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DAKOTA COUNTY "WTRH? AIT In) MOTTO-All Tho News When It Is News. DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1910. (iKRMANV AND ITS KNYIKOXMKSTS Aa Described by Miaa Johanna Mundy After Her Return to the Father Land. March 25. I910.-Bditor of The Dakota DnitnantAil f larmanv Prnv Uaniwoi County Herald, Dakota City, Neb. Dear Sir: Having all Intentions to ful fill my promise to send you a descrip tion of our long voyage, I started a day took the 30th day of September, 1909, the date of our departure from the garden spot of Nebraska, the beat town of its size in seven counties Hubbard. Have frequently wondered how you are getting along gathering the neces sary news for your paper, which I know Is always eagerly received, and that possibly a short description of our 'trip, although six months since we left, might aid in a small measure to Interest your readers. More than one Friday eve I have wished I might see the news In the Herald, as much, in fact, to have something English to read as for the news from home. From September 30 until October 29, we vlRlted In Ponca, Petersburg, Lincoln, Fairmont, Strang and limn ing, Nebraska; also Vail, Iowa. Spent four days in Chicago, where we took in all the sights this sbart time al lowed. In fact von nre Rlrhtseelnir In Chicago If only on the street. We arrived" at 7 o'clock a. m., and even then at the corner of State street the throngs of people were so dense and the traffic so lively, it was Impossible to cross the street until the policemen gave a shrill whistle to stop the Btreet .,ini,nn j .ii vai o, Huiuuiuuiics auu , run n n ui an rfoaorinfinno vnino in oil i.h. The noise not only from all the com- motion on the level, but above in the elevated was so deafening you could a not mnkA one nt vnnr bIHa hour unions i ,.n.i tii j i a . I well spent in the largest, grandest . . . n ii mi in v . i l i u . unit rv w 1 1 au i store in the world. That of Marshall Fleld. which covers a whole block and is fourteen stories high A guide of- fprprt hpraplf tr fair a un ttirnnph ar wa decided to start with the ton story. the cold Rtoraee rnoma. We niuii through three small entrances, an im- mense heavv Iron door rlnsinir after I us each time, when we entered a large " o I room where the temperature was at freezing point and three tiers of furs valued at over $2,000,000 extended the length and breadth of the room. We did not doubt the fact that moths would never molest the furs In this chilly temperature. There was a rail way around a square opening on this floor over which we weje Invited to take a look. To our amazement we looked down upon the first floor. It reminded one of a bee hive, the throngs of people rushing In every dl- rection, and who looked bo very small from the lofty position. From a floor below we looked upon a fountain in a dining room around which were plied I ferns, oleanders, palms, etc., In a most picturesque man ner. Thli room was divided Into walks carpeted with the lovliest Brussels carpet, with huge palms on both sides extending In all directions. Three thousand people could be served at a time. There was also a dining room for the clerks which numbered from eight to twelve thousand. The rest rooms and music rooms foj- visitors and clerks were nu merous. I wish I had space and time to give a small Idea of the grandeur of the art gallery, cut glass depart ment, etc., but to appreciate this one must see it A trlpon the elevated railroad from State street to Armour's stock yards New York on onP 8id and Brooklyn rings again, and all going to the din 16 miles, gave us an idea of this smali " thf theP: ,aJ,0,ve' n,'Khty H? . V00?' for,a Tpsnar German coffee. world in itself. From the elevated ranroaa you, can step into tne upper story of a building and are apt to get so interested, as only women can, in a store, that you forget you are not on the first floor and hunt for the exit to the street. Saw the play "Follies of 1909, ' in the famous Iroquois thea ter, where the dreadful calamity oc curred several years ago It is called "'The Colonel" now. public sentiment being against a name which brought back such memories. The view from the snore upon Lake Michigan on a bright, clear day, as we fortunately had, was "uu'i i minimi! iuiib o near the edge of the shore it seems mirac- ulous the track is never washed off. October31st we left Chicago tor New V ..... ".- . i,uouv lniuuku tiiicja ub for miles and miles, the landscape had fiAQ n nnFnfloM. mu ... . - neen cornneias previously. The peo ple were an Dusy picking the Truit Some fields were fairly black with 1m mense bunches of grapes. Our hun Ker for the tempting fruit grew contin ually, but how to get some, although quantity and even the scent was so plentiful, was the torturing question. At one station a gentleman rushed out of our car almost before the train came to a standstill, and as we looked out after the traveler of such queer behavior, we saw at least a dozen fol lowing, conductors included. In a few hwvilylidln w1thrbMkeuV 1 nn,H Jh if JL , ih , i grape8' LllTHlZe T -All IT-' Va V e,anawer was All gone. "Hold the train one sec- ond, cried a conductor, and dliap- ir:id..f.r"ndthe. Crller .0f the deiot