The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-09-11

the roads. The more one sees of the
world, tn" more one can apkreciat.
tHc rrn"" ~ IF that witty FTcucumaI.
MaH oIteH. who. in his lecture un
Her Royal Highness. Woman" de-
clarrs that If ne were gong u b., born
I born in America. Woman's position
in our country is not only vastly su-
perfect Ia her position in Asia. but
very much better than the positioueof
III" average woman IN continental Ell
rope.
Vienna is not only the capital al the
7 Austria hungarian empire. but is oarr
of the great cities OF Europe. II is
/ worth visiting for lis arcHitectur,
( alone. ills public buildings combining
/ masSiF@1les% ana grace. 1t is also
/ rIch in monuments and statuary and
/ well supplied With drives. parks. and
( places of amusement. The bouleyards
/ are lined with restaurants each With
! Il large yard filled with tables and
/ chairs. the refreshments being served
Z in the open air during the summer
months. These places are thrOnged in
] the evening ana on Sunday afternoon,
families often bringing their lunch
/ baskets and buy their coffee or beer
/ at the restaurant.
The coffee houses, as they are
/ found i'll Vienna, deserve mention
/ These are scattered all over the city
+ and are very popular. Newspapers are
/ usually kept on file and the customer
! reads the events of the day, while they
| sup their coffee or beer.
! Vienna il musical center. and its
I theatres are not surpassed anywhere.
We attended a production Of Faust
there. a French opera built upon
/ G0thc's great drama. and found the
/ theatre constructed with q special
/ view to the accommodation of Il large
orchestra. Nor is it strange that
! music should be 50 distinguishing q
| feature of Niennese life when it is re-
membered that it was the home of
strauss, of Haydn, of Mozart Of Shu-
/ bert, ANA Of Beethoven. not to speak
/ u number Of lesser lights
Ntena is also fameus for It's edu-
/ caIonal institutions. Its university
! has honorable record Of more than
five centuries, and its medical college
Is attended by students from every
| land.
Vienna is also an example in the
/ matter of municipal ownership, j.
| having gone beyond all the other cities
| on the continent in the taking over OF
! What are known as the natural mo-
nopolies. 1t finds il not only possible
! to own and operate its water works.
/ nghtlnG plants and tramWayS. bat II
| finds it profitable to do so. the profits
/ which under private ownership go to
/ the StOCkhO !derS aCcruing in Nienn<
! to the whole people. SO successful is
! municipal ownership in practice that
opposition to the principle has been
sIlenced. Those who in the United
States are struggling in spite of the
influence of organized wealth eXcrted
/ through subsidized neWspap pers, cor
/ fupted councils, and sometimes even
through biased judiciary. to restore
I the streets of our cities to the public
can find encouragement in Vienna s ex-
| perlence. The conflict can have but
! one end namely, triumph for munic-
/ lFal ownership. "SOrrOW may endure
for d night, but joy cometh In the
/ morning."
--us.Tia- Hungary has Il we'll deVel-
oped system of forestry: | noticed this
on a former visit. and made inquiries
about 1t this time. There is a law COM
/ IelllnS the planting of 4 tree whenever
one IS cut down, ana, not content VITA
! maintaining the present number the
Genuded hills are being reDlanted. 1t
seems dIf1lcult to turn public attention
| TO any subject until some abuse has
| made action imperative. but the soon
| el our own country aWakes to the dan
! ger involved in the destruction of our
! timber. the less we shall be compelled
to suffer for the enormous waste com
! united in our forests.
have been intending for some time
| 10 speak of the matter Of permanent
| buildings for cur embassies and Vi
emma Is Il case in point. our ambas-
sador al Vienna, Mr. Francis has had
dufflculty in finding a suitable place.
Tor the embassy. l discussed the sub
ject during my former visit abroad
and my observations on this trip have
sun further strengthened the opinion
that our country owes it to itself as
Wen as TO its representative to pur-
chase or erect at each of the foreign
| capitals permanent embassy build
i ing.
At present each new ambassador or
MlnlSte- must begin his Official career
WIN house hunting expedition. and
the local landlords knowing this are
quick 10 take advantage of the sit
uaton. Al one place an American am
| DaSsador was recently asked to pay
double what his predecessor has paid.
ana as he was not willing TO do this
he IS still living at hotel There are
not many suitable buildings from
| which TO select and our representa-
tive Is at the mercy of those who con-
troll the limited supply. Diplomatic
requirements are such that the en-
bassy must be centrally located and
sufficiently cOmmodiOuS to enable the
ambassador to return the courteSies
which he receives. Small apartments
are numerous, and there are n fey
palace, which can be rented, but the
FORMER are not large enough and the
latter much larger than necessary.
our government ought to own
building conveniently located and suit
able for the offices and home of the
ambassador. 1t must either do this or
choose between two systems. bOtn of
which are bad, viz, compel the rep
resentative To spend more than his
salary for house rent OF continually
Increase the salary of diplomatic rep