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TIII3 DAILY STANDARD UNION: IUIOOKLYN. SUNDAY. JULY .10. 100.1 th dep ehsda of I'lnes, or a rov ot young Mi-thd. Aatuin, Ui wcmmIb opn klrt and shirt waist and at meal lime.

If wa ara kept out lata on our aketrtilng trips, wa rail quite tiraaentabl by UNDER BALMY HEW UMPIRE PUS u-mmmm great c.thedral's golden gui bultnrcup. Id In rh rrn cum plot 1 jr. smoothing our wind blown lock and washing our hands and fare. What oould greater Joy, at leaat In the Affln th flrlit tire atrrakftA Mitttrnatuly with ftiUi and aflver, hr tha whlla dalalAfl mtow lu wlda ban da, 3 lir ara and tnr may an a long meadow, a mountain line, or a rurv between hllla. wher the river ruahc tumultuous, ly ilka a inluliiture whirlpool raphlii, and I fed by awirt bronka, which awxll ha currant Joyoiiely.

Hoiitag, the artist, ao well know fur Ins plcturea of mountain scenery, Wurked for many year in this region, and his on, aiao auninufr, than to eliminate dreaa cnnald How the Stone for the American Westminster is Being Quarried-i eratloiia, or at least rduc them to f. a of the ntiiatard, the ar but atlll lowest tnrtnsT And, bealdr that, 'far far batter than many sojourners In i 1 1 The Lumber Region In the Central Section of the State Is One of Mew England's Beauty Spots Ideal Surroundings for the Lover of Nature and the Artist An Interesting and Picturesque Sugar Camp. i larger place, r'resh anna, butter, craa vlmr ytilkiw; and aoktltTeii plentifully UiroiiKh other grftuy flflda la Uta Av5ir yellow of th otfya dalatta. A bi-uaii niinoHi rfady for hayiuir Hi awvntt-at fra.irra.iica aa yuu inaa on An Abundant Supply of a Unique and Beautiful "Goldcn-Whlt Granite Discovered on the Hudson A Material That Will dure Unaltered for Ages. ima'mmmJ an artist, made htm suiiuntr horn In tlorham.

and milk from th farm, with) the addition of frmh moat and vegetables, make up a menu In varioua to From a point near the house starts an especially lovaly bit of wood road which tha road, if you look Into tha dp graaa wnicn never rail to ao ustire, Aa Is In deep ahanow even st high noon. th writer gained sight pounds, In twice you ae quaritltl-a of tha awael clover, th atnHll nink and whlta blnaaoma mina- aa many days, it would seem that both Jlurbank Farm, Bhelburne. N. July V. ther than Lak Ifohegan.

flv mil-. led with tha nu.ra ahowy but ieaa frax air and fare were nourishing. Only flickers of sunlight drop through the leavea and touch the whlta birch bark. The road curve down to a broad meadow, covered with waving graaa. In MOUNTAIN of cranlt I rising stradlly above Momlngald lidghta a atone eiir atou I rant onea or OftD biiiK.

Bhelburne la near th Androscoggin Hear pool of thla mountain brook A wirle a leaf taunt and faster, In Itlver, which rlae In Main and make wide curve through both State. Bo ara palnlltif a lrtur of tha aujear camp at tha cdira of tha foreat In tha paaturo. I aay wa, bacauaa. If you hava the rentre a tall and) aturay pine apreada IN a haa patiently submitted to th removal of quills from Ma lunxue. There are likewise black Iwara, which are not claaaed as beasts by lha Dative and only make harmless attacks upon berry pasture, whence Uiey fit at th sight of Iwo-lraged anlmala.

