Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18

abound conspicuOuSly along the rout'
and a very interesting one exists il
Worms where Martin Luther spoke hc
fore the emperor and In" diet. causins
the CITY to to- cIaSscd rs on almoS
sacred ground When in April, l52l
Luther rode in his little cart into
Worms. it is said that Knight G"ors'
asked. We'll. my little monk. DO %oi
,rinc" Pointing TO sprig sproutini
from the ground, Luther answered. ~:
sure aS that tender plant will become
a gigantic tree. so sure will my doc
rrinc obtain the victory" Today that
spiig is known and shown as "Luthcr's
tree" and when ! was in Worms, many
trinkcts. watch charms. pen holders
etc. som" genuine and some. nc
doubt spurious. were sold az having
been mad" from Il limb that Il strong
wind had broken off the Luther
tree"
Travelled the Rhine from Cologne to
Mayencc (MainZ). and the prctticst
scenery is between Bonn and Bingcn
The views as the river flows through
Holland are said to b" tame and unin-
tcrrsting.
Bonn, the birthplace Of Beethoven
is a pretty city of some 10000 inhabi-
tants. Il is more important on account
of its university than for its industries,
and understand that the German
crown prince WAS partly educated in
this university. The city has many
fine promrnadcs and the prospect
overlooking the l,hin" is grand.
I.udwig Won Beethoven was born in
Bonn in 1870. Ills father soon noticed
= remarkable display oi genius and tn"
hoN'S musical education WAS begun
early in lit" under th" count orraniSt.
II is said that hc became Il very IT.
ri,ahl,. man, cndin" in hypochandria.
and that some OF his compositions at
test that. However that may he,
such worhS as "f'idciio." Heroic Smy-
phony." Concerto in G Minor" etc,
will live down the ages.
Without anything Of interest occur
ring. | reached Heidelberg, Germany.
ha wing lett the Rhine steamer at May
rncc. Heidelberg castle is regarded as
the most remarkable building in tn"
city. hut this building is practically
an covered ruin. heidelberg is
noted for it's great beer brewing "s-
Establishments and under the castle is
the famous Heidelberg tIIn capable OF
holding over 200 hogshca,ls. Also this
is the home of the great German uni
vcrsity of heidelberg. This city is on
the Nrckar, Il stream that appeared TO
m" to he about as large as lacolrt
river where il cmptiCs into Broad river
At pincknCy Ferry. Fortunately. ! was
in Heidelberg at the celebration Of the
i0Uth anniversary of the university.
Many German notablcs attended this
cclshratior. among G-tbs%--bcing the
father of the present cmpaQr--iftt'
bismarck. could not speak their
language. but ! did walk and look. y
large German hand played morn
ing. afternoon and night in band
stand fronting our hotel. During th'
afternoon. walkcd around and saw
what could of the town. | went to
tho old castle and saw the ruins. also
10 -.st
bridge. In returning | lost my bear
ings. and meeting n German oiiic"r,
samtcd and said. Hotel Europe. mCin
herr" He nrv"r gave me even Il sllSh'
sign of hearing me hut walked oi
waving his hand outwar,lly. ThcS'
continental Europeans can tell at Il
glance that YOU are either an .Amcri-
can or English and can safely say
that the German has hut little use fol
either except to fitch him of what
money he can. This obtains almost in
varially among the hotel clerks (por-
tier. they call thcm). the carriage ana
bus drivers and hang"rS-on around th'
hotels. In one hotel paid five francs
to simply get ont of there. called fol
my hill and when | paid il and turned
from the desk the clerk said. Are you
no, going to give the porter tpor-tc-
ay) something" Everybody gives to the
porter" gave. then asked for my
Ia"gag,.. which consisted OF suitcaS"
oycrcoat and umbrella. THE hoy vii
bring it," answered the PORTER. and
here came Il man with the suitcase and
a woman with the ovcrcoat ana um-
hrclla. Both demanded tip. | com
plaincd and the woman said. in poo,
English. "You must"-shc looked u"lA
Il gave. On reaching the station.
paid my bus fare when both Ia" dri-
yer and the hangcr-On demanded Z
tin. gave. II was time TO get breath
and surely was relieved when ! So'
seated in q railway coach. One hot"
PORTER told me that he paid $40 :
month Ia hold the job: | did not doubt
his statement after my experience
Americans with fat purses were flock
ing to Europe every summer 10y hun
drrds of thousands and for six or sever
months the picking" was good. NJ,
stay in Heidelberg was very pleasant
and | may say that while I cannot
speak German. | got along we'll enough
and had really not much Use for thei'
language outside n hotel. Guidc'
abound in every town and you are
daily hcsicged by uniformed men who
will show you the important places
and sights for .5 to 80 cents.
next went to Strasshurg. coui'
never tell distances in Germany.
understood the German mile To b'
nearly three times the length of on
English mile OF 1860 yards. If you ash
a distance between towns. YOU will h'
answered about like this: Two hours
or three hours" as the distance ma!
he. Thus from Munich TO Frankfort
on the Main is a run Of probably si'
hours on Il very fast train. so | pre-
sumo the distance to he 40 miles, o
40 miles an hour. l reached Strass
,;,,ht nd Iro