Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-12
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1 Frankfort Letter to American Rural Home.
IS wonder, when I look upon the nat
nral beauties OF 'sthe German father.
land, !" why 50 many Of the sons and
daughters emigrate, even to fair
4 America. s.'& ...H
! Germany, as we see it to-day, is a
wonderfully compact empire SO far as
government is concerned. Everything
is in systematic order, and the gov
eminent has as keen an insight into
every mans public and private life as
the keeper of penitentiary has over
his wards. ...
/ When l came into this goodly city,
the police knew it; where I staid they
knew, what was here for they thor
oughly understood land when was in
tending to leave was perfectly known
to them. My landlord or my host.
were Obliged to report all these facts
to the police authorities, or they
would have been subjected to the pen.
alties OF the lava fine in all such ill.,
stances. Ii man is subject to mill
tary duty and leaves one province for
another, he, too, is obliged to report
to the police, and so with every one
else: Like as a hen gathereth her
chickens under her wing, so the Ger
man government protects and exacts
compliance with all her regulations
from every citizen and foreigner.
This magnificent constabulary is all
under command OF the authorities at
Berlin, and an adequate force is put
into every town, city and village in
every province. The result is, so far
as stranger can see, the empire is at
peace internally, as far as complete
espionage OF every individual can Sc
cure internal peace. There are no
tramps, NO thieves at large, no bur
glars, few rows, fewer riots. Like as by
the ear OF Dyonisiu5, every sound is
reported to the ever wacchful and ever
faithful police.
Germany, rs I have said, is a beau
tliuI country. Every spot OF arabic
land is under careful cultivation, and
yet forests Of great size abound, lend
ing charm to the landscape which
one very much misses in France
The people are apparently hap
Gus and frugal. Every one
drinks beer-it is duty they think
they owe to their country-and they
like it. Were I beer connoisseur I
should like it, too, for / could drink it
with lmpuniLy, SO far as fearing any
evil from impure ingredients. In
Munich, for instance, Bavarian beer is
made in it's simple purity. under agov-
eminent license and formula, and il
any one, in any part OF the realm,
finds any ingredients in a bottle OF
beer not called for by the formula, the
license is revoked forever. A shrewd
Yankee came into this country few
years ago and attempted to make
beer as it is made in some places in
the srates-(not. of course, III fair
Rochester, whose beer, DR.. baltimore
says,is pure), out of "cats and dogs"
but he did not thrive very long, for the
government closed him up speedily.
1t is not possible, as rule, to i'm
pose adulterated foods and drinks up
on the German people, for with the
magnificent! supervision here exercised
over affairs, the man who attempts
to defraud and injure the people must
retire discounted.
The government transacts it's bust
ness for the people in the most ap-
proved and conscientious manner
hope that eventually America will
be able to show the world as admira-
BILE q system ofinternal economy. She
can learn many, many points Of in
calculable valus in this land whence
have come SO many OF her best, most
orderly and most valued citizens.
Without invidious comparisons,
/ may say, that looking at the matter
from the mother country, can read
lily understand why the German Amer
leans are 50 genial, 80 Industrious, so
attentive to the duties Of citizenship,
so willing, if need be, to take up arms
for their adopted country, why they
are so fond of social life and customs,
1T is because "at home these things
are taught them as duties,-the char
acteristics have named are bred in
the bone as they arc born in the
blood.
Yesterday at Heidelburg I saw the
Crown Prince-'unser Fritz" He is
a passed middle aged man OF fine ap-
pearance, and when he succeeds to the
throne he will "make things hum az
the boys say, and you may certainly
look for lively times when the old en-
peror gives way to the man who does
not particularly enjoy the present
state OF European relations.
E1eldelburg was in gala attire, for
this week she is celebrating the Ave
hundredth anniversary of the founda-
tion of her famous university. Think
Of it! Five hundred years! "And the
university" lis it much?" Well no,
not much to the eye. The huge build
ing is located in the center OF the town
and looks very much like an old town
hall. German universities" are all
maxin1ums of brains, with a. minimum,
of buildings. With us, in too many
cases, it is a maximum OF grounds,
buildings, apparatus, etc, with, to
say the least, a paucity of brains and
endowments. The German idea, it
strikes me, is the better.
One more point, and I am done.
The servant girl problem in Germany
is no problem at all. Wages run
from $3.50 to $500 a week. the girl
must have a character" she cannot
tsrun the house, though she makes all
the table and kit chen purchases and she
must be in the house at o. M. and
can go out, fora day only, once in two
weeks. If found on the streets after
8 p. NJ, the police take her int camp.
That's funny! The landlady Is obliig-
ed to give her q character" or state
exactly why she does not. The SER
wants cannot be discharged without