Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-04-19
BAVARIAN CITY
SANITY CLAUS
WORKSHOP

centuries ago. The commerce left the
city upon the discovery of the passage
around the Cape of Good Hope, which
opened up channels that deprived her
of her monopoly in carriage between
Europe and Asia Then the 90 years
war completed the disasters begun by
the decline in her marine, as the con-
tending armies pillaged her several
times.
In 1906 Nuremberg arose from her
torpor,. became free city and allied
herself to the Bavarian kingdom. She
came along gradually under this al
lance and casting her lot with Prus-
STA in the war Of 1856 came out of the
ordeal triumphant Since then her
progress has been without precedent.
The extension of the railway in every
direction has more than made good the
losses incurred, by its shipping and to-
day she is richer, more prosperous,
stronger every way, than at any time
in her history. Her population of 1873
-73 ,000-increased in % years until 1t
stood at 10000. And in the past five
years it added $4,000, or at the rate OF
over 10000 year, making the aggre-
gate 245,000. No American city of its
class can show record like this.
Its expanding manufactures explain
its rapid growth. It's men and women
are dressed as well as those OF New
York or Chicago and its prosperity is
borne out strikingly in this respect.
The original of that we'll known in
strument of torture. the Nuremberg
maiden, can be seen here in museum
within the castle grounds. This device
for crushing mercilessly the life of the
victim was fashioned otter the figure
Of a woman. Within were several iron
spikes, and when the luckless wretch
had taken his place inside the door
gradually closed and the spikes were
forced into the eyes. mouth and other
parts of the body until it was pierced
in a dozen vital places and death
speedily followed. A fee admits the
visitor to this device within the castle
grounds, as the instrument is private
property. The old castle is surrounded
by the most ancient houses of Nurem-
berg and from its dizzy elevation one
can get a brd's-eye view of the city
Everywhere 1.-The long. steep roof with
! with tier upon tier of windows greets
the vision. At your feet is the
birthplace of Albert Duer, the
celebrated architect while looming
up from it's surroundings are
| the we'll known Protestant churches
of ST. Lebald, st. James, st. Law
renee, st. Aegidius and the Holy
Ghost. The monster town hall is also
conspicuous.
Old Nuremberg, which was within
the fortified walls, contained 5O,OOl
people. a substantial population NOV
ing in restricted area. During the
seges which it sustained women and
girls served as defenders as well as
the stqrner sex, and the tradition is
that the females made as heroic battle
as those of the opposite sex.
From the roundness Of the watches
made in this Bavarian town they usec
| to be uickramed Nuremberg eggs.
i Altogether some 100000 were built ar
ter THIS style. The splendid City Hal
is something the townsmen are proud
of. 1T is immense in size and elegant
in finish.
Beneath the castle are some OF the
suberterranean passages and dungeons
of the torture era Some of the latter
are only six feet square and tall mar
has trouble in getting about. AS late
as 1900 some of the prisoners were put
to the rack in the torture chambers.