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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-05

srus u table they always come back
uuJasted
Next 10 tie "1Iundkuche" are the
uastry and confectionery kitchens
which play an important paE in
Vieunese cookery When the Crown
Princess StepLauie and her daughter.
the ArchdUchess Elizabeth. wereuIving
in the HOfburg, tho cooks had always
10 prepare some special deIicacies in
cakes and sweets for the afternoon
coffee. but these are nc longer re
CURED Nsxt g. the great "boUrt" OF
festival kitchen with It's immense
roasting splits and six great stoves OF
he latest design Here fine menus
for gala dinners Of 900 rucsts are pre-
pared and for another % equ--ries
and gentlemen in waiting who dine at
the s0-callel .'marslals table" Here
also the cooking is done for the court
Balls when the guests number from
1000 20 G,sa-
Another particularly interesting
kitchen IS the -OEo" one. where a
specially strengthening SOUP IS pre-
pared which IS much appreciated TO
ward the end OF a court ball as a
kind Of "5race-up' for the cotiuiou-
Usually a couple Of hundred quarts
are made and. as the process as well
as the ingredients are somewhat
ELABORATE i- IS easy Co see why a sep
ara-c kitchen s. necessary for It.
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tected. Always on the downstream
end OF the mattress are anchored the
barges which contSin the great stacks
of willows cut from the banks and
shadows Of the stream A swarm of
workmen make UP the strands OF the
mattress from the willow stacks and
these are braided into one another as
its length increases Foot by foot the
barge is dropped down stream as the
mattress lenEthens or other barges are
added &c the weaving platform as its
width is increased. Always behind the
barges stretches an eXpanse OF water
covered by the cloth OF woven boughs
interlaced by steel cables.
The dropping down Of the barges
goes on until the weaving has COW
cred a mile, five miles. fifteen miles
there being mattresses now in use Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-05
The Lost Wine.

IN l531 the Spanish CouQuisJadOr Pr
AFRO IrS- appeared on the Peruvian
coast. the forer.uuer Of The horde OF
Spanish adventures which eventually
0verras and conquered the whole Of
South America PizarrO landed at
Tumhez and with his colleague. the
celebrated Spanish cavIlie- AImagro.
soon conquered the country. Peru at
that time was inhabited by a brave
native race. and the empire OF the
Incas had attained a high tate Of bar
barrie civilization
After the conquest Of PER-. the Span
iards feu out among themselves. ana
AlmaErO was defeated at the battle
Of Las Salinas near CUzco in 1855 He
was captured in that battle and was
later decapitated in the public square
of Cuzco- The followers Of AImaEro
afterwards e~Sassinared the SAVAGE
Pizarro- AImagro left a gallant and
noble young son known as AInagro.
the Lad After his fathers execution
Almagro. the Lad. raised the standard
OF rebellion against the new governor
Of Peru. Vaca de Castro, but was BY
him defeated in the battle OF Chupas
The Inflated Young soldier was cap
tured. and like his father. beheaded in
the great square at Cuzco.
An ancient tradition says that Al
magro the younger had discovered IN
the interior Of Peru. on one OF HIS
numerous lCarliI1e expeditions against
the natives OF the country. a vast gold
mine OF almost incredible extent and
richness. Before ne persisted on the
block in Cuzco. he entrusted a chart
with directions for locating this great
mine 10 one OF his faithful followers.
an old Spanish veteran. The chart and
directions were carried by this vet
eran back 20 Spain. and were handed
down through his descendants from
father TO son for generations
About fifty years ago one Of the
descendants of this ancient Spanish
soldier Of fortune came 10 New York
from Cadiz. bringing with him the
chart OF the lost mine Through one
Of his descendants fl fell into the
hands Of Capt. J. " Davis. formerly a
lieutenant commander in the Peruvian
navy. Captain Davis journeyed to
Peru in search Of the fabulous lost
mine. but at that time was unable 10
learn anything about II, except that
II was located somewhere IN the Cor
dHIera. among the volcanic peaks
which overlook the coast regions OF
Peru. back Of the city Of CaUao. He
was sure that he had penetrated with
the aid Of his chart 20 within a league
OF the mine. but "a he waE S-~~an-
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Leavings From Austria's Royal Table

