Show each nation has way of delineating its frontier pillars pillar and statues mot most commonly used where natural boundaries Boun darlea do not exist most famous of all marks london happy Is the country which possesses possess e 5 natural boundaries n d is better oft off in this re respect than almost any other oilier nation for the whole of 0 her 2765 2755 rulles rolles of frontier la Is guarded by tho the sea axt comes italy with 2472 miles of coastline arid and the alps like a wall across tier her northern boundary contrast these cases with those of germany arid and austria the latter country has it a frontier line of about miles of which 2996 la is land every mile of which must be guarded guarde against tho the encroachments encroach ments of her neighbors germany Is almost equally badly orf off for her seacoast line Is only miles while 2255 miles alloa of land frontier border upon russia austria switzerland france holland and bel glum and far the larger portion of this great distante dl di starie Is not protected by mountains riv is or any other natural boundary tho the germans guard their frontiers lera with unceasing vigilance especially that which faces france along the southern border of elsass and franco france la 13 by no means behind in I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 0 I 1 post of iron iran and nd wood her precautions the steep mountains guard a portion of this frontier hut the rest la Is flat country and tho the boundary line runs through forests and fields where tho the line runs through woods a broad belt has been cleared arid and Is kept free of nil all undergrowth along it the center riter at distances of about a quarter of a mile are erected stone posts very like ordinary milestones whenever a road runs along the frontier it Is market marked by tall wooden posts painted on ono one side with the french and upon the other with the germ german n ont colors customs houses stand not only 1 y on the rall railways ways but upon all main lines of tr frallic allic and tire are well guarded by police and troops rows flows are arc of constant occurrence tho the russo german frontier Is marked in similar fashion and here troubles aro are of frequent occurrence for the hungry ill paid cossacks are constantly raiding over the border in search of poultry and pigs while the boundary between tho the united states and canada follows for many hundreds of 0 miles the river st lawrence and tho the great lakes there lg Is a vast distance of prairie land beyond with no natural demarcation this thin Is artificially delimited by pillars of iron arid and wood placed a mile apart these are supplied alternately by ahn Can canadian adlan and united states governments and run from I 1 lake ake of the woods wooda to the red river valley ile yond mounds of 0 earth and calms cairns of stone aro used us as marks the pillars are hollow castings eight feet high eight inches square at the base four at the top inside are well seasoned cedar posts each pillar Is inscribed in raised letter or on the iho north convention of london on tho the south opt oft 1818 the stone cairns are seven neven feet high elgh eight t feet at the base and shaped like a pyramid E darji art ji la Is used where stone Is not available the most famous of all bound boundary nry marks in song bong and story la Is tho pillar stone cairn seven feet high of farewell which marks the abo line between russia and siberia it stands between in russia arid and gium blumen n in siberia and to Is on the main road along which tens of thousands t f exiles have passed it la Is an obelisk of brick about sixteen feet I 1 in n h height e ight on th the 0 w west e fal a side file it koars I 1 in russian characters the word europe on the other asia |