The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-28

was acquainted with the field, and the
answer was an affirmative, with the addi-
ton that he had been at school at Leipsic.
Come to me-" said Napoleon, dropping
his chicken-bone. drawing from breast
pocket parchment map, and pointing TO
lines marked bitches: ''Are the bitches
deep. and do they contain water" They
are dry and shallow, SIRE" was the re-
Spouse.
Dresden is famous for her picture gallery
and her museum, the Green Vault; the lat
ter has been for long time undergoing
repairs and reorganization, and the aston
ishing array of curiosities are invisible.
The glorious gallery is open, however.
They say in Florence, that after
Florence, Dresden takes precedence in her
art treasures; but ] should think Rome,
Venice and Vienna are strong competitors.
The Dresden gallery is, however. remark
able for the variety OF splendid examples
IL contains, the most famous OF which IS
the Madonna" of Raphael. distinguished
by the exquisite cherub faces. To this
great picture is assigned an apartment.
The only work of art in sight, as one looks
1pon the happy face of the mother and the
divine innocence OF the child, ls bust OF
Raphael. This room Is temple where
the worship of art is carried on. The
modern pictures ct Dresden are notable,
and one OF the points OF the gallery Is that
the old masters are not allowed to crowd
that which has been done in our genera
ton out OF the field.
Berlin is devouring territory in her i'm
perial growth, like New York, London
and Chicago, and the Providence that has
been said to provide great rivers for the
great cities has neglected her. She does
the utmost with her small streams, and
have not managed all the time to tell
among the watercourses which is the river
and which is the canal. The country is
fiat and sandy, and seems well adapted to
the growth of pine and white birch trees.
] trust the drainage question will be COM
pctently handled in the administration of
this great city. 1t is all-important. The
water supply has a good reputation, and
people who are fond of water may partake
of it without peril of fever.
have apprehensions that such is the
demand for more houses that the construc-
ton is not in all cases as solid as IL should
be. The cheap and rapid methods are. OF
course. not the most substantial, and |
hear of thin partitions and houses that
shake. Still, the material is good. The
habit in the new part OF the city is 10 build
with rough brick, and plaster externally
with cement that soon becomes almost
as good as stone. quite as good as much of
our sandstone, and that lends itself to
style of decoration that is, in a sense, fic-
titous for the superb facades are not rea.
stone. Still, the stucco fronts are so like
real stone that it is not fair to say that
they are of the gingerbread order OF archi-
lecture. The new houses are not intiam-
mable, and that is a blessing. The fire
department is scofled at by the young
Americans, and that is good sign. Our
superb organizations for putting out fire
are really advertisements of conditions of
danger.
Tho of Dar1ir al
and whether of blocks of hard stone or
of wood, macadam or asphalt, their care
full. honest construction makes them ex-
cellent. and there does not seem to be any
difficulty in keeping them decently clean.
The American who has not been away
from home long enough to forget just how
things are in our streets, looks upon the
broad, well-kept pavements of the noble
thoroughfares of Berlin with something
more than admiration-with surprise
and pride takes tumble in asking the
question, Why can We not do this sort of
thing at home? We do not do it in any
town on our continent.
They seem to manage the telegraph
wires in Berlin IN very sensible manner.
Upon tall houses at appropriate intervals
are erected frames of iron, and upon them
are spun great numbers of wires that are
far out of the way and not uusightiy.
There is no tremendous array of poles.
The telephone has entered into the life of
the people, and the signs of public offices
for telephoning are numerous. | had no
idea until this journey revealed it that the
telephone had so conquered Europe
am convert to the German system OF
house heating. The Dutch stove" has
been regarded as an expression so con-
temptuous as to be derisive. 1t is an in
stitution possessing the largest merits.
The usual stove in Berlin is tower of
porcelain bound in brass, extending nearly
10 the ceiling, and an article of furniture
pleasant to look upon. Stoves are artistic
and not fantastic, They get the most out
of fuel, and are clean. Within a few
inches of the floor is a thin brass
ifool,s-cap paper. 1t has a light
solid iron door of the same size, and
on q button hangs the key to a screw. APP
ply the key and open the door, and within
is a third door with airholes. Open that
and there IS q chamber for fuel. The Ger
mans have klndling in small Jumps, that
makes fire sure thing, and little black
bricks of compressed slack stuck together
with tarry paste. Start the fire and close
the inner door and when the bricks are
glowing shut the second door, screw it up
tight. swinging the outer door into its
place, and you need no more fire for
twenty-tour hours. The porcelain tower
becomes warm, but not blisteringy
hot and ditfuses warmth that is
wholesome ana comfortable. 1t Is magical
that SO much heat can be evolved from so
little fuel. and that the process should be
one of absolute cleanliness. / do not see
why this stove would not become popular
in the United States, and rid us of some of
our terrors Think of the effect upon
smoke consumption, and consuming
smoke inspectors of the general use of
this simple stove. which can he furnished
OF plain material at a cheap rate! One
thing is certain, 1t would not promote the
proigate use OF fuel. the dismal waste Of
our resources in that respect, and the
horrid oyerheating of our houses, which is
SO fashionable and horrible.
am not. however, n convert TO the
Italian, Austrian or German bed. The
Triple Alliance style of beds does not COM
mend itself to me. do not object yehe-
mently to a single bed, if one had room 10
turn over, and bedclothing that would per
NIT change of position. The last time
slept in good bed up 10 this writing. deep
III January, was in Brooklyn, y y, on
the night of the eth OF November The
beds on the ship were narrow. OF course.
One expects 20 sleep on shelf at sea, and
| became reCOncilcd 10 sewing an the
blankets in acopiuUs sheet | remembered
on landing At Genoa. the magnificent
beds Of Liverpool, and iamented their alb
scUcC. The bed was narrow, and So were
the bed clothes. | am sorry for the old
Romans if they had beds is narrow as are
now IN use in the Eternal CITY IN the best
hClcls. The same is to be said Of Flor
Cnce, Venice, Vienna and Dresden. The
elimination has come in Berlin The
beds are narrow aud short and there are
no he'd clothes. You do not call putting