The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-26
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':Ettztes That Remind the V7sltor q
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Perhaps the most Interesting city
in Holland Is Arnheim. the chief CEN
ter of Cumberland, near the German
border. tits on the north branch ct
the Rhine, in the midst OF a pleasant
md fertile district, and 'ts the spot
selected. Nv the wealthy 'nabobs, who
made; vast fortunes: in the East In
dies for their; homes and estates
when they retired to enjoy !! their
wealth. ,xE - % = a. f3s
- In laying out these estates, leach
'ewner We'd with his neighbor. to lex
eel him in identifying and adarninE
ahfs home. All the skill of gardeners
and architects and builders was taxed
ito the utmost to produce delightful
and surprising effects in roads, forests,
lakes. bridges. fountains, gardens.
houses and 'vistas-so that 1t became
"A real fairyland in Which one would
+think the arabian Nights had been
realized. For instance, :as the Old
Tread gardener conducted us, about
one Of these estates, he brought yus
suddenly to small lake, and there
'in'the middle of 1t. without any road
to reach 1T, was the castle of the pro-
'prietor, "A curious 'metlieval-looking
pile, a copy -of some ancient place that
had pleased his fancy. Passing along
under the great copper beech%trees,
I'VE shortly came tot stream across
which from bank to bank hung little
swinging suspension bridge Of staveA
With a dash at full run, the old guide
sped across the bridge and :, then
turned with a smile to see US follow.
As there was mo crossing except ION
the run, we accepted the. challenge
and our party Of four all made It In
safety, except one. who fell rat the
farther bank amid the gibes and
laughter of the rest. Ten rods farther
we came to a terrace beautifully
ornamented with white marble stat
ues, steps and vases. At the bottom
was a pavement of fourth of an
acre, IN white and black marble
blocks, each twenty inches. square.
We were directed to walk across
this pavement, and when alear the CEN
ter, the gardener slyly STRIPED upon
secret spring, which sentnp IN Jet 0f
water at each corner. pfegery little
square-hmdreds Of little columns 0f
ciear water-at first a, foot, then two.
then three feet high, and we. huddled
In surprise, each IA his twenty -inch
square, we've trfstings and ;tufafa1, TO
:escape wetting. So there Nels sur
prises Of bis4Be birds and clay ,ani-
mails at. unseen corners--figurea that
you would suppose at nrst Wersllye
and just about to eat you
the 4 charming vistas aaGsSg e1ied
through the shrubbery across tIs
ponds-the. long magnificent tunnels
Of verdure and color made By the
driveways, arched with 1.-The glorious
copper beeches-the groups Of figures
illustrating national legends or history.
you could see hundred sBusciis
gardens, laid out long ago, about
quaint old Arnheim. aAsrset EgSs
And when We came back to the
hotel In town, It was the famous De
Paw Cor Peacock) inn, which has
been over three hundred years in con-
tinuous use as a hotel. And as we |
came into the long, curious dining
room and saw, for the first time, "a
real Dutch table, loaded with all kinds |
Of meats, fish. eggs, cheese, vegetables,
fruit and pastries we clapped our
hands with delight for it was no piece
meal affair, but it was abundance !
and helm vonrse1f"-the ortrinal md