The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1883-03-31
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ouio raoss 4 greater than that Of . mana.
Among the 0ermanic peoples the brain
weight Of the sexes h equal, aud in the
Latan nations the brain Of the man II
heavier than that Of the woman. Quantity
does mot necessarily imply quality, but in
this case worth follows weight. For in.
tcllieence and resolution" says N. Ana.
tale Leroy. Beaulieu. the most recent and
the most fascinating Of writer's ON Russia
and the Russians. '.as we'll - for educa.
tiou. and the rank she holds IN the family.
the Russian woman il already the equal Of
the man. Among the Slavs, man b often mo.
bile, flexible, ductile and impressionable to
an excess, but, a. II in compensation. wo.
man, in mind and character, possesses
much strength. energy-in one word, viril.
ity- that without losing either her grace
or her charm, she exercises often sii,gu.
lar and Irresistible asoendency." This 10.
tendency, frequently remarked IN diplcm.
acy, 10 not less remarkable in the revolu.
tiomary movement which at the moment
supplies many Of the youth Of Russia with
q terrible On, stitute for religion, which is
well-nieh sxtinguished in the Or hodox
Church beneath The superintendent load
Of ritual, 70 mality and ofiioialism. No
one can have paid even the most ours ~
attention to the numerous criminal ~.
ceases which shed a ray Of suctr grimly lurid
light upon the fermenting mass Ut Russ;an
discomfort, without being impressed by the
prominent part played by women In tho
work Of revolution.
Sophie Bsrlin. Of Tamboif. a young | DIV
Of noble birth. was the first to fa,niliarixe
the public with the spectacle of = Russian
evolutionary heroine. she had not
finished her studies and p used her final
examinations when she had decided to
dedicate her life to the service Of "her
brothsrs" At eighteen years Of age ,he
went 10 Zurich to study the lab.'r question
in Switzerland aud in Germany, and t. sit
at the feet Of Bakunin, 1.-THE apostle of
anarchy. She soon returned to Russia
confirmed In the faith q. to the necessity
for remodelling society, ard resolved lose
NO time in setting to work. She assumed
the name Of soldiers widow, an, begun
to work ct daily wages in factory, the
better to b able to carry ON the work Of
proselytism among the disinher4ted Of the
world. The sell. devotion and self-sacr.
6cing enthusiasm which led . WON u,
reared in the midst Of luxury, and edu.
Gated ~ Russian women only are educated,
to don the coarse garments Of the factory
and spend her life among the illiterate
vulgar, not from any belief In = divine
command, but solely from ''love for the
Others" are BY NO means unfamiliar in
Russia. Sophie Bardtn, or rather the
twenty-five y. n old widow Zaize6. was
mot long permitted to conduct her propu-
ganda In peace. A year after her descent
among the woskers she was arrested. The
authorities took two years to prepare her
Indictment and she was not tried before
the spring OF 1877. She conducted her
own defence, and surprised every one BY tho
courage and passion with which she
pleaded her cause. ThousandY OF copies
OF her address were sold in st Petersburg.
and the fate OF the eloquent speaker gave
toroe aud emphasis TO her closing words !:
"Ihe association vii! avsnRs me, ami tn
vengeance Will DO terrible. Let your hang.
men and judges massacre and destroy us
nov, during the short time that force ~
still on your side. We ct against You our