Williams news., 1913-04-26
MADE UNITED GERMANY
HONOR ACCORDED AUTHOR OF
 "DIE WAcHT AM RHEIN."
Town of TuttIingen, Birthplace of Max sehneckenburger, Is Preparing to Erect Monument to Its Fa-
 nous Citizen.

Ne1dtngen, Gutmad1ngen, Ge1S1ngen, Immendingen, Mohringen, Tutthngen all these are passed before reaching OUT first camp. But of these Tuttlin- gen is our darling. We have not passed a village that could have made us happy for many days; each with it's ruined castles, it's medieval tower, its steep gables, it's colored, tiles, cheery peasants; but, writes Poultney Bigelow in From the Black Forest to the Black Sea-" all this, and more, too, is united in Tuttlingen. This lit tie town also has it's feudal castle, its ruined battlements, it's legends, and its quaint gables; but 1t has more than this-it has the proud distinc- ton of having educated the poet who mado United Germany. The war-song that has made all Germans merge their local differences in one great purpose-the common 'fatherland; that united Bavarians and Prussians, Saxons and Wurtemburgers, in 1870; that brought victory over the French, and ap imperial crown to the house of Hohenzollern-that song is Die Wacht am Rhein," written at the age of twenty-one, by lad whose school ing was obtained in Tuttlingen. It is needless to say that his name is Max Schneckenburger.
 The people of Tuttlingen are now raising the money needed to place here a worthy monument to the man who has made their town famous. They have placed a square pedestal upon the bank. of the stream as a mute invitation to help on the noble work. Of course, we brought our mite from across the Atlantic, and promised to stir our friends up also. In Tuttlingen is a committee of the leading citizens. who are prepared to receive and acknowledge contribu. tions.
 Little is known of Schneckenburger He died in 1S49, when only thirty years of age. His father blackened. boots and lifted trunks in village tavern near Tuttlingen, but was ob- viously of superior character, for he eventually became a small merchant and married well. Max was, too, poor; but in Tuttlingen he was thoroughly schooled and then sent to Switzer- land, where the post of errand boy was given him in 8 grocery store. His short life was one of hard work and small earnings, far from his be- loved fatherland, and seeing of the world only what appeared in the course of trips made as commercial traveller. His widow assures us that a day never passed that Schnecken- burger did not kneel in prayer for his fatherland, and his motto, chosen at the age of fifteen, was this word alone, "Deutsch." In 1S40 he wrote Die Wacht am Rhein" as an indig. nant protest against the French pre- tentions of that time, but the battles of Gravelotte and Sedan had been fought before his country was made to know the source of their inspira- ton. Schneckenburger is another of the many names that humanity loves to honor, but which, alas! humanity discovers long after its honor has ceased to be of any material conse- Quenc5-
 Got Rid of His Creditor.
 IeSpeS, the trencn journalist, known as "Timothee Trimm," was once dis. agreeably intruded on by a creditor, who announced his intention of not de- parting until he was paid. The eredi- tor planted himself on a chair, and Lespes beheld him, with consternation, draw bread and cheese from his pock- cts, as though to fortify himself against events. Several hours glided by; Lespes had resumed his writing and finished an article. The creditor showed no signs of moving. Suddenly Lespes rose, and with bits of newspa- per began carefully blocking all the apertures through which air could come into the room. He then made preparations for lighting a charcoal fire; but before applying the match, pasted on the wall, just opposite the creditors eyes, paper thus laconical- ly worded: Take notice that we died of our own will.' What are you do- ing?" exclaimed the creditor, uneasily. Your society would render life intol- erable, so we are going to commit sui eide together answered Timothee tranQui1y. It is needless to say that