Stories of persons and places in Europe . I he top in thinplates about five Inches indiameter. These Lee platesare often Been coming np,.|_\\ Lse \\ ith such forceas to lift themselves threeor four inches out of thewater. When they comeup in greal cumbers theyare piled togel her one uponanother and broken, luit ifonly a few rise they remainentire and t be diameter ofeach increases to two feetor more. When the fish-erman sees fche Loeplatesrising rapidly, be makesfor the shore as fasl aspossible, for in a short rubik time they will be frozen to-gether in a Bolid mass through which a boal cannot
Stories of persons and places in Europe . I he top in thinplates about five Inches indiameter. These Lee platesare often Been coming np,.|_\\ Lse \\ ith such forceas to lift themselves threeor four inches out of thewater. When they comeup in greal cumbers theyare piled togel her one uponanother and broken, luit ifonly a few rise they remainentire and t be diameter ofeach increases to two feetor more. When the fish-erman sees fche Loeplatesrising rapidly, be makesfor the shore as fasl aspossible, for in a short rubik time they will be frozen to-gether in a Bolid mass through which a boal cannot pass. Sometimes, in the gulfs of Finland and Bothnia, Btones are seen floatingon of the water amidsl the Lee; thej bave been caughl in the plates andbrought to the Burface, w bere they are carried along until the ice melts or isdriven ashore. Blocks of granite weighing two or three hundred ton bavebeen thus carried along by the Lee and deposited on the laud. All the countries around the Baltic are rich in products of aU kinds, and. 20 Persons and Places in Europe. these, added to the quantities of fish, yielded by the waters, make this sea aplace of great importance in the world of commerce. Ships of all nationsare continually crowding its waters. It was on the shores of the Baltic that the history of Russia began, in astrip of territory inhabited by a band of Northmen. To the south, in thevicinity of Novgorod, there dwelt a race of Slavs, who had cleared for them-selves a large tract of country and built cities. But they were not goodstatesmen; the chieftains quarreled so much that they kept the countryfrom prospering. Finally they sent a message to the Northmen, saying, Our land is great and fruitful, but it lacks order; come and take posses-sion and govern us. From that time the history of Russia commences. The Northmen sentthree of their princes to rule over the Slavs, and they proved to be wise andpowerful rulers. One of them, named Rurik, after the death of the othe
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