Th luck windows of th quiet farm hniiit In which dwell, overlook th paatur. The farm bulldliiara ara added to th arctui of th ta swift I the current that th river I wlft cirrlre until a lorn of water sends It over th rag of the thdral of Bt. John th Divine, Berora Peekjklll, Thra, aurrounded by th large try plaraa ao characterlatlo of th Hu Vall.y, I. a mil )onJ eompowd. aay.

of alid grj enough to build hundred cata.d Tn thro areat ole. i- a huaband who la ao artiat and you aa- Ita branches above a amall granite) monument which waa erected a few year ago by a cllli.n of Hheiburne to the memory not navigable, and la only travereed th cathedral atanda complet It been tiat in carrying ma umbrella and aaaal, llttlt stone baaln. Down It goes, over eometlme by th atrong row boats of th logger But It supplies a fine water and boxea and paint a and bruahea and aaUmated that from 78.0O0 to 100,000 tona rnrk anil rlimlr aurslnc tnrougn tne paint rao and Dot ilea of oil and tur of granite will hav been put In plao of a victim of Hevolutlonary daya. The English, with the peculiarly humane prlnclplea which dlatlngularied aom of the leader of that period, offered to the power, ana a numtwr of mill towns have sprung up alone Ita course. A "drlva" aptay until tha bit of green la fr ou pentine and a palette and a ketch a too I of logs haa been sweeping down the I on side, and with Ui various animal which Inhabit them, good ub-Jecti for water-polor eiudlra.

The creatures a-era grtatly Interested In th I and cTmbllng with then, things over a I on tha Height. Th mar talk of aup- I from which th atone Is belna aua fence and -roae a ten acre paatur and plying thla material 1 a big undertaking glitter th iunahln with up a hill and then perhapa looklna for a with th of eight and borne on the ewelllng stream Into the watere of the Androe- Indiana four dollar for each rolontat'a river irom a lumber enmn. aome twelve mllee above. They ar kept In th head. Peter Poor, whose pathetic name llu .,,.1,1.

in liseir, lor aiarar uwra i. uaacriOM a balnar coMln Klver. A more fascinating strea then thli could not be Imagined. It rune and fate are recorded on lha monument, lived In a house near th edge ot the field, the alte which) la marked by a you had aom proprietorship In th pic- try hav archltecta and builders bad to which makaa th atone ao desirable ture. Besides this, I have been painting conduct their operation on iuch a coloa- Bt.

John', and whih through the iplendld woodland which a water color of th aame auhlect. The to group of trees, Th Inacriptton read aa a fixture of the country, and present followi: ''if? ii llttl house built of rough board, neatlea iraaaur. back anion tha Dine, batwiwn ru.ai.ir, I Pnr tha choir and It surrounding I 0' t-roton Itenrvoia endless variety In Ita now and eurv I Konictlme It ipraad Into a imooth ex aeml-circlea of chapela alone tha only year ago, jn, p. Roberta and forest. In shadow at twilight, It looki gray, forsaken and lonely, but In sunlight, the old wood warms delightfully.

Streaks of burnt sienna and light parti of tha great atruotura on wnicn any i ronauiung engineer In ho. vat baan dona about 50.000 I construction, noticed In h. 1 pen, bordered by waving fcrna. then i suddenly. It dashes down and away over Barred to th Memory of Peter Poor.

Shot by an Indian, Tom Hegiin, And Burled on Thli Spot, Auguat th, 1781. Erected by W. B. Gate. n.

nt will ha raouired. To trans- I frequent drive be Waa anrrv-Li a- the racks aa If xulting conacloualy In th rea appear on tne aunny aide and reddish lonea lay over the roof and about the door. The window and door openings port thli mass J2.I2J big truck would country forming th Cr surprise tt were living the beholder and hmtinar Into vellow gleams. Into white i 1 nA ----1 rj nnceaawrx, vr I u. aion in But th most beautiful of all the wood i mA into a thoueand fanUatlc now warm aeep snaaow.

