Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-10
ERNEST wENDT IN BERLIN.

ERNEST WENDT IN BERLIl
An Interesting Letter Descril
ing What He Has Seen In
4. the German Capital.
Berlin, Sept. %, 1909.
Dear Brother Linn: II 10 now goin
on Ave months since We left Canto,
have since travelled . great many mile
| and visited many places, where l hav
never been before. We have been poste
|of our country's happenings ,hroug
the LEADER and News, which we hav
received regularly and they are read
great deal more carefully then at home
We always feel very much disappointet
II they stay away day or two over
time. and when they come. everyone
wants to read them first, and one has {,
resd aloud 90 We can all hear, and now
% We have promised some Of oul
friends that would let them hear from
10 sometime. l thought l would write
few lines and II You will be kind
enough to give them place in the LEAD
Err 20 that all our friends can read
will be very much obliged to you.
They have read Of our travels over land
and sea to this city Of Berlin whore We
are at present. 90 I will only write Of
the city and Of its people. We really
think that this is the fiuest city we have
seen yet - far q cleanliness and health.
fulness is concerned, it ranks above all
Others. The air Is as pure % it is on
Dakota prairies and it ia claimed that it
has the best system Of sewerage Of any
city on the continent, and the streets
are kept very clean by washing and
sweeping, which is almost altogether
done 1t night, and it would not be very
healthful for man 10 spit tobacco
juice on the sidewalks if the police see
1t done. tho strict punishment for this
has nearly done away with tobacco
chewing, but nearly al men smoke q.
gars or cigarettes.
Tho police regulations are very strict,
every newcomer has got to bereported
within three days by those with whom
he stops and you have to give On &C.
count Of yourself and your whole fam.
lily. do not know, but am told
that their is no such place as what we
call slums, such as are found in cities
like Chicago, New York, London and
other cities.
This is indeed . military nation.
You can hardly ever look out of your
window and not see soldiers. Every
able bodied man has to serve two yeare
and then attend the maneuvers every
Dpring from five to six weeks for three
years moro. 90 he wont get ont Of prac,
lice, and every man ID q trained soldier,
md you can tell by the straight walk,
!he short step, and soldierly bearing
hat they al have had some good
and the Emperor is in his
ylory when the Reichstag, (congress)
flows him plenty Of funds for his
lrmy. saw thirty thousand soldiers
N dress parade iu honor Of Victor
Emanuel Of Italy. who was visiting
William II for three days. The parade
vas just outside the city and I think
here were fully a. many people q
oldierS to zee them and especially the
wo monarchs. l saw them both several
imes, once only few feet from me,
leo the Empress with two Of the
'rinces and other high officers ct the
arade, all on horseback. They always
rive and ride fast. some one said that
re- done because they were always
fraid Of being shot BY some anarchist. |
'rivate detectives from Italy were sent
ere week before the King came. a.
hey expected some Italian anarchist |
ere but nothing happened. II it is
rue that they are always in fear Of
eing shot. I don't want their job.
The Emperor is liked very much by
10 people, they think he 10 all right
nd take his advice and copy after him.
According to law he IL the head Of the
hurch and he Is quite religious a. far
. believing in the Lord. and morality
nd honesty 10 concerned. He has
veeded out nearly oil infidel preachers,
nd al are true believers now which
RS not tho case some years ago. He
leo discourages drinking to excess-not
otal abstinence and I am told that
10 drinking Is going on than used TO
q, to the sorrow of the drink sellers,
mt q / look at it, and see 1t, there is
lenty Of saloons and drinking going on
ct.
Emperor William II. wears his
aoustache combed to both sides and
hen straight up --- 20, and it 10 fun
0 eco every man trying to copy, after
i'm, every youth with half . dozen
airs under his nose has them parted up
traight. I looked out the window one
aorning and saw young fellow hav-
~ bandsge under his nose tied back
I his head. asked what could be the !
natter with him; they laughed and
hid that was moustachs trainer, even |
ar son, DR.. Wendt, has put his in
raining for I haye seen him several
lines putting on something to stiffen
nd hold IL up straight. This proves
he old saying true: $50 king. 90 peo.
10. That was the case In bible times |
nd 10 1t 10 yet.
People dress here fully g we'll a.
hey do in our country, only the ladies
ont trail their dreaaeA n thav d0 af |