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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



October 



The IJ'ete Loving Germaxts. 



Theu the birtbtlays! Every oue lias a 

 birthday here. Perhaps they do at 

 b )ine, too, but it is not so generally 

 known. ' ' "What shall we do tomorrow ?' ' 

 asks one of tlie children. And if you 

 carelessly, innocently inquire, "Why, 

 what's up tomorrow?" a smile of su- 

 preme contempt and pity announces the 

 fact that if it isn't a first, second, or 

 third "feiertage, " or holiday, why, 

 then it must be a birthday, or a first, 

 second, or tJiird "feiertage" Here 

 again the stock of small coin comes into 

 play. For, after you have sent the wash- 

 woman's children their supply of Easter 

 eggs, then I^'rau H. reminds you that 

 the porter's (children should have their 

 Bhare and that it is the thing on the 

 aforesaid "iviertagc" and birthdays to 

 give the servant a mark. And the chil- 

 dren of the family throw out all sorts 

 of hints as to how the former boarder, 

 Miss Brown, hnd given them a beauti- 

 ful hare last Easter, chockful of choc- 

 olate e^rgs. The birthday party here is 

 not a thing of the past, nor is it given 

 only for the children. Young and old, 

 rich and poor, have birthday parties, 

 with birthday cakes, candles and flow- 

 ers in a very sweet, old fashioned sort of 

 way. Yes, the Gennans are sentimental, 

 if you like, but it is very beautiful for 

 all that, and the laugh is hearty and 

 the tears are real. Their poetry is al] 

 woven in with the practical every day 

 lifelike the meat markets which can be 

 seen in every street, where long strings 

 of sausages are intermingled with 

 blooming hyacinths and lilies of the 

 valley. — Beilin Cor. Rochester Post- 

 Exuress. 



Wherein Stephens Differed With Toomhy. 



Once at Ijiberty Hall I was present 

 when General Toombs made a statement 

 that was here and there punctured with 

 mild profanity. He concluded thus, 

 "Don't you agree with me, Mr. iSte- 

 phens?" The old commoner piped out 

 shrilly, "All but the damn, general, all 

 but the damn. ' ' — Augusta Chronicle. 



In Germany, Russia, Austria, Spain, 

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