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CTOR'S MISSION
Glekkoy,"
- CHAPTER XII. (Continued.)
Thrusting the pistol quickly in his
pocket, the young man sprang towards
her so suddenly that she could not de
fend herself, and clasping her slighf form
tightly in his strong arms, he lifted her
t once to the waiting conveyance, placed
her in it, then leaping to her side, seized
the reins, and drove rapidly off, while the
poor girl was in almost a fainting condi
tion, from displeasure and fright.
After a few moments of intense still
ness, broken only by the clatter of the
horse's hoofs, as he bounded on, Robert
turned to her with laughing triumph
fn his eyes and exultingly exclaimed:
"You see, my charming young friend,
that when I say I will do a thing, I
intend to-do it Now I decided this af
ternoon to have you for a companion on
a little drive, and you see I have car
ried the day, and here you are, seated
cozily by my side, while we are dashing
away in grand style. Confess now, is
not this just splendid?"
"It is not Sir, I thing your conduct
ungentlemanly and cruel in the extreme."
"Not at all! I assure you, I regard
you as the cruel one, when you declined
to favor me with your company. Why
you treat me so strangely Is an enigma!
You ought to feel honored to be allowed
to ride with so well-known, wealthy and
kind-hearted a man."
"It is no honor, sir, but a deep insult,
to be thus forced to do what is dis
agreeable." "I suppose it would be very disagree
able also to have me kiss you?"
"Sir!" was the indignant exclamation
chat fell upon his ear.
"Well, disagreeable or not to you, it
would be extremely agreeable to me. I
tell you candidly, I would like to do
it, you are so sweet and beautiful, but
1 will refrain, and deny myself that
pleasure, if you keep perfectly quiet, and
just try to enjoy this ride while you have
the chance. If you do not if you make
the least fuss, I vow I will do it!"
Ethel made no reply. She realized
fully that the eccentric individual beside
her had her in his power,- therefore ac
knowledging to herself that it was best
under the circumstances to make no fur
ther resistance, she sank back in her seat
and remained silent and motionless.
Away they flew over the long and lone
ly road, passing brooks, ponds, trees,
rocks, indeed everything but houses and
inhabitants. During the whole drive not
one word more was spoken by either vic
tor ar vanquished.
Ethel's face was deadly pale, however,
during the hour that ensued before the
head of the horse was turned homeward,
while Robert's was illuminated by a glow
of Intense satisfaction and triumph.
When at length the shades of evening
began to gather, they once more neared
Glendenniug Hall. Stopping the horse
before they reached the place, in a shel
tered and obscure spot Robert jumped
out, then turned to assist Ethel from the
vehicle.
Springing past him to the ground,
Et&el darted away. Breathing a prayer
of fervent thanksgiving for her safe re
turn, when she had once more reached
her room, the poor girl brushed away the
tears thut had relieved her excited feel
ings as soon as she had entered, and then
with a sinking dread at her heart at once
repaired to the sick man s room.
A volley of spiteful, hard words salut
ed her entrance from the irritable in
valid, and it was some time before ehe
could utter one word in her own defense,
When at last he gave her an opportunity
to speak she informed him truthfully of
the outrageous conduct of his wife's
nephew.
"Robert! Did yon say Robert did bo
insolent a thing? Was he guilty of so
unpardonable an act?" exclaimed the as
tonished baronet.
"Do not believe her, uncle," immediate
ly interposed Belle, who had made it her
business to be present. What she says
is utterly false. I do not doubt but that
she spent the time riding with some
beau; but, I assure you, it was not with
my brother, for he was with me the en
tire afternoon. She is a wicked girl to
impose such a falsehood .upon so sick a
Aa Belle uttered this cruel fabrication
she glanced spitefully, yet with ill-con
cealed triumph, towards the amazed
Ethel, who was not at all prepared for
such an artful and malicious attack.
"Sir Reginald, I assure you I speak
only the truth. It was Robert Glenden-
ning who forced me into his carriage.
and thus detained me against my will."
'You know better," roared Sir Regi
nald. "I will never believe it. Leave
the room instantly. I do not wish to see
your face again until morning."
With a cold, dignified bow Ethel left
at his bidding left too, without another
word, knowing well that contradictions
would only enrage and excite the pas
sionate and unjust person before her.
After she had disappeared Belle also
at once took her departure, chagrined
that her uncle had not instantly dismiss
ed her rival from his service and house.
