The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-05
RUSSIA or TO-DAY.
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fectivc and interesting story of the great
empire. with it's useless splendor, hank
keeping his hearers serious during the
greater part of the time, hut Frightening
their faces with smiles when he made am
occasional witty sally mt the Russian i'm
situations ar sarcastic comparison with
those of America.
In appearance Mr.. Schultz il very pre-
possessing, with n bearded, frank, manly
face. and slight, though erect, FORM His
pronunciation shows him to he n foreign
or, hut he has a good voice, n simple,
natural delivery, and a manner
which at once impresscs one
with his sincerity. When Ia years of
age. and a puny, sickly hoy just graduated
from one of the classical institutions OF
his country. he became "a suspect" and
was liable at any time To be sent oil tai the
Siberian mines. His uncle war one of
court physicians at 81. Petersburg, and
could have advanced him i'm the czar's fa-
vor. but the youth sympathizss with The
sufferings of his countrymen. and has
chosen tn end his days i'm exile, from all
that made life worth the living In u ma
terial sense, rather than ~relinquish his
right To frss.tiom. His life the past eight
years Is rs romQntic as fact can make IL.
9uainiance with all classes Of people,
from the American tramp tn the Ameri-
can millionaire. aud every. educated per-
ashiny was the worst kind of "a MI
hilist. and to think of IL years war over n
little matter of IA tax ON tea"
"No country of the present day. he
attention from the thinking aud reading
BY its geographical location, the difficulty
of travelling i'm II, the annoyance to which
the traveller i subiectei by the police, the
made the country n terra incOgnito to the
civilized world. 1t is only within n few
years that any literature giving the true
state Of affairs Inns ADn<nrtN1 i'm 6ifrprput
European languages, hut as IL all came
from the pen of Russian writers, the world
was not ready to believe such almost i'm
credible stories could happen in the nine
teenth century. But as article after article
of the horrors that occur i'm Russia, the
world was compelled To take some notice
of IL;
Europe and one-third OF Asia. European
Russia alone Is larger than all the empires
and kingdoms and two republics of Eu-
rope and contains wonderful resources of
wealth. But who enjoys IL: is the next
question. Before giving "a direct answer
to IL let ms take IA trip to the country and
There are different ways, of course, tc
enter the Russian empire, but the general
traveller will invariably cross the Ger
man frontier on his way to 81. Peters
burg. As You near the borders and have
To 60 through the Russian c~ustom-hous e
YOU at once notice that you are in IA
strange II You are asked more
questions by the customs officers about
VIC You are tle' you iAre GO1nX anu
what is your business than you have ever
been asked before i'm your life. Your bag
gage is carefully searched, perhaps some
hooks or will Inc taken away
from you as articles that ar. not allowed
IN be in Russia. You first feel like pro-
wss.,,i h ,i na : ~ !. sun. R,s al o ]" Sg;i, "n. u you
learn the lesson there and then that cheer
ful submission Ia everything you may he
without running the risk of being asked
to leave the cinplrc or perhaps spend n
few nights in Jail until you have an oppor-
tunity OF notifying your consul.
"There IL "a striking contrast between
the appearance of things OH the two sides
and Russia. On the German side you will
see coy homes, with every evidence of
~prospcrity and thrift, with well cultivated
fields, while in towns and villages you
will see large factories, handsome school
houses and every evidence Of high civiliz-
, as,. l;n an ,I nros ape. "Sn. ~ ~ THE tine .5S; side OF
tho change takes place Instantly. Thrift
and comfort are displaced by DISTRESS and
degradation The fields are uncultivated
except in spots where il is easiest to pillow:
the cattle are lean and hungry, the homes
1f the people are log or mud huts, and
there IL not ~ scl,oolholsc tn he seen be-
tween the boundary line and the capital.
"After travelling for hundreds of miles
Through forests black plains and wanp
which offer hut few traces Of human halr
itation and industry, you finally reach ~.
Petersburg. one Of the first capitals of Eu-
rope, with it's outward semblancc of civil
the al,solutisIn of the Russian czars than
to learn the facts of how Peter the Great
built that city. Every boat on the Ncva
or Gulf of Finland and every craft ON the
highway had tai bring to 81. Petersburg ~
certain amount of building material am
nually as "a tax, and every noble and
property owner in the empire had tn con-
tribute something toward the construction
of the palaces. All the mobiles of the
court were required to erect residences,
and the price they paid for the land went
into funds from which the government
buildings were paid for. All the thieves
in the prisons. all the cNilcs i'm Siberia, all
tho multitudes of masons and carpenters
throughout the empire were compcllcd to
go tai 81. Petersburg and labor. and there
was not "A man. woman or child i'm all
the dominion of Peter hut did something
toward carrying out the Cars great plan.
He died before he accomplished his OBJ
ject. but each succeeding sovereign has
erected palaces. most of which are empty
the imperial family. the grand dukes and
princes, the rich boyars who wanted tn
be near the throne. and all the followers
of the court. from Peters tim,. till now.
have constructed magnificent dwellings.
often running themselves and their crcdi-
tors by their extravaganza. but a. ntribut-
ing To the general nde There. IL io
race of people who rest so much on sxter-
nal appearance. none who love display
more or who are more wastcfullye Ntrava-
giant than the Russians. The example of
the sOyefs.iQus and the systetn of sS.rftlptm