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Show licrolo liidertaUiiifrs. A devout. Russian residing near Archangel, Arch-angel, 011 tho coast of the Polar sen, arrived ar-rived lately in Odessa on his way to the Holy Land, which ho proposes to explore ex-plore from one end to the other. Ho has made tho entire journey ou foot and entirely en-tirely without means, trusting to the support of (jod and of tho human hearts he may move for his sustenance. He eats nothing but bread ami salt, and carriej no baggage to speak of. Tho journey of tills man is a most wonderful undertaking, undertak-ing, considering the wilderness-like condition which for thousands of mile exists in the stretch of country he is traversing. tra-versing. Another Russian, but of entirely different dif-ferent caliber, has just completed the task of rowing in a little skiff from St. t'l tersimrg to the Caspian sea. He is a gentleman of social standing, and was lionized in every city ho touched on his trip. Ho claims that the distance ho actually ac-tually traveled in his boat is nothiug compared (o tho distance he measured while dancing with fair Russians at the bulls arranged in his honor. Chicago" Kews. |