Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-10

paid Tor relatively the same as IN
America. A laborer on the street of
any ordinary labor earns from so to rs
cents. Hired girls in general house
work earn $3.25 per month. Female
teachers same $40 per month, while
male teachers earn $50 In the public
schools. She ordinary city physician
makes a visit for Is cents. All skill
ed labor is paid for in relation to kind
of work. Like all countries the law
does not fix the fee of skill or of ex-
tensiveness. The noted medical pro-
fessors here, Drs. Erb and Szeney
receive calls from many wealthy par
ties any where in Europe and they
will charge according to ability to
pay. These two celebrated men are
not anxious to fill distant calls Dr.
Erb noted, original writer and teach
er of nervous diseases, had call last
week to Amsterdam to see one of the
princesse8 of Austria but refused to
90. Dr. Szeney had call to go to
Vienna but refused to attend. DR..
Cheney is Justly celebrated for his
original operations in abdominal sur
gerry
The basis of the currency here is
the work, which is equal to % cents,
and the pfenig. which is equal to IA
of a cent But the name money has
only relative value. AS small arti-
cles which are sold for five cents in
u. s. can be sold here for one cent.
Labor is relatively cheaper here ON ac-
count Of population.
Such thing as ordinary boarding
is very rare in Heidelberg. This is
done by restaurants. The economical
student gets his breakfast for about s
cents, dinner 20 cents and supper for
II cents. [ have seen poor students
living on 80 cents day A good
room can be rented and furnished for
% per month.
The majority Of people are cultured,
polite, good looking and devoted to
music and pleasure. Music is a
characteristic feature Of the German
composition and indicative of culture
and capacity. AS a general make up
the German has an impulsive nature,
a vivid, lively Imagination leading to
romance and music, quick tempered
and passionate, and physically, spas
modic and awkward in movement. AS
a general rule the German writer is
more voluminous than practical and
hence the American seizes upon the
salient facts a practical part of his
volume and puts them to immediate
use and invention. He is a model
systematic instructor and good ana
lyzer. Some of the hills around
Heidelberg are 1900 feet above the
sea covered over with planted trees.
The hills begin to rise from the city
and are very steep. Gardens on
these hillsides are reached by steps
made of stone. And now and then a
cross wall is built to keep it from
away. The Neckar river is
bridged twice at Heidelberg, One
bridge is made entirely of stone built
in 1885 In 1895 the French Gener-
al stormed it. That is, as many
soldiers as possible rushed over it in
the face of fire and sword and took
the city. The other bridge is iron
with stone piers and Of recent con-
struction. Heidelberg has been
burned 3 or 4 times. It has a rich
and its celebrity is much
due to its university and monstrous
ruined castle. The morals Of the city
are fairly good. The people generally
are corpulent and fat from drinking
such enormous quantities of beer,
Beer is drank before, at and after
meals, and at all other hours. The
three words in order for every restau-
rant is beer, wine, cafe. The man
who does not indulge in this dutch
slop is looked upon as heather and
a publican, not having sense enough
to buy it.
An apprenticeship is needed to be-
come pleasantly accustomed to German
Heidelberg is full Of soldiers
in uniform, They drill at stated hours.
The German ordinarily has SO few
rights that immense numbers of sol
diers are required to defend them,
while citizen of Grand Rapids can
defend all his rights and privileges
lnnumerable, except domestic ones,
with tooth-pick.
E. B. ROBINSON.
City Council Proceedings.