As Seen from a Dutch Window 



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Photo and Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, New York 



PICTURESQUE AND THRIFTY DUTCH COUNTRYWOMEN WITH MIEK PAIES BALANCED 



ON WOODEN YOKES 



believe Providence will save her because 

 of her benevolence to the poor." 



The perambulator passing by suggests 

 the joy its occupant brought to the home 

 of which it is now a part. Its appear- 

 ance was regarded by all relatives and 

 friends as a very happy event. In some 

 parts of Holland the dwelling which a 

 little stranger has thus mysteriously en- 

 tered possesses, by an old law, peculiar 

 privileges and immunities. No outward 

 disturbance is permitted to trouble for a 

 fortnight the residence to which a son 

 or daughter has been added. It is secure 



from legal executions, from duns and 

 bailiffs ; and soldiers, even in time of 

 war, cannot be quartered on the prem- 

 ises. 



THE DUTCH ARE THE SECOND LARGEST 

 HOLDER OE AMERICAN SECURITIES 



Across the canal that passes my corner 

 is a building into and out of which men 

 are constantly passing. It is an unpre- 

 tentious house, quite like its residential 

 neighbors. It is only upon coming near 

 that the brass door-plate can tell you that 

 here a banking business is conducted. 



