Show TOWN CRIER NOT OBSOLETE villages village along the rhine still employ him as a dispenser of general information the town crier to lg still an established institution in towns and villages along the rhine with drum and bell he be summons the house housewives NIves to the windows and sings his news in a whining monotone officers cers of the french forces order that all lights shall be out at 10 no one allowed on the streets after that hour herr bangen bing has 1 received re a new shipment of underwear and shawls which be will sell very cheap the dollar Is worth marks to day one german clerman killed and two wounded by the enemy sentries in essen twins were born at the house of herr heir who lives by the fountain in bismarck platz the echoes die away down the narrow streets the windows and doors slam the bell rings again as the old man plods down the rough pavement to the next corner where the story Is ung sung all over again and so on until III all the village has heard beard the news |