She did not know that this his lord
ship would on no account do, as he had
intrusted to her keeping a secret which
made her services far too valuable to be
easily dispenswd with. He might be en
raged, and so dismiss her for a night;
but no fault she might be guilty of would
induce him to part with her while all
went well in the concealed room.
CHAPTER XIIL
The next afternoon, Ethel felt that she
could safely start to the village, to make
a few purchass for herself, as at the
lunch table Robert had told Lady Con
stance he should leave home at two that
afternoon to visit a young friend, and
should remain away until noon the next
day.
Aa rhe had not ventured beyond the
crounds of the Hall since her arrival
except on this afternoon, before, she did
not know in which direction the places
of business lay; therefore, seeing Sandy
Stasias, die lodge keeper's son, just b-
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BY EMILY THORNTON
Author of "Roy Russell's Rule,'
"The Fashionable Mother," Etc
yond the place, she stopped and inquired
of him.
"Oh. yes; I can tell you, certainly. Go
straight forward, pass Dr. Elfenstein's
cottage, when you. will come to a grove
of willows; pass that and then the
railroad track, and about one quarter of
a mile beyond, you will see a row of
houses; that is the commencement of the
real village proper, and there you will
find several stores.
Thanking the boy. Ethel opened her
parasol, for the afternoon was warm and
sultry, and followed the path pointed
out When she reached the cottage, her
eyes wandered over its small flower-bor
dered garden, its pretty vine-covered
porch, and open windows, with their
bowed blinds, just revealing the dainty,
cool-looking, lace curtains within, that
wafted back and forth, gently, in the
faintest of all breezes.
"How differently Dr. Elfenstein im
presses me, with his manly bearing, his
open countenance, and kindly eyes, even
though his manners are reserved and
quiet, from that vain, egotistical Robert
Glendenning," she thought. "I cannot
understand exactly why I detest that
person so thoroughly, nor why I admire
the young physician so much. One thing.
perhaps, influences me; I always loved
usefulness in a man; Dr. Elfenstein la
bors for the welfare of others; young
Glendenning is an idle spendthrift, liv
ing merely to gratify the pleasures of his
own handsome self. One, constantly do
ing good, the other I should judge by
his looks and acts, evilly disposed, and
reckless in all his ways."
While thus thinking she passed the
willow grove, and the railroad track, and
soon reached the stores, where the pur
chases were made to her entire satisfac
tion. Then she retraced her steps, walk
ing slowly, in order more fully to enjoy a
cooler breeze that was springing up; but
as she neared the railroad she quickened
her steps, for she knew that a train was
nearly due.
Soon the place was reached, and in
stepping over it, to her horror she found
the heel of her shoe fastened tightly in
one of the frogs. With a desperate haste
she strove to loosen it; in vain! Every
struggle only made it, as it seemed, more
firmly wedged.
Hark! What was that rumbling? With
pallid lips and trembling form, she heard
a distant whistle tell of the swiftly com
ing train.
In despair, she stooped to unbutton the
shoe; but it was a new one, and therefore
hard to manage, while her trembling fin
gers sought to undo the fastening, but
she found them powerless to accomplish
the task.
On, on came the engine. She could
feel the rails vibrate with their motion,
and still her foot was fast and she could
not move. Then, one wild shriek of ter
ror rang out upon the air, and even be
fore it died away a man's feet came run
ning to the spot
"Be calm! I will save you! Do not
struggle stand perfectly still!" said a
voice in her ear.
On came the cars; even then they could
be seen in the distance. One moment
mora and she would be under the fearful
wheefs; but a strong hand caught the
foot, wrenched open the buttons, then.
as the hof breath of the engine was al
most upon her, she was drawn from the
perilous position and knew no more.
When she opened her eyes, she was ly
ing on the green grass, a short distance
from the spot, while her head reclined
upon some gentleman's shoulder, and the
same person was gently fanning her with
a folded newspaper. Looking up, she
met the earnest eyes of Dr. Elfenstein
bent upon hers, and saw that he was
thus kindly supporting her.
"It is all right now. Miss Nevergail.
You are safe, and will be yourself in one
moment," he said.
"Oh, but that was terrible, terrible!"
she murmured, with a shudder, as her
eyes closed again, at the mere remem
brance. "It was, truly! While I got to you in
time, thank heaven, there was not a
second to spare!"
