The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-17

city Of Barbecue in
France. the French promptly retaliat-
ed by an air raid on the model city Of
Stuttgart.
No two cities could be more unlike
or more Characteristic Of their respec-
tive countries than Barbecue and
Stuttgart. As Barbecue Is the sym
Dol Of poetry. romance and antiquity.
Stuttgart Is the personifcadon Of all
that is modern. scientific and military.
Stuttgart L. the capital Of wurtem-
berg and before the war had q popu-
lation Of 10000. which Included some
Of its suburbs and a garrison Of 1900
men which was stationed there. II Is
delightfully."- situated. surrounded By
attractive suburbs and amid vine-clad
heights. II il two and q half miles
from the Neckar river. In the valley
OF the Nesenbach. All around il are
vineyards which cover the nearby
hills. while the distant mountains are
In sight
II is a thoroughly modern town. 81
though its charter does date back to
1229. There are few buildings CT an
earlier date than the nineteenth CEN
tury and many Of them are Of archi-
tectural importance. The stately ap-
pearance Of the city Is owing to the
pronounced adherence Of its architects
to the Renaissance type Of building.
instead OF the varieties Of styles most
cities permit Nowhere else In the
world IL the revival Of the Renaissance
style as well illustrated as 10 Stutt-
CART
Some Of Its Great BuIidines-
A spacious street. the Konigstrasse
extends diagonally from southwest
to northeast through the city and
borders the beautiful park. the
schlossplatz, which Is adorned with
statues. flower beds and pleasure
grounds. In the center Is q jubilee
column in memory OF William L The
most prominent buildings are clus-
tered around the Schlossplatz. Among
these are the old palace, from the
sixteenth century; the new palace,
from the eighteenth century and con-
tanning 276 apartments: the splendid
Konigsbau. a huge modern building
with a fine collonade containing ball
and concert rooms the Academic, for
merly the seat OF the Karlschule
where Schiller received part Of his ed
ucation; the Royal library. the Court
Vera Of wurtemburg and the palace
OF the crown prince. Besides these
there are numerous fine churches
museums and ether institutions. Not
far from the Schlossplatz are the
court Of justice. the royal stables, the
new post Office, the Central railroad
station. the finest in Germany, and
many fine statues. Besides the jubilee
column there is another TO the mem
ory OF Emperor William :; one &c
Duke Eberhard the Bearded; a really
splendid one 10 Schiller by Thorwald
sen and One 20 Christopher, duke OF
Wurtemberg.
The art galleries and museums OF
Stuttgart are numerous and valuable
The Museum OF Art has a fine col
lection Of pictures, casts and engrav'
ings. The Royal library contains
about oo3,o0c printed volumes; 5.5Ss
manuscripts, many OF them Of greal
value, and the largest collection OF
Bibles In the world. there being 7.3oC
volumes in more than hundred diff
ferent languages. There are 2,4OC
specimens Of early printing. II /,
perhaps the finest library In German,
and Is considerably larger than oui
own Carnegie library of Pittsburgh
Fine Industrial Museum.
The Industrial museum contain,
samples and specimens OF the tex
tile fabrics. machines. tools. patterns
models, etc, Of nearly every corntr,
In the world. all labeled with speci
hcAtions Of patents. trade marks and