A GOOD illustration of the beneficial effects of prohibition is found in the prosperity of that cold and sterile region, Finland, says a writer. Finland has a population of 2,380,000, composed for the most part of Lutherans, with only 416 Catholics, and a few of other denominations. The climate is miserably cold, and about three-fourths of the land is craggy and sterile; but the Russian government has made the Finns an active, thrifty people by prohibiting the sale of liquor. The last government report of exports was 180,000,000 francs (a franc is about 19 cents of our money). Finland is destined to become one of the great pulp markets of the world. Notwithstanding the coldness of the climate and the sterility of the soil, the sober, hard-working Finns manage to support 174 savings banks with money which in this country goes to the saloons. Besides, there is an admirable school system, and only a few people can not read and write.