Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY. JANUABY 3. 1887 I
CALLING VAINLY FOR CARS
Qraln Men Anxious to Ship Their Cereals
But Cannot Got Transportation.
THE ELEVATORS OVERFLOWING
Many McctltiRa Itooknit For This
Month nt tlio Ktato Cnpltnl The
Womnn'n Hun'rngiHt Conven-
tlon Tlio National
frtioM TIIK nr.r.'s i.tNcor.x IUWKAU.I
Never before in the history of the stale
is there been such n dearth of cars on
o itinerant lines ot road with which to
the cereals of the west to the
of Iho east as at the present lime.
A prominent grain man , who in inter-
cblcd in elevators all along the linn of the
Burlington in Nebraska , make * the
nbovo statement , and in company with
oilier prominent shippers voices tlio fact
with Htatemunls that in themselves bear
the wdght of truth. Five hundred mllca
of now road built in tlio state the past
fuimmer requires much additional rolling
Block , and the slock has not as yet been
accelerated to moot the demands of the
new work. Thuro is not mi elevator
nlong the line of the road that is not
crowded to oversowing , and the cry
goes out for cars and none come back in
response. Along Iho line of the Alchifcon
nnd Nebraska branch cribs have bren
boarded up to make temporary room lor
rorn , and men who asic for fifty cars In
which to ship are answered with at best
but ono or two at a station. Ono grain
man ascribes the Kcarclly of cars
to Iho fact that much grain ,
especially barley , that is Bliippml
in cars to Chicago never unloaded ,
but bought by sample and continued in
shipment to all points in the east , making -
ing long and tedious journey , ' } before
their return to the parent road. Again
tlio B. & M. is sending train load after
train load of supplies for now lines con-
elantly to the front , and they lay for days
without unloadingalthotidingsalongtlic
way. Ono grain linn states that they
would load 000 cars a day if they could
Rot thorn , but they got nothing.
On the Missouri Pacilio this sjinic .scarc
ity of cars is reportodjand every station
nfong that line is filled with grain await
ing shipment. The trouble that causes
scarcity of cars on that line is recited to
bo the fact that the great bulk of Nebraska -
braska corn shipped over the Missouri
Pacific goes to Twxas and points in that
Btato , making n long journov before si
cur returns. Again , where the corn is
shipped to points in Texas , they have no
elevators , and the long , tedious process
of unloading from the cars as bold makes
of every car an elevator for a period on
a Texas siding. The complaints for cars
nro now deep , and HOOD they will bo loud
nnd sonorous , BO much so that it would
pay the companies to make extra effort
to solve the problem.
A .MONTH or auiTi.vo3. ! :
Januarv is a month of meetings nt the
Elate capital. The supreme and United
States court meet the present month in
Lincoln ; so also meets the state board of
nrgriculture , which in itself never fails
to draw , next to a session of the legisla
ture , a big crowd of agriculturists , who
live mony in town and few in the
country district and who make about as
lively a week's session as any society in
the state. The horticultural winter
mccOng is ulso a feature of the annual
meeting of the state board , and the
society promises one of the finest po-
mologieiil displays over witnessed in
the state. The state historical society
meets ono week from Tuesdaj' , the 1 1th
inst , , in the chapel of the university.
The state bar association incots upon
. Thursday of the present week at Iho
'Jnited States court room , and last , but
not least , the woman millhigistfl hold
< lhoIr annual convention in this city on
the Oth , 7lh and 8th. The programme of
the woman suffragists announces that
the first session of the convention will be
bold on Thursday evening at which time
nddrcsrtos will uo delivered by Clara
B. Colby , the president , nnd by Mrs.
Elizabeth L.Saxon. 1'ridiiv'a programme
includes a mother's mtlresH ! by Mrs.
Saxon , the different annual reports will
bo read and submitted , Mrs. Onlsmoro
will nddrorfi the convention on the topic
"Social Science , " and Mrs. Jennie T.
