The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-11-23
THIS CAR 70. LADIES mar poz' T s.oxK.

lnsaead of having q smoking car a. We do.
they had q car Tor those who were 80 "poky"
a. not to smoke.
THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
The Russian language is Central Asiatic
growth, though the alphabea is from Europe
-Greece. The language il like the Polish
and Hungarian-the SlavoDic being the pa
rent tongue. II has many French. Latin,
and Greek innovations. In an old MINI
Noyporod circus hand bill before me now
read the words drsmaiique Komedies and
theatre. which, Of course, came from the
French.
The Eussian alphabet has thirty -si1 let
ters. Many of them are like the Greek let.
tiers. The Greek delta g the Russian u,
expresses r, lsmda l. the tumbled over X,
b expresses V, n turned over (N) is E. q
ia the Greek Gamma, Yankee L turned
OYER, thus 7. A Greek scholar can read
and promo unee almost every word On the
signs in st. Petersburg.
When spoken BY lady the Russian Ii a
sweet as the MARBLE o, bird. All those is,
phs, and rough combinations are not sounded.
For instance; Dich mae-me (yive mel 10 pro-
bounced dime. Yes, in answering COM
mon person is da, but to one Of superior
rank . is added-das. No is Mat. Good
morning is sa-asas-d-a; good night pre-
| shite.
They have more swearing words in Rus
sian than in any other language II would
be good language for Horace Greeley or
Senator Nye. When the gentle Tribune phi
losopher runs out of swearing words, as he
discour&s with Brother Camp about Roscoe,
how happy he would be if he could branch
of in harbarous Russian! ed
| TEA-DRINKINa.
Tsat Rnaisns drink mare Ia and better
| tea than any other nation. They get their
tea direct from China over the Ual Noun
tains, and down the Amour River to the
Mini Nosgorod Fair, where il is rendezvous
ed. and then sold throughout the Empire.
| They drink tea like the Chinese, without
milk, and very strong. 1t is generally taken
in glass tumbler with sugar and slice Of
Go into /. hotel (T1ktir), and almos,
everybody Who comes in viii 1t ai The itsls
Dime 4, pershot Sa., su.podine'"
This means: .'Give me some ten, il you
please sir" spell these words in English,
j a. thsy sound and Vitnom esgardto Rasian
\ orfhoeraphy or~the- tWAd6s IN Mufr.y's
guide-boOk.
Cali upon lady in her peflor, or mer.
chant IN lii eouualDg houset and the smok'
ing tea urn il brought out, and your friend
makes the Chi befo. yonr eye. The tes
kum il 4 brs,s vessel VIII : h6slow cylinder
in which ia placed i've Goals. This urn j,
filled with water, which, when hot, 10 drawn
ont through fiucet into q small covered
bowl with tea in II. b
i IT6vriS.r h.x Ausk asrys,loE tea
which In Russia costs $50 per pound. II
was fearful! seimulant upon the brain, an
making one almost crazy with excitemeni
They uee none Of ne 4o~ priced teas. such
} a. are used in the United States. A Russian
would laugh at tea, costing less than 50 pc
pound. ~ ~ ,---l.. =.
The Greek Catholic > the established e
, ligion in Ruaia. They have al got it bad
The Greek Church does not scknOwledg
. Pope Plus TX, bat looks upon the Car an
the Metropolite q the heAd Of the Church
The Meeropolite resides It froltsA, sixt
miles from Aoecow. Z
l Relisiou and intemPeraDce are the eurse
of Russia. They cripple the people, i'm
poverish the treasury, and cover and dwal
eyeYy new or true thought with the sickl
dust of tradition and superstition. Religio
, in Ruunia u ure-wonhiR They do nc
have statues Of the ViRin, the Virgin
!. mother, and the old Apostolic politicians wh
oryaniaed the Seven Churches Of Asia, b.
thev have pictures Of them, covered all b.
the face and hands, with silver, and they fal
: down and vosship them on every occaaior
8 7 b,ye seen big black Madonna carrie
i ,hroueh the streeis Of Moscow, With priests an
flaming candles, With al the mise able ID
r norsnt people kneeling on the damp pave
n men, Ginning their prayers like fright4 ne
co.vicsa.- NJ blood boiled, and I felt Lii
nnhipe in asnoag them with ths drsadfu
tirouy Of Daniel IN Bahyloa.
40! these b tbc sods - voFDhip?'
On every church 'front.' over every gafl
i,w,y. and in the conner q every room
Is Ru.sia hang these silver covered, jewe1u
pic,ures of the Virgin. Before these rool
!, Vireia. hang perpetual burning ights.
= Evevv R.nsisn crosse hiaaaf . he pasa,
= . church. goee under . gateway, or enlefs
room. Lie Is made up Of crossings beloI
l. thee dingy black pictures, but the isnoral
y miods neser see bsySnd n i1agination u
!. divine Godbead, Who, invisible and in spin
AZ watches over his children.
Reli ion in Ruxia never intesferes vi
~ busiurss. Ny driver voald drive with q
ID hand and cron himself with the Other, q
= svear all the time ssedy stream ct
2 hos,e.. The Rnesi.as croo themsslves vi
q 4 ps.ysr On all occasioas-on ariaing o. .
ri tisiaR, hsfsre saaing ana hefose drinkin
2 B,,rsiar.. priesaa. 9amblerA and even d
cemi-moode, all have elabosaAe Nadonna
a. Which in evssy room receive The croninGp
~ ~. e.. sn6 frnil hafnr~ sn6 altar ~