Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-18


tenn n the above interests you. for
proof address Mrs NJ Summers, Bor
II. Notre Dame. Ind.
fore one of these shrines In field
Just across the way. in an apparent
| attitude Of worship and thankfulness
| ior the cigar which Mr.. Odcn had
Just dropped
FRANKFURT on THE MAIN.
The country on nearing the Rhine
| valley becomes very picturesque
| with rolling hins. an showing marks
OF antiquity and ali having at least
| one castle to show that once they
I were the abodes and Qualifications of
| men. The Main ls the first large
| river we met and Frankfurt is the
largest city We Iass on our route be-
/ tween the two capitals Frankfurt has
population Of about $50. 900 and Is
! called the American city" of Ger
many. To certain extent this typl-
| TIES the city as the customs resemble
more closely those OF our own coun-
try than any other city I'm Germany.
Throughout this western portion q
Germany We meet OK TRAINS tar more
/ frequently than horses In TACT the
horse Is rather a luxury in the VIII
lagos. ana all tho heavy draft work
is done by a team OF oxen or cows.
After an hours ride westward from
Frankfurt we arrive at the swiftly
flowing Rhine at the city OF Malnz, and
after paying q cents toll to cross over
10 the other side the toll-keeper
wishes US a pleasant Journey. points out
the road we are TO follow, and we pro-
coed on, following right along the bank
OF this river for about p miles 20 Bin
gen. After locating our machine and
baggage al an hotel, within a stones
throw OF the river. we take a look
around Bingen on the Rhine of which
we have all read i'm our readers OF the
third and fourth grades The water trav-
el on the Rhine Is heavy and boats
are heard sounding their warning sig
nails at all hours Of the night or day.
II Is at Binken that we leave the
Rhine The river at this point turns
and continues It's journey northward.
past Cologne and through Belgium, and
empties into the North sea, while our
route leads as westward over the
Duchy Of Luxembourg, into the borders
Of France
IL is here IN the valley Of the Mosel
river on the extreme western boundary
Of Germany that We see another sight
worthy OF mention. The canyons and
hills in this part are more steep ana
more on the order of our western can
yOns. only that there are no signs %
ruggedness to these mountains. on the
contrary they show those signs and
present that appearance which charac-
torizes an old and ancient mountain
formation. The mountains are also cul-
tivated as the ones we have previously
seen, but not as farm lands or pastures.
neither as government forest reserves
but in miles and miles OF grape vines.
This Is the great grape country OF
Germany and II Is very interesting to
see these stretches Of land all culti-
waited and covered with vineyards. This
same scenery prevails for miles Sud
denly we drop down some steep can
yOn ravine into a village situated at the
bottom. and then again We are quickly
seen TO rise on the opposite side, only
20 drop down another canyon on 20
one more village in the same manner
as the one previous.
sHIFTLEss FRANCE.
The Mosel river. tributary OF the
Rhine. IS the boundary line at this
point between Germany and the Duchy
OF Luxembourg. We cross this river a
few minutes after leaving Trier, the
last city OF size In the Vaterland and
find ourselves among new customs al
most Immediately The country begins
10 lose the signs o. constant care that
are 80 self-evident In Germany and the
cleanliness among the people and vii
ldXeS is not so Marked as - SAoWh
among the Teutonic races A looseness
of conditions appears, which increases
as we move on and find ourselves IN
France. The language in this Duchy
Is a mixture Of low German and
French. and although the people under
stand the German Of the elders In our
party. they have to put on all their
schooling and Sunday language TO talk
10 the elders. that conversation may De
.,,.rfaa an with understanding
In front Of the houses IN the VII
lagos one Is greeted by the manure
pile and the accompanying chickens
and birds This IS not the case 50
much here as in Switzerland, where IL
seems To be q national custom. The
houses are an very old and show signs
of much needed repair. The people, eN-
cept In the cities, are I'm keeping With
their surroundings and the whole scene
affords great opportunities for chalac-
ter study OF tvnical country life.
II was a Sunday morning I'm one OF
the small villages of Luxembourg that
one OF those sad affairs which only
too often occur. happened IN the tour
lists. We find we have a nat tire! Dur
ing the process Of repairs the usual
crowd gathers The excitement Is In
tense when. after all is IN order, we in
vite as many as can to get In, on and
around the large Franklin car, and
have their picture taken for the first
time.
The border line iatO France was
crossed az 1.l5 p. M. German time,
but on the other side we lind Ne are
one hour 10 the good, and &c il only
12.ib %. M. our Sunday trip through
Luxembourg WAS very enjoyable, In all
taking about three house 10 cross the
! Duchy.
In entering France "A great chanre
/ of surroundings permcates the local at
[ mosphefe Not only the people change,
| but there is lOosenosa in the coun-
try which Is not found under German
/ government Whatever is considered, IL
must be given 90 Germany for suprem-
acy. with the one exception ~ the
/ roads and even the German care ~
| the roads far exceeds that Of France.
| However FOR miles and miles there
never "A change Of direction, not n bend
/ IN the road 10 mark a new course.
I Such long. straight runs as We nnl
I leading from here into Paris are not