When you step within, you sniff the faint, sweet odor of maple syrup from the number dinar flat ear and thla 1 But a I rax- Th. -runain walks are those along- the wild paths turn of th total amount of granlt which brown of a kind had leading Into the foreat on the mountain less small wooden buckets piled almost to the roof, awaltlna th next aeaaon. forma. Clear brown la the water but. In the sunlight clearing- to amber tint, to llauld Bold.

A beautiful picture Uei will needed to construct th vast allv teno' containing un, side behind tha house. These patna, scarcely roads, since they are eTrasa There are anow ahoea hung here, remind structure In It entirety. cited hST thick with forna and huckleberry er or tne neavr winters, ntitatd iha qulrtea tu.t above the bridge. Some big logs. To cloth with aton th portion of th buahes.

are those made by tne lumber- hous. h. rV- hut, lie the sledges used by tha lumbermen, the side pieces of heavy loga sup flnnr across, forming, with cathedral now eractlng. 100,000 cublo feet men In winter with their heavy aiedgea, questlonTad hramhlea and heaoe of dried leavea. a porting irames ror holding the lumber.

of exterior granlt will suffice, but to an. The larger trees aeem to stand back sufficiently to make tha path visible. Now wPrrnt "tW tie am brook flowing past th. This picture la a never falllnar source n.m several feet In height. Above, the caae th whole building 100,000 cublo feat.

and again cornea a piece of curduroy ot pleasure, at least, to artist Beings water Into a miniature, rippling or SS.000 ton will be required. With all road, the loga close together, laid across who can find enjoyment In such simple ink. Inonlna the greasy banka. but flow nlaht hi left a depression In tha ground or a amau this the great piera and archei which the matter, it is a long undulating stretch stream. Again as you look ahead ao wild or green Denitui tne farm.

I cannot venture UDOn Its exact dimensions In acrea visitor to St. John's now sees touring above him hav nothing to do, for they uu vr lng over the loga. It fall In a white cascade and foama down through the the bridge. A mile Is the growth of tree and bush that you think the path Is ended but you look: and ff "on const tlon of ns but the sheep, when seen at one end of ar merely the frame work. JVTJ further the -pasture from the other, aeem like tiny objects.

These, gathered near the BVUiiv at a place called the a- BstaULimi i rra mat the green ribbon still unfolds onward and upward. The upward trend ot the path Is Ita great charm. It seema to be lead Into them hav already been put aom I golden granlt on such utilitarian r1 1 a Tin.iiL the atream becomei atlU wider. pona in me centre, shaded by graceful 300,000 cublo feet of masonry, and with jn Jam waa built from elms, or perhaps wandering over the ing you akyward. Now, It mounts abruptly a steep ascent with i pine, dark The boulderi from which one looks down rocky hillside, form beautiful group another 200,000 feet th of tn obtained onri.ZV,.' cl inin lha round cavity, well named dowi and stately, on the summit Tha thick and conatantly auggeat pastoral plcturea onolr complet.

Th chapela hav the new quarry, indM Ui. nrodSol The ground is In a natural state with fc golden hill wai Jf? framework, being built bough tremble against the sky. what lovelier color combination In nature than no such Internal 171, a THE SUGAR CAMP. small evergreens dotting the surface to are tremendous. One needa a ateady head, particularly after learning that the water la over fifteen feet deep, to gaze entirely of the granite which will form ward the forest side, but so graceful uu, aucn a those in Bronx Botanical Oarrt.n.

Its undulations, that often, when the long the rich pine green against the wonderful blue of the summer heavens? Tou ee the top of other treea beyond and perhaps you go down Into a glads thickly into the wild spot. A sportaman the walla of th reat of tne cathedral. Bt. Saviour', the largest of th svn Chap atternoon play across it, it re minds one oi a para. art operation, exeept the aheep.

which are timid to a degree of silliness and run past us Into the barn In a galloping, bleating line, as If ther feared as- would have mentioned at the beginning vaa.aa, aug 1J 112 IS. I nn li'l Ft. enclosed with young trees, carpeted thick To-day la bright and warm, warm Six lam a tn.n hrnnk a trout atream. ane el of the Tongues and th one for which August Belmont gav $100,000 In memory with moss of the richest green or. (rrey enough to make one aeek the shade at noon.

