The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-10

4 forester, and he has his assistants. snd
tnese men were peresnt at the picnic yes
terday. They wore livery of green Cloth
trimmed with velvet, which made me think
OF Robin Hood and his band, and the pretty
wives OF two of them wore the short skirts
and the queer headdresees of the peasant
women about this part Of Germany The
oreasts OF their dresses sparkled with gold
or gold-plated buckles made of disks as big
around as tin CUPS, and on the backs OF
lnoir neads showing out from under hats,
Tor all the world like inverted sewing
baskets, were great butterfly bows of some
stin black material, which stood out from
the head. fully foot on each side. The
ioresters have the animals OF the woods to
take care of in addition to the trees There
are large number of deer and wild boar
In the forests and the venison for the table
Oh Prince Bismarck is supplied from them.
The birds OF the woods are also carefully
encouraged and protected and in going
along winding and romantic road through
part OF The estate | noted that the trees
mad boxes the size Of cigar box, save that
they we're about twice as thick, nailed up
among their branches and that each OF
these boxes had little round hole in its
SIDE for birds to go in, and counted hun
oreus OF these nesting places.
BISMARCK AS A FARMER.
In, other parts of the estate found large
fields under cultivation and all kinds OF
farming going on. Prince Bismarck is 4
good farmer, and don't believe that his
outtermilx is like that of Senator Evarts,
ABOUT which when he offers it 10. his guests
he says: Which will you have, gentlemen,
champagne or buttermilkg | have figured II
up and they both cost me ABOUT the same
price,
Prince Bismarck rides Or walks over q
large part Of his estate every day. He has
great deal of farming going on at Varzin
and at Schoenhsusen, and he has reports
from these estates regularly. He has some
me horses at these places and be raises all
varieties OF COPS. He is scientific
farmer and he understands what should
be done TO get the most out of the soil. and
does 1t. He has, l am told, about 200 men
to take care of his place here, but this,
suppose, includes his mills as well as his
farms and his house servants. The whole
or the country about Eriedrichsruhe seems
TO belong 10 MIN, and the post Office
which is here is mainly for him and his
servants In front OF his house and within
stones throw almost of It there is q res
taurant which he. rents to landlord who
has beer garden under the trees, and
got glass OF beer here and lunch during
my stay.
TIE MODEST HOME or GREAT NAN
have Intentionally LETT the home OF
Prince Bismarck until the last of my letter.
want TO tell you how he llves and
something about his habits. His house is
by no means a grand one. There are many
In every big American city which are aner.
1t IS plnin two story building, with mshy
gables and with many long. narrow win
dows which give beautiful views The
honse is q brick. covered with stucco. Il
Is painted yellow and flag usually floats
from its roof. There are hagstaffs al both
sides of The wronght-iron gate leading BY
the brick porter's lodge going into it, and
from these the German colors waved in
the breeze. The rooms of the house are
all very large and the ceilings ara high.
Most OF the apartments are plainly iurn-
ished. and one OF the LARGEST is Che study
OF the prince, which Is on the ground floor.
looking out upon the lawr. The house is
tiled with the presents which Prince Bis
marck receives from all parts of the world.
He has friends everywhere in Germany