Here is the recipe Ehsch has nevlr
been made public be ore. but always
kept IS q secret Of the HOf5urg
kitchen OlO s0ur-Take seven pounds
OF beef and six pounds u veal and
cut them into small pieces. lay side
by side IN a deep pan and upon this.
a Thin layer OF sliced suet. and upon
The TOP Of that four onions cut IN
slices over the whole is poured t1s-
one pint OF water The nan is. placed
ia the oven and allowed 70 Stand
for two hours Then the ran is fu-
ed half fun with water and allowed
10 boil gently. the scum being taken
on continually After two hours
more add half a leg Of mutton. half
a hare or rabbit. Two old chickens
Two old parridges. al cut Do. be-
sides celery, parsley. roots. cabbage.
turuips. and carrots. also cut in slices.
Then the pan IS filed 20 the b-im
with water and is allowed 10 aoI for
i've hours The Clio IS then finished
IL Is put aside O. cool SO THAI AN the
fat forming a crust on the ton can
DE taken of. The soup Is then ugvr-
ed through a fine wet napkin and
can be kept for days until it is used
provided that no saIr has been added.
Scarcely less Interesting are the
store rooms where the gold and silver
plate and not less precious stores Of
porcelain and china services are feaI-
oIsly guarded OF the rare and now
quite u-o5tainsble ALI Wien OF cd
Vienna china, the H0rbure has vas-
stores There are Tilee OF dishes Of
al sorts alc shapes and mountains OF
plates. of lu=stil-able value And u
--lFrI mere seems o. D- lv end. And
then IN a specially briIt ~-ror- r1G-1
lS Kept the famous gold service us-E
only on great occasions such as tie
visits Of foreign s0vcreIzus-ard princes
q Ire marriage of q ur0miuaur arch
duke OF duchess Originally This ser
vice WAS made for eighty guests. ca-s-
IiG much UerrleNty 20 the court Of
lciais whenever that number was sx-
cccded which happened Frequently.
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The Bradford Earls Become
Interested.

Captain Davis returned shortly 20
New England, and quite accidentally
met the Earls IN New York city In
some manner the EarIs learned OF
Captain Davis possession OF the chart
OF the lost mine. and became greatly
interested IN his thrilling account OF
his quest 20 find II Finally Mrs. Earl
agreed 20 finance an expedition 70
hunt for the lost mine Some time ago
they moved 10 California, and there IN
Los Angeles plans were perfected 70
III out the treasure hunting expedition
A firm OF shipbuiIders in san Francis
CO was commissioned 70 build and
equip a schooner for the search. The
expedition viii soon SAIL. fully equip
ped for It's purpose.
we VIII find that gold in Peru"
Mr. Earl said recently IN Los Angeles.
not that we need il. but the hunt
for the lost mine viii be an exciting
lark We viii explore Kamschatka
later. We have al the data necessary
10 proceed direct to this fabulous mine
after we arrive IN Peru. and Official
letters from the Peruvian government
and other Peruvian officials necessary
20 help Us in the search We viii
probably be gone five years
Mr.. Earl has obtained from Capt. E
J. Louis. consul for Peru. IN san Fran
cisco. q letter 70 the Peruvian govern
ment 10 aid him IN obtaining a milk
tary guard and mining rights when he
arrives IN that country The schooner
IS now on the ways at San Francisco,
and her stores Will soon be put
aboard Letters authorizing the gold
seekers 10 prospect and cruise along
the shores OF Kamschatka. before their
return. have been obtained from Baron
ROssn, the Russian ambassador 81
Washington
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by his own efforts. He was work
ing as a substitute conductor on
the Providence street car line 10
help defray his college expenses,
when he met and fell in love with
Miss Goddard
After the honeymoon the Bradford
Earls settled temporarily in Los An
EeIes. where they have a paIatiaI
lcme- Il is not necessary for them 70
hunt gold mines in Peru. for they are
already Immensely wealthy II IS more
from "a spirit of adventure than any
thing else that the expedition is TO be
undertaken
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ton for given purposes and has pro-
duced among other things a cloth. the
fibers OF which are trees Tough-hewn,
and the dimensions of which are
measured in miles. In the weaving
of this rough, miles-long cloth the
National Government is engaged and II
Is used as clothing for river banks
to protect them against floods.
For fifty years the engineers of the
War Department having in hand the
Improvement of the inland streams
and their -egula ton as far possible
TO prevent devastation along their
courses nave labored TO imprOvise
some method that would prevent the
waters in their vaEartes from cutting
into some bank and eating Il away.
Often in time Of high water a stream
IL den with erOsive silt has turned its
force against a bank upon which We're
fertile fields and the homesteads OF
citizens and eaten under it. causing
great bluffs 10 tumble into the waters
and be washed away.
A. times these attacks have been
made against banks upon which rest
villages and towns Again il was upon
a high levee that held IN the food
that would otherwise rush ont upon
the fields and inundate populoUs coun-
trysides. Always there was property
OF value al stake and often many lives
depended upon the flood following the
08ual course.
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PeriIs of the Quest.