to reappear in great haste with two baskets of large green grapes he held up to me saying, "for the ladles In your car." Well I was pleased; there were only three besides us We found we were wrong when we thought that green grapes came from Italy and Cali fornia, oecause the advertisement nn the basket has printed on It California grapes. These Ohio grapes were not . V, , . I .... . . . ... uc urm. a gentleman tola u iie had twenty tons to the acre and re ceived $20 per ton. What a difference in the time and work, also price per acre, as raising most anything else. Evidently the weather had not been as cold here as In the west, as we saw tne most beautiful flowers In all the yards and the trees had leaves of the most gorgeous colors. t. ...,i... , n , - , lucouaj, lovenioer &, at OIJU a. m.. wo nrrivorl at W.,h o b .... . .. we armea at Wehawken. As we were not certain of the location of the ferry wh in vr .Win ..." nLv7uJ nnnr. Kinrimi w rrt inu-nsi k room I asked mother '" Where U this T wnndurT" Oho lo .. K I l .1 , "In I ferry" ft L, replied .In. .,lt Aadeen. 8o dark and . .r."0" c'OBe.lo ,"e. Ier 1 had not I"" v.:yI"al,n8Jwnn raB end the boat to the land. DOOn t..ntinn i T. v,V i. u t? ?, . . opposite shore of New York. .u..Bu . uuiiumg stories high all lighted un as the Sing- er buIldlnK was before us. The whole shore was so brilliant, covered as close- ly as possible with fourteen, twenty to forty-six story buildings, which we could not distinguish In the darkness, only the millions of lights of different I colors, which reflected on the waters. The Times, several stories high, also brilliantly lighted up, added beauty to the scene. To our right, so high It ap- peared as a powerful unusually large star, was the light from the Statue of Liberty some two miles away on a small island In the ocean. In fifteen minutes we landed in New York, and a stream of passengers rushed off, be sides dozens of teams hauling immense loads, also automobiles which we had not seen when on the ferry, as they are on the lower deck. Mother's cousin met us, and ns he was going to take us to his home In Jersey City, and had Just crossed on the ferry, suggested that we try an other route through the underground Hudson tunnel. Had to go a few blocks to the tunnel railroad station and had the opportunity to have a look at the famous Wall street. It did not give the impression of being able to hold the controlling powers of the mighty trusts, markets and money affairs of not only the United States but of foreign lands. In fact. Broad- .way was more pompous appearing. M nearly iuisiiiacea n v unner storv irv in to ascertain the height of gome of the buildings, but found my effort fruitless, so took it for granted when they told me thirty, forty and forty- six stories. When in the subway sta- tlon we found we were 8,nK around lanH Bmunil. everv men lower, until ' " ' ' i nity ieet neiow me level oi tne street. Every, foot of this Immense tunnel was occupied by every sort of business men with their wares. Fruit stands i i 1 . . 1 oettutiiuiiy arranged, oook Btanas. a . . . grocery stock ana arv e-nncis. nn num. i ... - . , . , . i moDiie ior advertisement, a lime snip 'n a large giasa enclosure advertising & ship company and having tickets la. . .... .. I Ior saie ana giving an lnrormauon as to the leaving and arrival of vessels, " seemed as though you were walk- lng In a town where the streets turned every few feet and the decline was so gradual you did not notice it was i . . sln aown a stairway, inow we are io i ne car line ana get in, me air is somewhat chilly, and the electric car goes so terribly fast you could not see anything, if there was anything to see, beside a wall very close on both sides. In three minutes we have made the trip we made on the ferry previous- lv in fifteen. There la vet the overland and waterway over the Brooklyn bridge we must try. then we have all three methods all for the meager price of five cents. One scarcely knows which is the most miraculous struct- ure tne tunnel or the bridge. When see tnis mammotn onage neia by Immense ropes made of thousands of strands or steel wire, it is as hard to understand the possibility as the tun- nel under the water. There was not a foot of this bridge -that was not as crowded as every place In New York. It was divided into streets, one for electric cars, one for vehicles and walking passengers. On one side all went over, on the other the opposite direction. When we looked out of the car above us we saw a flyer on the elevated division. It seemed "the whole bridge trembled, but there It has stood since 1883 in all Its majesty, and thousands upon thousands pass over It every day. Other nations have tried in vain to copy, heighth we looked over From this the city of nun inti, Him im rv me wciii . i lie buildings which were only fourteen to eighteen stories, appeared as one as we looked down upon them. It seemed a shame the electric cars moved ?o smiled and said to one another. "To rapldly, as this grand view was as a morrow." Those of us who we're ex- moving picture. In Brooklyn we cnungeu cars ior one mat wouia lane us to the navy yards. There were several battleships from which the United States flag floated bo proudly tney had decided on as a sure pre from the top mast. The barracks took ventative for sea sickness. One Rns- up an immense space and looked as if meant to rrv nlalnlv. "Yon are." to any enemy. On our return we went over me wiiiianiBourg unuge, wmcii takes no second place among the fa- mous bridges of the United States. The New York wholesale market was the I ucai uiulh ui uiLtM i:bl lu ub. l null- I - - sands upon thousands of bushels of I I . .. 