Show relic of the past the nuremberg of today with its artistic marvels seems to the visitor special correspondence it is monday afternoon and we have lust reapher nuremberg from the railway which is without the cita s walls we are confronted by a confusion of jagged roofs pierced by lofty spires and massive towers all the artiste irregularities and details of medieval medie ial architecture are below us such as peaked gables projecting casements pointed oriels dormers thrown out in bold relief here and balconies there while fantastic gar boyles leer from under cross timbered fronts after getting settled in a delightful modern hotel which Is also outside the walls we ordered a carriage and were soon driving over the pretty queerly carved bridges viewing the picturesque walls and castle with their turrets and towers hung with lichens and clinging vines passing the iron railed bronzed fountains pausing be tore the statues and homes of durer and sachs and alighting to visit the two famous cathedrals of the city the churches of nuremberg are rich in historic associations and of the many none Is more interesting than that of st sebaldus which Is a grand old building brim full of curious bonu ments and rare specimens of art this is the oldest church in the city and appears to have been begun at the end of the romanesque period of architecture anyhow the west choir the present loffelholz chapel the two towers with their portals and four stor es and also the middle nave show the plan and ornamentation of that period while other portions plain ly denote the gothic period on the between the two towers Is a bronze crucifix a gift of two broth ers named stark passing around the north angle of the cathedral we reach the bride s door which has a pretty significance we were told that the brides always enter and pass out this way this entrance Is ornately dec orated with full length statues of the ten virgins who form semi circle on either side five of them holding their lamps trimmed and burning while the other fhe prove themselves to be the foolish virgins with unfilled lamps tomb of st lawrence having entered what could be finer than the masterpiece of peter vischer the bronze tomb of the saintly patron of the in the loffelholz chapel there are some very old paintings upon gold backgrounds also the bronze font at which the emperor wenzel Is said to have been christened in 1361 this cathedral also contains interesting tapestries and these two were described to gether with that marvel of art and grace at cologne which surely gives an idea of their beauty and majesty near the church of st sebaldus stands the goth chapel of st itz and nestling almost against it is a quaint little historic inn although it is ancient and appearance it is being carefully preserved by the town and Is their pride nuremberg s city council does not desire to tear it down or iob it of its birthright for sachs and durer and other famous Is forcibly shown by ne pride in which the names and haunts of her great men are cherished A bronze statue of albert durer hovers over a broad square near his dwelling and his home is still sacred to art life as a studio of nuremberg artists the noble genial face of the cobbler poet hans sachs smiles upon us irom its grassy surroundings chile adam krafft the great sculptor in stone Woh lemuth durer s master peter vischer the renowned worker in bronze and martin becalm the ta navigator are household words the old Melster singers we have stood beside the grave ol 01 the chief of these and felt the lesson of hans sachs life he was much beloved by his fellows and was a power in the town he lies buried in st john s cemetery near by durer and other noted dead we picked our way through the closely set mounds of stone with their quaint sculpture in german or latin not tar away is the castle and I 1 think po one can stand on its terrace without a thought of the thirty years war when so many fell and the land was brought to desolation and can we forget that memorable siege when wallenstein led a mighty army upon this acty no authentic document exists as tc the n of nuremberg but it has been proved that it was not a roman sett leme t its name appears first we are told in 1050 in the midst ol 01 a fertile plain between the chine and the danube she was exceptionally situated and she held sway in corn merce trading with russia the le vant with genoa and venice and even with the far east indies until the discovery of the cape of good hope all nations came to get hel armor gins paper printing presses clocks and watches her dates from a famous tournament ID 1198 ahn emperor henry VI pre dented thirteen burgher families with the stamp of nobility church of st sebaldus ones who lived and died here fre quentel this restaurant nuremberg is celebrated tor its unique an 1 unusual fountains I 1 was fairly spellbound before the figure ol 01 the lattif goose man representing a peasant with a goose under each arm from whose bills ran crystal streams it Is wrought of bronze and a circular fence of bronze bars it through which it can be easily seen we lingered at the square where the markel men and women held high revel and it seemed to me I 1 had never seen a more varied assortment of flow ers fruits and vegetables very atmosphere breathes art As we above along we stopped here and there to view the sculptured gems ot adam kraeft upon the wall of a house by the side of a shop at a street corner he has labored and the fruit has come forth in perfection the stations of the cross are thus de plated oi o i the thoroughfares the very atmosphere seems to breathe art the or town hall Is an imposing structure the great coun ell hall as filled with frescoes from the designs of albert durer A caal interest is felt here as so many scenes of german history were enact ed within its walls here kings and emperors stood in state to be met by the people nuremberg Is divided into almost two equal parts by the river degnitz pegnitz and I 1 would that you could take the drive I 1 took over the many bridges where I 1 caught glimpses of wooded islands enose shadows were cast upon placid water side by side with dor mer windows and projecting gables on either side were rows of houses which are the most picturesque I 1 ever saw honor to whim honor Is due |