Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-09-30

| mornings, grew accustomed 10 IL,
and many really preferred it to the
heavy American breakfasts. How
much easier would the domestic
problem be here if our housewives
would adopt that simple mode of
living.
We left Hamburg so early in the
morning that we did not see much
of the city but found the country
along the railroad very beautiful
and we'll cultivated, irrigation helng
generally used. The roofs of the
houses were thatched, and pictur-
esque. Dutch windmills, fine Hol-
stein cattle, fields of grain and
queer-looking scare-crows made in
teresting scenes of rural Germany.
1t seemed strange to see 80 many
women working in the fields along
side of the men, some actually at
the plow. Advertisements of the
Singer Sewing machine company
were posted in conspicuous spots
there and in many other places we
afterward visited. Instead of the
usual, candy. chewing gum sand
bananas" man came through the
train crying, "whiskies" and carry
| ing basket we'll filled with bottles
and glasses, but fortunately found
no customers in the Wicker party.
The most attractive of the trees
along the way was the larch which
is similar to our sycamore but some
larger with black spots on white
trunk and leaves like the maple.
Thos. Cook smootbs the rough
places for many a tourist travelling
in foreign country with a limited
knowledge of the language. His
men are at every station, dressed
in uniform with Cooks Interpre-
teri written in gilt letters on the
collar of the coat. One of these &C.
commodating individuals met US at
Berlin, gave US three guides and di-
rected US to auto sight seeing cars
for drive around the city. The
Kaiser's Palace was the first place
of interest. 1t presented an un-
attractive exterior but was mag
niiceatly furnished on the inside.
The floors were highly polished,
causing the rule to be made That
every visitor must put on felt slip
pers over the shoes as a means of
protection. We were very awkward
in these boot-like affairs, sliding and
slipping and almost falling at times.
We were in constant fear that a
very stout man in the party would
fall down and break some of the
costly china and decorations for he
persisted in sliding along more rap
idly than was prudent or safe. A
sign servants belonging to this
castle forbidden to take money"
was the only instance in all of our
journeys where tipping" was under
the ban. The university of Berlin,
very imposing structure, was point
ed out by the guide, and as we pass
ed by, numbers of Geman students
were coming from the massive
buildings. They wore black robes
and mortsr-board caps and had
many scars on their faces as trophies
of duelling and fencing, an impor-
tant part of each Students course.
The Tiergarten, presented to the
people by Frederick the Great, Is
large wooded park of natural seen
cry free from rubbish and under
growth and well marked with walks
and drives, some for pedestrians,
some for horseback riders called
bride paths and others for vehicles.
Through the dense growth can be
seen at intervals marble statues,
lakes and fountains edged with
bright lowered borders The most
imposing monument was that of
Richard Wagner raised in the year
1908. The composer is represented
in sitting posture and on the ped
estal are Siegfried lying dead in
the arms of Brunnhilde and the re-
cumbent figure of Tannhauser.
Lime trees are popular in Berlin,
the principal street bearing the
name, "Unter den Linden" or under
the lime trees. A drive down this
military highway, one hundred and
nlnety-eight feet wide and so called
from the handsome marble groups
of the renowned military and polltl-
cal genuises of Germany on each
side, gave most pleasing and last
ing impression of Berlin, the bril-