The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-07
IN HISTORIC ITALY
And the Country of the Teut0n,
the Audience Travelled.
AN INTERESTING LECTURE
Delivered 10 Large Audience by Rev E.
p. Hcrbruck al Trinity Reformed
Church.


Church.
Historic and interesting Italy; the
land of love of the art connoisseur; the
land of the Teuton, with it's wierdness
and superstition and musicianly profess
sors, and London on the continent, the
home of the droifest cockney that ever
lived, were brought to minds eye, in a
thoroughly mastery and historically
narrated lecture delivered in the audi
torium of Trinity Reformed church,
Wednesday. night, by Rev. E. p. Her
bruck. The speaker has twice visited
these countries, and his graphic Illus
trations of their aspect civil and reli-
gious. as well as the customs of the
people and their modes of living, were
80 truly drawn to life that the hearers
We're drawn along in an interesting
manner as though they really were the
tourists.
PLAYED VIOLIN.
Preceding the lecture, Prof. Charles
Arnold played two violin selections,
which received encores. Miss Harriet
Levinger delighted the audience with
Two vocal selections. Mrs. Harriet
Crum- Clark was unavoidably prevent
ed from being present during the even
ing.
Rev. Herbruck prefaced his address
with the statement that the tour was
one for the purpose of recuperation as
well as recreation. The crossing of the
ocean in a great liner and the heavins
in sight of the Emerald Isle, were
graphically pictured. Merely touch
ing at the harbor of Queenstown, he
was then hurried across the Irish sea
to the city of Liverpool, the commercial
metropolis of England and, then he
passed up the Mersey to the city of
Chester, the residence of the lamented
Gladstone.
VISIT TO LONDON.
London was next visited, with its
varied life and fashion and habits. The
droll characters, as well as the
dignitaries of that metropolis Were
minutely described and their costumes
pictured. He illustrated the manner in
which wealthy heiresses of this coun-
try marry the titled counts of Europe,
presumably for the dignity of their title
and irrespective of their habits or
character. Specific reference was made
to the Countess Castelane and the
Duchess of Manchester. the husband OF
the former being denoted as finally re-
uuiring a guardian, and the latter as IA
bankrupt.
He said the Londoner was proverbi-
ally slow. and ultra conservative, like
the wheels of Brimmer Joness mill, one
of which was stationary and the other
still.
ACROSS THE NORTH SEA.
The trip from Portsmouth across the
North sea to Germany brought the
tourist to the city of Bremen. where
stands an old cathedral, possessing one
of the finest organs in Germany, and
underneath the cathedral lies the Blei-
Keller, which has the marvellous, pro-
perties of preserving bodies inferred
there. There are remains there, in a
perfect state of preservation, which are
over 300 years old
The Raths- K eller in that city con-
tains wine casks named after the
twelve apostles. One cask contains
wine made in 1866, drop of which costs
about $500.
AT FRIEDRICHSRUHE.
A visit to Friederichsruhe. the home
of the lamented Iron Chancellor" I"
Bismarck, and brief interview with
him was narrated and the beauty of
the place pictured in a vivid manner.
The speaker also attached some in
teresting remarks concerning Kaiser
Wilhelm, whom he saw while in Ger
many. The kaiser was spoken of as
giving n favorable impression. con-
trary to the general opinion entertain
] ed of him by the world at large. An
incident concerning the Kaiser's alleg-
ed popularity among his own people
was pointedly related. An American
and an Englshman were travelling
along the streets of Berlin one day.
when the Englishman cautioned the
American as to an outburst of enthu-
siasm, or irrelevant remarks concern
Ing the emperor. The American sa i'll
the emperor was a fool. An officer
standing nearby overheard the remark
and proceeded to place the American
under arrest. The friend of the Ameri-
can protested, saying the Russian
emperor was meant. The officer, how
ever. insisted, saying that the German
emperor was the only one that was a
fool.
IN OLD BERLIN.
The capital city of the German en-
pire. Berlin, and Potsdam, outlying 10
: miles from the metropolis of Germany,
were next visited The new palace
built by Frederick the Great, after the