Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-08-21
a CITY m IMMATURE.

Manufacture OF Retired Merchant
Alois Peteler. Of New Dorp, s. l., a
former resident Of the city Of Heidel-
berg. Germany. has built perfect
pocket edition" Of the old German berg.
in which he was born and raised. With
numerous photographs. drawings and
plans OF Heidelberg. aided by thorough
knowledge Of his subject. Mr.. Peteler
began the foundation Of his little city.
and now, sitting ON his front porch, he
can overlook the roofs Of this town Of
Lilliput, and into the courtyard OF the
great castle. SO rich in romance. tradition
and folklore. Every detail Of the original
city is reproduced with the fidelity of
the photographer. From the balcony 1t
is easy to imagine that it Is the real
city, only dwarfed by distance of a
few miles.
Looking over the battlements of the
miniature houses one can see the turbu-
lent waters Of the Neckar hurrying past
to Join the Rhine. The little city Is
made 10 endure. There are no make
shifts, no glue, pasteboard or carpet
tacks everything is stone, cement,
gravel. brass and iron. The buildings
are upon a plateau OF stonework. elevat-
ed from the ground four or five feet
The houses vary from one to five and a
half feet in height the tall towers run
ming up from seven 10 ten feet. Mr..
Peteler has reproduced with the greatest
fidelity over 100 busts of the electoral
governors, which ara used in decorating
the fronts of the palaces. Even the
coats-of-arms and quarterings over the
entrances are plainly cut. The old man
takes pleasure III showing visitors q
fac-simile Of the famous Heidelberg tun
1t is really 80 feet long and % high
The little model is l2 inches in length
and about 8 inches high. In another
part Of the grounds the sea water Is LEI
In by pipes, and forms an artificial LAKE
in which the tide rises and falls. UpoI
promontory which juts into the lax,
stands model Of the beautiful castle o
Hohen-Schwangen. Its towers are nearl,
10 feet high. and with its cluster o
buildings is picturesque and beautiful.
Mr. Peteler Is a retired confectioner
: with millions Of dollars. thousands o
which he has put into his miniatur
Heidelberg. st. Louis Republic
, 1t Lacked Life.
I Almost every little communit,
. contains at least one person, usual,
n u woman, who appears to take
. morbid pleasure Ill attending tunt
] rails. She goes whether or not sh
was intimate or even acquainte
= with the deceased person 1t
> enough for her that there Is to be
funeral.
Such woman lives in little Cor
: lectieut town She il known TO a
!. her neighbors as Aunt Hetty. |
' most respects she is like good man
a other harmless and well meanin
o people. but those who know her we
N say that she counts that week as 10:
=, in which there has been no funeri
10 to attend.
le She had just returned from one III
other day looking rather downcas
r when neighbor met her
70 Been to the funeral. Aunt Hetty
y Yes, ! went"
10 She wasn't particular friend I
, yours, was shef
!. "Oh. no; never spoke to her in IN
IL life"
4. II thought she might be frien
"a you looked so sad over il"
he We'll, truth is, | couldn't seem
an enjoy it, somehow. ldon't know ju
TO what the trouble was, but the
didn't seem to be no life To it. :"
Youths Companion.