Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-08-09
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DR.. Neville Travels Through
Europe's Fairyland.
CITIES, MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS

CITIES, MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS
Tho Beautiful Rhine-Mayence-A
Country That Blossoms a. the
Ress-oId Castle Of Heidelberg
| Fine Maeadam Roads-switzerIane
and. Her Grand Mountain Scenery
Luesrn, Geneva and Bern-To Par
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Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 25.-l
have seen enough in the last week tc
fill books, II I had time to write 1t out
In fact, I am almost overwhelmed.
II can retain one half that has come
under my eye, may congratulate my
self. iOne objection to a trip like this
Is that before one place visited has
time to soak in" the mind, you have
to hurry on to another place.
On Monday, July IS, our party took
passage at Cologne on q fine steamer
about s.45 a. m. and travelled all day
up the Rhine. This Is a day that
surely never can be forgotten. I have
never been on the Hudson. Some say
II is as beautiful as the Rhine. 1t may
be so, but I don't see how the Rhine
can be excelled, with its beautiful and
crystal water, and its verdant and
vineclad hills, with its many castles
and attractive villages, with its golden
grain and beautiful groves. All OF
these things and many others line
either bank of this historic and beau
tifui river Nature and man have
combined their efforts to make this
one of the most attractive rivers In
the world. We had the pleasure OF
partaking of one Of the elaborate and
delicious dinners, which are served on
these boats.
We reached Mayence about s.15 p
m, after having Travelled about 14O
miles on this river, where we spent the
night. 1 think I saw more grape vines
the day I was on the Rhine than
ever saw in all my life before.
was also impressed with the number
of people who live on this beautiful
river. A village seems to stretch out
on either side from one end to the
other. We passed by Bingen on the
Rhine. Mayence (Mainz) where we
spent the night seems to be an I'm
portant city, having about $4,000 peo-
ple in 1t. But we were there only fol
the night.
On July 10; we took the train for
Heidelberg, a very prominent city ir
Germany. On the way there, We pass
Darmstadt, no mean city. We pass
not far from Strassburg and Worms
the latter place being so intimately
connected with Luther in the great
Reformation. We spent several hours
in Heidelberg, visiting the great castle
and the noted university. The castle
is the most magnificent ruin in Ger
many. 1t covers a large area and one
can have some conception Of what II
was In its prime and glory. 1t Is
beautiful and grand situation, on the
side of a mountain overlooking the
city, with many attractive mountain
scenes, sparkling streams and springs
deep cascades and giant rocks. etc.
saw in the castle the largest barrel
I ever saw. 1t Is said to hold thirty
thousand gallons, and Is the barrel In
which the occupants Of the castle al
one time kept their wine. The uni
versity at Heidelberg Is noted as an
institution of learning; but was dis
appointed in the buildings. They are
ordinary structures. But there is this
difference between German universi-
ties and some American institutions
of learning; the Germans put their
money into fine teachers and the
Americans too often put their money
in brick and mortar. The Germans
show their good sense and their insti-
tutions attract students on account OF
their able teachers.
After spending this time In Hell
delberg, we go on to BADEN
where we spend the night This Is
called by some the Saratoga of Eu-
rope. 1t has a noted mineral spring
and is one of the prettiest places / ever
saw, with its groves and flower gar
dens, with its beautiful little river
flowing through the town and Its
shady parks. At night we attend
musical concert given by what is said
to be the best band in Europe. Baden
Is one Of the most popular watering
places in Europe and 1t Is said $4,000
people visit the place annually. There
were crowds there when we were
there. It made our hearts sad when
we had to leave such a restful and
refreshing place, and We wondered II
we could find anywhere place as
attractive as this.
But we must go on. So we take
train at 1890, on. July 20, for Neu-
hansen, 1.-The Falls Of the Rhine" via
Offenburg, and the picturesque Black
Forest. This forest covers a wide
belt. AS we enter 1t, we go through
and over the grand and picturesque
mountains. The railway is splendid
piece of engineering tunnels, 60
ing up the mountain like serpent
first in one direction and then when
we get little higher we go In the
opposite direction, rising by great
sweeps, until it reaches a height OF
2,736 feet. There Is all along the way
SO much to interest and attract-the
fine macadam road, the quaint houses
with such old and peculiar roofs, the
romantic mountain scenery and rich
and black forest. This Is certainly
boldly conceived mountain railway, as
some one has said, and becomes more
and more marked. After we reach the
top, We have an extensive plateau OF
country with waving fields Of grain
and grass. The Germans are q Won
derful people, showing thrift and in
dustry on every side. They do not
mako such a display in their dress