The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-08-31

IAN, who was in the same com partment
with us, and who became so much pleased
With the young lady OF our party Tour
E~lizabeth), that he went for
.hree other young Americans, who We're
With him as travelling companions, and
.hese four sing and play the banjo, and
the day quite an interesting one.
The young gentlemen were from the John
University, Baltimore, and were
tut sightseeing, as we are.
On our arrival at Vienna we drive a long
distance through the city and come to our
hotel, the Bristol, located on the "Kaenth-
Strausse," or street, some w
hundred feet In width. We are ready the
morning to sight. seeing,
10 we promenade down the principal
streets where the best stores are located,
and go In many and get somewhat ac-
luainted with the city; aud as we are
going to Buda-Pesth from here, we con-
to go there and come back and spend
Sunday In this city. So we get our tick
cts and leave the next morning. We drive
TO the Danube canal, where we board a
small steamer, and are soon shooting down
the fast flowing canal, the waters OF
as well as that of the Danube river,
are very swift. After a one half hour ride
this boat we change to q much larger
one, n ara o speeding down the
beautiful blue Danube river, OF which the
rS~s ~AS ~ W w oouS whCu y wac
a boy. The water, instead OF being blue,
is rather OF the same color as our Missouri
river. We pass through an almost fiat
For many miles the river Is
in its channel by rocky en-
bankments, placed there by the govern
ment; otherwise the river would spread
out over Q great width OF territory. The
channel thus confined Is generally about
of q mile wide and quite
deep, and there 10 quite a large river traffic.
We see Hamburg, q picturesque looking
place, with Its walls and old tower and
large ruins Of an Old castle; here is also a
cadet school, and a little further on we
come to q high rock rising very abruptly
from the river several hundred feet, on
the summit of which Is a ruined old cas-.
tie, looking SO steep and abrupt as IL II
were impossible TO ascend or descend IL.
Austria and Hungary, which 10 marked by
an old castle on = high and lofty rock. We
soon come to Pressburg, q CITY OF $1,000
people. formerly the capital Of Hungary,
and where are extensive ruins Of the old
royal palace. Below this the country
here, for the first time since WI left home,
see some cOrnfields. The corn does not
look like ours ~ Il does not grow 80 high,
nor look 10 well. We see many wheat
fields; most OF the wheat 10 shocks; some
In stacks. We see many of the women
and Q few men forming Q circle around
near some OF b wheat and all busy beat
ing or falling out the wheat with long
sticks TO which In attached Q kind OF o
paddle; about q dozen generally are thus
circled around falling out the wheat;
occasionally We see q steam thresher, but
most Of u Ii done ~ above described. We
also see many women barefooted n In
the rivers edge doing their washing; they
usually have their dresses up to their
kuees and all busy ut their washing.
We also rec hundreds OF old water mills
all along 10 Budapest. These water mills
consist OF two boats, q OF which. the
mill proper, is located is q boat about 20
feet long by u or II fret wide and o house
built on this about II to II feet high; iu
this are the mill stones and whatever
machinery Ii used. On the other boat
doth beipg anchored out some distance
from shore) rests the main shaft, or one
end Of 1t; on this shaft 10 the water wheel
grinding; this shaft Ii OF wood, Ii about
IA TO Is inches In diameter and On It 10 the
wheel like the wheels on our river stern
wheel steamboats,, only largery these
wheels are about 80 feat In length by q
feet In diameter, and ~ the swift current
goes along it turns The wheels aud thus
the power II furnished. The millers come
to their mill doors ~ we pass by and
nearly all Of them are b~arefooted. W.
usually zee these mills In groups of from
10 TO 80. There are hundreds OF them oil
along down the river.
We notice large herds Of cattle. oil
white, and with large spreading horn
Aooks OF tame white geese. Tbs geese
cattle, etc., always have . herder with
them. We rec quite . number Of hogs
but they are poor stook. y
We. land 1t Kamorn, population o.
