The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-07

seven years war, with its beautiful and
expensive and fairy-like interiors. was
pictured to the mind of the auditors.
Incidents relative to the life of the great
Prusslan general were reviewed. Sans
Souci, the former country home of the
general was described. Historical facts
were recited and the character of the
contents of the room told Near the
railroad in this village is the garrison
church, the present resting place of re-
mains of the great emperor and these
of his cruel and tyrannical father,
Frederick Wilhelm l.
AN INTERESTING PEOPLE.
"The Germans are a strong and in
teresting people, perhaps somewhat un-
derestimated by Americans. We judge
them by the humber classes who come
here in their foreign manners and i'll
fitting clothes. They are, however,
highly educated. 1t has been said that
the German professors do the thinking
for the rest of the world. They have
more and better universities than we
have. They are a music loving and a
musicianly people. Germans are never
in hurry but act only after careful
premeditation. They are systematic,
Industrious and economical. Everything
is made use of in some way. Every foot
of ground is cultivated by the farmers
That the Germans are frugal and in
dustrious will appear from this one
fact-their country is not only larger
than the state of Texas, but their popu-
lation is 50,0O0,0OO of people. Imagine
all the people of this country crowded
into a territory not larger than the
state of Texas and yet retain the con-
dition of affairs present in the Father
land. To make that much soil sus-
tain so many persons, requires good
government. good management and
good citizenship"
Parting company with the Teuton,
the journey was pursued southwark,
through picturesque and beautiful
Switzerland, and entering the sunny
land of Italy. the most interesting coun-
try, in the opinion of the speaker, of all
| Europe. Not the most romatic, the
most prosperous, but the most fascinat-
ing and instructive, reaching back into
antiquity further than any other
country in Europe 1t has more at
tractive ruins and interesting relics,
and by far the largest and finest Of
art collections in the world. We visit
Rome; Rome of seven hills: Rome Of
venerable years, crowned with historic
distinction. But another city even
more interesting than Rome. is the
dead, buried, but now resurrected city
of Pompeil, which was destroyed by
an eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in
the year A. d. 70. During the past half
century systematic excavation has been
going on and part of the place Is now
exposed to view. The historical narra-
ton of the destruction of the city by
the flow of lava from the volcano, and
the final resurrection of the remains Of
this once largely inhabited city, were
handled in mastery manner
OUR NATIVE LAND"
And last. and best of ALL comes our
native land America. Rev. Herbruck' S
tribute to the extent and resources Df
this country, its picturesqueness and
prolific beauty everywhere: its histori-
cal construction and the patriotism pre-
valent in the heart of every citizen,
was a fitting peroration for the interest
ing lecture. He said:
I'VE have not everything good here
We have our weak points too. We can
learn many things from other nations.
There are some qualities in which they
far surpass us. Yet 1t is my honest and
unbiased judgment that the United
States of America are leading the van
in the march of civilization, and that
the American flag has wrapped up in
its beautiful folds the brightest hopes
and the highest destinies of the race.
"'The lily shall fade and its leaves