The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-21

| feet. The interior of the Rathaus is Of | great interest; it's council halls and
 magnificent stair cases are very grand
 and beautiful, There are many fine
 frescoes and paintings; the stained | glass windows are of exquisite design
 while the carved wainscotting and
 doors are equal to any of the fine Nu- reInberg carvings seen in the muse
 ums. Leaving the Rathaus we pass by the Marien kirche, one of the oldest
 churches in the city.
 It was built over seven hundred
 years ago. We will not stop to recount | the various objects of antiquity and in-
 terest to be seen in this old church. but
 as we continue through the various
 streets, and note the ancient houses
 and shops of Alt Koln,' we cannot but
 pause few moments before the an-
 cient Kloster Eirche, the best pre-
 served medieval building in Berlin.
 Alt Koln" is the oldest part of Berlin,
 and originally was town of itself. It was an old Wendish settlement; the | Germans took possession. of it in the | twelfth century and settled there A walk through Alt Koln" is very inter-
 esting and pleasurable; we come out by
 the great Silesian railroad station and ] take Q car passing right through the | city, and alight at the "Brandenburger | Thor" Here we take a turn through the "Thier Garten," the largest and prettiest park in the city. It is ten | miles long and one mile in width, and | it's area is about nine hundred acres It is filled with grand trees, many of which grew there before the Grand Elector came to Berlin; it's lakes are beautiful and the drives and walks on
 a summer day present beautiful sight
 with the sum- S rays darting through the
 thick trees. In many places the shade
 is very thick and thus forms a delight
 full retreat from the hot sun.
 There is a fine marble statue If Fred
 erick William TIT. also one of Queen
 Louise and Goethe, Schiller and otheH
 of considerable merit. Frederick Will
 liam III. was very economical ruler,
 and this the sculptor shows by carving
 a patch on his boot, which is a singular
 thing to see on 8 marble statue
 group of bronze lions are of very adini- rable workmanship. Thousands of
 people are to be seen here in summer,
 walking, driving, riding and sitting ln-
 der the shady lindens, while omnibuses and double deck horse cars are con stantly passing along the wide road
 carrying young and old to their busi- ness and occupation in Berlin or Char lottenburg.
 The monument of Victory is erected in the Thier Garten, and is a very grand affair. It is one hundred and f1fty-two feet high, and in the fluting of it's column are three rows of captured Danish, French and Austrian cannon. There are sixty of these cannon. The capital is formed of eagles and above Is a statue of gilded bronze of Victory for ty-eight feet high The view from the top is very extensive and amply re- pays the ascent. I know of no monu-
 nent as striking as this "Sieges Saule," or column of Victory. At the back of this column is Krolls establishment, the grandest and largest Beer garden in thesworld. When on summer, evenings five thousand people sit here at tables with snowy cloths and listen to two fine German bands of music till midnight lighted with electricity and this is led to the trees in such a way as to light up imitation fruit There are plenty of green arbors and vines and trees with plenty of flowers, and the whole place is delightful. The better classes of | Germans take supper here and in this | place are collected representatives of | all nations. A most orderly throng lis- 1 tening to the finest music to be had in | the city, and this is saying good deal. |
 Beyond Kroll's is the pretty royal | chateau "Bellvue," to which the newly | married princes frequently repair to | spend their honeymoon. This portion | of the Thier Garten Is particularly at tractive, as the elevated railroad or Stadt balm passes here that fine rail road encircles the whole city and is el- evated upon a massive stone causeway with many beautiful bridges; 1t cost the government millions to construct | this road, and I could not but compare this splendid road Ca marvel of beauty and solidity) with that wretched, ugly cast-iron affair in New York. which New Workers call "the elevated rail- wayw A branch of the canal leads through this part of the Thier Garten; It's stone sides are very beautifully con structed and most picturesque, and cad us along beneath pretty bridges and past bits of lovely landscape; this canal extends completely around the ,ity and upon it's broad stone sides is
 built a wide carriage road which is always filled with many fine teams and crowds of foot passengers strolling out owards the Geological Garden" It is to see the great river boats passing through the locks as they go up md down, with their freight from Bre- nen and Hamburg, and in fact from all parts of Germany. This great canal ystem, which has it's center in Berlin, s admirable, and is great source of blessing and development to the em- ,ire. The Geological Garden in the rhier Garten contains one of the finest of animals in the world; many of the houses for the animals are ,uilt in Arabian style and some resem- lie Indian pagodas; they are pictur- sque in the extreme. On summer eve- ings fully five thousand, people assem- lie here to listen to the two great ands, which take turn in furnishing ne music, and the scene presented ere is a lovely one The electric light makes the place as bright as noon ay. Beyond the Geological Garden he road leads to Charlottenburg. yhich is four miles from Berlin. This
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