The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-22
MR. N. B. SCOTT ABROAD.



Capital OF RnlSlA- GrAnd Review IN st.
Pstsrsburg In Honor OF Faure.
Hon. n, B. Scott, writing to a friend
in this city, under date OF 81. Peters,
burg. OF his travels In Russia. says:
We left Moscow before our date SO as
10 be here and see the reception Of the
French President. But before COM
mence with st. Petersburg, must say
word yet about,Moscow l visited
what they call the poor market, where
the poorer class go to buy and sell and
thew do buy and sell everything you can
nosslbly imagine. They bargain for old
clothes, old harness and everything UNI
der the sun. / saw men taking Oft their
old boots and trading them for better
palr, or new ones Old stale fruit, half
rotten fish and the refuse OF the shops
are taken there and sold, Often you
see parties build little fire and cook
and eat what they bought right in the
market square. When the market closes
they move them out and then they start
trading on the streets, but as the police
will not let them stop, but keep them
On the move, you see hundreds moving
along a street slowly and buying and
selling as they go. II Is queer sight
Now must tell you OF the Founding
hospltal visited, but | expect you
know more about It than l. When we
visited II they had over a thousand
babies and as each baby Is supposed to
have a wet nurse, you can imagine the
number OF cradles, bandages, clothes,
etc, | am told they have had as high as
II 900 babies in this hospital In single
wear. A wet nurse gets extra pay II
she can give sufficient nourishment for
two babies, besides she gets extra ra-
lions and beer,
During the French occupation Of Mos
COW large number OF children aban-
doned were taken 10 the home by order
of Marshal Ney. as he was appointed
temporary governor OF the city by Ma
poleOn. After six months II the child Is
healthy, 1t Is given to family to be
brought up yet the government does
not lose track Of the child, as they pay
n ruble (fifty-sx cents) per month and
a certain allowance for clothes until the
child is nine years old. when II Is con-
sidered self-supporting and II the
adopted parents can show a certificate
that the child can at fifteen years of
age pass an examination such as we
have in our common schools, that the
child can read and write well the adopt
ed parents get twenty-five rubles eX-
ira. This last is a recent feature as the
Russian government sees the great I'M
portance OF more education In the coun-
try districts.
A Greek church built in the days and
reign OF Ivan III, Is a great old curios-
ity, as It Is cut up into little chapels APP
preached by small arched doorways,
with walls three feet thick, strong iron
gratings over the inside windows and
the whole interior is built more as
fortress than a church. IL is said the
emperor had the eyes OF the designer OF
this church put out so he could not
build another like II.
Enough for Moscow. We have been
in ST. Petersburg for three days and re-
main two days more, and to describe
the decorations, illuminations and 9TH
err sights and festivities We have Wit
messed in honor of the presence of the
President OF France, wouldbe more than
shall attempt. Night before last,
Tuesday, the longest main street lover
six miles, was given over 10 the people,
no person driving or riding being allow
ed on II. We Joined the shouting throng,
and such sights! We walked nearly
through half the length of the street
and everywhere and every place was
decorated and illuminateds The people
were in the best Of humor, singing the
French and Russian hymns.
Wednesday morning we went out to
country place, some ten miles Out,where
the cZar and President Faure were to
review the troops There we witnessed
one Of the grandest sights to be seen In
Europe over 10000 troops of all arms
In motion and passing in review, with
the two uota6les iust to our right,
In full view. The grand stand was so
managed we could see not only the
troops passing, but those forming and
those that had passed moving of the
field 1t was great.