Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-01-17
RussIA,s ARIsTocRAcY.
It Embraces a Million Noblemen an
Princesses Who Are shopgirls.

Pr,ncesses Who Are Shopgirls.
Russia possesses 900, 900 mobiles with
out counting $50, 900 whose titles are
not hereditary. Among the Russian no
bility there are many of foreign origin.
The Russian social code recognizes four
categories or estates (soslovia)-that is
to say, mobiles, priests, town dwellers
and peasants The character of their
employment distinguishes these classes
from one another. Each is dependent
ON the czar for all its privileges and
the emperor has absolute power to
change the condition of his subjects
from high to low estate. None of
these classes possesses either historic
al, a political or social individuality.
The Russian aristocracy is deprived
of political Importance, and it cannot
boast of such chivalrous qualities as dis
tinguished the French mobiles. For the
present it lacks sufficient good sense or
education to play any part in public
life. Russian aristocrats all desire to be
considered as direct descendants of the
Boyars, merely because it is pleasant to
be such, and thus get position Of So
cial superiority. Their ambition goes no
higher. The Boyars, like the feudal
western landowners, are the descendants
of the men who of old composed the
Russian princes army. The members
of the Russian aristocracy have in great
part retained their places at court, so
that there can be encountered most of
the old historic names. Children Of both
sexes inherit the titles of their parents.
The Russian aristocracy is distinguish
ed by overweening pride and haughti-
ness, and at the same time there is Of
ten united to this, in bizarre contrast,
a certain snobbishness. Access to the
circles of high society is very difficult.
1t is only possible to penetrate into them
If we'll born and we'll connected. The
Russians rarely abandon their titles, be-
ing too proud of them to quit them cas-
lily. A marriage between a poor gentle
man and rich stranger, or vice versa,
is considered in this country as shame
full mesalliance, and the couple would
not be received in the aristocratic salons
of the capital. Tolstoi, as we'll as Prince
Maschersky, director of the newspaper
Grajdanine, has given in his novel very
exact and graphic descriptions Of Rus
sian high life But with all their innate
pride the Russian great folk have never
looked upon work as degrading. Thus.
if need be, they will adopt with ease
and without mauvaise honte any offices,
any public charges. There is at St. Pc
tersburg prince who serves in the GUS
tom house, and many mobiles and titled
men become professors, schoolmasters,
even actors. In pastry cook shop at
Moscow some princesses of high blood
serve behind the counter. Others will
become governesses, companions, house.
keepers, telegraph clerks-in fact, will
adopt any employment that may turn
up.-Leisure Hour.
Carlton Cornwell, foreman of the Gazette,
Middletown, N. j., believes that Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy should be in every
home. He used it for cold and it effected
a speedy cure. He says: sit is indeed grand
remedy, can recommend it to all. I have
also seen it used for whooping cough, with
the best re ults." 25 and 30 cent bottles for
sale by D. j. Humphrey, Napoleon. O. I'm