Holmes , president of the state \V. C. T.
U. , will address the meeting. The Friday -
day evening session will undoubtedly bo
the climax of the convention as the
programme announces an address by
the veteran worker Sugaii B. Anthonyon
that occasion , and the Saturday's ' session
Is given over to a general business meet-
ing. The announcement states tlm touch
nuvilhiry uocioty in the state is cntitleTl'
to three representatives , and in addition
nn invitation is extended to nil friends of
woman si.ll'rago over the mate to bo
present. The railroads will give reduced -
ducod rates of fare to this convention and
the Indies of Lincoln will cntitrlain all
rlends and delegates ,
THE STATi : HISTOItrCAI , SOCIKTV
4. * Jhas n programme announced that will
no doubt make the annual session of that
uocioty ono of much interest. Two da.ys
will bo devoted to the session and reports
will bo received , and ollicers
for the ensuing year bo elect
ed. Hon. J. Sterling Morton ,
of Nebraska City , will give an address ,
the topic of winch has not yet boon
named. H. H. Wilson will road a paper
entitled "Tho Relation of History to the
Study and Practice of Law. " Lieutenant
Dudley will present a paper on "Tho
Uarlv Military History of Nobrnskn , " and
Had ley 1) . . Johnson will present a piinur on
"The Early History of Nebraska. " The
sooioly oxloudu a cordial Invitation to the
public to bo present at the mootlncs and
a now impetus will bo given to this
really valuable state organization , which
perfects thn fuels and history of Nebraska
ginco ill earliest days ,
OlIfiA.MXINO I'Olt WOIIK.
The Lincoln branch of the Irish Na
tional league in America reorganized
yesterday , and a largo and enthusiastic
gathering of Irish-American citizens resi
dent in Lincoln were present nt l-'ilzgor-
nld hull for the reorganization , John
I'itzgcrald called the meeting to order
nnd some fifty ciimo forward and depos
ited their membership foo. Thu election
of ollieor * under the reorganization was
then lakcn up and Iho following elected ;
President , Hon. Patrick Egan ; first
vine president. A. .1 , Sawyer ; KCC
end vice president. Charles MeGluro ;
cording secretary , H , J. Cosgrovcj
; ancial sconitary , Jamo.s H. O Neillj
treasurer , E. P. Cnyney. In addition to
paying membership fees a largo number
of those in attendance subscribed
to the anti-eviction fund , nnd
epoechcs were made by John P.
Sutton , sceretaryof the national league ,
A. J. Sawyer , H. S. C'osgrovo and others.
It is undoratood that the president of the
reorganized league will call n publio
meeting within the- next week or ten
days to lake active pnulio action in tlui
city of Lincoln for the anti-eviction
fund.
AIIOUT THK cmr.
Throe thieves who went into the over
coat business from the ontahlo of UIH
store , instead of transacting business over
the counters , were prisoners : n jail over
tiundny , nnd they are promised u hear
ing to day. The weather was cold enough
for groat-coats , but stealing thorn from
before a store is not in accordance with
Vie statutes.
Several drunken individuals who would
hnve been cold nnd frosty corpse' * on the
morning of the second day ot Iho now
year but for the vigilance of the police
will be among the grist of oO'ondcrs who
will answer roll call in the police court
to-day.
A prominent lobbyist was saved dis
grace nnd a night's lodging in thu jail by
the active cflorts of friends. If he had
sworn on" the lirst of the year ho would
not have ended up tho" day in such a
beastly stale of intoxication.
A gentleman representing n largo east
ern canning establishment was in Lincoln
two days the past week with n view of
securing crounds upon which to establish
n branch canning company in Nebraska.
( Sovernor John M. Thaycr arrived in
Lincoln from his Grand Island home , and
is now permanently in tlio city for the
acceptance and discharge of his official
duties as governor ol the stato.
