The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-18
1872 FOURTEENTH STREET,
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
az March 1900


The vicissitudcs OF climate are such
in all countries thatnot even the most
favored can hope for entire immunity
from the losses and distresses they may
entail
To-day it is the wrctched lot OF some
twenty great provinces OF middle and
southern Russia, having q population
equal to nearly one-iourtb that OF tho
whole empire to suffer tho horrors OF
famine.
For successive years their crops were
scant, and last year they failed so
almost entirely that multitudes are
without food other than tho refuse OF
their neighbors' fields, granarics, cellars
and kitchens, the seed OF weeds and the
bark OF trees ground and mixed with
these. The cattle on which they had
depended for milk or service, and even
their horses, needed as beasts OF burden,
are slain and consumed as q means OF
prolonging life until relief shall come
some quarter Of the globe.
Starvation alone is terrible enough,
but tho famine in Russia has been aggra-
waited by tierceness OF cold rarely
known in Russia winter. while fuel is
so scarce that in many case, remnants
OF stubble and the thatchingsof stables,
mixed with turf and dried scrapinss OF
the barnyard afford the only means of
warming their novels and cooking the
miserable pittance OF food thus gather
ed together.
Nor is this all. Pcstilence, too, has
come with all its added terrors Hun
gering, freezing, and bcset by famine
fever, the poor peasants OF Russia de-
mnnd tho worlds sympathy as it has
seldom been demanded in all human
history.
: What is to be done?
Europe in general has been sufferer
from tho drouths OF 81 and has little to
spare. But, thank Heaven, America
has been blessed as never before. We
have millions to SELL and can also give
millions and 1eel ourselves none the
poorer.
Has not good providence made us
stewards OF His bounty for this greatest
OF all crises-for the salvation Of many
millions OF our fellow-men in the far
away country OF great and friendly
power?
That America will respond in signal
manner who can doubt? Already the
city OF brotherly love has sent forth one
steamship on its GRAND of mercy, and
another sailed from New York this
week. But still other ships must 20 in
like manner, that tho millions OF out
stretched hands may not wait in vain.
The farmers, the gardeners, the fruit
growers, the dairymen, the stock-grow-
ors Of tho United States, are among the
most intelligent and responsive OF all
our sixty-tive millions. They can each
give portion, either in kind or for
conversion into other produce or money,
of all that they have SO beautifully
received. Will they wait for some
miracle, or will they act?
Some, thank God, have acted already.
The farmers OF Iowa, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Kansas, Illinois, Ohio and
some other states have moved and are
moving. Wheat and srye flour, kiln
dried cornmeal, cured meats and canned
goods generally arc on the way to the
seab6arl. But many cargoes will be
needed ere the wants OF 100000 are
met through all the months until now
harvest.
Therefore, whatsoever We would that
mon should do to you, do We oven SO
unto them" There is no higher, truer,
other law. It's fulfllment by Ameri-
cans will Danish the Russian famine,
and leave it but y horrid dream.
\ The railroad companies have con-
sented 10 carry car loads OF famine sup
plies 10 the seaboard without charge /:
the owners OF mills and kiln-drying
houses ut Akron, Ohio, and at vii.
mington, Del, arc preparing corn at al
most no cost to the donor, and when
your giftsare ready, if You have no other
preferred medium, application to the
Red Cross.-732 Fourteenth street, Wash
ington, will secure printed tags, in re-
quircd number, that will direct thom
ITO places OF consignment on the sea-
board.
Farmers OF America! Let your deeds
inithis day OF calamity,be fully worthy
OF yourselves, Of the matchless advan-