The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-04
GERMANS HONOR BISMARCK
HIS BOTH BIRTHDAY.
The Eminent Services of the Iron
Chancellor Recalled.


The celebration OF tho eightieth anniver-
sary Of the birth OF Prince Bismarck. which
occurs April 1, may be said TO have oom-
menccd on the 25th of March, MS nearly four
hundred members OF the Reichs,ag and the
Prussian Diet arrived on that day on special
trains to congratulate the man of blood and
iron. The Prince was almost overcome by
the devotion shown him. aud nearly broke
down while he was making n long response
the to congratulaiory addresses. Tears came
to his eyes when lie touchngly referred 10
his beloved Emperor l., and the sentence be
had started was never given sound. rs the
best the aged ex-Chancellor could do was to
move his lips In mute alteration for his be-
loved master, He concluded by upholding
the present dynasty in the way 1t has hand
led grave questions that haze risen.
All the important towns and cities through
out Germany made elaborate preparations
for suitably celebrating the day.
Lubbock. which ancient Hanse town con-
ferreC civic honofs on Prince Bismarck somo
time ago had special celebration, consisting
OF an address by the Senate. an ovation by
the citizens In an extra meeting, "a general
"commers' and an illumination Of the town.
At noon ON April u special celebration. with
speeches, ETC., occurred on the main market
spac"
At Munich a musicale wns given on March
81 In the Odeon, and the principal celebration
following on the next day on the konigsplatz
with festival "cUmmcrs' IN the Lion Cellar,
and the laying OF the foundation stone OF the
Bismarck tower on the Pitman Peak near
ShernbeTg Lake.
In Darmctadt, city OF which Prince Bis.
marck is already an honored citizen, a gem
eral celebi aticn Of the day occurred, consist
ing OF illuminations, decoration OF houses,
pending of u ilno address, school festivals,
etc.
Many other cities made similar arrange
mcnts. Ia Spandau Bismarck monument
was erected. In Lordauhausen u general
celebration took place also Mt Potsdam.
Every train arriving at FREDERICKSBURG was
loaded with presents Tor the aged statesman,
and every post brought hundreds of CON
Fratuatory letters, not only from people in
GcrAany. but from Germans and others
throughout the civilized world. Thousands
upon thousands Of special Bismarck postals
have been sold. ana "A greater number have
been mailed TO the United States. Those in
Germany who have received them have put
them carefully away, TO be preserved as me
meutoes OF the Iron Chancellor, and the
great outpouring OF the public heart in bis
honor.
Throughout Germany Joy fires were burn
ed ON the highest mountain peaks and hills.
Never before In the history OF ths empire has
there been such u heartfelt and spontan 90 US
exhibition Of love 10y the German people.
An enormous number of gifts of catablcs
have been sent to Prince Bismarck. These
are OF every conceivable kind. including saus-
ages two yards long, chccses weighing from
l20 TO 100 pounds, and masses OF horse
radish. According 20 the estimates OF the
postal officials. over /, 900 parcels and 200,
J00 letters and post cards have already arriv-
ed for Prince BsmHrck. Among the interest
ing presents that were received is q locklof
WashiDgtons hair. Most OF the presents are
Of valuable works OF industrial art. Emper-
or William intends TO personally christen the
new German warship Bismarck.