, 1869-09-26


oils phiptanE-The SsFe11t statue !
The ballet sAnd ltrer astAxdenA VI |
the CHritnls |
(FNoM OrK STEC1AL CORRESPONDENT
BERLIN. Prussia. August 1e, 1867.
What is sud what Il not Germany has alwaFs
been puzzng question, not only 10 Americans,
bu, to persous en- this side OF the water. | ~as
Fever atI4 to drter:nine the In9ttef for mJsaH
though t,.esl frnm the tine stul.e,l geography
as stnaH boy 10 my complete maturity.
a vExEp QUESTION.
Itnew eomelhing about the German Conredera.
ticu, but "has States aud cities IN u out of It
was t~Sol.d ms understanding. The Kingdoms OF
payn1!a ana S.axony, tho prchies OF Ba.ien, Ms
sau, ana WcrfciLhu1r the free cities Of Frankfort
acl Hamburg, WITH Belgium, WesfphatLA the
Netherlands, nohemta, NangarJ, Mora1ts, and
know- not whit else. entirely confcuadcd ne, as
they have many Others no ,l51't.
fhndlJ f,rctcd after gears Of application,
that had mastered the eahject- But lust then |
the Schlesw1g- tioisren complication with the |
claua or f1uss,u atpse, aud pI! My ambitious !
hopes weFe shatitte,l- Severe reflection ausi |
bfain-csn,urng to the poia. Of heaesche affected
nothing, aud came TO The conclusion others hal |
arrived at, That only one Iuau had clear IDEA OF J
the q1ts,,1n, au.! he MAS dead.
a: last l met person 0! blunt speech but pro- |
found geographical knowledge who hal maze |
European rollstcs study. Inquired OF HIN, s,ld
he replied: "Wc1i, the fact nbouE 1t Is, they aEr
ali d lot Of id butch together"
That Was enphnttc,'b1t 1t y asnt satisfactory;
and I WIS aware, moreover. that the Getmaus
acre neither Dutch nor d-h. I felt II they were
10 lie the latter, ,herr wpGl1 hare been no use OF
the Reformation anil all that tmpr1sOnInR, anil
burning, and thfoai-cuttinF thes had IN t!,s
tFY for 70 ulany ,easA II ns,lon to he sent to
pcri.lon It eau reach there without such rows us
were had during the "reEsons'' wars ID Gsr-
many; nnd can't believe, after nil the trouble
ap,i suffering these people had In getting COM
EottailF Ncad that they II 10 suffer after death.
I hare tter In the so-calett German Statea some
RceEF. aull hare been steartlIf investigating tue
Gld subject. must any Tor ReoNrnph!ca! rrasons.
very Ra.t 10 learn that there IL such place
a. Germany. Tint con1r1us ny snsptc.ons Of long
ago, felt cstnt.ltnt II tieFNany hail existed l
should have found II cut; for perseverance, viii
accomplish III, sAIus. SaSuny auh i.ayar1a nom-
tnaY endure and few ltftr spots TINT are catft-f
tlnchics-lccausc they nsr 1,utci. as tDy learned
acquaintance would 4a5-but thtF nit !lye DY the
BREATH ef lltmAfA, WHO will aoon blow them to
p!ccca os children do soaF-huhhlee. There really
Is nothing but rrusslo anI Auttr1s, anil thcrr
Won't be ang .Anf;r1a very lnug uniesa she behaves
hcrself. Frederick William ' or rather lnlunrk
H. rripnS from tic thter 10 thr Iihlne au tap tree
elites nn'l the Petty, rretentoMs duch:es ar. a'-
sors'et. uesmany II only namc- can compTo~
hen. what Frusxia IA. au., therefore, approve Of
her extended totnlnions, mentally at least.
TIE CRY.
ncrlla Is tue capital at Prussia. That IN sure
Of. and never cnu! learn what was, or had heen,
or might, coald. would, ox should b., the capita
Of t'erManJ. This city haA Improved very rarldly
having doubled lts population, Il Is euta ia less
than thirty years. 1t c1anA 1t present about Ga,-
eco; and there arc signs Of progress and Improve
IA 1lH flf ON
the continent, except PARIS, uu1cIs Includes
coua1anslnople, which Is not European really, aad
viii baSc million Of people, venture 10 say, be-
fore the ceutufs Ii ended.
@uerln Ii uot very Interesting. # IL situated On
great stcr1ie plain, nothing Ike scenesy IN or
about t. The climate Is decidedly l,sAgreeat1e,
damp, ala chilly in the spring; hot and suitry In
| us,i suratuer; taw and vet Ia The autamn, and
vcrJ tlea5 aah cold IN the w,nter. Probably no
European carftsa Madrid always excepted. Is go
unpleasant, MeicorooE1ca1iy, a netltu; oud tho
| die Ean4 that hiaxa IRON tie surrounding plain,
| BoGesEipg after tho manner Of San francisco,
does rot ada to the joys Of the season.
TIE hes. part Of tie c.ty, Indeed the oa1y part
worth sestn:, Is IN the Inter len Linden, On the
Linden, as i. Is called for brevlty. between the
| Royal Palace aud the nratdeaburg Gate. In that
| quarter arc the Old aud New Museums, the Opera
| Hou:c. the Llt.aEy. tue Uulyers,tE. the famous
siasue OF Frf+iefck the Great, and other bEouzes
| Of EcEtt. the principal collections, the 1eailug
| hotels, and the most fashionable atorea. Many Of
the otaer streets arc well ans; bot they have 10
architecture. and contain t3th.pC renarEat4ie.
