Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 120, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1909 — The German Station-Maeter. [ARTICLE]

The German Station-Maeter.

Charles Edward Russell, in Everybody’s Magazine, describee an official of one of C-^rmany’s Govern-ment-owned railways: “Tbe station-master at BombnrgPomburg, standinr erect in approved military attitude at tbe end of tbe platform tbat bounds bis dominion, Is one of th 6 grandest sights in name. His magnificent uniform of bine and gold shines conspicuous in the sun His red cap of office is adorned with much gilt and the occasion, let us say, bsing festival, he wears with pomp and circumstance a massive sword. Aa Napoleon upon the field of battle, ha from his coign of vantage surreys the scene of action —calm, importnrblo, majestic, full of thought and ooefimand. A long train is drawn up at the station, and he stands where all paaeengers can derive pleasure an# edification from gazing upon him. Ha looks down the platform and onserges that his adjutants are properly Harding and shoving about the low, oegfaded third-class passengers, but ha ’gives no sign.”