Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-27

TeucflCk Lue OTedl duu HIS IdL0eF. On the end of each seat is an eagle, the emblem of Germany There are
 three compartments fixed up for royalty red plush upholstery, cur
 tains. etc. We went on through the
 Park of Sans Souci to the Palace of
 Frederick the Great He named t
 Sans Souci. Without Care because he came here to rest. At tue entrance of the Park is the church of Peace.
 Here are buried Frederick William
 " and his wife, Elizabeth Tn the
 Mansoleum connected lie Frederick
 was the one who died of d cancer, af-
 ter a reign of nine ty-rline days. The
 Park of Sans Souci is large heauti-
 fully laid out, the situation of the
 Palace like Versailles Five groups
 of steps lead to it. terrace after ter-
 race, II is 64 feet above the first
 terrace A grand fountain is ill front l that throws a column of water l3i
 feet high. send picture of it. We ; of Frederick the Great, eleven in
 number They are buried where he could see the graves from his window
 Each had stone slab and the name.
 The rooms of Sans Souei were almost
 as Frederick the Great had left them. He had Voltaire with him often and
 gave him a special room. He became
 angry with him and decorated the
 room with peacocks. parrots. mon-
 keys and storks; with peacocks, be-
 cause he was so vain, with parrots,
 because he talked so much; with
 monkeys. because he was so ugly
 and with storks, because he loved to travel
 Of course, Voltaire Was highly in- dignant and tue friend ship was brok- en Up. The room is a very interest l ing, but peculiar one. We saw many of F'rederick's personal effects. ht l was musician; saw his piano, flute r etc. We walked on through the Parl of Sous Souci, past the famous wind mill of which the people are so font : of telling story of Our Fritz, a = they call him. History gives tn l story: Frederick wanted to buy thu l mill so he could extend the park. Th' 5 miller refused to sell, as it was al Q heirloom, and he wished it to descend ' to his children. Frederick was ill S sistent and said: Don't you kno9 D could take the ground from vol e and not pay you a cent?'' The mille q replied: No. you can't; not sine S the new law courts have been estab :. lished in Berlin" This pleased Fred e erick greatly, as he had originates | the law courts, and he dismissed tn - man gracously. The mill and prop 6 erty were later bought by his SO . and are included in the park. Tn e landscape gardening in the park Il wonderful; so many vistas. statues |
 surprising places, beautifully al : ranged flower beds. In front of tn - Orangery are Chinese astronomlca :. instruments, taken from China at til \, time of the Boxer war.
 d On our way from Berlin to Liepsl e We stopped at Wittenburg, Luther !, home. We went to Luther's house tt where is a museum with many Of hl Q personal effects, tables, chairs, stow s his old pulpit, very quaint Many ( 6 his famous letters written denount Il ing the Pope, his Bible, seal, etc. w D saw the old oak, under which Il a burned the Papal Bull of ex-comm1 k nication It is in a pretty gardel e iron fence around it. We saw Me l. anchthon's home He was Luther t. great friend.
 e We went to the church where l. pinned the ninety five theses on tf II door The wooden door has been r' e placed i.N a., iron one, on which al It the a5 theses in Latin. Luther an l. Melanchthon are buried in tn i- church. All around it are statues L. the great reformers. Above as a so d of freze are bronze medallions, bus