The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-22
LIFE IN GERMANY!

j. EDWARD COOK RETURNS
FROM TWO MONTHS VISIT TO
THE FATHERLAND-LI IN
DEUTSCHLAND IN 1911-COST
OF LIVING LESS THAN IN
AMERICA-CHURCH POOR
LY ATTENDED - THE BEST
KIND OF A PASSPORT FOR ANY
TRAVELLER is AN HONORABLE
DISCHARGE"
]. Edward Cook, 1881 Spring
street, Honesdale, is home again
from two-months' tour of Ger
II don't think I would like to
live there" he told a representative
of THE CITIZEN, last Saturday, un-
less l had lots of money. It's fine
country to go and see. The people
are happy. They smoke cigars,
drink beer, and have good time"
Mr.. Cook, who is an old veteran,
having served with distinction in the
Civil War, left December on the
Hamburg-American Steamer, Kais-
erin Augusta Victoria, in company
with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sachse,
Hawley, and returned on the Clyde
Line Steamer Rhone, landing in New
York February 8. The weather was
very fine on the outward trip, but
on the return voyage, several days.
out of New York, the steamer en-
countered what is known as the
'four-days heavy wind"
Among the large cities in the old
country which they visited were
Abulta, Jena, Erfurt, Weiman and
Leipzig. Germany has changed
since the war of 1870" said Mr..
Cook. 81 found five cousins and
eight second cousins still living at
my birthplace, Lippersdorf, Saxony,
as well as eight of my schoolmates.
j left my home, there, fifty-three
years ago, next April. If / had gone
last Fall l would have seen the
house l was born and raised in. The
property was sold to the State, and
they put big school-house there"
Wirthshaeuser In Deutschland.
In reply to a question as to the
hotel rates and Accommodations in
Germany, Mr.. Cook said that for a
81 you coud get a pretty good bed
and room in Hamburg. The hotel
rates." he continued, 81 compare
them with Broadway, Central New
York. You can get pretty good
rooms for 81, and you can get pretty
good rooms for IS, if you want to
pay that much. You can get lodg-
ing for twenty-five cents in COM
mon cheap hotels. The convent
ences aren't like they are in this
country. The railroad fares are very
cheap, unless you take the express
trains.
1--WE didn't have any trouble with
the Customs House inspectors. l
made a list of all the little articles
1 bought, and / showed them the
list, and showed them where it was.
They opened couple of bags and
found things just as l told them. A
person is allowed 500 outside of
the clothes you wear, providing the
clothes are worn.
Gesegnete MahlZeiten!
"The meals at the hotels are pret-
ty fair. They are on the European
plan. They don't serve beer or cof-
fee with meals. If you order coffee,
you got to wait a little while after
wards.
WurtZburger und Hofbrau!
In response to a question as to
the quality of the beer in Germany,
Mr.. Cook said: There is good beer,
and there is beer not so good as
here. They did away, some years
ago, with the private breweries, and
have combined breweries like in
America.
MY, a fellow wants to carry two
pocketbooks, and have the biggest
for the tippings!" You can't look at
a person, but he says Il want to be
tipped"
"The people are more progressive
than they used to be, and the wages
are higher. Living conditions gener-
ally have improved. All the people
are in better circumstances, and they
eat more meat than they used to.
''Fishers OF Men,"
"The churches, in general, are at.
tended very poorly in Germany.
went to the Lutheran church, right
back of our house, where / used tc
go. 1t might seat about 500 people
The school teacher and minister has
control of quite a lot of land, ant
seven or eight fishponds, and he
rents them. It's a great place fol
fish. They have a certain kind o.
fish-"korpin' or carp" They
think a great deal of them.
"Saxony is Lutheran province
The Socialists are growing in mum
bers and influence.
On A Sunday Afternoon!
"On Sundays they have church a
1890 a. m. and at 2:3O p. M, bu
not many go there. Then those tha
wants to, goes to the beer gardens
which are patronized quite freely b!
the men, Sunday evenings and b!
the women. There are nearly al