Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-30

| In the morning, and we were shown old
/ prisons where the greatest cruelty was
I practiced years ago, on the Protestant
/ and political prisoners. We saw racks
where they were tortured and pits where
/ they were confined.
| Holland, the country OF "dikes and
/ bitches" was very interesting and the
people seem as well of as in any part OF
/ Europe. Amsterdam is a city OF canals
and large boats everywhere The people
are very interesting and "Dutchy" here.
Cologne, our next city, is very beautiful.
/ It's cathedral Is extremely lovely, especially
on the outside. Here we mad our first
chance to see what a Continental Sabbath
is like. It's holiday, the streets in front
OF all the hotels-two-thirds the way
across the street, filled with chairs and
tsbles-everybody drinking beer.
Brussels, or, as II Is called, "little Paris, "
/ Is much like our American cities, with
rush and hustle which we find in no
others-except French cities-of Europe.
The temple OF justice at the head OF one
OF the streets is extremely beautiful.
Our trip on the Rhine was one never
/ to be forgotten, but not half as beautiful
as that down our own st. Lawrence by
the Thousand Islands. Except for its
castles, IL would not be very interestingi
only every foot OF ground is cultivated
the steep sides, almost cliffs, terraced and
covered with grape vines.
MILAN, ITALY, Aug. 9th.
After our trip up the Rhine, we went to
Heidelberg, which is small city with a
/ big, old ruined castle lone OF the largest
ruins In Europe). Our visit was interest
/ ing and instructive. We had guide who
could speak English enough so we could
guess at il. II took US three hours to go
/ over the ruins-so large they would more
than cover all OF Mari-Castle park in
Randolph. We also went to the great
Heidelberg University, saw the chapel,
some OF the students rooms, and, more
| interesting still, the prison Of the Unlver-
sity, where the boys are confined for bad
conduct. The walls and ceilings in the
cells are all covered With pictures, por'
traits, autographs and verses OF and by
boys who have been confined there; most
OF this decorating is done by smoke OF
candle, which is about all they are allowed
to have when in confinement. We then
visited a place across the river from the
University, called the Students House.
This is a resort " here students fight duels.
There had been a big fight about an hour
before we were there and there was more
than a bucketful OF blood on the door,
with cotton aud bandages where the
surgeons had dressed the wounds; also
the swords and plumber used in the hight.
They seldom kill one another, but con-
slider ii marx OF honor to have large
scar on the face, the result OF being
wounded in a duel. In another room OF
this building we were shown two old
ables all covered with autographs cut in
the wood by students themselves; we saw
several names OF very noted men cut on
these tables, among them that OF Bis
marck. One table Is $50 years old, the
other about 90. They told US money
would not buy these tables; that they had
refused an offer OF 500 pounds about
$500 from an American.
From here we went to Neuhausen,
little station with nothing but few nice
hotels at the falls OF the Rhine. Rhine
Falls are not very wonderful to an Amer
ican-only good big rapids falling about
90 feet. The water in the river here has
that lovely blue color that is sometimes
seen in ipictures OF the Rhine. They
Illuminated the falls in the evening with
search lights and red, blue, and green fre,
and the lights and fireworks we're the
most beautiful Of anything ever saw OF
that kind.
From here to Munich, which is large
and quite a busy CITY. IL IL the greatest
place for beer in the world, and one would
think they could not brew enough Tor
their own use to see the amount drank.
hut they do export IL all over the world.
From here to Oberammergau. The
Passion PLAY begins about $50 a. m. and
lasts till $50 D. m, with one hour recess
at noon for refreshments. / cannot
describe this to you, only give q lew OF the
principal features.