Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-09-12
LETTER FROM MIR. KOLLEls.

HorEL Dox, PnAHG, AUSTRIA. /
August 2lst, 1889 I
DEAR WIFE AND FRIENDS This morning hnds
me in thiA Oily quite we'll. Leaving Vienna yester
day passed through pleasant fertil and well eul
tivated valley for Ave miles or more; raise wheat,
rye, red clover, sugar beet, hemp. and have large
hemp and sugar manufactures we'll built and large
extensive and fine looking Touring mills-seam and
water power then passed through a chain OF
mountains mostly planted with vineyards. At4 p.
IN. Ipasasa through village named Rcrebangh,
whess they Just had severe hail storm which broke
all the widow glass and entirely demolished the
tile roofng nothing but the rafters aud lath,
and still raining hail largeas goose eggs. Tim
Der was stripped of lie leaves and much bruised the
inhabitants were much excited and the buildings
looked like ruins Arrived here at $3.50 p. m. on n
fast rain over smooth double track railroad and
quite clever cars.
This city has over three hundred thousand popu-
lation and is the capital Of Bohcnnco, located on
the river Moldan, over which is an ornam entail
stone BRIDGE built In the l4th century, is 1900 feet
long16 arches, whichare adornediwth so sand stone
statues, and the structure has quite history which
1 have not the time or space to give but In short
ST. Nepomuk statute is on the bridgeis of bronze
and it is said many thousand pilgrims come from
Bohemia, sMoravia and Hungary to pay their devo-
ton before his statute. saw the noted clock tow
or Of Gothic The clock denotes time, day, month,
rising and setting Of sun and moon and at the end
Of each hour two glass doors open aud images of the
Twelve Apostles pass blythe opening, after which the
cock crows at 10 O'Clock NJ, all Of which had the
pleasure of seeing. visited the Cathedral which is
b,,k rou taina ANNA
silver and brass. Was shown the starvation Tenn
pie which has three dungeons--one above the other
and no windows; entered from the center in the top
where 1t is said many have been starved. 1t is a
diamai looking temple and rough. Visited the He'
brew part Of the city which is quite extensive; saw
old synagogue which built in the 9Th century
and is quite plain; visited the cemetery in which is
tombstones dating the 5th century and has been
filed with earth and tombs five times. The stone
have all been raised with the earth and stand in
many instances five deep, all made in slab form of
hard sand stone and quite we'll preserved, but no
burials have been made here for 300 years or
more. This city is quite historical, surrounded by
hills fine residences, old town streetr narrow and
crooked paved with bolders and Is ruff. Some fine
Bohemian glassware ia displayed here In shops. In
| the evening attended q German theater which was
quite good and in fine finished room. a..
Thursday, Ang 22nd, I left by train through well
cultivated valley along Delbe river, and eventually
the valley ended IN a canyon.
Arrived in Dresden, Germany at 10 M, and it is
now near one O'Clock and I must go to dinner. Up.
M, andin my room and for the first time since am
on this side of the Atlantic have nice bright coal
oil lamp to write by and am glad of it. received
FIVE letters which were quite welcome aud cheering.
It begins to seem long while since left America,
but am quite at home now. can talk to the COM
mon public and understand them, but find am
quite deficient in German conversation.
| This afternoon made tour through the city and
got some land marks. This is q nice clean town,
fine buildings and well paved streets and some fine
looking stores. This il my first city in Saxen
denominations of money, they are fenic and'marks
the different denominations Of money In different
countries are quite annoying to me when am
obliged to make change. igf ust.gS ~ Fat-,i
Beer and pretzels are ct premium in this coun-
try, they are IN demand morning, evening and oil
the time. VIII remain here three days and then 60
to Burleau. Regards to enqurinR friends.
i ,,4 n,.l-..,,.,,s JOSIAH K0LLER.