The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-27

aied-so bot that an egg can read
lly be boiled in il; returning to
Mainr | took q steamer down the
Rhine. leaving c, = q. m arriving
al Cologne at 5 p. ID. The views
along this territory Of the Rhine are
superb, historic and grand. ! went
over this territory three times, rslce
BY rail and once By boat. IL i eere
where all the celebrated Rhine wines
grow and the vineyards are very ex-H
iensiye. From Cologne ] went TO
Dusseldorf. another beautiful city,
where | visited an exhibition, the
grandest exhibit Of which was oy
Frederick Krupp, in bis own build
ing erected BY him for that sole por-
pose. The steamboat machinery
exhibited was even more massive
than his celebrated guns From
here | went 10 Frankfort on The
Main. At Cologne, where stopped
coming back from Dusseldorf |
saw the Cathedral. which i The
glory 81 the city. and all things con-
-idered the grandest gothic church
in the world. II was begun IN
ll24S. but the choir was not conse-
Grated until 1922. From Frank
fort went TO Goiha. in Thuringen,
where had the pleasure OF making
the acquaintance Of Mr.. Buesiners
sister. 50 years Of age, and the only
one Of the family now living
found her to be the image Of her de-
ceased brother Bruno, and highly
lculiured and pleasant lady. Ii i
there where the first crema.ory was
erected for the cremation OF human
bodies. Then | went 10 Weinar,
lin Saxony, where | located the
! house, from photo in possession
lot Mr.. Bueitner's family ST Jasper,
I'm which Mr.. Buettner was born 10
years ago, aud that his father erect
,, Cd a. q cost Of 10000, which l. IN
lexcellen, condition. | next looked
up four young ladies residing here
/ being children OF another sister
now deceased, OF Mr.. Buettner's.
III found them living together IN ons
!, OF the most beautifully located
! homes adjoining park. the human
hear, could desire; they recognized
!, me at sight. a they exhibited TO M
IA photo Of myself and vile. takei
when we got married, which ! dl'
i no; know they had Ii was liksl.
! sent to them BY Mr. Bueitnef
|. Through their courtesy | was show
! the building in which Mr.. Buet'
\ ner's mother died. and again tn
building in which Mr.. Buettner Wa
= clborn. The building in which 10
: world renowned Goethe hved an
! died. and also the famous Schills
!, building in which ne lived and died
This building i owned Dy the cii
!. and i being well preserved; u
. Goethe building Is owned oy 10
= Duchess OF SAxony, and she Il pr
- serving its originality with great II
!, Iteres,. From here want to Be
] lin. Ii is a magnificent city, n
home OF Kaiser Wilhelm. who i
!. present in Potsdana. where ne usI
!, ally Is in the summer l was out
,olsee the grand mausoleum in whlc
l are buried the deceased Kaiser WI
l helm the first, Augusta Mar
rlIxouise. Catherine. kalserin an
:, Queen Of Prussia. IL Is very nm
- full life size and exact likeness
! each is Gu, out in marble, layir
i there with the decorations the sau
:, as they we're when buried. Ii cos
ss25 psenning 10 60 in and zee !
N which il 6 cents.
:, / expect TO 60 TO Dresden, the
- 10 Vienna. Sal1burz, Munich, the
down across the Boder See
: Switzerland, TO Zurich. possibly
;,lLucerne. then to Basel. Straasourl
- Paris. London, Southampton, then'
I. 10 New York. Much can be learns
:, lon g trip Of this kind-everytning
! altogether different here. lne
!, know nothing Of bushel measu
aI,hey have zentner, which Is ~
,,v pounds, they have no quarts, pan
- Or gallons, but litter. = litter,
~ litter; they buy no goods ny u
=. yard, but meters; they have
~ miles but kilometers; their tne
rlmometers even are different y
had very hot day the other a
~. and it registered in the sun ;. !
:, | expect. if possible. to have y
,olpleasure OF meeting the parents al
n making their acquainiance, OF yo'
'halfellow townsman. Andrew Berg
! ~ho i employed By John A. ,
.x mersheim, as | am going throul
s,lIRsuchen, which is their railro
;cb station.
~ N, With best wishes and regards
j, ali friends and acquaintances-
lie. respectfully yours,
a III n