Bohemia

a former Kingdom, now a Province.of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy (Austrian or Cisleithan portion), bounded by Bavaria, Saxony, the Pru ian Province of Silesia, Moravia, and the Archduchy of Austria; area about 20,060 square miles, of which le than 1 per cent. is not tillable. Population ( —) 6,318,697, (over 2,000,000 Germans). The prevailing religion is the Roman Catholic, the country being an archbishopric with three bishoprics. _The language of the country is the Czech dialect of the Slayonic in some districts, and in most I “a ree, f —— } |: a we: 4, j we; x. 1 2 7 a UBS BENDING ROLLS; ave — is wad Ii r HOT" Cay, Ny: yee tere. nde, r i Ae cae had - 5 7 m4 ita COMBINED 6HEARING AND PUNCHING MACHINE MODERN PLATE " of the cities, German is spoken. Bohemia is surrounded on all sides by mountains, and has many large forests. Its plains are remarkably fertile. The chief rivers are the Elbe and its tributary the Moldau, which is even larger.