The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

ihhi oi norway. surr Dai lack thc
charm ~ picturesque EilI1ess ard
beauty Three nights and two days are
spent on a small but fairly comfort
able boat. and tho long stops a. inter-
mediate points are not tedious.
Hlimpscs ~ towns IKE Abo. ilango
ana Helging'1r are interesting be-
cause they reveal a; once the genuine
strain Of Scandinavian character and
me intelligence and nexibility dis
played BY Russia In governing a sub
Jeet race swaycd By progressive Inn
pulses and an alien religion. Not oniJ
u The coast scenery OF Finland like
That Of Sweden and Norway. but the
people also have the sturdy virtues
and progressive tendencies which char
acterize the Scandinavian race. Tho
FiniandeB are sincere and devoted
Proteltants who have little Ia COM
mon with holy Russia bat they have
been allowed a large measure Of local
independence and religious liberation.
Finland D. not q Russian Ireland tu' Us
wen governed. prosperous and con-
tented
The approach Co HglsllFfors la
guarded bg tho historic fortress OF
syeaDore. with batteries 600 seven
Islands 900 mounted guns anl gar
ri1on 0i 5000 men, This Wls the
northern Gibraltar built by % swedish
admiral toward thr end OF thc eIEh-
:eeuth century For rsuWrIu Finland
had been under Swedish rule. bat tLr
Russians bad set their hearts upon
conquering &c. although % was % poor
and barren country. often dcrImaied
by famine. sveab0rg vas designed 1
be an lmprcgnable barrier against in-
yaders from the Neya and the high
admiral who fortified the seven islands
was 20 confident that 90 could never
be- captured that he proudly directed
BIS body n be- buried there His mon
umont sin stands. with an inscription
IN the spirit Of the Wren epitaph Ia ST.
Pauls Cathedral. but the fortress was
mysteriously surrendered hy swedish
admiral Ia 1905. and the Russian Gag IN
now over o.
Whoever passes the grim fortress.
with its memories ~ naval lombard
monts and generations OF warfare. has
an object lesson 10 Russian pcFa.st-
ence and patience The same conquer
Ing race which coveted Finland. per-
seyerlng To- Dos purpose generation az
ter generation until the lat rampls.
was taken by intrigue and trclohery.
has lts aspirations south as weII Is
Iorih. and awaits With equal confidence
aad tenari'y ~ mind the fulhIlmorf o;
its ambitions ConstlntIuop'p is lu-
other Syoaborg fortified by European
diplomacy against Russian assault For
generations IL has been coveted. and
every plouf Russian knows in bis heart
that the flag will some day be- there
and also over Jerusalem. u Is race
that can wait Tor centuries FOR what q,
ardoutly desires
The Russians. having conquered Fin,
land early 10 the present century. hay,
completely reconcilcd the Protestant
population 20 their rule They have
succeeded In this policy by adroItly
making concessions 90 local pride
The emperor Of an he Russians Us M,
Grand Duke of Finland. and govern.
the country with the consent of N,
Estates NJ the Diet which asscmhl'
periodically at HelsIngiors NV taNe'
cannot be imposed without the con
currence Of the four estates. and On,
fundamental code Of laws is Scandi
nayian In origin Recent changes To-
administration have tended 20 Rus
danlze Finland. but the country con
tinues 10 enjoy the privileges Of repre-
sentative institutions There ls sep
arate Finnish customs line. which hal
10 be passed even when the traveller Is
Iourneying from 81. Petersburg. Rus
sian currency docs not pass In th'
shops There n a Finnish monetary
system distinct from that OF the en-
pire. Universal military CONSUMPTION
b enforced In conformity with the law
of the empire. but Finland 10 not gar.
risoned by Russian troops but by "a,
own soldiers. The grand-duchy. with
its Scandinavian love Of independents,
and liberty. enjoys exceptional priv.
llcgos Of local autonomy and religion.
federation II Is not disaiiected prov.
lnco Of the empire
The hrst glimpse ~ ancient Abo from
the sea Us unpromIglng a castle ON