The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-09-21
came to offer prayer before the battle
with the Turks, September 3, 1868.

After seeing these sights for an hour We
descend to our carriage again, and after
drive through q number OF the old, mar
row streets of the city, we come to the
from which nine noe, broad streets radi-
ate, each one being some 200 feet In width.
Alter driving up ope Of these some dis.
lance we come to the "Prater," park or
forest, of 4, go acres, right In the heart OF
the city or island, formed from making
the canal around II. and 10 this Prster We
see Midway Plaisance duplicated. There
are hu uudrsds OF beer and wine gardens,
all kinds of amuseneuta, great masses OF
people, some promenadtng aud others sit
ling at the tables taking their wine or
other refreshm ments, hundreds Of bands of
music playing. A band staad Ii plsced
about every 300 Yards apart, and there are
about fifty musicians in each. We zee
froui 30 TO 3O0, 100 people over here. We
soon come to part of the park called
Venice, where q large portion VI IL (many
acres) are laid off in waterways, or little.
feet In width. la these are hundreds of
vepitian boats, being propelled BY
h0atueu In Vsnitian garb. He stands on
one epd OF his boat and propeis " along,
carrying the Thousands OF sight-seers
around through the streets Of Venice.
Here are all sorts of shops, theatres,
pauoramas, merry. 60 -rouuds, with their
gorgeous lions and other animals repre-.
osnted. We see many people and 20 maus
sights aud hear SO much music, We are
ashamed to say Il was on Sunday.
Next day We visit the stores, and are
fine ones than we do, except In the china
line, - some OF the largest manufactories
are here. We see their fine stores, and
aud are 20 charmed We make some pof-
chases and order them shipped home.
There are more elegant, massive buildinge
| Al h~~ hAe n
moro Ans and costly monnmsnts. Yet
We cannot say we are pleased Win
We leave Vienna at SEQ on the morniag
OF August 18th for Munich, having
between visnna and Munich u bsautiiui.
A. We leave Vienna We pess through .
beautiful valley, surrounded BY gently
slopinR hills, ali 20 green and pretty -
garden. We skirt along the DANUBE river
now and then, and ascend quite . height:
in sight Of many castles and ruins. and
pass through Q number OF tunneis. We
soon come TO the Austrian frontier, where
the custom o6lcers 70 through eort OF
an examination Of luggage, bus 90 nos
bother ours. Al l:AO We feoch Muntcbi I
the capital city Of Bavaria. aed the city q
historic hoess, with IT. outside wallis sm-
bsilished with hne old hand painted PIC
lures. Munich has Q population Of lO,
900 people, and 10 situated In 40 almost
level plain, with the swift lowing lsat
river running through Il. u 2 diviesc tss
dow through several parts Of the city. u
10 not navfgable, and risee 10 the Alpe,
whose snow.capped sides and tops are IN
plain view.
We nrst visit the crystal palace aud che
many due pictures, sculptures and oeher
works Of art. We visit the Royal palace,
u
galleries Of large pictures Of 1sts,ss o.
Iormsr days, into the large ssd elegant
| dancing hall aud recepttou rooms. On
the walls Of the dancing hall were pc
tures Of the dancers OF different nations
In one room Va: hung the portrsite O
some bsing princssees, while ethsrs are o.
the humble class. One was . poor shos-
makers daughter. Il having bssn . hohhy
OF the king IN that day 70 have poytretl
painted and hung on theee walls Of eny
beautiful yocng LADY, without sss.!a =
room, whore the walls were all carved u
wood to form brackets, and on these YER
placed Q VASE Of soma 6n0 Wero, teer'
belng hundreds Of these vases., Next Int
Q room where were the most exqutsitl
rosewood and gold chair., upho!stered u
6socadsd dowss. All the wood work T.