Doctor Malthowson , the late deposed
from the state insnno nay him , was in Lin
coln yesterday , tnimrling in the lobby nt
thn political headquarters at different
hotels.
J. I' . Arbnchcr , a veteran conductor on
the Iowa division of the Chicago , Burling-
Ion & Qulney , arrived in Lincoln ynsler-
day for a visit with Ills relative , Frank
Bustard.
II. JJ. Stearns , county nttornoy-nlcct ,
was called to St. Joseph Saturday evening -
ing on legal business of a civil nature.
Judge S. M. Chapman , of Cass , is UP to
the capital to witness the chnoi from
which will be eliminated a legtslalivo
organization
Thu exorbitant prices asked for rooms
for these who expect to make six month's
daily bread out of sojourning legislators
have bci-n greatly reduced from lirst ,
prices asked , the supply greatly exceed
ing thn demand.
( Jovernor Duwcs has issued n procla
mation offering a reward of & 200 tor the
arrest of Charles Jonns who is wanted in
Cass couoty for murder and who is now a
fugitive from justice.
Judge J. II. Broady , of Beatrice , the
only democratic senatorial aspirant yet
In the Held is in thu city with headquarters -
quarters at Opolls.
T. ,1. Alexander , representative from
Ncmnha , and Hon. William Daily , of
the btinic corner of the. Male , were among
the arrivals at the sent of war yesterday.
Senator Vnu AVyck.
/Inirrican 0ai/mun. ( /
The New York Word of. December 20
says :
The Philadelphia Press thinks "the republi
can party cmild iimmii ; to am vivo the defeat
of Senator Tan \Vyelc. \ " No doubt the bosses
of that party would bu clad lo see him de
feated. They have no us > o for anil-monopo
lists nnd tlio tliu feiu less opponents gnuplng
corporation ! } and plutocratic rings.
The same thing can bo doubtless said
of certain members of the democratic
party. The corporations understand just
how lo weave together the opponents to
Senator Van Wyck. both democrats and
republicans , and unless there is
palrioism enough in both the
democratic and republican mem
bers of the Nebraska legislature to
forsake party lines in this instancennd
oppose a solid wall of patriotism to the
inlluenco nnd boodle of the corporations ,
there is grave danger that Senator Van
Wycu will be defeated. If he is , the people
ple of this country will understand very
wo'l ' thai it was because Senator Van
\Vyclc lias manfully championed public
rights in Iho United States senate , and
consequently ho was struct : down , just
as Senator Thurman was struck down in
Ohio for insisting that the Pacific rail
roads should observe their duties to the
public.
Pozzoni's Complexion Powder pro
ducos a soft and beautiful skin. It com
bines every element of beauty and purity
Sold by druggists.
Nothing to H.-iy.
Philadelphia North American : The
name of Philip Gardner was on the list
ot prisoners placed before Majrristrato
List at the Ninteonth district'station
house. When it was called a pleasant-
faced Gorman tiliulllud up lo the rail and
responded.
"Whore do you live. Philio ? "
"Veil. 1 live 'most anywheres
nroundtV"
"Haven't you any homo ? "
"Not any in barticular. I can most
always sometimes lint a homo yen I vants
ono right badl. "
"What were you doing over nt Mr.
Malatcsla's ? "
"Veil , 1 HluiFt vent in to look aronndt. "
"What did you steal his tools for ? "
" 1 haf nolmgs to say 'bout dot. "
"The ollieer says you had a lot of his
goods when ho arrested you. Haven't
you any explanation lo make ? "
"I guess dot ollieer ho know his busi
ness. 1 got nolings to say 'bout dot. If
you want to know any moro you bolter
ask him , don't it ? "
"i know enough now. I believe yon
are a bum , and the best thing will l/e to
gjvo yon something to do. It will bo
nine months to the correction. "
"Veil , I got notings to say'bout dot , "
remarked the prisoner confidentially to
Turnkey Preston as ho was led back to
await tr..nsportalion.
