The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-08-17

In quite q number OF them In which there
were various numbers OF collins. One had
age Of the church.. Yet 1t is Of a modern
very much as il built only o
few years ago.
We go from here to and through the
market, where we see the women not the
men, selling their wares, vegetables, fruit,
etc. We see plenty Of nice, ine large
cherries, peaches and grapes,
these latter two raised in hot houses
peaches 10 cents Q piece) also string
beans, potatoes, c~auliiower, peas, etc.
Then through the meat market, and on
to q hotel. We eat our dinners table
d'hote and retire to our room where we
can look put over the water ways and see
the small boats plying to and fro. and see
down the thronged streets and over into
one OF the gardens or parks where . band
OF music 10 playing sweet strains. A We
are tired from seeing % much to-day We
retire early, and the next morning Va are
up our guide with ~ We again visit
things, and at II .. N. We board the stsa-
mer '"resstn" for Q trip up Lake 4alareu.
This lake ID shout a Swedish miles, or
l64 English miles long, o its widest part
not over Q mile, generally very much mar
ROVER. and dotted all over with small u.
lands, there being 1900 Of them in the
- S~os&s sSS0 olOok
through and amongst thess ~ We pass on
our way. We meet very many small hosts,
steam launches, sailors, ETC., and pass ma.
ny beautiful and picturesque homes, large
manufactures, etc, and arrive In thirty
I'VE IN MINUTES, y, e "Drot.inghoim" whsrs
summer palace on Qaeen Island. This
was built In the sixtssnth and seventeenth
centuries. The exterior has an old look,
about the same - the other palace. The
exterior 10 not especially imposing, but
me interior - e~xtrsvagantly grand and
1t are beautiful and laid Cd In excellent
style, and contains about 1000 acres.
Flowers are p~rofusely scattered about 10
all conceivabie shaped beds, and W. the
lon ana beautiful rows Of old linden ices
planted 10 straight rows and the outer
making . walk or drive about one mile
long. With these walks or drivsWays, the
outer ones twenty-five test wide, the CEN
ter one between thess " smaller once, 10
about sixty fsst wide. All between these
rows Of trees on the sida 10 . hollow square
about coo feet wide, with the beautiful
beds Of dowsrs, snd In the center tsa large
fountain r~sprssentiae huge dsaeon with
tts teeth exposed, and standing Just over
him with . club In his hands 10 Q man rsa-
dy to striks the Wsssr which lows mp.
ward from b dragons mouth, and 10
beautiful. This 10 In bronze. The bssin
10 about sixty to eighty isst 10 diameter
snd ell arou1d on the edge Of the basin
are large bronze figures. The sweet DER.
fume from b fragrant HoWsn makse one
think they are In parsdies We sscsad
me stone steps isadiee up into the palace
gancs and beauty OF everything inside.
Many OF the walls Of the rooms are Gov.
cred with the Goblia tapestry represent.
Ing the battles fought and won BY the
King and their Generals In centuries rome
BY. The soldiers In battle array march.
vas with the delt angsrs OF the artists Of
thoss days, aud the hts-iiks appearance
Of the facee Of the many soldiers shows
the elegance and 6asuess Of the work.
The omcers on their horses and the Ar.
tiilsry are ell - natural ~ life. Many 81
these rooms nod walls ass covered with
this kind Of work are twsaty 70 tWsosy-
Ave fsst high By thirty. forty OF nfty
feet long. In another room Ws dad re-
preeeutettooa or pictures all done 10 this
goblin tapestry WORT. The ceilings are
all ovsl-shaped aad psinted wan u,fsr.
sos :csnss md agIrs. BY q: celebrated
executed By him hundreds Of yssis ago,
they may have bssn touched up some By
other artists stnce, yet they show they
we're executed By Q Wosderful artist, aad
the work cannot bat excits the admira-
ton Of every one who sees r.. In one
room we and 3 portraits In vsry large
rope. We also - IN one roca the turn.
iture upholstered u white silk, smbroid-
cred In flowers Of di0oroat color. All OF
this embroidery b hand work.. The cur
taiue were OF b same, draped over
handsome lacs, aad ths walla were COW
b chairs, tables. mirrors aad other fur
niture VA all In gold 6nish. ADD Wss ell
egaut In b extFeme. 10 another room
was the same gold SATISFIED furaituse with
green brocede sat3u, another with red,
another With . mixture Of colors, anoth.