We look out, in cool comfort, from CUttlnr alhai a. riAl.kl- variety and dotted with the scarlet of the wild strawberry. So quiet are these triads current by the "booms" along the side, formed by a single line of logs chained together. Through the channel swing the loga, big and little aometlmea Jostling, sometimes following in well-ordered procession. Now, a long log, the full length of some tall forest king, will push the others aside and sweep majestically along, while others huddle together behind, as If acknowledging su any, coveted flh hide In the deep poola beneath the rock ahndowa and big tree aasslnatlon.

The other day when the white sketching; umbrella blew down, the animals were variously affected. The of his mother. Is now almost completed. Into It have gone 10,000 cubic feet of the deep shadow or the cine boughs. mre employed at the In ret tin out th fuvi JlJz lv glades, ao far away they seem from human toward the aunflooded pasture, where the neep tied In terror, as did the chickena.

atone, or nearly 1,000 tons. uiu loci OI which the auarHu rtaiiv habitation, that you pause involuntarily and glance about for a deer, so fitting a fun One cow stood still and mooed disapprovingly, while two other and a horso aheep wander lastly, we are loath to crosa the open space, even though we must, for our dinner. The breeze stirs the pine needles above and scatters abroad Where to obtain In such anormoui seems the background for these wood j.urcfs or ow men Process of getting out the stone be a much mnr, walked over to investigate and anllfed In land creatures. And you leave this en quantities stone of uniform appearance quiringly at the prostrate umbrella and closure to mount again and enter another, f01" 'hs neceaaity of exercising great their fragrance. We think with sympathy of our city friends who may be premacy.

Again, a chunky log, thick and unyielding, will bustle down and fret ahead, like aome energetic and push-ng character, even overcoming the power roota and the place la well Known to nsn-ermen. Long ago the brook waa utillaed for a still more practical purpose. All that remalna of an ancient mill which once stood here is the broken dam In -which some of the original etructure may be seen together with the old mill atone, cut from eolld rock and with a crosa-: cavity In the centre. Thli Ilea ick. our temporary farm home 1b a and quality that would meet all the many requirements demanded by a building umor LU MVUin Ua ta aant 4.

4 a. atlll more lovely, sometimes you ap-. proach the roar of the atream and see the stewing in ornce and house and grate- "lonniB aa. uiuw caiiu iiuuorj mm BL" mile from the nearest house on on aide and a mile from another In tha other direction. We are about thirty I VUlUtLOlO STranltA Bin ha IPlanLeln- fully of our good luck which has led ua that Is to itand untouched for centuries, either side the wide vein, of ii to this restful haven.

Nearby, the wood Wa one of thi momentous probleme which the stone is alwava found patha open Invitingly with sparkles of tie Irregular n7. tie Irregular formation vl uignuy ana leaaersnip. At some points many of the logs have become wedged In great masses, and are dis- lies north of Conway, to locate Shel- I wa uia VUIJ1 1 burne with aome exactness. There are In the earlier stage, of the wort Speci- 1 comparatively few places of this secluded the bank among mo uu- loagea oy men who traver the course In their strong boats. A temporary camp of these loggers, established near IUB fMtm mnnv manv pnim.

I lvn- i gleam of Ita waters through the trees, and again you stray further and hear only Ita faint murmur. So you wander on and on until you are fain to reat by the wayside, almost drowsy In the soft breeze, the rich odora of the woods. The clear unvarying; greens of midsummer are atlll upon us, the greens that ar apt to produce monotony In picture. Therefore the artit (of thla party of two), is making studies of the more I uroa one aoove the other prusii. Aa the brook glldea and turna through tries were suomltted, each with atrong 1 removeo one at a time, shoved 1 srsuments In ita favor.

