The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-03

the people Of Hamburg. who go there
for the sea bathing.
The Canals Western Terminus.
B~runsbuttel. another lurking place
| for the German WarShipS, Is OF I'M
portance principally because II Is the
western terminus of the hlei oanai.
B~runsbuttel. like KEEL. is IN Schies-
wig-Holstein. 60 miles northwest OF
Hamburg. 1t is fortified for the pro-
lection of the canal. which here Is
closed and guarded by double locks.
1t has an inner harbor, a coaling
station and a harbor for vessels en-
ployed in the canal service.
kiel, though a Baltic seaport, IS
bound to figure heavily in German
North Sea strategy. Of its
ready bility through the kiel
Canal. Kiel is the chief naval port
on the Baltic. 1t is h chief city of
Schleswig-Holstein, has a large p
lation. and is 10 miles by rail north of
which was in ancient days the seat Of
the Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp, has
several historic monuments OF I'M
p~Ortance, a palace built in the
thirteenth century, a fine old church
built in 1910. an ancient town a
founded in 1865 by Christian Albert,
Duke of Schleswis. The university is
famous for it's medical school,, and
has a splendid library of 100000
volumes. Important naval schools,
for cadets and engineers, also are
located at Kiel.
Kiel is most famous for it's harbor.
which averages 40 feet in depth and
is 20 feet deep at the shore line. The
harbor is II miles long, and varies in
width from one-Quarter mile to four
and one-half miles. The harbor is
defended by two forts on the west and
four on the east, and a fortress of i'm
mense strength at the head of the
harbor, where the shores approach
each other, called the Friedrichsort
The five imperial docks and ship
building yards are located on the east
facing the town, and are large enough
!, to receive the greatest battleship OF
the German navy. The imperial
, yards employ nearly 10000 mer. Tive
! great private yards, the Germania
! owned by the Krupps. and the
: Howald Yards, employ 10, 900 more
! The great Kaiser Wilhelm Canal
| popularity called the Kiel Canal, be.
gins at WIKI, a mile and a half nortf
q Of Kiel. The canal, which is the larg
e noted in the world, was beg i, in 1888
: and finished in 1895. 1t is sixty-on,
n miles long. When dug it had a bot
tom breadth Of 72 feet and a surfac,
s breadth Of 213 feet. with a depth of 2!
f feet six inches. In 1908 work wa
started to doubl the bottom WIDTH
and increase the depth to SO feet.
a A-Bathing Resort.
Z Kiel, along with the neighborin;
: towns Of Wik, Heikendorf and Laboe
are noted German bathing resorts. An
nually the society of Europe focks t
kiel for regatta weeks. The Kaiser
crack yachts race the speed boats o
the world on beautiful liz Bay
- American yachtsmen have participate
= in the racing in years past, as hav
the French and English. "Keile
Wache" attracts as much attention a
Cowes Week in England, or an Amer
lean Cup race for the coveted troph
le which Sir Thomas Upton has sper
t. millions in unsuccessful attempts t
lift"
l. Helgoland, near which the BIRTHS
he submarine E-9 sunk the Germa
re cruiser Hela, might have been Ems
s. lands stronghold in the present wa
r instead Of Germany's. Back in 18O
I'd it belonged to Denmark. Englan
a seized it, and was confirmed in he
IS, possession of it in 1914. She occupie
lis the island until 1890, when by treat
tn h coded it to Germany. It lies O
TX the mouths Of the rivers Elbe an
is Weser, and is only 20 miles from tf
n, mainland.
There is an old Tristan rhyme da
by ing back beyond the memory Of me.
he which explains the origin Of the OF
n flag OF Helgoland-red, white an
ny green:
n "Gron is dat Land
n Rood is de Kant
e. Witt is de Sand
n Dat is de Flagg vun't hilliee Land
Is Green is that land, red are the Cliff
s, white the sand-this is the flag Of He
ra goland."
Is Helgoland is a triangular rock. co,
cred with trees and verdure Of
Of a white Sand nit ire on,v haeah a
PSI the southeastern extremity ri
re small island nearby is called II
Dunen Inset. and is really a gre
,Or sand hill. The two iSla nda uaro oo,