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 The White and Francotiia Mountaiits.

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��White Mountain region. The long, main street of the town runs along the side of Mount Agassiz, and its elevation is such as to bajiish hay fever and all kindred complaints.

After we had dined, Fritz, Molly, and I, proceeded to investigate the place by carriage. The day was warm, but Beth- lehem has the luxury of admirably- shaded streets ; and although tropic heat may flood the outer world, they

��lage are palatial, and compare favorably with the best in much older communities. Their accommodations are fully appre- ciated by the army of health and pleas- ure seekers who annually visit them.

This village has lately been directly connected with the outside world by a narrow-gauge road, which runs parallel with the street and joins the main line at Bethlehem Junction. In laying the track very little attention was paid to

���VIEW ACROSS THE SUMMIT OF THE RAVINE.

��lie temptingly cool beneath the great boughs ; delightful breezes sweeping from the mountains, so that a ride is always enjoyable. There are regulation drives, and there are other drives, for one can take a different route every day for a month, and each drive will seem to surpass the other. In fact, the drives, walks, and woodland paths about this village, rival those of Central Park in New York City. The hotels of the vil-

��the grade, and the train follows the un- dulating surface. The train after leav- ing the junction seems fairly to climb to the upper level.

Sputherly from Bethlehem. Junction a narrow-gauge railway extends into the heart of the Franconia Notch, having its terminus at the celebrated Profile House, which is a considerable village in itself. At the end of the route the road skirts the shores of Echo Lake, a gem

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