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28 WILMETTE LIFE February 7, 1930 : Little Journeys Into Old Trier FREE ·Valentine Offer With every order for r 3 Phot::.r:. at $l 0 we will give FREE one beautiful 8xl0 portrait. Make Your Appointment Today EuoENE L. . STUDIO Phone University 2238 RAY Porta Nicra iD Old Trier by vineyards, lies . the . two th.ousand year old city of Tner, tr~m whtch o~r own New Trier townshtp takes tts name. Old Trier has been called the cradle of western culture and the center of Roman and early northern Christianity. Here it was, in the old emperor's resi dence-Augusta Treverorum-that the ways met which led from Rome and the east to the Rhine. Here it was, too that the battles of the Rom : m s ag~in s t the advancing Teutons were fought, changing the outlook of the N THE beautiful valley of the River West. Mosel in Germany, between RunsToday the Marien Column from the ruck and Eifel, charmingly surrounded rocky heights on the other side of the Mosel, .overlooks a comfortable town, rich in venerable churche s, garden s. and gables. Old Trier as a wine city has a world-wide reputation, hut as a town of churches and temples it m erits still greater fame. In a senes of article s to appear in subsequent issues many points of hi storic and current intere st in Old Tr:er will be described. The Porta Nigra (Black Ga~ e) , shown in the accompanying picture. is the largest Roman monument on the German side of the Alps and is exceedingly well preserved. Starting from the principal station at Old Tr:er and walking along Nord-Allee we ~ ee in the center of important cross roads surrounded. by a little park, a giant building, black with age. This is the Porta Nigra. A lapse of many thousands of years has darkened the white sandstone ~nd "IT" . . . that subtle something changed the onr: e shining stately which attracts others . . . usually fortress gate into a "Black Gate." It lies in the eyes. Don't be dis- is not simply a gate, but rather a couraged if your own eyes are whole arrangement of gates. Two dou.dull. lifeless and unattractive. A ble gates, with entrance and exit on hoth sides, form a yard. few drops of harmless Murine will At the sides the Porta Nigra is prowill brighten them up and cause tected by two strong, half-rounded them to radiate uiT." towers, which jut out from the town's wall. An impenetrable, closed wall Thousands upon thousands of forms the lowest floor, which is as high us the town's wall formerly was. clever women use Murine daily The roofs of the towers have disapand thus keep their eyes alway& peared and also the roof of the upperclear, bright and alluring. A most buttress between the towers, ' 1 f h. 1 ¥~ hich is strengthened with tin. It is mont h S supp Y 0 - t IS ong- surprising that this building, with the trusted lotion costs but 60c. exception of the roof, still remains in Try it! 1.: tch a splendid state of preservation. The Roman apse on the eastern sid.e s proof to us that the Roman gate 'wes its present condition to the fact that it was formerly changed into a church (Simeon's church). The lower floor disappeared by this alteration and f.ORYOUR changed into earthen ramp which was only unearthed during the last c~n tury. Editor's note : Through the instrumentality of Supt. Frederick 13. Clerk of New Trier High school who traveled through Europe a year ago and, among <'ther places, visited Old Trier on the Mosel, Germany, we have been fortuaate in establishing a contact with C. Merbeck, a young German director of !:he f;tadtisches Verkehrs und Presseamt at Trier a branch of the Mid-Europ~an Trav~l bureau, by virtue of which we expect to receive much valuable as well a~ interesting information concerning the historic region from which New 'l'rier takes its name. Appended is the first of a series of descriptive articles about Old Trier. ... 1606 Chicago Ave., Evanston PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS < : ·= < I [t1Jhy Work at Bridge? Better Vision will make it a Pleasure instead of a Job. Make sure you are Seeing Clearly and without Strain by having your Eyes checked over today! No Charge lor this 1 ' Sight Checking Service. " · Eves that have '1T" Jfattstrom &c?anders "CM.rtom-13i,Lt GlAsses.. . SCIENTIFIC and MANUFACTURING · OPTICIANS THREE STORES EVANSTON 702 Church St. HIGHLAND PARI 391 Ceatral Ave. OAI PARI Lake a Forest Univ. 1848 H. P. 2160 Village 9298 lJRINL EYES