"Oh, doctor, 1 can never thank you,
for I know now that it was you who sav
ed me!"
"Do not try, Miss Nevergail; I will not
be thanked. My fright, I assure you,
was nearly equal to your own."
"How did you get the shoe off?" she
asked, at length, as she raised herself
from his arm, and glanced at her foot.
"I never can tell; it was so stiff and
tight it took all my strength. But now,
since you are better, I will see what
has become of that obstinate little boot."
In a few moments, he smilingly return
ed with its dilapidated remains in his
hand.
"You will scarcely know your own
property," he remarked, "it is so crushed
and torn. The action of the heavy train
loosened it, and thus I came off with
the spoil."
"My poor, poor shoe," said Ethel, a
faint smile hovering around her pale lips.
"Well, it may better be crushed than
my foot; but, really, though scarcely
wearable, I must put it on;" and she
reached out her hand for the torn ob
ject "Nay, allow me to restore it to its
place," said the doctor, kneeling beside
her. "My poor child, you have scarcely
strength enough yet for such a task."
With the greatest tenderness and care,
he drew the boot over one of the smallest
little feet he had ever seen supporting a
woman, and as he finished buttoning the
very few bartons that remained, he arose,
and begged her to keep sea-ted until he
brought hither his horse and gig, as he
told her he should insist upon carrying
her home, as she was, he knew, still
weak from fright
Looking around, Ethel saw, for the
first time, his horse standing quietly by
the roadside, a short distance from the
track, where he had left him, to rush to
her assistance.
Bringing the animal and conveyance to
her side, Earle turned, and before she
fairly understood his intention, gathered
her in his arms from the ground, and lift
ing her into the seat, sprang lightly to
her side.
"You must not be startled at my pre
sumption. Miss Nevergail. Remember
physicians have privileges others have
not You are my patient now, and until
I see the color re-established on your
lips and cheek, I am in duty bound to
care for you. You are not offended?"
He bent to gaze into her eyes as he
asked the question, and his earnest look
brought the tell-tale blood back to her
cheeks.
"Oh, no, no! That would be ungrate
ful indeed!" was the low reply.
The ride really revived her, and as the
doctor took her quite a roundabout way,
in order to prolong it. assuring her it
would be beneficial to do so. she was able
to give a natural spring as he held out
his hands to assist her to the ground.
when at length they drove up to tne
entrance of Glendenning HaJl.
nere was a nappy suine sun upon
her lips as, after thanking and bidding
her kind friend adieu, and seeing him
lift his hat as he drove off, she ran up
the piazza steps to pass to her room.
But the smile vanished instantly as
Belle came forward from behind the
heavy screen of vines, and with an angry
look in her eyes, exclaimed:
"What does this mean? I wish to
know if Sir Reginald pays you a salary
to ride around the country with young
men? I shall inform him of this ride."
"As you please, Miss Glendenning. It
certainly is not my intention to keep
secret the fact that I have just narrow
ly escaped death by being crushed by
the cars. As Dr. Elfenstein risked his
life to drag me from danger,' and then
employed his skill to bring me from a
dreadful swoon, he certainly thought it
no harm to restore me safely to your
uncle's aid as I was too weak from fright
to walk."
So saying, Ethel passed on, leaving the
angry, but astonished girl to her own re
flections. That these were not of a very
pleasant nature, the following whisper
gave evidence:
"It is always the" way. Wish to keep
one person away from another, and some
thing is sure to happen to bring them
together. One thing I am determined,
however, he shall never marry Ethel
Nevergail, if I can possibly prevent it"
CHAPTER XIV.
Ethel did not entirely recover from
the effects of her fright, until after the
night's sleep had served to calm hei
nerves, and all the evening that followed
she was excited and scarcely able to con
trol herself.
When she bade the family good night
and locked herself into her room, in or
der to proceed to her nightly task, it was
with a dazed feeling, and an aching
head. Nerving herself for her duty, how
ever, as well as she could, she proceed
ed to light her. candle, and taking the in
dispensable knife, she passed through the
wardrobe and passageway, into the cor
ridor beyond.
Possessing herself of the basket of
food, she remembered to fasten the door
with the iron hook, a precaution the bar
onet had charged her always to observe,
that by no possibility could she be sur
prised while accomplishing her task, then
passing onward, she opened the panel as
usual, and placed the plate of food upon
the shelves.
