Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-01-18

Henry r. Prentiss. Esq. IL vii doubtless
BE- read With interest By the many friend.
Of Mr.. Prentiss. in lhis vicinity J
The city q Berlin. the capital Of the
Kingdom Of Prussia. is sitnsted in the midst
oi an immense sandy plain. which our far
mers would not settle on they would pre-
fer moving 20 the Aroo.fook. Bot these
Industrious Germans conirive 10 coax very
good crops out q a soil which does not lock
90 me encouraging. The ground = 80 fat
ihs' some Of The streets Of Berlin are said
% have descent Of less than half a foot to
'''e bale. vhicL causes the water to stag
"A's' or NE very slowly in the ditehcs on
eaen siae oi no's II the streets. and woaII
make tie city unheaifa, + The soil were no,
80 sandy.
Berlin ~as a snail place before ,Ls ,;n.
oi Frederick the Great u nov has abo..,
eOo.Oo0 inhabitants. anl hopes 10 become
the capital oi-a united Germany. Il stands
on The spree, a small dead stream. which
flows into the Elbe; bui i. connected With
the Oder and the Baltic by canals. Il Is
largely engaged in manufactures. Most Of
ihe ciiy being new. IL j. laid oct in street.
Of good width and al nigh, angles. In the
old parts. as IN most Of the old cities of Ea-
ropc. the streets are generally narrow.
many q them winlins. and The buildings
very high
The principal street. Inter den Linden.
Is wider and better than even the Boule-
wards Of Paris. I, has on each side a wide
sidewalk. then on each .idc a vide paved
way Tor pleasure carriages. then on each
s'de a row ri linden trees. then on one side
T a way for loaded t-su,-. AL on the other
vide road. not paved. f3r horsebaack I'D
ing. then on each .iic another row Of lin.
den trees. and in the middle finely rrav-
elird promenade. 20 or CD feet Wide. for
people on foot. AZ the west end OF this
street. leading into the Thirr Garten. or
public park. is the Charlotiesburg Gate.
surmountcl BY bronze Squire OF Vlctorv.
seated in a car and driving four gigantic
bronze horses. The horses are splendid
fellows. and our horse fanciers would drive
. up and down the street by the hour to look
AZ them. MAR The ciher end Of the street
- a'colo-sal equestrian statue Of Frederick
The Great. on . pedestal Of granite twenty
Eve feet high. the si!es of which are cover.
cd With bronze fcurcs. some on foot anI
some on horseback. Of The principal gener-
ais ard Statesmen Of the great Frederick's
army AMI court. Here the trees and the
divisions ~ ihc street cease. AMI tie street
becomes ~idc espiana8e. much used a. a
parade ground Tor troops. Here are the
Oh and new palaces o. The Kiag. tic palace
OF tbc Crown Prince. the Guard House. The
Academy Of Fine Arts. the University. and
other public ba.idings
Thc-e palaces DO noi in ibcir external
appearlnrr. realize fic ilca which tie word
conveys fo an American. Most of the pal
aces q Eur1pe are plain. s1mbre. diugv
boxing buIiliugs. Wiih no great beauty a
form. ard bat few srchiiec;ual ornanients.
They are generally oh. and have grown
rusty with time I, is hard 20 imagine that
the stone nf whi,h tLcy arc generally COM
posed. vas ever handsome. The granite
stores ant marble or granite houses - -''ir
wealthy men ln our Americs- cities, are
clean. white aai FRA. and much more
beautiful thar --0st Of these palaces Our
Lou.r- ..i brick and masfic. or even of brick
or wood. kept well painted. and having
blinds of diicrent color. look more cheer
iaL But in tbc interior. mo.t of ihc pal
aces are fnished with great cost and splen-
dor Many Of tbe foors are mosaic. %
costly materials The walls ar hung With
family portraits. historical paintings. or
fne hndscspcs M8ch fine statuary is IN
niches ard corners. and an endless variety
of beautiful Or curious uorks of art.
Itisvery common IN Europe for plain
iookiur houses. in narrow. crooked strc,f..
to d..play on tls inside much elegance AID
ta.fc.
Bcrln has many public sqnarcs. adorned
with monuments to her distinguished men.
There BE- much .iafuary on tho roofs oftfc
rllhe tuidines and on thc b1ilr-s.
one app-aacies ths Mu.ram thr5aeh a
large garden. rsssing by q fne fountain.
arI .ecs before hu. on fhe bong front %
fhc brII.re. COO rows of frgsco painting.
protected from tle ucificr by lofty col
ouna1e Ttese irescoes arc intended io
reerese-t fhe progress Of man throueh ire
dFrrcnta-rs. First. We have fbe le i.f--
harians. wrestling. boxing. fgHia-.-shep-
herds and shcphcriesses. the seven labors
of ll-reales. bathing sccncs. battles. relir-
i1us convoratous ard fouruamenfs. in the
middle ages rrprrscu'afions of architect