Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-06-10
TRAVELLING IN EUROPE.
Story of a Tour on Foot Through the
Old World.

The following is an abstract rom
letters of "A foot passenger through
Germany, who writes Of things just
as he saw them:
From Berlin TO Leipsic, via Dres-
den, North Germany is as level as
West Kansas, broken only by a few
pine groves. Windmillsare 50 com
IN ~ dozen eau be seen revolving
their great arms, from any point.
They do nearly all the grinding.
| Black ryc bread and Il mug Of beer
Is the meal of II German peasant.
A man who drinks water in Europe
Is Il curiosity. In France aud Italy
wine, in Germany and Austria beer,
in England everything vile is the
the drink.
The German government keeps
register of the chief events in the life
of every soul born under its rule, no
matter where he or she goes. 70
test this our traveller made inquiry
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aoout an old friend Of his who lived
in the United States, at the police
directory. After the official got on
the track of the identical party bear
ing the name inquired for, he took
down book after book and copied en-
tries and finally gave to our traveller
II paper containing brief but min
ute life Of the person up to the month
before the inquiry was made, even
showing to whom his sister was mar
ricd, mt Lexington, Mo-, only IA
month before. Tyranny on part of
government and crimes by individ-
uuls, renders this system of espiOn-
age necessary. Crime gives torulers
the excuse for this, and so the Grim
innl is the enemy of liberty.
Sunday is almost universally n
holiday. This disregard d Of Sunday
grew out of the teachings of the
early rcformers who protested
against the observation of the day us
sacred, in opposition To the Catho-
lies.
The most important railway
lines have in Germany added n
fourth class rate of carriage which
Is about half II cent per mile less.
One traveller disguised himself in
old clothes to travel fourth class,
but he found many well to do people
with him. The fourth
class ears were full and everybody
seemed journcying. The kind of
people who never think OF going by
rail Tor pleasure fill these fourth
class cars, and they are polite, clean.
ly, good tempered and very sociable.
Our traveller protests he was never
In better company, never saw better
behaved people. They were mostly
taking short trips and rs many were
continually getting on rs oil. Sing
ing and Instrumental music and
Jokes occupied the time. lny-overs
ARE allowed ON all tickets.
Wooden ties are being taken out
aud iron pieces laid lengthwise, and
the rails are So bmced that il il im-
possible for them to spread. Station
in even small villages are
grand piles. The one At Frankporr
Is the finest in the world aud cost
fourteen million dollars.
lnquirlng of fellow passengers
about wages he found tiuners get 81,
stone layers Sl,So, days work ten
hours; hoIcl porter got iitty cents
with his board, BARRIERS shave for
.wo and half cents, hair cutting
,iN cents.
Women dothe same work rs men;
hey plow and chop down trees.
Tie saw but one or two drunk men.
At very good hotels meals are
welve cents each aud lodging the
same with M extra charges for lights
md fuel, This WAS AT Frankfort
me OF the richest towns ON the
globe.