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Show Germany's Noble River, Splendid Scenery ind Picturesque Ruins Line the Bjnks of tl Rhine Bejtity of Cologne's Wonderid Ctthedi jl. 1 ..... ! Col rf.,,,i,.,,, 1 All children ilrenm .it night ' have ilny drenitis as well. Their earn- j fl yoats nro sjM-nt In w-nrliN ereated i by Iholr own Imagliintlnn tiiiher thss , with what Is termed the actual ual- ; verse. llnnirltiatlnli Is such a furf , with them that they consider Innnl- mate natiiio as nllve ns their ovrs personalities. There wn imtliltig I ilrenineil nf niort tbsn the KI1I110. with II ll.ndlxt nmiso tower nml the lovely l.orolL who Hpctit her ilnv In song and come lng her hnlr with a gulden enmk Years went by, and often I wished for th day when 1 inlulii see those splendid splen-did ruin. At lust my wishes were fulfilled; I found nmulf along by the lib I no. Tbo wutor wa placid nnd perleet blue; Iho bunks were covered with splendid vim Minis and many ruins, nn.l si 1 11 I w hs disappointed. iplcli.li.l course. In plan s the pre 'Iho, us cum l . In.l with 1I1 use for-".. for-".. wlnl. leniing minim the fir Wxiing trees -Ims the proud tatle M St.. I. end '.s. v. 111. h was 010 e II splon-tlt splon-tlt Kcmi.ii luilitliallun. hut in mie )sis has i.-iiul n an ait gallery The most Kplcii.ll.! ..r the Uhiiie I'll 11 imnna are the Sl.-li. -ngeblige, where Hen lliolllllllllls lie Willi mill nlher lor sdmlialluli. Tl nly nlher pli f Imp.. nance I toilg tho Ithllie. rxe-plillg t'nl. l-lie. ! I Bonn In, ring the i. iu of I'l.u-lan- I l,f tV - ' GATEWAY OF COLOGNE BRIDGE. Cnlhnlr! Bl DUiaure, This wa probably because 1 saw the Ithliio alter thn nl. 11 1. ni lake of Lucerne. Lu-cerne. Ami yet tiotwltbsianillng that 1 wa dlsutiiiulnted, the river Is lovely from lllcl.rl. n to I'ol.l. nU. For miles thn high hills are envoi e, Willi well arranged vineyard, broken In plaeea by liimbln-ilow n. pletnrcsuuo ruins. Tho first Inl.restliig town pasned waa Main., best known us the birthplace of (iilteiilieig. the Itive itor of the art of printing with movable type. Nut far away Is the town or lllngeii and Its adjuoout Island. whore stnnils a crumbled round tower known In children as once having boon the home of a miser w ho w n lorin. ule.l Willi mice. Close by la the town of Kudo. helm, which Is ;iroud nf its new I stlllllo coiiunonMirutllift the vletnrlos of 1S7I uml also Ih eolclii iile.l for Its excellent ex-cellent Ithliio wine. Of the Hoverul luiiidsiiiue ruins noun I more lovely that the CaMlt cif ; Hheliistolti. wtilili wn nneo a robber's den. It I situated on the edge of s precipice eloi-ii lo the Ithliio. Later mi the enstln waa biiuiilit 1st) 1 1 reinnilele.l 1 by rrl11.11 1'reilerl. k of l'rula. and l nuiv iihi-iI as a iiiuseiiin. liiichanih Is. nnotlier c-lly worthy of mention. huv lng been a rtrong Itouiun fortlllca lino iho Cu nt this city wa a mlrtity Ionian stronghold. It I also noted Iw It Hue unlvoislly. which was (wmleil In tho olgbtcenth con1 . ind liter eiirlehuil by Napoleon I "' n Is ill. 1 reiiionibrioil ns tbo l.lrli.i ' 1 of Builioveti; the resting place nf Helm-mini, Helm-mini, H. hill, i s wile and eldest son. This wonderful cathedral Rt Cologne h. . k 1 ' - - ' ; : : 1, & EHRENFELS. tlon, and aa evidence there yet atatds a sacrificial altar. l)y the time we reached OberwHel the bills bad given place to steep rocks, where are seen the baudsuue ruins of Bhonbiirf. Two of these sleep cliffs are called Llebensteln sod numbers. whlcL were once owned by two brothers who quarreled and killed each other In deadly combat. A IHtle farther along elands a sharp, high cliff called the Lorelei. Along this part of tta winding the river mss its not completeil at one time. A nonk, (ioihai.l vnn Kile. I siipimisciI II have boon the ui. Inlet, and bis lins are yet lo bo s. . u w ithin th iuieh. Auunsl I.'.. l'.IK, thn fonnda-tbn fonnda-tbn stoiio for thin muviillleent e.llhce its laid; Its progress at thin period ss slow, as Hie iliiirch was nt war nth Itself. The saddest period III the (lurch hlslorv was when tho soldier the I ron. Ii republic entered the dty; many nf the valunlile nntlipiltie fern ib-slruycd, uml tho bioiuo tombs f tbo HI. lllllsbops w eio no lied. Diir-I Diir-I kg tbn revolution It wan us-.l an a nnlson. uml later an a piison. The ciilbediul ubounds In chapel decorated wllh rare pnlntlr.ns unit group of liilirble li'.'iins. In the i n-tiauce n-tiauce uf the ninth -orlal Is the ureal omiin. bulll In the r.ixiccnth ci 11-tury, 11-tury, but which t.ai been repaired ninny times. In the clinpel are splendid splen-did mini. si. 11, on en cieii lo the men:. .ryot .ry-ot thn arohlilshops who 1110 iheie laid lo rest. The lilth Hilar, lii.mtli bountiful. boun-tiful. Is hot lis uiiinnllici ul 11. II used to bo. Ill Iho llll. I. lie of II.- seven- leenili e.-iiiiiry the in 1 .lliinl of Sua-s- bill It pli'M-llled I lie eh llfell Willi pallll-iligrt pallll-iligrt by HulieliH nnd Milnal.le tapes-trio. tapes-trio. I.nu-r th.y wno r ml and I the paintings were enu red wltb s carpet worked and presented by lbs ladles of Cologne. The work repre sent the Nlcene creew In a number ol tableaux. When we said good by to Cologne we bade farewell to Germany, tht country which la proudest of Ita splen did army; a nation who loves and fosters architecture, painting and music, and a people who are we!) versed in science, as well as every other brant-b of knowledge. M ... |