The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-09-08

.., The l3eraan Ways.
The ways we are about to refer to, SAYS the
Philadelphia Ledger, are not the ways Of
war, bit the German WAYS in peace. In
some respects they are WIDELY different from
American WAYS, and those If ni0at Of the
other peoples absorbed By OAR country, and
Who now make up the forty millions Of in
habitanss in the United States. There n .
marked example of what VIC mean ny "thc
German way" in the proceedings at the in
anguntion Of the ''Shoo,ing Park" Of one
IT the German Rifle Clubs. \ "kiic Clnh'
is essentially a masculine institution. Rifle
practice suggests the idea of an assembling u
men, asul only men; anil the inauguration Al
a park devoted To rifle-shouling would ordi-
,nrilv lie regarded :,s an affair Ia interest and
divert nsen exclusively. But this il not the
German way. Ii seems to IN a NATIONAL trait
that M affair that can possibly be made to af
ford diversion AMI pleasure to the iamily-tO
the wiz, the children, the l,UIsehOld-can
lie CVnlplete unle<s the whole family can par
ticilate. Accordingly all, or very nearly all,
their festive OCCASIONS are - arranged n To
include the presence Of every n'emlrr ii the
illnily--bOih sexes and all s.ss--tlsat Gssn he
spared freal home or pressing dOnsesaic duty.
This u the German wav, and most 4alniira-
bic. commenhble and wholesome way il n.
We do not mean to say that AncriCsns, or
the people Of any other II tire various ma
tionalties that make up the population ii Oir
COUNTY,, never take out their families ~, tes-
tive Oscasions. We are Of cvune we'll aware
that there are occasions when wives, children.
aud relatives gonIt ul-n '.exCuFsinns, D'is.-
niss, "reiel'rsiions,1 ETC., with The man Of
the hWs..,, Bnt these are exceptional QUA
mons. With the Germans il II ruiz, and uve0
xlmssa all osra,iuns, and ilerec7n h. M lS1ser
disqualification Of the extent u which the rule
j. Carried, than this very srs.ios when
thara,hI. ii VI omen AMI Chi hirrp ac,oupsnv
the Rseu H. the opening of the ''5h0Uliny
really Observed, is 81 essentially masculine
institution that it wcuh be surpassed that ilse
women vH,h naturally expected to be lea
vut VI that, j; n NJ other time. But il d.<s
NOT .eess ~ le in the nature 81 the average
ipte uigsni German 70 sex PTstexis for tie
exclusion III vife and children fran shar-
ing in the eiUOymen,. in which he lartIi.i
pales; he rather seeks for aud 6uds Tsapns
vly they should lie Of the ccmpany. Thu
il haPIens that no matter what the festive
may be, provision il made FIR wiz,
m,klssr and daughter, as veil a. husl~Bsl,
father and son. F.aE m -.
:, At the Schuyler Park, they are ncw
present by the thou ,and--ih whole 1rssse-
hold, from the aged granslnsoslser d,wu IN
The prattiiDg baby. There are l,lsc<sr Cps
sll, amusements. for all, and, there can be
NO ldouh alout i, genuine pleasure Al the
presence Of all. II is sight we'll worthy II .
American observation, and that no well
lxzined mind and no kindly heart can fail
70 Be thoroughly satisfied with. While the |,
'bootiBg xslleries, are busy enough, and are /;
EXCELLENT things ii their kind, tbey are: ~ ;
ar, the least active and attractive localities |
~ the Park grounds. The mu~ic pavilion !
md The '.fying horses" are the places where |
he families gather, where they enjoy |,
;et instrumental music, where j
hey hear the choral performances u the cul- |
ivlfed German singing sncieties, where hoe I
vhD enjoy the dance and the waltz have |
lar .Hage, and where the children romp
nd have their fun, and take Eve cent ride !,
= he flying horse or the flying car. The /
!onien are not cyen excluded from try
Is dheir hands at rifle shooting, and soa0e !.
{ tbe lsdies, both maideas and maiI0na, are !
'elter skiIIed than many or the men. -. b,
Such u tlse German way, and ne cOuh !,
JiGh 10 see iobecOnie a th0roughly Q ciiseoW /
'ifh 81 ofour counirynes and counfrywossen
. wdh, them. -. -
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!, HlOrnsIAlrlsM, ARD CATBollcIsA.-Be
ne clsing ths lenlr wish to comnenG %
% feasuse q this Iaa, - yo uomsnaioaeay i