Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-10-22

pillows and blankets could be- brought.
and the two wounded men were put
upon the royal train la be carried To- "A
place where they could be better cared
for, | said 10 my wife. Just like her"
When ! saw a few days ago in the pa
pers that the emperor and empress had
walked THROUGH the wards of the most
virulcrt cholera. talking with the pa
tien's, shaking hands with them and
c.'eerii < them up. It was no surprise to
me. for | said 10 myself. That is inst
like item. Any one who has ever seen
the royal family Will believe anything
in the way of kindness ascrihed 10 them.
and will join me in the cxccration Of
that too prevalent opinion that a tyrant
is on the throne of Russia.
II Cod spares my life will vet show
by facts beyond dispute that the most
slar6ercd and Systematically lied about
nation on earth is Russia. and that no
ruler ever lived more for the elevation
If his people i'll education. morals ana
religion than Alexander ILL., So put
all the three prayers toscther-Go,l save
the president Of the United States, God
save the queen of England. God save
the emperor and empress of Russia,
Will. whether i'll sermons or lectures,
have not yc; decided show that nir &
'oen-tweuiie;hS Of all the things written
and published against Russia are fur
nishcd by ;uoa who have been hired ~
other countries t. write mp" or rather
write down Russia. So as todivert com
merce from that empire. or because of
international jcalousies. Russia being
larger than al the rest of Europe put to-
gethcr. Won can see how natural would
be the jralousies know Of two prom
inent European newspapers that keep
men on salaries to catch up everything
unfavorahle 10 Russia and magnify til.
incident. And the stereotyped stories
of Siberian cruelty III one ease ont Of
hundred is true. Lu; in nincty-ninc ont
Of hundred cases they are fabrication
And in the one ease. rs soon as il is re
ported, the official is discharged. Those
who have been sent ITO write mp Rus
sia and Siberia have done rs that man
would do who. sent 10 write up New
York. SHOULD write up the slums rs
81 cCiucn Of what New York is. or. sen;
10 write up the American congress.
should write up some de"raved poli;i
clans rs Il specimen of American states.
narship. or. sent 10 write mp the SAM
iary condition Of this country. should
send = kodak picture If Ill the warts and
carhnncle. l." could find Us a specimen
Of American health. believe c;.,, r.
verse the =. .uion Of any rnan auta@oii
tic 10 Russia who Will give me m hon. S,
neariny. IL my own opinions have bees.
reversed i'y what ! recently saw ard
heard
sIANpEErp NATION.
Before passing 10 tie other field o.
my >uuia.r observation give vou o..e
little specimen Of the fulsehoods about
Russia. stood in London with my
tickets for II. Petersburg. Russia. in l1y
poke Il was two az lock in The after
noon. and Il, three o'clock was To take
the train. Al Ma, rican physician c;lu.
in and said. Won yi.ili, are not yoiu.
To Russia" said. why not Then
"A morning paper WIS shown me. saving
that in 81. Petersburg there were 2.0U1
NstSt-~ va ' 4At4stA4b ttltflfAd. iHt WY IaA4
been divided into hospital districts. and
the doctors We're mt their wits end what
10 do with the number of patients: the
population was flying in terror. II was
almost as bad in Moscow. While re-
fiecjing on these accounts two messages
arrived from other friends protesting
against the foolhardinc>S Of my rushing
-, ~, - s
era in one city. OF course halted.
halted for four days. Meanwhile tclc-
gram from st. Petersburg encouraged
me To- 20. | went. There was not Il
single case of cholera either in ST. Pc
tershur9 or Moscow. and there was not
Il single case in either city until four
weeks after left those cities But the
continental falsehood had done its com
mcrcial errand. Tens Of thousands of
Americans and Englishmen who pro
posed TO summer IN Russia turned in
other directions.
At the large hotel in st. Petersburg
at which | stopped, though capable OF
holding 500 guests. and months before
every room and every hallway and every
mattress and every pillow had been en-
gagged by telegraph 10y sightSeers, all the
orders were cancelled. and instead Of SEQ
guests should think about thirty, ana
that including our party. And 50 il wa,
in all the hotels in northern Russia. al:,.
the subtraction of that amount 81 CO.'S
mercial profit from those cities you may
imagine. Eut that whole subject g..
systematic fabrication adjourn e. som,
other hour Yet must tell you Of u lie
ture of paihos and moral power l.a
pressed upon my mind 50 that nr!..,i
time nor eternity can elface it, Tho e:.i
Leo swung to the docks few miles IT,
low St Petersburg loaded with foui
from America The sailors on lu ri
huzZacd rs they came 10 the wharf
From Yacht ON which we had descend.
ed the river To the sea the prominent
citizens If ST. PetcrSbur. discmbarkcd
The bank was crowded by prosperous
citizens who stood on the wharf. AMI
back Of them by poor lahorers who had
come down Ia cifrr their services free If
all charge for the removal of the bread
stuffs from tie ship 70 The imperial
freight train that took the flour To- the
interior free of charge While We stood
there the long freight train r7imblcd
down 10 the docks, the locomotive and
each car decorated with Il AaS-thc
American liz and the Russian iiag al
tcruatiug. Though Il FLAG to some cv.s
is only "a floating rag. you ought To- 80
how the American ila.; looks 5.e00 miles
from home. II looked tina, day like a
sccti, II Of heaven let down To cheer
mortal vision. Addresses Of welcome
and resi- oists were made. and then the
work began. the only contest being w;,o
should lit the hardest and bc most cx-
pediiious. From ship IL rail train.
From rail train Ia kncading board
From kncadin- board To oven. From
oven To the white and quivrring lips Of
the DIVING. Upon all who. whether hy
contribution small or large. helped make
that scene possible. may there come the