Tlie Vollrtlc Unit Co. , Marshall , ailclij
\vlll.senil their cdc.brati'il Voltaic Doltnmt
Klectrlo Appliances , on thirty days' trial , to
any man ( yoiuiK or inldille-aiicd ) adllc.tPd
with nervous debility , loss of vitality , lack ( if
nerve force nml viijor. and other diseases.
The urciitest rcmcdnl uuont over discovered.
Write to tlieni for ililusUtud pamphlet free.
No risks Incurred , nsthlrrty days' ' trial Is al
lowed.
1'oHtollico Changes In Nebraska ami
lown.
Postoflice changes in Nebraska during
the week ending January 1 , 1837 ,
furnished by Wm. Van Vleel ; of the post-
office department :
Established Wilcox , Kearney county ,
Virginius A. Mnrstcllar postmaster.
Name Changed Cincinnati , Pawnee
county , to UuBois , Thomas J , Hildobrnnd
postmaster.
Postmnslors Appointed Chappoll ,
Cheyenne county , William H. Sherman ;
Cropsoy , Gigo : county , 0. 15. Moore ;
Ohiowa , 1'illmorc county , J. A. Hollister.
Postolllco changes in Jowa during the
wool ; ending January 1 , 1887 :
Postmasters Appointed Heiilnh , Clay
ton county , William L. llccch ; Larch-
wood , Lyon county , W. D.Onso. McCalls-
burg ; Story county. A. B. Urilhth ; Mor
risen , ( irumly county , O. W. Foster ; Oto ,
Woodbury oounty. Wesley Davis.
Discontinued Bard , Louisa county ;
Whlpple , Pottawattamio county.
MOST PERFECT MADS
Tropare. ! with strict regard taParttr , Strenetli , ani
lUiUuf illness. Jr.J'riuj'i lUkinjPowdercoutabia
tffjcc fwygfMfxxcn cw 3 j * cl * 5
IN THE LAM OF BOHEMIA ,
A Glimpse of tha Oountn and lie
People-
PRAGUE AND ITS ENVIRONS.
Oriental Aspects ol1 the City The
JUcst Deer Matte In IZuropo ,
Prague , the capilnl of IJolicmia , la loss
known to Americans , writes Albert Stit-
lido in tlio San Francisco Chronicle , than
any European city of the same im
portance. Of Hohcmla nil Americans
have hoard , 'llic.y all know Uohomlan
glass , at least by its imitations , and most
have hoard or liavo drank beer of i'Ulcn
or Hwhvols , or bnverngcs that bore the
name of thcso cities. As 1'rotcslants
they hare had occasion to know of John
Hnss , JtTonio of Prague. Oeorgc ilo
I'odlcbrnil ai'd Xiska , names associated
with the most troubled limes of religious
history , ami as citizens thny are mvaro
of the Iiohomian colonies thai are to bo
found in nearly nil the large American
cities , llohcmian immigrants usually
make frond citizens. Somq of these in
Chiuiigo have boon an oxci'ption to Hie rule
out those in San Francisco nro quiet , in
dustrious and law-abiding. The Bo
hemians nro skillful at their ordinary
trades. They are good mechanics and
good musicians. In tlio latter ciiacity : |
they are doing good work In all the best
orcnestrus of I ho United States. Hut of
the country wlu-nco those pcoplo como
the avcrugo American knows almost as
little as uf the unexplored regions of
Africa.
TIII : rr.orLn.
The Bohemians bcloiig to tlio great
Slav nipo , anil are therefore closely alien
to the Russians , with whom they sympa
thize more deeply than any other branch
of the same pponlo now living in Austria.
In proof of tills it may bo said that some
of the journals of Prague have persist
ently supported the policy of Russia in
reference to Bulgaria. It Is not known
I'xaotly when tlio Bohemians came into
Kurope , but It was probably before the
commencement of the Christian era.
