The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

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q TN a feature 30 simple.
~" 80 sensible and 20
picturesque. too. that II is surprising
that Il has not been imported along
with German beer and the custom OF
beer-drinking IN resorts Of large size.
II Is something that all visitors TO Ger
man beer halls remark Immediately
and with pleasure and speak Of as soon
a. they get home This feature IL the
use OF beer markers A beer marker
Ia nothing more or less than a little
puppet Of knitted wool. about four
Inches high. Its purpose Il 20 deslg-
nate TIE beer mug you send back 10
be replenished. 80 that you may be
sure Of getting the same one back
again and not one used by some other
person. They use mugs entirely on the
other side and the pewter lids are pro-
yided with fasteners which hold your
beer marker securely. When the kell-
nerin returns with half a dozen or
more rehlled mugs Il "a an easy mat
ter Tor the drinker 20 recognize his
own particular marker. Il was Munich.
the home OF the beer. where the Gus
tom OF using beer markers was In
auguraied. The Lowenbrau Keller. one
OF the most famous resorts IN Germany.
"a the Headquarters OF the beer marker.
An old woman known In every quarter
OF Germany az the beer-marker wo-
man, has the privileges Of the resort
She krits the quaint markers herself
and every evening may be seen wan
dering from table 20 table with a bask-
e OF them. which she sells for hfty
pfennigs. or about 70 cents. apiece
These beer markers are oarlcatures OF
Sell-known men. Emperor William Ia
one OF the most popular figures TO be
seen. a born ruler OF majestic presence
Knitted. with his manly breast COW
cred With emblems made OF tin. His
brown yarn mustaehes sweep across
his face as n they wanted to kisB his
ears. while q faint tinge Of red paint
gives color 10 his Fat cheeks. The 1T
tie figure IL carefully made. and the
kaiser grasps his sword az n he were
showing his troops the proper way TO
hight Bismarck naturally comes next
In popularity and not far behind follow
Dr. wlndthorst and Eugene Richter.
his two greatest political opponents.
Note Blsmarck's three hairs. They
are all he has In the world. and the
woman who knit the iron chancellor
did not forget a single one. Then there
II Caprivi Capriyi succeeded Bis
marck as chancellor. but did not stay
In power long There was a dead set
agains, his policy from the beginning.
but during his short term OF Office be
became noted throughout the empire.
This beermarker isnot half 20 effective
hs that Of Lieut.. Won Breusewltz. who
lately set the tongue Of Germany agog
by killing a civilian In a duel. Bruse-
vita is more or less 81 a military bully
ard his opponent h said 70 have been
guilty OF no ofense. Hence the stir.
The shah Of Persia and the emperor
Of Russia are popular as beer markers,
and Boulangsr, In red knit trousers.
blue knit coat and a beautiful white
plume. 10 stIll 20 be seen In the beer
halls. At the present time one Of the
most oarlcatured men IN Germany Il
Father Knelpp. the noted preacher o,
the "Kneipp cure" Knclpps theory
IL that nervous troubles may be cured
n people will Systematically prom
enade with bare feet In the early morn
ing dew. The beer marker shows A
phllanihropic face and a waterlng-pot
from which latter the good "piarrer"
obtains artificial dew.
One OF the most popular OF all the
beer markers Is the pretty kellnerln
or becrmaid. with her gay bodice and
her two beer mugs-a familiar figure
TO the Germans. You also ind many
examples OF "wurzl." the old vegetable
woman with a caro-, In her hand and
a knobhy nose tina, almost touches
her chin. We also frequently see Wurzl
sepp. Who. next to the kaiser and BIS.
marck. IL probably the bost-knowp
man N Germany. he IL a queer old
fellov--a hermit In short-who runs
an Illicit still among the mountains
and who may frequently be seen IN thl,
most picturesque costume. A snor,
time ago he was seen at the Berlin e1.
hlbltlon. Lastly comes a little beer
marker In a long robe and hood. with
radish IN one hand and a beer mus
IN the other. lie ls called the Munich.
cner Kind" or Munich child" Nv
some mysterious chain OF events An
the olden time the arms Of Munich be.
came a little monk or "Monehen." from
which We set the German "Munehen. {"
or Muni'A. Nov, the little monk held
a bible a one Of his hands. and raised
the other In exhortatlon. But In the
Lowenbrau Keller we hud him with
the radish and the beer mug. The
radlsh. Il may be added. Is an lndls.
penable accomplishment to mug OF
beer IN Munich. Il ls cut lengthwiss
IN long. thin stripA I, is then opened
like a book and each leaf Is sprlnkled
with salt and then closed again.