The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-10-02

This is strictly AN automobile town
Today within 5 minutes walk here il
Charlottenburg met 10 3 3seated
automobiles filed with American tour
lists aud they were having a jolly time
they were all coming from the
Masoleum.
Car fare is hall what it is out west, but
It is astonishing TO see the amount oI
traffic. It is especially uncomfortable
70 leave the city on Sundays on steam
car, for while the street cars are not al
lowed 20 be crowded, the steam cars are
packed. il is an unusual thing to see a
German offer seat to a lady.
The railway coaches do not compare
at all with America. Instead Of being
made into one long coach they are cut
up into small departments, that will
seat about 10 people, the door is on the
side Of the compartment, being the only
entrance from the outside, and the only
time the door is allowed open is when
the train is at a station, 1t is forbidden
for people TO jump on or off of train
while it is in motion.
One can ride, Let, End, 3rd, or 4th class
here. The 4th class is similar to our
box cars in America. Should a man at.
tempt to steal a ride lie would fiud him
sell roughly handled and terminate in
Jail. The railways in the city are elc-
waited and its shocking TO see train
come crashing into the Bahnhof without
a bell OF a whistle, but they have few
accidents an account Of il being against
the law to step on TO the tracks.
read an article recently written by
German who had been to America in
which he commented on our chewing
gum, he said he saw people going along
the streets chewing a piece OF rubber
and it was a very disgusting sight.
Strange as it may seem / have never
seen bit of gum here and | am sure
hat ii can not be had. Another thing,
,hewing tobacco is not the mode here.
have never noticed any SO far.
want TO meution the postal cards
hey have here. One can buy a postal
With photograph on it Of, almost any
public building, bridge, platz, aud even
he houses you live in. IL is quite the
craze" here 10 get collections Of these
ards. You can buy them IN every city, !
'athing place, and Villa aud it surprises
no that young Western advertisers have
ot hit upon this scheme before this for |
dvertising the city. These cards are
ent all over the world and it seems 10
ne it would be ~ splendid idea. II Sa-
sm only had these cards for sale with |
hotos OF the state buildings, public
chools, streets, places OF business, mills,
leclric works, and pretty scenes from
ne river in the vicinity Of Salem what a
eat ad 'ertisement it would be. Later
will mail card TO your paper.
Last week | spent the entire week in |
ne old museum here aud | have only !
zen one corner OF it. spent days
lone in the Greek and Egyptian section
it. They have a collection Of mum.
lies and sacrificing chambers, tout of |
thiopia) that are older than the |
yramids. They claim this is the on v |
election on exhibition. This Is not vet
pen to the public but we managed to
ain admitIance.
IL would take me too long 10 write
nything about what have seen here
the museums and elsewhere 80 will |
OF enlarge upon the subject, suffice it |
say, | have just began 10 see places of |
lterest here but when am ready to ro.
lrn TO United States soil | will have
zen all Of them, and they are numerous.
CHARLoTrR HELLRNBR NND-tiRAuAM