The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-10-02
LETTER FROM
A SALEM GIRL
Mrs. Vim. w. Graham Dis
cribeS Life in Germany.
The Men Can Beat Their wives. But They
Don't Chew Tobacco and the Girls
Don't Chew Gnm.
contlnued From saturday.

sdroop TO the waters edge on all side
and the gold fish frisk and play verl
near the water's edge in the shadows
Beautiful paths wind in and out througl
this beautiful forest. Also roads fol
driving and riding. The people, boil
ladies and gentlemen, seem to take an
unusual interest in horse back riding
and one always meets large riding par
ties'here.
There is boat house and for a few
pfennigs an hour you can procure boat
and row all around through the garten.
We zee wild ducks by the hundreds, but
they seem very tame here.
In the middle OF some OF the lakes
are small islands and these are used by
the ducks. They make their nests and
hatch their little ones there unmolested.
Little oval stone bridges cross and re.
cross tn, lakes many times. 1t is de
lightfully cool here on hot days and
people flock there by the thousan ls
from the entire city.
On the east side OF the Thier Garten
runs the Seegesale, large boulevard.
II is very long and wide, with groups of
statuary on both sides and leads up 10
the monster war column. Branden-
burg Thor lies at the end Of az ntcn den
Linden" His Majesty, the Kaiser, il
adding new groups of statuary every
month. They are OF his ancestors and
are very fine pieces Of workmanship
cut from pure white marble. There has
been l2 special police put on there to
guard this boulevard from the Kaiser's
enemies. II seems scarcely credible that
the man lives who would deliberately
demolish beautiful piece Of workman
chip, but il is nevertheless the case, as
a number OF them have been badly de.
faced.
Berlin is very level city, the streets
are wide and very clean, with rows Of
trees on either side. When it's breezy
here the wind gets terrific sweep, and
II Is very unpleasant I , be on the street.
The buildings are Of uniform height,
none over five stories high, and what is
noticeable 10 an American, scarcely
ever an elevator. and one becomes ex-
pert at climbing stairs. The ground
floors OF these five-story build.
ings are occupied by business houses and
the other four stories by private families
and nearly all the "wohnungs" (suites)
have small balconies, which are loaded
with flowers and gives the streets
beautiful appearance. In the evening
the people dine on these balconies and
the colored stand-lamps and all makes
II very pretty sight. The lar.e cafes
here usually have long yerandas across
the front Of the building which are one
mass OF blossoms and in the evening the
people congregate here, eat, and drink
and enjoy life in the German style.
| thought II was rather hard to get a
drink OF water in London in the hotel
but find il almost impossible here
When eating one pays for beer here
whether you drink ii or not. The price
Of imported beer has gone up and the
Germans are lamenting over il.
The most disgusting feature of foreign
countries in the "tips." Everyone must
have fee here. When you start to leave
a hotel 40 little servants that you have
never seen before must have fee, street
car conductors aud every sort of labor
ing man must have his "trnk geld" as
they term il aud Il il is not forth coming
they do not hesitate to ask for il. Upon
inquiry find that the reason OF this il
that the men receive such poor wages
that they expect It from the people.
wish 10 mention one feature OF the
German people;-where man is there
will his wife and children be- found, they
always go tOSether-lit would be we'll for
3 ome OF the American gentlemen to fol
low this example) am afraid that Is
about their only good point though, for
many Of thom beat their wives unmerci.
lully-occasionally see a woman knocked
down on the street by her husband and
no one dares 10 interfere, II so they are
hned. Not even policeman has right
TO interfere between man and wife The
laws here do not protect wife at ALL Fol
instance, short time ago, after night,
man attacked with knife, woman
whom he 'upposed was his wife, and
nearly killed her.
II happened to be another woman She
brought suit and they discharged the
'ase ON the grounds that the fellow
thought II was his wife. IL is very
common thing 10 see WON, II hitohed
ip to small wagon alongside OF dog,
pulling along together. Women are
made to work here Il speak OF the poor.
" class
Marriage here is purely a money mat,
er When two people are engaged il is
announced by each one Wearing we'd
ling ring ON the 4th finger OF the left
land, when they are married they
imply shift the rings to same finger on
he right hand. Thus, il is easy TO see
whether a man on Noman is engaged
u married. A widow wears both her
Iusbaud's ring and her own ON the 4th
niger OF her right hand. Thus its very
asy o see she is widowed. noticed
woman the other day who had 2 rings
n each hand and | found ont she was
vice widowed. Now its puzEling me TO
now where she would wear the Srd
4 OF rings in case she was thrice wid.