1 1 1 .. .1 . 1 1 uue ii uns ui an huiuh, ub wen us veg- etables. were displayed. The agents standing within a foot of one another, an yeniug uui ineir specialty, one try- lng to outdo the other. The noise can hardly be imagined. The Jewish quarters were near by so we took cour- use uuu pusiieu on ana iouna ourselves In an auction sale of second-hand clothes, which extended along a whole street. One Jew yelled into my ears, i.aoy, i nave beautiful wedding cloths." This neighbor saw by mv ex- preBslon I was amused at this Idea and Jew-llke- bund t0 "fke " right some- how, declared. "I have divorce suits." We. wer m better to best right along, as now we were in the fmn. vom v,..i, ,i . rm. ,(rppt, M . j j forgot they were in the United States. and not China. All the natives were In their Chinese gowns and queer little shoes, with the long wig hanging down their backs. Few of the build- ings were over two or three Btories, small windows, rather dirty, but not so so much but we could see China dis- plays which would make any woman wild to possess some. The embroid ery ana omer rancy work was as tempting. I could not resist wiping a little corner of the winodw off with my handkerchief to see it more plain ly. The theater was the best and moRt modern appearing building in this street. Next to it was a Chinese mis sion house and cafe where the mission ary was murdered last winter. As this story was being recited to us we no- 1 1" ' " ii whb geiiing nusK ana tne in- ii,... i ... . . ... . nonon takln, ,...i; I... I muiij a. un. ui nuiiun ui I nu whixh - ...i.i - lng, so after purchasing a few stick, 1 . - ""V cane rrom a lor old fellow A, 1? "'"' " c i uoucu 1)11. 1 ne lie WB- boys were yelling "Court house con- demned," so we followed a crowd to the exciting place. One hundred no Hcemen were busy in drawing rones ltlacroaa the KtrOPtH A. hlnrlr adVi n.., i v. i naj ,rpvr"' n excuea people rrom com- lng within the danger belt. A crack or iobi - uiu exienaea irom me foundation the roof of this mammoth structure The cause of the accident was laid to the building of a new tunnel near by and the water having been drawn out of the ground by compressed air, and causing It to sink, somewhat under this building. The prisoners In the ad- Joining Tombs were In a panic, it was ksald. We. for our part, were glad we were free to depart, as the collapse could be expected at any time At last Saturday, November 6, the date on our steamship tickets, had arrived. It was necessary to say we were up and doing at an early hour, and as we neared the warf it was easy to And our way to the grand ship "America," as a stream of people were moving in that direction. To get to your turn in the baggage room and Identify your baggage among the thousands was not a Job of a few min utes. Finally we were In readiness and crossed over the bridge from the wharf to the ship, which is only a few feet. After having been shown to our room and inspected, our abode for the next nine days, we go in search of a good place for which to take in the view, which we decided was best on third story deck. A large vessel lying next to ours gave the signal for de- parture and we waived farewell to the Frenchmen. The whistle is given to advise the bridges, when a few lute ' "u..jf over Hi me iwri.ui """" - mouc, nnj vauu " lo Pav' tne oriuges are drawn over on deck. and slowly, slowly we leel our nu8e snip move. There Is a waiving of handkerchiefs on land and on board ship, even flags, that Is al most frantic. Only about five minutes and we cannot distinguish the faces of . ; , . . , "--" i"" nanaKercniers. it was an ideal clear and bright morning and the water as smooth -and shiny as a mirror, we flnnrOlv fati 1 lira opa paollv tviAiMnn T'y-v VW j .iB. tha e Ma .F tia I n thn hJnH 1 mo inno ui iuo uiaur umcicin. miu me opposite j i .,,,. . . i . , "ure unea wnn isew York sky- scrapers. Before "us stands the mag hIm . -J ni l . m "Iuw pruuu oiaiue oi juioeny holding the powerful search light high aoove nei neaa in ner rignt band. The neaa ana nana or this figure is so large we can KO up Into them where there are very cozy little rooms. Soon this la larf 1, K I .1 Is left behind us, and after we pass Coney Island there is not much to see but water, fish, sea gulls, birds and large and small vessels. The land from afar appears like a cloud which sinks lower and lower on the horizon unul u disappears in the sea. The din ner KnK rlnes and we all go to have our nrsi meal on board sh d. I find lms 18 tne "r8t taste of real Germany noirung on tne table to drink but soup for first course. On asking the steward if I might have some drink of any kind he smiled and replied: "Can you please explain your desire to me in German?" So now it means to talk yerman, and woe unto the poor little Jap-American