The cItyts regularly laI out for the mos. part;
but a. the ttoses and dwellings, are much alike. It
! prescEts tuonotohous Appearance iierla is
! -ols Of 1'russisn Philadelphia, though n0re
| metropolitan, Of cousse. than the Pennsyisan:an
| cteckeI-LoarL You can sec all y0H want of I: III
| three four ays. ay.d nEce leaving Il 1t hclIs
hNF lr+S3fY -.I1E hn1+ -
| without emotion: shal! ltarc IT without re:reL
TIE CN7EH DEN LINDEN
! had nen1a much Of. expected tn rr, 1t hanit-
| somty laid OFT Ike the CHAMPS Elysees or the
Villa Rtaie. l Was sure 1t had wallis an'f flowers
and IorLtaipt. u 1oshtng more. Judge ol my
[ surprise when saw nothing but two rows OF
! rambling, brpkeD, sc1sgU iiuhens, which Baede-
Ter tntlss calling lime trees, In bare rectan-
gle thai q little raan converts Into ul.1e. Tae
place ID unsightly, anu tue appearance OF the
street would he much Improved If the tree. were
| cut down. The Inter den Lnden fem4oded ne
more Of the imposing beauties OF the Bsnth street
| parks In Cincinnati than a.; Thing that lust now
occurs 10 mJ mind TEE government does not
! believe In spending money for ornamental pur-
poses, and IL Wise IN lis economy: aat An Of
opinion tnas few hundred dollars invested In the
Cu:c1 den Linden would be luatc!ous. l don't
think either the King or hts Prime Minister would
! only By the pArka in Cincinnati
| 1ua xraRCHs
contain very good collections, and would BE- inter-
esnng 10 persons Who ha'l not vfs!teti the other
great capitals The buildings are extremely One,
| and much Of the frtseoins on the outside and IN
| t:tc Il admirable.
The collection Of pictures is Large, bu: NOT
choice, though many OF fbe Old German an1
FleElsh paintings are curious. The "Eeu - O!
the lattrt pictures as It "a called. representing
LtrEutpasitss anil huSEpMAstcrs' ~tres AZ saltts
krcenc before the Sr<tn+ +, to my tassc, va!u.
able as second. hand g1aye-F'one. There ave tn
the gallery SIX Of the gems which formerly
Adorned the 81tnr.ptecc OF the Ehent Cathedral.
There were thirteen originally; but one ha4 beea
lost md the ether SIX were s:olco II the THE! can
| te induced to strsl the rcDaIn:n7 hasE i7zen he
kno1lt he paid AocEallr: for 10 be found c1rTyfrg
on such things ~ these would ruin q mans 1epu-
tatIon Tor ta>se forcseE- What prompts cstaIo2ac.
| Eakert to p,Btse a. great Hosks Of MI What no
one capable OF Distinguishing between n sten-
toarA and Spasnoieso wuuld have o. say
teius.
sAfCRAL FtcTrRx.
| TIE 1-al.an pictrrrs. though some arc bf R1f-
faefp, Corvce!c. Titan, 1,omenchino- AMI Guido.
| seem rocr after one has become fauntar With tho
galleries Of Home snl F1orence While in the
NeE Museum noticed quite 3 crowd before one
rafnt,1a, aod. Thinking 1t something rare. adiet
| pyseif to the group. Fsw then It was large.
but certainly not 1ne. painting ~ otor'suo rep
/ retent1px Il quote the catalogues, 1.-TWO L0yers
plxo.eted ly an ulI wotn1u.'' The loTers we're
unqnest!onaas such lsum their position and the
clothes famine that nnss bave IatBde'l
the trot Hhere thAt c9uFle ltyti.
ne youth looked despondent; bat tue
B3mph seemsd extremely hopaful: for she VA.
bath the wooer and the won. number OF wu,n
eo we're gazing u Il with III theft eyes, ana /
could no, help orefheartnR one Of them say Ia
uert1zu: "ThAf 10 very natural, +" ~ the tAu8hel
and turned awaJ. tons know whether It Il
nAtutal OF not tut am willing to sccept The fet1
nise Judgment. II ss1s eouhtsJ no wotnan wpul1
pretend to sec such \ rlctufe In public: Int w
sfe mrte nc'test thsp those bsf'Afous f:gtoreshs
Who holI sha whit u natural IL uut ecea.afII]
Indecent
The enilertlon OF rasts. Ahti1tss, bfnnxnt. raves
e*tsaes* ID Eoss4, ttlsef hnt tvnf3, n thf4e stt
tas,e'1 tut u II hitch the sans one sess sI, Ye
kafnt'e fasa ErvHb auptctue1y wsssy pt thos.
things; fvf hK*e b~pn trUAinH nj them tor in,
tsat fnaf fnonths. Win eare4 for utsla Of Ii,
sehaa. ApuiIo. fAaeooa. Wse#llers, discus. hto
IT s''i the NfiInief, wheh liz kavwn pyvfy uh.
M 'As tf'slaai&f TtpH laafs AEe slIs aAfa,hI
aHc1rHl Ee's atni Etr.larAn yAsaA | llt,p4 AHsl
t"sap dky Ia ppafnd thetf tttsaoltss stslnu, ta
o'eFy MhtsuM fEnin Il,lulon u Hapls4, MI F.rl
tsatA II niassl "Ilh thHIl, zach oily mAAst It.
ft'iettson, SAT- w hshsr olly had bsan, ar orc
*0Hlt ~. sls'tsi. AlaF one haa done L,n,ton an
Fs1ta, Italy Ant BANzafiani, the tthIAa uI Hon
'1ufs. VI tas,tn, hla trlEuta ohly !cat bin
IL tirraf rrpstlont. Thea tIs has ha4l ilfr. MI
! nstu1r, soclety and tnIAph which fncIulr 81! II
3tc! uhl lntetcst IN. II oQv hupkpss after to