Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-02

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room. Through the foliage OF ~.
. Jestic shad@-trees. melloweI light fe,
> over all. Facing the stage 49,
settccs; and back Of these was tbo
amphitheatre-a system Of stone se,,s
; arranged in semicircular tiers r.
various convenient locations the ,,I.an
was adorned by statutes Of larger "a
smaller size than those which prsc.d
the stage. A view Of this beantt,,,,
scene from the amphitheatre fila tha
beholder's fancy with visions ~ ~
luxurious gayety which prevailed in tho
courts Of the Hannoverian kings
From the scenes Of Herrenhgusan 4.
ride Of about four miles brings m. =,
the new and beautiful museum OF Tho
Province Of Hanover. Here With,
few minutes walk from the busin.ea
heart OF the city. fine building In the
STYLE OF the Italian Renaissance owe.
looked a most charming park.
Above the main entrance s,,hvnx
type OF the unsolved riddle Of Tho
world, looked forth with mysti, u,za.
while allegorical groups on either bana
symbolized birth and death. rurnina
toward this middle point, two n.oc.a'
/ no
various collections in the museum ma
AT the same time fypiiied the great
crises IN the development Of the human
race. Within the building W. fonn1
the halls eycellently lighted and the
decorations chosen with fine taste. thew
were simple, that they might not dwarf
attention from the objects on exhihi-
ton.
The first two halls contained an eY.
position Of prehistoric treasures. wbua
the next three showed primitive COL
| lections from Asia, Africa, Australia
| ana America. Then came mummies, and
plaster casts of ancient deities. fol-
lowed by antique originals. Sculpture
Of the German middle age down to the
Renaissance stood facing works of
later German art. Among these
treasures there was included a wealth
of glass and of sacred utensils from old
churches. Military and kindred ex-
hihit3 of the Middle Ages mingled with
souvenirs of the Crusades. Then came
geological exhibits with a clear indica-
ton Of the point of evolution at which
iran appeared. There were collec-
tions of botanical and mineral speci-
paintings by modern masters and
adorned by eminent works of sculpture.
Nine more contained rich geological
specimens. This museum is open to the
public from ten till three on week DAYS.
and from eleven till two on Sundays.
There are other fine museums in the
city, but this Provincial Museum is the
largest.
one Of the most remarkable sights in
Hanover is the "opened grave" lii
situated in shady nook in the Garten-
kirchhof on Marienstrasse within
minutes walk from one of the busiest
squares. l had seen a picture Of this
wonder in one of the papers at home.
The external appearance is as there
shown. but further reading of the in
scriptions leave far different impress
SION from that which was given by the
newspaper article referred to. The
original monument consisted Of three
sections: First. four stones, forming
frame about the surface of the grave
were securely fastened together by iron
clamps; second, upon this smaller
frame s1fnfla fly -construc ted. third suf-;
all. was a solid block or
marble four feet seven and a half
inches in length. twenty seven and one
half inches high and twenty-three
inches wide. One Of the stones at the
base was inscribed with the words
DieSeS auf ewig erkaufte Begraebnis
DART ME goeffnet werden. (This
Sepulchre. purchased for-;Nfs time, must
never be openeO." But Years ago a
blrcf-Seed fell upon this monument;
and. finding its way between the stones.
took root. Feeding upon the soil be-
meath, the young tree struck its roots
deep into the heart of the grave, spread
me stones apart, and lifted one side Of
the large block five inches A short
distance above the top of the upper
block, the tree is now forty-six inches
IN circumference. The writer of the
article above mentioned drew from
these facts the inference that the de-
ceased was an infidel who had ordered
the inscription in defiance of the doc
trlne OF the resurrection, and cited the
went as Judgment Of God. But
mere is another inscription here which
vas not mentioned. 1t appears upon
beautiful scroll which is carved upon
he upper block. and reads as follows:
'Henriette Juliane Caroline Won
Rueling. geborene Won Which. geb. Zu
Nienburg d. XIX Jan. MDCCLVI:
,estorben zu Hanover d. XIV April
Sic gebar dem Him
mel dry sohne. wandelte schon hier.
vie sic dort wandelt. und durfte ellen in
hr Naterland. (Henriette Juliane
Caroline Won Rueling, nee Won Which.
'orn al Nienburg the 18th of January
1856: died at Hanover the 18th of April
1872. She bore to heaven three sons.
walked here as she now walks there,
md was permitted to enter her Father
andD."
If this young woman-One of the
lobility-whO died at the age OF
wenty-six years in a country and at
time when the people-especially the
lass to which she belonged-were dis
osed to maintain their fidelity to re-
giOus teaching. in opposition to grow
ng French tendencies-if she was in
ruth an infidel, there Is nothing i'm this
inscription to show it. On the opposite
ide of the block Is an inscription.
trongly religious in tendency. ana
igned by "Georg Ernst Won Ruelfng
lad tho diranf;op n lpava the grave