The choice for 'rom helr foundatlona by 1 sunlight in their green depths. The birds about us seem particularly happy. From the woodland comes the sweet, half pathetic call of the wood robin. Nearby fly the more friendly birds, the robin red-breasts, sending forth their musical, ever delightful notes. One of these perches bn a bright green hemlock tip, turns its head and looks at us i the landscape, ao It aeema to guuc Into our thought of the place.

the interior work finally fell on a aranlts rii rue." lne ar grain that tne river Dank, was an attractive sight, especially at meal time, when the loggers did justice to hearty repasts and good ones, judging from the odon and the well supplied kitchen. Gorham Is the nearest town, seven mile away. Sooner or later von vial character remaining In the White Mountain region. Towns and villages, which ten and twenty years ago, were known to comparatively few people, now resemble small cities with their throngs of pedestrians, their handsome turnouts and their many shops. But we Infinitely prefer this little mountain retreat, with Its absolute lack of ceremony.

The artist, to his Joy, can dispense with "blled two charges of powder, 1 almultaneoualv In twn quarried at and cut UVIC. UI I And. perhaps, for thle reason baa ollied a paragraph. The first Bound we incne apart along the lln In th yards on Momlngslde Heights. At the same time It was decided to obtain uca.reu oreax, aerves to split tone In an even line for the whoi 1.1 from Maine the eight huge monoliths, open spaces In which the green Is a little more varied and of the hills over which play the cloud shadow In never ending variety.

But the foliage colors which begin to mellow, even next month, gradually warming through September toward October brilliance, to the warm It, for, even when leading a simple a life as possible in the twentieth century, It aeems necessary to have Ink, tooth powder and various small commodities. pf the ledge. More blast shove the tached portion further and further a until It is completely aanarat.A hear In the morning la Ita musical and In our walks, we Instinctively turn turn to It. But besides the brook we have the beautiful mountalna, a great sky space, the shaded roadi and above saucily, fearlessly. His grey wings fold neatly agalnat the dark back.

The red orange of hla breast gleama like a little llame against the green. Suddenly the flame darts toward the greenwood. And as we still linger beneath the pines we hear afar the trill of hie joyous song. ALICE) LOVBTT McCOKD. which form such a atrlklng feature of the Interior of the choir.

For tha exterior shirts," except for festive occasions, and rejoices on his rambles in a soft cotton garment instead, with a loose turndown collar. His wife can appear with perfect propriety In a four year old golf main vain and readv for The road to Gorham, as all the roads about here, are perfect. Sometimes, for a mile or more, It leads beneath atone which to enclose' thi cathedral, weuauiB: rjracaaa known russet tints of November, perhaps the most beautiful of all, are still In the feathering." Cutters then aril It nn tJ however, the trustees bad to go no fur- nil the WOOdS. great blocka, hauled out of the quarri 'JWe are In a lumber region of central New Hampshire. The foresti clothe the uciuukb, into segments to be uhipped to the tathedral rou DEEP INTEREST IN MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS IN SCANDINAVIA 11, RriulItH IBI.V., tn.

aocn diock is marked wit letter lnaicatlna- tha "mhpb" building for which It Is destined, and INCE the rather fragile thread inaicaimg ita exact posltlo that "courae." When the furthar 1 year and trials have proved Its value. which has united Norway and There are also a number of cruisers, gun. cees of polishing, which all ston for facing and ornamental nnrnAaa hillsides, and press down to the pasture land, which lies behind the farm. Trees of the evergreen family predominate. Pines, hemlock and balsam' firs cluster closely, but their rich, deep greens are relieved often by the lighter and more vivid tlnta of maple and oak, and every- where In the green ehade gleana the beautiful bark of the Bllver birches.

