Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-12-06

The Imperial household brought &
| piece Of roasted OK for the Emperor,
tsbie, and the cup bearer filed the cur
from the fountain where sprsng red
and white wine. and the Marshal dip.
ped his silver basin in the oats to fill it
and the Treasurer on horseback scat
tered gold and silver medals over the
people, coiued in membranes of the
glorious day. After all these ceremou,e
were gone through with, everything
was given up To the crowd; then began
general free pi,ch In for the wooden
kitchen. the roast beef, the oats, tht
wine, and also the scarlet carpet, which
| covered the wDOden platform leading
from the Cathedral to the Romer, was
seized and torn into small pieces by the
mob. At the lower end Of this open
space Is the Church OF st. Nicholas,
supposed to have Deen founded in the
8th century; after having served as a
warehouse and church alternately, and
being restored two or three times, IL
| now serves as y church again. The
most prOmiRaat building in the city j.
the Cathedral of st. Bartholomew, a.
1t towers above au others. Opinions
differ ~ to her origin, which was prob
ably fOun,ed in the 9Th century also;
~aI partly burnt down in 1867, which
to be completed next spring; the inte-
rior ia said to contain the restored rich
ly decorated altar before which the
c"rOnation of the Emperor WAS per-
formed. A large painting of the core
natiOn Of the Virgin, a beautiful tomb
| OfOne Of the E'nperors, Dr., ss the
most important Objects. Al present
sccr4ss is not allowed; 1t existed under
different nam n; the present name Was
given her In the i2th century, when
the skill Of s.. Bartholomew. WIS
brought here. Opposite is hous,-
waere DR.. Luther, on his tour +"
Worms, is said to have spoken tn TIE
assembled people. ST. LtoDhsrd's =
Church, nex' the Cathedral, ia the old
est church IN tOan-is on the place
where the palace of Charles the Great
had stood; one furrct is said to be n
part of the Oil psIsce. Her name wns
given her when the sFD of st. Leon
hard Was brought here FROM France, In
the 18th century.
ProDably something of the doings of
the present, snd ut some other time
something more about the landmarks,
would be acceptable. Military affairs
Ia Germany Is the head thing, and in
times Of pence probably not often more
SD than at present. AS Is we'll known,
1t ia compulsory here, and they must
serve ss soldiers If they are sound and
sble-b',dipd, and it takes two or three
years ei an important part of their
lives. They seIya generally after they
are Il, and get but little return for
their service; their ratiOns consist Of
one and half pounds of bread per
day, coffee In the morning, soup snd
meat at noon, and their pay is % PEN
nies (51 cents) per day; thif they have
for buying supper with-so you see
there Is no chance to aave money. I
attended in September the laying OF
the cOrner-stone of the monument at
Niederwald, on the heights Opposite
BiDgen On the Rhine, in honor of the
result OF the late war against France.
The Emperor and Empress, ss also
several others of srualler note, were
there, and lent additional importance
to the occasion. The view from the
monument place Is very fine
Is mostly on tbs left side of the river;
In fact, you look over the greatest and
brOadest part Of the vslley where the
Main joins the Rhine, along with which
we counted thirty five towns and viii
lsges doiting the valley here and
there. Amid the firing of salutes of
cannon from river bank and heights,
they laid the corner stone, and all
went down to the river again, and
spent the balance of the day In the
two beautifully decorated towns, and
on the boats in the river. Here is, we
might almost say, the beginning of
Germany's vineyard. Around here,
and on both sides of the river, for
many miles down, Is almost one con-
tinual vineyard. In looking over the
place, we remember the old song of
the dying soldier at Algiers, and won.
der not at his pleasant remembrance
OF Fair Bingen on the Rhine"
And only short time since, the
cheerful-looking S0-years old Emperor
had brilliant reception here in Frank
fort-tbe principal features being the
decoration and illumination of the
principal streets and buildings; and
quite large, well regulated torchiight
procession, headed by the veteran SOL
diers OF the battle of Leipsig, In 1913
One might think there never had been
afaeling agsinst him here ION account of
d,priving them of theic free city),
through the war of 10 and II, serv,u
greatly 10 ameliordte this feeling,
Frankfort then doing her share with
the rest, and II serv-d f0 bind the diff
ferent parts more firmly together. The
present E nperOr follows the custom
of the German Enpernrs for many
years, and during the summer visits
in all parts Of the Empire.
D. course, one in Is the manners and
cu-tOnI of the people here diff rent in
msay respects from those in Anerics.
In official affairs they are more strict.
fla p-rs,n takes lodgings here. he
must be announced at the Police Office,
who he is.where he comes from &c md
IL he ch .nyes his lodging must be re-.
And the young men Can
not leave fbr any foreign nation after
they are II years of age. until they
have waited and served their time ~
soldiers. And if they wish to travel
around over the country, every one
must h We travelling pass to show.
The generality of the peo lie live
cheape palmer, and with fewer ad |
hCtVs
persOns here who are very rich, live |
ia high style, aud take pleasure trips |
in fancy rigs about the place; and nice
young ladies-rery nice-wfO carry or |
lead their little long, bushy-haired |
poodles about-the first thought strikes
US OF their best use, to tie them to u
pole to wash windows with.
poodles, we mean, not the young la.
dies!) )-then again we think 1t best as
It Is; both seem to be cOnteuted and
well employed.
A German was relating q few days
ago OF his first experience In America
He was sent direct out into Pennsylvs-
mia, ON his arrival in Ney York, to set |
Dut fruit trees for farmer, but instead
VI that was set to plowing, which he
had never done so he worried and
sweat. and had the plow jam him in
the ribs, till evening, when he was
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