New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-01-29

IL o'clock. I think that is one way
of forgetting about the army. Don't
you think so?
After dinner we went to the Casino
which is now used by the Z. NJ. G. a.
as an entertainment place for the soldiers.
It formerly was an old gambling house
for the rich people before the war, but
is now used for better purpose, It is. a
very large building, taking up almost a
whole block The inside is all open
except that it can be partitioned off
into separate rooms by drawing the
curtains. The inside looks something
like the lobby Of large hotel.
1 In the building was also large theatre
in which American vaudeville shows
were given The moving pictures were
in another room which had been par
titioned off from the lobby. In another
room was the library and reading room
where one could pass the time away on
a rainy day or to write letters. After
we had seen what there was to be seen
in the place, we bought several tickets
for boat ride on the lake. The lake
was on the outskirts of the town and
about half an hours walk through a
shaded grove to it. The Y. M. G. A.
runs boat on this lake. called Lake
Bourget. 1t is about II miles long and
is supposed to be the largest lake in
France. In comparison with our lakes,
we would call this pond. It lays be-
tween the mountains. In going around the
lake, we stopped at an old abbey where
about thirty dead kings and queens were
buried. Although this building lis in
France, it is owned by Italy on account
Of the greater number of Italy's former
monarchs who are buried there. It is
taken care of by the Italian monks who
keep it in good condition. The guide
showed lis through the place. First,
we came to the chapel which was very
dark. Passing around to the side aisle,
we saw the tombs and sarcophaguses of
the various monarchs, the sarcophaguses
being the image of the dead as you know.
At the feet of the queens is usually a
dog who watched over them, and of the
kings, lion. Coming around to the
right front was an altar on which was a
statue made of one solid block of marble
granite, representing Christ held in the
arms of his mother just after he was
taken off the cross. The Y. NJ. C. A.
guide said that this was one of the finest
pieces of sculpture that she had ever
seen; it being life size and the limp
muscles being plainly visible. From
there we went to the other side Of the
chapel and saw crucifix about three
feet in length which was made OF one
piece of ivory, and consequently, it must
have been an enormous piece of ivory.
In the rear of the chapel, we saw another
statue made of one piece of granite, or
rather, I should say, block of granite.
It represented a queen who had a great
heart for the poor and who is shown as
speaking to a small girl by her side,
while near her was beggar boy who was
kneeling before her The statue seemed
so life like. Y GU could see every fold in
her dress and the lace collar about her
neck looked almost real instead of being
stone. Many fellow thought that the
pillow at her feet was real for they put
their hands on it, only to find that it also
was made of stone From the chapel
we went next door in the same building
and saw a suite of rooms which was set
aside for the kings who visited there.
We went through about six rooms which
still had all the furniture in them which
was put there hundreds of years ago
The furniture was all old and antique
but as it is never used, it is still in good
condition. On the wall was hanging
a list Of names of the kings who had
visited there, some dating back to the
year 1900. The more I saw all this,
the more | wanted to see for it was all
interesting
T After we left the monastery, we went
on board the old boat and had aride all
around the lake. One mountain on one
side was SOTO feet high. 1t was called
Mount Reward. 4 will tell you more
about this mountain later on. On top
Of another mountain lives a Scotch wo-
man who runs hotel, her customers