student who understands little and talks less. He is on his way to Berlin, where he expected to enter the university. Had spent five years in the Chicago university and passed our United States very highly. After we arrived here we read in the paper a young Japnobleman had come from an American university to enter the Ber lin, and we were certain it was him. ror ne had given all the Idea. After 48 hours even the sea gulls have de serted us. and no more ships to be seen. We feel we are all alone now and so quickly make ourselves ac quainted with our fellow passengers. wno are all a Jolly, social company. At iock in tne aiternoon the gong i niuuuj IvlUHt?U IU lUtriUKe OI ne meals per day, but as all the rest went and it did help to make the time nass I followed the crowd. The stewards perlenced travelers knew to what the uugm nave in store ror ub, bo we went to make good of today. The travelers explained to each other what sian gentleman who cannot talk Ger. man. therefore finds difflfnitv tr. ting all he wants of Just what he nar- iicuiany desires (does not like Ger- man dishes) declares if he eats just half enough he Is safe, while a German who feela verv nmoh at ..i I j ..... Ub i.viiit? aaj n, i I on a ii fiiiov hi I rnn aa inner n a i nn I " - J - - - - ...... hu ..'11 an . ..fill. After supper a lively time is eiven I , . . . Z . ft aim most oi tne lively passengers dance. No one is in haste to try their narrow but comfortable ship bed, as we tear tne getting up In the morning As yet the water was bo oulet we tnr. got where we were when not on deck In the morning mother dresses quite nurneoiy and is not very sociable. I take my time and go to the dining room In my place.where there are sev- eral missing. By the time the Kecnnri course arrives it seems to me the ta bles and chairs, which are ften t the floor, are moving. I decide to take a sudden dash for the exit, to the surprise of the waiter, who is holding a tempting dish before me. I found mother pacing .up and down deck, so ii t,. , .Lth.r (n M0 ..j..., " Inviting, which I shall not attemi.t to explain, but leave to your Imagination An English vessel passes us bound for the port we Just left, but did not raise the flag to greet us. A Bailor exnlalned the Kngllsh and German did not wear out their flags for one another. In a dlnrusslon over this subject we came to the topic of the recent Russian Japanese war, and the Jap grew quite excuea, expressing his views very sirongiy. wnen through a very state ly gentleman offered him his hand and laughingly said, "Your old friend a Kussian. The Jap took the first opportunity to leave. The water has a very dark blue color now, and. In fact, when the sun dot: not smne is almost b ack, exeent where waves throw a foam over the water. I was commencing to see ro.hi. ..,.,.. j i .1.- . i.fcc ", uuu urn in mo Ulgnt OI Who iov. .... j n.. " . not dreamlnr. hut really strikl,,. 71 i .. - wan one minute and having to han i V 1 Ln?.Ah Ti I l" wc unew mere WPIO WBVeS. Mother attempted to Blng "Rocked in the Cradle of tne .Decn." but found - that neither he nor any others would be as gay today as they had been so I far. Onlv throa tmm nnr aKtn wm iu x ui tv j i lu "rr'M- Un deck ropes were tied In all directions for ui to hold tojto. 1 chose a good position to look a the waves, which piled up. one on top of the other, until they grew higher and then came down with a sudden Jar that sent our ship to the opposite side. Once one big one broke over our deck and a few of us were compelled to go to our rooms for dry clothes. The promenading deck is all for a few of us quite fortunate ones today, who tell funny stories, etc., to forgot the queer feeling In our stomachs and heads. This only lasted the one day and ev eryone was lively again the next. November 13, they tell us we are to land already the birds are coming to meet us and get what Is thrown over board, and the fish come to get their share. A small Bteamer Is to meet us to take some of our passengers to Kngland. The baggage Ih brought out of the bottom of the ship In immense rope nets drawn up by machinery. Our ship i8 brilliantly illuminated so we can easily be found In the dark ness, we wait until iu, wnen we are chilly and weary, peculiar effects of sea air, and go to bed. At 12 we ,feel the ship stop a peculiar sensation music, a terrible commotion for about fifteen minutes and nway we go again. Everyone up early the next morning, as our Frenchmen are to take leave. This was a beautiful clear morning, and we see the coast very clearly. The water has changed In color from the dark blue to a light green. The little steamer from the French coast Is soon at our side, the bridgpg laid and such a hustle again for a few minutes. The little French sailors certainly can move. In the afternoon we have a beautiful view of England again. The white cliffs with a fort situated here and there and the seaport. Dover, lying between Immense high white mountains, is a pretty view. We are so close we can even see trees along the coast. When the night falls the lighthouses throw their magnificent lights over the water to guide the many ships on their way. Some of them have rotary flashes. You see a broad flash of light to one side, then It falls on