Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-08
HINSDALE, N. H.
Artistic and intellectual Treat
for HinsdaIe People

"st. Petersburg and Moscow" First Of
Prof 9aumeardt's Lectures Provided
by John D. Hooker.
The first of a series Of three lectures
provided by John ID. Hooker of Los An
geles, Calf, native of this town, was
given at the opera house Wednesday
evening by Prof. b. r. Baumgardt, pres
ident of the Southern California academy
of sciences, whose subject was est Pc
tersburg and Moscow" and despite the
pouring rain there was a crowded house.
Seldom has anything more striking been
presented upon the screen than the views
taken by Mr.. Baumgardt on his recent
visit to the land of the Tsars. AS the
lecturer said, II was evident that all pre-
conceived impressions vanish before an
actual visit to this land Of mystery. In
Russia, he continued, there are 40, 600, 900
people speaking no less than SO different
| languages-a Heterogeneous population
that is governed without any constitution,
subject to the will and caprices OF a des-
potic government. The people Mr.
Baumgardt found to be kindly disposed
and polite to foreigners. Among them
the desire for a representative govern
ment is being instilled by the party Of
unrest known as revolutionists-a party
that is giving the government no end of
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cuted in consequence. In 1906 there were
100 officers and representatives of the
government assassinated by the revolu-
tionists. on the other hand more than
| 900 lost their lives in the same year in
! consequence of the government persecu-
| ton In Moscow alone a year ago last
February, when Gen. MINI ordered the
use of rapid-fire guns on the populace,
more than 10000 were put to death. Mr.
| Baumgardt happened to be In st. Peters
burg at the time of the attempted as
| sassination of Prime Minister Stolypin,
| when 80 people were killed and 200
wounded He succeeded after much diff
| ficulty in obtaining some very interesting
| views of the ruins of the prime minister's
| house.
The views presented were of a very
varied kind. embracing the most inter-
esting sights of st. Petersburg the tsar's
| winter palace with its 1900 magnificent
state rooms. the Hermitage museum,
which Mr.. Baumgardt said was one of
| the best art galleries in Europe; the Alex
ander III. gallery, devoted entirely to
modern Russian art and including paint
| ings by great artists Many of the paint
! ings were shown upon the screen. An
excursion was also taken to the suburban
! imperial palaces. Moscow, the holy city
! Of Russia, presented very serious as
! poet on the screen. Its golden cupolas,
minarets and the wonderful Tartar walls
| around the Kremlin give it an interesting
| Oriental appearance. Here the interest
centred around Ivan the terrible and the
| burning of the city in 1912. \ visit was
made to the Kremln. to the summit OF
| st. VANS tower where Napoleon stood
when he beheld all Moscow in flames.
Several views of the burning city were
presented
Yesterday forenoon Prof Baumgardt
! gave in the schoolroom an interesting
talk that will long be remembered by the
high school pupils.
London, the Worlds Metropolis"
The second lecture in the Baumgardt
series, given last evening, was London,
| the Worlds Metropolis" This lecture
was handled by the speaker in an entire
| ly unique and unusually interesting man
| ner. In fact, the lecture proved an cpl
tome of the history of Anglo Saxon civ
| ilization. Very interesting and beautiful
views were presented of a transatlantic
voyage. arrival at Liverpool and a Dover
| splendid panorama of London from the
summit of st. Paul's cathedral attracted
much admiration. The lecturer said that
there are $4,000 miles of streets in Lon
don. Ten thousand people are reported
lost to the police annually; $50 are born
and 900 die every "a hours: Co., 900 00C
letters pass through the post office an
nually; the bank elearings amount an
nually to the stupendous sum of fifty
billion dollars. The Guidhall White
hall Flower, Westminster hail and Abbey
the lecturer showed to be among the most
interesting buildings in existence. The
associations which cling to these ven
cradle piles concern not only London and
England but all mankind. Their history
is the record of Anglo-SaXon civilization
The art treasures contained in the Ma
tional gallery, the Tate and Soane col
lections and In the famous Wallace col
lections were reproduced on the screen
Special attention was given to Landseer
Watt Reynolds and other renowned Eng
fish painters. The unsurpassed scientific
collections contained in the British mu
scum and its greatest treasure, the Ro
setta stone, were treated in a very inter
esting way But perhaps the wonderful
views of the people on the streets at
tracted most attention. The surge anC
flood, of human life in the streets of thu
largest metropolis of the world is certain
ly one OF London's most interesting fea
lures.
This, Friday, evening Prof. Baum
gardt's third and last lecture will b,
given. The subject will be THE Crane
Canyon of the Colorado River" Thi
lecture like the others will be illustrated
with colored lantern views of the highes
order.
John d. Hooker of Los Angeles. t
whose kindness and generosity the peo
pie are indebted for these artistic and in
tellectual treats, provided for three lee
lures by Prof. Baumgardt a year age
considering them his Christmas gift t
his home town. Mr.. Hooker also showe
! his interest in Hinsdale by his gift of tn
, entire set OF scenery for the opera house
, If Mr.. Hooker needed any expression o
gratitude or appreciation for former an
present benefactions 1t is certainly foun
in the fact that Wednesday night nearl
, 500 people came out in a pouring rain t
, extend to Prof. Baumgardt an enthusiast
: tic welcome back to Hinsdale and to sti
further enjoy his wonderful power @
description and unsurpassed views
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Total Loss $4,000.