They are best known in history as a
bravo and independent people , governed
by hereditary kings or electing them
when they saw lit. The position of the
country is somewhat isolated. It lies in
n sort of basin formed by the upper Elbe
and its tributary , the Moldau , and is sur
rounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
Moravia , usually considered a part of it ,
lies further up the Kibe , and is equally
separated from the valley of the Danube
by u lofty watershed. To the cast is Kits-
RKUI Poland. Being so placed in reference
to other nations , the mainten
ance of the independence of the
country for some hundred years , when
the means of communication was far
dillcrcnt from what , they are at present ,
was not tUnicuIt. The lirst troubles of
Bohemia came from tlio Catholic church
anil from the Hapslmrgs , who , having
lirst been elected kings , ended by sup
pressing the parliament and declaring
tiie crown hereditary in the house of Aus'
triu. It is one of the crimes of the Haps-
burgs on which English writers Mr.
Gladstone among others have loved to
descant. But this does not prevent Eng
land's coming to Austria with its hat in
its hand ana begging for an alliance
against its old enemy , Russia. It is not ,
perhaps , so much an alliance that Kng-
liuul seeks as it is the embroilment of the
two empires , in which case she would
withdraw to one side and allow the com
batants to fight it out among themselves.
Thus llussiu would bn a little Joncor do-
Ja.yed in its inevitable progress toward
the Indian ocean.
A IIISTOIUCUL SKETCH.
Bohemia was one of the lirst countries
in Europe that embraced the reformed
doctrines. This ended in the mcrtyrdom
of lluss and the desolation of the country
by domestic feud and foreign invasion.
This was done before the thirty years'
war. which began with tlio over act. of
Prague , namely , the throwing of the im
perial commissioners from tlio windows
of the palace by the Count of Taunn. War
followed at once , and what that war waste
to Germany a war made for the pleas
ure of the llapsburgs every one knows
who has read at all the history of the
period. The Protestant forces , com
manded by Maurice , elector of Saxony ,
wore defeated at the battle of White
mountain , which left Bohemia at the
mercy of Ferdinand II , Emperor of
Austria. He summarily ejected all the
preachers , schoolmaster ! , , professors , and
gave up all the churches to monks im
ported from all parts of Europe.
All who were not Catho
lics wcro forbidden to exer
cise unv trade or handicraft
whatsoever. The severest penalties were
imposed on all who retained Hie Protest
ant form of worship. The side wcro
driven from the hospitals. Protestant
burghers were expelled. The poor were
compelled to become Catholics on
masse. The remotest villages were vis-
itud by missionaries and compelled by
force to embrace Catholicism. Those
wiio refused wnro tortured , racked and
mutilated. Women and children wcro
outraged by a brutal soldiery , Many
wcro divcn to the mountains , where they
perished , and 30,000 of the best citizens
of the country emigrated , as did the Hu
guenots of Franco after the revocation of
the edict of Nantes. It lias been said that
the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the
church. This rule , if it can be called a
rule , seems to have failed in this in
stance. Protestantism was thoroughly
extirpated , and tlio number of Protestant
churches now to bo found in Bohemia can
almost bo counted on the fingers of the
two hands.
WOItK OP VANDALS.
It would have been well if tlio persecu
tion of the Hapsburgs hud paused hero.
