The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-22
RUSSIAN VIEWS AND views.

peasants OF his locality nloughed their hel1s last spring
and autumn. In our region the correspondent says.
THE ground Is turned up with the plough only once IN
the season. and always with the archaic picksxs
Iloggh tan implement seen only III Russ,aL For want
Of horses the peasants drew the plough themseiycsb by
tho following contrivance: Between the thills, In the
place where tho hind legs cs the horse are to so. n com.
mon cart wheel is hxed to mark the track for the
plough and 20 Keep tho thills from falling to the ground.
In the place where the fore lcEs OF tho horse are to 90
n man Ia hitchrd. 80 that while no helps pulling the
plough he holds tue ends OF the thilis with his
hands to keep them steady, that they should
not dnngle sideways. 10 the hook OF the plough,
shove tile ground. n rope IL attached. from
which four line, with loops are drawn. These are the
pulling lines, which tho mon taxa over their Shout
dcrs. Another peasant walks behind the plough .
pressing II down in the usuni way. Six persons are re.
CURED to ruii one plough. but where the ground 10
hard one more person ia needed 10 help push It from
behind. Men and women together worked at their
ploushs in this manner last spring and autumn. The
harrow was easily drawn by four persons. All that
can be said against this arrangement Is that the men
must take n rest oftener than tho horse does when
hilched 10 the plough. This retaris the work" II this
description in Interesting" as tho Se',ipa rIidomoai
says. the remarks which the editor makes on II are curl.
Gus In the extreme. Ie does not ser by this report the
to which the peasants are reduced by poverty.
but he draws from It the edirying conclusions that
"thc tiller OF the soil can always find waya and means
to help himself in trouble: that thia inhuinan toil'of
tho peasants mus; develop In them n sense OF mutual
dependence and social virtues Finally he makes tho
wise suggestion that tho Government need not make
any arent x,c-,accs In he,n the n.,s,,,s fe.n th.ir
working cattle. since these pess,nt. arc abb. to heln
themselves so nicely II they have no oxen or horses to
draw their piouEhs.
Tho mower roc.p,,v o,v., IN IN. -.,-o,.r,,,x...
the districts Zemskiy6 Natchalniky ~ to rule instead Of
merely representing their constituencies before the
Government. bevlns IN ,bow vcrv ohi.c,,on.hi. 20.
tur.,. one such renre.en,at,vo from Tho cnv.rrm.n,
of Enz.n. a certain pro,,nonoo wa, conaomn.d ,or
three offence. proved against him n. threa,.noa "a
hit avery no,iceman WIN ,bo,la No. .,,u,. MIN vth
military honors. mt n r.uui,r ns.cmb,v n, hi. .op.,uu.
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.verv second non AZ IN, assomblv wonId mt ,ton ns.
h,,inr IN ch,s,,s. .v.rv oro w,, shor,I ,aw.,.,.
against him verbally ana 10 ,na,c, RI. rnont nnnr
those who should trouble him with written oomn,aint,.
every on. WIN ,bou,d bs ,ccnsoa n, ,hc,, ~ no ~.
inr disrespec, toward his suner,ors sbou,d be ..vs,s,v
cb,.,i,el befors bis casa wn,,d h. ,dmt,,oa On ,-,.i
Now such an official of the Government Of Orel has
SAINT circulars IN Tho for.me, NJ IN. yi,i.,o. ,nd.r n.
iprisdietion woraed nj. fouows :" Tbi. aocumo,, I n,d.,
tbee -. to read aloud and MAINLY b.fore a fuil
assembly OF tbv fellow villagers at which vopno ana
old men and women shall DO present. command tho
p"a' y" ~ $500 49, Ms oone,'enos I'M.
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arrested. FULFIL this order at once and report" Ru.-
kim 'tedon'o'h asks: "How In the world can the peas
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ed whether he is a landholder or not' Or are the
peasants ana townsmen to give tho right OF tho way
ana to take Oh their hats before every one who wears
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