Daily Republican., 1889-08-27

tismal font wine font, &c., are valued at
$4,000, 900 and are strictly guarded.
Persons are conducted through the
buildings by quantity a.tired warders, or
as they are called "beef eaters" Tenn
pc Bar, the Old Barley, Bishopgate,
Charing Gross. Westminster Bridge, Sc,
are historic places. We took walk
through Whitechapel where "Jack the
Ripper" does his bloody work. II Is q
handsome street, docs not look like the
abode of criminals.
We now bid goodbye to England and
start for the Continent by steamer from
Harwich. Arriving at Antwerp we found
the city in holiday dress In honor Of the
Shah oil Persia, who was there. Aut-
werp has about $50, GOO Inhabitants; 1t ia
now the principal seaport OF Belgium; IL
has fine harbIr, the water being 60 feat
| deep; the average rise OF the de Is 12
feet. The cathedral (Notre Dame) Ia of
a cruciiorm shape with triple alsles; the
interior is hung with beautiful paintings.
Rubens' far.famed masterpiece the "De-
scent from tie Clos," painted in 1919,
aud others by Il Q same great master are
wonderfully grand.
Tho Old Well, In front and opposite
the door of the tower, is curiosity; 1t is
| protected by n canopy Of iron executed
by 'Qutntn NJ ssys, at one me black
4 smith, Afterwards a famous painter. The
EMufe, Plant Nor,lui, established in
the home OF the celebrated printer Chris
tolh her P.antiu 10 1914, here It may be
said that printing received its real birth;
1t must be an interesting place for prin-
ter to visit.
The Kings palace, parks, monuments,
statues, etc., are well worth seeing.
Taking the cars we rode through lovely
country. The inhabitants were gather
Ing their hay. l noticed that q large
proportion OF the laborers were women.
Onr next stopping place Is Brussels, the
capital OF Belgium. Here we visited the
Hotel dc Vile, made famous by Byton's
poem, There was sound Of reve!ry by
night" etc. The principal sights are
sides; the ROYAL Gardens, La Bourse,
Boulevard Anspaeh, Palais de Justice,
Monument du roi Leopold, English
Church, the Monument des Martyrcs, q
memorial to those who fell here iu the
Revolution OF 1870; the equestrian stat ue
Of Godfrey de Bouillop, tine hero OF Tas
SOS "Gerusslemma Liberats," etc. In
the Cathedral of st. Gudule is a pulpit
representing the expulsion of Adam and
Eve rom tho Garden of Eden. 1t Is con-
sidered the masterpiece of "VerbruV-
gen." 1t Is the most elaborate carving /
ever saw.
As we were about to leave Brussels, a
number of ladies and gentlemen came to
bid us Bon Voyage; one of them asked
to see my army decorations (badges.) i
opened my caba and handed them my
Loyal Legion insignia, which they pro-
nounced very pretty. then gave them
my @. A. H. badge, and when they saw
the little flag they were delighted, and
passed It from one to another Each one
had something to say in praise of the
country over which the "stars and
stripes hoated. In my eyes that little
flag began to enlarge until it over
Swallowed the entire city, Kings Palace
and all;and az stool there In the city of
the King of the Belgians, among his
subjects, humble American citizen of
the United States, a member of the Grand
Army oil the Republic, a. such, ! felt
as though L wore head and shoulders
above any titled nabob on the face of the
earth.
We now enter the cars, and bidding
adieu 10 our Belgian fIiende, are whirled
away hrough a mountainous country to
Coognt Germany. This city is the capital
OF the Rhine province; its beautiful
Cathedral is its pride; the splre is next in
height to the Washington Monument,
The inside Is adorned with paintings OF
Ribbons and other great masters. The
huge tell, one made from IS captured
French cannon, 10 called the Emperor's
bell, aud is rung only on special occa-
slons. Tie last time It was tolled was on
the death OF the late Emperor. In the
church OF ST. Ursq!a ars the bones of
1000 British Virgins, who, according to
legend, were destroyed here on their re-
turn to britain, under the guidance OF
t. Ursula; the Equestrian Statue OF King
Frederic William III, Bismarck and Won
Moltki's monuments; the Synagogue, the
Bridge Of Boats, and the original ''Eau de
Cologne" establishment are objects of in
terest. We took the 8 a m. boat for q
aatrip up the Rhine. Stopping at Bonn,
honlgswinter, Remagen, CoblenZ, En-
renbreitstein, st. Goar, Bacharaek, Bin
gen aud hayence; all very historic and
interesting places.
1t is lovely end enchanting sail on
the Rhine in clear day, the old castles
the mountains covered from bottom to
top with grape vines, passing small sta.
tons, which marks the entrance to pic
turesque valleys; in fact II Is like beau
| tiful panorama.
The castled cr1lg of Drnchenfele
Frowns Der tile wide and winding
Rhine,
Whose breast of waters broadly swells
Between the banks which bear the
And hills all rich with blossomed trees,
And fields which promise corn and
wine,
And scattered cities GROWING these,
Whose far white walls along them
shine.
Mayence is historically one of the most
interesting Renish towns.
Bulwer Gays: ever memorable May
ence; memorable alike for freedom and
for song; within those walls how often
woke the gallant music OF the Trouha-
dour; and how often beside that river did
the heart of the maiden tremble 10 the
lay"
The boulevard, the palace, the cathe- |
dral, the picture gale and tue broad |
Ennerich Joseph street are interesting. ,,
Taking the cara we leave for Strasburg. |
Although under the German Govern |
ment, 1t is sti Except the soldiers) In |
habited by the French, who are held in |
restraint, as one can see by their actions. |
the statues of Kleber and Gutenberg, |
the Mausoleum of the Marshal of earony, |
the Oldest House, the Rhine Bridge, the |
storks, who build their nests on the chin |
ney tops; the Fishers Quay, and many |
other places OF interest the tourists are |
suffered to see. But the grandest sight |
oil all is the wonderful clock. This great |
piece OF mechanism lie In q room in the |
back of the Cathedral. Judge it is from
25 to 80 feet high. On either SIDE Of the !
dial sits cherub; one strikes the hour,
The other holds an hour glass, which he |
reyerses ca oh hour Ahnve this fs tho