The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-31
THE CITY or BELLS.
A Trip 10 Grand Old Moscow With DR.,
Gregory de Kannet.

The Methodist church was comfortably
Allied last evening whtn DR.. Gregory de
Kannet began his lecture on Russia.
Grand old Moscow with It's works OF
mAgnifcence and art. was pictured 10 the
audience The Kremlin. where Napoleon
stopped during the French invasion. was
iectured upon al length. the SPEAKER
holding his audience spell-bOund as he
explained the wonderful surroundings OF
this historic building. Thr largest bell
and the largest. with the exception Of
the Krupp. cannon ~ the world wer
shown TO the audience in stereopticon
viewa. the speaker explaining that the
bell was nineteen feet In height and
weighed nearly Ooop pounds. The can
non takes ball which weighs some 400
pounds, and 1900 pounds 9f powder Is
necessary for single discharge Neither
the bell nor the cannon has ever been
used and It Is impossible, therefor, to
tell the effect OF the ringing or discharg-
ing OF either mammoth casting
tn portrait OF Cath rine the Grca; was
also given. This good weman established
a fcundllng asylum. where 1910 nurses
attend 10 the wants OF as macy infants.
when a child is brought - the institp-
tion no questions are asked. but the littte
one Is Immediately given into the charg
OF a nurse DIR. deKannet said that quite
a number OF merchants had marrisd girls
raised In the asylum. and cited one In
stance In particular. A friend OF the
doctor. a wealthy merchant. had taken
one OF the young ladies unto himself for
a companion through life. which very
much surprised the good doctor, He has
tended. however, to pay his compliments
- tnl nd HFzf nj
asked his friend what led him TO take
this step. The merchant answered that
his was the only way OF satisfactorily
becoming poss Assed OF wife: For"
said the gentleman. you are sure you
will never have any trouble with a moth
er-in-law,"
Chinatown. rather n unique portion OF
Moscow, was traversed. Unlike Astorin's
festive point Of interest Chinatown In
the Russian city contains no Cinnamon,
but derives It's name from a large wall
which surrounds the quarter. and which
Is llkened unto the great wall OF The
Oriental Empire. While visiting the
many shrlnes. or worshipping places In
Moscow. apropos OF the coming feast,
the doctor told OF a very pretty custom
In vogue in Russia. and which has a
great moral. During Eastertide. instead
OF the customary salute, when friend
meets another. regardless OF sex, he says:
Christ has risen" The other replies,
He is truly risen" whereupon their lips
meet. (which goes to show" said the
doctor. that. although we have different
names, we all are members Of Gods fam
ily."
triumphal archway. crowning which
was a rider and ak horses. was an inter-
esting feature OF the evenings entertain
ment Here the doctor took occasion to
say that the aforementioned driver was
the only strictly temperate one In all the
Russias.
DR.. KAnnet. deslpte his foreign accent,
Is a most interesting speaker. His talk
IL not so much In the nature OF lee
ture as II is a social chat. in which one
always understands the question being
discussed. His views are excellent and
the historical surroundings make them
quite interesting. This evening Doctor
Kannet will give an hours lecture on
the Russian government, and, judging
from the enthusiasm displayed last even
ing. the house pill probably be crowded
As the proceeds go to the high school
piano-library fund.- twenty-five cents
could not be better expended.