Photo by Ei'delyi 



THK SALT STAIRCASE AT MAROSUJVAR, HUNGARY 



Salt deposits are believed to have been laid down by the subsidence of areas containing 

 sea water, which evaporated, leaving- the salt behind. These deposits occur in many parts 

 of the world and are identified with a number of geologic ages. 



That feeling which in England finds 

 vent in a letter to the Times, or in ex- 

 treme cases in a public meeting, finds its 

 outlet here in the stoning of coft'ee-house 

 windows by a free people and in the re- 

 fusal to pass the budget by the repre- 

 sentatives of the free people. Usually a 

 government in a minority and unable to 

 secure appropriation under constitu- 

 tional forms retires. 



In Hungary the government need not 



possess even its own confidence; it be- 

 ing the government of the King, all that 

 is needed is Royal approval. The King's 

 government must be carried on, but one 

 thing it cannot do. Without the consent 

 of Parliament it cannot levy nor collect 

 taxes. But it can borrow; it can incur 

 liabilities, and some day an indemnity 

 bill, extorted by concessions which 

 amount to nothing, sets all things 

 straight. 



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