The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-12-13

STILLWAT-
Park. listening to music. The city OF ol
Vienna derived its name from a small o.
muddy stream called Wien, flowing in CT
to the Danube at this point. The I'M =
perial Palace, St. Stephens cathedral, p
university, and Academy of Fine Arts Is
are all in old Vienna, which portion OF {
the is called the stadt. The city is sur 7
rounded with suburbs, a boulevard con- Il
Meeting themall. St. Stephens cathedral
was finished in 1864, having spire four
hundred and forty-four feet in height.
A guide wearing sword conducts you
to the top for twent tive cents, showing
YOU Napoleon's battlefields of Wagram'
Aspern and Essling. Charlemagne
made Vienna the capital of the Eastern
Province of his empire. The King OF
Hungary established his court here in
1854: Macmillan did the same in 149O.
The Turks assailed the city twice, the
last siege lasting two months, the Poles,
led by John Sobieski, routing them.
Vienna was twice occupied by the
French after the battles of Austerlltz
and Wagram. Napoleon's second wife
1 Maria Louisa, andher son, Napoleon III,
we're made prisoners here, the son during
his lifetime being held a prisoner at
Schonbrunn, Napoleon's summer place.
Much more of historical interest could
he said of Vienna, but space forblds.
At the restaurants bills of fare may
he had for twenty-five cents, consisting
of suDDe Diyck and 1indfleisck. There
is a deaf mute restaurant here-the
only one 1 ever saw. But one becomes
accustomed to using the sign system
of communication in travelling over the
continent, consequently the visit to the
above restaurant did not impress me
as it otherwise might.
Vienna has been the home OF many
famous musicians, and is noted for It's
attainments in the ''soothing art
Strauss conducted the concerts IN the
park in person; Strauss, the composer
of the Blue Danube waltzes. Ihe
elder Strauss died in 1849, leaving three
sons. There are five parks, free con
y certs being given every day in each
The streets are thronged with tron
=; bodons, harpers and iddlers, givin|
s forth every variety of music. Singing
+ halls are everywhere; the Viennes
!, spend hours at these resorts each day
} olive and let live is their motto.
Down the Danube to Buda- Pesth tn
river does the largest commercial bus
ness of any river in Europe, being III
R. miles long. The Hungarians are
picturesque race of people. A gent
man told me they are mixed in speec
and in blood. owning Magyar, Slavl
an. Roumanan, German, Jewish and Gyp'
antecedents. Buda-Pesth is two cltl
under one government, having pop
lation of 36O,OOO Pesth, on the weste
bank. being the largest. Buda, havll
two hot springs and the Schlossoe
Palace. is the chief residence portl
of the ''twin cities"
e. We now journey through the vail
Won of Mortiza through vineyard and
m q orchards along the sea OF MarmC
, sos in sight of domes and palaces, a
,not now among high walls into lal
Won plaza, stopping beneath the shadow
Doos a mighty mosque-Constantin
Cabs gates of the Orient. The first Engl
,tbas word that heard was: "Do you w
icles to 90 to the English consulate? v
# the YOU have guide to Galata or Per'
the The latter are the supurbs where
4 - "a American, French and other color
mino are situated. Consuls and amba
dors reside here. To employ a gu
is re- in this city is at once beneficial
,rcelv costly. An underground railway
xtnre tends to the suburbs. The Hotel
Ital- Landes, is cosmopolitan hostelry.
'oken. Sovereigns are the most conven
rd or coins to use in travelling here. 1
4 dav. pass in all parts of the country in
,ide a change for the several kinds OF ma
eoues- money Turkish money consists
street gold and silver in the form OF m
,ventv dies and piastres, and also small
monu- of copper and bronze. A pl'
, visit, equals an American nlcKle' 'l0i
Prater forty paras to a piastre, and one