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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1900
Page
3
Robert J. Burdette recalls a museum visit with a learned professor and a debate over ancient lake villages. He describes lake dwellings, artifacts, and fossils, and recounts a Swiss lakeside journey with reflections on history, science, and memory.
An old colonial vignette tracks the Helvetians fleeing Switzerland around 60 years before Christ. Julius Caesar halts the exodus, killing about a hundred thousand, and the remaining survivors become wary of leaving home. Caesar extols home and the Helvetians eventually settle, choosing hearth over wanderlust.
The writer recalls navigating Switzerland with a phrase book and a strong American accent. In Geneva Lucerne and Bellinzona he learns how locals use various languages while he jokingly mangles phrases. He plans to create his own language to avoid hurting feelings or causing misunderstandings.
The narrator recalls mountain rail travel and the guard’s cry Summit while noting the Switzer’s garbled phonetic for summit. The exchange highlights railway nomenclature and a shared in-joke about station names on top of grades.
Robert J. Burdette reflects on Swiss landscapes with green meadows and autumn flowers, noting postponed winter at higher elevations yet a love for the land. He cites humor at foreigners and the strong home affection shaping stay and daily life in chalets and gardens.
At a Wisbech sale a large oil painting bought by G. E. Stockdale for 20 dollars was found to be valuable after cleaning. The work, likely a Norman execution scene, was sent for restoration and framing. Stockdale has received a 2000 dollar offer.
Anthony Berger’s celebrated Abraham Lincoln oil painting shown at the Frankfort Art gallery is headed for the United States consulate in Berlin. Berger, born in Frankfort, studied in local art schools and spent 49 years in the United States. the work is valued at about $3,000.
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