The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19


wide and clean and felt as if l was in
an American city. My only trouble
was in conversing. We had been in
the German part of Switzerland for
several days, and knowing a little Ger
man managed affairs for the party
Market day in Zurich is d day above
all others. Extending the whole
length and on both sides of Bohnhof-
strasse Depot Street) the widest
street in Zurich and a mile long, were
small stands and dog wagons loaded
with every Imaginable vegetable,
fruit and flower. The people came to
buy too for by eight o'clock in the
morning some of the wagons were
empty, and the owners going home.
Dogs are used in Switzerland, Ger
many and Holland to pull wagons,
and they serve the purpose of horses
too. The silk and lace displays are
elegant and we had much trouble get
ting one of the party to pass the pref
ty show windows. But then he was
hardly to blame as he has several sis
ters and besides he is much interested
in silks and laces these days. Zurich
was our stopping place two days and
on We moved.
Falls of The Rhine.
Shofhausen was the next stop. Here
are the celebrated falls of the Rhine.
/ have never seen Niagara, but if it
is as far superior to the Rhine Falls as
some one told me. / can hardly i'm
agine it's grandeur. AfteC~~ lying for
two hours upon the green grass at the
foot of small mountain just oppo-
site the falls and gazing ceaselessly at
the foaming waters, we took car for
the depot just in time to catch the
train for Heidelburg. Soon we were
in old Hedleburg, the city with the
great and famous University and the
once world renowned Heidelburg
Schloss (castle) We visited the Uni
versity and went into the prison quar-
ters where sat one poor fellow who
had few nights before turned out
the city lights just for fun. He was
in for three days. The room was
painted. marked and carved all over.
/ can't begin to tell what was on the
walls, but suffice it to say that boys
in prison had made the drawings and
not one has been erased for 10 these
many years. He let us sign our names
as he was keeping register of the-vis-
itorS while he was in prison. Most all
of the Heidelburg students have their
faces covered with scars. Duelling is
n great sport among the students, the
different societies choose thcir, repre-
sentatives and two fights come off
each week, several matches at each
fight. The fellow with the most scars
is the bravest man and is hero in
the college.
The old Heidelburg Sc'llOss was
once n great castle, of Germany and
after standing the storms of many
fierce wars each time being repaired
of the damage done, it now lies in
ruins, having been struck by
lightning and almost destroyed. The
most peculiar and interesting of the
many relics of the castle is the large
wine barrel which holds just forty
thousand gallons. Two flights of stairs
takes one on top of the huge barrel
and here upon a good floor the en-
peror gave dances. / danced on the
barrel with my friend Wrenn and al
though the floor is not as the Com
mons Hal! at the University still it
served the purpose for which it was
made. T imagine those fellows could
dance, too. having forty thousand gall
Ions Of the best wine beneath them,
and well, plenty in them, 1 suppose.
Having seen the castle we were
through Heidelburg, so we con-
tinued our journey TO Frankfort
where we spent the night. going to
Mainzt early the next morning. Here
we took boat and began the beau
tiful trip down the Rhine. This we
made in two days, stopping over night
in Coblenz. Here | saw my first pom
toon bridge. Coblenz is one of the
many large cities of Germany, but
nothing of interest to be seen. From
there we went down, stopping between
boats At Bonn, where we visited the
great Universities there. The scenery
on the Rhine is grand. The lofty
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waters edge. the sides of the noun
tains all in tie finest state of cultiva-
ton, the old remains of castles still
standing and seeming to defy, even
to this day. the newest modes of war
fare, all have a charm for every one.
AS. our boat passed the plateau of the
Niederwald, upon which stands the
beautiful and imposing national
monument the band struck up the
German national air and every Ger
man on board joined in and sang. AS
knew the song well 1 became a Ger
man for once in my life and sang
with as much enthusiasm as any one.
We reached Cologne just in time to
get to our hotel before night but
not for supper, as the lunch counters
and automatic restaurants were our
refuge for lunch and supper We
always had breakfast at the hotels,
however, which are very light and
only cost a quarter in American
money. The next morning we visited
the celebrated cathedral, and such a
structure it was. For those who have
never seen the cathedral, l will say.
find painting and read a detailed
description of it; for those who have
seen it. within and without, l have
nothing to say.
Dutch Gabble Got Him.
After car ride about the
city and purchasing bot
tie of the genuine Johann Morris
Faria zur Madonna cologne. we bid
farewell to Germany and a fast train
soon took us into Holland. The old
characteristic wind-mills dotted the
country here and there and canals
simply cut the land into thousands
of small islands. AS we sped along
L saw thousands of Holstien cows
grazing on the fine meadow lands.
Soon Amsterdam appeared, and we
hustled from the cars only to be APP
preached by hotel porters and men
who wished to take our suit cases. OF
all the gable / have ever heard L
heard it then and there. l know 1
would never learn such a language
if I staid in Holland the rest of my
days. We were not impressed with