25. Oh Fatherland! - how thou art far!
Oh Time! - how art thou long!
26. Full details of this excursion were published in a pamphlet,
entitled "Three Thousand Miles in a Railroad Car," and also in
letters written by Mr. J. G. Hazzard for the New York
Tribune.
27. In American-German festivals, cards are sometimes sold by the
quantity, which are "good" for refreshments. This is done to
avoid trouble in making change.
28. Breitmann and bride-man, breit and krumm (bride and groom),
or broad and crooked, &c.
29. This refers to the passage of bills in the Legislature of a
state by means of bribery. In Pennsylvania, as in many other
states, bills which have "nothing in them" - i.e. no money
- are rarely allowed to pass.