Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-08

Ply freshness of first impressions.
The last one, from Germany, is
excellent. We make some extracts
from tho Aduocate of this week.
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We made short days journey and
stayed at Berne that night. There
were no Omnibus es at the depot nor
hotel porters, and taking our light
baggage in our hands we made our
way to the first hotel in sight, which
proved to be the iSchaceiziager Hot,
mentioned third or fourth in ordor
in the guide book cut first rate ia al
requisites. Here | began to appre-
eiate our approach toward Germany;.
sauntoring into the restaurant attach
ed to the house, found as many of
the customers were drinking beer as
of those who had wine; but the
French language and Swiss man
ners predominated 1t was odd,
when we called for fire in cur
room, To find the fire made ia C stove
in the hall and conducted through
the partition to another stove in tho
room. | can't tell you the philoso-
ply Of it, unless it was to burn the
largest amount of wood for the
smallest amount of heat. and to keep
us shivering an hour or two until
the inside stove could be warmed.-
We had couple of hours of day
light after arriving, and used part of
it in q hasty look at Berne-not |
meant to be q satisfactory one at all. |
as we expect to return into Switzer-
land with tho coming warm weather,
to see it more at leisure. Berne is a |
place of about 30, 600 inhabitants, is
the capital of Switzerland, and has
a considerable trade. 1t is situated
on rocky peninsula, surrounded on
three sides by the river Aar, and
from the many heights overlooking
the stream, very fine VIEWS are had.
The buildings IN the main streets
are provided with colonnades, or ar
cades, which give protection against
sun and rain, and are usually filed
with dealers in small artiolea-so
that walk through them with the
shops on side, and the pedIars' stand
on the other, gives . good idea OF
what is sold there. At the street
corners and in the public places co..
pious fountains are constantly plays |
ing, falling into basins for public use,
and from thence running.in streams
through the centre of tho Streets
But Notwithstanding these attractive
features, the general effect of the
architecture is heavy and sombro.-
The people are intensely devoted to
work and business, and it is even
said that party or q ball cannot be
held without the permission Of the
authorities. b me derives It's name
from Barren, the German for bears,
and the figure Of the bear is conspic
uous everywhere-on armorial bear
ings, seals, signboards, fountains, &c;
and at one place in the city den OF
live bears is kept at the public ex~
pense But without delaying to say
more of the city, will pass on, and
reserve more particular notice oft
for my return visit, La our Ameri-,
can papers which have come within
the past week, there is report to
the effect that in the disposition of
foreign missions by the new admins
istration, that of Switzerland will
tail to tho share OF Horace Hublee,
Of the Madison Journal. | hope it
may prove true. 1t will give hard !
worked editor respite in one of the |
most attractive countries in the
world, and afford leisure and scope
for the exercise of his fine literary
abilities