The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-03-23
ODDITIES OF BERLIN.
SOME OF The QUEER THINGS IN
THE GERMAN CAPITAL

The horse CARS and ether public convey
snces IN Berlin strike the American -
somewhat peculiar The fares in the horse
cars vary according TO the distance. the
loves. fare being 10 pfennsSz. or a9s centA
And the hishess % pfennigx. CT ~ ceniA
A fee Of 5 ptrnnigs ID freqnently given to
the conductor. because il Is . well known
fact that their wzg-s are 50 low thai they
eouid not live withOu, their fees. and . lady
In the evening or on = stormy day viii Sc
eure from the conductor every attention
add courtesy by giving this trihing amount
although il is By no means . necessity
Hor>e CARS in Berlin are allowed TO carry
ooly = specified number. On each car 10
distinctly marked bow many seats there
are inside and how many standing places
on each platform, and when the car is died
I is VIII Dot stop again for passengers. for the
rules are strictly enforced The horse carr
do Dot stop al any point where they are
( signAled. hut only al intervals Of about two
blocks The stopping places are marked
1 BY an iron pole with plate On top bearing
/ the words. Professionalism HAlte<selle."
or Horse Railroad Stopping Place"
Some Of the horse cars have . double row
OF seats running lengthwise on top Of them
Only men are allowed 10 ride on top. and
the travelling American lady feels this to b
very unfair. for fine views OF the busy
streets can be obtained from such an ele
waited position Ladies in Berlin A. well a
gen,lemen jump on and of the cars while
/ they are in motion. and they become very
Skillfui in SO doing
Running directly across the city from
east 10 west is the City Elevated railroad.
and around the outside OF the city in two
I large loops-a northern and q southern-is
. ha
with the former at its eastern and western
stations The roads are constructed on q
series OF fine masonry arches which from q
distance appear a, once massive and grace
ful, and they cannot be said to be in any
way Disagreement 10 the city. The sta
tons, Of which there are some seven or
eight within the city limits. are immense
brick structures with fine, high. glass arch
ed roofs and with broad flights of stone
steps leading up to the platforms above.
As with everything else on the continent,
the Berlin elevated roads are well built and
permanent in character and present none
OF the tawdry, cheap, temporary appearance
OF similar roads in some Of our American
cities The cars used are the ordinary Euro
pean apartment cars, and most Of the trains
carry three elasses-namely. second third
and fourth, the first class being used only on
the long runs The fares vary with the dis
lance in the city, and they are As moderate
as the horse car fares
The shop windows in Berlin are full Of
interest for the American Shopping in
Berlin is widely different from shopping IL
any American city. To begin with, the
shops are much smaller There are only a
bali dozen really large shops, comprising
three or four floors, in Berlin. and only two
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Narche in Paris Except in the few large
shops one must be prepared to have his pur.
chase handed him done up in a newspaper.
for instead OF wrapping paper German
economy compels the dealer to buy up back
numbers of the daily journalsl In all the
markets and butcher shops this is used,
and even in a fine confectionery shop you
may have your candies wrapped In a large
printed advertisement. In some Of the
large and more fashionable shops the string,
| taken of the goods as they come In a,
wholesale are tied together and used again
TO secure the parcels Of the retail trade.
Shopping as Americans know ic-namely
the going about from store to store exauin
ing and pricing until one has found exactly
what one wishes, and at the price one
wishes TO PAYS unknown in Berlin There
one Il not expected to enter a store and ex
anime goods unless one Is prepared TO buy
on the spot. IL the clerk thinks for an in
slant that you are not pleased and may no,
buy. his manner changes at once, and he
Will not show you any more. But il he is
convinced that you really desire to purchase
be will be exceedingly attentive. II, how
ever, after having considerable shown you-
you are not satisfied and leave, you NAV
expect positive rudeness on the part of the
clerks, whereas if you buy five pfennigs
az centsJ worth you will be politely
treated
Few stores in Berlin have delivery wa9.
onA Almost all employ small boys, who
carry the parcels to their destination
There are not many peculiar signs TO be
seen In such modern city Berlin, bu,
one customary sign, evidently handed down
from olden times, deserves notice What
was its origin have never been able to dis
cover, but a white apron tied over a chair.
which Is hung outside a butchers sipp. or
stood on the pavement beside the door.
means that boiled ''frankfurterr sau.aees
are to be had within. One frequently sees
such chair on Saturday evenings about 8
O'Clock, the German supper hour. and PEG
pie living near by will send out seryan,
TO bring some in for the evening meal
Conspicuous By their absence" are all
Minus VI idrSe painted sigma, great placards
and colored advertisements. The law does
not allow the Disagreement Of the CITY BY
painting advertisements on blank sides Of
houses or by the erection Of large and con
splcuous sign boards. The shops along the
business streets have all the necessary
names and numbers on them, and in the |
horse cars are panels fitted in above the |
windows bearing various kinds Of notices |
and some Of the car windows have adyer
tisements painted or ground On the 1Ias.
All theater and opera notices and special |
advertisements must be posted on the ''ad |
vertising columns" which are In conven- |
lent places all over the city They stand |
on the street corners and are about 10 feet |
high and feet in diameter and serve a. a |
directory for concerts, lectures and all
kinds OF amusements for each day There
have been recently placed in the yariou.
open squares and on the business streets Of
the city ornamental square coiumna On
the top OF each Is a clock which keeps
standard time. being regulated By electric.
ity from the city observatory A recording
thermometer and barometer are also on
each column, and in the center a revolving
cylinder on which advertisement. are
placed They are not only exceedingly u.e.
ful, but also quite ornamental features Of
the city.-New York Post.
Familiar Terms at Home.
Eloise, little tot Of IS months. hearing
old auutig call our cook 'dauuh,.xj, ,.-Llt. |