The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-11-28


ing fair in Mayence while was thor.
such as had heard of in the old coun.
tries, but had never expected to see
There were wares and goods of all kinds
to sell, games and amusements. side
shows, theatres, and music of all kinds
big crowds and lots of fun and excite.
ment.
The next day, Aug. 9th, we took the
steamer for Cologne, trip of 12o miles
down the beautiful and historic Rhine
with its many points of interest, pic
turesque old castles and charming seem
cry. Many beautiful villages and cities
dot its shores, including Weisbaden the
famous summer resort, Bonn the seat
of the famous University of Bonn. and
and Bingen, Fair Bingen on the Rhine. i"
that l used to declaim in nv bovbood
days, but never expected to see. There
is great deal of commerce carried on
on the Rhine and steamers are coming
and going all the time. We arrived in
due season at the city of Cologne, which
is famous the world over as the place
where they manufacture cologne, and
also for its beautiful cathedral. which is
grand beyond description.
Aug. 2Sth, my birthday, we took the
train for Amsterdam, the largest city in
Holland. 1t is city of 6OO,O 900 people,
and is quaint and curious, cut up by
numerous canals and waterways and
crossed by many bridges. Most of the
traffic and freightlng is done by water.
There are main canals and branches in
every direction, and barges, boats and
steamers are going and coming all the
time. The buildings are close to the
waters edge. Amsterdam is city of
fine and beautiful buildings, is the seat
OF the government, and the Queen has
| fine palace here.
| We went from here to Hague, where
the Peace Conferences of the world are
held. There is a magnificent Peace
Palace here that was presented by Car
negie at a cost of ten million dollars.
Hague is very fine city with many
beautiful buildings. Holland is a very
low, wet country and it is a constant
fight with the people to keep it from be-
ing under water. 1t is full of canals,
dykes and bitches, and whichever way
you turn you will see steamers or boats
of some kind crawling up through the
land in all directions at snail's pace. 1t
is very odd and amusing to see them.
They have windmills all over the country
pumping up the water from the land into
the canals. There are large herds of
cattle, sheep. hogs and horses grazing.
They are a great class of people and are
very neat and nice. They have some
fine buildings and l was very favor
ably impressed with the country and
people.
| We now take the train for Rotterdam,
a ride of two hours. 1t is fine, large
city, and one of the leading seaports of
Europe, with steamship lines to the
United States and all parts of the world.
All through Holland, and Europe general
ly, we saw women working in the fields,
doing all kinds of hard work, such as the
women in ourscountry would rebel at, l
think; but they seem to think nothing of
it, and work as much and as hard as the
men at all kinds of toll.
August 29th we took the train for
Antwerp, Belgium, fine looking city.
After short stop there we went
to Brussels, Belgium, the capital and
largest city in the country. 1t is fine,
handsome city with wide. paved streets
and shade trees. I took trip of 20 miles
to the famous battlefield Of Waterloo,
where Napoleon met his final defeat.
We took carriage and with guide
went all over the battlefield. They have
museum of relics of the battle that is
very interesting. After stopping a day
or two at Brussels we took the train
for Paris, run of hours. Paris is the
most beautiful city in the world, and the
old saying is 'see Paris and die" but l
want to live as much as ever, if not
more, after seeing it. Paris is certainly
very beautiful; city of great many
attractions. l went to see the tomb of
Napoleon the Great. There is grand
and beautiful mosque built over his re-
mains, which are in a sarcophagus of
jasper, inlaid with gold and precious
stones. HIS battle flags are around him
and the names of the great battles he
won are engraved on the marble floor.
1t is the finest tomb and building ever
erected over the remains of any mortal
in the world and it is visited by
thousands of people daily l visited the
celebrated Notre Dame Cathedral, which
is very impressive and beautiful build
ing. and went to see the famous Tuileries
Gardens, one of the finest in the world,
with it's statues, fountains, flowers,
shrubs, plants and trees from all quart
ers of the world. Words fail to describe
its magnitude and beauty. saw the
famous Eiffel Tower, the tallest and
most beautiful in the world. The Muse
UNI of the Louvre, which is said to be
the finest in Europe and contains the
finest paintings and sculpture by the old