But it did not. At dill'eront times during
the periods of religions disturbance at-
tackH were made on the literature and
language of the people , It was forbid
den to use the Bohemian language olli-
ciully , and books in the native tongue
were everywhere searched for and so
thoroughly destroyed that ono could
afterwards scarcely bo found in tlio whole
country , tlionuli the literature had
already reached a considerable degree of
development. It is acts like these that
have wade the tmmo ot Hnpshurg syn
onymous with tyranny and caused iho
deterioration of a people at once honest ,
ingenious and valiant. Tim Ian.
tcuagi ! linn tiium of late years generally
cultivated though the government htu
not been friendly. Education is becom
ing more ftonural , newspapers nro in
creasing in number and ability , and tlio
literature , through the agency of learned
writers , IS beginning again to make
itself rc.spoctml. But though the Holm-
minus now number several millions , and
are ono of the important fuutors of tlio
Austrian nationality , they are not con
tented. They consider themselves over
run conunorolnlly by the Gttrmans , of
whom there are forty or fifty thousand
among the quarter of a million inliabi-
tantfl of Prague. They have historical
reasons for disliking the Hungarians ;
they do not therefore like the nmiio Au
stria-Hungary , nor are tlu-y pleased to
ace the Hungarians direct the foreign
policy of the country. They like the
Russians. The Hungarians hate the
Russians , yet if thorn were a war with
Russia. Austria would expect the Bohe
mian contingent of the imperial army to
light its battles against its next of kin.
A KINK cm * .
Prague is an honorable representative
of the Bohemian nation. It is superbly
situated on botli sides of the Mojdiiu in
nu amphitheater of hills , with : i splendid
ylow up and down the river. The two
parrs of the city nro connected by several
fiuobridgos.two of wlildli nro suspension.
There Is a jknrkcd difference between 11
bridge in Kuropo and a bridge in Ameri
ca. A bridge r.cross an American river
is a light and airy structure , striking on
account of Its length and design and usu
ally stronger than it scums. A bridge in
Europe , oven across a stream of moder
ate width , is absolutely monumental. It
is of solid stone , as massive as the pyra
inids , and when it is onoo in place is ex
peeled to cnduro foroyor. Those of
stone at Prague are honorable
specimens of the cndnring style of
bridge architecture. The Fiispcn-
sion bridges , like these elsewhere ,
in Dtirono , have long iron limbj instead
of the wire cables used in America , which
must greatly increase their weight and
require u corresponding increase of
strength In the piers. Ono of thcso
bridges ( Carlsbrucho ) was built GOO years
nco , but underwent seine changes dur
ing tlio subsequent COO years. But the
most recent improvements tire of am
ple antiquity. It is Hanked by tall towers
that once served for the defense of the
city. It has sixteen arches and the piles
are ornamented by thirty statues and
groups of saints , conspicuous among
which is St. John Nupomuccno , to whoso
memory it is hold sacred. Every year it
is the resort of thousands of devout Bo
hemians , who gather on the bridge and
bring garlands , candles and other ofler-
ings. A Joss solid structure would go
down into the Rwift river below with tlio
weight of the worshirpors. |
A IIUUOIO ClIAltAfTr.U.
Nepomueono is the patron of tlio Bohe
mians. The story of his martyrdom
varii-s somewhat from the monstrous re
lation of tlioso who wcro crucllicd head
downward , beheaded , shot witli arrows ,
thrown to wild beasts , or put to death
by any other of the cheerful processes
that tlio late heathen applied to the early
Christians. The wife uf the emperor
\Vonceslas had done something very
wicked which she revealed to Nopotnu-
ceno in the confe.isioiial. The emperor
asked him what it was , but ho said ho
had promised not to toll , and resolutely
refused to answer. So ho was thrown
from the bridge into the river at a point
which is .still indicated , and us tlio stream
happens there to bo a little deeper than
elsewhere , ho was drowned. In due time
his body came to the surface , and live
stars formed an aureola about hia head.