Many of these fine trees, along the road, have been stripped of their bark for Sweden for the past ninety years has been broken by the former dergoes. Is completed hr boats and training ships. There are 212 officers In the regular naval service and free from Ice all the year, even above the polar circle. The Influence of the warm current of the gulf stream, which passes that way, keeps Ice from forming even in the coldest weather. For this reason Russia has alwayi been scheming to acquire a port In this this there la a miscellaneous and harbor service available In time of war, embracing a large number of wooden sailing ships of various degrees of efficiency.

There are 120 officers in the Norwegian navy and an equal number In the reserve. Norway's naval atatlon and having a speed of between 18.2 and 18 knots. They carry an armament of 10 and 8.2 inch guns placed In armored turrets. They also carry many guns of smaller caliber and submerged torpedo tubes. Sweden has one armored cruiser, the iiui graauany lessening in slxe and lng place finally to emorr 160 reserves.

action In declaring Itself a separate State, and especially since a resort to granite surface ahlnea like oiled mal It Is thus apparent that the Swedish navy both In number of ships and in any. ana tne strain of the stone la arms is liable to follow, it will be In parent Some idea of the arrant structive to examine the military and of these shining blocks. may be gai iucc mat a cudio yard ot naval resources of the possible belligerents. So far as all practical purposes aoout two ana a quarter tons, constlti truck load, and twelve vard. tn.

are concerned the two countries have capacity of an ordinary flat car. It is a curious fact, which has not been satisfactorily explained that photograph mounts, summer souvenirs, and varioua other purposes. So marked are these ravage along the highways i that printed notices are placed at Intervals, requesting the traveler, in the name of the State of New Hampshire, to leave the trees untouched. Perhaps travelers could not bo expected to be so heroic as to deny themselves entirely, but they might seek trees in the depths of hades of stone, one a trifle darker the other and divided from each 01 been about as distinct as they were previous to 1819, when, crippled and bankrupt, a victim of the Nnpoleonlc wars, Norway was relinquished by Denmark and compelled to accept a SwediBh sovereign. It had been under the control of Denmark for 400 years, and It has never ur unes as straignt as though dn by some giant hand, are found In hill.

Although the difference In shad but slight. It haa been specified that seven Chapels of the Tonguea are tc built of the darker stone and the Itself of the lighter. Of theaa chn. taken kindly to the Swedish union. The ninety years which have the central one known as St.

Sav Chapel, is now almost completed axt ally. The walls have none of that ci the wood. At least this was the couree we followed in an attempt to satisfy our consciences, our wishes and the State request. Throughout these woodlands the pines seem to dominate. One notices them first.

Perhaps it is partly from their sturdy character. While other treea are bending In every breeze, the pines stand motionless or sway slightly gray appearance which has long been sociated with the word granite, and choir built of the lighter shade of Blnce the treaty of Kiel, signed by the Bonapartes and the defeated Danes, and never recognized as valid by the Norwegians, mark the longest peaceful period in the history of either nation. The Scandinavians are not committed Irrevocably to the arts of peace. The Nor tone, should be even more dlstlncttv In selecting the atone for the cathc durability had to ba consldera tin trustees fully as much as the beaut)) the moment According to tests mad. i wegians especially have never shown an Inclination to permit others to conduct expert mineralogists, the granite fi Lake Mohegan was found to have a I their quarrels.

They have threatened slstance of more than 20,000 pounds, to be entirely free from all trace? hundred times to bring matters to a crisis, and they have boasted openly that. metal. This latter qualification is n'l important than it seems to the novlcil only their tall tops and spreading branches. Perhaps it is the rich, deep tone of the foliage, but It Is largely, no doubt, from the, delicious fragrance which they sproad abroad. Through damp dayB and fair the air breathes the odor of pine and fir.

