The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-27

NEW 4.
E1ven nurw-very green ana neavy with the un-
garnered harvest; past . famous old monastery
noted for its wealth md its Wines
and which looked gloomily down upon us
from its high hill a. We rushed away
across the beautiful blue Danube that never was
more beautiful-,blue with IT. cool running tints
and shadows still on, into newer neds and forests
OF noble, stately trees; through villages who gave
us wondering look as we flashed before them into
Bohemia with its rolling, waving plains, bordered
by hlgh shining hills that were far away, but
seemed near In this rarened summer air. Bohemia
from the car windows was a. winning as the plains
OF Champagne or Andaiusis. Everywhere evi-
dences Of honest till, fields heavy with grain, har-
vests that seemed to laugh in anticipating
welcome Of the husbandman, villages and
homes exemplfyng an industrious civi-
zation. After four hours journey We found
resting place, where breakfast was wait
ing-a GOOD substantial breakfast, without
vanity and no teasing dishes-w wholesome bread
and meat honest beer ana wine. Here we
remained an hour. Then, returning to our car
riagss. in few minutes longer we reached the
station where our hosts were waiting
THE FRINGE AND HIS GUESTS.
Evidently our fame had gone before. for all the
village was in parade, mainly women, in the grace
full peasant costumes, and big-eyed children OF all
ages There, too, standing on the station, was His
Highness the Prince Schwarzenberg-hi children
and grandchildren and retainers around nina
nne old Austrian gentleman, waiting to receive
his guests In the homes Of his ancestors.
His Highness WAS in rather shabby garb-
not nursery-b0ok prince in any SENSE
with q soft, crushed white felt hat, q high
tad until
and kid gloves. But for the gloves, which we may
always assume are evidence Of rank, we should
disdaia him altogether as q Prince and see no ro-
nance In his bearing. He bears his seventy-four
years well-has radiant blue eyes, that defy times
effacing nngers-a winter green, frosty lace, show
ing pure, sparkling blood. Age has had its way,
however, as 1t will on seventy-four years, and we
note that His Highness leans heavily upon his
cane, and his head suddenly bends over his breast,
and he looks at you with upturned glances as you
see In the portraits of the old age Of Wellington.
At his side is the hereditary Prince and Aeir-a
hearty, lusty youth, overlooking with life and &C
tivity IN his early manhood-say forty, in riding
garb, with whip in his hand, and loudly
giving orders to cluster Of Positions, in blue
uniform, who stand waiting Madame, the heredi-
tary Princess, his wife, Is the centre OF group of
lads and lassies, who are said to be the grandchil
dren OF His Highness, and II becoming looks and
gracefulness were before jury to-day would secure
the highest prizes Vehicles of every form and
quality, to the number Of fifty, stand banked on
the road. and attending persons, marked with blue
and white rosettes gently distribute us. Then the
young Prince mounts, and with his retnue rides
ahead, scampering over the fields; the bugle calls,
and away we 60. At first we unfold ourselves
from the mass of carriages and push our way to
the highway and ride slowly between groups Of
villagers as though we were going to a funeral.
Then in time we have the clear, open way, and we
drive at high speed as though going to race.
THE sCHwARzENBERG ESTATE.
better idea Of the vast extent Of the
schwarzenberg estate cannot be impaired, per-
haps, than by giving some facts gathered during
the days excursion. The area of the estate is
nearly seventy-hve thousand acres; one-half Of
which Is devoted to forest culture 10000 acres to
agriculture and $4,000 to fisheries, &C. Altogether
there are 5a2 buildings Of which there are twenty
three breweries, four sugar relneries, one oil man
ufactory, one steam sawmill one steam bakery,
four water mills twenty-three board sawmills
fortysix brick and lime kins three furnaces, four
forges, one Bessemef furAAce, and host of farms,
cottages for laborers fishermen foresters and so on
Besides these there ere 1,number Of humanitarian
Institutions spread over the estate. An Asylum
for the Aged and InArm, with accommodations for
twenty persons, ten men ana ten women; hospital
with fourteen beds, in which 1o7 persons received
treatment last year; girls school, under the su-
perntendence of nine Sisters Of Mercy, where
some three hundred children annually receive In
structon. All Of these are supported by the prince
ly house from its revenues. There are In all some
eighteen schools on the estate supported by the
respective communities while the girls school is
o favorlte institution Of the family.
HOW THE ESTATE IS MANAGED
The various o1lces connected with the castle and
estate are extensive enough for Thurig ian prin-
cipalty There is, for instance, the Bureau Of the
Domains, with its ministry for home and foreign
affairs; the Rent Bureau to which is also attached
the ministry Of ecclesiastical and commercial
affairs; the Fishery Bureau, with minister Of
naval affairs and an assistant whose jursdic-
ton extends over the turf beds; o Forest Bureau,
with master Of the woods, and adjuncts OF the
sawmills and f0resters; General Bureau with
minister whose duty 1t is to look after the grain
stock like Joseph Of old in Egypt as well as the
pOtteries and the lmekilns; an Engineers Bureau
and an Architects Bureau; Brewery Bureau, with
q minister, o secretary and two burly brewers; q
Steam Mill Bureau, Bureau OF Accounts and q
Bureau Of Archives. The Prince possesses the
patrons right over fourteen parishes to appoint
priests in sixteen churches and two chapels. The
right is nevertheless very costly one, since the
estate has to provide several thousand forms
yearly towards their support.
FARMING STATISTICS IN BOHEMIA.
rapid glance at the estate under the immediate
control of the Prince may give some idea Of the
magnitude OF his possessions. The Wittengan
Fishery Bureau superintends no less than fifteen
thousand acres Of lakes and ponds, producing
annually $500 hundred weight OF carp, 200 hun
dred weight Of pike and schill, or 224 tons Of the
Of nah q ftv houy htch
does not supply the demand for Vienna. A
quarter Of this produce is sent to Hamburg.
THE MODEL FARM.
The wittingan farm estate is one Of the best in
Austria. 1t embraces all branches Of agriculture
cattle breeding, sheep breeding, &c. The Prince
farms eleven places, five or which belong to the
wlttingan, three to the Lomnitz and three to the
Hammer sections, containing 5000 acres Of Guilt
vatable ground. divided as follows:-Grain,- sos;