Daily Republican., 1889-08-29

IL mas cast her under its Juggernnut'l
wheels
Since the world began. since the worlt
begun.
A Tour Through Europe,
tcosTISUED.l
AT 12, noon, In a circular place abovf
the hill, the Saviour appeared; the cburol,
by the dial strikes the hour, which ia re.
peated by death, then the twelve apostle,
appear, one at time, pass In front OF
the Saviour, face Him, and making low
bow, receive His blessing aud pass
away. As Peter approaches his Lord,
the cock on tower at tho side of the
clock flaps his wings and crows Whep
Judas with his money bag, receives the
blessing he turns bis head away in shame.
This is but a faint description of this
wonderful astronomical clock. II is well
worth the journey to sec It. We were in
the room for over an hour, and wanted
TO stay longer but our time was limited.
We now start for Switzerland. Tho
country through which We trayel is ute
broken, still 1t is lovely. Arriving at
Lucome, situated on Lake Lucoms. we
go to the Motel St. Gotthardt, and find a
good bed In which to rest our weary
bones. There arc but few places Of in
terest in Luoome, The Glaciers, the
Lion OF Lucome," commemorative the
heroic deeds of the Swiss Guards. and
the old bridge and tower, are the priuci-
pal ones. TIE view OF the mouutaips
from Lucome lie grand.
Taking o steamer we cross the beauti-
ful blue lake, making short stops at Alp
mach, Fliieten, Kiissnacht and Wiz
nAui here we leave the beat and take the
cars for the Rigi. The engine has cog
wheels, and draws q single car capable Of
holding % passengers; on leaving the
Nitznau station the ascent begins, the
train skirts a perpendicular ledge of
rocks; then, turnisg abruptly, follows q
line parallel with the side Of the noun
tain; then througha tunnel $50 feet in
length, and Immediately Afterwards
reaches bridge 260 feet long and rs feet
high; at this point the view is mapnifl-
cent, extending over the whole OF the
Lake Of Lucome. It takes one hour and
torty-fve minutes to make the ascent:
leaving the cars we soon reach the Rigi-
Beelm; here looking towards the south
west we see chain OF snow-carDe
mountains. The lakes of Lucome and
Zug beneath us; the portion OF the Rigi
on which we stood rising sheer up from
its waters. Several clouds fioated In
mid-air between us and the lake; 10 the
east and southwest the snowy range of
the Alps. The vertical height OF the Rigi-
Kuhn is about 5000 feet, above tho level
OF the sea, and 400 above the lake of
Zug, from Vitznsu by car ~ miles.
We now return TO VitznaH, and take a
steamer for Alpnach, and 70 up Mount
Pilatus. This lofty mountain, whose
bold and imposing mass Ia striking
object In the view from Lucome, is about
|, 600 feet high. Legend says that Pontius
Pilate, when he was banished from Gal
ice, took refuge on these mountains:
when, In ut OF remorse, he threw him.
1911 into Its lake. Returning to Lucome.
We take good night 9 rest and then take
ne cars tor the Alps. In going up we
pass through about 80 tunnels; In some
places the track, as it Winds its way up, |
'esembles q spiral spring. At one place |
We saw three tracks beneath us, over
Which we had rode, Arriving at St. |
iotthard we leave the cars, and getting |
IN Alpine stock, commence q six-mile |
ramp up the mountain. We saw many |
Wild ana picturesque places, among them
S "Le Point du Diabls" Devils BrIdoe ! |
We finally reach the snow line. we
lave snow above us, snow beneath ma.
now to the right of us and snow 10 the
cit of us. Seeing a tiny stream flowing
rom one Of the snow-capped peaks. we
cramble over the rocks TO it and filling
'ur Alpine horn, we take horn of the
'ure cold water. The air upon the Alps
8 very invigoratlng; 1t seemed to put new
lie into us. l think l prefer It to the
Elixir of Life"
On our return down the mountains We
we're overtakeD, or rather undertaken, by
shower. We saw the clouds rolling up
'eneath us, and we started on the double.
luick. We thought that If our legs were
'ver going to be of service to us that was
he time. We got through the clouds
nd Into the station just In season to
scape drenchinR. We now returned
o Lucome. We take steamer and visit
'ulisberg; near 1t is huge isolated rock
n the form of a pyramid called the Wyten-
tein, on which 10 engraved an Inscription
which We could not make out) In honor
{ schiller; also Tells Platte and Tells
,bapel and monument. We now bid
dieu to Switzerland and its lovely
cenery al take an express train for an
ll-day ride to Paris, through the
Pleasant Land of France"
We went to the Hotel St. Petersburg,
there we met number of Americans;
mong them were Mr.. Stevens and MIR.
Watson and their wives from Philadel-
hia, Pa. On the morning OF the 4th of
uly we saw in the Paris edition of the
lew York Herald that the Americans
ere going to decorate the grave of
eneral Lafayette at 10 a. m. We
lined the several hundred who had
at the Convent of the Danes
ee Sscres C9urs de Jesus ct Marie, in
lie Rue de Picpus.
This is in an out of the.way and far {
lstant corner OF Paris, ind the private
nrisl ground of the Convent where the {
lend of Washington lies buried is i
nown to comparatively few Americans. I
Soon we heard the sound of music, |
nd looking down the strest, saw the old I
Star Spangled Banner" at the head OF
company OF U. s. marines approaching.
hink you did not feel proud when /
Nv our Boys In Blue" marching
trough the stres.s Of the proud city OF t
arts? 1t made the hearts OF every s
merloan thers throb with patriotic /
we. c
The procession was formed in the court
the Convent, which, headed by the !
Srinee, with reversed arms, their bugles I
aging q funeral march, proceeded Q
owly through the garden TO the burial .