, 1880-01-26
GERA1ANY.
Foot-Trips in the Fatherland-
Third Paper.
Talks with tic peasants-What They
Earn, and How Thoy Live.
Average Type Of 0ountry-Housos-The
Father Of 1853 Ohildrenl
4 Prosperous Couatrmau-Rural Hospitality
Jena and lts "Reminiscences.

*SN~. ~@& -" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Spsetar Covrtsro7.denc. u 7he Chicago Tribune.
l.Elrzlo, Germany, Dec. 90, lStn.-1tcrc, In
the city, where l nm now writing, nll Is astIr
with liollday-itfe, and everybody, from the
highest algnftarfcs Of State down to Boots
nnd Boots babies, ilayo their heads rs fnll of
Christmas trees md presents, Of champagne
or beer, nuts and "Mpper-cakes," as heads
cali well be. 1coul1 cAslly compose letter
replete with these holtlay-festivltles. l
could describe the brilliant parties and
receptions crowdtng oue upon Nnother ut
this l,allowetl seasont-all of which would
excellcntly illustrate nnothcr side of German
HE; more, am impatient 10 discuss some
what that gigantic system Of Jurldical Re-
form which attained Its acme In the rc0rgan-
izatlou Of NIL tho German courts OH the lst Of
the Germans. But all these topics compel
nay continue rs chattily as we can our OBJ
scrvatlUn Ut
THE rEAHANTs.
Surely, our long walks and natIent re-
searches will IN no wise be lost to those who
chi see beyond the surfaco into the real
strength OF a natfon. Nor arc these people,
oNWF4G ~ ~ IAAS4A Nhll4 Allt
Ing Of DIR study, 1t Is they who nit up tho
rnnk-and-tsle Of tho worlds now proulest
army: 1t Is they who raised sturdy wall Of
resolute 1ncn against the tyranny Of tho
countless petty territorial lords, and broke
their insolence; they whose broad shoulders
bore tho burdens and pushed forward tho
Reformation to victory; they, III short, who
stood behind the vanguard of Liberty III 1844a,
anil E,oy tho Nnfiannt A L.,
fort n stay on which 1t could rely even
to tho tleath. They we're lll-,,sed enough In
the past,-gobbled up by the great Lords and
the Church, on the one hand, or, on tho
other, forced down Into the shackles Of
slavery by the petlantic expounders Of Roman
law. But OF late tho eyes Of the nations
rulers have been opened to the value Of peas
ant-faTming, and, in fact, to material inter-
aB well rs commercial men, can reasonably
look forward to future OF greater prosper
ity. Let uS, then, II you please, forget for al,
nlas-days, calling back In fancy the bright
emusic of brooks and blrls.''
The Germans have
A 0HEAT DEAL OF CURIOSITY,
unused ut seeing ailythlng foreign. Al
though some Of the pensantry wear u most
fantastic nationnl costume, yet they never
fail to look with wonder upon an Enslts},
tourists suit To the "knlckerbockers," IN
particular, they seem never 10 BECOME uulto
reconcilcd. As n consequence, tho traveller
from bcyolsl tho sen who attempts to "do"
Germany on foot will llavo to put I'D with no
small degree of public attention
Gus, II not always lattering--in the little
Villages. Even the various domestic nutn,als,
from tho dogs and cats {of which latter there
are few To thu geese lot which there are
always an rndtcss u,,mhor strnl,lno ot,out
w.. I;rtw vii" oas,o,,,1 tha ,,,I ,,,Ji,t1,,,n,.
s.t.ia.', p, to ,ts o..J I4u.'.N .Nu"'a
.. are prone 10 rtspate ms entrance
wife are full Of questions. The yillage-bar-
M, w" hnnr him dawn ~ ,oi,>. M % ta,l ill.,, IL. ~,
"lu so'. "e', W." "oW1t os!oM W1a h4s Ap-
he l,as stavc,l a "lIye Englishman." 1 viii
add. however, to the honor of tho Knights nf
tho Ha7or hnrc thot co,,.trtt.n1 onI o,,1-
s".,.,,."., .,s'.'. .aa7 a"u wy
las',,ohea t..,, as t'ley are. they WORK well and
anl-a-lsnlf cents.
wa lravn o,,r inn 4,a s,vor om,,7 +,,o IA,
,ya's a%a .rn' ~, ' H '. Sma ma, a ~ n, te 'a4
otti et Of Tie lau,or @ iau1,o,v s;ss ciiir"n '''
md grandma. always carry the fcw toilet.
articles rcou,rs In a lteht transacr TLo
t,rnL,,,tn ,,,toh 49,, h,iln,,, - iii" .,,.toran
'u'""l4"e, ""'en wv UNIV" 4t1t4e ulst"net''
u LINED WITH clfEh1sY3rhEEs,
Is rented By the season to some peasant. who
hr,1da ,Iitlo cnI1n Snr htmsoIs and fa,,;i,.
enrraus;;,n. ~" aa, ~ .'t '1.,s a'u ta'.,.s,
sa,io t H. s'o sa, s,o MI, W." a,s nu!,e"ss h'