, 1877-04-14

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Fl"t"'c'"r. a'll ifac1'u'y aelua"la'se " t"o
ioye1 % the n,ost ~ favorable % Opportunities ] ~ for for
untck1v n,to,ninr n nrsct.cat mastery of Tho
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winters were spent chiefly IN st. Petersburg,
Moscow, and YaroslaiI, and lis SUMMERS we're
oiyc,, m IN trarcI and eoJourn IN ,bc ruro1 t]J.-
go. ,',,. - IT.. - .t,11a..ta,t tata~,..1,.
regarding lie In the small towns ana on Landed
estatcst the working Of the cUmn1uncs, and the
stato OF the peosantry md their habits and
custn,na.
Mr. "a'lare's generosity IN tho expenditure
OF time md of pains ln the study Of Russia was
no more prutscworthy than the spirit Of en-
tt.,htencf Iihr ro,itv with which he conducted
his Inyr.,t9ation. liz carric,1 m ,rcl,u1ires
"e "'eo.tsas.o"". ls a H..I' ~, -" p's'sss ~
nor preconcclscu opinions Hitn MN out o. Ln-
gland. Sur hui be any pct theories which lo
wished 10 sui,stantiate. TO him Russia pre-
seated tic ATTRACTIVE phenomenon Of great
nAs'oa ao'1"s .o'~asu "'' maj ,... e"us
steps Il, the path OF progrcss, and, like man
tralnrl to scientific methods, he dvcstcs1 him
self Of all narrowncss and personal bias that he
~ titc fimvcrn,ncnt nni thr nronic farlr nn1f
,,n,irrat an,1frrIv A. aim na,rs,,ai pn,Ic: .Mch
c;r',1Instamc"tt = MT ~ M arhtcvc NJ, ho"nrnfi"
mrns,,rr ~ rc,snrt md snri, has i,ccn I'm t.asc
Win the nttclnrt ot Srs Wallace.
MS present volume, ne informs tis. contains
ro,frse nj lie niservattt,ut. II ia tn,n IN IL,
lnl'nweI rs anotl!er, Whlcst VIII cos"prisc an
acc'lit Gl strc'ai inyesieatlose concerning tnc
rural rni,1iict ihc fations systems o. hGrisnlt-
rrcsnt lt,clicrtt,al movements, and Utlcr slJni
lar topics. I've eun]ecI watetl Alt. a!lace uas
ua1dgtahtn " exlouh! - sast a!lsi mtsleate,
atn II u Ios ~ oe won1eseu ~ taatt ~ he r.
knnslctEes, lie tt'unu u pttzzline TO sct.et the
bc o. Inc !iret !ttcrsst ~ snc lht1ie.
III co's*!4ssat!on that second book Is to ~.
LOW, tl!sre y NJ reason 10 complain taat n Ihis
tic tic space to m IN acc"unt Of tc seri. aa % Of the he
enccts u the's e!hai'e,pa.a93n. fvG.snths o!
re POPULATION. OF Nnss'a nelohS 10 tie peasant
elass' wAicll "thy twenty years 80 w'ts lfees!
s Sss IL ~ sa esst a ts xs sa tsi; fsas
eneu ol tile STATE. TINS large proportion u tio
Emperor's anhieets arc nnnhls t tn reau ., write,
aa are safFs u W. itn -ni,, a .cai, trouh .
eterzs fses ~ 's y Soass Ta tss thsy
llavs nut yst learned to take advantage Of tllcir
i,ewly-a.1'1ired rights, and Decidedly better
their ronattint', Is not surprising. within
s oG ca :c to a u
ucsstanainE ~ ats altered elfctmstatces 30 Of TO
make tsIs a'ost q thc' nt'less u rccc've eill'
e1cilt ne!p IRON tAe RANKS anove u:
Anu llHssln IS no. li q ebn4lttoh 10 a1lord
sucll help ut present. Tug nation to IN transi.
ttot state, AMI Il Is ~ making tnls peylllusty Of
lier casc brolnihenS 1hat AIT. Mntlaec SHOWS e.
peesal sasacty. ING ltt'fae'lse ctlilc,iitles win
wiilri, slc Ia eontcndtng IN TIC effort TO l'ar.
,nonl1c the relations between the peasantry and
me higher clasfcs. Wll'le ~ me same ilinc en-
.leayorlns ~ Institute rcsorlns IN every depart
ment of NC tiovcTntL arc SET forth with very
Minute detail. AlthoMgA gto:st1s 1yer noi'c Of
tile wcaA!lesscs or failures IN t!.e plans br pro-
Visions u the lnipcstal power, MIR. Wallace does
full Justice to Its eevatGd al's, nnt to tl'u ell
llahtcn,ncnt nna ioetality With which, tn vart-
t4lgMl pIncileal.
,onaion 1 ~ M,tss ws" a ~ c M fas"rn s
Pahs,o!. - ituhssat ns4 u .ne EASTERN s@1c1ton
IL ono q tug n'ost Important III shv table Ut
so,snts ln asalx as VIII ~ tess themes the
iMiag u subject III aIi Its aspccts, gs,l aiIaw1mg
duo weight In his Judgment u cyrry feature
cntcrinE intoit. tin believes tl,nt Hus,Ja has
~ Jrsirc r. cx,nn1 hcr n1sn sI,c ,,n1Mr.t. .n,I. %
that extent oi territory docs not constitute m.