In his statues and pictures these jive
stars are repeated till they become tiro-
some. Ughts burn constantly before
his Imago. Pilgrims como from Moravia ,
and oven from Hungary , to nay their
honors to the saint who refused to reveal
the secrets of the confessional to the
nrm who know , but had promised not to
toll.
riCT tiiB9QtiE sor.Nis. ;
The commercial part of Iho city , with
the railroad station-houses , the theatres ,
tlio principle churches , and palaces , old
and new , is built on the comparatively
level ground on the left bank. Leaving
thin behind you and crossing the bridge
sacred to tbo saint , you have before you a
highly picturesque spectacle. This is the
Hrad.schm , which is spoken of in the
guide books as the canitol of Prague. It
is the imperial quarter , situated on the
side and summit of u lofty hill. The hill
is crowned by the universityan immense
pile of stone , the imperial palace and the
palace of Pnnco bchwartzonburg and
the cathedralwith some other structures ,
which present it magnilicent archi
tectural outline as seen against the slry.
In iho cathedral Is the splendid monument
ment of iho martyr to silence. To the
loft ami crowning tlio highest point of the
range the rich monastery of Slrakow
tises from among fields and groves. It
can bo visited at certain times by the
sterner BOX. Women arc never allowed
to cross the threshold.
oujKcrrs OK ixrr.uusr.
In going hither from the llradschin
you pass a huge old military barracKS
and the chapel of Our Lady of Loretta , a
fac simile of that at Rome. Its treasury
is ono of the richest , if not actually the
most precious in Europe. Among the
magnificent objects to bosocn are several
ostensoirs , that portion of Catholic furni
ture used in elevating the host , or.o ot
which is sot with 0,580 diamonds of won
derful si/.o nnd brilliancy. The largest
arc at the focus and they diminish in si/.o
toward the end of the rays. Its value
can only be represented by millions of
dollars. The Strakow monastery owns a
vast estate that lies 'about it. It is a com
mon thing in Austria. A great part of
Vienna and its environs is in the hands
of different monastic orders , whoso
wealth and luxury are unprecedented in
Europe. Treasures like those of Our
Lady of Loretto are found in most of the
convents and in many of the churches in
Germany and Austria , composed of gifts
of the faitlitid to shrines of superior
sanctity. Still farther to the left ana
covering all the hillside up to the
long wall that surrounds tlio monastery
grounds is a park ihrouL.li which you
climb by winding paths , stopping occa
sionally to sit on rustic seats and enjoy
the view of tlio river , the city and the
country anil brown hills beyond it.
rii : > isTKiAN uxnitcisu.
But the climb up the street from the
bridge to the palace is something to bo
remembered. If the weather is warm it
is torture. There is no street railroad ,
and vehicles are r.iro on this side of the
Moldau. The distance from the river
bank is probably u mile. At certain
stages of the thermometer it is at least
I'm ) . Never were streets stonier. They
are incomparably more penitential than
those ot Homo. The whole of this quar
ter suomsius if it wore excavated trom
solid rock , so continuous are the pave
ments , the walls of houses , churches and
palaces and the public places. They all
so meet and merge in ono another that
they scorn practically to bo carved from
the same 'block. More or less of this
oppressive idea of stone is perceptible
in all European cities , but no where so
forcibly as at Prague. Then the stones
have moro than an adamantine
hardness. The Count of Timrn cast the
imperial commissioners from the hall of
the landtag in the palace , One fourth
I ho distance was snllicient to have dashed
out their brains , considering the extra
hardness of the Prague pavements , And
they have ti corresponding roughness ,
The pedestrian is therefore doubly tor
tured , and the pleasure which ho would
otherwise experience , tlio eminenceoneo ,
scaled , is seriously marred' , The catho-
dralis remarkable ratljor for its anti
quity and the qnuintness'-of its old monii
ments and pictures , than for its artistic
merits. Hero sleep the kings of Bohe
mia , and on their niniiaoltm may bo Keen
their stern portraits. The palace inter
ests merely by its historical t-ouvonirH , It
bus seen a great deal ot blood-lotting ,
THE oitiK.vr iuq.u.ui : : ) ,
A general view of Prague gives an im
prcssion decidedly oriental. Borne of its
church towers seem like the minarets of
u mosque. Others havo' a Byx.aniino
look. In no other city of'Kuropo ' are mas
sive buildings largo enough to bo called
palaces more numerous. Ono of the old
palaces near the station where you ar
rive in coming from broaden has been
transformed into a powder magazine.