this room, mirrors and al. were Of u
sems. Next the Pspal room, which th
Pope had occupied. The sjttlng room ~
Of rosewood furniture. upho,at:rsd 10 =,
silk; and connected With this was hi
bedroom, only DIVIDED iS p si,s porte" 3
elegant bed, about three yards ~ Wtdeh
With Q canopy over IL Of green sattn, en-
broidsred In gold thread. The spread Wa
9 solid mass OF gold thread embro!dery
and cost no. 90 marks. or a600oo. FFcI
J here We went through large rooma Of PC
ceisbrsssd artist. Then ouf through g
; sheil room or court; this was made To th
; i6th century. THIS palace was sutirel!
difIsrsut from any Ws had yet seen. Ever
room bad . different dssign, and IL hoor
and csiilags were OF costly inlaad wooS,
!, palace shows Il TO have bees built ysat
ago, and over the entrance, cut in stoo<
: a the year it WAS built -10n. We the
visit the Royal coach room, snd ses th
I most bsautiful and elegant collecttop q
carriages asd slsighs OF any yet SEQ
. those used BY the Bsvarian rulers ffCl
the i7th down 70 the 18th esetUriss. n
most acted Of these carriages were d
/. signed and used by King Ludwig, Q
louis the H., he having had . great hobb
for such things; In fact, lost hts min
Anally, and died . maniac, he having
!, b. displaced from the throne. ees ~
We visit the Frauenkirche, or Churc
, les Il S isss, With iss two o.oompisssd tox
!. srs nov standing S19 ieet IN height. Th
, building % built Of briok end 10 in Q goo
J stats Of preservation. lts walls are MAJ
J sivs and thick. The bSiidisg 10 0i ies
Ings are l0e feet in height, built In Goth
! style. On the outside walls an lmsn
! ancient tombs or slabs Of stone. Each I
these 10 monument 10 thooe who dons
, ted % the buiiding Of the church. On "a
. Inside 10 3 large monument In brooE
l., who died in 1347. This was erected
Q l626. We visit the church Of 81. nichas
. | another old Catholic cathedral. built
1853, inr the Roman Reuaisance styl
. On the frvnt, and high above the %
trance, 10 . bronze figure Of 6e. Aichae
n lies the body Of Louis the H., who die
. In 1851. We saw one other church hsI
: built In lilo, and quite number Of 9TH
}. old ones, but not dating back quite 20 fa
=. We visit the Bavaria or Hall Of Fame.
: | IL large hall, with doric columns, sd
Q or statue Of Bavaria, which is the denl
/. Of Q woman; In her upliftsd hand st
!, holds . laurel wrsath. This statue
:. sixty.tWo feet high, and on the iasldo
V % are sixty steps one can aeeead, %
b from smail holes, not Visible no
the outside, We could View the city.
!. this hall and statue ara. ON quite his
It owned BY the city. We drive BY iarl
i. and flne buildings whore the many ar
!. are taught, and also BY the residence
Wagner and Goethe, and through u
= beautiful Euglish garden or park OF
d acres, with many channels from the ls'
II river running through 1t; visit many
the 6ne and beautiful stores, and are we
B. pleased with this city. The most stril
V Ing thing We see here IL the begutiful N
@ cheap embroidery; also the msnufactu
:. OF odd and striking beer mugs. We Q
~ fiue displays OF them, and had we q
IL room In our trunks We would certain
le have purchased few and brought the
friends, a they were beauties. This ci
D, also has large breweries, which We drO
,e past. We are 30 we'll pleased here =
I. would stay longer, but we want all Il
;. time we can get for Paris and London.
We leave here in the morning {
70 Frankfort; of Al $3.50 q. m. We get In
10 Q compartment with Q good German lad
II who speaks little English, and who
her great desire to entertain US, near
talks us TO death. We, however, appl
70 ciate her efforts, but unfortunately
4. could not understand half she said to I
:. We pass through q nice country en- rOu
u We reach the Main river about p.
to Our train winds along its course. and
A. along are high and steep hillsides, I
hills rising up In many places from 800
70 zoo feet; and they are 30 steep that retail
Y. Ing walls of stone are built every dfte
no 10 twenty five feet up the hillside, so
:. TO retain the surface and keep 1t from
" washing away. On these terraces, betwe
ID these walls, are the vineyards that pI
We duce the grapes that make the celsbrst
ar white wine. About every dfty feet {
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