As she did so she heard distinctly a
movement on the other side, which, being
rather unusual, for silence alone ordi
narily reigned, startled her already ex
cited nerves so much that she gave the
shelves the required shove, and just as
they whirled away, she saw, to her hor
ror, when too late to stop them, that she
had dropped the knife from her hand,
and it had gone around with the food.
Breathlessly she waited for the return
movement, hoping that the creature with
in would not observe it, and that it would
come back with the plate.
As she waited, a singular loud, shrill
noise or cry came from within. The next
moment the shelves had revolved, and
the plate alone appeared.
Appalled with her own carelessness,
and fancying she knew not what as the
result, the terrified, half frantic girl,
could only draw to the panels, with all
the expedition possible, and then hastily
return the basket, fasten the door nd
seek the safety of her own apartment
What was now her duty? Should he
immediately seek the baronet, who was
probably asleep by this time, and telling
him the mishap, ask what was to be
done?
No! sihe could not think this course a
wise one. The baronet was an exceed
ingly passionate man. Such a tale, at
this hour, would throw him into a whirl
of nervous anger that might cause dam
age to the broken hip, the bones of
which, all hoped, had by this time com
menced to unite.
(To be continued.)
Ambassador Choate's Joke.
Ambassador Choate, at the dinner
recently given him in London by, the
Pilgrims' Club, said:
"My elation here to-night is great
It is great as it was on the occasion
of my first lawsuit. That was a happy
time. I remember that I had sat
brooding and idle. The afternoon was
gray. The law as a career seemed
hopeless. Suddenly there was a caller
and an excellent case offered me by a
wealthy man. An hour after I got a
second case. It was incredible. Two
cases, my first two cases, and both
given me the same day.
"How I worked that night over my
two cases! How I thought about them
as I walked offlceward with my green
bag the next morning! I remember
that a shabby person, accosting me as
I walked, said:
"Old clothes? Any old clothes to
sell?"
He seemed to be regarding the green
baize bag. I held it up for him to see.
" 'Oh, no, said I, 'no old clothes, my
friend. New suits.' "
All Knew tbe Answer.
The teacher was telling her class
things not found in the text-books.
"When anything is repeated by many
persons it gets to be called a 'saying,"
she said. "Now, when a thing is re
peated and accepted as a fact by ev
erybody, what do we call it?"
The intelligent pupils answered . in
chorus, "A chestnut!" New York
Press.
There are more fugitives from in
justice than there are from justice.
RUSSIA'S
HELPLESS ELEET
FULLY one-third of the Russian
navy is imprisoned by treaty in
the Black Sea. Excepting for
four destroyers which were built
on the Baltic, and were permitted by
the Porte to steam to Sebastopol after
their armament had been removed, and
the merchant vessels which are in the
auxiliary and volunteer fleets,, none of
the ships has ever passed through the
Dardanelles. .The entire Black Sea
fleet including all, classes of ships,
numbers 153 vessels, and includes 8
battleships, 9 cruisers, 12 gun vessels,
9 auxiliary cruisers, 16 volunteer
steamships, 10 destroyers, 29 first-class
and 63 second-class torpedo boats. The
tonnage represented by the vessels is
considerably more than than half- of
tfie entire Japanese navy, yet, owing
to the numerous treaties and conven
tions which have closed the Darda
nelles to all foreign lighting ships, the
Black Sea fleet remains inert
Since the time when It became evi
dent that hostilities in the far East
were inevitable several diplomatic at
tempts to have this powerful fleet re
leased from its imprisonment were re
ported to have been made by Russia.
Some of the fleet, it must be admitted.
Lwould be unable to make the long voy
age to the far East, and perhaps would
be of little effect if they did. On the
other hand; the formidable battleship
squadron, while not of the latest type,
is, on the whole, heavily armored, and
carries batteries of effective size. The
destroyers are. of the most modern
type, and from the first-class torpedo
boats a strong flotilla could be formed.
It Is almost impossible to entirely
divorce any consideration of the Rus
sian Black Sea fleet and the history of
the Dardanelles, for the fleet has been
organized and built especially to meet
the conditions. Originally it was con
ceived ' with the idea of commanding
the shores of that immense inland
sea, and to be able, if the necessity
should arise, to assist any operation
against Turkey.
A Vast Inland Sea.