Near the farm is a veritable pine forest redolent with the scent Of the bough and quiet In the purple grey shadows which seem to enfold the clustered trunk of these trees. The effect of these numberless columns, rising iTFPMlWiTTTH 1 Snow Bound -Zf' building, for it is to Iron and sulplj whan ri tnm nnaAri1 hv th. antlnn nt 1 weather, that the destruction of grafi coloring Is largely to be attributed. what la the cause of the remarkable li dissolution of the union was certain to come. The anomalous character of the union makes separation a comparatively simple matter, but there are other things to be considered.

One of them Is the amour propre of Sweden. That waa wounded by Norway's brusque depar ference between this grarLMend il stone found In the Immediate vlclnlt. stll a matter of conjecture. Prof. DutU efficiency Is decidedly superior to that of Straight from the carpet of brown pine needles to the dark green of the upper of Cornell, to whom the Question submitted, contented himself with I statement that the pigment of the spar, in its unmixed state a salmon t1 ture, and as a consequence the Swedish Government retaliated by declaring the harbors of Stockholm, Karlskrona, Goth, enburg and Faroe to be war portB.

Norway and Sweden have their own color, must have undergone some cha lng process before the stone harder peculiar to this one hill and experien by no other on the face of the gl' Norway The proportions between the two armies are similar. The Swedish army was reorganized in 1901 on a peace footing and consists of seven divisions, embracing twenty-eight regiments of infantry, commanded by 1,246 officers and numbering about 28,000 There are eight regiments of cavalry, with offl-cers and 2.000 men. Sweden nlno regiments of artillery, with one regiment of coast artillery and more than 1,000 What the peculiar process Is he madeif attempt to explain. The trustees of if cathedral, however, were so convln I boughs is wonderfully impressive. Just before sunset, when you look down these forest aisles In which extreme stillness reigns, broken only by the far call of a wood robin, you feel a seriousness, even solemnity, aa If you were looking Into the of a cathedral.

The woods, especially up on the mountain side, are filled with deer. After Sept. 1 the woods are also filled with sportsmen, who come in greater numbers each year to New Hampshire. The State laws here, which, as In Maine, require nonresident shooters to pay a license, are i that the process really was peculiar 1 1 separate armies and navies. The only common feature was that the King of the united countries was commander In chief of both of them, ond the members of the royal family were officers in both armies.

Under such conditions It Beems almost Incredible that the Norwegian forces could have found an opportunity In order to protect themselves in case region. The Swedish porta do not have this great advantage. The Baltic ia quarry should pass Into unfrlen hands, they secured a fifty-year ten) froxen from December to April. men. The general staff consists of nine Sweden haa a population of over generals and fifty staff officers.

Some 200,000, while Norway haa considerably to prepare for revolution without the full of the honorary generals of the Swedish army are the king ot Denmark, the em knowledge of Sweden. It Is a fact, how. less than half that number. That means, of course, that the former Is able to raise and maintain a larger army ptor of Austria, the grand duke of somewhat more lenient in this than In the other State. We have not yet met ever, that when the decisive moment arrived the Norwegian army was ready to a deer face to face, but sometimes we Baden and tho king of the Belgians.

The enlisted army of Sweden on a peace footr lng actually numbers 28,000 men. The with right to renew, on a small strln land on the hill, which in case of nee slty they can work themselves. It Is probable, however, that the trustees ever go Into the quarry business th. selves. As one member of the cathea corporation said recently, the leas merely a club secured for aelf-defenf Under any circumstances the Cathec of St John the Divine, In spite of years which must elapse before it i be finished, will not resembl a it" patch-work quilt ti Built of any material the catheA.

could not avoid being Impressive throt'i Its size and the dignity of Its al design. With this warm glow act, and promptly took the oath of 'allegiance to the new temporary govern Lii'mw-'-fi'" than the latter. Norway has an immense merchant marine, being fourth In this respect among the nations of have heard a rustle and half discerned a fleeting shape far ahead. The other ment. morning before the farm life waa astir, conscription list consists of every able-bodied male Swede between the age of twenty-one and forty.

