10 THE ILLUSTRATED BEE. Maj 31, 1903.
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Carpenter's Letter
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are wonderful. They are trained bo that
they keep perfect step, and bo that In
parade thoy will take bo many steps to
the minute, and inarch In perfect time with
one another.
The Germans are very proud of their sol
diers, and the common people, generally,
do not object to military service. It does
their sons good, and they are proud of
having them In the army. They do not
like emigration on the ground that it takes
away so many soldiers, and the German
American who returns here has to- be care
ful as to what his military record has been.
"We have a treaty with Germany which pro
vides that such men shall be treated as
American cltisens, but the treaty Is not
always regarded. I am told that scores of
German-Americans who have come here
have been warned to leave the country
within eight days, and that some have been
arrested and fined because they had left
without performing military service.
According to the German law, every boy
at 18 must serve In the army. The records
of birth are carefully kept, and the names
of those reaching 18 are published from
year to year. If there Is no record of their
deaths and they do not appear fines are
assessed against them, and if these are not
paid they are liable to imprisonment.
Many a baby thus recorded has been
taken to the United States with his par
ents and become an American cltlsen, and
Bome such babies on their return to Ger
many aa grown-ups have been compelled
to pay such tines. I heard of a case of
one man, who had served several years In
the army of the United States. He re
turned here on the death of his mother to
look Into her estate, and this fine was de
manded. He could not pay It, and was sent
to Jail. It took the best efforts of the
American ambassador to get him out
Anoother more recent case was that of
two of our rich business men. They had
left Germany aa little boys, had grown up
as American cltisens and had returned here.
Intending to stay a couple of years and
educate their children. As long aa they .
remained at a hotel no notice was taken
of them, but a few months ago they rented
flats and began to furnish them. This
brought their names to the police, who
have to keep track of such things for taxes.
Their records were examined, and they
were ordered to leave the country, for
police reasons, within eight days. They
protested, but so far their protest has been
of no avail, and they may yet need the In
tercession of the American ambassador be
fore they can stay.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Pointed Paragraphs
Doctors like patients who have patience.
Some men spoil a good story by sticking
to the facts.
About the safest gct-rich-qulck scheme U
to marry on heiress. v ,
Men spend a lot of money for things they -don't
want. .
Thoso who offer bargains get rich Quicker
than those who seek them.
Somehow stocks recover from a fall faster
than the small operators do.
Harmony Is one of the things the matri
monial truftt fails to monopolise.
A man who la always harping on one Idea
should change the tune occasionally.
Girls make almost as much fuss about
graduating as they do about getting mar
ried, -
The wont thing about the skeleton In the
family closet Is that it refuses to remain
there.
When a lawyer begins to Investigate a
ease the first thing he does Is to look Into
his client's pocketbook.
A Philadelphia genius claims to have per
fected a noiseless typewriter. We fall to
e tho advantage of such a machine If a
woman is employed to operate It Chicago
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COLONEL C. C. HOUTON. COMMANDER
LOYAL LEGION OF IOWA, AND COM
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PHYSICIAN AT THE COUNTY HOSPITAL.
OMAHA DELEGATES WHO WILL ATTEND THE CONVENTION OF THE IN
TERNATIONAL TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION AT WASHINGTON, D.
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