Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-10

women now 70 work them out one mag
hllicehO rug 'nIck al" sou, rlch III ueSlSn
ana Color measures lpNlo leet, ana Is
worth $40. Among the novelties are a
cow-mllhlng machine ana skates OF alum
mum.
sweden pNncipal cNhlolO Is III the Ma
tional building, which Is so large and so
well arranged that 1t may be SAID to he an
exposition of itself There are few more
interesting buildings than this ON the eX-
position grounds, ana advise my readers
to be sure to see it. At first glance one
can see that the Swedes excel IN iron and
steel work. swedish IRON Is famous the
world over, and much of it IS used by
founders III TINS country ana England.
The Hwedes know how 10 work 1t as well
as any one, and they make lie most of it.
1hey show fine cannons, shells, CONNER
claI iron, saws, tools, cutlery. Inc Sand
vlk steel works exhibit the largest band
saw Ill the world, being 22O feet long,
foIt wide and weighing ca pounds, all
ro|lea from one piece of steel. Novel are
the advertising cards which this firm gives
away. They are made OF steel only two
one-thousandths of an inch III thickness,
tempered and polished. There are hunting
horns hVe feet long, made of steel brill
lah'ly pollsheu ana handsomely decorated.
In their axes and other implements the
Sweoes pay America compliment by
canning that certain wares are as good as
lose mace III Ohlo ana pennsylvania.
me SWedes make excellent tile ware,
ana one OF the'r prettlest pieces mere IS a
FOUNTAIN cohslructed OF tlle' Whlch yon see
he"r the entrance Ihelr matches are Ia
nous th1 world over IN cut glass lhey
produce ware when IS almost equal TO That
Ai"te III EnSlahd anu the ohlteu states.
lheir Iea'ner work partlcuiarly Their
pooAplhuiiles ana picture frames OF leath-
en- are admirable Ihey are almost as
''uePU as the russians VINO are their near
ncIEuporS ~, 10 lne easI' Ill the manipulation
U! LUIS iney snow many carvings OF am
D''louS anu enectlHe Worknanshlp, ana
one 4n4aiu caplneC win flleuaillons IN steel
ZONES Ii!a0 Is gem, ana 1ully worth the
price asked IH' IL, SOW. In sweden the
sA"Vo - sredC 'nihs' ana skates are
ii'"Nuluct "reu III endless variety here Is
.He liio"ei Oh sNaler VIII sail htted on
n@Hlpoo pores, laNoriue Sport on the
frozen lakes Oh sweden. lhere Is great
variety oI sAls, some OF theih elght or ten
leeU long, ana handsomely finished lay
nSures' placed IN hlches about the hall,
SNOW no" the SKI IS USED IN descending "A
10 Illustrate the ihethod OF travelling with
rolhucer ana pulkas' ana one room IS fitted
up as lAe anterior OF a PEASANTS house,
where niue domestic tragedy Is being
enacted IL IS the death OF the baby, and
Ihe NIUE Whlte CONN STANDS near by.
Win TINS single exception the entire
oWeulsh eAllDlt Is rather Joyful. There
are everywhere suggestions OF Lghtness
anu gaiety' indicative that life in the
frozen horth Is hot as aruuous as some peo-
PIE nave Thought IT, 1hcreare pictures of
Ihe SKATING llnk OF the stockholm skating
clup' ana hoGcis Oh the yachts OF the
yachtlh2 cluo OF the same city. There are
DOORS Which treat OF the laVorlte games OF
the 9"eoes' ana some OF their carhlvala on
tlG snow are gay iudeed'
Inc pulldlhg ana us contents are skill
IuIIy arranged. Inc 9wedes are like the
[rehch IN one particular, at least; they UNI
ueIS'aha the art OF display' ana Know the
.alu1 " miaIkihg thelr wares with signs
know. The Swedes appear to have love
/ dot al lg &c Il.