The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-19

the manifesto. Bells were tolled in
the churches, and places of amuse-
ment were closed. Many thousands
emigrated to the United States.
Long Summer Days..
During the long winters daylight
lasts only three or four hours. On
the shortest days it is even less. Then
it is indeed, as most people think, a
land of snow and ice. For three
months it is so hot that the wealthy
residents seei- summer resorts for
comfort During that time 1t is prac-
tically one long day. Not star is to
be seen, and the appearance of time Of
autumn frosts has arrived.
During my visit, the evening twi-
light had scarcely disappeared before
the morning twilight chased the gloom
of night away. One could read out
of doors until after eleven o'clock.
These long days. with scarcely any
| night force vegetation to grow at a
dollhouse pace. Land and water have
no time to cool. Summer comes in
of flowers, sunlight and birds.
Finland is land of pine and fir
| clad hills, for only a comparatively
small portion seems to be cleared.
| The most of the country is fairly level,
so that it has not the grandeur of the
| Scandinavian kingdom. In the cleared
portions stand neat little wooden cot
tages, which are usually kept freshly
! painted, red being the favorite. color.
Surface drain bitches are made in the
| cultivated fields everys few rods, and
all seems most carefully TILED.
| Helsingfors, the capital of Finland
is one of the interesting towns OF
| Europe. Water seems to surround il
on every side. 1t dates. back to 1850
when it was founded by the Swedish
king Gustavus Vasa, and the liberties
of town were Immediately conferred
upon the little hamlet as a special ia
/ vor. From the water side it is pro
/ tected by the great fortress of Svea
borg which is called the Gibraltar OF
the Baltic" and of which one OCCASION
ally reads in the news dispatches. The
i highest point in Helsingfors is crown
ed by a great and imposing Lutheran
church, and the majority of the Firms
are adherents of this faith.
Scenes In HeIsingfors.
Through the center of HelsingfOrs
runs great boulevard, known as the
Esplanade- Gatan, and this is the center
of life in summer The schools close
! for these months and everybody en-
JOYS one long holiday so far as pos
sible. One day seems almost to mel
into another. The young women ont
sees in Helsingfors are of the blue
eyed, fiaxen-haired type, for the Swed
ish type seems to prevail here. Young
girls, almost to the end of their teens
wear their hair in two f1axen braid
that hang down the back. They have
the same social freedom as their sis
tiers on this side of the Atlantic
The market of Helsingfors is an ex
cellent place to study the Firms ant
their characteristics. From all Ovel
the surrounding country the peasant!
drive into the towns with their pro
duce, and sell it direct to the townfolk
A small farmer may have killed {
sheep or pig, and may be observed
driving keen bargain for the beS
cuts. Another has few tiny kegs O.
butter covered with layer of grass t.
keep it cool. Under old cotton umbrel
las sit the market women with highl!
colored waists and black or white
handkerchiefs tied over their heads
In small basin are the boats of tn,
fishermen just in from their catch
The housewives o., maids pass from
one stall or boat to another, inspectin;
their wares. A little after noon tn,
fishermen and market merchants, VIII,
/ have come by sea, set sail, the cotton
umbrellas come down, the wagons rol
away, and the entire market disap
j pears as by magic.