The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

are charged for az the rate OF ! cent each
All telephone Offices receive kilograms
and deliver them to the telegraph stations
at . cents apiece.
| have already written OF the postal sys-
tenn here and how you can send all kinds
. of express matter. even to hicke and
ducks, by mail.
I was talking Of this to-day with Mr..
Frankenthal. our Consul at Berns. lie
says:
The foreign importations Of all sorts in
10 Switzerland through the post are euor-
| nous.
Tine parcel post. which is IN vogue in
MANI parts Of Europe. makes this whole
continent our supply point.
i get my turkeys. chickens ard eggs
with my letters. They come from Ga!acia,
not far from the Adriatic Sea. and I pay
the postinan for them on delivery.
Il pay only % cents for the delivery OF
ten pounds Of fat geese from Austria.
The geese themselves are. perhaps.
worth sf.2p. ard this extra charge brings
them into my house here and includes the
sending back OF the money to the seller.
The chicken iaisers Of Roumania adver-
tise in our Swiss papers.
They send the goods. on approval.
through the post. and IL takes only a postal
card to give the order.
1t IS a great institution, and It ought to
be adopted in the United States.
IF we had such an international ar
ransement with Switzerland. we could an
nUalIy sell $i,Cg,.oc0 worth OF shoes in this
country.
IF. with all Europe. II would open up the
American trade"
1t il strange that tho Swiss do not raise
their own eges?" said l..
ENCUBATORS ARE NOT
Used IN SWITZERLAND.
Yes. it seems So" replied Consul Frank
enthal.
There Is no reason why they should not.
except that the summer season Is short
and they apparently have not learned how
10 handle the prolific wooden hen Of mod
ern times.
standing every hotel has to have Its eggs
for breakfast, and that 81. 0I,V 100 worth OF
eggs were imported last year.
These peop.e plan their lives after that
OF their grandfathers.
Poultry was not raised in the past. and
the present don't care to make the expert
Ilent."
Switzerland has just completed & new
capitol building. 1t is a magnificent struc-
tufe. on the banks Of the Aar. surrounded
by some of the most beautiful views of this
country.
The building cast more than 81. 900, 90.
1t covers several acres. rising from a mas |
sve stone platform or espIanade, looking
out over the river and the mountains.
The structure Is pure Swiss III every
respect. swiss architects Planned II, and
workmen built II.
Evey bit of material in It came from
Switzerland.
The sandstone is from the quarries of
and the marbles are from the diff
tereut cantons.
1t was eight years in building. and when
II was turned over 10 the Congress. only
April, President Temp made the dedi-
speech, saying:
Mr.. Pres!Ient anu Members Of the Ma
al Council and Council of state: We
hand to you the new Swiss capitol.
Its cupo!a- sarInounted with the federal
cross. will be a token to the coming gener-
atoms OF the unity and amity which now
exist throughout the Swiss nation.
May our successors continue these con- !
ditions. and may they, under the protection
of Almighty God, ever preserve them in
wisdom and truth, inmates by a
love equal to that which we have for the
and beautiful! fatherIand."
l spent some time IN gong through the
capitol building, AMI during my stay l took
a look at the Swiss Congress.
The House of Representatives. Is built IN
the shape OF a half moon, with the seats
rising in concentric rows from front 10
back.
TRANSLATOR
is 4 NECESSARY OFFICIAL
The President sits on a raised platform
like our Speakers desk, with a
clerk on each side Of him.
The press galleries are at the front, SO