The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-16

equalled. Charles Morgan's Iufty-ilve in three
IN R1I January TR!i s ESSG :1f&uTES Sn I MSSr T%, Iot lyme lyme vas vas
arilting ~ his ducking boat with mil 4 gale
and striking the lee 81 Poverty ,lslend got ~.
teen ducks with a single. barrel. He was too
ast2unded ut the rain. Of fsyls 10 IRE the st".
ond, II is worth remembering whom shooting
black ducks that Immediately after they are
shot thew should lie drawn and suspended over
and scald them. illlinR each with chnIred
onions Tor, at least twelve lIpurs, and ,hen wash
nearly all the tlAhy, sedGy Favor There, has
not been a really good duck year since lSA.
TOTN ENTITY SIX DAYS a WEEK.
Only on Sunday Can AEy One lie Found In
nerroE, Kun.,-Plnrc Crowded Then.
HERzoG. Han. oct. l2.-lf one were to cot.
suit the map Of Kansas TO find the tnWa VI Her
cog he would look In vain. In its stcad the
name Victoria II given as II little station
on the overland route OF the Union Pacific
Railway, $50 miles west Of Kansas City. There
is a story about the two names OF tho queer
town In Ellis county. and It relates to tho IN
domltable energy and industry ~ the iittie
band OF settlers who have converted part " tile
great American desert into n garden.
When the Union Pacific Railway was built
across the plains to the Rocky Mountains n
colony OF English people followed the line into
4 lslllS NuNlIllS blN utluS Nit iONlo vi ICNl u
1t was the plan of the emigtants 10 build a city
out on the very bosom OF the desert. A few
substantial buildings were erected and town
lots were offered to Eastern Spectators at fab
ulous prices. About this time a colony of sew
eral hundred Russians landed at Victoria.
They had come here also to found u town after
the fashion OF those In their native country A
special train hauled the members of the colony
from Kansas City All their earthly belongings
were carried in the ears. and as they aliGhtod
the English cooniSts were chagrined to see
them unload their bedding and household fur
niturc. Men and women wore sheepskln coats.
the woody side out. and black 'kerchiefs over
their heads. They carried all manner Of cook
ing utensils. nndthe bedding and clothing were
wrapped up in Il big bundle which they carried
on their backs.
The English cOlonists were greatly rerturbed
over this invasion, for they had selected this
place as suitable Tor an English town, where
English customs and society were TO be start
ed. The Russians. however. cared nauGht for
the English, and began to found their town Of
Herzog, named for a town In Russia from which
they had cmigrated. They bought land ad-
joining Victoria. and soon n Russian village
was under way, anu queer shared stone and
mud houses were built b. the score. The ri
VARY vas sh3rI;; but il did not take long to
compete with The lussians, and after two con-
s%ecqtive, crop failures most of the members Of
the English colony went away.
A feeling OF desolation comes over the stran-
ger who happens to visit this little town. Dur
comes it bustles with humanity-pcople come
to church. There are three hundred houses in
the town. but when one drives into its streets.
becomes intensified, No rush Of faces to the
winlN Is: no idlers browsing in the shade OF
American settlements. Not the neigh ola horse.
the bark of "a dog. not even the laugh Of a child;
Every house is locked and barred. hack and
front. The storekeeper is III town. but there
is no trade. anu. his front door is locked. The
man is as,eep. the woman at work. their chill
ming hole, The town Is thus deserted from
early planting, in, the, spring until the wheat
has been threshed in the fall.
The Catholic Russians, following the custom
OF their fathers. live on their farms during the
spring. summer. and autumn, and during the
the younger children, to s'hool, the older chill
dr rsRd remaining MANI G,, to take i care Of the 8 st 8, f,a0,
kirche. the big mission church. 1t is built OF
brown limestone. and. from, its appearance.
and cyclones. During week days the church Is
open. but there are no worshippers. nobody at
where is the insignia of the church everything
is impressed with a cross; 1t is uplifted above
the roG I s IL hanGs oyer y the p9rtal: ono nsSs ONE IS
buried three priests who led their flock hither
from Russia. Over south Of the church stands
locust trees. Over the door is inscribed in
Latin from the psalm. '".Beati. qui habitant in
One, must touch it &c, gain an entrance. for It Is
the handle to the bell wire. ,
The mission Thn has two large schoolhouses at
houses have cost over S3o.90Q. There are 800
sfih Ssa' Htfsp u y, t aSilJ Perish ho up IoHra u o yeSrs
fathers IntiI they marry; Boys usually marry
father gives him a share Of the estate accord
ing to his means. from 40 to 100 acres. Girls
SSe eaGGs 10 par s OF the pH ,0 s1nn estate tnsm their r Ins,
are from eight to twenty children in a family.
the average being about ten. the country here
is healthy and the Russians like 1t, There is
very little sickness among them. As they
prosper and get money ahead they send for
1t will not he long until the Russians will be
n possession Of the arid district OF, western
iSnn tme Ihsy sn0 oTd pe tbsy G Emo 10 E@iSe w wheat n St
money and nut it into additional land. They
have made a wonderful record for patience and
frugulity, and in the many Russian settlements
all over this region prosperity and contentment
prevail. The homes Of these people ont in the
storeh6uses OF, garden and field products. 4
look into them is almost equal to n visit to the
peculiar garh. impress one that he Is in another
houses are heavy stone walls and old country
fencing, Barns and farming implements are
everywhere numerous. hut the farming uten-
sils are under shelter and bright n new. while
wealth Of previous years crops. often in
marked distinction 10 the American neighbor,
whose cribs are empty and whose farm ma
chinery is sheltered by the broad canopy OF
heaven.
Kansas settlementsa are Democrats. They hold
the balance OF power in Ellis county. and for
twenty years have been able to elect the Demo-
Republican year in Kansas, when Harrison
carried tho State by $1,000 majority. Ellis
county stood firmly by the Democratic ticket.
Democracy is as firmly intrenched in the Rus
sian heart as is the religion OF their fathers.
"LAST OF THE ROSICRUCIANS."