Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-09-07


Dear JouynaL:-Last Friday even
ing, the 10th, | arrived at this pleas
ant little Scotch town and was met at
the depot by my old friends, John
Gardner and "Archie" Kirkwood,
former residents Of Lonaconing in
your valley. They informed me that
there were papers and letters for me;
on hearing this news | redoubled my
pace to get them and see my old ac-
quaintances. I was pleased to learn
that everything was going on well,
and that my letters were giving your
readers satisfaction.
Before my arrival here I thought 7
would have a chance to write to you
sooner, but I have been strolling
around and talking of "the old times
so much that | have had no oppor-
tunity. This depression over, I shall
resume my narrative and return to
Larkhall later.
After our departure from Salzburg
we wended our way toward Munich,
"The Florenceof Germany" Munich
first came into notice during the
reign of her "poet King" Louis I.
fLe took great delight in beautifying
his capital city and we'll did he sue
ceod, The city now presents unusual
attractions to strangers. Hardly any
tourist misses Munich, for the city
seems to have what other cities are in
want Of. The King was passionately
fond Of Greece and theGreek language,
and aa a consequence, many Of the
public buildings of the oity have
Greek names such as "Glyptoihelz",
and "Pinobathek" I shall not weary
your readers by telling them the con-
tents Of the galleries, etc. except to
say that the Museum was probably
the best t al we have seen. They are
splendid, and one, the Maximitanoum,
has paintings illustrating subjects
mos Of which are different from those
of The other galleries we have visited.
Her sculpture gallery has statues re-
calling incidents in the Trojan war,
and many Of them are statues Of the
heroes in that grand old poem, Hon
ers Had. They are represented in
battle costume with their iancas and
weapons Just as Homer describes them,
and the effect produced BY looking at
them is to make the spectator sigh
that he knows so little of the Iliad.
They We're purchased at an immense
price; We're restored by Thorswalden
and an English guide-Look Murray
laments to this day that Germany got
ahead Of them in getting these beau
tiiul works OF art.
All the public buildings are model
ed after those Of the ancient Greeks
and present the various styles of ar
chitecture with the Corinthian, Ionic
and Doric columns. In front of one,
the Hall of Fame, short drive from
the city, is a bronze statue Of Bava-
ria. The height of the statue alone
ia, think, 63 feet One can ascend
the staircase inside Of it, get through
the neck without any difficulty, stand
upright in the head and look at the
surrounding country through a hole
in the forehead. The day on which
we went up was right warm and old
Soils rays beating down upon it made
the interior like {. bake oven. After
We had made our exit your observing
friend, Rev. V. I. S., remarked to
gentleman looking at it that "it was
ri4hv warm up there" His reply
was Eyes, and only ja,!,ass strangers
go 1p during the day" At this point
our "butty," " remembering that it was
time to go to the concert, proposed
that we journey in that direction and
for The rest of the evening he made
no more remarks upon the statue.
We made a visit to the Royal Resi-
dence, which was very fine The
royal bed-chamber has i'll it bed
which cost the snug little sum OF
100000 golden, or 100000, and
took 40 persons 5en years to make it.
Munich is also famed for her beer
which is the best in the world. At
one brewery, the Hofrauhaus, the
beer drinking room is never emrty
except one or two months IN the sum
mer, when the beer runs out, and at
night from y till 5. The beer brew
ed here has acquired such reputa-
ton that the ploprle,ors have dis
poHsed with the walters and everyone
1rbO yv;oloo n 5,.;ply Of boo, ,o,,c+ 1,.L