The old palace of the king of Bohemia
close by is now a barrack. In the old
portions of tlio city , on tlio right bunk ,
there is still some of the strong aspect of
the Hardechin.biit commerce is gradually
softening it Mow streets are uomg made
that are tilled with handsome shops.
Broader thoroughfares urn being set with
trees , and there are some welt-kept parks
and public gardens. The public
buildings , aside fiom the palaoee , are
not remarkable for beauty , though
there are exceptions. The city hull ,
which in the German speaking countries
of Europe is called the rauiouso ( rat-
haus ) is curious architecturally and re-
markublo for its astronomical clock ,
which excites the attention of every
tourist. It is a full cirriculnm in tlio
study of the service of astronomy. Near
by is u church which contains the tomb
of Tycho Urahe , the Danish astronomer ,
who came hero nt the invitation ot the
Kniporor Rudolph II. Prague , like
other Luropcan capitals , has its ncndemv
of fine arts , nnd is well provided with
chnritablo institutions. Its public menu
ments in the wny ol fountains and
statues , though not as numerous arc in
sulllciont number to shame the poverty
In works of art in the metropolises of
America.
nnr.rt.
It Is gratifying to bo able to remark-
that nt Prague you can have the best
coflcp nnd beer in Europe , the beer of
Munioh nnd the collco of Vienna not ex-
ceptcd. The innkeepers pride themselves
on their bods. When you mike : your ap
pearance in tlio morning tlio hotel person
in authority instead of the usual formula
' "Have you slept wcllf" asks you "How
did you like your bedJ" There is a world
of fignilicancc in his question if ho knows
you have como from Berlin or Dresden.
You certainly do find the beds better in
Austria than In Germany ami in Bavaria
than in Iho north , not only nt the first-
class hotels but at the hotels of the second
grade , ana in furnished rooms , As to
the Prague codec , it is not only of the
real berry properly prepared nnd
freshly made , but strong nnd
Fcrvod with real cream , cither
in American fashion or whipped as in
Vioncn. The beers arc not made in
Prague , but in places not far distant , and
there are some dollcato blonde kinds ,
such as refresh and do not inebriate.
such as have no traces of headache whieh
you never see in America. After tlio torture -
turo of the streets the beer and the coll'eo
are a real benison. In Iho eestacy that
follows the heat and weariness you are
quito reconciled to the thought that
Prague does not abound in museums and
plcturo galleries , and that the Van Bykes ,
Holboins and Rubenscs that some overcurious -
curious people go to see In some of the
palaces are by no means tlio best speci
mens of _ the work of these great artists.
There is no great loss Without some small
gain. _
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1408 Farnam st , Opp , Paxton Hotel.
To commence the Now Yumve , ofler llic
To bs Found in the City.
only Handle such Property as are
Willing to sell cheap , and to Leave Exclu
sively in Our Hands.
I
In Uiis way purchasers can got facts aud figures m
that eau bu relied upon without a moment's delay ,
nnd we arc perfectly free and willing' to let both
sides know just what commission Ihcro is in each
sale for us. So
When Purchasers want to Talk Straight J
Business ,
We are Ready to Give them Straight
Talk in Return.
\\re \ have many good bargains and some that arc
really splendid , where owners wish lo convert
their real estate quickly and ttso money in other
business.
Do not fail lo come and we what Uogg. ; & Hill can oiler you.
Ifyouliaye real estate for sale , and wish tc
leave it exclusively with us , it will receive
prompt and efficient attention as it never re _
ceived before , and you will , through us , make
more speedy sales than can be made in any
other way.
If You want to Bay , Sell , Rent , Lease or Ex
change , Call and see
I j | | I
HILL ,
Beal Estate , 1408 Farnam street ,
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