The Black Sea is a very large body
of inland water. Some idea of its size
may best be given by calling to mind
that its area is about that of the Mid
dle States and Mississippi combined.
In . figures it may be expressed as 163,
711 square miles. Its only outlet is
through the Bosphorus, the Sea of
Marmora and the Dardanelles into the
Aegean Sea, an arm of the Mediter
ranean. The Bosphorus and the Dar
danelles are two narrow straits, and,
consequently, easily fortified, although
It may be asserted that the Turkish
forts are not Gibraltars. by any means.
At its greatest width the Bosphorus
is not over two and a quarter miles,
and its" tortuous course is nineteen
miles long. The Dardanelles is a wind
ing body of water, forty-five miles
long, and averaging two miles in
width. The latter is ataone point only
SOO yards wide, and here, on. the
Asiatic side, are the fortresses of
Chanak-Kale and Kum-Kali, and on
the European side Sed-il-Bahr and
Kalid-Bahr. The latter is generally
spoken of as "The Key of the Sea," or
"The Castle of Europe." All four forts
have some modern ordnance, the
Asiatic being commanded by 200
Krupp cannon,, yet there remain some
ancient brass cannon of immense size
which are capable of hurling stoneshot
of from 20 to 29 inches in diameter,
which are not nearly so- terrible as
their appearance would suggest.
The forty-five miles of the Dardan
elles, whose shores, although not such
a panorama of beauty as those of the
Bosphorus, are still full of fine pictnr
esqueness, are bordered by rugged
mountains, rising one behind the other,
brown tfnd barren on the European
side, and by low, wooded hills on the
Asiatic. Important towns dot the way.
Among them, at the entrance to tho
Sea of Marmora, are Galllpoli, on the
A
Black Sea Squadron
Made Ineffective by
the Treaties Which
Close the Dardanelles f
European side, called the "Key to
Constantinople;" Ak-bashi LIman, the
ancient port of Sestos; Abydos, just
opposite the scene of Leander's swim
ming, and, later, of Lord Byron's. Be
low this lies Chanak-Kalessi, some
times called Dardanelles.
Bussed Beauty of the Dardanelles.
As the Dardanelles, the Sea of Mar
mora and the Bosphurus are all with
in the Ottoman Empire, tho Turkish
Government has always contended
that no foreign warship should be al
lowed at any time to pass through.
Owing to the same international jeal
ousies which have prolonged the life
of the Sick Man of Europe, the Porte
has been able to have its position
strengthened by treaties and by a con
vention of the European powers. The
various treaties, etc., referring to the
Closing of the straits to foreign ships
of war may be summarized as follows:
1809, January 5. Treaty. Great
Britain and Turkey. Dardanelles and
Bosphorus closed to ships of war of
foreign states when the Porte is at
peace.
1822 Notification. Turkey. Bos
phorus closed to merchant ships of
powers not having treaties.
1826, October 7 Treaty. Russia and
Turkey. Trade to be opened to all
friendly ' powers.
1829 September 14 Treaty. Russia
and Turkey. Black Sea and straits
opened to merchant vessels of Russia,
and to those of all powers at peace
with the Porte.
1840, July 15 Convention. Great
Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia and
Turkey. Dardanelles and Bosphorus
closed to foreign ships of war when
the Porte is at peace.
1841, May 3 Convention. Great
Britain, Austria, France, Prussia.
Russia and Turkey. Dardanelles and
Bosphorus closed to foreign ships of
war when the Porte is at peace. Fir
min for light vessels of war for service
of missions.
1844, Dec. 24 Regulation. Turkey.
Protection of Dardanelles and Bos
phorus as to passage of sailing vessels
and steamers through the straits be
tween sunset and sunrise.
1856, March 30 General treaty,
Great Britain, Austria, France, Prus
sia, Russia, Sardinia and Turkey. Lim
itation of Russian and Turkish naval
forces; non-establishment of military
maritime arsenals.
1871. March 13 Treaty, Great Brit
ain, Austria, France, Prussia. Italy,
Russia and Turkey. Abrogation of
treaty of March 30, 1S56, respecting
non-limitation of forces and establish
ment of arsenals.
Russia's Obligation Largely Moral.
