The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-09-18

I have seen ladies grow rapturous over
these sparkling brilliants, and have
heard them use more superlatives than
l am able to do.
There is also the Royal Library
with its 400, 900 volumes 800, 900 less
however, than the onein Berlin--4000
autograph letters of celebrated poets,
historians and other writers Of note,
who have long since left this world
10000 maps, together with several
thousand old manuscripts written upon
all sorts of material imaginable, filing
in all three halls and twenty. four
rooms. And he who visits the Histor-
ical Museum, which contains an i'm
mense collection of historical weapons,
armor, household articles, wearingsap-
parel etc., will we'll be remunerated for
his time and trouble. TO attempt to
give a descrip ption of what is to be seen
here would ELL several columns. There
is everything from Napoleon's l, boots
which he wore at the battle of Dresden,
the sword and three coruered hat of
Peter the Great; the sword of Charles
II. of Sweden, and the broken horse.
shoe which August the Strong is said
to have rent with his hand, to the ele-
giant riding. g.armor of Heury the Pious,
Elector Moritz, Christian III. and nu-
merous others, which are ornamented
with gold, silver and precious stones
flags, battle-axes, SHOWS, and i'm
plements of war of all nations and of
all ages. In one room | recollect see
ing glass case the blood-staned and
ragged sash which Elector Moritz
wore at the battle of Sieverhausen in
1858, and just above on a little shelf
within the case, the ball from which
he received his death wound. Show.
cases filled with time-worn, swords,
helmets, shields, pistols and battle
knives, ornamented with gold and sill.
yer, even pearls and diamonds, and
thus we pass on from room to room
until growing weary looking at Lu-
theirs drinking-cups, and the blood
stained clothing of brave old warriors,
we pass down the stairs and out into
the fresh air.
The Opera House is the finest in
Germany and the, troupe has among
its number soma of the finest singers
in the country.
In little house in Kornor Street,
designated by plate fastened in the
wall, Shelter lived during the years
1896, and in the same house was
born in 1871 Germany's honored poet
and soldier, Theodore Korner. In a
little house in the woods, about an
hours walk from the city, Schiller
wrote his Don Carlos, and about the
same distance up the Elbe stands the
building in which Carl Won Weber
composed his operas Freischutz and
Obe:on. Thus we can scarcely walk
anywhere in the vicinity of Dresden
without treading on classical ground.
have penned these lines in the
pleasant little town of Diessenhofen,
OH the Rhine, Switzerland, in which
at present resides Tionesta's former
merchant, Samuel Brandenberger.
Samuel is in good health, and, in com
pany with his two brothers. who, by
the way, are perfect gentlemen, does
an excellent Wholesale business in the
line of under-c clothing which they
manufacture themselves. Samuel has
shown Mr.. Banj. May and myself
much attention and has added greatly
to the enjoyment Of our visit in this
place. L believe l express the senti-
ments of all his Forest county friends
when say May be ever prosper
Yours, CHAs BONNER.
Diessenhoten, Aug. %, 1873.
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, Iron the Pittsburgh Leader March o. 1851