Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-03-12
RELEARN EVERYTHING.

which he had learned under their
French names of "chemins-de fer"
and "bateaux -a-vapeur," have now
become 'seisenbahnen" and "dampf-
schiffe;" a train is a "wagenzug,"
and, if you want to go by the ex-
press, or "train-de-vitesse," you must
ask for "die schnellzug." The
traveller, from 'voyageur," becomes
a "reisende;" and his "baggage"
changes into "das gepaecke;" and
his trunk is "koffer" instead Of
"malle." The "hotel' where he puts
up is "gasthaus" and his bed
room from a "chambre a-coucher,"
correlates into a "schlafzimmer."
The "bougie" which lights you to
bed, and for which you are charged
franc among the Latin and half a
florin or gulden among the Teutonic
publicans, is described in your bill
as "wachsstock," and the "alla-
mettes" to ignite them "sehwefel-
hoeIzer'' and the bill itself is not
"note," but "der rechnung." When
you want your breakfast or dinner,
it is no longer "deieuner" or "diner,"
but tfruehstueck" or "mittagessen"
you must ask for, and "bier" is the
drink, instead of 'Evin," which wash
es down the solid food. The floor
of the hotel you are on is called
'stock" instead of "etage," and the
dinihg-room is "speisesaal" instead
of "salle-a-mangel." :" The way out,
instead of a "sortie," is an "aus-
gang" You must not say "Com-
bien ?" but "Wie viel I? when you
want to know the price of an article.
Streets and alleys are no more "rues"
and "ruelles," but "strassen" and
"sackgaesschen." The cab, which
you have learned to call "vuiture,"
is now "der fracht," and the "coch-
er" who drives it "der kutscher."
The "pour-voire" which he demands
IN addition to the established tariff
he calls "trinkgold," and he will Lurl
oaths of enormous length and fear
full sound after you if the iquor-tip
is not handed to him, though he has
no legal right to it. Finally, when
you leave "ville," it is a 'stadt"
you go away from; and, at the rail-
way ticket-ofice, when you inquire
what is your fare to your destina-
ton, you must not say to the agent,
"Quel est lie prix d. ic1 a Munich ?'
And then take care you don't get
into a "rauch-wagon," or you will
be suffocated with the fumes of
''tabac."
Those who propose to make the
tour of Germany will add immensely
to their comfort and to the knowl-
edge they will obtain in travelling
through It, if they acquire at least
SCATTERING OF THE TEUToNIC
TONGUE,
before visiting Deutschland. While
it is true that one meets many Ger
mans who can speak more or less
English, yet they are very few in
comparison to those who cannot un-
derstand a word of English with
whom one is brought in contact, and
from whom one desires to OBJ
tain information. In travelling
through country where one is a
stranger to the language, he labors
under the many disadvantages of q
person who is born deaf and dumb,
because what he hears is not under.
stood, and what he says is not com.
pretended.
While all Viennese appear to be
deeply devoted to beer, and spend
much of their time in drinking it
they are nearly as fond of coffee
and
THE BEST CUP OF COFFEE
to be had in Europe is in, Vienna
On the principal business streets
there is a coffee-house in almost
every block; they are not located
down in dark and dingy basement
but on the street floor. Beer is rare
| ly sold in them; wine may be haC
however. But coffee and cigars
with newspaper and a little bread
roll, constitute the commodities ot
the place. Sitting around scores Of
little metallic ormarble tables, with
in the room or on the sidewalk, MAY
beseen groups of persons, of botl
sexes, slipping coffee, with bread ant
newspaper; and, if the slipper be o.
the male persuasion, a cigar is added
to the entertainment. The next es
/ tablishmeht may be a beer-saloon,
equally filled with persons of botl
sexes, within and without. Whel
the weather permits, the Vienni
people have a great penchant for ia
king their beer or coffee out of doors
under the shade of tree or an avn
ing. In the public parks, there ar
whole acres of metallic tables place,
under the trees, and thousands o
all classes arrange themselves aroun,
them every fair evening, Sunday in
elusive, to drink coffee or beer,-an,
a few wine,-gossip, smoke, discus
: the affairs of the day or the morrow
| read papers, listen to band dis
} coursing excellent music from pa
vilion in the midst of the trees, four
tains, statuary, and fower-beds. Tn
: best of order, decorum, and behaYio
: prevails. .gne7 p.
iH1 THERE IS NO WHISKY DRANK,
, and consequently no noise, distur
| bance, rowdyism, or loaferish cor
duct, on the part of any person.
, Whisky is the devil that makes tn
mischief wherever it is tolerated
whether in America, England, Ire
3 land or Scotland. There are 200
l 10000 of people in Europe, out
, side of Great Britain and Russia
5 who drink nothing stronger thai
5 wine OF beer and, among all tina
: vast mass, outnumbering the popr
r lation of the United States FIVE time
t there is less drunkenness and fewe
arrests made on charges of "drun
8 and disorderly," than in the singl
d City of Chicago, which contains nc
J, over one-fve-hundredth part c
e their population. This is an absC
s Lutte fact-a naked truth-which !
e would be well for both liquor advC
|, Gates and prohibitionists to turn owe
o In their minds, digest well, an