Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-06
rcocua.cd from IL psee. i

~ ari night lodginz. hn,lins comfortable
ssd quaint old village.
The follo~ing day's sun took ~ over d.
nsinssive pass sid sIorg Lake Of Zsg " the
village ~hsch nansed the plesssss bcsy Of
vea<s. The laasitas1 Of ske boil ehsrs was
usssuaiIy cosTeoua, personally conducting
o. 10 the principal attractions IN the town, 10
20 fer ~ cosh be done is he hour II dis
possi for iha, purpose. log has he'd sso
waiting catsstsopbes; twice = PORTION Of Il
hes brshea ~ and supSi<t iasD the isss- ane.
ne story Of all shat ruin was told - -s stood
Jookinr ut the lake row ripping over
sse spots where sBee streets Of lug raa
The ass ealsmis, happened several centuries
sgo, bus the lstter, IN shieh over 90 persops
Ioss their lives AMI . large aumber Of build
tsrs sere destroyed, occurred in 1895. end
The work Of repsYssion 10 sill 10 lively pro-
Gees The land 10 aaickssnsy, bat BY mig
iss 10 quantities Of stone and thoroughly
draining IL. they hope = repetition Of ssch .
sd event will be fefsver sveftsd.
The Afternoon Of the same day t<ek 70 10
Zsrich, the sosd again leading beside
charming lake. ,i.e last Of the Swiss beauties
~ shall see. 10 this city. Which. IL the
popyis,isn Of the suburbs IL csaated 10, 10
she largest In Switzerland, We had . most
deiigh FIJI time, remaining Doe day. The
people there are ambitious and making thsif
mark In the world. They have many faeto-
hes, eel. trsssd universities presided over
BY scholars Of reBovn. ard there 10
general busting air. common to American
cites bot rarely noticeable in Europe. 20 far
~ our ob.srystion goes. The peopis appeared
-asske-energrtie There 10 quite
deal Of interest there 10 be seen, though to
~ better than anything else was the museum
Of sst.qsssi.s Proof, ss nearly positive ~
could be wished, IL theirs shown 81 the sr-
jstrsee IN ~ sharfs - that very lake.
ousands of years ago, Of 3 curious race OF
people, tribe which lived literally on the
lake. erecting their houses some distance
from The shore on piles driven into the mud
at the bottom. ~ are the piles Of wharf to-
day. Relics Of their stone implements OF
usefulness and warfare have been found In
qusafitbs, and . most entertaining hour Sas
pessed 10 viewing the col sction and listening
10 the interesting narrative which the guide
rsIsted Of shat vas supposed To be the man
ser Of living Of these strangs people Ia
this building is also displayed the first book
and also the first English Bible
printed 10 Switzerland the Bible used
BY Z~iosH. the famous rsformer. who
by the way, preached macy years In q stately
old church close by-and Az Old Greek book
Of the 7th century on purple parchment a.
veil as hundred Of other valuable old books
and manuscripts.
II vas while In this city that most anus
ing incident occurred. Two Of the boy,
desired oil ght repairs 10 their wheels, and ~
on iDaniry learned the location of a bicycle
agency There the sbeeis were left 10 be
n,endsd. 10 the afternoon they called fol
them, but were told they we're still at this
repair shop not far away, and they could 70
10 see them IL they wished. A boy WAS dis
patched To show the way, and on they
startsd, stopping ut what appeared to be 4
respectable factory. Ringing bell en
trance was obtained. but the boys now say
they wondered why the door clicked 40 or
being closed, a. though seiflocking
Through several such doors they sers con
Quoted, until aston.hed to see on the win
dows strong iron bars. Masters grew alarm
ing, ~ there they rested and mel
passed In and out. always carefully ualock
ing and locking the door. Worse than all
they were unable to learn What the p ace
was or Why they we're there as neither spok.
German. The only comforting fact vas tina
the boy still fingered. and In sbJu half AZ
hour the Wheels were brought into the room
by men whom they kues must be convic's
venture leaked out at the supper table, and
raised q Jolly laugh. But the boys wee
alarmed for s"r,- m'ru'sr, As can well b,
imagined, II is 70 small predcsment to fad
yourself unaccountabiy conducted to prison
especially when you are unable to say WORD
that IL undsrstooi or TO understand what IL
said 20 you. Mo'ion language ia Ia many it,
stances helpful, but, in place like the
above. avsils little.
The next day, per Invitation Of the com
missioner of the Iurich, W. launched At q
pleasant place called Waid, three miles
from the city The commissioners are
q body Of men whose duty II il
to promote tn. interests of the city. show
the sights u strangers AMI IN other way,
seek to make their seiJurn pleasant. TIE
result of their work "a airraiy becoming
apparent in the incr.assng prosperity. On a
high hill overlooking the city anl lake,
backed by the Alps, the white peaks Of VII oh
could Just be distinguished. the lunch was
spread. After tl1s thu President delivered
in German u glowing address OF welcome
aud good wishes for our further journey
Then the resident American consul made An
eloquent speech. expressing qualification at
meeting :, many Of hi, countrymen on such
q wonderful trip, rs he was pleased to term
our tour lie toll "a We we're stopping on
historic ground. for eH that same hillside a
century ago batteries were established to
b, lch their deadly miss,ls at the Russians
ard Austrians who held the city under
tyrsnnic rule. Pleasing expressions rs o
unity of purpose of the two republics
liberty in everS sense. were warmly
applauded Mr.. III veil Acknowledged ON
behalf 81 the patty, the couitesles 50 sariuly
extended, and sftr few more speeches.
the pleasant affair was terminated by n
hearty singing of My Country tbs of Thee. -
That song, always good, asav from home
has = peculiarly thrilling significance. After
many adieux. accompanied by three Zurich
wh ,elmen we headed for the falls of Rhine,
which most charming place has bsen fully
d. scrihej.
The tour is almost over; ten days more
and our happy crowd will have parted To
never agar, meet together probably, for We
are too vi iely sepsfsted when at home. But
there is still much riding before ns; almost
every day has its complement of 80 miles OF
90. However. no one thinks much of tina,
distance now, we have become such tough
eued riders Through the Black Forest and
down the Rhine IL all that now remains.
=. Il. fHILLIrs.