While these documents distinctly
shut in the Russian Black Sea fleet, it
has been held that the obligation of
Russia to live up to the treaties is
largely moral. On the other hand, the
V'nited States has never recognized the
right of the Turk to close the Sea of
Marmora or the Black Sea to fighting
ships, and in 1898 a hint that Admiral
Sampson and the fleet that had swept
Cervera's squadron from the seas
would knock at the gates and seek re
diess for the Armenian outrages had a
good effect upon the Porte. It has beea
held that Russia, believing destiny will
make her mistress of Turkey sooner or
later, is secretly glad of the acts
which have closed the entrance to the
Black Sea. If the great White Bear
ever does get control, it can easily be
imagined how such treaties would be
cherished and Insisted upon.
The hopes of Russia, in this direc
tion, if they do exist, must be of the
slightest England desires the Dar
danelles closed because it would com
pel a very considerable increase of her
Mediterranean squadron, for she here,
as In. other parts of the world, finds It
essential to her national existence to
be mistress. Some years ago a certain
United States Senator predicted that
the United States will sooner or later
be compelled to depart from tradition
and settle for all time the vexed Near
Eastern question by turning out the
Turks and becoming responsible for
the peace of the Turkish States in En
rope. Dreamlike as this proposition
appears, there are those in Europe who
have faith in. its accomplishment la
the United States the idea has not
even the stability of a vision.
Not only is the Dardanelles forti
fied, but the Bosphorus bristles with
forts in pairs strung out along its
length at intervals of two miles. As
the Russian Black Sea. battleships are
the most heavily armored in the world
it has been suggested that this wa
done for the purpose of attempting the
passage of the straits, should necessity
ever arise.
The Ship of the Fleet.
Two of the Black Sea battleships,
the Knyas Potemkln and the Tria
Zviatitelia, are very speedy ships for
their class, both being able to do seven
teen knots an hour.
In addition to the fleet mentioned,
two powerful 13,000-ton battleships
the Ziatoust and the Erstafl which
are to have an eigbteen-knot speed, are
being built, and two protected cruisers,
a new type for the Black Sea, of 6,645
tons, with twenty-three-knot speed,
are also being built These are to be
named the Kagul and the Otchakow,
and are part of the new Russian naval
program, which provides for five lfl
500-ton battleships, the largest in the
world the largest English battleships
being 16,350 tons each, and the Con
necticut class for the United States but
16,000 tons, the nearest approach to
which class are six French ships of
14,692 tons each.
One advantage the Russian Black
Sea fleet possesses over those of other
powers Is the ability of some of tho
ships to burn oil. . The Caspian oil
fields are not so distant that petroleum
may not be economically transported
to the borders of the sea, and, as
against coal, the fuel is cheap and
economically carried. Unfortunately
an oil tank is not protection to the
boilers when the ship is in action; but
when an 18-inch armor belt girds the
ship the likelihood of a projectile find
ing its way to the vitals is rather re
mote. Yet owing to a desire for high
angle fire, the Russian designers have
made ships that are considered danT
gerously high out of the water. They
look terrible and impressive, but un
luckily, they are the best of targets.
Notwithstanding the reported at
tempts to have this large fleet released,
there are reasons to believe that at the
present time Russia feels much safer
having it where it is, for it is no secret
that the ships were built with the
single idea of punishing the "Sick Man
of Europe" sooner or later. Philadel
phia Ledger.
Reeds Save Suez Banks.
When the Suez Canal was first con
templated there were many misgivings
as to the possibility of preventing the
sand from filling up the channel and
many suggestions were made as to
the best means of preserving the in
tegrity of the banks. But it has been
discovered that nature has provided
the most efficient means of protecting
the water way from injury, and a bet
ter one than the sun-burned brick or
sandstone in use along certain parts of
the canal.
This natural safeguard is a fringe
of reeds, which grows thickly on the
African side below Ismailia. The Sues
Canal Company is making an attempt
to raise these reeds for transplanting
to other places, but the difficulty is
that they must be reared in fresh wa
ter, although in after life they readily
adapt themselves to salt waters.
On the Asiatic shore of the canal no
fresh water is procurable, but the
difficulty should not be insuperable,
and then the Suez Canal will grow Its
own embankment When this time
shall have come a waving green bul-,
wark of reeds will mark both banks
of the great ship canal.
Wheat Yield of Rumla
The average yield of wheat In Rus
sia is less than half that of the Unit
ed States.
Occasionally a man declines a nomi
nation for office if thwe Is no chance
for his election.