e owned by the government.

"Korea has electric lights, steamships, telegraph, but no railroads.

"Koreans live in comfortable houses, heated by flues under the floor.

"Korean civilization is ancient and high; area one hundred thousand square
miles; population sixteen million; climate like that of Chicago, country
mountainous, mineral wealth undeveloped, agricultural products chiefly
rice, beans, wheat, and corn."

"I am glad we came," remarked Rosie as they passed out of the booth, "for
I know a good deal more about Korea than I did before, and find it a far
more interesting country than I had any idea that it was."

The next visit was to the rotunda of the Government Building, where they
found many mural paintings of famous incidents in American history and
scenes in our largest cities, so that it was a good representation of our
whole country.

In the rotunda was a hollow section of one of the largest trees that grow
in the Maraposa grove of red woods in California. The interior was
brilliantly lighted by means of incandescent lights, and a platform at the
top of the trunk was reached by an inside, winding stairway. The chamber
walls were covered with photographs showing the grove from which the tree
trunk was cut, and how it was conveyed to the Fair and set up.

There were besides eight alcoves in the rotunda, in which were many
articles, Colonial relics--such as the pipe which Miles Standish smoked,
the first Bible brought to this country, in 1620, the year of the landing
of the Pilgrims--a piece of the torch Putnam used when he entered the
wolf's cave, the fife of Benedict Arnold, and many another scarcely less
interesting.

"I think my two elder daughters have borne well the exertions of the day,"
the captain remarked, with a smiling glance at them, as again they stood
upon the deck of the _Dolphin_.

"Yes, father; thanks to your kind thoughtfulness in sending us so early to
bed last night," returned Lucilla, with a grateful, loving look up into
his face. "The longer I live the more thoroughly convinced I am that you
always know what is best for me."

"That is just my experience, Lu," laughed Violet, standing near, "and I'll
venture to assert that Grace can say the same."

"Indeed I can!" responded Grace heartily, "and it is a great satisfaction
to have one so wise, kind, and good almost always at hand to decide
doubtful questions for you."

"Tut! tut! I wonder if any other man was ever tried with s