St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-22

and 40 feet bioh Forty n,In, troo.
20 to 30 feet high. had been brought
from the green house urouud zach
was built Il table for 10 or % pupsts ..
5000 candles lighted this room sn ve
sat down TO sumner in real n,lm mrov.
II was monniticrut hevond dn.crint;on
This i Iatitude sivtv tha sam. a. that
of Greenland
Speaking of green houscs ve viSitad
one the other d,v for troas ,,d .L,,h-
ferns and cacti ONLY. NOT tL,wers which
has RI Ouu v,r;ctia. in II md IN nnn
pots or specimcus. All The ..cn,ns
diplomatiuuc- are invited every win
ter. There appears +, IL. no end to the
money this court speuds on sucb an
| occasion. This of cou,.se !. .old,u,
done. The Emnernr i , snIan,liL m.,n
very polite. and fn.. H.. -"
mlidle class in Russia. Tie few live
| like princes. The many work and i've
| like slaves. Very fine and handsome
people ae the nobility: very low and
degraded are working classes. But 1t ;
vastly improved under tins Emperor
who is really just and good man.
! Russia has its own code "f morals
suppose. which the people i've up To.
From our point ot view there are II"
morals here. lhey all cross themselves
ou going past church "r shrine. mere
il 4 shrine Ill every house. II! the pres
euce of which no one can wear his hat;
not even the Emperor. SO. lnsId" u
Russian door, hats ola carpenter ;
shop. saloon or palace. ITS all the saIi't.
They keep Lent rlgldlN. Clrciises an"
theaters are full sundays. except Ia
Lent.
here are over SIXTY PToSW l'hs "'
iete days III the year on which no one
will work. SUNDAY Is less cared l"l'
though generally IL" WORK Is done on
that day. drunkenness Is more com
mon than III any country IN the "ull!:
Common people drink all the "hodka
they can get. Their food is black.
sour. rye bread. and cabbage soup
mostly
But they are 4 good naturcd. laugh-
inn race of beings. There Is hut little
social life here. though i'll fact. not
much visiting. rs We do il evenings. -
much social intercourse comes from ouI
schools and religious atlimitic>. Nhicl
are cntirelv lacking in this country
that il makes the difference very marked
TO an American. The French languag,
i almost as much used as the Russian
more 81. in fact. in the higher circles
Most of the government officers speak
English. also. and more than halt til,
Russians | meet. All the Young ladie,
speak it, MS they all have English gov
clnesses English and American hu"k'
are in all fist class libraries. RuS>i;
having but comparatively little litcra
ture of its own. Law and order her,
are as much respected as with us. Will,
the Emperor appoints everything an,
everybody. and can do exactly as h,
likes. still he governs by and through
law. The knout is long since abolish
ed. and Il trial bv Jury is regular ant
safe.
1t Is no heathen country hy l"ns
ways. out the Greek or "th"d"X rhnr'i
Is stllct III us dlsclpllhe ana th"r"uSi
III It's orSahiza'i"h. plNol'e Is Amos
Impossible. PRISONS are lew. 'aPlla
punishment Is unknown except Il"
attempts on the Emperor HE. Al
r"n'i'tS are sent t" siberia. ihr W"I>
:. |" W"rk III thc mines ana others on ti'
land heir families can Z" win then
II they like. 80 that country Is now tul
OF pretty good people "t this Kind
e. This nation is growing rapidly in al
;. the directions ri national greatness
Il Educatl"n Is heIng pushed slowly hH
t steadily Most OF the people sec r''l
h already read ana write. But the iirI
e being :" llrll ANA The poor :" very poor
= makes progress NcIN SLOW. The police
II regulations are perfect. though p""Pl'
II drive through the street aS fast a. eve
e they can 90. Those "n foot hay" n'
T rights which the carriages are h"nnd It
Il respect.
o Handsome black Tartcr horses .
Il past one like wind. with little liGll
It harness, Ii" hlnders. and l"w. lign
Il sIeighS. or SledgcS As they call them
= Nnhody goes out minute here With"'l
e being fully wrapped up i'll fun. ana ~
G one sits Il minute in the house wit
+. them on. In the halls are servants t.
!. take off and care for these wrapper
Il In this way they never appear t. TAX
cold. In no other way could they liv
Il in this very chaugcahe winter. :" al
5 the stories about this being so bad
k climate appear to lis TO be 4 humhH2
: But gIcat care is necessary, aud tina
y ever! body takes of himself 80 Ill tiIi
= way we get along. and. Oh the whole
d DO l like 1t Well. some. Don
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