St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-11-08
A RUN INTO GERnANY.


| entered the German empire for the
second time in my life on the after
noon Of Oct. 18th with some
hesitancy, as am so frightfully lost
in the mazes of the German language.
But fortunately for me | was with
my cousin all the time | was in the
Kaiser's realm and Igot along beau
tifully. Except day at Heidelberg,
my time was all spent in Frankfurt
on the-Main, one of the busiest and
largest cities of the most progressive
nation on the continent. | meyer tire
admiring the great railroad station,
which is the finest in the world and
next in size to the new station in
Boston and the one in Bombay. 1t
is a beautiful piece OF architecture
and more convenient in its arrange
ments than any of the large depots
III thS OultCu OldleS. n lew ySdio
ago it was decided to build new
station and this was done at cost
OF 100000 marks (about 81, $780,
O00.) Then the land on which the
old station and tracks stood was
sold for 33,00O,00O marks. This is
sample of Frankfurt hnanciering
when managed by the Jews. There
are so many Hebrewsin the city that
it is often called the new Jerusalem.
1t is also great financial center and
the great banking house of the
Rothschilds stands right opposite
the house where the original found
ers Of the firm were born.
| was surprised to find so many in
teresting spots in this enterprising
city. Goethe was born here and his
house is still standing on a narrow
street. Near this historic spot is the
oriel window where Martin Luther
preached his so-called heresies just be.
fore he had the Diet of Worms. A
stones throw from this place Tin Ger
many it is forbidden to throw stones)
is an old cathedral and another
building where all the kings were
crowned. Both buildings are centu-
ries old and have most interesting
wood carvings on the outside.
Though Frankfurt is not as much
OF a musical center as Dresden or per-
haps some of the other cities of Ger
many, yet at the great opera house
and concert hall one can hear the
best music in the world. The first day
| was there was very fortunate to
hear Careno of Venzuela, the great
est lady pianist, and the next night
but one her divorced husband, DIAL
bert, gave a Beethoven concert. A
stock company owns the opera house
and the same artists give nightly
performances of the great operas all
the year round. l heard Wagner's
Tannihauser here and the music and
the scenery were of a high order.
The brother of the Czarina lives at
Darmstadt, just below Frankfurt,
and both the Car and Czarina have
been visiting here. The nearest |
came to seeing the richest and young
est monarch in the world was the
glimpse got ofthe imperial train. 1t
consisted of about dozen large cars,
nearly the size of Pullmans, of rich
blue color. The train was guarded
by Russian officers and long after we
had left Darmstadt we saw mounted
German police guarding the track.
learned afterwards that | could have
seen the interior of this train, and |
would have given one of Sam
Moore's best hats "a Knox hat from
Knoxville, Tenn, U. S. Az to have
seen what IS everywhere admitted to
be the finest train in the world.
An hours ride from Frankfurt is
Heidelberg where there is a great
university and one of the most
famous castles in the world. We
went there in the early morning
When the frost is on the pumpkin
And the corni is in the shock"
and passed through dense forests
where caught glimpse of large
hare running away from our slow
moving train. The city of Heidelberg
lies on both banks of the river Neckar
and is an interesting old city with
narrow streets and quaint houses.
The funicular that takes you up to
the castle consists of a big wheel
around which revolves q cable. One
car goes up as the other comes down
and the equilibrium is maintained nv