Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-09
A Pocket kinudom.
Cores. Springfield Republican.

Ii you would like to see pocket edi-
ton OF little kingdom-a tiny little
kingdom, with real live king and
queen with lackeys in livery thicker
than rocks in England-then come to
Wurtemburg, of which Stuttgart is the
capital. Here you will find the little
volume, gilt-edged, ''bound in calf =
fresh, as it were, from the presto be
looked at, but not for sale, not even
handled. Even the Emperor William
could not trade for it, neither has he
money enough in his pocket OF in the
dime savings bank to purchase it as a
dainty toy, or rare souvenir to
place on his library table, or among his
collection of brio a-brac. We hear of the
King OF Italy, the King of Spain, the
King OF Prussia, the King of Belgium,
and of Norway and Sweden, and various
other kings, but when we hear of the
King OF Wurtemburg, nine Americans
out OF ten-for America is nearly 1900
miles away-come to standstill in their
geographical knowledge, and naturally
inquire, "Where is Wurtemburg ?" 1t
will be doubtful if you can find it on one
of the school aliases. Find map of
Europe that will cover the side wall OF
small bedroom, and you will
probably find W1rtemburg occupy
ing the space of what appears
to be small township, fitting in like
the section of child's puzzle between
the numerous duchies and principalities
that help form the German confederation.
The Wurtemburgers claim that their
kingdom contains 365 square miles of
territory, which is square mile for
every day in the year; but the neighbor-
ing duchies are jealous of the kingdom
which makes their own titles so insight
ficant, say that 365 is gross exaggeration
OF it's real size, and that a good pedes-
trian will easily walk around it In "a
hours. The kingdom has about ], $780,
| 600 inhabitants. 1t is indeed a small
Kingdom, but what it lacks in size il
makes up in putting on grand show OF
royalty
The king and queen reside in SUIT
CART through the winter, and they live
in as much style and grandeur as did
ever Louis XIV. in the Tuileries at
Paris. The palace, which is said to be
one of the finest in Germany, forms three
sides of a square, and is nearly as large
as the Louvre in Paris, which it resem-
bles in architecture. It contains over
| 800 rooms in addition to it's vast halls
aud corridors. These rooms, of course
are all elegantly furnished, and are over,
| flowing with wealth in the shape of rare
paintings, statuary, bronzes, and vast
collections of costly bric-a-brac and OBJ
jects of vertu. Within stones throw
Of the new palace, as it is called, although
built about 100 years ago, is the old
castle or palace, an immense building
with high round towers at each of its
four corners, and evidently constructed
with the intention of it's being place OF
refuge and fortress for defense during
the old German icwars.
1t was built over $50 years ago by one
of the ancestors of the present king and
the new palace was built. At present it
serves as an appendix, with cook-house,
servants quarters, lavatory, etc., fol-
the royal palace. At the right of the
palace and extending distance of two
miles to the village of Cannstatt
is the kings park, an elegant
stretch Of woods which is the kings pri-
vate property, although open to the pub
lie. This park is beautifully embellished
it's whole length, and made as attractive
as great wealth and taste can possibly
make it. Its macadamized walks and
drives are adorned with thefne statuary,
it's fish-ponds are full of beautiful and
Fare fish, and on the quiet waters of it's
artificial lakes all varieties of swan and
water fowl are to be seen.
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