Captain Davis gives an interesting
account OF the great mine. Il IS
situated somewhere back OF CaIIao. IN
the CordTlleras Of the Andes, that
great mountain system which runs
down the western coast Of the. South
American continent for thousands OF
miles from the Isthmus Of Panama 70
where the PatagOnian giants watch
the ships from New York around the
Horn This region Is fun OF volcauiF
peaks, which. however, have beer
quiescent since the year 1900. On the
other side OF this range 81 mountains
is a burning desert which extends foP
three hundred miles from the noun
tains 70 the interior Somewhere b.
tween this desert and those volcanic
peaks OF the Andes the mine IS stu
ated-
But between the mountains and the
desert dweIls the Chancas Indians. a
warlize and savage people. They are
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:. THE MODERN ARGONAUTS TO SAIL ::

panied By only a few native servants
II was dangerous to proceed farther on
the quest as IN front OF him was To-
Gated a savage tribe OF wild Indians
He did not know whether these IN
dams were IN possession OF the mine
or not. II was not wise 10 proceed
farther. and 50 Captain Davis return
ed 70 Lima
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whole Is suuu,-rsyJ with the exception
OF the outer border, which reaches as
high UP the bank as the flood waters
are likely 70 CLIMB
When ali is completed the engineers
pronounce the stretch Of bank safe,
and invite the floods Of all the great
waters Of the great basin OF the
Father of Waters to beat against II,
for they know that among the meshes
Of the mattress and beneath il are the
still eddies OF the protected waters,
and with them as d padding the eat
ing, swift currents cannot reach the
bank, and cause its undoing.
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such material .-s .IIs and rough
blankets. From these the trend of the
warp and wool was learned and the
manner OF binding up the edges TO pre-
vent raveling- The principles Of weav-
ing upon a smaller scale were applied
20 the big undertaking and the be-
ginning Of the mattress projections Of
the Mississippi came into being.
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the latter length When the expanse
Of bank that needs protection is COW
cred II is brought to an end and the
edge securely bound that the tug
ging OF the waters may cause no I'M
raveling-
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How II Is Woven and Placed.

The method as at present applied is
that Of starting a mattress above any
point where there is danger of wash
ing This start may be narrow and
unpromising, but it is firmly anchored
and as the strip Of tree cloth length
ems II may be widened according 10
the demands Of the bank to be pro-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-05
Emperor Francis Joseph's Private
Kitchen.


burg. In Maria Theresa's good old
times cooking was carried on IN a
much less scientific and systematic
manner than now. and with an enOr-
nous expenditure OF human labor.
Even until quite recently when there
were gala dinners OF court balls. a
whole detachment Of infantry was
brought into the palace 10 carry the
dishes from the kitchens 10 the state
apartments. Specially constructed
wooden tray receptacles were used Tor
this purpose But now all that has
been stopped. The new Kitchens are
Immediately under the state apart
ments and a service of electric ele-
vators conveys the dishes right from
the bitchen TO the aute-rooms of the
baHqueting hall
THESE new kitchens are unequIled m
Europe for convenience ana equip
meat. and no expense was spared ia
their fitting.
Especially interesting IS the En-
Pefor-s private kitchen. or as IT is
called in German. 'Mundkuche."
which means literally mouth kitCh-
en-" where all the food for his ma
jesty's own tables IS prepared Here
al the cooks know exactly what are
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Held by Cables and Stones.

Great posts are sunken into the
bank at the upper edges of the mat
tress. and 70 those are attached the
steel cables. The completed mattress
is foated over the portion Of the
stream where the protection is needed,
and other barges unload great guam
titles of stone at different points OF
its surface that bears the whole TO
the bottom and holds it there. The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-05
Weaving Clothes for River Banks

EE art Of weav-
ing. which be
gan with the
Crudest Of home
spun and devel-
oped into the
making Of the
himsiest Of tex
ture from the
gossamer Of the
silk worm. has Of
recent Y G a T s
taken n turn In
the other direc-
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Strict Supervision Now.

