The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-02

| Twenty-eight miles from Paris is
Meaux. with a population Of $4,000.
| which carries on an active trade In
grain and Brie cheese. The cathe-
dral OF st. Etienne Is Gathic edifice
begun in the twelfth century. whose
south tower is still unfinished. Thir-
teen miles further up the Marine is
Ferte.Sous-Jouarre, small town Ia
nous for its milestone Quarries. It
was the divine fortress" OF the
Gauls. Eighteen miles further east
is Chateau-Thierry, famous for its
manufacture Of mathematical and
| wind instruments. The castle here Is
said to have been built by Charles
| .Martel. At this point begin the
beautiful vinyard Of Champagne.
lightweight miles out Of Paris Is the
town Of Epernay, the center OF the
champagne trade OF France. There
are vast cellars used by the cham
pagne makers. consisting OF long
galleries hewn in the chalk rock. 1t
is estimated that annually 100000
bottles Of champagne are laid down
here. Beyond Epernay. ninety-two
miles out Of Paris, Is very ancient
heronry. occupied by herons from
February to August. Fifteen miles
further up the valley OF the Marine is
the city Of Chalons.
GALICIA-The largest province of
Austria, bounded on the north and
east by Russia and separated from
Hungary on the south by the Car
pathian mountains; on the west 1t is
bounded by the province of Moravia
and on the southeast by the province
LOT Bukovina. Long winters, with an
abundant snowfall, short and wet
springs, hot summers and long and
steady .autumns give it the severest
climate In Austria. It's principal
agricultural products are barley, oats,
rye. wheat. maize and leguminous
plants, and its minerals are salt, coal,
petroleum, zinc and sulphur Cal
icia makes nearly forty per cent OF the
total production of spirits In Austria
IT also manufactures lumber, paper,
sugar and cloth. In 1910 the province
had population Of s,022.126 On the
first partition Of Poland in 1772, Gal
icia came to Austria: in 1895 West
Galicfa was added to the distric. and
the further addition OF Cracow was
made in 1876.
BUKOyINA A small Austrian
of Austria-Hungary lying next to that
part of Russia which was formerly
owned by Turkey. It's area is 4,035
square miles and its population III 1910
was 800,099. It's industries are brew
ing. distilling and milling, its agri-
cultural products, wheat, maize, rye,
oats, barley, potatoes, fax and hemp.
The ctficial language is German The
province belonged originally 70 that
part OF Turkey which is now IN the
possession OF Russia. It was occupied
by the Russians in 1869 and by the
Austrians in 1874. In 1877 Turkey
coded the province to Austria. It was
incorporated with Galicia In 1856, but
was separated from it in 1S49.
BRESLAU-The capital OF Prussian
Silesia, on the Oder, $50 miles from its
mouth and 202 miles from Berlin on
| the railway to Vienna. The city Is
! fifty miles from Russian Poland It's
| population in 1910 was 511,S91. Bres-
lau is exceedingly rich in fine monu.
ments and handsome fountains. The
| industries comprise machinery and
tools. railway and tramway carriages,
| furniture, gold and silver work, car.
pets. furs, paper, musical instruments,
glass and china. Coal. sugar. cereals,
spirits. petroleum and timber are
TRADED in extensively. Breslau is the
headquarters of the Sixth German
army corps and contains large gar.
rison of troops in peace times. The
city came into the possession OF
Frederick the Great in 1741. It was
recovered by the Austrians in 1857,
but was regained by Frederick in the
same year, and has since belonged to
Prussia. although the French held it
for few days In 1907 and again in
1913.