Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-08-15

tractive women in the streets, who walk
proudly. and whose eyes flash fire
that speaks eloquently of naughty
spirit behind them. There are Jews
from the ghetto, Bohemans from the
Czech quarter, and proud IIungarians,
who talk their native tongue vocifer-
ously, contemptuous of the German
speech which the emperor would i'm
pose upon them. Here is Slav ped
of cloth in lieu of shoes. There are
vegetable hucksters, resembling those
whom we saw in the South. carrying
their produce in baskets which they
balance upon their heads. A sausage
seller who has set up shop on a corner
is selling frankfurts to customers, who
eat them on the spot.
1t takes three hours and half by ex-
press train to reach Linz from Vienna,
and three hours more to reach Salz-
burg The train passes through gentle
woodland scenery and then dashes into
region of chateaus and ruined castles.
1t lines the imposing monastery Mt
Melk, leaves the valley of the Danube
temporarily, and passes the city of
Ems, individualized by its detached
tower, which was built with the ransom
which was paid by England for Rich.
ard the Lion Hearted to Duke Leopold
VI, who kept the English monarch
prisoner Mt Durrenstein for fifteen
months. Salzburg is noted as being the
birthplace of the great composer, Mo.
Fart. The journey to Munich takes
little over three hours by fast train.
Munich is the birthplace of beer, and
is called the songbird of Germany. One
Bayarian king after another has lavish
ed his wealth upon the city, which to-
day Is an art center of Importance.
Aside from the magnificent art gal.
lerles, the central point Of visitation
here is the famous Hofbrauhaus. in the
Pratzl, where the Kaiser Wilhelm al.
ways comes when he visits Munich, and
stands In line with common men wait
Ing his turn for Il mug Of beer.
Tho American girl in Munich is one
OF the joys of the place. She comes
here to study music and nrt, and learn
German. When she first arrives she is
attracted by the gorgeous uniforms and
clanking swords Of the military Off
GERS
But when she meets one Of these
same Apollos oil narrow sidewalk
and with one strong sweep of his arm
he shoves her into the street so as not
to get his shiny boots dirty. her pride
goes down like mercury in December.
1t is to the credit of Miss Columbia
that she never finds her proper place
as mere woman when she Is in Ger
man community. She never becomes
reconciled to seeing members Of her
sex as human pack horses, especially
IL beside n peasant woman who car
ries an enormous load upon her back
there walks husky husband, her legal
master, who saunters along smoking,
unincumbered. An American matron
has no use for the German husband
who lets his wife tote the baby while
he swings his cane carelessly, staring
at every pretty woman that he meets.
| When Lewis 1. wished to build the
Siegesthor, or gate of victory, in token
of the valor Of the Bavarlan troops, he
took the arch to Constantine at Rome
for his model, adapting 1t to Munich's
individual need by GROWING It with an
enormous figure of Bavaria that stands
in n quadriga drawn by bronze lions.
Th, reliefs upon its sides show Veto,
rias Of Bavaria.