Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-07-10
MEXICO COUNTY MISSOURI THURSDAY JULY TO- 1909

Louis II he issufficIently urged. II he
ldoes, the crowds on Chicago Day at
the Columbian Exposition win not be
a corporal's guard compared to those
that will throng the Mound City on
the Mississippi. The Emperor comes
from long line Of kings and knows it.
He is popular in Prussia, the Yankee
part Of Germany. Outside that state,
the big fish in the German puddle, be
is not SO well liked. Whatever the
general public may think Of his ac-
tions he is easily the greatest mon
arch in Europe.
The Crown Prince is attending the
University OF Bonn. We stopped a
while at this charming Columbia-like
city and saw the youngster with his
| fraternity-cap. He is an exclusive
gentleman and associates only with
members Of bis fraternity. We called
at his house. he has whole palace
overlooking the Rhine. The police
man with the uniform Of a brigadier-
general who guarded the door stepped
high and said the Prince was not at
home, having just gone out riding. We
left our regrets.
WHERE LAWS ARE MADE FOR THE
EMPIRE.
Berlin Is great city, with a new
look to its public buildings The home
OF the German parliament, the Reich
stag, is the most stupendous struct-
ure. In front Of 1t is a gold-tipped
statue Of Victory which makes every
Frenchman who comes to Berlin
swear. II the French ever capture
Berlin-for which every French child
is taught to pray-this glorious and
golden statue will be the first object
to receive their careful attention.
Aside from transferring Alsace-Lorr-
aine back to the country OF the tri-
color they win tip the monument into
the Spree OF remove 1t to the Place de
la ConcOrde at Paris. Americans are
conspicuous 10 Berlin. One may even
buy American shoes there which is
almost the only place on thecontinent
where they may be procured. Amer
leans are detected abroad by their
shoes and their shaves A elean-shav-
en- face and broad-soled shoes give the
individual away. ~ like the Amer
ican shoes" said pretty German
fraulein in Nuremberg. "It makes so
pretty look" Whereupon the tan in
the Kodaker's cheeks turned red but
why can not be told.
Like all German towns Berlin Is
filled with soldiers. The whole en-
plre is military camp. Soldiers,
soldiers, everywhere. Each petty
state has its different uniform and
each uniform is ugller that the others.
Respect for the higher officials is
drilled into the German soldiers in
striking fashion. No soldier may
take his seat in restaurant or leave
the room without saluting every
soldier OF q higher rank in the room
and securing their permission. In
any cafe or restaurant one may see
soldiers enter, march around to the
officers who may be at the tables,
salute them and stand stock still I'M
til they are told they may go and sit
down. The same procedure is gone
through with as they leave.
LUTHER's TOWN.
Beautiful Potsdam, with It's Park of
Sans Souci, is few minutes ride from
Berline. Some distance further is |
Wittenberg, the chief glory Of which
is that DR.. Martin Luther lived and
labored there. The University in
which he was a professor, bis old
lecture room, the church to the door
of which he nailed hisimmortal theses
what were they?-are sacredly pre-
served. These and other relics of the |
greatest man that Germany ever
grew, draw visitors to Wittenberg
from all the Protestant world. In the
visitors book at the church we found
the autograph of the first Emperor
William. His chirography was worse
than that of the Kodaker. AS for
that Of DR.. Martin Luther it resem-
bled very much the famous manu-
script Of Judge W. s. Pratt, of Col
umbia.
THE RHINE WHICH IS A GERMAN
RIVER.
Cologne has its famous Gothic
cathedral which required 400 years to |
construct. There is not much else in
the big town to repay a visitor for
taking time there. So as rapidly as
the weather would permit we left
the city for a journey up the Rhine.
Travellers usually say there is no
more beautiful river trip than that
from Bonn to Mayence. We cordial
ly concur In the general judgment. We
came to Bonn by railway, a slow
moving train, and there took the boat.
The Rhine steamer is most comfort
able and wellarranged for sight-see-
ing. A half days journey brought us
to Coblentz where we stopped over
might and the following day took
another steamer for Mayence. The
charm Of the Rhine trip is not merely
In its scenery, though that is attrac-
tive, but In its historic association
and the old castles which are upon its
banks.
Every mile or two there is town or
a castle with legend or story Beyond
the Moselle one comes into the rich
est wine district In Germany. The
cultiyation of the grape is scientitical-
Ily carried on. Every inch Of tillable
ground is utilized and in some cases
the vines appear to be plastered
against the very rocks themselves.
The American farmer may learn les
son from the German farmer In the
manner in which he cultivates bis
farm pncafhlv II he did that the fine