The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1894-06-25

this city, and the ride was very delight
full as We passed through "saxoI
Switzerland" The morning air wa
cool and fresh and not n cloud in th'
sky, and as our car was arranged OF
one side as an observation car We had 1
fine view of the "bastei' and "Lillien
stein" with "Konigstein inthe distance
The SUBMITS OF those glorious steinf
stood out In bold outline against the
clear blue sky and the effect was grand
Soon afterward we rushed by Her
yanskretehen" with the magnificent
"PrebIsshthor" standing far away like
the old Titan. and leaving saxon
Switzerland" behind as we shortly ar
rived at "Bodenbach," very beautiful
| ly situated city of 5000 inhabitants,
considered by many the pleasantest
point In the Eibe valley. There is a
fine chateau here of Count Thun. the
garden library and armory OF which
are daily thrown open TO the public. A
suspension bridge crosses the Elbe at
| this point TO Tetschen. This Is Austrl-
an territory where we now are, and OF
course our trunks and baggage must
be opened and investigated by the GUS
toms officials, which is a perfect NUS
ance. but as we have no cognac. cigars
| or playing cards slowed away we ex-
perenced no trouble In that line. AL
though we are n long distance from
Dresden It seems rather familiar and
| homellke to see the Dresden steamboats,
ascending and descending the river.
Two hours will suffice for the little
village Of Bodenbach. and we again left
| for Prague. The grade Is steep from
Bodenbach to Prague. and could not
but admire the fine engine which drew
us rapidly up the long incline. The
| diameter OF the driving wheels remind
ed me Of the great engines on the
| Boston and Albany railroad, and al
though the speed was not more than IS
| miles an hour we knew earring acct
dents that we would not be late in ar
| irving at Prague. There is a satisfac-
| ton In travelling In Germany and Aus
| tria, for you know you will arrive at a
certain point at the schedule time. Az
| ter passing Aussig at the junction of
the Elbe and Biela rivers we saw the
last of the Dresden steamboats,. Aussig
has $4,000 inhabitants and there are
many chemical factories here, one of
| which employs 1900 workmen. Large
| quantities Of coal are mined here and
sent to all parts OF Bohemia. Here was
fought the great battle of the Hussltes
in 1926. ~
This Is the beet root district and we
see many magnificent sugar refneries,
employing thousands of workmen.
| In 1887 Europe manufactured $4,000
| tons of beet sugar and it was thought
the industry would fall through, as
the expense Of manufacture was so
enormous and the survival Of the in
| dustry depended upon bounties which
| were burdensome to the taxpayers. -
This year Qifty-seven years after
commencement of the industry the
| beet crop of all Europe will amount to
| about 100000 tons. Surely the West
| Indian planter who manufactures his
| sugar from cane will be obliged to
step down and out He will be crowded
out of existence ''''"" +
Leaving Aussig 4behind, we enter a
very beautiful country, level for many
miles and again diversified by rolling
plains extending for very many miles In
every direction. :.
| A godd many tall cone-like noun
| tains were to be seen here and there
everyone of which was crowned with q
| great tower or possessed an old castle
some of which were in ruins. Distant
peaks, blue and far away, were discern.
| ible beyond the horizon and seemed
like tropical islands by reason of their
sea blue color. Every town we rush by
| seems to be of historic interest.
| Theresienstadt was named after Ma.
RE Theresa. 1t is a small village quiet.
ly at rest under its shade trees, and
| Marie Theresa nob doubt could have
been entirely happy had she lived
within the limits of this little hamlet.
| At this point thaiEger rushes into
the fond embrace of the Elbe and IL
conveyed far away to the North Sea
| At Randwitz, city of 5000 inhabit.
ants, is chateau with a fine lib.
rary and large collection of armor and
| many curious articles Of the time Of
Charles Fifth and the thirty years
war. ,'t
Charles Fourth caused Rienzi, the
famous Roman tribune, to be impris.
oned here in 1850. Just beyond Rand,
nitz we pass Melink, famous for its
ricth vineyards, and here we see the
Elbe and Waldau uniting their waters
between this point and Prague we pass
through many small towns filled will
smoky factories, which produce almos
everything which goes to furnish ant
equip a great city,
AT last we cross a broad rich plain
on which. in 1434 the last great battl,
of the Hussltes was fought, and std
denly we entered the city Of Prague
This ancient city is the capital Of DO
hemia, and with its environs and gar
rison has population Of 100000 inhabi
tants, of these no less than $4,000 al,
Jews, and at least four-fifths of tie In
habitants are Tcheques, while the re
manning one-fifth are Germans. TIL,
language spoken by Tcheques is sin
gular, one resembling in its character
Russian and Polish, and it is a mos
difficult one to learn. The street carr
are marked both in German and in TIL
singular characters Of the Tchequi
language, and the signs over the shop
are nearly all in this strange language
Some of the names are all consonants
as Vsnrk, etc. Some have vowels, ant
I noticed that Taussig was as frequen
a name as Smith is in the Unitet