The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-03

on the canvas. No description of mine can begin to do justice to this grand arsenal and it's magnificent contents | One could spend a month in It's haIls and never tire of it's contents. It's col lection of oriental, medieval and mod ern weapons is unsurpassed, and one is surprised to behold such beautltul weapons; the exquisite workmanship or | the Fourteenth century armor and weapons is special worthy of notice
 | Directly across from the arsenal IS the palace of the commander or the army, a very imposing building adorn- ed with carved stone insignia Of war many officers and soldiers are always standing on guard near it's entrance. Right next to this palace is the palace of the Empress Victoria. The august mother of the emperor still occupies this | fine building as her winter residence and here she and the crown prince Frederick William and their children resided from 1858 to 1887. This palace Is not shown to the public; it might as we'll be accessible for it is unoccupled for fully eight months of every year.
 At the front of all the palaces and public buildings in Berlin there are al- ways stationed two or more guards in full panoply of war, and as far as l could perceive nearly all their time was taken up in saluting the multitudlnous officers who were continually passing and repassing. Opposite the palace of the Empress Victoria is the royal guard house. This is a very old structure built in the form of a Roman fortified gate. it is the busiest spot in the city at noon time, for here the guards all over the city are changed and the place is crowded with lookers-on as the sol diers each like an automaton takes his station in the line to relieve guard; they drill with perfect precision, while the fife and drum corps render this place the liveliest in Berlin Behind the guard house is the Chestnut Grove" a pretty little park covered so densely with horse chestnuts that the sun even in July cannot penetrate with its fierce rays. There are very many pretty iron easy chairs placed here on hire at a cheap rate, and they are well filled when the guards at noon come marching up the Linden" with colors flying and the band playing lively airs. This is the hour of guard mount, and a bright sight it is, as officers and sol- diers clad in their brilliant uniforms drill in the presence of admiring crowds. Near the guard house stand five stat ues of Prussian heroes, among which Y1nHpGta1e of these sta tues are adorned with reliefs relating to events of 1S13-15. Close by and on other side of the Hinder" is the Kaiservase, standing in the Opern Platz, huge vase presented by the Empress Augusta to the Emperor Will helm l. on his ninetieth birthday, March 22, 1SS7 and in the near vicinity stands the magnificent Roman Catholic church of st. Hedwlg, erected by Frederick the Great in imitation of the Pantheon at Rome. The large Opern Platz with this fine circular church in the background presents one of the finest sights in Berlin. In the center of Opern Platz is situated the opera house, erected in 1742 by Frederick the Great with seats for 2,000 spectators. I am surprised that this structure is permitted to remain in a city like Berlin, city of such fine palaces. If an opera house like the one in Vienna which cost f5,OOO,OOO could be erected at this point of the Linden it would become the centre of beauty in this beautiful city. Next to the opera house and 300 feet distant is the royal library, which adjoins the palace of the Emperor Wilhelm l., erected a little over one hundred years ago, It was built in imitation of the Royal Winter Riding school in Vienna, and is consid- cred to be one of the finest structures in Berlin. Frederick the Great selected the motto which is still to be seen be- low the cornice, 'Nutrimentum Spiri- tus." This library was founded about 1850, and contains about 100000 vol umes, and 1500 MS, among which are some rare treasures. viz: the MS. and first impressions of Luther's trans lation of the Bible, Melansthon's report of the Diet of Worms, Gutenburg's Bible on parchment of 1450, a MS. of the Gospels of the Eighth century, and very ancient and valuable books and M.o.o, AcfOSs lIOlH tue lDIdl lS IHV university formerly the palace of Prince Henry, brother of Frederick the Great. There are 600 students here and the institution is considered to be absol- utely perfect The university garden is a very fine one and the whole envir- onment in the heart of a great city is one of great beauty and restfulness.
 Crossing over now to the other side of the Linden we come to the palace of the Emperor Wilhelm I. The emperor's apartments were on the ground floor next to the opera house, and he died here May 9, 1888. The rooms of the Empress Augusta were on the upper =
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