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Show TilE f'Ot\'TE VECCJI 10. FLORE:\CE Amsterdam is an industri ous and substantial old city whose moral and financial character i unquestioned and enduring. The Royal Pal ace wa unus11ally interesting because the gracious Queen of Ilo!Jancl was vi . itin o· the city. \\'e were pri\· ilcgecl to splendidly ee her, and her woman !: hea ring as he wa driven through the treets told u the secret of her endearment among her peo ple. \Vhile she drove about in the royal carriage, e cortecl by her attendants, ret there was a conspicuous absence of common aristocracy and snobbishness. \i\! oulcl that her like mio·ht 1H~ multiplied in the ourts of Europe. Our guide conducted us to the various place" of intere t; the old Cathedral, the Art (;al!cr~, the statue of Rembrandt, and a lso called our attention, th ough that was unn ecessary, to the peculiar St) le of archit ecture and the unique methods by which the clogs a. sist th eir master in pulling the load; for it must be remembered that th<; happiness of the J)utch family depends \'ery much upon its ability to augment its productivencs~ and to economize. lienee his faithful friend, the clog is his C\ cr dependable ass istant. The dog's life in \merica is different. I !ere they are company and sometimes companion. ; solllc arc just ''yallcr clogs'' and othe rs are thoroughbreds and aristocrats. Ilere some arc permit ted to lie around the hack door and to cat the craps that fall from the table, whi le others receive sweets from ladies, ride a round in automobiles, and prove a pesky nuisance tu almost every caller. But don't blame the dog; it hasn't any choice in selecting its companion. But the dogs of fT olland arc not petted. They han a real dog's life. Tuesday enning, :\lay 7th, \\'e left "\m. terclam via the llook of ll ol land, and in a . hort l';tg-c One II undrecl Thirty-three |