The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-07
BAVARIA AND swITzERLAND.
Thrsush Bavaria--'
Mu.ith and the Royal Palace
strasburx-.sWiss Mountain Seen.
cry, dc, &c. ~ -.


Leaving the Imperial city, We passed
up the right bank of the Danube to
Lintz, passing on the way numerous
old Austrian towns, chiefly noted for
Benedictine Abbeys and saDguinary en-
gagements between the Austrian and
French armies. as the latter moved
d own the Danube on the Austrian cap
ital in 1905 and 1909. Nearly all these
old towns are fortified, under the old
dispensa,ion OF city deieuces by stone
walls surrounding them, which are en-
tirely useless in modern warfare On our
left as we passed along, the blue Alps
constantly presenting themselves to
view, appeared ike blue thunder clouds
against the SKY.
CUSTOM HOUSES.
At Saltzburg we entered the King
dom OF Bavaria where We were again
required TO show the revenue officers
now many duds we were carrying on
our journey. This practice OF examin-
ing the luggage OF travellers whenever
they pass from one little province into
| another, is ridiculous and absurd. You
open your trunk while German off,
Ger stands in front OF you chattering
German when you do not understand,
but shaking your head negatively TO
indicate, We suppose, that you don't un-
derstand him) be indicates with his
hands to close it. which you do accor-
dingly, he never having touched or ex-
amined it. You then find yourself lock-
ed in large apartment where beer
and tobacco smoke abound, while 3
slow German with his little brush,
paste pot. and tabs, labels the trunk
that have passed this '.iJji It lection,
30 that by the time you ,n">e Ec tour
OF Europe your trunk contain about
six plies OF tabs, consisting OF revenue
tabs, railroad check tabs. and hotel
,ats, They give you no check when
you consign your baggage into the
hands OF the railroad on which yor
have taken passage. They first weigh
it, which is dope by about two dozen
por;ers with blue shirts outside their
pants, who announce TO the clerk its
weight and he in turn announces to you
the freight on it, which you pay taking
his receipt therefor, which being done,
one Of the numerous blue shirted indl-
viduals aforesaid appears with paste pot
brush, and tab corresponding with
your receipt, which he proceeds to paste
upon your trunk with about as much
adrotnt-s aud rkill as Gen. 4. Basks
posted the bills for Brignoli's Concert.
On your arrival at hotel another ip-
mum erabIe swarm oil these blue shirts
come rushing to the cab. Your bag
gage is handed to the one in the ad-
vance when it is regularly transmitted
from one to the other till it reaches
tie artist with paste pot and brush who
proceeds to display his skill as a paster
by spreading flaming picture OF the
ho ell over one side OF your trunk. SO
that by the time you have travelled two
or three weeks the original surface Of
your trunk is entirely covered with
tabs.
But pardon this depression and we
will return to the apartment where beer
and smoke abound, where We were
awaiting the delivery Of our baggage
A ter about eu hours detention, and
drinking few glasses of beer to while
away the time, and getting completely
| 'umIgated with tobacco smoke. we were
permitted to grab ouv baggage and rush
| hn 4 n n han q.
BILE shouts OF the Dumerots train guards
In uniform, andthe blue shirted porters
that swarm about the train. We were
then in state OF uncertainty as to what
train TO take, and alter being josteled
about in the crowd tor ten or fifteen
minutes, seeking the desired iniorms-
ton in variety OF ways, we were at
last. in the midst OF a drenching rain,
seated in the long searched for and
much desired coach. All this is very
annoying to a traveller, while the er-
animation to which his baggage is sub
jected is perfect farce.
MUNICH.
A fter our baggage had passed this
rigid examination, and we had passed
through the tribulations incident tnere-
to, We proceeded to Munich, the cspi-
tai OF the Kingdom OF Bavaria, which
is beautifully situated on a barren
plsin on both banks OF the User rolling
rapidly" 1t is the fourth city in point
OF population in Germany. coming
ater Berlin, Vienna, and Hamburg
IL contains some tiue squares and mon-
uments. The principal and most at
tractve monument is that in the Caro-
lire Place, erected in honor or the 30,.
900 Bavarians whose bones were left
to bleach on the soil OF Russia in 1912,
and who together with thousands OF
others fell victims to the severity OF a
Russian winter. rather than the miseles
o. Russian warfare in the great Napole.
onic invasion OF Russia. 1t. bears the
following inscription, ITO the 10000
Bsvsrians who perished 10 the Russian
war. Erected by Louis l King OF
B ,vsria. Completed Oct. 18th. 1883
They died for the deliverance Of their
country" "Msrys Pillar" is alec 9
monument OF great beauty and corsid-
erahle professions 1t was erected BY
the Elector Msximillisn l in commem-
oration o. the victory won by him over
Fredric OF the PalstiDate In the battle
Of the White Mountain, near Prague.
THH ROYAL PALACE.
Like all European capitals Munich
contains roysI palace which, like
their churches, appears to have bsen
erected more Tor display and ornament
than Tor practical utility. 1t consists OF
two parts, the old and new palaces,
WHICH are Joined together and covers
over square. Itis 6 perfect lsbarynth
OF cham bers. halls, and stsirvsys. The
bed chamber coutsins bed which has
curtains of gold brocsde. the intrinsic
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