Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-17
NEW HAVEN. CONN, THURSDAY MORNING. MAY 17, 1894

iron, tin and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
 Damascus was thy merchant In the multi.
 titude of all riches. Thou vast replen-
 ished and made very glorious."
 Leipsic, in the character of her great
 fairs, strongly resemblsd the princsly
 daughter of Tyre. Leipsic is the great
 fur center of Europe and perhaps of the
 world, no less than six million dollars
 worth of furs being annually sold here,
 and pleasant sight 1t is to walk through
 Bruhl strasss and see the immsnse quanii.
 ties of furs collected from all quarters of the globe. Glass, leather, cloth, and wool and linen are sold here to a total average | of no less than sixty million dollars annu- ally. Leipsic, however, is still far more celebrated ss great center of the book trade.
 One Is astonished to find here more than five hundred booksellers and over one hun dred printing offices. Publishers in all parts of Germany have depots of their books here, and from Leipsic they are sent to all parts of Europe and to all quarters | of the world.
 Business with Baron Tauchnitz brought me to Leipsic; Baron Tauchnitr Is the head of c very large establishment, publishing English and American books for English readers on the continent. This firm has published nearly four thousand popular English and American books, and they are sold all over Europe at forty cents each volums. They are very nicely printed and gotten up with neat tssts. These books are published with l copyright for continental circulation, and | all purchasers are earnestly requested not | to introduce them into England, or Into any English colony or into the United | States.
 About nine. .tenths of these works are | from the pens of English authors. We came to Leipsic from Dresden by | quick express, and whirled rapidly through | Saxony, admiring its loveliness which | spread out before us on all sides like 6 per | feot picture.
 The fruit trees were in perfection of yer nal bloom; peach, pear, apple, cherry, | plum, not to mention the various shrubs | and trees, were covered with blossoms, | and as we passed the hilleidea of heissen | they were radiant with thoussnds of flow ering trees, which rendered the landscape lovely beyond description. One of the great sights In Dresden Is to
 
 the "Baum-blut,n or blossoming trees. We were there few days ago, aud from the summit of the tower on the mountain, | as far as the eye could roam, to the hon- zon in every direction, more than one hun dred thousand fruit trees were to be seen, proudly rejoicing In their burden of flow CTS, and this is to be seen all over SaIony. have never seen 8 similar sight in any country that have yisited. SaIony is a beautiful country, and e busy thriving bee hive filled with factories producing all sorts of articles. Gigantic chimnies rear their smoking heads in vsllles ss we'll as on mountain tops. Fair felds stretch far away, covered with wheat and farm pro- ducts, and one Is surprised to see most of the farm work done by women, who are to be eesn everywhere hard at work, clad in gay colors; every inch of land is carefully cultivated, and pretty sight 1t Is to be- hold; to an sgriculturist the cultivated fields present perfect system of cultiva- ton derived from centuries of long expe- rience.
 Upon arrival at Leips.c we found our selves in the very midst of the busy hum of the grea. fair, which was Q thing of deep interest to us. Public squares and streets were thronged with traders' booths, while at the came time there marched along q very large body of German soldiers and students. It was the birthday of King Albert of SaIony and flags were flying, while large bodies of perfectly drilled sol diers were performing their skillful evolu- tions to the admiration of delighted citi- zans.
 One would almost think Germany was in state of seige to see everywhere so many stately officers and manly soldiers; nearly every man one meets wears the kaiser's uniform.
 Right through ths center of the city is a gentle depression-almost a ravine-which is sort of park, filled with shady walks with vines clinRiug to the sides, and many umbrageous trees on all sides. The effect produced is very lovely, and dsliclously cool retreat Is thus aff ,rded right In the center of a great city. Such @ grateful heated thoroushfares, and this, too, in the midst of thlee hundred thousand people.
 Tall chestnuts, with their broad leaves 'in clusters of fye," and great wide spreading Times filled with singing birds and nimble squirrels, made perfect "Rus in Urbs" which would have glsddened the heart of the Poet Horace.
 The public buildings in Lsipsic deserve special mention.
 The post office is fine building, adorned with statues of Telegtsphy, Industry, Sci
  | quIre more room space or addition, for 1t Is of such generous proportions that 1t will be sufficiently large for centuries to come.
 The museum, thester and the book -sell- ers' exchange are fine structures filled with many objects of deep interest The public school buildings are splendid | ly constructed and furnish every requisite | for modem educational needs. The great Augusteum is the seat of one | of the most ancient and important univer- cities In Germany, founded In 140s; In this | university there are over three thousand students and a splendid library. This is 8 | very interesting place to visit: among the students arc many Americans and 6 few EuRlishmen.
 l Many churches rear their lofty spires In Leipsic, and come of them are rich in his toric associations. The supreme courts of the German empire hsvs their seat here, and their buildings are specially suited to the accommodation of such an august body.
 The hotels are very superior and offer | every comfort; the "Hotsl de Prusse" ee- pecislly Is comfortable and we'll eitusted.
 Msgdebur ga is not over three hours dis tant, and intend later to visit that city to look into some of the great beet sugar fac. tories, that city being the headquarters of the German sugar industry, and the culti-
 vation of the beet root Is quite extensive in Its neighborhood.
 It is 6 singular fact that the retail price of refined beet sugar here is ten cents per
 pound, while enormous quantities of raw
 best sugsr are exported to England and the
 United States, and the refined product in
 those countries Is not over five cents per
 poundi The German government pays & | fo hal hu
 German consumers have to pay dearly for
 their own sugar.
 A very interesting spot to visit In Lsip-
 sic is the massive black tower of 2leis-
 eanburg right in the heart of the city; 1t
 is an enormous structure, not unlike those
 great towers one sees at Nuremburg; 1t
 seems to stand guard as an ever watchful
 sentinel, keenly prssecting the great ooun-
 try surrounding it. From the summit of
 this huge tower . grand view can be had
 of the battle field of Leipsic.
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