Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-05-15

he didn't know. He told me [ would
have to inquire at the store. [ asked
an older man, and he told me the same.
Then [ asked everybody 1 met I
wondered if they were all as indiffer-
ent as the ones | mad asked. I walked
around like an Interrogation point,
| asking everyone, regardless Of age,
or condition. when that train went
south, and the universal answer was:
ASK the storekeeper OF the landlord
And come to think Of it, what did
they care? They are not going any
where and are not looking for anyone.
They get no mail. and wouldn't know
what to do with it if they did So
what interest have they in knowing
anything at all about train time, or
about anything else? 1t is nothing
to them. | do not blame them for not
knowing. They have no paper in the
colony, and do not want any. A few
German papers come to the colony. but
Of what interest are they? The hotel
and the store get paper or two, but
they are not read, except by outsiders
There are only a few of the colonists
who can read English They are
taught only German. Only the feWest
number can SO much as talk English,
and they talk it very badly. indeed.
It is necessary to be able to talk Ger
man ii you want to obtain any infor-
nation for the common people will
scarcely talk, Or so much as look at
you, if you talk English. [ talked
German and they Immediately warmed
up and told me all they knew. They
others whom l approached in United
States SHE'D and passed me up
Nothing but German is taught in
their schools. Each settlement has a
school and church. The children 90
to school at half past seven in the
morning and stay till ten. In the
afternoon they go at one and remain
till half past two. After school, those
who are large enough. work in the
factories. Nothing is taught in the
schools but elementary arithmetic.
reading and writing Wouldn't it be
jolly to go to that kind Of a school?
| mean if you were like the boys We're
when | went, when we didn't want
to study no grammar because we
didn't like it, noWhow!''
Amusements are not to be thought
Of, because they don't pay. It is a
waste of time. There is not musical
instrument in the colony. and you
near no singing. shouting. rollicl1ing
youngsters. as you would here after
a good show, when a lot of kids get
out and go ''bobbingr Immediately
after the work Of the day ceases, which
is at six O'Clock, everybody goes home
and stays there, except that they have
d short prayer meeting at the church.
at which they sing a few songs and
a member prays. and then you go
home. Their song books are the ones
they brought over from Germany. for
they never change. They do not like
to have outsiders attend their services
and | straightway found myself want
Ing to go. [ have not been as much
disappointed in a long time. 1t is
queer how good many people would
like to go to church if they were pro-
hibited from going at all. In passing
one of the churches overheard their
singing, which sounds queer and
wierd. 1t is melodious to a certain
extent but do not expect any grand
opera singers to originate there.
No cooking Is done at the homes.
How would that strike you, girls?
Everybody eats at what they call the
kitchens There are sixteen in Old
Amana, and in other towns they are
proportion to the population. Every
body goes there to eat. If anyone feels
indispesed to go to the kitchen his
victuals are brought to him, but they
must be got 1T the kitchen. There is
no other way for it. There are no