Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-03
IN DEUTSCHLAND.
A TRIP THROUGH THE COUNTRY OF THE
SAXON SWISS.
Drssisn's Porcelain Ware and Lovely Art Ca
leres -The German Capital-lS Growth and
Actvity-Its Soldiers and Students.

leries-The German Capital-Is Growth and
ActWty-Its Soldiers and Students.
Special Foreign Correspondence Of the Register.
BERLIN, June 3,-The railroads con-
Meeting Vienna and Dresden pass
through the charming mountainous dis
trict Of "SaXon, Switzerland" A hum
dred years ago this region was unknown,
aud it is said that two enterpriSing
clcrgymen had the honor of discovering
the natural beauties which until then
hak been concealed Ii is 4 romantic
wilderness, which, formerly, it was not
only difficult but dangerous to penetrate.
Now it can be traveTSed from one end
to the other with pleasure and safety.
Ii is almost an ideal place for a
vacation tramp. The railroad we
took follows the Elbe as IL
winds i'm and out among the mountains
and through narrow gorges. The mas
sive rocks on either side have been worn
bv the water into all kinds Of fantastic
forms. So many Of the high ellis look
like castles that a stranger IS perpleNed
10 know whether they are the work
of nature or of man. ! noticed a num-
Der of hotels in pleasant hooks along
the river valley, indicating that 1t IS 4
popular resort for the city people.
Dresden with population OF nearly
halfa million. spreads itself out on both
sides of the Elbe. 1t is the old capital
of Saxony. the headquarters of an army
corps. and a favorite residence OF Eng
lish people. 1t is noted for It's good
music and works Of art.
THE CELEBRATED DRESDEN CHINA
is manufactured at MeiSSen, thirteen
miles from the city. Two establish
mentS seem to have Il monopoly of the
/ business and have large sample rooms
| i'm Dresden. They send their wares to
all parts OF the world and receive enorm-
Gus prices. Even u: headquarters you
can pay the fanciest sort Of price for
very small porcelain piece. But their
decorations are all by hand, and their
artists the very best that can be secured.
/ The Dresden china is stamped "Meis-
sen" from the location OF the works.
Dresdcn'S Art Gallery is the pride OF
/ the city and a remarkable collection OF
works of art When yOu go to see II
/ YOU should at least have a day ut your
/ diSpoSal. IL iSdiStreSSing TO go through
such a lot Of paintings, cngravings ana
statuary on limited time. The best way
/ is 10 select the masterpieces and spend
/ the time ON them. In the Dresden gal
lery every one inquiries for RaphaeTS
Sistine Madonna. 1t is ina room by IT.
/ Self-nothing more except 4 few chairs
for visitors, and it always has an audi
cnce. company of 4 dozen or 50
charmed TO the spot and viSibly affected
have had a great desire to see the
German Capital. and now that am here
am glad not to be disappointed in il. 1t
ranks as the third city of Europe in size
and is a wonderful centre of learning
and industry. From what they tell uS'
persons who were in Berlin twenty
wears ago would hardly know it now
Its transformation was very rapid un
der the reign of the old Emperor WI
liam. New buildings and new streets
sprang into existence everywhere, Older
buildings were renovated or removed ~
useless. the leading streets were lalt
with asphalt pavcmcntS, and extensive
systems OF tramways established To Ia
cilitatc communication.
THE ''UNrER DEN LINDEN
is claimed TO be the finest street in the
world. 10 takes its name from the row.
of beautiful Linden trees which reacl
from one end of il To- the other. II is
very wide and has one marked improve
ment over American streets. The Lin
dens divide il into coUrScs-hrSt Is tho
broad sidewalk. then carriage drive ol
/ asphalt. then a cObblc stone roadway
for heavy tcaming, next soft ground
for horseback riding, in the centre 4
wide promenade.-auda similar arrange
mcut of courses on the other side OF tn,
street. This is the most interesting and
/ lively quarter Of the capital, and tho
ncighborLood Of the places OF
of amuScmcnts, leading hotels
. ROYAL Palaces and educational
institutions. There one meets al
classes of people and strangers from
/ an over the world. About every thlro
man YOU see wears uniform. very
large garrison is located here, and this
with the fact that every male citizen
must serve several years in the army,
makes the soldier life of Berlin prom
incnt feature. Military parades OF one
kind or another are almost hourly Oc
currcuce, and everything possible Is
dome to cultivate the martial spirit II
. the Youthful German. The NatiOna
l Arsenal contains the guns captured
from the French in the late war, hun
dreds of torn battle flags and inspiring
paintings of war SceneS-an exceeding
u Is interesting place TO visit.
Then the students of Berlin are
conspicuous portion Of the population
There are between five and six thousanC
young men in the University alone
You eau tell the average German stu
dent very readily. They still frequent
, the cGfcS a good portion of their time
( and many of them have their face
{ marked by ugly sears, for the old duel
E ing practices are not altogether aban
doucd. American students in Bcrlr
are. Of course. better behaved, and are
there for hard work. The majority OF
them are honor men from our colleges
who have won scholarships that send
them abroad. had heard so much OF
\ German University lectures that want
ed 10 attend one. An American student
OF my acquaintance called one morning
To take me to an eight o'clock lecture
We were to hear a celebrated Theologlar
ON Apologctics. When we entered the
room was empty, except for twI
hundred pine desks and benches. \
minute before the hour about two hun
dred students rushed in, spread open
their note books and dipped their pens
I'm the ink. Promptly at the hour a
side door opened. the eminent professor
appeared. was greeted with round OF
applause. and before he was fairly ON
/ the platform his lecture was well under
way: To me it was a dry lecture ln
| Gcrmanl. but from the way the pens
flew l Judge it was worth hearing, The
minute the hour was up the boys began
10 shuttle their feet and move uneaSlly'
The professor looked at the clock
closed his manuscript and, still talking,
seized his hat. reached for the door and
bowed himself out He disappeared aS
Suddenly as he came amid great APP
plause: then out rushed the two hun
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