The sun., 1891-01-25
RUSSIAN NEWS AND VIEWS.

RUSSIAN NEWS AND VIEWS.
| Atthe instance Of the medical councils OF var,oSs
octeids counte OF the St. Petersburg the
village schools of thoss ooyesds will be opened suA
days and HOLIDAYS for popular lectures on hyTisnA
which all the peasants will be invited to attend
on the NioolAysvkiy Railroad pubic libraries viii b
established In three points A the stations OF st. Peters
burg Boioaoyt and rver where railroad employees
| will be supplied with books to read.
The Ministry the interior has approved projec, 10
establish agricultural colonies for profess ona bsssars
and warrants Aspecal commission has been appointed
to work out the colonization plans in detail and to pro
sent them for adoption to the Minh,eAi Council The
plans will be ready by next spring aud put opsraon
| as soon as endorsed by tho Government
There are mineral springs In various places In the
Caucasus to which sick persons from all parts Of
Russia and even from foreign countries. The amaze
Of these kuroru very bad The Ministry Of
Imperial Properly. under whose supervision the
karorts Of CaucAsia stand appointed commission ase
spring to examine the Institutions and to dra.t plans
for their proper rnaharsmens That commission ACCOM-
p,ished Its labors In September Orders given 70
reconstruct the baths Immediately and in March next
hotels Will be built for the accommodation Of the susstA
with all tho comforts and sanitary provisions which
tho medical council Of tho Ministry Of the Interior has
| devised Agents OF that medical council will b ap.
pointed to watch tho mana cement Of private hotels
aud boarding houseA
Rreat trahho Ia being carried this ssas,n over The
road between the Caucasus and odessa Prom the
Caucasian dsi'icts hs-Rs quantities Of cotton rsA
kishEsh trls assAsna s.sdsss raisns,, and smenAs
are shipped; from Odessa sugar IRON nour. and nae
Rrooerles During the summer and the autumn iayro
stores of Persian tishmish of . superior quality we're
accumulated In Batoom, and the Article now In ~
mand In the foreign market
The manner in which the Finnish press received the
recent orders from the Russian Government sncrossh
ing nrcn the Fianiih ase-, ts ts-l- ra.A..e Whss
the Cars manfesto Of July IL appeared that the pn.
nish post bo made subject the general post laws Il
Russia his implied that the malls be subjsotsd 70 he
scrutiny Of tho secret pocs all the theatres OF Hs.
singfors were closed as sign of national mourninR
Tho Ma Pessen OF that city published an announce
ment that the pastors Of all the churches prssoh
on tho text, "Darkness covers the nation" me
HufI 'sddsbtade appeared with black border on the
first announcing that large quantities Of mourning
goods for SALE and those goods for
holiday presenta The Pan.savonic press Of MOSCOW
and St Petersburg chronicles these events with marked
pleasure and states that precisely in the came manner
the Polish acted In 1881 when the last vestess Of
Polish independence were destroyed BY the Cars Gov.
ernment
The census o; 81 Ps.srsburg was taken in pscsu.-
Der. but tho results Cannot IS yet be made public In
general the people behaved courteous!y toward the
census takers but some instances OF peculiar mlsua.
cerEandinGs occurred House owners and shop
keepers, who SEQ in every inquiry made by uovsrn-
ment agents prospect of ncre ased taxation new
restrctions tried to brbe tho census takers not -
write them down in their books. The regulation pre-
scribed that born children chrlstened should bs
marked cownin the names of their mothsra when
tho census takers began their questions 70 that effect
the common people regarded 1t attempt get a
"the skeleton In the closet" and matrsated the Inter.
rogators. LADY OF culture" who hed out the blank
of the census taker with her hand down In
tongue'" "A knot Of muscles Ike that Of the
Chinese and the Arabians:" "where wsro you born
on the terrestrial Rlobe "How OLD are you 2" -Fivs
years &c Tho word poll In Russian signifies both
sex" and floor" An ofncer OF the army In answer
TO the question: "wha. poll sex) >" wrote down. The
dancing floor by preference" But such misuuder.
standings and naughty jokes the Russian press
says were comparatively few and the census promises
to be quite complete
The 81, Petersburg daily Grdshddntn repor.s stranes
incident On Dec % priest rang tho bell of house.
and said that he came to administer tho holy
ION to . dying person "fou must have mirtn1en the
address, my father. sail young gentleman who un-
swered tho bell and admitted tho priest into the watt
Ing room. II am tho only occup mt OF those apart
mens. My servant IL Just out. there per cn
in tho house" The prizes, shrugged his shoulders and
showed Ito young man his note book in which the
name and address were plainly writtsn As he turned
to go away lie noticed tho picture Of lady Tho wui
why this is tho very lady who at my house this
morning. AMI ordered mo to ono hero he said
This 10 tho picture OF my mother" said tho young
gentleman. who has been dead eight years" and he
politely bowed out his Visitor Tho evening the
young gentleman was struck with paralysis OF the
heart and died
Syn Otchevo. St. Petersburg daily opines that II tho
Russians accused OF drunkenness the accuaatous 10
but partly true and reflects on the higher classes
ofsociety than the common people According the
excise statistics only about gallons OF sprtuous
4 n Rusaiap Tha~
people who take their drinks regularly. become 40.
cHstomed to the spirits, snd subject ntoxt
cation But tho poor who get their drinks on y once
or twice In month get intoxicated and their failing
becomes ,npparent The consequence 70 that the
wealthy drink moro than tho poor, and get no blame
for it, Alta recent meeting of tho Temperance Society
1t was shown. moreover. thatn tho peasant promises
not drink brandy. he keeps his promise while the
nobleman seldom remains true to such q pledge
In tho Government OF Vladimir whole village N ,ds
pledge never to drink liquor. Tho peasants closed
up their saloons and not Of thom has tasted drop
OF liquor for the last ve But the OF thas
village, who made the pledge with them. goes the
city every day and Re,s beastly drunk. Once he was
shAmed for breaking his word. and excused himself
on the ground that ho got drunk champagne while
when he had taken the pledge with his peasants had
aojnred only brandy.
Tho VNstnK Of wilma reports that In Of The otiss
where Jews are permitted live Of Israel msst
Ing tho wife of tho Governor, would move out Of
HeF Why' no Whs ArEosteu on the epoL tAken 70 the
Governors stabeA and knouted that hs hardly
reached his homo alive. The next day bis attorney.
also jew appeared before the Governor ssiins for
Of tho Judiciary "Act" upon which his client hsA
been condemned to personal establishment
You desire correct copy I" asked tho oovsrnor.
Just so. your Excellency." answered the attorney
You will plsase address yourself to the Chisf q
Police" said tho Governor; ~ will order him 70 lss
you have It."
The lawyar went the Chief Of Police the next day
but instead papss he received the same uumkee
Of blows which his client had received
De plts the energetic measures taken last sunmss y
destroy the ocusts In the Trans Caucasian dstr1otA
they caused great devastation oropA ana what
10 worse have left behind them eggs covering arss
Of about 10000 Of desAtns lone desAn 10 three aerss
Of cultivated land Should those sgEs be allowed 70 Dc.
veop n the coming spring thsrs viii bs hope for
the crops Of tho entire district and s surrouudipga
In order to prevent sueh calamity special eommis,
sion appointed BY the Governors Of Tnis and Of
the Caucasua conointiy with the agent Of the
Ministry of Imperial Properly TO take measures TO DE-