Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-13
ANOTHER FROM PORTER.
A Wanderer,s DiarY


went to have bratwurst sausages and
kraut together, where artists gather
at night and Bismark once ate. Hired
the boy, 100 NIX as guide for Sunday.
Went to Albrecht Durer house. Last
9 days in Germany has cost me S2.45
q day all expenses.
July 30-Guide and ] went to old
castle-Saw Tiefer Brunnen, a well
SO #. deep fl. across, dug HOO years
ago. used until $50 years ago for in
generation of prisoners, military and
criminal-big windlass over well. In
castle tower saw rooms full of every
hillish instruments of torture man
could invent. Cradle full of spikes to
rock naked prisoners in, tongs for pull
ing out mems tongues, and sword that
cut off 400 mems heads. Then went
TO the Bratwurst glocklein and had
kraut and little sausages and beer and
then to Stats Museum, large inter-
esting one. The two plates of wurst
and kraut and Zweilager, / plead
guilty, and six post cards cost only
II cents.
July 31-Nuremberg to Bayrenth
Obi right 6S miles, % cents. Room
and breakfast $50 NIX, 40 cents. Have
fine supper; soup, biscuits, butter,
lovely beefsteak, great plate of Ger
man fried potatoes 9S NIX. tip 20 NIX,
only "a cents. Very little milk in Ba-
varia, and many children are too light
of weight for height and age / am
dining and sleeping in some swell no
tells that outshine the Fortney and
Stoddard 100 per cent.
August Went to Wagner Concert
Hall and around it and over the city.
Will be concerts there next two weeks.
I'd class train for Dresden, 1876 miles,
50 cents. Rode with two ladies' from
Carlsbad and Swiss gentleman who
has been twice in u. S. Hunted from
2 till 10 for room and every hotel full
Went to station, had IL O'Clock supper
and sat in the waiting room till morn
ing and found IT'S in the 3rd class
dining room doing the same. At nine
| got nice double room for night, 240
NIX, 81 cents.
August 2-Went to Art Gallery;
rich one. Raphael's painting of Vir-
gin and child draws the crowds. 1t
is some 10x12 feet, in massive frame,
only painting in room, and a dozen
were sitting before it.
August 3-Dresden to Berlin, I'd
class, 112 miles fine cars and train,
81 hours, 40 cents. Got hotel on Nit
telsliasso near one had in 1913. 375
NIX, 81 cents for nights. Supper at
kind of automatic. Girl in glass house
serves potato salad and wieners, %
NIX. Get that, cup coffee, bread, cheese
and meats, beer, paying different ones
who serve you. Stand or sit to eat
go NIX gives good lunch.
August Went over Berlin and
bought nickel tea set like they use
here, 1886; hat SLIT; lirtle gold pen
| am using S5c. There is a 6 per cent
tax levied on goods bought in Ger
many.
August 5-Rainy. Bought another
little baby fountain pen Sic. Watched
people going to work; all well dressed
and look prosperous. Along unter den
Linden is good assortment of beggars
woman with two children, man with
shaking palsy;one with St itus dance;
two blind musicians, old men and wo-
men, blind soldiers. A strike is on in
great department store and men and
girls with placards in front of them
stand on sidewalk while business goes
on as usual within. Paid my landlord
for another day for room and here is
his bill: l logis 150. Is co tax 22.50;
l katie 3.5, biscuits .4-10G6 added
81. Total 1880 NIX. 1t looks big
but amounts to only 35 cents to me
for clean quiet room close to (Unter
den Linden) and breakfast of four
rolls, butter and two cups of good cof-
fee. No wonder the Dutch are send
ing their poor over into Germany to
hno nd fThnrrcn.,l-
many now whit KNAPP sacks on backs
and Alpine outfits. Europeans every
where carry canes. The major domo
of my Berlin hotel has Just shown
me a $500 Confederate States note
that an American tourist passed on
to him and which cost him, he says
$500 marks. 1t was rotten deal and
the American should be punished.
August 6-Fine day. Paid rent an
other day in Berlin. Ordered q bis
cults this morning and he brought
four pats of good butter with them,
so bill today was NIX more than yes
terday. 1t simply shows hof close
and honest these people are | pity
them and hate to eat their food at such
prices. Just talked with Cape Town
gentleman. He feels the same and
evens up by giving good tips. | give
100 marks for so or so marks dinner.
Went to the Schloss Museum early. II
is in Kaiser Bills Palace and is very
rich. Then went to Bills cathedral
and to Alt and New Museumc close by
Berlin is great city for stationary.
Went into Army Museum and passed
Berlin University buildings where sit
IN front Alexander Won Humboldt and
his brother William, founders of that
Great school of 10000 students. The
Crown Prince no longer inhabits the
palace on Inter den Linden nd Bill
n d Prince are much like common
folks now. As the freshman said:
One man is as good as another man
and a darn sight better, too.
August Cannot leove Berlin to-
day. Got market tache for A NIX.
to carry things in. Went to station,
got books to send TO u. S. by post.
Went through vast department store
The stores of Berlin are filled with
every fancy article you can imagine.
Poor people are buying as fast as
they get the wads of money they have
TO use. Went to Cooks to get ten
dollars of marks to get out of Ger
many with. He gave me two dollar
bills and eight dollars worth of marks.
There were 100 fifty mark bills and
some 100 mark notes | got $50 marks
for dollar 1t was $50 last week. III
have three wallets full of money and
big wad in my coat pocket besides
and only about ten or twelve dollars
IN all of German money. In 1912 L
paid mark for room on Mittal