Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-08-01

Mr.. EDIToR:-Having arrived home
safe from our European tour / feel
like saying more through your col
umns OF our journey and the country
and people we visited. Our voyage
across the ocean has been pleasing
both ways, also our railroad travels
were without accident. On our way
home we stopped off AT all the i'm
portant cities and took in all the
sights, of which the old country has
many. The cities of the different
countries of Importance that we Wis
tied are Ulm, noted for its age and
| Notifications: Stuttgart, the Capitol of
Wurtemberg; it has one of the incest
depots in Germany, is surrounded by
hills planted with grapes and dotted
with villas or cottages, of which
many are owned and inhabited by
Americans. 1t has large parks and
gardens with beautiful flowers and
different castles and status of ancient
times: Mannheim, Heidelberg, Tubin-
gen, Heilbron, Frankfort, Karlsrah,
Worms, Berlin, Dresden, Hanover,
Bremen, Hamburg. All these cities
are notable and have a history.
Berlin is one of the most beautiful
and enterprising cities, on account of
her many public places, museums,
monuments, castles, and being the
capitol of the Empire of Germany.
The inside of these castles and muse
ums are grand and beyond descrip-
tion. Hamburg takes the lead in
would consider it to Germany as the
city of New York is to North America.
To describe all the important points
which you can see and hear of in the
different cities would make large
book. In art, architecture and in
vention in weapons and fortification
to defend their country, and to mill
tary discipline, think Germany has
no equal. In agriculture, machinery
and farming implements and patent
rights, America is way ahead. In
crops Germany has everything in
abundance; the season has been very
favorable, plenty of rain, some parts
too much. The river overflowed and
considerable damage was done by
floods, storm and hail.
In horticulture Germany is not be-
hind us. Fruit, berries, vegetables,
flowers, ornamental shrubery, roses
of ali varieties and whatever belongs
to make home, park or a country
pleasant, you will fird there. The
people In cities spend much time and
enjoy themselves with their families
in these resorts. People in cities take
great delight on Sunday afternoons
after attending church in the fore
noon, to go in the country and enjoy
themselves in some summer garden
with music and singing, etc. Before
/ got acquainted with the people and
their habits and mode of living l got
wrong impression of them, but
after l saw how quiet and orderly
everything was conducted, there was
no profane language, nobody ever
intoxicated and every body was mer
ry and seemed happy and enjoyed
himself; l have better opinion of
the people than before.
The climate in the southern part of
Germany along the different rivers
Rhine, Meckus, Danube and many
smaller streams, the country is dott-
ed with many villages mostly all alike
is fine; many romantic sceneries and
old historic ruins once of Importance
can be seen. One of the most roman
tic places in a narrow valley with q
little stream running down from the
mountains surrounded by a pine tim
bered high mountains, is the town
Wildbath, summer resort and hot
baths where many rheumatic people
visit during the summer and get
cured.
On our travels we got acquainted
with different nationalities, and
must say that we, as Americans, were
honored and respected by all classes
as a great nation and country, but as
soldier or military organization we
are not considered. In conversation
with Prusslan Lieutenant l learned
their opinion, l would like to have
slapped him for his remarks but was
in the wrong country. The Germans
and French are still keeping prepar-
ed against one another, and if op-
portunity offers they will show their
hostile feelings. The French have
done so to some extent at the dedica-
ton of the North sea canal, but of
late both nations are making an eff
fort to build up commerce on the sea.
German steamships are running in
French harbors for passengers and
mail; the ship we came back on Furst
Bismark, ran in the harbor at Cher
borgh for passengers and mail. 1t is
very strong fortified seaport, the
landing at this place makes it very
convenient for travellers going to