National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-11-01
Russia.

writes from MOSCOW as lolloNS.
Outside of cities, this country has 1
no beauty. Its nearly level sur
face presents some cultivated fields. /
more meadow and still more forest. F.
Few and far between are the rough /
log hut villages of the peaSantry, |
irregularly placed, mixed up with /
log barns and stables, without one |
mark of taste or culture. In the /,
cities we find the latter. st. Peters /
burgh and Moscow will compare IA !
vorably with the finest cities of Eu /
rope, and. indeed, the view of the I
latter from the tower of Ivan Neleki .
is the finest city view | ever saw.
No dingy slate or tile is used in
roofing, bat tin, plated with mald- |
chite. The novelty and agreeable
ness of this color are very striking.
This paint is durable, and does not,
like our green paint, poison the
rain water. But the most striking
of all features Of the view are the
four hundred and sixty churches
with their green or gilt domes, and
their glttcring crosses surmourtiug
the domcs.
Moscow has a population Of $50,
600, and is by tar the best provided
city i'll respect to churches | ever
saw. Moreover. Shrincs and chapels
containing the picture of Mary and
the infant Jesus, abound III the
streets, shops, houses, steamboats,,
city gates, and even railroad cars
Many are Illuminated by lamp and
candles day and night. Idolatry
abounds. The constant bowing
and crossing, kneelng, pr'str ion,
and image kissing practlccd IN their
services, leave liomanism quite be
hind. My power Of face was sorcIy
taxed at first, in maintaining the
outward semblanrc Of gravity. a
coach and six persons passed me
yesterday. Within was a Ir.cst
with large madonna, Fastening to
some sick bed, to carry grace, per
hapS healing power, for twenty five
rublcs. Some of these old MadouaS
have high reputc, over the Re
deemer's gate, an entrance to the
kremlin, is one so sacred that a
soldier entorCes the removal OF every
hat, whether of jew OF Gentle, ear
or beggar, when passing beneath.
ask myself with won Ter how the
Church Of England can hold ont
one hand toward the Church OF
Rome, and the other toward the
Greek Church, both grossly idola,
trous. If these Churches ever
unite, woe to all disSenters,
Moscow is better place TO study
the people than st. reterSburgh.-
The latter is modern, and in con.
tact with the outside world. Mos
COW is old. central, and was long a
capital. Here the middle class
about disappears. The streets
abound in coarsaly clad, dingy, hairy
rough men. The common dress ma
terial for all, including soldiers. is
q coarse grayish brown WOODEN stuff
looking dirty when new, and never
getting over it. Black bread and
brandy seem to be the staples of
their diet. At the bazaar ycstcr-
day, | saw man dining on raw car
rot and a glass Of brandy, and a
boy on a cucumber and brandy
Yet the cLly drunken men ] have
seen III Russia were two of Admiral
farragut's American scamen in the
winter palace. Beggars of the stur-
diest frames abound even more
than in Ireland, bat n0t so ragged.
Probably the climate vetocs the
rags. If the cost of the splendors of
churches and palaces, of shrIncs,
lamps, candles, incense, OF bells and
and chimes and bell ringers, of
swearing priests and nuns, and of
brandy, could be devoted to the ed
ncation and profitable employment
OF the masses, beggary would cease.
The middle class in our favored
land, educated, intelligent, self re
speeding, tasteful, moral, have no
representatives worth naming here.
TEACHING CATTLE TO JUMP.-A
Western farmer says he makes it a
rule, whenever cattle are made to
pass fence, whether through bars
or "slipgap," to leave the rail for
them to pass under. This gives
them downward tendency, and
lessons their inclination to Jump or
look upwards, as they are sure to
do when n lazy attendant throws
down a part of the rails, and makes
them vault the rest. Cattle may h,
taught to 20 over amy fence by til,
careful training they often get tol
this nd,pertormed as follows" First
starve them or give them poor feed
which will make them light and
restless. AS soon as they 90 over
The lowest part of the fence after
peter proNcndcr, make them Jump
back again and put ON one NOR,
rail, saying, | guess that will l>ec,
them out. Next day, of course
they Will be IN mischief again. re-
pea, the process adding another
rail in short time they will tax,
care of themselves, and harvest tn,
crops without chargc.-Amcyicd,
iSt0ck oOHtJtdt.
Do TEMPERANCE PEOPLE READ
What question. And yet tn
questioner would seem warranted
IN asking it, there is so little dcman,
for temperance literature. The Ma
tlonal Society has issued a series o
deeply interesting books, of higl
literary mcrit--not dry and didactic
but pleasant and attractive read
ing, conveying great truths and i'm
pof,aht lessons with n smiling face