er striped rep silk IN white, green and
yellow, and two rooms in yellow, One
Of these Was darker than . canary. This
Vas b Kings bed room, and the bed ID
OF he same material and cauopied over,
The shape Of his bed was like . large old
fashioned sofa. Another room vas bright
canary color, and was magnificent and
gcegeous. All these poomsw ers allied With
The most handsoms brio Q brnc brought
from al parts Of the world. There were
solid silver jewel boxes, inlsid With differ
eutteWels, turqUoise, saphires, emerald
etc., md In each and every room hune
large ead elegant crystal chandelisfs,
some With handrede Of candies In and 9th
with old but quaint ng~urs-headed audi.
rons N, were In many rooDs, and theoe
chimnsy breasts sxtcndsd 10 the ceiling,
and were elegantly tiled. The carpsts afu
all up. % We only zee the handsome but
old hard wood noors.
We stay here two hours and then return
on our boat, we'll pleased with the eie-
gsuce and mayui1cencs we havs sseu. W.
rssuro 70 our hotel, pack our trunks and
aboard Of u steamer, tbs 'Uisabor9,'
and 70 We w the dock one young Roa-
tisman, who has met OF dsughter, comes
down to zee NJ on, so among the many
waving Of good byes We havs one, ut lsast,
we len 9 9 :. m, July leth, and 10 !sav.
and opposite our hotel, e Sn arm Of tn
Baltic 80 comes 10 or u Joined bv the lake
Msralen, and the two furnish the Wstes
that make b chsnnols OF water ell
through the city. Aioag thsss ohaansis
are heavy. msssiss granite walls. built %
:ss CIV ". 20 :s.. : s:sy vi. S:e ss. 3: :Rp: g,
and pas: through or snongst shroussnds
Of islands through IN entirely land.Iooksd
sea, beautiful scenery ell along, aud like
wise handsome resdsuces. On these u.
lands, and about 10 p. m, We pass the forta
and within atty feet OF Ne are the big can
many Of all kiuds Of steamers, saiiors, etc,
We retire for the night, ssd are up ct z,
look out Of our little ststs room Window,
or portfolio q ooe the barren, rocky 10.
land We are passing within atty or sixty
feet OF ~. We are soon mp, and al day va
are passing by Thousands 81 these islands
The scenery was grand all day. Al IL 80
we came In sight OF Hsnga Head, the head
OF the Gulf OF Finisnd. We here enter
Russtan poooeestoos, and - we approach,
on each side OF NJ are anchored along close
TO Us q TO each other, six hugs aad ter
ribls looking Russian msn-of-WAr and
three torpedo bcats. These tornado boats
are sboat eighty lsst long hy only so@s
ten OF twelve {est wide, hut ere oceSn de-
tFaYsrs. We land end 90 askors. STAY
ball hour 4ud pas on BY the many is-
lands, Only one piece for haitian hour we're
We In broad water, aud 1t Goo We begin
Pssstae the fogts with their dsstructivs.
iooktng eepao9 potatinG outward, aad Il
W.? y " sss !a9asq e as!sieeiots, IRE Cap,
srouad aptii Ws ats tired, sad sss 3 Sssu.
ttt0l city here, With ~ losge aud jmpos-
!ag buildings gold guided ohuroh domss,
hnssisn soldters, au0 many sights eutire,
ly qsW to ps, ~ VI are now 10 Q different
country, and then back 70 our tsamsr.
dhe len st at IL p. M, o ss she 10 to pass
through some rough see In the Gulf of
finland, We retire to our ICONS and soon
after We yet Into our bsrths. We feel our
ship rocking snd We fall asleep, and are
again "rocksd 10 the cradle Of the deen.n
We are up at . O'Clock and out. We soop
get tato smooth waters, and at IL O'Clock
We are pssetog the many forts that are out
some twenty miles from st. Petsrsburr.
We come to Cronstadt. . city OF TO- ooo
people, and OF this number. q, 900 are Rus.
sian soldiers. We are greatly charmed
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