The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-12
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Mr.. Geoffrey Draga In the course or
o report ON Russia addressed 10 the
royal commission On labor, contributes
some interesting details regarding beg
gars In that county. Thousands Of men,
women and children, be says, regularly
set ont from their homes with the oh.
ject Of earning their livelihood, mot by
work, but by begging.
The ''Shouyaliki. /" who hays their
headquarters In the villages OF Shou-
waikiki and Kiln. are among the most
notorious Of these beggars They fire.
quently travel In troops Of 10 or IL, al
leging that they have been burned out
Of their homes and giving Q graphic
account Of the fire. At other times they
go out singly and beg for aims, pretend
ing to be deaf and dumb or insane, with
placards round their necks t~estifying to
their infirmity. They travel ON foot TO
the DON and frequently return with q
cart and one IL mot more horses.
The district OF soudogda, which ID
one of the MOST unfertile parts or Euro
pean Russia Ii another headquarters Of
the beggar army. As soon % field work
La over I'm the autumn whole villages
organize themselves into artels and start
out TO beg. The whole population Of the
village Of Marinin live by means Of
begging. Cripples and blind persons are
in great request and dock from The sur
rounding country into the villages to
join those members of the beggar artel
who have no blind persons or cripples
in their own family. As soon as the
fasting season begins they return home
with their booty, which includes objects
Of the most varied description, for they
never refuse any gifts These they sell
mt the next fair and live during the
spring and summer on their profits and
ON what they can steal from persons In
their own neighborhood
The example Of the Soudogda beggars
has been followed in other localities.
especially In the governments. OF Kos
troma and Tver. In the latter there Ii .
group Of villages where girls and women
earn their livelihood by begging. Some
of them find their profession 10 lucra-
tive that many girls prefer IL to mar
riage and remain beggars during the
whole Of their lives The kalouni travel
with horse and cart and . number Of
assistants, and they choose their compan-
ions from among the feeblest children
and crippleA Blind children are highly
priced, and they frequently add 70 the
pitiful appearance of these children by
taking their eyes out Of their sockets.
The followers Of the kalouni often MAIN
their hands and wound themselves, and
IL enough real cripples cannot be OBJ
tanned they are manufactured by tying
up one arm or leg. The kalouni seldom
beg themselves but coniine their atten-
ton 70 the supervision Of their assistants
and to selling the articles obtained by
the latter. Sometimes their profits are
enormous A kaloun, accompanied by
two adults and four or 1--WE children,
gets from 8 20 10 rubles D week. Many
take home o. much as 1000 rubles,
leaving the children and cripples.
through whom they have gained their
wealth. 20 their fata-London Tele-
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