our ship, then back of us, etc. It feels, good to know you are so near land, and yet here is the dan ger point in a storm. A collision would! be very possible. During the day we I had seen the most peculiar cloud in the clear sky which the sailors ex plained to be a whirlwind, but never affected us In the last. After our ar rival we read in the newspapers for week, of the frightful accidents this most terrific storm for years has caused. A large Swedish ship was to tally wrecked. November 15, no one Is late for breakfast, as we are to land about 11 clock. Our baggage as well as we re In readiness, but we see no land even at 11 o clock. Dinner Is served early, and when we come on. deck gain we see a cloud of fog descend upon us. it moves closer until It Btrlkes one side of our vessel. It is fairly dark while the sun shines yet on the other, but onlx a minute. Our vessel stops, but In half an hour the fog Is gone, and we seen the oeauti ful green coast before ub. The cabin passengers are taken In a small vessel to the harbor of Cuxhaven, and the America foes on to Hamburg next day. Our baggage is brought along and must be taken to the custom house for Inspection. There Is a track laid from the place of landing to the custom house near by, on which they have cars drawn by a horse, to haul the trunks. It all went so comfortably slow, quite different from the manner in which the Americans work. In the custom house officers by the dozen (dressed In blue suits trimmed with gold buttons, a word at ; their side, high boots, military cap, and an Em peror William mustache to add to their stiff appearance) leisurely walked around until the spirit moved them to go to work and Inspect our trunks. At last they seemed to remember a spe cial train awaited us and never even opened some baggage. At last, about 4 o'clock, six hundred passengers were ready to go to their destination to Hamburg, a trip of an hour from our landing port. The fog had returned, and we could see nothing of the coun try we were going through. We for eigners were greatly amused at the size of the locomotive on our train, and the cars, which are half as large as the Aemrlcan cars and divided into compartments, the doors being on the side Instead of the end. You buy your ticket In the depot, then have to show It at the door of the depot, as you cannot get to the stopping place of the train without doing bo here. Here is one of the officers I pictured. On the wall in the cars is a map which you study to find out where to get out. They have a blue Jacket to call sta tions, but he stands on the depot platform, so you cannot rely upon un derstanding all he says, especially If not acquainted with the names. When you arrive at your destination you not get, Into the town without going through the depot, and there at the door your ticket is taken. In this way, you see, only travelers are upon the depot platform, and it saves commo tion, which the German dislikes. In Hamburg we visited a museum where rooms were furnished exactly as In the years 1750, 1800, etc. It was complete so far that figures dressed as in those dates were sitting at the ta ble, or even at the spinning wheel. A bridal couple from 1800 were Interest lng features. Half a day was spent In an art gallery where the pictures far surpassed those of Chicago in the gallery we visited there. When it comes to the building of bridges, tun nels and 40-story buildings the Ger mans must and do confess they are not in it, but when art Is the question tney are not seen In the race. Ham burg Is a beautiful seaport, and the river Elbe runs right through it In a most picturesque manner. Some of the buildings stand right in the water and the boats loaded with freight run right up to the door and unload. Im aglne autumn colors. The grass was aa freBh aa In May. Many houses have ivy running all up one side to the roof. November 19, we finally, after aev en weeks' traveling, arrived In Bever stedt, the home of my grandfather. What a meeting It was, after fourteen years' separation! I thought I would be able to find familiar scenes around here yet, but somehow things looked different now. The "chausee," paved roads with trees on both Bides, Beemed narrowereverything was a little strange. There are still a few thatch roofed houses on which moss is growing, giving them such a unique appearance. They are not allowed to make them any nrore, but can patch the old ones, consequently each time one side is made new so they can nev er wear out. There are the old fash ioned farm houses from one hundred years ago, where, when you come in la an Immense hall. To one side the cows are contentedly chewing their cuds and the horse on the other side. Above Is the hay loft and the chick ens perched on their roosts. Clear in the back is a large open brick fire place, over which hangs the hams, ba- con and bologna they wUh to have smoked. From here are doors leading into the living rooms. When in there you forget the cows, pigs and horses are so near by. Maybe in this hall you find them threshing wheat with a flail this furnlHhes occupation for the ! Bmall farmer all winter. On the es- th .v. I- . ril iui ! unvo HUUir t Lilt? Jll IV ivi i ct city house; then he has a manager who has a comfortable house, with all the small houses of the workmen near by. They have half a dozen to work here where one answers the "purpose in the United States. The cows are milked three times dally, which fur nishes work for hired gills who get the magnificent sum of eight to ten marks, or $2.50 per month. A house keeper gets up to 20 marks, of $5.00 per month; in the city 30 marks, or $7.50 per month. When I first went past a store window I saw articles with the price marked. 