Connecticut western news., 1885-01-21
Rotterdam to Vienna.
(Eor the Comecticm Western Ne,cs

Oedr Ne'rS:-lt IS pleasant to see your l English dress each week among these | Deutsch Zeitung. Your welcome is giv- on eagerly. We enjoyed our visit in Rotterdam, the "Second Venice" It has many | beautiful canals, which gives it resem- blance to the Venice of our dreams. It has also an elevated r.ilroad laundering overhead. Many of its houses are very fine, and the parks and wooded yards are | very attractive. As one steams slowly | up the broad maas, the scenery is beau tiful and picturesque. There are white sails thick over the sea /; far-reaching, low-lying lands, protected by dykes, long piers, houses built on tiles by the waters edge, and everywhere in sight large windmills.
 Wandering through the streets of Rotterdam, we first saw, what is now common sight to us, large dogs busily drawing heavily loaded little wagons and carts; men, women or boys are often harnessed with the dogs to guide and help them draw. The dogs work faith fully, and it appears to be a labor of love with them. An approving word from their master more than repays for weariness.
 From the maas, one can see Delftha- ven, whence the Pilgrims embarked for America in 1920. The great quay of Rotterdam extends over mile along the maas In the midst of the town is fine statue of Erasmus. The house in which he was born is still standing. It bears the inscription, & Hdec est pdrrd domus, mdgnus qua erat Erasmus" The church of St Lawrence is very fine. Boyman's museum is worthy of long visit. It contains about 450 finely exc cuted and lifelike pictures, mostly of the Dutch school One of the best is an oil painting of the first Napoleon.
 Leaving Rotterdam we passed through low, green fields, divided by ditches, and fed upon by fat cows, which were carefully blanketed to protect them from the cold
 At Gloves we crossed the Rhine in a large steam ferry-boat which carried engine and cars safely over. The dark ness hid the beautiful scenery, leaving 1t only to our imaginaiions to pictur. the landscape between Gloves and Cologne
 Cologne is beautifully situated on the Rhine, and from this city one has fife view of the noted River of Song. There are remains of the Ancient Roman wall of Cologne, and many statues, ,sarcophagi and Mosaic pavements of Roman work manship, have been found in and around the city.
 The cathedral of Cologne is wonder fully beautiful, and is considered the grandest Gothic church in the world. 1t has the highest church-spire in the world -500 feet only surpassed in height by the statue at Washington, which is thus far the highest eminence of all the works of man upon the earth. The cathedral of Cologne has 5000 tur. rets and many statues. It dates from the year 1248. In 1795 the French used this cathedral for a hay magazine, and took the lead from the roof Its rasto. ration was begun in 1916. It is yet ir process of repair. The stained glass windows are exceedingly rich and beau tiful.
 A finely finished and carefully pro portioned model of the cathedral is shown in one of the cologne shops. A: a matter of course cologne shops arc very plentious in Cologne, and the ''only veritable eau-de-cologne is sold every where and every day.
 The city hall, founded in the 18th century, is finely ornamented with stat ues and paintings, and is itself an ele gant building. The museum contains valuable Roman antiquities, and fine collection of paintings The painting' on glass, mostly of scriptural scenes, arc exquisitely colored. In Cologne there is a fine iron bridge over the Rhine, anC pleasant walk extends by the bank O. the river to the Geological and Botanic al gardens. In the former place we saw the wild beasts fed, while one keepe petted Royal Bengal tiger and anoth CT keeper made little black bear shake hands and turn sommersaults. A chim panzee showed great intelligence, evi dently possessing good understanding of the German language.
 A long days ride by railroad took u from Cologne to Stuttgart. Very beau t1ful were the glimpses from car win dows of the ''Castled Rhine"-its vine yards and it's towers. More than evel before we long to see this fair river wher days are balmy and fields are green ant grapes are purpling in the sunshine or tn , hill-sides. The day was cold ant the falling snow obscured our view; ye we had visions of beauty that day tha will never be forgotten. We passed many rocky heights and strong castles many pleasant hillsides and ruined tow CTS where vines and moss are climbing over the ancient rocks. We saw the watch-towers of Andernach and Weissen thurm; we saw the lofty rocks and i'm posing ruins of St Goar, renowned il German song we also passed Fail Bingen on the Rhine, and thought witl ,.;&v of the aSoldier of the Legion, who clay dying at Algiers, where "was