There are about the world. She has a very small navy. Should these two northern countries actually come to blows It Is certain that one peeped out of the forest, gaxed over while Sweden during the last fifteen years haa been building up a fleet of 500,000 men enrolled in the various classes. the world would be witness to a very In Norway the troops are raised mostly spirited and hotly contested war. The by conscription.

The line onslsta of about granite one might mitatls mutant is, i ply to It Ruskln'a description of the dat ling facade of 8t. Mark's as one se'- I 30,000 men, with 00 officers. Without the consent of the Storthing, however, quite respectable size. At the present time Norway owns four second class battleships the Norge, the Elds void, the Harald Haarfagre and the Tordenskjold. Two of these, the Norge and the Elds-void, were built at the Elswlck yards in campaign would probably be fought on the frontier between the countries and on the coasts.

If It were to be prolonged until the winter season It Is likely that the coasta of Norway would from the great Piazza of Venlcaor there can never be more than 18,000 under arms at one time, ine Norwegian re the quiet pasture, lying In the tender, beautiful light of early morning, and stepped daintily across toward the barn-yard. Some alight noise startled the timid creature and away It fled to the forest shades. Later It was aeen again on the other aide of the hill, near the aalting place for the cattle. This cravings for salt often sends the deer to domestic precincts. There are also porcupine In the woods, which we have not seen.

Still we feel content with account of them and the testimony of their ex I Horten, on the south coast Sweden haa two naval stations on the serves number about 60,000, with W0 officers. The army on a peace establishment consists of six regiments of Infantry, twelve batteries of field artillery, be the scene of great activity. The borderland la an almost continuous 189S. The others were laid down in lSSs. The chip carry an armament of sev cathedral has, however, on grB vantage over the mediaeval mr in Its location.

The first re morning sun will strike thet John' towering above thru. Harlem, and the great cip fleet the last of the evenlrlt the Palisades that fronw I Hudson. St Mark's nA outh coast Stockholm and Karlskrona-Her navy contains twelve second clam eral S.2 inch guns and have a speed of chain of mountains. Three railroads have been cut through from Sweden into Norway but the latter kingdom la very poor supplied with roads. 8 we-.

17.2 knot. They are also provided with submerged, torpedo tube. There are Fylflla, of 4.000 tons and of 12,000 horsepower. She Is rated at 28.5 knots speed. She Is practically new and cost 11,750,000.

At least Ave of the gunboata belonging to the Swedish navy are of an effective type, but the eleven monitors on the list ere of ancient construction and cannot be estimated as of much value. Some of them have been rebuilt recently and may be useful for harbor defense. One submarine boat wa bulit In Sweden last In the square of a 1 six Datterles 01 loot artillery, tnree regiments of cavalry and five companies of engineer. The general staff consist of thirty-five officer. The principal fortresses of fiweden are at Karlskrona, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Karlsborg in the interior.

The chief etronxholris of Norway are ct Osarburg, Aadenes, Eergen, Akerehus and Fredrik-sten, ui-j. battleships Svea, Oota, Thule, CM en. NJord, Thor, DrtstlKheten. Aran, Waaa, Tapperheten, Manltgheten and Oscar II. All of these are of Scandinavian build, most of them being laid down at Gothenburg and Stockholm.

The ar all of similar type, between J.10O and tons istence offered by Rover, the beautiful Scotch collie. We are told that he has come home more than once with marka four armored monitor the Tbor. the Mjolner, the Thrudvang and the Skor-pionen. nineteen smaller gunboata of from 60 to 400 tona and thirty-five torpedo boata and one submarine. Beaide will stand out above the if -New World almost Michael looks down f.v' den, on the contrary, especially the lower part, contains numerous railroads and well built public highways.

Norway the at'bey church and.f,1' Of rash enconrtr -uh the beaata, ar.d I has a long extent of coast lin. This la of Mont EL itichei, 7.