1 found Mt somewhat unhandy to have to divide it by four to get sense and cents out of it. A mark (25 cents) has 100 pfennig, as our dollars has 100 cents. It sounds quite high priced to say the best oranges are 60 pfennig, but which are only 12 cents. On December 23 we found a rose bush in full bloom. Of course it was somewhat sheltered by an evergreen tree, but even then we had been hav lng heavy frosts. We are fifteen miles rom the ocean, and had delightful rains about seven days In the week for a while, but since the beginning of March we have enjoyed the lovllest J spring weather. The song birds, among which the famous nightingale is most prominent, have arrived from Italy, where they like the fashionable winter in the front yards, of which the Ger man Is very proud and particular, be ing full of the prettiest spring flowers for the past couple of weeks. Once they were covered with snow, but look ed all the brighter after. I am al ready eating pears, black cherries and apples (In my imagination) from our own trees. Think of It fruit keeps here if merely a paper is tied over the jar, no lids, no rubbers. Won't I en Joy canning fruit this summer. Ev erything preserves marvelouBly well here, even the people do not get old. Our neighbors who celebrated their golden wedding seven years ago are aa active as people of 60 in the United States would like to be. My grandfather, who 1b , 86, Is not very gray. The people .do not work as hard aa the Americans, and the cli mate Is not so trying. i do not Know ir tne nve meals a day have Bitch a good effect. Thank goodness, the Btyle of treating your callers, even if they only stayed ten minutes, with coffee and cake, wine or some refreshments, is gradually wear ing oft. How can one partake of that besides all the other meals? I UBed to dread to go calling. When there la an election the law compels every voter to appear or send a written statement, expressing hla wishes or giving another the right to vote for him. My grandfather never even knew the subject In question, nor did he care, but Just sent me to his neighbor with a written note to give mm tne right to CBst a vote for him. You cannot build a room, or a shed even, onto your own property without the permission from a certain officer. If you go to a place to spend more than ten days you are expected to re port to the mayor of the city. If you hire yourself out In a strange locality you must report and show your leave papers from former place. When there is to be a wedding the engage ment must be made public and a print ed slip to that effect containing names of parties hung up In a glass box for the purpose In a public place. The in habitants always watch the changes there, no need to say. When I get ac quainted more 1 11 watch too, 1 sup pose. I would object In my place, and believe I will fool them a trick and go to England. The other day several army officers were here to examine the young men who have arrived at the age when they are expected to report for examination to enter the army In the fall. Those who have parents who can afford to eaucate tnem suincientiy to take a certain examination get off with one year, othera serve two years. Of course there are a few who are not accepted at all on account of physical disability! some are glad to get off with even such an excuse. This country, as all countrlea. has Its advantages and disadvantages The general Baying, a poor man has no opportunity to climb the ladder and get to the top sometimes, Is not true. My grandfather haa pointed out more than one man to me who today wears a stovepipe silk hat, whom he saw as a poor young man glad to have enough rye bread to eat. It Is true a good edu cation Is very expensive, but the com mon eighth grade schooling la free, The new school year commences Boon after Easter, iiiBtead of In the fall Four weeks' vacation la all the child ren have In the summer. In the winter before daylight we heard the children going to school, aa It commences at 8 a. m. The first morning 1 could not imagine what the noise was that I heard on the Btreet, and on looking out l saw about a dozen children In wood en shoes going to school. It sounded like a drove of sheep, at least on the paved roads. On Saturday evening when the church bells are ringing to remind one to prepare for tho Sab bath, you see all the hired girls, at least one from each house, out on the street in front of their master's busl nesa place or residence sweeping the atreeta until not even dust can be Been. There Is very little if any wind here to spoil the good work. Today we found a rose bush that had not lost the fall leaves, there being ao little wind. Now, I believe the readers of The Herald are weary of my writing, and will close for this time. The question In your