieve him if possible pos after a free for all pantomime show ot of ton ten minutes consisting mostly of e wild and rather alarming gesticulations ticul actions we came to a mutual understanding and tie de took a seat in front of the window with a Bu su but rather misgiving aira air 1 thou thought inverting the lid 1 I 1 soon had the offending piece of iron in a more suitable plate place than a priests eye when he fully realized th that at the tha source of his big discomfiture had disappeared hia big protase manifestations of bf gratitude fairly eclipsed anything of the kind I 1 ever befaro wit witnessed a eased j he at once ordered a bottle of soda and two quart bottles of old claret setting betting one ond before debut me ant as I 1 head had that morning moraine commenced a letter to the epworth league I 1 excused myself that I 1 might finish it in time tor for the noon mail me he did not seem beem offended in the least and as aa a guarantee of good faith presumably emptied both bottles before retiring from the room he be placed one hand on my head bead and fairly smother erd jd mo me fey by raining down a rhower of blessings calling into play md and activity all ail of his bis favorite saints rom away back I 1 know it did me good or my appetite was voracious that alid add I 1 never slept better p tring returning to geneva I 1 boarded a steamer for Laua Lami aune sailing across most inter interesting eating and picturesque lake ake lake geneva it is ia generally con ceded that the lakes of switzerland are unrivaled in real beauty and scenic effect the depth of many of the lakes a over one thousand feet yet so transparent and crystal like is the tha water that minute articles are often discern able at great dif difrances di below the surface say oue one hundred ice feet t the color colo varies from a light to a dark shade of green in some instances approach approaching i n g very nearly the color of ocean water As we meet with exceptions to the gen erat eral rule all through life so is there a deviation in the color of the water described cr abed viz lake geneva its waters are of a deep blue color the cause of which is ia supposed to be due to the pro pre of iod ne railway trav traveling aling in sw switzerland is ia more to ti an americans taste it met mere 9 nearly the tha system adopted in Ame america flea it is more convenient yet more humane than elsewhere on tile the contineri conti cont neLt inert in great britian germany austria france and in fact generally through ut nt europe with this one ex are locked up in a small apartment of a carriage and if as is often the case the seats are all taken and occupied you are given no tuni stretch your tired cramped camped limbs or move an inch to the right or 01 left just sit and sit eit perhaps f r hours with nothing more elevating T r enervating erv aCing than ibin to gaza lik aliks I 1 i tired i r ed dumb idiots into the face of biose t iose opposite you yea and which are bronitt bro necessarily into quite close cloe approximation it is as uncomfortable 11 execrable tili chuman timan a moda oi transportation as human 0 or r skill could invent or adopt but can you von expect any improvement as long as the government owns and oper ope r ates atea the rai railroad irod and consequently no resulting mm petition I 1 read in foreign papers of a peoples part party in r america who have embodied in ia aby their belr platform a clause of railroad ownership by the government if that party should ever succeed in cap capturing Euring the reina rains of national legislation aal materialize their pet scheme he be traveling public would have my mv sincere and heartfelt sympathy for without I 1 there if ia ro ra life no incentive to improvement the free independent atmosphere which the good people of switzerland daily indale will wiil not allow them to treat you as a criminal nr cr a prisoner and lack you in a cell apart apartment ment BO they have changed the points ol 01 in ini gress and egress from the sides to the end of the ear car doors are left unlocked and many minor juip roye mants a are re noticed buts but a transformation will still have to ensue as startling as aa the wonderful metamorphosis of the po liwok into the frog or the caterpillar into tile the butterfly before railways even evea of Switzer switzerland lanA can merit a comparison with the magnificent superb system operated in the united states F U D BICKFORD |