The Lamar register., 1910-01-26

GREETED that the three days could not
have been three months.
The quaint, but lively city, with its
splendid shops. theaters. open air
places O, amusement and gigantic
docks and harbor. the big public build
ings, the splendid hotels. which have
the best cooking that have ever
known-so tasteful and substantial
certainly delight the senses But
what pleased me most about Hamburg
was the beautiful Alster river, which
right in the heart of the city widens
into big basin, where pleasure boats
of all sorts glide about and a great
number of beautiful swans disport
themselves in the water and give a
real touch of nature to the crowded
city.
In front of this Alster basin are To-
Gated the leading hotels-and a fas-
cinating view II is from the windows.
There is one big branch of trade in
Hamburg that personally took more
interest in than any other-the trade
In wild animals. Hamburg is the
greatest market in the world for
beasts, birds and reptiles from the
most remote sections of the world.
Thousand of these animals are sold to
supply circuses and ZOOS the world
over. The principal dealer is Hagen
beck. he keeps the hundreds of ami
mails he always has in stock at great
'tierpark." where they move about
freely in environment as nearly as pos
sible like what they came from.
al rff In 4.
tona. which is in Schleswig- Holstein
territory. formerly belonging to Den
mark. but now In Prussia. 1t is hard
to find the boundary between the two
cities. which. though politically sep
arate. are practically one. Altoona has
an enormous number of attractive
amusement resorts and open-air cafes.
where there is splendid German cook
ing. good beer and good music. The
shows are Of infinite variety. from
Punch and Judy shows to regular cir
cuses. The big circuses In the United
States draw largely from Hamburg.
not only for wild animals, but for
bareback riders. trapeze performers.
people who put their heads In lions
mouths. etc.
interesting things about Hamburg. es-
pecially about its scientific institutions
and schools. its enormous children's
Fairgrounds. its popular dining rooms.
which are such a great benefit to the
poorer classes. etc. Hamburg is espe-
cially famous for public lecture
courses in such subjects as interna-
tional. commercial and naval law, ma
val engineering, tropical hygiene,
colonial politics. etc. subjects which
show how by specialized education for
its people. Hamburg has attained such
a proud position commercially. and
why the remotest parts of the world
bring 1t business and wealth.
From Hamburg to Copenhagen you
go by train all the way. This may
seem astonishing. since the capital of
Denmark is on an island. many miles
from any land. This. however, is true,
owing to marvellous train ferryboat
service connecting Germany with the
Danish island of ICELAND.
The train leaves Hamburg and in
about four hours is at warnemunde,
where &: goes on big ferryboat, to-
gether with the train from Berlin and
a freight train or two. The passengers
can stay In their cars. or they can
walk about the ferry and watch Ger
many recede and Denmark come Eto
view.
The Danish coas, is not visible. how
ever. for nearly an hour. 1t is a voy-
age of about two hours across.
HARRY BAKER