miud no doubt is: If we like It here. To mother it was once "Home, Sweet Home," and she soon fell Into the old ways. She U proud of her United States citizenship papers, though, and does not hesitate to let the Oermans know she is for a free country, like our old United 8tates. I enjoy the beauty of the country, which improves every day in my night since it quit raining and the spring has come. It does not worry me in the least to see them smile at my pronunciation. I return the compli ment when they try their book-learned English. Every well educated German an s'Ma1k, Frh and KnK,lHh. whlch 14-year-old children carry as studies In private and high Bchools. The re quirements are altogether different from ours. I am glad that T was not so unfortunate as to have been Bent to school here. A child of ordinary , ,,. . , . , , oimy w amioK a uisgraceio n s pa rents of the first ranks. The United ited States remains my "Home, Sweet Home," but I am glad of the oppor tunity to see this beautiful, pictur esque Germany. JOHANNA MUNDY. SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE FISH. Asphyxiation of Kluh 'Worn. Thaa IlnlllMK of l.nlfcr. The government hatchery nt Glou cester turns millions of cod and halibut out Into the Mihlnn grounds annually, but the mackerel take care of them selves. Tho coil Is a cold water fish, nnd as the Arctic currents flowing nouth luiRs the New England coast they congregate therein the winter and early spring, but go to the Labrador coast ami the Artie regions ilurliiit the summer. ' Codfish hatched later tliiin April do not thrive on uccount of the water be ing too warm. For that reason the hatcheries turn their attention to lob ster hatching during the spring and summer. The lobster Is a queer sort of fish, but growing more and more" popular all the tiine. Just now the demand is greater than the supply, for which reason the government Is hatching nnd turning loose a million or more a day. The egjrs of the lobster nre attached to the tinder- aide of thu body of -the female, nnd as they hatch tho young nro scraped off by her and set to hustle for themselves. When first hatched they look like flakes of bran, or rolled oats, and have no pemblaucp whatever of n lobster. They nre turned loose anywhere on a rocky coast, or a shallow place. If one of these tiny flakes has huk It will grow to full size In six years. But for every one that has luck a thousand haven't, but nre gobbled up by other lobster or flsh. As you may know, the bright red color of the lobster you nee lir the mar ket Ih ciiused by chucking the living lobster Into boiling water or a steam vat. This seems awfully cruel at first, but on second thought It Is not nearly ns bad as throwing flsh out of water nnd allowing them to slowly die by asphyx- lntlon. The lobster's death la sudden and painless, while that of Its scaly brother Im slow. If not painful. Scientists tell us that flsh and other coi. '-blooded (ventures nre scarcely sen- Ible of pain nt all. But whether flsh may suffer or not. It Is not plensnnt to see them gasping for breath and struggling to get. back nto tlio water. I'lttsburg Times-Ga zette. T00LED HIS SUPERIOR. An A(onlhril I'nslin and a l.len- Ir.innt Willi Won Promotion. Kasslm Pasha when minister of war for Egypt was very particular In re gard to the personal appearance of his officers and Issued stringent orders that they should never appear un shaven in public. One day he met upon the street a lieutenant who had bearded the pasha and disregarded hla orders. "To what regiment do you belong?" demanded the indignant minister. "To the regiment, at Abasseuh," replied the frightened lieutenant. "Get Into my cairlage at once so that I can carry you to tho encampment and have you publicly punished," was the stern command which followed. The young man obeyed, and the twain rode along gloomily enough for some time, when the pasha stopped his carriage and entered an office where he would be detained for some time on business. Seizing the oppor tunity, the culprit sprang from the vehicle, darted Into a neighboring barber's stall and regained his pobt before the return of hla Jailer mlnua hla beard. For the remainder of the route the officer burled his face in his hands and seemed the picture of ap prehension. Abasseuh was reached at last, and all the officers were assembled to wit nesa the degradation of their com rade, who all the while kept well in the rear of his chief. "Come forward, you son of a dog!" cried the Irate pasha, when there stopped before him an ofllcer with a face as clean as a baby's and a look of the most supreme innocence. Hla excellency gave one look of blank astonishment and then, with an appreciative smile breaking over his war worn featurea. turned to the assembled officers and said, "Here, gentlemen, your old minister is a fool, and your young lieutenant la a cap tain." Conceded It. "Colonel, don't you think, as the re ult Of your observation during malty rears of public life, that the holding t a government position tends to tak away a man's Independence and make mm merely a machine :" asked the in- qulslttve acquaintance. "Undoubtedly," said the Internal revenue collector. "There was a time. for Instance, when, If you had asked me such a question