The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-27

He Writes Entertainingly Of
German Life.

the Hustling Observation-Disclosures
Custom Of Slipping" Every body Pre-
walls Eyerywhere"-Slow Business
Habifs-Sunday Observance Growing
more Rigid, many places closed more
tightly than in America Will Re
turn to New York soon where he
will Hold An Important Position for
big Syndicate.
Correspondence Fairmont Index.
DIR. John A. Myres, formerly Di-
rector of the Agricultural Experiment
tai Station at Morgantown, in let
ter from Dresden, dated March Both
to the editor Of this paper described
some phases of the German life so
Interestingly that we think it would
interest the general reader, and we
take the liberty Of publishing portions
LOT the letter.
swell we are here in one of the
great manufacturing cities Of Ger
many, also one of the great art CEN
tiers. There are always large num-
Der of English and Americans here.
In fact one portion Of the city is sub
S tantially given over to them, and per
sons who are unfamiliar with the Ian
guage have no difficulty getting
along.
Every thing here moves slowly, and
the effects of the military training is
felt in every department of life. The
people look to the leaders for direc-
ton in every thing. The street cars
the railroads, the telegraphs and tele-
phone systems, the internal improve
ments, such as buildings and streets,
waterworks etc, are all subject to the
most perplexing system of inspections
and permits. There are about three
men to do what we would accomplish
by one. The fee system is completely
fastened upon the country, even the
street car conductors appear to expect
fee when they collect fare, and
the other evening / counted the fees
that saw different passengers give
one of the conductors as | rode into
the city on one of the electric cars.
! 1t was not a crowded car, but he
picked up seven little fees amounting
to from II to q cents each. 1t
If foaina .s 10 pess;hla II ov.and',
Through oil ;ndrstrias
There have hoon groat cbanaos IN
Germany since | was here as stu
dent G.rn,anv is hayino a roo,,1ar
buiId;no hoon faw Of e,r ,rostarn
cities . 20 h,i1d,n,, o., "a ,,;5I,, &c Dat,
ana nrosdan Do ~ ,vne,. ,ha
raasor for - MI hns;uas, =. w.
dnctod nnon striat1v ar;,,;,al ,,ras
panLs oron AZ 20 o,asa -
ap M for d,nnar ma sra thar go "
nntil ep Tbo sama ia tr,,o ~ -
n,anv - tho storas and nnst aesoaS
business closes earlv in tbe eyanino
a nd evans lata il ~ ,narnina Mann
Of Tho stores do not t nnan unti1 q o,clani,
and after q p NJ M ta,aoranb I'D ana
telenhona oe,cos ora closed Tha Co.
dow nhsarvanoo ~ Sons,a,u hos ~ ~
com n,nch rnoro r;,r;d 49,, - ,nos
few Years aero In sact nnts;do ~ 30
paLsrw tha p,+ahon 49, "a =, ~ ~
Crocarv al h,,sinass - alasaa ~" tirh 49,
thar IN n,arica az % curse 1,Sa ne ne ~ ~
tanrants are nnan That u Is ,,n env do
hIe in Garmanp Tba hahits of ~
noonlo ara s,,cb tbat tha a,as,n, 80
H. rosta,,rants ,na,,,d ~ os 80.
hardsbin nc ~ close tho dininasroon,s
in n,ar;ca WITH tha carn,ans Snn9
dav is larga,v dav ~ cost and a., roo 49,
tion Tho chnrchos ,ahich ma ~ %
numerous as in hnoorica arc sva11 o.
tended at Lost o. tha 20 tvs "e, 80 "s
yisited tbe1n Thnu hara ,raat
variety of services and haoin ahont
sun up with almost continuous ser
vices until about p. NJ. The con-
gregation changing several times A.
part comes to one service and mart To
another. A person visiting the
church at any one time NAV think
the attendance small but when we
remember that very large crowd has
gone home and a large crowd will
come after we leave. it makes large
sum total. The Court here is Catho-
lie though the majority of the people
are protestant. refer to the King.
dom of Saxony. The King is now
quite feeble though very much he
loved by his subjects. There is large
liberty of religious action, but Catho-
llcS ana HrOJeStdQtS WOULD light In
a minute.
The military organization appears
to be very popular with the neonle.
and is not looked upon as hardship
The taxes are very high and every
thing and every body is taxed
noticed the tax collector collecting
taxes from the waitress the other day
| in the restaurant where / take nv
dinnar She WAC comn,ain;no 1o,dly
in annroved Gornan If tho retaS ~
Governmant had esta bl,Shed for har
As she was navin@ mon tha snnon,ar
rate when her fees woro 1aroo and IN
tho winter soason bar oor,,inns ,.ora
verv small t. ;s not s,oh . he rd III
bowayor mon tha noonia as ~ n,an
" 70 az once ulspurseo ny the 0oV-