Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21

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desk are maintained precisely as they
were when he lived there. He is buried
in the Neu Stadter Kirche, and there is
a monument in his honor nearby. His
bust IL placed upon a pedestal sheltered
by q small Grecian temple, and the bak-
| ers have immortalized him by calling a
bun by his name-a cube OF pastry with
| jam inside. like the far celebrated Bath
| bun Of England.
There are many other fine specimens of
| the old Teutonic school of architecture,
| and the people take great pride in keep
ing them up. The love for the antique
| amounts to reverence among all classes
of people. If you should stop a man
| upon the street and ask him about one
| of the ancient structures he would aban-
| don his errand until he had told you the
whole story.
The ancient rathaus. erecter In l43o
40. in the late Gothic style, was thor
| oughly restored in 1878, and is the pride
| Of the people. 1t is splendid monument
| of the architectural glories OF the past
| and is so regarded by everybody. 1t is
| kept as an ornament. and is only used
| for ceremonies of great Importance. In
| the plaza in front of the rauthaus is an
| imposing monument to Martin Luther,
| with bronze figure of the reformer.
Duke Ernest, "the confessor, or Hanover,
| and the Duchess Elizabeth, his spouse.
who were among Luther's most loyal
| supporters, are seated at his feet. Duke
| Ernest reigned from 1927 to 1916. and
| died in the same month and year as MS
friend Luther. He labored persstentiy
| to promote the reformation in Hanover,
and 1t is due to his efforts that the people
| have beensso unanimously Protestant ever
since. A tempting opportunity for spec
| ulation is offered in this connection as
| to what might have happened in England
| If Ernest the Confessor had not estab-
| lished a line Of Protestant electors In
| Hanover to furnish a king for the empty
| throne Of the Britons
Tower Three Hundred Feet High.
| There is an old church. Overy ugly, but
| containing some fine stained glass win
| dows. on the other side of the plaza from
the Luther monument and it has an
ugly tower more than 200 feet high. The
new rathaus is a splendid building, q
! mixture of the Teutonic and the Gothic,
| with a lofty dome and elaborate orna-
mentatiOn. 1t is one of the most impOS-
ing public buildings in Germany. 1t
contains sumptuous offices for the city
officials, large chambers for the accom-
mediation of the councils. and the usual
banquet hall found in every municipal
building in Germany.
In front of the city hall is an elaborate
monument In honor Of Gutenberg, the in
ventor OF printing with movable types,
with benign expression upon his cOun-
| tenance, Offering his invention to the
races of the world, represented by a
pudgy young African. thoughtful youth
with a German cOuntenance, a young In
dian chief, who, of course, represents
America. and Japanese lad in a loose
kimono. A fountain with running water
completes the artistic requirements.
In a little park in front of the Poly
technic Institute is a bronze figure of a
rearing horse in a posture similar to that
of Gen. Jackson's war charger in La
very much larger. being of heroic size.
1t has no rider and is not hampered even
by bride. 1t is called the Sachsenross
Saxon horse), and Is the coat of arms OF
the city Of Hanover.
Monuments Of War.
There are several war monuments. one
being a column 154 feet high. erected in
1925 to commemorate the part taken by
the troops Of Hanover in the battle of
Waterloo, and nearby, in 'front.' of the
military school, is a statue of Count
Alien. who commanded them. There is
another war monument in front of the
Veterinary College, erected in 1884; there
is lofty column raised in honor Of Bis
marck, and statues of Sir William Her.
schel, the astronomer, and the Schlegel
brothers. philosophers. All three Of them
were natives of Hanover
The favorite fountain of the people of
Hanover, known as the Goose Girl, is or
namented with a figure of peasant girl
in graceful pose. A goose is pulling at
the hem Of her apron while she playfully
There are several other monuments to
kings. electors. scientific men, statesmen,
musicians and others who have done
honor to the city.
garten-kirche. in the center Of the city,
lies the dust of Charlotte Kestner the
Lolita Of Goethe's Sorrows Of Werther."
She lived at No. Aegidien Strasse, near
by. and died there in 1923.
Charlotte Kestner was one of the many
women that Goethe loved. l told you
about them in a letter from Weimar some
several weeks ago. His pathetic story,
1.-The Sorrows of Werther." is supposed to
be based upon his own experience. The
heroine who sleeps peacefully in the gar
den cemetery was one of the best BELOVED
in the list. After her affair with the poet
she married staid and prosperous mer-
chant Of Hanover, who was famous for
mann Kestner. beaueathed to the city in
1884 a collection of coins. canoes, carv-
ings. Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan and Ro-
| man antiquities. rare books. autographs
and medieval works of art, which fill q
large catalogue and may be seen daily In
the museum he founded, and which bears
his name.
Strange Freak Of Nature.
Nearby the grave OF Goethe's Lolita il
| one Of the strangest freaks Of nature you
can imagine-a weird display Of resistless
energy by a birch tree which sprung from
a seed accidentally dropped into the grave
Of an honored merchant Of Hanover, OF
that of his wife who sleeps beside him.
more than q hundred and thirty-five years
| ago.
This tree seed was SO determined to be-
come q tree that it lifted from its founda-
lions and pushed to one side a solid block
of marble weighing more than a ton-a
centotaph six feet long. three feet wide
and three feet high-which had been
placed there to mark the graves Of Mr.
and Mrs. Georg Ernst Won Ruling. And
| what makes it stranger still is an in
scription upon the stone which reads:
ut must be understood through the
eternities that this tomb shall not be
opened"
But the tree defied the will of those
who are buried there 1t not only lifted
the block Of marble. but spread it's roots
for yard or more in every direction. 1t
| Is large birch tree with a trunk eight
| cen or twenty inches in diameter.
The inscription upon the block of mar
| BILE reads as follows:
| Georg Ernst Won Ruling
Early parting Is the bitterest experience of
| human life.
| Death is the dawn Of morning,
| The dawn will be eternal life
| Eternity will see the glad reunion.
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