as that, I should have kicked you out of my office, but I have become used to such things now and don't mind them at all." CONVERSATION BY YARDSTICK. Eiactltad Mar Take All tha Savor Oat at It. "0 my prophetic soul," Marian ex claimed, "here comes Miss Alma Brlggs!" "Who Is Miss Alma Drigga?" Beatrice asked. "I'm going to stay a month, Marian. Don't you think we can sustain Miss Alma even If It Is our Brst day together In seven years?" "Don't ask who she Is," Marian re torted. "It Isn't wise to get .me start ed. She Is a very excellent and use ful woman, my dear, but she can kill pleasant conversation sooner thaa anybody I ever saw. She kills it with, her yardatlck. She la a Poisoner of Fancy, a Sworn Foe to Jest, a Hered itary Enemy to Sportive Ease, she Oh, you just walt!' "But surely you needn't fear rivalry, although she doea talk by the yard," Beatrice protested, wickedly. "I acorn your base Insinuations, Miss Blanchard," her cousin retorted. , "I merely point out your error. I said yardstick, not yard. Perhaps foot rula would be more accurate foot rule, T square, Bplrit level she is an expert in the use of them all. I bear her footstep upon the stair. Kindly be conversing with your usual brilliancy and grace and keep It up If you can!" Curious and mystified, Beatrice rose a moment later to meet the caller a middle-aged lady with a pleasant, ca pable face. She shook hands with Beatrice, whom Marian introduced as her cousin, but turned abruptly to Marian at the word. "But, ny dear, I thought you had no coualn in the world." ' "Beatrice's mother and mine ar cousins." Marian renlled. "so we have , .1 ...... -n.. ...1 nth., an" in sajr O vuuuicu av la vi uvi aw "Ah, I understand. Then you have at least one first cousin once removed. and you and she are second cousins." "But it would be ao dreadful to have to feel second-cousinly," Marian protested, whimsically. "Don't you think so. Miss Brlggs? 'Cousin' Is a nice, warm, sunny word, like that west window ; second cousin sounds so very northeasterly." . "Why, Marian, that window doesn't face the west; it's only a trifle west of the south. You can tell by Royal street, which runs directly east and west." "Yes'm, I suppose It Is," Marian agreed, meekly. "Only you see it would take so long to think aou'-sou'west ev ery time." r 'There is no excuae," Miss Brlggs - answered, firmly, "for not thinking of things aa they are.'J The converastlon, after this easy be ginning"; went on for an hour. When finally Miss Brlggs left, Marian looked at her cousin. 'Do you understand now?" she asked. 'And yet," Beatrice said, thought fully, "she was right every time." "Right?" Marian whirled about, hsr eyes flashing. "Of course she a right aa accurate aa a government scale. The trouble Is, spirit ltsn't measurable and a real conversation is spirit, not feet and Inches. It's humor and fancy and whim, and lovely fleeting glimpses of new country, not a problem In algo bra. If there was any moral Isbub In volved It would be another matter, but there isn't. It's merely exactitude grown into a mania, ueta come out In the aunset. I want to see some thing that can't be measured."" Youth'a Companion. An Impractical Joker. Practical joking, "the meanest form of wit," Is common in Hungary. For merly the pranks used to be coarse, It not dangerous, but that is changing now. The only saving grace of the Magyarlan practical jokes, says W. B. F. Bovll in "Hungary and the Hun garians," is that they are not perpe- tratea in a spirit oi Ditterness. One of the most famous jokers of the old school was Jozsa Gyurl. Exiled In one of the moat inaccessible parts, of the great plain, he lived and died "a prodigal and a buffoon." A story Is told of Jozsa going to spend a night with a Count Keglevlch. Wishing to be Impressive, he journey ed thither In a beautiful new coach, of which he waa very proud. On be ing shown over the grounds by the count, his attention was directed to a remarkably fine hay-rtck. Hay waa then standing at a good price. After supper Jozsa drew together some friends, and the rick was soon noth ing hut a heap of ashes. The next morning, when Jozsa want ed to continue his journey, his won derful carriage waa not to be Been anywhere. "Why, my friend," said the count, "you yourself burnt it last night. The fact la, my coaoh-houae wants repair ing, and as the evening threatened to be wet, we put your carriage under the rick to keep it dry." Tha Family Reaaona. It la characteristic of philosopher and scholars that, once their mind Is made up, it is almost Impossible to change it. They do not want it changed. The late Charles Eliot Norton, In his lectures on the history of art, is cred ited with a story Illustrating this point. Mallock, the philosopher, once met Thomaa Carlyle. Mallock was a wise roan, but he and Carlyle differed in their views, an therefore Carlyle dubbed Mallock' opinions false and pernicious. When Mallock called on Carlyle he talked In his fluent way for two straight hours. Then he rose to go. At the door Catlyle, wno naa sniouea in waoie time in grim silence, took his pipe from his mouth and said, mildly: "Weel, good-by, Mr. Mallock. I've received ye kindly, because I knew yer mtther, but I never want to set eye on ye again."