and the surrounding valuables in the chapel, are worth $6,000,000. These remains were presented to the Archbishop of Cologne by the Emperor Barbarossa when he captured the city of Milan, which at that The time possessed these valuable relics. skulls of the Magi, crowned with diamonds, with their names written in rubies, are shown to the curious on payment of $1 37 for a party; on Sundays and festivals gratis. To see the choir you pay 15 s. g.= 37 cents, and to ascend into the galleries 20 s. g. 50 cents. Among the numerous relics in the Sacristy is a bone of St. Matthew. In the chapel of St. Agnes there are some very fine paintings: among othSt. Ursula and her 11,000 virgins. The Church of St. Mary is remarkable for its antiquity: said to have been built by Plectrudis in the year 700. Plectrudis was the wife of Pepin, whom she abandoned on account of his attachment for Alpais, the mother of the famous Charles Martel. There is an effigy of her let in the wall outside of the choir. The church contains several fine pictures. ers, the sacred relics. On every side you turn, skulls, arm and leg bones meet your eye, piled on shelves built in the wall. In ev. ery direction these hideous relics stare you in the face. Hood says it is the chastest kind of architecture. St. Ursula herself is exhibited in a coffin which is surrounded by the skulls of a few of her favorite attendants. The room in which she is laid contains numerous other relics; among these are the chains with which St. Peter was bound, and one of the clay vessels used by the Savior at the marriage in Cana. There are several other churches well worth a visit should you make any stay, viz., St. Pantaleon, Gross St. Martin, the Apostles' Church, St. Gereon's Kirche, etc. Wallraff's Museum contains some very good pictures and Roman antiquities: open to the public on Sundays and holidays; on other days a fee of 25 cents is demanded.. A visit should be made to No. 10 Sternengasse. It is not only historically interesting as the house in which Rubens was born 1577, but where Maria de' Medici breathed her last in 1642; her head was buried in the Cathedral, and her body conveyed to France. From Cologne to Paris is described in Route No. 11. The Church of St. Peter will be visited with interest, as it contains not only the font in which Rubens was baptized-he was born in Cologne-but also one of his masterpieces, the Crucifixion, presented to the church in which he was baptized a short time before his death. It is used as an altar-piece. On the outside of the shut-your route to accident or fancy; make up ter is a copy; the original will be shown for a fee of 37 cents. The Church of St. Ursula is one of the most remarkable sights in Cologne. The tradition of St. Ursula is this: She was the daughter of the King of Brittany, who sailed up the Rhine as far as Basle, and then, accompanied by 11,000 virgins, to make a pilgrimage to Rome; from Basle she traveled on foot, and was received at the Holy City by the Pope with great hon ors. On her return the whole party was barbarously murdered by the Huns, because they refused to break their vows of chastity. St. Ursula was accompanied by her lover Conan and an escort of kni hts. St. Ursula and Conan suffered death in the Ursula camp of the Emperor Maximin. was placed in the Calendar as the patron saint of Chastity; and the bones of all the attendant virgins were gathered together, and the present church erected to contain The traveler at Cologne may take his. choice which way he intends to proceed, although we would advise never leaving your mind when you start where you intend to go, and go there. By this method you will not only leave your mind at rest to obtain information on every subject on the route, but your friends at home will know to what point to direct your letters, and your time and expenses will be arThere ranged to suit your convenience. are exceptions, however, to this rule: you may fall in with a very agreeable party, which you would like to join; or you may be with a disagreeable party, which you For Heaven's sake, would like to leave. avoid a continual fault-finder; he kills all the pleasures of travel, and detracts from as much as a humorsome, good-hearted person adds to your enjoyment. 653 best. HISTORY. From Breslau to Cracow, through the prettiest part of Poland. The salt mines of Wiliosky will alone repay a visit. A railroad is built to them, but a pleasant drive in a carriage will take one hour. Get there by 11 A.M., so as to go down in the shaft by horse-power, instead of descending by some 500 or 600 steps. These mines have been worked 900 years, and abound in chapels, halls for music, dancing, and various entertainments, a lake, caverns, ite-like salt. There are now 1200 persons employed; 6 miles of horse-railroad, employing 35 horses, hundreds of feet under the surface. The greatest depth is about 450 feet. The mines are clean and well lighted. Take at least one dozen of Ben THERE are several routes by which Rus- | nades and buildings. Hotel de Galle is the sia may be visited; the traveler can choose in accordance with his time and tastes. Of course, if it be visited during the winter season, only the rail can be taken. The first and most direct route is from Paris ria Cologne, Berlin, Bromberg, Königsberg, and Wilna. Time, 68 hours; fare, first-class, $65. The second route is by Berlin, or Dresden, Breslau, Cracow, Warsuw, and Wilna. Third, by Hanover, Hamburg, and Lubeck, or Kiel. Steamers leave those places twice a week for St. Petersburg, touching at Copenhagen and Stock-grottoes, bridges, all cut out of solid, granholm, the capitals of Denmark and Sweden. The better plan, however, if going or returning by this route, is to go by the Gotha Canal from Gottenburg to Stockholm; time, three days. Through the lakes Wener and Wetter, and the prettiest parts of Sweden, time is allowed to see many interesting ob-gal lights, and three or four mines for exjects on the route. The rail is far from being so interesting. [Should you wish to visit Christiania, steamers leave every other day; or if you wish to extend your tour to the North Cape, cross the country to Bergen and Drontheim, from which place steamers leave every two weeks.] From Stockholm to St. Petersburg, stopping the first night at Abo, the second at Helsing-hour's drive out of the city. Stanislaus is fors, and the third at Wyborg, arriving on the afternoon of the fourth day at St. Petersburg. At Wyborg, take a drosky and drive to Mon Repos. At Helsingfors, visit the Church, Garden, and Park, and get refreshments at the Society House, where there is a good billiard-room and restau-zation. Twenty millions of human beings rant. At Abo, visit the cathedral and the curious vaults under the same, where the half-opened coffins and embalmed bodies present a novel spectacle. There is but little difference in price between the different routes. The second and third routes are most preferable, going by one and re-ward the close of his reign, was achieved by turning by the other, depending on your position at the time of starting. ploding for effect of echoes; they are obtained at the office, together with overdresses. Hotel Saxe not very good, but the best in Cracow. Warsaw, Hotel Europe best; landlord a patriotic Pole; is a pleasant man; speaks English. Let him furnish you with a guide. At Warsaw, see the Palace of Villanoff, an buried here. The museums and paintings will repay a visit. The Palace and Garden of Laziensky in town will be among the pretty objects of interest in Warsaw. The 17th of March, 1861, will be a memorable day in the history of Russian civili who were slaves the day before then became freemen. The idea, which originated with Catharine II., was initiated by Alexander I., and would have been accomplished by Nicholas but for the ambitious projects which took sole possession of his mind to the generous action of Alexander II. But while full freedom is granted to the serfs, If starting from Berlin or Dresden, a day the owners' rights and interests are propshould be devoted to Breslau, distance about erly cared for. They cede to the peasants eight hours from the latter city. It is a the houses and grounds which will be allotvery handsome town, with pretty prome- |ted to them by law, in consideration of the |