Since then there mas deem u AA1~A
strlcter supervision over the leavings
from the imperial table An odd incl
dent brought this about. Walking one
day through the apartments leading
from the state bauqueting hall toward
the kitchens. the Emperor noticed a
peculiar smell. Search was made, and
behind. OF rather in the folds OF.
costly silk curtain were found the
fast-decaying remains OF fine tat
capon, which had evidently been sent
from table untouched The lackey
who carried. 1t out thought to annex
it. ano so. as he passed through the
apartment. threw It behind the cur
tain. Chance prevented him from
fetching II afterward. and II was ieft
for his imperial master to discover
the trick That the Emperor was
frightfUIIy angry can easily be imag-
ined, ard Il IS a clever fO0tman now
who car purloin anything between the
dining hall and kitchen.
In these days It is seldom that the
remain Of a banquet amount TO any
thing considerable. But 1t sometimes
happens that a court ball or state din
ner may be put OF at the last moment
through the death OF some important
parsonage. and then there are noun
tains o. comesubles 10 oe disposed Of
The court officials and a few privi-
legged persons are permitted 20 buy
anything at a very low figure, and for
40 cents one may get a magnificent
salmon or haunCh or venison, or some
other deiiCaCy
Most OF the reforms introduced into
the service have only been rendered
possible by the building Of an entire
" new range Of kitchens IN the Hot
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err or court chamberlain. down 10 the
youngest sCullery maid in the Imperial
kitchens are having busy time.
The kitchen plays a very prominent
part In Austria. where eating and
drinking have long .een fine art
FOR. indeed in al culinary matters
Vienna has been world renowned nee
the days OF Maria Theresa " IN
that great Empress took over the i'm
periaI palace at Schonbrunn from
Prince Eugene Of Savoy there were
no less than twenty tons OF copper
cooking utensils in the kitchens.
Everything was done on a big scale
and the waste OF good food was some
thing appalling.
No court chamberlain's department
today could tolerate the scandals OF
those days The servants perquisites
were enormous. As Il was impossible
for them. numerous as they were. TO
consume the leavings from the imperial
table. these were sold every day IN
the basement of the Hofburg. where
the Viennesse came lust as 10 a mar
ket. Such scandals and abuses ensued,
however. that in time this custom
was abolished. and only the officials OF
the household were permitted TO buy
the remains from the banquets- Some
dishes still found their way To private
tables through the medium Of an old
woman who was gnown as 'Schmaus-
wabi." a Viennese expression for a
vender Of delicacies.
Carrying a huge wooden bucket
shaped receptacle on her back, the old
woman daily made her way into the
Hofburg. and returned with a misceI-
laneous lot of costly viands. which she
retailed from a small shop situated
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NO MORE HOMES.

What became Of your magazine for
the homer
1T failed for lack of a field What I
should have started was a MAGAZINE for
the fiat."-Exchange
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the middle classes = good strength
euing SOUP. a nice tender. juicy slice
u boiled fresh beef, with vegetables
and one glass OF beer. ne viii eat with
relish second dish and even sweets.
De JisdaIus and whenever they are
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Sold to Vienna Court Officials
What Francis Joseph Has TO Eat,
and Hon. If Is Cooked So
Simple in His Requirements
That the Austrian ArS-
tocracy Call His Tastes
Middle Class.
~ within minutes the palace

within FIVE minutes walk Of the palace.
Frugal citizens who wanted to give
fine suppers at a small cost were
among her best customers. and the old
woman did capital business. She
died some fifteen years ago. and no
body Uas-znowed 10 succeed her az
"SchlEaus- wa hi"
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: this siXtieth tu-
bilee year Of En-
peror Francis JO-
seph's reign, when
Vienna IS the fes-
tiVal center OF
Europe. and visits
OF foreign SOW
2 c 1 < n ) a n q
princes are the
order Of the day.
the court func-
tiOnaries from the
" ObersthOfmeist-
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PaRe Threa
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CONTINUED on Ninth Page
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
NEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY MARCH 21 1908

down a.c TO z.c Corn was of iisc to lac Oats
were 1sc to- hc lower. Provisions were &c TO .'zc
lower
The wheat market opened weak and became still
at the start a decline at Liverpool. caused
by liberal shipments from Argentina sharp
break in and reports Of good condition in the
Southwest together with slack demand for cash
wheat. also depressed prices Although slight
rally brought about late I'm the day on COW
opened isc to %sc to 1zc lower. a CSC 9S1sc to
96asc. sold of CSC and closed e54sc to s5Asc
Cearsnces of wheat and -four equal to IL. 100
bushels. Primary receipts were 10000 bushels.
compared with SO 900 bushels on the same day last
year Exports for the week shown by Brad
Streets equal 2.70000o bushels. Minneap-
oils. Duluth and Chicago reported receipts OF 80
cars. against 345 last week and 415
year ago.
Profit taking large scale caused weakness
in the corn market, prices declining more than 1c
from the high point of the day The selling
inspired by reports of heavy acceptances from the
country and by favorable weather for the move
ment of the crop There was slight rally late
in the day, caused by buying by shorts, but the
close weak. May opened ssc TO &C lower. at
6-1zc to 673.c, declined s61sc. and closed eSa4c
TO 6s7sc Local receipts % cars, with
of contract grade.
Active selling by commission houses and longs
caused weakness in oats. The future deliveries
showed greater loses than the May option. trade
In which quiet. The weakness of wheat and
corn the chief depressing influence. May
opened unchanged TO 1sc higher 545sc Soc sold
Off 10 54sc, and closed at 547sc to SAC Local re-
ceipts 15s cars
Provisions were weak all day on scattered selling
based weakness Of grain At the close May
pork was of 73.c, at s12 421.. Lard was sc lower,
at 81 92lz. Ribs were &c lower. at IS S1z-
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 81 cars;
corn, 20 cars; oats. 81 cars: hogs, 1900 head