1909; here are strong. old ~iortiicetion'
or In Austrian, Esztergon, q town of 1900
where on q high hill In . cathedral which
we can see ten miles OF - We approach 1t
The dome on this 10 go feet high by g
sses r. p.s dit%sssr R y We BY. ito to Ts cc1a. !,
.Yisegrad,"a high fortress, where Their
10 an old castle; this was inhabited d
early - the nth century. Below the bank
Of the river become Aatter, and soon tn,
smOke-stacks OF Budapest come In sight
We pass AsrRaretttn tslandi on Vt Is
large park, and we have Q ine view Of tn
get dark. We pass the fine house of par
lament that is iast about completed at
cost Of %, 900, 900 f~iorens, or 3 .000, 600; pas
under the great Margarethen bridge, ant
on under the great street railway bridge
and make our landing at Buda. Pest at s p
close by and after q five minutes' walk W,
fronting on the Danube river, where W,
can step out On the small balconies snt
see the many small boats plying up an,
down n across the river.
Budapest II noted for its great mills
Here 10 where the great q far fame.
Hungarian system Of milling Is done; .,
that was the great attraction that brough
Us here. This city 10 surrounded BY
are3t wheat country and the Danube rive
hows into the BlaeE sea several hundrs'
miles down, aud thus affords cheap trans
portation 70 b European markets 10
formerly two cities; one being Buda an
on the west sid was Pest; In 1873 the.
united uuder one name. Budapest 70 cit,
Of 10000 people, Pest was. founded. b
the RomAE and 10 now quite . moderi
Eoity while Ruds 10 ancient In appearances
bridges. In Rads on . high hill some 80
feet high 10 the kings PALACE; we visi
this; we drive across one Of the IN
bridges a just At the end Of the bridg
this hill 10 pssrced by Q tunnel or stree
going under the hill. This tunnel is 50
ascend this mountain which we drive u
70 the palace. This hill formerly was Oh
, old walls At . taFtPsss, low naoss Of It be
given way 70 beautiful WALKS, dove
gardeps, ETC., that look 20 pretty from GU
hotel. We are not especially struck wit
, tqe oStnc VI tuis Peiscos Ous WIN VI
beauty Of the grounds and the elegau
location OF ths palace. We drive % TO th
ola fort sItastsd slmost opposite 9u
a%e,psntsia some 5S30 lee, above lie rive,
here are the old fortifoatioas.
We then visit the mlllsJ present OF
caFd 70 NJ. hsggsnmsker, the proprieto
ton or 1900 barrel MILL; q very large builc
!. Ing, one, we, In our country, would mai
: 1000 barrels or more In; most OF the mi
! product IL carried up In sacks by placiu
Q The full bags Ut mill stun on an elevate
Q aud lifting II up, instead OF elevating by
e modsrn way as We do; they think
. Injuries the -four. We ssp two hui
with us; We see 10 pIansifteSs In; on
I bolts, such rs we haye. or nearly so. Ths
hAys no maehiasry f9r packing the gou
sm ippljupd 70 fikd thia. yet It l. TOO slo
a tor US. am Inclined TO think they a
y they could not compete with vs. u we b,
I mills here located ~ theirs; they have I
). railroad tracks roaming into their mill
4 hut RAUL by wagon everything In and Ou
g There are some 30 or " Of these large mil
here aud all about the same. We visit Il
Hot Springs. The celebrated "Hunys
Janos' springs are here. We promena,
through the city after driving tbraug
ana " We are HQt sspsoi4iiy plrAssd wi,
: 9sY 4ttr9etiye stares, so ut 2:D p. m.
Q our SECOND day we take our departure
railroad back to the city Of Vienna. "
2 arrive here at 8 p. M, aud are sOon at OF
3 hotel. We passed oyer . country rich
= w agriculture. wheat, patatoes, sag'
y but well fsrmed. We are now la Nieui
aud expect IN stay about i've days. ] wi
Q close this aud try Ia get time To descrii