. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across arry their cartridges in a row of pockets on thebreasts of their coats, and not in cartridge-boxes, as do other soldiers. TheGrand-duke thought a soldiers uniform was incomplete without a car-tridge-box, probably for the reason that it gave him a certain amount ofwork to keep it clean and bright. This was another reason for his dislikeof the irregular troops, which form such an effective arm of the service intime of war. The steamer deposit
. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across arry their cartridges in a row of pockets on thebreasts of their coats, and not in cartridge-boxes, as do other soldiers. TheGrand-duke thought a soldiers uniform was incomplete without a car-tridge-box, probably for the reason that it gave him a certain amount ofwork to keep it clean and bright. This was another reason for his dislikeof the irregular troops, which form such an effective arm of the service intime of war. The steamer deposited its passengers at the quay near AdmiraltySquaie, and our friends again trod the soil of St. Petersburg, after an in-teresting and instructive day in the environs of the city. Frank and Freddevoted the evening to writing out what they had learned during thetrip to Peterhof and Cronstadt, and especially to making notes upon thearmy and navy of Russia. To refresh their memories, they referred to acopy of Tlie Statesmans Year-book, which happened to be in theroom, and said they would cordially recommend it to others who mightseek similar IRON-CLAD STKAMEIl OF THE BALTIC FLEKT. 150 THE BOY TRAVELLEKS IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE. CHAPTER VIII. VISITING THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. PETERSBURG. — EDUCATION IN RUSSIA. —PRI-MARY AND OTHER SCHOOLS.—THE SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION.—RECENT PROG-RESS IN EDUCATIONAL M.\TTERS. — UNIVERSITIES IN THE EMPIRE; THEIRNUMBER AND LOCATION.—RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.—TREATMENT OF THE JEWS.—THE ISLANDS OF THE NEVA, AND WHAT WAS SEEN A TRAKTIR.—BRIBERY AMONG RUSSIAN OFFICIALS. NEXT morning the party was out in good season. It liad an appoint-ment with a professor attached to the University of St. Petersburgfor a visit to that institution. He was to take breakfast with them, andafterwards would escort them through i\\Q library and other rooms of theestablishment. While they were at breakfast the professor entertained theyouths with an ac
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