Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-06

in three old churches of the 12th century Nuremburg was the seat 9f learning in olden times. We saw an old restaurant Of the 14th century, where Albert Durer, famous painter, Adam Kraft, famous carver in stone and Peter Vicher. famous for his statues in bronze These three used to have this place as their rendez- vous. There is a tablet on the house to that effect The houses are most lv Gothic. many oriole windows and rows Of windows in the roof. We saw the homes Of all these famous people We went to the old castle and the tower where are kept the in- struments, of torture used in the In- drisition and later. The Iron Mai den Iserne Jungfrau) is terrible thing. the dress like the German frau of former times. IL opened, the prisoner was put inside. where are iron spikes, two in the head where they will hit the eyes. The doors were slowly closed and the torture began. When they were dead, trap door was opened and the body drop ped in the river. We saw the rack. the cradle with iron spikes inside. in which the prisoner was violently rocked. the chair with iron spikes. the stocks, etc.
 One article, called the Spanish manteI, looked like q circular cloak, made of wood It was put on the drunkard. and he was made to walk the streets. Another frame was put on the dishonest baker; he was dip failed to give the correct weight in ounces.
 Everywhere is shown the 'Nurem- berg funnel" It was such a place of learning that there was saying. Co to Nuremberg and get wise. Many pictures represent the foolish person sitting, the funnel placed in the top of the head, and Nuremberg wisdom" being poured in out of the bottle
 Nuremberg was originally walled city, with 365 watch towers, one for each day in the year. The greater ;1o around the walls. There was orig inally moat, which is now a pleas ant grass-covered walk On each side of the moat lilacs bend over in full bloom, and their loveliness add ed much to the picturesque old wall and towns. We were at Nuremberg on Ascension Day. and regretted not being able to get in the museum. We enjoyed seeing the people in their Sunday finery, walking around, es- pecially in the small villages We passed. We saw many processions going to different shrines: these are set up along the roadside.
 On our way from Munich to Saltz- i burg we stopped at Prenz, took lit tie train, then a boat on Chiemesee 1 (Chiem Lake) and went to Herrenin- sal (Herren Island) to see the hand some castle built by the Mad King 1 Ludwig. It is called Ludwig s Folly" It is built in imitation of Versailles. though the interior far surpasses any castle in the world, am told. never dreamed such mag nificence existed. We went through
 rooms heavily decorated with gold in the Rococo style. One room had a gold frieze-many gold mirrors. Iud- wigs bed room was a dream of mas nificance. The bed alone cost one million dollars, made of gold and decorated with gold Cupids White ostrich plumes in gold vases waved l from the top of the bed. Four gold candelabra, six feet tall, were by the bed. The dressing table of gold was draped with Brussels faces. The toilet set was blue. embossed with gold Upholstery, draperies, blue. em- broidered in gold. The Germans
 have for their cover light feather beds; two of these were in Lud- wigs bed. It is just as he left it the last time. The dining room is red
 and gold. the latter lavishly used The table is arranged by machinery ! so it disappears and comes again with the meal served on 1t. The cast tie is built in hollow square, open court in center. The entire west front is an audience hall. This is gor- SeOus On the back wall are mir TOTS from floor to ceiling at regular i intervals, set in gold frames. Be- tween each mirror were tall gold candelabra. and couches in blue and