Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-10-04
The New woman's Club.

lorgnette, 'and why is it called the
Kiel?'
Because it has something to dc
with boatv said Miss Sawdy, au-
thoritatively.
But it is spelled with an 'i'?'
That is merely the Russian way
Of spelling Keel Anyhow, when
l told papa this morning what our
club topic for today was, he laughed
aud said it was q dead issue, and he
guessed the new woman who pro-
posed it had been reading the Eng
lish pictorials. He said that the
canal had been open for q month,
but the English papers were just
now illustrating il and when they
got hold of anyt ling it was long
after the news had been squeezed
out of it-squeezed dry-were his
very wordsp
Miss Sawdy talks of a great un-
dertaking exactly as if it were a
lemon, put in the secretary, with
warmth. 1T would be well, per-
haps, to reflect that the Baltic canal
is a tremendous achievement, "a
great thing! There are ss4 lamps
electric light lamps-at-I forget
the distances-but remember per-
fectly that there are 6S extra lamps
to light the ferries and bridges
alone!
1T must resemble the lagoons at
Jackson park as we looked upon
them during those never to be for
gotten evenings murmured the
president. 'Oh how wish the Bal
tic were nearer, so that we might
go and steep our vision in such love-
illness!
Hum, l reckon the Kiel amt
any too much like the court of
honor calculated the sour looking
woman. 'I'll go bail that its heap
more of a match to our big drainage
canal, only them Russians are such
an awful dirty people that when the
sewage is turned on guess it'll be
Of more volume than ours-perhaps
it'll raise foot higher. l would
not be surprised
'How indelicate!' whispered Miss
Sawdy, shifting audibly at bottle
of lavender salts.
Will Miss Secretary please tell
the club something more definate
about the subject under discussion?'
interposed the president. From
some of her remarks infer that
she has informed herself most
thoroughly
The secretary bridled a little in
conscious pride, but began gently:
The Baltic canal was opened as a
waterway between the Mediterran-
can and the North sea. 1t was de-
signed by Won Moltke and Bismark
as a place where Russia might take
her ships when she wanted to place
them safely before going ont to
fight
'She is alluding to the canal as a
storage warehouse said Miss Saw
dy in an undertone.
The secretary confined: st was
first known as the 'Nord-ost-see-
kanal, but the contraction 'KieP
was deemed more expressive and in
dicative of the canals ultimate
uses. In this canal very few mules
are used, except in the marsh lands,
where there is plenty of vegetation
for their subsistence. 1t takes 10
or IL hours to sail along the canal.
for, being SO very near the city rapid
transit is prohibited in order to
protect human life. 1t is stated
that now Russia has a place to stow
her ships, she is no longer anxious
to fight, so the Kiel canal has al
ready proved itself of great strategic
value
Yes, I've heard that the opening
was a peaceful affair. France liked
1t, didn't she?' said the woman in
the empire gown.
THAT was only because France
wasn't invited said Miss Sawdy in
an accidulated tone.
NO, no, interrupted the secre-
tary, mot at all. France was in
vited and did send ship, but You
see it was very awkward, because
France and Germany and Russia
never call, and France through her
ambassador ought to have prevented
the invitation being sent. You
know how it is, ladies, when some
who is not on your visiting list in
sists upon sending you invitations