The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-17
THE AUSTRIAN PRIZE ARTICLE.

Iowa First in the Field for That $1,000.
From the Ottumwa Qowa) DemOcratl
NorErhe Emperor OF Austria offers prize Of S. 900
Ego Tor it."
The proper way to spell Austria is, "Ostreich' -
and from the best OF recollection 1t was settled
by the Ostreiches about the year S00 and has been
pretty well populated with tnat family down 70
The present day. IL was originally Margraviate,
called frsm the fact that strong minded
female OF the name OF Margaret, nsurped the
on her own hook and made more gravy and ate.
they called the little farm upop Which they lived
alter that More gravy ate until the Ostreches came
and the Old couple broke up housekeeping.
After this the Ostreiches became Hungary, or, in
other words, hungary became the Ostreiches and
they gobbled up the rock salt in Galcia, tle cop:
per and tin in Bohemia, SaZburg, Carnthia and
Tyrol, and everything else they could lay their
eyes on except Frederick the Great, Napoleon,
General MOltke and King William.
However, 1t will be eur lot as well as pleasure,
to record many OF the splendid achievements Of
Mack who 80 neroicay chased with Napoleon ali
oyer Ostreich and finally compelled the great
Emperor 10 accept an army OF 200 men on his
pension list at Ulm. This wonderful piece OF
strategy. which threw upon Bonaparte the tAye OF
30 many prisoners Of war, added to his embsrrAss.
me- MA mean, 70 s9wnl. at Waterloo
And again, however, lock at the peerless Hay.
nau, who, after the surrender of that patriotic
cutting prisoners OF war and sending their wives
and little snes into banishment.
And again, however, let us lsOk, II we please at
the bold manner In which the Ostreiches crossed
the Ticno on the 10Th of April. 1850 and also the
bold manner IN which they crossed back again,
bringing the Italians with them.
The peculiar strategy employed by these people
il subject 10 criticism on the part Of some military
men, but the Ostreiches can AFFORD To bear SANDER
after getting rid Of Lombardy in such an easy man
ner as they do about the time herein mentioned.
But we must sH. agah look and no. very lar back
-Qstreiches engaged with Prussia. Otner nations OF
ancient and moderp times have had their wars
s sna tEs ee years
lett to the Ostreches to finish up clean their
war with Prussia in six weeks. A great many
have net been able even TO this day 10 understand
snort sS% 'se space osteGSs AID to IL y
u. In the hrst place, Field Marshal Benedek was
opposed to fighting on his own soil, ana by dex-
tr0us management OF his forces succeeded in in
weighing the enemy over the border. TINS was
done 81 that the gallant Ostreiches could return 70
their homes very soon alter treaty " PEACE was
concluded. In this movement Field MARSHAL Bene.
dek was entirely successful, so much so In fact that
many Ostreiches got home before peace was made,
and even before the Emperor OF all the Ostreches
returned to Vienna.
Ostreiches are great lovers OF liberty and "go for'
liberty first, last and all the time. Several years
age anOstrecn Governor, WHOSE nse N WE ne ,ea
he placed his own cap on liberty pole, and told 9
base, ignsse tyrast, whose name was TEL, TO fa
down and worship IL; and when the tyrant refused
what did that liberty glowing Ostrech Governor do
Hut Tell, the tyrant went into the apple business
These are about all the affairs that we know o
bearing on Austria and the Ostrelches, except tha
they are known TO stick their heads IN the sand ant
whistle in unconcera, thinking that when the heat
is safe there IL danger IN the rear. This Is oftei
exemplifed In the desert where Ostreiches mos
do dwell, and at Vienna, when the wicked disturb
the peace OF Europe and the peace OF the Us
treIcnes.
This is all of this interesting article that will b.
written. IL ~ less than y column In length an'
will be sent To the Vienna Exposition, where !
will be read by the Emperor Joseph. we nav
ardent hopes that 10 Will win the $4,000; but tn
SIl be Ostre lch NAV saw. "NOt Tor J0e.O