In the extreme western part of Austria-Hungary is the province of Tirol. It lies directly in the path of the Alps, so the country is very rough and very beautiful. Switzerland lies west of the province, Italy south, and Germany north. The capital and chief city is Innsbruck, containing about 50,000 inhabitans. The city gets its name from the river or brook, Inn, on which it is built. It was once a Roman outpost. The city is a center for tourists, who like its old-fashioned buildings, its mild climate, and its beautiful mountains. We are standing here on the chief thoroughfare of Innsbruck. This is the street of Maria Theresa, and empress of Austria. The monument was constructed in her honor. At the south end of the street there is also an Arch if Triumph built for the entry of

Emperor Francis I and the Empress Maria Theresa. The city is in the path of the north and south trade with Italy and Germany because it is at the end of the Alpine Road which leads across the Brenner Pass into Italy. A railroad line connects it with one of the chief Italian lines, and also links it up with the German railway system. It has a university of which it is very proud. Tirol is about the size of Vermont. Its rough country is largely forested, almost half the province being wooded. There is some mining of salt, zinc, lead, and iron; and silks, cottons, linens, glass, paper, and leather are made in the factories. One of the unusual industries of the country is raising song birds. Canaries in great numbers are bred here and sold throughout Europe. Many of them are brought to America.